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Simonton spans Lee In Ogle, VanVickle finds strength on east side

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

DIXON – Lee County Sheriffelect John Simonton drew a lot of support from Dixon police officers and members of the offices of state’s attorney and public defender.

It turns out the majority of voters were in Simonton’s corner as well – in places all over the county. Overall, he got 57 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Republican primary elec-

What We Think SVM’s editorial board weighs in on the “apathetic majority” failing to weigh in on potentially pivotal races. Editorial, A6 tion to Sheriff John Varga’s 43 percent.

Varga, who won a few precincts, had his best performance in Harmon, where he lives, getting 86 percent. He also did well in Amboy, where his children go to school.

Many Varga supporters protested the fact that the Dixon Police Department’s brass lined up behind Simonton, a Dixon police officer and retired police commander who receives a $110,000-a-year state pension.

They warned voters not to let the Dixon police control the Sheriff’s Department.

Despite that argument, the election results showed no Dixon vs. rest-of-county trend.

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Helen Pate, 17, of Dixon starts the voting process Tuesday afternoon at Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church in Dixon. A new law in Illinois allowed citizens such as Pate to vote in the primary, as long as they will be 18 by the general election Nov. 4.

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NEWMAN STUDENTS ALL DRESSED UP FOR DRY RUN OF MUSICAL

All parties involved are ‘all-in’ Rauner on mission to curtail unions, while Dems out to protect

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Newman High School students go through one of their final dress rehearsals for their production of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” Wednesday evening inside the Historic Dixon Theatre.

Adam (bottom, left), played by J.P. Neiswander, and Milly (bottom, right), played by Reghan Edwards, rehearse a scene from the musical, which will have showtimes at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

CHICAGO (AP) – The candidates for Illinois governor laid out their vastly different visions Wednesday on how to revive the state’s lagging economy.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and wealthy Republican businessman Bruce Rauner won their primary races Tuesday, setting up what’s expected to be one the hardest fought and most expensive races in the nation leading up the the Nov. 4 general election.

Quinn, who has made a political Bruce Rauner career as a populist and defender of the middle class, has increased taxes and pushed for raising the minimum wage.

Rauner, who says the best way to help working people is to Pat Quinn improve the business climate, wants to curtail government unions much like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did.

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Illinois Republican nominee for governor Bruce Rauner (left) and his wife, Diana, head home after voting Tuesday in Winnetka. Rauner, like his role models, has designs on curtailing government unions, should he deny Democrat Pat Quinn (right) a second term in office.

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Republicans see President Barack Obama’s home state – one of the Midwest’s last Democratic strongholds – as one of their top two opportunities to pick up a governorship, largely because of Illinois’ massive financial problems. On Wednesday the Republican Governors Association donated $750,000 to Rauner’s campaign, money intended to show the group is “all-in� to defeat Quinn.

The Democratic Governors Association and organized labor also say a Quinn victory will be a top priority, as unions try to avoid the kinds of blows they’ve felt under GOP governors in places like Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. Organized labor spent millions on ads during the primary that attacked Rauner, who has called Walker and former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels his role models. “The last thing Illinois needs is a governor who looks out for the wealthiest among us while turning his back on the middle-class, and we plan to hold Rauner accountable every step of the way,� said Michael Murray, spokesman for the union coalition.

Quinn, who is seeking a second term, began airing his first campaign ad focused on Rauner’s changing stance on minimum wage during Tuesday’s primary. Quinn wants to raise Illinois’ $8.25 wage to at least $10.

Rauner said he’d like to lower it then later said he’d raise it under the right circumstances.

On Wednesday, Quinn held a news conference at a Chicago construction site, where he thanked union members and then drew attention to Rauner’s wealth. The multimillionaire spent more than $14 million on the GOP primary, including more than $6 million of his own money. “This is a billionaire with nine homes, nine mansions, calling for a reduction in the minimum wage,� Quinn said. “He has a lot of explaining to do.�

Rauner accused Quinn of “class warfare� and said he isn’t anti-union or out of touch.

After spending much of the primary blasting government union “bosses� and “career politicians,� his message since winning the nomination has focused more on helping working families, from a factory worker who lost his job to a single mother “who’s struggling and wants a real shot at the

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American dream and a better life for herself and her children.� “This is the future of our state on the line. We are all here because we love our state, we care deeply about our families,� Rauner said following a GOP event Wednesday. “[Quinn] is trying to divide high income folks from low income folks.

Division doesn’t help anything.�

Rauner, who told the Chicago Sun-Times he is part of “the .01 percent� in terms of wealth, doesn’t apologize for his fortune, noting he earned it through hard work – not an inheritance – and that he and his wife have donated millions to causes such as education and the American Red Cross.

Republicans see Quinn as vulnerable because of the state’s budget problems, a 67 percent income tax hike he pushed for and signed, and the Midwest’s highest unemploy-

ment. Rauner frequently calls him “the worst governor in America.�

Quinn served as lieutenant governor to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, later convicted of corruption.

But he says he has gotten Illinois back on track, passing a capital construction bill he says created hundreds of thousands of jobs and approving legislation to address Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation state pension shortfall. He’s also expected to tout the approval of legislation to allow gay marriage.

Quinn campaign strategist Bill Hyers, who recently managed Bill de Blasio’s successful bid for New York mayor, said no one should underestimate Quinn, who narrowly won first full term in 2010 over then-GOP nominee state Sen. Bill Brady. “Everyone has counted him for dead many, many times over,� said Hyers. “It never has happened.�

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Juenger: Hacker got to student records Also got health records; social security numbers; financial info not compromised

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – The hacker who compromised the Dixon Public Schools website, email accounts and Twitter account earlier this month was also able to access some student information.

During the regular school board meeting Wednesday night, Superintendent Michael Juenger said the district sent a letter to parents letting them about about the additional compromised information,

which included health records, grades, names and addresses. “Not sure what they can do with that,� Juenger said. “We don’t keep any social security numbers. But [health records were] information that was hacked.

To our knowledge, at this point, nothing has really been done with it.�

Several days after the hack, Juenger told Sauk Valley Media he didn’t think any personal information had been compromised, but was waiting to hear back from the company that handles the

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parent portal, where that information is stored.

That company informed him of the extent of the compromised information this week, Juenger said.

Student grades were also compromised, Juenger said, but they’re backed up every day, so the district went back to a day before the hack to restore them. Teachers then reentered the grades.

The district doesn’t ask for student social security numbers, Juenger said, and credit card information is kept on another third-party server, which the hacker didn’t access.

The health information that was compromised could have included any

allergies a student might have, or any medication a student takes, Juenger added.

The passwords to the compromised servers and accounts weren’t simple, single-word passwords, Juenger said. One of the passwords was 16 characters long and included lowcase letters, uppercase letters, numbers and symbols.

The district has regained control of its email accounts and website, but is still working with Twitter to regain control of its social media account, which has gained followers since it was compromised.

Assistant Superintendent Margo Empen said since

the hacker changed the email address and password associated with the Twitter account, the district has additional steps to take with the company to regain control.

The district first became aware of the hack on March 2, when its website was redirected. The issue was resolved by the following day, and district employees were told the issue was only with the GoDaddy account, which houses the website.

In the days following the initial redirect, the webstie was redirected a second time, and the Twitter account was compromised, as well as the district’s email accounts.

During the time the district’s accounts were compromised, the hacker was posting to a website message board.

From conversation on that message board, it appeared several other hackers accessed the the district’s accounts from information that was posted.

The final comment on that thread was from a poster who told the hacker and the others to stop, because it was affecting teachers and students.

The Dixon Police Department, the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were notified of the hack, Juenger said.

DIXON

Parks get money for Tentative timeline set for competition boat ramp extension ‘Kickoff’ event Page ramp has been closed for 3 years

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

DIXON – The Dixon Park District is one of six Illinois entities that were awarded a total of $715,200 for boat access improvements.

Dixon’s grant, for $18,375, will extend the boat dock at Page Park to improve access to the Rock River during times of low water, according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Park District Executive Director Deb Carey said the engineering plans have already been completed and the project is ready to be bid. “Needless to say, we’re very grateful to the IDNR,� she said. “It may not seem like a lot of money, but it is a lot for the park district.�

The up-river ramp, which will get the extension, has been closed for 3 years, Carey said, and now might be open by summer.

All the park district’s boat ramps were originally paid for through IDNR grants, she said, so the park district doesn’t charge residents to use them.

According to the IDNR release: The state received $1.2 million worth of grant requests. The grants will pay for 100 percent of the approved project construction costs and up to

set for April 23

Lowell Park roads, trails closed Lowell Park’s roads will remain closed to vehicles until snow and ice melt and the surfaces firm, according to a Dixon Park District news release.

2ESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE to park vehicles at Ruth Edwards Nature Center, 2114 Lowell Park Road, and walk into the park from there. $URING THIS TIME BICYclists will have access to the Lowell Park roads USUALLY USED BY VEHICLES

BUT THE BICYCLE TRAILS WITHIN THE PARK WILL BE CLOSED 90 percent of approved land acquisition costs.

The state accepts grant applications for Boat Access Area Development program between July 1 and Sept. 1 each year. The grants are paid for with funds from marine motor fuel tax and boat and canoe registration fees.

Dixon received the smallest amount of grant money.

Other communities receiving grants are Machesney Park in Winnebago County ($200,000), Evanston ($200,000), Oglesby in LaSalle County ($152,225), Galena ($80,000) and Freeport ($64,600), according to the release.

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com

800-798-4085, ext. 529 DIXON – Registration for the Dixon Business Competition could start as soon as next week, with a deadline in mid May. Once the competition’s website is set up, interested residents will be able to register, said Lee Crockett of Venture Advisors, the company working with local businesses and organizations to bring the competition to Dixon.

The competition timeline, name, website and other elements were discussed during a meeting Wednesday morning between Crockett, Dixon Main Street Executive Director Josh Albrecht, Mayor Jim Burke and representatives from area business and organizations.

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Businesses or individuals interested in a $1,000 sponsorship should call Dixon Main

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Residents interested in participating in the competition can also call Main Street for more information.

Venture Advisors to bring the competition to Dixon was signed by Main Street and Dixon Are Chamber of Commerce.

The group meeting Wednesday decided on the name – Dixon Business Competition – and Crockett and Venture Advisors will set up the website, based on the template the company has used for other competitions.

An informational “kickoff� event was scheduled for April 23, during which interested participants and sponsors can get more information about the competition.

The competition’s goal

is to help potential entrepreneurs create a business plan that can be implemented into downtown Dixon immediately, sparking economic growth and entrepreneurship in the city.

Competition participants will submit a brief business plan, which will be judged by a panel of local business representatives to determine a set of finalists. The finalists will then present during a public event, and winners will be chosen.

While the details haven’t been finalized, there will likely be first-, second- and third-place winners, who will split

about $10,000 cash and $6,000 in rent credit for a storefront.

Three seminars will help participants to put their business plans together. The seminars were tentatively scheduled for May 16 and 17, with two seminars being held May 17.

The judging is scheduled to take place during June, with final public presentation tentatively scheduled for June 25.

As of Wednesday morning, local businesses and organizations had contributed $12,000 toward the competition’s cost, Albrecht said, adding that all of the $1,000 checks have been contributed voluntarily, without organizers soliciting sponsorships.

The total cost of the competition is $30,000, so additional fundraising is expected to start this week.

Chris Brantley, owner of AVP Digital Studios, contributed the $6,000 in storefront rental credit.

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OBITUARIES Charles W. ‘Charlie’ Bushman DIXON – Charles William “Charlie�

Bushman, 68, of Dixon, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon. He owned and operated Bushman Door in Dixon for more than 35 years.

Charlie was born Dec. 16, 1945, in Amboy, the son of Bernard and Lucille (McBride) Bushman. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He married Sheryl Hartzell on Nov. 26, 1965, in Oregon.

Charlie was a member and Eucharistic minister at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon. He was a lifelong member of Dixon Evening Lions Club, and a member of Rock River Restorers Antique Autos, American Legion Post 12, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540.

Survivors include his wife, Sheryl Bushman of Dixon; two sons, Brian (Tammy) Bushman of Lake in the Hills, and Brad (Fayth) Bushman of Battle Creek, Mich.; one son-in-law, Wade Bolin,

and one brother, Ronald (Janet) Bushman, both of Dixon; one sister, Helen Ann (Urban) Becker of Maytown; six grandchildren, Jordan and Alyssa Bushman of Lake in the Hills, Trevor and Torrie Bolin of Dixon, and Brody and Ella Bushman of Battle Creek.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Julie Bolin; one brother, Bernard Bushman; and one sister, Delores McGuire.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Antoni Kretowicz, pastor, officiating. Burial, with full military graveside honors by the combined veterans organizations, will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

A memorial has been established.

Visit www.prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Ann M. Heuck STERLING – Ann M. Heuck, 45, of Sterling, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born Oct. 3, 1968, in Sterling, the daughter of Dale J. and Gloria J. (Toepfer) Heuck.

She was a 1987 graduate of Sterling High School and attended Sauk Valley Community College. Ann had been employed in housekeeping at Tammerlane in Sterling. She was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling. She was a great lover of animals and an avid letter writer.

Surviving are her parents, Dale and Gloria; her sister, Laura (Scott) Anderson of Naperville; her niece, Emma; her nephew, Ryan; and her

uncles and aunts, Warren (Carolyn) Heuck of Sterling, Laurence Toepfer of Chicago Heights, Judy (Richard) Braun of Jefferson, Wis., and Evelyn (Dominic) Falvo of Chicago Heights.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents.

A gathering of friends and family will be from 10 to 11 a.m. and a memorial service at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Mark Oehlert officiating. McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Bernice M. Fester STERLING – Bernice M. Fester, 98, of Sterling, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison.

She was born Nov. 24, 1915, in Freeport, the daughter of Frank G. and Edith (Faust) Michel. She moved in 1923 to Sterling with her family. She married Eugene Fester on July 29, 1936, in Chicago.

He died in September 1995. She was associated with her husband in the shoe business.

She worked for the federal government; insurance offices; and the former Central National Bank in Sterling, as a transcriptionist, for 20 years. Bernice was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling and the Altar and Rosary Society.

She had been a noted 50-year member of the church choir. She was a charter member of the Sweet Adelines quartet. She was a member of Sterling Ladies of the Moose, CGH Auxiliary, and the American Legion Auxiliary.

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Maximina Marquez ROCK FALLS – Maximina Marquez, 89, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at her home.

She was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Lagos DeMoreno, Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Leonso and Virginia (Aguila) Velasquez. She married Gregorio Marquez on July 16, 1946.

He died April 21, 2002.

She was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls.

Surviving are her daughters, Janie (Jose Manuel) Atilano of Rock Falls, Silvia (Pedro) Aparicio of Chicago, Sally (George) Maldonado of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Corina (Gale) Staples of Sterling; former sonin-law, Ernesto Reyes of Rockford; two brothers, Roy Velasquez of Rock Falls and Joe Velasquez of Lyndon; 13 grandchildren, Gabriela (Bradley) Mattan,

Rosalva (David) Rivers, Jose Manuel Atilano Jr., Adan (Priscilla) Atilano, Angelica Reyes, Marisol Smith, Gregorio Reyes, Crystal Mida (Armando) Barona, George Maldonado Jr., Jermaine (Valena) Maldonado, Celia (David) Rivera, and Abbigale and Alexandrea Staples; and 17 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7 p.m., Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Rock Falls, with Monsignor Thomas Dzielak, celebrant, officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

Rodney Stover LYNDON – Rodney D. Stover, 44, of Lyndon, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at his home. He was a supervisor for the Army Corps of Engineers in Rock Island.

Rodney was born Jan. 2, 1970, in Freeport, the son of Arman D. and Margaret E. (Sharpf) Stover.

Survivors include one daughter, Sarah Stover; one son, Kyle Stover; his father, Arman Stover of Lanark; his mother, Margaret Stover of Freeport; two brothers, Randall (Annette) Stover of Crown Point, Ind., and Rick Sto-

Budget to be presented to public over 2 days General funds on docket for Tuesday, enterprise funds for Wednesday

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ROCK FALLS – City Administrator Robbin Blackert will present the city budget at two public meetings scheduled for next week.

Blackert will deal with the general fund portion of the budget at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The enterprise funds part of the budget will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday

in council chambers.

Service-driven enterprise funds are derived from utilities run by the city. Rock Falls provides its own electric, water and sewer services.

The general fund is Robbin used for day-to-day Blackert operations. Most of the revenues in the general fund are tax-based, with property taxes being the single largest component.

The budget will also be presented at the next City Council meeting, at 6:30 p.m. April 1 in council chambers.

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In the Dixon area’s most populous precincts, Simonton, 53, won handily. Varga, 47, prevailed or tied in six of the Dixon area’s 20 precincts, all of which are less populated.

In Ogle County, Brian VanVickle, a Rochelle police officer, beat incumbent Michael Harn, 36 percent to 35 percent, in the Republican primary.

Joe Drought, Rock Valley College’s police chief, followed with 29 percent.

VanVickle was strong in Rochelle, Ogle County’s biggest town. He won eight of the 11 precincts in Rochelle-based Flagg Township. Drought, who

has lived in Rochelle for 17 years, edged out his rivals in three others.

VanVickle also easily won some other precincts on the county’s eastern side.

Harn performed the best in his home base in the northwestern part of the county. In the village of Forreston, where he is village president, he won all three precincts, one in which he grabbed 77 percent of the vote.

Drought won two of the four precincts in Mount Morris, where he lived years ago.

In the Ogle County state’s attorney’s race, Oregon attorney Eric Morrow beat incumbent Mike Rock, 53 percent to 47 percent.

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ver of Albany; and a cousin.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Visitation will be from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday and a private family funeral Sunday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison, with the Rev. John Wesley Lee, pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Freeport, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Memorials will be established by the family.

Visit www.bosmarenkes. com to send condolences.

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All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Gary W. Drenner Friday if sent via email, ALBANY – Gary W. Drenner, 75, of Albany, died Mon- obituaries@saukvalley.

Joyce Hopkins day, March 17, 2014, at The Alverno Health Care Facil- com or fax, 815-625-9390.

Obituary corrections STERLING – Joyce Hopkins, 79, of Sterling, died Tues- ity in Clinton, Iowa. and clarifications will day, March 19, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

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children and friends, and working crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

Surviving are her five daughters: Judith (Dick) Hourigan of Moline, Penny Francque of Sterling, Connie Green of Phoenix, and Mary (Benny) Escamilla and Debbie (John) Devine, both of Sterling; one sister, Valeria Reed of Sterling; 18 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Shirl Michel and Leonard Michel; two grandchildren, Joseph Escamilla and John Devine; and a son-in-law, Joel Francque.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 4:45 p.m., today at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls.

Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James Keenan, celebrant, officiating.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial will be established.

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to appoint Rock, who is from California but has been in Ogle County for more than 15 years. Morrow’s website says he was born in rural Illinois and lived in the state’s countryside his entire life.

Rock won two of the four precincts in Byron, where he lives.

In Forreston, Harn’s hometown, Morrow had healthy margins, ranging from 55 to 71 percent, better than most areas of the county. Harn seemed to favor Morrow, although he made no official endorsement.

On his Facebook page in the final days of his campaign, Harn posted an illustration of a “Hall of Shame,� which included the names of his opponents and Rock.

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DIXON – A Lee County Board member this morning sought to clarify the role of a landfill consultant with the county.

That was in response to consultant Marv Van Weelden’s public assertion to Sauk Valley Media that the county’s agreement with the owner of the Lee County Landfill was “shady.�

Van Weelden also said the county, in 2008, passed up an offer for a second landfill that would have resulted in millions of dollars in tipping fees.

Van Weelden has been des-

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Van Weelden is not paid by the county. Rather, he would be compensated by the winning landfill company.

In a statement at the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday, member Tom Kitson, R-Dixon, said Van Weelden was not a county employee, and that a

committee of board members would negotiate a landfill contract.

Outside the meeting, he said that some have interpreted Van Weelden’s role as being in charge of negotiating with the current landfill’s owner, Phoenix-based Republic Services.

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Dixon official praises county City-county relationship rocky at times

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DIXON – Dixon City Administrator David Nord gave Lee County his “highest congratulations� for its staff.

He spoke briefly during Wednesd a y ’ s monthly board meeting.

David “As far as Nord your staff in the office, my highest congratulations,� said Nord, who was appointed last fall as Dixon’s first administrator. “You have some very good staff. I was here [at the county government] within a week of working for the city. They were more than patient with me. I’m very grateful for it.�

He also told the county that he doesn’t like proj-

ects to sit on his desk, saying he would work with the county on the retaining wall around the Old Lee County Courthouse.

The city and county have been at public odds before. In 2011, the County Board ended its agreement to use the city’s gas pumps after the city raised its fee. One member vowed the county would not “kowtow� to the city.

More recently, the city police department’s brass backed one of its officers, John Simonton, in the GOP primary election against Lee County Sheriff John Varga, who had the support of many County Board members.

Many Varga backers wrote letters to the editor arguing that the city shouldn’t dictate the selection of the sheriff.

Simonton defeated Varga on Tuesday.

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Kitson said he was “fine� with what Van Weelden does, but not sure he likes how Van Weelden’s role is defined.

By Van Weelden’s account, a board committee held a meeting in July 2008 in which it didn’t invite some of its members. That is where the panel negotiated with Republic to keep out any other landfills for 24 years, he said.

Ketchum has said he and others thought that the provision would last only 5 years, like the part of the contract that guarantees the county $1.8 million a year, no matter the amount of waste brought in. Others said they thought the same thing.

A Republic spokesman said Van Weelden’s statements were “unfounded,� but declined to comment further.

‘An ordinary guy’ Board mourns, marks the loss of its elder statesman

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Tony was sick, but fighting hard to get better. He’d spent a week in CGH Medical Center trying to get back on his feet, and when his doctors sent him up to Madison for further treatment, he didn’t argue.

His son-in-law, fellow Whiteside County Board member Bill Milby, paid him a visit and learned that Tony, a phenomenally die-hard Cubs and Bears fan, had gotten some blood during his treatment.

Wisconsin blood. “I thought how funny it would be if he came back a Milwaukee Brewers fan,� Bill said, the board room erupting in laughter. “That would be bad enough. It would be even worse if he came back a Green Bay Packers fan.�

Bill and Tony shared a laugh at the thought, and then his father-in-law, in the fight of his life, asked him about the upcoming primary election, and what was coming up at the next board meeting.

Devoted to the end.

The County Board met Thursday for the first time since the death of

its longtime compass and elder statesman, Tony Arduini. With his wife, Arlene, and other family members in the audience, grieving members passed a resolution honoring their “esteemed colleague.� “Mr. Arduini’s passing leaves a legacy of conscientious service, characterized by a fervent desire

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Arduini died March 4 in his Rock Falls home.

The 92-year-old Army veteran dedicated his life to public service, sitting on the Whiteside County board the last 49 years.

He was its chairman from 1990 to 2012.

He also was a justice of the peace from 1953 to 1961, and served on many other boards, including the Whiteside County Agricultural Extension Board, Public Aid Committee, Emergency Planning Committee, Emergency Telephone System Board, Tri-County Opportunities Council,

Veterans Assistance Commission, and the United Counties Council of Illinois as president, past president, and treasurer of the executive committee for 15 years. “If anybody needs an example of an ordinary guy making a big difference in peoples’ lives, they can just look to Tony Arduini,� said his nephew and fellow board member Jim Arduini, adding that he “was like a second father to me.�

Tony’s replacement will be appointed at the April board meeting. Like Arduini, he or she must be a Democrat. Chairman James Duffy will make the recommendation.

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THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

Minority rules in Tuesday’s primary vote What we think Weighty decisions faced voters in Tuesday’s primary. Because of the apathetic turnout, those decisions were made by a minority, not the majority. Is that democracy?

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emocracy is not a spectator sport, so the saying goes.

Thousands of registered voters who avoided Tuesday’s primary apparently beg to differ.

Whiteside County saw only 15 percent of registered voters go to the polls.

Lee County had a 27 percent turnout.

Ogle County’s turnout was 31 percent.

Put another way, 85 percent of registered voters shunned the polls in Whiteside County. That’s more than 31,000 people.

In Lee, 73 percent (nearly 17,000) stayed away. In Ogle, 69 percent (more than 20,000) didn’t vote.

Bureau and Carroll counties weren’t much different. Bureau had a 21.2 percent turnout; Carroll’s was 25.1 percent.

The majority of voters who are spectators certainly must have a lot of faith in the minority who actually vote.

The 31 percent of Ogle residents who voted essentially elected a sheriff and state’s attorney. They awarded the Republican nomination for sheriff to Brian VanVickle, who edged Sheriff Michael Harn by 136 votes. They awarded the Republican nomination for state’s attorney to Eric Morrow, who defeated the incumbent, Mike Rock, by 477 votes.

No Democrats appeared on the ballot for those posts, and none traditionally are placed on the ballot by the party after the primary.

Therefore, VanVickle and Morrow will likely cruise to victory Nov. 4.

Deposed by a minority of voters, Harn and Rock will leave office Nov. 30.

In Lee County, with its 27 percent turnout, a sheriff was also removed from office. Sheriff John Varga was upended by challenger John Simonton; the margin of victory was 745 votes.

In Whiteside County, with few contested races on the ballot, one ballot issue still had the potential to affect the pocketbooks of all residents – the 1 percent sales tax referendum.

The 85 percent majority of voters who didn’t vote entrusted the decision to the 15 percent minority, who rejected the proposed new tax that would have helped fix school buildings and infrastructure.

The apathetic majority also missed out on the chance to impact statewide races for gubernatorial nominations in both parties, and the U.S. Senate, state treasurer, and 16th District U.S. House nominations in the Republican Party.

Low voter turnout in primary elections is not new. If more people carried the weight when weighty decisions are called for, however, the results would be more representative of the public at large, and they might have even turned out differently.

Because thousands of voters stayed on the sidelines, we’ll never know.

THE READER’S VOICE

Rep. Bustos has failed to prove herself G.G. GARCĂ?A Amboy

It is interesting to note the power structures of triumvirates. Throughout history and in many countries, this form of government is used to consolidate the political power of the triumvirs and their supporters.

In Illinois, we have Bustos and Sen. Dick Durbin as the base, and Obama and Quinn as the third element at the top. The incumbent congresswoman from the 17th District is asking for re-election. A vote for Bustos is a vote for all four.

Other than her role with Durbin as twiddle-dee or twiddle-dum, she has not distinguished her-

What do you think?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com self. According to media reports, she has proved herself to be as evasive on the issues as Obama.

Her role with the Thomson prison is more accidental. She happens to be the representative for that district. She and Durbin both appear to be milking the issue. They are urging Congress to appropriate funds to operate the prison. No mention of when it will open.

All four Democrats practice the art of governing by news release, basking in the limelight, never mind the suffering and pain of the unemployed waiting for the prison to open. More than a thousand jobs are at stake.

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The race of a generation is on

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Gather ’round. Then look, to the degree Earth’s curvature permits, at what once was the proud, prosperous, promising state of Illinois – 55,519 square miles of rich opportunity and national leadership.

Today you see the diminished remains of that strength, that greatness. Today you also see a race for governor that will focus on how to restore the Illinois that was.

With Tuesday’s primary election past, we know this much: Come January, either Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn or Republican challenger Bruce Rauner will take his oath of office and begin to shape Illinois’ next 4 years and beyond.

What a rich choice for voters who will decide who should lead their state. Not in decades has an Illinois race for governor been the clash of styles and policies that this general election campaign of 2014 will be.

This year’s contest will feature two energetic candidates with wildly different worldviews. It has the potential to rivet political junkies and excite otherwise nonchalant voters.

We hope it also engages young people, from grade schoolers on up,

Bruce Rauner (left), who won the GOP nomination for Illinois governor Tuesday, will square off Nov. 4 against Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn (right). It might just be the most important race of a generation. who someday will inherit whatever is left of Illinois’ fractured economy and governance.

QUINN, NOW IN HIS sixth year as governor, will have to answer for that economic torpor, even if the public policies that have enabled it aren’t entirely of his making.

As an insider, Quinn is an outsider: He has butted heads with other Democratic leaders who, in turn, dismiss him as weak, easily distracted, and irrelevant to their political machinations.

Quinn can, though, boast of successfully chiding those fellow Democrats to pass pension reforms, and of challenging clouted, Democratic-leaning unions in his attempts to close some obsolete state institutions.

We have no idea how much that history will resonate in this campaign’s sharp debate about taxes and spending. Quinn succeeded in raising the individual income tax rate by 67 percent. Now he has to say whether he wants

that rate to begin falling, as current law dictates, or keep it intact, or ask for even more.

Rauner has antagonized the unions with his accusations that they run Springfield. He intends to change that.

He intends to let income taxes roll back and curb state spending. He’ll now face more pressure to say what, exactly, he would cut.

Voters who dislike people of self-made wealth may reject Rauner. Quinn will criticize him as a loathsome 1-percenter, although there’s humor here: Rauner either sabotaged or intensified that attack – each of us can decide which – by volunteering, “Oh, I’m probably 0.01 percent.�

No surprise, Quinn has already launched an advertising campaign focused on raising the minimum wage, an issue that Rauner fumbled during the primary campaign.

Rauner, though, has growing evidence that the status quo Quinn oversees dooms Illinois to miserable job growth.

Monday brought the

This year’s contest will feature two energetic candidates with wildly different worldviews. It has the potential to rivet political junkies and excite otherwise nonchalant voters.

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grim news that this state now has the nation’s second-highest jobless rate.

Tuesday brought more grim news: Illinois’ sales tax scheme – the combined rates charged by state and local governments – now ranks in the top 10 nationwide.

THE NONPARTISAN Tax Foundation, a Washington research institute, also says Illinois’ business tax climate – a measure of the many taxes employers pay – languishes at 31st-best.

No wonder so many companies do their hiring anywhere but in expensive Illinois.

Thus, what has to be the central question to the two candidates in this campaign: If we’re ever again to see that proud, prosperous, promising state of Illinois, how will you lead us in that direction?

This is it.

Rauner vs. Quinn.

The governor’s race of a generation is on.

THE READER’S VOICE

Judicial activist tells Legislature it is irrelevant DAVID E. SMITH Carol Stream

As a result of last month’s irresponsible judicial decision in Cook County that usurps the proper legislative pro-

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

cess, some county clerks are now issuing same-sex marriage licenses across the state.

While U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman believes that there “is no reason to delay further� the implementation of Illinois’ new same-sex marriage law, she evidently fails to recognize that creat-

ing, modifying, or implementing state law is outside the court’s purview.

Making and implementing law is strictly a function of the General Assembly. Ignoring the proper roles of the three branches of government sets an extremely dangerous precedent.

When unelected judicial activists such as

“When a print product is viewed as a quaint artifact of a bygone age, there is something about that process, ... that makes a story resonate in a way that can’t be measured in digital metrics.�

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Coleman circumvent the legislative process, they are, in essence, telling the Legislature that it is irrelevant. State lawmakers and county clerks should not be compliant in this gross usurpation of legislative power.

Note to readers: David E. Smith is executive director of the Illinois Family Institute.

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Students learn workplace skills Program helps teach ‘soft skills’

Mom seeks guidance on talking with son about legal marijuana Dear Abby: Due to various anti-drug lectures he was exposed to at school, my 13-year-old son believes that marijuana is not only illegal, but also is very bad for you. He said it is poison.

My state has recently legalized marijuana, and I am at a loss about how to explain to him that pot is no longer “that bad,� as people partake of it in a responsible manner going forward. Any suggestions? – Colorado Mom

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CRYSTAL LAKE – A few simple handshakes with his high school teachers might have unlocked the tools Victor Brito could need to start a successful career one day.

The sophomore is part of a pilot program at Crystal Lake Central High School called AVID, which aims to teach students “soft skills� such as communication, time management, organization and other skills that business leaders say incoming workers are lacking.

A recent study by Millennial Branding, a Generation Y research and consulting firm, showed employers are concerned with the lack of communication skills, time management and work ethic shown by employees in their 20s.

Roughly 50 percent of all managers surveyed said those employees have unrealistic compensation expectations, poor work ethic and are easily distracted.

English teacher Shannon Levitt noticed some of those needed skills declining in students and started the first AVID class in the district with the handshake.

All of her students had to shake hands with all their teachers, introduce themselves, make direct eye contact and say they

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Crystal Lake Central high school teacher Shannon Levitt discusses organization skills with sophomore Victor Brito in Crystal Lake. Levitt teaches a pilot program called AVID, which aims to teach children “soft skills� such as communication, organization, time management and other skills that business leaders say incoming workers are lacking. would like to be seated in the front row.

AVID – an acronym for Advancement Via Individual Determination – is a national program that is on a trial run at Crystal Lake South and Crystal Lake Central high schools this year. “I have seen major improvements in selfconfidence and selfesteem and even after only one semester their GPAs have increased,�

Levitt said of students in the program. “The soft skills are built right into the curriculum. It really preps students for what they will need for college and careers.�

Brito said he has devel-

oped skills in the program that have helped more than he thought possible. The primary assessment in the class comes from the organization of notes and materials the students keep in all their classes and the notes they take.

The note-taking process, Brito said, encourages students to re-evaluate what they wrote and develop questions each week for their teachers, which also helps with communication. “It’s already helped me with my grades and with the way I study,� Brito said. “We have so much to do in a little time,

and it helps keep us on track.�

Officials at the college level have also noticed the decline in the nonacademic skills that are the difference between career success and struggles.

Flecia Thomas, dean of student success at McHenry County College, said while students today are great at communicating in a variety of ways, many do not know the realities of formal business communication, which can include criticism from employers that young workers may have been shielded from most of their lives.

Dear Mom: Marijuana isn’t poison, unless it was sprayed with a poisonous chemical before being harvested. The marijuana being sold to adults in the states where it is now legal has been carefully cultivated and harvested.

Its use is not encouraged among teenagers, however, because research has shown it can impair brain development among young people.

Stress to your son that like alcohol, marijuana can slow reaction time and impair judgment and memory, which is why it’s illegal for minors to use it. Whether it will become legal across the nation is still an open question. If it’s abused the way that alcohol sometimes is, smoking weed may also be harmful because, like any smoke, it poses a risk to the lungs.

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several months ago. In the beginning, he was very attentive and we had fun together. But over the last couple of months, he has become abusive and unbearable to live with.

He orders me around and double-checks to make sure I’m doing things “his way.�

I feel as though there isn’t room to breathe and no way out. I have lost weight, and I’m having trouble sleeping now. I have no family or friends who can help me out. I want to end this misery! But how? – Miserable in Florida Dear Miserable: Pick up the phone and call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (800799-7233). Although your boyfriend’s controlling behavior hasn’t yet escalated to physical abuse, it very well could. The counselors at the hotline can help you to formulate a plan so you can safely get away. Please don’t wait to make the call, because the symptoms you’re having are ones of extreme stress.

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

CONCERTS | AT CENTENNIAL AUDITORIUM

CONCERTS | IN ROCKFORD

Barbershop group to perform Show to feature Oscar-winners

Award-winning quartet to be featured at show

Party to follow performance

STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

STERLING – The Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus’ 63rd annual show “On the Air...” will begin at 4:30 p.m. March 29 at Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. According to a news release, the group will “put its spin on the golden days of radio,” with gags inspired by Abbott & Costello, Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Stan Freberg, plus musical selections including “This Could Be the Start of Something,” “Nevertheless” and “Little Pal”.

The feature quartet will be Forefront, a group that formed in August 2009, and has enjoyed success at international barbershop competitions. Forefront also was named the 2010 and 2013 Cardinal District Quartet of the Year. The group won the district’s 2010 championship,

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The Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus’ 63rd Annual Show “On the Air...” will begin at 4:30 p.m. March 29 at the Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. Forefront (above) will be the feature group. The group formed in August 2009, and has enjoyed success at international barbershop competitions. scoring higher than more than 300 district quartet competitors from around the nation. Most recently, Forefront won a fifth-place bronze medal in July for its contest performances in Toronto.

Tickets for the show are on sale, and are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and free for students with an ID. Tickets are available at Community State Bank

locations in Sterling and Rock Falls; Select Employees Credit Union; St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sterling; Books on First in Dixon; from any Barbershop Chorus member; or by calling 815-625-1248 or 815-6316110. Tickets will also be available at the door.

For additional information about “On the Air...” or the Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus, go

to www.rockrivervalleychorus.org or follow the group on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ RRVBarbershoppers.

The chorus is the Sterling-Rock Falls chapter of The Harmony Society. For more than 60 years, the chapter has entertained thousands of people with their barbershop-style singing. There are 47 active members, ranging from age 16 to 88.

WHAT’S GOING ON

BANDS AND BARS

schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Books on First DIXON – Robbie LeBlanc will play from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Go to www.booksonfirst.com or call 815-285-2665 for more information.

Upcoming: March 29, Anna Marie Petry.

At Champs STERLING – Dirty Beet Brothers and Lunch with Pedro will play Saturday at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: March 29, Michael D. Band; April 4, Cal Stage Band; April 5, Dirt Road Rockers; April 12, Brushville; April 18, Dirty Beet Brothers, and Eric Lambert and Friends; April 19, Old Dogs New Chick; April 25, KillBourn; and April 26, Mighty Wheelhouse.

At Cragel’s PROPHETSTOWN – Reflex Blues will play March 29 at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: April 26, Whitlocked and Loaded; and May 31, Reflex Blues.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Trippin Molly will play Friday, and Flashpoint will play Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. Upcoming: March 28, Dirt Road Rockers; and March 29, Poison Apple.

At Long Shot Bar & Grill ROCK FALLS – Rout 38 will play Friday at the bar, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road.

Upcoming: March 29, The Funnies.

At Poopy’s SAVANNA – Lynn Alan Band will play at Saturday at the bar, 1030 Viaduct Road. The band will have DJ Deano on hand every Friday.

Upcoming: March 29, Jammer.

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 welome to join the band with Notorious Folk with Steve Catron at 8 p.m. every Tuesday night.

Get listed!

Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment 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

Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers ROCK FALLS – Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Rock Falls American Legion, 712

ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON – The exhibits Fantasy, Stream of Consciousness, and Celebrating Black History will run through April 5. Celebrating Black History is a retrospective exhibit of the works of Shelly Vidmar. Vidmar was a prolific, self-taught artist who specialized in the portrait.

Through her artwork, she tried to define the essence of the African American struggle. Art had always been her passion, and to teach young people her dream.

Kreider Services is holding “Perspectives: Art and Photography,” running through March 28. The exhibit of art and photography through the hearts, hands and minds of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Art at the Loveland DIXON – The art collection at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., and its 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.

The 67th Annual Phidian Art Show will begin at 6 p.m., with a critique and presentation of awards at 7 p.m., April 10 at Loveland.

Go to lovelandcommunityhouse.org for a virtual tour of the museum, and for more information. Admission is free, and the even open to the public. The art will be displayed through April 30.

Oregon GFWC Woman’s Club Presents

64th Annual Oregon, IL Antique Show

Rendered by Toni Cacciatore

Over 50 Dealers from the Midwest

March 29 & 30, 2014

Fourth Ave. Upcoming: 7-10 p.m. April 26 at Sterling Moose; and 7-10 p.m.

May 17 at Sterling Moose.

Whitlocked and Loaded PROPHETSTOWN – Whitlocked and Loaded will play Saturday night at Kuehl’s Pub, 213 Washington St. Upcoming: March 29, Main Street Bar and Grill in Walnut.

March 28 New Shoes DIXON – New Shoes will play March 28 at Corner Spot Bar and Grill, 510 Chicago Ave. Upcoming: April 19, Long Shot Bar and Grill, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road.

March 29 Comedian at local venue DEER GROVE – Local lovers of laughs are welcome to a comedy night at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

There will be $5 cover at the door.

Daryl Horner, a comedian who has been featured on HBO and Comedy Central, will headline the event.

For more information, call 815438-5282.

Teri Dale Hansen

Nat Chandler

Lancelot in “Camelot.”

Chandler has played leading roles in a broad spectrum of American musicals and operetta across the country, including “Kiss Me Kate,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Little Night Music,” and more.

Tickets for this concert are available online at www.rockfordsymphony.com or by calling the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 815-965-0049. Ticket prices range from $22 to $60. Student tickets are $7.

During the red carpet party, entertainment will be provided by pianist Joel Ross. Attendees will have the chance to meet Chandler and Hansen and members of the RSO, while drinking champagne and sampling theatre candy and desserts under the lights of the Coronado stage.

Tickets for the Red Carpet Party are $35 per person and include a glass of champagne and dessert bar. A cash bar will also be available.

Raffle tickets will be on sale. Guests must be 21 or older. Reservations may be made online at www.rockfordsymphony.com or by calling the RSO office at 815-9650049. Space is limited.

IN BRIEF

COMEDY Tonight Comedian at SVCC DIXON – Sammy Obeid will offer a free performance at 7 p.m. in Mathis Theatre at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Obeid has recently appeared on Conan O’Brien, America’s Got Talent and The Food Network.

Obeid also has worked with Robin Williams, Russell Peters and Dana Carvey.

For more information on this free performance, contact Ana Salgado, SVCC student activities coordinator, at 815-835-6432. The show is rated PG-13 and might not be appropriate for all ages.

ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Orchestra ends the 2013-14 Rockford Health System Pops Series with “Lights, Cameras … The Oscars,” featuring songs from Academy Awardwinning movies.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. March 29 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center and is sponsored by BMO Harris Bank and John Morrissey Accountants. Following the performance, the RSO will host a red carpet party on the stage of the Coronado.

The RSO is joined by two Broadway singers, Nat Chandler and Teri Dale Hansen, for all the selections from movies, including “Titanic,” “Aladdin,” “Rocky,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Gone with the Wind,” and “Chariots of Fire.”

Hansen starred as Magnolia in London’s West End in Harold Prince’s Tony Awardwinning production of “Show Boat,” made her Broadway debut in 2002 in “The Boys from Syracuse” and, in that same year, began concertizing with Marvin Hamlisch worldwide.

Chandler starred as Raoul in “Phantom of the Opera,” directed

by Harold Prince, and toured nationally as

CONCERTS March 21 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, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to www.franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: April 18

Fundraiser for PLAYHOUSE !PRIL LENA – Casino Night at the Saloon will benefit Timber Lake Playhouse of Mount Carroll.

The April 12 fundraiser will have a Western saloon theme at The Rafters, 9426 W. Wagner Road.

A buffet dinner will be served from 6 to 8 p.m.

Other features of the evening are a dessert bar, 16 gaming tables

with professional dealers, live entertainment by Jason Stone from 9 p.m. to midnight, and prize winners announced at 9:30 p.m. Western dress is encouraged.

Tickets are $50 and include $1,000 worth of play gambling money.

They should be purchased in advance; go to www.timberlakeplayhouse.org/our-shows/ casinonight/ or call 815244-2035.

–SVM staff report

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WHAT’S GOING ON CONCERTS April 4 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – First Fridays Open Stage Music Show returns to the Oregon VFW. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-973-0942 for more information.

Upcoming: May 2 April 5 Last concert of regular season CLINTON, Iowa – The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its last concert of the regular season, at 7:30 p.m. at Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. S. The concert marks the celebration of the orchestra’s 60th season, and will feature the festive “Symphony No. 4� by Tchaikovsky. Supporting pieces for the performance are the tone poem overture “Othello�

by Dvorak, and “The Enchanted Lake� by Russian composer Anatoli Lyadov.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students through college; students through the eighth grade are admitted free of charge. Tickets are available at Tegeler Music in Clinton, Fitzgerald Pharmacy in Morrison, and Grummert’s Hardware in Sterling about 2 weeks before each concert, online and at the door.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

June 8 Free pops concert in Clinton CLINTON. Iowa – The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its annual free pops concert at 6:30 p.m. in Riverview Park.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

CREATIVE WRITING April 5 and 19 Club meets in Dixon DIXON – The Sauk Creative Writer’s Group is looking for new members interested in helping others with their manuscripts, screenplays, short stories, flash fiction and poetry. The group meets from 2 to 4 p.m., every other Saturday at Books on First in downtown Dixon.

The meetings provide writers a chance to meet others working on similar projects and to provide and receive valuable feedback on how to improve.

For more information, email Greg Smith at saukwritersgroup@ gmail.com.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS April 12 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Go to www.Second-Saturdays. com or find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

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DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College will welcome the public to “rethink their role,� as it presents the Tunnel of Oppression for a fourth year April 2-3 in SVCC’s east mall and Mathis Theatre, 173 state Route 2.

There will be two walkthroughs both days from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Tunnel of Oppression is a free, interactive event that highlights contemporary issues of oppression. The event is designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege, and power. Participants are guided through a series of scenes that aim to educate and challenge them to think more

will soon be upon some local students. From bouncing beach balls to sculpting sand, jumpstart your Spring Break with “Spring into Science� from 1 to 4 p.m. each day at the Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St. In addition to 200 hands-on exhibits, there will be live science demonstrations, planetarium shows featuring the spring night sky, and fresh art and craft activities each day.

Cost is included with museum admission. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

For additional information, call Discovery Center at 815-9636769 or go to www.discoverycentermuseum.org.

FARMERS MARKETS In Sterling STERLING – The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, year round, in the historic Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-499-7268 for a list of vendors, upcoming events and more information.

FUN FOR A CAUSE April 5 Shrimp and chili fundraiser DIXON – The Dixon Rotary Club is planning its annual Community Shrimp Boil and Chili Bowl Fundraiser from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Knights of

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The new “Star Wars� has an official timeline and one confirmed returning character: robot R2-D2.

Director J.J. Abrams will begin shooting in May on “Star Wars: Episode VII,� which is set three decades after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi,� Disney CEO Bob Iger said Tuesday.

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Columbus Hall, 506 W. Third Street. The fundraiser is used to support Rotary Club events and projects, including college scholarships.

The event also features a raffle, with the drawing to be held at 7:45 p.m., featuring a variety of raffle and auction items. Carryout orders are available from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12 and children 5 and under eat free.

For more information or to order tickets, call Melissa Glessner at 815-285-0211.

GARAGE SALES AND ANTIQUE SHOWS March 29 and 30 Local antique show returns OREGON – The Oregon Woman’s Club’s 64th Annual Antique Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Blackhawk Center, 1101 West Jefferson Street.

Entry to the show is $6 per person for both days. Door prizes will be awarded throughout the day, both days of the show.

The Oregon Woman’s Club, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, sponsors this show and proceeds help fund various community projects and charities.

Antiques from the early 1800’s through the retro era of the 1950’s include all areas of collecting: furniture, glass, china, pottery, toys, primitives, textiles, jewelry, dolls, silver, decorator items and more.

The food concession will be provided by the Chana United Methodist Ladies. The menu will include chicken and noodles, sloppy joes, other sandwiches, chips, beverages and a selection of desserts.

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Actor Sam Gendusa escorts Jon Mandrell out of a line as an example of racial profiling during a 2012 Tunnel of Oppression exercise. The exercise is meant to educate and challenge its viewers on issues of oppression, including sexuality, race and bullying. This year’s event is planned for April 2-3 in Sauk Valley Community College’s east mall and Mathis Theatre. people who might have never been placed in these types of situations to obtain a sense of what it actually feels like to be oppressed through the

Joliet, will be on hand both days to repair damaged heirlooms.

Munda & Associates, Auctioneers & Appraisers of Freeport will offer verbal appraisals for $5 per item. Please supply photos of large items. If a written appraisal is needed, details can be discussed with Munda & Associates.

April 25 and 26 Signup open in Dixon DIXON – Sellers can register until April 18 for the annual Dixon citywide garage sales, set for April 25 and 26.

The cost to register a sale is $20, which includes a listing and a description of the sale. Sales will be distributed at www.dixonmainstreet.com and www.facebook. com/dixonmainstreet, as well as through the Telegraph, and at select businesses during the week of the sale.

Sales will take place, regardless of the weather. To register, visit the above websites, or pick up forms at Roxie’s, 302 W. First St.; Waterfront Gifts & Antiques. 212 W. First St.; or Books on First, 202 W. First St. For more information, contact mainst@grics.net or 815-288-2308.

sights and sounds they experience. It will also allow participants to view discrimination from a different perspective.

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Oppression is open to everyone, although material is not recommended for young children.

For more information, call 815-835-6293.

Saturday Party with the James Gang Karaoke with the James Gang from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Brandywine Lodge, 441 state Route 2, Dixon. Email jamesgang1996@gmail.com for more information.

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March 29 at Messie’s Bar and Grill, 117 N. River Road, Oregon.

The movie lasts 56 minutes and is the story of the Dann sisters, two Native American women of the Western Shoshone tribe living in Nevada, who challenge the U.S. government for land rights, taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A brief discussion period will follow.

For more information, contact Marc Adami at ardami@mchsi. com or 815-772-4949.

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

MOVIES March 27 Documentary on at library MORRISON – The Whiteside Forum will host a movie night, showing the award-winning documentary “American Outrage,� at 6:30 p.m. in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St.

AT THE MUSEUM The Depot is open AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season. Admission is free.

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More than 35 student and community actors will portray scenarios and skits displaying ableism, heterosexism, sexism, classism, ageism and religious oppression.

Following the program, facilitators will help participants reflect on their experiences and put their newfound knowledge to use in their everyday lives.

Following the tours and skits, a presentation will be given by Roy Juarez Jr., who will share his experiences as a homeless teenager who cared for two younger siblings, and soon became a college graduate and president of America’s Business Leaders.

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arch Madness?

I’m clinically insane for the creations of the late, great Jim Henson.

So, this is a big week for me. Why? Because “Muppets Most Wanted” comes out Friday. That’s why. Cue the fist-pumping and raising of the roof.

And now I’m dancing in the office again.

Pardon my lack of seriousness, but it is The Muppets we are talking about. From “The Muppet Babies,” to “The Great Muppet Caper,” each TV show and movie – yes, even “Muppets from Space” – holds a special place in my heart.

The movie also was part of my list for my most anticipated films for

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2014. So, it’s going to be good. Right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Everyone was wrong about “The Monuments Men.” I can at least guarantee “Muppets Most Wanted” will at be better than Clooney’s blunder. So, there’s that.

But back to the furry funnies. I decided to celebrate the release of “Muppets Most Want-

ed,” by creating a list of totally legitimate awards for some of my favorite Muppets.

Technically, The Muppets is a trademark now owned by Disney. Sesame Street not included. But, I will kick it old-school and define Muppet as any creature created by Jim Henson.

Muppet I’d most-like to party with: Animal Listen, the guy calls his own shots. He’s a handful. But imagine being able to trash a hotel room with him. He’s getting blamed for it. Every single time. He plays the drums with the best of them. I rarely know what he’s saying, and that intrigues me.

Most-underrated Muppet: Scooter Scooter, was the group’s

backstage “gofer” in “The Muppet Show.” He was the brainy kid in diapers in “The Muppet Babies.”

He’s a hard worker.

Scooter never gets the spotlight, but has he ever complained once?

Didn’t think so. Scooter, we appreciate you. Never forget that.

Muppet I’m most likely to become: Fozzie Bear The sentimental jokester reminds me a lot of myself. I’ve always had a connection with Fozzie. His jokes are corny. My jokes are corny. He likes polka-dot neck ties. I’m a fan, as well.

And sometimes, when I tell a joke, my friends remind me of Statler and Waldorf, the angry old guys who never laugh and give him a

hard time. I feel your pain, Fozzie.

Muppet I always wished could be my little brother: Grover Grover is just such a great dude. He’s loyal, funny, and has one of the coolest voices of all The Muppets. Oh, did I mention he’s got a not-sosecret secret superhero alter-ego? Remember those “Sesame Street” episodes when he threw on the cape and became SuperGrover. Google it, kids.

All-time favorite Muppet: Kermit As if it was ever in doubt, the world’s most famous amphibian is by far the best there is. I mean, besides the countless movies and shows he starred in, Kermit even reached No. 25 on

The Billboard Hot 100 with “Rainbow Connection,” in 1979’s “The Muppet Movie.” Jim Henson, who provided the voice of Kermit until his death in May 1990, knew that people would love Kermit since he was first introduced in 1955.

Almost 60 years later, he’s still right.

There’s so many characters I would have loved to include. Jim Henson, Frank Oz and countless other very talented people helped create a vast network of characters that are still being enjoyed to this day.

I know I’m going to see “Muppets Most Wanted.”

Did I mention Tina Fey is in it, too?

Now that’s this guy’s dream come true.

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“Muppets Most Wanted” is funnier than the last Muppets movie, with far better songs (by Bret McKenzie), punnier puns and all manner of geo-political gags, cultural wisecracks and star cameos.

Sure, you can take the kids. But will they get the Swedish Chef-ina-remake-of-Ingmar Bergman-film-“The Seventh Seal” joke? Will they know who Celine Dion is, and why Miss Piggy wanting to sing a duet with her is funny?

And clocking in at a kidpatience-testing 1:52, you have to wonder if Disney doesn’t realize, after the 2011 Muppet revival, that it’s making these films not for children, but for the people who loved the TV show back when Liberace and Liza Minnelli were guest starring with Jim Henson & Co. Lady Gaga and Usher might need no 10-and-under introduction. But Salma Hayek, Josh Groban, Ray Liotta, Saoirse Ronan, Danny Trejo, ”Thor” villain Tom Hiddleston (in light red hair), Tony Bennett and Frank Langella?

They’re going to give grown-ups a giggle.

Kermit and the Muppets have barely reunited as a group when a predatory manager (Ricky Gervais) lures them into a world tour with promises of soldout shows and worldwide Muppet adoration. But the tour is basically a plot

by Dominic Badguy (“It’s pronounced ‘Bad-gee.’ It’s French.”) to put a criminal mastermind and Kermit look-alike in charge of The Muppet Show.

Constantine, “the world’s most dangerous frog,” breaks out of a Russian gulag, covers his facial mole in green makeup and tries to twist his Russian accent into Kermit speech to make the switcheroo work. Some-

This image released by Disney shows Tina Fey and Kermit the Frog in a scene from “Muppets Most Wanted.”

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ 3 stars (Grade: B-minus) Cast: The Muppets, with Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Jemaine Clement, Celine Dion, Ray Liotta Directed by James Bobin, written by James Bobin and Nicholas how, almost everybody is fooled, even the insistently lovesick Miss Piggy.

Constantine and Badguy schedule Muppet shows in Berlin, Madrid and Dublin in an effort to rob next-door museums. And with the villains indulging every lunatic vanity project of every lunatic in the company – Piggy’s Celine songs, Gonzo’s “indoor running of the bulls” and the like – nobody’s the wiser. Interpol’s silliest Frenchman (Ty Burrell of “Modern Family”) and the CIA’s Sam the Eagle are slow to catch on, as well.

Meanwhile, Kermit’s the one dragged back to the Gulag, where fellow inmates Liotta, Jemaine Clement and Trejo accept him as their murderous leader – sort of.

And camp commandant Nadya (Tina Fey, terrific) puts him to work casting and planning the prison’s musical revue.

The production numbers are epic – from the “everybody knows a sequel is never quite as good”

Stoller. A Walt Disney release.

Running time: 1:52 MPAA rating: PG for some mild action Go to www.carmike. com for local showtimes at Sauk Valley 8 Cinemas. opener, to a Gervais duet with Constantine, Miss Piggy sharing a song with her idol Celine and Fey’s ‘60s girl group-style prison show stopper, “Big House.”

The Boris & Natasha accents that Fey and the hilarious Clement (“Dinner for Schmucks,” TV’s “Flight of the Conchords”) sling are just hilarious, as is much of what pops up here.

The new voices don’t quite match your memories of the original cast, a good reason to keep Kermit off camera for much of the film. And “Most Wanted” is entirely too long, which puts a strain on the slight sight gags (towering Ty Burrell and Sam the Eagle stuffed into a tiny Interpol police car) and time-worn puns.

But “Most Wanted” is amusing enough to make you think, “So what if the kids don’t dig it? Hire a sitter!” This is what PG comedy was meant to be, with the giggles mixed with the groans, something only “Macarena”-dancing Muppets can deliver.

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This image released by Disney shows muppet characters Gonzo (left), Miss Piggy, Kermit, Floyd, Walter and Scooter in a scene from “Muppets Most Wanted.”

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Ukraine bows to seizure, plans for pullout SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Surrendering to Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inexorable seizure of Crimea, Ukraine announced plans Wednesday for mass troop withdrawals from the strategic peninsula as Moscow-loyal forces seized control of Kievâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s naval headquarters here and detained its commander.

Attempting to face down the unblinking incursion, Ukraine said it would hold joint military exercises with the United States and Britain.

Hours after masked Russian-speaking troops forced their way onto Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main naval base here, forlorn Ukrainian soldiers streamed out carrying clothing and other belongings in bags.

A group of local militia and Cossacks, later joined by officers from Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Black Sea Fleet, looked on.

Just how many retreating troops Ukraine will have to absorb in what amounts to a military surrender of Crimea was unclear. Many servicemen have already switched sides to Russia, but authorities said they were prepared to relocate as many as 25,000 soldiers and their families to the Ukrainian mainland.

Humbled but defiant, Ukraine lashed out symbolically at Russia by declaring its intent to leave the Moscowdominated Commonwealth of Independent States, a loose alliance of 11 former Soviet nations.

The last nation to leave the group was Georgia, which lost a brief war with neighboring Russia in 2008 and ended up losing two separatist territories.

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Crimean pro-Russian self-defense force members take down Ukrainian navy insignia after storming the Ukrainian navy headquarters Wednesday in Sevastopol, Crimea. to reassure nations bordering Russia alarmed by the sight of an expansionminded neighbor, said the U.S. would stand by them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in this with you, together,â&#x20AC;? Biden said.

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Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Constitutional Court chairman, Valery Zorkin, said Wednesday the treaty signed by Putin has been ruled valid, meaning it now only requires ratification by the Russian parliament.

On Wednesday morning, militiamen under apparent Russian command barged their way into Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s naval headquarters in Sevastopol, detaining the head of Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s navy and seizing the facility. The incursion, which Ukraineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Defense Ministry described as being led by a self-described local defense force, Cossacks and â&#x20AC;&#x153;aggressive women,â&#x20AC;? proceeded with no resistance.

Upon gaining entrance to the base, the storming party raised a Russian flag on the headquarters square.

The unarmed militiamen waited for an hour on the square and, following the arrival of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, they took over the building.

By afternoon, they were in full control of the naval headquarters, a set of three-story white concrete buildings with blue trim.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said Rear Adm. Sergei Haiduk was detained and a news agency close to the Russian-backed local authorities reported that he had been summoned for questioning by prosecutors. Later in the day, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the Crimean authorities to release Haiduk.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maximum fine for hiding information is $35 million, a pittance to automakers. But the

Justice Department can reach deeper into your wallet and hurt your reputation with damning public statements.

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BOSTON – The motivation for most NIT participants can be boiled down to three words: Madison Square Garden. It’s the site of the semifinal and championship games.

The three words that fueled Illinois’ huge comeback Wednesday night were these: Seniors Die Hard.

Illini coach John Groce uttered them after his team rallied from 17 points down for an impressive 66-62 victory over Boston University.

OK, so it was the first round of the NCAA tournament’s consolation bracket.

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Central Michigan senior Joe Roth is making his second trip to the NCAA National Tournament in 3 years. The 2009 Dixon graduate finished 1-2 in 2012, and looks to improve on that this weekend in Oklahoma City.

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It’s now or never for former Dixon High School state champion wrestler Joe Roth.

A senior at Central Michigan University, Roth will take his second and final attempt to earn a medal at the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament this week. It begins today in Oklahoma City, and his goal is to earn a medal that goes to the top eight finishers in each weight class.

“The goal is to get on the podium,” Roth said. “I’m peaking at the right time, and I just need to wrestle like I have been all season.”

The 133-pound Roth (23-7) earned a spot in the NCAA tournament by placing second at the Mid-American Conference

Roth file High school: Dixon, class of 2009 College: Central Michigan Year: Senior Sport: Wrestling Weight: 133 FYI: Won 2A state championship at 119 pounds as senior for Dukes. ... 4-year starter at Central Michigan. ... Won Mid!MERICAN #ONFERENCE TITLE QUALIFIED FOR NCAA Tournament as sophomore. tournament held March 8-9 in Kent, Ohio.

The top five finishers in each weight class moved on.

Roth, the No. 2 seed, opened with a 14-3 major decision against Old Dominion’s Michael Hayes, then posted an 8-3 victory

against Eastern Michigan’s Vincent Pizzuto in the semifinals.

In the finals, Roth took on the top seed, Joe Colon of Northern Iowa, and dropped a 10-3 decision. Colon is the No. 1 133-pounder in the country, according to the InterMat rankings, while Roth checks in at No. 10.

“Strength was the big thing,” Roth said.

“There have been two, maybe three guys that I’ve gone against in high school or college that have been stronger than me, and he’s one of them. He’s just really, really good.”

Roth opens up today against Drexel’s Kevin Devoy (19-8), who, according to Roth, spent most of the season at 125 pounds.

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Sometimes coaches are a bit sheepish about bringing freshmen up to play varsity sports.

Dixon girls soccer coach Mahmoud Etemadi, however, had no qualms about playing then-freshmen Katie Provo and Kirsten DeArvil last spring, and the move paid off. They combined for 16 goals and 11 assists, helping the Duchesses nearly climb above the .500 mark with a 7-8-2 record.

“Katie and Kirsten were both Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com skilled soccer players coming Dixon sophomores Kirsten DeArvil (left) and Katie Provo will look into high school, and it was just a to lead the Duchesses in their second season as soccer starters. matter of getting used to playing

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“They both played very well.”

That’s not to say there weren’t butterflies involved.

“I was really nervous as a freshman, but I’m more comfortable now,” Provo said. “I think I’ll be able to perform better in the early games, and get more comfortable later.”

Provo was a fixture at forward for the Duchesses, and she amassed 10 goals and four assists. Her shining moment was in the postseason opener, when she scored the lone goal of the game in a victory against Sterling. She remembers it like it was yesterday.

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CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Half a period of sleepy hockey went by Wednesday night before all hell broke loose at the United Center.

A big hit from the Bluesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; David Backes on Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane midway through the first period of Wednesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Division showdown re-ignited a sizzling rivalry, and nary a whistle blew that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t followed by pushing and shoving.

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Afterward, coach Joel Quenneville said Kane would miss at least 3 weeks, and may not return before the end of the regular season.

It was a clean play that caused Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury, as Blues veteran Brendan Morrow fell on the

wingerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left leg after Hawks forward Peter Regin checked him.

Duncan Keith, Andrew Shaw, Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith scored for the Hawks, and goaltender Corey Crawford made 23 saves in recording his second shutout of the season and 10th of his career.

It was the first time in four meetings this season that the Hawks solved the Blues, and the first game decided by more than one goal.

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Ryan Miller allowed all four scores, and was replaced by Brian Elliott in the third as the Blues had a nine-game points streak snapped. They fell for the first time in regulation since March 2.

Quenneville recorded his 700th career victory, trailing only Scotty Bowman (1,244) and Al Arbour (782) in NHL history.

The Hawks (40-15-15) moved into sole possession of second place in the Central after the Avalanche fell to the Jets 5-4 in overtime.

The defending Stanley Cup champions have 12 games remaining to try to catch the Blues, who stand at 47-14-7.

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PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Down and out or down to the wire, the 76ers are freefalling toward NBA history.

D.J Augustin scored 20 points, and Taj Gibson had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 102-94 win over Philadelphia on Wednesday night, handing the 76ers their 22nd straight loss.

The Sixers are four losses shy of matching the NBA record for the longest single-season losing streak. The Cleveland Cavaliers set the record of 26 consecutive losses in the 2010-11 season.

The Vancouver Grizzlies (1995-96), Denver Nuggets (1997-98) and Charlotte Bobcats (2011-12) each lost 23 straight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winnable game,â&#x20AC;?

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Young scored 24 points for the Sixers.

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Site: &ONTANA #ALIF Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), qualifyING &OX 3PORTS P M 3ATurday, practice (Fox Sports

A M P M Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (Fox) Track: !UTO #LUB 3PEEDway (oval, 2.0 miles) Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps Last year: Kyle Busch completed a weekend SWEEP WINNING AFTER Joey Logano wrecked Denny Hamlin on the last lap.

(AMLIN FRACTURED A VERTEBRA and missed almost five full races.

Last week: Carl Edwards won the rain-shortened RACE AT "RISTOL 4HE RACE was delayed more than HOURS BECAUSE OF RAIN Fast facts: Six-time series champion Jimmie Johnson HAS A SERIES HIGH FIVE victories at the track. He was 12th last year. ... The TRACK HAD TWO #UP RACES A year from 2004-10.

Next race: STP 500, -ARCH -ARTINSVILLE Speedway, Martinsville, Va.

NATIONWIDE Auto Club 300 Site: &ONTANA #ALIF Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, P M P M Saturday, QUALIFYING &OX 3PORTS

P M RACE P M (ESPN) Track: !UTO #LUB 3PEEDway (oval, 2.0 miles) Race distance: MILES

150 laps Last year: Kyle Busch GAVE *OE 'IBBS 2ACING ITS ninth consecutive Nationwide victory at the track, COMFORTABLY BEATING Sam Hornish Jr. Last week: "USCH RACED TO HIS TH CAREER "RISTOL VICTORY THE MOST BY A .!3#!2 DRIVER AT ANY track. He held off Kyle Larson after a late restart.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has gained most of his notoriety from being Danica Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend. But the two-time Nationwide Series champ beat out Patrick for Sprint Cup rookie of the year last year, and hopes his runner-up finish Sunday at Bristol is a start to making a name for himself.

Out of her shadow Stenhouse Jr. not just Danicaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was thinking about doing whatever I could to win,â&#x20AC;? he said.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; During â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was thinking that I would use Born: Oct. 2, 1987 the long rain delay at Bristol the bumper if the opportunity was Hometown: /LIVE "RANCH -ISS Motor Speedway, Danica Patrick there. If you get the win, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in Career stats: 0 wins, 2 top encouraged the broadcast team the Chase, and you can let the rest 5s, 5 top 10s in 45 starts to interview her boyfriend. take care of itself later.â&#x20AC;?

(2011-present) The Fox Sports team had Alas, the sky opened and rain requested a few moments of time Nationwide stats: 2 series titles prevented the race from resum WINS TOP S ing, so Edwards got the win on live television with Patrick, TOP S IN STARTS and she wanted Ricky Stenhouse under yellow without a final

Jr. to receive the same attention. challenge from his teammate.

FYI: Gains most notoriety as He got some air time after the But team owner Jack Roush said $ANICA 0ATRICK S BOYFRIEND x commercial break, and then in he expected Stenhouse to give Drives for Roush Fenway Racthe closing laps of Sunday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everything in pursuit of the victory.

ING x (AS RE TEAMED WITH race when he grabbed a careerâ&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes time to really -IKE +ELLEY THIS YEAR THE CREW best second-place finish. charge for the checkered flag, chief with whom he won two Although heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a two-time thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no team orders, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s .ATIONWIDE TITLES x 7AS Nationwide Series champion no rules,â&#x20AC;? Roush said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect 3PRINT #UP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the more accomplished them to race one another as they driver in NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prolific expect to be raced not only with season-opening Daytona 500, romance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Stenhouse is largely one another, but with everybody was in position to challenge for the in the garage. I expect Ricky is as recognized outside of racing win at Bristol, and goes into this circles for being Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfierce a competitor as there is out weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race at Fontana, Calif., there, and if his car has got the friend. More finishes like Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s could help him change the ranked 10th in the standings. speed and he can get to the car â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been nice working with conversation. in front of him, particularly on a Mike and the guys again. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps our confidence for short track, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d bump-and-run having a lot of fun,â&#x20AC;? he said. sure,â&#x20AC;? said Stenhouse, who beat and take the prize if you could â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just slowly working and Patrick for Sprint Cup Series get it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be surprised if he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rookie of the year last season with getting better and better.â&#x20AC;? have that in his mind.â&#x20AC;?

Stenhouse didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a shot a mediocre showing. He was 19th Edwards said he expected the Sunday to challenge Roush in the final standings, with three same from Stenhouse, who has Fenway Racing teammate Carl top-10 finishes and 36 laps led. eight career Nationwide wins but But an offseason change reunit- Edwards for the victory. But when hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to Victory Lane in the caution lights mysteriously ed him with Mike Kelley, the NASCAR since 2012. crew chief he teamed with for the stopped the action right before â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was fully prepared for smashtwo Nationwide titles, and the the white flag lap, he began to ing into each other, bouncing off performance has already picked envision the move heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d make to the walls, wrecking each other up. Stenhouse was seventh in the go for his first career Cup win. for the win,â&#x20AC;? Edwards said.

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Boys baseball Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s result at Thomson

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Joe Roth won a Class 2A state title at 119 pounds during his senior season at Dixon. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping to add a 133-pound NCAA medal this weekend in his final appearance for the Central Michigan Chippewas.

Roth has eyes on podium MEDAL

for most of his years in college. He redshirted as CONTINUED FROM B1 a freshman, then posted a 22-12 record in the 2010His Chippewa team11 season at 125 pounds. mate, 125-pound nationHis most successful al qualifier Corey Keener, campaign was in 2011-12, handled Devoy earlier when he went 35-9, again this season. at 125 pounds. He won â&#x20AC;&#x153;He likes to do some a MAC championship, funky stuff, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real- earned the Most Outly scrappy,â&#x20AC;? Roth said of standing Wrestler award Devoy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but honestly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at that tournament, and a match I should win.â&#x20AC;? wrapped up the season The winner of that bout with an NCAA tournawill get either Wisconment appearance. He sinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tyler Graff (27-4) or went 1-2 there.

Northwesternâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DomiIn the 2012-13 seanick Malone (16-15) in son, Roth posted a 16-3 the second round. record, setting the stage Roth, a 119-pound Class for his final season. He 2A state champ at Dixon has his eyes on a prize â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a in 2009, has been a fixture medal â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in his final colin the Chippewasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lineup lege tournament.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wrestle a very difficult schedule here,â&#x20AC;?

Roth said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve faced most of the guys ranked in the top 10 during the season. I won three or four of those matches, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like I have to have an unbelievable tournament to get a medal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just have wrestle clean, stick to the game plan, and everything will work out.â&#x20AC;?

A health fitness major, Roth carries a 3.07 grade point average at Central Michigan. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be doing an internship at a hospital in Mount Pleasant, Mich., this summer, and will graduate in August.

He then plans to attend medical school.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cristen Rozek passed it to me, and then I took it up and dribbled it between two of the Sterling defenders,â&#x20AC;? Provo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got a quick shot off, and it just went past the goalieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands. I was so excited.â&#x20AC;?

Provo will be counted on again to be a goal producer for the Duchesses. She honed her skills in the offseason playing for the Sterling United traveling team, in the DeKalb winter league, and various summer tournaments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I can get it done,â&#x20AC;? Provo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been practicing a lot on my shot.â&#x20AC;?

DeArvil was a jack-of-all-trades for the Duchesses, and she was comfortable bouncing around various positions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can pretty much play anywhere,â&#x20AC;?

DeArvil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played goalie twice last year, which was kind of weird because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play goalie. It was interesting.â&#x20AC;?

The tentative plan for this season is to have DeArvil primarily as a centermidfielder, where she will be the first line of defense, and also set up the likes of Provo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need to place the ball for Katie so she can get a shot off,â&#x20AC;? DeArvil said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working on my long crosses, so hopefully she can knock a few goals in there.â&#x20AC;?

DeArvilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older sister, Allison, was a standout for the Duchesses, and currently plays at Monmouth College.

Kirsten noted she learned some valuable skills from her sister.

Pecatonica 000 020 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2 1 1 West Carroll 001 000 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 3 8 0 W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Trevor Jones.

WEST CAROLL (1-0) Josh Sullivan (3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 8 SO, 3 BB), Marshall Benters (1 IP), Jones (3 IP, 5 SO, 4 BB). Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sullivan 3, Shaun Magill 2, Jones 2. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jones 2, Aaron Ritenour. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sullivan.

Boys track Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late result at Westwood Sports Complex, Sterling

GENESEO 79, STERLING 33, MOLINE 33 Winner and top local High jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Will Daniels (G) 6-5, 4.

Jacob Kirchoff (S) 5-8; Pole vault â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.

Justin Cain (G) 11-6; Long jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.

Jordan Mielke (G) 19-10 1/2, 6. Andrew Spaulding (S) 17-7 1/2; Triple jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Josh Beard (G) 42-1 1/2, 3. Kirchoff (S) 40-0; Shot put â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. A.J. Marmion (G) 48-2 1/2, 2. Josh Knie (S) 45-11; 3,200 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'ENESEO 3TERLING 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Samuel Thompson (M) 7.44, 2. Draque Penaflor-Heier (S) 7.53; 60 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Mielke (G) 9.23, 3. Bobby Tribble (S) 9.7; 800 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Sterling 800 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; :ACH 'RAY -

%THAN 2OCHA 3 400 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Jake Barr (M) 56.96, 4. Andrew Spaulding (S) 58.99; 1,600 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. David Chenoweth (G) %VAN 2EILEY 3 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Beard (G) 24.43, 4. Dale Mikan (S) 25.4; 1,600 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3TERLING

Girls track Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late result at Westwood Sports Complex, Sterling

MOLINE 66, STERLING 44 Winner and top local High jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rose Gamamou (M) 5-2, 2.

Kallie Zuidema (S) 5-0; Pole vault â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.

Desiree Washington (M) 7-0, 4. Bryana Johnson (S) 6-6; Long jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Hailey Cook (M) 15-10 3/4, 2. Jazmin Lopez (S) 14-4 1/4; Triple jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Emma Kermott (S) 31-11; Shot put â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Keely Glenn (M) 32-6 1/4, 2. Jordan Totten (S) 29-7 1/2; 3,200 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -OLINE 3TERLING 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Gamamou (M) 8.1, 3. Denajha Phillips (S) 8.54; 60 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Michelle Sanchez (M) 10.17, 2. Maya Miller (S) 11.58; 800 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Sterling 800 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1. Maggie McPherson (S) 400 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3ALA (ANNE - 1,600 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +EELEY +NOBLOCH -

-ERCEDES 3ANCHEZ 3 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1.

Morgan Madison (M) 29.1, 2. Zuidema (S) 29.65; 1,600 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3TERLING

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Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Katie Provo is one of several young players who the Duchesses will rely on this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She definitely increased my speed a lot, put more control on the ball,â&#x20AC;?

DeArvil said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and taught me some moves so I can get around defenders, which helps in games.â&#x20AC;?

The Duchesses have 19 players in the high school program this season, down from 35 a year ago. The lack of number resulted in the cancellation of JV games this season, but the team is still planning on a successful season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have less girls than we did last year,â&#x20AC;? Provo said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I think we can do it if we try really hard.â&#x20AC;?

GIRLS SOCCER | SCOUTING THE 2014 SEASON Dixon Duchesses

Sterling Golden Warriors

Coach: Mahmoud Etemadi (12th season) 2013: 7-8-2 (4-5 NIB-12 West) Postseason: Lost 7-1 to United Township in 2A UT Regional semifinal Roster 1 Elizabeth Provo Fr. F/M 3 Katie Provo So. F/M 5 Sydney Fullington-Swift So. D 8 Olivia Sztochmal Sr. D 10 Lindsey Heather Sr. D 12 Kirsten DeArvil So. F/M 13 Jessica Aikens Jr. M 14 Caitlin Rozek Sr. M 16 Ashley Knopp Fr. F/M 17 Casandra McClain So. M 21 Faith Jones Fr. D 23 Lauren Chacon Fr. F 25 Carly Hartle Jr. GK 26 Kayla McGuire Sr. D 27 Tammy Ortega Jr. GK/M 29 Aryana Halfman Jr. M 30 Emily Grim So. D 33 Emily Kullerstrand Jr. M 37 Cristen Rozek So. M Outlook: The Duchesses are down in numbers, to 19 from 35 a year ago, resulting in a varsity-only slate of games for 2014. A solid core of underclassmen, however, has Dixon thinking it could surpass last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win total.

Coach: Brian Cebula (5th season) 2013: 7-12-2 (3-3-1 NIB-12 West) Postseason: Lost 1-0 to Dixon in 2A United Township Regional quarterfinal Roster 2 Natalie Herrera Fr. F 3 Taylor Hendrix Jr. M/F 7 Fatima Gallardo Fr. M/F 10 Kaitlyn Bauer Sr. F 12 Stormy Douglas Sr. M 13 Erin Ansusinha Sr. D 14 Kayleen Terrock Sr. D 15 Vivika Trujillo So. D 16 Erica Armstrong Sr. D 17 Candy Barrientos Jr. M 21 Rosa Sanchez So. M/F 27 Celeena Remmers Jr. F 29 Lena Weitz Sr. D/M 30 Emily Thayer Sr. D/M 33 Alysia Diaz So. D 34 Julia Diaz So. M 37 Karina Marquez Sr. D 45 Mia Ashley So. GK Kalie Conklen Sr. D Outlook: Cebula considers his underclassmen to be technically sound at soccer, and how they mesh with the returning upperclassmen will determine if the Golden Warriors have a successful season.

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Division L Pct 20 .697 32 .522 36 .478 35 .470 49 .279

GB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11½ 14½ 15 28

Central Division W L Pct 50 18 .735 38 30 .559 26 42 .382 25 42 .373 13 55 .191

GB â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12 24 24½ 37

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W San Antonio 50 Houston 45 Memphis 40 Dallas 41 New Orleans 27

Division L Pct 16 .758 22 .672 27 .597 28 .594 40 .403

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Division L Pct 18 .731 24 .647 32 .515 37 .456 47 .319

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Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 48 21 .696 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Golden State 43 26 .623 5 Phoenix 38 29 .567 9 Sacramento 24 44 .353 23½ L.A. Lakers 22 44 .333 24½ x-clinched playoff spot Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Chicago 102, Philadelphia 94 Brooklyn 104, Charlotte 99 Boston 101, Miami 96 Memphis 96, Utah 86 Toronto 107, New Orleans 100 .EW 9ORK )NDIANA Minnesota 123, Dallas 122, OT Denver 118, Detroit 109 Orlando at Phoenix, late San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, late Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

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Washington at Portland, 9 p.m.

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BULLS 102, 76ERS 94 CHICAGO (102) Dunleavy 5-12 4-4 15, Boozer 5-9 2-2 12, Noah 6-12 2-4 14, Hinrich 1-5 0-2 3, Butler 5-8 5-5 16, Augustin 6-15 4-4 20, Gibson 7-17 5-6 19, Mohammed 0-2 0-0 0, Snell 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-83 22-27 102.

PHILADELPHIA (94) 4HOMPSON 9OUNG 24, Sims 2-9 0-1 4, Carter-Williams 7-16 2-4 16, Wroten 6-16 1-6 17, Varnado 3-3 1-2 7, Nunnally 3-5 1-2 8, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Davies 1-2 0-0 2, Mullens 4-5 2-2 12.

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Reboundsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Chicago 60 (Gibson 13), Philadelphia 46 (Carter-Williams 9). Assistsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chicago 22 (Noah 6), Philadelphia 22 (Wroten, Carter-Williams 7). Total Foulsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chicago 19, Philadelphia 21. Technicalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Philadelphia Bench, Philadelphia defensive three second. Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;13,222 (20,328).

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Boston 47 17 5 99 223 Tampa Bay 38 24 7 83 203 Montreal 38 25 7 83 180 Toronto 36 27 8 80 208 Detroit 31 24 13 75 178 Ottawa 28 27 13 69 194 Florida 26 35 8 60 172 Buffalo 19 42 8 46 133 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF Pittsburgh 45 19 4 94 214 Philadelphia 36 25 7 79 195 . 9 2ANGERS Columbus 35 27 6 76 196 Washington 33 27 10 76 204 New Jersey 29 27 13 71 168 Carolina 30 30 9 69 172 . 9 )SLANDERS

GA 149 181 177 219 190 229 223 205 GA 168 195

187 209 180 195

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA 47 15 7 101 226 156 40 15 15 95 237 182 44 20 6 94 216 192 36 23 10 82 171 168 32 25 11 75 194 197 32 30 9 73 199 208 29 30 10 68 165 206 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 45 17 7 97 220 175 San Jose 45 18 7 97 216 168 Los Angeles 38 25 6 82 168 148 Phoenix 33 25 11 77 192 196 Vancouver 31 30 10 72 170 194 Calgary 28 34 7 63 168 203 Edmonton 25 36 9 59 176 225 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

St. Louis Chicago Colorado Minnesota Dallas Winnipeg Nashville

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3 Chicago 4, St. Louis 0 Winnipeg 5, Colorado 4, OT Nashville at Vancouver, late Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Minnesota at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. #OLUMBUS AT -ONTREAL P M 4AMPA "AY AT /TTAWA P M 0ITTSBURGH AT $ETROIT P M "UFFALO AT %DMONTON P M Florida at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

7ASHINGTON AT ,OS !NGELES P M !NAHEIM AT 3AN *OSE P M Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games . 9 2ANGERS AT #OLUMBUS P M Carolina at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Boston at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, BLUES 0 St. Louis 0 0 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;0 Chicago 1 1 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;4 First Periodâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;1, Chicago, Keith 5 (Kane, 3HARP PP Penaltiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Shaw, Chi TRIPPING #OLE 3T, INTERFERENCE

Second Periodâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;2, Chicago, Shaw 18 ,EDDY 3HARP Penaltiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Cole, 3T, TRIPPING /DUYA #HI INTERFERENCE

Third Periodâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;3, Chicago, Kruger 7 2EGIN (JALMARSSON

#HICAGO

3MITH 6ERSTEEG ,EDDY PP Penaltiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;*ASKIN 3T, HOOKING

(ANDZUS #HI CROSS CHECKING

Shots on Goalâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;St. Louis 8-6-9â&#x20AC;&#x201C;23. Chicago 11-11-8â&#x20AC;&#x201C;30.

Power-play opportunitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;St. Louis 0 of 3; Chicago 2 of 3.

Goaliesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;St. Louis, Miller 22-23-4 (27 SHOTS SAVES %LLIOTT THIRD

Chicago, Crawford 27-12-10 (23-23).

Aâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;21,640 (19,717). Tâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Refereesâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Steve Kozari, Brian Pochmara.

Linesmenâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Matt MacPherson, Steve Miller.

Exhibition baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay Cleveland Seattle Baltimore Detroit Oakland .EW 9ORK Kansas City Los Angeles Minnesota Houston Toronto Chicago Boston Texas

W 13 15 14 10 11 11

10 10 7 8 8 7 8 6

L 4 5 6 7 8 8

8 10 9 11 11 10 12 12

Pct .765 .750 .700 .588 .579 .579

.556 .500 .438 .421 .421 .412 .400 .333

NATIONAL LEAGUE Miami Pittsburgh Arizona San Francisco Washington Colorado .EW 9ORK Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Atlanta Los Angeles San Diego Philadelphia

W 13 11 11 11 10 9

10 10 7 9 8 6 6 5

L 7 7 9 9 10 10

12 12 9 13 13 10 11 13

Pct .650 .611 .550 .550 .500 .474

.455 .455 .438 .409 .381 .375 .353 .278

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results St. Louis 3, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 4 Toronto 11, Philadelphia 6 . 9 9ANKEES !TLANTA Oakland 13, Cleveland 3 L.A. Angels 14, Chicago White Sox 10 Milwaukee 9, Seattle 7 Houston 2, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 4, Boston 2 Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 3, 6 innings Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., late Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Toronto vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, &LA P M Philadelphia (ss) vs. Houston at Kissimmee, &LA P M $ETROIT VS 7ASHINGTON AT 6IERA &LA

p.m.

3T ,OUIS VS -IAMI AT *UPITER &LA

p.m. !TLANTA VS . 9 -ETS AT 0ORT 3T ,UCIE &LA

P M Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., P M Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., P M L.A. Angels vs. Kansas City at Surprise, !RIZ P M Milwaukee vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, !RIZ P M Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port CharLOTTE &LA P M Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., P M . 9 9ANKEES VS "OSTON AT &ORT -YERS

&LA P M San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, !RIZ P M Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Detroit vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., P M Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, &LA P M Boston vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., P M Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., P M Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., P M . 9 -ETS VS -INNESOTA AT &ORT -YERS

&LA P M Atlanta (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., P M Kansas City (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, !RIZ P M Kansas City (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, !RIZ P M Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at 'LENDALE !RIZ P M -ILWAUKEE VS 4EXAS AT 3URPRISE !RIZ

p.m.

Cleveland vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., P M 0ITTSBURGH VS . 9 9ANKEES AT 4AMPA &LA

P M Oakland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, !RIZ P M 3AN $IEGO VS 3EATTLE AT 0EORIA !RIZ

p.m.

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Optioned C Josh Phegley, RHP Andre Rienzo and LHP Eric Surkamp to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned RHP Chris Beck, INF Andy Wilkins and RHP Cody Winiarski to their minor league camp.

4/2/.4/ ",5% *!93 Â&#x2C6; !SSIGNED ,(0 Ricky Romero and RHP Marcus Stroman to minor league camp.

National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Optioned LHP Tyler Lyons to Memphis (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Troy Vincent executive vice president of football operations and Dave Gardi senior vice president of football operations.

BALTIMORE RAVENS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Named Chris Hewitt assistant secondary coach and Billy DeLorbe cross-training specialist.

CHICAGO BEARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with CB Sherrick McManis on a one-year contract.

DETROIT LIONS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed FB Jed Collins to a one-year contract.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Re-signed OT Fred Evans and G Charlie Johnson.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LS Charley Hughlett. .%7 9/2+ *%43 Â&#x2C6; 2E SIGNED ' 7ILLIE Colon.

TENNESSEE TITANS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with DT Antonio Johnson on a multiyear contract. Released K Rob Bironas.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LB Akeem Jordan.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with F Brandon Mashinter on a twoyear contract extension.

Golf PGA Tour leaders

Through March 16 Scoring Average 1, Dustin Johnson, 69.04. 2, Bubba Watson, 69.25. 3, Graeme McDowell, 69.40.

4, Sergio Garcia, 69.51. 5, Zach Johnson, 69.51. 6, Will MacKenzie, 69.52. 7, Charles Howell III, 69.53. 8, Harris English, 69.55.

9, Kevin Na, 69.66. 10, Matt Every, 69.67.

Driving Distance 1, Bubba Watson, 318.6. 2, Dustin Johnson, 309.7. 3, Nicolas Colsaerts, 308.1.

4, Jason Kokrak, 307.5. 5, Scott Piercy, 307.0. 6, Graham DeLaet, 304.1. 7, Robert Garrigus, 303.9. 8, J.B. Holmes, 303.1. 9, Sean Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hair, 302.9. 10, Brendan Steele, 302.2.

Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Joe Durant, 75.38%. 2, David Toms, 75.26%. 3, Tim Clark, 74.79%. 4, Zach Johnson, 73.60%. 5, Heath Slocum, 72.87%. 6, Justin Hicks, 72.44%. 7, Brian Davis, 71.14%. 8, John Merrick, 70.52%.

9, Boo Weekley, 70.11%. 10, Ted Potter, Jr., 70.00%.

Greens in Regulation Pct. 1, Justin Hicks, 74.81%. 2, David Toms, 74.34%. 3, Dustin Johnson, 73.61%. 4, Ryan Moore, 73.33%. 5, Harris English, 73.23%. 6, Andrew Svoboda, 73.11%. 7, Chad Campbell, 73.02%. 8, Zach Johnson, 72.62%. 9, Boo Weekley, 72.40%.

10, Graham DeLaet, 72.22%.

Putting Average 1, Peter Malnati, 1.679. 2, Dustin Johnson, 1.694. 3, Ian Poulter, 1.705. 4, Zach Johnson, 1.710. 5, Chris Stroud, 1.711. 6 (tie), Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson and Jimmy Walker, 1.716. 9, Ryan Palmer, 1.717. 10, James Driscoll, 1.718.

Birdie Average 1, Dustin Johnson, 4.95. 2, Jimmy Walker, 4.82. 3, Webb Simpson, 4.57. 4, Zach Johnson, 4.54. 5, Ryan Moore, 4.43. 6, Harris English, 4.39. 7, Jordan Spieth, 4.37. 8, Patrick Reed, 4.36. 9, Ryan Palmer, 4.33. 10, Chris Stroud, 4.32.

Sand Save Percentage 1, Seung-yul Noh, 70.83%. 2, Ted Potter, Jr., 67.80%. 3, Phil Mickelson, 66.67%.

4, Jonas Blixt, 65.52%. 5, Charles Howell III, 63.79%. 6, Bill Haas, 62.69%. 7, Brian Davis, 62.07%. 8, Billy Hurley III, 61.90%.

9 (tie), Sergio Garcia and Lee Williams, 61.76%.

PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders 1, Jimmy Walker, (11), $3,861,680. 2, Dustin Johnson, (6), $3,346,150. 3, Patrick Reed, (10), $3,008,552. 4, Bubba Watson, (7), $2,913,007. 5, Harris English, (12), $2,433,003. 6, Webb Simpson, (9), $2,076,016. 7, Ryan Moore, (9), $2,073,050. 8, Chris Kirk, (10), $2,009,570. 9, Jason Day, (3), $1,909,200.

10, Zach Johnson, (8), $1,868,492.

Champions Tour leaders

Through March 16 Scoring 1, Fred Couples, 65.83. 2, Bernhard Langer, 66.33. 3, Duffy Waldorf, 66.78.

4, Jay Haas, 67.17. 5, Kirk Triplett, 67.33.

6, Colin Montgomerie, 67.67. 7, Michael Allen, 67.83. 8, Fred Funk, 67.89. 9, Tom Lehman, 68.11. 10, 2 tied with 68.33.

Driving Distance 1, Fred Couples, 306.6. 2, John Riegger, 292.5. 3, Kenny Perry, 289.7. 4, Jim Gallagher, Jr., 286.3. 5, Duffy Waldorf, 285.1.

6, Craig Stadler, 283.8. 7 (tie), Wes Short, Jr. and Bernhard Langer, 281.6. 9 (tie), Jay Don Blake and Bob Tway, 281.1.

Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Mark Calcavecchia, 88.10%. 2, John Inman, 85.71%. 3, Gary Koch, 84.52%.

4, Tom Byrum, 84.13%. 5 (tie), Jeff Hart, Dana Quigley, Tom Watson and Lee Rinker, 83.33%. 9 (tie), Fred Funk and Bobby Wadkins, 82.54%.

Greens in Regulation Pct. 1, Tom Lehman, 83.95%. 2, Duffy Waldorf, 82.72%. 3, Bernhard Langer, 81.94%. 4, Fred Funk, 80.25%. 5, Roger Chapman, 78.70%. 6 (tie), Scott Dunlap and Tommy Armour III, 78.40%. 8 (tie), John Riegger, Jay Haas and Steve Pate, 77.78%.

Putting Average 1, Fred Couples, 1.615. 2, Scott Hoch, 1.620. 3, Mark McNulty, 1.623. 4, Rocco Mediate, 1.641. 5, Larry Nelson, 1.662. 6, David Frost, 1.664. 7, Duffy Waldorf, 1.672.

8, Jeff Sluman, 1.673. 9, Mark Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Meara, 1.675. 10, Bernhard Langer, 1.678.

Birdie Average 1, Bernhard Langer, 6.33. 2, Fred Couples, 6.17. 3, Gene Sauers, 5.67. 4 (tie), Duffy Waldorf and Chien-Soon Lu, 5.33. 6, Brad Bryant, 5.17. 7, Mark Calcavecchia, 5.11.

8, 4 tied with 5.00.

Sand Save Percentage 1, Duffy Waldorf, 100.00%. 2, Chien-Soon Lu, 80.00%. 3, Brian Henninger, 76.92%.

4 (tie), Fuzzy Zoeller and Bobby Wadkins, 71.43%. 6 (tie), Mark Brooks, Steve Pate and Olin Browne, 70.00%. 9, Jay Haas, 68.75%. 10, 3 tied with 66.67%.

LPGA Tour Leaders

Through March 2 Scoring 1, Inbee Park, 69.50. 2, Amelia Lewis, 69.88. 3 (tie), Jenny Suh and Karrie Webb, 70.00. 5, Paula Creamer, 70.06.

6, Michelle Wie, 70.08. 7, Azahara Munoz, TIE -ORGAN 0RESSEL AND 3O 9EON Ryu, 70.25. 10, Stacy Lewis, 70.31.

Driving Distance

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274.0. 3, Carlota Ciganda, 273.1. 4, Gerina Piller, 272.7. 5, Caroline Hedwall, 271.6.

6, Maude-Aimee Leblanc, 267.3. 7 (tie), Joanna Klatten, Lexi Thompson, Sophie Gustafson and Kristie Smith, 267.0.

Greens in Regulation Pct. 1, Caroline Hedwall, 82.40%. 2, Gerina Piller, 79.50%. 3, Anna Nordqvist, 78.20%.

4 (tie), Azahara Munoz, Lindsey Wright, Lee-Anne Pace, Lydia Ko, Anya Alvarez, Paz Echeverria and Michelle Wie, 77.80%.

Putting Average 1, Gwladys Nocera, 1.652. 2, M.J. Hur, 1.704. 3, Jenny Suh, 1.709. 4, Austin Ernst, 1.710. 5, Mindy Kim, 1.712. 6, Haru Nomura, 1.719. 7, Paula Creamer, 1.722.

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1.722. 10, Morgan Pressel, 1.724.

Birdie Average 1, Jenny Suh, 4.75. 2, Christel Boeljon, 4.67. 3, Morgan Pressel, 4.50. 4, Paula Creamer, 4.44. 5, Line Vedel, 4.38. 6 (tie), Stacy Lewis and Sandra Gal, 4.31. 8, 5 tied with 4.25.

Sand Save Percentage 1, Karrie Webb, 87.50%. 2 (tie), Lisa McCloskey and Inbee Park, 85.71%. 4 (tie), Brittany Lang, Michelle Wie, Seon Hwa Lee, Stacey Keating and Gerina Piller, 80.00%. 9, Christel Boeljon, 75.00%. 10, Azahara Munoz, 73.33%.

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P M 6ILLANOVA VS -ILWAUKEE

MINUTES FOLLOWING At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. #INCINNATI VS (ARVARD

P M -ICHIGAN 3TATE VS $ELAWARE

MINUTES FOLLOWING Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. -EMPHIS VS 'EORGE 7ASHINGTON

P M 6IRGINIA VS #OASTAL #AROLINA

MINUTES FOLLOWING At The AT&T Center San Antonio .ORTH #AROLINA VS 0ROVIDENCE

P M )OWA 3TATE VS .ORTH #AROLINA #ENTRAL

MINUTES FOLLOWING Third Round Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At First Niagara Center Buffalo, N.Y. 6ILLANOVA -ILWAUKEE WINNER VS 5#ONN 3AINT *OSEPH S WINNER At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

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A M 3YRACUSE VS 7ESTERN -ICHIGAN

MINUTES FOLLOWING At The Amway Center Orlando, Fla. #OLORADO VS 0ITTSBURGH

P M &LORIDA VS !LBANY . 9

MINUTES FOLLOWING Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At Scottrade Center St. Louis .EW -EXICO VS 3TANFORD

P M +ANSAS VS %ASTERN +ENTUCKY

MINUTES FOLLOWING At Viejas Arena San Diego 6#5 VS 3TEPHEN & !USTIN

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P M ,OUISVILLE VS -ANHATTAN

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MINUTES FOLLOWING Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. $UKE VS -ERCER A M 5-ASS VS 4ENNESSEE

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MINUTES FOLLOWING Third Round Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At The Amway Center Orlando, Fla. ,OUISVILLE -ANHATTAN WINNER VS 3AINT ,OUIS . # 3TATE WINNER At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee -ICHIGAN 7OFFORD WINNER VS 4EXAS !RIZONA 3TATE WINNER Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At PNC Arena Raleigh, N.C. $UKE -ERCER WINNER VS 5-ASS 4ENNESSEE WINNER At Scottrade Center St. Louis 7ICHITA 3TATE #AL 0OLY WINNER VS +ENTUCKY +ANSAS 3TATE WINNER WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee 7ISCONSIN VS !MERICAN

A M /REGON VS "95 MINUTES FOLLOWING At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. /KLAHOMA VS .ORTH $AKOTA 3TATE

P M 3AN $IEGO 3TATE VS .EW -EXICO 3TATE MINUTES FOLLOWING Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At The AT&T Center San Antonio "AYLOR VS .EBRASKA

A M #REIGHTON VS ,OUISIANA ,AFAYETTE

MINUTES FOLLOWING At Viejas Arena San Diego !RIZONA VS 7EBER 3TATE

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MINUTES FOLLOWING Third Round Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee 7ISCONSIN !MERICAN WINNER VS /REGON "95 WINNER At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash.

3AN $IEGO 3TATE .EW -EXICO 3TATE WINNER VS /KLAHOMA .ORTH $AKOTA 3TATE WINNER Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games At The AT&T Center San Antonio #REIGHTON ,OUISIANA ,AFAYETTE WINNER VS "AYLOR .EBRASKA WINNER At Viejas Arena San Diego !RIZONA 7EBER 3TATE WINNER VS 'ONZAGA /KLAHOMA 3TATE WINNER

Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box scores

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.WABA *OHNSON

/DISTER ,EONARD ,OVE

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'ESELL 7HITE 7OOD BURY /LASENI

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Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box scores

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Hawkeyes canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hang on Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season ends as stretch-run swoon continues

BY JOE KAY !0 3PORTS 7RITER

DAYTON, Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get discouraged, coach Cuonzo Martin told his Volunteers during those long NCAA tournament timeouts. Instead, hang in there and figure a way to pull it out.

They went about it a most improbable way.

With forward Jarnell Stokes using his 280 pounds to dominate inside and a highly regarded defense finally locking in, Tennessee pulled off the first amazing comeback of the NCAA tournament.

Stokes opened overtime with a three-point play that put Tennessee ahead to stay, and the Volunteersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense shut down Iowa in overtime for a 78-65 victory on Wednesday night, finishing off the First Four with an exclamation point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told our guys weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through everything this season, keep your composure down the stretch,â&#x20AC;? said Martin, who got his first NCAA tournament win in his third season at Tennessee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find ways to win the ball game.â&#x20AC;?

The Vols (22-12) head to Raleigh, N.C., where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play sixth-seeded Massachusetts on Friday in the Midwest Regional.

They left Dayton with a lot of momentum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; six wins in their last seven games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a tremendous

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Iowa players watch late in the second half of their First Four game against Tennessee on Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. After opening the game with a 16-4 run, the Hawkeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; late-season slide closed with a 78-65 loss in overtime. job toward the end of fighting back,â&#x20AC;? said Jordan McRae, who had 20 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did a great job on our defense. For us to hold them like we did was a great job.â&#x20AC;?

Tennessee didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lead until Antonio Bartonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-pointer put the Vols up 59-57 with 3:05 left regulation. There were five lead changes before McRae missed a jumper missed at the buzzer, leaving it tied at 64.

No surprise that Barton made the big shot.

The senior transfer is the only Volunteer with any significant NCAA tournament experience, having appeared in three of them with Memphis.

Stokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; three-point play in overtime was the key moment in his 18-point, 13-rebound performance, putting the Volunteers ahead to stay. It was his 20th double-double this season, the most by a Volunteer since Bernard King had 22 of them in 1976-77.

It was a tough ending to a long and stressful day for Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. He started the day in Iowa with his teenage son, Patrick, who had surgery to remove a thyroid tumor. His assistant coaches led the Hawkeyes through a meeting and their final practice, and McCaffery was back by game time.

Martin and the Volunteers hugged him after the game and wished him well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their players hugged me and told me they were thinking of me,â&#x20AC;? McCaffery said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really impressed with their guys, and the program Cuonzo has built there.â&#x20AC;?

Adam Woodbury had 16 points for Iowa (21-13), which got a subpar performance from its leading scorer. Roy Devyn Marble was only 3 of 15 from the field for seven points, matching his season low. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we ran out of gas,â&#x20AC;? Woodbury said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We made some key mistakes down the stretch, and that hurt us.â&#x20AC;?

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Chris Eversley scored 19 points, and Cal Poly won its first NCAA tournament game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and avoided its 20th loss of the season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with an 81-69 victory over Texas Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.

The Mustangs (14-19) were 0-3 and 4-9 early before losing nine of 11 heading into the Big West Conference tournament â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which they won to earn the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first NCAA bid.

The team with the worst record in the tournament now moves on to face the one with the best â&#x20AC;&#x201C; topseeded Wichita State (34-0) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the second round in St. Louis on Fri-

day.

Aaric Murray, the former La Salle and West Virginia player, closed out his career with 38 points for Texas Southern (19-15), champs of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament.

CBI Illinois St. 77, Morehead St. 67:

Daishon Knight scored 18 points, Bobby Hunter added 16, and both grabbed five rebounds in the Redbirdsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first-round victory at home.

Illinois State (17-15) led 33-25 at halftime, then held on from there.

Reggie Lynch finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots, and Nick Zeisloft chipped in 13 points.

Kareem Storey scored 19 points for Morehead State (20-14).

Penn St. 69, Hampton 65: The Nittany Lions watched an eightpoint halftime lead shrink, but held off Hamptonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charge in a first-round win at home.

D.J. Newbill had 19 points, Brandon Taylor added 14 points and nine rebounds, and Tim Frazier and Geno Thorpe scored 10 points apiece for Penn State (16-17). Frazier grabbed seven rebounds and dished three assists.

Brian Darden scored 22 points, and Deron Powers chipped in 19 for Hampton (18-13), which was outscored 30-21 at the free-throw line.

Rice takes over down stretch for Illini RALLY

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And it came against a team from the Patriot League.

Still, it marked a huge night for Rayvonte Rice, who scored a game-high 28 points on 11-for-14 shooting and was all but unstoppable down the stretch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strong kid, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty skilled as well,â&#x20AC;?

BUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s D.J. Irving said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He took control of the game.â&#x20AC;?

The victory sends Illinois to Clemson for a compelling Big Ten-ACC matchup at a date to be determined. And it allows seniors Joseph Bertrand and John Ekey to extend their playing careers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe and John, you could see in their eyes that they wanted to compete and find a way,â&#x20AC;? Groce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I thought Ray was a monster.â&#x20AC;?

Groce said that Rice texted him recently to promise he would be ready for the matchup that took place at Agganis Arena while the State Farm Center undergoes renovations.

After a reporter asked Rice if his text was colorful, Groce jumped in,

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Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Rayvonte Rice (24) and Nnanna Egwu (32) celebrate the Illiniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 66-62 victory over Boston University in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night in Boston. saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was polite.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always respectful.â&#x20AC;?

Said Rice: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was just telling him that we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to give up â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m playing for these guys, John and Joe. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want this to be that

last game.â&#x20AC;?

It certainly looked like it would be. The Terriers (24-11) took a 30-13 lead on a 30-8 run, during which they drained 3-pointers from all over the floor.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like they were readier, to be honest,â&#x20AC;?

Groce said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we were soft and not real smart. We turned the ball over; we were too casual.

They played with more purpose. But we kept playing.â&#x20AC;?

With about 2 minutes to go, Rice made a steal near the top of the key, powered through a foul by Maurice Watson, and made the layup and subsequent free throw. Two more Rice free throws gave Illinois its first lead since the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening minutes.

Rice then got freed on a screen and jetted through the lane for another layup, and a 64-61 advantage. Down 64-62, BUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dom Morris missed a contested layup on an inbounds play. Nnanna Egwuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free throws sealed it for the Illini (20-14). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of our guys,â&#x20AC;?

Groce said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;for not getting discouraged.â&#x20AC;?

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Ernie Harwell, who called the play-by-play for the Detroit Tigers for 42 years, said, “Everybody in the minor leagues – if you’re a player, an announcer, whatever – wants to be in the big leagues.”

At the bridge table, when we see a long minor suit, we probably wish it were a major suit. The game revolves around majors and no-trump, not minors. However, when we have a long minor, we must make the best pitch we can.

In yesterday’s deal, opener started with one no-trump and responder had a weak hand with a long major. He bailed out of no-trump into his long suit via a transfer bid. Today, the responder has a long minor. What should he do?

I believe everyone should use transfers into the majors, but only take up transfers into the minors with regular partners. (If you would like to learn about these transfers,

go to my web site: phillipalderbridge.com.)

If you do not use minor-suit transfers, the best way to sign off in a minor is by immediately jumping to three of your long suit, which must contain at least six cards – as in today’s deal. If you use minor-suit transfers, follow your partnership methods.

And note that one no-trump ought to fail.

How should South plan the play in three diamonds after West leads the heart jack?

Declarer starts with two losers in the majors and at least one trump loser.

His basic plan should be to lead trumps toward his hand, up to his honors, and to take club finesses when in his hand.

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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

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Found male cat, black & white (Tuxedo) coloring.

Very friendly. Corner of Freeport & Penrose Rd., Sterling. 815-535-7137.

Found N. of Sterling, gold & brown tiger striped young male cat. Call 815626-8978

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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 LOVELAND MUSEUM...

Are you interested in Dixon and local history, Civil War, Blackhawk War? Are you a people person?

We are looking for people like you to help host our Museum one or more days a month. The Museum is open Thurs. & Fri. 9-2, Sat. 103.

Interested?

Please stop at the main office at the Loveland Community House between 8-4 Mon. thru Fri. to pick up an application and learn more.

513 W. Second St. 815-284 2741 lovelandcommunity house.org.

The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home seeks volunteer story tellers.

If you love public speaking and can weave a story that inspires emotion within your audience, we need you!

When you host guests in our visitors center or while touring the Reagan Home the stage is yours.

Enhance your job and school applications while developing skills with hands on experience you gain as a volunteer!

Visit reaganhome.org or call 815-2885176 to apply.

THE VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION needs volunteers to drive veterans in our van to the Iowa City VA hospital. If you are a licensed driver who is looking for a rewarding opportunity to help our area veterans, joining our transportation network might be something that you are looking for.

Please contact Rich Sanders at 815-288-5683 for more details.

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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.

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AMBOY 3BR Brick Ranch, 2ba.

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LOTS / LAND 225 FOR SALE Tennessee Log Home Bargain! 5 Acres, FREE boat slip, Only $74,900.

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FRANKLIN GROVE FRANKLIN GROVE – 2 bedrooms Apartments AVAILABLE NOW! Rent is based on 30% of adjusted gross income and includes water, sewer, and garbage collection.

There are laundry facilities at the property.

Upon your second month of occupancy, you will get a $100 Wal-mart gift card for free! HURRY! To receive an application, or for more information, please call 1-800686-5538. This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

FULTON – Great 2 bedroom apartments available now starting at $462 a month!

Rent includes water, sewer and garbage pickup.

On-site laundry, major appliances, off street parking and air conditioning. Please call 1800-686-5165 or (608)822-7368.

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

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HARMON ★ NEW TODAY ★ 1st Month Free!

2BR, appl. incl. Pet friendly. $475/mo.

815-562-7368

ASHTON

1BR, Mt. Morris. $310/mo. + dep., 815-508-2345

★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

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Call Today For An Appointment 815-284-6782 1BR Lower w/ garage, bsmt w/ laundry. 722 Assembly $395 mo + dep & lease. 815440-3663 Larry

★ NEW TODAY ★ 2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $600 mo. 815-632-0675 2BR duplex townhouse, Idle Oaks sub., attached garage, $725/mo. + dep. & lease req.

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609 W. 3rd. No pets, non smoking 815-288-6083.

3 BR. 2 floor apt.

528 Morgan. $550/ mo. Pets OK! 708203-6677 nd

DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BD CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 DIXON MANOR APTS- 2BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806.

Huge XXL 1BR, pets, free heat, water, & garbage, $500/mo.

815761-6419.

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ROCHELLE Rochelle- Cozy 1 & 2 bedroom apartments AVAILABLE NOW for persons 62 years of age or older: handicapped/disabled individuals regardless of age.

Rent includes all appliances and onsite laundry also includes a chair lift for person with difficulty in climbing stairs. Call today at 877-815-5557.

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

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ROCK FALLS 1BR, $375/mo.

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815-625-7043 2 BR duplex, 1,300sq. ft. 2ba.

1car gar. All new flooring. W/D hookup, applncs, $750/mo. + dep.

509 W. 11th St., RF. NO PETS. 815-716-0353 Edon Apts. 2BR, $480 mo., $400 dep. Refs. req. No 815-537dogs.

9190, 815-4413999.

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Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

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First months rent $99!

2BR very clean, all applcs.

No Pets. Ref. & dep. Req. 815849-5334

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Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

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Newer 2BR, Park Setting, 1 floor, no steps, L/R, garage, near CGH, energy efficient, 1832 2nd Ave., $585/mo.

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★★1BR, W/D in unit, D/W. Woodlawn Rd. $500/mo.

815-535-7077.★★ 2 Bed Duplex in Sterling, Very nice Great location, basement, w/ w/d hook up, $545/mo., Call 815-622-2725 snlrentals.com 2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261 2BR laundry, appl. garage. No pets.

815-499-3753.

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DIXON 2 Bed House in Dixon base w/ w/d hookup, $545/mo.

Call 815-622-2725 snlrentals.com 2BR, C/A, all appl. incl. washer & dryer, full bsmt, lg. heated garage. 922 Jackson. $625 mo. & dep & lease 815440-3663 Larry 4 Bed, 2 bath house in Dixon, fenced yard, 2 car garage, $900/mo.

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12-061769 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE (THE TRUSTEE) FOR THE HOLDERS OF DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-RAMP1 PLAINTIFF, -vsJAMES E. TOMS; BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I, INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS, INC. D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 47 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on February 4, 2014; John R Varga, Sheriff, 309 S. Galena St., Dixon, IL 61021, will on April 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 1104 Jackson Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 07-08-05-384-018 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $88,627.19.

Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Fisher and Shapiro, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847)291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. March 13, 20, 27, 2014

For Rent Condominium On the River Boat Dock Incl.

2BR 2BA Upper & Lower, 1400 sq. ft., 1 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care $925/mo. + util.

815-378-2151 For Rent Town Home On the River Boat Dock Incl.

2 STORY 2 BR. 2 BA. 1400 sq. ft.

2 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care incl. $975 mo. + util.

Lease-opt to buy 815-378-2151 Newly Renovated 2BR. $550 + dep.

815-440-2912

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ROCK FALLS

Nice 3 BR North side, $600/mo. Call Vickie 815-9734444 Nice clean quiet 2 story duplex, 2BR, 1.5 BA, Att. garage w/ opener, new kitchen and baths, all appliances inc.

W/D, Micro., D/W, No pets. 601 Apple St. $700 mo. Call 630-902-1060

ROCK FALLS 1 Bed House in Rock Falls, $445 per mo. Call 815622-2725 snlrentals.com

★ NEW TODAY ★ 1+BR, applcs. w/d hookup $425+dep.

815-499-3187.

★ NEW TODAY ★ 1BR home, 8th Ave. $450/ mo. $400/ dep. Call 309-2420259.

STERLING 2BR w/ garage, newly remodeled, no pets. $600/mo. + dep., call 815625-8475 or 815535-6619 3BR, 2 bath, 711 Park Place, $550 815-626-5891 3BR, 2ba. For sale or lease. Call 815440-8116.

Cozy spacious 3 BR $600/mo., $600/Dep. No pets.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC. PLAINTIFF VS THERESA DAVIS AKA TERESA DAVIS; LAURIE FERNANDEZ; JOAN GONZALEZ; CATHERINE COWHICK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CATHERINE E COWHICK, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; COLLEEN BUCKWALTER, SPECIAL ) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE E COWHICK A/K/A CATHERINE ELAINE COWHICK, DECEASED; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00176 819 EAST 15TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 11, 2013, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on May 1, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-22-108-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 819 EAST 15TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: WHITE, ALUMINUM SIDING, 1 STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $50,780.24.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1216018 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

March 20, 27, April 3, 2014

*THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W12-1133 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWABS Master Trust, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2004-B; Plaintiff, VS. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Betty Ann Mills a/k/a Betty A. Mills; Kevin Mills; Scott Mills; Kimberly Shuman; Lowell E. Mills; Defendants.

12 CH 151 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff of Whiteside, Illinois, will on May 1, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 61081

209 West Grove Street, Coleta, IL

PIN: 04-16-226-008; 04-16-228-007 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W12-1133.

The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-1133 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I596742

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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TAMPICO TOWNSHIP WHITESIDE COUNTY

NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN To the legal residents of the Town of Tampico in the county of Whiteside and the State of Illinois, that the ANNUAL MEETING of said town will take place on: TUESDAY, April 8th, 2014 (being the 2nd Tuesday of the month) The town meting for the transaction of miscellaneous business of said town will be held at the hour of 7:00 p.m. A moderator having been elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers.

Dated March 18th, 2014 March 20th 2014

STERLING TOWNSHIP ANNUAL REPORT The 2013 annual treasurer's report for the Supervisor, Highway Department, and Riverside Cemetery is now available at the Sterling Township Office, 108 Fourth Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081.

Anyone wishing to receive a copy may come to the office Monday-Friday from 8:30-4:00p.m.

March 20th 2014

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC. PLAINTIFF VS THERESA DAVIS AKA TERESA DAVIS; LAURIE FERNANDEZ; JOAN GONZALEZ; CATHERINE COWHICK; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CATHERINE E COWHICK, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; COLLEEN BUCKWALTER, SPECIAL ) REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CATHERINE E COWHICK A/K/A CATHERINE ELAINE COWHICK, DECEASED; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 00176 819 EAST 15TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on December 11, 2013, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on May 1, 2014, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 15 IN BLOCK 4 IN HOOVER HOME SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-22-108-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 819 EAST 15TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: WHITE, ALUMINUM SIDING, 1 STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $50,780.24.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, 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. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1216018 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

March 20, 27, April 3, 2014

*THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W12-1133 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Successor Trustee to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Certificateholders of CWABS Master Trust, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2004-B; Plaintiff, VS. Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Betty Ann Mills a/k/a Betty A. Mills; Kevin Mills; Scott Mills; Kimberly Shuman; Lowell E. Mills; Defendants.

12 CH 151 NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Kelly C. Wilhelmi, Sheriff of Whiteside, Illinois, will on May 1, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: PARCEL I: PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN, TOWNSHIP TWENTY-TWO NORTH, RANGE SIXTH EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING 29 RODS, 4 FEET AND 6 INCHES WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION SIXTEEN AFORESAID; THENCE SOUTH, 16 RODS; THENCE WEST, 3 RODS; THENCE NORTH, 16 RODS; THENCE EAST, 3 RODS TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOT TWELVE IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN, IN TOWNSHIP TWELVE-TWO NORTH, RANGE SIX, EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 35.29 RODS WEST FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE RUNNING SOUTH 16 RODS; THENCE EAST 50 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 RODS; THENCE WEST 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN THE VILLAGE OF COLETA. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 61081

209 West Grove Street, Coleta, IL

PIN: 04-16-226-008; 04-16-228-007 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W12-1133. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale.

The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms.

The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-1133 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I596742

March 20, 27, April 3, 2014

THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN PROBATE

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L. SCHICK, Deceased.

No. 2014 P 20 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Robert L. Schick of Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Gary E. Schick, Franklin Grove, Lee County, Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Gary E. Schick Independent Executor Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX March 20, 27, April 3, 2014

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Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Lee County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center Road, Amboy, Illinois, until 9:00 A.M., Monday, April 7, 2014 (at which time bids will be publicly opened), for the furnishing of materials and construction of the following sections for Township road improvements: @ Section 14-03000-01-GM, Construction of Variable Width Pavement Resurfacing on Prairie Road for .09 miles; with 217.1 Tons Bituminous Mixture Complete, 61.3 Gallons Bituminous Material (Prime), and 1.21 tons Aggregate (Prime Coat). Location: Brooklyn Township @ Section 14-07000-01-GM, Construction of Variable Width Pavement Resurfacing on Willett Avenue, Long Street, Hand Avenue, Thumb Court, Timber Creek Road and Reynoldswood Road.

Total of all is 1.44 MILES; with 2,920.5 Tons Bituminous Mixture Complete, 901.9 Gals Bituminous Material (Prime), 18 tons Aggregate (Prime Coat), 500 FT Short Term Pavement Striping. 6933 SY Bituminous surface Removal, 2â&#x20AC;?, and 600 SY Bituminous Surface Removal, Variable Depth. Location: Dixon Township @ Section 14-23000-00-GM, Franklin Grove Township Seal Coat, Class A-1, Deliver and Install, 9500 Gals Bituminous Materials (Prime Coat), and 320 Tons Seal Coat Aggregate.

All Bidders, in addition to being prequalified by IDOT, must fax a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certificate of Eligibilityâ&#x20AC;? to the Lee County Highway Department prior to receiving bid plans and specifications. Proposals are available at the Office of the County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310. Telephone 815-857-4141, Telefax 815-857-4242. Bid documents will be available for a non-refundable $5.00 per package. Electronic bid packages area available.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR GRUNDY COUNTY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF JENNIFER L. ALBRECHT AND JOSHUA R. ALBRECHT Upon the Petition of JENNIFER L. ALBRECHT,

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www.saukvalley.com 12-061769 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE (THE TRUSTEE) FOR THE HOLDERS OF DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-RAMP1 PLAINTIFF, -vsJAMES E. TOMS; BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I, INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS, INC. D/B/A BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ILLINOIS; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 47 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on February 4, 2014; John R Varga, Sheriff, 309 S. Galena St., Dixon, IL 61021, will on April 17, 2014 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

Said sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and any prior liens or 1st Mortgages. The subject property is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

ORIGIONAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as the respondent in this action. A copy of the petition (and any documents filed with it) is attached to this notice. The name and address of Plaintiffs' attorney is Amy Marquess, of Hinshaw, Danielson & Haney, 103 W. State St. Marshalltown, IA, 50158. The attorney's phone number is (641) 753-0305.

You must serve a motion or answer within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, and, within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion of answer with the Clerk of Court for your Grundy County, at the county courthouse in Grundy Center, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you r for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, coordinator at 319-883-3332. Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY 91-800-735-2942).

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BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. March 13, 20, 27, 2014

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The judgment amount was $88,627.19.

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Upon the sale being held and the purchaser tendering said bid in cash or certified funds, a receipt of Sale will be issued and/or a Certificate of Sale as required, which will entitle the purchaser to a deed upon confirmation of said sale by the Court.

LOTS THIRTY-THREE (33) AND THIRTY-FOUR (34) IN E. C. PARSONS HILLCREST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT OF SAID ADDITION IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, STATE OF ILLINOIS.

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

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

Winchecster Mod. 12 20 ga. And 12 ga., Winch. 1902 22 Cal. Savage sporter 22 Cal., Remington Mod. 31 16 ga. Pump.

Lots of Boxes of old ammo. FOID 815-284-2398

APPLIANCES

710

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755

Burlington honey pine trestle dining table 2 leaves, 6 chairs, buffet and hutch. $900 815625-7618 Ethan Allen maple Heirloom dining table & 4 Duxbury chairs, nutmeg finish. $500. Call 630926-1350.

Lane Recliner, remote control, dk. brown, like new, $300 You pick up 815-625-2084 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Tegelers Oval double pedestal table w/ 4 leaves & 6 chairs. $1,000.

815-772-3762 Wing chair, Hunter green, patterned.

Good Condition. $75. 815-441-3264 or 815-626-8650

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

Like new hospital chair! $650 obo 815-973-6922

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Epiphone Acoustic Guitar in very good condition $90 obo 815-625-1797 Zum Stage One pedal steel, 3 pedal, 4 lever, E 9th, Emmons set up. $800. Call 815622-8913

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750

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Corn fed beef.

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Four Load locks for semi, like new $100.

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Want to Buy: Exercise bike in good condition 815-6524123. Ask for Keith or leave message.

625-3600

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Yearling purebred Corriedale Ram, structurally sound and good disposition. $500. 815440-0631 after 4 PM.

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489 ILLINOIS ROUTE 2, DIXON, IL 61021

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Portable 2000 lb. winch for vehicles, etc. New in box $70 815-857-3410

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811

Wanted pasture for beef cows and calf's, for 2014 or longer. Would consider fenced building or repairs for longer term lease.

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815-440-8291

HAY & STRAW

825

200 Bales of hay 2nd and 3rd cutting, no rain, $5 ea. 815288-5279 or 815973-2848

Only 7 left in stock at similar pricing!

MSRP MSRP....................................$29,270 $29,270 Dixon Discount........................$1,724 MFG Rebate ............................$2,000 YOUR PRICE Ford Finance ...........................$500 $24,546* Farm Bureau...........................$500

2013 Ford F-150 Supercab 4x4 Stk# BD8012

Only 2 left in stock at similar pricing!

MSRP MSRP....................................$30,495 $30,495 Dixon Discount........................$1,393 MFG Rebate ............................$2,000 YOUR PRICE Farm Bureau...........................$500 $26,602*

2014 Ford Focus S

Small bales wheat straw; Sm. bales oat straw; Grass hay large rounds 110 bales. 815440-4621

AUTOMOBILES

905

2007 Buick La Crosse CXL, 62K mi. Sunroof. Exc. $11,500. cond.

815-626-6223.

AUTOMOBILES

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TRUCKS

MOTORCYCLES

2001 Harley Davidson Road King Classic, 36K mi., great cond., many Harley extras, including MP3 player. $8500/obo 815-285-2042

A.T.V.S

936

2005 Suzuki 500 CC's 4x4 w/ electric winch and snow blade, low miles. $3,450. 815716-0475

BOATS/MOTORS

940

Cajun Bass boat, 18' 6”. Yamaha V Max 150 hp.

Minnkota trolling motor, on board charger. $8,000.

815-562-7377

TRAILERS/RVS

945

1997 Mac Lander 16' flat bed w. ramps. $1,800 OBO 815-9735233

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1990 Ford Econo 350 Diesel XL 7.3.

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4 BF Goodrich tires P235/60 R14 White Letter radials. $100. 815-5357078 Truck Topper fits 8 ft. box, came off 2012 Chevrolet, good cond., $200 815-499-7443

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