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WHITESIDE COUNTY | FATAL I-88 SHOOTING UPDATE

Family to sue local officials

Complaint to be filed today calls death an execution

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ AND CHRISTI WARREN news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

The parents of a man shot and killed by a state conservation police officer on Interstate 88 west of Rock Falls in November 2013 are suing the officers who responded, Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce, and others, asserting that their son’s civil and constitutional rights were violated.

In a news release Wednesday announcing the suit to be filed today, they also said they found an eyewitness to the shooting whose statement “directly contradicts what the officers involved claimed happened.”

They call the shooting an execution.

In January 2014, after an investigation into the death of Shane D. Cataline, 30, of Toledo, Ohio, Joyce issued a written decision stating the shooting by Conservation Police Officer Steven Francisko was “justified.”

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She said deadly force was appropriate because Cataline was using a van in “a manner which was likely to cause imminent death or great bodily harm” to Illinois State Police officer Luke Kuehl, whom Cataline had pinned with the van.

Cataline’s parents say that the stop was not justified, that Kuehl was not pinned by their son’s van, and that excessive, unnecessary force was used against the “unarmed, sober software developer.”

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WHITESIDE AREA CAREER CENTER | DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS

Soundly built: Students design studio

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Whiteside Area Career Center students Jimmy Taylor (left) and Bradley Davis offer a tour Wednesday morning on both sides of the wall that separates the mixing station from the sound booth at Studio DMA at Sterling High School. WACC students designed and built the studio space, which will eventually be open to members of the public who would like to pay for studio time and record music.

They’ll eventually invite public to book recording time in space

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

Grand opening

STERLING – Bradley Davis said a new studio created by the Whiteside Area Career Center is where all the magic happens.

“All of our sound happens right in here,” the 18-year-old senior at Ohio High School said.

The grand opening for Studio DMA will take place at 8:30 a.m. Friday at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. The studio is in Room 166.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Denis Mennie at 815-626-5810 or dmennie@wacc.cc.

The public is invited to an open house Friday for Studio DMA, a new recording studio for the digital media arts class at the career center.

The studio is a professional-level acoustic space where students can learn to record, produce, mix and create professional recordings.

“It’s a chance for students to record music and to learn the whole process of producing sound and making music,” said Denis Mennie, WACC digital media arts instructor. “Some students will be able to record songs they have written, as well.”

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Greyhound plan behind schedule Chicago-to-Davenport route could be in service in mid-April

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @MattMencarini

DIXON – You will have to wait a little longer to catch a Greyhound out of Dixon.

In August, Lee-Ogle Transportation Service announced

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it was heading up a 2-year pilot program to offer bus service from Chicago to Davenport, Iowa, with stops along the way, including Dixon. That was part of a federally funded Intercity Bus program aimed at connecting rural areas and small cities with larger cities.

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Other stops will include Naperville/Aurora; DeKalb, at Northern Illinois University and the oasis stop on Interstate 88; Rochelle; and Moline.

The program was expected to start this month.

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Corrections In the Celebrations section published Tuesday, the 40th wedding anniversary notice of Kim and Bob Ptak misspelled the name of their grandson, Dylan DuWayne.

Also in Celebrations, the birthday of Faye Simpson was wrong. The correct date is March 5.

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POLICE Dixon Police Caleb S. McWethy, 18, of Amboy; 11:35 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of South Galena Avenue; retail theft; released with notice to appear in court.

Lee County Sheriff Ethan E. Shaw, 19, of Amboy; 8:53 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for criminal sexual assault; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Donald W. Lange, 42, of Rock Falls; 3:40 p.m. Monday; warrant for failure to appear – compliance hearing (driving while license revoked); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Larry D. Pringle, 43, of Abingdon; 11:10 p.m. Sunday; phone harassment – no conversation, phone harassment – lewd comment; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jakob R. Woods, 22, of Manito; 12:28 a.m. Sunday; driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Erin K. Pleskovitch, 41, of Rock Falls; 3:26 p.m. Saturday; driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Randall W. Shankel, 23, of Ashton; 11:32 a.m. Saturday; warrant for failure to appear –driving under the influence; posted bond.

Jared C. N. Dougherty, 25, of Dixon; 3:13 p.m. Friday;

court order – drug court; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jean M. Pendergast, 54, of Dixon; 1:53 p.m. Friday; order of commitment; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Robert A. Evans, 34, of Rockford; 10:37 p.m. Friday; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (driving while license suspended); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Shondale J. Turnquist, 29, of Dixon; 10:06 a.m. Friday; warrant for failure to appear – disorderly conduct; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Laiff A. Jacobson, 41, of Dixon; 9:19 p.m. Feb. 26; attachment for contempt – rule to show cause; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Melissa L. Jordan, 18, of Sublette; 3:50 p.m. Feb. 26; theft less than $500 – school; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Dustin D. Arnold, 33, of Coal City; 1:01 p.m. Feb. 26; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Dylan P. Blumhoff, 20, of Dixon; 12:52 p.m. Feb. 26; warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Damarkus M. Jarvis, 25, of Sterling; 12:42 p.m. Feb. 26; petition to revoke probation – reckless driving; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Justin R. Merritt, 35, of Oregon; 12:30 p.m. Feb. 26; warrant for contempt; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Tyler C. Williams, 29, of Hillsdale; 12:18 p.m. Feb. 26; petition to revoke probation – theft; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ross E. Wahlgren, 30, of Sandwich; 12:03 p.m. Feb. 26; warrant for contempt; posted bond and released.

Dalton C. Smith, 22, of Dixon; 11:52 a.m. Feb. 26; petition to revoke probation – possession of marijuana; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Cassandra N. Acosta, 26, of Dixon; 11:34 a.m. Feb. 26; petition to revoke probation – driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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The classes are designed for visual and creative thinkers who are interested in cuttingedge digital and media arts.

The designing and technical process of the studio, housed in a Sterling High School classroom, was a project taken on by WACC students. Students from the building trades class at WACC built the studio’s structure.

“It took the students a couple months to do everything,” Mennie said. “They built the studio, and we purchased

the equipment to start recording.”

The digital equipment cost less than $500.

“We also used some equipment that we already had,” Mennie said. “We also used a grant to buy new equipment, as well.”

On one side of the small studio is a computer monitor, and on the other is small booth where music can be recorded. Inside the booth are amplifiers and two microphones.

“We also have acoustic foam for soundproof, so you are not getting echoes, and the sound is not bouncing all over the place,” Davis said. “The sound is more solid.”

Jimmy Taylor, an

18-year-old Dixon High School senior, said the studio is much better than the old one.

“We had a studio in another room, but it was not as productive,” said Taylor, who plays the saxophone at DHS. “It echoed, and it was a big mess. This studio is much smaller, and there are no echoes.”

Members of the public can also have access to the studio.

“We are hoping to open it up for the public to use and for the students to record clients,” Mennie said.

How much will it cost the public to lay down a track?

“That is all still in the works,” Mennie said.

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Crash victim now in fair condition WAUSAU, Wis. – A Sterling woman injured in a weekend snowmobile crash has been upgraded to fair condition at a Wisconsin hospital.

Stacey Fowkes, 41, was injured Saturday during a snowmobiling run near Watersmeet, Michigan.

Her snowmobile hit the edge of a high mound as she was coming out of a dip, which sent her careening into the woods, her husband, Chad Fowkes, said.

The two live in Sterling and are members of the all-volunteer snowmobile team that helps the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department rescue stranded pedestrians and drivers during snowstorms.

Stacey was picked up by a snowmobile rescue team and taken to Watersmeet. She then was flown to Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Company claims Illinois Department of Agriculture broke its own rules CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge on Wednesday halted a medical marijuanagrowing operation, granting a temporary restraining order that heightened concerns about legal challenges over how Illinois issued cannabis licenses.

In the first lawsuit filed against the state over the marijuana program, Judge Kathleen Kennedy’s action puts on hold a permit for Chicago-based Cresco Labs to grow marijuana in Kankakee.

Around the state, growers expecting permits are watching the case with concern, because it lays out a legal strategy for losing applicants to reopen the process.

The case involves a challenge from Chicagobased PM Rx, a company that lost in the

competition for the sole cultivation license in a region that covers Ford, Iroquois and Kankakee counties.

PM Rx claims the Illinois Department of Agriculture broke its own rules when choosing growers.

A delay will allow PM Rx’s attorneys to review applications and other documents related to ranking the applicants, the judge said.

“Following the rules outweighs potential delays” in the affected district, Kennedy said.

She said what she’s heard so far persuades her that required background checks haven’t been completed and the Department of Agriculture may not have followed its own point system.

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general’s office said the agriculture department plans to appeal the ruling.

Questions about the marijuana licensing process began during former Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration.

The Chicago Democrat didn’t issue licenses before he left office, leaving the job to Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Rauner’s office announced 18 cultivation permit winners on Feb. 2, 3 weeks after the Republican took office.

That day, Rauner’s general counsel, Jason Barclay, released a state-

ment listing problems in the Quinn process that had created “a risk of substantial and costly litigation” to the state.

But secrecy around the process prevented PM Rx from knowing how its application might have been affected by those problems, according to the plaintiff’s attorney, John Rooks.

Kennedy set the next hearing for Tuesday, saying she wants to expedite the court schedule to minimize delays. The lawsuit must be amended to add Cresco Labs, the judge said, so that company can make its own case in court.

Cresco Labs President Joe Caltabiano said the delay hurts patients.

“It is disappointing that they have to suffer while the legal maneuvering runs its course,”

Caltabiano said in a statement.

PM Rx CEO Andy James also mentioned patients after the ruling.

“The governor was handed this mess,” James said in a statement. “We hope he keeps the patients in mind as he reviews this, not tearing up the law, but giving them the transparency and clarity they deserve by tearing up the faulty process that brought us here.”

Also Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced that 1,600 patients have now been approved for the cannabis program.

That’s 600 more than 1 month ago, but it’s still far short of the “tens of thousands” of patients program coordinator Bob Morgan said back in July that he hoped would enroll in the first year.

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My classroom is so peaceful, and then I go home to my 2-year-old, who’s lined up cans and is playing drums.

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DECATUR – Holly Kitson’s second-grade classroom at Harris School is almost silent, though it’s full of children.

Kids are curled up with books in easy chairs, beanbags and on rugs.

Some are writing. Some are reading to a classmate or listening while a classmate reads softly.

“I have to laugh,” Kitson said. “My classroom is so peaceful, and then I go home to my 2-yearold, who’s lined up cans and is playing drums.”

The reason for the peace is the Daily Five, a reading initiative that Harris is using this year in the hope of raising reading scores and giving the primary students a solid foundation of literacy on which to build as they advance into higher grades, Principal Shannen Ray said.

“Teachers take 60 professional learning hours beyond the 24 they’re contractually required to take,” said Jennifer Panganiban, instructional technology coach.

“They’re committed to making this work.”

The Daily Five components work on comprehension, accuracy, fluency and expanding vocabulary, said Tjode Shroyer, instructional coach. Kids work at their own level, using a selection of books that they’ve chosen them-

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Ashley Edwards reads during the new Daily Five reading initiative Feb. 3 at Harris School in Decatur. The reading program that Harris is using this year aims to raise reading scores and give the primary students a solid foundation of literacy on which to build as they advance into higher grades. selves, based on their skills and interests.

Independent work is interspersed with smallgroup and individual work with the teacher.

The “five” in the Daily Five are read to self, work on writing, read with someone, listen to reading and word work.

Reading to self and work on writing are every day, but the child chooses the order.

On Tuesday, Kitson worked with a few children while seated on the floor with them, reviewing vowel sounds. At a table in the back, Kaysean Cotton had a box of colorful letters and a list of words. He said he was supposed to find the letters and use them to make the words.

“It helps with spelling,” he said.

Kitson works with one group per each of the three “rounds” every day and also has individual conferences with kids to work on specific skills.

In Theressa Tozer’s kindergarten class, she used a line and pictures to illustrate to a small group of students the proper way of read-

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Adults may eat for $5, while children 12 and younger eat for $2.50.

Bi-County Cooperative Foundation’s Spring Expo, featuring area vendors, will take place at the same time as the breakfast. Proceeds from the expo will benefit the foundation’s scholarships and help provide grants to individuals and groups affected by disability.

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ing from left to right and encouraged them to point with the hand they use for writing. At this age, recognizing pictures as words is one step of learning to read.

At her desk, Jazmyn Binkley was reading a picture book with the same goal of associat-

ing words with pictures.

Next to her, Billy Sturgeon was copying words from a printed list onto a dry erase board.

Giving the students choices fosters independence, said Denita Hentz, who teaches first grade and was one of the teachers who developed and piloted the Daily Five last year.

Teachers spent the first part of the school year teaching children what is expected of them and reviewed that after the winter break. For the most part, Hentz said, students are doing their work independently, and she is seeing progress in their skills.

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OBITUARIES Jerrald R. Yeoward Jr. SPRINGFIELD – Jerrald Robert Yeoward Jr., 60, of Springfield, formerly of Sterling, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, in Savannah, Georgia.

He was born Oct. 19, 1954, in Sterling, to Jerrald Robert and Millie (Seidel) Yeoward Sr. He married Shelly Hart on June 17, 1973, in Rock Falls.

He graduated in 1976 from Western Illinois University. He was the manager of performance management and reporting for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Employment and Training, retiring in January 2014, after more than 20 years of service. Jerry enjoyed golf, traveling, and being a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was a fierce Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, and University of Illinois fan.

Jerry is survived by his

wife; his mother, Millie Yeoward Unger of Sterling; one daughter, Jennifer (Chad) Story of Aurora; one son, Timothy (Julie) Yeoward of Champaign; seven grandchildren, Emilee, Lauren, and Jenna Jenkins, Tyler, Brianna, and Jordan Story, and Sophia Yeoward; three sisters, LouAnn Cox, Betty Yeoward, and Linda Wypasek; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Michael Yeoward.

The family will meet friends for a memorial visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Bisch Funeral Home West, 2931 Koke Mill Road, Springfield. A service of remembrance will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Springfield YMCA. Visit bischfuneralhomewest.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Donald F. Blair of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. gathering of family and friends at St. Anne Episcopal Church in Rock Falls.

Dennis A. Stoudt of Rock Falls, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Millie Powers Carr of Walnut, 4-7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7 p.m., at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Paula J. Panice of Sterling, 4-8 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Today’s funerals: Carl E. Hicks of Rockford, 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Amboy.

Juan L. “John” Lira of Sterling, 10 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Anita L. Specht of Rockton, 10 a.m. at McCorkle Funeral Home-Rockton Chapel.

Roland F. Steward of Milledgeville, 10 a.m. at Milledgeville United Methodist Church.

Arthur F. Radake of Tampico, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico.

Donald F. Blair of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at St. Anne Episcopal Church in Morrison.

Dennis A. Stoudt of Rock Falls, 1 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.

Friday visitation: Charles F. Lane of Walnut, 1-2 p.m. time of sharing at Walnut United Methodist Church.

Friday funerals: Paula J. Panice of Sterling, 10 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Millie Powers Carr of Walnut, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. John Catholic Church in Walnut.

Charles F. Lane of Walnut, 2 p.m. memorial service at Walnut United Methodist Church.

Satuday visitations: Judith A. Holland-Lindell of Mendota, formerly of Sterling, 9-11 a.m. at Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota.

Lorie A. Folsom of Morrison, 10-11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Morrison.

Scherrie L. Uhlig of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Rockford.

Saturday funerals: Scherrie L. Uhlig of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Rockford.

Judith A. Holland-Lindell of Mendota, formerly of Sterling, 11:30 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross Church in Mendota.

Sunday visitation: Alan J. Dykstra of Morrison, 2-5 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Monday visitation: James Allen Brubaker of Oregon, 10-11 a.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Monday funerals: James Allen Brubaker of Oregon, memorial service at 11 a.m. at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon.

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But Jaime Blatti, executive director of the Lee-Ogle Transportation Service, said Wednesday that it had been delayed about 6 weeks.

When Gov. Bruce Rauner took office in January, he put a hold on state contracts. The contract for the buses and this project was among them, Blatti said, but it’s since been

released and is on track to start in the middle of April.

The good news: When the program is up and running, the number of routes will double.

A Davenport-bound bus will leave Chicago in the morning and return in the evening. A Chicago-bound bus will leave Davenport in the morning and make the return trip in the afternoon.

The bus out of Chicago was the only route in the original plan.

Extra funding came from the federal government, which decided the state wasn’t spending enough money on rural transportation programs. It is funding the route from Chicago to Davenport, and LOTS will partner with Greyhound Lines, Blatti said.

The new Illinois Department of Transportation administration supports the project, she said.

The stop locations and times are likely to be finalized next week.

Because the buses

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Boston Marathon bombing survivor Marc Fucarile and his wife Jennifer leave federal court Wednesday in Boston, on the first day of the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

‘It WAS him’

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MORRISON – Alan J. Dykstra, 54, of Morrison, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at his home.

He farmed in the rural Morrison area.

Alan was born Feb. 18, 1961, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of John J. and Arlene (Feldt) Dykstra.

Survivors include one daughter, Angie (Brian) Waugh of Bettendorf, Iowa; one son, David Dykstra of Morrison; four grandchildren; his mother and one sister, Marcia (Larry) Heinitz, both of Morrison; and one brother, Michael

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don’t have bathrooms, a 15-minute stop will be made in Rochelle, which is the middle of the route, Blatti said.

The bus will leave Chicago at 7:30 a.m. and arrive in Davenport around 11:45 a.m. It will start the return trip at 1 p.m. and be back in Chicago about 5:30 p.m.

The bus will leave Davenport at 5:35 a.m. and arrive in Chicago around 10 a.m. It will start the return trip at 2 p.m. and be back in Davenport about 6:10 p.m.

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BOSTON (AP) – The question, for all practical purposes, is no longer whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took part in the Boston Marathon bombing. It’s whether he deserves to die for it.

In a blunt opening statement at the nation’s biggest terrorism trial in nearly 20 years, Tsarnaev’s own lawyer flatly told a jury that the 21-year-old former college student committed the crime.

“It was him,” said defense attorney Judy Clarke, one of the nation’s foremost deathpenalty specialists.

But in a strategy aimed at saving Tsarnaev from a death sentence, she argued that he had fallen under the malevolent influence of his now-dead older brother, Tamerlan.

“The evidence will not establish and we will not argue that Tamerlan put a gun to Dzhokhar’s head or that he forced him to join in the plan,” Clarke said, “but you will hear evidence about the kind of influence that this older brother had.”

Federal prosecutors used their opening statements, along with heartbreaking testimony and grisly video, to sketch a picture of torn-off limbs, ghastly screams, pools of blood, and the smell of sulfur and burned hair in the streets of Boston.

They painted Tsarnaev as a cold-blooded killer.

Tsarnaev planted a bomb designed to “tear people apart and create a bloody spectacle,” then hung out with his college buddies as if he didn’t have a care in the world, prosecutor William Weinreb said.

Among the first witnesses for the prosecution were two women

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WAUKEGAN (AP) – A 15-year-old suburban Chicago girl has been sentenced to juvenile prison for the fatal stabbing of her younger halfsister in January 2014.

The girl, who is not being identified because of her age, would be in juvenile prison until she is 21. She’ll be eligible for parole after 5 years.

The girl read a state-

ment at a formal sentencing hearing Tuesday saying that she’s grateful she’ll receive counseling and other help, and that she was tried as a juvenile. She also said she misses her sister.

“I have had a lot of time to think about the wrong I’ve done and what I want to do with my life,” the girl said.

Her goal is to someday

go to college and become a nurse. The girl said she’s grateful she’ll get a second chance.

“I’ll get out at 21 and start my life over. Not everyone gets that chance,” she said.

The girl pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in January and admitted she killed her 11-yearold sibling. Two of three murder charges against her were dropped as part of the plea agreement.

The same sentence was announced by a judge at the time.

Prosecutors had said the girl stabbed her sister more than 30 times. They said the girl felt unappreciated, and defense attorney Michael Conway said she was helping take care of her younger sibling.

The Associated Press is not naming the victim because doing so would also identify the girl convicted.

who lost legs in the attack, including Rebekah Gregory, who walked slowly to the stand on an artificial limb.

“I remember being thrown back, hoisted into the air,” said Gregory, who had gone to watch the race with her 5-year-old son, Noah.

“My first instinct as a mother was, where in the world was my baby, where was my son?”

She said she looked down at her leg: “My bones were literally laying next to me on the sidewalk, and blood was everywhere.” She saw other peoples’ body parts all around her, and “at that point, I thought that was the day I would die.”

“I could hear Noah, I don’t know how, but I could hear my little boy.

She said he was saying, ‘Mommy, Mommy, Mommy,’ over and over again.”

“I said a prayer. I said, ‘God, if this is it, take me, but let me know that Noah is OK.’” She said someone finally picked up her son and put him down beside her.

Breaking down in tears, she testified that as she looked for the boy, she saw a woman dead on the pavement.

Karen Rand McWatters, whose left leg had to be amputated, described how she watched her close friend Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old restaurant manager, die on the pavement next to her.

“She very slowly said that her legs hurt, and we held hands, and shortly after that, her hand went limp in mine and she never spoke again after that,” she said, choking back tears.

A shaggy-haired, goateed Tsarnaev slouched in his seat and showed little reaction as the case unfolded. The defense did not ask a single question of the four victims who testified Wednesday.

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The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Voelker Litigation Group, also names Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi, in whose county the incident happened, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller, ISP Director Hiram Garu, and Rock Island County Sheriff Gerald Bustos. It seeks an unspecified amount of punitive and compensatory damages.

Information for this story was received late Wednesday afternoon, and Joyce could not be reached for comment.

Joyce’s decision Joyce rendered her decision after reviewing photographs, investigative reports, interviews, videos, and more, she said at the time.

According to her statement: On Nov. 22, 2013, the opening day of shotgun season for hunting deer, Francisko was patrolling rural Whiteside County when he decided to investigate a van stopped on the side of the road.

He identified himself and had a short conversation with Cataline, who said he was tired because he had been driving all of the day before, on his way to San Francisco.

Francisko thought Cataline seemed confused.

At 10:50 a.m., State Police Trooper Luke Kuehl arrived as backup for Francisko. Kuehl and Francisko talked briefly at Francisko’s car before the two approached Cataline’s van.

They found Cataline on the phone, and Francisko caught the tail end of the conversation. According to Francisko, Cataline said something like, “This isn’t gonna end well.”

Francisko was unaware, but Cataline had placed a 911 call, and at the time was speaking with the

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An Illinois State Police trooper walks past the scene of an incident on Interstate 88 on Nov. 22, 2013, near Rock Falls, where Shane Cataline rammed a patrol vehicle after being pulled over. Cataline was shot and killed by a state conservation officer who was assisting at the scene. His parents are suing the officers who responded, as well as other officials, asserting that their son’s civil and constitutional rights were violated.

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Francisko thought that what Cataline had said on the phone was strange, and reminded Cataline that he was a police officer. The conversation continued for about 2 minutes.

“It seems like you’re awfully overly nervous here talking to me,” Francisko said. “And I just don’t understand why.”

Francisko then asked to search Cataline’s van.

Cataline said no, and that he wanted to go home.

Francisko suggested that Cataline get some rest, and at 10:53 a.m., told him he was free to leave.

After the three men left, an ISP dispatcher told Kuehl about the 911 call that Cataline had placed, in which he said, “I’m in a lot of trouble right now. ... I think I’m going to be disappearing or something,” before hanging up.

Kuehl then decided to check on Cataline again, and Francisko responded as backup. The two headed east on I-88 until they spotted Cataline’s van once more.

Kuehl saw Cataline

commit two minor traffic violations, pulled him over and parked behind Cataline’s stopped van; Francisko parked in front of it.

At 11:11 a.m., they approached the van and Kuehl opened the driver’s side door. They said they needed to talk about the 911 call Cataline had made, and told Cataline to turn off his vehicle and hand over the keys.

He failed to comply, and they told Cataline two more times to turn off his van and hand over the keys. He still didn’t.

At 11:12, Cataline threw his van into reverse, causing Kuehl to lose his grip on the door and fall back into the eastbound lane of traffic. Cataline then “turned the wheel all the way to the left, and floored it,” Francisko said, making an abrupt U-turn into oncoming traffic. Francisko ran back to his patrol vehicle, as did Kuehl.

Kuehl reached inside, and attempted to make a call on the radio when Cataline rammed his van into Kuehl’s squad car at such a high rate of speed that it pushed the car off the shoulder and into the

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DIXON – Officers seized 38 marijuana plants and 35 pounds of dried marijuana during a raid at a home south of Dixon on Monday, they reported Wednesday in a news release.

Police also 22 Franklin D. s e i z e d Schmall guns and a motorcycle, Lee County Sheriff John Simonton said.

Dixon Police officers and Lee County sheriff’s deputies found the plants growing in the basement, Simonton said, and the drying marijuana was found throughout the rest of the home, in a camper, and in a shed.

One man, Franklin D.

Schmall, 49, was arrested on a charge of unlawful production of cannabis sativa in his home at 1553 Burkett Road. He was taken to Lee County Jail, where he later posted bond of $10,000.

Simonton said more charges were possible.

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ditch. Kuehl was pinned, immobilized, and had blood coming from his mouth.

Francisko could hear Cataline’s van revving and the tires squealing.

He saw a cloud of smoke coming from the tires as Cataline continued to accelerate, with Kuehl still pinned. He jumped onto the hood of Kuehl’s car and fired five rounds into the closed driver’s side window of Cataline’s van. After the fifth shot, the acceleration lessened. All the while, Kuehl was screaming for help.

Francisko then pulled Kuehl – bleeding from the mouth and arm – from between the two vehicles and walked him to the bed of his patrol truck. He radioed for help before checking on Cataline, who appeared to be dead.

After turning off Cataline’s van, Francisko returned to Kuehl, who was complaining of his hips hurting.

“I thought you were getting killed,” Francisko said. “I had to shoot him.”

“I know it,” Kuehl said.

“I thought I was gonna die, too.”

Parents’ position

The suit filed by Cataline’s parents, Rebecca Gysan and David Smith, claims essentially the same chronology of events. It asserts, however, that after Francisko first talked to Cataline, who had pulled over to rest. Cataline, who was “confused as to why a game warden in a pickup truck was stopping him and taking his identification,” called 911 and reported the incident to the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Department.

After learning of the 911 call, Francisko “found it necessary to stop Cataline for a second purported ‘welfare check’.” He and Kuehl had “searched for a reason” to pull Cataline over.

They did, and when Cataline refused to get out of the vehicle, Kuehl attempted to put Cataline in a headlock, the suit says. Cataline made the U-turn, and was forced off the roadway and into the driver’s side of Kuehl’s squad car by a passing semi.

Kuehl, the suit says, got out of his car before the impact and rolled away, while Francisko jumped up on the hood of the

squad car and shot Cataline five times in the head and chest.

“Francisko did not say ‘stop’ or ‘freeze’ or give any warning before shooting Cataline. Kuehl was not in his vehicle nor was he standing between Cataline’s minivan and his vehicle when Cataline’s van made contact with the squad car,” the suit says.

“No one was in imminent threat of bodily harm when Francisko executed Cataline. Cataline was not a threat to flee the scene when Francisko executed him. Kuehl and Francisko walked away from the scene without any injuries.”

The suit says that the traffic stops, purported to be welfare checks, were malicious and made without probable cause, and that Francisko, “under color of state law,” wrongfully detained Cataline, and that the subsequent shooting amounts to an “unjustified and excessive use of force.”

The release included a link to a video statement by the semi’s driver, Sean Dale, who said Kuehl was not pinned, that he “bailed out of the car just before the van hit” and that he was “clearly out of the way” and not in danger from Cataline, and that Francisko knew it.

When he saw media reports of the incident the next day, Dale said, “I thought, that just ain’t how it happened ... at that point, they was covering up what they done.

Making the kid out to be a bad guy. ...”

“It would be different if he was in the car and he was still trying to push into it, but that wasn’t the case, and he [Francisko] knew it.”

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Goofy protesters don’t help union cause In Wisconsin, they’ve elevated Walker’s profile MADISON, Wis. – It’s not every day I interview someone dressed in nothing but bright red long johns and a medieval viking helmet standing in the middle of a state capitol rotunda.

But that’s what I found myself doing last week when reporting at the Wisconsin State Capitol.

That statehouse was filled with union angst as hundreds, perhaps thousands, of activists protested a measure to make Wisconsin a rightto-work state.

As Wisconsin senators debated the measure, protesters misbehaved.

They hollered and screamed in the rotunda. Some waved signs and placards laden with obscenities.

scottREEDER Scott Reeder is a reporter in residence for the Illinois Policy Institute.

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Scores who were disrupting the proceedings were hauled out of the Senate gallery by state troopers.

So much for being staid Midwesterners.

I’VE COVERED THE Illinois Statehouse for 15 years and before that the Nevada Legislature. I’ve never witnessed anything under a dome quite like what I saw in Madison this past week.

My only thought after observing the shenanigans: They sure aren’t doing themselves any favors.

After all, it’s kind of hard

to have a serious public policy conversation with someone clad only in long johns.

As I was standing in line to enter the Senate gallery, the fellow behind me explained that Scott Walker engages in mind control, and a group called “ALEC” had people locked up for being delusional.

The woman in front of me in line explained to me that Walker, a Baptist preacher’s son, couldn’t be a Christian because of his opposition to some of organized labor’s positions and Jesus’ commandment to love one another.

I asked the woman whether she loved Scott Walker.

There was a long pause, and then she sputtered, “Just a little bit.”

The problem with sanctimony is that it indicts those pointing the finger.

Free speech is a precious thing.

It can be used effective-

Scott Reeder

Barry Rocesek, of Madison, Wisconsin, wore long red underwear and a viking helmet with a sign tied between its horns saying “Gore Scott Walker” during demonstrations recently at the Wisconsin capitol. ly or not particularly well.

In fact, one could argue

that the folks demonstrating in Madison these past 4 years are among the people most responsible for Gov. Scott Walker’s rise to national political prominence.

The rascals on the left alienated themselves from the majority of voters.

After all, a hero needs a villain.

David had Goliath.

Batman had Joker.

Hamilton had Burr.

And Scott Walker?

Well, he has the unions.

As union demonstrations spiraled out of control, rank-and-file voters found themselves identifying more with Walker.

They couldn’t bring themselves to support what they saw as an increasingly radical labor movement.

During the past 4 years, Walker has won three races for governor, including a recall pushed by the unions.

I asked the fellow in

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As union demonstrations spiraled out of control, rankand-file voters found themselves identifying more with Walker. They couldn’t bring themselves to support what they saw as an increasingly radical labor movement.

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long underwear why Walker keeps winning, and his answer was telling: “I have no idea.”

Maybe he ought to look in the mirror.

Note to readers: Scott Reeder’s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

THE READER’S VOICE

Questions worth posing to Dixon city candidates MARILYN COFFEY Dixon

It is refreshing to see so many candidates of different backgrounds and ages running for the new city council positions.

When the governmental task force made its recommendation that the city should change to a managerial form of government, it hoped this would happen.

Since council members will no longer have the time-consuming administrative responsibilities that commissioners have had, more citizens feel able to participate in the governing process.

As a voter, I would like to interview all of them to determine who would best serve Dixon as we enter this new period. One of my questions would be about their support of the council/managerial form of government. As I look at the group, I have concerns about the incumbents who want to be reelected.

Commissioners Brechon and Considine were quite vocal about their opposition to this change (as was Commissioner Kuhn). If re-elected, will they accept the changes in their roles, or will they want to continue as things were?

Will they help or hinder the transition process?

I think these are questions worth asking.

Vote Gibler for Dixon council Dr. IMRE and JOSIE ALMASSY Dixon

President Ronald Reagan once offered Bob Gibler this advice, “Serve your community and when you feel the time is right – get involved in community politics,” and the time is now.

Please vote for Bob

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Gibler for Dixon City Council. Gibby, as many fondly call him, has been involved with Dixon ever since his family moved here about 43 years ago.

His dedication and commitment to Dixon over the years has been proved in his involvement in several organizations serving the city in various capacities: plan commission, historic preservation commission, tourism commission, police auxiliary for more than 20 years, park district commissioner for 8 years, and the Lee County Board.

It is very important to mention that 4 years ago, when Gibler ran for mayor, he was the only one who discovered that the city was [many millions] in debt. Sadly, no one believed him. When Rita Crundwell was arrested after the feds examined the records dating back [many] years, well, lo and behold, they traced the missing [money].

The city of Dixon needs Bob Gibler for his dedication, honesty, integrity, and fairness. Vote wisely; vote for Bob Gibler.

Profits good for businesses, bad for liberals BOB DODD Sterling

The baker doesn’t bake bread just so you may have your breakfast toast, or your BLT. He most likely will never have the slightest idea who you are (or care).

He bakes the best bread that he can, always trying to satisfy your tastes, at a price that you will pay. And at a price that will allow him to cover his costs of producing that bread, and that word that sends mindless liberals into fits of teeth-gnashing fury: “profit.”

That innocent-sounding word is anathema to these unfortunate products of our out-of-control educational system. It is a

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shame because it does not require a college degree, with 20 years of meaningless suffixes, to understand what makes the world go round.

The baker’s concerns have nothing to do with your needs. He needs to satisfy your wants. His needs are to pay all the countless costs of producing that loaf of bread, paying rent on his building, heat, light, insurance, wages, more insurance for everything, city permits, utilities, maintenance, baking supplies, “shrinkage” (theft), etc.

Throw in an alderman, perhaps a city inspector, a union goon or two, and you might start to understand, just basically, what goes into that simple loaf of bread.

Just a moment. We’ve covered only costs. The baker is not likely to be independently wealthy.

That old boogieman “profit” again raises its ugly head. He’s trying to make a living.

The baker has to cover housing for his family, food, clothing, transportation, medical, education, and other insurance costs of all kinds. Hopefully, a small vacation.

Imagine that. And retirement? Imagine that, too.

Oh, my goodness. I for-

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got. Federal and state taxes on his “obscene” profits. (In liberal speak, profits are always “obscene,” but still taxable.)

Eliminate fee; welcome all to public library VAN A. JOHNSON rural Dixon

I recently moved to rural Dixon. I thought I would get some books from the Dixon library and was told that I would have to pay $50 for a library card. I was shocked and felt discriminated against.

I shop in Dixon, buy gas and groceries in Dixon, and support local businesses. Because I live out in the country doesn’t mean that I don’t spend my money in Dixon.

If the fee was, say, $10 instead of $50, they would still make a profit and provide service to all. I live on a fixed income, and this is no way to treat senior citizens who are also a part of the Dixon community. I just can’t afford $50 for a library card (each year).

My family here in Dixon are well-known artists in this area. With the Internet today, one would think they [the library]

would be happy to serve anyone who takes the time to walk through their door. I am probably not alone.

Libraries should be doing anything they can to stay in business. But charging $50 for a card is totally wrong. That’s how I feel. All I wanted to do was read some books.

California writer speaks up for coyotes KELI HENDRICKS Petaluma, California

So, according to Matt “CatMatt” Jones [“Snow makes it tough to chase for coyotes,” Sauk Valley Media Sports, Feb. 14], those greedy coyotes are “pillaging our deer, rabbit and pheasant populations”? Apparently Mr. Jones finds functioning ecosystems as foreign as the concept of sharing.

Yet hunters continue to wonder why their sport is falling out of favor with more and more Americans. Despite being armed with every modern convenience, more often than not, hunters are outwitted by coyotes.

So they use hounds, traps, snares, killing contests, electronic callers,

“Our only enemies are those who would erect barriers between the people and the truth. And the perpetual struggle against them – ah, my friends, there is a crusade that’s worth the ride.”

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Of course, once they kill all the predators, they invariably point to the overpopulations of deer and other prey species as proof that nature needs hunters to help manage wild populations.

Hunters complain how tough hunting is, but frankly, it’s hard to respect a “sport” when the side that makes all the rules and doesn’t have to pay with its life, is the one doing all the complaining.

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SUPERCARS

5 stunners from the Geneva car show GENEVA (AP) – Forget driverless cars, electric power or even green technology. There is no doubt what visitors are coming to see at the glamorous Geneva motor show: supercars.

It is the high-end, impossibly expensive but seductively powerful sports cars that will get crowds gawking and cameras flashing when doors open to the public today.

There are new models from storied brands like Ferrari, Lamborghini and Mercedes but also prototypes from smaller manufacturers.

Z06, does 0 to 60 mph in 2.95 seconds.

Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa vaunted the engine’s characteristic Ferrari sound, the “deep, seductive soundtrack” in Ferrari’s words. “It’s the sound of a sports car,” Felisa said in answer to questions from reporters who noted that Ferrari’s turbo-charged California had lost that trademark scream.

Ferrari has even invented a new shade of its legendary red color for the 488’s paintjob. Millions of tiny particles are suspended in the paint to give it extra glossiness.

Ferrari 488 GTB

Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce

The legendary sports car maker from Maranello, Italy, is sure to draw crowds with its 488 GTB. Drawing on the company’s long racing history, its newly designed turbocharged V8 engine accelerates the two-seater from stop to 100 kph (0 to 62 mph) in 3 seconds flat.

By comparison, the fastest and most powerful Corvette ever built, the

During a demo, the driver for the Superveloce (superfast, in Italian) made sure to gun the engine and show off the metallic music made by its mighty 750 horsepower engine.

It has the classical Lamborghini design – low-slung, angular and

ducing an electric version of the R8, with a battery pack capable of reaching a range of 276 miles and matching Tesla’s Model S in performance.

Mercedes-Maybach S-600 Pullman

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Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne (right) and Fiat Chairman John Elkann chat in front of the New Ferrari 488 GTB on Tuesday at press day at the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. lethal-looking with lots of expensive carbon-fiber materials. It can hit a top speed of 217 mph and its powerful brakes can bring it to a stop in only 30 yards from 62 mph.

Audi R8 The German luxury car maker from Ingolstadt in Bavaria unveiled its second-generation R8 supercar on its stand in Geneva.

With a V10 engine capable of 0 to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds, and an alumi-

MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott..................................47.00 Alcoa....................................14.59 AltriaCorp............................55.80 Autonation..........................62.04 American Express...............80.63 Arris-Group.........................29.22 Apple.................................128.54 ADM....................................47.08 AT&T...................................34.02 Bank of America..................15.84 Boeing................................154.41 BorgWarner.........................62.17 BP.........................................41.52 Casey’s.................................87.94 Caterpillar...........................81.73 CenturyLink........................36.26 Chevron.............................105.16 Cisco....................................29.33 Citigroup..............................53.67 CNW....................................44.01 CocaCola.............................42.50

ConAgra...............................34.54 Dean....................................16.28 Deere & Co..........................90.49 Disney................................105.56 Donaldson...........................37.61 DuPont................................78.14 Exxon...................................87.18 Ford.....................................16.02 Exelon..................................32.60 GE........................................25.66 FifthThird............................19.28 HawaiianElectric................32.52 Hewlett Packard..................34.20 HomeDepot......................114.77 Intel Corp............................34.12 IBM....................................159.46 IntlPaper..............................56.25 JCPenney...............................7.88 JohnsonControls.................50.69 Johnson&Johnson............101.63 JPMorgan Chase.................62.13 Kraft.....................................63.18 Kroger..................................69.65 Leggett&Platt.......................45.40 Manpower...........................81.14 McDonald’s.......................100.28 Merck&Co...........................57.88 Microsoft.............................43.06

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Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: March 3.811⁄2; May 3.891⁄2; July 4.133⁄4 Soybeans: March 9.89; May 9.94; July 9.993⁄4 Soybean oil: March 32.03; May 32.21

The new MercedesMaybach S-600 Pullman is a limousine of nearly unheard of luxury. With armor cladding as an option, the new Pullman is more than a yard longer than the next biggest Mercedes S-class and significantly taller, too.

After noting that John Lennon owned an original Pullman which he modified by adding a state-of-the-art Hi-Fi system, Mercedes unveiled the massive limo beneath a video recording of the Fab Four performing “Can’t Buy Me Love” – and at more than $500,000, few in the crowd could contemplate buying the car, either.

Four quilted leather reclinable seats face each other in the limo’s rear, with a champagne cooler in easy reach. A retractable

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num and carbon fiber chassis shared with the Lamborghini Huracan, the new R8 weighs 50 kilograms less than its predecessor while being 40 percent more stiff, Audi says.

Style cues from Audi’s TT roadster are present, but the muscular angles and scooped out sides scream supercar.

European versions of the car will have optional laser-powered high beam headlights with cameras to help drivers see further. Audi is also intro-

glass partition can transform from transparent to opaque at the push of a button for more privacy.

BMW 2-Series Gran Tourer What’s a minivan doing on this list? The new 2-Series Gran Tourer might not be a supercar, but it is a blinged-out people mover for “young active families,” the Munich-based car maker says.

BMW says it’s the first premium compact able to carry up to seven people, including up to five child seats for those carpool runs to soccer games or birthday parties.

Based on BMW’s Active Tourer, the ‘Gran’ version adds more space as well as seating configurations. With rear seats folded into the floor and the middle row seats collapsed, storage space can be added or removed as needed.

The $30,000 van aims to help BMW take on rivals such as Renault’s Grand Scenic in a market category that BMW hasn’t traditionally competed in.

FOOD AND DRINK

McDonald’s beefs up chicken standards NEW YORK (AP) – McDonald’s says it plans to require chicken suppliers to stop using antibiotics important to human medicine within 2 years.

The company says its suppliers will still be able to use a type of antibiotic called ionophores that keeps chickens healthy and isn’t used in humans. Later this year, McDonald’s also said it will no longer serve milk from cows treated with a particular artificial

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growth hormone.

Many cattle, hog and poultry producers give their livestock antibiotics to make them grow faster and ensure they are healthy. The practice has become a public health issue, with officials saying it can lead to germs becoming resistant to drugs so that the drugs are no longer effective in treating a particular illness in humans.

Chipotle and Panera already say they serve

chicken raised without antibiotics, but the announcement by McDonald’s is notable because of its size; the company has more than 14,000 U.S. locations.

Chipotle has nearly 1,800 locations, while Panera has almost 1,900 locations.

“This really does move the ball quite a bit,” said Gail Hansen, a senior officer with the antibiotic resistance project with The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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Cereal, hot coffee are houseguest needs Dear Abby, A family member, “Bill,” likes to come visit in the afternoons and, because he’s not comfortable driving in the dark, he always plans to stay overnight. When he does, he wakes up very early, often before 6 a.m.

Bill tries to be as quiet as possible, but we know when he is up. Our dog hears someone moving around and thinks it’s time to go out and eat.

My husband or I will get up to take care of our dog, but at that point, it seems rude to go back to bed. My husband likes to go back to sleep, but I feel I should get up and entertain our guest. Is it bad manners to go back

If you’re concerned about Bill not having a good breakfast, before going to bed, put the coffeemaker on “automatic” and show him where the cereal is kept. That’s not being a bad hostess, and I’m sure Bill will be just fine.

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

to sleep even though it is still very early?

– To Sleep or Not To Sleep Dear T.S. or N.T.S., If you need your sleep, go back to bed. The right amount of sleep is important, and not getting it can ruin one’s entire day.

Dear Abby, My letter is in response to “A Mom in Connecticut” (Dec. 27), who feels she is being “fitted in” because her daughter calls her only while driving in her car.

My daughter calls me almost every morning on her way to work. She calls me her “commute buddy.” It gives us 10 to 15 minutes to catch up,

vent about “stuff” on both ends of the phone, or just chat. I can tell when she arrives at work or very nearly, and we always end with “Love you.”

I love our conversations and the fact that although she has an extremely busy schedule she finds the time to chat with me. She uses her hands-free phone, so I don’t worry too much about her being distracted.

– Sheila in Prescott, Arizona Dear Sheila, You may not be worried about your daughter using a hands-free phone, but others have a different view. Read on:

Dear Abby, Drivers on cellphones – even hands-free – are four times more likely to crash and hurt themselves or someone else within five minutes of making a call. Texters are 23 times more likely to crash. More than 3,000 people are killed this way each year and 300,000 to 500,000 are injured. The daughter should not be using a phone at all while driving.

How do I know the statistics? My son was killed by a driver on a cellphone.

– Gary in Kenosha, Wisconsin Dear Gary, Please accept my con-

dolences for the tragic loss of your son. You are generous to have written.

Too often people take the privilege of driving for granted, forgetting that if they don’t concentrate fully on driving, they place themselves and those around them in danger. I see this happen often, and I’m afraid that unless the consequences are draconian, it will continue.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, March 6 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative preschool screening, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 19 W. Third St., Chadwick. Appointments: 815-225-7141.

Whiteside County Genealogists meeting, 9 a.m., Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room, 211 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-2700.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

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

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m.

County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open; 10:30 p.m., open, candlelight, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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, closed, it’s your meeting; 8 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous, an addiction abstinence program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815857-2682.

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

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

Saturday, March 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m. closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones

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U.N.: World eating too much sugar Consumers should cut to 5-10 percent of diet LONDON (AP) – New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone’s sugar high. The U.N. health agency says the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their intake to just six to 12 teaspoons per day – an amount that could be exceeded with a single can of soda.

So, put down that doughnut.

And while you’re at it, skip the breakfast cereal, fruit juice, beer and ketchup.

The guidelines, released Wednesday, finalize draft advice first released last year and are focused on the added sugars in processed food, as well as those in honey, syrups and fruit juices.

The advice does not apply to naturally occurring sugars in fruit, vegetables and milk, since those come with essential nutrients.

“We have solid evidence that keeping intake of [added] sugars to less than 10 percent of total energy intake reduces the risk of overweight, obesity and tooth decay,” Francesco Branca, director of WHO’s nutrition department, said in a statement.

Experts have long railed about the dangers of sugar and studies suggest that people who eat large amounts of the sweet stuff are at higher risk of dying prematurely from heart problems, diabetes and cancer, among other conditions.

To meet the lower threshold set by the new guidelines, Americans, Europeans and others in the West would have to slash their average sugar intake by about two-thirds.

Americans get about 13 percent of their calories from added sugar, or 268 calories a day, the equivalent of about 18 teaspoons. One teaspoon of sugar is about 15 calories. In Europe,

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Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 1-2:30 p.m., Save-A-Lot, 928 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Chapter 410 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, 7:30 p.m., terminal building, Whiteside County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, 815626-1249.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Coffee and Conversation grief group for bereaved adults, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon. Call Serenity Hospice & Home by 4 p.m. Friday at 815-732-4111; if no one calls, the group will not meet.

Illowa Sport Flyers, 10 a.m., clubhouse, Erie Airpark, 8689 Star Road, Erie.

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Walmart, 1901 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth

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A customer douses her French fries with ketchup June 26 at the concession stand before the start of the movies at the Saco DriveIn in Saco, Maine. New guidelines released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday say the world is eating too much sugar – ketchup is loaded with it – and people should slash their sugar intake to just 5 to 10 percent of their overall calories. sugar intake ranges from about issued the 5 percent guidance 7 percent in Hungary and Nor- based on the presumed additional way, to 17 percent in Britain to health benefits from cutting intake nearly 25 percent in Portugal. even further, though it said it had Some experts said the 10 per- no solid evidence to support that. cent target was more realistic “To get down to 5 percent, for Western countries than the you wouldn’t even be allowed lower target. They said the 5 to have orange juice,” said Tom percent of daily calories figure Sanders, a professor of nutrition was aimed mostly at developing and dietetics at King’s College countries, where dental hygiene London who wasn’t part of the isn’t good enough to prevent WHO guidelines. cavities, which can lead to seriHe said it shouldn’t be that difous health problems. ficult for most Europeans, AmeriLast month, a U.S. government cans and others in the developed advisory committee recom- world to get their sugar intake mended that sugar be limited to 10 percent of their diet if they to 10 percent of daily calories, limit things like sugary drinks, marking the first time the U.S. cereals, beer, cookies and candy. has called for a limit on added “Cake is lovely, but it’s a treat,” sugars. The Agriculture and Sanders said.

Health and Human Services The Sugar Association departments will take those slammed the new recommenrecommendations into account dations, arguing the advice was when writing the final guide- based on “poor quality, weak lines, due by the end of the year. and inconsistent data.” It noted WHO had previously suggested WHO itself acknowledged the an upper limit for sugar consump- evidence for the 5 percent target tion of around 10 percent, but was “very low quality.”

Thursday, March 5 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925 Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave.

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Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815535-3665.

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

Friday, March 6 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Line dancing, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Fish or beef and noodles dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Dance, 6-9 p.m., Teen Turf, 235 W. Main St., Amboy, 815-857-4800.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

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Kids debut ‘Rich Coast’ fun, fresh

BY LUCAS PAULEY lpauley@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5576 @LucasJayPauley

Not every album needs to be a masterpiece.

I’ll be the first to admit, there are few better feelings than discovering an album that you know will forever be among your favorites.

But, there’s something to be said for being pretty dang good, too.

It’s like leaving the pizza in the oven just a little too long. Not per-

fect. But, it still gets the job done.

My latest example? The album “Rich Coast,” by a band called Kids.

The group’s full-length debut was released Jan. 27. It’s fun, fresh, and just raw enough.

The band’s indie-rock style lands somewhere in the realm of Colony House, Smallpools and Young The Giant. It also, at times, reminds me of the better work of more commercially successful bands like Imagine Drag-

Kids stuff

ons and Bastille.

The album begins with “Man on the Moon.”

It almost instantly gets your toes tapping. The next song, “Vistas,” fea-

Give a listen to: “Second Star on the Right,” “Man on the Moon,” “Paved Paradise,” and “Vistas.”

Website: thebandkids.com Twitter: @thebandkids Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebandkids tures a spacey, anthemstyle chorus, some catchy melodies and synth leads.

There’s definitely

an electronic touch throughout the entire album, but it’s not overblown. There’s no EDM dance beats, or anything; don’t worry.

Don’t get me wrong, the band clearly isn’t above leaning on current trends. There’s a fair share of fun with floor toms, tambourine hits, and airy, falsetto harmonies. For better or worse, it’s the folk-inspired world of alternative rock we live in. Thank you, Mumford & Sons.

While these similarities somewhat diminish the effect of some of these good songs, the album has grown on me with each listen.

It’s got a very beginning-of-spring type feeling. It’s warmer weather music. Songs like “Second Star on the Right,” and “Paved Paradise,” make me want to strap on the tennis shoes and go run a couple miles.

After a winter like this, that’s a feeling I can appreciate, Kids.

for one piece and $25 for two pieces. Each artist is limited to two entries.

No three-dimensional work, crafts, photography, computergenerated art, or sculpture will be accepted.

Awards are given in a variety of categories, including American and regional scenes, nature, creativity, realistic style, multicultural, best floral, best landscape, and Reflections of the Past honors.

More than $3,500 in prizes will be awarded, donated by local businesses and individuals.

This year, four awards will be presented to “Emerging Artists” who have never won a Phidian Art Show Award.

All of the other awards will be open to all artists, including “Emerging Artists.”

For more information, guidelines and entry forms, call Ellen Allen at 815-652-2002 or Judy Dixon at 815-288-2501.

calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Books on First DIXON – Flying Fish will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the store, 202 W. First St. At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Kizmaz will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

March 14 at the bar, 345 Washington St. At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Karaoke with The Funnies at 9 p.m. today at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Threshold will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Wikid Likir will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday.

At Dixon VFW Post 540 DIXON – Jim Wolber and his band, Lariat, will play from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the VFW, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Upcoming: 7-9 p.m. March 13, Tristan Bushman; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

March 14, Drop Dead Dolly; and 9 p.m.-1 a.m. March 21, Super Red Hot Karaoke

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ART EXHIBITS At Freeport Art Museum FREEPORT – Paintings, drawings and sculpture by hundreds of students representing Freeport, Durand, Dakota, Stockton, Pearl City, Scales Mound, and Jo Daviess/Carroll Area Vocational Center will take center stage at the Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Ave., during the annual Aspiring Artists Student Exhibition, opening March 20 and running through April 18.

The opening reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. March 20. Awards will be presented The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from noon to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Tours may be scheduled by calling 815-235-9755.

Admission is free.

At The Next Picture Show DIXON – There will be a youth talent showcase at 2 p.m. Sun-

day at the gallery, 113 W. First St. The event will highlight nine young people who will showcase their instrumental, vocal, and theater talents.

Admission is by donation. Proceeds will go toward a Fine Arts Scholarship sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Dixon. The event is open to the public.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits are available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday and by appointment. Guided group tours can be scheduled by contacting Steve Wilson at swilson@ lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741.

Visit lovelandcommunityhouse. org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information.

The event is free to the public.

At River Arts Center CLINTON, Iowa – An exhibit featuring impressionistic landscapes and large florals in oil on canvas by Stuart Roddy of Coleta is open through Sunday at the River Arts Center, 229 Fifth Ave. South.

Roddy is an instructor at Sterling High School and Sauk Valley Community College.

The center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Through April 10 Entries sought for art show WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, will accept artwork from high school students in the 17th Congressional District for the annual Congressional Art Competition.

The competition is a nationwide arts contest by the U. S. House of Representatives. One winning piece of artwork from each district will be displayed for the next year in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, District of Colombia.

The winner also will receive two airline tickets to Washington.

Runners-up will have their work displayed in Bustos’ Illinois and Washington offices.

To compete, students in the district, which includes Carroll and Whiteside counties, should submit original artwork in digital form at www.bustos.house.gov/

helping-you/art-competition and to her office at artwork.bustos@ mail.house.gov by April 10. Only one submission per student is allowed.

All entries will be posted online for the public to vote for their favorite.

The website has all the details.

March 26 and 27 Entries sought for art show DIXON – The Phidian Art Club is accepting entries for the 68th Annual Art Show.

Entries will be accepted from 2 to 6 p.m. March 26 and 27 at the Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. A free reception will be at 6 p.m. March 31 at the Loveland Community House. The judge’s critique and presentation of awards will begin at 7 p.m.

Artwork must be original paintings or drawings not previously entered in the show. It must be ready for hanging by wire, no wider than 48 inches, no heavier than 25 pounds, and suitable for family viewing.

The artist must live within 35 miles of Dixon and be 17 or older. The entry fee is $15

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BANDS AND BARS At Henry’s Double K MOUNT CARROLL – Kizmaz will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 834 S. Jackson St. Upcoming: March 14, Olivia Dvorak; March 15, Country Tradition (4-8 p.m.); March 21, Back County Roads; and March 28, The Cal Stage Band At Old Town Pub & Grub TAMPICO – Jim Seeley, the “One Man Band,” will play from 6 to 10 p.m. today at the bar, 124 S. Main St. There will be a DJ from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Friday, and Reflex Blues Band will play from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Saturday.

The establishment will be celebrating the grand opening of its bar this weekend.

At Val’s Place DIXON – Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welcome to join the band Notorious Folk, featuring Steve Catron, at 8 p.m. every Tuesday.

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – The 38’s will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and New Shoes will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Country gentleman Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

COMEDY Today Comedy juggler in Dixon DIXON – Nick Pike, a comedy juggler, will give a free performance at 7 p.m. at Sauk Valley Community College’s Mathis Theatre, 173 state Route 2.

Pike combines energetic routines of juggling and acrobatics with fast-paced comedy. His routines are choreographed to modern music.

The performance is presented by the SVCC Student Government Association and Student Activities.

Email ana.s.salgado@svcc.edu for more information.

April 11 Christian comedian in area WALNUT – Brad Stine, a Christian comedian from Brentwood, Tennessee, will present “The God Experience Tour 2015” at 5 and 8:30 p.m. at Walnut Community Bible Church, 125 Jackson St. Stine does not use profanity or sexual humor because of his conservative Christian faith.

Tickets are $5 or $5.50 at walnutcommunitybiblechurch.org.

May 15 Seinfeld coming to Rockford ROCKFORD – Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will perform at 7 p.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.

Friday. There are four price levels: $51, $69.50, $84.50 and $127. They are available at coronadopac.org, at the box office, or by calling 815-968-5222.

CONCERTS Friday First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. to the Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles.

Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

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Mike Crowe of Lindenwood is a new First Fridays favorite with a keyboard virtuosity that includes his own special style in blues, Irish folk, Cajun, and ragtime. The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. Friday to the Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Sunday Special guest at concert ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Steve Larsen, will welcome special guest Byron Stripling at its performance of “It’s a Wonderful World,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Coronado Theater, 314 Main St. The performance is a tribute to Louis Armstrong. Tickets start at $22, or $7 for students.

A post-concert Mardi Gras party will feature a jazzy signature cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and live entertainment by Eddie B Jazz in the new lobby of the theater. Reservation is required and tickets are $25.

For tickets or more information, go to rockfordsymphony.com or call the box office at 815-965-0049.

March 17 Mid-Winter Concert at DHS DIXON – The Dixon High School Choral Department will present its annual Mid-Winter Concert at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

Concert, jazz, and honors choir will perform. The seniors of the department will be honored for their years of service, and the students and audience are invited to attend a reception in their honor immediately following the concert.

The concert is free, but donations will be accepted. Proceeds will help the department.

Gordon Lightfoot coming to area ROCKFORD – Gordon Lightfoot, the singer-songwriter behind “Early Morning Rain” and “If You Could Read My Mind,” will perform at 8 p.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Tickets are $45, $55, or $75, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets also can be purchased from the Coronado box office by calling 815-968-5222.

April 11 Orchestra to close out season CLINTON, Iowa – The Clinton Symphony Orchestra will finish its 61st concert season with “Triple Play,” three pieces in which the number three plays a role, at 7:30 p.m. in the Vernon Cook Theater at Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. South.

Together, they trace the development history of the symphony form. First is the “Third Orchestral Suite,” by Bach, then the “Symphony No. 3,” by Haydn, and finally the third symphony of Beethoven, known as the “Erocia.”

Tickets are $15 for adults, and $5 for students. They are available at the door, or in advance at clintonsymphony.org or at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling; Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison; and Tegeler Music, 101 S. Second St., Clinton; and at the door.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

March 19 Little Big Town back in area DAVENPORT, Iowa – Grammy award-winning country group Little Big Town has announced a stop on its spring leg of “The Painkiller Tour” at Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St. Tickets are $35 and $45 and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or by calling the box office at 563-326-8555.

The band, known for hits such as “Boondocks,” “Pontoon,” and “Little White Church,” released its sixth album, “Painkiller,” on Oct. 21.

Go to littlebigtown.com for more information.

April 20 Blues artist in area ROCKFORD – Joe Bonamassa, a blues rock performer, will hit the stage at 8 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The show is in support of Bonamassa’s new studio album, “Different Shades of Blue.”

Tickets are $81, $91, and $101, plus applicable fees, and are on sale through ticketmaster. com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Tickets also can be purchased from the Coronado box office by calling 815-968-2722.

Visit jbonamassa.com for more information.

March 20 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: April 17

May 30 Mellencamp to play Rockford ROCKFORD – John Mellencamp has announced an area stop of his “Plain Spoken” tour, supporting his new album of the same name, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Ticket prices range from $42 to $119.50. They can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, by calling 800-745-3000, or through the BMO Harris Bank Center box office at 815-968-5222.

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Group to perform album live ROCKFORD – Bone ThugsN-Harmony, the hip-hop group made famous by the song “Crossroads,” will perform its breakthrough album, “E. 1999 Eternal,” in its entirety at 8 p.m. at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. Doors open at 8 p.m. Crucial Conflict, Stevie Stone, and Do or Die also will perform.

The album was released 4 months after the death of rapper Easy-E, the group’s mentor and the executive producer of the album. The album and “Crossroads” are dedicated to him.

Tickets range from $35 to $150 and are on sale through ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets also can be purchased from the Coronado box office by calling 815-968-2722.

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WHAT’S GOING ON Card sales begin at 11 a.m., and games begin at 1 p.m. For $10, attendees will get 10 regular games. Additional jackpot and special games are available.

Baskets are valued between $50 to $250, according to a news release.

Tickets and all cards can be purchased the day of the event.

Attendees must be at least 18.

Go to rockfallschamber.com for more information.

CRAFT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS, VENDOR SHOWS July 4 Calling all craft vendors DIXON – The 2015 Petunia Festival Craft Show will be held under a new name this year: “Pinky’s Not-so-Forgotten Treasures ‘n’ More.”

The event is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. The cost is $30 per table, and set-up will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 3. Vendor applications will be accepted until June 19.

Any crafters and vendors who would like to secure a space can contact Steve Wilson at swilson@ lovelandcommunityhouse.org or 815-284-2741 for more information.

HISTORY LOVERS Sunday Amish focus of program STERLING – “The History of the Amish in Whiteside County,” the Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society’s next featured program, will be at 2 p.m. at CGH Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre.

The guest speaker will be Ernest Blosser of Tampico, one of the oldest members of the local Amish community. Blosser will trace the story of the Amish religion and how most of the Amish in Whiteside County trace their history back to families from Bureau and Henry counties who started settling in the early 1940s in Whiteside County.

The program is free to the public.

Call 815-622-6215 for more information.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS Donations sought for mural STERLING – Sterling Mural Society members are seeking donations for the 20th mural, to mark the group’s 20th anniversary.

Plans are for a “Lincoln in Sterling” theme for the mural, to be installed on the south wall of a building at the corner of East Third Street and Seventh Avenue. Members are working with local artist John Gragert and his sons to develop a design concept for the mural, which the Gragerts will paint this summer.

Donations of $20 are being sought. They may be made in care of Sterling Main Street, P.O. Box 261, Sterling, IL 61081.

Donation forms are available at sterlingmainstreet.org and at the Sterling Welcome Center and Gallery, 318 First Ave., or the Sterling Main Street office, 17 E. Third St. Call Sterling Main Street at 815626-8610 for more information.

March 14 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, will return to various venues, most of them running from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

Upcoming: April 11

EGG HUNTS March 27 Hunt eggs in a pool STERLING – Egg hunting with a twist is coming to Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA, 2505 Avenue East.

Kids will face the challenge of looking for eggs in the pool.

Prizes will be given for the eggs found. The event is free for members and $5 per family for nonmembers.

The event will be split into the following age divisions: • 3- to 4-year-olds at 5:15 p.m. (must be accompanied by adult) • 5- to 6-year-olds at 5:45 p.m. (must be accompanied by adult) • 7- to 8-year-olds at 6:15 p.m.

• 9- to 10-year-olds at 6:45 p.m.

Go to srfymca.org or call 815535-9622 for more information.

March 28 Get egg wild at Westwood STERLING – The Sterling Park District and Pete Harkness Auto Group will present an Easter egg hunt at 1:30 p.m. at the soccer fields next to Building 3 at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive.

Walkers up to 8 years old will be divided into age groups at this free event.

Go to sterlingparks.org or call 815-622-6200 for more information.

FAMILY FUN Through Sept. 7 Traveling exhibit in area ROCKFORD – “Savage Ancient Seas: Dinosaurs of the Deep!” runs through Labor Day at Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 N. Main St. The 5,000-square-foot exhibit features fossil skeletons and restorations, interactive displays, and hands-on activities.

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Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. General admission is $8 for adults, $7 for children ages 3 to 12, and free to children younger than 3.

Go to burpee.org or call 815965-3433 for more information.

FARM TOY SHOW Saturday Toy show in Polo POLO – The 30th annual Polo Farm Toy Show, sponsored by the Polo Lions Club, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Polo High School, 100 Union Ave. Approximately 100 dealers will be attending the event with a wide variety of items. A 50/50 drawing will be held.

The Polo Boosters will serve lunch in the school cafeteria.

Admission is $2 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free. The school is handicapped accessible.

For dealer information, call Dave and Irene Short at 815946-3730.

FUN FOR A CAUSE Today Event helps Eliminate Project STERLING – The Sterling Kiwanis Club is planning a dinner and a movie night to raise funds for the Eliminate Project, a program to end tetanus in mothers and newborns.

The evening will begin with a social hour from 4:45 to 5:30 p.m. at The Depot, 214 Locust St. Dessert auction and silent auction items will be on display, with bids being taken throughout the night. Dinner will be a twomeat buffet from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Martin’s Steaks and Spirits, 14 E. Third St. The film “American Graffiti” will be shown from 7 to 9 p.m. at Sterling Theater, 402 Locust St. Winners of the dessert auction and silent auction can pick up their items after the movie at the theater.

Tickets cost $30 per person, which includes dinner and the movie. A limit of 100 will be sold.

Every $1.80 raised protects one woman and her future children from tetanus.

To purchase tickets, or for more information, call Elroy Wylde at 815-625-6800, ext.

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Saturday Bi-County fundraiser at Self Help STERLING – The Bi-County Cooperative Foundation Spring

Expo will run from 7 a.m. to noon at Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, in conjunction with a pancake breakfast.

The event will feature products from local crafters, artisans, and home businesses.

All proceeds benefit the foundation’s programs to assist children with disabilities as well as their families.

Benefit set for Granny Rose DIXON – Tickets are on sale for a 50/50 raffle to benefit Granny Rose Animal Shelter.

Tickets cost $5 for one, $10 for three, or $20 for seven. In Dixon, tickets can be bought at Granny Rose, 613 River Lane; Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave.; and Shamrock Pub, 1401 Chicago Ave. In Sterling, Knie Appliance, 3614 E. Lincolnway, is selling tickets. They also are available by calling Rudy Rutherford at 815440-4096.

The drawing will be at 6 p.m. during the sixth annual Top Dog fundraiser for Granny Rose, at Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road. You need not be present to win.

There is no cover charge. A bags tournament of two-person teams will start at 10 a.m., with three skill levels. Prizes will be awarded for each division. Registration costs $80 for Division A, or the pro division; $60 for Division B; and $40 for Division C, or the beginner. Free shirts and can koozies will be provided to all bags participants.

Sign-up will begin at 11 a.m. for a Texas hold-’em poker tournament to start at noon. There is a $50 buy-in per person, which includes $10,000 worth of chips.

There are two optional $25 rebuys available in the first hour of play, meaning players can put in more money to get additional chips.

A silent auction and raffles will take place throughout the day.

Among the items are signed sports memorabilia, such as a Chicago Blackhawks jersey signed by player Jonathan Toews; tickets to the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago White Sox; dinner certificates; and a cruise on Lake Michigan. Raffle prices will be determined.

Food and drinks will be available from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Lasting Impressions DJ service will provide music.

Auction donations still are needed. Call Rutherford to donate or for more information.

March 14 Toys, crafts in Forreston FORRESTON – The Forreston FFA Alumni will hold its 27th Annual Toy Show and Craft Fair on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Forreston Junior and Senior High School, 601 E. Main St.

The toy show will be in the Forreston High School gym. The craft fair will be in the Forreston Junior High School gym and cafeteria.

The toy show features toy tractors, farm equipment, memorabilia, and collectibles. Proceeds will support the Forreston High School agriculture and FFA programs.

The event features more than 100 tables of vendors from throughout the Midwest. The Forreston FFA Alumni will also have Oliver 1750 toy tractors for sale.

The craft fair will have a large number of vendors offering crafts, food, candles, and other items.

Forreston FFA Alumni will have a raffle for $200 and $100 gift certificates at Eickman’s Processing in Seward. Lunch will also be available from the alumni group.

For more information, visit forrestonffaalumni.org, or email FFA adviser Robert Nelson at rnelson@fvdistrict221.org.

Call Rick Garnhart for the toy show at 815-238-3044, or Cathy Kohlbauer for the craft fair at 815-275-6710.

March 28 Fundraiser back for fifth year DIXON – The fifth annual Donnie Melendrez “Game Night” memorial fundraiser, a benefit for Peoria St. Jude Children’s Cancer Center, will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 506 W. Third St. There will be a euchre tournament at 1 p.m. hosted by Trina Kotulek, and a Texas hold-’em poker tournament, with a $50 buy-in, at 4:30 p.m., hosted by local radio personality Sam Ramirez. Players can sign up an hour before each tournament.

There is no admission fee.

There will be a chance to win a limousine night package with free drinks and appetizers from area bars, and a ride in a limo from Red Carpet Limo. Chances to win will be $10 each.

Dixon Sewer Department worker Donald E. “Donnie” Melendrez was 65 when he died of cancer Aug. 15, 2009.

For more information, call 815622-6799.

GAMES AND TRIVIA Saturday Chamber bingo event returns ROCK FALLS – Rock Falls Chamber’s annual event, “Basket and Bags Bingo!”, will return this year to the Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. The event is open to the public with bingo games featuring prizes from local businesses. Each prize pack is a Longaberger or ThirtyOne brand basket or bag packed with items from local businesses.

KARAOKE Saturday Party with the James Gang OREGON – Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Roadhouse, 807 S. Seventh St. Email jamesgang1996@gmail.com for more information.

Upcoming: 8 p.m.-midnight March 13 at Freeport Moose, 601 E. South St.; 8 p.m.-midnight March 14 at Bogey’s, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon; 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

March 21 at Ralphie & Lu Lu’s, 812 Main St., Ashton; 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. March 27 at First Street Pub, 222 W. First St., Dixon; and 8 p.m.midnight March 28 at Slurp & Burp, 4319 S. Loran Road, Pearl City Tuesday At Charlie’s Bar and Grill MOUNT CARROLL – Karaoke

is offered at 7 p.m. every week at Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 123 W. Market St.

MODEL TRAINS Saturday and Sunday Open house in Freeport FREEPORT – Fever River Railroad, a model railroad club owned by the Stephenson Society of Model Trainmen, will celebrate 50 years as it features an operational HO-scale model railroad at its open houses.

The railroad will be active from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at 1055 W. Beach St. The clubhouse is the large tan building behind the Canadian National Yard office on Fever River Place.

Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for children, or $8 per family.

Visit feverriver.org or call 815626-1975 for more information.

OPEN MIC Sunday Musicians welcome at bar MOUNT CARROLL – Open mic is on tap at 4 p.m. every Sunday at Charlie’s Bar and Grill, 123 W. Market St.

THEATER March 14-15 and 20-22 ‘Peter Pan’ on area stage DeKALB – Swashbuckling pirates, sword fights and flying children will all add to the excitement of Children’s Community Theatre’s presentation of “Peter Pan” at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. This production of the Broadway classic boasts a cast of more than 100 actors. Show times are at 7 p.m. March 14, 20 and 21, and 2 p.m. March 15 and 22.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for ages 12 and under. They are available at egyptiantheatre. org or at the door.

AT THE MUSEUM History at Loveland DIXON – The History Museum has artifacts and displays on local and national history at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. The art museum also is available for viewing and features works by nationally known local artists.

The museum’s hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Go to www.lovelandcommunityhouse.org for more information.

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COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS Purity Ring’s latest goes round, and round, and ... zzzzz

Clarkson remains idle with boring ‘Piece by Piece’

Red’s ‘Of Beauty and Rage’ ascends, but not great

MisterWives’ debut fun, not terribly substantial

Quiet Company makes more beautiful noise

(Grade: D-plus) Kelly. Kelly. Kelly.

Oh, my dear Kelly. What happened?

How can every song on “Piece by Piece” sound like something we’ve heard before? Every. Single. Song.

It’s your first album since “Stronger” in 2011, and you give us … this?

Kelly Clarkson, you seem like such an awesome woman. Your voice is incredible. And yet, time after time, and song after song … meh.

I’m not kidding; nearly half the songs on the record released Tuesday have similar chord progressions or song structures. Even worse, the instrumentation throughout nearly the entire album is simply boring.

Nothing special happens … ever.

Clarkson’s talent deserves so much more than this. Something new and different. She’s got the voice to do anything.

Instead, her team decided that following the guidelines of the “How To Make A Mediocre Pop Record” handbook was the best option.

The product you’re left with is Clarkson sounding like a much-less fun and sleepier version of one of her peers, Katy Perry.

There’s a decent track with John Legend called “Run Run Run.” If I had to pick a favorite song, it’s probably “Second Wind.” But, that’s if I had to. And, unfortunately, that song is on only the extended release.

And, Clarkson’s voice still sounds fantastic on songs like “Tightrope,” and “Nostalgic.”

Truthfully, her pipes save songs from total failure throughout the album.

But, at some point, there needs to be something more than a pretty voice.

Grade: B-plus) Tennessee-based Red has a fresh album on the waves called “Of Beauty and Rage,” and it goes down like a stiff whiskey, powerful and satisfying. In one word: theatrical.

The 15-song set establishes the band’s fifth compilation, which was released Feb. 24 and already shows promise for a fourth run at rock album of the year. It had been awarded the distinction in 2007, 2010, and 2013 by the Gospel Music Association.

Yes, Red is a Christian rock band, but don’t let that get in the way if you immediately think of it as a weaker music class.

The sound can march headstrong: “Fight To Forget,” “Gravity Lies,” “Take Me Over.”

It can be delicate: “Of These Chains,” “The Forest,” “Ascent.”

And it can be furious: “Falling Sky,” “Yours Again,” “What You Keep Alive.”

A muted introduction sets the scene for the album, like the opening credits to a movie.

It stands still for about 16 seconds, and slowly makes a move toward strings as the transition to the second song appears.

The album is very much like a movie soundtrack, and should be digested in chronological order.

The lone complaint is that after a single listen, the harmonies get a bit stale and muddied because of the overwhelming signature the band has created with strings and guitars.

There are transitional tracks in between that help break up the repetition, and the album carries a storyline that’s worth at least a listen.

(Grade: B-minus) You might not yet have heard about the indie pop band MisterWives, but you probably will.

The New York-based band spent the past year touring with a bevvy of up-and-comers, including Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers, American Authors, and The Mowgli’s. Last week, MisterWives released its debut LP, “Our Own House,” and it has all the makings of a record full of summertime alternative hits.

MisterWives’ sound is undeniably fun – light, bouncy and poppy. It’s also a bit schizophrenic. Tucked in the dance pop are tinges of reggae (“Oceans”), ska (“Best I Can Do”), disco (“Reflections”), funk (“Box Around the Sun”) and Motown (multiple songs).

That keeps the record from becoming repetitive, but it also prevents any type of flow.

The dabblings in various musical forms mostly work.

Only the reggae plodder “Oceans” is a misstep. Many of the choruses sound like summer singalongs, particularly the singles “Our Own House” and “Hurricane.”

The kids will like it.

That MisterWives trends toward dance and disco shouldn’t be surprising.

The band formed in late 2012 when lead singer Mandy Lee wanted an ’80s cover band for her birthday party.

The fault in MisterWives’ debut is that there isn’t much musical depth behind the catchy choruses. Too much of the record is empty musical calories.

Still, MisterWives make a decent first impression with “Our Own House.”

It wouldn’t be at all surprising to see the band making a splash in the alternative pop scene in the coming months.

(Grade: A-minus) At different points in their discography, Quiet Company sounds like bands you’ve heard before.

On “Transgressor,” the Austin, Texas, band sounds at times like Motion City Soundtrack, Jukebox the Ghost, Delta Spirit, Fountains of Wayne, Nada Surf, Wilco, and even Jason Mraz.

“Transgressor,” released last week, is the band’s fifth or fourth full-length LP, depending on how you decide to count. The excellent “A Dead Man on My Back: Shine Honesty Revisited” actually was a remake, with three new songs added, of the band’s 2006 debut LP, “Shine Honesty.”

It also was one of the best records of 2013.

On “Transgressor,” Quiet Company continues that run of excellence. From the standout opening track, “Seven Hells,” the band plays at a faster pace than in previous efforts. While the album is a bit less grand than “A Dead Man on My Back,” it’s also a bit more fun.

“The Most Dangerous Game,” “Understand the Problem,” and “I Heard the Devil Say My Name” are excellent alternative rock songs, driven by guitars and keyboards. There are still the bits of beautiful in “Transgressor,” however, particularly on the ballad “Wherever You Take Me” and the exquisite closer, “Midnight at the Dairy Palace.”

The only hiccup is the acoustic track, “Kindness,” which serves mostly as a breather between a strong first half and an even better second half.

It’s early in the year, so it remains to be seen whether “Transgressor” rates as highly as “A Dead Man on My Back.” It should.

Quiet Company is one of the better bands you probably haven’t yet listened to.

It’s time that you do.

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(Grade: C) That the Brothers Gallagher have done nothing musically significant since the messy breakup of Oasis is no surprise. Oasis was well past its prime musically by the time a brotherly backstage brawl in Paris broke up the band.

It also is no fluke that Noel Gallagher has done better work since Oasis than the more attention grabbing Liam Gallagher. Liam was the Oasis frontman, but Noel wrote most of the music. And for a time in the 1990s, Oasis was one of the best rock bands in the world.

The 2011 self-titled debut by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds was unremarkably decent.

The follow-up, released Tuesday, “Chasing Yesterday,” is simply unremarkable.

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Similarly, “another eternity” feels riddled with hooks I expect to be sampled in top-40 hip-hop tunes in the near future.

The beats hit soundly.

The album is polished, and I guess that’s where I disconnect. Somewhere in the auto-tune and synth, the artist loses me. It’s forgettable and devoid of soul.

I like the single “push pull,” and the album makes a nice arrival with “heartsigh,” but about 40 minutes later, the album had been done for a few minutes.

I didn’t notice.

had lost by the time it imploded.

The record starts off decently enough, with the slow-walking “Riverman” that opens with an acoustic guitar sounding not-sosubtly like the opening to Oasis’ great “Wonderwall.”

“Lock all the Doors” is a straightforward rocker that oddly drowns Gallagher’s vocals.

The penultimate track, “You Know We Can’t Go Back,” is the record’s best because it delivers a lively, soaring verse and chorus.

But the rest of “Chasing Yesterday” is full of songs that are just OK, and that would sound mediocre at best on any decent Oasis record. There’s nothing terribly wrong with the sophomore effort from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. There’s just nothing terribly interesting about it, either.

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(Grade: C-minus) It’s good to get out of our comfort zone, yes? That’s why I listened to Purity Ring’s second full-length album, “another eternity.”

Managing Editor Jeff Rogers warned that reviewers were comparing it to Taylor Swift.

The good news for Swiftlovers and fans of pop in general, the pundits were right.

That also spelled bad news for me, a guy who doesn’t voluntarily listen to pop.

Admittedly, I’m not sure I’d heard a Swift song, that is until this morning.

While guest DJ’ing on Sirius XMU this morning, the Purity Ring duo of Megan James and Corin Roddick played a Swift jam.

I didn’t dislike it. It’s just not my cup of tea. And I remember nothing about it. Not the lyrics. Not the oft-celebrated hooks.

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BY DAVID MARTINDALE Tribune News Service

‘Divergent’ author starting new series Veronica Roth, author of the wildly popular “Divergent” series, is starting on a new line of books. The as-yet untitled project is planned as a duology for young adults. It is to be published by Harper Collins.

Roth, 26, had massive success with her first set of novels, “Divergent,” “Insurgent” and “Allegiant.” For readers hungry for something like “The Hunger Games,” Roth’s dystopias featuring a female teenage hero fit the bill. The books were quickly snapped up by Hollywood.

Shailene Woodley stars in the movie series; the second film, “Insurgent,” is to be released later this month.

The books are slated for release in 2017 and 2018.

‘Dig’

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Premieres at 9 p.m. today on USA.

ason Isaacs made one big mistake during the filming of Dig, USA’s new conspiracy thriller.

The actor did too much research for his own good.

When Isaacs signed up to star in the 10-episode drama, which premieres today, he was psyched about becoming “an Indiana Jones-style hero who’s also fully human and slightly broken.”

He thought ‘Dig’ was nothing more than escapist entertainment, a larger-than-life adventure story involving a murder mystery in Jerusalem and a secret society of end-ofthe-world fanatics.

“Then the producers pointed out to me that the truly sinister conspiracy theory is based in reality,” Isaacs says. “I rushed to the Internet to find out how much of it was true.

“I discovered that there are many people in this world who believe in and are working toward bringing on the End of Days. Some of these people are in positions of great power or sitting on enormous financial resources. The more research I did, the less easy I slept at night.”

Isaacs – an English actor who previously starred in TV’s “Brotherhood” and “Awake,” as well as the “Harry Potter” movies – plays Peter Connelly, a troubled FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem.

While investigating the murder of someone he knows, Connelly uncovers an international

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Jason Isaacs, as Peter Connelly, and Alison Sudol, as Emma Wilson, find themselves uncovering an ancient conspiracy in Jerusalem in USA Network’s series, “Dig” premiering tonight. conspiracy that dates to hairs, you’d want to lean (although production biblical times. in and listen. there was cut short after The series is created “So when they’re takpolitical protests from and produced by televiing on maybe the biggest pro-Palestinian groups). sion giants Tim Kring story of our time, the End In the opening epiand Gideon Raff. of Days and the future of sode, Sudol’s character, “Before I knew the the planet, you know that archaeologist Emma story, before I knew who this is going to be mustWilson, marvels at how I would be playing, I was do/must-see material.” virtually every building, running at it,” Isaacs says.

The excellent cast also every street, every stone “I mean, the man who includes Anne Heche, in the Old City is steeped created ‘Heroes’ (Kring) Lauren Ambrose, Aliin history and meaning. and the man who created son Sudol and David Maybe the spectacular ‘Homeland’ (Raff) are Costabile. But the real visuals could be adecombining their talents? star of ‘Dig’ is the city of quately re-created on If these guys told the story Jerusalem, where much a soundstage in Culver of plucking their nose of the series was filmed City, California, but the

city’s mystique couldn’t be faked.

“When you’re making a story about literally the most controversial and contested 100 square meters of real estate in the history of humanity, where all of the world’s great religions are crammed into tiny alleyways and crevices and competing for space, elbowing each other like an Australian rugby team, there is no substitute for actually being there,” Isaacs says.

Adds Raff: “We filmed underneath the city in various tunnels and caves. Most dramatic of all was perhaps the Tzidkiyahu caves, which was a quarry that is 3,000 years old. Originally, the rock here was quarried

by King Solomon’s miners to build the Temple Mount, the Western Wall and the Old City.

“It was an incredibly moving place that has never been used before for any filming location.

When you are shooting in these amazing places, no matter where you point the camera, there are thousands of years of history staring back at you, which was a huge privilege.”

“We were filming our story on streets that Jesus Christ once walked up,” Isaacs continues.

“Hopefully the sense of that history will communicate itself through the screen.”

‘Guardians’ tops MTV nominations LOS ANGELES (AP) – And you thought Hollywood’s award season was over.

A teenage tearjerker, a foul-mouthed coed comedy and a raucous space adventure featuring a talking tree lead the nominees for the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, airing live on April 12 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

MTV announced Wednesday that “The Fault in Our Stars,” ‘’Neighbors,” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” all have seven shots at winning a golden popcorn trophy at the annual awards ceremony, which in recent years has also become a platform for the studios to promote their big summer releases.

“22 Jump Street” and “Whiplash” followed with five nods each in a slate that includes movies as diverse as “American Sniper,” ‘’Gone Girl,” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay_Part 1.”

COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS

(Grade: C-minus) There’s no point in denying that electronic dance music has some merit. It can be melodic at times and, of course, bouncy.

But more often than not it’s technological gimmickry with no soul.

Dan Deacon is among the more creative artists in EDM. His latest release, “Gliss Riffer,” has a handful of interesting moments, particularly the opening track, “Feel the Lightning,” and the ’80s-ish “Learning to Relax.” You will hear a handful of catchy choruses.

But Deacon too often falls into the classic EDM trap of letting electronic sounds pass for music.

(Grade: D-minus) It’s hard to imagine Will Butler being able to make a record like “Policy” were he not a member of Arcade Fire and, oh, the little brother of that great band’s frontman, Win Butler. None of the musical versatility Will Butler displays in Arcade Fire comes through here.

Although “Policy” tech-

The 7-minute, 36-second closer, “Steely Blues,” is merely a Casio experiment. In fact, most of the final torturous 3 minutes is one elongated chord.

“Meme Generator” and “Take it to the Max” are little more than uninteresting collections of noises.

It’s too bad, because Deacon provides glimpses of music talent. But most of “Gliss Riffer” is wasted on impersonal, soulless electronics.

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Give Butler credit for stepping out from the shadow of his band and his brother to make a solo record. It’s just not very good.

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The biggest problem with “Policy” is Butler’s voice, which sounds weak and undistinguished, making the ballads “Finish What I Started” and “Sing to Me” nearly unlistenable.

The record’s low point comes on “Something’s Coming,” an ill-advised foray into funk that, unfortunately, forces Butler’s voice into the spotlight.

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ick, tick, tick ... a decision is coming. Two decisions, actually: Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall.

Jay Day. B-Day. One of those days feels like it ought to come a week from Thursday, if not sooner.

The NFL’s league year starts Tuesday. The Bears have until Thursday to cut, trade, or keep Cutler and/or Marshall amid a lot of financial considerations.

The Bears would save some money – both against the salary cap and in cash – by disposing of Marshall. Cutler is more involved, but if Cutler remains on the Bears roster after March 12, Jay then $10 milCutler lion of his Bears 2016 base QB salary comes due. If the Bears release Cutler, the Bears would achieve some cap relief based on his contract with his next team.

The financial impact can be dizzying, but whatever the math, this seems like the bigger question: Will Cutler and Marshall be here when the Bears are ready to contend again?

If the Bears believed Cutler and Marshall would be part of their next Super Bowl team, then it seems as if new general manager Ryan Pace and new coach John Fox would’ve said it already. They might’ve said it when they were hired. They might’ve said it at the NFL scouting combine.

But they didn’t say it then. They haven’t said it publicly yet. Maybe they don’t feel as if they have to say anything, but if they say it now, there might be a credibility issue.

Pace has said he wants his best players to be his best leaders. Cutler and Marshall are supposed to be two of the Bears’ best players, and sometimes they are, but not often enough for the money.

They certainly don’t stand as two of their best leaders.

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BOYS BASKETBALL | 1A SOMONAUK SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL | NEWARK 71, AFC 43

Postseason discrepancy Battle-tested Newark too much for Raiders

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550 @BrianWeidman

SOMONAUK – In terms of postseason experience, there was no comparison between the AFC and Newark boys basketball teams.

Unfortunately for the Raiders, there was also no comparison between the squads on the court, at least for one night.

The Norsemen, in the sectional for the sixth time in the last 7 years, put on a clinic on both ends of the floor in rolling to a 71-43 victory on Wednesday night in a Class 1A Somonauk Sectional semifinal.

Newark (21-10) ran its winning streak to 13 games, and will take on Flanagan-Cornell for a sectional championship on Friday.

AFC, making its first sectional appearance as a co-op of Ashton and Franklin Center in program history, bows out at 22-10.

“We saw them on film a lot, and they were faster than what they looked like on film,” AFC coach Russ Zick said. “They do a really good job, they’re wellcoached, and they were simply a better team than us tonight by a significant margin.”

It didn’t take long for Newark to seize control. It led 21-2 with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining in the first quarter, and the lead never dipped below double digits. The Norsemen’s spread attack led to either wide-open looks from outside, driving lanes to the hoop, or isolation plays if a mismatch was there to be exploited.

Newark shot a nifty 64.2 percent (27-for-42) from the field.

Leading the way was sophomore guard Steve McGrath, who hit 7 of 8 from the field and scored Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com 19 points, 12 above his season AFC’s Bret Gittleson (right) shoots over Newark’s Karter Kunkel during Wednesday’s Class 1A average.

Somonauk Sectional semifinal. Newark led by 19 points in the first quarter, and went on to beat the Raiders 71-43.

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MLB | SPRING TRAINING | WHITE SOX 6, DODGERS 4

Quintana sharp in spring debut Sox open exhibition season with strong pitching, offense to beat L.A.

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Forget about opening day.

Jose Quintana just wants to have a better spring than he had last year.

Quintana pitched two perfect innings, Alexei Ramirez drove in three runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 on Wednesday in the exhibition opener for each team.

“My mind is fresh,” Quintana said. “I’m focused on the spring AP and preparation. Last The White Sox’s Adam Eaton dives safely back into third base during the year I had the bad spring, third inning of their spring training opener Wednesday against the Dodgers in and this time I want to do Phoenix. The White Sox won 6-4. the best for me and get

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Dodgers, at Mesa, Ariz., 2 p.m. today TV: MLB Network ready to make it a good season.”

With Chris Sale recovering from a broken right foot, Quintana could start on opening day. But the left-hander said he is hoping Sale is able to return in time.

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Don’t tell everyone Phil Jackson NBA fined Knicks after Jackson commented on Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell. Teams can’t publicly discuss college players.

Just maybe Michael Phelps Phelps, who was suspended from swimming for a DUI last year, could be reinstated to U.S. team for August World Championships.

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Four Oregon fall sports teams qualified for the IHSA Team Academic Achievement Award. The award is given to teams that maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher throughout their respective season.

The four Hawks teams that received the award are girls and boys cross country, boys soccer, and girls volleyball.

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Allen won’t play this season Ray Allen says he will not play this season, though will consider returning to the NBA next season.

The two-time champion and all-time leading 3-point shooter made the announcement Wednesday through his agent, Jim Tanner.

Allen most recently played for the Miami Heat, helping the team win a championship in 2013, then reach the NBA Finals last season.

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Minoso funeral plans set The family of Minnie Minoso announced plans for a public visitation and memorial service this weekend for the former White Sox star, who died Sunday at age 90.

The public visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m.

Friday, with the memorial service at noon Saturday.

Both will be at Holy Family Church, 1080 Roosevelt Road in Chicago.

A procession will follow the service, and will drive past U.S. Cellular Field.

OUTDOOR SPORTS

Marathon bombing case proceeds The question is no longer whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev took part in the Boston Marathon bombing. It’s whether he deserves to die for it.

In a blunt opening statement at the nation’s biggest terrorism trial in nearly 20 years, Tsarnaev’s own lawyer flatly told a jury that the 21-year-old former college student committed the crime.

In a strategy aimed at saving Tsarnaev from a death sentence, she argued that he had fallen under the malevolent influence of his now-dead older brother, Tamerlan.

NFL

Vikings trade Cassel to Bills The Minnesota Vikings have agreed with the Buffalo Bills to trade quarterback Matt Cassel next week for an undisclosed draft pick.

The Vikings announced the deal on Wednesday, 6 days before NFL transactions can begin with the start of the new league year.

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Notre Dame center leaves team Matt Hegarty, a starter last season on Notre Dame’s offensive line, will not return for a fifth season at the school.

Hegarty, who overcame a stroke in 2012, is in line to graduate in May, but will seek to continue his playing career at another school. Hegarty started 11 games for Notre Dame last season, most of them at center.

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Cubs starter Travis Wood pitches last season. Wood struck out a career-high 146 batters, but walked 76 and had a 5.03 ERA. The left-hander is hoping to regain his form that made him an All-Star in 2012.

Up for grabs MESA, Ariz. – Cubs manager Joe Maddon downplays the significance of spring training results in finalizing opening-day rosters.

But in his team’s case, performances by the competitors for the fifth spot in the rotation could have major ramifications for not only those pitchers, but also teams seeking starting pitching.

Right-hander Edwin Jackson and left-hander Travis Wood, who have been part of the Cubs rotation for the past two seasons, are in a battle to keep their spots.

Wood will begin the effort to regain his 2013 All-Star form Thursday against the A’s in a split-squad Cactus League opener at Sloan Park. Jacob Turner, who is out of minor league options, will face the World Series champion Giants in the other game in Scottsdale.

Jackson, who lost his spot in the rotation for the final month of 2014 and is owed $22 million over the next two seasons, will make his spring debut Monday against the Padres.

“We’ve got some competition, and that’s healthy for the organization,” pitching coach Chris Bosio said of a list of candidates that also includes left-handers

Cubs upcoming spring training schedule Today Cubs (SS) at Giants, 2:05 p.m.

A’s at Cubs (SS), 2:05 p.m.

Friday Reds at Cubs, 2:05 p.m.

Saturday Cubs at Rockies, 2:10 p.m.

Sunday Rangers at Cubs, 3:05 p.m.

Tsuyoshi Wada (signed to a 1-year, $4 million contract), Felix Doubront, Eric Jokisch, and right-hander Dallas Beeler.

“We’re looking for that hot hand coming out of spring training.”

Wood struck out a career-high 146 batters last season, but that was overshadowed by 76 walks that contributed to a 5.03 ERA. “He’s a pitch-efficiency guy,” Bosio said. “The walks are the biggest thing, so attack. We’re not inventing the wheel, but we want early contact, early outs.

That’s when not only Travis is at his best, but all our guys.”

In addition to breaking up the logjam at the back of the rotation, the Cubs need Welington Castillo to stay healthy to attract a team searching for a catcher.

The Diamondbacks, Rangers, and Phillies were in the market for a catcher this winter, and

Castillo provides a strong arm and power.

Maddon said he didn’t assign anyone to play in Mesa on Thursday for the sole purpose of watching him.

“I have plenty of time to see everybody,” Maddon said. “I don’t have high expectations for these first couple days about anything. Just play hard.”

Lining up lineups: Maddon reiterated not to jump to conclusions with spring training lineups, as he likes to experiment with various combinations.

One potential development is No. 3 hitter Anthony Rizzo moving to the second spot against the A’s. Maddon likes the idea of his best hitter batting second, dating to his days with Jim Edmonds on the Angels, but that is predicated on a dependable No. 9 hitter.

“When you get a better hitter like [Edmonds] in the lineup, you’d at least like something at the bottom that feeds him,” Maddon said.

In the case of Rizzo, batting second could occur if the pitcher bats eighth, or the Cubs are facing a tough left-handed starter and he has a strong righthanded batter behind him.

Maddon likes alternating left- and right-handed hitters throughout the lineup to create problems for bullpens.

LaRoche rips 2-run double for Sox DEBUT

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“I think Sale is the first guy here, and we need him to throw the opening day, and we want him to come back healthy,” Quintana said.

Ramirez, Jose Abreu, Adam Eaton, and Avisail Garcia had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who are looking for a big year after a productive offseason.

Adam LaRoche, who agreed to a $25 million, 2-year contract with Chicago in November, had a tworun double in his first game with his new team.

Joc Pederson, one of the majors’ top prospects, had two hits for Los Angeles, and Jimmy Rollins singled in the third for his first hit with the Dodgers. Rollins was acquired in a December trade with Philadelphia.

“Just glad it wasn’t a home run, because you can only go down from there,” Rollins cracked.

“But no, you want to do it for yourself. I mean this time of year, you know you can still play, but you always want to feel like you can still play, and part of that is being able to hit the ball, and it’s like ‘Yes, OK.’” Erik Bedard allowed one run

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The White Sox’s Adam LaRoche fouls off a pitch against the Dodgers during Wednesday’s exhibition opener in Phoenix.

LaRoche smacked a two-run double in his Sox debut. and two hits in two innings for Los Angeles. The veteran lefthander is in camp on a minor league deal, and likely will begin the year at Triple-A Oklahoma City.

“Here to help,” he said. “If somebody gets hurt, fill in and do the best I can.”

There was a pregame moment

of silence for former White Sox outfielder Minnie Minoso, who died Sunday at age 90. Minoso, who made his major league debut just 2 years after Jackie Robinson and turned into the game’s first black Latino star, is one of only two players to appear in a major league game in five different decades.

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Notre Dame shuts down rally Duke downs Wake Forest; Providence comes back By the Associated Press

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Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice (24) drives past Nebraska’s Tai Webster (0) during Wednesday’s game in Champaign. The Illini won 69-57.

Illini pick up key victory Illinois beats Nebraska; Buckeyes, Spartans win By the Associated Press

Rayvonte Rice scored 23 points, leading Illinois to a badly needed 69-57 win over Nebraska on Wednesday on Senior Night at the State Farm Center.

The Illini (19-11, 9-8 Big Ten) have now won two straight as they look for a way into the NCAA tournament. Nebraska (1316, 5-12) has lost seven games in a row, and nine of its last 10.

Rice had a quiet sixpoint first half, but scored 17 after halftime. That included seven straight over a key stretch midway through the half that brought Illinois back from a 40-39 deficit to a 46-42 lead.

He drilled home a long 3-pointer with 1:35 left in the game to give Illinois a 59-50 lead.

Kendrick Nunn and Leron Black added 11 each for Illinois.

Shavon Shields led Nebraska with 14 points.

Terran Petteway added 13.

No. 23 Ohio St. 77, Penn St. 67: D’Angelo Rus-

sell scored 28 points, and coach Thad Matta tied the school record for wins in No. 23 Ohio State’s victory over Penn State in State College, Pa. Matta is 297-91 in 11 seasons at Ohio State, tied with Fred Taylor. Matta’s next win would give him the Buckeyes’ mark, as well as his 400th career victory overall.

Jae’Sean Tate and Shannon Scott each added

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Ohio State’s Thad Matta tied the OSU career wins record in the Buckeyes’ 77-67 win over Penn State on Wednesday in State College, Pa. 13 points for the Buckeyes (22-8, 11-6 Big Ten).

Russell was 5-for-8 from 3-point range.

Seniors D.J. Newbill (17 points) and Ross Travis (14) led Penn State (1515, 3-14) during their final home game for the Nittany Lions. Newbill eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career; he has 2,011 points.

Michigan St. 72, Purdue 66: Travis Trice equaled a

career high with 27 points, and Matt Costello lifted Michigan State at both ends of the court, helping the Spartans to a home victory over Purdue.

The Spartans (20-10, 11-6 Big Ten) played the whole second half without Branden Dawson,

who appeared to take a shot to the head and was limited to 9 minutes on his Senior Night.

Somehow, Michigan State held its own inside against Purdue’s pair of 7-footers. A.J. Hammons managed only seven points on 3-for-12 shooting for the Boilermakers (19-11, 11-6), and Isaac Haas had nine points but only two rebounds.

Michigan State snapped a two-game losing streak and at least momentarily calmed concerns over its NCAA tournament chances.

Purdue, meanwhile, missed a chance to pick up a significant road win as the regular season winds down.

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Demetrius Jackson scored 21 points, and No. 12 Notre Dame made its final seven shots to pull away for a 71-59 victory over No. 16 Louisville on Wednesday night in Louisville, Ky., that clinched third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Jackson’s 3-pointer with 7:52 left gave the Irish a 53-48 lead. He then added consecutive jumpers to twice provide nine-point cushions that sealed the victory for the Fighting Irish (25-5, 13-4 ACC).

He also had plenty of help from teammates such as Bonzie Colson, who made a big jumper down the stretch en route to 17 points on 7-for-7 shooting.

Jerian Grant added 12 points, and Steve Vasturia scored 10 as Notre Dame shot 54 percent from the field, and made 20 of its 25 free throws.

Montrezl Harrell had 23 points for the Cardinals (23-7, 11-6), but missed several free throws as they tried to rally. LouAP isville finished 11 of 18 Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson (left) shoots over from the line.

Louisville’s Mangok Mathiang during their game No. 3 Duke 94, Wake Wednesday in Louisville, Ky. Notre Dame won Forest 51: Freshman 71-59 to clinch third place in the ACC. Grayson Allen scored a season-best 27 points, 16th straight home vic- Kris Dunn scored all 17 and No. 3 Duke routed tory in the ACC’s oldest of his points in the secWake Forest in Durham, series. ond half when the Friars N.C., for its 10th straight Codi Miller-McIntyre (21-9, 11-6 Big East) hit win. scored 20 points for 13 of their first 17 shots Matt Jones added 17 Wake Forest (13-17, to turn an upset bid by points for the Blue Dev- 5-12), which has lost four the Pirates (16-13, 6-11) ils (27-3, 14-3), who shot of five. into a runaway. The win 58 percent and forced 19 No. 24 Providence 79, was the fourth in five turnovers in locking up Seton Hall 66: Ben Ben- games for Providence. the No. 2 seed in next til scored a career-high Freshman Isaiah Whiteweek’s Atlantic Coast 21 points and added 10 head and senior Brandon Conference tournament. rebounds, and No. 24 Mobley had 13 points Duke had a double- Providence rallied from apiece to lead Seton Hall, figure lead before the a big first-half deficit which lost for the 10th Demon Deacons man- to defeat Seton Hall in time in 13 games. Sterling Gibbs returned from aged their first basket, Newark, N.J. scoring the first 12 points LaDontae Henton also a two-game suspension before rolling to their scored 21 points, and and added 11 points.

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This week’s racing schedules

This week’s standings

SPRINT CUP Kobalt 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup

Site: Las Vegas Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 10:30-a.m.; Fox Sports 1, 1:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (Fox) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps Last year: Brad Keselowski surged ahead on the final lap when Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran out of fuel. Keselowski also won the Xfinity race for his first weekend sweep.

Fast facts: Jimmie Johnson has a record four victories in Las Vegas. ...

David Ragan is taking Kyle Busch’s spot in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Toyota. Busch broke his right leg and left foot in a wreck in the Xfinity race at Daytona. ... Brian Vickers is returning to Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 Toyota, 3 months after corrective heart surgery.

Next race: Campingworld. com 500, March 15, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

XFINITY Boyd Gaming 300

Site: Las Vegas Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m., 5 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 11:30 a.m.), race, 3 p.m.

(Fox Sports 1) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles) Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps Last year: Brad Keselowski overcame electrical trouble to win. He also won the Sprint Cup race.

Fast fact: Denny Hamlin is driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota in place of the injured Kyle Busch. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. is racing in the No. 88 Chevrolet.

Next race: Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200, March 14, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Last week: Two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton won at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Next race: Kroger 250, March 28, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

NHRA Carolina Nationals Last event: Matt Hagan raced to his second Funny Car victory of the season and third straight overall Feb. 22 in Chandler, Ariz.

Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Rodger Brogdon in Pro Stock.

Next event: NHRA Gatornationals, March 13-15, Auto-Plus Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.

FORMULA ONE

Season opener: Australian Grand Prix, March 15, Melbourne

INDYCAR

Season opener: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Fla., March 29

1. Joey Logano 2. Jimmie Johnson 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5. Martin Truex Jr. 6. Casey Mears 7. Kasey Kahne 8. AJ Allmendinger (tie) Aric Almirola 10. Clint Bowyer 11. David Gilliland 12. Sam Hornish Jr. 13. Greg Biffle (tie) Carl Edwards 15. David Ragan 16. Danica Patrick 17. Paul Menard 18. Matt Kenseth 19. Denny Hamlin 20. Michael Annett

88 87 86 84 75 68 65 62 62 58 56 55 54 54 53 51 50 49 48 47

NASCAR Xfinity

AP

Brett Moffitt, seen here being introduced before Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, turned some heads with his eighth-place finish last weekend, and earned some more seat time with Michael Waltrip Racing.

Moffitt turns heads Strong finish leads to new opportunities

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

Busch was injured 2 weeks ago.

“We know Brett doesn’t have a CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Brett Mofton of Sprint Cup experience, but Born: August 7, 1992 fitt opened the year with exactly he’s got a lot of hours behind the Hometown: Grimes, Iowa one race on his 2015 schedule, wheel in testing time, and he was Circuits: NASCAR K&N Preo the Sprint Cup race at Atlanta as certainly impressive Sunday in Series (full-time), NASCAR the replacement driver for Brian Atlanta,” Front Row owner Jenkins Sprint Cup (part-time) Vickers. said. “For only his eighth start, he FYI: Earned first top-10 finish He made the most of his opporshowed a lot of poise, patience, of Sprint Cup career (8th) last tunity, finishing eighth last Sunday and maturity that you don’t often weekend at Atlanta Motor in a head-turning performance. see in drivers that age.”

Speedway. ... Has 9 wins in 61 Now the Michael Waltrip Racing Moffitt ran seven Cup races last career K&N starts. ... Ran Xfindevelopment driver has parlayed year, with a best finish of 22nd ity Series race in home state of the run into more seat time. at Dover in his debut. Driving Iowa last year, but finished 71st. for Vickers, who sat out the first Moffitt on Wednesday got a three-race deal to drive the No. two races of the year following this opportunity.”

34 for Front Row Motorsports offseason heart surgery, put MofFront Row’s seat opened when starting this weekend at Las Vegas fitt in his best equipment to date David Ragan was picked up by Motor Speedway. He’s also slotand he delivered.

Joe Gibbs Racing to be the injury ted to drive the next 2 weeks at “I had this one opportunity to Phoenix and Fontana, California. replacement for Kyle Busch for prove myself, and I think we more the foreseeable future. Joe Nem“After last weekend, I’m obvithan exceeded the expectations,” echek replaced Ragan, but Front ously eager to get back into a car he said this week. “It’s gotten the Row worked out a deal with MWR ball rolling on some opportuniand keep racing,” Moffitt said. and Toyota to get the 22-year-old ties, and that’s what I need to get “I’m grateful to Bob Jenkins and his team for giving me the chance Moffitt in the car the next 3 weeks. in the car more often.” to do that. I’ll do my best to get Front Row is a Ford team, and MWR, which wants Moffitt to some good finishes for them. I’m Moffitt a Toyota Racing Develop- get as much seat time as possible, was pleased a deal with also thankful that Michael Waltrip ment test driver, but both sides Racing is allowing me to pursue have been accommodating since Front Row could be worked out.

Moffitt file

INDYCAR

Hawksworth still in awe over offseason Young driver ready to go after signing with icon A.J. Foyt’s team

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

contender.

Hawksworth file Racing for MILWAUKEE – The line Born: Feb. 28, 1991 Bryan Herta formed to the right to talk Autosport, Hometown: Bradford, to Jack Hawksworth.

HawksWest Yorkshire, U.K. So much has changed worth 2014 stats: 1 top 5, for the 24-year-old finished a 5 top 10s in 17 races; IndyCar driver in such a season-high finished season 17th Jack short time. Last season, Hawksworth third in in points standings he didn’t even have a IndyCar the second FYI: Named IndyCar’s ride until March. driver Houston Tony Renna Rising Now he’s attending race, and Star after last season. conventions and auto was named the series’ ...

Spent 4 says in hosshows after joining A.J. Tony Renna Rising Star. pital with bruised heart Foyt Racing in the fall to Foyt noticed. ABC after practice crash in drive the team’s second Supply Co., the team’s July at Pocono. car. It is quite the followlongtime primary sponup to a promising rookie sor, agreed in October Nearby, the IndyCar campaign. to back two cars in 2015 series trophy sat on “The amazing thing and 2016. For Foyt, the display on a table while is, to think at this time attendees milled around hope is that adding a last year, I wasn’t even second car will help a race car. For now, it going to be racing,” Hawksworth said at the might be the closest that the team become more competitive. the Englishman gets Milwaukee Auto Show.

Takuma Sato returns to the championship, “And now I’m sitting for Foyt driving the No. though with five top-10 here and I’m about to finishes last year, Hawk- 14 car. Hawksworth will go into my second season at IndyCar with A.J. sworth may not be that drive the No. 41 car.

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young guns,” Foyt said about Hawksworth’s team. “He’s really young, the engineers are all real young. ... I think they can be pretty tough. We just have to wait and see, you know?”

Understandably, Hawksworth was a little nervous at first to meet one of the sport’s elder statesmen. Foyt retired from the driver’s seat in 1993 – 2 years after Hawksworth was born.

Hawksworth moved to Cypress, Texas, 15 minutes from the race shop in Waller, after signing with Foyt. He said Foyt and his family embraced him, and he has taken to Foyt’s sense of humor.

“He’s just a racer. I guess that’s what I liked about him,” Hawksworth said. “He’s down to earth, loves his sport.”

1. Chris Buescher (tie) Ty Dillon 3. Ryan Reed 4. Darrell Wallace Jr. 5. Dakoda Armstrong 6. David Starr (tie) Brian Scott 8. Chase Elliott (tie) Ross Chastain 10. Jeremy Clements 11. Elliott Sadler 12. Brendan Gaughan 13. Blake Koch 14. Regan Smith 15. Eric McClure

83 83 75 66 57 56 56 55 55 53 51 47 46 45 43

NASCAR Trucks 1. Tyler Reddick 2. Matt Crafton 3. Erik Jones 4. Johnny Sauter 5. James Buescher 6. Bryan Silas 7. Ben Kennedy (tie) Ray Black Jr. (tie) Joe Nemechek 10. Korbin Forrister 11. Timothy Peters 12. John Wes Townley (tie) Spencer Gallagher (tie) Tyler Young 15. Cameron Hayley

87 85 80 72 63 60 58 58 58 56 55 54 54 54 51

IndyCar 2014 Final Standings 1. Will Power 671 2. Helio Castroneves 609 3. Scott Dixon 604 4. Juan Pablo Montoya 586 5. Simon Pagenaud 565 6. Ryan Hunter-Reay 563 7. Tony Kanaan 544 8. Carlos Munoz 483 9. Marco Andretti 463 10. Sebastien Bourdais 461 11. Ryan Briscoe 461 12. James Hinchcliffe 456 13. Josef Newgarden 406 14. Charlie Kimball 402 15. Justin Wilson 395 16. Mikhail Aleshin 372 17. Jack Hawksworth 366 18. Takuma Sato 350 19. Graham Rahal 345 20. Carlos Huertas 314

Formula One 2014 Final Standings 1. Lewis Hamilton 384 2. Nico Rosberg 317 3. Daniel Ricciardo 238 4. Valtteri Bottas 186 5. Sebastian Vettel 167 6. Fernando Alonso 161 7. Felipe Massa 134 8. Jenson Button 126 9. Nico Hulkenberg 96 10. Sergio Perez 59

NHRA Top Fuel 1. Shawn Langdon 2. Antron Brown 3. Tony Schumacher 4. Doug Kalitta Funny Car 1. Matt Hagan 2. Del Worsham 3. Robert Hight 4. Ron Capps Pro Stock 1. Rodger Brogdon 2. Erica Enders-Stevens 3. Jason Line 4. Drew Skillman

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NIB-12 West

Big Ten

Conf.

Ottawa 10-3 Geneseo 8-4 LaSalle-Peru 5-7 Sterling 3-9 Rochelle 1-11 Tuesday’s results 3A Sterling Regional • Geneseo 59, Sterling 47 3A Mendota Regional • LaSalle-Peru 48, Mendota 45

All 18-10 16-12 14-12 9-18 3-22

Wednesday’s results 4A Moline Regional • Moline 63, Ottawa 53

BNC West Conf.

All Dixon 13-1 28-1 Rockford Lutheran 12-2 26-2 Winnebago 12-3 21-8 Byron 6-6 20-8 Mendota 6-7 17-11 Oregon 3-11 10-19 Rock Falls 2-12 5-21 Stillman Valley 0-12 2-19 Monday’s result 3A Sterling Regional • Alleman 56, Rock Falls 46 Tuesday’s results 2A Farmington Sectional • Winnebago 55, Bureau Valley 43 3A Sterling Regional • Dixon 51, Alleman 23 3A Mendota Regional • LaSalle-Peru 48, Mendota 45 3A Belvidere Regional • Lutheran 66, Rochelle 43

Three Rivers East Conf.

Kewanee 11-1 Bureau Valley 9-3 Newman 8-4 St. Bede 6-6 Princeton 5-7 Hall 3-9 Amboy 0-12 Tuesday’s result 2A Farmington Sectional • Winnebago 55, Bureau Valley 43

All 21-9 27-4 17-12 15-12 16-11 13-18 0-28

Three Rivers West Conf.

All Rockridge 15-0 27-1 Fulton 7-6 18-13 Riverdale 6-6 14-10 Morrison 6-7 16-13 Erie 6-9 11-20 Orion 6-8 14-17 Sherrard 5-7 11-14 Prophetstown 4-11 8-23 Wednesday’s result 2A Farmington Sectional • Semifinal, Rockridge 70, MonmouthRoseville 48

NUIC East Conf.

All Aquin 11-2 25-6 Forreston 11-2 21-5 AFC 9-4 22-10 Polo 8-5 22-10 Pecatonica 6-5 11-12 South Beloit 6-7 10-16 Dakota 4-9 7-18 Milledgeville 4-9 9-18 Durand 2-10 5-19 Orangeville 1-9 2-21 Tuesday’s result 1A Eastland Sectional • Semifinal, Aquin 61, Williamsfield 40 Wednesday’s results 1A Eastland Sectional • Semifinal, Forreston 57, East Dubuque 45 1A Somonauk Sectional • Semifinal, Newark 71, AFC 43 Postseason pairings

CLASS 3A

Sterling Regional Monday’s result • No. 5 Alleman 56, No. 4 Rock Falls 46 Tuesday’s results • No. 1 Dixon 51 Alleman 23 • No. 3 Geneseo 59, No. 2 Sterling 47 Friday’s game • Championship, Dixon vs. Geneseo, 7 Winner advances to Bradley University Sectional championship vs. Canton Regional winner, 7 p.m. March 10

CLASS 2A Farmington Sectional Tuesday’s result • Semifinal, Winnebago 55, Bureau Valley 43 Wednesday’s result • Semifinal, Rockridge 70, MonmouthRoseville 48 Friday’s game • Championship, Winnebago vs. Rockridge, 7 Winner advances to DeKalb Supersectional vs. El Paso-Gridley Sectional winner, 7:30 p.m. March 10

CLASS 1A Somonauk Sectional Tuesday’s result • Semifinal, Flanagan-Cornell 57, Dwight 53 Wednesday’s result • Semifinal, Newark 71, AFC 43 Friday’s game • Championship, Flanagan-Cornell vs.

Newark, 7 Winner advances to Normal Supersectional vs. winner of Danville Schlarman Sectional, 7 p.m. March 10 AP Poll Class 4A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Simeon (8) 24-3 89 1 2. Stevenson (1) 23-3 82 2 3. Rockford Auburn 26-1 68 3 4. St. Rita 23-3 53 4 5. Normal Community 27-1 52 6 6. Lake Forest 25-2 45 5 7. East St. Louis 19-6 31 8 8. Providence 19-9 27 9 9. Geneva 25-3 13 7 10. Rock Island 21-5 10 — Others receiving votes: St. Charles East 9. Thornwood 6. Riverside-Brookfield 6. Alton 2. Harvey Thornton 1. Naperville Neuqua Valley 1.

Class 3A School W-L Pts Prv 1. Bogan (10) 22-6 118 2 2. Morgan Park (1) 17-6 108 1 3. Westchester St. Joseph 22-6 85 4 4. Belleville Althoff 23-3 82 5 5. Dixon (1) 27-1 53 T9 6. Washington 25-3 50 7 7. Rockford Lutheran 24-2 47 3 8. Chatham Glenwood 23-6 39 NR 9. Centralia 22-5 30 8 10. Carbondale 22-5 26 T9 Others receiving votes: Champaign Centennial 12. Peoria Manual 5. Rich South 4. Lincoln 1.

Wednesday’s box score Class 1A Somonauk Sectional final

NEWARK 71, AFC 43 AFC (22-10) Bret Gittleson 4-15 2-2 11, Kaywan Palmer 2-3 0-0 5, David Zinke 0-4 0-0 0, Jacob Hilliker 3-9 0-0 8, Kevin Kurz 5-10 0-1 10, Jamey Talley 2-5 0-0 6, Bobby Larke 1-1 1-2 3, Adam Mairs 0-1 0-0 0, Ryan Rod 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler Stacey 0-1 0-0 0, Trevor Ramsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-49 3-5 43.

NEWARK (21-10) Steve McGrath 7-8 4-6 19, Will Clausel 5-8 3-3 13, Karter Kunkel 4-7 0-0 10, Matt Eike 5-8 2-3 15, Evan Schomer 4-6 0-0 8, Zach Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell Schmidt 1-1 0-0 2, Kendall Endres 0-2 0-0 0, Dylan Patrick 0-0 2-2 2, Kendall Nelson 1-1 0-0 2, Cameron Myre 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 27-42 11-14 71.

AFC 5 15 12 11 — 43 Newark 21 11 17 22 — 71 3s – AFC 6 (Hilliker 2, Taley 2, Gittleson, Palmer), Newark 6 (Eike 3, Kunkel 2, McGrath). Rebounds – AFC 17 (Kurz 7), Newark 25 (Eike 5, Schmidt 5). Turnovers – AFC 16, Newark 16. Steals – AFC 4, Newark 11 (McGrath 4). Blocked shots – AFC 0, Newark 1. Fouls – AFC 17 (Zinke 5), Newark 13.

Conference W-L Pct. Wisconsin 14-2 .875 Maryland 13-4 .765 Purdue 11-6 .647 Iowa 11-6 .647 Ohio St. 11-6 .647 Michigan St. 11-6 .647 Indiana 9-8 .529 Illinois 9-8 .529 Michigan 7-10 .412 Minnesota 6-10 .375 Northwestern 6-11 .353 Nebraska 5-12 .294 Penn St. 3-14 .176 Rutgers 2-15 .118

Overall W-L Pct. 26-3 .897 25-5 .833 19-11 .633 20-10 .667 22-8 .733 20-10 .667 19-11 .633 19-11 .633 14-15 .483 17-12 .586 15-15 .500 13-16 .448 15-15 .500 10-20 .333

Wednesday’s results Ohio St. 77, Penn St. 67 Michigan St. 77, Purdue 66 Illinois 69, Nebraska 57 Today’s game Wisconsin at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Wednesday’s box scores

ILLINOIS 69, NEBRASKA 57 NEBRASKA (13-16) Rivers 5-7 0-0 10, L. Smith 4-9 0-1 8, Shields 6-13 0-0 14, Parker 1-5 0-0 2, Petteway 5-15 2-2 13, Webster 1-2 0-0 3, T. Smith 2-4 2-2 7, Abraham 0-1 0-0 0.

Totals 24-56 4-5 57.

ILLINOIS (19-11) Egwu 3-8 0-0 6, Starks 2-4 0-0 5, Hill 1-7 7-8 10, Rice 7-14 5-5 23, Nunn 5-10 0-0 11, Tate 0-0 3-4 3, LaTulip 0-0 0-0 0, Black 3-5 5-6 11, Schmidt 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Colbert 0-1 0-0 0, Liss 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 20-23 69.

Halftime–Illinois 31-25. 3-Point Goals– Nebraska 5-20 (Shields 2-4, Webster 1-2, T. Smith 1-3, Petteway 1-9, Parker 0-2), Illinois 7-16 (Rice 4-7, Starks 1-2, Hill 1-3, Nunn 1-4). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Nebraska 28 (L. Smith 9), Illinois 31 (Egwu 8). Assists–Nebraska 14 (Webster 3), Illinois 9 (Hill, Nunn, Tate 2).

Total Fouls–Nebraska 19, Illinois 13.

No. 23 OHIO ST. 77, PENN ST. 67 OHIO ST. (22-8) Tate 6-10 1-3 13, Thompson 3-8 2-4 8, A. Williams 0-1 2-4 2, Russell 8-16 7-11 28, Scott 3-8 6-6 13, Loving 0-4 3-4 3, K. Williams 3-5 0-0 6, Bates-Diop 0-0 0-0 0, McDonald 1-4 2-4 4. Totals 24-56 23-36 77.

PENN ST. (15-15) Travis 6-8 2-4 14, Wisniewski 0-0 0-0 0, Newbill 5-15 7-8 17, Thorpe 3-6 3-4 9, Montminy 0-0 0-0 0, Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Foster 0-0 2-2 2, Jack 0-2 2-2 2, Taylor 2-4 0-0 6, Dickerson 2-2 0-0 4, Garner 4-14 4-4 13, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 20-24 67.

Halftime–Penn St. 30-29. 3-Point Goals–Ohio St. 6-17 (Russell 5-8, Scott 1-2, Tate 0-1, K. Williams 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Loving 0-3), Penn St. 3-17 (Taylor 2-3, Garner 1-6, Jack 0-2, Thorpe 0-2, Newbill 0-4). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds– Ohio St. 38 (Loving 9), Penn St. 31 (Travis 8). Assists–Ohio St. 11 (Scott 7), Penn St. 9 (Newbill 5). Total Fouls–Ohio St. 22, Penn St. 28. A–8,745.

MICHIGAN ST. 72, PURDUE 66 PURDUE (19-11) Octeus 5-7 0-0 11, Smotherman 0-0 0-0 0, Hammons 3-12 1-2 7, Mathias 4-7 0-0 12, Davis 1-5 0-0 2, Scott 1-3 2-3 4, Edwards 2-5 1-1 5, Stephens 5-9 1-1 16, Haas 3-5 3-5 9. Totals 24-53 8-12 66.

MICHIGAN ST. (20-10) Nairn Jr. 0-3 0-0 0, Trice 9-16 6-12 27, Dawson 0-1 0-0 0, Schilling 0-0 0-0 0, Valentine 6-12 1-2 17, Clark Jr. 2-5 0-0 6, Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0, Forbes 1-6 3-4 5, Costello 4-8 5-7 13, Wetzel 0-0 0-0 0, Wollenman 1-1 2-4 4. Totals 23-52 17-29 72.

Halftime–Purdue 30-27. 3-Point Goals– Purdue 10-21 (Stephens 5-8, Mathias 4-7, Octeus 1-3, Edwards 0-1, Davis 0-2), Michigan St. 9-23 (Valentine 4-9, Trice 3-6, Clark Jr. 2-4, Costello 0-1, Forbes 0-3).

Fouled Out–Davis, Mathias. Rebounds– Purdue 34 (Hammons 8), Michigan St. 33 (Costello 7). Assists–Purdue 15 (Octeus 5), Michigan St. 12 (Trice 6). Total Fouls– Purdue 24, Michigan St. 16. A–14,797.

AP Top 25 schedule Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (65) 29-0 1,625 1 2. Virginia 27-1 1,547 2 3. Duke 26-3 1,501 4 4. Villanova 27-2 1,417 6 5. Arizona 26-3 1,338 7 6. Wisconsin 26-3 1,318 5 7. Gonzaga 29-2 1,244 3 8. Wichita St. 27-3 1,104 11 9. Kansas 23-6 1,087 8 10. Maryland 24-5 1,035 14 11. N. Iowa 27-3 908 10 12. Notre Dame 24-5 879 9 13. Utah 22-6 823 13 14. Baylor 22-7 801 19 15. Oklahoma 20-8 759 16 16. Louisville 23-6 728 17 17. Iowa St. 20-8 536 12 18. Arkansas 23-6 515 18 19. North Carolina 20-9 435 15 20. West Virginia 22-7 389 20 21. Butler 21-8 359 23 22. SMU 23-6 210 21 23. Ohio St. 21-8 114 — 24. Providence 20-9 91 25 25. Murray St. 26-4 79 — Others receiving votes: Dayton 61, Boise St. 53, Oregon 33, St. John’s 27, BYU 21, Texas A&M 20, Davidson 18, Georgetown 13, Colorado St. 7, San Diego St. 7, Tulsa 7, LSU 6, Rhode Island 3, VCU 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Valparaiso 2.

Wednesday’s results No. 3 Duke 94, Wake Forest 51 No. 12 Notre Dame 71, No. 16 Louisville 59 No. 23 Ohio State 77, Penn State 67 No. 24 Providence 79, Seton Hall 66 Today’s games No. 5 Arizona vs. California, 9 p.m.

No. 6 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Utah at Washington State, 11 p.m.

No. 18 Arkansas at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games No. 8 Wichita State vs. Missouri State or Southern Illinois at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 1:05 p.m.

No. 11 Northern Iowa vs. Drake or Bradley at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 7:05 p.m.

No. 14 Baylor vs. Texas Tech, 9 p.m.

No. 25 Murray State in OVC semifinals at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn., 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Florida, 2 p.m.

No. 2 Virginia at No. 16 Louisville, 6:30 p.m.

No. 3 Duke at No. 19 N. Carolina, 9 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova vs. St. John’s, 2 p.m.

No. 5 Arizona vs. Stanford, 4 p.m.

No. 9 Kansas at No. 15 Oklahoma, 4 p.m.

No. 12 Notre Dame vs. Clemson, 4 p.m.

No. 13 Utah at Washington, 4:30 p.m.

No. 17 Iowa State at TCU, 8:30 p.m.

No. 18 Arkansas vs. LSU, 2 p.m.

No. 20 W. Virginia vs. Oklahoma State, 2 p.m.

No. 21 Butler at No. 24 Providence, Noon Sunday’s games No. 6 Wisconsin at No. 23 Ohio State, 4:30 p.m.

No. 10 Maryland at Nebraska, 7:30 p.m.

No. 22 SMU vs. Tulsa, 3 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 38 23 .623 Brooklyn 25 34 .424 Boston 24 35 .407 Philadelphia 13 48 .213 New York 12 48 .200 Southeast Division W L Pct x-Atlanta 48 12 .800 Washington 34 27 .557 Miami 27 33 .450 Charlotte 26 33 .441 Orlando 19 43 .306 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 38 23 .623 Cleveland 39 24 .619 Milwaukee 32 28 .533 Indiana 26 34 .433 Detroit 23 37 .383

GB — 12 13 25 25½ GB — 14½ 21 21½ 30 GB — — 5½ 11½ 14½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 43 17 .717 Houston 41 20 .672 Dallas 40 22 .645 San Antonio 37 23 .617 New Orleans 33 28 .541 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 39 19 .672 Oklahoma City 34 27 .557 Utah 24 36 .400 Denver 22 39 .361 Minnesota 13 47 .217 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 46 12 .793 L.A. Clippers 40 21 .656 Phoenix 32 30 .516 Sacramento 21 38 .356 L.A. Lakers 16 44 .267 x-clinched playoff spot

GB — 2½ 4 6 10½ GB — 6½ 16 18½ 27 GB — 7½ 16 25½ 31

Wednesday’s results Phoenix 105, Orlando 100 Indiana 105, New York 82 Cleveland 120, Toronto 112 Boston 85, Utah 84 Charlotte 115, Brooklyn 91 New Orleans 88, Detroit 85 Oklahoma City 123, Philadelphia 118, OT Memphis 102, Houston 100 Denver 100, Minnesota 85 Miami 100, L.A. Lakers 94 San Antonio 112, Sacramento 85 Milwaukee at Golden State, late Portland at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Oklahoma City at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Utah at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Houston, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Denver at San Antonio, :30 p.m.

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

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GA 139 171 160 161 181 167 195 215 GA 155 182 155 162 186 165 201 167

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 65 41 17 7 89 193 158 St. Louis 63 40 18 5 85 197 159 Chicago 64 38 21 5 81 188 152 Winnipeg 65 32 21 12 76 180 175 Minnesota 63 34 22 7 75 179 163 Dallas 64 28 26 10 66 199 212 Colorado 63 27 25 11 65 167 182 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 65 41 17 7 89 193 178 Vancouver 63 36 24 3 75 182 173 Calgary 63 34 25 4 72 178 162 Los Angeles 63 30 21 12 72 171 164 San Jose 65 32 25 8 72 185 183 Arizona 64 20 37 7 47 139 218 Edmonton 64 18 36 10 46 145 213 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Wednesday’s results Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 1 Detroit 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT Pittsburgh at Colorado, late Montreal at Anaheim, late Today’s games Calgary at Boston, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 6 p.m.

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Dallas at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Columbus at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined the New York Knicks an undisclosed amount for comments made by team president Phil Jackson for publicly discussing a player not yet eligible for the NBA draft.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed WR Cole Beasley to a four-year contract and LB Keith Rivers.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Released C Chris Myers.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed C Tyler Ott. NEW YORK JETS — Signed DE Ronald Talley.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Terminated the contract of S Tyvon Branch.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released LB Trent Cole.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed S Duke Ihenacho.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended New York Islanders F Matt Martin for one game, for kneeing Dallas D Trevor Daley during a game on Tuesday.

Golf PGA Tour statistics Through March 2 Scoring Average 1, Webb Simpson, 69.24. 2, Jason Day, 69.41. 3, Brooks Koepka, 69.46. 4, Bubba Watson, 69.46. 5, Sergio Garcia, 69.48. 6, Ian Poulter, 69.51. 7, Ryan Palmer, 69.54.

8, Paul Casey, 69.72. 9, Martin Laird, 69.80. 10, Vaughn Taylor, 69.82.

Driving Distance 1, Dustin Johnson, 313.7. 2, Brooks Koepka, 309.8. 3, Charlie Beljan, 309.5. 4, Tony Finau, 308.3. 5, Patrick Rodgers, 305.2. 6, Ryan Palmer, 305.1. 7, Gary Woodland, 304.9. 8, Jason Kokrak, 304.4. 9, Brendan Steele, 304.2. 10, Daniel Berger, 303.7.

Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Francesco Molinari, 76.13%. 2, Steve Alker, 75.50%. 3, David Toms, 75.49%.

4, Chez Reavie, 73.74%. 5, Jason Dufner, 73.00%. 6, Brendon Todd, 72.89%. 7, Justin Hicks, 72.65%. 8, Heath Slocum, 72.53%. 9, Colt Knost, 71.86%. 10, Tim Clark, 71.78%.

Greens in Regulation Pct. 1, Jason Day, 74.31%. 2, Will MacKenzie, 73.81%. 3, Stewart Cink, 73.56%. 4, Bill Lunde, 73.54%. 5, Billy Horschel, 72.82%.

6, Dudley Hart, 72.69%. 7, Jim Herman, 72.54%. 8, Andres Gonzales, 72.38%. 9, Ryan Palmer, 72.22%. 10, Robert Allenby, 72.02%.

Total Driving 1, Charlie Beljan, 65. 2 (tie), Hideki Matsuyama and Will Wilcox, 70. 4, Chez Reavie, 83. 5, Billy Horschel, 85. 6, Graham DeLaet, 90. 7, Bubba Watson, 91. 8, Daniel Berger, 93. 9, Davis Love III, 100.

10, Jim Herman, 104.

Putting Average 1, Jason Day, 1.673. 2, Bryce Molder, 1.686. 3, Vaughn Taylor, 1.690. 4, Jonas Blixt, 1.702. 5, Jordan Spieth, 1.709.

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Scott ready to start anew Aussie tees off for first time since offseason changes

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

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The Bears soon must decide whether to keep QB Jay Cutler and WR Brandon Marshall (15), or cut them to save money and turn toward the future without them.

Cutler, Marshall may not figure into future ROSENBLOOM

then they’re doing it in a smarter manner than Josh McDaniels.

When McDaniels took Marshall said previously over the Broncos, Cutler winning the Super Bowl claims, the rookie coach isn’t the most important told Cutler he was his guy. thing to him, and that Except Cutler apparently he plays football as a wasn’t, because Cutler platform to promote his said he came to find out cause, which is mental McDaniels was trying to health awareness. That’s trade for Matt Cassel. some leader.

Cutler felt betrayed, So then, if the answer is couldn’t talk things out no – and that’s my answer with McDaniels, and – the next question is this: forced his way out of Why keep them around? Denver and into Chicago.

Stop trying to use duct So, at least the Bears tape on this thing. If aren’t caught in that kind you’re going to rehab the of mess. But this dicey roster, then one option situation seems to be best certainly is to raze the served by bleeding out. thing from the start, and If the Bears were to go that would seem to start 5-11 next season without with the quarterback.

Cutler and Marshall, that If the Bears don’t believe might show progress, if Cutler is the answer, then Fox and new defensive keeping him seems back- coordinator Vic Fangio ward. Stagnant, at least. can fix the defense the The common objection way I expect. is the dearth of quarterWhat’s more, if they backs available to replace finish worse, that would him, but if the Bears mean a higher draft pick, trade Cutler, they likely which ought to play to would get a quarterback Pace’s strength in buildin return ... and whoever ing sustained success. they bring in couldn’t ESPN “Monday Night do worse than lead the Football” analyst Jon league in turnovers, and Gruden said the Bears need probably couldn’t exhibit “to look at getting a differless leadership. ent leader under center.”

If Pace and Fox are And I’m wondering, why heading that direction, wait.

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DORAL, Fla. – The year isn’t all that’s new for Adam Scott.

He makes his 2015 debut at the Cadillac Championship with a new caddie he hired at the end of last year. He has a new daughter born last month. And what grabbed even more attention was the new putter he plans to use at Doral.

Scott had enough time off during the final months of his wife’s pregnancy that he began tinkering with a conventional putter, which he last used in competition at the Sony Open just over 4 years ago. He switched to a long putter, and since then has won the Masters and reached No. 1 in the world. A new rule on anchoring that takes effect in 2016 means a change was going to be inevitable.

“Thinking a little more objectively about it at the back-end of last year, I thought because I do have to make an adjustment by the end of this year, if I’m going to spend some time doing it I should try and start now and maybe find the best solution,” Scott said. “I’ve putted lots of different ways at home, and probably going to putt with a shorter putter this week.

It’s been feeling good. It’s not that big a deal. I did it for a long time that way.”

Scott has gone nearly 3 months since he last competed and was runner-up at the Australian PGA Championship. He is keeping expectations at a minimum at a World Golf Championship that has brought together all the top 50 in the world ranking.

It’s the first time everyone in the top 50 has been together since the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.

That doesn’t include Tiger Woods, who is not eligible for a WGC event

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Adam Scott watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during a practice round Wednesday for the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla. Scott is playing with a new caddie and a new putter for the first time. for only the second time in his career. Woods has fallen to No. 75 after missing most of last year with back issues and playing only 47 holes in two events this year before saying he would take time off to sort out his game.

As much as Scott has been away from the game, he is not completely out of the loop. He is aware of Woods’ struggles, especially with his chipping – “It’s in the papers even at home in Australia,” he said – and with some of the recent winners. He watched Jason Day win at Torrey Pines, and Brandt Snedeker win at Pebble Beach before heading to his home in The Bahamas to prepare for the season.

“Certainly the last few weeks at home, seeing a bit of the guys play, I’ve got that kind of itchy feeling to play,” Scott said.

“But I was home for good reason, and everything is going well, so a good time to kick it off here.”

in West Palm Beach when the rain allowed, tightened up his swing, and feels ready to go.

He teed off Wednesday before the sun was up, and worked his way around the Blue Monster in relative peace.

If there was ever a time to miss a cut, the Honda Classic would be a good Rory McIlroy was home one. It rained so hard that last week, too, at least on the tournament didn’t the weekend. end until Monday. McIlAlready a winner this roy’s biggest problem year in Dubai, and a was controlling his ball in runner-up in Abu Dhabi, the wind, and luckily for the world’s No. 1 player him, it still was blowing made his American when the rain stopped for debut in the Honda his practice sessions.

Classic last week and “I just practiced and bogeyed three of his last played a little bit, and at four holes to miss the cut least I know going into with rounds of 73-74. this week where my game With the Masters loom- is,” McIlroy said. “So even ing, it was not a great if things maybe don’t go start for McIlroy. But my way at some point considering he has either during the round, I’ll won or finished second know how to manage it a in eight of his last 13 little bit better. Excited to starts worldwide, it was get back at it this and try to put in a better perforno time to panic, either.

McIlroy worked at home mance than last week.”

When: Thursday-Sunday Where: Trump National Doral, Miami, Fla. Who: 74 golfers, including everyone in top 50 in the world TV: Golf Channel (noon Thurs.-Sun.), NBC (2 p.m. Sat. & Sun.)

Norsemen control things on both end of court vs. AFC DISCREPANCY

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“I like our offense a lot,” McGrath said. “Me and Will [Clausel], we really enjoy it, because we do what we want. You can go to the hoop or kick it out ... it’s just a lot of fun.”

Newark’s 1-2-2 trapping zone defense also gave the Raiders fits. The Norsemen collected 11 steals, and AFC connected on just 17 of 49 from the field, including 6-for-26 from 3-point range.

“They’re all just so long,” AFC senior guard Bret Gittleson said. “We were expecting the press, but we weren’t expecting it like that. We haven’t really faced anyone with that long of arms, outside of Forreston. In practices, we don’t really have that to prepare against.”

“I think they came in with a tremendous amount of confidence in the first quarter,” Zick said, “and they played the exact right defense to take a team that’s a little jittery and make them make mistakes.”

AFC’s most effective player was senior center Kevin Kurz, who muscled his way inside for 10 points.

The Raiders played well enough in spurts to make things interesting. They ended the second quarter on a 7-0 run to get to withMichael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com in 32-20 at halftime, and AFC’s Kaywan Palmer shoots a layup during the Raiders’ Class 1A Somonauk a basket from Kurz early Sectional semifinal against Newark on Wednesday night. AFC saw its season in the third quarter sliced come to an end with a 71-43 loss. the deficit to 10 (32-22).

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AFC senior Kevin Kurz (33) guards Newark’s Evan Schomer on Wednesday night during their 1A Somonauk Sectional semifinal.

1A Somonauk Sectional Semifinal

Newark 71, AFC 43 Star of the game: Steve McGrath, Newark, 19 points Key performers: Matt Eike, Newark, 15 points, 5 rebounds; Kevin Kurz, AFC, 10 points, 7 rebounds Up next: Championship, Flanagan-Cornell vs.

Newark, 7 p.m. Friday The Norsemen, however, restored order with an 8-0 run over the next 2½ minutes, and AFC didn’t get closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

“We just couldn’t string shots together,” said Gittleson, who led AFC with 11 points, but was just 4-for-15 from the field.

“We’d make one, and

then we’d miss the next three or four or five. We couldn’t hit three or four consecutive shots to get back into it.”

Jacob Hilliker scored all eight of his points in the second half for the Raiders, and Jamey Talley added six.

Backing McGrath in a balanced Newark attack were Matt Eike with 15 points, Clausel with 13, and Karter Kunkel with 10.

The fifth member of the starting lineup, Evan Schomer, had eight points, and those five made a blistering 25 of 37 field-goal attempts.

Making the Norsemen’s performance even more impressive is that they are playing without their top player, 6-6 junior center Jack Clausel, who has been out since Christmas with a broken foot.

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The odds affected by the full deal

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Louis Nizer, an English lawyer who died in 1994, said, “I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.”

That might not work so well at the bridge table. Usually you should go with the odds, especially when overwhelmingly in your favor.

But although the best play in one suit might be wellknown, it will, on occasion, be right to amend your play given the full deal.

In this example, South is in six hearts.

What should he do after West leads the club king?

North’s raise to four hearts indicates four-card support and 18-20 total points (highcard points plus short-suit points).

Also, if your partnership uses splinter bids, it denies a singleton (except a singleton king, with which you should not splinter).

Taken in isolation, the right play for no loser in the trump

suit is to finesse the jack.

That is much better than trying to drop a doubleton queen offside.

But here, if the heart finesse loses, West will cash the club queen to defeat the contract. Is there another possibility?

Yes, perhaps South can discard his club loser on dummy’s fourth diamond.

The best line is to win with dummy’s club ace, cash the heart king, and play a heart to declarer’s ace.

When everyone follows but the queen does not appear, South switches to diamonds.

He will get home as long as the opponent with the heart queen has at least three diamonds.

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IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media

VOLUNTEERS

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Become a Hospice Volunteer.

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

They fill a unique role by providing a listening ear and providing comfort and support to patients and families with giving of their time, energy and compassion. Hospice of the Rock River Valley is seeking volunteers to work with patients and families.

Training will be provided and begins March 3. To make a difference in someone?s life, call Nina, Volunteer at Coordinator 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.

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com

ADOPTION NOTICES

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REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-279275.

BUSINESS PROPERTY

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Railside Bar & Grill for sale, including living quarters! Serious inquiries only!

Call Christa 815-440-7606

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STERLING Fantastic ranch condo! 2BR, 2BA, 2 car gar. Fireplace ceramic shower.

Impressive upgrades & storage.

H/A. Like new. By Newman. $157,900 815- 631-6483.

FREE HOUSE Rock Falls Duplex for sale. 505 W. 5th St. Live in one side- rent out the other. $49,000/ obo. Motivated seller! Call Nate 815-440-0007

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Two plots in Chapel Hill- you chose the location.

312-557-6045.

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Mobile Homes for Sale Put Your Tax Refund Towards Your Future!

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-QS15, Plaintiff, vs.

ESTEBAN MENDOZA and EFRAIN MENDOZA, Defendants.

14-CH-68 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 907 W. FOURTH STREET DIXON, IL 61021 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 2, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: Permanent Index Number: 07-08-05-179-004 Commonly known as: 907 W. Fourth Street, Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $43,415.51.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

March 5, 12, 19, 2015

We May Be Able To Help Hauck Homes 815-284-2000 DIXON 3BR 2 full baths, refrig., stove, dishwasher, w/d, new furnace & a/c this yr., deck & handicapped ramp, storage shed, $24,000 815-973-5601

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STERLING 1BR, $375 mo. + dep. Stove & refrig.

563-880-8622

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parRefs. req. ties.

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DIXON RIVER APARTMENTS 2 BR, 1 BA Starting at $505

INCLUDES: • Appliances •Large Closets • Carpet & Window Treatments * Garages Available * ** On Site Laundry Favilities **

815-284-6782

Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep.

960 sq. ft.

815-626-1431 or 815-631-5855 2BR, 1 car garage.

All applcs. $615 / mo. 815-540-3190 Dixon Manor 2BR 1ba. avail. Clean, quiet, security building. 1st flr apt. on-site laundry.

Walk to downtown!

Call for info or showingsErick 815-739-5806

NEW TODAY Newly refurbished 2BR. Storage/laundry rm., stove/ref, A/C. $550/mo. + dep. Sm. car port.

603 S. Hennepin.

No smoking or pets.

815-440between 3040 9am-8pm. Looking for reliable, long term tenant. Good references required Nice 2BR Northside, stove, refrig.

No pets/ smoking. $500/mo. + dep.

815-973-5224 Sm. 3 room apt.

You pay elect. $400 + dep 815-288-6941

HARMON

STERLING

2 BR 1 BA apt. for rent: 952 Harmon Rd. Harmon, IL. $475/mo. Country setting. Walk-in closets. Car port parking available.

815-562-7368

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

MILLEDGEVILLE 1BR, w/ applcs. $400/mo. svla.org.

815-718-5488

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043

NEW TODAY NICE 1BR, 304 Ave. B, $375 mo.+ dep. No Pets. (815) 590-7400 Senior (55 & older) Independent Living OPEN HOUSE Rock Falls Living Center 2202 12th Ave. Rock Falls Friday 3/6/15 10a.m.-1p.m. or

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DIXON 2BR 1BA, garage pets/smoking no $550 mo. + dep.

815-284-9065 W. 1st, Sm 2 BR, all appliance, washer & dryer included, garage, clean, No pets. $600. 1yr lease + deposit.

815-973-4177

ROCK FALLS 2 bed house Rock Falls $555/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 700 5th Ave. 1BR, very small. Refs. req. 815-625-4596.

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NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

1st Month FREE! Call Me 2-Rent (815)632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

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

(815)626-1431 1& 2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 All new kitchen in this 2bed Duplex in Sterling, basement, w/d hook up, This is a MUST see! $595/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com Newer Duplex, 1600 sq. ft. 2BR, 2BA, $1,050/mo.

815-626-6223 Newly remodeled studio apts.

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815-441-5106 Room for Rent. All utilities incl. + wifi Starting at $75/wk. + dep. Call or text 815-716-6150.

2BR, clean, 708 W. 10th St., Sterling $500/mo. + $350 dep. 815-626-5891 2BR, Clean, 907 Ave I stove, refrig.

Furnished new garage. $550 + dep. Call 815-6265891.

RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

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307 W. 3 in Dixon, for office/ retail. 1100 sq. ft.

Water & garbage furnished. $500/ mo. + $500 dep.

Call 815-284-7609 rd

600 sq. feet Office N. Galena Ave., Dixon Available Now. 815-652-7470 Office/Retail, 1100 sq.ft., 221 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. $500 mo., $500/dep. Water & garbage furnished.

Call 815-284-7609.

Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

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ASHTON 2BR, clean, no $395/mo. pets.

847-809-6828.

TAMPICO 2BR No pets 10 miles S. of Tampico. 815-590-6147.

LOANS

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

312-832-0500

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

EDUCATION

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Established Daycare looking for caring Teachers and Aides. Teachers must have at least 2yrs of college (or a min. of 60hrs in early childhood education). Competitive pay, paid holidays and personal time and opportunities for a bonus. Send cover letter and resume to: morrisondc@ frontier.com or Morrison Community Daycare Center, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL 61270.

Questions call 815772-3707

EMPLOYMENT

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A Sauk Valley banquet facility is looking for a full time Banquet Manager.

You should be sales focused with excellent attention to detail. Along with event bookings and marketing, you will also be responsible to oversee all aspects of an event. Computer skills are a plus.

Applicant must be self motivated, demonstrate strong leadership skills, and be available on weekends as events require.

Please send your resume to: managerneeded4 @gmail.com Agricultural Construction Company seeking Service Techs and Millwright Crew Members Positions will be seasonal with the potential for full time employment.

Must be able to lift 80 lbs, use hand tools, and work Saturdays. Welding experience is a plus but not a requirement. All applicants are subject to background check.

Please email resumes to: Mbrady@apgrain systems.com Or apply within at 100 Roosevelt St., Hooppole, IL 61258 All American Bar & Grill Now Hiring all Positions. Servers, cooks and dish washers. Come in and apply at: 2105 1st Ave. Rock Falls IL. 61071 Automotive Experienced Mechanic wanted must have own tools. Full time benefits, pay equal to experience.

Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon Bartender Opportunity!

Busy Dixon - area bar and restaurant has a prime daytime shift available 9am-5pm, Tues.Sat. Looking for an experienced, outgoing bartender fanbase. with Great earning potential! Background check and drug screen. Serious inquiries only call: Mon.-Fri. 9am5pm, 815-2852212, ask for Sheila.

EMPLOYMENT

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CDL CLASS A Drivers needed for part time work, April-Oct. Most all work would be on Mon, some work could be SunWeds. Also need Drivers with passports for 6 trips in to Canada. Good pay plus hotels paid.

Call Phil 815-973-4054 Concrete labor work: Now hiring for spring! Must be 21 & over with a valid driver's license. MUST be a serious caller! Contact Jerry Williams Concrete, Inc. of Ashton. 815-4532372. If not available to take your call please leave your name & phone number.

Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative

The Telegraph is accepting resumes for a Customer Service/ Inside Sales Representative in our Dixon office. This is a part time position offering approximately 25 hours per week. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual who can handle a fast-paced small office environment.

Duties include handling circulation subscription and delivery issues, classified and display advertising sales, phone sales and processing editorial submissions.

Candidates should possess multitasking abilities with a strong customer service commitment.

Typing and computer skills are required with good grammar and spelling, along with dependability, flexibility and a teamwork mindset. Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check required. If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume to:

Ed Bushman ebushman@ saukvalley.com The Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon, IL 61021

DIRECTOR OF CRISIS SERVICES: Make a difference every day, helping to transform people's lives. This position leads a staff of 21 serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Position includes grant writing, policy development, and work with community and funders.

Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in human service field, significant supervisory experience in a human services setting.

Benefits include excellent retirement plan, paid leave, and insurance. Diverse applicants welcome.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply at YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Avenue, Sterling

NEW TODAY Experienced Custom Applicators Full Time positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248 Looking for 1 FT/ 1 PT Truck Driver Class A Licensed.

Must have minimum 3 yrs. exp. / drug testing.

Local hauling of ag products. Home every night.

Call 815-438-7821

EMPLOYMENT

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Focus Services Come see us at our new location in Sterling at 2214 E 4th St Suite B. We are hiring for A.M. and P.M. training. Ask us about our shift differentials.

Please come fill out an application or go online to: focus. iapplicants.com You can call and speak with Heather Hiatt at (815)622-4900.

Full time Driver needed. No nights, weekends or summers. Background and drug test reAramark quired.

Education with Sterling Public Schools. Contact 815-622-4153 for information or pick up application at Challand Middle School, door #14.

EOE. Full time Mechanic for local auto repair facility.

Able to complete computer diagnostics for driveability issues. Must have own tools. Impeccable customer service. Send resume by March 13th to: 2310 W. 4th St., Dixon IL 61021.

Kitchen Staff & Cooking Staff Needed busy restaurant in Dixon area. Must be a motivated employee and have a flexible schedule.

Background check and drug screen.

Serious inquiries only call Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, 815-285-2212, ask for Sheila Local remodeling contractor seeking experienced PT help with possibility of FT. Drug screen, D.L, transportation, & own tools required. Fax resumes with references to: 815-6520106 NOW HIRING at Messie's Bar & Grill for all positions.

Please apply in person at 117 N. River Rd., Oregon, IL 61061

NEW TODAY Now hiring for Massage Therapist. Call 815-456-2225.

Now hiring full time production assistant for wean to finish hog operation. Duties will include day to day pig care, sorting, placing and giving vaccinations knowledge of these duties are highly desired but would not exclude highly motivated eager to learn candidates.

Offering competitive pay and performance based bonus all interested parties e-mail oinkincpork@yahoo.com

Office Staff Duties include: Answering the phone, creating invoices, placing orders, accounts payable and receivable, payroll.

Needs to be self motivated, organized and dependable, able to multi-task, work independently.

Quick books knowledge, basic computer skills.

Flexible hours.

To apply call 815-622-3525 ServiceMaster has openimmediate ings in Dixon, Sterling & Amboy area.

Multiple day and night part time positions. 15-20/hrs. per week. Apply in person at 205 6th Ave., Sterling.

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C NOTICES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ACCREDIT LOANS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-QS15, Plaintiff, vs.

ESTEBAN MENDOZA and EFRAIN MENDOZA, Defendants.

14-CH-68 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 907 W. FOURTH STREET DIXON, IL 61021 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of the above Court entered in the above entitled cause on December 2, 2014, the following described real estate, to-wit: The East Half (E 1/2) of Lot Three (3), and the West Half (W 1/2) of Lot Number Four (4) in Block Number Two (2), in Dement's Addition to the Town (now City) of Dixon, according to the Plat thereof recorded in the Recorder's Office of Lee County in Book "L" of Deeds on Page 413, situated in the County of Lee, in the State of Illinois.

Permanent Index Number: 07-08-05-179-004 Commonly known as: 907 W. Fourth Street, Dixon, IL 61021 will be offered for sale and sold at public vendue on April 16, 2015 at 10:00 AM, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon, Illinois.

The Judgment amount is $43,415.51.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Sheriff of Lee County. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the mortgaged real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to the Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The Sale is further subject to confirmation by the Court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

Spectrum Preferred Meats is accepting applications for full-time employment, 1st shift positions as experienced butcher/meat cutter.

Job includes, but not limited to, cutting, trimming and boning carcass sections.

Must have previous experience. Applicant must be dependable and willing to work overtime.

Send resume to, or apply in person at 6194 W. Pines Rd., Mt.Morris, IL 61054.

WE NEED PEOPLE WHO CAN CARE FOR OTHERS Davis Junction, Dekalb, Sycamore, Cortland, Genoa Dietary Assistant (M-F), Scheduler (staff scheduling for 18 homes), Direct Support Personnel (some M-F positions at DT program), DT Trainer (human service degree preferred), Nurses for PRN injections and Transportation positions available.

Apply online at: www.avancer-genesis.com Or email resume to: jamesH@avancer-genesis.com Apply at: 350 Sycamore Rd, Genoa IL

For information, contact the Plaintiff's Attorney: Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, 111 East Main Street, Decatur, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

The purchaser of a condominium unit at a judicial foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, who takes possession of a condominium unit pursuant to a court order or a purchaser who acquires title from a mortgagee shall have the duty to pay the proportionate share, if any, of the common expenses for the unit which would have become due in the absence of any assessment acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding institution of an action to enforce the collection of assessments, and which remain unpaid by the owner during whose possession the assessments accrued. If the outstanding assessments are paid at any time during any action to enforce the collection of assessments, the purchaser shall have no obligation to pay any assessments which accrued before he or she acquired title. If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701 (c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. Note: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act you are advised that the Law Firm of Heavner, Beyers & Mihlar, LLC, is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

March 5, 12, 19, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Lee County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center Road, Amboy, IL.. until 9:00 A.M. Monday, March 16, 2015, (at which time bids will be publicly opened) for the furnishing of materials and construction of the following County and Township road improvements: PACKET 1 Section: 15-XX000-02-GM • Township, Aggregate Surface Course, Type B - 12 Townships, 18,850 Tons.

F.O.B. Quarry • Township, Sub-base Granular Material, Type B - 2 Townships, 1,000 Tons F.O.B. Quarry • Township, Aggregate Surface Course, Type B – 4 Townships, 14,150 Tons, Furnish & Spread on various roadways • Township, Sub-base Granular Material, Type B – 1 Townships, 500 Tons, Furnish & Spread on various roadways PACKET 2 Section: 15-XX000-XX-GM • Township Dust Palliative, (Calcium Chloride) – 9 Townships, 162.5 Flake Tons applied on various roadways PACKET 3 Section: 15-00000-02-GM • County Culverts: 12” to 48” diameter Galvanized Corrugated Metal Pipe Culverts & Bands, in 26ft lengths, Priced per foot, delivered to Lee County Yard in Amboy, IL. PACKET 4 Section: 15-00000-03-GM • County Aggregate Surface Course, Type B (Shoulder stone) – 5000 Tons F.O.B. Quarry Proposals are available at the office of The County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center, Road, Amboy, IL 61310. Telephone 815857-4141. Bid documents will be available for a non-refundable $5.00 per package.

March 5, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THERESA GRIFFIN NO. 2015 MR 20 ST NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 9, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., being one of the return days in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, I will appeaqr in said Court, petitioning for a change of name from Theresa Griffin to Theresa Griffin-Henson, pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided.

Dated this 10th day of February, 2015 Theresa Griffin, Petitioner Theron W. Burrall 502 East 2nd Street Sterling, IL 61081 815-535-0711 Feb. 19, 26, March 5, 2015

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 18, A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Décor And More, located at 3 East Third Street, Sterling, IL 61081.

Dated this 18th day of February, A.D. 2015.

Dana Nelson County Clerk March 5, 12, 19, 2015

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Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Jennifer Baratta Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 jbaratta@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

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Program Developer The Program Developer assists in developing new programs, acquisition integration, and overall evaluation of each program’s performance by preparing sales materials & Power Point presentations & completing RFPs for prospective clients.

Automotive Technicians

Experience a plus. F/T and P/T available.

Must have a valid driver’s license.

Apply in store at 3913 E Lincolnway, Sterling, IL or online today at farmandfleet.com!

Strong Excel & Power Point knowledge; outgoing personality; and creative thinking ability. Indirect Sales, Marketing or Project Management experience & AA in Marketing or Business preferred.

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HALO offers a generous benefits package and causal office environment. Read description & apply at www.halo.com/careers.

EEO (M/F/V/D) ROUTE DELIVERY DRIVER – ClassAor Class B CDL license required. Paid holidays and uniforms. Long-term employment, full-time. Overtime opportunities during peak season. Four day work week during off season, if desired. Health insurance, profit sharing, and variable year-end bonuses. Delivery area 80 miles from Ohio, IL. Home daily. Requires good work ethic and clean driving record. Bring current copy of MVR.

Apply in person Mon-Fri 8am-4pm at: SISLER’S ICE & ICE CREAM 102 South Grove Street, Ohio, IL 61349 Applications are available.

NURSING DIRECTOR Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life?

Do you want to work for a company that puts people first?

Heritage Woods of Sterling is accepting applications for a Nursing Director to join our management team. The ideal candidate will be an RN with a strong passion for working with people and the ability to manage the facility’s clinical operations, including staff supervision, assessments, care plans and oversight of medication assistance program. Three years management experience preferred. Background in long term care or home health preferred.

Solid computer, organization and communication skills desired.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits program. EOE

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Please send your resume and salary requirement in confidence to: administrator@hw-sterling-slf.com

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Sauk Valley Media is seeking an individual to serve as Imaging Coordinator within our plateroom department.

Responsibilities include assembling newspaper pages via computer files, imaging those files to press plates, and the maintenance and repair of related equipment.

This individual must possess basic computer skills, a strong mechanical aptitude, and be a self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines and communicate clearly.

Quality Transport Company is looking for a full-time OTR CDL-A driver.

Must be 23 years of age with clean MVR. Paid Holidays, 401K and health insurance available.

Home weekly.

Contact Mary at: 815-235-6149 Production Data Coordinator

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestlé knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a Production Data Coordinator at our Nestlé Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

Job Duties: • Analyzes and corrects failed material usage and declared production process errors.

• Analyzes and corrects machine hours and produced quantity transactions in support of costing and manufacturing efficiency.

• Enters and validates production data.

• Performs raw packaging materials management functions.

• Performs inventory management functions.

• Supports Continuous Improvement efforts.

• Works Monday – Friday 8A.M. - 4:30P.M. • Work overtime as scheduled. May include weekends.

Basic Qualifications: • High School diploma or GED required; 2 year Accounting degree or equivalent preferred.

• Minimum 1 year materials accounting and production systems experience preferred or equivalent preferred.

• Detailed oriented with a strong problem solving skills.

• Able to perform process analysis and validate results.

• Able to effectively facilitate resolution of complex topics with relevant factory personnel.

• Proficient in basic computer skills, such as Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.

• Strong communication skills and organizational skills.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting skills.

All interested applicants must apply online at: www.nestlepurinacareers.com no later than Monday 3/16/15 under job number 15001403 EOE/ Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans

Hospice of the Rock River Valley has an opening for a Registered Nurse.

You’ll find more than a job at Hospice of the Rock River Valley; you’ll find a family of dedicated professionals providing care in the communities we serve. You can become a part of our team of compassionate and dedicated nurses providing care and improving the quality of life of hospice patients. Nurses are responsible for direct patient care and participate with the interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and services. Individual must be able to work on-call schedule one week (including weekend) per month. Competitive benefits and salary. EOE Resumes may be sent to: Carolyn J. Spencer, Executive Director, Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021 or email to carolyn@hospicerockriver.org Consider the rewards of hospice nursing!

You can make a real difference in people’s lives when it matters most!

“By Your Side, Our Family Caring for Your Family”

This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week.

The shift hours vary some but will be primarily from 9:00 PM to 4:30 AM. A complete benefits package of medical, vacation, sick time, and 401K program is available.

The chosen candidate will be subject to pre-employment background & driving record checks, drug screening and fitness testing.

To apply, complete an application at our Sterling office: 3200 E. Lincolnway, for the position “imaging coordinator.”

Or send your resume to vwilliams@saukvalley.com.

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Customer Service/Inside Sales Representative The Telegraph is accepting resumes for a Customer Service/Inside Sales Representative in our Dixon office. This is a part time position offering approximately 25 hours per week.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual who can handle a fast-paced small office environment. Duties include handling circulation subscription and delivery issues, classified and display advertising sales, phone sales and processing editorial submissions.

Candidates should possess multi-tasking abilities with a strong customer service commitment. Typing and computer skills are required with good grammar and spelling, along with dependability, flexibility and a teamwork mindset.

Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

If you are interested in joining our team, send your resume to: Ed Bushman • ebushman@saukvalley.com The Telegraph 113 S Peoria Ave Dixon, IL 61021

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

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, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Tree Trimmer, climber preferred but not necessary.

Must have 3 years experience as a trimmer. CDL with clean driving record. Drug test required. Top wages paid.

Kobbeman Tree Service. To apply call 815-626-8171 Two Positions Available: Extension Program Coordinator in Morrison and Amboy offices The University of Illinois Extension is seeking two individuals to provide leadership for educational program delivery in Unit 4 (Carroll, Lee, and Whiteside Counties). To view complete job description and apply, submit an online Civil Service Application for Urbana and an Exam Request form for EXT-EXT PROG COORD- AMBOY (LEE) or MORRISON (WHITESIDE) at https://jobs.illinois.edu/ Closing date is March 16, 2015.

For questions please email Unit Director Janice McCoy at janmc@illinois.edu The University is an AA-EOE www.inclusiveill inois.illinois.edu.

White Pines Ranch in Oregon, IL is looking for energetic, hard working people. Positions available are: Barn Crew, Kitchen Crew and Recreational Activities Directors (working with large groups of children). Must be able to work weekends and some nights April through June.

Staff application is on the homepage of our website: www. whitepines ranch.com. Call 815-732-7923 for more information. Deadline for applications is March 16th.

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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.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 23181 Moline Rd. 3/14 & 3/15 9-5 Sinnissippi Rod and Gun Club Sportsman Indoor Sale

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Exc. cond. $100 815-625-9330 Solid oak Amish hand crafted country hutch, exc. cond., $2000 815499-4140 Solid wood shelves. $50. 815-548-9500

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Line 6 IV 15 guitar amp w/ manual. $50. 815-284-6442

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

1:24 scale, Nascar Diecast: Action, Team Caliber, Motorsports Authentics, Lionel,RCCA Elite, Numerous Drivers. Info: 815994-2101

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 24” cut, 6HP, 2 stage self propelled. Tire chains, pull start. Good cond. $325 815973-3223

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.

ELECTRONICS

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Tues.,March 10th 2pm-6pm Muddy Paws Pet Complex, Sterling Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

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Builder Discount 815-626-4561 8'x8' hunter's log cabin. Comes with stove, refrig., sink, toilet, 2 artificial deer, and 1 antique Indian statue. $1250. 18HP Wisconsin gas motor on wheels, runs great. $300. Call 815-994-3339.

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Astrograph Be realistic Thursday, March 5, 2015 Be realistic regarding what you can and cannot do. Taking on too much will cause you to waste time on unnecessary tasks when you should be working on more important matters. Take control of your life and make decisions that will secure your future.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Expect an old friend to reappear.

You’ll enjoy comparing notes on the changes that have occurred since you last met. Any hard feelings should be put aside.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A minor medical problem will escalate if you don’t look after it. You will face obstacles if you aren’t accepting. Try going with the flow, and barriers will dissipate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Nurture personal relationships by instigating an interesting activity that you can enjoy.

Friends, children or your mate should be included in your plans. You can have fun without spending a lot of money.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Someone you were counting on will renege on a promise. Don’t waste time thinking of a way to

get even. Your success will be the best revenge. Do what needs to be done.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Put your skills to work.

Networking and sharing your ideas will impress an influential individual who can help you move your plans forward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Don’t make enemies at work or within your circle of friends.

A minor misunderstanding will lead to an uncomfortable situation. Cite your difference of opinion, but don’t point fingers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -The tide is turning, and flexibility will be key. A new position or change in direction will have a positive outcome. Discuss your ideas and make changes to your living arrangements.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Someone will try to discredit or undermine you. Make sure your professional and personal dealings are legitimate. Love is in the stars, and a romantic plan will improve your state of mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Take on a challenge or get involved in a cause. A decision

you make may not be popular, but if you follow through with your plans, you will make a valuable contribution.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A display of dishonesty will rankle. Keep a low profile and do a little soul searching before you address the issues that concern you. There are two sides to every issue.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Follow your heart. A change of direction is in the offing. If a new beginning is what you need, make the change.

Property or an investment deal will pay off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Positive changes are heading your way. Make everyone aware that you are up for a challenge.

Your intelligence and confidence will bring stellar results. Plan to celebrate.

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1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4

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4X4S

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2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE LTZ

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16,988*or $242/mo*

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10,988*or $155/mo*

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2005 GMC YUKON XL

2006 CHRYSLER 300

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1993 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

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$

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Automatic, Low Miles, Leather Seats, Sunroof, Power Windows and Locks, 4wd, STK#R924

22,375*or$326/mo*

MSRP $24,060 STK#2357

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2012 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED

$

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