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Misconduct investigation stalled State says prosecutor’s request to investigate attorney was never received

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

MOUNT CARROLL – In March 2010, the mother of a child pornography victim went to the Carroll County state’s attorney to report that the attorney’s

former assistant had kissed the victim during a social outing.

Rather than take the matter to law enforcement, State’s Attorney Scott Brinkmeier advised the woman to contact the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which deals

with attorney licensing issues.

This is according to a letter that Brinkmeier wrote to the attorney general’s office on Dec. 21, 2011, in which he sought an investigation of Hogan. He released the letter this week at the request of Sauk Valley Media.

In a statement, the attorney general’s office said it believed it had never received the request from Brinkmeier.

The facts of the case are not in dispute.

According to a recent entry on his blog, former state’s attorney assistant Hunter Hogan is now living in Egypt.

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PROPHETSTOWN STRIKING IT BIG

AG looks into denial of fight records Man who claims he was jumped asked state police for information

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

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ABOVE: Mannie Dallgas-Frey of Dixon bowls during the Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon on Saturday at Plum Hollow in Dixon.

Organizers said the event raised about $7,000 for JA programs in the area.

FAR LEFT: Victoria Kuzlik, 10, of Polo, celebrates after knocking down a batch of pins.

LEFT: Cody Buskohl, 8, of Polo, picks up his bowling ball during the Bowl-A-Thon.

PROPHETSTOWN – The attorney general is looking into a complaint that state police are keeping under wraps records on a fight in late September outside a Prophetstown bar.

In November, Eugene Pashon, 30, asked for records from state police about the fight, which took place Sept. 28 near Kuehl’s Pub, 213 Washington St. In a December interview, Pashon said five men approached him outside the bar and started beating him up. He said he remembered nothing after that because he got knocked out.

Pashon was taken to CGH Medical Center in Sterling, then flown to a hospital in Peoria. He said he suffered brain injuries, racking up $196,000 in medical bills.

On Nov. 12, state police received a Freedom of Information Act request from Pashon for documents related to the investigation. Two weeks later, the agency denied his request.

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DIXON

Bazinga! Sheldon sizes up Westminster English bulldog makes New York debut today

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 535

DIXON – Sheldon is hitting the big time with a big bang.

The English bulldog, bred and owned in part by Connie Pankhurst of Dixon, took off Thursday for New York, where he will compete for the first time in that most prestigious parade of pooches, the 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog

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Show. Pankhurst flew out Sunday to join him. The show runs today and Tuesday.

Like all big stars, Sheldon has a stage name: BISS GCH My Heart’s Connie Bazinga. He and Pankhurst his six siblings were named after the TV sitcom the “Big Bang Theory.” Pankhurst, who owns My Heart Bulldogs, also has Sheldon’s sister, Penny, My Heart’s Big Bang Nebraska Thang. Both

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are finished grand champions.

According to Wikipedia, a dog earns a championship with wins at a specified number of conformation shows, where a judge evaluates a dog’s breed type and how closely it approaches the ideal represented in its breed’s standard. A dog that completes a championship (called a finished champion) may continue to be entered in shows to compete for group (winner of its group) or Best In Show honors. That’s what Sheldon is up to today.

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Submitted by Connie Pankhurst

BISS GCH My Heart’s Bazinga, aka Sheldon, an English bulldog owned in part by Connie Pankhurst of Dixon, gets the once-over at a recent dog show.

The grand champion is kickin’ it in New York, waiting for his first-time showing at today’s 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show.

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Two arrested, two more sought in home invasion Warrant of suspect issued nationwide

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MORRISON – Two men are in jail today and two others are wanted in connection with a Jan. 23 home invasion in rural Rock Falls, Whiteside County Sheriff’s Detective Sgt. John Booker said.

Dalton Q. Chattic, 20, and Jordan D. Coy, 21, both of Fulton, each are in jail on $100,000 bond and charged with home invasion, a felony that carries 6 to 30 years in prison.

Officials still are looking for Jordan Woosley, 22, and Dominique DeJesus, 42, both of Sterling; arrest

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warrants charging home invasion have been issued for both.

Chattic was arrested Tuesday, and Coy was arrested Friday after being questioned at the sheriff’s department; both have been arraigned and each has a preliminary hearing Thursday, court records show.

Four men forced their way into the home about 2 a.m. Jan. 23; inside was a man and a small child, Booker said. A weapon was involved, but he declined to describe it.

The occupants didn’t

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appear to know the men, and no one was injured, he said.

The DeJesus warrant has been issued nationwide; his bond is set at $500,000 because of his extensive criminal history, Booker has said.

According to court records, in April 1991, DeJesus was sentenced in Whiteside County to 16 years for aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault and aggravated battery with a weapon. He was sentenced to 3 years for burglary in January 2001,

and 2 years in June 2007 for failing to register his sex offender status with his employer.

DeJesus also has three felony convictions in Lee County Court, records show. He was sentenced to 3 years each for aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and harassing a witness, and 2 years for harassing by telephone, all in November 2006, court records show.

According to court records, Chattic was sentenced to 2 1/2 years for possession of cocaine in October 2010 in Whiteside County. He lived in Sterling at the time.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of DeJesus or Woosley can call the sheriff’s office at 815-772-4044 or Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at 815-625-7867.

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Overconfidence with 4-wheel drive vehicles I don’t have fourwheel drive these days. But when I did years ago, I got cocky with it.

Once, when a foot of snow fell, I decided to rescue a co-worker who didn’t have the advantage of four-wheel drive.

I figured I could take on the treacherous roads.

I ended up stuck.

A guy in a pickup truck tried to pull me out, but it didn’t work. I waited until a day later, when much of the snow melted. Humbled, I drove the Jeep away.

Over the last few weeks, I have come across a couple of instances in which folks with four-wheel drive found themselves off the road and stuck.

One co-worker went slightly off the road near Rock Falls to use his phone. When he was

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done, he found he could go nowhere.

I tried to push him out – to no avail. Another coworker showed up, and our combined muscle (my contribution being meager) didn’t do the trick. We waved down a passing motorist, who joined in. Still no success.

Fortunately, the guy had a pickup truck and a chain, so he quickly pulled out my co-worker, who said he thought his four-wheel drive could

have handled a few inches of snow.

The other day, when I was covering the fire on West Seventh Street in Sterling, a neighbor couldn’t get out of his driveway because of police and fire vehicles.

So he tried to leave through a foot of snow.

Didn’t work.

He told me he figured his four-wheel drive could handle the layer of snow.

There’s a trend here: Folks with four-wheel drive often succumb to overconfidence.

The feature sure helps, but it’s not infallible.

David Giuliani is a news editor for Sauk Valley Media. You can reach him at dgiuliani@ saukvalley.com or 800798-4085, ext. 525. Follow him on Twitter: @DGiuliani_SVM.

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Armed robber still at large; tips coming in

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ABOVE: Riann Thomas, 7, of Tampico, a member of Troop 253, makes a friendship stick to invite a friend to join Girl Scouts. The grand opening of the new service center was Saturday in Rock Falls, and featured special crafts and displays for visitors.

BELOW: Jasmine Schultheis (left), 12, and Violet Widolff, 7, both from Dixon, look at stuffed animals at the new Girl Scouts service center.

DIXON – Dixon police have been following up on tips but still are looking for the person who used a a handgun to rob Casey’s General Store, 1401 W. Fourth St., around 2 a.m. Jan. 25.

The robber was dressed from head to foot and wore a mask or scarf, making it impossible to determine his or her gender. Police are looking for

someone about 5 feet tall who was wearing athletic pants with white stripping down the legs, a darkcolored sweatshirt or coat and hood and gloves.

Anyone with information can call police at 815-288-4411. Confidential information also can be emailed to Sgt. Matt Richards at mwrichards@ dixonpd.com or phoned in to the anonymous reward tip line, Ogle/Lee County Crime Stoppers, 888-228-4488.

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OBITUARIES Marilyn J. Resor WALNUT – Marilyn Jean Resor, 82, formerly of Walnut, died Jan. 23, 2014 at her home in Temple, Texas.

Marilyn was born on Dec. 9, 1931 in Walnut to George and Marie (Balla) Parlier.

She married Melvin White Sr. on Nov. 19, 1949; he preceded her in death on July 7, 1973. She then married Norman Resor of Princeton on May 17, 1978 in Peru, and they resided in Temple. He preceded her in death on March 30, 2013.

Marilyn was known as a devout caretaker of stray animals and loved music and singing. She played piano and sang in her church choir in Rock Falls and Temple.

Survivors include two sons, Melvin (Barb)

White Jr. of Rock Falls and Steven White of Prophetstown; one stepson, Dennis Resor of Panama City Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

She also was preceded by one daughter, Roseanne Marie White; her parents; one brother, Milfred Parlier; and one sister, Evelyn Starks.

Cremation rites have been accorded and a memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

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Francis E. Vock POLO – Francis E. Vock, 89, of Polo, passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at his home.

He was a truck driver for Teamsters Local 722, retiring in 1983. Francis was a 60-year member of Polo American Legion Post 83, and a lifetime member of Sebring Florida VFW and the Polo VFW. After retiring, he enjoyed going to auctions and collecting antiques.

Francis was born July 3, 1924, in Eagle Point (Polo), the son of Edward and Gertrude (Marschang) Vock. He was united in marriage to Anna Lucile Livingston on Dec. 18, 1952, in Polo.

She preceded him in death on Nov. 12, 1997.

He was a veteran of United States Navy, entering the service on July 6, 1944, and serving on the USS Ki Win, USS Liddle and the USS Loy. Survivors include his daughter, Vicki Patterson

of German Valley; sons Donald (Darlene) Vock and Timmy (Mary) Vock, both of Polo; sisters, Loretta Carroll of Polo, Ruth Forristall of Ohio, Ill., and Dorothy Clothier of Polo; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He also was preceded in death by son-in-law James Patterson, sisters Catherine Hodge, Bernadine Blum, and Eileen Wright, and six brothersin-law.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Polo Family Funeral Home in Polo. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Polo, with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established. Visit www. polofamilyfuneralhome. com to send condolences.

Tamara Mae Bartlett DIXON – Tamara Mae Bartlett, 62, of Dixon, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Tamara was born June 12, 1951, in McLeansboro, the daughter of Earl and Josephine (Reynolds) Bartlett.

Survivors include one son, Jared Gallagher of Downers Grove; one daughter, Kris Gallagher of Byron; one brother, David Reynolds; two sisters, Brenda Seible, and Jeannie (Terry) Pierce, all of Dixon; three grandchildren, Savannah Yang, Jorydn Hickman, and Alexis Hickman; one niece, Jamie (Andy) Kovash; one nephew, Justin (Jenny) Reuter; and special friend, Tom

Long of Dixon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jason Gallagher; one sister, Susan Bartlett; and one brother-in-law, Rafe Seible.

Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday followed by a 4:30 p.m. funeral service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Liandro Arellano, pastor of Faith Assembly Church in Grand Detour, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded.

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At 22 months, Sheldon is consider a young ’un, Pankhurst said. He will will be competing against seasoned 3-, 4and 5-year-olds. “We are definitely the underdogs going into this show, but what he lacks in maturity, he makes up for in enthusiasm and heart,� she said in an email. “He is a joy to watch show in the group ring ... the louder the applause, the more he struts his stuff. You can almost see him puff up and get his groove on. “Outside the ring, he is actually a giant chicken – sweet, loving and playful.

He loves to sleep in bed, play tug with the other dogs, and give hugs and high fives,� she said.

At the urging of her parents, James and Connie Pankhurst, also of Dixon, the 49-year-old took to the dog-show circuit about 5 years ago. “It’s a very labor-intensive hobby,� she said. “We have four dogs that live with us and multiple champions that live with other families throughout their show careers.

With training, socialization, bathing and grooming, it’s more than a one-man job.�

That is why she has a small army of helpers: Sheldon is co-owned and handled by Brook Berth of Jackson, Wis. (who

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Sheldon, an English bulldog, is ready for his first-time showing at today’s 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show.

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Pankhurst’s son, William Foster, 20, helps with the day-to-day feeding, grooming and training at home in Dixon. “My co-owners and handlers are just as

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Sheldon also lives part time with Neal and Ericka McNeal in DeKalb. “We have placed several

dogs with them to ensure that our home isn’t overrun (lol) and to make sure that our dogs don’t live in a kennel environment,� Pankhurst wrote. “They sleep in beds or on couches and are members of a family ... or in Sheldon’s case, members of multiple families!�

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Brinkmeier’s former assistant state’s attorney, Hunter Hogan, admitted to touching the breasts of the victim in a child pornography case that he had prosecuted.

The disciplinary committee later determined that Hogan’s actions rose to the level of criminal conduct.

Yet no charges have been filed against the now-disbarred attorney.

Recently, Brinkmeier sent a fax about Hogan to Sauk Valley Media after it published a story about the former prosecutor. “Due to Mr. Hogan being a former employee, the matter was submitted in 2011 to the Illinois attorney general’s office with a request that they conduct an investigation and determine if any criminal charges were warranted,� Brinkmeier wrote.

The letter was sent to the attention of Richard Schwind, then chief of the criminal enforcement division in the attorney general’s office.

Five months after he received the letter, Schwind became a Cook County associate judge.

After Sauk Valley Media asked the attorney general’s office about the letter, the agency looked into the issue and issued a statement. “Based on our review of records and in speaking with the personnel in charge, we don’t believe we received this letter,� said the statement from Scott Mulford, an attorney general’s spokesman. “Further, had we received this letter, we would have declined the request because the appropriate entity to seek an investigation is the Illinois State Police.�

The attorney general’s normal practice, Mulford said, is to decline such requests in writing. “Therefore, we do not believe we received the request in the first place,� he said.

In an interview this week, Brinkmeier said he was “quite frankly shocked� when he found

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He perceived there were some problems here.

That should have been taken to law enforcement.

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Attorney general spokesperson Scott Mulford on state’s attorney’s 2-year delay sending a letter to the AG

out about the attorney general’s statement.

He said he spoke with Schwind by telephone about Hogan, then sent the letter. About a month later, he said, he followed up with Schwind.

Brinkmeier also said he spoke last week with an attorney in the attorney general’s office about the case. That attorney, he said, confirmed that there was a discussion in the office about Hogan.

In an interview, Schwind, the former attorney general’s official, said he had “no independent recollection� of the letter or talking with Brinkmeier about Hogan on the phone. But he said that didn’t mean such contacts didn’t happen. “I just don’t remember it,� he said.

‘Instructed to clean out his office’ Hogan, who was an assistant state’s attorney from 2008 to 2010, writes extensively on his Hunter Thinks blog and his Facebook page.

Recently, he said on his blog that he had lived in Cairo, Egypt, since midOctober.

A few weeks after the victim in question turned 17, Hogan, who is in his late 30s, touched her breasts and kissed her. In Illinois, the age of consent for sexual contact is 17, although an adult with authority over a 17-year-old is barred by law from having such relations.

According to Brinkmeier’s letter, on Feb. 17, 2010, Brinkmeier called Hogan into his office to discuss Hogan’s attempts to develop a relationship with a 19-year-old defendant he had prosecuted, which was another instance in which Hogan got in hot water with the disciplinary commission. “After hearing Mr. Hogan’s recollection of the events and the fact that he did not deny

attempting to pursue a relationship with [the defendant], Mr. Hogan was advised he could no longer work in my office,� Brinkmeier’s letter said. “At that time, he was instructed to clean out his office and remove his belongings.

Mr. Hogan did so that day and that was the last day he worked in my office as an assistant state’s attorney.�

Hogan chose to use some accumulated vacation time then, Brinkmeier said.

On Feb. 25, 2010, according to the letter, Brinkmeier asked Hogan to resign or be fired. A day later, Hogan submitted a letter of resignation.

Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 25, 2010, Hogan reportedly had the encounter with the 17-year-old.

On March 10, 2010, the child pornography victim’s mother approached Brinkmeier. “The mother ... informed me that she felt betrayed by Hunter Hogan’s behavior and wanted to know what she could do about the matter,� Brinkmeier said in the letter. “The allegations are especially troubling because they have been made against an individual who was sworn to uphold the law.�

Brinkmeier advised her to contact the ARDC, which she did.

Brinkmeier said the mother mentioned only Hogan’s kissing, not touching, her daughter.

He said his review of legal issues about sexual misconduct found nothing about kissing.

He said he was so surprised with the attorney general’s statement this week that he typed up another letter to renew his request for an investigation by the agency.

It’s well within the statute of limitations, he said.

Brinkmeier called the situation a tragedy.

Mulford, the attorney general’s spokesman, said his agency doesn’t understand Brinkmeier’s delay, waiting nearly 2 years to send a letter “that we have no record of receiving.� “He perceived there were some problems here,� Mulford said. “That should have been taken to law enforcement.�

Prof: With underage child, inquiry needed In the 2012 race for state’s attorney, Brinkmeier’s opponent, Michelle BuckwalterSchurman, mentioned Hogan’s case during a Republican luncheon.

She said Brinkmeier should have sought a special prosecutor to investigate Hogan, according to a story in the Prairie Advocate, a Lanark weekly that is now a sister publication of Sauk Valley Media.

Brinkmeier, however, told the Republicans that he had referred the matter to the attorney general for investigation.

Steven Beckett, a professor for the University of Illinois law school, said it was insufficient to refer criminal allegations to the attorney disciplinary commission. “If there is an underage child, there needs to be a criminal investigation,� he said. “It would be better to have someone who is independent.�

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Supporters hopeful about this year 2-1-1 service Advocates say circumstances are different now SPRINGFIELD (AP) – After failing to win enough support the past 2 years, proponents of expanded gambling in Illinois see it having better chances this year, with other issues out of the way and the state in dire need of cash.

The legislation, which would establish five new casinos and authorize slot machines at racetracks and airports, went out with a whimper last May as the session adjourned.

Lawmakers discussed the lengthy, complex proposal extensively but never called it for a vote.

So far, advocates are pushing almost identical legislation this year, but circumstances are different. It’s an election year, but lawmakers must deal with a number of difficult tax and budget issues, even as they try again to overcome the ethical concerns raised by Gov. Pat Quinn.

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llinois Rep. Louis Lang, D-Skokie, watches the vote tote board while on the House floor during session Tuesday at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.

Gambling legislation, which proposes five new casinos, slot machines at racetracks and at O’Hare and Midway airports was discussed extensively but never called for a vote last spring. Advocates say the timing is ripe to help push gambling expansion legislation through the General Assembly. “I believe there’s an opportunity to pass a bill that the governor will sign,� said state Rep. Lou Lang, an assistant House majority leader and sponsor of previous gambling legislation. “Having said that, it’s a timing issue.

There’s an election year, and gaming is a difficult issue at best.�

Much has changed in recent months, including the passage of pension reform legislation, which Gov. Pat Quinn had said must be accomplished before he’d consider signing a gambling expansion proposal.

Quinn has vetoed two previous gaming bills passed by the Legislature.

In addition, lawmakers have been looking for new sources of funding as they debate whether to extend the state’s income tax increase, which is scheduled to roll back from 5 percent to 3.75 percent next January.

Sponsors say gambling expansion would provide an estimated $400 million to $1 billion a year in revenue. “There’s no doubt we need some revenue,� said Sen. Terry Link, a Waukegan Democrat.

The bill, sponsored by Democratic State Rep. Bob Rita of Blue Island, calls for adding casinos in Rockford, Danville, Chicago’s south suburbs and Lake County in addition to Chicago.

It also would allow current and future casino licensees to apply for an online gambling license and add slot machines at the state’s horse-racing tracks and O’Hare and Midway international airports. The bulk of revenue from brickand-mortar gambling would go toward school funding.

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On Jan. 24, the AG decided to proceed with an inquiry.

The AG asked state police for unredacted copies of all records that would fulfill Pashon’s request. It also asked for a “detailed and factual basis� for the state police’s denial.

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What if we had a ‘first man’ in White House?

It’s time to pay ‘first spouses’ for all they do

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1864

From our archives: Editor gives grumbler a scolding Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Feb. 6, 1864.

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e have received the following note through the post office. s s s Sterling, Jany. 30, 1864 Editor, Sterling Gazette: Can you inform me what disposition has been made of the proceeds of the late entertainment at Wallace Hall?

I paid my money understanding that the proceeds were to be given to the needy families – and not to be put into a fireand burglar-proof safe and merchandise dealt out in its place.

The money is the public money, and the public do not approve of such a monopoly. It is time they should know how such funds are disposed of, and why it is not right that we should know whether honest hands are made the recipient of such funds, or not.

Let us have a statement, and I presume all will be satisfied.

Yours, A Subscriber s s s We are not in the habit of noticing anonymous letters, but as the above is slightly personal, we reply to it.

In the first place, then, part of the money has been given to those in need of it, and the balance is in “honest hands� (and no doubt will continue so, so long as “A Subscriber� has nothing to do with it), and will be distributed justly and fairly wherever it is most needed.

As is generally the case, the grumbling “Subscriber� is no doubt actuated by jealousy, and knows

What we thought: 150 years ago nothing about what he writes, as is evidenced by his writing another anonymous letter, similar to the above, to a lady in Sterling who has had nothing to do with the money, in any way, shape or manner, but who has assisted the poor this winter more, we venture to say, than “A Subscriber� ever did in his life.

Again, the grumbler shows his weakness by writing anonymously. He had not the manliness to sign his name to the insulting letters he has written; and we are not surprised at it either, as grumblers are proverbially ashamed of their own acts.

If “A Subscriber� had called upon any of those who were instrumental in getting up the entertainment, he would have received all the information he desired with regard to the money, and any person desiring such information can obtain it at any time.

We will again assure “A Subscriber� that the money is safe, out of his reach, and will remain so unless fortune should bring him to want, and then his twenty-five cents will be returned to him with interest.

-R ,INCOLN S DAILY LIFE Mr. Lincoln is an early riser, and he thus is able to devote two or three hours each morning to his voluminous private correspondence, besides glancing at a city paper.

At nine he breakfasts – then walks over to the War Office to read such war telegrams as may be given him – occasionally some are withheld – and to have a chat with Gen. Halleck on the military situation, in which he takes a great interest.

clear, gray eyes, while his ringing laughter shows that he is not “used up� yet.

The simple and natuReturning to the White ral manner in which he House, he goes through delivers his thoughts with his morning’s mail, makes him appear to in company with a prithose visiting him like vate secrean earnest, affectionate tary. friend. ...

Some The president dines letters are at six, and it is rare that endorsed and sent to some personal friends the depart- do not grace the round dining-table. ... From the ments, John G. dinner table the party others are Nicolay retire to the crimson entrusted 1832-1901 drawing room where cofto the secNicolay, a retary, who fee is served, and where former Illinois the president passes the makes a newspaper evening, unless some dig[note] of the editor, was President reply which nitary has a special interview. – Boston Journal Abraham he is to Lincoln’s make, and private %XCHANGED secretary from others the A telegram was received 1861 until president 1865. Nicolay retains, in Sterling helped answer that he may a few days Lincoln’s since, statanswer mail and ing that managed the them president’s Capt. James himself. office, with Galt was in Every letassistance ter receives Baltimore, from John and would Hay, who attention, Capt. James more than be home and all Galt 30 years soon. The later became which are 1826-1869 captain entitled secretary of Galt is state. has been to a reply believed to sojourning receive one, have caught in Richpneumonia no matter how they are while a worded, or how inelegant mond for a prisoner of few months the chirography may be. war and failed past, and Tuesdays and Fridays to recover his we are health, dying are Cabinet days, but on in 1869. Photo happy to other days, visitors are courtesy of be able to requested to wait in the the Sterlingannounce Rock Falls antechamber, and send his return Historical in their cards. SomeSociety. to America. times, before the president has finished reading .OT DEAD YET his mail, Mr. Lincoln has The Missouri Legislavisitors ushered in, giving ture on Friday passed precedence to acquaineulogistic resolutions tances. Three or four hours do they pour in, in over the supposed death of one of their rapid succession, nine own members and then out of ten asking offices, adjourned out of respect and patiently does the to his memory. president listen to their The next day, however, applications. they learned that their Care and anxiety have fellow member was not furrowed his rather dead, but alive and kickhomely features, yet ing, having been preoccasionally he is vented from making his “reminded of an anecdote,� and good humored appearance by the late glances beam from his snow storms.

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WASHINGTON – Let us ponder the issue of first spouses.

Former first lady Laura Bush said the other day she is looking forward to the nation’s “first man� and the 24/7 attention he will get for his hairstyle, his ties or lack thereof, his wardrobe, and his weight.

In a C-Span interview, she said presumably the first husband would continue his professional career.

But, she said, the first spouse should not get an official salary and should “stand back and be quiet� on national issues. Perhaps, she suggested, the first first man could take on the subject of men’s health as his special interest.

One can only imagine all the men out there dreaming of being first man.

Some people (they know who they are) are rooting for Hillary Clinton to be elected president just to see what former President Bill Clinton would be like as first man. We can be fairly certain he would not “stand back and be quiet� on national issues.

Actually, it’s hard to imagine anybody wanting to be the first spouse.

Except for losing the White House chef and access to Camp David, almost all first ladies were thrilled when their sentences ended.

Michelle Obama, trained as a lawyer, says she loves being “mom-in-chief� and advancing her interests in reducing child obesity, helping veterans find jobs, and making college more affordable.

So what has garnered the most attention for her?

Bare arms and bangs over her forehead.

It’s time to make the position of first spouse an official one with a salary.

Rich people could give the money to a charity if they wish, but we should not expect all that we do from someone who is not elected and is unpaid.

BEING FIRST SPOUSE is incredibly demanding.

It means being in charge of a household/museum with a staff of nearly 100 and a separate office staff of 24.

It means hosting diplomats and foreign leaders and being constantly aware of protocol.

It means big dinner parties and foreign trips and watching what you say and do.

It means worrying about security and losing your privacy.

It means making certain your children grow up well grounded.

We are lucky that our first ladies have been classy and public spirited and willing to donate their

“The fact is that shout shows or no shout shows, blogs or no blogs, like Rodney Dangerfield, opinion journalism deserves a little respect.�

Victor Navasky, journalism professor, Columbia University, 2005

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annMcFEATTERS Ann McFeatters has covered the White House and national politics since 1986.

Contact her at amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

time and talent while losing their privacy. But each has had to pay for her family’s food, dry cleaning and other personal expenses.

And traditionally she has not pursued her own career in the White House or even after, except for writing memoirs or, in the case of Hillary Clinton, being elected a senator, running for president, becoming secretary of state, and being paid $200,000 per speech.

FORTUNATELY, WE have not yet had a situation that recently faced France, where the president brought in his girlfriend to perform first lady duties and then dumped her for someone else.

Not paying the first spouse while expecting mountainous chores and endless hours First lady is extremely Michelle old fashObama ioned and Being the “first spouse� smacks of is incredibly not valudemanding ing women. and deserves a salary, says (Even in our columnist Ann “ e n l i g h t McFeatters. ened� age, women earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns.)

As we contemplate the idea of having a first man in the White House, the concept of paying him a salary will certainly take on more merit. A spouse who continued working in business, a profession or politics doubtless would run into problems of perceived conflicts of interest raised by the opposition party, if by nobody else.

Having a first man around also might show us that there are a lot of silly chores dumped on the first spouse that no longer are necessary, such as welcoming the annual Christmas tree driven up to the White House in a horse-drawn carriage.

On the other hand, a female president with a husband could dump some unpleasant tasks on him, such as pardoning a turkey at Thanksgiving.

We have a lot to think about as we sort through this thorny issue. But at least we have a tidier situation than the French.

Note to readers: Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist for McClatchy-Tribune. Readers may send her email at amcfeatters@ nationalpress.com.

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Mom feels imprisoned by mentally ill son Dear Abby: My 38-yearold son is mentally ill and refuses medication, counseling or any type of help. I’m 63, and he physically and mentally abuses me. I had him committed, but he refused to cooperate, so they released him after 2 weeks. Life after that became worse.

I have no time to myself except when I sleep or take a nap. Family and friends are not allowed in the house because they make him uncomfortable. I can’t even open the blinds to let the sun

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in because “people are watching him.�

I know he needs help desperately, but I don’t know where else to turn.

My family tells me to have

him committed and not let him back home. I feel guilty about sending him out of my home because I’m afraid of what he might do or what could happen to him.

I go for counseling once a month, and I have discussed this with my therapist, who says the same thing as my family: “Commit him and throw away the key!� I am so torn! I suffer from depression and this lifestyle does not help.

I’m planning to move to another state where I have family, and I don’t

know what to do with him. I feel like I’m trading one cell for another.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. – Loyal Reader in New York

to live in a group home where he could be sheltered and taken care of. With medication he might be able to have more of a life than you have provided.

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IN BRIEF Clint Eastwood saves choking man at event LOS ANGELES – Clint Eastwood came to the rescue on the eve of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, performing the Heimlich maneuver on the event’s chief executive at a dinner to honor volunteers. “I saw that look in his eyes and saw that look of panic people have when they see their life passing before their eyes,� Eastwood told the Carmel Pine Cone, the local newspaper.

The event’s director, Steve John, was snacking on hors d’oeuvres Wednesday night when a piece of cheese got

stuck in his throat, setting the stage for Eastwood’s rescue. “Clint saved my life,� John said told the paper, describing how the 83-year-old actor/director came up behind him, lifted him off the ground and performed the lifesaving maneuver. “I gave him three good jolts, and that got it out,� Eastwood said, adding that he had never performed the Heimlich maneuver before, “except to practice.�

Luckily for John, the Hollywood icon was successful on his first time out. “He’s strong!� John told the Pine Cone of Eastwood. “The cheese popped out, and I was fine.�

Fox cuts ‘The X Factor’ after three seasons LOS ANGELES – Fox has X’d out “The X Factor.�

Once seen as the next “American Idol,� Fox has canceled the “The X Factor� after three seasons of shuffling judges and low ratings for the musical talent show.

Simon Cowell, who left “American Idol� for “The X Factor,� will now focus his efforts on the U.K. version of the show. “Last year, for a number of reasons, I had to make a decision to return to the U.K. version of ‘The X Factor’ in 2014,�

Cowell said in a statement.

That would seem to contradict what Cowell said two months ago, when he told reporters that “The X Factor� would return for a fourth season.

Fox Enterainment President Kevin Reilly said, “Unfortunately, there is no ‘X Factor’ without Simon Cowell, but we understand and support his decision to focus on the international formats and on the next phase of his personal life. We wish him the very best, and it’s our sincere hope that we work together again soon.� –MCT News Service

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Tuesday, Feb. 11 Women, infants and children clinic, and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, Suite 100, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815499-4866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

Sterling High School Class of ’41 breakfast, 9 a.m., The Spot Restaurant, Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263164.

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Prophet Manor, 411 W. Second St., Prophetstown, 815-622-9230.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9:30-11 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon.

Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena, Dixon, 815-2883371.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

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

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

G.E. Retired Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., KJ’s Bar and Grill, 115 Main St., Morrison, 815-772-8788.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, pri-

vate dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

Wii and Yoga class, 1:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Free blood pressure screening, 3:30-5 p.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Franklin Grove Public Library Board, 6:30 p.m., 112 S. Elm St., Franklin Grove, 815-4562823.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon/Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Alcoholics Anonymous, home meeting, call 815-284-2589.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Women, infants and children clinic, and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, Suite 100, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 7:30-8:30 a.m., J.J.’s Restaurant, 337 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville, 815-7724213.

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown, 815-772-4213.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013 or 800782-1584.

Rock River Center representative, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Appointments: 815-625-0382 or 800-733-2767.

Blood pressure check, 10:3011:30 a.m., Lee County Council On Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Blood pressure check, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

GE Retired Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., K.J.’s Bar and Grill, 115 Main St., Morrison.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, grapevine; 3:30 p.m. closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

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

Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-8572550.

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

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Buddy Bags packing, 5-6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815541-2122.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, steps, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-625-6763.

Buddy Bags donations accepted, 6-7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 815-541-2122.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

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

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-9731490.

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Caffeine common in kids, young adults Most intake from soda, tea, coffee CHICAGO (AP) – Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn’t budge much over a decade, although soda use declined and ener-

gy drinks became an increasingly common source, a government analysis finds.

Though even most preschoolers consume some caffeine-containing products, their average was the amount found in half a can of soda, and overall caffeine intake declined in children up to age 11 during the decade.

The analysis is the first to examine recent national trends in caffeine intake among children and young adults and comes amid a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-containing foods and drinks, especially for children and teens. In an online announcement

about the investigation, the FDA notes that caffeine is found in a variety of foods, gum and even some jelly beans and marshmallows.

The probe is partly in response to reports about hospitalizations and even several deaths after consuming highly caffeinated drinks or energy shots.

The drinks have not been

proven to be a cause in those cases.

The new analysis, by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that at least through 2010, energy drinks were an uncommon source of caffeine for most U.S. youth.

The results were published online last Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends against caffeine consumption for children and teens because of potentially harmful effects from the mild stimulant, including increases in heart rate and blood pressure, and worsening anxiety in those with anxiety disorders.

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Inventor, 85, looking to rid world of fractions Widower thinks they are confusing and unnecessary

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Having written books, invented gadgets, designed educational toys, started companies, built his own collection of pocket sundials and spearheaded community projects, 85-year-old retired engineer Ed Evenson leads a quest to rid the world of fractions. “It’s become a thing with me,� Evenson says of his yearlong crusade against fractions, which he argues are confusing and can be replaced easily with a simple decimal point. Instead of teaching children how to multiply by 5⠄16, we should just let them multiply by .3125, he says.

Evenson, a history buff, uses centuries of logic to craft the arguments in his booklet titled, “The Drive for the Decimal Inch: Persuading the Educators.�

Surveyors and industry, with its milling machines, micrometers and LED calipers, use decimals.

Even TV meteorologists

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Ed Evenson, an 85-year-old engineer, author and inventor, stands in the basement workshop of his home in Rolling Meadows. Evenson has been on a yearlong crusade to rid our schools of fractions. now shun fractions to report 6.5 inches of snow.

A widower (his wife, Barbara, died of breast cancer a dozen years ago), Evenson still lives in the first Rolling Meadows house built with a basement, which he bought in 1954. In addition to his workshop, the home boasts a massive library.

Leafing to the Decimal Arithmetick chapter in his copy of William Leybourn’s “Cursus Mathematicus,� published more

than 300 years ago, Evenson points to the conclusion, “Decimal operations do afford so great help, that many Ages before have not produced a more useful Invention.�

That’s not even the oldest book on Evenson’s shelves. He owns a 1529 copy of Apianus’ “Cosmographicus Liber.�

Written in Latin, “that’s the only one I can’t read,� Evenson says.

Born in Montana, Evenson spent his childhood

in Washington, D.C., after his father, Arthur, became one of the new Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s original employees. After the death of his father, Evenson finished high school in Racine, Wis., where his mother, Ruby, moved to be closer to relatives and become a teacher. Evenson still cherishes the Christmas present he got as a 5-yearold from his parents – a complete set of the 1933 Compton Encyclopedia.

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for the grandkids – things I think they should know about, but don’t,� says the grandfather of nine. “This campaign I’m on now is because of my engineering background. As far as I’m concerned, fractions are a waste of time.�

Convincing educators of that might not be successful, admits Evenson.

He never could get companies to buy his simple attachment that turned ordinary staplers into bookbinder tools, and even though he helped bring a drive-through mailbox to his local post office, the post office later closed.

As a kid, Evenson learned fractions. “I just accepted it. I didn’t have any opinions in those days,� he says, adding that today’s students should be given rulers with markings for each 10th of an inch.

The only fractions he doesn’t want eliminated are the “conversational fractions,� he says, explaining how people still should know concepts such as half-baked, three-quarters of an hour or how to divide a pizza into thirds.

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He noted on an inside cover that it was a present from “Ruby and Daddy.� “I didn’t know how to spell mother, but I knew how to spell Ruby,�

Evenson explains. “I was a horrible speller. Math was my good subject.

English was my bad subject. And history was between the two.�

In 1972, Evenson wrote his first book, “Automotive Test Equipment You Can Build.�

He’s written other books on auto repair, a children’s book about the history of the calendar and “The Telephone Patent Conspiracy of 1876,� in which he makes the case that Elisha Gray should get much of the credit that generally goes to Alexander Graham Bell. A father of three boys, Evenson made a metal armillary sphere that was marketed and sold as an education “Starfinder� for kids in the late 1960s. His other educational toys included weather forecasting kits and the “RIC 920,� a rock identification computer that used basic tests and mechanical punch cards to identify minerals. “What I do now is write

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At the bridge table, do not count the minutes; instead, count the points, the winners, the losers. The more counting you do, the more successful you will be.

In this deal, South charges into six hearts. How should he play after West leads the spade king?

South decided that if he needed a side-suit finesse to work, it probably would, given West’s opening bid. So

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Suppose, instead, that the club finesse is winning. How many tricks would that provide?

One spade, six hearts, two diamonds and three clubs – ah, 12.

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Documents reveal chaotic sex-abuse record Strong cases are often reduced to lesser charges, AP analysis finds TOKYO (AP) – After a night of heavy drinking at the Globe and Anchor, a watering hole for enlisted Marines in Okinawa, Japan, a female service member awoke in her barracks room as a man was raping her, she reported. She tried repeatedly to push him off. But wavering in and out of consciousness, she

couldn’t fight back.

A rape investigation, backed up by DNA evidence, ended with the accused pleading guilty to a lesser charge, wrongfully engaging in sexual activity in the barracks. He was reduced in rank and confined to his base for 30 days, but received no prison time.

Fast forward a year. An intoxicated service mem-

ber was helped into bed by a male Marine with whom he had spent the day. The Marine then performed oral sex on the victim “for approximately 20 minutes against his will,� records show.

The accused insisted the sex was consensual, but he was court-martialed, sentenced to 6 years in prison, busted to E-1, the military’s lowest rank, and dishonorably discharged.

The two cases, both adjudicated by the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, are among

more than 1,000 reports of sex crimes involving U.S. military personnel based in Japan between 2005 and early 2013. Obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, the records open a rare window into the world of military justice and show a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments.

The Associated Press originally sought the records for U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan after attacks against Japanese women raised political

tensions there. They might now give weight to members of Congress who want to strip senior officers of their authority to decide whether serious crimes, including sexual assault cases, go to trial.

The AP analysis found the handling of allegations verged on the chaotic, with seemingly strong cases often reduced to lesser charges.

In two rape cases, commanders overruled recommendations to courtmartial and dropped the

charges instead.

Even when military authorities agreed a crime had been committed, the suspect was unlikely to serve time.

Nearly two-thirds of 244 service members whose punishments were detailed in the records were not incarcerated.

Instead they were fined, demoted, restricted to their bases or removed from the military. In more than 30 cases, a letter of reprimand was the only punishment.

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U.S. economy might be stuck in slow lane for long run WASHINGTON (AP) – In the 4½ years since the Great Recession ended, millions of Americans who have gone without jobs or raises have found themselves wondering something about the economic recovery: Is this as good as it gets?

It increasingly looks that way.

Two straight weak job reports have raised doubts about economists’ predictions of breakout growth in 2014. The global economy is showing signs of slowing – again. Manufacturing has slumped. Fewer people are signing contracts to buy homes. Global stock markets have sunk as anxiety has gripped developing nations.

Some long-term trends are equally dispiriting.

The Congressional Budget Office foresees growth picking up through 2016, only to weaken starting in 2017. By the CBO’s reckoning, the economy will soon slam into a demographic wall: The vast baby boom generation will retire.

Their exodus will shrink the share of Americans who are working, which will hamper the economy’s ability to accelerate.

At the same time, the government may have to borrow

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In this Jan. 22 photo, job-seekers line up to meet a prospective employer at a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. Two consecutive weak job reports have raised doubts about economists’ predictions of breakout growth in 2014. The global economy is showing signs of slowing again. more, raise taxes or cut spending to support Social Security and Medicare for those retirees.

Only a few weeks ago, at least the short-term view looked brighter. Entering 2014, many economists predicted growth

would top 3 percent for the first time since 2005. That pace would bring the U.S. economy near its average post-World War II annual growth rate.

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In addition, steady job gains dating back to 2010 should unleash more consumer spending. Each of the 7.8 million jobs that have been added

provided income to someone who previously had little or none. It amounts to “adrenaline� for the economy, said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist for Northern Trust.

And since 70 percent of the economy flows from consumers, their increased spending would be expected to drive stronger hiring and growth. “There is a dividing line between a slow-growth economy that is not satisfactory and above-trend growth with a tide strong enough to lift all the boats and put people back to work,� said Chris Rupkey, chief financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. “That number is 3 percent.�

The recovery had appeared to achieve a breakthrough in the final quarter of 2013. The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.2 percent last quarter. Leading the upswing was a 3.3 percent surge in the rate of consumer spending, which had been slack for much of the recovery partly because of high debt loads and stagnant pay.

Yet for now, winter storms and freezing temperatures, along with struggles in Europe and Asia, have slowed manufacturing and the pace of hiring.

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ROCK FALLS – After hanging tough on the road and losing by a dozen points to Winnebago earlier this season, the Rock Falls Rockets’ rematch with the Indians at Tabor Gym was a different story Saturday night.

Winnebago rode a 30-point third quarter Austin to turn a manDonoho Rock Falls ageable deficit for Rock Falls senior into a blowout for the Indians, who cruised to an 83-46 Big Northern West victory.

The Rockets (5-15, 1-6) dug themselves a hole early, a tough one to dig out of facing a team with a height and shooting advantage. The Indians made nine shots from behind the 3-point arc, and shot 56 percent from the field, compared to Rock Falls’ four 3s and 34 percent shooting.

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Dixon’s Trent Scott screams in pain as Rochelle’s Eli Keating rolls over his leg during the third-place match at 182 pounds Saturday at the Class 2A Geneseo Regional. Scott wrestled through the pain, and was one of five Dukes and seven Sterling Golden Warriors to advance to this week’s sectional.

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GENESEO – There Trent Scott was, lying in agony with his season apparently over.

Amazingly, the Dixon High School junior recovered from what appeared to be a serious injury to his right ankle. Scott wrestled all but the first 21 seconds of the key match with little use of his right leg.

He fought out a thrilling 16-12 win over Rochelle’s Eli Keating to claim third place at 182 pounds Saturday, and earn a berth in sectionals at the Class 2A Geneseo Regional.

“I felt a pop. It didn’t feel too good,” Scott said.

“But, I worked my [butt] off all year to get here, so I wasn’t going to just let it go, just because of a little injury. I was almost begging them to let

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me wrestle. I could only use that leg for stability, to keep me from falling over.”

Scott said he was told by a trainer that at best he has a high ankle sprain, and at worst has a small fracture. He anticipates being able to wrestle at sectionals.

“Trent said, ‘Coach, I can’t let my last match end this way,’” Dixon coach Chris Bishop said of Scott.

“That’s just heart. He wanted it that bad.”

Scott (9-15) was one of five Dukes to advance to sectionals. Sterling grabbed seven sectionalqualifying spots.

Dixon and Sterling each had one regional champion. The winning Warrior was sophomore Jaden Urrutia at 113, while the Dukes’ champ was senior Kylian Lally at 145.

Locals advancing First place: Jaden Urrutia (Sterling) 113; Kylian Lally (Dixon) 145 Second place: Isaac Figueroa (Sterling) 120; Trent Brinkmeier (Dixon) 138; Nick Terronez (Sterling) 152; Will Canales (Sterling) 182; Bryant Lilly (Sterling) 220 Third place: Andrew Garcia (Sterling) 138; Trent Scott (Dixon) 182; Connor Sperling (Dixon) 195; Ryan Troutman (Dixon) 220; Cariel Beasley (Sterling) 285

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First step to Champaign Six Comets lead large host of local advancers

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 551

POLO – Newman wrestlers have a history of doing some serious damage at the state tournament each season.

The Comets took the first step on that journey Saturday at the Polo Regional, where they placed second in a nine-team field.

More importantly, six wrestlers, including three champions, moved on to the Byron Sectional that begins Friday.

“We wrestled well throughout Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com the day,” Newman coach Steve Newman’s Bryce Ivey tries to get Amboy’s Ryan Leffelman on Davis said. “Guys who were his back during their 170-pound championship bout Saturday at supposed to win did a great the Class 1A Polo Regional. Ivey won a 5-0 decision, and was job, forced the issue, and won. one of 23 locals to advance to next weekend’s Byron Sectional. A couple of guys who I thought

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Leading the way for Newman were champs Jake Snow, Brandon Ahlgrim and Bryce Ivey.

Snow (33-1) won the 145pound title by technical fall in 2 minutes, 35 seconds against Amboy’s Chris Jones (26-11).

Ahlgrim (28-9) and Amboy’s Jason Bontz (27-10) were locked in a close battle at 152 pounds when Ahlgrim scored a takedown with 50 seconds left in the second period to seize a 4-2

lead. He opened the third period with a reversal, and cruised to an 8-3 victory.

Ivey (32-1) took on Amboy’s Ryan Leffelman (28-7) in the finals at 170 pounds. After a scoreless first period, Ivey scored a reversal to open the second, then got a 3-point nearfall to go up 5-0. He made that score hold up.

Taking second for the Comets were Elias Edmondson (138) and Brady Rude (160). Rude suffered a head injury in his semifinal bout, and was held out of the finals for precautionary reasons.

Eli Monier (132) took third place for Newman.

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Evgeni Plushenko and 15-year-old Julia Lipnitskaia secured the gold by winning the free skates, thrilling the crowd. Speedskater Olga Graf got the bronze in the women’s 3,000 for Russia’s first medal of any kind at Sochi, then Olga Vilukhina took silver in the women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint in biathlon and Albert Demchenko picked up another silver in men’s luge.

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and Aksel Lund Svindal. Four years ago in Vancouver, Austria was shut out of Alpine medals for the first time.

Dutch double For the second day in a row, the Netherlands won a gold medal in speedskating. This time, it was Ireen Wust in the women’s 3,000, and it was the third straight Winter Games where she grabbed a gold.

Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were again in the crowd, just as they were the day before when Sven Kramer took gold in the men’s 5,000.

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Felix Loch of Germany won his second straight Olympic gold medal in men’s luge, easily defeating the world’s top sliders. The 24-year-old German joined Georg Hackl, his coach, and Italy’s Armin Zoeggeler, who won the bronze, as the only athletes to repeat as Olympic titlists.

Stillman Valley 36, Dixon 28: The Duch-

esses trailed just 26-24 heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get over the hump in a nonconference loss at Lancaster Gym. Brooke Bailey had a double-double for Dixon (13-10), scoring 11 points while grabbing 10 rebounds, and Carly Hartle added nine points. Sydney Shelburne finished with a game-high 14 points for the Cardinals (14-13).

Morrison 43, Riverdale 34: The Fillies finished

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Chelsea Eads had 10 points, five rebounds and two assists for Morrison (14-13, 5-8), with Kassidee Church adding eight points and four boards, and Emma Sitzmore chipping in seven points and five rebounds.

Lauren Claus hit four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for Riverdale (16-11, 9-5).

Bureau Valley 53, Fulton 39: The Storm

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Helena Osk Arnadottir scored 16 points for BV (10-15, 2-10), with Darcy Kepner adding 15 points, five rebounds, six steals and three assists. Nicole Bornsheuer had seven points

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The Oregon Hawks will head into postseason play with some momentum, after beating the Rock Falls Rockets 71-51 on Saturday evening in a Big Northern West game at the Blackhawk Center.

Sam Lambrigtsen scored 25 points, and Emy Wright had 22 for the Hawks (17-11, 7-5), who outscored Rock Falls 49-24 in the second and third quarters.

Lambrigtsen and Wright accounted for all five Oregon 3-pointers.

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and 13 rebounds, and Carlie Bickett pulled down 11 boards.

Faith Kennedy’s 11 points led Fulton (3-24, 0-13), while Rachael Beiermann chipped in nine points, four rebounds and five assists.

Warren 50, Polo 32:

Polo trailed 23-12 by halftime and couldn’t catch up in an NUIC crossover game at home.

KeeLey Meyer’s nine points led a balanced offense for Polo (1-25), which saw eight different players score.

Allison Kubat scored 21 points for the Warriors (4-22), who scored 11 points in the first quarter, 12 in the second, 13 in the third and 14 in the fourth.

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Macomber poured in 29 points for the Cougars, but it wasn’t enough to prevent a road loss to the Warriors.

Also for Eastland (23-5, 11-1 NUIC West), Hannah Hake had 11 points.

Abby Berryman paced East Dubuque with 16 points.

Grace Christian 42, Faith Christian 40: The

Falcons led 16-6 after one quarter and 28-15 at halftime, but Grace Christian capped its second-half surge with a last-second basket to send Faith to a loss in

its season finale in the consolation championship at the ACSI State Tournament in Kankakee.

Sarah Smith had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Falcons (11-11), while Stacia Hamill and Zoe Zigler scored eight points apiece. Katie Cover chipped in six points and 14 rebounds for Faith, which was outscored 27-12 in the second half and did not attempt a free throw in the game.

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Kennedy-King 79, Sauk Valley 75: The Sky-

hawks couldn’t hold a 10-point halftime lead, as they were outscored 44-30 after the break in a nonconference loss in Chicago.

Aleena Hammelman had 16 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three steals for Sauk (17-4), which shot 27-for-68 (39.7 percent) from the field and 9-for-26 (34.6 percent) from 3-point range.

Sarah Matson hit six of the Skyhawks’ nine 3s and finished with 21 points and three assists, while Jordan Giddings added 18 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Sauk also got 12 points and five boards from Morgan Dean.

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The Erie-Prophetstown Panthers and Morrison Mustangs each had a pair of individual champions Saturday at the Class 1A Erie Regional, with the Panthers qualifying six wrestlers for next week’s Byron Sectional, and the Mustangs sending five wrestlers through.

Erie-Prophetstown took third as a team with 132 points, behind winner Sherrard (194.5) and runnerup Mercer County (178.5). Fulton placed ninth with 31 points, and Cole Grant was the Steamers’ lone qualifier at 126 pounds.

Jared Cole (145) and Nick Williams (170) won titles for the Panthers, while Joe Eads (106) and Austin Keller (160) were titleists for the Mustangs.

Erie-Prophetstown also had four runner-up finishers. Josh Bowling was second at 126, Grady Todd took second at 132, Josh Wheeler finished second at 138, and Dylan Binion was second at 152.

Morrison’s runners-up were Cody Vanderlaan at 113, and Austin Shoup at 182. Tyler Todd placed third at 285.

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Dixon, Sterling and Oregon each

The Hawks qualified six wrestlers to next week’s 1A Byron Sectional, as they scored 119 points, thanks to four runners-up and two thirdplace finishes at the Stillman Valley Regional.

Corey Grady (138 pounds), Dominic Marchetti (145), Garrett Rude (160) and David Labash (285) all advanced to the title bout before losing. In third-place matches, Tyler Blume won a major decision at 195, and Travis Burke won by pin at 220. The top three individuals in each weight class move on to next weekend.

Dakota and Byron ran away from

at the Sycamore Regional.

Dixon’s Emily Quaco (1,094) and Katlyn Bay (1,021), Sterling’s Magan Tintori (1,051) and Destinee Howard (1,043), and Oregon twin sisters Abigail (1,082) and Alyson Scheidecker (1,030) were all among the top 10 individuals not on the top four advancing teams. They will bowl next weekend at the Freeport Sectional.

The Duchesses were sixth as a team with a 4,925 total pinfall, while the Hawks were seventh (4,770) and the Golden Warriors were 10th (4,567). Marengo won the team title with a 5,588, while

Belvidere North (5,453), Sycamore (5,322) and Jacobs (5,200) also qualified for sectional.

Belvidere North’s Haley Solberg was the individual champion with a six-game series of 1,247.

Boys swimming

Sterling 3rd at NIIC: The Golden

Warriors got a win from Keaton Dir, runner-up finishes from Dir and Cade Coursey, and a third in the 400 freestyle relay en route to a third-place finish at the NICC Meet in Byron.

Dir won the 100 butterfly in 54.62 seconds, and took second in the 200 frees (1:47.53). He joined Sam Wike, Lucas Campbell and Blake Ruiz on Sterling’s third-place 400 free relay team (3:32.48), and its fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:46.77). Coursey added a second-place finish in the 1-meter diving competition (354.14 points).

The Warriors were third as a team with 184 points, behind Normal U-High (298) and IMSA (235.5).

Newman placed seventh with 84 points, and Morrison was eighth with 71.

Warren Melton paced the Comets, placing second behind Dir in the 100 butterfly (55.11), and third in the 200 free (1:47.88) – again, right behind Dir. He joined Todd Nelson, Aidan Bollman and Robbie Hicks to finish fifth in the 400 free relay (3:49.90), and Nelson, Jakob Vetter and Andrew Schmitt to take sixth in the 200 free relay (1:41.75).

Kyle Workman led the Mustangs, taking fifth in the 200 freestyle (2:00.25) and sixth in the 500 free (5:42.16). He also swam on the sixth-place 400 free relay team (3:57.98) with Andrew Rinker, Eric Sipes and Kasey Hodge.

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Urrutia (19-4) pinned Rochelle’s Jeff Board in 3:57 in his final. “I feel great. I think this confidence will carry over to sectionals,� Urrutia said. “This is the first step; it’s one match at a time, all the way to the state series. I faced him before, and the score was 5-2. I adjusted, and it helped me out a lot.�

Lally (30-4) earned a 6-2 decision over Rochelle’s T.C. Hager in their title bout. “I gave up some points, and my hips were a little off, but other than that, I think I went out strong,�

Lally said. “I wrestled him once at the beginning of the season at 152, and it was about the same. I feel like I’m peaking.�

Sterling piled up four runners-up. They were freshman Isaac Figueroa (14-14) at 120, sophomore Nick Terronez (1814) at 152, senior Will Canales (18-15) at 182, and senior Bryant Lilly (26-10) at 220.

Lilly, who wrestled at 195 all season, moved up to 220 in the hopes of bettering his chances to get to state.

He nearly won his final with Geneseo’s Lane Akre, who got a reversal and two back points in the final seconds to break a 2-all tie and earn a 6-2 decision. “The first match was a

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Dixon’s Kylian Lally takes down Rochelle’s T.C. Hager on Saturday during the 145-pound championship bout at the 2A Geneseo Regional. Lally earned a 6-2 decision over Hager. little iffy,� Lilly said. “I’m 30 pounds lighter than these guys, and he felt really heavy.�

Lilly’s older brother, Curtis, was a standout heavyweight at Sterling.

Wrestling with Curtis helped prepare Bryant for this type of move up in weight class. “We’ve gone at it a lot, and I’ve always been about a hundred pounds lighter than him,� Bryant said. “I got used to it. It helped a lot. He taught me a lot.� “We’re looking at how we can get Bryant to state, and our best way to do that was to go to 220,� Charlie Bishop said. “He showed us and himself that he can do well there. With Cur-

tis, he’s used to pushing around big guys.�

Dixon senior Trent Brinkmeier (23-10) was the runner-up at 138. He was pinned by Geneseo’s Cody Bormann in 3:21 in their final.

Five locals, including Scott, came away with victories in must-win, third-place bouts.

Two of Scott’s teammates took third – freshman Ryan Troutman (8-10) at 220, and sophomore Connor Sperling (16-14) at 195.

Troutman pinned IVC’s Aaron Kirchner in just 37 seconds, while Sperling pinned Sterling’s Riley Cornwell in 5:38.

The Warriors had a pair of third-place finishers in sophomores Andrew Garcia (19-18) at 138, and Cariel Beasley (25-17) at 285.

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pinned Rochelle’s Will Lawhorn in 1:05.

Team-wise, secondranked Geneseo dominated, piling up nine champions and 12 sectional qualifiers on the way to 258 points.

Sterling was a solid second with 156. Dixon finished fourth with 107 points, just behind Rochelle at 110. “If you would have asked me at the beginning of the season, could we get seven to sectionals, I would have said, ‘No way,’� Charlie Bishop said. “We had 11 in the last round, and I only had three seniors today.� “If you told me yesterday we would take five guys on, I would have felt pretty good,� Chris Bishop said. “I’m very proud of our kids. From last season to this season, they’ve done a lot. They’ve grown a lot as a team.�

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KENNEDY-KING 77, SAUK VALLEY 58 SAUK VALLEY (12-12) #ARLOS (ENDRIX $AVID .EWTON

4RAMEL 2IDEOUT *OHN -UR PHY *ACOBY 0OSLEY *ACOB &ISHER #HRIS 3TOVALL 4IGER 'REENE %RIC .APLES #HRIS &RITSCH *EFF #ASSEUS Totals: 18 16-21 58.

KENNEDY-KING (15-9) &REEMAN 'EORGE 7IL LIAMS #LEMONS 9OUNG

2EYNOLDS ,OCKHART

3MITH 3COTT Totals: 21 28-35 77.

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Rock Falls’ Konner Smith tries to escape from Princeton’s Austin Wetsel during the 120-pound championship bout Saturday at the 1A Polo Regional.

Smith won the bout 6-5.

Smith, Newburgh lead Rockets to third STEP CONTINUED FROM B1 Rock Falls finished third as a team with 121 points. Leading the way for the Rockets were a pair of champions, Konner Smith and Lucas Newburgh.

Smith (26-14) fended off a single-leg takedown attempt in the final 13 seconds to pull out a 6-5 decision against Princeton’s Austin Wetsel (27-12) in the 120-pound finals. “Looking at my coaches, they told me to wrestle defensive,� Smith said. “I prefer wrestling defensively, so it wasn’t too bad.�

Newburgh (29-8) used a first-period takedown and a second-period reversal to grab a 4-1 decision from Lena-Winslow’s Anthony Martinez (24-6) in the 195-pound finals.

The Rockets’ Francisco Arellano was the runnerup at 285 pounds, while Niles Ager (152) and Matt Mammosser (220) finished third to also punch their tickets to sectional.

Polo was fourth as a team with 94 points. The top Marco was senior 182-pounder Jeff Kimpel (21-7), who pinned Lena-Winslow’s Hunter Binns in 4:53.

Binns (24-8) had won a 1-0 decision against Kimpel early in the season. This time around, Kimpel scored a takedown with 3 seconds left in the first period to take a 2-0 lead.

Kimpel rode out Binns the entire second period, then opened the third period with a reversal to go up 4-0. Kimpel then got Binns to his back and won by pin in 4:53. “I had a shoulder injury, so it was hard for me to get up,� Kimpel said of the first meeting between the two. “This time, getting those few extra points early was beneficial, because I knew he couldn’t take me down.�

Taking second for Polo were Jesse Ditzler (126) and Juan Dominguez (220). Placing third were Ethan Cain (160) and Jacob Cain (195).

West Carroll was fifth as a team with 92 points.

Leading the Thunder were a pair of champs, Paawan Dandona at 113 and Jeff Casey at 126.

Dandona (20-9) had the fastest pin in the finals, as he needed just 55 sec-

onds to handle Princeton’s Luke Marselle (1813). Dandona, who has been wrestling for just 2 years, executed a cradle to finish off the bout. “I just cross-faced his head, and then it’s pretty easy to get it,� Dandona said.

Casey (29-5) was locked in a seesaw affair with Polo’s Ditzler (27-7) in the 126-pound final.

Casey led 4-3 with 20 seconds left in the third period when Ditzler shot in for a single-leg takedown attempt. He tried in vain for 14 seconds to execute the move, then a stalemate was called.

Casey then scored a clinching takedown to pull out a 6-3 victory.

Also for the Thunder, Andrew VanKampen finished second at 106 pounds, while Brandon Anderson was third at 285.

Amboy was seventh as a team with 74 points.

The Clippers had three second-place finishers in Jones (145), Bontz (152) and Leffelman (170).

Lena-Winslow won the team championship with 241.5 points. The Panthers will be sending 12 wrestlers to the sectional, including champions Austin Vincent (106), Kyle Kalkbrenner (132), Gunner Wenger (138), Quincy Kalkbrenner (160), Ty Harmston (220) and Tristan Miller (285).

It is the second regional title in head coach Kevin Milder’s 20 seasons. The Panthers finished second at state 2 years ago. “We’ve had a history of being second a lot,�

Milder said. “I’ve got a pile of seconds to Byron, to Stillman Valley, to Dakota – it seems like we were always the secondbest team in our regional.�

Lena-Winslow will have its work cut out for itself at the Rock Falls Dual Team Sectional on Tuesday, Feb. 18. The Panthers will tangle with Dakota, which won the Stillman Valley Regional.

The Indians won a dual between the teams, 57-9 earlier this season. “They’re just an incredible team right now,�

Milder said of Dakota. “I think we’re just fortunate right now to enjoy the regional championship. We’ll concentrate on sectional and hopefully getting some kids through to state, and we’ll worry about that team sectional date with Dakota at a later time.�

Boys basketball Saturday’s box scores at Tabor Gym, Rock Falls

WINNEBAGO 83, ROCK FALLS 46 WINNEBAGO (18-4, 7-1 BNC West) "RANDON 3UGGS )SIAH 9ANNI

$ALTON -ENKE $ELUNDRE $IXON 2YAN 3WIGART

:ACH 4HOREN $ALTON ,ANGHOLF

%VAN -ACK !USTIN -OORE *OEY 7ILSON

%RIC *ACOBS *EREMY -OOREHEAD

*OSH -ORRISSEY *ER EMY &INLEY .OAH 7ALLIN

#HAS ,INGEL Totals: 33-59 8-11 83.

ROCK FALLS (5-15, 1-6) #ONNOR #AIN !USTIN $ONOHO

#ORY -C#ALLISTER *AMES -C&ADDEN 4ANNER -ORTONSON

,OGAN 0ILLARS *ACOB -AMMOSSER +ASEY !NGER

4ANNER $EAN $AIYONDRE !LLEN !ARON &RANK

#LAY 6ELAZQUEZ $YLAN !BRAMS Totals: 17-51 7-15 46.

7INNEBAGO ˆ 2OCK &ALLS ˆ 3s n 7INNEBAGO -ENKE 3WIGART

,ANGHOLF &INLEY 2OCK &ALLS &RANK

-C&ADDEN 6ELAZQUEZ Rebounds n 7INNEBAGO 3UGGS 9ANNI

-ENKE 2OCK &ALLS -AMMOSSER Steals n 7)NNEBAGO 3UGGS 3WIGART

$IXON -ACK 2OCK &ALLS -C#ALLISTER

&RANK Blocks n 7INNEBAGO 3UGGS

3WIGART at the Blackhawk Center, Oregon

MENDOTA 68, OREGON 49 MENDOTA (15-6, 4-2 BNC West) #ARROLL 0RESCOTT 2EEDER

"UCHANAN ,A3HONSE

$ORNINK 2OD "OWNE Totals: 27 11-13 68.

OREGON (4-18, 0-8) 3KYLAR 3HORT *ESSIE -C+INLEY

"ILLY (EEG !DAM "ETTNER

*ARRICK /RSTEAD 3UKHDEEP 'ILL -ATT -URRAY -ATT 7ASILEWSKI *OSH $REW

3AM &OGEL %LI 6OGELER

4REVOR /TTEN Totals: 20 2-6 49.

-ENDOTA ˆ /REGON ˆ 3s n -ENDOTA ,A3HONSE 2EEDER

/REGON /TTEN /RSTEAD 'ILL

Tuesday, Feb. 11 s .O 0ROPHETSTOWN VS (ALL "UREAU 6AL LEY

s .O 2IVERDALE VS 3T "EDE 0RINCETON

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Aurora Christian Sectional vs. Oregon Regional winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18

CLASS 1A Pearl City Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O ,ENA 7INSLOW VS .O &ORRESTON

s .O 0EARL #ITY VS .O /RANGEVILLE

Wednesday, Feb. 12 s .O %ASTLAND VS ,ENA 7INSLOW &ORRESTON

s .O !QUIN VS 0EARL #ITY /RANGEVILLE

Friday, Feb. 14 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Forreston Sectional vs. Warren Regional winner, 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17 Amboy Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O -ILLEDGEVILLE VS .O 0OLO

Wednesday, Feb. 12 s .O !MBOY VS -ILLEDGEVILLLE 0OLO

s .O %RIE VS .O !&#

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Forreston Sectional vs. Rockford Christian Life Regional winner, 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17

at East Dubuque

EAST DUBUQUE 55, EASTLAND 54 EASTLAND (23-5, 11-1 NUIC West) "REAH "OOKMAN )ZY 4ODD

#OURTNEY 7ALKER !NNIE &ORSTER

(ANNAH (AKE -EGAN *ANSSEN ,EXIS -ACOMBER

7HITNEY 2UNKLE Totals: 22 9-12 54.

EAST DUBUQUE (16-6, 8-4) $USTER 4HEILL *OHNSON

-ARTY (EYES "ER RYMAN Totals: 18 15-23 55. %ASTLAND ˆ %AST $UBUQUE ˆ 3s n %ASTLAND 4ODD %AST $UBUQUE 4HEILL -ARTY ACSI State Tournament at Kankakee Consolation championship

GRACE CHRISTIAN 42, FAITH CHRISTIAN 40 GRACE CHRISTIAN #O *OHNSON #ROSS

#A *OHNSON 3IMMONS

4OMASIK #ASWELL 4OLLIVER

'RASSE -ILNER Totals: 19 4-5 42.

FAITH CHRISTIAN (11-11) +ATIE #OVER 3TACIA (AMILL

!LYRICA -YERS :OE :IGLER

3ARAH 3MITH (ANNAH +NAPP

3AM -ERRIMAN (ANNAH (UDSON 3HAUNI 7ARNER

!MANDA ,A0AGE Totals: 20 0-0 40.

'RACE ˆ &AITH ˆ 3s n NONE

Saturday’s box scores at Lancaster Gym, Dixon

Girls bowling

PROPHETSTOWN 56, RIVERDALE 39

STILLMAN VALLEY 36, DIXON 28

Sycamore Regional

RIVERDALE (7-18, 3-8 TRAC North) 3OLOMON "USSERT 4URKAL

+OSMINSKY 'ELLERSTEDT

"EALE (ANRAHAN ,OHMAN

'OODWIN "ARKMAN Totals: 12 10 39.

PROPHETSTOWN (10-13, 5-5) 'RANT !MES /WEN #ASSON

(AYDEN %RICKSON !USTIN -EADOWS

%THAN (OWARD 3ETH #ADY

$ANIEL 3HIRLEY #HRIS "AUER

*OSH 0AUL 4YLER 6AN$E7OSTINE

*USTIN 3TEES !USTIN 'ERLACH

*OSH 3IGEL Totals: 18 15 56.

2IVERDALE ˆ 0ROPHETSTOWN ˆ 3s n 2IVERDALE 3OLOMON +OSMINSKY

"EALE (ANRAHAN 'OODWIN 0ROPHETSTOWN "AUER -EADOWS %RICKSON #ADY

STILLMAN VALLEY (14-13) 3YDNEY 3HELBURNE (ALEY 7EN BERG *ESSICA (ELLYER !BBY 4IMM 3HANNELL "OETTCHER

-ACY 7EAVER Totals: 14 7-8 36.

DIXON (13-10) "ROOKE "AILEY "RITTANI 3OHN

#ARLY (ARTLE )SABELLE 3HIARAS Totals: 12 2-4 28.

3TILLMAN 6ALLEY ˆ $IXON ˆ 3s n 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY 3HELBURNE $IXON "AILEY 3OHN

at Milledgeville

MILLEDGEVILLE 72, AQUIN 69 AQUIN (18-4, 8-1 NUIC East) -ARTIN #HANG 4OWNSEND

3OPCIC 9EAGER

#OFFEE 'USTAFSON 3TOVALL

$IEMER "ORGMANN Totals: 28 9-14 69.

MILLEDGEVILLE (16-4, 6-3) "LAKE +APPES +AMERON $AW 4YNE *ORDAN (ARRIS :ACH 3CHMIDT ,ITWILLER $ANIEL 7ALKER *OE 'ENNARO

,UCAS %BERSOLE +EAGAN -URRAY

:ACH (ERIN #ALEB 3KOOG Totals: 24 12-18 72. !QUIN ˆ -ILLEDGEVILLE ˆ 3s n !QUIN #HANG 4OWNSEND -ILLED GEVILLE 3KOOG +APPES %BERSOLE

(ARRIS 3CHMIDT at Ashton

AFC 69, FORRESTON 65 FORRESTON (7-13, 3-6 NUIC East) +ERCHNER $E6RIES

'ROOM 2EINING 3HELTON

"EASLEY %DLER

3CHNEIDERMAN #UNNINGHAM Totals: 22 12-25 65.

AFC (9-13, 4-5) "RET 'ITTLESON *ACOB (ILLIKER

4ROY -AIRS $AVID :INKE

-ATT 'ENDUSA +EVIN +URZ

"OBBY ,ARKE Totals: 22 19-24 69. &ORRESTON ˆ !&# ˆ 3s n &ORRESTON $E6RIES #UNNINGHAM

2EINING "EASLEY !&# 'ITTLESON

(ILLIKER Superfans Shootout at Notre Dame H.S., Quincy

EASTLAND 56, ILLINI WEST 54 EASTLAND (18-3) $ALTON 3HANER $EVIN (ART MAN -ARSHALL &INK 3KYLAR 0AULSON "LAKE *ANSSEN

%RIC 3CHANEY 6ALDET 3EFERI

"RIGHTEN (AVERLAND Totals: 17 18-21 56.

ILLINI WEST (9-12) !RD "ENNETT -ELLINGER

'ROTTS #ARROLL

0ALMER $OUGLAS Totals: 21 7-11 54. %ASTLAND ˆ )LLINI 7EST ˆ 3s n %ASTLAND 3HANER 3CHANEY )LLINI 7EST "ENNETT -ELLINGER

Girls basketball Postseason pairings

Tuesday, Feb. 18 s .O -ENDOTA VS ,A3ALLE 0ERU 2OCK &ALLS

s .O 3TERLING VS $IXON 3TREATOR

Thursday, Feb. 20 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to IVC Sectional vs.

Peoria Notre Dame Regional winner, 8 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 24 CLASS 2A Oregon Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O &ULTON VS .O 7EST #ARROLL

Amboy’s Jason Bontz gains control against Newman’s Brandon Ahlgrim during the 152-pound championship bout Saturday at the Polo Regional.

Ahlgrim earned an 8-3 victory over Bontz.

St. Bede Regional Monday, Feb. 10 s .O (ALL VS .O "UREAU 6ALLEY

s .O 3T "EDE VS .O 0RINCETON

at Prophetstown

CLASS 3A Mendota Regional Monday, Feb. 17 s .O ,A3ALLE 0ERU VS .O 2OCK &ALLS

s .O $IXON VS .O 3TREATOR

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Sterling’s Jaden Urrutia goes for a takedown on Rochelle’s Jeff Board on Saturday at the Class 2A Geneseo. Urrutia won the 113-pound championship bout with a pin in 3 minutes, 57 seconds.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 s .O /REGON VS &ULTON 7EST #ARROLL

s .O -ORRISON VS .O .EWMAN

Thursday, Feb. 13 s #HAMPIONSHIP

* Winner advances to Aurora Christian Sectional vs. St. Bede Regional winner, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18

at Blackhawk Center, Oregon

OREGON 71, ROCK FALLS 51 ROCK FALLS (6-18, 1-9 BNC West) #HELSI "LAIR "AILEY 3CHRADER

%MILY 3AUER $ALLAS #LEVENGER

"AILIE 3MITH 4ERRISA 7ILLET

4AYLOR !NDERSON 3YDNIE .AILOR .ICOLE 4UPPER ,ATE SHA ,EE /LIVIA "ABCOCK Totals: 21 6-11 51.

OREGON (17-11, 7-5) 3AM ,AMBRIGTSEN -C+AYLEE "ETTER !NGELA .ORDMAN

%MY 7RIGHT -C#AHL 3ANDERS

+ELCI &OSS -ADELINE 3AND ERS +IMMIE *ANKE +AITLIN /LTMANNS -EGAN "OEHLE

+ASEY ,APP +ELSEY 0UDLAS Totals: 26 14-23 71.

2OCK &ALLS ˆ /REGON ˆ 3s n 2OCK &ALLS "LAIR 3MITH /REGON 7RIGHT ,AMBRIGTSEN at Port Byron

MORRISON 43, RIVERDALE 34 MORRISON (14-13, 5-8 TRAC North) "RANDI (OSFORD !LYSSA #ANALES

2ACHEL $AVIS %MMA -ELTON

#HELSEA %ADS !SHLEY 'REUL !DRIENNE "ANKS

!LLIE +UEHL +ASSIDEE #HURCH

%MMA 3ITZMORE Totals: 16 9-20 43.

RIVERDALE (16-11, 9-5) -EGAN 'ROVES -ORGAN -AYDEW

%MILY "ALDWIN ,AUREN #LAUS 3YDNEY -ERICLE

+ILEY 7ILLIAMS #AROLINE -AY Totals: 11 8-14 34.

-ORRISON ˆ 2IVERDALE ˆ 3s n -ORRISON %ADS 2IVERDALE #LAUS at Fulton

BUREAU VALLEY 53, FULTON 39 BUREAU VALLEY (10-15, 2-10) #ARLIE "ICKETT (ELENA /SK !RNADOTTIR #HRISTY 7ILLIAMS

3AVANNAH $EAN

.ICOLE "ORNSHEUER 6AL 2EUTER

3HANNON 2EUTER

$ARCY +EPNER Totals: 19-41 13-24 53.

FULTON (3-24, 0-13 TRAC North) !VERI ,EITZEN *ORDAN 0RICE

2ACHEL "EIERMANN 7HIT NEY 7YNKOOP &AITH +ENNEDY

#AMERIN (UIZENGA

+IM (OLLAND +ERRIAN %NLOE

!UTUMN (UTTON Totals 16-54 6-12 39.

"UREAU 6ALLEY ˆ &ULTON ˆ 3s n "6 !RNADOTTIR &ULTON "EIER MANN Rebounds n "6 "ORNSHEUER

"ICKETT +EPNER &ULTON (UT TON %NLOE "EIERMANN Assists n "6 +EPNER &ULTON "EIERMANN Steals n "6 +EPNER &ULTON ,EITZEN Turnovers n "UREAU 6ALLEY

&ULTON at Polo

WARREN 50, POLO 32 WARREN (4-22) 7ILLIAMS 2IEDL 2 3TUCKEY

+ 3TUCKEY -AHONEY

%ULER +UBAT +UHSE

-C'IVNEY &OLKS

3TIEFEL Totals: 21 7-14 50.

POLO (1-25) -ORGAN ,AWLER (ANNAH 'ROBE

-ADISON -ERDIAN %MALIE 'UNDER 0AIGE ,UST %MILY $ITZLER *OZI 'ROBE +EE,EY -EYER !LEX 3TERENBERG

(ALEY #ISKETTI 0AIGE 0ETERSON Totals: 12 6-15 32.

7ARREN ˆ 0OLO ˆ 3s n 7ARREN +UBAT 0OLO ( 'ROBE

-ERDIAN

Saturday’s results at Four Seasons Sports (Top 4 teams, & top 10 individuals not on those teams, advance to Freeport Sectional next Saturday) Team scores -ARENGO "ELVIDERE .ORTH

3YCAMORE *ACOBS

"ELVIDERE $IXON

/REGON $E+ALB

2OCHELLE 3TERLING

"YRON (UNTLEY

Individual champion: (ALEY 3OLBERG "EL.

Advancing individuals -ARINA %RAAS 2OCH (EATHER "AILEY "EL 3ARA $EDDO "EL %MILY 1UACO $IX !BIGAIL 3CHEIDECKER /RE -AGAN 4INTORI 3TER

$ESTINEE (OWARD 3TER !LYSON 3CHEIDECKER /RE +ATLYN "AY $IX

!BBY +UZMANICH $E+

Other Dixon scores: !SHLEY #URRIER

n ˆ +ATLYN "AY

n ˆ *ENNA ,ONGAN

ˆ -ARGARET 4HOMAS 8

%MILY 1UACO

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-ICHAELA "ATES X X X X X X ˆ

Oregon scores: !B 3CHEIDECKER n n ˆ

!L 3CHEIDECKER n

n ˆ +ARISSA #ORBIN n n n 4AYLA 3MITH n

n ˆ %MILY #ORBIN Xn X n ˆ 6ICTORIA "ARNHART X X n X Xn ˆ Sterling scores: 4INTORI n

n ˆ $ESTINEE (OWARD n n ˆ 3YDNEY 3EGRETTO Xn

n ˆ %RIN 4ABOR X n n ˆ 0AIGE "AUSER n

X Xn ˆ !LLISON -ARTINEZ X n X n ˆ

Boys swimming Saturday’s results

NIIC Meet at Byron Team scores .ORMAL 5 (IGH )-3!

3TERLING /TTAWA "YRON 2OCKFORD #HRISTIAN .EWMAN -ORRISON Event winners & locals in top 8 1-meter diving n +LEMM #HRISTIAN ,IFE #ADE #OURSEY 3TER *AVIER 1UIROZ 3TER 200 medley relay n 5 (IGH 3TERLING 3AM 7IKE "LAKE 2UIZ +EATON $IR ,UCAS #AMPBELL -ORRISON 3AM .ORMAN +ASEY (ODGE !NDREW 2INKER :ACH /SBORN .EW MAN *AKOB 6ETTER 4ODD .ELSON !NDREW 3CHMITT 1UINN (ARRISON 200 freestyle n $RURY 5 (IGH $IR 3TER 7ARREN -ELTON .EW +YLE 7ORKMAN -ORR 200 IM n -ILLER 5 (IGH 2UIZ 3TER 50 freestyle n TIE 4RUCHON /TT

2EMMES 5 (IGH 7IKE 3TER 100 butterfly n $IR 3TER -ELTON .EW "RANDON 0ILLARS 3TER 100 freestyle n 4AN )-3! #AMPBELL 3TER 500 freestyle n -ILLER 5 (IGH 7ORKMAN -ORR .ICK -ATTOX 3TER 200 freestyle relay n 5 (IGH 3TERLING #AMPBELL .ICK -C'UIRE 0ILLARS

!NDREW 'RAY .EWMAN 6ETTER

.ELSON 3CHMITT *ACOB -ONIER -ORRISON .ORMAN %RIC 3IPES /SBORN

7ORKMAN 100 backstroke n 4AN )-3!

7IKE 3TER 100 breaststroke n ,IANG )-3!

2UIZ 3TER 400 freestyle relay n 5 (IGH 3TERLING #AMPBELL 2UIZ 7IKE $IR .EWMAN .ELSON !IDAN "OLLMAN 2OBBIE (ICKS -ELTON -ORRISON 2INKER

3IPES (ODGE 7ORKMAN

Wrestling Saturday’s results

2A Geneseo Regional Team scores 'ENESEO 3TERLING 2OCHELLE $IXON )6# #ANTON 'ALESBURG &REEPORT (Top 3 finishers in each weight class advance to 2A Pontiac Sectional)

Championship bouts 106 pounds n .ORRIS )6# DEC 2ILEA #AN 113 n *ADEN 5RRUTIA 3TE PINNED "EARD 2OC 120 n 7ARNER 'EN MAJOR DEC )SAAC &IGUEROA 3TE 126 n "EARD )6# PINNED 'RAU 'EN 132 n +ENNEDY 'EN DEC 'OSHKO 2OC 138 n "ORMANN 'EN PINNED 4RENT "RINK MEIER $IX 145 n +YLIAN ,ALLY $IX DEC (AGER 2OC 152 n #ROPP 'EN MAJOR DEC .ICK 4ERRONEZ 3TE 160 n (UNZEKER 'EN DEC (ARRIS #AN 170 n 0OWERS 'AL PINNED 3CHULTE 'EN 182 n 0ITRA 'EN PINNED 7ILL #ANALES 3TE 195 n -IZLO 'EN PINNED ,ADD )6# 220 n !KRE 'EN DEC "RYANT ,ILLY 3TE 285 n 6ERBECK 'EN PINNED 'UERRA #AN Third-place bouts 106 n !NDERSON &RE DEC 4UMBARELLO 'EN 113 n 3IMS &RE DEC -ASON 2HODENBAUGH $IX 120 n 3TIMPERT &RE DEC -EYERS 2OC 126 n -C+ INNEY #AN DEC :ACK $EPUY 132 n -INON 'AL PINNED 2ANSOM )6# 138 n !NDREW 'ARCIA 3TE DEC %CKHARDT 2OC 145 n "RUCE 'EN DEC 4YSON (ALL 3TE 152 n %CKHARDT 2OC PINNED #ALVIN *ENSEN $IX 160 – 3CARBROUGH 2OC DEC 3HANE %MRY $IX 170 n $IETRICH )6# DEC *AIME "RIS ENO 3TE 182 n 4RENT 3COTT $IX DEC +EATING 2OC 195 n #ONNOR 3PER LING $IX PINNED 2ILEY #ORNELL 3TE 220 n 2YAN 4ROUTMAN $IX PINNED +IRCH NER 285 n #ARIEL "EASLEY 3TE PINNED ,AWHORN 2OC

1A Polo Regional Team results ,ENA 7INSLOW .EWMAN

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-ENDOTA 3T "EDE (Top 3 finishers in each weight class advance to 1A Byron Sectional) Championship bouts 106 pounds n !USTIN 6INCENT ,ENA 7IN SLOW MAJOR DEC !NDREW 6AN+AMPEN 7EST #ARROLL 113 n 0AAWAN $ANDONA 7EST #ARROLL PIN ,UKE -ARSELLE 0RINCETON 120 n +ONNER 3MITH 2OCK &ALLS DEC !US TIN 7ETSEL 0RNCETON 126 n *EFF #ASEY 7EST #ARROLL DEC *ESSE $ITZLER 0OLO 132 n +YLE +ALKBRENNER ,ENA 7INSLOW PIN *AMES 0EACOCK 3T "EDE 138 n 'UN NER 7ENGER ,ENA 7INSLOW TECH FALL %LIAS %DMONDSON .EWMAN 145 n *AKE 3NOW .EWMAN TECH FALL #HRIS *ONES 152 n "RANDON !HLGRIM .EWMAN DEC *ASON "ONTZ !MBOY 160 n 1UINCY +ALKBRENNER ,ENA 7INSLOW INJURY DEF "RADY 2UDE .EWMAN 170 n "RYCE )VEY .EWMAN DEC 2YAN ,EFFELMAN !MBOY 182 n *EFF +IMPEL 0OLO PIN (UNTER "INNS ,ENA 7IN SLOW 195 n ,UCAS .EWBURGH 2OCK &ALLS DEC !NTHONY -ARTINEZ ,ENA 7INSLOW 220 n 4Y (ARMSTON ,ENA 7INSLOW PIN *UAN $OMINGUEZ 0OLO 285 n 4RISTAN -ILLER ,ENA 7INSLOW PIN &RANCISCO !RELLANO 2OCK &ALLS Third-place bouts 106 n 4YLER 7OOD 0RINCETON PIN #ARTER &UNFSIN 3T "EDE 113 n 0EYTON +EEFER ,ENA 7INSLOW DEC "REU +NOX 2OCK &ALLS 120 n !ARON $VORAK ,ENA 7INSLOW DEC *ACOB #ASEY 7EST #ARROLL 126 n #HASE 0OKOJ ,ENA 7INSLOW PIN 4YLER 7EBSTER 0RINCETON 132 n %LI -ONIER .EWMAN DEC #ALEB -ORRIS !MBOY 138 n 4 * #HRISTMANN -ENDOTA MAJOR DEC 'ARRETT 'ERDES !MBOY 145 n *IMMY 2ODDA -ENDOTA MAJOR DEC #ARLOS 2ODRI GUEZ 2OCK &ALLS 152 n .ILES !GER 2OCK &ALLS PIN *ARON 2OBINSON -ENDOTA 160 n %THAN #AIN 0OLO DEC $EVIN 3AUN DERS 7EST #ARROLL 170 n 3EAN #ORY ,ENA 7INSLOW PIN ,UKE (OFFMAN 0RINCETON 182 n #ASEY 0IERRE 0RINCETON TECH FALL #ARLOS ,OYOLA 2OCK &ALLS 195 n *ACOB #AIN 0OLO MAJOR DEC .YLE .ESTOR .EWMAN 220 n -ATT -AMMOSSER 2OCK &ALLS MAJOR DEC 4REVOR 4ODD -ENDOTA 285 n "RANDON !NDERSON 7EST #ARROLL PIN *OHN "ARNES 3T "EDE

1A Stillman Valley Regional Team scores $AKOTA "YRON 3TILLMAN 6ALLEY 3ENECA /REGON $URAND 7INNEBAGO !&# -ARQUETTE (Top 3 finishers in each weight class advance to 1A Byron Sectional) Championship bouts 106 pounds n "RADY 7ILSIE "YRON DEC $ILLON 3WIFT $AKOTA 113 n .OLAN "AKER "YRON DEC !LEC (ENZE $AKOTA 120 n .ELSON "AKER "YRON PIN 0REN TICE 7ALLS $AKOTA 126 n 3AGE &RIESE 3ENECA PIN !NDREW 7ENGER $AKOTA 132 n *OSH !LBER $AKOTA PIN !NDY !BITUA 3TILLMAN 138 n * * 7OLFE $AKOTA PIN #OREY 'RDY /REGON 145 n 'REG +RULAS $AKOTA MAJOR DEC $OMINIC -ARCHETTI /REGON 152 n #ARVER *AMES $AKOTA PIN 'ACOB ,ENOX $URAND 160 n *ARED 0ACKER $AKOTA DEC 'ARRETT 2UDE /REGON 170 n $ANNY &ALCONER "YRON DEC $YLAN ,YDON $AKOTA 182 n 3EAN 7ARD 7INNEBAGO DEC 4OMMY ,OVETT 3ENECA 195 n .ATHAN 3CHULTZ $AKOTA DEC -C#OY :IEL "YRON 220 n 2OSS 3EALBY "YRON DEC $ANIEL :IMMERMAN $AKOTA /4 285 n .ATHAN 'ETZELMAN "YRON PIN $AVID ,ABASH /REGON Third-place bouts 106 n "LAKE +ITTLESON 3TILLMAN TECH FALL $IEGO 2OSAS $URAND 113 n %RIK "AKER 3TILLMAN MAJOR DEC 4HOMAS 3ANNER 7INNEBAGO 120 n -ASON 4OMASH 3TILLMAN PIN !NTHONY /LIVARES 7INNEBAGO 126 n 4YLER -C+AY "YRON DEC $YLAN $E6RIES 3TILLMAN /4 132 n *OSH ,AR SON "YRON DEC *USTUS 7EST 7INNEBAGO /4 138 n $AN -ETZGER 3TILLMAN MAJOR DEC *USTIN -ARTINEZ "YRON 145 – *AKE +ELLER $URAND DEC "RANDON %LSBURY "YRON 152 n *ACOB %LSBURY "YRON DEC "RYCE #OYLE 3ENECA 160 n 'AVIN !RNOLD 3TILLMAN PIN :ACH 2USSELL 3ENECA 170 n $AYTON #OYLE 3ENECA TECH FALL %VAN .EBLOCK $URAND 182 n )AN !LBERSTETT $URAND DEC "RUNO (ERRERA 3TILL MAN 195 n 4YLER "LUME /REGON MAJOR DEC #AMERON .ORTHRUP 7INNEBAGO 220 n 4RAVIS "URKE /REGON PIN 7YATT 2ODRI GUEZ 3ENECA 285 n $AN 'ROENHAGEN 3TILLMAN DEC #HRIS *ENSEN $AKOTA

1A Erie Regional Team results 3HERRARD -ERCER #OUNTY

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2IVERDALE !LLEMAN &ULTON (Top 3 finishers in each weight class advance to 1A Byron Sectional) Championship bouts 106 pounds n *OE %ADS -ORRISON DEC $RAKE 3TIRN -ERCER #OUNTY 113 n (UNT ER 3PENGLER 3HERRARD PIN #ODY 6ANDERLAAN -ORRISON 120 n *ACOB (AST 3HER RARD DEC 0RESTON !DAMS -ERCER #OUNTY 126 n #HANCE 4EEL 3HERRARD TECH FALL *OSH "OWLING %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN 132 n -IKE $IERIKX /RION DEC 'RADY 4ODD %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN 138 n *ACOB $E6OLDER /RION DEC *OSH 7HEELER %RIE 0ROPHET STOWN 145 n *ARED #OLE %RIE 0ROPH ETSTOWN DEC 3AM 2YNER 3HERRARD 152 n #URTIS 6AN7INKLE -ERCER #OUNTY DEC $YLAN "INION %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN 160 n !USTIN +ELLER -ORRISON DEC .ATHAN -ILLER 3HERRARD 170 n .ICK 7ILLIAMS %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN DEC 0AYTON ,OETE /RION 182 n -ATTHEW 7EEKS -ERCER #OUNTY DEC !USTIN 3HOUP -ORRISON 195 n 4ERRY 7HITE 2IVERDALE DEC -ASON 7EEKS -ERCER #OUNTY 220 n "OBBY ,INCOLN -ERCER #OUNTY DEC .ATHAN 2OCKER 2IVERDALE 285 n "EN #ORLETT 3HERRARD PIN 1UINTON "ALL -ERCER #OUNTY Third-place bouts 106 n 4AYLOR (UMPHREY 3HERRARD DEC %VAN *ACOBSEN /RION 113 n 4RENTEN -URPHY -ERCER #OUNTY PIN +ERRICK #AMERON %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN 120 n *OHN 3TICKLER 2VERDALE DEC 0HOENIX 0ARKS -ORRISON 126 n #OLE 'RANT &ULTON PIN "RAYSEN 3IN GLETON 2OCKRIDGE 132 n !LEX -ORLEY 3HERRARD PIN *ERRY 2UDDELL 2OCKRIDGE 138 n -ADEN 4ACEY -ERCER #OUNTY DEC $YLAN +ELLER -ORRISON 145 n 3TER LING -OWER !LLEMAN DEC (UNTER &ERGUSON -ORRISON 152 n )SAAC 'OLDNER 3HER RARD DEC $USTIN "OWMAN 2OCKRIDGE 160 n #OLE %BENROTH 2IVERDALE DEC *AYSON -OODY 2OCKRIDGE 170 n #HRIS .EELD -ERCER #OUNTY MAJOR DEC $YLAN 0ETERSON 2OCKRIDGE 182 n *ON 3TOOPS 3HER RARD DEC $ALTON 2AY 2OCKRIDGE 195 n .OAH "RIDGEWATER /RION DEC .OAH %ADS %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN 220 n .ATE (ERRON !LLEMAN PIN $ILLON 'ERISCHER 2OCKRIDGE 285 n 4YLER 4ODD -ORRISON PIN 3PEN CER 'RIFFIN 2OCKRIDGE

Monday, February 10, 2014

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

MEN’S BASKETBALL | ILLINOIS 60, PENN STATE 55

Men’s basketball

NBA

Big Ten

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Michigan St. 9-1 .900 20-3 .870 Michigan 9-2 .818 17-6 .739 Iowa 7-4 .636 18-6 .750 Ohio St. 6-5 .545 19-5 .792 Wisconsin 6-5 .545 19-5 .792 Minnesota 5-6 .455 16-8 .667 Northwestern 5-6 .455 12-12 .500 Indiana 4-6 .400 14-9 .609 Purdue 4-6 .400 14-9 .609 Nebraska 4-6 .400 12-10 .545 Illinois 3-8 .273 14-10 .583 Penn St. 3-8 .273 12-12 .500 Saturday’s results Iowa 85, Michigan 67 Minnesota 66, Indiana 60 Nebraska 53, Northwestern 49 Ohio St. 67, Purdue 49 Sunday’s results Wisconsin 60, Michigan State 58 Illinois 60, Penn St. 55 Tuesday’s game Michigan at Ohio St., 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Penn St. at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Illinois at Nebraska, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s games Northwestern at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Wisconsin, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games Iowa at Penn St., noon Indiana at Purdue, 3 p.m.

Ohio St. at Illinois, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s box scores

ILLINOIS 60, PENN STATE 55 ILLINOIS (14-10) Egwu 1-2 0-0 2, Abrams 0-5 2-4 2, Hill 4-9 3-4 11, Rice 2-8 4-8 9, Nunn 7-13 1-1 19, Tate 0-1 0-0 0, Bertrand 0-4 0-0 0, Morgan 2-2 0-0 4, Colbert 1-1 2-3 4, Ekey 2-4 3-3 9. Totals 19-49 15-23 60.

PENN ST. (12-12) Jack 4-10 0-0 8, Taylor 2-5 2-2 8, Travis 1-4 0-0 2, Newbill 7-12 4-5 19, Frazier 4-12 2-3 11, Johnson 2-6 0-1 4, Woodward 1-4 0-0 3, Thorpe 0-0 0-0 0, Dickerson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 8-11 55.

Halftime–Tied 31-31. 3-Point Goals–Illinois 7-22 (Nunn 4-9, Ekey 2-3, Rice 1-3, Bertrand 0-1, Tate 0-1, Hill 0-2, Abrams 0-3), Penn St. 5-18 (Taylor 2-4, Woodward 1-2, Newbill 1-3, Frazier 1-4, Johnson 0-2, Jack 0-3). Fouled Out–Jack.

Rebounds–Illinois 33 (Rice 7), Penn St. 34 (Travis 8). Assists–Illinois 10 (Abrams 5), Penn St. 9 (Newbill 3). Total Fouls–Illinois 15, Penn St. 20. A–7,573.

WISCONSIN 60, MICHIGAN STATE 58 MICHIGAN ST. (20-4) Costello 2-2 1-2 5, Payne 9-16 4-6 24, Harris 3-20 0-0 6, Trice 5-9 0-1 13, Valentine 2-6 0-0 4, Byrd 0-1 0-0 0, Gauna 0-0 0-0 0, Ellis III 3-5 0-0 6, Kaminski 0-1 0-0 0, Schilling 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 5-9 58.

WISCONSIN (19-5) Dekker 3-8 2-2 11, Kaminsky 4-6 1-2 10, Brust 2-9 0-1 5, Jackson 3-5 0-0 7, Gasser 3-6 2-3 11, Hayes 3-5 8-12 14, Dukan 1-2 0-0 2, Koenig 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-42 13-20 60.

Halftime–Wisconsin 30-22. 3-Point Goals–Michigan St. 5-19 (Trice 3-5, Payne 2-3, Byrd 0-1, Ellis III 0-1, Kaminski 0-1, Valentine 0-1, Harris 0-7), Wisconsin 9-23 (Gasser 3-5, Dekker 3-6, Jackson 1-1, Kaminsky 1-2, Brust 1-8, Dukan 0-1). Fouled Out– None. Rebounds–Michigan St. 31 (Valentine 9), Wisconsin 29 (Gasser, Kaminsky 6).

Assists–Michigan St. 9 (Valentine 3), Wisconsin 10 (Jackson 8). Total Fouls–Michigan St. 17, Wisconsin 13. A–17,249.

Saturday’s box scores

No. 17 IOWA 85, No. 10 MICHIGAN 67 MICHIGAN (17-6) Robinson III 1-7 0-0 2, Walton Jr. 1-4 2-2 5, Stauskas 3-6 3-3 10, LeVert 6-12 8-11 22, Morgan 0-2 0-0 0, Albrecht 1-4 0-0 2, Dakich 0-0 0-0 0, Horford 2-4 0-0 4, Lonergan 0-0 0-0 0, Irvin 7-12 1-2 19, Bielfeldt 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 22-52 14-18 67.

IOWA (18-6) Basabe 4-10 0-0 8, Marble 8-17 4-4 26, Gesell 3-5 2-2 10, White 4-8 3-4 11, Woodbury 2-7 2-4 6, Olaseni 2-3 5-6 9, Oglesby 1-3 1-2 3, Jok 0-0 0-0 0, Clemmons 0-0 0-0 0, Denning 0-0 0-0 0, McCabe 3-5 0-0 7, Uthoff 2-3 0-0 5, Stokes 0-0 0-0 0, Meyer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-61 17-22 85.

Halftime–Iowa 43-29. 3s–Michigan 9-25 (Irvin 4-6, LeVert 2-6, Bielfeldt 1-1, Stauskas 1-3, Walton Jr. 1-3, Robinson III 0-3, Albrecht 0-3), Iowa 10-17 (Marble 6-10, Gesell 2-2, McCabe 1-2, Uthoff 1-2, Oglesby 0-1). Rebounds–Michigan 29 (Horford 7), Iowa 38 (Basabe 10). Assists–Michigan 13 (Walton Jr. 6), Iowa 22 (Gesell 8).

Fouls–Michigan 13, Iowa 14.

NEBRASKA 53, NORTHWESTERN 49 NEBRASKA (12-10) Shields 4-7 0-2 9, Pitchford 5-8 2-2 15, Petteway 5-16 5-7 17, Webster 0-2 0-0 0, Gallegos 2-7 0-0 5, Rivers 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 0-1 0-2 0, Parker 2-2 1-1 5, Hawkins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-47 8-14 53.

NORTHWESTERN (12-12) Abrahamson 2-5 2-4 7, Lumpkin 1-6 0-0 3, Olah 3-5 0-0 7, Crawford 4-13 3-4 13, Cobb 5-11 2-2 14, Demps 2-6 0-0 5, Montgomery III 0-0 0-0 0, Cerina 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 17-46 7-10 49.

Halftime–Northwestern 22-16. 3s– Nebraska 7-20 (Pitchford 3-4, Petteway 2-7, Shields 1-3, Gallegos 1-4, Webster 0-1, Hawkins 0-1), Northwestern 8-22 (Crawford 2-6, Cobb 2-6, Demps 1-1, Olah 1-1, Abrahamson 1-4, Lumpkin 1-4). Rebounds–Nebraska 31 (Petteway 8), Northwestern 31 (Crawford, Lumpkin, Olah 6). Assists–Nebraska 9 (Petteway 4), Northwestern 13 (Demps 5). Fouls– Nebraska 15, Northwestern 13.

State schedule Saturday’s results Chicago St. 81, UMKC 74 Neb.-Omaha 71, W. Illinois 60 S. Illinois 72, Missouri St. 54 SE Missouri 74, E. Illinois 68 SIU-Edwardsville 84, Tenn.-Martin 78 Sunday’s results Loyola 79, Illinois State 69 W. Michigan 74, N. Illinois 71 Bradley 83, Evansville 66 Tuesday’s game S. Illinois at Wichita St., 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Villanova at DePaul, 6 p.m.

Cent. Michigan at N. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Indiana St. at Bradley, 7 p.m.

Loyola at N. Iowa, 7 p.m.

Illinois St. at Evansville, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday’s games Ill.-Chicago at Cleveland St., 6 p.m.

Chicago St. at Texas-Pan Am, 7 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 7 p.m.

E. Illinois at Austin Peay, 7 p.m.

SIUE at Murray St., 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games S. Illinois at Indiana St., 12:05 p.m.

DePaul at Providence, 1 p.m.

Bradley at Illinois St., 6 p.m.

Ill.-Chicago at Youngstown St., 6 p.m.

N. Illinois at Akron, 6 p.m.

S. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Loyola at Drake, 7:05 p.m.

E. Illinois at Murray St., 7:30 p.m.

SIUE at Austin Peay, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago St. at New Mexico St., 8 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Saturday’s results No. 3 Florida 78, Alabama 69 No. 4 Wichita State 82, Northern Iowa 73 No. 5 San Diego State 73, Nevada 58 SMU 76, No. 7 Cincinnati 55 No. 8 Kansas 83, West Virginia 69 No. 17 Iowa 85, No. 10 Michigan 67 No. 11 Duke 89, Boston College 68 No. 13 Saint Louis 65, La Salle 63 Kansas State 74, No. 15 Texas 57 No. 16 Iowa State 84, TCU 69 No. 18 Kentucky 69, Mississippi State 59 Texas Tech 65, No. 19 Oklahoma State 61 No. 20 Virginia 64, Georgia Tech 45 No. 21 Oklahoma 88, Baylor 72 No. 24 Memphis 60, No. 23 Gonzaga 54 No. 25 Pittsburgh 62, Virginia Tech 57, 2OT Sunday’s results No. 1 Syracuse 57, Clemson 44 No. 2 Arizona 76, Oregon 54 Wisconsin 60, No. 9 Michigan 58 St. John’s 70, No. 12 Creighton 65 No. 22 UConn 75, UCF 55

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 26 24 .520 Brooklyn 23 26 .469 New York 20 31 .392 Boston 18 34 .346 Philadelphia 15 36 .294 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 35 14 .714 Atlanta 25 24 .510 Washington 25 25 .500 Charlotte 22 29 .431 Orlando 16 37 .302 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 39 11 .780 Chicago 25 25 .500 Detroit 21 29 .420 Cleveland 18 33 .353 Milwaukee 9 41 .180

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 37 14 .725 — Houston 34 17 .667 3 Dallas 31 21 .596 6½ Memphis 27 23 .540 9½ New Orleans 22 28 .440 14½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 41 12 .774 — Portland 36 15 .706 4 Denver 24 25 .490 15 Minnesota 24 27 .471 16 Utah 17 33 .340 22½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 35 18 .660 — Phoenix 30 20 .600 3½ Golden State 30 21 .588 4 L.A. Lakers 18 33 .353 16 Sacramento 17 34 .333 17 Saturday’s results San Antonio 104, Charlotte 100 Detroit 126, Denver 109 Memphis 79, Atlanta 76 Portland 117, Minnesota 110 Houston 101, Milwaukee 95 Phoenix 122, Golden State 109 Utah 94, Miami 89 Sunday’s results Oklahoma City 112, New York 100 Chicago 92, L.A. Lakers 86 Orlando 93, Indiana 92 Brooklyn 93, New Orleans 81 Dallas 102, Boston 91 Washington 93, Sacramento 84 Cleveland 91, Memphis 83, OT Philadelphia at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Denver at Indiana, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Toronto, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Boston at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

BULLS 92, LAKERS 86 CHICAGO (92) Dunleavy 4-7 0-0 9, Gibson 7-18 4-4 18, Noah 6-10 8-8 20, Hinrich 7-13 0-0 17, Butler 4-13 0-0 9, Augustin 4-13 5-5 15, Snell 2-6 0-0 4, Mohammed 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 34-80 17-17 92.

L.A. LAKERS (86) Johnson 3-8 0-0 6, Kelly 0-5 0-0 0, Sacre 1-6 0-0 2, Nash 3-4 2-2 8, Blake 3-12 0-0 8, Williams 2-6 2-2 7, Kaman 13-23 1-4 27, Marshall 5-6 0-0 13, Hill 6-12 3-3 15.

Totals 36-82 8-11 86.

Chicago 34 18 25 15 — 92 L.A. Lakers 23 23 16 24 — 86 3-Point Goals–Chicago 7-22 (Hinrich 3-7, Augustin 2-3, Dunleavy 1-3, Butler 1-5, Gibson 0-1, Snell 0-3), L.A. Lakers 6-19 (Marshall 3-3, Blake 2-6, Williams 1-5, Kaman 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Kelly 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds_Chicago 47 (Noah 13), L.A. Lakers 48 (Kaman 10). Assists– Chicago 21 (Augustin 6), L.A. Lakers 26 (Marshall 11). Total Fouls–Chicago 16, L.A. Lakers 15. A–18,997 (18,997).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 37 16 4 78 176 125 Tampa Bay 33 20 5 71 168 145 Montreal 32 21 6 70 148 142 Toronto 32 22 6 70 178 182 Detroit 26 20 12 64 151 163 Ottawa 26 22 11 63 169 191 Florida 22 29 7 51 139 183 Buffalo 15 34 8 38 110 172 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 40 15 3 83 186 138 N.Y. Rangers 32 24 3 67 155 146 Philadelphia 30 23 6 66 162 167 Columbus 29 24 5 63 170 161 Washington 27 23 9 63 171 175 Carolina 26 22 9 61 144 158 New Jersey 24 22 13 61 135 146 N.Y. Islanders 22 30 8 52 164 200 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 39 12 6 84 196 135 Chicago 35 11 14 84 207 163 Colorado 37 16 5 79 174 153 Minnesota 31 21 7 69 145 147 Dallas 27 21 10 64 164 164 Winnipeg 28 26 6 62 168 175 Nashville 25 24 10 60 146 180 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 41 14 5 87 196 147 San Jose 37 16 6 80 175 142 Los Angeles 31 22 6 68 139 128 Phoenix 27 21 10 64 163 169 Vancouver 27 24 9 63 146 160 Calgary 22 29 7 51 137 179 Edmonton 20 33 7 47 153 199 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s results St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3, SO Philadelphia 2, Calgary 1 Boston 7, Ottawa 2 Toronto 3, Vancouver 1 Montreal 4, Carolina 1 Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 2 Colorado 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 3, New Jersey 0 Anaheim 5, Nashville 2 Dallas 2, Phoenix 1 Winter Olympic break

Golf Sunday At Pebble Beach, Calif.

Purse: $6.6 million Final Jimmy Walker 66-69-67-74 — 276 Dustin Johnson 68-73-70-66 — 277 Jim Renner 65-73-72-67 — 277 Jordan Spieth 67-67-78-67 — 279 Kevin Na 72-68-70-69 — 279 Hunter Mahan 68-68-72-72 — 280 Graeme McDowell 71-71-72-67—2 81 Pat Perez 69-70-71-71 — 281 Tim Wilkinson 67-72-69-73 — 281 Bryce Molder 72-71-69-70 — 282 Chesson Hadley 71-70-70-71—2 82 Richard H. Lee 65-72-72-73 — 282 Will MacKenzie 69-74-70-70 — 283 Cameron Tringale 70-73-71-69 — 283 Patrick Reed 69-70-75-69 — 283 Victor Dubuisson 73-67-74s-69 — 283 Brian Davis 68-74-70-71 — 283 Scott Gardiner 65-73-77-68 — 283

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Olympics U.S. Athletes fared ALPINE SKIING Men Downhill (Start position in parentheses) 5. (7) Travis Ganong, Squaw Valley, Calif., 2:06.64.

8. (15) Bode Miller, Easton, N.H., 2:06.75.

27. (1) Steven Nyman, Sundance, Utah, 2:09.15.

30. (25) Marco Sullivan, Truckee, Calif., 2:10.10.

BIATHLON Women 7.5km Sprint 14. Susan Dunklee, Barton, Vt., 21:48.3 (1).

44. Sarah Studebaker, Boise, Idaho, 22:59.5 (1).

53. Annelies Cook, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 23:23.4 (2).

65. Hannah Dreissigacker, Morrisville, Vt., 23:55.0 (4).

Fresh look, fresh start Illini shakeup starting lineup to end long losing streak

BY JIM CARLSON Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Illinois coach John Groce started a new lineup and stopped a losing streak.

Freshmen Kendrick Nunn and Malcolm Hill earned their first starts of the season and combined for 30 points, as Illinois (14-10, 3-8) won for the first time in nine games with a 60-55 Big Ten victory over Penn State on Sunday.

Nunn scored 19, shooting 7 for 9 from the field and 4 for 9 from 3-point range. Hill added 11, as the Illini overcame 38.8 percent shooting by holding Penn State to one field goal in the final 9:44.

“Hill and Nunn were terrific offensively,” Groce said. “Nunn really made some plays for us. I made a decision to start two freshmen and bring two veterans off the bench, so they had to make some sacrifices.”

Penn State (12-12, 3-8), which has lost two straight games after a modest three-game conference win streak, was led by 19 points from D.J. Newbill and 11 from Tim Frazier. Frazier also became Penn State’s career leader in assists, passing Freddie Barnes (600) with 602.

Illinois’ last victory was a 75-55 decision over Penn State on Jan. 4.

The second-half pace slowed considerably late in the game, as both teams combined for just 21 points in the final 13 minutes. Illinois built a 49-45 lead at the 12:52 mark, but didn’t score again until 6:30 remained.

“Their defense was terrific on Tim and D.J. at the end, and their freshmen stepped up,” Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said.

“They made the winning plays and big shots, and when they needed to make them. That was a desperate team that we played. That was a battle.”

An open Nunn took a feed from Tracy Abrams and drained a

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3-pointer from the corner with 22 seconds left, but Newbill’s immediate answer with a baseline drive brought the Lions to within 57-55.

Abrams’ two free throws – his only points – put the Illini up by four, and a Rayvonte Rice rebound off a missed Frazier 3-pointer sealed it for Illinois.

“Give Nunn a lot of credit for hitting that corner three,” Chambers said. “That was a big time play.”

Baskets by Brandon Taylor and Newbill pushed the Lions up by three points, but back-to-back drives by Nunn sandwiched around Penn State turnovers enabled the Illini to regain the lead at 53-52.

“We should have continued to keep attacking,” Penn State’s Frazier said. “If we can’t score, we have to continue to defend and get rebounds. We just missed shots.”

The Illini streak ended because the Illini stopped Penn State cold as the second half wore on.

“The statistic that stood out to me was that we were able to hold them to one field goal in the last 9 minutes and 44 seconds,” Groce said.

“When we needed defense the most, we were able to affect them at a certain level.

“Overall, we were able to impose our will defensively a little bit.”

Rebounding was virtually even, 34-33 in Penn State’s favor, and each team committed just six turnovers.

Abrams contributed five assists and Rice led Illinois with seven rebounds, despite scoring nearly eight points under his 16.9 average.

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Missiles shoot down Bulldogs Milledgeville rallies from 19-point deficit to snap Aquin’s win streak

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The Milledgeville Missiles struggled without four starters in the first quarter Saturday night, but they more than made up for it later on in a 72-69 victory over the Aquin Bulldogs.

After trailing 29-10 after the opening 8 minutes, the Missiles (16-4, 6-3 NUIC East) fired on all cylinders the rest of the way. They outscored the Bulldogs (18-4, 8-1) 44-23 in the next two quarters to take a 54-52 lead heading into the fourth, then held on down the stretch.

Caleb Skoog hit six 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for Milledgeville, while Blake Kappes, Jordan Harris and Lucas Ebersole each scored 12. Harris dished four assists, Kappes had four rebounds and two steals, and Kameron DawTyne chipped in six points, eight assists and five rebounds.

Aiden Chang hit five 3s and scored 20 points,

Saturday’s stars Dalton Shaner, Eastland, 31 points, 10-for-10 FTs Bret Gittleson, AFC, 30 points, 5 3-pointers, 11-for-12 FTs Caleb Skoog, Milledgeville, 20 points, 6 3-pointers Chris Bauer, Prophetstown, 20 points and Micah Stovall had 18 for Aquin, which saw its 31-game conference win streak snapped.

Mendota 68, Oregon 49:

The Hawks led 30-26 at halftime, but were outscored 42-19 after the break in a Big Northern West loss at the Blackhawk Center.

Jessie McKinley had 13 points for Oregon (4-18, 0-8), and Billy Heeg and Trevor Otten scored 12 points each.

James Carroll’s gamehigh 22 points paced the Trojans (15-6, 4-2), while Ryan Reeder added 17,

and Sam Bowne chipped Eastland 56, Illini West 54: The Cougars outin 15.

Prophetstown 56, River- scored Illini West 18-11 in dale 39: Chris Bauer the fourth quarter to pull poured in 20 points, and out a victory at the Superthe Prophets led from the fans Shootout in Quincy. get-go in a Three Rivers Dalton Shaner scored North home victory.

31 points for Eastland Josh Sigel scored 10 (18-3), and hit all 10 of his points, and Grant Ames free throws. Blake Jansadded eight for Prophet- sen added eight points. stown (10-13, 5-5), which Braden Bennett had 17 led 13-6 after one quar- for the Chargers (9-12). ter and 24-14 at halftime before putting the game Men’s basketball away with a 20-10 scoring Kennedy-King 77, Sauk edge in the third.

Valley 58: The Skyhawks Jake Bussert’s nine jumped out a 20-2 lead, points paced the Rams only to give it all back and (7-18, 3-8). then some in a loss to the AFC 69, Forreston 65: The Raiders outscored Statesmen in Chicago.

Carlos Hendrix led Sauk the Cardinals 38-23 in the Valley (12-12) with 14 middle two periods of an points and five steals.

NUIC East win in Ashton.

Bret Gittleson’s 30 David Newton and Jeff points led AFC (9-13, Casseus each scored 10 4-5), and included five points, John Murphy and 3-pointers and an 11-for- Jacoby Posley each had 12 performance at the nine points, and Tramel free-throw line. Troy Rideout added seven rebounds and six points.

Mairs chipped in 18.

Robert DeVries scored Kenneth Lockhart led 21 for Forreston (7-13, Kennedy-King with 24 points.

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“We played them to a 10-point game back a month-and-a-half ago, so our kids weren’t scared,” said Rockets coach Brad Bickett. “We just came out and didn’t make any shots. You have to make some shots if you are going to compete.”

Winnebago (18-4, 7-1) started the game with a 13-2 run, thanks in part to sophomore post player Brandon Suggs, who didn’t miss a shot from the field. The Rockets, on the other hand, went 3-for-15 from the field in in the first quarter.

A full-court press by the Indians was fairly ineffective, thanks to crafty ballhandling and vision by Rock Falls senior Austin Donoho. This prevented the game from getting out of hand early, as he kept his composure against the Indians’ length and athleticism.

“It was a team effort,” said Donoho, “and we just came up short tonight.

“We have some things to improve on, and the good thing is we can come back Monday and work hard.”

Despite the Rockets’ comeback efforts after halftime, poor shooting once again haunted

them early in the third quarter. Tight defense forced Winnebago into three straight turnovers, and Rock Falls converted them into good offensive possessions. Each one resulted in bunnies, but unfortunately, all three rimmed out and turned good possessions into empty ones. More importantly, it allowed the Indians to maintain their lead.

“That would have cut it to a 10- or 12-point game,” said Bickett, “and could make us feel like we could get this corner turned. But when you miss those shots, it affects your defensive effort a little bit. And they’re good

too. Really good.

“With only a couple weeks left, we have to stay upbeat. We have some time, and we have some work left to do. We’ll get back here Monday and see if we can get better.”

After that stretch, junior DeLundre Dixon took over for the Indians. He used his speed to get open layups in transition, in a third quarter during which he went 6-for-7 from the field and scored 13 points. It also helped to transform a 16-point lead into a 30-point margin for the Indians heading into the fourth, ultimately putting the game out of reach for the Rockets.

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As we approach our 30th anniversary year the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home hopes to move forward with a very special commemorative project. We are in need of skilled volunteers who would like to help plan and build a selection of bird houses. If you are handy with a blueprint and tools, we would love to hear from you.

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Volunteers provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones.

They fill a unique role in providing comfort and support to patients and families with giving of their time, energy and compassion. Hospice of the Rock River Valley has a need for volunteers to work with patients and families. Training will be provided and begins March 4. To make a difference in someone's life, call Nina at 815-288-3673.

CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

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3 drum lg. rock tumbler 110 v., many Norman Rockwell collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plates, collection of 6 pewter railroad plates by Daniel Stapleford, Lionel railroad books, Texas hold-em poker kit, bottles of misc. alcohol, bar supplies, 6 pc. dinette set, neat walking sticks, pet cage, Akai reel to reel, 2 lg. ships made of horn, 7 1/2 Sony stereo system, 4 bar stools, 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of VHS tapes & lg. box of old time Beta movies, Kitchen table w/6 chairs, king size lg. poster bed, 3 misc. chest of drawers, 2 glass curio cabinets, 2 file cabinets, 2 dr. wooden file cabinet, upright & sm. chest freezers, 2- night stands, lots of lamps, pictures, fans, etc., good selection of small kitchen appliances, silverware bar supplies & some unopened bottles, large rock collection & many birth & gem stones, model cars, lots of sports items, knives, collection of eye washing cups, 14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; alum. ext. ladder, lots of hand & power tools, fancy steins, 3-lg. wall hanging excalibur type swords, beer signs - light-up Bud (neon), shot glasses, lots of old bottles, 3 matching bar stools, dorm size ref., lots of good old stereo equipment, lg. t.v. base only for up to 60â&#x20AC;? flat screen, complete desk, oak finish 2 dr. cabinet, 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s console radio, old telephone (oak box) misc. bookcases.

This will be a fun sale because of such a variety of items! All Nice!

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Heated Building

Completely remodeled 2 BR, located 1 ½ mi. outside RF, on 3 acre lot w/ use of a 35 acre lake. $700/ mo. plus utilities.

No pets. Call 815-626-2145 Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No dogs.

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815-535-7077.â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 2 Bed Duplex for rent in Sterling, across from CGH, very nice/great location, basement w/ W/D hook up, $545/mo., avail. imm., Call 815622-2725 SNLRentals.com 2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

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Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

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4 bed, 2 bath house in Dixon, fenced yard, 2 cr garage, avail. immed.

815-677-1601 SNLrentals.com

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Rent to own. 2BR 815-622-9665. Realtor Owned.

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Newly Remodeled 3BR 2 car garage No Pets. $800mo + $800 deposit. 1526 Rocky Ford Rd 815-284-7609

Nice 3 bed Ranch, all renewed, 2003 16th Ave., Why Rent? $698/mo.

815-878-7399

2BR, stove & refrig. furnished, $450 lease and dep. req.

H & H rental Properties LLC. 815625-7995

Astrograph NEW TIRES! CLEAN!

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3 BR, 2 story farm house, 2 car garage. 1/2 mile from town, avail.

Please Call Brittany 815-380-3000

2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517

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4BR 1 ½ bath, $675/mo. + sec.

Dep. 815-238-2044

2BR downstairs apt, stove & fridge furn., water & garbage fees incl., C/A, no pets, 1401 E. 4th St., $500/mo. + $500 dep. 815441-1912

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Exceptional Care & Training Center has a part-time opening for a caring, highlyqualified

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R.N. The Lee County Health Department seeks a 4 day per week nurse for our Maternal Child Health team. R.N. Required; bachelor's degree and bilingual pluses.

Send resume' to: Administrator, 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 or cferguson@ lchd.com Applications accepted through February 28.

Searching: DIRECTOR OF NURSING Apply in person, resume required Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

EMPLOYMENT

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1ST & 2ND CHANCE DEALER

HEALTH / MEDICAL

708 1st Ave,

61071 (815) 622-6655

505

Bus Driver: Must have a CDL with passenger endorsement. Approximately 30 hrs./wk.

Apply at Self Help, 2300 West LeFevre, Sterling. Call 815-626-3115 C.N.A. Skilled Facility seeks PT/FT C.N.A. For 2-10 and 10-6 shifts.

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per 185 month

per 403 month

$

$

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2011 BUICK ENCLAVE Loaded, One Owner, Leather

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCH

per 126 month

$

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www.reynoldswood. org for current

positions, and application process. EOEAA

Senior Administrative Specialist PT, needs to be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, & Powerpoint, strong organizational & phone skills, bank experience a plus. Apply online at: www.wipfli.com EOE TO OUR

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While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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2013 NISSAN MURANO S

AWD, Nice, Nice, Nice!

Needs New Owner

per 217 month

$

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Reynoldswood Christian Camp (Dixon) is expanding its ministry and hiring multiple positions for yearround and Summer. Visit

per 352 month

4x4, Loaded, Needs New Owner

per 179 month

$

A

505

FACILITIES MANAGER The Northland Mall has an opportunity for a self-motivated individual to oversee the maintenance and daily operation of the mall. Experience in HVAC, Electrical, Construction, Plumbing and general repairs is required. Must have excellent organizational skills and a record of good customer service.

Would also oversee the budgeting, scheduling, inventory and hiring of the department.

Must be computer literate in Excel, Outlook and Word.

Send resume and salary history to: kbrouilette@ jherzog.com No phone calls please. EEOC

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2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT

Loaded, 4x4, Leather, Bose Radio

per 113 month

$

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$

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EMPLOYMENT

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EMPLOYMENT

W-S Industrial Services, Inc. is currently hiring laborers, operators, and CDL drivers. We provide a wide range of services to electrical power plants, refineries, ethanol plants, water treatment plants and industrial facilities.

Will train but prefer experience in industrial/environmental cleaning.

Ideal candidate is able to travel, must pass drug test, physical exam and background check.

WSI offers competitive pay, per diem and excellent benefits! Apply in person at: 1517 S. 19th St, Clinton IA 52732.

Visit WS-Hiring.com for more information.

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Benefits include Insurance, 401K and bonus, etc.

Please respond to: jobopeningavail able@yahoo.com

CHILD CARE

2005 KIA AMANTI

per 322 month

per 126 month

$

B

2006 NISSAN MURANO AWD

Leather, Sunroof, Back up camera, Bose Stereo, It has it All! Local Trade

Leather, Loaded, Sharp Car!

Local Trade, Leather, Moonroof, Loaded, Sharp Car!!

Quad Bucket seating, Power Sliding Doors, and more, Stow ‘n Go

$

2010 FORD TAURUS SEL

per 240 month

$

New Arrival

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512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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AUCTIONS 2006 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY TOURING

505

615

ONLINE AUCTION 100+ Hobart 60 Quart Mixers Restaurants Nationwide, See website for locations near you.

Sold to Highest Bidder!

Bid online thru 2/17 www.SoldTiger.com

2008 CHEVROLET EXT CAB 1500 SILVERADO

2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SER

Loaded, 4x4, Leather, Sunroof, Very Clean, Low Miles!

per 209 month

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2005 DODGE DAKOTA SLT CREW CAB 4X4

per 240 month

$

A

2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SXT

Black & Beautiful, 6 cylinder, Leather, Moonroof, Needs new owner!

2001 FORD RANGER XLT 4X4, SUPER - CAB

Just-in!! New Arrival!! Local Trade, 4x4, Bedliner, Hitch, Don’t Hesitate this Truck Won’t Last Long!!

per 281 month

$

A

2011 BUICK LUCERNE CXL

per 210 month

$

2012 FORD ESCAPE LTD Loaded, Leather, Bluetooth Phone connection, Nice!

per 120 month

$

A

2013 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

A

2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

Full Power, Very Clean, Full Power, Local Trade, only 38,000 Miles, on this cream puff, loaded, moon- Loaded, Great Fuel Economy Sharp, Won’t Last Long at this Price! roof, needs a new owner!

per 170 month

$

B

CONTRACTORS SPECIAL 2011 FORD TRANSIT CARGO

Dual power sliding doors,Slide Out tray Storage, Fullquad bucket seats, Power, NICE, NICE, NICE! Stow n’ Go

per 209 month

per 143 month

$

$

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2006 MAZDA TRIBUTE

Loaded, Very Nice, Priced to Sell Immediately!

® 815-284-8655

849 N. Galena, Dixon, IL

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

Ruger SR 1911.45 auto, NIB, $795/obo; Winch.

1906.22 pump, $985/obo FOID 815-973-2781

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS

RENT TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

WOOD / FUEL

746

Mixed Hardwood $80/pickup load Delivered 779-423-4249

FURNITURE

755

2 recliners, brown brand new. $225/ ea. 815-441-6356 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet 309-4527477.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Bassett Hound pups born 12/10/2013. 3 Females, 2 Males.

815-994-0636 Female Water Springer Bird dog, 1-2 yrs old. Free to good home only.

Call 815-973-3416 MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-944-3917

SugarDoodles: $600. Call 563212-7307 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 782 421 Torro Snowblower, 4 cyl, 2 stage, 21” cut, pull start, good cond. runs great! $300.

815-973-3223 John Deere 2 cyl 1 stage 5hp, 21” cut, power auger, new rubbers & wear bar electric start, $325 815-973-3223

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.

WANT TO BUY 795 Ford Escort or Focus in scrap or restorable condition. 815-625-8052

WANT TO BUY 795 **Yesterdays** Furniture Antiques, crocks, milk bottles, postcards, dishes, coins, & jewelry (815)284-4616 or (815)440-4616

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1950's-60's Girl Scout uniform, 2 piece, nice cond. $35 815-275-3131 25” TV's for sale, older models. RCA. $25/ea. Call Super 8 Rock Falls, 815626-8800.

4 new snowblowers, Builder Discount. 626-4561 DISH TV Retailer Starting $19.99/month (for 12 mos.)

Broadband Internet starting $14.95/month (where available.)

Ask About SAME DAY Installation!

CALL Now! 1-800-256-1057 Hardwood flooring, Red Oak, 250 sq.ft. 3/4”x 3 1/4”. $1,000. Call 815626-2507.

Liberation by American Standard Stay in your home longer, safely, independently. Best Lifetime Warranty in the industry. Installation Included!

Get $1,000 Off Call Toll-Free Today 1-866-652-0630.

N-Scale Model Trains, engines, freight cars, track, passenger car set, misc. $750 obo 815-994-2101 New 8 ft. skid steer snow pusher box.

Univ. mount fits almost any style skid steer. $1,700. Call 815-716-0355 Real nice Lazy Boy recliner. $70.

Call 815-718-4385.

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CLASSIC CARS

AUTOMOBILES

2007 Buick Lucerne CX2-V8, 80K, full power, leather, XM radio, extended warranty $8900. Dixon 815-456-2155 96/ Olds 98 123k mi, 25 mpg, well maintained. Major components new! $5,000. 815-2882556 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

S.U.V.S

909

1995 Blazer, auto.

4wd.

V6.

Very good cond. 172K mi. $2500. Call 815-288-6814.

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.8 liter, 82k mi, elect. sun roof, $9,500. Call 815631-8494

TRUCKS

910

1998 Chevy S 10, extended cab, 167K mi., asking $2200/obo Call 815-626-1779 after 6 pm.

4X4S

912

1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Ex. Cab. New tires & brakes 134K mi. good con. $6,300 OBO. Call 815-632-0780 4 wheel drive-4 door-Chevy Blazer, 2002. $5900/obo 815631-6678

BOATS/MOTORS

940

THE BOAT DOCK We Buy & Consign Used Boats!

217-793-7300 theboatdock.com

TRAILERS/RVS

945

Colman's RV We Buy and Consign Used RV's and Campers 217-787-8653

www.colmansrv.com

SNOWMOBILES

955

1997 Ski Doo Mach Z 800, mint. cond. Looks & runs good. $1300/obo.

815-535-3797.

904

74 Chevrolet Chevelle/ Malibu Classic/ 2 DR. H.T. Rebuilt suspension/ new exhaust/ New floorpans/ solid car.

Very restorable/ 400 motor/ New Turbo 400 trans. Becoming a rare find. $2,500 OBO. Call 815-631-3409

AUTOMOBILES

905

905

2000 Ford Taurus 4dr. Rebuilt PS, brakes. Good cond Must see. $2199 815-288-6362

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2004 Alero, clean & always maintained car, 139K mi., new tires & elect. start. $4000/obo 815494-7517 or 815499-0460

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VEHICLES $150-$2000

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We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

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Call Dixon ATV 815-288-2146

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2006 PONTIAC TORRENT

Front Wheel Drive, Great Fuel Economy, 38,000 Miles, Sharp!

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*Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. A72 Months at 2.49% $2,000 cash/trade down with approved credit. B60 Months at 2.79% $2,000 cash/trade down with approved credit.

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