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ELECTION 2015 | DIXON MAYOR’S RACE

Considine, Kuhn might run Both pick up paperwork for commissioner, mayor races

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

DIXON – The April 7 mayoral election might get crowded.

Mayor Jim Burke recently reaffirmed that he will likely seek

re-election to a fifth term. Local businessman Liandro Arellano Jr., who said last month that he would seek the office, has picked up a petition.

And as of Tuesday morning, Commissioners Jeff Kuhn and

Dennis Considine also have picked up petitions – for both the mayor and the commissioner races.

Considine and Kuhn said they want to keep their options open and will decide which petition

to file before the Dec. 22 deadline. The result of the Nov. 4 referendum on the form of city government will play a factor, they said.

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Commissioner Dennis Considine

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Harkness acquires dealership Retains all 25 Bemis employees

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

OREGON – Pete Harkness Auto Group has established a presence in Ogle County.

The Brian Bemis Auto Mall, 601 Gale St. in Oregon, officially became Pete Harkness of Oregon on Tuesday. The deal for Harkness to buy the dealership had been in the works for quite a while, and the signage was being prepared for the ownership change last week.

Harkness now has a used vehicle lot in Rock Falls, and five new vehicle dealerships – two in Sterling, and one in Oregon, Morrison, and Centerville, Iowa.

He said he is excited by how good of a strategic fit the Oregon site is.

“This gives us a presence in the Rock River Valley and fits well with our footprint,” Harkness said. “We try to space out a geographic path for our customers.”

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Al Dir discusses his postcard collection Tuesday at his Sterling home. Dir has collected 39 postcards with local ties, including two (below) sent to the same Boston address in 1920.

Age-old postcards sent to same Boston address join collection

BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695

STERLING – Some people collect baseball cards. Others seek out rare antiques. Allen Dir is on a mission to find postcards – of the local variety.

Although he’s always considered himself a history buff, it was only after getting lucky by winning $1,000 from a lottery ticket in May that he finally decided to spend some of it on a hobby.

Dir, 41, hunts for local postcards of a bygone era on eBay by searching for the phrase “Sterling, Illinois postcards.” He tries to keep his bids to about $5 apiece, including shipping.

Friday, he was surprised to see two of his most recent treasures – one from Indiana and the other from Tennessee – arrive at his home on the same day. The oddity: They were sent on the same day to an address in Boston almost 100 years ago.

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More from Ogle County • Black Hawk Statue (below) repairs not happening as planned, must wait through winter, A5 • Findings of Ogle County tow fund audit likely to be revealed at meeting Tuesday, A7 • Oregon City Council approves spending $6,000 on ambulance fuel, A7 • Polo residents, officials not sweet on beekeeping within city limits, A7

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DIXON | SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

Board to get update at tonight’s meeting Juenger narrows list of 22 applicants down to 10

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

DIXON – Twenty-two people applied for the superintendent position in Dixon, and the school board will get an update on the search tonight.

The new administrator will succeed Michael Juenger, who will retire at the

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end of the school year after spending the past 6 years as superintendent.

Juenger narrowed that list of candidates to 10.

“Some of the candidates did not have the proper Illinois certification,” Juenger said.

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POLICE Sterling Police Philip D. Hughes, 19, of Sterling, 11:21 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of East 15th Street; resisting/obstructing a peace officer; given notice to appear.

Nancy Gomez, 30, of Sterling; 8:10 a.m. Monday at LeFevre Road and Avenue G; improper lane usage; given notice to appear.

Carlos O. Chavira, 60, of Sterling; 8:10 a.m. Monday at LeFevre Road and Avenue G; no insurance; given notice to appear.

Robin B. Norburg, 24, of Sterling; 8:38 a.m. Monday at Lynn Boulevard and 16th Street; operating uninsured vehicle; posted driver’s license as bond.

Celilia L. Schroeder, 43, of Morrison; 8:52 a.m. Monday at Lynn Boulevard and 16th Street; expired registration; posted driver’s license as bond.

Grace E. Wiest, 18, of Sterling; 11:56 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of East LeFevre Road; no valid insurance, expired registration; given notice to appear.

Lamar Neal, 37, of Sterling; 5:34 p.m. Monday at Sterling Police Department; Whiteside County body attachment; posted $300 cash bond.

Rock Falls Police Alton Kessler, 38, of Rock Falls, 10:02 a.m. Tuesday; unlawful failure to register as a sex offender; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Dixon Police William L. Campbell, 27, of

Rock Falls; 10:30 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of East River Street; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Brian C. Peterson, 51, of Dixon; 12:35 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of West Second Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt; taken to Lee County Jail.

Franklin Grove Police Edwardo A. Rodriguez, 42, of Sterling; 11:13 p.m. Friday at state Route 38 and Walnut Street; speeding; given notice to appear.

Oregon Police Kimberly L. Hall, 37, of Oregon; 3:06 a.m. Oct. 8; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Ogle County Jail.

David G. Gonzalez, 38, of Oregon; 4:52 p.m. Oct. 8 at Mini Mart Liquors, 600 W. Washington St.; assault; taken to Ogle County Jail.

David S. St. Clair, 20, of Mount Morris; 7:50 p.m.

Thursday in the 1000 block of West Washington Street; no valid registration; issued citation.

Madeline D. Sanders, 18, of Oregon; 7:57 p.m. Thursday at Pines Road and 10th Street; failure to yield at a stop or yield intersection; issued citation,.

Kyle S. Merdian, 18, of Oregon; 1:20 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of North Seventh Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; issued citation.

Michael L. Bowlin, 59, of Rockford; 9:30 p.m. Friday at Fourth and Washington streets; driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with blood alcohol content greater than .08, improper lane usage; issued citation and taken to Ogle County Jail.

Tyler J. Rockwood, 19, of Dixon; 8:20 p.m Sunday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; driving while license suspended, operating unin-

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sured motor vehicle; issued citation and taken to Ogle County Jail.

Ogle County Sheriff Paul Weston, 51, of Dixon; Monday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear.

Christopher Matthews, 24, of Fulton; Monday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $512 full cash bond and has no further court appearances.

One hurt Monday in 3-vehicle crash OGLE COUNTY – A Chana man received minor injuries Monday in a three-vehicle crash at state Route 64 and White Rock Road.

Ogle County Sheriff’s deputies and Lynn-Scott-Rock Fire Department personnel responded to the scene at 5:08 p.m. An investigation revealed that a Ford Ranger driven by Jeffery Gusloff, 47, of Polo was westbound on state Route 64 when Gusloff failed to observe two vehicles in front of him slow down. Edmond Gabriel, 72, of Chana, drove a Chevrolet pick-up truck, and was slowing down to turn right onto White Rock Road. Samuel Schwegler, 34, of Byron, drove a 2002 Honda, and was behind Gabriel.

Gusloff drove off the road to the right in an attempt to avoid hitting the vehicles and entered the north ditch. His truck sideswiped the passenger side of Schwegler’s Honda and struck the rear end of Gabriel’s pick-up truck.

Gabriel was taken to Rochelle Community Hospital, where his condition was unavailable Tuesday. Gusloff was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

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NIU fraternity member from Sterling charged in stabbing

BY ANDREA AZZO Shaw Media aazzo@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – A Sterling man who is a Northern Illinois University fraternity member is accused of stabbing a man during a fight that started when a group of people were trying to enter a party, authorities said.

Juan D. Rodriguez, 22, of the 1000 block of East 13th Street in Sterling, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery. DeKalb police said Rodriguez, a member of the Alpha Psi Lambda fraternity, admitted to stabbing the man once because the man had punched him, his brother and fellow fraternity members, court records show.

DeKalb police responded to the fight about 3:51 a.m. Sunday at a house on the 300 block of College Avenue in DeKalb. Residents of the house told police

“It was probably very fortunate they were stopped by a police officer who immediately called for an ambulance once he found [the victim],” DeKalb Police Cmdr. John Petragallo said.

The man was taken to Kishwaukee Hospital and then transferred to a Rockford hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Petragallo said. He was stabbed in the abdomen and groin, court records show.

Additional charges could be filed against more people as the investigation continues, Petragallo said.

If convicted of aggravated battery, Rodriguez could face probation or up to 5 years in prison. He remained in jail Tuesday morning unable to post 10 percent of his $75,000 bond and is next due in court Thursday.

Marsh Elementary School students will be the first affected when they move to Carlson Elementary for the 2015-16 school year.

Construction is scheduled to start in May at Welsh, West View, Whitehead, Hillman and Marsh elementary schools.

starting Thursday.

Federal health officials say the entry screenings add another layer of protection to halt the spread of the Ebola virus that has killed thousands. Screeners will use no-touch thermometers to try to find passengers with fevers.

The screenings started at New York’s Kennedy International Airport on Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that screenings will start Thursday at Washington Dulles, Chicago O’Hare, Newark’s Liberty and Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.

IN BRIEF District releases construction dates ROCKFORD (AP) – A Rockford School District calendar shows a $250 million facilities overhaul will affect students as soon as March and will continue through January 2019.

The Rockford Register Star reported the district shared a proposed timeline of building projects and student school shifts with school leaders. The school board is expected to adopt the plan this month as it prepares to build two elementary schools and close eight buildings.

Board member Tim Rollins says the schedule is a “working document.”

Residents are encouraged to attend a Tuesday board meeting or contact their board members about the proposal.

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that during a gathering with friends, several p e o p l e were not Juan D. allowed Rodriguez in to join the party, according to a DeKalb Police Department news release.

The people who were turned away then started throwing things at the house and banging on it. The group left, then came back with more people before the fight began, the release states. By the time police arrived, the group had left and were not found, according to the release.

About 10 minutes later, a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a car in the 1400 block of West Lincoln Highway for a traffic violation and found the stabbing victim inside, according to the news release.

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Eight translators on health department staff Officials ensure Spanish-speaking community has equal access to care

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

ROCK FALLS – Slowly but surely over the past 20 years, the Whiteside County Health Department has gone from having just one Spanishspeaking translator to eight.

Nancy Vock, Hispanic outreach coordinator for the department, has been working for the depart-

we were young, and any time something came up, either with family or friends, and they needed someone to interpret for them, I’d do that.�

Then one day, the health department had a job opening. Vock applied and got it.

At first, she was the only interpreter on staff, but only one was needed, since the program options of the department were limited to the Women, Infants and Children program and family planning.

ment since 1994. She was the first translator on staff.

Among the many hats she wears is one to make sure that Whiteside County’s Spanish-speaking community has the same access to health care that English-speakers do. “My mother was not born here; she was born in Mexico,� Vock said. “So we learned Spanish when

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verse in their native language. “Because we have provided these services for the Hispanic community for over 20 years, we’ve earned their trust,� Vock said. “They trust that they can come here.�

Marcia Widolff, director of public health, said 17 percent of the people who live in Sterling and Rock Falls are Hispanic.

Of the people who use the clinic, she said, 6 percent report that they speak only Spanish.

Of the people enrolled

in WIC, 25 percent are Spanish-speaking.

Thursday afternoon, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the health department will recognize its Hispanic board members and thank them for their service to the community. They are Rick Cavazos, a Whiteside County Board of Health member, and John Espinoza, Aurelio Gallardo, and Fidencio Campos, all on the Whiteside County Community Health Clinic Governing Council.

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Treasurer candidates to take stage next week he candidates for Lee County treasurer will be the main event at a forum next week.

Treasurer John Fritts, R-Dixon, and challenger Wes Morrissey, D-Amboy, who’s a Lee County Board member, are expected to be the only candidates participating in the forum, which is sponsored by the Dixon Area John Fritts Chamber of Commerce.

It begins at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 21 in the cafeteria at Dixon High School, 300 LinWes coln Statue Morrissey Drive.

It likely will be the only match-up between the two before the Nov. 4 election, despite both saying in June that they were open to a debate in Dixon and in Amboy.

A scheduling conflict for Fritts prevented the candidates from debating in Amboy.

Colin Baker, president of the Amboy Chamber

Since then, it’s expanded to include, among other things, dentistry, mental and behavioral health, and a health clinic. “It’s taken awhile, but once our clinic started growing, we knew that we needed to hire more [Spanish-speaking] people, because we offer so many more programs,� she said.

She’s proud that today, Spanish-speaking people can walk in and receive any service knowing they’ll be able to con-

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of Commerce, which was to sponsor the debate, said Fritts couldn’t make it on the date the chamber set, which was Tuesday.

An alternative date never was discussed, even though both the chamber and Fritts were open to it, Baker said, adding that the logistics of setting one up now, with about 3 weeks left until the election, makes it unlikely to happen.

The biggest difference between Fritts and Morrissey is how they view the office.

Fritts, who has been treasurer for nearly 20 years, has said the job is to handle the county’s money, make sure it’s safe and pay the county’s bills.

Morrissey has said the treasurer needs to take a more active role and

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DIXON – Tickets still are available for Ladies Night Out, an annual evening get-together featuring products and exhibits for women of all ages.

Ladies Night Out will be held from 4 to 8 p.m.

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There also will be free hors d’oeuvres and door prizes.

Admission is $5; tickets are available at Sauk Valley Media in Sterling or the Telegraph office in Dixon, and at the door.

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Lowell anniversary Monday marks the anniversary of Gen. Charles Russell Lowell’s death on Oct. 20, 1864.

Lowell, for whom Lowell Park is named, was a Union Army general. He was born in Boston in 1835, and was wounded Oct. 19, 1864, during the Battle of Cedar Creek in Virginia.

His daughter donated the land for a park in 1907.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Tommy J. ‘Tom’ Sisson PORT BYRON – Tommy J. “Tom” Sisson, 72, of Port Byron, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline.

Tom was born April 26, 1942, in Sterling, the son of Ella (Willman) and Lloyd Sisson Sr. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He retired as a meat cutter from the former Eagle Grocery Store chain after more than 25 years with the company. Tom loved his family, and was an avid bicyclist in his earlier years.

Survivors include his siblings, Sandra (Wilson) Ackland of Rock Falls, Lloyd (Margie) Sisson and Donald (Carol) Sisson, both of Sterling, and Richard (Geneva) of Rochelle; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sisters, Pat, Marylou, and Betty.

At Tom’s request, there will be no services. Private inurnment will be at Rock Island National Cemetery.

Visit vanhoe.com to send condolences.

Today’s visitations: Rosalie Spears of Rock Falls, formerly of Tampico, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Karen L. Hoover of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Rosalie Spears of Rock Falls, 10;30 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Karen L. Hoover of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Thursday visitations: Patricia “Molly” Jones of Morrison, 9-11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Thursday funerals: Patricia “Molly” Jones of Morrison, 11 a.m. at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Friday visitations: Hazel A. Livingston of

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Rock Falls, 9-10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Friday funerals: Hazel A. Livingston of Rock Falls, 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Saturday visitations: Betty L. Van Horn of Prophetstown, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Saturday funerals: Betty L. Van Horn of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Oct. 27 funerals: Josephine “Jo” D. Harshbarger of Dixon, graveside interment of cremains, 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at Grand Detour Cemetery.

Wayne J. Heckman DIXON – Wayne J. Heckman, 85, of Dixon, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at his home.

He was a fuel handler for Commonwealth Edison before his retirement.

Wayne was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Dixon, the son of Clarence and Fern (Chandler) Heckman. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He married Patsy Oakes on Oct. 12, 1954, in Rockford. She preceded him in death Oct. 12, 2011.

Survivors include two sons, Steven Heckman of Rochester, Minnesota, and Andrew Heckman of

Chicago; three daughters, Saralen Heckman of Dixon, Tavia “Ellen” Rowan of Weston, Ohio, and Devon Heckman of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and one sister, Neva Gamble of Clearwater, Florida.

He also was preceded in death by one sister, Esther Marriner.

There will be no services.

Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon handled arrangements.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Ronald J. ‘Ron’ Ulesich LAKE CARROLL – Ronald J. “Ron” Ulesich, 75, of Lake Carroll, formerly of Rolling Meadows, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, in Algonquin.

Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll handled 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, 815-6259390. For more information, call 815-625-3600 or 815284-2222, ext. 5530 or 5502.

Rosa A. Christiansen MILES, Iowa – Rosa A. Christiansen, 109, formerly of Miles, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison.

Rosa was born Feb. 10, 1905, in Clinton County, Iowa, the daughter of Jurgen and Emma (Petersen) Peters. She married August Christiansen on Aug. 24, 1932. August passed away April 29, 1974. She and her husband farmed a 120-acre farm near Miles their entire married life. Rosa moved in 1975 to Miles after her husband’s death.

She is survived by a daughter, Shirley (Kenneth) Mills of Morrison; a daughter-in-law, Carol

Christiansen of Miles; five grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandchild.

She also was preceded in death by two sons, Delbert in 2011, and one in infancy; and her sister, Frieda Kuchel.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday and the funeral at 11 a.m. Thursday at Miles First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be at Miles Cemetery. Pape Funeral Home in Clinton, Iowa, is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Miles First Presbyterian Church or Resthave Nursing Home.

Visit papefh.com to send condolences.

ROCK FALLS – Beloved mother, grandma, and great-grandma, Hazel A. Livingston, 85, of Rock Falls, died Monday afternoon, Oct. 13, 2014, while under hospice care at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown.

She was born Nov. 4, 1928, in rural Rock Falls, the daughter of Fred Jacobs and Amelia Zapf.

She married Richard G. Livingston on Feb. 12, 1949, in Rock Falls. She worked as a switchboard operator for Illinois Bell, and then devoted her time to her family as a housewife and mother.

She was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rock Falls. She enjoyed reading her Bible and being outdoors taking care of her yard.

Surviving are one son, Gale (Laurel) Livingston of Ann Arbor, Michigan; one daughter, Linda (Bill) Wescott of Rock Falls; five grandchildren, Jeremy Wescott

of Avondale, Arizona, Scott Livingston of Seal Beach, California, Brad (Michelle) Livingston of Saline, Michigan, Kelley (Kerstyn) Wescott of Forrest, and Jeff Livingston of Ann Arbor; and three great-grandchildren, Logan, Kendall, and Kadence Annie of Saline.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Richard, of 62 years; her sister, Florence; and three brothers, Charles, Donald, and Lloyd.

Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Burial will be in the west section of Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

The family requests no flowers. Memorials should be directed to Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Betty L. Van Horn

PROPHETSTOWN – Betty Lou Van Horn, 81, of Prophetstown, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown. She was a homemaker.

Betty was born April 9, 1933, in Beardstown, the daughter of Richard and Marie (Spears) Birdsell.

She married Richard Van Horn on July 21, 1956, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He preceded her in Leatrice Ramirez death on Jan. 27, 2009.

STERLING – Leatrice Ramirez, 91, of Sterling, died TuesSurvivors include two day, Oct. 14, 2014, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling. daughters, Marie “CookMcDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements. ie” Wargo of Rock Falls

and Barbara (Terry) Shaffer of Phoenix; two sisters, Florence Ross of Lake Zurich and Lorraine Fitzgerald of Huntley; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, two daughters, and two grandsons.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls with Terry Dumyahn, chaplain, officiating.

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Harkness said the planned cosmetic changes in Oregon have already been done.

“We’ve done facility updates in the last month,” he said. “We’re just going to implement procedures to take care of the customers.”

The brands carried at the dealership – Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram – will remain the same, Harkness said.

The staff will also remain intact. All 25 of the Bemis employees in Oregon will stay with Harkness, the boss said.

“We kept everybody employed, and we’re planning to add more soon,” Harkness said.

Harkness, originally from DeKalb, said his personal ties run deep in the Rock River Valley, making the acquisition even more exciting.

“I really love that area,” he said. “My greatgreat-grandfather on my father’s side came from Pennsylvania by wagon train, crossed the Rock River, and settled in Oregon. I have family bur-

ied near Conover Square – the roots are there on both sides.”

Harkness said taking an active role in the towns he serves is always a priority.

“This is a great opportunity for us, and I look forward to supporting our new local communities,” Earleen Hinton/ehinton@shawmedia.com he said.

Brian Bemis Automotive The electric sign at the former Brian Bemis Auto Mall Group has dealerships in along state Route 2 in Oregon greets the dealership’s Sycamore and DeKalb. new owner Tuesday.

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Kuhn, Considine and Commissioner Colleen Brechon oppose changing Dixon’s form of government because, they said, it would put too much power in the hands of one person – a city manager.

Burke wants to remain neutral, and Arellano supports the change.

Considine and Kuhn were elected in 2011. Burke was first elected in 1999.

Considine will seek elected office with the city again, he said, because he thinks more needs to be done, such as getting a better handle on strategic planning, improving city infrastructure. and attracting businesses.

“I just want to make a statement that there are other people interested in running for mayor other than [Burke] and the sandwich maker,”

Considine said.

Arellano is the owner of the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches in Dixon and Rock Falls. He was the third person to pick up a petition.

Burke’s health is also a concern, Considine said.

In September, Burke had surgery to remove an invasive tumor. He is expected to make a full recovery and be back to full capacity at City Hall by the first week in November.

Kuhn said he feels strongly about running for mayor and commissioner, and he wants to serve again to move the city forward after spending so much time repairing damage from the Rita Crundwell scandal.

“I came into office at time in which I was really looking forward to it, and wanted make the town better,” Kuhn said. “Then the Rita thing hit us. We have spent the majority of my term dealing with that.”

Crundwell was arrested in April 2012, about a year after Kuhn, Considine and Brechon were elected to the council.

The downtown streetscape project has been a good start, Kuhn said, and he has experience now that he didn’t have 3 years ago.

But he still must make up his mind which office to seek.

Burke said he was surprised to learn that Considine and Kuhn had picked up petitions for both races.

Arellano said the city could go in many directions, and voters will have the chance to decide.

“I think my position is that the people deserve as many choices as they can get,” he said.

Commissioners Brechon and Dave Blackburn haven’t picked up petitions, which became available on Sept. 23 and must be filed between Dec. 15 and 22.

IN BRIEF Police investigating assaults at U. of Illinois CHAMPAIGN (AP) – Champaign police say they are investigating a string of assaults on the University of Illinois campus that left four people injured.

Police say the victims in all four attacks reported being assaulted between 3 and 4 a.m. Saturday as they walked on campus.

In each case, a group of six to seven men described as being in their mid-20s punched and kicked the victims. In a fifth incident, a person reported that they were able to run away from a group of men in a blue vehicle yelling at him.

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Washington Police Chief Don Volk said Monday that Epping was passing by the scene of a traffic accident at an intersection Saturday evening. He says Epping got out of his car to check on the two people involved, and he was hit by another vehicle driven by a 64-year-old man.

Elgin OKs chicken pilot program for 15 families ELGIN (AP) – A Chicago suburb is welcoming a select group of feathered friends to 15 backyards in a pilot program for keeping chickens.

The Elgin City Council approved the 1-year pilot allowing up to 15 residents to keep chickens at single-family homes. Elgin will accept license applications for chickens and coops Jan. 1-15.

Permit holders will be allowed to house four hens but no roosters. Coops must be located at least 25 feet from neighbors’ residences, and they can’t be visible from the street.

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OREGON

Black Hawk repairs await contract approval Statue will be ‘tented’ with tarps for winter

BY VINDE WELLS Shaw Media vwells@shawmedia.com

OREGON – Repairs to the Black Hawk statue might be delayed until spring, but at least the icon will likely spend the winter wrapped in a protective blanket.

Frank Rausa of Sterling said Tuesday that the statue will be “tented” with tarps for the winter to protect it from further damage from the elements.

“We have to. We have no choice,” he said.

Rausa is a member of the Friends of the Black Hawk Statue, the organi-

zation spear-heading restoration efforts and fundraising for the project.

The work, which was first expected to begin in June, and then August, has been delayed while Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials go over the proposed contract for a repair plan put together by experts from Thornton Tomasetti a Chicagobased architectural firm that provides engineering design, investigation, and analysis services to clients worldwide.

“We’re still waiting for Springfield to issue the contracts,” Rausa said.

The IDNR and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency both approved the plan in August, but IDNR officials must approve the contract before the work

To donate Checks can be made out to the Illinois Conservation Foundation and marked for the Black Hawk Statue.

Donations can be mailed to Illinois Conservation Foundation, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702. can begin.

The IDNR’s approval was required because the statue, which overlooks the Rock River from a high bluff at Lowden State Park near Oregon, is under that agency’s jurisdiction.

Because the statue has landmark status, the IHPA also had to sign off.

Black Hawk has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009.

Rausa said he met with IDNR officials 3 weeks ago and was told by their attorney that the contract could be approved as early as Dec. 31.

“It’s a little discouraging,” he said. “We’re hoping we’ll have a wonderful new year, and we have a signed contract.”

Created by sculptor Lorado Taft in 1910 as a tribute to all Native Americans, the statue draws thousands of visitors each year. It was unveiled and dedicated in 1911.

The effects of time and weather have caused parts of the 50-foot concrete monolith to crumble and fall off.

Testing and evaluations done a year ago and earlier this year by Thornton Tomasetti showed that three areas of the

statue are in dire need of repairs.

Chunks of the concrete have fallen from the folded arms of the statue, and more areas are loose and ready to fall.

Scaffolding for the project has been delivered but has not been put-up due to the lack of a signed contract, Rausa said.

The scaffolding will be rented over the winter because that is more cost effective than putting it up and taking it down repeatedly, he said.

The rental charge is $75 per day.

“That’s gobbling up money we could have spent on the repairs,” Rausa said.

As much as $900,000 might be needed for the project, but currently $745,000 of that has been raised.

Rausa said he is currently meeting with possible donors in Chicago and is talking with the Washington Redskins about a contribution.

Nearly half the money already raised for the project came from a $350,000 grant the IDNR received from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The rest came from donations, as well as funds raised during the annual Oregon Trail Days festival held at Lowden Park from 2010 to this year.

A large contributor was the Jeffris Family Foundation, Janesville, Wisconsin, which gave a $150,000 matching grant.

The Chicago Blackhawks also made a large contribution, Rausa said.

Barring setbacks, appointment will happen Nov. 19

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“A majority of the candidates have superintendent experience, and they had an advantage over those people that have never been a superintendent,” Juenger said.

Juenger said the board would interview four to six applicants, adding that those who will be brought in will be notified

by Oct. 22.

It is now up to the school board to find the next leader of the school district.

“I collected everything and now, I step away,” Juenger said. “One of the

ABOVE: John Schoaf of Dixon mans the fryer Tuesday at Edgewood Golf Course in Polo during the Knights of Columbus fish fry, a fundraiser for Dixon and Polo food pantries.

most important things the school board does is hire the superintendent.

They will be fully vested in the process.”

First interviews for the position will take place Oct. 28-30. Finalists will visit the school district for final interviews on Nov. 5-6.

Unless there are setbacks, the school board on Nov. 19 will appoint a new superintendent, who will take over July 1.

“Moving the board meeting allows the board and people attending the meetings a chance to see the schools,” Juenger said. “They are able to see the different schools throughout the year.

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COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

November elections won’t solve much Congressional dysfunction likely to continue

By LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

Members of Congress are home now, campaigning for the upcoming elections. Their messages are all over the map, and for a good reason: they have very little to brag about.

The Congress that just recessed until after the elections makes the 80th – the one that Harry Truman blasted as “do-nothing” – look like a paragon of productivity. This year’s members did manage to avoid a shutdown, but that’s about all. Congressional leaders spent the better part of the year avoiding tough votes.

They didn’t pass an annual budget. They made no pretense of weighing in on U.S. policy against ISIS or, really, any other foreign or defense policy issue. They didn’t tackle immigration reform, climate change, tax reform, the minimum wage, or domestic surveillance.

They approved fewer bills than any other Congress in 60 years. In the 3 months between the beginning of August and mid-November, they’ll have been in session all of 10 days.

Small wonder that voters are in a sour mood when it comes to Washington. They want to see our elected leaders tackling Lee H. issues that Hamilton confront the country. They want less partisanship. They don’t understand government’s frequent failures, and crave more competence. On every front, the people they have elected have disappointed them.

THIS MAY BE WHY there is no dominant theme in this year’s elections: voters seem more focused on a variety of issues than on one domi-

nant issue. Apathy is high, and we are headed for low voter turnout, even by the standards of mid-term elections. Voter outrage at Congress is not translating into a message of rejecting incumbents.

This has made the tone of the election rather interesting. Candidates appear to have picked up on voters’ dislike of mean-spirited campaigning, and for the most part are showing restraint.

The deeply partisan politics we saw in 2010 and 2012 has abated.

Where a couple of years ago there was heated talk of storming the gates in Washington and potentially shutting the government down, that kind of campaigning is just a memory this year. Candidates may not be embracing Washington, but they’re not attacking it as they once did. There’s even talk of bipartisanship and building bridges, sentiments that were nearly invisible

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attack him, while Democrats are content talking about anything but the president.

Even if the Senate majority changes hands, it will do so only narrowly. Given that a party needs 60 votes there to accomplish much of anything, whoever controls the Senate will be able to maneuver only on the margins; resolving tough issues head-on will be difficult, maybe impossible.

A battle to control the Senate can have significant consequences, yet it’s unlikely that much will change on Capitol Hill in the near term.

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Lee H. Hamilton

in recent years.

Given President Obama’s lack of popularity, there’s a general sense among members of the political class that Republicans have an edge in the election and may well take over the Senate. A battle to control the Senate can have significant consequences, yet it’s unlikely that much will change on Capitol Hill in the near term. Midterm elections are usually about the president, and Republicans are largely content in this election to

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

run-up to the presidential race in 2016. And even then, the attention on the Senate is probably misplaced. Polls are showing that a number of gubernatorial seats are likely to switch hands in both directions, and if anything, this year’s 36 gubernatorial contests will have more of an impact on politics 2 years from now than what happens in the Senate.

In short, whatever happens on Election Day this year, it’s unlikely that much will change in its wake. This may hardly be the most important election of our lifetimes, but the business that Congress left unfinished is still waiting.

The nation needs an elected leadership capable of rolling up its sleeves and meeting our challenges head-on right now, not a few years hence.

Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

UNLESS THE RECENT election talk of bipartisanship and finding common ground becomes a reality, in other words, the dysfunction and lack of productivity that have become defining characteristics of Congress in recent years are likely to continue.

This is ironic, because large amounts of money are being poured into the fall elections, especially in races for the Senate.

You’d almost think transformational policies were at stake.

In truth, though, these elections are more of a

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‘Speed debate’ didn’t play so well in Peoria Speed daters have nothing on its rapid format

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THE READER’S VOICE

Public asked to help veteran and his family DARLENE HINKLE Amboy

It was a complete surprise to Michael and Brittany Shoemaker when they were contacted by Abiding Word Church in Sterling and told that their dream of owning their own home for their four children to grow up in would become a reality.

After trying to obtain a Veterans Affairs loan, they grew frustrated at the amount of paperwork they needed to complete. The word came that they’d been chosen to be the recipients of a new home. But first they had to buy the land and pay for the foundation. Property in Harmon was within their budget. They hope to be in their “dream home” by Thanksgiving.

Michael was injured in March 2012 while serving in Afghanistan as members of his squadron were moving ammunition,

and one round accidentally went off, killing one serviceman and injuring six, including Michael.

His injuries were severe, but with excellent treatment and determination, Michael recovered but has been left with some hearing loss and loss of peripheral vision in both eyes. He’s currently employed at the Dixon Recycling Plant doing computer work.

A suggestion was made

by Helen Glessner to the Amboy American Legion Auxiliary members that some of the funds from the Poppy Days drive be used to support this veteran and help to furnish the family’s home.

Michael grew up in Eldena and was educated in the Amboy school system.

He and Brittany have children ages 7 [years old], 5 [years old], 3 [years old], and 6 months. A Michael Shoemaker Family Fund is established at First National Banks in Amboy and Dixon for community donations.

It is hoped that with

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

The submission deadline is noon Oct. 28. the church providing the structure, others will help by donating funds to furnish the inside. Let’s do our part and show our gratitude to a local hero.

Questions may be directed to the auxiliary president, Joyce Schamberger, by calling 815-973-4691.

As a community, let’s show our support.

Note to readers: Darlene Hinkle is a member of the Amboy American Legion Auxiliary.

EDITORIAL BOARD

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Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough

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It was a week that began with great expectations and ended largely with a shrug.

We’ll start with the Peoria debate between Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner. It was their first face-to-face meeting since they appeared at a Chicago Tribune editorial board meeting where they spent a fair amount of time going after each other’s throats.

There wasn’t a repeat of those fireworks during Thursday’s debate. Neither Quinn nor Rauner dominated, and neither produced one of those memorable moments that would guarantee the debate would continue to be discussed in the days that followed.

It probably wasn’t helped by the debate format. The questions were fine, but each candidate had 1 minute to answer. It meant the “debate” kept moving at a brisk pace, but there was no time for Quinn or Rauner to deliver more nuanced responses (assuming, of course, that they’d want to), nor was there an opportunity to ask follow-up questions.

People already complain that modern campaigns are too much about 1-minute ads.

It doesn’t help that a

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debate assumes the same format.

Few revelations The other case of great expectations unfulfilled was the resumption of hearings into Quinn’s badly botched anti-violence program in 2010.

An auditor general’s report blasted the hastily arranged $54.5 million program for gross mismanagement. Republicans seized on this and labeled the program a slush fund used by Quinn to shore up votes in Chicago during an

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Legislative Audit Commission hearings into the audit were put on hold until last week at the request of federal prosecutors looking into the program. The federal investigation is continuing, but the audit commission got the go-ahead to resume its hearings.

With the election just a month away, there was great speculation about how much damage Quinn and his administration would sustain from the hearings.

In the end, not so much. Despite 2 days of efforts by Republicans to nail the Quinn administration with their allegation of running a political slush fund, they didn’t.

Like the debate, the hearings didn’t produce revelations that will guarantee the story will remain front and center until the election.

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POLO CITY COUNCIL I CHANGE IN ORDINANCE PROPOSED

Beekeeping battle has community abuzz Alderwoman wants to limit bees to 6 per square foot

BY VINDE WELLS Shaw Media vwells@shawmedia.com

POLO – The Polo Ordinance Committee will recommend the City Council amend its livestock ordinance to prohibit beekeeping and beekeeping equipment within city limits.

Committee chairwoman Louise Hall, who is also an alderwoman, said the city needs to tighten up its laws concerning bees after an incident in late September on North Barber Avenue.

“We’re going to draw up something to further delineate bees in the city,” she said at the Oct. 8 committee meeting.

The current ordinance

makes it unlawful “to keep or maintain” bees, as well as certain animals, within the city limits.

Hall said the law needs to be changed because a large number of bees congregated on beekeeping equipment owned by Mike Scholl near a garage on a vacant lot he owns at 109 N. Barber Ave. He lives across the street, at 110 N. Barber.

The incident occurred during Polo’s garage sale days, when neighbors on either side of the lot, Connie Simonnet and Laurie Church, were holding garage sales, and were pestered by bees.

Both complained to the City Council on Oct. 6, accusing Scholl of violating the ordinance prohibiting beekeeping.

Both also have called the police about the bees.

Police Chief Dennis Christen said, though, that

when he has responded to the calls, he has not found Scholl to be violating the ordinance.

Scholl said he was finishing the honey extraction process and preparing the empty frames from his hives for winter that weekend. The small amount of honey left in the frames attracted the bees, he said.

Alderwoman Cheryl Galor said Simonnet and Church called her and she went to the site.

She showed a photo of the bees on and around Scholl’s equipment near his garage.

“How would you like to live next door to this?”

Galor said.

Hall said she also was called, saw the bees and advised Simonnet and Church to call the police.

Not all of Scholl’s neighbors are troubled by the bees.

Jerry Schwingel, who lives next to Scholl’s home, said he welcomes the honey bees and has not had problems with them. He went to both Simonnet’s and Church’s garage sales that weekend and saw no bees at either one, he said.

Ordinance Committee member Troy Boothe said the weather was warm those days, and this is the time of year bees are especially active, collecting food to store for the winter. He attended a soccer game in Polo that weekend and saw a lot of bees there, congregating around garbage cans, he said.

Hall read the changes to the ordinance that she was recommending: that no more than six bees would be allowed per square foot in the city, and that all equipment that attracts bees would be prohibited.

City Attorney Tom Suits cautioned Hall over the wording.

“If you say nothing that attracts bees, you’re eliminating flowers, trees and shrubs, hummingbird feeders, and even garbage cans,” he said.

Hall then amended her proposal, making paraphernalia pertaining to beekeeping prohibited anywhere in the city.

“If Mr. Scholl wants to raise bees, he needs to do it outside the city limits,” she said.

Schwingel spoke up in Scholl’s defense.

“By raising bees, Mike is trying to do something good for all of us,” he said. “I can’t understand why every bee in town is being blamed on him.”

Scholl reiterated that the bees were especially active the days of the garage sale because of the season and weather.

He said he has checked with other neighbors who, like Schwingel, appreciate bees.

“This council is responding to two people, and you’re not listening to the silent majority,” he said.

“We’re going to make it so that if you do this again, you’re going to get fined for it,” Hall replied.

Scholl’s son, Mark, a former Polo mayor, asked if a compromise could be reached that would allow his father to store and maintain the beekeeping equipment at his residence, rather than in the garage between Simonnet and Church.

Both women were adamant in their opposition to that plan.

“Before he bought the lot, there was never a problem,” Simonnet said.

The City Council is expected to consider the ordinance change Oct. 20.

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“For 94 years, they’ve been God knows where,” said Dir, who works as a driver and salesman for Stewart Beverage in Sterling. “They’re a little piece of history.”

Both postcards, now encapsulated in clear, protective covers, have the same faded postmark – 3 p.m. Aug. 16 – and

describe the same story: a memorable trip up the Rock River in 1920.

“Yesterday we had 130 mile ride through the prettiest part of northern Ill.,” begins one of the postcards. “Lowell Park to dinner - a long ride by the banks of Rock River, Grand Detour, Oregon, Byron + Rockford + back.”

“They were really used a lot like an email or a text,” Dir said, noting that the

cursive lettering on each is hard to read and distinct, and they aren’t signed, so it’s impossible to tell who the authors were.

“I always thought they had better handwriting,” he said with a laugh.

Dir, a 1991 Sterling High graduate, has 39 postcards in his collection, and is about one or two short from completing it, he said.

“It’s fun to piece all of that together.”

OGLE COUNTY

County has draft report; final report to be presented Tuesday

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

OREGON – Ogle County Chairman Kim Gouker got a draft report of the administrative tow fund’s forensic audit Tuesday.

The final report likely will be presented during a special meeting Oct. 21, either at 2 or 3 p.m., Gouker said, adding that the exact time will be set during the county’s executive committee meeting, which was Tuesday night.

Gouker declined to discuss details of the draft report, but said it was comprehensive. Any changes to the report between now and the final one will be done to add context for residents and board members.

Nothing will be

removed from the draft, he said.

Sikich, the Napervillebased company that did the forensic audit, will present it and the findings during the special meeting and then again during the County Board’s regular meeting that night.

The forensic audit started in July, after it was approved by the board in April.

The initial agreement paid Sikich up to $7,500; the work was expected to take a few weeks, depending on what was found.

In August, the auditors requested more time and money – up to an additional $7,500 – because the fund was “disorganized,” Gouker said the auditors told him.

The fund was estab-

lished by county ordinance in 2011 as a way to supplement the sheriff’s department’s diminishing budgets and help with vehicle repairs and purchases. At the time, the sheriff was given discretion to spend the funds, collected from a $350 tow fee, for any purpose.

In the tow fund’s first 3 years, Sheriff Michael Harn used the fund to pay for a tent for the county fair, flowers for Secretary’s Day, and a $4,000 management fee for the department’s Facebook page, in addition to vehicle purchases and repairs.

The County Board later restricted what the fund could be used for, its sources of revenue, and transferred its control to the Ogle County Treasurer’s Office.

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Commissioner: Costs will be covered on calls within city limits

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OREGON – City Council unanimously approved spending up to $6,000 to assist with fuel costs for ambulance service in the city limits.

“We were approached by the fire department for assistance between Aug. 21 and April 30, the end of our fiscal year,” Commissioner Ken Williams said Tuesday night. “The City of Oregon would cover fuel costs within the city limits.”

The $6,000 amount is the estimated cost of fuel that would be used by the end of the fiscal year.

Williams said 92 percent of ambulance calls have been within the city limits.

“This is outside the budget, but we have public health reserve funds,” said Williams.

“This would put us over budget, but I am OK with it.”

In 44 days since Aug. 21, fuel cost was $974.18.

Mayor Tom Stone asked why the ambulance is unable to use the city pumps to fill up.

“The ATS ambulance will not run on the biofuel, but runs well on the non-bio diesel,” Assistant Fire Chief Randy Travis said.

After the meeting, Travis confirmed that the department’s plan to add

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The ATS Ambulance responds to a call Tuesday afternoon. The company was hired by the Oregon Fire Protection District to respond to calls after the Oregon Ambulance Service closed in June. ATS has been using a bay at the Oregon Fire Department to expedite responses to calls. a second ambulance in the city.

“We are selling one ambulance and fixing up the second,” said Travis, adding that the second ambulance should be ready by December.

“This ambulance would be manned by the fire department.”

Travis said trained EMTs in the fire department will go on calls.

The main ambulance, ATS Ambulance Service, is a private ambulance contracted by the fire department to cover calls after the Oregon Ambulance Service closed in June.

“This ambulance service [ATS] has been working very well,” said Travis.

“We have had a lot of positive comments.”

The fire district is paying ATS $6,000 a month to keep an ambulance

and crew at the fire station around the clock.

ATS also charges patients for its services.

Fire department officials are working on placing a referendum on the April ballot to pay for ambulance service in the future.

Travis said the fire board of trustees is looking at a tax of 35 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation, which is the same as the current tax for fire protection.

He said they will discuss a resolution in November to place the referendum on the ballot.

If the resolution is approved, Travis said a committee would work to educate the public about the referendum.

The fire department will also hold town hall meetings before the election.

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Woman can’t figure out how to stop abusing her boyfriend Dear Abby: I think I have an abuse problem. I have been with my boyfriend for a year, and already I feel like he is fed up with me.

I don’t want to lose him.

When I was younger, my father used to abuse me. It was years ago, but I feel like I might have gotten that trait from him. In addition, I have a tendency to smack my boyfriend on the arm when he’s verbally abus-

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ing me. I just want it to stop.

I love this man, and I feel terrible after I do it. I keep telling him I’m sorry and that I have the worst tendency to act on impulse.

Please tell me how to stop, because I CANNOT lose him. Any suggestions?

– Sorry in Kansas City, Missouri Dear Sorry: If you want your relationship to improve, you must realize it will take effort not only on your

part but also your boyfriend’s. Neither of you handles anger or frustration appropriately. He shouldn’t verbally abuse you if something bothers him. And you need to find other ways than hitting him to make him stop.

Couples counseling could help you communicate more effectively with each other. Many licensed mental health professionals offer it.

Please don’t wait.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Thursday, Oct. 16 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

Free blood sugar screenings, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota. 815-539-7461, ext.

3291, weekdays. Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

North Central Illinois Logistics Council, 8-9:30 a.m., Room C316, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave., Oglesby, 815-220-3425.

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

Foot care clinic, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Basics Computer Class, 9 a.m,, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Computers for Seniors 2.0, 10 a.m,, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 10:1511:15 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth Ave., Fulton, 815-622-9230. ’49ers, 11:30 a.m., Maxson Riverboat and Restaurant, 1469 state Route 2, Oregon.

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.

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30, open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

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

Quilt Club, 12:30-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 and 7 p.m., ground-floor conference room, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-7461, ext. 5319.

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Helping Understand Grief for Survivors (HUGS), 5:30-7 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon. Call 815-732-2499 by Wednesday. If no one calls, the meeting will be canceled.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-441-4452.

Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-499-5425.

Lee County Democratic Central Committee, 6:30 p.m., Huddle Café, 802 Main St., Ashton, 815-288-9466.

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

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815499-5618.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Dixon Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Plum Creek Garden, 626 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

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

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-625-9058.

Sauk Valley Landlord Association meeting, 7 p.m., Coventry Living Center, 612 W. St. Mary’s Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-Anon and Alateen, 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.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113½ W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Friday, Oct. 17 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Ogle County Health Department flu immunization clinic for adults, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock River Senior Center Wellness Fair, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-7330, ext. 275 or 301.

National Association of Health Underwriters Continued Education Class, 9 a.m., 6 E. 23rd, Sterling, 800-798-1771.

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

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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.

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

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; Al-Anon and Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, state Route 52 N., Amboy.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed; Rochelle Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division St., state Route 26, Polo.

Alcoholics Anonymous District 73 meeting, 8 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 201 N. Division Ave., Polo.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, Oct. 15 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., Lee County Council on Aging, 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.

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

Sharing Life’s Memories, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St, Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Cards, 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, 815-589-3925.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

Bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815622-9230.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Bingo, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Riverfront, downtown Dixon.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8838.

Thursday, Oct. 16 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., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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.

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

Euchre and 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.

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

Euchre, 1 p.m., Sterling Moose Club, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8220.

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

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 Veterans of Foreign Wars, 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.

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Cuban a cut above the rest Filled with sliced ham, roast pork with a citrusy marinade and Swiss cheese

BY BILL DALEY MCT NEWS SERVICE

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Cuban sandwich is the stuff of which food memories are made.

I still remember my first – enjoyed nearly 30 years ago at a small restaurant on Key Biscayne off the Miami coast. It was savory, it was crusty, it was delicious and it hit the spot.

What is a Cuban sandwich? Think of it like a golden, crispy submarine sandwich but without the lettuce, tomato or other trimmings. Most recipes call for sliced ham, roast pork with a citrusy marinade (called mojo) and Swiss cheese layered in a loaf of Cuban bread, then garnished with pickles and mustard. The sandwich is heated in a sandwich press until warm and crusty, then sliced diagonally. Anything beyond that and you risk the ire of traditionalists who have a firm view of what makes a sandwich Cubano – and what does not.

Authenticity matters.

Raquel Rabade Roque, the Miami-based author of “The Cuban Kitchen,” talks of the importance of keeping traditions and maintaining the purity of the Cuban sandwich. It’s fairly simple to put together actually, but maybe the best route is just to enjoy the Cuban sandwich however you can make it or wherever you can find it.

Although Roque warns against heating and pressing the Cuban sandwich in a panini grill – the true sandwich doesn’t sport grill marks – not everyone has access to the special sandwich press used in restaurants. The authors of “Three Guys from Miami Cook Cuban,” brothers-inlaw Glenn Lindgren, Raul Musibay and Jorge Castillo, report good results warming the sandwiches on a griddle using a bacon press or heavy cast-iron pan to compress the Cuban.

Cuban sandwiches should, ideally, be made on Cuban bread, but you can use a French bread or crusty sub-type loaf. “Ideally, you need a loaf that is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside,” Lindgren notes.

Mojo-marinated roast pork can be found at some ethnic and specialty markets, even some supermarket delis. But do consider marinating and roasting the pork yourself.

It’s easy, and you can make a dinner or two out of the meat (reserving some leftovers for the sandwiches).

The biggest challenge to making the marinade is finding sour oranges, but you can use a mix of citrus to achieve the desired tang. Use the mojo not just on pork

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A traditional Cuban sandwich recipe calls for sliced ham, roast pork with a citrusy marinade (called mojo) and Swiss cheese layered in a loaf of Cuban bread. The sandwich is then garnished with pickles and mustard.

The history of the Cubano

Mojo-marinated roast pork can be found at some ethnic and specialty markets, even some supermarket delis. But marinating and roasting the pork yourself is easy. but beef, fish and chicken.

My aunt in Miami would even marinate her Thanksgiving turkey in it.

However you make it, think of the Cuban sandwich as more of a snack, not part of a formal meal. “[It’s] perfect for a late breakfast or late dinner

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with the customary cafe con leche [coffee and milk],” Roque wrote in an email. “Here in Miami, where we eat Cuban 24/7, the sandwich Cubano is just part of a daily ritual. A sandwich Cubano, a croqueta and a Cuban coffee gets us all going!”

For a Cuban sandwich to be a true “sandwich Cubano,” one has to follow a set of unwritten rules, insists Roque.

There is “no mayo, no lettuce, no veggies,” she wrote. “It is a crunchy dry sandwich with just a hint of mustard – that’s all. Super-simple but super, super good.”

“Super, super good?”

Oh, yes. Just try Roque’s recipe and taste for yourself. “Super simple?” Maybe not so much, given that the heritage and how-to of this sandwich can generate such a passionate fuss among its fans.

Consider what happened in 2012 when the city council of Tampa, Florida, voted to name the Historic Tampa Cuban Sandwich as the city’s signature sandwich.

It’s made with the usual ham, roast pork and Swiss cheese but also sports sliced Genoa salami. The media gleefully followed the resulting food fight

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between Cuban sandwich fans in Tampa and Miami, both of whom consider the Cuban sandwich as their own.

Richard Gonzmart, a fourth-generation Tampa restaurateur who distributes how-to sandwich diagrams to employees of his Columbia Restaurant Group, says the Tampa version, developed in the city’s Ybor City neighborhood back in the 19th century, reflects the ethnic composition of its people: Cubans (pork), Spaniards (ham), Jews from Russia and Germany (mustard, pickles) and Italians (salami).

“You’re biting into history,” he says.

In their 2004 book, “Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban,” brothers-in-law Glenn Lindgren, Raul Musibay and Jorge Castillo described Tampa’s use of salami as an understandable blending of cultures.

But, they added, “you won’t find salami on a Cuban sandwich in just about any other city.”

As for claims Tampa Cubans invented the sandwich, the “Three Guys” wrote: “We’re not even going to go there.”

The men do note the Cuban’s obscure origins.

The sandwich was found on Cuban menus in the 1930s, they said, and there’s “some evidence” of the sandwich going back to the early 20th century.

The Columbia restaurant was opened in Ybor City back in 1905 by Gonzmart’s great-grandfather. The restaurant’s website boasts the sandwich served today is made according to “the original 1915 recipe” of the founder.

Gonzmart, for one, says he loves the simmering controversy over what makes a true Cuban sandwich.

Cuban Sandwich Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 4 minutes Makes: 1 sandwich From “The Cuban Kitchen”

by Raquel Rabade Roque.

If Cuban bread is not available, consider French bread or another crusty loaf.

Slice half a loaf of Cuban bread horizontally; spread yellow mustard on both halves. On bottom half, place 3 slices sweet Virginia ham, 3 slices roast pork (see recipe) and 3 slices Swiss cheese. Follow up with 4 slices sweet pickle. Place the sandwich on a sandwich grill (or in a lightly greased skillet or on a griddle, weighting the sandwich with a heavy skillet). Cook until hot and cheese is melted. Slice diagonally across the middle and serve.

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Mediterranean Mason jar salad is a healthy lunch idea for school or work. When you’re ready to eat, simply dump the ingredients on your plate to create a gently tossed salad.

A portable healthy salad option that won’t go limp

BY JILL WENDHOLT SILVA MCT News Service

Mason jars are clearly having a moment.

Recently, trendy restaurants have been using the rustic-looking jars to serve everything from cocktails to dessert.

And it appears practically anything packaged in a Mason jar is popular on Pinterest.

A time-tested workhorse in the kitchen, these jars safely store pickles, jams, jellies, spaghetti sauce – even moonshine.

So why not use the jars to mix up a healthy green salad?

Our Mediterranean Mason jar salad is a layered affair featuring chopped chicken, chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, artichokes and red onions, coated with a vinegar and oil dressing and topped with feta crumbles.

The resulting layered salad is the perfect make-ahead meal, but, hey, no one wants a soggy salad. Relax: By pouring the dressing into the bottom of the jar, the romaine stays crisp.

Use a 16-ounce wide-

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mouth mason jar to compose each salad, then refrigerate. When you’re ready to eat, simply dump the ingredients on your plate to create a gently tossed salad.

Mason jar salads are easy to tote to school or work for lunch. Just don’t forget to pack a fork.

Preparation tips: Use this jarred salad recipe as a blueprint (dressing down below and leaves up top). Feel free to vary the combination of vegetables, consider adding grains, such as quinoa or couscous, pasta, even nuts.

Mediterranean Mason Jar Salad Makes 4 servings 1/ cup red wine vinegar 3 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup diced cucumber, unpeeled 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained ½ cup chopped red onion

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6 cups chopped romaine lettuce 2 cups cooked chicken, diced 1 tomato, seeded and diced, or a couple of handfuls of cherry tomatoes, halved 4 canned artichoke hearts, drained and cut into quarters ½ cup Feta cheese In a small bowl, whisk together red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Divide dressing evenly among 4 (16-ounce) wide-mouth canning jars.

Layer cucumber, beans, red onion, lettuce, chicken, tomato, artichoke hearts and Feta evenly in each jar in the order listed. Cover with the lids and refrigerate until serving time.

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’m addressing this column to women, primarily because many of us do not pay enough attention to developing strength in our upper body.

If we exercise, we tend to focus on walking, running, and biking, which primarily use our leg muscles.

There are many good reasons a woman to build muscle in her shoulders, back, and chest: Weight control: Muscle tissue uses more calories than fat tissue.

The more muscle you have, the more calories your body will burn.

The shoulders, back, and chest have a lot of potential for muscle growth. As far as I’m concerned, the more muscle the better. I’d build muscles in my earlobes if I could.

Making life easier: Building strength in the shoulders, back, and chest can make many everyday things we do easier – vacuuming, raking leaves, lifting a suitcase into the over-

beyondTRIM Sherry DeWalt is a community health educator at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

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head bin on an airplane ... Even very basic tasks, such as brushing teeth and styling hair, are difficult without using shoulder muscles.

Symmetry: One of the key concepts in strength training is symmetry, which basically means developing muscles evenly throughout the body. While being “symmetrical” might automatically make you assume that I’m talking about appearance, it’s important to point out that a symmetrical body is also less prone to injury.

Posture: Stronger back muscles mean better posture. Healthy back muscles help to support the entire body, keeping head, shoulders, hips, and feet aligned. Good

posture is important for many reasons – for example, a slumping posture can limit breathing.

Defying gravity: Although your breasts are composed of fat tissue, the muscles of your chest wall help to support them. Your back and shoulder muscles also play a role.

By strengthening these areas, you provide a natural lift, which helps to enhance the bosom.

To work the shoulders, chest and back, think of exercises that emphasize pushing and pulling. Pushups are a great example and can be done by almost everyone. If you cannot do a pushup on the floor, you can start out by doing standing pushups against a wall.

Pulling muscles can be worked with any type of “rowing” exercise using a machine, resistance band, or free weights.

Other options are pushing weight over the head and pulling yourself up using a chinning bar.

Yoga is another option, because many of the moves are targeted to strengthen back muscles.

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Pork Roast, Cuban Style Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 4 to 8 hours Makes: 8 servings Glenn Lindgren, Raul Musibay and Jorge Castillo (aka Three Guys From Miami, icuban.com) adapted this recipe from their cookbook “Three Guys From Miami Cook Cuban.” If sour oranges are not available, use two parts fresh orange to one part fresh lemon and one part fresh lime.

Mash 1 head garlic (1015 cloves, peeled) and 1 teaspoon each salt and black peppercorns into a paste using a mortar and pestle (or a food processor). Stir in 1 cup freshly squeezed sour orange juice, 1 cup minced onion and 2 teaspoons oregano. Let sit at room temperature, 30 minutes.

Heat ½ cup olive oil in a saucepan until hot, about 220 degrees. Remove pan from heat; quickly whisk in the garlic-orange juice mixture until well blended.

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Reduce oven temperature to 225 degrees; cook until the meat is soft and pulls apart easily with a fork, 4-8 hours. Baste occasionally while roasting.

Remove pork from pan; allow to rest. Heat the pan juices to a boil; simmer until the juice is reduced by half. Sprinkle some juice onto the pork when you put it in the sandwich.

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ELECTION 2014 | GOVERNOR’S RACE

Candidates face off in second debate Rauner: Gov. Quinn’s policies have failed black Illinoisans CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner defended their records on minority hiring, public safety and gun control Tuesday during the second televised debate of the hotly contested Illinois governor’s race, a Chicago event heavily focused on issues impacting AfricanAmerican voters.

Quinn said as governor, he’s hired minorities in key administration positions – including in the post of deputy gover-

nor and the head of the Department of Public Health – but said Rauner, a venture capitalist, didn’t hire African Americans at the highest levels of his firm, GTCR. “Our cabinet is diverse, and many African Americans are heading departments,” Quinn said, labeling his opponent an “outsourcer” of jobs overseas.

Rauner shot back saying he hired minorities on company boards, and Quinn’s policies have failed blacks Illinoisans.

“Gov. Quinn is taking the African American vote for granted,” Rauner said. “African American families are suffering.”

Black voters in Chicago and its suburbs have been credited with helping Quinn, a Democrat, win a narrow victory in 2010, and many expect the voting bloc to play a key role again. Rauner has been trying to aggressively make inroads. He has opened a campaign office on the city’s South Side, given about $1 million to

a credit union for loans to small black businesses and touted endorsements from black ministers, saying Quinn hasn’t done enough. In response, Quinn has questioned Rauner’s record on hiring minorities and accused him of trying to buy votes.

The debate at the DuSable Museum of African American History was hosted by the Chicago Urban League, Business Leadership Council, WBBM-TV and black radio station WVON.

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Illinois gubernatorial candidates Republican Bruce Rauner (left) and Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn shake hands before a debate Tuesday at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago.

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Owner wants to turn story into children’s book ORANGEVILLE (AP) – A 6-foot, 4-inch cow owned by an Orangeville woman was recently dubbed the world’s tallest.

Patty Hanson and Blosom the cow smiled for their official Guinness World Records photo shoot Monday.

Hanson received an email in midAugust saying Blosom had been named the world’s tallest cow.

She sought the record after veterinarians and the cow’s foot trimmer constantly noted the 2,000-pound animal’s large size, Hanson said.

At the end of May, family and friends began documenting Blosom’s mass through photos and videos. Her official measurements were taken by a vet from

I can’t wait to see their reaction.”

Hanson got Blosom when she was a calf and eventually decided to keep her as a pet. Blosom turned 13 in July.

“My dad used to chuckle at Blosom, but soon softened up to her, which is why she stayed home on the farm as an addition to the many pets – she adds character,” Hanson said.

Hanson said she wants to turn Blosom’s story into a children’s book someday.

“Blosom is a bit like an overgrown dog,” Hanson said. “To people who have cows, they will get what I am saying, but I want other people to know she is special. I told my dad years ago that Blosom was destined for stardom, and with this record, she has achieved that.”

Blosom will be included in the 2016 edition of the “Guinness Book of World Records.”

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Patty Hanson is all smiles for the camera Monday as she holds onto her Holstein cow Blosom while photographers from the Guinness World Records in London document the world’s tallest cow for the 2016 book of world records in Orangeville. Hanson received notification of the distinction for the world record in August about Blosom, who measured 6 feet 4 inches tall at the shoulder in August.

O r a n g e v i l l e A n i m a l time to go to work greet- she makes people smile. ing people,” Hanson said. But now, when I get to Health Service.

“When I put Blosom’s “One of the best things I tell them they are looking halter on, she knows it’s love about this big cow is at the world’s tallest cow,

HOMER GLEN (AP) – Will County authorities say a 92-year-old man has died after being crushed by a truck that rolled down a driveway on his Homer Glen farm.

The Joliet Herald-News reported sheriff’s office spokesperson Kathy Hoffmeyer said Monday that John Nahser died Saturday.

His 61-year-old daughter told authorities she had returned from a store and parked the pickup truck on a sloped gravel driveway. She says she joined her father working in a barn and heard a loud crash after he walked outside.

Hoffmeyer says the truck crashed into a small feed silo, and Nahser was trapped underneath. He yelled to his daughter for help and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounce dead.

The daughter told investigators the truck had recently had transmission problems.

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ILLINOIS | ‘FRACKING’

No vote on rules until November CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois legislative panel has put off voting on rules for high-volume oil and gas extraction until next month, as it grapples with how to ensure regulations are fair to industry while protecting the environment.

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules has

the last word on whether the rules for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” can take effect. It met Tuesday to discuss the matter, but did not vote and said it would meet again Nov. 6.

Hydraulic fracturing uses a mixture of water, chemicals and sand to crack open rock for-

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mations thousands of feet underground to release trapped oil and gas. Opponents fear it will pollute and deplete groundwater or cause health problems. The industry insists the method is safe and will bring a badly needed economic boost to southern Illinois.

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MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott..................................41.05 Alcoa....................................14.30 AltriaCorp............................46.18 Autonation..........................47.71 American Express...............82.73 Arris-Group.........................24.49 Apple...................................98.75 ADM....................................43.07 AT&T...................................33.84 Bank of America..................16.52 Boeing................................122.31 BorgWarner.........................52.46 BP........................................40.60 Casey’s.................................79.67 Caterpillar...........................92.94 CenturyLink........................38.84 Chevron.............................109.75 Cisco....................................23.06 Citigroup..............................51.47 CNW....................................42.04 CocaCola.............................43.65

ConAgra...............................33.59 Dean....................................13.28 Deere & Co..........................84.38 Disney..................................84.16 Donaldson...........................37.64 DuPont................................65.89 Exxon...................................90.58 Ford.....................................13.79 Exelon..................................34.64 GE........................................24.10 FifthThird............................19.24 HawaiianElectric................27.27 Hewlett Packard.................32.25 HomeDepot........................90.13 Intel Corp............................32.14 IBM....................................183.80 IntlPaper..............................45.25 JCPenney...............................7.16 JohnsonControls.................40.35 Johnson&Johnson..............97.06 JPMorgan Chase.................57.97 Kraft.....................................56.04 Kroger..................................53.42 Leggett&Platt......................33.60 Manpower...........................59.90 McDonald’s.........................91.13 Merck&Co...........................56.35

Microsoft.............................43.73 3M......................................134.20 Monsanto..........................107.88 Newell..................................32.86 AGL......................................52.36 Nike.....................................85.10 Parker-Han........................104.18 Pfizer....................................28.46 Pepsico................................93.01 Procter&Gamble.................83.55 RaymondJames...................50.04 Republic..............................38.33 Sears Hldg...........................28.49 SensientTech.......................50.78 Sprint.....................................6.04 Staples..................................12.25 TheTravelers.......................93.71 UnitedContinental.............43.17 UnitedTech.......................100.14 USBancorp..........................39.97 USSteel................................32.80 Verizon.................................48.22 Walgreen..............................60.71 WalMartStores....................77.96 WalMartMexico..................23.95 WasteMgt............................46.49 Wendy’s.................................7.88

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.57; March 3.70; July 3.871⁄4 Soybeans: Nov. 9.641⁄2; Jan. 9.731⁄2; March 9.813⁄4 Soybean oil: Dec. 32.87; March 32.87

Soybean meal: Oct. Lean hogs: Oct. 109.52; 366.00; Dec. 366.00 Dec. 94.87; Feb. 92.07 Wheat: Dec. 5.09; March Sugar: March 16.81 5.291⁄2 Cotton: Oct. 64.16 Oats: Dec. 3.451⁄4; March T-Bonds: Dec. 14225⁄32 3.293⁄4 Silver: Dec. 17.39 Live cattle: Oct. 164.35; Gold: Dec. 1233.00 Dec. 163.92; Feb. 163.60 Copper: Dec. 3.0790 Feeder cattle: Oct. Crude: Nov. 81.93 238.72; Nov. 237.15 Dollar Index: Dec. 85.93

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John P. Abbott U.S. Army WWII & Korea 1941-1946 & 1950-1954 Passed Away 3-13-2000

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Numbers game The Sterling Warrior football team is ranked No. 10 in 5A in latest AP poll for its first ranking of season. Newman and Eastland-Pearl City remain No. 1 and No. 2 in Class 2A, respectively.

Sports for the Sauk Valley fan!

GIRLS GOLF

Quartet of locals make state Eastland Sectional finally concludes

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554

LANARK – The sectional golf tournament that wouldn’t end finally did … and with a decision that pleased everybody involved.

After waiting overnight to finish their round at the Class A Eastland Sectional, a pair of local girls remained in limbo a little bit longer Tuesday to learn their state tournament fate.

Dixon sophomore Olivia Pultorak and Oregon sophomore Ali Scheidecker tied with Princeton’s Arraia Hicks for the 10th and final qualifying spot after play was completed at Lake Carroll Golf Course … then the waiting game began.

With rain coming down, the IHSA was contacted as to how to proceed.

There were a few choices: a playoff on the course, which was unfeasible due to deteriorating course conditions; let the IHSA decide who went to state via a scorecard playoff, which would be a bit unfair depending on what the conditions were when each of the three girls played certain holes during the round; or have the IHSA decide that all three would advance, which would cause some adjustment to the tee times Friday and Saturday at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur.

BOYS GOLF | 2014 STATE PREVIEWS CLASS 1A | SPOTLIGHT ON FULTON’S BRETT TERROCK

Confidence-building experience Fulton’s Terrock learning from run

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

Brett Terrock was in a rut all season.

The Fulton junior golfer couldn’t break out of the 40s in nine-hole meets, and was consistently in the 80s during 18-hole tournaments. But Steamers coach Tyler Swanson was able to Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com help Terrock to be in the Fulton’s Brett Terrock hits a shot during Monday’s 1A Sen- right mindset for the biggest eca Sectional in Morris. Terrock is the lone area golfer to tournament of the year at Monday’s Class 1A Sectional qualify for the 1A state tournament.

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CLASS 2A | SPOTLIGHT ON STERLING’S RYAN HURLEY

Third time’s charm

Hurley ready for last shot at state tournament

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

For Ryan Hurley, golf was once just a little something to do to connect with his extended family.

Now it’s the Sterling senior’s sport of choice, and he’ll wrap up his high school career in style this weekend at the Class 2A state tournament. It is slated for Friday and Saturday at Weibring Golf Course in Normal.

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Advancing locals: Karissa Freidag, Eastland junior, 87; Jaeden Workman, Morrison sophomore, 91; Olivia Pultorak, Dixon sophomore, 93; Ali Scheidecker, Oregon sophomore, 93

at Nettle Creek Country Club in Morris.

“He’s so quiet,” Swanson said. “It’s like pulling teeth trying to talk to him, but he broke through on Monday and was on cloud nine. It was great to see him like that.”

Terrock was the only local golfer to advance out of the 1A sectional and on to the state tournament, to be held Friday and Saturday at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.

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Sterling’s Ryan Hurley hits from the fairway Monday during the rainy conditions for the 2A Grayslake Sectional. Hurley shot a 78 to make the state meet for the third straight year.

VOLLEYBALL | NEWMAN DEF. HALL 18-25, 25-19, 25-16

Incentive for making noise Newman bench gets rowdy in final home match

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555

STERLING – The seniors on the Newman volleyball team wanted to end their home-court season with a bang – or at least make it feel that way.

Tuesday was Senior Night for the Comets. Knowing that not everyone would get a chance to see the court, coach Deb Kelly came up with a plan to get everyone involved – even if they were sitting on the bench.

With the Comets’ Three Rivers East match with Hall going Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com to three sets, Newman’s bench Newman’s Aubree Schmitt (center) hits the ball around the became more excited after defense of Hall’s Jenna Lusietto (13) and Brooke Keegan during every point. Eventually, the Tuesday’s match in Sterling. Newman won 18-25, 25-19, 25-16. Newman student section got

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See how it went on B6. involved to create a boisterous atmosphere that frustrated Hall’s hitting efforts.

The Red Devils fought their way through the Newman noise, but came up short in a three-set loss, 18-25, 25-19, 25-16.

ATHLETES OF WEEK

Rock Falls’ Hamblen, Newman’s Ammon honored, B5.

“The big difference-maker was our enthusiasm coming from the bench and onto the court,” Kelly said. “I wish I would have thought of this about 2 weeks ago.”

Kelly challenged her team to get loud when it mattered most, with the kicker being that the loudest person wouldn’t have to run at the next practice.

“I don’t know why we didn’t think of that at the beginning of the season, because it changed the whole momentum of the game,” Newman’s Aubree Schmitt said.

“Everyone was into it, and no heads were down. Our crowd got into it. Our student section got into it. It’s an amazing feeling.”

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Reckless driving Brad Keselowski NASCAR fined Keselowski $50,000 and placed him on probation for the next four events for bumping cars during Saturday’s race.

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Fish out of water Knowshon Moreno The Dolphins placed the running back on IR with an ACL injury, ending his season. Miami plays the Bears in Chicago on Sunday.

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Sterling HOF ceremony Saturday Sterling High School will hold its Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 4 p.m.

Saturday at Centennial Auditorium.

Six former athletes, one coach and the 2005 football team will be honored at the ceremony.

Among the inductees will be Josh Brown, a 1990 Sterling grad, who played golf, basketball and tennis, Tyson LeBlanc (’94 grad, football and track), Ellie Eshleman (’07 swimming and softball), Emily Wike (’07 swimming and soccer), Joseph Bertrand (’09, basketball and tennis) and Raciel Ocampo (’09 football and soccer).

Greg King will be inducted as a coach.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Notre Dame players done for season Senior wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, senior defensive end Ishaq Williams and fifth-year linebacker Kendall Moore, three of the five suspended football players involved in the academic fraud investigation at Notre Dame, will not play for the Irish this season.

MLB

Dodgers hire Freidman from Rays Andrew Friedman, who led the low-budget Tampa Bay Rays to four postseason berths, has been hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers to be their president of baseball operations.

Ned Colletti, the Dodgers’ general manager for the last nine seasons, will remain with the franchise, but in a new capacity as a special assistant to team president Stan Kasten.

NBA

Celtics-Nets to play 44-minute game A weekend preseason date between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will be a trial case for an abbreviated game length of 44 minutes.

The game Sunday at Barclays Center will be reduced to four 11-minute quarters and a reduction in mandatory media timeouts in the second and fourth quarters as the NBA examines “the flow of a shorter game as compared to the standard 48-minute game.”

NFL

Cowboys RB charged with shoplifting Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been charged with shoplifting a bottle of cologne and underwear from a department store in Dallas suburb of Frisco on Tuesday.

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Thursday Cross country 4:30 p.m.

• Eastland at Durand Invite Boys soccer 4 p.m.

• 1A Stilman Valley Regional, Oregon vs.

Stillman Valley 4:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Rochelle 6 p.m.

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Members of the Sauk Valley Skyhawk women’s tennis team pose with the second-place plaque from the Region IV tournament that the team won Saturday. The Skyhawks advance to the national meet in May in Tucson, Arizona.

Flight plan

Skyhawks flock together for national tourney berth

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

Sara Kipping didn’t get any sleep last Friday night.

The Sauk Valley women’s tennis coach had done the math after the first day of the Region IV tournament, and she knew the team had a very good chance of claiming one of the top three spots that would qualify the team for the national tournament.

“I didn’t get an ounce of sleep, I was so nervous,” Kipping said.

“I knew that we were really, really close. I didn’t tell the girls, because I didn’t want them to be thinking about that.

“It took the entire team playing really well. We had every girl place, and we had some instances of girls beating players they had lost to during the regular season.”

The Skyhawks continued their strong play on Saturday, and finished second with 15 1/2 points, only three points behind Moraine Valley.

It was the first time Sauk Valley had clinched a spot in the national tournament since 2008 – when it took third place.

Leading the way was Newman graduate Mary Alice Oswalt, who won the No. 1 singles bracket.

Oswalt was the first No. 1 singles champion from Sauk since Kate Gillespie won back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008.

“Coach told us to not worry about what happened during the season,” Oswalt said before the

Region IV tournament Sauk players placement

First • Mary Alice Oswalt, No. 1 singles • Molly Hendricks, No. 6 singles Second • Ashlyn Berogan, Gabi Trujillo, No. 2 doubles • Jessica VanOosten, Christina Long, No. 3 doubles Third • Berogan, No. 2 singles • VanOosten, No. 5 singles • Oswalt, Hendricks, No. 1 doubles Fourth • Trujillo, No. 4 singles team posed for a photo Tuesday that will go in the national tournament program. “I had lost to the girl from Elgin during the regular season, but that match was indoors, and that makes a big difference.

“This means a lot to us as a team, and for me as a player. I never got to go to state in high school, so it’s great to make a national tournament.”

The national tournament will be in Tucson, Arizona in May. Many of the players will spend the winter honing their skills at Westwood Sports Complex, and Kipping plans on the women practicing with the men’s team in the spring.

Oswalt will stay in shape as a member of the women’s basketball team.

“It’s a disadvantage because so many of the other teams will go into the tournament straight from their seasons,” Kipping said. “It’ll be like a first meet for us. But it’ll be a great experience.”

Molly Hendricks – who doesn’t care much for singles play – won the No. 6 singles division. She also teamed with Oswalt to take third at No. 1 doubles.

“We didn’t expect this at all this season,” Hendricks said. “We had so few sophomores coming back, but we had players come in and do really well.”

The national berth will hopefully help raise the profile for the program among local high school players and among the student body.

“I think there were students here that didn’t even know we had a tennis team,” Gabi Trujillo said. “Hopefully, now they will know.”

“That’s OK,” Hendricks said. “I didn’t know we had a golf team until the other day.”

The tournament should also gain exposure for those players like sophomore Ashlyn Berogan – who placed third in No. 2 singles – who want to continue playing competitively at the next college level.

“I’ve talked with a coach or two,” Berogan said. “There’s nothing official, but it’s something that I want to do.”

“It’s a great thing to put on their resume,” Kipping said. “Playing at the national tournament can open doors.”

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• Newman, Jefferson at Sterling Volleyball 6 p.m.

• Sterling at Rochelle • Dixon at Rockford Lutheran • Oregon at Byron 7 p.m.

• Mendota at Rock Falls • West Carroll at Eastland • Amboy at St. Bede • Fulton at Erie • Rockrdge at Prophetstown • Bureau Valley at Princeton • Morrison at Orion • Milledgeville at AFC • Polo at Aquin

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Westerkamp leading Nebraska’s receivers with style

3 p.m.

BY ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer

LINCOLN, Neb. – It’s a good thing for Nebraska that Jordan Westerkamp ultimately chose football over ice cream.

The little boy who grew up to become the Cornhuskers’ mustachioed master of the circus catch wasn’t sure the sport was for him when he showed up at a suburban Chicago park for the first practice with his third-grade team.

The kids were in the middle of a drill when Jordan went to the sideline feigning illness. In reality, he couldn’t resist the siren song of the ice cream truck rolling by on a 98-degree afternoon.

“He went off on his own and decided to eat ice cream with the ice cream man,” said his dad, Bob Westerkamp, who happened to be

Remember him?

• Jordan Westerkamp starred for the Montini football team that beat the Sterling Golden Warriors in the second round of the 2011 5A playoffs.

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Jordan Westerkamp nearly gave up football for ice cream. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are glad that didn’t happen, as the Montini graduate leads them in receiving. the coach. “I talked him into coming back out another day, told him it’s not as hot now.

Once we got him out there, his first catch went 85 yards for a touchdown.”

A dozen years later, Jordan is not only the 19th-ranked Cornhusk-

ers’ leading receiver, but also the proprietor of perhaps the best hands in college football.

This Saturday’s game at Northwestern is a red-letter game for him. About 150 family members and friends will be in the stands in Evanston, Illinois, about

half-hour drive from the Westerkamp home in Glen Ellyn.

With 25 catches for 474 yards and three touchdowns, Jordan is off to the best six-game start of any receiver in Bo Pelini’s seven seasons as coach. The sophomore caught nine balls for 158 yards, both career highs, in the Oct. 4 loss at Michigan State.

“Last year, being able to get my feet wet my first year playing, was a great learning experience,” he said. “Going out this season, it seems things have slowed down.”

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Storm wins TRAC East title Erie beats Fillies in three sets; Rockets win BNC match at home

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Morrison’s Jaeden Workman watches her shot during the Class A Eastland Sectional on Monday at Lake Carroll Golf Course. Workman finished her round Tuesday and qualified for state.

IHSA advances players to state QUARTET

CONTINUED FROM B1

With the Oregon and Dixon groups sitting together, the discussion covered myriad topics, the biggest being how things would play out.

Obviously, the friends wanted to both qualify for state, and the idea of going back outside in the miserable conditions was unpleasant.

After an hour, the Dixon and Princeton coaches, Oregon athletic director Mike Lawton, and meet officials announced that it would come down to two choices: a playoff today at a neutral site with better conditions, or all three qualifying for state.

Then, after another hour and a half, the IHSA ruled that all three girls tied for that 10th spot would advance to the state tournament.

“I’m really excited for all of us that we’re going to state, and I’m proud of myself for getting this far,” Pultorak said.

“I had a thought in my mind that they’d let us all in, but it wasn’t as strong as my thoughts that they’d go with one of the other options. I’m just happy for Ali and [Hicks] and myself … this makes all the nervous waiting worth it.”

Scheidecker spent the time trying to wrap her head around possibly playing even more golf Wednesday, and was happy she’d have another night to do so.

But now, she has the next 2 nights to wrap her head around two rounds with the state’s best golfers.

She doesn’t envision that as too big a problem.

“I’m extremely relieved; it takes a lot of stress off my chest right now,” Scheidecker said.

“I’m super excited we all get to go, because Olivia and I have gotten close since we played together last year, and I played with [Hicks] earlier this year. It would’ve been so hard for only one of us to be able to go.”

There were two other

locals who didn’t have to agonize over their trips to Decatur. Eastland junior Karissa Freidag tied for fourth individually with an 87, and Morrison sophomore Jaeden Workman finished two strokes ahead of the playoff trio, tying for 12th with a 91.

Workman, who missed qualifying by four strokes last year as a freshman, was unsure when she signed her scorecard whether or not she’d done enough to qualify for state.

“I just tried to keep my ball dry and my clothes dry and my clubs dry, and just give it the best shot that I could and hope for the best,” Workman said. “I thought I had a chance at it when I came in, but I was a little nervous, because I didn’t know what the scores were going to be with the rain.

“But when they announced it, I was happy and shocked … it’s really exciting, and I can’t even think of anything to say.”

For Freidag, the overnight layover was a big help. After being just “all right” with how she played Monday, she came back with three pars and a bogey on her final four holes Tuesday, and earned a trip to state.

“I was pretty confident coming into today, just trying to keep a smile on my face whatever the outcome,” Freidag said. “I played a lot better today, and my team pretty much got me through the wait at the end. It was cool to celebrate with them on my home course.”

Lena-Winslow’s Callie Raders was the sectional champion with a 10-over-par 82.

Morton won the team title with a 361.

Erie (394) and Eastland (401), the only two local full teams, finished fifth and eighth, respectively.

Morgan Newton and Katlyn Weber led the Cardinals with 96s. West Carroll’s Hayley Guilinger fired a 95 to miss the cut by two strokes.

The Bureau Valley volleyball team secured the Three Rivers East title with a straight-set 25-13, 25-22 win over host St. Bede on Tuesday in Peru.

The Storm are a perfect 10-0 in conference, and improved to 19-4 overall with the win. Val Reuter led the Storm with six kills, while Heaven Bennett and Lindsey Hoffert each added four kills.

Jehna Thomas had 10 digs and Sydney Lebahn had 13 assists in the win.

Tuesday’s stars Rachel Cobert, Erie volleyball, 11 kills, 7 blocks Lauren Meurer, AFC volleyball, 30 digs Juan Carlos Silva-Rodriguez, Sterling soccer, 3 goals

Eastland def. Pearl City 23-25, 25-21, 25-16: The Cougars dropped

the first set before winning the next two in a road NUIC West match.

Orion def. Fulton 25-15, 25-15:

Betsy Leonard had a team-high seven kills for the Steamers in a Three Rivers West road loss.

Averi Leitzen added 10 digs, and and 13 digs for Rock Falls (24-8, 9-2 Chelsea Lesniewski finished with BNC West), and Emily Sauer fin- five kills, five digs and two blocks for Fulton. ished with eight kills.

Princeton def. Amboy 28-26, Sherrard def. Prophetstown 25-15: Sydney Wilhelm finished 26-24, 25-12: Maddie Fringer had

eight digs and two aces for the with five kills and three blocks, and Vivian O’Laughlin added eight kills for Amboy in a home Three Rivers Kassi Henrekin had 15 assists, and East loss.

Jensyn McKinney added eight digs Kennedy Dinges had 15 digs, Kaitlyn Liebing had 10 digs and eight in the loss.

AFC def. Polo 25-16, 25-22: The service points, and Madeline Ely Raiders downed Polo in straight ended with 19 assists for the Clipsets in an NUIC East match in Polo pers (6-13, 1-8 TRAC East).

Boys soccer behind 12 kills from Krista Beach.

Lauren Meurer added 30 digs for Sterling 8, Ottawa 1: Juan Carlos AFC (15-11, 5-5 NUIC East), and Silva-Rodriguez scored three goals, Cassidy Koning finished with 14 and Santana Trujillo added two goals for the Golden Warriors in a digs in the win.

Lana Scholl led the Marcos with NIB-12 West road match.

Sterling (14-2-4, 4-0-3 NIB-12 four kills, and Jozi Grobe and Kennedi Palmer each added three kills West) had one goal apiece from in the loss, while Hannah Grobe Jose Uresti, Alejandro Mora Marquez, and Cade Coursey in the win. added five assists.

Erie def. Morrison 23-25, 25-17, Prophets in a two-set loss in Three 25-11: Rachel Cobert led the Cardi- Rivers West play.

nals with 11 kills and seven blocks, while Mary Chapman had 25 assists. Peyton Rus added 16 digs in the Three Rivers West win.

Peyton Kennedy had nine digs and ripped eight kills for the Fillies in the home loss. Brooke Stralow added six kills and three blocks for Morrison (10-12, 6-6), while Jordan Schmidt and Lakin Goodman each added seven kills.

Rock Falls def. Byron 26-24, 25-20: Chelsi Blair led the Rockets

with 18 assists in a home Big Northern West win.

Bailey O’Brien added eight kills

Hurley learned from teammates CHARM

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Hurley secured his third state berth by carding a 6-over-par 78 at the rain-plagued Grayslake Sectional, held at Stonewall Orchard Golf Club.

He completed his round on Monday afternoon, though some golfers had to return Tuesday morning to finish.

Hurley was also there, just in case his score ended up in a playoff for individual qualifying spots. That score ended up being 81, so Hurley did not have to play any more sectional golf.

As a sophomore, Hurley qualified for state and carded a first-round 86, good for a tie for 65th place. That ended up being the final result, as the second round was canceled due to inclement weather.

A year ago, Hurley helped the Golden Warriors place ninth as a team. He had a first-round 83, followed by a second-round 86. The 169 total was good for a tie for 73rd.

Hurley is expecting to go lower in his third state opportunity. His scoring average this season is 36.9, down from 39.8 as a junior.

“This year, my game has really come along, and I’m more consistent,” he said.

“Even my bad rounds, like [Monday], I wasn’t too happy with, but I still ended up at 78 in tough conditions. I think there’s a lot of good things heading into state this year.”

Hurley did not grow up in a golf household. His parents, Brian and Patty, are not golfers, and did not introduce him to the sport in any way, shape, or form. His grandfather, the late Jim Galloway, however, was a golfer and

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Sterling’s Ryan Hurley has developed the mental side of his game over the last year, and he hopes that will help him as he competes against the best this weekend in the Class 2A state tournament. a huge Tiger Woods fan, so he did know a little bit about the sport through grandpa.

Hurley remembers an extended family gathering when he was in about third grade. He was in the backyard and took a few swings with somebody’s golf club. An uncle, Joe Conway of Sterling, noticed this and decided to start taking him to the range at Emerald Hill.

Hurley golfed with Conway, as well as another uncle, Barry Galloway, when he visited from New York, furthering his interest in the sport.

The summer before entering seventh grade, Hurley was old enough to get a junior membership to Emerald Hill and play on his own.

“I think I played every day that summer,” Hurley said. “That’s when I got hooked.”

It was during the summer Hurley played countless rounds with older

boys, who would be the core of the Sterling team that qualified for state in 2011. That team included seniors Nathan Blackburn, Patrick Petrosky, Sawyer Schrader and Brandon Schreiner, junior Andrew Blackburn, and sophomore Zach Rehmert.

Teeing it up with Andrew Blackburn, who currently plays at Western Illinois University, was an education in itself.

“I remember the first time I played with Andy, he was just hitting it so far past me,” Hurley said, “but he was nice and really helped me out. I was some kid who couldn’t break 50, and he was shooting 72, 73.”

As a sophomore, Hurley ascended to No. 2 in the pecking order, behind Andrew Blackburn. It was a continuation of his golf education.

“It was more like, ‘You need to start doing this and this if you’re going to get better,’” Hurley said. “He

really pushed me, especially the past two summers. I practice and play with him a lot. He still whups me, and lets me know about it, but that’s motivation to get better.”

Hurley ascended to one of the team leaders as a junior, and was the unquestioned leader of the 2014 Warriors.

He hopes he set a good example.

“Hopefully I can do for them what Andy, Nathan, and the others did for me,” Hurley said.

Golf has also turned into more of a family activity, as his parents make it out to matches to watch Ryan play. On Monday, Patty slogged through 18 muddy holes at the sectional.

“I learned everything I could about golf, so I could have intelligent conversations with my teenage son,” Patty said.

“It opened the door to our conversations. I’m a golf follower, not a golf player.”

Terrock excited about first trip to state golf tournament EXPERIENCE

CONTINUED FROM B1

The cutoff was a 79, and the junior advanced by 1 stroke with a 7-overpar 78. Three golfers advanced with a 78, and three more moved on with 79s.

In practice leading up to the sectional, Swanson and Terrock talked about playing with confidence throughout the round.

Swanson believed that Terrock was able to make his own confidence by believing in his game, and that is exactly what

Terrock did.

“We just talked about not being dumb, making bad mistakes or being unconfident,” Swanson said. “I told him to just play and take what the course gives you. We felt like we can develop confidence, and that there is nothing he can’t do.”

Terrock followed that advice and played the best round of his career, despite the heavy rains that swallowed parts of the course.

Fulton didn’t have a clear No. 1 throughout the season, but the Steamers had three

golfers at the sectional, and internal competition raised all three of their respective games. Lucas Wiebenga missed out on joining Terrock at state by 2 strokes, while fellow Steamer Justin Petersen (90) was in the hunt with a 44 on the back nine.

North Shore Country Day advanced out of the Seneca Sectional with the lowest team score of all 1A sectionals with a 301.

Each of its golfers carded rounds in the 70s on Monday.

The Raiders also finished with the lowest round of any of the

teams at the 1A regionals with a 309. They are the favorites to win state this season after finishing second last year, 9 strokes out of first.

“Just by looking at the way they’ve played in competitive rounds of nine and 18 holes this year,” Raiders coach Joe Bosco said, “this is probably the best team I’ve had, in terms of consistency.”

Byron’s Dennis Reedy, the Seneca Sectional medalist, had the lowest round of any golfer in 1A with a 70. Reedy was 55th at last year’s state meet playing on a fourth-place

Byron team. He is now the top golfer on a Tigers team that should be near the top for a second straight year.

This will be Terrock’s first state appearance, and he will try to replicate his performance at sectionals on an even bigger stage this weekend.

“I’m just going to go out and try to prepare like I did for the sectional,” Terrock said. “Just work on some things and try not to hurt myself out there. That’s what we talked about, and I tried to play within myself.”

Swanson, who is in his first season as the Steamers’ head coach, will follow Terrock’s lead heading into the tough state tournament.

“We’re just going to go out and try to treat these practices like every other practice,” Swanson said.

“We can’t go in there thinking state is big, bad, and the other, because that’s when you go and perform in a way you don’t want.

“He’s kind of the leader right now, and we’ll work on whatever he wants to work on and just go with it.”

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The same spades, but the same play?

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

This week, trick one has been a one-trick spade pony with the king-four in the dummy opposite declarer’s queen-eight-three.

But there can be more than one trick in this pony.

Today, South is once more in three no-trump and West again leads the spade six.

But there is a difference – in this deal, West opened two spades to show a respectable six-card suit and some 6-10 high-card points.

How does that affect declarer’s line of play?

North might have overcalled two spades with two no-trump, but with an inflexible spade stopper and four hearts, a takeout double was preferable.

Then South went for what

looked like the most likely game, despite his uncertain spade stopper. (Note that five diamonds looks reasonable on the North-South hands, but the bad trump

break would kill that contract.)

South starts with eight top tricks: one spade (given the lead), four hearts and three clubs.

Three more winners can come from diamonds, but since East probably has that ace (not many players open a weak two with a pair of aces), there is a risk that the defenders will take five spade tricks first.

In the last two days, declarer had to play dummy’s king at trick one.

Now, though, the only way to make this contract is to play low from the dummy and low from hand, letting East take the trick with his 10.

That anesthetizes the spade suit and the contract comes home with an overtrick. © 2014 UFS

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BRAYDEN HAMBLEN • ROCK FALLS • SOPHOMORE

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Rock Falls sophomore runner finished second Monday at the prestigious Amboy Columbus Day Invite at Shady Oaks Country Club. Hamblen finished in 15 minutes, 3 seconds in meet that featured top 1A teams in the state.

ABIGAYLE AMMON • NEWMAN • SENIOR

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Senior diver racked up a score of 369.5 points to win the Panther Invitational on Saturday at East Moline. Her score was 20 points more than the next closest competitor. Ammon has not lost a competition this season.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

STERLING DEF. GENESEO 25-13, 25-20

Warriors’ depth on display at Musgrove Sterling spreads around playing time in Northern Illinois Big 12 West win over Maple Leafs

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

STERLING – Dale Dykeman was able to start a lineup Tuesday night that honored his seniors in their last home match.

He then gave the Sterling volleyball faithful a glimpse of the future by rotating in his entire roster during the second game of a 25-13, 25-20 win over Geneseo at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

“We’ve always said that we have a very deep team, and tonight we were able to show that,” Dykeman said. “We feel like we can sub anyone in and still succeed. We got out to a 10-point lead or so there, and we were able to get everyone in.”

The first game started a little rough, as 11 of the first 12 points came on some sort of error by one team or the other.

The only kill in that run came from Sterling senior Kestrel Smoot to tie the score at three.

“It’s felt great to step out on that court one more time and take on a leadership role tonight,” Smoot said. “We’ve put a lot into the program, and it was our chance to show that, and show the girls coming up how to take the lead.”

The score was tied at six when the business-as-usual connection of Jordyn Koett and Kaylee

Star of the match: Alli Olson, Sterling, 7 assists, 7 service points Key performers: Kaylee Martin, Sterling, 8 kills; Jay Borum, Sterling, 6 kills Up next: Sterling at Rochelle, 6 p.m. Thursday Martin produced a signature set and kill.

Sterling (21-9) scored 10 of the next 12 points to take a 17-9 lead.

Martin, a sophomore, finished with eight kills. Jay Borum had six kills, while Alli Olson had seven assists and seven service points.

The Warriors started Game 2 with their usual starting lineup, and they jumped out to an 11-2 lead.

Dykeman then subbed in an almost entirely new cast, and the starters spent much of the rest of the match cheering loudly from the bench.

“It’s great to see the younger girls come up and get some playing time,” senior Gabby Sandoval said. “We want this team to keep winning even once we are gone.

“We got to start tonight with all the seniors on the floor, and that was kind of a nice way to say goodbye to the school.”

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Sterling’s Kestrel Smoot hits around the block of Geneseo’s Hannah Evans during Tuesday’s match at Musgrove Fieldhouse. Sterling won 25-13, 25-20.

Enthusiasm sparks Comets past Devils

OREGON DEF. ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 25-20, 25-14

NOISE

CONTINUED FROM B1

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ABOVE: Oregon’s Bre Cullen concentrates on her serve as the student section cheers during Tuesday’s match against Rockford Lutheran at the Blackhawk Center. The Hawks won 25-20, 25-14.

BELOW: Oregon’s Delaney Mahoney sets the ball during the Big Northern West win.

Hawks’ three-for-one victory Beating Lutheran serves multiple purposes for Oregon

BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media

OREGON – Three purposes were served in the Oregon Hawks’ 25-20, 25-14 win over Rockford Lutheran on Tuesday at the Blackhawk Center.

It avenged its only conference loss, it justified the Hawks’ No. 1 regional seed over Lutheran, and it put the Hawks in the driver’s seat for the Big Northern West title.

“It feels good to win,” Oregon coach Faith Watson said. “It wasn’t a great win, though. We made some service and attacking errors.”

A win is a win, and with only three conference games remaining, it will be difficult for the rest of the BNC to catch Oregon (20-52). The Hawks, who are 10-1 in the BNC West, can clinch the title with a win over Byron on Thursday.

“We don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves,” Watson said.

A key factor in the win was Oregon’s ability to score from anywhere on the court. It wasn’t just the Delaney Mahoney and Emy Wright show.

After Lutheran (12-6, 7-4) closed to within 15-12 in the second game, Alana Leamanczyk began to take over the game for Oregon.

On her way to a season-high 12 kills, Leamanczyk had four out of the next five points on kills.

That gave Oregon a 20-13 lead it wouldn’t surrender.

“We showed we had a lot of versatility,” Watson said.

“They spread the ball around so well,” first-year Lutheran coach Brian Lundeen said.

In the first game, Lutheran took a 3-0 lead before Sommer Rhea tied the score at 4-4 on an ace. The score stayed close, partly because of three early service errors by Oregon, until a five-point Hawk run.

Wright (10 kills) broke a 16-16 tie on a kill. Rhea added two more kills, and Mackenzie Skoumal had a block for a 21-16 Oregon lead.

Lutheran closed to within 23-20, but return errors gave the game to Oregon.

“We really need to work on being smarter with our attack and keeping the pressure on them,” said Lundeen, whose team might see Oregon in the finals of the regional.

Oregon dominated all phases of the second game, jumping out to an 8-2 lead before Lundeen called a timeout to regroup. The closest Lutheran would come the rest of the way was a 14-12 deficit.

Mahoney continued to build on her record as all-time assist leader in school history, with 25 for the night.

The Comets (12-12, 6-5 TRAC East) stayed close with Hall (6-19-1, 1-8) throughout the first half of the opening set, despite not having a lead.

The Red Devils got out to a three-point lead at 14-11, after kills by Ellen Herrmann and an ace by Lexi Piccatto. The Red Devil lead extended to eight after Caitlyn Jablonski won a nearly 2-minute tussle ending with a block, followed by a Herrman ace as they kept the lead intact for the rest of the set.

Newman notched its first lead in the second set at 2-1, after one of many Red Devil hitting errors. The Comets went on a seven-point run after Baleigh Osborne’s kill at 11-8. Mariah Staebell had two aces in the run to help her team get to a 20-10 lead.

After the Red Devils fought back to get within four at 21-17, Schmitt came up big in the left corner with three kills, and ended the second set with a liner from center net.

“We started working as a team more covering,” Schmitt said. “We tried to make it a point where everyone talks, everyone makes sure that they know where to cover

when they are hitting and on block coverage. It’s our Senior Night, we made it a point that we need to win this game just because everyone showed up. It’s a team effort, that’s for sure.”

Of Newman’s first 15 points in the third set, 11 came on Red Devil hitting errors. Then Madalyn Wilson came up with a pair of kills, Rachel Humphreys added one more, and Mady Ferris reeled off an ace to go up 20-6.

Hall attempted a comeback by going on a 9-2 run, capped by another Herrmann ace. Herrmann’s next serve met the net to close the match.

“We’re an up-and-down team,” Hall coach Megan Uphoff said. “When we are on and we snap, we feel like we have nothing to lose. But once it starts getting to our heads, it’s contagious.”

Schmitt had six kills to lead the Comets, with Wilson adding five. Staebell had 14 service points and 12 assists, while Ferris had 27 digs.

At the end, Kelly didn’t quite know who would get the lucky pass on practice running.

“I think they see that the difference of just being up and energetic provides a lot more opportunities on the court,” Kelly said. “It’s a much more fun game to be involved in.”

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Newman’s Madalyn Wilson (left) blocks a hit from Hall’s Caitlyn Jablonski during Tuesday’s match in Sterling. Newman won in three sets.

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys golf Class 2A Grayslake Sectional at Stonewall Orchard Golf Club Team scores 1. Wheaton St. Francis 317, 2. RichmondBurton 324, 3. Vernon Hills 327, 4. Burlington Central 328, 5. Grayslake Central 331, 6. Wheaton Academy 338, 7. GenoaKingston 342, 8. Sterling 349, 9. Hampshire 352, 10. Freeport 358, 11. Alleman 360, 12. Aurora Central Catholic 379 (Top 3 teams and 10 players not on those teams advance to state tournament, Friday and Saturday at Weibring Golf Course in Normal) Medalist: Jordan Hahn (Richmond-Burton) 70 Individual qualifiers Kyle Reynolds (Grayslake Central) 76, Ryan Hurley (Sterling) 78, Nick Adamczyk (Genoa-Kingston) 78, Tommy Lucca (Genoa-Kingston) 78, Austin Niesel (Burlington Central) 79, Michael Mattas (Elgin St. Edward) 79, Mac Cowan (Aurora Central Catholic) 80, Spencer Horst (Rockford Lutheran) 80, *Joe Sherman (Burlington Central) 81, *Zack Spear (Wheaton Academy) 81 Sterling scores: Nick Ceruzzi 83, Ryan Blackburn 94, Nick Olds 94, Brady Bostelman 95, Lucas Campbell 95 * Survived 8-man playoff that included Freeport’s Kasey Steil, Geneseo’s Ryan Ford, Kaneland’s Brett Glennon, Harvard’s Tyler Garafol, Princeton’s Ian Nichols and Grayslake Central’s Connor Fitzgerald Note: Play was completed Tuesday after inclement weather postponed Monday’s round.

Note II: Dixon golfers Cole Ruckman and Jake Bonnell, and Rock Falls golfers Aaron Frank and Carrigan Chouinard did not return Tuesday to complete their rounds.

Girls golf Tuesday’s results

Class A Eastland Sectional at Lake Carroll Golf Course, Lanark Par 72 (Top 3 teams & top 10 golfers not on those teams advance to Class A State Tournament, Friday & Saturday at Red Tail Run Golf Course in Decatur) Team scores 1. Morton 361; 2. Geneseo 368; 3.

Metamora 377; 4. Metamora 377; 5. Erie 394; 6. Lena-Winslow 397; 7. Princeton 398; 9. Canton 414; 10. Rockford Lutheran 427; 11. Sherrard 446; 12. Mercer County 463 Top 10 individuals 1. Callie Raders (Le-Win) 82; 2. (tie) Monica Lieving (Geneseo), Chandler Ryan (Morton) 83; 4. (tie) Katy Schmitt (Sherrard), Karissa Freidag (Eastland) 87; 6. (tie) Kaley Mumma (Byron), Mamie Ambrosch (Metamora), Killian Stone (Rockridge) 89; 9. (tie) Kelsey Page (Lutheran), Payton Roche (Morton), Sarah Detig (Byron) 90.

Advancing individuals Callie Raders (Le-Win) 82; Katy Schmitt (Sherrard) 87; Karissa Freidag (Eastland) 87; Kaley Mumma (Byron) 89; Killian Stone (Rockrdige) 80; Kelsey Page (Lutheran) 90; Sarah Detig (Byron) 90; Jaeden Workman (Morrison) 91; Madelyn Reining (Aquin) 91; Arraia Hicks (Princeton) 93; Olivia Pultorak (Dixon) 93; Ali Scheidecker (Oregon) 93 Amboy score: Julia Daszkiewicz 108 Other Eastland scores: Bailey Heckman 98, Grace Norton 100, Gabby Sheddan 116, Alicia Sheddan 148 Erie scores: Morgan Newton 96, Katlyn Weber 96, Sera Bebon 99, Madison Newton 103, Riley Redell 109, Sharon Kuhlemier 123 Fulton score: Makenna Munson 105 Other Oregon score: Abi Scheidecker 103 Prophetstown score: Taylor Kelley 117 West Carroll score: Hayley Guilinger 95

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets

W 4 3 2 1

Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville

W 4 3 2 0

Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh

W 3 4 3 3

San Diego Denver Kansas City Oakland

W 5 4 2 0

East L T 2 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 South L T 2 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 North L T 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 West L T 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0

Pct .667 .500 .400 .167

PF 160 118 120 96

PA 129 126 124 158

Pct .667 .500 .333 .000

PF 189 132 104 81

PA 136 120 153 185

Pct .700 .667 .600 .500

PF 134 164 134 124

PA 113 97 115 139

Pct .833 .800 .400 .000

PF 164 147 119 79

PA 91 104 101 134

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East L T Pct PF 1 0 .833 183 1 0 .833 165 3 0 .500 133 5 0 .167 132 South W L T Pct PF Carolina 3 2 1 .583 141 New Orleans 2 3 0 .400 132 Atlanta 2 4 0 .333 164 Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 120 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 4 2 0 .667 116 Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 161 Chicago 3 3 0 .500 143 Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 104 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 4 1 0 .800 116 San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 141 Seattle 3 2 0 .600 133 St. Louis 1 4 0 .200 101 Thursday’s game N.Y. Jets at New England, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Seattle at St. Louis, noon Miami at Chicago, noon Carolina at Green Bay, noon Atlanta at Baltimore, noon Tennessee at Washington, noon Cleveland at Jacksonville, noon Cincinnati at Indianapolis, noon Minnesota at Buffalo, noon New Orleans at Detroit, noon Kansas City at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Denver, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay Monday’s game Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington

W 5 5 3 1

NLCS | GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 4, 10 INN.

Big Ten

Tuesday’s result

PA 132 126 138 166 PA 157 141 170 204 PA 82 130 144 143 PA 106 123 113 150

College football

EAST Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Michigan St. 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 Ohio St. 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800 Rutgers 1 1 .500 5 1 .833 Maryland 1 1 .500 4 2 .667 Penn St. 1 2 .333 4 2 .500 Michigan 1 2 .333 3 4 .429 Indiana 0 2 .000 3 3 .500 WEST Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Iowa 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 Minnesota 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 Northwestern 2 1 .667 3 3 .500 Nebraska 1 1 .500 5 1 .833 Wisconsin 1 1 .500 4 2 .667 Purdue 1 2 .500 3 4 .429 Illinois 0 3 .000 3 4 .429 Saturday’s games Iowa at Maryland, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Purdue at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (BTN) Michigan St. at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Rutgers at Ohio St., 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Nebraska at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m. (BTN)

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s game No. 20 Utah at Oregon State, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Mississippi vs. Tennessee, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Baylor at West Virginia, 11 a.m.

No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 21 Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m.

No. 8 Michigan State at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 Oregon vs. Washington, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Georgia at Arkansas, 3 p.m.

No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Kansas State, 11 a.m.

No. 12 TCU vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State, 3 p.m.

No. 13 Ohio State vs. Rutgers, 2:30 p.m.

No. 17 Arizona State vs. No. 23 Stanford, 9:30 p.m.

No. 19 Nebraska at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

No. 22 Southern Cal vs. Colorado, 5 p.m.

No. 24 Clemson at Boston College, 2:30 p.m.

No. 25 Marshall at FIU, 5 p.m.

MLB playoffs LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League (All AL games televised by TBS) Kansas City 3, Baltimore 0 Friday: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 inn.

Saturday: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain Tuesday: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1 Today: Baltimore (Gonzalez 10-9) at Kansas City (Vargas 11-10), 3:07 p.m. x-Thursday: Baltimore at Kansas City, 3:07 p.m. x-Friday: Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 18: Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:07 p.m.

National League San Francisco 2, St. Louis 1 Saturday: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4 Tuesday: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4 (10 innings) Today: St. Louis (Miller 10-9) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-13), 7:07 p.m. (FS1) Thursday: St. Louis at San Francisco, 7:07 p.m. (FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 18: San Francisco at St. Louis, 3:07 p.m. (Fox) x-Sunday, Oct. 19: San Francisco at St. Louis, 6:37 p.m. (FS1) Tuesday’s box scores

GIANTS 5, CARDINALS 4, 10 innings St. Louis

San Francisco h bi ab r h bi MCrpnt 3b 1 0 GBlanc cf 4 0 0 0 Jay cf 3 0 Panik 2b 4 0 0 0 Hollidy lf 1 0 Posey c 4 1 1 0 MAdms 1b 0 0 Sandovl 3b 3 1 1 0 JhPerlt ss 1 1 Pence rf 4 1 1 1 Wong 2b 2 2 Belt 1b 3 1 0 0 Przyns c 0 0 Ishikaw lf 3 0 1 3 Grichk rf 1 1 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Lackey p 0 0 SCasill p 0 0 0 0 Descals ph 0 0 Morse ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzals p 0 0 J.Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Neshek p 0 0 Romo p 0 0 0 0 Maness p 0 0 BCrwfr ss 3 1 0 0 Bourjos ph 0 0 THudsn p 2 0 1 0 Choate p 0 0 J.Perez lf 2 0 1 0 Totals 9 4 Totals 33 5 6 4 St. Louis 000 201 100 0 — 4 San Francisco 400 000 000 1 — 5 No outs when winning run scored.

E–Choate (1). DP–San Francisco 1. LOB– St. Louis 5, San Francisco 5. 2B–Wong (1), Pence (1), Ishikawa (2). 3B–Wong (1). HR– Grichuk (1). S–G.Blanco.

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Lackey 6 5 4 4 1 3 Gonzales 1 0 0 0 0 1 Neshek 1 0 0 0 0 0 Maness 1 0 0 0 0 0 Choate L,0-1 0 1 1 0 1 0 San Francisco T.Hudson 6 1/3 7 4 4 0 5 Affeldt 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 S.Casilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 J.Lopez 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 Romo W,1-1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Choate pitched to 3 batters in the 10th.

HBP–by Lackey (Sandoval), by T.Hudson (Lackey).

T–3:10. A–42,716 (41,915). ab 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 38

Kansas City ab r h bi AEscor ss 4 0 1 0 Aoki rf 3 0 1 0 JDyso pr-cf 1 1 0 0 L.Cain cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Hosmer 1b 3 0 2 0 BButler dh 1 0 0 1 AGordn lf 3 0 0 1 S.Perez c 3 0 0 0 Infante 2b 3 0 1 0 Mostks 3b 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 3 1 Totals 28 2 7 2 Baltimore 010 000 000 — 1 Kansas City 000 101 00x — 2 DP–Baltimore 1. LOB–Baltimore 4, Kansas City 4. 2B–Pearce (1), J.Hardy (1).

SF–B.Butler.

IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore W.Chen L,0-1 5 1/3 7 2 2 1 4 Gausman 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City Guthrie 5 3 1 1 2 2 Frasor W,1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 K.Herrera H,1 1 0 0 0 0 2 W.Davis H,1 1 0 0 0 0 1 G.Holland S,3-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 Umpires–Home, Joe West; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Mark Wegner; Third, Brian Gorman; Right, Marvin Hudson; Left, Dan Iassogna.

T–2:55. A–40,183 (37,903). r 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

h bi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

NHL

The AP Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Mississippi St. (45) 6-0 1,480 3 2. Florida St. (12) 6-0 1,415 1 3. Mississippi (3) 6-0 1,413 3 4. Baylor 6-0 1,317 5 5. Notre Dame 6-0 1,228 6 6. Auburn 5-1 1,144 2 7. Alabama 5-1 1,068 7 8. Michigan St. 5-1 1,015 8 9. Oregon 5-1 1,014 12 10. Georgia 5-1 981 13 11. Oklahoma 5-1 935 11 12. TCU 4-1 917 9 13. Ohio St. 4-1 648 15 14. Kansas St. 4-1 626 17 15. Oklahoma St. 5-1 620 16 16. Arizona 5-1 590 10 17. Arizona St. 4-1 459 20 18. East Carolina 5-1 449 19 19. Nebraska 5-1 402 21 20. Utah 4-1 305 24 21. Texas A&M 5-2 264 14 22. Southern Cal 4-2 258 — 23. Stanford 4-2 223 25 24. Clemson 4-2 188 — 25. Marshall 6-0 148 — Others receiving votes: UCLA 110, LSU 67, Duke 45, Kentucky 36, Minnesota 36, West Virginia 27, Washington 22, Georgia Tech 11, Arkansas 10, Louisville 7, Rutgers 7, Iowa 6, Colorado St. 3, N. Dakota St. 3, South Carolina 1, Virginia 1, Wisconsin 1.

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ROYALS 2, ORIOLES 1 Baltimore ab Markks rf 4 De Aza lf 4 A.Jones cf 4 N.Cruz dh 4 Pearce 1b 4 JHardy ss 3 Flahrty 3b 1 Hundly c 3 Schoop 2b 3

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 3 1 0 6 11 Tampa Bay 2 1 1 5 13 Ottawa 2 1 0 4 6 Toronto 2 2 0 4 14 Detroit 1 1 0 2 4 Boston 1 3 0 2 4 Buffalo 1 3 0 2 8 Florida 0 2 1 1 3 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 3 0 0 6 13 N.Y. Islanders 3 0 0 6 15 Pittsburgh 2 0 0 4 11 Columbus 2 1 0 4 10 Washington 1 0 2 4 10 N.Y. Rangers 1 3 0 2 11 Philadelphia 0 2 2 2 11 Carolina 0 2 1 1 9

GA 14 8 5 14 4 9 17 9 GA 6 9 6 7 8 19 16 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Nashville Minnesota Chicago Dallas Colorado St. Louis Winnipeg

Central W L 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2

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Division OT Pts 1 5 0 4 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 2

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GA 6 0 4 9 12 4 9

Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 3 0 0 6 13 5 Anaheim 3 1 0 6 16 12 Vancouver 2 0 0 4 9 6 Calgary 2 2 0 4 11 12 Los Angeles 1 1 1 3 6 8 Arizona 1 1 0 2 5 8 Edmonton 0 1 1 1 6 10 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s results Anaheim 4, Philadelphia 3, SO San Jose 6, Washington 5, SO Buffalo 4, Carolina 3, SO Calgary 3, Nashville 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 3 Dallas 4, Columbus 2 Toronto 3, Colorado 2, OT New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1 Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s games Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games San Jose at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 6 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Boston at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

NBA preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 Toronto 3 1 .750 Boston 2 2 .500 New York 2 2 .500 Philadelphia 1 3 .250 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 3 1 .750 Charlotte 2 1 .667 Atlanta 2 1 .667 Orlando 2 1 .667 Miami 0 4 .000 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 2 0 1.000 Detroit 2 1 .667 Chicago 2 2 .500 Indiana 1 2 .333 Milwaukee 1 3 .250

GB ½ — 1 1 2 GB — ½ ½ ½ 3 GB — ½ 1 1½ 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 3 1 .750 New Orleans 2 2 .500 Dallas 1 2 .333 Memphis 1 3 .250 San Antonio 0 0 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 3 0 1.000 Oklahoma City 2 1 .667 Minnesota 1 1 .500 Portland 1 2 .333 Denver 1 3 .250 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 3 0 1.000 Phoenix 1 1 .500 Sacramento 1 2 .333 L.A. Lakers 1 2 .333 L.A. Clippers 0 3 .000

GB — 1 1½ 2 1 GB — 1 1½ 2 2½ GB — 1½ 2 2 3

Tuesday’s results New York 84, Philadelphia 77 Cleveland 106, Milwaukee 100 Atlanta 109, Miami 103 New Orleans 117, Houston 98 Oklahoma City 117, Memphis 107 Today’s games Sacramento vs. Brooklyn, at Beijing, China, 6:30 a.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 10 a.m.

Indiana vs. Cleveland, at Cincinnati, Ohio, 6 p.m.

Toronto vs. Boston, at Portland, Maine, 6:30 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Denver vs. Golden State, at Des Moines, Iowa, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Utah vs. L.A. Lakers, at Anaheim, Calif., 9 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase standings 1. Joey Logano 3,088 2. Kyle Busch 3,082 3. Kevin Harvick 3,081 4. Ryan Newman 3,077 5. Carl Edwards 3,076 6. Jeff Gordon 3,074 7. Denny Hamlin 3,073 8. Kasey Kahne 3,057 9. Matt Kenseth 3,056 10. Brad Keselowski 3,038 11. Jimmie Johnson 3,031 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,031

Transactions BASEBALL American League TAMPA BAY RAYS — Named Matt Silverman president of baseball operations and Brian Auld team president.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Andrew Friedman president of baseball operations. Announced general manger Ned Colletti will stay on as a senior adviser to team president and CEO. Announced OF Roger Bernadina refused his outright assignment and has elected to become a free agent.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Exercised their fourth-year team options on C Jonas Valanciunas and F Terrence Ross for the 2015-16 season.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Exercised their fourth-year contract option on G Bradley Beal and their third-year option on F Otto Porter.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed LB Kaelin Burnett and CB Ross Weaver to the practice squad. Released LB Jonathan Brown from the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LB Terrell Manning to the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed WR Marvin Jones on the injured reserve list.

Signed WR Greg Little. Waived LB Khairi Fortt. Released WR Colin Lockett from the practice squad. Signed WR Cobi Hamilton to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Sione Fua. Placed DL Armonty Bryant on injured reserve. Released WR Lee Doss from the practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS — Placed LB Danny Trevathan on recallable injured reserve.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed TE Ike Ariguzo to the practice squad. Released G Jordan McCray from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Reinstated DL Derrick Shelby from the suspended list. Placed RB Knowshon Moreno on injured reserve.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed WR Victor Cruz and CB Trumaine McBride on injured reserve. Signed WR Kevin Ogletree and CB Chandler Fenner. Signed WR Chris Harper, CB Victor Hampton and LB Carlos Fields to the practice squad. Released WR Travis Harvey from the practice squad. Placed CB Bennett Jackson on the practice squad/ injured list.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Re-signed QB Josh Johnson. Released S Bubba Ventrone.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed DE Greg Scruggs. Released S Steven Terrell.

National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Signed F Simon Gagne to a one-year contract. Waived F Bobby Robins for purpose of assignment.

Sent F Jordan Caron to Providence (AHL).

DALLAS STARS — Recalled LW Curtis McKenzie from Texas (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Named Richard Park player development coach. Reassigned D Stu Bickel to Iowa (AHL).

MOTORSPORTS NASCAR — Fined Brad Keselowski $50,000 and Tony Stewart $25,000 for their post-race conduct on Oct. 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

AP

The Giants’ Gregor Blanco is safe at first as Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong fail to catch the throw during the 10th inning of Game 3 of the NLCS on Tuesday in San Francisco. The Giants won 5-4 in 10 innings.

San Francisco treat Cardinals’ error is difference in defeat

BY JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO – A wild pitch, a wide throw, and an 18-inning marathon.

These playoff-tested Giants keep finding wacky ways to win in another special October.

An errant throw by reliever Randy Choate on a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting San Francisco over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Tuesday for a 2-1 lead in the NL Championship Series.

“Everybody’s saying: ‘How are the Giants doing it? How are the Giants winning games?’” said Gregor Blanco, who laid down the sacrifice.

“We just really believe in each other. We play together.”

Crawford drew an eight-pitch walk from Choate to begin the inning, ending a stretch of 16 straight Giants retired since Tim Hudson’s two-out single in

Today’s game • Cardinals (Miller 10-9) at Giants (Vogelsong 8-13), 7:07 p.m. (FS1, 95.7 FM) the fourth. After failing on two sacrifice attempts, Juan Perez singled to bring up Blanco.

Blanco fouled off a bunt try, too, but then pushed one to the thirdbase side of the mound, and the left-handed Choate’s sidearm throw sailed past lunging second baseman Kolten Wong, who was covering first base.

“We had trouble getting the bunt down,” Crawford said. “So I was happy he got it down. He put it in a great spot, and made those guys make a play, and fortunately [we] saw the throw go wide.”

Randal Grichuk tied it with a solo homer in the seventh that chased Hudson.

Choate blamed himself. He has done pitcher fielding practice for decades.

“He did exactly what I wanted him to do,” the pitcher said. “It was easy.

It was right there, and I blew it. The ball just sailed on me.”

This walk-off win came 12 years to the day after Kenny Lofton’s single in the ninth inning ended the 2002 NLCS against the Cards and sent the Giants to the World Series.

Playing without injured catcher Yadier Molina, the Cardinals had their chances. They squandered Wong’s double in the second before he delivered a wind-aided, two-run triple in the fourth.

Javier Lopez got the first two outs of the 10th before Jon Jay’s single, just the third hit by a lefthanded batter against Lopez since he joined San Francisco in 2010.

Two of those are by Jay in this series.

Sergio Romo entered and retired Matt Holliday on a full-count grounder to third that Pablo Sandoval snared and fired to first.

ALCS | ROYALS 2, ORIOLES 1

Yet another K.C. masterpiece Royals one win away from World Series berth

BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals have embraced the bloop, bunt, and sacrifice fly all postseason.

Add in more sparkling defense and that dominant bullpen, and the wild-card Royals are suddenly one win from the World Series.

Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, and the Royals’ steel-curtain bullpen shut down the Baltimore Orioles the rest of the way for a 2-1 win Tuesday night, and a commanding 3-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.

Third baseman Mike Moustakas made two marvelous plays as the picture-perfect Royals won their 10th straight postseason game, including all seven this year.

Making its first playoff appearance in 29 years, the only thing that’s slowed Kansas City so far was a rainout Monday.

The Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie and Orioles’ Wei-Yin Chen hooked up

AP

The Royals’ Omar Infante (14) is forced at second base as Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy throws to first during Game 3 of the ALCS on Tuesday in Kansas City. The Royals won 2-1.

Today’s game • Orioles (Gonzalez 10-9) at Royals (Vargas 11-10), 3:07 p.m.

(TBS) in a tense pitching duel for five innings.

Chen gave up a leadoff single to Nori Aoki in the sixth. Eric Hosmer followed with a one-out single to put runners on the corners, and Orioles manager Buck Showalter

brought in hard-throwing reliever Kevin Gausman to face Butler.

The Royals’ designated hitter sent a fly ball to left field for the tiebreaking run – just the latest example of Kansas City doing the little things right.

One of the best bullpens in baseball took care of the rest – the relievers combined with Guthrie to retire Baltimore’s final 16 batters.

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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 chain saw, 20” Echo. Area of Polo Rd. & Freeport Rd., Sterling. Call 815-7181524.

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Kittens, 6wks. old tame & beautiful need loving home.

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VOLUNTEERS

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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 THE LEE CO. VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION needs volunteers to drive veterans in our van to the Iowa City VA hospital. If you are a licensed driver who is looking for a rewarding opportunity to help our area veterans, joining our transportation network might be something that you are looking for.

Please contact Rich Sanders at 815-288-5683 for more details.

Whiteside County Senior Center is looking for a PT receptionist, kitchen assistant, &/or basic computer inBackstructor. ground check required. Inquire at 1207 W. 9th St., Sterling.

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FOR SALE

BY OWNER

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GRAND DETOUR

STERLING

STERLING

2BR upper $495/ mo. Inc. garage, cable, trash p/u.

Quiet neigh. No pets.815-973-6363

Sterling Rentals

2BR, 1.75 BA, $600/mo. + dep.

815-441-0901.

Sm 2 BR duplex Dixon south side, No pets, appl included. $400 mo plus dep. 815440-4412 BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT COTTAGE In Grand Detour on 1 acre in a beautiful secluded area on the Rock River.

Fully furnished 3BR, 1 ba. (new), 2 car garage. New roof on garage & house. Extra ½ acre lot, $40,000.

Will sell on contract with good credit, reasonable down payment. $145,000. No realtors please. Tell your Chicago friends about this river property as it is truly a special location. Call Jim 815-441-5179.

STERLING 3-4BR 1 bath older farmhouse, on 2.15 acres, several out buildings, pellet stove, newer stove & fridge, John Deere riding mower incl. $88,000 Call 815-289-3653

CEMETERY LOTS

226

2 Cemetery Lots, $500 each, Call Fairmount Cemetery in Polo, 815946-2810

MOBILE HOMES 230

MOBILE HOMES

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Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

DIXON 3BR 2 full baths, fridge, stove, dishwasher, w/d, new furnace & a/c this yr., deck & handicapped ramp, storage shed, $24,000 815-973-5601

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 AMBOY

FULTON FULTONGreat 2BR apartments available now starting at $462 a month! Rent includes water, sewer and garbage pickup. On site laundry, major appliance, off street parking and air conditioning.

Please call 1-800686-5165 or 608822-7368. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

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

NEW TODAY 2BR 2 flat upper, garage, applcs. No pets. $375/mo.

847-809-6828.

DIXON 2BR Attractive clean, quiet. No smoking or pets.

Must see! $475 + dep. 815-652-3365 Nice 2BR garage & fireplace, garbage & water incl. No pets. $575 + dep.

815-973-5886

2 Bed Duplex Sterling, basement, w/d hook up, $555 per mo., 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2 BR for $500 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

2BR, 701 E. 3rd St., A, 450/mo. + deposit. 626-4418

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

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

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2BR, Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 Edon Apts. 2BR, $400 $500mo., dep. Refs. Req. 815No dogs.

441-3999.

Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784 Nice all new 2BR apt. w/ garage.

815-592-7826.

Rock Falls Effi$375 ciency. month. $200 deposit and references required.

Utilities included.

708-699-8952 THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

STERLING

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

No pets, no parties.

Refs. req.

815-336-2305.

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

Call Floyd 847-226-5976

STERLING

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306

606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

2 BR., clean, QUIET, 779-348-4709

Totally remodeled 2BR upstairs duplex. Applcs. No $550/mo+ pets. dep. 815-626-4681

Newly remodeled 2BR, all utilities paid. Sec. 8 welcome. Call 815622-6887

Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

MT. MORRIS

Just remodeled 1 & 2 BR, clean, lots of new $ 425 & $495. Available Oct 1. No pets. Dep & ref required. 630653-9192

1BR, $375 mo. + dep, stove & refrig.

563-880-8622 A room w/kitchenette. All util. No pets. $350 mo. + dep. Non-smoking.

815-718-3500.

AUCTIONS

DIXON

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

Efficiency, $370/ No pets. mo.

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

NEW TODAY Lg. 1BR upper, sewer, water, garbage incl. $375 + dep. No pets.

815-440-5452 Near CGH 1BR, garage, A/C, applcs., 1 floor, N/S, $450/mo. 1830 3rd Ave. 815-499-0199 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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

HOMES FOR RENT

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FOR RENT HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

CHADWICK Nice 3BR Victorian House, Chadwick, $495/mo.

847-381-7524

DIXON

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

3BR Ranch in country, black top road, no pets, dep. & ref. required.

815-535-2093 4BR, 1.5 ba. 1 car garage. No pets. $700/mo. + dep.

Washington, 713 Dixon. Call 815973-3078.

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NORTHLAND 1-815-414-2288 PARK APARTMENTS

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

1st Month FREE! Ca l Me 2-Rent 815))632-7368 (Loc ted d Behind Northland Mall)

1BR, $360-$400 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 1BR, w/ applcs. $395 + dep. No Pets.

815-6228829

MILLEDGEVILLE 3BR, C/A, applcs.

400 Holcomb $650 Avail. Nov. 1, 815718-5488 svla.org

POLO NEW TODAY 2 story, 2-3BR home. Close to schools. 815-9463230 after 4pm 2BR home. Applifurnished. ances Central air. Garage. and References deposit required. $595 per month.

No pets. 815-9463191 after 5 pm.

ROCK FALLS 2 bed house, Rock Falls, w/d hookup, $545 per mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals. com 2BR, new paint & floors. $490/mo. + dep. No pets. 815499-3187.

Sunny 3BR, new monster kitchen, garage. $650/mo.

815-878-7399.

STERLING 2BR, $500/mo. plus dep. 815-6262159 after 3pm.

2BR, stove, refrig., DW, sewer & garbage p/u included.

Garage. $710/mo.

Lease, dep. req.

H&H Rental Properties LLC, 815-625-7995 2BR., 1BA garage NO PETS. $550 mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

4 bed, 2 bath house, Dixon, fenced yard, 2 car garage, $850/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

Store front for office or other business, downtown Sterling. $575/mo.

773-319-0059.

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

DIXON 2BR for rent $395 mo. 630-965-1470

Tall Pines Mobile Home Community

has a mobile home available for rent! $350$450. Call Kristine for details.

815-772-8943

WAREHOUSE / 330 STORAGE THE WAREHOUSE AT 301 100,000sq.ft. Of Indoor, Heated, Secure Storage Car, Truck, Boat or RV storage $29/mo.

Monthly QuarterlyYearly Leases Available 301 W. 3rd St. Sterling, IL www.warehouse 301.com 815-535-6054 402

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AUCTIONS

VINTAGE ESTATE AUCTION Saturday November 8th Plymouth, IN LIVE & ONLINE AUCTION 250+ Vintage Bicycles Antique Cars 1906 Popcorn/Peanut Wagon Motorcycles Collectibles MORE! Hall's Auction Co. 217-463-HALL www.HallsAuctionCo.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri-3-6, Sat 8-Noon 404 E. Chamberlin Moving Sale.

Everything MUST GO! Saturday, 8-2 1924 Lenox Rd. Huge Sale, too much to list!

Thurs. 4-7, Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-2, 619 S. Ottawa Avenue Furniture & collectibles.

Lots of Holiday items, majority of items newly added!

Lots of bargains.

No early sales!!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

MORRISON

LOANS

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Old Jukeboxes and slot machines wanted by collector, working or not.

Also antique gambling, gumball and peanut machines. I pay cash and pick up. 314-707-0184 PUBLIC AUCTION SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST JACKSONVILLE, IL Items from Civil War,Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, more!

Some contemporary / reenactment.

George McCurley Auction 217-243-6418 www.auctionmc.com

Biggest Consignment Sale Ever!

Wed. & Thurs, 9-6 Fri. 10-6, Sat. 9-4 Early Sales Tues after 9am.

Bizarre Americana 609 W. Third St.

By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge Twin, full, queen, king beds $100.

Sofas $60, double reclining sofas, recliners $50, fullqueen bedroom sets, washer dryer, upright chest, dresser, table, dishwasher, sofa, twinlove seat, full- queen headboards, new queen box springs, book cases, elec. & gas chest stoves, freezer, ent. center, sm. pet cages, table & chair sets, coffee table, end tables, like new Cal. King split box springs, sofa sleeper, 3pc. double rec. sectional, lamps, leather sofa & recliner, tall bookcases. Much more!

815-7184385.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

APPLIANCES

710

Free Gas Dryer, working cond. Call 815-245-9704 Maytag H/D computer touch control stackable W & D, Volt. $200 220 815-946-3845 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003 Upright freezer, very clean works great! $180 815626-6479

WOOD / FUEL

746

SEASONED firewood. $75 per level pickup load, covered. 815-2884302 or 815-2984315. No delivery.

FURNITURE

755

All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 Burgundy leather recliner $75. 815994-2160 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Solid wood kitchen table w/ 4 chairs $90.

815-626-6479

LEGAL NOTICE FOR FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE NOVEMBER 6, 2014 – 10:00 A.M. WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

200 E. KNOX ST., 3RD FLOOR LOBBY, MORRISON, IL 61270

(Commonly known as 1001 W. 21st St., Rock Falls, IL 61071)

On November 6, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison Illinois, Kelly Wilhelmi, Whiteside County Sheriff, or his authorized deputy, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois as Sale Officer in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plantiff, v. Brenda B. Elgin, Defendant, Case No. 2014 CH 66ST, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 8 in Block 4, Fairview Subdivision No. 6 to the City of Rock Falls, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, commonly known as 1001 W. 21st Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071. DESCRIPTION: One story ranch with vinyl siding, 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen, one bathroom, with a small mudroom off of kitchen. INSPECTION: Contact Melissa Majewski at Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., 110 E. 4th Street, Sterling, Illinois, 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 2013 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. 202 E. 5th St., P.O. Box 400, Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-8200 14-071592 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK PLAINTIFF, -vsDAINA L. AUDETTE A/K/A DAINA AUDETTE; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HOUSEHOLD BANK; HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; DEFENDANTS

14CH 37 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on July 16, 2014; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on November 6, 2014 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 704 West 19th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Permanent Index No.: 11-33-402-004 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $53,508.10. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC f/k/a Fisher and Shapiro, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. October 1, 8, 15 2014

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14-071592 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS MIDFIRST BANK

PLAINTIFF, -vsDAINA L. AUDETTE A/K/A DAINA AUDETTE; HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO HOUSEHOLD BANK; HSBC BANK USA, N.A.; DEFENDANTS

14CH 37 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on July 16, 2014; Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL 61270, will on November 6, 2014 at 10:00 AM, at Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street 3rd Floor Lobby, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: LOT 3 IN PLAINVIEW SUBDIVISION NO. 1, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., IN THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 10, 1953 IN BOOK 9 OF PLATS, PAGE 14, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 704 West 19th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Permanent Index No.: 11-33-402-004 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY – MORRISON, ILLINOIS

NEW PENN FINANCIAL, LLC, D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING PLAINTIFF VS. JAMES P. CORRELL AKA JAMES CORRELL AKA JAMES PATRICK CORRELL, LUANN R. CORRELL AKA LUANN CORRELL, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CAPITAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP. DBA FULL COMPASS LENDING, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS DEFENDANTS 14 CH 97 Property Address: 514 10th Avenue Fulton, IL 61252 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AS TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to: UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants in the above-entitled action, that a Complaint for Foreclosure and Other Relief has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, by said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of certain mortgages conveying the premises legally described as follows: LOT 8 IN BLOCK 11 IN RANGE 9, IN THE CITY OF FULTON, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 01-28-162-004 COMMON ADDRESS: 514 10th Avenue, Fulton, IL 61252 And which mortgages were made by James P. Correll aka James Correll aka James Patri and Luann R. Correll aka Luann Correll, as Mortgagor(s); and given to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for T.S Financial, Inc as Mortgagee; to wit: that certain "Mortgage" dated December 17, 2003 and recorded as Document No.17288-2003, that Summons was duly issued out of said court against you as provided by law, and that the said Complaint is now pending for foreclosure of said mortgages and for other relief.

Now, therefore, unless you UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, file your Appearance and Answer to the Complaint in said action in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Chancery Division, on or before the November 14, 2014 default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer for relief in said Complaint.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $53,508.10. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC f/k/a Fisher and Shapiro, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. October 1, 8, 15 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTHEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON. ILLINOIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 2014 CH 41 vs.

NICHOLE N. BACHMAN, f/k/a NICOLE N. GONZALEZ, A SINGLE PERSON: CURRENT MATERIAL STATUS UNKNOWN:OTHERWISE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF NICOLE N. BACHMAN f/k/a NICOLE N. GONZALEZ; UNKNOWN TENANTS and/or OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERSTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FROECLOSURE SALES)

Public Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a Judgment entered in the above entitled Court, in said cause, on July 2, 2014, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, will on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., at the third floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, located at 200 East Knox Street, Morison, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash (10% at the time of sale and the balance within thirty (30) days, plus interest at the statutory Judgment rate on any unpaid portion of the sale price from the date of payment), the following described premises situated in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes and to any special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality said real estate. The subject property is offered for sale without representations as to qualify or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff and in “as is” condition.

Upon the sale being made and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon court confirmation of said sale.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Said property is described as follows, to-wit: Lot 105 of Rolling Meadows Subdivision as located in a part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M.,Whiteside County, Illinois, According to the Play thereof recorded July 12, 1973 as Document No. 3957-93.

Common Address: 510 E. 26th St. Sterling, Illinois 61081 Parcel No: 11-16-229-015 Sterling Tri-Level home; 3 bedrooms; 1 bath; 1-car detached garage.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The Judgment amount was $58,532.15. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the Whiteside County Court filed to verify this information.

Sale Clerk: Lester S. Weinstine, Law Office of Lester S. Weinstine, P.C. 409 N. Cherry St., Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: (815)772-7211 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that Plaintiff's Attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Estate of Patricia J. Mathew Deceased No. 2014-P-117 CLAIM NOTICE

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF HELEN M. MELTON, Deceased.

No. 14 P 115 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of HELEN M. MELTON. Letters of Office were issued to JAMES W. MELTON, 1325 13th Street, Erie, Illinois 61250, and ANN E. DINGES, 420 12th Avenue B, Erie, Illinois 61250, as Independent Co-Representatives, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081 Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before April 1, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 25th day of September, 2014.

James W. Melton and Ann F. Dinges Independent Co-Representatives Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 East Fifth Street, Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 October 1, 8, 15, 2014 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on September 29, A.D. 2014, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the person owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Flash Happy Portraits LLC located at 2900 E. Lincolnway #15A, Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 29th day of September, A.D. 2014.

Dana Nelson County Clerk Oct. 15, 22, 29, 2014

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Notice is given to creditors of the death of Patricia J. Mathew. Letters of Independent Administration were issued on October 2, 2014, to Gerald W. Mathew, whose attorneys of record are shown below.

The estte will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the cler.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 2, 2015, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

GERALD W. MATHEW Independent Executor

Thomas J. Potter Ludens Potter & Melton 600 W. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 360 Morrison, Illinois 61270-0360 Telephone: (815) 772-2161 Fax: (815) 772-7440 E-mail: tpotter@lincolnwaylaw.com

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 8, 2014 A.D. A certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Bulldog ATM located at 54 Prairie Drive Sterling, IL 61081. Dated this 8th day of October A.D. 2014.

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By Lori Miller, Deputy October 15, 22, 29, 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on October 9, 2014 A.D. A certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as ISSA Certified Trainer, Rachael Brechon located at 213 N. Spring St. Franklin Grove, IL 61031. Dated this 9th day of October A.D. 2014.

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Send resume to: Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley, Attn: HR, 424 W. Madison St., Ottawa, IL 61350 or email resume to: hrs@ysbiv.org Place the word resume in the subject line.

E.O.E./Culturally Sensitive Employer Hiring Part-time General Manufacturing Position.

Located in Dixon.

General maintenance duties, mechanically inclined, ability to lift up to 50lbs. Please send resume and wage requirements to: humanresources. dixonil@gmail.com

Hiring Part-time school bus drivers for the 2014/2015 school year.

Great for retirees & stay home parents.

At least 21 years of age with good driving record.

Paid training. Apply in person Illinois Central School Bus, 1335 Franklin Grove Rd Dixon IL (behind the school district where buses park) EOE 815-284-8600 Janitor Opening in Dixon area.

Monday-Friday, hours 1:30 p.m. p.m.

5:30 PLEASE APPLY ONLY IF YOU CAN PASS A CRIMINAL CONVICTION BACKGROUND CHECK. Call Denny at 732-2126 between 7:30 A.M. And 3:30 P.M. EOE

Dixon, IL 61021

Tool & Die Maker

15 Owner Operator / Company Driver Positions Available - HOME DAILY! Lima, OH to Chicago, IL route. Ideal candidate will live 50 miles along route. Call PAM 855-898-4215 or pamjobs.com

Tool and Die Maker needed at our TRAMEC Hill Fastener cold heading division of TRAMEC LLC (www.tramec.com). 5 years minimum tool room experience required. Applicant must have experience working with mills, lathes, grinders & reading of blueprints. Experience with cold heading tooling is preferred but willing to train a qualified candidate to assemble, construct and modify high speed & carbide header tooling. Job will require basic computer skills to look up and manage tooling inventory. Great salary, matching 401K and major medical insurance. Great team in place with excellent growth potential.

Butler Transport Your Partner in Excellence.

Drivers Great Needed.

Hometime.$650.00 sign on bonus! All miles paid. 1-800528-7825 www.butlertransport.com

Please send resume’ to rhardman@hillfastener.com or fax to 815-625-2407.

District Sales Manager Sauk Valley Media is interviewing for a district sales manager in the circulation department. Responsibilities include recruitment, selection and training of contracted carriers to provide sales growth, prompt delivery service and collections within Sauk Valley Media communities.

The successful candidate will be self-directed and communicate effectively with subscribers and carriers. Subscriber solicitation is required. Ability to manage time, organize duties and operate as a team member is critical to performance.

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record. Pre-employment drug screen, physical agility test and background check required.

Sauk Valley Media offers a comprehensive behefits package.

Submit your resume to: recruitment@shawmedia.com Or Contact: Sheryl Gulbranson, Circulation Director Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 Phone: 815-625-3600 x5300 Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

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Local Farming Operation seeking CDL driver for grain hauling help during harvest. No experience necessary.

Call 815-4992271 Local Tree Service looking for qualified bucket, climbers, and grounds workers.

Driver's License a must! Class B & CDL preferred, good work ethic, full-time seasonal work. Call 815-857-3674 Mechanic Wanted 40 hrs/wk. Competitive pay. No weekends/holidays bellini@grics.net 815-284-4175 Merchandiser needed for local businesses, if interested, email: cory@dakota newsinc.com Mr. Nifty Cleaners needs a presser. Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th Street, Sterling.

815-625-9386.

Northern Grain Marketing is seeking Experienced CDL drivers. Immediate openings for local grain hauling. Hours will vary. To inquire call Tom Wilson @ 815-973-3016 Now Hiring H.V.A.C Technicians, Licensed Plumbers and Licensed Apprentice Plumbers send resume to: P.O. Box 767 Rock Falls, Il 61071. or fax 815-626-0919 email: bdsupply@ comcast.net RN- Part Time 45 bed Skilled Nursing seeks Charge Nurse for 2pm-10 and/or 10 pm-6 am shift. Prorated benefits and $1.00 per hr weekend shift diff.

Apply at 1000 Dixon Ave.,Rock Falls or email administrator @transitions nursingrehab.com

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Secretary needed 40 hours (Full time) M-F. Organizational skills, customer service, computer and Quickbooks experience required. Mail resumes to Bellini's Custom Welding 1577 Eldena Rd., Dixon, IL 61021 or by email to bellini@grics.net Site Manager Seeking a selfstarter for a fulltime residential Site Manager position in Dixon.

Responsibilities include: Apartment showings & leasing, processing applications and verifications for HUD assisted property, address resident questions and concerns, posting of notices, and coordination of maintenance requests and turnovers.

Qualified applicants should fax resume to 608-237-7910 TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Wanted P.T. Cook Apply at Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE No Phone Calls Please

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

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ROUTE DELIVERY DRIVER – Class A or Class B CDL license required. Paid holidays and uniforms. Long-term employment, full-time. Overtime opportunities during peak season. Four day work week during off season, if desired. Health insurance, profit sharing, and variable year-end bonuses. Delivery area 80 miles from Ohio, IL. Home daily. Requires good work ethic and clean driving record. Bring current copy of MVR.

Apply in person Mon-Fri 8am-4pm at: SISLER’S ICE & ICE CRE REAM 102 South Grove Street, Ohio, IL 61349 Applications are available.

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The Meadows of Franklin Grove 510 North State Street Franklin Grove, IL 815-456-3000 Knie Appliance & TV Inc. is seeking a Full Time major home appliance Repair Person.

Must be neat, organized, enjoy working with people and have a good driving record. Previous appliance service experience required. Benefits package included.

Stop p in or send ap pplication to: Knie Appliance & TV Inc., 3614 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL 61081, fax to 815-626-5641 or email application to: knieds@essex1.com.

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815-625-3600 ext. 5301

PC Technical Specialist

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a PC Technical Specialist at our Nestle’ Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports/troubleshoots hardware and software issues.

• Installs, upgrades, and deploys hardware and software • Windows security administration • Conducts internal system security audits and system checks to ensure compliance with standards • Inspects, maintains, and repairs computers, printers, and other IT related equipment.

• Maintains supply/parts inventories and purchase or receive based on plant needs • Maintains audit records of Plant software/hardware • Performs duties associated with back-up systems including transporting tapes to offsite storage facility • Attend meetings and training as assigned by reporting official • Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation. Must be onsite within 45 minutes of receiving a critical on-call.

• Acts as Plant Complimentary Roles Link (CRL) to SAP roles.

• Maintains the plant phone and voicemail systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Associates Degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field.

• Experience: 2+ years’ experience providing end user computer hardware and software technical support in a Windows based network environment.

• Skills: Experienced in basic networking and telecommunications All interested applicants must apply online at purinacareers.com www.nestlep no later than Monday 10/31/14 APPLY UNDER JOB NUMBER 14005874 NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.

Advertising Sales Manager Sauk Valley Media is seeking a professional and energetic sales individual to join our multi-media sales effort at our Sterling and Princeton, IL locations. We are seeking a dynamic leader who is dedicated to surp rpassing goals and focused on delivering results to our customers.

As the sales manager, you will assist the Advertising Director in creating, developing and implementing strategies that will drive the advertising sales teams to generate revenue success.

You will spend a significant amount of your time with your team on sales calls, developing proposals, and making presentations.

Developing and coaching a winning team is key.

As part of Shaw Media you will have access to the limitless resources of the number one media company in the market.

To be considered for this position you should possess a minimum three years sales leadership experience, along with an established and successful work history. A valid driver's license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record are required.

Sauk Valley Media offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefit package and bonus program for this position.

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: @shawmedia.com Email: recruitment@ ww.shawmedia.com to view all our career opportunities! ww Visit w ww

EOE: Minority ty/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Physical, drug screen & alcohol screen may be required.

Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer.

Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.

A2 Contact us to place an ad call 815-626-7653 815-284-7653

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EMPLOYMENT Search for local job listings at saukvalley.com/jobs/

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as our organizatio on grows!

Morrison Community Hospital offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package.

Morrison Community Hospital has several career opportunities available:

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Certified Surgical Technician

Operating Room

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5:00p.m.-5:00a.m.

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Pre-employment drug screen and physical required. EOE. To apply online visit www.morrisonhospital.com or apply in person Monday through Friday 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m

Full Time Investment/Trust Administrative Assistant Job duties include: • Assist Investment Officer in daily operations • Open/maintain/close trust accounts • Monthly reconciliation • Operates computer to process account activity, determine balances, research and resolve problems HS Diploma/GED plus 2 years related experience Will be required to obtain a Professional Series 11 designation Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled - FDIC

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KREIDER SERVICES, INC is now hiring an Overnight L.P.N.

Due to expansion of services, Kreider Services, Inc. is looking for a full time overnight LPN. Are you a nurse who …

• Enjoys having the time to provide individual care?

• Would like to work for an organization that pays their LPN’s based on experience, provides low cost health insurance, offers a retirement program, has paid vacation, holidays and sick days, pays a shift differential?

If so, Kreider Services, Inc. would welcome you to our team of nursing professionals. To obtain an application, please contact: Jodi Murdock Kreider Services, Inc. 500 Anchor Road Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-6691

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We offer comprehensive paid training program and benefit package including:

• Pay Based On Customer Satisfaction Level • Follow Up & Repeat Business • Community Involvement • Weekly Salary + Commission • Health • Dental • Short Term Disability • 401K • Paid Vacation • Excellent Employee Discounts

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Pete Harkness Auto Group Informational Interview

Please dress professionally-personal interviews will be conducted at this time. Information about our organization and about the sales position requirements will be presented.

With the diversity of multiple franchises, six store locations and one of the largest networks of vehicle inventory available in the area-Pete Harkness Auto Group continues to excel and grow and is the auto group of choice in the Sauk Valley and the Rock River Valley areas.

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Reel type mower (no engine) Like new-used 2x's, $50 815-284-1572

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815-244-6252

White metal bunk bed w/ mattresses, good cond., $160/ obo cash, Amboy 309-252-8326

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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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.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES/ MISC Acorn Stairlifts.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 cats, Free to a good home, owner passed away, spayed, 3 yrs. old, very loving 815973-5601 Black & White long hair rabbits.815-973-0056

WANT TO BUY 795 Cash 4 Gold Silver, Coins & Antiques 815-564-9061

Free kittens to a good home. Yellow, black calico 815-973-0056

Want to buy- silver and gold coins and scrap.

Pay top price! Will come to you if need be.

815-625-0966

Golden Doodles ready now.

Apricot & sugar. $600. 563-2127307 Kitten, half grown, pretty lt. & dk. gray needs a loving indoor home, litter trained & friendly, free! 815-438-2120

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 graves, Chapel Hill Garden of Hymns $500 ea.

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815-718-3164

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

NEW TODAY 2 Large Display Cases, $100 each, cash, 815-4995833 5HP, upright chipper. Cuts 3 ½” or smaller. $150 815-625-1606 Brown Lift Chair, new cond., $400; G.E. Electric stove, very nice, $100; garage refrigerator $50 815-625-0355 Free House Plants Bring containers.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Patio table, 42” round, white glass top, $10. 4 red/wht patio chairs $10/all Desk chair $10, oak high chair $25.

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2005 Yukon Denali XL, loaded, very clean, new brakes & rotors, $12,000 815-298-2046 910

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Real Estate: 2 bedroom, story and a half home with basement and detached garage. Approximately 816 square feet of living area with a fenced in backyard. Good condition and location. Legal description: The South 50 feet of Lot 1, in Block 39 in the re-plat of Block 36 and of the East Half of Block 39, of A. L. Merrill’s Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., situated in the County of Whiteside, in the State of Illinois. Terms of Real Estate: 10% down day of sale , balance and possession in 30 days. Personal Property: Whirlpool stackable washer/dryer (like new), Limed Oak dining table and 4 chairs with matching buffet, 2 recliners, 2 bedroom sets, couch, fireproof Hercules 4 drawer file cabinet, Kelvinator refrigerator, 1930’s china cabinet, desk and chair, 4 cane sectional chairs, drop leaf Formica table, console stereo, hurricane lamp, Carnival glass, miniature children’s dishes, old coffee grinder, cast iron cars and bull dogs, old oil lamp with reflector, feed sacks – one from RB&W, antique scale, cuckoo clock, household items, linens, etc., John Deere lawn mower, Toro lawn mower, Eclipse push mower (like new), J.D. Thatcher, garden and hand tools, etc., 2000 Buick Century with 56,000 plus miles (Good Condition). Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

TERMS PERSONAL PROPERTY: CASH OR GOOD CHECK, HAVE POSITIVE ID. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS AFTER SOLD.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2014 – 10:00A.M. 300 7THAVENUE, ROCK FALLS, IL61071

OPEN HOUSE: OCTOBER 9 & 16, 2014 - 4:00-5:00 P.M. CLYDE NELSON ESTATE ATTORNEY: JIM REESE OF WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. AUCTIONEERS: Lyle Dirks, IL440000128, Phone: 815-626-3358; Rob Young, IL441000593, Phone: 319-327-1754 CASHIER: Lola Jean Behrens; CLERK: Cheri Lockhart

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -You’ll have problems with loved ones today. Avoid long, involved discussions or confrontations.

Get involved in projects that you can do alone, and the issues that are causing uncertainty will eventually be resolved.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Put your needs first. Your creativity will be stifled if you are constantly on the run, taking care of other people’s responsibilities.

Plan a relaxing evening and set your imagination free.

situation you face is less than satisfactory, bring the issues out in the open. Don’t let resentment or jealousy fester.

budgeted carefully. Don’t get upset if someone in your life isn’t perfect. Make allowances for the ones you love.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- An argument will not turn in your favor. Once you have aired your opinions, move on.

Rehashing the same issues over and over is not going to lead to a solution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may be feeling uncertain and unsettled. Keep your mind on your tasks, and avoid emotional confrontations. Opposition is likely if you are too demanding or difficult.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You are exceptionally creative.

Surround yourself with people who inspire and enlighten you.

You will come up with an idea that has the potential to generate some extra cash.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A little self-indulgence should be allowed. Pamper yourself with a new outfit or a makeover. Do whatever makes you feel good or updates your look and boosts your confidence.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t get lured back into a former relationship. You are likely to end up in the same place that didn’t work for you before.

Family members will be touchy.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You may be tempted to help someone, but if you do, you will outspend your budget and fall short when it comes to your needs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Check out a long-term investment. If you are working hard just to make ends meet, revamp your budget. Talk to a financial adviser to find a way to ease your stress.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be true to yourself. If you are experiencing tension on the job, you should stay away from office politics and share your issues with friends, not colleagues.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Have a chat with someone causing you concern. If a

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will find yourself short of funds if you have not

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