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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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2 wheels aren’t better than none Citing safety concerns, City Council bans hoverboards from downtown

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – People won’t be able to channel their inner Marty McFly from “Back to the Future” in downtown Dixon.

That’s because the Dixon City Council voted 3-1 Tuesday, with Councilman Chris Bishop absent, to ban the popular hoverboards in the

central business district in Dixon.

City Manager Cole O’Donnell said the ordinance is effective immediately, and fines for violating it range from $100 to $750.

The central business district includes the Rock River to the north, the middle of Second Street to the south, the middle of Crawford Avenue on the east and the middle of South Monroe Avenue to the west.

Hoverboards won’t be allowed on sidewalks in downtown Dixon, after the City Council passed an ordinance banning the popular Christmas gifts from the central business district.

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Student hopes for the best, and gets it $5,000 and nearly 1,000 coats collected

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

BYRON – Ruth Carter, director of HOPE of Ogle County, was in for two big surprises Saturday, at the culmination of a coat drive and fundraiser.

Byron Middle School sixth-grader Victoria Kuzlik, who organized the drive and named HOPE the recipient, had far exceeded the goals she set herself.

Waiting for Carter in the main lobby of the school were 17 large boxes filled to overflowing with winter coats, hats, scarves, gloves and mittens.

“We collected 939 coats – some of them are brand new,” 11-yearold Victoria told Carter. “Our original goal was 300.”

But that wasn’t all.

Carter looked stunned and a little bit tearful when Victoria also presented her with a check for $5,070.

“I can’t believe you raised this much,” Carter said. “Thank you very much.”

Victoria had hoped to raise $4,500 in addition to the coats.

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

A send-off for Chief Potthoff ABOVE: Sterling Police Chief Ron Potthoff poses for a photo Tuesday with Melissa Laughlin, left, and Sara Young, right, his past and present secretaries, respectively, during a retirement reception at the Sterling Coliseum. Potthoff, 65, retired from the force Tuesday after 42 years of police work, with nearly 20 of those as the city’s top law enforcement official. In an interview Monday, Potthoff said he’s enjoyed his time behind the badge. “It’s been a great time – some sadness – [but] most of it gratifying.”

RIGHT: Potthoff is greeted by his grandchildren during the public retirement reception in Sterling.

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ROCK FALLS CITY COUNCIL

Demolition is a stepping stone to redevelopment Limestone building’s days are numbered, but riverfront rehab is just beginning

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – Bidding opened Monday for the demolition of the Limestone Building, and the historical but troublesome building should be down sometime next month.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert told

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the Rock Falls City Council on Tuesday that the process is moving ahead as scheduled, with bids due by Feb. 1 and the demolition done by the end of the month.

The long process to remove the impediment to riverfront development on West First Street began in earnest in spring 2014 when the city was awarded $200,000 from the federal Environmental Protection

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Agency to begin assessment work.

The city has relinquished control of the Limestone Building demolition to its environmental consultants, Naperville-based Terracon. The firm has worked on the project from the beginning, and had also put together the application for the assessment grant.

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Next meeting The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at rockfalls61071. com and at City Hall. Call 815-622-1100 for more information.

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Last auction gets underway Many of the items are horse-related STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

The third and likely final online auction of personal property once belonging to Rita Crundwell began Tuesday and runs through Feb. 2 at txauction.com.

Many of the items in the 376 lots are horserelated, including nine show belt buckle awards that did not sell in the two online auctions in October and November.

Because they did not sell, opening bids have been lowered, Chief Inspector Jason Wojdylo with the U.S. Marshals Service Asset Forfeiture Division said in a news release.

Also up for sale are jewelry, show and riding clothing, cowboy boots, horse equipment, a Viking stainless steel

HARMON – A Rock Falls woman was airlifted to a Rockford hospital Tuesday afternoon with serious injuries suffered in a single-vehicle accident east of Harmon, Lee County Sheriff John Simonton said in a news release.

Lois R. Ellis, 48, was eastbound on Sterling Road, near Hoyle Road, shortly after noon, when she lost control of her car and struck a utility pole, the release said.

The accident is under investigation. Her condition was unavailable Tuesday night.

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Many of the items in the 376 lots are horse-related, such as this show belt buckle award (above) and “Horsemanship jacket.” grill, household items, artwork and a Yamaha scooter.

The former city comptroller was convicted of wire fraud in 2012 for stealing $53.7 million from the city over 2 decades.

“Following the sale of these items, we anticipate another restitution payment will be issued to

the city of Dixon,” Wojdylo said in the release.

“This may be the final opportunity to purchase property from this case.”

The previous two auctions raised $118,832, and a sealed bid auction for Crundwell’s large collection of horse trophies brought in $5,560.

The 63-year-old, who is serving more than 19

years at Waseca Federal Correctional Institute in Minnesota, was one of the leading quarter horses breeders in the United States before her downfall.

Anyone with any information on any undisclosed or previously unknown Crundwell assets can email Jason.

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in the car, apparently lost control of his vehicle, and it veered into a ditch, hit a tree stump, and rolled onto its roof, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department said.

County could add dispatch center

a working session of the Emergency Telephone System Board last week. It was verbally accepted by the sheriff’s department and by the village of Romeoville, which has its own center.

Officials hope they can meet the law to reduce dispatch centers to two with an agreement by Eastern Will County Communications to join. But telephone service board administrator Steve Figved says operators there hoped a consolidated center would be farther east.

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POLO – A Polo driver has been upgraded to serious condition after being thrown from his vehicle during a rollover Thursday near White Pines State Park.

Scott J. Powell, 26, was flown to Rockford Memorial Hospital after the accident, which occurred about 10 p.m. in the 5500 block of West Pines Road.

Powell, who was alone

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CHICAGO (AP) – The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office says the skull fragments found inside a Chicago industrial building this week are nothing to be concerned about.

The medical examiner’s office announced Tuesday the 13 fragments were sawed in “a manner consistent” with teaching or an autopsy. Also, the building where they were found Monday was once the home of a supplier of scientific materials and equipment.

The medical examiner’s office says it doesn’t plan to issue any death certificates or do any further studying of the fragments.

The fragments will be placed in one casket and buried the next time the office buries other unidentified remains.

JOLIET (AP) – Will County officials have offered to add a $5 million emergency dispatch center to the sheriff’s office it plans to build this year.

The plan would alleviate headaches for the county as it struggles to meet a state-required 2017 deadline to consolidate 9-1-1 services.

The (Tinley Park) Daily Southtown reported that offer was announced at

Dixon Police Jack D. Mowery, 61, of Dixon; 5:15 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of East Morgan Street; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

Doris E. Coil, 73, of Oregon; 8 a.m. Jan. 11 at Third and Gale streets; failure to yield at an intersection; given citation.

Devon J. Canada, 21, of Oregon; 6:15 p.m. Thursday on South Second Street; criminal damage to property; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Tyler W. Ruggles, 21, of Dixon; 2:09 a.m. Friday in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Timothy Hollewell, 61, of Oregon; 3:42 p.m. Sunday; Winnebago County warrant; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff Boy, 17, of Franklin Grove; 11:35 p.m. Saturday; runaway; released to his parent.

Ogle County Sheriff Kristi Genna, 35, of Rochelle; Monday; warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia; given notice to appear in court.

Justin Jusufi, 34, of Dixon; Monday; petition to revoke probation; given notice to appear in court.

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STERLING | LAWRENCE PARK

Camping at park a dead issue for now It would cost $20,500 to determine whether it would even be feasible

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

STERLING – The Sterling Park District has received estimates for work on the Lawrence Park poolhouse, and it looks as if the idea of camping in the park is dead in the water.

In September, a group of local camping enthusiasts led by Kurt Schwab had requested that the park district look into the possibility of bringing tent camping to the underutilized park.

Parks Director Larry Schuldt and the board had warned that it would likely be a cost-prohibitive venture, but had agreed to gather some preliminary estimates.

Since the pool was removed from the park, remnants have remained, including the poolhouse, and the well that fed the pool.

Schwab had suggested primitive camping, but that idea was quickly nixed, as it would have created the need for a camping facility with restrooms and showers – and potentially costly ADA-compliance issues.

Schuldt presented two sets of numbers: one for for renovating the poolhouse, and one for tearing it down and building a new camping-friendly structure. “The architect said that renovating it for a camping environment with restrooms, showers, and a small camping store would cost $800,000,�

Schuldt said, adding that the size of the building – 4,000 square feet – drives up the cost of refurbishing it.

The other option would be to tear down the building, and build a much smaller structure – about 1,500 square feet

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Next meeting The Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners next meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Duis Recreation Center, 211 E. St. Mary’s Road.

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Kurt Schwab and his son Kylen, 11, rake brush Oct. 6 at Lawrence Park. Kurt Schwab, of Sterling, volunteered time last year to clean up the park as he lobbied city leaders to support his idea of bringing camping there. But now, it looks like money – anywhere from $375,000 to $800,000 – will stand in the way of setting up camp. – at an estimated cost of $375,000.

After the cost came in much lower than expected, the park district decided to move ahead with a site survey.

“The board said OK to the survey; since it was only $1,800, they figured it would be good information to have,� Schuldt said.

The board then decided its financial commit-

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Pastel class begins Monday in Sterling STERLING – A pastel landscape class for artists 15 and older will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m.

Monday at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

The course, which will be taught by Sterling High School art instructor Stuart Roddy, will focus on landscape and color solutions to help create believable scenes from pastels.

The cost is $30. Go to woodlawnartsacademy. com or call 815-626-4278 to sign up.

Roddy’s work is part of the academy’s winter art exhibit, which is on display from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday until Feb. 12.

Church helping at veterans’ center STERLING – Abiding Word Church members are teaming up with other volunteers to help clean up the basement at the Remake The World Veteran Center in Chicago.

The center, which provides free food, clothing, shelter and education to veterans 360 days a year, recently was cited for building code violations and is facing about $16,000 in fines.

It has launched a monthlong “Boots on the Ground� movement to recruit volunteers, skilled labor or otherwise, and to raise donations of money, tools and materials to repair the center.

A GoFundMe account also has been established; go to gofundme.com and search for RTW Military Veteran project. All donations are tax deductible.

In addition, Jason Schneider, Sterling paramedic and Abiding Word disaster relief coordinator, will be heading up there for a work weekend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Jan 30 and 31.

Get more information on the scope of the problem at rtwvetcenter.org or call 800-974-2808, ext 3.

Call Abiding Word, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., at 815626-1827 or message Schneider at facebook. com/jasonfishaholic. schneider or on the Abiding Word Church Disaster Relief Facebook page for more information on how to help. – SVM staff reports

Man gets 2 years for bomb threats BENTON (AP) – A Chicago man who said he was seeking attention on a campus where he was bullied and harassed has been sentenced to 2 years in prison after pleading guilty to making bomb threats in a self-declared “war� on Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

Derrick Dawon Burns, 23, was sentenced Tuesday afternoon in federal court after admitting to sending a series of threatening letters to students, employees and campus police in 2012 and 2013 that invoked terrorism, bombs, rape, beheadings and al-Qaida while boasting of committing multiple murders in which students’ bodies were buried in mass graves or dumped in a campus lake. The FBI was also an intended recipient.

Governor devotes speech to water crisis LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Only a year ago, Rick Snyder began his second term as Michigan governor promoting the same achievements that had propelled him to victory in 2014: The state was at last in the midst of an economic comeback, and Detroit had emerged from bankruptcy.

With the water crisis gripping Flint now threatening to overshadow nearly everything else he has accomplished, the Republican governor again pledged a fix Tuesday night during his annual State of the State speech. “We are praying for you, we are working hard for you and we are absolutely committed to taking the right steps to effectively solve this crisis,� he said. “To you, the people of Flint, I say

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Flint resident Ollie Peterson, 87, watches TV at home Tuesday as Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder delivers his State of the State address. Peterson watched with her husband David, 89, hoping to hear Snyder’s plan for resolving the Flint water crisis. tonight as I have before: I am sorry, and I will fix it.�

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ment to the camping idea would end with the survey. “The next step would be to spend $20,500 to determine whether it would even be feasible to

have a campsite here, and the board didn’t want to spend that money,�

Schuldt said.

While Schwab had brought up the possibility of raising money to help with costs, Schuldt said he hasn’t heard much from camping supporters beyond a few comments posted on Schwab’s Facebook page. “If someone came up with the money, we might do the feasibility study, but at this time anyway, the issue is dead,�

Schwab said.

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OBITUARIES Betty J. Fike ROCHELLE – Betty Jane Fike passed away peacefully Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness.

Betty was born Sept. 15, 1932, in Palmyra Township. Betty grew up in Dixon, and in 1950, met and married Ernest E. Fike there.

Betty and Ernie relocated in 1960 to Rochelle, when Ernie began his school teaching career.

Betty was the epitome of a homemaker, keeping a comfortable and warm home for her children, grandchildren, and even for the children of her friends when they needed care. Longtime friends described her as elegant, classy, warm, and fun. They also mention that she had a beautiful smile which she shared often, and a great sense of humor.

Betty loved reading, traveling, playing cards and games, and most of all, her family. She attended countless music and sporting events to support her children and grandchildren. In recent years, she spent many hours playing games, bingo, and attending movies with her friends, “the golden girls.”

Betty is survived by her children, Brenda

(Doc) Humphrey of Dixon, Steve (Janet) Fike of Kings, David Fike of Franklin Grove, and Diana (Steve) Arntzen of Dixon and Rochelle.

Betty was blessed to have nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She also is survived by four brothers, James (Grace) Sanford of Viola, Wisconsin, William (Vivian) Sanford of Rockford, Thomas (Linda) Sanford of Dixon, and Wayne (Charlotte) Sanford of Kings.

She also was preceded in death by her son, Allen Lynn Fike, in infancy; her parents, Fred and Lyla Sanford; her husband, Ernest Fike; sister, Nancy Digby; and brothers, Fred Sanford Jr. and Robert Sanford.

Private burial was Dec. 24. Gathering time for a memorial celebration of Betty’s life will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the service at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Faith Lutheran Church in Rochelle. UngerHorner Funeral Home in Rochelle is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to Faith Lutheran Church, or to her family, who plan to honor her through children’s charities.

Gary Baumgartner Jr. WALNUT – Gary Baumgartner Jr., 34, of Walnut, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at his home.

Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is handling arrangements.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Emma E. Kropf of Tampico, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Fairfield Amish Mennonite School near Tampico.

Dolores M. Setchell of Amboy, 4-7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:30 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Michelle M. “Chellie” Morgan of Polo, celebration of life, 5-7 p.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Today’s funerals: M. Lorraine Bender of Rock Falls, graveside services, 11 a.m. at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

Scott Link, Haylee Hovis, their daughter, Raelynn, and unborn child, all of Savanna, memorial gathering, 3-7 p.m. at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna.

Thursday visitations: Dolores M. Setchell of Amboy, 10-11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette.

Larry L. Travis of Polo, 10-11:30 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Cheryl M. Fowler of Rock

Falls, 4-6 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Thursday funerals: Emma E. Kropf of Tampico, 10 a.m. at Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church near Tampico.

Ronnie L. Daniels of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Dolores M. Setchell of Amboy, 11 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette.

Larry L. Travis of Polo, 11 a.m. Mass at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Friday visitation: Edwin C. Bettner of Oregon, 5-8 p.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Friday funeral: Cheryl M. Fowler of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. memorial service at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Saturday funeral: Edwin C. Bettner of Oregon, 11 a.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Cheryl M. Fowler ROCK FALLS – Cheryl M. Fowler, 71, of Rock Falls, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Cheryl was born May 11, 1944, in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Ival and Irene (Peterson) Gregg. She married Richard Fowler on Jan. 30, 1965, in Sterling.

Survivors include her husband, Richard of Rock Falls; two daughters, Dawn (Joe) Billings and Stacie (Adam) Olson, both of Sterling; one son, Jeff (Yolie) Fowler of Sterling; one stepdaughter, Tammy Whaley; three sisters, Cynthia (Steven) Kohl and Connie (Ron) Pil-

lars, both of Rock Falls, and Tammy (Paul) Ryan of Madison, Wisconsin; 13 grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

Thursday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Jeff Coester, pastor of Big Red Church in Sterling, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Carroll, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at Good Samaritan For more information, Society of Mount Carroll. call 815-625-3600 or 815Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll handled 284-2222, ext. 5530 or 5502. arrangements.

Emma E. Kropf TAMPICO – Emma Elizabeth Kropf, 100, of Tampico, passed away Monday Jan. 18, 2016, at her home, under hospice care and with family caretakers by her side.

She was born Dec. 25, 1915, in Shelbyville, to Levi and Amanda (Yoder) Kropf. Emma relocated with her parents to Bureau County, where she lived since 1941, helping out at home and at the homes of her siblings and other family members as needed until the death of her parents. She then moved to a mobile home close to her sister, Mrs. Joe Kropf. She was a member of Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church near Tampico.

She is survived by two sisters, Wilma Hostetler

of Sedalia, Missouri, and Ruth Hostetler of Clarksville, Arkansas; and one sister- in-law, Lily Kropf of Buffalo, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents; six brothers, Simon, Raymond, Allen, Dave, Daniel, and Owen; and four sisters, Mrs. Mabel Kauffman, Mrs. Edna Shrock, Mrs. Alice Kropf, and Ida Kropf, who died at the age of 3.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fairfield Amish Mennonite School near Tampico. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Fairfield Amish Mennonite Church near Tampico. Garland Funeral Home in Tampico is handling arrangements.

Eugene D. Bollman QUINCY – Eugene D. Bollman, 84, formerly of Rock Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.

Mr. Bollman was born March 18, 1931, in Hume Township, the son of Lawrence and Louise (Hagerman) Bollman. He married Smaida Grikmanis on May 18, 1958, in Sterling. She preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 2013. Eugene was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling. Eugene farmed in Hume Township for many years, and retired from Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. in 1996. He enjoyed harness racing at the Quad City Downs.

Eugene served in the Army.

Survivors include two daughters, Pam (Dave) Strike of Prophetstown and Mindy (Rick) Chapman of Fenton; two sons, Marty Bollman of Port Byron and

Al (Shari) Bollman of Ballwin, Missouri; one brother, Wayne (Shirley) Bollman of Rock Falls; one sister, Wilma Linman of Hampton; five grandchildren, Shannyn Bollman, Blake Bollman, Hannah Strike, Heather Strike, and Mary Chapman; and one great-grandson, Daevion Jordan.

He also was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Merle and Lloyd Bollman.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling, with the Rev. Mark Oehlert of St. John Lutheran Church officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established to St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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Customers begin new year with delays Problems tied to enrollment surge at end of last year

BY KELLI KENNEDY AND TOM MURPHY The Associated Press

Thousands of health insurance consumers around the country have started the new year dealing with missing ID cards, billing errors and other problems tied to an enrollment surge at the end of 2015.

Brokers and insurers in several states told The Associated Press that they’ve been inundated with complaints about these issues from customers with individual plans and those with coverage through small businesses. Insurance provider Health Care Service Corp., for instance, has been dealing with delays for about 10,000 companies, while billing errors caused bank overdrafts for 3,200 individual customers of a North Carolina insurer.

These delays mean that some customers might have to pay for care up front or wait for their insurance cards to arrive

AP

Chris Rogers talks to Epilepsy Foundation Navigator Barbara Meneses as Rogers prepares to enroll for health care coverage Tuesday in Coral Gables, Florida. Thousands of health insurance consumers around the country have started the new year dealing with missing ID cards, billing errors and other problems tied to an enrollment surge at the end of 2015. before scheduling a doctor’s appointment, even though many have technically been covered since Jan. 1.

“I’ve been in the health insurance business 20-plus years, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dallas-based broker Tanya Boyd, who estimates that hundreds of customers have complained about delays in receiving their insurance cards or a confirmation of coverage.

The delays are due in part to more customers than expected shopping for coverage late last year after carriers ended plans in some markets, leaving thousands to find new ones. And a last-minute enrollment deadline extension from the federal government gave people 2 more days to sign up. An expansion of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that employers cover their workers also might have contributed to the rush.

High court rejects new challenge to Obama health overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has rejected another challenge to President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

The justices on Tuesday left in place lower court rulings that dismissed a lawsuit against the national health care law.

The suit argues that the

law violates the provision of the Constitution that requires tax-raising bills to originate in the House of Representatives.

The court has twice turned back major challenges to the law, in opinions written by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2012 and in June. The

court also has allowed family-owned businesses with religious objections to opt out of paying for contraceptives for women covered under their health plans. The Pacific Legal Foundation backed the latest lawsuit, filed on behalf of small-business owner Matt Sissel.

It’s unclear how many people have had trouble so far this year. To be sure, a certain amount of problems can crop up at the start of every year, after insurers wrap up a busy holiday season clogged with enrollment periods for several types of insurance. But brokers say this year has been exceptional.

Boyd, the Dallas broker, said her market was swamped after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas stopped offering a popular plan that covered about 400,000 people with a wide network of providers. Boyd helped client Bridget Eyler find another plan with a narrower network of providers after the insurer mistakenly enrolled her in a plan she didn’t choose. But Eyler, an attorney from the Dallas suburb of Coppell, says she wasn’t officially in the system until a few days ago and still has no documents proving she’s insured.

Changing federal deadlines also contributed to the problem in some

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markets. Consumers who wanted coverage that started Jan. 1 originally had to sign up by Dec. 15. But HealthCare.gov, the federal website that handles applications for coverage from ACA exchanges in most states, announced Dec. 15 that it would extend the deadline 2 days due to heavy demand.

That gave Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina a rush of lastminute business as it was transitioning to a new customer service system. The company said in a statement that it had planned for a 40 percent increase in customer service calls this year but was hit with a 500-percent jump.

That “strained our systems beyond the extra capacity we had planned for this busy time of year,”

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The insurer had some delays in delivering insurance cards to some customers and took too much money from the bank accounts of 3,200 customers. The company said Friday it had reversed a vast majority of the bank account overdrafts, and nearly all of its customers have received their cards.

For its part, Health Care Service Corp. had resolved by late last week about half of the roughly 10,000 delayed applications it was dealing with for new small business coverage.

The family of Janice K. Heaton would like to thank relatives and friends who visited, sent flowers, gave toward memorials, or brought food.

Special thanks to Jesse Partington and staff at Preston Schilling Funeral Home, Unity Hospice, Pastor Frank Langholf of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Barb Wiggins, Bill Bollman, and pallbearers. Thanks to the Moose lodge for preparing the luncheon.

Words cannot express our deep appreciation and gratitude.

Thank you so much!

-Lester (Jim) and James Heaton

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

CHICAGO Shedd Aquarium will close for work CHICAGO (AP) — Shedd Aquarium will be closed today and Thursday for routine maintenance and cleaning.

The facility will reopen Friday. Illinois Resident Discount Days will then run through Jan. 26 and continue each Monday and Tuesday through February.

The discount days are sponsored by the Ford Motor Co. Fund.

Participants also receive discounted admission to Shedd’s other exhibits, including the abbot Oceanarium and “Amphibians.”

Cost to raze Limestone Building estimated at $600,000 DEMOLITION

CONTINUED FROM A1

“This is a Terracon project – they are overseeing the bidding process and the demolition,” Blackert said.

City Clerk Eric Arduini said there is a link on the city’s website for prospective contractors to access the bidding package materials.

The total cost of the demolition project is estimated at $600,000.

In addition to the assessment grant, the city will look to the Illinois EPA’s revolving loan program to finance the remainder.

The EPA has shown continued interest in the Limestone project and the city’s remediation work along the riverfront that is now transitioning to the redevelopment phase.

Grant managers from both the federal and state EPA will be in town Feb. 4.

“They are very impressed with our project,” Blackert said.

“And we are staying in EPA’s good graces.”

In another environmental issue, the council approved an agreement with Terracon to do a phase two study of the 30 acres of land at 2801 Hoover Road that the city bought Sept.

1 from local farmer Wayne Schmitt.

The $1.35 million land deal included an option to buy an additional 25 acres near the interstate within the next 7 years. The second part of the environmental study will cost an estimated $10,800.

The council also approved an agreement that backs up the closing date on 67 acres of land, also near the interstate, that the city is buying from George and Jan Hallman of Rock Falls. The city is paying $1.975 million for the Hallman property that runs south of the Candlelight Inn to Eighth Avenue.

“The only change is that we are extending the time for closing to March 31,” Mayor Bill Wescott said.

Also, bids on two contracts were approved for work that will begin March 1 on the city’s new water well. The first contract, for developing and drilling the well, went to Brotcke Well and Pump in Fenton, Missouri, with a bid of $180,787. The contract for pipe installation was awarded to O’Brien Civil Works of Polo, with a bid of $219,356.

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Student plans to do another coat drive next year HOPE

To help

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HOPE, a domestic violence shelter with offices in Oregon and Rochelle that serves more than 500 clients, has lost funding because of the state budget crisis.

“For our clients, there’s enough winter coats here to get them through this winter and next winter,” she said.

In fact, it’s more than enough: Carter said the bounty will be shared with the YWCA in Sterling, the homeless shelter in Rochelle, and Remedies in Rockford.

Victoria began collecting coats in early December after her father, Bob Kuzlik, bought her a new one for the winter.

“We needed to decide what to do with the one I outgrew,” Victoria said.

“Ordinarily, we give them to Goodwill, but I said ‘Let’s have a coat drive.’”

She decided to make HOPE the recipient because she and her father used their services a few years back.

“My dad and I were victims of domestic violence,” Victoria said. “I wanted to give back to the

It’s not too late to help with Victoria Kuzlik’s coat drive.

Go to GoFundMe. com/hopecoatdrive to donate, or email tori4hope@hotmail.com for more information.

Go to hopedv.org or call 815-562-8890 to donate or to learn more about HOPE of Ogle County and the services it provides.

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HOPE of Ogle County Director Ruth Carter (right) accepts a check from Byron sixth-grader Victoria Kuzlik, who raised $5,070 and gathered 939 coats for the domestic violence shelter – so many that they’re sharing with the YWCA program in Sterling. Byron Middle School Principal Zach Ettelbrick let Victoria get her effort started at the school, which is where Carter went Saturday to pick up the coats and the check. idea and allowed her to get started there. As the plan grew, boxes for coats were placed at more and more local businesses, 38 in all. Fellow members of the school’s Builders Club helped wrap them

places that helped us.”

They also received help from the Sterling YWCA, she said.

Victoria approached Byron Middle School principal Zach Ettelbrick, who backed her

in Christmas paper.

The success led her to up her goal to 500 coats, which also soon was reached.

Cash donations also started coming in, ranging from $10 to $1,000,

her dad said.

Kunes Country Auto Group in Oregon loaned them a pickup to gather the boxes. “We hauled six loads,” he said. “I never expected there to be this many. She worked very hard. She made a lot of calls.”

Victoria put in 2 to 3 hours a day on the project.

“It’s crazy, just crazy to get this many coats,” she said with a grin. “It was fun but a little tiring with school and doing the coat drive.”

Still, she plans to do it all over again, she said.

“Next year, I want people to put notes of hope in the pockets of the coats for HOPE.”

Council votes to dissolve Dixon Tourism Board HOVERBOARDS CONTINUED FROM A1

The ban on the futuristic-looking self-balancing scooters follows similar actions across the U.S., where their growing popularity is causing problems on city streets and sidewalks.

The battery-powered hoverboards – they don’t actually hover, but rather mimic the famous “Back to Future II” prop by rolling on two wheels – have become the target of bans, including in Illinois where they’ve been barred from some public transportation systems and colleges. The boards weigh about 25 pounds and can carry up to 220 pounds at speeds up to 12 mph.

The devices were hot holiday gifts this past Christmas, but now they’re drawing heat for a different reason. There have been reports of the

boards’ lithiumion batteries catching on fire, something the U.S. Mike ConsumVenier er Product Safety Commission is investigating. So far, nearly 40 hoverboard-related fires in 19 states have been reported, three of those in Illinois, CPSC spokeswoman Patty Davis said.

Falls and collisions are also a concern.

The CPSC has received reports of more than 70 injuries treated at emergency rooms, including concussions, fractures, bruising and internal damage.

“People who ride these devices are not always able to make quick changes in direction as pedestrians move in and out of stores,” said City Attorney Rob

Next meeting

The Dixon City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 1 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.

Li Arellano Jr.

Mitch Tucker

LeSage. “This ban doesn’t include schools, playgrounds or residential neighborhoods.

This is in an area where pedestrians are using the businesses downtown.”

“I can see where this can create problems,” Councilman Mitch Tucker said, saying that using a hoverboard is akin to “a guy that rides a unicycle and he is flying. If someone comes out of a store in front of him, he won’t be able to stop.”

Councilman Mike Venier said the council was simply trying to get ahead of a potential problem.

“There are sports agencies who are ban-

ning players from riding them,” Venier said. “We are just trying to be proactive.”

Mayor Li Arellano Jr., who cast the lone dissecting vote, said “I think it would have been a good time to discuss how Dixon can incorporate new ideas like hoverboards into our city.”

“Very little was done to explain why it was dangerous or how we could encourage such innovation elsewhere in the city, while still considering public safety.”

Tourism board disbanded In other business, the council also voted to disband the 11-member Dixon Tourism Board,

replacing it with a smaller committee made up of three council members, who will be named at the next council meeting.

With the creation of Dixon One, there is no need for a tourism board, officials said. Dixon One was created to consolidate the city’s eventsplanning organizations – Dixon Main Street, the Riverfront Commission and Dixon Tourism – into one group to better coordinate activities and maximize city resources.

“Basic operations and daily operations will all fall under the city manager’s responsibility,” Arellano said. “Most of these duties naturally fall under the offices of the city manager in the first place.”

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STATEHOUSE INSIDER

A year of Rauner?

Time flies even when it’s not fun Meanwhile, Legislature ‘paces’ itself

Jim Morin, MorinToons Syndicate

EDITORIAL

The power of generosity E

nough tragic things happen in the world that when something heartwarming takes place, we should stop and appreciate it.

Two generous, spontaneous acts by area residents are worth celebrating.

The first was by Justin Hart, a sophomore at Amboy High School.

Justin, 16, bought a ticket for a 50/50 raffle fundraiser at the Newman vs.

Amboy girls basketball game last Thursday. The 50/50 was organized by Amboy’s coaches to raise money for the surviving Hopkins family members – a son, John, and a daughter, Rebecca – after their parents and three siblings, including a Newman student, Dono-

What we think

many positive comments, nearly 2,000 likes and nearly 600 shares by We celebrate two acts of selfless Tuesday afternoon, and generosity by a high school sophomore had a “reach” of more and a sheriff’s deputy. Congratulations than 114,000 people.

His generous gesture to Justin Hart and George Depuy. reminds us of another van, died in a house fire the Hopkins family. recent act of humanin Rock Falls.

In explaining his deciity by Whiteside County When he was 7, Justin sion, Justin said he Sheriff’s Deputy George experienced the loss of recalled how community Depuy, who gave a homehis father to colon canmembers came to the less man a ride and a free cer, so he could empaHart family’s aid during meal at the McDonald’s thize with the feelings of his dad’s illness. restaurant in Morrison. losing one’s parents.

With the winning ticket Someone put a photo Wouldn’t you know it? in his hand, “I knew I had on Facebook and Justin’s ticket was the one an opportunity to give explained what hapdrawn as the 50/50 winback to the community,” pened, and the result ner. The jackpot? $230.

Justin said. was more than 500 likes, That kind of money And so he did. more than 8,300 shares, could buy a lot of things Justin’s generous act and numerous accolades for a 16-year-old high touched the hearts not for Deputy Depuy. schooler. only of the Hopkins famThree cheers for Justin What happened next ily but of many others.

Hart and George Depuy. brings a tear to the eye.

His story’s appearance Thank you for reminding Justin, without hesitaon Sauk Valley Media’s us of the power of selfless tion, gave his winnings to Facebook page received generosity.

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1644th unit to celebrate its 25-year reunion

Easy does it

EARL J. MASHAW Rock Falls

At this time of year 25 years ago, the 1644th Transportation Company of the Illinois National Guard had already been activated for deployment in support of Operation Desert Storm and departed its home station located at the Rock Falls Armory, Rock Falls.

In excess of 150 unit members put their personal lives on hold.

Work, education and even family matters all took a back seat to these individuals fulfilling their volunteer commitment of service. A joyous and tearful community sendoff took place that was second to none.

Today, nearly all of the members of this military unit at that time of deployment have completed their commitment of service to this state and nation, and no longer wear the uniform of military service.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the return of the 1644th Transportation Company from its

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

Has it been a year already? Yes, it has.

Gov. Bruce Rauner completed his first year in office last week, marking the occasion with a series of short interviews with reporters at the Executive Mansion in Springfield.

In assembly-line fashion, one after another, reporters were invited in for roughly a 15-minute session with Rauner to ask a few questions before being ushered out the door.

(Please note that Rauner is not the first Illinois governor to accommodate yearend interview requests from the news media in this fashion.)

For the most part, Rauner didn’t break any new ground in these chats. He reiterated his insistence that his “turnaround agenda” be approved.

He also said he would be expanding on those issues, like initiating changes to the way the state buys stuff to save money and to have education reforms adopted.

Rauner also said he wants to get the state out from under consent decrees that are driving significant amounts of state spending. He didn’t detail how, and achieving that goal could be a lot easier said than done.

Consent decrees and the like come from the courts and can’t just be tossed aside. So we’ll have to see how the administration intends to get out from under those various court orders.

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In a photo taken May 22, 1991, Pete Smith (center, foreground) of the 1644th Transportation Company, based in Rock Falls, holds his rifle and an American flag at Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, as he and scores of other National Guard soldiers return from deployment to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Desert Storm. A 25-year reunion for those deployed overseas is being planned for June 25-26. deployment in support of Operation Desert Storm.

As with the celebration of the return of the unit in 1991, it only makes sense for these members to gather in celebration of their accomplishments, renew friendships, and learn from the life stories of each other.

On June 25-26, members of the deployed 1644th Transportation Company

and their families will hold a 25-year reunion.

On June 25, this group will have a banquet at the Rock Falls American Legion for unit member and spouses and guests.

On June 26, we will bring unit members and entire families together at a local park for a cookout and a day of relaxation and activities for all ages.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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

Efforts are underway to locate unit members and family members. If you have information you wish to share with the reunion committee, please contact them via email at ds25reunion@ yahoo.com.

Note to readers: The 1644th Transportation Company was deployed in November 1990 and returned in May 1991.

The 2016 legislative session got off to a start of sorts this past week.

Originally, both the House and Senate were scheduled to be in session on Wednesday and Thursday, the first time this calendar year that the chambers were to be in Springfield.

The House canceled both days because they decided they didn’t really have anything to do. The Senate met Wednesday, but canceled its Thursday session. A lot of Wednesday’s session was spent passing resolutions to name parts of highways after various people you may or may not have heard of.

As of now, both chambers are next scheduled to be in session on Jan. 27 and 28. Rauner is to give his state of the state speech on the 27th in which he will outline his vision for Illinois this year.

Perhaps that vision will include passing a state budget this time around.

For those keeping score,

that will add up to 3 days in Springfield for the Senate and 2 for the House in January 2016. That’s assuming they work both days that are still scheduled.

It’s important to pace yourself in this job.

No jackpot savior Alas, no one from Illinois won the huge Powerball jackpot last week.

If there had been a single winner from the state and the winner chose to take a lump-sum payment, the income taxes would have

Illinois Budget Stalemate

204 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

provided a nice lift to state finances. OK, the state tax on the jackpot would only have been about $35 million, and the state’s bill backlog is about $7.7 billion, but every little bit counts.

It’s kind of staggering to think that if someone in Illinois had won and decided to donate the entire amount to the state, it still wouldn’t have come close to solving our financial problems.

Oh, well. Guess lawmakers will have to go back to trying to solve this the old-fashioned way. That’s worked pretty well so far.

Lawsuit ahead The folks trying to get a remap amendment placed on the November ballot said they collected more than 483,000 signatures on petitions through the end of the year.

They think the number is higher because some petitions have yet to be turned in. Their goal is 600,000, which is twice what is needed to get on the ballot.

They believe they are on target, but the signatures are just part of the fight.

Expect a court challenge to keep the measure off the ballot, no matter how many people say they want it.

What do you think?

Let us know. Write a letter to the editor, send it to our office, or email it to letters@saukvalley.com.

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ILLINOIS | BUDGET IMPASSE

Bill would provide funds to pay utility bills State owes $10 million for power at government offices in Springfield SPRINGFIELD (AP) – An Illinois senator has introduced legislation that would authorize funding to pay for about $10 million the state owes for utility bills at government offices in the capital city.

Illinois owes Springfield’s City Water, Light and Power more than $9 million, including overdue bills totaling more than $6 million covering electric, water, sewer and sanitary services. The city

provides utility services to 90 separate accounts for state facilities.

The state hasn’t had authorization to pay the bills because lawmakers haven’t agreed on a budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

State Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from Bunker Hill, has filed a bill

that would allow Illinois to use general funds and additional money from the previous fiscal year to cover unpaid utility bills that aren’t covered in the current fiscal year’s budget, The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported.

“If the state government were a residential cus-

tomer, the state government’s power would have been shut off,” Manar said.

The utility has said that accounts are usually disconnected within 60 to 90 days of being overdue but it has been working with the state.

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder said no state

building is in danger of losing power at this time.

The Springfield City Council was expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution asking Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Legislature to make utility services to state facilities an essential service so that electric, water and sewer bills can be paid.

IN BRIEF Rauner: GE was turned off by state’s problems CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says he thinks General Electric bypassed Illinois for its new headquarters because of the “trajectory” of the state’s fiscal problems.

Rauner said Tuesday that he and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to lure GE from Connecticut. Last week the company announced its relocation to Boston.

Rauner says company officials didn’t want to go from “one failed state to another.” He cited Connecticut’s property taxes,

in a recent bond sale than it could have because of Illinois’ poor financial shape.

The university’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs released the analysis Tuesday of Illinois’ $480 million general obligation bond sale. It found Illinois received $53 million less in Jan. 14’s sale compared with bonds issued in 2006, when Illinois’ credit rating was better.

The study found estimated losses could grow to more than $400 million annually if fiscal troubles continue.

Illinois has massive pension debt and lawmakers are deadlocked over a budget.

income tax and pension problems.

The comments come as the first-term Republican can’t agree with legislative Democrats on a budget for the fiscal year that began in July.

Rauner spoke at a South Side news conference announcing a program to help minority-owned businesses in Chicago, Peoria and Rockford.

Study: Financial woes reason state got less CHICAGO (AP) – A University of Illinois analysis says the state received about $53 million less

Gov. Bruce Rauner defended the sale, touting a lower interest rate than previously. He says the bond sale was appropriate because money will be used for capital improvements, not daily operations.

Two pregnant women test positive for virus SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Two pregnant women from Illinois have tested positive for the Zika virus after traveling in Honduras and Haiti.

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Tuesday doctors are monitoring the women’s health and their pregnancies.

The virus is spread through mosquito bites and there’s no risk of person-to-person spread.

Outbreaks have been reported in parts of the Caribbean and Latin America. In Brazil, there’s evidence linking the infection to a serious birth defect in which the head is smaller than normal.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says doctors should ask pregnant women about their travel and certain symptoms, and – if warranted – test them for Zika. The CDC has recommended that pregnant women consider postponing trips to outbreak regions until more is known.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, Jan. 20 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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.

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

Sharing Life’s Memories, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St, Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, 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, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. Call ahead: 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls Amer-

ican Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

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, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Thursday, Jan. 21 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Join Us for Java community coffee, 9:15-10 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-622-2800.

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S.10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Friendly Needles, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Galena Steakhouse, 1101 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Lifescape lunch, 11: 30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Hand & Foot card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Bingo, 1 p.m. Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-8220.

Euchre, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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Wife struggles with un-Orthodox lifestyle Dear Abby, I live in Israel, and for the past 5 years I’ve been having an affair with a great guy I’ll call Yuri. I married very young to a man who is kind and very Orthodox. I love my children and grandchildren.

Yuri thinks we should leave our spouses and make a fresh start. (I’m not Orthodox and neither is he.) I am afraid if I do, I might lose my children and grandchildren. On the other hand, I can’t survive without Yuri.

I have always had lovers since I discovered how Orthodox my husband is – it’s a survival thing.

I am going nuts. What should I do?

– In Turmoil in Israel Dear In Turmoil, Consider very carefully

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

didn’t spell the end of your relationship with your children and grandchildren. A decision like this should not be taken lightly; it needs to be made rationally.

If you are “going nuts,” you are not thinking rationally, so please, discuss this with a counselor more familiar with Orthodox custom than I.

what a new life with Yuri will cost you, because it’s going to be emotionally expensive. Right now, you are part of a community, with standing in that community. If you leave it, all of that will be gone, and you will likely be shunned.

While running away with your lover might seem romantic, I would be very surprised if it

Dear Abby, My ex sent our children letters from prison.

I didn’t give them the letters because he was abusive. In one of them he asked our daughter to forgive him and not punish him forever. Abby, her father had abused her, and he’s asking for her to stop punishing him? She was going to kill herself because of what

dearABBY

he did to her.

My daughter went through several years of intense counseling and still battles depression, so there is no way I’ll permit him to have contact with her or my other children.

I have had no contact with him since we split up several years ago.

My lawyer mailed the divorce papers and that was that. Should I write him a letter and tell him what I think?

– Nowhere in Texas Dear Nowhere, No, your lawyer should.

One of the hallmarks of abusers is that they tend to blame their victims for their actions.

The statement in your ex’s letter accusing your daughter of “punishing him” with her silence is

Dear Not Quite Ready, Determining when a person is “ready” for a romantic relationship isn’t something other people can or should decide. If you’re not sure you want a girlfriend right now, the fact that she likes you – really likes you – isn’t as important as what you think and you feel. You appear to have a good head on your shoulders. Let it be your guide and don’t allow your well-meaning friends to push you into anything.

troubling. She’s under no obligation to forgive her abuser.

When he is finally released from prison, one of the conditions might be that he must have no contact with minors. And if by then your children are no longer minors, one can only hope that they have become mature enough to protect themselves emotionally – and physically, if necessary – from their father.

Dear Abby, I’m 13, and a girl in my grade likes me – really likes me, but I think I’m too young. All my friends say I should go for it and have her as a girlfriend, but I’m not sure I should.

I need professional help.

– Not Quite Ready in Georgia

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, Jan. 21 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St. 815-539-7461, ext. 3291, weekdays. Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

North Central Illinois Logistics Council, 8-9:30 a.m., Room C316, Illinois Valley Community College, 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave., Oglesby, 815-220-3425.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prairie State Legal representative, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

Staying Healthy presentation

by Homebound Health Care, 10:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book,

closed; 6 p.m. literature, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

American Red Cross blood drive, noon-6 p.m., United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison. Appointments: 800-7332767.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 and 7 p.m., ground-floor conference room, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., 815-5397461, ext. 5319.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815284-9555.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Kids Coping With Cancer group, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope

Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 4 p.m., annex, Wesley Chapel, 200 S. Hickory St., Shannon.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

Fibromyalgia Support Group, 6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-499-5425.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815-625-0431.

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815499-5618.

Dixon VFW, 7 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Dixon Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Plum Creek Garden, 626 Palmyra Road.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-622-4629.

Sauk Valley Landlord Association meeting, 7 p.m., Coventry Living Center, 612 W. St. Mary’s Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-AnonAlateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, back door, 707 First Ave., Suite A, Rock Falls.

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

including Lear, Common, Poehler, Zach Galifianakis and America Ferrera investigating aspects of social, economic and political division. The series will premiere on the premium cable network in the fall.

“We thought this was an amazing opportunity to help raise the level of the dialogue and focus the conversation on the inequities that exist in our country,” Epix Chief Exec-

utive Mark S. Greenberg told The Times.

“It’s all of deep concern and paramount interest,” added Lear, the producer behind such socially conscious, provocative sitcoms as “All in the Family,” “Good Times” and “Maude.”

The series will be made available at a later date on Hulu, Amazon and Sony Vue.

TV Documentary will look at inequality Super-producers Norman Lear and Shonda Rhimes will team with celebrities including Amy Poehler and Common for a documentary series on Epix exploring inequality, the network announced Tuesday.

The series, “America Divided,” will feature celebrity correspondents

– Tribune News Service

Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Friday, Jan. 22 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

Electronics recycling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 909 W. Pines Road, Oregon, 815-732-4020.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Region 3 Transportation Committee meeting, 10 a.m., Mendota Civic Center, 1901 Tom Merwin Drive, 815-433-5830.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon,

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closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m. open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m. closed; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, it’s your meeting; 8 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

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

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, women’s, back door, Reformed Church parsonage, 703 14th Ave., Fulton.

Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-8572682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (6), Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

NEW YORK (AP) – Caitlyn Jenner has a book deal.

Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday that it plans a spring 2017 publication for a memoir

by Jenner, 66, the transgender activist and reality star and former Olympic athlete. The book, currently untitled, will be co-written by “Friday Night Lights” Caitlyn author Buzz Jenner Bissinger, who wrote a Vanity Fair cover story about Jenner.

According to Grand Central, the memoir will follow Jenner’s life “from Bruce to Caitlyn, and her brave transition into womanhood.” In a statement issued through her publisher, Jenner said that with life “moving so quickly,” she welcomed the chance to “slow things down a bit and take the proper time to reflect on this journey.”

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Sesame pork roast is a versatile dish. It is perfect for hosting a party and just as great for a family dinner on a cold winter night.

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Take (and make) it easy

Living life in the fast lane? Break out slow cooker for sesame pork roast

BY LEE SVITAK DEAN Tribune News Service

W

hen important people who cook are asked what their indispensable kitchen tools are, the answers tend to be similar. It usually boils down to a chef’s knife and a heavy set of cookware, with a few random culinary gadgets, depending on who answers the question.

And, yes, those are the important tools of the trade, the mainstay of all good cooking.

I have them both. I am ready to cook at all times.

Kitchen duty would be tough without those basics.

But here’s where some of us veer off along a different culinary path. We might be serious cooks, but we also wear the mantle of “busy,” and the prospect of dinner in process while we are away means we’re efficient cooks (and, I would argue, smart ones).

So I add “slow cooker” to that must-have list.

(You might call it a Crock-Pot, which is a

trademarked name that reflects the original. I officially have to stick with the generic label.)

But the slow-cooker necessity is more than having dinner ready when I walk in the door.

I reach for this simple small appliance (one big enough to hold half a ham) because I have only a single oven and four stovetop burners.

How else will I cook for a crowd when there are too many dishes to prepare? I reach for the slow cooker and breathe a sigh of relief.

Which brings me to my favorite dish for this lowheat contraption. Sesame pork roast serves as my standby in cold weather, as much for its enticing fragrance as for its tender meat.

This recipe has made the rounds of three generations of Svitak cooks and our extended family, it’s that good. And like all memorable recipes, it has a story.

Forty-plus years ago, my mother’s sister wrote down a recipe she heard on the radio. She was

quite the adventurous cook and, with a home in California, always ahead of our Minnesota taste buds. As she often did with recipes, this one was passed along to my mother, who made it for company because it was far too exotic to serve for everyday.

And, yes, it was unusual for its time, with sesame seeds, soy sauce, ground ginger and curry powder all part of the mix (how un-Minnesotan was that in the early 1970s?).

The recipe had staying power, in great part because of its versatility. Need an unexpected (and efficient) dish for entertaining? Check. A reliable family dinner?

Check. Different ways to serve it? Check (atop mashed potatoes, rice or noodles, with or without gravy). What about informal sandwiches, stuffed onto buns? Check.

I’ve also discovered that it’s a great recipe to adapt to ingredients I have on hand. Add more or less green onions, as you prefer. Experiment with fresh ginger instead of ground

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(but make sure you use a lot). I’ve prepared it without curry powder when I discovered, too late, I had none. I left out the sesame seeds on another occasion when I hadn’t planned ahead (oops).

Despite my tinkering and occasional inept planning, the recipe works because, at its basic, it’s simply braised meat with seasonings.

For all these reasons, sesame pork became part of my repertoire and later for my daughters, who prepare it for guests these days because who serves a roast to company? Once again, it’s exotic.

As for the popularity of slow cookers, chefs Daniel Boulud and Thomas

Keller have demonstrated recipes in these not-sohaute appliances, though I have doubts that either of them has one stashed in a cupboard.

But when even they serve up braised meat for their guests, I know we’re in good company.

Sesame Pork Roast Serve: 6 Note: Basically a braised piece of meat, this roast is easy to prepare, whether in a slow cooker or in the oven. When prepared in the slow cooker, the roast doesn’t need to be marinated in advance because the meat marinates during the all-day cooking time.

But for ease of prep in the morning, it’s helpful

to make the marinade the night before.

2 tablespoons sesame seeds 3 or 4 green onions, sliced (about ¼ cup) ½ cup ketchup ¼ cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons ground ginger 2 tablespoons molasses (any type) 2 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon curry powder ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 cup water 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 4 pounds pork shoulder roast 3 tablespoons flour for gravy, if desired EASY CONTINUED ON A11

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Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Luann by Greg Evans Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall

Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

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Stay flexible while looking for a fit

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

What is your first thought after reading this comment

by Elayne Boosler? “I never minded flying cheap. I always said to myself, ‘Taking this flight saves enough money to rescue six cats, or four dogs, or will let me make a difference to the one woman saving chimps in Cameroon.’”

Strangely, mine was that I did not realize dogs are more expensive pets than cats.

But this column concerns opener’s bidding of a 6-4 hand, six in a major and four in a minor. In today’s deal, look at the South hand. You open one spade, and partner responds two clubs. Would you rebid two diamonds or two spades?

Some players advise rebidding in the six-card major

with a minimum opening, but mentioning the four-card minor with extra values. This is debatable. Recently, I have seen two deals where the major-suit rebid resulted in an excellent club fit being

missed. Agreed, if you do not have an eight-card fit anywhere and partner is weak, rebidding in the six-card suit will be best, but why be so pessimistic?

In this deal, South should have rebid two diamonds.

Then surely North-South would have reached six diamonds, in which South would have taken one spade, three hearts, two diamonds, four clubs and a ruff in each hand.

At the table, South rebid three spades, a bad overbid with the club void. North used Roman Key Card Blackwood, then signed off in five spades when two key cards (two aces, or one ace and the spade king) were missing.

West led the diamond five, after which South had to lose one diamond and two spades. © 2016 UFS

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ASK THE TEST KITCHEN

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Branzino en croute is created by pan-frying fillets of the fish with planks of bread.

Bread makes branzino better

BY LEAH ESKIN Tribune News Service

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Brown sugar is a key ingredient in the ultimate Heart Smart chocolate chip cookies. Once a bag of brown sugar is opened, it is important to seal shut the plastic packaging (use a chip clip) and store it in an airtight container.

Got a brown sugar brick?

There are several ways to soften vital ingredient for these cookies

BY SUSAN SELASKY Tribune News Service

Q: What’s the best way to store brown sugar so it doesn’t get hard?

– Marie Plester, Livonia, Michigan A: So you wanted to start baking, but when you grabbed the brown sugar it was hard as a rock. You can thank molasses, in part, for that. Once brown sugar is exposed to air, that thin coating of molasses evaporates and the sugar crystals stick together and turn hard.

Once a bag of brown sugar is opened, it is important to seal shut the plastic packaging (use a chip clip) and store it in an air-tight container. But in case it’s too late, rest assured: There are several ways to soften hardened brown sugar.

One of the most popular ways is to soften it up in the microwave.

To soften it, follow this method from dominosugar.com: Place about ½ pound of the hardened brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl.

Cover sugar with two pieces of wet (but not dripping) white paper towel. Tightly cover bowl with plastic wrap.

Heat in microwave on high for 1.5 to 2 min-

utes. Remove from the microwave and use a fork to stir and break up the sugar. (Caution: the sugar will be hot.)

Domino’s recommends microwaving only the amount of sugar you need because it will harden as it cools.

Here are other ways to soften brown sugar: • You can place brown sugar clumps in a paper bag and add a couple of apple wedges or a slice of bread. Close the bag tightly and leave for 1 to 2 days.

• Take clumps of hardened brown sugar and run it across a grater to break it up.

• Use a gadget called a Brown Sugar Bear, which is made of clay. Placing the Brown Sugar Bear in with the brown sugar will help keep it soft for 3 to 6 months depending on the climate. You can also use the Brown Sugar Bear to keep cookies and raisins soft.

• Reader Linda Nagle reminded me of this one: Place 3 to 4 medium marshmallows in the bag.

The difference between light and dark brown sugar is that the dark has twice as much molasses. Dark brown sugar, of course, in turn has a stronger molasses flavor. In recipes, light

and dark brown sugar are interchangeable, unless specified.

Both white sugar and packed brown sugar have about the same nutritional values: 1 teaspoon has 4 to 4.5 grams of carbohydrates and 16 to 17 calories.

Finally, don’t confuse brown sugar with sugar labeled “raw” or “turbinado.” Although slightly blondish in color and similar in flavor to brown sugar, raw sugar is “the residue left after sugarcane has been processed to remove the molasses and refine the sugar crystals,” according to the “Food Lover’s Companion” by Sharon Tyler Herbst (Barron’s, $12.95). Turbinado sugar is sugar that’s been steam-cleaned and is more the color of light brown sugar.

The Ultimate Heart Smart Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes: 24 Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 35 minutes Parchment paper or nonstick cooking spray ¼ cup trans fat-free margarine ¼ cup (2 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese 3 ⁄4 cup packed brown sugar

⁄4 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 13⁄4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt 3 ⁄4 cup miniature chocolate chips ½ cup walnuts, chopped Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or coat with cooking spray; set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat together margarine, cream cheese, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and stir into sugar mixture.

Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire rack.

Per serving: 145 calories (31 percent from fat), 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat), 24 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 91 mg sodium, 10 mg cholesterol, 14 mg calcium, 1 g fiber. Food exchanges: 1½ starch, 1 fat.

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Sliced bread never struck me as news.

Frankly, I’d presumed that “greatest thing since” trope to be satiric.

What’s so great about sliced bread? Isn’t it baked in a factory and engineered to slide into the toaster slot? Isn’t whole bread – the lumpy, crackly, outsized loaf – the real thing?

Then I tried slicing. The idea was to recreate a restaurant dish: branzino en croute. The croute – or crust – being a plank of soft white bread. I had to a) find a loaf that wasn’t sliced and b) slice it myself, the long way, thinly.

Neither task proved simple. But the results were crisp and delicious and, given that I carved my plank into a smiling branzino, sweet. Greatest thing – no kidding – since deboned fish.

Branzino En Croute Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 5 minutes Makes: 2 servings 2 branzino fillets (6 ounces each), skin off and pin bones removed* Kosher salt 1 loaf white sandwich bread, or pain de mie, unsliced 1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water Canola oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 pound spinach, sauteed 1. Season: Sprinkle both sides of each fillet with salt. Set aside.

2. Slice: Create two planks of bread: Slice the crust away from one long side of the loaf. Turn the loaf onto this naked (and flat, stable) side. Slice away the crust from what was originally the bottom of the loaf. Now slice a plank,

¼-inch thick, from what was originally the bottom of the loaf. Repeat. Now you’ve got two planks, each ¼-inch thick, about 4 inches wide and 8 to 10 inches long. Trim remaining crusts from these planks.

If you like, carve the planks (using a knife or kitchen scissors), into fish shape.

Save the rest of the loaf for small toast or crumbs. (If your loaf of bread is uncooperatively soft, freeze for 20 minutes.)

3. Innovate: Step 2 calls for an unsliced loaf and a little concentration. If you lack either, grab a loaf of Pepperidge Farm Very Thin White and trim the crusts from 6 slices. Line up 2 sets of 3 as planks.

4. Stack: Brush one side of each bread plank lightly with the egg wash. Set one fillet on each plank, pressing lightly to adhere fish to bread.

5. Crisp: Set a wide skillet over medium heat. Pour in canola oil to coat the skillet. When hot, set the two fish-topped planks, bread side down, in the oil.

Crisp to a golden brown, 2-3 minutes.

6. Flip: Drop the butter into the skillet. Turn the planks fish-side down and sizzle until crisp and cooked through, 3-4 minutes.

7. Serve: Set each plank on a plate, bread-side up.

Sprinkle with salt. Add a heap of sauteed spinach.

Devour. *Branzino, European sea bass, is often sold whole.

Choose a 2-pounder and ask the fish guy to fillet, skin and pull out the pin bones. If your fillets come up short of 6 ounces, decrease cooking time.

Provenance: At Fork Restaurant in Philadelphia, this dish is served with artichokes, clams, charred broccoli, rice cakes and a spiced tamarind sauce.

Here the recipe is streamlined to its essentials.

When done, meat should be easy to pull apart with a fork EASY

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Toast sesame seeds in a dry frying pan over medium heat until fragrant and slightly browned, stirring occasionally.

Place seeds in a bowl with the green onions,

ketchup, soy sauce, ginger, molasses, salt, curry powder, black pepper, 1 cup water and wine vinegar; stir to mix thoroughly. Place meat in a large bowl and pour the marinade over the meat. If you are not using a slow cooker, marinate the roast, covered and in the refrigera-

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tor, for 2 to 3 hours or overnight.

To prepare in a slow cooker: Place meat and marinade in the slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 8 to 9 hours or on high for about 3 hours. When done, the meat should be falling apart tender, easy to pull apart with a fork.

To prepare in the oven: Place the meat and marinade in a covered casserole dish, and let it cook at 300 degrees for about 3 hours, or until the meat is very tender.

To serve: Place meat over noodles, rice or mashed potatoes, along with pan juices or with gravy made

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from the juices. Or pull the meat apart and serve on buns for a variation on pulled pork sandwiches.

To make gravy: Pour pan juices into a 2-cup measure. Skim off fat, returning 2 tablespoons of the fat to a pan. If the pan juices do not equal 2 cups, add enough water to reach the 2 cups.

Whisk 3 tablespoons flour into the fat in the pan and cook over medium heat on the stovetop until bubbly.

Slowly stir in pan juices and cook until gravy thickens, stirring constantly.

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Report: Civilians dying at ‘staggering’ rate At least 18,802 were killed in less than 2 years, UN says BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraq witnessed a sharp increase in civilian deaths following the fall of large swaths of territory to the Islamic State group in the summer of 2014. Now, despite a string of recent battlefield losses for IS, civilians in Iraq continue to die at a “staggering” rate, according to a new United Nations report.

At least 18,802 civilians were killed and another 36,245 were wounded in Iraq between the start of 2014 and Oct. 31 of last year, according to the U.N. report released Tuesday. In just one 6-month period between May and October last year, more than 10,000 civilians were killed.

“Despite their steady losses to pro-government forces, the scourge of ISIL continues to kill, maim and displace Iraqi civilians in the thousands and to cause untold suffering,” U.N.

envoy Jan Kubis said in a statement, using an alternative acronym for the extremist group.

The numbers are nowhere near the death tolls recorded during Iraq’s bloody civil war.

More than 34,000 civilians were killed in 2006 alone, according to U.N. data.

The following year, the Iraqi government refused to provide the U.N. with death toll statistics, stating that the government wanted to prevent the data from painting a negative image of the country. But civilian casualties since the rise of IS in Iraq are considerably higher than the preceding years of relative stability. In 2011, the number of civilian deaths due to violence was at its lowest since the civil war, with fewer than 2,800 killed.

U.N. human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said the civil-

ian death toll might actually be considerably higher.

“Even the obscene casualty figures fail to accurately reflect exactly how terribly civilians are suffering in Iraq,” he said in a statement.

The U.N. report also documented a wide range of human rights abuses, including the IS group’s conscription of some 3,500 people into slavery. Many of those are women and children from the Yazidi religious minority who were taken hostage in the summer of 2014 and forced into sexual slavery.

It said another 800 to 900 children were abducted from Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, for religious and military training. A number of IS child soldiers were killed by the extremists when they tried to flee fighting in the western Anbar province, it said.

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People carry the body of a victim killed in a truck bombing Aug. 13 in Jameela market in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. According to a U.N. report released Tuesday, nearly 19,000 civilians have been killed in less than 2 years.

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Supreme Court agrees to review executive actions Decision likely to come in middle of presidential campaign WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants.

The justices agreed to review whether President Barack Obama, acting without congressional approval, has the power to shield from deportation up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and make them eligible to work without fear of being rounded up.

Underscoring the political dimension, the case will be argued in April and decided by late June, about a month before both political parties gather for their nominating conventions.

If Obama prevails against opponents led by Republican governors,

there would be roughly 7 months left in his presidency to implement plans that would affect the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, as well as some people who arrived in the United States before they turned 16.

“We are confident that the policies will be upheld as lawful,” White House spokeswoman Brandi Hoffine said after the court’s announcement Tuesday.

At issue is the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program, which Obama said in late 2014 would allow people who have been in the United States more than 5 years and who have children who are in the country legally to “come out of the shadows and get right with the law.” He also announced the expansion of a program that affects people who came here illegally as children.

That earlier program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is not being challenged and has resulted in more than 720,000 young immigrants being granted permission to live and work in the United States.

When he announced the measures 14 months ago, Obama said he was acting under his own authority because Congress had failed to overhaul the immigration system. The Senate did pass legislation on a bipartisan vote, but House Republicans refused to put the matter to a vote.

Texas quickly led a legal challenge to Obama’s program on behalf of 26 states and has won every round in court so far.

Most recently, in November, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the states, prompting the appeal to the Supreme Court.

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WASHINGTON

Officials: Economy grows, but so does deficit, thanks to tax breaks Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy is on track to expand “solidly” this year, but the federal deficit is creeping up again, thanks in large part to tax breaks enacted by Congress last year, officials said Tuesday.

Rising consumer demand is expected to boost the economy this year and next, potentially encouraging growth in both wages and employment, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said. The unem-

ployment rate is expected to dip to 4.5 percent by year’s end.

“CBO anticipates that the economy will expand solidly this year and next,” according to the report.

“Increases in demand for goods and services are expected to reduce the quantity of underused labor and capital, or ‘slack,’ in the economy – thereby encouraging greater participation in the labor force by reducing the unemployment rate and pushing up compensation.”

The official budget scorekeeper released the annual budget and economic summary 1 week ahead of schedule to give lawmakers a head start in drafting federal budgets. A full report is due next week.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) wants to launch the budget process early this year. As the architect of the GOP’s previous austerity plans, Ryan says he wants to give voters a clear alternative to Democrats heading into the 2016 election.

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Numbers game The Green Bay Packers fired a pair of coaches – RB coach Sam Gash & TE coach Jerry Fontenot – on Tuesday, 3 days after the team lost to the Arizona Cardinals in overtime in the NFC divisional playoffs.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL | DIXON 46, ROCK FALLS 42

Crashing the glass Dixon makes most of rebounds to beat Rockets

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

DIXON – Dixon and Rock Falls’ rematch Tuesday from the Sauk Valley Shootout was a competitive one for all 32 minutes.

What wound up being the big difference was the impact of most of the Duchesses’ offensive rebounds in Dixon’s close 46-42 win over the Rockets at Lancaster Gym. Dixon didn’t have a significant advantage in numbers when it came to the tally of offensive boards crashed, getting 10 against the Rockets’ six. However, seven of those led to 17 points either by putback, reload, or and-one opportunity.

“We always work in practice on offensive rebounding,” Dixon sophomore guard Britney Pitzer said. “We run a lot of drills in practice, and work really hard at that. That’s one thing that really works well for us.”

Four Dixon starters were taller than the Rockets’ tallest, and the Duchesses (11-9, 3-4 BNC West) used their length to their advantage.

“We had a pretty big height advantage in the post,” said Ellie Provo, who led Dixon with 13 points and eight rebounds. “Offensive rebounding wasn’t as hard as it usually is.”

Both Pitzer and Provo had two offensive boards that led to points.

Bre Scheidegger and Courtney Rogers added putbacks, and Ashley Schmall had a pulldown and dished a pass to Tyler Smith for a thirdquarter 3-pointer.

“I thought all of our kids, guards and posts, did a great job crashing the glass tonight and trying to create second-shot opportunities,” Dixon Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com coach Luke Ravlin said.

Provo made a pair of easy layups Rock Falls’ Emily Sauer (11) and Dixon’s Ellie Provo reach for a rebound late in the fourth quarter as the Rock- during Tuesday’s Big Northern West contest at Lancaster Gym in Dixon. ets (11-10, 3-5) came back from a The Duchesses beat the Rockets 46-42. rough-shooting and rough-defending start. Her rebound after Bre Star of the game: Ellie Provo, Dixon, 13 points, 8 rebounds Scheidegger’s missed double-bonus Key performers: Britney Pitzer, Dixon, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals; Olivia free throw led to Dixon’s fifth putBabcock, Rock Falls, 13 points, 3 steals; Bre Scheidegger, Dixon, 9 points back of the game and a 45-42 lead.

Up next: Dixon at Mendota & Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, both 7 p.m. Friday CRASHING CONTINUED ON B3

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Second-half rally sinks Sauk Black Hawk East scores 48 after half to beat Skyhawks

BY ERIC INGLES eingles@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5555 @Eric_Ingles

DIXON – A run early in the second half lifted Black Hawk East to an 80-67 win over Sauk Valley on Tuesday.

The Skyhawks led 37-32 before East answered with a 19-6 run. Sauk Valley got back within three moments later, but East once again pushed the lead out.

“Their zone defense, we were too impatient to beat it,” Sauk Valley coach Russ Damhoff said.

“They were smart enough to go to it and stay in it. We just didn’t score.”

East led by as many as six in the first half, but Sauk Valley rallied to take a 33-32 halftime lead.

A.J. Sharp found a cutting Devin Johnson for 2, and after four straight points from Isaiah Box, Garrett Duffin knocked down a 3-pointer with 56 seconds to play in the half.

“Our defensive intensity, we definitely brought that up and then created offense off our defense,” Sharp said.

Sharp led the Skyhawks with 16 points, getting 15 of those off 3-pointers.

“We knew they were running two spread guards, so on the screen I’d be open,” Sharp said. “We just set a screen and I got some open looks.”

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Sauk Valley’s Malcolm Mabry (14) shoots over Black Hawk East’s Devonte Myles during Tuesday’s game at SVCC. Sauk lost 80-67.

BOYS SWIMMING | STERLING 98, BYRON 88

Extra work pays off for Golden Warriors Sterling swimmers beat Byron in dual on road

BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5550 @pm222

BYRON – Most mornings, Turner Morse is in the pool before many of his classmates wake up.

Morse, one of the top sprinters on Sterling’s swim team, spends the bulk of his pool time working on his flip turns and starts – the most crucial part of his race. On Tuesday, Morse got a chance to put his work into action and won the 50-yard freestyle, helping the Golden Warriors to a 98-88 win over Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com host Byron.

Dixon’s Caleb Carlson swims his leg of the 200-yard medley “I’m really working hard to get relay for the Byron co-op during Tuesday’s meet against Sterling. my turns and starts where they Carlson was part of 4 event wins, but Sterling won 98-88. need to be,” said Morse, who

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Star of the meet: Caleb Carlson, Byron, 4 wins (2 individual, 2 relay) Key performers: Blake Ruiz, Sterling, won 200 IM, 100 breaststroke; Turner Morse, Sterling, won 50 freestyle; Sergio Solis, Byron, won 100 backstroke Up next: Sterling at United Township Invite, 8:30 a.m.; Byron at St. Charles North Invite, 1 p.m. (both Saturday) won the sprint race in 24.49.

“We have a target on our back this year because we’re bringing back three of our four relay members that went to state last year. We can’t sneak up on anyone.”

Last season, Morse went to state in the 400 freestyle relay with Blake Ruiz, Brandon Pillars and Lucas Campbell. Ruiz and Pillars are back for their senior seasons, and Tuesday’s swim against the talented Tigers was a good measuring stick.

Sterling’s foursome of Ruiz, Pillars, Morse and Zach Wade placed second, as Byron standout and Dixon sophomore Caleb Carlson closed to door as the anchor.

“We’re not where we want to be yet,” Ruiz said. “Right now we’re all tired, but so is everyone, and we don’t want to use that as an excuse. I want to go fast, and our goal is to get another relay back to state.”

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Bears duo named to all-rookie team Chicago Bears defensive tackle Eddie Goldman and safety Adrian Amos have both been selected to the 2015 All-Rookie Team, officially announced Tuesday by the Pro Football Writers Association.

Goldman, a second-round selection last spring, played in 15 contests and was credited in team stats with 39 tackles and 4½ sacks.

Amos, a fifth-round pick, started all 16 games at safety for the Bears, and was credited in team stats with 108 tackles, four passes broken up and one sack.

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley was named Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters was named Defensive Rookie of the Year.

NBA

Bulls call Noah’s surgery successful Joakim Noah underwent shoulder surgery Tuesday morning. Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg called it “100 percent successful.”

The Bulls said earlier that Noah would need 4 to 6 months of rehabilitation.

Noah, who dislocated his left shoulder in last Friday’s home loss to the Mavericks, will be an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career this offseason.

MLB

Harris joins Sox minor league system Willie Harris, who scored the winning run in the deciding Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, is rejoining the Chicago White Sox’s organization as the hitting coach at Advanced Rookie Great Falls.

Harris, 37, played for the Sox from 2002 to 2005 during parts of a 12-year career with seven teams.

Harris joins Aaron Rowand, the outfield/baserunning coordinator, as members of the 2005 World Series team to rejoin the organization this winter.

City won’t close Clark & Addison for Cubs The Cubs’ idea of closing Clark and Addison streets to automobiles on game days is a non-starter, according to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office.

Cubs business President Crane Kenney floated the idea at the Cubs Convention last weekend of shutting down the main thoroughfares to allow the team to create a 100-foot security perimeter around Wrigley Field. That would help the Cubs comply with MLB’s new sercuirty requirements that include a zone around each ballpark within which vehicles get screened.

But mayoral spokeswoman Kelley Quinn shot down the idea, which would worsen already brutal traffic in congested Wrigleyville when the Cubs play.

NASCAR

Chase format moves into lower levels NASCAR is expanding its Chase format to include its feeder series, meaning the champions from the Xfinity and Truck Series will now be crowned in a four-driver shootout at the season finales at HomesteadMiami Speedway.

The format, announced Tuesday by NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France, will use a shorter seven-race Chase to decide Xfinity and Camping World champions, instead of the 10-race format used in Sprint Cup.

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Today Boys basketball 7:15 p.m.

• Byron at Rock Falls

Girls basketball 7:30 p.m.

• Warren at Milledgeville • Pearl City at Polo

Wrestling 5:30 p.m.

• Morrison, St. Bede at Orion

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ABOVE: Sauk Valley’s Carolynn Hammelman (10) drives to the basket Tuesday against Black Hawk East in their Arrowhead Conference contest at SVCC. The Skyhawks won 60-49.

BELOW: Sauk’s Kayleen Terrock shoots a 3-pointer against Black Hawk East on Tuesday in Dixon.

Skyhawks seal the deal Sauk Valley rides big fourth quarter to home win

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

DIXON – Finishing games in a strong fashion has been a problem for the Sauk Valley women’s basketball team.

It wasn’t on Tuesday night against Arrowhead Conference leader Black Hawk East.

The Skyhawks seized control with an 11-2 run to begin the fourth quarter, and cruised home with a 60-49 victory against the Warriors. It gave Sauk Valley (6-10, 1-2) its first two-game winning streak of the season.

“It seems like our games always come down to the wire, and it was nice to finally put one away for once,” sophomore Morgan Dean said. “It’s been a lot of hard work.”

The Skyhawks have been involved in nothing but tight games of late. They lost twopoint decisions to Malcolm X on Jan. 9 and Highland on Jan. 12, before rebounding with a sevenpoint win against Kennedy-King on Saturday.

“The last few games, we’ve seen a lot of pressure at the end,” SVCC coach Jed Johnson said, “so it’s finally starting to pay off to where we’ve matured a little bit.”

Tied 39-39 after three quarters, Sauk Valley went inside two times in a row to Dean, a powerful 6-foot-1 center from Peru St. Bede. She laid the ball in each time, and the Skyhawks were on their way.

Kayleen Terrock followed with back-to-back 3-pointers, the first of which banked in, to up Sauk Valley’s lead to 10 points at 49-39, and Black Hawk East (17-4, 4-1)

Star of the game: Morgan Dean, Sauk, 22 points, 10 rebounds Key performers: Kayleen Terrock, Sauk, 16 points; Sinora Cole, BHE, 16 points, 9 rebounds Up next: Sauk Valley at Carl Sandburg, 5:30 p.m. Thursday

didn’t get closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Terrock was 0-for-7 from long distance in the first three quarters, but that didn’t deter her from firing away.

“At first, it got in my head and I almost stopped shooting,” Terrock said, “but I kept getting open. I knew at some point they would fall.”

Sinora Cole and Ashley Lomavaya each scored 16 points to lead BHE, which led 26-21 at halftime after closing the second quarter on a 9-0 run. That was the Warriors’ biggest lead of the game.

Hurting the Warriors’ chances was a rare off game from shooting guard Sarah Hanson, a sophomore from Neponset. The second-leading scorer in the country (in NJCAA Division II) with a 25.9 scoring average, she was held to six points on 3-for-11 shooting.

Terrock was the Skyhawks’ main defender on Hanson.

“Number 11 [Terrock], she was on Sarah Hanson all night,” BHE coach Jeff Thurman said. “You’ve got to give her credit. When you play tough defense like that, there’s not a whole lot you can do.”

The contributions came from across the board for the Skyhawks. One game after posting her career-high of 23 points against Kennedy-King on Saturday, Dean tossed in 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Terrock finished with 16 points, Morgan Shank dropped in nine points, all on timely 3-pointers, and Bailey Schrader grabbed 10 boards and scored five points.

Jazmine Kirksey collected seven boards and scored four points, and Carolynn Hammelman snagged six rebounds for Sauk.

The key to the offensive attack was Dean, who BHE didn’t have an answer for all night, and created space for teammates, particularly in the second half.

“I just don’t think we executed very hard in the first half,” Johnson said. “We ran stuff to get it inside, but it looked like we were just running around, not setting solid screens, and not coming to the ball hard. We were a different team in the second half. We played harder, we hooked it up, and when we do that, we’re pretty tough.”

Impatience hurts Sauk down stretch RALLY

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Box finished with 15 points, but until the final few minutes of the first half was limited to just a 3-pointer. Steals on back-to-back possessions late in the half led to a pair of free throws and a layup as he finished the half with seven points. For the game, he shot 5-for-17 from the field.

“We didn’t get anything established before he started to go 1-on-1,” Damhoff said. “I think that’s a little bit our mistake. Obviously, the team doesn’t play well, I don’t coach well, you have to feel that way, but these guys had the right attitude. We just didn’t have it tonight.”

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Early in the second Sauk Valley’s Devin Johnson (5) saves the ball half, Box drove the lane from going out of bounds Tuesday during the for 2, and Sean Chislom Skyhawks’s game against Black Hawk East. drove for 2 of his own to

BHE 80, Sauk Valley 67 Star of the game: Chika Ubah, BHE, 6-for-9 shooting, 20 points Key performers: A.J. Sharp, Sauk, 16 points; Isaiah Box, Sauk, 15 points Up next: Sauk Valley at Carl Sandburg, 7:30 p.m. Thursday make it 37-32, but East answered back. Joe Colclosure opened the run with a 3-pointer, Karson Arrenholtz hit a layup with 15:06 left to tie the game, and Sauk Valley never led again.

“It just shows us we’ve got to get better,” Sharp said. “We’re still in the conference race, we’ve just got to get better if we want to win conference.”

Chislom finished with 14 for Sauk Valley.

TV listings

Today Men’s basketball 5:15 p.m.

• UCF at S. Florida, ESPNEWS 5:30 p.m.

• Nebraska at Michigan St., BTN 6 p.m.

• Wake Forest at N. Carolina, ESPN2 • Texas at W. Virginia, ESPNU • Temple at La Salle, CBS Sports • Georgia at Missouri, SEC 7 p.m.

• DePaul at Marquette, FS1 • Wichita St. at N. Iowa, CSN+ • Davidson at St. Louis, FSN 7:15 p.m.

• Kansas St. at Baylor, ESPNEWS 7:30 p.m.

• Minnesota at Michigan, BTN 8 p.m.

• Florida St. at Louisville, ESPNU • Villanova at Seton Hall, CBS Sports • Vanderbilt at Tennessee, SEC 10 p.m.

• UCLA at Oregon St., ESPNU • SE Missouri at SIUEdwardsville (delay), CSN+

NBA 7 p.m.

• Warriors at Bulls, CSN/ ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Hawks at Trail Blazers, ESPN NHL 7 p.m.

• Blues at Red Wings, NBCSN 9:30 p.m.

• Wild at Ducks, NBCSN

Soccer 2 p.m.

• FA Cup, Tottenham at Leicester, FS1

Tennis 8 p.m.

• Australian Open, second round, at Melbourne, ESPN2 2 a.m. (Thursday)

• Australian Open, second round, at Melbourne, ESPN2

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

Sauk Valley Media • B3

SCOREBOARD

GIRLS BASKETBALL | AFC 50, FORRESTON 26

Boys basketball

Raiders follow game plan to a T

NIB-12 West Conf.

3-0 3-2 2-2 1-3 0-5

LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Sterling Geneseo Rochelle

All 13-0 11-4 12-5 6-9 4-11

Tuesday’s result • LaSalle-Peru 48, Morris 34 Friday’s games • Geneseo at Rochelle, 7 • Ottawa at LaSalle-Peru, 7

BY ANDY COLBERT Shaw Media

BNC West Winnebago Dixon Rockford Lutheran Oregon Rock Falls Byron Mendota Stillman Valley

Conf.

5-0 5-0 4-2 3-3 2-3 1-3 1-4 0-6

All 15-1 15-2 9-8 14-6 4-12 9-8 8-12 7-10

Tuesday’s result • Princeton 77, Mendota 62 Today’s game • Byron at Rock Falls, 7:15 Thursday’s game • Pecatonica at Stillman Valley, 7 Friday’s game • Byron at Dixon, 7:15

Three Rivers Conf.

6-0 6-1 5-1 5-2 4-2 4-2 3-2 3-3 4-3 2-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-6 1-6

Newman St. Bede Princeton Orion Kewanee Hall Rockridge Erie Morrison Fulton Riverdale Sherrard Bureau Valley Prophetstown Amboy

All 18-2 13-4 12-6 13-6 10-8 12-7 13-4 11-8 8-9 9-12 8-11 5-11 4-15 7-12 3-14

Tuesday’s results • Bureau Valley 68, Amboy 50 • Hall 62, Fulton 50 • Princeton 77, Mendota 62 • Newman 62, Kewanee 47 • Orion 61, Prophetstown 49 • Morrison 52, Sherrard 48

All 9-4 12-8 10-7 12-7 6-11 6-10 4-13 4-11 1-13 0-10

Tuesday’s results • West Carroll 70, Milledgeville 63, 2OT • Galena 58, Forreston 48 • Christian Life 67, Pecatonica 60 Thursday’s games • Pecatonica at Stillman Valley, 7 • AFC at Polo, 7:30 • Orangeville at Durand, 7:30 • Dakota at South Beloit, 7:30 • Forreston at Aquin, 7:30 Friday’s games • South Beloit at Durand, 2:30 • Milledgeville at Forreston, 7:30 • Polo at Aquin, 7:30 • Pecatonica vs. Orangeville, 7:30

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

4-1 4-2 2-3 1-7 0-7

Sterling LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle Ottawa

All 10-11 10-9 8-12 2-18 3-14

Tuesday’s results • Bishop McNamara 39, Ottawa 28 • Kaneland 68, Rochelle 45 Thursday’s games • DeKalb at Rochelle, 7 • Kaneland at Geneseo, 7 • LaSalle-Peru at Sycamore, 7 • Sterling at Yorkville, 7 • Ottawa at Plainfield Central, 7:30

BNC West Rockford Lutheran Byron Stillman Valley Dixon Winnebago Rock Falls Oregon Mendota

Conf.

9-0 7-1 5-2 3-4 3-5 3-5 2-7 0-8

All 21-1 20-2 13-6 11-9 9-8 11-10 6-16 2-14

Tuesday’s results • Lutheran 51, Winnebago 42 • Oregon 56, Mendota 43 • Dixon 46, Rock Falls 42 Today’s game • Stillman Valley at Byron, 7 Friday’s games • Dixon at Mendota, 7 • Byron at Lutheran, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Winnebago at Oregon, 7:15

Three Rivers Kewanee Sherrard Hall Amboy Erie Bureau Valley Morrison Rockridge St. Bede Prophetstown Newman Fulton Princeton Riverdale Orion

Conf.

10-0 8-1 6-2 7-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 4-5 3-4 3-5 3-7 2-6 2-8 1-6 1-8

All 16-7 17-5 12-4 15-6 16-4 12-9 10-9 8-13 12-10 6-14 6-14 6-9 8-11 2-13 2-17

Tuesday’s result • Rockridge 46, Princeton 39 Thursday’s games • Bureau Valley at Morrison, 7:30 • Erie at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Hall at Riverdale, 7:30 • Kewanee at Orion, 7:30 • Princeton at Newman, 7:30 • Rockridge at Sherrard, 7:30 • St. Bede at Fulton, 7:30 Friday’s game • Fulton at River Ridge-Scales Mound, 7:30

NUIC East AFC Durand Pecatonica Forreston Aquin Milledgeville Dakota Orangeville Polo South Beloit

Conf.

9-0 7-2 6-3 4-3 5-4 5-4 4-5 1-6 1-7 0-8

Tuesday’s results • AFC 50, Forreston 26 • Aquin 44, Milledgeville 42 • Dakota 60, Orangeville 30 • Durand 52, Pecatonica 45 Today’s games • Warren at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Pearl City at Polo, 7:30 Friday’s games • AFC at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Polo at Forreston, 7 • Orangeville at South Beloit, 6 • Dakota at Pecatonica, 7:30

Madeline Prestegaard AFC sophomore

Jaynee Prestegaard AFC freshman

seconds of each other.

After Forreston was whistled for fouling Madeline Prestegaard, Bukoski vehemently voiced his disapproval. It didn’t take but a few seconds for the first technical to be called, and the second came just as fast.

On his way off the court, Bukoski pointed his finger at each one of the three officials, continuing to take umbrage.

A 10-6 AFC lead soon ballooned to 15-6.

Prestegaard made one of

two free throws for the personal foul, Lexi Meurer made two of four technical tosses, and upon retaining possession, Prestegaard scored a basket.

“I knew it was going to be a momentum swing,” Jahn said. “I told our girls to refocus.”

Up until that point, Forreston (11-6, 4-3) and its aggressive play was giving the Lady Raiders

Lexi Meurer AFC junior

Emily Shrimplin AFC sophomore

fits. Coming back from a 6-1 deficit, Allison Bondele had a steal and scored, and then Kate Person took the ball to the rack and scored over the tall timber of AFC (17-1, 9-0).

But the early 8-6 deficit was as close as Forreston would come, as it couldn’t generate any offense from the perimeter.

“To start the game, Forreston hung in there and played physical,” Jahn said. “Eventually, we wore them down.”

That came in the form

of 14 points and 14 rebounds by Madeline Prestegaard, and seven points and seven assists

by Lexi Meurer. Jaynee Prestegaard had eight of AFC’s first 10 points, and finished with 10 points and eight boards. Emily Shrimplin chipped in five points and six rebounds.

“We came out with a solid game plan, and weren’t afraid to go after them,” Rosecke said. “We were trying to get an inside-out game going, but couldn’t hit any shots outside.”

The biggest roar of the game came toward the end of the fourth quarter, as AFC’s Laci Meurer made an acrobatic save to Jennah Asbury, who was able convert old-fashioned three-point play on a very difficult shot.

“Every single person did a great job for us,” Jahn said.

Comets erase deficit, complete comeback bid

NUIC East Conf.

4-0 5-1 4-1 3-2 4-3 2-2 2-3 1-6 0-4 0-4

ASHTON – AFC girls basketball coach Chris Jahn had the perfect defense for the Forreston Cardinals in a 50-26 win.

“We focused on perimeter shooting,” Jahn said.

“They had nine 3s the game before.”

So perfect was the game plan, that Forreston failed to score a single basket other than within three feet of the hoop.

“Credit to AFC and Coach Jahn for scouting and knowing what to do,” Forreston assistant coach Butch Rosecke said. “They knew our shooters and closed out hard on them.”

Rosecke was forced to direct the team from the second quarter on after head coach Tim Bukoski was ejected after receiving two technical fouls within

Star of the game: Madeline Prestegaard, AFC, 14 points, 14 rebounds Key performers: Jaynee Prestegaard, AFC, 10 points, 8 rebounds; Lexi Meurer, AFC, 7 points, 7 assists Up next: AFC at Milledgeville, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Friday’s games • Bureau Valley at Sherrard, 7:30 • Erie at Hall, 7:30 • Kewanee at Fulton, 7:30 • Riverdale at Morrison, 7:30 • St. Bede at Amboy, 7:30

Aquin AFC Milledgeville Polo Dakota South Beloit Forreston Pecatonica Orangeville Durand

AFC ‘D’ keeps Cardinals cold from perimeter in NUIC East win

All 17-1 10-5 8-6 11-6 13-10 9-10 10-13 1-12 2-14 0-9

McCarty’s big game paces Newman; BV beats Amboy; Morrison hangs on to win

By SVM Sports Staff

The Newman boys basketball team dug itself out of a big early hole and rallied for a 62-47 victory against Kewanee in a key Three Rivers game on Tuesday in Kewanee.

The Comets (18-2, 6-0) trailed 24-10 after one quarter, but held the Boilermakers to 11 points total in the second and third quarters to seize a 42-35 lead.

Newman then hit 8 of 10 free throws in the final period to pull away.

Noah McCarty led the Comets with 22 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and three steals, while Brady Osborne added 11 points, four assists and four steals.

Donovan Oliver led Kewanee (10-8, 4-2) with 21 points.

Bureau Valley 68, Amboy 50:

Nate Paup paced a balanced attack with 18 points as the Storm handled the Clippers in Manlius.

Also for Bureau Valley (4-15, 1-5), Drew Fordham had 17

Tuesday’s stars Matt McGinnis, West Carroll, 29 points Noah McCarty, Newman, 22 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, 3 steals Kyle Ottens, M’ville, 22 points Nate Paup, Bureau Valley, 18 points points, and Kale Barnett and Trey Dale added 13 apiece.

Jordan Hochstatter led Amboy (3-14, 1-6) with 16 points, and Cole Olson added 11.

Orion 61, Prophetstown 49: The Chargers outscored the Prophets 25-13 in the fourth quarter to break open a game that was tied after three periods.

Caleb Allen and Jacob Drish led Orion (13-6, 5-2 Three Rivers) with 17 points apiece.

Jack Heflin topped Prophetstown (7-12, 1-6) with 17 points.

Morrison 52, Sherrard 48: The Mustangs allowed five points in the fourth quarter en route to a

Three Rivers home win.

Noah Hogue led all scorers with 15 points, while Ryan VanZuiden added 10 for Morrison (8-9, 4-3). Also for the Mustangs, Ben Brackemyer finished with nine points.

Hall 62, Fulton 50: The Steamers dropped a road Three Rivers game, and fell to 9-12, 2-4.

West Carroll 70, Milledgeville 63, 2OT: The Thunder needed

Oregon (6-16, 2-7) was led by Alli Henson’s 13 points, while Abby Newman finished with 11.

The Hawks also got nine points apiece from Ally Bartling and Anni Wilson, and eight points from Bailey Montavon.

Mendota (2-14, 0-8) still doesn’t have a conference win.

Aquin 44, Milledgeville 42: The Missiles outscored the Bulldogs 20-15 in the second half, but couldn’t pull out a win in an NUIC East game in Freeport.

Mady Frederick led Milledgeville (9-10, 5-4) with 17 points, including two 3-pointers, while Sidney Aude and Jocelyn Folkers each added seven points.

two overtimes to defeat the Missiles in an NUIC crossover game in Mount Carroll.

West Carroll’s Matt McGinnis scored a game-high 29 points, Kaleb Plattenberger added 12 and Kody Plattenberger finished with 10 in the win.

Eastland 57, West Carroll 18: Milledgeville (10-7) was led by The Cougars led 19-2 after the Kyle Ottens’ 22 points, with Brett first quarter and cruised to an LaCroix adding 12.

NUIC West win in Savanna.

Eastland’s Bubby Doubler led Girls basketball all scorers with 11 points, while Oregon 56, Mendota 43: The RaeAnna Stover finished with 10 Hawks outscored the Trojans in in the win. Also for the Cougars, every quarter and went on to win Makenzie Fink had seven points. a Big Northern West game on the Hayley Guilinger led West Carroll with seven points. road.

Duchesses regroup after Rockets make late run CRASHING

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Rock Falls, which led 13-8 after one quarter, shot poorly in the following three quarters before charging back. Freshman call-up Molly Buck hit a 3 with 1:06 left to put the Rockets up 40-38.

However, the charge didn’t deter the Duchesses’ game plan, and they kept enough composure to hold on.

“After [Buck] hit that, we kind of realized what we needed to do,” Provo said. “We needed to calm down and stick to the game plan. It worked. We pulled out the win. They tried to pressure us and make us freak out, but it didn’t really work.”

Rock Falls missed 11 of its first 12 shots from the start of the second quarter into the third period, but it was a lack of defense at inopportune times that frustrated Rockets coach Eric Wolf the most.

“We’re not shooting the ball extremely well, but one thing you can control is how you play defense,” Wolf said. “If you play defense for 32 minutes, you put yourself in a pretty good position toward winning a ballgame. We lack that at times. It’s the loose balls that are hurting us, the boxing out that is hurting us, and putting people on the free-throw line.”

Olivia Babcock led the

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Dixon’s Isabelle Shiaras (middle) looks to pass the ball while Rock Falls’ Olivia Babcock (10) and Sydnie Nailor try to trap her during Tuesday night’s game at Lancaster Gym. Dixon won 46-42.

Rockets with 13 points, hitting a quartet of 3s.

Abbee Sigel, the Rockets’ leading scorer, was held

to nine points – all in the “We knocked down just first half – before Ravlin enough free throws at switched his defense to a the end and got kind of box-and-one on her. fortunate,” Ravlin said.

“The ball bounced our way a couple of times.

I’m proud of my kids for sticking through it.”

B4 • Sauk Valley Media

LOCAL SPORTS

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

LOCAL ROUNDUP

Dukes drop Pirates Dixon wrestling wins; Oregon goes 2-0

By SVM Sports Staff

The Dixon wrestling team ventured to Ottawa and won a dual match against the Pirates, 37-16 on Tuesday.

Todd Schlosser (103 pounds), Colten Bishop (113), Mason Rhodenbaugh (126), Brandon Hey (138), Clint Schielein (152), Andy Wolber (195), Connor Sperling (220) and Ryan Troutman (285) won bouts for the Dukes.

Oregon sweeps at home: The Hawks won

both duals at a triangular in Oregon, downing Amboy 46-14 and topping Winnebago 45-13.

The Clippers beat ‘Bago 30-18 in the third dual.

Nathan Clark (152 pounds), John Ghibellini (170) and Matthew Stevens (182) had pins against Amboy, and Skylar Carlson (138) added a major decision for Oregon. Chase Clark (126) won an overtime decision against the Indians, as the Hawks picked up four forfeits against Amboy and seven forfeits from Winnebago.

Damion Ullrich (160) was the lone doublewinner for the Clippers, winning by pin against Winnbago and decision against Oregon. Dallas Appleman (195) won by pin against the Hawks, and Hayden Montavon (113) recorded a technical fall against Oregon.

Tuesday’s stars Damion Ullrich, Amboy wrestling, 2 wins in triangular Ali Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, 646 series

Damion Ullrich Amboy senior

Ali Scheidecker Oregon junior

Amboy received four forfeits from the Indians, and six weights were a Town & Country Lanes over the Tigers, who double forfeit.

Sherrard 48, Newman fielded just three bowl30: The Comets won five ers.

Alyssa Bonnette led of eight contested bouts, but gave up five forfeits Dixon with a 579 series, in a home loss against while Melissa Bates added a 560 series that the Tigers.

Brody Ivey (120), Cade included a team-high 237 Bianchi (126), Hunter game. Katlyn Bay (523) Webb (132), Cael Sand- also rolled a 500 series for ers (138) and Eli Moni- the Duchesses, and had a er (145) won bouts for 226 high game.

Newman. Webb, ranked Oregon 3,157, Meneighth at 132 pounds dota 2,761: The Hawks

by Illinois Matmen, was remained undefeated on a 10-7 winner against the season, winning all Hunter Spengler, who three games in an NIBC is ranked second at 126 dual at the Mendota Elks pounds.

Club.

Steamers win two: FulAli Scheidecker’s 646 ton picked up a pair of series paced Oregon wins in Port Byron, 57-18 (12-0, 5-0), as did her against Riverdale and 244 high game. Victoria 32-24 against Rockridge. Barnhart added a 604 Double winners for series, and Emily Corbin the Steamers were Tyler rolled a 508 series for the Fleetwood (106/113), Hawks.

Bryant VanZuiden (126), United Township 3,065, Cole Grant (160), Mike Sterling 2,098: Kyleigh Pidde (182) and Taylor Clazier rolled a 477 series Fleetwood (220). for the Golden Warriors in a road loss to the PanGirls bowling Dixon 3,065, Byron thers.

Josie Hartman paced 2,288: The Duchesses won all three games in UT with a 663 series, a dual meet victory at including a 268 game.

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley’s A.J. Sharp (right) drives past Black Hawk East’s Karson Arrenholtz during Tuesday’s game at Sauk. Sharp scored a team-high 16 points in the Skyhawks’ 80-67 loss.

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Men’s basketball Tuesday’s box score at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon

BLACK HAWK EAST 80, SAUK VALLEY 67

BLACK HAWK EAST (17-4, 5-0 Arrowhead) Jabari Antwine 2-5, 0-0 6, Joe Colclasure 3-7, 1-1 8, Karson Arrenholtz 4-9, 1-3 10, Chinedu Ubah 1-2, 1-3 3, Chika Ubah 6-9, 6-8 20, Devonte Myles 4-6, 2-2 10, Shawn Foxbrennen 3-8, 0-0 8, Joe Williams 5-11, 3-3 12; Totals: 28-57, 14-21 80 SAUK VALLEY (15-4, 2-2) A.J. Sharp 5-11, 1-2 16, Devin Johnson 1-6, 0-0 2, Isaiah Box 5-17, 2-2 15, Malcolm Mabry 4-6, 1-2 9, Sean Chislom 5-9, 4-5 14, Chris Ellis 1-1, 0-0 2, Laron Carr 0-1, 0-0 0, Lamar Upshaw 1-1, 0-0 2, Garrett Duffin 1-3, 0-0 3, Austen Lee 0-1 0-0 0; Totals: 23-56, 12-15 67 Halftime – SVCC 33, BHE 32. 3-pointers – BHE 9 (Antwine 2, Foxbrennen 2, Chika Ubah 2, Colclasure 2, Arrenholtz) SVCC 9 (Sharp 5, Box 3, Duffin). Rebounds – BHE 38 (Myles 10), SVCC 36 (Brown 6)

Women’s basketball Tuesday’s box score at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon

SAUK VALLEY 60, BLACK HAWK EAST 49 BHE (17-4, 4-1 Arrowhead) Sinora Cole 6-10 4-6 16, Ashley Lomavaya 6-23 2-2 16, Sarah Hansen 3-11 0-0 6, Sierra Jordan 0-4 0-0 0, Madisyn Paxson 3-11 0-0 6, Kalani Wood 0-2 0-0 0, Kylie Miller 2-3 0-0 5. Totals: 20-64 6-8 49.

SAUK VALLEY (6-10, 1-2) Carolynn Hammelman 1-6 0-0 2, Kayleen Terrock 5-16 4-8 16, Bailey Schrader 1-6 3-4 5, Morgan Shank 3-8 0-0 9, Morgan Dean 8-12 6-11 22, Brooke Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Tressa Schuler 1-2 0-1 2, Jazmine Kirksey 1-8 2-2 4. Totals: 20-58 15-26 60.

BHE 13 13 13 10 — 49 SVCC 8 13 18 21 — 60 3s – BHE 3 (Lomavaya 2, Miller), SVCC 5 (Shank 3, Terrock 2). Rebounds – BHE 33 (Paxson 9, Cole 9), SVCC 38 (Dean 10, Schrader 10). Turnovers – BHE 13, SVCC 14. Steals – BHE 6, SVCC 6.

Blocked shots – BHE 2, SVCC 3. Fouls – BHE 19 (Jordan 5), SVCC 10.

Boys basketball Tuesday’s box scores at Kewanee

NEWMAN 62, KEWANEE 47 NEWMAN (18-2, 6-0 Three Rivers) Ethan Nash 2 3-5 7, Clay Jungerman 0 0-0 0, Kyle Schmitt 0 0-0 0, Eli Leffelman 1 5-6 7, Brady Osborne 3 4-4 11, John Wilson 4 0-0 8, Kyle Decker 0 0-0 0, Travis Williams 3 1-1 7, Noah McCarty 10 1-2 22, Ethan Hafner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 14-18 62.

KEWANEE (10-8, 4-2) Arzola 1 1-1 4, Contreras 3 1-1 7, Brown 0 0-0 0, Vickrey 1 0-0 2, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Johnson 1 2-2 4, Damas 2 4-6 9, Oliver 9 2-5 21. Totals: 17 10-15 47.

Newman 10 21 11 20 — 62 Kewanee 24 6 5 12 — 47 3s – Newman 2 (Osborne, McCarty), Kewanee 3 (Arzola, Damas, Oliver). at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 68, AMBOY 50

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Sterling’s Blake Ruiz swims the backstroke leg in the 200 individual medley on Tuesday against Byron. Ruiz won the event in 2:12.89, and the Golden Warriors went on to beat the Tigers 98-88.

Warriors, Tigers fight through exhaustion WORK

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Several individual races provided some highlights. Pillars finished second in the 100 butterfly to Carlson as both swimmers went under 1 minute. It was a thrilling race that displayed the depth of offstrokers in the area.

Ruiz, who specializes in the breaststroke, also had a strong meet. He won the 100 breast in 1:05.37, right around his goal time.

“That’s what I’m trying to do,” Ruiz said. “Right now, I’m trying to keep it around 1:05. That’s a good place to be right now.”

Carlson, a state qualifier last year, just wanted to stay consistent. He finished 13th in the 200 individual medley, and 15th in the 100 breaststroke as a freshman

at state last year, and already has state cuts in just about every race.

He isn’t sure what he wants to swim come sectionals, but the 500 freestyle might be an option after he ran away with a win on Tuesday. He was pleased with how he stayed strong throughout the race, as each 50-yard split was under 31 seconds, and his time of 4:57.94 won by nearly a minute.

In all, Carlson was part of four wins.

“I was pretty happy with it coming off the [butterfly],” said Carlson, who won the 100 butterfly two events before the 20-lap distance race. “I just tried to keep a constant pace. I want to get some of those 30s down to 29s, though.”

Swimming the 500 after the 100 butterfly is a tough double, and he said his training allowed

him to keep that pace.

With championship meets arriving next month, this time of year is crucial for training.

Teams are increasing the yardage during practice, and swimmers are exhausted come race time by design.

Most of the Tigers are even wearing a pair of tights during practice.

The extra clothing in addition to their swim suit adds resistance while swimming, and the added drag makes it more difficult to glide through the water. While this makes practices tougher, swimming without extra drag helps during competition.

“Right now, all I’m thinking about is the best taper ever,” Carlson said of the rest period before big meets. “To get there you have to be exhausted, and that’s what we all are right now.”

AMBOY (3-14, 1-6 Three Rivers) Jordan Hochstatter 6 3-4 16, Brady Hulin 3 0-0 6, Cain Powers 2 0-0 6, Cole Olson 4 2-4 11, Max Lucas 2 0-0 6, Alexis Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, Alex Saccomando 0 1-2 1, Owen Drew 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 6-10 50.

BUREAU VALLEY (4-15, 1-5) Yulian Osorio 0 0-0 0, Nate Paup 8 1-1 18, Spencer Marquez 0 0-0 0, Kale Barnett 3 5-6 13, Trey Dale 6 1-2 13, Hunter Sebby 0 1-4 1, Petros 0 0-0 0, Jay Edlefson 3 0-1 6, Drew Fordham 7 2-3 17, Matt Paup 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 10-17 68.

Amboy 11 11 11 17 — 50 Bureau Valley 16 24 10 18 — 68 3s – Amboy 6 (Powers 2, Lucas 2, Hochstatter, Olson), Bureau Valley 4 (Barnett 2, N.Paup, Fordham). at Prophetstown

ORION 61, PROPHETSTOWN 49 ORION (13-6, 5-2 Three Rivers) Lawson 4 0-2 10, Stropes 0 1-2 1, Ketron 1 1-2 4, Andrae 0 0-0 0, Drish 4 8-8 17, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Washburn 0 0-0 0, Clark 5 0-0 10, C.Allen 3 11-15 17, Minas 0 0-0 0, Dhabalt 1 0-0 2, S.Allen 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 21-29 61.

PROPHETSTOWN (7-12, 1-6) Gage Garrison 0 0-0 0, Logan Henrekin 1 3-5 6, Jonah Green 2 0-0 5, Kody Wetzell 2 3-3 7, Ross Cady 0 1-2 1, Jackson Ames 0 0-0 0, Kyle Behrens 2 0-2 4, Brett Emery 1 2-2 4, Brad Hufman 2 0-0 4, Jack Bauer 0 1-2 1, Jack Heflin 7 3-5 17. Totals: 17 13-21 49.

Orion 10 12 14 25 — 61 Prophetstown 8 9 19 13 — 49 3s – Orion 4 (Lawson 2, Ketron, Drish), Prophetstown 2 (Henrekin, Green). at Morrison

MORRISON 52, SHERRARD 48 SHERRARD (5-11, 1-5 Three Rivers) Lampo 3 2-2 11, Earl 5 3-4 13, Hatlestad 3 0-0 9, Kissner 0 1-2 1, McMeckan 2 1-1 5, Elgas 1 0-0 3, Helm 2 2-2 6, Corken 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 9-11 48.

MORRISON (8-9, 4-3) Joey Brackemyer 1 2-4 4, Noah Hogue, 6 2-6 15, Kyle Treadway 1 0-0 2, Ryan VanZuiden 5 0-0 10, Britt Ottens 1 0-0 2, Mason Muur 0 0-0 0, Nick Klimson 3 1-2 7, Ben Brackemyer 4 1-4 9, Bryce Smith 1 0-0 3. Totals: 22 6-16 52.

Sherrard 19 11 13 5 — 48 Morrison 8 16 16 12 — 52 3s – Sherrard 7 (Hatlestad 3, Lamp 3, Elgas), Morrison 2 (Hogue, Smith). at Savanna

WEST CARROLL 70, MILLEDGEVILLE 63, 2OT MILLEDGEVILLE (10-7) Brett LaCroix 3 2-2 9, Dylan Alexander 1 0-0 2, Troy Litwiller 2 1-2 7, Harrison

Schmidt 2 0-1 5, Payton Harris 0 4-7 4, Cade Schave 1 1-3 3, Jeremy Bibler 2 0-0 5, Kyle Ottens 9 1-1 22, Evan Skoog 2 2-4 6. Totals: 22 11-20 63.

WEST CARROLL Stephen Santeramo 1 1-2 3, Kaleb Plattenberger 3 3-4 12, Kody Plattenberger 3 3-5 10, Luke Jones 2 4-4 8, Caleb Stines 1 2-4 4, Matt McGinnis 12 5-6 29, Justin Appel 1 2-2 4. Totals: 23 20-29 70.

Milledgeville 12 10 11 18 7 5 — 63 West Carroll 12 10 10 19 7 12 — 70 3s – Milledgeville 8 (Ottens 3, Litwiller 2, LaCroix, Schmidt, Bibler), West Carroll 4 (Ka. Plattenberger 3, Ko. Plattenberger).

Girls basketball Tuesday’s box scores at Lancaster Gym, Dixon

DIXON 46, ROCK FALLS 42 ROCK FALLS (11-10, 3-5 BNC West) Bailey Bickett 0-3 0-0 0, Abbee Sigel 2-5 1-2 9, Olivia Babcock 4-10 1-2 13, Emily Sauer 1-2 0-2 2, Sydnie Nailor 1-4 3-4 6, Madason Shaw 0-1 0-0 0, Sydney Young 0-0 0-0 0, Molly Buck 1-8 0-0 3, Jordan Clevenger 0-2 0-0 0, Liz Lego 0-0 3-4 3, Alex Romo 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Hoefler 1-2 2-2 4. Totals: 12-38 10-16 42.

DIXON (11-9, 3-4) Britney Pitzer 4-11 3-6 11, Bre Scheidegger 3-10 3-6 9, Tyler Smith 2-3 0-0 6, Ellie Provo 4-8 5-8 13, Isabelle Shiaras 0-1 2-2 2, Katie Provo 0-1 1-2 1, Courtney Rogers 1-1 2-3 4, Ashley Schmall 0-0 0-0 0, Gretchen Bushman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 14-35 16-27 46.

RF 13 4 10 15 — 42 Dixon 8 14 12 12 — 46 3s – RF 8-23 (Babcock 4-9, Sigel 2-3, Nailor 1-3, Buck 1-6, Bickett 0-1, Hoefler 0-1), Dixon 2-8 (Smith 2-3, Pitzer 0-2, Scheidegger 0-3). Rebounds – RF 23 (Sauer 6), Dixon 30 (E. Provo 8). Assists – RF 9 (Nailor 4), Dixon 8 (Smith 2, Pitzer 2). Steals – RF 12 (Babcock 3, Nailor 3), Dixon 8 (Pitzer 3). Blocks – RF 1 (Lego), Dixon 1 (E. Provo). Turnovers – RF 15, Dixon 15. Fouls – RF 18, Dixon 16. at Mendota

OREGON 56, MENDOTA 43 OREGON (6-16, 2-7 BNC West) Ally Bartling 4 1-2 9, Anni Wilson 4 1-2 9, Naia Cisneros 0 1-2 1, Abby Newman 5 1-2 11, Alli Henson 5 3-6 13, Emily Perkins 1 0-0 3, Bailey Montavon 3 2-5 8, Chelsea Sansone 1 0-0 2. Totals: 23 9-19 56.

MENDOTA (2-14, 0-8) H. Barrera 4 0-0 10, Masini 5 0-0 10, Garza 4 1-2 9, Phalen 2 0-2 5, Wohrley 2 0-0 5, A. Barrera 2 0-2 4. Totals: 19 1-6 43.

Oregon 12 18 16 10 — 56 Mendota 10 13 12 8 — 43 3s – Oregon 1 (Perkins), Mendota 4 (H. Barrera 2, Phalen, Wohrley). at Freeport

AQUIN 44, MILLEDGEVILLE 42 MILLEDGEVILLE (9-10, 5-4 NUIC East) Sidney Aude 3 0-0 7, Jocelyn Folkers 3 1-2 7, Jade Graff 3 0-0 6, Jenna Bibler 2 0-0 5, Mady Frederick 7 1-1 17. Totals: 18 2-3 42.

AQUIN (13-10, 5-4) James 6 2-3 14, Furlong 2 0-0 5, Bald 6 4-4 18, Awender 1 0-0 3, Koester 2 0-0 4.

Totals: 17 6-7 44.

Milledgeville 13 9 10 10 — 42 Aquin 19 10 7 8 — 44 3s – Milledgeville 4 (Frederick 2, Aude, Bibler), Aquin 4 (Bald 2, Awender, Furlong). at Ashton

AFC 50, FORRESTON 26 FORRESTON (11-6, 4-3 NUIC East) Erdman 1 0-0 2, Henneman 0 0-0 0, Kloeping 2 0-0 4, Reining 1 1-2 3, Wolf 0 0-0 0, Person 1 1-2 3, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Lampe 1 3-3 5, Bondele 1 0-0 2, Groenewold 0 1-2 1, Hageman 0 4-4 4, Ingram 0 2-2 2. Totals: 7 12-15 26.

AFC (17-1, 9-0) Laci Meurer 0 5-8 5, Jennah Asbury 1 1-1 3, Emily Shrimplin 2 0-0 5, Grace Friday 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Wolf 0 0-0 0, Bryce Gittleson 0 1-2 1, Lexi Meurer 1 4-8 7, Cassidy Koning 1 0-0 2, Addison Wetzell 0 0-0 0, Madeline Prestegaard 5 4-5 14, Jade Fair 0 1-2 1, Jaynee Prestegaard 5 0-0 10. Totals: 15 15-25 50.

Forreston 6 4 3 13 — 26 AFC 8 14 14 14 — 50 3s – Forreston 0, AFC 2 (Shrimplin, Lexi Meurer). at Savanna

EASTLAND 57, WEST CARROLL 18 EASTLAND RaeAnna Stover 4 0-0 10, Bobbie Polizzi 2 0-0 5, Abbi Hake 1 0-0 2, Anna Kuper 2 0-0 5, Nia Blackmore 0 1-2 1, Hannah Kempel 1 0-0 2, Bubby Doubler 4 1-2 11, Drew Preston 2 0-0 4, Destiny Swalve 2 0-0 4, Katie Krogman 3 0-0 6, Makenzie Fink 2 3-4 7. Totals: 23 5-8 57.

WEST CARROLL Bailey Durward 1 0-2 2, Hayley Guilinger 3 0-0 7, Hayley Ballard 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Anderson 0 2-2 2, Josi Anderson 1 0-1 2, Emma Aljets 0 1-2 1, Maddie Meek 0 2-2 2. Totals: 6 5-9 18.

Eastland 19 15 13 10 — 57 West Carroll 2 4 2 10 — 18 3s – Eastland 6 (Stover 2, Doubler 2, Polizzi, Kuper), West Carroll 1 (Guilinger).

Girls bowling Tuesday’s box scores at Town & Country Lanes, Mount Morris

DIXON 3,065, BYRON 2,288 DIXON (7 points) Alyssa Bonnette 205-214-160–579; Mackenzie Kavanaugh 139-168-166–473; Katlyn Bay 158-139-226–523; Caitlin Williams 127-148-211–486; Virginia Gray 158-141145–444; Melissa Bates 156-167-237– 560. Totals: 943-977-1,145–3,065.

BYRON (0 points) Alexi Streff 152-101-141–395; Emily Gibson 128-139-115–382; Kortney Parsons 103-96-142–341; Blind 130-130-130-390; Blind 130-130-130-390; Blind 130-130130-390. Totals: 773-727-788–2,288.

at Mendota Elks Club

OREGON 3,157, MENDOTA 2,761 OREGON (7 points) Emily Corbin 211-136-161–508; Victoria Barnhart 213-202-189–604; Caitlyn Kaltenbrun 154-155-150–459; Alex Duncan 132-146-189–467; Ali Scheidecker 190-212-244–646; Abi Scheidecker 178-148-147–473. Totals: 1,078-9991,080–3,157.

MENDOTA (0 points) Hannah Westphal 132-x-159–291; Allyson Kim 169-136-139–444; Rayna Martinson 190-172-159–521; Baily Beets x-x154–154; Steph Westphal 157-128-x–285; Kathryn McNally 149-161-146–456; Cabrina Valdez x-119-x–119; Gillian Sutton 155-150-186–491. Totals: 952-866943–2,761.

Record: Oregon 12-0 (5-0 NIBC) at East Moline

UNITED TOWNSHIP 3,065, STERLING 2,098 STERLING Kyleigh Glazier 125-167-185 — 477; Hannah Stout 150-134-137 — 421; Jamie Riley 128-157-132 — 417; Mia Ashley 114-136-160 — 410; Kayla Miller 129112-132 — 373. Totals: 646-706-746 — 2,098.

UNITED TOWNSHIP Josie Hartman 192-268-203 — 663; Leah Samuelson 187-222-236 — 645; Sam Miner 189-168-242 — 599; Sky Stoutt 198-18-190 — 586; Autumn Reeves 196212-164 — 572. Totals: 962-1,0681,035 — 3,065.

Boys swimming Tuesday’s box scores at Byron

STERLING 98, BYRON 88 200 medley relay – 1. Byron (Sergio Solis, Caleb Carlson, Phillip Cunningham, Sebastien Willems) 1:47.56, 2. Sterling (Nick Mattox, Robby Christensen, Ian Casten, Nathan Conklen) 2:02.90; 200 freestyle – 1. Solis (Byron) 1:56.11, 2.

Brandon Pillars (Sterling) 1:59.82, 3. Phillip Cunningham (Byron) 2:09.96; 200 IM – 1. Blake Ruiz (Sterling) 2:12.89, 2. Wade Lyles (Byron) 2:20.83, 3. Andrew Leal (Sterling) 2:34.83; 50 freestyle – 1. Turner Morse (Sterling) 24.49, 2. Nathan Conklen (Sterling) 26.27, 3. Ian Casten (Sterling) 26.38; 100 butterfly – 1. Caleb Carlson (Byron) 56.22, 2. Brandon Pillars (Sterling) 58.51, 3. Zach Wade (Sterling) 1:02.23; 100 freestyle – 1. Jacob Heitter (Byron) 52.84, 2. Turner Morse (Sterling) 54.42, 3. Andrew Valentino (Sterling) 1:00.32; 500 freestyle – 1. Caleb Carlson (Byron) 4:57.94, 2. Robby Christensen (Sterling) 5:48.08, 3. Sebastien Willems (Byron) 6:06.78; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Sterling (Morse, Pillards, Wade, Ruiz) 1:37.34, 2.

Byron (Jacon Heitter, Cunningham, Jason McQueary, Willems) 1:40.23; 100 backstroke – 1. Jacob Heitter (Byron) 1:05.95, 2. Nick Mattox (Sterling) 1:06.10, 3. Zach Wade (Sterling) 1:06.20; 100 breaststroke – 1. Blake Ruiz (Sterling) 1:05.37, 2. Wade Lyles (Byron) 1:09.71, 3. Sergio Solis (Byron) 1:13.15; 400 freestyle relay – 1. Byron (Heitter, Lyles, Solis, Carlson) 3:30.00, 2. Sterling (Morse, Pillars, Wade, Ruiz) 3:40.32 Diving – 1. Alex Shewey (Byron) 142.55, 2. Monty Typer (Byron) 130.55, 3. Arie Interone (Sterling) 109.70

Wrestling Tuesday’s box scores at Oregon

OREGON 46, AMBOY 14 113 pounds – Hayden Montavon (A) tech. fall Spencer Coots 16-0; 138 – Skylar Carlson (O) major dec. Jake Schaver 11-1; 152 – Nathan Clark (O) pin Dorian Barlow :29; 160 – Damion Ullrich (A) dec. Caleb Mennen 8-4 (OT); 170 – John Ghibellini (O) pin Chris Morris 1:06; 182 – Matthew Stevens (O) pin Luke Schaver 1:03; 195 – Dallas Appleman (A) pin Tyler Burke 1:46 Oregon rec. fft.: 126, 145, 220, 285 Double fft.: 106, 120, 132

OREGON 45, WINNEBAGO 13 126 pounds – Chase Clark (O) dec.

Anthony Olivares 5-4 (OT); 138 – Sanner (W) major dec. Konner Wilson 14-4; 152 – Faworski (W) dec. N.Clark 9-3 Oregon rec. fft.: 113, 145, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285 Winnebago rec. fft.: 160 Double fft.: 106, 120, 132

AMBOY 30, WINNEBAGO 18 138 pounds – Sanner (W) pin J.Schaver 2:45; 152 – Faworski (W) pin Barlow :30; 160 – Ullrich (A) pin Hinde 4:45 Amboy rec. fft.: 113, 170, 182, 195 Winnebago rec. fft.: 126 Double fft.: 106, 120, 132, 145, 220, 285 at Ottawa

DIXON 37, OTTAWA 16 106 – Todd Schlosser (D) dec. Harsh 11-3; 113 – Colten Bishop (D) dec. Munoz 11-8; 120 – Harsted (O) pin Isaic Sanchez; 126 – Mason Rhodenbaugh (D) pin Kleckner; 132 – Krueger (O) major dec. Bryce Christiansen 13-1; 138 – Brandon Hey (D) dec. McCarriens 3-1; 145 – Snyder (O) dec. Benny Mayes 1-0; 152 – Clint Schielein (D) pin Villanueva; 160 – Schaibley (O) dec. Christian Hall 4-2; 195 – Andy Wolber (D) dec. Shreve 7-0; 220 – Connor Sperling (D) dec. Gregor 2-0; 285 – Ryan Troutman (D) pin Vernoy Dixon rec. forfeit: 170 Double forfeit: 182 at Sterling

SHERRARD 48, NEWMAN 30 113 – Hanson (S) pin Dylan Schmall :15; 120 – Bordy Ivey (N) pin Slavish :34; 126 – Cade Bianchi (N) pin Kerns 5:02; 132 – Hunter Webb (N) dec. Spengler 10-7; 138 – Cael Sanders (N) pin Caldwell 2:56; 145 – Eli Monier (N) dec. Humphrey 6-2; 152 – Boraas (S) pin Mason Newman 1:54; 220 – Wells (S) pin Brad Fritts 1:48 Newman rec. forfeit: 106 Sherrard rec. forfeits: 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, 285

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL Wild-card Playoffs Jan. 9 results Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Jan. 17 results Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18 Divisional Playoffs Saturday’s results New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20, OT Sunday’s results Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, New England at Denver, 2:05 p.m.

(CBS) NFC, Arizona at Carolina, 5:40 p.m. (Fox) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

Teams TBD, 5:30 p.m. (CBS)

College basketball Big Ten Conference W-L Pct. Indiana 6-0 1.000 Iowa 5-0 1.000 Maryland 6-1 .857 Ohio St. 4-2 .667 Purdue 4-2 .667 Michigan 3-2 .600 Michigan St. 3-3 .500 Nebraska 3-3 .500 Northwestern 3-4 .429 Penn St. 2-4 .333 Wisconsin 2-4 .333 Illinois 1-5 .167 Rutgers 0-6 .000 Minnesota 0-6 .000

Overall W-L Pct. 16-3 .842 14-3 .824 17-2 .895 12-7 .632 16-3 .842 13-5 .722 16-3 .842 11-8 .579 15-5 .750 11-8 .579 10-9 .526 9-10 .474 6-13 .316 6-12 .333

Monday’s result Purdue 107, Rutgers 57 Tuesday’s results Indiana 103, Illinois 69 Maryland 62, Northwestern 56, OT Today’s games Nebraska at Michigan St., 5:30 p.m. (BTN) Minnesota at Michigan, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s games Iowa at Rutgers, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) Wisconsin at Penn St., 7 p.m. (BTN) Ohio St. at Pudue, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday’s games Northwestern at Indiana, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Michigan at Nebraska, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) Maryland at Michigan St., 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Illinois at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s game Purdue at Iowa, noon (BTN) Tuesday’s box scores

No. 25 INDIANA 103, ILLINOIS 69 ILLINOIS (9-10) Finke 1-3 0-0 2, Tate 1-1 0-0 2, ColemanLands 2-6 0-0 6, Hill 6-11 7-8 20, Nunn 3-11 2-3 10, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Lewis 2-4 2-2 6, Morgan 1-1 0-0 2, Jordan 3-5 0-0 8, Thorne Jr. 1-6 7-11 9, Austin 2-3 0-1 4, Liss 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 18-25 69.

INDIANA (16-3) Williams 8-11 3-3 21, Hartman 2-3 2-2 7, Bryant 3-5 2-2 9, Johnson 5-12 0-0 13, Ferrell 5-10 1-2 16, Bielfeldt 6-9 2-4 16, Zeisloft 3-9 0-0 9, Anunoby 4-4 0-0 9, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Niego 1-2 0-0 3, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Tharp 0-0 0-0 0, Priller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-65 10-13 103.

Halftime–Indiana 42-25. 3s–Illinois 7-18 (Jordan 2-2, Coleman-Lands 2-4, Nunn 2-7, Hill 1-2, Austin 0-1, Finke 0-1, Lewis 0-1), Indiana 19-36 (Ferrell 5-7, Zeisloft 3-8, Johnson 3-9, Bielfeldt 2-4, Williams 2-4, Anunoby 1-1, Bryant 1-1, Niego 1-1, Hartman 1-1). Rebounds–Illinois 25 (Thorne Jr. 9), Indiana 38 (Bielfeldt 8). Assists– Illinois 13 (Tate 5), Indiana 27 (Ferrell 9).

Fouls–Illinois 19 (Nunn out), Indiana 20.

No. 7 MARYLAND 62, NORTHWESTERN 56, OT NORTHWESTERN (15-5) Van Zegeren 1-3 3-6 5, Demps 3-14 0-2 6, McIntosh 5-18 1-2 12, Lumpkin 3-5 0-0 6, Falzon 5-11 0-0 13, Pardon 5-6 1-2 11, Lindsey 1-3 0-0 3, Olah 0-5 0-0 0, Skelly 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 5-12 56.

MARYLAND (17-2) Sulaimon 0-4 2-4 2, Trimble 8-18 1-1 18, Carter 3-5 4-4 10, Layman 2-7 2-2 8, Dodd 3-4 1-2 7, Nickens 2-5 1-1 6, Ram 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 3-5 5-5 11. Totals 21-48 16-19 62.

Halftime–Maryland 31-29. End Of Regulation–Tied 48. 3s–Northwestern 5-21 (Falzon 3-7, Lindsey 1-2, McIntosh 1-6, Demps 0-6), Maryland 4-17 (Layman 2-4, Nickens 1-4, Trimble 1-6, Carter 0-1, Sulaimon 0-2). Rebounds–Northwestern 41 (Demps, McIntosh, Van Zegeren 7), Maryland 32 (Carter 14). Assists–Northwestern 10 (Demps, McIntosh 4), Maryland 10 (Trimble 6). Fouls–Northwestern 19 (Falzon out), Maryland 14.

State schedule Monday’s results Cleveland St. 70, Ill.-Chicago 53 Tuesday’s results N. Illinois 75, Cent. Michigan 70 Green Bay 99, Chicago St. 66 Evansville 74, Loyola 66 Today’s games DePaul at Marquette, 7 p.m.

Illinois St. at Bradley, 7 p.m.

Indiana St. at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.

W. Illinois at S. Dakota, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s games E. Illinois at Murray St., 7 p.m.

SIU-Edwardsville at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.

Grand Canyon at Chicago St., 7:05 p.m.

Friday’s games Toldeo at N. Illinois, 5:30 p.m.

Ill.-Chicago at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games Drake at Loyola, 1 p.m.

Bradley at Wichita St., 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 2 p.m.

Utah Valley at Chicago St., 2 p.m.

N. Iowa at Illinois St., 3 p.m.

E. Illinois at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.

SIU-Edwardsville at Murray St., 7 p.m.

Sunday’s games Ill.-Chicago at Wright St., 1 p.m.

S. Illinois at Missouri St., 3 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Tuesday’s results Oklahoma State 86, No. 3 Kansas 67 Georgetown 81, No. 5 Xavier 72 No. 7 Maryland 62, Northwestern 56, OT No. 8 SMU 77, Houston 73 No. 10 Texas A&M 71, LSU 57 No. 13 Virginia 69, Clemson 62 No. 16 Providence 71, No. 18 Butler 68 No. 24 S. Carolina 77, Mississippi 74, OT No. 25 Indiana 103, Illinois 69 Today’s games No. 2 N. Carolina vs. Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova at Seton Hall, 8 p.m.

No. 6 West Virginia vs. Texas, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Michigan St. vs. Nebraska, 5:30 p.m.

No. 13 Baylor vs. Kansas State, 7:15 p.m.

No. 15 Miami at Boston College, 8 p.m.

No. 17 Louisville vs. Florida State, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games No. 9 Iowa at Rutgers, 6 p.m.

No. 12 Arizona at Stanford, 9 p.m.

No. 21 Southern Cal at Oregon, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Purdue vs. Ohio State, 8 p.m.

No. 23 Kentucky at Arkansas, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 13 Baylor, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Texas, 1 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 16 Providence, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Xavier vs. Seton Hall, 1 p.m.

No. 6 West Virginia at Texas Tech, noon No. 7 Maryland at No. 11 Michigan State, 5:30 p.m.

No. 8 SMU at Temple, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Texas A&M vs. Missouri, 3 p.m.

No. 12 Arizona at California, 7:30 p.m.

No. 13 Virginia vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m.

No. 15 Miami vs. Wake Forest, 11 a.m.

No. 17 Louisville at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.

No. 18 Butler at Creighton, 6:30 p.m.

No. 19 Iowa State at TCU, 3 p.m.

No. 20 Duke at N.C. State, 1 p.m.

No. 23 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt, 3 p.m.

No. 24 South Carolina at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

No. 25 Indiana vs. Northwestern, 11 a.m.

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Sunday’s games No. 2 N.Carolina at Va. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 22 Purdue, noon No. 21 Southern Cal at Oregon State, 2 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 26 15 .634 Boston 22 20 .524 New York 21 22 .488 Brooklyn 11 31 .262 Philadelphia 5 38 .116 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 25 17 .595 Miami 23 19 .548 Orlando 20 20 .500 Washington 19 21 .475 Charlotte 19 22 .463 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 28 11 .718 Chicago 24 16 .600 Indiana 23 19 .548 Detroit 22 19 .537 Milwaukee 19 25 .432

GB — 4½ 6 15½ 22 GB — 2 4 5 5½ GB — 4½ 6½ 7 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 36 6 .857 Memphis 24 19 .558 Dallas 24 19 .558 Houston 22 21 .512 New Orleans 14 27 .341 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 31 12 .721 Utah 18 23 .439 Portland 19 25 .432 Denver 16 26 .381 Minnesota 13 30 .302 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 38 4 .905 L.A. Clippers 27 14 .659 Sacramento 17 23 .425 Phoenix 13 30 .302 L.A. Lakers 9 34 .209

GB — 12½ 12½ 14½ 21½ GB — 12 12½ 14½ 18 GB — 10½ 20 25½ 29½

Tuesday’s results Milwaukee 91, Miami 79 New Orleans 114, Minnesota 99 Oklahoma City 110, Denver 104 Indiana 97, Phoenix 94 Today’s games Philadelphia at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Utah at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Florida 26 15 5 57 121 Detroit 23 14 8 54 111 Tampa Bay 25 17 4 54 125 Boston 24 16 5 53 137 Ottawa 22 18 6 50 129 Montreal 23 20 4 50 129 Buffalo 19 23 4 42 107 Toronto 17 20 7 41 111 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Washington 35 8 3 73 155 N.Y. Rangers 25 16 5 55 132 N.Y. Islanders 24 15 6 54 123 New Jersey 23 19 5 51 105 Pittsburgh 21 17 7 49 110 Philadelphia 20 16 8 48 100 Carolina 20 19 8 48 111 Columbus 17 26 4 38 119

GA 105 116 111 117 141 122 123 124 GA 100 122 112 112 113 117 129 152

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts 32 13 4 68 29 12 5 63 27 15 7 61 22 15 8 52 23 21 3 49 20 18 8 48 21 22 3 45 Pacific Division W L OT Pts Los Angeles 28 13 3 59 San Jose 23 18 3 49 Arizona 22 18 5 49 Vancouver 19 17 11 49 Anaheim 19 18 7 45 Calgary 20 21 3 43 Edmonton 19 24 5 43 Chicago Dallas St. Louis Minnesota Colorado Nashville Winnipeg

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GF 144 154 126 113 131 117 119

GA 111 124 123 106 130 127 131

GF 118 127 123 113 88 118 119

GA 99 121 135 130 105 135 142

Tuesday’s results New Jersey 4, Calgary 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Vancouver 2, OT Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2 Washington 6, Columbus 3 Boston 4, Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 6, Edmonton 4 Chicago 4, Nashville 1 Dallas at Los Angeles, late Today’s games St. Louis at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m.

Tennis Australian Open Seeds Fared Tuesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men First Round Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Alexander Zverev, Germany, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.

Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, 7-6 (2), 6-3, retired.

Rafael Nadal (5), Spain, lost to Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

John Isner (10), United States, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-3.

Kevin Andeson (11), South Africa, lost to Rajeev Ram, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 3-0, retired.

Milos Raonic (13), Canada, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4.

Bernard Tomic (16), Australia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def. Daniel Evans, Britain, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4.

Fabio Fognini (20), Italy, lost to Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1).

Viktor Troicki (21), Serbia, def. Daniel Munoz de la Nava, Spain, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Gael Monfils (23), France, def. Yuichi Sugita, Japan, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Jack Sock (25), United States, def. Taylor Fritz, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Jeremy Chardy (30), France, def. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, 7-5, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 13-11.

Steve Johnson (31), United States, def.

Aljaz Bedene, Britain, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

Joao Sousa (32), Portugal, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

Women First Round Simona Halep (2), Romania, lost to Zhang Shuai, China, 6-4, 6-3.

Garbine Muguruza (3), Spain, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 6-0, 6-4.

Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Misaki Doi, Japan, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-3.

Venus Williams (8), United States, lost to Johanna Konta, Britain, 6-4, 6-2.

Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def.

Kimberly Birrell, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.

Timea Bacsinszky (11), Switzerland, def.

Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, 6-0, 6-0.

Madison Keys (15), United States, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Elina Svitolina (18), Ukraine, def. Victoria Duval, United States, 6-2, 6-3.

Jelena Jankovic (19), Serbia, def. Polona Hercog, Slovenia, 6-3, 6-3.

Ana Ivanovic (20), Serbia, def. Tammi Patterson, Australia, 6-2, 6-3.

Ekaterina Makarova (21), Russia, def. Maddison Inglis, Australia, 6-3, 6-0.

Irina-Camelia Begu (29), Romania, lost to Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-3, 6-2.

Sabine Lisicki (30), Germany, def. Petra Cetkovska, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-4.

Lesia Tsurenko (31), Ukraine, lost to Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3.

Caroline Garcia (32), France, lost to Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.

Sweet music in Nashville Blackhawks spank Predators for 12th straight win

BY TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Chicago Blackhawks are ready for their next game, with very little time spent celebrating a franchise-record 12th straight win.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist and the Blackhawks beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 Tuesday night, setting a new mark for a team with three Stanley Cup championships over the past six seasons.

“It’s one by one,” goalie Corey Crawford said. “It seems like and feels like in this room that right after the game, it’s done and on to the next one.

That’s the kind of atmosphere it’s been around here for a little bit now.

We’re gaining so much momentum and really playing a well-rounded game right now.”

Chicago also tied the Florida Panthers’ recent streak for the longest in the NHL this season. The Blackhawks have four games left before the All-Star break to get closer to the league record of 17 consecutive wins by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kane matched his career high with his 30th goal and has 71 points

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Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook plays against the Predators in the first period of Tuesday’s game in Nashville, Tenn. The Blackhawks won 4-1. in 49 games. Rookie forward Richard Panik had a goal and an assist, Artem Anisimov also scored and Artemi Panarin added two assists for Chicago. Andrew Desjardins scored into an empty net.

Crawford made 38 saves for his ninth straight win as the Blackhawks took the season series 3-1 with a game remaining against their Central Division rivals.

“I think we’re confident,” Kane said. “I think

at the same time I think we know we could probably play even better.”

The Blackhawks will get to test themselves Thursday night at Tampa Bay and then at Florida on Friday night.

Ryan Ellis scored for Nashville, which has lost six of seven.

“Part of the problem tonight was that we shot ourselves in the foot with mistakes that just can’t happen,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said.

The Blackhawks tied the team mark Sunday with a 5-2 win over Montreal, matching their 11 straight victories during the 2012-13 season.

Chicago came into Nashville for the first of a three-game road swing with plenty of fans making the trip, and the Blackhawks sent them home happy after their sixth straight road victory.

“It’s been a great run,” coach Joel Quenneville said.

MEN’S BASKETBALL | BIG TEN ROUNDUP

Illini can’t handle Hoosiers Wildcats push Terrapins to brink, fall in overtime By the Associated Press

Troy Williams scored 21 points, and Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell finished with 16 points and nine assists Tuesday night, helping No. 25 Indiana blow out Illinois 103-69 in Bloomington, Indiana.

It was a milestone night for Ferrell. The senior guard broke Michael Lewis’ career record for assists (545) with his 553rd. Ferrell also moved within 13 points of passing Eric Anderson for No. 10 on the Hoosiers’ career scoring list.

All that came on a night that the Hoosiers (16-3, 6-0 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to 11 and set a school record with 19 3-pointers.

Illinois (9-10, 1-5) was led by Malcolm Hill with 20 points and Kendrick Nunn with 10.

But this one got away in a hurry.

Indiana closed out the first half on a 20-4 run to take a 42-25 lead, and opened the second half

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Illinois’ Khalid Lewis (3) is defended by Indiana’s Nick Zeisloft (2) during the second half of Tuesday’s game in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana won 103-69. by making five of its first six shots to seal it.

Illinois has lost eight straight road games since a victory at Michigan State last February.

No. 7 Maryland 62, Northwestern 56, OT:

Melo Trimble scored 18 points, Diamond Stone made a pivotal threepoint play with 1:13 left

in overtime, and the seventh-ranked Terrapins squeezed past the Wildcats in College Park, Maryland.

The Terps (17-2, 6-1 Big Ten) shot just 44 percent and were outrebounded 41-31 by the scrappy, hustling Wildcats (15-5, 3-4).

But Trimble came up big in overtime, opening the scoring with a threepoint play and getting assists on two baskets, including the layup by Stone that put Maryland ahead 58-55.

Stone finished with 11 points, and Robert Carter Jr. added 10. Despite struggling mightily in this one – giving up 16 offensive rebounds and collecting only four – the Terrapins swept the season series after beating the Wildcats 72-59 on Jan. 2.

Aaron Falzon scored 13 points for the Wildcats before fouling out with 3:36 left in overtime. Bryant McIntosh had 12 points on 5-for-18 shooting.

TENNIS | AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Williams cruises at Australian Open Federer advances to third round 17th consecutive time

BY JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer

MELBOURNE, Australia – Serena Williams has had so much success for such a long time that even in a secondround match she can set a record at the season’s first Grand Slam event.

The six-time and defending champion beat No. 90-ranked Hsieh Su-wei 6-1, 6-2 on Wednesday at Rod Laver Arena, an all-time record 79th main draw match at the Australian Open.

She closed with an ace, her seventh, finishing in precisely an hour.

“It all started here – this is where I played my first Grand Slam right on this court and I’m still going,

Wednesday’s winners Men • Roger Federer (3) • Kei Nishikori (7) Women • Serena Williams (1) • Maria Sharapova (5) it’s such an honor,” said Williams, who has a 70-9 win-loss record at Melbourne Park since her debut in 1998. “I love it every time I come here.”

She hit 26 winners, including one around the post that she thought may have been a first for her, at age 34.

“My first one I think,” she said. “I was like,

“Yay. Never too late.”

Williams’ next opponent will be 18-year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina, who beat Croatia’s Ana Konjuh 6-4, 6-3, and she faces a potential quarterfinal match against Maria Sharapova, which would be a rematch of the 2015 final.

Sharapova reached the third round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first match completed on day three, when light rain caused an hour-long delay getting started on the outside courts.

Roger Federer extended his streak by reaching the third round for the 17th straight Australian Open.

Federer, playing his 65th consecutive major, advanced 6-3, 7-5, 6-1 over Alexandr Dolgopolov. He lost in the third round in his first two trips to Melbourne Park in 2000 and ‘01 and again last year – in between he won the title four times and lost one final during a run of reaching the semifinals or better in 11 straight years.

He didn’t face a break point against Dolgopolov, his sometimes practice partner, and said “I thought I served great.”

“Very happy, conditions are extremely quick,” he said. “I had to serve well and as the match went on I started to feel better and better.”

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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Brent L. Richmond and Angela Richmond a/k/a Angela M. Richmond, Defendants, case No. 2015 CH 53 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Parcel 1: The South 264 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M., in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois. Parcel 2: The North 26.81 feet of the South 290.81 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M., as measured along the East line of Section 12, Whiteside County, Illinois: EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following: Part of the South 290.81 feet of the Southeast Quarter of Section 12, Township 20 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M., in Whiteside County, Illinois, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 12; thence South 90˚ 00’ 00” West along the South line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 357 feet to the point of beginning of the hereinafter described tract of land; thence continuing South 90˚ 00’ 00” West along said South line, a distance of 991.41 feet to the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 12; thence North 1˚ 59’ 55” East along the West line of the Southeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 290.99 feet to the Northwest corner of the South 290.81 feet of the Southeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter; thence North 90˚ 00’ 00” East along the North line of said South 290.81 feet, a distance of 1388.56 feet to the Northeast corner of the South 290.81 feet of the Southeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 0˚ 03’ 33” West along the East line of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence South 90˚ 00’ 00” West, a distance of 346.04 feet; thence South 2˚ 25’ 15” West, a distance of 266.05 feet to the point of beginning, all situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, commonly known as 10031 Ridge Road, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. DESCRIPTION: 3 bedroom ranch home with 2 baths, full basement with approximately 1613 square feet of living area, central air, fireplace, wood deck, covered porch, LP gas, 2 car attached garage setting on 2.09 acres.

There is a separate detached garage 40x64. INSPECTION: Contact Reed Hutchcraft at Sterling Federal Bank phone 815-622-3454 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession.

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on June 3, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 11-26-101-010 Commonly known as: 223 Martin Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $99,172.69.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Whiteside County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

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LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

EDITH A. CANALES, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and COLLEEN BUCKWALTER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF GILBERT CANALES, DECEASED, Defendants.

COMMUNITY STATES BANK OF ROCK FALLS-COUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff, v.

No. 15 CH 83

14-CH-55

ALEX RIVERA, KARLA RIVERA, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 223 MARTIN ROAD ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on June 3, 2015, the following described real estate, to-wit:

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: 1. Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 22 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 25; thence North 88 degrees 46 minutes 19 seconds East along the North line of the Southeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter, a distance of 217.74 feet to the point of beginning of the hereinafter described tract of land; thence continuing North 88 degrees 46 minutes 19 seconds East along said North Line, a distance of 165.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 433.19 feet; thence South 88 degrees 54 minutes 50 seconds West, a distance of 99.00 feet; thence Northwesterly along a line being curved to the left, having a radius of 133.00 feet, a central angle of 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a chord bearing of North 26 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds West and an arc distance of 116.06 feet to the termination of said curve; thence North 51 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 24.14 feet; thence North 01 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 315.39 feet to the Point of Beginning, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois. INCLUDING an access easement for ingress to and egress from said property described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of Lot 19 of Unit Three of Crest View Heights, a subdivision as recorded in Plat Book ?K? at page 41 in the Lee County Recorder's Office; thence North 01 degree 13 minutes 32 seconds West along the East Line of said Lot 19, a distance of 164.94 feet to the beginning of a curve; thence Northeasterly along a line being curved to the right, having a radius of 258.00 feet, a central angle of 18 degrees 53 minutes 13 seconds, and an arc distance of 85.05 feet to the point of compound curvature; thence Northeasterly to Southeasterly along a line being curved to the right, having a radius of 113.00 feet, a central angle of 111 degrees 15 minutes 09 seconds, and an arc distance of 219.41 feet to the termination of said curve; thence South 51 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 336.00 feet to the beginning of a curve; thence Southeasterly along a line being curved to the right, having a radius of 133.00 feet, a central angle of 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, and an arc distance of 116.06 feet to the termination of said curve, thence South 01 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds East, a distance of 142.95 feet to the beginning of a curve; thence Southeasterly along a line being curved to the left; having a radius of 50.00 feet, a central angle of 90 degrees 08 minutes 22 seconds, and an arc distance of 78.66 feet to the termination of said curve; thence North 88 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds East, a distance of 574.18 feet; thence North 01 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds East, perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence South 01 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds East, perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 166.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds West, perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence North 01 degree 13 minutes 32 seconds West, perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 50.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds West, perpendicular to the last described course, a distance of 690.00 feet; thence North 01 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 290.47 feet; thence North 51 degrees 05 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 367.24 feet to the beginning of a curve; thence Northwesterly to Southwesterly along a line being curved to the left, having a radius of 47.00 feet, central angle of 111 degrees 15 minutes 09 seconds, and an arc distance of 91.26 feet to the point of compound curvature; thence Southwesterly along a line being curved to the left, having a radius of 192.00 feet, a central angle of 18 degrees 53 minutes 13 seconds, and an arc distance of 63.29 feet to the termination of said curve; thence South 01 degree 13 minutes 32 seconds East, a distance of 164.95 feet; thence Westerly along a line being curved to the left, having a radius of 65.00 feet, a central angle of 00 degrees 52 minutes 53 seconds, and an arc distance of 1.00 feet; thence South 88 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds West, a distance of 65.00 feet to the Point of Beginning, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1182 Bay Drive, Dixon, Illinois 61021 and which said Mortgage was made by: Community States Bank of Rock Falls-County Market to Alex Rivera and Karla Rivera, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2007003179; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before February 5, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: December 29, 2015.

Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com

PART OF LOT M-39 IN MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 22, 23, 26 AND 27 IN TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M. WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT M-39, SAID CORNER BEING LOCATED 418 FEET SOUTH AND 22.5 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 26; THENCE EASTERLY ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT M-39, A DISTANCE OF 85 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT M-39, A DISTANCE OF 119.75 FEET; THENCE WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SAID NORTH LINE OF LOT M-39; A DISTANCE OF 85 FEET TO THE SAID WESTERLY LINE OF LOT M-39, THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE SAID WESTERLY LINE A DISTANCE OF 119.75 FEET. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 9 IN HAMPTON SUBDIVISION #2 BEING A PART OF LOT M-39 OF MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Permanent Index Number: 11-26-101-010 Commonly known as: 223 Martin Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on February 4, 2016 at 10:00 AM, the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $99,172.69.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Whiteside County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANTHONY J. BECKER, Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 53 CLAIM NOTICE and NOTICE TO HEIRS Notice is given to creditors of the death of Anthony J. Becker of 502 N. State St., Franklin Grove, IL 61031. Letters of office were issued to Donald J. Dinges, 208 W. 3rd, Sublette, IL 61367, and Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC. 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Notice is also given to the UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ANTHONY J. BECKER who are or may be heirs of Anthony J. Becker and are interested in the above proceeding to probate the decedent's will dated October 4, 2012, and whose names and addresses are not stated in the Petition to Admit the Will to Probate, that order was entered by the court on December 16, 2105, admitting the will to Probate.

Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the court to required proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/621).

You also have the right under section 81 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be admitted without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

By: Donald J. Dinges Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E First St., PO Box 447 Dixon IL 61021 815-288-4949 815-288-3068 FAX badger&egblc.com Jan. 6, 13, 20, 2016

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE ESTATE OF: LORAINE G. LANDHEER, Deceased NO. 2015 P 94 NOTICE OF CLAIM

Notice is given of the death of Loraine G. Landheer who died on December 5, 2015. Letters of Office were issued on December 28, 2015 to Lay Roda as Independent Executor whose address is 2511 E. 275th Road, Peru, IL 61354, and whose attorney is Kelly Flessner of Dixon & Giesen Law Offices, 121 East First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision unless under Chapter 755 ILCS 5/28-4 of the probate act, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Clerk of the Lee County Court.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk, or with the representative, or both within six months from the date of the first publication, no later than June 6, 2016 and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten days after it has been filed.

Kelly Flessner Attorney for Executor Prepared by: Ms. Kelly L. Flessner Dixon & Giesen Law Offices 121 East First Street – P.O. Box 389 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Telephone: 815-284-2288 Fax: 815-284-1338 Jan. 6, 13, 20, 2016

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2015 CH 148 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the following: The heirs and beneficiaries of Eugene Allen Martin, deceased, and Faye E. Martin, deceased; William E. Martin and George Martin; heirs and descendants of Francis Willard Martin, deceased, and Mary Martin, deceased; George Stange, Rick Stange, and Larry Stange, heirs and descendants of Beverly Jo Stange, deceased; William Allen, heir and descendant of Crystal Jane Graham, deceased; Eric Allen and Jesse Allen, heirs and descendants of Gary L. Allen, deceased, an heir and descendant of Crystal Jane Graham, deceased; Ronald Graham, and heir and descendant of James Graham, deceased; Sue (Susan) Wise and Peggy Wise, heirs and descendants of Judith L. Wise, deceased and Keith Wise, Unknown Owners, Heirs, Beneficiaries, and unknown occupants, that a certain Complaint was filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois on the 23rd of December, 2015, seeking to quiet title to certain real estate described as follows: Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section One (1) in Township Twenty-one (21) North, Range Four (4) East of the 4th P.M., described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said 40-acre tract and running thence North to the Northwest corner of said tract; thence Southeast in a straight line to a point which is due North East of the place of beginning; thence Southwest in a straight line to the place of beginning, containing ten (10) acres, more or less; situated in the County of Whiteside, in the State of Illinois.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if you fail to answer or otherwise appear, a default Judgment may be entered against you on or after the 15th day of February, 2016.

Susan E. Ottens, Circuit Clerk Whiteside County, Illinois Ronald F. Coplan Roand F. Coplan, P.C. 114 E. Main Street Morrison, IL 61270 Phone 815-772-7441 Fax 815-772-7702 rcoplan@frontiernet.net ARDC# 0516023 Jan. 13, 20, 27, 2016

ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE INTENTION State of Illinois, County of Lee This is to certify that the undersigned intention to conduct and transact a bath products business in said County and State under the name of Paw Paw Soap Chef at the following post ofaddresses: fice 536 Chicago Rd, Paw Paw, IL 61353 Inside City Limits that the true and real full names of all persons owning, conducting or transacting such business, with the respective post-office address of each, are as follows: Toni Larimore, 536 Chicago Rd., Paw Paw, IL 61353 I hereby certify this is a true copy.

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UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT SVOBODA A/K/A ROBERT J. SVOBODA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DAN HAWKINS, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, ROBERT SVOBODA A/K/A ROBERT J. SVOBODA; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOHN J. SVOBODA; ROBERT SVOBODA JR; BARBARA SANECKI; DEBBIE MCNALLY; DEFENDANTS 14 CH 121 25635 INDIAN RIDGE ROAD STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT SVOBODA A/K/A ROBERT J. SVOBODA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; ROBERT SVOBODA JR; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 14 IN INDIAN RIDGE SUBDIVISION, LOCATED IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST OF THE 4TH P.M., WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 6, 1963 AS DOCUMENT NO. 306074.

Commonly known as: 25635 INDIAN RIDGE ROAD, STERLING, IL 61081 and which said Mortgage was made by, ROBERT SVOBODA A/K/A ROBERT J. SVOBODA (DECEASED); Mortgagor (s), to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of WHITESIDE County, Illinois, as Document No. 9016-2007; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Circuit Clerk Whiteside Cty Courthouse 200 East Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 on or before February 19, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the firm of Pierce & Associates is deemed to be a debt collector and any information we receive will be used for that purpose.

PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 pleadings@pierceservices.com PA 1408825 I682063 Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 2016

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Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Sterling Townhomes is accepting applications Very nice 3BR townhouse 2 bath, c/a, stove, fridge, dishwasher, Microwave, Granite counters Washer and dryer provided, No pets $625/mo. & $300 dep.

Income guidelines apply.

815-626-5043

Studio apt. $300/ mo. + dep. Call 773-319-0059.

HOMES FOR RENT

310

FOR RENT/SALE HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

DIXON 2BR 507 Van Buren. $575/mo + dep. Refs. req.

773-552-8498 3BR, 904 S. Ottowa $300/mo. + $200 option 815-990-2446 Nice large 4BR, no pets. $650 + dep.

815-631-6678.

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Air Cond./Heating

Handyman

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Decks ★Siding ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Winter Interior Discounts CC#'s Accepted 815-994-0075

CALL 815-625-0955

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

815-989-8320

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

Maid/Janitorial Carpet

TV Repair

TELEVISION

Roofing

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

Winter is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel bath or kitchen!!

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Roofing/Siding

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Painting Fully Insured Free Estimates!

815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

✭✭ Will Do ✭✭

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Power Washing

General Housecleaning Call 815-821-3801

Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Genl. Contracting ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC

Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Shaffer's Seamless Gutters

Gutter Protection Systems Owner Scott Shaffer 815-677-5579 Dixon, Illinois

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Snowplowing ❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋

MATT'S SNOWPLOWING Sterling Rock Falls Residential & Commercial Most Driveways $20 LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEED 815-590-1677 ❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

★★★★★★★ JR's Property Maintenance ★★★★★★★★ NEW YEAR NEW LOOK

Paint any room in your home for $150 labor (call for details)

Special Rates on All Interior Work

*Low odor materials avail.

------------•Interior Painting •Dry Wall/Plaster Repair •Spray Texture •Skim coat •Water Damage Repair •Sale/Rental Prep •General Labor •Hauling •Friendly Service •Small jobs welcome ------------

SNOW REMOVAL

w/snowblower Call as needed service.

------------Serving Whiteside County References Available

20% Discounts on all labor for Seniors Call Jamie Richards for a FREE quote!

815-213-3383 Local Cell#

IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners

(815)631-4122

www.mullerslane farm.com

Haul/Clean Service

Tree Service MEISTER TREE CARE SERVICES Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL CONTRACTING Bathroom/Kitchen Rehabs, Complete Remodels, Drywall Painting, Flooring (tile, linoleum, wood, carpet) All types of home repairs.

Free Estimates Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

Cleaning Service

Advanced Cleaners

Remodeling

Storage Storage Units (Big & Small) $35-$45 per month No Deposit Flexible Terms Open Every Day **We accept debit or credit cards** 2213 New Century Drive, Dixon 61021 815-618-2717

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674

The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

Windows

FURNITURE

DIXON Tired of Renting?

Cute 3BR all redone, 1206 W. 6th St. $625/mo.

815-878-7399 Why Rent? ™ Fully remodeled 3BR home $725/mo.

82 Grant Ave. 815-878-6356

PROPHETSTOWN 2BR house for rent 815-625-1900

ROCK FALLS Pretty Ranch, all remodeled.

Why Rent? ™ 3BR $625/mo.

708 W 19th St. 815-878-7399

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

1200 sq.ft., 10 E. Miller Rd., Sterling Call 815-625-9638 Commercial Retail Space available for rent.

734 N. Galena Ave. Perfect location for service oriented business with attached 50x50 shared warehouse.

Call 309-255-5554

Light housekeeping?

“Give me a call and I can help you!

“I have references!”

815-751-5860

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B R A T I CALL O N TODAY S • Births

• Graduates • Reunions

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Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

HEALTH & FITNESS

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CALL 1-800-873-7614

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

Quickie electric wheelchair, $900.

Call 815-548-9409

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Office Space Available Multiple Units 600 Sq. Ft. per Unit 815-626-0897 Office/Retail all newly remodeled, 1100 sq.ft., 221 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon. $500 mo. $500/dep. Water & garbage furnished.

Call 815-284-7609.

LOTS FOR RENT

312

112 Acres of crop land for rent. Near Oregan & Chana IL. 815-874-2033

MOBILE HOMES “Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677 Do you need someone to do your grocery shopping? Pick up prescriptions? Grab your dry cleaning, or walk your dog?

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315

LOANS

402

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Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

710

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

WOOD / FUEL

746

Firewood -Mostly Oak & Hardwoods split, delivered & stacked within reason. 815-626-6875

Mastiff English AKC large pups from huge parents.

Fawn & apricot colors. Champ bloodline. $950. Call 309-945-2371 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

SNOWBLOWERS 782 5 hp MTD 24” elec. start, like new $450 815-288-6588 Airens 6HP 24” cut snowblower self propelled with chains, pull start, good cond.

Runs great. $300.

Call 815-973-3223

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

792

Retired Mechanic, selling tools-Mac & Snap-On, $25,000 invested—Asking $10,000/obo. Serious Inquiries only.

Call Mike for details. 309-716-7382

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061 Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699

Antique & Collectible Sale

Saturday, January 30th - 9:00 A.M. Auction City Sales Building 2505 W. 4th St., Dixon IL

Nice Marble Collection - 1000+ from peewee’s & 1 1/2 size Ribbon core & onion skins - many swirls various. sizes - lg. Auto/Truck & motorcycle Lic. Plate, collection over 30 plates from 1914 thru 70’s many pairs. 3, 4, 5 gal water coolers, appox 75 misc. cap guns many w/ western holsters. W. Earp., R. Rogers, G. Autry etc. 20 Big Little books, lots of toys & games.

Local milk bottles, lots of Adv. wooden boxes Winchester, Allas. Remington ammo boxes, Coke boxes. Nice selection of arrowheads and spear points, post cards, lots of Adv. match covers, picture frame of aviators Wright Bros. etc. Accidents - planes, one of Oregon, IL. 1910 & 1911, Many Adv. items Oak sec. / bookcase, Duncan Phyfe Furniture, wooden bench. U.S Marshall Badge, Trans. (AM only) radio, 1949 Table Top TV set, Ball & claw piano stool, Blaupunkt Table top radio w/ 6 bands - very neat! 1947 - 48 Vargo calendars, Black Farms Walnut Adv. posters, nice framed pic. selection, 1930’s Port. sewing machine ( Singer), 100’s of small unadvertised items.

Food Stand

Auction City Sales Auctioneers: Lee Hollingsworth & Curt Schaefer Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

Heated Building

The Auction Shed Location: The Auction Shed at 900 S. Division Ave (Rt 26), Polo, IL 61064

See advance salebills, possible color photos on our website at topauctions 24-7.com/paspolo & Auction Zip

Sunday, January 24, 2016 9:30 am Lunch by Poorboys Catering Items belonging to the Jane Marshall Estate, Lois White Estate, Roger Hartman and others. Viewing will begin sale day at 8:30 am. Auction ring one starts on rack items at 9:30 am. Ring two starts at 12:00 noon on floor items.

Household—Coins—Tools Amana gas dryer; mini frig; kitchen tables w/rolling chairs; hutches; wood TV trays; usual kitchenware; sofa & loveseat w/recliner ends; sofa; loveseat; recliners; lift chair; coffee & end tables; floor lamps; Gone w/the Wind lamp; TV’s incl Sony sm flat screen; TV stands/entertainment centers; Onkyo sound system; area rugs; wicker pieces— loveseat, 2 chairs, coffee table, hampers, bed frame, dresser, chair, rocker, etc; dressers; chest; night stand; beds; linens & bedding; jewelry boxes & jewelry; cedar chest; quilt rack; full length mirror; unique 4’ oriental clock; Regulator wall clock; desk; book shelf; showcase; HP & Dell copiers; 8 track tapes; record albums (some 78’s); kids books; few precision race cars; Tyco toy train; Western Express; misc toys; Ty Collector cards; Hockey table; red wagon; telescope; statues & dolls; holiday decorations; metal decorative items; yarn; Longaberger baskets; knick knacks; grapevine tree; vacuum; stemvac; portable tanning sun/heat lamps; luggage; numerous commemorative coin sets; picnic table; box hardwood flooring; Ames planters wagon; garden tools; power & hand tools; set lathe tools; drill press circular saw; saw horses; table saw; Craftsman belt sander; lots more misc.

Collectibles

2 sq oak tables; sewing rocker; straight chairs; child’s rd back chair; drop leaf table; pedestal; lamp tables; parlor tables; wicker platform rocker; oak flat front china cabinet; cupboard; commodes; walnut & oak chests & dressers; trunks; milk cans; metal umbrella holder; Silver Christmas tree; Arcade tree stand; Clinton Brewing Co beer box; wood boxes; copper boiler; Ansonia shelf clock, Linden 8 day wall clock & others; Victor table model record player; GE sm fan; table model radio/record player; old sheet music; kids books; printers drawer; Underwood typewriter; horn seeder; brass fire ext; barn lantern; kerosene lamp; glass lamp shade & lamp; 3 sm glass shades; Lowell 3 gal butter churn; butter churn; Delecto hanging scale; smoke stand; 2 carpenter’s wood carriers; wood machinist chest; wood carrying trays; 2 JD cast lid planter boxes; steel traps; few old shot gun shell boxes; old furniture hardware; husking hooks; lots of old tools; wood planes; oil can; cloth seed sacks; Falls City minnow bucket; Adlake 4 way light; case of Coke bottles; 2 wall telephones; 2 parking meters; 2 Polo bricks; yard sticks; 2 mtd deer hds; enamel coffee pot; graniteware; cast pot; Griswold lid; cast Wagner corn bread pan; cherry pitter; road maps; few piano rolls; old books & sheet music; baseball cards; postcards; stamp albums; old prints; ’43,’44,’45 Polo Cycles; several Beuro yearbooks from ’50’s; Carroll Co Fair books from ’50’s; lg ’42 PCHS class picture; lg ’37 Lee Center class picture; local memorabilia from Polo, Forreston, etc; misc paper items; box camera; metal cigarette tin; ice skates; camel iron bank; Telegraph key; lamp bracket; adv tins; stereo viewer; Dietz Union driving light; Wallace Reducing record set w/book; King Kutter axe; 2 boxes Lionel mixed train cars; Lionel eng# 243 w/plastic cars; couple cap guns; JD toy tractors in boxes; 33 boxes JD spec cast toys; Ertl horse trailer; doll dishware; porcelain doll; few pieces doll furniture; Conn clarinet; embroidery work; Prince Castle ice cream can; 2 gal J. Feustel crock w/lid; various crocks; carving set; 47 Rogers set flatware plus others; 8 Roseville pieces; blue sherry set; assorted platters; Bavarian C&S; set for 4 Haviland china; set for 8 Polaris china; pink depression glassware; plus lots more.

Auctioneers: Polo, IL 61064 Clerks: Public Auction Service Lenny Bryson(IL#440000158) Lyle & Shery Hokins (IL#440000185) 815-946-4120 815-946-2660 or 800-848-9519 Mark Ebert(IL#440000341) Terms - Cash, good check, Master Card, Visa, Discover and American Express credit cards. All items must be settled for day of sale. Number system will be used, have proper ID. Not responsible for accidents or merchandise after sold.

Online at

625-3600 or

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Quality Vehicles

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2007 CADILLAC STS

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Call 815-994-2009 Canoe rental business/ inventory for

sale. For info, call 815-732-4516

Car cover- full size $20. Call 815-6256284.

Collectible Dolls 35 to 40 dolls to be sold as complete group.

815-440-2571 Pro-tech 10” Miter saw. Works great. $50. Call 815-288-1999 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Set of 6 Firestone LT-235/80R17 tires excellent cond.

Less than 9k mi. $500. 815-441-1117 Twin, full, queen, king beds. Elec. & gas stoves, dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, BR set, twin/full elec. hospital beds, refrig. 815-718-4385.

WeatherTech floor for 2009mats 2014 Nissan Maxifront/back. ma, $90. 815-626-6880

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HAY & STRAW

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CLASSIC CARS

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1951 Chevy Belair hard top $15,000 1952 Chevy Belair hard top, $16,000; 1955 Chevy Belair hard top $36,000 1956 Chevy Belair hard top $32,000 1958 Chevy Belair hard top $16,000 1954 Chevy truck series 3100, 5 window cab, $25,000; 1959 Chevy truck Apache, series 3100 $18,000 Call Dan 815-4408702.

AUTOMOBILES

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1993 Pontiac Bonneville, runs good, heat & A/C, great work car, $1100 815-564-7825 2003 Honda Accord Special Edition, sunroof, 108k mi., excellent condition, brand new tires, $3900 815-590-1677 2014 Cadillac ATS Luxury Edit., silver, black leather. 4yr GM bumper to bumper warranty, 9K mi. $26,900.

Jeff 815-631-7610 96' Chevy Lumina, low mi. dependable. $2,200 OBO. 815-631-3130 leave message creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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2005 GMC Yukon XL, 185k miles, seats 9, tow pkg., extra rack, $5,900 815-631-0924

TRUCKS

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1983 Ford F250 XL 4x4 7.3 Diesel w/ plow. $3500 1995 Chevrolet S 10 Blazer 4x4 new motor trans. 6.4 $3500 1997 Chevrolet 8' truck box. $800 2003 topper Short box. $200 815-626-7165 or 815-441-2559 1997 Chevy S10 ext. cab, 157k mi., bedliner, runs good, $2000 815-632-3397

TRAILERS/RVS

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Take time for a little personal pampering.

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23,474

344 Per Mo.

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Additional $1,000 Off Conquest Program.

*See Dealer for Details.

$13,988 $204Per Mo.

PRICE

$

273 Per Mo.

Stk#P1140

Stk#P1039

STK#2801

$

2014 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT LS

2015 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT

New 2016 Ch N Chevrolet l t

*See Dealer for Details.

2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE LT Stk#P1093

2014 CHEVROLET IMPALA LIMITED LT Stk#P1147

$15,988 $233 Per Mo.

$15,988 $233 Per Mo.

2015 CHEVROLET EXPRESS G2500

2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

Stk#P1084

PRICE

$23,588 $315 Per Mo. Per Mo.

Stk#P1123

PRICE

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 HD SRW LTZ

2015 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT

Stk#2555A

PRICE

$47,588 $696 Per Mo.

$23,588 $345 Per Mo.

Stk#P1070

PRICE

$47,988 $699 Per Mo.

WE BUY USED VEHICLES... EVEN IF YOU DON’T BUY FROM US!

STERLING CHEVROLET QUALITY PRE-OWNED SPECIALS 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA

2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS

$3,988

$7,988

Stk#P1087A

$92 PER MO

Stk#P1141A

$184 PER MO

2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

2014 HYUNDAI ACCENT GS

2015 FORD ESCAPE SE

$9,988

$12,988

$20,988

Stk#P1098A

$145 PER MO

Stk#P1079

Stk#P1137

$190 PER MO

$306 PER MO

Plus tax, title, license, & doc. fee. To qualified buyers. Most payments based on 2.99% for 75 mos. Stk#P1087A & Stk#P1141A based on 4.99% for 48 mos. Dealer will not honor pricing errors in this advertisement. No prior sales.

HURRY IN FOR BEST SELECTION 1824 N North th LLocustt St Street,t Sterling, St li IL 61081

(815) 625-2700

www.sterlingchevy.com

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