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OGLE COUNTY | IN THE COURTS

Former sheriff charged BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

OREGON – A former Ogle County sheriff is facing two felony theft charges from his time in office.

Michael Harn, 54, is accused of buying goods and services with Ogle County funds under false pretenses and using them for his personal benefit. According to court documents filed Wednesday, prosecutors say he bought numerous items

with county funds, including electronic equipment, boat equipment, radio-controlled toys, party tents, coolers, weapons, hunting guns, Harley-Davidson clothing and accessories, adult novelty items, and outdoor fountains. CHARGES continued on A54

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RECREATION BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 CHeimerman_SVM

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keeper Pete Kostelnick gives new meaning to cross-country running. The marathon man with local ties is making his way across the U.S. on his way to a record-breaking run

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ROCK FALLS – Pete Kostelnick waves appreciatively to every oncoming driver who gives him an extra few feet as he runs Wednesday along the north shoulInside der of U.S. Route 30. After Learn and Live: all, they’re his people. Sauk Valley Media’s Sure, he’s had lots of runChristopher Heining buddies throughmerman joined out the first 2,200 miles of Pete Kostelnick on his run at a world record. his cross-country But for hours at a time, run and came back it’s just him, the whisper with a spring in his of the wind through corn step. Page A2 stalks, and the hundreds of thousands of faces he sees behind the wheels. If he looks close, he might recognize a few, at least during this Midwestern reunion tour.

Dixon will step up work on its trails City gets $2 million grant for trail work, which could help more people beat a path to Dixon’s door BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

Sterling ties Kostelnick, 29, grew up in Boone, Iowa, and went to Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, so you could imagine how exciting it was to plot those cities on his route. RUNNER continued on A54

Pete Kostelnick, 29, of Lincoln, Nebraska, runs past a barn Wednesday morning along U.S. Route 30 in rural Lee County. Kostelnick hopes to set a world record by running 3,100 miles from San Francisco City Hall to New York City Hall in just 44 days.

DIXON – Wheels will soon be spinning farther along the city’s bike path, thanks to a $2 million grant awarded Wednesday to extend the trail system. The path extension is one of 33 projects throughout the state receiving a piece of a $30.7 million pie from Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grants. The project calls for extending the bike path about 2,800 feet east on River Road toward Raynor Garage Doors and west on River Road connecting to First Street and following the viaduct to Seventh Street. The expansion totals about 1.6 miles of additional path. Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said the project will improve the quality of life for bicyclists, walkers and joggers and give the city a more competitive edge in attracting visitors or new residents. “We’re getting to a point where we can compete with many suburban communities with trailways,” he said. “This adds to our city in immense ways.” The grants are federally funded through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Dixon was picked from a pool of 241 state applications vying for projects totaling $261.3 million. The grant requires a 20-percent local match of funds, which is $400,000 on the city’s end. Arellano said the local match will be taken out of Rita Crundwell recovery dollars, a fund that has about $4.85 million available. The city’s next steps will be to finalize engineering designs and bid the project for construction. Arellano said construction on the path could also open up other improvement projects that could be completed at the same time. TRAILS continued on A54

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

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A different body of work A Dixon graduate is embarking on a new musical path as a solo artist, and she’s inviting listeners along on the journey

BY LUCAS PAULEY lpauley@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5576 @LucasJayPauley

DIXON – Vivian McConnell, a 2009 Dixon High School graduate, has already built a pretty impressive musical resumé. The 25-year-old is an integral member of the Chicago band Santah, which also features

her brother, Stan McConnell, a 2005 Dixon High grad, and Steven Plock, Class of 2006. McConnell is also the frontwoman and one of the founding members of the band Grandkids, which made quite a name for itself in the Champaign-Urbana music scene during Vivian’s time at the University of Illinois. BODY continued on A124

V.V. Lightbody, the solo project of 2009 Dixon High graduate Vivian McConnell (right), and Homme will play from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. Submitted

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Every run starts with a first step Spine-tingling sensation was achieved with distance runner

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’m not easily starstruck. Throughout my career and my former life as a musician, I’ve gotten to meet a lot of famous people, from athletes to rock stars to politicians. Dude, my band opened for Jackyl, OK? Running alongside Pete Kostelnick didn’t necessarily star-strike me, either, but it gave the sort of spine-tingling sensation reserved for hanging out with people with whom you simply shouldn’t be able to hang. After giving him company for about 0.15 percent of his 3,100-mile coast-to-coast run at a world record, I drove to my next interview with a phrase looping in my head: “We can all do more.� I’d kind of gotten a running start with that mentality this week,

christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Enterprise and Projects Editor at SVM. He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley. com or 815-625-3600, ext. 5523.

having missed about 2 weeks of training with a virus before foolishly (so I thought) running 18.5 miles Sunday. My second marathon will be Nov. 6 in Milwaukee, and I was more scared of missing out on my longest runs than I was eager to run for 3 hours. Running that far while not 100 percent healthy and having not worked out in 2 weeks wasn’t smart. And I don’t recommend anyone do it.

But when I told Kostelnick what I’d done, he said, “Way to go, man.� That spur made me think about doing something even crazier someday – running an ultra. So, why is that silly? Probably for the same reason it’s silly for a couch potato to want to run a 5K, and the same reason a wheelchairbound youngster would be misguided to take on sled hockey. That reason? There is none. I can confidently say I’ll never sniff any of Kostelnick’s times, or his distance, but I don’t have to. I’m not a runner. I’m a guy who loves running. Besides, maybe I’m something else I haven’t realized yet. I can’t stop thinking about one thing Kostelnick said to me: “I figured if I couldn’t go faster, I’d go farther.� Imagine all the untapped potential out here in this world, because we give up when we can’t do something. What if we looked at it

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Sauk Valley Media’s Christopher Heimerman (right) runs alongside Pete Kostelnick on Wednesday in rural Lee County. Heimerman is about 4 weeks away from his second marathon, and joined Kostelnick for a measly 5 miles. Kostelnick is grateful for whatever company he can get during his 3,100-mile, 44-day (that’s the plan) trek from San Francisco City Hall to New York City Hall. from a different angle, or brushed ourselves off and attacked the next item on our list?

Food for thought, huh? I think next for me is dusting off the old guitar, not having

strummed it in years. What’s on your list? And what’s after that? I’d love to hear.

for information on a burglary that took place between Oct. 9 and the morning of Oct. 10 at Five Star Enterprises. According to a news release from Morrison police, the business was broken into through the front door and Stihl-brand power tools, including chainsaws, pole saws, concrete saws, and leafblowers, were stolen. Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations Unit members are assisting with the case.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Morrison Police Department at 815-772-7659 or Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at 877-625-7867.

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ERROR? Getting it right We care about accuracy, and we want to correct errors promptly. Please call mistakes to our attention at 815-2842222 or 815-625-3600, ext. 5501 or 5502. Correction The visitation for Theresa N. Payne will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling, with the Rev. Jason Borton officiating. The date was incorrect in Wednesday’s editions. We regret the error.

POLICE Rock Falls Police

Lindsey K. Andersen, 31, of Prophetstown; 9:03 a.m. Tuesday at 1800 Prophetstown Road; speeding; given

notice to appear in court. Brenda M. Murray, 48, of Rock Falls; 12:31 p.m. Tuesday at Dixon Avenue and Wiker Drive; speeding; given notice to appear in court. Shanie K. Cahill, 45, of Geneseo; 3:04 p.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Prophetstown Road; speeding; given notice to appear in court. Andrew N. Allison, 34, of Marion; 3:36 p.m. Tuesday at First and Second Avenue; operating a vehicle with expired registration; given notice to appear in court. Jenna L. Berge, 21, of Sterling; 4:08 p.m. Sunday in the 900 block of West U.S. Route 30; Lee County warrant; posted bond. Priscilla E. Schaffer, 34, of Rock Falls; 2:36 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of First Avenue; retail theft; given notice to appear in court.

Lee County Sheriff

John T. Neuroth, 51, of Ingleside; 4 p.m. Tuesday; residential burglary; taken to Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Ronald R. Benevento, 46, of Walnut; 10:55 a.m. Tuesday; warrant – failure to appear (contempt – nonpay-

ment); posted bond. Nicholas R. Bauer, 33, of Rushville; 7:15 a.m. Tuesday; court order; taken to Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Sterling Police

Chloe E. Heal, 53, of Sterling; 4:20 p.m. Tuesday at East Fifth Street and Second Avenue; failure to yield at stop sign; state citation issued.

Ogle County Sheriff

Richard Turner, 53, no address; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Terrance Haynes, 31, of Freeport; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – petition to revoke; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Raul Hernandez, 49, of Rochelle; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – petition to revoke; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Erica Allen, 26, of Rockford; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; taken to Ogle County Jail and given

notice to appear in court. Jacob Albers, 28, of Rochelle; Tuesday; Ogle County warrant – failure to appear; posted bond.

State Police

Kirkland H. Payne, 60, of Milwaukee; 10:28 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 39 in Lee County; warrant and speeding; taken to Ogle County Jail and posted bond. Roshandra A. McCall, 22, of DeKalb; 8:29 p.m. Monday on Interstate 39 in Ogle County; driving while license suspended; released on individual bond. Mitchell T. Ware, 44, of St. Paul, Minnesota; 12:45 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 39 in Ogle County; driving while license revoked, speeding; released on individual bond. Aaron A. Lee, 24, of Rogersville, Tennessee; 1:09 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 39 in Lee County; Boone County warrant – failure to appear (driving while license suspended); posted bond.

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Rock Falls students face elements for homeless Overnight stay in cardboard houses will begin Friday BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 CHeimerman_SVM

ROCK FALLS – Each year, a small, humbling village forms in front of Rock Falls High School, made up of kids who sleep out in the cold, in cardboard boxes, to raise awareness and funds for homelessness. That fold of philanthropists is going to be bigger than ever this Friday night for the Rock Falls Junior Optimists’ Night for the Homeless, a fundraiser for the Sterling PADS Shelter. The group’s adviser, Tom DePasquale, is hoping to have at least 30 kids out there – permission slips pending – compared to a previous high-water mark of about 20. The shelter’s director, Myles Newberry, will

visit the club’s meeting this morning to rally the troops, who’ve borrowed one of his more effective pieces of advice. “He always tells the kids, ‘The only time you should look down on somebody is when you’re helping them up,’” DePasquale said. “With events like this, you’re not only teaching the kids to give back, but you’re also teaching them to be that person who’s leading those community services in the future.” The club hopes to exceed the $1,000 or so it raised last year. Jars will be passed around at the Friday football game against Dixon, after which the club will head to its temporary home, where anyone can pop by to offer donations or moral support. While any donations are accepted, monetary contributions are recommended, so that the shelter can buy exactly what it needs. DePasquale sets the date anticipating a good crowd at the game, while taking into account the fact that the shelter opens for the year this month. Last year, the overnight

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temperatures were in the 20s. This year, they might not slip under 50. It’s a blessing and a curse for the guy who sits by the fire all night, caffeinating himself to make sure he’s available if the kids need him – or if he needs to round them up. “I want it to sting a little bit for the kids,” DePasquale said, referring to the lessons learned from such an event. “And also, if they get into those boxes to stay warm, I don’t have to chase them around all night.” So the pleasant weather might be considered a good problem to have, kind of like having 95 kids in the club, far-and-away the most DePasquale’s seen.

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Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase for Sterling Rural Fire Protection District I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for Sterling Rural Fire Protection District for the fiscal year ending June, 2017 will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the office of Miller & Lancaster, 15 East Third Street, Sterling, IL 61081. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact John E. Miller, Attorney for Sterling Rural Fire Protection District, 15 East Third Street, Sterling, IL 61081, (815) 625-0600. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for the fiscal year ending June, 2016 were $240,077.00. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for the fiscal year ending June, 2017 are $404,301.00. This represents a 68.4% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for the fiscal year ending June, 2016 were $0.00. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for the fiscal year ending June, 2017 are $0.00. This represents a 0% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for the fiscal year ending June, 2016 were $240,077.00. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for the fiscal year ending June, 2017 are $404,301.00. This represents a 68.4% increase over the previous year.

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Cleora J. Roth PROPHETSTOWN – Cleora J. Roth, 86, of Prophetstown, passed away Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at her home. She was born April 28, 1930, at her family home at 312 W. Third St., in Prophetstown, the daughter of Lester B. “Buck” and Florence (Adams) Roth. Cleo, as she was known to family and friends, lived in the family home her entire life. Cleo’s grandfather, Henry C. Adams, and his brother, Fred, started Eclipse Lawn Mower Co. in 1904, and it flourished through the Great Depression and on, until it was sold in the late 1950s. Cleo’s family enjoyed spending summers at their cottage on Clark Lake in Nisswa, Minnesota. In the early 1950s, after her high school years, Cleo and her mother started raising and training show horses at their farm. They spent the next 40 years at horse shows and fairs, and brought home many ribbons. Cleo

managed the Star Genius Farms, which was a centennial farm. The farm was purchased from the federal government in 1852, by her greatgrandfather. Cleo was very proud of the family farm. She leaves her dear friend and helper, Eric Nelson; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Henry C. and Minnie Adams; her parents, Lester B. “Buck” and Florence Roth; a brother, Henry Roth; and a younger sister, Carolyn Wieneke. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, and the funeral at noon Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 45 Grove St., state Route 78 North, Prophetstown, with the Rev. Katrina Gallagher, pastor of First Lutheran Church of Prophetstown, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery. McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown is handling arrangements.

Jacinda Phillips ROCK FALLS – Jacinda Phillips, 52, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home. Jacinda was born Oct. 11, 1964, in Sterling, the daughter of Cecil Clyde and Emma Jane (Dixon) Phillips. She formerly was employed at Walmart as an assistant manager for 8 years. Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Dalke of Rock Falls; one son, Jefry Alan Dalke of Sterling; three sisters, Linda (Ruben) Alba of Rock Falls, Reann (Jim Johnston) Garza of Phoenix, and Regina (Tom Tirey) Hoctor of Beavercreek, Ohio; one brother, Dallas (Jaquelyn) Phillips of Placerville, California; seven

grandchildren, Evanjelina Henry, Jozlyn and Jaylen Chattic, Gabrielle, Myles, and Kim’Ora Dalke, and Madison Morrison; and special friend, Christopher J. Orr of Sterling. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Richard Rhodes, maternal grandparents, and paternal grandparents. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Phil Gronbach, officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling. Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Theresa N. Payne ROCK FALLS – Theresa N. Payne, 84, of Rock Falls, passed away peacefully at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, surrounded by family, at her daughter’s residence in Pekin. Theresa was born Dec. 10, 1931, in Iuka, to Charlie and Minnie Williamson. She was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers, and four sisters. She is survived by the love of her life, and husband of 66 years, Alvia Payne; her brother, Cartheal Williamson; her three children, Sue (John) Thayer, Steve (Janet) Payne, and Cathy (Tim) Calsyn; seven grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Theresa and Alvia were married March 14, 1950, and shared 66 beautiful years together, traveling

the country and experiencing life to the fullest. Theresa was an ardent lover of gardening and yard work, especially mowing. She also enjoyed spending time with family and friends playing cards, bingo, and visiting the casino. Theresa fostered a loving environment for her family and everyone she met. She loved telling stories, jokes, and making people smile. Theresa will be waiting patiently for Alvia to join her in dancing in the River Jordan. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling, with the Rev. Jason Borton officiating. Memorials in her memory may be made to Illinois Cancer Care in Peoria.

▼ Today’s visitations: Larry “Butch” Bender of Prophetstown, 4-8 p.m. gathering of family and friends, with military honors at 6 p.m., at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Theresa N. Payne of Rock Falls, 12:30-1:30 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Today’s funerals: Chad W. Copeland of Dixon, 11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon. Theresa N. Payne of Rock Falls, 2 p.m. burial at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. Maxine E. Hall of Sterling, 11 a.m. graveside service at Walnut Cemetery,. ▼ Friday visitations: June R. Van Drew of Rock Falls, 9:30-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Cleora J. Roth of Prophetstown, 11 a.m.noon at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown. Jacinda Phillips of Rock Falls, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Judith A. Barger of Rock Falls, 5 to 8 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling. ▼ Friday funerals: June R. Van Drew of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Cleora J. Roth of Prophetstown, noon at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown. Russel L. Mosher of Dixon, celebration of life memorial, 5-7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon. ▼ Saturday funerals: Jacinda Phillips of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Judith A. Barger of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling. Barbara C. Listek of Lake Charles, Louisiana, formerly of Dixon and Amboy, 11 a.m. at Shapiro Park in Amboy. ▼ Wednesday funerals: Barbara C. Drolinger, formerly of Dixon, 1 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Dixon.

Judith A. Barger ROCK FALLS – Judith A. (Royer) Barger, 70, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Rockford Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 19, 1946, in Sterling, the daughter of Floyd and Evelyn (Silvey) Royer. She married Walter Lee Barger Sr. on Sept. 23, 1965, in Canton, Ohio. He preceded her in death on April 17, 2006. She attended Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, and enjoyed playing cards, attending her grandchildren’s sporting events, and being with family. Surviving are two daughters, Kelly (Randy) Donoho of Rock Falls and Kayla (Randy) Sharp of Tampico; a son, Wally (Kelly) Barger of Polo; grandchildren, Nicole (D’ Andre) Harrington, Shauntae (KC) Barger, Ashley (Chris) Barger, Paige (Mitchell) Binkley, Josh Donoho (Katelyn), Cody Donoho (Alicia),

Dakota Sharp (Allie), Austin Donoho (Danica), Lexi Sharp (Lucas), and Brandy (Ronit) Prajapati; great-grandchildren, Mercedes, Darius, Trey, Landen, Spencer, Greyson, Kai, Jaylen, Lane, Merrick, and Logan; brothers, Vern Royer, Eddie Royer, and Al (Tara) Royer, all of Rock Falls; and sisters, Alice (Jr.) Billings of Sterling, Nina (Leroy) Holloway of Rock Falls, and Marcia Chaoinski of Sterling. She also was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Jackie and Larry. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Pastor Jason Borton officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. A memorial has been established in her memory.

Barbara C. Listek LAKE CHARLES, La. – Barbara C. Listek, 55, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, formerly of Dixon and Amboy, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 13, 1961, in Chicago, the daughter of William and Virginia (Bollnow) Listek. She had worked at Dixon Developmental Center. Survivors include her mother, Virginia Listek of Amboy; brother, William “Pete” (Barbara) Listek of Freeport; sister, Lisa Ellis of California; an aunt, Shirley Appleman of Amboy; her part-

ner, Elizabeth Shelton, and their son, Vince Campellone, both of Lake Charles; and numerous cousins of Amboy. She was preceded in death by her father, her uncle, Fred Appleman, and her grandparents. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Shapiro Park on state Route 52 on the south edge of Amboy. Casual attire is requested. Cremation rites have been accorded. Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

Kathleen T. Stitzel DIXON – Kathleen T. Stitzel, 77, of Dixon, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Windermere, Florida. Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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D e m o cratic Party is about,” Biss said. The first ad from Biss’ super PAC began Gov. Bruce Rauner a i r i n g Tuesday in the Chicago area, and links Rauner and state Republicans to presidential candidate Donald Trump. Rauner has not said if he will vote for Trump, but Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot said the state party does back him. “It’s no surprise that Illinois Democrats are desperately trying to make the state elections about anything other than their failed record of higher taxes, broken budgets and insider deals under Mike Madigan,” DeGroot said in an emailed statement. “Voters won’t be fooled.” According to Sarah Brune, executive director of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, committees are prohibited from coordinating with candidates or political parties. She added that “the rules for coordination are fuzzy.” Biss, who isn’t on the ballot this year, said he’s avoided conversations with candidates and the super PAC will reveal its donors as required by federal law.

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MOUNT CARROLL – Mount Carroll City Council members remain interested in a solar power array for the city’s wastewater treatment plant project, but they’re not rushing to pick a supplier. During a committee meeting Tuesday, Alderman Doug Bergren said he wanted to feel out options on the array, which would be part of a new wastewater plant. “It’s 3 years out, and we have no idea what programs will be available then. I want to wait a while before getting bids,” he said. The treatment plant sits in a floodplain in Point Rock Park, and no longer meets Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards. Bergren said he wanted to check out other options, and see if there might be any financial incentives. “The town I work in

[East Dundee], we have an assistance program for solar energy. For every business that puts in a solar array, the town will kick in $5,000. It shortens the return on investment by 9 to 10 months,” he said. “I just want to kind of see what other companies have out there.”

Roadwork update During the street committee meeting, Alderman Mike Risko and street Superintendent Eric Dalton gave an update on recent roadwork. Risko said six alleys had been fixed. “Blacktop on Benton Street to be done, then patch work. We’ll move to sidewalks after that,” Dalton said. Preparations for fall and winter upkeep have been made. Dalton said workers will sweep the streets twice a week once leaves start turning. Repairs have been made to the city’s road salt bins, which are fully stocked.

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The list goes on to include auto maintenance for his personal vehicles, Apple iTunes products, and radio advertising. The total cost of the items falls between $500 and $10,000. Special Prosecutor Dave Neal of the Illinois Office of State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor’s Office said the charges resulted from a 2-year Illinois State Police investigation that began shortly after an internal audit of the office in December 2014 and January 2015. The thefts were said to have occurred between June 1, 2011, and Dec. 2, 2014. The felonies each carry a sentence of 3 to 7 years. He is set to appear in Ogle County court at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 10. Harn served as Ogle County sheriff from 2010 to 2014 before being defeated by Brian VanVickle during re-election. His salary was $87,000. While in office, Harn stewarded a fund containing administrative tow fees and other money that was not included in the county’s budget. Sauk Valley Media began reporting Harn’s questionable spending from the fund in December 2013, including purchases of $7,500 in restaurant meals and more than $3,400 in clothing – such as Lucky Brand jeans, Under Armour polo shirts, HarleyDavidson clothing and gear, Men’s Wearhouse suits, shirts, ties, pants and shoes – for Harn and a detective. The fund was established in 2011 by a county ordinance that gave the sheriff’s department the ability to charge a $350 fee when it had vehicles towed, an effort to supplement the department’s budget. In the fund’s first 2 years of existence, about $210,000 was deposited, with one third – $70,000

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Going further, though, he plotted his course through Dewitt, Iowa, and into Sterling, where he and his four siblings would often visit their grandparents when he was little. His grandpa, Wayne Ellmaker, taught in Sterling Public Schools, and Wayne’s brother, Jim, was Sterling mayor from 1971 to 1975. Beyond his grandparents’ backyard was a playground where “We’d probably spend about two-thirds of our time,â€? he says. Naturally, he was accompanied by many friendly faces in Boone, including a police escort through the city, and in Dewitt, two cross-country squads joined his team. Beyond nostalgia and moral support, the Midwest provided a respite after the veritable gauntlet that was the West. He set forth at 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at San Francisco City Hall, and must reach New York City Hall by 6 p.m. Oct. 27 to break the 36-year-old record set from Sept. 1 to Oct. 16, 1980, by Frank Giannino Jr. He’s aiming to be done in 44 days, and is currently on a 43-days-and-change pace. Not bad, considering he’s conquered breathtaking elevation changes, including his own third circle of Hell – a 7,000-foot increase at Yosemite State Park in California ‌ on Day 3. “The first week was very humbling, getting broken in,â€? he says. “I probably pushed it a little too hard the first few days.â€? He’s plowed through the resulting tendonitis in his shins and ankles. “Ever since I got to Nebraska, it’s been awesome,â€? he says. “The West was beautiful scenery, and once the scenery was gone, it got good – seeing all those familiar faces.â€?

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– coming from sources other than administrative tow fees. In October 2014, Sikich, a Naperville-based accounting and consulting company, released an audit that showed nearly $11,000 was missing from the fund. The firm also found about $61,000 in revenue that should have gone into the county’s general fund but was instead placed into the tow fund. “This investigation involved hundreds of hours of good police work going through hundreds of transactions authorized by then-sheriff Michael Harn,� Neal said. On the tail end of his time as sheriff, Harn was hired as the Forrestville Valley School District’s maintenance coordinator, juggling two full-time positions for 6 months from June to November in 2014. He was also elected as Forreston Village Board President in 2005, a position he resigned from June 22 before completing his third term, which would have expired in April. Trustee Mark Metzger was appointed to fill out the rest of his term. VanVickle said that since he was elected, the sheriff’s office has altered its accounting practices and become more transparent with record-keeping and financial management. “Additionally, during the transition in 2014, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office administrative command was restructured,� VanVickle said in a news release this afternoon. “These changes both in processes and structure have given the office more accountability and has returned the professionalism that the citizens of Ogle County deserve.�

Always meal time The silver lining of running uphill is it translates to more food. Lots and lots of food, in Kostelnick’s case. “It’s pretty much like an eating competition with a little bit of running mixed in,� he jokes while taking his morning break in his team’s RV on the eastern outskirts of Rock Falls. He runs about 70 miles every day, a shade more than two and a half marathons. For every 1,000 feet of elevation increase, he gets an extra 1,000 calories. Each mile gets him 100. So in Colorado, his peak

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A chase vehicle packed with supplies waits for Kostelnick. Every 1 to 2 miles, support crew members Dean Hart, a paramedic and personal trainer, and Charlie Engle, an adviser who’s completed many ultra-marathons, give Kostelnick water, Gatorade, dried fruits, diet cola and beef jerky – whatever it takes to make the trek from coast to coast.

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Visit petesfeetaa.com to learn more about his run at a world record. Click the link “Track Pete� at the top to find out exactly how far along he is at all times. You can also find Pete’s Feet Across America on Facebook, or follow @PeteKostelnick on Twitter. When you cheer him on, use the hashtag #runrestrePete.

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Here are some examples of the vast array of food Pete Kostelnick eats daily: First meal: 3:30 a.m., oatmeal, rice, banana, bread, protein shake, pre-energy drink Second meal: About 11 a.m., anything from a sub sandwich to French toast to leftovers Dinner: About 4 p.m., protein-heavy, carbs-heavy, big meals to take him through the night Dessert: Pint of ice cream, cookies, desserts, full container of juice, full container of water, 3-4 protein bars before bedtime, around 6 or 7 p.m. Along the route: Every 1-2 miles, soda (“Diet cola is my secret weapon,� Kostelnick says), water, Gatorade, protein bars, trail mix, beef jerky, dried fruit.

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Click on this story at saukvalley.com to watch Pete Kostelnick arrive for his morning break in Rock Falls. menu featured 17,247 calories. But who’s keeping track? His chef and elite masseuse, Cinder Wolff, that’s who. Although she prefers the title “guardian of the mothership.â€? She also does the grocery shopping, drives the RV, and finds parking. “Carbs are one very small piece of the puzzle,â€? she says. “For something like this, it’s really more about protein. That’s the more important factor in feeding Pete. We need to keep his muscles out of cannibalism, which is what they’ll do if they don’t have enough protein.â€? She’s been on a crew for a runner’s 5-day trek, but never anything like this, or for anyone like Kostelnick. “He’s kind, he’s polite, and he’s appreciative,â€? she says. “He’s not just amazing because of what he’s doing. He’s a phenomenal young man ‌ who eats everything I put in front of him.â€? “Amazing is too light of a word to describe this; take amazing and multiply it by 100, and you’ll get close to what this is,â€? his

40-year-old oldest brother, John, adds. He lives in the Bloomington-Normal area, and their aunt and uncle, Ginny and Dick Thompson, drove down from Amherst, Wisconsin. “He has such an amazing gait,� Ginny says. “It’s so much fun to watch him run.� Kostelnick wakes up every day at 3:30 a.m., eats, and tries to sneak out a few minutes before 4 a.m. “It’s kind of a psychological thing, getting out just before 4 a.m., thinking I’m getting a head start,� he says, just before hopping onto the shoulder to avoid an approaching semitractor-trailer. He runs about 40 miles, then takes a break to work out any physical issues, rests up for the 30-mileor-so afternoon, and then eats. Today’s second meal – the rest of us call it breakfast – is French toast and sausage links, and some toffee a friend of his back home in Lincoln, Nebraska, made and sent along. Now that he’s in the flatlands, he gets “only�

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Kostelnick met Nikki, his wife of 4 years and a week (Yep. He was on the road for their anniversary, while she was working in Germany.) at Iowa State. They were roomies. He’d run a marathon, but didn’t know what he was in for when he started running with her. “The first time I ran with her on an indoor track, she left me in the dust pretty quick,� he says. “That got the competitive side of me back and interested in running again.� He narrowly qualified for 2010 Boston Marathon at the Chicago Marathon in 2009, then did many more marathons. But he couldn’t crack 3 hours. “It kind of haunted me, not quite being able to get under 3 hours,� he says. He didn’t get mad. He got creative, switching to ultra-marathons – anything beyond 26.2 miles – in 2011. “I figured if I can’t go faster, I’ll go farther,� he says. Now, he’s faster. He’s completed a marathon in 2 hours, 41 minutes, complete with a 1-hour, 19-minute half-marathon personal record. It was first last year when he decided it was time to shoot for the world record, and run coast-tocoast. While Nikki lived and worked in Missouri the past few months, he’d rise before the sun, run 15 miles, go to his job as a financial analyst, then run 15 more. “All I’ve really done is work, eat, sleep and run,� he says. These days, he thinks. A lot. He counts down the first 20 miles, then greets the sun, then thinks about people. “Once it’s about 7 or 8 in the morning, I’ll think about family and coworkers, and how they’re waking up to see how I’m doing,� he says. “Lots of random thoughts.� Here in the Midwest, his stride is a bit shorter than it was out West. He’s pushing more so with his calves than his hamstrings. He’s feeling good. Looking good. He won’t touch social media until he gets through 40 days, and doesn’t plan to listen to music until then, either. Even though his pace finds him more than 2 days ahead of schedule, he considers how epic it would be to finish just before 6 p.m. Oct. 27. “That would make for a pretty great celebration in New York, but I’m hoping by the time I’m done, I’ll be ready to go home,� he said. “I’m going to have to get back to work.�

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THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

Message worth repeating: Smoke alarms save lives What we think The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week focuses on the need to replace aging smoke alarms if they are 10 years old or older. Now is the time to inspect your smoke alarms.

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f a message isn’t getting through, what do you do? You repeat it until it does. That’s apparently the reason behind the continued emphasis on smoke alarms by the group that is sponsoring Fire Prevention Week this week. For a third straight year, the National Fire Protection Association has focused on the need for everyone to be protected by having working smoke alarms on the premises. In 2014, the Fire Prevention Week theme was “Smoke alarms save lives: Test yours every month.” In 2015, the theme was “Hear the beep where you sleep. Every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm!” And this year, the theme is “Don’t wait – check the date! Replace smoke alarms every 10 years.” Replace smoke alarms every 10 years? Whoever knew to do that? Not enough of us, it appears. A national survey conducted by the National Fire Protection Association found that 90 percent of Americans polled had no idea how often a smoke alarm should be replaced. The correct answer: every 10 years. Many of those surveyed were not aware that smoke alarms even have expiration dates. Well, they do. If you leave smoke

alarms up past 10 years, you’re putting yourself and your loved ones at risk. Statistics show that 60 percent of U.S. home fire deaths occur in homes that have no smoke alarms or whose alarms aren’t working – presumably because of lack of batteries or from old age. Statistics also show that working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. So, this is the week to inspect your smoke alarms at home. The age of the device can be determined by looking on its back or side, where the date of manufacture should be visible. Use that date, not the date when you installed it, as the measure for when the smoke alarm should be replaced. The survey found that half of Americans had three or more smoke alarms in their homes. While checking their dates of manufacture, people should replace batteries in their smoke alarms whose life expectancy hasn’t expired. Don’t have any smoke alarms in your home? Now is the time to buy and install them. More information on fire safety can be found at the National Fire Protection Association’s website. Kudos to this group for persevering in its mission to prevent fires and save lives.

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GUEST COLUMN | POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE

Grand goal of eliminating polio is finally within reach Polio awareness walk Oct. 22 at Rock Falls park DAVE CHAVIRA Rock Falls and KEVIN HELLER Sterling

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We would like to share that we are extremely close to making history by eliminating one of the world’s most devastating diseases: polio. Rotary, a humanitarian service organization with nearly 34,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, made polio eradication its top priority nearly 30 years ago. When the initiative started, more than 350,000 people were stricken by polio every year – nearly 1,000 new polio cases every day. Today, only two countries (Afghanistan and Pakistan) have never stopped transmission of the wild poliovirus. In 2014, several polio outbreaks prompted the

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World Health Organization to declare polio a public health emergency of international concern. This decision put additional measures in place to ensure we protect our incredible progress against polio. Thus, as a result, only 24 cases of polio have been reported worldwide thus far in 2016: nine cases in Afghanistan, 13 cases in Pakistan, and, unfortunately, three in Nigeria, which had been declared polio-free in 2015. IF THE WORLD continues to make polio eradication a top priority, Rotary and its partners are on track to achieve a polio-free world by 2018. As the world stands on the verge of victory over polio, it is important to

recognize that amazing things can happen when forces join together for a common good. Of note, under a current fundraising agreement with Rotary, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will match two-forone donations to Rotary to end polio. This means your readers’ donations will triple. Your readers can learn more about donations and the fight to end polio now by visiting www. endpolionow.org. Add your name to the petition to end polio at this site and join the world in its wish to end polio forever! Rock Falls Rotary and Sterling Noon Rotary have joined together to promote polio awareness by planning a noncompetitive walk at 9 a.m. Oct. 22 at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. Registration will be at the Larson Shelter from 8:15 to 9 a.m., at which donations will be welcome. Any donation of $20

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or more will entitle the donor to an End Polio Now T-shirt until the supply ends. A group photo of all participants will be taken before the start of the walk at 9 a.m. World Polio Day is designated as Oct. 24. A livestreamed global status update on the fight to end polio will include the global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, celebrity ambassadors, polio survivors, and special guests. Tune in at 5:30 p.m. to watch the live-streaming. Note to readers: Dave Chavira is president of Rock Falls Rotary, and Kevin Heller is president of Sterling Noon Rotary.

THE READER’S VOICE

Not everyone should vote on Election Day JAY CHARLESTON Rock Falls

There are many reasons why people vote, but here are some reasons why people SHOULD NOT VOTE. If you don’t care enough to do objective, honest research, don’t vote. You’ll just cancel out voters who care. If you’re voting because of the pressure, influence or opinions of others, don’t vote. Sheep don’t have the right to vote. If you are voting over one special interest, don’t vote. It is selfish and narrow-minded.

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If you are voting based on mannerisms, looks, or other surface characteristics, don’t vote. (Some great presidents have not been socially acceptable or politically correct.) If you are voting based on gender, don’t vote. You will disgrace and nullify the work done by thousands of women and men who have fought diligently against sexism. If you are voting based on race, don’t vote. Race should never, ever replace qualifications. Americans decry sexism, racism, bigotry and prejudice, yet it is amazing how much it plays into our elections. The world is watching our democracy in action, so what will they see? A nation of selfish, sexist,

racist, bigoted dummies, or a nation of people, equipped with knowledge, reason, principle and character?

Trump doesn’t deserve trust GERALD L. BORK Mount Carroll

As I ride or drive around the surrounding towns, cities and states, I see some Trump signs. I cannot help but wonder what these people are thinking of. Are there women and children living there? I have been in many locker rooms starting in high school, continuing in the armed forces, colleges and various factories. I was fortunate and

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never encountered anyone like Donald Trump. I would not have trusted him with any of my girls, relatives or friends; what husband or father would? I cannot believe any religious person would want to be associated with Donald Trump, or his name. This is my opinion, and I am sticking with it.

Deer-killing program not the right way TIM BROOS Dixon

It’s time to tell more of the facts about our state’s chronic wasting disease “management” program, like their strategy for con-

trolling it, which is basically an attempt to seriously reduce or eliminate the deer herd through numerous hunting seasons and nearly unlimited tags – in both cases, much, much higher than other parts of the state. But, more important, the state is baiting large numbers of deer to bait piles where contracted sharpshooters kill them by the hundreds in the tough times of winter. They are not killing deer that have CWD; that would keep them sitting forever. They are just killing as many deer as they can. The problem is that their approach is far from proven, very expensive, and one that is no longer being implemented in other states. Numerous

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biologists have now come to that truth. So, what we all need to see is the cost of this program – studying, testing and sharpshooting. It’s a very expensive program in a state that does not have money to fund well-needed programs like LOTS (Lee-Ogle Transportation System) as an example, which is currently in jeopardy of being shut down completely, while our tax dollars pay to have rifle shooters kill deer by the hundreds with an ineffective program! Now, I fully understand that there are those who would not object to all deer being removed, but this CWD state program is simply not the way to handle our wildlife.

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MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling. Abbott................................. 40.98 Alcoa................................... 27.11 AltriaCorp........................... 62.54 American Express.............. 60.69 Amazon............................ 834.00 Apple................................. 117.34 Archer-Daniels................... 42.39 Arris-Group........................ 29.09 AT&T................................... 39.33 Autonation......................... 48.48 Bank of America................ 16.03 Boeing............................... 133.16 BorgWarner........................ 35.60 BP........................................ 35.79 Casey’s.............................. 117.24 Caterpillar.......................... 87.58 CenturyLink....................... 27.57 Chevron............................ 102.15 Cisco................................... 30.31 Citigroup............................ 48.70 CocaCola............................ 41.78 ConAgra.............................. 47.22 Dean................................... 16.39 Deere & Co......................... 86.94 Disney................................. 91.41 Donaldson.......................... 36.56 DuPont............................... 68.78 Exelon................................. 32.51 Exxon.................................. 87.13 FifthThird........................... 20.37 Ford.................................... 11.00 GE....................................... 28.90 Google.............................. 811.77 HawaiianElectric............... 28.74 Hewlett Packard................ 15.35 HomeDepot..................... 126.69 Intel Corp........................... 37.13 Intl Bus Mach................... 154.29 IntlPaper............................. 46.39 JCPenney.............................. 8.93 JohnsonControls............... 44.19 Johnson&Johnson........... 117.97 JPMorgan Chase................ 68.13 Kraft-Heinz........................ 87.14 Kroger................................. 31.17 Leggett&Platt..................... 45.78 Manpower.......................... 72.29 McDonald’s...................... 114.71 Merck&Co.......................... 61.66 Microsoft............................ 57.11 Midland.............................. 25.69 3M..................................... 169.72 Monsanto......................... 102.32 Newell................................. 51.42 Nike..................................... 52.44 Parker-Han....................... 123.93 Pfizer................................... 33.07 Pepsico............................. 106.08 Proctor&Gamble................ 88.57 RaymondJames.................. 58.09 Republic............................. 49.69 Sears Hldg.......................... 10.87 SensientTech..................... 73.14 Sprint.................................... 6.78 Staples.................................. 7.80 TheTravelers.................... 115.35 UnitedContinental............ 52.88 UnitedTech........................ 98.93 USBancorp......................... 43.40 USSteel............................... 17.50 Verizon............................... 50.30 Walgreen............................ 78.30 WalMartMexico................. 21.94 WalMartStores................... 67.46 WasteMgt........................... 62.82 Wendy’s.............................. 10.77

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.37; March 3.47; May 3.53 3⁄4 Soybeans: Nov. 9.45½; Jan. 9.53½; March 9.60¼ Soybean oil: Oct. 33.14; Dec. 33.34 Soybean meal: Oct. 294.50; Dec. 296.50 Wheat: Dec. 3.96 3 ⁄ 4 ; March 4.16½ Oats: Dec. 1.98; March 2.00 Live cattle: Oct. 96.75; Dec. 97.475; Feb. 99.52 Feeder cattle: Oct. 122.00; Nov. 117.75 Lean hogs; Oct. 52.38; Dec. 44.05; Feb. 50.92 Sugar: March 23.15 Cotton: Dec. 68.97 T-Bonds: Dec. 1643/32 Silver: Dec. 17.21 Gold: Dec. 1254.00 Copper: Dec. 2.1755 Crude: Dec. 50.64 Dollar Index: Dec. 97.96 Ethanol: Nov. 1.535

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OREGON – Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of an early morning fire Wednesday that damaged several apartments in Oregon, sent one resident to the hospital, and left 25 to 30 people homeless. Oregon Fire Capt. Randy Travis said a resident of the unit at Countryside Apartments, 700 E. Washington St., where the fire started, was rescued from the burning building by firefighters and taken to a hospital. “He was alive but unresponsive,” Travis said. His name and condition are not yet available. Travis said the fire,

which was reported at 3 a.m. by a resident, appears to have started in the upstairs of an apartment on the west end of the building. He said firefighters initially encountered a great deal of smoke, but within 15 minutes of their arrival, flames were coming through the roof. State Fire Marshal Greg Castronova said he had been through the building after the fire, but had not yet pinpointed the cause and the fire remains under investigation. Fire Department Chaplain Michael Hoffman said the apartments on the west end of the building had “major damage.”

Red Cross is helping the residents who had to flee their homes. Building owner Lorraine Erhart, 86, of rural Oregon, said she found out about the fire about 5 a.m. “My phone was ringing when I got up for the day,” she said. “I didn’t need this.” She said she was relieved that all the residents got out of the building, which she has owned since 1993. Fifteen of the 18 units were occupied, Erhart said. Firefighters from Mount Morris, Polo, Byron, Stillman Valley, Franklin Grove, LynnScott-Rock and Monroe Center assisted at the scene.

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Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of an early-morning fire that started in the upstairs on the west end of Countryside Apartments at the corner of state Route 64 and Daysville Road in Oregon.

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Byron nuclear plant unit Two-vehicle crash shut down for inspection kills Wyanet man Official: Public not in danger STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

BYRON – One of the two generating station units at the Byron power plant has been shut down for inspection. Operators shut down Unit 2 at 1:38 p.m. because of low water levels in the unit’s steam generator, one of the largest parts of the

plant in which steam from the reactor is converted to electricity. According to an email from Paul Dempsey, Exelon Generation’s nuclear communications senior manager, the shutdown presents no safety risk for the public. Equipment will be inspected, and the unit will be put back in service only after adjustments, repairs, and extensive tests. The units are separate, and Unit 1 is still operating at full power. When both units

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SHEFFIELD – A 29-yearold Wyanet man died in a two-vehicle accident on state Route 40 just north of Interstate 88 on Tuesday afternoon, according to Bureau County Sheriff James Reed. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash at 1:02 p.m, where Daniel R. Nelsen was pronounced dead by Bureau County Coroner Janice Wamhoff. The accident involved a semitractor-trailer and

a pickup truck. Casey Horner, 40, of Buda, the driver of the semi, was charged with improper lane usage, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and use of an electronic communication device. Wamhoff said an autopsy was to be performed today, as well as toxicology testing, all standard procedures in a fatal accident. The Bureau County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police accident reconstructionist are investigating the accident.

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Lawyers want Hake’s Former Sterling Park District guilty verdict reversed manager will appear in court Motion in murder case filed Oct. 5 STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

MOUNT CARROLL – Defense attorneys have asked for a reversal of the guilty verdict in the murder trial of a Freeport man. Morgan D. Hake, 50, was found guilty Sept. 23 in Carroll County Court of first-degree murder in the December slaying of his wife, Suzanne Hake. Hake’s Moline-based attorneys, Daniel P. Dalton and Nate Nieman, filed a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on Oct. 5, a motion that asks a judge to reverse the jury’s verdict when the Morgan Hake judge believes there was no factual basis for the verdict, or the verdict was contrary to law. An alternative motion would be for a new trial. Scott Brinkmeier, Carroll County State’s Attorney, said the motion would be taken up Nov. 4, at Hake’s sentencing. “If that motion is denied, we’ll go to sentencing,” Brinkmeier said.

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STERLING – A former Sterling Park District manager has a court date Friday on a charge he stole cash from his employer. Jeffrey A. Spitzer, 26, of Sterling, was hired June 1 as the park district’s marketing manager, and was terminated Aug. 26, the same day he was arrested on one

count of misdemeanor theft. The charge is a misdemeanor because it is believed to involve less than $500. Sterling Parks Director Larry Schuldt said the charge involves money missing from petty cash. The park district didn’t provide specifics, because the case is ongoing, but it is believed the amount of money missing warranted only the misdemeanor charge. “There is never more than $200 in petty cash that is kept at the office,” Schuldt said. “It’s mainly used when the park district trucks’ stickers are checked.”

Spitzer had been marketing manager for a short time, but he did have a longer employment run with the park district. He had worked at the park district office’s front desk from July 2009 to October 2015. Spitzer’s annual salary as marketing manager was $38,000, the park district said. Spitzer’s first court appearance will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Whiteside County Courthouse in Sterling. If convicted, a single count of misdemeanor theft carries a maximum sentence of 1 year in prison, a $2,500 fine, and restitution.

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Husband’s political talk dominates visits Dear Abby, My husband is very political, and around election time he becomes engrossed in news shows. He has a habit of showing his favorite political news clips to friends when they visit. I am uncomfortable with this, as I feel our friends are too polite to decline, and they allow my husband to preach politics to them out of courtesy to the host. They are like-minded, politically speaking, and the few who aren’t are not going to be swayed by comedy news shows. I excuse myself from the room when he begins his sermons. I have asked him to stop doing this when

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

friends visit, but he refuses. How can I persuade him to just have “friends time” with no politics? – Politically Unmotivated Dear Politically Unmotivated, You can’t. You aren’t

going to change your husband. Fortunately, most of your friends are politically like-minded. Those who find his entertainment to be offensive will postpone seeing you until after the election is over. So stop stressing. Dear Abby, Is it OK for a person who went to AA a few years ago and has gone totally alcohol-free, to start having a beer every other night or even keep a bottle of vodka around to have every now and then? Or should you stay alcohol-free to be sure that this issue doesn’t happen again? – Alcohol-Free

Dear Alcohol-Free, For some individuals it may be possible to have an occasional drink without falling completely off the wagon, but I wouldn’t recommend it. And as to keeping a bottle of vodka around to nip into “every now and then,” I think that makes as much sense as keeping a box of chocolates in the house if someone is addicted to sweets. (And many of us are!) Dear Abby, My sister-in-law wants to choose the gifts we give them. She doesn’t have enough manners to smile, accept a gift and say “thank you” as we were raised to do. She

told us, “All those educational toys you gave my son, I donated them!” I have donated much of what she has given us, but I would never tell her that. She’s now ordering toys and having them delivered to our home for us to wrap and give to her son. I had already bought a kaleidoscope, books, racetrack and a huge jar of little cars to use as rewards since he’s 4 and still not pottytrained. She sent us a thank-you note (the first one ever) for the gifts THEY sent us to give my nephew, but did not mention the eight items I bought! Please help me cope with this extremely

rude sister-in-law. – Trying To Cope In Texas

CAFÉ, coffee and friends, 9 a.m., 131 N. Third St., Oregon. Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Line dancing, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Lifescape lunch, 11: 30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Bridge, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., Polo, 815-946-3818. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Movie Day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Mexican Train dominoes,

12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Mexican Train, 12:30 p.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335. Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Rockford Bell Credit Union, 4 E. Main St., Mount Morris. Dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003. All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815-590-8881. Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

Dear Trying, I’ll try. As I see it, you have two choices: The first is to decide to “go along with the program.” The second would be to tell her she has taken all the joy out of gift-giving and, in the future, you will not be participating in the charade. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, Oct. 13 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335. Burn exercise class, 8:30-9 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., Polo, 815946-3818. 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, 815562-5050. Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815-456-3000. Bags, 10 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335. Autumn Extravaganza,

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Resthave Home, 408 Maple Ave., Morrison, 815772-4021. Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Lifescape lunch, 11: 30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Mexican Train, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., Polo, 815-946-3818. Hand and Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252. Hand and Foot card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Crocheting, knitting and

crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Bingo, 1 p.m. Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6228220. Euchre, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191. Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mindfulness Meditation community sitting sessions, 5:30-6:30 p.m., lower level, United Way of Whiteside County building, 502 First Ave., Sterling, 563-210-6516. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community

Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665. Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290. PEO Sisterhood, Chapter KM, 7 p.m., home of Priscilla Brickley. Friday, Oct. 14 Halloween Happenings on the Mississippi in Savanna, 815-631-1541. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Stretch & Move, 9 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335. Serenity Hospice and Home

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, Oct. 14 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-2843371. Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230. Kelly Hearing Aids, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon. Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Red Cross pherisis blood drive, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815625-0382. Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925. Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, this your meeting; 7 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. 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, women’s, back door, Reformed Church parsonage, 703 14th Ave., Fulton. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (6), Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll. Saturday, Oct. 15 Electronics recycling, 8 a.m.noon, 909 W. Pines Road, Oregon, 815-732-4020. Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., Gateway Faith Fellowship parsonage, 701 14th Ave., Fulton, 563321-8577. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315. Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old Timers; 7 p.m., open, family fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls. Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lifescape Communiy Services, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-5353748, 24-hour hotline 844-6787684. A Time to Share Grief Support Group, 2-4 p.m., Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, 213 Crawford Ave., Dixon, 815-288-4469. Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p..m., lower-level entrance, Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll, 630-709-7807. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., steps, traditions, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

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MORRISON – Musician and cultural historian Dennis Stroughmatt will present “Mussels, Moonshine, Music: Mississippi Valley Migrants in the Twentieth Century” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the program room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. Stroughmatt will use artifacts, photographs, folk tales and his fiddle to transport the audience to the Midwest and upper South in the early 20th century. Thousands of Americans, including Stroughmatt’s grandfather, lived and worked along or on the rivers as sharecroppers, fishermen, mussel shellers, button cutters, traveling minstrels, and moonshiners. A question-and-answer session will follow the free presentation. Call 815-772-7323 for more information.

Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Country gentleman Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway. Upcoming: 8-11:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St., Sterling; and 7-10 p.m. Nov. 12 at Sterling Moose Family Center

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Whey Jennings (above) and The Unwanted will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Whey is the grandson of outlaw country musicians Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.

TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, October 15, 2016

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Musician and cultural historian Dennis Stroughmatt will present “Mussels, Moonshine, Music: Mississippi Valley Migrants in the Twentieth Century” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the program room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison. multimedia group show from the Cedar River Artisans, runs through October at the gallery, 2200 69th Ave. The exhibit includes eight artists, and features metal and fiber sculptures, pottery, painting, printmaking, collage and other media. Go to quadcityarts.com for more information.

The work of Bob Logsdon can be seen at Heritage Square, 620 N. Ottawa Ave. At Sauk DIXON – Visiting artist Chris Holbrook will present “Works on Paper” from Oct. 24 to Dec. 2 in the art gallery on the second floor on the east end of campus, 173 state Route 2. A special reception will run from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2. Holbrook is a draftsman, printmaker, mixed media artist and clay sculptor, and a diversely talented artist whose practice involves crossover influences. He is an adjunct faculty member at Bradley University. Susanne Nestory’s art will be on display from Dec. 5 to Jan. 24, with a special reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Jan. 24, at the gallery. Nestory teaches drawing and foundations at Bradley University.

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CONCERTS Saturday ‘Official troubadour’ at shop DIXON – Chicago’s “official troubadour,” Mark Dvorak, will present an evening of folk, blues and original song at 7 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Dvorak is working on his 18th album, due by the end of the year. Admission by donation is suggested. Call 815-285-2665 or go to markdvorak.com for more information.

According to a news release, she is “committed to developing a personal language within the realm of nonobjective painting.” Admission to the exhibits and receptions is free. Contact Sauk art professor Glenn Bodish at glenn.s.bodish@svcc.edu or call 815-835-6250 for more information. At Sterling High School STERLING – Oil and acrylic paintings by Linda Von Holton, a 1983 SHS graduate, will be on display through Oct. 27 in the library at the school, 1608 Fourth Ave. Von Holton is a full-time artist. Several paintings in the series will be sold. Call 815-625-6800 for more information. At Quad City International Airport Gallery MOLINE – “New Works,” a

Get listed! Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com. At Bear’s Showtown USA LYNDON – Reflex Blues Band will play from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 23 at the bar, 102 E. Commercial St. At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – An open mic night will run from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, Whey Jennings and The Unwanted will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Nick Lynch will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 22, Killbourn At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – String Puppets will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: Oct. 29, The Funnies; Nov. 12, Reflex Blues; and Dec. 31, Soft Thunder At Main Street Bar and Grill WALNUT – Reflex Blues Band will play from 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 29 at the bar, 110 S. Main St. At Starlight’s Theatre & Lounge STERLING – Jerry Criss & The Rock City All-Star Band will play a free show from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday at the venue, 314 First Ave. Doors open at 8. Attendees must be 21 or older. There is a two-drink minimum. At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot Karaoke & DJ will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Meerkat Mobsters will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Cheese Pizza with special guests Dys Functional Gents will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: Oct. 22, Shotgun Jane with special guest Drum Rave

Oct. 22 Comedian to perform DEER GROVE – Tom Garland will provide some laughs at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road. Tickets are $8 at the door or in advance. Dinner will not be sold at this show. Call 815-438-5282 for more information. Nov. 4 Improv group at restaurant DEER GROVE – OMG Improv from the Chicago Comedy Club will perform its special “Eve of Election” set at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

Oct. 20 Area musician to perform DIXON – Joel Ross, a pianist, vocalist, and 26-year director of the Kantorei boys choir in Rockford, will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Third St. Ross has performed solo recitals and chamber music, and has appeared at choral conventions, jazz festivals, and in musical theater, and coowns Randee’s Music Center in Rockford. He has degrees in music and business administration from North Park University in Chicago. Phidian Art Club is organizing Ross’ concert. Oct. 21 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building. Go to franklingroveil.org for more information. Upcoming: Nov. 17 Oct. 26 Moody Blues in Rockford ROCKFORD – The Moody Blues will perform at 8 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The classic rock band has been together since the ’60s, and its hits include “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon” and “Question.” Tickets are $49.50, $59.50 and $85, and available at ticketmaster.com, at the box office, or by calling 815-8685222. Go to coronadopac.org for more information.

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At CGH Medical Center STERLING – The newest installment at the healing art gallery, “Spirit of the Heart,” is on display through Nov. 11 in the Main Clinic Atrium. The gallery is in the north hallway between the hospital and the main clinic at CGH Medical Center, 101 E. Miller Road. The show features selections from CGH employees, volunteers and physicians. Several pieces will be sold, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the CGH Auxiliary. Email info@cghmc.com for information. At Freeport Art Museum FREEPORT – Two new exhibitions, “Cybersquatting with a Honey Pot” and “Building Layers: Modern Encaustic,” are on display at Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Ave. The first is an installation, print and multi-media exhibition of work by Jonathan McFadden and David Wischer from the University of Kentucky. It will run through Oct. 29. It presents a reaction to news and social media cycles “by drawing attention to the fractured and often-sensationalized events and culture of dramatization it has created,” according to a news release. Cybersquatting is an Internet term for the practice of registering prospective brand or company names in the hope of reselling them at a profit. The second exhibit offers a study of modern encaustic painting through works by Chicago-area artists Maja Bosen, Carol Hamilton, Cindy Lesperance and Amy VanWinkle. It will run through Jan. 14. Encaustic is a wax painting technique that dates back to the first century and nearly disappeared until the past century, when prominent artists such as Diego Rivera and Jasper Johns experimented with the medium, which continues to experience a resurgence. Go to freeportartmuseum.org for more information. Art at Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741. Visit lovelandcommunityhouse. org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. The event is free to the public. At The Next Picture Show DIXON – Artists Rick Borrett, Graydon Cafarella, Beverly Garcia, Kitto, Ellen Mumford, Sydni Reubin and Stuart Roddy created live art during TNPS Rocks Art on Saturday at the gallery, 113 W. First St. Their completed works are one sale through a silent auction, which concludes Oct. 29. Patricia Moore is the exhibiting artist through Oct. 29. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free; donations are welcome. Go to thenextpictureshow.org or call 815-285-4924 for more information. At River Arts Center CLINTON, Iowa – Fulton artist Anni Johnson’s photographs of stained glass windows, taken in Canada, Norway, the Shetland Islands, Scotland, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific, are on display at River Arts Center, 229 Fifth Ave. S., through Nov. 6. Her photographs are complemented by stained glass windows on loan from various patrons. Art throughout Dixon Cindy Winterfield’s work is on display at First National Bank of Amboy, 1314 N. Galena Ave. The work of Beverly Garcia is on view at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive. Graydon Cafarella’s work is on display at the offices of Ward, Murray, Pace and Johnson, 226 W. River St.

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Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band performs four songs, and a jam session will follow. Instruments are acoustic, a sound system is provided, and many different styles of music are featured. Poets and short-story writers are welcome. Admission is by donation, which will go to help cover utility costs. Call 815-288-9263 for more information.

Oct. 22 Pumped up for festival? MOUNT CARROLL – Pumpkin Fest will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. downtown. Festivities will include a pumpkin-carving and painting contest, a pet costume contest, 5K Zombie Run, pumpkin slingshot, pumpkin races, mini gourd races, a kids costume parade, and more. There also will be a “Pumpkin Jam Musical Showcase,” and Halloween stories and crafts at the library, 208 N. Main St. Go to mtcarrollil.org or find the event on Facebook for more information.

Oct. 29 Folk show at TNPS DIXON – Contemporary folk musician Anne Hills returns to The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., for a performance at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers at the door. Call 815-285-4924 or email nps@grics.net to reserve tickets. There also will be a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Classic rock, costume contest CLINTON, Iowa – Arch Allies, a tribute band to groups such as Styx, REO Speedwagon and Journey, will perform at 9 p.m. in the Oakwood Grand Ballroom at Wild Rose Casino & Resort, 777 Wild Rose Drive. The show is part of the second 21-and-over Halloween Bash. A costume contest will have four categories: best male, best female, best couple/group, and people’s choice. Registration will be 8 to 9 p.m., with winners announced after the concert. Tickets are $10 and available at the gift store, by calling 800-4579975, or at clinton.wildroseresorts.com. Nov. 4 First Fridays in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The First Fridays Open Stage music show returns to Pinecrest Grove Community Center and Theater, just off McKendrie Street at 500 Evergreen Lane. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with the show at 6. Food and beverages will be sold at McKendrie Street Cafe. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information. Upcoming: Dec. 2 Nov. 6 Small ensembles to perform CLINTON, Iowa – Musicians of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform in small ensembles at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. “The Music of Friendship” will feature the musicians in the more intimate setting of chamber music, written by composers for their friends or patrons. Tickets, which cost $15 for adults and are free for students, are at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door. Go to clintonsymphony.org for more information about the program.

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DIXON – The Jimmys will perform at a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital from 7 to 10 p.m. Oct. 22 at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. Autumn Extravaganza Craft and Vendor Show, featuring more than 25 sellers, runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Ave. Pork chop, hamburger and hot dog meals, including chips and a drink, will cost $5.50 or $6.50. Call 815-772-4021 for more information.

The benefit will be hosted by St. Jude’s Sterling-Rock Falls to Memphis Ride. Tickets for the 18-andolder event are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Box seats are $25 in advance. They are available at dixontheNFL games will be shown on a big, outdoor television. Admission is $5 per person and includes tastings. The event is open to all ages. The parking lot will be closed to cars at 6 a.m. Call 815-288-2308 or email riverfrontdixon@gmail.com for more information or to register.

Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dixon Assembly of God, 933 Mekeel Road, off U.S. Route 52. Hayrack rides, bounce houses, face painting, food, games, and prizes will be available. For more information, call Jennifer at 815-284-3090. Sunday

Oct. 23 Local vendors at fair ROCK FALLS – A fall bridal fair will run from noon to 3 p.m. at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. The event will feature local vendors, prizes, and free snacks and drinks. Admission is $5. Call 815-6265500 for more information.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS Sunday Almost time for Tailgate DIXON – The annual Dixon Main Street Ultimate Tailgate will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Beanblossom parking lot on River Street. Participants can bring their best tailgate food recipe for a chance to win cash prizes. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place, as well as “People’s Choice” and “Best Showmanship.” Setup for the event begins at 6 a.m. All cooks are required to prepare their entire chili or other dish at the event following Lee County Health Department guidelines. The day also features a bags tournament, with registration beginning at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $20 per team and prizes will be awarded.

FAMILY FUN Saturday and Sunday, and Oct. 22 Fall fun in Freeport FREEPORT – Train of Terror rides will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 22 at Silver Creek and Stephenson Railroad, 2954 S. Walnut Road. This is a spooky train ride with scenes on the sides of the track. Food will be sold each night. Tickets are $8 at the depot. The annual fall harvest weekend will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Demonstrations will take place, weather and harvest conditions permitting, and food will be sold each day. The menu will consist of brats, hot dogs, sauerkraut, chili, beverages and pies. Go to thefreeportshow.com, or call 815-235-2198 or 815-2357329 for more information. Saturday Fall fun at festival DIXON – The Family Fall

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Farm toys and food in Prophetstown PROPHETSTOWN – The 31st annual Coon Creek Men’s Club/ Prophetstown FFA Farm Toy Show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Prophetstown High School on Riverside Drive. There also will be an antique tractors and equipment show, and concessions will be sold. Admission is $2 for those 12 and older. Proceeds benefit the high school FFA program. Those willing to bring pre-1975 equipment to display can call Gerry Halpin at 815-537-2631 or Dave Matthews at 815-535-1148. Free food, fun at church STERLING – Harvest Fest will feature free combine and hayrack rides, inflatables for kids, teens and adults, and corn harvesting at 11 a.m. at New Life Lutheran Church, 702 W. Lynn Boulevard. The church service will be at 10. The church has 22 acres of farming property and will donate the proceeds to Sauk Valley Food Bank and Food Resource Network. A free lunch of pork chops, baked beans, coleslaw and dessert will be served. Go to nllutheran.com for more information.

musicians who have been playing for decades. Go to thejimmys. net or find the band on Facebook for more information. Email Tom Conley at tom.conley@yahoo.com for more information. Fire-focused fun AMBOY – The Amboy Fire Department Water Fights, Emergency Vehicle Show and Fire Equipment Swap Meet will kick off soon at Amboy Fire Station, 25 N. East Ave. Practice for water fights will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the fights starting at 2. The vehicle show and equipment swap meet runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Any department can participate in the swap meet for free. New, used and antique equipment are welcome. Participants can bring new, used or antique emergency vehicles for the Emergency Vehicle Show. Contact Chief Jeff Bryant at jbryant9962@gmail.com or 815994-6185 to reserve a spot or for more information. Oct. 21 See ‘The Octonauts’ in Rockford ROCKFORD – “The Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure,” a new children’s stage show based on the hit television show on Disney Junior and the popular children’s book series, will hit the stage at 6 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. “The audience can expect a high level of interactivity with sing-alongs and a fast-paced exciting underwater adventure with the Octonauts heroes,” according to a news release. The show has two 30-minute acts and a brief intermission. Tickets are $27.50, $37.50 and $47.50, and available at Ticket-

Meet motorcycle man MORRISON – Lennon Rodgers, a Sterling native and designer of electric motorcycles, will speak at 1 p.m. in Parkinson Auditorium at Morrison Tech, 701 Portland Ave. Rodgers will describe the process of designing, building and testing electric motorcycles for the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Zero race and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, two of the most dangerous motorcycle races in the world. The public is invited. Go to morrisontech.edu or call 815772-7218 for more information. Oct. 28 Dinner, auction and cookies MOUNT MORRIS – The annual Fall Fest, which began in the early 1930s, will return at Disciples United Methodist Church, 102 Maple Ave. A silent auction and cookie sale will run from 3 to 7 p.m. A dinner, featuring turkey casserole, cranberry salad, rolls, relishes and pie, will be served from 4:30 to 7. Dinner is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 through 12, and free for kids 5 and younger. Carry-out dinners are available for an additional 50 cents. Call 815-734-4853 for more information. Oct. 29 Craft show back at church STERLING – The third annual Fall-In Craft Show will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at New Life Lutheran Church, 702 W. Lynn Boulevard. There will be door prizes and a bake sale, and concessions will be sold. Call 815-499-6552 for more information. Oct. 30 Enjoy fall in Nachusa NACHUSA – The Nachusa Lutheran Home Fall Fest is set for noon to 2 p.m. at the facility, 1261 state Route 38. Activities will include a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating and face painting. Tours of the campus will be offered. Project Lead of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois will have its “Hidden in Plain Sight” exhibit on display. The exhibit allows people to walk through a mock teenager’s bedroom to identify the warning signs of underage drinking and substance abuse. Admission is by donation, and proceeds will benefit United Way of Lee County. A pork chop lunch will be available. Go to lssi.org/events.php for more information.

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WHAT’S GOING ON FARMERS MARKETS In Dixon DIXON – The Dixon Park District farmers market is open from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesdays and Saturdays through Oct. 29 at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St. Go to dixonparkdistrict.com for more information. In Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The Mount Morris Community Farmers Market is open from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through Oct. 28 in the parking lot of Rockford Bell Credit Union, 4 E. Main St. Locally sourced foods and crafts will be sold. In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls farmers market runs through October at 400 W. Second St. Hours are 8 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Produce, crafts, and merchandise can be sold. Call the chamber at 815-6254500 for more information. In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historical Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Today Sinnissippi celebrating 50 DIXON – Sinnissippi Centers will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a gala at 6 p.m. in the East Mall area at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2. Two keynote speakers will talk about the history of community behavioral health both in our area and at Sinnissippi Centers. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available, and Acoustic Circus will perform music. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online or at the door. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Go to sinnissippi.org or call 815-284-6611 for more information. Saturday Event features sweets, smarts ROCK FALLS – A trivia night and dessert auction will be held at Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the dessert auction at 6:30 and trivia to follow. There will be video and audio questions. Cost is $10 per person, and proceeds will help send Boys and Cub Scouts to summer camp. Call Linda at 815-626-4152 for more information. Oct. 20 Sales benefit art gallery DIXON – An event to benefit The Next Picture Show, featuring a red carpet, beauty bar, music, and light appetizers, will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Asterisk Boutique, 203 W. First St. The shop will donate 50 percent of the sales to the nonprofit art gallery. Go to theasteriskboutique.com for more information. Oct. 22 Race to protect land AMBOY – The Anti-Dakota Access Pipeline 5K Run will begin at 8 a.m. at Amboy High School, 11 E. Hawley St. The run is being held in response to the Dakota Access Pipeline being built near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s land. All proceeds will help the protect the land.

The run will end at the Depot Museum. Prizes will be awarded. Cost is $22.50 per person. Those who can’t run but would still like to donate can contact Anthony Karlsson at karlssonanthony@gmail.com. Go to runsignup.com/amboydaplrun to register. Catch quilts at auction STERLING – The annual Piecemaker’s Quilt Club auction will open at 6 p.m. at Bethel Reformed Church, 230 E. 23rd St. The auction will begin at 7. Quilts, baby quilts, table runners, wallhangings, seasonal items, bags and other items – all made by members of the club – will be featured in the auction. Credit cards will be accepted. According to a news release, “the money earned is returned to the community in a variety of ways.” Admission is $3. Call Sue Abate at 815-6250539 or Ben Mathew at 815625-4381 for more information. Nov. 12 Vendors, bake sale at event ROCHELLE – The Outback Holiday Craft and Vendor Show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1415 10th Ave. Vendors will sell homemade holiday decorations, home decor and dog treats. Small businesses also will have booths. Lunch will be sold from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the church’s youth group. A bake sale will raise funds for a group of girls traveling to Tampa to dance at the Outback Bowl. Go to stpaulrochelle.org for more information.

GAMES AND TRIVIA Friday Game night at Grace PRINCETON – Bored with the usual Friday-night routine? Try your hand at various board games each week from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Grace Performing Arts Center, 316 S. Main St. The free event is for families, but organizers want participants to be aware that the lobby bar will be open during the event. People can bring their own games. Call 815-879-5656 for more information.

HISTORY LOVERS Friday and Saturday History of Ottawa on tour OTTAWA – “Ghosts of Ottawa Past” will be offered at 7 and 9 p.m. each night at Reddick Mansion, 100 W. Lafayette St. The guided tour will include a half-mile outdoor walk along Columbus Street. The group will stop for a visit with Peg Looney, who worked at the Radium Dial Co., and will hear a story of the only known case of spontaneous combustion in La Salle County. During the walk, other famous and infamous ghostly characters from Ottawa’s past might also appear. The cost is $15. Participants should be 12 years or older. Each tour is limited to 20 people. Go to reddickmansion.org or call 815-433-6100 to reserve a spot or for more information. Proceeds will help preserve and renovate the site. Oct. 22 Seated cemetery tour SAVANNA – “Legacies of Savanna,” an indoor cemetery tour, will begin at 2 p.m. in the community room at Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, 406 Main St. Presenters will portray eight former Savanna residents: Aaron

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Kal Shuman, then 10, of Rock Falls sits on his uncle’s tractor during the 2014 Cornpicker Reunion at the farm of John and Judy Bolz at the northeast edge of Walnut. The event will be back Friday and Saturday at the farm, 14365 2550 North Ave., Walnut.

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WALNUT – The everpopular Cornpicker Reunion, during which vintage equipment will be used to harvest a field at the Bolz farm, 14365 2550 North Ave. will return Friday and Saturday.

The event, held every other year, will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days and feature family-friendly activities including hayrides, as well as homemade breakfast and lunch from the Rotary Club of Walnut. The corn plot to be harvested was planted

similarly to check rowplanted corn to accommodate the older harvesters. New this year is a tractor ride. Riders should meet at the reunion at 8 a.m., with plans to leave at 8:15 and ride up to Dave White’s place, 523 Atkinson Road, Harmon, where they’ll get to check out lots of antique tractors.

The ride will head back to the reunion in plenty of time for lunch. Call Kevin Larkey, who farms the land, at 815-878-2524, or Dave Kepner at 815-303-5660 for more information on the reunion. Call White at 815994-0228, or organizer Gary Peach at 815303-7107, for more information.

Pierce, founder of Savanna; Stoughton Cooley, a steamboat captain; Bothwell Pulford, a pharmacist; Simon Greenleaf, an editor; Hazel Law, a store owner; Esther Reagan, an educator; Mel Jones, a businessman; and Robert Kelly, a former prisoner of war. Admission is $8. Call 815-2733761 for more information.

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Though, for the time being, Vivian said she is “focused on creating something a little more true to myself” – even if she’ll be going by a different name. V.V. Lightbody is her solo project, an outlet for “something a little different, a little softer,” she said. A mini-tour with the Chicago group Homme will kick off Friday at Rosbrook Studio in Dixon. “There’s something special about creating something that’s very much you,” she said. “I had this batch of songs that didn’t make the cut for Grandkids, or were songs that I would say, ‘If I ever do a solo record.’ ... And after a while, I had a lot of songs and thought, ‘It’s time; I really want to go ahead with the solo project.’” Both Grandkids and Santah are still active, mostly spending time writing for upcoming releases, but V.V. Lightbody and the chance to embark on a new musical journey on her own came at just the right time for McConnell. “I was kind of going through some big life changes,” she said. “Got a new job, had a move. A relationship ended for me. I really needed something to put all of my creative and emotional energy into.” McConnell has been writing her own music since high school, before she ever would have dreamed of the successes experienced by Santah or Grandkids. But this is different – hence, the pseudonym V.V. Lightbody. “It made me nervous at first because a lot of people know

me as Vivian McConnell,” she said. “I liked the idea of people being able to look at my songs and not be like ‘Oh, that’s just about Vivian.’” McConnell said going by another name allows her to write a narrative that’s not so personal. It was about a year ago she began playing out as V.V. Lightbody. Her grandmother’s maiden name was Virginia Lightbody, and Vivian liked the idea of paying tribute to her family name. The singer-songwriter loves playing with Grandkids and Santah, but V.V. Lightbody seems to take her to a different level. “I feel like when I’m performing with this project, it’s different than any other project that I’ve been in,” she said. “I feel really comfortable. Each song was catered to myself and myself. I feel like I’m just breathing out the song.” She said she’s grown since she was writing songs during her days at Dixon High. “Maybe I’m worried that the people of Dixon will just think it’s like seeing Vivian playing acoustic in the window at Touch of Thai,” she said with a laugh. “I think I’ve really come into my own as a musician.” She credits her years spent in Chicago and ChampaignUrbana with fueling her fire and strengthening her belief in her music. “In the last 10 years, being exposed to a lot of ... alternative folk artists in Chicago, in Champaign-Urbana, has really opened my eyes to what a solo artist can be,” Vivian said. The songs under the name V.V. Lightbody “are accessible but have a touch of weirdness,” she said.

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V.V. Lightbody and Homme at Rosbrook V.V. Lightbody and Homme will play from 7:30 p.m. to midnight Friday at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave, Dixon. Tickets are $6 in advance and $8 at the door. They are available at ticketriver.com. Find V.V. Lightbody or Homme on Facebook for more information. Vivian continues to draw inspiration from artists she’s listened to for years. “I love Devendra Banhart. He also has some Latin background to his music. And some of these songs, ... some of them have kind of a Brazilian vibe,” she said, also mentioning Jessica Pratt and Feist as two artists who have inspired her. McConnell is also inspired by acts she has shared the stage with, including Homme. The group features Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart. “It was just one of those things where they are both involved really heavy with the Chicago music scene,” McConnell said. Stewart plays in a rock band that Grandkids plays with and was part of the band Kids

These Days, which made a name for itself in Chicago and appeared on “Conan” before splitting in 2013. Vivian said Stewart also occasionally tours with Chance the Rapper. McConnell met Cunningham when she booked Grandkids for a music festival in Wisconsin. She also played one of Homme’s first shows in Chicago. “It was basically snowballing friendship into musical collaboration,” she said. Even outside of playing live, McConnell’s life revolves around music. She’s a rock ‘n’ roll instructor at a nonprofit based in the Southside of Chicago, “which is awesome” and “the most rewarding job ever,” she said. She also teaches music at a therapy preschool for kids

with autism and developmental delays. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. … It’s exciting that I stumbled into it,” Vivian said. Her parents, Vicki and Bruce, have always been supportive of hers and her brother’s decision to follow music. “My dad plays [music]. He straight up told me, ‘You guys playing out and doing this whole band thing has inspired me to play,’” she said. “I think, for a while, parents are concerned about career paths, but they’ve always been supportive of it. And now they’re just like ‘This is what our kids do, and we’re going to support it as much as we can.’” McConnell sees playing music as something she hopes to do in some capacity throughout her entire life. V.V. Lightbody is the just the latest chapter in that journey. She said she plans to buckle down after the tour and finishing recording the album, and expects it be released by summer 2017. “It’s very close to being finished,” she said. Even behind another name, whenever it’s released, the V.V. Lightbody album will feature some of McConnell’s most honest music to date. The songs, such as the first single, “Fish in Fives,” serve as a reflection of how years of playing live with others can produce a songwriter who’s more confident than she’s ever been. “I think it’s just going to be a lot more mature,” McConnell said. “Something that I’ve really crafted to be – in my opinion – to be very true.”

WHAT’S GOING ON HOLIDAY EVENTS Nov. 12 Annual gala benefits agency DIXON – Join Hospice of the Rock River Valley, a United Way agency, at the 27th annual Festival of Trees Gala at Brandywine Banquets, 441 state Route 2. The night will begin at 6 p.m. with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. Following the auction will be dinner, then a dessert and live auction. All proceeds from the Festival of Trees events benefit patients and families of Hospice of the Rock River Valley. Tickets are $50 per person and $400 for a table of 8. Reservations are due Nov. 1; call 815-625-3858. Nov. 13 Event benefits hospice campaign STERLING – A holiday Quartermania event for Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice Home Campaign will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway. Participants can buy bidding paddles for $5 each and bid up to four quarters on items from more than 15 vendors. Each vendor will provide two items for the auction.

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Vendors will also sell items at the event. A cash bar and food will be available. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Call 815-564-9369 for more information. Nov. 19 How ‘bout the Holiday Parade? The Rock Falls and Sauk Valley Area Chambers of Commerce, along with Sterling Main Street and Rock Falls Tourism, will present the third annual Twin Cities Holiday parade at 1 p.m. The parade will begin at Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street, near Grandon Civic Center, and will travel on Fourth Street to Locust Street, turning south on Locust over the First Avenue Bridge into Rock Falls. It will continue south on First Avenue, turning right at West Fifth Street toward Merrill Elementary School. Contact the Sauk Valley Area Chamber at 815-625-2400, the Rock Falls Chamber at 815-625-4500, or Sterling Main Street at 815-626-8610 to register for the parade or more information. More activities are being planned. Check sterlingmainstreet.org, rockfallschamber. com, saukvalleyareachamber. org or visitrockfalls.com for updates.

KARAOKE Friday and Saturday Party with the James Gang Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday at Freeport Moose, 601 E. South St., and 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Slurp & Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road, Pearl City. ​Email jamesgang1996@gmail. com for more information. Upcoming: 7:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Rochelle VFW, 318 Fourth Ave.; 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Oct. 22 at Ralphie & Lu Lu’s, 812 Main St., Ashton; 8 p.m.midnight Oct. 28 at Dixon Moose Lodge, 887 Shop Road; 8 p.m.midnight Oct. 29 at Bogey’s, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon

THEATER Today through Saturday, and Oct. 20-22, 27-29 ‘Barrymore’ in Dixon DIXON – Timothy Boles will star in “Barrymore,” which debuts at 7:30 tonight at Dixon Stage Left, 306 W. First St. The play, which features Rich

McNinch and is directed by Monique Elmendorf, will also be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Oct. 20-22 and 27-29. Tickets are $20. They are available in advance at dixonstageleft. com and Trein’s, 201 W. First St., and The Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St. They also will be available at the door. Call 312-720-8715 for more information.

AT THE MOVIES Tuesday Film tour makes local stop ROCK FALLS – Cast and crew of “#SLAUGHTERHOUSE” will be on hand for an outdoor showing of the movie at Haunted Haven, at state Route 40 and Grennan Road, near Rock Falls. Tickets are $15 for the movie and a “special trip” through the haunted house. Go to hauntedhaven.org, slaughterhousefilm.com or find Haunted Haven on Facebook for

more information or to see the trailer.

AT THE MUSEUM The Depot is open AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season. The facility will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Go to amboydepotmuseum.org or call 815-631-7391 for more information. History at Loveland DIXON – The History Museum has artifacts and displays on local and national history at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. The art museum also is available for viewing and features works by nationally known local artists. The museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Go to lovelandcommunityhouse.org for more information. At the John Deere Historic Site GRAND DETOUR – The John Deere Historic Site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday through Octo-

ber. Admission is $5. Call 815-652-4551 for more information. Fun at Firehouse Ministries ROCK FALLS – Firehouse Ministries Fire Museum, 403 W. Second St., is open for tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday through October. Local antique fire trucks, historical pictures, firefighting equipment, and more can be viewed. Lincoln slept here STERLING – The LincolnManahan House, 607 E. Third St., which the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society has restored as a museum, is open for free guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. In addition to being a historical site where Abraham Lincoln slept, it’s also a window into life in the mid-1800s. Call the historical society, 815-622-6215, for more information. Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum TAMPICO – The Ronald Reagan Birthplace Museum is now open on weekends. The museum, 111 S. Main St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The museum also is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call Joan Johnson at 815-622-8705.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016 Numbers game The Sterling Golden Warriors football team has had 3 seasons of holding opponents to fewer than 100 points in the playoff era (since 1974): 1975 (84), 1983 (79) & 1984 (94). They’ve allowed 40 through 7 games so far this year.

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Like looking into a mirror Dukes, Rockets preparing to face similar offensive attacks BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5555 @Eric_Ingles

The Rock Falls defense gets to prepare for its Friday test against Dixon quarterback Noah Wilcox by facing Logan Pillars in practice. Over in Dixon, the Duke defense is preparing to face Pillars by taking reps against Wilcox. “[Wilcox] can throw the ball to any receiver and it will get in their hands,” Dukes cornerback Joshua Dallas said. “It will give us corners good practice.” For Rock Falls coach Rich Montgomery, practice this week is almost like having twice the reps. The offense is using many of the same reads and techniques while operating as the scout team for the Rocket defense as

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Hinders Field Radio: 1240 AM (Rock Falls), 1460 AM (Dixon) Twitter: @Eric_Ingles they would when working on the offensive plays. “We work so much on our technique, and [the Dukes] do a lot of the same stuff we do,” Rockets sophomore defensive back Austin Sandrock said. “We have an idea of what’s coming at us, and we’re pretty good at stopping that.” Through seven games, Wilcox and Pillars are the top two quarterbacks in the area. Pillars has completed 109 of 196 passes for 1,705 yards. Wilcox is 111 of 179 passing for 1,196 yards. Bureau Valley’s Drake Davis is the only other

area quarterback with more than 1,000 passing yards this season. Pillars has thrown 15 touchdown passes this year, Wilcox has thrown 12. They are the only two area quarterbacks with more than 10. Wilcox surpassed Pillars in completions with a 21-for-38 performance last week against GenoaKingston, but he said the stats leaderboard is not on his mind. “My goal as the quarterback of this team is really just wins and getting us to the playoffs,” he said. Dixon (5-2) needs one more win to guarantee a playoff spot. Rock Falls (3-4) will also be playoff eligible by winning out, but they have to beat the Dukes on Friday Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com and Woodstock North in Rock Falls QB Logan Pillars gets a pass off to receiver Michael Berentes for the Week 9. Rockets’ first touchdown during last year’s game. Both defenses are preparing MIRROR continued on B54 for the opponents’ aerial attacks ahead of Friday night’s game at Hinders Field.

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There are big things looming ahead of the Sterling Golden Warriors, even after impressive back-to-back wins against the best the NIB-12 West has to offer. The first goal to be met is the conference championship, which the Warriors can clinch outright Friday night with a win over Ottawa at Roscoe Eades Stadium. But even with the Pirates sitting at 1-6 overall and 0-3 in league play – and even with Sterling (7-0, 3-0) coming off dominant wins over Geneseo and Rochelle the last 2 weeks – the Warriors aren’t taking anything for granted. “It’s definitely a trap game if we don’t keep our minds right,” Sterling senior Reid Blackburn said. “Obviously we’ve had two huge games recently, so we just have to keep the right mindset. This is for the outright conference title if we win this one, so that’s some extra motivation right there.” Coach Jon Schlemmer has reminded his players that Ottawa always plays a hardnosed, physical brand of football, and says “they’ve always played us hard, and we don’t expect any different Friday.” It’s a message the Warriors have taken to heart.

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Sterling’s defense tackles Rochelle’s Kaywan Palmer during Friday’s game in Rochelle. The Warriors can win the NIB-12 West title outright if they beat Ottawa on Friday. even if we’re up by a big score, it’s always 0-0 to us. No matter what the score is, no matter what our record is, no matter who we’re playing, we still play each game the same.” Ottawa is led by senior quarterback Sam Holtzman, who has completed 44 of 89 “They’ve got nothing to lose, passes for 544 yards and two touchdowns, with five interand they see a team like us ceptions. His favorite target is that they think is probably pretty good, and they’re going senior receiver Eric Fox, who to go all-out,” junior Sebastian has 23 catches for 340 yards and two scores. Heeren said. “We have to keep WARY continued on B34 doing that, too. Every game,

Sophomores sometimes get thrown to the wolves when it comes to playing varsity football. For Newman sophs Chase Graham and Luke Olson, however, it’s been a matter of fitting in quite nicely with the pack. Graham is second on the Comets with 56 tackles, behind just Aaron Scroggins, who has racked up 72. Olson is third on the squad with 47 stops. Making Graham’s and Olson’s seasons even more special is the fact that the duo is filling a need at two inside linebacker positions. “It was like a Godsend for us, because we didn’t have the numbers at our inside ‘backers this year, for some reason,” Newman head coach Mike

When: 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, Sterling Radio: 102.7 FM Twitter: @CodyCutter35 Papoccia said. “Usually we’ve got a bunch to choose from, but this year, we really didn’t. Thank God these two were good enough, with the size and the mentality to play at the varsity level. They’ve filled in and done a heck of a job for us.” Newman runs a 3-5-3 defensive scheme, and Nate Olson, a senior and Luke’s older brother, is the middle linebacker. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Graham lines up to the left of Nate Olson, while Luke Olson, at 6-0 and 200 pounds, is on the right. PACK continued on B34

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Sauk cruises past IVCC in three Sauk Valley Community College beat Illinois Valley 25-14, 25-19, 25-9 on the road Wednesday. Bailey O’Brien had 13 aces and 11 kills, and Hannah Peterson had 11 kills. Tressa Schuler had six kills, Samantha Soddy had 23 assists, Leanne Smith had six assists, and Chelsi Blair added 10 digs. SVCC (19-5, 7-0 Arrowhead) will host Waubonsee tonight.

Fillies fall on road to Orion in 2 sets Orion beat Morrison 25-12, 25-11 in Orion. Kassidee Church had seven kills for the Fillies. Madison Steines and Lauren Vos each had five digs. Emma Sitzmore had eight assists. BOXING

Fury gives up titles to focus on recovery Tyson Fury has vacated his WBO and WBA world titles to concentrate on his treatment and recovery from drug use and other personal issues. Fury’s promotors released a statement early Thursday confirming the decision. It comes in the wake of his second withdrawal from a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after being declared “medically unfit” and following his admitted bingeing on cocaine and alcohol. NFL

49ers, Kaepernick rework deal Colin Kaepernick’s $14.5 million injury guarantee for 2017 wasn’t keeping him from playing, according to coach Chip Kelly. So it’s apparently quite a coincidence that, only a day after Kaepernick became the starting quarterback, his injury protection for next year has evaporated. Per multiple reports, the 49ers and Kaepernick have agreed to a new deal that wipes out the remainder of a contract that was due to run through 2020. The details are sketchy and not complete, but the bottom line is that Kaepernick has given up the $14.5 million injury guarantee in exchange for free agency in 2017.

Nevada senate OKs Vegas stadium bill The Raiders have moved another step closer to moving to Las Vegas if they can get permission. The Nevada senate voted 16-5 to pass a bill to contribute $750 million in public money toward a new stadium, funded by a hotel and motel tax. Even if the political process in Nevada culminates in the bill becoming law, the Raiders will need a total of 24 owners to approve a relocation. NHL

Leafs’ Matthews has 4 goals in NHL debut Auston Matthews needed 40 minutes to get into the NHL record book. In the highest-scoring debut in modern NHL history, Matthews scored four goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Kyle Turris scored 37 seconds into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night. Matthews got his fourth with 3 seconds left in the second period.

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NHL | BLUES 5, BLACKHAWKS 2

Hawks feeling the Blues Chicago struggles in season opener against St. Louis BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock got what he needed from his top players, and that was more than enough on opening night. Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist, and the Blues kicked off the season with a solid 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. “The guys that have been around did a number today,” Hitchcock said. “The guys that have been here before and know what it’s like to play in this building, know what it’s like to play against Chicago, they played really well today.” Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny each had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who eliminated the Blackhawks in seven games in the first round of the playoffs in April. Jake Allen had 17 saves in his first game since he was handed the lead goaltending job with Brian Elliott’s June trade to Calgary. St. Louis went 3-for-5 on the power play. “I think that last 2 days in practice really helped us find our groove,” said defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who took over as captain after David Backes signed with Boston in the offseason. “We kept it simple, try not to be overly complicated. We’ve got a lot of guys who can shoot the puck. The big thing is putting the puck

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• Waubonsee at Sauk Valley

Boys soccer 6 p.m.

• Rochelle at Sterling

Volleyball 6 p.m.

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Blues goalie Jake Allen (34) makes a save against the Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa (81) during the third period of Wednesday’s season opener in Chicago. St. Louis won 5-2. toward the net.” Richard Panik and Ryan Hartman scored for Chicago, which struggled in the second period. Corey Crawford finished with 29 saves. The Blackhawks had five rookies in the starting lineup, and four players made their NHL debut – and they looked out of sync for much of the night. “There’s definitely some learning going on,” coach Joel Quenneville said. “We’ll accept mistakes through hard work, because that’s how you get better.” Hartman put Chicago in front 2-1 with his first NHL goal at 13:57 of the second, but the Blackhawks were whistled for three penalties in a span of 1:34 late in the second. Captain Jonathan Toews was sent off for

slashing with 2:06 left in the period, veteran center Artem Anisimov got called for hooking, and defenseman Duncan Keith received a high-sticking penalty at 19:28. During the delay after the call on Keith, Tarasenko tied it at 2 with a wrist shot that beat Crawford on the goaltender’s stick side. The 24-year-old Tarasenko set career highs with 40 goals and 74 points last season. “He’s proven to be a big-time player, and obviously these games mean so much to us,” Shattenkirk said. “He is someone who just shows up in those big games.” Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook saved a goal when he swept a bouncing puck

off the line late in the second. But the Blues went ahead to stay on Stastny’s power-play goal 55 seconds into the third off a rebound from Tarasenko’s shot. Chicago had two power-play opportunities in the third, but it was turned away each time. Tarasenko then finished off the Blackhawks with an empty-netter with 1:06 remaining, and Scottie Upshall was credited with a second empty-netter on what looked like an own-goal for Chicago. “We didn’t do a whole lot of what we wanted to,” Toews said. “Our energy, our speed and our work ethic wasn’t quite there. We’ve got to regroup and try to come with that energy in that next one, and play a little bit smarter, too.”

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Hitting reset button before NLCS After victory over the Giants, Cubs get chance to regroup BY MARK GONZALES Chicago Tribune

Hitting the reset button Wednesday was a necessity for a Cubs team that dramatically avoided its first elimination game a night earlier. The 6-5 comeback victory over the Giants on Tuesday night also allows the Cubs to rest before their next challenge. “That’s important for us,” Ben Zobrist said as he surveyed a wild Wrigley Field celebration after Game 4 of the National League Division Series. “We really didn’t play as well as we feel like we could have in this series. We pitched great. Some of us didn’t play offensive the way we’re capable of. “So it will be nice to have a fresh start ... . You’re facing a whole new group of guys, a new group of pitchers. And I think our confidence is up, which is good.” The Cubs won two of three onerun games over the Giants despite meager contributions from Addison Russell, Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward and Zobrist, who sparked a four-run, ninth-inning rally in the clincher Tuesday with an RBI double. “The big thing is we got a couple days off,” said left-hander Jon Lester, his voice hoarse. “I don’t want to say it wears off, but we become fans [Thursday] and see what happens. Then we’ll try to get the momentum going when we face the next team. It can’t hurt us.” The Cubs can feel optimistic and fortunate because they have a 3-day break before Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the Dodgers or Nationals on Saturday at Wrigley. Those teams play Thursday night in Washington in Game 5 of their NLDS. The Cubs were 5-2 against the

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Jake Arrieta celebrates with teammates in the locker room after the Cubs’ Game 4 win. The team now gets some rest before the NLCS. Nationals and 4-3 against the Dodgers this season. Manager Joe Maddon doesn’t have a preference of which team advances. “Because when you start worrying about who you’re going to play, it could bite you,” Maddon said. “We played very well against both. It’s a different time of the year.” The NLDS reinforced Maddon’s pre-series theme of rebounding from adversity. The Cubs overcame a 5-2 deficit in the ninth inning Tuesday, during which Maddon used Willson Contreras to pinch hit for Russell – who had 95 RBIs during the regular season. Contreras delivered a tworun single to tie the game at 5. “We’re moving up,” general manager Jed Hoyer said. “We got one of the three steps down, and we have two more. And there will be more adversity. “That’s one thing you try to tell

yourself going into the playoffs. Even a successful postseason has these awful moments where you have a pit in your stomach. And we experienced that for eight innings. It’s great to [overcome that], but you have to steer yourself to think it’s going to happen. How are you going to deal with that when it happens?” Perhaps the ninth inning Tuesday will serve as a springboard for the slumping players. Rizzo, who was 1-for-15 in the series, showed better plate discipline and drew a walk against sidearm left-hander Javier Lopez during the decisive rally. And Zobrist was 2-for-15 before hitting his RBI double. “When you face adversity like that and come through, it makes you better,” team President Theo Epstein said. “Any kind of postseason experience matters, and we’re looking forward to going on.”

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DIVISION SERIES National League Chicago 3, San Francisco 1 Friday, Oct. 7: Chicago 1, San Francisco 0 Saturday, Oct. 8: Chicago 5, San Francisco 2 Monday: San Francisco 6, Chicago 5, 13 inn. Tuesday: Chicago 6, San Francisco 5

Washington 2, Los Angeles 2 Friday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 4, Washington 3 Saturday, Oct. 8: L.A. at Washington, ppd. Sunday, Oct. 9: Washington 5, Los Angeles 2 Monday: Washington 8, Los Angeles 3 Tuesday: Los Angeles 6, Washington 5 Today: Los Angeles (Hill) at Washington (Scherzer), 7:08 p.m. (FS1)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

American League Toronto vs. Cleveland Friday: Toronto at Cleveland, 7:08 p.m. (TBS) Saturday: Toronto at Cleveland, TBA (TBS) Monday, Oct. 17: Cleveland at Toronto, TBA (TBS) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Cleveland at Toronto, TBA (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 19: Cleveland at Toronto, TBA (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 21: Toronto at Cleveland, TBA (TBS) x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Toronto at Cleveland, TBA (TBS)

National League Saturday: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago, (Fox/FS1) Sunday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago, (Fox/FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Chicago at Los AngelesWashington winner, (Fox/FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner, (Fox/FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 20: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner, (Fox/FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago, (Fox/FS1) x-Sunday, Oct. 23: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago, (Fox/FS1)

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 4 1 0 .800 114 74 Buffalo 3 2 0 .600 117 87 N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 92 136 Miami 1 4 0 .200 88 119 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 3 2 0 .600 82 104 Tennessee 2 3 0 .400 92 101 Indianapolis 2 3 0 .400 137 148 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 84 111 North W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 4 1 0 .800 139 93 Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 94 88 Cincinnati 2 3 0 .400 92 110 Cleveland 0 5 0 .000 87 148 West W L T Pct PF PA Oakland 4 1 0 .800 142 137 Denver 4 1 0 .800 127 87 Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 83 92 San Diego 1 4 0 .200 152 142

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA 4 1 0 .800 129 91 3 1 0 .750 115 51 3 2 0 .600 115 122 2 2 0 .500 73 85 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 175 140 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 94 142 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 114 130 Carolina 1 4 0 .200 123 135 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 5 0 0 1.000 119 63 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 75 67 Detroit 2 3 0 .400 119 125 Chicago 1 4 0 .200 85 126 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 3 1 0 .750 79 54 Los Angeles 3 2 0 .600 82 106 Arizona 2 3 0 .400 125 101 San Francisco 1 4 0 .200 111 140 Today’s game Denver at San Diego, 7:25 p.m. Sunday’s games Cincinnati at New England, noon Pittsburgh at Miami, noon Philadelphia at Washington, noon Baltimore at N.Y. Giants, noon Jacksonville at Chicago, noon Carolina at New Orleans, noon Los Angeles at Detroit, noon San Francisco at Buffalo, noon Cleveland at Tennessee, noon Kansas City at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Open: Tampa Bay, Minnesota Monday, Oct. 17 N.Y. Jets at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Philadelphia Washington N.Y. Giants

College football Big Ten East Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Ohio State 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Penn State 2-1 .667 4-2 .667 Maryland 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Indiana 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Michigan State 0-2 .000 2-3 .400 Rutgers 0-3 .000 2-4 .333 West Nebraska 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Iowa 2-1 .667 4-2 .667 Wisconsin 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Purdue 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Northwestern 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 Minnesota 0-2 .000 3-2 .600 Illinois 0-2 .000 1-4 .200 Saturday’s games Illinois at Rutgers, 11 a.m. (ESPNEWS) Iowa at Purdue, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Minnesota at Maryland, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Nebraska at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2) Northwestern at Michigan State, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) Ohio State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (ABC)

State schedule

Saturday’s games W. Illinois at Missouri St., 2 p.m. C. Michigan at N. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. E. Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. S. Illinois at Illinois St., 6 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Friday’s games No. 7 Louisville vs. Duke, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama at No. 9 Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin, 7 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. NC State, 11 a.m. No. 10 Nebraska at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. No. 11 Baylor vs. Kansas, 2:30 p.m. No. 12 Mississippi at No. 22 Arkansas, 6 p.m. No. 13 Houston vs. Tulsa, 6 p.m. No. 14 Florida State vs. Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m. No. 15 Boise State vs. Colorado State, 9:15 p.m. No. 16 Miami vs. North Carolina, 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Virginia Tech at Syracuse, 2:45 p.m. No. 18 Florida vs. Missouri, 3 p.m. No. 19 Oklahoma vs. Kansas State, 11 a.m. No. 20 West Virginia at Texas Tech, 11 a.m. No. 21 Utah at Oregon State, 3 p.m. No. 24 Western Michigan at Akron, 2:30 p.m.

NHL Wednesday’s results Ottawa 5, Toronto 4, OT St. Louis 5, Chicago 2 Calgary at Edmonton, late Los Angeles at San Jose, late Today’s games Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 6 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Carolina at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Wildcatz, Cardinals to battle for NUIC Northwest supremacy BY ANDY COLBERT Sauk Valley Media

“It’s Sunday and I’m already nervous,” EPC coach Randy Asche said last weekend in anticipation of Friday’s game with Forreston. The two small-school powers come into the NUIC Northwest clash undefeated and stateranked. It was the same scenario 2 years ago, when EPC won 54-21, but both went on to claim state titles. Asche knows his biggest challenge will be slowing down Forreston’s highoctane rushing game. “They are scary,” Asche said. “They have so many weapons, and their offensive linemen get off the ball as good as anyone I’ve seen all year.” In a 13-7 loss last week, Lena-Winslow was able to contain Forreston’s outside running game, but was hurt up the middle, a fact not lost on Asche. “You want to set the edge and play outside, and they go inside with the fullback,” Asche said. “I think Le-Win had a great game plan, but Forreston had too many athletes. I could probably name 20 off their roster, for example, someone like [Lane] Henneman who doesn’t even start on offense.” Le-Win was also able to

When: 7:30 Friday Where: Lanark Radio: 100.3 FM Twitter: @DanWoessner

Skyler Fischer, a senior who hasn’t played since his freshman year. The 5-10, 165-pounder had 190 yards receiving against Amboy. “Peyton talked him into coming out. He said he’d play if Peyton came out for basketball,” Asche said. “Skyler is one of the premier athletes in the area.” Asche feels his team is the underdog against Forreston, and one reason is the stingy Cardinal defense. “One thing I’ve learned Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com Eastland-Pearl City’s Jayden Kempel runs for big yards on the second half in my 10 years of coachkickoff against Amboy last week. The Wildcatz host Forreston with the NUIC ing is that speed kills, and Forreston has that Northwest title on the line Friday in Lanark. on defense,” Asche defend the pass, though has what Asche calls Schubert was out with said. “They are so fast Asche sees Forreston as the ‘measurables’. He his injury. EPC is also to the football. Not only being content hammering anchors the defense at extremely young on the that, but they are wellthe ball on the ground. linebacker. line, starting one freshversed in the game and “Down and distance Another senior that is man, three sophomores work well as a unit. I’d doesn’t scare them,” pivotal to the Wildcatz and a junior. describe them as a wellAsche said. “They feel so offense is Keegan One of those, junior oiled machine.” good about their inside Schubert, a 5-8, 180Peyton Asche is a 6-7, An example of this, and outside game. Their pound running back. He 320-pound college pros- according to Asche, is the bread and butter is runhad been injured previpect and son of the head play of Gavin Fuchs. ning the football.” ously, but is healthy. coach. EPC has another “He might be the key on Brighton Haverland, “Schubie is a horse. 320-pounder in sophodefense,” Asche said. “He a starter on the 2014 He’s fast, has great vision more Addison Kelpner. is all over the field, and championship team as a and balance,” Asche said. Both line up at tackle. likes to hit. When you sophomore, leads EPC. Sophomores Jarod and The other three offenhave kids like him that The 6-foot-5, 215-pound- Jayden Kempel provide sive linemen only go 175- are well-prepared and fast, it’s hard to compete er moved from tight depth at running back, 180 pounds. with them.” end to quarterback, and and filled in nicely when EPC’s go-to receiver is

Warriors’ focus is to run the table in NIB-12 West WARY

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t Sterling counters with a balanced attack featuring running backs Nyrel Sullivan (67 rushes, 666 yards, 11 TDs), Latrell Vaughn (55-496, 9 TDs) and Andrew Spaulding (83-438, 5 TDs), quarterback Trey Morse (426 rushing yards, 4 TDs; 41-for-62 passing, 638 yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs), and wideouts Turner Morse (20 catches, 331 yards, 5 TDs), Blackburn (8-116) and Alek Duran (7-87, TD). Add in the fact that Sterling scored a pair of special-teams TDs on punt returns last week – and that the defense has allowed just 40 points in seven games – and the

been kind of sloppy at times, especially in that third quarter last week. We almost got a little back to fundamentals this week in practice, really concentrating on not only blocking and tackling, but making sure that our tempo is better,” Schlemmer said. “I can’t sit here and tell you we haven’t been playing good, because we have been, and I’m really proud of our kids and really happy for them. They’ve done everything we’ve asked, but with the goals that they’ve set, if we want Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com to be as good as they Sterling’s Tyson Hall (44) and Ethan Sensor (42) bring said, we’ve got to keep down a LaSalle-Peru ball carrier during the Warriors’ getting better.” It’s that attitude that home game on Sept. 16. has allowed the WarWarriors seem to have “We’re doing a lot of riors to enjoy the ride put it all together. good things, but we’ve they’re taking this sea-

son, but also buckle down and focus on the next task at hand. Even with a win on Friday to sew up a second straight NIB-12 West title, Sterling’s players aren’t going to start patting themselves on the back too hard. “If we win this one on Friday, Friday night we might be talking about conference titles – but after that, it’s all our focus on DeKalb,” Blackburn said. “Just Friday night to celebrate a little, that’s it.” “I think a lot of us will celebrate it four about 5 minutes, and then we’re on to the next game after that,” Heeren echoed. “That’s pretty much how it works here with this team.”

Youngsters step in and contribute to Comets’ stout defense PACK

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t As one might expect, there was a bit of an adjustment period getting used to varsity ball early in the season, but Olson and Graham are up to speed now. They are part of a unit that has allowed a mere nine points per game, less than half of any other team in the Three Rivers Mississippi. “It’s a big difference – a lot faster, more physical,” Luke Olson said. “I watched film from last year, and looked at things I needed to correct. I watched my brother’s film from last year, and wanted to see how fast the game really went, compared to sophomore ball.” “Everybody was stronger, faster and quicker,” Graham added. “The holes were closing faster, and tackles were harder to make. But with everyone helping me out and lining me up, I was able to adjust pretty fast.” Papoccia described Graham as being very tough, unafraid to play a bit dinged up, and with

tremendous instincts. “His 40 time won’t bring anybody’s eyes up, but he gets to the football,” Papoccia said. “He’s got a great sense for where the ball’s going, he reads his reads correctly, and he’s a very, very good tackler.” Olson is the youngest of four brothers who have suited up the Comets, following Ryan (class of 2012), Mack (2014) and Nate (2017). “They really toughened me up,” Olson said. “They beat on me basically every day, just messing around. It really paid off in the long run.” Graham also has some Comet bloodlines. His father, Jason, was the quarterback on the 1990 Newman state championship team. He has no ambition to guide the offense, however. “In middle school I tried it, but it didn’t work,” Graham said. “It wasn’t my thing.” Newman (7-0, 4-0) will look to keep things rolling this week with a home game on Saturday afternoon against Hall (0-7, 0-4). The Red

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Rockridge’s Michael Griffin (center) loses the ball while Newman’s Aaron Scroggins (left) and Chase Graham (right) take down Griffin during the Comets’ game against the Rockets on Aug. 27. Devils were a powerhouse a year ago, when they went 9-3 and advanced to the Class 2A quarterfinals, but were hit hard by graduation. “They may not have the horses they’ve had in the past,” Papoccia said, “but they’re wellcoached, they know

what they should be doing, and they certainly try to do it.” Newman has a winnertake-all game in Week 9 when it hosts Peru St. Bede (5-2, 5-0), as the victor will be the league champ. For now, however, the Comets are merely focused on Hall.

“We can’t take them lightly,” Graham said. “We’ve got to go out there and play this game like we’ve played the rest of the games, because we have St. Bede coming up, and that’s not going to be an easy game. We need to learn and adjust and be prepared.”

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PREVIEW CAPSULES | WEEK 8

1-6

7-0

Ottawa at Sterling When: 7:15 p.m. Friday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, 1608 Fourth Ave., Sterling Radio: 94.3 FM AP rank: Sterling No. 2 5A NIB-12 West: Sterling 3-0, Ottawa 0-3 Last week: Sterling 35, Rochelle 7; DeKalb 42, Ottawa 0 Last meeting: 2015 Week 6, Sterling 28-7 Series streak: Sterling 3 Fast fact: Pirates have scored 26 points this season – 13 twice – & have been shut out 5 times. SVM pick: Sterling 6-0

6-1

5-2

5-2

3-4

2-5

Oregon at Stillman Valley

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Hinders Field, 500 15th Ave. Radio: 1460 AM, 1240 AM Big Northern: Dixon 4-2, Rock Falls 3-4 Last week: GenoaKingston 14, Dixon 6; Stillman Valley 30, Rock Falls 29 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Dixon 47-14 Series streak: Dixon 3 Fast fact: Dukes have won 8 of last 9 meetings against Rockets. SVM pick: Dixon 6-0

When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: 425 S. Pine St. Radio: 95.7 FM Big Northern: Oregon 0-6, Stillman 2-4 Last week: Rockford Lutheran 35, Oregon 14; Stillman Valley 30, Rock Falls 29 Last meeting: 2015 Week 9, Stillman 22-19 Series streak: Stillman 1 Fast fact: Hawks & Cardinals have alternated wins last 3 meetings, with a combined margin of victory of 17 points. SVM pick: Stillman 5-1

7-0

3-4

West Hancock at Morrison

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: 14110 134th Ave. W., Edgington Radio: 1390 AM AP rank: Fulton No. 8 2A TRAC Rock: Fulton 4-0, Rockridge 3-1 Last week: Fulton 42, BV 34; Rockridge 35, St. Vincent (Mo.) 20 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Rockridge 48-28 Series streak: Rockridge 3 Fast fact: Teams met for first time since 1998 last season. SVM pick: Fulton 5-1

When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: E.M. “Bud” Cole Field, 643 Genesee Ave. Radio: None AP rank: West Hancock No. 7 2A Conference: Morrison 2-2 TRAC Rock; West Hancock 3-0 West Central Last week: Morrison 29, Oregon 26, 2OT; West Hancock 50, MonmouthRoseville 7 Last meeting: 1st meeting Series streak: – Fast fact: West Central Conf. has just 4 teams in it. SVM pick: W.H. 6-0

2-5

3-4

7-0

0-7

Dixon at Rock Falls

Fulton at Rockridge

2-5

1-6

4-3

4-3

AFC at Polo When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: 100 S. Union Ave. Radio: 107.7 FM NUIC Upstate: AFC 2-4, Polo 4-2 Last week: River Ridge 42, AFC 22; Aquin 34, Polo 20 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Polo 52-14 Series streak: Polo 9 Fast facts: Marcos have been outscored 157154 this season, while AFC has been outscored 200-140. ... Raiders have scored more than 20 points just once this year. SVM pick: Polo 6-0

4-3

2-5

Princeton at Erie-Prophetstown

Bureau Valley at Riverdale

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Erie Middle School, 500 5th Ave. Radio: 105.5 FM TRAC Mississippi: ErieP’town 1-3, Princeton 2-2 Last week: Kewanee 36, Erie-P’town 0; St. Bede 49, Princeton 8 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Princeton 39-22 Series streak: Princeton 1 Fast fact: Last year’s meeting was the first ever between the Tigers and the Panthers. SVM pick: Princeton 6-0

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: 9622 256th St. North, Port Byron Radio: 98.1 FM TRAC Rock: BV 0-3, Riverdale 0-3 Last week: Fulton 42, BV 34; Riverdale 40, Hall 14 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, BV 55-0 Series streak: BV 2 Fast fact: Storm have scored 34 points in each of last 2 games, & scored 20 in back-to-back games in Weeks 3 & 4. SVM pick: BV 6-0

Hall at Newman When: 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Roscoe Eades Stadium, 1608 Fourth Ave., Sterling Radio: 102.7 FM AP rank: Newman No. 3 2A TRAC Mississippi: Newman 4-0, Hall 0-4 Last week: Newman 36, Sherrard 7; Riverdale 40, Hall 14 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Newman 22-21 Series streak: Newman 2 Fast fact: Red Devils have finished 0-9 just once (1986) in last 32 years. SVM pick: Newman 6-0

1-6

7-0

4-3

7-0

2-5

0-7

Milledgeville at Dakota

Forreston at Eastland-P.C.

Amboy at Pecatonica

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: 300 Campus Dr. Radio: None NUIC: Milledgeville 4-3 Upstate; Dakota 4-3 NW Last week: Stockton 44, Milledgeville 0; Dakota 41, Pecatonica 8 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Dakota 42-13 Series streak: Dakota 4 Fast fact: Missiles haven’t beaten Indians since 1999, & have been outscored 167-19 in 4 meeting since their 23-0 win that year. SVM pick: Dakota 6-0

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: 500 School Dr., Lanark Radio: 100.3 FM AP rank: EPC No. 5 2A, Forreston No. 1 1A NUIC NW: EPC 6-0, Forreston 6-0 Last week: EPC 34, Amboy 13; Forreston 13, Lena-Winslow 7 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Forreston 22-6 Series streak: Forreston 1 Fast fact: Wildcatz had won 3 straight over Cardinals before last year. SVM pick: Forreston 5-1

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: 1300 Main St. Radio: 101.7 FM NUIC NW: Amboy 2-5, Pecatonica 0-6 Last week: EPC 34, Amboy 13; Dakota 41, Pecatonica 8 Last meeting: First meeting Series streak: – Fast fact: Clippers have been outscored 202-108 this season, while Indians have been outscored 273-34 & haven’t scored more than 12 in a game. SVM pick: Amboy 6-0

3-4

Galena at West Carroll When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: W.F. Massey Field, 500 Cragmoor St., Savanna Radio: 100.3 FM (delay) NUIC NW: West Carroll 2-4, Galena 1-5 Last week: West Carroll 43, East Dubuque 0; Galena 27, Warren 18 Last meeting: 2015 Week 8, Galena 49-28 Series streak: Galena 6 Fast facts: Thunder haven’t won in this series since Pirates joined the NUIC Northwest in 2011, losing by a combined score of 229-87 in those 5 games. ... West Carroll has outscored opponents 161-119 this season, while Galena has been outscored 178-91. SVM pick: West Carroll 6-0

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Denver

Denver

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

NY Giants

NY Giants

NY Giants

Baltimore

Chicago

Chicago

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

7-14

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8-14

39-77

11-14 33-77

Buffalo

Buffalo

44-77 Buffalo

Buffalo

Cleveland

Tennessee

7-14

Cleveland

Tennessee

New Orleans

Carolina

New Orleans

Detroit

Detroit

Detroit

Los Angeles

Carolina Chicago

Chicago

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

New England

New England

New England

New England

Seattle

Seattle

Seattle

Atlanta

Oakland

Kansas City

Green Bay

Green Bay

Green Bay

Houston 31

Houston 19

Houston 27

NY Jets

Arizona

Marty Rapp

Dallas

Arizona

Arizona

Indianpolis 12

Indianpolis 14

Oakland

Oakland

Indianpolis 24

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6-14

39-77 Buffalo

7-14

45-77 Buffalo

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

NY Giants

NY Giants

Tennessee

Tennessee

New Orleans

New Orleans

Detroit

Detroit

Chicago

Pittsburgh

Chicago

Pittsburgh

New England

New England

Seattle

Atlanta

Oakland

Green Bay Arizona

Houston 24

Indianpolis 10

Oakland

8-14

44-77 Buffalo

Philadelphia Tennessee NY Giants

New Orleans Chicago Detroit

Pittsburgh

New England Oakland Seattle

Dallas

Green Bay

Houston 22

Houston 24

Arizona

Indianpolis 18

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AP POLL Class 8A

NIB-12 West Sterling Rochelle Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Ottawa

Conf. All 3-0 7-0 2-1 5-2 2-2 5-2 1-2 2-5 0-3 1-6

Friday’s games • Kaneland at Geneseo, 7 • Ottawa at Sterling, 7:15 • Rochelle at LaSalle-Peru, 7:15 Friday, Oct. 21 • Ottawa at Kaneland, 7 • Geneseo at Morris, 7:15 • LaSalle-Peru at Yorkville, 7:15 • Sterling at DeKalb, 7:15 • Rochelle at Sycamore, 7:30

NIB-12 East

Conf. All 3-0 6-1 2-1 5-2 2-1 4-3 1-3 3-4 0-3 1-6

DeKalb Morris Sycamore Kaneland Yorkville

Friday’s games • Kaneland at Geneseo, 7 • Sycamore at Morris, 7 • Yorkville at DeKalb, 7:15

Big Northern

Conf. All Genoa-Kingston 7-0 7-0 Byron 6-0 7-0 Winnebago 5-1 5-2 Dixon 4-2 5-2 Rkfd. Lutheran 4-2 5-2 Rock Falls 3-4 3-4 Stillman Valley 2-4 2-5 North Boone 1-5 2-5 Rkfd. Christian 1-5 2-5 Mendota 1-5 1-6 Oregon 0-6 1-6 Friday’s games • Byron at Rockford Christian, 7 • Mendota at North Boone, 7 • Oregon at Stillman Valley, 7 • Richmon-Burton at Genoa-Kingston, 7 • Rkfd. Lutheran at Winnebago, 7:15 • Dixon at Rock Falls, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 21 • Genoa-Kingston at Mendota, 7 • Rock Falls at Woodstock North, 7 • Rkfd. Christian at Oregon, 7 • Stillman Valley at Rkfd. Lutheran, 7 • Winnebago at Byron, 7 • North Boone at Dixon, 7:30

Three Rivers Mississippi

Conf. All St. Bede 5-0 5-2 Newman 4-0 7-0 Princeton 2-2 3-4 Kewanee 2-3 4-3 Erie-Prophetstown 1-3 1-6 Sherrard 1-3 1-6 Hall 0-4 0-7 Friday’s games • Kewanee at Sherrard, 7:30 • Orion at St. Bede, 7:30 • Princeton at Erie-Prophetstown, 7:30 Saturday’s game • Hall at Newman, 2 Friday, Oct. 21 • Rockridge at Kewanee, 5:15 • Erie-Prophetstown at Hall, 7:30 • Princeton at Sherrard, 7:30 • St. Bede at Newman, 7:30

Three Rivers Rock Fulton Rockridge Orion Morrison Bureau Valley Riverdale

Conf. All 4-0 6-1 3-1 5-2 2-2 5-2 2-2 3-4 0-3 4-3 0-3 2-5

Friday’s games • West Hancock at Morrison, 7 • Bureau Valley at Riverdale, 7:30 • Fulton at Rockridge, 7:30 • Orion at St. Bede, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 21 • Rockridge at Kewanee, 5:15 • Fulton at West Hancock, 7:30 • Morrison at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Riverdale at Orion, 7:30

NUIC Northwest

Conf. All Eastland-P.C. 6-0 7-0 Forreston 6-0 7-0 Lena-Winslow 4-2 5-2 Dakota 4-3 4-3 East Dubuque 3-3 4-3 West Carroll 2-4 3-4 Amboy 2-5 2-5 Galena 1-5 2-5 Pecatonica 0-6 0-7 Friday’s games • Amboy at Pecatonica, 7:30 • East Dubuque at Lena-Winslow, 7:30 • Forreston at EPC, 7:30 • Galena at West Carroll, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Dakota, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 21 • EPC at East Dubuque, 5:30 • West Carroll at Lena-Winslow, 7 • Amboy at Aquin, 7:30 • Dakota at Galena, 7:30 • Pecatonica at Forreston, 7:30

NUIC Upstate

Aquin Stockton Polo Milledgeville Orangeville AFC River Ridge Warren Durand

Conf. All 7-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-3 3-3 3-4 2-4 2-5 1-5 1-6 1-5 1-6 0-6 0-7

Friday’s games • AFC at Polo, 7 • Warren at Durand, 7 • Aquin at Stockton, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Dakota, 7:30 • Orangeville at River Ridge, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 21 • Milledgeville at Warren, 7 • Stockton at AFC, 7 • Amboy at Aquin, 7:30 • Polo at Orangeville, 7:30 • River Ridge at Durand, 7:30

Overall Last week Ottawa (1-6) at Sterling (7-0) Dixon (5-2) at Rock Falls (4-3) Oregon (1-6) at Stillman Valley (2-5) Hall (0-7) at Newman (7-0) Princeton (3-4) at Erie-P’town (1-6) Bureau Valley (4-3) at Riverdale (2-5) Fulton (6-1) at Rockridge (5-2) West Hancock (7-0) at Morrison (3-4) AFC (2-5) at Polo (4-3) Milledgeville (4-3) at Dakota (4-3) Forreston (7-0) at Eastland-P.C. (7-0) Amboy (2-5) at Pecatonica (0-7) Galena (2-5) at West Carroll (3-4)

Cody Cutter 533 pts 71-20

Eric Ingles 511 pts 68-23

Patrick Mason 512 pts 68-23

Homer Ty Brian Dan Reynolds Weidman Woessner (home team) 536 pts 507 pts 505 pts 46-45 72-19 66-25 69-22

72 pts 9-4

56 pts 9-4

70 pts 10-3

67 pts 9-4

62 pts 8-5

66 pts 10-3

STER 7 pts DIXON 1 pt SV 5 pts NEW 13 pts PRIN 8 pts BV 10 pts FUL 2 pts WH 4 pts POLO 12 pts DAK 6 pts FORR 3 pts AMBOY 11 pts WC 9 pts

STER 13 pts DIXON 6 pts ORE 1 pt NEW 12 pts PRIN 10 pts BV 9 pts FUL 5 pts WH 11 pts POLO 8 pts DAK 3 pts FORR 2 pts AMBOY 4 pts WC 7 pts

STER 13 pts DIXON 7 pts SV 6 pts NEW 12 pts PRIN 11 pts BV 9 pts FUL 5 pts WH 10 pts POLO 4 pts DAK 3 pts FORR 1 pt AMBOY 8 pts WC 2 pts

STER 12 pts DIXON 8 pts SV 6 pts NEW 13 pts PRIN 7 pts BV 11 pts FUL 2 pts WH 5 pts POLO 10 pts DAK 1 pt FORR 3 pts AMBOY 9 pts WC 4 pts

STER 13 pts DIXON 9 pts SV 6 pts NEW 12 pts PRIN 7 pts BV 10 pts ROCK 1 pt WH 8 pts POLO 11 pts DAK 4 pts FORR 3 pts AMBOY 5 pts WC 2 pts

STER 13 pts DIXON 4 pts SV 7 pts NEW 12 pts PRIN 8 pts BV 6 pts FUL 3 pts WH 9 pts POLO 11 pts DAK 5 pts EPC 1 pt AMBOY 10 pts WC 2 pts

6-7 STER RF SV NEW EP RIV ROCK MORR POLO DAK EPC PEC WC

SVM FOOTBALL STAT LEADERBOARD Rushing yards Arthur Cox, Dixon Stephen Brooke, AFC Keegan Schubert, EPC Tristen Aguilar, Polo Michael Pidde, Fulton Nyrel Sullivan, Sterling Drake Davis, Bureau Valley Kyle Forbes, Milledgeville Caleb Mennen, Oregon Latrell Vaughn, Sterling Cade Gorzny, Newman Eli Leffelman, Newman Jacob Cullen, Oregon Andrew Spaulding, Sterling Jeremy Bibler, Milledgeville Trey Morse, Sterling Austin Rash, Fulton Jayden Kempel, EPC Brighton Haverland, EPC Aaron Deter, Morrison Devin DeHaan, Oregon Caje Peterson, Bureau Valley Jarod Kempel, EPC Nate Rahn, Milledgeville Adam Hart, AFC Landen Vesley, Newman Isaiah Harris, Rock Falls Cody Southern, Morrison Austin Schroeder, Fulton Easton Bianchi, Newman

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Att Yds TD 140 879 10 167 828 11 111 821 10 107 788 12 113 724 10 67 666 11 115 636 12 99 624 7 88 604 6 55 496 9 64 490 5 74 469 8 86 455 6 83 438 5 62 437 4 56 426 4 65 348 7 56 329 5 58 323 6 65 318 8 65 294 2 62 282 5 29 281 2 35 280 2 50 261 2 42 250 5 53 229 4 34 224 0 48 223 0 42 217 0

Logan Pillars, Rock Falls Noah Wilcox, Dixon Drake Davis, Bureau Valley Tyler Sweenie, Fulton Trey Morse, Sterling Brighton Haverland, EPC Reilly Dolan, Morrison Caleb Drew, AFC Landen Vesley, Newman Braiden Soltow, Polo Brexton Flynn, Milledgeville Randal Gabaldon, Polo Dylan Keller, Morrison Braden Smargiassi, EPC Justin Young, Polo Caid Chenoweth, Oregon Stephen Brooke, AFC Bryce Grant, Fulton Austin Schroeder, Fulton Alek Duran, Sterling Ryan Noble, Newman Kaylon Westmorland, Dixon Andrew Newman, Oregon Ethan Fischbach, Morrison Erik North, Fulton

C-A-I 109-196-3 111-179-1 78-126-4 48-79-1 41-63-2 30-60-3 23-46-6 22-44-2 13-36-1 22-65-3 11-34-3 13-31-4 10-29-3 3-4-1 6-11-1 7-24-1 1-4-0 1-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-3-1 0-4-0 0-2-1 0-1-0

Rec Yds TD Michael Berentes, Rock Falls 39 578 5 Roger Carlson, Rock Falls 36 569 8 Bryan Herr, Bureau Valley 34 534 3 Arthur Cox, Dixon 29 318 4 Jay Edlefson, Bureau Valley 24 259 4 Kaylon Westmorland, Dixon 23 219 2 Jared Harrison, Dixon 22 351 3 Turner Morse, Sterling 20 331 5 Reid Taylor, Polo 19 263 2 Skylar Fischer, EPC 18 479 5 Ethan Fischbach, Morrison 17 308 1 Tyler Bruggenwirth, Fulton 15 334 5 Ty Paulline, Fulton 14 166 3 Blake Wind, Rock Falls 10 174 0 Elijiah McGlown, Dixon 10 77 0 Brennan Mammosser, Rock Falls 9 154 1 David Atkinson, AFC 9 120 0 Isaiah Harris, Rock Falls 8 151 1 Reid Blackburn, Sterling 8 116 0 Jake Pitman, Dixon 8 76 1 Braiden Soltow, Polo 7 88 0 Alek Duran, Sterling 7 87 1 Kandras Martin, Dixon 7 85 1 Cody Penick, AFC 7 85 0 Mathew Cheeseman, Polo 7 81 1 Nathan McLuckie, Fulton 7 79 0 Caje Peterson, Bureau Valley 7 34 0

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Class 6A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Sac. Heart-Griffin (8) 7-0 88 1 2. Prairie Ridge (1) 7-0 82 2 3. Cary-Grove 6-1 66 3 4. Lemont 7-0 65 4 5. Rockford Auburn 6-1 44 8 6. DeKalb 6-1 36 9 7. Crete-Monee 5-2 29 10 8. Danville 6-1 23 6 9. Rockford Boylan 6-1 13 5 10. Quincy 6-1 12 NR Others receiving votes: Antioch 10, St. Laurence 7, Reavis 6, Marmion 6, Montini 3, Oak Lawn Richards 2, Grayslake North 2, Rock Island 1.

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Peoria Central (9) 7-0 107 1 2. Sterling (2) 7-0 101 2 3. Highland 6-1 70 7 4. Peoria Notre Dame 5-2 56 3 5. Rochelle 5-2 55 4 6. Washington 5-2 45 T8 7. Decatur Eisenhower 6-1 40 T8 8. Morris 5-2 35 NR 9. Metamora 5-2 26 5 10. Centralia 5-2 15 6 Others receiving votes: Morgan Park 14, Thornridge 9, Chicago (Solorio Academy) 7, Triad 6, Woodstock Marian 6, Glenbard South 4, Hillcrest 3, Marion 2, Vernon Hills 2, Sycamore 1, Belvidere 1.

Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Althoff Catholic (10) 7-0 109 1 2. Phillips 6-1 101 3 3. Johnsburg (1) 7-0 95 4 4. Rochester (1) 6-1 83 2 5. Columbia 7-0 73 5 6. Genoa-Kingston 7-0 57 6 7. Mt. Zion 6-1 41 9 8. Canton 6-1 35 10 9. Aurora Cent. Cath. 6-1 23 7 10. Richmond-Burton 5-2 16 NR Others receiving votes: Plano 10, Geneseo 6, Herrin 5, Rockford Lutheran 4, Taylorville 2.

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School W-L Pts Prv 1. IC Catholic (12) 7-0 120 1 2. Wilmington 7-0 102 2 3. Monticello 7-0 86 3 4. Byron 7-0 77 4 5. North-Mac 7-0 62 T6 6. Herscher 7-0 58 T6 7. Newton 7-0 56 5 8. Pana 7-0 38 9 9. Bloomington Central Catholic 6-1 20 NR 10. Mt. Carmel 7-0 11 NR Others receiving votes: Breese Central 8, Williamsville 7, Farmington 6, Westville 4, Elmwood-Brimfield 4, Carlinville 1.

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t “I think everybody underestimates Rock Falls because of their past,” Dallas said. “We’re not in the past anymore. They’re doing pretty good this year, and I think it will be a good game.” Dixon coach Dave Smith said he reminded his team this week that this is a conference game, and Big Northern teams are physical, athletic, and balanced. Dixon is currently tied with Rockford Lutheran for fourth in the BNC with a 4-2 conference record. Rock Falls is just a game and a half back in sixth at 3-4. “There’s more parity in this conference than ever before, and [Rock Falls] is one of the teams I’m talking about that’s right there with everybody else,” Smith said. The Dukes know this Rocket team is a lot better than the team they beat 47-14 last year. “Coach Montgomery has got them balanced,” Smith said. “We’re not going to come out and think, ‘We’re going to defend the pass.’ We’re going to defend everything, because the minute we say we’re going to defend the pass, [Blake Wind] or [Harris] or [Pillars] is going to be running right by us.“ In Friday’s loss to Stillman Valley, Pillars carried 17 times for 91 yards as the Rockets installed some zoneread for him. Montgomery said Pillars did a nice job of making

Class 7A School W-L Pts Prv 1. East St. Louis (9) 7-0 98 1 2. Brad.-Bourbonnais (1) 7-0 82 2 3. Fenwick 6-1 75 3 4. St. Charles North 6-1 63 4 5. Benet 6-1 60 5 6. Batavia 6-1 49 6 7. Rolling Meadows 7-0 45 8 8. Normal Community 6-1 43 7 9. Chicago Mt. Carmel 4-3 18 9 10. Glenbrook North 7-0 8 NR Others receiving votes: Lincoln Way West 4, Highland Park 2, Lake Zurich 1, Machesney Park Harlem 1, St. Rita 1.

Class 5A Receptions

Yds TD 1,705 15 1,196 12 1,049 8 725 7 638 8 559 5 425 3 264 3 257 1 240 2 216 5 179 1 116 1 106 2 103 0 99 2 34 0 28 0 19 1 10 1 8 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Loyola (9) 7-0 90 1 2. Brother Rice 7-0 80 T2 3. Home.-Flossmoor 7-0 71 T2 4. Neuqua Valley 7-0 57 4 5. Palatine 7-0 53 5 6. Barrington 7-0 37 6 7. Hinsdale Central 7-0 35 10 8. Lincoln-Way East 6-1 31 7 9. Edwardsville 6-1 11 NR 10. Lyons 6-1 6 8 (tie) St. Charles East 7-0 6 NR Others receiving votes: Glenbard West 5, Stevenson 4, Marist 3, Naperville North 3, Oswego 3.

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Dixon’s Arthur Cox (above) and Rock Falls’ Isaiah Harris (below) provide rushing attacks that keep their teams balanced, and keep defenses from focusing on stopping the pass. those reads, and using that zone-read helped set up play-action later in the game. “Teams are kind of loading up, doing some things against our receivers, so we’re trying to get them to back off a little bit,” Montgomery said. Rock Falls is preparing to stop Dixon’s run game, as well. Arthur Cox leads area running backs with 879 yards rushing. “He’s probably one of the fastest backs we’ve seen all year, so we’ve got to get some speed up front so that when he gets the ball, we can track him down,” Montgomery said. The Rockets are moving some personnel around to better

defend that speed, but Montgomery said they are not making major changes in the defensive scheme.

“He can make a lot of moves,” Sandrock said. “We’ve got to keep our feet on the ground and shuffle, get after it.”

School W-L Pts Prv 1. Downs Tri-Valley (11) 7-0 119 1 2. Dee-Mack (1) 7-0 104 2 3. Newman 7-0 96 3 4. Mendon Unity 7-0 80 4 5. Eastland-Pearl City 7-0 72 5 6. Maroa-Forsyth 6-1 55 6 7. West Hancock 7-0 37 8 8. Fulton 5-2 35 7 9. Wethersfield 6-1 33 10 10. Red Bud 6-1 12 NR Others receiving votes: St. Bede 5, Eldorado 3, Carmi White County 3, Chicago (Hope) Academy 3, Orion 2, Bismarck-Henning 1.

Class 1A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Forreston (6) 7-0 101 3 2. Tuscola (4) 7-0 98 4 3. Ottawa Marquette (1) 7-0 83 2 4. Stockton 7-0 78 5 5. Argenta-Oreana 7-0 63 7 6. Decatur St. Teresa 6-1 59 1 7. Aquin 7-0 40 9 8. Lena-Winslow 5-2 36 6 9. Athens 5-2 12 8 10. Mt. Sterling Brown County 5-2 8 10 (tie) Decatur Lutheran LSA 6-1 8 NR Others receiving votes: Bureau Valley 6, Arcola 4, Camp Point Central 4, Kirkland Hiawatha 3, Carrollton 1, Stark County 1.

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COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v. No. 16 CH 116 ST ANDREW R. TAYLOR, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Lots 4, 5 and 6 in Wilkins Addition to the Village of Lyndon, situated in Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded September 4, 1878, in Book 3 of Plats, page 51. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 108 2nd Ave. W., Lyndon, IL 61261 which said Mortgage was made by: Andrew R. Taylor to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 201207826; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before October 30, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: September 30, 2016. Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector. October 6, 13 & 20 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v. No. 16 CH 115 ST COREY EVENSON a/k/a COREY R. EVENSON; ELEANOR EVENSON a/k/a ELEANOR C. EVENSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgages regarding the following described premises: Parcel 1 Sub-lot 14 of Resubdivision of Lots 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Block 17, in Arey's Addition to the City of Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded May 4, 1892 in Book 5 of Plats, page 27, all situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 604 East 6th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Corey R. Evenson and Eleanor Evenson, to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2011-02181; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. Parcel 2 The West 50 feet of the South 125 feet of Block 6 of James A. Patterson?s Subdivision of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, all situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 301 E. 12th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Corey R. Evenson and Eleanor C. Evenson to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2012-01968; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before October 30, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: September 30, 2016. Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector. October 6, 13 & 20 2016

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF Howard A. Clayton, Deceased. No. 15 P 117 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Howard A. Clayton. Letters of Office were issued on September 21, 2016 to Helen Clayton, 2201 E LeFevre Rd, Sterling, IL 61081 as independent executor, whose attorney of record is John E. Miller, of MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C., 15 East Third Street, P.O. Box 535, Sterling, Illinois, 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's office, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before March 29, 2017, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Sec. 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Helen Clayton Independent Representative for the Estate John E. Miller MILLER & LANCASTER, P.C. Attorneys for the Representative 15 E. Third Street, P. O. Box 535 Sterling, IL 61081 (815) 625-0600 Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2016 MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI LLC One East Wacker Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60601 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. TYLER J. SCHULTHEIS, AKA TYLER SCHULTHEIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 16 CH 98 The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Tyler J. Schultheis, AKA Tyler Schultheis, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the 14 Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: The West Half of Lot 5 in Block 11 in Pitney's Addition of Blocks 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of Martin Estate Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th Principal Meridian, in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois. 808 West 14th Street, Sterling, IL 61081 11-21-107-006 Now, therefore, unless you, Tyler J. Schultheis, AKA Tyler Schultheis, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the 14 Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, on or before October 31, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Ellen C. Morris (6308804) MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff, One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613 Email: MDKIllinoisFilings@manleydeas.com Attorney file no: 16-019115 One of Plaintiff's Attorneys Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. ALEX M WALTERS; NICOLE WALTERS, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 101 506 EAST 9TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on April 6, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on November 3, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 5 AND THE EAST 2 FEET OF LOT 6 OF BLOCK 4 IN PRATT'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-27-381-014 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 506 EAST 9TH STREET, ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: WHITE, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $70,972.04 Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 11653 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. I705063 Oct. 6, 13, 20, 2016

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on September 23, A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all o the persons owning, and conducting transacting the business known as A Touch of Heart located at 916 Academy St. Unit B, Dixon, IL 61021. Dated this 23rd day of September A.D. 2016 Cathy Myers County Clerk by Lori Miller, Deputy September 29, October 6,13, 2016

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF BERNEICE N. McFALLS, Deceased. No. 16 P 121 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of BERNEICE N. McFALLS. Letters of Office were issued to JANICE SPIELMAN, 27450 Penrose Road, Sterling, Illinois 61081, and RONALD FELL, 212 Ouachita 54, Camden, Arkansas 71701, as Co-Independent Representatives, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before March 30, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Dated this 23rd day of September, 2016. JANICE SPIELMAN, Co-Independent Representative RONALD FELL, Co-Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081-0400 Telephone: 815-625-8200 Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. ALEX M WALTERS; NICOLE WALTERS, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 101 506 EAST 9TH STREET ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on April 6, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on November 3, 2016, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-27-381-014 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 506 EAST 9TH STREET, ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Description of Improvements: WHITE, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $70,972.04 Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 11653 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. I705063 Oct. 6, 13, 20, 2016

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2000 Ford Conversion Van, white, 124,000 miles, 4 Captain's chairs + bench converts to bed. VGC, $6,900. 815-535-2380

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1989 Ford F150 4x4, Needs brakes, 4.9 engine, runs. 5sp. Transition like new. $800 for all, or will part out. 815-284-1128 1996 Jeep Cherokee 4dr., 4whl. dr. Well maintained, runs great! $1500 779-861-3735.

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Avonlea Cottage of Dixon RN/LPN 3pm-11pm Apply in person 503 Countryside Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044

2000 Lincoln Navigator 4x4 SUV, very nice $3000 815-994-3339

Parkway Center of Sterling is looking for a caring & compassionate certified nursing assistant and part time nurse to work various shifts. Apply in person at 1801 Ave. G., Sterling. No phone calls please

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2010 Harley Davidson Limited. 62K mi. Has extras. $13,500 815-499-3924

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1989-1990 Lowe Back-Troller, 40hp Johnson, w/ 6hp Yaht Evinrude, Club Trailer, asking Call $3500/obo, 815-631-2510 2006 24ft. Pontoon 90HP Evinrude E-Tec motor. Some work needed. $6,500 815-973-6778

PERSONAL WATERCRAFT 941 2007 Sea Doo RXP, only 106 hrs., Runs Great!! $4000/obo 815-631-8325

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04' Newmar Dutch Star. 40ft. Spartan Chassie, 370 cummins; 6sp. Allison trans. 2 slides, 2 A/C, full basement, computerized jacks; loaded; no smoking. 49,500 mi. kept in heated shed. Exc. cond. $83,000 obo 815-791-5585 1986 Winnebago Motor Home, exc. cond., call for details, $5,250 Also, Dolly w/ Car straps & chains, ready to go $400. 815-994-3339 1989 Chevy Motor Home (Bounder) 454 engine, 34' long. Ready to go, stored in winter $6000 FIRM 815-535-8021 2008 34' Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer. Winter package w/ 3 slide outs & 2003 Club car golf cart. $20,000 OBO 815-441-5403 2010 Cameo 36 FWS 5th Wheel, self leveling, central vac, 2 A/C, double ref., king bed, washer/dryer, like new furniture, much more. $34,900 815-440-4666.

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RN/LPN ------CNA up to $3,500 Sign-On Bonus! ------We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to work and assume these key full-time and parttime positions on our nursing teams. We offer: • Excellent Starting Wage! • Vacation & PTO Pay! • Holiday Pay! • 401(k)! • Health, Dental, Vision! • And Much More! Apply online at: https://tutera. vikus.net Call (815) 284-3393 or email dixon@tutera.com Dixon Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 800 Division Street Dixon, IL 61021

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Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual who wants to make a difference in their community.

The Full Time Director of our Whiteside County service area will be charged with day-to-day implementation and manof our agement mentoring program. The individual will also work strategically with our business, schools, and community partners to drive quality, impact and sustainability. Minimum of a bachelor's degree in social service, education or related field required. To review the full job description or to inquire, visit http://www.bbbsmv.org/job or contact Courtney Jones, cjones@bbbsmv.org (563) 323-8006

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Bay Valley Foods is now hiring for GENERAL LABOR and MAINTENANCE MECHANIC at it's facility in Dixon, IL. Successful candidates will have basic industrial and/or maintenance skills, the ability to work independently, read and interpret instructions/ manuals/procedures, as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills. Previous experience in food manufacturing and SAP environment, knowledge of PLCs and HACCP programs preferred. Must be willing to work any shift including nights and High weekends. School diploma or (GED) equivalent required. Pre-embackployment ground check and drug screen required. Bay Valley Foods in Dixon is a union facility offering competitive wages and benefits inmedical, cluding dental, vision, life insurance and 401 (K). Apply online at: www.tree housefoods.com EOE/M/F/D/V Construction Worker pay $10$20/hour based on experience. Must have valid driver license. Vacation and holiday pay. Send resume to: Construction Position, PO Box 604, Dixon Illinois 61021.

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Class A or B license preferred, to help service fleet of trucks. $15.00 per hour to start, experience a must. Insurance, 401K, Bonus, etc. Apply in person at 147 E. 2nd Ave. Rochelle IL Director of Music Wanted Qualified applicant will coordinate the overall music ministry of the church and serve as director of vocal and bell choirs. Works with pastors to plan music for worship services. This is a part time position. Music educabackground tion preferred. Please resume to Nancy Burnett at First United Methodist Church, 202 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon IL 61021 Full-Time Live-In AssisPersonal tant Needed: Free utilities, Housing, cable & Internet and small living allowance in exchange for 3 1/2 hrs. per night in Sterling. Refs. req. Email: SterlingLive WorkExchange@ gmail.com

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17,588*

PRICE MATCH US AGAINST ANYONE IN THE SAUK VALLEY AND YOU’LL SEE WHY WE’RE THE FASTEST GROWING DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA. WE’LL BEAT ANYBODY’S PRICE BY $500!A

12 Chevrolet Traverse LS

15 Chevrolet Cruze LT2 Stock #P1311

*

$

Stock #2900A

18,588

Stock #P1267

$

08 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT

19,988

Stock #P1308

11 Ford F-150

16 Chevrolet Impala LT

24,988

*

Stock #2941A

$

*

Stock #2830A

Stock #P1279

Stock #2908A

21,588

$

*

*

*

Stock #2925A

Stock#P1278

*

*

Stock #P1261

*

Stock #P1307

Stock #P1246

*

23,988

*

*

Stock #P1304

Stock #2990A

Stock #P1285

18,988*

*

$

16 Chevrolet Impala LT

22,988

$

$

16 GMC Terrain SLT

Stock #P1305

24,888

$

Stock #P1284

22,988*

*

16 Chevrolet Equinox LT

16 Chevrolet Traverse LT

*

$

Stock #P1299

24,988*

15 Chevrolet Suburban

30,588

$

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

18,988

16 Chevrolet Malibu LT

$

$

14 Chevrolet Equinox LTZ

22,588

$

Stock#2931A

17,988*

*

Stock #P1294

$

15 Chevrolet Camaro

29,988

$

$

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

18,988

13 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE

26,988

$

Stock #P1296

$

23,988

$

14 Chevrolet Traverse

26,988

$

18,988

*

09 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

23,588

*

16 Chevrolet Impala

26,988

$

*

15 Nissan Rogue SL

22,988

22,988

$

*

Stock #P1291

Stock#2856A

06 Ford F-150

17,988

*

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

00 Chevrolet Corvette Stock #P1228B

$

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

*

Stock #P1168

2013 Chevrolet Equinox LT

17,988

*

18,988

$

*

Stock #2996A

17,988

$

$

16 Dodge Grand Caravan

Stock #P1218

Stock #P1262

Stock#P2522

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Stock #P1292

$

19,988

*

15 Toyota RAV4 XLE

$

*

15 Chevrolet Trax LT

18,988

$

Stock #P1197

$

Stock#P1274

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

18,988

*

15 Chevrolet Equinox LT

$

$

15 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

13 GMC Terrain SLE

17,988

*

14 Chevrolet Equinox LT

14 Ford Escape SE

$

Stock#P1301A

17,988

14,988

$

15 Chevrolet Malibu LT

*

Stock #P1256

15 Cadillac Escalade

44,988

$

*

Stock#2765A

63,988*

$

(815) 625-2700 *Prices do not include tax, title, license, and doc fees. Pictures are for illustration purposes only. See dealer for details. **on select models, with approved credit. Dealer not liable for errors in this ad. A) Based on competitors internet price, like miles, like vehicle.