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Thursday, October 22, 2015

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STERLING | DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION

Lofts’ financing falling into place Agency president: Tax credits secured, construction bids soon to follow

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

STERLING – Sterling Today has learned it will receive federal tax credits for a planned redevelopment project at the Lawrence Building.

The county owns the building at 101 E. Third St., but the Whiteside County Courthouse is the only occupant. Plans are for 20 affordable housing units to be built in the long-vacant tower

area above the courthouse, which will remain on the ground floor.

Sterling Today is partnering with the Rock Island Economic Growth Corp., a nonprofit agency that excels in bringing investment dollars for downtown revitalization projects.

The estimated cost of the apartment complex is $5 million.

The tax credits are the final piece in several layers of financing that is being put together for the project.

“This was the last component, so we

are now working aggressively to finalize funding,” said Brian Hollenback, president of Rock Island Economic Growth Corp.

Hollenback anticipates that will happen in February or March. This is the group’s second attempt at procuring financing for the project, which fell short by the narrowest of margins last year. After working on funding for 2 years, the focus soon can shift to construction.

The program The Lawrence Lofts project in Sterling is one of 13 affordable housing projects to receive incentives from the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits program.

The federal program is administered through the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

Since the program’s inception in 1986, it has generated more than $3 billion in private investment for the construction and rehabilitation of 51,000 apartments statewide.

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DIXON HIGH SCHOOL

ST. ANNE STUDENTS DRESS FOR CHARITIES’ SUCCESS

Findings, visual plan upcoming Officials want to get info out before break

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

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ABOVE: St. Anne School seventh-grade Student Council members (from left) Katie Noble, Adrian Ackert, Jack Bontjes and Brady Partington talk about a bracelet fundraiser the school held Wednesday to benefit the Cancer Care Center of KSB Hospital in Dixon. “We wanted to teach the children about giving back and make them aware about needs in the community” second-grade teacher Mary Papoccia said. The school will hold a “Share and Wear” day once a month to give students an opportunity to dress differently for a donation toward a different organization.

Jack and Brady are both most excited about the “Team Wear” day next month, with Brady planning to wear his school’s basketball jersey. The girls are looking forward to January’s “Pajama Day.” RIGHT: The bracelets sold out quickly. They came in a variety of colors, some of them commemorating Pope Francis’ visit, others boasting encouraging words such as “strength” and “courage.”

DIXON – Before Thanksgiving, the School Board will digest survey results. Before Christmas, it will unwrap the visual plan that could dictate its high school’s future.

George Reigle, principal with Green Associates, will meet with the School Board on Nov. 4 to discuss the results of the district’s health life safety survey, which is conducted every 10 years.

Needs that could come up during the audit include repairs to the exterior walls, asbestos abatement, and heating, ventilating and air conditioning repairs.

“All of the buildings were looked at, but the high school has the most needs by far,” Superintendent Margo Empen said. “We will be getting updates on the status of our buildings inside and out.”

On a December date to be determined, the board will discuss the district’s conceptual plan, which will include developing a visual layout of renovations and additions to the existing high school, and possible sites for a new high school.

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Which Rita will you go as?

Will you go as the Killer Comptroller, or as Full Throttle Rita next Halloween?

Now is the time to plan, as the first of two online auctions of Rita Crundwell’s belongings will wrap up Nov. 3.

Online auction offers numerous combinations brendenWEST Brenden West is a reporter for Sauk Valley Media. You can reach him at bwest@ saukvalley. com or 800798-4085, ext.

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et’s face it – you flaked again.

Last year, your Halloween costume was lame. You did what I did and Googled “cheap, costume for tall skinny white guy” the day of the party, bought a black wig and a pair of sunglasses and went as Howard Stern. Everyone gawked at you and whispered to their friends that you didn’t try hard enough.

You did the same thing this year, too.

You’re going to turn one of your green shirts inside out, put on a pair of brown slacks, mess up your hair and go as TODAY’S EDITION: 24 PAGES 2 SECTIONS VOL. 161 ISSUE 224

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Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. And you’ll be horribly embarrassed. All the sexy nurses and scantily clad cats want to see effort, not cheap, on-the-fly, lazy Halloweening.

But that’s not going to happen to you next year. You’re going to get a jump on your costume right now, through an online auction. And you’ll be the talk of Dixon for years to come.

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Feds: Woman charged with embezzling $59K Indictment: Former bank V.P. funneled cash through her husband’s auto repair business STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

POLO – Federal authorities say a Polo woman embezzled more than $59,000 from First State Bank over 4 years, funneling the money through her account and her husband’s auto repair business.

Kayla Bergstrom, 46, was indicted Tuesday in Rockford.

Bergstrom, a first vice presi-

dent of the bank, handled all of its correspondent accounts, including one with U.S. Bank, the U.S. Attorney’s NorthKayla ern District office Bergstrom said in a news release today.

She had “the highest security level assigned” for the bank’s software program, with access

to customer bank and general ledger accounts, and the ability to add new accounts, the release said.

According to the indictment: From Feb. 23, 2010, to Feb. 3, 2014, Bergstrom embezzled money by creating cash advance tickets for the U.S. Bank correspondent account.

She would credit the amounts of cash advance tickets to her personal account and the busi-

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“We will be building on the things we learned from the 10-year health life safety survey to help us with the conceptual plan,” Empen said.

The board is looking at two options, both of which also include basic renovation and upgrades at Washington and Jefferson elementary schools.

Option A includes renovation of DHS; option B includes building a new high school.

“Both options are still on the table,” Empen said.

Empen asked the board whether they wanted to see the conceptual plan before

or after the holiday season.

The board said they want the information right away.

“We have told the public we would take the summer off so we can get all this information,” said Pam Tourtilott, board president. “Now, we would be taking Christmas off.

Let’s get the information out as soon as we can.”

In other business, the School Board unanimously agreed to sell Lincoln Elementary School to Open Sesame Children’s Learning Center.

In September, the school board voted to sell the building for a minimum of $500 and Open Sesame was the only bidder. The day care placed a $501 bid.

Meetings’ info The Dixon School Board will discuss the health life safety survey at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the school district’s central office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road.

The next regular School Board meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 18 at Jefferson Elementary School, 800 Fourth Ave. Go to DixonSchools. org or call the district office at 815-284-7722 for an agenda or more information.

ness account for Bergy’s Automotive, which is owned by her husband, Mark Bergstrom.

She concealed her embezzlement by changing bank account statements, “manually cutting and pasting false account balances on the statements,” the indictment said.

She has since repaid First State Bank, which has branches in Polo and Shannon, the release said.

Bergstrom, who is free on her own recognizance, faces up to 30 years in federal prison and up to $1 million in fines. She will be arraigned at 11 a.m.

Thursday in federal court in Rockford.

Bergstrom was hired as manager of the Polo pool in June, but the job is seasonal and she no longer works for the city, City Clerk Susie Corbitt said.

IN BRIEF Counterfeit bills making way around Rock Falls

Call in tips to Rock Falls police at 815-622-1140, Sterling police at 815-632-6640, or Dixon police at 815-288-4411.

ROCK FALLS – Police are looking for the source of a recent rash of counterfeit $20 and $50 bills.

A few of the fakes were used to make small purchases at local liquor stores and to exchange for real, smaller bills, Chief Tammy Nelson said.

They were detected using a counterfeit detection pen.

No arrests have been made, and there are no suspects, Nelson said.

Cashiers and others are advised to use the pens, and anyone who comes across a counterfeit bill is asked to keep it and call law enforcement as soon as possible.

Authorities would like as much information about the person who passed it as possible, including vehicle descriptions and license plate numbers.

Amboy exercise class sign-up due Monday AMBOY – A “Strong Bones” exercise course, designed for women who want to improve bone strength, balance, and flexibility, begins Nov. 2 and runs for 8 weeks at Central School, 30 E. Provost St. Classes will meet at 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. The cost is $13, and registration is due Monday.

CGH Medical Center’s Community Services Department and the CGH Health Foundation are offering the course. Call 815-625-0400, ext. 5716, to sign up or for more information.

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Tiffany R. Marquez, 35, of Sterling; 7:39 a.m. Tuesday at LeFevre Road and Fifth Avenue; speeding in a school zone; released with promise to comply.

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Margaret A. Forbes, 54, of Peru; 3:33 a.m. Wednesday at 14th Street and First Avenue; no valid driver’s license; given

notice to appear in court.

Lauren C. Young, 24, of Sterling; 9:26 p.m. Tuesday at First Avenue and Second Street; failure to yield turning left; given notice to appear in court.

Kenra M. Shain, 24, of Sterling; 1:22 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of East Second Street; driving while license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle when registration suspended for no insurance; given notice to appear in court.

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Jonathan K. Poling, 24, of Dixon; 12:41 a.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Depot Avenue; driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to reduce speed, illegal use of cellphone; released with pending court date.

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Adeline M. Hanson, 95, of Oregon; 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Fourth and Monroe streets; failure to yield turning left; given a citation.

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John B. Wells, 30, of Oregon; 9:11 p.m. Oct. 14 at Roadhouse Restaurant, 807 S. Seventh St.; battery; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Brian L. Roop, 30, of Oregon; 9:13 p.m. Oct. 14; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear – driving under the influence; taken to Ogle County Jail.

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Dustin T. Crawford, 25, of Amboy; 7:15 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of North Nohe Avenue; possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana (less than 30 grams); taken to Ogle County Jail.

Dwayne E. Hesser, 28, of Rock Falls; 9:53 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of state Route 2 N.; improper lane usage; given citation.

Thomas D. Leigh, 26, of Oregon; Monday; residential burglary; taken to Ogle County Jail.

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A pedestrian walks across the street Sept. 30 outside the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. In the background is the dome of the state Capitol. The American Alliance of Museums’ Accreditation Commission voted 7-0 on Monday to put the museum system on probation.

Museum might lose accreditation SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The Illinois State Museum system is in danger of losing its national accreditation after Gov. Bruce Rauner closed the museums because of the state budget impasse.

The American Alliance of Museums’ Accreditation Commission voted 7-0 on Monday to put the museum system on probation.

Accreditation Commission Chairman Burt Logan said in a statement there are “grave concerns” about the impact of the closure on the museum’s long-term viability. That includes its ability to retain staff, care for its collection and maintain donor support, Logan said.

“The actions by the Illinois state government that forced the Illinois State Museum system to close to the public left us no choice but to place this museum on probation pending further information from the museum system,” Logan said in the statement.

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She said she met Tuesday to talk about the status of the museum system with lawmakers, stakeholders and Rauner administration representatives.

McAsey declined to comment on the details of the meeting, but said she “remains committed” to the museum system reopening. The museum’s system includes an art gallery in Lockport.

The Accreditation Commission will review the status of the Illinois State Museum at its next meeting, Logan said.

Because next year, you’re going to go as Rita Crundwell, and your costume is going to be more authentic than the guy who used real dog hair for his werewolf costume.

The latest Crundwell auction is going on as you read this column, online at txauction.com.

If you win a bid on any of the 290 items up for sale, you won’t know until after Nov. 3 – too late for 2015 trick-ortreating, unfortunately.

But, if you’re willing to pony up some dough, and find yourself a nice dirty blond wig, you can adopt several Crundwell outfits. And, the best part is, your money will help the U.S. Marshals pay off Crundwell’s outstanding debt.

All told, if everything up for this auction sells at just its minimum bid, the first of two Crundwell auctions slated for this year will net $70,000, all of which will be reimbursed to the city of Dixon.

Here are a few Rita styles you can bid on that will set your Crundwell costume apart from the rest.

1. Killer Comptroller • City of Dixon “Rita” shirt (salmon, beige or white) – $10 current bid • Los Copains pants (3 pairs) – $75 current bid • Handbags (3) – $100 current bid • 1 pair of Prada tennis shoes – $100 current bid Total investment – $185 Plus optional $195 baseball cap collection – $380 This is the Rita outfit that says you’re here to work. You’re rocking your official city gear that says to everyone you’re here to help Dixon function. No one should question that you’re secretly siphoning off millions from taxpayers when you’re in that unsuspecting salmon polo.

2. Rita, Terry’s friend • Terry Bradshaw T-shirt signed “Rita, you are the best” – $60 current bid

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• Bradshaw-signed football – $85 current bid • American Quarter Horse Association World Championship vests – $105 current bid • Matching Sean Ryon Western hat – $155 current bid • Rod Patrick ladies Western boots – $155 current bid Total investment – $560 This outfit says, “I have a substantial horse breeding operation and so does my friend, former quarterback Terry Bradshaw.” The key is landing the shirt – it has both Crundwell’s and Bradshaw’s names on it.

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• Tan English riding pants (12 pairs) – $300 current bid • Rod Patrick Western boots – $175 current bid • Riding hat – $95 current bid Total investment – $1,540 Plus optional $1,060 Luc Childeric saddle – $2,600 In the end, you’re a Western girl, and the thing you love most is to saddle up and gallop on horseback into the sunset. There’s a number of different horse-riding jackets up for sale, so you’ll have plenty of options to bid on. Be wary of the bidding war for spurs, however.

That’s currently the hottest item at auction with 45 bids so far. The bid on the saddle marks the highest bid at the auction thus far.

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3. Full Throttle Rita • Harley-Davidson leather jacket – $45 current bid • Persol sunglasses and case – $55 current bid • Gloves (15 pairs) – $95 current bid • Two pairs of chaps – $125 current bid Total investment – $320 Plus optional $500 Yamaha scooter – $820 Get your Metallica playlist together and rock. You’re Rita, Harley Davidson enthusiast. Your Persol shades tell the rest of the crowd you’re not to be messed with. And your Harley jacket shows everyone what you’re all about – burnin’ rubber. And for a few extra pennies, you can zip around in one of the four scooters up for purchase, as well.

4. Horse Ride-a • Horsemanship jacket – $510 current bid • Western spurs (3 pairs) – $460 current bid

Some things to be aware of while bidding on Rita Crundwell’s belongings at txauction.com: The spurs (above) have garnered the most bids of all the items up for sale, with 45 at this point, the last checking in at $460.

And, ideally, you’d bid for just one pair of chaps (below), but they come in a set of four.

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OBITUARIES Delores M. Barnhart OREGON – Delores Mae Boyden Barnhart, 86, a lifelong Oregon resident, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor in Mount Morris.

She was born Sept. 6, 1929, in Oregon, the daughter of Harry “Bus” and Dorothy (Suter) Boyden. She married Reuben H. Barnhart Jr. on Feb. 19, 1947, in Oregon. He died July 18, 2014. She was a member of St. Bride Episcopal Church in Oregon. Delores was a housewife her whole life, and an Avon Lady for 40 years. She loved animals, gardening, traveling with Reuben, trying new recipes, occasionally showing her artistic side, and spending time with her large family.

She is survived by her children, Reuben H. Barnhart III of Oregon, Steven H. (Deb) Barnhart of Wicki Wachee, Florida, Timothy E. (Debbie) Barnhart of Oregon, and Beth Anne (Steve) DuBois of Eldridge, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brothers, Harry (Deb)

Boyden of Rockford and Donald “Jake” (Jackie) Boyden of Byron; sisters: Darlene Burke, Dixie Bruce, Pat Donaldson, and Betty (James) Ferris, all of Oregon, Barbara (Roscoe) Cowart of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Sue (Lee) Ossmann of Oregon, Kathleen (Eldon) Pursell of Rock Falls, and Sally (Rick) VanCura of Oregon; several nieces, nephews, and cousins; an uncle; and two aunts.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law, Reuben H. Barnhart Sr. and Helen Taft Barnhart; brothers, Edwin and Melvin Boyden; daughter-in-law, Mary Dirksen Barnhart; and sister-in-law, Patricia Coil.

There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Memorials may be directed to St. Bride Episcopal Church in Oregon.

Visit farrellhollandgale.com to send condolences.

Erica L. Crump PEORIA HEIGHTS – Erica L. Crump, 38, of Peoria Heights, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at her home.

Erica was born Feb. 5, 1977, in Princeton, the daughter of Richard and Katherine (Jones) Crump. She was a veteran of the Army National Guard.

Survivors include her mother, Katherine Jones, of Peoria; her father, Richard Crump of Toulon; one foster brother, Le Vo of Vietnam; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

his wife’s health. Ted was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Throughout his life, he was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Ted is survived by one daughter, Lori (Tim) Mathews of Morrison; one son, Steve (Peggy) Jankowski of Decatur; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one brother, Frank Jankowski of Oscola, Indiana.

He also was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Michael Ray Jankowski; seven brothers; and four sisters.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison, with the Rev. Mark Winkelman officiating.

Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

Memorials have been established to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Gaffey Home Services.

Donald E. Hughes ROCK FALLS – Donald E. Hughes, 58, of Rock Falls, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at his home.

Don was born Oct. 13, 1957, in Sterling, the son of James Hughes and Betty (White) Graves. He was a veteran of the Army.

Survivors include one son, LaVae Hughes of Rock Falls; and two brothers, James C. Hughes of Sun City, California, and Joseph Audette of Rock Falls.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, LaVae Audette;

and one sister, Shirley Aldus.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating. Casual dress is requested. Military honors will be accorded after the service.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

She was preceded in death by her grandparents.

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m.

Monday and a memorial service at 2 p.m. Monday at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel in Peoria, with Jack Thompson, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Memorials may be directed to Tazewell Animal Protective Society.

Visit davison-fulton.com to send condolences.

HOUSTON – Leandro G. Canas, 85, of Houston, formerly of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at his home.

Leandro was born Feb. 9, 1930, in El Progresso, Texas, the son of Herlinda Garcia. He married Beatrice Martinez. She preceded him in death.

Survivors include three daughters, Gloria Sanchez, Delia Canas, and Teresa Tubbs; and many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

He also was preceded in

death by his parents; two daughters, Elva Puentez and Celia Villagomez; and one son, Leandro Canas Jr. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m.

Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s funerals: Anita K. Elgin of Tampico, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

James E. O’Brien of Dixon, 10 a.m. prayer service at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon followed by a 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Edward L. Dittmar of Milledgeville, 10 a.m. at Milledgeville First United Methodist Church.

Roy A. Atherton of Walnut, 11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Friday visitations: Dennis L. Buchholz of Amboy, 10-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Clinton G. Himes Sr. of Franklin Grove, formerly of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. memorial

visitation at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Marjorie Lindsay of Morrison, 10-11 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

George E. Helfrich Sr. of Woosung, 2-8 p.m., with family present from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Ted A. Jankowski of Morrison, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Patricia E. Burks of Sterling, 6-8 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation in Sterling.

Friday funerals: Dennis L. Buchholz of Amboy, 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Clinton G. Himes Sr. of Franklin Grove, 11 a.m. memo-

rial service at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Marjorie Lindsay of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Patricia E. Burks of Sterling, 8 p.m. memorial service at Schilling Funeral Home and Cremation in Sterling.

Saturday visitations: Leandro G. Canas, formerly of Rock Falls, 9-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

James E. “Jim” Keller of Polo, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Saturday funerals: Ted A. Jankowski of Morrison, 10 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Darrell E. Blobaum of Dixon,

10:30 a.m. memorial service at Emmanuel Lutheran Church – Paynes Point in Oregon.

James E. “Jim” Keller of Polo, 10:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Leandro G. Canas, formerly of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Phyllis J. Sitter of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Sunday visitation: Donald Hughes of Rock Falls, 2-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Monday funeral: Donald Hughes of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

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Ted A. Jankowski MORRISON – Ted A. Jankowski, 89, of Morrison, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Ted was born April 18, 1926, in New Castle, Indiana, the son of Frank and Helen (Romsicki) Jankowski.

He was united in marriage to Irene Gilbertson on Oct. 30, 1949, in Rock Falls. She preceded him in death on Oct. 8, 2003.

In 1943, he worked in Seattle at the MP Munter Co. Overseas Construction as a bridge builder. Ted and 30 others were flown to Fairbanks, Alaska, to build the bridge over Chena River. After completion of the bridge, he worked for Burch, Johnson and Litel, an overseas company, to build Elmendorf Airfield in Fairbanks.

He then moved to Sterling-Rock Falls, where he had lived and worked for 40 years before his retirement in 1988. After retirement, they moved to Inglis, Florida, for 10 years, returning due to

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200 East 4th St., Rock Falls | FamilyStoneMemorials.com James E. ‘Jim’ Keller POLO – James E. “Jim” Keller, 78, of Polo, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. He was a lifelong farmer in Ogle, Whiteside, and Carroll counties.

Jim was born July 8, 1937, in Hardin County, Iowa, the son of Dr. Willard E. and Florence (Mudon) Keller. He was united in marriage to Emilie Olson on June 10, 1959, in Morrison.

She preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 2013.

Jim was dedicated to preserving the land and doing what was best for the environment.

He had a soft spot for animals, and enjoyed woodworking, frequenting the local auctions and sales, or any-

thing outdoors.

Survivors include a daughter, Jamie (Kevin) Budden of Freeport; a brother, G. Timothy (Carolyn) Keller of Sterling; and a granddaughter, Raegan Budden of Freeport.

He also was preceded in death by his brothers, Thomas and Richard Keller.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established.

Visit polofamilyfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

George E. Helfrich Sr. WOOSUNG – George Edward Helfrich Sr., 90, of Woosung, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at Polo Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. He worked for Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling for 37 years before his retirement.

George was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Dixon, the son of Roy and Millie (Fisher) Helfrich. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He is survived by four sons: George (Linda) Helfrich Jr. of Dixon, Rick Helfrich of LeRoy, Greg (Connie) Helfrich of Victorville, California, and Rob (Irene) Helfrich of Lancaster, California; two daughters: Sue (Norman) Martin of Franklin Grove and

Penny Helfrich-Sadler of Bradley; one brother, Raymond Helfrich, and one sister, Ethel (Herb) Stader, both of Dixon; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lori Jackson; one grandson, Bryon Helfrich; and several brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

There will be no services. Cremation rites will be accorded.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Dennis L. Buchholz AMBOY – Dennis L. Buchholz, 64, of Amboy, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at his home.

He was born Sept. 28, 1951, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Harold F. and Marie M. (Basemann) Buchholz.

Survivors include seven sisters, Linda McDivitt, Bonnie Gors, Maxine Buchholz, Betty Lesniewski, Sue Ellen Buchholz, Sheila Buchholz, and Debbie Dickey; and three brothers, Tom, Roger, and Harold Buchholz Jr. He was preceded in

death by his parents; one brother, Carl Buchholz; and one sister, Barbara Hernandez.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon. Cremation rites will be accorded. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

A memorial has been established to Kreider Services in Dixon.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

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Karen L. Rudsinski BELVIDERE – Karen L. Rudsinski, 65, of Belvidere, formerly of Sterling, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.

Belvidere Funeral Home handled arrangements.

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For more information, call Sarah Partington, admission representative coordinator, at 815-835-6266; or Ana Salgado, student

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ILLINOIS

Mautino OK’d as state’s auditor general Rep has served in House since 1991

BY MARK FITTON Illinois News Network

SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Frank Mautino will be Illinois’ next auditor general.

The Democrat from Spring Valley, nominated by the state’s Legislative Audit Commission, was approved Tuesday by a vote of 55-0 in the Senate and 102-10 in the House.

The post was established in the 1970 state constitution, and Mautino becomes Illinois’ third auditor general and the

first to have served in the General Assembly.

Mautino has served in the House since 1991 and been a deputy majority leader since 2011. He was a member of the Legislative Audit Commission for 18 years before resigning from the panel this summer to submit his application for auditor.

He was praised by members of both parties Tuesday for his intelligence, integrity and perseverance, as well as his understanding of Illinois government.

“He will serve us as the auditor general in the same way he served us in the General Assembly,”

said Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Belleville.

“He will serve us with honor, with integrity. He Frank will be a man Mautino that we will be able to respect in that position – the same as we’ve respected (outgoing auditor general) Bill Holland.”

Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, whose district includes the representative’s, said while she and Mautino have the philosophical differences one might expect, party lines have never kept Mautino from working with her on

legislation to benefit the Illinois Valley.

“Frankie, as everyone so affectionately calls him, works very hard to make everything work for our district,” she said.

Rep. John Bradley, D-Marion, said while Mautino’s qualifications as a professional and legislator are “without question, his qualifications as a human being are without equal.”

Mautino, 53, is a 1985 graduate of Illinois State University, where he majored in marketing. He and his wife, Lena, have three children. His late father, state Rep. Richard “Dick” Mautino, served

in the House from 1975 until his death in 1991.

After the vote, Mautino thanked his colleagues for their support and confidence.

“This chamber is full of amazing people, and I’ve been blessed these last 25 years to serve with you,” he said.

Holland, the current auditor general, announced in June that he would retire at the end of the calendar year. Then a staff member for Senate Democrats, Holland took office in 1992 and built a reputation for integrity in a state known for partisan, rough and sometimes corrupt politics.

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have residents,” Mayor Skip Lee said.

The city’s partnership with the Rock Island organization has been exciting, he said.

“Brian Hollenback does incredible work, and when he’s had development opportunities, Sterling has been willing to stand up and get involved,” Lee said.

City officials say the rehabilitation of the Lawrence Building could be a positive on several levels.

“This building has been empty for so many years, not bringing in any taxes,” City Manager Scott Shumard said.

“We hope that bringing people to live in the downtown will help out businesses, and keep the building on the tax rolls.”

In addition to the renovation of the tower floors, the entire exte-

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Vice President Joe Biden, along with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, and President Barack Obama, announces Wednesday that he will not run for the presidential nomination in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

Biden says he won’t run for president, a boost for Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) – After months of tortured indecision, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he won’t be a candidate in the 2016 White House campaign, solidifying Hillary Rodham Clinton’s status as the Democratic frontrunner and the party’s likely heir to President Barack Obama’s legacy.

Standing under bright sun in the White House Rose Garden, Biden spoke movingly about mourning the recent death of his son, Beau, a process he said does not match the political calendar. While he said his family was emotionally prepared to undertake a grueling presidential campaign, they arrived at that decision too late for him to mount a credible bid for a job that has long been the north star of his political ambitions.

“Unfortunately, I believe we’re out of time,” said Biden, flanked by his wife, Jill, and the president.

Biden’s decision puts to rest the uncertainty hang-

The auditor general is the Illinois constitutional officer charged with reviewing state agencies financial records, their performance and their compliance with state and federal laws. The office issues about 150 reports per year.

The remainder of Mautino’s current, 2-year term will be filled by weighted of vote of the Democratic county chairmen in the 76th District, which includes all or parts of Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Putnam counties.

Mautino was appointed to serve a 10-year term. The job pays about $152,000.

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ing over the Democratic primary. The race now will likely settle into a twoperson contest between Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has energized the party’s liberal base but lacks Clinton’s campaign infrastructure and support from party leaders.

Biden was seen by some Democrats as an ideal blend of Clinton’s establishment credentials and Sanders’ populist appeal.

Interest in his potential candidacy was fueled both by an outpouring of affection after his son succumbed to cancer in May and the persistent questions about Clinton’s viability, particularly amid revelations about her controversial email use at the State Department.

However, Clinton appeared to calm nervous supporters with a commanding performance in last week’s first Democratic debate. What was already a narrow path to the presidency for Biden appeared to get even smaller.

In a written statement Wednesday, Clinton praised Biden’s “unyielding faith in America’s promise” and said she expected he would “always be on the front lines, always fighting for all of us.” The two spoke by phone shortly after the vice president concluded his remarks.

Biden notably did not endorse a candidate in the Democratic race. Instead, he delivered a 13-minute speech that very well could have been a platform for the campaign he’ll never run. He decried the role of big money in politics and touted the importance of reducing income inequality and making college education more accessible, issues with significant support among liberals.

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“We will be taking full bids soon, and there will be a construction outreach that will give local contractors and subcontractors an opportunity to bid for work,” Hollenback said.

The Lawrence Lofts project is considered a milestone in the redevelopment of the downtown and the riverfront.

“This is the first really big step in bringing residential use to the downtown,” said Janna Groharing, executive director of Sterling Today and Sterling Main Street.

“We have just a handful of residential spaces above our downtown buildings.”

“Every place I’ve been to, all of the successful and vibrant downtowns

rior of the building will be redone, improving the downtown aesthetics.

“This will be an impressive building when it’s finished,” Shumard said.

The demolition of another downtown building should be complete by the end of the week. The city’s deed to the former Sterling Standard building at 13 E. Fourth St. was turned over to Sterling Today on Sept. 7. The open space will be used to better accommodate outdoor events.

The city also expects to have ownership of the Stanley building sometime next year, which will allow work to begin on the second phase of the riverfront green space project. The company is completing environmental remediation work at the building.

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SPRINGFIELD SCOOP

Edgar’s compromises made things worse Delayed pension payments dug state finances into deeper hole SPRINGFIELD – The Unindicted One has spoken.

Former Gov. Jim Edgar is none too happy with the current occupant of the Executive Mansion.

He thinks it’s time for fellow Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner to capitulate to Mike Madigan and quit holding out for fundamental reforms in exchange for a budget deal.

First, let me say, I like Jim Edgar.

He managed to serve 8 years as the state’s chief executive and not get indicted. That, in Illinois, is a miracle.

scottREEDER Scott Reeder is a reporter in residence for the Illinois Policy Institute.

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

And, like me, he’s a downstater and a teetotaler.

I like this guy.

I’d love to sit down with him at Springfield’s MCL Cafeteria, eat lima beans and Swiss steak, and talk politics. After all, he’s an interesting fellow.

BUT DURING HIS TIME in office, Edgar was far too willing to compromise.

And Madigan played him for a fool.

The crowning achievement of Edgar’s time in

office was the so-called Edgar Ramp, which was touted as a cure-all for the state’s pension woes.

It wasn’t. It isn’t. And it never will be.

It simply delayed the state’s Day of Reckoning.

In fact, it made things worse.

Back in the 1990s, the state’s finances were a mess. Pensions were underfunded in part because annual payments had been skipped and the money spent on other things.

For months, Edgar, legislative leaders, and union bosses hashed out how to “solve” this predicament.

And they gave birth to a rat.

In a nutshell, the grand compromise Edgar championed called for having low annual pension payments while he

was in office and higher ones when future governors were in office.

He kicked Former Gov. t h e can Jim Edgar down the road. He The 1990s made his “Edgar Ramp” simply p r o b l e m delayed the that of state’s “Day of future govReckoning,” ernors. columnist Scott Reeder The ramp writes. also failed to fundamentally reform the pension system.

So future lawmakers – and governors – were able to skip payments when they were faced with those extra-high amounts Edgar dumped on them.

So, when Rauner entered office this year, the state had the worst-

funded pensions in the nation.

This massive pension debt precipitated a crisis that has many Democrats in the Legislature squawking for a tax hike.

Rauner has said he won’t agree to a tax hike unless fundamental reforms are first put in place to make lawmakers more accountable to voters, diminish the power of longtime legislative leaders, and improve the state’s business climate.

MADIGAN AND CO. has dug in its heels and refused to compromise.

Rauner isn’t budging, either, and the state has gone 4 months without a budget.

Now Edgar wants Rauner to give in.

But gee, Jim, how well

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114 days

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

did your compromises work out?

Haven’t they contributed to the mess the state finds itself in now?

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is sponsored by the Illinois Policy Institute. He can be reached at sreeder@illinoispolicy.org.

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

EDITORIAL

Removing ‘felon’ label; is George Ryan right?

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arlier this month, former Gov. George Ryan gave a speech to a suburban Chicago group whose goal is to reduce recidivism in Illinois.

Ryan, 81, a Kankakee Republican who was imprisoned for 5 years after his 2006 political corruption conviction, made headlines with what he had to say about how released felons should be regarded by society.

The longtime politician said it was important “to remove this tag of ‘felon’ from those of us who’ve served their time.”

He continued, “They served their time, they paid their penalty, and that tag ought to be removed by law.”

Ryan found a sympathetic audience in the members of Waukegan Township’s Coalition to Reduce Recidivism.

Indeed, society expects ex-offenders to reintegrate by going straight

What we think Ex-Gov. George Ryan wants the “felon” tag to be removed from ex-convicts. This felon thinks he has a point, but we don’t agree. and getting jobs.

Do we make it unnecessarily hard for them to do so when labeling them felons?

In other words, is Ryan right?

This high-profile felon might think he has a point, but we don’t agree.

We believe employers have a right, and a duty, to know the criminal background, if any exists, of job applicants.

What’s past is prologue, after all.

It should be up to felons to prove that their criminal background – their felony or felonies – is not the issue for prospective employers to consider, but rather their skills, background, and work record.

As far as changing the law is concerned, how could the state make it illegal to no longer refer to someone for what he or she is – a felon?

After George Ryan served the time for his crimes, we pointed out that one way he could further atone for his corruption conviction would be to advocate for political and governmental reform to strike out at Illinois’ notorious culture of corruption, of which Ryan was a part.

That opportunity still exists.

Regarding his views on felons and recidivism, however, Ryan’s stance appears to be more self-serving than public minded.

THE READER’S VOICE

Grave cross vandals should be arrested JOHN ARNOULD Dixon

To the vandals who damaged and stole the abortion grave markers Oct. 12 from St. Anne’s church in Dixon: “Thank you” for giving me a reason to draw more attention to this tragic law in our country.

Since you also stole the banners, you know each of the 136 grave crosses you kicked down represented the 136 abortions each hour in this country.

(I assume you can read the banner you stole.)

First, I must tell you

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

how dumb you are. If you can, read the First Amendment to the Constitution. I assume you’re smart enough to “google” it. It protects your right to defend abortion, but it also allows people and churches their right to condemn abortion.

To make it clear, you have no right to do what you did at 2 a.m. You are probably pretty proud of your unlawful deed right now. I hope you brag to all your grade-school peers. (You can look that word up, too.)

In my opinion, abortion is wrong. Think about it. What if your mom decided to exercise her “choice” when pregnant with you? That would have spared me the need

for this letter to you, as you wouldn’t exist.

I hope you’re caught and your name and picture are in the paper. I could ask your parents and grandparents if they’re proud of their offspring.

I guess the silver lining in this may be that you’re so ashamed of this law in our country, you tried to hide the crosses so no one would be aware of what happens every hour of every day. You can google it, but there have been more than 55 million abortions since 1973.

Food for thought: Today it’s legal to abort a [fetus], but illegal to mistreat the family dog. Don’t get me wrong, I love dogs, too.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

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BEHIND THE READER’S VOICE | MARK MARONDE Note to readers: This is another in a series of question-and-answer features about people who frequently write letters to the editor.

Name: Mark Maronde Town: Dixon Age: 52 How long have you been a letter writer?

I’ve written letters to the editor of this newspaper for more than 25 years.

Favorite topics for letters that you write: The Chicago Cubs and the need for our state’s government to restore all cuts previously made to the mental health services budget to pre-2009 levels.

Most memorable reaction to one of your letters: After Bruce Rauner’s inauguration, a Bruce Rauner supporter mentioned that a guy like Rauner is what Illinois needs, to get back on track. Needless to say, I reminded him of several financial decisions, dubious in nature, made by Rauner.

Which other letter writers do you enjoy?

I especially enjoy reading the letters of Jeannie Eichelberger and Thomas Slothower.

Tell us a little about yourself: My hobbies are writ-

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Mark Maronde, of Dixon, enjoys writing letters to the editor and has even written a book. Maronde is in the process of publishing “A Carnival of Souls.” He is also a fan of Ringo Starr. ing, of course, as well as watching the Chicago Cubs. I’m currently in the process of publishing, “A Carnival of Souls,” a drama-suspense thriller, hopefully available by Christmas. I’m now writing a horror novel, “Solstice Nightmare.”

How would you describe yourself?

I’m politically involved, a determined advocate for mental health and proper funding for needed services.

People you admire: Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach. Both have been sober for over 27 years, and continue to

“The First Amendment ... wisely prohibits the establishment of religion by the government. This means that the government cannot take sides with or involve itself with the most popular religion or with any religion.”

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tour, playing music to sold-out venues. Ringo also works to raise funds for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Favorite sayings: Do what you love, love what you do.

Best advice anyone ever gave you: Don’t stop writing.

Your advice for local, state, and/or national government, in a nutshell: Those in office who choose to follow the governor blindly, without question, need to cease doing that now, and get to the table and hammer out a budget agreement now.

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ILLINOIS

Art now part of organic farm’s produce Artist uses storage containers as canvas

BY DAN CRAFT The Pantagraph Distributed by The Associated Press

ATLANTA – Once upon a time, artist Charlie Rogucki was a sunbaked desert rat.

Specifically, an Arizona desert rat, where he lived for around 18 years.

“And where nothing grows,” he adds.

Six years ago, Rogucki moved to the greener pastures of McLean County, where, conversely, everything grows, including his own family, comprised of wife, Ashley, and three sprouting kids, Eli, 8; Sophie, 6; and Will, 3.

The Bloomington-based Rogucki eventually crossed paths with a pair of kindred spirits, Hans and Katie Bishop, who’d recently embarked on their new career as organic farmers at the PrairiErth Farm founded by Hans’ father, deep in Route 66 country south of Atlanta.

Artist and farmers were brought into alignment via “my beekeeper, Thomas the Honey Pimp,” notes Katie, adding that “beekeepers know everybody.”

Rogucki, who signs his paintings Charlie R (“nobody can pronounce my last name correctly”), discovered a

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Artist Charlie Rogucki’s children, Will (from left), 3, Eli, 8, and Sophie, 6, check the progress of their father’s mural painting on the side of a shipping container Sept. 16 at one of PrairiErth Farm locations south of Atlanta. mutual interest in all things natural and became more than intrigued by what was happening 24/7 on the Bishops’ 10-acre spread.

“Their being vegetable farmers really piqued my interest, and I loved all the different things that went into it, and being surrounded with their culture,” Rogucki said.

It was something he wanted to participate in, and introduce to his own family, he says.

During a first visit, he saw three large objects resting in

front of a weathered barn.

The objects: Recycled Danish shipping containers – two 40 feet long by 9 feet tall, one about half that long; all, says Rogucki, “rusted and really ugly.”

In their previous adventures, the insulated and refrigerated containers traveled on barges around the world, Katie says.

“We can’t trace exactly where they’ve been, but they’ve crossed oceans.”

The water-tight containers are used for storing the produce the farm regularly takes to farmers

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which proved a bit too busy for motorists rounding the curve to the farm.

“But I asked him to keep the turquoise, which I loved,” she says, pointing to the bold hue that wound up in the sky of the concept in progress: a strikingly configured panorama of a working “very bio-diverse” farm.

The time of day is sunset, with turquoise meeting the fiery waning rays as a farmer of indeterminate gender in the foreground surveys the soil below, surrounded by cattle, hay bales and baskets that were still being filled with produce at the time of this interview.

The artist’s brush, which he calls “aggressively fast,” has conjured bold impressionist “colors in all the wrong places,” along with the workaday sweep of a Works Progress Administration mural of the ’30s.

Though not designed to blend literally into the existing rural landscape, he notes, the painted vista is intended to coexist with it in a kind of perfect karmic order.

Rogucki and the Bishops are hoping this introduction of an artist’s vision into the natural order will become a destination for people, as well as a sudden sensory surprise for those who happen upon it unexpectedly.

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markets, and supplies to area grocery stores and restaurants (100 varieties of vegetables, from radishes to beets to Asian greens to Japanese pumpkins).

“They allow us to be in business all winter,” Bishop says of the easily climate-controlled containers.

Rogucki saw “a super-cool opportunity,” just begging to serve as the outsized canvas for his often outsized paintings (he’s done large murals indoors, but never one exposed to the elements; and he’s no stranger to recycling discarded objects and materials into painting surfaces ... “anything, in fact, with a flat surface”).

“My impression of it was of an awesome giant canvas visible to the road,” he says, referring to 2000th Boulevard, a rustic byway that begins as Race Street, south off Old U.S. 66 in Atlanta, then turns into 2000th by the time the Bishops’ farm is reached a couple of miles later.

Rusty/ugly or no, Charlie R began percolating with ideas about how to transform the side of the container facing the road into a mural that evoked and spoke to the spirit of the land surrounding it, and those who worked it.

He proposed an array of concepts to the Bishops, including one involving a “kind of vegetable kaleidoscope,”

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Faster production of jets pushes up profits, improves earnings outlook NEW YORK (AP) – Faster production of commercial jets continues to drive profits at the Boeing Co., which saw earnings jump 25 percent in the third quarter. It also raised its earnings outlook for the year.

The Chicago-based company on Wednesday posted a $1.7 billion net profit, up from $1.36 billion during the

same period last year.

Boeing said it earned $2.47 per share. Earnings excluding certain pension expenses came to $2.52 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations.

The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed

by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.22 per share.

Commercial jet manu-

facturing is playing an increasingly larger role at Boeing, also known for its military and space programs. Payments from the delivery of new jets to airlines accounted for 68 percent of Boeing’s $25.85 billion in revenue. That also beat Wall Street’s estimates; analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $24.74 billion.

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IN BRIEF Abbott beats 3Q profit forecasts ABBOTT PARK (AP) – Abbott Laboratories (ABT) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $580 million.

The Abbott Park-based company said it had net income of 38 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs

and to account for discontinued operations, were 54 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 53 cents per share.

The maker of infant formula, medical devices and drugs posted revenue of $5.15 billion in the period,

meeting Street forecasts.

Abbott expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.14 to $2.16 per share.

Abbott shares have declined slightly more than 7 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has decreased slightly more than 1 percent. The stock has risen almost 1 percent in the last 12 months.

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Mom didn’t catch mistake in Nick of time Dear Abby, My daughter has been in a lesbian relationship for 14 years. They recently took me to lunch and informed me that her partner, “Nicole,” is in the process of transitioning to a male.

Nicole has now legally changed her name to “Nick” and has begun hormone treatments.

They have been going to counseling for the past 6 months. Since Nick began the transition, I have seen him three times. Last week when I was visiting, I accidentally called Nick by the wrong pronoun, “she” instead of “he” a couple of times. I was either immediately corrected or ignored until I realized I had used the

and I felt it was uncalled for.

What do you say? Am I wrong to feel hurt that they haven’t given me a chance to get used to the new name?

– Margaret in Mississippi

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

wrong word. It hurt my feelings.

After I got home, I sent Nick a text to apologize and explain that it would take time for me to get used to saying “Nick” and referring to him as a he. I told them their correcting me bothered me. All weekend I could tell they were irritated with me,

Dear Margaret, Adjusting to gender reassignment takes time for all concerned. As your letter illustrates, there are often more people involved than just the individual making the change.

It seems only natural that you would need some time to adjust.

However, it also seems to me that you are being overly sensitive about what happened. Your daughter and her partner were right to correct

you for your slip of the tongue, and it wasn’t rude for them to do so.

How else is a person to learn that a mistake was made if it isn’t pointed out?

Dear Abby, Recently, 12 of us women from a retirement home in Dayton were having lunch at a local steakhouse. As we were digging in our purses for money and coupons, our server informed us that we did not owe anything for our bills! He said a gentleman who had been seated nearby had taken care of what we owed. It seems the day we were there was his late mother’s birthday.

There are some very good people in this world. We want him to

know how very much we appreciated his kind gesture, and we have pledged to “pay it forward” whenever we can.

– Blessed in Ohio Dear Blessed, I don’t know who originated this saying, but your letter certainly proves the truth of it: A good deed is like a pebble thrown into a pond; its ripples continue ever outward. Thank you for an upper of a letter.

Dear Abby, We were visiting our son and daughter-in-law last weekend. When I had to use the facilities downstairs, I told her the hand towel was missing.

I had used that bathroom the day before.

Guess what she said?

“Well, that’s what pants are for.”

Abby, she wasn’t joking! We see them only twice a year because we live 5 hours away.

Could they be short of money or what? Should I send her some hand towels?

– Wet Hand in Wisconsin Dear Wet Hands, By all means. And don’t forget a short, sweet note thanking her for her “hospitality.”

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, Oct. 23 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

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 check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

Alcoholics Anonymous,

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

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

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

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

Affliction of Addiction Nar-

cotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, women’s, parsonage, back door, Reformed Church, 703 14th Ave., Fulton.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, Oct. 22 Biscuits and gravy, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815-4563000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. ’57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Pizza Hut, 1740 S. Galena Ave., Dixon.

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

Euchre, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Hand and Foot card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth

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Quilts and crafts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

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

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-5353665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290.

Friday, Oct. 23 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m. -4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

Bingo, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-

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

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Celebrate our Cancer Survivors sale and raffle, noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Euchre, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

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

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

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

Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., Fourth Avenue and West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815625-4500.

Chicken wings and strips dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

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

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

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

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

Saturday, Oct. 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S.

Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

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

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503

First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

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

ENTERTAINMENT

Rock returning to Oscars Comedian will host ceremony for second time LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chris Rock is coming back to host the Oscars for a second time.

The show’s producers say the prolific comedian/filmmaker will be at the helm for the 88th Academy Awards on Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin called Rock “the MVP of the entertainment industry.”

The 50-year-old entertainer, who hosted the 77th Oscars in 2005, posted a photo of himself with an Oscar statuette on Twitter on Wednesday with the caption, “Look who’s back.”

Rock is the only non-white Oscar host to helm the show in the past 10 years. The film academy has visibly increased its diversity outreach efforts since it was derided earlier this year for its all-white slate of acting nominees.

Rock has won four

Emmy Awards for his comedy series and specials. He recently directed the comedy special “Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo” for HBO. In 2014, he wrote, directed and starred in the feature “Top Five,” and in 2009, he produced, wrote and starred in the documentary “Good Hair.”

Rock created and produced the TV series “Everybody Hates Chris,” which aired from 2005 to 2009.

Other acting credits include the “The Longest Yard,” “Lethal Weapon 4” and the “Madagascar” animated movies. He also appeared on Broadway in 2011.

He was a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” from 1990 to 1993.

Chris Rock, seen here in January at an awards ceremony in California, will return next year to host the Oscars for a second time.

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ROCK FALLS – A comedy night will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Eagles Club, 321 W. Second St. Couples will be able to compete for cash and prizes in the R-rated version of “The Newlywed Game.”

Participants don’t have to be newlyweds, or even married.

The show will be hosted by Jeremy “Jer-Dog” Danley of The Stone & Double T Show on 104.9 FM The X. It will feature Daryl Moon, an award-winning screenwriter, impressionist, and winner of The Funniest Person in Iowa contest.

Moon has served as the official voice of 3X Wrestling.

The headliner, Gene Renfroe, has appeared on Fox’s television show “One Mic Stand.” He’s

also appeared in the ABC Family show “My Life as a Sitcom,” and NBC’s “Starting Over.” His movie credits include “Chasing Robert” and “The Weatherman.” Renfroe is a product of Second City in Chicago.

Tickets are available for $15 in advance at the club, or $20 at the door.

Call 815-625-2451 for more information.

Iowa comedian to perform at Arnie’s DEER GROVE – Bill Blank will perform his comedy act at 8 p.m.

Saturday at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

Tickets cost $5 for the show only, or $11 with a chicken dinner.

Tickets are available in advance, and show-only tickets will be available at the door, which will open at 6:30 p.m.

The food special runs from 6:30 to 7:30.

Go to billblank.com for more information.

WHAT’S GOING ON will provide a free performance in Mathis Theatre at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Tristan Bushman, an Ashton singer/songwriter, will open the show at 7 p.m.

The show is presented by the Student Activities Organization.

For more information, call Ana Salgado, the group’s coordinator, at 815-835-6432.

ART EXHIBITS At German American Heritage Center DAVENPORT, Iowa – “Built to Last: Gustav Stickley’s Legacy of Design,” is on display through Nov. 1 at the center, 712 W. Second St. Stickley, a German-American, was a furniture designer, manufacturer, publisher, and chief proponent of the American Craftsman style. His designs and furniture were known for fine craftsmanship, simple details and high quality materials.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for children from 5 to 17, and free to members.

Go to gahc.org or call 563322-8844 for more information.

At The Next Picture Show DIXON – “Abstracts” will run through Nov. 28 at the gallery, 113 W. First St. The show will be judged by Patricia Moore.

Cindy Winterfield will show her work through Oct. 31 on the front wall. Valerie and Clarence Butcher will show their work from Nov. 1 to 15, and Beddy Predmore will show her work from Nov. 16 to 30.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday and by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@ lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

Visit lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. The event is free to the public.

Nov. 5 Stones tribute band to play ROCK ISLAND – “Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show” will be in the area for one performance at 7 p.m. at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave. Doors will open at 6. The tribute band has been touring for 15 years.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and they can be reserved by calling 309-7867733, ext. 2.

Go to circa21.com for more information.

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Jeremy Miller (left) and Travis Ashlin of Trippin Molly perform in February at the band’s practice space in Eldena. The band will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 305 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

At Froggy’s Bar and Grill ROCK FALLS – MISSchief will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday, and Yesterdaze Gone will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 215 W. First St. Upcoming: Oct. 30, DJ Diggs At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot DJ & Karaoke will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Slick Trigger will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Trippin Molly will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 30, Whiplash Abby; and Oct. 31, Drop Dead Dolly Oct. 31 Grobe to play at Moose STERLING – Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

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

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – DJ Hollywood will provide entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, Bobbi and Shay will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and The Cains, a trio from Nashville, Tennessee, will play from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 31, The Cal Stage Band and The Ethan Bell Band At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Pop Metal Mistress will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: Oct. 31, The Funnies; Nov. 7, Slough Buoys; and Nov. 14, Yesterdaze Gone

Jan. 15 Comedian coming to DeKalb DEKALB – Comedian Brian Regan will perform his live comedy show at 8 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, at 135 N. Second St. The spring leg of the tour will visit 38 cities throughout North America.

Tickets are available at egyptiantheatre.org, by calling 815758-1225, or at the box office. All tickets cost $42.50.

On May 8, Regan made his final stand-up performance on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” his 28th appearance and the most of any comic since the show moved to CBS in 1993.

For information on Regan, go to brianregan.com and follow Brian on Twitter, @BrianReganComic.

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CONCERTS Today and Friday George Jones tribute shows ROCK ISLAND – “The Grand Tour: A George Jones Tribute Concert” will be on stage for two shows at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave. The doors for tonight’s show open at 5:45 p.m., with the buffet from 6 to 7, and show at 7:15. The doors for the Friday matinee open at 11:45 a.m., with lunch from noon to 12:45 p.m., and show at 1.

Tickets are $50.16 per person for tonight’s show and $44.41 for Friday’s. They are available at the box office or by calling 309-7867733, ext. 2.

Friday Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band per-

forms four songs, and a jam session will follow.

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

A donation is required for admission to help cover utility costs.

Call 815-677-2803 for more information.

Sunday Family group to perform MORRISON – Emmanuel Reformed Church’s concert series continues with The Talleys.

The doors open at 6 p.m., with the performance at 7 at the church, 202 E. Morris St. The family singers are Roger Talley, his wife, Debra, and their daughter, Lauren.

Donations will be accepted. The church is accessible to wheelchairs.

For more information, call the church office at 815-772-3890.

The public is invited, and the building is accessible to all.

Call David Maki at 815-7538002 for more information.

Oct. 29 Venier, Bushman at SVCC DIXON – Gina Venier, a Dixon singer/songwriter who appeared on the most recent season of “American Idol” singing competition,

Nov. 6 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. to Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

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Wednesday Concert set at NIU DEKALB – The Northern Illinois University School of Music will host a free concert of music by student and faculty composers at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINING Filet Mignon with Sauteed 5-9 Onions and Mushrooms PM & Salmon with Apple Cider Glaze Our Chef-Prepared Buffet Will Be Featuring:

Prince Edward Vegetable Blend Homemade Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Shrimp Rotini Alfredo Cajun Catfish Stuffed Pork Loin Roast Beef with Mushroom Gravy Beer Battered Fried Chicken Beer Battered Fried Cod Golden Fried Shrimp Homemade Potato Chips We invite you to enjoy our delicious buffet, featuring a huge selection of chef-prepared favorites. All meals include soup, full salad bar, and ice cream sundae dessert!

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FRANKLIN GROVE | CONCERTS Mayday Parade bounces back with ‘Black Lines’

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Jim Wolber of Franklin Grove, now featured with The Lariat band, will perform at 7 and 9 p.m. Oct. 30 at H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St., Franklin Grove.

Musician to play Fifth Friday shows STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

FRANKLIN GROVE – Jim Wolber of Franklin Grove, now featured with The Lariat band, will perform two Fifth Friday shows at 7 and 9 p.m.

Oct. 30 at H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Attendees are encour-

aged to wear Halloween costumes, and prizes will be awarded for most original, scariest, and most beautiful costume.

Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 815456-3030 or visiting the building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, or noon to 4 p.m.

Sunday.

(Grade: B) Mayday Parade just released an album full of songs that I can’t stop singing.

What year is this?

Seriously though, “Black Lines,” released Oct. 9, is the band’s best since its debut album, “A Lesson In Romantics,” released in 2007. It was the only album with singer-songwriter Jason Lancaster, who went on to form Go Radio.

The band was part of the second wave of poppunk in the mid-to-late 2000s, along with The Maine, We The Kings, and All Time Low. And every 2 years since the debut, the band has released an album.

And every 2 years since

the debut, I’ve been disappointed.

“Black Lines” brings the band back to what made it so good: incredible hooks, heartfelt lyrics and songs stocked full of attitude and energy.

The album starts with the heavier “One of Them Will Destroy the Other.” It’s reminiscent of Taking Back Sunday’s more angsty work. If you liked poppunk at some point in your life, you should enjoy this song, at the very least.

The album’s fourth

song, “Letting Go,” is for all you softies. It’s for the ballad lovers. Few bands in the genre do them better.

“Keep In Mind, Transmogrification Is A New Technology” is catchy, featuring fun, punchy guitars and solid drum work.

Many bands in the genre struggle with having lyrics mature along with band members.

The same is true here.

Take “All on Me” for example, an otherwise solid song.

“I’m blaming everything that’s happening all on me, all on me. And who will be the first to finally see and save me, save me? We’re all liars and the truth be told, I’m lost and so afraid.”

Not exactly elementary, but getting harder for an aging fanbase to relate to?

The saving grace is that the lyrics – and the music – don’t sound forced.

On “Until You’re Big Enough,” the band just sounds like they’re having fun again, with vocalist Derek Sanders belting out a sing-a-long over soaring guitars and pummeling drums.

The album’s second to last track, “Look up and See Infinity, Look Down and See Nothing,” is a letdown. It sounds like an album-filler, more like an interlude.

But the band recovers with “One of Us,” a fun, upbeat and fine-enough finale.

“Black Lines” bottoms out at times, but is a step back in the right direction for a band that, again, shows a lot of promise.

– Lucas Pauley Plan!t Sauk Valley editor @LucasJayPauley

IN BRIEF Happy Tails to host party at Northland Mall STERLING – Happy Tails Humane Society will get into the spooky spirit by hosting a Halloween party on Oct. 29 at Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway.

Locals are encouraged to bring their dog dressed in an outfit for the Halloween Runway Show. The show begins at 6:15 p.m., with registration open at 5:30.

Dogs will also be able to enjoy an

all-you-can-take doggie treat buffet.

A $5 donation will cover all activities.

Happy Tails is a no-kill shelter and a private nonprofit organization in Rock Falls.

Free concert at City of God Church in Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – Restart 2015, a free concert, will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at City of God Church, 530 W. Rock Falls Road.

The show will feature: Mike Swag,

H Street, Sonia, Miracle Leach, Larry Westbrook Jr., Crealot, Alicia Ann, Cyic Dance Team, and Cog Drama Team.

Restart is a program that helps restore the sense of purpose and vision through music, by promoting nonviolence and a drug-free community, according to a news release.

Go to gofundme.com/restartconcerts to donate to the cause.

Call 536-940-8869 for more information.

– SVM staff reports

WHAT’S GOING ON CONCERTS Nov. 6 Oak Ridge Boys to perform CLINTON, Iowa – The Oak Ridge Boys will perform at 8 p.m. at Oakwood Grand Ballroom at Wild Rose Casino & Resort, 777 Wild Rose Drive.

The group’s biggest hits include “Elvira” and “Bobbie Sue.” Tickets are $30, and attendees must be 21 and have a Wild Times Club card to attend.

Tickets are available in the gift shop, at clinton.wildroseresorts. com or by calling 800-457-9975.

Nov. 7 Remember Martin and Lewis?

DEKALB – The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Tribute Show will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. at Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Martin and Lewis were one of the hottest acts in the early 50s.

Performers Tom Stevens and Tony Lewis will bring that chemistry to life during the show.

Tickets are on sale and range from $18.50 to $28.50. They are available at egyptiantheatre.org or by contacting the box office at 815-758-1215 or in person. Box office hours are from 2 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursdays.

Nov. 8 Small ensemble concert CLINTON, Iowa – Musicians of Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform an afternoon of music for small ensembles at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. S. The local musicians will perform music written for trios, quartets and some slightly larger groups.

Tickets, which cost $15 for adults and $5 for students, are available at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, and Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door.

Students through eighth grade will be admitted free of charge.

Nov. 11 Gospel artists to perform ROCKFORD – The Festival of Praise tour will make a stop in

the area at 7 p.m. at BMO Harris Bank Center, 300 Elm St. Gospel artists Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin will perform during the show, joined by many musicians and vocalists.

Tickets are $33 or $52.50, plus taxes and fees, and are available at the box office, ticketmaster. com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Nov. 20 Country artists to stop in Dixon DIXON – Doug Stone, an American country music artist, will perform with Jade Jack at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The show will run from 7 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $30, or $50 for a box seat.

Go to thecrystalcork.ticketleap. com/doug-stone for tickets.

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

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: Dec. 18 Nov. 21 Cheap Trick at Coronado ROCKFORD – Cheap Trick will perform at 8 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The classic rock band, known for songs such as “I Want You to Want Me,” and “Surrender,” is from Rockford.

Tickets range from $45 to $85, and are available at 815-9685222, at ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Dec. 11 Billy Dean to perform CLINTON, Iowa – Billy Dean will perform at 8 p.m. at Oakwood Grand Ballroom at Wild Rose Casino & Resort, 777 Wild Rose Drive.

Dean’s biggest hit is “Only Here For A Little While.”

Tickets are $20, and attendees

must be 21 and have a Wild Times Club card to attend.

Tickets are available in the gift shop, at clinton.wildroseresorts. com or by calling 800-457-9975.

Dec. 12 Get in the holiday spirit CLINTON, Iowa – Clinton Symphony Orchestra will present its annual “Holidays with the Symphony” concert at 7:30 p.m. in Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave S. The family concert will include seasonal and Christmas music performed by the orchestra, under the baton of Brian Dollinger, including a carol sing-along.

Tickets, which cost $15 for adults and $5 for students, are available at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, and Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door.

Students through eighth grade will be admitted free of charge.

Dec. 19 Buckinghams in holiday spirit DEKALB – The Buckinghams will combine classic rock hits with holiday songs at 7:30 p.m. at Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. Holiday songs will include “White Christmas,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”

General admission tickets are $25 for adults, and $20 for students and seniors. Premium tickets are $35 for adults, and $20 for students and seniors. Gold circle tickets are $65.

Go to egyptiantheatre.org, call 815-758-1225, or visit the box office for tickets. Box office hours are from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

Dec. 20 Light it up in DeKalb DEKALB – “A Very Electric Christmas” will return at 4 p.m. to Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. The story follows a young bird, Max, and his family, as they begin their journey south for the winter. When Max gets blown off course and ends up at the North

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Since its appearance as a semifinalist on “America’s Got Talent” in 201, Lightwire Theater has been entertaining audiences around the world with its unique combination of dance, puppetry and technology.

Tickets are on sale and range from $25 to $35. Go to egyptiantheatre.org, call 815-758-1225 or visit the box office for tickets. Box office hours are from 2 to 6 p.m.

Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursdays.

in a holiday craft mall that is open weekends through Dec. 20 at 901 W. U.S. Route 30, in the Leonard Real Estate office building.

There are two floors of handmade items only, Pat Leonard said, so artists also are welcome.

The mall is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Booth rental is $45 to $50 a month, depending on the size of the booth, and renters keep all their earnings, Leonard said.

Admission will be free for shoppers.

Call Leonard at 815-718-1307 or drop by the office to sign up or for more information.

Nov. 7

CRAFT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS, VENDOR SHOWS Through Dec. 20 Holiday craft mall ROCK FALLS – Crafters and artisans are invited to rent space

Holiday bazaar at church DIXON – St. Patrick Catholic Women’s Club members will have their holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holloway Center, 612 Highland Ave. The event features a bakery, candy and re-gift stores, and arts and crafts.

Freshly-baked cinnamon rolls

for $1 each will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. Chicken tetrazzini will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger.

Proceeds will benefit local charities, such as Meals on Wheels, the Dixon Food Pantry, Hospice of the Rock River Valley, and St. Mary School in Dixon.

For more information, call Gracie Grove at 815-994-1377.

Nov. 7-8 Booths available for show STERLING – A fall arts, crafts and vendor show will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 7, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 8 at Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway.

Booths are $35 each or $50 for a double booth. Each booth is approximately 10-by-10 feet, and includes one table and chair. Additional tables are $10 each.

Set-up will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 and 8:30 a.m. Nov. 8.

Call 815-626-5390 or email jebenezer@jherzog.com for more information.

Letters to Santa Sauk Valley Media will be featuring “Letters to Santa” to be printed in the Daily Gazette and Telegraph Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

We would like to invite children of the Sauk Valley area to participate.

Letters must be received by 5 p.m.

Friday, November 20, 2015, to be included in this section.

Letters may be emailed to: letterstosanta@saukvalley.com Please call to confirm with our editorial department that your emailed letters have been received.

815-625-3600 Letters can also be dropped off or mailed to: Sauk Valley Media, Attn: Letters to Santa, P.O. Box 498, 3200 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL 61081 or Telegraph, Attn: Letters to Santa, 113 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, IL 61021

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WHAT’S GOING ON DOWNTOWN EVENTS Nov. 14 Second Saturdays returns DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings will return to various venues, most of them running from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues. Second Saturdays features art, music and other cultural events, Find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Upcoming: Dec. 12

FAMILY FUN Today Fall fest at facility STERLING – The Fall Harvest Festival and Car Show will feature fun for all ages from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E. There will be a chili and soup supper, and hot apple cider will be served.

The event will feature entertainment and prizes.

Go to morningsideofsterling. com or call 815-622-2800 for more information.

Friday and Saturday Take a haunted ride FRANKLIN GROVE – The Franklin Grove Park Board will present its Haunted Zombie Ride from 7 to 11:30 p.m. both nights at the Chaplin Creek Village, 1715 Whitney Road.

Admission is $5 and parking is free.

Concessions will be sold.

Nov. 15 Community praise night at DHS DIXON – A Community Praise Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

An offering will be taken, and a sign language interpreter will be on hand.

Dec. 27 Harlem Globetrotters in Rockford ROCKFORD – The Harlem Globetrotters will bring its classic family show to the area at 2 p.m. at BMO Harris Bank Center, 300 Elm St. Fans are encouraged to visit greatassist.com to “nominate a worthwhile cause or deserving family in need of a smile,” and the Globetrotters will help as many as possible, according to a news release.

Tickets are $25 and available at harlemglobetrotters. com, ticketmaster.com, the box office, or by calling 800-7453000.

FARMERS MARKETS In Dixon DIXON – The Dixon Park District farmers market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays through the end of the month at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Farmers Market is open from 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday through the end of the month at 400 W. Second St. Those interested in being a vendor can call 815-625-4500 or email hodges@rockfallschamber. com.

In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historical Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-4997268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Saturday Football fundraiser at SHS STERLING – The third annual Touchdown for Tatas women’s flag football fundraiser will return to Sterling Chevrolet Field at Roscoe Eades Stadium at Sterling High School, 410 E. LeFevre Road.

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Harmonica workshop set for Aireloom Music STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

MOUNT MORRIS – Dennis Stukenberg of Nashville, Tennessee, will conduct a free harmonica workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday at Aireloom Music, 4167 Mud Creek Road.

The talk will cover the history of the harmonica and include a demonstration of playing techniques and styles. A 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C will be needed to participate in the workshop.

Stukenberg has played throughout the U.S., performing predominantly in the blues clubs of Chicago and Nashville.

He will be available for scheduled appointments and lessons as a follow-up to the workshop.

Go to aireloommusic. com or call 815-9735697 for more information.

If you’d like to play, find the event on Facebook for links to the teams’ captains.

All proceeds will be donated to local nonprofit organizations helping those touched by cancer.

Gates will open at 9 a.m., and there will be a children’s area open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will include food, vendors and information about breast cancer.

After the tournament, a “Pink Party” will be held at Long Shot Bar and Grill, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road. The party will feature a 50/50 raffle drawing at 8 p.m., followed by an auction.

Tickets for the 50/50 are $1 each or six for $5. They are available at the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, 211 Locust St. Benefit for WCPT returns ROCK FALLS – The second Toast to Transit wine tasting fundraiser for Whiteside County Public Transportation will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Barn at Allen Acres, 2206 Prophet Road.

All proceeds will help support the countywide public transportation system.

Tickets are $25 apiece or two for $40 through Friday, and $30 each or two for $50 at the door.

Tickets include eight tasting tickets and appetizers. There will be live music.

The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe will have a variety of wines, beers and martinis to sample.

Participants must be 21 or older to attend.

The first 100 ticket purchasers will receive a complimentary wine glass and wine charm. There will be a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction.

Go to ridewcpt.net or call Tori McDaniel at 815-625-7433, ext.

105, for tickets or more information.

Nov. 7 Annual benefit for Granny Rose DIXON – The 14th annual Fur Ball will begin with cocktails and a silent auction at 6:30 p.m. at The Brandywine, 441 state Route 2.

Proceeds from the event benefit the animals of Granny Rose Animal Shelter in Dixon.

A buffet dinner will begin at 7:30, with a cake and dessert auction at 8:30.

Entertainment will be provided

by Acoustic Circus, featuring Kathy Cecchetti.

Tickets are $40 a person and available by calling 815-2887387 or visiting the shelter, 613 River Lane. Reservations are due Nov. 2.

The event is sponsored by Sauk Valley Media.

Nov. 14 Pancake breakfast for school STERLING – A pancake breakfast, set to run from 7 a.m. to noon, will benefit Christ Lutheran School, 2000 18th Ave.

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Dennis Stukenberg of Nashville, Tennessee, will conduct a free harmonica workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Aireloom Music, 4167 Mud Creek Road, Mount Morris.

The breakfast will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, pork sausage, apple sauce, and juice or coffee.

A free will donation will be accepted for admission. Delivery is also available to businesses.

Call 563-343-2803 for more information.

HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES Saturday Games, costume contest at event FREEPORT – Shoe Sensation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Illinois, a program of FHN Family Counseling Center, will present a free family Oktoberfest event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the store in Meadows Shopping Center, 1842 S. West Ave. Games and prizes will be offered, and the winner of the Halloween costume contest will get two tickets to Discovery Center in Rockford.

Go to bigbrothersbigsisters. org for more information on the program.

Can’t get enough candy?

DIXON – A trunk or treat event is set for 4 to 5 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave. The event offers safe trick-ortreating in the church parking lot.

Oct. 30 Annual event a treat ROCK FALLS – Trick-ortreaters of all ages can take part in the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce Uptown Trick or Treat from 4 to 6 p.m. in participating businesses.

Seniors set to get spooky DIXON – A party is planned from noon to 2 p.m. at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Prizes will be awarded for costumes the following categories: scariest, most original, and people’s choice.

The Sassy Senior Steppers will perform to Halloween-themed music at 1.

Call 815-288-9236 if you plan to join the party.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS Nov. 11 Annual show at church STERLING – Hospice of the Rock River Valley’s 26th annual Festival of Trees kickoff event will be the Holiday

Designs and Desserts decorating show with Jim Behrens at Bethel Reformed Church, 230 E. 23rd St. The show, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m., is an opportunity to learn holiday tips from a professional and learn about new holiday decorating trends.

Behrens is an accomplished floral designer who will offer holiday decorating tips during the program.

Limited table seating is available, and advance ticket purchases are recommended.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 state Route 2, Dixon; Behren’s Blumen Stuff, 1512 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls; and the Sauk Valley Chamber of Commerce, 211 Locust St., Sterling.

All proceeds from Festival of Trees events benefit patients and families of the Hospice.

Call 815-288-3673 for more information.

Nov. 14 Annual gala in Dixon DIXON – The annual Festival of Trees Gala, presented by the Hospice of the Rock River Valley, will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction at The Brandywine, 441 state Route 2.

According to a news release, the event celebrates the holiday season and is filled with festivities that reflect the essence of hospice – family, friendship, community, and caring.

A dinner will follow the silent auction. There will also be dessert and a live auction.

All proceeds from Festival of Trees events benefit patients and families of the Hospice.

Tickets are $50 each and $400 for a table of eight. Reservations are due Nov. 1.

Call 815-288-3673 for tickets.

Holiday craft show set DIXON – Dixon Lioness Club will host “Crafts for Christmas,” a holiday craft and vendor show, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 412 W. Everett St. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m.

Admission is free.

Among items available for purchase will be baked goods, crafts and food. There will be raffles.

Go to dixonillioness.org or contact Mary Ann Guttman at maryannguttman@yahoo.com or 815-973-0374 for more information or to register a booth.

Nov. 20-21 Joint holiday parade returns The Twin Cites Holiday Parade will return for its second year, because of what organizers called “very positive” feedback, according to a news release.

The parade, put on by Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce, Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, Sterling Main Street, and Rock Falls Tourism, will

begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street in Sterling, near Grandon Civic Center.

The route will follow Fourth Street to Locust Street, turning south onto the First Avenue Bridge then going into Rock Falls. It will continue on First Avenue, turning right at West Fifth Street toward Merrill Elementary School.

There will be a children’s party with Santa at the school.

Seasonal Sights and Sounds Walk will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, in Sterling, with the tree lighting set for 7 p.m. at the Library Plaza Tree downtown.

Also Friday, Hometown Holidays will run from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Rock Falls. The Love Light Ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m.

More activities are being planned, and information will be posted at sterlingmainstreet.org, rockfallschamber.com, saukvalleyareachamber.org, and visitrockfalls.com.

To register for the parade or for more information, call Sauk Valley Area Chamber at 815-625-2400, Rock Falls Chamber at 815-6254500 or Sterling Main Street at 815-626-8610.

Dec. 4-6 Dillon Home to be lit up STERLING – One of the most historic sites in the Sauk Valley will soon get into the holiday spirit.

The Dillon Home Museum, 1005 E. Third St., will be decorated for the holidays during December.

The site will be open for tours at 10 and 11 a.m., and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5.

The site will be open for a non-guided walk-through from 7 to 9 p.m. both days, and 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6.

Lighted walkways and Christmas music will greet visitors coming to tour the Dillon Home and the Carriage House.

The Sterling High School madrigal choir will perform from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.

Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors, and free for children 12 and under. The max for a family is $6; groups of 20 or more are $2 a person.

HISTORY LOVERS Today Iowa history on exhibit DAVENPORT, Iowa – TRACES Center for History and Culture will bring its mobile exhibit, “At Home in the Heartland: How Iowans Got to be ‘Us,’” from 1 to 4 p.m. to the German American Heritage Center, 712 W. Second St. It is housed in a retrofitted school bus, the BUS-eum.

The Iowa that existed as few as 35 years ago is gone, organizers say. Sweeping, long-term changes in the region’s agriculture, economy, technology, politics and its ethnic, age or other demographics have altered the ways Iowans live. In the process, old treasures have been lost, even as new possibilities have been gained.

Over the next 18 months, TRACES will take its exhibit to all 99 Iowa counties on three different tours, showing at diverse venues.

While the overall tour focuses on Iowa history, the German American Heritage Center showings will feature local history, as shared by local participants and facilitated by project director Michael Luick-Thrams, whose family has lived in Iowa since the 1830s.

Admission is free. Go to roots. traces.org/at-home-in-the-heartland for more information about the tour.

Talk on Native American history MORRISON – “Illinois 2,000 Years Ago: The Rise of a New Way of Native American Life” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. in the community room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. The program will be presented by Dr. Michael D. Wiant, anthropologist/archaeologist and director of Illinois State Museum.

The event is free and open to the public.

KARAOKE Saturday Party with the James Gang PEARL CITY – Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight at Slurp & Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road.

Email jamesgang1996@gmail. com for more information.

Upcoming: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Oct. 30 at PatiO’s, 222 W. First St., Dixon; and 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 31, Bogey’s at Timber Creek Golf Course, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon

AT THE MOVIES Through Oct. 30 Film needs support STERLING – A short film is set to be shot in Sterling in November, and you could help make it happen.

Creators of “Concrete Hearts” are raising funds through Oct. 30 through Kickstarter.

The goal of the short film, to be released by Nathan Tauch Films, is to take a psychological look at cheating in relationships, and how to deal with the difficult issue.

The piece will be part of a package created to teach about infidelity for counseling groups, churches and small groups.

Search for the film “Concrete Hearts” on kickstarter.com to donate to the cause. The short film is expected to be released in April.

The filmmakers are also looking for extras. Email extras.concretehearts@gmail.com if interested.

THEATER Friday and Saturday Original show at Stage Left DIXON – “3 Doors on the Floor: A Sketch Revue” will hit the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday at Stage Left, 306 W. First St. The performance is an original show mixed with improv.

Tickets are $10 and available at The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, 219 W. First St., Trein’s Jewelry, 201 W. First St., and The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Nov. 10 ‘Girls Night’ in Rockford ROCKFORD – “Girls Night: The Musical” will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The show follows five girlfriends who go from heartbreak to happiness during a wild night of karaoke.

Tickets range from $37 to $47 and are available at ticketmaster. com or by calling 815-968-5222.

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

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

The museum will close Nov. 1, and reopen in April.

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

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

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

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for more information.

At John Deere Historic Site GRAND DETOUR – The John Deere Historic Site will offer a free family day every second Saturday through October at the museum, 8334 S. Clinton St. The site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday from May through the end of the month. Admission is $5.

Call 815-652-4551 for more information.

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

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

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

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

The museum, 111 S. Main St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays. The museum also is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

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

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HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES

Trick or treat dates set for Sauk Valley

Square Park at Third Street and Highland Avenue, then go up Third Street to Hennepin Avenue; north on Hennepin to First Street; west on First to Highland Avenue, and south on Highland to Haymarket Square.

Trick-or-treaters can stop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Reagan Home Visitors Center, 810 S. Hennepin Ave. A staff member or volunteer will pass out treats in the gift shop while treats are available.

Families can come out for a trunk or treat night from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 921 E. Chamberlin St. Church

members will offer treats from the trunks of their cars to children and their adult chaperones.

Popcorn and hot chocolate will be provided. For more information, call the church at 815-2881505.

Erie: 5 to 7 p.m.

Fulton: 5 to 7 p.m.

Grand Detour: 5 to 8 p.m.

Lyndon: 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Manlius: 4 to 7 p.m.

Milledgeville: 4 to 7 p.m.

Morrison: 4 to 7 p.m.

Mount Morris: Trick or treating is from 5 to 8 p.m.

Evangelical Free Church will have a trunk or treat from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the church parking lot, 102 S. Seminary St. All children younger than 13 who live in the Mount Morris community, and their parents and grandparents, can attend.

Church members will provide candy from the trunks of their vehicles. A bounce house and a petting zoo will be available, as will hot dogs, chips, and beverages.

Oregon: 5 to 8 p.m.

Polo: 5 to 8 p.m.

Prophetstown: 4 to 7 p.m.

Rochelle: 5 to 8 p.m.

Rock Falls: A Halloween party for students in second to eighth grades will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Oct. 30 at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th St. A costume contest will take place, with three different categories. Food, drinks, and glow items will be sold. Admission is $5, and includes chances for door prizes.

These might never go beyond the prototype stage. But the ministry has issued tongue-in-cheek rules on their use to mark “Back to the Future” day.

Its website describes a hoverboard as a “small vehicle for use outside of the road” and says a special license is needed for rocket-driven “Pit Bull” models.

It urges hoverboarders to wear helmets and to “be aware ... of possible additional regulations” for use over water.

Collaboration draws young celebrities

Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss and Jourdan Dunn.

“I think the models I chose are my friends,” said Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing. “All the girls that I love that can

grab my hand and just say, ‘Don’t worry, It’s gonna be fun.’ It’s a night of love and of friendship and of fun.”

The collection included beaded jackets, draped trousers and genie pants.

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Trick or treat hours have been announced for Sauk Valley communities. Dates are Oct. 31 unless otherwise stated.

Amboy: An all-ages Halloween parade begins at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Federal Bank, 111 E. Main St. Participants can line up at 2:45 p.m. Trickor-treating will begin after the parade and last until dark. Call City Hall at 815-857-3814 for more information.

Albany: 5 to 7 p.m.

Ashton: 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Byron: 5 to 8 p.m.

Chadwick: 5 to 7 p,.m.

Dixon: A monster pancake and sausage breakfast will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. The cost is $4 for adults, $3 for adults in costume, $2 for children 11 and younger, and $1 for kids in costume.

The Dixon Noon Lions will offer a Halloween parade at 10 a.m. for children through eighth grade. The parade will step off from Haymarket

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Parents Merissa and Steve Hernandez pass out candy in October 2013 with their children, Ohnaka and Mikah, before they hit the streets trick-or-treating in Sterling.

The 10th annual Trick or Trunk Halloween party will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Rock Falls, 905 Dixon Ave. From 1 to 3 p.m., church members will decorate their cars, vans, trucks, or tailgates, and have treats for children 12 and younger. At 1:30 p.m., Jeremy the Amazer will perform a magic show.

Refreshments will be provided. All area children are welcome. For more information, call the church office Monday through Wednesday mornings at 815-625-3314.

Citywide trick-or-treating will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. From 4 to 6 p.m., businesses at First Avenue and Second Street will offer trick-or-treating.

Sterling: 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Tampico: 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Walnut: Trick-or-treating in town will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. From 6 to 7:30 p.m., trick-or-treating will be permitted at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, 308 S. Second St. Trick-or-treating will be permitted from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in rural areas in Whiteside County.

At the end of the runway portion of the presentation, the Backstreet Boys performed a medley of some of their hits.

The collection goes on sale Nov. 5.

IN BRIEF Austria issues rules on hoverboards VIENNA (AP) – It was the day that Marty McFly landed in the future – and Austria’s transport ministry was ready with guidelines for hoverboards.

Fans of “Back to the Future 2” know that McFly arrived Oct. 21, 2015 – Wednesday. They also will remember the hoverboard sequence, with McFly being chased by Biff and his gang, all on flying skateboards.

NEW YORK (AP) – An event Tuesday in New York to launch the new Balmain x H&M collection turned the typical runway show up about 10 notches to a full-on party.

A video intro featuring Kendall Jenner riding a futuristic subway with dancers voguing kicked off the runway show. Models showing the collection featured Jenner again along with Gigi and

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MLB PLAYOFFS | NLCS | GAME 4 | METS 8, CUBS 3

New team, same old story Another big first inning puts end to Cubs’ postseason

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CHICAGO – One final, charmed swing by Daniel Murphy, and the New York Mets finished a playoff sweep of the Chicago Cubs.

A new generation of Amazins is heading to the World Series.

Murphy homered for a record sixth consecutive postseason game, and the Mets brushed aside the Cubs 8-3 WednesAP day night, capping a National The Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber can’t catch a ball hit by the Mets’ League Championship Series in Wilmer Flores during the sixth inning of Wednesday’s Game 4 which New York never trailed. of the NLCS at Wrigley Field. The Cubs lost 8-3 and were elimiLucas Duda hit a three-run nated from the postseason. homer in the first inning,

• The Cubs have played in 19 postseason series and been swept in six of them.

They have lost all four times they have appeared in the National League Championship Series. doubled twice and had five RBIs, silencing a crowd of 42,227 at Wrigley Field desperately hoping for the beginning of an epic comeback in Game 4.

Not this time. Not with New York’s array of power arms,

and Murphy swinging a hot stick that made him the NLCS MVP. Manager Terry Collins’ team advanced to the World Series for the first time since the Mets lost to the crosstown Yankees in five games in 2000. They will play at either Toronto or Kansas City in Game 1 on Tuesday night – the Royals lead 3-2 in the ALCS – and have several days to line up their imposing rotation exactly the way they want after capturing their fifth NL pennant.

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It wasn’t all that long ago Rockford Lutheran was a football team opponents looked to get fat on.

The Crusaders joined the Big Northern in 2003, after enjoying success in the football-weak Private School League. They had gone 6-4 in 2002, including a first-round Isaiah Harris playoff loss to Rock Falls Lenajunior Winslow.

The following year, in the much more stout Big Northern White, Lutheran endured backto-back 0-9 seasons, before breaking through in 2005 with a 3-6 mark, including 2-3 in league play.

When the Big Northern went to its current divisions in football, East and West, beginning in 2006, the Crusaders opened with 25 consecutive West losses, over five seasons.

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Sterling’s Tyson Hall reaches out to tackle Rochelle’s Xavier Rincon during this past Friday’s NIB-12 West win in Rochelle. Sterling’s defense has been stout the last 3 weeks, but will face a tough test on Friday when it hosts Sycamore.

Playoff primer Spartans will prepare Warriors for 5A field

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Jonathan Schlemmer had a packet of information in his hands about Sycamore before practice on Wednesday at Roscoe Eades Stadium.

“We’ve spent quite a bit of time getting ready,” Schlemmer said, leafing through the pages.

About the only break from

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium Radio: 94.3 FM Twitter: Patrick Mason (@pm222) preparation came when the Sterling football coach took some time out to help state-bound tennis player Maura Scanlan look up some information about the meet. Scanlan is playing the

meet with doubles partner Ali Prescott. The meet starts today.

“I asked about who she was playing, and she didn’t know,” Schlemmer said.

“So we got online to see who they were playing, and where the match was.”

The postseason is lurking for the Warriors’ football team, and at 7-1, Sterling knows there will be a game 10 coming next weekend.

The Dixon Dukes are not quite ready to look ahead to the challenge of returning to the playoffs for the second straight year.

Standing in the way before the 4A playoffs is a Byron team with a 6-2 record.

Preparing for the Tigers hasn’t been an extremely difficult task, as they are similar in style to the Stillman Valley Caleb team the Dukes Moton beat 44-36, 2 Dixon weeks ago. senior “They’re a little like Stillman,” senior running back and defensive back Benny Mayes said. “They’re a little more versatile. They can pass a little bit more. Their running backs don’t give up when they get hit.”

What senior two-way lineman Caleb Moton sees in the Tigers is a team that is competitive from start to finish. Byron has been behind in a couple of games in which it has come back to win – two of them in similar 41-40 victories against Stillman Valley and Winnebago.

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Jays force Game 6 in ALCS, B5.

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Enough is enough Charles Woodson A 1998 first-round draft pick from Michigan, the 39-year-old Raiders’ DB indicates he can play another 10 seasons.

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Sterling Sharks to hold fundraiser The Sterling Sharks 14U softball team will be holding a 5K run/walk fundraiser on Sunday, Nov. 1 behind Long Shot bar in Rock Falls.

Registration begins at 7 a.m., followed by the event at 8. Cost is $25 and includes a t-shirt. Breakfast is available at the bar.

For more information, contact Rebecca Koerner at 815-535-8980.

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Blue Jackets fire head coach John Tortorella hoisted a Stanley Cup in Tampa Bay, and led the New York Rangers to the verge of a championship berth. At woebegone Columbus, the Blue Jackets have a more modest goal for the veteran coach: Win a game.

Tortorella is back coaching in the NHL after the Blue Jackets fired Todd Richards on Wednesday with the team off to an 0-7-0 start.

Tortorella, who won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, has been out of hockey since the Canucks fired him in May 2014 after one season in Vancouver.

He takes over for Richards, who had been with the Blue Jackets since 2012 and led them to only their second NHL playoff appearance in 2013-14, when they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the opening round.

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Odom remains married for now Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are still married – and it looks as if they’re going to stay that way, at least for a while.

A request for dismissal of their divorce petition was filed and granted Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Superior Court clerk’s office.

WOMEN’S HOOPS

Illinois wants lawsuit dismissed The University of Illinois argues in a motion filed this week that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit filed by seven former women’s basketball players because the school cannot be sued in federal court.

In the motion filed Tuesday, the university argues that the sovereign immunity that prevents the state from being sued in federal court also covers the state university. The university also argues that the plaintiffs have not provided proof of the racial discrimination they allege.

In the lawsuit, filed in July, the players accuse basketball coach Matt Bollant and former assistant Mike Divilbiss of violating their civil rights by creating a racially hostile environment.

TELEVISION

Workforce slashed at ESPN Disney’s ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional cable bundle is less far-reaching than it once was.

ESPN spokeswoman Amy Phillips confirmed the number of job losses Wednesday.

The Bristol, Connecticutbased sports channel is one of the linchpins of the traditional cable bundle of hundreds of channels, which is under pressure from viewers migrating online.

Cameron Heyward NFL insists Steelers DE can’t write “Iron Head” in eye black on his face, a tribute to his late father, Craig “Iron Head” Heyward.

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GIRLS TENNIS | STATE TOURNAMENT

Send-offs in style Sterling, Newman doubles teams ready for state

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Students and faculty lined the hallway to the back exit at Newman High School on Wednesday, cheering as Emily Long and Erin Vits walked down the middle in pink sweatshirts and each holding a bouquet of flowers.

Long and Vits were just minutes away from heading to the Chicago suburbs, where the doubles team will compete in the state tennis tournament, and their schoolmates were giving them a nice send-off.

“It’s nice to get the attention, and be recognized for the accomplishment,” said Vits, a sophomore. “This weekend is about all the fun we can have.

Making it to state is great, and we’ll compete hard, but there’s a lot of other fun things we will get to do.”

Vits and Long took fourth at the Rock Island Sectional, which concluded Saturday.

They lost to Sterling’s Maura Scanlan and Ali Prescott in the thirdplace match.

Scanlan and Prescott met with coach Kelly Reynolds at the back of the Sterling student parking lot to load the Warriors’ bus to make the trip to the suburbs.

The pair had matching grey Sterling sweatshirts on.

“We didn’t plan this,” Scanlan said, pointing to the shirts as she walked up to her coach.

“It just happened.”

Making similar decisions without talking is probably one of the reasons that the senior pairing of Scanlan and Prescott has been so successful.

State tournament When: Today, Friday, Saturday Where: Various locations in suburbs First-round matchups • Emily Long, Erin Vits (Newman) vs.

Hailey Koretz, Caroline Chetas (Glenbrook North), at Rolling Meadows High School • Maura Scanlan, Ali Prescott (Sterling) vs. Grace Park, Priya Sharma (IMSA), at Prospect High School

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Sterling’s Maura Scanlan is one of four local players who will compete at the IHSA state tennis tournament, which begins today in the Chicago suburbs. Scanlan teams with Ali Prescott in doubles.

The two paired for one match last year as juniors, before Scanlan spent the rest of the season with Anna Ivarson. That duo also made it to state.

“I don’t think Ali and I being on a team was something we ever took that seriously last year,” Scanlan said. “We did once and just went our separate ways.”

Even so, the pairing was natural this year, and the Warriors hope to have some success in the final year of a one-class state tennis tournament.

“We’re such good friends away from tennis, I think it made it easy to become partners,” Prescott said.

“We communicate with each other great,

and have confidence in each other.”

Vits and Long have also both been around the state tournament before, but this is the first time that either of them will play in it.

The two traveled to the meet last year to watch Chantel Ordean and Vits’ older sister, Anne, play.

“For me, there’s a bit of competition within the family with Anne going last year,” Vits said. “She’s going to come watch me this year. But it was amazing to watch. They were both great players, and to see how good the competition is down there was awesome.”

Watching the older two players is what motivated Long, a

senior, and Vits to work hard to get their shot at the tournament.

“When they went last year, they were the first ones since 2006 to make it from Newman,” Long said. “This year, some of the other players on the team will be going, and they’ll see what it is like. It will hopefully make them want to work hard too.”

The two doubles teams will be the last girls players from the area to play in a singleclass state tournament.

The IHSA approved increasing both boys and girls tennis to two classes starting next school year. Both Newman and Sterling, along with the area’s other tennis-playing school, Dixon, will end up playing in the smaller class.

“It’s great to go and see the great players from suburbs,” Vits said. “But we don’t have the facilities or the chance to be coached by former pros that a lot of those players do.

It will still be tough, because there are a lot of good small-school players.”

Today Girls swimming 5 p.m.

• Sterling, Davenport North at Rock Island Girls tennis 9 a.m.

• State tournament, various locations Volleyball 6 p.m.

• Byron at Dixon • Rock Falls at Lutheran • Bureau Valley at St. Bede • Oregon at Stillman Valley 7 p.m.

• AFC at Forreston • Polo at Milledgeville • Stockton at West Carroll

On the tube TV listings

Today College football 6 p.m.

• Temple at E. Carolina, ESPN2 6:30 p.m.

• Georgia Southern at Appalachian St., ESPNU 8 p.m.

• Cal at UCLA, ESPN

College soccer 7 p.m.

• Miami at Syracuse, FSN

Golf 11 a.m.

• LPGA, Fubon Taiwan Championship, first round (delayed tape), TGC 4 p.m.

• PGA, Shriners Hospital for Children Open, first round, at Las Vegas, TGC 11 p.m.

• LPGA, Fubon Taiwan Championship, TGC 9 p.m.

Monster of a deal for Busch Embattled driver signs with energy drink company

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Kurt Busch began the season with a suspension, but signed a lucrative sponsorship deal on Wednesday with Monster Energy Drinks. Busch is third in the Chase standings.

– and a multi-year contract extension to remain with SHR. Busch has had a personal sponsorship deal with Monster since 2012, and he won an Xfinity Series race for the company while driving for the team owned by his brother, Kyle Busch Motorsports.

The company never doubted its relationship with Busch, vice president of sports marketing Mitch Covington said.

“We took the position

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KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – There have been times the last few years that Kurt Busch seemed to be alone on an island fighting for the respect that should come with being one of NASCAR’s most talented drivers.

A career full of hiccups both on and off the track had put the former champion in limbo at the start of the season, when he was suspended by NASCAR before the Daytona 500 amid allegations of domestic violence.

His spot driving for Stewart-Haas Racing was safe during the nearly 4-month investigation and Busch’s three races out of the car. Why? Because SHR co-owner Gene Haas sponsored the car himself, and any decisions were his to make. Busch was reinstated after authorities decided no charges were warranted.

Now Busch has outside corporate sponsorship again – Monster Energy announced Wednesday it will be a co-primary sponsor of the No. 41 Chevrolet

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that you’re innocent until proven guilty,” Covington said. “Our relationship with Kurt, what he was being accused of, was not the guy we knew. We stood behind Kurt. We’re glad we stood behind him, and we’re glad to be here today.”

Busch has 27 career victories – three since joining SHR last season – in 535 Cup starts. He’s in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field and in good position to advance

Sunday into the third round. Busch was eliminated in the first round last year, but he’s third in the standings headed into Sunday’s race at Talladega.

Team co-owner Tony Stewart said it was Busch that pushed for the Monster deal.

Monster will debut on Busch’s car next week at Martinsville. The company will be on the hood of Busch’s car for 17 races next season, on the quarter panel for 18 races, and the primary sponsor for one race.

Haas Automation will share sponsorship in 35 of the events as the two companies will swap placement on the car.

In bringing in Monster, the financial burden to run the No. 41 is lessened for Haas, who is launching a Formula One team next season.

• Warriors at Lakers, TNT

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Friday’s games • Kaneland at Rochelle, 7:15 • DeKalb at Geneseo, 7:30 • Morris at LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 • Sycamore at Sterling, 7:30 • Yorkville at Ottawa, 7:30

Big Northern West Rkfd. Lutheran Byron Dixon Winnebago Stillman Valley Oregon Mendota Rock Falls

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

All 8-0 6-2 6-2 4-4 3-5 3-5 1-7 0-8

Friday’s games • Byron at Dixon, 7 • Rock Falls at Lutheran, 7 • Stillman Valley at Oregon, 7 • Winnebago at Mendota, 7

Big Northern East Marengo Richmond-Burton Johnsburg Genoa-Kingston North Boone Harvard Burlington Central Rkfd. Christian

Conf.

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

All 8-0 7-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5 0-8 0-8

Friday’s games • Johnsburg at Harvard, 7 • North Boone at Marengo, 7 • Richmond-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, 7 • Rockford Christian at Burlington Central, 7

Three Rivers Mississippi Princeton Newman Hall St. Bede Erie-Prophetstown Kewanee Sherrard

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

Overall Last week

All 7-1 5-3 5-3 3-5 3-5

All 8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 0-8

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

Rockridge Orion Fulton Morrison Bureau Valley Amboy Riverdale

All 5-3 7-1 3-5 3-5 4-4 2-6 0-8

Friday’s games • Amboy at Fulton, 7:30 • Bureau Valley at Morrison, 7:30 • Kewanee at Rockridge, 7:30 • Orion at Riverdale, 7:30

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

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7-0 6-1 5-2 5-2 4-3 2-5 2-5 1-6 0-8

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Friday’s games • East Dubuque at Eastland-P.C., 7 • Lena-Winslow at West Carroll, 7:15 • Aquin at South Beloit, 7:30 • Forreston at Pecatonica, 7:30 • Galena at Dakota, 7:30

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

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7-0 5-2 5-2 4-3 4-3 4-4 2-5 1-6 0-7

All 8-0 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 2-6 1-7 0-8

Friday’s games • AFC at Stockton, 7 • Warren at Milledgeville, 7 • Aquin at South Beloit, 7:30 • Durand at River Ridge, 7:30 • Orangeville at Polo, 7:30

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STER STER STER STER STER SYC STER 1 pt 9 pts 6 pts 2 pts 3 pts 1 pt BYRON BYRON BYRON DIXON BYRON BYRON DIXON 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts 7 pts 1 pt 2 pts LUTH LUTH LUTH LUTH LUTH LUTH LUTH 12 pts 13 pts 13 pts 13 pts 13 pts 12 pts OREGON SV OREGON OREGON OREGON SV OREGON 6 pts 1 pt 3 pts 4 pts 2 pts 4 pts FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON FULTON 10 pts 3 pts 9 pts 8 pts 4 pts 5 pts BV BV MORR MORR BV BV MORR 2 pts 4 pts 2 pts 1 pt 6 pts 3 pts HALL EP HALL HALL HALL HALL EP 4 pts 2 pts 8 pts 6 pts 5 pts 6 pts NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW SB 5 pts 8 pts 5 pts 9 pts 7 pts 7 pts STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK 11 pts 5 pts 10 pts 11 pts 8 pts 10 pts EDUB EDUB EDUB EDUB EDUB EDUB EPC 7 pts 11 pts 7 pts 5 pts 9 pts 8 pts LE-WIN LE-WIN LE-WIN LE-WIN LE-WIN LE-WIN WC 9 pts 10 pts 11 pts 10 pts 10 pts 11 pts POLO POLO POLO POLO POLO POLO POLO 13 pts 12 pts 12 pts 12 pts 12 pts 13 pts MVILLE WARREN MVILLE WARREN WARREN WARREN MVILLE 3 pts 7 pts 1 pt 3 pts 11 pts 9 pts

Sycamore (5-3) at Sterling (7-1) Byron (6-2) at Dixon (6-2) Rock Falls (0-8) at Lutheran (8-0) Stillman Valley (3-5) at Oregon (3-5) Amboy (2-6) at Fulton (3-5) Bureau Valley (4-4) at Morrison (3-5) Hall (6-2) at Erie-P’town (4-4) Newman (7-1) at St. Bede (4-4) AFC (4-4) at Stockton (6-2) East Dubuque (3-5) at Eastland-P.C. (1-7) Lena-Winslow (8-0) at West Carroll (5-3) Orangeville (1-7) at Polo (8-0) Warren (5-3) at Milledgeville (4-4)

SVM FOOTBALL STAT LEADERBOARD Rushing yards Brady Rude, Newman Will Konneck, BV Keegan Schubert, EPC Brooks Grobe, Polo Trey Simmons, Fulton Dylan Binion, Erie-P’town Ethan Mangler, West Carroll Sterling Thornton, Sterling Ryon Richardson, Amboy John Ghibellini, Oregon Arthur Cox, Dixon Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon Phillip Coers, Erie-P’town Andy Bird, Morrison Jake Hageman, AFC Brad Cavanaugh, Polo

Att 159 124 144 70 129 91 110 147 91 124 84 77 69 121 116 46

Passing yards Yds TD 1,162 15 1,149 11 894 6 860 11 841 11 828 10 799 7 762 19 709 10 708 7 665 9 658 11 601 9 581 5 545 5 508 11

Drake Davis, BV Nate Gascoigne, Dixon Logan Pillars, Rock Falls Sterling Thornton, Sterling Dylan Keller, Morrison Kody Plattenberger, West Carroll D.J. Heeren, EPC Jordan Hochstatter, Amboy Jacob Hilliker, AFC Tyler Sweenie, Fulton Jack Lemke, Fulton Brody Grobe, Polo Wyatt Patterson, Polo Logan Whitman, Newman Landon Vesley, Newman Phillip Coers, Erie-P’town

C-A-I Yds 71-124-6 1,321 109-177-7 1,258 81-173-8 1,106 66-103-1 882 41-97-10 614 42-90-4 603 29-63-7 467 24-68-8 466 23-47-1 462 35-63-2 422 21-43-3 329 19-25-1 256 17-27-0 201 7-21-0 169 13-41-2 158 4-20-3 135

Receptions TD 15 15 8 7 4 2 5 4 6 5 5 3 4 1 1 2

Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon Bryan Herr, BV Jordan Asbury, Sterling Michael Berentes, Rock Falls Turner Morse, Sterling Will Konneck, BV Jay Edlefson, BV Brighton Haverland, EPC Richie Bartnick, Polo Devon Ballard, Fulton Blake Wind, Rock Falls Austin Mallow, West Carroll Steven Santeramo, West Carroll Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon Joey Brackemyer, Morrison Kaywan Palmer, AFC

Rec 45 29 28 24 21 20 19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 13

Yds 683 610 480 444 248 437 230 367 240 176 192 230 174 112 259 251

TD 10 10 4 5 1 5 0 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 2

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Class 7A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Glenbard West (12) (8-0) 120 1 2. Libertyville (8-0) 108 2 3. Chicago Mt. Carmel (7-1) 89 3 4. Batavia (7-1) 72 5 5. Normal Community (7-1) 71 6 6. Simeon (6-2) 50 T7 7. Lincoln-Way East (6-2) 41 T7 8. Geneva (7-1) 33 4 9. Rockford Auburn (7-1) 27 9 10. Glenbard North (6-2) 19 10 Others receiving votes: Benet 16, Whitney Young 8, East St. Louis 5, Glenbrook North 1

Class 6A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Sacred Heart-Griffin(10) (8-0) 109 1 2. Montini (1) (8-0) 100 2 3. Lincoln-Way North (8-0) 85 3 4. Cary-Grove (7-1) 72 4 5. Prairie Ridge (7-1) 60 5 6. Lemont (7-1) 58 6 7. Crete-Monee (7-1) 41 7 8. Harvey Thornton (7-1) 37 9 9. DeKalb (7-1) 11 — 10. Normal West (5-3) 7 — T10. Riverside-Brookfield (7-1) 7 — Others receiving votes: Oak Forest 6, Belvidere North 5, Hinsdale South 4, Reavis 2, Oak Lawn Richards 1

Class 5A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Washington (8) (8-0) 112 4 2. Joliet Catholic (4) (7-1) 106 1 3. Nazareth (6-2) 80 5 T3. Triad (8-0) 80 6 5. Lincoln-Way West (7-1) 58 7 6. Peoria Notre Dame (7-1) 54 3 T6. Peoria Central (7-1) 54 2 8. Woodstock Marian (6-2) 33 8 T8. Champaign Central (7-1) 33 9 10. Highland (7-1) 17 10 Others receiving votes: St. Laurence 13, Sterling 9, Westinghouse 6, Lindblom 2, Normal University 2, Centralia 1

Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Rochester (14) (8-0) 157 1 2. Phillips (8-0) 140 2 3. Rockford Lutheran (1) (8-0) 121 3 4. Althoff Catholic (1) (8-0) 115 4 5. Manteno (8-0) 87 5 6. Geneseo (7-1) 74 6 7. Marengo (8-0) 68 7 8. Columbia (8-0) 38 8 9. Taylorville (8-0) 28 9 10. Murphysboro (7-1) 16 10 Others receiving votes: Breese Mater Dei 8, Richmond-Burton 8, Quincy Notre Dame 6, Plano 4, Herrin 2

School W-L Pts Prv 1. St. Joseph-Ogden (4) (8-0) 139 2 2. Wilmington (11) (8-0) 137 1 3. Bloomington C.C. (7-1) 107 3 4. Bishop McNamara (7-1) 101 4 5. Princeton (8-0) 85 5 6. Newman (7-1) 75 6 7. North-Mac (8-0) 70 7 8. Newton (8-0) 51 8 9. Monticello (7-1) 38 9 10. Paxton-Buckley-Loda (7-1) 18 T10 Others receiving votes: ElmwoodBrimfield 3, Byron 1

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“What impresses me about Byron is that they never quit,” Moton said.

“It seems that in a lot of the games that they are down, going into half or going into the fourth quarter, they end up coming back. They got a lot of heart, and I feel like that is their strength.”

The Dukes beat Rock Falls 47-14 last week, and have averaged 44 points in the last three games – which is an improvement from averaging 28 in their first three. Nate Gascoigne and Arthur Cox were involved in six of the seven touchdowns against the Rockets.

Gascoigne has 15 passing TDs, and 1,258 yards in the air. Last year, going airborne played a big role in Dixon’s 42-28 Week 9 win over the Tigers, as then-quarterback JD Gieson threw for 401 yards.

Gascoigne can expect to see much of the same of the Tigers’ defense from the pocket.

“They’re pretty athletic,” Gascoigne said of the Tigers. “Their schemes are pretty good. As long as we execute and can take

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Home-Flossmoor (10) (8-0) 100 1 2. Loyola (8-0) 90 2 3. Edwardsville (8-0) 68 3 4. Naperville Central (7-1) 64 4 5. Hinsdale Central (7-1) 56 5 6. Huntley (8-0) 46 9 7. Brother Rice (7-1) 42 6 8. O.P.-River Forest (7-1) 34 7 9. Barrington (7-1) 23 8 10. Maine South (6-2) 13 — Others receiving votes: Niles Notre Dame 7, Naperville Neuqua Valley 3, Oswego 2, Palatine 1, New Trier 1

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Friday’s games • Kaneland at Rochelle, 7:15 • DeKalb at Geneseo, 7:30 • Morris at LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 • Sycamore at Sterling, 7:30 • Yorkville at Ottawa, 7:30

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Dixon’s Nate Gascoigne drops back to throw against Mendota. The Dukes were able to burn Byron in the passing game in 2014, and if Gascoigne can do that Friday, Dixon could go to the playoffs with 7-2 record. advantage of matchups, we should be good.”

Byron quarterback Payton Janssen threw for 257 yards in last year’s meeting, and leads an experienced backfield consisting of seniors Zach Cogswell, Jacob Elsbury, and Avery Carlson.

“We know what we’re going to expect,” Mayes

said, “but it’s up to us to come out and be ready.”

The outcome of Friday’s game will have playoff seeding implications for both teams.

With a 7-2 record, the chances of having a home game are a possibility. The Dukes finished 7-2 last season and hosted RichmondBurton in Round 1.

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Class 2A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Tuscola (14) (8-0) 147 1 2. Tri-Valley (1) (8-0) 136 2 3. Pana (8-0) 108 5 4. G.C.-Melvin-Sibley (8-0) 82 10 5. Maroa-Forsyth (6-2) 71 6 6. Orion (7-1) 64 8 7. Hall (6-2) 63 3 8. IC Catholic (7-1) 49 9 9. Chester (7-1) 45 4 10. Eldorado (8-0) 23 — Others receiving votes: Fieldcrest 16, Bismarck-Henning 11, Rockridge 7, Nashville 2, Lawrenceville 1

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Lena-Winslow (13) (8-0) 139 1 2. Stark County (1) (8-0) 110 2 3. Arcola (8-0) 109 3 4. Polo (8-0) 92 5 5. Dakota (7-1) 90 4 6. Brown County (8-0) 65 6 7. Anna.-Wethersfield (7-1) 61 7 8. Ottawa Marquette (8-0) 42 8 9. Carrollton (7-1) 31 9 10. Forreston (6-2) 20 T10 Others receiving votes: Villa Grove 7, Galena 3, Pawnee 1

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Estrada delivers Jays key win in Game 5

BY HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer

TORONTO – Marco Estrada took the mound with one task: save the season for the Toronto Blue Jays.

He did it, pitching onehit ball into the eighth inning to give Toronto’s tattered bullpen a rest, and the Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Wednesday to close to within 3-2 in the best-ofseven American League Championship Series.

“It’s the start that we needed,” shortstop Troy Tulowitzki said. “They’re a great team over there.

We know that. But this guy kept them off-balance and allowed the offense to settle in and get some runs.”

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three of those runs. He broke the game open with a bases-clearing double off Kelvin Herrera in the sixth, giving him seven RBIs in the series.

Edwin Encarnacion had walked with the bases loaded against Edinson Volquez, who seemed flustered by a couple of close calls against the Royals.

Kansas City totaled 22 runs and 30 hits in the first two games in Toronto, but Estrada faced the minimum 20 batters before Lorenzo Cain walked with two outs in the seventh.

Closer Roberto Osuna was perfect in the ninth.

Yordano Ventura will start for the defending AL champions on Friday in Game 6 against David Price, the Game 2 loser.

WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League All games televised by FS1 Kansas City 3, Toronto 2 Friday, Oct. 16: Kansas City 5, Toronto 0 Saturday, Oct. 17: K.C. 6, Toronto 3 Monday’s result: Toronto 11, K.C. 8 Tuesday’s result: Kansas City 14, Toronto 2 Wednesday’s result: Toronto 7, Royals 1 Friday’s game: Toronto at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 24: Toronto at Kansas City, 7:07 p.m.

National League All games televised by TBS New York 4, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 17: New York 4, Chicago 2 Sunday, Oct. 18: New York 4, Chicago 1 Tuesday’s result: New York 5, Chicago 2 Wednesday’s result: New York 8, Cubs 3 Wednesday’s box scores

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IP H R ER BB SO New York Matz 4 2/3 4 1 1 2 4 B.Colon W,1-0 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 A.Reed 1 0 0 0 0 1 Clippard 1 2 2 2 0 1 Familia 1 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago Hammel L,0-1 1 1/3 4 5 5 2 1 T.Wood 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 3 Richard 2 1 0 0 0 2 Cahill 1 1 0 0 0 0 Strop 1 1 0 0 1 1 Rodney 1 1 2 2 1 2 H.Rondon 1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP–by Hammel (Conforto), by Strop (T.d’Arnaud).

Umpires–Home, Paul Emmel; First, Eric Cooper; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Mark Wegner; Left, Tim Timmons; Right, Ted Barrett.

BLUE JAYS 7, ROYALS 1 Kansas City ab AEscor ss 4 Zobrist 2b 4 L.Cain cf 3 Hosmer 1b 4 KMorls dh 3 Mostks 3b 3 S.Perez c 3 AGordn lf 3 Rios rf 3

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

h 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

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Toronto

ab r h bi Revere lf 3 1 0 0 Dnldsn 3b 3 2 1 0 Bautist rf 3 1 2 1 Encrnc dh 3 1 0 1 Colaell 1b 4 1 1 1 Smoak 1b 0 0 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 4 1 2 3 DNavrr c 3 0 0 0 Pillar cf 4 0 2 1 Goins 2b 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 30 7 8 7 Kansas City 000 000 010 — 1 Toronto 010 004 11x — 7 DP–Kansas City 1, Toronto 1. LOB–Kansas City 3, Toronto 4. 2B–Donaldson (2), Bautista (1), Tulowitzki (2), Pillar (3). HR–S. Perez (2), Colabello (1).

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Volquez L,1-1 5 3 5 5 4 2 K.Herrera 1 1 0 0 0 3 D.Duffy 2 4 2 2 0 5 Toronto Estrada W,1-1 7 2/3 3 1 1 1 5 Aa.Sanchez 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 Osuna 1 0 0 0 0 0 Volquez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.

HBP–by Volquez (Donaldson).

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville

East L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 183 103 1 0 .800 129 75 3 0 .500 145 139 3 0 .400 103 111 South W L T Pct PF PA 3 3 0 .500 126 147 2 4 0 .333 128 155 1 4 0 .200 112 129 1 5 0 .167 113 176

W 5 4 3 2

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

North L T Pct PF PA 0 0 1.000 182 122 2 0 .667 145 108 4 0 .333 141 158 5 0 .167 143 162 West W L T Pct PF PA 6 0 0 1.000 139 102 2 3 0 .400 107 124 2 4 0 .333 136 161 1 5 0 .167 127 159

W 6 4 2 1

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East L T Pct PF PA 3 0 .500 144 110 3 0 .500 139 136 3 0 .400 101 131 4 0 .333 117 138 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 5 0 0 1.000 135 94 Atlanta 5 1 0 .833 183 143 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 110 148 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 134 164 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 6 0 0 1.000 164 101 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 96 83 Chicago 2 4 0 .333 120 179 Detroit 1 5 0 .167 120 172 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 4 2 0 .667 203 115 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 84 113 Seattle 2 4 0 .333 134 125 San Francisco 2 4 0 .333 100 160 Today’s game Seattle at San Francisco, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Buffalo vs. Jacksonville, at London, 8:30 a.m.

Atlanta at Tennessee, noon Pittsburgh at Kansas City, noon Cleveland at St. Louis, noon Tampa Bay at Washington, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Houston at Miami, noon New Orleans at Indianapolis, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon Oakland at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

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

Philadelphia at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay Monday’s game Baltimore at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas Washington

W 3 3 2 2

College football Top 25 schedule Today’s games No. 20 California at UCLA, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Temple at East Carolina, 6 p.m.

Friday’s game No. 18 Memphis at Tulsa, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

No. 2 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Utah at Southern Cal, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 LSU vs. Western Kentucky, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Clemson at Miami, 11 a.m.

No. 7 Michigan State vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 8 Alabama vs. Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 Florida State at Georgia Tech, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Stanford vs. Washington, 9:30 p.m.

No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. Kansas, 2:30 p.m.

No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 24 Mississippi, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m.

No. 19 Toledo at UMass, 2 p.m.

No. 21 Houston at UCF, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Duke at Virginia Tech, 2:30 p.m.

No. 25 Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 11 a.m.

NHL Wednesday’s results Buffalo 2, Toronto 1, SO Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT Detroit at Edmonton, late Carolina at Colorado, late Today’s games Arizona at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Florida at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

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

NBA preseason Wednesday’s results Orlando 110, New Orleans 107, OT Charlotte 99, Detroit 94 Memphis 82, Atlanta 81 Miami 110, Washington 105 Phoenix 99, Dallas 87 Today’s games Charlotte vs. Indiana at Fort Wayne, IN, 6 p.m.

New York at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 8 p.m.

Golden State vs. L.A. Lakers,, 9 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Memphis at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Washington vs. Toronto , 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas vs. Chicago at Lincoln, NE, 7 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

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ABOVE: Sterling’s Megan Loos spikes the ball past LaSalle-Peru’s defense during Wednesday’s match in LaSalle. The Golden Warriors lost 25-17, 25-19 as the Cavaliers clinched the NIB-12 West title.

BELOW: Sterling’s Olivia Pilgrim bumps the ball during the Warriors’ loss.

Quick start, fast finish Cavaliers quell Warriors’ early momentum to clinch NIB-12 West

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

LaSALLE – The Sterling volleyball team was fired up Wednesday at the chance to share the NIB-12 West title with LaSalle-Peru.

But while the Warriors came out hot to start both games at Sellett Gym, it was the Cavaliers who grabbed the momentum midway through both sets and took the league title outright with a 25-17, 25-19 victory.

“It felt like when we didn’t get a call we wanted, it took us a few points to bounce back,” Sterling senior Jay Borum said. “And every time that happened, they took the momentum and ran with it.”

Sterling led 8-6, then were tied 9-9 in Game 1, but the Cavaliers (23-10, 8-0) took control with kills

by Alexa Zimbelman and Abby Happ, then a quick spike by middle Maria Bruner and a Happ ace.

Trailing 14-13 after a Megan Loos point, Sterling (28-6, 6-2) followed a service error with a hitting error, then LP senior Taylor Gibson ripped a kill and stuffed a block for an 18-13 lead. A Macie Good block and a Kaylee Martin kill were all the Warriors could muster the rest of the way, and Bruner ended the opening game with a block.

“We were really ready, but at the same time, we were super nervous,” Good said. “As the match went on, it seemed like we weren’t quick enough, and we got down on ourselves and kind of gave up a little bit.”

Game 2 was eerily similar. A kill

by Borum, and a block and kill by Loos made it 3-0 right out of the gate, then a Martin kill and a Loos point made it 7-5. But after a hitting error got them to within 7-6,

Other local results from Wednesday Sauk Valley def. Illinois Valley 25-14, 14-25, 25-13, 25-20: Kiarra

Harris had 16 kills and four blocks as the Skyhawks finished the regular season in style with a road victory against the Eagles. Also for Sauk Valley (25-5, 12-0 Arrowhead), Tressa Schueler had nine kills, six digs, 2.5 kill blocks and two aces; Taylor Pullan had six kills and three aces; and Haley McAuliffe (19) and Kayci Howell (18) combined for 37 assists.

Prophetstown def. Annawan 26-24, 25-21: Claire Milnes had 11 kills and a block to lead the Prophets to a road win against the Braves.

Also for Prophetstown, Courtney Pierceson had seven digs, five kills and three aces; Jensyn McKinney had seven kills, five digs and two aces; and Maddie Fringer dished 16 assists. the Cavs got Gibson rolling.

Zimbelman’s stuff block tied it 7-7, then Gibson had back-toback kills. She later reeled off an ace, then got two more points on Warrior hitting errors before Happ finished off the spurt with a kill for a 14-8 lead.

“It was important for us to go on those little runs, because Sterling is a really good team that can get some easy points on you pretty quick,” said Gibson, who was back to 100 percent after struggling with an ankle injury the past couple of weeks. “We expected them to come out and fight hard, because we beat them at their gym, so we

knew we had to take advantage of those runs when we had the chance.”

Good and Borum had kills, then Martin and Rashel Robinson combined for a block, before a pair of Martin kills got Sterling to within 21-18. But Zimbelman had a kill, then Happ bookended a Martin kill with two of her own before Bruner once again closed the game with a block.

Martin slammed 12 kills for Sterling, and Borum added eight kills.

Alli Olson finished with 22 assists and seven digs, Good had five kills and a block, and Jamy Trancoso chipped in 10 digs.

Bryant’s home run too little, too late STORY

CONTINUED FROM B1

The Cubs, meanwhile, still haven’t won the crown since 1908. Manager Joe Maddon’s wildcard bunch surged into this series, but was overmatched.

When Dexter Fowler looked at a called third strike for the final out, Jeurys Familia dropped to his knees in front of the mound and then hopped up for a hug from catcher Travis d’Arnaud.

They were soon joined by the rest of their jubilant teammates in the infield grass.

A small but vocal group of New York fans behind the visiting dug-

out then chanted “Let’s go, Mets! Let’s go, Mets!”

Long after the team had moved its celebration to the cramped visiting clubhouse at Wrigley, the fans continued with chants of “Four more wins! Four more wins!”

Right when it looked as if his historic streak was coming to an end, Murphy connected for a two-run drive to center against Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning.

The second baseman raised his right arm as he rounded first after his seventh homer of the playoffs.

Murphy, who was tied with Carlos Beltran for the postseason homer streak, finished with four hits and batted .529

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(9-for-17) in the series.

Last week, he homered in the deciding Game 5 of the Division Series at Dodger Stadium.

D’Arnaud also homered for New York, and Bartolo Colon pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his first playoff win since 2001, for Cleveland at Seattle. The 14 years, 12 days between postseason victories for the 42-year-old right-hander snapped the major league record of exactly 14 years for Milt Wilcox, according to STATS. Colon, who made 31 starts this season, replaced rookie Steven Matz with two outs in the fifth and runners on first and second. He struck out Kris Bryant swinging

on a 3-2 pitch, preserving New York’s 6-1 lead.

Bryant hit a two-run homer in the eighth, but it was way too late for Chicago in its first appearance in the NLCS in 12 years. The Cubs shut out Pittsburgh in the wildcard game and eliminated rival St. Louis in the division series, but were unable to mount much of a challenge against the Mets’ talented pitching staff.

The Cubs also loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth, and only came away with one run on Kyle Schwarber’s grounder to first. Starlin Castro lined right to third baseman David Wright on a hard smash for the first out.

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Two uppercut rules to recall

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

A button at the interesting Computer Museum in Boston says, “Usenet isn’t a right. It’s a right, a left, and a swift uppercut to the jaw.”

Yesterday, we looked at the bridge uppercut, but there are two important aspects that must be kept in mind by the defenders – both relevant in this deal.

South is in four hearts.

How should the defenders card to defeat the contract?

Be precise.

As in yesterday’s column, fourth hand made a natural overcall in opener’s minor.

North was right to bid two hearts with four-card support, despite his minimum.

West starts with the diamond ace: eight, 10, seven.

West cashes the diamond

queen: nine, three, six. What now?

This deal was played in a three-table social duplicate.

The first West continued with his diamond king. East, thinking that this would win

the trick, discarded a low spade. South ruffed, drew trumps, conceded a spade trick, and claimed.

At the second table, West carefully led a low diamond at trick three, which his partner ruffed with the heart jack.

Momentarily, this looked like a lethal uppercut, gaining a trump trick for the defenders. However, South calmly discarded his spade loser and made his contract.

The third West knew that when you try for an uppercut, you should cash all of your side-suit tricks first.

Before the third diamond, West took his spade ace.

Then he also carefully led a low diamond to force his partner to ruff, and the contract went down one. South lost two diamonds, one spade and one heart. © 2015 UFS

Thursday, October 22, 2015

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Sauk Valley Media • B7

PREVIEW CAPSULES | WEEK 9

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Sycamore at Sterling

Byron at Dixon

Rock Falls at Lutheran

Stillman Valley at Oregon

Amboy at Fulton

Bureau Valley at Morrison

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, 1608 Fourth Ave. Radio: 94.3 FM AP rank: Sterling rec. votes 5A NIB-12: Sycamore 3-1 (East), Sterling 4-0 (West) Last week: Sycamore 28, Morris 7; Sterling 35, Rochelle 0 Last meeting: 2014, Sycamore 21-18 Series streak: Sycamore 1 Fast facts: Sycamore senior tight end/linebacker Nick Niemann has committed to Iowa. His brother, Ben, is a sophomore linebacker for the Hawkeyes.

SVM pick: Sterling 5-1

When: 7 Friday Where: A.C. Bowers Field, 300 Lincoln Statue Dr. Radio: 1460 AM AP rank: Byron rec. votes 3A BNC West: Byron 5-1, Dixon 4-2 Last week: Byron 41, Winnebago 40, OT; Dixon 47, Rock Falls 14 Last meeting: 2014, Dixon 42-28 Series streak: Dixon 1 Fast facts: Byron has won two games this season by score of 41-40 – last week in overtime over Winnebago, and in Week 5 over Stillman Valley. Tigers are also 2-0 in overtime games this season.

SVM pick: Byron 5-1

When: 7 Friday Where: 3411 N. Alpine Rd. AP rank: Lutheran No. 3 4A BNC West: Rock Falls 0-6, Lutheran 6-0 Last week: Dixon 47, Rock Falls 14; Lutheran 48, Stillman Valley 0 Last meeting: 2014, Lutheran 63-14 Series streak: Lutheran 4 Fast facts: Lutheran is averaging 62.5 points per games. … Rock Falls is allowing 45 points per game. … Lutheran has won 22 consecutive regular season games dating back to Week 4 of the 2013 season. Its last loss was to Winnebago, 28-22.

SVM pick: Lutheran 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: Landers-Loomis Field, 210 S.10th St. Radio: 95.7 FM AP rank: None BNC West: Stillman 3-3, Oregon 2-4 Last week: Lutheran 48, Stillman Valley 0; Oregon 27, Mendota 20 Last meeting: 2014, Oregon 14-7 Series streak: Oregon 1 Fast facts: This is the first time since 1996 that neither Oregon nor Stillman Valley will make the playoffs. … John Bothe became coach at Oregon in 1998, the same year that Mike Lalor became coach at Stillman.

SVM pick: Oregon 4-2

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 1207 12th St., Fulton Radio: 101.7 FM, 1390 AM AP rank: None TRAC Rock: Amboy 1-4, Fulton 3-2 Last week: Morrison 40, Amboy 33; Rockridge 48, Fulton 28 Last meeting: 2014, Fulton 14-13 Series streak: Fulton 2 Fast facts: Fulton running back Trey Simmons did not play in Week 8 because of a broken collarbone. Simmons leads team with 841 rushing yards. … Amboy led Morrison 26-8 at half last week.

SVM pick: Fulton 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Bud Cole Field, 643 Genesee Ave. Radio: 98.1 FM TRAC Rock: BV 2-3, Morrison 3-2 Last week: BV 55, Riverdale 0; Morrison 40, Amboy 33 Last meeting: 2014, BV 44-6 Series streak: BV 2 Fast facts: BV needs a win to become playoff eligible, but with just 28 playoff points, it would likely have a hard time making the postseason.

The cutoff is usually near 40. … Morrison is looking for first three-game winning streak since 2012.

SVM pick: BV 4-2

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Hall at Erie-P’town

Newman at St. Bede

AFC at Stockton

East Dubuque at Eastland-P.C.

Lena-Winslow at West Carroll

Orangeville at Polo

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 310 Riverside Dr., Prophetstown AP rank: Hall No. 7 2A TRAC Mississippi: Hall 3-2, EP 2-3 Last week: Newman 22, Hall 21; Princeton 39, EP 22 Last meeting: 2014, Hall 21-20 Series streak: Hall 2 Fast facts: Last two meetings have been settled by one point. Hall won 21-20 in 2014, and 22-21 in 2013. … EP has 41 playoff points heading into Week 9, so it would make postseason with a win.

SVM pick: Hall 5-1

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 24 W. U.S. Highway 6, Peru Radio: 1240 AM, 102.7 FM, 107.7 FM AP rank: Newman No. 6 3A TRAC Mississippi: Newman 4-1, St. Bede 3-2 Last week: Newman 22, Hall 21; Orion 47, St. Bede 20 Last meeting: 2012, Newman 27-6 Series streak: Newman 1 Fast facts: St. Bede has 41 playoff points and would be a lock to make playoffs with a win.

SVM pick: Newman 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: 540 N. Rush St., Stockton NUIC Upstate: AFC 4-3, Stockton 5-2 Last week: Polo 52, AFC 14; Stockton 28, Aquin 21 Last meeting: 2014, Stockton 50-6 Series streak: Stockton 6 Fast facts: AFC has 36 playoff points heading into Week 9. … Raiders have not made playoffs since 2005. … AFC is 1-4 against teams with a .500 or better record; the lone win came over Milledgeville (4-4).

SVM pick: Stockton 6-0

When: 7 Friday Where: 110 South Summit Radio: 100.3 FM delay NUIC Northwest: East Dubuque 2-5, EPC 1-6 Last week: Lena-Winslow 53, East Dubuque 0; Forreston 22, EPC 6 Last meeting: 2012, EPC 28-0 Series streak: EPC 2 Fast facts: EPC will miss playoffs for the first time since 2005. … ED is on three-game losing streak after starting season with a 3-2 record. Wins came over opponents with combined record of 3-21.

SVM pick: ED 6-0

When: 7:15 Friday Where: 500 Cragmoor, Savanna AP rank: Le-Win No. 1 1A NUIC Northwest: LeWin 7-0, West Carroll 4-3 Last week: Le-Win 53, East Dubuque 0; Galena 49, WC 28 Last meeting: 2014, Le-Win 50-0 Series streak: Le-Win 9 Fast facts: Thunder’s only win over Panthers was a 35-28 win in 2005. … With 35 playoff points heading into Week 9, Thunder should be a lock for playoff spot even with a loss.

SVM pick: Le-Win 6-0

When: 7:30 Friday Where: 100 S.Union Ave., Polo AP rank: Polo No. 4 1A NUIC Upstate: Orangeville 1-6, Polo 7-0 Last week: Orangeville 32, River Ridge 8; Polo 52, AFC 14 Last meeting: 2014, Polo 55-0 Series streak: Polo 2 Fast facts: Polo has had eight ballcarriers rush for three or more TDs this season. … Polo has not gone 9-0 since 1991, but lost in first round to Annawan that year.

SVM pick: Polo 6-0

Robinson changed fortunes for Crusaders 5-3

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Warren at Milledgeville When: 7 Friday Where: Floyd Daub Field, 100 E. 8th St. Radio: 100.3 FM NUIC Upstate: Warren 5-2, M’ville 4-3 Last week: Warren 34, Durand 14; Dakota 42, Milledgeville 13 Last meeting: 2014, Warren 18-7 Series streak: Warren 1 Fast facts: Missiles have 37 playoff points heading into Week 9, meaning they’ll likely make the playoffs with a win. …

Warren, with 35 playoff points, should make playoffs even with a loss to Missiles.

SVM pick: Warren 4-2

CONTINUED FROM B1

The futility streak ended on Sept. 23, 2011, after a 39-20 victory at Rock Falls.

Lutheran finished 2-7 in 2011, including a 1-4 mark in the league.

When a freshman running back named James Robinson arrived on campus in the fall of 2012, however, Big Northern teams have tried, and mostly failed, to catch the Crusaders.

Heading into the 2015 regular season finale on Friday night against Rock Falls, Lutheran has gone 39-5 overall, and 23-2 in league play, the past four seasons. The Crusaders (8-0, 6-0), ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Class 4A poll,

Michael Berentes Rock Falls junior

Rollie Elder Rock Falls junior

behind Rochester and Chicago Phillips, have outscored opponents 500-74 thus far this season.

Robinson is a big reason why. Playing in just the first half of most games this season, he has 108 carries for 2,243 yards – a gaudy 20.8 average – and 41 touchdowns. He is up to 8,827 yards for his career, an IHSA record.

Dealing with Robinson and the rest of the Crusaders is what lies ahead for Rock Falls (0-8, 0-6)

come Friday night in Rockford. Isaiah Harris, a junior defensive back at Rock Falls, noted the Rockets will take a team approach to defending the 5-foot-11, 215-pound Robinson, a Division I prospect.

“If we get our hands on him, we’ve got to wrap up, and we all have to go to the ball,” Harris said.

“One-on-one, it’s obviously difficult. Hopefully we can make it a rough night for him, and get 11 guys to the ball.”

In the bigger picture, the Rockets would like to set a tone for the offseason for those in the program who will be back. Rock Falls enters the game on a 24-game losing streak, with its last win coming in Week 2 of the 2013 season, against Marengo.

“This week is a stepping

stone, and this whole season has been a stepping stone,” Harris said.

“We’ve improved a lot over the year.”

Head coach Rich Montgomery, in his second stint leading the program, is not pleased to be staring at a winless season, but noted there have been positives. The team has been competitive in losses to Oregon, Stillman Valley and Dixon.

The attrition rate has been relatively low, losing about 10 players since the start of preseason practice. Incentive programs for attending weightlifting sessions, extra practices, getting good grades, and offseason activities have been continued and/or implemented, and they’ve been wellreceived.

Practices have contin-

ued to be enthusiastic and productive, though that hasn’t always shone through on Friday nights.

“Our fans are not seeing W’s, so in their mind they may think that we’re wasting our time and not doing what we need to do,” Montgomery said.

“A lot of our successes have been behind the scenes. I was hoping we’d see more of it on the field this year. Nobody in their right mind thought it would be some of the situations we’ve had this year with the lopsided scores.

“Going into the season, I had us with one, possibly two running clocks at the worst, and it’s been the other way around.

We didn’t get to some places where I thought we should be, but we’re still headed in the right direction.”

Sycamore controlled line of scrimmage against Redskins PRIMER

CONTINUED FROM B1

The only suspense left is what seed the Warriors will get, who they will play, and where it will be.

A win Friday likely guarantees a home game in the first round of the 5A field.

“We are treating it like a playoff game,” Sterling sophomore lineman Tyler Willman said. “We know that Sycamore is the type of team that we’ll see in the playoffs, and we want to do everything we can to get a home game.”

Willman, who is the team’s center, knows that he’ll have his hands full.

Sycamore dominated the line of scrimmage against

Morris last week in a 28-7 win. Morris beat Sterling 38-21 in Week 4.

“We know they beat Morris pretty bad, and that Morris beat us,” Sterling’s Tyson Hall said. “So they’ll be as good as us, so we’ll need to play very well. It’s a matter of playing together as a family.”

Hall is a member of the Sterling defense that has allowed a total of 21 points in the last 3 weeks, including a 35-0 win over Rochelle last week.

“This is a group that really has done a great job of listening to what we are telling them,” Schlemmer said.

“That’s been the sort of group they’ve been all year, and it’s why they’ve reached this point.”

Sycamore’s offense – much like Sterling – depends upon its quarterback. For the Golden Warriors, that is Sterling Thornton, who has 762 rushing yards and 882 passing yards.

For the Spartans, it is Brian Bemis, who has 525 rushing yards and 983 passing yards.

“The quarterback is tall and has a good arm,” Schlemmer said. “They are like us in that so much goes through the quarterback. They just do a few different things with it.”

Bemis’ favorite target is Nick Niemann, a tight end with 13 catches and 358 yards. Niemann, who is committed to Iowa, is also the team’s leader on defense from his linebacker position.

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Sterling’s Andrew Spaulding outruns a pair of Rochelle defenders on his way to the end zone during last week’s win for the Warriors.

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Happy Tails Animal Shelter is looking for volunteer adoption coordinator and cleaner at Pet Smart in Sterling. Also looking for volunteers at the shelter for fundrasing, cleaning, etc. For volunteer information you can sign up at the shelter 8amnoon daily, you can also log on to happytailsanimal shelter.org to sign up online.

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HARMON 3BR 1½ BA, 2 car garage. As is. $20,000 108 N 2nd St. Harmon IL 309-669-9892

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Open House Sunday, Oct. 25th 12 – 3 923 Logan Ave Very affordable 3 BR, story & half home, 2 garages & on 2 lots and fenced in yard.

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AMBOY Nice 2BR w/ appls. $490mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123

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Large 2 BR $475 Pets OK. Sec. 8 is OK. Harmon, IL 815-562-7368

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Fireplace, garage w/ opener. $625 mo., $500 dep. 960 sq. ft.

815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855

Nice 1BR, Applcs. $350/mo. No smoking . 815-718-5488

2BR, 2nd Floor appliances, garage, $600 mo. + ref. & dep. No pets. 815631-9181 2BR. Lower $475/ mo. All util. but elec: heat, water, garb. incl.

Pets welcome w/$50 dep. 815-994-0755 DIXON MANOR APT- 2BR, 1 BA., CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN, SECURITY BLDG, HARDWOOD FLOORS, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CLEAN, QUIET. CALL FOR INFO & SHOWING-ERICK; 815-7395806 Lg. 2BR, $550/mo. plus dep. SE Dixon 815-757-2132.

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3BR Luxury apartment- 202 Market St. $1,200/month.

1BR Apartment109 E. 2nd St. $400/month.

2BR Apartment109 E. 2nd St. $500/month.

Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043

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

2BR, laundry H/U. $500/mo. + $500/ dep. NO PETS! Call 815-632-9602.

2BR, stove & refrig.

We pay water & gas $525 + dep.

563-880-8622 2BR, stove, refrig., A/C, garage. W/D. $500/mo. + dep. or 563-613-1756 815-438-2690.

STERLING 1 BR Apts.

No pets.

No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty

Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431

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2BR Apt. $500/mo.

815-499-7448

Newly remodeled, 1BR stove, refrig., water, $425/mo. + No pets. dep.

815-441-0984.

Quiet, 1BR. $375/ mo.+dep. No pets.

815-440-1390

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1 BR, appl. furn., no pets, $350 plus dep. 815-973-1965

XL 1BR- $500 Free water, garbage & heat.

Pets welcome.

815-751-3295

STERLING

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

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CHADWICK 3BR New siding windows roof & C/A. No pets. $575 /mo. 815-499-1793

DIXON 2BR, garage, C/A, enclosed porch $565/mo. incl.

Garbage 815-9739641

MORRISON

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

3BR Home632 E. Lincolnway $700/month Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

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

POLO 2BR furnished home for rent, with garage. $600 per 815-590month.

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Small 2BR upper Duplex, stove, refrig., water, sewer furn. No pets, no Sec. 8. Rental refs. req. $450/mo. + dep. 815-718-9858

Prophetstown 23BR, Newly remodeled, detached garage. $650/mo + dep. 815-778-4937

Very Nice Efficiency All utilities incl. + wifi. Starting at $450/mo. + dep.

Call 815-716-6150.

2BR home, bsmt., nice yard. No pets, no Sec. 8. Rental ref. req. $500/mo + dep. 815-718-9858

WOOSUNG

3BR 1½ BA, 1 car garage, $650/mo. +dep. + lease, no utilities, no pets.

815-625-5137 or 815-499-7879 3BR Ranch, w/ finbasement ished H/W floors. $675 + dep. 815-440-8574

ROCK FALLS

NEW TODAY

2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 Nice clean 2BR located at 303 ½ 14th Ave. Asking $525/ mo. + $525 dep.

Call 815-626-7257 or 815-718-0257.

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3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town next to Dixon).

Newly renovated and new appliances. No pets. $525/ mo. Sec. dep. req. Call Matt 310-750-5663

3BR, No Pets, garage, 815-6250624

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IN THE MATTER OF GREEN RIVER SPECIAL DRAINAGE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Laverne Daniel Blosser of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Connie Sue Blosser, 1084 Corregidor Road, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Connie Sue Blosser Executor Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2015 CITY OF AMBOY NOTICE OF INTENT TO DEMOLISH Re: Property located at 224 South Appleton Avenue, Amboy, Illinois 61310 Pin No. 02-15-22-177-004 Legal Description: Lots One (1) and Two (2) in Block Twenty (20) in Gilson's Addition to the Town (Now City) of Amboy, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

Owner: Joyce Jenner ` PLEASE B ADVISED that the above structure have been determined by the City of Amboy Building Official to be open and vacant and to constitute an immediate and continuing hazard to the City of Amboy. The City of Amboy intends to demolish the structure and to remove any garbage, debris, or other hazardous, noxious or unhealthy substances or materials, if the owner or owners or lien holders of record fail to do so, as prescribed under 65 ILCS 5/1131-1(e).

DATE: October 20, 2015 CITY OF AMBOY, By /s/ Thomas L. Sanders One of Its Attorneys WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON P.C. Attorneys for the City of Amboy 202 East Fifthe Street, P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081-0400 Telephone: 815-625-8200 Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

DISTRICT OF BUREAU AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES NO. 73-MC-7 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE TO: ALL INTERESTED LANDOWNERS Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the GREEN RIVER SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF BUREAU AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES will be held on November 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. At the offices of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois.

Dated this 16th day of October, 2015 MARY C. DREMANN Circuit Clerk of Bureau County, Illinois Oct. 22, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF: SARAH E. FRY, Deceased.

NO. 15 P 116 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of SARAH E. FRY. Letters of Office were issued on October 1, 2015 to Nancy C. Johnson, 1727 Farmside Drive, Carpentersville, Illinois 60110, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Gregory F. Schott, 205 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 6181-0471.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Probate Division, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 21, 2016, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Dated: October 13, 2015.

Gregory F. Schott Attorney for the Estate 205 Third Avenue PO Box 471 Sterling, IL 61181-0471 815-625-8080 815-625-8131 FAX Oct. 15, 22, 29, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH CIRCUIT BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF GREEN RIVER SPECIAL

No. 73-MC-7

DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF BUREAU AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES DRAINAGE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING TO: ALL INTERESTED LANDOWNERS Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the GREEN RIVER SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF BUREAU AND WHITESIDE COUNTIES will be held on November 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. at the offices of Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois.

Dated this 16th day of October, 2015.

MARY C. DREMANN Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bureau County

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS

October 22, 2015

Sheryl L. Coy; Sauk Valley Bank & Trust; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, DEFENDANT(S) 15 CH 107 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Sheryl L. Coy; Sauk Valley Bank & Trust; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 6 in Block 5 of Grimes Subdivision No. 1, located in the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 21 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois Commonly known as: 1408 Hunter Street, Sterling, IL 61081 and which said mortgage was made by, Sheryl L. Coy, a single person; Mortgagor(s), to U.S. Bank National Association; Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 9966-2002; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270 on or before NOVEMBER 23, 2015 A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. RANDALL S. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 120 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: (312) 239-3432 Fax: (312) 284-4820 Attorney No: 6238055 File No: 15IL00360-1 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that this firm may be deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: Lea Ann Dean, Petitioner and Delbert K. Dean, Respondent.

No. 2015 D 52 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given to DELBERT K. DEAN, Respondent in the above entitled action pending in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Lee County, Illinois; that said suit has commenced involving In re the Marriage of Lea Ann Dean and Delbert K. Dean and that said suit is still pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, unless you the Respondent, DELBERT K. DEAN, file your Answer to the Petition in said suit or otherwise make your appearance herein, in said Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, of Lee County, Illinois, held in the courthouse in the City of Dixon, County of Lee, State of Illinois on or before November 30, 2015, default may be entered against you any time after that day, and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

By: Shane J. Temple Attorney for Petitioner

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF Emma H. Zapf, Deceased No. 15-P-117 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Emma H. Zapf. Letters of office were issued on October 6, 2015, to Alan L. Zapf, 2005 Hickory Hills Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071, as Independent Executor whose attorney is Rod W. Copeland, 107 E. Third St., Prophetstown, IL 61277.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk of court, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before April 20, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Well cared for 2 story country home 3BR, 1 ½ ba. No smoking, no pets.

815-622-0002.

STERLING 2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043 2BR., 1BA garage $550 NO PETS. mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

NEW TODAY 3BR with attached garage. $575/mo. + utilities. Call 815718-0021.

4BR, 3BA, 810 W $1,100/ 15th St. mo. + $1,100 dep.

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Rod W. Copeland Attorney for Independent Executor 107 E. Third Street Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-2201 Oct. 15, 22, 29, 2015 STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT, LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 2015MR111 Request of: Nicole Noele Francis There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Nicole Noele Francis to the new name of: Jeannine Kay Hullah. The court hearing will be held: on January 8, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. at 309 S. Galena, Dixon, Lee County, in Courtroom #420.

Nicole N. Francis Dated this 16th day of October, 2015 Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court, Lee County, Illinois October 22, 29, November 5, 2015 Legal Notice The Community Unit School District #5 solicits sealed bids for two 14 passenger Activity Bus. Complete information is available in the District Office at 410 E LeFevre, Sterling, IL 61081. Bids will be opened and read publicly at the District Office on November 6, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in the bidding.

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2 cemetery lots located at Garden of Faith Chapel Hill Memorial Park 714 Section S. 1 & 2 asking $1500 & transfer fee applies 928-715-7576

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

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Days Inn and All American Bar & Grill/Rock Falls, IL Now Hiring Experienced General Manager 2 yrs minimum experience.

Food & beverage preexperience ferred. Send Resume & Salary Requirements to: humanresources @akhospitality.net Drivers: CDL A or B to transfer vehicles from and to various locations throughout U.S. No forced dispatch- Run as much as you want!!

Safety Incentives.

Apply online at www.mamotrans portation.com under Careers or call 1-800-501-3783

NEW TODAY LPN's and RN's needed in Sterling for a long term Pediatric case 10pm to 8am shifts Full and Part-time avail.

Nurses must have a current valid Illinois nursing License and they must have had it for over 1 year.

Call 815-6255575 for more information or apply at 3408 East 23rd St., Sterling

Parkway Center is seeking part time Nurse.

Applications can picked up at 1801 Ave. G Sterling

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Seasonal Farm Help & Drivers wanted

FT/PT. $20/hr + OT. $30/hr if hauling Hazmat. Minimum of 5 yrs exp. driving or running large farm equipment. May be permanent position after harvest.

Send Resume or Apply: Brechon Farm Services, 1270 IL Rt. 26 South, Dixon, IL 61021. jerry@brechonfs.com No Calls Please

5 to 10 people needed to start immediately, full time positions. No exp. nec. Oppt'y for advancement.

Potential Earnings of $500/wk Doing open interviews Call Mark 563-424-4479 to reserve a spot!

CDL class A Driver wanted For intermodal Transportation in Rochelle, IL Home Daily. Pay by mile/load.

Med, Dental, 401K. Call 815562-1800 or Email resume to: rochelle@ cushingtrans. com

Experienced Grill person must be flexible and able to weekends. work $8.25/ hr. to start.

Apply in person at O'Dawgs, 10 E. 4th St Sterling or call 312-478-4827.

Full Time Employment Construction Workers Paid Vacation and Holidays, retirement benefits, top pay for individuals who are experienced roofers & roofing laborers. A CDL is a plus. Email your resume to: ororke1@ororke construction.com

or apply in person 8-11am Wednesdays & Thursdays at 104 Maple Ct. Rochelle, IL. GREEN RIVER VETERINARY SERVICES Looking for a fulltime VETERINARY TECHNICIAN/ ASSISTANT. Licensed technician preferred.

Compensation is competitive, based on experience and education. Pick up an application at: Green River Veterinary Services, 609 West North Street, Walnut, IL 61376 GREEN RIVER VETERINARY SERVICES Is looking for KENNEL ATTENDANTS. Must work weekend & holidays, required. Experience preferred. Duties include walking, feeding, medicating, & bathing animals. Cleaning, facilities, answering phones, assisting clients & more.

Pick up an application at: Green River Veterinary Services, 609 West North Street, Walnut, IL 61376

NEW TODAY Now hiring experienced Servers for busy area bar/ restaurant.

Weekend shift Fri. 4-10p, Sun. 9-3, occasional Sat. for special events.

Also hiring for Cook, flexible schedule. Excellent working conditions.

Call 815-440-2392

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown

815-989-8320

Dumpster Rental

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Home Improvement Morris Handyman ** 30 Years Plus ** ** Experience ** -Kitchen & Bath Remodeling -Flooring, Siding, Sewer Roding 779-861-2509

Lawn Care BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

Roofing

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

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Roofing/Siding

Painting

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

*Seal Coating *Crack Repair *Asphalt Repair *Line Striping *Infrared heat patching License, Insured & Bonded 815-632-9555

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

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

Basement Waterproofing

Excavating

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

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Cleaning Service

Advanced Cleaners Maid/Janitorial Carpet

A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) Gravel Loader, Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

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A+ Cleaning Service If you would like your house to be cleaned call Stephanie @ 815-652-2146 D & G House Cleaning & Prepping Service •Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Monthly availability.

Home or Office •Move in or out, one time extensive deep cleaning.

Home, rental, or estate.

•One Time Special Occasion Cleaning We can work with you to achieve whatever it is you need!

Call for Free Estimate 815-718-1714 815-718-0054 O.C.D Green Cleaning Services Reasonable rates for Organizing.

Cleaning or Decorating your home. We use non-toxic organic cleaning products.

815-625-5811 ★Professional★ ★Cleaning★ Non-Toxic Pet Friendly Supplies Insured & Bonded Call 815-590-9426 for an estimate.

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Power Washing

Farm Services BENNY'S On The Spot Welding Service •On Site Welding •Repair Services Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Call Benny 779-245-3364

ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC

815-632-3822

Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com

815-590-1677

Genl. Contracting

Fully Insured Free Estimates!

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Handyman

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

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

★★★★★★★ JR's Property Maintenance ★★★★★★★★

FALL CLEANUP!!

Special Rates!

•Hedge Trimming •Interior Painting •Deck Painting •Mulch Delivery ------------•Hauling •Clean Out •Interior Painting •Dry Wall/Plaster Repair •Spray Texture •Skim coat •Pressure Washing •General Labor •Friendly Service •Small jobs welcome ------------Serving Whiteside County References Available Senior Discounts

Call Jamie Richards for a FREE quote!

815-213-3383 Local Cell#

Remodeling

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL CONTRACTING Bathroom/Kitchen Rehabs, Complete Remodels, Drywall Painting, Flooring (tile, linoleum, wood, carpet) All types of home repairs.

Free Estimates Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

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

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Storage

Call Theresa today!

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

815-973-3613

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

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

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

CLARK'S

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423 Dale Collin Stump Grinding Call 815-564-7892 *Free Estimates*

(815)631-4122

www.mullerslane farm.com

A&M TREE SERVICE

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MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

Nate's Tree Service

*Tree Removal *Trimming *Lot Clearing Fully Insured & FREE Estimates Through Month of October Remove One Tree Get Free Stump Removal

815-677-8682 Nate Nicklaus

Owner/Operator

TV Repair

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

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

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677

505

Local & Regional Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10

NEW TODAY NOW HIRING 48 ·General Laborers ·QA Techs ·Maintenance ·Forklift Operators Work in Morrison EARN TOP $$$ 1yr. exp req.

Apply In Person Mon-Thurs. 8-3 Chartwell Staffing 229 1st Ave, Ste 2 Rock Falls 61071 Across from Shell gas station.

815-564-0794 There is currently a position open for a head cook in a school cafeteria.

Please send replies to Box #:1307 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 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 intent. malicious 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, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Wanted P.T. Housekeeper Must pass background check

Windows

Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

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

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Whiteside County DepartHealth ment has a fulltime opening (6575 hours) for a BeHealth havioral therapist/counselor with competitive pay and good benefits.

Illinois lirequired censed with 1 year experience; bi-lingual and addictions experience preferred.

Send resume and application (found on) www.white sidehealth.org to Theresa Friel-Draper at Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. 2nd St. Rock Falls, Il 61071 by October 30, 2015. EOE

GREAT RATES

Tree Service PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Snow Removal Snow Plowing Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole

Water Softeners

Stump Removal

LawnCare Service •Pot Holes •Leaf clean up •House clean up •Large hauling (dirt, gravel, sand) •Gutters •Pressure washing •Snow Plowing •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Tree Service

EMPLOYMENT

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B R A T I CALL O N S TODAY • Births

• Graduates

CHILD CARE

512

LICENSED DAY CARE has openings. 4C's accepted. (815)284-0461,

Lic. #00062-03.

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CHILD CARE

512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

POSITION WANTED

515

If you need help with house cleaning, grocery shopping, paying bills or other misc. errands Please contact 815-875-7208

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 AREA GARAGE SALES 624 NEW TODAY FRI. & SAT., 10-6 IN-HOME LIVING ESTATE TAG SALE OF Donald Floming of Erie, IL., 605 8th Ave. ERIE, IL, 61250 3 STORY HOUSE FULL! Must go to the bare walls.

Most all vintage & antique. 2 bedroom sets, living room furniture, antique tables & chairs, lots of furniture, collector bottles, dolls, jewelry, collections, glass, Christmas, kitchen full! Lots of unusual items, rider mower, tools. Too much to list. Worth the trip!

(Don owned Dons Tap in Erie) Directions, info, and 100 pics on estatesales.net Sale assisted by Sauk Valley Estate Sales & Services 815-590-7021

DEER GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8:303:00, 1748 Hoover Rd. Moving in, Moving out !! Lots of newer baby clothes ages NB24 mos. Toys, TV, Lots of misc.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Friday 8-4:30 824 Douglas Ave. New American girls dolls and clothes, Halloween costumes & items, baby & adult clothes, 50 gal. water barrell of knick lots knacks & misc.

Saturday Only! 9-3 Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church 2035 N. IL Rt. 26 CRAFT SALE Many Christmas craft items, other holiday items; misc craft items; greeting cards, Giclee prints; some original artwork.

FREE admission Public Welcome!

Thur. & Fri. 10-4 1907 & 1823 W. 4th Street Neighbor Sale!

Jewelry, decorations, coins, .50 cal. black powder rifle (FOID card), fishing items, pair of cockatiel's, lots of misc.

Thurs. & Fri. 8-3 1305 W. 1st St. Young Men's XL Clothes, Little Girls Clothes & Boots, Partylite Tealight houses, Drum Set & Boat (will not be present but will have pictures) Thurs. & Fri. 9-3 1712 Factory St. Last one of the season!

Garage is full!

Come make a deal!

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NELSON GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

Thur, Fri & Sat 9-5 217 Railway Road Children to Adult clothes $.10 to $1.00; Barn full of old & new items; collectibles, dishes, tires. Something for everyone!

Fri. & Sat. 10-4 1206 Long Court Rock River Estate Sales 1969 Lincoln Mark 3, awesome cond., stools, chairs, shelving-wood & steel, folding chairs, push mower, trash cans, lawn sweeper, hand tools, fishing tackle, poles, lots of photography equipment, glassware, booksbooks-books!, kitchen ware, old picture frames, CB, ham radio stuff, light bulbs, flash lights, radios, hunting, gun magazines, old games, toys, lots of antiques, beautiful oak bed room sets, desks, stereos.

Way too much to list!! Lots of smalls.

Don't miss this one

Fri. 9-3 Sat. 9-2 4502 Margaret Ct. Lots of Americana, fall & Christmas decorations, decorated chairs & trees, prints, other artwork, decorative flags, giant wall clock, sm. tables, Longaberger table, kitchen items, table baskets, lamps, stools, Hunter fan, 19” Samsung tv, thimble box, metal dress forms, antique butter churn, lg. grapevine wreath, rockers, old school desk, lg.

Christmas balls, much, much more!

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-4:30 307 14th Ave. Huge Moving Sale Make An Offer Sale in garage.

Housewares, kitchen items, Old car magazines, lots of Christmas décor & trees, tools, compound sliding miter saw, 1930's era metal China Cabinet, many items not marked just make offer. Way too much to list.

Fri. & Sat. 8-?

28020 Bertha Dr. Corner of Buell Rd. & Bertha.

Neighborhood Garage Sale Harvest table, table & chars, TV stand unit, quilts, 1 yr. old stove & other applcs., country decor, tools, seasoning items, clothing infant- adult, furniture, more items brought Saturday.

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-2 10060 Buell Rd. Girls NB-4T, boys NB-14, Mens & womens Sm.-5XL, Halloween costumes, winter coats & lots of misc. items Thurs., Fri. & Saturday 9-5 604 Marsha Lane Winter Sale 4 racks of baby girl - 10/16 girls- adult.

Linens, pictures, books, shoes, toys & misc.

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Fri. & Sat., 8-3 1620 29th Place Boys name brand clothes 14-16, Jrs, clothing, pillows, plants, animated Santa Claus, Blue Tooth speaker, baby items, outdoor plant hangers.

All priced to sell!

Fri. 9-3 Sat. 9-12 29864 Penrose Rd. (N. on Freeport Rd. to Penrose Rd. W. on Penrose) ★Moving Sale!★ Big Tex Trailer, JD Tractor 48”, JD snow blower, (fits tractor), chipper shredder, air compressor, grinder, lawn tools, power & manual, hoses, extension ladder, elec. Power washer, misc. tools, Sony receiversspeakers, Flexsteel sofa, misc. household, & other misc.

Fri. only, Oct. 23rd 8am-Noon 1804 W. 33rd Ave. (Tori Pines Sub.) Baby boy clothes and toys, lots of household misc. and kids stuff.

Fri., 7:30-4 & Sat., 7:30-1 1107 E. LeFevre Estate/ Rummage Sale Antiques, collectibles, household, pneumatic tools, Delta band saw, bench drill press, lots of “guy stuff”, 2005 Buick Centuryvery low miles.

Rain or Shine Thurs. & Fri. 8:30-?

1812 6th Ave. Mens & womens, lots of good boys sz. Infant- Sz. 7, toys, movies, books, wardrobe storage cabinet & misc.

Thursday 8-4 614 W. 10th St. Girls jackets, coats, sweaters, adult 10-12, vacuum, girls shoes, kitchen items & lots of misc.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8-?

409 W. 8th St. (In Alley) Toys galore, Furbys, ET dolls, Gizmo, Care bears, Teletubbies & more, girl scout dolls & clothes, little girls pagent outfits sz.

6, Halloween and holiday décor, adult coats, hoodies, jeans & much more misc.

Vintage Kindergarten desk; wood & metal $60 815973-5630

APPLIANCES

710

30” Gas GE stove, stainless steel; 4 yr old $300 815-2884360 All Maytag stainless steel double door refrig. Freezer bottom, ice on maker and water in door. Used 6 mo.; Range top Microwave, used 6 mo.; gas range 32in. Approx 2 yrs.

815-326old.

0672 Almond Kitchen Aid gas stove $100 815-677-0895 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

SPORTING GOODS

716

Portable Ice Fishing Canvas 2 hole Shelter, Eskimo gas auger, & fishing gear. $275 815537-5171

WOOD / FUEL

746

Firewood, mixed hard woods, delivered in stacked. $75per. Truck load Call 815-876-0871

SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

FOOD PRODUCE

750

NEW TODAY

Fairhaven Fruit Farm- Fresh Picked Apples!

The orchard will be open for sale of fresh picked apples on Fri., Sat., & Sun. Oct. 23, 24, 25 9am-5pm For ½ pecks, pecks and bushels.

While they last!!

Fuji, Wine Crisp & Enterprise This is our last weekend of the season.

1.5mi. West of Hwy 78 on Fairhaven Rd. OR 4mi. E. of Thompson on Fairhaven Rd. Look for the signs!

815-499-1856 Thank you Tom and Genevieve

FURNITURE

755

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

New Sears white F/Q Bookcase headboard $45 815-973-5630 Vintage Ethan Allen 3 piece Pine “Old Tavern” desk & shelving unit. $500. 815-973-5630

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

Viagra!!

52 Pills for Only $99.00. Your #1 trusted provider for 10 years.

Insured and Guaranteed Delivery. Call today 1-877-560-0963

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

Vintage AMF Whitely Trim Ride exercise bike $10 815-973-5630

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

NEW TODAY Inogen portable concenoxygen trator, 15-200 Inogen One G2 system, 2 batteries, ac & dc power cords.

Backpack & cart.

Like new. $3800 new/asking $2500.

815-772-3413 New GoGo Scooter. Exc. condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $900 815-625-2422

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 1 Beagle male puppy, tri colored shots, wormed & vet checked.

815-626-4671 18”x24”x20 dog kennel $25.

815-441-5064 6-7 mo. old free kittens to good indoor homes, various colors. Moving soon, need them gone.815-535-8657 Free to good indoor home only.

Tabby Male & Calico Female kitten 6-7 weeks old, has been wormed.

Friendly, Healthy & litter trained.

815-595-4260

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

3rd Shift Weekends

Electronics Technician with 2+ years of electronics experience in a manufacturing environment who installs,maintains,and tests electrical systems and components on packaging machines and ensures systems and components meet established specifications. Strong troubleshooting skills for electrical and mechanical issues to resolve electronics down to component level, determine root cause of issue, and recommend corrective actions. Must have PLC programming and electronics technologies experience.

Positions require the ability to perform lifting up to 50 pounds, constant walking,standing,bending,twisting,stooping and reaching.

Both positions qualify for a quarterly bonus with potential up to 10% of gross earnings.

Qualified candidate will control access to and monitor the physical property. Ability to follow Post Orders and direct visitors. Punctuality and professionalism a must.

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.

LAWN & GARDEN

Miter Saw like new $85 815-284-0970

781

IH 5HP B&S garden chopper, exc. cond. Heavy duty.

Not a wood chipper. $300. 815973-3223.

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TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

NEW TODAY Want to buy Mini Home or Conversion Van, reasonable.815-564-9209

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 2 Valances- custom made, 76”x18” Exc. cond. $30.

815-441-0747.

NEW TODAY 42 #3 Montgomery dogless traps with 3 prong grapples, 1 w/out grapple, 16 coyote, 13 raccoon/fox, 1 muskrat wire fur stretchers, all in exc. cond., $650 815-772-3413 Antique wicker homing pigeon basket. 22x8x8 in. $35. 815-275-3131 Barn Quilts 2'x2'. $40. 815-284-2617 Duro Star Welder Generator, 50-210 amp, 4000 watt, never used. $1299 new, sell for $950.

563-241-2787 EGR in channel window visors. Fit '15 Ford Escape; $75 815-288-1999 Hogs/ Pork for sale 1/2 hog or whole hog, call for pricing.

815-876-0871

Nordic Track, $20. 815-973-9600 Resistance Chair for exercise, used twice, comes w/ box, $50/obo 815973-9600 Step 2 children's wagon $20 815440-0029 Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, gas stove, sofa, dresser, bedroom set, freezer, refrig.

815-718-4385.

$1,500 SIGN ON BONUS! Winning Wheels has openings for RN/LPN nurses, and are offering a $1,500 Sign on Bonus!

We offer competitive wages, benefits, and bonuses.

Apply online at: www.winninggwheels.com Or in person to Brittany Herwig, Administrator 701 E. 3rd St. Prophetstown, IL 61277 Applicants must complete pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Apply online at etnyre.com

E. D. ETNYRE & CO.

1333 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, IL M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

NOW HIRING Full-Time Second Shift Full-Time 2nd Shift Positions Positions

• Assemblers • Machine Operators • Parts Cleaners • Painters Apply online at etnyre.com

E. D. ETNYRE & CO. 1333 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, Illinois M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

To see complete job descriptions and be considered please apply online at www.spectrumbrands.com/careers.

Successful completion of a background check and drugs creening required for all positions.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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!

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Shifts: Days (6 a.m. - 6 p.m.) or Nights (6 p.m. - 6 a.m.)

PART TIME SECURITY GUARD

Production and Facility Maintenance Coordinator with 3+ years of management experience in a production manufacturing environment,plans and develops support and coverage for facility improvements,maintenance, and building projects. Supervises and schedules both facility service and production maintenance staff. Maintains various company systems and equipment on all company property associated with operations.

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

PLEASE help rescue our cats, and a couple kittens! Need a good indoor home!

815-590-7625

625-3600 284-2222

Packaging and Distribution Center, Dixon Illinois has the following full time job opportunities

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, a proud member of the Petersen Health Care family, a trusted leader in Long-Term Care since 1974, is accepting applications for the following positions:

Pinecrest Community, a continuing care retirement community, in Mt. Morris, IL, is currently seeking a full-time staff member in the Maintenance Department. The position requires operational experience in building mechanics with emphasis on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, basic knowledge of building construction, and computer skills. Must be able to carry out work tasks independently.

To take a closer look at Pinecrest and complete an application, just log on to: www.pinecrestcommunity.org

LOOKING FOR QUALITY CARRIERS

Towns ROCK FALLS MORRISON STERLING STERLING STERLING

Streets Route 243 Regan Rd., Trailer Park Call For Open Morrison Rts. (Ask About $50 Sign On Bonus!)

Douglas Dr., Harvey Dr., EastAve., OakAve 56 Green Ridge Dr., 6th Ave., E. 19th St. 75 E. 3rd, E. 4th, 19th Ave., 120th Ave., E. 5th, E. 6th St. 63 Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

Customers 20 43 70 76

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

CNAs - LPNs - RNs Maintenance Director Transportation Driver

RAYOVAC,INC.adivisionofSPECTRUMBRANDS,INC. aaleadingglobalconsumerproductscompanysupplyingbatteries, speciaaltypetsupplies,andshavingandgroomingproduct,hasthefollow wing

FU ULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIE ES

EOE

To apply, contact Amie Behrens, Administrator 500 N. Jackson • Morrison, IL 61270 (815) 772-7288 www.petersenhealthcare.net

ORDER FILLERS - DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATES 2ND SHIFT ENTRY LEVEL RATE – $12.92 2ND SHIFT SPECIALIST RATE - $14.78 Rates above include shift premium & average bonus % MATERIAL M HANDLERS - RECEIVING ASSOCIATES S 1ST, 2ND & 3RD SHIFTS ENTRY RATE OF $11.80 SPECIALIST RATE OF $13.55 MACHINE OPERATORS - PACKAGING ASSOCIATES M 1st SHIFT ENTRY RATE OF $11.55 1ST SHIFT SPECIALIST RATE OF $13.65 MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN 1ST SHIFT ENTRY RATE OF $18.00 PER HOUR ALL POSITIONS ABOVE ELIGIBLE FOR ONUS UPTO 10% PAY OUT POTENTIAL PER QUARTER BO R. Seee full job description with requirements and apply onlinee at www.spectrumbrands.com/careers Search jobs and filter by Dixon An Equal Opportunity / AA Employer Successsful completion of background check and drug screen is reqquired.

Due to continuing growth, Serenity Hospice & Home is seeking a full-time MSW to join our hospice team.The Social Worker position requires an MSW degree and one (1) year of social work in a health care setting. Candidates must be organized, flexible, emphatic, and believe in delivering quality end-of-life care. Valid driver’s license and dependable vehicle are essential, as the position will require local travel. Previous experience in hospice care and computer-based charting a plus.

Applications are available on our website www.serenityhospiceandhome.org or call 815-732-2499 for more information.

Construction Crew

Wick Buildings has a strong history of 60 years and 70,000 buildings across the Midwest.When you join Wick Buildings, you are not just an employee - you are an OWNER! Wick Buildings is proud to be Employee Owned.

We need enthusiastic and competent construction workers to join our established crew based in the Milledgeville, IL and surrounding areas.We need you to meet the demand for our ty Wick Buildings. If you have the drive, the ambition, and quality a positive att ttitude - join us!

Compensation range is $12.50-$15.00, with a chance for a pay increase aft fter a 60 day review. In addition,Wick Buildings ffers Quarterly Incentive Bonuses. off

Requirements:

Construct post frame buildings safely, effi fficiently & with the highest quality ty; Lift ft at least 75 pounds; Work at heights of at least 20 feet safely & in full safety ty compliance; Learn quickly with attention to safety ty and quality ty; Work outdoors with some travel away from home; Provide excellent customer service & communication in compliance with all policies & standards; Pass a drug screen & physical

Benefits:

Vsion,PaidVacation,Paid i Holidays,Paid Leave,Short rt Health,Dental,Vi Term Disability ty,Life Insurance,Great Incentive Program,Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Per diem for meals when traveling, TravelTime pay when traveling Visit ww www ww.wickbuilding gs.com and click Careers to apply or call 888-438-9425 to request an application.

Equal Opportunity ty Employer

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