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Report: Bigger isn’t better Task force says it’s time for government to go on a diet and save taxpayers money OAK BROOK (AP) – A task force appointed by Gov. Bruce Rauner recommended more than 2 dozen ways to shrink Illinois government and cut costs to taxpayers, though many ideas already have faced stiff opposition and the Republican acknowledged getting legislative approval won’t be “just a walk in the park.” Several of the 27 recommendations announced Monday mirror anti-union measures that Rauner has unsuccessfully pushed since taking office last year, including allowing local governments to opt out of collective bargain-
ing with public-worker unions. Others, such as consolidating school districts, have failed under previous governors. “An entity of government is somebody’s political power base. ... It’s an opportuBruce nity for cronyism, for Rauner patronage, for pensions,” Rauner said during an event in DuPage County. “Somebody’s going to push back.”
From county boards to mosquito abatement districts and municipalities, Illinois has almost 7,000 units of government – far more than any other state. Rauner created the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force in February after campaigning on a promise to lower taxes and reduce government bureaucracy. He said Monday that the task force’s suggestions, which also focused on eliminating unfunded mandates, could save taxpayers billions of dollars per year. CONSOLIDATION CONTINUED ON A5
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Jim Walters is the new executive director of the YWCA of the Sauk Valley. He takes over from Carol Fitzgerald, who held the position for 30 years.
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A bison chews on grass Monday in the north enclosure of Nachusa Grasslands. In December, the enclosed area was expanded from 500 to 1,500 acres, thanks to a new tunnel under Stone Barn Road that gives the animals access to land on the north and south sides of the road. In October 2014, 30 bison were introduced to the grasslands. Between May and September, 16 calves were born, and in late October, 29 new bison were added to the herd, bringing the total to 75. The bison can be viewed only from roadsides and fence perimeters, so spectators are advised to bring binoculars. The grasslands are located on Lowden Road, a few miles northeast of Franklin Grove. Go to nachusagrasslands.org to learn more.
STERLING – When the YWCA of the Sauk Valley kicked off a new year, the nonprofit also ushered in a new era. Jim Walters, 48, put in his first day as executive director on Dec. 29. Walters is the first permanent leader of the organization in the past 30 years who isn’t named Carol Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald retired in July 2015, ending her run as the longest-serving director since the Sterling-based YWCA was established in 1924. Retiree Eileen Mershart, former director of the YWCA in Madison, Wisconsin, served as interim director until Walters was hired. Walters’ hiring brings a leader with a wealth of experience in advocacy for domestic violence victims – one of the organization’s primary missions. He’s worked in nonprofit settings for 21 years, 17 of those with domestic violence programs, and he also served as vice president and treasurer for the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence. WALTERS CONTINUED ON A5
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New city manager hits the ground running BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84
DIXON – New Dixon City Manager Cole O’Donnell said he was on the move Monday, getting ready
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Puppies dumped in trash; local woman charged BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra
ROCK FALLS – Three pit bull terrier puppies were found dead in a dumpster this weekend, and their owner is charged with misdemeanor cruel treatment of animals, law enforcement and county officials said Monday. Nonie L. Roen, 31, of Rock Falls, was arrested in the 400 block of Martin Road at 11:43 a.m. Saturday, Rock Falls police said in a news release. A passerby noticed the
puppies in a dumpster near Martin Road and Dixon Avenue, and called police, Cmdr. Jay Koett said. Whiteside County Animal Control Warden Vanessa Scott said she couldn’t release specifics because the investigation is ongoing, but said she reacted in “plain disgust” to the news. “Things like this shouldn’t be happening.” Scott said. “People just have a different idea of how animals should be treated.” “When we find any type of neglect and abuse, we will prosecute,” she added.
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DIXON – Dixon Police are asking for help identifying two women who they say stole items from
the Dixon Wal-Mart on Saturday. The two, who are white, are seen on video surveillance leaving the store around 5 p.m., police said in a release.
No other information is available. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 815-2884411, or Lee County Crime Stoppers at 888-
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EAST ST. LOUIS (AP) – Fire officials in East St. Louis say three people died, including a man, woman and boy, in a house fire. East St. Louis Fire Chief James Blackmon identified
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Timothy L. Helfrich, 44, of Sterling; 1:56 p.m. Sunday at West 23rd Street and Oak Grove Avenue; driving while license revoked, no insurance, speeding, Whiteside County warrant for obstructing a court order; posted $300 bond on warrant and given notice to appear on the traffic charges. Alexander D. Howard, 27, of Sterling; 3:51 p.m. Sunday at Sterling Police Department; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – manufacturing and, or distribution of a lookalike substance; posted $200 bond. Floyd T. Noble, 21, of Sterling; 8:04 p.m. Sunday at East Lincolnway and Polo Road; retail theft; given notice to appear in court. Byron A. Hassell, 28, of Sterling; 9:14 p.m. Sunday at East Second Street and Second Avenue; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply. Nancy J. Lombardi, 59, of Sterling; 9:36 p.m. Sunday at East Lincolnway and Woodlawn Road; disobeying stop sign; released with promise to comply.
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Antionette M. Wise, 41, of Rock Falls; 2:45 p.m. Saturday at First Avenue and 10th Street; operation of uninsured motor vehicle; given notice to appear in court. Dylan J. Thayer, 19, of Rock Falls; 2:45 p.m. Saturday at First Avenue and 10th Street; disobeying a traffic control device; given notice to appear in court. Brenda N. Swope, 64, of
Rochelle; 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Dixon Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court. Dora M. Lifka, 61, of Rock Falls; 8:28 p.m. Saturday at Eighth Avenue and West Second Street; disobeying a stop sign; given notice to appear in court. Amanda G. Kendall, 31, of Tampico; 6:54 a.m. Monday at Dixon Avenue and Marsha Lane; speeding; given notice to appear in court. Mystie D. Alender, 26, of Rock Falls; 8:58 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of West Second Street; operation of uninsured motor vehicle, operation of motor vehicle with a suspended registration, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court. Mark E. Musselman, 49, of Sterling; 8:18 p.m. Sunday in the 700 block of First Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court. Bailey R. Leseman, 20, of Rock Falls; 8 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of First Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.
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Tiffani L. Vaupel, 47, of Dixon; 1:10 p.m. Monday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; Lee County warrant for domestic battery; posted bond and released with pending court date.
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Girl, 16, of Morrison; 8:10 a.m. Dec. 7 at Morrison High School; public fighting; given ordinance citation. Boy, 15, of Morrison; 8:10 a.m. Dec. 7 at Morrison High School; public fighting; given ordinance citation. Clifford H. Ennis Jr., 43, of Morrison; 7:19 p.m. Saturday on Lincolnway; domestic battery and possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Heather A. Zmuda, 28, of Clinton, Iowa; Dec. 17; speeding; given citation. Jeffrey M. Medema, 58, of Streator; Dec. 21; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given citation. Boy, 16, of Morrison; Dec.
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22; speeding; given citation. Kiersten R. Kath, 22, of Morrison; Wednesday; speeding, operating uninsured vehicle, driving while license suspended; given citation. Zachary T. Meinsma, 24, of Morrison; Friday; speeding; given citation.
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Randall K. Harrison, 51, of Dixon; 5:12 p.m. Saturday at Mason Avenue and Hawley Street; speeding 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation and released after posting bond.
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Wendy A. Shirley, 35, of Troy Grove; 8:13 p.m. Saturday; warrant for failure to appear –seat belt violation; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. Juan Escatel, 33, of Kent, Ohio; 2:46 p.m. Saturday; aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Roger L. Adams, 33, of Sterling; 9:44 a.m. Friday; driving under the influence of alcohol; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. Michael Griffin, 31, of Clinton, Iowa; 2:55 a.m. Friday; driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana (2.5 to 10 grams); posted bond and given notice to appear in court. Taylor R. Boysen, 20, of Paw Paw; 12:49 a.m. Friday; driving while license suspended, failure to obey stop signal; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.
Ryan C. Rock, 32, of Dixon; 10:28 a.m. Thursday; warrant for drug court violation; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court. Brian J. Wagner, 50, of Princeton; 10:12 a.m. Thursday; warrant for contempt – failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.
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Cory J. Love, 39, of Mount Morris; 7:26 p.m. Sunday at Washington and 10th streets in Oregon; driving under the influence, speeding, loud muffler, illegal transportation of alcohol, failure to notify Secretary of State of address change; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond. Jimmie L. Reed-Hargrett, 20, of Rockford; 4:42 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 39; no driver’s license; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond. Norman J. Esser, 19, of Oregon; Saturday; petition to revoke probation; posted bond and given notice to appear in court. Madeline Martin, 21, of Rochelle; Thursday; petition to revoke probation; given notice to appear in court. Michael Whitemore, 69, of Rockford; Thursday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court. Pamela Ignacio, 52, of Leaf River; Thursday; motion to increase bond; given notice to appear in court. Raul Cervantes-Santiago, 31, of Creston; 10:09 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of West Cedarholm Street in Creston; driving while license suspended, improper lighting, failure to signal, driving
without lights when required; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond. Karl J. Prerost, 18, of Polo; 3 p.m. Thursday in the 7000 block of South Freeport Road; driving without a license, operating a motor vehicle with expired registration; given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail, and posted bond. Lyndon Farm, 52, of Rochelle; 6 p.m. Thursday on state Route 64 East; petition to revoke probation; taken to Ogle County Jail.
BIRTHDAYS Happy belated birthday to Shirley Hardy and Anthony Poplawski, both on Saturday, Brian Moore and Logan Ewald, both on Sunday, and Matthew Moeller and Alexa Jacobs, both on Monday. Happy birthday to Taytum Senn, 3, John Hicks, Teresa Gibson, Janet Schrader, John VanLanduit, Denise Tanner, Miguel Vasquez, Kayla Zimmerlein, and Autumn Frieberg, all today.
those who died in the Sunday afternoon blaze as Kendra Williams, Chantez Reynolds and Jayden Harris. East St. Louis Assistant Fire Chief Todd Hill says some residents were able to get out of the house. The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating.
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Council OKs band commission appointee O’Keefe only member with music background BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
STERLING – The Challand Middle School band director is the newest member of the Sterling Band Commission. The Sterling City Council on Monday approved Mayor Skip Lee’s appointment of Kevin O’Keefe to the five-member commission. The members serve 5-year staggered terms; O’Keefe’s term expires June 30, 2020.
The commission is responsible for overseeing the municipal band, concerts, and other city programs in the performing arts, including exclusive control over the band’s finances. The commission, which reports to the council, also is responsible for management and uses of the Grandon Civic Center. O’Keefe is a 2006 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University. After graduation, he was a music teacher and band director at Montmorency School in Rock Falls, moving to Sterling. He also spent time as band and choir director in
Next meeting The Sterling City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at City Hall, 212 Third Ave., on the first floor in the Council Chambers. Go to sterling-il.gov or call City Hall at 815-632-6621 for an agenda or more information. the Eastland school district, before taking the Challand job. O’Keefe plays with the symphony orchestras in Clinton and Muscatine, Iowa. He is a member and assistant direc-
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tor of the Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus, and sings in a quartet, 74 and a Quarter. He has been director of music at Rock Falls United Methodist Church for 9 years. Mayor Skip Lee said O’Keefe should add a new dimension to the commission. “There is no one on the board now who has a music background, so this appointment brings an important element to the group,” Lee said. The Sterling Band Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the City Hall Community Room.
In other action, the council approved two payment requests totaling $177,368.91 to Twin City Construction for improvements made to Sixth and Eighth Avenues. The payments are for sanitary sewer work, road reconstruction, and stormwater upgrades improvements in the 200 block of Eighth Avenue, and road work in the 200 block of Sixth Avenue. The money was taken from the city’s wastewater fund, because of the extension of the sanitary sewer system, and the local option sales tax fund.
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Some Christmas trees need to be wrestled through the front door and dragged to the curb after the holidays are over. Others need to be plucked off a light pole with a boom truck and some manpower. It’s all part of the post-holiday tradition that Justin Schaver, with the Sterling Public Works Department, was taking part in Monday morning as he helped remove the city’s Christmas decorations.
IN BRIEF St. Mary’s Hospital closes in Streator STREATOR (AP) – A hospital in north-central Illinois is shutting its inpatient services and reopening as an all-hours urgent care center. The (Bloomington) Pantagraph reported that some residents of Streator are unhappy St. Mary’s Hospital closed Monday. They worry hospitals in the nearby communities of Ottawa and Pontiac are too far away. State regulators approved the closure in November. Springfieldbased Hospital Sisters Health System requested permission to close the
hospital because of declining patient admissions. HSHS gave the facilities to Peoria-based OSF Healthcare System. OSF is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. It runs 11 hospitals, two colleges of nursing, a doctors group and a network of home health services. OSF has hired 65 percent of the St. Mary’s employees.
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MORRISON – A Whiteside County sheriff’s deputy received a flood of online support for his actions this weekend after a photo hit social media picturing him and an unidentified man at the Morrison McDonald’s. The man, who reportedly is homeless, was walking east along U.S. Route 30 Saturday toward Morrison when 15-year veteran Deputy George Depuy gave him a lift to the golden arches and bought him a meal. The photo was uploaded by Alex Fischbach of Morrison (the same local singer who appeared on TV’s “American Idol”), who was at the restaurant with his fiancee. More than 7,000 people have shared it in 2 days. “This picture is a quick snap of one of the most beautiful things I’ve
ever seen,” Fischbach posted. The officer walked the man inside, told him it was a good place to stay warm, and then handed him money with instructions to order whatever he pleased, Fischbach said. The man didn’t take the money at first, Fischbach said. “I’m not asking you to take it, I’m telling you to take it,” the deputy said, before going on his way. “This is really not an uncommon situation,” said Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi, who is “very proud” of Depuy, and of all the deputies. Depuy doesn’t want attention or recognition because he was just doing his job, but it is “commendable,” the sheriff said, adding that officers never do their jobs for the accolades. They do their jobs “because it is the right thing to do,” he said.
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OBITUARIES Nancy Lee Sizemore Dittmar MILLEDGEVILLE – Nancy Lee Dittmar, 80, of Milledgeville, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Good Samaritan Society in Mount Carroll. Nancy was born Feb. 27, 1935, in Normal, the daughter of Pete and Mary Etta (Hixson) Sizemore. She attended Metcalf Elementary School and graduated from University High School and Illinois State University, receiving both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees in education. Nancy taught for 38 years, with 1 year in Leroy, and the remaining 37 years with the Chadwick-Milledgeville School District, where she also was a mentor. She married Glen C. Dittmar on June 17, 1962, in Bloomington. He preceded her in death on Jan. 23, 1993. Nancy was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milledgeville, Milledgeville Women’s Club, and Oakville Country Club. She served on the Carroll County Fair Board, Trinity Lutheran
Church Council, and Lee-Carroll-Ogle CASA Board of Directors, and was supportive of Timberlake Playhouse. Golf, reading, crafts, and track were a few of her interests, but she especially enjoyed all the good times she had with her friends. Survivors include one brother, Pete Sizemore of Glen St. Mary, Florida, and many wonderful nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, parents, four sisters, and three brothers. As per her wishes, private graveside services will be at a later date. McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to Milledgeville Fire Department and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be mailed to David Folk, P.O. Box 6, Milledgeville, IL 61051. Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.
Craig G. Dewald ROCK FALLS – Craig G. Dewald, 72, of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Craig was born Jan. 24, 1943, in Vandalia, the son of Donald and Mary (Augenstein) Dewald. He married Barbara A. Wolber on Feb. 17, 1963, in Sterling; they were happily married for 52 years. Craig was employed by National Manufacturing Co. for 28 years, and worked at Farm & Fleet. He enjoyed camping and horseback riding with his son and grandsons, and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; three children, Catheryn L. Dewald, Todd R. (Julie)
Dewald, and Kimberly J. (Mike) Cady; six grandsons, Matthew and Joshua Porter, Tyler (Kayla) and Logan Dewald, and Seth and Ross Cady; one sister, Pamela (Robert) Clardie; three stepbrothers, Larry (Karen) Mewhirter, Donnie (Pat) Mewhirter, and Jack (Deb) Mewhirter; and one stepsister, Charlotte Rogers. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald; his mother, Mary; and stepfather, Don Mewhirter. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.
William H. Marshall Jr. ROCKFORD – William H. Marshall Jr., 83, of Rockford, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at his home. William was born Jan. 29, 1932, in Sterling, the son of William H. and Lucille Ellen (Buell) Marshall. William married Margaret E. Leach on Sept. 30, 1956. She preceded him in death on July 3, 2001. He served in the Navy. Survivors include his sons, Alan (Dawn) Marshall, Tim (Lori Morgan) Marshall, and Jay (Cindy) Marshall; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, John Marshall. He also was preceded
in death by his parents; son, Kurt D. Marshall; and two brothers, George and Daniel. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Sunset Funeral Home in Machesney Park. A celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Machesney Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation or Alzheimer’s Support Group. Visit sunsetfhmemgardens.com to send condolences.
Royal L. Wells MOUNT MORRIS – Royal L. Wells, 84, of Mount Morris, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center. He was a bindery operator for Kable Printing Co. in Mount Morris, retiring on April 1, 1995. Royal was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Mount Morris, the son of Edgar and Norma (McLean) Wells. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Royal married Betty Miller on March 27, 1976, in Mount Morris. Survivors include his wife; sons, Rick Wells of St. Charles, Royal Wells Jr. of Nokomis, Florida, Warren (Mel) Wells of Lake City, South Carolina; daughter, Cindy (Marty) Cantu of Carpentersville; stepchildren, Bev-
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: John D. Heath Jr. of Sterling, 1-3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Rickie K. Hosch of Prophetstown, 3-5 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown. Mark Schwartz of Forreston, 4-7 p.m. at Assembly of God Church in Dixon. D. Dean Dye of Oregon, 5-8 p.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon. Today’s funerals:
Mark Schwartz of Forreston, 7 p.m. at Assembly of God Church in Dixon. Wednesday visitations: Royal L. Wells of Mount Morris, 5-7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris. Wednesday funerals: Curtis A. Kerchner of Dixon, 6 p.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon. D. Dean Dye of Oregon, 11 a.m. at The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley.
David A. Buse PHOENIX – David A. Buse of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Phoenix after a long illness. He was born Dec. 10, 1951, in Oregon, the son of Martin and Mary (Kuhn) Buse. He attended Oregon schools, and was well-known for his athletic and musical talents. A car accident just before his 1970 graduation from Oregon High School left him confined to a wheelchair the rest of his life. He persevered and earned a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. He then went on to be a special education teacher in Las Cruces public schools. He married Sue Crossly in 1979, in Oregon. Some of the things Dave enjoyed included cooking, watching the Food Network, and sports, especially March Madness. He was politically involved and outspoken involving Las Cruces, and advocating education issues and Americans with disabilities. He loved visiting his hometown, especially spending time on the Rock River, and kept in
contact with family and friends from Oregon. He loved his pictures, which moved with him to Phoenix, and telling the stories that went with them. Dave is survived by his children, Matthew (Melissa) Buse of Phoenix, and Meredith (Jesse Abrams-Morley) Buse of Philadelphia; his sister, Lori (Jim) Hagan of Lake Mary, Florida; his grandchildren, Dante, Alana, and Odin Buse, and Rebecca and Sarah Buse-Morley; nephews, Brendan and Conor Hagan; and his former wife, Sue. He also was close to his uncle, Arnold (Wilma) Buse; and cousins, Jeff (Jeanne) Kuhn of Dixon, Sue (Craig) Hackl of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Lois Eichman of McAllen, Texas, and Don (Pam) Buse of Mount Morris, along with their children. He was preceded in death by his parents. Cremation rites have been accorded per his wishes. A celebration of life service will be in February in Las Cruces, with another ceremony this July in Oregon. Further arrangements are being completed. A memorial has been established by the family.
Eugene W. Beer MANITOWOC, Wis. – Eugene W. Beer, 75, of Manitowoc, formerly of Milledgeville, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He was employed for 35 years by General Motors in Janesville, Wisconsin, before his retirement in 1995. Eugene was born Sept. 24, 1940, in Monroe, Wisconsin, the son of Werner and Dorothy (Schlaff) Beer. He married Kathy Bockhaus on June 10, 1984, at First Lutheran Church in Janesville. Eugene was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Mishicot, Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife; three children, Molly (Chuck) Busse of Beloit, Wisconsin, Brad (Heidi) Beer of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Amelia Chronis
of Appleton, Wisconsin; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert (Nydia) Beer of Sterling and Truman (Phyllis) Beer of Wasilla, Alaska; sister, Marilyn (Tom) Daly of Argyle, Wisconsin; and nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. today and the funeral at 6 p.m. today at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home in Manitowoc, with Robert Johannes, pastor, officiating, followed by a reception for family and friends at the Harrigan Parkside Gathering Center on the funeral home property. Burial will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc. Visit harriganparksidefuneralhome.com to send condolences.
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Ronald G. Emmole DIXON – Ronald G. Emmole, 65, of Dixon, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at his home. He worked for the cement plant in Dixon for 30 years, retiring as a shift foreman. After retirement, he worked for Accurate Paving in Dixon until April 2015. Ronald was born Feb. 10, 1950, in Dixon, the son of Gordon Ralph and Doris Irene (Dorman) Emmole. He married Tish Joyce on June 20, 1975, in Dixon, and again on Feb. 12, 2005, in Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife, Tish Emmole, two sons, Matt Emmole and Jeff Emmole, and one daughter, Laura (Andrea) Emmole, all of Dixon; one sister, Donna (Raymond) Ankney of Chana; five grandchildren, Vanessa, Ben, Nick, Josh, and Xavier Emmole; two greatgrandchildren, Maddison Emmole and Bostin Rodriguez; a special niece, Susan Bauer; and his two faithful compan-
D. Dean Dye OREGON – D. Dean Dye, 83, of Oregon passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, surrounded by his loving family. Dean was born July 27, 1932, in Holcomb, Missouri, the son of Owen T. and Dula (Vaughn) Dye. He married Dorris M. Pool on Aug. 9, 1949, in Piggott, Arkansas. Dean Dye leaves a big footprint in the community and beyond. He was a 50-year member of Oregon United Methodist Church. At the time of his death, he was attending the Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley. In 1961, he began more than 50 years of owning and operating more than a dozen businesses in the community, including: D. Dean Dye Co., The Fashion Store, Dyeco Allstates Trailer Sales, Dyeco Modular Homes, Countryside East Apartments, Hickory Heights Subdivision, Dye Store Fixtures and Display Co., Pines Plaza, Conover Square, Conover Square Furniture, Wellington Jewelry, Schiller House Restaurant, Furniture Plus, and Oregon Self-Storage. In 1987, he was named Oregon Citizen of the Year. Dean is survived by his wife; his children, Cherri (Greg) Tremble of Oregon, Tearyl (Tim) Harris of Pekin, and Scott (Ashley) Dye of Richardson, Texas. Also surviving are nine
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PLAINFIELD – Lauren Anne Urrutia, 58, of Plainfield, formerly of Dixon, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet. Overman-Jones Funeral Daniel R. ‘Buddy’ Springer Home in Plainfield is hanHOLIDAY, Fla. – Daniel Ryan “Buddy” Springer, 26, dling arrangements. of Holiday, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at his home. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements. SAVANNA – Berneta Curtis, 103, of Savanna, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Big Meadows Nursing Home in Savanna. Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna handled arrangements.
erly Long of Mount Morris, Roger (Sally) Long of Pierceton, Indiana, Barbara Long of Byron, Ralph (Kathy) Long of Mount Morris, Sharon Goley of Adeline, and Kelly Wright of Naples, Florida; and Mary Sue Cox several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. DIXON – Mary Sue Cox, 99, of Dixon, died Monday, He was preceded in Jan. 4, 2016, at Aperion Care Amboy. death by his parents; Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangesister, Pearl (Wally) Ste- ments. vens; daughter, Sue (Dan) Roumpos; and son-inlaw, John Goley. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Frank Lay officiating. Burial will be at Silver Creek Cemetery in Mount Morris. Memorials will be established.
ions, Sam and Sophie. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Patricia A. Emmole. Memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Clardie, pastor of Lost Lake Community Church of the Nazarene in Dixon, officiating. A celebration of life will immediately follow the service at the Holloway Center at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon. Cremation rites have been accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Granny Rose Animal Shelter, Al Morrison Baseball, Serenity Hospice & Home, or a charity of the donor’s choice. Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.
THANK YOU A big thank you to all of our friends for their cards and good wishes on our 50th Wedding Anniversary.
A special thank you to our daughters, Dora Peterson Hetzel, and Cristy Peterson Gallegos and children for all of their efforts in making it a very special day for Mary and I. Thank you one and all,
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grandchildren, Mailee (Kurt) Smith, Jarrett (Emily) Harris, Jason (Becky) Tremble, Melissa (Aaron) Beaty, Tiffani (Tim) Williams, Brandon (Erin) Tremble, Ashley (Tom) Stahl, Erik (Andra Meiners) Tremble, and Samantha Dye. Dean also is survived by 18 greatgrandchildren, Moses, ZuZu, and Hosanna Smith, Olive Harris, Josh and Jillian Tremble, Morgan and David Beaty, Owen and Ethan Greenfield, Carter and Sadie Williams, Evan, Liam, and Micah Stahl, and McKenna, Natalie, and Grace Tremble; two brothers, Harlan (Sue) Dye of Camdenton, Missouri, and Michael (Alma) Dye of Mount Vernon; brother-inlaw, Elmer Sebastian of Ferguson, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Delbert Dye and Bill Dye; and one sister, Nina Sebastian. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at The Red Brick Church in Stillman Valley, with Chris Brauns, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Oregon. Memorials may be directed to the Rockford Rescue Mission.
Shirley J. Clayton POLO – Shirley Jeanne Clayton, 74, of Polo, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Polo Family Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Walters wants to help Y get out of its comfort zone Demmer: Group’s task was WALTERS
About Jim Walters
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Born in Oak Forest, Walters earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Illinois State University, and then completed work on a master’s degree in community counseling at Eastern Illinois University. He would stay in the Charleston area for another 14 years, working with HOPE of East Central Illinois, an organization with a shelter and services for victims of abuse. “I started my career at HOPE, where I did a lot of counseling with men convicted of domestic battery,” Walters said. “My entire career I have remained focused on helping abuse victims and providing transitional housing.” Walters was executive director at HOPE for 10 of his 14 years there. He then moved on to Dove Inc. in Decatur, a faithbased nonprofit with 60 member churches and 900 volunteers. “We had nine or so different programs, but domestic violence and homelessness was our main focus,” Walters said. After nearly 4 years at Dove, Walters and wife, Brandy, found themselves yearning for life in a smaller town. Walters has five children – all girls – ranging in age from 2 to 21. While he had never worked for the YWCA, he found himself in many of the same circles as the organization’s leaders because of the similarity in their missions. “This community was more the size and style my wife and I like, and although I haven’t been involved in the YWCA before, it’s the largest provider of victim services in the United States, so I found it exciting to be part of a national advocacy voice,” Walters said. President Shirley Walker said the board felt Walters’ resume
Childhood: Grew up in Oak Forest, a south suburb of Chicago. Education: Bachelor’s degree in sociology from Illinois State University; master’s degree in community counseling from Eastern Illinois University. Nonprofit experience: HOPE of East Central Illinois in Charleston – 14 years, 10 as executive director; Dove Inc. in Decatur – executive director for 4 years. Family: Wife, Brandy; five daughters between the ages of 2 and 21. trumped a desire for prior YWCA experience. “His other experiences, especially with domestic violence and sexual assault, were more important,” Walker said. “He also has a very genuine, caring attitude that impressed the board.” While Walters is still focused on getting acclimated to the YWCA and the community, one of his first priorities is to work with the 21-member board to develop a vision for the organization. The new director said the longevity of his predecessor has helped created a stable situation, but he doesn’t want the organization to rest on its laurels. “Nothing is broken here, so I don’t have to fix things, just enhance them,” Walters said. “I want to honor Carol’s legacy – she did a great job here for 30 years.” He said he is already impressed by the board’s commitment to the organization, but one area he wants to improve is community involvement. “The Y is well-established in this community, but it may have gotten a little too comfortable and not engaged the community as much as it should,” Walters said. He wants to put out an
annual report to keep the community updated on what the YWCA is doing. By reaching out to everyone, the organization can find three important segments – those who need services, potential donors, and prospective volunteers. The obvious challenge for any nonprofit is money, so Walters and the board knows he will need to work on unlocking additional funding sources. “The biggest challenge is always funding, and the state budget situation makes it even more difficult,” Walker said. “We receive several state grants, and we want to try to get alternate funding so we’re not so dependent on what happens on the state level.” Although great strides have been made in the last few decades, awareness is still lacking as a key to fostering advocacy and empowerment. “A majority of domestic violence cases don’t result in hospitalization, but awareness often focuses on the worst-case scenarios, and many people don’t acknowledge the other kinds,” Walters said. The complexity of the issue can also create barriers to understanding. “Old myths remain with domestic violence, and there are so many social problems that weave their way in and out of the issue,” Walters said. When compared with other social problems, domestic violence programs are in their infancy. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act, which set a framework for real change, has only been in existence since 1982. “As we develop programs, the goal is always to help eliminate barriers to keeping people safe,” Walters said. “That legislation afforded us confidentiality, which was key, but support groups, hotlines, and orders of protection haven’t been around that long.”
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He also met with the department heads to discuss the budget and other city business. “The first week will be like this,” he said. “The second week is when things will start to settle down.” Since the city’s budget must be approved in the coming months, O’Donnell informed the council of two tentative dates for budget discussions, Feb. 8 and 10. He said that during the meetings, “The department heads will each get between 15 and 30 minutes to go through their budget. If we need another night after these discussions, we will add another night.” The council will seek O’Donnell’s input about the future of the Dixon Tourism Board. The board will be folded into Dixon One, an effort to
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The Dixon City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St. Go to discoverdixon.org or call City Hall at 815-288-1485 for an agenda or more information.
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Read this story at saukvalley.com to see video of Monday’s meeting. consolidate city event planning. The group will also incorporate Dixon Main Street and the Riverfront Commission. “When you combine Dixon Tourism with the Dixon One concept, all of those duties will fall to either city management or Dixon One,” Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said. O’Donnell said he is ready to get to work and make Dixon proud. “Thank you to everyone for being so welcoming,” he said, also taking time to give a “special thank you” to his predecessor, Interim City Manager Dave Nord, for his “help and dedication.” “I hope to do a good job for the people and I
hope to serve the council well.”
Union negotiations In other business, the council will meet behind closed doors Jan. 11 to begin negotiations between the police, fire and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees unions, whose contracts expire in 2016. “At that meeting, the council will appoint a team lead by the city manager to sit at the negotiations table with the union reps,” Arellano said. “We will be setting the framework for negotiations.”
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DIXON – Now that the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force has issued its report, a local lawmaker who was a member of that group says it’ll be his job to get those recommendation pushed forward and eventually voted on by his fellow lawmakers in both the House and the Senate. Rep. Tom Demmer, D-Dixon, issued a statement Monday following the release of the report. In it, he said “state policy
should be encouraging cooperation amongst local governments and school districts to consolidate and streamline function while eliminating unfunded mandates. Both deliver critical services to local residents and businesses that have been suppressed by numerous state mandates that continue to drain their budgets.” Demmer said the task force held 16 meetings across the state and conducted a comprehensive review of state laws pertaining to local governments and school districts.
He said the reforms recommended in the report “will help stabilize local governments and permit taxing bodies to operate a more efficient streamlined process that taxpayers can support.” “The task was challenging,” he said, “but it was something that absolutely needed attention.” Now, he’ll turn his attention to doing his part to make those recommendations a reality. “My next job as a legislator is to see through that these recommendations are heard in committee and eventually voted on by the full Legislature.”
Senate president spokeswoman warns of task force’s ‘anti-union poison pills’ CONSOLIDATION
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Rikeesha Phelon, spokeswoman for Senate President John Cullerton, said the Chicago Democrat has supported efforts to consolidate local governments in the past. But she said attaching measures that would weaken labor unions could derail those efforts. “They are tough to pass even in the purest form,” she said of government consolidation proposals. “Recommendations that include anti-union poison pills make passage nearly impossible.” Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, who led the task force, said the recommendations would be introduced as separate pieces of legislation and that she will visit communities across Illinois in the coming weeks to promote them. Lawmakers return to Springfield next week, where the fight over union influence has been at the center of a state budget stalemate between Rauner and the majority Democrats. Rauner insists that any tax increase be accom-
A look at some of the task force’s recommendations to shrink Illinois government • Enact a 4-year moratorium on new local governments, unless it’s the result of consolidating two or more existing entities. • Allow Illinois voters to consolidate or dissolve local governments through referendum. • Allow townships to consolidate with municipalities that have the same borders, if approved by voters. • Eliminate a 126-square-mile cap on the size of a township, to allow townships to merge. • Allow the Illinois State Board of Education to give school districts incentives to consolidate. • Give local governments the option to post public notices online, rather than in newspapers. • Repeal or make changes to laws requiring workers on publicly funded projects be paid a certain wage and benefits. • Allow school districts to use third-party contractors, rather than union employees, for services such as transportation and building maintenance. • Give school districts more flexibility on requirements for offering physical education and driver’s education. • Allow local governments to opt out of collective bargaining with public-employee unions. • Merge downstate and suburban police and fire pension funds into one pension investment authority. • Require annual review of unfunded mandates on local government. • Give local government flexibility in offering retirement benefits, such as a 401k-style plan, to new hires. – Source: Report of the Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates Task Force.
panied by “structural reforms” such as a property tax freeze and curbing union influence. Democrats say those
efforts would drive down wages and hurt the middle class and Illinois’ most vulnerable residents.
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Embrace transparency; end secrecy Politicians refuse to operate openly; we all should protest Gov. Bruce Rauner is out of the country, taking a vacation with his family. Where? None of your business. Forget transparency. We’re not allowed to know. (Hmmm, must be a really, really good undisclosed location.) Reports say he paid for it himself; we taxpayers aren’t footing the bill, so I suppose that’s fine, but what’s the big secret? Why is it so many of the people we elect pledge transparency and then work hard to avoid it at all costs? And why do we tolerate it so often? Rauner regularly pledged to operate in the open when he ran for governor. How’s that going? Last winter and spring, he created a set of special working groups that operated in total darkness. The media and, therefore, the public weren’t allowed to know times, locations or topics. Members of the groups were sworn to secrecy. The governor also took months to share copies of legislation he sought. Reporters had to wait, typically more than a month, for copies of his non-public schedule to get some sense for where he was. The Associated
restaurant on campus as well as many other perks and questionable campus projects. News media, including the Chicago Tribune and the Better Government Association, often have to sue to try to force the release of information from Emanuel, Chicago police, and many other government offices. These include school districts, municipal governments, townships, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other government agencies like the Illinois High School Association.
madeleine DOUBEK Madeleine Doubek is an award-winning journalist and chief operating officer for Reboot Illinois. Email: madeleine.doubek@ rebootillinois. com.
Press reported those documents had plenty redacted so that frequently it was impossible to see who was meeting with the governor. This, after the governor signed an executive order within days of taking office saying he was creating a way for Illinoisans to find out more about political hires in state government. RAUNER’S PRESS staff regularly keeps a tight rein on the governor’s and their own interactions with the press. And sadly, it’s become far too common for politicians of all persuasions to withhold information and to deal with journalists only through emails. Yes, we’ve become a texting/ typing/tweeting society, and that hurts us all.
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It’s impossible to hear tone of voice, or see facial interaction, or to probe for a follow-up answer if all our interactions are typed. Is Rauner alone in operating in the shadows? Not even close. Most of the year’s big stories involved journalists having to dig and wait, dig and wait, dig, wait and demand to get information Illinoisans need to better understand what the state’s politicians are up to in our name and with our dimes. In the wake of the Laquan McDonald kill-
ing, the suppression of the dash-cam video, and other police shootings, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a series of meetings with black residents and ministers as well as with police officers in district stations. Was the media notified or invited to these meetings? No. EMANUEL’S AIDES regularly have denied requests for documents, emails and internal communications about water and sewer rates, speed cameras, cell phone bills and more. House Speaker Michael
Madigan has been talking a lot this year, saying the same thing repeatedly about his views on the role of government as the state’s budget impasse blazes along, but that doesn’t at all mean the speaker regularly shares with whom he’s meeting or what he plans to do with legislation. Open records requests also revealed a more than $750,000 severance package for former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder after a series of reports, also made possible through records requests, about his excessive spending at a pricey
WOULD THE Laquan McDonald shooting have been as controversial if it had been released more expeditiously? That’s debatable. After all, a cop shot someone 16 times. Certainly there are times when information should be withheld, for instance, when relatives need to be notified of a death. But for decades now, politicians have pledged new eras of open government, transparency and accountability, and for decades now it’s among the first casualties of their tenures. We lose a lot and, it’s safe to say, spend a lot as a result of their refusal to operate openly. And that’s something each and every one of us should protest.
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Offering a warm welcome to Steven and Lillian Jo
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016 was barely 12 hours old when Steven Rutherford Jr. became the first baby born at KSB Hospital in the new year. About 24 hours later, Lillian Jo De Waele became the first baby born this year at CGH Medical Center. We congratulate Steven’s parents, Danielle Dudley and Steven Rutherford, and Lillian’s parents, Ashley Kurzrock and Brandon De Waele. We welcome Steven and Lillian to the Sauk Valley. We’re glad you’re here. We add our hopes that you two young ones aren’t overly put off by what happened in the world last year. The Associated Press’ top stories of 2015 are filled with unpleasantness. If the rise of the Islamic State, terrorist attacks in France, and mass shootings in the United States weren’t enough, the headlines also told of fatal police shootings of black men, a church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, and a migrant crisis in Europe. Here in Illinois, sad to say, our state govern-
What we think The first babies of the new year face a troubled world in need of their help. Good luck to Steven Rutherford Jr. and Lillian Jo De Waele. ment is in the midst of a budget crisis that is 6 months long and growing. The state has a huge financial crisis in its employee pension system. Two prominent Republican politicians are in hot water, one (former House Speaker Dennis Hastert) having pleaded guilty to a felony, and the other (Aaron Schock) resigning from Congress after a spending scandal. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is also in hot water over his police department’s shooting of a black teenager 16 times. To little ones, the world may seem like a crazy place.
But it can be wonderful, too. Plenty of good abounds – good that we’ve just witnessed during the Christmas season, with its love, generosity, and wishes for peace on earth and good will toward all. Many people work hard to improve lives on earth, through our churches and schools and community organizations, and will keep doing so. Hope springs eternal, as the saying goes. Our government has its problems, but we believe most officials want to use it as a tool for the betterment of all. Steven and Lillian, as you grow up, we hope your lives are filled with love and fun, purpose and passion, responsibility and caring for your families and your futures. With any luck, you’ll still be around in 84 years to usher in the 22nd century. We sincerely hope you can do your part to make the intervening years better for yourselves, your children, your grandchildren – and your world.
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Trip for milk saved a life JEANNIE EICHELBERGER Rock Falls
One Saturday morning, I was making a big breakfast for my husband and our then only two girls. We needed milk, so I asked him to go to the Piggly Wiggly. Then there was an immediate knock at the front door. It was several of Frank’s friends on their motorcycles asking him to join them for their Saturday ride. But Frank surprisingly turned them down and said, “Next time, guys. I’ve got to pick up some milk for my wife.” They all took
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off on their cycles. Frank got his shoes on and off he went in our car to the store. He later told me that suddenly he saw police cars and ambulances in front of the Dog ’n Suds on First Avenue in Rock Falls. When he went around the area, he saw the motorcycles. They were all his friends lying in the road. He found out two of his friends were killed that morning by a bread truck in front of the Dog ’n Suds. Frank could have been lying in the road with his Triumph motorcycle, too. It was not his time. He had other children to father, more life to live and grab the checkered
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Grandma waits for baby – and enthusiasm Dear Abby, My daughter-in-law, “Eden,” is married to my daughter. Eden is now pregnant via artificial insemination. I will never meet the donor and know almost nothing about him. Could this be why I don’t have the enthusiasm for this pregnancy that I should have, since the baby will be my first grandchild? I feel guilty that I’m not excited. I’m wondering if it’s because there is no blood connection, but neither would there be if the baby were adopted. Eden is due in a month. We live close by, and I need to generate some enthusiasm. Any suggestions? – Grandma-In-Waiting
dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.
Dear Grandma, Yes. Start by doing all the things you would if you were excited about this grandchild. Be as participatory as your daughter and daughterin-law will allow. If you do, while I can’t guarantee that you will feel
a bond with the baby, your chances of forming one will be greater. And please stop feeling guilty. Relationships take time to build, and this is no exception. Dear Abby, My husband and I are facing a big decision: whether to move to a better school district for our daughter. The one we’re in doesn’t rate high, and yes, we can afford to move to a more elite area. So what is holding us back? Our wonderful neighbors! They are our best friends. Our husbands are close, and it’s the same with our kids – even the dogs. We vacation
together and take turns carpooling to school in the mornings. They have welcomed my daughter into their home, and ditto for us and their children. Are we fools to walk away from such contentment and love? – Heavy Decision in Pennsylvania
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Dear Abby, As someone on a second marriage, might I point something out to your readers? An engagement is not marriage. People need to take a hard look at the person they are choosing to spend the rest of their lives with, and understand that they cannot change another person. Red flags should be addressed during the engagement. That little annoyance will grow and has the potential to blossom into a huge issue. Counseling can be wonderfully useful, but bear
Dear Heavy Decision, If you and your friends are close for reasons other than geography and convenience, your relationship with them should be a lasting one. However, your daughter’s education should come first, and if they are true friends, they will
SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, Jan. 6 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371. WIC, nutritional, educational, and coupon pickup, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371. Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Dixon Correctional retiree breakfast, 8 a.m., Rivers Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 N. Court St., Dixon. Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050. Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815564-2145. Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Community United Church of Christ, 346 Chicago Ave., Savanna, 800-541-5479. Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 10-11 a.m., People’s National Bank, 112 Main St., Tampico. Free Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton. Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. Big Brook, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community Building, 513 W. Second St., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 3:30 p.m., closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 7779-2453487. Downstairs, west door. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open; 8 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. American Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767. Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 203 W. Market St., Mount Carroll. Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction. YWCA sexual abuse survi-
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COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Jan. 5 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. 313 card game and Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994. Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Preschool lap-sit storytime, 11-11:30 a.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St. Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912
Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925. Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Dixon Coin Club, coin grading, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-535-8427. Wednesday, Jan. 6 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252. Wii Bowling and 313 card game, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Monthly Birthday Party, 11:25 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Monthly Birthday Party,
noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925. Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Call ahead: 815-622-9230. Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253. Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815456-3000. Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191. Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815579-1209 or 815-625-4101. Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261.
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Ranchers at center of issue report to prison Authorities make no attempt to retake wildlife preserve
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David Foley (left) holds a handgun as Mike Howse helps him while shopping Monday at the Spring Guns and Amo store in Spring, Texas. President Barack Obama defended his plans to tighten the nation’s gun-control restrictions on his own, insisting Monday that the steps he’ll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun.
Obama seeks background checks for more gun sales FBI will hire 230 more examiners to process paperwork
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama moved Monday to require all gun sellers to register as dealers – even those who sell at gun shows and online – and to run background checks on all prospective purchasers, aiming to curb a scourge of gun violence despite unyielding opposition to new gun laws in Congress. In a bid to narrow the so-called gun show loophole, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will issue updated guidance that says the government can consider someone a gun dealer regardless of where he or she sells the guns, officials said. Only federally licensed
gun dealers must conduct background checks on buyers, and gun control advocates say people who sell guns outside of gun stores exploit that provision to skirt the background check requirement. Obama’s executive actions on gun control fall short of what some gun control advocates have called for, but were nevertheless sure to spark a confrontation with Republicans and gun rights groups that oppose new impediments to buying guns. “We’re very comfortable that the president can legally take these actions now,” said Attorney General Loretta Lynch. In an attempt to prevent gun purchases from falling through the cracks, the FBI
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will hire 230 more examiners to process background checks, the White House said. The FBI has a computerized system that can process background checks for many in seconds. But in instances where the FBI needs more time, the government only has 3 days before prospective buyers can return and buy the gun without being cleared. Obama defended the measures even before they were announced, insisting they fall within his legal authority and uphold the Second Amendment right to own a gun. He plans to announce the new measures today at an event at the White House. “This is not going to solve every violent crime in this country,” Obama said. Still, he added, “It will potentially save lives and spare families the pain of these extraordinary losses.”
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Military kids sexually abused hundreds of times each year Data: Abuse committed most often by male enlisted troops WASHINGTON (AP) – The children of service members are sexually assaulted hundreds of times each year, according to data the Defense Department provided exclusively to The Associated Press. The abuse of military dependents is committed most often by male enlisted troops, the data show, followed by family members. The figures offer greater insight into the sexual abuse of children committed by service members, a problem of uncertain scale due to a lack of transparency into the military’s legal proceedings. With more than 1 million military dependents, the number of cases appears statistically small. But for a profession that prides itself on honor and discipline, any episodes of abuse cast a pall. Those numbers fall wellshort of a full picture. Ages of the offenders and victims, locations of the incidents and the branch of service that received the report of sexual abuse were omitted. The Defense Department said in a statement that “information that could unintentionally uniquely identify victims was withheld from release to eliminate possible ‘re-victimization’ of the innocent.” It’s also unclear how many of the incidents resulted in legal action. The cases represent sub-
stantiated occurrences of child sexual abuse reported to the Defense Department’s Family Advocacy Program, which does not track judicial proceedings, the department said. An AP investigation published in November found more inmates are in military prisons for child sex crimes than for any other offense. But the military’s opaque justice system keeps the public from knowing the full extent of their crimes or how much time they spend behind bars. Responding to AP’s findings, three Democratic senators have urged Defense Secretary Ash Carter to lift what they called the military justice system’s “cloak of secrecy” and make records from sex crimes trials readily accessible. The senators also raised another concern. Cases involving children are not included in the Defense Department’s annual report to Congress on sexual assaults, which focuses primarily on adult-on-adult incidents, they said. The senators – Barbara Boxer of California, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii – told Carter in a Dec. 8 letter they are concerned the department might be underestimating how many sexual assaults are occurring in the military. There were at least 1,584 substantiated cases
of military dependents being sexually abused between fiscal years 2010 and 2014, according to the data. Enlisted service members sexually abused children in 840 cases. Family members of the victims accounted for the second largest category with 332 cases. Most of the enlisted offenders were males whose ranks ranged between E-4 and E-6. In the Marine Corps and Army, for example, those troops are corporals, sergeants and staff sergeants. Officers were involved in 49 of the cases. The victims were overwhelmingly female. Kathy Robertson, manager of the Family Advocacy Program, said in an emailed response to questions that the incident rates reflect the U.S. military’s demographics. Most of the cases involve the E-4 and E-6 ranks because they are the largest number of active-duty personnel and the largest number of parents in the military, she said. Duplications in the data indicate as many as 160 additional cases of sexual abuse could have occurred during the 2010 to 2014 period, involving a child who was victimized multiple times or a repeat abuser. The figures also account only for cases involving military dependents, which are the only child victims the department tracks.
BURNS, Ore. (AP) – Father-and-son ranchers convicted of setting fire to federal grazing land reported to prison Monday as the armed anti-government activists who have taken up their cause maintained the occupation of a remote Oregon wildlife preserve. Federal authorities made no immediate attempt to retake the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the remote high desert of eastern Oregon, which about two dozen activists seized over the weekend as part of a decades-long fight over public lands in the West. There appeared to be no urgent reason for federal officials to move in. No one has been hurt. No one is being held hostage. And because the refuge is a bleak and forbidding stretch of wilderness about 300 miles from Portland, and it’s the middle of winter, the standoff is causing few if any disruptions. Meanwhile, the armed group said it wants an inquiry into whether the government is forcing ranchers off their land after the father and son were ordered back to prison for arson on federal grazing lands. The group calling itself Citizens for Constitutional Freedom demanded a government response within 5 days related to the ranchers’ extended sentences. Ammon Bundy – one of the sons of rancher
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Ammon Bundy, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, speaks with reporters during a news conference Monday at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters near Burns, Oregon. Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights, told reporters that two local ranchers who face long prison sentences for setting fire to land have been treated unfairly. Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 Nevada standoff with the government over grazing rights – told reporters that Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven Hammond, were treated unfairly. The Hammonds were convicted of arson 3 years ago for fires on federal land in 2001 and 2006, one of which was set to cover up deer poaching, according to prosecutors. They said they lit the fires to reduce the growth of invasive plants and protect their property from wildfires. The men served their original sentences – 3 months for Dwight and 1 year for Steven. But an appeals court judge ruled the terms fell short of minimum sentences that require them to serve about 4 more years. Their sentences have been a rallying cry for the group, whose mostly male members said they want federal lands turned over to local
authorities so people can use them free of U.S. oversight. The father and son reported to a federal prison Monday in California, said Harney County, Oregon, Sheriff David Ward. He provided no other details. The Hammonds have distanced themselves from the protest group and many locals, including people who want to see federal lands made more accessible, don’t want the activists here, fearing they might bring trouble. Schools in the small town of Burns, about 30 miles from the refuge, were closed for the week out of concern for student safety. For the moment, the federal government was doing nothing to remove them, but the FBI said it was monitoring the situation. The White House said President Obama was aware of the situation and hopes it can be resolved peacefully.
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U.S. sues VW over emissions-cheating software Company and its executives could still face separate criminal charges WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissionscheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the
company to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations. The civil complaint against the German automaker, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in U.S. District
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allowed under federal environmental standards. “Car manufacturers that fail to properly certify their cars and that defeat emission control systems breach the public trust, endanger public health and disadvantage competitors,” John C. Cruden, the assistant attorney general for the Justice Depart-
ment’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, said in a statement. “The United States will pursue all appropriate remedies against Volkswagen to redress the violations of our nation’s clean air laws alleged in the complaint,” he said. The company is in the midst of negotiating a mas-
sive mandatory recall with U.S. regulators and potentially faces more than $18 billion in fines for violations of the Clean Air Act. The company and its executives could also still face separate criminal charges, while a raft of private class-action lawsuits filed by angry VW owners are pending.
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Mary Barra assumes combined To fight world’s worst air pollution, chairman and CEO role at GM city leaders force cars off the roads Tribune News Service
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DETROIT – Mary Barra has cemented her leadership of General Motors with Monday’s board of directors decision to make her both chairman of the board and CEO in a show of confidence in her skills leading one of the world’s largest automakers. The promotion is effective immediately. Barra, 54, replaces outgoing chairman Theodore Solso, who will stay on the board as lead independent director, offering a counterpart to Barra’s consolidated power. The move returns GM to a past practice. Barra’s predecessor, Dan Akerson, was both chairman and CEO when he retired in January 2014. When Barra succeeded him as CEO only, some raised the question of whether gender was a factor in the decision. But the separation of duties for a new CEO as they grow into the position is a long-standing practice at GM. Going back to 1993, history shows past CEOs Akerson, Ed Whitacre, Rick Wagoner and John Smith all also held the chairman title by the end of their tenure. Fritz
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Mary Barra, General Motors chief executive officer, introduces the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze on June 24 in Detroit. General Motors directors announced Monday that Barra is taking on the added role of chairman at GM. She will replace former Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO Theodore Solso, who will stay on as the board’s lead independent director, the company said Monday in a statement. Henderson did not, but his brief 9-month CEO stint during bankruptcy restructuring in 2009 did not afford him enough time to add the extra duties before he was let go. In an earlier era, from 1958 to the end of Robert Stempel’s reign at the top in late 1992, GM combined the positions from the initial appointment. Giving Barra both titles now shows the board is pleased with her accomplishments as she approaches her second anniversary leading the company. “At a time of unprecedented industry change, the board concluded it is
in the best interests of the company to combine the roles of chair and CEO in order to drive the most efficient execution of our plan and vision for the future,” said Solso. “With GM consistently delivering on its targets and on track to generate significant value for its shareholders, this is the right time for Mary to assume this role.” ”I am honored to serve as chair of the board of directors,” Barra said. “With the support of our board, we will continue to drive shareholder value by improving our core business and leading in the transformation of personal mobility.”
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in the long term, hopefully this will be something good.” The Indian capital is counting on cooperation from residents such as Thawani as it becomes the latest city to force cars off the road to reduce its air pollution, which by most measures now is the worst of any major city in the world. For the first 2 weeks of the year, private cars with even-numbered license plates are allowed on the roads only on even-numbered dates, and those
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Factory slumps heighten fears Gunmaker stocks Financial markets take huge plunge WASHINGTON (AP) – Fears escalated Monday that the global economy could struggle more than expected this year – a prospect that contributed to a plunge in financial markets. The anxiety was heightened by reports that manufacturers extended their slumps last month in the United States and China, the world’s two largest economies. Factory activity contracted for a second straight month in the U.S. and for a 10th straight month in China. By midafternoon, the Dow Jones industrial average had sunk more than 400 points – over 2 percent – though the fall was also due in part to rising tensions in the Middle East. Chinese stocks fell
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A worker carries a roll of sub flooring to be installed in a school bus on an assembly line Sept. 18 at Blue Bird Corporation’s manufacturing facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. Factory activity contracted for a second straight month in the United States and for a 10th straight month in China. 7 percent before trading The manufacturing was halted. data made clear that the The DAX index in Germa- troubles that weighed on ny, whose export-led econ- U.S. factories last year omy is sensitive to China’s have yet to ease. Slugprospects, tumbled 4.3 gish economies in major percent. Britain’s FTSE 100 markets – from China to fell 2.4 percent, France’s Europe to Japan – have CAC 40 2.5 percent. depressed U.S. exports.
That trend has been worsened by a strong dollar, which has made U.S. goods more expensive for foreigners. Not all the news was bad. A cheaper euro has helped European manufacturing, which expanded at the fastest pace in 20 months in December, according to data firm Markit. Still, China’s persistent sluggishness might be causing broader damage than previously thought, analysts say. China’s government is trying to shift its economy toward domestic consumption and away from a reliance on exports and investment in roads, factories and real estate. Yet that transformation has proved difficult: China’s growth in the JulySeptember quarter fell to 6.9 percent from a year earlier, the slowest pace in 6 years.
MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling. Abbott................................42.92 ADM..................................35.85 AGL....................................63.76 Alcoa....................................9.71 AltriaCorp..........................57.42 American Express.............67.59 Arris-Group.......................30.40 Apple...............................105.35 AT&T..................................34.35 Autonation........................58.70 Bank of America................16.45 Boeing..............................140.50 BorgWarner.......................42.26
BP.......................................31.06 Casey’s.............................115.59 Caterpillar..........................68.01 CenturyLink......................25.12 Chevron.............................88.88 Cisco..................................26.41 Citigroup............................51.16 CocaCola...........................42.42 ConAgra.............................41.56 Dean..................................17.00 Deere & Co........................76.10 Disney..............................102.98 Donaldson.........................28.45 DuPont...............................63.08 Exelon................................27.99 Exxon.................................77.46 FifthThird..........................19.55 Ford...................................13.98 GE......................................30.73 HawaiianElectric..............28.87 Hewlett Packard................11.60
HomeDepot....................131.00 IBM..................................135.93 Intel Corp..........................33.99 IntlPaper............................37.66 JCPenney.............................6.97 JohnsonControls...............39.09 Johnson&Johnson..........100.53 JPMorgan Chase...............63.69 Kraft-Heinz........................72.70 Kroger................................41.14 Leggett&Platt.....................41.05 Manpower.........................81.81 McDonald’s.....................117.71 Merck&Co..........................52.85 Microsoft...........................54.80 3M....................................146.79 Monsanto..........................97.73 Newell................................43.46 Nike...................................61.52 Parker-Han........................96.64 Pfizer..................................31.96
Pepsico...............................98.83 Procter&Gamble...............78.40 RaymondJames.................56.30 Republic.............................43.14 Sears Hldg.........................19.79 SensientTech.....................60.63 Sprint...................................3.52 Staples..................................9.52 TheTravelers...................109.92 UnitedContinental...........55.64 UnitedTech.......................95.59 USBancorp........................41.50 USSteel.................................8.14 Verizon...............................45.88 Walgreen............................83.05 WalMartMexico................24.70 WalMartStores..................61.48 WasteMgt...........................52.46 Wendy’s.............................10.67
Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: March 3.51 1 ⁄ 2 ; May 3.571⁄2; July 3.633⁄4 Soybeans: Jan. 8.64 1⁄2; March 8.56; May 8.603⁄4
Soybean oil: Jan. 29.93; Live cattle: Feb. 136.42; T-Bonds: March 15415⁄32 March 30.12 April 137.42; June 127.65 Silver: March 13.82 Soybean meal: Jan. Feeder cattle: Jan. Gold: Feb. 1074.60 263.20; March 264.40 167.62; March 164.67 Copper: March 2.0800 Wheat: March 4.58 1⁄4; Lean hogs: Feb. 59.42; Crude: Feb. 36.85 July 4.721⁄4 April 65.45; June 77.77 Dollar Index: March Oats: March 2.11; July Sugar: March 14.97 98.95 2.161⁄2 Cotton: March 62.51 Ethanol: March 1.392
jump as Obama seeks new limits DALLAS – Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. and Sturm Ruger & Co., the two largest U.S. gunmakers, rose the most in 3 weeks after President Barack Obama said he will use his executive authority to introduce restrictions that are designed to curb gun violence. “When the government attempts to tighten gun regulation, near-term sales of firearms tend to go up,” said Rommel Dionisio, an analyst at Wunderlich Securities Inc. who covers Smith & Wesson. “Consumers are fearful of a certain class of firearms being restricted or legislated against.” Demand for firearms climbed in December on speculation about further gun control following the November attacks in Paris and after two gunmen on Dec. 2 killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California. Background checks
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the best indicator for gun sales, jumped about 40 percent in December from a year earlier, Dionisio said. Obama stirred concern over gun restrictions after saying Monday that he plans to unveil gun initiatives “over the next several days” that were recommended in a report from Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI director James Comey. The actions are designed to help prevent guns from being obtained by criminals and by those who are mentally unstable, Obama said. Smith & Wesson rose 5.9 percent to $23.28 at the close in New York and Sturm Ruger gained 3 percent to $61.39. Both were the biggest 1-day increase since Dec. 10. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index dropped 1.5 percent Monday as stocks sank worldwide.
IN BRIEF Windows 10 keeps growing SEATTLE – Microsoft’s Windows 10 is running on 200 million personal computers and other devices, the company says. Adoption of the new operating system, launched at the end of July, is the fastest of any version of Windows in the Seattle-area company’s history, Windows marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi said in a blog post Monday announcing the figure. Microsoft has tried to speed that uptake by offering the software as a free update for most nonbusiness users of Windows
8.1 and Windows 7, the two previous versions, which account for most Windows users. The latest tally is boosted by the inclusion of the Xbox One. Users of the latest version of Microsoft’s video game console started receiving a Windows 10-based update in November. The count also includes the first smartphones to run the operating system. Prior to the availability of smartphone or Xbox variants of the software, Microsoft in early October said 110 million devices were running Windows 10. – Tribune News Service
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Numbers game Kings coach George Karl moved into fifth on NBA all-time coaching wins list with 1,156, passing Phil Jackson. Pat Riley (1,210) is fourth, and Don Nelson tops the list with 1,335 wins.
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Colts keep Hot start guides Clippers through Storm Pagano on Amboy’s early lead proves helpful in road win over Bureau Valley firing day BY BRENT JAMISON Shaw Media
Six teams in market for coach By the Associated Press
On a day known as Black Monday for NFL coaches, the Indianapolis Colts have given coach Chuck Pagano a 4-year contract extension. Pagano led the Colts to the playoffs in his first three seasons in charge, advancing one step further each year, losing in the 2014 AFC championship game. But plagued by injuries, including to star quarterback Andrew Luck, Indianapolis went 8-8 this season as Houston won the AFC South. The 55-year-old coach’s job appeared to be in jeopardy, but he and team owner Jim Irsay spent most of Monday meeting, and the deal was reached in the evening. Others were not so fortunuate. The New York Giants parted ways with longtime coach Tom Coughlin, while the 49ers coach Jim Tomsula and Browns coach Mike Pettine were fired on Sunday. The head coaching vacancies, as of Monday night, include Miami (fired Joe Philbin on Oct. 5), Philadelphia (fired Chip Kelly Dec. 29), and Tennessee (fired Ken Whisenhunt Nov. 3). The Giants gave Coughlin 12 years to run one of the NFL’s flagship organizations. He delivered two Super Bowls and restored the franchise to the league’s elite for a while. It was mutually beneficial, and so was the departure Monday when the 69-year-old Coughlin resigned rather than force co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch to fire him. The Giants announced the decision one day after the Giants (6-10) capped their third straight losing season with a 35-30 defeat against Philadelphia, their third in a row and sixth in seven games.
MANLIUS – A hot-shooting first quarter was what the Amboy girls basketball team needed to hold off Bureau Valley, 55-42, in Three Rivers Conference action on Monday night in Manlius. Behind 10 points from Delaney Wilhelm and a pair of threepointers from Karlee Doege, the Clippers surged to a 22-9 firstquarter lead on 8 of 12 shooting from the field. Amboy (14-3, 5-1) needed every bit of that early performance because the teams played an even contest the rest of the way. Although thankful for the road victory, Clippers coach Mike
• Miami Dolphins – Joe Philbin (fired, Oct. 5) • Cleveland Browns — Mike Pettine (fired Jan. 3) • New York Giants – Tom Coughlin (resigned Jan. 4) • Philadelphia Eagles – Chip Kelly (fired Dec. 29) • San Francisco 49ers – Jim Tomsula (fired Jan. 3) • Tennessee – Ken Whisenhunt (fired Nov. 3)
Moreland. However, back-toback scores from Emma Lindenmeyer and Wilhelm put an end to the run. A score inside from Saige Barnett to start the second half got the Storm within 42-35, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way. Amboy sealed the win in the fourth by hitting 9 of 11 free throws. The junior duo of Doege and Wilhelm led the Clippers with 18 and 16 points, respectively. McCracken said he liked the way Doege “took over” when Wilhelm was in foul trouble in the second half. Darcy Kepner led the Storm in scoring with 13 points, and Barnett added 10.
Iowa has it figured out after key conference wins Hawkeyes surge into Top 25 rankings with strong start to Big Ten play at the perfect time for a team hoping to push for a strong Big DES MOINES, Iowa – In non- Ten finish this season. conference play, Iowa looked Iowa has also proven it can like a talented team still search- win when star Jarrod Uthoff ing for a breakout performance. isn’t at his best. The Hawkeyes appear to have Uthoff has embraced his figured things out. expanded role as a senior, Iowa (11-3, 2-0 Big Ten) is ranking second in the Big Ten rolling after one of its best with 18.1 points a game and weeks in years. The Hawkeyes first with 3.3 blocks. Uthoff had rolled past then-No. 1 Michigan 30 points in the first half alone State 83-70 to open league play in an 83-82 loss at Iowa State at home, and beat then-No. 14 in December – a game that Purdue 70-63 on the road Satshowed both how good Iowa urday. could be and how far it had to The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes, go – and his 25 points were cruwho moved into the Top 25 for cial in the Hawkeyes’ first win the first time on Monday, host at Purdue since 2006. Nebraska (8-7, 0-2) today. But Uthoff struggled with “I think what you’re seeing is foul trouble in the three games a team that understands how prior to Saturday’s win over you have to compete, how you have to prepare, how you have the Boilermakers. Against the Spartans, Uthoff also shot just to stay together and continue 4 of 11 from the field with eight to believe in each other,” Iowa turnovers. coach Fran McCaffery said. Such development has come IOWA CONTINUED ON B3 BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer
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Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff (20) has helped the Hawkeyes to two wins over Top 25 opponents. As a result, Iowa entered the AP rankings for the first time this season at No. 19.
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Interest in Gase heating up Bears OC has three head coaching interviews BY RICH CAMPBELL Chicago Tribune
Gase interview schedule
It didn’t take long for Adam Gase’s offseason itinerary to fill up. By late Sunday night, the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator had interviews scheduled with three teams for their head coaching vacancies – the Philadelphia Eagles today, the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday and the Miami Dolphins on Thursday. Gase’s whirlwind week reflects his reputation as a rising star in the NFL coaching ranks. He’s known as a smart, ultra-competitive offensive mind who’s capable of improving quarterback production, scheming to maximize players’ strengths and relating well with players. At age 37, Gase is almost 6 years
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fany Gonigam said. “We had her for 10 steals [in the game]. In the first half, that was part of the lead they got because we were throwing right into her hands and that’s a credit to her. She reads the ball well and she moves well. She’s a really good player all the way around.” The Storm turned the ball over nine times in the first quarter. “The beginning of the game really hurt us,” Gonigam said. “It’s definitely not a hole we could dig out of. Against a team like Amboy, you’re not going to overcome that kind of deficit.” Bureau Valley would get as close as six points in the second quarter following a steal and left-handed layup from Addison
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McCracken was frustrated with his team’s sloppy play. “We had 15 turnovers in the first half and we average 10 [per game],” McCracken said. “We had five more in the second half. At least we survived it. We did some good things, no doubt about that. But, we want consistency and we are not getting it.” Amboy was able to take advantage of the Storm’s own sloppy play in the first quarter. Wilhelm seemed to be everywhere defensively early on as she created havoc in the Bureau Valley backcourt. She converted two steals for layups and was 5-for-5 from the field in the first 8 minutes. “Wilhelm was just amazing on defense,” Storm coach Tif-
Today Philadelphia Eagles Wednesday Cleveland Browns Thursday Miami Dolphins younger than the NFL’s youngest active head coach, the San Diego Chargers’ Mike McCoy, one of his mentors. After one season with the Bears, Gase ventures back into the job market buoyed by the experience he gained last offseason when he interviewed for five teams’ head coaching vacancies, including the Bears. INTEREST CONTINUED ON B4
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Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase will interview for a head coaching job with at least three teams this week.
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Rock Falls guard Abbee Sigel was one of six players named to the State Farm Classic All-Tournament team. Sigel, a sophomore, averaged 24 points per game, and finished 31 of 33 at the free-throw line. The Rockets lost, 61-51, to Alleman in the consolation thirdplace game. MLB
Cardinals to install new video boards The Cubs-Cardinals rivalry continues to intensify, and now it’s expanding beyond the outfield walls. The Cards are installing bigger and better video boards this offseason. The new main board will be three times larger than the previous board, with twice the brightness and resolution. “We did get upset actually when the Cubs had a better videoboard than us,” Joe Abernathy, the team’s vice president of stadium operations said. NFL
Bears give QB Blanchard pay raise Quarterback Matt Blanchard signed a reserve/futures contract with the Chicago Bears on Monday after the Lake Zurich product passed on a chance to leave for another team last week. An AFC club attempted to sign Blanchard off the Bears practice squad, but he wanted to remain in place and the Bears agreed to bump up his pay for the week to the level he would have received on the active roster. OLYMPICS
Rio track stadium without power The track and field stadium for this year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics was without power Monday, with the city hall and Rio soccer club Botafogo blaming each other for unpaid utility bills. The city hall said Botafogo has been responsible for the utility bills since May 2015. But the club said that the city government owed it money to pay water and electricity bills. The Brazilian website Globo Esporte said the unpaid bills totaled $250,000. It reported electricity has been off since last week and said water was cut more than a month ago. SOCCER
Real Madrid hires new coach Real Madrid sacked Rafa Benitez on Monday, and replaced him with former French World Cup star Zinedine Zidane.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii – Bob Parsons conducts business to an extreme, and that now includes golf clubs. The people he hired to build his golf clubs have no limitations and no deadlines. Money is no object, either, and that better be the case for the consumers. Parsons, the billionaire founder of GoDaddy, is selling his PXG clubs at about $5,000 for the entire set. “Making money is not what I have in mind,” Parsons said. “My goal with this is to build some very incredible clubs without regard to cost, without regard to the process. I’ve been telling people what I’m doing and I’ve heard many times, ‘You’re nuts.’ That’s a very good sign.” Ryan Moore last year became the first PGA Tour player to put them in play. Now, the Scottsdale, Arizonabased company is hopeful of making a big splash in 2016 by signing an additional eight players, men and women, to staff contracts at PXG. Topping the list is British Open champion Zach Johnson, who had been with Titleist his entire PGA Tour career that includes 12 victories and two majors. Johnson, who is in the field this week at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, did not want to discuss his switch ahead of the announcement at Kapalua. He said in a release that he did not make the change lightly. “My entire team, from caddie to coach, was part of the discernment process,” Johnson said. “We all agree that PXG is undeniably the best equipment to help me achieve my goals on the course.” PXG also signed Billy Horschel, Chris Kirk, James Hahn and Charles Howell III on the PGA Tour, along with Cristie Kerr, Alison Lee and Gerina Piller on the LPGA Tour. Already on board with the clubs were Moore, Rocco Mediate (Champions Tour), Sadena Parks and Beatriz Recari. Parsons describes himself as a
Men’s basketball 7:30 p.m.
• Sauk Valley at Black Hawk Women’s basketball 5:30 p.m.
• Sauk Valley at Black Hawk Boys basketball 6 p.m.
• Tri-State at Faith Christian 7 p.m.
• AFC at LaMoille-Ohio 7:30 p.m.
• Bureau Valley at Rockridge • Amboy at Erie • Morrison at Hall • Orion at Fulton • Prophetstown at Riverdale Girls basketball AP
Zach Johnson is among eight players who have signed to play PXG golf clubs this year. PXG is owned by GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons, who thinks there is a market for his $5,000 clubs. golf fanatic and an equipment junkie. He didn’t start playing seriously until he was in his 30s because he was too busy with work, first with Parsons Technologies for 10 years – which he sold in 1994 for $64 million – and then with the GoDaddy Group. He stepped down as GoDaddy executive chairman in 2014, though he remains on the board and is the largest shareholder. By then, an affinity for golf turned into an addiction. “It got to the point 3 or 4 years before I started the PXG venture that I would spend about $250,000 to $300,000 a year on equipment,” he said. “I bought pretty much everything and would hit it. I could tell you which irons, woods and all that ... were real and what wasn’t. Most of it is gimmicky. You take any manufacturer and they say, ‘This will give you an extra 10 yards and 15 yards.’ If all that were true, we’d be hitting it a mile-and-a-half.” Eventually, Parsons was intrigued by building his own clubs. PXG stands for “Parsons Xtreme Golf,” though a running joke in the industry is that it also stands
for “Ping X-Guys.” Among the Ping employees he hired were two engineers, former Bay Hill winner Mike Nicolette and Brad Schweigert, and Parsons turned them loose. “We have no constraints on our engineers, no cost constraints, no time constraints,” Parsons said. “The only thing they must do is the performance must be there before we release it. ... We’re using as much technology as we can shake out as long as they conform with USGA rules.” The iron, which has the look of a blade, is a hollow body design that is filled with thermoplastic elastomer that allows for a thinner face. The signature look on the PXG clubs are what appears to be black dots. Those are tungsten alloy screws that enhance the perimeter weighting and increase forgiveness. “Our iron is one of the few that is made to be adjusted weightwise,” Parsons said. “When the engineers were doing the initial development, they took one of our first prototypes – which was a train wreck – and put weights into it one way. I said, ‘That looks good. It’s going to be our trademark look.’”
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• East Moline Christian at Faith Christian 7 p.m.
• Sterling at Alleman 7:15 p.m.
• Dixon at Rockford Lutheran • Mendota at Rock Falls • Oregon at Byron 7:30 p.m.
• Bureau Valley at Henry • Milledgeville at AFC • Forreston at Polo Boys bowling 3:45 p.m.
• St. Bede at Oregon 4 p.m.
• Rockford Christian at Dixon Girls bowling 3:45 p.m.
• St. Bede at Oregon 4 p.m.
• Sterling at Morris • Rckfrd Christian at Dixon Wrestling 5:30 p.m.
• Dixon, AFC at Winnebago • Amboy, Sherrard at Morrison • Stillman Valley, Mendota at Polo (Forreston)
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One more challenge to conquer Clemson’s O-line, Alabama’s defensive front highlight matchup BY PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson’s offensive line has conquered challenges all season. Its final one – and perhaps biggest – will come in the national championship game against Alabama’s dominating defense. “We’ve always been a question mark around here,” Tigers center Jay Guillermo said. There certainly will be more questions about the line and the top-ranked Tigers (140) leading up to their matchup on Jan. 11 in Arizona with the powerful Crimson Tide (13-1), who completely shut down Big Ten champion Michigan State 38-0 in the Cotton Bowl last Thursday night. No. 2 Alabama held the Spartans to a season-low 239 yards as linebacker Reggie Ragland and defensive end Jonathan Allen had their way with Michigan State’s offensive line, combining for four sacks and six tackles for loss. The Clemson offensive line – none were starters before this year – know they have to fare better, even if there are questions whether they can. “People doubt us all
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Clemson center Jay Guillermo (left) has been part of a patch-work offensive line that has protected quarterback Deshaun Watson (right) this season. The unit will face its biggest test against Alabama’s dominating defense. the time,” Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said. “Nobody believes in this team except these guys.” The Tigers’ unit is a group that early on didn’t look like it could anchor a national championship run. Of the two returning starters from last season, center Ryan Norton was slowed by an injury and tackle Isaiah Battle left the team for the NFL supplemental draft in
the summer. Clemson had to rely on Guillermo, a junior who had given up football last season because of personal issues, to snap the ball to quarterback Deshaun Watson and a talented, yet at that time unproven, true freshman Mitch Hyatt to protect Watson’s blindside. They managed to answer the challenges 14 straight times. The group, which also includes guards Eric
Mac Lain and Tyrone Crowder and right tackle Joe Gore, gradually gelled and became the engine that drives Clemson’s relentless offense. Watson and tailback Wayne Gallman surpassed 100 yards on the ground in the 37-17 win over Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl, and the Tigers finished with 312 yards rushing, The line helped Watson become Clemson’s single-season total yardage leader (4,731) and Gallman gain the most rushing yards (1,482) in school history. All five members of the offensive line received honors on one of the three all-Atlantic Coast Conference postseason teams. “It’s been a long journey,” said Mac Lain, the former tight end who had made only one start before this season. Watson, who was coming off a knee injury this offseason, remembers the bond he saw growing among the linemen. “It was just really during summer workouts, all the stuff they did,” Watson said. “Just hanging out. You could see the relationship building.”
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• Minnesota at Penn St., BTN • Wisconsin at Indiana, ESPN • Richmond at Rhode Island, ESPNU • Marquette at Providence, FS1 7 p.m.
• Okla. St. at Baylor, ESPN2 • Butler at DePaul, FSN • Temple at UConn, CBS Sports 8 p.m.
• Nebraska at Iowa, BTN • Kentucky at LSU, ESPN • Tulane at Houston, ESPNU • Georgetown at Creighton, FS1 • Vanderbilt at Arkansas, SEC 9 p.m.
• Boise St. at Utah St., CBS Sports
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• Bucks at Bulls, CSN+ 9:30 p.m.
• Warriors at Lakers, NBA
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• Blackhawks at Penguins, CSN 6:30 p.m.
• Canadiens at Flyers, NBCSN
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BOYS BASKETBALL | MILLEDGEVILLE 80, HIAWATHA 22
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf. 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-2 0-2
Sterling LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Geneseo Rochelle
All 8-2 9-0 9-3 5-7 3-6
Friday’s games • Geneseo at Morris, 7 • LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle, 7 • Sterling at Ottawa, 7:30
All 9-2 11-1 11-4 5-4 5-6 9-6 7-6 2-10
Thursday’s games • Byron at Lutheran, 7 • Dixon at Mendota, 7 • Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Winnebago at Oregon, 7:15 Saturday, Jan. 9 • Mendota at Stillman Valley, 3 • Oregon at Lutheran, 7:15 Sauk Valley Bank Shootout • Winnebago vs. Providence-St. Mel, 5 • Woodstock Marian vs. Rock Falls, 8
Three Rivers Conf. 3-0 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-3
All 9-3 10-4 12-2 9-5 10-5 5-6 8-9 5-7 10-4 8-5 6-7 6-8 5-8 3-11 2-10
Today’s games • Amboy at Erie, 7:30 • Bureau Valley at Rockridge, 7:30 • Morrison at Hall, 7:30 • Orion at Fulton, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Riverdale, 7:30 • Sherrard at Kewanee, 7:30 • St. Bede at Princeton, 7:30
All 8-4 7-3 4-8 11-5 8-5 1-8 0-6 1-10 3-8 3-7
Today’s games • AFC at LaMoille-Ohio, 7 • Orangeville at East Dubuque, 7:30 • Dakota at Pearl City, 7:30 Wednesday’s game • Orangeville at Warren, 7:30
Monday’s box scores at Stillman Valley
DIXON 64, STILLMAN VALLEY 40 DIXON (9-2, 3-0 BIG NORTHERN WEST) Kandras Martin 0 0-0 0, Derian Duncan 1 0-2 2, Kaylon Westmorland 1 0-0 2, Riley Mehrens 3 1-2 7, Isaiah Roby 4 4-5 13, David Whitcombe 0 1-2 1, Nate Gascoigne 2 3-6 7, David Martin 0 0-0 0, Noah Wilcox 1 0-0 2, Kyle LeBlanc 12 5-7 29. Totals: 24 14-24 63. STILLMAN VALLEY (7-6, 0-2) Wenberg 3 0-0 7, Peterson 0 1-3 1, VanBriesen 4 0-0 9, Chapman 0 0-0 0, Abbott 2 0-0 4, Mandzen 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 2 2-2 6, Smith 0 2-2 2, Kutz 2 0-1 4, Perez 0 0-0 0, Roberts 3 1-3 7. Totals: 16 6-11 40. Dixon 18 15 13 17 — 63 Stillman 9 9 15 7 — 40 3s – Dixon 1 (Roby), Stillman Valley 2 (Wenberg, VanBriesen). at Hiawatha
MILLEDGEVILLE 80, HIAWATHA 22 MILLEDGEVILLE (8-5) Brett LaCroix 4 0-0 9, Dylan Alexander 4 1-2 9, Troy Litwiller 1 0-0 2, Harrison Schmidt 5 0-0 10, Drake Dublo 1 0-0 3, Payton Harris 3 0-0 7, Cade Schave 10 2-2 22, Jeremy Bibler 1 0-0 3, Kyle Ottens 4 0-0 8, Curt Strauss 1 1-2 3. Totals: 36 4-6 80. HIAWATHA Watson 0 1-2 1, Flores 1 0-0 2, Edwards 1 0-0 2, Hall 1 0-0 2, Yockey 2 0-0 4, Spear 3 0-0 6, Williams 2 0-4 5. Totals: 10 1-6 22. Milledgeville 19 15 25 21 — 80 Hiawatha 6 6 4 6 — 22 3s – Milledgeville 4 (LaCroix, Dublo, Harris, Bibler), Hiawatha 1 (Williams).
Girls basketball NIB-12 West
Friday’s game • Yorkville at Geneseo, 7
All 8-9 6-4 2-8 6-11 3-8
The Milledgeville boys basketball team had a system in place that was executed perfectly on Monday night against the Hiawatha Hawks, resulting in an 80-22 victory in Kirkland. The Missiles (8-5) had the perfect formula for victory against the Hawks (0-10) that included excelling on both the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. The main ingredients for the formula were forcing turnovers, and always making the extra pass to find the open man on offense. “We were able to force some turnovers
Cade Schave Milledgeville sophomore
Dylan Alexander Milledgeville junion
early and get easy baskets,” Milledgeville coach Brian Rahn said. “From there on out our guys were able to shoot with confidence and it showed.” Hiawatha did not have the success on offense that Milledgeville had in the non-conference matchup. Hiawatha was only able to mus-
ter 12 points in the first half and its largest scoring quarter of the game was the fourth quarter in which they scored six points. The Hawks’ leading scorer was Adam Spear with eight points, followed by Evan Williams with five points. Milledgeville used a big first half lead to its advantage and started implementing a part of the game that the Missiles’ coaches emphasize in games and practices throughout the year— making the extra pass to find the open man on the floor. “We actually do a drill and scrimmage in practice where there’s one
point for a basket and two points for a basket off an assist.” Rahn said. “That’s the best way to get into the kids’ head that they need to share the ball. It also makes it easy to plug different players in during games and be able to run our style of play.” “It’s something that we work on in practice all the time,” Milledgeville forward Cade Schave said. “Coach talks about it all the time how important it is to get rebounds and dish it out to whoever the open man happens to be.” Schave led the Missiles in points with 14, followed by guard Dylan Alexander with 11.
LeBlanc leads Dukes past Cards
Friday’s games Lena-Winslow tournament • Erie, Prophetstown vs. TBA
NUIC East Conf. 5-0 4-1 3-2 4-2 2-2 2-4 1-2 1-2 0-3 0-4
Superior passing pays off in nonconference rout
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All 12-1 7-6 11-8 5-5 4-4 6-8 7-4 2-9 0-9 0-4
Monday’s box scores at Manlius
AMBOY 55, BUREAU VALLEY 42 AMBOY (14-3, 5-1) Katelynn Pankhurst 1 2-2 4, Delaney Wilhelm 7 2-2 16, Noelle Jones 2 2-4 6, Emma Lindenmeyer 2 4-4 8, Karlee Doege 6 4-5 18, Nataly Jones 1 1-1 3. Totals: 19 15-18 55. BUREAU VALLEY (9-8, 4-2) Saige Barnett 5 0-2 10, Savannah Dean 0 1-2 1, Darcy Kepner 4 4-6 13, Addison Moreland 2 4-6 8, Christen Hurley 3 1-2 7, Ellen Johnson 1 1-2 3. Totals: 15 11-20 42. Amboy 22 10 10 13 — 55 Bureau Valley 9 14 7 12 — 42 3s – Amboy 2 (Doege 2), Bureau Valley 1 (Kepner). at Erie
Saturday, Jan. 9 • Durand at Dakota, 2:30 • Aquin at AFC, 7:30 • Polo at Milledgeville, 7:30 • South Beloit at Pecatonica, 7:30
Thursday’s games • Morris at Ottawa, 7 • Sterling at DeKalb, 7
Thursday’s games • Bureau Valley at Sherrard, 7:30 • Erie at Hall, 7:30 • Kewanee at Fulton, 7:30 • Princeton at Orion, 7:30 • Riverdale at Morrison, 7:30 • Rockridge at Newman, 7:30 • St. Bede at Amboy, 7:30
ERIE 60, PRINCETON 24
Thursday’s games • AFC at Durand, 7:30 • Milledgeville at Orangeville, 7:30 • Forreston at South Beloit, 7:30 • Aquin at Pecatonica, 7:30
Today’s games • Ottawa at LaSalle-Peru, 7 • Rochelle at Geneseo, 7 • Sterling at Alleman, 7
Today’s game • Bureau Valley at Henry, 7:30
Friday’s games • Polo at AFC, 7:30 • Milledgeville at West Carroll, 7:30 • Orangeville at Durand, 7:30 • Forreston at Aquin, 7:30 • Dakota at South Beloit, 7:30
Monday’s results • Milledgeville 80, Hiawatha 22 • Leland-Earlville at Durand
Conf. 3-0 2-0 1-3 0-2 0-3
Monday’s results • Amboy 55, Bureau Valley 42 • Fulton at Hall • Kewanee 54, Newman 33 • Orion at Prophetstown • Erie 60, Princeton 24 • Sherrard 43, Morrison 37
Today’s games • Milledgeville at AFC, 7:30 • Forreston at Polo, 7:30 • Orangeville at South Beloit, 6 • Pecatonica at Durand, 7:30 • Warren at Durand, 7:30
NUIC East
Sterling LaSalle-Peru Rochelle Geneseo Ottawa
All 11-6 14-3 14-4 9-8 9-3 10-3 8-7 7-8 6-5 6-8 3-10 5-12 2-8 6-8 0-12
Monday’s results • East Dubuque 51, Polo 24 • Aquin 49, Pearl City 46
Saturday, Jan. 9 • Alleman at Bureau Valley, 6:30 • Annawan at Erie, 6:30 • Morrison at Kewanee, 6:30 Sauk Valley Bank Shootout • Newman vs. Mercer County, 2
Conf. 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-3
Kewanee Amboy Sherrard Bureau Valley Hall Erie St. Bede Morrison Fulton Newman Prophetstown Rockridge Riverdale Princeton Orion
AFC Milledgeville Aquin Durand Pecatonica Dakota Forreston Polo Orangeville South Beloit
Friday’s games • Bureau Valley at Riverdale, 7:30 • Hall at St. Bede, 7:30 • Newman at Erie, 7:30 • Orion at Amboy, 7:30 • Princeton at Morrison, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Kewanee, 7:30 • Ridgewood at Sherrard, 7:30 • Rockridge at Fulton, 7:30
AFC Aquin Forreston Polo Milledgeville Dakota Durand Orangeville South Beloit Pecatonica
Three Rivers Conf. 6-0 5-1 5-1 4-2 3-1 4-2 3-2 3-4 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 0-5 0-5
Missiles cruise in Kirkland Shaw Media
Friday’s games • Byron at Mendota, 7 • Lutheran at Stillman Valley, 7:15 • Oregon at Dixon, 7:15
Monday’s result • Dixon 64, Stillman Valley 40
St. Bede Princeton Newman Erie Hall Sherrard Fulton Morrison Rockridge Orion Kewanee Riverdale Prophetstown Bureau Valley Amboy
All 10-0 12-2 10-4 8-3 8-7 7-8 5-11 2-10
Today’s games • Dixon at Lutheran, 7:15 • Mendota at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Oregon at Byron, 7:15 • Winnebago at Stillman Valley, 7:15
BNC West Conf. 3-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2
Conf. 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 0-4
Monday’s result • Stillman Valley at Stockton
Saturday, Jan. 9 • Ottawa at Sycamore, 6 • Sterling at DeKalb, 6 • Rochelle at Morris, 7
Dixon Winnebago Oregon Rockford Lutheran Byron Mendota Stillman Valley Rock Falls
BNC West Rockford Lutheran Byron Stillman Valley Winnebago Dixon Rock Falls Oregon Mendota
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PRINCETON (6-8, 0-5 Three Rivers) S.Murray 0 1-4 1, A.Murray 3 1-2 8, Mall 0 0-0 0, Strom 1 1-2 3, Harp 0 0-0 0, Tate 1 0-0 2, Legner 0 0-0 0, Ray 0 0-0 0, Hieronymus 0 0-0 0, Rossler 0 0-0 0, Oeler 1 2-6 4, Rhodes 2 2-2 6. Totals: 8 7-16 24. ERIE (10-3, 4-2) Caitlin Maloney 1 1-2 3, Riley Redell 0 0-0 0, Whitney Bramm 1 0-0 2, Montana Lawson 1 0-0 2, Taylor Steimle 4 6-9 14, Delaney Tegeler 6 0-0 12, Rachel Cobert 5 2-3 12, Maddie Newton 3 0-2 6, Emily Cox 3 2-4 9. Totals: 24 11-20 60. Princeton 8 5 10 1 — 24 Erie 16 19 14 11 — 60 3s – Princeton 1 (A.Murray), Erie 1 (Cox). at Kewanee
KEWANEE 54, NEWMAN 33 NEWMAN (6-8, 2-3 Three Rivers) Kaylie Matera 0 0-0 0, Mady Ferris 1 0-0 2, Teagan McKenna 3 0-0 6, Maddie Newman 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Simpson 7 0-0 17, Mackinzie Hamlink 0 0-0 0, Mary Jensen 1 2-2 4, Rhyanna Hadden 0 4-8 4, Chloe Klein 0 0-0 0, Lakyn Waldschmidt 0 0-0 0, Hinrichs 0 0-1 0, Madison Craft 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 6-11 33. KEWANEE (11-6, 6-0) Moraski 4 2-6 12, Bullock 7 2-7 18, Gustafson 0 0-2 0, Devilder 0 0-2 0, Smith 7 1-2 15, Damron 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Vogt 3 0-0 7, Vickrey 0 2-2 2. Totals: 21 7-21 54. Newman 6 8 11 8 — 33 Kewanee 5 12 21 16 — 54 3s – Newman 3 (Simpson 3), Kewanee 5 (Moraski 2, Bullock 2, Vogt). at Morrison
SHERRARD 43, MORRISON 37 SHERRARD (14-4, 5-1 Three Rivers) Hatlestad 1 0-2 2, Mattingly 0 2-4 2, Crippen 3 0-0 6, Anderson 6 6-14 23, Strandgard 2 1-2 5, Minch 1 1-2 3, Morrison 1 0-0 2, Crisco 0 0-2 0. Totals: 14 10-26 43. MORRISON (7-8, 3-4) Emma Melton 2 1-2 5, Jaeden Workman 0 0-0 0, Lauren Vos 2 2-2 6, Emma Sitzmore 0 0-2 0, Kassidee Church 6 4-6 18, Peyton Tegeler 3 2-3 8, Ana Dzelandini 0 0-0 0, Makayla Troutman 0 0-0 0, Emily Wallander 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 9-15 37. Sherrard 12 4 13 14 — 43 Morrison 8 8 6 15 — 37 3s – Sherrard 5 (Anderson 5), Morrison 2 (Church 2).
Erie girls roll past Princeton; Fillies edged by Sherrard By SVM Sports Staff
Kyle LeBlanc poured in 29 points to lead the Dixon boys basketball team to a 64-40 victory at Stillman Valley on Monday night. The Dukes (9-2, 3-0 Big Northern West) also got 13 points from Isaiah Roby, and seven each from Riley Mehrens and Nate Gascoigne. Kane VanBriesen led Stillman Valley (7-6, 0-2) with nine points. Girls basketball Erie 60, Princeton 24:
Taylor Steimle paced a balanced attack with
Monday’s stars Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon, 29 points Kassidee Church, Morrison, 18 points Taylor Steimle, Erie, 14 points 14 points as the Cardinals routed the visiting Tigers. Also for Erie (10-3, 4-2 Three Rivers), Delaney Tegeler and Rachel Cobert each had 12 points, and Emily Cox added nine. Anna Murray led Princ-
eton (6-8, 0-5) with eight points.
Kewanee 54, Newman 33: Kelsey Simpson
led the Comets with 17 points in a road loss to the Boilermakers. Newman (6-8, 2-3 Three Rivers) trailed just 17-14 at halftime, but the Boilermakers (11-6, 6-0) pulled away from there. Blair Bullock led Kewanee with 18 points, Mitrise Smith had 15, and Rachael Moraski added 12.
Sherrard 43, Morrison 37: Faith Anderson
dropped in five 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Tigers slipped past the Fillies in Morrison. Sherrard (14-4, 5-1 Three Rivers) broke a 16-16 halftime tie with a 13-6 third-quarter run. Kassidee Church hit 6 of 8 shots and was 4-for6 from the line to score a team-high 18 points for Morrison (7-8, 3-4).
East Dubuque 51, Polo 24: Paige Peterson
scored nine points for the Marcos and Justine Gorzny added seven in a home loss to the Warriors.
MEN’S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Ellis, Kansas survive triple OT thriller Top-ranked Jayhawks clip Hield, second-ranked Sooners By the Associated Press
Perry Ellis had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Devonte Graham hit the go-ahead free throw in the third overtime and top-ranked Kansas outlasted Buddy Hield and second-ranked Oklahoma 109-106 on Monday in Lawrence, Kan. in an early showdown of Final Four contenders Wayne Selden Jr. had 21 points and Graham finished with 20 for the Jayhawks (13-1, 2-0 Big 12), who had chances to win the game in regulation and each of the first two overtimes before finally getting it done. Hield had a career-high 46 points for Oklahoma (12-1, 1-1), but he made two crucial turnovers in the final extra session, then missed a potential tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as the Jayhawks celebrated.
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Kansas forward Perry Ellis (34) shoots against Oklahoma in Lawrence, Zach LeDay scored 18 of his 22 Kan. on Monday. Kansas won 109-106 in triple overtime. points in the second half and points in the late game-clinching 90: Brice Johnson had career-highs blocked London Perrantes’ run for foul-plagued No. 17 West of 39 points and 23 rebounds to lead attempt to tie the game in the Virginia, which beat TCU in Fort No. 6 North Carolina to a victory final seconds and Virginia Tech Worth for its sixth straight victory. over Florida State in Tallahassee. stunned No. 4 Virginia at home. It was the first 30-point, The Hokies (10-5, 2-0 Atlantic Paige led six players scoring in Coast Conference) got 16 points double figures for the Mountain- 20-rebound game in North Carofrom Justin Bibbs and 13 from Seth eers (13-1, 2-0 Big 12). They had lina history and it was the first Allen in ending a seven-game losing two players foul out and Paige was 20-20 game for a Tar Heel since among four others who finished Tyler Zeller had 20 points and 22 streak against their in-state rivals. rebounds against Ohio in the 2012 West Virginia 95, TCU 87: Jay- the game with four fouls. sean Paige scored seven of his 20 North Carolina 106, Florida State NCAA Tournament. Virginia Tech 70, Virginia 68:
at Polo
EAST DUBUQUE 51, POLO 24 EAST DUBUQUE Almanzhi 1 0-0 2, Timmerman 2 3-3 7, Sirianni 0 0-0 0, M.Feyen 6 0-0 14, Harbaugh 0 0-0 0, Ersche 0 1-2 1, Beyer 2 0-1 4, Culbertson 5 2-3 14, C.Feyen 2 0-0 5, Peacock 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 6-9 51. POLO (2-9) Rilley Peterson 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Dusing 0 0-2 0, lani Bergstrom 0 0-2 0, Justine Gorzny 1 5-8 7, Tess Kurschner 0 0-0 0, Hannah Hobbs 0 0-0 0, Haley Cisketti 3 0-0 6, Paige Peterson 3 3-4 9, Ashley Griffin 0 0-0 0, B.Pellini 0 0-0 0, Olivia Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 8-16 24. East Dubuque 2 19 14 16 — 51 Polo 6 5 12 1 — 24 3s – East Dubuque 4 (M.Feyen 2, Culbertson 2), Polo 0.
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Healthy Iowa hitting stride, playing up to potential IOWA
helping him move to fourth nationally in blocks per game. “The first thing is his It didn’t matter. length. The second is Guards Mike Gesell his timing. Third, he and Peter Jok combined can move his feet laterfor 44 points as the ally,” McCaffery said of Hawkeyes breezed past Uthoff’s blocking prowa Michigan State team ess. missing its best player, The performances of Denzel Valentine. Gesell and Jok against Uthoff then responded Michigan State were also by helping key a 19-point a clear indication that rally against Purdue. He they, like Uthoff, are havfinished with a pair of ing their best seasons at Iowa. Gesell, finally steals and five blocks, CONTINUED FROM B1
healthy after a hyperextended elbow essentially robbed him of his jump shot down the stretch last season, is averaging career highs in points (9.1 per game), assists (6.7) and rebounds (3.5). Jok, a junior, has upped his points per game from 7 to 13.5 this season while playing less than 24 minutes. Senior center Adam Woodbury has also had his best year so far, shooting 56.8 percent from the floor and
82.4 percent from the line. Still, remaining road trips to Michigan State, Maryland, Indiana and Michigan make any talk about the Hawkeyes as a serious Big Ten contender a bit premature. But Iowa appears to be rounding into form just as its schedule hits its toughest stretch. “It’s still early. There’s a lot of grind left,” McCaffery said. “Who knows what the ceiling is?”
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
NFL | BEARS
MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday’s games Kansas City (11-5) at Houston (9-7), 3:35 p.m. (ABC/ESPN) Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati (12-4), 7:15 p.m. (CBS) Sunday’s games Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-6), noon (NBC) Green Bay (10-6) at Washington (9-7), 3:30 p.m. (FOX) Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New England (12-4), 3:35 (CBS) Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Arizona (13-3), 7:15 p.m. (NBC) Sunday, Jan. 17 Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina (15-1), 12:05 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver (12-4), 3:30 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, 2:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC, 5:40 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) had one of his best seasons in Chicago. Now, coach John Fox and general manager Ryan Pace have some tough decisions to make about the roster in the offseason.
Honeymoon over in Chicago BY HUB ARKUSH Shaw Media
Black Monday in the NFL – the day after the final games of the regular season – has become an uncomfortable tradition for general managers and coaches around the league. It ended this year with five teams seeking new GMs and at least one more GM on the bubble in Indianapolis. Six teams are in search of new coaches, and the top dogs in Detroit and New Orleans are on the bubble. Jason Garrett in Dallas and Jeff Fisher in St. Louis aren’t completely out of the woods yet either. So how is it that Bears GM Ryan Pace and coach John Fox were acting like a couple of guys who just hit the $400 million Powerball after wrapping up a 6-10 season, including a 1-7 record at home, while going 1-5 in the NFC North and finishing in last place in the division for the second consecutive season? Their Black Monday was last year with Fox getting the axe in Denver and then landing the Bears job a few days later
because of Pace, who snared his first GM job. They should feel great as the honeymoon comes to an end. Monday’s end-of-theseason news conference was different, however, as Pace appeared far more assertive and in charge than he has in previous meetings with the media, and Fox, who’s had a tendency to want to finish Pace’s thoughts for him in the past, seemed more content to let his boss lead. Whether it truly has become a boss-todepartment head relationship still seems unlikely with Fox far more experienced in the ways of the NFL than Pace, and old enough to be the NFL’s youngest GM’s dad, but it was clear both are aware it’s time for the harder work to begin. Pace explained what he liked about his rookie campaign, pointing out, “You know, the good thing is we were able to learn a lot about our team in our first season together. I think that experience is only going to help our decisionmaking going forward. “We knew we needed
to get younger and we did that. You know we played a lot of younger players, among the most rookies in the NFL. I think that player development is only going to help us going forward.” It is a fair point, but only becomes true if Kevin White, Eddie Goldman, Jeremy Langford, Adrian Amos, Bryce Callahan, Kyle Fuller, Ka’Deem Carey, Charles Leno Jr. and others become difference-makers, not just minuteseaters. Pace did not pretend everything is sunshine and rainbows. “Obviously [I’m] frustrated with our season, frustrated with our final record. You know we’ve got to finish close games and play with better consistency going forward,” he said. Pace insists, however, the pieces are in place to get where he wants to go. “I just feel, I’m telling you guys, the atmosphere and the culture in the building just feels really good right now,” he said. “And I think when you walked out of the locker room yesterday, of course everybody
is frustrated, man. We were 6-10. That’s not acceptable. But I think everybody walks out with your heads up high because you feel this upward trend happening with this team.” It’s hard to be around Pace and not just feel, but buy his enthusiasm and confidence. But the road gets tougher now and, unlike last year, his offseason will be defined by a lot more than just change. Everyone knew it was time for Charles Tillman, Lance Briggs, Brandon Marshall and Jared Allen to move on. Decisions this year aren’t nearly as clear on Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett, and neither Pace nor Fox has given any indication which way they are leaning. Pace also acknowledged that signing another slew of journeymen to one-year contracts in free agency won’t work again. It’s hard to quarrel with anything Pace or Fox did in their rookie campaigns, but it also still is really hard to get a feel for what might be next now that the heavy lifting has to begin.
Bears have plan in place should Gase leave INTEREST
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He was close to becoming the San Francisco 49ers coach last January, but the organization instead hired Jim Tomsula, who was fired Sunday night. With three interviews scheduled and the total number of openings expected to move toward double digits by the end of Black Monday, Gase can be selective. He was content on Fox’s staff working with Cutler, and his return to the Bears can’t be ruled out. In recent weeks, he
declined to discuss his head coaching prospects in detail, preferring instead to focus on the upcoming opponent. But last May he explained to Chicago media how he benefited from interviewing with different teams. “Some of the questions you get are a lot of nonfootball-related things, and that was a real growing-up experience for me,” Gase said. “Going through that many in that short of a time, getting to meet the people that I met was a great experience.” As for the Bears, quarterback Jay Cutler recent-
ly said the team has a plan to replace Gase if he leaves for a head coaching job, but the specifics of that are not public. It’s not known whether Gase would try to take quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains with him to a new team. Loggains, the Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator in 2013, earned Cutler’s praise for helping his ball security and overall play this season. Cutler posted the best single-season passer rating (92.3) of his career, another reason why Gase is commanding league-wide attention.
The Bears’ offense entered Week 17 ranked 22nd in the league in yards per play and 20th in total offense. Their receiving corps was decimated by injuries, and the offensive line required shuffling at various spots throughout the year. “He’s earned this,” Cutler said of Gase after the season-ending loss to the Detroit Lions. “This isn’t something I’m mad about or anybody’s hoping he wants to come back. If he gets it, we’re going to be happy for him and root for him, and it’s going to be very well deserved.”
Browns’ coaching carousel continues with Pettine’s firing FIRING
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“I met with [owners] John Mara and Steve Tisch this afternoon, and I informed them that it is in the best interest of the organization that I step down as head coach,” Coughlin said in a statement. “I strongly believe the time is right for me and my family, and ... the Giants organization.” The move may signal the end of a 20-year NFL head coaching career for Coughlin, one of 13 coaches to win multiple Super Bowls. It also may not. Coughlin loves to coach and if the right job popped up, who knows? One day after owner Jimmy Haslam fired
both Pettine and general manager Ray Farmer following a miserable 3-13 season, the Browns cleaned out their lockers amid uncertainty, speculation and anger from some fans. This team remains the NFL’s poster child of nearly constant change, unable to stick with a plan long enough to see if it will work. And as he stood in the locker room towering over empty boxes following an empty season, Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas sounded as if he had had enough. “Well, it doesn’t make you happy when you have to go through another coaching change,” said Thomas, who has played for five coaches since 2007.
“It’s tough on everybody. Coaching changes and organization changes always set you back. It’s a tough process to go through. Nobody is happy about it and it’s never easy.” The Browns should be used to it. No team in the league has experienced more transformations than Cleveland, now searching for its eighth coach since 1999 and undergoing yet another frontoffice makeover. Meanwhile the Eagles, after firing Kelly, will consider their own assistants. Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, who led the Eagles to a seasonending win over the Giants as interim coach, interviewed on Monday.
Running backs coach Duce Staley interviewed last Friday. “I’ve been here now for 13 years under two different regimes,” Shurmur said. “I told the players (Saturday) night that I probably learned more in the last three years than I’ve learned in any stretch of my coaching career. “I think we constantly refine ourselves and we become a better version of ourselves every single day. You learn something new every day.” Shurmur was 9-23 as Cleveland’s coach in 2011-12. He joined Kelly’s staff in 2013 and got the chance to be in charge for a week after the Eagles made an abrupt change last Tuesday.
Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif. TBD, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)
College football Bowl glance Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (13-1), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN)
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 21 15 .583 Boston 19 15 .559 New York 16 19 .457 Brooklyn 10 24 .294 Philadelphia 4 33 .108 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 21 13 .618 Atlanta 21 14 .600 Orlando 19 16 .543 Charlotte 17 17 .500 Washington 15 17 .469 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 23 9 .719 Chicago 20 12 .625 Indiana 19 15 .559 Detroit 19 16 .543 Milwaukee 14 22 .389
GB — 1 4½ 10 17½ GB — ½ 2½ 4 5 GB — 3 5 5½ 11
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 30 6 .833 Dallas 19 15 .559 Memphis 19 17 .528 Houston 17 19 .472 New Orleans 11 22 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 24 11 .686 Utah 15 18 .455 Portland 15 22 .405 Denver 12 23 .343 Minnesota 12 23 .343 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 32 2 .941 L.A. Clippers 22 13 .629 Sacramento 14 20 .412 Phoenix 12 25 .324 L.A. Lakers 8 27 .229
GB — 10 11 13 17½ GB — 8 10 12 12 GB — 10½ 18 21½ 24½
Monday’s results Cleveland 122, Toronto 100 Philadelphia 109, Minnesota 99 Miami 103, Indiana 100, OT Boston 103, Brooklyn 94 Detroit 115, Orlando 89 San Antonio 123, Milwaukee 98 Sacramento 116, Oklahoma City 104 Houston 93, Utah 91 Memphis 91, Portland 78 Golden State 111, Charlotte 101 Today’s games Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games New York at Miami, 6 p.m. Indiana at Orlando, 6 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 9 p.m.
GA 85 99 106 102 120 95 103 105 GA 83 99 103 95 93 111 102 127
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA 28 9 4 60 144 107 23 14 5 51 103 103 23 13 4 50 111 97 20 11 7 47 101 90 19 13 7 45 103 102 19 18 3 41 113 111 18 19 2 38 104 114 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 25 12 2 52 105 87 Arizona 19 16 4 42 110 124 Anaheim 16 15 7 39 73 90 Vancouver 15 16 9 39 97 113 San Jose 18 17 2 38 101 106 Calgary 18 18 2 38 101 121 Edmonton 17 21 3 37 102 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday’s results Detroit 1, New Jersey 0 Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, OT Colorado 4, Los Angeles 1 Edmonton 1, Carolina 0, OT Arizona 3, Vancouver 2 Today’s games Washington at Boston, 6 p.m. Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Chicago at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 6 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Nashville, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Calgary, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s games New Jersey at Montreal, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m. Carolina at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Toronto at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Top 25 schedule Monday’s results No. 1 Kansas 109, No. 2 Oklahoma 106 3 OT Virginia Tech 70, No. 4 Virginia 68 No. 6 N. Carolina 106, Florida State 90 No. 17 West Virginia 95, TCU 87 Today’s games No. 8 Providence vs. Marquette, 6 p.m. No. 9 Kentucky at LSU, 8 p.m. No. 18 Butler at DePaul, 7 p.m. No. 19 Iowa vs. Nebraska, 8 p.m. No. 22 South Carolina at Auburn, 6 p.m. No. 23 UConn vs. Temple, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s games No. 3 Maryland vs. Rutgers, 6 p.m. No. 10 Xavier at St. John’s, 8 p.m. No. 11 Villanova vs. Seton Hall, 6 p.m. No. 13 Iowa State vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. No. 14 Duke at Wake Forest, 6 p.m. No. 21 Texas A&M at Miss. State, 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Pittsburgh vs. Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. No. 25 Dayton vs. UMass, 7 p.m. Thursday’s games No. 5 Michigan State vs. Illinois, 8 p.m. No. 7 Arizona at UCLA, 8 p.m. No. 15 SMU vs. Cincinnati, 6 p.m. No. 16 Louisville at N.C. State, 6 p.m. No. 20 Purdue vs. Michigan, 6 p.m. Saturday’s games No. 1 Kansas at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. No. 2 Oklahoma vs. Kansas St., 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Maryland at Wisconsin, noon No. 4 Virginia at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m. No. 6 North Carolina at Syracuse, 8 p.m. No. 7 Arizona at USC, 7 p.m. No. 9 Kentucky at Alabama, 5 p.m. No. 12 Miami vs. Florida State, 4 p.m. No. 13 Iowa State vs. Baylor, 2 p.m. No. 14 Duke vs. Virginia Tech, 11 a.m. No. 17 W. Virginia vs. Oklahoma St., noon No. 21 Texas A&M at Tennessee, noon No. 22 S. Carolina vs. Vanderbilt, 2 p.m. No. 23 UConn vs. Memphis, 6 p.m. No. 24 Pittsburgh at Notre Dame, 3 p.m. No. 25 Dayton at La Salle, 1 p.m. Sunday’s games No. 5 Michigan St. at Penn State, 11 a.m. No. 11 Villanova at No. 18 Butler, 6:30 p.m. No. 15 SMU vs. UCF, 3 p.m. No. 16 Louisville at Clemson, 11 a.m. No. 20 Purdue at Illinois, noon
Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Maryland 2-0 1.000 13-1 .929 Indiana 2-0 1.000 12-3 .800 Michigan 2-0 1.000 12-3 .800 Iowa 2-0 1.000 11-3 .786 Ohio State 2-0 1.000 10-5 .667 Michigan St. 1-1 .500 14-1 .933 Northwestern 1-1 .500 13-2 .867 Purdue 1-1 .500 13-2 .867 Wisconsin 1-1 .500 9-6 .600 Penn State 0-2 .000 9-6 .600 Illinois 0-2 .000 8-7 .533 Nebraska 0-2 .000 8-7 .533 Minnesota 0-2 .000 6-8 .429 Rutgers 0-2 .000 6-9 .400 Today’s games Wisconsin at Indiana, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Minnesota at Penn St., 6 p.m. (BTN) Nebraska at Iowa, 8 p.m. (BTN) Wednesday’s games Rutgers at Maryland, 6 p.m. (BTN) Ohio St. at Northwestern, 8 p.m . (BTN) Thursday’s games Michigan at Purdue, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Illinois at Michigan St., 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday’s box score
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Associated Press Top 25 Record Pts Prv 1. Kansas (44) 12-1 1,598 2 2. Oklahoma (21) 12-0 1,574 3 3. Maryland 13-1 1,459 4 4. Virginia 12-1 1,409 5 5. Michigan St. 14-1 1,400 1 6. North Carolina 13-2 1,275 7 7. Arizona 13-1 1,126 8 8. Providence 14-1 1,108 12 9. Kentucky 11-2 1,039 10 10. Xavier 13-1 1,001 6 11. Villanova 12-2 979 16 12. Miami 12-1 921 13 13. Iowa St. 11-2 844 11 14. Duke 12-2 830 15 15. SMU 13-0 731 17 16. Louisville 12-2 568 18 17. West Virginia 12-1 558 19 18. Butler 11-3 516 9 19. Iowa 11-3 456 — 20. Purdue 13-2 450 14 21. Texas A&M 11-2 420 20 22. South Carolina 13-0 286 24 23. UConn 10-3 107 — 24. Pittsburgh 12-1 103 — 25. Dayton 11-2 100 — Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 61, California 54, Texas Tech 40, George Washington 38, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 23, Baylor 22, Colorado 4, Oregon St. 4, Seton Hall 4, Saint Joseph’s 3, Utah 3, Wichita St. 3, Cincinnati 2, Indiana 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Oregon 1.
No. 1 KANSAS 109, No. 2 OKLAHOMA 106, 3 OT
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Florida 23 12 4 50 106 Montreal 22 15 3 47 116 Detroit 20 13 7 47 101 Boston 20 13 4 44 116 Ottawa 19 15 6 44 114 Tampa Bay 19 16 4 42 100 Toronto 15 15 7 37 99 Buffalo 15 20 4 34 91 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Washington 28 7 3 59 121 N.Y. Islanders 22 13 5 49 113 N.Y. Rangers 21 14 4 46 112 New Jersey 20 15 5 45 93 Pittsburgh 19 15 4 42 91 Carolina 16 17 7 39 92 Philadelphia 15 15 7 37 79 Columbus 15 22 3 33 103
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OKLAHOMA (12-1) Hield 13-23 12-14 46, Woodard 9-20 3-4 27, Spangler 6-11 0-0 14, Lattin 5-9 0-1 10, Cousins 2-14 0-0 4, Walker 1-5 1-1 3, Buford 0-4 1-2 1, James 0-1 1-2 1, Manyang 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-88 18-24 106. KANSAS (13-1) Ellis 11-28 3-4 27, Selden Jr. 9-17 0-1 21, Graham 6-12 6-7 20, Mason III 5-20 4-5 15, Mickelson 1-4 0-0 2, Lucas 1-3 5-6 7, Greene 2-3 0-0 6, Traylor 3-3 0-0 6, Mykhailiuk 1-2 0-0 3, Bragg Jr. 1-2 0-0 2, Diallo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-94 18-23 109. Halftime–Oklahoma 44-40. End Of Regulation–Tied 77. End Of 1st Overtime– Tied 86. End Of 2nd Overtime–Tied 94. 3-Point Goals–Oklahoma 16-33 (Hield 8-15, Woodard 6-9, Spangler 2-4, Walker 0-1, Buford 0-1, Cousins 0-3), Kansas 11-22 (Selden Jr. 3-7, Graham 2-2, Greene 2-3, Ellis 2-3, Mykhailiuk 1-2, Mason III 1-5). Fouled Out–Woodard. Rebounds– Oklahoma 55 (Spangler 18), Kansas 60 (Ellis 13). Assists–Oklahoma 21 (Hield, Woodard 7), Kansas 17 (Mason III 6). Total Fouls–Oklahoma 22, Kansas 22. Technicals–Woodard, Selden Jr., Kansas Coach. A–16,300. Meetings between the No. 1 and No. 2 college basketball teams since 1976 • No. 1 Kansas beat No. 2 Oklahoma, 109106, 3OT, at Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 4, 2016 • No. 2 Michigan State 78, No. 1 Kentucky 74, at Chicago, Nov. 12, 2013 • No. 2 Tennessee 66, No. 1 Memphis 62, at Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2008 • No. 2 Ohio State 49, No. 1 Wisconsin 48, at Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2007 • No. 1 Duke 97, No. 2 Texas 66, at East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 10, 2005 • No. 2 North Carolina 75, No. 1 Illinois 70, NCAA championship at St. Louis, April 4, 2005 • No. 1 Duke 68, No. 2 Michigan State 62, NCAA Final Four semifinals, at St. Petersburg, Fla., March 27, 1999 • No. 2 North Carolina 97, No. 1 Duke 73, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 5, 1998 • No. 2 Kentucky 81, No. 1 UMass 74, NCAA Final Four semifinals at East Rutherford, N.J., March 30, 1996 • No. 2 North Carolina 89, No. 1 Duke 78, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Feb. 3, 1994 • No. 1 UNLV 112, No. 2 Arkansas 105, at Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 10, 1991 • No. 1 Oklahoma 95, No. 2 Kansas 77, Big Eight tournament semifinals at Kansas City, Mo., March 10, 1990 • No. 2 Missouri 77, No. 1 Kansas 71, at Lawrence, Kan., Feb. 13, 1990 • No. 1 Duke 71, No. 2 Kansas 67, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Dallas, March 29, 1986 • No. 1 North Carolina 78, No. 2 Georgia Tech 77, OT, at Atlanta, Feb. 4, 1986 • No. 1 Georgetown 92, No. 2 St. John’s 80, Big East tournament finals at New York, March 9, 1985 • No. 2 Georgetown 85, No. 1 St. John’s 69, at New York, Feb. 27, 1985 • No. 1 Georgetown 77, No. 2 DePaul 57, at Landover, Md., Dec. 15, 1984 • No. 1 Houston 94, No. 2 Louisville 81, NCAA Final Four semifinals at Albuquerque, April 2, 1983 • No. 1 North Carolina 65, No. 2 Virginia 60, at Chapel Hill, N.C., Jan. 9, 1982 • No. 1 North Carolina 82, No. 2 Kentucky 69, at East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 26, 1981 No. 1 Indiana 65, No. 2 Marquette 56, NCAA Mideast Regional final at Baton Rouge, La., March 22, 1976
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Unfortunately, it is abnormal these days for children to play traditional card games, in particular, bridge. Parents and school principals, rally round – cards are beneficial, not evil. However, the theme of this deal is that if the normal will not work, try the abnormal. Shan Huang from Canada made a successful abnormal play that talked South into going down in his four-spade contract. Declarer started perfectly. He won the first trick with his heart king and led the diamond jack. After taking West’s queen with dummy’s ace, South played a diamond to his nine. West won that trick and led another heart. Now declarer
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FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands! Call Today (815)284-2052
Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown
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Can You Dig It? Heavy Equipment Operator Career! We Offer Training and Certifications Running Bulldozers, Backhoes and Excavators. Lifetime Job Placement. VA Benefits Eligible! 1-866-362-6497 FT Delivery/ Warehouse Must have valid driver's license. Involves delivery and installation of appliances. Apply in person with resume to: Farley's Appliance 1245 N. Galena Ave., Dixon Full Charge Bookkeeper/ Accountant: local business in Dixon is seeking a full-time Full Charge Bookkeeper. Candidates should have strong computer skills, 3-5 years bookkeeping experience, strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to meet deadlines and willingness to work with a team. Please send all replies to Box #1314, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081
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Bibler Co. Locally Owned Trucking Company Has IMMEDIATE Employment Available for O.T.R. Flatbed experienced drivers Need to have CDL and to be DOT Qualified, Drug Screen, and Verifiable references, Company provided Health Insurance, Simple IRA, Paid Vacations And Holidays Call 815-825-6002 7AM to 4PM
Part-Time Maintenance Position Available at Assisted Living multi-unit community General electrical, plumbing and construction knowledge needed. Indoor and outdoor work, including painting required. Must be a Team Player, have a valid driver's license/ transportation and be able to pass a background check. Apply in person: Avonlea Cottage of Sterling 2201 LeFevre Road Sterling, Illinois 61081
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Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10 Golf Course General Manager wanted for 18 hole golf course. Qualifications required a wide range of skills. They must have good interpersonal skills to deal with employees, club members, and members of the public using the course. They require excellent analytical and financial skills to develop and monitor budgets so that the course operates profitably. Please send resume to : Shady Oaks Country Club, 577 US Highway 52, P.O. Box 137, Amboy, IL 61310.
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Maintenance Technician Mt. Morris, IL Oakbrook Corporation is seeking a part-time (20 hrs/ wk. Mon-Wed) Maintenance Technician to join our team at a senior apartment community located in Mt. Morris, IL. Qualified applicants will have prior experience in property maintenance including having general knowledge of plumbing/electrical/HVAC systems, have the ability to work independently with minimal supervision; and have a commitment to delivering a high-level of customer service. Valid driver's license and ability to work an on-call rotation required. If interested, please apply on our website: www.oak brookcorp.com Oakbrook Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Resumes not accepted in lieu of completed application. No calls please. Markman Peat Corporation is currently taking applications for Loader Operators, Forklift Operators & General Laborers. Benefits offered. Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd. Morrison IL, 61270 815-772-4014 EOE Now hiring full time production assistant for wean to finish hog operation. Duties will include day to day pig care, sorting, placing and giving vaccinations knowledge of these duties are highly desired but would not exclude highly motivated eager to learn candidates. Offering competitive pay and performance based bonus all interested parties e-mail oinkincpork@yahoo.com
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NEW TODAY Loving, caring CNA will do in home care, assist your loved one with daily living activities. Experience with Alzheimer's and dementia. Excellent references. Call 815-499-7905.
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ATTENTION: Now accepting items for our January Antique Sale! Turn your antiques and collectibles into cash! You bring in or we pick them up. Also accepting coins- goldsilver for a January Coin Sale. Any questions or to schedule a pick up or drop off time call Auction City at 815-288-5814
AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc. 815-445-6151.
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TODAY’S CLUE: Y equals V “ B N D , G A Z Y N O ‘ S . K . D . T. ’ K D M N K H N D G J J G L C T N H N L Z M J K AV G L C , G J ’ D WA K B G L C D Z S N M T N H N G L J T N MZHAO.” -- MKBLN HZCNHD Previous Solution: “’M.A.S.H.’ was a collection of people, in front of and behind the cameras, that really clicked.” -- Alan Alda\
PUBLIC AUCTION
Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:00 p.m Start
• Over 130 bottles of unopened alcoholic beverage local gentlemen’s collection - J.B Scotch, Chivas Regal, Canadian Club, Seagrams, Gold Schlager Schnapps, Dewer’s Whiskey, Hennessy Cognac, Smirnoff Vodka, Bacardi Rum -- etc. • 100 - 200 New Hot Wheel cars, 15 - 20 New Nascar Semis w/ cars 1/64 scale (Limited Edition to 1500) •Compound bow/ arrows & 2 hard cases • 100’s of C.Ds & movies • Collection of Precious Moments figurines (All boxed) • Harley Davidson items • 2 - Duo - Fast Air Nailers - brad nailer - trolling motor 12v, 2 sharp modern cash registers • Blaupunkt super hi-fi radio w/ short wave band, Admiral 1950 turntable • 8 player (Rd) poker table • Older table saw - lots of new items Good 2dr - frig/ freezer (almond), good older upright freezer, pub table (oak), dorm refrig, 2 dressers, 4 New dinette tables (only), bookcase, swivel rocker, lamps, pictures, 2pc. cabinet w/ glass doors on top, oak roll - top desk (Nice) two new Rd. Oak tables (only), lots of misc. items
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Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730
V-6,POWERSLIDINGPANORAMIC MOONROOF,LEATHER INTERIOR,KEYLESSENTRY
*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Dealer not liable for errors. Photos for illustration only.
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2008 Pace American 4 placed enclosed drive-on drive-off snowmobile trailer $3,900 815-716-0297 2009 Single Axle (load trail) trailer. 5'x10' dove tail & drop down ramp. Set up w/ removable wheel chock to carry bigger motorcycle. $1,000 815-535-3503
2009 LINCOLN MKS
Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am-4pm
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1997 Chevy S10 ext. cab, 157k mi., bedliner, runs good, $2000 815-632-3397
4-CYLINDER, KEYLESS ENTRY W/ REMOTE START, TILT STEERING W/ AUDIO& BLUETOOTH
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