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By SARAH SUTSCHEK ssutschek@shawmedia.com BULL VALLEY – The primary is more than a year away, but McHenry County sheriff hopeful Bill Prim stepped up his campaigning Monday with a fundraiser featuring former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Gingrich and his wife, Callista, attended the $500-a-ticket event at the Bull Valley Country Club, with Gingrich delivering

a speech about 25 minutes long to a crowd of about 80 people.

“We think you have a great candidate for sheriff, one who will really modernize the county, who will bring ... integrity and modern policing techniques to the sheriff’s office,” Gingrich said. “So we are thrilled to have the opportunity to be here.”

Huntley resident Matt McNamara is involved in Prim’s

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Sheriff candidate Bill Prim (right) talks with Keith Hansen during a fundraiser Monday for Prim, headed by former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, at the Bull Valley Country Club.

HUNTLEY – The District 158 school board continues to put the pieces into place for Huntley High School’s $12 million expansion plan after members recently met a construction manager for the planned athletic fields renovation.

The renovation that would add synthetic football turf, more stadium seating and a built-in irrigation system for the school’s baseball and soccer fields has been the first “to-do” item on the district’s expansion plan that administrators unveiled last month.

Representatives from Lamp Inc. in Elgin met with the board late last week to explain how they plan to oversee the athletic field construction.

The company also will work with architects from Wold, a Palatine company selected in late January to design the broader expansion plan.

“We are happy with how the planning is going right now,” board President Don Drzal said. “I think everybody is excited to see something happen.”

Construction on the outside facilities should begin in the early summer and be complete in by the start of the school year – and football season – in August.

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“We are happy with how the planning is going right now.

I think everybody is excited to see something happen.”

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Scientists turn to physics to explain climate contradiction

By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit.

Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with more than 2 feet of

snow in some places earlier this month, some of the same people again blamed global warming.

How can that be? It’s been a joke among skeptics, pointing to what seems to be a brazen contradiction.

But the answer lies in atmospheric physics. A warmer atmosphere can hold, and dump, more moisture, snow experts said. And two soon-to-

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be-published studies demonstrate how there can be more giant blizzards yet less snow overall each year. Projections are that that’s likely to continue with man-made global warming.

Consider: • The United States has been walloped by twice as many of the most extreme snowstorms in the past 50 years than in the previous 60 years, accord-

ing to an upcoming study on extreme weather by leading federal and university climate scientists. This also fits with a dramatic upward trend in extreme winter precipitation – both rain and snow – in the Northeastern U.S. charted by the National Climatic Data Center.

• Yet the Global Snow Lab at Rutgers University says that spring snow cover in the

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• And an upcoming study in the Journal of Climate says computer models predict annual global snowfall to shrink by more than a foot in the next 50 years. The study’s author said most people live in parts of the United States that are likely to see annual snowfall

drop between 30 and 70 percent by the end of the century.

“Shorter snow season, less snow overall, but the occasional knockout punch,” Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer said. “That’s the new world we live in.”

Ten climate scientists say the idea of less snow and

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Study: Hip implant failure risk higher for women

By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press CHICAGO – Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients. The risk of the implants failing is low, but women were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.

The message for women considering hip replacement surgery remains unclear. It’s not known which models of hip implants perform best in women, even though women make up the majority of the more than 400,000 Americans who have full or partial hip replacements each year to ease the pain and loss of mobility caused by arthritis or injuries.

“This is the first step in what has to be a much longer-term research strategy to figure out why women have worse experiences,” said Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit Na-

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“Don’t be fooled by hype about a new hip product.

I would not choose the latest, greatest hip implant if I were a woman patient. ... At least if it’s been for sale for a few years, there’s more evidence for how well it’s working.”

Diana Zuckerman President of the nonprofit National Research Center for Women & Families tional Research Center for Women & Families. “Research in this area could save billions of dollars” and prevent patients from experiencing the pain and inconvenience of surgeries to fix hip implants that go wrong.

Researchers looked at more than 35,000 surgeries at 46 hospitals in the Kaiser Permanente health system. The research, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, was funded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. After an average of three years, 2.3 percent of the women and 1.9 percent of the men had undergone revision surgery to fix a

problem with the original hip replacement. Problems included instability, infection, broken bones and loosening.

“There is an increased risk of failure in women compared to men,” said lead author Maria Inacio, an epidemiologist at Southern California Permanente Medical Group in San Diego. “This is still a very small number of failures.”

Women tend to have smaller joints and bones than men, and so they tend to need smaller artificial hips. Devices with smaller femoral heads – the ballshaped part of the ball-and-socket joint in an artificial hip – are more likely to

dislocate and require a surgical repair.

That explained some, but not all, of the difference between women and men in the study. It’s not clear what else may have contributed to the gap.

Co-author Dr. Monti Khatod, an orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles, speculated that one factor may be a greater loss of bone density in women.

The failure of metal-on-metal hips was almost twice as high for women than in men. The once-popular models were promoted by manufacturers as being more durable than standard plastic or ceramic joints, but several highprofile recalls have led to a decrease in their use in recent years.

“Don’t be fooled by hype about a new hip product,” said Zuckerman, who wrote an accompanying commentary in the medical journal. “I would not choose the latest, greatest hip implant if I were a woman patient. ... At least if it’s been for sale for a few years, there’s more evidence for how well it’s working.”

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The Northwest Herald on Friday published a front-page story about seasonal affective disorder, a mood disorder that can cause depression during the winter months.

As part of the story, we interviewed Justin Stone of Lake in the Hills. Stone reached out to us after seeing a post on the Northwest Herald’s Facebook page in which we sought local residents who suffer from SAD. Stone told our reporter that he suffered from SAD, and agreed to be interviewed and photographed. Friday’s story included a photograph

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of Stone in his home with a light therapy box he said he used as part of his treatment, as well as direct quotations from him about his supposed ailment.

Over the weekend, Stone posted on his Facebook page that he had “conned” the Northwest Herald into believing his story.

We called Stone on Monday after learning of his Facebook posts.

He initially still claimed to suffer from SAD, but then admitted that he made his story up, saying it was “kind of a joke and it kind of went

too far.”

He later apologized.

Stone deceived us, but we didn’t do enough to verify his story. We didn’t confirm his story with a doctor or members of his family. We took him at his word, and because of that, we published a story with inaccurate information.

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Warring Peterson lawyers back in court

By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO – Drew Peterson’s wisecracking, limelighthogging, sunglasses-wearing lawyers faced the media horde every day of the former suburban Chicago police officer’s 2012 trial – one that ended with a murder conviction and a falling out among the erstwhile colleagues.

But the lawyerly war of words in public between lead trial counsel Joel Brodsky and former partner-turnednemesis Steve Greenberg that began within hours of the trial’s end will come to a head Tuesday at a hearing where the defense will argue Peterson deserves a new trial because Brodsky did a shoddy job.

It’s just the latest of many peculiar chapters in the saga of the former Bolingbrook police sergeant, who gained notoriety after his much

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Joel Brodsky (left) and Steven Greenberg, attorneys for former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson, confer outside the Will County Courthouse in Joliet on Sept. 6 during the jury deliberations in Peterson’s murder trial. younger fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, vanished in 2007.

There was speculation Peterson sought to parlay his law enforcement expertise to get away with murder.

If Will County Judge Ed-

ward Burmila rejects the motion for a retrial, he has said he will proceed quickly to sentencing. Peterson, 59, faces a maximum 60-year prison term for murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio, who

was found dead in her bathtub with a gash on her head.

Disagreements among legal teams during trials aren’t uncommon, but those spats spilling into public are, said Gal Pissetzky, a Chicago-area defense attorney who isn’t connected to the Peterson case.

“A new team of lawyers might accuse an old team of lawyers of making mistakes at the trial – but lawyers on the same trial team blaming each other? I’ve never heard of anything like this,” he said.

The feud escalated earlier this month when Brodsky filed a defamation lawsuit against Greenberg.

The suit claims Greenberg became “irrationally fixated and obsessed with destroying Brodsky” and held Brodsky up to “great public scorn, hatred, contempt [and] ridicule.”

In an open letter to Brod-

sky in September, Greenberg accused him of “single-handedly” losing the trial, adding he “wafted the greatest case by ignorance, obduracy and ineptitude.”

The current acrimony stands in contrast to the start of the trial, when the defense team was a united front.

Several times, they joked that Stacy Peterson – whose body was never found – could show up any day to take the stand.

If Brodsky ends up taking the stand at today’s hearing, he may face aggressive crossexamination by Greenberg and his other erstwhile colleagues. There’s even an outside chance Peterson himself could be asked testify.

Among the accusations against Brodsky, one is that he was so bent on self-publicity that he pressed Peterson to go a pretrial media blitz that ended up damaging the former officer’s cause.

Amid turmoil in the Boy Scouts, other groups hope to grow

By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press NEW YORK – With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity.

They wonder whether the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a closer look as options for their boys.

They range from Biblebased programs run by conservative religious organizations to coed, inclusive groups, such as Camp Fire. The organization stresses its inclusiveness, welcoming youth and families regardless of race, creed, gender, social status, disability or sexual orientation.

None of the groups has the size or iconic status of the Boy Scouts, although some have been around for many decades.

Leaders of several of the groups, in public statements and interviews with The Associated Press, made clear they are following the Boy Scouts’ predicament with interest and pondering possible ramifications

for their own prospects – although not seeking to profit from “someone else’s misfortune,” as one leader said.

The Boy Scouts, founded in 1910 and now serving about 2.66 million boys, is deliberating a possible shift in its long-standing policy of excluding gays as youth members or adult leaders.

In May, the Boy Scouts’ 1,400-member National Council is expected to consider a proposal to ease the ban by allowing sponsors of local Scout units to decide for themselves whether to admit gays.

As a result, there has been consternation on both the left and right of the Scouting community, and warnings of possible defections depending on what decision is made in May. For example, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Royal Ambassador program, which is for boys in first through sixth grade, has already indicated in the SBC’s official news agency, Baptist Press, that the program might spread to more Southern Baptist churches if the Boy Scouts’ ban is lifted.

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In this May 2012 photo provided by Camp Fire, a coed camp, members participate in a tug of war in Alaska.

8STATE BRIEFS WWII vet to be honored at French consulate SCHAUMBURG – A suburban Chicago World War II veteran who fought for the U.S. at the Battle of the Bulge and on D-Day will become a knight of the French Legion of Honor later this month for his contribution to the liberation of France.

Jim Butz will receive the honor, which is considered France’s highest distinction, on March 1 at the French consulate in Chicago, the Daily Herald reported. The Schaumburg resident will be honored for his role liberating France from Germany in 1944 and 1945.

The award cannot be given posthumously. U.S. veterans who fought in one of four French campaigns in World War II can receive the honor, which is bestowed annually to only 100 people.

Rev. Jackson: Son under medical supervision CHICAGO – The Rev. Jesse Jackson said his former congressman son is under strict medical supervision as he struggles with bipolar disorder “compounded by the stresses” of his legal troubles.

The elder Jackson released a statement Monday thanking those who have prayed for Jesse Jackson Jr. and his family. He also calls the hurt “indescribable.”

Federal prosecutors Friday charged Jackson Jr. with conspiracy for allegedly spending $750,000 in campaign money on personal expenses.

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Industry’s best days over for struggling N.E. fishermen

By JAY LINDSAY The Associated Press GLOUCESTER, Mass. – His city’s best fishing days are long past it, but lifelong Gloucester resident Ron Gilson still sees what once was when he drives past what remains.

There’s the waterfront lot, littered with discarded fishing nets and lobster pots, where vessels in the famed fishing fleet once docked. The clatter and grit of a top maritime machine shop downtown has been replaced by a banquet hall. On the state fish pier, where Gilson briefly parks, the sounds of year-round work have given way to the quiet whirr of his idling Prius.

To the 79-year-old, the decline of the industry has stolen jobs, community spirit and opportunity. And it’s not over, Gilson said.

“This is the lowest point,” he declared on a February day.

“Tomorrow will be lower.”

In May, New England’s fishermen will again see a

cut to the number of fish they can catch, this time so deeply that the historic industry’s existence is threatened from Rhode Island to Maine. But as hard as the cuts are likely to hit fishing communities, local seafood eaters may not notice at all. In the region’s markets, grocery stores and restaurants, imported fish dominate, and the cuts make that less likely to change.

The cuts will shrink the catch limit 77 percent for cod in the Gulf of Maine and 61 percent for cod in Georges Bank, off southeastern Massachusetts. That’s the worst of a series of reductions to the catch of bottom-dwelling groundfish, such as haddock and flounder, that many fear could be fatal to the industry.

“They’re going to wipe it out.” said Gilson. “The only thing that’s going to be the same is the ocean you’re looking at.”

For fish consumers, a sharp drop in the local groundfish catch may jar a select group

of diners who seek fish caught that day. But the cut’s effects may not ripple further than that.

Just 9 percent of the seafood eaten in the United States is domestically caught, the federal government estimates. In New England, locally caught cod was just a slightly larger fraction of all cod eaten, 12 percent, according to fisheries economist Jenny Sun of the Portland, Maine-based Gulf of Maine Research Institute. And she estimates that could drop to 4 percent after the coming cuts.

Much of the imported cod is caught and frozen in Norway and cut in China, and there’s plenty of it, Sun said.

If the local cod catch dips to near nothing, fish processors “could easily fill in with imports,” Sun said.

In fact, the biggest issue for one Maine seafood processing executive has been the perception that the New England industry’s troubles mean he won’t have fish.

CHICAGO – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is on a weeklong trip to the Middle East and Africa.

The assistant majority leader’s office announced Monday that he was on the trip. Durbin’s office said he will meet with U.S. military leaders about intelligence, training, counterterrorism, counter-piracy and humanitarian efforts. Durbin is planning to travel to Bahrain, Djibouti and Uganda. He is scheduled to return to Illinois next weekend.

Woman accused of biting off boyfriend’s tongue CHICAGO – Prosecutors in northern Illinois said a domestic quarrel ended with a woman biting off a large portion of her boyfriend’s tongue.

Elaine Cook of Skokie is charged with aggravated domestic battery. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that she was ordered held Sunday in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Authorities said she and her boyfriend got into a fight after a night out. According to prosecutors, the 51-year-old woman asked her boyfriend to leave her apartment and bit off part of his tongue after he kissed her.

Assistant State’s Attorney Eve Reilly said doctors at Evanston Hospital were unable to reattach it because of an inadequate blood supply.

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Recovering Hugo Chavez returns to Venezuela

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and IAN JAMES The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba after cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas’ military hospital.

Chavez’s return was announced in a series of three messages on his Twitter account, the first of them reading: “We’ve arrived once again in our Venezuelan homeland.

Thank you, my God!! Thank you, beloved nation!! We will continue our treatment

here.”

They were the first messages to appear on Chavez’s Twitter account since Nov. 1.

“I’m clinging to Christ and trusting in my doctors and nurses,” another tweet on Chavez’s account said. “Onward toward victory always!!

We will live and we will triumph!!”

Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez arrived at 2:30 a.m. and was taken to the Dr. Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment.

Chavez’s announced return to Caracas came less than three days after the government released the first photos of the president in more than two months, showing him looking bloated and smiling

alongside his daughters. The government didn’t release any additional images of Chavez upon his arrival in Caracas, and unanswered questions remain about where he stands in a difficult and prolonged struggle with an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer.

Chavez was re-elected to a new six-year term in October, and his inauguration, originally scheduled for Jan. 10, was indefinitely postponed by lawmakers in a decision that the Supreme Court upheld despite complaints by the opposition. Some speculated that with Chavez back, he could finally be sworn in.

Government officials didn’t address that possibility.

Information Minister Ernesto Villegas broke into song on television early Friday,

Board to vote on construction manager • D-158 Continued from page A1 with every aspect of the project, from initial design to arranging the construction Dumpsters.

Board members will vote to select Lamp as construction manager during their Thursday meeting. The measure is expected to be approved because members didn’t have objections at last week’s meeting, Drzal said.

The field renovations are part of a $12 million plan to expand the high school and better equip the building to house the 3,000 students pro-

jected by 2019.

Originally built in the mid1990s, the building started as a combination middle and high school before undergoing minor renovations to accommodate the 2,450 Huntley students now in high school.

The expansion will add space in the hallways, classrooms and common areas for the growing student population and transform the school to meet 21st century technology demands.

District administrators want to renovate the athletic fields first because the outdoor venues have gone 14 years without a major makeover.

After Thursday’s vote is official, Lamp Inc. and the Wold architects will ramp up the athletic renovation designs and submit cost estimates on the individual project to the board.

A $39 million state construction grant is covering the entire $12 million expansion plan, which includes outdoor renovations and building improvements.

“I think the outdoor field is something that could take place right away, where as the design and contracting for the building has a longer timeline,” Drzal said. “Everything has an order of events to them.”

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A woman holds a painting of President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather around Bolivar Square on Monday after his return to the country in Caracas, Venezuela. exclaiming: “He’s back, he’s back!”

“Bravo,” Villegas said, be-

fore state television employees joined him in the studio clapping and celebrating.

A giant inflated Chavez doll was placed beside a corner of the National Assembly building.

Villegas reiterated in an interview with Venezuelan broadcaster Union Radio that Chavez is going through a “difficult, hard and complex” recovery process, and that his return doesn’t change the “difficult circumstances he has been in.”

The vice president later presided over a televised Cabinet meeting at the presidential palace, though he didn’t offer additional details about Chavez. “He will live and he will triumph,” Maduro said at the end of the meeting, while on television an image of Chavez’s face was superimposed on the oval-shaped table.

Prim 1 of 3 vying for sheriff ’s job • SPEAKER Continued from page A1 campaign and handled security for Gingrich during last year’s GOP presidential primary.

Gingrich largely spoke about national issues and the perception of the Republican Party.

“If I had any one message to give to conservatives or Republicans around the country, it is that we have very often had to persevere through difficult times,” Gingrich said. “You have an obligation not to give up your values ... but to understand all the people you’re going to represent.”

Prim, who spent 27 years with the Des Plaines Police Department and lives in Cary, is one of three candidates running for sheriff in the 2014 Republican primary.

Sheriff Keith Nygren is not seeking re-election, but

Nygren and McHenry County State’s Attorney Lou Bianchi has publicly soured, with Nygren endorsing Bianchi’s opponent in the 2008 primary election.

Bianchi was a host of Monday’s fundraiser, but he stopped short of publicly endorsing Prim.

“When I speak to him, he tells me his values and his goals, and I think he would make a good partner in law enforcement,” Bianchi said.

“He asked me to publicly endorse him, and I told him that I would consider it.”

One person who has endorsed Prim is former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, who lives in the sheriff’s office’s jurisdiction in an unincorporated area near McHenry.

“In McHenry County, there needs to be some good, clean, healthy, open reform,” Walsh said. “The men and women who work in that department are wonderful. It just needs some newness at the top of it.”

has voiced support for Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, a longtime member of the office.

Jim Harrison, a Woodstock-based attorney specializing in employment law, is also in the race.

He worked as a deputy in the 1980s before being admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association and previously represented the sheriff’s office under former McHenry County State’s Attorney Gary Pack.

Prim briefly addressed attendees, saying he would lead a clean, efficient and professional office. He also got in a few jabs at Nygren.

“I’ll lead with honor, and I’ll lead with dignity,” Prim said. “And I will not blaze my name across every piece of equipment that the county owns.”

Prim said he plans to partner with the community, starting with the state’s attorney’s office.

The relationship between

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Man-made snow coats a ski run next to barren ground under a chairlift Jan. 5 at Shawnee Peak ski area in Bridgton, Maine. Scientists point to both scant recent snowfall in parts of the country and this month’s whopper of a Northeast blizzard as potential global warming signs.

Although it’s snowing just as much, season is shorter • CONTRADICTION Continued from page A1 more blizzards makes sense: A warmer world is likely to decrease the overall amount of snow falling each year and shrink snow season. But when it is cold enough for a snowstorm to hit, the slightly warmer air is often carrying more moisture, producing potentially historic blizzards.

“Strong snowstorms thrive on the ragged edge of temperature – warm enough for the air to hold lots of moisture, meaning lots of precipitation, but just cold enough for it to fall as snow,” said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

“Increasingly, it seems that we’re on that ragged edge.”

Just look at the last few years in the Northeast. Or take Chicago, which until late January had 335 days without more than an inch of snow. Both have been hit with historic storms in recent years.

Scientists won’t blame a specific event or even a specific seasonal change on global warming without doing intricate and time-consuming studies.

And they say they are just now getting a better picture of the complex intersection of man-made climate change and extreme snowfall.

But when Serreze, Oppenheimer and others look at the last few years of less snow

“Strong snowstorms thrive on the ragged edge of temperature – warm enough for the air to hold lots of moisture, meaning lots of precipitation, but just cold enough for it to fall as snow.”

Mark Serreze Director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center overall, punctuated by big storms, they say this is what they are expecting in the future.

“It fits the pattern that we expect to unfold,” Oppenheimer said.

The world is warming so precipitation that would normally fall as snow in the future will likely fall as rain once it gets above the freezing point, said Princeton researcher Sarah Kapnick.

Her study used new computer models to simulate the climate in 60 to 100 years as carbon dioxide levels soar.

She found large reductions in snowfall throughout much of the world, especially parts of Canada and the Andes Mountains.

In the United States, her models predict about a 50 percent or more drop in annual snowfall amounts along a giant swath of the nation from Maine to Texas and the Pacific Northwest and California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.

This is especially important out West where large snowcaps are natural reservoirs for a region’s water supply, Kapnick said.

And already in the Cascades of the Pacific Northwest and in much of California, the amount of snow still around on April 1 has been declining so that it’s down about 20 percent compared to 80 years ago, said Philip Mote, who heads a climate change institute at Oregon State University.

Kapnick says it is snowing about as much as ever in the heart of winter, such as February.

But the snow season is getting much shorter, especially in spring and in the northernmost areas, said Rutgers’ David Robinson, a co-author of the study on extreme weather that will be published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

The Rutgers snow lab says this January saw the sixthwidest snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere; the United States had an above average snow cover for the last few months.

But that’s a misleading statistic, Robinson said, because even though more ground is covered by snow, it’s covered by less snow.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 • Page A5 • Northwest Herald • NWHerald.com 8OUR VIEW

8SKETCH VIEW

End coming to Saturday mail delivery “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds,” according to the unofficial motto of U.S. For the record mail carriers.

The motto No one likes to see service offers no advice cutbacks, but the U.S. Postal about what to do Service can’t continue to operwhen mail volume ate at huge deficits. declines precipitously.

The U.S. Postal Service has been confronted with that situation.

Electronic mail and electronic payment of bills has contributed to a 50 percent reduction in first-class mail volume in the past decade, according to the Postal Service.

With fewer people mailing letters, postal officials have struggled to reduce costs in a nationwide delivery and service network that extends from big cities to nearly every village and hamlet in the land.

In 2011, it appeared the Postal Service planned to shut down post offices in hundreds of communities, including in McHenry County.

That idea was roundly criticized.

The Postal Service reconsidered.

Earlier this month, a new cost-cutting plan was announced. The Postal Service, starting in August, plans to halt Saturday mail service.

The move is expected to save $2 billion a year.

In addition, hours at some small post offices will be scaled back.

The decision was inevitable. The Postal Service cannot continue to operate with annual deficits, and must continue to seek efficiencies and change with the times.

The decision to end Saturday delivery, while a common-sense adjustment that appears to preserve small-town post offices for the time being, is not without its critics. Some are in Congress.

At a hearing last week in Washington, several U.S. senators charged that the decision to end Saturday delivery is against a 2012 law that, they say, requires six-day delivery.

Representatives of unions that represent city and rural mail carriers are not pleased with reductions that affect their members.

Since 2006, the Postal Service has reduced its workforce by 193,000.

Some senators spoke of the need to help the Postal Service scale back on the massive project to pre-fund retiree health benefits that is under way. Estimates are that one-fifth of all Postal Service revenue goes toward health care costs.

Without changes in its business model and health care obligations, according to testimony at the hearing, the Postal Service would face a $45 billion debt in four years.

The Postal Service obviously needs to continue efforts to streamline its operations to adjust to 21st-century realities. Its customers certainly realize that. So should its critics.

8ANOTHER VIEW

No deal, no break Congress likes to impose draconian consequences – the fiscal cliff, sequestration, national default – on itself, and unfortunately on the rest of us as well, for failing to do what it’s supposed to do.

The latest such gimmick is the “no budget, no pay” proviso. The idea is that none of the lawmakers will get a paycheck until both the House and Senate pass a budget this year. For the senators, it’s not an idle threat because they haven’t passed a budget in four years.

But the threat is somewhat mitigated because so many members of Congress are wealthy enough that they can get along without their government paycheck and, besides, they get all the money back at the end of the congressional session. No member will starve.

However, David Walker, a former U.S. comptroller general who leads the nonprofit Comeback America Initiative, has come up with a promising proposal to get the solons to do their work: “No deal, no break.”

The public is generally unaware how much time off Congress takes. Walker notes it plans to adjourn for the equivalent of a full month this spring while we confront at least two critical deadlines: March 27, when the government faces a shutdown if temporary funding resolutions aren’t renewed, and May 19, when the debt ceiling will rise. And the fiscal 2014 budget must be taken up whenever President Barack Obama sends his budget along.

“The premise is simple,” Walker says. “Stay in Washington and do your job and strike a meaningful fiscal deal that can restore fiscal sanity. And until that happens, don’t recess.”

Working at a job until it’s finished – what a The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. novel concept.

Editorial Board: John Rung, Dan McCaleb, Kevin Lyons, Stacia Hahn, Jon Styf, Kate Schott

8IT’S YOUR WRITE Only with justice To the Editor: The democratic process is an amazing process, one that is able to promote its first African American president. As I congratulate President Barack Obama on his re-election and wish him success, I also encourage him to keep justice in mind while in office, both here and abroad. This is not a liberty all nations afford their citizens.

In Pakistan, for example, the government actively and unjustly persecutes the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – only for their faith. As Americans, we should be thankful that we don’t have to be concerned for our lives simply because of our faith, or lack thereof.

As President Obama begins his second term, I remind him to keep justice in mind – because only with justice can peace prevail.

Erik Cuchna Crystal Lake

Public servant To the Editor: I have known Don Kopsell for more than 16 years going back to when our subdivision still had gravel roads. Don has been instrumental in working on improving many of the township’s nondedicated roads, utilizing state and county motor-fuel tax funds.

Don works with our local homeowners associations to ensure our roads are brought up to standards and are well-maintained and safe.

Over the years, he has upgraded roads in many subdivisions. Don was responsible for ensuring new and safe railroad crossings were installed at Edgewood and East Hillside.

Don and his crew were there helping provide sandbagging during several disasters of flooding along the Fox River. Don works with many other governmental disaster agencies to ensure our protection and safety. Don helps the local food drives by providing assistance and collection sites for residents to drop off their donations.

Please continue to support Don by voting for his re-election this February.

Jim Schlader Nunda Township supervisor

Apology owed To the Editor: Yes, Mr. Adam Lewis, you should apologize to Martin Niemoller and to the rest of humanity for equat-

ing resistance to the Nazis with resistance to gun regulation (It’s Your Write, Feb. 3).

While Niemoller’s actual words are disputed, the essence (his inaction as the state stripped the humanity of group after group so that when they came for him there was no one left to defend him) is not.

Niemoller was talking about life, death and human dignity. At gunpoint, the Nazis rounded up and shot on the spot or sent to death camps Jews, Communists, socialists, liberals, political dissidents, trade unionists, Gypsies, homosexuals and others.

By what twisted logic does one dare to equate this crime against humanity with the American people’s legitimate desire to ban assault weapons and largecapacity gun magazines, and to collect and share information on gun violence?

I ask you and the gun cult what Joseph N. Welch at the ArmyMcCarthy hearings in 1954 asked then-Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy: “At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

To ensure our safety, the gun cult proposes armed guards in schools.

What’s next? Day care centers?

School buses? Churches? Theaters? Stores? Shopping malls? Offices? Wherever people assemble?

How about checkpoints on every street corner? Does this sound like the United States, or some Third World armed camp?

This is madness, and decent people must oppose it.

It’s time to pass gun-control legislation.

Don Metivier Woodstock

Stands to benefit To the Editor: I, Annette Brefeld-Mavec, family child care provider, director at Cuddly Lamb Child Care, and citizen concerned for the well-being of McHenry, urges City Council approval of Thornton’s gas station at Richmond Road (Route 31) and Pearl Street.

Supervision of nearby Montini grade school children at that intersection is taking place by parents and teachers and will continue.

Fuel tax revenue will fund improvements for the city. New jobs will give people a means to be selfsufficient and/or provide for their families.

A growing McHenry means local businesses will benefit with more people supporting them. When

8THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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We limit letters to 250 words and one published letter every 30 days. Election-related letters are limited to 150 words. We no longer are accepting letters related

cigarette, alcohol and lottery ticket sales are perceived by some to be a threat to children’s well-being, it is the parents’ and teachers’ jobs to help children learn to make healthy lifestyle choices. A quality business is part of a thriving city.

McHenry stands to benefit by having Thornton’s, a desirable, family-owned business.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 815 459-8317.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Annette M. Mavec Crystal Lake

Ethical standards To the Editor: Accurate property assessments are the foundation for every tax levy, and for too long the system has been broken. Assessments are overstated and the reduction in assessed value for those who appeal is transferred to those who have not appealed. On Feb. 26, we have an opportunity to change this broken process by electing Al Zielinski as Grafton Township assessor.

Eminently qualified as a certified Illinois assessment officer and certified residential real estate appraiser, Al’s experience is second only to his ethical standards and sense of moral responsibility. Al’s dedication to community service and commitment to the property owners of Grafton Township is exemplified by his commitment to donate a portion of his salary as our assessor to the Grafton Food Pantry.

Please join me on Feb. 26 in supporting Al Zielinski, a man who I trust will selflessly dedicate himself to our fair and accurate property tax assessments.

Mike Smith Lakewood

Reality check To the Editor: Trustworthy, loyal, helpful ... all are part of the Scout Law, obedience to which is included in the Scout Oath. As an Eagle Scout, I

to the Feb. 26 primary. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity at the sole discretion of the editor.

Submit letters by: • E-mail: letters@nwherald.com • Mail: Northwest Herald “It’s Your Write” Box 250 Crystal Lake, IL 60039-0250

continue to have undying faith to that oath.

As Grafton Township supervisor, Linda Moore has taken an oath to which she has demonstrated her faithfulness. As a result, Moore has been and continues to be slandered and ridiculed by those who may neither understand nor care about that, but may choose instead to advance rumors based upon misinformation, distortions or outright lies when it comes to actual performance based on trustworthiness and loyalty to standing law and oath of office.

As voters, we need a reality check in order to make an informed and honest choice in the Feb. 26 primary election. Vote wisely; we owe that to ourselves, our family and all Grafton Township residents.

Vote to re-elect Linda Moore Grafton Township supervisor.

Jim Nelson Huntley

Benefit from service To the Editor: I am excited that Mike Lesperance (“Iron Mike”) is running for Nunda Township highway commissioner. I’ve known Mike for more than 25 years. He’s been one of the hardest workers I’ve known, a selfstarter who has leadership abilities that are hard to find. He has more than 25 years of experience in the construction trades .

But even more, he has integrity.

He doesn’t play games. Mike will follow through with difficult jobs.

You can believe what he says. If you have a question, he will take the time to answer.

I believe he would bring these same qualities to the highway commissioner position. He would get the job done, be a great manager of time and resources, work hard for the public, and be accessible to coworkers and the public.

Thank you, Mike, for running for Nunda Township highway commissioner. We all will benefit from your service.

Mary Richards Island Lake

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8COMMUNITY NEWS

CHICKENS, DUCKS DIE IN BARN FIRE MARENGO – Several chickens and ducks died during a barn fire Sunday morning in Marengo, according to the Marengo Fire Protection District.

Crews were called to the 18400 block of Route 176 around 10:20 a.m. for a report of a barn fire, authorities said. Firefighters arrived to find the barn fully engulfed in flames. The fire was under control after more than 3½ hours.

One chicken was saved by a firefighter, fire officials said.

There were no injuries reported.

Damage to the barn was estimated at more than $200,000.

The fire appears to be electrical in nature, and the investigation is ongoing. Crews from several area departments assisted with the blaze.

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By JANE HUH jhuh@shawmedia.com McHENRY – The City Council adjourned Monday on an anticlimactic note, days after a gas station chain withdrew its business application from the agenda.

Late Thursday, Thorntons Inc. pulled its application to build a gas station on Route 31 from the council’s original agenda after a public outcry.

Before the withdrawal, Monday night’s meeting was anticipated to draw hundreds to the municipal complex, 333 S. Green St. The truncated agenda dealt with liquor license requests and fee waivers for upcoming public events, all receiving unanimous council approval.

Thorntons’ proposal to build a 24-hour gas station generated opposition for weeks from neighbors of the

proposed site at 1404 N. Richmond Road, which is currently zoned residential. The Louisville, Ky.-based gasoline retailer has indicated it plans to “come back with a better design in March or April,” but not change the location, Mike MacKinnon – company real estate manager – said last week.

“We believe that substantial changes can be made to the architectural elevations

of our proposed improvement and that modifications can be made to the site plan that will be designed to improve traffic flow and enhance pedestrian safety,” he said in a letter to city administrators.

Resident Don Allen spoke Monday before the council, urging members to vote down Thorntons’ plan as long as it seeks the same location.

“You can’t put lipstick on a pig because it’s not going to

Lost youth affects library

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McHENRY – Premier Pro Wrestling will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Just For Fun Roller Rink, 914 Front St., McHenry.

The event will feature McHenry East High School’s Brandon Thomas, AAA Lucha Libre Superstar Octagon Jr. and more.

Tickets are $15 for front row, $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and younger. For information, visit www.facebook.com/premierprowrestling.

Fewer kids cited in Nippersink’s circulation drop

By EMILY K. COLEMAN ecoleman@shawmedia.com

SCIENCE SESSIONS SCHEDULED TODAY McHENRY – “What’s Up with Chemistry and “Chemistry – Chemical Reaction” are planned today at the McHenry Public Library, 809 N. Front St. A session for children ages 3 to 6 with a parent will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Preschoolers will learn about chemistry and perform their own experiment under the instruction of a science guide.

A session from 11 a.m. to noon is for children in first through fourth grades. In this session, older kids will encounter electrifying displays of fire and liquid nitrogen while learning about safety.

There will be plenty of hands-on experiments with Bill Bosworth of The Science Alliance.

Registration is required in person, online at www.mchenrylibrary.org or by calling 815-850036.

LIBRARY TO HOST ‘LINCOLN’ SHOW

change the smell,” he said.

St. Mary Catholic Church, 1401 N. Richmond Road, led a petition drive, collecting thousands of signatures objecting to the plan. Critics have said a gas station should not be adjacent to an older residential neighborhood with historical buildings. Other concerns include traffic congestion and the safety of pedestrians and schoolchildren attending Montini Catholic Church.

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Bass drummer Alec Berndt, with the Crystal Lake Strikers All-Star Winter Drumline, awaits taking the court with the drum corps Wednesday for a halftime performance at Crystal Lake Central High School. The All-Stars are comprised of percussionists from area schools. On Saturday, the group will perform at “An Evening of Percussion” at the Raue Center for the Arts. TOP: Chris Juliano air-practices his tenor drum part before performing at halftime.

CL Strikers’ drum line to perform Saturday at Raue

By CHELSEA McDOUGALL cmcdougall@shawmedia.com

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RYSTAL LAKE – For members of the Crystal Lake Strikers AllStar Winter Drumline, Saturday’s event at the Raue Center for the Arts is the season’s elite performance.

The group is the educational arm of the Crystal Lake Strikers adult drum line and is open to local high school students.

“I really love seeing these kids learn new things and blossom and grow,” volunteer All-Star instructor Dale Hallerberg said. “Learning to perform, building confidence and working as a team – these are terrific side effects of learning how to drum.”

At 7 p.m. Saturday, they’ll perform “An Evening of Percussion” at the Raue Center, which will feature a variety of other acts with a focus on percussion

instruments. The show is usually a sellout, so event organizers are encouraging people to buy tickets now.

When fall high school marching band season wraps, it’s time for the All-Star season to ramp up. The team performs during several halftimes at high school basketball games.

The All-Stars are a mixed bag of drummers, with 25 teens in the drum line coming from all District 155 schools – Central, South, Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove – and students from Huntley, Johnsburg, Lake Zurich and Mundelein. High school rivalries are put aside to become a cohesive unit, Hallerberg said.

“It has this neat side effect of broadening their horizons to now include new friends,” he said.

There are 19 boys and six girls. Many

If you go n What: “An Evening of

Percussion,” featuring the Crystal Lake Strikers AllStar Winter Drumline n When: 7 p.m. Saturday n Where: Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake n Cost: $12 for adults; $5 for children ages 8 to 17.

Free for children under 7 years old. n Information and Tickets: www.rauecenter.org, www.clstrikers.com or 815-356-9212

RICHMOND – Fewer children in Spring Grove and Richmond likely are behind decreasing circulation numbers at Nippersink Public Library, its director said.

Unlike some area libraries, Nippersink’s circulation dropped 6 percent in 2012 with part of that coming from a decrease in At a interlibrary glance borrowing, according to the Total library’s anenrollment nual report. at Nippersink “The issue District 2 and is that there Richmondare fewer Burton High children in the commuSchool nity,” Library District 157 Director reached a Cynthia Cole peak during said. “We’re the 2008-09 really seeing school year, demographic according changes.” to Illinois Cole pointInteractive ed to dropping Report Cards. enrollment in Since then, the two area enrollment school dishas dropped tricts, Nipperabout 10 sink District percent.

2 and Richmond-Burton High School District 157.

Total enrollment at the two districts reached a peak during the 2008-09 school year, according to Illinois Interactive Report Cards. Since then, enrollment has dropped about 10 percent.

A nationwide study by the Pew Research Center found 22 percent of those who used the

CARY – “An Evening with President and Mrs. Lincoln” will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Road.

The performance’s setting is the White House at the end of the Civil War. The couple will look back at the events of the past four years and their plans for the future. The performance will be followed by a questionand-answer period. Registration is required in person, online at www.caryarealibrary.org, or by phone at 847-639-4210.

Cary celebrates 100 years of fighting fires

8LOCAL DEATHS

Events such as parade and expo will accompany plans for expansion

Candy A. Kane 61, McHenry Katherine M. Kapsalis 50, Woodstock Eleanor L. Keith 92, Crystal Lake Donald W. “Blacky” Milinac 84, Woodstock Gerald J. Miller 92, McHenry OBITUARIES on page B4

See STRIKERS, page B2 See LIBRARY, page B2

By JOSEPH BUSTOS jbustos@shawmedia.com CARY – The Cary Fire Protection District this year hopes to honor the past and mark changes in fire service as it celebrates its centennial.

Events include a parade with about 100 pieces of firefighting apparatus, with many pieces from neighboring communities.

The district hopes to have newer pieces of equipment and antiques, such as a restored 1928 American LaFrance.

The district plans to hold the parade June 15. The parade still

needs formal approval from the Cary Village Board.

After the parade, a fire apparatus expo is scheduled for the parking lot of Cary-Grove High School. It will show people changes in firefighting apparatus through the years.

Board President Corky Carlson said changes in fire service include having many firefighters serving as paramedics or EMTs. Technology and safety equipment to fight fires also have improved, such as the advent of masks.

The district plans to hang 20 banners commemorating the

100th anniversary around the downtown area during the summer. A refurbished, large bronze bell will be placed over its electronic sign at headquarters.

“It’s a milestone,” Carlson said. “It’s quite a thing to be in operation for 100 years. It’s a big deal.”

A dance, which used to be a regular fundraiser for the district from the mid-1950s until the ’70s, is scheduled Sept. 14, Carlson said.

District personnel have built a bronze statue at its headquarters to honor past Cary firefighters, including former Fire Chief

Lester Macko, who died in 2012.

Macko had been with the department for 37 years, 25 of them as chief, before retiring in 2000.

He was the father of current Fire Chief Jeff Macko.

To accommodate the size of the department, the district this year plans to carry out a $600,000 expansion of its main station to double the size of its classroom, among other things.

The district, which has more than 70 employees, covers 18 square miles for the roughly 35,000 residents in Cary, Oakwood Hills, Trout Valley and the surrounding areas.

“It’s a milestone.

It’s quite a thing to be in operation for 100 years.

It’s a big deal.”

Corky Carlson Village Board president

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CRYSTAL LAKE: HEALINg SOuND

MCC offers Tibetan singing bowl classes NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – Reduce stress and find peace in life with two separate healing sound classes offered by McHenry County College’s Continuing Education Department this month – “Intro to Tibetan Singing Bowls: Ancient Instrument of Healing and Peace” and “Tibetan Singing Bowls: Healing Sound Circle.”

Both classes will meet in Room C106 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake.

• “Intro to Tibetan Singing

Bowls: Ancient Instrument of Healing and Peace” features a fascinating history of these bowls and why they have become internationally recognized as potent tools for meditation and healing. A “restorative sound massage” is included, and participants may sit in a chair or bring a mat, blanket and pillows to lie down on the floor.

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Gettin’ crafty LEFT: Carrie Calhoun helps her daughter, Claire Maxwell, 4, glue paper cutouts onto a cup for an Easter craft project Monday at the Crystal Lake Public Library.

Children made Easter bunny treat cups for nursing home residents. The library holds drop-in crafts events once a month.

BOTTOM LEFT: Calhoun and her children, Claire (from left), Sam Reddy and Noah Maxwell make Easter crafts during Crystal Lake Public Library’s drop-in crafts event. BOTTOM RIgHT: Children made Easter bunny treat cups for nursing home residents.

This class takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. today. The cost is $20. Use course ID: NHE S02 002 when registering.

• The “Tibetan Singing Bowls: Healing Sound Circle” class features hands-on experience in learning to play the bowls and instruction on “sounding” with each other’s voices – not to be confused with singing.

Participants will create an energetic circle, fill it with the sounds of the bowls and each other’s voices and come away refreshed and restored.

This class also includes a “restorative sound massage.”

Participants can sit in a chair or bring a mat, blanket and pillows to lie down on the floor.

This course meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 26. The cost is $20. Use course ID: NHE S03 002 when registering.

To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-4558588. For information, call Tracy Berry at 815-455-8758 or Dori Sullens at 815-455-8559.

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8BLOOD DRIVES Following is a list of places to give blood. Donors should be 17 or older or 16 with a parent’s consent, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health.

• 3 to 7 p.m. today – First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: Ellen Hanson, 815-459-9409.

• 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday – grace Lutheran Church, 1300 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: Gretchen, 815-341-7544.

• 9 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 – Village of Algonquin, 2200 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. Walk-ins welcome. Appointments and information: Tracy Kenning, 847-658-2700, ext. 2242.

• 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28 – Johnsburg High School, 2002 W. Ringwood Road, Johnsburg.

Walk-ins welcome. For appointments and information, visit www. heartlandbc.org.

• 3:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 28 – Westfield Community School, 2100 Sleepy Hollow Road, Algonquin. For information, visit www.heartlandbc.org.

Blood service organizations • American Red Cross of greater Chicago – 800-448-3543 for general blood services; 312729-6100 general questions.

• Heartland Blood Centers – 800-786-4483; 630-264-7834 or www.heartlandbc.org. Locations: 6296 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-0608; 1140 N. McLean Blvd., Elgin, 847-741-8282; 649 W. State St., Geneva, 630208-8105; 1200 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, 630-892-7055.

• LifeSource Blood Center – Crystal Lake Community Donor Center, 5577 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, 815-356-5173. Hours: noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday; 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 877-543-3768 or www.lifesource. org.

• Rock River Valley Blood Center – 419 N. Sixth St., Rockford, 877-778-2299; 815-965-8751 or www.rrvbc.org. Hours: 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays; 7 to 11 a.m. second Saturdays.

Scholarship will be awarded to 1 or multiple members • STRIKERS Continued from page B1 are honors students or involved in a variety of other after-school activities.

Saturday’s event will be South senior Chris Juliano’s final performance with the AllStars at the Raue Center.

“It’s been a blast so far,” the 17-year-old said. “It’s what I look forward to every winter.

“Being a part of the Strikers has really opened my eyes

that there’s more out there than high school band.”

In addition to traditional drum cadences, the All-Star Drumline picks a well-known song with which to play along.

This year, the group marched and drummed to the hit “Gangnam Style.”

Also at Saturday’s event, a scholarship in honor of Tim Althoff – a young man who died unexpectedly of a heart attack – will be awarded to a member or members of the All-Star team.

Library looking at promoting homebound delivery program • LIBRARY Continued from page B1 library in the past 12 months said their library use has decreased.

The second most common reason cited by patrons is the library is not as useful because their children have grown, they’re retired or they’re no longer a student.

The most common reason was that they can get books and do research online, which is more convenient, according to the report.

The Nippersink Public Library needs to shift its focus to reflect the changing demo-

graphics, Cole said.

The library is looking at promoting its homebound delivery program – through which temporary or permanent homebound residents get books and other materials delivered to them – expanding its computer classes for seniors, and letting groups such as knitting or chess clubs know they can use library space for free.

The circulation drop doesn’t affect the library’s funding. About 95 percent of its revenue comes from property taxes, Cole said. It also receives a small state grant that is calculated based on population, not circulation.

P serv roviding 2,500 ices to o ver in each dividuals year.

McHenry’s Largest Social Service Agency Call 815- 344-1230 or visit www.pioneercenter.org

8COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY • 9:30 a.m. – Fox Hills Music Teachers Association meeting, US Bank, 350 Commonwealth Drive, Crystal Lake. Christopher Goldston will present “Yes, You Can Teach Composition.” Information: 815-404-3782 or www. foxhillsmta.org.

• 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Marengo Senior Club meeting, M.O.R.E. Center, 829 Greenlee St., Marengo.

Fun gathering for seniors living in Marengo and Union. Information: 815-568-6534.

• Noon to 3 p.m. – Open house,

Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce, 7602 Hancock Drive, Wonder Lake. For those interested in securing advertising space in the new Wonder Lake Map. Information: 815-728-0682.

• 1:30 to 3 and 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Maximize Your Social Security Benefits, The Pointe Outreach Center, 5650 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake. Seminar presented

by Faith in Action and Tab Financial Services. Free. Information: 815-455-3120 or www.fiamchenrycounty.org.

• 5 to 8 p.m. – Citizens to Re-Elect Steve Cuda Mayor of

McHenry campaign kick-off, Twisted Moose Sports Bar, 2616 Schaid Court, McHenry. Tickets: $30 per person at the door. Information: 815-385-7332.

• 6 p.m. – Planned giving Options and Opportunities, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Attorney Andrew Holstine will speak about legacy planning and estate administration. Free. Information: 815-455-8556 or www.mchenry. edu/seminarseries.

• 7 to 8 p.m. – Healthy Paws pet discussions, Village Hall, 600 Harvest Gate, Lake in the Hills.

Presentation by Dr. Karen Burgess on Anxious Pups: Dog Anxiety and Common Bad Behaviors. Free.

Information: 847-960-7460 or www.lith.org.

• 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Divorce and Beyond, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 414 First St., Cary. Sixweek peer support group. Information: 847-516-2636, Ext. 234.

• 7 to 9 p.m. – Women’s SelfDefense class, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Lecture and lessons. Cost: $15. Registration and information: 815-455-8588, Course ID:NPLS14002.

f WO EN distin tion ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS Now - February 20, 2013 The Women of Distinction Award is given to women who have made a difference in McHenry County and who are representative role models as leaders in their fields and communities. Nominations are being now, and the honorees will be chosen by a selection comittee from McHenry County.

A welcome reception will provide networking opportunities that will precede lunch and the awards ceremony. The awards ceremony will honor women of distinction and provide honorees with an opportunity to share their stories.

To nominate a Woman of Distinction go to www.mchenrycountrymagazine.com, click on events, click on the Women of Distinction logo and complete the nomination form

by February 20, 2013.

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McHENRY: INITIATIVE

West Route 120 development slow in McHenry

By JANE HUH jhuh@shawmedia.com McHENRY – Last year, the city administration crafted an “enhancement initiative” for the sluggish West Route 120 retail corridor.

But the “West Illinois 120 Corridor Enhancement Initiative” hasn’t generated new projects for the milelong stretch between Meadow Lane and Ringwood Road.

“We’ve gotten a couple inquiries, but we have no projects moving yet,” said Doug Martin, deputy city administrator.

Before the initiative was approved by the City Council in June, officials acknowledged the commercial stretch has been economically deteriorating for some time because of property and building obsolescence, dilapidated structures, incompatible land

uses and lack of community planning.

“Since the 2004 construction of [Route 120], it’s taken a hard economic hit,” Martin said.

The city initiative offers financial incentives – including sales-tax rebates, propertytax abatements and waivers for permit and capital development fees – for new and existing businesses along the corridor.

Projects that qualify for assistance include interior remodeling, environmental remediation, relocation expenses for expanding businesses, infrastructure improvements, demolition and rehabilitation.

The city will review applications, with priority given to projects with the largest economic impact.

“This type of thing will take awhile,” Martin said. “But at

least people are looking at it and calling about it.”

Although the city’s sluggish Route 120 retail corridor remains stagnant, other retail junctures have development under way.

The RoomPlace, a Chicagobased furniture store, is expected to move into the former Borders building at 2221 Richmond Road.

The national bookstore chain closed its stores in

McHenry and Crystal Lake in 2011 after filing for bankruptcy.

Company representatives anticipate the business to open in spring.

Also this spring, the city anticipates construction of a new O’Reilly Auto Parts store at 4611 W. Elm St. On Route 31 in the McHenry Commons shopping center, a new sushi restaurant is slated to open this year.

WOODSTOCK: RESTORATION

CRYSTAL LAKE: WELLNESS

TLC plans workdays at area sites

Centegra will host Health Strong event

NORTHWEST HERALD WOODSTOCK – Here are opportunities for getting outside to restore local natural areas with The Land Conservancy.

Volunteers should bring water, wear work clothes and be ready to haul, stack and burn brush that is crowding out the native habitat.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday

at Horse Fair Springs Fen, Spring Grove. This is a high-quality wetland site recognized by the state as a wetland of statewide importance. When the Thousand Oaks subdivision was put in, the wetland was

spared and The Land Conservancy now holds an easement on it, protecting it in perpetuity. The workday will focus on clearing the oak woodland that surrounds the wetland.

To get there from Routes 173 and 31 in Richmond, head east on 173 for three miles, turn south (take a right) onto Winn Road for one mile and take a left onto Brentwood Drive.

Follow Brentwood through the subdivision to the cul-desac at the end.

• 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at

Harvard Gateway Nature Park, Harvard. Volunteers have donated more than 600 hours to “rescue” the many ancient

oaks on this property that is home to the largest white oak in the county. The crew will cut, stack and burn invasive brush that has grown around the trees. The property is at Routes 14 and 23, and is bordered by Heritage Lane and Marengo Road at the south end of Harvard. Enter the work site from Marengo Road.

• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at

Concannon Conservation Corner, Woodstock. Muriel Concannon donated this two-acre property to TLC in 2011, and TLC is working to restore it to a natural wetland by removing buckthorn and box elders that

shade native sedges and wildflowers.

The property is on the southwest corner of Edgewood and Southview drives in Woodstock. From Routes 47 and 14, take Route 47 north about a half-mile to Southview and make a left (just past the car dealership).

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is a local nonprofit that works with individuals and communities to preserve and restore natural, agricultural and scenic lands in the county.

For information, visit www.conservemc.org or call 815-337-9502.

8LOCAL BRIEFS Grafton Township will hold a special meeting

township at 847-531-3649.

HUNTLEY – Grafton Township will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Huntley Park District, 12015 Mill St. The agenda includes discussion and potential action on borrowing funds from a lender.

For information, call the

Nunda Township forum viewable online McHENRY – The Nunda Township Republican Central Committee held a candidates forum Wednesday at American Community Bank in McHenry.

All of the candidates running for the Republican nomination

in contested races were asked questions submitted online and by audience members.

The forum was moderated by Executive Officers Mark Daniel, Mike Shorten, Mary McClellan and Scott Brown.

The forum was recorded and is now being made available online for all voters to view.

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To access the videos, visit nundagop.org and click on the link on the main page or by scrolling over the “2013 Candidate Forum” menu option.

For information about the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee, visit www. nundagop.org.

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NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – Centegra Health System will host the seventh annual Health Strong Woman event Thursday as a reminder to women of McHenry County to take care of their health and wellness.

It will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake. Admission is $10.

A vascular screening, which costs $129, is a comprehensive package that includes an ultrasound to detect plaque buildup in the carotid artery.

Performed in the Centegra Wellness on the Move mobile health unit during the event, the results are confidential and a follow-up report will be mailed to the patient so results can be shared with a physician.

Call 877-236-8347 to schedule an appointment.

Attendees will enjoy a lunch and free health screenings, which include blood

Learn more To register, visit www.centegra. org/healthstrong or call 877-2368347. There is limited seating. The first 300 to register and attend will receive a free salad shaker.

pressure, bone density, carpal tunnel and diabetes and foot screenings.

Guests will receive a $10 gift card to Algonquin Commons upon arrival and have a shot at raffle prizes.

Author, humorist and cancer survivor Mimi Donaldson will be a guest speaker. In her book, “Bless Your Stress – It Means You’re Alive,” Donaldson shares simple strategies on how to laugh at all that life throws at a person.

To register, visit www. centegra.org/healthstrong or call 877-236-8347.

There is limited seating.

The first 300 to register and attend will receive a free salad shaker.

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8FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

UNION: ANTIQUES

County historical society to host appraisal event NORTHWEST HERALD UNION – The McHenry County Historical Society will host an antique appraisal event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 6422 Main St., Union.

Antiques will be appraised by the following professionals: • Barb Peterson, Prairie Grove – Dolls: Peterson owns the Attic Window & Heirloom Doll Hospital in Walworth, Wis., and is a certified “doll doctor.” She also is a judge on the national level for the United Federation of Doll Clubs. Peterson said although the doll resale market has suffered in recent years, rare character dolls and dolls from the 1950s can be worth thousands of dollars.

• Lynne Eltrevoog, Union – China and glass: Eltrevoog has been a collector for more than 45 years and a dealer for 22 years. She has managed On The Square Antique Mall in Walworth for 15 years and been a volunteer at the McHenry County Historical Society for more than 20 years.

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If you go n What: McHenry County Histori-

cal Society hosts antique appraisal n When: 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday n Where: McHenry County Historical Museum, 6422 Main St., Union n Cost: Free to those bringing object for appraisal. Others pay $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students; and $12 for families. n To register: Call 815-923-2267 to reserve a 10-minute slot in advance.

• David Krieg, Harvard – Toys: Krieg has been running auctions and appraising toys for more than 25 years.

• Bret Dougherty, Studio

2015 Jewelry, Woodstock – Jewelry: Tom Dougherty began designing and making jewelry 41 years ago for family and friends. The former teacher opened his first store in 1985, an 1,800-square-foot storefront on the Woodstock Square. Studio 2015 Jewelry moved to its current 6,500-square-foot studio at 11701 Catalpa Lane in 2007.

Dougherty, his wife, April, and their son, Bret, along with a staff of about 30, continue to innovate. Among their favorite things to do is design jewelry.

Sign up to bring an object, or just come and watch for fun.

Free admission to the museum will be extended to those bringing an object in for appraisal.

Others pay regular admission – $5 for adults, $3 seniors and students; $12 for families.

Members are free.

Reserve a 10-minute slot in advance by calling the museum at 815-923-2267. Participants must arrive at least 15 minutes before their scheduled time to confirm their appointment and pay. Walk-ins also are welcome on a firstcome, first-served basis – pending time and scheduling constraints.

The cost is $5 for each object, with a maximum of three appraisals per individual.

Thanks to the generosity of our appraisers, all proceeds benefit the nonprofit McHenry County Historical Society.

Edward Donald Barrett: Memorial Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The visitation will be 10 a.m. until the Mass celebration at the church. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815459-3411.

Ronald Lee Berry Jr.: The visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The service will be at 7 p.m. Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 815459-1760.

Gertrude K. Frenk: The visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 504 E. Diggins St., Harvard. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the church. Interment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Harvard. For information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home in Harvard at 815-943-5400.

Katherine M. Kapsalis: The visitation will be from 10 a.m until the service at 11 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21, at New Life Christian Center, 5115 Dean St., Woodstock. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Woodstock. For information, call 815 678-7311.

Eleanor L. Keith: The visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The service will be at 1 p.m. Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg. com. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

Nora May: The memorial visitation will be from 1 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, until the 2 p.m. memorial service at K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake.

Interment will be private. For information, call the funeral home at 847-587-2100.

Donald W. “Blacky” Milinac: The visitation will be from noon until the 2:30 p.m. service Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

Interment will be in Ringwood Cemetery, Ringwood. For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

Richard A. “Rick” Miller: The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Schneider Apfel Schneider and Schneider Funeral Home, 1800 E. Racine St., Janesville, Wis. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Rock Prairie Presbyterian

Church, East County Road A, Janesville.

Laura Jane Motz: There will be an interment service April 27 in Schuylkill Memorial Park, Schuylkill Haven, Pa. For information, call 570-385-2647.

Ida Evelyn Nash: The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard.

The funeral will be at noon at the funeral home. Interment will be in Dunham-Chemung Cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 815-9435400.

Luann M. Pigott: A memorial visitation will be from 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, until 7 p.m. at K. K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Road, Fox Lake. A memorial Mass celebration will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2302 W. Church St., Johnsburg. Inurnment will be in the church cemetery. For information, call the funeral home at 847-587-2100.

Penny Sue Taylor: The visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400.

8OBITUARIES EDWARD DONALD BARRETT Born: July 21, 1925; in Chicago Died: Feb. 7, 2013; in Crystal Lake CRYSTAL LAKE – Edward Donald Barrett, 87, of Crystal Lake – born July 21, 1925, in Chicago to Edward J. and Elena Barrett – passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Crystal Lake.

Edward is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Helen; children, Bruce (late Maureen), Mark (Mary), Paul (Charlene) and Todd (Nancy); grandchildren, Jennifer, Robert, Natalie, Laurie, Elizabeth and Matthew; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Kate; and brother, Eugene (late Genevieve) Barrett.

He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Peter.

During World War ll, Edward served in the Army Air Corps (95th Bomb Group) as a B-17 flight engineer with the rank of sergeant, based out of Horham, England. He also played trumpet with several big bands during the late ’40s.

Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The visitation will be at 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass at the church.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Thomas the Apostle Perpetual Adoration Chapel, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Illinois Chapter, 1111 S. Alpine Road, Suite 307, Rockford, IL 61108.

Condolences may be sent to www.davenportfamily.com. For information, call 815-459-3411.

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RONALD LEE BERRY JR. Born: May 4, 1968; in Woodstock Died: Feb. 15, 2013 LAKE IN THE HILLS – Ronald Lee Berry Jr., 44, of Lake in the Hills, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 15, 2013.

He was born May 4, 1968, in Woodstock, to Ronald and Betty (Schultz) Berry. On Jan. 10, 1997, he married Lynda Ivy in Barrington.

He was a very devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather.

He took great pride in caring for his family. He also was very social and loyal to his dear friends.

He is survived by his wife, Lynda; his children, Kierstyn Berry, Gary (Laura Moriarty) Mueller, Brent Mueller and Kaylee (Jason Kopp) Mueller; his grandchildren, Sadie, Chase and Mylie Mueller, Damon Mueller and his mom, Kara Wolfert, Braeden Mueller and Taylor and Dylan Pease; his aunts, Anna Berry,

Charlotte Chadwell and Thelma Berry; and cousins, Joe (Teresa) Berry, Joshua, Kristine Berry and Dakota and Jordan, Tony Berry and Amy Chadwell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ron Berry Sr. and Betty Berry; his uncle, Jack Berry; and his cousin, Jack Berry Jr. The visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The service will be at 7 p.m.

Interment will be private.

Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg. com. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

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CANDY A. KANE Died: Feb. 18, 2013; in McHenry McHENRY – Candy A. Kane, 61, of McHenry, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, in her home.

Arrangements are pending at Colonial Funeral Home, McHenry.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-0063.

KATHERINE M. KAPSALIS Born: Dec. 18, 1962; in Chicago Died: Feb. 18, 2013; in Woodstock WOODSTOCK – Katherine M. Kapsalis, 50, of Woodstock, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at her home.

Katherine was born in Chicago on Dec. 18, 1962, the daughter of the late Horst and Julia (Oleniak) Achs.

She graduated from Antioch High School in 1980 and received her associate degree in art from Lake County College. She loved to paint and do pottery of all kinds.

She was married to Stephen Kapsalis Sr. on Sept. 27, 1995, in Waukegan.

She worked as a preschool teacher for 10 years. She was a member of New Life Christian Center in Woodstock.

Katherine is survived by her husband, Steve; a daughter, Lacie Schief of McHenry; two stepsons, Nick Kapsalis of Mundelein and Stephen (Excia) Kapsalis Jr. of Hebron; two grandsons; a granddaughter; two sisters, Judith Diamond of Bristol, Wis., and Shelly (Robert) Meusling of Hebron; and a brother, Jack Achs of Davenport, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother-in-law, Robert Meusling.

The visitation will be from 10 a.m until the service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at New Life Christian Center, 5115 Dean St., Woodstock.

Pastor Scott Schilder will officiate.

Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery in Woodstock.

For information, call 815 678-7311 or visit www.ehornadams.com.

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ELEANOR L. KEITH Born: Sept. 14, 1920; in Algonquin Died: Feb. 12, 2013; in Crystal Lake CRYSTAL LAKE – Eleanor L. Keith, 92, of Crystal Lake, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at Autumn Leaves of Crystal Lake.

She was born Sept. 14, 1920, in Algonquin to Elmer and Mae (Jandeska) Stanek. On Sept. 26, 1940, she married Kenneth Keith in Clinton, Iowa.

She was a lifelong resident of Crystal Lake. She enjoyed gardening and traveling. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake. She was a loving mother and grandmother and thoroughly enjoyed the time spent with her grandson.

She is survived by her sons, William Keith and Robert (Elizabeth) Keith; her grandson, Kenneth John Keith; her sister-in-law, Nelta Stanek; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth; her parents; her infant grandson, John Robert Keith; and her brothers, LeRoy (Louise) Stanek and Warren Stanek.

The visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. The service will be at 1 p.m.

Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg. com. For information, call the funeral home at 815-459-1760.

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died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born May 31, 1928, in Chicago to John and Gunhilda (Carlson) Milinac. On Dec. 4, 1952, he married Shirley Mae Glosson.

Blacky rode with the wind in his face for more than 50 years. That’s a lot of breeze for an ordinary man, but Blacky was far from ordinary.

For him, the wind was just another element to be conquered. In the end, the wind only served to fuel his extraordinary passion for life – urgently, obsessively and sometimes explosively.

After enlisting at the age of 17 in the Army Air Corps and completing Aircraft Mechanics School at Keesler AFB in Biloxi and Chanute AFB in Rantoul, he reported to Hickam Field in Hawaii in 1947. His love of aviation and the complexities of the warbirds remained lifelong standards. Some guys love airplanes; other guys build a jet plane in their garage. That was Blacky, handcrafting and hand riveting aircraft grade aluminum in his own, private hangar. He had the vision and the talent to materialize his dreams.

It was in Hawaii where he rode his first Harley-Davidson. He “rode for the brand” for more than 50 years, embracing life on the open road with his beloved Shirley, the Motor Company brethren, the Shangri-la of Sturgis and, of course, the wind.

After mustering out of the service in 1949, Blacky purchased a 1942 Indian Four in Oakland, Calif. He rode it back to McHenry County in February, 64 years ago this month. It only took a spark to ignite hours of intense discussion on the mysteries of the ancient Egyptians; how to hunt for buried treasure; weapon specifications of fighter planes; the migration habits of

waterfowl, puddle ducks and diving ducks; winter habitat of the teal; and his unbridled fascination with the Canada goose.

Blacky took great pride as a shotgunner, once shooting 100 of 100 in a trap shoot competition.

Years after he sold his eclectic shotgun collection, he still would shoot geese from the sky with an imaginary 12-gauge. Witness this many times and one knew he was actually sighting his target. About every 10th time, he’d turn and say “I missed that one.”

After retiring as a ready-mix driver for Meyer Material, Blacky’s attention turned to boats. He had served on the Wilford Sykes, a Great Lakes ore carrier in the early ’50s. It seemed he wanted to get back on the water. Within a few years, his personal flotilla of a dozen project boats became the object of his focus. Many sleepless nights were spent blueprinting ideas in his head that his hands could fabricate.

Cast-off items of others were a treasure trove for Blacky. He spent hours, days and weeks cutting, refinishing and rebonding salvage items to meet his stringent requirements.

He could look at you with an intensity that made you fidget.

You didn’t want to make him mad because he was a dead shot. You wanted to make him happy but were a little afraid of what it might take. As a traveling companion, he never complained. He loved a fire, good company and a cocktail. Anyone who met Blacky had to admit he was truly an American original.

The sun rose Monday morning without him, and we have a feeling our lives won’t be half as interesting. At least for a while. Nostrovia, Blacky.

He is survived by two daughters, Donna (Jim) Goad of Walworth, Wis., and Diane (Robert) Embach of Woodstock; four grandchildren, Lauren (Kevin Samsa) Schlendorf, Ciara Ruffino, Anthony (Brie Wil-

liams) Ruffino and Dana Keller; two great-grandchildren, Corwin and Mason; a brother, Bud (Bonnie) Milinac of Hebron; sisters-in-law, June Milinac, Sandra (Roger) May and Charlene (Bruce) Peck; brothers-in-law, Don Peterson, Douglas (Jackie) Glosson, Ronald (Sally) Glosson, Gene (Nancy) Glosson and Dean (Frances) Glosson; many nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and a great-great-nephew.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley, on April 19, 2011; a brother, Carl Milinac; and a sister, Jean Peterson.

The visitation will be from noon until the 2:30 p.m. service Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Justen Funeral Home & Crematory, 3700 W. Charles J. Miller Road, McHenry, IL 60050.

Interment will be in Ringwood Cemetery, Ringwood.

His family suggests memorials to either Hospice of Northeastern Illinois, 405 Lake Zurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010, or to Friends of Hackmatack, National Wildlife Refuge, P. O. Box 413, Richmond, IL 60071-0413.

His family would like to extend a special thank you to Char Peck, Judy Bottcher and Kelly Glass for their love and care.

For information, call the funeral home at 815-385-2400, or visit www.justenfh.com, where friends may leave an online condolence for his family.

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GERALD J. MILLER Died: Feb. 17, 2013 McHENRY – Gerald J. Miller, 92, of McHenry, passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Alden Terrace of McHenry.

Funeral arrangements are pending with Colonial Funeral Home, McHenry. For information, call 815-385-0063.

JAMES ALLEN LOEDING Born: April 30, 1949; in Schaumburg Died: Feb. 15, 2013; in Lancaster, S.C. LANCASTER, S.C. – James Allen Loeding, 63, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at his home.

There will be no services.

Arrangements were made by Lancaster Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Lancaster. Notes to the family may be made at www. lancasterfuneralhome.com or call 803-286-5000.

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It’s a wide spectrum.”

JUDSON APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT

Meghan Peters, human resources manager at Covidien in Crystal Lake

The ABCs of business success Jimmy John Liautaud founded Jimmy John’s in 1983 after receiving the choice from his father to join the military or start a business after graduating second to last in his class at Elgin Academy in 1982.

I recently read a somewhat provocative online post that stated: “If you’re not a complete idiot, then you’re smart enough to be wildly successful. Being a genius isn’t a requirement for you being successful. With enough passion and personal motivation, average intellect trumps genius…at least when it comes to business.” What’s that saying? The “A” student works for the “B” student while the “C” student owns the company.

After discovering that hot dogs weren’t in Jimmy John’s future because it was more expensive opening a hot dog stand than his father’s offer of financing, Jimmy John discovered (stumbled upon) sandwiches. And because his original location was not in the most desirable part of town, ultimately “freaky fast” deliveries (and free samples) helped set him apart. If customers weren’t going to him, he would go to the customer.

Motivation is one of the most powerful driving forces. It can mean the difference between tremendous success and failure. But there is more to it. In “Top 10 Characteristics of Successful People” Steve Tobak includes the following about those who succeed: • They live for achievement.

Their goal in life is to be something, make something of themselves, make things people need or want.

They’re passionate about it and focus on achieving their goals.

• They’re lucky. It’s said that luck is when preparation meets opportunity. To me, that means you find a way to get your foot in the door, come hell or high water, and when you do, you deliver the goods, i.e. you don’t screw it up.

• They watch their spending.

They don’t spend more than they have or make. To them, making money is not a windfall.

• They learn the rules. We’re all taught at a very young age to follow the rules. Some people can make their own rules. Good for them.

The rest of us have to learn how the game is played.

• They break the rules. ... Some people become successful by breaking the rules and making their own.

They see things differently; color the world with their own crayon, so to speak.

• They see the world the way it really is. And they see themselves the way they really are, as well.

• They take risks. Nobody ever made it by not taking risks and nobody ever made it big by not taking big risks.

• They mitigate risk. That said, successful people don’t take foolish risks and they don’t take risks lightly.

It’s not always what you do that will set you up for failure, many times it’s what you don’t do.

Through passion and overcoming the inevitable roadblocks Jimmy John Liautaud went from as close to last in his high school class as you can get, to over 1,200 Jimmy John’s locations in 40 states and opening approximately 200 units per year for the last three years. You see, there is always another way to accomplish what you set out to do (think Jimmy John’s Hot Dogs) and that some how, some way, if you really want to be successful, you can absolutely can achieve it. *** Join us from 4:30 to 7 p.m. today for Ryland Homes ribbon cutting and mixer at its new model at the Ashton Pointe subdivision (just north of the Pingree Road train station) in Crystal Lake. All Crystal Lake chamber members as well as their guests are invited to attend. *** The Crystal Lake chamber is excited to present our first “Out to Lunch” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at Georgio’s Chicago Pizzeria & Pub, 75 E. Woodstock St., Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake chamber members meet over an informal lunch.

Cost is $15 (payable at the door) and includes pizza, salad and soft drinks.

• Gary Reece is president of the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce. Email garyreece@clchamber.com.

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Covidien product Sharpes Shuttle, a container designed to hold a single syringe.

Covidien to hire 100 Career fair Feb. 28 as Crystal Lake plant expands

By CHRIS CASHMAN ccashman@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Covidien plans to fill more than 100 new positions.

The Crystal Lake manufacturer will host a career fair from noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at its facility, 815 Tek Drive.

The company has more than 100 new job openings in manufacturing, maintenance, engineering and quality assurance.

Meghan Peters, human resources manager, said the job openings are the result of a new product line of syringes being brought to the Crystal Lake plant. The plant currently manufactures medical waste containers.

She said there are nearly 400 fulltime employees in Crystal Lake.

“We’re hiring salaried employees, hourly employees” Peters said, “It’s a wide spectrum.”

For more information about the career fair, visit www.covidien.com.

Covidien is a global health-care products company that manufactures, distributes and services medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Revenue in 2012 was $11.9 billion, Covidien has 43,000 employees worldwide in 70 countries, and its products are sold in more than 140 countries.

Covidien currently is in the process of spinning off Mallinckrodt, its pharmaceuticals business. Earlier this month it filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“The filing of the Form 10 Registration Statement is an important milestone in our ongoing separation process,” said José E. Almeida, Covidien chairman, president and CEO in a press release. “As two distinct businesses, Covidien and Mallinckrodt will be better positioned to capitalize on significant growth opportunities and provide greater focus on their respective businesses and strategic priorities.”

Covidien intends to spin off its pharmaceuticals business through a distribution of Mallinckrodt shares which is expected to be tax-free to U.S. shareholders, except for cash received in lieu of fractional shares.

The separation is expected to occur at the end of the second calendar quarter of 2013.

Pranksters deface BK’s Twitter account The Associated Press Somebody hacked Burger King’s Twitter account on Monday, posting obscene messages and changing its profile picture to a McDonald’s logo.

The tweets stopped after a little more than an hour, and Burger King said it had reached out to Twitter to suspend the account.

Burger King, which usually tweets several times a week, said it was working to get the account back up.

Typical tweets promoted sales on chicken sandwiches, or asked how many bites it takes to eat a chicken nugget.

But just after noon EST on Monday, someone tweeted via Burger King’s account, “We just got sold to McDonalds!” They also changed the icon to rival McDonald Corp.’s golden arches and the account’s background picture to McDonald’s new Fish McBites.

About 55 tweets and retweets followed over the next hour and a quarter, including some that contained racial epithets, references to drug use and obscenities. The account tweeted: “if I catch you at a wendys, we’re fightin!”

Monday’s appropriation of Burger King’s Twitter account was a relatively mild example of cybersecurity problems, which are causing increasing concern in Washington and for industry. Media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post have all said this year that their computer systems were breached, while several NBC websites were briefly hacked in November.

White House officials and some lawmakers are pursuing legislation that would make it easier for the government and industry to share information on how to defend against hacking.

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This frame grab taken Monday shows Burger King’s Twitter account after it was hacked. The fast-foot company’s Twitter picture was changed to a McDonald’s logo, and the account tweeted that it had been sold to rival McDonald’s.

Burger King didn’t know who hacked the account, and no other social media accounts were affected, said Bryson Thornton, a spokesman for Miami-based Burger King Worldwide Inc. Its social media team and an outside agency manage the Twitter account, but Thornton declined to say how many people knew the account’s password.

Twitter acknowledged

on Feb. 1 that cyber attackers may have stolen user names and passwords of 250,000 users. It said at the time that it notified users of the breach.

Competitors were sympathetic.

McDonald’s responded on Twitter that it empathized with its Burger King counterparts. “Rest assured, we had nothing to do with the hacking.”

Reader’s Digest parent seeks bankruptcy protection The Associated Press NEW YORK – The parent company of Reader’s Digest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than four years, saying it needs to cut its debt so it can keep restructuring.

RDA Holding Co. says it will keep publishing the magazine during the bank-

ruptcy, and aims to be out of Chapter 11 within six months.

The New York company said late Sunday that it plans to cut its debt load by 80 percent during the restructuring, leaving it with about $100 million in debt. It said it has already reached agreements with its secured lender and more than 70 percent of

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its secured noteholders. A group of its creditors have supplied $45 million in new financing to help Reader’s Digest go through the process as part of a $105 million loan to repay existing bank debt.

Reader’s Digest has also been selling off some of its assets. It sold its food website Allrecipes.com for $175 million last year,

and it sold its Every Day with Rachael Ray cooking magazine in late 2011. Both went to Meredith Corp., publisher of the Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

Reader’s Digest paid circulation fell 0.6 percent to 5.5 million at the end of last year, according to the Alliance for Audited Media.

ELGIN – Gene C. Crume Jr. has been appointed the new president of Judson University. He will begin April 7 as president-elect, followed by a brief transition time before he assumes the role of president on May 10.

Following the retirement of President Emeritus Jerry B. Cain in June 2012, the university has been led Crume by interim president William Crothers.

Crothers will continue to serve as president for the remainder of the 2012-13 academic year and will remain in a consultation role through June 30.

“We are so fortunate to have Dr. Crume accept the role as president,” Crothers said. “I am certain that his unique skills and experiences are exactly what Judson needs to continue to build a strong future.”

Before coming to Judson, Crume served as an independent consultant working with institutions such as Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and the Peru State College Foundation in Nebraska on issues related to external relations and strategic planning.

8BUSINESS ROUNDUP The Goddard School to award $10K scholarship The Goddard School is accepting applications for the 2013 Anthony A. Martino Memorial Scholarship.

The $10,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a junior or senior high school student who graduated from The Goddard School’s pre-k or kindergarten program.

The AAMMS is named in memory of the founder of The Goddard School franchise system.

To apply for the AAMMS, eligible students must submit a completed scholarship application by March 27, along with a 30- to 120-second video essay about how their Goddard School experience influenced their career path or education.

Video essays should be mailed to 1016 West Ninth Ave., King of Prussia, Penn., 19406, ATTN: Scholarship.

For more information, visit GoddardSchool.com, or contact a McHenry County Goddard School: Cary, at 847-639-1160; and Lake in the Hills, 847-669-6390.

MCC offers private investigation class McHENRY – McHenry County College offers Introduction to Private Investigation Feb. 21 through April 11 at the Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry.

Taught by a working licensed private detective, participants will learn how to locate lost loved ones, investigate fraud, interview witnesses to cases and how to work in an undercover operation.

This class fulfills the training requirements mandated by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for obtaining the Permanent Employee Registration Card. The PERC is necessary for anyone interested in pursuing this profession. All course materials are included in the course fee of $209.

To register, call the MCC Registration Office at 815-4558588 and reference class ID: QCJ C01 002.

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Her hump, her hump, her lovely lady lump: Fergie is pregnant with her first child.

A representative for the Black Eyed Peas singer confirmed the news Monday. Fergie’s actor husband Josh Duhamel tweeted about the news with joy, saying: “Fergie and Me and BABY makes three.”

The 37-year-old Fergie and 40-year-old Duhamel married in 2009. She joined the Black Eyed Peas when the group released its third album, “Elephunk,” in 2003. The foursome is known for its pop-inspired hip-hop tunes like “My Humps,” “I Gotta Feeling” and “Boom Boom Pow.” Fergie launched her solo debut, “The Duchess,” to much success in 2006.

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Celine cancels shows

Fans, family mourn McCready Perhaps there was one heartbreak too many for Mindy McCready.

Billy McKnight, who was in a long, rocky relationship with McCready and who is the father of her oldest child, Zander, said the 37-year-old mother of two had threatened to kill herself earlier this month. He said she had stayed in the in-patient substance abuse treatment center for about 18 hours before being allowed to walk free, days before she apparently killed herself Sunday at her home in Heber Springs.

“That was a big mistake on the part of whoever released her,” McKnight said. “... She was in a terrible state of mind. She doesn’t perform any more.

She wasn’t working. She has two kids and her fiance was just killed. There’s no way she should be out by herself in a lonely house with nothing but booze and pills. That was a really, really bad mistake, and the end result is tragic.”

Authorities say McCready died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot to the head and an autopsy is planned. Sheriff Marty Moss said McCready was found dead on the front porch where her boyfriend, musician David Wilson, died last month of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators are investigating his death as a suicide, but haven’t determined his cause of death.

News of McCready’s death spread quickly Sunday night on Twitter, with major country stars paying their respects to the onetime Nashville darling.

“Too much tragedy to overcome. R.I.P Mindy McCready,” wrote Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks.

Carrie Underwood added: “I grew up listening to Mindy McCready...so sad for her family tonight. Many prayers are going out to them... .”

Singer Celine Dion is canceling a week of shows in Las Vegas to kick a sinus infection.

The pop star’s promoter AEG Live announced she would not perform shows that had been planned at Caesars Palace from Tuesday through Friday. AEG said Dion recovered from the flu last week, but then developed sinusitis. Her doctor prescribed Celine Dion antibiotics and advised her to rest for a full week. The Sin City darling is expected to resume performing at the casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Feb. 26.

Tickets for the canceled shows will be refunded.

Lennon killer’s letters on sale Letters from John Lennon’s killer detailing his obsession with the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” to the police officer who arrested him went on sale Monday through a Los Angeles auction house.

The four missives from Mark David Chapman to Stephen Spiro are for sale through Moments In Time, which specializes in historical documents and rare autographs, at a fixed price of $75,000, auction house owner Gary Zimet said. Zimet is selling the letters on behalf of Spiro, who arrested Chapman on Dec. 8, 1980, shortly after he shot Lennon outside The Dakota, the ex-Beatle’s Manhat-

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‘Flipper,’ ‘Lassie’ trainer dies Pat Derby – a former Hollywood trainer for Flipper, Lassie and other performing animals who later devoted her life to protecting them after seeing widespread abuse – has died at age 69, her organization said Monday.

Derby, who had throat cancer, died Friday at her home in the biggest of the animal sanctuaries run by her organization, the Performing Animal Welfare Society, or PAWS, in San Andreas, Calif., outside Sacramento.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Derby worked on television shows such as “Flipper,” “Daktari,” “Gunsmoke” and “Lassie,” and wrangled a pair of pumas, Chauncey and Christopher, that appeared with model-actress Farrah Fawcett in popular commercials for the Mercury Cougar.

Writers Guild awards ‘Argo’ The CIA thrillers “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty” have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.

The guild’s adapted screenplay award Sunday went to Chris Terrio for “Argo,” director Ben Affleck’s tale of the CIA’s daring masquerade of six U.S. diplomats as a Hollywood film crew to rescue them from Iran during the hostage crisis there.

Mark Boal won the prize for original screenplay for “Zero Dark Thirty,” director Kathryn Bigelow’s chronicle of the CIA’s manhunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Carlin Glynn (“Sixteen Candles”) is 73. Singer Smokey Robinson is 73. Singer Bobby Rogers of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles is 73. Singer Lou Christie is 70. Actor Michael Nader (“All My Children”) is 68. Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath is 65. Actor Jeff Daniels is 58. Singer-guitarist Dave Wakeling (General Public, English Beat) is 57. Talk-show host

Lorianne Crook is 56. Actor Leslie David Baker (“The Office”) is 55. Singer Seal is 50. Actress Jessica Tuck is 50. Drummer Jon Fishman of Phish is 48. Actress Justine Bateman is 47. Actor Benicio Del Toro is 46. Actress Bellamy Young (“Scandal”) is 43. Drummer Daniel Adair of 3 Doors Down is 38. Singeractress Haylie Duff is 28. Actress Victoria Justice is 20.

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Cary-grove senior Megan Leisten shoots over Streamwood defender Hannah Mcglone in the third quarter of a Class 4a Rockford east Sectional semifinal Monday night in Rockford.

The Trojans lost, 45-44.

Randy Stukenberg – For the Northwest Herald

C-G done in by turnovers Scoreboard Monday’s semifinal Streamwood 45, Cary-Grove 44 Today’s semifinal Harlem vs. Huntley, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s final Streamwood vs. Harlem-Huntley winner, 7:30 p.m.

• Winner advances to the Dundee-Crown Supersectional

Trojans commit 28 in sectional semis loss to Streamwood

By PaTRiCk MaSON pmason@shawmedia.com ROCKFORD – It happened with 1:38 remaining in the third quarter.

Cary-Grove forward Olivia Jakubicek cut through the lane and connected on a left-handed layup between two Streamwood defenders. The basket was important for a few reasons.

It gave the Trojans the lead and it snapped a Trojans scoring drought that lasted 41⁄ 2 minutes. During that span, C-G turned the ball over on seven consecutive possessions before the Jakubicek layup.

But the slew of turnovers got the best of the Trojans as they fell to Streamwood, 45-44, in a Class 4A Rockford East Sectional semifinal Monday night.

“That was the thing that got us,” Trojans coach Rod Saffert said of his team’s 28 turnovers. “That’s what we talked about at halftime, was controlling the ball better. [Streamwood] came after us and I was impressed with the amount of pressure they were able to put on. You just have to hang on to the ball.”

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CLaSS 1a WeSTMiNSTeR CHRiSTiaN RegiONaL

A-H can’t end drought in Jandron’s final season

By JiMMY JOHNSON sportsdesk@nwherald.com ELGIN – The stakes were high for the Alden-Hebron’s boys basketball during its Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional game against Harvest Christian.

Giants coach Dale Jandron announced two weeks earlier that he would resign after the season so he could watch his son Drew play at Woodstock North.

Plus, the chance to end a 26-year drought without a regional victory was on the Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com line. alden-Hebron’s Jacob Heaver tries to drive past a Westminster ChrisHowever, A-H’s season tian defender during the Class 1a Westminster Christian Regional first- and Jandron’s coaching tenround game Monday night in elgin. alden-Hebron lost, 52-41. ure came to an end Monday

when the No. 5-seeded Giants fell to the No. 4 Lions, 52-41.

Giants senior guard Bryce Lalor led the way 14 points, while senior guard Stuart Wolff led the Lions with 16. A-H finished the season at 11-16, while Harvest (17-11) moves on to meet top-seeded HinckleyBig Rock in Wednesday’s 6 p.m. semifinal.

“We missed a lot of shots in a stretch where we were down by four,” Jandron said. “And then we didn’t get any good looks and [Harvest Christian] played good defense, too.”

Scoreboard Monday’s first-round result (4) Harvest Christian Academy 52, (5) Alden-Hebron 41 Today’s quarterfinal games (2) Mooseheart vs. (7) Faith Lutheran, 6 p.m.

(3) Westminster Christian vs.

(6) Elgin Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s semifinal games (1) Hinckley-Big Rock vs. (4) Harvest Christian Academy, 6 p.m.

Mooseheart-Faith Lutheran winner vs. Westminster ChristianElgin Academy winner, 7:30 p.m. friday’s final Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.

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• Winner advances to the Mooseheart Sectional

Old Dominion freshman Jack Dechow never lost faith as he watched his former Richmond-Burton teammates, Cameron Kennedy and Garrett Sutton, in the state individual wrestling tournament via live stream Saturday night.

Both were losing in the final minute, but Dechow, watching in his dormitory room in Norfolk, Va., had a feeling. He knew Kennedy and Sutton had the training and talent to pull out a championship.

He also knew Bret Wojcik that Rockets coach Bret Wojcik had them mentally prepared.

“Coach [Wojcik] says, ‘Wrestle to compete, don’t wrestle to win.’ ” said Dechow, the Class 2A 182-pound state champion a year ago. “When you’re competing, you’re thinking about taking 100 shots, taking it to kids, wrestling to the buzzer.

That’s when you wrestle your best.”

Sure enough, Kennedy scored a takedown just before time expired and beat Montini’s Jordan Laster, 3-2. Sutton got a takedown with less than 30 seconds remaining and held on to defeat Sycamore’s Austin Culton, 5-4.

In nine seasons as R-B’s head coach, Wojcik has coached wrestlers to six individual state championships – Jordan Blanton (2005, ’06 and ’08), Dechow and now Kennedy and Sutton. Wojcik made such an impression with Dechow and Blanton, who now wrestles at Illinois, that they both consider him a friend for life.

“I told Woj that the way they won was exactly what I got out of being an R-B wrestler,” said Blanton, who was at Illinois’ Assembly Hall, sitting with Rockets fans for the tournament. “Our motto’s ‘Relentless.’ It’s about wrestling the whole six minutes. It was great.”

It’s funny how Wojcik, a football guy at Glenbard East and Wisconsin-Platteville, who used high school wrestling as “offseason training,” now is full metal wrestling all the way.

“I really fell in love with wrestling later,” Wojcik said.

“I wish I’d gotten into it more in high school.”

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ULTiMaTe figHTiNg CHaMPiONSHiPS

Guida an inspiration on Montini’s bench Fighter explores coaching profession while preparing for next UFC bout

By Jeff aRNOLd jarnold@shawmedia.com Clay Guida looked around the school bus that carried him and the Montini wrestling team down Interstate 57, unable to ignore the focus on the faces around him.

During his four-year high school career at Johnsburg,

Next up for Guida UFC Fox on 7: Clay Guida vs. former No. 1 featherweight championship contender Chad Mendes, April 7 Guida never made the trip downstate. So as the 31-yearold UFC fighter and part-time assistant coach headed for the

IHSA individual state championships last week, he couldn’t help but immerse himself in a level of excitement he’s accustomed to bringing to the Octagon.

Guida is in his third year coaching at Montini. The volunteer position allows him not only to work with championship-level wrestlers, but also to explore a profession that could be an option once his fighting career ends.

“Now, I have a coach’s view (of the state championships),”

Guida said. “It’s something I never accomplished, I never qualified for state and so to see it from a different perspective, it’s special. It’s hard to put into words.”

Guida was on hand over the weekend when Montini had eight wrestlers advance to the state finals. Having one of the world’s top UFC fighters in Clark Brooks – For Shaw Media their corner, they said, help set a tone for a program that has Sitting next to Montini coach israel Martinez, Clay “The Carpenter” become one of the state’s best. guida (left) helps coach wrestler Tommy Pawelski during his semifi-

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nal bout against Lincoln-Way West’s kyle Ruettiger during the iHSa individual state championships friday in Champaign.

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NHL: Vancouver at Blackhawks, 7 p.m., CSN The Hawks look to match the NHL record for consecutive games without a regulation loss to start a season tonight against the Canucks.

The New York Times wrote Monday that Northern Michigan University’s Greco-Roman wrestling program, featuring Harvard’s Dillon Cowan, could be in danger unless the International Olympic Committee reverses its decision to eliminate wrestling as a sport in September.

The Chicago Tribune reported the the Cubs and WGN-TV could part ways after the 2014 season. If that happens, here are three networks we suggest bid for the rights: 1. Comedy Central 2. The U 3. OWN – Oprah Winfrey’s Network

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WHITE SOX SPRING TRAINING NOTES

Ramirez prepares to reverse offensive trend

By MEGHAN MONTEMURRO mmontemurro@shawmedia.com GLENDALE, Ariz. – White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez’s offensive numbers steadily have declined since 2010, and the 31-year-old understands that using the entire field when hitting might help bump his average and on-base percentage.

“My game is not going to change,” Ramirez said through a team translator. “But I’m aware I need to hit the ball the other way a little more and try to do that.

“The way I prepare, every year you learn something different. The way I

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prepare for pitchers and use strike zone discipline, [and] a little more patience at the plate, that’s some things I’ll continue to get better at.”

Ramirez said he doesn’t have any lingering wrist pain after a collision with center fielder Alejandro De Alexei Ramirez Aza on July 27 at Texas. He admitted the inflammation in his wrist caused it to hurt the rest of the season.

“I feel very good,” Ramirez said.

“What happened last year, I learned from it. It’s more of an experience for

pearance last season and ultimately pitched in 17 games with a 2.57 ERA out of the bullpen. vs. L.A. Dodgers, “Omo showed that he can come 2:05 p.m. Friday up and pitch and be very effective,” Ventura said. “Again, it’s comfortable for me if he happens to end up in Triple-A or wherever he ends up. You me and I feel very good and I don’t realize you have a guy you can call on and fits a certain role and can come think it’s going to happen again.”

Bullpen construction: Manager Rob- up and compete.”

Danks shaves head for cause: For the in Ventura’s bullpen is almost set, repast four years, pitcher John Danks turning nearly completely intact.

Ventura praised right-hander gets his head shaved at the beginning Brian Omogrosso, particularly for of spring training.

It’s all for a good cause, though. Evthe versatility he provides. Omogrosso, 28, made his first big league ap- ery year, one of Danks’ teammates does

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Rose goes through five-on-five drills DEERFIELD – Bulls star Derrick Rose participated Monday in five-on-five drills, the latest step in his recovery from a torn ACL in his left knee.

Coach Tom Thibodeau said after practice that Rose “did what everyone else did.”

Rose has been sidelined since he tore his ACL late in last season’s playoff-opening win over Philadelphia. The top-seeded Bulls wound up losing that first-round series.

Rose caused a stir last week when he said he was prepared to miss the whole season rather than return too soon.

The Bulls have said that he is on schedule and that they won’t rush him back.

The Bulls are second in the Central Division at 30-22 and visit New Orleans on tonight.

Clemens: McCready’s death ‘sad news’ KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Former baseball great Roger Clemens is calling the death of country star Mindy McCready “sad news.”

Clemens, now a special instructor with the Houston Astros, handed reporters a written statement Monday at the team’s spring training camp in Kissimmee, Fla. It says he’d heard “she was trying to get peace and direction in her life.” He said McCready and her manager/agent were “extremely nice” the “few times” he saw her.

McCready made headlines in April 2008 when she claimed a longtime relationship with Clemens. Published reports at the time said she met the pitcher at a Florida karaoke bar when she was 15 and he was 28 and married. Clemens has denied the relationship.

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Sveum: Soriano’s rep way off base The ASSOCIATED PRESS MESA, Ariz. – When he took over as Cubs manager last season, Dale Sveum knew the public’s perception – and one shared by many in baseball – of Alfonso Soriano wasn’t good.

In fact, it was awful.

He’s overpaid. He’s selfish.

He’s unmotivated. He’s a defensive nightmare.

Sveum heard it all, but refused to listen. He wanted to see for himself, and wound up stunned that Soriano turned out to be dependable and driven – a model player and Alfonso team leader.

Soriano “I’d seen him on the other side of the fence. I was completely blown away by the kind of person he is and the work ethic he puts in,” Sveum said Monday after the Cubs worked out under another chamber-of-commerce day of sunshine at Fitch Park, their spring training complex. “I rank him as one of the top five people I’ve ever been around in the game.”

Take that, all you Cubs fans who have booed Soriano, cursed him and wished he had never stepped inside Wrigley Field’s ivy-covered walls.

While the beloved Cubbies slogged through a deplorable 101-loss season in 2012, failing to show much, if any, progress under a revamped front office led by president Theo Epstein, Soriano soared.

The 36-year-old batted .262 with 32 homers and a careerhigh 108 RBIs. But beyond his offensive production, Soriano made significant improvements on defense, a turnaround he

Next vs. L.A. Angels (ss), 2:05 p.m. Saturday, AM-720 credits to hours working with Cubs coach Dave McKay, perhaps the first big league instructor to refine Soriano’s skillset.

Garza to undergo MRI: Starter Matt Garza will undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury he sustained while pitching batting practice.

Garza, who made only 18 starts last season because of an elbow injury, felt a twinge in his side while throwing Sunday. The Cubs called it a “mild strain” but general manager Jed Hoyer said Monday that the right-hander will undergo an MRI so team doctors will have a better sense of how long Garza will be sidelined. Hoyer said Garza will need a “rest period” and the tests should reveal “how long that is.”

Cubs trade Campana: The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired outfielder Tony Campana in a trade that sent righthanded pitchers Jesus Castillo and Erick Leal to the Cubs.

The 26-year-old Campana hit .264 with 30 stolen bases in 89 games with the Cubs last season. He was second in the NL with a stolen base percentage of 90.9 and was tied for third in bunt hits with eight.

Leal and Castillo both are 17-year-olds who signed as nondrafted free agents in 2011.

Near miss: RHP Jeff Samardzija was lucky to sidestep a comebacker hit by INF Darwin Barney during live batting practice. “That was scary,” Barney said as he tucked his bat into his carry bag. “I didn’t want to swing again.”

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Danks’ cousin Cooper had cancer.

Fellow starting pitcher Chris Sale was the designated barber this year.

“It’s such a great cause for anybody going through a time like that,” Sale said. “Just to put a smile on their face or bring light to their day anyway you can. It’s always awesome.”

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Blanton, Dechow admire Wojick • prep zone Continued from page C1 Wrestling, however, did make an impact with Wojcik at East, particularly through assistant coach Kevin Carlson. Wojcik graduated in 1998, Carlson took over as head coach the next year and remains as head coach.

The two are so close now that Carlson will serve as best man in Wojcik’s wedding this summer.

“That always stuck with me, that he wanted to have that lasting relationship with his former coach,” Blanton said.

Blanton and Dechow regard Wojcik just like Wojcik looked to Carlson. They admire how hard he works and how he shows the same attitude toward a junior-varsity wrestler as he would a star.

With all his wrestlers, Wojcik preaches visualization and a

positive mental attitude. He says he learned a lot about that aspect of the sport from Carlson.

“I have the same format for all the kids who have that potential and tweak it to fit their personality,” Wojcik said. “Jack and Jordan gave me a lot of feedback. Garrett and Cam are a little quieter.

It’s making them realize the little things that helped give our guys the edge and our conditioning and things like that.”

Dechow, who was state runner-up as a sophomore and junior, says his discussions about the mental side with Wojcik pushed him over the top to win as a senior.

“It’s always staying mentally strong, don’t let anybody get in your head,” Dechow said. “The only person who can beat you is yourself. He could always tell when I have a problem and we would talk. You try not to

let it come into the wrestling room.”

Wojcik came to R-B as an assistant in the 2003-04 school year and took over as head coach the next season, Blanton’s freshman year. Blanton won three state championships, lost one match and finished fifth in the NCAA tournament at 174 pounds last year. Blanton still values Wojcik’s input.

“He’s probably the most motivating coach I’ve ever had in my life,” Blanton said.

“I plan on being around the sport of wrestling the rest of my life and I’ll pick his brain and find out how he did such a good job pushing my buttons.”

• Joe Stevenson is a senior sports writer for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached by email at joestevenson@shawmedia.com.

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Sabres’ full-court pressure problematic for Trojans • TROJANS Continued from page C1 C-G opened the game on an 8-2 run before Sabres coach George Rosner called a timeout with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter. After the timeout the Sabres started to play an aggressive full-court press defense that created problems for the Trojans’ ball-handlers.

“The pressure changed my scheme a little bit on offense,” Saffert said. “I had to get Olivia up there to handle the ball, which threw some things off.”

As the first half ended, C-G had committed 13 turnovers but held on to a 23-20 lead because of a stiff defense that was playing without its star defender in Joslyn Nicholson.

Nicholson played a little more than four minutes in the first half before she was removed after picking up two early fouls. Abby Glaysher and Kylie Smith held the Sabres’ scorers in check while Nicholson watched from the bench.

“It certainly changed us a little bit because she is just a threat on the court,” Saf-

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Cary-Grove sophomore Katie Barker brings the ball up court while being pressured by Streamwood defender Kimberly Jimenez in the first quarter of a Class 4A Rockford East Sectional semifinal Monday night in Rockford. The Trojans lost, 45-44. fert said. “Sure it would have helped, but we have been able to make adjustments all season long, and those players stepped up for us.”

When the third quarter began, Nicholson – who had eight points – made her presence known right away. She stole the ball and ran the

floor, turning the steal into two quick points. She then assisted Jakubicek twice to get the team rolling to a 29-20 lead before the turnover began again.

“I think it was part of the atmosphere and all of the emotion in the gym that caused us to play like that,” said Jakubicek, who scored a team-high 15 points. “We lost our heads a lot and we lost the ball a lot because of it. We just lost control.”

Even though the amount of turnovers were glaring, the Trojans got back in it after a few good plays from Streamwood’s Jessica Cerda. Cerda, a Chicago State commit, hit a 3-pointer followed by layup to take a 43-38 lead. But after Glaysher’s back-to-back jumpers, the Trojans only trailed by one with less than a minute to play.

“We knew we had to shut down Jakubicek because she is such a great player,” Cerda said. “We knew she was going to attack, so we put out faster player, Deja Moore, on her hoping that she wouldn’t beat us and hoping that we could just hang on to the lead.”

Giants feed off Jandron • GIANTS Continued from page C1 The play of both teams in the first quarter gave implications that it would be a physically contested matchup. Giants senior Ian Johnson said the team fed off the energy of their coach early in the game.

“The louder he is and the more vocal he is, it just gives us more motivation because we know there’s more heart there,” said Johnson, who finished with 12 points.

The Lions entered the Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com fourth quarter with a 35-29 Alden-Hebron’s Cody Nelson dribbles past a Westminster Christian de- lead and went on an 8-0 run fender in the second half of the Class 1A Westminster Christian Regional midway through the final pefirst-round game Monday night in Elgin. Alden-Hebron lost, 52-41. riod to seal the outcome. That

“The louder he is and the more vocal he is, it just gives us more motivation because we know there’s more heart there.”

Ian Johnson A-H senior, on coach Dale Jandron run, along with strong freethrow shooting, assured the Lions they would advance.

“We just wanted to power it inside,” Lions junior guard Kyle Fritz said. “[Alden-Hebron] played really aggressive, so we were hoping to get to the free-throw line a lot.”

8INSIDE BOYS BASKETBALL McHenry assistant athletic Athlete of the Week

director Barry Burmeister said in the case of ties where the teams AMANZE EGEKEZE split their division games, a coin Huntley, jr. flip would decide which team reEgekeze, a 6-foot-7 forward, helped the Red Raiders to victories ceived the higher place for Friday’s games. However, if two teams had over Jacobs and Cary-Grove for played previously in a crossover, their third he might arrange it so teams that consecutive Fox had not played this season would Valley Conferface one another. ence Valley Division title.

This week’s top The Raiders’ NCAA Division games I recruit scored all nine of his points in the second Johnsburg vs. Crystal Lake Central half of a 54-26 win against Jacobs 7 p.m. today, at Central’s on Tuesday. He also had gameFieldhouse highs of nine rebounds and five Central needs a victory for at blocked shots. Four of those least a share of the FVC Fox Diviblocks came in the third quarter. sion title. The Tigers had a tough Egekeze scored 24 points on week with two trips to Grayslake.

Friday to lead Huntley past C-G, They lost to last-place Grayslake 42-27. He was 7 of 7 on free Central on Tuesday, then needed throws in that game. a last-minute basket from Brad Egekeze has offers from DePaul, Knoeppel on Friday to edge GrayIndiana State, Loyola, Toledo slake North, 55-54. and Wright State. Dartmouth of the Ivy League, which does not Woodstock North vs. Hampshire give athletic scholarships, also is 7 p.m. today, at Hampshire interested.

Hampshire is tied with Crystal Lake Central with one remaining division game.

Noteworthy Placement games: Here is what is known about Friday’s FVC crossover placement games: Huntley will be first in the FVC Valley, while in the Fox, Woodstock will be third, Johnsburg will be fourth and Grayslake Central will be seventh.

After that, there still is plenty to be decided in today’s last round of division games.

If Fox co-leaders Crystal Lake Central and Hampshire win, Central plays at Huntley on Friday in the battle of first-place teams because the Tigers beat Hampshire twice.

If Prairie Ridge and Crystal Lake South, tied for fourth in the Valley, both win, Prairie Ridge gets the fourth-place slot because it beat South twice.

FVC crossover placement games, 7 p.m. Friday First place: CL Central or Hampshire at Huntley.

Second place: CL Central or Hampshire at Dundee-Crown or Jacobs.

Third place: Woodstock at Dundee-Crown or Jacobs.

Fourth place: Johnsburg at Prairie Ridge or Crystal Lake South.

Fifth place: Grayslake North or Woodstock North at Prairie Ridge or Crystal Lake South.

Sixth place: Grayslake North or Woodstock North at Cary-Grove or McHenry.

Seventh place: Grayslake Central or Woodstock North at Cary-Grove or McHenry.

– Joe Stevenson

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JERRY BUSS: 1933-2013

Lakers’ flamboyant owner, dies at 80 Team won 10 titles since Buss bought organization 34 years ago

By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press Jerry Buss built a glittering life at the intersection of sports and Hollywood.

After growing up in poverty in Wyoming, he earned success in academia, aerospace and real estate before discovering his favorite vocation when he bought the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979. While Buss wrote the checks and fostered partnerships with two generations of basketball greats, the Lakers won 10 NBA titles and became a glamorous global brand.

With a scientist’s analytical skills, a playboy’s flair, a businessman’s money-making savvy and a die-hard hoops fan’s heart, Buss fashioned the Lakers into a remarkable sports entity. They became a nightly

happening, often defined by just one word coined by Buss: Showtime.

“His impact is felt worldwide,” said Kobe Bryant, who has spent nearly half his life working for Buss.

Buss, who shepherded his NBA team from the Showtime dynasty of the 1980s to the current Bryant era while becoming one of the most important and successful owners in pro sports, died Monday. He was 80.

“Think about the impact that he’s had on the game and the decisions he’s made, and the brand of basketball he brought here with Showtime and the impact that had on the sport as a whole,” Bryant said a few days ago. “Those vibrations were felt to a kid all the way in Italy who was 6 years old, before basketball was even global.”

dul-Jabbar and James Worthy to Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard.

Few owners in sports history can approach Buss’ accomplishments with the Lakers, who made the NBA Finals 16 times during his nearly 34 years in charge, winning 10 titles between 1980 and 2010.

Whatever the Lakers did under Buss’ watch, they did it big – with marquee players, eyepopping style and a relentless pursuit of success with little regard to its financial cost.

“His incredible commitment and desire to build a AP file photo championship-caliber team Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss smiles at the Playmate of the that could sustain success over Year luncheon at the Playboy Mansion on May 8, 2008, in Los Angeles. a long period of time has been Buss, the Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to unmatched,” said Jerry West, Buss’ longtime general manag10 championships, has died. He was 80. er and now a consultant with Under Buss’ leadership, the geles. Buss acquired, nurtured the Golden State Warriors. star-studded, trophy-winning and befriended a staggering “With all of his achievements, Lakers became Southern Cali- array of talented players and Jerry was without a doubt one fornia’s most beloved sports basketball minds during his of the most humble men I’ve franchise and a signature cul- Hall of Fame tenure, from ever been around. His vision tural representation of Los An- Magic Johnson, Kareem Ab- was second to none; he wanted

an NBA franchise brand that represented the very best and went to every extreme to accomplish his goals.”

Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant and longtime friend. Buss had been hospitalized for most of the past 18 months while undergoing cancer treatment, but the cause of death was kidney failure, Steiner said.

“When someone as celebrated and charismatic as Jerry Buss dies, we are reminded of two things,” said Abdul-Jabbar, the leading scorer in NBA history. “First, just how much one person with vision and strength of will can accomplish. Second, how fragile each of us is, regardless of how powerful we were.

Those two things combine to inspire us to reach for the stars, but also to remain with our feet firmly on the ground among our loved ones. ... The man may be gone, but he has made us all better people for knowing him.”

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As play resumes, Lakers in funk and Heat on top

Indiana stays No. 1

Trade deadline is Thursday

By BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press HOUSTON – Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers turned their attention Monday from bad basketball and trade talk to more somber matters.

The death of Jerry Buss, their longtime owner, was a blow for a franchise that was so often in championship chase under his leadership.

With Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, and finally Bryant and Pau Gasol, the Lakers won 10 titles under since Buss became owner in 1979.

The Bryant-Gasol-Dwight Howard-Steve Nash combination wasn’t working nearly as well.

The Lakers are 25-29, in 10th place Kobe Bryant in the Western Conference, miles behind the Clippers in their division and their own building, and out of the playoff race. Gasol is hurt and Howard has been unhappy, leading to speculation he could be dealt before Thursday’s trade deadline even though the Lakers have said otherwise.

Yet Bryant spoke confidently of a turnaround Sunday after the All-Star game, just hours before Buss’ death at 80.

“I think we’ve been playing pretty well coming into the break,” Bryant said. “We laid a couple of eggs there against the Celtics and the Clippers, but all in all we’ve been playing pretty well, much better than we have been. We just have to continue to improve and we’ll do much better in the second half.”

It starts today, with the Lakers looking to get back on track, the Miami Heat in command in the East and LeBron James in command of everyone.

Bryant blocked James’ shots twice in the final minutes of the West’s 143-138 victory over the East on Sunday in the All-Star game. It was a rare failure for James, who has been sensational all season and whose Heat have hit their stride. Miami ran off seven straight victories going into the break and starting to build a comfortable lead in the conference.

“We just want to play our game,” he said. “We want to continue to get better each and every game. Not waste an opportunity when we get on the floor. Play as a team and if we do that, we’ll be fine.

The Heat overwhelmed the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Thursday in an NBA Finals rematch, improving to just 13-11 on the road. All-Star forward Chris Bosh said Miami is only a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10, believing the Heat still have to put together a string of road victories to prove they really are in championship form.

“Just the fact that we had room to improve, we can play better on the road and we’re still first in the East, that means a lot to us and that means we can get a lot better,” Bosh said.

New York is the closest challenger in the standings, while Indiana and the Bulls already have beaten Miami this season and could become stronger with Danny Granger soon returning to the Pacers and perhaps Derrick Rose coming back to the Bulls at some point.

San Antonio, with the league’s best record, Oklahoma City and the Clippers are the teams in best position to face the Heat if they reach their third straight finals.

The Lakers were considered a candidate, but that was long ago.

The summer acquisitions of Howard and Nash were supposed to get the Lakers right back to the top. But Nash was hurt early and Howard never has fully recovered from back surgery, adding a torn labrum in his right shoulder to his problems.

He has not fit well in Mike D’Antoni’s offense and has acknowledged not always having fun this season. What’s more, he has given the Lakers no guarantee he will return when he becomes a free agent in July. But would they really deal a player who was the NBA’s dominant big man before his injuries?

“I don’t know what they are going to do. But at this point, it doesn’t matter,” Bryant said. “What matters to us is what we do on Wednesday and go from there. That’s the most important thing. That’s my message to the team, is that you can’t worry about the future, you can’t worry about the past. You just have to focus on the present.”

Paul also will be a free agent in July, yet the Clippers have far less reason to think he would bolt. They have built a team that’s been as good as any when healthy, a deep group led

by Paul, the MVP of the AllStar game after finishing with 20 points and 15 assists.

Four games behind the Spurs, the Clippers will have plenty of eyes on them heading in Thursday’s deadline to see if they think there’s a move out there that would solidify them as a championship contender.

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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo yells instructions during the first half of a game against Minnesota on Feb. 6 in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won, 61-50.

Indiana has held on to the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press’ Top 25 for the third straight week.

The Hoosiers received 43 firstplace votes from the 65-member national media panel Monday.

Miami had 20 No. 1 votes and moved up one spot to second. Gonzaga, with the other two first-place votes, climbed two spots to third.

Michigan State rose from eighth to No. 4 and was followed by Florida, Duke, Michigan, Syracuse, Kansas and Louisville.

VCU was the only newcomer to the poll this week. The Rams, who had been out of the rankings the past three weeks, moved in at No. 24.

The only team to fall out of the rankings was Kentucky, which was No. 25 and dropped out after losing Florida and Tennessee last week.

NO. 1 INDIANA AT NO. 4 MICHIGAN ST., 6 P.M. TODAY, ESPN

Top seed could be at stake

By LARRY LAGE The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. – Tom Izzo put it best.

“It doesn’t get any better or bigger than this,” the Michigan State coach said.

Izzo’s fourth-ranked Spartans will host the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers – led by his former assistant and good friend, Tom Crean.

Tonight’s game marks the first time two topfive teams have met at the Breslin Center.

It’s the third matchup of top-four teams in college basketball this season, and the second for Indiana, which beat then topranked Michigan. It’s just the fourth with a pair of Big Ten teams since 1997, according to STATS LLC. First place in the Big Ten – and perhaps top seeding in next month’s NCAA tournament – will be at stake with four games remaining in the regular season after this matchup.

And to add to the hype, former Michigan State great Magic Johnson is scheduled to

work the game as an ESPN analyst.

“What I’m going to preach to my guys is, these are opportunities that 99 percent of America never get to be a part of,” Izzo said.

While Izzo is embracing the significance of the showdown, Crean insisted he won’t even mention what is on the line when he talks to his players.

“It’s another very big game and right now at Indiana, and I’m sure it’s this way at Michigan State, every game is a big game,” Crean said. “Not just because it’s a great league, but because of where you sit in the league and where you sit nationally.

“Our guys have played in quite a few of these types of games and we’ve been in some tough environments. There’s no question that the environments will be incredibly exciting.”

Crean would know, because he was on Izzo’s bench in East Lansing from the 199596 season – Izzo’s first as a head coach – through 1998-99, when the Spartans went to their first of three straight Final Fours.

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No. 25 Irish rally past Pitt PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jerian Grant and Jack Cooley scored 13 points each and No. 25 Notre Dame overcome a horrendous shooting start and beat No. 20 Pittsburgh, 5142, on Monday night.

The Irish (21-6, 9-5 Big East) missed 18 of their first 19 shots and trailed 19-3 as late as 13:54 into the game.

However, they rallied to take the lead in the second half and defeated the Panthers (20-7, 8-6) going away.

No. 14 Kansas St. 71, West Virginia 61: At Manhattan, Kan., Will Spradling scored 19 points and No. 14 Kansas State (21-5, 10-3 Big 12) used a big first-half run to beat West Virginia, ruining the return of Mountaineers (13-13, 6-7) coach Bob Huggins to the school he helped rebuild.

Win over Mendes would propel Guida into upper echelon • GUIDA Continued from page C1 “He’s just an inspiration,” said senior 126-pounder Jordan Laster, who finished as the state runner-up. “He gets us really fired up and he gives us that extra push and he tries to go really deep and give us what we need to get us through (the match).

“Just seeing his work ethic and his hard work just comes to us, and after we see him and his success (in UFC) we want to be successful.”

The journey downstate comes at a perfect time for Guida, who will face former No. 1 featherweight championship contender Chad Mendes at UFC Fox on 7 April 20. A win over Mendes would propel the Round Lake native into the upper echelon of the 145-pound division, keeping him on pace for the division championship.

After beating Hatsu Hioki at the United Center, Guida thanked Montini wrestlers for keeping him motivated during his prefight training. The Broncos have won five straight Class 2A state championships and 10 in the program’s history.

“You look at these kids and you see that look in their eye – that fire,” Guida said. “You see the transformation they’ve made from the beginning of the year and you see how they’ve improved and to see a different mindset, it’s pretty incredible.”

In Mendes, Guida faces a fighter who like himself has an extensive wrestling background. Mendes, who wrestled at Cal Poly, was the 2008 NCAA runner-up at 141 pounds as a senior. But Guida also knows Mendes, ranked as the world’s No. 3 featherweight according to Sherdog.com, provides a big challenge.

Mendes has registered first-round knockouts in his

previous two fights after losing his first professional fight to featherweight champion Jose Aldo in 2012. Guida realizes that after picking up what many considered a controversial split decision against Hioki that a win against Mendes could push him up the ranks of the featherweight division.

“Obviously a big win over Chad puts me right there in the top three,” Guida said.

“That will come out on fight night, but until then, we’re just staying focused and doing the work in the gym.”

For now, Guida will allow time volunteering at Montini, which faces Crystal Lake Central in tonight’s 3A team sectionals at Antioch.

For Montini coach Israel Martinez, having Guida along for the ride not only provides motivation for his wrestlers, but an example. Martinez sees a competitor who might not have the same talent level that many of his opponents have,

but that has found a way to channel what he does have and use it to his advantage.

“He really trains hard, really focuses on his opponent and does everything he can outside of the gym, he watches film and he does everything the right way,” Martinez said.

Martinez values the way Guida has become emotionally invested with his wrestlers as they chase after another state championship. Not only does the experience give Guida the chance to experience something he missed out, but it also gives him a glimpse of what he could achieve leading a program of his own in the future.

“I’m (working with Montini) obviously to help the kids, but maybe, in disguise, it’s to help my skill set, too,” Guida said. “As you teach and as you instruct, you become better with your own skill set and you learn more just from being back in the wrestling room on a consistent basis.”

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CLASS 4A PLAYOFFS Rockford East Sectional Monday Game 1: Streamwood 45, Cary-Grove 44 Today Game 2: Harlem vs. Huntley, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Game 3: Streamwood vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

STREAMWOOD 45, CARY-GROVE 44 STREAMWOOD (45) Delao 3-0-0-6, Moore 4-5-7-13, Cerda 7-6-8-22, McGlone 2-0-0-4. Totals: 1611-15-45.

CARY-GROVE (44) Barker 2-2-5-7, Nicholson 4-0-0-8, Leisten 2-0-0-4, Jakubicek 7-1-4-15, Glaysher 4-0-0-8, Smith 1-0-0-2. Totals: 20-3-9-44.

Streamwood Cary-Grove

10 10 12 11

7 18 - 45 8 13 - 44

Three-point goals: Streamwood 2 (Cerda 2), Cary-Grove 1 (Barker). Total fouls: Streamwood 14, Cary-Grove 14.

CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS Genoa-Kingston Sectional Monday Game 1: Sterling 60, Rockford Lutheran 54 Today Game 2: Burlington Central vs. Marian Central, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Game 3: Sterling vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS 1A PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Westminster Christian Regional Monday Game 1: Harvest Christian 52, AldenHebron 41 Today Game 2: Mooseheart (2) vs. Faith Lutheran (7), 6 p.m.

Game 3: Westminster Christian (3) vs.

Elgin Academy (6), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Game 4: Hinckley-Big Rock (1) vs.

Harvest Christian (4), 6 p.m.

Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7:30 p.m.

Friday Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, championship, 7:30 p.m.

HARVEST CHRISTIAN 52 ALDEN-HEBRON 41 CLASS 3A PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Woodstock North Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Marian Central (4) vs. Harvard (5), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 2: Woodstock (1) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: Woodstock North (2) vs.

Marengo (3), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, championship, 7:30 p.m.

Burlington Central Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Burlington Central (4) vs.

Genoa-Kingston (5), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 2: Hampshire (1) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: Sycamore (2) vs. Rochelle (3), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, championship, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Senn Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Elmwood Park (13) vs. Chicago Senn (17), 6 p.m.

Game 2: Richmond-Burton (12) vs.

Chicago Aspira Charter (21), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 3: Chicago Gordon Tech (4) vs.

Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: Chicago Uplift (5) vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, championship, 7:30 p.m.

Ridgewood Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Chicago Kelvyn Park (14) vs. Chicago Noble Street Charter (20), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 2: Ridgewood (3) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 3: Mundelein (6) vs. Johnsburg (11), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, championship, 7:30 p.m.

CLASS 4A PLAYOFF PAIRINGS Jacobs Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Cary-Grove (4) vs. Crystal Lake South (5), 6 p.m.

Garme 2: Jacobs (3) vs. Prairie Ridge (6), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 3: Crystal Lake Central (1) vs.

Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: Dundee-Crown (2) vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, championship, 7:30 p.m.

Rockford East Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Belvidere North (4) vs. DeKalb (5), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 2: Jefferson (1) vs. Winner Game 1, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27 Game 3: Rockford East (2) vs. Huntley (3), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 4: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, championship, 7:30 p.m.

Deerfield Regional Monday, Feb. 25 Game 1: Deerfield (16) vs. McHenry (18), 6 p.m.

Game 2: Palatine (10) vs. Round Lake (17), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Game 3: Zion-Benton (2) vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 4: Fremd (7) vs. Winner Game 2, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 1 Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, championship, 7:30 p.m.

WRESTLING DUAL TEAM STATE TOURNAMENT CLASS 2A Antioch Sectional Today Match 1: CL Central vs. Montini, 6 p.m.

Match 2: Chicago Amundsen vs.

Antioch, 6 p.m.

CLASS 1A Byron Sectional Today Match 1: Rock Falls vs. Dakota, 6 p.m.

Match 2: Harvard vs. Mercer County, 6 p.m.

SCHEDULE TODAY Boys basketball: Woodstock North at Hampshire, Crystal Lake South at Jacobs, Johnsburg at Crystal Lake Central, McHenry at Prairie Ridge, Dundee-Crown at Cary-Grove, Marengo at RichmondBurton, Genoa-Kingston at Harvard, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Boys basketball: Carmel at Marian Central, 6:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 32 21 .604 Bulls 30 22 .577 Milwaukee 26 25 .510 Detroit 21 33 .389 Cleveland 16 37 .302 Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 32 18 .640 Brooklyn 31 22 .585 Boston 28 24 .538 Philadelphia 22 29 .431 Toronto 21 32 .396 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 36 14 .720 Atlanta 29 22 .569 Washington 15 36 .294 Orlando 15 37 .288 Charlotte 12 40 .231 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 42 12 .778 Memphis 33 18 .647 Houston 29 26 .527 Dallas 23 29 .442 New Orleans 19 34 .358 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 39 14 .736 Denver 33 21 .611 Utah 30 24 .556 Portland 25 28 .472 Minnesota 19 31 .380 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 39 17 .696 Golden State 30 22 .577 L.A. Lakers 25 29 .463 Sacramento 19 35 .352 Phoenix 17 36 .321

GB — 1½ 5 11½ 16 GB — 2½ 5 10½ 12½ GB — 7½ 21½ 22 25 GB — 7½ 13½ 18 22½ GB — 6½ 9½ 14 18½ GB — 7 13 19 20½

Monday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games Bulls at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at Denver, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Scoring Average G FG FT PTS 53 498 449 1548 43 426 260 1230 50 521 251 1365 54 514 330 1449 53 412 455 1383 42 362 179 985 53 420 290 1197 48 353 152 1007 46 363 223 964 51 437 192 1067 51 419 200 1060 47 364 117 894 51 399 172 970 46 346 181 873 51 339 160 945 54 400 197 1000 52 319 228 960 51 355 187 938 53 343 167 969 52 333 161 929 49 335 152 868 47 328 167 832 52 331 139 916 53 343 222 931 53 401 126 930 48 348 97 833 49 318 210 848 52 366 160 895 51 285 202 875 52 328 171 892 53 329 87 904 53 339 114 901

AVG 29.2 28.6 27.3 26.8 26.1 23.5 22.6 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.8 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.4 18.3 17.9 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.0

Howard, LAL Randolph, MEM Asik, HOU Vucevic, ORL Noah, Bulls Chandler, NYK Lee, GOL Hickson, POR Cousins, SAC Horford, ATL Monroe, DET Faried, DEN Jefferson, UTA Boozer, Bulls Evans, Bro Thompson, CLE Pekovic, MIN Aldridge, POR Gortat, PHX Griffin, LAC

REBOUNDS PER GAME G OFF DEF TOT 48 157 408 565 49 208 357 565 55 183 451 634 52 183 414 597 48 186 359 545 50 224 333 557 51 145 407 552 52 180 353 533 49 159 330 489 48 123 346 469 54 159 366 525 54 188 334 522 53 110 392 502 49 114 343 457 52 145 335 480 53 202 279 481 43 161 220 381 51 118 333 451 53 113 348 461 54 122 347 469

AVG 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7

ASSISTS PER GAME G AST Rondo, BOS 38 420 Paul, LAC 44 422 Vasquez, NOR 53 499 Holiday, PHL 47 418 Westbrook, OKC 53 427 Parker, SAN 51 390 Williams, Bro 50 379 Nelson, ORL 41 304 Calderon, DET 51 375 Lawson, DEN 53 374 Teague, ATL 51 354 James, MIA 50 346 Curry, GOL 48 316 Lillard, POR 53 342 Dragic, PHX 51 324

AVG 11.1 9.6 9.4 8.9 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.4

Durant, OKC Anthony, NYK James, MIA Bryant, LAL Harden, HOU Irving, CLE Westbrook, OKC Curry, GOL Wade, MIA Aldridge, POR Parker, SAN Holiday, PHL Lee, GOL Lopez, Bro Jennings, MIL Griffin, LAC Pierce, BOS Ellis, MIL Lillard, POR Mayo, DAL Gay, TOR Bosh, MIA George, IND DeRozan, TOR Jefferson, UTA Smith, ATL Cousins, SAC West, IND Gallinari, DEN Walker, CHA Anderson, NOR Johnson, Bro

STEALS PER GAME G STL Paul, LAC 44 114 Conley, MEM 49 109 Westbrook, OKC 53 103 Jennings, MIL 51 99 Lin, HOU 55 105 Ellis, MIL 51 96 Harden, HOU 53 99 Walker, CHA 52 97 George, IND 52 93 World Peace, LAL 53 91 Kidd, NYK 45 77 James, MIA 50 83

AVG 2.59 2.22 1.94 1.94 1.91 1.88 1.87 1.87 1.79 1.72 1.71 1.66

BLOCKED SHOTS PER GAME G BLK AVG 45 142 3.16 51 149 2.92 44 121 2.75 53 141 2.66 48 112 2.33 46 100 2.17 48 103 2.15 48 97 2.02 51 100 1.96 40 75 1.88

Sanders, MIL Ibaka, OKC Duncan, SAN Hibbert, IND Howard, LAL Lopez, Bro Smith, ATL Noah, Bulls McGee, DEN Davis, NOR

MEN’S COLLEGE AP TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: 1. Indiana (43) 2. Miami (20) 3. Gonzaga (2) 4. Michigan St.

Record 23-3 21-3 25-2 22-4

Pts Prv 1,597 1 1,571 3 1,428 5 1,416 8

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5. Florida 6. Duke 7. Michigan 8. Syracuse 9. Kansas 10. Louisville 11. Georgetown 12. Arizona 13. Kansas St. 14. Oklahoma St. 15. Butler 16. New Mexico 17. Marquette 18. Ohio St. 19. Wisconsin 20. Pittsburgh 21. Memphis 22. Colorado St. 23. Oregon 24. VCU 25. Notre Dame

21-3 22-3 22-4 21-4 21-4 21-5 19-4 21-4 20-5 19-5 21-5 22-4 18-6 18-7 18-8 20-6 22-3 21-4 21-5 21-5 20-6

1,387 1,308 1,264 1,125 1,077 1,011 952 924 848 786 659 654 524 458 406 370 362 307 216 123 79

7 2 4 6 14 12 15 9 10 17 11 19 18 13 20 16 22 24 23 — 21

Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 58, Minnesota 52, Louisiana Tech 48, Illinois 46, Cincinnati 20, NC State 20, Akron 16, Missouri 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Maryland 2, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 2, Creighton 1, Wichita St. 1.

AP TOP 25 FARED Monday 1. Indiana (23-3) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Michigan State, Today.

2. Miami (21-3) did not play. Next: vs.

Virginia, Today.

3. Gonzaga (25-2) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Wednesday.

4. Michigan State (22-4) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 1 Indiana, Today.

5. Florida (21-3) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Today.

6. Duke (22-3) did not play. Next: at Virginia Tech, Thursday.

7. Michigan (22-4) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois, Sunday.

8. Syracuse (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Wednesday.

9. Kansas (21-4) did not play. Next: at No. 14 Oklahoma State, Wednesday.

10. Louisville (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday.

11. Georgetown (19-4) did not play.

Next: vs. DePaul, Wednesday.

12. Arizona (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. Washington, Wednesday.

13. Kansas State (21-5) beat West Virginia 71-61. Next: at Texas, Saturday.

14. Oklahoma State (19-5) did not play.

Next: vs. No. 9 Kansas, Wednesday.

15. Butler (21-5) did not play. Next: vs.

Duquesne, Today.

16. New Mexico (22-4) did not play.

Next: at No. 22 Colorado State, Saturday.

17. Marquette (18-6) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Today.

18. Ohio State (18-7) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota, Wednesday.

19. Wisconsin (18-8) did not play. Next: at Northwestern, Wednesday.

20. Pittsburgh (20-7) lost to No. 25 Notre Dame 51-42. Next: at St. John’s, Sunday.

21. Memphis (22-3) did not play. Next: vs. Houston, Wednesday.

22. Colorado State (21-4) did not play.

Next: at UNLV, Wednesday.

23. Oregon (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. California, Thursday.

24. VCU (17-8) did not play. Next: at Saint Louis, Today.

25. Notre Dame (21-6) beat No. 20 Pittsburgh 51-42. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Sunday.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE AP TOP 25 POLL The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: 1. Baylor (38) 2. Notre Dame 3. UConn (2) 4. Stanford 5. Duke 6. California 7. Penn St. 8. Kentucky 8. Maryland 10. Texas A&M 11. Tennessee 12. Louisville 13. Georgia 14. Dayton 15. South Carolina 16. North Carolina 17. UCLA 18. Delaware 19. Florida St. 20. Colorado 21. Syracuse 22. Purdue 23. Oklahoma St. 24. Nebraska 25. Green Bay

Record 24-1 24-1 24-1 24-2 24-1 23-2 21-3 22-3 21-4 20-5 20-5 21-5 21-4 21-1 21-5 23-4 19-6 22-3 20-5 20-5 21-3 19-6 18-6 19-6 21-2

Pts 998 955 927 868 843 805 724 698 698 622 599 540 530 448 412 383 372 295 267 253 196 151 103 81 65

Prv 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 11 12 10 13 17 16 14 15 20 19 21 23 18 25 — —

Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 64, Michigan 36, Oklahoma 29, Toledo 15, Washington 7, West Virginia 5, SMU 4, LSU 3, San Diego St. 3, Michigan St. 1.

AP TOP 25 FARED Monday 1. Baylor (25-1) beat No. 3 UConn 7670. Next: vs. Texas, Saturday.

2. Notre Dame (24-1) did not play.

Next: at DePaul, Sunday.

3. UConn (24-2) lost to No. 1 Baylor 7670. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday.

4. Stanford (24-2) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon State, Friday.

5. Duke (24-1) did not play. Next: vs.

No. 19 Florida State, Friday.

6. California (23-2) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Friday.

7. Penn State (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. Illinois, Wednesday.

8. Kentucky (23-3) beat No. 10 Texas A&M 70-66. Next: at LSU, Sunday.

8. Maryland (21-4) did not play. Next: at Boston College, Thursday.

10. Texas A&M (20-6) lost to No. 8 Kentucky 70-66. Next: vs. Mississippi, Thursday.

11. Tennessee (20-5) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Thursday.

12. Louisville (21-5) did not play. Next: vs. South Florida, Wednesday.

13. Georgia (21-4) did not play. Next: vs. Arkansas, Thursday.

14. Dayton (22-1) beat Duquesne 58-57.

Next: at St. Bonaventure, Thursday.

15. South Carolina (21-5) did not play.

Next: vs. Mississippi State, Sunday.

16. North Carolina (23-4) did not play.

Next: at Virginia Tech, Friday.

17. UCLA (19-6) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Today.

18. Delaware (22-3) did not play. Next: at George Mason, Today.

19. Florida State (20-5) did not play.

Next: at No. 5 Duke, Friday.

20. Colorado (20-5) did not play. Next: vs. Washington State, Friday.

21. Syracuse (21-3) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Today.

22. Purdue (19-6) did not play. Next: at Indiana, Wednesday.

23. Oklahoma State (18-6) did not play.

Next: at TCU, Wednesday.

24. Nebraska (19-6) did not play. Next: at Michigan, Thursday.

25. Green Bay (21-2) did not play. Next: vs. Valparaiso, Saturday.

TEAM

NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 15 12 0 3 27 51 Nashville 16 7 4 5 19 35 St. Louis 15 9 5 1 19 52 Detroit 15 7 6 2 16 40 Columbus 15 4 9 2 10 34 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 14 8 3 3 19 41 Minnesota 15 7 6 2 16 33 Edmonton 14 6 5 3 15 35 Calgary 14 5 6 3 13 39 Colorado 14 6 7 1 13 37 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF Anaheim 14 11 2 1 23 50 Phoenix 16 8 6 2 18 44 Dallas 16 8 7 1 17 41 San Jose 14 7 4 3 17 37 Los Angeles 13 5 6 2 12 30 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF New Jersey 16 9 3 4 22 42 Pittsburgh 16 11 5 0 22 52 N.Y. Rangers 14 8 5 1 17 38 Philadelphia 17 7 9 1 15 45 N.Y. Islanders 15 6 8 1 13 45 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 15 10 4 1 21 43 Boston 13 9 2 2 20 37 Toronto 16 10 6 0 20 46 Ottawa 16 8 6 2 18 37 Buffalo 16 6 9 1 13 46 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF Carolina 14 8 5 1 17 41 Tampa Bay 14 7 6 1 15 55 Florida 15 4 7 4 12 35 Washington 15 5 9 1 11 41 Winnipeg 14 5 8 1 11 35

GA 34 31 36 31 54 GA 40 45 56 51 46

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1, SO Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 0 Colorado 6, Nashville 5 Montreal 3, Carolina 0 Toronto 3, Florida 0 Phoenix 4, Calgary 0 Columbus at Anaheim (n) Today’s Games Vancouver at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.

BLACKHAWKS SCHEDULE 19 22 24 25 28

February VANCOUVER SAN JOSE COLUMBUS EDMONTON at St. Louis

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 3 5 6 8 10 14 16 18 20 25 26 29 31

March COLUMBUS at Detroit MINNESOTA COLORADO at Colorado EDMONTON at Columbus at Dallas at Colorado at Anaheim LOS ANGELES CALGARY ANAHEIM at Detroit

7:30 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

8 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

8 p.m.

9 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

1 4 6 7 9 12 14 15 19 20 22 24 26 27

April NASHVILLE St. Louis at Nashville NASHVILLE at Minnesota DETROIT at St. Louis DALLAS NASHVILLE PHOENIX at Vancouver at Edmonton CALGARY at St. Louis

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

2 p.m.

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

11:30 a.m.

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

9 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

7 p.m.

AHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 29 16 2 2 62 159 Wolves 24 16 4 3 55 130 Milwaukee 23 20 3 3 52 128 Peoria 22 21 4 3 51 129 Rockford 24 25 1 1 50 155 North Division W L OL SL Pts GF Abbotsford 26 20 3 4 59 118 Rochester 27 18 2 1 57 164 Toronto 26 17 2 3 57 153 Lake Erie 24 20 2 6 56 149 Hamilton 19 25 1 5 44 108 South Division W L OL SL Pts GF Texas 30 13 4 4 68 147 Charlotte 30 17 2 3 65 163 Houston 27 19 4 3 61 142 Oklahoma City 23 19 2 5 53 154 San Antonio 23 23 1 4 51 131 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OL SL Pts GF Providence 30 17 0 3 63 140 Portland 30 18 1 1 62 147 Worcester 23 20 1 5 52 121 Manchester 22 24 2 3 49 141 St. John’s 22 28 1 2 47 123 East Division W L OL SL Pts GF Syracuse 30 14 2 4 66 175 Binghamton 30 15 1 4 65 151 Wilkes-Barre 26 22 2 1 55 121 Hershey 24 20 3 4 55 129 Norfolk 22 24 3 1 48 120 Northeast Division W L OL SL Pts GF Springfield 29 12 4 3 65 158 Connecticut 25 21 4 2 56 153 Bridgeport 22 21 3 3 50 150 Albany 20 19 1 9 50 127 Adirondack 20 25 2 1 43 118

GA 135 128 142 154 158 GA 122 140 128 157 155 GA 127 134 139 164 141 GA 132 143 138 140 162 GA 138 125 120 123 143 GA 115 156 164 141 140

NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Monday’s Games Houston 2, Toronto 1, SO Syracuse 5, Albany 3 Rochester 2, Hamilton 0 Today’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games Abbotsford at Wolves, 7 p.m.

St. John’s at Connecticut, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

Texas at Rochester, 6:05 p.m.

Rockford at Peoria, 7:05 p.m.

CARY CRUSH SEEKS PLAYERS Cary Crush Fastpitch Softball has openings for 14U pitchers, catchers, infielders, and outfielders. More information can be found at www.CaryCrush.org or by contacting Jim Rathe at 847-8005739 or jrathe03@gmail.com.

MCHENRY PARKS AND REC MEN’S 12” SOFTBALL LEAGUE The McHenry Parks and Recreation Men’s 12” softball registration began Monday for teams comprised of 80 percent of the players residing within the corporate city limits of McHenry.

The fee is $575 per team. Registration begins Thursday for out of district teams.

The fee is $675 per team. All fees and a completed roster must be turned in at the time of registration. Checks will be deposited immediately. The Men’s 12” Softball League consists of a 14 game schedule and playoff tournament; awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for league and 1st and 2nd for playoffs; season starts the week of Monday, April 22. Games are played at Knox Park on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.

Call the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department at 815-363-2160 or check our website at www.ci.mchenry.il.us for more information. The leagues fill quickly, so don’t be left out.

MCHENRY PARKS AND REC CO-ED 12” SOFTBALL LEAGUE The McHenry Parks and Recreation co–ed softball registration began Monday for teams comprised of 80 percent of the players residing in the corporate city

limits of McHenry and the fee is $340/ team. Registration begins on Thursday for out of district teams and the fee is $440 per team. All fees and a completed roster must be turned in at the time of registration. The Co–Ed 12” Softball League consists of a seven game schedule and playoff tournament; awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for league and 1st and 2nd for playoffs; season starts in May. Call the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department at 815-363-2160 or check our website at www.ci.mchenry.il.us for more information. The leagues fill quickly, so don’t be left out.

FOOTBALL & CHEER WOODSTOCK THUNDER REGISTRATION Woodstock Youth Football and Cheer will hold early registration for tackle and flag football as well as cheerleading for the 2013 season on Feb. 24 at the Woodstock Recreation Center (820 Lake Ave.) from noon to 3 p.m.

Registration is open to boys ages 7-14 by Sept. 1 for tackle football and girls ages 7-14 by Sept. 1 for cheer. Flag football registration is open to boys and girls ages 5-7 by Sept. 1. Parents that are new to the program should bring a couple of their child’s birth certificate.

Registration for tackle football is $195 and includes a game jersey with the player’s name on it. All players are guaranteed to play, and and multiple children discounts are available at a rate of $170 per additional child. Visa and Mastercard will be accepted, and payment plans are available. Participants must be present for equipment fitting.

Registration for flag football costs $65, and registration for cheer costs $100 and $75 per additional child. A $250

FRIDAY

MIAMI 7 p.m.

TNT AM-1000

at Charlotte 6 p.m.

WCIU AM-1000 SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720 at Peoria 7 p.m.

CN100

ON TAP TODAY MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

TV/Radio

6 p.m.: Indiana at Michigan St., ESPN 6 p.m.: Florida St. at NC State, ESPN2

NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.: Bulls at New Orleans, CSN+, AM-1000

AUTO RACING

NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.: San Jose at St. Louis, NBCSN 7:30 p.m.: Vancouver at Blackhawks, CSN, AM-720

6 p.m.: NASCAR, Whelen Modiied Series, at Daytona Beach, Fla., Speed 7:30 p.m.: NASCAR, K&N Pro Series, at Daytona Beach, Fla., Speed

BETTING ODDS

GOLF PGA TOUR FEDEX CUP LEADERS Through Feb. 17 Rank Player Points Money 1. Brandt Snedeker 1,282 $2,859,920 2. Phil Mickelson 605 $1,232,760 3. Brian Gay 582 $1,089,181 4. John Merrick 565 $1,296,014 5. Dustin Johnson 516 $1,154,125 6. Russell Henley 515 $1,033,080 7. Charles Howell III 508 $991,944 8. Tiger Woods 500 $1,098,000 9. Chris Kirk 480 $990,013 10. Jimmy Walker 427 $812,620 11. Josh Teater 416 $870,934 12. Charlie Beljan 347 $785,800 13. Tim Clark 344 $638,529 14. James Hahn 330 $704,788 15. Scott Piercy 307 $645,592 16. Bill Haas 307 $770,300 17. Steve Stricker 300 $665,000 18. Hunter Mahan 287 $537,965 19. David Lingmerth 283 $526,008 20. Kevin Stadler 276 $533,888 21. Matt Kuchar 262 $487,000 21. Webb Simpson 262 $496,042 23. Robert Garrigus 255 $484,310 24. Fredrik Jacobson 251 $552,825 25. Keegan Bradley 240 $464,793 26. Brian Stuard 231 $389,748 27. John Rollins 222 $304,203 28. Ryan Moore 220 $406,470 29. Billy Horschel 216 $345,492 30. Ted Potter, Jr. 212 $374,223 31. Ryan Palmer 210 $454,248 32. Bryce Molder 206 $336,358 32. Brendon de Jonge 206 $347,564 34. Nick Watney 205 $408,681 35. Charlie Wi 201 $258,048 36. Aaron Baddeley 198 $384,661 37. Cameron Tringale 193 $214,761 38. Rickie Fowler 187 $416,850 39. Luke Guthrie 181 $213,753 40. Jason Day 180 $394,164 41. Scott Stallings 179 $366,800 42. Bubba Watson 179 $415,600 43. Kevin Streelman 178 $236,143 44. Scott Langley 170 $338,515 44. Nicholas Thompson 170 $274,668 46. Brendan Steele 168 $279,907 47. Charl Schwartzel 163 $343,200 48. Sang-Moon Bae 157 $271,822 49. Pat Perez 155 $237,228 50. Justin Hicks 145 $255,215 51. George McNeill 144 $152,960 52. Carl Pettersson 140 $236,040 53. Matt Jones 138 $177,325 54. K.J. Choi 136 $209,984 55. Jeff Overton 134 $234,659 56. Brad Fritsch 133 $208,900 57. Richard H. Lee 132 $268,964 58. Bob Estes 131 $160,635 59. Justin Leonard 130 $119,338 60. Tommy Gainey 128 $238,876 61. Kevin Chappell 127 $215,973 61. Marc Leishman 127 $232,592 63. Matt Every 125 $236,130 64. Vijay Singh 124 $132,775 65. Greg Chalmers 122 $207,007 66. Graham DeLaet 119 $223,824 67. Patrick Reed 118 $234,635 68. Roberto Castro 106 $124,569 68. Stewart Cink 106 $170,003 68. Harris English 106 $197,822 71. Johnson Wagner 103 $158,244 72. James Driscoll 103 $203,389 72. William McGirt 103 $142,565 72. Casey Wittenberg 103 $137,938 75. Ricky Barnes 101 $139,227 75. Charley Hoffman 101 $168,941 77. J.J. Henry 98 $185,115 78. Zach Johnson 98 $139,120 79. John Huh 97 $133,801 80. Brian Harman 96 $84,514 80. Seung-yul Noh 96 $153,545 80. Greg Owen 96 $106,168 83. Jim Furyk 95 $163,805 83. Doug LaBelle II 95 $85,419 85. Jerry Kelly 93 $84,582 85. Bo Van Pelt 93 $130,812 85. Gary Woodland 93 $125,645 88. Erik Compton 92 $127,758 88. Ross Fisher 92 $102,472 90. David Hearn 90 $117,373 91. John Senden 87 $94,344 92. Jonas Blixt 86 $119,076 93. Jason Kokrak 85 $190,988 93. Jeff Maggert 85 $74,152 95. Kevin Na 80 $92,944 96. Stephen Ames 79 $83,067 96. Ben Curtis 79 $116,377 96. Dicky Pride 79 $158,558 99. Padraig Harrington 78 $173,600 100. Ian Poulter 78 $175,000 101. Retief Goosen 76 $188,172 101. Jeff Klauk 76 $102,169 103. Mark Wilson 75 $168,992 104. Bud Cauley 74 $70,373 105. Scott Gardiner 72 $116,374 105. Lee Westwood 72 $84,428 107. Alistair Presnell 71 $73,389 108. Martin Flores 70 $63,535 108. Adam Scott 70 $165,000 110. Angel Cabrera 68 $63,584 110. Peter Tomasulo 68 $52,256 112. Lucas Glover 66 $53,332 112. Tag Ridings 66 $106,982 114. Ben Crane 63 $136,400 114. Steve Marino 63 $106,646 116. Ernie Els 58 $127,600 116. Sergio Garcia 58 $127,600 116. David Lynn 58 $49,771 116. John Mallinger 58 $75,169 120. Tim Herron 55 $56,092 120. Chez Reavie 55 $74,715 122. Luke Donald 53 $99,000 122. Sean O’Hair 53 $94,250 122. Robert Streb 53 $89,424 125. Troy Matteson 52 $84,165 126. Jason Dufner 51 $87,600 126. Y.E. Yang 51 $85,759 128. Lee Williams 50 $36,221 129. Tom Gillis 48 $48,721 130. Boo Weekley 46 $56,106 131. Kyle Stanley 44 $84,216 132. Ken Duke 43 $35,065

132. Russell Knox 134. Brian Davis 134. Fabian Gomez 134. Hank Kuehne 134. Daniel Summerhays 138. Trevor Immelman 138. Geoff Ogilvy 140. Scott Brown 140. Heath Slocum 142. Colt Knost 143. David Mathis 144. Jason Bohn 145. Ryuji Imada 145. Bill Lunde 145. Rory Sabbatini 148. Chad Campbell 148. Ben Kohles 148. Martin Laird

43 42 42 42 42 40 40 37 37 35 32 30 29 29 29 28 28 28

$47,125 $45,870 $47,040 $34,006 $47,928 $42,033 $35,728 $36,205 $36,205 $43,399 $54,866 $35,116 $24,700 $24,700 $27,398 $31,158 $29,204 $27,055

SCHEDULE Wednesday-Sunday — WGCAccenture Match Play Championship, Ritz-Carlton GC at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz.

LPGA MONEY LEADERS Through Feb. 17 Rank Player Trn Money 1. Jiyai Shin 1 $180,000 2. Yani Tseng 1 $109,523 3. Moriya Jutanugarn 1 $70,456 3. Beatriz Recari 1 $70,456 5. Carlota Ciganda 1 $44,972 6. Katherine Hull-Kirk 1 $28,632 6. Catriona Matthew 1 $28,632 6. Thidapa Suwannapura 1 $28,632 6. Mariajo Uribe 1 $28,632 10. Anna Nordqvist 1 $21,736 11. Dewi Claire Schreefel 1 $19,667 12. Christel Boeljon 1 $17,429 12. Stacy Lewis 1 $17,429 12. Sarah Jane Smith 1 $17,429 15. Jessica Korda 1 $13,138 15. Rebecca Lee-Bentham 1 $13,138 15. Brittany Lincicome 1 $13,138 15. Gerina Piller 1 $13,138 15. Stacy Prammanasudh 1 $13,138 15. Giulia Sergas 1 $13,138 15. Jenny Shin 1 $13,138 15. Jennifer Song 1 $13,138 23. Austin Ernst 1 $9,440 23. Cindy LaCrosse 1 $9,440 23. Belen Mozo 1 $9,440 23. Angela Stanford 1 $9,440 27. Chella Choi 1 $6,436 27. Vicky Hurst 1 $6,436 27. Ilhee Lee 1 $6,436 27. Paola Moreno 1 $6,436 27. Pornanong Phatlum 1 $6,436 27. Lizette Salas 1 $6,436 27. Lexi Thompson 1 $6,436 27. Karrie Webb 1 $6,436 35. Eun-Hee Ji 1 $4,477 35. Danielle Kang 1 $4,477 35. Sarah Kemp 1 $4,477 35. Jane Park 1 $4,477 35. Ayako Uehara 1 $4,477 40. Kathleen Ekey 1 $3,538 40. Julieta Granada 1 $3,538 40. Caroline Hedwall 1 $3,538 40. Karine Icher 1 $3,538 40. Becky Morgan 1 $3,538 40. Brooke Pancake 1 $3,538 40. So Yeon Ryu 1 $3,538 40. Stephanie Sherlock 1 $3,538 48. Maria Hjorth 1 $2,848 48. M.J. Hur 1 $2,848 48. Jennifer Rosales 1 $2,848 48. Alison Walshe 1 $2,848

SCHEDULE Thursday-Sunday — Honda LPGA Thailand, Siam CC (Pattaya Old Course), Chonburi, Thailand

CHAMPIONS TOUR SCHWAB CUP LEADERS Through Feb. 17 Rank Player Points 1. Bernhard Langer 517 2. John Cook 459 3. Rocco Mediate 340 4. David Frost 302 5. Tom Pernice, Jr. 249 6. Mark O’Meara 147 7. Corey Pavin 142 8. Jay Don Blake 141 9. Tom Lehman 128 10. Kenny Perry 124 11. Fred Couples 112 12. Kirk Triplett 87 13. John Huston 82 14. Russ Cochran 72 15. Fred Funk 65 15. Duffy Waldorf 65 17. Jeff Freeman 51 17. Mark Mouland 51 19. Steve Elkington 46 19. Jay Haas 46 19. Hale Irwin 46 19. Tom Kite 46 23. Larry Mize 45 24. Bill Glasson 37 24. Chien-Soon Lu 37

Money $517,000 $459,200 $340,000 $302,000 $249,200 $179,675 $142,450 $192,425 $141,860 $144,000 $111,500 $118,000 $97,050 $104,377 $120,175 $76,389 $51,200 $71,900 $70,357 $78,439 $55,294 $52,550 $52,200 $45,080 $42,740

LIFEGUARDING MCHENRY PARKS AND REC LIFEGUARDING CLASSES The City of McHenry Parks & Recreation Department is offering Lifeguarding classes for ages 15 and over. This 3 week session will be held Friday-Sunday, March 8 – March 24. Classes will be held at the West Campus High School, 4724 W. Crystal Lake Road and McHenry Municipal Center, 333 S. Green Street at various times.

This course will cover training and rescue skills, first aid, CPR and AED. Fee includes the class materials and a pocket mask. All water/dry land skills and written tests must be passed in order to receive certifications.

Registration is required. Space is limited. The fee is $230/city resident or $240/non-city resident. Register online, in person, by mail, or by fax at the McHenry Parks & Recreation Department office, 333 S. Green Street in McHenry.

For more information on specific times call 815-363-2160.

GOLF SENIORS LEAGUE The Chapel Hill Monday Morning Seniors Golf League is inviting men (ages 55 and older) to join its spring league for 2013. For more information, contact Bob Kelly at 847-220-8174.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP BUDWEISER DUEL 1 LINEUP After Sunday qualifying; race Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 196.434 mph.

2. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 195.976.

3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 195.925.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 195.771.

5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 195.767.

6. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 195.584.

7. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 195.508.

8. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 195.495.

9. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 195.24.

10. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 195.207.

11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 195.084.

12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 194.961.

13. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194.742.

14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194.729.

15. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 194.654.

16. (26) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 194.313.

17. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 193.657.

18. (95) Scott Speed, Ford, 193.54.

19. (51) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 193.096.

20. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 192.563.

21. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 190.339.

22. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 190.046.

GLANTZ-CULVER LINE NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Tennessee 7 LSU Wichita St. 2½ at Indiana St. at Butler 20 Duquesne Indiana 1½ at Michigan St. at NC State 9½ Florida St. Marquette 4½ at Seton Hall Texas 6 at TCU at Creighton 16 S. Illinois Valparaiso 3 at Loyola Chicago N. Iowa 6 at Missouri St. at BYU 12½ Utah St. at Saint Louis 2 VCU Florida 4½ at Missouri at Miami 8½ Virginia Maryland 2½ at Boston College North Carolina 2 at Georgia Tech at San Diego St. 12 Wyoming at Nevada 6½ Fresno St. FAVORITE at New Orleans at Washington at Orlando at Brooklyn Memphis at Denver at Utah at Portland San Antonio FAVORITE at Blackhawks at Buffalo at N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay at Ottawa at Nashville at St. Louis Los Angeles

NBA LINE 1½ 3½ 6 6 3 7 4 5 8½

UNDERDOG Bulls Toronto Charlotte Milwaukee at Detroit Boston Golden State Phoenix at Sacramento

NHL LINE UNDERDOG -140 Vancouver -150 Winnipeg -155 Montreal -150 Toronto -130 N.Y. Islanders -135 Detroit -155 San Jose -130 at Edmonton

LINE +120 +130 +135 +130 +110 +115 +135 +110

TRANSACTIONS PROS BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES-Agreed to terms with RHP Darren O’Day on a twoyear contract.

DETROIT TIGERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Luke Putkonen, RHP Bruce Rondon, LHP Duane Below, LHP Darin Downs, LHP Kyle Lobstein, C Ramon Cabrera and INF Jeff Kobernus on one-year contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms with RHP Wilmer Font, RHP Roman Mendez, RHP Alexi Ogando, LHP Joe Ortiz, LHP Martin Perez, RHP Tanner Scheppers, RHP Matt West, RHP Coty Woods, INF Leury Garcia, INF Mitch Moreland and INF Jurickson Profar on one-year contracts.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Acquired OF Tony Campana from the Cubs for RHP Jesus Castillo and RHP Erick Leal. Placed RHP Daniel Hudson on the 60-day DL. American Association AMARILLO SOX-Signed RHP Thomas Hoenshell and RHP Max Whieldon.

EL PASO DIABLOS-Traded INF Jordan Marks to Schaumburg for LHP Adam Tollefson.

Frontier League FLORENCE FREEDOM-Signed RHP Jose Velazquez to a contract extension.

JOLIET SLAMMERS-Signed OF David Christensen to a contract extension.

NORMAL CORNBELTERS-Signed INF Gibby Birones and INF T.J. Gavlik.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS-Signed INF Jason Ganek and RHP Reese McGraw to contract extensions.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA-Named Yannick Colaco managing director, NBA India.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-Signed G Jeremy Pargo for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS-Released C Jeff Saturday.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Signed S Husain Abdullah.

TENNESSEE TITANS-Named Steve Hoffman assistant special teams coach.

Promoted Arthur Smith to offensive line/ tight ends assistant coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled G Jonas Gustavsson from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Assigned G Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids.

FLORIDA PANTHERS-Recalled C Mike Santorelli from San Antonio (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS-Agreed to terms with G Cam Talbot. Recalled F Brandon Mashinter from Connecticut (AHL).

COLLEGE

SCHEDULE

ILLINOIS-Named Marcus Berry director of football player personnel.

MISSISSIPPI STATE-Suspended sophomore F Roquez Johnson indefinitely for violating team rules.

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRENamed Joanne Dow men’s and women’s cross country coach.

March 15-17 — Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach CC, Newport Beach, Calif.

BASEBALL

GOLF equipment deposit for football, and a $100 equipment deposit for cheer will be necessary and will be collected at equipment handout in June.

For additional information visit www. woodstockyouthfootball.com

SATURDAY

ABBOTSFORD 7 p.m.

CN100

COMMUNITY SOFTBALL

THURSDAY

VANCOUVER 7:30 p.m.

CSN AM-720

GA 33 38 38 51 43

GA 38 38 35 49 54

WEDNESDAY

at New Orleans 7 p.m.

CSN+ AM-1000

GA 31 35 48 44 48

GA 37 41 43 33 36

TODAY

MLB

23. (52) Brian Keselowski, Toyota, 183.876.

BUDWEISER DUEL 2 LINEUP After Sunday qualifying; race Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 196.292 mph.

2. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 195.946.

3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 195.852.

4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 195.767.

5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 195.725.

6. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 195.537.

7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 195.503.

8. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 195.385.

9. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 195.228.

10. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 195.156.

11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 195.042.

12. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194.793.

13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 194.742.

14. (55) Mark Martin, Toyota, 194.683.

15. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 194.616.

16. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 194.254.

17. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 193.544.

18. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, 193.515.

19. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 192.996.

20. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 192.094.

21. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 190.142.

22. (19) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 189.438.

SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 21 Northeastern University vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:35 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 22 Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 23 Cubs vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 11:10 a.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

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Enough Kumbaya, Girlfriend’s mom: Why did he do this? to return Nike, Oakley let’s keep wrestling Pistorius to court today move away in Olympic Games for bail hearing from runner

The International Olympic Committee issued a surprise decision last to exclude wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games.

For a number of years, the committee has drawn fire for its lack of transparency. With its secret vote to remove one of the original Olympic sports – one that dates back 21⁄2 millennia to the first games in ancient Greece – it has added another decision that deserves scrutiny.

Let me suggest that when advocates of wrestling make their case for re-admission, the committee pay special attention to the case for this proud sport, which once was a favorite of Abraham Lincoln’s.

I am not without bias when it comes to the sport. I was a wrestler for 10 years – in high school, at Princeton University and as an officer in the Navy, where I competed for a spot in the 1956 Olympics (unsuccessfully, as it turned out).

Wrestling’s Olympic legacy is unmatched. It is one of the oldest contact sports and was an important part of the first Olympic Games, which historians date to 776 BC. The first modern Olympics, in 1896, included wrestling as a marquee event. The sport has missed only one Olympics since then, in 1900. For those counting, that is 26 straight Games over a span of 112 years.

Wrestling is a universal sport. To compete, all that is needed is an opponent and a flat surface. Anyone can participate, regardless of geography, weather, race, gender, culture or economic background.

It doesn’t require a golf course, a swimming pool or a horse.

More than 170 nations from all over the globe have competed.

In the 1996 Olympics alone, 75 countries were represented on the mat. Athletes from a great number of nations have won medals – countries as diverse as Iran, South Korea, Sweden, Cuba and Hungary. Indeed, more countries have been represented on the winners’ podium for wrestling than for nearly any other sport.

Wrestling uniquely encapsulates the Olympic spirit, even though it harkens back to older and more martial virtues, rather than the arts festival and Kumbaya session that some may prefer the modern Games to be. Few other sports are so directly aggressive: It is you vs. one other person. There is nothing to hide behind; there are no timeouts. It is all up to you. Yet, precisely because of those conditions, few other sports create such remarkable camaraderie among their participants.

In response to the Olympic committee’s decision, members of the international wrestling community have been reaching out to one another.

They are finding common

VIEWS Donald Rumsfeld purpose to create a compelling argument for re-admission.

While I have tremendous respect for athletes of every Olympic sport, it is difficult to understand why wrestling was singled out for exclusion.

I would imagine that it has at least as many fans across the globe as ribbon twirling, trampoline and speed-walking. No wonder the decision has been met with bafflement in many quarters. U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive Scott Blackmun was among those who were surprised, “given the history and tradition of wrestling, and its popularity and universality.”

To exclude wrestling from the Olympics would be a tragedy for the sport, for the athletes and for the proud tradition of the Games. Over thousands of years, wrestling has spread to every continent. It is practiced in hundreds of countries and expressed through a multiplicity of cultures. It has thrived through war, depression, social changes and globalization. But the Olympic committee panel didn’t see fit to include it in the 2020 Summer Games. Something is wrong with that picture.

Over my eight decades, I’ve collected a list of maxims and life lessons that I’ve found meaningful and instructive.

These eventually became dubbed “Rumsfeld’s Rules.”

One of the more recent additions comes from one of the most successful wrestlers in the world, Dan Gable, who won the gold medal in the 1972 Olympics without giving up a single point. “Once you’ve wrestled,” he said, “everything else in life is easy.”

Indeed, it’s hard to imagine many other sports that require such focus, discipline and second-by-second attention to the movements of an opponent.

My firsthand experience gives me a greater appreciation for the sport. Wrestling had a positive impact on my teammates, my opponents and me.

The sport develops self-reliance, discipline, perseverance and strategic thinking. But it also encourages civility, integrity and self-restraint. These qualities certainly reflect the proud tradition of the Olympic Games, which is why I fervently hope the committee will reconsider its unfortunate decision.

By GERALD IMRAY and JON GAMBRELL

The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – The family of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why prosecutors believe a national hero murdered the model who was shot multiple times.

June Steenkamp, Reeva Steenkamp’s mother, told The Times in a front page interview published Monday: “Why? Why my little Reeva girl? Why did Steenkamp this happen?

Why did he do this?”

“Just like that she is gone,” the newspaper quoted her as saying in what it described as an emotional telephone interview. “In the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here.”

Pistorius, who remains in custody in a red-brick, onestory police station in Pretoria, is set to return to court today for the start of his bail hearing. It will be the first opportunity for the prosecution to describe evidence police gathered against the 26-yearold double-amputee runner and the reasons why he was charged with murder. Prosecutors allege the killing was

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Duke mourns the death of former star DURHAM, N.C. – Duke says former star Phil Henderson has died.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that Henderson’s mother told him that her son died Sunday at his home in the Philippines at the age of 44. No cause of death was given.

Henderson was a senior Phil Henderson captain and the leading scorer on the 1989-90 Duke team that lost to UNLV in the national championship game. He averaged 18.5 points that year and scored 22.3 points in tournament play during that postseason.

Krzyzewski said the Duke basketball family was “deeply saddened” to hear of Henderson’s death and called him “a talented player and a good man with a gentle soul.”

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Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

Oakley, the eyewear maker, suspended its contract with Pistorius. And Nike, AP photo which sells shoes and other Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Thursday leaves the Boschkop po- athletic gear, said it has no lice station, east of Pretoria, South Africa, en route to appear in court plans to use him in future ad campaigns. charged with murder.

Pistorius lost both of his legs in childhood. Racing on premeditated.

“I am still in shock following carbon-fiber blades, he was Pistorius’ family denies he the heart-breaking events that the first amputee athlete to committed murder, although occurred last week and my run at the world championthey have not addressed wheth- thoughts and prayers are with ships in 2011, and he made hiser he shot her. When word first both of the families involved.” tory competing in the London emerged about the killing, While Pistorius goes to Olympics last year. His sucthere was speculation in the lo- court, Steenkamp’s funeral cess at overcoming hardship cal media that Steenkamp had also will be today in her made him popular with South been mistaken for an intruder hometown of Port Elizabeth Africans, and a desirable in Pistorius’ home. Police have on South Africa’s southern pitchman for advertisers. said that was not something coast, her family said. It is to Pistorius’ agent has canthey were considering. be a private ceremony at a loceled the athlete’s future In an email to The Associ- cal crematorium, closed to the scheduled races. ated Press on Monday, Pis- public and media.

Nike Inc. confirmed to torius’ longtime track coach “We’re just taking things The Associated Press on – who was yet to comment one day at a time,” Reeva Monday that it had no plans – said he believes the killing Steenkamp’s brother, Adam to use Pistorius in future was an accident.

Steenkamp, said outside the campaigns. Nike spokesman “I pray that we can all, in family home. “But at the moKeJuan Wilkins declined to time, come through this chal- ment it’s family coming tosay whether Nike had prelenging situation following gether and the one person viously had any plans for the accident and I am looking who would be the strongest, Pistorius, or whether it will forward to the day I can get my who held us all together, is remove current advertising boy back on the track,” Ampie unfortunately not here anythat includes him.

Louw wrote in his statement. more – and that’s my sister.”

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Lowe, an assistant with the NBA’s Utah Jazz, didn’t file returns in 2009, 2010 and 2011 – the last three years he coached the Wolfpack, according to the state Department of Revenue.

MVC disciplines officials: At St. Louis, the Missouri Valley Conference has disciplined the officiating crew from Sunday night’s Wichita State-Illinois State game after it awarded technical foul shots to the wrong player in the closing seconds of the game.

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In control Tips for managing high blood pressure which is found naturally in blueberries. Studies have shown that pterostilbene may support heart health, anti-aging capabilities, glucose and oxidative stress-level management, cognitive functions and weight loss. In fact, results from a recent study from the University of Mississippi showed that pterostilbene had statistically significant results for blood pressure in adults.

By FAMILY FEATURES High blood pressure is sometimes called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms, except in extreme cases.

According to the American Heart Association, more than 76 million U.S. adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. The high force of blood flow can damage arteries, the heart, kidneys, eyes and the brain. If uncontrolled, high blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, which are the leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to get your high blood pressure under control.

Eat healthfully When it comes to eating healthfully to help keep blood pressure down, it’s not just about what to avoid – such as lowering your intake of saturated and trans fats, sodium and added sugars – but about what to add to your diet so it is rich in nutrients and fiber. In fact, many experts believe anti-

Maintain a healthy weight oxidants show great promise for reducing high blood pressure and supporting heart health.

To help keep blood pressure down, make sure your diet includes plenty of: n Fruits and vegetables n Whole grains n High-fiber foods n Lean meats n Fat-free or low-fat dairy foods n Fish containing omega-3, such as salmon, trout and herring n Heart-healthy antioxidants One example of a heart-healthy antioxidant is pterostilbene,

Being overweight raises your blood pressure and blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as lowering the amount of good cholesterol, according to the AHA. So losing even a little weight can reduce blood pressure in many overweight people. The best ways to do that are to modify your diet and get moving.

The Surgeon General recommends that adults engage in moderate physical activities for at least 30 minutes on most days of the week. These activities: n Can be performed in episodes of at least 10 minutes, and can be spread throughout the week.

n Include flexibility and stretching exercises. n Include muscle strengthening activity at least two days each week.

Talk to your doctor or health care provider about how you can increase your physical activity safely and modify your diet to help you get to a healthy weight.

Don’t smoke Smoking damages blood vessels and speeds up the hardening of the arteries, making it a major risk for heart disease and stroke.

If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, talk to your doctor about programs to help you quit.

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Heart health tips More baby boomers and older adults are taking a proactive approach to heart health. Following these steps can help you take control. n Increasing your heart rate through daily exercise can help keep your heart healthy and help you live longer. Good activities include walking, swimming and bicycling. n Fresh fruits and vegetables are fantastic for heart health – make it your goal to eat a variety of colors every day. Whole grains and fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids are good choices also. n Consult your doctor about heart-healthy supplements. n An annual physical is the cornerstone of preventative care.

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Deep-fried food and cancer Researchers have found a link between the consumption of deep-fried food and prostate cancer, according to a study published in the online journal The Prostate.

The researchers, from the Public Health Sciences Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, said the link only appeared for those who ate deep-fried foods more than once a week.

There also is evidence eating deep-fried foods is linked to other cancers.

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Coughing up some hard, cold facts about illness Many people underestimate how disturbing a cough can be. I am referring to coughs that are associated with some type of infectious disease, usually of viral origin.

A variety of symptoms other than a cough are associated with a cold or the flu including a runny nose, or rhinorrhea, fever and aches and pains. But, for most people, it’s the cough that is the most bothersome, particularly during sleep, or attempted sleep.

A cough can keep you awake and can be disturbing enough that your bed partner may request, or insist, you vacate the room. To make mat-

VIEWS Dr. Murray Feingold ters worse, although there are numerous over-the-counter medications available to treat a cough, if it is severe enough, they are usually not helpful.

Codeine, a narcotic requiring a prescription, once was touted as the “gold standard” for treating a cough. However, some recent studies have shown in many cases, it is also not that effective.

An upper respiratory infection with a cough is one

of the more common reasons why people see their physicians, particularly if the cough lasts for more than a week.

But, how long does a cough due to a viral infection usually last? It depends upon the type of virus because certain ones are more virulent than others.

A recent study was done to determine how long a cough lasts in what is termed an acute cough illness. Results showed the duration of a cough, on average, was almost 18 days. In this study, about 500 patients with an acute cough illness were asked what their expectations

were concerning how long their cough would last. Their responses were, about a week.

Therefore, there is a disconnect between the actual time a cough lasts and the expected time by the patient.

This disconnect may result in the patient requesting antibiotic treatment that is usually not effective in treating viral illnesses.

On occasion, a viral disease can become secondarily infected by a bacteria resulting in pneumonia, thus requiring antibiotics.

There are claims that certain home remedies are helpful in relieving a cough.

Studies have shown some of

these remedies, such as tea and honey, at times are helpful.

It is difficult to comprehend that in an era where we can transplant hearts and other organs, we still don’t have effective treatment that will suppress a disturbing cough.

•฀Massachusetts-based฀Dr.฀ Murray Feingold is the physician in chief of The Feingold Center for Children and president of the Genesis Fund, a nonprofit organization that funds the care of children born with birth defects, mental retardation and genetic diseases.

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Some seeds need coaxing to sprout

By LEE REICH The Associated Press You wouldn’t think the dead of winter would be a good time to sow seeds. But it is, for plants whose seeds need some kind of long-term treatment before they will sprout.

Such is the case for the tree peony seeds I recently planted. Well, “planted” may not be quite the right word.

After soaking them in water for a few hours, I merely tossed them into a plastic sandwich bag with a handful of moist potting soil. The bag will sit on the kitchen counter for a couple of months, then go into the refrigerator for a couple more.

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Gerry Dunn dives off a three-meter springboard in Bethesda, Md.

Dad, teen dive into sport together

By LENNY BERNSTEIN The Washington Post.

An interesting thing happens when our kids reach that awkward adolescent age (and by “awkward” I do mean “horrible”): As fiercely as they pull away from us, seeking to establish their independence, we tug back, hoping for just a little more time together.

Sports and fitness provide a limited opportunity. We can show up and cheer at their ballgames. That still falls under the early-teenage code of cool. Some kids of 13 or 14 also will agree to a hike, a run, a bike ride or some tennis with the old man – as long as their friends don’t see it, of course.

Then there’s the story of my friend Gerry Dunn, who found common ground with his 14year-old daughter in the water, and revived his own fitness program along the way.

Two or three times a week, Gerry and his daughter, Brighid, who goes by the nickname “Bridie,” fling themselves head over heels off diving boards at the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center in Bethesda, Md. Together.

Gerry, a 52-year-old real estate broker, is a masters diver, just a few months removed from his first local and regional competitions but

already training for indoor and outdoor nationals this summer. Bridie is a freshman who has earned a spot on the competitive Churchill High School swimming and diving team and also dives in club meets.

“I did get on the board, I did lose the weight, and I did get back in the pool,” Gerry said, the satisfaction evident in his voice. “And I’m spending the time with Brighid. And she may [occasionally] find it a pain in the a--. But I’m cherishing it.”

I knew Gerry dived for St. Bonaventure on a partial scholarship 30 years ago, but I didn’t realize he had taken up the sport again until he mentioned it recently.

“During summer swim league, I was asked to be a [diving] judge a couple of times,” he recalled. “You’re judging these kids. Some are very respectful, and then you have the whippersnappers, and the kid in the background who’s saying, ‘Oh my God, this guy doesn’t know what he’s doing.’

“And in my head, I’m saying, ‘You know what, kid, I can do this dive twice as well as you can.’ And then I looked down, and 30 years of drinking and not doing anything had taken its toll.”

Gerry started walking,

worked out an exercise program with a trainer at the gym, cut out the alcohol and excess calories and went on a high-protein diet. Between July and September, he dropped 25 pounds.

About the same time, Bridie, a soccer player and competitive Irish dancer, went off to diving camp. She came back a convert. Gone were soccer and dancing. She now trains as often as six times a week at the sport she loves.

And then Gerry got this idea about maybe, well, y’know, training, like, together.

“She sort of rolled her eyes, like any teenage kid,” he said.

“Like, ‘OK, Dad.’ ” They joined the Montgomery Dive Club, which includes both teens and adults, and began practicing. Soon came a breakthrough.

“Someone said, ‘That old guy did a reverse one-anda-half, that’s awesome,’ and Brighid said, ‘Oh, that’s my dad,’ ” Gerry recalled.

A couple of weeks ago, I stood on the pool deck and watched Gerry and Bridie walk to the end of adjacent 1-meter boards, turn and balance on the ends with their toes. Then, simultaneously, they sprang high into the air, piked at the waist and back-

dived into the water.

“I’ve kind of gotten used to it,” Bridie said when I asked about diving with Dad. “I was mostly scared for him. I was scared he was going to hurt himself. He said he probably would.”

And he did. When he first resumed diving, Gerry would come home with bruises all over his body from hitting the water incorrectly.

“That’s a dive I used to do in college for 8s and 9s,” he said at one point. “Now I’ll score 5s. In my head, I’m still that 18-year-old kid.”

Diving obviously requires significant core strength – a pike is essentially a mid-air double leg lift with nothing to hold on to – and well-stretched muscles. But Gerry says he had forgotten over three decades “how much you need your shoulders, your back and your neck” to complete dives that will score points in competition. He was pretty sore the first month.

Gerry is now after Bridie to enter some synchronized diving competitions together.

Maybe she’ll go for it. Maybe she won’t. Even if she doesn’t, the experience has put him back in the pool, improved his fitness and made him part of the small national community of masters divers.

Holding back for a reason Such treatment is needed because tree peony seeds must lay down roots before any shoot growth takes place. To grow, the roots need some rain (or a good soaking) to leach out inhibitors, and some warmth.

The shoots, however, won’t sprout until they’ve been exposed to a period of cool, moist conditions – outdoors or in my refrigerator.

Under natural conditions, all this might take two years.

In my house, all systems should be go by spring.

Lily and viburnum seeds also respond to this treatment.

Dormancy reflects natural conditions Other germination quirks reflect other natural environments. Some seeds have a double dormancy, one for the seedcoat and one for the embryo. Still others – goldenseal, for example – ripen with underdeveloped embryos. That warm then cold treatment also prepares seeds with either of these quirks for germination.

In places with consistent moisture throughout the year, it is winter cold that would snuff out any young sprout that began growing in the fall. So seeds of many of our native plants won’t sprout until they feel winter is over, a condition that could be mimicked by a couple of months in the refrigerator in a sandwich

bag along with moist potting soil. While doing time in the refrigerator, it’s not unusual for a whole batch of seeds to sprout in unison, as if a switch has been turned on, even before they’re released into warmth.

Hormones in seeds are what bring them to life at the appropriate moment.

Although the seeds appear to be lying lifeless in a bag on a refrigerator shelf, all sorts of things are going on hormonally. Levels, for instance, of a germination inhibitor called abscisic acid are decreasing, while levels of another hormone, gibberellic acid, are increasing. These hormones have been extracted from seeds or synthesized, and some seeds shed their normal reluctance to sprout with nothing more than a dip in an appropriate concentration of gibberellic acid.

All is not so simple, though, because other hormones also are at work and other compounds, such as potassium nitrate, can, for unknown reasons, also promote germination.

Mechanical inhibition Let’s not blame dormancy only on hormones; some seeds stay asleep for purely mechanical reasons. The tough seedcoats of honeylocust, black locust and black cohosh are among those that cannot imbibe water as soon as their seeds hit the ground. And a seed that remains dry inside will not sprout.

In nature, these tough coats are eventually softened as soil microbes chew away at them, by cycles of freezing and thawing, by abrasion and by passage through animals. Microbes work best at warm temperatures, so a couple of months in a sandwich bag along with some moist potting soil could awaken these seeds just as they do those of tree peonies.

The potting soil, in this case, should contain some real soil or compost to supply living organisms to work on the seedcoats. Nicking seeds with a file or carefully nipping at them with a wire cutter also lets water penetrate.

Son no longer living at home Long-term side effects should move his stuff or pay of Pradaxa are unknown Dear Abby: While I always enjoy your column, I thought your advice to “Wants My Space” (Dec. 14), whose son “Dustin” moved away five years ago and expects her to keep his room as he left it, was off the mark. I would have told Dustin what I have told both of my daughters several times: It is not “your” room; I merely let you use it.

Not only is “Wants” not obligated to use her home as a storage facility, she’s doing her son a disservice by doing it under these circumstances.

At 24, he needs to learn if he wants a service, it’s his obligation to procure it. There are plenty of businesses that can fulfill his needs at a reasonable price. – Matt In

Providence Forge, Va. Dear Matt: For the most

part, readers agreed with you, and they offered their own “take” on how to accomplish the removal of the young man’s belongings: Dear Abby: An acquaintance of mine had a similar problem with his son. The son expected his dad to provide storage space at no charge for an indefinite length of time. My friend told his son: “No way. You get it out of here within six months, or I’ll sell it and keep the money for storage fees.”

He didn’t think his father

DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips would actually do it. Well, he was wrong. And now the younger siblings don’t even think of leaving any of their stuff at the father’s house. –

Shirley In Chula Vista, Calif.

Dear Abby: My parents, while not upset with still having their four adult children’s belongings in their home, solved their dilemma in a unique way. One Christmas we all gathered at their house and were delighted to find heaps of presents under the tree. Concerned our folks had way overspent, imagine our surprise when we unwrapped the packages and found all of our own belongings. It was an inventive and effective way to clear out the attic and basement. We still talk about it to this day – a warm Christmas memory. –

Katie In Newark, Del. Dear Abby: “Wants” is blessed Dustin voiced his desire for his mom to keep his stuff. My mother continued asking me if I wanted my stuff for years. I said no, until one day, yes, I did.

My parents are no longer alive, and I treasure the little stuffed dog that was my very first Christmas present.

I’d advise “Wants” to return some of the items to her son from time to time in the form of gifts. To him, they are treasures, and they can be returned in a way that won’t make him feel betrayed. – Irene In Owosso,

Mich.

Dear Abby: Dustin should either pay rent to his mother or move his stuff out. If he doesn’t, he has abandoned it and she can dispose of it as she sees fit, since it’s her house to do with as she pleases. In all fairness, a deadline is reasonable, but it’s been five YEARS – why give him six more months? Enough mollycoddling. – Enough Is

Enough Dear Abby: Dustin may be lucky his mom wants his stuff out. My mom insisted on keeping my room exactly as I had left it as a shrine. I was glad not to have to move all my coin, toy and stamp collections and the other things from my first 18 years.

However, subsequently Mom allowed a young male relative to use my room, and he lost, stole or destroyed all of my memories. I was and am still sad, but I never told my mom ‘cause “that’s life.”

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Dear Dr. K: My wife has atrial fibrillation. Her medication recently was changed from warfarin to Pradaxa.

Her doctor says the new medicine does not require regular INR tests and is just as effective. Is that so?

Dear Reader: Yes, it is.

Before I explain why, let me provide some background.

In people with atrial fibrillation, the upper chambers of the heart (the atria) lose that strong beating action that keeps the blood moving efficiently. As a result, blood tends to pool in the atria. When it does, clots are more likely to form.

If a blood clot gets pumped out of the heart and lodges in a blood vessel in the brain, it can cause a stroke. Clots that get stuck elsewhere also can cause serious problems. Anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin (Coumadin) and dabigatran (Pradaxa) reduce the tendency for blood to clot.

Warfarin is an important anticoagulant medicine, but the dosing is tricky. If the dose is too low, clots form.

If it’s too high, bleeding problems may result. The international normalized ratio (INR) is a blood test. Anyone on warfarin must have regular INR tests to ensure their dose is correct.

ASK DR. K Dr. Anthony Komaroff To make matters worse, the body can change over time in how it reacts to the warfarin. One month, the dose is having just the right effects, but the next month, the dose is either not strong enough or is too strong.

Because of this variability, warfarin is the drug most responsible for causing emergency hospitalizations from drug side effects in people older than 65.

Pradaxa appears to be just as effective as warfarin at preventing blood clots. It is probably more effective at preventing strokes, and probably causes fewer cases of bleeding in the brain (a side effect of any anticoagulant). What’s more, its effect on the blood is more predictable than warfarin’s.

As a result, regular INR tests aren’t necessary. That’s a big advantage.

There are, however, two risks to Pradaxa. First, the drug has a short half-life: It is largely out of your system in less than 24 hours. If you miss a dose, you have an increased risk of developing a blood clot compared with if

you missed a dose of warfarin. So it’s really important to remember to take the pill every day.

The second risk is treatments to rapidly reverse the effects of Pradaxa are unproven. It’s easy to reverse the effects of warfarin. Why would you want to rapidly reverse the effects of either drug? If you were injured and started bleeding profusely, for example, you’d want to quickly, if temporarily, reverse the anti-clotting effects of the drug.

Another issue with Pradaxa is expense: It costs a lot more than warfarin. And because it’s new, we don’t have good information on any possible long-term side effects.

Anticoagulant drugs that don’t require regular blood tests are quite attractive. Not surprisingly, there are several in the pipeline. Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) is approved in the United States to prevent blood clots in the legs and in people having certain types of surgery of the legs. It has not yet been approved for atrial fibrillation.

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TODAY - A situation that is very important to you and your dependents could take a substantial turn for the better in the year ahead. Old obstacles that have been standing in your way will dissipate as if they had never been.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- The secret to your success will be to treat life as a game, even those aspects of it that have been tough or boring. It’s OK to have some fun while you’re playing to win.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- When looking for the bluebird of happiness, you shouldn’t go searching outside your immediate surroundings. Staying within your domain is important, both for yourself and your circle of intimates.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You rarely have a difficult time knowing what to say to friends. Even though you’re likely to be surrounded by a larger crowd today, you’ll still find a way to charm everybody.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Conditions in general are usually favorable for you, and today will be no exception. The only difference is that most groups you encounter will have something to do with making money. How nice!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your natural ability to spread some sunshine and lift the thoughts of others will contribute greatly to your popularity. You’ll find that some people need a smile more than others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Lucky you, because an effective ally who does nice things without drawing attention to it will single you out for special attention.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You could be quite fortunate, not necessarily in the usual material ways, but in something that won’t rust and can’t be stolen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- As long as you don’t establish too many objectives or excessively focus on one thing, you should be able to concentrate on a meaningful project.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Provided you have the will to win and never underestimate the opposition, you shouldn’t have any trouble bettering yourself and ousting all competitors. Keep plugging away.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A number of unanticipated changes could occur in an area of importance.

Be flexible, keep an eye on the competition and remember to roll with the punches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your quick wit and delightful charm are two of your best assets. Mutual benefits are likely from situations in which you can deal with others on a one-on-one basis.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The extra funds you’ll need in order to do something special will manifest as soon as the assets you’ve been putting away begin to appreciate.

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HARVARD Autumn Glen Spacious 2 bdrm Apts avail Free extra storage Free heat!!

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ASSEMBLY GROUP LEADER BILINGUAL Echo Incorporated, a growing manufacturer and distributor of outdoor power equipment is seeking an individual who takes the lead and gives direction to workers who perform highly repetitive types of operations. Receives instructions and work specifications from the Manufacturing Supervisor and transmits them to workers.

Motivates workers to meet production standards. Determines and remedies causes of delays or faulty work, assists workers in solving unusual problems. Assigns and explains tasks to workers, inspects tools and equipment and inspects completed work. Is responsible for final quality and quantity of work. Maintains work areas and eliminates safety hazards. Changes over assembly lines and checks all components for accuracy.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum 5 years assembly experience and 2 years of supervisory experience. Excellent communication and problem solving skills. Capable of working under pressure and meet deadlines. Able to read bill of materials.

Must be able to stand and walk 100% of the time, able to lift 50 lbs. frequently. Very good written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English. Good computer skills. Able to use small hand tools.

We offer an excellent wage and benefits package.

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ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM 2 bath, c/a, garage, Fox River in back yard. No dogs, $885/mo.

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HANDYMAN Anything to do with Wood We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows Sr. Disc. 815-943-4765

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RETENTION SPECIALIST CRYSTAL LAKE Shaw Media is seeking a part-time Retention Specialist in our outbound call center. The Specialist will call on current subscribers to secure renewals & former subscribers to resolve any issues that led to their departure. The ideal candidate must feel very comfortable making outbound calls, and must have a strong drive to meet performance goals. The position will require a thorough understanding of Shaw Media's print publications and the markets they serve. Previous experience in a call center and/or making outbound sales calls preferred.

Hours of the position are Monday through Thursday 3pm 8pm and Saturday 9am - 2pm. This position offers an hourly base plus a generous commission plan.

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Country Home. Sunroom, appls. $850/mo + security. Add'l rental space in out bldgs may be avail.

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McHenry Very Clean 3BR Ranch 1BA, large fenced yard, 1 car gar.

Close to McHenry Middle School. $1050/mo. 847-438-8800 McHenry, 2 Br, 1 Ba, 2 Car. Att. Gar., Hardwood Flrs., W/D. Includes Appl., Back Patio, $1100/m + sec. dep. 815-219-1836 Wauconda. Newly decorated.

Adult community. No pets. Units from $645-$795/mo+sec.

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Wonder Lake 3BR

Large yard. W/D hook-up. $1090/mo. Pets OK. Avail now.

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WONDER LAKE 3BR

LR, FR, basement, lake rights.

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WONDER LAKE ~ 3BR, 1BA Very Clean! Lake view, hrdwd flrs in BR, storage. $885/mo + sec + background chk. 815-814-2007 Wonder Lake: 2/3 BR, new paint & carpet, hardwood floors $790-$975/month Broker Owned 815-347-1712

WOODSTOCK 3 BEDROOM 1.5 bath, living, dining, bonus room. 1 car detach garage. W/D. $1200/mo + util + background check required. 815-338-4140

Marengo Large 1 & 2 BR most utilities included Broker Owner $650 & UP 815-347-1712 Marengo Newly Remodeled 3BR Large eat-in-kitchen, $780/mo + garage and utilities. No dogs.

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No dogs, no smoking, $675/mo.

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Our Crystal Lake facility has openings for the following positions:

Manufacturing Engineer III Tooling Technician

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ISLAND LAKE 2 BEDROOM

Crystal Lake 3BR Ranch

1.5 bath, basement, appl, W/D, 1.5 car garage, $1250/mo + sec.

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Hardwood flrs, fenced yard. Extra parking, near Canterbury School. $1295/mo. 815-354-5526

Laundry on-site, no pets, Sect 8 OK, $690/mo + sec.

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Crystal Lake Downtown Good Value, large updated 1BR. Eat-in-kitchen. $625/mo + gas & electric. No dogs. Agent Owned.

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950 Meadow Lane, Brookside Meadows Sub.1700 sq ft. All appl +W/D, oversize garage & bsmt for storage. No smoking or pets.

Riley SD. $1400/mo+1 yr lease incl exter maint. Avail March 1st.

For info: rdmech@comcast.net 815-578-0032 MARENGO Duplex 3Br, 2Ba. No pets.

Water inc. Lots of room! $800 +SD. 815-245-6139

Woodstock Studio $585/mo+sec.

Efficiency $550/mo + sec.1-BR $650/mo + sec, all 3 furn'd w/all utils incl. No Pets. 815-509-5876

Algonquin – STUDIO 400 SQ. FT. Balcony w/ large windows, modern, steps to Main St. & river, $750/mo. 847-387-0245

BUS AIDE Bus Aide servicing pre-schoolers, PT, Cary & Harvard areas.

Must be at least 18 years old, responsible and reliable.

Call Alma at 815-338-8790

McHenry -Large studio/1BR some utilities include, balcony $650 and up Broker Owned 815-347-1712

RN / RA / CNA We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume these key positions on our nursing team.

MCHENRY/RINGWOOD Office & Warehouse w/14'OH Doors.1800sf $750/mo. 3600sf $1650/mo Zoned I-1/B-3. 815-482-7084

Woodstock: 2BR duplex, 1 BA, all appliances, W/D, A/C, 1 car garage. $885/mo+sec dep. Nice neighborhood. 815-482-6616

Crystal Lake Hurry Last One Left Clean Office Suite. 400 SF. Incl. all utils + High Speed DSL. $525/mo. 815-790-0240

CARY TOWNHOUSE Large, remodeled, all new appliances, w/d, 3bd, 2ba, 2car, pool.

1595.00 + sec. 847-452-0816

Fox Lake ~ Chain of Lakes Brand New 2BR, 2BA Condo

SS appl, swimming pool, boat pier available. Heat, hot water, cooking gas included. MUST SEE! 847-845-6100

HEBRON 2BR CONDO

All appl, patio, private entrance. $900 - $750, garage available.

815-455-8310 McHenry, Legend Lakes: 2 or 3BR, appl, DR, fireplace, 2.5BA, loft w/wet bar, C/A, 2 car gar, FREE water, sewer serv., outdoor maint., $1400/ mo.+sec. 815-385-3269

WOODSTOCK 2BR CONDO VERY NICE! 2BA, W/D, 1 car gar.

Pets welcome, Section 8 OK. $895/mo + sec. 815-814-1278

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DOMINIKA ZIEBA, et al Defendant 11 CH 1727 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 20, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1872 RED OAK LANE, Spring Grove, IL 60081 Property Index No. 05-30-302010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $473,703.26. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Aban-

g doned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028.

Please refer to file number 110829. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Attorney File No. 11-0829 Case Number: 11 CH 1727 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I510308 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS EVERBANK Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH G. DOWNEY, JONI DOWNEY AKA JONI J. DOWNEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, RESURGENCE FINANCIAL, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Defendant 11 CH 858 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2011, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 5, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4604 HAYDEN CT., Johnsburg, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-08-155002. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $98,423.71. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or

pr quality quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 11 CH 858 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I509792 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW M. HORIST, CHRISTINE R. HORIST AKA CHRISTIE HORIST, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant 12 CH 2204 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 2, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 5, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 4409 SUSSEX DR., McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-27-452010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $136,922.02. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the pur-

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Page D6• Tuesday, February 19, 2013 pur chaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status reof nding le HEAVNER

tjs day port of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 12 CH 2204 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I509777 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

ng real estate: Commonly known as 5503 CHRISTINE AVENUE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-05431-012. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $100,899.05. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will eceive a Ce ificate of Sale th ill

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DELORES E. DUMELLE Defendant 12 CH 908 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 25, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described

pur receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g) (1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD SUITE 333,

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W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F12030446.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12030446 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 12 CH 908 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I510310 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 6, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 20, 2013, at C, 390 C

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The Village of Lake in the Hills will be accepting sealed proposals for (2) Digital Color Printer/Copier/Scanners. Proposal packets can be downloaded from the Village's website at www.lith.org. Sealed proposals must be submitted by March 1, 2013 at 10:00am when all proposals will be opened and read. All interested parties are invited to attend.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DOMINIKA ZIEBA, et al Defendant 11 CH 1727

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, for and on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, vs.

KAREN GLASGOW; RANDALL CHRISMAN; HARRIS, NA, by virtue of a mortgage dated 01/22/2007 and recorded with McHenry County Recorder of Deeds on 02/05/2007 as Doc. No. 07R8561; et al., Defendants.

CONDEMNATION NO. 12-ED-94 Parcel No. 1JF0034 & TE Job R-91-011-06 PUBLICATION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, general, that suit entitled as above has been commenced and is now pending against you and other persons wherein Plaintiff seeks the condemnation of lands and premises described below and other relief, to wit: See Attached Exhibits "A" and "B" EXHIBIT "A" FEE SIMPLE TITLE TO BE ACQUIRED PARCEL #1JF0034 A part of Lot 1, in Block No. 6 in Lakeview Addition to McHenry, a subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 45 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded November 25, 1922 as Document No. 57101 in Book 4 of Plats, on page 74, in McHenry County, Illinois and a part of a piece land formerly used as a Public Alley lying north of and adjoining Lot 1, with bearings referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone (NAD 83) described as follows:

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Beginning at the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence along the south line of said Lot 1, South 89 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds West, 5.00 feet; thence along a line 5.00 feet west of and parallel with the east line of said Lot 1 and the northerly extension of said east line, North 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds West, 74.31 feet to the north line of said Southwest Quarter; thence along said north line, North 88 degrees 58 minutes 02 seconds East, 5.00 feet to the point of intersection with the east line of said Lot 1 extended northerly; thence along the northerly extension of and the east line of said Lot 1, South 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds East, 74.40 feet to the point of beginning in McHenry County, Illinois.

Said parcel containing 372 square feet (0.009 acres) more or less.

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the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT EIGHT (8) AS DESIGNATED UPON THE FINAL PLAT OF RED OA EST ES SU IVISION, G

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EXHIBIT "B" TEMPORARY ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF VESTING OF TITLE OR UNTIL COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST PARCEL 1JF0034TE

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A part of Lot 1, in Block No. 6 in Lakeview Addition to McHenry, a subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 45 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded November 25, 1922 as Document No. 57101 in Book 4 of Plats, on page 74, in McHenry County, Illinois and a part of a piece land formerly used as a Public Alley lying north of and adjoining Lot 1, with bearings referenced to the Illinois State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone (NAD 83) described as follows:

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Commencing at the southeast corner of said Lot 1; thence along the south line of said Lot 1, South 89 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds West, 5.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing along said south line, South 89 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds West, 5.00 feet; thence along a line 10.00 feet west of and parallel with the east line of said Lot 1, North 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds West, 14.01 feet; thence South 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds West, 10.00 feet; thence along a line 20.00 feet west of and parallel with the east line of said Lot 1, North 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds West, 10.08 feet; thence North 89 degrees 54 minutes 55 seconds East, 10.00 feet; thence along a line 10.00 feet west of and parallel with the east line of said Lot 1 and the northerly extension of said east line, North 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds west, 50.15 feet to the north line of said Southwest Quarter; thence along said north line, North 88 degrees 58 minutes 02 seconds East, 5.00 feet to the point of intersection with a line 5.00 feet west of and parallel with the east line of said Lot 1 extended northerly; thence along a line 5.00 feet west of and parallel with the northerly extension of and the east line of said Lot 1, South 00 degrees 05 minutes 05 seconds East, 74.31 feet to the point of beginning in McHenry County, Illinois.

Said parcel containing (0.011 acres) more or less

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By PHILLIP ALDER Newspaper Enterprise Association

Author Isaac Asimov said, “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.”

Whenever you are on defense and the dummy has come down, ask yourself from where you might get the winners that you need to defeat the contract.

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But from where is the sixth winner coming?

South’s two-spade overcall was part of the Cappelletti convention, showing spades and either minor.

West should realize that it is unlikely his side will get two diamond tricks.

South must have something for his vulnerable overcall.

And if that is the case, West probably needs to take two trump tricks, which will be possible if East began with exactly four hearts. (East won’t have ive, because he would have transferred out of one no-trump.)

After the king and queen of hearts, West can play a heart to East’s ace.

Then leading the last heart promotes a second trump trick for West. (If South ruffs low, West overruffs; if South ruffs high, West discards.) But will East know to play the last heart?

Probably not; he is highly likely to shift to a diamond. To save East from himself, West should cash the diamond ace before playing the third heart.

This ace denies the king; with the ace and king of diamonds, West would cash the king irst, not the ace.

Contact Phillip Alder at pdabridge@prodigy.net.

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Northwest Herald / NWHerald.com OAK ESTATES SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 46 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THE PLAT OF WHICH WAS RECORDED NOVEMBER 9, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2005R009524; SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF MCHENRY AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1872 RED OAK LANE, Spring Grove, IL 60081 Property Index No. 05-30-302010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $473,703.26. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 212-4028.

Please refer to file number 110829. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1100 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 212-4028 Atto File No 11-0829 Ca

go, IL (3 ) torney File No. 11-0829 Case Number: 11 CH 1727 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I510308 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS EVERBANK Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH G. DOWNEY, JONI DOWNEY AKA JONI J. DOWNEY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, RESURGENCE FINANCIAL, LLC, AN ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Defendant 11 CH 858 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 4, 2011, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 5, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Lot 490 in Pistakee Hills Unit No. 3, a Subdivision of part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 7, and part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, all in Township 45 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded October 29, 1959 as Document No. 361805, in Book 14 of Plats, Page 40, in McHenry County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 4604 HAYDEN CT., Johnsburg, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-08-155002. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $98,423.71. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States

shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 11 CH 858 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I509792 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW M. HORIST, CHRISTINE R. HORIST AKA CHRISTIE HORIST, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendant 12 CH 2204 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 2, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on April 5, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:

ng de Lot 15 in Block 3 in Boone Valley Plat No. 2, being a Subdivision of part of the South half of Section 27 Township 45 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the Plat thereof recorded March 13, 1967 as Document No 470115, in McHenry County, Illinois Commonly known as 4409 SUSSEX DR., McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 09-27-452010. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $136,922.02. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Case Number: 12 CH 2204 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to colle debt and any info ation ob-

mp g lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I509777 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY- SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DELORES E. DUMELLE Defendant 12 CH 908 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 16, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on March 25, 2013, at the NLT Title L.L.C, 390 Congress Parkway, Suite D, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT 19 IN BLOCK 10 IN PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS, UNIT NO. 4, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5; ALSO PART OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 5, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRlNCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 31, 1956 AS DOCUMENT NO. 312063 IN BOOK 12 OF PLATS, PAGE 85, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 5503 CHRISTINE AVENUE, McHenry, IL 60050 Property Index No. 10-05431-012. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $100,899.05. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours.

No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Page D7 part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/151507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g) (1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, visit www.fal-illinois.com.. Please refer to file number F12030446.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@fal-illinois.com Attorney File No. F12030446 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Case Number: 12 CH 908 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

I510310 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 22ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT MC HENRY COUNTY WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. PLAINTIFF Vs. Thomas J. Kennedy; Bobbye L. Kennedy; JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA; Stilling Woods Estates Property Owners Association; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 13 CH 00159 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Thomas J. Kennedy, Bobbye L. Kennedy, 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, towit: LOT 25 IN STILLING WOODS ESTATES, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 45 NORTH, RANGE 9, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 21, 1995 AS DOCUMENT NO. 95R29157, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1814 Margaret Court, McHenry, IL 60051 and which said Mortgage was made by: Thomas J. Kennedy, Bobbye L. Kennedy, the Mortgagor (s), to BancGroup Mortgage Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of McHenry County, Illinois, as Document No. 2005R0072194 Re-recorded 2013R0001731; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court 2200 N. Seminary Woodstock, IL 60098 on or before March 21, 2013, 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. 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. 14-12-35895 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

I510210 (Published in the Northwest Herald, February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013.)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the proposed Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of the HUNTLEY PARK DISTRICT, Huntley, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2013, and ending December 31, 2013, will be available for public inspection at the office of the HUNTLEY PARK DISTRICT, 12015 Mill Street, Huntley, Illinois, from and after February 19, 2013.

Notice is further given that a public hearing on the adoption of said proposed Combined Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance will be held on February 27, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Park District, 12015 Mill Street, Huntley, Illinois. /s/ Thomas E. Palmer, Secretary HUNTLEY PARK DISTRICT

ilding, time they will be publicly opened and read.

Any questions regarding this quote must be directed to: Community Unit School District #300 Diane C. White 300 Cleveland Avenue Carpentersville, IL 60110 847-551-8460 diane.white@d300.org Quote specifications will be available on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 after 4:30PM. To obtain quote specifications, please contact Jeffrey Schubert at 847-551-8369 or via email at jeffrey.schubert@d300.org.

(Published in the Northwest Herald February 19, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on JANUARY 28, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as APRILFUNNYBUNNY CREATIONS located at 1218 GREEN STREET, MCHENRY, IL 60050.

Dated JANUARY 28, 2013 /s/ Katherine C. Schultz County Clerk (SEAL) (Published in the Northwest Herald February 12, 19, 26, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 13, 2013, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as WOLF WORDSMITHING located at 1015 N River Road McHenry, IL 60051.

Dated February 13, 2013. /s/ Kathrine C. Schultz County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald February 19, 26 & March 5, 2013)

(Published in the Northwest Herald February 19, 2013)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS REQUEST FOR QUOTE The Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 300 is accepting sealed quotes for: Smoothie Program EquipmentRFQ Payment of Prevailing Wage is required for this project.

Sealed quotes will be accepted until 11:00AM CT, Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the District 300 Admin. Building, at which

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Use our drop off service for 1 dollar a pound. New starting in February pick up service available at your home 1 dollar a pound with a small service charge from 9AM till 5PM, 815322-2288. Free Wi-Fi, cable TV. between Dunkin Donuts and the Village Squire.

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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300.

Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964 or

815-814-1224 !!!!!!!!!!!

A-1 AUTO

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Will BUY UR USED CAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASH WILL BEAT ANY QUOTE GIVEN!! $400 - $2000 NO TITLE......

NO PROBLEM 815-575-5153

WANTED: OLD CARS & TRUCKS FOR

$CASH$ We pay and can Tow it away!

Call us today: 815-338-2800 ROUTE 14 AUTO PARTS

WILL BUY CARS

2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. 1 Owner.

2 door. Sporty. Gas saver.

3 mo warranty. $3600.

815-344-9440 2006 Chevrolet HHR LT. 2.4L 4 cyl.

6 bags, sunroof, grey leather, all power, rear spoiler, 17" rims, fogs.

Daytona Blue. Garage kept. 128k miles. $6500. 815-236-4563

Good condition with back rest + parts/sled, $1100/obo.

847-845-9063 Pair of 1989 Yamaha Bravo snowmobiles for sale. Red. Run and look great! Fun runarounds. Covers included. $1200 for the pair. Call Tom 815-337-4105

STOVE ~ G. E. Excellent condition, $200.

815-455-5454 VACUUM - Dyson DC14 All-Floors upright vacuum that was purchased new & lightly used. It contains all accessories & works well. This is not the "animal" model but does pick up light amounts of dog & cat hair.

Asking $170. 815-338-8937 Washer & Gas Dryer Duet, water saver, work great! Like new, $250/ea. OBO 224-650-1564 Water cooler: GE Stainless, hot & cold water, works great $35 847-516-8015

1937 Jenning Sportsman, Pinball Slot Machine. Needs some TLC, playfield very nice shape. $375 or best. Call Scott 847-346-4425

1991 Sweatshirt - Chicago Bulls Official License - Red - X large. #23 - $25. 815-459-3653 ANTIQUE WALL CLOCK – 1880's Gustav Becker RA time & strike. 8 Day Good running cond. Approx.

36” Long $275. 815-568-6679

Barbie Doll - MATTEL HOLIDAY Special Edition lrg. size. 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 & 2000 Millennium. Incomplete, Never Opened Collector Boxes. Price Neg. 815-455-1080 Baseball Cards. Topps 1994, '08, '12. 2100+ cards. Worth $200+ Asking $99. 815-338-4829 Basketball Cards. Upper Deck.

2012-11. NC '82, Natl Champs.

Worth $100+ Asking $50 815-338-4829

Chicago Bulls Sweatshirt

Michael Jordan, X-large, red, #23.

Made USA, $25. 815-459-3653 CIRCA 1940'S Hercules Munitions 38 cal. tear gas pen. 5in long, model 35 $150.00 815-459-6416 Doll - Porcelain Doll World Galleries Collectibles. Pictures avail upon req. $15. 815-404-9765

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Qualifications for Entry into Contest !!!!!!!!!

Have to live in or go to McHenry County High School

Student Age 14 - 18 Deadline April 2, 2013

Sponsored by McHenry Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post # 4600 Contact 815-344-8965 www.ladiesauxvfw.org BLACK LAB IN NEED OF A FAMILY 13 month old female lab needs a good home. call for details and to see if you're a match. Asking price 399. Contact 815-451-0613 and leave a message.

COAT - Girls The North Face down filled black puffer coat size 8/10 great cond! $50 815-355-5670 COMMUNION DRESS - beautiful with gorgeous bead work, white, size XL, NEW with tags, never worn. $55. 815-477-9023.

Train Set – HO Pillsbury “Thunderbolt” Original Box Unopened – Late 70's Collector's Edition – Big Figure 8 Layout/Auto Crossing Gate &More $80 847-639-0438 Lv. Msg. Vintage telephone desk painted in a pretty red, quite charming! Comes with matching chair, could also be used as a desk, night stand or side table as well, excellent. $145.

815-477-9023 War Drum – African (Kenya) 30”Dia. 20”Tall - Cow Hide $50 815-568-8036

Car Seat – Evenflo – Convertible – Pink – Exc. Cond. Rarely Used Up to 40 lbs. $20. 815-508-7256 DIAPERS ~ 100% COTTON New in package, flat 27”x27”. $8/dozen, pre-fold, 14”x20”. $9/dozen. 630-721-0068 PIRATE CAPTAIN DRESS UP - Your little pirate will love this super cool costume to navigate the high seas.

Size 3-4T, wonderfully crafted costume. Lots of cute details, the works, includes all the gear. New with tags, never worn. $35.

815-477-9023

BIKE - Girls 20 in. Schwinn Stardust, hot pink, basket, streamers, ready to ride, excellent shape, $85, 815-477-9023

Forced Air Heater Free Standing Rudd, natural gas.

Great for home, garage or shop.

Works great! $325 847-902-5945

Insulating Blankets (80) For covering concrete, 6'x25' $20/ea. 847-514-4989

Office Desk with corner computer table, $100. 262-877-2424

Overhead Projector- 3M Portable – Self Storing Brief Case Size Unit Only 14lbs. Like New $100 847-639-0438 Lv. Msg. Presentation Easel – Ghent Portable Molded Case w/Legs Opens To 35”x23” Display Board Used/In Great Shape $175 847-639-0438 Lv. Msg.

2 complete adult burial packages at Windridge Memorial park including lots, markers, vaults, vault install, opening & closing, value $9420 asking $5000/OBO 863-655-0603

Albums – Box Of 60 - Country Mostly 50's& 60's $10 847-695-9561 Call Mike Japanese Decorative Fan - High end, vibrant colors, very large, bamboo sides 24 in. long, 40 in. wide, hand painted depicting a village scene, like new condition. $40. 815-477-9023

Canon Powershot A1200

New in box, $50. 815-459-3653 Dell Optiplex 755 Ultra Thin Desktop w/17" monitor - $250 OBO – 815-575-0504 GIFT CARD WORTH $10 FOR WIRELESS ZONE STORE - May be redeemed at any Wireless Zone location, (closest one is in HUNTLEY) valid toward the purchase of cell phones, cell phone accessories and other equipment. No expiration date. Gift card is worth $10 selling for half price $5. 815 477-9023

Hand Mirrors

SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER

Sony, model STR-D911, $95.

815-578-0212 Technics 6 channel surround sound receiver, Powered Sony Sub, 2 Sony tower speakers & 3 KLM, center,& 2 rear speakers. Asking $300 obo. 815-546-5018 Technics – Panasonic – SL 1200 Direct Drive Turn Table $175 obo 815-568-8036

My 4 Piece Porcelain Unicorn & Fairy Collection. $100 or obo.

224-420-1414 Mac NIGHT STAND – Flowered Frosted Mirrored Glass Night Stand.

Single drawer & 2 front doors.

27 1/2” h x 22” w x 16” d. $145.

847-515-8012 Huntley area NON SPORT CARDS. Topps 1991, Skybox 1994-95. Incl Desert Storm, Lion King, Star Trek. 2000+ cards. $110. 815-338-4829

Oil Paintings - Hargrove (12) $10 - $100/ea.

815-568-8036 Pickle Crock #6 – Vintage Stoneware - #6 Crock RRP Rose ville Ohio $75. 815-353-1496 Poloroid Land Camera. Swinger Model 20. Mint w/case & papers. $35. 815-459-7485 Poloroid Land Camera. Swinger Model 20. Mint w/case & papers. $35. 815-459-7485

Porcelain Doll

22” with chair, Jan McLean, $60.

224-523-1569

Record Player from the 60's Portable, detachable speakers.

Hardly used, $100/obo.

815-385-7440 - Aft 5pm

Steel Wheels ~ 1 Matching Pair 4'T, off of horse drawn farm implement, $140/obo.

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CEDAR CHEST

Big, $30.

262-877-2424

Coffee Table – Ethan Allen – Drop Leaf – Pecan – 29Wx40L – Additional Glass Top For Protection – Excellent Condition - $125.

Cash Only 815-679-6325 9am to 9pm Wood, mahogany, 46x20”W with glass top and on rollers, $25.

815-459-3653 Couch, Chair, Ottoman and 2 pillows. Good condition no stains or rips. Neutral color. Asking $275/ obo. 815-568-0032 A must see!

Couch, Loveseat & Chaise Lounge

$150/all and can send pictures upon request. 847-409-6477 COUCHES - Wickes reclining large & small beige couches. Large $300, small $200. Very good condition! Picture online.

Call Beth 815-344-9894 Curio 5 shelving unit 17w x 63h x 13d, pine, great as a store display, plant stand, books, cds, photo frames. Excellent condition, $55.

815-477-9023.

Dining room set: table w/glass inserts, 6 chairs, 2 leaves, china cabinet, good condition. Asking $75 make offer 815-344-4088 Dining Room Table 5' L x 3' W Metal & Glass w/4 Chairs (+ cushions) All From Pier 1, Seats Up To 8, $350. 815-370-4165 DISPLAY CABINET, Pine - with adjustable shelves, 2 piece. $295.

Base 85" long; 24" deep; 24" tall.

Top 84" long; 12" deep; 54 1/2" tall. 815-338-8178 DVD MEDIA CABINETS - HOLDS OVER 200 DVDS 45''H x 32 1/2''Wx6 1/2"D. Pecan finish.

Have 3 of them. Paid $35 ea, willing to sell for $15ea OR $30 FOR ALL 3. 815-900-6215 Joe FARMHOUSE COUNTRY TABLE & CHAIRS - Charming whimsical set of 3 colorful chairs with round table, very cute. Excellent condition. $195. 815-477-9023

Bread Maker – Breadman Stainless Steel – Like New – Only Used Twice Model TR2700 w/manual $40 224-587-5076 9am-9pm Food Chopper: electric Brand New, in Box, $15.

815-477-2772 GLASS PEDESTAL CAKE STAND AND COVER - Classic, extra large glass cake plate pedestal with a dome handle at the top and a lip along the inside of the cake plate. Imagine how cute to serve at your next tea party. Very good condition. $15.

815-477-9023 ICE CRUSHER Portable Electric Use on counter for drinks or fancy food. Works good, $20.

815-455-3555 STORAGE OR DISPLAY SHELVING UNIT - Handcrafted, white washed wood, rustic appearance, five deep shelves to display merchandise, cottage, french country, heavy duty, excellent condition, many uses, versatile piece. $95. 815 477-9023 Vacuum – Hoover – Self-Propelled Wind Tunnel – Good Condition $30. 847-497-4104

Automatic Welding Wire

30 lb. Copper spool, 1/16", AWS A5.l8 E70S 1B, heat: 661C275, made by Raco, USA. (new/old). $50. 847-487-1650

CUFFLINKS, MENS BLACK AND SILVER, NEW, IN BOX $15.

708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

TV – 2 - 20” Excellent Color w/Remote - $15. each 815-568-8036 TV – Sony 50” Works Perfect 30 Yrs. Old - Paid $2,400 – 2 Pieces - $50. Cash 224-321-7536 Video Systems & Games. Asst Nintendo & Saga based. 50 pcs. $100/all. 815-245-9269 Wii Console w/ Games – Nunchuck, Wii Sensor Bar, Wii Sports & Access., Carry Bag & Several Other games $75 847-826-1311 Wii w/8 games, 2 steering wheels, 2 nunchucks, 2 controllers w/charger $300 815-356-0883

Bo-Flex. $200.

815-301-7168

MIXED FIREWOOD Oak - Maple - Cherry $85/FC or 2FC $165. Free Delivery and Stacking. 815-528-0586

Gas Grill. Fiesta Chef. 40K BTU. Wood Front Panel -345sq.ft – Porcelain Cooking Surface - New in box. Incl warming rack. $100.

815-675-6246 3pm-6pm OUTDOOR STORAGE CONTAINER 32 cu ft Rubbermaid, 60w x 32d x 47h. Retails for $375, asking $250. Excellent cond, buyer must pick up, McHenry. 815-403 5608 Tractor. Cub Cadet 108.

Runs good. $300.

815-575-3797 WICKER CHAIRS - Vintage garden appeal, hand painted lime green, sturdy construction, durable, classic, very cute cottage chic! $195.

815-477-9023

BAR STOOLS - Set of 3 durable hardwood with larger seating area than your regular bar stool, classic style and casual comfort, perfect for your kitchen island or breakfast bar.

Excellent $95. 815-477-9023

Games (18), Memory cards, all for $70. 815-701-1172 Salt Lamps: 1 pyramid, $60 2 Globes $55/ea., NEW, lightbulb replacement FREE 815-370-4165

SEWING MACHINE

Antique, Singer, cabinet style.

Works great! $100 815-382-1908 Spa – Whirlpool – Pollenex – New In Box – Never Used – Deluxe Timer – Fits Any Standard Bathtub 154 Jets w/ 3 Speeds $60 847-639-0438 Lv. Msg.

Steel Cabinet

21X36x27, 2 doors, lexan top.

Very nice, $60. 815-459-7485 Tanning Canopy – Suntana Sunmate SB – 9 $135.

815-568-8036 Trunk/Chest – Sun Electric Salesman Trunk – From Crystal Lake Branch $40 815-575-3797

wii Gaming

Accessories Stand, $30.

262-877-2424

Organ – 1979 Baldwin Cinema III Theatre- Antique – Does Not Work $150. Donation To Harvard Food Pantry 815-943-4493

American Bulldog Puppy. Female.

Brindle. 8 weeks old. 1st round of shots, 2 de-wormings. Please call: 815-271-1567

FLOOR LAMPS - 2 used 6 ft, Hunter Green . $15 ea or $20 For Both 815-900-6215 Joe Futon – Black Metal – Used 5 Times – Exc. Cond. ($200 New) Asking $75obo 815-943-7757 Grandfather Clock – Tall Case – Runs Good – Nice Finish – Westminster Chimes - $399.

815-354-9252 HIGH HEEL SHOE CHAIR! BEAUTIFUL PURPLE IN GREAT CONDITION. $100. 815-355-5670

Chain Saw ~ Electric Wards, 14”, work good, $25.

815-459-7485 Outside corner, tape on bead 1 1/16” x1 1/16” 400 pieces new in box, $200/OBO 847-516-8015 Table Saw – Craftsman 10” w/Accessories - Must Sell $75.

815-568-8345 Yamaha Generator EC-4000, runs but may need carb cleaned. Asking $250.00 obo Picture is stock photo but similar. 815-546-5018

3 piece Decoro Italian leather reclining sectional, $1300.

Beautiful portable bar with back bar and 4 stools, like new, color cherry, $1300.

Kitchen table and 4 chairs, $150.

Oak cocktail table, $45.

Oak entertainment center, $100.

Oak end table, $25.

847-669-0654 ~ 847-606-2490 HUTCH - Oak 2pc with 2 drawers and upper glass doors and lighted inside bottom has 2 oak doors. 39" w x 68" tall. $350/obo. 815-4514431 8am-9pm. Would like to sell Hutch and Kitchen set together.

KITCHEN TABLE – Oak, with 6 chairs with 2 18" self storing leaves.

Bought from classic oak. This is in great condition. Call 8am-9pm.

815-451-4431. $350/OBO Massage Chair. $100 815-301-7168

Patio Set

10 piece with cushions, $250.

LA-Z-Boy sleeper/sofa, like new!

Plaid brown and tan, $150.

Stiffel Lamps, brass and marble, $65/ea or 2 for $120.

815-382-1908

RECLINER - LA-Z-BOY

Dark blue, good condition! $125.

815-678-7131 ROCKER, OAK WITH BLUE CUSIONS, JOHNSBURG AREA $25. 708-602-8353 TABLE - Light Oak & 2 Chairs. Great for starters or small apartment. Asking $25/obo 224-420-1414 Mac Table – Cafeteria style – 8'x2½' Brown – Folding (not plastic) $30 815-338-9013 8aam-5pm

GO CHAIR Electric Mobility, new batteries,Like New , Charger Comes Apart For Easy Transportation. $375/obo. 815-479-9723

Air Hockey Table w/ new mallets and pucks. Legs fold for easy move.

Nice, clean, and working 100%. $250/obo. Scott 847-346-4425 Air Hockey Table. $100 815-301-7168 Barefoot Bears Big Sky 12 figurines 7 ornaments, great condition $50/OBOb 815-494-9914 CAMERA KIT Canon AE-1- 35mm – Flash Unit – Data Back – Power Winder – 2x Tele Convertor – Wide Angle & Zoom Lens – Bag - Tripod $200obo 815-568-8036

CD's ~ New Selection

From the 90's and up, $1/ea.

847-807-9153

CONCRETE LIONS (2)

On pedestal, great in front of garage or yard, $150/ea. OBO 224-650-1564 DEER ANTLER RACK – 10 POINT $75.

847-515-8012 Huntley area DVD CASES - EMTPY DVD CASES used some black, some white all14mm. 1-$0.35ea, 5-$1.50, 10$1.00. 815-900-6215 Joe

APOLLO 1 1/2 year old male Mastiff/ Great Dane. Something beautiful is about to happen. I can't wait to meet you and see the warmth of your smile. I'm so excited. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

Complete Starter Fish Tank all accessories included $30 815-404-9765

DASH 4 year old male Orange & White DSH. I like to stand at the edge of a pristine lake and listen to the breeze rustle through the leaves. It would be even better together. www.helpingpaws.net 815-338-4400

DASHER 3 month old male Setter mix.

You're never too young to start thinking about not acting your age. There's one language everyone understands...Fun. www.helpingpaws.net.

815-338-4400

DOG CRATE

Life Stages, wire, 36x24x27.

Excellent condition! $40.

815-355-2941 DOG NAIL TRIMMER / GRINDER, NEW IN BOX AND AS SEEN ON TV $15. JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353

KOHO HOCKEY SHORTS, SIZE LARGE (28-30) AND SHIN & ELBOW PADS & 2 PUCKS FOR $25 JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353

MENS CAMO HUNTERS JACKET. Like New SIZE MED. $50.

224-420-1414 Mac 815-900-6215 Joe NO FEAR MOTOCROSS HELMETS SIZE LARGE HAVE 2 $35 EACH 708/602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA PIRELLI MOTOCROSS TIRE MT 450 SCORPION GROSS 100/90 19" GOOD CONDITION $15 708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA POCKET KNIVES, HAVE THREE INCLUDED 1 VERY LARGE KNIFE & 1 SHARPER IMAGE KNIFE $10 EACH 708-602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA Weight Bench & Weights – By DP Fit For Life – Padded 48”x24” Incline bench w/Leg Lift – 130lb + Weights & Accessories $70 847-639-0438 Lv. Msg.

YAMAHA MOTOCROSS STOCK MUFFLERS; HAVE TWO $40 EACH; JOHNSBURG AREA 708-602-8353

Child's Game Table Pool, Air Hockey & PingPong Adjustable Legs $15 obo 815-943-7757 Hockey Table – Sportscraft Turbo Air - $150.

815-260-5132 aft 5pm Kitchen – Little Tykes – w/Microwave, Sink , Oven, Highchair Including Dishes & Food $15 815-943-7757 POWER WHEELS CADILLAC ESCALADE EXT GREAT CONDITION! BLACK WITH WORKING RADIO, SPEAKERS AND MICROPHONE $250. 815-355-5670

Trampoline ~ Large

Bought at Wal-Mart – Less Than A Year Old - good shape! $200 815-943-5319

Antique and Modern Guns Old Lever Actions, Winchesters, Marlins, Savages, etc. Old Pistols and Revolvers. Cash for Collection.

FFL License 815-338-4731

815-353-7668 Truck Cap or Tonneau Cover for Chevy Colorado pick up 63'”x60” 815-459-3326 WANTED TO BUY: Vintage or New, working or not.

Bicycles, Outboard motors, fishing gear, motorcycles or mopeds, chainsaws, tools etc. Cash on the spot. Cell: 815-322-6383

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Fish Tank ~ 20 Gallon

Incl wood stand + all accessories. $50. 815-477-3229

Gecko Tank - Custom Made 4'T, plants, accessories and female 12” Gecko incl. $175.

Will email photos. 815-477-3229 Poodle Pups 2 males. Red 7 weeks. $500 708-639-3025 Shi-Doodle Pups.

1 male, 1female. Black.

First shots. 7 weeks. $500.

708-639-3025

MOVIE ADVERTISEMENT - Large store promotional display for the movie INCEPTION starring Leonardo DiCaprio, great for a collector. Excellent condition, $35.

815-477-9023

THURS, FRI, SAT SUN FEB 21, 22, 23, 24 9AM - 5PM 310 OAK CREST RD. HUGE SALE! Lots of collectibles. Garage & basement are packed!

Ladies desginer plus size clothing 1X-2X. Yard & garden, GE side by side refrigerator, dining room set, bedroom set.

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Two French Hens 847-946-1746 See photos estatesales.net

Foosball Table

$100 262-877-2424

GLASS TABLE TOPS (2)

ECKEL'S MCHENRY FLEA MARKET

37”x42” and 30” round, $20/ea.

4 white roman pedestals, 13”H, $20. 815-477-0701

Computer desk with hutch, lots of shelves & storage, $250 Call 815-444-9550

VINTAGE FRENCH LILAC COTTAGE HUTCH - Very Vice Antique Country Shabby Chic, Hand Painted, Hutch/Cabinet and/or Dresser w/ Bookcase. Charming with Lots of Character, Cute for a Country Kitchen, Dining Room and/or this would also be really cute in a girls bedroom. Dimensions: 67 H x 30.5 W x 18 D. $295. 815 477-9023

GLOVES ~ LATEX

WINDMILL

With Aloe Organic, case of 1000. $65 815-578-0212

Rustic wood look with 2 planter boxes below, 4'H, $45.

815-578-0212

GPS (2)

Tom-Tom, model XL 335-T. $50 with free case.

Tom-Tom, model One130 with charger, $35. 847-807-9156

GREETING CARDS Box of 200, $50.

815-477-2772

LAWN MOWER

HAY FOR SALE Grass mix. $8 per 50 lb bale.

West of Rockford.

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Down Hill Skis – Dynastar – Ladies Good Quality/Like New – Reichie Boots Size 8 $99ea or $200 both 815-814-1803 Golf Club Bag & Accessories Rack.

Metal rack holds 2 bags, shoes, much more. Nice! $25. Store them cleanly in your garage, etc.

Call Beth 815-344-9894

Lionel & American Flyer Trains

Toddler Bed – Blue Race Car Very Clean – Great condition – Mattress & Bunky Board Inc. $95obo 847-217-4018

RUGER MK-III TARGET PISTOL Stainless steel model in very good condition. Includes original box with 3 magazines, sight mount, manual, lock/keys, and internal lock keys. $375. 757-846-6931

BRIDGESTONE MOTOCROSS TIRES M604 100/90 57 m & 110/90 19 BOTH IN GOOD COND $15 EACH 708/602-8353 JOHNSBURG AREA

Woman's golf clubs right hand set like new condition stand up bag all balls and accessories. Pink and gray bag MaxxFli new $400, asking $200. 847-852-6524

Bench top drill press, works great $25 847-516-8015

Yard Machine, $50/obo.

224-650-1564 Luggage Set Top Brand and cond.

American Tourister. Not canvas sides, 2 pieces 7x24”, 7x20”, $40.

815-455-3555

Bar Stools - High Back

Chrome w/beige tweed seats and backs. 2 for $65 815-477-2772

Playstation 2 (2) Controllers

DEER FOUNTAIN-WITH BUCK STATUE; CONCRETE, APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET TALL JOHNSBURG AREA $250 FIRM. 708-602-8353

HUNTLEY - MOVING

Football Cards. Mixed years.

Approx 3100. Worth $185+ Asking $65 815-338-4829

Mercury Dimes – 60 Different – Nice Starter Set In Book $350 obo 847-426-9303

Bedroom Set – Canopy Bed – Twin White – Posts & Flame – Mattress & Springs – Dresser -Desk w/Removable Hutch On Top $250obo 847-204-0678 BR SET King Size, Oak + 2 night stands, mirror, $300.

Round oak coffee table and (1) round end table, $100/both.

Wood bunk bed set with desk, quality set! $250 262-877-2424

COFFEE TABLE

Monitor – Soyo LCD 17” Perfect Condition $35obo 847-516-9677 Stereo Speakers – Cerwin – Vega Mdl-N-12 – Floor – 3 Way – 12” Woofers $85 815-334-8611

2 brass, 1 plastic very old and nice 3/$40. 815-459-7485

2000 Ford Windstar SE. 1 Owner.

Remote start, back up sensors.

3 mo warranty. Great family van. $2900. 815-344-9440

The American Collection

30 piece, Cast Resin.

By Maurice Wideman, $175/obo 815-568-8036

BENCH for OUTDOORS

DOLL HOUSE Newly built wrap around porch, 6 rooms, $100. 847-854-7980

National 1st Prize $10,000 Local Prize $500.00

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Refrigerator – Frigidaire – 18cu.ft.

White – Runs Well – Some Scratches $150 815-344-4137 aft 3pm

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Dryer. Maytag. Gas. White.

Great condition. $325.

630-973-3528 Dryer: Maytag, good condition $100 815-455-5454 Freezer: upright, 19 cu ft. $25/OBO 815-344-4088 Microwave – Maytag – Built in Above Stove – White – Works Good $35. 815-338-2853

Burger King Toys, Star Wars, Toy Story, Simpsons, M&M. 1997-99.

Orig pkg. $10/ea. 847-807-9156

1999 FORD F150 4x4 $1200 OBO. Extended cab. Engine lost to re-call fire. Good parts, tires, cap, interior. 815-355-3625

Truck Cap for Chevy S10 pick up $250/OBO 815-459-3326 TRUCK TOPPER SHORT BED OFF A CHEVY TRUCK GRAY $225.

815-943-3112

Mink Hat – Ladies – Black Size Med. Beautiful Fur – Marshall Fields – Like New - $25 815-344-9665 WINDBREAKER - BOYS THE NORTH FACE HYVENT" GREEN, size medium no hood. $30. 815-355-5670

4'W, sturdy, weathered look with cast legs, wood slat seat and back. $125/obo 815-701-2076 Lv Msg

1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Ext Cab 4x4. Leather. Loaded.

New Snow Tires. No rust. $3500 OBO. 815-355-0605

'70's to '90's. Mint collectibles.

5 for $25. 815-459-7485

LEATHER COAT

Fitted, hooded, waist length.

Marino, medium, $18.00.

630-346-2476 Leather Jacket – Men's Blk Size L/T New $40 Windbreaker Jacket – Men's – Columbia – Size L/T New ($100 retail) $20 815-568-8036

Junk or Gems – Top Dollar $500 - $5000 414-254-1142

1998 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 1 Owner. 4X4. Looks & runs great.

3 mo warranty. $3800 815-344-9440

GMs Owner's Manuals

JACKET - MENS THE NORTH FACE "DENALI" JACKET XL ALL BLACK. $65. Great cond! 815-355 5670

SNOW BLOWER - USED TWICE Paid $327 new, asking $200 OBO 815-900-6215 Joe

3705 W. ELM SAT & SUN 8-5 Spaces Start As Low As $12 815-363-FLEA (3532)

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