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ROCK FALLS | ROLLOVER CRASH UPDATE
‘It’s going to be like Christmas’ Public donates gifts, money to family injured in rollover BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521
ROCK FALLS – A week after two parents and their daughter were injured
in a rollover crash in rural Amboy, the parents are getting stronger, and little baby Dixie is doing just fine. But she will be doing much better on Sunday Dixie when Tina Koch delivers a Maves truckload of presents that were donated by members of the Sauk Valley community. Diapers, clothes, gift cards, money – the outpouring of support has been
unbelievable, Koch said. “I’m so excited,” she said. “It’s just going to be like Christmas at their house.” Koch sent out the call for donations for the family after she happened Tina upon their wreck on state Koch Route 26 near Union Road. Dixie’s dad, Carl Maves, had been driving and his wife, Sarah, was in the passenger seat when he lost control of the car and it rolled.
When Koch drove toward their totaled car, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “I saw it, and I couldn’t register [it],” Koch said. “Then I saw the parents and the mom, and when I got there, they just kept saying, ‘The baby! The baby!’” Koch went into the car to unbuckle 1-year-old Dixie from her car seat, and she called 911.
WEEKEND FEATURE | LYNDON
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OBAMACARE IN ILLINOIS
Bridge to the past
Round 2 of enrollment underway Prices slightly higher for many state plans BY CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer
Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
Howard “Bud” Thompson has collaborated to paint 11 murals in the area over the past 15 years. Thompson restored this mural in Lyndon, which features the Lyndon Bridge built in 1894, over the summer after paint began to peel. He and members of the Prophetstown High School art club originally installed the mural in 2004. “We didn’t prepare the wall as we should have, and we paid for it,” he said.
Restoration of Lyndon mural ‘labor of love’ BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695
LYNDON – Blues, greens, browns and reds adorn the west face of a Commercial Street building, tattooed on a wall with a unique scene of Sauk Valley history: the historic Lyndon Bridge. When there was talk of removing the mural – it had been in a state of disrepair, with bleeding colors and chipping paint – its creator sought to bring it new life. “This ... bridge has always caught my eye,” Howard “Bud” Thompson said of the
venerable structure, completed in 1894. “It’s a beautiful old bridge, and you don’t see any like this anymore.” Thompson, 84, along with members of the Prophetstown High School art club and its instructor, had collaborated over 15 years to paint 11 murals in the area, including this one in Lyndon, which was installed in 2004. In the design and transfer to the wall, Thompson acknowledged, the mural suffered a critical flaw that had caused it to peel and wither. “We didn’t prepare the
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wall as we should have,” he admitted, “and we paid for it.” With the strength of God at his side, he said, the octogenarian spent about 2 weeks in sweltering September heat to complete the touch-ups. “Even at my age, I thought, ‘I don’t know if I can do this or not, but I’m going to try,’” Thompson said. Gail Goodell, a close friend, brought him a used ComEd bucket truck to reach the highest spots. He worked 3 or 4 hours a day. A 3-day break during an exceptionally hot stretch was the only
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time he wasn’t on site, he said. “The folks that own this building were very cooperative,” Thompson said as he looked in the direction of the structure that once housed “a whole row” of businesses, including a grocery and a hardware store. Thompson, a Whiteside County Board member and former Prophetstown mayor, said he got his start in the arts in 1948 when he took a drawing and perspectives class at Augustana College. MURAL CONTINUED ON A4
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CHICAGO – Shopping for health insurance starts all over again today as a second round of enrollment begins under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Last time around in Illinois, more than 217,000 people signed up for coverage with more than threequarters qualifying for financial assistance based on their incomes. Illinois residents will again use the federal HealthCare.gov website to select and sign up for private health plans, with some enrolling for the first time. Others, who enrolled despite last year’s rocky start, may want to switch to a better policy in their price range. This year’s prices are slightly higher for many plans. Officials are urging customers to compare all the plans available in their area to find the best deal possible and to make sure their doctors and drugs are covered. Returning customers must select a new plan by Dec. 15 to avoid being automatically re-enrolled in their current policy. ENROLLMENT CONTINUED ON A5
COMMUNITY
Honoring our Heroes A look back at Veterans Day ceremonies in the Sauk Valley this week. PAGE C12
Index Births................ C5 Lottery .............. A2 Business........... C1 Markets ............ A9 Classified .......... D1 Obituaries ......... A4 Comics ............. B6 Opinion............. A6 Community ..... C12 Scoreboard ...... B7 Scrapbook ....... C3 Crossword Saturday ........... D6 Sports .............. B1 Support groups .. C5 Crossword Sunday ............. C8 Travel .............. C10 Dave Ramsey ... C1 Weather............ A9 Dear Abby ........ C6 Wheels ............. D8