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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 n SERVING ROCK FALLS, STERLING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1854
STERLING | NORTHLAND MALL
Store now sports an ‘open’ sign Dunham’s reopens 13 months after storm closed its doors BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
STERLING – Dunham’s Sports opened Sunday at Northland Mall, more than 13 months after a fierce storm caused serious structural damage to the store. The storm hit town June 22, ripping off part of the retailer’s roof and damaging a back wall. The store had a soft opening Sunday, and its grand opening will start Friday with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. The first 100 adults in line Friday will receive a Dunham’s Sports T-shirt. While supplies last, 6-packs of Coke and Diet Coke will be given to anyone making a minimum purchase of $10. The giveaways will continue throughout the weekend. On Saturday, the first 100 adults through the door will get a Dunham’s Sports baseball cap, and the first 50 customers in line Sunday will receive a $10 Dunham’s gift card. DUNHAM’S continued on A54
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The “will re-open” sign is down and the “open” sign is up at Dunham’s Sports in the Northland Mall. After more than a year, the sporting goods store is open for business again, after a fierce storm damaged the store and forced it to close while the mall underwent repairs. Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
STERLING
School sharpens the focus on its programming Golden Warrior TV upgrades to give viewers a sharper picture BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers
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SPATTERS into his own hands When a local business owner saw a need for more positive things for kids to do, he decided to do something about it RIGHT: Kilie Law, 14, of Rock Falls fires off a round during a paintball match Monday morning during an XCP Young Guns youth group meeting at Lawrence Park. TOP: Paintball players stand in the ready position before the start of a paintball match.
PROGRAMMING continued on A54
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Woman files suit in husband’s death Lawyer says driver’s wife is ‘overwhelmed’ with loss, grief
BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
STERLING – A Rock Falls man is using paintball to teach life lessons. Charles Larry, owner of Extreme Crossfire Paintball, has set up his mobile paintball arena at Lawrence Park on Mondays and Thursdays to give youths a positive place to hang out.
Larry has been drawing between 15 and 35 kids at the XCP Young Guns youth program. Larry said he has six kids of his own, and saw a need for the program. “As parents, we tell kids, ‘Don’t do this and don’t do that,’ but we don’t give them anything positive to do,” he said. Larry said that after praying for guidance, he knew what he had to do. SPATTERS continued on A114
Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
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STERLING – Those watching Sterling High School sports from miles away will be seeing the games a little more clearly this year. The Sterling Schools Foundation is ramping up the picture quality on its Golden Warrior TV channel, an online station broadcast through the National Federation of State High School Associations network. The videos will have a higher bit rate, which allows for smoother streaming capabilities, and enhanced picture defJim inition, foundation Executive Director Spencer Jim Spencer said. “We want the video to look as professional as we can,” he said. The foundation began providing sports content online about 5 years ago with live video broadcasts through digital network iHigh, now BlueFrame Technology. It is in its third year of partnering with NFHS, and continues to add or modify features, including multicamera views and instant replay, Spencer said.
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ABBY.................... A7 BUSINESS.......... A12 COMICS................ A9
CROSSWORD.....B12 LIFESTYLE............ A7 LOTTERY.............. A2
BY KRISTEN ZAMBO Tribune News Service
ROCKFORD – A Dixon woman has sued two Rock River Valley companies and a dump truck driver after her husband died at a Winnebago landfill when he was buried under several tons of construction materials. Tina Trevino’s attorney filed the wrongful death lawsuit July 21 against Belvidere-based Landmark Excavating Inc., its employee, Douglas Anderson, and Rockfordbased Winnebago Landfill Co. in the April 28 death of Gonzalo Trevino Sr. Trevino, 54, worked for Marengo Disposal Co. when he was at the Rockford landfill, which is operated by Winnebago Landfill Co., according to the lawsuit. He had worked for Marengo for about 10 years. LAWSUIT continued on A54 OBITUARIES......... A4 OPINION............... A6 POLICE................. A2
Today’s weather High 88. Low 68. More on A3.
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