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Clowns no laughing matter Schools locked down after threatening online post

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5535 @KathleenSchul10

A Facebook posting Wednesday by “Clowny Bobby,” whose profile picture is that of a demented clown with neon green hair, say’s he’s “planning to

attack Prophetstown Lyndon Tampico school hope all of you have fun dieing [sic].”

Another post read “hope all of you have fun drowning in you’re [sic] own blood with others with you happy Clowns giving.” Yet another read “Who shall I murder next?”

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Schools will be locked down in the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District today after “Clowny Bobby” threatened to attack the schools in an online posting Wednesday.

NEWMAN FOOD DRIVE

EDUCATION

They can clear the air before they fill their minds

RIGHT: Sean Celestine (left) and Karter Decker pick up donations Wednesday morning during Newman Central Catholic High School’s annual food drive. This was the 15th year the school has conducted the food drive in which students travel throughout the Sauk Valley to pick up nonperishable food left out by residents. All food collected will be disbursed to area food pantries.

BELOW: After picking up food, students hauled it back to the Sterling Township building and sorted it.

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Students get a haul pass

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DIXON – It’s a simple plan.

“We just kinda write something that we would want to listen to.”

The moment Shattered Picks kicked off “Scott’s Mom’s Song” to start its practice Tuesday, those words from Trevor Tauch (guitar), 22, came to life.

Trevor, his brother, Nathan (bass/lead vocals), 20, and their friend, Colin Adams (drums), 25, had spent the past 30 minutes discussing influences and talking

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As Nathan puts it, there’s an “unspoken energy and some vibes” with his brother and Colin “that you just can’t get from anybody.”

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Students tackle topics big and small during morning meetings

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 CHeimerman_SVM

STERLING – In 20 minutes Wednesday morning, a seventh-grader was reunited with his lost iPad, students learned how fast rumors can get out of control, and the creepy clown phenomena was addressed.

The new advisory program at Challand Middle School is off to a sprinting start.

The first 20 minutes of the day, students meet with a teacher to discuss anything and everything that’s going on in their lives – from the seemingly mundane to the massive, it’s all fair game.

When Blake Majeski walked through the door of language arts teacher Kim Reiley’s classroom, she knew something was up.

“Blake usually comes in and is fun and easygoing,” she said. “He came in today with a worried face. I knew that something was weighing on him heavy.”

The seventh-grader likely didn’t get much sleep, wondering where he’d lost his $300 district-issued iPad. Reiley sent him to the office to ask administration about it, and it was there waiting for him.

Once he rejoined his 20 classmates, visibly relieved, Reiley opened up the floor, and Sevanah Lucas’ hand shot up.

“The creepy clown sightings are getting scary,” she said.

People dressing as deranged clowns and walking the streets is a nationwide phenomenon that hit close to home Tuesday night when the volleyball coaching staff stepped off the bus at Augustana College in Rock Island and saw – you guessed it – a creepy clown.

“You had a clown discussion, too?”

Principal Matt Birdsley asked Reiley shortly after the advisory period. He’d been in several classrooms, and the Augie clown came up in at least two of them.

Word travels pretty doggone fast these days.

“It just flies, and it spreads like wildfire,” Reiley said.

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DIXON

WHITESIDE COUNTY COURT

Pension tension stretches budget

Former detective’s hearing rescheduled

City is gaining on lost revenue, but pension payments loom large

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

DIXON – The city is making up for lost revenue, but growing pension obligations could put it in a tight spot down the road.

City revenue declined by about $1.2 million between fiscal years 2015 and 2016, Rory Sohn, a certified public accountant with Wipfli, told the City Council on Monday.

About $800,000 of that can be attributed to a loss of sales tax revenue, the rest to reductions in income tax dollars distributed by the state and local property tax revenue, he said.

Still, the city maintained a balanced budget and had a surplus of about

$1.9 million, most of which helped to fund $5.3 million in capital projects, including improvements to Monroe and River streets, the Dixon Public Library remodel, and downtown development.

Sohn also noted a recent stipulation that could cause pension payments, already growing at an alarming rate, to stack up even faster. “It’s really becoming a bigger and bigger issue for all cities and governments this year,” he said.

The city increased pension payments by about $500,000 last year and is looking at adding $200,000 more to stay ahead of the burden. It’s currently paying $1.6 million a year.

“That’s cratering our

budget,” Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said, adding that the more they pay into pensions, the less they have to pay for capital projects.

The city has a tax cap that limits how much money it can raise, so if pensions become too burdensome, a referendum to extend the cap and ask voters for a tax increase might become necessary.

The longer they wait to address the issue, the worse the problem will become, Arellano said.

“We’re going to be put in a position soon where we’re having to double our pension payments.”

The city’s unfunded liability – the amount the city would be short if all obligations were called in – totaled $22.6 million among the police and fire pensions and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.

Investments returns play a sizable role in meeting obligations, as a 1 percent decrease in returns can up liability by $4 million in the police pension fund, Sohn said.

The city has been seeing lower returns and rising obligations.

the Nov. 8 election, election officials and civil rights groups said Wednesday in the wake of this week’s appeals court ruling, though Republican-affiliated groups remain hopeful

they can still block the provision by then.

The stay by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which happened late Tuesday, temporarily cancels a lower-court rul-

ing that halted poll-level registration for voters due to what the judge said was discrimination against rural GOP-leaning areas of the state. But the full appeal is still pending.

By the numbers General fund revenue fiscal years 2012 to 2016 Dixon’s General Fund revenue 2016 – $10,326,042 2015 – $11,539,235 2014 – $10,766,721 2013 – $10,313,060 2012 – $5,884,120

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BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

MORRISON – A “voluminous” amount of discovery materials has again postponed the preliminary trial proceedings for a former Rock Falls detective accused of stealing money from an evidence vault.

More could be coming, too, Assistant Attorney General Suzanne Carmody said Wednesday in Whiteside County court, where Veronica Jaramillo, 43, appeared.

Jaramillo is now slated to return at 11:30 a.m.

Nov. 30 for theft and official misconduct charges, both Class 3 felonies that carry sentences of 2 to 5 years in prison.

Her attorney, Gary Spencer, said rescheduling the hearing was necessary given the “voluminous” discovery materials filed by the assistant attorney general, nearly 2,000 pages of documents.

Prosecutors say Jaramillo stole $1,741 out of an evidence locker and

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POLICE Sterling Police Gerald L. Hipple, 64, of Dixon; 10:28 a.m. Tuesday at Sixth Avenue and East Sixth Street; failure to yield at a stop intersection; state citation issued.

Dixon Police Brooks Donovan, 34, of Dixon; 9:54 a.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of East Second Street; driving while license suspended, operating a vehicle when registration suspended; processed and released.

Tyrone L. White, 34, of Beloit, Wisconsin; 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the 200 block of

East River Street; unlawful use of weapons, no valid driver’s license; processed and released.

Kimberly N. Brown, 42, of Beloit, Wisconsin; 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the 200 block of East River Street; Winnebago County in-state warrant – failure to appear; processed and released.

Amboy Police Samuel F. Gagliardi III, 35, of Somonauk; 9:30 p.m.

Saturday at Mason Avenue and Hawley Street; speeding, 48 mph in a 30-mph zone; issued traffic citation and posted bond.

Ogle County Sheriff Tina Bardell, 57, of Rockford; 6:27 p.m. Tuesday at state Route 26 and Montague Road; driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured vehicle; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Edward L. Hutchinson, 44, of Rockford; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Christopher D. Boggess, 36, of Dixon; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear with a purge bond; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jesse Baldwin, 43, of Freeport; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; released on recognizance bond and given notice to

appear in court.

Ckatavion A. Pempilton, 26, of Freeport; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Oregon Police Irene Mireles, 53, of Oregon; 9:06 p.m. Sept. 19 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; citation issued.

Justin M. Masterman, 20, of Dixon; 10:25 p.m. Sept.

19 in the 700 block of Adams Street; possession of marijuana (10-30 grams), possession of drug paraphernalia; citation issued; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Zachary M. Davis, 20, of Mount Morris; 10:25 p.m.

Sept. 19 in the 700 block of Adams Street; Lee County warrant; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Christina M. Reber, 41, of Stillman Valley; 6:59 p.m.

Sept. 20 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; use of a cell phone while driving; citation issued.

Boy, 15, of Oregon; 11:45 a.m. Sept. 21 at Oregon High School; possession of tobacco as a minor; released back to school and given notice to appear in court.

Daniel L. Covell, 49, of Sterling; 7:33 p.m. Sept. 24 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating an uninsured motor vehicle; citation issued.

Timothy W. Shaffer, 57, of Elgin; 7 p.m. Sept. 25 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating a motor vehicle with an expired registration; citation issued.

Tessa G. Fiste, 16, of Naperville; 5:40 p.m. Sept.

27 in the 1000 block of Jefferson Street; disobeying a traffic control device; citation issued.

Marlene E. Monigold, 55, of Oregon; 8:08 p.m. Sept.

27 in the 1000 block of state Route 64 West; Winnebago County warrant – fraud; no valid driver’s license; citation issued and taken to Ogle County Jail.

Patricia A. Kinunen, 64, of Shannon; 8:08 p.m. Sept.

27 in the 1000 block of state Route 64 West; possession of cannabis (less than 2.5 grams), unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; citations issued.

Chanin M. Williams, 41, of Winnebago; 11:09 a.m.

Saturday in the 500 block of North Fourth Street; uninsured motor vehicle; citation issued.

Brian W. Muntean Jr., 20, of Sterling; 1:27 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of West Washington Street; no valid registration, operating an uninsured motor vehicle; citations issued.

Jill M. Kutzler, 46, of Oregon; 12:51 p.m. Sunday at Ninth and Madison Street; failure to yield at an intersection; citation issued.

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used some of it to pay utility bills.

Jaramillo was the lead investigator in the Dec. 6 death of Paul Rodney Depotter, 27, of Rock Falls, who died of a fatal heroin overdose and whose body was found with $1,741 in his Rock Falls apartment that day.

The money was entered into evidence, according to police documents.

She’s scheduled to appear in Lee County Court at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 8.

Prosecutors say Jaramillo leaked information on a pending investigation to Jody Canas, 44, of Sterling, Rickey L. Richardson, 52, of Harmon, and Lynn H. Robinett, 45, of Dixon, all of whom were planning to sell drugs.

Jaramillo, free on $20,000 bond, is charged with seven felony counts: possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, punishable by 3 to 7 years in prison; possession of marijuana; and conspiracy; and four counts of official misconduct, each punishable by 2 to 5 years.

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STERLING | CIMCO FIRE

Friction, bad timing add up to fire Workers back on the job day after blaze

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5535 @KathleenSchul10

STERLING – Cimco Recycling workers were back on the job Wednesday after hot metal set a pile of shredded plastic on fire Tuesday in its new site on West Fourth Street.

It was “bad timing and bad luck,” said Mike Dettman, Twin City Fire Command deputy chief.

The second shift took a dinner break at

7 p.m., and when workers returned half an hour or so later, the building was filled with smoke.

Cimco has a plethora of fire extinguishers on hand, and had workers been there to see the fire start, they probably could have put it out themselves.

About $20,000 to $30,000 in damage was done to the west side of the building at 3101 W. Fourth St., former home to Gate City Steel, and more recently, Gerdau Ameristeel.

The fire was out and the scene cleared around 11:30 p.m., and no one was injured, Dettman said.

There are four buildings on the site; the fire broke out in the longest building, which is about 100 feet wide and

300 or 400 feet long, Dettman said.

According to the Whiteside County Assessor, the site still is owned by Indianapolis-based Gate City Steel.

Cimco moved in in the spring, Dettman said According to Cimco’s website, the main Sterling facility at 13509 Galt Road handles old automobiles, buses, farm machinery, appliances, demolition scrap and anything with at least 75 percent metallic content, much of which the company trailers in, or is shipped in by rail.

The Fourth Street location handles household appliances and smaller items in a building across the street from Willy’s Restaurant, Dettman said.

It’s the sixth fire in as many years for

the area’s biggest recycler, but fires at recycling plants are not uncommon – friction from shredding metal causes heat, and if hot metal comes in contact with flammable materials such as plastic and rubber, it can spark a blaze.

In addition to Tuesday’s fire, five other fires at the main site have required fire department response: a 3-day blaze that started Sept. 30, 2010, which took a while to extinguish in part because there was no main water line to the site, a situation that since has been rectified; and June 5, 2011, May 19, 2015, Oct. 19, and April 27.

Calls to Cimco this afternoon have not yet been returned.

The company also has sites in Ottawa, Milan, Marion. Loves Park, and Carbondale, and in Milwaukee.

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After going over advice on how to react in case of crazy clowns – tell your parents or the authorities, make sure you’re behind locked doors, that sort of thing – the class played two games of telephone, to show how fast misinformation travels – and morphs.

In both cases, the information bore no resemblance to the original by the time it made its way around all 20 kids.

“It changes really fast,” said Lillian Peavy, 12, suggesting that rumors should be taken straight to teachers or administration.

“Tell a teacher,” Reiley said. “I like that. I like that a lot.”

Keeping it to yourself was another suggestion, as was telling the person the rumor is about.

Samantha Feather, 12, suggested going to the person who started the rumor to set the record straight.

Nipping rumors in the bud is just one example of what might be dis-

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Read this story at saukvalley.com to watch video of Challand Middle School seventh-graders playing telephone. cussed during the advisory period.

It began as a simple concept – how to greet others – but has become much more.

Birdsley, Reiley, and counselor Shelley Atilano, who laid out the program, all gushed about how much kinder kids are to staff, and to each other – after just 6 weeks.

“It allows them to empathize with each other, to know what each other is going through,” Atilano said.

It’s held at the start of school to give kids the best shot at a good day.

“Our goal is that they’ll be better academically, because they can release some of that stuff, and know they’re not the only ones going through these issues,” Atilano said. “I think the teachers are enjoying it, too, getting time to take a break from the academics side of it and focus on what these kids are all about.

“The students and

teachers both get to see each other in a different light.”

Atilano gave the teachers a road map, but they’re given freedom to take detours if their kids show red flags. For instance, Reiley said she’s noticed a lot of whispering and veiled chatter, prompting her to make sure kids aren’t hanging out at the rumor mill.

Reiley’s got three kids – two in college and a senior at Sterling High – so she can speak to what a program such as this can do for families. She remembers her kids arguing over breakfast, fighting their way right out the door as she rushed them along to make sure they got to school on time.

“They still carry that with them,” she said. “If there’s something that happened at home, this is a chance to talk about it, so they can get that burden off of them and go about their day.

“They so need this.”

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Challand Middle School seventh-grader Blake Majeski tells classmate Luis Diaz a rumor during a game of telephone during Wednesday morning’s 20-minute advisory program. Nipping rumor-spreading behavior in the bud is one of many issues the kids have addressed as a team in the program, which is new this year.

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The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department is aware of the postings and is investigating, dispatch said around 9 p.m.

Wednesday.

School district officials also are aware of the threat; there will be extra police on hand and schools will be locked down today, PLT Interim Superintendent Chad Colmone said.

“At this point, we don’t really have much more to go on than what was posted,” Colmone said.

“We would hope that it’s just someone jumping on the craze that’s going on nationally, but we have to take it seriously.”

Colmone was referring to instances nationwide – and a few here in the Sauk Valley – of people dressing up as deranged

PLT administrators react

The following message was posted by PLT officials on the Prophetstown High School Facebook page shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday: “Alert: PLT is fully aware of the threats made against the school by Clowny Bobby on Facebook. We will have extra security at the school with our local and county police officers present and patrolling the area.

Also know that ANYONE wearing a clown mask or in possession of a mask of any kind will be detained and questioned.

“We take this matter very seriously, and will do everything within our power to keep our students and community safe.” clowns to scare and sometimes threaten people.

Dixon police have dealt with reports of two such individuals in the past few days, and Rock Falls Police also have received at least one report. No credible threats to anyone have been uncovered, both departments have said.

Reports of creepy clowns trying to lure children and committing other crimes started

recently in the southeast part of the country.

The reports have spread rapidly, fueled by social media, and the frenzy is spurring a rash of copycats.

Those who post online threats of violence could face criminal charges, and, if they are students, expulsion.

No one at the sheriff’s department was available to comment on the investigation Wednesday night.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Cheryl Talbott of Dixon, 4-7 p.m., with a 7 p.m. Scripture service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Friday funerals: Raymond C. Hendricks of Sterling, 10 a.m. at Reformed Mennonite Church in Sterling.

Today’s funeral: Ronald J. Prozoris of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Friday visitations: James L. Bolen of Ashton, 9-10:45 a.m. at Ashton Methodist Church.

Kenneth D. Quinn of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Preston-

James L. Bolen of Ashton, 11 a.m. at Ashton Methodist Church.

Kenneth D. Quinn of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Robert “Bob” Cunningham of Mount Morris, celebration of life at 1 p.m. at his home.

Saturday funerals:

Ruth M. Finley of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

Cheryl Talbott of Dixon, 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Dennis S. “Denny” Johnson of Mount Morris, 2-4 p.m. at Maggie’s Idle Hour in Mount Morris.

Thomas H. Stone of Walnut, 2-5 p.m. celebration of life at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Frederick Wheeler of Iowa Falls, Iowa; burial at noon at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia.

Kandee Kerwin of Polo; 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. at The Polo

Room in Polo.

Monday visitation: Lawrence G. “Larry” Moore of Amboy, 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Monday funeral: Lawrence G. “Larry” Moore of Amboy, 11 a.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

OBITUARIES James L. Bolen ASHTON – James L. Bolen, 80, passed away with his family at his side, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, in DeKalb.

Jim was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Ashton, to Frank E. and Myra (Wingert) Bolen. Jim married Karen Ewing on Jan. 29, 1956, in Hammond, Indiana.

Jim enjoyed spending time with family and friends, playing golf, attending sporting events, playing cards, telling stories while cooking on the grill, or engaging in any kind of game in the backyard. He retired from the grain business, after nearly 50 years at the same elevator on the east edge of town. Ewing Grain Co., Ashton Grain, Fasco, ADM – the name changed, but Jim always was there to serve his many farm customers.

Jim served on the Ashton Village Board and managed Ashton Cemetery for many years. He was a member of Ashton United Methodist Church, Ashton Lions Club, and Dixon Elks Lodge. Jim

Cheryl Talbott

was an avid fan of many sports, and was especially enthusiastic about his beloved Chicago Cubs and Green Bay Packers.

Jim is survived by his wife, Karen; two children, Randy (Sherri) Bolen of Urbana and Kristine (Carl) Pierce of Reedsburg, Wisconsin; three grandchildren, Ashley (Megan) Bolen, Spencer (Jenna Harshbarger) Bolen, and Austin (Angela) Gillis; and three great-grandchildren, Claire Gillis, Louis Bolen, and Mason Bolhous.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, William, and Frank Jr.; and three sisters, Kathleen, Mary, and Lois.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Friday at Ashton Methodist Church, 906 Richardson Ave., with Pastor Laura Crites, officiating.

Burial will be at Ashton Cemetery.

A memorial has been established.

Visit ungerhorner.com to send condolences.

Ruth M. Finley ROCK FALLS – Ruth M. Finley, 93, of Rock Falls, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Ruth was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Tampico, the daughter of Edward and Martha (Jacobs) Schultz. She married Alvin Bollman on July 18, 1942. He preceded her in death on July 12, 1971. She married Lyle Finley on July 3, 1972. He preceded her in death on April 3, 2002. She was employed by General Electric Co. for many years before retirement.

Survivors include her two stepgranddaughters, Lisa (Jerry) Stuart of Morrison and Lori (Dan) Davis of Lyndon; one sister, Maxine Mount of Rock Falls; stepdaughter, Ruthann Johnson of Houston; five stepgrandchildren, Penny, Dawn, Gail, Hope, and Kyle; numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-

grandchildren; nieces, and nephews; and her faithful beagle, Lucky.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Wanda and Arman Francis; six brothers, Lester, Harold, Everett, Francis, Kenneth, and Donald Shultz; four sisters, Fern Isenberg, Luella Brotheridge, Donna Faye Boehm, and one in infancy; two stepsons-in-law, Bruce Eller and Art Johnson; and one stepgranddaughter, Tammy.

A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Happy Tails in Rock Falls.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

DIXON – Cheryl Talbott, 77, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at Franklin Grove Living & Rehabilitation Center. She was a bus driver for 24 years for the Dixon School system, retiring in 2015.

Before her employment, she was a stay-athome mom while her children were young, and took wonderful care in raising them.

In her later years, she cherished spending time with her granddaughter, always loved traveling to her tumbling competitions. She also enjoyed knitting and crocheting in her free time. Cheryl was a parish member at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Cheryl was born Feb. 18, 1939, the daughter of Charles and Velma (Kohle) Fitts. She married Owen Talbott on April 27, 1963, in Dixon.

He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2011.

Survivors include one son, John Talbott of Dixon; one daughter, Lisa Talbott of Rock Falls; one brother, Charles

Lawrence G. ‘Larry’ Moore

Fitts Jr. of Dixon; two sisters, Rogene Fitts of Dixon and Ranita (Ben) Voight of Mauston, Wisconsin; one granddaughter, Brittney Talbott; and many nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one infant daughter, Tammy Sue; one brother, David Fitts; and one sister, Donna Eades.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with a 7 p.m.

Scripture service, at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon, with Father Bernard Sehr, officiating.

Burial of Owen and Cheryl’s cremated remains will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home of Dixon is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

James W. Hostetler DEER GROVE – James W. Hostetler, 68, of Deer Grove, died Tuesday Oct. 4, 2016, of a massive hemorrhage of the brain at Methodist Hospital in Peoria.

He was born Oct. 6, 1947, in Princeton, the son of Herman and Lela (Shrock) Hostetler.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon; three sons, Gilbert (Julie) Hostetler, Rodney (Beverly) Hostetler, and Jessie (Kendra) Hostetler; four daughters, Sheila (Kenneth) Headings, Shirley (Grant) Garretson, Lucinda Hostetler, and Karen (Chris Martin)

Hostetler, all of Tampico; one brother, Norman (Gloria) Hostetler; and one sister, Loretta (Donald) Baker.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Eleanor Vanpelt.

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

Friday at Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church in Tampico.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

AMBOY – Lawrence G. “Larry” Moore, 78, of Amboy, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at his home surrounded by love.

He was born March 5, 1938, in Spring Valley, the son of Earl Clinton Ray and Viva Maree (Musser) Moore.

Larry was a tool and die maker at Allied Locke Industries in Amboy for more than 35 years before his retirement in 2008. He was a veteran of the Navy.

He married Sharon K. Carlson Dec. 31, 1960, in Eldena. She preceded him in death on Feb. 23, 2001.

Survivors include his children, Jeffrey Lawrence (Melanie) Moore of Geneseo and Kimberly Kaye (Anthony) Fogel of Rockford; five grandchildren, Joshua Lawrence (Lisa) Moore of Farragut, Tennessee, Jamian (Abigail) Hulbert of Morristown, Tennessee, Jenna Lynn (Bradley) Spiniolas of Harvard, Nathan Jeffrey (Whitney) Moore of Sublette, and Angelica Kaye Castaneda of Rockford; five greatgrandchildren, MacK-

aye Lawrence Moore, Vyva Rose Moore, Brycen Nathaniel Moore, Brynn Elizabeth Spiniolas, and River Joy Hulbert; four brothers, Norman Moore of Colorado, Earl Moore of Milledgeville, Leslie (Gail) Moore of Ilwaco, Washington, and Dennis Moore of Amboy; and special friend, Barbara Haub of Amboy.

He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Leroy and Glenn Moore; and three sisters, Bernadine Yaklich, Donna Krebs, and Bernice Haefner.

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

Monday at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with Pastor Evelyn Gipson, officiating.

Burial, with military graveside honors by the Amboy American Legion, will be at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

William G. Himert OREGON – William G. Himert, 88, of Oregon, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford.

Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon handled arrangements.

Troy L. Puckett FULTON – Troy L. Puckett, 72, of Fulton, formerly of Lowes, Kentucky, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton handled arrangements.

Edward S. Long DIXON – Edward S. Long, 75, of Dixon, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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His music publisher said Wednesday in a statement that the man who wrote Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and other hits had died last week. It did not say exactly when.

Jon Platt of Warner/Chappell said Temperton was the sole writer of “Thriller,” “Off the Wall,” “Rock with You” and other major hits.

He said Temperton’s family is “devastated” and is planning a private funeral.

Temperton started his career in the disco band Heatwave and collaborated with Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Anita Baker and others.

He was best known as a songwriter and worked closely with producer Quincy Jones.

Platt said he was sometimes known as “the invisible man” for his behind-the-scenes role.

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The band’s style is a funky throwback to classic rock bands, Van Halen being one that immediately comes to mind.

“I think we were all raised on it,” Colin said.

“I remember sitting when I was 6 years old listening to Led Zeppelin on my dad’s stereo at home.

I always thought that was better than what was popular [at the time].”

A few years ago, the brothers were playing some pretty large shows as a duo, but there always was an element missing before Colin joined the band in 2015, Nathan said.

“When we were interviewing drummers, Colin had that same kind of vibe,” he said. “The Genesis style that Colin has clearly been influenced by – that progressive, weird, let’s-not-dothings-just-one-way kind of a style is what I tend to write and what Trevor writes with his guitar parts.”

Influences come from all over for the band, and they always have, according to Trevor.

“I don’t even listen to that much classic rock anymore to be honest,” he said. “My mom would always bring home the weirdest-looking albums she could find at the library. She wouldn’t say that, but that’s basically what she was doing. And we would just listen to all kinds of unusual and different musicians that no one has heard of.”

So what made the boys gravitate to classic rock when creating their own music? “[It] was just easier to play,” Trevor said, sharing a big laugh with Nathan and Colin.

The band released its first album, “Dawn of the Pick,” earlier this year.

It was recorded using an analog reel-to-reel recorder.

“I liked how analog sounds,” Trevor said. “It’s a different format and I like how it sounds better. And I thought instead of spending money on a computer, why not buy a cool machine?”

Not relying on a computer for quick fixes and shortcuts had its benefits for the band.

“It made us a lot better. We were constantly communicating with each other while we’re

playing,” Colin said. “It’s a moment in time. You capture that moment in time on a certain day when everything was just right. The energy and everything was perfect, where that is the best we can ever get it.”

To give an idea of how painstaking the process can be, one of the hardest songs on “Dawn of the Pick” took the band more than 180 takes over 6 or 7 days.

It’s that type of commitment the members pride themselves on, even outside the band.

Colin is a private music instructor, spending 4 to 5 days a week teaching.

He also holds workshops where people learn to play together. He spends time as a studio musician and filling in for other bands.

Nathan runs his company, Nathan Tauch Films & Photography, based primarily out of Rockford. The company does promotional materials for clients, short and feature films, and helps with events.

Trevor always does audio work for Nathan’s projects and works full-time for Perfection Remodeling & Construction, their company owned by their father, Tom. Trevor and Tom have also built guitars and amps, which can be heard on the album and this weekend at West End Fest.

“I got sick of buying stuff and it breaking or having to compromise like ‘Oh, this sounds cool ... almost, but it’s missing this one element that this other amp has, but it doesn’t have the rest of this amp,’” Trevor said. “I just got tired and of it and said ‘Fine, I’ll build my own.’ I grew up learning to do woodworking. We had all the tools. We just got a book and did it.”

The band’s love of Jesus Christ is also apparent in its music.

“It’s gonna come up [in the music],” Trevor said.

“If someone dies for you, when you’ve been a total jerk to them. ... When someone does something that great for you, your life is going to be committed to them. You’re gonna be influenced by them whether you intend to or not. And many times we intend to.”

It’s a busy time for the band, with a new album in the works, but even more hectic for Trevor.

He’s getting married a

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Nathan Tauch (left), 20, his brother, Trevor, 22, and their friend, Colin Adams, 25, make up the trio Shattered Picks, shown here during a practice Tuesday at Colin’s home in Dixon. The band will play from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the second West End Fest, which runs from 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday on West First Street downtown Dixon. ONLINE EXTRA: Read this story at saukvalley.com to see more photos of the band. week after the show.

“The last couple months, [practices have] been a little slim,” Trevor said.

Under usual circumstances, the band gets together for an entire day.

“We make every practice count,” Colin said.

“There are days we have an off day and we power through it.”

What are they working so hard for? What’s the end game?

There’s no simple answer, but the band agrees it’s not about being famous.

“We don’t try to write hits,” Nathan said. “I’ve never written a song intending it to be popular.”

The band measures success in other ways.

“It’s about writing music that means something, that will make a difference to someone,” Trevor said. “Whether it’s putting a smile on their face or telling them something important that they need to know.”

The band knows not everyone will be its biggest fan. Its members don’t take themselves super seriously. It just wants everyone to let loose and join in the fun during its set this weekend.

“If you don’t leave smiling, there’s a problem.

It’s not a problem with us, it’s a problem with you,” Nathan said with a big laugh. “Because we don’t care if you laugh at us, because we’re laughing with you.”

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Val’s Place will sell drinks; Sow Belly’s and Mama Cimino’s will sell food.

The Beaux will play from 4 to 5 p.m.,

Shattered Picks from 5:30 to 6:30, AudioDrive from 7 to 8:30, and LAVA Rock from 9 to 11.

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Things getting worse in Land of Madigan Frustrated Illinoisans don’t get to vote for House speaker themselves, but on Nov. 8, they choose the lawmakers who will

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he theme for the 76th observance of National Newspaper Week is “Way to Know!”

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We’re the way to know about local news and sports. We employ reporters and photographers to cover major events in the community and produce timely stories and photos, along with videos and extra images that we post online.

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THE READER’S VOICE

Clinton wrong to poorly handle classified emails WILLIAM H. STOTZER Sterling

The media has certainly elevated Mr. Trump’s incidental comments about Ms. Universe and other statements to levels that exceed Secretary Clinton’s obstruction of justice as they apply to her emails, lying before a congressional subcommittee, and covering up the cause of death of four Americans in Benghazi under her watch.

But my personal concern is the handling and classification of her emails and the destruction of official government documents.

As a former U.S. Navy officer, my active duty assignment was serving the commander in chief of the Atlantic (2nd) Fleet. I was part of a team of communication and cryptography officers that handled his messag-

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Election letters reminder The maximum length for letters to the editor endorsing candidates or discussing issues regarding the Nov. 8 general election is 200 words.

Letter writers may not endorse the same candidate or issue more than once.

The submission deadline for electionrelated letters is noon Nov. 1. es when the admiral was aboard his flagship.

ALL classified messages were so sensitive that they were sent and received in code. We were clearly instructed about our duties and responsibilities, and the words “intent” or “ignorance” were NOT a defense for mishandling classified military documents.

If the rules were not

followed correctly, a guilty person could be subject to court martial, detached from the service, dishonorably discharged and even incarcerated, depending upon the verdict.

Justice is never served when conditions are based on where one falls in the chain of command.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could make America great again?

Voting no to the new school, sports complex MYKOLA PAWCHUK Dixon

My fellow Americans and Dixonians: We are tired of politicians and board members telling us what is best for us. A few board members feel it is best for the taxpayers of Dixon to have their real estate taxes go up 28 percent to 35 percent.

Oh, yes. The increase

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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is needed to build a new high school and to install air conditioning in all other buildings. Are we going to have school all year-round?

Have we forgotten the people voted in the past few referendums not to increase the sales tax to build a sports complex, but the school board tells us it will cost $8.5 million for an off-site athletic complex, therefore it will be cheaper to build it with the new school.

This idea of building a new high school is insane. Just read Saturday’s (Oct. 1, 2016) Q & A on page A8 in the Telegraph, “What costs are not included in the $71.8 million price tag?” This will open up your eyes to fiscal irresponsibility.

The schools are losing students, test scores keep going down, and your way to fix this is by making it financially hard on the families of Dixon.

Please vote no to the new school and sports complex.

SPRINGFIELD – Just when you think things can’t get any worse in Illinois, they do.

Illinois, which already has the worst credit rating of any state, had its credit rating downgraded again last week, proving that even when you are at the bottom, you can sink even lower.

I’ve been writing about Illinois’ fiscal woes for years now.

And you have been reading about those problems for just as long.

It’s a helpless feeling, seeing our great state slide into fiscal ruin.

And the Illinois General Assembly hasn’t done much of anything to address the issue.

Oh, we have seen empty motions on their part. I’ve seen them pass “reforms” that they pretty much knew were going to be ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court, but they passed them anyway.

I guess if you aren’t going to get anything done, it’s best to at least look busy.

Folks are always asking me, Who is to blame?

There is plenty of blame to go around. Both Republicans and Democrats have to shoulder responsibility. We have had governors of both parties who were too willing to spend and push debt off on to future generations.

And guess what, folks?

We are that future generation.

But the common denominator in Illinois’ economic descent is named Michael Madigan.

THE FOUNDERS OF this nation gave the legislative branch the power of the purse. And Speaker Madigan cared more about the power than the purse.

Year after year, decade after decade Madigan accumulated power. And year after year, under Madigan’s leadership, lawmakers drove the state deeper into debt. Promises of generous retirements were made to government workers represented by unions that made political contributions to Madigan and his minions.

And the state went deeper into debt.

Madigan has financed Illinois Supreme Court

and legislative races in hopes of buying fidelity from those who had the power to hold him in check.

And he has taught governors to heel.

Both Republican and Democrat governors have struggled before Madigan, and The Speaker has always won. Always.

But for the first time in Madigan’s 38-year reign, he has a well-financed, implacable opponent.

That political foe is Gov. Bruce Rauner.

And the two men are at loggerheads.

Some believe the only cure for a state mired in debt is to raise taxes.

That’s what Madigan wants.

But it’s not that simple.

A recent internet posting

by Federal Reserve economists found, “Illinois has little room to increase taxes without reducing economic activity in ways that would be damaging.”

In other words, the state’s economy could go into a tailspin with a large tax hike.

Another solution to Illinois’ dismal fiscal predicament would be to grow the economy by adopting economic reforms embraced by more prosperous states.

But Madigan has blocked Rauner’s efforts to pass those reforms.

So Illinois sits at a standstill.

How can Illinois get out of this economic quagmire? By taking power from Madigan.

We don’t get to decide on who is speaker of the House. But we do get to vote on those who get to decide.

Remember that when you walk into the voting booth.

Note to readers: Scott Reeder is a veteran statehouse journalist. He works as a freelance reporter in the Springfield area and can be reached at ScottReeder1965@gmail.com.

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Got career questions? We’ve got answers Pride shouldn’t get in the way of finding out more about jobs

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tudents brought a lot of great questions to the Sauk Valley Media table Friday morning during the career fair at Dixon High School.

I was surprised to find myself explaining the printing process, the paper’s history, and how folks go about putting ads in the paper (many apologies if I misrepresented my colleagues in advertising).

My favorite questions, however, were the ones that when I answered them, the student said something to the tune of, “Oh, duh.

I should’ve known that,” which I countered quickly with a confession: When I was a teenager, I didn’t know many of those things they were asking me about, either.

Sure, I’m a newspaper geek now, but, honestly, with all the irons I had in the fire during high

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school, I didn’t pick up a paper if I didn’t have to.

There’s a much more boilerplate lesson to learn here, though, one that is anything but limited to the newspaper’s operations: It’s OK to not know,

it’s OK to ask, and if you don’t ask, you have only yourself to blame.

If you’re like me, you still do it. Something is brought up that you feel you should be aware of, if not be wellversed in, and pride gets in the way. You nod, maybe even smile, as a droplet of sweat trickles down the back of your neck.

Foolish, foolish pride.

Let’s try to break that spiral, shall we? Hands in.

Go, team.

On a less tangential note, kudos to schools that host such career fairs, and the businesses that make employees available to

field questions – perhaps even do some light recruiting. We can save kids and their families a whole lot of time, money and stress if we can help them figure out what they want to be when they grow up – or better yet, what they don’t want to be.

There were a couple of rather frank students who poo-poo’d on my vocation, and that’s perfectly fair. Not your bag? Good to rule it out.

Feel free to stop by the police, fire department, hair salon, manufacturing and health care tables to explore your passion,

whatever it might be.

There were also plenty of kids who nerded it up with me for a while, practically drinking in the newsprint, hanging on my every word about the process. If you’re a parent who has a kid just nuts enough to want to be a journalist, send them our way. As I told any youngster who’d listen: We love job-shadowers.

It sounds like Dixon High will host the fair every other year, and piggyback on Sauk Valley Community College’s event in the opposite years. We’ll be there.

ROCK FALLS

Queen of Hearts bringing crowds to American Legion hall

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – While only one person can hit the jackpot in a Queen of Hearts raffle, there can be many winners.

Such is the case at Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, where the game is starting to gain traction.

The Legion post started play at the beginning of the year, but the first round wasn’t a huge draw. Now a diehard fan base is building and the pot turned over to $12,201 after Tuesday’s drawing failed to turn up the queen of hearts card.

“The first pot ended up not being much – I think we were bringing in $60 or $70 a week, but just Tuesday night we took in $850,” said Ed DeCrane of Sterling, one of the raffle’s organizers.

A Rock Falls man, Noel Reed Jr., pocketed 70 percent of a $301,510 Queen of Hearts jackpot at the Dixon VFW in March, which created buzz for the raffles. Reed had to share some of his winnings with the government.

The Legion has its drawings at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday in the post house at 712 Fourth Ave. It’s a good idea for players to be there for the drawings – winners get a 70 percent cut if present, and only 35

percent if they aren’t there.

The Legion uses half of its portion to start a new jackpot, and the rest is split between the post and local charities. The post saw how successful it was in other places, and decided there were several good reasons for giving it a try, DeCrane said.

“We’re always looking for ways to give back to the community, and we have an old building that can get expensive to maintain,” he said.

Just to name a few causes, the post helps area food pantries, pays to send Rock Falls High School students to the organization’s Girls and Boys State events, sponsors a Little League team, and supports veterans and anyone else in need.

“We get requests every month for donations, and we decide who to give money to during our regular meetings,” DeCrane said.

The building is the only home the post has ever known, and it’s been showing its age.

“Last year we put a lot of money into it, but there is still a lot that needs to be done. We have some wiring and repainting work to do, and we want to put a new sign out front.”

The post also lends out space to other groups, including a boxing club and the Boy Scouts.

The Legion also hopes the raffle can help boost its declining membership. The post had about 400 members 5 years ago, but that number is now about 300, said DeCrane, who attributes the drop to a combination of old age, sickness, and relocation.

Like many volunteerbased organizations, the Legion is having a difficult time engaging younger members to

replace the old guard.

“With diminishing membership, we have to keep coming up with creative ways to fund what we do,” DeCrane said.

The Queen of Hearts raffle, along with bingo, is bringing some younger people to the post. A few new volunteers have even signed on, he said.

“Our Queen of Hearts sales have doubled just in the last 2 weeks,” DeCrane said.

Details Buying tickets The Rock Falls American Legion Post 902 sells Queen of Heart raffle tickets for $1 each, or 6 for $5, right up until the time of the drawings. They can be purchased at the post, 712 Fourth Ave., after 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

How it works The object of the game is to guess where the queen of

hearts is hiding among playing cards that are face down on a board. Each card is given a number and people buy tickets on which they put their name, phone number, and the number under which they think the queen is hiding. Each week a ticket is drawn and if the winning ticket has the correct card, the ticket holder wins. If no one gets the correct card, another drawing is held the next week.

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Woman’s wary about whether to marry Dear Abby, My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost 2 years, although we have known each other for almost 7 years now. He is sweet, compassionate, always puts me first and is the best friend and romantic partner I could ever wish for.

My question is this: Is 2 years too soon to know that I want to spend my life with him? We have discussed getting married and we would both like to, but I have heard countless stories about couples divorcing because they didn’t wait long enough before getting married, and I don’t

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

want to be one of those people.

Please help.

– Loving in California Dear Loving, In many cases, 2 years is long enough for a couple to meet, know they are

compatible, become engaged and marry. Having known this man for a total of 7 years, I would like to think that you have had a chance to observe him in many situations and possibly in other relationships. I would hope that you have both dated others and gained some experience.

What concerns me is that you felt the need to write and ask me this question, because it makes me wonder if you are completely convinced that your marriage would last forever.

Premarital counseling might put your mind at ease, and that’s what I recommend.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, Oct. 7 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815626-2230.

Flu vaccinations (adults), 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock River Center Wellness Fair, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-7330.

Whiteside County Genealogists meeting, 9 a.m., Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room, 211 Locust St., Sterling, Marilyn, 815-625-1370, ext. 20. **No mtg in July** Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, this is your meeting; 7 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous, an addiction abstinence program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2682.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (6), Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Saturday, Oct. 8 Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., Gateway Faith Fellowship parsonage, 701 14th Ave., Fulton, 563-321-8577.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., open; noon, open; 6 p.m.,

open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-8572315.

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10-11 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563-243-5585.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lifescape Community Services, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-535-3748, 24-hour hotline 844-678-7684.

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

Sauk Computer User Group, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p..m., lower-level entrance, Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll, 630-709-7807.

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

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

Dear Abby, My husband and I have been married for 2 years.

He keeps asking about a tattoo I have on my ankle and making fun of it. The tattoo is small and has my initials, or so I tell him. I think he knows I’m lying. A guy I dated had the same initials and we got matching tattoos, but I have never admitted it to my husband.

Am I lying? Should I tell him whose initials those really are?

– Initially Confused Dear Initially Confused, Many people today have tattoos, and some of them include the

names or initials of former boyfriends, girlfriends and spouses. You should have fessed up at the time you were being married. The problem with lying about something as trivial as this is that it makes one wonder what else you would lie about.

I see several possible solutions: First, tell your husband the truth. The second would be to have the tattoo removed. The third would be to add your married initial to the ones already on your ankle, at which point they will be your initials and yours alone – unless you’re still using your maiden name.

Dear Abby, You often tell people to talk to a spiritual adviser.

As an agnostic, I am curious whom you would recommend I speak to.

– Rick in Denver Dear Rick, In a case like yours, talk to someone who is not personally or emotionally involved with you, such as a licensed counselor.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

THE BIG SCREEN

What’s in a name? Sometimes, it’s two entirely different movies Tribune News Service

If the title of Nate Parker’s drama “The Birth of a Nation,” which opens in theaters Friday, Oct. 7, has a familiar ring to it, that’s because it was also the name of D.W. Griffith’s controversial 1915 silent epic. Their stories, however, are decidedly different: Griffith’s film came under fire for its racist overtones and for glorifying the Ku Klux Klan, while Parker’s movie focuses on a rebellion led by black slave Nat Turner.

This isn’t the first time two unrelated movies have shared a title. You may recall these others.

Morning Glory, 1933 – Katharine Hepburn won her first of four Oscars as an aspiring actress in love with the thea-tah.

Morning Glory, 2010 – This rom-com focused on a morning talk-show producer (Rachel McAdams) who butts heads with the grizzled anchorman (Harrison Ford) she hires as a co-host.

Men in Black, 1934 – The Three Stooges wreaked havoc (what else is new) as dizzy docs at a hospital in this Oscar-nominated short.

Men in Black, 1997 – Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones played the males of the title hired to battle extraterrestrials.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 1941 – Alfred Hitchcock’s sole foray into screwball comedy was done as a favor to Carole Lombard. She and Robert Montgomery

starred as a couple who discover after 3 years that they aren’t legally married.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 2005 – Sparks – and plenty of bullets – flew between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married pair who work as assassins for rival agencies. Their latest assignments: Each must kill the other.

Heaven Can Wait, 1943 – A Lothario (Don Ameche) arrives in Hades and via flashbacks pleads his case on why he doesn’t belong in Heaven.

Heaven Can Wait, 1978 – In this remake of “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (1941), Warren Beatty played a football player who is killed prematurely and returns to Earth in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.

Notorious, 1946 – This Hitchcock gem featured Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman as undercover agents working to infiltrate a Nazi spy ring in Brazil.

Notorious, 2009 – A shattering portrait of rapper Notorious B.I.G. (Jamal Woolard), who was 24 when he was killed in a drive-by shooting.

Broken Arrow, 1950 – This Western starring James Stewart was one of the first to present a sympathetic portrait of American Indians.

Broken Arrow, 1996 – John Travolta and Christian Slater headlined this tale about terrorists stealing nuclear warheads.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, Oct. 6 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.

Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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.

Burn exercise class, 8:309 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815946-3818.

Stump Jumpers, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, weather permitting.

Register: 815-732-3252 or 800541-5479.

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Bags, 10 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

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

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

288-9236.

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

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.

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

Mexican Train, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

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

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

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

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

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6228220.

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

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center

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

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

Bridge, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

Pinochle, 12:30 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, 815288-9236.

Mexican Train, 12:30 p.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

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

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

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

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Friday, Oct. 7 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, 815-6229230.

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, 815-2889236.

Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

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

Yoga, 9 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Drive, Dixon, 815-288-

4673.

Stretch & Move, 9 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

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

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, 815-622-9230.

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Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., 815-535-3665.

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

Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 N. Main St., Princeton, 815-878-4810.

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Ready, set: Almost time for Ultimate Tailgate STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

DIXON – It’s almost time to strap on your chili-dispensing helmet, and maybe loosen the belt a notch.

The annual Dixon Main Street Ultimate Tailgate will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Oct. 16 in the Beanblossom parking lot on River Street.

Participants can bring their best tailgate food recipe for

a chance to win cash prizes.

Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place, as well as “People’s Choice” and “Best Showmanship.”

Admission is $5 per person and includes tastings.

Setup for the event begins at 6 a.m. All cooks are required to prepare their entire chili or other dish at the event, following Lee County Health Department guidelines.

The day also features a bags tournament, with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Cost is $20 per team and prizes will be awarded.

NFL games will be shown on a big-screen TV outdoors.

The event is open to all ages. The parking lot will be closed to cars at 6 a.m.

Call 815-288-2308 or email riverfrontdixon@gmail.com for more information or to register.

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People enjoy some food in October 2015 at the annual Dixon Main Street Ultimate Tailgate, which will return from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Beanblossom parking lot on River Street.

WHAT’S GOING ON Homme “is an experiment in voice and sound by Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart,” according to a news release. The duo joined forces in 2014, “inspired by the free improvisational music scene in Chicago, and influenced by folk and avant-garde rock.”

Homme released its debut album in November.

Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. They are available at ticketriver.com.

Find V.V. Lightbody or Homme on Facebook for more information.

ART EXHIBITS At CGH Medical Center STERLING – The newest installment at the healing art gallery, “Spirit of the Heart,” is on display through Nov. 11 in the Main Clinic Atrium.

The gallery is in the north hallway between the hospital and the main clinic at CGH Medical Center, 101 E. Miller Road.

The show features selections from employees, volunteers and physicians at CGH Medical Center. Several pieces will be sold, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the CGH Auxiliary.

Email info@cghmc.com for information.

At Freeport Art Museum FREEPORT – Two new exhibitions, “Cybersquatting with a Honey Pot” and “Building Layers: Modern Encaustic,” are on display at Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Ave. The first is an installation, print and multi-media exhibition of work by Jonathan McFadden and David Wischer from the University of Kentucky. It will run through Oct. 29.

It presents a reaction to news and social media cycles “by drawing attention to the fractured and often-sensationalized events and culture of dramatization it has created,” according to a news release.

Cybersquatting is an internet term for the practice of registering prospective brand or company names in the hope of reselling them at a profit.

The second exhibit offers a study of modern encaustic painting through works by Chicagoarea artists Maja Bosen, Carol Hamilton, Cindy Lesperance and Amy VanWinkle. It will run through Jan. 14.

Encaustic is a wax painting technique that dates back to the first century and nearly disappeared until the past century, when prominent artists such as Diego Rivera and Jasper Johns experimented with the medium, which continues to experience a resurgence.

Go to freeportartmuseum.org for more information.

Art at Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

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

The event is free to the public.

At The Next Picture Show DIXON – Artists Rick Borrett, Graydon Cafarella, Beverly Garcia, Kitto, Ellen Mumford, Sydni Reubin and Stuart Roddy will create live art during TNPS Rocks Art on Saturday at the gallery, 113 W. First St. Their completed works will be sold

Oct. 15 ‘Official troubadour’ at shop DIXON – Chicago’s “official troubadour,” Mark Dvorak, will present an evening of folk, blues and original song at 7 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Dvorak is working on his 18th album, due by the end of the year. Admission by donation is suggested. Call 815-285-2665 for more information.

Oct. 20

Sunset Strip will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., Rock Falls. in a silent auction beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday and concluding Oct. 29.

Patricia Moore’s is the exhibiting artist through Oct. 29, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday that will include music by Cheryl Niemo and Pete Jonsson.

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Go to thenextpictureshow.org or call 815-285-4924 for more information.

At River Arts Center CLINTON, Iowa – Fulton artist Anni Johnson’s photographs of stained glass windows, taken in Canada, Norway, the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific, are on display at River Arts Center, 229 Fifth Ave. S., through Nov. 6.

Her photographs are complemented by stained glass windows on loan from various patrons.

There will be a free reception featuring Johnson from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Art throughout Dixon Cindy Winterfield’s work is on display at First National Bank of Amboy, 1314 N. Galena Ave. The work of Beverly Garcia is on view at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

Graydon Cafarella’s work is on display at the offices of Ward, Murray, Pace and Johnson, 226 W. River St. The work of Bob Logsdon can be seen at Heritage Square, 620 N. Ottawa Ave. At Sterling High School STERLING – Oil and acrylic paintings by Linda Von Holton, a 1983 SHS graduate, will be on display through Oct. 27 in the library at the school, 1608 Fourth Ave. An open house for her series PrintFilmCanvas, based on books adapted to films, will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Attendees can view Von Holton’s art, chat with her, and sign the gallery book. Refreshments will be served.

Von Holton is a full-time artist.

Several paintings in the series will be sold.

Call 815-625-6800 for more information.

At Quad City International Airport Gallery MOLINE – “New Works,” a multimedia group show from the Cedar River Artisans, runs through October at the gallery, 2200 69th Ave. The exhibition includes eight artists, and features metal and fiber sculptures, pottery, painting, printmaking, collage and other media.

Go to quadcityarts.com for more information.

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

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

At Bear’s Showtown USA LYNDON – Reflex Blues Band will play from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at the bar, 102 E. Commercial St. At Cochran’s Pub STERLING – DJ Krazy Karl will provide entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday at the bar, 13464 Galt Road.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – There will be an open jam with Todd Stillwell from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday, music videos will be shown from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Sunset Strip will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 14, Whey Jennings; and Oct. 15, Nick Lynch

At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – String Puppets will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Oct. 15 at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: Oct. 29, The Funnies; Nov. 12, Reflex Blues; and Dec. 31, Soft Thunder At Main Street Bar and Grill WALNUT – Reflex Blues Band will play from 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 29 at the bar, 110 S. Main St. At Starlight’s Theatre & Lounge STERLING – Jerry Criss & The Rock City All-Star Band will play a free show from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday at the venue, 314 First Ave. Doors open at 8. Attendees must be 21 or older. There is a two-drink minimum.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot Karaoke & DJ will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, DysFunctional Gents will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Southern Jack will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 14, Meerkat Mobsters; and Oct. 15, Cheese Pizza Oct. 15 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Country gentleman Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Upcoming: 8-11:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St.; and 7-10 p.m. Nov. 12 at Sterling Moose Family Center

COMEDY Oct. 22 Comedian to perform DEER GROVE – Tom Garland will provide some laughs at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

Tickets are $8 at the door or in advance. Dinner will not be sold at this show.

Call 815-438-5282 for more information.

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CONCERTS Friday First Fridays in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The First Fridays Open Stage music show returns to Pinecrest Grove Community Center and Theater, just off McKendrie Street at 500 Evergreen Lane.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with the show at 6. Food and beverages will be sold at McKendrie Street Cafe.

Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

Wednesday DHS fall choir concert DIXON – The Dixon High School Choral Department presents its annual Fall Concert at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the school, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

It will feature madrigal singers, concert choir, and honors choir.

Admission is free; donations are welcome to help the program.

Oct. 14 New music at Rosbrook DIXON – V.V. Lightbody and Homme will play from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. V.V. Lightbody is the solo outfit of Vivian McConnell, a Dixon High School graduate who performs in the Chicago bands Santah and Grandkids, playing music she describes as “nap rock.”

McConnell is recording her debut LP and has released the single “Fish in Fives.”

Area musician to perform DIXON – Joel Ross, a pianist, vocalist, and 26-year director of the Kantorei boys choir in Rockford, will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Third St. Ross has performed solo recitals and chamber music, appeared at choral conventions, jazz festivals, and in musical theater, and co-owns Randee’s Music Center in Rockford. He has degrees in music and business administration from North Park University in Chicago.

Phidian Art Club is organizing Ross’ concert.

Oct. 21 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

Oct. 28 Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band performs four songs, and a jam session will follow.

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

Admission is by donation, which will go to help cover utility costs.

Call 815-288-9263 for more information.

Oct. 29 Folk show at TNPS DIXON – Contemporary folk musician Anne Hills returns to The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., for a performance at 7 p.m.

Tickets cost $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers at the door. Call 815-285-4924 or email nps@grics.net to reserve tickets.

There also will be a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

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COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS Bon Iver sounds different, but feels same as ‘Forever Ago’ (Grade: A) Ever been on the phone with someone who desperately needed your help when their signal dropped?

You try to call back. Straight to voicemail. Your phone rings, but when you answer, only partial syllables pop through.

You’re worried, if not scared, and it’s even worse for the person on the other end of the line.

Hold that thought – or emotion, rather.

There’s been quite a reaction

‘Boys and Girls in America’ celebrates 10 years Happy belated anniversary to The Hold Steady’s “Boys and Girls in America” – one of my favorite albums, and cheers to all the often misguided characters that make it as great a listen today as it was 10 years ago.

The album dropped Oct. 3, 2006, and its complicated tales of the misadventures of Holly, Gideon and Charlemagne can be summed up nicely by the phrase “Boys and girls in America have such a sad time togeth-

to Bon Iver’s third full-length album, “22, A Million,” which dropped Friday. For those married to Justin Vernon’s unique brand of folk, it’s touched a nerve the way Radiohead’s “Kid A” did. Much the way Radiohead’s guitars gave way to computers, a custom-built synthesizer has become the most impactful instrument in Vernon’s band, enveloping his soulful voice, including that signature falsetto, in effects.

While many feel jilted, even disenfranchised, Vernon’s mastery of the new digital style is astonishing. His management of sonic space creates layers of sounds. But most importantly, er.” That’s despite the fact that on the surface, before digging into the lyrics, most of the tunes are just flat-out fun.

Those characters’ tales, crooned most often in Craig Finn’s unmistakable voice, ride the wave of guitars that are frequently rapturous (“You Can Make Him Like You”) but are other times downright frail (“Citrus”).

Most of them are singalong songs, most notably “Chips Ahoy” and “Massive Nights,” which is only appropriate when it comes to an album that doesn’t ask you to step inside the car,

he carefully sprinkles in effects that reflect his frailty, insecurities, and fears.

Most notably, toward the end of the gorgeous “20 #Strafford APTS,” his falsetto rises and

falls, singing “I hold the note you wrote and know you’ve buried all the alimony butterflies,” but it cuts in and out, creating a spine-tingling sense of longing.

Moments like those make “22, A Million” more than a product of gadgetry. It’s visionary and personal, with Vernon exploring spirituality, depression and anxiety like never before.

The track that cries out most loudly in desperation, “33 GOD” builds toward a bombastic end behind the lyric, “I didn’t need you that night/Not gonna need you anytime/Was gonna take it as it goes/I could go forward in the light/Well I better fold my clothes.”

Do I wish he hadn’t gone so far as to record an a Cappella track (“715-CREEKS”) completely doctored by effects? Yeah. Do I miss the one-of-a-kind, isolatedin-a-northern-Wisconsin-cabin feel of Vernon’s debut album, “For Emma Forever Ago,” that came out nearly 10 years ago?

Boy, do I ever. There were a lot of questions posed in that album I’m still working on.

But “22, A Million” asks so many more, that I’ve no doubt I’ll look back in 10 years equally appreciative.

instead grabbing you and pulling you into the backseat headfirst.

For so many, the album became both a soundtrack for a bender,

as well as a key tool in getting clean and sober, because of how personal Finn’s stories get.

Franz Nicolay’s keyboard is silky smooth when appropriate, and downright frenetic when necessary. It’s the often overlooked backbone that helped make The Hold Steady The Hold Steady. Listen to their more recent offerings, particularly “Teeth Dreams,” and you’ll understand just how big a void was left when Nicolay departed the band.

Despite the obvious efforts with that latest Hold Steady album to reach a bigger audience, the

group remains just under the radar – an indie band. Don’t let that snarky label fool you, though. If you love Springstein – any brand of rock and roll, really – it’s a timeless album that’s hard not to fall in love with.

So, whereas, as Finn laments on “First Night,” “Holly’s inconsolable, unhinged and uncontrollable, because we can’t get as high as we got on that first night,” the album for which that song is a centerpiece is as intoxicating as ever.

– Christopher Heimerman, Projects and Enterprise editor @CHeimerman_SVM

– Christopher Heimerman, Projects and Enterprise editor @CHeimerman_SVM

WHAT’S GOING ON CONCERTS Nov. 6 Small ensembles to perform CLINTON, Iowa – Musicians of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform in small ensembles at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. “The Music of Friendship” will feature the musicians in the more intimate setting of chamber music, written by composers for their friends or patrons.

Tickets, which cost $15 for adults and are free for students, are available at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door.

Go to clintonsymphony.org for more information about the program.

FARMERS MARKETS

CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOWS Oct. 13 Autumn Extravaganza at facility MORRISON – The 2016 Autumn Extravaganza Craft and Vendor Show, featuring more than 25 sellers, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Ave. Pork chops, hamburgers and hot dogs, chips and a drink will cost $5.50 or $6.50.

Call 815-772-4021 for more information.

Oct. 23 Local vendors at fair ROCK FALLS – A fall bridal fair will run from noon to 3 p.m. at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. The event will feature local vendors, prizes, and free snacks and drinks.

Admission is $5. Call 815-6265500 for more information.

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Mark Johnson (right) of Erie looks at farm toys during the 30th annual Coon Creek Men’s Club/Prophetstown FFA Farm Toy Show. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at Prophetstown High School on Riverside Drive. Look below for more information.

Saturday, and Oct. 15-16, and 22 Fall fun in Freeport FREEPORT – Train of Terror rides will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m.

Oct. 8, 15 and 22 at Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad, 2954 S. Walnut Road.

This is a spooky train ride with scenes on the sides of the track.

Food will be sold each night.

Tickets are $8 at the depot.

The annual fall harvest weekend will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Oct. 15 and 16. Demonstrations will take place, weather and harvest conditions permitting, and food will be sold each day. The menu will consist of brats, hot dogs, sauerkraut, chili, beverages and pies.

Go to thefreeportshow.com, or call 815-235-2198 or 815-2357329 for more information.

Oct. 15

FAMILY FUN Saturday It’s hip to turn squares in Dixon DIXON – A Rubik’s Cube Competition will begin at 9 a.m. at in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave. There will be 100 competitors.

Registration is now closed, but admission is free for spectators.

The competition is recognized as an official World Cube Association competition.

Go to cubingusa.com/dixonfall2016 for more information.

Festival celebrates fall GRAND DETOUR – The John Deere Historic Site will celebrate the harvest season with its first Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the site, 8334 S. Clinton St. Guests are invited to decorate pumpkins, bob for apples, play a variety of old-fashioned kids games, and tour the grounds and exhibits.

The historic site will feature a colorful fall photo opportunity area. Guests are encouraged to bring cameras to capture seasonal photos of the kids and family.

Staff will be dressed in period costumes.

Admission is free. Call 815652-4551 for more information.

Fall fun at festival DIXON – The Family Fall Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dixon Assembly of God, 933 Mekeel Road, off U.S. Route 52.

Hayrack rides, bounce houses, face painting, food, games, and prizes will be available.

The public is welcome.

For more information, call Jennifer at 815-284-3090.

Oct. 16 Farm toys and food at event PROPHETSTOWN – The 31st annual Coon Creek Men’s Club/ Prophetstown FFA Farm Toy Show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Prophetstown High School on Riverside Drive.

There also will be an antique tractors and equipment show, and concessions will be sold.

Admission is $2 for those 12 and older. Proceeds benefit the high school FFA program.

Those willing to bring pre-1975 equipment to display can call Gerry Halpin at 815-537-2631 or Dave Matthews at 815-535-1148.

Fire-focused fun AMBOY – The Amboy Fire Department Water Fights, Emergency Vehicle Show and Fire Equipment Swap Meet will kick off soon at Amboy Fire Station, 25 N. East Ave.

Practice for water fights will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the fights starting at 2.

The vehicle show and equipment swap meet runs from 2 to 5.

Any department can participate in the swap meet for free. New, used and antique equipment are welcome.

Participants can bring new, used or antique emergency vehicles for the Emergency Vehicle Show.

Contact Chief Jeff Bryant at jbryant9962@gmail.com or 815994-6185 to reserve a spot or for more information.

Oct. 22 Pumped up for festival?

MOUNT CARROLL – Pumpkin Fest will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. downtown.

Festivities will included a pumpkin-carving and painting contest, a pet costume contest, 5K Zombie Run, pumpkin slingshot, pumpkin races, mini gourd races, a kids costume parade, and more.

There also will be a “Pumpkin Jam Musical Showcase,” and Halloween stories and crafts at the library, 208 N. Main St. Go to mtcarrollil.org or find the event on Facebook for more information.

for noon to 2 p.m. at the facility, 1261 state Route 38.

Activities will include a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating and face painting. Tours of the campus will be offered.

Project Lead of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois will have its “Hidden in Plain Sight” exhibit on display. The exhibit allows people to walk through a mock teenager’s bedroom to identify the warning signs of underage drinking and substance abuse.

Admission is by donation, and proceeds will benefit United Way of Lee County. A pork chop lunch will be available.

Go to lssi.org/events.php for more information.

In Dixon DIXON – The Dixon Park District farmers market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 29 at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. Go to dixonparkdistrict.com for more information.

In Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The Mount Morris Community Farmers Market is open from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 28 in the parking lot of Rockford Bell Credit Union, 4 E. Main St. Locally sourced foods and crafts will be sold.

In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls farmers market runs through October at 400 W. Second St. Hours are 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Produce, crafts, and merchandise can be sold.

Call the chamber at 815-6254500 for more information.

In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historical Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. The annual Harvest Moon Festival will run from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the market.

There will be a petting zoo, face painting, games and activities for kids, pumpkin painting, and giveaways.

Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Friday and Saturday Events set for Moose STERLING – The Sterling Women of the Moose Annual Bazaar will begin with a fish fry from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

A cake walk and drawing will follow at 7:30 p.m.

On Saturday, there will be a craft and vendor show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A roast pork or turkey dinner will run from 5 to 7 p.m., with a drawing after.

All events are open to the public.

Call 815-625-0354 for more information.

Saturday Event benefits residents MOUNT MORRIS – Pinecrest Community will host a 5K color run and 1-mile walk beginning at Grove Community Center, 414 S. Wesley Ave. The race and walk begin at 9 a.m. There will be three color stations throughout the course, and each participant will receive an individual packet of color to use at the finish line.

Registration is $30 per adult and $20 per child. Forms are at pinecrestcommunity.org and on Pinecrest Community’s Facebook page.

Proceeds will benefit the Color Me a Memory art communication program for memory care residents.

For more information, call Amy at 815-734-4103, ext.

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Oct. 24 Meet motorcycle man MORRISON – Lennon Rodgers, a Sterling native and designer of electric motorcycles, will speak at 1 p.m. in Parkinson Auditorium at Morrison Tech, 701 Portland Ave. Rodgers will describe the process of designing, building and testing electric motorcycles for the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Zero race and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, two of the most dangerous motorcycle races in the world.

The public is invited. Go to morrisontech.edu or call 815772-7218 for more information.

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WHAT’S GOING ON FUN FOR A CAUSE

Monday Head Start sets up community event STERLING – Head Start is hosting a community showcase from noon to 3 p.m. at Grandon Civic Center in Central Memorial Park.

Among other vendors, Head Start representatives will be on hand to answer questions about its early intervention programs, housed at Wallace School, 506 W. Fourth St. Sterling police and fire, as well as state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, will be on hand.

More vendors, including food and drink vendors are sought.

Call Amber Scavenger or April Wilkinson at 815-669-5904 for more information.

Oct. 13 Sinnissippi celebrating 50 DIXON – Sinnissippi Centers will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala at 6 p.m. in the East Mall area at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Two keynote speakers will talk about the history of community behavioral health, of our area, and of Sinnissippi Centers.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available, and Acoustic Circus will perform music.

Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Go to sinnissippi.org or call 815284-6611 for more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Oct. 15 Event features sweets, smarts ROCK FALLS – A trivia night and dessert auction will be held at Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the dessert auction at 6:30 and trivia to follow.

There will be video and audio questions.

Cost is $10 per person and proceeds will help send Boy and Cub Scouts to summer camp.

Call Linda at 815-626-4152 for more information.

Oct. 20 Sales benefit art gallery DIXON – An event to benefit The Next Picture Show, featuring a red carpet, beauty bar, music, and light appetizers, will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Asterisk Boutique, 203 W. First St. The shop will donate 50 percent of the sales to the nonprofit art gallery.

Go to theasteriskboutique.com for more information.

STERLING | FUN FOR A CAUSE

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Employees and residents of Rock River Gardens watch as Clover Bud, a 5-month-old Red Angus calf walks through a cow-chip bingo board in August 2015 during the Cow-A-Dunga 50-50 raffle to help raise funds for the facility. The event returns from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

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STERLING – Cow-A-Dunga, a cowchip bingo fundraiser, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Rock River Gardens, 3601 16th Ave. How it works: Up to 100 numbered tickets will be sold for $100 each. Depending on how many are sold, a grid of numbered squares will be created. If all 100 tickets are sold, there will be 100 Oct. 22 Race to protect land AMBOY – The Anti-Dakota Access Pipeline 5K Run will begin at 8 a.m. at Amboy High School, 11 E. Hawley St. The run is being held in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline being built near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s land.

All proceeds will help the protect the land.

The run will end at the Depot Museum. Prizes will be awarded.

Cost is $22.50 per person.

Those who can’t run but would still like to donate can contact Anthony Karlsson at karlssonanthony@gmail.com.

Go to runsignup.com/amboydaplrun to register.

Catch quilts at auction STERLING – The annual Piecemaker’s Quilt Club auction will open at 6 p.m. at Bethel Reformed Church, 230 E. 23rd St. The auction will begin at 7.

Quilts, baby quilts, table runners, wallhangings, seasonal items, bags and other items – all made by members of the club – will be features in the auction.

Credit cards will be accepted.

According to a news release, “the money earned is returned to the community in a variety of ways.”

Admission is $3.

Call Sue Abate at 815-6250539 or Ben Mathew at 815625-4381 for more information.

Blues for a cause DIXON – The Jimmys will perform at a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital from 7 to 10 p.m. at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The benefit will be hosted by St. Jude’s Sterling-Rock Falls to Memphis Ride.

Tickets for the 18-and-older event are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Box seats are $25 in advance. They are available at dixontheatre.ticketleap.com or Venier’s Jewerly Store, 117 W. First St. Email Tom Conley at tom. conley@yahoo.com for more information.

Nov. 12 Vendors, bake sale at event ROCHELLE – The Outback Holiday Craft and Vendor Show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1415 10th Ave. Vendors will sell homemade holiday decorations, home decor and dog treats. Small businesses will also have booths.

squares, and the winner will take home $5,000. If 50 tickets are sold, there will be 50 squares and a $2,500 payout, and so on.

A calf, courtesy of the Garden Plain Ripsnorters 4-H Club, will be turned loose on the grid. Whichever square the calf drops a cow chip on will be the winner of the cow-pie pot.

There also will be a bake sale, outdoor games and free activities.

Stop by the facility or call 815-6260233 for tickets. Ticketholders need not be present to win.

Lunch will be sold from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the church’s youth group.

A bake sale will raise funds for a group of girls traveling to Tampa to dance at the Outback Bowl.

Go to stpaulrochelle.org for more information.

GAMES AND TRIVIA Friday Game night at Grace PRINCETON – Bored with the usual Friday-night routine?

Try your hand at various board games each week from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Grace Performing Arts Center, 316 S. Main St. The free event is for families, but organizers want participants to be aware that the lobby bar will be open during the event.

People can bring their own games.

Call 815-879-5656 for more information.

HISTORY LOVERS Saturday Spend the evening at mill FRANKLIN GROVE – The Franklin Grove Creek & Preservation Committee will host an “Evening at the Mill” dinner and program at Franklin Creek Grist Mill, 1893 Twist Road, in the Franklin Creek State Natural Area.

During “Roadtrip with a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi River,” travel photographer and writer Gayle Harper will take visitors on a journey with one tiny drop of rain that travels down the 2,300 miles of the mighty Mississippi River.

Upon learning that a raindrop falling into the headwaters of the Mississippi in Minnesota travels for 90 days to reach the Gulf of Mexico, Harper wanted to follow its route. Visiting unique places and meeting people along the backroads of the heart of Amer-

ica, she tells the story of a tiny stream that grows into a massive force of nature.

The program follows a dinner that begins at 6 p.m. The grist mill will be open all afternoon for tours prior to the dinner and program.

Reservations are required.

Tickets are $25 (including dinner) at the Franklin Creek Grist Mill, at franklincreekgristmill.com, or at 815-456-2718. Tickets must be purchased by today.

Proceeds from the event will go to the maintenance and operation of the Franklin Creek Grist Mill, which is operated by the Franklin Grove Creek & Preservation Committee, a 501(c)(3) notfor-profit organization.

Sunday Go way back to school STERLING – Harvey Geerts will present photos and history of rural schools in Albany, Fulton, Garden Plain, Newton, Union Grove and Ustick townships when the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society meets at 2 p.m. in the CGH Medical Center Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre.

The Fulton native has done genealogical and historical research with the Fulton Historical Society since 2009.

Oct. 14-15 History of Ottawa on tour OTTAWA – “Ghosts of Ottawa Past” will be offered at 7 and 9 p.m. each night at Reddick Mansion, 100 W. Lafayette St. The guided tour will include a half-mile outside walk along Columbus Street. The group will stop for a visit with Peg Looney, who worked at the Radium Dial Co., and will hear the story of the only known case of spontaneous combustion in La Salle County.

During the walk, other famous and infamous ghostly characters from Ottawa’s past might also appear.

The cost is $15. Participants should be 12 years or older.

Each tour is limited to 20 people.

Go to reddickmansion.org or call 815-433-6100 to reserve a spot or for more information.

Proceeds will help preserve and renovate the site.

Oct. 22 Seated cemetery tour SAVANNA – “Legacies of Savanna,” an indoor cemetery tour, will begin at 2 p.m. in the community room at Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, 406 Main St. Presenters will portray eight former Savanna residents: Aaron Pierce, founder of Savanna; Stoughton Cooley, a steamboat captain; Bothwell Pulford, a pharmacist; Simon Greenleaf, an editor; Hazel Law, a store owner; Esther Reagan, an educator; Mel Jones, a businessman; and Robert Kelly, a former prisoner of war.

Admission is $8. Call 815-2733761 for more information.

KARAOKE Saturday Party with the James Gang MOUNT MORRIS – Karaoke with the James Gang from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. at Maggie’s Idle Hour, 115 S. Wesley Ave. Email jamesgang1996@gmail. com for more information.

Upcoming: 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 14 at Freeport Moose, 601 E. South St.; 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 15 at Slurp & Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road, Pearl City; 7:3011:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Rochelle VFW, 318 Fourth Ave., Rochelle; 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Oct. 22 at Ralphie & Lu Lu’s, 812 Main St., Ashton; 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 28 at Dixon Moose Lodge, 887 Shop Road; 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 29 at Bogey’s, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon

THEATER Oct. 13-15, 20-22, 27-29 ‘Barrymore’ in Dixon DIXON – Timothy Boles will star in “Barrymore” at Dixon Stage

AT THE MUSEUM The Depot is open AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season.

The facility will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays.

Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

Go to amboydepotmuseum.org or call 815-631-7391 for more information.

History at Loveland DIXON – The History Museum has artifacts and displays on local and national history at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. The art museum also is available for viewing and features works by nationally known local artists.

The museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Go to lovelandcommunityhouse.org for more information.

At the John Deere Historic Site GRAND DETOUR – The John Deere Historic Site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through October. Admission is $5.

Call 815-652-4551 for more information.

Fun at Firehouse Ministries ROCK FALLS – Firehouse Ministries Fire Museum, 403 W. Second St., is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday through October. Local antique fire trucks, historical pictures, firefighting equipment, and more can be viewed.

Lincoln slept here STERLING – The LincolnManahan House, 607 E. Third St., which the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society has restored as a museum, is open for free guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays. In addition to being a historical site where Abraham Lincoln slept, it’s also a window into life in the mid-1800s. Call the historical society, 815-622-6215, for more information.

Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum TAMPICO – The Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum is now open on weekends.

The museum, 111 S. Main St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The museum also is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, call Joan Johnson at 815-622-8705.

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Through Wednesday Exhibit on Hamilton NAPERVILLE – The exhibit “Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America” is on display at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St. The exhibit shows “how this visionary and founding father helped to shape the America we live in today,” according to a news release.

It includes Revolutionary Warera artifacts from the collections of Naperville residents.

Admission is $12 for those

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Left, 306 W. First St. The play, which features Rich McNinch and is directed by Monique Elmendorf, will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13-15, 20-22, and 27-29.

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Saturday Event benefits community CAMBRIDGE — The 23rd annual Fall Review will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Cambridge United Methodist Church, 120 W. Exchange St. Festivities include a large indoor craft show. One of the highlights of the event is the gourmet shop with more than 1,500 decorated jars and pouches of homemade products perfect for gift giving.

A breakfast of cheese, ham and hashbrown casserole, fruit slush cup, muffins, coffee and juice will be sold from 7 to 9 a.m. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit local people with serious medical challenges, missions and missionaries outside of Cambridge, and programs within the Cambridge Church such as youth activities.

Boat ride benefits group LeCLAIRE, Iowa – The Savanna Historic Society will host a fundraiser ride on the Twilight riverboat this weekend.

The boat will leave at 3 p.m. from LeClaire and return an hour and half later.

Brian “Fox” Ellis will portray steamboat captain Henry Detweiller, friend and rival of Mark Twain. Ellis has worked on riverboats for more than 25 years and weaves together tall tales and history.

Dessert will be served.

Tickets are $50. Proceeds help the group continue to improve its building and develop exhibits.

Call Ann at 815-275-1958 for tickets or more information.

Event helps group give back DIXON – The Dixon Lioness Club’s fall auction will run from 5 to 9 p.m. at Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

The evening will include a live and silent auction.

Admission is $6 and includes a meal.

Proceeds help the group with its many projects in the Dixon area.

Go to dixonillioness.org for more information.

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MOVIE REVIEW | ‘BIRTH OF A NATION’

Can film withstand controversy? Yes and no

BY KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

“The Birth of a Nation” arrives on screens this week amongst a whiplash cycle of celebration and backlash. The indie historical epic about the bloody 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner is written, produced and directed by Nate Parker, who also stars in the film.

After the Sundance premiere in January, it was snapped up for a recordbreaking $17.5 million

by Fox Searchlight (no doubt with visions of future little gold men) during the height of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy.

But when Parker’s 2001 Penn State rape trial (in which he was acquitted) resurfaced in the media, attention was directed away from the movie itself and onto Parker’s character. In fairness, the story of “The Birth of a Nation” is born singularly from his vision – with the notable exception of Jean McGianni Celestin, who shares a “story by” credit. Celestin was convicted of rape in the same incident in which Parker was accused.

(The conviction was later overturned.)

Can “The Birth of a Nation” withstand the scrutiny? It both can and cannot. Parker is a better actor than writer or director in this particular

‘The Birth of a Nation’ 2.5 out of 4 stars Cast: Nate Parker, Aja Naomi King, Gabrielle Union, Penelope Ann Miller, Armie Hammer, Jackie Earle Haley Directed by Nate Parker Running time: 2 hours Rated: R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity.

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Nate Parker is shown as Nat Turner in a scene from “The Birth of a Nation.” project. In an emotionally detailed performance, he plays slave preacher Turner with a flinching self-effacement that evolves into horror, sorrow, rage and then possession by the blood of the Holy Spirit. He often grins with an eerie sense of torment behind his mask.

But as a director, he’s far too fond of heavy-handed film school symbolism, magical realism and a color palette so desaturated it’s difficult to discern the time of day.

In Parker’s embodiment of Turner, he’s a pious, loving, devoted

man, driven to extreme violence by systemic oppression and dehumanization. Parker dutifully walks us through the physical horrors of slavery, presented in the perfunctorily horrifying manner that we’re accustomed to. He wields shock value as a weapon against the audience, which is sobering, if not entirely innovative.

What’s troubling in light of their shared past is that Parker and Celestin utilize not one, not two, but three incidents of sexual violence against women as a storytell-

ute $250,000, the same amount he gave last year.

The gifts, which range from $1,000 to $5,000 per person, are based on nominations submitted by owners, managers, customers and others in the bookselling community.

Applications can be filed through Nov. 1. Patterson will choose the win-

ners, to be announced in December.

The nomination form can be found on bookweb. org/bonus, the website of the American Booksellers Association.

Patterson said in a statement that the money is his “humble acknowledgment of the important work” done by booksellers.

storytelling that is all-too ubiquitous.

There are many accoutrements that lend the appearance of importance and urgency that are perhaps style over substance – the title appropriated from D.W. Griffith’s racist early cinema epic, the poster of Parker lynched by an American flag, its anachronistic use of Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit.” Placed under the microscope, “The Birth of a Nation” lacks some originality of thought, but it nonetheless offers the opportunity for necessary discussion as we continue to wrestle with the racist history of this nation and its continuing effects.

ing device within this imagining of the Turner rebellion. Rape was a dark reality of slavey, but no evidence of it exists in the historical account of Turner’s actions. In this invention, it’s hard not to find a disturbing resonance to Parker’s personal history, especially in a scene of Turner weeping over the violated body of his wife Cherry (Aja

Naomi King), vowing revenge after she is gangraped by a group of white men.

But in this film, rape is not about women, but its effect on men. It’s clearly a convenient way to motivate and justify the mass murder that our hero commits, while maintaining audience allegiance to him. It’s the kind of cheap and easy

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IN BRIEF Patterson will give holiday bonuses NEW YORK (AP) – Employees at independent bookstores can look forward to another round of holiday bonuses from James Patterson.

The best-selling author told The Associated Press that he plans to distrib-

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The Bears placed second-year WR Kevin White on injured reserve Wednesday with a fractured left fibula, costing him the rest of the season. He also missed his entire rookie year with a stress fracture in the same leg.

Check out previews for this week’s Big Northern games between Genoa-Kingston & Dixon at A.C. Bowers Field, and Stillman Valley & Rock Falls at Hinders Field.

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GIRLS TENNIS | DIXON 3, NEWMAN 2

GOLF | 1A PRINCETON REGIONAL

For the birds Pultorak 2nd at Princeton Regional

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Dixon’s Alane Bratt returns a shot to Newman’s Audrey Melton during their No. 1 singles match on Wednesday at the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Dixon’s Page Park. Bratt won 6-1, 7-5.

Bratt drops in win Dixon tennis edges Newman in final dual

BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5550 @pm222

Star of the meet: Alane Bratt, Dixon, 6-1, 7-5 win at No. 1 Key performers: Avery Meyer, Newman, 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles; Erin Vits & Maddy Jacobs, Newman, 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles Up next: Newman at Mendota Invite, 8 a.m. Saturday; Dixon at Rochelle Sectional, 1 p.m. Oct. 14

DIXON – Alane Bratt and the drop shot: what a combination.

The Dixon tennis team’s No. 1 singles player has perfected the shot over the course of the season. It has caused countless opponents to sprint in, only to have the ball bounce twice and moments on Wednesday against out of reach.

Bratt used that shot at the right Newman, and picked up a straight-

set win over Audrey Melton.

That win at the top singles spot helped the Duchesses to a 3-2 victory over the Comets at Page Park in Dixon.

“I tried the chop shot but it wasn’t working, so I used my drop shot a lot,” Bratt said. “I have worked on my drop shot all year because people aren’t used to it. I’ve actually never seen anybody get used to a drop shot.”

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PRINCETON – For Olivia Pultorak, the eagle has landed, and so has her third consecutive sectional tournament berth.

The Dixon senior scored her first-ever eagle on her way to a second-place finish at the Class 1A Princeton Regional held Wednesday at Chapel Hill Golf Course. Pultorak and Amboy’s Hannah Grady were among 10 individual qualifiers, while Oregon advanced as a team.

They will all play Saturday at the Rock Falls Sectional.

Pultorak finished with a 12-over-par 84 at Chapel Hill. She had a 44 on the front side, but began the back nine with an eagle 2 on the 201-yard, par-4 10th hole. Her drive was within a few feet of the green, and from there, she popped it in. Pultorak gave a shout out to her father, John, for the shot.

“My dad taught me this little technique for chipping, and rolling it close to the cup,” Pultorak said.

“I chipped it the way that he taught me.”

Oregon finished with a 397 team total to earn a sectional berth. Byron won the regional with a 373 total.

“We’ve worked really hard, and we’re a good team,” Oregon senior Haley Repass said. “This is what we wanted.”

Abi Scheidecker led the Hawks with an 85, good for third place overall. She’s

Top 3 teams 1. Byron 373 2. Oregon 397 3. Putnam County 426 Medalist: Riley Hansen (Kewanee) 77 Local qualifiers: Olivia Pultorak (Dixon) 84; Hannah Grady (Amboy) 102

Olivia Pultorak Dixon senior

Abi Scheidecker Oregon senior

just glad to be able to tee it up again Saturday.

“Obviously it’s my senior year and last shot at everything, so it was a matter of going out and playing safe golf,” Scheidecker said. “I took it hole by hole, shot by shot, let the bad ones go, and was grateful for the good ones.”

Ali Scheidecker (93), Repass (107) and Alex Ocampo (112) had the other counting scores for Oregon.

Grady, a senior, earned her first sectional berth after finishing with a 102.

It was three shots below the cut line.

“It’s a dream come true, because this is my last year and I worked extra hard to make it happen,” Grady said. “I’m very happy.”

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEWS | WEEK 7 SHERRARD AT NEWMAN

STERLING AT ROCHELLE

These Tigers not so tame Battle of the goose eggs Comets see big improvements in Sherrard

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Newman may come into Week 7 with a perfect record, and the Comets may be facing a team with one win so far, but they are by no means taking the Sherrard Tigers lightly.

The Tigers may have Mike Vaughn/Special to Shaw Media just recently snapped a Newman’s Chase Graham (22) tackles Princeton’s 15-game losing streak, Bret Emmerson during Friday’s game at Bryant which included going Field in Princeton.

0-9 in 2015, but that is not the Tigers team that will be coming into When: 7:30 Friday Radio: 102.7 FM Roscoe Eades Stadium Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, Sterling on Friday.

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Two top defenses set to square off in Rochelle

Sterling has one of the best defenses in the state. On Friday, the second-ranked Golden Warriors will face Rochelle, whose defense is not too bad either.

The fourth-ranked Hubs have pitched Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com three shutouts so far Sterling’s Marcus Shetter (bottom) and Trevor this year – Sterling’s King (18) tackle Yorkville’s Jason Lewan on defense has managed Friday at Roscoe Eades Stadium. two – including shutouts in back-to-back games the last 2 weeks, When: 7:15 Friday Radio: 1240 AM wins over Ottawa and Where: Creason Athletic Complex, Rochelle Geneseo.

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Put a ring on it David Blatt Former Cleveland coach accepted a championship ring from the team despite being fired midway through last season.

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Drake LaRoche to throw out first pitch Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for the White Sox, there is always a new depth to be plumbed.

Drake LaRoche will be throwing out the first pitch before Saturday’s Game 2 of the Dodgers-Nationals playoff series.

A national audience will now be reminded of the embarrassing spring training episode in which struggling Sox designated hitter Adam LaRoche left the team over a dispute about how much time his teenage son Drake could spend in the team clubhouse. Apparently the Nationals are honoring Drake’s dad – who spent 4 years in Washington before he signed a pricey 2-year deal with the Sox – and the two LaRoches are, unsurprisingly, a package deal.

NFL

No charges for Broncos’ Talib Aqib Talib could still be disciplined by the NFL even if the Denver Broncos star cornerback faces no criminal charges in the shooting last summer in Texas which a bullet pierced his right leg.

Dallas police have not confirmed a report by WFAA-TV in Dallas that their investigation is closed and no charges are forthcoming against Talib after detectives determined he shot himself on June 5.

Even if he faces no legal consequences, Talib could still be suspended or fined by the NFL, which doesn’t require criminal charges or a conviction to mete out player punishment.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that Talib’s case “is under review of the personal conduct policy.”

Carson Palmer Cardinals starting quarterback remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol and is out for Thursday’s game against the 49ers.

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Cardinals lead way in Sherrard Erie golf wins regional; Sterling advances four to sectionals

By SVM Sports Staff

The Erie girls golf team had three scores either 94 or lower, and went on to win the Class 1A Sherrard Regional title at Fyre Lake Golf Course in Sherrard.

The Cardinals shot a 10-team best 379, ahead of Geneseo (383) and Sherrard (385). All three teams advance to the 1A Rock Falls Sectional on Saturday.

Prophetstown was fifth with 445.

Sera Bebon led Erie with 85 and tied for second place. Madison Newton shot 91, Riley Redell had 94, and Calisa Steel rounded out the scoring with 109 for the Cardinals.

Two Prophets golfers advanced, as Jasmine Haggard’s 96, and Madi Purvis’ 106 were good enough to make the cut at 106.

Sherrard’s Nikki Schmitt was the medalist with 83.

Morrison golfer Jaeden Workman didn’t compete due to an illness. Workman finished tied for 26th at the state tournament last season as a junior.

Sterling advances for to sectionals: The Golden Warriors just

missed advancing as a team and finished fourth with 401 at the Class 2A Rock Island Regional held at Highland Springs, but advanced four golfers to sectionals.

Golden Warriors Rachel Spen-

Wednesday’s stars Sera Bebon, Erie golf, 2nd at regional with 85 Mady Ferris, Newman volleyball, 38 digs, 2 aces Brooke Huizenga, Fulton volleyball, 9 kills, 15 digs Emma Sitzmore, Morrison volleyball, 6 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces cer (94), Emma Boze (98), Jessica Rahn (103) and Abigail Sheets (106) were under the 106 cutoff and made it through to the 2A Sacred Heart-Griffin Sectional, Tuesday at Illini Country Club in Springfield.

Galesburg’s Taylor Nesselroad was the medalist with 72, and led her team to the title with 317.

Minooka (346) and Dunlap (378) rounding out the top three.

Lydia Coatney and Emma Norton each had 103 to round out the counting scores.

West Carroll, which finished sixth with 423, advanced Hayley Guilinger (90). Guilinger was well under the cut of 98.

Volleyball Newman def. St. Bede 23-25, 25-21, 25-21: Madalyn Wilson

had 12 kills and eight service points, including an ace, as the Comets went on to Peru and knocked off the Bruins.

Also for Newman (14-10, 8-2 Three Rivers East), Mady Ferris had 38 digs, 10 points and two aces, Madison Craft had nine assists, 11 points and two aces, Kate Payan had seven assists, Payton Murray had four kills, and Mary Jensen added three block kills.

Fulton def. Morrison 25-27, Eastland third at Lena-Winslow 25-14, 25-20: The Steamers Regional: The Cougars finished bounced back to win the final

third at the Class 1A Lena-Winslow Regional held at Wolf Hollow, and advanced to the Rock Falls Sectional held on Saturday.

Eastland had 377, well ahead of fourth-place Galena (419). Rockford Lutheran won the title with 333, and Rockford Boylan was second with 335.

Grace Norton fired an 83 to lead the Cougars. Chloe Anderson had 93, Jenna French had 98, while

two sets after dropping the first, to earn a Three Rivers West win in Morrison.

Brooke Huizenga, Jordan Price and Rachael Huizenga each had nine kills for Fulton. Brooke Huizenga added 15 digs.

Kassidee Church led Morrison with eight kills, while Lauren Vos and Emma Sitzmore each added six. Sitzmore also had team-highs with 13 digs and three aces.

On the calendar Local events

Today Men’s golf 11 a.m.

• Region IV Tournament, at LaSalle Boys soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Moline 6 p.m.

• LaSalle-Peru at Sterling Volleyball 6 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Stillman Valley 7 p.m.

• Oregon at Winnebago • Rockridge at Fulton • Sherrard at Morrison • Orangeville at Amboy • Durand at AFC • Aquin at Milledgeville • Dakota at Polo

On the tube TV listings

Today Auto racing 6 p.m.

• NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Bank of America 500, qualifying, at Concord, N.C., NBCSN

College football 6:30 p.m.

• Norfolk St. at North Carolina A&T, ESPNU 7 p.m.

• W. Kentucky at Louisiana Tech, CBSSN • Temple at Memphis, ESPN

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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Army vet deemed ineligible by NCAA

6 a.m.

Oakland University is planning to appeal a decision by the NCAA that ruled freshman forward Isaiah Brock, an Army veteran, ineligible for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com reported Wednesday the NCAA deemed Brock didn’t meet the requirements to play college basketball based on his high school transcript from 2011, even though his standardized test score qualified and he’s done successful work in college-level courses.

Oakland athletic director Jeff Konya told CBSSports.com he believes the governing body of college athletics is making a mistake by focusing on grades from so long ago.

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ABOVE: Newman’s Audrey Melton returns a shot to Dixon’s Alane Bratt during their No. 1 singles match on Wednesday in Dixon.

BELOW: Newman’s Avery Meyer returns a shot against Dixon’s Sara Ackerson on Wednesday at Page Park in Dixon.

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Bratt won 6-1, 7-5, and cruised through the first set. But Melton proved to be a tough out and put up a challenge in the second set. Melton defended the lines well, and won a few games with some timely shots. But Bratt was able to hang on.

Bratt, playing in her first full season as a singles player, ran her record to 13-4. She played a lot of doubles a season ago, but has held down the No. 1 slot for Dixon this season and has found success against the top player from opposing teams.

One court over, Newman No. 2 Avery Meyer picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win over Sara Ackerson. Meyer has one of the hardest serves in the area, and she relies on that hard first serve being in bounds. It was working for her, as she was able to put that in play often. That wasn’t always the case in summer tournaments, but she has been working on the timing, and it’s all coming together.

And at a good time, too, with sectionals starting Oct. 14.

“My first serve is intimidating,” Meyer said.

“I’ve been able to get that in play more consistently. My second serve isn’t that fast – I just try to get it in – but I think that even if I miss on the first one, it still intimidates a little bit.”

Newman’s lone doubles win came at No. 1, as Erin Vits and Maddy Jacobs shut out Larissa Gallardo and Renata Young 6-0, 6-0.

“They’ve been playing well all season,” Dixon coach Steve Boll said of his No. 1 doubles squad, “but they’re just in a bit of a slump right now.”

Boll likes the way his No. 2 doubles team of Allison Bay and Alexis Sneek are playing, after the pair beat Amber Long and Chloe Klein 6-1, 1-6, 13-11. Boll thinks they could be a tough out in sectionals.

Also for the Duchesses, Adela Baramosica and Paige Colby picked up the win at No. 3 doubles over Sydney Schott and Sarah Davis 6-3, 6-4.

• European PGA Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, first round, at Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland, GOLF 2 p.m.

• Web.com Tour Championship, first round, at Atlantic Beach, Fla., GOLF Midnight

• Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, second round, at Incheon, Korea, ESPN2 • LPGA Tour, Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, second round, at Taipei, Taiwan, GOLF

MLB 3:30 p.m.

• AL Division Series, Game 1, Blue Jays at Rangers, TBS 7 p.m.

• AL Division Series, Game 1, Red Sox at Indians, TBS

NBA 6 p.m.

• Preseason, Bulls at Pacers, CSN • Preseason, Wizards at 76ers, NBA

NFL 6:25 p.m.

• Cardinals at 49ers, CBS & NFL

Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying, Ireland vs. Georgia, at Dublin, FS1 • FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying, Italy vs. Spain, at Turin, Italy, FS1 • FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying, Austria vs.

Wales, at Vienna, FS2

Thursday, October 6, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

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WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Girls golf Wednesday’s results

Class 1A Princeton Regional

at Chapel Hill Golf Course Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals advance to the Rock Falls Sectional on Saturday) Team scores 1. Byron 373, 2. Oregon 397, 3. Putnam County 426, 4. Princeton 428, 5. St. Bede 432, 6. Rock Falls 464, 7. Mendota 491, 8.

Stillman Valley 494 Top 5 finishers 1. Riley Hansen (Kewanee) 77, 2. Olivia Pultorak (Dixon) 84, 3. Abi Scheidecker (Oregon) 85, 4. Abigail Richardson (Byron) 88, 5. Kaley Mumma (Byron) 90 Individual qualifiers Hansen (Kewanee) 77, Pultorak (Dixon) 84, Aiko Mendoza (St. Bede) 95, Maddie James (Stillman Valley) 95, Kelly VanDenBussche (Princeton) 98, Cece Liichow (Wethersfield) 99, Elizabeth Whitford (Galva) 100, Gianna Elias (St. Bede) 102, Hannah Grady (Amboy) 102, *Ashlynn Challand (Stillman Valley) 105 Other Oregon golfers: Ali Scheidecker 93, Haley Repass 107, Alex Ocampo 112, Izzy Nelson 129, Lizzy Villareal 132 Rock Falls golfers: Bree Johnson 108, Adison Wolf 117, Payton Law 118, Kylee Ricketts 121, Mahala Larson 127, Jesse Clevenger 130 Other Dixon golfer: Charlotte McCoy 139 Other Amboy golfer: Rayven Wheling 108 Bureau Valley golfer: Laini Kruse 123 Polo golfer: Megan Call 105 * won 2-hole playoff for sectional berth

2A Rock Island Regional

at Highland Springs, Rock Island (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 2A Sacred Heart-Griffin Sectional on Tuesday)

Team scores 1. Galesburg 317, 2. Minooka 346, 3. Dunlap 378, 4. Sterling 401, 5. Moline 416, 6.

Rock Island 429, 7. LaSalle-Peru 438 Top 5 individuals 1. Taylor Nesselroad (Galesburg) 72, 2.

Kirsten Osborn (Galesburg) 79, 3. Maddie Erickson (Minooka) 80, 4. Maxine Nesemeier (Freeport) 81, 5. (tie) Jessica Sparks (Galesburg), Maitlyn Sanders (Galesburg) 83.

Advancing individuals Nesemeier (Freeport) 81, Taylor Sodaro (Rock Island) 89, Rachel Spencer (Sterling) 94, Georgia Kapetaneas (L-P) 95, Emma Boze (Sterling) 98, Samantha Cramer (Moline) 100, Jessica Rahn (Sterling) 103, Paige Finch (Moline) 104, Madison Wenthe (Moline) 105, Abbigail Sheets (Sterling) 106 Other Sterling score: Averi Heintzelman 120

1A Sherrard Regional

at Fyre Lake Golf Course, Sherrard (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 2A Rock Falls Sectional on Saturday) Team scores 1. Erie 379, 2. Geneseo 383, 3. Sherrard 385, 4. Rockridge 403, 5. Prophetstown 445, 6. Monmouth United 466, 7. Mercer County 472, 7. Alleman 472, 9. Knoxville 491, 10. Orion 493 Medalist: Nikki Schmitt (Sherrard) 83 Advancing individuals Jillian Stone (Rockridge) 85, Jasmine Haggard (Prophetstown) 96, Ashley Minyard (Rockridge) 97, Breck Shannon (Cambridge) 99, Taylor Newswander (Mercer County) 101, Halie DeLille (Orion) 103, Alyssa Carpita (Alleman) 104, Alexis Strause (Mercer County) 104, Ann Smolenski (Orion) 106, Madi Purvis (Prophetstown) 106 Erie scores: Sera Bebon 85, Madison Newton 91, Riley Redell 94, Calisa Steel 109, Lexus Georgean 119, Lindsay Weber 146

Other Prophetstown scores: Rachael Driscoll 121, Sam Soleta 122, Alyvia Hogge 126, Hannah Kolling 130

1A Lena-Winslow Regional

at Wolf Hollow Golf Course, Lena (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 1A Rock Falls Sectional on Saturday) Team scores 1. Rockford Lutheran 333, 2. Boylan Catholic 335, 3. Eastland 377, 4. Galena 419, 5. Lena-Winslow 421, 6. West Carroll 423, 7. East Dubuque 431, 8. Winnebago 450 Medalist: Natalie Hooper (Lutheran) 74 Advancing individuals Megan Gille (Stockton) 81, Sedona Smith (Aquin) 83, Brooke Bunjes (Rockford Christian Life) 87, Hayley Guilinger (West Carroll) 90, Hope Enck (Lena-Winslow) 91, Isabel Karnuth (Galena) 94, Renee Scheider (Lena-Winslow) 94, Maggie Bald (Aquin) 95, Bri Lehman (River Ridge) 97, Ava Beaves (East Dubuque) 98 Eastland scores: Grace Norton 83, Chloe Anderson 93, Jenna French 98, Lydia Coatney 103, Emma Norton 103, Naomi Mullen 130 Other West Carroll scores: Emily Suiter 101, Alyssa Smith 109, Emily Hartman 123

Girls tennis Wednesday’s results at Page Park, Dixon

DIXON 3, NEWMAN 2 Singles 1. Alane Bratt (D) def. Audrey Melton 6-1, 7-5 2. Avery Meyer (N) def. Sara Ackerson 6-2, 6-0 Doubles 1. Erin Vits, Maddy Jacobs (N) def. Larissa Gallardo, Renata Young 6-0, 6-0 2. Allison Bay, Alexis Sneek (D) def. Amber Long, Chloe Klein 6-1, 1-6, 13-11 3. Adela Baramosica, Paige Colby (D) def.

Sydney Schott, Sarah Davis 6-3, 6-4

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Erie-Prophetstown’s Kody Wetzell (left) gets tackled by Newman’s Aaron Scroggins during their game this season.

Newman finds confidence TAME

deal with a Newman defense which has been on top of its game this season. The Comets followed up backto-back shutouts of Morrison and “On the film, they look way better Kewanee with a 48-13 win over Eriethan last year,” Comets linebacker Prophetstown and a 38-8 win over Nate Olson said. “I was shocked when Princeton. Newman has allowed 56 I saw them. They look 10 times betpoints all season, and just 21 in the ter than what I saw last year. They’re past 4 weeks. running hard. You can tell a couple of “We’ve really come together,” Olson them are running hard, and it takes said. “We’ve gotten really close, and more than one person to take them that really helps a lot when we can down.” count on each other to do our jobs.

Newman coach Mike Papoccia Linebackers fill, and our defensive line sees a Sherrard team that is showis taking up more than one guy blocking improvement by keeping things ing. That really opens it up for the simple. linebackers to do our job.”

“I applaud their coaches for doing Papoccia said his team has honed that,” he said. “They’ve got a really the fundamentals on defense and good couple of running backs, their comes in playing with confidence on quarterback’s tough, their line gets that side of the ball. off the ball well. They’re just stressing “They’re playing well together, the little things that really are mak11 guys doing their job, and that’s ing a difference for them. They don’t the only way we can be successful,” have the horses yet to contend for the Papoccia said. “Our tackling’s been conference, but I think they’re taking good, our effort’s been even better.” steps in the right direction to get betOn the other side of the ball, a Comet ter.” offense which comes in averaging 36.6 The Tigers offense comes in averagpoints per game will face a Sherrard ing 23.3 points per game, and put up defense which has allowed an average 52 in a Week 5 win over Hall. In that of 40.3 points per game. game, Cole Viager gained 157 yards on “If we’re all blocking and we get the ground, and Billy McAtee picked our blocks, we should be able to get up 167. Luke Kissner was the team’s 4 or 5 yards every run and play Blue second-leading rusher in the Week 6 Machine football,” Leffelman said. loss to Bureau Valley.

Papoccia expects the Sherrard “They’re running backs run hard, defense to stack the line of scrimthey block hard,” Newman’s Eli Lefmage, something a lot of defenses have done against Newman. felman said. “They’ve got nothing to “They’ll try to disrupt us any possible lose, so they’re going to play hard.” way,” Papoccia said.

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Some solid work on Chapel Hill’s challenging greens did the trick for Grady, as she recorded just two 3-putts.

“I did a lot of putting exercises during practice,” Grady said, “and that really helped me today.”

Narrowly missing a sectional berth was Polo’s Megan Call, who was one of three golfers finish at 105. Call, Stillman Valley’s Ashlyn Challand, and Henry-Senachwine’s Kelli Kennedy had a playoff, starting at No. 10, for one spot.

Kennedy was eliminated after the first hole, as she recorded a seven, while Call and Challand had sixes. Call missed a 3-footer for bogey that could have ended the playoff after one hole.

On No. 11, Challand narrowly missed a tree on her drive and hit a long tee shot up the right side. Call, meanwhile, hit a series of short shots

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Oregon’s Ali Scheidecker had a 93 at the Class 1A Princeton Regional on Wednesday. The Hawks advanced to sectionals as a team. that left her just over the green on the 422-yard par-5 in six shots. She ended up with a nine on the hole, while Challand carded a six to earn a sectional berth.

The meet medalist was Kewanee freshman Riley Hansen, who fired a 5-over-par 77. She had a 42 on the front nine, but

birdied No. 10 and 12 on the way to a back-nine 35.

“I got two birdies close together, and then I got a bunch of pars,” said Hansen, who was also the Three Rivers Conference champion. “I think that was mostly from putting or hitting my driver straight, so that really helps.”

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FOOTBALL

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

Conf.

2-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-3

All 6-0 5-1 2-4 4-2 1-5

Friday’s games • DeKalb at Ottawa, 7:15 • LaSalle-Peru at Geneseo, 7:15 • Sterling at Rochelle, 7:15

Big Northern Genoa-Kingston Byron Dixon Winnebago Rkfd. Lutheran Rock Falls Rkfd. Christian Mendota Stillman Valley North Boone Oregon

Conf.

6-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-2 3-3 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 0-5

All 6-0 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 3-3 2-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5

Friday’s games • Byron at Mendota, 7 • Harvard at North Boone, 7 • Rkfd. Christian at Winnebago, 7 • Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, 7 • Oregon at Rkfd. Lutheran, 7:15 • Genoa-Kingston at Dixon, 7:30

Three Rivers Mississippi

Conf.

St. Bede 4-0 Newman 3-0 Princeton 2-1 Erie-Prophetstown 1-2 Sherrard 1-2 Kewanee 1-3 Hall 0-4

All 4-2 6-0 3-3 1-5 1-5 3-3 0-6

Friday’s games • Erie-Prophetstown at Kewanee, 7:30 • Riverdale at Hall, 7:30 • Sherrard at Newman, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Princeton at St. Bede, 2

Three Rivers Rock Fulton Rockridge Orion Morrison Bureau Valley Riverdale

Conf.

2-0 3-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-3

All 4-1 5-1 5-1 2-3 4-2 1-5

Friday’s games • Bureau Valley at Fulton, 7:30 • Morrison at Orion, 7:30 • Riverdale at Hall, 7:30 • Rockridge at St. Vincent (Mo.), 7:30

NUIC Northwest Eastland-P.C. Forreston Lena-Winslow East Dubuque Dakota Amboy West Carroll Galena Pecatonica

Conf.

5-0 5-0 4-1 3-2 3-3 2-4 1-4 1-5 0-5

All 6-0 6-0 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 2-4 1-5 0-6

Friday’s games • East Dubuque at West Carroll, 7 • Dakota at Pecatonica, 7:30 • EPC at Amboy, 7:30 • Galena at Warren, 7:30 • Lena-Winslow at Forreston, 7:30

NUIC Upstate Aquin Stockton Polo Milledgeville AFC Orangeville Warren Durand River Ridge

Conf.

6-0 5-0 4-1 4-2 2-3 2-3 1-5 0-5 0-5

All 6-0 6-0 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 1-5 0-6 0-6

Friday’s games • River Ridge at AFC, 7 • Durand at Orangeville, 7:30 • Galena at Warren, 7:30 • Polo at Aquin, 7:30 • Stockton at Milledgeville, 7:30

Thursday, October 6, 2016

WE PICK ’EM | WEEK 7

AP POLL Class 8A

Overall Last week Sterling (6-0) at Rochelle (5-1) Genoa-Kingston (6-0) at Dixon (5-1) Stillman Valley (1-5) at Rock Falls (3-3) Oregon (1-5) at Rkfd. Lutheran (4-2) Sherrard (1-5) at Newman (6-0) Erie-P’town (1-5) at Kewanee (3-3) Bureau Valley (4-2) at Fulton (5-1) Morrison (2-4) at Orion (5-1) River Ridge (0-6) at AFC (2-4) Polo (4-2) at Aquin (6-0) Stockton (6-0) at Milledgeville (4-2) Eastland-P.C. (6-0) at Amboy (2-4) East Dubuque (4-2) at West Carroll (2-4)

Cody Cutter 461 pts 62-16

Eric Ingles 455 pts 59-19

Patrick Mason 442 pts 58-20

Homer Ty Brian Dan Reynolds Weidman Woessner (home team) 469 pts 445 pts 439 pts 40-38 63-15 58-20 59-19

78 pts 11-2

85 pts 11-2

84 pts 11-2

84 pts 11-2

86 pts 11-2

82 pts 11-2

STER 1 pt GK 5 pts RF 4 pts LUTH 9 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 12 pts FUL 7 pts ORION 3 pts AFC 10 pts AQUIN 6 pts STOCK 11 pts EPC 8 pts ED 2 pts

STER 2 pts GK 1 pt RF 6 pts LUTH 9 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 7 pts FUL 5 pts ORION 10 pts AFC 8 pts AQUIN 3 pts STOCK 4 pts EPC 12 pts ED 11 pts

STER 8 pts GK 1 pt SV 2 pts LUTH 12 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 9 pts FUL 3 pts ORION 10 pts AFC 6 pts AQUIN 7 pts STOCK 4 pts EPC 11 pts ED 5 pts

STER 1 pt GK 3 pts RF 2 pts LUTH 12 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 11 pts FUL 4 pts ORION 8 pts AFC 5 pts AQUIN 6 pts STOCK 7 pts EPC 10 pts ED 9 pts

STER 3 pts DIXON 2 pts RF 1 pt LUTH 12 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 10 pts FUL 4 pts ORION 11 pts AFC 9 pts AQUIN 8 pts STOCK 5 pts EPC 7 pts ED 6 pts

STER 2 pts GK 3 pts SV 4 pts LUTH 10 pts NEW 13 pts KEW 5 pts FUL 1 pt ORION 12 pts AFC 6 pts AQUIN 8 pts STOCK 9 pts EPC 11 pts ED 7 pts

8-5 ROCH DIXON RF LUTH NEW KEW

Arthur Cox, Dixon Stephen Brooke, AFC Keegan Schubert, EPC Tristen Aguilar, Polo Nyrel Sullivan, Sterling Caleb Mennen, Oregon Michael Pidde, Fulton Kyle Forbes, Milledgeville Drake Davis, Bureau Valley Latrell Vaughn, Sterling Jeremy Bibler, Milledgeville Cade Gorzny, Newman Andrew Spaulding, Sterling Jacob Cullen, Oregon Eli Leffelman, Newman Trey Morse, Sterling Jayden Kempel, EPC Brighton Haverland, EPC Austin Rash, Fulton Aaron Deter, Morrison Adam Hart, AFC Devin DeHaan, Oregon Nate Rahn, Milledgeville Jarod Kempel, EPC Easton Bianchi, Newman Isaiah Harris, Rock Falls Caje Peterson, Bureau Valley Austin Schroeder, Fulton

Att 128 133 92 91 60 75 92 73 89 49 62 58 73 76 58 48 54 58 61 57 50 52 16 23 43 50 48 42

Passing yards Yds 853 710 666 603 562 558 551 518 449 473 437 402 390 382 380 367 327 323 310 268 261 256 230 226 215 211 201 200

TD 10 9 8 11 9 6 5 7 9 9 4 5 5 6 6 4 5 6 7 7 2 2 2 2 0 4 5 0

Logan Pillars, Rock Falls Noah Wilcox, Dixon Drake Davis, Bureau Valley Tyler Sweenie, Fulton Trey Morse, Sterling Brighton Haverland, EPC Reilly Dolan, Morrison Landen Vesley, Newman Caleb Drew, AFC Brexton Flynn, Milledgeville Randal Gabaldon, Polo Braiden Soltow, Polo Dylan Keller, Morrison Justin Young, Polo Caid Chenoweth, Oregon Braden Smargiassi, EPC Bryce Grant, Fulton Austin Schroeder, Fulton Alek Duran, Sterling Ethan Fischbach, Morrison Erik North, Fulton Kaylon Westmorland, Dixon

C-A-I 94-174-3 90-141-1 59-102-4 44-72-1 33-52-2 21-44-3 12-31-4 12-30-1 16-33-1 11-31-2 11-25-3 15-35-3 10-28-3 6-11-1 6-22-1 2-3-1 1-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-3-1

FUL ORION AFC AQUIN M’VILLE AMBOY WC

Receptions Yds 1,454 1,040 809 641 549 378 290 231 221 216 174 162 116 103 70 64 28 19 10 0 0 -2

TD 13 11 6 7 7 3 2 1 3 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Roger Carlson, Rock Falls Michael Berentes, Rock Falls Bryan Herr, Bureau Valley Kaylon Westmorland, Dixon Arthur Cox, Dixon Jay Edlefson, Bureau Valley Jared Harrison, Dixon Turner Morse, Sterling Tyler Bruggenwirth, Fulton Skylar Fischer, EPC Reid Taylor, Polo Ty Paulline, Fulton Ethan Fischbach, Morrison Blake Wind, Rock Falls Elijiah McGlown, Dixon Brennan Mammosser, Rock Falls Braiden Soltow, Polo Kandras Martin, Dixon Nathan McLuckie, Fulton Jake Pitman, Dixon Isaiah Harris, Rock Falls Eli Leffelman, Newman Reid Blackburn, Sterling David Atkinson, AFC Alek Duran, Sterling Austin Schroeder, Fulton

Rec 33 33 24 23 21 21 16 16 15 12 12 12 11 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6

Yds 488 485 442 219 274 208 297 267 343 283 198 155 226 155 77 114 88 85 79 67 144 129 104 100 71 60

TD 7 5 3 2 3 3 3 4 5 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

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Friday’s game could decide NIB-12 West BATTLE

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“They’re really big up front, keep their pad levels down, try and limit the longball,” Sterling quarterback Trey Morse said. “We’re going to have to use our whole offense, not just rely on the run game like we have been.”

Rochelle has allowed 74 total points this season, though 46 of those came in the Hubs’ one defeat, a 46-21 Week 2 loss to still-unbeaten Johnsburg.

“It’s not that they’re not playing good offensive schemes,” Sterling coach Jon Schlemmer said. “They’ve got good players and they’re coached up

well. They’re where they’re supposed to be, and once they’re there, they’re able to make plays.”

Rochelle is one of two teams to beat Morris this year, and one of two teams (Sterling is the other) to beat Geneseo.

Both the Hubs and the Golden Warriors beat the Maple Leafs in back-toback weeks, as Rochelle beat them 31-0 last week, and Sterling beat them 49-7 in Week 5.

“We’re still going to go fast, try to wear their big bodies down,” Morse said. “We think that we’re a lot faster than them from what we’ve seen on film, so it should be pretty good for us.”

The Sterling defense will face a team which

narrowly snuck past Yorkville and Morris, but put up 53 points in a win over Chicago Corliss and 41 and 31 points in wins the past 2 weeks.

“They’re a smashmouth team, and they’re not going to say sorry afterwards,” Schlemmer said.

The Hubs will come at Sterling with a power rushing attack. Alex Harvey has gained 628 yards this year and found the end zone six times. Matt Albers has 536 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.

Schlemmer said a lot of that is from the same looks and off of the same plays.

“They’re great at what they do,” outside linebacker Elias Edmondson said. “They don’t

Class 7A School W-L Pts Prv 1. East St. Louis (11) 6-0 110 1 2. Bradley-Bourbonnais 6-0 89 2 3. Fenwick 5-1 82 3 4. St. Charles North 5-1 62 5 5. Benet 5-1 56 T8 6. Batavia 5-1 53 6 7. Normal Community 5-1 46 7 8. Rolling Meadows 6-0 36 10 9. Chicago Mt. Carmel 3-3 33 4 10. Lake Zurich 5-1 22 NR Others receiving votes: Lincoln Way West 6, St. Rita 3, Glenbrook North 3, Machesney Park Harlem 2, Highland Park 1, St. Patrick 1.

Class 6A

SVM FOOTBALL STAT LEADERBOARD Rushing yards

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (10) 6-0 100 1 2. Brother Rice 6-0 83 3 (tie) Home.-Flossmoor 6-0 83 2 4. Neuqua Valley 6-0 58 5 5. Palatine 6-0 55 4 6. Barrington 6-0 38 8 7. Lincoln-Way East 5-1 37 6 8. Lyons 6-0 27 10 9. O.P. River Forest 6-0 24 9 10. Hinsdale Central 6-0 20 NR Others receiving votes: Edwardsville 12, Oswego 5, Stevenson 3, Marist 3, St. Charles East 2.

do anything crazy, but they do what they do well. We’ve got a great defense, we’ve just got to stay on our jobs and do our jobs.”

Rochelle, 1 year after finishing 3-6, is now 5-1.

Both teams are 2-0 in the NIB-12 West, so the winner on Friday will be in the driver’s seat for a conference title.

Sterling would love to have that conference title, but the Golden Warriors also have an eye on something bigger. “[We] just keep thinking about what we want next for the program and keep it going,” Morse said. “Make ourselves elite in the state, not settle for conference.”

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Sac. Heart-Griffin (8) 6-0 102 1 2. Prairie Ridge (3) 6-0 93 2 3. Cary-Grove 5-1 78 3 4. Lemont 5-1 59 4 5. Rockford Boylan 6-0 55 5 6. Danville 6-0 44 6 7. St. Laurence 5-1 41 8 8. Rockford Auburn 5-1 35 7 9. DeKalb 5-1 25 9 10. Crete-Monee 4-2 12 NR Others receiving votes: Antioch 8, Quincy 5, De La Salle 1, Montini 1, Rock Island 11.

Class 5A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Peoria Central (11) 6-0 119 1 2. Sterling (1) 6-0 106 2 3. Peoria Notre Dame 5-1 90 3 4. Rochelle 5-1 89 4 5. Metamora 5-1 67 6 6. Centralia 5-1 55 8 7. Highland 5-1 34 T10 8. Decatur Eisenhower 5-1 26 5 (tie) Washington 4-2 26 T10 10. Triad 5-1 20 NR Others receiving votes: Morris 10, Chicago Solorio 8, Woodstock North 4, Woodstock Marian 2, Morgan Park 2, Rich Central 1, Thornridge 1 Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Althoff Catholic (12) 6-0 132 1 2. Rochester (1) 6-0 123 2 3. Phillips 5-1 112 3 4. Johnsburg (1) 6-0 101 4 5. Columbia 6-0 77 5 6. Genoa-Kingston 6-0 73 6 7. Aurora Cent. Cath. 6-0 54 7 8. Marengo 5-1 32 9 9. Mt. Zion 5-1 29 10 10. Canton 5-1 16 NR Others receiving votes: Plano 5, Richmond-Burton 5, Taylorville 3, Dixon 2, Herrin 2, Rockford Lutheran 2, Geneseo 1, Breese Mater Dei 1.

Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. IC Catholic (12) 6-0 120 1 2. Wilmington 6-0 105 2 3. Monticello 6-0 91 3 4. Byron 6-0 81 4 5. Newton 6-0 64 5 6. North-Mac 6-0 51 6 (tie) Herscher 6-0 51 7 8. Breese Central 6-0 28 9 9. Pana 6-0 27 8 10. Elmwood-Brimfield 6-0 16 10 Others receiving votes: Bloomington Central Catholic 14, Mt. Carmel 8, Williamsville 3, Westville 1.

Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Downs Tri-Valley (10) 6-0 118 1 2. Dee-Mack (2) 6-0 105 2 3. Newman 6-0 94 3 4. Mendon Unity 6-0 78 4 5. Eastland-Pearl City 6-0 67 5 6. Maroa-Forsyth 5-1 60 6 7. Fulton 5-1 48 7 8. West Hancock 6-0 33 8 9. Orion 5-1 30 9 10. Wethersfield 5-1 12 NR Others receiving votes: Red Bud 10, Carmi White County 2, Chicago Hope 1, St. Bede 1, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 1.

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Decatur St. Teresa (10) 6-0 108 1 2. Ottawa Marquette 6-0 90 2 3. Forreston (1) 6-0 85 4 4. Tuscola 6-0 83 3 5. Stockton 6-0 69 5 6. Lena-Winslow 5-1 53 7 7. Argenta-Oreana 6-0 35 8 8. Athens 5-1 31 6 9. Aquin 6-0 29 10 10. Mt. Sterling Brown Co. 4-2 7 9 Others receiving votes: Decatur Lutheran (LSA) 4, Camp Point Central 3, Bureau Valley 3, Hardin (Calhoun) 2, South Fork 1, Stark County 1, Kirkland Hiawatha 1.

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1-5

4-2

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6-0

1-5

3-3

Sterling at Rochelle

Genoa-Kingston at Dixon

Stillman Valley at Rock Falls

Oregon at Lutheran

Sherrard at Newman

Erie-Prophetstown at Kewanee

When: 7:15 Friday Where: Creason Athletic Complex, 1401 Flagg Rd. Radio: 1240 AM AP rank: Sterling No. 2 5A, Rochelle No. 4 5A NIB-12 West: Sterling 2-0, Rochelle 2-0 Last week: Sterling 41, Yorkville 0; Rochelle 31, Geneseo 0 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Sterling 35-0 Series streak: Sterling 2 Fast fact: The Hubs’ last conference title was in NCIC Southwest in 2004.

SVM pick: Sterling 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: A.C. Bowers Field, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive Radio: 1460 AM AP rank: Dixon rec. votes 4A; G-K No. 6 4A Big Northern: Dixon 4-1, G-K 6-0 Last week: Dixon 26, Stillman Valley 18; G-K 40, Rkfd. Christian 7 Last meeting: First meeting Series streak: – Fast fact: Dukes have given up 97 points, while Cogs have allowed 90.

SVM pick: G-K 5-1

When: 7 Friday Where: Hinders Field, 500 15th Ave. Radio: None Big Northern: Rock Falls 3-3, Stillman 1-4 Last week: Winnebago 48, Rock Falls 16; Dixon 26, Stillman 18 Last meeting: 2015 Week 6, Stillman 43-20 Series streak: Stillman 5 Fast facts: Rockets have not beaten Cardinals since joining BNC. ... Stillman is just 6-12 since winning 3A state title in 2013.

SVM pick: RF 4-2

When: 7:15 Friday Where: 3411 N. Alpine Rd., Rockford Radio: 95.7 FM AP rank: Lutheran rec. votes 4A Big Northern: Oregon 0-5, Lutheran 3-2 Last week: Byron 47, Oregon 12; Lutheran 49, North Boone 13 Last meeting: 2015 Week 5, Lutheran 60-0 Series streak: Lutheran 4 Fast fact: Crusaders own 158-46 scoring edge in 4-game win streak.

SVM pick: Lutheran 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, 1608 Fourth Ave. Radio: 102.7 FM AP rank: Newman No. 3 2A TRAC Mississippi: Newman 3-0, Sherrard 1-2 Last week: Newman 38, Princeton 8; Bureau Valley 34, Sherrard 21 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Newman 54-7 Series streak: Newman 4 Fast fact: Comets have outscored Tigers 159-38 over last 3 years.

SVM pick: Newman 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 1101 E. Third St. Radio: 105.5 FM TRAC Mississippi: ErieP’town 1-2, Kewanee 1-3 Last week: St. Bede 56, Erie-P’town 7; Kewanee 35, Hall 28 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Erie-P’town 48-23 Series streak: E-P 4 Fast fact: The Panthers have won 5 of the 6 meetings against the Boilermakers since Kewanee joined the Big Rivers in 2010.

SVM pick: Kewanee 6-0

4-2

5-1

Bureau Valley at Fulton When: 7:30 Saturday Where: 1207 12th St. Radio: 98.1 FM, 1390 AM AP rank: BV rec. votes 1A; Fulton No. 7 2A TRAC Rock: BV 0-2, Fulton 3-0 Last week: BV 34, Sherrard 21; Fulton 35, Morrison 13 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Fulton 40-20 Series streak: Fulton 5 Fast fact: Last time Storm beat Steamers was 2010 – the last time BV made the playoffs.

SVM pick: Fulton 6-0

4-2

2-4

5-1

Morrison at Orion When: 7:30 Friday Where: 1100 Thirteenth St. Radio: None AP rank: Orion No. 9 2A TRAC Rock: Morrison 1-2, Orion 2-1 Last week: Fulton 35, Morrison 13; Orion 49, Monmouth-Roseville 0 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Morrison 20-17 (OT) Series streak: Morrison 1 Fast facts: Chargers had 2 straight wins in series before last year’s upset. ...

Orion has 247-72 scoring edge, while Morrison has been outscored 206-113.

SVM pick: Orion 6-0

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2-4

4-2

River Ridge at AFC

6-0

6-0

Polo at Aquin When: 7 Friday Where: 1419 S. Galena Ave., Freeport Radio: None AP rank: Aquin No. 9 1A NUIC Upstate: Polo 4-1, Aquin 6-0 Last week: Polo 13, Milledgeville 0; Aquin 55, River Ridge 8 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Polo 61-7 Series streak: Polo 1 Fast facts: Bulldogs had won 5 straight in series before Marcos’ win last year. ... Aquin has allowed just 76 points all year.

SVM pick: Aquin 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: Mel Barron Field, 318 E. South St., Franklin Grove Radio: None NUIC Upstate: AFC 2-3, River Ridge 0-5 Last week: Orangeville 30, AFC 23; Aquin 55, River Ridge 8 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, AFC 43-2 Series streak: AFC 2 Fast fact: Raiders have 73-8 edge over Wildcats last 2 years, after ’Cats had 67-61 edge in 2012-13.

SVM pick: AFC 6-0

4-2

6-0

2-4

Stockton at Milledgeville

Eastland-P.C. at Amboy

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Floyd Daub Field, 100 E. 8th St. Radio: 100.3 FM AP rank: Stockton No. 5 1A NUIC Upstate: Milledgeville 4-2, Stockton 5-0 Last week: Polo 13, Milledgeville 0; Stockton 54, Warren 6 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, Stockton 43-6 Series streak: Stockton 7 Fast fact: Blackhawks have allowed just 18 points, with 3 shutouts.

SVM pick: Stockton 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: The Harbor, 11 E. Hawley St. Radio: 101.7 FM AP rank: EPC No. 5 2A NUIC NW: EPC 5-0, Amboy 2-4 Last week: EPC 14, Dakota 6; Lena-Winslow 34, Amboy 0 Last meeting: 2014 playoffs, 1st round, EPC 54-6 Series streak: EPC 1 Fast fact: Clippers won playoff games against Wildcatz in 2000 & ’03.

SVM pick: EPC 6-0

2-4

East Dubuque at West Carroll When: 7 Friday Where: W.F. Massey Field, 500 Cragmoor St., Savanna Radio: 100.3 FM (delay) NUIC NW: West Carroll 1-4, East Dubuque 3-2 Last week: West Carroll 42, Durand 7; Forreston 62, East Dubuque 0 Last meeting: 2015 Week 7, West Carroll 24-20 Series streak: WC 1 Fast facts: The Warriors had won the previous 2 meetings prior to last year. ... 2015 win made Thunder playoff eligible. ... West Carroll has been outscored just 119-118 this season, while East Dubuque has been outscored 137-116.

SVM pick: East Dubuque 6-0

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New England

New England

New England

Indianapolis

Chicago

Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Baltimore

Washington

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

Dallas

Cincinnati

Oakland

Oakland

Green Bay 28

Green Bay 35

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Miami

Miami

Baltimore

Baltimore

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota

Denver

Denver

Denver

Denver

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Cincinnati

Dallas

Buffalo

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

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Baltimore

Philadelphia Miami

Baltimore

Philadelphia Miami

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Minnesota

Minnesota

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD

MLB | CUBS

Chance of a lifetime

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Elderly Cubs fans hoping title wait is over

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Oct. 6, 1945. Nick Paolella knows the date by heart and he knows the Chicago Cubs lost. The rest has faded away over time.

It was Game 4 of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers, and Paolella’s first game with his father, Angelo, a restaurant owner and brick mason. Nick Paolella, born and raised in Chicago, lived near Andy Pafko when he was a kid, and he thinks his father got the tickets from the Cubs outfielder.

“At 10 years old and not knowing the sport,” he said. “I had no idea what that was.”

He knows now. They all do, from Ann Lantolf, who picked up the Cubs after she moved to Chicago in 1961, to Frank Gronn, who started going to Wrigley Field with his grandfather when he was just a kid. From generations of Cubs fans gone to Cubs fans now, hoping and praying for the opportunity to experience that joy just one time.

It has been 108 years since the North Siders last won the World Series, beating the Tigers in five games in 1908.

Now one of the best Cubs teams in decades is looking to pour champagne on one of sports’ most famous droughts, and its devoted fans are watching with a mixture of excitement and foreboding generated by years of heartache.

Those who have suffered the longest know this mixture well.

“There is some trepidation, I think, just being a Chicago Cubs fan especially,” said Gronn, 70, a season-ticket holder since 1985. “One of the best teams ever, and it’s just always in the back of your mind, I guess. But I’m kind of leaning more, maybe 70-30, that this is going to be the year.”

It’s a brand new day for the franchise so used to the annual refrain of “wait

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Chicago Cubs fan Nick Paolella, 81, of Roselle, was 10 years old when he went to the World Series with his father, but he wasn’t hooked on the Cubs just yet. He started following the team more when he got a little older. ‘til next year!” The NL Central champions had the majors’ best record this season and will host the winner of the NL wildcard game in Game 1 of the division series on Friday. The Cubs advanced to the NL Championship Series a year ago, but most fans believe this year’s team is better.

Everywhere they go in Chicago, and quite often on the road, the current Cubs hear all about the franchise’s World Series futility.

“Listen, I’ve been a fan of different teams for many years that haven’t won, and I get the fan perspective,” manager Joe Maddon said, “but you cannot go about your business from inside in that manner daily. You just can’t, because we’ll definitely have a bad inning if you do. That’s why I constantly preach the day, because that’s the only way we’re going to do this.”

The 62-year-old Maddon has turned into a folk hero in Chicago, taking the Cubs to the playoffs in each of his two seasons at the helm . The Wrigley faithful soak in every word, even wearing

his slogans on T-shirts – everything from “Respect 90,” referring to the number of feet between the bases, to “Try Not To Suck.”

“The bad things don’t happen to a hustling team and that team hustles because the guy who’s managing them makes them have a good time,” said Paolella, 81, a season-ticket holder for 32 years who works in sales and education.

Paolella wasn’t hooked on the Cubs just yet when he went to the World Series with his father. He started following the team more when he got a little older.

When he was a teenager, he skipped school to go to Wrigley with his friends. He was sitting in the outfield during batting practice when he got hit by a ball, breaking his nose.

“But I couldn’t tell my father, I just cut school [to] go see a game,” said a chuckling Paolella, who instead told his dad he got beat up.

Gronn got his love for the Cubs from his grandfather. He was in the Navy when the Ernie Banksled Cubs contended for

the NL East title in 1969, but his mother sent him newspaper articles to help him keep up with the team.

He and the others know well the heartbreak that has followed the Cubs all these years, from the billy goat curse to the black cat that taunted Leo Durocher in 1969 to the Steve Bartman foul ball 13 years ago with the Cubs five outs from a trip to the World Series. In fact, Gronn was there in person for the Bartman play, followed soon thereafter by Alex Gonzalez’s critical error in Game 6 of the 2003 NL Championship Series against the Marlins.

“Just dropping that ball and making that error and then the floodgates opening,” said Gronn, who retired after working as a traffic technician for the Illinois Department of Transportation for 36 years. “We were there and you could hear a pin drop. It was just unbelievable what happened.”

Gronn played baseball while he was growing up in Chicago, also feeding his love for the Cubs.

Lantolf, 82, also played baseball in high school and followed the minor league affiliate in her hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

She became a Cubs fan after she moved to Chicago with her husband.

“When we came to Chicago in 1961 we bought one box seat and we alternated going to the games because we had two children at the time and nobody took kids to the game in those days,” she said.

The Cubs last won the NL Central in 2008, and then got swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division series. Lantolf, a season-ticket holder for 27 years, is hoping for a better result for this year, and maybe even that elusive World Series title.

“It’s something that I’m hoping to experience,” she said. “You know, not everybody gets to experience it in their lifetime.”

NL WILD CARD | GIANTS 3, METS 0

San Francisco treat in NYC Gillaspie, Bumgarner lead Giants past Mets By the Associated Press

NEW YORK – Nobody takes to October like Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants.

Bumgarner pitched a 4-hitter for his latest postseason gem, outlasting Noah Syndergaard in a classic duel between aces, and injury substitute Conor Gillaspie hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning that sent San Francisco to a 3-0 victory over the New York Mets in the NL wild-card game Wednesday night.

Gillaspie connected off All-Star closer Jeurys Familia, who led the majors this year with a club-record 51 saves while allowing only one home run.

With their ninth consecutive victory when facing postseason elimination, manager Bruce Bochy

and the Giants advanced to face the NL Central champion Cubs in a bestof-five Division Series.

Game 1 is Friday night at venerable Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The good news for the Cubs as they attempt to end a championship drought that dates to 1908 is that Bumgarner probably won’t start until Game 3 – and would only be available once on full rest.

That’s because the big left-hander has been untouchable under pressure.

The last time Bumgarner was on the mound in the postseason, he saved Game 7 of the 2014 World Series in Kansas City with five scoreless innings on 2 days’ rest to cap one of the greatest playoff performances in baseball history.

New England Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami

W 3 2 1 1

Houston Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee

W 3 1 1 1

Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati Cleveland

W 3 3 2 0

Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

W 4 3 2 1

East L T 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 South L T 1 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 North L T 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 West L T 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0

Pct .750 .500 .250 .250

PF PA 81 61 87 68 79 105 71 89

Pct PF PA .750 69 73 .250 84 111 .250 108 125 .250 62 84 Pct PF PA .750 84 72 .750 108 80 .500 78 82 .000 74 115 Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .250

PF 111 108 83 121

PA 64 106 92 108

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF 0 0 1.000 92 1 0 .750 101 2 0 .500 73 2 0 .500 99 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 152 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 77 Carolina 1 3 0 .250 109 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 114 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 88 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 75 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 62 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 95 West W L T Pct PF Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 63 Seattle 3 1 0 .750 79 San Francisco 1 3 0 .250 90 Arizona 1 3 0 .250 92 Today’s game Arizona at San Francisco, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, noon New England at Cleveland, noon Tennessee at Miami, noon Houston at Minnesota, noon Washington at Baltimore, noon Chicago at Indianapolis, noon Philadelphia at Detroit, noon Atlanta at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

San Diego at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Buffalo at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington

W 3 3 2 2

PA 27 77 85 112 PA 124 128 118 130 PA 50 67 97 102 PA 76 54 107 80

College football Big Ten East Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Maryland 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Ohio State 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Indiana 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 Penn State 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Michigan State 0-2 .000 2-2 .500 Rutgers 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 West Nebraska 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Wisconsin 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Iowa 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Northwestern 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Minnesota 0-1 .000 3-1 .750 Purdue 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 Illinois 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 Saturday’s games Iowa at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Maryland at Penn State, 11 a.m. (BTN) BYU at Michigan State, 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ ESPN2) Indiana at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Purdue at Illinois, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) Michigan at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

State schedule

Saturday’s games Youngstown St. at Illinois St., 2 p.m.

Indiana St. at W. Illinois, 3 p.m.

N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 5:30 p.m.

S. Dakota St. at S. Illinois, 6 p.m.

Tennessee St. at E. Illinois, 6 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Friday’s games No. 3 Clemson at Boston College, 6:30 p.m.

No. 19 Boise State at New Mexico, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama at No. 16 Arkansas, 6 p.m.

No. 2 Ohio State vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 4 Michigan at Rutgers, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Washington at Oregon, 6:30 p.m.

No. 6 Houston at Navy, 2 p.m.

No. 8 Texas A&M vs. No. 9 Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.

No. 10 Miami vs. No. 23 Florida State, 7 p.m.

No. 15 Stanford vs. Washington State, 9:30 p.m.

No. 17 North Carolina vs. No. 25 Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m.

No. 18 Florida vs. LSU, 11 a.m.

No. 20 Oklahoma vs. Texas, at Dallas, 11 a.m.

No. 21 Colorado at Southern Cal, 3 p.m.

No. 24 Utah vs. Arizona, 9 p.m.

AP Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (53) 5-0 1514 1 2. Ohio St. (6) 4-0 1451 2 3. Clemson (1) 5-0 1403 5 4. Michigan (1) 5-0 1334 4 5. Washington 5-0 1234 10 6. Houston 5-0 1233 6 7. Louisville 4-1 1160 3 8. Texas A&M 5-0 1113 9 9. Tennessee 5-0 1045 11 10. Miami 4-0 909 14 11. Wisconsin 4-1 882 8 12. Nebraska 5-0 821 15 13. Baylor 5-0 805 13 14. Mississippi 3-2 712 16 15. Stanford 3-1 711 7 16. Arkansas 4-1 528 20 17. North Carolina 4-1 497 NR 18. Florida 4-1 391 23 19. Boise St. 4-0 385 24 20. Oklahoma 2-2 324 NR 21. Colorado 4-1 276 NR 22. West Virginia 4-0 240 NR 23. Florida St. 3-2 230 12 24. Utah 4-1 86 18 25. Virginia Tech 3-1 85 NR Others receiving votes: W. Michigan 76, UCLA 56, LSU 49, North Dakota St. 46, Auburn 46, Georgia 42, Oklahoma St. 41, TCU 26, Maryland 23, Air Force 17, San Diego St. 10, Michigan St. 7, South Florida 6, Arizona St. 4, California 3, Indiana 3, Texas 1.

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The Giants’ Conor Gillaspie (right) is congratulated

by Joe Panik and Brandon Crawford after hitting a 3-run home run against the Mets during the ninth inning of the National League wild-card game on Wednesday in New York. The Giants won 3-0.

FIREARMS AUCTION

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1. Alabama (57) 2. Ohio State (3) 3. Clemson (2) 4. Michigan 5. Houston 6. Washington 7. Texas A&M 8. Louisville 9. Tennessee 10. Miami (Fla.) 11. Baylor 12. Nebraska 13. Wisconsin

FHA - VA - USDA MANUFACTURED HOME LOANS

Record 5-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 4-1

Pts Pvs 1544 1 1474 2 1437 3 1348 5 1256 7 1250 9 1132 10 1105 4 1101 11 902 14 876 13 860 15 844 8

14. Mississippi 3-2 671 17 15. Stanford 3-1 635 6 16. North Carolina 4-1 587 23 17. Arkansas 4-1 525 22 18. Florida 4-1 490 21 19. Boise State 4-0 341 NR 20. West Virginia 4-0 309 NR 21. Florida State 3-2 257 12 22. Oklahoma 2-2 228 NR 23. Colorado 4-1 144 NR 24. Utah 4-1 117 18 25. Western Michigan 5-0 86 NR Others receiving votes: LSU 77; Michigan State 71; Maryland 70; Georgia 65; Air Force 59; UCLA 50; Virginia Tech 50; Oklahoma State 43; TCU 32; South Florida 24; Arizona State 23; Auburn 21; Texas Tech 11; San Diego State 10; California 7; Indiana 3; Troy 3; Minnesota 2; South Alabama 2; Southern California 2; Southern Mississippi 2; Appalachian State 1; Eastern Michigan 1; Middle Tennessee 1; Wake Forest 1.

MLB postseason WILD CARD

Tuesday’s result Toronto 5, Baltimore 2, 11 innings Wednesday’s result San Francisco 3, New York 0

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Texas vs. Toronto Today: Toronto at Texas, 3:38 p.m. (TBS) Friday: Toronto at Texas, 12:08 p.m. (TBS) Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas at Toronto, 6:38 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Texas at Toronto, TBA (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas, TBA (TBS) Cleveland vs. Boston Today: Boston (Porcello 22-4) at Cleveland (Bauer 12-8), 7:08 p.m. (TBS) Friday: Boston (Price 17-9) at Cleveland (Kluber 18-9), 3:38 p.m. (TBS) Sunday, Oct. 9: Cleveland (Tomlin 13-9) at Boston, 3:08 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Cleveland at Boston, TBA (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Boston at Cleveland, TBA (TBS) National League Chicago vs. San Francisco Friday: San Francisco at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. (FS1) Saturday: San Francisco at Chicago, 7:08 p.m. (MLB) Monday, Oct. 10: Chicago at San Francisco, TBA (FS1 or MLB) x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Chicago at San Francisco, TBA (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: San Francisco at Chicago, TBA (FS1) Washington vs. Los Angeles Friday: Los Angeles (Kershaw 12-4) at Washington (Scherzer 20-7), 4:38 p.m. (FS1) Saturday: Los Angeles (Hill 12-5) at Washington, 3:08 p.m. (FS1) Monday, Oct. 10: Washington at Los Angeles (Maeda 16-10), TBA (FS1 or MLB) x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Washington at Los Angeles, TBA (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Washington, TBA (FS1) Wednesday’s box score

GIANTS 3, METS 0 San Francisco ab Span cf 4 Belt 1b 2 Posey c 3 Pence rf 4 Crwford ss 3 Pagan lf 4 Panik 2b 3 Gllspie 3b 4 Bmgrner p 3

r 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0

h 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0

bi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

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ab r h bi J.Reyes 3b 4 0 0 0 A.Cbrra ss 3 0 1 0 Cspedes lf 4 0 0 0 Grndrsn cf 4 0 0 0 T.Rvera 2b 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 0 0 0 R.Rvera c 3 0 1 0 Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 Cmp ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Syndrgr p 2 0 0 0 Ad.Reed p 0 0 0 0 T.Kelly ph 1 0 1 0 Familia p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 5 3 Totals 30 0 4 0 San Francisco 000 000 003 — 3 New York 000 000 000 — 0 DP–San Francisco 1. LOB–San Francisco 7, New York 5. 2B–Crawford (1), T.Rivera (1). HR–Gillaspie (1). SB–Span (1). CS– Span (1). S–Bumgarner (1).

IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Bumgarner W,1-0 9 4 0 0 2 6 New York Syndergaard 7 2 0 0 3 10 Reed 1 1 0 0 2 1 Familia L,0-1 1 2 3 3 1 1 PB–Rivera.

T–3:11. A–44,747 (41,922).

NBA preseason Wednesday’s results Oklahoma City 92, FC Barcelona 89 Cleveland 117, Orlando 102 Utah at Phoenix, late Toronto at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Boston vs. Charlotte at Greensboro, N.C., 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Sacramento vs. Golden State at San Jose, Calif., 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

NHL preseason Wednesday’s results Carolina 3, Buffalo 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 2 Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 4, St. Louis 2 Colorado 1, Dallas 0 Arizona at Calgary, late Anaheim at San Jose, late Today’s games Boston at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Friday’s games Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Detroit vs. Toronto at Hamilton, Ontario, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Exercised its 2017 option on the contract of manager Brad Ausmus.

National League MIAMI MARLINS — Fired hitting coach Barry Bonds, third base coach Lenny Harris and bullpen coach Reid Cornelius. Exercised its 2017 option on the contract of OF/DH Ichiro Suzuki. Re-signed 3B Martin Prado to a three-year contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Placed WR Kevin White on injured reserve. Signed FB Paul Lasike from the practice roster. Signed TE Busta Anderson to the practice roster.

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One problem may need two solutions

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Mike Murdock, a televangelist, said, “You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or the ones you create.”

Even better for a bridge player is to solve the problems that are presented, not to create them. In today’s deal, South is in six spades.

What should he do after West leads a low heart?

North’s two-no-trump response was the Jacoby Forcing Raise, guaranteeing at least four-card support and game-going values.

South’s three-no-trump rebid indicated a middling hand (usually 14-16 points) with no side-suit singleton or void.

Four clubs and four diamonds were control-bids showing those aces.

The North-South hands have mirror distribution: Each is 5-2-4-2.

This is usually bad news because it means there will be no discards or extra trump tricks from ruffing. So, at first

glance, declarer needs either the heart or club finesse to work. Is there another possibility?

The obvious approach is to try each round-suit finesse.

However, not many defenders would lead away from the heart king. It is true that North showed interest in a grand slam, so an aggressive opening lead is feasible. But against most players, South should win with dummy’s heart ace, draw trumps, cash the diamond winners, and cast adrift with a heart.

If East takes the trick, he must either lead into dummy’s club ace-queen or concede a ruff-and-sluff. At the worst, West wins and shifts to a club.

Now declarer has to finesse. If that loses, he should congratulate West on a great opening lead. © 2016 UFS

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. ALEX M WALTERS; NICOLE WALTERS, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 101 506 EAST 9TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on April 6, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on November 3, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-27-381-014 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 506 EAST 9TH STREET, ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: WHITE, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $70,972.04 Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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 property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(1) and (g)(4).

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: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 11653 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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4 Cemetery Lots in Chapel Hill, Freeport. $800 firm 815-601-8655 FOR SALE- Rest in peace. 4 adjacent graves, located in the serene Garden of Hymns at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Dixon. Retail for $895 each. Available for $600 (or OBO) each, sold in pairs only. Please call 815/379-3053.

Oak Knoll Cemetery Graves #1 & 2.

Lot 968 Section L. West side of Rt. 40 $1200 for both.

Buyer pays closing cost. 815-441-8525

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DIXON Rock River Estates 2008 double wide mobile home, 1,288 sq. ft. 3BR, 1BA. $25,000 OBO. 815-213-1431

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Property Index No. 4-12-152-019 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $197,780.02.

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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C15-31241. E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com October 6, 13 & 20 2016

Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl.

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815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 1BR basement apt., N. side, stove, fridge, attached garage, all utilities incl., no pets, ref., lease, $425/mo. + $425 dep. 815-652-2042 1BRM Duplex $375/mo.+dep. No pets. 815-440-1390 2BR clean, quiet.

No smoking or pets. $500+ dep.

815-690-2711 3BR Townhouse Apt, W/D H/U, garage, stove, refrigerator. N/E Dixon, No pets.

815-535-2093 Dixon Manor Apt. 2BR, 1ba. open now!

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Clean, quiet lifestyle bldg. Call Erick for showing 815-739-5806 Upper 2BR $495/ mo. Inc. garage, cable, trash p/u. Quiet neighbors. No pets 815-973-6363

MILLEDGEVILLE 2 BR Apt. Cent/AC W/D, garage, $425 + dep.

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POLO 1BR upper- stove, refrig., garage incl. $420/ mo. Dep. & refs. req. 815-9463191 after 5pm.

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1 & 2BR stove, refrig., water, $425/mo. & $495/ mo.+ dep. No pets.

815-535-3237 1BR apt. $350/mo. plus dep. Refrig. & stove furnished. or 815-625-0716 815-718-2783.

1BR upstairs w/ basement, garage w/ opener, fridge & stove, $425/mo. + dep. drug free school zone.

815-499-5337 Nice, lg. 1BR + applcs, A/C No pets. $425. 815-718-1784

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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 on residential real estate 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2016, the Sheriff of Ogle County will at 10:00 AM on November 18, 2016, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street, Oregon, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 107 WINDOVER PARK DRIVE, Rochelle, IL 61068

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v. No. 16 CH 116 ST ANDREW R. TAYLOR, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Lots 4, 5 and 6 in Wilkins Addition to the Village of Lyndon, situated in Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded September 4, 1878, in Book 3 of Plats, page 51.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 108 2nd Ave. W., Lyndon, IL 61261 which said Mortgage was made by: Andrew R. Taylor to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 201207826; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before October 30, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: September 30, 2016.

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

October 6, 13 & 20 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO AMERICAN MIDWEST BANK and The AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF DEKALB, Plaintiff, vs. No. 2016 CH 71 OLD SECOND NATIONAL BANK, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NON RESIDENTIAL ESTATE OF NATHAN T. PASHOLK and PROPERTY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF NATHAN T. PASHOLK, DECEASED, SWITCHYARD INCORPORATED, UNKNOWN TENANTS OR OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit(s) for publication having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL DEFENDANTS IN THE ABOVE-ENTITLED ACTION, that said suit has been commenced in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Ogle County, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE SOUTH 48.75 FEET OF LOT 1 AND THE SOUTH 48.75 FEET OF THE EAST 20 FEET OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 24 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF LANE, NOW CITY OF ROCHELLE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK OF PLATS, PAGE 2, IN THE RECORDER?S OFFICE IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 200 N. Washington, Rochelle, IL 61068 PIN NOs: 24-24-385-003 and 24-24-385-006 And which said First Mortgage was made by Nathan T. Pasholk, Mortgagor, to Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Successor in interest to The American National Bank of DeKalb, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, Illinois on April 3, 2008, as Document number: 0803257.

And which said Second Mortgage was made by Nathan T. Pasholk, Mortgagor, to Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Successor in interest to American Midwest Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Ogle County, Illinois on July 11, 2014 as Document number: 201403731.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said defendant(s), file your answer to the Complaint in this case or otherwise file your Appearance in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, 106 S. 5th Street, Suite 300, Oregon, Illinois 61061, on or before the November 23, 2016, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court on September 23, 2016 /s/Kim Stahl Kim Stahl, Clerk of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court Ogle County O'Brien Law Offices, P.C. Michael A. O'Brien/6216625 Leslie G. Bleifuss/6224495 124A South County Farm Road Wheaton, IL 60187 Ph: 630-871-9400 Fax: 630-871-9435 Email: service@obrienlawoffices.com

DIXON PARK DISTRICT PETITIONS AVAILABLE Petitions for the April 4th, 2017 election for one of the available seats (terms) on the Dixon Park District Board of Commissioners are available at the Dixon Park District Administrative Office, 804 Palmyra Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021. The hours of the office are Monday through Friday 9 am until Noon; and 1 pm until 4 pm.

Seats to be filled at the April 4th, 2017 consolidated election include: Two (2) regular 4-year terms One (1) unexpired 2-year term

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Oct. 6, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Howard A. Clayton, Deceased.

No. 15 P 117 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Howard A. Clayton. Letters of Office were issued on September 21, 2016 to Helen Clayton, 2201 E LeFevre Rd, Sterling, IL 61081 as independent executor, whose attorney of record is John E. Miller, of MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C., 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535, Sterling, Illinois, 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 29, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Helen Clayton Independent Representative for the Estate John E. Miller MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C. Attorneys for the Representative 15 E. Third Street, P. O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-0600 Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. ALEX M WALTERS; NICOLE WALTERS, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 101 506 EAST 9TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on April 6, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on November 3, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 5 AND THE EAST 2 FEET OF LOT 6 OF BLOCK 4 IN PRATT'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-27-381-014 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 506 EAST 9TH STREET, ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: WHITE, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $70,972.04 Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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 property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

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: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 11653 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v.

TYLER J. SCHULTHEIS, AKA TYLER SCHULTHEIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 98 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Tyler J. Schultheis, AKA Tyler Schultheis, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 14 Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: The West Half of Lot 5 in Block 11 in Pitney's Addition of Blocks 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Martin Estate Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.

808 West 14th Street, Sterling, IL 61081 11-21-107-006 Now, therefore, unless you, Tyler J. Schultheis, AKA Tyler Schultheis, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 14 Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, on or before October 31, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Ellen C. Morris (6308804) MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613 Email: MDKIllinoisFilings@manleydeas.com Attorney file no: 16-019115 One of Plaintiff's Attorneys Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2016

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on September 23, A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all o the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as A Touch of Heart located at 916 Academy St. Unit B, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 23rd day of September A.D. 2016 Cathy Myers County Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v. No. 16 CH 115 ST COREY EVENSON a/k/a COREY R. EVENSON; ELEANOR EVENSON a/k/a ELEANOR C. EVENSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Parcel 1 Sub-lot 14 of Resubdivision of Lots 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Block 17, in Arey's Addition to the City of Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded May 4, 1892 in Book 5 of Plats, page 27, all situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 604 East 6th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Corey R. Evenson and Eleanor Evenson, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2011-02181; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

Parcel 2 The West 50 feet of the South 125 feet of Block 6 of James A. Patterson?s Subdivision of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, all situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 301 E. 12th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Corey R. Evenson and Eleanor C. Evenson to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012-01968; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before October 30, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: September 30, 2016.

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

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF BERNEICE N. McFALLS, Deceased.

No. 16 P 121 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of BERNEICE N. McFALLS. Letters of Office were issued to JANICE SPIELMAN, 27450 Penrose Road, Sterling, Illinois 61081, and RONALD FELL, 212 Ouachita 54, Camden, Arkansas 71701, as Co-Independent Representatives, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

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LEE COUNTY CUSTODIAN Applications are being accepted for a permanent, full-time, custodial position for Lee County. Applicants must have general knowledge of cleaning and routine light maintenance.

A HS diploma/GED and a valid driver’s license are required.

Pre-employment substance abuse testing and background check will be performed. Competitive salary and full benefits.

Application and job description are available online at www.leecountyil.com or at the Old Lee County Courthouse, Board Chairman’s Office, 3rd floor, 112 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL. Completed applications must be received by 4:30p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016. EOE

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WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.- ANDREW M. VOYLES, et al Defendant 16 CH 15 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 12, 2016, the Sheriff of Ogle County will at 10:00 AM on November 18, 2016, at the Ogle County Courthouse, 106 5th Street, Oregon, IL, 61061, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 29 IN WINDOVER PARK IN THE VILLAGE OF HILLCREST, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT FILE C, PAGE 34, IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE IN OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 107 WINDOVER PARK DRIVE, Rochelle, IL 61068 Property Index No. 4-12-152-019 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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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 on residential real estate 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.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale 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 this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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, contact Plaintiff s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number C15-31241. E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com

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Happy Kid's Consignment Sale Over 30 moms selling their babyteens clothes, toys, furniture, electronics, maternity, & anything else that has to do with kids! **Most items half off Saturday! happykidsconsign ment@gmail.com

Friday 9-6 606 Peoria Ave. Estate Sale!!

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Thursday 8 - 5 Friday 8 - 5 210 Sherman Ave jewelry, purses, shoes, tea cart, tea pots, towels, apple stuff, few tools, smoker grill, Lots & Lots of stuff

Fri. 8-4, Sat. 8-1 700 Wiker Dr. Everything must go! Sofa, lawyer's bookcase, computer desk, 2 dr. file, craft items, kitchen items, & misc.

Friday, 8-4 Rock Falls Methodist Church 210 4th Ave. Fall Rummage Sale Toys, household items, pictures, frames, holiday décor, furniture, jewelry, tools and more available!

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FRANKLIN GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Thur. & Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-1 Franklin Grove Presbyterian Church Basement (it's full) 106 S. Walnut Men's & women's fall and winter clothing & accessories (many w/ original tags), variety in all usual sale categories. HUGE SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS ITEMS. Bake Sale & Refreshments available

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1008 W. 18th St. Furniture, exercise treadmill, bike, books, holiday, golf clubs, vacuum, kitchen items, womens clothes.

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1986 Wellcraft boat and trailer, Inboard & outboard 180 American, Mercury Cruise 170 HP. $2600 815-441-2242 ★1988 ProCraft★ 1780V, fish & ski, pristine cond., many extras, $6400/obo 815-946-2311

2006 24ft. Pontoon 90HP Evinrude E-Tec motor.

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04' Newmar Dutch Star. 40ft. Spartan Chassie, 370 cummins; 6sp. Allison trans. 2 slides, 2 A/C, full basement, computerized jacks; loaded; no smoking.

49,500 mi. kept in heated shed. Exc. cond. $83,000 obo 815-791-5585 1989 Chevy Motor Home (Bounder) 454 engine, 34' long. Ready to go, stored in winter $6000 FIRM 815-535-8021 2008 34' Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer. Winter package w/ 3 slide outs & 2003 Club car golf cart. $20,000 OBO 815-441-5403 2009 Cardinal 5th wheel trailer with three extra large slide-outs.

King size bed, 32” flat screen TV and w/d hookup. Kitchen island w/sink, fireplace w/retractable 42” flat screen TV, 2 Lazy Boy leather rocker/ recliner chairs, central vacuum, heated holding tanks and much more! Exc. cond., low miles and non smoking. $30,500. Call 815716-3536.

2010 Cameo 36 FWS 5th Wheel, self leveling, central vac, 2 A/C, double ref., king bed, washer/dryer, like new furniture, much more. $34,900 815-440-4666.

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1989-1990 Lowe Back-Troller, 40hp Johnson, w/ 6hp Evinrude, Yaht Club Trailer, asking $3500/obo, Call 815-631-2510

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