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UPDATE | BODY FOUND ON INTERSTATE 88

Alcohol statement ‘premature’ State police hint at ‘criminal investigation’

Interstate 88 on Nov. 13, was alcohol-related.

During an interview with the Associated Press, state police spokeswoman Monique Bond had said, “It does appear alcohol was a contributing factor [in Catlin’s death].”

On Tuesday, she said that statement might have been “premature,” because toxicology reports have yet to be

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

DIXON – A state police official said Tuesday that it had been “premature” for her to say last week that the death of Lee Catlin, whose body was found on

released by the Lee County coroner. But she stood by her statement that alcohol might have played a role in Catlin’s death, citing preliminary reports.

Many questions about Catlin’s death are still unanswered. But in denying Sauk Valley Media’s request for public records in the case, state police this week indicated they

were involved in “an ongoing criminal investigation” into the death. They released no further details.

Catlin, 65, of Bettendorf, Iowa, was found Nov. 13 along the side of the highway, just west of Dixon, almost 12 hours after two 911 calls had been made to alert state police to his presence.

Four days before Catlin’s

body was found, he was arrested by Davenport police and charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence, a first offense, according to Iowa court records.

Catlin’s car was found along the highway, less than a mile west of where his body was discovered.

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DIXON SCHOOLS

STUDENTS STRAP ON THE SKATES IN DIXON

Decision ‘a piece of the bigger picture’ Board might decide Lincoln Elementary School’s fate tonight

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Dixon’s Lincoln Elementary School students remove their skates after class Tuesday morning. The kids have been learning about balance, standing up, turning and stopping while on the skates.

LEFT: Austin Hey, a third-grade student at Lincoln, maintains his balance while skating with his classmates.

BELOW: A group of third-grade students eagerly await their time on the rink Tuesday morning.

DIXON – The fate of Lincoln Elementary School could be decided tonight.

The Dixon school board is set to vote on a proposal to close Lincoln, effective for the 201415 academic year, and move the second- and third-grade students to another building.

The decision will be made in an effort to address the district’s $1.5 milMichael lion deficit in the Juenger education fund for the 2013-14 school year, which leaves a fund balance of $1.4 million.

The education fund is the largest in the school district, paying for teachers’ salaries and educational programs, among other expenses.

The possibility of closing Lincoln was first presented to the board during its October meeting, but it had been privately discussed within the district for about a year leading up to that.

During the November school board meeting, Superintendent Michael Juenger presented the board with five options – all of which included closing Lincoln – to get the district to a balanced budget by 2017. The options contained different levels of layoffs and cuts to various school funds.

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To attend The Dixon Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. today at Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive, in the auditorium.

Go to www.DixonSchools. org or call the school district’s central office at 815-2847722 for an agenda or more information.

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STERLING – A second man was arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation stemming from a call last month about shots fired, Sterling Police said in a news release.

Don E. Charleston, 34, of Sterling, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and

reckless discharge of a firearm related to the Nov. 16 incident that landed a Rock Falls man in jail.

Police say that Zachary A. Wade, 24, of Rock Falls, fired shots into an apartment in the 2000 block of Third Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. Nov. 16.

In November, Wade was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a firearm with no

FOID card, and unlawful use of weapons.

Charleston, according to Tuesday’s news release, “had involvement in the discharge of a firearm in Rock Falls, Illinois on the same evening.�

No injuries or property damage was reported, police say.

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Katherine Moss, a University of Illinois student and Snyder Hall resident, sings to callers as part of the hall’s annual Dial-A-Carol program Thursday in Champaign. The student-run project is a hotline of sorts for people who prefer their holiday carols sung live by amateurs. The program was started in 1960.

‘First available caroler will be right with you’ Dial-a-Carol a tradition, stress-reliever for students CHICAGO (AP) – The phones are jingling off the hook at Dial-a-Carol, a student-run project on the University of Illinois’ Champaign campus. It’s a hotline for people who prefer hearing holiday music sung by a choir of amateurs who’ve been up all night studying.

The carols echoing in the lobby of Snyder Hall might be out of tune, but the voices ring with youthful energy. “They’re there 24 hours, whether it’s 3 a.m. or 3 a.m. where you are,� said Kirsten Ruby, spokeswoman for the universi-

ty’s housing department.

Students received 3,450 total calls total through Tuesday, coming in from all 50 states and 17 countries, Ruby said.

The program was started in 1960 by a former hall secretary, Betty Gordon, and a group of dorm residents. Last year, the student volunteers took more than 4,000 calls from people all over the world. “They’re not music majors. They’re singing from their hearts,� Ruby said.

Phone lines are open until just before midnight

today. The number is 217-332-1882. When lines are busy, a recorded message greets callers with “Our first available caroler will be right with you.�

Dial-a-Carol isn’t raising money – part of its charm. It coincides with final exams, giving students needed stress relief. “It’s something fun to do when there’s nothing other than studying to do,� said 19-year-old Christian Dillon, a freshman architecture student from Chicago. He took carol requests for 8 hours overnight Friday and was back Monday for more.

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Council OKs tax levy challenged by pensions City funding of police pensions up nearly 33 percent

Blackert said the average Rock Falls homeowner will see about 17 percent of their property taxes go to the city.

Like many other municipalities, the Rock Falls levy increase is largely a story of funding pensions. About 47 percent of the levy is tied to police, fire and Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund pension contributions.

The most significant increase in city contributions was a 32.78 percent hike in police pension funding. The IMRF, which is for city and school district employees, will see an increase of 21.74 percent in city funding in 2014. Fire department contributions will jump 21.73 percent.

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 570

ROCK FALLS – The City Council on Tuesday passed its tax levy ordinance with an increase of 4.99 percent, staying below the 5 percent mark that triggers the need for a public hearing.

The total levy came in at $1,102,681,85, up from last year’s total levy of $1,052,421.67.

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“This was the biggest challenge we faced with the levy this year, and it’s going to continue to be the biggest challenge in the future,� Blackert said.

The city met an important levy goal by keeping the increase under 5 percent. “We were happy that we didn’t have to go over the Truth in Taxation number,� she said.

According to Illinois Truth in Taxation law, a notice must be published in a newspaper and a public hearing held, only if the proposed aggregate tax levy is more than 5 percent greater then the previous year’s tax extension.

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The fire pensions are fully funded, while the police department is funded at 80 percent. Blackert said that, although the city is holding its own in the pensions struggle, it probably won’t get any easier.

of renewable energy credits to Element Markets of Houston, a trading company of the credits. The tax credits are earned through the city’s operation of the hydroelectric generating facility, a renewable energy source. The green credits are used by companies to reduce tax liability, but because municipalities aren’t taxed on the sale of electrical energy, the credits are of no benefit to the city.

Rock Falls Police Commander Tammy Nelson presented a plaque to Sergeant Herb Hall, who is retiring after 11 years on the force. “We will miss his leadership,�

Nelson said. “You could always count on him to do anything.�

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Board approves new GIS, IT employee

Sen. Kirk back in Washington after gallblader surgery

Chairwoman: Position could be filled in 2-3 months

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DIXON – The Lee County Board on Tuesday took a step to bring in a new employee to help with internal efficiency.

During its regular meeting, the board unanimously approved a hiring proposal to add a position to handle geographic information systems and information technology.

The county could have the position posted in January and filled in 2 to 3 months, said Judy Truckenbrod, chairwoman of the Administrative Services Committee, which proposed the new position. “This is a position that would affect all depart-

ments,� she said. “It would increase the efficiency of both the GIS positions in the county an the IT positions in the county.�

Currently, Mike McBride is the county’s only employee in the IT department. He is also working to get the different county departments on the same GIS system.

The workload on one employee, Truckenbrod said, is slowing things down.

Because the position is being added after the budget for next year was approved, the money for the salary and benefits will have to be allocated through a budget amendment, Truckenbrod said. “It would’ve been good if we had one prior to the budget,� she said in an interview after the meeting. “... But as we went through the budget pro-

said the county had several options to move funds for the position.

Board Member David Gusse said that having an employee dedicated to the GIS systems meant the county would see greater efficiency in computer repairs and issues. “I’m not real crazy about spending extra money. ...

But there are times when there is a real need,� he said. “This is one of those times.�

Currently, the county has a part-time employee in the assessor’s office to work on some of the GIS issues, Truckenbrod said, adding that the new position will also be a backup to McBride for IT issues.

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Truckenbrod hadn’t planned to take the issue to the County Board until the January meeting, she said, but in discussions with other committees and departments, the need became clear.

During Tuesday morning’s meeting, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller offered to help the county pay for the position with money from her department’s cash funds, if the law allows.

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OBITUARIES Lola C. Mitchell STERLING – Lola C. Mitchell, 92, of Sterling, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, surrounded by her loving family.

Born Feb. 16, 1921, in Edgewood, she was the daughter of Arthur Henry and Bertha Doris (Strackeljohn) Bartels. She was united in marriage to Virgil R. Mitchell on Aug. 20, 1947.

As a youngster, Lola worked on the family dairy farm with her parents, milking the cows.

She later worked at the glove factory in Effingham for 6 years. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lola enjoyed cooking, especially her family-famous fried chicken, which everyone loved to eat. She enjoyed bird watching, embroidering, and sewing. In her spare time, you would find her watching an episode of “Wheel of Fortune.�

Those left to honor her memory are her daughters, Vivian Sue Mitchell of Apopka, Fla., and Sheila Bittner (Jeff Kindle) and Sharon Smithee, both of Rock Falls; sons, Larry (Marlene) Mitchell of Rock Falls and Dennis (Barbara) Mitchell of Pardeeville, Wis.; her 14 grandchildren, Michelle (Terry) Adams, Nina Cater, Marissa Mitchell, Henry, Robert, Charles, and David Mitchell Jr., Ross Mitchell, Laura

Mitchell, Shannon (Justin) Van Zuiden, Brandon Bittner, Shane (Lauren) Smithee, Scott (Katie) Smithee, and Ashley (Adam) Bright; her 15 greatgrandchildren, Nicholas Adams, Nathanial Cater, Daniel Adams, Maggie Adams, David Mitchell III, Brandon Mitchell, Landon Van Zuiden, Noah Van Zuiden, Mason Smithee, Kyle Smithee, Haley Bright, Matthew Smithee, Aubrey Bright, Cole Smithee, and Ryleigh Smithee; and two brothers, Wilbur (Virginia) Bartels of Shumway and Walter (Judy) Bartels of Mason.

Lola was preceded in death by her husband on Nov. 10, 1972; two sons, David Mitchell and Leonard Mitchell; two grandchildren, Jeremy and Joshua; four brothers, Clarence, Carl, Monroe, and Cecil; and three sisters, Anna Kinkaid, Nora Ashby, and Berniece Gressel.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dalmus Meeks officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

A memorial has been established to the Paralyzed Veterans Association.

Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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Brandi Chudoba, an attorney for the family, declined to publicly discuss anything related to Catlin’s death, but released a statement on the family’s behalf saying: “Our family is very saddened by this tragedy. We are just trying to find answers as to what happened to our father, so that another family will not have to experience the same.�

Earlier this week, state police denied a Freedom of Information Act request by Sauk Valley Media for any incident report made by troopers who investigated the 911 calls about a man on the side of the highway on the night before Catlin’s body was found.

Lt. Steve Lyddon, the FOIA officer for the state police, stated he was denying the request for records because it “would inter-

fere with a pending law enforcement proceeding,� “could create a substantial likelihood that a person will be deprived of a fair trial or an impartial hearing,� and “would obstruct an ongoing criminal investigation by the Illinois State Police, as interviews are currently being conducted.�

Regarding the state police’s response, Don Craven, an attorney for the Illinois Press Association, said the state police have a legal obligation to provide a detailed factual basis when citing an exemption to the information law. He questioned how the release of the incident report would interfere with any proceeding.

State police officials have said troopers sent that night to look into the 911 calls found no sign of a man in the area, and that no internal investigation was looking into the troopers’ conduct.

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Harper M. Wagner MISAWA, Japan – Harper Marie Wagner passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

Harper was born Nov. 1, 2013, in Misawa, to Alexandra and Senior Airman Derek Wagner. During her short 21 days here on Earth, she touched many lives and was loved so deeply by family and friends. Her life was a gift to us all.

Surviving family are her parents, Alexandra, formerly of Sterling, and Derek Wagner, and big sister, Emery, all of Misawa; her maternal grandparents, Rebecca and Shad Van Waes of Princeton and Trent Fiorini of Sterling; her paternal grandparents,

Tom and Diane Wagner of Princeton; her greatgrandfathers, Clarence V. “Nub� Wagner of Princeton and Joe Fiorini of Rock Falls; and aunts and uncles, Alizabeth Fiorini of Princeton, Airman First Class Austin Fiorini of Warner Robbins, Ga., and Nolan Scott, Rachel Ross, and Jennifer Wagner, all of Princeton.

A memorial balloon release and walk will be held to honor Harper at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Metro Center, Shoemake Hall, in Princeton.

Memorials may be made to The Harper Marie Wagner Memorial Fund at Central Bank in Princeton to help the family.

Mary Jane VenHuizen MORRISON – Mary Jane VenHuizen, 71, of Morrison, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at her home.

She was employed for 35 years by the University of Illinois Extension Service, working primarily with the 4-H program.

Mary Jane was born April 22, 1942, in Morrison, the daughter of Jay and Janet (Buikema) Tichler. She married John VenHuizen on May 19, 1961, in Morrison. She was a member of Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Susan (Gabe) Gomez, and one son, Bob (Nadine) VenHuizen, both of Morrison; two grandchildren, Kayla

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Eulaine A. (Kifer) Koehler Born Oct. 16, 1921 Died Dec. 16, 2013 MORRISON – Eulaine She was preceded in Adele (Kifer) Koehler of death by her parents; Morrison died Dec. 16, husband, William M. 2013 Koehler of Sterling, in She was born Oct. 16, October 1991; broth1921, in Zwingle, Iowa, er, Carovl G. Kifer; to Howard E. Kifer and and sister, Gwendolyn Pearl W. (Baughman) Glasson.

Kifer.

The family wishes to Eulaine is survived acknowledge the loving by a sister, Eleanor B. care of Morrison ComRussell of Tyler, Texas; munity Hospital’s Four daughters, Karen Ann Seasons staff and Neil Keating-Merritt and Cooperrider, who faithher husband, William, fully tended to Eulaine of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla, for the past 10 years.

Janice Lynn Rigler and A private family serher husband, Kenneth, vice will be at a later date of Coleta; son, Charles at McDonald Funeral M. Koehler and his Home in Rock Falls. wife, Janet, of McKin- Memorials may be ney, Texas; five grand- made to Morrison Comchildren; and 13 great- munity Hospital’s Four grandchildren.

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(Jon) Bass and Sarah VenHuizen; one sister, JoAnn (Rev. Jim) Stralow of Freeport; one brother, Arlyn (Marilyn) Tichler of Morrison; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation was Tuesday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison, with Ken Renkes, director of congregational care, officiating. InterThelma A. Fecke ment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

MOUNT CARROLL – Thelma Ann Fecke, 85, of Mount Memorials have been Carroll, died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at Rockford Memoestablished. rial Hospital.

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ISP denies sheriff’s request Director: System can’t be used to reject applicants CHICAGO (AP) – The director of the Illinois State Police has turned down a request from the Cook County sheriff’s office for help in vetting applicants for concealed carry permits under the state’s new firearms law.

State Police Director Hiram Grau says he can’t legally share a statewide database with local law enforcement, even though Sheriff Tom Dart says he needs it to ensure gang members and people arrested for domestic violence or gun possession don’t obtain permits to carry concealed weapons.

In a letter to Dart d a t e d Dec. 16, Grau said neither local law enforceTom Dart ment nor Cook County the state sheriff police is allowed to use the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System as part of the law’s process that allows local agencies to object to individual applications.

The reason, he said, is such a use constitutes a “non-criminal justice purpose.�

Dart has said he is concerned that the way the law is written his office has no way of knowing or investigating whether

someone has a criminal record or gang ties in other counties. “It is unfair to restrict the law enforcement’s ability in this way on such a critical public safety issue,� Dart wrote in a letter dated Dec. 12 to Grau. “More importantly, it is misleading to the public to let them believe we are able to conduct any serious review of applicants when we cannot.�

Dart has made no secret of his concerns about the bill that state lawmakers passed earlier this year that made Illinois the last state in the United States to make it legal for residents to carry concealed weapons. He has been particularly worried about the provision in

the bill that requires law enforcement agencies to object to a governorappointed panel if they suspect applications are dangerous to themselves or others.

He has said that people who have been identified as potentially dangerous in other counties will almost certainly get concealed carry permits in Cook County because Dart’s office did not have the information about their criminal history.

Also, he has said , in a county where there are about 360,000 licensed gun owners – easily the highest total of any county in the state – it will be impossible to do a thorough job of analyzing what will certainly be a flood of applications.

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Closing Lincoln would save the school district about $246,000 a year in the education fund and $70,000 in the operations and maintenance fund, according to Juenger’s proposal.

Each of the five options presented to the school board also included three retiring teachers, who

won’t be replaced, in 2015 and 2016.

The most aggressive of the five options included eight layoffs for 2015 fiscal year and six for 2016, reducing the deficit to $719,249 and $200,647, respectively.

A decision on the five options – or some variation – won’t be made tonight, Juenger said, adding that he met with some teachers Monday to discuss possibilities to

balance the budget and that closing Lincoln is “a piece of the bigger picture.�

If Lincoln closes, second- and third-grade students will move to Jefferson Elementary School, while fourth- and fifthgrade students at Jefferson would be housed at Reagan Middle School, according to Juenger’s proposal.

Pre-kindergarten and early childhood programs

at Reagan would transfer to Washington Elementary School, which still would house kindergarten and first grades under the plan.

During a public meeting in late October, residents and parents raised concerns about overcrowding, diminished education for the students, and mixing the second- and third-grade students with the fourth- and fifthgrade students.

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OREGON – An Ogle County Board member said Tuesday that his comments were not accurately portrayed in an article that appeared Dec. 14 in Sauk Valley Weekend.

Lee Meyers of Byron was among several County Board members who were interviewed last week for an article about credit card expenditures made by Ogle County

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Meyers told fellow board members Tuesday night that his comments were not accurately represented in the article. “I’ve asked him [Harn]

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IXON – Dixon residents and their government are getting adjusted to a new era, one with a city administrator.

David Nord’s first day on the job was Nov. 13, a little more than a month ago. He’s now been at three City Council meetings as a city employee and, for the most part, been quiet.

During Monday night’s meeting, during a discussion about freezing the sewer rates, a resident asked why Nord wasn’t giving his input since the taxpayers are paying him.

Commissioner David Blackburn responded saying, “We don’t pay him to make policy.�

This is true.

As Dixon’s first city administrator, Nord will be in charge of day-today operations in the city and play a crucial role in budgeting, but commissioners still will have the final authority over their departments.

Both Nord and Mayor Jim Burke, as well as other commissioners, have said the most important thing for him in the first few weeks on the job is to get familiar with the city and its issues.

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Nord described what type of city administrator he was going to be, and it could very well be one that isn’t all that vocal during City Council meetings.

His goal is get all the information the City Council needs, and answer any questions it might have, before the meeting, he said, so the mayor and commissioners are prepared to discuss items if they choose.

Nord believes it’s that communication that’s important to running a professional city government and a smooth City Council meeting.

He wants to have the answers ready if questions are asked, he said.

Not too long ago I came across Nord walking downtown with a clipboard. He was taking inventory of vacant buildings and store fronts, he said, as part of one of his first projects

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Stop by to share or just to say hi. – getting those buildings listed on a state database that’s viewed by businesses and developers.

And soon, Nord will be taking on more of his permanent role in the city and during the City Council meetings. He told Sauk Valley Media in November that he expected to be at a point where he could do that between 30 to 60 days after taking over.

Today is Day 26.

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Welcome step toward cameras Six counties seek to join courtroom pilot experiment The State Journal-Register Editorial Board, Springfield

It was welcome news to learn that Sangamon County is moving forward with an effort to allow cameras and microphones in trial courtrooms.

Judges in the 7th Judicial Circuit, which includes Sangamon, Morgan, Macoupin, Greene, Scott and Jersey counties, voted to seek approval to be part of the Illinois Supreme Court’s cameras in the courtroom pilot project next year.

The move serves tax-

payers well and will bring more transparency to another important government function.

In an age when people’s days are packed with professional obligations and personal commitments, and in a time when modern technological advancements have placed information at people’s fingertips, there is no reason they shouldn’t be able to watch what goes on in a courtroom from their smartphones, tablets and laptop computers without having to sit in the courtroom in person.

The idea may be offputting to some traditionalists, but in the same way technology has changed the delivery

of everything from news and entertainment to government services, the courts are not immune from having to keep up.

The Illinois Supreme Court approved the cameras-in-the-courtroom pilot project nearly 2 years ago. At the time, Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride called it another step to bring transparency and accountability to Illinois courtrooms. ...

CURRENTLY, 35 Illinois counties in 13 circuits, from one end of the state to the other, are approved to participate in the program. The Illinois Supreme Court has allowed cameras to broadcast its oral arguments and those of the

Illinois Appellate Court since 1983, but rejected allowing news cameras during trial proceedings until 2012.

It all adds up to progress and good news for taxpayers, and more circuits should get on board with the program. Some continue to hold out, citing concerns about safety, decorum, and the potential for a chilling effect on testifying witnesses. ...

We commend Chief Judge Leslie Graves and the 7th Circuit judges for moving forward with this important step in opening up the local judicial process to more sunlight and for taking the opportunity to help more Illinoisans understand how their courts work.

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Vote Simonton for Lee sheriff STACEY SIBLEY Dixon

I have never been interested in politics or campaigns until now – not because I didn’t think it was important, but because I never felt such a strong need for change.

However, I recently joined the John Simonton for Sheriff campaign and have seen what great things he will be able to accomplish when elected. I, along with about 30 other volunteers, collected signatures to get John Simonton’s name on the March 18 primary ballot.

It was such a positive experience for me, as nearly 600 signatures were collected from registered voters who happily signed the Simonton for Sheriff petition, and all we needed was 66 signatures. As I circulated the Simonton petitions, I found that people are tired of the way government functions, and many people are ready for change.

John Simonton certainly offers a fresh perspective on how to run the Lee County sheriff’s

office, with more than 30 years of law enforcement experience and a commitment to this community.

Election Day is March 18, and I want to encourage everyone to vote for John Simonton for Lee County sheriff.

Go to www.citizensforsimonton.com to learn more.

Backs Elwood for president LESTER BURROWS Rock Falls

Elwood’s mentor, Doug Hand, has passed, and in his honor, I suggest we nominate Elwood for president of the United States.

Elwood has more successful experience in foreign Elwood affairs than the current occupier of the White House. Elwood has met with monarchs, presidents, prime ministers, numerous other world leaders, business leaders, local governments, and others in all walks of life.

He even flew with

astronauts to outer space. All his meetings were friendly and successful, unmatched by any current leaders.

Elwood was loved by all who met him.

Elwood and Doug Hand have touched many lives in a most positive way. Doug will be sorely missed, but he lives on in Elwood.

A fitting tribute to Mr. Hand would be Elwood for president. He would be a better choice than what we have now.

Last call to all Earth Angels LINDA STRAITH Mount Morris

As you know, Earth Angel season will be climaxing soon. Once again, I need everyone’s help to get the word out. We depend on the public’s participation to have this be a success.

This is our 10th Christmas season.

This year, due to ongoing personal severe medical issues and other obstacles, our drop sites were 2 weeks late in getting all up and running.

So now, we need the public’s help to fill those

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boxes. There are still many families in Ogle County that need a helping hand to bring a little joy into a child’s life.

Please help us get the word out.

I started this program 10 years ago to give back to the community that was there for us when I underwent treatment for 2½ years for hepatitis C. I vowed that if I survived, I would find a way to give back.

The program has lived on, no matter what, with the help primarily from my No. 1 Earth Angel, my husband.

This is our way of giving back and paying it forward for the community that’s always been there for us. This is about helping people who have far greater issues than us and can use an Earth Angel to sponsor a child and bring a little joy at Christmas.

Together, we have made a difference in many lives over the years, all thanks to everyone who has participated in one form or another. On behalf of the families and children sponsored, I am eternally grateful. Thank you again, and God bless.

SPRINGFIELD – Starting a small business is tough; starting one in Illinois is even more difficult.

Over the years, Illinois lawmakers have created a system that could make even the most intrepid entrepreneur shudder.

The Land of Lincoln is a tough place to do business, to be sure.

For example, Office Depot has been capturing plenty of headlines.

The company recently merged with OfficeMax, and its executives were pondering whether to use OfficeMax’s Naperville headquarters or Office Depot’s Boca Raton, Fla., site.

The Sunshine State won out.

It’s not hard to figure out why.

Just consider: Illinois has a corporate tax rate of 9.5 percent (7 percent income, 2.5 percent personal property replacement tax), while Florida has a 5.5 percent corporate tax rate.

Illinois has a personal tax rate of 5 percent, while Florida has none.

For every $100 worth of payroll, Illinois employers pay an average of $2.81 for workers’ compensation insurance, compared to $1.84 in Florida.

Illinois’ minimum wage is $8.25 per hour, compared to $7.79 in Florida.

But a company as big as Office Depot has the political clout to go to the Illinois General Assembly and push for special tax breaks. In fact, the Senate endorsed such a proposal, though it never came up for a vote in the House.

FOR A SMALL entrepreneur, the story is quite different.

They lack clout to cut sweetheart deals with politicians. And yet, they have to compete against large corporations that do get such deals. More significantly, Illinois small businesses are saddled with the state’s burdensome taxes and regulations.

You see, it’s not just Florida that Illinois has trouble competing against.

It’s just about every state that has a leg up on the Land of Lincoln.

Just consider: A study conducted by the state of Oregon found that Illinois has the fourth-highest workers’ compensation rates in the nation.

Illinois also has the fourth-highest minimum

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

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wage in the nation.

Illinois’ corporate tax rates ranks – you guessed it – the fourth-highest in the nation.

Given those numbers, it’s little wonder that Illinois has the 11th-lowest rate of entrepreneurship in the U.S., according to the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Index.

And small businesses are the major job generators in the economy.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small firms employ just more than half of the private sector workforce and created nearly two-thirds of the nation’s net new jobs over the past 15 years.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, every big company started out small.

Not all that long ago, Apple was an idea of Steve Jobs, who was running the business out of his home’s garage. The same could be said of Amazon, which not that long ago was just a fledgling startup in Seattle.

Small firms are the ones most hurt by the Prairie State’s backward approach to taxes and regulation.

There seems to be a mindset among Illinois lawmakers that business is a bottomless pit from which they can continue to extract money.

According to a 2013 Bradley University/University of Tennessee study, 25 percent of small businesses fail in their first year, and 73 percent go under within a decade.

Those are pretty daunting odds.

Not surprisingly, entrepreneurs look for places to start a business where they are most likely to succeed.

And increasingly, they are concluding that Illinois is not one of those places.

But the secret to turning things around is pretty straightforward: lower taxes and fewer regulations for all businesses and individuals – not just the politically favored.

With that, more people will be willing to take a chance on Illinois.

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

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Experts: Boeing plant move unlikely for state List of requirements could prove expensive CHAMPAIGN (AP) – Illinois has joined more than 20 other states trying to lure Boeing’s production of the 777x airliner out of Washington state, but the company’s long list of requirements could prove expensive.

But beyond expense, aircraft industry analysts say Illinois – home to Boeing’s headquarters, but very little of its production – doesn’t have what the company needs. Illinois is making its pitch amid an ongoing debate about when tax breaks and other perks for businesses make sense, another factor that could complicate the state’s case.

Boeing asked for proposals from interested states after union workers in Washington state rejected a new contract offer. At least 22 states responded, hoping to land a plant that would employ up to 8,500 people.

Illinois economic development officials sent the proposal

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In this undated artist’s concept provided by The Boeing Co., is the aerospace company’s new family of 777x jetliners, the 7779X (top) and 777-8X. Illinois is one of more than 20 states making a pitch to woo the aircraft manufacturer is to move production of its 777x airliners out of Washington state. Illinois might be uniquely unsuited to what Boeing needs because of its strong union presence, lack of any aircraft industry or ocean access. last week. They declined to discuss details, including whether it includes tax breaks or other measures that would require

legislative approval. “We think it’s a pretty compelling proposal for a company that has Illinois as its head-

quarters,� said David Roeder, a spokesman for the state Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the agency that provides most tax breaks and other incentives in Illinois.

But Richard Aboulafia, a longtime aircraft industry analyst, is among industry watchers who don’t believe Illinois has a chance. “Zero, zilch, nada. Worst [possible location] I’ve heard yet, apologies to Illinois,� he said.

The state, he said, has almost no aerospace production or workforce with industry experience and has a heavy, strong union presence unlikely to appeal to Boeing as it goes through tense labor negotiations in Washington.

Illinois is also short on several requirements Boeing wants any new home to provide, aerospace industry consultant Scott Hamilton of Leeham Co. said. “They’re asking for the moon,� Hamilton said.

Those requirements include a site adjacent to a “major international airport,� one with a

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runway at least 9,000 feet long, according to a copy of the company’s site selection criteria obtained by The Associated Press.

There are only a handful of such runways in the state, among them O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and MidAmerica St. Louis in Mascoutah, Ill., a money-losing airport just east of St. Louis.

The area around O’Hare has almost no available land, said Brent Pollina, vice president of Pollina Corporate Real Estate in suburban Chicago.

Boeing also wants 300 to 400 acres of land “at no cost, or very low cost,� and buildings totaling several million square feet under the same or similar terms.

Without offering details, the company says it would like its corporate income tax, property tax and other taxes to be “significantly reduced.�

In Missouri, another state making a pitch to Boeing, the Legislature agreed to a package of $1.7 billion in tax breaks, and St. Louis County offered another $3.5 billion in perks.

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Two sentenced in scheme targeting VA Crews rescue three in Men pleaded guilty to two wire fraud counts ROCKFORD (AP) – A former housing repair contractor with a Florida property management company has been sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for his role in defrauding a Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage program.

Ronald Hurst also was ordered to repay the VA nearly $148,000, along with former colleague Bryant Carbonell, who was sentenced to 6 months of

home confinement, the Justice Department said.

Each man already had pleaded guilty to two wire fraud counts.

An indictment last year had alleged that Hurst, Carbonell and Ryan Piana plotted to commit bribery and wire fraud involving the VA from at least January 2006 through September 2007 as part of their work with Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC of West Palm Beach, Fla. Piana was an Ocwen residential sales manager.

Prosecutors said Ocwen managed foreclosed properties under contract with the VA, which

guaranteed qualifying residential mortgages for veterans. If a veteran defaulted, Ocwen made necessary repairs to the property and resold it.

But the federal government said Hurst and Carbonell paid Piana to steer housing repair work to companies affiliated with Hurst and Carbonell, with Piana recruiting other Ocwen workers into the scheme. “By paying kickbacks in exchange for contracts to companies they secretly owned or with which they were affiliated, the conspirators created the illusion of competition

while illegally steering contracts to themselves,�

Bill Baer, the assistant attorney general who heads the Justice Department’s antitrust division, said in a statement.

Piana pleaded guilty in July to two wire fraud counts and was sentenced in September to 2 years in prison and $147,285 in restitution to the VA. Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday with Chicago attorneys for Hurst and Carbonell.

Piana’s attorney, Cynthia Hawkins of Orlando, Fla., declined to comment.

two separate accidents CHICAGO (AP) – Rescue crews pulled three people from frigid Chicago area waters after two separate accidents, including one woman who later died.

In Chicago, authorities say a woman fell into the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue shopping district early Tuesday morning.

Police officials say she was pronounced dead around 5 a.m. after being taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

Meanwhile in suburban Bolingbrook, firefighters rescued two women after a car fell through an icecovered pond.

Authorities say one woman was driving the car, which left the road Monday evening and broke through the ice.

Another woman went onto the ice to try to help the driver and had to be rescued as well.

The two were treated for hypothermia at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital and were in stable condition.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, Dec. 18 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

Christmas Caroling by Whiteside HomeCare Nurses, 10-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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

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

Thursday, Dec. 19 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

Reading by Sarah, “It’s a Wonderful Life,� 10-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. ’57 Girls lunch, 11:30 a.m., Galena Steak House, 1101 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card players, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. “Hand and Foot� card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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I have tried to be understanding and have gone places with him when he is dressed as a woman.

He has met other transgender people who have either made the full transition or are content without it. I allow my husband time with these new friends without me.

I did feel weird that he was clothes shopping and going to movies with his new friends.

I have reconciled with these activities, and I’m OK with them so far. But I have told him that if he decides to change his gender to female, I will not be able to be married to him. He’s on hor-

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Dear Abby: I have always had an extremely close relationship with my little sister. Last year, I graduated from high school and left for university. It was hard for both of us. My college is an hour away from where my family lives, so even though I live on campus, I try to come home whenever I can to visit on weekends.

Lately, it seems like my little sister has emotionally distanced herself from me. She doesn’t confide in me anymore, shows little interest in my life, and it has gotten to the point where she barely acknowledges me in public. I have tried talking to her about it and telling her how much it hurts me, but she tells me I’m overre-

acting and to stop being stupid.

My mom says she does this with everyone, and that this is typical for a 14-year-old teenager, but it breaks my heart to be so excluded from her life.

Is this just a phase I have to learn to deal with and accept? What should I do? – Sad Big Sister in Switzerland Dear Big Sister: Your sister is growing up, and part of that process means becoming an individual. Right now, she is trying to figure out who she is, apart from the family she loves – including you. I’m sure she isn’t intentionally trying to hurt your feelings. Because you were so close, she may have felt abandoned when you left for college. Your mother is right about this. Let your sister evolve. She’ll be back.

Accept it for now.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Thursday, Dec. 19 Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-2843371.

Abuse Changing Team, 815625-0338.

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

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota. 815-5397461, ext. 3291, weekdays.

Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

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

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

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

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 10-11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

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

Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon closed; 7 p.m., closed, 12 steps, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

CGH Community Services blood sugar and blood pressure screening, 3-4:30 p.m., County Market, 210 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

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

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

Fibromyalgia Support Group,

6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-4995425.

Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Centers, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community

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

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

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

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Friday, Dec. 20 Women, Infants and Children clinic and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

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

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Narcotics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, 403 13th Ave., Sterling.

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

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

Downstairs, west door.

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

Sauk Valley Group Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed;

7 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open; Al-Anon, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, state Route 52 N., Amboy.

Reformers Unanimous addiction abstinence program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-8572682.

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

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

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

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

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A terrific time for tradition From tamales to pierogi to baklava, families prepare much-loved Christmas recipes

BY SUSAN SELASKY MCT News Service

D

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abound.

It’s a time when special, once-a-year recipes bring families together.

A time when memories are made, stories are shared and kitchens are filled with the comforting aroma of dishes made from family recipes, passed down from generation to generation.

And it’s a time when our nation’s rich cultural diversity shines on holiday tables.

Polish families are busy preparing pierogi to serve for Wigilia on Christmas Eve. Hispanic households are assembling and steaming tamales. In Greek communities, trays of baklava are enjoyed alongside the traditional holiday cookie assortment. And then there’s the Italian Feast of the Seven Fishes, an array of seafood dishes served on Christmas Eve. My Polish-Ukrainian family is no exception.

At my uncle’s Livonia, Mich., home this weekend, we’ll be busy making kielbasa – 400 to 500 pounds of it. It’s a holiday tradition my late father started in 1961.

Today, we take a peek into the kitchens of four families for just a taste of the treasured food traditions taking hold this holiday season.

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For more than 40 years, Angie Bournias of Grosse

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Baklava is one of the holiday food traditions made on Christmas or Christmas Eve. Pointe Shores, Mich., has made baklava for Christmas.

She learned how to make the traditional Greek pastry from her late father-in-law, Nick Bournias.

“He told about crumpling up the phyllo sheet and baking the baklava slow in a 325-degree oven,” she says.

Since then, Bournias

has carried on the tradition and now makes it with her grandchildren.

“This is one of those family recipes that are best taught to the children while making it together,” says Bournias. “They love the job of brushing the butter, and as they grow older, become meticulous with the job.”

Bournias says she hopes “they will remember

those little tips and carry it on.”

Bournias’ tips: Use lemon juice in the syrup to prevent it from crystallizing. And be sure to keep the phyllo covered to prevent it from drying out. Baking the baklava in a low oven ensures that it bakes evenly, doesn’t brown too much on the top or bottom and allows the layers in between to crisp.

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Every Christmas Eve, Angela Casali of St. Clair Shores, Mich., hosts the Feast of the Seven Fishes at her home.

And she has done so since 1960.

An Italian tradition, the Feast of the Seven Fishes commemorates the birth of Jesus with a meatless meal composed of seven seafood dishes (though some serve nine or 13). “My favorite part is the fact that it is a tradition,� says Casali, 78. “Not everyone eats the food, but they sit at the table.�

Casali says she has served a variety of fish dishes over the years, but she always includes three shrimp recipes – a shrimp cocktail and two recipes she crafted herself. One is a spinoff of shrimp scampi, with lots of garlic. The other is a spicy shrimp creole with tomatoes. “I love seeing the next

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Shrimp Creole is a holiday food traditionally made by many families on Christmas or Christmas Eve. MINUTES 2EMOVE FROM Jerry Dwornick’s oven and serve.

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AND SOUR CREAM -IX UNTIL 1Âź pounds extra-large “It’s a labor of love, a A FIRM BUT PLIABLE DOUGH shrimp, peeled and devtradition,â€? says DworFORMS 3ET THE DOUGH eined nick, a power operations ASIDE AND LET IT REST AT LEAST 1 can (14.5 ounces) supervisor at the Wyan MINUTES plain petite diced tomadotte Power Plant. “I 7HEN READY TO ROLL FILL toes don’t know what I’d do if AND SHAPE PUT ON A BIG 1 tablespoon creole I didn’t do this.â€?

POT OF BOILING SALTED WATER seasoning Every year, Dwornick WITH A DRIZZLE OF OIL IN IT 0AT THE SHRIMP DRY )N A sets aside a stretch of -ELT SOME BUTTER IN A SKILLET ADD THE TOMATOES days a couple weeks SMALLER SAUCEPAN AND CREOLE SEASONING before Christmas to 0ULL OFF A PIECE OF (EAT OVER MEDIUM FOR make about 36 dozen DOUGH AND ROLL IT OUT TO A ABOUT MINUTES !DD pierogi for the family’s INCH THICKNESS #UT THE SHRIMP #OVER AND traditional Christmas OUT CIRCLES ABOUT ž TO COOK UNTIL THE SHRIMP ARE Eve Polish Wigilia – a INCHES ROUND USING COOKED THROUGH AND JUST meatless affair. Dwornick THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE START TO TURN PINK ABOUT makes four varieties: PIEROGI MOLD 0LACE ABOUT MINUTES 2EMOVE FROM cheese and potato, sau TABLESPOONS OF FILLING IN THE HEAT AND SERVE OVER erkraut, ricotta cheese THE CENTER AND CLOSE THE COOKED PASTA IF DESIRED and plum. The pierogi MOLD TO SHAPE #UT OFF THE n &ROM !NGELA #ASALI

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THE SCRAPS BY 3USAN 3ELASKY FOR THE “It’s about the tradiTo cook the pierogi: &REE 0RESS 4EST +ITCHEN tion,� Dwornick says.

7ORKING IN BATCHES EASE .UTRITION INFORMATION NOT “Hopefully my kids will THEM ONE AT A TIME INTO available. take it over.�

THE BOILING WATER #OOK Over the years, the ABOUT OR SO MINUTES OR Shrimp Scampi dough recipe has been UNTIL THE PIEROGI FLOAT TO THE tweaked a bit and now TOP 2EMOVE THEM AND DIP Serves: includes what Dwornick THEM IN THE MELTED BUTTER Preparation time: says is the key “secret�

BEFORE SETTING THEM IN A MINUTES ingredient: sour cream.

TRAY TO COOL Total time: MINUTES “[The sour cream] was /NCE COOL REFRIGERATE OR 1½ to 1ž pounds something that was FREEZE UNTIL READY TO USE extra-large or jumbo handed down to me by 4O SERVE SAUTĂ? THEM IN A shrimp, peeled and deva friend at work,â€? he MELTED BUTTER ALONG WITH eined says. onions if desired.

1 stick unsalted butter Dwornick’s tips: When Cook’s note: Dwornick 4 cloves (or as desired) adding the pierogi to the HAD NO SPECIFIC AMOUNTS garlic, thinly sliced or boiling water, “feather�

FOR THE FILLINGS BUT HERE ARE chopped them in rather than THE INGREDIENTS HE TYPICALLY 1 tablespoon lemon dropping them in. They uses. juice are done when they Cheese and potato: ½ cup bread crumbs float to the top. When -ASHED POTATOES MIXED 0REHEAT THE OVEN TO you remove the pierogi WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE

DEGREES from the boiling water, ONION AND SALT 0LACE SHRIMP IN A LAYER IN A dip them in a bath of Sauerkraut: 2INSED BAKING DISH )N A SAUCEPAN melted butter to prevent CABBAGE MIXED WITH A TAD MELT THE BUTTER WITH THE GAR- them from sticking in OF SUGAR DICED CANNED LIC UNTIL THE GARLIC IS FRAGRANT the pan.

MUSHROOMS AND COOKED 3TIR IN THE LEMON JUICE 0OUR THE MIXTURE OVER THE SHRIMP IN THE PAN AND SPRINKLE THE TOP WITH BREAD CRUMBS "AKE UNTIL THE SHRIMP JUST START TO TURN PINK AND ARE COOKED THROUGH ABOUT generation as we are trying to teach them and they are holding on to the tradition,� says Casali, who always includes an extra place setting for unexpected guests. “The food is amazing.�

Casali’s tips: For the scampi, don’t skimp on the garlic. She recommends using Red Gold brand canned petite diced tomatoes for the creole.

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Making Rudy Mendez’s family recipe pork tamales takes a village.

A few weeks before Christmas, about a dozen or so relatives and friends gather to make this popular Mexican dish. Typically arriving in shifts, each person is given a task in the multistep process, from spreading masa on pre-soaked corn husks to wrapping the pork-filled tamales, which are then piled up on a tray, ready to steam.

Making tamales has been a holiday tradition for 36 years, says Mendez, 60, of Lincoln Park, Mich. And, over the years, the family has perfected the technique.

The meat, for example, is boiled in huge pots for hours until it’s fork tender. And, be sure to save the water in which the pork shoulder was cooked. “It’s paramount,� says Mendez, who lets the water cool overnight so that the fat rises to the surface and gels.

He uses a little of that congealed fat on the bottom of the pan for roasting the cooked, shredded meat. The water is used to steam the tamales.

Those are just a few of the tips Mendez found handwritten on a recipe card from his mother, Lillian.

Mendez’s tips: Use dried, de-seeded chile ancho to make the sauce and adjust the heat with

Makes: -ORE THAN Preparation time: HOURS Total time: HOURS PLUS TAMALE ASSEMBLING AND STEAMING TIME 35 pounds pork shoulder roast 1½ pounds dried chile anchos 1 tablespoon ground comino seeds 6-7 cloves garlic Crushed red pepper to taste 40 pounds masa dough Bags of dried corn husks, soaked in hot water until pliablew ! DAY BEFORE MAKING THE TAMALES BOIL THE PORK ROASTS IN WATER UNTIL THE MEAT IS FALL APART TENDER 2EMOVE THE ROASTS FROM THE WATER RESERVING THE COOKING LIQUID 3ET WATER IN THE REFRIGERATOR AND CHILL OVERNIGHT 3KIM OFF AND RESERVE SOME OF THE FAT THAT RISES TO THE TOP OF WATER 5SING A FORK SHRED THE MEAT -EANWHILE MAKE THE SAUCE 2EMOVE THE STEMS AND SEEDS FROM THE DRIED CHILES 0LACE THE CHILES IN A SAUCEPAN AND ADD WATER TO cover. Place over mediumHIGH HEAT AND BOIL UNTIL THE CHILES ARE TENDER AND THE MIXTURE IS SLIGHTLY THICKENED 2EMOVE FROM THE HEAT COOL SLIGHTLY AND THEN TRANSFER TO A BLENDER "LEND UNTIL THE MIXTURE IS SMOOTH AND HAS A SAUCE LIKE CONSISTENCY 0LACE SOME OF THE RESERVED FAT IN THE BOTTOM OF A LARGE ROASTER !DD THE SHREDDED MEAT AND POUR THE SAUCE ON TOP 'RIND THE COMINO SEEDS AND GARLIC TO A PASTE LIKE CONSISTENCY AND ADD TO THE MEAT MIXTURE 4ASTE AND ADJUST SEASONING IF NEEDED WITH CRUSHED RED PEPPER +EEP THE MEAT MIXTURE WARM IN THE ROASTER (AVE SEVERAL POTS READY WITH A STEAMER INSERT !DD THE RESERVED PORK COOKING WATER TO THE POTS HEAT TO A BOIL AND THEN REDUCE HEAT TO A SIMMER ,AY A CORN HUSK FLAT ON A CLEAN WORK SURFACE WITH THE SHINY SIDE UP AND THE WIDE END FACING YOU 5SING A SPATULA A PUTTY KNIFE WORKS GREAT SPREAD THE MASA MIXTURE IN AN EVEN THIN LAYER NO MORE THAN — INCH THICK ALL OVER THE WIDE PART OF THE HUSK LEAVING THE POINTED END CLEAN 3PREAD THE MASA ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE RIGHT OR LEFT OF THE HUSK BUT LEAVE AT LEAST — TO ž INCH CLEAN ON EITHER SIDE SO THE MASA LAYER DOESN T OVERLAP WHEN THE HUSKS ARE SEALED 0LACE TO TABLESPOONS OF THE SHREDDED MEAT IN THE CENTER OF THE MASA &OLD THE HUSK OVER TO ENCLOSE THE FILLING AND ROLL TO COMPLETELY CLOSE FOLD THE TOP NARROW END OF THE HUSK OVER THE TAMALE 0LACE IN THE STEAMER MINUTES UNTIL THE MASA IS PUFFED n &ROM 2UDY -ENDEZ

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A key source of the economists’ concern: Higher pay and outsize stock market gains are flowing mainly to affluent Americans. Yet these households spend less of their money than do low- and middle-income consumers, who make up most of the population, but whose pay is barely rising. “What you want is a

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STERLING – Pretzels were on the Golden Warriors’ menu on Tuesday night, but the meal proved to be anything but filling.

Sterling was in good position through three quarters of Tuesday’s nonconference game at Musgrove Fieldhouse before Freeport seized control and rolled to a 55-45 victory.

The Pretzels closed the game with a 20-5 run the last 9 minutes of the game, during which time the Golden Warriors went scoreless from the field. The difference was on the defensive end, where Freeport guards Demetri Offard and Quaveon Meeks (four steals apiece) wreaked havoc.

“I give credit to Freeport,” Sterling coach Jim Preston said.

“They did a good job with their 1-3-1, were able to get some steals in the fourth quarter, and get a couple of easy buckets.

That puts the pressure on us.”

Sterling (2-3) shredded the Freeport defense early on, building a 19-9 lead with 2 minutes, 30 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The Golden Warriors were still up six (41-35) after a basket by Joe Brouilette with a minute to go in the third quarter, but then missed their final seven field goal attempts.

BY PATRICK PETROSKY ppetrosky@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085 ext. 553

FORRESTON – The Newman Comets fended off a fierce Wildcat attack Tuesday to secure a 66-57 Forreston tournament quarterfinal victory.

River Ridge (4-5, 1-0 NUIC West) shot the ball well in the first half, thanks in part to a 50-percent effort from behind the arc. This strong showing was led by junior Brenden Dauphin, who hit a pair of 3s in the second quarter.

He scored eight of his 12 points in the second quarter.

Noah Dauphin’s free McCarty Newman throws with 2:35 sophomore remaining in the first half gave his Wildcats a 26-25 lead.

This stunned the Comets (7-0, 1-0 Three Rivers North), as the No. 10 seed was threatening to knock out a second-seeded Newman team.

“It wasn’t a good feeling,” sophomore Noah McCarty said. “We should have been leading from the beginning. We didn’t come out and play very well as a team.”

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Star of the game: Noah McCarty, Newman, 16 points, 9 rebounds Key performers: A.J. Sharp, Newman, 18 points, 6 assists; Brenden Dauphin, River Ridge, 12 points 4 rebounds

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Sterling’s Alex Soriano gets Freeport’s Quaveon Meeks (5), Travis Buckwalter (32) and Bailey Frank (20) to bite on a fake Tuesday at Musgrove Fieldhouse. The Warriors lost 55-45.

Star of the game: Giovanni Offard, Freeport, 19 points, 6 rebounds Key performers: Zach Rehmert, Sterling, 15 points, 6 rebounds; Quaveon Meeks, Freeport, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals Up next: Sterling vs.

Thornridge, 10:30 a.m.

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White Sox worth talking about M inutes after their joint news conference announcing a three-team trade at the winter meetings ended last Tuesday in Orlando, Fla., White Sox general manager Rick Hahn inconspicuously approached Diamondbacks counterpart Kevin Towers.

“No one probably noticed,” Hahn recalled Monday.

The same cannot be said about the White Sox offseason.

The two GMs had just completed the Mark Trumbo deal that sent Sox reliever Hector Santiago to the Angels and brought scrappy out-

have interest in [Matt] Davidson, by the way, if davidHAUGH you see a fit,’” Hahn said.

MCT News By the end of the week, Service the Sox agreed to trade sports columnist. closer Addison Reed for He can be Davidson, a promising, reached at 22-year-old powerdhaugh@ hitting third baseman tribune.com considered the Diamondbacks’ second-best prospect.

They made the transfielder Adam Eaton to the action official Monday, after Hahn had the South Side.

But Hahn wanted Tow- weekend to process a reality he realizes South ers to know something important before return- Siders might need loning to Arizona, something ger to grasp. After all, it isn’t every day a team becoming increasingly unloads a 24-year-old clear around Chicago. reliever who had 40 He wanted more. saves in his first full sea“I wandered over and son closing games. said to Kevin, ‘We still

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“I can understand some surprise,’’ Hahn acknowledged. “It’s not like we were out shopping Addison.”

It’s not like this move deviates from a smart Sox plan worth commending.

Rebuilding. Reshaping.

Retooling.

Use whatever word you wish to describe Hahn’s approach, but respecting might fit best.

Every move by Hahn since last season’s trade deadline to create a new core of players respects Sox fans’ desire to see a response to a 99-loss disaster that doesn’t take several years to enjoy.

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The White Sox believe that Matt Davidson, who they acquired in a trade with the Diamondbacks on Monday, potentially could be their everyday third baseman for the next decade.

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Hawks crush Preds, B6.

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hy does it feel like the Browns were the Bears last exhibition game and now things start for real?

Because the Browns are one of the weaker teams in the league this year.

With Philadelphia this week and the Packers to close out the season, it’s almost as if the Bears will have to win two playoff games just to get to the playoffs.

The Eagles figure to show up angry this Sunday after getting upset at Minnesota last week to snap their five-game win streak and lose the chance to open up a two-game lead in the NFC East.

Like the Bears, Philadelphia is 8-6 and vying for first place in their division, but would lose a tiebreaker if they don’t win out.

Also like the Bears, they control their own destiny. They play Dallas, the club that owns the tiebreaker over them, the final Sunday of the year.

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second-place Adrian Peterson by 122 yards.

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The Eagles offense didn’t take flight until Bears and Eagles. second-year pro Nick In addition to being Foles was installed at in a very foul mood, quarterback. He’s now the Eagles still are one the NFL’s top-rated of the hottest teams in quarterback with a the league, having won 117.0 rating, 23 touchfive of their last six and downs and just two seven of their last 10. interceptions.

They will test the Bears That ranks him signifion both sides of the cantly ahead of fellows ball. named Manning, RodgPhiladelphia is eighth ers, Brady and Brees, to in the NFL in points name a few. scored, second in total We beginning to see offense, 10th throwing the potential for trouble the football and – oh no, here? woe is me – they are first DeSean Jackson is havin the league running ing an All-Pro season, the ball and in average outpacing Brandon gain per run.

Marshall and Alshon In case you haven’t Jeffery with 75 catches heard, the Bears are for 1,275 yards, a 17.0 dead last in the league average and nine touchdefending the run. downs.

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aren’t near as impressive on defense, ranking 17th in points allowed and 30th in total defense. The Eagles are 16th against the run and just 31st against the pass.

The Eagles don’t rush the quarterback particularly well, nor do they do a great job protecting Foles, having allowed 39 sacks while notching 32.

The Bears, on the other hand, have protected very well, allowing only 24 sacks all year. But they have managed to get to the opposing quarterback only 26 times.

Big plays will be huge in this one as well, as the Eagles are seventh in the league at plus 9 in turnover/takeaway ratio, while the Bears are 10th at plus 6.

The real difference between these two clubs is that the Eagles can hammer you with the run or pass, while the Bears can run but are more dependent on the pass. The Eagles also are stingier giving up points.

Throw in one of the rowdiest home crowds in the NFL, and the Bears have their work cut out for them.

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FREEPORT 55, STERLING 45 FREEPORT (4-5) $EMETRI /FFARD $EVONAIR -C#LAIN 'IOVANNI /FFARD

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-EEKS 3TERLING 2EMERT Blocked shots – &REEPORT 3TERLING Assists – &REEPORT 3TERLING at Colmone Classic, Spring Valley

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/REGON 0ROPHETSTOWN Monday’s results s 0ROPHETSTOWN -ILLEDGEVILLE s -ORRISON 0OLO s "YRON &ORRESTON Tuesday’s results s /REGON -ILLEDGEVILLE s 0ROPHETSTOWN 7EST #ARROLL s &ORRESTON 0OLO Today’s games s &ORRESTON VS -ORRISON

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Thursday’s games s 7EST #ARROLL VS -ILLEDGEVILLE

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DIXON 56, PRINCETON 23 PRINCETON "AROJAS &ARRELL 6ANDEN BUSSCHE 3TROM (ENDRICK SON 3IMS -EAD

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ALLEMAN 50, STERLING 46 STERLING (7-5) "ROOKE 7ILLIAMS #AROLYNN (AM MELMAN 'ABBY 3ANDOVAL

+AILEEN 4ERROCK (ALIE 2OBINSON

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ALLEMAN ) !NDERSON 0RINCE + !NDERSON &RANKS 7EATH ERALL 'UZZO -ORRISSEY Totals: 18 7-9 50.

3TERLING n !LLEMAN n 3s n 3TERLING (AMMELMAN !LLEMAN + !NDERSON ) !NDERSON &RANKS 0RINCE

Polo tournament OREGON 60, MILLEDGEVILLE 19 MILLEDGEVILLE (2-10) 3IDNEY !UDE 3HAUNA &REDERICK

$EIDRE %WEN -ORGAN !DOLPH +AYLEIGH ,EDDY

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-ADELINE 3ANDERS +IMMIE *ANKE +AITLIN /LTMANNS

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PROPHETSTOWN 65, WEST CAROLL 28 WEST CARROLL (2-6) !LLYSHA (ROVAT 2ACHEL $YKSTRA

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Tuesday’s stars

Brooke Bailey scored 17 Sam Lambrigtsen, points and the Duchesses blew the game open /REGON POINTS IN early in a 56-23 romp QUARTERS over Princeton at Lan- Corrie Reiley 0ROPHET STOWN POINTS caster Gym. Maggie Provo added 12 Brooke Bailey, Dixon, POINTS IN QUARTERS points and Tyler Smith 10 for the Duchesses (7-4), who led 16-7 after Polo tournament one quarter, 34-13 at Oregon 60, Milledthe half, and 50-17 after geville 19: Sam Lamthree quarters. brigtsen scored 20 points Alleman 50, Sterling and the Hawks flew out 46: The Golden Warriors to a 17-2 lead after one led 28-21 at the half and quarter en route to the 40-36 after three quar- blowout win over the ters before being out- Missiles. scored 14-6 in the fourth Emylyn Wright added quarter in Rock Island.

11 points for Oregon Kiarra Harris scored 15 (7-3). Kayleigh Leddy points to lead the way for scored 12 points for Sterling (7-5), which also Milledgeville (2-10). got nine points from KaiProphetstown 65, West tlyn Bauer.

Carroll 28: The Proph-

ets raced out to a 20-5 lead by the end of the first quarter and never slowed down against the Thunder at the Polo tournament.

Corrie Reiley paved the way with 18 points, including three 3-pointers for Prophetstown (10-2). Clare Kramer added 11 points.

West Carroll (2-6) was led by Allysha Hrovat with 10 points.

Forreston 48, Polo 27: Forreston’s Maggie

Curry almost outscored the Marcos in a poolplay game at the Polo tournament.

Curry made five 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Forreston (6-5).

Polo (1-10) was led Keeley Meyer with 10 points.

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Boys bowling Destinee Howard started DeKalb 3,809, Dixon off right with a 264 first game. She followed that 3,415: The Dukes’ Ryan with games of 172 and 216 Dixon rolled a 721 series to amass the high-series while teammate Joel of 652. Teammate Magan Spangler had a 701, but it

was not enough at Mardi Gras Lanes in DeKalb.

Ryan Dixon had a high game of 258, and Spangler a 255. DeKalb won all 10 conference points.

Wrestling

Fulton 54, Goose Lake (Iowa) Northeast 28: The

Steamers lost four of the six contested matches but rode seven forfeit wins to victory at Fulton.

The Steamers’ contested wins came on pins by Sam Grant at 152 pounds and Zack Jenkins at 220.

Panthers take two: Jared Cole (145) and Nick Williams (182) each posted a pair of pins to lead ErieProphetstown to a pair of home wins, 45-23 against Putnam County-Hall and 51-27 against Rockridge.

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Cal Jarrett scored 14 points, Kyle LeBlanc 11 and Matt Coffey 10 as the Dixon Dukes improved to 10-0 with a 65-35 win over West Carroll on Tuesday at the West Carroll tournament.

Dixon led 19-12 after one quarter, but fell behind 29-27 at the half.

The Dukes dominated the second half, outscoring the Thunder (2-7) 22-2 in the third quarter and 16-4 in the fourth.

Isaiah Roby added eight points and Laron Carr six for Dixon. Travis Hartman and Trevor Jones scored 12 points apiece to pace West Carroll.

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Kallen Jepson had nine points for Erie.

Fulton 67, Stockton 62:

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points, and Bill Lee Greul had 10 points.

T.J. Wingert had 14 points for Pearl City (3-5).

Colmone Classic

Mendota 66, Bureau Valley 55: Parker Neuhalfen

tossed in 20 points, and Tommy Johnson added 17 as the Storm (5-3) fell to the Trojans in Spring Valley.

James Carroll finished with 29 points for Mendota (7-2), while Mark Prescott and Ryan Reeder added 10 each.

United Tournament

Prophetstown 47, United Pearl City 50, Morri- 35: Ethan Howard had 14 son 47: The Mustangs points, and Grant Ames

dropped a close game to the Wolves at the ForresDalton Shaner scored 17 ton tournament. points, and Skylar Paul- Hunter Hamstra led son added 10 as the Cou- Morrison (4-4) with 17 Eastland 52, Erie 30:

added 13 as the Prophets earned a win in Monmouth.

Gary Wynne led United with 11 points.

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Sterling’s Joseph Brouilette and Freeport’s Bailey Frank reach for a rebound during Tuesday’s game at Musgrove Fieldhouse. Sterling lost 55-45.

Warriors’ offense disappears SALTED

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“Sterling was able to move the ball around because we were playing zone with our hands down,” Freeport coach Danny Turner said. “Once the kids bought into, ‘Hey we’ve got to keep our hands up to take advantage of our size and our length,’ we were able to cut down the passing lanes. That was a huge difference.”

Freeport (4-5) scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter to go up 45-41 before Ster-

ling’s Zach Rehmert dropped in a pair of free throws to narrow the gap to 45-43.

The Pretzels struck back with a free throw

by Giovanni Offard and a 3-pointer by Devonair McClain to go up 49-43 with just under 3 minutes to play.

Rehmert appeared to give the Warriors some life with a move in the paint for a possible andone opportunity, but was whistled for traveling on the play. Sterling didn’t get closer than six points the rest of the way.

There was a huge disparity at the free-throw

line. While Sterling was just 5-for-10, Freeport cashed in on 17 of 21 at the stripe.

“We tell our kids we want to make more than the opposition attempts at the foul line,” Turner said. “We did that tonight.”

Giovanni Offard had 19 points and six rebounds to lead Freeport. Meeks and McClain each had 11 points, while Demetri Offard added 10 points.

Rehmert led Sterling with 15 points and six rebounds. Sterling Thornton had 14 points and five boards, while Brouilette added 12 points.

Comets respond with strong second-half effort in Forreston ATTACK

CONTINUED FROM B1

“it seemed like an individual effort up until then,” McCarty said. “Coach Sharp got us all together and started talking to us about how we needed to play team defense to put us back in front.”

McCarty responded, as he made a pair of baskets to restore the Comet lead at 29-26 with 43.9 seconds left. He finished a rebound short of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.

The lead was shortlived, as Dauphin answered with his second 3 of the half to tie things at 29 with 25 seconds left.

“I thought offensively

they executed a lot better than what we did in the first half,” Newman coach Ray Sharp said. “We rushed our shots, where as they were a lot more patient and worked hard to get a good shot. That was the difference in the first half. They were 4-of-8 from 3 while we were 0-of-8 from 3, and that’s a big difference. Probably the biggest one in the first half.”

A pair of baskets was exchanged by the team before halftime, as junior Nolan McGinn completed a strong putback with under 10 seconds left. The Wildcats then inbounded and dribbled coast-tocoast in enough time to knock down a buzzerbeating layup to tie the score at 31.

Halftime adjustments were made for the Comets.

“We made some mistakes on the offensive end, and didn’t play great defense on that end,” Newman’s A.J. Sharp said. “Our defense was terrible in the first half, but we picked it up in the second half and it helped the outcome greatly.”

The defensive pressure was dialed up coming out of the locker room for Newman, and senior Nate Terveer spearheaded this movement.

Possessing both length and athleticism, Terveer disrupted Dauphin and the Wildcats’ scorers.

Dauphin was held to two points in the second half, while Terveer picked up three of his four steals in

the third and fourth quarters despite battling foul trouble.

“Nate is a great defender,” coach Sharp said. “He works very hard when he’s on the floor, both offensively and defensively. He’s got the length and good athleticism. He is always matched up with their biggest, best player. He did a good job of that tonight. I thought he had a couple of tough calls, and picked up four fouls, which caused us to sit him down a little bit.”

As for the Comet offense, patience paid off.

Newman senior John Payan got loose as Sharp drove and dished it off to Payan, who finished the tough layup. On the next possession, Payan once again got loose, this time

from behind the arc.

He knocked down the 21-foot shot to give Newman the lead at 37-35, one the Comets would not waste.

Not to be outdone, Sharp hit his own 3-ball on the ensuing possession to extend the Newman lead.

“We talked about executing our offense [at half],” said Ray Sharp. “Then we would be in better position to shoot, and not rush our shots. If you have to rush a shot, it means you’re not open. We needed to be more patient and get the ball into the post more often.”

The Comets maintained a 52-43 lead heading into the last stanza, and kept the pedal to the metal. A.J. Sharp and McCarty were

on the same page, as the duo tore up the Wildcats’ defense.

Together, they combined for nine of the team’s 15 fourth-quarter points.

If McCarty wasn’t getting offensive putbacks for points, he was in the right spot to receive passes off of Sharp’s drives into the lane.

“A.J.’s a great point guard,” said McCarty. “He finds the open lane every time, gives out the perfect dish, shoots the floater, he does it all for us. He’s like the motor to our team.”

“Noah presents himself well,” said A.J. Sharp, “and finds those windows well. You know if you get it to him that he’s going to finish.”

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A sliver of open net appeared over Carter Hutton’s left shoulder and when you’re Patrick Kane, a sliver is all that is needed.

Another Kane highlight-reel goal helped the Blackhawks exact some revenge on the Predators, as they skated to a 3-1 victory Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena.

The Hawks won their second game in a row and fifth in their last six, as they defeated Hutton, a former prospect in their system, and the Predators to avenge arguably their worst beating of the season, a 7-2 shellacking Nov. 11.

In addition to Kane’s score, which came when he wheeled toward the Predators’ goal and flipped a wicked backhander into the top of the net despite good positioning by Hutton late in the first period, Duncan Keith had a goal and an assist and Nick Leddy also scored.

Antti Raanta was the recipient of the offense, as the rookie goaltender improved to 7-1-1 this season. He allowed only an early first-period power-play goal to Shea Weber to continue to make up for the absence of starting netminder Corey Crawford.

The Hawks’ power play continued to roll as it went 2-for-5 with a man advantage and extended its streak of games with at least one score while up a man to 10.

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On the ensuing draw, the Hawks were penalized for delay of game because of a faceoff violation, and Weber made them pay with a cannon shot of a one-timer from the top of left circle.

Shortly before intermission, Kane continued his dazzling ways with the Hawks on the power play. The winger used the open ice to work a give-and-go with Patrick Sharp that ended with

Kane finding just enough room to score his teamleading ninth power-play goal. It also extended Kane’s points streak to 10 games during which he has five goals and 13 assists. “It was a good play all around by Duncan [Keith] to get it up to me, and then I was just trying to get in with speed and Sharp made a nice pass,�

Kane said. “I just tried to hit that spot. Lucky enough, it went in. “It’s one of those plays where when you get the puck you’re looking to see what your options are, maybe to pass or shoot. I thought maybe [Hutton] was cheating a little bit from what I saw.

I wasn’t really looking at the spot per se, but it was one of those shots you practice on to try to get it up as quick as you can.�

Midway through the second, the Hawks’ power play kept humming when Hutton allowed a big rebound off a Brandon Saad shot and Leddy knocked it home.

The Hawks had their full complement of forwards at their disposal for the first time since Oct. 24 when Bryan Bickell returned from a 14-game absence with what a source said was a left knee injury. “Now that we have everybody, at least you can try things,� coach Joel Quenneville said. “How it’s all going to play out, we’ll see. You get some guys on the left and the right sides who can flip and you can move guys around.

I don’t think we lose a lot of what we’re looking for, and that’s all lines contributing.�

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Credit the Sox for attempting to rebuild and contend simultaneously rather than openly sacrifice seasons like the team in town that doesn’t necessarily have to worry about staying competitive to sell tickets.

Coincidentally, the Cubs countered the Sox’s trade Monday by signing nondescript lefty Wesley Wright.

Rumor was the Cubs would have announced it sooner, but were awaiting approval by the City Council and rooftop owners.

Yes, that exaggerates the way bureaucracy has stalled baseball progress in Wrigleyville, but underscores how one of the city’s teams remains all about what happens later while the other keeps trying exciting things now.

In potentially adding Davidson to a ‘14 everyday lineup that could include outfielder Avisail Garcia, Cuban slugger Jose Abreu and Eaton – all players 27 or younger acquired since July 31 – the Sox essentially have said every season really is sacred. “As we set out to cure some of what ails us, it was with the intent of an ideally quicker time frame, primarily by adding pieces that either were major league-ready or near major leagueready who could grow together as a championship group,� Hahn said. “It’s never easy to give up homegrown players. But we did feel it was imperative to start addressing

some of these positionplayer issues and do so in a way that not only could potentially help us in ’14, but perhaps more importantly for the long haul.�

The Sox’s minor league system, which baseball insiders like to criticize, produced Santiago and Reed, assets used to acquire two everyday players needed more.

As hard as the last three outs are to get, the Sox have history that suggests they will find another closer.

They won a World Series in 2005 using three. They spent 117 days in first place in a 2012 season that started with Santiago as the closer and Reed as a curiosity.

What role Davidson immediately fills depends on how quickly he adapts in spring training.

Mark Haley, Davidson’s Class A manager in South Bend, recalled an astute hitter who kept a journal of every pitcher as a 19-yearold. “He said, ‘You never know when I might face him in the big leagues,’� said Haley, who coached 13 years in the Sox organization until 2005. “A lot of Matt’s focus and mindset reminded me of [Paul] Konerko.

For a young player, he knows the language of hitting.�

Apparently, the funloving kid from Southern California likes language, period. “Matt’s a good, bluecollar guy Chicago’s going love, but he will talk your ear off,’’ Haley said.

Suddenly, the Sox are worth talking about again.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Christmas Sale Wed. & Thurs. 9-7, Fri. 11-7, Sat. 9-3 Early Sales Welcome Wed. Bizarre Americana 609 W. Third St.

By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge Consignment Sale The families are moving, must sell all clean items.

Cash only. Memory foam queen mattress $100. Bedstwin $80, queen $90, king $130.

Fold up sofa bed $70, Basset matching dresser, chest, night stand $290 for all. Sealy twin sofa sleeper $140, double reclining blue sofa $90, small. & lg.

Refrig., gas dryer, twin- full- queen headboards $50 ea, small hutch $70, recliner $50, elec. dryer & washer $90 ea., small desk, full bedroom set, love seat $80, blond dresser w/mirror $120, 2pc. reclining theater group, like new 42� flat screen TV, sofa, lighted oak king headboard, side by side refrig., coffee table, micro.

Stand, bookcase.

Much more! Early Sales Welcome Wed. Delivery available.

815-718-4385.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Dixon Petunia Festival Buttons.

Full Set from 1965present. $350 815677-1203 or 815284-8526 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

CLOVER 710 APPLIANCES HILLS CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Gas Dryer, heavy duty, clean, works, great, $90 815626-6479 GE Fridge, 3 yrs. old, black, $250, 815-590-9594.

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

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Carbon Express new crossbow w/ extras. $600 invested. $275 obo 815-535-6733 Head Downhill Skis w/poles & carrying case. $75 815-284-2398

WOOD / FUEL

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Mixed Hardwood $80/pickup load Delivered 779-423-4249

FURNITURE

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2pc. Beautiful wood corner flattop computer desk. Prestige brand, 960TWR. 60wx33dx30h 48wx24dx29h $600 815-632-1521 Bed/ Mattress Sets New in plastic. Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet 309-4527477.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765

TOOLS & MACHINERY

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CRAFTSMAN stick welder $75 obo 815-535-6733

KRINGLE'S KORNER

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New In Boxes, Rudolph's Xmas Town Village, by Hawthorne Village.

9 houses & 20 figurines. $350 815535-3963

WANT TO BUY 795 I buy scrap gold, silver & bullion.

Top dollar paid.

815-625-0966

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

2000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561 Brand New Snap On Beer Keg Fridge. Would be a nice holiday gift! $350 firm.

815973-1976 after 5.

ABC Reg border collie puppies, shots & wormed, 6 wks., bl & wh, & br & wh, $500 Phone 815-631-7391. No texts.

Chipper Shredder $200, Sofabed & chair $175, 220 volt elec. welder $100, 7� Heavy duty elec. sander $50. 815-622-9062

Free cats/kittens, all colors/sexes, 815-548-9511.

Dog cage, large, wire, $50/obo, Great cond., 815718-5499 DSA-720 TRMS Digisnap voltage tester by Sperry $45 815-284-1094

★ NEW TODAY ★ Wurlitzer Spinnet w/ bench, maple wood, $300 firm, 815-718-2424

Kitten, 7 mo., F, blk, spayed, shy, needs patient person, no small kids, 815-535-7061.

Lost Cat, long haired gray, friendly, male, not fixed, 815-548-9511 Wanted: small adult chihuahua, female, spayed, housebroken, reasonably priced or free. 815-564-9022 after 1 pm.

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!

SNOWBLOWERS 782 Ariens 7 HP, 24� cut, pull start snowblower, very little hrs., like new! $475. Call 815973-3223 Craftsman Snowblower, 22� elec. start, self propel. like new, $265 815-441-7535 Dozer/snowblade, MTD 46� front mount, Model # 190-822-OEM, used very little, will fit MTD or Yardman tractor, $125 815-288-5004

★ NEW TODAY ★ John Deere 66� three point hitch snow blower. $600. Call 815626-9337 Toro Power Clear snowblower, elec. start.

4yrs old. $300/obo.

Call 815-284-6776

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS Anniversary Special- 57 yrs.

4 Person Pheasant Hunt Includes 20 pheasant, 4 breakfasts, 4 rounds of clays. Smoked Pheasants Available for the Holiday Contact Rogers Hunt Club 815-379-2427 No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

ELECTRONICS

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Apple Ipod Nano 7th Gen. 16GB purple, w/ case, & charger. $95 815-535-6131 Wii bundle, inc. 2 controllers, numchuck and 4 games! Good deal! $60. 815-535-6131

ENGINE HOIST 4000 lbs., $75 815-535-6733 Free Wurlitzer Piano. Good condition. Needs tuning. Call 815-626-8783 Great Christmas presents! Foosball table, 54�x29� $95.

John Deere leaf sweeper, 1yr old $225. Manitowac 650lb. commercial ice machine & ice bin $1200. Call 815-441-5772.

Hover Round, only ridden once, new batteries, $7800 new/asking $2500, 815-284-0409. ½ HP Electric motor on stand w/on & off switch. $50 815-284-2398 Ideal Vol-Con XL voltage tester, exc. cond. $15 815284-1094 King bed, real nice, $100. 815718-4385 Military Extreme Cold Weather “Mickey Mouseâ€?

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M-65 Field Jackets, camo clothing, new & used & much more!

Princeton Military Surplus 11 E Putnam St. Princeton IL 815-875-1096 Tues.- Sat. 10-5 New Chicago Bears & ultra cuddle blanket. 60X72. $50 815-453-2679 New Michael Jordan cardboard stand up, over 6' tall. $75/obo 815718-5499 New Pink Disney Princess Fleece/fur blanket. 50X60. $40 815-453-2679

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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Exceptional Care & Training Center QIDP (Case Manager) to assess need(s), coordinate services and to promote quality of life through training and advocacy.

Bachelor's degree in health-related field with at least 1 year experience w/persons w/intellectual disabilities req. Must be a proficient computer user, reliable, detail-oriented, and willing to learn.

EOE Resume to: 2601 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, IL 61081 or melissa@ ectc1.com

EMPLOYMENT

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Diesel Mechanic

Full time. $30/hr. Must have 15 yrs experience. Please No phone calls or walk ins.

Mail resume to:

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South Dixon, IL. 61021

Welder Fabricator

Full time. $30/hr. Must have 15 yrs experience.Please No phone calls or walk ins.

Mail resume to:

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South Dixon, IL. 61021

Class A CDL Driver Hauling

Grain & Fertilizer $20.00 per Hour plus overtime.

Hauling NH3 with a Hazmat endorsement $25.00 per Hour plus overNew Pink Princess time. Must have 5 Disney Fleece \HDUV YHULĂ€DEOH H[SHBlanket 50x60. $35 rience.

815-453-2679 Raynor garage Please mail resume to: Brechon Farm doors, (1) 16x7 & Services, Inc. (1) 9x7, w/ openers & all hardware, 1270 IL. tracks, & remotes, State Route 26 South exc. cond. $750 'L[RQ ,/ 815-631-9600.

RCA Camcorder, 2 batteries, wires, & case $25 815625-1797 See More Online with a 4 year Photos, Comdegree. Pay merce, Expanded Text Commensurate

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815-718-4385 WESLO Pursuit 6.0 DX. Exercise bike. Like new! $100.

815-6264664 Wheat Cents 18D/ 20S/20D/33D very fine + cond. $60/all obo 815-857-3564

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Please No phone calls or walk-ins.

Please mail resume to: Brechon Farm Services, Inc. 1270 IL. State Route 26 South Dixon, IL. 61021

DRIVER NEEDED IN Illinois CDL-A WITH 4 YEARS EXPERIENCE MIDWEST RUNS, 2014 TRUCKS HOME WEEKENDS SIGN ON BONUS 877-992-9079 EXT. 5 OR ON-LINE WWW.ADVANCEDTW.COM

Drivers IMMEDIATE OPENINGS REGIONAL and OTR deBoer Transportation Experienced LIVESTOCK / Drivers and Owner 840 SUPPLIES Ops $1000 Sign On Bonus 12 beef heifers, Mileage Bonus wght. 600-650lbs.

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Legal Assistant Join the best. Our prominent, general practice law firm seeks a selfmotivated Legal Secretary to join our elite team.

Duties include project management, client interaction, scheduling and calendaring, document production, filing, and answering phones. Computer skills required; dictation skills preferred. The successful candidate will be diligent, pleasant, able to communicate well, and adept at multitasking. We offer competitive wages and benefits, and the opportunity to learn any skills not yet developed. Prior legal experience required; prior experience in the medical field would be a plus.

To apply please send your cover letter and resume to either saukvalleylaw @gmail.com or send replies to Box #:1196 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Micron Industries has an immediate opening for a Maintenance Technician The position requires maintenance performance on various industrial equipment including drive inspections, motors, belts, fluid levels and filter replacement. Preventative maintenance and facility maintenance is also required. The successful candidate will possess strong electrical and mechanical skills and be capable of troubleshooting, welding, and blueprint reading. A minimum of 2 years experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment is required. We offer a competitive compensation package with a full range of benefits including a 401K plan. Must be open to working 1st and/or 2nd shift.

For consideration, please submit your resume and salary requirements to: Micron Industries Attn: Human Resources 1801 Westwood Dr Sterling, IL 61081 mkelly@micron power.com River City Fencing Responsible motivated leader, willing to work in all types of weather, must have some knowledge of fencing and have a VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. 815-589-2307 Semi Driver class A CDL for FT work.

We haul grain & intermodal containers. 815-751-3784 or 815-453-2354 Ashton Semi Truck Driver Needed Day travel only, no nights or weekends. Class A CDL required with dump trailer experience preferred. PT/FT, 25-35 hrs. a week.

Apply in person or send resumed to bryan@tt metalsinc.com Solo & Team CDLA Drivers! Excellent Home Time & Pay! $3000 to $5000 Sign-on Bonus!

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EMPLOYMENT

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★ NEW TODAY ★ Social Services Child Welfare Specialist Nachusa Expected to work with families and children involved with State child welfare systemfoster care program. Good written and verbal skills required. Employee will monitor/assist children and parents.

Candidate will work cooperatively with court system and service providers. Candidate should ideally possess knowledge of child welfare.

Applicant must have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field.

Applicant must have a valid Illinois driver's license, proof of automobile liability insurance and access to reliable transportation. Applicant must pass fingerprint /criminal background check.

To apply fax or email resume to: Attn: Tina Green (875) 284-9926 or email tina.green@ lssi.org. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois is an EOE.

Local firm has immediate opening for a full time Proposal Writer. Successful candidate should have strong written communication skills and be experienced with Microsoft Word and Excel. Experience with Publisher, PowerPoint, website creation a plus.

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Attractive Salary and Benefits. Benefits include Profit Sharing, 401K, Group Health, Disability and Life.

Send resume and salary history to Box # M-66 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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Secure Recycling Services is currently looking to hire part-time Recycling Technicians. The duties of an

Recycling Tech will include but not limited to processing CPU’s, CRT monitors and other electronic equipment, identify and evaluate computer components, operate the baler to bale plastic, operate the shrink wrap machine, organize commodities. Qualifications include, must be able to provide proof of high school diploma or GED, pass the agencies physical and drug screening and pass the criminal background checks. Must be able to stand for 50 plus minutes at time, able to lift a minimum of 25-30 pounds intermittently during the day.

We are also looking for a part-time CDL driver. Must have a current CDL license, with acceptable driving record in accordance with our insurance, be able to pass the agencies physical, drug screening and pass a criminal background check.

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Cleaning Service A+ Cleaning Service If you would like your house to be cleaned.....

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Automotive

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Electricians C.P. ELECTRIC For Your Electrical Needs.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF: JANET E. BURTON, Deceased,

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CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of JANET E. BURTON. Letters of Office were issued on December 2, 2013, to Jason R.J. Burton, of 906 Mulberry Lane, Streamwood, IL 60107, as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Gregory F. Schott, 205 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081-0471.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Probate Division, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before June 13, 2014, and any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

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