W eekend SV
Saukvalley.com
Your source for news and sports 7 days a week
Serving Lee, Whiteside, Carroll, Ogle and Bureau counties Saturday&Sunday, January 24-25, 2015 $2.00
‘Mr. Cub,’ Ernie Banks, dies at 83
EL TAPATIO A GREAT PLACE FOR MEXICAN CUISINE LOCAL FLAVOR, A3
SPORTS, B1
WEEKEND ENTERPRISE | OGLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Still searching for missing money Sheriff says internal audit of tow fund could take ‘a couple months’ BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @MattMencarini
Ogle County Sheriff Brian Van Vickle
OREGON – The Ogle County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an internal audit into the nearly $11,000 a forensic auditor could not account for in the county’s administrative tow fund while it was
controlled by former Sheriff Michael Harn. The audit will likely take “a couple months,” said current Sheriff Brian VanVickle, who was sworn in on Dec. 1. “We’ve made progress,” he said. “But obviously, there’s a lot of info to go through.” The process is taking longer than most would like, Van-
Vickle said, because there are “hoops you have to jump through” for the department to obtain records or re-create records it needs. When VanVickle took office, the files were gone from computers that Harn and his executive assistant had used. In October, Sikich, a Naperville-based accounting and
consulting company, presented the results of its forensic audit to the County Board. The company was hired in April, several months after many board members, including Chairman Kim Gouker, had opposed an in-depth examination of the records.
Ogle County Board Chairman Kim Gouker
AUDIT CONTINUED ON A4
WEEKEND FEATURE | KREIDER SERVICES & FUNKY MUNKY WRESTLING
Kreider Services client and wrestling aficionado Bobby Trader imitates his favorite wrestlers’ signature moves. Funky Munky Wrestling will be coming to Dixon High School on Sunday as a fundraising event for Kreider.
Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com
A meaningful day
More information
Year-old Kreider program brings wrestling to town to raise funds BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra
DIXON – Kreider Services client Bobby Trader wears a Funky Munky Wrestling T-shirt, and gets giddy and glows with excitement when he hears about an upcoming wrestling match. He lists several competitors
by trade name – Judd the Janitor, Bobby Houston, and Bucky Collins – and can identify the “good guys” and “bad guys” right away. Bucky Collins is a “bad guy,” confirms Trader, 52, who will be among the crowd of onlookers at Dixon High School on Sunday to see elbows fly and lively characters work the crowd at “Wrestling
for a Cause.” Kreider partnered with Funky Munky Wrestling to bring the thunderous action locally, offering accessibility and a unique scene for people who might otherwise not be able to attend similar productions farther away.
Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dixon High School gym, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive. The family-friendly show starts at 1:30. Wrestlers plan an autograph session and surprises for the crowd. Tickets cost $8 in advance, and $10 at the door. A family four-pack costs $20. Go to funkymunkywrestling.com for a preview of the wrestlers.
MEANINGFUL CONTINUED ON A5
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT | FROGGY’S BAR & GRILL, ROCK FALLS
Family rallies around ‘Dad’s place’ Next generation steps up at newly named Froggy’s BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
ROCK FALLS – When Chaley Lamb was born a quarter-
century ago, she went straight from the hospital to the bar. For Wayne and Barb Lamb, not only was that acceptable, it was expected. They took the youngest of their four children to the family business to show her off to all of the patrons who were like extended family. For Chaley and her sister, Bobbie Claxton, 45, the former Lamb’s Tap, now Froggy’s Bar & Grill, has always felt like home.
Mostly cloudy
VOLUME 7 ISSUE 21 44 Pages
Today: 41/33 For the forecast, see Page A11
“To me, it was the norm growing up in a bar,” said Chaley, who is now the bar manager at Froggy’s. “When I was a kid, I have memories of shooting darts with Mom after school, and Dad glued to the TV watching NASCAR.” Bobbie is now running the kitchen, and the sisters have been immersed in a big expansion and renovation project started 2 years ago when the
Business
Who’d have thought it? Typewriters are back in style and demand. See Page C1
family bought the three connected buildings next to the bar. Although the business now consumes most of their day, the sisters had never thought they’d wind up working there. “I was a nurse for 20 years, and I quit about 7 years ago because of some physical problems,” Bobbie said. FROGGY’S CONTINUED ON A2
Community When Edgewood Golf Course opened its grounds for a day of sledding, Sauk Valley residents enjoyed sliding down the slippery hills. See Page C12
ONLINE Don’t miss out on all the fun! If you haven’t been to our Plan!t Sauk Valley website this week, you’ve missed: • A Grub Hub feature on Arnie’s Happy Spot in Deer Grove. • Reviews by SVM staff of new music by Marilyn Manson, Sleater-Kinney, Fall Out Boy, and The Decemberists. • The List of John Grisham books, from best to worst. Go to planitsaukvalley.com
Index Births................ C5
Lottery .............. A2
Business........... C1
Markets .......... A10
Classified .......... D1
Obituaries ......... A4
Comics ............. B6
Opinion............. A6
Community ..... C12
Scoreboard ...... B7
Crossword Saturday ........... D5
Scrapbook ....... C3
Crossword Sunday ............. C8
Support groups .. C5
Dave Ramsey ... C8
Weather.......... A11
Dear Abby ........ C4
Wheels ............. D8
Sports .............. B1 Travel .............. C10