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ILLINOIS | BUDGET BATTLE

State just says no to Rock Falls No money, no updates, no progress – and it’s taking a toll on the city’s bottom line

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

ROCK FALLS – The council received a sobering update Tuesday on the local financial implications of the state budget impasse.

A frustrated Mayor Bill Wescott said three of seven key state distributions to municipalities are being withheld.

“The state is 5 months into its new fiscal year, and we have no budget, no progress, and a lack of communication,” Wescott said.

The mayor said that first the

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said the city was has yet to be contacted about the decisions.

“There has been no letter, no email, no notification of any kind,” Wescott said. “We realized the checks weren’t coming in, and the state just said we were supposed to have been notified.”

The mayor said the lack of

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communication across the board is staggering.

“The Illinois Municipal League hasn’t been informed, and our legislators weren’t even aware that some of these distributions were being withheld,” Wescott said.

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DIXON

Student safety, one step at a time City will seek state grant to add sidewalks

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

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Hair raising awareness ABOVE: Newman cheerleader Bailey Boesen, a sophomore, adds some pink to the blue and gray Tuesday, courtesy of a hair extension from Khyrsten Hitt, at Educators of Beauty in Sterling. The pink hair extensions were in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

RIGHT: Newman cheerleader Hillary Grennan, a senior, gets a pink hair extension Tuesday from Sierra Rivera at Educators of Beauty in Sterling.

DIXON – “Where the Sidewalk Ends” isn’t just a book students read, it’s a reality for some Dixon grade-schoolers. It’s also a problem that city and school officials want to fix, and they’re turning to the state of Illinois for help.

The city will seek a Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School grant to help upgrade one of two routes to Jefferson Elementary School.

Although putting students’ safety first is a priority for local leaders, deciding which street to upgrade first isn’t as clear cut.

Dixon is considering upgrading one of two routes: either Graham Street from Galena Avenue to Fourth Avenue, or Swiss Street from Squires Avenue to Moss Place. Both connect walkers to Jefferson, at 800 Fourth Ave., but neither has sidewalks.

The grant would pay for 80 percent, with a $200,000 project cap.

That’s $160,000 from the state and at least $40,000 from the city.

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Students get a barracks of their own NIU adds its first veterans house RHONDA GILLESPIE Shaw Media rgillespie@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Former military policeman and Northern Illinois University sophomore Matthew Galloway said he and his fellow former brothers and sisters in arms needed to have a living space where

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using military time wasn’t strange, a soldiers’ disciplined lifestyle was understood, and where they could lounge around and swap stories of deployment.

Galloway leads the NIU Veterans Association, a student organization that recently announced it has established what it calls the university’s first veterans house. “There’s ... a lot of veterans in transition – which means guys that just

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recently got out of the military and are brand new to college life,” Galloway said. “So it’s very important to be with other veterans in that transition.”

The NIUVA housing is an offcampus haven for the soldiers, who Galloway said will likely thrive better in an environment that’s a bit different from the average college dorm or campus apartment.

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Change of venue motion to be heard next month

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535 @KathleenSchul10

HILLSBORO, Mo. – A change of venue hearing will be held next month for a 36-year-old Sterling man facing the death sentence if he’s convicted of killing an Arkansas couple in a murderous week-long spree in late June 2008.

Nicholas Sheley, already serving six life sentences for slayings in Sterling, Rock Falls and Galesburg, said he can’t get a fair trial in Jefferson County, south of St. Louis, where he’s being tried in the deaths of Jill and Tom Estes of Sherwood, Arkansas, who were killed in the parking lot of a Festus, Missouri, hotel.

His request to have the

trial moved will be heard at 9 a.m.

Nov. 13.

In September 2011, Sheley was Nicholas convicted Sheley in Knox County of killing 65-year-old Ronald Randall, whose body was found behind a Galesburg grocery store. In November 2012, he was convicted in Whiteside County of bludgeoning 93-year-old Russel Reed in his home in rural western Sterling.

Sheley’s requests for changes of venue in those trials were denied.

In April 2013, citing pretrial publicity, he won his third request for a change of venue, and

his second Whiteside County trial was moved to Rock Island County.

In May 2014, he was convicted of killing four people – Brock Branson, 29; his fiancee Kilynna Blake, 20; her 2-year-old son Dayan; and Kenneth Ulve, 25 – with a hammer in a Rock Falls apartment.

Jefferson County Court records filed in June outline the Missouri prosecutor’s decision to pursue the death penalty, citing the six Illinois victims and three other aggravating circumstances, including his attempt to rob the Estes while committing an “outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible or inhuman” killing.

Illinois does not have the death penalty.

long drug investigation, according to Detective Brad R. Barron.

No further details were provided. Barron has not yet returned a call seeking more information.

Officers found a glass jar of marijuana and paraphernalia in the man’s car after he gave them his keys. The man refused medical treatment and so far has not been charged with a crime.

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POLICE Sterling Police Sarah E. Sheimo, 35, of Sterling; 7:58 p.m. Monday, East Third Street and Eighth Avenue; expired registration; given notice to appear in court.

Dixon Police Elixsa Diaz, 29, of Dixon; 9:52 p.m. Monday, 200 block of East Third Street; driving while license suspended and operation of a motor vehicle when registration is suspended for noninsurance; posted bond and given to appear in court.

Matthew A. Donoho, 27, of Dixon; 5:07 p.m. Monday, 400 block of Chicago Avenue; driving while license suspended and Lee County warrant for failure to appear (traffic offense); transported to Lee County Jail.

Trevall W. Anderson, 19, of Dixon; 9:39 a.m. Tuesday, 200 block of Highland Avenue; Boone County warrant for failure to appear (damage to private property); transported to Lee County Jail.

Cory D. Robinson, 51, of Dixon; noon Tuesday, 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear (contempt of court); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

IN BRIEF Chicago man in jail on crack charges STERLING – A 38-yearold Chicago man was in Whiteside County Jail on Tuesday afternoon, accused of dealing crack cocaine.

Alvin T. McCranie was arrested at 3:15 p.m.

Monday and charged with 12 felony counts – four each of dealing crack, Alvin T. of dealing McCranie crack within 1,000 feet of a park, and of possessing crack, Sterling police said in a news release.

The most serious charge, dealing near a park, carries 6 to 30 years on each count.

A bond hearing is set for today, jail staff said.

His arrest ends a year-

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Student charged Man complains to over confrontation cops he’s too high STORRS, Conn. (AP) – YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio say they were called to a house by a man who complained he’d gotten too high smoking marijuana.

The Youngstown Vindicator reported that Austintown Township police on Friday found the 22-year-old man curled in a fetal position on the floor, groaning and surrounded by snacks that included Doritos, Goldfish crackers and Chips Ahoy cookies.

The newspaper reports that the man told officers he couldn’t feel his hands.

A University of Connecticut student faces criminal charges over a confrontation with a campus food court manager who wouldn’t let him buy macaroni and cheese with bacon and jalapeno peppers.

A 9-minute, obscenitylaced video shows freshman Luke Gatti arguing with and eventually shoving the manager inside the university’s student union in Storrs on Sunday night. Police and the manager said Gatti had been refused service for carrying an open alcohol container.

Amboy Police Grant A. McGuire, 44, of Amboy; 6:32 p.m. Monday, Josiah Avenue at Division Street; speeding 47 miles per hour in a 30-mph zone; posted bond.

Kylene E. Kincade, 19, of Mokena; 6:03 p.m. Monday, Mason Avenue at Bluff Street; speeding 48 mph in a 30-mph zone; posted bond.

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Lee County Sheriff Nanette L. Safranski, 55, of Dixon; 12:44 a.m. Tuesday; no insurance, no valid driver’s license, driving under the influence; given notice to appear in court.

Tammy S. Schmitto, 47, of Franklin Grove; 10:39 a.m. Monday; warrant for unlawful possession of credit/debit card; transported to Lee County Jail.

Christopher G. Morales, 33, of Peru; 9:51 a.m. Monday; warrant for violation of order of protection; given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Legion R. Charlton, 28, of Rockford; Monday; Ogle County warrant for obstructing identification.

Albert L. Cyrier, 39, of Rochelle; 4:59 a.m. Monday, Carrie Avenue and state Route 251; resisting arrest, driving while license suspended, and Ogle County warrants for driving while license suspendedrevoked, obstructing justice and failure to appear; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Veronica K. Lucas, 35, of Rockford; Monday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear.

Kimberly Duffy, 35, of Dixon; 7:06 p.m. Monday, intersection of Flagg Road and Daysville Road; no valid driver’s license and operating an uninsured vehicle; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Oregon Police Andrew K. Jacobson, 31, of Oregon; 6:44 p.m.

Sept. 28, 300 block of North Fourth Street.; domestic battery and unlawful restraint; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Kimberly J. Mlejnek, 44, of Oregon; 7:24 p.m. Friday; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Madeline D. Sanders, 19,

of Oregon; 2:20 p.m. Saturday, accident, 200 block of West Washington Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Justin A. Winters, 32, of Princeton; 9:21 p.m. Saturday, 100 block of North Fourth Street; driving while license revoked; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Michael J. Dietrich, 44, of Oregon; 10:49 p.m. Saturday, 300 block of North Fourth Street; domestic battery; transported to Ogle County Jail.

Jeremiah J. Pumfrey, 26, of Oregon; 1:20 a.m.

Sunday, 1200 block of West Washington Street; illegal transportation of alcohol as a passenger.

Enrique A. Vasquez Jr., 23, of Oregon; 10:04 p.m.

Sunday; LaSalle County warrant for failure to appear (driving under the influence); transported to Ogle County Jail.

Boy, 15, of Oregon; 10:33 p.m. Sunday; runaway; released to guardian.

Police seek info on hit-and-runs OREGON – Oregon Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down information on a pair of hit-andrun accidents.

At 11:47 p.m. Friday, a 2008 Toyota was struck by an unknown vehicle in the 400 block of Madison Street. Two days later, at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, a 2001 Honda was struck by another vehicle in a traffic accident in the 200 block of South Second Street. In both cases, the drivers of the unknown vehicles did not stop or report the accidents.

Anyone with information on these accidents should call 815-732-2162.

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LENDING A HAND AT LAWRENCE PARK

State cuts funds for STD testing Cost now shifts to local jurisdictions CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has notified more than 100 jails, health departments and family planning programs that the state will no longer provide free testing for HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases at state labs, a move that shifts the cost to local jurisdictions.

The change hits local health departments that already are cutting staff, suspending programs and reducing hours in response to a budget stalemate in Springfield that has stalled normal state funding.

The state’s two government labs, in Chicago and Carbondale, will no

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Kurt Schwab and his son, Kylen, 11, both of Sterling, rake along the banks of the Rock River Tuesday afternoon at Lawrence Park after clearing out some shrubs earlier in the day. Kurt has been lobbying city leaders to support his idea of bringing camping to the Sterling park, saying it would not only fill a need for more campsites in the area, but it would also help stimulate the local economy. He’s also looking for help in cleaning up the park. Anyone who’d like to lend a hand can call Kurt at 815-590-6336.

longer accept STD specimens starting this week, according to a Sept. 30 memo from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The notification was first reported by the Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the memo from the state health department Tuesday.

Local programs – which include a dozen jails and 16 Planned Parenthood clinics – now must pay for the testing services of commercial private labs or local hospitals. The testing “is being reduced and consolidated at the IDPH Division of Laboratories due to decreased financial and human resources,” the memo states.

CHICAGO

City’s gun laws not as strict as once were helping purchase 43 firearms from gun shows and individuals in Indiana to sell on Chicago’s South Side.

Several Chicago residents filed a lawsuit this summer against three suburbs, accusing them of lax oversight of local gun shops that they say have been an easy source of weapons for criminals who bring guns into the city.

GOP presidential candidates say city proof restrictions don’t work CHICAGO (AP) – The mass shooting at an Oregon community college last week thrust the debate over the nation’s gun laws to the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control does not work.

The city has a reputation for having some of the country’s strictest gun laws but has experienced an increase in homicides and shootings this year, which Republican presidential hopefuls Donald Trump, Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina say proves their point.

“You look at Chicago, it’s got the toughest gun laws in the United States.

You look at other places where they have gun laws that are very tough, they do – generally speaking – worse than anybody else,” the billionaire businessman Trump said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.

Christie, who is New Jersey’s governor, echoed the sentiment Sunday, telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that homicides are up in cities like Chicago and New York, which he said have “some of the most aggressive gun laws.”

But Chicago’s gun laws aren’t as tough as their reputation suggests.

They once were, but courts have overturned

or gutted many of them in recent years, forcing a city that once banned handguns and gun shops to allow both.

Chicago’s vanishing gun restrictions Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was determined to keep handguns out of residents’ hands and he fought every legal challenge to Chicago’s gun restrictions during his 22 years in office.

But the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a big blow to Chicago’s gun laws in 2010 when it struck down the city’s handgun ban.

Chicago quickly enacted a gun ordinance that proponents said included some of the nation’s toughest regulations, but the city was forced to scrap some of the provisions that most angered gun rights advocates.

Then, after a federal appeals court struck down Illinois’ last-in-the-nation concealed carry ban in 2012, gun rights advocates took aim at Chicago’s decades-old ban on gun stores. The city lost that fight, too, and last year passed an ordinance allowing gun stores.

Where are today’s guns coming from?

No gun store has opened in the city yet. That means that every gun owned legally or illegally came

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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaks at a news conference in July 2014 as Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they confiscated in their battle against gun violence. The recent mass shooting at an Oregon community college has put the debate over gun control into the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control laws don’t work. from somewhere else. Just how many is unclear, but Chicago’s police department seizes more illegal weapons than any other in the nation – nearly 20 a day for a total of 5,500 so far this year.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a report that blames gun sales elsewhere for much of Chicago’s street violence.

It said nearly 60 percent of recovered guns used to commit crimes in Chicago from 2009 through 2013 were first sold in states with more lax gun laws. Neighboring Indiana was the biggest source, with 19 percent of all recovered guns having been sold there first. But they came from far and

wide, with Mississippi second at 6.7 percent.

Just days ago, a Chicago man was sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to

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Crime, but enough punishment?

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy often complains that people arrested for possession of illegal guns don’t stay locked up for long.

McCarthy, who spent most of his career on New York City’s police force, notes that former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress was sentenced to 20 months in prison after he accidentally shot himself in the leg with an illegal gun. By contrast, he

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says the sentences meted out in Chicago courtrooms are typically no more than 6 months.

An analysis by the Chicago Sun-Times bolsters McCarthy’s argument that courts in Cook County, where Chicago is located, aren’t nearly as tough on illegal gun possession as they might be.

For example, the mandatory minimum prison sentence for illegal gun possession in New York is 3.5 years, but such a conviction in Cook County carries a minimum sentence of a year in prison and judges stick to that minimum term most of the time, the paper found.

Two years ago, several black Illinois lawmakers blocked a bill backed by McCarthy and Emanuel that would have imposed stiffer prison sentences on those convicted of illegal gun possession. The lawmakers viewed it as a recipe to lock up more blacks and Latinos.

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OBITUARIES Diane M. Thompson MOUNT MORRIS – Diane M. Thompson, 76, of Mount Morris, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor in Mount Morris.

She was born July 28, 1939, in Sublette, the daughter of Jay and Mary Alice (Price) Bechtold.

Diane graduated in 1957 from Mount Morris High School. She attended secretarial school in Dayton, Ohio, and was a secretary for the Air Force Base. She married Jimmy Utley on July 18, 1958. He preceded her on Aug. 28, 1965. She then married Charles Thompson on July 8, 1966. He preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 1993.

Diane worked for Country Companies Insurance as a secretary. She also worked in the zoning department at the courthouse; retired from the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department; and was owner and operator of Al’s Place from 1978 to 1993. Diane was a Dixon Lions Club Lioness and a member of the Dixon Elks Lodge and Rochelle Moose Lodge.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, and an infant daughter, Debbie.

She is survived by her three children, Jill (Timm) Carlson of Mount Morris, Jim (Jessica) Utley of Dixon, and Susan (Dale) Price of Dixon; brother, David (Jan) Bechtold of Norcross, Georgia; six grandchildren, Tyler (Liz) Carlson, Trace Carlson, Erica Utley, Rachel (Zack) Jones, Kevin Utley, and Alex Price; two great-grandsons, Carter Jones and Emmett Carlson; and an adopted son, Chris (Becky) Cox. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and the funeral at 7 p.m. Friday at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home, 110 S. Seventh St., Oregon.

Private burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Oregon.

Memorials may be directed to the Mount Morris Ambulance Service or the Pinecrest Manor Good Samaritan Fund.

Go to farrellholladgale. com to send condolences.

Edward S. Haefner AMBOY – Edward S. Haefner, 75, of Amboy, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at his home.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

Obituary corrections and

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitation: Erva R. Scherbinske, formerly of Sterling, 5 to 7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Thursday funeral: Erva R. Scherbinske, 10:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home.

Friday visitations: Gerald J. Delhotal of Sterling, 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Diane M. Thompson of Mount Morris, 5 to 7 p.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Ruby F. Melton

Friday funerals: Gerald J. Delhotal of Sterling, 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Diane M. Thompson of Mount Morris, 7 p.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Saturday funeral: LeRoy L. Boseneiler Jr., of Kingwood, Texas, formerly of Rock Falls, 3 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, In case of inclement weather, the service will be at Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon, Ave., Rock Falls.

Gerald J. Delhotal STERLING – Gerald J. “Frenchie” Delhotal, 91, of Sterling, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Gerald was born Aug. 27, 1924, in Sublette, the son of Emil and Florence (Campbell) Delhotal. He married Arlene Schrader on June 3, 1950, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon. Gerald was employed by Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. as a pipe fitter for 38 years, retiring in April 1985. He was an Army veteran. Gerald was a lifetime member of Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, serving as the bingo manager for 11 years, and a lifetime member and past commander of Dixon VFW Post 540.

Survivors include his wife, Arlene, of Sterling; two daughters, Diane (Rick) Johnson and Terri (Gary) Miller, both of Sterling; one brother, Earl Delhotal of Dixon; four grandchildren, Heather (Jake) Murnane of Delavan, Wisconsin, Jared McCullough of Rock Falls, Aaron (Michaela Rinker) Miller of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and Troy Miller of Sterling; and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Burial with military honors will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

clarifications will appear in the Corrections box on page A2 the next publication day.

Homer L. Morgan Receipt of all obituaries must be confirmed by ROCK FALLS – Homer Lee Morgan, 84, of Rock Falls, phone. died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in For more information, Sterling. call 815-625-3600 or 815Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling 284-2222, ext. 5530 or 5502. arrangements.

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“They’re older and don’t feel comfortable associating with the 18-, 19-year-old college crowd,” said Galloway, a 25-year-old sociology and criminology major.

Students began moving into the two-story, multiunit brick apartment building on Greek Row last month.

As many as 20 people could live in the building, located at 824 Greenbriar Road in DeKalb, which was rehabbed after previously being a fraternity house. It has 15 dormstyle units and a shared kitchen and entertainment area in the basement. The single rooms offer space for a bed and closet, the three double units allow for room-

mates and there’s also a two-bedroom unit.

Galloway said that was designed as captain’s quarters.

The $400 rent includes all utilities, said Galloway.

According to NIU spokesman Joe King, there are 750 student veterans attending NIU, representing each military branch. He said the university does not track where they live, and that military personnel do not have to disclose their enlistment to live in university housing.

Galloway said living at the veteran house is open to veterans only and, if space permits, juniors and seniors enrolled in Reserved Officer Training Corps.

NIUVA leaders and members had been dis-

DIXON

Adding sidewalks to either route, however, would cost more than $260,000, so the city would have to put up more than $100,000 after the grant.

Willett Hofmann & Associates engineer Jeffrey Reis said he worked with school and city officials to determine which route would be the best investment.

Graham Street is in such rough shape that IDOT has put it on a list of streets considered hazardous to walk, he said. Its lack of sidewalks means that neighborhood students must be bused to Jefferson, even those who live within 1 mile of the school.

“This route was rated the top priority based on our meeting with Dixon schools,” Reis said.

In addition to adding sidewalks, though, the city would also like have to resurface the road.

Graham also is in dire need of sewer, storm and curb upgrades, Reis said.

A total reconstruction would cost the city about $2 million, he said.

Adding sidewalks to Swiss Street would make it easier to get between the school and John Dixon Park, and Swiss doesn’t need a full-on reconstruction, he said.

Even so, the Graham Street project is more worthwhile, council members Mitch Tucker and Chris Bishop said.

Although it would cost more than Swiss, the city would be getting more for its money, Bishop said.

“Compared to Graham Street, Swiss is a lot of work, and I’m not sure how far that dollar would go,” he said.

GROTON, Conn. (AP) – First lady Michelle Obama is visiting Connecticut this weekend to christen a submarine named after her home state.

Obama is the sponsor of the attack submarine that will become the USS Illinois. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is also expected to speak at the ceremony.

The Illinois is the 13th in the Virginia class of submarines, designed to carry out a range of missions including launching missiles, conducting surveillance and delivering special forces.

The city could submit both projects, but should do so at different times, so the applications don’t cannibalize each other, Reis said.

Because of the state budget deadlock, grant programs like this are on hold, so funding likely won’t happen until 2016, he added.

the frat moved out.

“These are my guys, these are my people, my brothers and sisters,” said Mitchell. “I didn’t have anything like this when I went to school at Southern [Illinois University] years ago. I didn’t have anything like this at Northern. So, I just think this is going to be a great program for them, a great program for the community.”

Next meeting The Dixon City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St. Go to discoverdixon. org or call City Hall at 815-288-1485 for an agenda or more information.

STERLING – Helen S. Foster, 90, of Sterling, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at Avonlea Cottages in Sterling.

Helen was born March 2, 1925, in Fountain Green, the daughter of Harry E. and Agnes (Callihan) Spangler. She married Floyd E. Foster on Feb. 3, 1946, in Carthage. He preceded her in death on Nov. 10, 2002. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sterling.

Survivors include one son, Steve (Jackie) Foster of Sterling; three grandsons, Andrew (Liz) Foster of Sterling and Shawn (Josi) and P.J. (Brittany) Foster, both of

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – A bipartisan legislative panel on Tuesday recommended longtime state Rep. Frank Mautino to serve as Illinois’ next auditor general.

The Spring Valley Democrat and deputy majority leader was chosen from a group of four finalists for the position, which oversees audits of state Frank Mautino agencies.

The vote by the Legislative Audit Commission still must be approved by a threefifths vote of the Illinois House and Senate.

If approved, Mautino would replace William Holland, who was first appointed auditor general in 1992. Holland announced in June that he will retire on Dec. 31.

Mautino has represented all or parts of Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Putnam counties since 1991, when he was appointed to fill his father’s seat following his unexpect-

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Dixon; five great-grandchildren, Allie Foster, Addison Foster, Macy Fassler, Blake Foster, and Lincoln Foster.

She also was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Iungerich; and one brother, Wendell Spangler.

There will be no visitation. Graveside service will be private.

Memorials have been established to First Presbyterian Church and St. Mary Catholic School, both in Sterling.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Representative for Bureau County could be next auditor general

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tona Beach, Florida, and Sherry Hussong of Peoria; granddaughter, Amie (Jeff) Gronberg of Owasso, Oklahoma; and brothers, Leland Richardson of Cisne and Ted (Beverly) Richardson of O’Fallon, Missouri.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, and two brothers.

There will be no visitation. A private funeral will be at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Oregon.

Memorials may be made in Ruby’s name to a local Humane Society or animal shelter.

Go to farrellhollandgale.com to send condolences.

ILLINOIS

First lady will christen USS Illinois

cussing within its organization for at least a year the need for the special housing. Word got around that the association was looking for a place, Galloway said.

Jim Mitchell found out and reached out to NIUVA. He’s not only an Army veteran, it turns out he’s the leasing agent for the building owners where the NIUVA has established quarters. The building sat vacant after

OREGON – Ruby F. Melton, 93, longtime Oregon resident, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Independence Village in Peoria.

She was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Wayne County, the daughter of Ben E. and Ada (Hawkins) Richardson. She married Cecil M. Melton on March 17, 1942, in St. Louis. He died Sept.

20, 1979. Ruby was employed for more than 20 years at BorgWarner in Dixon, retiring in 1991. She was a cat lover, and enjoyed gardening, yardwork, and NASCAR, especially, Jeff Gordon.

She is survived by her son, Ronnie (Joi) Melton, of Coco Beach, Florida; daughters, Judy (Jeff) Kimmel of Day-

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ed death.

Under Illinois law, each state agency must be audited every 2 years.

The auditor general also oversees other audits as requested by the commission or the General Assembly.

The other finalists were Democratic state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, of Northbrook, attorney Larry Sanders, of Marion, and Mary Modelski, a division chief for an audit division of California’s Alameda County.

Mautino would have to give up his seat in the House, and local Democratic officials would appoint a Democrat to carry out the rest of his term. The seat will be up for re-election in 2016, and Republicans see it as a strong opportunity to add to their House ranks.

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Softly from the shadows there came a gentle call, you closed your eyes and went to sleep. You quietly left us all. We love and miss you so much.

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ROCK FALLS | CITY COUNCIL

ILLINOIS

Engineers get the go-ahead for bids Water well project held off in order to secure a better interest rate

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

ROCK FALLS – The city council Tuesday approved an ordinance allowing Rock Falls to take another step toward borrowing up to $1.2 million for a water well project.

City engineers were also authorized to put out bids on the project.

One of the city’s three water wells, No. 4, is failing, and it will be replaced. The new well, No. 7, will be built at the city’s water plant at 2109 Ninth Ave. The project also includes some work

at the water department building and road upgrades at the plant’s entrance.

The city wants to borrow money from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Water Supply Loan Program.

On June 2, the council approved a resolution to allow the water department to pursue the loan.

The language allowed for the city to borrow up to $1.2 million as a cushion until the bids went out.

“This is just to make sure the EPA is aware we’re interested in the program; and when the bids come back, we’ll

Next meeting The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20, at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at www.rockfalls61071.com and at City Hall. Call 815-6221100 for more information.

The City Council meeting also airs live on Channel 5. go back to the council for their consideration,” Mayor Bill Wescott said.

Water Superintendent Ted Padilla had wanted to get an earlier start on the project, but the city

decided to wait until after October to apply for the loan in order to get a better interest rate.

Morrison also delayed the filing of its EPA grant application for the city’s sewer plant project.

“We’ll get the bids out soon, and then we’ll probably start drilling the well in March,” Padilla said.

The city is looking at a 12-year loan with a 1.81 percent interest rate, with semiannual payments totaling $56,800 a year, based on engineers’ cost estimates. After looking at the city’s water department budget, Matt Han-

sen of Willett, Hofmann & Associates suggested the city consider a shorter-term loan.

Padilla also requested money for dewatering work, including a new hydrant, at East 17th Street and Industrial Park Road.

“The groundwater table needs to recede 3 feet in a month for us to fix it ourselves, but that’s not going to happen,” Padilla said.

The council approved a total not to exceed $17,000 for the work, contingent on approval by the city attorney when prevailing wage information is submitted.

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To date, the city is waiting on $120,000 in late disbursements from the state. A $400,000 state grant for the city’s planned riverfront green space project is frozen, even though it was appropriated before Gov. Bruce Rauner came into office.

Wescott asked City Administrator Robbin Blackert to present a report on the status of city finances with no state budget agreement in sight.

Blackert presented numbers based on two distribution scenarios.

“If the state continued to hold MFT, gambling, and state use tax through the end of our fiscal year, we would have a

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Fund balance policy

I’m worried about the long-term affect of all this on bond sales, and how that could affect local residents.

The city’s policy, instituted earlier this year, calls for a minimum reserve level for the following funds: General Fund ............................ 45 days ($680,000) Electric Department ............... 90 days ($2.2 million) Sewer Department ................. 180 days ($690,000) Water Department .................. 180 days ($573,000) Garbage Fund ........................ 180 days ($247,000)

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Glen Kuhlemier, Rock Falls alderman

$369,000 shortage in our general fund,” Blackert said. “If the state pulls back everything, and sends no funds, we would have a shortage of nearly $2.2 million through April.”

Blackert said the city passed a fund balance policy earlier this year that calls for 45 days of reserves in the general fund, 90 days in the electric department, and 180 days each for the sewer, water, and garbage funds.

“This was done to guarantee we have a certain amount for a rainy day, and it’s getting really cloudy at the state level,” Blackert said.

Blackert said if the state funding continues to dry up for more than 3 months, it could become challenging to maintain vital services such as police and fire protection. She added that no layoffs are planned at this time.

“If the general fund were depleted to that

point, we would draw up a resolution at that time to borrow from the enterprise funds,” Blackert said.

Some on the council wondered at what stage municipalities would look at taking legal action.

Blackert said there was a good chance of that happening, and the IML would likely spearhead the effort.

Alderman Glen Kuhlemier was concerned about the deterioration

of the state’s credit rating.

“I’m worried about the long-term affect of all this on bond sales, and how that could affect local residents,” Kuhlemier said.

Wescott called on northern Illinois mayors and other leaders to besiege local legislators, Senate leader John Cullerton, House Speaker Michael Madigan, and Rauner with letters and calls expressing their outrage.

Route 66 items going up for sale SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Good news for anyone who ever wanted to get their kicks on Route 66.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported that three auctions – two on-site and one online – are scheduled for the collection that William “Bill” Shea put together and displayed at Shea’s Gas Station and Museum in Springfield.

Shea died at the age of 91 in December 2013.

Collectors will be able to bid on such items as vintage gas pumps and a 1952 Airstream Cruiser.

The first on-site auction will be held Oct. 10.

Another on-site auction and an online auction will be held in November.

Trooper disciplined for strip search BELLEVILLE (AP) – An Illinois state trooper has been sentenced to one year of court supervision for a roadside strip search in East St. Louis that was captured on his patrol car’s dashboard camera.

Corey Alberson of Swansea was convicted last month of misdemeanor aggravated assault but not a more serious felony aggravated battery charge. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Jan Fiss sentenced the 33-year-old Alberson on Tuesday.

Authorities say Alberson pulled down a motorist’s pants and examined the man’s buttocks and genitals with a flashlight during the April 2014 traffic stop.

Alberson and another trooper testified they stopped the man based on a tip about a possible drug delivery. No drugs were found.

The search came to light during a review of dashcam videos. Alberson was placed on unpaid leave when charged.

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GUEST COLUMN | NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK

Why community newspapers matter Trust is key to the strong bond with their readers RAY MOSBY Rolling Fork, Mississippi

“I got credit down at the grocery store and my barber tells me jokes, …”

– Roger Miller ROLLING FORK, Miss. – The chosen theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week is “Power of the Press,” and that power, it seems to me, is a very relative thing.

Everybody understands the power of, say, The New York Times or The Washington Post, but probably less recognized and appreciated is the power of the Deer Creek Pilot and the thousands of other small, community newspapers just like it all across the land.

In survey after survey, it is these little communityminded newspapers that are continuing to thrive.

And there are some very tangible, observable reasons for that, not the least of which might be the notion I share that the smaller the community, the more important its newspaper.

For more than 20 years now, I have put out a little country weekly that’s been published continu-

ously for 138 years in what most folks might consider Backwater, U.S.A., the two poorest counties in the poorest state in the union with a combined population of less than 6,500 men, women and children.

And it is neither flippant nor hyperbolic when I say that little country weekly Ray newspaper Mosby is the only news organization on the planet Earth that gives the first tinker’s damn about Sharkey and Issaquena counties, Mississippi.

THAT, FOLKS, IS WHAT makes the Deer Creek Pilot mighty, mighty important to those people who call that place home.

While mine might serve as a prime example, it is in that respect no different from all those other community newspapers in all those other towns in this country.

Community newspapers have the power to bring about great good and make a profound difference within their locales. And among the good ones, the ones that endure and even prosper, there is always to

be found one common denominator – trust.

In a small town, the local newspaper is not like the local hardware store. It simply isn’t.

In a small town, every newspaper subscriber thinks he or she is a stockholder, because there exists a real relationship, an implied contract, if you will, between that paper and its readers.

They buy your newspaper, advertise in your newspaper, sometimes even when they don’t have to, based on a simple precept: They trust you to do your very best to find the truth and to tell it to them.

News travels fast in a small town; bad news travels even faster, but all too often that “news” is no such thing. All too often, that “news” is little more than rumor, sometimes made up out of whole cloth and at best some grain of truth exaggerated in its retellings vastly, and often alarmingly, out of proportion.

IN A SMALL TOWN, readers expect their newspaper to separate the wheat from the chaff and then to “tell it like it is.”

And why not?

The community newspaper is not some mono-

lithic entity; its editor is not some ivory-towered “big shot.” He or she is also a neighbor. He or she is one who goes to church with you, or stops to chat in the grocery store, or is always there to volunteer at community functions, or stops to shake hands, or just waves in passing.

More important, he or she is the one everybody else trusts to promote those things that are beneficial, and to try to stop that which is not. There’s a fishbowl effect in small towns, and its newspaper is, hence, often its lightening rod.

It may be praised one

week and dog-cussed the next, but it is not only impossible, but really not important, that it be liked. It’s important that it be respected, and it is even more important that it be trusted.

I have been in this crazy business for some 38 years now, at both the daily and weekly levels, and been blessed to receive a few accolades along the way, but the greatest single compliment I have ever received came from a salt-ofthe-earth little lady who stopped by the office to pick up a hot-off-thepress edition featuring the issue du jour in my little town.

“I’ve heard all the talk, but I don’t believe it until I read in the paper,” she told me.

And that, in a nutshell, is the secret to the continued success of community newspapers.

That, in a nutshell, is the true Power of the Press.

Note to readers: Ray Mosby is editor and publisher of The Deer Creek Pilot in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. He is a twotime winner of the J. Oliver Emmerich Award for Editorial Excellence, the highest honor for commentary writing presented each year by the Mississippi Press Association.

SPRINGFIELD SPOTLIGHT | STATE BUDGET

Nothing doing; Legislature, governor stand pat The reality is, both sides need each other to get anything done The Illinois Senate had been scheduled to return to Springfield on Oct. 6 after not being in session since Sept. 9. But last week, the Senate president postponed that session until Oct. 20.

The reason is pretty straightforward.

The Senate has overridden several gubernatorial vetoes. It’s pretty easy for the majority party because the chamber has 39 Democrats, three more than the threefifths required to override a veto.

The House has 71 Democrats, the exact number of votes required to overturn a veto in that chamber. So, while the Senate Democrats can be missing a few people or have some folks who don’t want to go along, they can still override the governor on partisan votes.

But the House Democrats need every member in town, and they all need to be voting the same way for that chamber to succeed.

Because of that tight margin, and because the Republicans have marched in lockstep with their party’s governor, the House has overridden only one veto this entire year: the Heroin Crisis Act. And the House was

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able to override that bill only because Gov. Bruce Rauner allowed House Republicans to vote against his amendatory veto, which stripped out state Medicaid funding for heroin addiction treatment.

Rauner now gets to portray himself as fiscally conservative, while the Republicans got to do the right thing and make the much-needed criminal justice reform legislation an actual law.

To date, the governor and his staff have successfully fought off 62 override attempts, mainly in the House.

SO MUCH FOR Speaker Michael Madigan’s much-vaunted vetoproof House majority.

And because of this House failure, there are currently no vetoes requiring Senate action during the constitutionally mandated 15 calendar-day period after successful House action. And since the legislative leaders aren’t meeting with the governor, and no other visible progress is being made to end the monthslong stalemate, there really wasn’t much sense in coming back to town.

Just to show you how divided the Statehouse is right now, the governor

richMILLER Rich Miller publishes Capitol Fax, a daily political newsletter.

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used his amendatory veto powers on 20 bills, but the Democrats adamantly refused to accept a single one of those changes he made.

The Democrats even ignored a plea from the Illinois chapter of the

Illinois Budget Stalemate

99 days

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

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws to accept the governor’s amendatory veto of House Bill 218, which vastly reduced penalties for pot possession.

The governor tweaked the marijuana legisla-

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

tion to increase some of the penalties, but Illinois NORML said those changes were acceptable, and called his veto “a very easy win” for proponents.

The bill received only 62 votes in the House when it passed in April, so there was no way to override the governor. But instead of just accepting his changes, the legislation was allowed to die.

Months of hard work came to diddly squat.

The House speaker is traditionally loathe to accept amendatory vetoes as a way of discouraging the governor (any governor) from using that broad power, which was long ago upheld by the courts. Rauner, for his part, is proving to be just as stubborn.

And the end result is, nothing happens.

We have a whole lot of nothing going on these days. For instance, a minor fuss was made recently at the Statehouse when a city of Chicago honcho showed up to testify about Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s property tax proposal without having actual written legislation to talk about.

But, in reality, that thing ain’t going anywhere.

SO FAR, THE governor is opposed to the plan, which would exempt homeowners with houses appraised at $250,000 or less from Emanuel’s mas-

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Gov. Bruce Rauner (left) shakes hands with House Speaker Michael Madigan on Jan, 12, after inauguration ceremonies in Springfield. Referring to the state budget stalemate, columnist Rich Miller writes: “The Democrats can’t go around Rauner; they can’t go through him; they can’t go over him. But Rauner can’t get anything done without them. They all need to start facing reality here.” sive property tax hike. The main burden would fall on commercial property owners, and Rauner has said their opposition is valid and that everyone’s property taxes should be capped at current levels – despite Chicago’s horrific fiscal problems.

As long as Rauner remains opposed, it’s highly unlikely that the House could pass such a bill. The House Democrats have yet to persuade the Republicans to break with their party’s governor on anything, and they’re surely not going to do so over a vote for Chicago, and it’s doubt-

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ful that all downstate and suburban Democrats will go along without some relief for their own taxpayers.

The city is simply going to have to find another way to solve its problem unless and until the governor and the legislative leaders work things out.

Which may be never, at the rate they’re going.

The Democrats can’t go around Rauner; they can’t go through him; they can’t go over him.

But Rauner can’t get anything done without them.

They all need to start facing reality here.

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WASHINGTON | IMMIGRATION

U.S. deports fewest in nearly a decade Eviction of criminal immigrants at lowest level since Obama took office WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to internal figures obtained by The Associated Press as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton called Obama’s deportation policies too harsh.

Deportations of criminal immigrants have fallen to the lowest levels since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, despite his pledge to focus on finding and

deporting criminals living in the country illegally. The share of criminal immigrants deported in relation to overall immigrants deported rose slightly, from 56 percent to 59 percent.

The overall total of 231,000 deportations generally does not include Mexicans who were caught at the border and quickly returned home by the U.S. Border Patrol. The figure does include roughly 136,700 convicted criminals deported in the last 12 months.

Total deportations dropped 42 percent since 2012.

In a Miami interview with Spanish-language TV network Telemundo, Clinton promised to be “less harsh and aggressive” than Obama in enforcing immigration laws.

“The deportation laws were interpreted and enforced, you know, very aggressively, during the last 6 and a half years, which I think his administration did in part to try to get Republicans to support comprehensive

immigration reform,” Clinton said in the weekend interview.

In the first 2 full budget years under the Obama administration, the U.S. deported more people year over year, until reaching its 2012 peak.

Those increases, which started under the administration of President George W. Bush, were small, rising just a few percentage points each year.

Nevertheless, the record deportations in 2012 led immigration advocates to criticize Obama as the “deporter-in-chief.”

AP

President Barack Obama speaks Feb. 25 during a town hall meeting on immigration hosted by Telemundo and MSNBC at Florida International University in Miami. New government figures show deportations of immigrants in the United States illegally have declined for the third consecutive year.

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HEALTH

New study just blowing smoke?

Researchers claim e-cigs draw teens to actual cigarettes Tribune News Service

For years, electronic cigarettes have ridden the vapor of respectability as a technology cigarette smokers can use to get nicotine while avoiding tobacco’s health risks.

Their use continues to grow, based in part on their reputation as a gateway out of the cigarette habit.

While that point is not the focus of debate, the discussion has shifted to concern that e-cigarettes may be enticing teenagers and young adults to try regular cigarettes.

“This is the question people are asking: Are e-cigarettes helpful for people as a gateway out of cigarette smoking, or might they also be a gateway in?” said Brian A. Primack, director of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health and assistant vice chancellor for research on health and society.

A recent study led by Dr. Primack that used Dartmouth University data and was published in JAMA Pediatrics, is controversial with its claims of an association between e-cigarette use among nonsmoking teenagers and young adults and cigarettes.

Among 694 who were 16 to 26 years old and not cigarette smokers, 16 study participants were using e-cigarettes. By the end of the study, 11 of those 16 (69 percent) had progressed toward cigarette smoking. Of the remaining 678 participants who neither smoked cigarettes nor used e-cigarettes before the study began, 128 progressed toward smoking cigarettes by study’s end (19 percent).

Based in part on those findings, the study concludes that e-cigarette smoking independently was associated with progression to smoking.

E-cigarettes “are more amenable, milder and more accessible,” while standard cigarettes are vilified in the popular media, Dr. Primack said. ”Here’s this thing being touted as safer – this cool electronic gizmo that you can plug into your USB port on your computer, that lights up and young people find it more attractive in the beginning, but with later transition to cigarettes.”

It might seem illogical, the shift from a trendy electronic appliance whose delicious juices produce thick, white but odorless and gener-

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Crews work to contain odors from a slow-burning underground fire smoldering near a cache of nuclear waste in May 2013 at the Bridgeton Landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri. Authorities have quietly adopted an emergency plan in case the smoldering embers ever reach the waste.

Disaster plan set in case smoldering fire reaches nuclear waste Tribune News Service

Some experts believe e-cigarettes are a gateway to regular cigarettes among teens. A recent study that used Dartmouth University data and was published in JAMA Pediatrics, has proved controversial with its claims of an association between e-cigarette use among nonsmoking teenagers and young adults and cigarettes.

Study: Some e-cig smokers are vaping THC Tribune News Service

E-cigarettes increasingly are being used as a less detectable way to inhale cannabis, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

A study published recently in the journal Pediatrics said 16 percent of high school students, with percentages expected to rise, are using e-cigarettes to vaporize hash oil or wax infused with tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the constituent chemical in cannabis that ally harmless vapors to ill-smelling, bad-tasting cigarettes that produce acrid smoke and dirty ashes and butts.

But e-cigarettes allow users to get used to nicotine, making the advance to cigarettes much easier.

“In theory it sounds wonderful for a lifelong smoker having a hard time quitting and not

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successful with nicotine patches or gum to use e-cigarettes that mimic cigarettes and are a good replacement,” Dr. Primack said. But he adds that “it’s not hard to find testimonials from people who [used e-cigarettes to] quit smoking. The potential is there for some people to derive benefit.”

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rettes as gateways out of smoking agree on a sales ban to minors. But they aren’t warming up to the Pitt-Dartmouth results.

Bill Godshall, executive director of Smokefree Pennsylvania, reacted angrily to the study, calling its conclusions false, and claiming it was published only to encourage stricter regulations of e-cigarettes.

protect the health, safety and well-being of all St. Louis County residents,” he said in a statement.

Landfill operator Republic Services downplayed any risk. Interceptor wells – underground structures that capture below-surface gasses – and other safeguards are in place to keep the fire and the nuclear waste separate.

“County officials and emergency managers have an obligation to plan for various scenarios, even very remote ones,” landfill spokesman Russ Knocke said in a statement. The landfill “is safe and intensively monitored.”

The cause of the fire is unknown. For years, the most immediate concern has been an odor created by the smoldering. Republic Services is spending millions of dollars to ease or eliminate the smell by removing concrete pipes that allowed the odor to escape and installing plastic caps over parts of the landfill.

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causes psychological effects. Nearly one in four students now uses THC regularly.

An August study from Oberlin College in Ohio and published in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that adolescents learn the health risks of cigarettes from multiple sources, but “receive much less and often incorrect information regarding marijuana and e-cigarettes. That helps explain their positive and often ambivalent perceptions of marijuana and e-cigarettes.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Beneath the surface of a St. Louis-area landfill lurk two things that should never meet: a slow-burning fire and a cache of Cold War-era nuclear waste, separated by no more than 1,200 feet.

Government officials have quietly adopted an emergency plan in case the smoldering embers ever reach the waste, a potentially “catastrophic event” that could send up a plume of radioactive smoke over a densely populated area near the city’s main airport.

Although the fire at Bridgeton Landfill has been burning since at least 2010, the plan for a worst-case scenario was developed only a year ago and never publicized until this week, when St. Louis radio station KMOX first obtained a copy.

County Executive Steve Stenger cautioned that the plan “is not an indication of any imminent danger.”

“It is county government’s responsibility to

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Stepchildren are too close for mom’s comfort Dear Abby, I am happily married to a great man. I have a young daughter from a previous marriage, and my husband has two teenagers, a boy and girl, from a prior marriage.

Like many blended families, we have our struggles, but one is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

I don’t know how to put this tastefully, but I’ll state it this way: My stepchildren are “too close,” if you know what I mean. They flirt, constantly touch each other and playfully tease each other. (A few people have even mistaken them for a couple.) My husband doesn’t seem to notice

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this unhealthy behavior.

How can I get through to my husband or deal with this?

– Repulsed in Pennsylvania Dear Repulsed, Was the relationship between your husband’s

children making you uncomfortable before you married their father? If so, did you bring it to his attention at that time?

Family relationships can vary, and because I haven’t witnessed what you have observed, I can’t advise you other than to suggest that family counseling might be in order to determine whether the kids have a normal sibling relationship or if it has gone over the line.

Dear Abby, Last spring, we helped our daughter’s longtime friend move out of the college dorm room she shared with our daugh-

ter. Her parents are divorced and weren’t available to help her move or give us money to help her, and she had just broken up with her boyfriend.

We rented a van and offered to let her stay at our home as long as she helped pay for groceries and got a job. She got the job, but never helped pay for food or did anything around the house, including keeping her room clean.

After 2 weeks, she and her boyfriend got back together, and she was spending every night with him at his parents’ house. She would return to our home to eat, wash clothes, shower and use

the Internet. I finally had to tell her this was not acceptable, and that she needed to decide to either live here or move in with her boyfriend.

She moved out.

Now, it is uncomfortable when she comes around. I don’t feel I did anything wrong, but my daughter thinks I shouldn’t have made a big deal out of her sleeping at her boyfriend’s house and using our house as a place to park her stuff, eat and wash her clothes. What do you think?

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as supportive as you were of your daughter’s former roommate. This has nothing to do with her sleeping at her boyfriend’s.

You asked only that she behave like an adult and contribute by paying for her food and keeping her room clean. She didn’t keep her part of the bargain. You shouldn’t feel uncomfortable; she should, for not behaving responsibly.

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House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quilts and crafts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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, 815-336-2191.

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665.

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, Oct. 7 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., Fourth Avenue and West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

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

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

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

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

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Wii Bowling and card games,

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

Monthly Birthday Party, 11:25 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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.

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

Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

Sewing after Lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility,

912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

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

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

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

Kids Art with Lynn children’s art program, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., Corner Gallery, 202 Fourth Ave., Sterling. Reservations: 815-9868585.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

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

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209

or 815-625-4101.

Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:308 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261 Thursday, Oct. 8 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, Oct. 8 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Blood pressure screenings, 8-9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

Free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

Computer basics program, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., open, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 212 Third Ave., Sterling.

Kelly hearing aids, 9;30 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling. Appointments: 800-733-2767 or 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Websites and Facebook program, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Inflatable breast walk tour, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon.

Health fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815-6267333, ext. 317.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed, step,

Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

KSB Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., second floor, Town Square Centre, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Free Naturalization/Immigration Services, 3-5 p.m., Room 1E08, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 309-736-7727.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 3:30 p.m., Terrace Conference Room, Pinecrest Manor, 414 S. Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, 815734-9069.

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 5 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Speak Boldly Toastmasters, 6 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

Ladies of the Elks, 6:15 p.m., Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St., Sterling.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815- 625-0431.

Sons of American Legion Post 12, 6:30 p.m., Legion Post, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815284-2003.

Manlius Fire Department, 6:30 p.m., Manlius Fire Hall, Maple Avenue, Manlius.

PEO Sisterhood Chapter KM, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Third St., Dixon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Sterling Optimist Club, 7 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2907 N. Locust St., Sterling.

40&8 Promenade, 7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

‘Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians, 7 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-3811.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-AnonAlateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-441-5327.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Friday, Oct. 9 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Kelly Hearing Aids, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Inflatable breast walk tour, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon.

Red Cross pherisis blood drive, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

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

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

Downstairs, west door.

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; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W.

Third St., Sterling.

Mercy Nursing Free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m., County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

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

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

Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9

p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-8572682.

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.

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Apples perfect, versatile ingredient for many dishes this season Forget about pumpkin spice. The perfect fall flavor marries apples with cinnamon, personified in these easy fried apple doughnuts.

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hey’re crunchy and delicious out of hand. Not to mention crazy nutritious. But autumn’s favorite fruit is even more spectacular when it plays nice with others in dishes – both sweet and savory. Think sliced, then tossed into a salad with fresh greens and salty cheddar cheese, roasted until supersweet, and pureed into a velvety soup or fried into a doughnut dusted just so with sugar and cinnamon.

Come fall, you also can’t beat a good apple pie.

Of course, you could always make one yourself, along with any number of apple dishes.

This is shaping up to be a pretty good apple season, says Carolyn McQuiston of Dawson’s Orchard in Enon Valley, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

It is, however, running a little early, the fourthgeneration farmer says, because of a wet June, and hot and dry summer.

Whereas Ginger Golds make the perfect piebaking apple, the biggest seller remains Honeycrisp, a crisp modern variety developed by the University of Minnesota for cold-climate growers.

Sweet and juicy, “it’s just a great eating experience,” says McQuiston.

Ashley Johnson, whose husband, Steven, is a sixth-generation apple farmer at Apple Castle in New Wilmington, Lawrence County, also is seeing great demand for Honeycrisp, along with old-fashioned favorites Jonagold and McIntosh.

“People really enjoy hard, sweet apples,” she

ABOVE: We know pairing apples with tomatoes sounds so weird. But somehow this pasta sauce – full of texture and flavor – works. Even better, it’s so easy, featuring standard pantry ingredients and minimal cooking.

LEFT: Serve this pumpkin and apple soup warm, and garnish with freshly diced apple and candied walnuts. says, adding that her customers seem to be eating a lot more apples than baking with them.

Fall Greens with Apples, Pecans and Cheddar Serves: 4 12 ounces assorted chicories, such as radicchio, Belgian endive, watercress and spinach 1 shallot, minced 1 tablespoon finely chopped herbs or fresh flat-leaf parsley ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, plus more for serving Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 6 ounces aged cheddar, crumbled (about 1 cup)

3 ⁄4 cup fried or toasted pecans 1 green apple, cored, quartered and shaved on a mandoline 1 red apple, cored, quartered and shaved on a mandoline Wash greens and spin dry. Refrigerate in an airtight container, with a damp paper towel over them to absorb any lingering moisture, until ready to use or up to overnight.

Put greens in a large bowl and scatter the shallot and herb mix over them. Drizzle oil and vinegar over salad, and season with salt and pepper.

Add cheddar and pecans, and toss.

Divide salad among four plates and arrange apples over the salad, covering it. Drizzle a little oil and

vinegar over the apples, and season with salt and pepper.

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Pumpkin and Apple Soup Serves: 6 3 pounds sugar pumpkins, seeded and halved Oil for greasing pumpkin Kosher salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 small white onion, chopped 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon firmly packed light brown sugar

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When it’s cool enough to handle, use a spoon to scoop out the roasted pumpkin. Set aside.

In a large pot, melt butter over moderate heat.

Once butter begins to brown, add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes. Add apple, garlic, brown sugar, cinnamon, white pepper, nutmeg and cayenne, and cook for 3 minutes.

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Stout transforms carrots into glazed jewels Sprinkle bittersweet dish with thyme and flaky salt before serving

BY LEAH ESKIN Tribune News Service

Stout means sturdy, brave and true.

And yet, it lacks the bravado of its brethren. It’s not as keen as steely, as tough as rugged or as brawny as robust. Frankly there’s something sweet about stout.

Maybe that’s because stout also means tubby, pudgy and round.

Pooh Bear knows stout. He earned the honor not in combat, but at the honey pot.

Same for beer. Stout is named for its dark-brewed brawn, but it offers a hint of sweet. We like stout simmered to a bittersweet glaze over carrots. Seems like the sort of snack Pooh’s colleague Rabbit might appreciate after a long day

with the Friends and Relations. A fine reason to kick up a couple of paws and indulge in a stout pint of stout.

Stouthearted Carrots Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 30 minutes Makes: 4 servings 4 carrots 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 cup stout beer, such as Guinness 1 tablespoon honey ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves Flaky salt, such as Maldon 1. Slice: Peel and trim carrots.

Slice on the diagonal into 1-inch thick ovals.

2. Melt: Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat.

Slide in carrots and toss to coat.

3. Simmer: Pour in beer and honey; stir in kosher salt and pepper. Heat to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until little liquid remains, about 25 minutes.

Lower heat and, watching closely, stir until liquid has disappeared and carrots are sticky with glaze (but not scorched), about 5 minutes. Deglaze pan with lemon juice.

4. Serve: Scrape carrots into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with thyme and flaky salt. Enjoy.

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The caramel glaze is a must with this gingered applesauce cake.

Can’t skip caramel glaze with this cake

BY GRETCHEN MCKAY Tribune News Service

This is the time of year many apple-lovers go into sugar overdrive with apple-y desserts. For those of us with a sweet tooth (everybody?), nothing quite beats a good applesauce cake, especially when it comes perfumed with fresh grated ginger and just a hint of cloves.

Just as good for breakfast as it is for dessert, this moist Bundt cake earned rave reviews in my kitchen. And it took fewer than 10 minutes to stir together.

The cake is delicious by itself “but even better with this sweet, sticky glaze,” Ruth Reichl writes in her new book, “My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes that Saved My Life.” She’s right. The sauce is a must, even if you’re drizzling it directly into your mouth.

Gingered Applesauce Cake Glazed with Caramel Serves: 8 to 10 For cake 1½ cups unsweetened applesauce 2 eggs 1 cup white sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 knob fresh ginger 2/ cup neutral vegetable 3 oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt Pepper 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

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Stout, sweetened with a little honey, simmers down to a glaze to coat fresh carrots, a wonderful side dish for fall dinners.

For glaze 1 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon light corn syrup ½ cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.

Break eggs into a large bowl. Whisk in sugars and brown sugar. Add ½ tablespoon (or more) of freshly grated ginger and the applesauce. Whisk in the oil and vanilla and mix until smooth.

Put flour in a small bowl.

Whisk baking soda, salt, a few grinds of pepper, cinnamon and ground cloves into the flour and stir gently into the applesauce mixture.

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and bake for about 45 minutes until cake bounces back when you press your finger into it.

Cook cake for 15 minutes on a rack before turning it out and allowing it to cool.

Make glaze: Put cream in a heavy-bottomed pot.

Whisk in brown sugar, corn syrup and a pinch of salt, and bring it to a boil.

Turn heat down to medium and continue to boil for about 15 minutes, whisking every few minutes.

When glaze has come together into a smooth, thick caramel, remove from heat and stir in vanilla.

Put the cake, still on the rack, over a sheet of waxed paper. Carefully pour the glaze over the cake. If you don’t mind a bit of a mess, you can simply pour the glaze less carefully over the cake and let it drop onto the plate.

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Add the roasted pumpkin, broth and cider, stirring to incorporate, then season with salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the cream and let cool for 10 minutes.

Transfer soup to a blender (or use an immersion blender in the pot) and purée until smooth. If needed, add additional water or broth to reach the desired consistency. Return the mixture to the saucepan.

Serve warm, and garnish with freshly diced apple and candied walnuts.

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Spaghetti in Tomato-Apple Sauce Serves: 6 28-ounce can (3 cups) Italian plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano 6 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil 2 large stalks celery, cut in ¼-inch dice (about 1 cup) 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup) 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 pound tart, firm apples, such as Granny Smith 1 pound spaghetti 1 cup freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for passing Pour the canned tomatoes into the food processor or blender, and purée until smooth.

Pour 4 tablespoons of the olive oil into the skillet, set it over medium-heat, and strew the chopped celery and onion in the pan. Cook and stir the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until they wilt and start to caramelize.

Stir in puréed tomatoes.

Season with salt, and heat to a bubbling simmer.

Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or so.

As the tomatoes perk, peel and core the apples, and remove the seeds.

Shred them, using the coarse holes of a shredder or grater.

When tomatoes have cooked about 5 minutes, stir apples into the sauce. Heat again to a simmer, and cook the sauce, uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until it has reduced and thickened and the apple shreds are cooked and tender.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the spaghetti, and cook it’s until barely al dente. Drain spaghetti for a moment, and drop it into the warm sauce. (Reheat, if necessary.)

Toss pasta with sauce for a minute or 2, until all the strands are coated and perfectly al dente. Turn off heat. Sprinkle grated cheese over the pasta, and toss well. Drizzle the remaining olive oil, toss once again, and heap the pasta in warm bowls.

Serve immediately, passing more cheese at the table.

Note: This is a tartsweet sauce, so don’t skimp on the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Its saltiness balances out the pucker.

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2¼-inch doughnut cutter (I used two concentric biscuit cutters). Reroll scraps and cut a few more.

Pour at least 2 inches of oil into a large wok or skillet and heat to 375 degrees. Without crowding, fry doughnuts for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Repeat until all doughnuts have been fried, reheating oil to temperature as necessary.

Drain on paper towels.

If desired, sift 1 cup of powdered sugar with remaining tablespoon ground cinnamon and sprinkle over warm doughnuts.

Note: Be sure to check, and re-check, the temperature of the oil – any higher than 375 degrees and the dough will burn before it cooks all the way through. And don’t be afraid to have a heavy hand with the sugar topping. It’ll help sweeten your coffee when dunking.

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Microsoft targets professionals Analyst: Lineup largely for high end of market NEW YORK (AP) – The success of Microsoft’s fall lineup of devices will ride on the company’s ability to convince people who got free Windows 10 software upgrades this summer to spring for new devices – specifically, Windows devices.

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new laptop, a tablet, three phones and a fitness tracker meant to keep people tied to its array of online services. Many of the products have impressive hardware features, but they face heavy competition from Apple and Android products.

With the new lineup, Microsoft appears to be targeting professionals,

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Panos Panay, Microsoft vice president for Surface Computing, holds a Surface Book laptop during a presentation Tuesday in New York. The 13.5-inch laptop starts at $1,499, compared with $899 for the new, 12.3-inch Surface Pro 4 tablet. people more likely to “It’s not about the mass have Windows already in market. It’s about the their office computers. high end of the market,” The Redmond, Washing- said Carolina Milanesi, ton, company is hoping who heads U.S. operato build on a successful tions for the Kantar summer launch of Win- Worldpanel ComTech dows 10, which Micro- research group. soft says is now in more In closing a nearly than 110 million devices. 2-hour event in New

York, CEO Satya Nadella said the latest devices are part of Microsoft’s vision “to move people from needing Windows to choosing Windows to loving Windows.”

Microsoft for the first time appears capable of achieving that, Milanesi said.

The surprise announcement was a new Surface Book laptop, which comes after Microsoft has been touting its Surface tablets as replacements for laptops. Microsoft says the Surface Book is for scientists, engineers and gamers who need more performance than a tablet.

The screen is detachable and becomes a tablet with a clipboard feel while on the go. But unlike Surface tablets with keyboard covers attached magnetically, the Surface Book’s keyboard is core to the device.

IN BRIEF Reddit launches Upvoted, a site for original content Online community Reddit on Tuesday launched Upvoted, a standalone website to house original content inspired by or related to posts from the expansive online forum.

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Workman making up for summer away from game

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It wasn’t you, golf. It was Jaeden Workman and her busy schedule.

The Morrison junior broke up with golf over the summer.

She worked for the city of Morrison mowing lawns, chalking fields, picking up fallen branches around town and pulling weeds. She umpired little league baseball and softball games on weeknights, and played on a softball team that had her traveling every weekend.

Workman was simply too busy to golf. She used her clubs at most five times, and came into the high

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school golf season with a lot of issues to work out in her game.

“That’s the thing,” Morrison coach Andrew Tenboer said. “Not playing [in the summer] hurts. But at this point in the season, she’s been swinging the clubs well, and she has been playing just about every day since the beginning of August, so she’s peaking now and hopefully that means good things.”

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Morrison’s Jaeden Workman spent the summer working and playing softball, which left little time for finetuning her golf game. She’s spent the season rounding back into shape for the postseason that starts today.

BOYS GOLF | 2015 REGIONALS 1A PUTNAM COUNTY

2A STERLING

Signing sectional card Terrock seals Steamers’ fate

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DIXON – Playing their annual Volley for the Cure night, the pink-clad Dixon Duchesses were fired up to take center stage and show the pink-clad crowd what they had Tuesday.

But in the end, it was the pinkclad Rock Falls Rockets who brought the curtain down in their Big Northern West match.

Bailey O’Brien’s run of four straight kills midway through Game 2 swung momentum in favor of the Rockets, and the Duchesses never recovered in an 18-25, 25-20, 25-12 Rock Falls win.

“They made a nice run, and we had no counterpunch,” Dixon coach Bunyan Cocar said. “They got their really good hitter going, and it was a bad rotation for us and we got out of system. We lost some confidence, and that momentum in the second game was the key to the match.

“We just let one get away from us tonight.”

Dixon (11-11, 4-5) cruised through Game 1, led by the net play of Jamie Altenburg (8 kills, 1 block), Erika Smith (6 kills, 2 aces) and Phoenix Smith (5 kills, 2 blocks).

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MCNABB – Brett Terrock didn’t quite have a Cinderella finish to lift his team on to greater heights, but it was good enough.

The Fulton senior ended about an hour’s worth of angst and anxiety late Tuesday afternoon around the clubhouse at Edgewood Park Golf Club when he came in with a 10-over-par 82. It left the Steamers’ team Noah Hogue total at 351, Morrison good enough for senior third place at the 13-team Class 1A Putnam County Regional.

Fulton edged Prophetstown (352) for the third and final team berth at the Byron Sectional, slated for Monday at PrairieView Golf Course.

Riverdale (324) and Indian Creek (344) were the first two team qualifiers.

Fulton had scores of 88 from Jason Sikkema, 89 from Jake Outzen, and 92s from Dustin Rowland and Ryan Dail.

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Star of the match: Bailey O’Brien, Rock Falls, 20 kills, 14 digs Key performers: Sydney Arickx, Rock Falls, 9 kills; Jamie Altenburg, Dixon, 8 kills; Erika Smith, Dixon, 6 kills, 2 aces Up next: Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, 6 p.m. Thursday; Rock Falls, Dixon at Dixon Invite, 8:30 a.m. Saturday

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Sterling’s Nate Olson tees off during Tuesday’s 2A Sterling Regional at Emerald Hill. Olson and the Warriors carded a team score of 352 to finish second to Geneseo (349). The Leafs, Warriors and Rock Falls Rockets all advanced as teams to the 2A Freeport Sectional.

Answering call

Bonnell returns to course for playoff, makes sectional

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STERLING – As more and more scores filled in the scoreboard at the boys golf Class 2A Sterling Regional at Emerald Hill, the attention shifted from the course to the parking lot.

With just three groups yet to finish play, it was almost certain that Jacob Bonnell and his 94 were headed for a playoff. The only problem was the that Dixon senior wasn’t at the course.

“I was so mad at myself I went home after my round,” Bonnell

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349 352 358

said. “I thought there was no way my 94 was good enough to get me through to sectionals. I was pretty bummed for a while that it was all over.”

But Bonnell got a call from Dixon coach Lee Eastman telling the senior to hurry back because he was on a crash course for a playoff to deterVOLLEYBALL

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mine if he would be advance to Monday’s Freeport Sectional at Park Hills West.

“You better get back here,” Eastman told Bonnell over the phone. “I’d hate for you to miss out on a chance to go to sectionals because you weren’t here.”

So Bonnell hopped off his couch and raced back to the course. His teammates met him in the parking lot and told him he was in a four-golfer playoff for the final three spots with Princeton’s Bruce Nyman, Nick Guisti (LaSalle-Peru) and Jack Heimer (Freeport).

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Rock Falls’ Bailey O’Brien bumps the ball during Tuesday’s match against Dixon at Lancaster Gym. Rock Falls won 18-25, 25-20, 25-12.

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Rozsival placed on injured reserve

Local events

The Chicago Blackhawks have placed defenseman Michal Rozsival on longterm injured reserve.

The Blackhawks also recalled defenseman Ville Pokka from Rockford of the American Hockey League, and assigned defenseman Viktor Svedberg to the IceHogs.

Rozsival broke his left ankle in Game 4 of Chicago’s second-round sweep against Minnesota in the playoffs. He re-signed with the Stanley Cup champions last month.

Today Cross country 4 p.m.

• Dixon, Oregon at Mendota Open 4:15 p.m.

• Rock Falls, Bureau Valley, West Carroll at Byron Handicap Girls golf 9 a.m.

NASCAR

Harvick celebration raises eyebrows First, Kevin Harvick embarrassed the field with a dominating victory at Dover.

Then his victory celebration made some of his competitors wonder if the reigning Sprint Cup champion had something to hide.

Many believe Harvick backed his car into the wall during his celebratory burnout, creating damage to his Chevrolet. Harvick on Tuesday denied any knowledge of hitting the wall, but some wondered if the action was done to limit NASCAR’s ability to inspect the car after the race.

NBA

Kidd-Gilchrist to have surgery Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford plans to spend the rest of the preseason looking at different combinations while trying to adapt to the loss of forward Michael KiddGilchrist to a right shoulder injury.

The team announced that Kidd-Gilchrist was scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday night to repair a torn labrum. The team isn’t saying how long he’ll be out, but an injury of that magnitude could sideline him for the season.

MLB

Jennings to return to Marlins’ GM role Miami Marlins President David Samson says he regrets moving general manager Dan Jennings into the dugout, and the franchise has begun its latest managerial search with a new approach.

Jennings will return to his former job as general manager after an awkward 124-game stint as a firsttime manager. Candidates to replace him include former major league managers Manny Acta, Larry Bowa and Bo Porter, and many others have expressed interest.

NFL

Lawyers go after search warrant Lawyers for former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez asked a judge Tuesday to invalidate a search warrant that led police to seize a vehicle that prosecutors say Hernandez was driving when he fatally shot two men in 2012.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston.

During a hearing Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court, a lawyer for Hernandez said the search warrant that led to the seizure of a Toyota 4Runner is invalid because police relied on information from a man who failed a lie detector test.

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Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) skates against the Detroit Red Wings during a preseason game. Toews and company will try to become the first team in two decades to repeat as Stanley Cup champions in 2016.

Repeat challenge

• Sterling at AA Galesburg Sectional, at Lake Braken • Amboy, Dixon, Eastland, Oregon, Polo at A Oregon Regional, at Silver Ridge • Erie, Fulton, Morrison, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, West Carroll at A Geneseo Regional, at Maple Bluff Boys soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Byron Volleyball 6:30 p.m.

• Newman at Orion

Back-to-back Cups not going to be easy for Hawks

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – When it was all over – all the days with the Stanley Cup, the trades, the free-agent departures – the core of the Chicago Blackhawks just shrugged and went back to work.

There is precious little time for sentiment when you are trying to become the first repeat NHL champion in almost two decades.

“I feel pretty confident,” forward Marian Hossa said. “I think we have lots of great players in this dressing room, lots of new faces, but I think there’s lots of energy in this room. Lots of guys are hungry, and I think that’s important.”

Chicago won its third title in six seasons when it defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in June. While the party lasted for much of the summer, the final bill was significant.

The core group of seven players who have their name on the Cup for each of the three titles took a hit when Patrick Sharp was traded to Dallas. Walking a tricky line with the salary cap, the Blackhawks also traded away rising star Brandon Saad and forward Kris Versteeg. Defenseman Johnny Oduya and centers Brad Richards and Antoine Vermette left in free agency.

The offseason turnover was

Last season: 48-28-6, 102 points; beat Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Final Coach: Joel Quenneville (8th season, 19th NHL season, 754-438-77-106) Added: F Ryan Garbutt, D Trevor Daley, F Viktor Tikhonov, C Artem Anisimov Lost: F Brandon Saad, F Patrick Sharp, C Brad Richards, C Antoine Vermette, F Kris Versteeg, D Johnny Oduya, G Antti Raanta reminiscent of the aftermath of Chicago’s 2010 championship, and the Blackhawks lost in the first round of the playoffs in each of the next 2 years. But there are plenty of reasons for optimism this time around.

Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Hossa lead a very potent group of forwards, and Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson are back to anchor the defense in front of Corey Crawford. Artem Anisimov came over from Columbus in the Saad deal, giving the Blackhawks a big center to play on the second line behind Toews.

“I think that the room here, I think we’ve got lots of leaders,” Hossa said. “I think they’re not satisfied. We turn the page, and we try to focus on a new season.”

Here are a few more things to watch with the Blackhawks: Kane’s season: Kane is the subject of a sexual assault investigation in western New York.

The All-Star winger has not been charged, and has said he expects to be exonerated. Kane, who is heading into the first season of an $84 million, 8-year contract extension, has been with the team since the start of training camp last month, leading to some criticism of the Blackhawks and the league.

Panarin’s Potential: Several NHL teams were interested in Artemi Panarin before the Russian forward signed with Chicago last May. The rookie was limited by an upper-body injury during the preseason, but the Blackhawks raved about his talent and ability.

“I think he could be fun to watch,” Quenneville said. “Kid’s got a real nice gift of finding pucks and getting it off quickly.”

Teuvo time: Long one of Chicago’s top prospects, it looked as if forward Teuvo Teravainen came into his own during the playoffs.

He had two goals and two assists in the Stanley Cup Final against Tampa Bay. Teravainen has great vision and a good shot. His continued development could help make up for the lost production with the departure of Sharp and Saad.

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After Rock Falls (178, 6-2) tied the score at 9-9, Altenburg slammed three kills and joined Phoenix Smith for a block in a five-point stretch for a 14-9 lead. Erika Smith later finished off the set with two kills in the final three points.

The Duchesses also started strong in Game 2.

Trailing 7-6, Ellie Provo’s kill sparked a six-point spurt that included an ace by Jessa Long (3 kills, 13 digs, 6 points), two more Altenburg kills, and a change-of-pace tip kill by senior setter Kacey Koch (23 assists).

But a Rock Falls timeout seemed to turn the tide. Alexandra Romo’s tip kill got a sideout, then O’Brien went on her spike binge to knot the score at 12-12, before another Romo kill gave the Rockets a 13-12 lead.

“We all started playing with a lot more energy, and were communicating better,” O’Brien said.

“The kills were nice, because they helped my

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Rock Falls’ Alexis Herrera tips the ball over the net Tuesday against Dixon at Lancaster Gym. The Rockets rallied after dropping Game 1 to win 18-25, 25-20, 25-12. team pick it up, and we just kept the momentum from there.”

Kills by Altenburg and Phoenix Smith made it 14-13 Dixon, but a kill and an ace by O’Brien (20 kills, 14 digs), then consecutive kills by Sydney Arickx (9 kills, 1 block) made it 19-15 Rockets.

Dixon battled back to tie it 19-19 thanks to an Erika Smith spike and three Rocket hitting errors, but Emily Sauer (3 kills, 4 assists) ripped a kill to kick off the final

run that ended with an O’Brien kill.

“We were excited and talking and playing really well together,” Erika Smith said. “We were carrying each other and shouldering the load, but we kind of lost that midway through the second game. We stopped passing as well, and they started passing better, and we couldn’t match it when they got their hitters going.”

Game 3 was all Rock Falls. Arickx bookended

an opening 5-1 run with kills, then O’Brien had two kills and Arickx served an ace for an 11-2 lead. The Duchesses got no closer than seven points (15-8) after that.

“We’ve struggled all year with kind of gameby-game thing, where we’ll play phenomenal one game and then not very good the next game,” Rock Falls coach Sheila Mammosser said.

“We just got the bad one out of the way first tonight, and finally started stepping up and competing to win in the second and third games.”

Rocket setters Annie Austin and Alexis Herrera both had 11 assists and eight points, and Sydney Young added 17 digs.

Provo added three kills and a block for Dixon, while libero Alyssa Cruse chipped in nine digs.

“I think we let off a little bit after that first game, and we have to learn to keep pushing on the gas pedal,” Altenburg said.

“They’re a good team, and they got on a run, but we have to learn to play around that and stop their momentum.”

On the tube TV listings

Today College soccer 9 a.m.

• Women, Michigan at Rutgers, BTN

College volleyball 6 p.m.

• Texas at Baylor, ESPNU • Kansas at Texas Tech, FSN 7 p.m.

• Michigan St. at Nebraska, BTN 8 p.m.

• Tennessee at LSU, ESPNU • Oklahoma at TCU, FSN

Golf 9:30 p.m.

• Presidents Cup, Day 1, at Incheon City, South Korea, TGC

MLB playoffs 7 p.m.

• NL Wild Card game, Cubs at Pirates, TBS

NHL 7 p.m.

• Rangers at Blackhawks, NBCSP 9:30 p.m.

• Sharks at Kings, NBCSP

Soccer 8 p.m.

• Premier League, Leicester at Norwich, CSN

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Kilberg sharpened skills in hotel CALL

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It was the first time Bonnell played in a playoff his life, and said that he has never been so nervous.

But his nerves didn’t show, as he calmly fired bogey to earn a spot at the sectional. His drive went right and nestled behind a grouping of trees, but Bonnell punched out short of the green. He chipped on and two-putted to seal his spot.

“I wanted to be at least 50 yards from the green,” Bonnell said.

“I knew it was fast and wanted to putt up. Once I saw [Nyman] struggling, it took some weight off my shoulders.”

Nyman was the odd-man out after having trouble with the tricky green. His second shot landed above the pin, and after hitting his wedge too soft, Nyman rolled his putt well past the hole. He finished with a seven on the par-4.

“From my perspective,” Dixon’s Cole Ruckman said, “once I saw [Bonnell] lay up I knew he was in the right spot. That is a tough green. The other kid was putting down, and there was nothing to stop his ball.”

Geneseo won the regional with a 349, edging Sterling (352) by three strokes, and Rock Falls (358) was third. All three teams advance to sectionals. Dixon (372) was fifth in the 10-team field.

Ruckman also advanced with an 83 as part of the Top 10 golfers not on an advancing team. Ruckman and Bonnell each advanced to sectionals for the second consecutive season.

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Cooper Kilberg swings during Tuesday’s 2A Sterling Regional at Emerald Hill.

Rock Falls was led by Cooper Kilberg’s 82. Bronson Mintun added an 88, with Nolan Moeller (92) and Andrew Ashley (96) factoring into the scoring. Kilberg missed out on sectionals last season by one stroke, and was happy to move on this time around during his senior campaign.

Kilberg last went to sectionals when the Rockets made it as a team two seasons ago.

The key for Kilberg was getting his putter right after a below-average round during the Big Northern tournament last week. Kilberg’s

attention to golf was tested with a baseball tournament in Cedar Rapids over the weekend, but he brought along his putter and a coffee mug.

He spent time in his hotel room practicing his putting, and it paid off.

“Making more putts was huge for me,” Kilberg said. “It helped with my confidence, being able to sink some putts and move on to the next hole with some rhythm.”

Ryan Blackburn led Sterling with an 82, Nick Ceruzzi shot an 83, and Nick Olds (93) and Brady Bostelman (94) rounded out the scoring. Blackburn played well until 18 where he took a double after losing his ball in the trees on his drive.

“I was pretty happy until 18,” Blackburn said. “I hit it right and no one saw it come down.

We couldn’t find it so I had to hit again. But I was comfortable knowing it wasn’t going to break me because I thought I put myself in a good position until then.”

The scores were much higher than the golfers anticipated, despite the perfect golfing conditions. Geneseo’s Ryan Ford was the medalist with a 79, and nine golfers posted scores in the 80s.

The rest of the field was in the 90s or 100s.

Blackburn said that the greens created the most problems for the field.

“The greens got the better of a lot of people,” Blackburn said of his home course. “On the playoff, that kid was in trouble once I saw he was sitting higher than the hole.

It’s a tough one to figure out.”

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So it was up to Terrock, a late starter, to bring the team total down a bit.

“After nine holes, my coach [Tyler Swanson] said it might be coming down to me,” Terrock said. “It was pretty nerveracking out there.”

Terrock didn’t make it any easier on himself by 3-putting the last hole from about 15 feet. He carded 41s on both sides at Edgewood, 5-over on each side.

“I wanted to get in the 30s that last nine holes,” Terrock said, “so I wanted to make the birdie putt. I ended up leaving it 5 feet short, and then missed the next one. I felt pretty bad, but it turned out good.”

Terrock’s 82 was good enough to leave Prophetstown on the outside looking in. The Prophets were the leaders among early-finishing teams with a 352 total, then hunkered down around a table near the scoring area to see if their score would be good enough.

When Terrock turned in his 82, it left the Prophets one stroke shy.

“I’m still proud of our team,” said Jackson Ames, who led the Prophets with an 84.

“Nobody expected us to be among the top teams, and we were only one stroke behind the thirdplace team. We can all be proud of ourselves.”

Ames was one of seven area players who moved on to the sectional as individuals. He will be joined by Morrison’s

Noah Hogue and Ben Tegeler, Erie’s Levi Floming, Newman’s Jacob Rude, Prophetstown’s Jaden Taylor, and Amboy’s Caleb Sarff.

Hogue started slowly with a 41 on the front nine, but came back with a 1-under-par 35 on the back. His 76 was only two strokes behind the medalist, Tyler Bussert of Riverdale.

“I just started making putts from everywhere,” Hogue said of his backnine charge. “I was barely aiming, and they were still going in. It was just one of those rounds.”

Floming chipped in from about 20 yards on his last hole of the day, the par-4 ninth, to finish off an 85. He tied with Newman’s Rude for 11th place overall.

“I had a 45 on the back nine, so I knew I had to get going,” Floming said.

“The chip-in was a good way to finish. I needed it.”

Taylor was the second Prophetstown player to advance, with Ames, after shooting an 86.

Amboy will be represented by Sarff, who parred his last four holes (Nos. 6-9) to come in with an 87.

“It was a struggle out there,” Sarff said, “but I found something at the end of the round. I was finally able to drive it straight, and that was the difference for me.”

Tegeler was the second Morrison qualifier, squeaking in with an 88, the cut-off score.

The Mustangs finished fifth as a team with a 357 total.

Workman hoping for return to state GREETINGS

a better game and better mind frame about it.”

CONTINUED FROM B1 The Fillies golfer is in the starting lineup on It took almost 2 the boys team, and the months, but Workman Three Rivers tournament seems to have rediscovmarked the first time ered her game that vault- Workman played against ed her to a tie for 27th at fellow girls this season. last season’s state meet.

Her success wasn’t Her play at recent tourbecause she matched up naments has displayed better against compaall the signs of peaking at rable competition, but the right time. that she gets to play from She fired an 80 on Sept. the women’s tees after 30 to place second at the spending months playThree Rivers tournament ing from the men’s. This at Highland Springs in shortens the course, and Milan, just two strokes allows her to make combehind winner Jillian fortable club choices.

Stone of Rockridge.

“It actually does help,” “She’s been playing Workman said. “It’s that better of late,” Tenboer difference of being closer. said. “Typically during Playing from the women’s the postseason she has tees shortens the course

by about 500 or 600 yards.

From the boys I would drive then pull out my 6 iron, and the 6 can go anywhere it wants.

“But my drive is longer on the course from the women’s, and then I can use my wedge for my second shot. My wedge stays pretty straight, it doesn’t go left or right or out of bounds.”

Factoring into most of Morrison’s dual scores this season, Workman is an impressive golfer with experience at the state meet on her resume.

Tenboer said she is a joy to watch because she doesn’t let poor shots affect her future shots, a necessary trait once postseason play comes

around.

She hopes to return to state this time around, and two rounds of golf stand in her way.

First up is the Class A Geneseo Regional today at Maple Bluff. Workman and fellow teammate Allysa Renner need to place in the Top 10 to move on to the St. Bede Sectional at Spring Creek in Spring Valley on Monday for a shot at state for the second consecutive season.

“It was a good experience,” Workman said.

“It’s not often we had a girls golfer go to state.

Usually it’s the football or softball team, but this time everyone was supportive of me. It was super fun.”

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Marcos, Thunder advance at Galena Oregon just misses sectional cut

By SVM Sports Staff

Polo and West Carroll had the right stuff at the Class 1A Galena boys golf regional on Tuesday, as each advanced to next week’s sectional.

The Marcos (349) and Thunder (350) were the next teams in line behind Stockton, which won with a 343 total. Those three squads advance to the Byron Sectional on Monday at PrairieView Golf Course.

Polo was paced by Christopher Rademacher with an 83. He was backed by Mack Llanas (84), Tristin Woodin (88) and Trevin Woodin (94).

Counting scores for West Carroll were turned in by Anthony Mendoza (81), Cameron Ehlers (84), Sean Keckler (89) and Aaron Haring (96).

Eastland’s Curt Strauss moved on with an 89.

Hawks place fourth:

Oregon (339) and Elgin St. Edward (339) tied for the third-best score at the Westminster Christian Regional, but it was the Green Wave moving on to the Byron Sectional by a fifth-man tiebreaker.

Aurora Christian (314) and Byron (338) claimed the top two spots.

Oregon did have three players move on, however. They were Mitchell Nehrkorn (80), Adam Merrill (84) and Matt Myers (87). Tyler Black (88) narrowly missed.

Boys cross country

Tuesday’s stars Kerry Mullen, Sterling swimming, won 50 free & 100 free Remington LeRette, Dixon soccer, 3 goals Jacob Fane, Dixon soccer, 1 goal, 3 assists James Blackburn, Amboy cross country, won Panther Invite Megan Grady, Amboy cross country, won Panther Invite

Girls tennis

Newman 5, St. Bede 0: The Comets’ doubles

teams dominated the Bruins to set the tone at Sauk Valley Community College.

Newman’s three doubles teams lost a total of one game.

No. 1 singles player Margaret Smith won the toughest match of the day, edging Brianne Lau 7-5, 3-6, 10-8.

Lutheran 4, Dixon 1: The Duchesses’ lone point came from the No. 3 doubles team of Lauren Turffs and Alane Bratt in a loss to the Crusaders at Harlem.

Boys soccer Dixon 7, Winnebago 0:

The Dukes crushed the Indians in a home Big Northern West match.

Forward Remington LeRette scored three goals for Dixon (9-6-1, 8-3 BNC West), while Jacob Fane added a goal and three assists. Thailer Somsri-Betts, Brenden McCrory and Clipper by a second: A.J. Small each added goals.

Sterling 2, Geneseo 1: Amboy’s James Blackburn edged Kewanee’s Rolando Tony Diaz and Patrick Aguilar by 1.03 seconds Nelsen each scored to lead to claim first place at the the Golden Warriors to a Panther Invite at Lake road NIB-12 West win.

Diaz scored the first Erie. goal of the match off an Blackburn won the race assist from Carter Gearin 16:17.93, while Aguilar ing in the second half. The finished in 16:18.96.

Newman won the eight- Maple Leafs then tied the team meet with 35 points, score, but Nelsen scored led by Spencer Mauch, 1 minute later on a feed who finished fourth in from Jose Castro. Sterling 17:13.80. He was followed improves to 11-1-3, and

by Shay Hafner in sixth 4-0-1 in the NIB-12 West.

Girls swimming at 17:20.08, and Brady Osborne in eighth in Boylan 135, Byron 92, Sterling 87: The Titans 17:30.24.

E r i e - P r o p h e t s t o w n won two relays and five placed fourth with 96 individual events to take points. The Panthers’ top top honors at a triangular finisher was Kyle Behrens meet at Byron.

Kerry Mullen won the in 17th in 18:01.14.

50-yard freestyle (26.24 Eastland’s Tyler Dambseconds) and the 100 freeman was 18th in 18:02.02. style (59.13) for the WarGirls cross country riors, and was also part of

Grady helps Amboy to first: Megan Grady raced

to a first-place finish at the Panther Invite at Lake Erie with a time of 19:29.18.

She helped the Clippers to a win in the eight-team meet with 39 points.

Erin Hosto added a fourth-place finish for Amboy in 20:40.87.

Newman was second with 66 points. Teagan McKenna was third in 20:32.96, and Kelsey Simpson finished ninth in 21:45.62.

Erie-Prophetstown was third, led by Emily Hanover’s sixth-place finish in 20:56.49.

Eastland placed sixth with 134 points. Megan Schmeider was the top Cougar with a time of 22:08.64.

the runner-up 400 freestyle relay (4:18.10), teaming with Madeline Geil, Avery Edwards and Sami Royer in the relay. Kallie Zuidema added a second place in the 1-meter diving (203.15 points).

Dixon’s Kylie Shaw and Gretchen Bushman both won events for the Byron co-op, with Shaw taking the 100 butterfly (1:08.42) and Bushman winning the 100 backstroke (1:07.14).

Shaw also teamed with fellow Dixonites Kaylee Rice and Katie Drezen and Stillman Valley’s Abby Ganong to win the 400 freestyle relay (4:12.63).

Bushman also had a second in the 50 freestyle (26.61), and Drezen added a second in the 200 IM (2:33.64).

SVM SCOUTS 2015 GIRLS GOLF REGIONALS Class AA Galesburg Regional

Where: Lake Bracken, Galesburg When: 9 a.m. Wednesday Local team: Sterling Rest of field: DeKalb, Dunlap, Freeport, Galesburg, LaSalle-Peru, Moline, Peoria Central, Peoria Richwoods, Rock Island Players to watch: Taylor Nesselroad, Galesburg; Maxine Nesemeier, Freeport; Emma Carpenter, DeKalb; Maggie Russell, DeKalb; Rachel Spencer, Sterling Advancement: Top three teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the Normal Community Sectional on Monday, Oct. 12.

Class A Geneseo Regional

Class A Oregon Regional

Where: Maple Bluff, Geneseo When: 9 a.m. Wednesday Local teams: Erie, Fulton, Morrison, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, West Carroll Rest of field: Alleman, East Dubuque, Galena, Geneseo, River Ridge, Riverdale, Rockridge, Stockton Players to watch: Monica Lieving, Geneseo; Jaeden Workman, Morrison; Liz Lego, Rock Falls; Sera Bebon, Erie; Madison Newton, Erie; Jillian Stone, Rockridge; Hayley Guilinger, West Carroll; Mackenna Munson, Fulton Advancement: Top three teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the St. Bede Sectional on Monday, Oct. 12.

Where: Silver Ridge, Oregon When: 9 a.m. Wednesday Local teams: Amboy, Dixon, Eastland, Oregon, Polo Rest of field: Aquin, Byron, Dakota, Forreston, LenaWinslow, Pearl City, Pecatonica, Rockford Christian Life, Rockford Lutheran, Stillman Valley, Winnebago Players to watch: Karissa Freidag, Eastland; Olivia Pultorak, Dixon; Abi Scheidecker, Oregon; Ali Scheidecker, Oregon; Natalie Hooper, Lutheran; Caitlin Schoepfer, Lutheran; Alyssa Johnson, Pearl City Advancement: Top three teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the St. Bede Sectional on Monday, Oct. 12.

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VOLLEYBALL | PRINCETON DEF. NEWMAN 24-26, 25-11, 25-13

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys cross country Tuesday’s results Panther Invite at Lake Erie Golf Course, Erie Team results 1. Newman 35; 2. Galva 56; 3. Rockridge 95; 4. Erie-Prophetstown 96; 5. Kewanee 130; 6. Cambridge 156; 7. Princeton 158; 8. St. Bede 196 Top individuals 1. James Blackburn (Amboy) 16:17.93; 2. Rolando Aguilar (Kewanee) 16:18.96; 3. Caleb Kibling (Rockridge) 17:10.34; 4.

Spencer Mauch (Newman) 17:13.80; 5.

Austin Vincent (Stockton) 17:18.62 Other Amboy results: 36. Thomas Molln 19:37.21; 38. Paul Meyer 19:43.46 Other Newman results: 6. Shay Hafner 17:20.08; 7. Brady Osborne 17:30.24; 15. Quentin Larson 17:47.62; 16. Ethan Nash 17:48.48; 21. Matt Hodge 18:17.49; 45. Clay Jungerman 20:07.14; 46. Sam Jungerman 20:08.02; 66. Lucas Velasquez 21:45.1477. Kern Zeimetz 23:33.37 Erie-Prophetstown results: 17. Kyle Behrens 18:01.14; 24. Chris Bonnell 18:26.34; 26. Jonah Green 18:39.99; 27.

Ben DeNeve 18:40.40; 40. Collin Mikesh 19:49.46; 52. Kyle Kruthoff 20:18.93; 54.

Austin Freitag 20:26.96; Eastland results: 18. Tyler Dambman 18:02.02; 25. Hunter Todd 18:36.87.

Girls cross country Tuesday’s results Panther Invite at Lake Erie Golf Course, Erie Team results 1. Amboy 39; 2. Newman 66; 3. ErieProphetstown 90; 4. Orion 90; 5. Princeton 124; 6. Eastland 134; 7. Cambridge 171; 8. St. Bede 188

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Newman’s Madalyn Wilson (left) hits the ball against Princeton’s Courtney Oeder (center) and Madison Menzel on Tuesday in Sterling. The Comets lost 24-26, 25-11, 25-13.

BELOW: Newman’s Teagen Hinrichs (left) ties to block a spike by Princeton’s Tieg Sisler on Tuesday.

Wilson lessons learned Princeton has answers for Comets front-row height

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4985, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

STERLING – In last year’s home match against Princeton, Newman’s Madalyn Wilson gave the Tigresses fits in the front row.

Mady Cain didn’t forget about her.

“I remember her from last year,” the Tigresses senior libero recalled. “She was crazy good last year. When we were here last year, we got completely demolished.”

Fast forwarding 1 year later, the Tigresses got better reads on Wilson defensively, and used it to their advantage to beat the Comets 24-26, 25-11, 25-13 on Tuesday in Sterling.

Tigresses coach Andy Puck stressed taking advantage of moments when the tall Comets sophomore wasn’t heavily involved in action, and had much praise for his defense.

“We really had to buckle down and do that tonight,” Puck said. “[Wilson] is dynamite. She’s good for three points across the front row, a couple of blocks and a couple of kills here and there. Usually if they get a couple of kills, we’re on our heels on serve receive.”

Wilson slammed down the same number of kills as she did in last year’s home match – seven – and added a pair of blocks. The Comets

Star of the game: Hailey Schultz, Princeton, 11 kills Key performers: Madalyn Wilson, Newman, 7 kills, 2 blocks, ace; Tieg Sisler, Princeton, 7 kills, 2 blocks; Teagen Hinrichs, Newman, 4 kills, 3 blocks; Mady Cain, Princeton, 14 digs, 4 aces Up next: Newman at Orion, 6:30 p.m. today

(5-12, 4-7 TRAC) got plenty of hands up against the Tigresses’ tough front-row attack, something coach Debbi Kelly was pleased about going into the final matches of the season.

The Comets tallied seven blocks against a Tigresses’ front row which was led by Hailey Schultz’s 11 kills.

“We did a much better job with hands on the front row,” Kelly said, “but we had lapses in other areas.

It’s just putting a whole complete game together.”

Down 16-11 during the opening set, the Comets rallied back to lead 22-20 after a pair of kills by Cassidy and Madalyn Wilson. The Comets broke a 24-24 tie after a pair of

Madalyn Wilson kills, the final one coming from the left corner and landing on the far right corner.

The Comets did well picking back-row spots to aim for early on, but the Tigresses’ serve receive caught up and made volleys go a little longer than they had in the opening set.

Teagen Hinrichs led the Comets with three blocks and added four kills.

“I’m really proud of my team for not giving up,” Comets junior libero Mady Ferris said. “We hung with them. We had some good blocks and good plays, but we just couldn’t put it together at times when we needed it.”

“We’re making positive moves after each game, going toward the end of the season,” Kelly said.

“We’ve just got to keep working on it and keep figuring out what’s going to help us the best.”

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP

Cougars continue strong season Eastland cruises at home; Golden Warriors grab crossover win

By SVM Sports Staff

The Eastland volleyball team faced little resistance Tuesday in a 25-14, 25-6 win over River Ridge in an NUIC West home match.

MaKenzie Fink led the Cougars with eight kills, Bubby Doubler had 14 digs, while Ashley Beyers, Karalicia Kennedy and Cassidy Logemann each finished with one block apiece.

Eastland improved to 26-1 overall and 10-0 in conference.

Sterling def. DeKalb 25-21, 25-20: The Golden Warriors used a

big match from Jay Borum to seal a NIB-12 crossover win in DeKalb.

Jay Borum had 13 digs, six kills and two aces for Sterling (20-5 overall).

Kaylee Martin added a team-high 11 kills, with Alli Olson’s 21 assists.

Oregon def. Mendota 25-20, 25-16: The Hawks improved to

20-5 overall and 7-2 in the Big Northern West with a win over the Trojans at the Blackhawk Center.

Morrison def. Bureau Valley 19-25, 25-15, 25-18: Brooke

Stralow had 12 digs, seven kills and one block to lead the Fillies to a Three Rivers home win.

Emma Sitzmore added 12 assists and eight digs for Morrison (14-8, 7-4 TRAC), and Lauren Vos had nine digs and five kills.

Bureau Valley’s Saige Barnett led the way with seven kills, two aces and 13 digs, and Sidney Kolb

Tuesday’s stars Claire Milnes, Prophetstown, 19 kills, 6 aces, 13 digs Cassidy Koning, AFC, 10 digs, 8 kills, 2 blocks Saige Barnett, Bureau Valley, 7 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs, 3 blocks Jay Borum, Sterling, 13 digs, 6 kills, 2 aces Brooke Stralow, Morrison, 12 digs, 7 kills Camerin Huizenga, Fulton, 7 kills, 10 assists, 4 digs

Top individuals 1. Megan Grady (Amboy) 19:29.18; 2.

Shauri Vogt (Kewanee). 3. Tegan McKenna (Newman) 20:32.96; 4. Erin Hosto (Amboy) 20:40.87; 5. Brianna Legner (Princeton) 20:51.86 Other Amboy results: 8. Jennifer Popovich 21:26.68; 17. Kelynn Boyle 22:15.74; 22. Caitlin Boers 23:01.43; 28. Ally Gascoigne 23:43.93; 36. Madeline Foster 24:34.62; 41. Kaitlyn Ortgiesen 24:54.55; 49. Cassidy Corcoran 26:41.42 Other Newman results: 9. Kelsey Simpson 21:45.62; 23. Natalie Amezola 23:16.05; 24. Kate Bonnell 23:16.40; 25. Elizabeth Oswalt 23:39.68; 32. Jillienne Roe 24:21.30; 53. Madaline Grove 27:12.18; 62. Rhyanna Hadden 29:49.40 Eastland results: 15. Megan Schmieder 22:08.64; 19. Leah Kuper 22:30.78; 44.

Anna Kuper 25:15.30; 66. Lauren Swanson 34:39.11 Erie-Prophetstown results: 6. Emily Hanover 20:56.49; 10. Olivia DeWitte 21:47.74; 21. Mackenzie Clary 22:38.74; 37. Stephanie Sandrock 24:39.05; 38.

Lauren Sibley 24:40.74; 39. Aly Wetzell 24:45.68; 60. Michelle Cooney 28:42.08; 64. Samantha Barger 30:10.30

Girls tennis at Sauk Valley C.C.

NEWMAN 5, ST. BEDE 0

Singles 1. Margaret Smith (N) def. Brianne Lau 7-5, 3-6, 10-8 2. Makayla Murphy (N) def. Lauren Silfies 6-3, 6-0 Doubles 1. Emily Long, Erin Vits (N) def. Allison Koyak, Julia Browning 6-0, 6-0 2. Audrey Melton, Maddy Jacobs (N) def.

Emily Draper, Maty Nowakowski 6-0, 6-0 3. Erin Pasley, Amber Long (N) def. Brooke Tonnozi, Breanna Pyska 6-0, 6-1 at Harlem High School, Machesney Park

LUTHERAN 4, DIXON 1 Singles 1. Kaitlyn Larson (L) def. Katie Hammitt 6-2, 6-2 2. Sydney Hicks (L) def. Jacqueline Fazekas 6-4, 0-6, 10-6 Doubles 1. Brooke Hanzel, Hadley Turner (L) def.

Sara Ackerson, Renata Young 6-0, 6-0 2. Paige Nordlof, Jenna Fry (L) def. Aleasha Penn, Larissa Gallardo 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 3. Lauren Turffs, Alane Bratt (D) def. Alyssa Guse, Sophie Prabhakar 6-4, 7-6 Record: Dixon 4-9

Boys golf Tuesday’s results Class 2A Sterling Regional at Emerald Hill, Sterling Par 72 (Top 3 teams & top 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 2A Freeport Sectional on Monday) Team scores 1. Geneseo 349; 2. Sterling 352; 3. Rock Falls 358; 4. Freeport 361; 5. Dixon 372; 6.

Princeton 379; 7. Rochelle 390; 8. LaSallePeru 391; 9. Mendota 398; 10. Stillman Valley 404 Top 5 individuals 1. Ryan Ford (Geneseo) 79, 2. (tie) Cooper Kilberg (Rock Falls), Ryan Blackburn (Sterling) 82, 4. (tie) Nick Ceruzzi (Sterling), Cole Ruckman (Dixon) 83 Advancing individuals Ruckman (Dixon) 83, Colby Robbins (Princeton) 86, Andrew Bastian (Freeport) 86, Ian McCLain (Freeport) 88, Garrett Glosser (Rochelle) 91, Evan Christenson (Stillman Valley) 91, Brycen Williams (Freeport) 93, Nick Guisti (LaSalle-Peru) 94, Jack Heimer (Freeport) 94, Jacob Bonnell (Dixon) 94 Other Dixon scores: Jackson Jefferey 95, Patrick Johnson 100, Anton Halla 108, Nolan Halla 119 Other Sterling scores: Ceruzzi 83, Nick Olds 93, Brady Bostelman 94, Nate Olson 98, Adam Oelrichs 106 Other Rock Falls scores: Bronson Mintun 88, Nolan Moeller 92, Andrew Ashley 96, Mitchell Guzzle 97, Drew Gray 163

Class 1A Putnam County Regional at Edgewood Park Golf Club, McNabb Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the 1A Byron Sectional on Monday) Team scores 1. Riverdale 324, 2. Indian Creek 344, 3.

Fulton 351, 4. Prophetstown 352, 5. Morrison 357, 6. St. Bede 369, 7. Erie 369, 8.

Putnam County 378, 9. Amboy 382, 10.

Newman 391, 11. Bureau Valley 396, 12.

Hall 396, 13. Earlville 424 Medalist: Tyler Bussert (Riverdale) 74 Advancing individuals Noah Hogue (Morrison) 74, Caleb Dzierzynski (Putnam County) 82, Matt Hoscheid (Hall) 82, Jackson Ames (Prophetstown) 84, Levi Floming (Erie) 85, Jacob Rude (Newman) 85, Jaden Taylor (Prophetstown) 86, Caleb Sarff (Amboy) 87, Ben Tegeler (Morrison) 88, Jack Kunkel (St. Bede) 88 Fulton scores: Brett Terrock 82, Jason Sikkema 88, Jake Outzen 89, Dustin Rowland 92, Ryan Dail 92, Dylan Temple 101 Prophetstown scores: Ames 84, Taylor 86, Jackson Westen 89, Aaron Hanrahan 93, Kyle Sigel 99, Kevin Sigel 114 Morrison scores: Hogue 76, Tegeler 88, Bryce Smith 96, Corbin Wilkins 97, Kyle McCoy 100, Mason Muur 109 Erie scores: Floming 85, Brandon Howell 94, Russell Johnson 95, Caden Swift 95, Trey Anderson 100, Vinny Bramm 107 Amboy scores: Sarff 87, Clayton Kemp 94, Josh Gross 96, Kyle Gascoigne 105 Newman scores: Rude 85, Cael Sanders 92, K.C. Knack 101, Josh Payan 113, Blake Gockel 115, Kyle Ellefsen 122 Bureau Valley scores: Spencer Marquez 95, Corbin Walsh 98, Colton Novotny 99, Jay Norden 104, Harrison Brousseau 110, Garrett Pistole 113 AFC score: Dylan Pitzer 106 Class 1A Galena Regional at Galena Golf Club Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the Byron Sectional on Monday) Team scores 1. Stockton 343, 2. Polo 349, West Carroll 350, 4. Winnebago 355, 5. Forreston 366, 6. Galena 367, 7. East Dubuque 368, 8. Eastland 369, 9. River Ridge 373, 10.

Aquin 375, 11. Pearl City 402, 12. Dakota 422 Medalist: Zach Lacher (Stockton) 77 Advancing individuals Bryan Edler (Forreston) 79, Michael Motsch (East Dubuque) 82, Erik Durand (Pecatonica) 82, Kane Hyde (Galena) 83, Riley Stivers (Winnebago) 84, Lucas Adams (Winnebago) 88, Curt Strauss (Eastland) 89, Evan Kruse (Galena) 89, Carter Wild (River Ridge) 89, Zac Cummins (Aquin) 90 Polo scores: Christopher Rademacher 83, Mack Llanas 84, Tristin Woodin 88, Trevin Woodin 94, Brix Clayton 94, Tommy Bardell 125 West Carroll scores: Anthony Mendoza 81, Cameron Ehlers 84, Sean Keckler 89, Aaron Haring 96, Matt Haring 106, Dawson Wurster 118 1A Westminster Christian Regional at Golf Club of Illinois, Algonquin Par 72 (Top 3 teams and 10 individuals not on those teams advance to the Byron Sectional on Monday) Team scores 1. Aurora Christian 314, 2. Byron 338, 3. *Elgin St. Edward 339, 4. Oregon 339, 5.

Harvest Christian Academy 349, 6. Rockford Christian Life 354, 7. Rockford Christian 356, 8. Elgin Academy 358, 9. Rockford Lutheran 359 Medalist: Devin Johnson (Aurora Christian 70 Advancing individuals Frankie Bisconti (Elgin Academy) 78, Mitchell Nehrkorn (Oregon) 80, Ben Gomez (Rockford Christian) 82, Spencer White (Christian Life) 83, Matt Tamar (Lutheran) 83, Adam Merrill (Oregon) 84, Chad Jakel (Harvest Christian) 85, Joey Pepper (Harvest Christian) 85, Dillon Rejman (Westminster Christian) 87, Matt Myers (Oregon) 87 Other Oregon scores: Tyler Black 88, Carson Buck 91, Zach Stromberg 103 * – Advances on fifth-man tiebreaker

Girls swimming Tuesday’s results at Byron

BOYLAN 135, BYRON 92, STERLING 87 Winners & top locals 200-yard medley relay – 1. Boylan 2:04.13; 2. Byron (Gretchen Bushman, Kylie Shaw, Abby Ganong, Samantha Brosend) 2:06.35; 3. Sterling (Katrina Sandefer, Hannah Hubbard, Avery Edwards, Anisa Davis) 2:21.89 200 freestyle – 1. Leah Boccignone (Boy) 2:09.47; 3. Shaw (Byr) 2:16.41; 4.

Madeline Geil (Ster) 2:23.08 200 IM – 1. Victoria Dolan (Boy) 2:27.88; 2. Katie Drezen (Byr) 2:33.64; 5. Sami Royer (Ster) 2:47.15 50 freestyle – 1. Kerry Mullen (Ster) 26.24; 2. Bushman (Byr) 26.61 1-meter diving – 1. Hannah Bergstrom (Boy) 218.95; 2. Kallie Zuidema (Ster) 203.15 100 butterfly – 1. Shaw (Byr) 1:08.42; 4.

Royer (Ster) 1:14.72 100 freestyle – 1. Mullen (Ster) 59.13; 4.

S.Brosend (Byr) 1:06.67 500 freestyle – 1. Caroline Entsminger (Boy) 5:49.10; 3. Drezen (Byr) 6:07.30; 4.

Sandefer (Ster) 6:25.81 200 freestyle relay – 1. Boylan 1:48.34; 2. Byron (Kaylee Rice, S.Brosend, Bushman, Drezen) 1:52.53; 4. Sterling (Geil, Sandefer, Royer, Mullen) 1:57.55 100 backstroke – 1. Bushman (Byr) 1:07.14; 4. Sandefer (Ster) 1:16.00 100 breaststroke – 1. Dolan (Boy) 1:17.31; 3. S.Brosend (Byr) 1:32.05; 5.

Hubbard (Ster) 1:34.19 400 freestyle relay – 1. Byron (Shaw, Rice, Ganong, Drezen) 4:12.63; 2. Sterling (Geil, Edwards, Royer, Mullen) 4:18.10

4-5 NUIC East) with eight kills, 10 digs and two blocks. Lexi Meurer had 11 digs, Emily Shrimplin had 11 assists, and Laci Meurer added three aces.

Dakota def. Milledgeville 26-24, 25-21: The Missiles dropped an

NUIC East home match in straight sets.

Rebecca Waite had seven kills, six blocks and three aces for Milledgeville, with Taniya Ritenour adding 13 assists.

Durand def. Polo 25-16, 25-19:

The Marcos couldn’t get much going in an NUIC East home loss.

Paige Peterson led Polo with 16 added six kills in the loss. Darcy digs, four kills and three blocks, Kepner had 15 digs.

Prophetstown def. Erie 25-23, while Kenzie Dusing added seven 21-25, 25-22: Claire Milnes stuffed assists. the stat sheet for the Prophets in a Faith Christian def. Rockford Fire 25-14, 25-18: Sarah Smith led the Three Rivers home win.

Milnes had 19 kills, six aces and Falcons with nine kills in a home 13 digs. Jensyn McKinney added win.

Kelsey Leach added 11 assists for eight kills and 13 digs, while MadFaith (26-5), while Megan Hill findie Fringer finished with 20 assists. ished with four aces and one block.

Fulton def. St. Bede 25-15, 25-10: College volleyball Camerin Huizenga led the Steamers to a Three Rivers home win.

Sauk Valley def. Highland 25-9, Huizenga had seven kills, 10 25-17, 25-14: The Skyhawks assists and four digs, while Betsy remained undefeated in Arrowhead Leonard added eight kills. Taylor Conference play with a home win.

Curley also had 10 assists.

Kiarra Harris led Sauk (20-2, 9-0 AFC def. Orangeville 25-14, Arrowhead) with nine kills, and 25-19: The Raiders didn’t have Tressa Schuler had eight. Haley any trouble in an NUIC East win in McAuliffe finished with 13 assists Ashton. and nine digs, with Kayci Howell Cassidy Koning led AFC (15-8-1, adding 12 assists and three aces.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Rock Falls’ Bronson Mintun putts on the 6th green during Tuesday’s 2A Sterling Regional at Emerald Hill. The Rockets advanced to sectionals as a team.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

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NL WILD-CARD PREVIEW | CUBS AT PIRATES

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 South W L T 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 North W L T 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 West W L T 4 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 3 0

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

Pct 1.00 .750 .500 .250

PF 119 95 110 65

PA 70 55 92 101

Indianapolis Tennessee Houston Jacksonville

Pct .500 .333 .250 .250

PF 72 89 77 62

PA 93 77 108 107

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

Pct 1.00 .500 .250 .250

PF 121 96 93 85

PA 77 75 104 102

Pct 1.00 .500 .500 .250

PF 97 97 96 100

PA 69 108 110 125

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T Dallas 2 0 N.Y. Giants 2 0 Washington 2 0 Philadelphia 3 0 South W L T Carolina 4 0 0 Atlanta 4 0 0 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 New Orleans 1 3 0 North W L T Green Bay 4 0 0 Minnesota 2 2 0 Chicago 1 3 0 Detroit 0 4 0 West W L T Arizona 3 1 0 St. Louis 2 2 0 Seattle 2 2 0 San Francisco 1 3 0 W 2 2 2 1

Pct .500 .500 .500 .250

PF 95 102 78 78

PA 101 82 79 86

Pct 1.00 1.00 .250 .250

PF 108 137 72 86

PA 71 93 117 104

Pct 1.00 .500 .250 .000

PF 113 80 68 66

PA 71 73 125 96

Pct .750 .500 .500 .250

PF 148 74 87 48

PA 73 89 71 110

Thursday’s game Indianapolis at Houston, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Chicago at Kansas City, noon St. Louis at Green Bay, noon Buffalo at Tennessee, noon Seattle at Cincinnati, noon Washington at Atlanta, noon Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, noon New Orleans at Philadelphia, noon Cleveland at Baltimore, noon Arizona at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, N.Y. Jets Monday, Oct. 12 Pittsburgh at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

College football Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Ohio St. (38) 5-0 1,444 1 2. TCU (5) 5-0 1,371 4 3. Baylor (10) 4-0 1,364 5 4. Michigan St. 5-0 1,291 2 5. Utah (7) 4-0 1,254 10 6. Clemson 4-0 1,217 12 7. LSU 4-0 1,212 9 8. Alabama 4-1 1,026 13 9. Texas A&M (1) 5-0 1,009 14 10. Oklahoma 4-0 976 15 11. Florida 5-0 935 25 12. Florida St. 4-0 922 11 13. Northwestern 5-0 753 16 14. Mississippi 4-1 731 3 15. Notre Dame 4-1 721 6 16. Stanford 4-1 617 18 17. Southern Cal 3-1 498 17 18. Michigan 4-1 452 22 19. Georgia 4-1 441 8 20. UCLA 4-1 415 7 21. Oklahoma St. 5-0 332 20 22. Iowa 5-0 254 NR 23. California 5-0 233 24 24. Toledo 4-0 87 NR 25. Boise St. 4-1 65 NR Others receiving votes: Oregon 39, Duke 31, Houston 31, Temple 23, Memphis 19, Navy 19, Arizona St. 15, Mississippi St. 11, West Virginia 8, Texas Tech 4, BYU 3, Kansas St. 1, Missouri 1.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s game No. 17 USC vs. Washington, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Ohio State vs. Maryland, 11 a.m.

No. 2 TCU at Kansas State, 6:30 p.m.

No. 3 Baylor at Kansas, 11 a.m.

No. 4 Michigan State at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Utah vs. No. 23 California, 9 p.m.

No. 6 Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 LSU vs. South Carolina, 11 a.m.

No. 8 Alabama vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Oklahoma vs. Texas at Dallas, 11 a.m.

No. 11 Florida at Missouri, 6:30 p.m.

No. 12 Florida State vs. Miami, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Northwestern at No. 18 Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

No. 14 Mississippi vs. New Mexico State, 11 a.m.

No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Navy, 2:30 p.m.

No. 19 Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.

No. 21 Oklahoma St. at W. Virginia, 6 p.m.

No. 22 Iowa vs. Illinois, 11 a.m.

No. 24 Toledo vs. Kent State, 2 p.m.

No. 25 Boise St. at Colorado State, 6 p.m.

MLB WILD CARD Tuesday’s result Houston 3, New York 0 Today’s game Chicago (Arrieta 22-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 19-8), 7:08 p.m. (TBS)

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Kansas City vs. Houston Thursday’s game Houston at Kansas City, 6:37 or 7:07 p.m.

(FS1) Friday’s game Houston at Kansas City, 2:45 p.m. (FS1) Sunday’s game Kansas City at Houston, 3:10 p.m. (MLBN) Toronto vs. Texas Thursday’s game Texas (Gallardo 13-11) at Toronto (Price 18-5), 2:37 or 3:07 p.m. (FS1) Friday’s game Texas (Hamels 7-1) at Toronto, 11:45 a.m.

(MLBN) Sunday’s game Toronto at Texas, 7:10 p.m. (FS1) National League All games televised by TBS St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh-Chicago winner Friday’s game Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 5:45 p.m.

Saturday’s game Pittsburgh-Chicago winner at St. Louis, 4:37 p.m.

Monday’s game St. Louis at Pittsburgh-Chicago winner, TBA Los Angeles vs. New York Friday’s game New York (deGrom 14-8) at Los Angeles, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday’s game New York (Syndergaard 9-7) at Los Angeles, 8:07 p.m.

Monday’s game Los Angeles at New York (Harvey 13-8), TBA

New York

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IP H R ER BB SO Houston Keuchel W,1-0 6 3 0 0 1 7 Sipp H,1 1 0 0 0 1 1 W.Harris H,1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gregerson S,1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 New York Tanaka L,0-1 5 4 2 2 3 3 Ju.Wilson 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 Betances 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 4 A.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 2 T–3:04. A–50,113 (49,638).

NHL Today’s games Montreal at Toronto, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Winnipeg at Boston, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 8 p.m.

NBA preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 1 1 .500 Boston 0 0 .000 Brooklyn 0 0 .000 New York 0 0 .000 Philadelphia 0 1 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 2 0 1.000 Washington 1 0 1.000 Atlanta 0 0 .000 Miami 0 1 .000 Orlando 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 1 0 1.000 Indiana 1 1 .500 Cleveland 0 0 .000 Detroit 0 1 .000 Milwaukee 0 1 .000

GB — — — — ½ GB — ½ 1 1½ 1½ GB — ½ ½ 1 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 1 0 1.000 New Orleans 1 0 1.000 San Antonio 0 0 .000 Dallas 0 1 .000 Houston 0 1 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 1 0 1.000 Denver 1 1 .500 Minnesota 0 0 .000 Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 Portland 0 1 .000 Pacific Division W L Pct Sacramento 1 0 1.000 Golden State 1 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 1 1 .500 Phoenix 0 0 .000 L.A. Lakers 0 1 .000

Center stage for Cubs Arrieta confident heading into wild-card game

BY WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

Tuesday’s box score

ASTROS 3, YANKEES 0 Houston

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GB — — ½ 1 1 GB — ½ ½ ½ 1 GB — — ½ ½ 1

Tuesday’s results Washington 129, Philadelphia 95 Indiana 115, Detroit 112 Chicago 105, Milwaukee 95 Memphis 92, Houston 89 Denver 96, Dallas 86 Utah vs. L.A. Lakers at Honolulu, HI, late Today’s games Atlanta vs. Cleveland at Cincinnati, OH, 7 p.m.

Orlando vs. Miami at Louisville, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

BULLS 105, BUCKS 95 MILWAUKEE (95) Antetokounmpo 3-6 0-2 6, Middleton 5-7 0-1 10, Monroe 3-7 0-0 6, Vaughn 8-14 1-2 20, Carter-Williams 2-4 2-2 6, Henson 3-4 2-2 8, Vasquez 1-5 0-0 2, Mayo 0-2 0-0 0, Inglis 3-8 5-7 11, O’Bryant 3-6 0-0 6, Gutierrez 1-5 2-2 4, Plumlee 2-5 8-9 12, Landry 0-1 0-0 0, Westbrook 1-3 2-4 4, Powell 0-0 0-0 0, Horford 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 35-77 22-31 95.

CHICAGO (105) Mirotic 5-11 7-10 18, Snell 3-9 0-0 7, Noah 0-4 1-1 1, Moore 1-8 2-4 5, Butler 7-12 8-12 23, Brooks 3-7 2-3 10, McDermott 8-19 2-2 23, Portis 2-12 4-6 8, Bairstow 2-11 0-0 4, Felicio 0-2 0-0 0, Crawford 2-4 0-0 6, Simmons 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-99 26-38 105.

Milwaukee 20 20 27 28 — 95 Chicago 16 21 40 28 —105 3-Point Goals–Milwaukee 3-11 (Vaughn 3-6, Mayo 0-1, Westbrook 0-1, Inglis 0-1, Vasquez 0-2), Chicago 13-39 (McDermott 5-11, Crawford 2-3, Brooks 2-6, Butler 1-3, Snell 1-3, Moore 1-4, Mirotic 1-5, Bairstow 0-2, Portis 0-2). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Milwaukee 53 (Inglis 9), Chicago 76 (Portis 14). Assists–Milwaukee 18 (Gutierrez 7), Chicago 21 (Butler 6).

Total Fouls–Milwaukee 34, Chicago 25.

Technicals–Milwaukee delay of game, Chicago defensive three second. A–21,199 (20,917).

WNBA playoffs FINALS (Best-of-5; x - if necessary)) Indiana 1, Minnesota 1 Tuesday’s result Minnesota 77, Indiana 71 Friday’s game Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m.

PITTSBURGH – The hot, young talent. The emerging ace with the electric stuff. The relentlessly upbeat manager.

The giddy relief that comes with washing away years of futility.

Yeah, Andrew McCutchen has seen this script before.

Two years ago, it was star center fielder and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates who found themselves as baseball’s new darlings when they crashed the playoffs for the first time in 2 decades.

Now it’s the Chicago Cubs, whose rebuilding project hit warp speed somewhere between Joe Maddon’s hire last winter and rookie slugger Kris Bryant’s arrival in April.

“They’ve opened a lot of eyes,” McCutchen said. “We were the hype in 2013. Look at what we did. Everybody was on us ... now it’s ‘Let’s talk about the Cubs.’”

The Pirates can change the subject quickly tonight in the NL wildcard game. The winner gets the St. Louis Cardinals in the Division Series starting Friday.

The clubs that combined for 195 wins both believe they can make a run, provided they can survive baseball’s version of a high-wire coin flip.

Heady territory for two franchises that have spent most of this millennium taking turns at the bottom of the NL Central.

Those days have long since passed in Pittsburgh, making its third straight playoff appearance. The Cubs hope to say the same thing in Chicago regardless of a history filled with curses – from billy goats to black cats to Steve Bart-

Did you know?

• The Pirates (98) and Cubs (97) combined for 195 wins this season. Last year’s two NL wild-card teams, San Francisco (88) and Pittsburgh (88), combined for 176.

AP

The Cubs’ Chris Coghlan makes a running catch during Sunday’s game in Milwaukee. Chicago will begin postseason play tonight at Pittsburgh, with the winner going on to face St. Louis in the divisional round. man – and a World Series drought at 107 years and counting.

The weight of failure, however, hardly appears to be wearing on a team so loose Cy Young candidate Jake Arrieta took to Twitter to tweak the Pirates’ fan base after a parody account warned him of what was coming at what is sure to be a rowdy PNC Park.

Arrieta tweeted back “whatever helps keep your hope alive, just know it doesn’t matter.” Don’t get the wellbearded 29-year-old who led the majors with 22 wins and posted an 0.75 ERA after the All-Star break – no, that’s not a typo – wrong. He wasn’t guaranteeing victory so much as trying to savor a moment he believed would come even if oth-

ers did not.

The tall right-hander who never seemed to fit in early in his career in Baltimore has supplanted Jon Lester as Chicago’s No. 1 starter.

When he’s on, Arrieta is borderline unhittable.

The Pirates managed a lone single off him in a 4-0 Cubs’ win on Sept. 27, and Arrieta has allowed four earned runs combined since Aug. 1.

That success has sent his confidence soaring.

There isn’t any one thing that’s changed from those difficult years with the Orioles. He simply matured, tweaking his delivery and his mental approach. It’s all about the now. Not the last pitch. Not the next one.

This one.

In that sense, Arrieta will face a kindred spirit

in Pittsburgh starter Gerrit Cole.

Unlike Arrieta, a late bloomer, Cole has been groomed for this stage from the day the Pirates took him with the first overall pick in the 2011 draft. He hasn’t missed a beat any step of the way and made the AllStar team for the first time this summer while becoming the first Pittsburgh pitcher to reach 19 victories since 1991.

“He respects everything about the game but he fears absolutely nothing,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said.

“That’s a wonderful place to be.”

A destination that took some work for Cole to arrive at. The fire that so visibly fuels him – few pitcher in baseball take their jobs so personally – would sometimes singe Cole during his first 2 years in the league. Not anymore.

Catchers Francisco Cervelli and Chris Stewart have learned to quickly decipher when Cole is in need of a reset. At that moment they leap out of their crouch to give the 25-year-old a pep talk.

Such visits are increasingly rare, a testament to Cole’s consistency and the way he’s attacked perhaps his biggest weakness.

“When something would go wrong, he would sometimes channel that into a negative,” Stewart said. “He’s taken that energy and that edge and tried to turn it into a positive.”

AL WILD CARD | ASTROS 3, YANKEES 0

Astros silence Yankees bats, crowd Keuchel leads Houston to shutout victory in New York

BY HOWIE RUMBERG AP Baseball Writer

starting Thursday night in Kansas City.

“To come to Yankee Stadium and play that well was truly remarkable,” said Keuchel, the AL’s only 20-game winner.

Aggressive from the start in their first playoff appearance as an American League club and for the first time since being swept by the White Sox in the 2005 World Series, the Astros came out swinging against Masahiro Tanaka in front of a

revved-up Yankee Stadium crowd.

Rasmus sent Tanaka’s first pitch of the second inning soaring into deep right field. Gomez, who only had five plate appearances after missing nearly 2 weeks with a strained chest muscled in mid-September, connected on the first offering of the fourth.

Reliever Tony Sipp walked one, and Will Harris and Luke Gregerson were each perfect for

an inning to finish the three-hitter. The boos from the 50,113 stunned fans in the crowd grew with each out as Gregerson closed for a save.

As he was coming off the field, Keuchel pumped his fists at a group of cheering Astros supporters in orange shirts behind the visiting dugout.

It was a celebration a few years in the making – the Astros have averaged 104 losses in their last four seasons.

NEW YORK – Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros defied expectations all season long. Facing his biggest test yet, the bearded ace beat the odds and the Yankees once again.

Pitching on 3 days’ rest for the first time in his career, Keuchel baffled the Yankees for six innings of three-hit ball, Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered, and the Astros blanked New York 3-0 Tuesday night in the American League wild-card game.

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Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Rebel Wilson, an Australian stand-up comedian, actress, author and entrepreneur, said, “I was sporty in high school. I played tennis and hockey, and was basketball captain. Then I went to university and stopped doing sport and started eating ice cream.”

Not such a bad switch.

This week, we are looking at auction captaincy. This happens when one player has described his hand accurately. He leaves the choice of final contract to partner. However, sometimes partner will be uncertain, so knocks the ball back over the net, keeping the point – the auction – going.

In this deal, what should

South rebid with his hand?

He knows that game is certain, but slam might be possible if the fit is good.

Which cards would he particularly like North to have?

Right – good trumps, the

diamond ace and the club king.

South sounds out his partner by rebidding three clubs. Opener will think that this is a helpsuit game-try. If he does not have club help, he will sign off in three spades, which South would raise to game. Here, though, North jumps to four spades, confirming four-card spade support and a good club holding. Then South leaps to six spades, the contract he believes he can make.

How should declarer plan the play after West leads the heart jack?

South should win the first trick, cash the two top trumps (unlucky), and start on the clubs, discarding dummy’s heart loser on the third round.

Later, declarer trumps the heart two and a low club in the dummy, and loses only one trump trick. © 2015 UFS

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IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media LOST Snap-On socket set, 3/8” drive, 13 pc., on 4th St. & Griswold in Sterling. Call 815625-1851.

Very lg. black and white male cat.

Located around 13th Ave and 14th St. in Sterling.

Went missing 10/6 are trying to find him. 815-499-8950

FOUND

115

Found male black cat at Dollar General Store, N. Brinton, Dixon. Approx.

2yrs old. Call 815994-4973.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

VOLUNTEERS

126

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

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com

Happy Tails Animal Shelter is looking for volunteer adoption coordinator and cleaner at Pet Smart in Sterling. Also looking for volunteers at the shelter for fundrasing, cleaning, etc. For volunteer information you can sign up at the shelter 8amnoon daily, you can also log on to happytailsanimal shelter.org to sign up online.

The Next Picture Art Center invites art lovers to promote arts in the Sauk Valley. Volunteers may stuff envelopes, assist with special events, greet visitors at the gallery and much more.

Support the Arts.

Contact Bonnie at 815-285-4924 or 113 W. 1st Street, Dixon or email nps@grics.net

VOLUNTEERS

126

Volunteers needed. Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center is having a Volunteer Fair. The organization would like to invite those with caring heart and diverse talents to consider offering their gifts. Commitment dependent on volunteer schedule, 1-2 hours a day, week or a month! If you have time to give we have a place for you! Contact Joan 815-288-4673 for more information.

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

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FOR SALE

BY OWNER

209

HARMON 3BR 1½ BA, 2 car garage. As is. $20,000 108 N 2nd St. Harmon IL 309-669-9892

STERLING For Sale or Rent to Own Indian Ridge

12740 Lawrence Rd.

Ranch, riverfront, 3BR, 1.75 BA, 2 Fire places, full finished basement w/ bar. 2 car att. garage & 1 detached.10X16x30 All Elect., Radiant Heat, Central Air Asking $172,000 Rent $1,000. mo.

No gas or water bills Pictures on saukvalley.com available 10/1 815-441-5706

DIXON

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parties.

Refs. req.

815-336-2305.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad?

Call our Classified Department today.

We'll be glad to help you.

626-SOLD or 284-SOLD

AMBOY

308 Prospect St. 3 br, 2 ¼ bath Ranch w/ 1 car attached garage.

Large deck.

Fully remodeled.

New furance & a/c. (installed 6/15) $114,999. Call 815-973-5282

Nice 2BR w/ appls. $490mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123

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

STERLING

DIXON

3BR, 1BA Ranch, Patio, fenced in back yard. $75,000 For more details call 815-718-0416

Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl.

Fireplace, garage w/ opener. $625 mo., $500 dep. 960 sq. ft.

815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855

CEMETERY LOTS

226

1 cemetery lot located at Chapel Hill Memorial in Dixon. Section K. Lot 17 Grave 1.

Asking $600 plus transfer fee. $175 Please contact Kim at 423-650-7449

MOBILE HOMES 230

MOBILE HOMES

230

Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

2BR very clean, quiet. Garage & laundry. No smoking or pets. $525 + dep. 815-652-3365 Quiet, 1BR. $375/ mo. + dep. No pets. 815-440-1390 XL 1BR- $500 Free water, garbage & heat.

Pets welcome.

815-751-3295

MT. MORRIS 2BR in Mt. Morris No pets $385 /mo. + dep.

815-508-2345

POLO

STERLING

STERLING

Clean, Quiet Lg. 2BR, C/A, applcs., garage, laundry on premises $585/mo. + dep., incl. water 847-738-2334

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

Park Setting, 2BR 1832 2nd Ave., 1st floor, A/C, applcs., garage, near CGH & Rec Center, $590 815-499-0199

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR Duplex, no pets. W/D hookup, refrigerator, stove. $500/mo plus dep.

Call 815-625-9638.

2BR, newly remodeled, on lake 1 ½ mi. W. of Rock Falls, $600/mo. + utilities, no pets, 815-626-2145 THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217 Very nice 2BR duplex applcs. Inc. $500/mo plus dep.

815-535-6116

STERLING

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS 2 Bedroom Great Location

$

495

PER MONTH

No Security Deposit Required

*with 1 year lease

Garages Available Next to

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily Garages Available Pet Friendly

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

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

(815)626-1431

2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

ALDI in Sterling

1-815-414-2288

1 BR Apts.

No pets.

No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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

TAMPICO 2BR duplex, applcs., & utilities inc.

815-438-2118

WOOSUNG 3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town to Dixon). next Newly renovated and new appliances. No pets. $575/ mo. Sec. dep. req. Call Matt 310-750-5663

HOMES FOR RENT

310

FOR RENT/SALE HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

DIXON 2BR, 1 car gar., lg yard, W. side open floor plan. Allow pets, not lg. dogs. $500/mo. + dep.

Avail. Nov. 1, background checks.

815-288-5746

POLO Newly redecorated 1BR near downtown, applcs., & utilities. No Pets. $600/mo., + dep.

815-626-1425

2BR furnished home for rent, with garage. $625 per 815-590month.

2681

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

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624

ROCK FALLS Cute 2BR, yard, C/A, Why Rent?™ 604 Avenue D $568/mo.

815-878-7399

STERLING 2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043 2BR., 1BA garage $550 NO PETS. mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

3-4BR 2BA custom home, 3 car garage, $1200/mo.

815-441-5825

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

Retail/Officehigh visibility location, 217 Washington St. Oregon. Approx 1200sq.ft. $400/mo.

847-878-4084

LOTS FOR RENT

312

2 cemetery lots located at Garden of Faith Chapel Hill Memorial Park 714 Section S. 1 & 2 asking $1500 & transfer fee applies 928-715-7576

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

LOANS

402

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Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

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AUCTIONS

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***ATTENTION*** Builders, Contractors, Remodelers and Do-It-Yourselfers ***AUCTION*** OCTOBER 10TH 9AM Complete Kitchens, Counter tops, Flooring, Doors, Tubs, Vanities & MUCH MORE! Kane County Fairgrounds www.peakauction. com 800-245-9690 KENNETH WAYNE SMITH ESTATE 1326 ACRES OF FARMLAND MCLEANWOODFORDLIVINGSTONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 10:00AM 217-935-6286 FOR BROCHURE HAYCRAFT AUCTION CO., INC. Wapella, IL 61777 OCTOBER 11TH 12PM 207 N. Main Clarence, IL 1976 CORVETTE STINGRAYSHOW CAR! Antiques * Furniture Collectibles * Jewelry MORE!!!!

Brad Strebeck, Auctioneer www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#34115 217-781-4131 Thrift Store Closeout!

Real Estate / Personal Property October 10th 8AM 2912 Ridge, Springfield, IL PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF MERCHANDISE! Furniture, Appliances, Mattresses, Collectibles, Misc!

John Laurenzana www.auctionzip.com ID#19586 217-793-2422

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 CONTRACTORS, DO-IT-YOURSELFERS, PLUMBERS HANDYMEN HOME OWNERS AND LANDLORDS HUGE GARAGE SALE HUNDREDS OF NEW AND ALMOST NEW ITEMS YOU CAN USE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2015 9:00 a.m. until NOON [ weather conditions permitting ] AT DIXON HABITAT'S OLD WAREHOUSE 87 South Hennepin in Dixon.

We're selling our surplus inventory.

EVERY THING MUST GO !!!

You can set whatever price you think is fair and reasonable. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT DIXON HABITAT for HUMANITY, INC.

FURNITURE

755

Sofa; Floral / Flex Excelent Steel, cond. $150 815456-2472 Vintage Ethan Allen 3 piece Pine “Old Tavern” desk & shelving unit. $650. 815-973-5630

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

Nordic Track $20 815-973-9600 Resistance Chair for exercise, used twice, comes w/ box, $50/obo 815973-9600

LAWN & GARDEN

781

Land Pride HD CA2560, aerator w/water tanks for 3 pt. hitch; Bluebird walk behind cedar/dethatcher w/ collector bag.

Both like new. 815622-2622

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

WANT TO BUY 795

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

Ace-in-the-hole battery powered sump pump $Free 815-288-7148

Dozer loader; Oliver 550; Clark forklift, Chevy 1 ton truck; 24' box truck. 815-6264561, 625-5498.

Looking for brown leather sofa & recliner in exc. shape 815-441-4659

Black & Decker 7.25 in. circular saw. $25 815-284-2685

If a blacktop contractor has raised the contract price for your job after work was commenced, please contact Erin 815-621-4727.

Necchi portable sewing machine, used very little; Kirby vaccuum w/ shampooer attachments,; gun cabinet, holds 6 guns, w/ bottom storage; work bench; Delta 2 wheel grinder on Call iron stand.

815-225-5345

Skid loader in any condition & 66 or 67 Nova seats.

563-212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Curio Cabinet – 4 tires 14”, tread mill, Queen mattress, new clothes & coats, 2x-3x, call 815-716-0939 hide-a-bed, call 815-857-2127

Duro Star Welder Generator, 50-210 amp, 4000 watt, never used. $1299 new, sell for $950.

563-241-2787

New England Pats championship SB 38 T-shirt XL $10 815-284-2685

Indoor security B/W CCD camera.

Baby monitor $25 815-284-2685

Old cars and parts, tools & lots of everything.

815-973-5674

Primitive hutch black distressed and natural. $175.

815-626-8861.

Propane torch Like new. $40. Call 815-284-6776

PUBLIC NOTICES

Wednesday only!

8 am - 5 pm 631 Marclare INSIDE Apt #4 Moving Sale! Everything must go!

Crib with mattress, dressers, baby boy clothes, DVD's, VHS, CD's, books, rocking chair, changing table, designer purses & shoes, records & lots more!

FRANKLIN GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. & Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-1 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 Avail. DON'T MISS THIS- Avon Nativity Collection-22 pieces in orig. pkgs. Sold only as a set. Sealed bids accepted during sale. Minimum bid $175.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

710

Magic Chef electric stove, white.

Exc. cond. $200/ obo. 815-625-8422 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

FOOD PRODUCE

750

NEW TODAY

Fairhaven Fruit Farm- Fresh Picked Apples!

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

28' Fiberglass ladder.

Faded. $100 815-499-6090

SAUK VALLEY

Weslo Cardio Glide, good cond., $30 815-973-9600

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

6 wk. old kittens / Free mother cat, to a good home, 815-535-3723

8 Reg. English Springer Spaniel puppies. Born Aug. 2015.

Tails 11, docked, shots, liver and white markings. Friendly and affectionate, Males $650 Females $700. Call 815493-6080

Free kitten to good home, black & white, female, 8 wks. 815-284-4408 JUST ANIMALS LOW COST

WELLNESS CLINICS

Friday, October 9th 2 pm- 6 pm Muddy Paws Pet Complex in Sterling Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

815-830-6568

PLEASE help rescue our cats, and a couple kittens! Need a good indoor home!

815-590-7625 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

2004 Simplicity 22 HP 50' Deck, 611 Hrs. $2,400.

Call 815-973-5325 Blade for Simplicity Tractor or other brand, $100 815625-8053

28' Fiberglass ladder. Good condition $150.

815-499-6090

450 Purington Paver street bricks $1.00 ea.

815-288-6330

70gal. Aquarium with stand & access. $50/obo.

815-772-3825.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff,

v.-

THE ESTATE OF RODNEY D. STOVER, et al Defendant 14 CH 130 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 22, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on November 5, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 203 E. 5TH AVENUE, Lyndon, IL 61261 Property Index No. 15-16-481-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $83,603.42.

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 C14-10645.

Sept. 30, Oct 7, 14, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015 – 1:30 P.M. 810 2ND AVENUE, STERLING, IL 61081

Ambrosia & other Fall season apples while they last!

Also Baker's Mix Golden Del. On Sale Now- while they last!

Local Honey & Dipping Caramel The orchard will be closed for the season on Mon. Oct. 12, last day of sales.

Thank you to all our customers, helpers and friends for the great apple year!

Hope to see you next yearTom & Genevieve 1.5mi. West of Hwy 78 on Fairhaven Rd. OR 4mi. E. of Thompson on Fairhaven Rd. Look for the signs!

Thurs.-Sat. 9am5pm, Sun. 12-5 Closed Mon-Wed 815-499-1856

FURNITURE

755

NEW TODAY Light green floral couch $250. Ethan Allen dining set w/ 4 chairs $200. Call 815-499-8470 after 4:30 pm.

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

New brown leather recliner/lift chair; used 5 days, pd. $980. Asking $700 Brown leather recliner excellent cond. $250 815-440-9714

At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Timothy D. Hendricks and Susan R. Hendricks, Defendants, case No. 2015 CH 19 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 in Block 1 of Lipes Addition to the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded June 16, 1876 in Plat Book 3, page 12; Excepting the portion thereof described as follows: Commencing at a point on the West line of said Block 1, 103 feet South of the Northwest Corner thereof; thence extending Southerly on the said West line of Block 1, 77 feet; thence extending Southeasterly on the said West line of Block 1 at an angle of 173° 30' measured clockwise from the last described course, 50.2 feet to the Southwest Corner of Block 1; thence Northeasterly on the South line of said Lot 4, Block 1, 159.85 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 4; thence Northerly on the East line of said Lot 4, 117.5 feet to a point 81 feet South of the Northeast Corner thereof; thence Southwesterly in a direct line 165.63 feet to the place of beginning commonly known as 810 2nd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081. DESCRIPTION: Two story, 3 bedroom home with 2 ¼ baths on a corner lot. Home contains partial basement with approximately 2,334 square feet of living area with central air and a 2 car detached garage. Good location. INSPECTION: Contact Melissa Freas at Sterling Federal Bank, phone 815-622-3369 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession.

All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2014 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale.

Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. AUCTIONEER: LYLE DIRKS, IL 440000128, STERLING, IL, PH. 815-626-3358

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

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL G. HALLQUIST, Deceased.

No. 2015 P 61 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Russell G. Hallquist of 1572 Chicago Street, Dixon, IL County, Illinois 61021.

Letters of office were issued to Daniel R. Hallquist as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Daniel R. Hallquist David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com Sept. 30, Oct. 7, 14, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF Ella M. Pierce, Deceased NO. 2015 P 111 WILL NOTICE AND CLAIM NOTICEINDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION Notice is given of the death of Ella M. Pierce. Letters of Office were issued on September 24, 2015 to Shirley Miller of Dixon, Illinois as independent representative whose attorney is Marvin G. Ripley, 300 First Avenue, Suite 200, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Notice is given to the heirs and legatees who are named in a petition filed in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose names or addresses are not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on September 24, 2015 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court or other evidence, as provided in Section 6-21 of the Probate Act. You also have the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 15, 2016. Any claim not filed on or before that date is batted as to the estate which is inventoried within that period. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed and delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

You may obtain a copy of a form of a petition to terminate independent administration from the Clerk of the Court at the above address.

October 5, 2015

Susan E. Ottens, Clerk Circuit Court

MARVIN G. RIPLEY Attorney for Estate 300 1St Avenue, Suite 200 Rock Falls IL 61071 Telephone: 815-626-0200 October 7, 14, 21, 2015 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the members of the Federal Sterling Bank will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., at the office of the Bank, 110 East Fourth Street, Sterling, Illinois, for the purpose of electing Directors and for such other matters as may properly be brought before such meeting.

Rita E. Smith Secretary October 7,14, 2015

Industrial Park Storage 905 E 17th St. Rock Falls IL 61071 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien.

Date of Sale Saturday October 24, at 12:00 2015 P.M. (noon) Customer Name: Savarina Garza #203 Horma Herrera #205 Oct. 7 & 14, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY-DIXON, ILLINOIS

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF vs.

DOLORES M. SMITH; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS 15 CH 60 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, DOLORES M. SMITH; and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois by the plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows to wit: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 9 IN PARSON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. COMMON ADDRESS: 318 W. Chamberlain, Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 07-02-32-338-006 and which said mortgage was signed by DOLORES M. SMITH, mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Freedom Bank, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County as Document No. 2006004463 in Book 0607 Page 0991 and re-recorded as Document Number 2007001866 in Book 0703 Page 3245; and for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of Lee County against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of this Court in Lee County in Room Suite 320 at Lee County Courts Building, 309 South Galena Ave. , Dixon, IL 61021 on or before the November 6, 2015, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Circuit Clerk Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 JB&A # IL 15 2278 Oct. 7, 14, 21, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff,

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THE ESTATE OF RODNEY D. STOVER, et al Defendant 14 CH 130 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 22, 2015, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will at 10:00 AM on November 5, 2015, at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, 3rd floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, IL, 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 7, 8 AND 9 IN BLOCK 33 IN RAILROAD ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF LYNDON, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, EXCEPTING THAT PART OF LOT 9 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF LOT 9 WHICH IS THREE (3) FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHERLYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY TO THE WESTERLYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 9 TO THE SAID NORTHERLYMOST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE SOUTH ON THE SAID EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 9 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN BLOCK 33, RAILROAD ADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OF LYNDON, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 203 E. 5TH AVENUE, Lyndon, IL 61261 Property Index No. 15-16-481-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $83,603.42.

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 C1410645.

Sept. 30, Oct 7, 14, 2015

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NEW TODAY C.N.A.'s Wanted Part-Time Nights Full-Time Days Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE CNAs $1500 Sign-on Bonus We are looking for dedicated professionals to assume key full and part time positions on our nursing team! If you are committed team-oriented to and outcomes quality care, we offer: excellent starting wage, PTO, vacation and holiday pay; medical, dental, and vision; 401(k); and much more!

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Apply in person at Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Rt. 2, Dixon.

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Animal Control Warden Lee County Animal Control is seeking a full time position for Animal Control Warden. This position is open to a person who can work during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday as well as respond to emergency calls every other week between the hours of 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, weekends and holidays.

The position requires a full physical and drug test.

Have knowledge in writing reports and some computer skills. Candidates must like working with dogs and must be able to interact with the public.

Applications can be picked up at the Animal Control Office, 280 E. Progress Drive, Dixon until 10-26-15.

CDL class A Driver wanted Dedicated Run from Oregon, IL to Dewitt, IA. 2nd/3rd shift Pay by load.

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Applicants should have a valid class B with air brakes driver’s license with an excellent driving record. We offer an excellent compensation and benefit package, including (5) day work-week. Our benefit package includes: medical, dental, vision & life insurance, and 401-K with employer match. We also reward safety and performance excellence with regular bonus awards.

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Resthave Home has an opening for a Housekeeping Supervisor Resthave Home is searching for an individual who has an eye for cleanliness and takes pride in what they do. If you are a hard worker who is detail oriented and have general knowledge of cleaning chemicals and how to safely use them, then this is your opportunity to grow and become part of our team.

Individuals with previous supervisor duties and housekeeping experience are preferred.

Send resumes to Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL 61270 Atten: Tami Tegeler or applications are available in the office at Resthave.

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While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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

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Sauk Valley Media, has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Multi-Media Advertising Account Executive. Based in Sterling, Sauk Valley Media is publisher of six weekly and two daily newspapers that serve Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, and Carroll counties.

The qualified candidate will be responsible for selling print and digital products in an established geographic territory, building strong client relationships, and providing superior customer service to merchants in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, and Carroll Counties.

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Pinecrest Community, a continuing care retirement community has a full time opening for an Administrative Assistant in our Accounting Department. The qualified candidate must be self-starter, have proven knowledge of accounting procedures, accounts payable/receivables preferably in a health care environment. Good working of Excel and file handling, along with good time management skills. High School Graduate or GED equivalent required.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Wednesday, October 7, 2015 • PAGE B11

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TOM J. RAZO ESTATE TIMOTHY RAZO, EXECUTOR AUCTIONEERS: Lyle Dirks, IL440000128, phone 815-626-3358 Rob Young, IL441000593, phone 815-632-8000 CASHIER: Dianne Behrens; CLERK: Cheri Lockhart yellowpagelistings.net/home/dirks PUBLIC AUCTION

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Monday, October 12, 2015 3:00 pm Lunch by Poorboys Catering Items belonging to the Howard Hansen Estate, Bill Glover Estate, Sassaman Family & others. Viewing will be day of sale starting at 9:00 am. Guns and Knives will sell at 5:00 pm followed furniture, mowers, car, floor tools and other ground items.

Household - Tools - Car

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Unnecessary arguing will hinder you from taking care of your responsibilities. Don’t get involved in someone else’s affairs. If you are stubborn, you will back yourself into a corner.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your popularity and charm are highlighted. Take part in as many social events as possible in order to get the opportunity to promote your plans and gather support.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’t overspend when trying to help others. Sticking to a strict budget will help you ease stress. Offer your advice and emotional support, not your hard-earned cash.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- A trip down memory lane will have an influence on your future.

If you reconsider previous goals

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Collectibles - Guns - Knives

Zenith Radio Phonograph; Columbia Grafonola; Crosley Collectors radio; horse collar; RR crossing sign; Red Comet 5 glass fire ext in wood case; wood bowl & butter paddle; milk cans; curved glass china cabinet; various chairs; wood wheelbarrows; potato plow; reel push mower; wood chest w/shoe repair tools; wood boxes; few older dolls; CD’s, tapes, 8 tracks & records; stereo scope; pictures; sheet music; various old hats; knick knacks; vases; collections of chickens, glass bells & spoons; lots of assorted pitchers incl Shawnee cat; cat S&P set; ladies heads; brides baskets; Fostoria; 5 flow blue plates; Prussia cup & saucer & others; Harlech set china; Royal Dalton Tonkin china; several silver plate pieces; US Army forks; lg cast iron griddle; alum lamb mold; assorted crocks; Guns - Smith & Wesson 357 mag model 19-3 in case w/knife; Smith & Wesson .32 revolver; New England Firearm model 822 starter pistol; W. Richards black powder double barrel; Winchester model 12 20ga pump; Remington Speedmaster model 241 .22; Western Field semi-auto .22; Wards Hercules model 10 12ga single; Winchester model 12 16ga pump; Winchester model 12 12ga pump; Benjamin Franklin BB gun; Crosman model 766 BB gun; Smith & Wesson model 78G .22 CO2 pistol; powder horn; Knives - [many new in case] - S&W Limited Edition Texas Ranger 180 years Anniversary; S&W American Series; various knives - Winchester, Remington Schrade, Norse King, Case, Sarge; Commemorative George Custer; 2005 & 2008 Winchester Limited Edition 3 knife set; Keen Kutter & Fulton Tool Co cleavers; lots more misc.

Auctioneers: Polo, IL 61064 Clerks: Public Auction Service Lenny Bryson(IL#440000158) Lyle & Shery Hokins (IL#440000185) 815-946-4120 815-946-2660 or 800-848-9519 Mark Ebert(IL#440000341) Terms - Cash, good check, Master Card, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards. All items must be settled for day of sale.

Number system will be used, have proper ID. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after sold.

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