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covered Generosity never goes out of fashion at Thome School in Rock Falls, where kids who need a little extra help can get some new duds, and a boost in confidence

Time to turn over a new leaf

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

ROCK FALLS – It began with a student’s request for some duct tape. It can fix everything, right?

Well, Thome School paraprofessional Dianna Laaker didn’t think it should have to fix that child’s shoes.

“They were Online extra falling apart, Read this story at and his pants saukvalley.com had holes to have a look galore,” around the room Laaker said. at the campus “My heart clothes closet. went out to him. I’m a mom and a grandmother, and I thought, ‘You know what? These guys would feel better about themselves and maybe do better if they could dress at least decently.’”

Mayor says it’s finally time to stop letting residents burn yard waste

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – The fiery issue of burning yard waste within city limits has yet to be extinguished.

Rock Falls is one of the few cities in Illinois that still allow burning, and officials are again looking at banning the practice. While burning is allowed, city code contains several rules that govern how it must be done, and complaints about irresponsible burning come in at a pace that makes enforcement difficult.

Mayor Bill Wescott told the panel he’d like to see the current administration put an end to years of kicking the can down the road.

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She was just hoping she could get 50 bucks to buy some socks for kids, but Thome School paraprofessional Dianna Laaker got 10 times that amount, thanks to a Bi-County Foundation grant, and a big boost for the walk-in closet she created at the school to put clothes on students’ backs and shoes on their feet.

State workers swing into action Rally joins others across state to get Rauner back to the bargaining table

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DIXON – “The National Watercolor Traveling Exhibit” will run through Jan. 3 at the gallery, 113 W. First St. The exhibit consists of 31 paintings by artists from around the world whose works were selected after being juried into the National Watercolor Society International Exhibit last year in San Pedro, California. Six countries are represented.

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.

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Ho-ho-hometown holidays

The Twin Cities will be merry and bright today.

• In Rock Falls, Mayor Bill Wescott will begin Hometown Holidays festivities at 5:30 p.m. today when he flips the switch on the Love Light Tree on West First Street, followed by the Hometown Holidays Christmas Walk at 6 p.m. Business and organizations participate in the all-ages event that features live reindeer, music, dance, and free refreshments.

• In Sterling, downtown will be buzzing from 5 to 10 p.m. today with fun, family-friendly activities. Kids can have their photos taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Downtown businesses will have specials, activities, entertainment, open houses and refreshments. A tree lighting will be at 8 p.m. at the Christmas tree at Library Plaza. Fireworks will end the festivities.

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The third annual Twin Cities Holiday parade will get moving at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The parade begins at Fourth Avenue and Fourth Street in Sterling, 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.

A children’s party with Santa will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at Merrill Elementary School, 602 Fourth Ave. Free photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus will be offered, and kids can pet a reindeer. Also featured: free cookies, games and crafts.

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DIXON – The Dixon Correctional Center was one of 120 sites statewide from which union members sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a message: Return to the negotiating table.

Days after the Illinois Labor Relations Board ruled that negotiations were at an impasse between the governor and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, thousands of state employees rallied statewide Thursday during “Don’t Dictate, Negotiate” Day of Action events.

Dozens of correctional officers, mental health workers and supporters circled the intersection of Brinton Avenue and Timber Creek Road holding signs, whistles and megaphones.

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STERLING – Hospice of the Rock River Valley’s 27th annual Festival of Trees fundraiser runs through this weekend at Northland Mall, wrapping up Sunday.

The festival features trees decorate by local artists, organizations and kids, each one featuring a theme selected by the decorators. Visitors can bid on their favorite trees in hopes of making it part of their holiday trimming.

Trees must be paid for at the close of the silent auction at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The Festival Store inside the mall features gifts, decorations, and homemade baked goods and more. It’s open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

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Young people can get a fresh Restart

STERLING – City of God Church will host Restart 2016, an annual event that aims to unite young people through the arts. Entertainment that includes music, drama, and dance will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at City of God’s Sterling campus at 912 W. Sixth St. Artists include Mike Swag, H-Street, Sonia, C.Y.I.C. Dance Team, City of God Drama Team, and other live performances. Musicians range from rap and R&B to rock and Christian contemporary genres.

Speakers from Rockford and Chicago will share their insights on ridding communities of drugs and gangs.

Admission is free, but donations are accepted at gofundme.com/restartconcerts.

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Correction • A celebration of life for Terry Colcord will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at Dad’s Pinecricker Banquet Room in Polo. The date was incorrect in Wednesday’s editions. • Kevin Chalfant’s “Journey Experienceâ€? will hit the stage from 8 to 10 p.m. March 4 at Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The event was scheduled for Saturday, but according to Chalfant’s Facebook page and dixontheatre.com, it has been rescheduled. Find it on Facebook for more information.

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Holly E. Denning, 30, of Rock Falls; 10:42 a.m.

Wednesday at 101 E. Third St.; Whiteside County Warrant, attempt to foil or defeat screen test; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Natalie J. Morgan, 19, of Sterling; 3:34 p.m. Wednesday at Locust and West 13th streets; driving while license suspended; given state citation.

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Dressed in basic black for the winter Keith Niles of Quality Restoration secures the protective sheath around the Black Hawk Statue on Wednesday. Ogle County’s most well-known landmark will spend another winter under wraps while the statue awaits restoration and repair work. The statue spent a year and a half encased in a green protective mesh wrapped around scaffolding erected in December 2014 by then-project conservator Andrzej Dajnowski of Conservation of Sculpture & Objects Studio in Forest Park. That came down in June, but with winter approaching and work on the statue on hold, Black Hawk needs to don a winter coat. Repairs ground to a halt earlier this year because of state budget woes and a conflict between Dajnowski and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger project engineer Amy Lamb Woods over how the repairs should be made. Dajnowski declined to sign a new contract, and the IDNR began the search for another conservator. Over the years, despite numerous repair efforts, parts of the statue have crumbled and fallen off. Winter weather can be especially hard on the 105-year-old statue.

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Ex-detective’s co-defendants’ case rescheduled ​BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

DIXON — Preliminary trial proceedings were rescheduled for three men tied to a former Rock Falls detective accused of tipping off drug dealers, selling marijuana and stealing from her department’s evidence locker.

Lee County hearings for Jody Canas, 44, of Sterling; Rickey Richardson, 52, of Harmon; and Lynn Robinett, 45, of Dixon, were moved to Jan. 26, Dec. 8, and Jan.

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Veronica Jaramillo, the ex-detective who prosecutors say leaked information on a pending investigation of Canas, Richardson and Robinett, is scheduled to appear in Whiteside County Court on Nov. 28 and in Lee County Court Dec. 8.

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Lisa Patterson, 41, of Forreston; Wednesday; warrant – failure to appear; posted bond.

Steven Croffoot, 21, of Freeport; Wednesday in the 12000 block of state Route 26; driving while license suspended and possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail.

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Employees: We still want to negotiate

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terms include a doubling of employee healthcare costs, a 4-year wage t freeze, and the ability to Local 817 President Rick subcontract the memRuthart, representing 711 bers’ work at any time. members, said the govThe contract would also ernor needs favor meritto negotiate a Online extra based wage compromise increases Read this story rather than rather than at saukvalley.com dictate terms. automatically to see video from “He is the one moving up a who walked local AFSCME step on the members rallying away from the wage scale, at the Dixon Cortable,” he said. and implerectional Center “We are open menting a on Thursday. to more com40-hour work promise; we’re week instead still willing to work.”

The impasse, once of 37.5 hours.

Local 172 President officially documented, Tawny Proulx, representwould allow Rauner to bypass further nego- ing 189 members from tiations and unilater- Jack Mabley Developally decide the contract mental Center, said the between the state and its issue isn’t just about the largest public employ- unions and the governor, ees union. The contract but all community memexpired in summer of bers who rely on govern2015 and hit a deadlock ment services.

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The Rauner administration is moving ahead to implement a state employee merit pay plan and to extend the work week to 40 hours before overtime is paid.

A letter outlining the changes was sent to state workers Wednesday afternoon by John Terranova, deputy director for labor relations in the Department of Central Management Services.

The letter comes in the wake of Tuesday’s ruling by the Illinois Labor Relations Board that an impasse exists between the state and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees over a new labor contract. The ruling opens the door to the Rauner administration imposing its final contract terms.

In the letter, Terranova said CMS plans to implement the merit pay and overtime provisions “as soon as operationally feasible.”

Under the initial phase of the merit pay plan, employees who missed less than 5 percent of their assigned work days from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, will be eligible for a $1,000 bonus. When computing those days, vacation, personal and sick days are not considered assigned work days, Terranova said.

“It is the state’s expectation that the vast majority of employees will be satisfied this requirement,” he wrote.

AFSCME has said it intends to fight the ILRB ruling in court and will take action once the labor board’s ruling is submitted in writing.

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Dozens of correctional officers, mental health workers and people who support them – and a few folks with babies in tow – took signs in hand and put their feet on the street in Dixon on Thursday to show their opposition to the Illinois Labor Relations Board ruling that union negotiations were at an impasse between the governor and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council. think it’s going to be devastating to the community in all aspects, especially for the disabled.”

The Rauner administration has said the terms

would save about $3 billion over the next 4 years.

“That’s $3 billion that’s coming out of our pockets,” Ruthart said. “He has said from the begin-

ning that he’s trying to force state workers out.”

The union has said it plans to challenge the ILRB’s decision in court.

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“This issue has been kicked around by the city for 15 to 20 years, and other administrations have chosen to either do nothing or send out resident surveys,” Wescott said.

The most recent surveys were compiled about a year ago, but the mayor said he doesn’t think the small percentage of respondents who were about 75 percent in favor of the right to burn are truly reflective of the situation.

The council chose to let the shaky majority rule after last year’s survey, and the ordinance was left intact.

The issue will be on the agenda at the Dec. 6 council meeting, and the city will have updated numbers on complaints and how much time the police department is spending on them.

Alderman Brian Snow said he knows firsthand about the health implications of burning yard waste.

What’s next The burning issue will be discussed further when the Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at rockfalls61071. net and at City Hall. Call 815-622-1100 for more information.

The meeting also airs “Being an individual with respiratory issues, I know people like me can feel like a hostage in their own home,” Snow said.

“People let leaves smolder and smoke, and this is a matter of making our city healthier.

Another layer to the issue is that the current ordinance doesn’t address recreational burning, such as the growing trend of outdoor fireplaces.

“If people were responsible and followed the rules, it would be one thing, but we don’t have the resources to handle the enforcement end of this,” Wescott said.

– No burning of yard waste before 10 a.m. or after sunset.

– No burning on the surface of any street or alley with a surface other than grass, soil or gravel.

– No material other than yard waste can be burned.

– All burning activities

must be supervised at all times.

– Yard waste for burning can’t be brought in from outside the city limits, or taken from one place to another within the city.

– No burning can occur within a barrel, drum, wire basket or other container or device.

– Source: Section 15-422 of the Rock Falls city code

Panel Chairman Daehle Reitzel said he also saw a wanton disregard for the ordinance.

“Everybody’s ignoring the rules on burning – maybe a $500 fine would get their attention,” Reitzel said.

One panel member wasn’t ready to give up on the notion that residents can become more

responsible when burning.

“I’m sensitive to people with respiratory problems, but I’d like to table this thing and step up enforcement of what’s on the books,” Alderman Jim Schuneman said.

Schuneman also thought it would be hypocritical of the city to do a fair amount of prairie

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burning, and ban the practice for residents.

Wescott said the issue was a consideration in the city’s current contract with its garbage hauler, Moring Disposal.

“When we negotiated our last garbage contract, we made sure it included that yard waste can be put in bags without additional stickers,” Wescott said.

Schuneman said he was concerned that a huge spike in yard waste could prompt an increase in future hauling contracts.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK ▼ Today’s visitations:

Raymond L. Vesel of rural Sterling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in chapel at St. Mary Parish Center in Sterling.

John W. Abbadusky of Lyndon, gathering of family and friends, 9:30-11 a.m. at First Congregational Church in Prophetstown.

Marion L. Deets of Morrison, 9:30-11 a.m. at Morrison United Methodist Church.

Sharon Welch Callaghan of Deer Grove, 3-6 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Today’s funerals: Raymond L. Vesel of rural Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass in chapel at St. Mary Parish Center in Sterling.

John W. Abbadusky of

Lyndon, 11 a.m. memorial service at First Congregational Church in Prophetstown.

Marion L. Deets of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Morrison United Methodist Church.

Joyce Anderson of Rock Falls, open house, 5-7:30 p.m. at her home. ▼ Saturday visitations: Sharon Welch Callaghan of Deer Grove, 9-9:45 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico.

Ruth E. Carew of Sterling, 9-10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Robert E. “Ed” Moore of Forreston, 9-11 a.m. at Leaf River Baptist Church.

Wanda J. Hansen Peterson of Walnut, 9-11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Randy Hacker of Sterling, gathering of family and friends, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Jewell Hummel of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church. ▼ Saturday funerals: Sharon Welch Callaghan of Deer Grove, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico.

Randy Hacker of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Ruth E. Carew of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Lucille J. Haseman of Waterman, 11 a.m. memorial

service and celebration of life at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hinckley.

Robert E. “Ed” Moore of Forreston, 11 a.m. at Leaf River Baptist Church.

Wanda J. Hansen Peterson of Walnut, 11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Barbara V. Deutsch of Dixon, 2 p.m. memorial services, First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Dixon.

Jewell G. Hummel of Prophetstown, 2 p.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

Henry “Hank” J. Gutierrez III of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, formerly of Sterling, celebration of life, 3-5 p.m., Candlelight Inn in Sterling.

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STERLING – Ruth E. Carew, 91, of Sterling, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at Sterling Pavilion.

Ruth was born Sept. 7, 1925, in Chadwick, the daughter of Wayne and Mary (Miller) Plummer.

She married Paul Carew on Dec. 28, 1945, in Sterling. He preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 2000.

She was employed as a chef at Emerald Hill Country Club for 35 years. Ruth was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling and Sterling Family Moose.

She played piano with Melody Makers, helped in the cafeteria at St. Mary School, and was the head of the craft class at Sterling Towers.

Survivors include one daughter, Carol (Gonzalo Steven) Reyes of Sterling; one son, Michael (Robin Vancil) Carew of Sterling; two grandchildren, Joshua Carew and Zachary Carew; one great-grandchild, Colin Carew; special

grandma to Jennifer and Rudy Swanson, and Phalen and Audre Vancil; special greatgrandma to Levi (Meghan Shuman) Swanson, Niklas Swanson, Kennedy Vancil and Hunter Bruketa; special great-great-grandma to Linkyn Swanson; and one sister-in-law, Ada Plummer.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Orville, Worthen and John Plummer; and three sisters, Elsie Coble, Mildred Wetzel and Doris Clark.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Terry L. Colcord DIXON – Terry Lee Colcord, 55, of Dixon, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.

Terry was born Dec. 6, 1960, in Morrison, the son of Terry and Linda (Wilson) Colcord. He was a 1979 graduate of Polo Community High School. He immediately started working for Plews Edelmann Co. Terry was employed with the company for 30 years, starting in the stockroom and worked his way up to management.

Terry was a lifelong Indianapolis Colts and New York Yankees fan. He was an excellent cook, and loved to share his food with family and friends. His favorite pastimes were fishing, listening to the Beatles,

and telling Polo Marcos football stories.

Terry will be missed by his father, Terry Colcord of Dixon; his mother, Linda Colcord of Polo; one daughter, Erika (Dustin) Finkle of Polo; one son, Zachary Colcord of Cloudcroft, New Mexico; one brother, Trent (Sonja Mangler) Colcord of Tipton, Iowa; one sister, Toby (Arden Queckboerner) Aguilar of Polo; one grandson, Ethan Finkle of Polo; and his best friend, Wade Winekauf of Dixon.

A celebration of his life will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26 at Dad’s Pinecricker Banquet Room in Polo. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Nola ‘Jonnie’ L. Duffy DIXON - Nola “Jonnie” L. Duffy, 84, of Dixon, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

PROPHETSTOWN – Jewell G. Hummel, 85, of Prophetstown, died Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jewell was born April 29, 1931, in Morrison, to Murrell and Loretta (Massey) Jensen.

She was educated in Morrison grade schools and graduated from Prophetstown High School.

Jewell married Robert W. Hummel on Aug. 12, 1951, in Prophetstown.

He died Feb. 2, 2006.

Jewell was first employed as a bookkeeper at Ben Franklin Dime Store in Prophetstown and later at General Electric in Morrison, until retiring in 1991.

Jewell was a member of Prophetstown United Methodist Church, where she was involved in the Women’s Circle.

Jewell enjoyed reading, playing Sudoku, and watching TV, especially the Chicago Cubs and Bears. The most important thing in Jewell’s life was her family. A memorial to Prophetstown United Methodist Church has been established.

Survivors include three

sons, Dana (Diane) Hummel of Tiffin, Iowa, Todd W. (Rebecca) Hummel of Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Dell (Betina) Hummel of Naperville; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Janice Hill of Lafayette, Iowa; one brother, Douglas (Shirley) Jensen of Prophetstown; and a special family member, the Rev. Jim (Sherry) Jensen of Prophetstown.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Anna Beth Hummel; and one brother, James Jensen.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. Saturday, and the funeral at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Prophetstown United Methodist Church, with Rev. Oscar N. Carrasco, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown.

A memorial to Prophetstown United Methodist Church has been established.

Arrangements are being handled by Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home Visit bosmagibson.com to send condolences.

Nellie J. Commisso STERLING – Nellie Jean Commisso, 89, of Sterling, died Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Born Oct. 19, 1927, in Polo she was the daughter of Guilford and Ruby (Wiegle) Eller. She married Joe Commisso in 1948. He died in 1987.

Nellie taught for many years at Central Elementary School and Wallace Elementary School in Sterling. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling. Nellie was a graduate of Ashland University in Ohio, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in education and bachelor’s degree in Spanish. Nellie completed a master’s degree in special education at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb. She enjoyed reading. She was a kind-hearted person to the less fortunate, and always looked for the best in people.

Those left to honor her memory include her sons, Joel (Tammy) Commisso of California,

Jeff (Martha) Commisso of Sterling, Mel Commisso of Sterling, Tim (Cathy) Commisso of Sterling and David (Kim) Commisso of Roscoe; a brother, Wayne Eller of Florida; nine grandchildren, Amy, Bryan, Alex, Jenna, Audrie, Anthony, Michael, Adam and Shawn; and five greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Otha, Chuck, Jim, and Neil.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Adalberto Sanchez officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Private burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling. A memorial has been established in her memory to the PADS Shelter in Sterling.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

HEALTH

The rich outlive the poor in the United States They say money can’t buy happiness, but in America it can buy up to 9-and-a-half more years of life Tribune News Service

The United States is one of the richest countries in the world, but it would look dramatically different if its 50 states were organized according to income instead of geography.

If that were the case, residents of the poorest state in the union would have a median household income that’s just above the federal poverty line for a family of four. They would also expect to live shorter lives than people in more than half of the world’s countries.

It’s not a pretty picture, according to the researchers who carried out this thought experiment.

“In essence, there are several developing countries hidden within the borders of the United States – regions defined, in this case, by poverty,” they wrote in a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Public Health.

“The ‘state’ of poverty in this country is dramatic and deeply disturbing.”

The research team, from East Tennessee State University, wrote that they could get a better sense of the “actual impact of poverty on health in the United States” if they focused on “the poorest counties in the nation, regardless of where they are geographically located.”

So they took the country’s 3,141 counties and sorted them according to their median household income, the amount at which half of households in a county had higher earnings and half had lower earnings. The income data came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. To make sure the rankings weren’t skewed by a single fluky year, the researchers used income data from 2009 to 2013 and took the average over those 5 years.

The 2 percent of counties with the lowest median household income comprised the poorest “state” in their alternative America. The next 2 percent

of counties formed the second-poorest “state.”

The continued this process until they had 50 new “states,” each with 62 or 63 counties.

The poorest “state” was made up of actual counties from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The richest “state” included real counties from Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, New Jersey,

New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

(It’s worth mentioning that five real states contributed counties to both the poorest and richest “states.” This shows that “some of the challenges associated with poverty in the United States are related to factors associated with unequal distribution of resources within states, as opposed to simple lack of resources,” the researchers wrote.)

Differences • Life expectancy for women in the poorest

“state” was 75.9 years, compared with 83 years in the richest “state.” For men, life expectancy in the poorest “state” was 69.8 years and 79.3 in the richest “state.”

• The median household income in the poorest “state” was $24,960. In the richest “state,” it was $89,723.

• The average number of people per county was about 14,000 in the poorest “state,” compared with about 362,000 in the richest “state.”

• In the richest “state,” 21 percent of residents lived in rural areas. In the poorest “state,” 75 percent of

people do.

The researchers took a deeper dive into the life expectancy data and determined that the people in the poorest “state” were living under conditions seen in the real United States around 1975 or 1980. Meanwhile, the people in the richest “state” were already living under conditions that won’t apply to the real United States until 2020 or beyond.

In other words, they wrote, “the poorest ‘state’ is between 40 and 50 years behind the life expectancy achieved by the wealthiest ‘state.’”

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what you’re doing here,” Judy said. “She’s a great teacher. She really cares about us, or she wouldn’t have done this.”

Soon after that trip to Goodwill, Laaker landed a $500 Bi-County Foundation grant to truly round out the selections.

“I was just hoping I could get $50 so I could go buy socks,” Laaker said. “A lot of kids don’t have socks.”

Laurie Heston is the foundation’s director and CEO. “The committee really grabbed onto Dianna’s application, because it was really looking at community service and something extra for the kids that schools don’t provide,” Heston said.

While kids shop, they chat with Laaker about a lot more than clothes.

A youngster recently opened up to her about not having utilities at home and no way to do laundry.

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So she went to Goodwill and bought clothes to keep in her room for kids who need them. Then Principal Tony Crisp let her set up shop in another room.

“I thought it was going to be a little-bitty thing, and then it took over one of my rooms,” Crisp said.

“She had two tables when she started, and then she kept asking for more tables.”

They moved the operation upstairs, to a bigger room that’s now filled with tables and tables of clothes – nice ones, too.

Brand-new designer clothes hang on racks, and along the back wall is a wide array of shoes – all of them intact, and even stylish.

“Look at these Crocs,” the 61-year-old said, plucking a pair of size 5 orange-and-camo kicks off the shelf. “Aren’t those great?”

Then she grabbed a pair of black Ranger-brand boys boots.

“These still have the tags on them,” she said. “We’re so proud of this stuff.”

Thome provides special education for K-12 students with severe emotional challenges.

Laaker keeps a notebook of their sizes, and sets aside garments she knows certain kids will like.

The door revolves as kids enter with holes in their clothes and leave filled with confidence – not to mention a new-found sense of comfort.

“Emotionally, it makes me feel better about myself, and like I’m not different from anybody else,” said Judy, a junior.

Along the wall were four chairs covered with clothes Laaker had chosen just for her.

“I think it’s really good

Shoes, sweatshirts, pants – whatever the garment might be, if it’s in good shape, and depending on the size, there’s a good chance one of Dianna Laaker’s students could use it.

Email the details to momdianna@gmail.com and she’ll let you know whether you should drop it off at the school at 500 E. Fifth St. in Rock Falls. She’s also willing to make arrangements to pick up donations.

coming here by myself, I think they feel a little more free. They come up here and shop, but it’s not just about getting new clothes. It’s about them having a safe place they can go.”

That’s part of the school’s mission, Crisp said.

“We’ve talked a lot this year about building relationships with kids and letting them know we’re on their side and on their team. This plays right into that. We’re trying to help the kids not just at school, but at home.”

Much like her students, Laaker has good taste.

She’s picky about donations when she solicits them on Facebook and elsewhere.

“I said, ‘Do not give me Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com anything you wouldn’t put on your kids,’” she Thome School Principal Tony Crisp said he thought the clothing closet paraprofessional Dianna Laaker (above) started was going to be a “little-bitty thing.” But said.

Somewhere buried in before they knew it, it took over the room. the rack of warm and fuzzies is another story: Laaker’s.

L L A N DS C Born and raised in SterA NA & O ling, most of her career LAWN CARE was spent in food service. After living in Can626 • 2139 ada about 15 years, she moved back home, and decided, on her grandson’s advice, to apply for a job as a teacher’s aide.

Last year was her first at Thome. It’s exactly where she wanted to be.

“We’re not just here as a job,” she said. “I care about these kids. I really do. These kids here need love.

“Doors close and open for reasons, and I believe God got me to where he wants me to be.”

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Dale Park will be transformed into Santa's Workshop for the evening for visits with Santa & Mrs. Claus, photos and children's activities.

Wander the businesses of Downtown Sterling for shopping and dining specials, a variety of activities and entertainment, open houses and refreshments.

At 8 PM gather at the Library Plaza Christmas Tree (at the corner of Locust & 4th Streets) for a very special tree lighting and watch as the Sterling Theater Tower glows red, white and green for the season!

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Friday, November 18, 2016

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ote to readers: The Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board presents the SVM Editorial Board Roundtable. Several members of the Editorial Board offer their responses to a question of the week. Some questions will be of a serious nature, and some won’t be. Members might agree on an issue one week, but not the next week. Regardless, we certainly encourage public feedback.

Question of the week: Thanksgiving is coming up next week.

What are you most thankful for in the community, and why?

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moved to Dixon more than 10 years ago. My first holiday season at the Telegraph, I inquired about the paper soldiers that decorated the tree in the office. My good friend, Ed Bushman, shared with me the details about the Goodfellows program.

The Goodfellows of Lee County helps people in need at Christmas by providing gifts, clothing and food. The paper soldiers on the tree represent children of Lee County and describe their Christmas wish list.

That night I went home and told my children about the program. It was an eye-opener to them – the concept about others in need, specifically children just like them.

They wanted to give back, so we agreed that they would spend a day doing additional chores to earn

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amily, quality of life, and belief in this community brought us back to Dixon 31⁄2 years ago. Although I am disappointed we aren’t yet getting a new high school, I am thankful we have modernized city government and have dedicated civil servants working to repair the damage of past neglect, while also preparing our community for a strong future.

I am thankful the Dixon and Lee County communities have strong advocates like the United Way of Lee County, the Dixon Family YMCA, and Sinn-

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his is honestly a tough question!

There is so much I am thankful for in this community – the place I have always called home.

If I have to pick just one thing, I would say the good people in this community are what I am most thankful for. My friends from school. And my friends I have met along the way. I make sure I surround myself with good people. And

money.

They were excited about which soldier they would choose and Jennifer enjoyed Heintzelman shopping for advertising that individdirector ual with the money they had earned. They picked their gifts with great care and consideration, and when we dropped them off at Goodfellows, I could sense their happiness on the good deed that was done.

To this day we carry on that tradition; they look forward to it each holiday season. Being generous feels personal and gratifying for everyone in our home.

We have discovered through the Goodfellows program, that giving can be the best gift of all.

issippi Centers. Strong advocates like these are easy to support, knowing the Peter Shaw local positive impact corporate strategy that they coordinator make.

I am also thankful our community has a strong local news media company in Sauk Valley Media. Having community watchdog advocates that report the news, not just regurgitate what is handed to them, makes for a stronger community.

that is very easy to do around here.

There are also many valuable services that Sheryl are provided Gulbranson in this comcirculation munity. I director would especially like to give a shout-out to the Home of Hope! Wow! What an amazing thing to have right here in our community!

What do you think?

Let us know. Write a letter to the editor, bring it or fax it to our office, mail it to The Reader’s Voice, Sauk Valley Media, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081, or send it via email to letters@saukvalley.com.

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Why Big Data isn’t destiny Cubs, Trump beat the odds because life doesn’t abide by statistics Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

Cubs win the World Series.

Donald Trump wins the White House.

What do those two epochal events have in common?

Both were considered highly unlikely. And both happened.

Many fans didn’t expect the Cubs to come back from a 3-games-to-1 deficit against the Cleveland Indians. But they knew from data that it was statistically possible: Five teams in history had done just that.

Most Americans probably didn’t expect Donald Trump to overcome a polling deficit against Hillary Clinton to win the presidency. And those polls were all but unanimous: The odds against Trump, as those against the Cubs, looked daunting.

But daunting and impossible aren’t synonyms.

In the aftermath of the

alleged Epic Big Data fail on Election Day, many Americans will judge predictions, projections and premonitions with more skepticism. They’ve learned an important, even comforting, lesson about the limits of polling and other measures: Big Data is not destiny.

Algorithms are formulas written by humans to take the guesswork out of what other human beings will do under certain circumstances. Will they buy this toothpaste?

At what price?

SURVEY RESPONSES to pollsters, consumer buying habits, internet site visits, etc., can be plugged into computer models to suggest people’s future behavior. The understandable hope is always that if you start with knowable measurements and crunch them through well-constructed formulas, you’ll produce a reliable preview of what will happen.

Not necessarily.

Computers don’t read minds. Nor do pollsters.

People don’t always say what they think. Or they change their minds. People can be convinced and unconvinced. Some people say one thing but do another. You will never

write a program to take into account all those nuances and many others.

To a computer, predicting behavior is an efficient but wisdomdeprived matter of manipulating ones and zeros. But the real world isn’t always binary.

Big Data can lead to Big Mistakes. Google Flu Trends, for instance, sought to use data from internet searches to estimate when influenza season would peak and at what level. But it drastically overestimated peak flu levels in the 201213 season. That failure “doesn’t erase the value of big data,” wrote David Lazer of Northeastern University and Ryan Kennedy of the University of Houston in Wired magazine. “What it does do is highlight a number of problematic practices in its use – what we like to call ‘big data hubris.’’’

We’d say that many alleged political pros suffered a serious case of that affliction before voters set them straight Nov. 8.

SHOULD WE TOSS out data and rely only on experience, or on anecdotes, or on what we hear (true or false) from people with whom we agree?

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Reality is elastic.

Every moment brings new possibilities.

That’s what makes life intriguing.

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Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

That would be a dangerous overreaction to the election flub.

Humans embrace Big Data – more than they would if it were more accurately billed as Big Guesses or Big Evidencebased Hunches – because we live in an unpredictable universe that is often capricious.

People feel comforted when they think they know what is going to happen.

Reality is elastic. Every moment brings new possibilities. That’s what makes life intriguing.

Many predictions proved wrong on Election Day. As did many predictions when the Cubs were down 3 games to 1.

That’s why we vote.

That’s why we play the games.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Many scientists support Bible’s account of flood RALPH OLINGER Sterling

There is more evidence for the resurrection of Christ than for any other event of ancient history. (“More than a carpenter,” McDowell, Living Books, pages 96-99) Such an awesome event compels us to recognize Jesus as Lord even if the word of God, the JudeoChristian Bible, had not prophesied the event in detail centuries before, and that the child born of the virgin shall be called

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Immanuel, meaning God with us. (Isaiah 7:14) Clearly, the words of Jesus are the words of God. Jesus said, “If you don’t believe the words of Moses, how shall you believe my words?” (John 5:47) The words of Moses describe the worldwide flood covering the highest mountains by 15 cubits, destroying all flesh because mankind’s thoughts were only evil continually, except Mr. and Mrs. Noah, their three sons and their wives, of whom the whole earth was populated. (Genesis 9:19) The words of God are not laughable. If Mr. Bauer [“Has no faith in

Noah’s ark,” The Reader’s Voice, Oct. 27] would actually read the entire Bible, he could learn it is an amazing unity, even though it was written, at God’s inspiration, of course, by 40 authors over a period of 1,500 years, from three continents, in three languages, on hundreds of subjects. (“Answers to tough questions,” McDowell) The worldwide flood Noah survived is quite scientific. There are thousands of fully qualified scientists who have come to the conviction the Bible record of earth history is precisely correct. (The Defenders Study Bible, Dr. Henry

“It’s our job to look hard at whoever is in power, and part of our job as journalists is to be contemporary historians.”

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M. Morris, page 1,406) The number continues to grow, but most people have never heard of scientific evidence for creation.

The deluge is not a delusion or allegorical symbol, as Mr. Bauer believes.

The scientific evidence is heterogeneous fossil graveyards buried in intercontinental layers of sedimentary strata, marine fossils in mountains, and rapid burial required for fossilization.

(Answers Book 3, Ham, Master Books, Page 283) The Gilgamesh flood is only one of many worldwide flood stories. More evidence for the reality of the worldwide flood executed by God.

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H me for the holidays Volunteers at the Ellwood House Museum have feathered their nest for Christmas tours that are chock full of history

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Volunteers have decked out the Ellwood House Museum in the colors of Christmas – well, Christmas if you’re a peacock. This year’s color scheme features darker, mostly cool colors – shades of burgundy, blue, purple and green – that give the historic home, shown here in a photo from the museum, a more regal feel for the holidays. changed the face of agriculture. The 33-room mansion sits on a 10-acre estate and was donated to the DeKalb Park District in 1965 by Ellwood’s daughter-in-law and her three children. olunteers who decked the halls of the EllToday, it’s operated as a museum by the not-forwood House Museum in preparation for profit Ellwood House Association. The estate feaupcoming holiday tours and open houses tures grassy lawns, a wooded area, are proud as peacocks. formal gardens, two native garden While last year’s décor featured If you go areas, and the Berg Garden. the more traditional holiday colors Ellwood House An entire room in the museum is of red and gold, this year, the decoMuseum dedicated to an assembly of Dickrators of the historic home were Address: 509 N. First ens’ Village miniature houses and given a different direction.

St., DeKalb figurines donated by a community “I told [volunteers] to use a peaPhone: 815-756-4609 member. cock feather as a rule of thumb,” Online: “It’s pretty intense,” Executive said Scott Tews, public programs ellwoodhouse.org Director Brian Reis said. “It has and development manager.

E-mail: every possible little house you can He said this year’s color scheme info@ellwoodhouse.org imagine. We have some people just features darker, mostly cool colors: Entrance to the Ellcome to see that.” shades of burgundy, blue, purple wood House Visitor After a group of student voland green courtesy of dozens of Center and parking area unteers from Kishwaukee Colvolunteers – between 75 and 100, can be reached by travlege decorated the dining room, Tews said – who decorated the eling west on Augusta museum staff members set the museum earlier this month.

Avenue to Linden Place. table with dinnerware used by the Guided tours of the decorated Visitor Center hours Ellwood family, Reis said. mansion run through Nov. 30, Tuesday through Sun“The guided tours are definitely except for Thanksgiving, when the day: 12:30-4:30 p.m.; chock full of history,” he said. “For museum is closed. Tours will be closed Monday. Regular the open houses, guides will be staat 1 and 3 p.m. Tuesdays through tour season runs March tioned in each room.”

Thursdays, and at 1, 2, and 3 p.m.

1 through Nov. 30.

Reis said about 880 people Fridays through Sundays. attended the tours and open housHoliday open houses will be 7 to 9 es last year, and he expects between 800 and p.m. Dec. 2 and 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and 4.

1,000 visitors this year. ​ Tickets for all events are $10 for adults, $5 for Several creative takes on Christmas trees are children 6 to 17, and free for children younger placed throughout the museum, including a tree than 6. Guided tour tickets are available at the decorated with peacock feathers in the master door, and open house tickets can be bought in bedroom and a small stack of green library books advance at ellwoodhouse.org. shaped into a tree in the second-floor hallway.

The house was built in 1879 by Isaac Ellwood.

“People in the community come back each year A pioneer in the world of barbed wire, he’s credto see something different,” Reis said. ited as one of the inventors of the fencing that

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Don’t pitch out all those pumpkins yet Go from a happy Halloween to a decorative Thanksgiving

BY CYNTHIA BILLHARTZ GREGORIAN Tribune News Service

Gild them with gold. Put them on pedestals. Coat them in elegant ecru.

Decorating with plain pumpkins is perfectly fine. They’re pretty in their own right. But I got inspired by ideas on Pinterest and transformed the versatile and iconic fall fruit from fresh-faced farm girls into dazzling sirens and elegant maidens.

If you don’t already have pumpkins, you should start looking for them now. Large pumpkins are nearly impossible to find, thanks to Halloween.

I used mini-pumpkins and pie pumpkins from Trader Joe’s.

I started by painting several of the pumpkins with a matte ivory spray paint, then lightly dusting them with gold spray paint to give a hint of shimmer. You could also brush on white or ivory house paint. I covered the better part of other pumpkins with gold spray paint, leaving some orange showing through.

I taped off the stems while painting.

To add variety, I also lightly sprayed pomegranates and gourds with gold paint.

Here are some easy, inexpensive ways to perk up pumpkins.

• Glue pieces of satin ribbon in a contrasting color to the bottom of the pumpkin, running them vertically to the stem and glue again. Then tie a bow around the stem.

• Paint “Give Thanks” on 10 pumpkins and line them up on a table.

• Push brass tacks into pumpkins in a line, like on an upholstered sofa, in a curly pattern or for a polka-dot effect.

• Line up several pumpkins down the middle of the table with votive candles and shot glasses, each holding a bloom or two.

• Trace a circle on the top of a pumpkin using the top of a drinking glass.

Carve a hole, scoop out flesh, place glass of water inside pumpkin and arrange fresh flowers in it.

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Pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween. With a little creativity and handiwork, you can transform them into decor that will last through Thanksgiving.

• Carve holes in the top of mini pumpkins to hold a few sprigs of flowers, succulents or candles, both tapers and votives.

• Line up several white pumpkins on a wood board down the middle of the table and surround with berries and twigs.

• Display a mediumsize decorated pumpkin or several minis under a glass cloche or in a glass vase.

• Paint a large pumpkin gray, cut a hole in its bottom and scoop out flesh.

Stencil a fall or Thanksgiving design onto the shell, then carve it out.

Put an LED light inside and place on a cake stand.

• Decoupage pumpkins with fall-themed wrapping paper using Elmer’s glue or Mod Podge.

• Stack several mini pumpkins on top of a cake stand with dried moss between layers.

• Create a frost effect by covering pumpkins with glue and Epsom salts.

• Display white or metallic pumpkins in a bowl or vase with pine cones and whole cranberries.

• Display pumpkins on top of vintage books or books covered in white paper. Surround with tea lights and twigs.

• Fill a lantern with minipumpkins, moss and a string of battery-operated fairy lights.

• Put unpainted mini pumpkins in a glass vase filled with flowers.

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Friend left empty-handed by jet-set pals Dear Abby, I am a retired airline employee, and I get passes for my friends and family. I recently provided first-class-eligible round-trip passes from San Diego to Paris to my best friend and her friend. (The fare would have cost them thousands of dollars retail.)

The only thing I asked in return was to pick me up a menu, a print or something small that could be packed easily.

They were in Paris for a month, Abby, and they totally forgot me. I am so hurt. Sometimes I want to call them and tell them how I feel. Then I think it wouldn’t be a good idea. Frankly, I am angry.

What is the best way to handle this?

– Up in the Air

them a free ride, you have every right to just say “non.”

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

Dear Up in the Air, I don’t blame you for being angry about the thoughtlessness and ingratitude they displayed. Your feelings are justified, and you should clear the air by explaining that you were hurt.

You have every right to tell your friend how you feel. And the next time you are asked to give

Dear Abby, I’m hoping you can guide me on how to handle a sticky situation with my neighbors.

My 9-year-old son has befriended a kid his age.

The boy is nice and I don’t mind him coming over. However, he has a younger brother the parents always send with him, and the boy is very hyper and aggressive. I work full time as a behavior specialist and deal with hyperactive children all day. The last thing I want when I come home is a hyper child I cannot parent.

My son recently invited his friend to sleep over, and the parents sent both

boys. How do I let them know that sometimes just the older brother is welcome without hurting their feelings?

– Not Wanting to Offend Dear Not Wanting, Hurting their feelings?

The parents are using your invitations to the older boy as a babysitting opportunity for the younger one. I don’t think it would be rude to tell them you can handle only one child at a time, and to please refrain from sending the little brother to your home unless he is specifically invited.

Dear Abby, I am struggling with trust in my relationships.

I haven’t found a faithful

man in any of the relationships I’ve had in the past 5 years, and it has made me gun shy. Now, each time I try to date, I look for any small indication that he could be cheating, which leads to jealousy and drives men away.

How do I learn to trust again? Should I delete all social media? Should I just stop trying to date altogether? I am so frustrated and tired of getting hurt.

– Wounded in Minnesota Dear Wounded, Putting ourselves out there is risky. There can be many disappointments before a person finds the right match.

(Men also become frustrated and gun shy.)

Your luck might improve if you become serious less quickly and let relationships evolve without looking for commitment or signs of betrayal. If a man acts responsibly, does what he says he will and treats you with respect, give him the benefit of the doubt and the chances are your luck might change. If you’re unable to do this, some sessions with a licensed professional counselor might help.

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 Friday, Nov. 18 Open pool, open cards, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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.

Wii Bowling, 9 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.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling; call 815-622-9230 to verify location.

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

Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 815-6251370.

Lunch and Learn Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center,

810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Beginning line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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.

Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Com-

munity Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Bridge, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815946-3818.

Movie, “Little Women,” 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Euchre and bridge, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mexican Train, pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Book Club, 2 p.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Turkey dinner with trimmings, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post

12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Game night, 6:30 p.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Nov. 19 Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., rain or shine, 204 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, 815-564-7427.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Ave. A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

Dixon Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., 815244-4451.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Nov. 19 Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., Gateway Faith Fellowship parsonage, 701 14th Ave., Fulton, 563-321-8577.

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 Community Services, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-5353748, 24-hour hotline 844-6787684.

Bi-Ways Brain Injury Support Group, 2 p.m., Winning Wheels, 701 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Register: 815-537-5168, ext. 29.

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.

Sunday. Nov. 20 Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; noon, open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, barn, Horizon View Farm, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anony-

mous Group, 10 a.m.-noon, open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

PFLAG Sauk Valley, 1:30 p.m. support time, 2:30 p.m. meeting, Eels Room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-440-2672.

Dixon VFW Post 540, 6 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815288-5165.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 236 Kelly

Drive, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St.

TELEVISION

‘Duck Dynasty’ calling it a wrap after 11 seasons Popular show ran for 5 years Tribune News Service

Enjoy “Duck Dynasty” while you can: The show’s 11th season will be its last, the Robertson family announced Thursday.

“After 5 years, we’ve decided as a family for this to be the final chapter of the ‘Duck Dynasty’ series,” Jase Robertson said in a lighthearted video on Facebook that promised “the best season yet.”

“May God bless each and every one of you,” said Si Robertson, brother of family patriarch Phil Robertson.

The show, which at

one point was cable TV’s most-watched nonfiction series, revolves around the close-knit, socially conservative family that runs the Duck Commander and Buck Commander sporting-goods companies in West Moore, La. It premiered in 2012 and peaked in 2013 with nearly 12 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

The show lost some of its luster in December 2013 after the alwaysoutspoken Phil Robertson sounded off on homosexuality and black people in an interview with GQ magazine. The family patriarch was suspended from the show for a week before A&E reversed its decision in response to outrage from

fans and family threats to bail out on the show.

“While Phil’s comments made in the interview reflect his personal views based on his own beliefs, and his own personal journey, he and his family have publicly stated they regret the ‘coarse language’ he used and the misinterpretation of his core belief based solely on the article,” network executives said in a statement at the time.

“But ‘Duck Dynasty’ is not a show about one man’s views. It resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family … a family that America has come to love.”

(Incidentally, Cracker Barrel restaurants resumed selling Duck

appearance by Santa Claus and free activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be face painting, games, balloon art and a life-sized Candyland game.

Hot chocolate and cookies will accompany Hot Wheels race cars, coded messages to Santa and a reading of “’Twas the

Night Before Christmas.”

The library will have an “angel tree” for Sojourn Shelter, which aids victims of domestic violence. Visitors can pick a decoration off the tree listing items the shelter needs.

At the presidential museum, families will get two admissions for the price of one.

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After 5 years, we’ve decided as a family for this to be the final chapter of the ‘Duck Dynasty’ series.

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Commander products shortly after the dust-up as well, also bowing to customer protests.)

By the middle of 2014, however, ratings had

fallen off by about two-thirds, Nielsen reported. Despite comments at that time by an A&E exec promising a “strong franchise” that would “continue for a number of years,” by January 2015, rumors predicting the show’s demise were bubbling.

In summer 2015, the Las Vegas musical “Duck Commander,” based on a family-written book about the show, closed a month early because of weak ticket sales.

Still, the Robertsons’ names made the news during the recent election cycle as Phil became Ted Cruz’s lone celebrity

supporter before shifting his endorsement to Donald Trump, and family business CEO Willie Robertson opened the prime-time portion of the first night of the Republican National Convention.

Even now, done might not really mean done.

In Thursday’s announcement, Korie Robertson, wife of Willie, said: “You might see us again on a special or two.”

The final episodes of “Duck Dynasty” will air Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on A&E until the series finale on April 12.

IN BRIEF Fun Frost Friday at Lincoln Library SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is offering families a break from Black Friday stress with “Fun Frosty Friday” on Nov. 25.

At the presidential library, there will be an

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STERLING

Oh, Christmas Tree ... lights are turned on at CGH

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The trees are up, the lights are on and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at CGH Medical Center and CGH Auxiliary in Sterling, where a healthy dose of holiday spirit was on display Thursday during the third annual “Healthy and Bright” holiday lighting ceremony. CGH President and CEO Dr. Paul Steinke, along with family members of those active in the CGH Auxiliary community, did the honors of lighting the tree in the main clinic’s lobby at 101 E. Miller Road. The Morrison Madrigal singers joined the festivities to provide some merry music and the clinic’s holiday art show opened. The night got a little brighter outside, too, with trees outside the hospital beaming with Christmas pride along Locust Street and East LeFevre Road. CGHs grounds are also decorated for the holidays.

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Ex-lawmaker will appear in court

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OREGON – The 2016 Angel Ball begins at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Barnacopia, 2570 N. Westbranch Road.

The annual event sup-

ports three Ogle County nonprofits: Village of Progress, Serenity Hospice and Home, and the Rotary Foundation.

This year’s ball, the color theme of which is red and gold, will be catered by Costa’s Italian

Restaurant, and drinks will be provided by The Crystal Cork, which once again will develop a signature drink.

Auction items include tickets to events, themed baskets, art and jewelry.

Donations will be accept-

ed through Wednesday at Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St. Tickets cost $85, which includes the signature drink. A table of eight is $900.

Call 815-732-2499 to reserve a spot.

PEORIA – A federal judge in Springfield set Dec. 12 as the day when former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock will enter a plea to two dozen felony counts of fraud, false

statements and filing a false tax return.

The hearing date was pushed back from Nov. 21 to Dec. 12. The hearing will occur at 3:30 p.m. that day in Springfield’s federal courthouse.

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DIXON – An informational meeting to kick off the Fargo Creek flood control study begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St.

Fargo Creek splits into eastern and western forks and drains from Bloody Gulch Road to the Rock River. The creek is usually dry and lacks a steady water flow, but it is prone to flash flooding that takes a toll on city infrastructure.

The creek is being examined for improvements on its west branch, and infrastructure and maintenance needs on its east branch. All creek branches will be evaluated for flow capacity, floodway, and floodplain data.

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Assets Outreach is a Community Initiative promoted by the Education Committee of the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.

ASSETS IN THE COMMUNITY

The Sauk Valley Community Leadership program is a collaborative effort with Sauk Valley Community College, Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce and the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. The mission of the program is to positively affect the economic vitality and civic well-being of our Sauk Valley communities through identifying emerging leaders, broadening their knowledge of our communities, and motivating them to become business and community leaders.

One might ask why is an adult leadership program as an Assets highlight? The 40 developmental Assets are a Positive Youth Development Model, yet when you look at the 40 assets, many of them are – speciďŹ cally the external assets - directly related to relationships with adults in the community. This Program was developed with three primary components: 1. Personal leadership growth through interacting with experienced leaders, studying leadership concepts, and practicing leadership skills; 2. Awareness of community possibilities through networking with community leaders, learning about community resources, and becoming engaged in community issues; and 3. Development of lasting bonds of friendship with other community members who share in the belief that leadership improves our communities.

We believe this program will help our adult participants move forward as leaders who are invested in our communities and they will be change agents in the promotion of healthy communities and therefore healthy youth.

SPOTLIGHT

Volunteers from throughout Whiteside County gathered for the 15th year for the “Let’s Feed Our Kids� FREE summer lunch program sponsored by the United Way of Whiteside County.

Every community in Whiteside County participated in the program this year. A total of 3,615 loaves of bread were used by the over 250 volunteers for the 13 weeks of serving.

Total amount of lunches prepared and served was 34,252.

Volunteers came from 43 local churches, organizations and youth groups to help three days a week make sandwiches, pack lunches and deliver lunches to various feeding sites.

The Walmart DC made a $5,000 donation for the volunteers hours for the time their employees prepared and served lunches in both Sterling and Rock Falls during the 13 weeks.

The Sauk Valley Foodbank and their staff provided much of the food, space for packing and transportation.

The United Way of Whiteside County provides funding for 21 local partner agencies, serving more than 53,000 in 2015.

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Assets ININORGANIZATIONS ACTION

YWCA & STEM EMPOWERMENT

The YWCA of the Sauk Valley is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and working for peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. This includes empowering our community youth to be conďŹ dent and know they can achieve their potential. This past summer, the YWCA spent a great deal of time inspiring kids to want to learn more about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). We know that the greatest job demands are in the STEM ďŹ elds, which is also where the earning potential is highest. Through free summer techGYRL camps in Sterling and Dixon, summer science workshops and Fizzy Science Fun at Hot Dog Days, community youth had the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities where they could learn and gain conďŹ dence in their abilities.

Some of the activities included building hover crafts, bridges and boats, taking apart computers and other electronics, conducting science experiments, learning computer programming and more. By providing youth with positive and fun STEM activities their conďŹ dence in themselves grows and they begin to envision a future in these ďŹ elds and then take steps to make it happen. For more information, call the YWCA at 815.625.0333. The YWCA of the Sauk Valley is a United Way Agency.

Assets IN BUSINESS

FRANTZ Manufacturing Company

FRANTZ Manufacturing Company endeavors to provide our youth with exposure to the business world in advance of them becoming an employee, or even an entrepreneur. FRANTZ educational efforts blend perfectly with the Assets program for our area youth.

FRANTZ has been building strong partnerships and actively participating on advisory committees for Whiteside Area Career Center (WACC) and Sauk Valley Community College (SVCC). FRANTZ also advises educators who are developing curricula that advance the technical skill set necessary for today’s area manufacturers. One of these has been the new Sterling High School Technical Math program focusing on math skills for students who may pursue a technical career instead of a four year college degree.

Another example is a current initiative to bring back technical apprenticeship type programs to the Sauk Valley. Recently, FRANTZ, along with other area manufacturers, looked at formal apprenticeship programs that have been developed around the country. The price for these programs can be a little steep, especially for small manufacturers. That is when FRANTZ approached SVCC to see if an alternative could be developed. Building on SVCC’s Multicraft Technology associate’s degree program, a new Extended Internship facet has been developed. Multicraft students can go to school two days a week and work for an area manufacturer or other business three days a week, learning critical skills that manufacturers and local industry need – Electrical, Welding, Electronics or HVAC. At the same time these students learn what being a good employee is all about, and develop an understanding of how many of the 40 assets are critical to being a good team member in business as well as life. This new internship approach is led by a group of ten area businesses called the Multicraft Internship Advisory Board (MIAB), to include FRANTZ Manufacturing. Multicraft Extended Internships just started with the 2016 fall semester and even more area manufacturers and businesses are showing interest in providing internship opportunities to these students.

FRANTZ has also been involved with the National Manufacturing Day effort for the last four years. A team of people from the area, to include SVCC, WACC, the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) and many area manufacturers travel to each high school in the area to talk with freshmen about their futures. The message is that manufacturing provides rewarding careers, whether kids go to college or not – and those jobs are right here in our own communities.

In addition, FRANTZ has been committed to supporting budding entrepreneurs through the relatively new CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program for high school juniors and seniors. Administered through WACC, but privately funded, CEO teaches these specially selected students how they can play a useful and successful role in our community as a potential business person. The students meet outside regular school hours and visit many area businesses - learning all about organizing and team building and even developing a project to create a business of their own. FRANTZ provides funding, tours for the students, and mentors to help the students learn real world business skills.

Through all of these initiatives FRANTZ hopes to help instill young people with more empowerment, a greater commitment to learning, and a positive identity as a worthwhile member of our community. FRANTZ wants our youth to feel good about the opportunities this region can provide, to include potential careers in manufacturing.

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ADVENTIST SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 501 W 2nd St, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Spanish Spoken, Sunday School, 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Service Noon.

Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICA, 2609 Pine St., Rock Falls. Se habla español.

Escuela Dominical 10 a.m., Servico de Alabanza y Adoraciòn Domingo 12 p.m., Miércoles Estudio Bìblico 6 p.m. Pastor: Martin Garcia 590-7897.

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BETHESEDA TEMPLE, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Phone 535-0423. Pastor Lucio Esquivel. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Childrens Church.

All services in Spanish & English.

ROCK RIVER CHRISTIAN CENTER, 1800 Prophetstown Road, Rock Falls. Phone 815-625-4371.

Rev. Brian Vickers, Pastor, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 6 p.m. Evening Worship; Wednesday, 10 a.m. bible study, 6:30 p.m. children’s programs: Rainbows, Missionetts, and Royal Rangers, 7 p.m. Crossroads Youth Ministry.

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST, 1101 1st Ave., Sterling, Pastor William Cherry, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday nite 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer/Bible Study & Youth Group. Nursery provided for all services. Church office 626-8778.

BAPTIST BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH, 1119 10th Ave., Rock Falls, Pastor Roger Carlson, Parsonage and office phone 625-7179, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesday evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.; Wednesday Dynamite Kids Club 6:00 p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Transportation Available. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church. www.bbcrf.com COMO BAPTIST CHURCH, 25059 Como Road. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Service, 6 p.m. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-8492.

COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, 35021 Illinois Route 40, Milledgeville, Pastor J. Kregg Farmer, Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m., Wednesday Evening Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 p.m., Children’s classes during Sunday School, Morning Worship and Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study.

Nursery provided for all services.

Church phone 225-7150. Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

MISSION BAUTISTA HISPANA (Como Baptist Church), Sun. 10:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Wed., Prayer Service 6:30 p.m., all services in Spanish, Meet in the lower level of Como Baptist.

EMMANUEL BAPTIST, 1904 18th Ave., Sterling. Pastor Aaron Jackson Sunday Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m., nursery provided. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.; Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention. Phone 625-0351.

FAITH BAPTIST, Pastor Bryan Bice, 2005 Freeport Road. Sunday: Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m., Fellowship Service 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday: Youth Club 6:30 p.m., Prayer Service 7:00 p.m.. Nursery provided for all services. Church phone 625-7690. www.faithbaptiststerling.com FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1705 6th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Jack Smith. Morning worship 10:10 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Crib room and nursery provided. Call for info: Church office phone 625-1288; Air conditioning, easy access for handicapped.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 406 Maple Ave., Morrison, IL. Pastor Dick Adams 815-772-2696 home 815772-3181; 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service; Wednesday nights 7:00 p.m. Bible Study.

EAGLE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, 1026 Third Avenue, Fulton. 589-3443 (church). Michael McCloud, Pastor. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Morning Service, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, 7:00 p.m.; Nursery provided for all services.

General Association of Regular Baptist Churches affiliated church.

NEW HOPE BAPTIST, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls. Jon Sedwick, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m. Phone: 625-6696. Celebrate Recovery Mon nights at 6pm 815-590-3389. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH, 1313 Woodburn Ave., Sterling, 625-6473. Johnny Cooper, Pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Prayer Service & Bible Study Wed., 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m.; Youth Fellowship Hour Mon. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH, 2103 Walter Street, Rock Falls (Yeowardville). Sunday School (for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided) Sunday evening worship service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting 7:00 p.m.

Phone 625-8978. Affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention.

PRIMIRA IGLESIA BAUTISTIC GETHSEMANE HISPANA 1014 W. 7th St., Sterling. Sunday School 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; Evening Worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Servicio de Orasion y Estudio at 6:30.

TAMPICO BAPTIST CHURCH, Tampico, Sunday School (for all ages), 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m.; Evening service, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Adult Bible Study and Prayer, 6:30 p.m.

HARVEST TIME BIBLE CHURCH, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. Phone 626-1234. Pastor Jason Borton.

Children’s Pastor Myles Kukowski, Baptist Doctrine, Aaron Meeks, Minister of Music. Sunday School for all ages, 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Services, 8:30 and 10:50 a.m.

Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.; High School Youth, 6:30 p.m. Wednes-

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LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH 2002 9th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 Phone 815-579-1209 Pastor Tommy McMurtry. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6:00 p.m. t o m m y m c m u r t r y. l i b e r t y b c @ g m a i l . c o m TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 403 6th Ave. North, Lyndon, Illinois.

Pastor Alan Jahn. Ph.#(563)242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m., Youth Program 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m.

BRETHREN MILLEDGEVILLE BRETHREN CHURCH, 521 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville. Pastor Jim Black. Fellowship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Youth Activities & Evening services announced. 815-225-7814.

UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST, 210 East Grove Street, Coleta, IL. Wilmer (Bill) Houch, Pastor. Sunday Worship Celebration 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 11:00 a.m. For more information, call 815-441-3774.

BRETHREN IN CHRIST The Bridge @ Beans, 121 E. 3rd St., Sterling. 11 a.m. Sunday. Pastors, Rita Wolf and Bruce Johnson. Phone 815-441-0779 CATHOLIC SACRED HEART CATHOLIC, 2224 Ave., J, Sterling. Masses; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 and 10 a.m.; Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC, 708 10th Ave Rock Falls, Rev. Richard M Russo, Pastor 815-625-4508 Weekend MASSES: Sat 5:00 p.m., Sun. 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m.; Weekday M-SA 8:00 a.m. (Adoration Chapel) Note: During School Fri MASS 8:15 a.m. in church Confessions: Sat 4-4:45 or by appt.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, corner of Ave. B and W. 6th St., Sterling.

Saturday, 5 p.m.; (Masses of Anticipation); Sunday Masses, 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. in Spanish. Rev. James Keenan, Pastor; Fr. Adalberto Sanchaz Parochial Vicar.

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC, 105 Benton Street, Tampico, Fr. Richard Russo, Pastor. Sunday Mass, 9:00 a.m., weekday mass Thursdays 9:30 a.m.., Holy Day call for schedule 815-438-5425.

CHRISTIAN-CHURCH OF CHRIST YORKTOWN CHURCH OF CHRIST, rural Tampico. Sunday service - 9 a.m. worship. For more information call Joseph Rosenski at (815)537-5371.

Everyone is welcome!

TAMPICO CHURCH OF CHRIST, 201 S. Fermont St., Tampico. Sunday school 9:00 a.m.; Sun Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.; Phone 815-438-6805.

MORRISON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 201 S. Genesee St., Morrison, IL 61270. Phone (815) 772-4928 Worship 10:00 a.m.

Sunday; Sunday School 10:30; Call for Ladies Bible Study COMMUNITY COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Corner of Reno Rd. and Candlelight Dr., Worship 9:30 a.m. Pastor Kimberly Crump, Phone 815-625-6144.

WALNUT COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH, 125 Jackson, Walnut. Eldon Cook, Pastor, Nathan Richey, Associate Pastor; 9:00 a.m. Sunday Church Service; 10:30 a.m. Breakout Bible sessions. Phone 815-379-2645.

CONGREGATIONAL FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 905 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.; Pastor Al Campbell; Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.; Holy Communion first Sunday of the month. No steps or stairs for handicapped for worship. Church phone: 625-3314.

THE BIG RED CHURCH First Congregational 311 Second Ave., Sterling. Pastor Jeff Coester; Church School, 9:00 a.m.; Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary.

Coffee Fellowship to follow worship service. Tuesday nights Prayer Warriors 6:00 p.m.; Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Church Office phone, 625-5112. The church is accessible to people with disabilities.

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 506 5th Ave., Rock Falls. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Phone 815-626-2271.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 3400 N. 6th Ave., Sterling, Reverend Tanya Tyler, Interum Pastor. Sunday School, all ages 9 a.m.; Worship service 10:15 a.m.; Families Welcome. Nursery provided. Handicapped accessible. Phone 625-6851.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, New Bedford, Pastor Brian L. Moore. Sunday: 9 a.m., Sunday School; 10:00 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship 10:30. Christian Children Fellowship Group on first Wednesday at 6:00 p.m., Youth Group on third Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Adult Fellowship Group on first Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at Fellowship Hall, and CWF on fourth Monday at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. 445-4663 Pastor 626-2668 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF WALNUT, 109 Red Oak Road, Walnut, IL. Pastor Brian L. Moore.

Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m. Children/Youth Sunday Club will resume on September 14th 10:15 a.m., Youth Group Meeting 6:00 p.m.; Adult Sunday Bible Class 8:00 a.m., Wednesdays Adult Bible Study 8:00 p.m.

Church office phone 815-3792093. Church Kitchen phone 3792083. Email: walnutfirstchristain@ yahoo.com. Also on Facebook (FirstChristianChurchWalnutIl) EPISCOPAL GRACE EPISCOPAL, 707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442. Reverend Peg Williams, Rector. 9:00a.m.

Sunday Holy Eucharist. Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30. Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering. Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE (Episcopal), 401 North Cherry Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270 (815) 772-2818. The Father Andrew

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TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA), Rt. 40 & Stover Ave., Milledgeville. Pastor Jamie Gallagher. September-May 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Forum; All year 10:15 a.m. Sunday Worship; Handicap accessible; Air conditioned. Phone: 225-7410.

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMC Congregation), 702 W. Lynn Blvd. Sterling, IL. Air conditioned. Pastor Bill Sullivan, Sunday Traditional Service 8:30 a.m.

Contemporary Service 10:45 a.m.

Church Office Phone 499-6552. nursery provided Sat. night service 6:00pm. www.nllutheran. com Handicapped Accessible.

MENNONITE COMMUNITY MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP, meeting site at Sterling YWCA, 412 First Ave., Sterling, IL. Pastor Dan Rusmisel. Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m followed by Study Time 11:15 a.m. Phone: 815-2383421; Email: d_rusmiselle@yahoo. com. For more information see website: Community-Mennonite.org SCIENCE RIDGE MENNONITE CHURCH, 1702 East 37th St., Sterling. Arnold Owens, Pastor.

Sunday morning Church Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday School 10:55 a.m. Phone 626-0538.

METHODIST EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST, 22027 Polo Rd., Sterling, IL 61081. Jim Miller, Pastor. Fellowship 8:30; Sunday School 8:50; Worship 10:00. Handicap accessible and air conditioned.

Phone: 815-626-0104. Web address: www.EastJordanUMC.org FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 501 Broadway Ave., Sterling; Rev. Brad Wilson, pastor.

Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. Elevator available. Air conditioning.

Handicap accessible. Telephones: Church 815-625-0244 (fax-815564-0302); Annex, 815-626-1734; Loaves & Fishes breakfast, Mon.Fri., 9-11 a.m., FISH Pantry, Mon.Fri., 9-11 a.m., 815-626-1734. Email: admin@sterlingfirstumc.org ROCK FALLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 210 4th Avenue, Rock Falls, 815-625-0114, rockfallsumc@gmail.com. Rev. Solomon Sudhakar. Sunday Morning Worship at 9:00 AM; Adult & Children’s Sunday School at 10:00 AM. Wednesday Evening Worship at 5:30 PM; Home of Bear Necessities Personal Care Pantry – 3rd Saturday of the month. Handicap Accessible & Air Conditioned; nursery available. www.rockfallsumc.org. Like us on Facebook.

Bro, Supply Priest. Schedule of Masses and Services: Sunday 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, low mass with hymns, 10:00 a.m. coffee and fellowship.

EVANGELICAL ERIE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 1409 16th Avenue, Erie, Illinois 61250. 309-659-7125. Pastor Ron Eckberg. Sunday: Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Celebration Service, 10:15 a.m. Wednesday: Awana (K-6) 6:30 p.m. (Church Location); Junior High (7-8) 6:30 p.m. ; (Erie Middle School); Senior High (9-12) 7:30 p.m. (Erie Middle School). www.info@erieefree.org FOURSQUARE FOURSQUARE CHURCH, 1501 11th Ave., Rock Falls, Floyd Osborn, pastor. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m.

Crusaders, 6 p.m. Evening Service, 7 p.m. Wednesday Mid-Week Service, 7:30 p.m. nursery facilities available. Phone: 625-5040.

JEWISH TEMPLE SHOLOM, 510 E. 10th St., Sterling. Call for time and date of services. Temple phone:625-2599.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER DAY SAINTS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS, 2709 16th Ave., Sterling. William Stocks, Bishop; Sacrament Meeting 9:3010:40 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:4511:25 a.m.; Priesthood, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.; Relief society and Young Women, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF JORDAN (ELCA) Sterling, 6 miles north on Rt. 40. Pastor Jamie Gallagher. Phone 225-7410. Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Church 625-5407.

The church building is air conditioned, and handicap accessible.

FIRST LUTHERAN (ELCA), 300 West Third Street, Prophetstown, Rev. Katrina (Katie) Gallagher. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Education hour, 10:15 a.m. September through May. Our building is handicap accessible. Phone 537-2758.

OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN (LCMS), 21496 Hazel Rd., Sterling, Rev. Donald Matthiessen, Pastor. Worship, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morrison phone: 772-4345.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN, (LCMS) Dixon Ave., at Martin Road, Rock Falls, Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor. Worship Service, 9:00 a.m. Handicap accessible. Air Conditioned. Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m. Church office: 625-3376.

IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), corner of 8th Ave. and W. 5th, Rock Falls. Vicki Sauter, Pastor; Worship: Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. and Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Sept. thru May; Thursday evenings 6:30. Elevator and facilities for disabled persons. Air Conditioned. Church office: 625-3575.

ST. JOHN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Interum: Jeff Chubb Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School immediately following worship. Alternative Worship Wed. 6:15 p.m. Facilities air conditioned and equipped for the handicapped, including elevator. Church Office phone: 625-2634, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH, LeFevre Rd. and (LCMS) Ave. F, Sterling.

Phone: 6252284. Pastor Kirk Neugebauer, DCE: Steven Whitney, Sunday Worship Services at 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible classes at 10:15 a.m.; 9 a.m. broadcast live on WLLT, 107.7 FM on Sunday. Handicap accessible w/use of elevator. Air Conditioned.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 321 N. Holcomb Ave., Milledgeville, 225-7511. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Service. Pastor Andrew Pittman.

TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 2nd Ave., and E. 10th St., Sterling, Pastor Brad Wilson. Sunday morning worship and Camp Sonshine for children in 5th grade and under at 9:00a.m. Fellowship with coffee and snacks at 10:20a.m.

Nursery provided during 9:00a.m. worship. Phone 1-815626-7777. Trinity Food Pantry: call ‘Good Neighbors’ for voucher at 1-815-625-5111.

WESLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2200 16th Ave., Sterling, Rev. Wesley Dickson Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship 8 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Fully handicapped accessible and air-conditioned. Nursery provided. Contact Church Office for questions 815-625-1968 TAMPICO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, (Two blocks west of Casey’s) Welcomes Pastor Leanne Keate.

Church phone 815-438-6105; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (starting again in Sep); Sunday Church Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship to follow.

Need a ride? Call Terry 815-535-3665.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN (ELCA), 1701 16th Ave., Sterling; Brandon Nelson, Pastor. Gerad VonHolten, Youth Director. Sunday Morning: Worship Time 9:00 a.m. & 11:11 a.m.; Coffee Fellowship following worship. Nursery provided; handicap accessible; air conditioned. Phone 625-3069.

COLETA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 112 North Main St., Hyewon “Sophia” Hyon, Pastor. Worship Hour: 9:00 a.m.; Fellowship 10:00 a.m.; Sunday School for All ages 10:30 a.m. Fully handicapped acessible and air conditioned.

(Rides available, call 336-2226) NAZARENE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 13th Ave., and 5th St., Sterling.

Interim Pastor: Jim Book 9:45 a.m.

Sunday School, 8:30 a.m Traditional Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service; handicapped accessible; Phone: 625-0864.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon 815-626-

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 404 E. North St., Rte. 92, Walnut, IL; Rev. David Menet, Pastor. Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 A.M.; Sunday School and Adult Bible Class 10:00 A.M. Phone 815-379-2839.

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 601 N. Jackson St. Morrison. Rev Mark Winkelman, Senior Pastor; Rev Mike Winkelman, Associate Pastor. Sunday Worship Services at 9:30 A.M. Sunday School & Adult Bible Studies 10:45 A.M. Various Bible Studies during the week. Handicap accessible and air conditioned. Signing for deaf is available upon request. 815-7723386. www.stpetersmorrison.com

4732 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road). Pastor: Bob Clardie; Sunday School 9 a.m.; Fellowship at 11 a.m.; Sunday Weekly Service 10:00 a.m.

OPEN BIBLE FIRST OPEN BIBLE CHURCH, 2105 E. Rt. 30 Rock Falls. Rev. Les Funderberg, Pastor, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.; Super Church 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Prayer and Bible Study, 7 p.m. Youth Service - Beyond Belief Wed. 7:00 p.m. Phone: 625-1957 or 625-0414.

UNITED PENTECOSTAL NEW LIFE TABERNACLE, Located on the Corner of E. 10th St. and Avenue D, Rock Falls. Rev. Carl B. Reese, Pastor. Pentecost Sunday, May 15th 6 p.m. Sunday School and Morning Worship 10 a.m., Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer 6 p.m.

Church/Pastors Phone: 625-2926 PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 410 2nd Ave., A Heart for God in the Heart of Sterling. Pastor Christina Berry: Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. with childcare provided; Fellowship following worship. Choir practice 11 a.m. Building accessible to the handicapped for more information call 815-625-0452 or visit our Facebook & Become A Fan of FPC. www.firstpresbyteriansterling.org FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 100 East Lincolnway, Morrison, Il. Rev. Michael Selburg. Phone 815772-3510. Sunday School/Choir Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Coffee Hour 11:15 a.m. Monthly Communion. FREE Community Dinner 5:00-6:30 p.m. second and last Thursday of month.

REFORMED BETHEL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 1208 3rd Ave., Fulton, IL. Pastor Len Meinema. Sunday services 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School for children and adults 9 a.m.; Youth group: Every other Sunday at 7:15 p.m.; Early Teen Ministries (ETM): Sunday at 4:30 p.m.; Prayer meeting at church every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

BETHEL REFORMED CHURCH, Pastor Gary DeKoekkoek 23rd St. and 3rd Ave., Sterling. Worship, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:50 - 11:30; Nursery provided.

Call the church office for information and other organizations: 626-1816. www. bethelreformed.com SPRING VALLEY REFORMED CHURCH, 10960 Spring Valley Rd., Fulton, Il. 815-772-3554.

Pastor Ralph Beidler. Worship 9:30am. Sunday School 11:00am.

Outdoor Drive In Worship 6pm Mid May - Mid September.

SALVATION ARMY SALVATION ARMY, 409 Ave. F, Sterling, www.tsasterling.org, 815625-1622. Envoys DeShawn and Christal Johnson, Corps Pastors and Administrators. Social Services: Office Hours M/T/W/F 9am-4pm, Food Pantry T/W/F 1pm-3:30pm.

Weekly Programming: Bible Study Wednesdays 5:30pm, Corps Cadets (Teen Leadership) Wednesdays 5:30pm, Praise Team Practice Wednesdays 7:00pm, Women’s Ministries Thursdays 1:00pm, Youth Group Thursdays 5-7pm, Women’s Night once a month 7pm, Parkway Service 2nd Sunday’s 2pm. Sunday Services: Sunday School 10:15am (all ages), Fellowship Time 11:00am, Worship Service 11:15am (nursery available). Community Services: Disaster Services, Worship Services, Character Building Programs, Summer Camps, Worship Arts, Vacation Bible School, Nursing Home Visits, Pastoral Counseling, Funerals.

THE CHURCH OF GOD, INC. THE CHURCH OF GOD INC., La Iglesia de Dios Inc.; 119 W. Second St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 626-8419, y la Pastora Sonia Rico y congregacion te invita a sus servicios de adoracion a Dios, Martes, Miercoles, Viernes, y Sabados 7:00-9:00 p.m. Clases biblica de ninos Sabados 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Transportation disponible. 626-8419.

NONDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 1902 16th Ave., Sterling. Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Worship Services, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Evening Bible Study, 7 p.m. Phone: 625-2251.

AMAZING GRACE OF STERLING, 512 Second Avenue, Sterling. Rev. Loren Schlomer, pastor. Saturday evening service 6 p.m., Sunday worship 10 a.m. Midweek service Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids church during Sunday services. Phone 625-9300. www.revivalfires.net FRIENDSHIP TEMPLE OF JESUS CHRIST, 902 Oak Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. Pastor: Lonnie Chat-

tic, phone 815-499-1895. Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

ABIDING WORD CHURCH, an Associate of RHEMA Bible Church. Corner of 6th Avenue and Lynn Blvd., Sterling. Rev. Scott D. Porter, Sr. Pastor; Saturday Night service 6:00 p.m. Sunday Celebration service 10:00 a.m. Youth Group 7th thru 12th grade, Sunday 10 a.m. Children’s ministry during all services. Phone 626-1827. Fax 6266065. www.abidingwordchurch.org FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY, 3807 E. 23rd, Sterling, Brian Deseno, pastor.

Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Night services at 7:00 p.m.

Home/Office phone, 622-3968.

THE LIVING BREAD, 1003 Griswold, Sterling, “A Spirit-filled Bible Fellowship,” Sunday 10:00 a.m. For youth and other meetings call 626-6941.

CITY OF GOD, 530 W. Rt. 30, Rock Falls, an “Evangelistic Spirit Filled Ministry”, Larry Harts, Sr., Pastor. Associate Pastor, Marchet Harts. Youth Sundays ages 12-18.

Sunday Worship and Praise 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday “Bible Education Night” 6:45 p.m.; Nursery: birth to 3 yrs.; Children’s Ministry All Services 4 yrs.-11yrs.

Phone 815-716-8057; FAX 716-8058 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 1407 Griswold Ave., Sterling. Frank Echebarria, pastor.

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NEW YORK – McDonald’s on Thursday announced a bold plan to roll out its “experience of the future” concept, including kiosk ordering and table service, to restaurants in Chicago and other big U.S. cities in an effort to better compete with “better burger” rivals.

The burger chain has nearly 500 redesigned restaurants throughout the country so far.

The world’s largest burger chain will first focus the rollout in its hometown of Chicago and a handful of other big U.S. cities, including Boston and Washington, D.C. But the company says it will eventually unveil the concept, which has already shown significant success in other countries like

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the U.K. and Australia, in all of its 14,000 U.S. restaurants. It didn’t offer a timeline or overall cost for the rollout.

“Food ordering is one of the most enjoyable moments at restaurants, but at McDonald’s that can be one of the most stressful moments,” CEO Steve Easterbrook said.

The plan to eventually redesign and upgrade all U.S. restaurants signals a significant change in the look and feel of eating at McDonald’s, and it also brings a great deal of risk.

The redesigns will include the option of ordering at a bank of kiosks, though counter service also will be available for those who are paying with cash or prefer not to use the touchscreen machines. After using a kiosk, a customer takes a Bluetooth-enabled number placard to a table where an employee brings the food. Customers can pay at the kiosks using a credit or debit card, or Apple or Android pay.

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Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.42; March 3.49 ½; May 3.56 ½ Soybeans: Jan. 9.89 ½; March 9.98; May 10.07

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FCC net neutrality rules might change Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s victory means that Republicans soon will take control of the Federal Communications Commission. That could spell the end for net neutrality regulations and other initiatives of the agency’s hard-charging Democratic chairman.

The regulations imposed utility-like oversight of broadband providers in an attempt to ensure the free flow of online content. President Barack Obama and liberal activists strongly backed the tough regulations over intense objections of the industry and many Republicans – including Trump.

“I think it’s an important thing to remember that taking a fast, fair and open internet away from the public and away from those who use it to offer innovative new services to the public would be a real mistake,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler warned Thursday about net neutrality, his signature accomplishment since taking office 3 years ago.

A new Republican-led FCC is expected to try to reverse the regulations.

Congressional Republicans also could attempt to override the rules with legislation, an effort that stalled in 2013 because of a sure Obama veto.

But it could take a while before a Republican-controlled FCC is in position to make any changes.

The failure of the Senate so far to confirm Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to a new 5-year term could lead

to more upheaval at the nation’s telecommunications regulator. The FCC now has three Democrats and two Republicans.

By early next year, it’s possible that all three Democrats will be gone from the commission.

That would leave the two remaining Republicans short of the quorum they would need to enact or reverse regulations until replacements are nominated and confirmed, a process that could take several months.

Wheeler said Thursday he had not yet decided on a departure date. He could stay on as a commissioner until late 2018, but former chairmen rarely do that. Roseworcel’s term ends when Congress adjourns at the end of the year unless she is reconfirmed. Democrat Mignon Clyburn, whose second term ends in early 2018, could decide to step down as well. She has served since 2009.

The presidential election results already have affected the FCC’s operations.

On Thursday, Wheeler removed all but one minor issue from the commission’s monthly meeting agenda, after key House and Senate Republicans publicly urged him not to consider any controversial topics with a transfer in power looming after Trump is inaugurated as president Jan. 20.

Among the deleted items was a proposal to overhaul the market for business data services, which was opposed by AT&T Inc. and other large telecommunications companies.

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Friday, November 18, 2016 Numbers game When Cubs star Kris Bryant was named NL MVP on Thursday, he became the first player ever to win college player of the year, minor league player of the year, rookie of the year & MVP in 4 straight seasons.

BOYS BASKETBALL | 2016-17 SEASON PREVIEWS DIXON DUKES

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Ready to step up Rockets prepare Harris to run point “Now as a point guard, I’m getting the ball down the court, getting the offense initiated. That’s my job.”

Harris averaged 4.4 points, 3.5 ROCK FALLS – Coming off a season rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game where he averaged 8.2 points and last year, playing point guard at times.

2.4 assists per game, Dylan Leaf will He also saw some playing time at the be handed the keys to the Rock Falls point when he was a sophomore. offense as the team’s point guard.

“He’ll be fine,” senior forward But not quite yet.

Logan Pillars said. “He’s played A leg injury from football season point guard ever since he was little, will keep the 5-foot-11 sophomore ever since he started with us when out, possibly until Christmas, so in we were young. He’s ready to take his place will step senior Isaiah Har- on the challenge. I think he’ll meet it ris to run the Rockets offense early with the same intensity that he does in the season. in football.”

“I’m just making sure I’m getting everybody involved,” Harris said.

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After losing four senior starters form last year’s team, the Dixon Dukes will rely on sophomores Oscar Van Sickle (left), Beau Bailey and Derian Duncan (right) to step into starting spots on the varsity squad.

Clean slate in Dixon 3 sophomores a key to Dukes’ success and Nate Gascoigne have moved on, and so too will the Dukes, according to Oraham.

“Isaiah left his legacy here, and There is a clean slate when it now that Isaiah’s gone, with only comes to the Dixon boys basketball four seniors on the team, what’s team, in more ways than one. going to be their legacy?” Oraham The program is now under the said. “We talk about that a lot: how guidance of first-year head coach do they want to leave here? We talk Nick Oraham, who took over late this about certain goals that we have – spring when Jason Mead left for winning every home game, winning Waubonsie Valley in Aurora. Mead’s our Christmas tournament, winning teams won 76 games over the past our Thanksgiving tournament to three seasons, including 25 a year ago. start the year – but the ultimate goal The key pieces of that squad, how- for us is a regional championship. ever, have graduated – most notably We hope to be playing our best ball 6-foot-8 forward Isaiah Roby, who is at the end of the year.” now making his mark at Nebraska.

DIXON continued on B34 Roby, Riley Mehrens, Kyle LeBlanc

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With an injury to starting point guard Dylan Leaf, Rock Falls senior Isaiah Harris (middle) will run the Rockets’ offense to start the season.

Look for the season previews of the Sterling Golden Warriors and Newman Comets boys basketball teams in the SV Weekend edition!

MLB | NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP

MVP award could be Bryant’s first step to Hall of Fame

BY DAVID HAUGH Chicago Tribune

About 10 years ago at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Frank Thomas met Mike Bryant through a mutual friend who also lived in Sin City.

Thomas recalled Bryant started bragging about his teenage son, Kris, from their first conversation.

“I’d run into Mike and he kept telling me: ‘My kid is special, Frank. He’s big, powerful and fast,’” the White Sox Hall of Famer recalled Thursday.

“You don’t think anything of it because you hear that kind of stuff all the time.”

But not everything that happens in Vegas stays there. Some things are too big – like the Bryant kid who was the worst-kept baseball secret in town.

Time passed, Kris matured into a menacing hitter, and Thomas AP never saw the Bryants again Cubs slugger Kris Bryant was named the National League MVP until the 2015 Home Run Derby on Thursday, garnering 29 of the 30 first-place votes and beating at Great American Ballpark in runner-up Daniel Murphy of the Nationals by 170 points.

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son’s chosen pitcher. The proud father of the Cubs’ All-Star third baseman broke out in a big smile when he saw Thomas, in his role as a Fox Sports analyst, near the batting cage.

“We were both laughing, and Mike said, ‘See, I told you my kid was good,’” Thomas said.

“Great” now more accurately describes Bryant, the deserving, runaway winner Thursday of the National League’s Most Valuable Player Award. Not since Sammy Sosa in 1998 has a Cub been so honored, and this one comes with an exclamation point instead of an asterisk.

It is the 11th time a Cubs player has been named MVP, and Bryant joins Dustin Pedroia (200708), Ryan Howard (2005-06) and Cal Ripken Jr. (1982-83) as the only players to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in back-to-back seasons. Ichiro Suzuki and Fred Lynn won both in the same year.

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Bryant file Born: January 4, 1992 Hometown: Las Vegas College: San Diego Drafted: 2nd overall pick in 2013 MLB Draft by the Cubs 2015 stats: 603 AB, 176 H, 121 R (1st in NL), 35 2B, 3 3B, 39 HR (3rd in NL), 102 RBI (6th in NL), 8 SB, 154 SO, 75 BB, .292 BA, .369 OBP, .554 SLG, .939 OPS (4th in NL), 7.67 WAR (1st in NL) FYI: First Cub to win MVP award since Sammy Sosa in 1998, & 10th overall. ... Won NL Rookie of the Year last season. ... 6th player in MLB history to win rookie of the year & MVP in the same or consecutive seasons. ... Won Hank Aaron Award as NL’s best hitter this season. ... Won Golden Spikes Award & Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball’s best player in 2013.

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Proud moment DeAndre Levy Lions LB said the proudest moment of his college career was breaking Joe Paterno’s leg in 2006, calling Paterno a “dirtbag.”

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Fink, Beyers earn all-NUIC West honors Eastland seniors Makenzie Fink and Ashley Beyers were both first-team all-conference volleyball picks in the NUIC West.

Fink was an unanimous choice.

For the full list of all-conference players, see B3.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Chicago native breaks Cal record Sure, Charlie Moore has heard of Shareef AbdurRahim. When told he had just broken the former NBA star’s California freshman record at this early stage of the season, he was thrilled.

“I was like, ‘Oh, wow, that’s a pretty big accomplishment,’” he said.

Moore, a two-time state champion with Morgan Park, scored 38 points in the Golden Bears’ win over UC Irvine to top AbdurRahim’s mark of 33 points set in November 1995.

NHL

Injury sidelines Lightning’s Stamkos Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and will be sidelined indefinitely.

General manager Steve Yzerman announced the diagnosis Wednesday after Stamkos returned home for further evaluation of the injury the two-time NHL scoring champion suffered Tuesday night in a 4-3 victory over Detroit.

MLB

Cubs will play spring game in Las Vegas The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Las Vegas 51s announced Thursday that the Cubs would make their 13th consecutive appearance at Cashman Field, in MVP Kris Bryant’s hometown of Las Vegas.

The Cubs will play the Cincinnati Reds on March 25-26. The times will be announced later.

Baseball to study high-profile positions Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the league plans to study some high-profile baseball operations positions to determine if certain qualifications and characteristics are more predictive of success.

Manfred says the study “has everything to do” with the sport’s minority hiring issue. Only three of baseball’s 30 teams are managed by minorities.

Manfred made his remarks on Thursday at the end of 2 days of owners’ meetings at a downtown Chicago hotel just 2 weeks before baseball’s collective bargaining agreement is set to expire.

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Backups fill crew of WRs Jeffery suspension leaves Cutler with new targets

BY GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press

LAKE FOREST – Jay Cutler has been here before, in more than one respect.

The Bears quarterback has gone from a hero one week to zero the following week, as he did in the Oct. 31 win over the Minnesota Vikings and in their 36-10 loss Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that left Chicago at a woeful 2-7.

As the team prepares for a road game this Sunday against the New York Giants, Cutler will be throwing to a crew of backup receivers – like he did much of last season.

“Winning fixes a lot, that’s for sure,” Cutler said Thursday. “I’ve talked to the receivers and we’ll try to rally the troops. It’s going to take more than just me to rally; it takes the whole group to make this thing happen. And the guys in the locker room know that.”

In that win against Minnesota, Cutler went 20-for-31 passing for 252 yards with a touchdown and one sack. In three losses this season, Cutler is 44-for-88 for 555 yards with two touchdowns, four interceptions, and two lost fumbles. He was sacked 12 times in those games.

He turned it over four times against the Buccaneers, and said he expected criticism afterward. He declined to address reports that teammates have had enough of him.

“If people actually

Local events

Today College volleyball 2:30 p.m.

• Sauk Valley vs. Kirkwood, at NJCAA Division II nationals, Charleston, W.Va.

Girls basketball 5:45 p.m.

• Fulton vs. Ott. Marquette, at Oregon • Amboy vs. Rkfd. Christian, at Oregon 7 p.m.

• Erie vs. Galva, at Morrison • Polo vs. AFC, at Morrison Junior High 7:15 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Dixon • Stillman Valley at Newman • Prophetstown at Oregon • Milledgeville vs. Kewanee, at Oregon 8 p.m.

• Bureau Valley vs. Henry, at Princeton • Eastland at Forreston

Boys bowling 4 p.m.

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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) is looking for new options in the passing game after Alshon Jeffery was suspended for four games. start putting their names on it, we can have a discussion about it,” Cutler said. “I’ve never felt like that in the locker room with those guys. But myself and the offense included, we’re definitely working to get better.”

Trying to turn things around against the Giants got more difficult this week because wide receiver Alshon Jeffery was suspended for 4 weeks by the NFL for violating its performance-enhancing substances policy. The Bears already were without their other starting receiver, Kevin White, who suffered a broken leg in Week 4.

White missed all of last season with a shin injury, and Jeffery missed seven games due to an

assortment of injuries.

This all means Cutler will be throwing to wide receivers Josh Bellamy, Cameron Meredith and Deonte Thompson.

“It’s pretty much the same,” coach John Fox said about his backup receivers. “It’s kind of the same set of characters actually, even as last year.”

Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains said the Bears will miss Jeffery’s ability to go up for a back-shoulder throw or in a jump-ball situation.

“There’s things that he does better than the rest of them,” Loggains said.

“There’s things that they do that will play into their strengths, and we’ll try to put those guys in those spots.”

One difference from

last year is veteran slot receiver Eddie Royal is available. He has played through a toe injury after missing time last season.

Another possible plus is the return of Marquess Wilson from the physically unable to perform list this week.

However, coaches aren’t sure what to expect out of Wilson, because he missed all of training camp, part of the offseason work, and the first half of the season due to a foot injury.

Cutler expressed confidence in the receiver group.

“We know how to use those pieces,” he said.

“We know what those guys do well. And bottom line: they’re going to have to make some plays for us.”

NFL | PACKERS

On the tube TV listings

Today Auto racing 11:30 a.m. & 5 p.m.

• NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Ford EcoBoost 400, practice, NBCSN 1 & 4 p.m.

• NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Ford EcoBoost 300, practice, NBCSN 7 p.m.

• NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, Ford EcoBoost 200, FS1 NBA 7 p.m.

• Warriors at Celtics, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Clippers at Kings, ESPN NHL 8 p.m.

• Blackhawks at Flames, CSN Men’s basketball

Reinforcements on the way for GB Matthews, Michael could help the Packers on Sunday night

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Packers coach Mike McCarthy has said no one man can change the fortunes of a team.

But in Clay Matthews and Christine Michael, Green Bay has two players who can only help in areas on opposite sides of the ball in which production has tailed off lately.

Matthews on Thursday practiced for a second straight day on a limited basis, a positive step for the Packers’ best edge rusher.

The long-haired linebacker has been out the past three games with a hamstring injury.

Matthews has been around Lambeau Field for a while, unlike Michael, the newest Packer.

Claimed off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, Michael took a red-eye flight from Seattle and arrived at Lambeau at about 9:45 a.m.

Less than 2 hours later, he was at Packers practice.

“The flight was the least of my worries. I was just ready to get up here as soon as possible,” Michael said. “Grab my playbook, get going, treat my body up well, meet the guys. ... Call this place home and just run with it.”

It’s unclear yet how much Matthews and Michael will be able to play on Sunday night, when Green Bay (4-5) visits the Washington Redskins.

The Packers aren’t used to being under .500 at midseason. Losers of three straight games, two of the biggest areas of concern for the team are the pass rush and the lack of a running game.

These are areas where Matthews and Michael could help.

The Packers gave up a season-

• Christian Life at Dixon

10:30 a.m.

• Tire Pros Invitational, consolation game, at Orlando, Fla., ESPNU 12:30 p.m.

• Charleston Classic, semifinal, at Charleston, S.C., ESPN2 • Tire Pros Invitational, semifinal, at Orlando, Fla., ESPNU 2 p.m.

• Paradise Jam, first round, Oral Roberts vs.

Mississippi, at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, CBSSN 3:30 p.m.

• 2K Sports Classic, third place, at New York, ESPN2 4 p.m.

• Tire Pros Invitational, semifinal, at Orlando, Fla., ESPNU 5 p.m.

• Paradise Jam, first round, Montana vs. NC State, at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, CBSSN 6 p.m.

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Clay Matthews (52) has missed the last few weeks with a nagging hamstring injury, but practiced Thursday. high 446 yards in the 47-25 loss to Tennessee last week, falling behind 21-0 after the first quarter.

The Packers have a respectable 22 sacks on the season, though 14 came in the first four games.

Matthews has missed four games this season to injury, including the past three. The 31-26 loss to Indianapolis on Nov. 6 was emblematic of the Packers’ pass-rush problems.

While quarterback Andrew Luck is known for his ability to evade pressure, Green Bay managed just two sacks against what was considered a porous offensive line.

“Oh, I mean, as a team, having dropped what, three in a row now? It’s difficult to watch,” Matthews said.

For McCarthy, getting more

production out of the pass rush starts in the early downs with stopping the run. The Packers earlier this season had success with rushing four, but that has waned in recent weeks.

“At the end of the day, as far as how you go about it you want to get those 1-on-1 opportunities, but when you do you’ve got to win. You’ve got to win and get the quarterback off the spot,” McCarthy said.

What McCarthy hasn’t done is add more pressure on Matthews.

The Packers have played it cautiously with an injury that Matthews has had in the past.

“It’s not about one player.

Never will be. There’s so much more to our football team than just our star players,” McCarthy said earlier this week.

• Georgia St. at Purdue, BTN • 2K Sports Classic, championship, at New York, ESPN2 • Tire Pros Invitational, consolation game, at Orlando, Fla., ESPNU • Jacksonville St. at TCU, FSN • USC at Texas A&M, SEC 8 p.m.

• St. John’s at Minnesota, BTN • Ball St. at Alabama, SEC 8:30 p.m.

• Charleston Classic, semifinal, at Charleston, S.C., ESPNU College football 7 p.m.

• Memphis at Cincinnati, CBSSN 8 p.m.

• UNLV at Boise St., ESPN2

Friday, November 18, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Football IHSA playoffs Saturday’s semifinals CLASS 1A Upper bracket • #2 Forreston (12-0) at #1 Ottawa Marquette (12-0), 3 p.m.

Lower bracket • #2 Decatur St. Teresa (11-1) at #12 Hardin Calhoun (9-3), 1:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A Upper bracket • #4 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (11-1) at #2 Annawan-Wethersfield (11-1), 1 p.m.

Lower bracket • #10 Shelbyville (9-3) at #5 Maroa-Forsyth (11-1), 1 p.m.

CLASS 3A Upper bracket • #1 Elmhurst IC Catholic (12-0) at #6 Monticello (12-0), 3 p.m.

Lower bracket • #4 Carlinville (11-1) at #3 Virden North Mac (11-1), 2 p.m.

CLASS 4A Upper bracket • #4 Chi. Phillips (11-1) at #2 Johnsburg (12-0) Lower bracket • #7 Canton (10-2) at #5 Rochester (11-1), 6 p.m.

CLASS 5A Upper bracket • #7 Vernon Hills (9-3) at #13 Sycamore (8-4), 2 p.m.

Lower bracket • #1 Peoria (11-1) at #3 Morris (10-2), 3 p.m.

CLASS 6A Upper bracket • #7 DeKalb (10-2) at #1 Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge (12-0), 1 p.m.

Lower bracket • #12 Burbank St. Laurence (9-3) at #2 Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (12-0), 2 p.m.

CLASS 7A Upper bracket • #16 Plainfield North (10-2) at #4 Oak Park Fenwick (11-1), 3:30 p.m.

Lower bracket • #2 East St. Louis (12-0) at #11 Lisle Benet (10-2), 2 p.m.

CLASS 8A Upper bracket • #1 Wilmette Loyola Academy (12-0) at #20 Glen Ellyn Glenbard West (10-2), 1 p.m.

Lower bracket • #3 Palatine (12-0) at #26 Park Ridge Maine South (9-3), 2 p.m.

Girls basketball Sauk Valley Shootout Monday’s results • Rock Falls 68, Newman 50 • Stillman Valley 50, Sterling 41 Wednesday’s results • Dixon 51, Sterling 37 • Rock Falls 56, Stillman Valley 54 Today’s games • Rock Falls at Dixon, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Newman, 7:15 Monday, Nov. 21 • Dixon vs. Stillman Valley, 6 (at RF) • Sterling vs. Newman, 7:30 (at RF) Wednesday, Nov. 23 • Dixon vs. Newman, 6 (at RF) • Sterling at Rock Falls, 7:30

Forreston Tournament Thursday’s results • Stockton 62, Winnebago 60 • Eastland 61, Rochelle 47 • Forreston 36, Christian Life 11 Today’s games • Rochelle vs. Stockton, 5 • Christian Life vs. Winnebago, 6:30 • Eastland vs. Forreston, 8 Saturday’s games • Forreston vs. Rochelle, 9 a.m.

• Stockton vs. Christian Life, 10:30 a.m.

• Winnebago vs. Eastland, 10:30 a.m. (junior high) Monday, Nov. 21 • Christian Life vs. Eastland, 5 • Winnebago vs. Rochelle, 6:30 • Forreston vs. Stockton, 8 Tuesday, Nov. 22 • Stockton vs. Eastland, 5 • Winnebago vs. Forreston, 6:30 • Rochelle vs. Christian Life, 8

Thursday’s box scores at Forreston

EASTLAND 61, ROCHELLE 47 EASTLAND (1-0) Anna Kuper 1 0-0 2, Erin Henze 3 0-0 8, Destiny Swalve 0 0-0 0, Erykah Ames 0 0-0 0, Katie Krogman 5 2-4 12, Makenzie Fink 7 6-6 20, Lydia Coatney 7 3-5 19. Totals 23 11-15 61.

ROCHELLE (0-1) Wyatt 3 0-0 6, Vardman 0 0-0 0, Salinas 1 0-0 2, Kerns 1 0-0 3, Lundquist 6 3-3 18, Parker 2 0-0 6, Baker 5 0-0 10, Payton 0 0-0 0, Rawles 0 0-0 0, Harding 1 0-0 2.

Totals 19 3-3 47.

Eastland 24 18 13 6 — 61 Rochelle 20 13 8 6 — 47 3-pointers – Eastland 4 (Coatney 2, Henze 2), Rochelle 6 (Lundquist 3, Parker 2, Kerns) at Morrison

MORRISON 50, ORION 19 ORION (1-1) Stropes 0 0-0 0, Moore 2 0-0 4, McCunn 0 0-0 0, Mohr 0 0-0 0, Taets 1 1-2 3, Schultz 0 1-3 1, DeVoss 0 0-2 0, Smolenski 2 5-6 9, Parson 0 2-2 2. Totals 5 9-15 19.

MORRISON (2-0) Emma Melton 4 2-2 10, Makayla Troutman 0 0-2 0, Emma Sitzmore 3 4-4 10, Jaeden Workman 1 1-2 3, Kassidee Church 7 4-4 19, Shayna Vanderleest 1 0-1 2, Lauren Vos 0 1-4 1, Mackenzie Petkus 0 0-0 0, Madison Steines 2 0-0 5. Totals 18 12-19 50.

Orion 5 6 4 4 — 19 Morrison 18 8 19 5 — 50 3-pointers – Morrison 2 (Church, Steines), Orion 0 at Oregon

GENOA-KINGSTON 57, MILLEDGEVILLE 43 MILLEDGEVILLE (0-1) Alli Schmidt 3 0-0 7, Sydney Aude 1 0-0 3, Jocelyn Folkers 2 6-10 10, Holly Smith 2 0-0 5, Rebecca Waite 2 4-4 8, Mady Frederick 3 0-3 6, Sabreena Hartman 1 2-2 4.

Totals 14 12-19 43.

GENOA-KINGSTON (1-1) Anderson 3 2-3 8, Cieslica 0 0-0 0, Galauner 9 0-0 23, Gilbert 3 3-6 12, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Teteloff 0 0-0 0, James 0 0-0 0, Schwichtenberg 2 3-4 7, Nay 4 0-0 10. Totals 21 8-13 57.

Milledgeville 9 8 8 18 — 43 Genoa-Kingston 17 14 10 16 — 57 3-pointers – Milledgeville 3 (Schmidt, Aude, Smith), G-K 7 (Galauner 5, Nay 2)

Morrison Tournament Monday’s results • AFC 65, Galva 40 • Orion 54, Lena-Winslow 50 Tuesday’s results • Morrison 64, West Carroll 22 • Erie 72, Polo 31 Thursday’s results • Lena-Winslow 43, West Carroll 29 • Morrison 50, Orion 19 Today’s games • Galva vs. Erie, 7 (HS) • Polo vs. AFC, 7 (Jr. HIgh) Saturday’s games • Erie vs. AFC, 3 (HS) • West Carroll vs. Orion, 3 (Jr. High) • Lena-Winslow vs. Morrison, 4:30 (HS) • Galva vs. Polo, 4:30 (Jr. High) • Third place, 6 (HS) • Fourth place, 6 (Jr. High) • First place, 7:30 (HS) • Second place, 7:30 (Jr. High)

Oregon Tournament

Pool A: Fulton, Mendota, Ottawa Marquette Pool B: Amboy, Hall, Rockford Christian Pool C: Genoa-Kingston, Kewanee, Milledgeville Pool D: Oregon, Pecatonica, Prophetstown (BH = Blackhawk Center; OHS = Oregon High School) Wednesday’s results • Mendota 48, Fulton 19 • Hall 44, Amboy 41 • Pecatonica 39, Oregon 26 • Kewanee 52, Genoa-Kingston 48 Thursday’s results • Mendota 34, Ottawa Marquette 33 • Hall 60, Rockford Christian 24 • Genoa-Kingston 57, Milledgeville 43 • Pecatonica 32, Prophetstown 31 Today’s games • Fulton vs. Ottawa Marquette, 5:45 (BH) • Rockford Christian vs. Amboy, 5:45 (OHS) • Oregon vs. Prophetstown, 7:15 (BH) • Kewanee vs. Milledgeville, 7:15 (OHS)

Princeton Tournament

Blue Pool: Princeton, Putnam County, Midland, Streator White Pool: Stark County, Henry, Bureau Valley, LaMoille-Ohio Monday’s results • Stark County 61, Henry 16 • Bureau Valley 53, LaMoille-Ohio 28 • Princeton 51, Midland 21 Tuesday’s results • LaMoille-Ohio 59, Henry 8 • Princeton 51, Streator 46 • Putnam County 50, Midland 14 Thursday’s results • Stark County 55, Bureau Valley 46, OT • Streator 57, Midland 26 • Putnam County 51, Princeton 46 Today’s games • Streator vs. Putnam County, 5 • Stark County vs. LaMoille-Ohio, 6:30 • Bureau Valley vs. Henry 8

PECATONICA 32, PROPHETSTOWN 31 PROPHETSTOWN (0-1) Lexi Rangel 3 0-0 6, Courtney Pierceson 8 3-5 20, Dena Johnson 1 1-1 3, Hannah McKinney 0 0-0 0, Jayden Grunder 1 0-0 2, Michelle Cooney 0 0-0 0, Olivia Toppert 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-6 31.

PECATONICA (2-0) Revell 0 0-0 0, Southard 0 4-6 4, Schulze 1 1-5 3, Richburg 0 0-0 0, Mund 1 1-3 3, Speer 0 2-2 2, Greene 0 0-0 0, Ponder 10 0-0 20. Totals 12 8-16 32.

Prophetstown 4 9 10 8 — 31 Pecatonica 13 2 10 7 — 32 3-pointers – Prophetstown 1 (Pierceson), Pecatonica 0

at Princeton

STARK COUNTY 55, BUREAU VALLEY 46, OT BUREAU VALLEY (1-1) Nicole Wirth 1 1-2 3, Saige Barnett 5 1-2 13, Ellen Johnson 4 3-6 12, Heather Williams 0 0-0 0, Addi Mareland 1 3-4 5, Christen Hurley 4 4-10 13, Hannah Williams 0 0-0 0, Marissa Mungia 0 0-0 0, Maddy Mares 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 12-24 46.

STARK COUNTY (2-0) Gadress 4 7-8 16, Molln 1 5-6 7, Rumbold 0 0-0 0, Stotler 3 2-2 8, Wages 1 0-0 2, Rouse 0 0-0 0, Wisnetski 0 0-0 0, Ehnle 7 4-5 18, McCauley 1 2-4 4. Totals 17 20-25 55.

Bureau Valley 11 3 19 11 2 — 46 Stark County 10 6 10 18 11 — 55 3-pointers – BV 4 (Barnett 2, Johnson, Hurley), Stark County 1 (Gandress)

Volleyball NUIC West All-Conference First Team Makenzie Fink*, Eastland sr.; Katie Furlong*, Galena sr.; Ashley Beyers, Eastland sr.; Paige Christopher, River Ridge jr.; Ellie Spillane, Galena sr.; Jessica Hintz, Warren sr.; Aspyn Stewart, Stockton jr.

Second Team Kristen Calvert, Galena sr.; Kristy Kruger, Scales Mound jr.; Emily Offenheiser, Stockton jr.; Brynn Bohnsack, Warren jr.; Bri Haight, Lena-Winslow sr.; Bailey Baldauf, Lena-Winslow sr.; Meg Tessendorf, Pearl City sr.

Honorable Mention Allie Berryman, East Dubuque so.; Morgan Sirianni, East Dubuque so.; Jaylen Duster, East Dubuque so.; Natalie Calvert, Galena sr.; Hailey Wills, Galena jr.; Kendra Melville, Pearl City sr.; Tyra Clark, Pearl City jr.; Katie Pingel, Scales Mound sr.; Courtney Haas, Stockton sr.; Natalie O’Connor, West Carroll sr.; Shelby Skiles, West Carroll sr. * – unanimous selection

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ROUNDUP

Pecatonica tops Prophets Eastland cruises; Church’s double-double leads Fillies

By SVM staff

Prophetstown was edged out by Pecatonica in a 32-31 loss Thursday at the Oregon Tournament.

The Prophets trailed 13-4 after one quarter, but made a run in the second quarter to cut the Pecatonica lead to 15-13 at halftime.

Courtney Pierceson scored 20 points for Prophetstown, including 10 in the third quarter. Abby Ponder led Pecatonica with 20 points.

Thursday’s stars

Hurley each scored 13 points for the Storm. Ellen Johnson added 12.

Makenzie Fink, Eastland basketball, 20 points Courtney Pierceson, Prophetstown basketball, 20 points Kassidee Church, Morrison basketball, 19 points, 10 rebounds, three steals Lydia Coatney, Eastland basketball, 19 points

Oregon fell to Mendota in all three games in a road loss to the Trojans.

Justin Poole led the Hawks with games of 237, 188, and 233 for a 658 series. Kyle Lundquist rolled a 620 series, and Austin Strite shot a 532.

Genoa-Kingston 57, Milledgeville or fewer in each quarter.

43: Seven different Missiles scored Kassidee Church led Morrison

in the losing effort at the Oregon Tip-Off Classic.

Jocelyn Folkers led the way with 10 points.

Eastland 61, Rochelle 47: Three Cougars in double figures sparked a Forreston Tournament win over Rochelle.

Makenzie Fink led the way with 20 points. Lydia Coatney had 19, including a pair of 3-pointers.

Katie Krogman scored 12 points.

Morrison 50, Orion 19: The Fillies jumped out to an 18-5 lead after one quarter and never looked back, cruising to a win in the their own tournament.

Morrison held Orion to six points

with 19 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. Emma Stizmore and Emma Melton each had 10 points, with Sitzmore adding six rebounds, and Melton chipping in five steals and three assists.

Lena-Winslow 43, West Carroll 29: The Thunder fell in a Morrison

Tournament game to their NUIC West rival.

Stark County 55, Bureau Valley 46, ot: The Storm led 33-26 after

three quarters, but Stark County rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime, then outscored BV 11-2 in the extra period for the win.

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College volleyball NJCAA Division II championships

The Sauk Valley volleyball team went 1-1 on the first day of the NJCAA national tournament in Charlestown, W.Va. In the opener, the Skyhawks beat Johnson County (Kansas) 25-23, 16-25, 25-21. Bailey O’Brien had 20 kills, seven aces and 17 digs, and Tressa Schuler had 10 kills and 21 digs. Chelsi Blair had 18 digs, and Kacey Koch dished 24 assists.

Sauk fell to Owens (Ohio) in the quarterfinal 25-15, 25-22, 25-20.

O’Brien had 12 kills and 17 digs in that match. while Samantha Soddy had 11 assists. Schuler had 18 digs, with Blair adding 19 digs.

Sauk Valley (33-8) will face Kirkwood (Iowa) at 1:30 p.m. today.

Strong senior class ready to step up and lead Rockets ROCKETS

The senior class includes Pillars, who CONTINUED FROM B1 led the team in four t stat categories last year, Once Leaf is healthy, averaging 13 points, 5.7 Rockets coach Brad rebounds, 3.5 assists and Bickett will have two 1.2 steals per game, and viable options to run the Michael Berentes, who offense. averaged 10.5 points and Harris is part of the 5.4 rebounds per game Rockets’ six-member in 2015-16. senior class, including The Rockets hope to be Garret Winfield, a 6-foot able to spread the scortransfer from Sterling. ing around this year as The senior class includes well. several players who have “Basketball is a team been a part of the varsity sport,” Harris said. team for 2 or 3 years, “Yeah, you can have going through an eightthat one superstar, but win season as freshmen, in order to make it far, a five-win season as you’ve got to have all sophomores, and a sixfive players on the same win season as juniors. page.”

“I’m hoping they’ve For Bickett, that ability learned from those tough to share the load in the times,” Bickett said. “I’m offense is the hallmark of hoping they can provide a good team. some leadership. You’ll “That’s kind of what our see them do it on the offense and our system floor. I hope they do it is built on,” Bickett said. off the floor, in the class- “We don’t like to put room, and in the comsomeone out there and munity. That’s just as tell them they have to be important to us.” a 20-point-per-game

scorer. Yeah, we have some guys that can do that, but I’d rather be a little bit more Dylan balanced Leaf Rock Falls and keep sophomore teams offbalance.”

Berentes and Pillars also led the team in rebounding last year, and are two of five Rockets over the 6-foot mark along with Winfield, Cade Nailor, and Austin Meiners. Leaf and Harris aren’t far from the 6-foot mark at 5-11 and 5-10, respectively.

“We’re a lot taller that we’ve been the last couple of years, so that’s always a good thing,” Pillars said. “It’s just a difference in discipline, a difference in learning to play the game of basketball the way Coach Bickett wants us to play it.”

Bickett is hoping to be

able to use Pillars in the paint more this year, instead of having him on the perimeter getting his points from behind the 3-point arc. Over the summer, Pillars played in the low post and is developing into a player who can be a threat inside and outside.

Nailor, like Leaf, saw a lot of playing time last year as a freshman, averaging 3.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Bickett said Nailor’s development as a player is well ahead of schedule, and he is excited to have the two sophomores in the program for the next 3 years.

“They were fantastic for being young kids, going from an eighth-grade schedule the year before to a varsity schedule the next, I thought they were remarkable,” Bickett said. “Yeah, they made mistakes, but every freshman would. They’ve really grown.”

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t If the Dukes are to be in that position, it will be in part because a trio of sophomores – point guard Derian Duncan, shooting guard Beau Bailey and forward Oscar Van Sickle – make the transition to full-time varsity starters. Each was on the varsity roster as freshmen, but saw limited time. They are now some of the Dukes’ main men.

Duncan will be handed the keys to the team, so to speak, as the new starting point guard. His job is a clear one: to make the Dixon offense hum along smoothly.

“He likes to run the show and get others involved, so that’s a great quality to have as a point guard,” Oraham said. “I’m expecting big things out of Derian. He’s a little quiet at times, but he’s coming out of his shell.”

Duncan received a vote of confidence from his teammates when he was voted a team captain prior to the season.

“It means a lot,” Duncan said.

“It means that a lot of the people on this team, they trust me, and I’m really thankful for it. I try to do my best leading the team through practices and games.”

Duncan will be primarily a passfirst point guard, as opposed to driving the lane and trying to score. He does have a reliable shot, if teams lay off of him, but priority No. 1 is to facilitate.

“I’ll be setting up, but if Beau has an off day, then I’ll try to step up and score,” Duncan said.

Of the three new sophomore starters, Bailey has the most varsity experience. He saw some key minutes a year ago as a longrange marksman, but this year will be looked upon to expand

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Dixon’s Beau Bailey is one of the few returning players for the Dukes this season. His 3-point shooting will make him Dixon’s go-to scorer. his offensive game to more than launching 3-pointers.

“We’ve worked a lot over the summer trying to get him into attack mode a little bit more so that people have to respect his ability to play off the bounce a little bit,” Oraham said. “He’s our go-to scorer. The kids on the team know it, and I’m sure kids on other teams will find out real quick about it. I think he’s up for the challenge.”

Bailey played basketball just about every day in the summer, many of them with his older sister Brooke, a redshirt sophomore on the Truman State (Mo.) women’s basketball team. Brooke had a regimen of conditioning and drills to follow during the summer, and Beau went through it with her.

“I just can’t wait to see all the work that we all put in over the summer pay off,” Bailey said.

Van Sickle, a wide receiver on the Dixon football team, brings an element of toughness to the team.

“He will run through a wall for

his teammates, his coaches – he will do anything,” Oraham said.

“The team comes first, and then after that, all he’s worried about is winning.”

Van Sickle’s game is reminiscent to that of LeBlanc, a blue-collar inside presence. Few offensive plays were ever run for him, but points came off layups and stickbacks after rebounds. Holding steady on the defensive end will be more of a priority.

“I probably won’t score too many points,” Van Sickle said, “but I’ll be there to play some defense and do whatever I need to do to get the job done.”

Dixon boys basketball has been the hottest ticket in town the past three seasons, with an entertaining brand of winning basketball packing Lancaster Gym on a regular basis. This year’s team will do its best to recapture some of that magic.

“We’re trying to keep the tradition of winning Dixon basketball,” Van Sickle said.

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Iowa buried from deep Seton Hall closes out road win with 3-point barrage By the Associated Press

Myles Powell scored 26 points off the bench, Desi Rodriguez had 25, and Seton Hall beat Iowa 91-83 on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

Khadeen Carrington added 20 points for the Pirates (3-0), who shot 51 percent from the floor with eight 3s, and outscored the Hawkeyes 50-24 in the paint.

Powell buried a 3 and followed by a layup to put Seton Hall up 82-74 with 3:15 to go, then drilled another long 3 to make it a 10-point game a minute later. Rodriguez followed with a 3 that sent the fans to the exits.

Iowa made a few late 3s to make it close before falling for the first time in 2016-17.

Senior Peter Jok had 30 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and freshman Tyler Cook scored a career-high 24 points for the Hawkeyes (2-1). Dom Uhl added eight points and 10 rebounds.

No. 9 Wisconsin 69, Chicago St. 51: Vitto

Brown scored 12 points, and Khalil Iverson added 11 as the Badgers cruised in Madison.

Bronson Koenig added 10 points for Wisconsin (2-1), while Fred Sims scored 26 points to lead Chicago State (1-1).

The Badgers hit 5 of 19 from 3-point range on Thursday, after making just 11 of 39 from distance in Tuesday’s loss to No. 22 Creighton. But they had little trouble with the Cougars inside as they pulled away.

CONTINUED FROM B1

t Bryant finished ahead of Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, and you didn’t have to live in Chicago to understand why.

With a textbook swing perfected in the batting cage Mike built in the family’s backyard, Bryant blasted 39 home runs, drove in 102 runs, scored 121 runs and led the NL with 7.7 wins above replacement. He enhanced his value by playing five positions – third base (104 games), left field (50), right field (14), first base (eight) and center field (one) – which let Joe Maddon manage as if he had a de facto 27-man roster.

And Bryant brought the same upbeat attitude to every position, brimming with enthusiasm that helps make him one of baseball’s brightest and most approachable stars.

That humility defines Bryant as much as any home run. It’s not an act. Anybody who has spent more than 15 minutes with Bryant understands that.

Ask Jimmy Kimmel, Ellen or the clubhouse guys at Wrigley Field. He is the rare player to whom the game always has come easy, yet he takes nothing and nobody for granted.

“Kris is just an impressive young man in every aspect,” Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said. “[He] is very mature, professional, light-hearted, but serious at the same time. He’s just kind of a dream player for any organization.”

Never have the Cubs drafted a more impactful player than the No. 2 selection in 2013 out of the University of San Diego. Older buddy Anthony Rizzo leads more naturally than Bryant, and more experienced teammates such as Jon

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 241 163 Miami 5 4 0 .556 204 206 Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 237 203 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 179 244 South

W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0 .667 161 188 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 264 251 Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 239 256 Jacksonville 2 7 0 .222 174 239 North

W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 182 160 Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 214 206 Cincinnati 3 5 1 .388 187 210 Cleveland 0 10 0 .000 175 301 West

W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 7 2 0 .778 205 168 Oakland 7 2 0 .778 245 223 Denver 7 3 0 .700 239 189 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 292 278

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East W L T Pct PF PA 8 1 0 .889 258 170 6 3 0 .667 182 184 5 3 1 .611 212 209 5 4 0 .556 226 160 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 6 4 0 .600 320 283 Tampa Bay 4 5 0 .444 216 242 New Orleans 4 6 0 .400 285 286 Carolina 4 6 0 .400 244 246 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 5 4 0 .556 205 206 Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 175 152 Green Bay 4 5 0 .444 223 234 Chicago 2 7 0 .222 141 215 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 6 2 1 .722 193 158 Arizona 4 4 1 .500 202 160 Los Angeles 4 5 0 .444 139 173 San Francisco 1 8 0 .111 187 283 Thursday’s result Carolina 23, New Orleans 20 Sunday’s games Baltimore at Dallas, noon Chicago at N.Y. Giants, noon Jacksonville at Detroit, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Arizona at Minnesota, noon Pittsburgh at Cleveland, noon Buffalo at Cincinnati, noon Tampa Bay at Kansas City, noon Miami at Los Angeles, 3:05 p.m.

New England at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y. Jets Monday’s game Houston at Oakland, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia

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Iowa’s Christian Williams grabs a rebound in front of Seton Hall’s Rashed Anthony (right) during the first half of Thursday’s game in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Cougars took an 8-0 lead in the opening minutes. But Wisconsin then held them scoreless for the next 9 minutes to go up 19-8, and the Badgers pulled away from there.

Rutgers 66, DePaul 59: Corey Sanders had

15 points, Mike Williams added 14 and nine rebounds, and Rutgers remained unbeaten under first-year coach Steve Pikiell with a victory over DePaul in Rosemont.

Deshawn Freeman added nine points and nine rebounds as the Scarlet Knights improved to 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Eli Cain had 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead DePaul.

Women’s basketball No. 3 UConn 72, No. 2 Baylor 61: Freshman

Crystal Dangerfield scored 19 points, Katie Lou Samuelson added 16, and the third-ranked

Huskies extended their winning streak to 77 games by beating the second-ranked Bears in Storrs, Conn.

The streak is the second longest in women’s college basketball history, standing 13 short of the school record set by the Huskies from 2008-10.

With the game tied at 54 early in the fourth quarter, UConn took over, scoring 16 of the next 18 points to put the game away.

Dangerfield, a diminutive guard, made a spectacular layup with 4:03 left that brought the near-sellout crowd to its feet and made it 62-56.

Baylor (2-1) couldn’t recover.

Alexis Jones led the Bears with 23 points, as UConn contained 6-foot7 Baylor sophomore Kalani Brown, who had just nine points and five rebounds as she was saddled by foul trouble.

MVP is ‘icing on the cake’ for Bryant MVP

Friday, November 18, 2016

Cubs MVPs Kris Bryant, 2016 Sammy Sosa, 1998 Andre Dawson, 1987 Ryne Sandburg, 1984 Ernie Banks, 1958 & ’59 Hank Sauer, 1952 Phil Cavarretta, 1945 Gabby Hartnett, 1935 Rogers Hornsby, 1929 Frank Schulte, 1911 Lester and Jake Arrieta command loads of respect. But winning the MVP confirms the face of the Cubs has sparkling blue eyes and a thin, scruffy beard.

The Cubs could lose Dexter Fowler and Aroldis Chapman to free agency and still enter next season as World Series favorites.

Take away Bryant, hypothetically, and it’s a different story.

“You can’t really put into words what this feels like … an unbelievable year,” said Bryant, 24. “This year has certainly been one of the best years of my life.

I mean winning a World Series, now this, it’s just icing on the cake.”

The Cubs’ dream season was capped by two players in the top four in the MVP voting, as Rizzo finished fourth after surprisingly being left off the list of finalists.

Voting by BBWAA members was completed by the start of the playoffs.

“If it wasn’t for Anthony and his protection and guidance, I wouldn’t have won this award,” Bryant said. “I mean he texted me and I said the same thing to him, I said if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have been able to do this.”

Nobody can relate to what Bryant felt when he received Thursday’s news better than Thomas, who was 25 when he won his first of two consecutive American League MVP awards in 1993. Thomas chuckled when asked if Bryant’s life ever will be

the same now that he forever can be referred to as “National League MVP Kris Bryant.”

“It will change Kris because he’s a soft-spoken guy,” Thomas said.

“The expectations will be higher. The pressure will be different. There will be built-in distractions.

I know he can handle them. It couldn’t happen to a better guy. It’s not going to change Kris Bryant the person, but he’ll have to adjust a little.”

For Thomas, that meant taking on a more vocal role. Bryant handles the glare with more ease than Thomas did, but it will intensify. As that happens, handling success might challenge the Cubs as much as achieving it, testing even the most patient of superstars.

“He’s the league MVP now, so he’ll have to talk more,” Thomas said.

“There were times I wanted to go away from it all.

I’m sure you remember that. But you’ve got to face all you [media] guys now because there’s a responsibility that comes with being MVP. He’s ready for that.”

According to Thomas, Bryant is ready for anything – winning back-toback MVPs as Thomas did, leading the Cubs to another World Series, and one day even following Thomas’ path to Cooperstown.

“He’s got that kind of ability, that temperament,” Thomas said.

“And once you become MVP, a lot of confidence comes with that too.

“It’s very early, but this kid could get into the Hall of Fame. All the positions he plays, how he runs so well for a big guy. He’s the most unique player in baseball, something we haven’t seen in a long time. … What a special talent.”

At least Thomas was warned.

Thursday’s box score

PANTHERS 23, SAINTS 20 New Orleans 3 0 0 17 — 20 Carolina 3 17 3 0 — 23 First Quarter Car–FG Gano 32, 8:29.

NO–FG Lutz 27, :36.

Second Quarter Car–Stewart 1 run (Gano kick), 5:40.

Car–FG Gano 49, 2:50.

Car–Ginn 40 pass from Newton (Gano kick), :16.

Third Quarter Car–FG Gano 42, 8:17.

Fourth Quarter NO–FG Lutz 30, 14:56.

NO–B.Coleman 9 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 11:22.

NO–Fleener 8 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 2:52.

NO Car First downs 28 17 Total Net Yards 371 223 Rushes-yards 25-107 27-50 Passing 264 173 Punt Returns 4-46 2-10 Kickoff Returns 2-19 3-56 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-12 Comp-Att-Int 35-44-1 14-33-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-21 2-19 Punts 3-47.0 6-46.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-48 6-45 Time of Possession 32:15 27:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–New Orleans, Hightower 12-69, Ingram 7-28, Cooks 2-7, Kuhn 2-3, Brees 2-0. Carolina, Stewart 18-31, Ginn 1-13, Newton 5-7, Whittaker 1-0, Tolbert 2-(minus 1).

PASSING–New Orleans, Brees 35-44-1285. Carolina, Newton 14-33-0-192.

RECEIVING–New Orleans, Hightower 8-57, Cooks 7-42, Thomas 5-68, Snead 4-33, Ingram 3-47, Fleener 3-17, Kuhn 2-9, B.Coleman 1-9, Murphy 1-3, Phillips 1-0. Carolina, Olsen 4-33, Benjamin 3-56, Ginn 3-46, Funchess 2-32, Tolbert 1-17, Stewart 1-8.

College football Big Ten East

Conference Overall

W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan 6-1 .857 9-1 .900 Ohio State 6-1 .857 9-1 .900 Penn State 6-1 .857 8-2 .800 Indiana 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 Maryland 2-5 .286 5-5 .500 Michigan State 1-6 .143 3-7 .300 Rutgers 0-7 .000 2-8 .200 West Wisconsin 5-2 .714 8-2 .800 Nebraska 5-2 .714 8-2 .800 Minnesota 4-3 .571 7-3 .700 Iowa 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 Northwestern 4-3 .571 5-5 .500 Illinois 2-5 .286 3-7 .300 Purdue 1-6 .143 3-7 .300 Saturday’s games Iowa at Illinois, 11 a.m. (BTN) Maryland at Nebraska, 11 a.m. (ESPNEWS) Ohio St. at Michigan St., 11 a.m. (ESPN) Wisconsin at Purdue, 11 a.m. (ABC) Indiana at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Northwestern at Minnesota, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) Penn St. at Rutgers, 7 p.m. (BTN) State schedule Wednesday’s result N. Illinois 31, E. Michigan 24, OT Saturday’s games E. Illinois at E. Kentucky, noon W. Illinois at S. Illinois, 2 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 3 Louisville at Houston, 7 p.m.

No. 25 Troy vs. Arkansas State, 8:30 p.m.

Today’s game No. 22 Boise State vs. UNLV, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama vs. Chattanoga, 6 p.m.

No. 2 Ohio St. at Michigan St., 11 a.m.

No. 4 Michigan vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Clemson at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Wisconsin at Purdue, 11 a.m.

No. 7 Washington vs. Arizona St., 6:30 p.m.

No. 8 Oklahoma at No. 10 W. Virginia, 7 p.m.

No. 9 Penn St. at Rutgers, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Utah vs. Oregon, 1 p.m.

No. 12 Colorado vs. No. 20 Washington St., 2:30 p.m.

No. 13 Oklahoma St. at TCU, 11 a.m.

No. 14 W. Michigan vs. Buffalo, 2:30 p.m.

No. 15 Southern Cal at UCLA, 9:30 p.m.

No. 16 LSU vs. No. 21 Florida, noon No. 17 Florida St. at Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.

No. 18 Auburn vs. Alabama A&M, 6:30 p.m.

No. 19 Nebraska vs. Maryland, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Texas A&M vs. UTSA, 11 a.m.

No. 24 San Diego St. at Wyoming, 2:30 p.m.

Men’s basketball Big Ten schedule Thursday’s results Maryland 93, St. Mary’s (Md.) 45 Ohio St. 72, Providence 67 Wisconsin 69, Chicago St. 51 Rutgers 66, DePaul 59 Seton Hall 91, Iowa 83 Michigan 79, Marquette 61 Today’s games Mississippi Valley St. at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

Georgia St. at Purdue, 6 p.m. (BTN) Detroit at Illinois, 7 p.m.

St. John’s at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (BTN) Saturday’s games Penn St. vs. Duke, at Uncasville, Conn., 11:30 a.m.

Liberty at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at Nebraska, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games Niagara at Rutgers, 11 a.m. (BTN) Towson at Maryuland, 1 p.m.

Texas-Rio Grande Valley at Iowa, 4:30 p.m.

Florida-Gulf Coast at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

(BTN) Thursday’s box scores

SETON HALL 91, IOWA 83 SETON HALL (91) Rodriguez 9-19 5-10 25, Sanogo 2-4 0-1 4, Delgado 2-6 5-6 9, M.Jones 2-2 1-2 5, Carrington 9-18 1-6 20, Nzei 0-0 0-0 0, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 0-1 0-0 0, Powell 9-14 3-3 26, Singh 0-1 2-3 2.

Totals 33-65 17-31 91.

IOWA (83) Cook 9-15 5-12 24, Uhl 2-5 3-4 8, Baer 2-5 1-2 6, Williams 2-6 0-0 6, Jok 11-21 6-6 30, D.Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Wagner 0-1 1-4 1, Pemsl 1-3 0-0 2, Ellingson 1-1 0-0 3, Bohannon 0-2 3-4 3, Moss 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 28-61 19-32 83.

Halftime – Iowa 44-42. 3s–Seton Hall 8-17 (Powell 5-7, Rodriguez 2-3, Carrington 1-5, Gordon 0-1, Singh 0-1), Iowa 8-21 (Williams 2-2, Jok 2-8, Ellingson 1-1, Uhl 1-2, Cook 1-3, Baer 1-3, Bohannon 0-1, Pemsl 0-1). Rebounds–Seton Hall 36 (Delgado 11), Iowa 45 (Jok 11). Assists– Seton Hall 11 (M.Jones 4), Iowa 16 (Bohannon, Williams, Jok 4). Fouls–Seton Hall 24, Iowa 24.

State schedule Thursday’s results Wisconsin 69, Chicago St. 51 St. Louis 74, E. Illinois 69 Rutgers 66, DePaul 59 Today’s games St. Joseph’s at Loyola, 11:30 a.m.

SE Missouri St. at Bradley, 7 p.m.

S. Illinois at SIU-Edwardsville, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games Chicago St. at Oakland, 2 p.m.

Trinity (IL) at Ill.-Chicago, 7 p.m.

W. Illinois at E. Illinois, 7 p.m.

N. Illinois at CS Northridge, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s games Milwaukee at DePaul, 12:30 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s results No. 3 Villanova 76, Western Michigan 65 No. 4 Oregon 76, Valparaiso 54 No. 5 North Carolina at Hawaii, late No. 9 Wisconsin 69, Chicago St. 51 No. 11 Xavier 83, Missouri 82 No. 12 Louisville 88, Long Beach St. 56 No. 16 UCLA vs. San Diego, late No. 23 Texas 85, E. Washington 52 Today’s games No. 3 Villanova vs. Wake Forest, at Charleston, S.C., 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 Kansas vs. Siena, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Arizona vs. Sacred Heart, 9 p.m.

No. 11 Xavier vs. Clemson, at Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan St. vs. MVSU, 6 p.m.

No. 14 Gonzaga vs. Bryant, 7:30 p.m.

No. 15 Purdue vs. Georgia St., 6 p.m.

No. 18 Syracuse vs. Monmouth (N.J.), 6 p.m.

No. 22 Creighton vs. Washington St., at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Duke vs. Penn State at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 11:30 a.m.

No. 6 Indiana vs. Liberty, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Saint Mary’s (Cal) at Dayton, 1 p.m.

No. 21 Rhode Island vs. No. 24 Cincinnati at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 2 p.m.

No. 22 Creighton vs. Montana or N.C. State at the UVI Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, TBA Sunday’s games No. 1 Duke vs. No. 21 Rhode Island or No. 24 Cincinnati at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., noon No. 2 Kentucky vs. Duquesne, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Villanova in Gildan Charleston Classic at TD Arena, Charleston, S.C., TBA No. 8 Virginia vs. Yale, noon No. 11 Xavier in Tire Pros Invitational at HP Field House, Orlando, Fla., TBA No. 13 Michigan State vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 6 p.m.

No. 16 UCLA vs. Long Beach State, 9 p.m.

No. 19 West Virginia vs. New Hampshire, noon No. 20 Iowa State vs. The Citadel, 1 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 7 4 .636 — Boston 6 5 .545 1 New York 5 7 .417 2½ Brooklyn 4 7 .364 3 Philadelphia 2 10 .167 5½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 9 2 .818 — Charlotte 7 3 .700 1½ Orlando 5 7 .417 4½ Miami 3 8 .273 6 Washington 3 8 .273 6 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 9 2 .818 — Chicago 7 4 .636 2 Detroit 6 6 .500 3½ Indiana 6 6 .500 3½ Milwaukee 5 6 .455 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 9 3 .750 — Houston 7 5 .583 2 Memphis 6 5 .545 2½ Dallas 2 8 .200 6 New Orleans 2 10 .167 7 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 7 5 .583 — Utah 7 5 .583 — Portland 7 6 .538 ½ Denver 4 7 .364 2½ Minnesota 4 7 .364 2½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 10 2 .833 — Golden State 9 2 .818 ½ L.A. Lakers 7 5 .583 3 Sacramento 4 8 .333 6 Phoenix 3 9 .250 7 Thursday’s results Washington 119, New York 112 Miami 96, Milwaukee 73 Houston 126, Portland 109 Minnesota 110, Philadelphia 86 Chicago at Utah, late Today’s games Atlanta at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 7 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 17 13 2 2 28 56 38 Tampa Bay 18 11 6 1 23 58 46 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 39 42 Boston 17 10 7 0 20 41 39 Toronto 17 8 6 3 19 56 58 Detroit 17 8 8 1 17 44 47 Florida 17 8 8 1 17 45 48 Buffalo 17 5 8 4 14 31 45 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 17 13 4 0 26 72 38 Washington 16 10 4 2 22 45 37 Pittsburgh 16 10 4 2 22 48 46 New Jersey 15 9 3 3 21 37 31 Philadelphia 18 8 7 3 19 62 64 Columbus 14 8 4 2 18 47 33 Carolina 15 5 6 4 14 39 46 N.Y. Islanders 16 5 8 3 13 40 51

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Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 17 11 4 2 24 54 43 18 9 6 3 21 44 50 19 9 8 2 20 56 55 16 9 6 1 19 42 29 18 7 6 5 19 48 59 16 7 6 3 17 46 44 16 7 9 0 14 33 45 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 17 9 7 1 19 47 45 Anaheim 17 8 6 3 19 45 41 San Jose 17 9 8 0 18 39 39 Los Angeles 17 7 9 1 15 40 45 Calgary 18 7 10 1 15 42 60 Vancouver 17 6 10 1 13 35 55 Arizona 15 5 9 1 11 39 51 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Chicago St. Louis Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Nashville Colorado

Thursday’s results Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 2 Toronto 6, Florida 1 Nashville 5, Ottawa 1 St. Louis 3, San Jose 2 Minnesota 1, Boston 0 Dallas 3, Colorado 2 Arizona at Vancouver, late New Jersey at Anaheim, late Edmonton at Los Angeles, late Today’s games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Calgary, 8 p.m.

MLB National League MVP voting (1st-, 2nd- & 3rd-place votes) Total points on 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Kris Bryant, Cubs 29 1 - 415 Daniel Murphy, Nationals 1 11 10 245 Corey Seager, Dodgers - 11 10 240 Anthony Rizzo, Cubs - 3 4 202 Nolan Arenado, Rockies - 3 6 199 Freddie Freeman, Braves - 1 - 129 Joey Votto, Reds - - - 100 Yoenis Cespedes, Mets - - - 45 Justin Turner, Dodgers - - - 44 Max Scherzer, Nationals - - - 39 Paul Goldschmidt, Dbacks - - - 18 Brandon Crawford, Giants - - - 15 Jean Segura, Diamondbacks - - - 14 Buster Posey, Giants - - - 11 DJ LeMahieu, Rockies - - - 8 Madison Bumgarner, Giants - - - 7 Jeurys Familia, Mets - - - 6 Wilson Ramos, Nationals - - - 6 Addison Russell, Cubs - - - 5 Noah Syndergaard, Mets - - - 5 Christian Yelich, Marlins - - - 5 Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers - - - 4 Kyle Hendricks, Cubs - - - 2 Ryan Braun, Brewers - - - 2 Yadier Molina, Cardinals - - - 2 Charlie Blackmon, Rockies - - - 1 Johnny Cueto, Giants - - - 1 NL MVPs since 1980 2016 – Kris Bryant, Chicago 2015 – x-Bryce Harper, Washington 2014 – Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles 2013 – Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh 2012 – Buster Posey, San Francisco 2011 – Ryan Braun, Milwaukee 2010 – Joey Votto, Cincinnati 2009 – x-Albert Pujols, St. Louis 2008 – Albert Pujols, St. Louis 2007 – Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia 2006 – Ryan Howard, Philadelphia 2005 – Albert Pujols, St. Louis 2004 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco 2003 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco 2002 – x-Barry Bonds, San Francisco 2001 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco 2000 – Jeff Kent, San Francisco 1999 – Chipper Jones, Atlanta 1998 – Sammy Sosa, Chicago 1997 – Larry Walker, Colorado 1996 – x-Ken Caminiti, San Diego 1995 – Barry Larkin, Cincinnati 1994 – x-Jeff Bagwell, Houston 1993 – Barry Bonds, San Francisco 1992 – Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh 1991 – Terry Pendleton, Atlanta 1990 – Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh 1989 – Kevin Mitchell, San Francisco 1988 – Kirk Gibson, Los Angeles 1987 – Andre Dawson, Chicago 1986 – Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia 1985 – Willie McGee, St. Louis 1984 – Ryne Sandberg, Chicago 1983 – Dale Murphy, Atlanta 1982 – Dale Murphy, Atlanta 1981 – Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia 1980 – x-Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia x-unanimous American League MVP voting (1st-, 2nd- & 3rd-place votes) Total points on 14-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis Player 1st 2nd 3rd Total Mike Trout, Angels 19 8 1 356 Mookie Betts, Red Sox 9 17 4 311 Jose Altuve, Astros - 2 15 227 Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays - 2 9 200 Manny Machado, Orioles - - - 150 David Ortiz, Red Sox 1 1 - 147 Adrian Beltre, Rangers 1 - 1 135 Robinson Cano, Mariners - - - 79 Francisco Lindor, Indians - - - 56 Miguel Cabrera, Tigers - - - 56 Zach Britton, Orioles - - - 11 Kyle Seager, Mariners - - - 10 Brian Dozier, Twins - - - 9 Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays - - - 7 Nelson Cruz, Mariners - - - 6 Chris Sale, White Sox - - - 3 Jose Ramirez, Indians - - - 2 Justin Verlander, Tigers - - - 2 Adam Eaton, White Sox - - - 1 Corey Kluber, Indians - - - 1 Evan Longoria, Rays - - - 1 AL MVPs since 1980 2016 – Mike Trout, Los Angeles 2015 – Josh Donaldson, Toronto 2014 – x-Mike Trout, Los Angeles 2013 – Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 2012 – Miguel Cabrera, Detroit 2011 – Justin Verlander, Detroit 2010 – Josh Hamilton, Texas 2009 – Joe Mauer, Minnesota 2008 – Dustin Pedroia, Boston 2007 – Alex Rodriguez, New York 2006 – Justin Morneau, Minnesota 2005 – Alex Rodriguez, New York 2004 – Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim 2003 – Alex Rodriguez, Texas 2002 – Miguel Tejada, Oakland 2001 – Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle 2000 – Jason Giambi, Oakland 1999 – Ivan Rodriguez, Texas 1998 – Juan Gonzalez, Texas 1997 – x-Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle 1996 – Juan Gonzalez, Texas 1995 – Mo Vaughn, Boston 1994 – Frank Thomas, Chicago 1993 – x-Frank Thomas, Chicago 1992 – Dennis Eckersley, Oakland 1991 – Cal Ripken, Baltimore 1990 – Rickey Henderson, Oakland 1989 – Robin Yount, Milwaukee 1988 – x-Jose Canseco, Oakland 1987 – George Bell, Toronto 1986 – Roger Clemens, Boston 1985 – Don Mattingly, New York 1984 – Willie Hernandez, Detroit 1983 – Cal Ripken, Baltimore 1982 – Robin Yount, Milwaukee 1981 – Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee 1980 – George Brett, Kansas City x-unanimous

Golf PGA – RSM Classic Thursday Sea Island (Ga.) Resort Purse: $6 million s-Seaside Host Course; Yardage: 7,005; Par: 70 (35-35) p-Plantation Course; Yardage: 7,058; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Mackenzie Hughes 30-31 — 61s Stewart Cink 31-31 — 62s Jonathan Byrd 30-32 — 62s Cameron Tringale 32-33 — 65p Kyle Stanley 31-34 — 65p Hiroshi Iwata 31-34 — 65p Blayne Barber 31-32 — 63s Will MacKenzie 34-32 — 66p Michael Kim 32-32 — 64s Andres Romero 33-31 — 64s Chad Campbell 32-34 — 66p Josh Teater 32-34 — 66p Brandt Snedeker 33-33 — 66p Steven Alker 32-32 — 64s Cheng Tsung Pan 33-33 — 66p Kevin Tway 34-32 — 66p Hudson Swafford 32-32 — 64s Jim Furyk 33-31 — 64s Camilo Villegas 35-31 — 66p Johnson Wagner 34-32 — 66p Kevin Chappell 32-32 — 64s Tyler Aldridge 33-33 — 66p Scott Langley 32-33 — 65s Carl Pettersson 33-34 — 67p Russell Henley 33-34 — 67p William McGirt 32-35 — 67p Charles Howell III 33-34 — 67p Robert Garrigus 33-34 — 67p Bryce Molder 36-31 — 67p Chesson Hadley 35-30 — 65s Andres Gonzales 32-33 — 65s Sam Saunders 34-33 — 67p Rick Lamb 32-35 — 67p Brett Drewitt 35-32 — 67p Jason Kokrak 34-33 — 67p Kevin Streelman 36-31 — 67p Tim Wilkinson 32-35 — 67p Martin Flores 33-32 — 65s Kelly Kraft 32-35 — 67p Henrik Norlander 35-32 — 67p

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NFL | PANTHERS 23, SAINTS 20

Newton, Panthers get past New Orleans Carolina LB Kuechly suffers concussion late in win

BY STEVE REED AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton threw for 192 yards and a touchdown, and the Carolina Panthers held off New Orleans’ fourth-quarter rally to beat the Saints 23-20 on Thursday night in a game marred by injuries to key players.

Newton was 14-for-33 and threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. to help the Panthers (4-6) win for third time in three games and pull even with the Saints for third place in the NFC South.

Jonathan Stewart also ran for a touchdown, and Graham Gano had three field goals.

But the win didn’t come without a cost.

The Panthers lost former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Luke

Kuechly (concussion), two-time All-Pro center Ryan Kalil (shoulder), defensive end Mario Addison (foot), and cornerback Leonard Johnson (chest) to injuries.

Kuechly left the field on a cart while tears streamed down his face.

The Saints lost running back Mark Ingram to a concussion in the third quarter.

The Panthers, who surrendered a 17-point lead and lost to the Kansas City Chiefs last week, entered the fourth quarter with a 23-3 lead before injuries set in.

Drew Brees, who was limited to 171 yards and no touchdowns in the first three quarters, rallied the Saints back to within three, connecting on touchdown passes to Brandon Coleman and Coby Fleener.

Brees threw for 285 yards, and

eclipsed 3,000 yards passing for the 13th consecutive season, tying Peyton Manning for the secondlongest streak in NFL history.

That was a dramatic difference from the last time the two teams met on Oct. 16, when Brees threw for 465 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-38 win over the Panthers.

In the first quarter Ginn appeared to score on a 14-yard run, but officials reviewed the play and ruled his knee was down at the 1-yard line, taking away a touchdown.

Then, in the closing seconds of the second quarter, officials ruled Ginn was out of bounds on a pass from Newton. But after instant replay, officials overturned the ruling and gave Ginn the 40-yard touchdown catch.

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Bennett Cerf, one of the founders of Random House, said, “Gross ignorance is 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.”

That’s the sort of clever comment some people – like me – wish they had thought of first. In today’s deal, though, the word “worse” was used by the original declarer. He was in four hearts.

He ruffed the club-ace lead, drew two rounds of trumps leaving the queen on the board, cashed the diamond ace and king, then played a third diamond.

However, East won with the queen and shifted to the spade queen. Three spade losers later, declarer was one down.

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distribution?” South asked his partner. “East had the diamond queen and West had ace-third of spades. If the diamond queen or spade ace had been doubleton, or the diamond queen with West, I

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North agreed that his partner was unlucky. However, after the session, what did he point out that his partner had missed?

After ruffing at trick one, South could have made the contract with some excellent guesswork. The curious may work it out. But much simpler was not to ruff; instead, to discard a diamond. Suppose West switches to a diamond.

South wins with dummy’s king, draws trumps, plays his last diamond to dummy’s ace and leads another diamond.

Here, the queen appears, so declarer ruffs, crosses to the heart queen and discards a spade on the diamond jack.

If East plays low on the third diamond, South pitches a spade and cannot be defeated even if West wins the trick. © 2016 UFS

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS, LEE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY S. FEIK, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 81 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Mary S. Feik of 1324 Harmony Lane, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Letters of office were issued to Robin Vest as IndependentExecutor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 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 to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Robin Vest Independent Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH M. FINLEY, DECEASED. NO. 2016 P 139 NOTICE OF DEATH AND CLAIM PERIOD Notice is given of the death of Ruth M. Finley. Letters of Administration were issued on October 28, 2016, to Lori A. Davis of 220 9th Avenue, East, Lyndon, Illinois 61261, as Independent Executor.

The Estate will be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a Petition to Terminate to the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Independent Executor, or both, on or before May 4, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the Independent Executor is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/18-3), 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 Independent Executor and her attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Lon M. Richey Nelson, Kilgus, Richey & BuckwalterSchurman Attorneys for said Estate 209 E Main Street, PO Box 111 Morrison IL 61270 815-772-2121 Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GERALDINE ANN HECKMAN, Deceased.

NO. 2016 P 80 NOTICE OF CLAIM Notice is given of the death of Geraldine Ann Heckman who died on September 13, 2016. Letters of Office were issued on November 1, 2016 to Steven Heckman, of 1413 Ann Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and Deborah Bowers, 1423 Eustace Drive, Dixon, IL 61021 as Co-Executors, and whose attorney is Linda A. Giesen of Dixon & Giesen Law Offices, 121 East First Street, Dixon, Illinois, 61021.

This Estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Chapter 755 ILCS 5/28-4 of the Probate Act, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of the Lee County Court.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of the first publication, no later than Mayl _4th_, 2017 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 ten days after it has been filed.

SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on May 2, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, concerning the business known as Elite Auto Sales located at 815 1st Ave., Rock Falls, IL, which certificate sets forth the following changes in the operation thereof: Address was changed to 1911 New High St. Rock Falls, IL. Dated this 28th day of October, 2016 Dana Nelson County Clerk November 4th 11th and 18th 2016

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 1, 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 of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Extreme Cleaners located at 1652 Hoyle Road, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 1st day of November A.D. 2016.

Cathy Myers County Clerk

by Lori Miller, Deputy November 4, 11, 18, 2016

Resolution #R2016-11-22 Providing for the abating the 2016 tax levy in the amount of $477,362.50 for General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2010A (Recovery Facility Bonds); Resolution Zone #R2016-11-23 abating the 2016 tax levy in the amount of $375,835.00 for the Taxable General Obligation Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2010D (Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds - Direct Payment); Resolution #R2016-11-24 abating the 2016 tax levy in the amount of $3,376,9550.00 for the General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Alternate Revenue Source), Series 2012; Ordinance #2016-11-21 Rezoning the property at 2706 Avenue E from RB to RB Special Use; and Ordinance #201611-22 Amending the Tax Increment Redevelopment Plan and Redevelopment Project for the West Central Business District Redevelopment Project Area were passed at the November 7, 2016 City Council meeting.

These documents are published in pamphlet form and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Marie RomboutsCity Clerk November 18, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF Dawn V. Reavely, Deceased No. 16 P 141 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Dawn V. Reavley. Letters of Office were issued on October 28, 2016, to Beverly Boles, 1004 Leroy Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071 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, IL 61081. Claims of 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 May 4, 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.

Beverly Boles 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 November 4, 11, 18, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS Dubuque Bank and Trust PLAINTIFF Vs. Greg J. Jackson Jr.; Laura K. Jackson; Illinois Bank & Trust f/k/a Riverside Community Bank; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00119 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Greg J. Jackson Jr. Laura K. Jackson Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 403 18th Avenue Sterling, IL 61081 and which said Mortgage was made by: Greg J. Jackson Jr. Laura K. Jackson the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for Dubuque Bank and Trust Company, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 2014-00311; 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.

Linda A. Giesen Attorney for Administrators

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before December 19, 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.

Prepared by: Ms. Linda A. Giesen Dixon & Giesen Law Offices 121 East First Street, P.O. Box 389 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Telephone: 815-284-2288 Fax: 815-284-1338 lag@hsdixonlaw.com Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-12176 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

I707900 Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 2016

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLICATION REGARDING NAME CHANGE Public notice is hereby given that January 4, on 2017, in courtroom No. 420 of Lee County Courthouse, 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois, at the hour of 1:30 pm or as soon thereafter as this matter may be heard, a Petition will be heard in said Courtroom for the change of name(s) of Jared Vincent Castillo to Jared Vincent purSchleicher suant to 735 ILCS 5-/21-10 et seq..

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Dated October 28, 2016 at Dixon, IL Jared Castillo Petitioner November 4,11,18 2016 F16090091 SLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2007HE5, Asset Backed-certificates, series 2007-HE5 Plaintiff, vs.

Unknown heirs and legatees of Gary Kehm; Debra A. Osland aka Debra A. Kehm; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 16 CH 71 3226 Hayes Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown heirs and legatees of Gary Kehm and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE CITY OF ROCHELLE, COUNTY OF LEE, AND STATE OF ILLINOIS, TO WIT: PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTE,R OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHLP 39 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 1311.95 FEET FOR THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 30 SECONDS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 368.27 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 00 SECONDS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 143.00; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OP 120.00 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 87 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 00 SECONDS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 69.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 88 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 30 SECONDS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 251.66 PEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAlD SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 83.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OP BEGINNING, IN ALTO TOWNSHIP, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOlS. P.I.N.: 01-06-04-100-002 Said property is commonly known as 3226 Hayes Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Gary Kehm (Deceased) and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2007002136 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Lee County on or before DECEMBER 5, 2016 a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint. This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. Lindberg ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120, Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 03126104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. November 4, 11, 18, 2016

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Avonlea Cottage of Dixon C.N.A. Full Time 11pm-7am Apply in person 503 Countryside Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044 The Meadows of Franklin Grove -Assisted Living is seeking C.N.A.s for the following positions: •One PT or FT 2 - 3 Shifts / Week 6P-6A •One PT or FT 2 - 3 Shifts / Week 6A-6P If you desire to be part of a cohesive team providing exceptional care and assistance to residents, please call 815-4563000 to schedule an interview.

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Newman Central Catholic High School now accepting applications for an English teacher for 2nd semester.

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Seasonal CDL Truck Drivers Needed Must have Class A or B CDL & Current Medical Card Apply in Person: Monday-Friday 9 am - 4 pm Blue Freedom 305 Cartwright Ave. Ashton, IL

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

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HRRV Festival of Trees Nov. 15-20 at Northland Mall.

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MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Rock River Dairy Eq., Inc., 18076 Lincoln Rd, Morrison, IL. 2 days - Fri & Sat Nov 18 & 19, 8am to 4pm.

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