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Mixed report cards for area schools Scores a bit lower than state averages – but so is spending BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
STERLING – Schools in the Sauk Valley scored just below the state average on standardized tests, according to the 2013-14 Illinois Report Card. The Illinois Standard Achievement Test, taken by all elementary and junior high students in the state, was considered more challenging in 2014 because all questions were based on new Common Core standards, which accounted for just 20 percent of questions in 2013. The district result of the test is a composite reading and math score.
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By The Numbers See how your school district fared in test scores compared to the state average. Page A8 How much money is your school district spending per student? Page A8
More Inside SVM education reporter Jermaine Pigee writes about incentives for students to do well in school in his column, The Main Scoop. Page A3
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Giving Tuesday: A day for local charities How to give Be a part of the national movement and get details on how to give back by visiting givingtuesday.org. Check out Kreider Services at kreiderservices.org and click on the red and white Giving Tuesday branding at the top right of the website. Visit smile.amazon.com to donate to the Lee County Council on Aging by shopping the AmazonSmile program, or to find a local organization of your choice by name or ZIP code.
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In the flurry to find the best flat-panel TV, next-generation gaming console, or that shiny new coffee maker, remember to squirrel away a few bucks for area charities and service organizations on Giving Tuesday, the day after Cyber Monday. The grassroots nationwide event, which began in 2012, is a response to the consumerism that grips us during the holiday shopping season, and a push back to commercialization by being a reminder to donate to those less fortunate. In the Sauk Valley, dozens of groups actively promote and encourage donations through online portals where a
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Wildcatz win first state title EPC rolls to 41-12 victory in Class 2A
In the Dixon and Sterling school districts, 55 percent of students met or exceeded state standards on the ISAT. The state average is 59 percent. At Rock Falls Elementary School, 46 percent of students met or exceeded standards, and at Rock Falls Junior High School, 44 percent of students were deemed proficient. Bob Sondgeroth, superintendent of the Whiteside Regional Office of Education, said local schools are at a disadvantage because they are compared to school districts in suburban Chicago, which spend more money per student. “The majority of students who can swing that state average are in the Chicago suburbs,” Sondgeroth said. “If local school districts can stay close to that state average, they are in good shape.”
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Deven Heeren throws the ball during Eastland-Pearl City’s 41-12 victory against MaroaForsyth in the Class 2A championship game Friday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
credit card and a push of a button can add to the holiday cheer. The Lee County Council on Aging, for example, has linked up with AmazonSmile, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, in an effort to take advantage of those already buying online. There you’ll find the same prices, but the website shares a small portion of the proceeds with local groups. “We make most of our money in dribs and drabs,” Executive Director Geoff Vanderlin said. “We could always use more money.” The money LCCOA makes isn’t profit at all, and most of it goes toward keeping the lights on and paying the bills, he said. GIVING CONTINUED ON A4
Traditions of the stars Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson tell of childhood Christmases Also inside USA Weekend: Sticky garlic tamarind chicken Breaking up by text Jon Stewart
CHAMPAIGN – Eastland-Pearl City’s football team wrapped up an undefeated season with a 41-12 victory against MaroaForsyth in the Class 2A championship game Friday at Memorial Stadium. It is the first state football title for the Wildcatz in 16 playoff appearances as the EastlandPearl City co-op. And it is the 12th state football title won by a Sauk Valley team. The Wildcatz join the ranks of Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton, Morrison and Newman as area schools with a state football title. “I can’t even think of a word to describe it,” senior lineman Jared Gaughan said. “It’s just amazing – that’s the weakest word I can think of, but that’s all I can come up with right now. It’s just amazing.” After a scoreless first period, EPC (14-0) took control by scoring three consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter. Eric Schaney broke the ice with a 3-yard run early in the period. WILDCATZ CONTINUED ON A5
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COMMUNITY WATCH registration; given notice to appear in court. Joanie L. Fargher, 29, of Sterling; 8:11 p.m. Thursday at 3220 E. Lynn Blvd.; Whiteside County warrant for obstructing a court order; posted $300 bond.
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Franklin Grove Police Jaime N. Schmidt, 30, of Franklin Grove; 2:18 p.m. Wednesday at state Route 38 and Elm Street; failure to wear seat belt, expired driver’s license, operating uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court.
POLICE Sterling Police Ryan C. Cramer, 24, of Rock Falls; 6:21 a.m. Thursday at Avenue G and West Fifth Street; no insurance, disobeyed stop sign, expired
Lee County Sheriff Patricia J. Miranda, 63, of
Paw Paw; 8:52 p.m. Thursday; driving under the influence, no insurance; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. William Paul Cupp, 52, of Rockford; 3:45 p.m. Thursday; warrant for failure to appear – unlawful possession of a controlled substance, warrant for contempt; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Matthew James Gabbard, 26, of Aurora; 4:50 a.m. Thursday; warrant for failure to appear – rule to show cause; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. 16-year-old boy; 9:40 p.m. Wednesday; runaway;
released to his parent. Gary Lee Schaefer, 33, of Amboy; 9:08 p.m. Wednesday; warrant for application to increase bond; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Gianna Fay Cortesi, 23, of Freeport; 4:22 p.m. Wednesday; drug court violation; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Donovan Kyle Fordham, 22, of Dixon; 3:52 p.m. Wednesday; court order – drug court violation; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Paul Marshall Weston, 51, of Dixon; 2:55 p.m. Wednesday; warrant for failure to appear – petition to revoke
probation (theft); held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.
Ogle County Sheriff Kenneth Cunningham, 28, of Mount Morris; 5:24 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of East Washington Street, Oregon; driving while license suspended, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond. Marc Seabold, 37, of Byron; 1:06 a.m. Thursday on North German Church Road; domestic battery; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.
Gerald J. Rogde, 26, of Steward; Wednesday; warrant for expired registration; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. Cody Logan, 21, of Byron; Wednesday; warrant for retail theft; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. William D. Wogen, 42, of Rochelle; Wednesday; warrant for expired registration; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.
BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Blake Eden Boseneiler, Ruth Rumley, June Thompson, Scott Claeys, 44, and Brent Bell, all today.
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Coroner: Autopsy indicates woman froze to death Hunter found body of recently released inmate in woods near jail BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535
MORRISON – Preliminary results indicate that a 65-year-old Rock Falls woman died of hypothermia in the woods near Whiteside County Jail, Coroner Joe McDonald said Friday. A hunter found the body of Janet L. Sims on Wednesday after she had been released from jail Monday morning, her 65th birthday, as a snowstorm blew through town. Exactly when she died, however, might never be known, the coroner said. “Once a body comes down to the temperature of the surroundings, it’s very difficult to determine a time of death,” he said. Results of toxicology tests are not expected for at least 3 weeks. The sher-
iff’s department does not suspect foul play. Family members said Sims had suffered from bipolar and schizoaffective disorders for more than 30 years. After being released from jail, she apparently wandered about a block north of the jail, passed through Grove Hill Cemetery, and clambered over a barbed wire fence and into a wooded area just northeast of the graveyard. Her body, partially covered by snow, was found by a hunter tracking a white-tailed deer, McDonald said. Sims, an average-sized woman, was wearing boots and appeared to be otherwise dressed for the weather, the coroner said. He did not know whether she had a cellphone. Had she wandered the same distance in the other
Memorial service Wednesday Janet L. Sims, who was born Janet Royer on Nov. 24, 1949, in Sterling and grew up in Harmon, has been cremated. Friends and family will gather from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald direction, she would have been on U.S. Route 30 near the downtown. But hypothermia causes circulation to slow, organs to shut down, and oxygen levels to the brain to deplete. “People get confused,” McDonald said. “They don’t know where they are at, and they may do strange things they normally wouldn’t do.” It’s possible, considering the remote area, that had the hunter not come across her body, she might not have been found until later, perhaps spring, he said. “Anytime someone’s found in a wooded area, you’re somewhat at the mercy of whoever encoun-
Funeral Home in Rock Falls. There will be no service. She is survived by, among others, two sons and three grandchildren. Her complete obituary appears on Page A4. ters you,” McDonald said. Sims, who lived in Civic Plaza, a public housing project for low-income seniors, was jailed Nov. 19 on a misdemeanor trespassing charge and served 5 days of a 10-day sentence before she was released. Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi was off work Friday and did not return a call and a text seeking more information on the circumstances of her release. On Wednesday, he said he didn’t know whether she had called anyone for a ride home. It’s not jail policy to make that call for an inmate, or to provide a ride home, the sheriff said.
He did say that after her release, around 8 or 9 that morning, she sat upstairs in the jail for a few hours, then decided on her own to leave. Wilhelmi said he was not sure whether jail staff knew of her mental illness; there was no court-ordered mental evaluation, he said. “I feel horrible,” he said Wednesday. “You never want to see anything like this happen. You want to see everyone get home safely.” The woman’s son, Jamie Richards, 42, of Lyndon, said he didn’t know his mother was in jail, but this wasn’t her first time. She had been there recently, Richards said, and that time, someone on the jail staff had called him to drive her home. Her sister, Deloris Estes, 69, of Sylva, North Carolina, was angry Friday when she called the office of Sauk Valley Media.
Sims had battled her illness for 35 years, Estes said. She had a cellphone, but she often lost it. Sometimes she would think she didn’t need to take her medicine, “and she would get kind of loud,” Estes said. Still, “you don’t turn a woman out in a darned snowstorm in northern Illinois,” she said Friday. “They did wrong.” Richard said his mother had not always been that way. Although she’s had little to offer in the way of material goods throughout her life, she would help anyone she could, any way she could, he said. “She’s been sick so long that a lot of people who knew her just knew the sick side of her,” he said. “She was the perfect mother, ever since I was a kid. “This is just tragic.” BLACK FRIDAY…CYBER MONDAY…
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Incentives to learn can work in education W
hen I was a young child, I was far from a perfect student. I had an attention deficit disorder, and on top of that, I had little or no interest in school. My dad got tired of seeing F’s on my report card, so he came up with an interesting idea. He knew I was a huge Chicago Bulls fan, and when I was a young student, some guy named Michael Jordan played for the Bulls. My dad was able to get tickets from a friend of his, so he decided to use that as an incentive for me to get through elementary and middle
school. He said if I were able to pull my grades up and not fail any classes, he would take me to Bulls games. It worked. The thought of missing a chance to see Michael Jordan play would creep into my head each time I would take a test or each time I would consider not doing my homework. Suddenly, my grades increased, my study habits improved, and the failing grades disappeared. During this turnaround, my dad continued to stress the importance of going to school and getting a good education. He always told me
jermaine PIGEE Pigee is a reporter at Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at jpigee@ saukvalley. com or 800-7984085, ext.
about the benefits of doing well in school, but I needed an additional push. Having an incentive can definitely be a positive for students who struggle in the classroom as I did. Some students might need an extra bit of motivation to help them suc-
ceed in school because, unfortunately, a lot of students are not motivated by the desire to learn. Teachers and parents can increase a students’ motivation levels by offering incentives in their classrooms or at home. Some examples of incentives include giving pizza to the class, having a student’s picture on a photo recognition board, or being able to eat lunch first. Incentives can also be fun. Duct-taping a principal to a wall during an assembly or giving students additional recess time can also be good motivators.
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Local public defender steps down Schweihs will still do criminal defense work STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501
MOUNT CARROLL – Carroll County’s public defender for the past 14 years has stepped down to limit his work to his private practice. Don Schweihs, 62, became public defender for Carroll and Jo Daviess counties in 2000 after having been an assistant state’s attorney for 2 years in Jo Daviess. He has continued to represent indigent defendants in both counties while maintaining his private law
office in Galena, where he lives. “I never intended 40 years ago to someday retire from government, “ Schweihs said in a news release, “I just started doing things I thought were interesting and found myself here.” Schweihs said in a phone interview Friday that in addition to his civil law work in personal injury, real estate, and other areas, he would continue criminal defense work, which he said was “the vast majority” of his practice. “Do what you know,” he said, then added with a laugh, “That’s my life of crime.” His career in “crime” has included work on both sides of the courtroom, in addition to several years as a police officer.
Schweihs said he worked his way through college, which included a job as a Don brakeman on Schweihs the Chicago Northwestern Railroad while attending school part time. He later became a mechanic for the DuPage County sheriff’s fleet of squad cars. Schweihs, attending College of DuPage at night, earned an associate’s degree before becoming an officer with the Oak Brook Police Department. He graduated at the top of his class at the Chicago Police Academy. While a police officer, Schweihs continued to
attend college part time and graduated from University of Illinois Chicago with a degree in criminal justice. After he married his wife, Mary Jane, he graduated from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago and went to work as a prosecutor for the Cook County state’s attorney. He later became an assistant in the Illinois attorney general’s office, where he was assigned to the Special Prosecutions Bureau to prosecute white-collar crime. Schweihs said Jerry Kane, a Mount Carroll lawyer, would be the new public defender in Carroll County, and Thomas Nack of Galena would have that position in Jo Daviess County. Both are part-time jobs.
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Streetscape finishing touches to wait until 2015 BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529
DIXON – The final aesthetic elements of the downtown streetscape project will likely have to wait until spring to be finished. The $6 million project, which was started in May, was expected to be completed this month, but Commissioner Jeff Kuhn said the plantings and last remaining aesthetic elements might have to wait until spring. A dedication for the streetscape project will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at First Street and Hennepin Avenue. The parking lot off Highland Avenue, behind the Telegraph office, will remain open for pub-
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I once covered a story about elementary students who reached a reading goal, so they had the opportunity to dress up their male principal as Fancy Nancy – a character from a line of popular children’s books. Teachers and parents who use incentives over time can increase their students’ good habits, sometimes to the point that students will engage in those positive habits without the need for incentives. For me, the incentive was almost like training wheels on a bike. It was offered initially to teach me good habits and the need to succeed.
When the incentives were removed, I was able to grasp the positive learning habits on my own. By the time I got into high school, my dad was no longer getting the Bulls tickets. But, by that time, I had learned the importance of going to school and getting into college. I was able to work in the classroom and get my assignments done because of what I learned in previous years. Students who struggle in the classroom have the ability to succeed. Sometimes, all it takes is a little push to get them going.
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Marie E. McDonnell of Sterling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls. Today’s funerals:
Julia “Julie” Dail of Erie, 10:30 a.m. at Erie United Methodist Church. Marie E. McDonnell of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church in
Rock Falls. Joseph “Joe” Moreno Jr., formerly of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. Sunday visitations:
Kelly Reilly of Tampico, 3-7 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico. Dennis R. Morris of Milledgeville, 4-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville.
Monday visitations: Joyce L. Crawford of Rock Falls, noon-1 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Monday funerals:
Kelly Reilly of Tampico, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico. Joyce L. Crawford of Rock Falls, 1 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.
OBITUARIES Joyce L. Crawford ROCK FALLS – Joyce L. Crawford, 89, of Rock Falls, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. She worked for more than 20 years as a bookkeeper for Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. She was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Rock Falls, the daughter of William “Shorty” and Gladys (Boze) Wright. Joyce married Donald Crawford on Oct. 11, 1951, in Morrison. He preceded her in death in 2001. She was a member of Rock Falls United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Joan (Lee) Sell of Rock Falls and Barb (Bill) Stindt of Platteville, Wis-
consin; and several nieces and nephews. She also was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, a sister, and a brother-in-law. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday and the funeral at 1 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Richard Fassig, pastor of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. A memorial has been established to Bear Necessities, care of Rock Falls United Methodist Church. Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.
Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday if sent via email, obituaries@saukvalley. com or fax, 815-625-9390. Obituary corrections and clarifications will appear in the Corrections
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Dennis R. Morris MILLEDGEVILLE – Dennis R. Morris, 64, of Milledgeville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore. Dennis was born June 7, 1950, in Wilton, Arkansas, to Berlin and Ophelia Morris. He married Dorothy VanKampen on Oct. 24, 1997. Dennis attended Rockford schools before joining the Army in 1967. After serving in the Army, he was a truck driver for more than 40 years, before his retirement in 2011 from ConWay Freight in Rockford. Dennis was a Vietnam veteran, and a member of American Legion Post 553 in Milledgeville. He enjoyed collecting coins, watching old Westerns and old movies, and spending time with his family. Dennis was an avid Chicago Cubs and Oakland Raiders fan. Dennis is survived by his wife, Dorothy of
Milledgeville; his mother, Ophelia Romero of Missouri; a son, Christopher (Diana) Morris of Pinellas Park, Florida; a daughter, Shelby Morris of Rock Falls; stepdaughters, Shelly Schneider of North Carolina, Deb (Marv) Howlett and Sue Litwiller, both of Milledgeville, and Jennifer Knuth of Savanna; four grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren, two brothers, Bill Morris of Rockford and Roger (Sue) Morris of Arkansas; and a sister, Carleen (Courtney) Pittman of Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister-in-law. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, 520 Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville. Cremation rites will be accorded. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.
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It joins Kreider Services in the national effort on Tuesday to ask people to think not just of their gifts, but to give back to nonprofits and social services.
Filling budget holes At Whiteside County Senior Center, membership and fundraising makes up 15 percent of its overall budget, Doug E x e c u t i v e Vandersee Director Doug Vandersee said. Like Kreider Services, the senior center fills an invaluable space in our area for people with disabilities, but also provides assistance for the older demographic. “How do you provide more convenience?” Vandersee asked. The group, which relies heavily on printed paper communications like Sauk Valley Media’s Golden Echo publication, and word-of-mouth, now looks for more options and sees a value in a digital presence and online giving. While organizations like these sometimes are written off in state budgets as obscure places that might not matter, the opposite is true – they’re vital to many communities. Whiteside County Senior Center clients often find new friends and pick up new activities here, Vandersee said. Euchre, Mexican train dominoes, and even bingo on Wednesdays, are just a few examples of the
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games that they can play. Then clients stay for lunch and mingle, and “it gives them a place to be.” “It’s evolved into a social place, and for some it’s the only social interaction they have.” As an added feature, the senior center has a transportation arm with a 16-vehicle fleet that’s much like a taxi company, and serves all of Whiteside County. It’s free to use for those older than 60, and just $2 for everyone else, but they accept donations if you’d like to give more. It’s a curb-to-curb service, which means they’ll come out and take you to wherever you need to go, including Lee County, where there is coordination with the Lee-Ogle Transportation System, and even to Rockford, Vandersee said. If social services and nonprofits want to help offset dwindling budgets and inflation, getting the word out about who they are and what they do is important, he said. “We need as many ways as possible [to extend our reach],” he said, noting that they’re always looking for skilled volunteers to help them with social media. “To keep those doors open every day … we have utilities, staff … [expenses are] going to get bigger in the future.”
All aboard the giving train Change is on the horizon for many of these agencies as they notice that they can tap crowd-sourced funding sites connected to social media. A recent Sauk Valley Media search through the AmazonSmile program
returned 93 organizations in Dixon, 72 in Sterling, and 28 in Rock Falls that have signed up to get half of 1 percent back from online holiday purchases. All shoppers have to do is visit the website and pick the charity or social service. The Whiteside County Senior Center doesn’t have a donation button on its website, so you’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way by check or by stopping in, but that soon Geoff will improve, Vanderlin Vandersee said. His team is busy upgrading computer systems and plans to install an online donation system like Paypal or Square, although some of the details still are in the works. The service provider would collect a fee, but Vandersee understands it as the price of doing business these days. At most area organizations like Kreider Services, Whiteside County Senior Center, and Lee County Council on Aging, funding comes through private donations and grant money, which are coveted and important to their daily operations. But grants come with a catch, Vanderlin said. A percentage of the money must be put up front before the rest is received – the local match. For example, his organization might see a $50,000 grant that requires 5 percent, 10 percent or 15 percent raised before the rest of it can be released, he said. ‘[And] our grant
resources are drying up,” he added. They supplement their revenue streams with special fundraising events throughout the year, too. The Whiteside County Senior Center hosts a special concert with Branson performers in April, and the Lee County Council on Aging generates income with activities at the Post House Ballroom, which it owns, like the spring prom. That’s why when they saw the opportunity for online donations and being a part of Giving Tuesday, “it was 100 percent painless to try it,” Vanderlin said.
An opportunity to give back It’s the first time many local agencies have ventured into the online donation arena, Kreider Services Executive Director Jeff Stauter said. Although they can’t predict what kind of a Jeff windfall to Stauter expect, the process is critical to the financial health of organizations such as Kreider and its ability to reach a variety of people. “It could be $5 or $5,000,” Stauter said. “[But] it’s a great way to pay for those little extras that the state doesn’t pay for anymore, especially with the way the state budget has been.” When the holidays come, everyone looks for ways to give back, and this makes it easy, he said. “I think it’s important because it gives people something to do that’s positive,” he said. “Give until it hurts.”
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Kelly Reilly TAMPICO – Kelly Reilly, 26, of Tampico, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. She was employed by the Kewanee library. She was born July 25, 1988, in Barrington, the daughter of Edward and Sandra (Leitza) Reilly. Kelly was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico. Survivors include her parents of Tampico; two brothers, Eamon Reilly of Jamestown, North Dakota, and Kyle Reilly of Tampico; one sister, Cristin Reilly of Waltham, Massachusetts; her fiancé, Jesse Raver of Kewanee; her paternal
grandmother, Joan Reilly of Chicago; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by one sister Cailin Mary Jo Reilly, her maternal grandparents and paternal grandfather. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico, with Monsignor Thomas Dzielak officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Tampico. A memorial has been established. Visit garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.
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Tips to fend off frozen pipes in low temperatures BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
DIXON – Cold weather has arrived in the Sauk Valley, and Willard “Rusty” Cox wants to help residents to prevent their water pipes from freezing. “Predictions indicate that we are going to have a winter like last year,” said Cox, superintendent of the Dixon Water Department. “This means we can expect frozen water pipes.” The city of Dixon Water Department last winter received more than 60 complaints of frozen water pipes. So, Cox wants to remind people how to prepare their homes for winter to avoid frozen pipes. “I surveyed a few towns around the area, and I looked at what other communities have done,” Cox said. “Some of this is also from experience.” Listed below are some problem areas, warning signs, and tips to minimize the chance of water pipes freezing. Problem areas: • Pipes near broken or open basement windows • Unheated crawl spaces and equipment rooms • Pipes near the foundation or cracks in the basement wall • Inadequate heating in uninsulated or uncovered outside pit • Pipes under kitchen
Thaw call For more information on frozen water pipes, call the city of Dixon Water Department at 815-288-3381. sinks or cupboards Warning signs of freeze: • Unusually cold water temperature (less than 35 degrees) at any fixture • Unusually low water flow at a fixture • Discolored water at a fixture • Low water pressure at a fixture • Sputtering sounds when opening a fixture Prevention: • Check water temperature; run pencil size stream • Shut off drain outside water faucets before freezing occurs • Insulate walls near exposed piping • Repair cold air leaks to reduce drafts on piping and meter Customers can also help to protect their homes by keeping fire hydrants clear of snow, according to Illinois American Water. Substantial snow accumulations, combined with the after-effects of plowing roads and parking lots, can leave fire hydrants partially or completely buried in snow. Clearing hydrants can help firefighters easily find them and access water quickly.
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Lee County overdose numbers rise Drug can limit number of OD deaths BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521
DIXON – Drug overdoses are on the rise in Lee County. Why? Police say it’s heroin. The number of overdose calls to Dixon police has doubled in recent years, officials say, especially since heroin took hold in the county. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department’s numbers are increasing, too. So far this year, five overdose calls have resulted in deaths, Sheriff John Varga said. That number usually is just one or two a year. But the good news is that overdosing doesn’t have to be fatal – so long as someone calls for help
in time. EMTs in Lee County are equipped with an anti-overdose drug called Narcan. Dixon Fire Chief Tim Shipman said that, even if an overdose isn’t confirmed, Narcan is likely to be used if the patient is unconscious and the cause is unknown. “If we get to a scene and someone – if they’re unconscious, if we don’t have any idea why they’re unconscious, we give it,” Shipman said. “We’re going to give them an IV, and we’re going to give them Narcan.” The drug has few side effects and is very fastacting, Shipman said. “It reverses narcotic drugs, so other drugs it’s not going to have an effect
Fatal overdoses Dixon Police Department: 2010 -1 2012 - 1 2013 - 1 Lee County Sheriff’s Department: 2011 - 1 2012 - 1 2013 - 2 2014 - 5 on,” he said. “But probably the biggest one we see a tremendous use for it, or it works very quickly with, is a heroin overdose. If you give that person Narcan, the effect is immediate. It’s almost like using glucose on a diabetic.” The state’s Good Samaritan law works to protect friends, family members, and the people who are overdosing from legal prosecution when they
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Special meeting called for tax levy BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570
ROCK FALLS – A special meeting of the city’s Finance, Insurance and Investment committee will precede the full council meeting on Tuesday. The meeting was called to review tax levy information that will also be on the council’s agenda. The committee will meet at 5 p.m., and the council at 6:30 p.m., both in council chambers. Municipalities are now looking at tax levy estimates that can be amended later. The estimates are done mainly to determine whether an increase of more than 5 percent is needed. According to Illinois’ Truth in Taxation law, a
Next meeting The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. notice must be published in a newspaper and a public hearing held if the proposed aggregate tax levy is more than 5 percent greater then the previous year’s tax extension. The city barely escaped a hearing last year, with an increase that came in at 4.99 percent. The total levy was $1.10 million, up from the previous year’s total levy of $1.05 million. Last year, about 47 percent of the levy was tied to pension contributions for police, fire, and the
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The most significant increase in city contributions was a 32.8 percent hike in police pension funding. The IMRF, which is for city and school district employees, saw an increase of 21.74 percent in city funding in 2014. Fire department contributions were up by 21.73 percent. The city had planned to look at the levy estimate at the Nov. 18 council meeting, but an actuary’s recommendations came in later than expected, City Administrator Robbin Blackert said. The actuary suggests how much the city should contribute to keep pensions funded at a responsible level.
IN BRIEF Store goes dark on Black Friday ROCK FALLS – On the most important shopping day of the year for most retailers, the Walmart at 1901 First Ave. was hit with electrical problems Friday. The store, along with neighboring Culver’s, was without full power from
about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a Walmart store manager said. The Rock Falls Fire Department was called about 12:30 p.m., after the store had been running on partial power for a while. “There was no fire,” Capt. Ken Wolf said. “They had called about a strange odor in part of the building.”
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Wolf said the fire department didn’t know exactly what caused the problem. “They had reported hearing a loud boom about 11:30 a.m., and then they were running on partial power,” Wolf said. The store would not comment further on the electrical problems.
Non-fatal overdoses Dixon Police Department: 2010 - 4 2011 - 9 2012 - 4 2013 - 11 Numbers unavailable for Lee County Sheriff’s Department
make a potentially lifesaving 911 call. Dixon Police have responded to fewer overdose calls that result in a death, though their territory is much smaller than the sheriff’s department’s, Dixon Police Chief Danny Langloss said. “I think that the reason the overdoses are on the rise is due to heroin – just the dangerous nature of the drug,” Langloss said.
“We’re just seeing more and more people using and getting addicted to the drug, and with the mix, and with potency of the drug, you just never know what you’re going to get from one usage to the other. That creates a very dangerous situation. “With a good majority of the overdoses, our paramedics are able to save the person, but sometimes it’s just too late.”
Heeren’s top target was Kluck yards to Donny Groezinger. Heeren completed 14 of 16 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns. His top target was Kluck, who had five catches for 149 yards. Maroa-Forsyth (10-4) was led by Iowa recruit Jack Hockaday, who rushed 36 times for 201 yards, including a pair of short TD runs. The Trojans hurt them-
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That was followed by a 24-yard scoring pass from Deven Heeren to Cody Kluck, and a 1-yard sneak just before halftime by Heeren. The Wildcatz put the game on ice with a pair of third-quarter TDs, on Heeren passes of 61 yards to Kluck and 8
selves with five turnovers, four of them by Hockaday, who had two interceptions and two fumbles. “It’s just fundamentals,” senior Cody Kluck said. “When you get down this far in the playoffs, whoever makes the most fundamental mistakes, that’s who’s going to lose the game, and they just happened to make more fundamental mistakes, ... and we didn’t at all.”
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New sheriffs have clean slates, much to do S
tarting Monday, there will be a new sheriff in two Sauk Valley towns – Dixon and Oregon. John Simonton will take the oath of office as sheriff of Lee County, while Brian VanVickle will be sworn in as sheriff of Ogle County. Both incoming sheriffs are Republicans who defeated Republican incumbents in the March primary and were unopposed in the Nov. 4 election. Simonton will take over from John Varga, who served two terms, while VanVickle will succeed Michael Harn, who has served one term. Both new sheriffs have their work cut out for them. Administering a 24/7 law enforcement department and jail is a challenge, as is providing courthouse security and
performing other duties of the office. In columns published by Sauk Valley Media in March, Simonton and VanVickle outlined their plans if elected. Simonton, a former State Police commander, wrote about initiating collaborative training with Lee County area law enforcement agencies so that sheriff’s deputies would be better prepared to respond to crimes of a dangerous, complex nature. SIMONTON WROTE that he hoped to form neighborhood watch communities that would get the public involved in reporting suspicious activity. He wrote that the department “will participate in diversionary programs, such as the Drug Court, Mental
What we think New sheriffs will take the reins of power Monday in Lee and Ogle counties, and both have a lot on their plates. We offer good luck and best wishes to John Simonton and Brian VanVickle. Health Court, and Veterans Court, which will provide an alternative for defendants who hope to reform their lives.” Simonton concluded that he hoped to nurture “a culture of collaboration and cooperation between all public safety agencies across Lee County and beyond.” VanVickle, writing in March, referred to four “Zero Cost Initiatives” that he hoped to launch if elected. The first is a Countywide Street Crimes Unit, while the second would involve “returning depu-
ties to our communities, not focusing on traffic enforcement on Interstate 39.” VanVickle’s third initiative involves bringing Ogle County deputies into the schools to improve safety and offer resources to school staff. His fourth initiative is to develop what he called an Ogle County Alliance of elected officials, property owners, business members, and clergy to address community problems and facilitate communication. An additional major challenge for VanVickle
will be to deal with the aftermath of Sheriff Harn’s handling of the Administrative Tow Fund, questions about which prompted the county to spend $15,000 to perform an audit of the revenue and expenditures. Among other things, the audit revealed that more than $10,000 could not be accounted for. KIM GOUKER, chairman of the Ogle County Board, reported that VanVickle has formulated strategies in response to 16 separate recommendations proposed by Sikich, the county’s auditing firm, to professionalize the tow fund operations and ensure oversight and transparency. In a letter to Gouker, VanVickle offered this summary: “As you can tell, my goal is to bring
not only this fund but all [Ogle County Sheriff’s Office] practices above board and restore the trust in the Sheriff’s Office.” From our perspective, Simonton and VanVickle enter office with clean slates, positive agendas, and the desire to make necessary improvements. The two newcomers might even consider exploring cooperative ventures. For example, both counties have aging jails located 16 miles apart. Certainly some discussion is in order about how the jail needs of both counties might be met jointly without having to build two expensive new facilities. As Monday approaches, our advice to the new sheriffs in town is simply this: be open and honest, and always put the public’s interest first.
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COMMENTS ON CONGRESS
Divided government need not be dysfunctional Incremental progress on small issues is the way to get started BY LEE HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana
Given all the words and images devoted to the midterm elections over the past few weeks, you’d think the results had told us something vital about the future of the country. In reality, they were just a curtain-raiser. It’s the next few weeks and months that really matter. The big question, as the old Congress reconvenes and prepares to make way for next year’s version, is whether the two parties will work more closely together to move the country forward or instead lapse back into confrontation and deadlock. I suspect the answer will be a mix: modest progress on a few issues, but no major reforms. Overall, the deep frustration Americans feel toward Washington will likely continue. Especially since, despite the urgent
problems confronting us, the House leadership has announced an astoundingly relaxed 2015 agenda that includes not a single 5-day work week, 18 weeks with no votes scheduled, and just one full month in session: January. Still, there is hope for at least a modicum of progress. President Obama wants to enhance his legacy. More politicians these days seem to prefer governing to posturing. THE REPUBLICAN Party may have won big in the elections, but it still cannot govern alone: it will need Democratic votes in the Senate and the cooperation of the president. And both parties want to demonstrate that they recognize they’re responsible for governing. Congress faces plenty of issues that need addressing, which means that
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Bills with a relatively narrow focus that enjoy bipartisan support ... either have passed the ‘lame-duck’ Congress or stand a good chance of doing so. Lee Hamilton
skillful legislators who want to show progress have an extensive menu from which to choose. Trade, health care, terrorism, responsible budgeting, rules on greenhouse gas emissions – all of these are amenable to incremental progress. Which is not to say that progress is inevitable. Obama acted to halt deportations of millions of illegal immigrants, though he did so without Congress. His action could unleash unpredictable consequences. Meanwhile, the new Republican Senate is almost certain to give the president’s nominees a hard time; while GOP senators are unlikely to want to appear too
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tough on Loretta Lynch, the nominee for attorney general, the gloves will almost certainly come off for nominees who must negotiate hearings after her. Yet indications of what next year may be like have already begun to emerge. Bills with a relatively narrow focus that enjoy bipartisan support – boosting agricultural development aid overseas, funding research into traumatic brain injuries, giving parents with disabled children a tax break on savings for longterm expenses – either have passed the “lameduck” Congress or stand a good chance of doing so. In the end, 2015 will
see a mix of small steps forward and backward. There’s little chance of a minimum wage increase, and it’s unlikely the budget will be passed in an orderly and traditional manner. Similarly, significant and difficult issues like major entitlement and tax reform will prove hard to budge, and comprehensive immigration reform is a near impossibility. There will be no knockdown punch on Obamacare, but we’ll see plenty of efforts to chip away at it. ON THE OTHER HAND, Congress can probably manage to avoid a government shutdown, and it faces decent prospects of expanding and protecting our energy boom, promoting fasttrack trade authority, and funding key infrastructure needs. Defense spending will not be further reduced. The parties on Capitol Hill are highly suspicious of one another. Incoming Senate Majority Leader
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Mitch McConnell has said the right things about wanting more openness, a more traditional process, and more ability on the minority’s part to offer amendments, but he’ll be under great pressure from members of his caucus to make life hard for Democrats. Similarly, Democrats in the Senate, still fuming over what they view as obstructionism from the Republicans over the past several years, will face pressure to make life as hard as possible for the new majority. Yet here’s the basic truth: divided government does not have to be dysfunctional. It can be made to work, and if incremental progress on small issues is the way to get started, then let’s hope Congress and the president pursue that course. Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.
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How much can we learn from history? T
ime doesn’t change everything – not quickly, anyway. Some things seem immune to progress. Consider this passage by a prominent investigative journalist: “At a time when wealth is rolling up as never before, a vast number of hard-working people in this country are really having a more difficult time making ends meet than they have ever had before.” The working person, she wrote, was left to feel that “no matter how much he earns he will still have to spend it all in the same hard struggle to get on, that there is no such thing for him as getting ahead.” Ida Tarbell wrote those words in “Where every penny counts,” a piece published by American Magazine. In March 1909. IDA TARBELL WAS A journalist whose father had owned a small oil company in Pennsylvania before he was crushed by the predatory business practices of John D. Rockefeller. Her two-volume “The History of the Standard Oil Company” is an examination of Rock-
efeller’s empire and the ruthless tactics employed to build it. The book is considered among the best works of 20th century American journalism. Tarbell was among the famous “muckrakers” in the progressive era of the late 19th, early 20th century who helped to promote government action to regulate the “robber barons” – the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and others. The term “muckraker” was coined by Theodore Roosevelt, who was something of an accidental president whose record of reform earned him a place on Mount Rushmore. That’s quite a leap. DURING HIS RECENT beach vacation, this editor finished reading “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism.” You can probably guess why that book would interest an editor, especially a journalism major with an American history minor in college. The 750-page book was written by Doris Kearns Goodwin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian. Goodwin examines the relationship Roosevelt
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had with Taft, his successor as president, through painstaking research that includes more than 400 personal letters between the two men. “The Bully Pulpit is also the story of the muckraking press,” the book’s dust jacket says, “which arouses the spirit of reform that helps Roosevelt push the government to shed its laissez-faire attitude toward robber barons, corrupt politicians, and corporate exploiters of our natural resources.” Tarbell was among those crusading journalists who are profiled. And the only woman. ROOSEVELT AND Taft, both Republicans, were born into families of privilege, yet devoted themselves to public service to benefit regular folks. TR was a gregarious personality who seemed on a lifelong quest to live
down his sickly childhood. A dinner invitation to his White House might involve not only a meal, but a boxing or wrestling match with the president. Taft wasn’t nearly as comfortable as Roosevelt in social settings or on the speaker’s platform, preferring a less public profile in the judiciary. His political ambitions were driven largely by family – especially his wife – as well as by Roosevelt. While Roosevelt courted the progressive press, frequently inviting reporters to Washington for consultation and advice, Taft was reluctant to share his thoughts and plans with journalists. William McKinley’s assassination just months into his second term made Vice President Roosevelt the chief executive in 1901. Republicans thought they had buried Roosevelt’s political ambitions in the meaningless office of VP after he had proved to be too much of a reformer in his single term as governor of New York. With Roosevelt’s blessing and support, Taft went from a cabinet position to the presidency in 1908 before their falling
ALTHOUGH TAFT’S more passive approach to governing did not sit well with the aggressive Roosevelt, Taft was still a reformer, if not such a loud one as his predecessor. “Time was, when the least government was thought to be the best, and the policy which left all to the individual, unmolested and unaided by the government, was deemed the wisest,” Taft said during his campaign in 1912. But monopolistic practices led to wealth inequality, among other public disadvantages, and Taft “clearly recognized” that government had a responsibility “to further equality of opportunity in respect of the weaker classes in their dealings with the stronger and more powerful.” You might hear such political language today. But not likely from Republicans.
NO BOOK IS PERFECT, of course, and the editor has his quibbles. (This is a book review, isn’t it?) Goodwin occasionally gets bogged down in what a journalist might consider the minutiae of historical detail. All of the personal correspondence among members of the Roosevelt and Taft families provided a wealth of information, but the narrative of the book drags from time to time as those details are layered on. The editor’s other gripe is that Goodwin didn’t explore Roosevelt’s feud with newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, who gets one mention in this book and nothing about the Rooseveltdirected libel prosecution of Pulitzer. By contrast, a 2001 biography of Pulitzer by Denis Brian included dozens of Roosevelt citations. It would seem an examination of TR’s masterful handling of the press might have noted his rocky relationship with some prominent journalists. That aside, the book was thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommended – by a journalist with an interest in American history.
I plan on turning everything I own over to my sons. Sure, my dad wanted me to have everything, but this would happen only if he were to pass away naturally. The nursing home will get everything he wanted me to have. Now his wishes will not be for me but for
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out that found Roosevelt challenging Taft’s reelection just 4 years later. Goodwin’s book of historical non-fiction is made especially interesting by characters and circumstances you might expect to find in fiction. But as they say, you can’t make this stuff up.
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Months ago, I noticed the signs but ignored them. My thought was, Oh, he’ll get better. Months later, Dad was diagnosed with demen-
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Dixon official: Data helps district assess strengths REPORT CARDS CONTINUED FROM A1
Because Illinois was granted a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act, the report cards do not include information about making adequate yearly progress. Recently released performance data still indicate how school district scores stack up next to state averages. On the Prairie State Achievement Exam, which high school students complete over 2 days, 52 percent of students met or exceeded the state average in Dixon. The state average is 54 percent. At Sterling High School, 48 percent of students met or exceeded state standards; 51 percent of students met or exceeded state standards at Rock Falls High School. “Sterling has made a lot of budget cuts over the years,” Sondgeroth said. “If you take into consideration all the budget cuts and teachers they had to reduce, you realize they are doing well.” The PSAE does not track individual student growth because only juniors take that test each year. Like the ISAT, district results of the PSAE are a composite reading and math score. One problem with the standardized tests, Sondgeroth said, is students may not be motivated to take the test because there is no grade for them. Because the PSAE happens in a short window, Sondgeroth said, scores can also be affected if students are not focused on the test. “You can have a bright student get into it with their boyfriend or girlfriend, and they are up all night because they are upset,” he explained. “And because of that, they may not be focused on the test.” Although students are not graded on the exam, Margo Empen, assistant superintendent in the Dixon School District, said school officials still are able to use the data. “We don’t ignore the data, because it helps us figure out where the areas of strength and weaknesses are in the curriculum,” Empen said. “Math is an area of strength for us, but we need to continue working on reading.” Empen also points to the district’s mobility rate. The Dixon School District has a 14 percent mobility rate, which is the percentage of students who transfer in or out of the district between the first school day of October and the last day of the academic year.
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The Illinois Report Cards review how much a school district spends on instruction per student compared to the rest of the state. The 2014 state average on instructional spending is $7,094, which is how much money is spent in each school district to educate a student. Listed below are the amounts each Sauk Valley school district spends on instruction per student. Amboy School District $5,670 Ashton-Franklin Center District $6,740 Bureau Valley School District $6,125 Chadwick-Milledgeville School District $5,320 Dixon School District $5,613 Eastland School District $7,335 East Coloma-Nelson Elementary District NA Erie School District $9,931 Montmorency School District $5,258 Morrison School District $5,635 Oregon School District $5,793 Polo School District $5,968 Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico $5,705 River Bend School District $5,142 Rock Falls Elementary School District $4,655 Rock Falls High School District $8,212 Sterling School District $6,184 West Carroll School District $5,996
Source: Illinois State Board of Education
Students coming and going Here are the 2014 mobility rates for Sauk Valley school districts. A school district’s mobility rate is the percentage of students who transfer in or out of the district between the first school day of October and the last day of the academic year. The 2014 state average school mobility for 2014 is 12 percent. Amboy School District Ashton-Franklin Center District Bureau Valley School District Chadwick-Milledgeville School District Dixon School District Eastland School District East Coloma-Nelson Elementary District Erie School District Montmorency School District Morrison School District Oregon School District Polo School District Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico District River Bend School District Rock Falls Elementary School District Rock Falls High School District Sterling School District West Carroll School District
14 percent 9 percent 11 percent 10 percent 14 percent 10 percent 7 percent 16 percent 6 percent 7 percent 10 percent 7 percent 14 percent 10 percent 15 percent 21 percent 12 percent 10 percent
Source: Illinois State Board of Education
See the numbers for yourself online ISAT and PSAE scores, as well as new growth and college readiness metrics, can be accessed on the state’s report card website, www.illinoisreportcard.com. “That definitely has a huge impact on students,” Empen said. “Those early formative years of getting a common school experience is very important. All of that impacts the scores we have for the district.” Sterling has a 12 percent mobility rate, and Rock Falls has a 21 percent rate. The state average is 12 percent. “Each time a student changes a school, they miss something,” Sondgeroth said. “They have to learn a new school and a new teacher.” In addition to a comprehensive look at test scores, the Illinois Report Card reviews how much a school district spends on instruction compared to the rest of the state. The Dixon School District
currently spends $5,613 per student on instruction, which is how much money the school district pays to educate a student. The state average per student is $7,094 a year, which means the school district spends $1,481 less than the state average. To meet the state average per student, the district would have to spend an additional $4.1 million each year. “Our scores are not where we want them to be, but I wonder where we would be if we had that money that we don’t have,” Dixon Superintendent Michael Juenger said. “That is one thing that has to change for districts like ours.” Rock Falls High School spends $8,212 per student, which is $1,118 per student above the state average.
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Listed below are the composite reading and math scores on the Illinois Standard Achievement Test and the Prairie State Achievement Exam for Sauk Valley schools for the past 2 years. The ISAT is taken by all elementary and junior high school students in the state, and the PSAE is taken by high school juniors. The state average for the ISAT in 2013 and 2014 was 59, which is the percentage of students in a district who met or exceeded state standards. The 2014 state average for the PSAE was 54, and in 2013 the average was 53. School District
2013 Amboy School District 62 Ashton-Franklin Center District 62 Bureau Valley School District 63 Chadwick-Milledgeville School District 69 Dixon School District 56 Eastland School District 65 East Coloma-Nelson Elementary School Dist. * Erie School District 68 Montmorency School District 66 Morrison School District 69 Oregon School District 59 Polo School District 63 Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School Dist. 68 River Bend School District 68 Rock Falls Elementary School District 50 Rock Falls High School District NA Sterling School District 58 West Carroll School District 53
ISAT 2014 60 60 63 68 55 70 55 67 67 65 58 61 70 72 46 NA 55 56
2013 54 62 55 59 55 55 NA 57 NA 68 53 56 46 60 NA 53 56 42
PSAE 2014 57 50 58 51 52 64 NA 75 NA 68 55 51 55 57 NA 51 48 40
BOLD – Higher than state average * East Coloma-Nelson was not a district yet during this testing year
Source: Illinois State Board of Education
The Sterling School District spends $6,184 per student, which is $910 less than the state average – an additional $3.1 million a year in spending if it met the state average. “What’s important is we are still meeting the same state standards and we have a balanced budget,”
said Tad Everett, superintendent of the Sterling School District. “If we were spending that extra money, we could have lower class sizes, and we could have services that we are unable to provide.” Despite the shortfall in funding, school officials in Sterling are proud of
the work they do. “This is a direct pat on the back for our teachers and administrators,” Everett said. Legislation to change the school funding formula statewide, which would benefit smaller school districts, has been proposed.
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November 27, 2014 - December 30, 2014 Eagle Point Park, Clinton, IA Open daily 6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Thanksgiving Day to December 30th Contact: http://www.symphonyoflights.org/ Visitors to the festival will enjoy the viewing of over 40 lighted displays, 500,000+ supporting lights, castles, streams and a gingerbread lodge that fill a 1.1 mile loop of Eagle Point Park located off of highway 67 North. Its beauty and splendor will take you back to those holiday memories of your childhood. Fees: $7 / car (up to 10 persons), $2 / person for vehicles over 10 persons
Milk & Cookies with Santa
November 29, 2014 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Children’s Discovery Center, 332 8th Avenue South, Clinton, IA Contact: 563-243-3600 OR info@adlerdiscoverycenter.org Visit with Santa. Make a Christmas craft and enjoy snack of milk & cookies. BRING your camera! Fee: Free with regular admission.
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November 29, 2014 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM The Sawmill Museum, 2231 Grant Street, Clinton, Iowa For more information visit thesawmillmuseum.org/holidayevents Contact: Matt Parbs (563)242-0343 OR director@thesawmillmuseum.org To kick off our 25 Days of Holiday Fun, Laura Readdy will teach a watercolor class for visitors of all ages. A special touch this month is your canvas will be a wooden cookie, a log cut into a circle. We supply all the materials that you will need! Fee: $4 for adults and $3 for children
Curtis Mansion Holiday Tour
November 29, 2014 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM George M. Curtis Mansion, 420 Fifth Avenue South, Clinton IA 52732 Contact: 563.242.8556 OR cjkiester@gmail.com Take a tour of the George M. Curtis Mansion, former home of the 19th century lumber industrialist. See this beautiful piece of Clinton’s history and enjoy the spirit of Christmas throughout each room in the mansion. Tours can also be scheduled in advance. Call 563.242.8556. Full mansion tour is $6. Fee: Full Mansion Tour $6. First floor tour free.
Now Open on Fridays Until 6pm in December Large Christmas Village on corner of 5th Ave. S and 2nd St. 50 retail stores, 8 restaurants, cafes and coffee shops, 8 spots for nightlife, 25 salon offices, groceries and services
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Symphony of Lights 5K Run
November 29, 2014 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Eagle Point Park, Clinton, IA Contact: (563)613-2034 OR run.walk@symphonyoflights.org This run passes by over 40 major displays and over 500,000 lights, then winds through the northern loop of the park overlooking Lake Clinton on the Mississippi. These views provide a truly unique running experience. Free refreshments at the lodge during the event. Fee: Early registration through November 12 - $12.00, Registration after November 12 - $15.00
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MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.
Hewlett Packard ........ 39.07 HomeDepot ............... 99.42 Intel Corp. .................. 37.25 IBM ........................... 162.28 IntlPaper..................... 53.82 JCPenney ...................... 8.00 JohnsonControls........ 50.00 Johnson&Johnson ... 108.29 JPMorgan Chase ........ 60.18 Kraft ............................ 60.17 Kroger ......................... 59.86 Leggett&Platt ............. 42.11 Manpower .................. 66.75 McDonald’s ................ 96.86 Merck&Co .................. 60.43 Microsoft .................... 47.81 3M ............................. 160.12 Monsanto ................. 119.95 Newell ......................... 36.33 AGL ............................. 52.34 Nike............................. 99.31 Parker-Han............... 129.08 Pfizer ........................... 31.17 Pepsico ..................... 100.14 Procter&Gamble ........ 90.47 RaymondJames.......... 56.26 Republic ..................... 39.63 Sears Hldg .................. 36.10 SensientTech ............. 58.83 Sprint ............................ 5.11 Staples ........................ 14.06 TheTravelers ............ 104.48 UnitedContinental .... 51.24 UnitedTech .............. 110.12 USBancorp ................. 44.22 USSteel ....................... 33.32 Verizon ....................... 50.62 Walgreen .................... 68.65 WalMartStores ........... 87.53 WasteMgt ................... 48.74 Wendy’s ........................ 8.72
Abbott ......................... 44.55 Alcoa ........................... 17.30 AltriaCorp ................... 50.29 Autonation ................. 59.46 American Express ...... 92.48 Arris-Group ................ 29.77 Apple......................... 118.93 ADM............................ 52.67 AT&T ........................... 35.39 Bank of America......... 17.06 Boeing....................... 134.37 BorgWarner ................ 56.57 BP ................................ 39.34 Casey’s ........................ 83.72 Caterpillar ................ 100.54 CenturyLink ............... 40.80 Chevron .................... 108.91 Cisco ........................... 27.64 Citigroup .................... 53.98 CNW ........................... 49.52 CocaCola .................... 44.85 ConAgra...................... 36.54 Dean ........................... 17.05 Deere & Co ................. 86.68 Disney ......................... 92.55 Donaldson.................. 38.96 DuPont ....................... 71.40 Exxon .......................... 90.59 Ford ............................ 15.73 Exelon ......................... 36.18 GE ............................... 26.50 FifthThird ................... 20.12 HawaiianElectric ....... 28.18
Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.75 3 ⁄ 4 ; March 3.881⁄2; July 4.033⁄4 Soybeans: Jan. 10.16; March 10.22 1 ⁄ 2 ; May 10.291⁄4 Soybean oil: Dec. 32.18; March 32.41 Soybean meal: Dec. 391.10; March 351.10 Wheat: Dec. 5.77 1⁄ 4; March 5.781⁄2 Live cattle: Dec. 169.25;
Feb. 169.22; April 169.00 Oats: Dec. 2.94 1 ⁄ 2 ; March 3.061⁄2 Feeder cattle: Jan. 231.07; March 230.20 Lean hogs: Dec. 90.32; Feb. 88.22; April 91.60 Sugar: March 15.59 Cotton: Dec. 60.96 T-Bonds: Dec. 1449⁄32 Silver: Dec. 15.36 Gold: Dec. 1166.80 Copper: Dec. 2.8645 Crude: Nov. 66.15 Dollar Index: Dec. 88.40
IN BRIEF Black Friday less frenzied NEW YORK (AP) – Black Friday seemed a little less crazy this year. There were squabbles here and there, and elbows got thrown, but the Friday morning crowds appeared smaller than usual and less fren-
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the weekend. Stores such as WalMart and Target reported brisk Thanksgiving crowds. The colossal Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, said it drew 100,000 people between 5 p.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday, nearly what it draws over a typical full day.
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sity of California at Davis. Work begins this month and should be finished by summer. “This new project exemplifies Illinois’ place as the innovation capital of the Midwest,” said Gov. Pat Quinn in a news release announcing the project.
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NIU wins MAC West title, B3. e-mail: sports@saukvalley.com
Numbers game With EPC’s state title, the Sauk Valley has 12 state football trophies to its credit. Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton, Morrison and Newman have all won titles in the past. EPC is the first area team not in the current Three Rivers to win a title.
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KING ’CATZ EASTLAND-PEARL CITY BLITZES MAROAFORSYTH IN 41-12 ROMP IN 2A STATE TITLE GAME
NUIC Primer • EPC’s NUIC Northwest running mates Forreston warmed up the field at Memorial Stadium Friday morning in the 1A state title game. Forreston slugged it out with Carrollton in a classic confrontation, and came out on top. Read more in SVM’s state bonus coverage on B7.
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Eastland-Pearl City’s Deven Heeren throws the ball Friday during the 2A state championship game against Maroa-Forsyth at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Heeren threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcatz’s 41-12 win. It is EPC’s first state title. Check out full coverage on B6-B7.
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Back to work Ray Rice Former Ravens RB has been reinstated to the NFL after winning his suspension appeal hearing on Friday. He can sign with any team.
Down and out Lance Briggs Bears linebacker was placed on the injured reserve list Friday with a groin injury. The roster move is season ending.
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• Premier League, Arsenal at West Bromwich, NBCSP
11 a.m.
• Illinois at Northwestern, ESPNU • Purdue at Indiana, BTN • Michigan at Ohio St., ABC • S. Carolina at Clemson, ESPN • Kentucky at Louisville, ESPN2 • Cincinnati at Temple, ESPNEWS • W. Virginia at Iowa St., FS1 • N. Texas at UTSA, FSN • Georgia Tech at Georgia, SEC • Rice at Louisiana Tech, CBS Sports Noon
• Utah at Colorado, Pac-12 1:30 p.m.
• FCS, Grambling vs. Southern,NBC 2:30 p.m.
• Minnesota at Wisconsin, BTN • Michigan St. at Penn St., ABC • Rutgers at Maryland, ESPNU • Notre Dame at USC, Fox • Mississippi at Mississippi St., CBS • Florida at Florida St., ESPN • Baylor vs. Texas Tech, at Arlington, Texas, ESPN2 • San Jose St. at San Diego St., CBS Sports 3 p.m.
• Kansas at Kansas St., FS1 • UConn at Memphis, ESPNEWS • Tennessee at Vanderbilt, SEC 3:30 p.m.
• BYU at Cal, Pac-12 6 p.m.
• Pitt at Miami, ESPN2 • Wake Forest at Duke, ESPNU 6:45 p.m.
• Auburn at Alabama, ESPN 7 p.m.
• Oregon at Oregon St., ABC
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• Premier League, Hull City at Manchester United, NBCSP AP
Bears running back Matt Forte (22) rushes one of his five carries during Thursday’s loss to the Lions. Chicago coach Marc Trestman has abandoned the run early in games, and has made the Bears one dimensional.
• Premier League, Chelsea at Sunderland, NBC
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• MLS playoffs, Eastern Conference finals, second leg, New York at New England, NBCSP
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obody wants to be the one to ruin holidays, but I’m not the one who went to Detroit and flat out laid an egg against the Detroit Lions. That was the Bears. It’s time to call these 2014 Bears just what they are: A bad football team and a huge disappointment. In getting outscored 34-17, outgained in yards 474 to 269, losing the time of possession battle by 6:50 and losing the turnover battle, 2-1, the Bears permanently put to rest Thursday any hopes of a late-season run to mediocrity. Yes, the Bears did jump out to a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the second touchdown was practically a laydown after Jared Allen sacked and stripped Matt Stafford and recovered the fumble himself at the Lions’ 5-yard line. From that point on, the Lions outscored the Bears 31-3 and dominated play. After the Bears managed only 68 yards of offense in the first half last week against Tampa Bay, the Lions held the Bears to 118 first-half yards while putting up 286 yards of offense.
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That’s the same Lions team whose coach, Jim Caldwell, said last week “had no comfort zone on offense,” and they “couldn’t find any rhythm running or throwing the football.” Apparently all they needed was 60 minutes against the Bears. After the game, all Bears coach Marc Trestman had to offer was, “We just didn’t have enough to get the job done. I take the responsibility for that, as we couldn’t finish drives, had penalties again and dropped balls.” It is commendable of Trestman to be accountable and try to put the blame on his own shoulders, but how many more times will we hear the same refrain? Here is something that Trestman must shoulder the blame for. Matt
Forte is easily the best player on the Bears right now, and Trestman called five running plays for him all day, and four were in the first half. Including Ka’Deem Carey’s two rushes, the Bears called 20 passes and six running plays in the first half, and one running play and 28 passes in the second half. That’s 48 passes and seven runs on the day. No team can win in the NFL that way. Yes, the Lions have the top run defense in the NFL, but they were allowing 70 rushing yards per game coming into Thursday, enough to force their defense to play honest. The Lions didn’t have to make the Bears onedimensional, Trestman did that for them. And in the process he turned his best weapon in Forte, into a blocking back and took him out of the game. The Bears’ run defense has been much improved this year, ranking 12th in the league heading into the Lions game, and the Lions came in struggling horribly on the ground, ranking 30th in the NFL. But, rather than quit
on his ground game, Caldwell gave the ball to Joique Bell 23 times. Although most of his early runs were for 2 or fewer yards, it kept the Bears’ defense honest, opening up passing lanes all over the field. Eventually, Bell popped one for 22 yards, and he finished with 91 yards on 23 carries, for a 4-yard average. If refusing to run the football was Trestman’s game plan, then it’s time to find someone else to make the game plan. If it wasn’t the plan, you have to question Trestman’s ability to manage a game. Sure, the Bears’ defense was terrible against the Lions, but that’s because they just don’t have enough good players right now, and that’s on the front office, not the coach. But if your quarterback deserves to be the highest paid player at his position in the league and your running back, both wide receivers and your right guard are all Pro Bowlers, which they were, there is no excuse for your offense and team to be as bad as they are. Something has to change.
9:15 p.m.
• Utah St. at Boise St., ESPN2 9:30 p.m.
• Nevada at UNLV, ESPNU • Washington at Washington St., FS1
Men’s basketball 3 p.m.
• George Washington at Seton Hall, FSN 6 p.m.
• Barclays Center Classic, third place, at Brooklyn, N.Y., NBCSP 8:30 p.m.
• Barclays Center Classic, championship, at Brooklyn, N.Y., NBCSP
College volleyball 7:30 p.m.
• Nebraska at Penn St., BTN
High school football 10 a.m.
• IHSA Class 5A state championship, Montini vs. Sacred Heart-Griffin, at Champaign, CSN 1 p.m.
• IHSA Class 6A state championship, Lemont vs. Nazareth Academy, at Champaign, CSN 4 p.m.
• IHSA Class 7A state championship, Cary-Grove vs. Providence, at Champaign, CSN 7 p.m.
• IHSA Class 8A state championship, Stevenson vs. Homewood-Flossmoor, at Champaign, CSN
NHL 7 p.m.
• Blues at Wild, FSN
11:30 a.m.
NFL | PATRIOTS AT PACKERS | 3:25 P.M. SUNDAY
Star quarterbacks align Patriots, Packers could be shootout, title preview sideline in a knit cap. That seems likely to change GREEN BAY, Wis. – Two star Sunday. quarterbacks. Two championNew England (9-2) has won ship-winning coaches. Two of seven straight. It has already the NFL’s marquee franchises. defeated every other squad in Toss in the iconic venue of the four-team NFC North. Brady Lambeau Field, and Sunday’s remains ridiculously good at game between the New England 37, having thrown for 26 touchPatriots and Green Bay Packers downs against six interceptions. shapes up to be more than just “His command at the line holiday weekend appointment of scrimmage. His up-tempo viewing. offense. His cadence,” McCarThis potential shootout pairing thy said in beginning a long list the Patriots’ Tom Brady and the of compliments for the Patriots Packers’ Aaron Rodgers could be star. a Super Bowl preview – not that He could have gone on for anyone who will actually play in hours. the game has acknowledged to The Patriots were probably in a thinking that far ahead. similar mode. They don’t to want “This one’s important because to be the latest team caught up in it’s a November game, and you a Packers offensive onslaught. start to see the playoff stuff “This is not the team you want start to shake out a little bit,” to get behind. You get behind Rodgers said before correcting 14-0, and then it’s 21-0, then it’s himself. “We’re not allowed to 28-0, and before you know it, talk about that, I don’t think – they’ve just got the game so well we’ve got to win 10 games first, under control that you have no I think [coach Mike McCarthy] chance,” Brady said. usually says.” Some things to watch in the The Packers seem well on their teams’ first meeting since New way given how well things have England beat Green Bay 31-27 on been going at home of late. Dec. 19, 2010: Green Bay (8-3) has been Covered up: Rodgers has been crushing opponents early at pretty good himself this season, Lambeau, outscoring foes 128-9 throwing 30 touchdown passes before halftime in four straight to just three interceptions. There home wins. Rodgers spent the are few better in the league fourth quarters of the last two than Rodgers when it comes to home games watching from the extending plays and making pinBY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer
point throws under pressure. “You definitely don’t want a quarterback like him having more time than what he already has,” Patriots linebacker Akeem Ayers said. But Sunday’s game will severely test the abilities of receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb to get open against the Patriots’ cornerback duo of Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner. It will be a case of strength on strength when Rodgers tries to throw to his top wideouts. Guarding Gronk: On the other end, 6-foot-6 tight end Rob Gronkowski will test young Green Bay safeties Micah Hyde and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, a rookie. Matchup nightmare Gronkowski might also draw Clay Matthews in coverage, though that could take the star linebacker away from his pass-rushing duties more often than the Packers might prefer. Turnover time: The Packers are tops in the league in turnover differential at plus-15. The Patriots are second at plus-11. This could be a game in which the winner will need to cash in on any rare mistakes. “Probably turnover margin, that’s what it usually does,” Rodgers said first when asked about the top keys to victory. “Turnover margin and situational football.”
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• Grey Cup, at Vancouver, ESPN2
Men’s basketball 11 a.m.
• Texas at UConn, ESPN2 • Army at Duke, ESPNU Noon
• Orlando Classic, third place or championship, ESPN 1 p.m.
• Providence at Kentucky, ESPN2 • Wooden Legacy, fifth place, at Anaheim, Calif., ESPNU 1:30 p.m.
• Stanford at DePaul, FS1 2 p.m.
• Richmond at N. Iowa, CSN 3 p.m.
• Orlando Classic, third place or championship, ESPN • Wooden Legacy, third place, at Anaheim, Calif., ESPNU 3:30 p.m.
• Delaware at Villanova, FS1 5:30 p.m.
• Orlando Classic, fifth place, ESPNU 9 p.m.
• Wooden Legacy, championship, at Anaheim, Calif., ESPN2
Women’s basketball 5:30 p.m.
• Tennessee at Texas, FS1
College volleyball 7:30 p.m.
• NCAA Tournament Selection Show, ESPNU
Boys soccer 4:30 p.m.
• IHSA Class 2A state championship, at Hoffman Estates, CSN
High school football 1 p.m.
• Indiana Class 1A state championship, at Indianapolis, FSN 3 p.m.
• Indiana Class 2A state championship, at Indianapolis, FSN
NBA 2 p.m.
• Bulls at Nets, WGN
NFL Noon
• Raiders at Rams, CBS • Redskins at Colts or Panthers at Vikings, Fox 3:25 p.m.
• Patriots at Packers, CBS 7:20 p.m.
• Broncos at Chiefs, NBC
Soccer 7:25 a.m.
• Premier League, Manchester City at Southampton, NBCSP 9:55 a.m.
• Premier League, Everton at Tottenham, NBCSP 8:20 p.m.
• MLS playoffs, Western Conference finals, Los Angeles at Seattle, ESPN
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sportShorts SVM staff, wire services HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
News-Gazette honors two locals Newman senior defensive lineman Jacob Barnes was a special-mention pick on the Champaign NewsGazette’s All-State team. Eastland-Pearl City senior Austin Fischer was also a special-mention pick as an offensive lineman. Providence Catholic wide receiver Miles Boykin was named the player of the year. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Buckeye DT missing since Wednesday The mother of a missing Ohio State football player has told police he texted her about his prior concussions the morning he disappeared. A missing-person report filed with Columbus police Wednesday evening says defensive tackle Kosta Karageorge told his mother he was sorry if he was an embarrassment, but concussions had his head messed up. His mother told police the text was sent at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The 6-foot-5 senior missed practice Wednesday and Thursday and has not been heard from.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NEBRASKA 37, IOWA 34, OT
Iowa fumbles one away Hawkeyes blow 24-7 lead in loss to Huskers in overtime
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BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Nebraska found itself down 17 points and staring at a devastating third straight loss. Tommy Armstrong Jr. led the Huskers on one of the best comebacks in school history – and took some heat off of embattled coach Bo Pelini. Kenny Bell caught a 9-yard touchdown pass in overtime, and Nebraska rallied to beat Iowa 37-34 on Friday, snapping a two-game losing streak. Tommy Armstrong Jr. had four TD passes for the Cornhuskers (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten), who trailed by as much as 24-7 before storming back in the second half. Nebraska tied the school record for its largest road comeback. “That is one of the gutsiest performances from a quarterback that I’ve seen in a long time,” said Pelini, whose job status was again a hot topic this week, of Armstrong. “There isn’t anybody who competes harder than he does.” Armstrong’s impressive effort came during one of the wackier Big Ten games in recent memory. Iowa scored a touchdown on offense, defense and special teams and still couldn’t hold off the Huskers. Jordan Canzeri caught a 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:49 left
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Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah runs from Iowa linebacker Reggie Spearman during the second half of Friday’s game in Iowa City, Iowa. Nebraska rallied from a 24-7 deficit to win 37-34 in overtime. in regulation to put Iowa ahead 31-28. But Drew Brown’s 20-yard field goal with 8 seconds left forced overtime. Armstrong threw TD passes to Taariq Allen and Bell, and De’Mornay Pierson-El’s 80-yard punt return for a touchdown put Nebraska ahead 28-24 with 12:06 left in the fourth. Jake Rudock had 230 yards and two TD passes for Iowa (7-5, 4-4). The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with back-to-back home losses and will head to its bowl game without a single win over an FBS team above .500.
“We had our opportunities. No question about it,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “The two things that really cost us were turnovers and then errors, misgivings in the special teams area.” Iowa seemed poised to blow out the Huskers early in the second half, jumping ahead 24-7. In reality, the game was just getting interesting. Nebraska responded behind Armstrong, who brought the Huskers back within 24-21 on a 34-yard TD pass to Allen and a 32-yarder to Bell early in the fourth quarter.
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• Orion tournament, Fulton vs. Mercer County 7:30 p.m.
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Manziel says fan was aggressive Johnny Manziel said he did everything he could to escape a “very aggressive” fan before an altercation in the lobby of the Browns rookie quarterback’s apartment building. Speaking on Friday for the first time since last week’s incident, Manziel said the man, identified in a police report as Chris Gonos, was “a very intoxicated, very aggressive person that approached me in the lobby.” Manziel did not name Gonos, but said the man was “putting his hands on me, kind of toying with me.” The popular former Heisman Trophy winner said he and his roommate tried to coax the man into another elevator and “the guy got very aggressive” before security was able to intervene. MLB
Cubs’ Strop OK after car accident Chicago Cubs pitcher Pedro Strop was involved in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic but was not injured, officials said Friday. The 29-year-old was driving an SUV when he crashed through a wall late Wednesday along a road southwest of the capital of Santo Domingo.
Royals trade Crow to Marlins Less than 2 weeks after complaining about not being on the Royals’ postseason rosters, former first-round pick Aaron Crow is now a former Royal. Kansas City traded him Friday to the Miami Marlins for minorleague pitchers Reid Redman and Brian Flynn. Crow, the 12th overall pick of the 2009 draft, was an All-Star during his rookie season in 2011, when he posted a 2.76 ERA in 57 appearances. But Crow’s career began to hit a wall in the second half of 2013, when several ineffective appearances eventually cost him his setup role. He finished with a 3.38 ERA, but had an unsightly 1.49 WHIP.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NIU 31, WESTERN MICHIGAN 21
Huskies sink Broncos’ boat Northern Illinois clinches MAC West title in comeback fashion BY STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Hopefully, Northern Illinois enjoyed the trip up I-94 to Kalamazoo. After their 31-21 win against Western Michigan on Friday to clinch the MAC West title, the Huskies will make the same trip next week – except 2 hours further to Ford Field in Detroit to face Bowling Green in the MAC Championship game. Six turnovers by the Broncos (8-4, 6-2 MAC) helped the Huskies ensure the rematch. “When you turn the ball over six times you’re not going to win many football games,” Western Michigan head coach and NIU alum P.J. Fleck said. “Whether I’m Rod Carey, whether I’m P.J. Fleck, whether I’m Nick Saban in front of you, when you turn the ball over six times you’re not going to win many football games.” After NIU had a 65-yard touchdown pass from Drew Hare to Aregeros Turner on the first play from scrimmage, the Huskies proceeded to turn the ball over twice, had a field goal blocked and weren’t able to take advantage of the Broncos’ mistakes in the first half. However, NIU looked like a completely different team in the second half, and scored 24 unanswered points from the tail end of the first half until the end of the game. NIU got two 2-yard touchdown runs by Hare, another 21-yard run from Akeem Daniels and a 40-yard Christian Hagan field goal on its 24-point run. The defense held Western’s offense in check, and took advantage of the Broncos’ turnovers. “A lot of ups and downs with momentum, and that happens in a game when you have as many
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Western Michigan’s Brian Williams chases Northern Illinois’ Akeen Daniels during the second half of Friday’s game at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Huskies clinched a MAC West title
Did you know? • Northern Illinois cliched its fifth straight MAC West title Friday. The only other MAC team to win five staight division titles is Marshall, which won the East title six straight times from 1997-2003. turnovers as you do,” Carey said. “We were fortunate to come out on the good side of the turnover battle and that was probably the biggest key to the game, that we were able to capitalize on those in the end.” NIU held Western Michigan tailback Jarvion Franklin, the MAC’s leading rusher coming in, to just 3.2 yards per carry. Fleck said he was dealing with an ankle injury that would have sidelined most players. “We had a good idea of how they we’re going to run him. They don’t make it a secret because they’re a good running football team too,” Carey said. “It was man on man, and I think for the most part, we got the the better FREE KITCHEN DESIGNS BY
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FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD College football Thursday’s result No. 6 TCU 48, Texas 10
Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville
Friday’s results Stanford 31, No. 9 UCLA 10 No. 12 Arizona 42, No. 13 Arizona State 35 No. 17 Missouri 21, Arkansas 14 Western Kentucky 67, No. 19 Marshall 66 Air Force 27, No. 21 Colorado State 21
Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland
Top 25 schedule
Saturday’s games No. 1 Florida State vs. Florida, 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 15 Auburn, 6:45 p.m. No. 3 Oregon at Oregon State, 7 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State at No. 18 Mississippi, 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Baylor vs. Texas Tech at Arlington, Texas, 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Ohio State vs. Michigan, 11 a.m. No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 16 Georgia Tech, 11 a.m. No. 10 Michigan State at Penn State, 2:30 p.m. No. 11 Kansas State vs. Kansas, 3 p.m. No. 14 Wisconsin vs. No. 22 Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. No. 23 Clemson vs. S.Carolina, 11 a.m. No. 24 Louisville vs. Kentucky, 11 a.m. No. 25 Boise State vs. Utah State, 9:15 p.m.
College basketball Friday’s tournament results Barclay’s Center Classic First Round Rutgers 68, Vanderbilt 65 Virginia 64, La Salle 56 Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Wisconsin 69, Oklahoma 56 Third Place Butler 64, Georgetown 58 Fifth Place North Carolina 75, Florida 64
NIT Season Tipoff Championship Gonzaga 73, St. John’s 66 Third Place Minnesota 66, Georgia 62 Orlando Classic Semifinals Kansas 82, Tennessee 67 Michigan St. 79, Marquette 68 Consolation Bracket Georgia Tech 61, Rider 54 Rhode Island 66, Santa Clara 44
PF 333 242 192 161
PA 256 226 293 305
Pct .682 .636 .636 .636
PF 246 295 288 242
PA 234 208 263 219
Pct .727 .636 .636 .091
PF 332 261 245 176
PA 260 195 216 285
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T Philadelphia 3 0 Dallas 4 0 N.Y. Giants 8 0 Washington 8 0 South W L T Atlanta 4 7 0 New Orleans 4 7 0 Carolina 3 7 1 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 North W L T Green Bay 8 3 0 Detroit 8 4 0 Chicago 5 7 0 Minnesota 4 7 0 West W L T Arizona 9 2 0 Seattle 8 4 0 San Francisco 7 5 0 St. Louis 4 7 0 W 9 8 3 3
Pct .750 .667 .273 .273
PF 375 302 233 217
PA 285 273 294 273
Pct .364 .364 .318 .182
PF 262 288 215 207
PA 281 286 300 300
Pct .727 .667 .417 .364
PF 354 231 253 202
PA 246 207 337 244
Pct .818 .667 .583 .364
PF 240 298 231 209
PA 195 221 244 285
NBA
Top 25 schedule Saturday’s games No. 8 Virginia vs. Rutgers at the Barclays Center, 8:30 p.m. No. 9 Wichita State vs. Tulsa, 2 p.m. No. 14 VCU at Old Dominion, 1 p.m. No. 19 Michigan vs. Nicholls State, 3 p.m. No. 21 West Virginia vs. College of Charleston, 6:30 p.m. No. 23 Creighton vs. Middle Tennessee at The Arena, Niceville, Fla., 5 p.m. Sunday’s games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Providence, 1 p.m. No. 4 Duke vs. Army, 11 a.m. No. 7 Texas at No. 24 UConn, 11 a.m. No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 20 Michigan St. or Marquette, 3 p.m. No. 12 Villanova vs. Delaware, 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Arkansas vs. Iona, 2:30 p.m.
NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE PF 357 285 238 177
Pct .636 .455 .182 .091
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Wooden Legacy Semifinals UTEP 77, Xavier 73 Consolation Bracket San Diego 75, Princeton 65 W. Michigan 79, San Jose St. 60
Pct .818 .545 .545 .182
South L T 4 0 6 0 9 0 10 0 North W L T 7 3 1 7 4 0 7 4 0 7 4 0 West W L T 8 3 0 7 4 0 7 4 0 1 10 0 W 7 5 2 1
Thursday’s results Detroit 34, Chicago 17 Philadelphia 33, Dallas 10 Seattle 19, San Francisco 3 Sunday’s games Tennessee at Houston, noon Oakland at St. Louis, noon Carolina at Minnesota, noon Washington at Indianapolis, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Baltimore, noon N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, noon Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, noon New Orleans at Pittsburgh, noon Arizona at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m. New England at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m. Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.
GCI Great Alaska Shootout Semifinals Colorado St. 75, Pacific 64 Consolation Bracket Missouri St. 55, Alaska-Anchorage 51 Washington St. 76, Rice 74
East W L T New England 9 2 0 Miami 6 5 0 Buffalo 6 5 0 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0
Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland
MEN’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
PA 227 219 207 303
Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 13 3 .813 Brooklyn 6 8 .429 Boston 4 9 .308 New York 4 13 .235 Philadelphia 0 15 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Washington 9 5 .643 Atlanta 8 6 .571 Miami 8 7 .533 Orlando 6 12 .333 Charlotte 4 13 .235 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 10 6 .625 Milwaukee 10 7 .588 Cleveland 7 7 .500 Indiana 7 9 .438 Detroit 3 13 .188
GB — 6 7½ 9½ 12½ GB — 1 1½ 5 6½ GB — ½ 2 3 7
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 13 2 .867 Houston 12 4 .750 San Antonio 11 4 .733 Dallas 12 5 .706 New Orleans 7 7 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 12 3 .800 Denver 8 8 .500 Utah 5 11 .313 Oklahoma City 5 12 .294 Minnesota 3 10 .231
GB — 1½ 2 2 5½ GB — 4½ 7½ 8 8
Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 13 2 .867 L.A. Clippers 10 5 .667 Phoenix 10 7 .588 Sacramento 9 7 .563 L.A. Lakers 3 12 .200
GB — 3 4 4½ 10
Friday’s results Chicago 109, Boston 102 Golden State 106, Charlotte 101 Atlanta 100, New Orleans 91 Dallas 106, Toronto 102 Milwaukee 104, Detroit 88 Oklahoma City 105, New York 78 L.A. Clippers 102, Houston 85 Indiana 98, Orlando 83 San Antonio 112, Sacramento 104 Denver 122, Phoenix 97 Memphis at Portland, late Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, late
Saturday’s games Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, noon Washington at Toronto, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Columbus at Nashville, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 8 p.m. Calgary at Arizona, 9 p.m. Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Sunday’s games San Antonio at Boston, noon Chicago at Brooklyn, 2 p.m. Golden State at Detroit, 2:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 5 p.m. Miami at New York, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 8 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday’s game Vancouver at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Friday’s box score
BULLS 109, CELTICS 102
Friday’s box score
CHICAGO (109) Dunleavy 1-5 2-3 4, Gasol 6-19 3-4 15, Noah 4-12 7-8 15, Rose 9-18 1-2 21, Butler 6-15 10-12 22, Hinrich 1-1 0-0 3, Mirotic 4-6 4-4 13, Brooks 6-12 2-2 15, McDermott 0-0 1-2 1, Snell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-90 30-37 109. BOSTON (102) Green 5-9 0-0 10, Sullinger 9-19 1-3 23, Olynyk 1-8 2-2 4, Rondo 4-13 0-2 8, Bradley 7-12 2-2 18, Zeller 2-3 2-2 6, Bass 5-11 6-9 16, Turner 4-11 5-5 13, Thornton 0-3 4-4 4, Pressey 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-92 22-29 102. Chicago 24 30 31 24 – 109 Boston 35 25 31 11 – 102 3-Point Goals–Chicago 5-17 (Rose 2-6, Hinrich 1-1, Mirotic 1-1, Brooks 1-4, Dunleavy 0-2, Butler 0-3), Boston 6-22 (Sullinger 4-9, Bradley 2-4, Rondo 0-1, Bass 0-1, Thornton 0-1, Olynyk 0-2, Pressey 0-2, Green 0-2). Fouled Out–Green. Rebounds–Chicago 67 (Gasol 15), Boston 55 (Sullinger 10). Assists–Chicago 18 (Noah 6), Boston 20 (Rondo 9). Total Fouls–Chicago 21, Boston 30. Technicals–Noah, Chicago Coach Thibodeau, Boston defensive three second. A–18,203 (18,624).
GA 59 63 58 58 67 53 59 73 GA 53 64 59 62 68 69 65 81
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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF 22 15 5 2 32 62 23 15 6 2 32 63 23 14 8 1 29 70 25 12 9 4 28 52 22 13 9 0 26 63 23 9 9 5 23 68 23 8 10 5 21 59
BLACKHAWKS 4, DUCKS 1
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Friday’s results Detroit 5, New Jersey 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 0 Chicago 4, Anaheim 1 Washington 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Boston 2, Winnipeg 1, OT Buffalo 2, Montreal 1 Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 2 Vancouver 5, Columbus 0 Florida 3, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3, OT Minnesota 5, Dallas 4, OT
Saturday’s games Dallas at Philadelphia, noon New Orleans at Washington, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 8 p.m. Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 24 16 7 1 33 62 Tampa Bay 23 15 6 2 32 81 Detroit 23 13 5 5 31 69 Boston 24 14 9 1 29 61 Toronto 22 11 8 3 25 70 Florida 21 9 6 6 24 45 Ottawa 22 10 8 4 24 60 Buffalo 23 7 14 2 16 39 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 22 15 5 2 32 78 N.Y. Islanders 23 16 7 0 32 74 Washington 22 10 8 4 24 63 N.Y. Rangers 22 10 8 4 24 63 New Jersey 23 9 10 4 22 57 Philadelphia 22 8 11 3 19 59 Carolina 22 7 12 3 17 52 Columbus 22 6 14 2 14 51
Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 23 16 6 1 33 72 Anaheim 24 14 5 5 33 64 Calgary 24 14 8 2 30 75 Los Angeles 23 12 6 5 29 64 San Jose 24 10 10 4 24 62 Arizona 23 9 11 3 21 57 Edmonton 24 6 14 4 16 54 Note: Two points for a win, one point overtime loss.
GA 45 49 47 56 52 79 73
Eastern Conference New England vs. New York Leg 1 – Sunday, Nov. 23: New England 2, New York 1 Leg 2 – Saturday: New York at New England, 2 p.m. Western Conference LA Galaxy vs. Seattle Leg 1 – Sunday, Nov. 23: LA Galaxy 1, Seattle 0 Leg 2 – Sunday: LA Galaxy at Seattle, 8 p.m. MLS CUP Sunday, Dec. 7: New England-New York winner at LA Galaxy-Seattle winner, 2 p.m.
Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Frasor on a oneyear contract. Traded RHP Aaron Crow to Miami for LHP Brian Flynn and RHP Reid Redman. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Placed LB Lance Briggs on injured reserve.
Wisconsin booms Sooners Kaminsky named tourney MVP; Ohio St. wins at home By the Associated Press
Tournament MVP Frank Kaminsky scored 17 points to lead five Wisconsin players in double figures, Duje Dukan and Traevon Jackson each added 13, and the second-ranked Badgers beat Oklahoma 69-56 on Friday to win the Battle 4 Atlantis championship in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Sam Dekker scored 11 points and Nigel Hayes finished with 10 for Wisconsin (7-0), which trailed by one late in the first half before peeling off 10 straight points and taking the lead for good. Kaminsky had eight rebounds, and Jackson finished with eight assists for the Badgers. Dinjiyl Walker scored 10 points for Oklahoma (4-2), which got ninepoint efforts from Isaiah Cousins and native Bahamian Buddy Hield. But Cousins and Hield combined to shoot 5 for 22 for those 18 points.
Ohio St. 73, James Madison 56: D’Angelo
Russell scored 14 points, Sam Thompson had 13 and Ohio State got big contributions from its big men in beating James Madison in Columbus, Ohio. Starting center Amir Williams had seven points and nine rebounds, and backups Trey McDonald and Anthony Lee had eight points each. Playing his first game after a five-game suspension, Andre Nation had 15 points for James Madison (4-2).
Michigan State 79, Marquette 68: Denzel Valen-
tine had a career-high 25 points and Michigan State beat Marquette in the Orlando Classic semifinals. Travis Trice added 19 points for Michigan State (5-1). Duane Wilson led Marquette (3-3) with 15 points. The Golden Eagles could get no closer than six points over the game’s final 3 minutes. Marquette’s Matt Carlino, coming off a tournament record 38 points in Thursday’s 72-70 victory over Georgia Tech, had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Minnesota 66, Georgia 62: The Minnesota
Golden Gophers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the third place game of the NIT Season TipOff. Joey King’s seasonhigh 15 points led the way for Minnesota (4-2). DeAndre Mathieu also had a season-high 12 points. Marcus Thornton led the way for Georgia (3-3) with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Yante Maten scored all 12 of his points in the first half. J.J. Frazier scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Minnesota came out of the gate firing from downtown (7 of 12) while forcing 15 Georgia turnovers in the first half. Georgia entered the game averaging 11.4 turnovers per game.
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2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | EASTLAND-PEARL CITY 41, MAROA-FORSYTH 12
SCOREBOARD Friday 2A state championship at Memorial Field, Champaign
EASTLAND-PEARL CITY 41, MAROA-FORSYTH 12 First downs Total yards Rushes-yards Passing yards Passing (C-A-I) Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost Punting avg. Eastland-P.C. Maroa-Forsyth
EPC 15 306 40-99 207 14-16-0 3-13 0-0 3-42 0 21 14 0 0 6
MF 18 332 48-286 46 6-16-2 5-49 3-3 2-34.5 6 — 41 6 — 12
Second quarter EPC – Eric Schaney 6 run (Silas Jacobs kick), 11:37 EPC – Cody Kluck 24 pass from Deven Heeren (Jacobs kick), 3:17 EPC – Heeren 1 run (Jacobs kick), 0:12 Third quarter EPC – Kluck 61 pass from Heeren (Jacobs kick), 9:04 EPC – Donny Groezinger 8 pass from Heeren (Jacobs kick), 5:23 MF – Jack Hockaday 3 run (pass failed), 1:45 Fourth quarter EPC – Walter Ollie 4 run (pass failed), 8:31 MF – Hockaday 1 run (pass failed), 5:32
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The Eastland-Pearl City Wildcatz celebrate after winning the Class 2A state championship Friday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The Wildcatz forced five Maroa-Forsyth turnovers, and turned all of those turnovers into points, in a 41-21 win.
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CHAMPAIGN – With only one appearance as deep as the quarterfinals, Eastland-Pearl City was a football program that had been shrouded in playoff frustration. That all melted away on a chilly Friday afternoon in east-central Illinois. The Wildcatz finished off a magical season with a 41-12 victory against Maroa-Forsyth in the Class 2A championship game at Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of Illinois. “This is just crazy,” all-state linebacker Chase Giedd said. “I’ve been dreaming about this since sixth grade, ever since I started playing football. I’m almost at a loss for words right now, this is so awesome. It’s just such a great feeling.” “We made a statement for our team and our schools,” senior quarterback Deven Heeren added. “We came out and executed great, this just feels amazing.” EPC (14-0) outscored its opponents 647-175 this season, and eight of the wins were against clubs with at least eight victories. It handed Class 1A champion Forreston its only setback, a 54-21 Week 9 decision that was a showdown for the NUIC Northwest crown. The Wildcatz prefer to attack on the ground if possible, with a backfield that includes gamebreakers in senior halfbacks Walter Ollie and Donny Groezinger, as well as a bruising fullback in Eric Schaney who keeps defenses honest. When the Trojans (10-4) bottled up the EPC ground attack, however, the Wildcatz were able to move the ball through the air. Senior quarterback Deven Heeren was nearly perfect, completing 14 of 16 passes for 207 yards, with three touchdowns. It was similar to a semifinal win against Fieldcrest, which featured an imposing defensive line that forced the Wildcatz to the air. “I think we were just able to pick out good matchups,” Heeren said. “The receivers ran good routes, and I was able to hit ‘em. With the good time I got from the linemen, everything worked.” Heeren’s top target was wide receiver Cody Kluck, who hauled in five passes for 149 yards, including touchdown receptions of 24 and 61 yards. “It was tough at first, the first couple of possessions because I think we were trying to ease into it,” Kluck said. “After a while, we saw the safety push more toward Brighton Haverland’s side, so that’s why we were throwing the deep routes toward my side.” After a scoreless first quarter, EPC struck early in the second. Schaney capped off an 8-play, 70-yard march with a 3-yard plunge at the 11:37 mark of the
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – EPC: Groezinger 10-50, Ollie 7-38, Keegan Schubert 5-14, Schaney 8-14, Payton Clouse 2-3, Tim Harrington 1-minus 1, Heeren 7-minus 18; Maroa: Hockaday 36-201, Deondre Gregory 4-43, Chad Howell 6-37, Tyler Ray 2-5. PASSING – EPC: Heeren 14-16-0, 207 yards; Maroa: Hockaday 6-16-2, 46 yards RECEIVING – EPC: Kluck 5-149, Groezinger 5-30, Ollie 3-18, Brighton Haverland 1-10; Maroa: Logan Allsup 4-29, Josh Gilbert 2-17. Tackles (total-solo-sack) – EPC: Ollie 13-12-0, Schaney 7-4-0, Chase Giedd 6-6-0, Michael Sheriff 6-5-0, Austin Fischer 5-3-1, Groezinger 4-4-0, Jared Gaughan 4-3-0, Cody Kluck 4-3-0, Schubert 3-30, Haverland 2-2-0, Dillon Baldauf 2-1-0, Heeren 2-1-0, Gavin Carter 1-1-0, Peyton Asche 1-1-0. Maroa: Hockaday 9-7-0, Connor Aeilts 6-5-2, Arik Inda 5-5-0, Luck Hoback 4-4-0, Allsup 4-4-0, David Whitare 4-3-0, Brandon Owens-Price 4-3-1, Sam Stogsdill 4-3-0, Austin Walker 3-1-0, Beau Trudeau 2-2-0, Devin Boline 2-1-0, Jairon Ritter 2-0-0, Chad Howell 1-1-0, Alex Giese 1-1-0, Trae Hise 1-1-0, Josh Gilbert 1-1-0, Jaxson Nelson 1-0-0 Records – Eastland-Pearl City 14-0, Maroa-Forsyth 10-4
AT A GLANCE State championship games at Memorial Stadium Class 1A • Forreston (13-1) 20, Carrollton (13-1) 15 Class 2A • Eastland-Pearl City (14-0) 41, MaroaForsyth (10-4) 12 Class 3A • Wilmington (14-0) 20, Williamsville (13-1) 17 Class 4A • Rochester (12-2) 49, Chicago Phillips (12-2) 28 Saturday’s games Class 5A • Montini (10-3) vs. Sacred Heart-Griffin (13-0), 10 a.m. Class 6A • Nazareth (13-0) vs. Lemont (13-0), 1 p.m. Class 7A • Cary-Grove (13-0) vs. Providence (12-1), 4 p.m. Class 8A • Stevenson (13-0) vs. Homewood-Flossmoor (11-2), 7 p.m.
SAUK VALLEY TEAM CHAMPS 1975
Girls bowling – Dixon (1 class)
1976
Football – Fulton (2A)
1977
Girls basketball – Sterling (1 class)
1982
Girls bowling – Dixon (1 class)
1984
Football – Amboy (2A)
1985
Wrestling – Newman (A)
1990
Football – Newman (1A)
1991
Football – Fulton (2A)
1994
Football – Newman (2A)
1997
Boys cross country – Oregon (A)
1998
Boys wrestling – Oregon (A)
1999
Boys basketball – Rock Falls (A)
2004
Football – Newman (2A)
2005
Football – Bureau Valley (3A)
2008
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Eastland-Pearl City’s Cody Kluck waits for a pass while trying to shield away Maroa-Forsyth’s David Whitacre during Friday’s game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. EPC won 41-12. second quarter. An interception by Ollie, his sixth of the playoffs and 11th of the season, set up the second Wildcatz score, a 24-yard Heeren-to-Kluck pass with 3:17 left in the second quarter. Maroa-Forsyth gift-wrapped one more scoring opportunity for EPC before halftime. Tyler Ray, in to punt for do-it-all senior Jack Hockaday, who was having an issue with his helmet, fumbled a snap. He tried to run for a first down, but just as he reached that distance, he fumbled, and the ball was scooped up by Groezinger. Five plays later, Heeren sneaked in from a yard out to give the Wildcatz a 21-0 halftime lead. Maroa-Forsyth hurt itself with
five turnovers, and four of them were by Hockaday, an all-stater headed to Iowa next fall. Hockaday coughed up two fumbles, and he was picked off by Ollie and Kluck. “They’re a very good football team,” Maroa-Forsyth coach Josh Jostes said, “and when you turn the ball over five times, you’re going to lose.” Hockaday did score on a pair of short runs in the second half, and racked up 201 yards rushing on 36 attempts. That was pretty much it, however, for the Trojans offensively. Hockaday completed 6 of 16 passes for 46 yards, after entering the game with nearly 1,900 yards through the air. No other Trojan rushed for more than 43 yards.
Boys cross country – Dixon (2A) Girls volleyball – Eastland (1A)
2009
Boys cross country – Newman (1A) Football – Morrison (2A) Boys track & field – Oregon (1A) Girls volleyball – Eastland (1A)
2010
Football – Newman (2A) Star of the game: Deven Heeren, Eastland-Pearl City, 207 yards passing, 3 TDs Key performers: Cody Kluck, Eastland-Pearl City, 5 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDs; Walter Ollie, EastlandPearl City, 13 tackles, interception; Jack Hockaday, Maroa-Forsyth, 36 rushes, 201 yards, 2 TDs
2011
Football – Morrison (2A) Wrestling – Newman (1A) Girls softball – Morrison (2A)
2013
Football – Newman (2A) Boys track – Newman (1A) Softball – Milledgeville (1A)
2014
Football – Eastland-P.C. (2A)
Saturday, November 29, 2014
2A BONUS COVERAGE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP EXTRA
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1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | FORRESTON 20, CARROLLTON 15
THESE BIRDS CAN RUN
Cardinals rush ball 72 times in bruising 1A victory BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media
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Eastland’s Walter Ollie avoids the tackle of MaroaForsyth’s Trae Hise during Friday’s 2A state championship game at Memorial Stadium. Ollie was a force on offense and defense in the 41-12 win.
These guys put the ‘D’ in Wildcatz
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HAMPAIGN – All season long, the EastlandPearl City offense has basked in the glow of some well-deserved publicity. I mean, the Wildcatz have scored 647 points this season, and I’d bet a majority of them either came on, or directly resulted from, explosive plays. But I think it’s high time we gave a little dap to the defense. This is a group which has given up 12.5 points per game, meaning the 46.2 the offense scores each week makes for a lot of lopsided margins and running clocks. This is a group that has created a turnover margin of plus-30 on the season, and plus-15 in the playoffs. This is a group which created a field-position advantage of plus-28 yards on the biggest stage of the season, turning five MaroaForsyth turnovers into an average start at the Trojan 44-yard line. Oh by the way, this is a group that for all intents and purposes set up 34 of EPC’s 41 points in a 41-12 victory at Memorial Stadium. “They’re really stout, and they’re just awesome,” EPC senior quarterback Deven Heeren said. “They make a lot of big stops, make a lot of big plays, and put the offense in a lot of good positions. “We get a lot of confidence from them, because a lot of guys on offense are the guys that made the stop, made the play on defense, so they just got a big boost from that.” As explosive as the ‘Catz offense has been all year, it certainly doesn’t need too much help. But the ‘O’ definitely got that boost in spades Friday, as EPC scored on five of its final seven possessions – all after Maroa-Forsyth turnovers. Make that five TDs in six drives; we’ll beef up that stat since the ‘Catz really just wanted to – and succeeded – in running out the clock in their final possession. Funny enough, the EPC ‘D’ didn’t even reach their goal for the game. “Before every game, our coach always gives us a goal of how many turnovers he wants from us,” senior wideout/ cornerback Cody Kluck said. “He always sets the bar high, because if you aim small, you miss small. “His number today was six turnovers; he wanted four picks and two fumbles. We didn’t quite get it, but we were really close, and I think this great defen-
tyREYNOLDS Sports reporter. He can be reached at treynolds@ saukvalley. com or 800798-4085, ext. 5554.
sive effort was the best defensive game we’ve had all playoffs.” Maroa-Forsyth quarterback Jack Hockaday would agree. Though the do-everything Iowa recruit finished with 201 yards rushing, he also lost two fumbles – and almost a third after a bad snap on the game’s initial possession for a 27-yard loss – and threw a pair of interceptions. Seemed like every time the Trojans looked to break out of their funk, the ball ended up in the Wildcatz’s hands. “We just didn’t execute our offense,” Hockaday said, “and things didn’t go our way.” That’s not something the IHSA’s all-time total offensive leader has experienced often. Hockaday had 11,427 total yards in his career, 795 more than Aurora Christian’s Jordan Roberts, who was the leader coming into the season; they’re the only two individuals with more than 10,000 career yards. It’s also 3,591 more yards than his older brother, Luke, had in 2005 & ‘06; Luke is now ninth all-time. But the Wildcatz were unfazed by that Friday. In addition to the five turnovers – three fumbles and two interceptions – the Wildcatz made more than a couple big hits to jar potential completed passes loose and stuff short-yardage thirdand fourth-down conversions. “We took momentum on all those plays,” senior lineman Jared Gaughan said. “The turnovers, obviously, but also the shortyardage stuffs, the big hits, just getting their offense off the field. We took advantage of everything we saw that they might give us, and things went our way today.” When asked about his defense, EPC coach Randy Asche smiled for maybe the millionth time since the game had ended just 20 minutes earlier. “I think that’s what makes these kids special,” he said, still wiping the postgame water bath off his head and hands. “The plays you have to have if you’re going to win playoff games, they did it.”
CHAMPAIGN – From the heat and humidity of August, to the snowcovered practice fields of November, it is mission accomplished for the Forreston football team. The nearly 4-month journey culminated at Memorial Stadium with a 20-15 win over Carrollton in the Class 1A state title game. Actually, the achievement was 8 years in the making by a group of seniors many fans in Forreston felt were destined for gridiron glory. Friday’s win was the first team state title in any sport in school history. “From fourth grade on, we’ve been dreaming of this,” all-state lineman Aidan Carr said. “It feels like something from the movies or books,” RB/LB Max Barkalow added. Forreston (13-1) dominated time of possession and total yardage, but still needed to make a couple of fourth-quarter stops after the pesky Hawks closed to within 20-15. “We matched up with them physically, but they won it in the trenches,” Carrollton coach Nick Flowers said. That was never more evident than on Forreston’s first possession of the second half. Running behind Dylan Hensley, Kendall Kuelling, Nick Wilson, Brady Bronkema, D.J. Blatter, Jake Cunningham and Carr, the Cardinals put together a 20-play, 79-yard scoring drive to take a 20-7 lead. Twice, Forreston converted on fourth downs and quarterback Robert DeVries capped things off with a 4-yard touchdown run. “When we have a nice long drive like that, it’s like a knockout punch,” Forreston coach Denny Diduch said. The only thing was, a gutty Carrollton squad kept getting up from the canvas. Two minutes later, all-stater Jacob Smith threw all the way across the field to Luke Palan for a 44-yard touchdown pass, and the Hawks cut the lead to 20-15 with the third quarter coming to a close. “The southern part of the state gets a bad rap for playing soft,” Forreston receiver Wyatt Kerchner said. “They played smash mouth and gave us everything we could handle.”
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Forreston’s Robert DeVries fights off Carrollton tacklers Friday during the 1A state football final at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The Cardinals won the game 20-15. Forreston, which had scored the last three times it had the ball – excluding the 28-second period before halftime after a Kuelling interception – went on another long drive with designs on putting the game away for good. This time, it was 16 plays for 78 yards, but DeVries fumbled at the goal line after being hit by all-state linebacker Cody Leonard. Jerrett Smith, younger brother of Jacob Smith, caught the miscue in midair for Carrollton (13-1). Trailing 20-15 with 7:46 left and 94 yards to go for a winning touchdown, the Hawks got as close as 60 yards out, but a DeVries interception stopped any of that momentum. “Credit to the line for creating the pressure,” DeVries said. “We knew coming in they would be dropping 7-8 guys,” Hawks’ Jacob Smith said. “Their defense was keying on our pass.” Carrollton got one more chance as the Cardinals failed to get a first down, turning it over at the 37-yard
line with 2:37 left. “After we got that stop, we thought we would win,” Smith said. Carrollton did put a scare into Forreston with a 22-yard gain on a reverse, but a costly holding penalty negated the gain. Instead of having the ball at the Forreston 43-yard line, it went back to the 21 of Carrollton. Kuelling then stopped Palan for no gain on a screen, and DeVries and Noah Gipe tackled Leonard 14 yards short of the first down on a final desperation play. “They were more physical than we thought,” Barkalow said. “It was a fight to the end.” DeVries gained 143 yards and had Cruthis 113, putting both over 1,000 for the year, to go along with the 1,087 yards by Barkalow. “I love running the ball,” DeVries said. “If coach said run the ball instead of pass, we run the ball. We’ll wear the other team out.” “They were taking away our inside [passing] routes and it was too risky to throw,” Diduch said.
NOTEBOOK
Ollie’s biggest fan in stands Mom of EPC star makes long trip; NUIC teams stand very tall BY BRIAN WEIDMAN & TY REYNOLDS sports@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551
CHAMPAIGN – For Walter Ollie, EastlandPearl City’s Class 2A state football championship held even more special meaning. His mother, Candace DiNunzo, was in the stands. DiNunzo lives in Erie, Pa., and this marked the first time she has seen her son play for EPC. Vicki Fischer, mother of Wildcatz teammate Austin Fischer, sent a plane ticket to DiNunzo, and she has been in Illinois since Tuesday night. “It’s a great feeling to be able to look over to the sideline and see her cheering,” Ollie said. “I could actually hear her over everybody else. It was an awesome feeling.” Getting his kicks: One of EPC’s unsung heroes was senior kicker Silas Jacobs, who went 5-for-5 on extra-point attempts. Jacobs found himself in a kicking slump before a quarterfinal-round win against Rockridge, and EPC went with Eric Schaney for extra-point tries against the Rockets. It was all Jacobs in the finale, however, and he split the uprights five times without a miss. “It was all mental,” Jacobs said of his late-season misses. “Everything I did got into my head. I didn’t change anything at all. It was all mental.” Michigan helmet head:
Senior fullback/linebacker Eric Schaney got a special haircut for the championship game. He had two notches cut
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Eastland-Pearl City’s Donny Groezinger tries to break the tackle of Maroa-Forsyth’s Jack Hockaday during Friday’s game. Hockaday, the Trojans’ star linebacker and quarterback, is committed to playing at the University of Iowa. into the front of his scalp for each one of EPC’s 13 wins leading up the title game, leaving his forehead looking like a verybusy Michigan Wolverines football helmet. In the back were four X’s, for each playoff win leading up to the finals. Deb Miller, wife of assistant coach B.J. Miller, served as the stylist. “Last year, I had all X’s in the back of my head, and I didn’t think that looked too good at the end of the season,” said Schaney, part of last year’s 10-1 EPC club. “ Schaney planned to add two notches in the front and one more X in the back on Friday night to put the finishing touches on his unique pate. Rough finish: All-state linebacker Chase Giedd watched the final quarter of the game from the EPC sideline, aided by crutches. Late in the third quarter, Giedd was chasing down Maroa-Forsyth quarterback Jack Hockaday when
he felt something pop in his right knee. It was the same knee he had reconstructive surgery for a torn ACL suffered late in his freshman year. Giedd guessed it was a torn meniscus in the knee. “I was going after [Hockaday] in the backfield, he cut to my left,” Giedd said. “I planted, and the knee popped. I went down right away. I knew something was really wrong. I tried running, but I put enough pressure on it, and I just fell over.” Giedd was the last EPC player to arrive for the trophy presentation on the west side of Memorial Stadium. Schaney then carried his teammate onto the the platform. NUIC the place to be:
The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference added two more state championships to its remarkable football tradition on Friday. Before EPC won the 2A title, the Forreston Cardinals took the 1A crown with a 20-15 win over
Carrollton, despite a 1A-record 22 tackles (18 solo) by Hawks linebacker Cody Leonard. It’s the first time in IHSA history that two teams from the same division of a conference have won state titles in the same year. “Congratulations to Forreston, that’s awesome for them,” EPC senior lineman Jared Gaughan said. “They were one of the toughest teams we played, and they did a hell of a job today, too.” That makes 11 titles for seven different NUIC teams since 2002, and 17 in the league’s history. Dakota (2005 2A, 2007 2A, 2011 1A), Galena (1997 1A, 2003 1A, 2007 1A) and Aquin (1981 1A, 1986 1A, 2005 1A) have three apiece, Stockton (1978 2A, 1991 1A) and Lena-Winslow (2010 1A, 2013 1A) both have two, and Orangeville (1989 1A), South Beloit (2002 1A) – and now Forreston and EPC – have one each.
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis
Stone Soup by Jan Eliot Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley
Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall
Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis Rose is Rose by Pat Brady and Don Wimmer
Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom
Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski
Family Circus by Bil Keane
The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn
Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender
Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves
The reprints come at a steady pace
Grizzwells by Bill Schorr
Here are three recommended books that were republished this year: “Falsecards” by Mike Lawrence (Master Point Press), and from Weidenfeld & Nicolson in Britain “Sharpen Your Bridge Technique” by Hugh Kelsey (which is subtitled: How to think like an expert) and “The New Complete Book of Bridge” by Albert Dormer and updated by Ron Klinger. This deal from the Dormer book would trip up many players. South is in four spades. West leads the club nine: two, six, ace. Declarer plays a trump. East wins with his ace and returns the club queen. How should South continue? Note the auction. On the second round, South, with a balanced hand, was not
worth a jump to game. He made a help-suit game-try in his weaker minor. Then North correctly jumped to four spades with that wonderful singleton diamond and a fourth trump. (Yes, South
might have rebid two notrump.) When East plays the club six at trick one, declarer should realize that West has led a singleton. So, if, at trick three, South makes the natural play of covering East’s club queen with his king, West will ruff and shift to a heart. Then declarer will lose one spade, one heart, one club and the club ruff. Now suppose that South does not cover the club queen. If East switches to hearts, South does not concede the club ruff. So East plays a third club. West ruffs and leads a heart, but declarer wins in his hand, plays a trump to dummy, ruffs a club in his hand, cashes the diamond ace, ruffs a diamond in the dummy and discards his heart seven on the high club eight – contract made. © 2014 UFS
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Along with your vegetables, add in fruits, lean protein, whole grains and lots of water. Essentially, “make the healthy choice the easy choice,” says Jim Kauffman, national director for health and well-being for YMCA of the USA in Chicago. For example, “fill a water bottle at the beginning of the day, and put it right in front of you,” he says. Also, “don’t eat out of a package. If you do, only get the correct portion size.”
Walking is the easiest physical activity we can incorporate into our daily schedule. Whether walking the dog or going for a stroll with the grandkids, the goal is to get up and move. Take it up a notch by including a walking pole, says Peggy Buchanan, director of fitness, aquatics and physical therapy for Vista del Monte, a Front Porch retirement community in Santa Barbara, California. This provides upper-body strength training in addition to a good cardio workout, she says. Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial to maintaining good health. It gives the body time to rest and recuperate, plus the brain has an opportunity to recharge. To make sure you’re getting the most from your dream time, Kauffman recommends placing all mobile devices -- smartphones, tablets, laptops -- in another room so it’s not the last thing you see at night or the first thing you see in the morning. You also won’t be distracted by flashing lights and vibrations. Having regular checkups helps you and your doctor stay up to date on what’s going on with your body. As part of this, it’s important to have regular health screenings for such things as cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis, says Dr. Joel Blass, medical director at Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center in Bronx, New York. In addition, talk to your doctor about any vaccines you may need, such as those for the flu, pneumonia, pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. To maintain optimal health, Blass suggests reducing alcohol consumption to an occasional drink. Although you don’t have to cut it out completely (unless your doctor recommends doing so), Blass does say drinking in moderation is the best idea. He also says it’s important to eliminate all tobacco use, regardless of type or frequency. Maintaining social connections provides a great boost to your emotional and mental well-being. Whether it’s a cookout or going to a movie, make time for family and friends, says Dr. Francine Lederer, clinical psychologist at LA Talk Therapy in Los Angeles. You don’t have to be a social butterfly, just have a few people that you consistently connect with. “In order for people to thrive, they need that sort of emotional and mental connection with other people,” Lederer says. Being mentally strong is another way to stay healthy for many years. To strengthen your brain, Lederer says you should exercise your mind and memory often. Ways to do this include reading, watching a movie, playing thinking games like checkers, chess and Scrabble, and doing word puzzles such as crosswords and Sudoku. Breathing in some fresh air and basking in the sun’s rays can do wonders for a healthy lifestyle. Just 15 to 20 minutes per day of sunlight can generate the vitamin D you need, although you should ask your doctor if you need a supplement. Lederer recommends getting that sunlight first thing in the morning. “Morning sunlight provides the biggest boost to serotonin, which boosts our mood,” she says. While there are those folks who rather not discuss it, having a healthy sex life is part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “Sexual needs are a normal, healthy part of growing and should continue to be a part of your life,” Lederer says. In fact, a healthy sex life bodes well for all areas of health: physical, mental and emotional. One of the best ways to feel good about yourself is to have a great attitude, Buchanan says. “Be optimistic!” she adds. Keeping things positive and upbeat helps keep your mental and emotional well-being in good shape. And when we feel good mentally and emotionally, it’s that much easier to do the things we should for good physical health.
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BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Dixon dominates
Dukes improve to 3-0 with rout of Steamers By SVM Sports Staff
Isaiah Roby led Dixon to a 61-22 win over Fulton at the Orion tournament on Friday with his highest-scoring game of the season. The junior forward scored a game-high 21 points for the Dukes in a rout. Dixon held Fulton to eight points in the second half. Cal Jarrett made two 3-pointers and added 18 points, Laron Carr finished with eight points, and Kyle Leblanc added six for the Dukes (3-0). Zach Barber led Fulton (0-3) with 10 points, and teammate Jason Osborn was next with four points in the loss.
Mercer County 56, Erie 43: The Cardinals (0-3)
made a late surge with 14 points in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t finish the comeback in a loss at the Orion tournament. Bransen Rosenow and Vinny Bramm each finished with 10 points to lead Erie, while Kallen Jepson added nine points in the loss. Rosenow made two 3s, and Jespson made one.
Geneseo tournament
Rock Falls splits two:
Friday’s stars Parker Neuhalfen, Bureau Valley, 23 points, 7 3-pointers Isaiah Roby, Dixon, 21 points Luke Ebersole, Milledgeville, 20 points, 4 3-pointers Grant Ames, Prophets town, 18 points The Rockets had 25 turnovers in the loss to UT.
Ridgewood tournament
game-high 23 points to lead the Storm (4-0) to a win. Neuhalfen drained seven 3s. Parker Neuhalfen T o m m y Johnston BV senior and Gage Smith each added seven points in the win.
AFC tournament
AFC 73, LaMoille-Ohio 62: The Raiders had four
players reach double fig-
A b i n g d o n - A v o n 5 7 , ures in scoring in a win Prophetstown 48: Grant over the Lions.
Ames finished with a team-high 18 points for Prophetstown (0-3) in the loss. Jonah Green was also in double figures for the Prophets, as he drained four 3s and finished with 12 points, while Jack Heflin added 11.
Oregon tournament
Kewanee 82, West Carroll 38: Jordan Bracero
led the Thunder (0-2) with 11 points, while Caleb Brashaw added nine in the loss. West Carroll will face Christian Life at 11 a.m. on Saturday for a chance to play in the 4 p.m. ninthplace game. Kewanee (2-0) had two players score at least 20 points. Donovan Desver finished with a gamehigh 28 points and Juan Contreras added 20.
The Rockets won 47-32 over AG Science in the first of two games on Friday, before losing their second game. Rock Falls lost 74-44 to United Township in Wethersfield Game 2. Jacob Mammosser led the Rockets tournament (1-2) in scoring with 16 B u r e a u V a l l e y 6 3 , points, while Tanner Annawan 33: Parker Dean finished with eight. Neuhalfen poured in a
AFC (2-0) was led by David Zinke’s 17 points. Kevin Kurz had 15 points, Kaywan Palmer had 14 points, and Bret Gittleson added 13 points.
Hiawatha 54, Amboy 44, OT: The Hawks out-
scored the Clippers 15-5 in the overtime period after the score was tied at 39 at the end of regulation at the AFC tournament. Amboy’s Jordan Hochstatter scored 15 points, while Kyle Kemmerer added 11 points for the Clippers (0-2). Alex Flores led Hiawatha with 22 points.
River Ridge tournament
East Dubuque 66, Milledgeville 49: Luke
Ebersole made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points, but the Missiles fell in Hanover. Jordan Harris added 15 points for the Missiles (0-2). Alex Schulting scored 23 points for East Dubuque.
STATE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Saturday, November 29, 2014
FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
LaSalle-Peru Sterling Geneseo Ottawa Rochelle
All 3-0 1-0 1-1 1-2 0-3
Friday’s results Geneseo tournament • United Township 62, Geneseo 55 • Geneseo 43, AG Science 28 Cavalier Classic • LaSalle-Peru 76, Rochelle 29 • LaSalle-Peru 57, Dunlap 42 • Lemont 74, Rochelle 52 Dean Riley Tournament • Ottawa 65, Chicago Muchin 35 • Oak Forest 57, Ottawa 41
Orion tournament Monday’s results • Dixon 68, Sherrard 32 • Princeton 53, Erie 49 • Orion 58, Mercer County 47 OT Tuesday’s results • Princeton 66, Fulton 58 • Monmouth-Roseville 56, Erie 38 • Sherrard 55, Mercer County 37
Saturday’s games Geneseo tournament • Geneseo vs. Rockridge, 10:30 • Geneseo vs. Rock Falls, 8 Dean Riley Tournament • Ottawa vs. TBA
Wednesday’s results • Monmouth-Roseville 66, Fulton 51 • Dixon 65, Orion 33
BNC West Dixon Mendota Byron Rockford Lutheran Oregon Rock Falls Stillman Valley Winnebago
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
All 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0
Friday’s results Boylan tournament • Lutheran 89, Harlem 53 Geneseo tournament • Rock Falls 47, AG Science 32 • United Township 74, Rock Falls 44 Orion tournament • Dixon 61, Fulton 22 Seneca tournament • Mendota 77, Hall 52
Tuesday’s results • Polo 63, LaMoille-Ohio 42 • AFC 80, Hiawatha 43 Wednesday’s results • LaMoille-Ohio 65, Hiawatha 29 • Polo 71, Amboy 45 Friday’s results • Hiawatha 54, Amboy 44, OT • AFC 73, LaMoille-Ohio 62 Saturday’s games • Amboy vs. LaMoille-Ohio, 6 • Polo vs. AFC, 7:30
Orion tournament
DIXON 61, FULTON 22
All 4-0 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-3
Three Rivers West All 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3
Friday’s results Orion Tip-Off Tournament • Monmouth-Roseville 62, Sherrard 46 • Mercer County 56, Erie 43 • Dixon 61, Fulton 22 • Princeton 71, Orion 66 AlWood tournament • Abingdon-Avon 57, Prophetstown 48 • Riverdale 72, ROWVA 21 Saturday’s games Orion Tip-Off Tournament • Erie vs. Dixon, 4 • Sherrard vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 5:30 • Fulton vs. Mercer County, 7 • Orion vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 8:30 Oregon Tip-Off Tournament • Morrison vs. Oregon, 12:30 Geneseo tournament • Rockridge vs. Geneseo, 10:30 a.m. • Rockridge vs. Ag Science, 5
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Wilmington’s Jordan Sarr (8) reacts after kicking the game winning field goal as time expired in the 3A state title game against Williamsville on Friday in Champaign. Wilmington won 20-17.
Wilmington wins on kick Wildcats take 3A title; Rochester beats Phillips By the Associated Press
Before Friday, Wilmington’s Jordan Sarr had kicked two field goals in 2014. He doubled that total in the Class 3A state title game, including a last-second 31-yarder to lead the Wildcats to a 20-17 victory over Williamsville. The Wildcats drove 46 yards, eating up the final five minutes and 15 seconds of the game before Sarr booted the game winner. With the score tied, Wilmington coach Jeff Reents only needed to know where Sarr needed the ball to be for his kicker’s heroics. So, he asked. “They said it just had to be inside the 20,” Reents said. “We were fortunate to do that and Jordy came up with the biggest kick in Wilmington football history.” Running the clock to near perfection, Reents used his last time out with four ticks left. “It was such a great game to be a part of,”
Reents said. “So many kids on both sides made big plays. We were tied so it was easy to give Jordy a chance.” Keeping his head down after the kick, Sarr almost missed the fantastic finish. He looked up just in time to see the ball go through the uprights. “I knew after it left my foot I hit it pretty good,” Sarr said. “I heard the crowd and I looked up and my heart filled with joy.” It’s a bit poetic that Sarr should finish the scoring after starting it with a 26-yarder in the second quarter. “I just do whatever I need to do to help the team,” Sarr said. “If I need to kick or block or tackle or whatever... I just try to do what I can. It could easily have been someone else [making the biggest play of the game].” Class 4A
rolled up 525 yards of offense, beating Chicago Phillips, 49-28, to win its fifth-consecutive state football championship on Friday. In winning the IHSA Class 4A title, the Rockets (12-2) took advantage of a number of miscues by the Wildcats, who became just the second Chicago Public League team to make the state title game. Junior quarterback Daniel Zeigler threw for 302 yards and three scores while Evan Sembell rushed for 177 yards and two scores to pace Rochester. Jeremy Bivens caught eight passes for 163 yards for the Rockets. Collin Stallworth, Collin Etherton and Adam Conrady each caught just one pass but they went for touchdowns. Phillips (12-2) was led by Corey Warren and Dewayne Collins, who Rochester 49, Chicago rushed for 189 and 137 Phillips 28: Rochester yards, respectively.
Polo Aquin AFC Pecatonica Dakota Forreston Orangeville Durand Milledgeville South Beloit
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
DIXON (3-0) Nate Gascoigne 0 0-0 0, Kaylon Westmorland 1 0-0- 3, Riley Mehrens 1 0-0 3, Laron Carr 3 2-2 8, JD Gieson 0 0-0 0, David Whitcombe 0 0-0 0, Matt Coffey 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Roby 9 2-3 21, Eyan Webb 1 0-2 2, Cal Jarrett 6 4-5 18, Kyle LeBlanc 3 0-1 6, Javier Gomez 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 8-13 61. FULTON (0-3) Jack Lemke 1 0-1 2, Brevin Mason 0 0-0 0, Seth Sanderson 0 0-0 0, Jason Osborn 2 0-0 4, Kyle Matthews 0 0-0 0, Trey Simmons 0 3-4 3, Kyle Alstead 0 0-0 0, Zach Barber 2 5-8 10, Devon Ballard 0 1-2 1, Tanner Brainerd 0 0-0 0, Michael Dixon 1 0-0 2, Kyle Huebner 0 0-0 0, Collin Puckett 0 0-0 0. Totals: 6 9-15 22. Dixon 14 24 16 7 – 61 Fulton 8 5 4 4 – 22 3s – Dixon 3 (Jarrett 2, Roby 1). Fulton 1 (Barber 1).
MERCER COUNTY 56, ERIE 43
Saturday’s games AFC tournament • Amboy vs. LaMoille-Ohio, 6 Wethersfield tournament • Bureau Valley vs. Wethersfield, 8:30 Seneca tournament • Hall vs. TBA Oregon Tournament • Newman vs. St. Bede, 12:30 • Kewanee vs. Genoa-Kingston, 2 Orion Tip-Off Tournamnet • Princeton vs. Sherrard, 5:30
Riverdale Rockridge Morrison Orion Sherrard Erie Fulton Prophetstown
AFC tournament
HIAWATHA 54, AMBOY 44, OT HIAWATHA Doolittle 2 0-0 4, A. Flores 8 4-7 22, Edwards 0 0-0 0, Hall 2 2-4 6, Hanrick 1 3-4 5, Mlodzanowski 0 1-2 1, Williams 6 4-4 16. Totals: 19 14-21 54. AMBOY (0-2) Jordan Hochstatter 6 0-0 15, Sam Klein 0 0-0 0, Logan Thake 0 2-3 2, Brady Hulin 2 0-1 4, Cole Olson 3 0-0 9, Cain Powers 0 0-0 0, Kyle Kemmerer 4 2-8 11, Owen Drew 1 1-4 3. Totals: 16 5-16 44. Hiawatha 10 12 10 7 15 — 54 Amboy 10 12 6 11 5 — 44 3s – Hiawatha 2 (A. Flores), Amboy 7 (Hochstatter 3, Olson 3, Kemmerer).
AFC 73, LAMOILLE-OHIO 62 LAMOILLE-OHIO Stamberger 7 4-7 20, Lucas 0-0-0 0, Gross 1 0-1 2, Delong 3 3-4 11, Debruf 2 1-4 6, Tudor 8 2-2 20, Becker 1 1-2 3, Mills 0 0-0 0, Strepfort 0 0-0 0. Totals: 22 11-22 62. AFC (2-0) Bret Gittleson 5 3-5 13, Kawyan Palmer 6 2-2 14, David Zinke 6 3-3 17, Jacob Hilliker 2 0-0 4, James Talley 0 4-5 4, Glen Mundell 0 0-0 0, Bobby Larke 3 0-3 6, Kevin Kurz 6 3-4 15. Totals: 28 15-22 73. LaMoille 17 17 17 11 — 62 AFC 21 19 18 15 — 73 3s – LaMoille 7 (Stamberger 2, Delong 2, Tudor 2, Tudor), AFC 2 (Zinke). River Ridge tournament
EAST DUBUQUE 66, MILLEDGEVILLE 49 EAST DUBUQUE Mike Tramel 0 0-0 0, Brendan Butler 0 0-0 0, Dylan Lange 5 12-13 22, Jacob Glennow 0 1-2 1, Aric Schulting 7 5-5 23, Alex Lange 4 2-2 12, Justin Schneider 3 1-3 7. Totals: 19 21-25 66 MILLEDGEVILLE (0-2) Blake Kappes 1 0-0 2, Jason Brubaker 0 0-0 0, Jordan Harris 6 1-3 15, Zach Schmidt 2 0-0 6, Kolton Morgan 1 0-0 2, Joe Gennaro 1 0-0 2, Luke Ebersole 6 3-4 20, Keagan Murray 0 0-0 0, Harrison Schmidt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 4-7 49 East Dubuque 21 9 12 24 — 66 Milledgeville 6 17 17 9 — 49 3s – East Dubuque 7 (SChulting 4, A, Lange 3), Milledgeville 9 (Ebersole 4, harris 2, Z. Schmidt 2, H. Schmidt).
Friday’s box scores
Friday’s results AFC tournament • Hiawatha 54, Amboy 44, OT Wethersfield tournament • Bureau Valley 63, Annawan 33 Seneca tournament • Mendota 77, Hall 52 Oregon Tip-Off Tournament • Kewanee 82, West Carroll 38 • St. Bede 53, Hinckley-Big Rock 36 Orion Tip-Off tournament • Princeton 71, Orion 66
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Saturday’s games • Erie vs. Dixon, 4 • Sherrard vs. Princeton, 5:30 • Fulton vs. Mercer County, 7 • Orion vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 8:30
Monday’s results • Polo vs. Hiawatha, ppd. • Amboy vs. AFC, ppd.
Three Rivers East Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Friday’s results • Monmouth-Roseville 62, Sherrard 46 • Mercer County 56, Erie 43 • Dixon 61, Fulton 22 • Princeton 71, Orion 66
AFC tournament
Saturday’s games • Winnebago at Forreston, 7:15 Boylan tournament • Lutheran vs. Guilford, 1:30 • Lutheran vs. Boylan, 8 Geneseo tournament • Rock Falls vs. Geneseo, 8 Oregon tournament • Oregon vs. Morrison, 12:30 • Byron vs. Rockford Christian, 2 Orion tournament • Dixon vs. Erie, 4 Seneca tournament • Mendota vs. TBA
Bureau Valley Princeton Kewanee Newman St. Bede Amboy Hall
Saturday’s games • Keith Country Day vs. Hinckley-Big Rock, 11 a.m. • West Carroll vs. Christian Life, 11 a.m. • Newman vs. St. Bede, 12:30 • Oregon vs. Morrison, 12:30 • Rockford Christian vs. Byron, 2 • Kewanee vs. Genoa-Kingston, 2 • 11th place, 4 • 9th place, 4 • 7th place, 5:30 • 5th place, 5:30 • 3rd place, 7 • Championship, 7
All 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2
Friday’s results AFC tournament • AFC 73, LaMoille-Ohio 62 River Ridge tournament • East Dubuque 66, Milledgeville 49 • Durand vs. Scales Mound, NA Saturday’s games AFC tournament • AFC vs. Polo, 7:30 River Ridge tournament • Durand vs. River Ridge, 7:30
Tournament pairings Geneseo tournament Monday’s result • Rockridge 74, Rock Falls 35 Tuesday’s result • Rockridge 56, United Township 55, OT Friday’s results • United Township 62, Geneseo 55 • Rock Falls 47, AG Science 32 • United Township 74, Rock Falls 44 • Geneseo 43, AG Science 28 Saturday’s games • Geneseo vs. Rockridge, 10:30 a.m. • AG Science vs. United Township, 1:30 • Rockridge vs. AG Science, 5 • Rock Falls vs. Geneseo, 8
Oregon tournament
Pool A: Oregon (1-1), West Carroll (0-2), Kewanee (2-0) Pool B: Rockford Christian (2-0), Keith Country Day (0-2), Newman (1-1) Pool C: Byron (2-0), Hinckley-Big Rock (0-2), St. Bede (1-1) Pool D: Genoa-Kingston (2-0), Christian Life (0-2), Morrison (1-1) Monday’s results • Byron 58, St. Bede 43 • Genoa-Kingston 68, Morrison 60 • Oregon 75, West Carroll 53 • Rockford Christian 49, Newman 35 Wednesday’s results • Morrison 59, Christian Life 42 • Byron 66, Hinckley-Big Rock 31 • Kewanee 61, Oregon 31 • Newman 72, Keith Country Day 33 Friday’s results • Kewanee 82, West Carroll 38 • Rockford Christian 71, Keith Country Day 31 • Genoa-Kingston 77, Christian Life 63 • St. Bede 53, Hinckley-Big Rock 36
MERCER COUNTY Bowen 1 2-3 3, Wood 8 1-1 19, Nichols 2 2-2 6, Aldinger 0 1-2 1, Taylor 0 2-4 2, Stropes 1 1-1 2, McDonald 1 0-0 2, Sharp 7 0-0 21. Totals: 20 7-12 56. ERIE (0-3) Cody Weimer 2 0-0 4, inny Bramm 5 0-0 10, Jordan Chandler 2 0-0 4, Andrew Pyse 1 0-0 3, Kallen Jepson 4 0-0 9, Bransen Rosenow 3 2-2 10, Trey Anderson 1 0-0 3. Totals: 18 2-2 43. Mercer County 16 15 17 8 – 56 Erie 7 11 11 14 – 43 3s – Erie 5 (Rosenow 2, Anderson 1, Jepson 1, Pyse 1). Mercer County 9 (Sharp 7, Wood 2). Ridgewood touranment
ABINGDON-AVON 57, PROPHETSTOWN 48 A-AVON Ryder Yoho 4 11-17 20, Ben Stipp 1 1-2 3, Matt Inness 1 0-1 2, Jack Lucas 3 6-9 12, Tre Maxwell 2 0-1 4, Jaycob Johnson 8 0-1 16. Totals: 19 18-31 57. PROPHETSTOWN 0-3 Grant Ames 6 5-6 18, Jonah Green 4 0-1 12, Kody Wetzell 2 1-1 5, Nathan Pierceson 0 0-2 0, Jack Heflin 5 1-4 11, Brad Hufman 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-14 48. A-Avon 10 19 10 18 – 57 Prophetstown 14 15 8 11 – 48 3s – A-Avon 1 (Yoho 1). Prophetstown 5 (Green 4, Ames 1). Oregon tournament
KEWANEE 82, WEST CARROLL 38 KEWANEE 2-0 Anzola 4 0-0 8, Goforth 1 2-2 4, Brackett 0 0-2 0, Kenney 1 2-4 4, Hansen 1 0-0 2, Vervynck 1 0-1 2, Johnson 2 0-1 4, Welcome 1 0-2 2, Contreras 6 6-6 20, Desver 9 7-7 28, Prescott 3 2-2 8. Totals: 29 19-27 82. WEST CARROLL 0-2 Stephen Santeramo 1 0-1 2, Caleb Brashan 3 1-2 9, Jordan Bracero 5 0-4 11, Hunter Bender 2 2-2 6, Nick Terenicz 0 1-2 1, Brian Allen 1 0-2 2, Cody Brashan 0 1-2 1, Matt McGinnes 3 0-0 6. Totals: 15 5-15 38. Kewanee 27 37 12 6 – 82 West Carroll 15 10 4 9 – 38 3s – Kewanee 5 (Desver 3, Contreras 2). West Carroll 3 (Brashan 2, Bracero 1). Geneso tournament
UNITED TOWNSHIP 74, ROCK FALLS 44 ROCK FALLS (1-2) James McFadden 0-0 2-3 2, Reid Ackerman 2-5 0-0 4, Jacob Mammosser 6-11 4-6 16, Tanner Dean 2-6 4-6 8, Michael Berentes 5-10 2-3 12, Logan Pillars 0-4 0-0 0, Isiah Harris 0-0 2-2 2, Connor Murphy 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Abrams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-38 14-20 44. UNITED TOWNSHIP (2-1) Walker 2-5 1-1 5, Meeske 2-5 0-0 4, Lopez 2-3 2-2 6, Mitchell 8-11 0-0 17, Zinke 1-2 0-0 2, Austin 7-13 1-1 16, Webb 1-8 7-8 8, Jefferson 3-4 0-1 7, Hurt 1-2 1-2 4, Sims 1-1 0-2 2, Hearn 0-0 0-0 0, Hill 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-55 12-17 74. Rock Falls 12 19 9 4 – 44 United Township 29 23 15 7 – 74 3s – Rock Falls 0-4 (Pillars 0-2, Mammosser 0-1, Dean 0-1). UT 4-16 (Walker 0-1, Meeske 0-3, Mitchell 1-2, Austin 1-3, Webb 0-3, Jefferson 1-2, Hurt 1-2). Assists – Rock Falls 4 (Dean 2, McFadden, Mammosser). UT 15 (Hurt 4, Walker 3, Zinke 3, Meeske, Mitchell, Austin, Webb, Jefferson). Turnovers – Rock Falls 25, United Township 11. Wethersfield tournament
BUREAU VALLEY 63, ANNAWAN 33 BUREAU VALLEY (4-0) Yulian Osorio 0 0-0 0, Alex Johnson 2 0-0 5, Evan Ringle 0 0-0 0, Sean Shepard 0 0-0 0, Tommy Johnston 3 1-2 7, Parker Neuhalfen 8 0-0 23, Evan Frank 1 0-0 2, Blake Balensiefen 1 1-2 3, Trey Dale 1 0-0 2, Josh Mead 3 0-0 6, Charlie Lotspeich 0 0-0 0, Dylan Martin 1 0-0 2, Drew Fordham 0 0-0 0, Gage Smith 3 1-4 7, Chris Shynk 3 0-0 6. Totals 26 3-8 63. ANNAWAN Davis 1 0-0 2, A. Lucas 3 1-3 8, Roselieb 1 0-0 2, Addis 2 0-0 4, H. Lucas 1 0-0 2, Spivey 0 0-0 0, Wirth 0 0-0 0, VanOpdorp 0 0-0 0, Buresh 2 0-0 4, Landweht 4 0-1 8, Singh 1 0-0 3, Goodman 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 1-4 33. Bureau Valley 20 17 16 10 – 63 Annawan 6 8 7 12 – 33 3s – BV 8 (Johnson 1, Neuhalfen 7), A 2 (A. Lucas 1, Singh 1).
Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Ottawa Geneseo Sterling LaSalle-Peru Rochelle
All 3-1 2-3 2-3 1-4 1-4
Tuesday’s results • Mendota 55, LaSalle-Peru 31 Forreston tournament • Rochelle 34, Forreston 25 Sauk Valley Shootout • Rock Falls 54, Sterling 48 Temple’s Tip-Off Classic • Annawan 46, Geneseo 29
BNC West Mendota Rockford Lutheran Oregon Rock Falls Stillman Valley Dixon Winnebago Byron
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
All 4-0 2-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3 0-0
Friday’s result Waubonsee Valley tournament • Lutheran vs. Waubonsee Valley, NA Saturday’s games • Mendota at Princeton, 7:30 Dakota tournament • Byron vs. Dakota, 10 a.m. • Byron vs. Aquin, 3 p.m. Waubonsee Valley tournament • Lutheran vs. Minooka, 10 a.m.
Three Rivers East Kewanee Amboy Bureau Valley Hall Princeton St. Bede Newman
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
All 4-0 3-1 4-2 2-2 1-1 0-4 0-5
Friday’s results Brimfield tournament • Kewanee 41, LeRoy 34 • Wethersfield 51, St. Bede 47 Saturday’s games • Mendota at Princeton, 7:30 Brimfield tournament • Kewanee vs. Brimfield, 3:30 • St. Bede vs. TBA
Three Rivers West Sherrard Rockridge Prophetstown Morrison Erie Fulton Orion Riverdale
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
All 5-0 5-1 4-1 3-1 3-3 2-2 1-3 0-5
Tuesday’s results • Erie 45, Monmouth United 27 • Morrison 46, Milledgeville 27 • Prophetstown 52, AlWood 42 • Rockridge 58, ROWVA 13 Sauk Valley Shootout • Sherrard 46, Stillman Valley 16
NUIC East Conf. 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1
AFC Aquin Milledgeville Dakota Polo Durand Forreston South Beloit Pecatonica Orangeville
All 4-0 2-0 1-5 1-0 1-4 0-2 0-5 0-1 1-4 0-3
Saturday’s games • Pecatonica at East Dubuque, 2:30 Dakota tournament • Dakota vs. Byron, 10 a.m. • Aquin vs. River Ridge-Scales Mound, 1 • Aquin vs. Byron, 3 • Dakota vs. St. Edwards, 6
Football Friday’s result 1A state championship at Memorial Field, Champaign
FORRESTON 20, CARROLLTON 15 First downs Total yards Rushes-yards Passing-yards Passing (C-A-I) Penalties-yards Fumbles-lost Punts-avg. Forreston Carrollton
F 22 401 72-369 32 3-7-1 4-45 3-1 2-35.5 0 14 6 0 7 8
C 11 273 21-107 166 16-24-2 4-39 0-0 2-38.5 0 – 20 0 – 15
Second quarter F – Aaron Shelton 10 run (kick failed), 6:41 C – Jacob Smith 51 run (Logan Gardner kick), 3:57 F – Spencer Cruthis 4 run (Robert DeVries run), :44 Third quarter F – DeVries 4 run (run failed), 4:02 C – Luke Palan 45 pass from Smith (Cole Brannan pass from Smith), 1:53 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING – Forreston: Robert DeVries 25-143, Spencer Cruthis 28-113, Max Barkalow 9-48, Logan Rogers 5-37, Aaron Shelton 5-28. Carrollton: Jacob Smith 10-88, Luke Palan 9-14, Cole Brannan 2-5. PASSING – Forreston: Robert DeVries 3-7-1, 32 yards. Carrollton: Jacob Smith 16-24-2, 166 yards. RECEIVING – Forreston: Aaron Shelton 1-17. Wyatt Kerchner 1-11, Max Barkalow 1-4. Carrollton: Luke Palan 5-63, Cody Leonard 5-37, Jerrett Smith 3-46, Cole Brannan 3-20.
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BOSTON – It’s no secret that the Chicago Bulls are a much better team with a healthy Derrick Rose. He showed that again on Friday afternoon when the Bulls were struggling to get consistent offense. Rose scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half – 12 coming early in the third quarter – to help the Bulls pull away for a 109102 win over the Boston Celtics. “When he plays like that, it’s huge for our team,” Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said. “When you look at his plus-minus when he’s on the floor for our team this year, it’s off the charts. When he’s on the floor, it makes a big difference for our team. I think we all know that.” Rose missed large portions of the past two seasons with serious knee injuries. He’s been struggling to stay in the lineup this year due to ankle and hamstring injuries. “The confidence is through the roof,” Rose said. “I don’t need more confidence. I just need to play. I know how good I am, and how good I can be. It’s just I need to be out there playing.” Jimmy Butler hit four free throws late in the game and finished with 22 points for Chicago, which had lost four of its previous six games. Pau Gasol had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 15 points and 14 boards for the Bulls. “Every time he’s on the court he makes our team better,” Noah said of Rose. “Any time he’s on the court, it just makes us that much more dangerous.” Rose was held to seven points in the opening half before the 2010-11 MVP scored 12 in the opening 4 minutes of the second half. After he went to the bench with 4:52 left in the third, he didn’t return until 7:02 remained in the game. Jared Sullinger led Boston with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Avery Bradley had 18 points, and Brandon Bass had 16 with nine boards. Rajon Rondo had eight points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the Celtics, who have lost six of seven. Boston shot 19.2 percent in the final quarter. “I’m not going to lose any sleep over the ball not going into the basket,” Boston coach Brad Stevens said. “We’ve got to finish. That’s the bottom line.” With the score tied at 100, Jeff Green’s driving basket put the Celtics ahead with 2 1/2 minutes left. After each team failed to score on a couple of possessions, Butler’s two free throws tied it with 80 seconds to play. Rondo missed two free throws, and Sullinger front-rimmed an attempted 3 before Butler’s two free throws moved the Bulls ahead for good, 104102, with 51 seconds left. Noah then nailed a short jumper on their next possession. “We had a lot of open shots that didn’t fall in the fourth,” Sullinger said. Boston missed 17 of its first 20 shots in the final quarter before Sullinger’s conventional 3-point play tied it at 100 with 3 minutes to play. He was fouled driving down the lane by Noah, who was attempting to draw a charge. The Celtics held a 91-85 edge after three periods when Sullinger made a 3 with four-tenths of a second left in the quarter.
Kane scores two goals, leads Blackhawks in win Richards each had a goal and an assist, leading the Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the Ducks on Friday. “We had some players who came out and played very hard from the start,” said Kane, who scored his 10th of the season into an empty net with 59 seconds left. “Getting up 2-0 was huge. But I thought the third period was our best period, to
BY JOE RESNICK Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t mind the early wakeup call on Friday. The Anaheim Ducks played as if they were sleepwalking through the first period, and even the stellar goaltending of Frederik Andersen wasn’t enough. Patrick Kane scored two goals, and Andrew Shaw and Brad
be honest. We really took it to them, but we couldn’t capitalize because their goaltender was awesome and kept them in the game.” Corey Crawford made 23 saves, helping the Blackhawks win for the fifth time in six games. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm scored for the twotime defending Pacific Divi-
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sion champions, and Andersen stopped 34 shots in his first career appearance against Chicago. “They were the better team today,” Anaheim center Ryan Kesler said. “I can sit here and make excuses, but we just weren’t good enough. We have a lot of NHL-caliber players in here. Freddie played a great game, and we let him down.”
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Wrong half of month Dear Dave, My husband and I are following your plan, and we’re trying to reconcile our on-paper budget with what’s going on in our bank account. Most of our bills are due the first half of the month, but we receive most of our income during the second half of the month. Can you help us figure out what to do? – Kathy
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Brandi Langner prepares candied sweet potatoes for the Thanksgiving holiday. Langner has started No Reservations,” a personal chef service that brings gourmet food to you, cooked in your home.
Langner wants to put healthy meals on clients’ tables BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570
STERLING – Brandi Langner is passionate about the importance of eating real food. She defines “real” meals as the healthier alternative to the processed foods and takeout that Americans eat more of as they get busier. As a working mom who has juggled the adults’ schedules with those of two busy daughters, she understands how difficult it is to cook healthy meals. Her new business, No Reservations, can help by bringing her home-cooked meals into the homes of others. No Reservations is a homebased personal chef business that is the culmination of a dream that just wouldn’t die. “I’ve thought about this for a very long time, but I didn’t know what form it
Contact information To contact Brandi Langner, the No Reservations personal chef, call 815441-6878, or email her at noreservationspc@gmail. com. Her business website is noreservationspc.com. would take,” said Langner, 45, of Sterling. “I grew up in a household where we usually ate real food, and I’ve always known I wanted to get people to do that again.” For a long time, the timing for starting a business wasn’t quite right. Between family and her job as executive director of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon, the dream was deferred. After a little research, however, she became convinced that the dream was within reach. DREAM CONTINUED ON C8
Langner prepares candied sweet potatoes. The 45-year-old says she is a self-taught chef, and has done a great deal of nutrition research.
Dear Kathy, If you’re actually making a budget and sticking to it, what you’re describing is a cash flow bind. You are in charge of your budget until it’s on paper. Once it’s on paper, it has to accurately represent reality. In your reality, that means a cash flow strain on the first checks and extra money on the second checks. You won’t be able to fix this in just one month, but there is a long-term solution. Move some of the money from your second checks into the first half of the next month. By doing this, you’ll start running from the fifteenth to the fifteenth instead of from the first to the first. It will help you stay ahead and avoid getting pinched. The second part of this equation is that you are in charge of your budget. The budget does not become the boss of you until you get it done. When everything is written and agreed on by you and your husband, that’s when the budget becomes the boss. You can’t come home with a new shirt or a new purse and hope it fits into the plan. The budget has to be the plumb line by which you build your finances straight and true! – Dave RAMSEY CONTINUED ON C8
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With ‘Overwatch,’ Blizzard tries more accessible approach BY PARESH DAVE Tribune News Service
Fans at Blizzard Entertainment Inc.’s annual convention kept slipping up and calling the company’s big new video game “Overlord” – which sounds like an obvious, even cliché, name for the kind of dark, lurid shooter game everyone’s grown used to. “Overwatch” is something different: a bit more gentle, a more inviting world, a concept that may be hard for shooter fans to get their heads – and tongues – around. Breaking from the shooting genre’s tradition, the Irvine, Calif., game devel-
oper takes players into fights amid cherry blossom trees in Kyoto, on the vibrant streets of London and among gleaming edifices in Egypt. There are still freakish weapons and awesome explosions, but they come with bright scenery and charming heroes who watch over Earth to protect humanity. The fun and almost cartoonish atmosphere of “Overwatch” reflects Blizzard’s broader attempt to remain a force at a time when more people than ever play video games but when the number of strong competitors has grown just as fast. Its highly regarded
brand is no longer enough, on its own, to drive mega-sales. Blizzard, which announced plans for “Overwatch” this month, has deep roots in the computer game market, but gaming is fragmenting as it grows. Developers are having to make their would-be blockbusters as easy to jump on and play as the smartphone games that have become so wildly popular. Blizzard is releasing updates faster to keep players hooked, accepting that a series of small hits might be a more effective use of resources than one masterpiece. BLIZZARD CONTINUED ON C8
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Turkey and trimmings were on the menu recently at a Thanksgiving lunch at Christ Lutheran School in Sterling. Patrolman Josh Weber, Sterling Police Department drug abuse resistance education officer, joins fifth-grade students during lunch. Photo submitted by John Kirchhoff.
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“Gifting Genealogy.” She will talk about sharing family research and mementos by computer-generated gifts. The library will close from Dec. 19 until Jan. 2. Those who need to use the library during that time may call 815-879-3133 to make an appointment.
MANLIUS – Bureau Valley High School freshmen will have a food court at 4:30 p.m. Friday in the school commons, 9154 2125 N Ave. Food will be sold during the Bureau Valley versus Hall boys basketball game. North Pole visitor Tickets will be available at the to arrive in Tampico door for $2. Proceeds will help with TAMPICO – Christmas costs of the Class of 2018’s in the Country will be Dec. junior prom. 6, with Santa arriving at 4 p.m. at the Tampico Historical Society Museum, Reindeer games 119 S. Main St. on tap at center Children in the Tampico AMBOY – Holiday activities area can sign up that day at the museum to comare planned at Teen Turf, pete for spots as prince 235 W. Main St. Reindeer games and crafts and princess, for students in kindergarten through will be from noon to 3 p.m. second grade, or king and Sunday at the youth center queen for those in third during Amboy’s Christmas through fifth grade. The walk. A breakfast with Santa and drawing for royalty will be after Santa arrives. pancake breakfast will be If the weather permits, from 7 to 10 a.m. Dec. 13. There is no cost to meet with rides on a hayrack, that resembles a caboose, will Santa or to have a photo be given to view the Christtaken with him. The breakmas lights. fast will cost $5 per person. For information, call Joan For more information, call the center at 815-857-4800. Johnson at 815-622-8705.
Fundraiser quarter Lutherans prepare auction set today for entertainment STERLING – A Quartermania auction to benefit Whiteside County Senior Center will be today at the Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway. The doors will open at 5 p.m., with food available from 5 to 6. Participants bid one to four quarters on items; then a paddle number is drawn to win. The paddles cost $5. Prizes will be from local and home businesses. They also will have merchandise for purchase, and a 50/50 drawing is planned. For more information, call the center at 815-622-9230.
Club plans holiday social, meeting PRINCETON – The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday at the society library, 629 S. Main St. A holiday social hour will begin at 6 p.m., with a brief business meeting and election of officers at 7. Participants are asked to bring a finger food appetizer or dessert to share. They also are welcome to bring this year’s completed genealogy projects to be displayed. Sandy Olson of Sandwich will present the program,
STERLING – New Life Lutheran Church members will have a musical program, “The Glory of Christmas,” at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 and 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the church, 702 W. Lynn Blvd. Donations will be accepted; refreshments will be served. For more information, call the church at 815-4996552.
Lions to cook up evening breakfast LANARK – The Lanark Lions Club will have a pancake and sausage dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eastland High School, 500 S. School Drive. The cost is $6, and free for those 6 and younger. Students Against Destructive Decisions will have a bake sale from 6:30 to 7, followed by the Eastland Junior-Senior High School Christmas concert at 7 p.m.
Charles Dickens’ 1843 story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the owner of a London counting house. Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the ghost of his former partner, Jacob Marley, who warns him to mend his ways. He is visited by three other ghosts before he reforms. Donations will be accepted; popcorn and beverages will be served. For information, call the library at 815-772-7323.
Musicians to play at church program ROCK FALLS – Audience of One of Dixon will present “One Great Gift,” a musical program, during the 10 a.m. service Dec. 7 at Rock Falls Congregational Church, 905 Dixon Ave. The public is welcome. Call the church at 815625-3314 for more information.
Fundraiser concert for food pantries MOUNT MORRIS – The 10th annual holiday concert, “The Promise of Light,” by Joel Raney, will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 308 E. Brayton Road. The show, which benefits food pantries, will feature more than 45 voices in the choir and a 15-member orchestra. The performers, from Ogle, Lee Winnebago, and Stephenson counties, are directed by Matthew Guschl of Davis Junction. Nelson Miller, who originated the community Christmas cantata in 2004, is the music coordinator and producer. The concert will conclude with the audience joining in on Handels’ Hallelujah” chorus, a tradition since 2004. Donations will be accepted. Proceeds will be given to Loaves and Fish Food Pantry in Mount Morris and Lifeline in Oregon. For information, call the church at 815-734-6354.
Gift-making day nears STERLING – Woodlawn Arts Academy’s third annual Elves At Work will be from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 6 at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave. Participants can make crafts, fill up and create labels for treat jars, and bring photos to make a scrapbook page. Those attending also can have a photo taken and create a frame to hold it. Gifts will be sold, and help will be provided with gift wrapping. Prices start at 25 cents. For entertainment, Woodlawn Dance Academy students will perform. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is not required. Performance clothing, shoes, and more can be purchased at an apparel sale from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the academy. Dancewear, new and used dance shoes, Woodlawn Arts and Dance academy apparel, gift certificates, and car decals will be sold in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center. Items ordered during the event will be available the week of Dec. 15 and can be picked up at the academy. Gingerbread house basics are the focus of three workshops Dec. 6 at Woodlawn. Apprentice builders, ages 4 to 7, will learn
Painters can hone their watercolor skills with a workshop Dec. 16 and 13 at Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling. The teacher will be Betty Predmore of Dixon, who painted “Lilies Watching Over My Garden” in 2011. with graham crackers, while gingerbread will be the building material for older children. The sessions are 9 to 10 a.m. for ages 4 to 7, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for those 8 to 13, and 1 to 4 p.m. for ages 14 to adult. The morning courses cost $30, while the afternoon session is $60. Financial assistance is available. Space is limited; registration is required. A watercolor workshop by Betty Predmore, an artist from Dixon, will be Dec. 6 and 13 at the academy. The event is for those 16 and older. It will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The workshop is part of the academy’s featured guest artist workshops for adults. Other winter
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sessions are batik with Barbara Lundeen, Jan. 15, and burlap with Linda VonHoltem, Feb. 19 and 21. Lundeen and Predmore will have their work displayed during the Winter Art Exhibit through Feb. 20 at the academy. An open reception will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday. The cost for Predmore’s workshop is $80. Registration is necessary.
Quilters get ready for holiday meal
PRINCETON – The Covered Bridge Quilters Guild’ annual Christmas potluck dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Evangelical Film to feature Covenant Church, 24 N. Dickens’ story Main St. Participants should bring a MORRISON – “A Christdish to share and their own mas Carol” will be shown at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in the pro- table service. Beverages will gram room at Odell Public be provided. For information, call Terry Library, 307 S. Madison St. The film is an adaptation of Johnson at 815-872-0534.
Santa to arrive, lunch part of event OREGON – A Christmas bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Mary Community Center, 881 N. Mongan Drive. Activities will start with muffins with Santa for children from 9 to 11 a.m., and coffee and doughnuts for adults. Donations will be accepted. Children also will have the opportunity to talk to Santa and a photographer will take pictures. The photos will be available for purchase. There also will be a chil-
Students at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, participated in “The Jungle Book Kids” during the weekend of Nov. 7 at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. Among the performers were Tori A., Isabella R., Zoie H., Brianna D., Adrianna J., Kyle H., Anna H., Owen G., and Brinley F. The musical was directed by Faith Morrison, with music direction by Anne Whalen and costumes and sets by Ashley Aurand. Registration starts Dec. 8 for students in sixth through eighth grades; fifth-grade students are welcome to sign up on the waiting list for possible openings for “Shrek The Musical Jr.” Visit woodlawnartsacademy.com or watch for Woodlawn’s spring program guide in mid-December for more details. Photos submitted by Janel Stahr.
dren-only shopping area, a kids’ craft area, balloons, and face painting. A chicken casserole and sloppy Joes luncheon will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with carry-outs available. The cost is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, and $3 for those 12 and younger. A variety of raffles are planned, ranging from individual items, baskets, and a 50/50. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. Among the items to be raffled are a quilt, an oil painting,
a handcrafted wooden rocking horse, overnight stays, product baskets, and themed baskets. The drawing will be at 1 p.m.; winners need not be present. Booths will have Christmas swags, bakery goods, candy, and holiday crafts. Other planned events are a cake walk and gentlyused items in the Treasure Chest. The center is accessible to wheelchairs. For more information, call Melissa Olexa at 815871-3430.
The “String-Alongs” musical group will play Appalachian Mountain music and other pieces Wednesday at the Polo Historical Society’s “Christmas in the Country” celebration. They are (front row, from left) Sharon Shinault, Ann Styczynski, Royola Smith, Donna Zimmerman, and Shirley Stevens; and (back row) Peg Albert, Vic Michler, Bev Black, Kathy Knutson, Pam Montee, and Dee Hayen. Photo submitted by Tom Boddiger.
Historians get ready for holiday potluck POLO – Local musicians will provide entertainment Wednesday for the Polo Historical Society’s “Christmas in the Country” celebration at Barnacopia, 2570 N. Westbranch Road. Activities will start at 6 p.m. Participants are
asked to bring a dish to pass and their own table service for a carry-in potluck. Beverages will be provided. “The “String-Alongs,” a group of women from the Dixon, Rock Falls, and Sterling area, will perform. The members play dulci-
mers, guitars, mandolins, fiddles, Irish whistle, and the ban jammer, which sounds like a banjo. Much of their music is from the Appalachian Mountain region. The public is welcome. For more information, call 815-946-3417.
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ABOVE: A deer checks out the approach of Herbie, Dave Tackett’s dog. She almost touched noses with the dog before she ran off. Herbie took up the chase briefly, before returning to the family. BELOW: Green herons seem to like perching. Photos submitted by Tackett of Sterling.
Out for a waddle, two mallard ducks, a female (top) and a male, explore Page Park in Dixon. Photos submitted by Bill Doering of Rock Falls
Tom and Jan Leggett of Lost Nation were among those who visited Nachusa Grasslands in rural Franklin Grove to see their new neighbors. Several bison arrived Oct. 3 from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota to make their home in northern Illinois. Photos submitted by the Leggetts.
The American Queen paddlewheel riverboat steams its way to Clinton, Iowa, during a voyage on the Mississippi River. The photo was taken Sept. 16. Photo sub- September sunsets over Oppold Marina in Sterling are worth watching. Photo mitted by Greg Moran of Sterling. submitted by Peter Noll of Sterling.
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The congregation of St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling will observe the 160th anniversary Dec. 3. Among the features at the current building is this stainedglass window, which was a replacement for one damaged in a 1984 fire. Photos submitted by Denise Norman.
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One of the newest additions to St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling is a collection of crosses that fill a large portion of a wall in the fellowship hall. Families of the congregations, both past and present, as well as friends, donated the crosses. The items were blessed at services, one in February and the other, Nov. 23.
Sterling church celebrations 160 years of services STERLING – Wednesday marks the 160th anniversary of St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave. When it began, the faithful were few – six women, four men, and a pastor. The members organized on Dec. 3, 1854, in the old Whiteside County Courthouse. After meeting there and at another site for several months, they built their own structure in 1857 on the corner of Third Avenue and East Seventh Street, when all the property to the north was farmland. The building cost $235.50. The church members replaced the structure two additional times – in 1892 and 1924. An educational
building was added in the late 1960s. Two stones from the second church were saved when it was torn down in 1968, and are on display. They are engraved with the words, “First English Evangelical Church of Sterling.” The name distinguished the church as having progressive, English-language worship services, as opposed to the Swedish and German-speaking Lutheran churches that were common at the time. Feb. 2 1984, a fire engulfed the sanctuary, basement, and exterior of the church. The congregation began worshiping in the fellowship hall in the
basement, and continued in that space until they returned to the restored sanctuary Nov. 4, 1984. Nineteen pastors have served at St. John; three were associate pastors. Ten members of the congregation have attended seminary and have been ordained in the Lutheran church. The Rev. Mark Oehlert has been the church’s pastor since Aug. 15, 2004. Throughout its history, the church has had a commitment to mission support. Among the highlights are: In 1913, a missionary pastor was helped for 8 years at a cost of $750 per year.
The PADS Homeless Shelter began in the basement of the church, and was supported by local congregations. Members support the Good Neighbor Emergency Fund, the United Way Let’s Feed Our Children Program, local food pantries, and share vacation Bible school site sponsorship and organization. The Prayer Shawl group makes prayer shawls for anyone experiencing a difficult time or loss. St. John was acknowledged at the 2012 Northern Illinois Synod Assembly for its generosity to World Hunger. Members have donated their time and talents
to such causes as Katrina relief and relief efforts in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as well as other sites through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Disaster Response initiative. One of the events sponsored for the community by St. John is the Christmas Eve Barn Service at the farm of Howard and Kay Janssen on County Line Road, Rock Falls. Those attending sit on bales of hay with farm animals nearby. St. John also is part of a tri-church initiative with the other two ELCA Lutheran churches in the Rock River Valley. Events, worship, and community projects are a collabora-
tive effort with St. Paul Lutheran in Sterling and Immanuel Lutheran of Rock Falls. This year, church members have sponsored additional offerings to benefit charities outside of the congregation, offered quarterly service projects, and planned special events for its members and weekly blessings for various groups within and outside the congregation. To date, St. John has about 800 members, with weekly attendance averaging approximately 160. A celebration dinner will be Wednesday for church members and friends, along with a worship service after the meal.
Unraveling vulture troubles In the course of my 35 years of working outdoors, I have had the opportunity to have numerous wildlife encounters. Working for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and now, Dixon Park District, I often have been called to assist with “orphaned,” injured, or unwanted wild animals. With each encounter, I have learned something about the specific species, and in some cases have had a good laugh. Dixon Park District received a call from a citizen who discovered a turkey vulture on the ground, incapable of flight. I learned that the woman had located the vulture in her pasture. She “herded” the darkfeathered bird with its 6-foot wing span into a nearby shed and barricaded the doorway. When I arrived at the dairy farm, she explained to me how she had discovered the vulture and researched its needs. As we approached the shed, I detected an odor of
ever smelled, right on top of my animal crate. The gregHUNTER woman began to laugh Greg Hunter nervously and stated that is the direcshe had read that the vultor of Natural Resources for ture might do that when the Dixon Park approached by a predator District. or when stressed. Wonderful – if she had only told me that sooner. Turkey vultures, cathartes aura, are fascinating birds. They are known as skunk. It was at this point nature’s “undertakers.” that the woman explained Turkey vultures have keen eyesight and sense to me how she had gone out and collected a road- of smell to locate dead killed opossum and skunk and decaying meat. Although it is probably for the vulture. always better to leave With gloves, safety nature to its own, there glasses, and net in hand, are times when human I crouched down and heart strings come into entered the shed occuplay when an animal such pied by the ticked-off as this turkey vulture vulture, road-killed crosses our paths. It is opossum, and yes – the an opportunity for learnskunk. I netted the bird ing and appreciation. In and grasped it like a pro. Still squatting, and to this this case, the woman did just that. The animal was point, avoiding stepping transferred to a federallyon the skunk, I pivoted licensed wildlife rehaaround and exited the bilitator in Winnebago shed. Just as I began to explain how I would now County. With luck, it will be returned to the wild. assess the bird’s injuIn other district news, ries, the stressed vulture shelter reservations for regurgitated the most the 2015 season will start disgusting mass of foulsmelling substance I have in April.
IN BRIEF depot at South Chauncey Pilots get ready Street. Musician Kira Isabella for winter weather will perform at both stops. Over a 3-week period, ERIE – The Illowa Sport musicians will play 150 conFlyers will gather at 10 a.m. certs from a boxcar turned Dec. 6 at the club house at Erie Airpark, 8689 Star Road. into a traveling stage. The public is welcome to Members will prepare for contribute a cash or a nonthe winter flying season. perishable food donation. All New officers will take their contributions will stay in the positions in January. community. Go to erieairpark.com for Visit cpr.ca/en/community/ more information. holiday-train for the train’s schedule and more information. Holiday railroad
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BYRON – Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train will make stops Thursday in Byron and Savanna to help raise food and money for local food banks. The train will arrive at 12:45 p.m. at Tower Road near Byron High School, 696 N. Colfax St. In Savanna, the train will stop at 3:15 p.m. at 913 Bowen St., west of the
CGH Auxiliary plans two benefits DIXON – A holiday wreath fundraiser by the CGH Auxiliary will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in Ryberg Auditorium at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road. Wreaths, swags, trees, roping, and decor will be available for purchase.
In addition, from 7 a.m. to noon Friday, the auxiliary’s Cookie Caper sale, featuring cookies, cupcakes, pies, cakes, snacks, and candy will be in the auditorium. There also will be silent auctions and raffles. For more information, call 815-626-5231.
Group to discuss grief-related film OREGON – Serenity Hospice & Home Movie and Discussion Night will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the hospice, 1658 S. state Route 2. After the film, participants will talk about how it relates to grief and healing. They are welcome to bring their own snacks and beverages. Space is limited; call 815732-2499 by noon Monday for reservations.
A trivia night to raise funds for area Boy Scouts will be Dec. 6 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540 in Dixon. Among the participants in a recent trivia competition was Tom Halla, a Dixon Scout leader.
Photo submitted by Jack Stone
Scouts to host trivia fundraiser DIXON – White Eagle District’s fundraiser for the Blackhawk Area Council of the Boy Scouts will be a trivia night Dec. 6 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road. The doors will open at 6 p.m., with a dessert
auction at 6:30, and the trivia competition after the auction. Teams of up to eight will compete in video and audio questions. Participants are allowed to bring snacks, but beverages must be purchased from the VFW.
The cost is $10 per person, with cash prizes determined by how many people play. White Eagle District includes Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. Go to blackhawkscout ing.org/whiteeagle for more information.
Caregiver help subject of program DIXON – Programs and holiday activities are available to the public at Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St. An educational discussion from Hospice of the Rock River Valley will deal with balancing selfcare in the caregiver role at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Participants will explore ways to reenergize themselves, when to ask for help, and where to turn.
A breakfast and Santa’s workshop will be Dec. 6. Breakfast will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. The cost is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children 9 and younger. At the same time, free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and a craftmaking area will be in the Post House Ballroom. Creating crafts will cost 50 cents to $1. Reindeer food will be provided for
families to take home. A basic computer class will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 8. The teacher will be Justin Wiggins from Wiggins Computing. Students will learn how to use a mouse, a keyboard, and basic computer terms. The cost is $10, which includes a Microsoft Office beginners’ guide. Reservations are required; call 815-2889236.
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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Today Red Cross blood drive, 7-11 a.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-6250382. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 S. 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 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315. 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. Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. American Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Amboy Fire Department, 25 N. East Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls. 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. Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed; noon, open; 6 p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, Horizon View Farm barn, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., open; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison. Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 236 Kelly Drive, Rochelle. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. West, Lyndon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St. Monday Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston. Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 8:3010:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling. Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon. Reality Check Narcotics
Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west side. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, step; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., open, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. Tampico Community Club, noon, Good Times Tap, 106 Main St., Tampico, 815-438-2789. Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Care for the Caregiver, 1:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673. TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weighin, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove. National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 125 S. Fourth St., Oregon. TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638. Movie and Discussion Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 S. state Route 2, Oregon. Reservations: 815-7322499. Dixon Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, 5:45 p.m., Dixon Main Street office, 115 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-499-9426. Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815-590-8929. Celebrate Recovery, Christcentered Recovery Group, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815994-0428. Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls. Caregiver Support Group, 6 p.m., Grace Fellowship Church, 2128 state Route 38, Ashton. Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Men’s Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon. Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Harvest Time Bible Church fellowship hall, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540 Ladies Auxiliary, 6 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road. Amboy American Legion Post 453, 6:30 p.m., Community Room, Amboy Family Restaurant and Pizza, 211 E. Main St., 815849-5219. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418 Men’s Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3513. Dixon Elks Lodge 779 Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon. Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll. Petunia City Quilters, 7 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-6266627. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, 7 p.m., 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3862. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presbyterian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna. Sauk Valley Al-Anon GroupAlateen, 8 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Cash Jack Howard and Marlene Glispie, both of Rock Falls. Nance Jessica and Daniel Nance of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 5:14 p.m. Nov. 20, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Cash Jack Howard Nance weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Julianne and John Dowd Sr. of Rock Falls. Paternal grandparents are Marsha and Gary Feldkirchner of Rock Falls. Maternal great-grandparents are Jack and Jessie Wilson of Rock Falls. Paternal great-grandparents are Howard Glispie
Leo Rhinard Dempewolf IV Audrey Mongan and Leo Dempewolf III of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 9:51 a.m. Nov. 18, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Leo Rhinard Dempewolf IV weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 20.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Letha Catalina of Sandwich and Scott Mongan of Oregon. Paternal grandparents are Ethel Lewis of Oregon and Leo Dempewolf Jr. of Polo.
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ABOVE: As part of U.S. Cellular’s Calling All Teachers Program, money was donated to enhance classroom experiences. Suzi Hesser, a teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Sterling, accepts a certificate for the“Authentic Writing Through Book Publishing and Sharing” project from Darren Farrington (center) U.S. Cellular Sterling store manager; and Lance Eisenberg, Sterling store sales manager. Erin Hartman (not pictured), a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Sterling, was recognized for “Lively Learning Libraries.” CENTER: Amy Scott (second from left) and Kimberly Bork (not pictured), teachers at Reagan Middle School in Dixon, also received certificates. Scott was recognized for “Places Pleas! Learning the How and Why of Place Value,” and Bork was selected for her “Assistive Technology Benefits All” project. With Farrington are Serena Wolber, Next Generation Wireless sales manager in Dixon; and Sue Baker, U.S. Cellular Sterling retail store associate. BELOW: Tracy Durall, a Dixon High School teacher, accepts her certificate for “Technology is the Way of the Future.” Photos submitted by Natalie Poston
IN BRIEF Reagan Middle School, Dixon
Miller, Sarah Miller, Shannon Osenberg, Austin Portner, Taylor Renkes, Madisyn Highest Honors Rubright, Rachael Rumph, Sixth grade: Lydia Anton, Kaylie Schaeffer, Braden Carolina Araujo, Bleon Schielein, Aidan Schmall, Azemi, Riley Bally, Nina Christian Seagren, Jacob Baratta, William Bates, Shafer, Chloe Shaw, Payton Marlie Beauchem, Max Simmons, Logan Smith, Beckman, Cambria Bell, Faith Snyder, Taylor SpellGraesen Blumhoff, Kaelynn man, Madison Stegbauer, Bock, Anna Breedlove, Nicole Stocksdale, Bethany Olivia Brooks, Samantha Tschosik, Jayden Valdez, Buelvas, Jaylen Carr, FerGrace Wadsworth, Devan nando Castro, Skyler ConWelch, Trevor White, Zakiya nolly, Kassie Considine, Wiltz, and Tyler Yocum. Ashley Crawford, Lauren Eighth grade: Imanol Dallas, Mia DeLashmit, Eli Aburto, Alyssa Batten, AlliDever, Brock Drengenberg, son Bay, Ava Berkey, David Emily Drew, Joseph Dukes, Binkley, Trevor Bishop, Logan Etheridge, Emma Madeline Blackbourn, Evans, Ethan Fox, Joy Madalin Blumhoff, Alyssa Garnhart, Emma Godbold, Bonnette, Alex Boswell, AliAbigail Goff, Elsie Gordon, cia Brown, Dylan Brumbly, Cadyn Grafton, Angelina Talbir Chima, Tianna CorGray, Taylor Guelde, Abigail nell, Kyle Crawford, Calista Guthrie, Nora Harrington, Crone, Jozi Dever, Katie Taylor Harrison, Isabella Drezen, Daniel Ferguson, Heintzelman, Sydney Heller, Brayden Forrest, Avery Noelle Herwig, Chloe Fox, Collin Grady, Mailyn Hofilena, Cassidy Hussung, Gutierrez, Devon Hansen, Alexus Jensen, Grace John- Brooke Himes, Caroline son, Jeremiah Joos, Malori Hoffman, Chloe Hogenson, Kelly, Caylyn Kimmel, Addy- Kelsey Horton, Payton Lawson Kinn, Thomas Koski, rence, Ryan Lawton, Ethan Isaiah Kuehl, Daniel Long, LeSage, Isabelle LindenHolden Longan, Tianna meyer, Andrew Lohse, Lonkert, Dominic Lozano, Aidan Long, Jennifer Lucas, Jade Miller, William Miller, Taylor Masters, Brooke Erica Pasley, Grant Piller, McCann, Dylan Messer, Ryan Pitzer, Haley Rees, Montana Mull, Taryn MunKaeden Rice, Olivia Rick, roe, Kaelyn Munson, Kiarrah Griffey Rodriguez, Kennedi Muntean, Hallie Nelson, Rogers, Maddie Scheffler, Nathalia Parra, Sean PhelCade Schier, Joseph Scott, an, Nolan Randick, Owen Kiaya Shaffer, Connley Rick, Jonathan Rivera, Shank, Jocelyn Shoffner, Madeline Roach, Chloe Zara Shuey, Tristen Smith, Roberts, Juliana Rotella, Ashlyn Spangler, Madison Gonzalez Rupiper, Clinton Stamm, Elizabeth Stauter, Schielein, Addison Schmall, Paige Stees, Aidan SteinVictoria Schultheis, Logan graber, Cade Stephenitch, Scott, Madison SeggeJaelinn Stinson, Molly Stitbruch, Gabriel Sohn, Taylor zel, Derrick Thomas, Devrin Troutman, Jesena Valdez, Thomas, Mya Thomason, Theodore VanSickle, and Madelyn Verdick, Gianna Ervion Williams. Verive, Samuel Walker, WilHigh Honors liam Weidman, Madison Sixth grade: Autumn Wetter, Evan Zera, and Alli- Ayivi, Jack Boss, Elizabeth son Zimmerman. Burger, Willow Carstensen, Seventh grade: Madilyn Micaiah Clark, Connor Barnhart, Talia Becker, Colby, Aubriana Comer, Eric Molly Biggs, Melody Breck- Delhotal, Kameron Elder, enfelder, Toni Brumbly, Lauren Fagan, Zachary Fay, Kayla Callison, Emma Carl- Sydney Felgenhauer, Bosson, Alyza Carter, Madelyn ton Glessner, Emma HerChesley, Cameron Crone, nandez, Taylor Hills, Mariah Brooklynn Dambman, Hoffman, Jahshawn HowSophie Doane, Nicquelette ard, William Jezek, Dakota Fazekas, Kara Flynn, Kara Johnson, Paige Knipple, Gaither, Logan Griswold, Alivya Knopp, Draven Madeline Gusse, Dylan Koehler, Hailey Kratzner, Harshman, Kyle Hofilena, Jackson Lengquist, Jeffery Eaden Hvarre, Aidan John- Meredith, Myla Miranda, son, Emma Johnson, Olivia Kaitlynn Pfeiffer, Austin Pleskovitch, Andrew PolJones, Rachel Karpinski, lom, Sydney Powell, Abigail Riley Kavanaugh, Gabrielle Kitzman, Arne Koski, Noah Provo, Anakin Rodriguez, Cameron Rogers, Emma Kuehl, Kortny Marsh, Erica
Russell, Madison Schaeffer, Samantha Spratt, Kalob Steck, Faith Steder, Michael Ullrich, and Paxton Witmer. Seventh grade: Cheyanne Anderson, Aaliyah Baker, Brigitte Boucher, Gabriel Burger, Sarina Dodge, Abbigail Ely, Starla Flynn, Zachary Gaston, Noah Gearhart, Angelik Goldsboro, Raven Gouldsberry, Isaac Hernandez, Brayden Lafferty, Nathan Long, Gabriel McGuire, Mikaila Oros, Diellza Osmani, Emily Pesina, Jenna Pitman, Cheyenne Predny, Gabriel Reed, Zachary Scheffler, Tara Schielein, Jasmine Schultheis, Thomas Sitter, Alexis Sneek, Andrea Thomas, Bailey Underhile, Vianise Villarreal, and Jacob Wickert. Eighth grade: Alexa Andrews, Colten Bishop, Paichens Chamberlain, Bryce Christiansen, Kade Coffey, Olivia Dennison, Derian Duncan, Brianna Edwards, Anthony Epps, Jettus Gaffey, Madison Gaulke, Corey Gillette, Kira Goral, Leigha Grove, Chloe Hargitt, Joseph Heckert, Gillian Higby, Quinten Hoyle, Faith Jendrzejczyk, Jordan Johnson, Terey Kilgore, Brooke Lehman, Andrew Leslie, Emily Lynch, Shakia McGlown, Madelyne Parages, Steven Piller, Kyle Spencer, Charles Stiens, Evelyn Villareal, Ethan Weidman, Isaiah Wilcox, and Hunter Wilson. Honors Sixth grade: Zachary Bennett, Kali Boswell, Kyler Burke Bushman, Aidan Crossland, Hannah Dickson, Benjamin Fassler, Shawna Gray, Wyatt Hankemeier, Treyton Hansen, Jaclyn Iniguez, Roman Kozak, Christopher Krug, Ethan Kullerstrand, Meadow Lee, Riley Lewis, Devin Lorenzen, Isaac McBride, Matthew Nelson, Shane Nelson, Austin Nutt, Drew Roby, Brett Schaefer, Chance Schultheis, and Ashley Zentz. Seventh grade: Samantha Andreas, Trevor Ashlin, Hakeem Banks, Kelcy Brechon, Gage Clark, Matthew Coret, Jecina Ellison, Payton Fitzsimmons, Jessie Frey, Cody Gray, Kerina Gray, Kaitlyn Hansen, Christian Harshman, Nolan Harshman, Carson Heather, Matthew Lohse, Elizabeth McCullough, Dentrell McGlown, Preston McPhail, Clayton McThenia, Mary
Melvin, Isaiah Moss, Taylor Munroe, Kaitlin O’Donnell, Jordyn Olalde, Lucas Page, Mia Pendleton, Savannah Perkins, Adam Pottinger, Sydney Ragan, Kolbe Reynolds, Edward Roberts, Mateo Rodriguez, Ethan Seible, Brady Stake, Irelynn Tegeler, Tiana Tichler, Taylor Toomsen, Aidanna Topping, Noah Williams, and Alyssa Wolf. Eighth grade: Ashley Blythe, Samantha Boehm, Finn Brandon, Michael Breedlove, Kade Callison, Tyler Christiansen, Taryn Erb, Karli Ewaniuk, Matthew Faley, Chelsea Glenn, Harley Gray, London Hartman, Maggie Hose, Xavier Hubbell, Benjamin Huyck, Grace Jendrzejczyk, Scott Jezek, Katleyn Katner, Zoe Love, Connor Moody, Colten Moore, Kyrie Payne, Tristan Putt, Joseph Riley, Isaic Sanchez, Brooke Scheidegger, Todd Schlosser, Forrest Schmall, Skylar Scott, Dakota Shuck, Kobe St. Pier, India Thompson, Miguel Torres, Cheyanne Ullrich, Jacob VonderSmith, Jordyn West, Addysyn Willey, Kaitlynn Wilson, Kylie Winsett, and Alexander Wood.
St. Mary Elementary and Junior High School, Dixon High Honors Eighth grade: Hannah Dixon, Chloe Klein, Mary Powers, and Emily Schaab. Seventh grade: Nate Ahlers, Dean Ellorando, Noah Grot, Charlotte McCoy, Maggie Oswalt, Jonathan Rhodes, Madelyn Ryan, and John Simpson. Sixth grade: Jake Ackman, Anna Whelan, and Jackie Yeager. Honors Eighth grade: Drew Ackman, Julia Ardis, Isaac Blaney, Zoe Carr, Collin Hoy, Sean Lahey, Patrick Powers, Lexi Wetter, and Alex Whelan. Seventh grade: Nick Clevenger, Jasmine Connolly, Luke Ely, Connor McBride, and Sierra Williams. Sixth grade: Madisyn Bock, Caitlin Foust, Brynlee Hermeyer, Gabe Hunsberger, Luke Jungerman, Lexi Miller, Quinn Staples, Brady Stevens, and Noah Welty.
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Mother’s need for company every-night deal Dear Abby: My mother has this odd habit that my younger sister, “Sara,” and I don’t agree with. It’s only the three of us in our house, and Sara and I are in high school and college. Our mother forces one of us to sleep with her in her room every night. Sara sleeps in Mom’s room more often than I do, and rarely gets a chance to sleep in her own bed. On the few occasions when Sara is sick, I sleep with Mom. But if we’re both sick, she picks one of us anyway. Abby, this has persisted for years. I have tried many times to convince my mother to let us sleep in our own rooms, but she
dearABBY Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips. The column is provided through Universal Uclick.
own lives and rooms. What would be the best thing to do in this situation? – Sleepover in Maryland
Dear Sleepover: Your mother is an adult who should long ago have learned to sleep alone. She should not be trying to “guilt” you and your sister into sleeping with her by accusing you of not loving her enough if you don’t ignores me or accuses me of “not loving her enough.” spend the night in her bed. The two of you should ask She says the same things her together why she’s to Sara. doing this. I’m worried about my You young ladies are mother. I feel as though she’s depressed or worried old enough to simply about being abandoned. refuse if you would rather At the same time, I don’t sleep in your own rooms. want us sleeping in Mom’s But breaking this habit bed forever. We have our may not be easy for your
New choices on shelves DIXON – More books have arrived at Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave. They are: Fiction: “The Life List,” by Chrissy Anderson; “The Life We Bury,” by Allen Eskens; “Some Luck,” by Jane Smiley; “Gray Mountain,” by John Grisham; “Broken Monsters,” by Lauren Beukes; “Shopaholic to the Stars.” by Sophie Kinsella; “Beautiful You,” by Chuck Palahniuk; “Blood Magick,” by Nora Roberts; “The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man,” by W. Bruce Cameron; “Pegasus,” by Danielle Steel; “A.D. 30,” by Ted Dekker; “Havana Storm,” by Clive Cussler; “The Ship of Brides.” by JoJo Moyes; “The Book of Strange New Things,” by Michel Faber; “Us,” by David Nicholls; “The Rules of Wolfe,” by James Blake; “Walking Dead: Fall of the Governor Part 2,” by Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga; “Addicted,” by Zane; “The Burning Room,” by Michael Con-
nelly; “Let Me Be Frank With You,” by Richard Ford; “Local Souls,” by Allan Gurganus; “Revival,” by Stephen King; “Private India,” by James Patterson; “Flesh and Blood,” by Patricia Cornwell; “Blue Labyrinth,” by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; “Citizens Creek,” by Lalita Tademy; “Treat Us Like Dogs and We Will Become Wolves,” by Carolyn Chute; “A Map of Betrayal,” by Ha Jin; and “Fear City,” by F. Paul Wilson. Mysteries: “Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas,” by Stephanie Barron; “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie,” by Rita Mae Brown; and “The Chocolate Clown Corpse,” by JoAnna Carl. Christian Fiction: “A Simple Charity,” by Rosalind Lauer; “All Is Bright,” by Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer; and “Love Without End,” by Robin Lee Hatcher. Westerns: “The Tracker,” by Max Brand, and
“Shadow on the Mesa,” by Lee Martin. Science Fiction and Fantasy: “Star Wars: Tarkin,” by James Luceno; “The Slow Regard of Silent Things,” by Patrick Rothfuss; “Neb the Great,” by A.K. Frailey; and “Lowball,” edited by George R.R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass Christmas Books: “Together for Christmas,” by Brenda Novak, Sheila Roberts, and RaeAnne Thayne; “The Nightingale Before Christmas,” by Donna Andrews; and “A New York Christmas,” by Anne Perry. Large Print: “A Colder War,” by Charles Cumming; “Flight of the Sparrow,” by Amy Brown; “Grand Central,” by Melanie Benjamin et al; “The Fixer,” by Ira Judelson; and “Gray Mountain,” by John Grisham. Visit dixonpubliclibrary. org or stop at the library for the list of new nonfiction titles. For more information, call 815-2847261.
Village celebrates holidays MOUNT MORRIS – Christmas on the Village Square will be Dec. 6 at businesses and other sites. Among the activities are: A pancake breakfast bingo will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St. Donations will be accepted. Elves will be on hand to help with writing letters to Santa. At 10:45, a parade will travel from the center to the Mount Morris post office to mail the letters. A craft and vendor fair and a bake sale is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pinecrest Village, 414 S. Wesley Ave. Open houses will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the post office on Seminary Street; 9 a.m. to noon at
Union Savings Bank, 2 W. Main St.; 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Pinecrest Manor, 500 Evergreen Lane, No. 125. Children can receive free kid cones from noon to 3 p.m. at Main Street Bistro and Gifts, 12 W. Main St. Evangelical Free Church will have a children’s Christmas party at 1 p.m., 102 S. Seminary St. Story time with Mrs. Claus will be at 2 p.m. at the Mount Morris Library, 105 S. McKendrie Ave. The Christmas proclamation will be read at 4:30 p.m. at the bandshell at Kable Square, 16 S. Wesley Ave., before a lighted fire truck parade to Pinecrest Grove Community Center, 414 S. Wesley Ave. A variety of activities
will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Pinecrest Grove. Santa will be there, Zack Percell from TNZ Magic will perform magic shows at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., rollerskating passes will be handed out, and refreshments will be served. Maggie’s Idle Hour, 115 S. Wesley Ave., will feature a holiday beer tasting at 6 p.m. The cost is $6 for a flight of four per tasting. At 8 p.m., blues artist Bobby Messano will perform. For information, call Brenda Hayden at 815-7346335 or Amy Sikyta at 815734-4103, or visit mtmorrisil.net or search Facebook for Mount Morris Christmas on the Village Square. Printed copies of the complete schedule are available at village businesses.
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ward, that you make a conscious effort to steer them back to the present. Devote the same energy that you spend nursing hurt and anger to focusing on the future and what makes you happy. Will yourself to stay Dear Abby: I am divorced in the present and keep after a 38-year marriage. moving forward. The divorce was the result This takes focus, practice, of an affair my husband and determination, but it had. Needless to say, it was can be done. And continue – and still is – very painful. Dear Still Hurting: I think to maintain a relationThe betrayal almost killed ship with your therapist, your feelings are normal. me. because if you do, it will I have been seeing a ther- Something did happen to you, and it was cataclysmic. provide a much-needed apist who has helped me “reality check” when you immensely, but I wonder if The question is, to what need one. I will ever fully recover from degree are you willing to allow this to rule your life? the hurt. My ex has started Contact Dear Abby at You shouldn’t pretend a new life with this woman, that nothing happened, but DearAbby.com or P.O. Box who is almost 30 years 69440, Los Angeles, CA it’s important that when younger than we are, and 90069. your thoughts drift backhe acts like, “Oh well, it’s mother, so if she says she can’t sleep without one of you with her, volunteer to stay with her until she falls asleep and then go to your rooms.
over.” Even though I have moved on, starting a new life at 60 wasn’t easy. Is it unreasonable to still have lingering pain and anger as a result of the lies and deceit I experienced from a man I loved and trusted? I can’t seem to pretend that nothing happened. – Still Hurting
MISSION TO KENYA
An area couple are on a mission trip to Kenya. The Rev. David Spaulding and his wife, Lori, from First Presbyterian Church in Dixon left Nov. 20, and will return Sunday. The Spauldings served on the leadership team for a retreat for pastors and their spouses from the Imenti Presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. The retreat was organized by the PCEA and the Rev. Brenda Harcourt, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Oregon. She is a resident mission worker in Kenya. The Rev. Spaulding also preached at Meru Town Presbyterian Church, and the couple attended a graduation ceremony for seminary students from the Presbyterian University of East Africa in Kikuyu, near Nairobi. Photo submitted by Harold Wendler.
DIXON KIWANIS
Dixon Kiwanis members gathered Nov. 5 at Heritage Square in Dixon to make tie-blankets as Christmas gifts for the elderly. Among the crafters are (from left) Ridley McCracken, Key club member; Bonnie O’Connell, Kiwanis Club president; Abigail Brown with K-Kids; and Lee Eastman, Key Club adviser. All Kiwanis groups in Dixon were represented: K-Kids, Builders Club, Dixon High School Key Club, Kiwanis Morning Club, and Golden K. Photo by Dick Holtam, submitted by Deborah Crowson.
FOR VETERANS
Workers install new wheelchair-accessible doors at Walnut Public Library. The project received a 50/50 grant from the state, and financial support from the community. Photo submitted by Michele McAlvey.
Area veterans and guests honored Veterans Nov. 14 with a program at the Dixon Elks Lodge. Elk Laurin Williamson (left) of Dixon and Michael Barth participated in the event. Williamson led the opening prayer and Barth, a sophomore at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, sang the national anthem. The gathering also included. Information on Dixon’s Veterans Memorial Park by Rich Sanders and information on how Elks assist veterans by Bill Bushman. Photo submitted by Bushman.
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The West Carroll High School FFA chapter competed Nov. 5 at Eastland High School in Lanark. Team members include (in no particular order) Christy Ralston, Rachel Dykstra, Rachel Badtke, Glenn Hoffman, Kristen Houzenga, Cameron Ehlers, Bailey Durward, Anna Badtke, Cassie Johnson, Brianna Kampmeier, Elizabeth Rath, Katie Hoffman, Elise Walls, Seth Curry, Matt Johnson, Kennedy Rice, Dana Fee, Logan Gengenbach, Leland Houzenga, Andrew Vankampen, Daniel Hartman, Jacob Casey, Natalie Shaw, Natalie O’Connor, Kyah Mull, Logan Barker, Meng Huang, Gavin Cox, Eathen Ryland, and Matt Eacker. Photos submitted by Dan Mathey.
West Carroll FFA takes first place LANARK – The West Carroll High School FFA team from Savanna traveled Nov. 5 to Eastland High School for the Agronomy Career Development Event. Varsity team members were Christy Ralston, Rachel Dykstra, Rachel Badtke, Glenn Hoffman, and Kristen Houzenga. Other members were Cameron Ehlers, Bailey Durward, Ann Badtke, Cassie Johnson, Brianna Kampmeier, Elizabeth Rath, Katie Hoffman, Elise Walls, Seth Curry, Matt Johnson, Kennedy Rice, Dana Fee, Logan Gengenbach, Leland Houzenga, Andrew Vankampen, Daniel Hartman, Jacob Casey, Natalie Shaw, Natalie O’Connor, Kyah Mull, Logan Barker, Meng Huang, Gavin Cox, Eathen Ryland, and Matt Eacker. Members had to identify 25 crop seeds and 25 weed slides. They judged hay, corn silage, wheat, corn and soybeans, and took a written test.
West Carroll FFA took first place overall in the competition. With their awards are (front row, from left) Rachel Badtke, Christy Ralston, and Kristen Houzenga; and (back row) Rachel Dykstra, and Glenn Hoffman. The varsity team took Badtke, second, Kampmei- top four will compete at first place overall. Individu- er, fourth, Johnson placed the state competition in ally, Ralston placed first, fifth, and Ehlers, sixth. The December.
The annual Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuse Special Deer Hunt was Nov. 15-16 in Savanna. Dave “Deadeye” Buchner from Spring Church, Pennsylvania, harvested the largest buck, a 12-pointer with a field dressed weight of 189 pounds. Harry Grissinger of Savanna assisted Buchner. Quadriplegics, paraplegics, amputees, and other physically-challenged hunters harvested 28 does and 22 bucks. Photo submitted.
CARROLL COUNTY BRIEFS October brings 4-H club merge
the Christmas pizza party. Each members is asked to bring a $5 donation for the commuMILLEDGEVILLE – The Milledgeville Hotshots had nity service project. The proceeds will be divided its first official meeting between Granny Rose Oct. 13 at Milledgeville Animal Shelter in Dixon Brethren Church. and the Food Pantry in The Country Clovers Milledgeville. Each family 4-H Club combined with the Hotshots to bring the is asked to bring a snack or dessert to share and membership to nine. bring their own drinks. Members had a meetand-greet session, discussed fair projects and Savanna club awards, and elected officers. The Brill family pro- to decorate tree vided the snack. There SAVANNA – The Savanwere three demonstrana Smiles 4-H Club met tions on entomology. Nov. 9 at the Community To join the group, call Church. Jessica Hollewell at 815The club will have a tree 238-9457. at the Festival of Trees in Savanna. Achievers window After the meeting, talks given by Zoe and wins best display were Izabella Fredericks. MemCHADWICK – Chadwick bers also made ornaments for the Festival of Achievers met Nov. 5. The club won best win- Trees. The next meeting will dow display for “most be the Christmas party original” and “best new Dec. 14. There will be an member message.” It ornament exchange for was decided to order those who would like to club T-shirts. Members participant. will meet Wednesday for
QUIZ BOWL
West Carroll High School FFA Team 2 members from Savanna participated in the Greenhand Quiz Bowl Oct. 22 at Scales Mound High School. They are (from left) Shaelynn Williams, Dean Holm, Dana Fee, Abbigail Law, Riley Sullivan, Gavin Cox, Katie Hoffman, Leland Houzenga, Leslie Neis, Karson Metz, and Emma Aljets. Not pictured is Ashton Wand. Photos submitted by Don Mathey.
Members received awards for their achievements. Abbigail Law, Shaelynn Williams, Riley Sullivan, and Ashton Wand show off their ribbon.
IN BRIEF Master Gardener course to start The University of Illinois Extension is accepting applications to participate in the upcoming Master Gardener Training Program. Those interested need to complete an application form and return it to their local county extension office. Master Gardeners are individuals with an interest in horticulture willing to participate in 60 hours of classes taught by U of I educators, and agree to volunteer 60 hours of time to teach others about gardening. Webinar and hands-on training classes will start Jan. 27 at the Morrison office, 100 E, Knox St., and the Amboy office, 280 W. Wasson Road. Classes will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every Friday through March 31.
Topics include botany, soils and fertilizer, trees and shrubs, vegetables, fruits, insects, turf grass management, disease control, and pesticide safety. The cost of the manual and training is $175. Register online at edu/ clw or call the Morrison Extension office at 815772-4075 or the Amboy Extension office at 815857-3525 for an application packet.
at 8 a.m., with the program from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be general sessions on building soil health and choosing scale-appropriate equipment, as well as numerous breakout sessions on plant and animal topics, including perennial vegetables, berry fruits, root cellars, season extension, chickens, hogs, beekeeping, and grazing. Outreach professionals from Illinois and Wisconsin will lead the program. “Putting a few extra Acreage workshop acres into plant or animal planned in Rockford production can start a ROCKFORD – The Uni- new interest or hobby, or it can be the first step versity of Illinois’ Food toward a new farm busiSystems and Small ness,” Grant McCarty, Farms Extension team will have a “Putting Small local foods and small Acres to Work” workshop farms educator in JoDaviess, Stephenson, and Dec. 6 at the Northern Winnebago counties, Illinois University Rocksaid. “Either way, we ford Meeting and Conwant to help folks start ference Center, 8500 E. off on the right foot, purState St. suing both sustainability Registration will begin
and productivity.” To register or for more information, go to edu/ bdo or call the University of Illinois ExtensionBoone County Extension office at 815-544-3710. The cost is $40, and includes all program materials and lunch. Registration deadline is Monday.
Illinois University, University of Illinois – Urbana, Champaign, Western Illinois University, and Wyotech. Participating high schools were Ashton-Franklin Center, Byron, Forreston, Lena-Winslow, Oregon, Polo, and Stillman Valley. Ag in the Classroom is offered through the University of Illinois ExtensionOgle County in partnership with Ogle County Farm Several attend Bureau, Carroll County College Ag Day Farm Bureau, Ogle County Soil and Water, and CarOREGON – College Ag roll County Soil and Water. Day was Nov. 13 at Rock For more information, call River Center. the Ogle County Extension The day was sponsored by the Ag in the Classroom office at 815-732-2191. Program. Students met with representatives of Students compete various colleges and uniat FFA nationals versities to learn about the agricultural programs that The West Carroll High are available. School FFA Novice ParUniversities on hand were liamentary Procedure Highland Community Colteam from Savanna comlege, Joliet Junior College, peted for the national Kishwaukee College, Lake championship Oct. 28 at Land College, Southern the Hyatt Regency Hotel
in Louisville, Kentucky. Members include Daniel Hartman, president; Luke Jones, vice president; Elizabeth Rath, secretary; Josi Anderson, treasurer; Natalie Shaw, reporter; Becca Holley, sentinel; and Jacob Casey, junior adviser.
Vinegar course in Mount Carroll MOUNT CARROLL – Nancy Gmitro, Carroll County Master Gardener, will present a class on making herbal vinegars from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Mount Carroll Library, 208 N. Main St. Each participant will make and take home several herbal vinegars. Those attending are asked to bring small glass bottles. Call the Carroll County Extension office at 815244-9444 to register. The cost is $5.
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Will job pay for school? RAMSEY
Dear Sarah, Getting more education is always a good idea. For starters, I’d begin doing some research to find out what ultrasound technicians in your area are earning. Then, look into the cost of training at a nearby school. But I would only recommend starting school after you guys have done some work and cleaned up your finances. You’ve got a bunch of debt hanging over your heads, and the truck you mentioned is a big part of the problem. Sell the truck and move
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Fans pose for a photo at BlizzCon 2014 by Blizzard Entertainment Inc. at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
Blizzard eyes big launch BLIZZARD
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Blizzard’s even making the iconic “World of Warcraft” game franchise easier to play, and plans to release a movie based on it in March 2016. Sales of Blizzard content represent about half of the revenue and a larger share of operating income for its corporate parent, Activision Blizzard Inc. in Santa Monica, California. The larger company expects to make $4.8 billion this year, up from $4.3 billion in 2013. “Overwatch” will be crucial to growth. Nationwide, the crowded shooter game market accounts for about 20 percent of video game sales. The question is whether the potentially wide appeal for “Overwatch” pushes that number up. As the enthusiasm over the new game at Blizzard’s annual fan convention in Anaheim, California, showed, may fans and analysts think the developer is on the right path. “What we know is Blizzard has the best content track record of any gaming company on the planet,” said Doug Creutz, a Cowen & Co. gaming industry analyst. “This is their first new intellectual property in 17 years, and it’s so different from what they’ve done, so people are excited.” Blizzard introduced “Overwatch” through a trailer that struck many
viewers as if it were something developed by animated film studio Pixar. The characters, including a glasses-wearing gorilla and a young woman with a British accent, could have been pulled from a Marvel comic book. The game is set about 50 years in the future. “You think about a shooter game, you think about militaristic, hyperrealistic, intimidating,” said Paul Sams, Blizzard’s chief operating officer. “Because it’s not so hard in look and feel, ‘Overwatch’ feels more accessible: ‘I can do this.’” The hope is that gamers increasingly feel that about all of Blizzard’s games. The recently released new installment of “World of Warcraft,” for instance, allows customers who haven’t played the multiplayer online battle game in a while to automatically boost the abilities of a character to a level where they can take advantage of new features. At the Blizzcon fan event, the company also announced that the next edition of “StarCraft II” would ship as a standalone product – another new approach. Unlike many Xbox or Playstation series, “Starcraft II” and the decadeold “Warcraft” franchise hadn’t been games where anyone could launch a new version having never played the prior one. “Having 10 years of content is a blessing and curse,” said Ion
Hazzikostas, lead game designer for “Warcraft.” The wealth of information became an obstacle, he said, as new or suddenly returning players would stare at the new box and ask, “I have to do how many levels and have to play for how long” to get up to speed? Partially as a result, “World of Warcraft” lost more than 1 in 4 paid subscribers during the last two years. The college students “hungry to devour every inch” of the game in 2004 now may have an hour to play after putting their children to bed, Hazzikostas noted. His team modified gameplay to allow players to explore the virtual world in bite-sized chunks, and the bet is that the changes and the “World of Warcraft” film will ensure the game is around another decade. “We realize (for children today) that it’s almost your parent’s game, but it’s a world that appeals to anyone,” Hazzikostas said. The movie from Universal Pictures and Legendary Entertainment is seen as an opportunity to make “Warcraft” a part of pop culture as “Lord of the Rings” has become. Putting more emotion behind the fantasy characters should help nongamers appreciate the content, Sams said. “All of us are moviegoers,” Sams said. “We feel like the movie makes what we do more relatable to a much broader audience.”
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“I looked at options online, and discovered that personal chefs are an actual branch of the culinary arts,” Langner said. “The groundwork was laid, and it was easier to jump into than I had thought.” In April, she ordered training materials, and by Nov. 1, she had a website and Facebook page to get the business jumping. “I just really pushed myself,” she said. “It was going to be baptism by fire, and I had to set deadlines for getting things together.” All clients begin their No Reservations experience with a consultation session. Langner has menus and makes suggestions, but she expects a lot of input on menu choices. “The consultation is in their home and it’s all about the client,” Langner said. “I really need them to take an active role, not just for likes and dislikes, but for things like allergies and other special health considerations like gluten-free and sodium intake.” She needs at least a week’s notice to schedule a cook date. After planning the menu, she shops for fresh ingredients the morning the cooking will
be done. She insists on bringing her own cookware. The customary package is 20 meals that work well as leftovers. There are five entrees and five side dishes. Cost is $300 plus the cost of groceries. “That’s the amount of food that is needed to justify my time with preparation, planning, shopping and cooking,” Langner said. She is working on other options for those who don’t need or can’t afford a package of that size. Credits are given for client referrals. Langner said she is a self-taught chef, and has done a great deal of nutrition research. She tries to offer a mix of simple and special entrees, but the common denominator is fresh and healthy ingredients. Some of her go-to entrees are roasted chicken and vegetables, spinach pasta with ricotta and marinara sauce, and chicken Parmesan. Langner’s is one of a growing number of home-based businesses that are no longer flying under the radar of local business officials. Some of the entrepreneurs hope to one day have storefronts, while others are content to remain in their home office. “Home-based businesses are growing rapidly in
the Sauk Valley, and the Rock Falls Chamber is working on ways to better help them with their needs,” said Bethany Bland, CEO and president of the chamber. Bland said the chamber board recently approved new membership prices that target small homebased operations. A committee is being formed to assist with that segment’s outreach and marketing needs. “We can talk about business plans, budgets, and goals,” Bland said. “Some are not advertising at all. Our longterm goal is to get these members together and give them specialized support. It’s a different group we’re serving, but they have many similar needs.” In any economy, it’s always a good idea for a new business owner to minimize risk, which makes the home-based option all the more appealing. Langner appreciates not having to deal with the brick and mortar aspect of a new business. She hasn’t entirely ruled out that option, however, at some point in the future. “While I’ve learned to never say never, I don’t think I’d ever turn this into a restaurant, but I might consider having storefront office space.”
Dear Dave, My husband and I both work two jobs. Together we make about $53,000 a year, and we’re trying to get out of debt. We have $35,000 in debt, and most of that is on our truck. I’d like to go back to school and become an ultrasound technician, so we’ll have more money. Do you think this is a good idea? – Sarah
down to something very inexpensive to drive for a little while. Then tear into the remainder of the debt and get it paid off as fast as you can. After that, save up a bunch of money so you can go to school debt-free. I know that may seem like a long time before you can start school, but chances are you can get this done in less than two years. And trust me, going to school debt-free will feel a whole lot better than having another bunch of payments buzzing around your heads for years to come! – Dave
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If you face sensitive issues head-on, you won’t be bogged down with tedious arguments and tension this year. The longer you postpone the inevitable, the harder it will be to change what’s troubling you. Recognize what needs to be done and make your move. Take control. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Financial losses will plague you if your records aren’t upto-date. Revisit financial contracts and agreements in order to ensure that you haven’t overlooked an important detail. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Someone will reach out to you for help. Your other responsibilities will suffer if you don’t make arrangements to ensure that nothing is neglected. Your diligence will be impressive. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Consistency is key. Indecision will confuse and annoy those around you. Decide what is best for you and act accordingly. Timing is crucial. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Mistakes are likely if you don’t keep your emotions in check.
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Take time to rationally think matters through before you make a rash move that could be costly. Don’t make a financial commitment. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Be truthful. You can avoid a misunderstanding if you stick to the facts. The more you try to embellish the truth, the worse off you will be. TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Don’t be too free with your cash. You can make a greater impression with your personality than your wallet. If you have to buy someone’s love, it’s not worth it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t offer more than you are prepared to give. Be candid regarding your personal and professional dealings. Boastfulness or exaggeration will come back to haunt you. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you are open and accepting, you will reap the benefits of an unexpected opportunity. Good fortune is headed your way. Enjoy the moment and the popularity that will come with it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t take risks with your hard-
earned cash. Impulse purchases and overindulgence will deplete your bank account and increase your stress level. Think before you spend or act out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t wait for someone else to make the first move. The choice you make will influence your emotional and personal well-being, so step up and be the one who makes a decision. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Once issues are out in the open, you will be able to resolve any problems that have been bedeviling you. Refusing to discuss what’s going on will not lead to happiness. Stop waffling. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) -- You will impress someone special if you do something out of the ordinary. Show your fun side and use your imagination; you won’t be disappointed at the results you get.
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Nutritionist wins award CHAMPAIGN – University of Illinois Extension announced Mary Beth Christen the winner of the Individual Excellence in Outstanding Programming Award. Christen, a 10-year Ogle County Nutrition Education Program worker, was recognized during the Illinois Nutrition Education Program meeting in Champaign. The award is presented for excellence in overall work performance, meeting the needs of targeted audiences in providing nutrition, and healthy-lifestyle education. She works with partners and staff to reach audiences, using an approved curriculum. INEP provides classes that teach participants how to use food dollars wisely, select healthy food for their families, prepare and store food safely, and balance
The Individual Excellence in Outstanding Programming Award winner has been named. Mary Beth Christen, Ogle County nutritionist, shows her award. Photo submitted. food intake with physical dence-based and includes activity. curricula for youth and INEP programming is evi- adults.
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CGH HEALTH FOUNDATION
CGH Health Foundation recently had a reception. Macaire Brown, Aidan Brown, and Breann Rosengren, students at St. Andrew Catholic School in Rock Falls, present a check to Joan Hermes of the foundation. The money was raised from a dress-down day at the school. Photo submitted by William Lemmer.
THRIVENT MATCHING FUNDS
Exxon Mobil Alliance has released money through its grant program. Doreen Bontz, assistant manager at Rock Falls Mobil Mart, 201 12th Ave., presents $500 to Mike Berentes, Rock Falls High School principal. The money will be used for higher education in math and science. Photo submitted by Syed Jauher.
Thrivent Financial recently made a donation to the Morrison Community Hospital Foundation. Chris VanDerLeest, (from left), Thrivent representative of Morrison, presents $1,000 to Mick Welding, MCH marketing director. Also at the presentation are Pam Pfister, MCH CEO; and Kelly Vegter, foundation board member. The money was raised through Thrivent’s Matching Funds Program and a “Jitterbug” event Oct. 25 at Rastrelli’s in Clinton, Iowa. Photo submitted by Larry Cooper.
FESTIVAL OF TREES
AKTION CLUB DONATION
The Dixon Kiwanis Aktion Club presented Lee County Council On Aging with a check. With the donation are (from left) Stan Bown; Tonya Dewey; Jennifer Lang, LCCOA employee; and Jeff Moeller. Photo submitted by Lang.
HALL OF FAME
Sterling Noon Rotary members had their weekly lunch during the Hospice of the Rock River Valley Festival of Trees at Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling. Pat Pettenger of US Bank and Christy Zepezauer of Woodlawn, look over one of the trees on display at the festival. Rotary members learned about HRRV’s plans for a new hospice house in Whiteside County from Carolyn Spencer, Hospice executive director. Sterling Noon Rotary meets at noon Tuesdays at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave. Photo submitted.
MILITARY Soldiers, airmen complete training Army Pvt. Tanner L. Behrends has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Behrends is the son of Don Behrends of Amboy. He is a 2013 graduate of Amboy High School and a
2014 graduate of Sauk Valley Community College. Air Force Airman Caleb J. Cole and Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob R. Head graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Cole is the nephew of
Cary Dietrich of Stillman Valley. He is a 2014 graduate of Florence High School in Florence, Colorado. Head is the son of Virginia K. and Paul V. Head of Oregon. He is a 2011 graduate of Oregon High School, and a 2013 graduate of Kishwaukee College in Malta.
Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll had its annual donor appreciation dinner Nov. 8 at the Plumtree Lodge at Lake Carroll. Since 2008, the event has included the induction of notable members into the company’s Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees include Jennifer Garner, film and television actress; Diane Olds, three-time board member and former president; Gary Vitale, original company member and former managing and artistic director; and Dr. Norman and Dr. Carmelita Teeter, longtime benefactors. Vitale and Olds (center) stand with Robin Wilhems Saar, board president. Photo submitted.
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Got the hots for sauce?
Trucks dump loads of whole chilis in a vat to be processed at the Sriracha sauce factory at Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale, California.
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Lovers of Sriracha can take a tour at Huy Fong Foods in California BY SAM MCMANIS Tribune News Service
IRWINDALE, Calif. – Another gorgeous and sunny fall Southern California afternoon – the smog, apparently, is taking the weekend off – and here I am in a traffic jam deep in the industrial heart of the San Gabriel Valley. To my left on Azusa Canyon Road is a huge gravel pit, a moonscape-like crater covering at least three square blocks. To my right is the boxy, beige concrete facade of one of this city’s largest and most controversial businesses, Huy Fong Foods, where this conga line of cars is trying to squeeze into the company parking lot built to accommodate only about a hundred vehicles. Men in reflective vests wave orange flags semaphorically, as drivers jockey to get a coveted spot, park and then briskly walk to the ever-expanding line at the entrance, as if rushing the stage at a rock concert. As I inch along, I stare into the gaping maw of the pit and think, I’m giving up my Saturday for this? I’m heading to an outpost in L.A.’s vast sprawl east of downtown, an area people usually flee from on the weekend, to check out a condiment? I’m going to don a hair net with other visitors and watch factory workers grind chilies, mix them with sugar, salt, garlic, distilled vinegar, potassium sorbate, sodium bisulfite and xantham gum (that always popular viscous polysaccharide) for an hour or so? I’m going to pour adoration on a humble sauce that scores of diners squirt on, well, anything that needs a bit of spicing up? Yes, reader, I am. And, by the end of the day, so will have 2,400 other people. Such is the mass appeal of Sriracha, fast becoming the unofficial king of condiments. Ketchup and mustard, salsa and soy sauce? Sorry. They are but bland also-rans to the fiery Asian concoction that, in the past 2 years, has spawned fan clubs and loyal followers, jumped from a mono-cultural dinner table staple to finding its way onto the menus of Subway, Taco Bell, even Applebee’s. Heck, Sriracha is so AllAmerican that you can now buy it at Wal-Mart. It’s truly a crossover hit.
Huy Fong Food What: Sriracha sauce tours are given during chili-grinding season When: Late August to late October Where: Huy Fong Foods, 4800 Azusa Canyon Road, Irwindale Information about 2015 tours: www.huyfong.com
More than 2,000 visitors a day took the free Sriracha saucemaking tour during fall “grinding season” at Huy Fong Foods. But it’s not just the fouralarm, taste bud-firing, nasalscouring sensual nature of the sauce that has made Sriracha the Beyonce of condiments – hot, full-bodied and irresistible. Controversy, too, has boosted its public profile, elevating Sriracha from the food section to the front page. Last spring, the Irwindale City Council filed a lawsuit and public nuisance declaration against Huy Fong Foods, maker of the sauce, after nearly 70 residents in the community of 1,400 complained that the odors emanating from the factory burned their eyes and throats, as if grinding chilies were akin to brewing toxic waste. Public hearings were held, protests staged by the pro-Sriracha faction, officials from the South Coast Air Quality Management District consulted, and even Gov. Jerry Brown’s Business and Economic Development Office weighed in as Texas Gov. Rick Perry tried to lure Huy Fong to his state. By the summer, Irwindale finally woke up and smelled the Sriracha and realized what a good thing it had, dropped the lawsuit and deemed the factory a public nuisance no longer. In response, Huy Fong’s CEO, Vietnamese immigrant David Tram, made the savvy PR move to fling open the factory doors
to free public tours during the 3-month grinding season, running mid-August to late October. Which is why, on the last Saturday of October, scores of Sriracha supporters flocked to the manufacturing plant for a look-see. Rumor had it, too, that free samples might be included. And, if there’s anything better than Sriracha, it’s free Sriracha. “It’s the mystique of it that brings me here,” said Veronica Hahni of nearby Monrovia. She’d come with sisters Christina and Tanya, Sriracha fans all. “It’s been closed off for so long, and you heard so much about the people complaining, now they’re letting people in to see behind the curtain. We had to come.” Christina exuded chest-puffing San Gabriel Valley pride at Huy Fong’s success, saying it would’ve been a shame, and quite an economic hit, had Irwindale’s actions led the company with the distinctive rooster logo to fly the coop to Texas. “We need to support them,” she said. As for the odor? “We actually like the smell, so that’s no problem,” she said. Before I made the trip to the grinding machine, where the eau de chili is said to be strongest, I stopped three visitors on their way out. They breathed in the fumes – enticing to
many; noxious to some – and dismissed the complaints out of hand. “It wasn’t as bad as we expected,” said Justin Hsu of Irvine. “They give you the tissue to cover your face, I guess, but you don’t need it.” “Much different than what we read in the newspaper previously about the controversy,” his friend, Jeff Lin, said. “When we were walking down from the parking lot, we were talking about it and asked each other, ‘Do you smell anything? Nothing. In here? Not really.’ ” Camera-toting Sriracha tourists who filed into the grinding area with me were hardly overcome by wafting essence of chili. As I joined a family, leaning over the vat that takes the chilies dumped off trucks and transports them via conveyor belt to the grinder, I almost dropped my smartphone in the mix. When a worker, John Acuna, helped steady me, I noticed his eyes were a little watery. “It’s OK,” he said. “It took me 2 weeks working here to get used to it. My first day, man, it was intense. My nose was running and eyes watering. Now, it’s, like, no problem. Only two or three of the hundred visitors I encountered opted to wear surgical masks, and many didn’t even put to use the tissues workers handed out. Most were so enthralled with capturing, for their social media uses, the image of barrel upon barrel of Sriracha lined up along the factory floor, the processing of the savory elixir into the clear plastic bottles with green caps, and the packing into boxes to make way for public consumption. Michael Liu dragged his wife, Amy Tung, along. Amy, who says she’s pretty neutral about Sriracha’s allure, held the tissue to her nose most of the time. For Liu, though, it was a trip back in time. “I remember as a child using
it,” he said. “It was always something we had in the house. I really like the logo, the rooster, and pretty much everything about it.” As a chef (who doubles as an attorney), Ron Moore of Irvine, California, said he was introduced to the sauce as a culinary student, well before Sriracha’s anointment as a saucy star. “Yeah, I’ve been using the sauce for years,” he said. “I’m not somebody who came by it recently. You can’t go to an Asian restaurant in Southern California and not see a bottle on the table.” Moore’s teen daughter, MacKenzie, perhaps rebelling, was wearing her objection – a red T-shirt that read, “I put ketchup on my ketchup” – and she pointed out that the red chili earrings she donned came from the chain restaurant Chili’s. “I don’t really like it,” she admitted. “My wife doesn’t either,” Moore added. That put them in the distinct minority. After the tour, visitors flocked to the gift shop, where they snapped up T-shirts with provocative slogans playing off the spiciness of the sauce and the preening rooster. (A tame example: “This is why I’m hot.”) Out front, one of Huy Fong’s top executives, operations manager Donna Lam, greeted visitors as they emerged from the experience and pointed them toward free Sriracha ice cream, Sriracha popcorn and chocolate, a complimentary T-shirt commemorating the company’s 34 years, and a free bottle of sauce. “David (Tran, the CEO) did this so people could see for themselves how sanitary we are and what the operation is like and to show we are not making toxic odor,” said Lam, who added the company will likely resume tours next fall during grinding season. “There was talk that it was making people nauseous and giving them bloody noses. You saw that’s not the case. “The thing is, we do make hot sauce. You drive by Starbucks, you’re going to smell them making coffee. But the issue is, is it enough to make people ill? No.” But it is enough to drive people wild enough to spend a Saturday in Irwindale.
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RIBBON CUTTINGS
Young’s Auction Service, Ridge Road, Rock Falls, joined the Sauk Valley Area Stewarts Heating and Air, 225 N. Lincoln Ave., Dixon, recently changed owners. Chamber of Commerce. At the Oct. 16 ribbon cutting are chamber ambassaSauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 26 dors (red jackets) and (from left) Rob Young, Lyle Dirks, Lola Jean Behrens, Cheri to welcome Dustin Drew and Brandon Reuter. Photos submitted by SVACC. Lockhart, Donna Itken, Harold Muntean, and Bill Brooks.
Carlson Chiropractic moved to its new location, 115 N. Galena Ave., Dixon. (In no particular order) Dr. Steven Carlson, Dr. Matt Gretencord, Dr. Robert Dyer, Ashley Stitcher, Barbara Bays, Dianna Sisson, Denise Meier, and Jenny Parker were on hand with Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors for the Oct. 21 grand opening.
Selmi’s Weddings and Events, and Country Financial at 223 and 225 First Avenue, Rock Falls, had a ribbon cutting Nov. 10 with Sauk Valley Area and Rock Falls chambers. At the ceremony with ambassadors are Kurt and Katy SelmiDowns, Selmi’s owners; Frank, Connie, and Matt Selmi; Shirly Hinrichs, Country assistant; Scott Gearing, Country manager; Cortney Plotner, bridal assistant; and Auggie Downs, Janice White, and Anthony and Kellen Selmi. Katie is the main agent at Country.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
For several years, Bradford Victor-Adams Mutual has provided a year of free homeowner’s insurance covA volunteer crew from First Baptist Church in Dixon was on hand Nov. 1 to help with the construction of the erage to the newest Dixon Habitat homeowner. Jack Dixon Habitat for Humanity Home. Members of the Dawson family, future homeowners, gathered with the Baylor (right) of Bradford in Franklin Grove presents the policy to the Dawsons. volunteers. Photos submitted by Chris Gelbach.
IN BRIEF Company to collect items for shelter MORRISON – R.C. Smith Transportation, 606 Portland Ave., is collecting items for shelter animals housed at the Sauk Valley Humane Society. Donations of bath towels, Friskies canned cat food, Purina cat chow, Pedigree canned dog food, paper towels, bleach, flat rawhide chews cat treats in chicken, peanut butter, or cheese flavor, are needed. Monetary donations also will be accepted. Bake sale items are needed for a Friday fundraiser. Items can be dropped off at R.C. Smith Transportation or email Jennifer@rcsmithlimo.com to have a donation picked up by a company representative.
New real estate tool launched
With a central userfriendly online portal, agents and clients are able to securely collaborate in real time and with maximum mobility, across a broad range of devices, including an iOS app. Via dotloop, documents can be prepared and shared with relevant parties for secure and verifiable electronic signatures. The platform also provides a digital forum for relevant parties, such as attorneys, tax advisers and mortgage and title companies, to be included in a “loop.” The realtime availability of each document gives the client and the broker the freedom to negotiate, edit and review transactions instantly and wherever they are.
CGH Medical Center honored
STERLING – In addition to the Top 5 percent ranking in the nation for CHICAGO – RE/ patient experience and MAX Northern Illinois, a the Outstanding Patient privately-held RE/MAX region and Chicagoland’s Experience Award for 3 years, CGH Medical Cenreal estate leader since ter earn a Star Award for 1989, has introduced dotloop to its network of the quality of its Treat102 independently owned ment of Heart Attack, and operated offices with and for the Treatment of 2,200 brokers. Respiratory Failure, for
These rankings come from Healthgrades, an online resource that helps consumers make informed decisions to find a doctor, a hospital, and care. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.
lemor Lawrence Foundation, based in Chicago, committed to fund the pilot in October. The grant was sought upon the request of Michelle DeArvil, the Terrace’s director.
Salons raise money for cancer research
Customers and stylists at 50 Cost Cutters Hair Salons in Southern Wisconsin and NorthPinecrest earns ern Illinois donated $3,640.50 to the Susan foundation grant G. Komen for the Cure MOUNT MORRIS – Fund for breast cancer Pinecrest Community has research during October. received a foundation grant The salon chain supto fund a specialized pilot ports community needs program to help those with through fundraisers memory loss remember and hair care services better through watercolor for nonprofit organizapainting. tions, such as hospice This memory-care care, Wigs for Kids, food residents’ activity, called banks, and toys for chil“Color Me a Memory,” at dren at Christmas. Pinecrest Terrace will be Cost Cutters has sevguided by Susie Frey, a eral salons in the area. specially-trained art docent of Boulder, Colorado. Frey Roehl Transport also is trained to teach those stricken with memo- earns recognition ry issues. MARSHFIELD, Wis. – For Retired Dr. Roger Goodthe second year, Roehl speed of Freeport, an Transport has earned the accomplished watercolor Military Friendly Employer artist, will be a volunteer. designation by Victory The program is one of the Media, publisher of G.I. first of its kind in NorthJobs and Military Spouse western Illinois. magazines. The A. Charles and Lil-
Roehl completed a lengthy survey that resulted in a benchmark score across key programs and policies, such as the strength of company military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior military service, retention programs, and company policies on National Guard and Reserve service. The “Military Friendly Employer” title is awarded after a data-driven survey of more than 5,000 companies with resulting survey data independently tested by Ernst & Young LLP. According to Kirsten Haarstad, account coordinator, several area veterans have been employed by the company.
company in 59 years. Donaldson operates a plant in Dixon.
Overseas Rotary volunteers needed
Rotary District 6420 will send a vocational training team in June to Combarbala, Chile. The six-person team will help English language teachers develop stronger skills sets and new strategies and methodologies to help students with their English language skills. English teachers and those who have in taught in the English as a Second Language Program, with a minimum of 2 years experience, and are fluent in Spanish are welcome to Donaldson Co. apply. Rotary membership is not a requirement. reports profit Go to rotary6420.org to Donaldson Co. Inc. apply. For more informaannounced net earnings tion, contact P. Carter rose 9 percent and diluted Newton at cnewton@galearning per share, 2 percent gazette.com or 815-238,during the first quarter. 0318. Applications are due The board of directors also declared a regular cash Dec. 20. Team leader interviews dividend of $16.5 cents per will take place Jan. 3, and share, payable Dec. 19 to team member interviews shareholders of record. Jan. 10, both in Sterling. As of Oct. 31, there were Rotary District 6420 serves about 137.2 million shares clubs in Mount Carroll, outstanding. Savanna, Dixon, Rock The current declaration is the 237th consecutive quar- Falls-Sterling, Morrison, terly dividend paid by the Erie, and Walnut.
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UPPER-LEFT: Participants wave from a Sterling fire truck Nov. 22 as the Twin Cities Hometown Holidays Parade moves through Rock Falls. This was the first year that the parade traveled through both Sterling and Rock Falls. TOP: Students from St. Andrew Catholic Grade School in Rock Falls march through the parade.
MIDDLE: Chad Hammer rises from the icy pond as he completes the Chilly Dipper Challenge on Nov. 22 at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. The Sterling-Rock Falls Jaycees held the event to raise money for the group’s Christmas for Kids program. ABOVE: Boy Scouts from Troop 323 wave from one of 65 floats during the Hometown Holidays parade. LEFT: Dr. Paul Steinke, D.O., thanks the CGH Auxiliary for its sponsorship of the “Healthy and Bright Holiday Lighting Ceremony.” The tree and campus lighting was held Tuesday in the lobby of the main clinic. The lights were strung all over the campus by volunteers at the hospital who also were recognized Tuesday. Steinke is the CEO of CGH. BELOW: A trolly carries a group from First Baptist Church in Sterling through the Hometown Holidays parade.
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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases. Your involvement can impact a child’s future. Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com
REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and securing people custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-279275.
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Rockford - Rock River Frontage $74,900 Retired 92 yr. old selling 13BR ranch, high & dry, iron steps to river, one of the beautiful most views in Rockford, 3 car heated attached garage, full basement, all appliances stay, fireplace, fenced secluded trees, area, excellent location, NW of Rockford Airport, immediate possesRetirees sion, welcome, 2 level 1 acre building lots available. 815964-2398 or 815601-2695.
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BEAUTIFUL RIVER FRONT COTTAGE In Grand Detour on 1 acre in a beautiful secluded area on the Rock River. Fully furnished 3BR, 1 ba. (new), 2 car garage. New roof on garage & house. Extra ½ acre lot, $40,000. Will sell on contract with good credit, reasonable down payment. $145,000. No realtors please. Tell your Chicago friends about this river property as it is truly a special location. Call Jim 815-441-5179.
STERLING Cozy 2 story Sterling Home, move in ready! 3BR, 1½ BA, 1,300 sq. ft. garage, deck & lg. yard. All new roof, kitchen, baths, H/W floors, furnace Plus finished basement w/ family/ 4th BR & ½ BA. 1110 5th Ave. $114,900. Call 815-626-9472 See pictures on Saukvalley.com
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STERLING Country home 26680 Fulfs Rd. on 2 plus acres. Barn & machine shed. 4BR, 2 ba., nat. gas. Broker owned. Ed Ebersohl Realty 815-626-9337.
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APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls. No pets, no parties. Refs. req. 815-336-2305. HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our Classified Department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626-SOLD or 284-SOLD
ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★
DIXON Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep. 960 sq. ft. 815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 2BR, $425/mo. + dep. & lease, No Pets, Call Vickie at 815-973-4444 Broker Owned Quiet 2BR, 2nd floor, new carpet, new paint, near downtown, $485/ mo. 815-262-0756 Quiet, 1BR. $375/ mo. + dep. 815440-1390.
MILLEDGEVILLE 2BR, In Milledgeville lower level, new carpet, W&D immediate H/U, occupancy, $375/ mo.+ dep. & ref. Required. Call 815275-6600
MORRISON 1BR Studio in. Morrison. $550 everything included. appliances All there! Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728. 1BR Studio ApartMain St. ment. Morrison. $550 everything included. Kophamer & Blean 815-772Realty 2728.
MT. MORRIS 1 Br. All utilities, plus cable/Internet incl., $550/mo., Single room occupancy $400/mo. Call Dave 815-732-7135
PROPHETSTOWN 2BR, 1 bath 109 E. 2nd St. Prophetstown. $500/mo. Renter pays utilities. Kophamer & Blean Realty 815772-2728. 2BR in Prophet$500/mo. stown. Renter pays utilities. Comes with garage and laundry in bsmt. Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-772-2728.
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PROPHETSTOWN Small 2-3 BR No pets 815-632-9036
1BR upper, 401 2nd Ave. $325/mo. + dep. 815-626-4418
Beautiful new 2BR apt., located at 1718 Ave. C., Sterling, exc. location, $550/mo. + dep. 815-626-7257 or 815-718-0257
Edon Apts. 2BR, $500mo., $400 dep. Refs. Req. 815No dogs. 441-3999.
Near CGH & Rec. Cent. 1BR garage, applcs., 1 floor, $450/mo. 1830 3rd Ave. 815-499-0199
1 & 2BR, Hampton Apts. 815-625-7043
Lg. 1BR. + appl. No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784
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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite
(815)626-1431 1 BR Apts. No pets. Call 815-7160367. 1BR, $390 & up 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty 2 BR for $500 Water, sewer, garbage incl. Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties. Call Diana: 630-327-7046 2BR downstairs apt, stove & fridge furn., water & garbage fees incl., C/A, no pets, 1401 E. 4th St., $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815441-1912 2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.
Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free! Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes. Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130. Spacious 2BR apt. Stove, refrig. furn. Lease/dep. Req. $460/mo. Inc. sewer & garbage P/U. H&H Rental Properties LLC 815-625-7995
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ASHTON 3BR, 1.5 bath, CA, LP, electric appl. not included. AFC schools, 2 car detached garage. No pets, refs. required, $825mo. plus deposit, plus utilities. Lv. Msg. 815-3785847.
DIXON 2 BR., remodeled ranch, appl. furnished. No Pets or Smoking. $500 mo. + dep. 815652-2024 2BR Duplex w/gar. Appl. + W/D & C/A, 815-973-0942 2BR stove, refrig., w/d hookup, gas heat, 2 car garage, $650/mo. + dep., no pets, 815-2842921 4BR. 1.5 bath, basement $650/ mo. + utilities. New paint, carpet & windows. Call Ken @ 708-203-6677. Nice clean quiet 2 story duplex, 2BR, 1.5 BA, Attached. garage w/ opener, all appliances incl. W/D, Micro., D/W, No pets. 603 Apple St. $700 mo. Call 630-902-1060
OREGON 3BR, 100 Terrace View Blvd. 1.5 ba. Avail. 12/1. $695/ mo. + dep. Call 815-440-6814
ROCK FALLS Large, clean, quiet 2 story, 2BR, 1.5 bath. 1 car garage. C/A. All applcs. incl. W/D. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry, no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec. dep. 630-902-1060 Nice 1BR, $525 / mo. Non smoking, small pets ok. 815-988-1398
STERLING 108 E. 6th St., 2-3 BR, 2BA, applcs $675 mo. + sec. dep. No pets. 815303-0026 2BR, 2 blocks from CGH. Avail. 12/15. $600/ mo., dep. Req. 630-335-6523 Agent owned. 2BR, w/ full basement. W/D H/U, garage. $500/mo. 1406 E. 6th St. 815-499-0351 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.
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Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling. 815-626-8790
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4X4, Ready For Snow ... $4,999* • 02 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS Rust Free, Very Clean............ $4,999* • 02 CADILLAC STS Diamond White, Well Maintained ... $4,999* • 00 OLDSMOBILE ALERO Great Transportation....$2,999* • 06 CHEVY UPLANDER Extra Clean ..........$5,999* • 07 PONTIAC TORRENT Very Clean............$6,999*
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AANCHOR ROAD STORAGE **STORAGE AUCTION** 823 Anchor Road Dixon, Illinois 61021 815.284.6900 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien Date of Sale Saturday December 13, 2014 at 12:00p.m. (Noon) Customer Name: Charles Blake Unit 132 Customer Name: James Helfrich Unit 332 November 29 & December 6, 2014
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Are you reliable? Do you love children? We offer a competitive salary & flexible schedule in a fun working environment. Immediate longterm employment for those who qualify. ECE Degree or equivalent. Rock Falls Day Care Center 815-625-0106
CLASS A DRIVERS $20.25/HR & HOME DAILY! The new Dohrn Transfer is here! Better pay and new equipment arriving weekly! Seeking local class A day city & night line haul drivers at our Rock Falls terminal. Pay starts at $20.25/hr or $.44/mile! Awesome benefits, home daily, structured pay raises, safety bonuses, and more! Apply at 1422 W. Route 30 in Rock Falls or www.dohrn.com! Remote start installer needed. Top dollar paid. Call John 815-625-2500
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Mechanic/ Welder Full time position available. Responsibilities will be routine maintenance and repairs on semi trucks and trailers and small/ heavy equipment. Welding experience a plus. Company offers vacation and holiday pay, insurance and 401k plan. Please send replies to Box #:1258 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Northern Grain Marketing is seeking Experienced CDL drivers. Immediate openings for local grain hauling. Hours may vary. To inquire call Tom Wilson @ 815-973-3016
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PART-TIME RECEPTIONIST 20-25 HOURS A WEEK Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living is looking for an outgoing, well-presented, confident and organized individual to join the team. Ideal person will have 2 years office experience in a non-profit office setting. High school diploma or GED. Please check our website www.nicil.org for an application and job description Deadline to apply: Dec. 5th, 2014 by 4:30 P.M.
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To take a closer look at Pinecrest and complete an application, just log on to: www.pinecrestcommunity.org Or apply in person at: 414 South Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, IL
Sterling Infant-Toddler Teacher: Sterling: 40 hrs./week, full year, Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood, child development or closely related field. Float Assistant: Sterling: Minimum of high school diploma and previous experience working in a child development program. Parent-Child Educator: Oregon. 30 hrs./week, full year..Minimum of AAS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development of related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in ECE. Family Specialist: Full-Year, salaried position. Minimum of a BA in Human Services, Social Services or closely related field. Responsible for overall compliance with Head Start family services regulations. Previous management and supervisory experience required. For information and application contract Tri-County Opportunities Council 815-625-7830 or visit our website at www.tcochelps.org. Tri-County Op-portunities Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider. Appli-cations from women, individuals with disabilities, veterans and people from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The City of Sterling, Illinois is seeking to fill a Wastewater Plant Operator Trainee position. This position involves operation, maintenance and repair of all Wastewater Treatment and Pump Station equipment including, but not limited to, pumps, blowers, chlorine equipment, sand filters, clarifiers, samplers, flow meters, standby power generators, tractors, pickup trucks, lawn mowers, dump trucks and plows. Employee must hold or be able to attain a CDL upon hiring.
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Donaldson Company, Inc. a worldwide leader in air filtration solutions is currently seeking a candidate to fill a position at the Dixon, IL facility:
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This position will lead Environmental initiatives to ensure compliance and drive continuous improvement of environmental and safety at the facility. The successful candidate will possess the following: • Bachelor degree • Two years environmental compliance experience in manufacturing environment • Working knowledge of environmental regulations/requirements with emphasis on air, storm water, waste water and hazardous/ nonhazardous waste • Experience in managing a safety program To apply please complete the online application located at www.donaldson.com in the Americas region, Careers section job is titled Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer # 1401583
Donaldson Company, Inc. provides competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package. EOE of Minorities/Females/Vets/Disability
JOB FAIR • Welders • Assemblers • Painters • Machine Operators • Parts Cleaners Who: E. D. Etnyre & Co., Oregon, IL What: Job Fair Where: Comfort Inn - Dixon, IL When: Wednesday - Dec 10, 2014 - 1pm–7pm Why: 35 openings. 1st and 2nd Shifts All positions are FULL-TIME/FULL BENEFITS.
Located in Oregon, Illinois for 116 years, E. D. Etnyre has long been a world leader in the road building equipment industry.
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Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Sterling, Mendota & Rochelle 30hrs./wk., school-year & full-year options; Minimum of AAS in Early Childhood Education,Child development or related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in ECE.
HOMEMAKERS to serv rvice our seniors in Amboy, Paw Paw, Dixon, Oregon, Rochelle, Erie, Albany, Chaddwiickk, Fullton, Lanarkk, Savanna and Shannon. Bilingual applicants encouraged to apply.
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POSITION OPENINGS Pre-K Teacher: Rochelle. 40 hours/wk., school-year; Minimum of a BA in Early Childhood Education or closely related field.
This is a Grade-9 position with a salary range of $28,623 to $40,896. Starting salary DOQ. The City of Sterling offers an excellent work environment, fringe benefits, and IMRF pension. Successful applicant must be available for flexible scheduling. If you are interested in this position, please fill out a job application in the Coliseum Building, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. All applications must be received by noon on Monday, December 22, 2014. The City of Sterling is an equal opportunity employer.
Help at Home Inc. is a large home care provider. We are seeking:
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Local well-established service business is in need of a full-time accountant/office manager. Individual should possess good organizational and communication skills, and an accounting background with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in the performance of complete cycle accounting, general journal and general ledge posting. It is preferable that the individual has extensive knowledge of QuickBooks software, along with responsibility for accounts receivable, accounts payable, preparing payroll tax and sales tax returns. Compensation will vary according to experience. Only qualified applicants need apply. If interested in the position please send resume, in confidentiality, to the following address: P.O. Box 324, Dixon, IL 61021.
E. D. Etnyre & Co. 1333 S. Daysville Rd. Oregon, IL 61061
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As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have opportunities for an Interplant Deployment Coordinator at our Nestle’ Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa. Job Duties: • Scan and release all interplant finish product orders based on planned production • Communicate hot list requirements with other department • Review finished product position of locally produced items at receiving plants when necessary, and distribute inventory as appropriate to achieve service goals • Communicate status of finished product orders to St Louis Distribution, Local plant personnel, and sister plants as appropriate • Cross train with other operations planning position Basic Qualifications: • High School education or GED required. AA Degree or equivalent preferred. • Manufacturing, logistical, SAP experience preferred. • Excellent computer, follow-up, communication and organizational skills. All interested candidates must apply online at
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Current Positions RN – CCU 24 hrs/wk Days; 7am-7:30pm; w/every 3rd wkend 24 hrs/wk Nights; 7pm-7:30am; w/every 3rd wkend Previous CCU or ED experience preferred
Nuclear Med Tech – Diagnostic Imaging PRN (as needed);.CNMT or ARRT (N) required; IEMA license required; minimum of 2 yrs Nuc Med experience required
RN – Emergency Dept 36 hrs/wk Nights 7pm – 7:30am w/varying weekends 20 hrs/wk Days; 8am – 4:30pm; 5 days/pay period PRN 3pm-3:30am (1 Day/wk) & every 3rd weekend PRN weekends; varying hours
DID Tech – Diagnostic Imaging PRN (as needed); cover high volumes, etc; current ARRT & IEMA licenses required; 1 yr exper preferred
RN – Medical Floor 36 hrs/wk Days; 7 pm – 7:30am w/every 3rd weekend 24 hrs/wk Nights; rotating shifts w/every 3rd weekend RN – Surgical Floor 36 hrs/wk Nights; 7p – 7:30a; w/every 3rd weekend RN – Internal Medicine 32 hrs/wk Days; consistent phone triage LPN – Clinic Float 36 hrs/wk; Days w/some weekends; travel to satellite clinics required; assist w/procedures, phone triage, etc Medical Assistant – Clinic Float 36 hrs/wk Days; travel to satellite clinics required; must be certified
Coding Specialist II PRN; 3 years coding experience in a medical center required; CPC, CCS or CCS-P preferred Risk & Quality Assistant 40 hrs/wk Days; HS diploma or equivalent; minimum of 3 years secretarial experience required; fluency in medical terminology preferred
Drive the Best. Drive Maverick. 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 looking for caring & dedicated
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Maverick Transportation, the largest glass carrier in the transportation industry, has several openings for Class A CDL holders for dedicated driving jobs out of their facility in Dewitt, Iowa Dedicated Glass Drivers • • • • • •
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For more information about our open positions please visit our opportunities page at www.nipponsharyousa.com, or search us on monster.com To apply for one of these specific positions please email your resume to careers@nipponsharyo.com or fax it to (815) 561-3603 with the specific job title included. Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Cardiac Monitor Tech – CCU 32 hrs/wk Days; 6:30am-7pm; w/every 3rd wkend 32 hrs/wk Nights; 6:30pm-7am; w/every 3rd wkend Current CNA & one yr work experience Medical Technologist 36 hrs/wk Days; 9 – 8 hr shifts per pay period); Certified Medical Technologist or Technician
Must live within 50 mile radius of Dewitt, IA Average $51k-$54k per year $.43 per mile $20 load pay 2,100 - 2,300 miles per week average Home weekends (some home time through the week is possible) 21 yrs old, Class A CDL required Students with Class A CDL & no experience welcome
CNA Positions NO MANDATED SHIFTS We have an outstanding career opportunity in Rock Falls for a:
FULL TIME SERVICE TECHNICIAN
You will help build customer satisfaction by installing, repairing and maintaining propane gas systems and equipment. If you are energetic, have a high school diploma (or equivalent), a valid class B CDL with hazmat and tanker endorsements, a great driving record and can satisfactorily complete a DOT physical, drug test and background check, we would like to hear from you. We are a leader in our industry, and our team members enjoy growth opportunities and competitive compensation. To apply stop by to fill out an application: AmeriGas 2701 E. Rock Falls Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071 PH: 815-625-2395
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Passenger railcar manufacturer in Rochelle, IL is seeking candidates for the following positions: Car Body & Truck Quality Engineer • Press Brake Operator Car Move Operator • Purchasing Agent Fabrication Welder • Quality Inspector Field Service Quality Engineer – Petaluma, CA • Setup Welder Four Post Press Operator • Field Service Technician Interior Assembler • Field Service Quality Engineer - Floating Manufacturing Engineer • Metal Fabrication Adminstrator Maintenance Technician
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Knie Appliance & TV Inc. is seeking a Full Time major home appliance Repair Person.
10 or 12 hr. shifts. Higher wage, no benefit wage package, free meals Franklin Grove Living & Rehabilitation Center 502 N. State St. Franklin Grove, IL 61031
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CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.
TODAY’S CLUE: P equals U “ O F Y I U R R H O B D C RY H D K K S Y B S C RY H G Y B H X . P B E O H Y C R Y H V K F J K X F YHARS JX YBS EKHS GR O NYS GX NYE KB J Y VA F Y C S I . ” - - G O V N Y R H J O R N B Previous Solution: “Every creative writer worth our consideration is a victim: a man given over to an obsession.” -- Graham Greene (c) 2014 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 11-29
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be careful when selecting which charities you wish to sponsor. If you let your emotions take over, you could be cheated out of your hard-earned cash. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your skill and expertise will enable you to perfectly execute an important project. The accolades that come your way will set the stage for future opportunities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Be careful when divulging personal information. It’s likely that your loved ones will hear the details at some point, so avoid saying anything that you’ll later regret. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Relationship woes are likely if you act in haste or lash out in anger. Think before you speak if
you want to stay out of trouble and in a special someone’s good book. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A close friend will come to you for help. Be compassionate and offer your aid without being judgmental or critical. When you need help at a later date, this person will respond in kind. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Erratic behavior will cause trouble. You will be respected if you deal with your peers, relatives and loved ones calmly and without malice. Stubbornness will get you nowhere fast. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Consider the pros and cons before you make a commitment. You may be seen as unreliable if you are inconsistent or indecisive. Stand by your beliefs and make your voice heard. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -You should take advantage of the good fortune that surrounds you. Don’t hesitate to make changes that could lead to a better future for you and your loved ones. You can boost your standard of living. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Loss is apparent. Keep a close
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All Mattress Sets New in plastic. Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver. 815-703-3688 Early American table & 6 chairs $40 OBO815-718-4885 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.
PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 AKC Rottweiler puppies. 8 wks old. $500 each. 815716-6812 Beagle puppies, 1st shots, vet checked,Pet, hunting. 815-626-4671 Great Christmas Present! Purebred German Shepherd puppies, 10 wks. old, 1st shots & wormed. $450. 815-438-3704 or 815-590-2408 Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00. 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!
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f you have a small mountain to move, you may well be drawn to heavy-duty pickups. The four-star 2015 GMC Sierra HD 4WD Double Cab may well be your tool, or augmentation, of choice. Heavy-duty pickups are among the most capable vehicles on the road. They’re industrial grade haulers that offer creature comforts like ventilated seats and voice-controlled navigation and phone calls. Heavy-duty pickups get beefed-up versions of virtually every structural part and mechanical component of automakers’ regular pickups, which are called “light duty” despite being able to tow up to 12,000 pounds, more than the average Indian bull elephant weighs.
Heavy-duty pickups are among the most capable vehicles on the road. Chevrolet, Ford, GMC and Ram all build them. Toyota and Nissan don’t.
Silverado 2500 HD. The Sierra jus-
The GMC Sierra 2500 HD has a wide range of wheelbases, bed lengths and drivetrains. It’s availHeavy-duty trucks are exempt from able in rear- or four-wheel-drive Environmental Protection Agency and with a gasoline or diesel V-8 fuel economy tests and corporate engine. average fuel economy ratings. Like UPS vans, semi trucks and farm Prices start at $31,565 for a reartractors, they are considered comdrive two-door with a two-door mercial vehicles. They get a pass cab, 360-horsepower 6.0-liter V-8 gasoline engine and six-speed autoto the U.S. economy, like freight matic transmission. trains.
While customers pay handsomely for the diesels, the fact that the EPA cushier interior, some extra features doesn’t rate heavy-duty pickups’ fuel economy makes it impossible and unique visual elements. to compare the vehicles accurately. The same goes for towing capacity. The Sierra I tested competes with the Silverado 2500 HD Double Cab None of the manufacturers have yet adopted the SAE standard for LTZ, Ford F-250 4WD Super Cab and Ram 2500 4WD Laramie Crew towing, meaning that each student essentially grades his own homeCab. work.
The GMC is at the high end of the price range for those trucks. All the HD pickups offer optional diesel engines and heavy-duty transmissions for more towing capacity and better fuel economy than Heavy duties account for a growing I tested a four-door Double Cab the gasoline engines. The GMC’s SLT model with four-wheel-drive, proportion of the pickup market. diesel engine, leather interior, park- 6.6-liter, V-8 diesel produces 397 ing assist and many other features. horsepower and 765 pound-feet of attract a surprising number of torque. The diesel and heavy-duty It cost $61,485. All prices exclude personal-use buyers in addition to six-speed Allison transmission are the farmers, horse breeders and oil destination charges. an $8,395 option package. The wildcatters you might expect. other brands’ HD diesels cost about Heavy-duty pickups are exclusive- Mechanically, the Sierra 2500 HD ly the domain of the Detroit Three. is nearly identical to the Chevrolet the same.
The Sierra 2500’s claimed towing capacity of truck is 800 pounds more than a comparable F-250, 50 pounds less than a Ram. The Sierra 2500’s 17,900-pound maximum claimed towing capacity is greater than either Ford or Ram offers. The Duramax diesel performs admirably in regular driving. The Double Cab’s interior is not as spacious as the crew cab, but the rear seat is more than serviceable. The front seat has plenty of room, a spacious bin in the center
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needs to haul industrial-sized loads.
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