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Forum focuses on future School board candidate are ready to take on challenges

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Dixon mayoral candidates Jeffrey Kuhn (left) and Liandro Arellano Jr. (seated) take part in a candidate forum Thursday night at Dixon High School.

Candidates want to put the past behind, move forward

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

DIXON – The city’s historic transition to a new form of government, economic development, and infrastructure were prevalent themes at the candidate forum held Thursday at a packed Dixon High School cafeteria.

Sponsored by the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce, Sauk Val-

ley Media, and WIXN radio, Dixon’s two mayoral candidates and 11 city commissioner hopefuls conveyed a desire to move on from mistakes of the past and carry out the wishes of voters.

City Commissioner Jeff Kuhn, who admits he didn’t immediately support the switch from the commission form of government to a managerial form, reaffirmed his change of heart.

“We can’t dwell on the past,” Kuhn

said. “I embrace the people’s decision. If I didn’t believe in the transition, I wouldn’t have run for mayor.”

Both mayoral candidates, during a half-hour question-and-answer session, were asked if they were ready to deal with egos and possible conflict during the switch. Both said they believe a successful transition process hinges on the future city manager.

DIXON – School Board candidate Jim Schielein said the district has come to a crossroad in recent years.

The board will have to deal with some tough challenges in the coming months, including a long-range facilities plan, and financial issues caused by cuts to state aid.

“The school district is facing multiple challenges, all of which have to do with finances,” said Schielein, a current school board member. “I bring experience, I have served 4 years on the board, and I know this district. I’ll continue to meet the challenges head-on for the students and the community.”

Schielein was one of the six Dixon School Board candidates who participated in a forum Thursday night, put on by the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce, Sauk Valley Media and WIXN AM 1460. They’ll vie for three seats on the board on in the April 7 election.

About 200 people packed the Dixon High School cafeteria to hear each candidate give a 2-minute opening statement.

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EMBATTLED BUDGET | COURT REPORTERS

For the record: Wait-and-see isn’t going to work With court reporters’ jobs on the line, court says judges must come up with a plan to keep courts open

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Chief judges in Illinois’ 23 circuits will be in Chicago today for their regularly scheduled conference meeting, but it will not be business as usual.

Funding for the state’s court reporters will run out at the

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end of the month, unless Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers reach a deal on closing a $1.6 billion budget gap.

The Illinois Supreme Court instructed each circuit judge to bring an emergency plan to Chicago for keeping their courthouses operational through the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

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THOMSON – The West Carroll High School Music and Drama departments will present Dreamworks’ “Shrek the Musical” at 7 p.m. today and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, at the West Carroll Intermediate gym, 801 South St. Tickets cost $8 for adults; $5 for students; and $3 for senior citizens and preschoolers. Call 815-273-7715, ext. 716, for more information.

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That feat, however, is much easier said than done.

“With the money I have left, it would only handle payments through two-thirds of next month,” said Ron Jacobson, chief judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit that includes Lee, Ogle, Carroll, Stephenson, and Jo Daviess counties.

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STERLING – Sterling Women of the Moose will hold a craft and vendor show and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway. Girl Scouts will sell Girl Scout cookies.

Sunday, a quartermania auction with 15 local vendors will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., There also will be concessions and a 50/50 raffle.

Proceeds benefit Ladies of the Moose. Call 815-6250354, for more information.

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circuit leaders that it would be unacceptable to take a waitand-see approach, and hope for the best from Springfield.

“The Supreme Court said it would be irresponsible to let the court reporter fund expire,” Jacobson said.

There are 12 employees in the 15th Circuit who are affected by the state’s budgetary mess, and

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MORRISON – Friends of April House will present Midwest Dueling Pianos at 6 p.m.

Saturday at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road.

Tickets cost $40. The night includes food and a dessert auction, and proceeds benefit April House Children’s Advocacy Center. Call 815-7727966 for tickets and more information.

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11 of those are court reporters.

Although circuits’ situations differ, layoffs and furlough days are beginning in most on April 1.

Jacobson said the plan he has submitted involved layoffs of half the reporters in his circuit and furlough days for the others.

Tonight: 9 to 1 a.m., the Funnies are the Cooler; Pop Metal Mistress at Whiskey Barrel, both in Rock Falls. Saturday: Jay Vonn and Friends will open for Mr. Blotto, 8:30 p.m. at Rosbrook Studio in Dixon; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Project X at the Cooler, Naughty Naughty at the Whiskey Barrel; Back Country Roads at Henry’s Double K in Mount Carroll; Stroker Red at Maggie’s Idle Hour in Mount Morris. Matthew Ed Stillman, 7 to 9 p.m. at Books on First in Dixon.

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HEALTH CARE

Welcome to our new department CGH is wrapping up a major expansion, and you’re invited to check it out Shirley Wolford, emergency department director at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, offers an inside look at the expanded emergency department.

“With the additional space, we will be able to provide more personalized, private care and comfort for our patients,” Wolford said.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lottery Director Michael Jones has told his staff he’s quitting.

In a memo, Jones says his last day is Friday and his only immediate plan is to take a “surfing vacation.”

Jones headed the Illinois Lottery twice, the first time from 1981-85, and again from 2011.

Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn and Jones were criticized for a proposed agreement to end a contract with the Lottery’s private manager, Northstar Lottery Group. In January, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan notified Jones that she was rejecting the proposal because of possible legal violations and the potential for higher fees.

In his memo, Jones said of the issue that his effort to “straighten” out the Lottery’s “new private manager model” had proven more difficult than he’d expected.

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STERLING – Officials at CGH Medical Center will show off their $8.6 million emergency department expansion Tuesday.

The 22,500-squarefoot department, not yet open to the public, has 25 private treatment rooms, two trauma rooms containing two additional beds, six patient easy care bays, three triage rooms, and a streamlined patient registration and triage process.

The renovated addition took a little longer than 14 months to complete, and approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health is expected by early April.

Once that happens, CGH can begin treating patients there, spokeswoman Nicole Bollman said.

“We’re very excited to have the new part of this

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The open house will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre.

Community members will receive guided tours of the new department and refreshments will be served.

Go to www.cghmc.com/ED or call 815-625-0400 for more information. project available to us in the near future,” said Shirley Wolford, director of the emergency department. “With the additional space, we will be able to provide more personalized, private care and comfort for our patients.”

For security purposes, the new emergency department will have secured access. Patients’ visitors will be limited, and the double doors on LeFevre Road will be locked after 8 p.m.

Visitors entering the emergency department entrance after that will be issued a visitor’s badge.

The expansion, which is being paid for by debt

restructuring and the issuance of bonds, is much needed, hospital officials have said.

The emergency department had 4,000 visits in 1971, between 14,000 and 17,000 in 1993 (when the current space opened), and nearly 30,000 visits in 2012. The expansion is designed with 40,000 visits a year in mind.

“We are committed to meeting our expanding patient needs,” added Cindy Zander, CGH vice president and chief operating officer. “The newly designed emergency department will better serve our communities long into the future.”

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ILLINOIS | UNION DUES

State to divert ‘fair share’ fees from unions Largest group immediately condemns idea SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, dogged in attempts to eliminate fees paid to unions by workers who choose not to join, has instructed state agencies to divert money from nonunion employee paychecks away from organized labor until a judge settles the matter.

In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, general counsel Jason Barclay directs departments under the Republican governor’s control to create two sets of books, one of which would move deductions from nonunion members to the operations budgets of state agencies instead of to the unions, although the money would not be spent.

The idea was immediately condemned by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the largest of two dozen unions that filed a countersuit over an executive order Rauner signed last month calling the fees a freespeech violation. He’s seeking a federal court’s declaration that they are unconstitutional.

“This legally questionable scheme shows the lengths to which Gov. Rauner will go in his obsession to undermine labor unions,” AFSCME executive director Roberta Lynch said in a prepared statement. “To frustrate lawful fair-share agreements, Rauner is ordering payroll staff to make unauthorized reductions in employees’ established salaries.”

The process outlined in the memo calls for preparing one payroll report

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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks March 4 at an event in Springfield. Rauner’s office has instructed state agencies to begin diverting “fair share” fees from nonunion members’ paychecks away from unions. with the “proper pay” and one, to be processed, that reduces the worker’s gross pay by an amount equal to what nonunion workers normally pay in so-called “fair share” fees. It is not clear how the deductions would affect federal tax withholding or health-insur-

ance payments. Taxes are based on gross pay – if it’s lower, less is withheld, creating potential headaches down the line.

“We are confident in the process laid out in the memo,” Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said in a prepared statement. “It’s no surprise

that AFSCME is doing everything in their power to deny state employees from exercising their First Amendment rights.”

Lynch questioned what legal liability those payroll employees would face in issuing “inaccurate checks.” The system explained in the memo exposes a level of uncertainty associated with what labor expert Robert Bruno called “virgin territory.”

The memo recommends that each agency prepare a “payroll report using the normal figures,” copy and save it, and then create a second payroll “needed to reduce the gross pay” and enter a zero in a category reserved for fair share amounts. Then, it says, the amounts “should be accepted by the comptroller.”

Comptroller Munger, whom Rauner appointed to fill a vacancy, had

stymied the governor’s original plan to create a separate escrow account.

Munger relied on the attorney general’s opinion it would be illegal.

About 6,500 nonunion workers pay amounts lower than union dues – about $575 annually – to cover the costs of union negotiating and grievances. Unions must represent those who chose not to join. Rauner’s action could keep about $3.74 million out of union bank accounts.

Bruno, a labor and industrial relations professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said Rauner’s move would likely prompt a new legal action by the unions. He said If Rauner is trying to demoralize labor, it hasn’t worked.

“In fact, a rather extraordinary form of unity and consensus has broken out,” Bruno said.

NATION | UNEMPLOYMENT

States trying to get food Survey: Jobless three times stamp recipients to work as susceptible to depression Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas has pledged a similar review.

Conaway praised the grants, saying that states’ innovative approaches “will help able-bodied SNAP recipients climb the economic ladder.”

As in past years, a House budget proposed this week would transform the program into block grants to states, a move that could cut tens of billions from the program.

A Senate version of the nonbinding budget resolution called for cuts to programs like SNAP but was not as specific in how they should be done.

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Unemployment isn’t just bad for your bank account. It can also do serious damage to mental health – especially for younger adults who are just starting out in life, new research shows.

Nearly 12 percent of Americans between ages 18 and 25 were deemed to be depressed based on their answers to eight questions that were part of a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Negligible uptick in jobless aid applications WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits basically held steady last week, as the job market continues to outpace broader economic growth.

The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment aid rose slightly by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 291,000. Jobless claims have been subdued for the past two weeks after winter storms caused them to spike at the end of February due to closed schools and construction sites.

The 4-week average, a less volatile measure, increased 2,250 to 304,750. That average has dropped 7.5 percent over the past year.

Applications are a proxy for layoffs. When employers keep their workers, it is generally a sign that they expect continued economic growth and will likely increase hiring. Applications below 300,000 are typically consistent with healthy job gains.

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ment and mental health.

Research like this is tricky, since depression can be both a cause and a consequence of unemployment. Complicating matters further, there are things that can make people depressed AND make it more difficult for them to find steady work, such as having a disability.

The Emory researchers did their best to untangle these relationships in their statistical modeling.

In addition to disability status, they controlled for demographic variables such as race/ethnicity, gender, education and marital status. They also took into account each survey taker’s body mass index and smoking status.

In this model, they calculated that being unemployed more than tripled the risk of being depressed. They also found that people who had some kind of disability that limited their activities (but did not require special equipment, such as a wheelchair) were 5.28 times more likely to be depressed if they were unemployed.

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tance Program, or SNAP. House Republicans held up the bill for almost 2 years, arguing that food stamp spending needed to be cut.

In the end, the bill made an estimated 1 percent cut to the program and established the grants for states to test work training programs.

Vilsack said the grants will help USDA identify what works and doesn’t work in terms of getting people to work.

The federal government provides the money for food stamps but states administer the programs, with regulations varying from state to state. As part of the grant program, USDA is contracting two private research organizations to evaluate the states’ performance.

Only about a fifth of SNAP recipients are eligible for training. The rest are elderly, disabled, children or already in the workforce.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway, R-Texas, has started a comprehensive review of the program with an eye toward cutting costs, and Senate Agriculture

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Illinois is among 10 states that will test new ways to get food stamp recipients back to work, using Agriculture Department grants aimed at helping some of the 46 million Americans who receive benefits to move off the rolls.

The grants come as the Republican Congress is exploring ways to cut the program, which cost $74 billion last year – twice its cost in 2008. Some in the GOP have proposed stricter work requirements as a way to do that.

The winning ideas ranged from using career coaches to quicker training courses to mental health assistance.

In Georgia, where Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will announce the assistance today, participants would use an online tool developed by the state to create individualized work plans. Vilsack also previewed the announcement Thursday in Kentucky, where the state will work with local employers and teach skills for in-demand jobs, like food service. California will test child care programs for people who need work training as part of a family-centered approach.

Other states receiving the grants are Illinois, Delaware, Kansas, Mississippi, Vermont, Virginia and Washington state. Vilsack said 35 states applied for the $200 million in grants, which were part of a wide-ranging farm bill that became law last year.

The 5-year farm bill sets policy for agricultural programs and nutrition aid like food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assis-

and state health departments. But within this age group, those who were unemployed were 3.17 times more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with jobs.

“The high rate of unemployment among emerging adults is a public health problem,” wrote the authors of a study published Thursday in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease.

Depression during these formative years can have “long-term consequences,” they wrote, including setting people up for a lifetime of lower earnings.

The researchers, a pair of public health experts from Emory University in Atlanta, used data from the ongoing Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Survey participants answer questions about activities that may affect their health, including employment status. In the 2010 survey, 12 of the participating states asked questions about anxiety and depression. That allowed the researchers to examine the relationship between unemploy-

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OBITUARIES William J. ‘Bill’ Stickel BETTENDORF, Iowa – William J. “Bill” Stickel, 49, of Bettendorf, died Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Prophetstown. He retired from the Navy, and at the time of his death, was a safety supervisor for MYR Corp. in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Bill was born Aug. 16, 1965, in Morrison, the son of James W. and Anita E. (Vogel) Stickel. He joined the Navy in 1983. He married Cherish S. Swanson on July 5, 1986, in Prophetstown.

Survivors include his wife, one daughter, Caitlyn Stickel, and one son, Austin Stickel, all of Bettendorf; his mother of Tampico; one sister, Terri Stickel of Annawan; three brothers, Wesley Stickel of Cape Coral, Florida, Timothy (Debbie) Stickel

of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and David (Jann Brackemyer) Stickel of Sterling; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, father, and one brother-in-law, Tab Swanson.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Prophetstown United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Cheri Stewart, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Military funeral honors will be accorded after the service.

Memorials have been established.

Visit bosmagibson.com to send condolences.

John W. Leonard DIXON – John W. Leonard, 79, of Dixon, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Kindred Hospital in Peoria.

Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Carmen L. Childers of Dixon, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Mildred E. Hollingsworth of Walnut, 10-11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Frances M. Hallquist of Dixon, 3-8 p.m., with family present from 3-5 and 6-8 p.m., at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Karl J. Groenewold of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Andrew J. Ruiz of Ashton, 5-10 p.m. at FarrellHolland-Gale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Today’s funerals: John L. Reinke of Oregon, 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at Paynes Point.

Monte J, Cox of Polo, 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Open Bible in Polo.

Mildred E. Hollingsworth of Walnut, 11 a.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut.

Neil T. Patterson of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Morrison United Methodist Church.

Carmen L. Childers of Dixon, 11:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Cheryl L. Gilbert of Grand Detour, 10-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Frances M. Hallquist of Dixon, 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Edward E. Scheffler of Amboy, 10-11 a.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Saturday funerals: Karl J. Groenewold of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at Morrison Christian Reformed Church.

Cheryl L. Gilbert of Grand Detour, 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Andrew J. Ruiz of Ashton 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Oregon.

Edward E. Scheffler of Amboy, 11 a.m. memorial service at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Sunday visitations: Lorraine A. Hay, formerly of Rock Falls, 1-3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

William J. “Bill” Stickel of Bettendorf, Iowa, 2-5 p.m. at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Monday funerals: William J. “Bill” Stickel of Bettendorf, Iowa, 10 a.m. at Prophetstown United Methodist Church.

Lorraine A. Hay, formerly of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Tuesday funerals: Bruce Dexter of Tampico, formerly of Walnut, 2 p.m. graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

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of Lucedale, Mississippi; two sisters, Dorothy Hughes of Florida, and Beverly Beaman of Shreveport, Louisiana; four grandchildren, Daniel (Cynthia) Horine of Elmhurst, Timothy Horine of Northbrook, and Andrew Hallquist and Rachel Hallquist, both of Dixon; one great-grandson, DJ; three step-great-granddaughters, Alexandra, Samantha, and Mya; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., today at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Brant Clements, officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

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Frances M. Hallquist DIXON – Frances Mae Hallquist, 87, of Dixon, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Heritage Square in Dixon. She was a homemaker and farm wife.

Frances was born Aug. 21, 1927, in Dixon, the daughter of Roy and Edna (Fiscel) Ransom.

She married Russell Hallquist on March 26, 1950, in Dixon. She was a 65-year member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dixon, where she taught Sunday school, played piano, and was a longtime member of the bell choir, evangelism committee, women’s circle, and quilter’s group.

She is survived by her husband, Russell Hallquist of Dixon, and one son, Daniel (Patricia) Hallquist of Dixon; two daughters, Marilyn (Lewis) Huntley of Newark, and Susan (William Jr.) Horine of Northbrook; three brothers, Wilbur Ransom of Dixon, Glenn (Ruth) Ransom of Englewood, Colorado, and Kenneth Ransom

and clarifications will Dorothy M. Brackemeyer appear in the Corrections MORRISON – Dorothy M. Brackemeyer, 93, of Resbox on Page A2 the next thave Nursing Home in Morrison, died Wednesday, publication day after we March 18, 2015, at the nursing home. are notified of an error.

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FORT SMITH, Ark. – Joyce E. Plantaber Curtis, better known as “Bear” to her friends, formerly of Sterling, passed from this life Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Fort Smith, surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Joyce was born Sept. 8, 1933, in Sterling, to Warren and Janetta Anna (Ellis) Plantaber Sr. Joyce was 81 years, 6 months, and 7 days old. Joyce enjoyed reading and working puzzles. Spending time with family and friends was her favorite pastime. She loved making memories with each of them.

Joyce leaves behind to cherish her memory four daughters, Connie Kelly and Janice Holcomb, both of Sterling, and Penny Cheshire and Karren Gossett, both of Boles, Arkansas; two sons, Paul (Connie) Cheshire Jr. and Keith

(Mary) Cheshire, both of Sterling; and one sister. Joyce will forever remain in the hearts of her many, many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and greatgreat-grandchildren; as well as one very dear friend, Alice Davis of Fort Smith. Joyce will be missed by all who knew her and the many whose lives she impacted.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.

Cremation rites have been accorded by Heritage Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in Waldron, Arkansas.

In lieu of flowers, memory cards may be mailed in care of Joyce E. Curtis, to 4351 Yearling Ridge Road, Boles, AR 72926.

Visit heritagememorialfh.com to send condolences.

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Whiteside County is in the 14th Judicial Circuit with Henry, Mercer, and Rock Island counties.

The 12 full-time court reporters in that circuit have already started taking furlough days.

“We’re all taking one furlough day a week, and two between now and March 30,” said Becky Todd, court reporter supervisor in the 14th Circuit.

As court reporter availability becomes more limited, resources will have to be funneled to criminal cases, and attorneys would be left to their own devices for civil proceedings.

“We don’t use freelance court reporters, but lawyers could set that up, if there are cases where they feel they need one,” Todd said.

That scenario could play out more frequently at the beginning of the week.

“We’ve already been advised that we’ll be without court reporters on Mondays, since we have primarily civil matters scheduled on that day,” Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce said. “Parties have been told they’ll need to get private court reporters if one is needed on Mondays.”

After all the candidates spoke, they were each allowed an additional minute to speak.

Candidate Lorrain McAlister said that as a parent, the most important thing people can give their kids is a strong future.

“That starts with a good education, and a good education comes from excellent teachers,” she said. “Excellent teachers grow when they have a strong support system behind them.”

If she’s elected to the board, McAlister said she will be in the schools talking to the students, teachers and administrators.

She also wants to team up with officials and the teachers union.

“We need to show our kids that we support each other,” McAlister said.

Jill Stoker, a retired elementary school teacher who has taught in Dixon and Rock Falls, said her 35 years of experience in the classroom would make her good school board member.

“I have knowledge of curriculum, budget, and what it takes to keep a district running as smoothly as possible,” she said.

“The Dixon School District is very near and dear to my heart.”

Tom LeMoine, the current vice president of the

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LeMoine touted his 18 years on the board and his experience in various parts of the school district.

“The new board members need to be knowledgeable on a variety of different areas; among them are student academic achievement, school finance, transportation, athletics and school facilities,” LeMoine said. “The two main issues are finance and strategic planning.”

Ron Hicks is a newcomer hoping to earn a spot on the school board.

“I spent 6 years on the Ohio School Board,” said Hicks, a graduate of Amboy High School. “Am I prepared to serve on this board? Yes, I am.”

Scott Johnson, who has lived in the Dixon area 27 years, said he has a passion for the community and the school district.

He’s was on the Immanuel Lutheran Church board from 2001-04 and from 2007-11. He served as president, vice president and secretary. He’s also the treasurer of Al Morrison Baseball Board, and schedules Little League games.

He believes his background and experience would be an asset to the board.

“We have a lot of tough decisions, and I hope

people base their decisions on what is going to be best for our school system,” Johnson said.

“Everyone sitting here can be a part of that.”

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2015 ELECTION | DIXON CITY GOVERNMENT City Commissioner Candidates: At A Glance

Kevin Marx moderates the candidate forum Thursday night at Dixon High School.

Here is background on each City Council candidate, and their priorities and visions for the city (sorted by order in which they spoke at forum): Jesse Arjes – Arjes is a fire department paramedic with a background in human resources management and construction work. He believes that experience qualifies him to help choose a city manager. His priorities are business growth, and activities for children.

Bob Gibler – Gibler says he learned a great deal from a mayoral run 4 years ago, He is focused on fiscal responsibility, government transparency, infrastructure, and job creation. Gibler said he is concerned about 5-year budget projections that show a deficit.

Josie Whaley – Whaley is a retired social services professional.

A transplant from Texas, she said she fell in love with the city. She said she wants to be involved because this is such an exciting and historic time for city government.

Mitch Tucker – A local business owner and rural firefighter, Tucker has served on the Dixon Main

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“It’s going to take a lot of work by the council, but the key is to hire a strong and experienced city manager who excels at execution and training,” local businessman Liandro Arellano Jr. said.

Arellano, 34, a former Army sergeant with two combat tours under his belt, pointed to his business success with his Jimmy John’s franchises and a commercial leasing venture as a springboard for leading economic growth.

“My vision of Dixon is of a thriving economic and cultural community,” Arellano said. “I know there are incredible opportunities for business success here, because I’ve done it myself.”

Kuhn, 63, a former teacher and coach, cited his hands-on experience in city government as a big asset.

“In addition to being commissioner, I’ve been on the zoning board, been a negotiator, worked on streets and public works improvements, and championed transparency efforts,” Kuhn said.

Kuhn questioned Arellano’s ability to juggle all of the demands on his time if he were to become mayor.

“I’m the only candidate with time to dedicate to the mayor’s office,” Kuhn said. “Dixon needs a fulltime mayor to be the face of the city and present it in the best light.”

Arellano countered by saying he has gradually stepped back from his business operations, and hired another manager to take care of the day-to-

day issues.

Both mayoral candidates said they were concerned that the city’s budget is projected to be in the red as early as 2018. Arellano said fiscal responsibility must be a top priority.

“Long-term budgeting is easy to talk about, but hard to do, but we have to be able to plan for 10 and 20 years into the future,” Arellano said.

“For decades, infrastructure upgrades have been pushed aside, and we need a long-term plan for those upgrades as well.”

Kuhn said the Interstate 88 corridor is crying out for development, and the infrastructure, which he called his top spending priority, must be done now.

“We need a comprehensive plan, because streets, water, and sewer must be replaced, and we can’t put it off any longer,” Kuhn said. “The work done downtown is both beautiful and functional – it’s a draw for development.”

Both candidates said they would be open to ward restructuring on the council in order to make representation more equitable throughout the city.

The 11 city commissioner candidates had a little more than 2 minutes to introduce themselves, and then received an additional minute to wrap up their presentations.

The candidates are Jesse Arjes, Bob Gibler, Josie Whaley, Mitch Tucker, Chuck Brainerd, Tamera Brooks, Mike Venier, Christopher Bishop, Ryan Marshall, and incumbents Dennis Considine and Colleen Brechon.

Street board and says he knows the inner workings of city government. He said he will work hard to support the transition and believes that “we work better when we work together.”

Dennis Considine – One of two incumbents running, Considine said his mantra is “everybody matters.” He said it is time for the city to put the past behind it, and focus on growing its population, industry base, youth programs and the downtown.

Chuck Brainerd – A Northwestern University grad, Brainerd was a speech pathologist and corporate marketing specialist before retirement. He said he’s ready to go to work for the city and believes he can bring fresh ideas to the table.

Tamera Brooks – A Dixon native, Brooks said new blood is needed on the board. She said she is interested in renovating the Memorial Pool, and can bring a wealth of new ideas to the board.

Mike Venier – Another Dixon native, Venier has worked in the family jewelry business for 38 years. He is a past president of the park board, the water board, and Al Morrison baseball board. He is

also a past president of Dixon Main Street and was a director of the riverfront board. His vision for Dixon includes improved infrastructure and city services.

Christopher Bishop – Bishop, a 2004 Dixon High School grad, is a social studies teacher at Reagan Middle School, and wrestling coach at the high school. He said he believes in the potential of the city, and can help make it come to fruition with honesty, hard work, and determination.

Ryan Marshall – Marshall, a 2003 Dixon High grad, owns The Stables in downtown Dixon, and is a board member for the chamber and Dixon Main Street. He also said it’s time to break from the past, and focus on the tough budgetary decisions that need to be made.

Colleen Brechon – The other incumbent, Brechon said it’s time to stop pointing fingers and criticizing each other. She said the people have spoken, and now it’s time to develop underutilized assets.

She believes it’s important to set aside personal agendas and focus on developing the west side, as well as the airport and passenger rail service.

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Underfunding of state child care is critical MICHELE VAN BUREN Morrison

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THE CANDIDATES’ VOICES | STERLING CITY COUNCIL, WARD 1 SAUK VALLEY MEDIA presents a series of guest columns by candidates in contested races. Candidates were invited to write up to 400 words about why voters should support them. Columns are placed top to bottom in alphabetical order.

WHERE? City of Sterling, Ward 1; two candidates are running for one council seat.

ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, April 7; polls will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

‘I strive to be a voice for Ward 1’ RETHA ELSTON Sterling

I am Sterling Ward 1 Alderwoman Retha Elston. I want to thank the residents and businesses of Ward 1 for the support you have given me the past 9 years.

It has been a pleasure working with everyone to help resolve problems and answer questions relative to city services and regulations. I make it a point to answer every phone call and email.

My husband and I have lived in Sterling since 1986, all in Ward 1, and have raised 3 children here. I am a registered nurse on the Medical/ Surgical floor at KSB (29 years). I have also been involved in Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sterling Public Schools (past co-president, Lincoln/Jefferson PTO),

Retha Elston Age: 51 Experience: Sterling Ward 1 alderwoman since 2006; Liquor and Tobacco Commission since 2007; liaison for Property Maintenance Code Appeals Board; volunteer for numerous organizations Rotary (host family for three South American students), and past preschool/kindergarten teacher at my church.

I love to volunteer and help organizations.

I have been a member of the Liquor and Tobacco Commission since 2007. The commission has addressed violations and updated our liquor code. This has led to several new venues in downtown Sterling that provide safe entertainment for us as well as additional revenue for the city.

I am also a liaison to the Property Maintenance Code Appeals Board.

You can see me attending the Plan Commission meetings on the third Thursday of the month to stay current on new or proposed changes to city ordinances. This allows me to hear both sides of the discussion before it comes to the full council.

I also help Main Street with the Summer Movies in the Park program.

This has been a huge success and a great source of fun and fellow-

ship for Sterling families.

The Sterling City Council has addressed many difficult issues over the past 9 years. For some, there is no good choice, only the lesser of two unpleasant choices. I strive to be a voice for all of Ward 1 by attending every council meeting and study session.

I obtain input from city officials, ward members, and businesses, as well as those outside of Sterling when needed. This allows me to make the most informed decisions for all the residents of our city.

Sterling is a great community that has more going for it than others of similar size. I am proud of what we have achieved.

It has been my privilege to assist the residents of Ward 1. I look forward to 4 more years of service, with your continued support.

‘Take pride in the city of Sterling’ DIANA VASQUEZ Sterling

My name is Diana Vasquez. I am 30 years old, and a divorced mother of two: my son, Austin, age 7, and daughter, Loren, age 5.

I was born and raised in Sterling Ward 1. I attended local schools, graduating from Newman Central Catholic High School in 2003 and Sauk Valley Community College in 2007. I obtained a bachelor of arts degree in Healthcare Studies and a master of arts degree in education/family and community services from Ashford University.

After living in Texas for 2 years, I decided that I wanted to raise my chil-

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Diana Vasquez Age: 30 Experience: Home and School Board, St. Mary’s School, Sterling; director of Community and Personal Health Services, Lee County Health Department

dren in Sterling. We have been here for more than a year and have settled happily into the community.

I am currently director of Community and Personal Health Services at the Lee County Health Department. I am on the Home and School Board at St. Mary’s School in Sterling and volunteer at Sacred Heart Church.

Should I win the election, I will be honored. Other than student council in high school, I do not have direct political experience.

What I lack in experience, I make up for in a desire to serve the citizens and the community.

I am in full support of riverfront expansion, and I am looking forward to the future developments.

I am a big supporter of

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small businesses. Both of my parents were smallbusiness owners in Sterling. I grew up with an appreciation of the hard work, and I understand some of the struggles they face.

I would like to help modify the city Web page to provide easier access for citizens, both young and old, with attention to educational features and graphics.

One of my goals is to encourage more people of all ages to participate in their community and take pride in the city of Sterling.

Please consider voting for me as your Sterling City Council Ward 1 alderwoman on April 7.

I am writing to let you know about the crisis facing children, families, and child care providers in Morrison and all surrounding towns right now.

Illinois’ Child Care Assistance Program is underfunded by almost $300 million and is on the verge of collapse.

As I understand it, Illinois will run out of money to pay child care providers really soon, well before June 30, the end of this fiscal year. What does this mean for me as a child care provider?

I have many families who depend on this assistance to help with child care costs.

If this program would end, then I have many family members who would have to quit their jobs and stay home with their children to save the cost of child care.

That means more unemployed families that would need other government assistance.

For school-age children, we would probably see more children staying home alone unsupervised.

For our Day Care Center, it means the lack of funds for child care services, payroll, utilities, food, and other items needed to run a business.

For more than 100,000 families in Illinois, solving this child care crisis will be the difference between having a job or not. For more than 160,000 children, it will mean the difference between being in a safe, early childhood program, or being alone or with an older sibling.

For all of us, it is the difference between prioritizing children, working families, and building a stronger state economy or not.

I urge Gov. Rauner and the Illinois General Assembly to work together now to fully fund the child care budget before it is too late for me and the children and families who depend on child care.

Note to readers: Michele Van Buren is the director of Morrison Community Day Care Center.

Vote Kuhn for Dixon mayor DAVE JOHNSON Dixon

I have had the privilege of working with and seeing Jeff Kuhn in action for many years.

As a Petunia Festival board member, Jeff was organized and pushed for what was best for the community. He led by example and devoted countless volunteer hours to support this event.

Working with Jeff, it was easy to see his willingness to work in a team of others yet be able to provide leadership when needed. With Jeff in city leadership, I saw the anguish when the Rita scandal unfolded and his resolve to improve a situation that he had little involvement in.

Some are using a theme of a fresh start in Dixon in their campaigns. The city is now on solid financial ground, bills are paid on time, loans have been paid

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The submission deadline is noon March 31. early, saving millions, we have a beautiful downtown with badly needed infrastructure upgrades, more transparency into the actions of government, and added financial resources.

Dixon will be moving to a new form of government with the city manager format. It is clear that a fresh start is already underway in Dixon.

One person is ready to lead and continue what has been started, and that person is Jeff Kuhn.

Considine has done a fine job HENRY S. DIXON and LINDA A. GIESEN residents of Dixon

During his first term, Dennis Considine has done a fine job: he has earned re-election.

We, the residents of Dixon, deserve to have Considine continue to work for us and for our city. Only the voters of Dixon can re-elect Considine. We encourage you to vote for Considine for commissioner on Tuesday, April 7.

Considine is intelligent, hard-working, incisive, dedicated, and responsive to his constituents. He is team oriented; you can be certain that he will work productively with the city council and with the city manager during his next term.

We have known Considine for many years, and we hold him in the highest regard. We urge you to vote for Dennis Considine.

Cemetery theft is deplorable DILLON ALBRIGHT-PLOCK Dixon

This is to the person who took the Christmas stocking, solar light, and shepherd’s hook from my grandson’s grave in Oakwood Cemetery.

My heart has been broken every day since my grandson passed away, and now to see you stealing from his grave is deplorable. I saw your footprints in the snow where you walked across all the other graves and then stopped at my grandson’s grave.

You even had the gall to cut the tie strap to get the stocking off, then left the cut strap on the angel statue, obviously with no remorse. I brought the cut tie strap home with me. It will be a daily reminder of just how heartless and disrespectful you really are.

Someday you will have to answer to God. I am so hurt, upset, and disgusted with your actions. Put the objects back on my grandson’s grave.

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Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, Indiana, welcomes visitors to experience farm living. Guests can go on a Pig Adventure or a Dairy Adventure. Along with touring, visitors will find opportunities to shop and dine.

Moo with cows, oink with pigs Fair Oaks opens barn door to visitors, gives taste of farm life

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5575

FAIR OAKS, Ind. – Wonder what life is like on the farm? Want to see someone else doing the farm chores? Then Fair Oaks Farms should be moved to the top of your travel wish list.

Fair Oaks gets right to the basics with Pig and Dairy Adventures. During the dairy tour, visitors can watch calves being born, play in the activity center, and find out about dairy farming and milk production.

If a guest’s interest lies in hogs, the tour will take them to through the farrowing (birthing) barn and interactive exhibits, give them hands-on use of sonograms and visitors can even assume the role of farmer for piglets.

These tours and more are ready to bring a taste of farm life to anyone.

Besides offering adventures, Fair Oaks has a gift shop, the Farmhouse Restaurant (closed on Mondays), and a cheese and yogurt factory. Kids can jump with delight in Mooville, play on the Dairy Air jumping pillow, or climb Udder Heights – a 25-foot milk bottle. Mooville is open Memorial Day through Labor Day. New events and features, such as the Crop Adventure, keep the farm fresh for return visits. This adventure opens in the fall.

“In April, we plan on opening our new Pork Education Center,” Leslie Rusk, marketing and special events director, said. “This new attrac-

tion is the second portion of our Pig Adventure.”

She said it will have an indoor rope maze and a custom-made treehouse.

“In May, we are hosting our first Fair in the Air,” Rusk said. The fair, which they plan to make an annual event, is “a kite festival that celebrates the time-old tradition of kite flying and family time. We will feature several internationally known, kiteflying teams, show kite clubs, a kite-making session for kids, and zip-lining.”

June follows with a DogAPalooza.

“We are inviting the nationally known Dock Dogs to entertain the crowd,” she said. “We are having our 2K dog walk in the orchard once again, to raise money for a local animal shelter, and hope to get some dogs adopted on-site. We also will have a demo put on by our local K9 Unit, and a sheep herding demo.”

At the Fair Oaks Farms Cafe, in the cheese factory building, visitors can see the process for making cheese. The cafe is open all week.

One of its drawing cards is a grilled cheese sandwich.

Guests also might want to browse in the market and bakery for something to take home.

For a trip to this farm, the question raised by a World War I era song about how to keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen “Pareè” is a moot point. Fair Oaks Farms is a magnet for fun in the country.

In Fair Oaks Farms’ birthing barn, between 80 and 100 calves are born each day. Visitors are welcome to view births from stadium seats.

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What: Fair Oaks Farms Where: 856 N. 600-E, Fair Oaks, Indiana; visible from southbound I-65 at exit 220 (Ind. 14) When: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Sunday Cost: Adults $15 per adventure, $25 for two adventures; children 3-12 and seniors 62 and older, $10 per adventure, $20 for two; and children 2 and younger and active military personnel, free. Yearround adventure pass, $50.

Information: fofarms.com or call 219-394-2025

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

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

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

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

Storytime for children 3-5 years, “Emperor’s New Clothes,” 10-10;30 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815-625-1370.

Lunch and Learn Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Line dancing, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Movie day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Corned beef and cabbage dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Dance, 7-10 p.m., Teen Turf, Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St., Amboy, 815-857-4800.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, March 21 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106

Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Sunday, March 22 Quartermania auction to benefit Ladies of the Moose, 2-5 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, 815564-9369.

Monday, March 23 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

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

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

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

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

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

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290.

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

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-2847719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD 933 Mekeel Rd., Dixon, Rt. 52 S.E. Church 284-3090 Parsonage 285-0360 Adam Meyer, Pastor Sunday 9:30am - Morning Fellowship Sunday School Sunday 10:30 - Worship Service Wednesday 7:00pm - Family Night (all ages)

707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442 Reverend Peg Williams, Rector 9:00a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30.

Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering. Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org

ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC

Ridge Road, Dixon, 652-4488 Li Arellano, Sr. Pastor Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH 417 E. 3rd Street., Sterling, 626-2577 Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Visitors Welcome.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 313 Van Buren Ave., Dixon 288-2453 Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday Evening 5:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP GENERAL BAPTIST 725 N. Brinton, Dixon, 288-5091 Rev. Kenneth Hendley, 288-3689 Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 111 East 2nd, Dixon, 284-6823 Bunyan & Rachel Cocar - Co-Pastors Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30, Bible Study is on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST Dan Bentz, Pastor 598 Riverlane, Dixon, 288-5212 (1 Mile West On Dixon-Sterling Freeway) Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Worship Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Awana Wednesday 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

3 years thru 6th grade

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

131 N. Court, Dixon, 284-3849 Randy Sizemore, Pastor Sun. School 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

321 W. 2nd St., Dixon, 288-4719 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Service 11 a.m.

Service every third Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris, 734-4942 Sunday School All Ages 8:30 a.m., Inner-Mission Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m., Worship service 10:00am, with nursery

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH U.S. 52 & Red Brick Rd., Dixon, 815-288-2447, 815-994-0509 Robert Dunbar, Pastor Sun. School 9:45, Sun. Worship 10:45 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2709 16th Ave., Sterling, 625-1229 William F. Stocks, Bishop Sacrament Meeting 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Primary for children: 10:45 Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women: 11:45

215 N. Court, Dixon, 284-2711 Rev. Marty Creager, Pastor Sun. School 10:45, Worship 9:30 a.m.

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo, 815-946-3588 Jeremy Heller, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 am Worship Service 10:00 am, Nursery Available Non-denominational Christian Church Visitors Welcome

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH N. Galena & E. Morgan, Dixon, 288-1778 Gary Wilson, Pastor Worship 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

LINCOLN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD 704 Lincoln Ave., Dixon, 288-1142 Pastor Mike Worrel Check us out on facebook Wednesday: 6:30-8:00pm Jump children’s ministry & Fushion youth ministry Prayer 6:30pm, 7:00-8:00pm adult bible study Sunday: 9:30 S.S. for children and adults 10:30 worship & children’s church

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC 612 S. Highland, Dixon, 284-7719 Father Bernard Sehr Confessions 3 p.m., Sat. Mass 4:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6:00pm

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC

Missouri Synod, 284-4554, 2035 IL Rt. 26, Dixon Pastor David Andermann, Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School and Education Hour 10:15 a.m.

2nd & Shelhammer, Harmon, 857-2315 Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Sunday 9:00am Worship Weekdays as Scheduled

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

900 Monroe Street, Mendota 815-539-6232 Pastor Timothy Kaiser Sunday School 9:30 a.m. all ages Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study Saturday 1:00 p.m.

Walton Road, Walton, 857-3891 Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Saturday 6:00pm Worship, Weekdays as Scheduled

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

Rt. 1, Maytown Rd., Maytown Rev. Joel Lopez, Priest Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Weekdays as Scheduled

944 Stony Point Rd., Dixon, 288-2625 Don Beasley, Pastor Sunday Celebration of Worship 10:00 a.m.

Wed. Christian Education 6:30 p.m.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

Meeting Sundays at 10:00 AM 205 N. Jefferson Avenue, Polo ~ 815.837.5255 whitepines@crossroadscn.com Campus Pastor ~ Chad Keeteman x 302 Youth Pastor ~ Jose Garcia x 303 Contemporary worship & relevant Bible teaching Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (nursery-5th grade) ~ during adult services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade) ~ Wednesday nights 7PM www.crossroadscn.com

Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services

123 S. Hennepin, Dixon, 288-1222 Pastor Lynn Bond Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Gregg Downs Penn Corner on Lowell Park Rd., Polo, 946-3949 Sun. School 9:30, Worship 10:30

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

Corner of 3rd St. & Peoria Ave., Dixon Ph: 815-288-2151 Web page: stlukedixon.org Fr. Richard Frontjes, Rector Fr. Tom Lamb, Priest Associate SUNDAY Eucharist 10:15 a.m., followed by Coffee and Fellowship WEDNESDAY Healing Mass: 10 a.m.

BETHEL EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

501 W. 3rd St., Dixon, 288-1566 Pastor Gary Sorrell Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Mid Week Prayer Service 6 p.m. Wed.

MENDOTA CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1104 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, 288-3131 Father Antoni Kretoroicz, Priest Confessions Sat. 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Mass Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday Service 8:30, 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GRAND DETOUR

1209 Sixth Street, Mendota, 539-6232 www.mendotanaz.org Rev. Dick Schaill, Senior Pastor John Robinson, Worship Leader Sunday School 9:30-10:30 (all ages) Sunday Morning Worship 10:45-12:00 Soul Fire Prayer Meeting 7:00pm Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Wednesday Praise/Worship Practice 7:30pm Friday

ST. PATRICKS OF AMBOY 32 N. Jones, Amboy, IL Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Saturday Evenings 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m.

GRACE FELLOWSHIP 2128 IL Route 38, Ashton, 815-453-7464 Pastor Jeremy Horton Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.

37 S. East Avenue, Amboy (farm bureau building) Pastor Brian McWethy Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m. www.graceisforyou.com

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER 202 E. Fellow St., Dixon -815.284.4868 Friday Prayer 12:15-1 pm Open to Public ~ All Denominations.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE 106 S. Walnut, Franklin Grove 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 9:00am

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST 614 Orchard St., Dixon

815-677-7566

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK 106 Gaston St., Prairieville 815-445-5912 Bible study Tuesday 6:00 p.m.

Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome.

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH All are welcome Fr. Robert Francis Cristobal, Priest-In-Charge Sunday Schedule: 8 AM Holy Communion 9 AM Children’s Sunday School 10 AM Holy Communion with Music Fellowship and Coffee after the 10 AM service Contact information: 1000 IL Route 64 W, Oregon 815-732-7211 saintbrides@verizon.net www.saintbrides.org

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 14206 E. Flagg Rd., Rochelle, 815-562-7575 Sunday Worship 8am & 10:30am Youth Sunday School 9:15 am Adult Sunday School Classes 9:15am Choir Wednesday at 7:00pm Jr. High Ministries Wednesday 7:00pm E-mail: faithlc@rochelle.net

FAITH UNITED METHODIST

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMBOY 960 Rt. 52, Amboy, 857-2225 Pastor Carol Soderholm Sunday Worship 9:00, Fellowship 10:00 am Sunday School 9:40 - 10:15

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1013 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon, 284-2804 Reverend Frank Langholf Saturday 5:30 p.m.Worship, Sunday 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, 9:15 a.m. Education and Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Web Site: www.immanueldixon.org Bright Beginnings Daycare & Preschool 285-1033

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 288-2757 Pastor Janet Wittenmeyer Sat. 5:30pm Traditional Service Sun. 8:30am Traditional Service 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Study 10:45am Contemporary Service Wed. 9:00am Quilting, 5:45pm Bell Choir, 7:00pm Chancel Choir, 7:00 Praise Band Nursery available. Visitors welcome. www.stpauldixon.org

EAST GROVE UNION CHURCH 449 E. Reuter Rd., Amboy 376-6661 One mile east of Route 26 Pastor Rick Wulf 440-5321 Sunday Morning Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Other services and activities announced.

Please join us.

SUBLETTE UNION CHURCH 500 W. Main St., Sublette, 849-5914 Pastor Kris Johnson Sunday Worship Service 9:00 am Kid’s Klub Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm

ASHTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 906 Richardson Ave., Ashton, 453-2328 Pastor Sang-Hun Han Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10am

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main Street, Chana Pastor Javier Martinez chanaumc@gmail.com Sunday: Adult & Children’s Education 9 am Worship Service 10:30 am Sunday of each month.

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Nachusa, 284-4152, Brant Clements, Pastor Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 202 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 284-2849 Mike Jones, Senior Pastor Heewon Kim, Associate Pastor Saturday Worship 5:00 pm Chapel Sunday Services 10:00 am in Sanctuary Nursery available 8:30am - 11:30am Cross Current Youth 4:30 pm Sunday 9:45 am Powerhouse Kids www.fumcdixon.org

FRANKLIN GROVE UNITED METHODIST 203 W. Middle St., Franklin Grove, 456-2456 Jin Ho Hong, Pastor Worship 10:15 a.m.; 1st Sunday of each month - ASL Sign interpreter for the hearing impaired

702 E. Dixon Street, Polo, 815-946-3212 Rev. Derek Rogers, Pastor Sunday School for all ages at 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00 am All are welcome to our multi-generational congregation. Nursery service provided during the service. Handicapped accessible.

211 N. Franklin Avenue - Polo Rectory phone: (815) 946-2535 Rev. Louis F. Tosto, Parochial Administrator Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

REYNOLDS UNITED METHODIST

498 IL. Rte. 2, Dixon, 288-7000 Sunday Worship 10 a.m., nursery provided.

Tuesday evening praise and prayer 6 p.m. www.saukchurch.com

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN 702 W. Lynn Blvd., Sterling 815-499-6552 Pastor Bill Sullivan Saturday Evening Service 6:00pm Sunday Traditional Service 8:30am Sunday Contemporary Service 10:45am Sunday School 9:45am

CHURCH OF ST. MARY CATHOLIC

2496 Reynolds Rd, Ashton - 815-453-2513 Rev. Alan Meyer, Pastor - 815-453-7480 Sunday School - All ages - 9:00am Sunday Worship - 10:00am - Nursery provided Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00pm Handicapped Accessible

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 1140 Inlet Rd., Lee Center 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 10:30am

HARMON UNITED METHODIST 202 North Grove Street, Harmon, 359-7302 Pastor Leanne Keate Worship 8:30 a.m.

Junior Church for ages 12 and under during morning worship.

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4938 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, 732-7264 Xavier Martinez, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Kindergarten -6th Sunday Morning Worship: 9:00 a.m.

The church is handicapped accessible.Visitors and newcomers are always welcome.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon - 815-626-4732 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road) Pastor: Bob Clardie Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Weekly Service 10:00 am Fellowship 11:00 am

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 110 E. 3rd St., Dixon, 284-7741 Rev. Dr. David Spaulding Worship 9:30 a.m.

Church School, Adult Forum and Study Groups Follow Service

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Chicago and Flagg Streets, Paw Paw, Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education: 10:00 a.m.

THE WORSHIP CENTER 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 284-1340 Pastor, Michael Cole Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Wednesday Service 6:45 pm Non-Denominational www.worshipctr.org

GRACE UNITED METHODIST 921 E. Chamberlin, Dixon, 288-1505 Pastor Marilyn Nolan Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

WoW Worship Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

Sun. School 10:45-11:30 a.m.

GREATER LIFE TABERNACLE 1403 Hemlock, Dixon, Steve Young, Pastor 815-284-8680 Bible Study, Thursday 7:00 p.m., Sunday Praise & Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday Home Groups CALL

LIVING WELL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 113 E. 1st Street, Dixon Rev. John Trotter, Pastor 815-973-5981 Small Groups 9:30-9:55 am Fellowship Cafe 10:00-10:30 am Adult & Children Worship 10:30 am www.livingwellchurch.org

HOPE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 732 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, IL www.hopebiblefellowship.com Senior Pastor Joshua Shaw Associate Pastor Nathan Meeks Worship Service Sundays at 9:30 am Grow Groups at 10:45 am Evening Sunday Service 6:30 pm

UNITED FIRST CHURCH 326 E. Main Street, Amboy, IL 815-857-2415 Pastor: Charles Jeanblanc Sunday Services 9 am - 10 am Bible study following services 10:15 - 11:15

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMC Congregation 107 W. Lahman Street, Franklin Grove 815-456-2457 or 815-440-6590 Pastor Myron Bartell Worship at 8:30 a.m. Sundays Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.

Bible Study Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 416 Prospect St., Dixon Pastor Trudy Dunn Saturday Sabbath School 10:00am Worship Service 11:30am

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES 634 Countryside Lane, Dixon, 288-4019

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH LeFevre Rd. & Ave. F, Sterling 625-2284 Rev. Patrick Pinion SundayWorship 9am Sunday School & Bible Class 10:15am Live broadcast on WLLT 107.7FM on Sunday

Suffering and Redemption Christians believe that we are saved by Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross, in essence that he suffered and died for our sins. We consider Jesus’ suffering to be sacred, as it is part and parcel of humanity’s redemption. Jesus showed us that suffering can be sacred. That is not a cure or remedy for suffering, but a way to at least make it meaningful. It is sometimes said that human beings can live without anything except hope. We might also say that we can suffer anything as long as there is some meaning or purpose in it. As the philosopher Nietzsche put it, “He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.” Nothing is worse than severe

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For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. 1 Peter 3:17-18

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Casual remark cuts deeper than intended Dear Abby, My wife, “Tina,” was very hurt by a friend recently. Her friend “Sally” called her “cheap” during a conversation (“she’s cheap like you”). Sally didn’t intend it to be hurtful, just an illustration – but my wife is very upset about it.

We use coupons when we grocery shop or dine out; we also watch our thermostats, recycle, etc.

On the other hand, we have sent our children to universities without loans, our mortgage is paid off, we have traveled extensively, and our net worth is north of a million dollars with no debt.

How do I make Tina realize that Sally’s comment should not upset her so?

– Thrifty in Texas Dear Thrifty, What happened was unfortunate, because the problem might be that Sally simply chose the wrong word. What she probably meant was that your wife is frugal.

The difference between “frugal” and “cheap” is that being frugal is a virtue. Because Sally hurt your wife’s feelings, Tina needs to tell her how it made her feel so Sally can apologize to her before it causes a permanent rift.

Dear Abby, I’m a teenage girl who has a fantastic life, a loving family, great grades in school and a nice house. I have a problem that seems to be taking over my life: I’m very anxious.

At first, it seemed I was just a worry wart, but

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

lately, it’s been nuts. I’m terrified someone in my family is going to die, and I worry obsessively over it. I try to think it’s going to be all right, but my anxiety just overtakes me.

I’m terrified of death and that my parents or my siblings will die tomorrow. I don’t know who to tell. My parents freak out over the slightest thing. Please help me.

– Worry Wart in Arizona Dear Worry Wart, Many young people harbor the same fear you have. But because you say your parents tend to freak out at the slightest thing, I can’t help but wonder if a tendency toward high anxiety runs in your family.

Assuming that your family members are in good health, your preoccupation with the idea they might suddenly die should be discussed with a licensed psychotherapist. Ideally, you should tell your parents what’s going on, but if you’re afraid to talk to them and ask for help, then speak to a counselor at school so the counselor can bring it to their attention.

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Dear Abby, How do you politely refuse to hug or shake someone’s hand because of a medical issue that lowers your resistance to infection?

I had a stem cell transplant 18 months ago because of a recurrence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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I don’t really care to get into a long conversation about my experience, but I don’t want to put myself at risk. How should I handle this without appearing rude?

– Holding Back in Pennsylvania Dear Holding, Not extending your hand should send the message. However, if you are pressed, tell a short version of the truth, which would be, “I can’t do that because I have a medical condition that prevents close contact.”

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DeKALB – Jouliana Baakar tried to learn English in her native Syria before she emigrated to the United States.

Despite her efforts, she said that when she arrived in the U.S., she couldn’t understand what people were saying.

On Wednesday, Baakar was one of the students who attended an English as a Second Language class offered by Love and Faith in Action.

“I thought my English was good, but when I came here and started to listen to American people, I couldn’t understand anything, because they talk

very, very quickly, and they can’t separate the words and sentences and they meld everything together,” said Baakar who also takes ESL courses at Kishwaukee Community College.

According to the United States Census Bureau, foreign-born residents make up 6.9 percent of DeKalb County’s population, compared with 13.8 percent for the total population of the state of Illinois, data from 2009 to 2013 shows. The data also shows that 11.8 percent of DeKalb County residents speak languages other than English at home, compared with 22.3 percent statewide.

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Since then, 59 students have enrolled in courses such as ESL for beginning and intermediate learners and GED preparation classes, said the Rev. Joe Gastinger, a member of the board of directors.

“I would say that it’s very indicative of the demand, because we started last semester, we started maybe with three, four, five, six students, and some would come and some wouldn’t come,” Gastinger said. “But once the word got around, to grow from [where we were in September] to where we are now is just phenomenal.”

During one of the group’s recent classes

held at the DeKalb Community Center, volunteer instructor Keith Cameron explained the meaning and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day to his students.

He also explained Murphy’s Law and the difference between such words as “lend” and “borrow.”

As of July 2010, the U.S. had about 40 million foreign-born residents who represented a total of 13 percent of the population, according to American Community Service Reports published by the U.S. Census Bureau. In the Midwest, Illinois was the only state that had 14 percent of foreign-born residents, while neighboring states in the region had less than 8 percent.

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Jouliana Baaker, 26, from Syria, and Jouan Miramontes, 24, of Mexico, practice their English together, using a workbook March 11 during a free ESL class at the DeKalb Senior Center.

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A sheet of uncut bills is inspected in 2013, during the printing process at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The day will come when the Federal Reserve increases its benchmark lending rate, but that doesn’t mean the era of incredibly low interest rates will be over.

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BY MATTHEW CRAFT AND PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers

NEW YORK – Nobody knows when exactly, but the day will eventually come when the Federal Reserve nudges its benchmark lending rate from next to zero to something slightly higher.

When that happens, it will put upward pressure on borrowing rates throughout the economy – for credit cards, mortgages and student loans. But that doesn’t mean the era of incredibly low interest rates will soon be over.

The Fed’s chair, Janet Yellen, has taken pains to be cautious. On Wednesday, the central bank gave more signals that it will move slowly toward its first interest rate increase in nearly a decade. By the end of the year, Fed officials expect the benchmark rate will reach 0.625 percent.

With the economy still growing slowly and inflation minuscule, rates will likely hover near historic lows. The

Fed doesn’t want to ratchet up the monthly payments on your credit card. It’s in no rush.

Housing Many expect mortgage rates to creep higher this year. The average 30-year mortgage carries a rate of 3.7 percent, according to Freddie Mac. That’s close to a record low of 3.31 percent and compares with an average rate of 5.9 percent a decade ago.

Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, thinks homeowners ought to lock in mortgage rates as long as they remain below 4 percent. In other words, if you haven’t refinanced already, consider it soon.

Savings It’s been a tough time for people socking away money in savings. On average, savings accounts pay an annual percentage yield of 0.09 percent, according to Bankrate.com. A 1-year certificate of deposit pays a paltry 0.28 percent.

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“Savings rates are nearly at zero and, unfortunately, I think depositors aren’t going to see much of a difference,” said Casey Bond, managing editor at GoBankingRates.

The Fed signaled that it will raise rates slowly and carefully. A series of hikes large enough to lift yields on savings accounts, however, could put the economic recovery at risk by curbing lending and business spending.

Credit Cards Credit card rates could start to inch up once the Fed raises its benchmark federal funds rate – especially the low teaser rates credit card issuers use to entice people to sign up or shift credit card balances.

McBride advises that borrowers “grab those zero-interest balance transfers and introductory credit card rates. As the Fed moves away from zero interest rates later this year,

credit card issuers will too. Chip away at your variable-rate debt now before interest rates start to climb.”

Credit card rates remain high – variable credit card rates average nearly 15.8 percent, according to Bankrate. com. But they could head higher if the fed funds rate goes up.

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The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced the recall Thursday of meat that may be tainted with a dangerous type of E. coli bacteria. The recall affects beef cheek products distributed to stores and restaurants in Chicago by El Cubano Wholesale Meats.

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Dixon junior Isaiah Roby can add another line to his list of accolades, as the Nebraska recruit earned Associated Press 3A All-State second team honors on Thursday. He was the lone local player to earn AP honors.

Roby, a 6-foot-8 forward, led the area in steals with 2.6 per game and blocks at 3.7. He also averaged 12.5 points and 9.1 rebounds.

Roby helped the Dukes to a 28-2 record and a Big Northern West Isaiah title. It was the Roby Dukes first conferDixon ence title in boys senior basketball since 1967.

“It’s pretty awesome for me, but it’s more important for the program to be getting recognized,” Roby said. “We’ve gone from one of the worst teams in the state to a team that’s ranked and winning conference titles.

“For me, I am excited about making second team, and as a junior it gives me something to work for. Next year, I’ll try to make that first team.”

Roby was joined on the second team by Geneseo’s Drew Himmelman. The 6-foot-9 senior forward helped the Maple Leafs upset the Dukes in the 3A Sterling Regional championship game.

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Addi Morse throws to first after forcing Rock Falls’ Natalie Soltow out at second base. Morse wasn’t able to complete the double play, but the Panthers pulled off a 2-0 nonconference road win against the Rockets.

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ROCK FALLS – The ErieProphetstown Panthers kept knocking on the door, and finally got over the threshold.

The Rock Falls Rockets couldn’t seem to find the doorbell.

After squandering opportunities in the first two innings Thursday afternoon, the Panthers scored twice in the top of the third. That provided ace hurler Kylie Ackerman with all the support she needed, as she fired a one-hitter in a 2-0 victory in Rock Falls.

“I think we just needed a couple of hits to boost our confidence,” senior shortstop Clare Kramer said. “Once Emily [Cox] hit that triple, it really sparked us there in the third inning.”

Cox’s triple followed a Savannah Mettler infield single into the hole at shortstop. Mettler

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Star of the game: Kylie Ackerman, EP, 1-hit shutout, 7 SO, 2 BB, 59 strikes in 77 pitches Key performers: Michaela Ward, RF, 2 ER, 9 H, 12 SO, 1 BB; Ashley Davis, EP, 3-for-3; Emily Cox, EP, RBI triple Up next: E-P at AlWood, 4:30 p.m. today; Geneseo at Rock Falls (DH), 10 a.m.

Saturday moved up on a wild pitch, then scored easily on the Cox clout that hugged the right-field foul line.

Kramer then ripped a laser liner to center field one out later, and Cox tagged up and scored on the sacrifice fly when the throw went to third base instead of home plate.

“Throwing behind the runner there, that was one of a few mental mistakes we made today,”

Rock Falls coach Kris Nunez said. “Erie-Prophetstown hit the ball hard today, and we hurt ourselves by not being aggressive early in the game.”

That slow start allowed Ackerman to find her groove. The junior struck out four straight to end the first inning and start the second, then the first two outs of the third were also swinging Ks. Her only other strikeout came with the final out of the game, but she was very efficient in the latter innings: she threw just nine pitches in the final two frames combined, including a three-pitch sixth, and threw 59 of her 77 pitches for strikes.

Her defense was rock solid behind her as well, committing just one error – but that runner, one of only four Rockets to reach base in the game – was one of three runners Rock Falls (1-1) stranded at first.

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OCK FALLS – Less than 3 weeks ago, Rock Falls senior Michaela Ward was in the stands at Redbird Arena in Normal, cheering on her cousin, Prophetstown senior Clare Kramer, as the Prophets placed third at the Class 1A state basketball tournament.

Thursday afternoon, Ward was trying to strike out Kramer when the Rockets and Erie-Prophetstown Panthers clashed on Rock Falls’ softball diamond.

“It’s pretty weird, when you think about it,” Ward said. “We’ve played against each other in ASA, and we kind of don’t think of each other as cousins when the game’s going on. We just go out and play, and then become cousins again later.”

Kramer got the better of Ward on this day, singling in her first at-bat, then driving in a run with a laser line drive out to center field in her next plate appearance. She also hit the ball hard in her last atbat, a flyout to left field.

Kramer’s Panthers also came out on top against Ward’s Rockets, winning the nonconference contest 2-0.

“I guess it’s some bragging rights at family reunions,” Kramer said.

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Making whistles obsolete Best tournament teams experts at avoiding fouls

BY GENARO ARMAS AP Sports Writer

MADISON, Wis. – Bo Ryan started his answer before a reporter finished the question about what it takes to play effectively without fouling.

“Don’t leave your feet, don’t reach in with your hands,” said Ryan, who has spent 31 years on the sideline as a coach and has had particular success of late AP with Wisconsin.

Wisconsin earned its first top seed in the NCAA tournament in Sounds so simple. And it sureprogram history. One of the reasons for their success is that the ly is effective, if it can be done.

The Badgers average just 12 Badgers average only 12 fouls a game, the fewest in country.

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Fewest fouls in NCAA PFG Seed 1. Wisconsin 12.0 1 2. Wyoming 13.6 12 3. C. Conn. St. 13.6 NA 4. Notre Dame 14.2 3 5. Michigan 14.2 NA fouls a game, the fewest in the country. Counting Wisconsin, seven of the top 10 teams with the fewest personal fouls per game are in the NCAA Tour-

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Good vibes for McMurray to start year, B2.

Stroup drives in five, B6.

nament – Wyoming, Notre Dame, Virginia, San Diego State, Northern Iowa and Cincinnati.

Much of this has to do with a coach’s philosophy, and the skills emphasized when players come in as recruits. It’s all about eliminating what Fighting Irish guard Pat Connaughton called “free points.”

“Fouling is something that you’re literally giving ... the team points when the clock isn’t even moving,” Connaughton said Wednesday.

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Staying put, for now Adrian Peterson The embattled running back, who still has 1 year on his contract, will not be cut by Vikings. The team could still trade him.

SVM staff, wire services BOYS BASKETBALL

Gittleson, Cavanaugh first-team picks AFC’s Bret Gittleson and Polo’s Brad Cavanaugh both earned first-team NUIC East all-conference honors. Gittleson, a senior guard who averaged 17.3 points per game, was a unanimous pick. Cavanaugh, a junior guard, averaged 11.5 points.

A full listing of the NUIC East team can be found on B3.

MLB

Brewers stick with their guy Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke’s 2016 option was exercised Thursday by the Brewers.

Milwaukee started 20-7 last season and led the division for five months, then lost 22 of its last 31 games and finished third at 82-80. The Brewers announced at the end of the season that Roenicke would return for 2015.

Marlins lock in outfielder Yelich Left fielder Christian Yelich and the Miami Marlins agreed to a 7-year contract worth about $49.6 million.

Yelich, 23, is part of an outfield Miami considers the best in the majors, with $325 million slugger Giancarlo Stanton in right field, and Marcell Ozuna in center.

NBA

Spurs wants Grizzlies’ Gasol The San Antonio Spurs are prepared to chase hard after one of the top free agents on the market this summer: Grizzlies center Marc Gasol.

The Spurs’ Tim Duncan will be 39 next month.

Manu Ginobili, meanwhile, is 37 and again battling ankle trouble, and the Spurs plan to get younger.

Mo’ne Davis The Little League pitching sensation will be the subject of a Disney Channel movie. The biographical fim is titled “Throw Like Mo.”

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Consistent contender McMurray credits teamwork for strong start

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jamie McMurray thought he had a shot at winning the pole 2 weeks ago in Las Vegas, until a bobble on his lap ended his chance.

He looked at the scoring tower and, for a moment, teammate Kyle Larson was in first.

“I thought to myself, ‘Well, at least one of us got it,’” McMurray said Wednesday. “I was going to go down there and tell him ‘Great job.

Awesome.’ And even though he didn’t get the pole in the end, you can’t hide that feeling.

You can’t hide when you are happy that someone else has done well.”

It’s that very cooperation and teamwork that has Chip Ganassi Racing off to a solid start through the first month of the NASCAR season.

McMurray finished second last week at Phoenix, where he had an opportunity on a final restart to snatch the win away from Kevin Harvick. It would have been a steal after the way Harvick dominated, so McMurray was satisfied with second.

It followed an 11thplace finish the week before in Las Vegas, and a strong run that was ended early at Atlanta when he was caught in a crash.

Larson, meanwhile,

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• Sauk Valley at Robert Morris

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Jamie McMurray waves before the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race last Sunday in Avondale, Ariz. McMurray credits his crew chief and teamwork for his strong start to the season. has put together backto-back top-10 finishes, and both drivers have advanced into the final round of qualifying in the last three races.

In their second season working together, McMurray believes the absence of a professional rivalry has helped the Chip Ganassi Racing team grow into consistent weekly contenders. He said he views Team Penske, where Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano have a strong belief in teamwork, as the model for a successful two-car organization.

“Kyle and I get along exceptionally well.

There’s no jealousy.

Egos and jealousy, to me, are what destroys teammates,” McMurray said. “When you don’t want to see the other guy do well, and are bitter when they do, it’s really hard to share everything. But Kyle and I, both of our personalities, we’re pretty laid-back, and even though we both want to beat each other, we are genuinely happy when we do well.

“I just look at Penske, how Brad wanted Joey and felt he and Joey together could build something; that’s where we needed to be as a two-car team.”

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Today

Men’s hockey

Auto racing

3:30 & 7 p.m.

2 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for Auto Club 400, at Fontana, Calif., FS1 3:30 & 5 p.m.

• NASCAR XFINITY, practice for Drive4Clots.com 300, at Fontana, Calif., FS1 6:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Auto Club 400, FS1

Men’s basketball 11 a.m.

• NCAA Tournament, second round, Kansas vs.

New Mexico St., CBS 11:30 a.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Michigan St. vs. Georgia, TruTV 12:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, N. Iowa vs. Wyoming, TBS 1 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, W. Virginia vs. Buffalo, TNT 1:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Wichita St. vs. Indiana, CBS 2 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Virginia vs. Belmont, TruTV 3 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Louisville vs. UC Irvine, TBS 3:30 p.m.

Browns sign receiver Bowe

• NCAA Tournament, Maryland vs. Valparaiso, TNT

The Cleveland Browns agreed to terms on a 2-year contract with free agent receiver Dwayne Bowe, who has spent the past eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.

He had 60 receptions for 754 yards last season, but did not score a touchdown.

• NCAA Tournament, Oregon vs. Oklahoma St., TBS

Ronaldo could be coming to MLS Cristiano Ronaldo plans to play in MLS after his contract with Real Madrid expires in 2018, Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl reported Wednesday. Ronaldo reportedly wants to live, work, and play either in Los Angeles, Miami, or New York City.

Ronaldo, the reigning FIFA Ballon d’Or winner, likely would make his MLS move following the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Ronaldo would be 33 at that time.

EXTREME SPORTS

Vonn clinches 19th title Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup super-G title for the fifth time after winning the last race in the discipline on Thursday at the season-ending finals.

The day after clinching the downhill title, the 30-year-old American extended her record number of crystal globes in women’s Alpine skiing to 19, equaling Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s total.

5:45 p.m.

6 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Duke vs. Robert Morris, CBS 6:15 p.m.

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Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler stretches during a spring training workout in Mesa, Ariz. Fowler has benefitted from playing other sports throughout his life, before ultimately chosing baseball.

Heart lies with baseball Cubs’ Fowler found success in other sports “That,” he said, “was where my heart’s at.”

MESA, Ariz. – In an Joe Maddon wished alternate universe, more high schoolers Dexter Fowler might be were allowed to make spending Thursday sit- that decision as late as ting courtside, watchFowler. This week, the ing his former basketCubs manager railed ball team play in the against the thought that NCAA tournament. kids have to pick one The Cubs centerfield- sport in middle school, er was recruited out and focus on nothing of high school to play else. basketball at Harvard “That’s why I hate – where he would have the specialization with teamed with Jeremy Lin kids, when they’re – and a few other Ivy playing on these travel League schools. squads when they’re He played both base- like 12, 13, 14 years old, ball and basketball at only dedicated to one Milton High School in thing,” he said. “TravelAlpharetta, Georgia. ing all the time. Paying By his senior year, exorbitant amounts of he decided to focus money to play baseball, solely on baseball, with hopes they’re where he had starred going to become a as a travel-ball player. professional baseball Before being drafted by player. the Colorado Rockies, “I think that’s crazy.” he had agreed to play Maddon, who played baseball at Miami. catcher and freshman

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• Rock Falls, Oregon, Bureau Valley, Fulton at Newman Invitational (at Westwood)

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SOCCER

• Bureau Valley at Henry • Erie-P’town at AlWood Boys track

team quarterback at Lafayette College, said he’s partial to former football players.

They’re more apt to remember plays, play hurt, and work hard in practices.

Ironically, the Bears feel the same way about baseball players; when former general manager Phil Emery evaluated prospects, he wanted former centerfielders – for the way they learned to anticipate and track a fly ball at a young age – as well as wrestlers.

“I love cross-pollination when it comes to athletes,” Maddon said.

“You get guys that did not just play baseball, meaning they’ve been around a different set of coaches and styles and ways to get in shape and thoughts. I love that.”

• NCAA Tournament, Iowa vs. Davidson, TNT • NCAA Tournament, Oklahoma vs. Albany, TruTV 8:15 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin vs. Coastal Carolina, TBS 8:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, San Diego St. vs. St. John’s, CBS • NIT, second round, South Dakota St. at Vanderbilt, ESPNU

• Big Ten Tournament, semifinals, at Detroit, BTN 4 & 7 p.m.

• Hockey East Tournament, semifinals, at Boston, NBCSP

College wrestling 10 a.m.

• NCAA Championships, quarterfinals, at St. Louis, ESPNU 7 p.m.

• NCAA Championships, semifinals, at St. Louis, ESPN

Boys basketball Noon

• IHSA state tournament, Class 3A semifinal, at Peoria, CSN 2 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 3A semifinal, at Peoria, CSN+ 6:30 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 4A semifinal, at Peoria, CSN 8:30 p.m.

• IHSA state tournament, Class 4A semifinal, at Peoria, CSN

Golf 1 p.m.

• PGA, Arnold Palmer Invitational, second round, at Orlando, Fla., TGC 5 p.m.

• LPGA, Founders Cup, second round, at Phoenix, TGC 7 p.m.

• Champions Tour, Conquistadores Classic, first round, at Tucson, Ariz., TGC

MLB spring training 3 p.m.

• Cubs vs. White Sox, at Glendale, Ariz., CSN

NBA 6:30 p.m.

• Pacers at Cavaliers, FSN

Tennis 2 p.m.

• ATP/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, men’s quarterfinal, at Indian Wells, Calif., ESPN 10 p.m.

• ATP/WTA, BNP Paribas Open, women’s semifinal, at Indian Wells, Calif., ESPN2

8:45 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Gonzaga vs. N. Dakota St., TNT 8:55 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, Providence vs. Dayton, TruTV

Women’s basketball 11 a.m.

• NCAA Tournament, first round, teams TBA, ESPN2 1:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, first round, teams TBA, ESPN2 4 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, first round, teams, ESPN2 6:30 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, first round, teams TBA, ESPN2

College softball 6 p.m.

• Oklahoma at LSU, ESPNU

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys basketball NUIC East All-Conference First team Bret Gittleson, AFC*; Robert DeVries, Forreston*; Aiden Chang, Aquin*; Krisean Coffee, Aquin; Andrew Squires, Pecatonica; Brad Cavanaugh, Polo Second team Wyatt Kerchner, Forreston; Brett Ott, South Beloit; Sebastien Taylor, South Beloit; Jacob Hilliker, AFC; Jordan Harris, Milledgeville; Max Simmons, Polo Honorable mention Casey Brokhausen, Dakota; Ethan Chandler, Durand; Aaron Shelton, Forreston; Marcus Elder, Forreston; Isaiah Yeager, Aquin; Micah Stovall, Aquin; Luke Ebersole, Milledgeville; Dan Obert, Orangeville; Wyatt Patterson, Polo * Unanimous AP Class 3A All-State selections First team Marcus LoVett Jr., Morgan Park sr. G Luwane Pipkins, Bogan sr. G Jordan Goodwin, Belleville Althoff so. F Joseph Kellen, Lutheran sr. G Jordan Ash, Westchester St. Joseph sr. G Gavin Block, Lincoln sr. F Second team Glynn Watson, Westchester St. Joseph sr. G Isaiah Roby, Dixon jr. F Cole Harper, Chatham Glenwood sr. G Drew Himmelman, Geneseo sr. F Nate Kennell, Metamora jr. G Zach Knobloch, Marengo jr. G Honorable mention Xavier Bishop (Springfield Lanphier jr. G); Allen Billinger (Carbondale sr. G); Nate Wieting (Lutheran sr. F/C); DaMonte Williams (Peoria Manual so. G); Charlie Moore (Morgan Park jr. G); Tommy Lucca (GenoaKingston jr. G); Conner Diedrich (MahometSeymour sr. G); Braden Fitzjerells (Mt. Vernon jr. G); Ryan Obermeier (Centralia sr. G); Taylor Adway (Hillcrest sr. F); Nick Coleman (St. Patrick sr. G); Romon Douglas-Watkins (Peoria Manual so. F); Brendon Gooch (Belleville Althoff jr. G); Pete Hanley (Peoria Notre Dame sr. F); Terrion Howard (Champaign Centennial sr. G); Jakob Lowrance (Bethalto Civic Memorial sr. C); Keymonta Johnson (Decatur MacArthur jr. F); Kenneth Perkins (North Lawndale sr. C)

Baseball Thursday’s results at Rock Falls

PRINCETON 5, ROCK FALLS 2 Princeton 201 020 0 — 5 9 3 RF 000 002 0 — 2 6 2 W – Reinhardt (1-0). L – Nolan Moeller (0-1).

PRINCETON (1-0) Reinhardt (2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 SO, 1 BB), Friel (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB), Bates (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB), Hoffman (2 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB) and Wedekind. Multi hits – Kuhne 2, Wedekind 2, Salazar 2. 2B – Wedekind. HR – Kuhne, Reinhardt. RBI – Kuhne, Reinhardt, Bates, Behrends.

ROCK FALLS (0-1) Moeller (4 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 5 SO, 0 BB), James McFadden (1 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB), Noah Junis (1 IP, 2 SO), Jacob Mammosser (1 IP, 1 SO) and Logan Pillars.

2B – Reid Akerman. RBI – Akerman, Clay Velazquez. at Gartner Park, Sterling

FULTON 2, STERLING 0, 8 inn.

Fulton 000 000 02 — 2 4 0 Sterling 000 000 00 — 0 2 3 W – Devon Ballard. L – Stephen Geiger.

FULTON Jack Lemke (6 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 SO, 2 BB), Seth Sanderson (1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB), Ballard (1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB). RBI – Ballard 2. Sac – Mike Dixon.

LOB – 12.

STERLING Turner Morse (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 6 SO, 5 BB), Geiger (4 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 SO, 3 BB).

2B – Trey Morse. Sac – Geiger. LOB – 7. at LaMoille

OREGON 24, LaMOILLE-OHIO 1, 5 inn.

Oregon 885 30 — 24 21 0 LaMoille-Ohio 001 00 — 1 4 4 W – Harry Baldwin. L – Lucas.

OREGON Baldwin (3 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 5 SO, 3 BB), Cole Burke (2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 5 SO, 1 BB). Multi hits – Mason Smith 4, Baldwin 3, Josh Cook 3, Zach Stromberg 3, Burke 2, Trey Wilson 2. 2B – Burke 2, Stromberg, Taylor Brubaker. HR – Smith. RBI – Burke 5, Smith 4, Stromberg 4, Baldwin 2, Cook 2, Brubaker 2, Wilson, Anton Aba-varela, Jensen Melville, Brayton Finch, Noah Wade.

SB – Finch, Melville, Smith. LOB – 9.

LaMOILLE-OHIO Lucas (5 IP, 24 R, 19 ER, 21 H, 3 SO, 8 BB). Multi hits – Lucas 2. RBI – Lucas.

LOB – 6. at Byron

BYRON 11, FORRESTON-POLO 4 Forreston-Polo 201 001 0 — 4 5 2 Byron 002 153 x — 11 10 3 L – Karl Prerost.

FORRESTON-POLO (0-2) Poffenberger (3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 3 SO, 2 BB), Karl Prerost (2 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 0 SO, 4 BB), Jacob Cunningham (1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB). Multi hits – Poffenberger 2. HR – Brody Grobe. RBI – Grobe, Prerost.

Softball Thursday’s results at Rock Falls

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 2, ROCK FALLS 0 E-P 002 000 0 — 2 9 1 RF 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 W – Kylie Ackerman (1-0). L – Michaela Ward (1-1).

(At bats-runs-hits) ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (1-0) Addi Morse 2b 4-0-1, Stephanie Thulen cf 3-0-0, Savannah Mettler 1b 4-1-2, Emily Cox lf 3-1-1, Kylie Ackerman p 3-0-0, Clare Kramer ss 2-0-1, Ashley Davis c 3-0-3, Kennah Meier cr 0-0-0, Addie Glassburn 3b 3-0-1, Alicia Stout rf 1-0-0, Delaney Tegeler rf 1-0-0, Chelsie Carber ph 1-0-0.

Totals: 28-2-9.

Ackerman (7 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 SO, 2 BB, 1 WP) and Davis. 3B – Cox. RBI – Cox, Kramer. CS – Meier. SF – Kramer. LOB – 7. E – Glassburn.

ROCK FALLS (1-1) Chelsi Blair ss 3-0-0, Olivia Babcock cf 3-0-0, Natali Soltow 2b 1-0-0, Madason Shaw c 3-0-0, Michaela Ward p 3-0-0, Jenny Lawson lf 3-0-0, Sydnie Nailor 1b 3-0-0, Maurelle Behrens 3b 2-0-0, Peyton Milne pr 0-0-0, Nicole Tupper rf 2-0-1.

Totals: 23-0-1.

Ward (7 IP, 2 ER, 9 H, 12 SO, 1 BB, 2 WP) and Shaw. LOB – 4. E – Soltow. at Drives Park, Fulton

STERLING 10, FULTON 0, 5 inn.

Sterling 121 33 — 10 9 1 Fulton 000 00 — 0 1 6 W – Lexy Staples (1-0). L – Chelsea Lesniewski (0-1).

STERLING Staples (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 SO, 2 BB), Maddie Corwell (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 SO, 1 BB) and Nadia Trujillo. Multi hits – Erin Stroup 4, Shannon Long 2. 2B – Long 2. HR – Stroup. RBI – Stroup 5, Long, Gabby Sandoval, Lauren Fritz. at MillWheel Park, Milledgeville

AMBOY 13, MILLEDGEVILLE 2, 5 inn.

Amboy 253 21 — 13 10 1 Milledgeville 000 20 — 2 4 3 W – Karlee Doege. L – Natalie Brown.

AMBOY Doege (5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 6 SO, 1 BB) and Kaitlyn Liebing. Multi hits – Sydney Wilhelm 3, Madeline Ely 2, Mariah Berry 2.

2B – Liebing. 3B – Ely. HR – S.Wilhelm 2.

RBI – Ely 5, S.Wilhelm 3, Delaney Wilhelm 2, Berry. SB – Hallie Nauman 2, Liebing, Madison Murphy. LOB – 5.

MILLEDGEVILLE Brown (3 IP, 10 R, 8 ER, 9 H, 2 SO, 4 BB), Ciara Miller (2 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB). RBI – Miller, Jocelyn Folkers. CS – Bri Henson, Carly Harielle. Sac – Jade Grenoble. LOB – 2.

Men’s basketball NCAA tournament glance FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Tuesday’s results Hampton 74, Manhattan 64 Mississippi 94, BYU 90 Wednesday’s results Robert Morris 80, North Florida 77 Dayton 56, Boise St. 55 EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s results At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Villanova 93, Lafayette 52 N.C. State 66, LSU 65 Today’s games At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Michigan State (23-11) vs. Georgia (21-11), 11:40 a.m.

Virginia (29-3) vs. Belmont (22-10), 2:10 p.m.

At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio Oklahoma (22-10) vs. Albany (24-8), 6:27 p.m.

Providence (22-11) vs. Dayton, 8:57 p.m.

At KeyArena Seattle Northern Iowa (30-3) vs. Wyoming (25-9), 12:40 p.m.

Louisville (24-8) vs. UC Irvine (21-12), 3:10 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s results At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. UAB 60, Iowa State 59 UCLA 60, SMU 59 At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Utah 57, Stephen F. Austin 50 Georgetown 84, Eastern Washington 74 Today’s games At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Duke (29-4) vs. Robert Morris (20-14), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego St. (26-8) vs. St. John’s (21-11), 8:40 p.m.

At KeyArena Seattle Iowa (21-11) vs. Davidson (24-7), 6:20 p.m.

Gonzaga (32-2) vs. North Dakota State (23-9), 8:50 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s results At KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Cincinnati 66, Purdue 65, OT Kentucky 79, Hampton 56 At CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh Notre Dame 69, Northeastern 65 Butler 56, Texas 48 Today’s games At Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio West Virginia (23-9) vs. Buffalo (23-9), 1:10 p.m.

Maryland (27-6) vs. Valparaiso (28-5), 3:50 p.m.

At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Kansas (26-8) vs. New Mexico State (23-10), 11:15 a.m.

Wichita State (28-4) vs. Indiana (20-13), 1:45 p.m.

WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s results At Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Georgia State 57, Baylor 56 Xavier 76, Mississippi 57 North Carolina 67, Harvard 65 Arkansas 56, Wofford 53 At Moda Center Portland, Ore. Arizona 93, Texas Southern 72 Ohio State 75, VCU 72, OT Today’s games At CenturyLink Center Omaha, Neb. Oregon (25-9) vs. Oklahoma State (18-13), 5:50 p.m.

Wisconsin (31-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (24-9), 8:20 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament Second Round Today’s game South Dakota State (24-10) at Vanderbilt (20-13), 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game Alabama (19-14) at Miami (22-12), 10 a.m.

Sunday’s games George Washington (22-12) at Temple (24-10), 10 a.m.

Arizona State (18-15) at Richmond (20-13), 6:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (23-9) at Stanford (20-13), 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s games Louisiana Tech (26-8) at Texas A&M (21-11), 6 p.m.

Illinois State (22-12) at Old Dominion (25-7), 7 p.m.

Murray State (28-5) at Tulsa (23-10), 8 p.m.

College Basketball Invitational Quarterfinals Monday’s games Radford (22-11) vs. Vermont (19-13), 6 p.m.

Oral Roberts (19-14) at Loyola, Chicago (20-13) 7 p.m.

Colorado (16-17) vs. Seattle (17-15), TBA Mercer (19-15) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (22-12), TBA CollegeInsider.com Tournament First Round Thursday’s result UT-Martin 104, Northwestern State 79 Second Round Today’s game High Point (23-9) at Eastern Kentucky (2011), 6 p.m.

Saturday’s games Canisius (17-14) at Bowling Green (21-11), noon Louisiana-Lafayette (21-13) at Sam Houston State (26-7), 2 p.m.

UT-Martin (19-12) at S.C.-Upstate (24-11), 5 p.m.

Northern Arizona (20-14) at Sacramento State (21-11), 9 p.m.

Monday’s games Cleveland State (25-8) at NJIT (19-11), 6 p.m.

Evansville (20-12) at Eastern Illinois (18-14), 7 p.m.

Kent State (22-11) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (20-13), 7 p.m.

NBA Atlantic Division W L Pct x-Atlanta 53 15 .779 d-Cleveland 44 26 .629 d-Toronto 41 27 .603 Chicago 41 28 .594 Washington 40 28 .588 Milwaukee 34 34 .500 Miami 31 36 .463 Boston 30 37 .448 Indiana 30 37 .448 Charlotte 29 37 .439 Brooklyn 27 39 .409 Detroit 24 44 .353 Orlando 21 49 .300 Philadelphia 16 52 .235 New York 14 54 .206

GB — 10 12 12½ 13 19 21½ 22½ 22½ 23 25 29 33 37 39

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Detroit at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

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“First-pitch strikes are big for me,” said Ackerman (1-0), who had 18 of them in 23 Rock Falls at-bats. “My offense got me some insurance runs, and my defense fielded well and made some nice plays behind me. I rely on them so much, and they really came through today.”

Michaela Ward (1-1) struck out 12 and walked one in the loss, but threw 78 pitches through the first three innings before settling in. She wiggled out of two early jams, as the Panthers (1-0) put runners on second and third with one out in the first, then loaded the bases with nobody out in the second.

But Ward finished the first with back-to-back strikeouts, then got two strikeouts and a popout to close out the second with no damage. After the two-run third, she allowed just two baserunners the rest of the way, and threw 36 of her final 44 pitches for strikes.

“I think it got in our heads that once they got the lead, we couldn’t come back,” said Ward, who allowed nine hits but stranded seven Panther baserunners.

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Erie-Prophetstown pitcher Kylie Ackerman pitches Thursday against Rock Falls. The junior struck out seven and walked two in a one-hit shutout.

“We weren’t aggressive enough at the start, then we got too aggressive at the end, swinging at every first pitch.”

Ashley Davis went 3-for-3 for E-P, and Mettler singled twice before lining out hard to left in her final at-bat.

Nicole Tupper had Rock Falls’ lone hit, a two-out single to right in the fifth

inning. Natalie Soltow reached base twice, on Ackerman’s only two walks.

“We came out flat today, didn’t move very well or communicate very well in the field,” Nunez said.

“We addressed some things after the game, and I hope today was a good lesson for us early in this season.”

MLB Spring Training Thursday’s results Washington 0, Detroit 0, tie, 10 inn.

Atlanta 6, Miami 3 Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, St. Louis 2 Toronto 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, Houston 1 Colorado 13, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 7, tie, 10 inn.

San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2 Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., ccd., rain Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., late Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., late Today’s games Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at San Antonio, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Golf PGA – Bay Hill Thursday At Bay Hill Club and Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,419; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Morgan Hoffmann 32-34 — 66 Jason Kokrak 34-33 — 67 Kevin Na 33-34 — 67 Ken Duke 33-34 — 67 John Peterson 34-33 — 67 Ian Poulter 34-33 — 67 Adam Scott 34-34 — 68 Brandt Snedeker 35-33 — 68 Billy Horschel 35-33 — 68 Henrik Stenson 35-33 — 68 Harris English 37-31 — 68 Keegan Bradley 33-35 — 68 Padraig Harrington 33-35 — 68 Martin Laird 35-33 — 68 Hunter Mahan 34-34 — 68 Matt Every 36-32 — 68 Ben Martin 33-35 — 68 George McNeill 34-35 — 69 Colt Knost 33-36 — 69 David Hearn 36-33 — 69 Kevin Kisner 35-34 — 69 Davis Love III 35-34 — 69 Russell Henley 35-34 — 69 Webb Simpson 34-35 — 69 Camilo Villegas 35-34 — 69 Chris Stroud 34-35 — 69 Jason Day 34-35 — 69 Louis Oosthuizen 34-35 — 69 Sean O’Hair 34-35 — 69 Justin Thomas 34-35 — 69 David Lingmerth 34-35 — 69

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Rock Falls senior Michaela Ward (above) faced her cousin, Erie-Prophetstown senior Clare Kramer (below), when their teams played Thursday in Rock Falls.

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W x-Golden State 54 d-Memphis 47 Houston 46 d-Portland 44 L.A. Clippers 44 Dallas 44 San Antonio 42 Oklahoma City 38 New Orleans 37 Phoenix 35 Utah 30 Denver 26 Sacramento 22 L.A. Lakers 17 Minnesota 15 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s results Minnesota 95, New York 92, OT Houston 118, Denver 108 New Orleans at Phoenix, late Utah at L.A. Lakers, late Friday’s games New York at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Portland at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

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BASEBALL COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended N.Y. Yankees RHP Moises Cedeno 72 games for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP C.J. Edwards to Iowa (PCL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Exercised their 2016 option on manager Ron Roenicke.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Washington C Marcin Gortat $5,000 for a second violation of the league’s anti-flopping rules.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed TE Jacob Tamme.

BUFFALO BILLS — Signed TE Charles Clay to a five-year contract.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TE Dante Rosario to a one-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed CB Brandon Ghee. Re-signed DT Devon Still.

DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed CB Rashean Mathis to a two-year contract.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed OT Demarco Cox. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB DuJuan Harris.

COLLEGE HOLY CROSS — Named Bill Carmody men’s basketball coach.

PENN STATE — Signed men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers to a two-year contract extension through the 2018-19 season.

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“I think we were both rusty and cold today, and I looked like a fool when I swung at two of her rise balls,” Kramer said “But it’s still nice to get a win against her. I love her to death, though, so it’s all good.”

Their mothers are sisters, and the two are such close friends that they had to find a way to face off, pitcher vs. hitter, and not see each other as family.

So each came up with a little trick, with Ward’s being a bit easier to accomplish.

“I don’t look at her when she’s up, I just look at my catcher,” Ward explained. “If I looked at her, I’d start laughing.”

Kramer tries to do the same thing from the batter’s box.

“I don’t make eye contact, because we’d both be laughing,” Kramer said.

“Obviously I have to look at her a little bit, but I try to watch her glove, then the ball as it leaves her hand. It makes it easier than walking up there and saying, ‘Hey, cuz, how’s it going?’”

They grew up playing softball together on the same traveling team, and will be teammates once again this summer after being on different squads the past few years. They see each other every holiday, hang out in the summer when they’re not playing softball, and stay in touch in between.

It’s no surprise that the two are each other’s biggest fans … at least, when they aren’t squaring off on the field.

In fact, even when Kramer ripped a two-hopper into center field to lead off the second inning, Ward tipped her cap, figuratively, to her cousin.

“It didn’t bother me too much, because she’s a great athlete,” Ward said. “When she gets a hit, I’m happy for her … and she didn’t score from third base that inning, so it’s OK.” Kramer was pleased with how well she made contact Thursday, even more so because her goals coming into the game were extremely humble.

“It’s probably not the best mindset, but I just didn’t want to strike out against her,” Kramer said with a laugh.

“She’s a very good pitcher, throws a little bit of everything, and I was really nervous, especially that first time up.

But I hit it, and hit it hard, and it felt pretty good.”

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WEST REGION ROUNDUP

AP

Virginia Commonwealth guard Doug Brooks shoots over Ohio State guard D’Angelo Russell during Thursday’s game in Portland, Ore. Ohio State won 75-72 in overtime.

Ohio State needs OT to down VCU Buckeyes rally for second-round win By the Associated Press

SOUTH REGION ROUNDUP

Cyclones stunned by UAB UCLA shoots past SMU; Utah hangs on against Austin By the Associated Press

William Lee scored the last four points for 14th-seeded UAB in its 60-59 upset win over Iowa State Thursday.

The Blazers (20-15) came in as one of the youngest teams in the field and with nobody having played in this tournament before. They wound up winning the program’s first NCAA game since 2005.

The third-seeded Cyclones (25-9) couldn’t hold onto a 55-51 lead with 3:13 left as the Blazers outscored Iowa State 9-4 down the stretch.

Robert Brown had 21 points and Lee finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers who dominated the boards 52-37, including 19 on the offensive glass.

UCLA 60, SMU 59: Bryce Alford made four 3-pointers in the final 3:40, his last on a rare goaltending call with 13 seconds remaining, to push 11th-seeded UCLA to an upset of sixth-seeded SMU. Alford’s points came on nine longrange shots, but his last attempt was the most debated as his shot from the left side appeared to glance off the rim as SMU’s Yanick Moreira went up to grab the miss.

Officials awarded Alford, the son of coach Steve Alford, the basket, to the disbelief of SMU players and coach Larry Brown.

AP The Mustangs (27-7) had two shots to win in the final seconds, UAB forward Chris Cokley passes to a teammate under pressure against but Nic Moore missed a 3-pointer Iowa State during their NCAA tournament second-round game in Louisand then a 2-point attempt that ville, Ky. on Thursday. UAB won 60-59. sent the Bruins (21-13) into a wild celebration.

The high-scoring Lumberjacks Charles led 12th-seeded Stephen F. Utah 57, Stephen F. Austin 50: were a trendy pick in brackets Austin (29-5) with 14 points.

Jakob Poeltl had 18 points and eight across the country, but the Utes Jordan Loveridge added 12 points rebounds, and fifth-seeded Utah used their stout defense to hold for Utah (25-8), which will play the opened its first NCAA Tournament the Southland Conference Tourna- winner of the late game between appearance in 6 years by holding ment champions well under their No. 4 seed Georgetown and 13thoff Stephen F. Austin. season average of 79.5 points. Ty seeded Eastern Washington.

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Notre Dame avoids scare in opener Butler pummels Texas; Bearcats need OT; Kentucky hammers Hampton By the Associated Press

Zach Auguste scored 25 points, Jerian Grant added 17 and Notre Dame dodged a scare trying to erase its futile tournament history with a 69-65 win over Northeastern on Thursday.

The third-seeded Fighting Irish (30-5) returned to the tournament after a 1-year absence. They have traditionally struggled in the tournament under coach Mike Brey. They made only one Sweet 16 since 2001.

Scott Eatherton had 18 points and David Walker had 15 for 14th-seeded Northeastern (23-12) which gave the Irish fits and threatened to keep Notre Dame’s March mal-

D’Angelo Russell scored 28 points and rallied 10th-seeded Ohio State from an early 12-point deficit for a 75-72 overtime win over VCU on Thursday.

Russell regrouped from a blow that sent blood streaming down the left side of his face near the end of regulation. He made 10 of 20 shots, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and added six rebounds, two steals and two blocks to bring the Buckeyes (2410) back in both halves and overtime.

Amir Williams added 13 points, and Jae’Sean Tate scored 12 to help Ohio State avoid a second straight one-anddone showing in the tournament.

Melvin Johnson had 17 points for the seventhseeded Rams (26-10).

ebrating Georgia State winning the Sun Belt Conference championship, R.J. shrugged off a poor shooting performance to come through when his team needed him most, draining an NBA-range 3 for the win.

Xavier 76, Mississippi 57: Matt Stainbrook

scored 20 points, and Dee Davis added 17 for the sixth-seeded Musketeers.

The 6-foot-10 Stainbrook took advantage of his size in the post, making 8 of 10 shots in the paint and adding nine rebounds and five assists. Davis hit 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range for Xavier (22-13).

Mississippi’s guard tandem of Stefan Moody and Jarvis Summers finished a combined 5 of 26 from the field. Moody led the Rebels (21-13) with 14 points.

Arizona 93, Texas North Carolina 67, HarSouthern 72: Rondae vard 65: Justin Jackson

hit a tying jumper in the final minute and then had a fast-break dunk to help fourth-seeded North Carolina edge 13th-seeded Harvard.

The Tar Heels (25-11) wasted a 16-point, second-half lead and briefly trailed before Jackson came to the rescue.

Siyani Chambers’ fourpoint play put Harvard ahead 65-63 with 1:15 remaining. It was the only lead of the game for the Ivy League champions.

Jackson finished with 14 points, and Marcus Paige had 10.

Hollis-Jefferson had 23 points, 16 in the first half, along with 10 rebounds for secondseeded Arizona.

Pac-12 freshman of the year Stanley Johnson added 22 points for the balanced Wildcats (323), who led by as many as 27 points.

Madarious Gibbs had 15 points for 15th-seeded Texas Southern (2213), which won an automatic bid as the winner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

firing away, eventually lifting Georgia State over Baylor and knocking his father right off his seat.

Hunter’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit, and lifted the 14th-seeded Panthers over the thirdseeded Bears.

With Ron Hunter working the sideline in a rolling chair less than a week after tearing his left Achilles tendon cel-

player of the year Bobby Portis added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and fifth-seeded Arkansas held off No. 12 seed Wofford.

The Razorbacks (27-8) escaped a back-andforth game in the West Region that featured 18 lead changes, 10 ties and neither team ahead by more than five points.

Arkansas advanced to play fourth-seeded North Carolina on Saturday.

Arkansas 56, Wofford 53: Michael Qualls

Georgia State 57, Bay- scored 20 points, Southlor 56: R.J. Hunter kept eastern Conference

Cincinnati 66, Purdue Kentucky on Saturday in Butler 56, Texas 48: Kel- 65, OT: Troy Caupain got the Midwest Region. len Dunham scored 20 Cincinnati to overtime Kentucky 79, Hampton points, including a piv- with his buzzer-beating 56: Karl-Anthony Towns

aise going.

otal 3-pointer with 1:18 to play, to lift sixth-seeded Butler (23-10).

The Longhorns (20-14) added to a miserable day for the vaunted Big 12.

Texas joined Baylor and Iowa State, both No. 3 seeds, as early tournament exits.

Jonathan Holmes led the Longhorns with 15 points and Isaiah Taylor added 14 but Texas shot just 34 percent from the field and turned it over 15 times while failing to make it beyond the first weekend of the NCAAs for the seventh straight year.

layup, then Coreontae DeBerry helped the eighth-seeded Bearcats beat No. 9 seed Purdue.

The Bearcats trailed by seven with 48.5 seconds left in regulation and forced overtime with a 10-3 run. Caupain’s driving layup banked off the glass, rolled around and hit the glass again – staying on the back rim for a moment – before falling through.

In overtime, DeBerry scored four of his 13 points helping Cincinnati take a lead it wouldn’t lose again. The Bearcats (23-10) will play No. 1

bounced back from a mini-slump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and No. 1 Kentucky rolled to a win over 16th-seeded Hampton.

Limited by foul trouble the past two games, the 6-foot-11 Towns was forceful all night in helping the unbeaten Wildcats (35-0) roll to the site’s most lopsided outcome of the day.

Trey Lyles added 10 points and six rebounds, Tyler Ulis scored 11 and Willie Cauley-Stein grabbed 11 rebounds for the Wildcats, who face Cincinnati on Saturday.

AP

Harvard guard Wesley Saunders (left) and North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks battle for the ball during Thursday’s game in Jacksonville, Fla. North Carolina won 67-65.

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PITTSBURGH – Without a hint of doubt, Villanova flexed its top-seeded muscle and showed why President Barack Obama picked the Wildcats to reach the title game, thumping Lafayette 93-52 on Thursday night.

Thirty years after stunning the basketball world with an improbable national championship, the Wildcats (33-2) are going to try it this time around as a prohibitive favorite to reach the Final Four.

Dylan Ennis scored 16 points and helped the

Wildcats win their 16th straight game. Up next on Saturday is N.C. State.

The Wildcats shot close to 70 percent for most of the game, as they cruised to a lead of 30-plus points.

Dan Trist led the Patriot League champion Leopards (20-13) with 18 points.

N.C. State 66, LSU 65:

BeeJay Anya’s hook shot rolled around and in with a second to play, lifting North Carolina State to a stunning victory.

The eighth-seeded Wolfpack (21-13) trailed by as much as 16, but rallied to earn a date with top-seeded Villanova in the round

of 32 on Saturday.

Cat Barber led N.C. State with 17 points, and AbdulMalik Abu added 13, but Anya came up with the biggest play of the game.

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Tim Quarterman scored 17 points, but the Tigers (22-11) collapsed late.

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The Badgers for years Keeping fouls in check have had a reputation is a philosophy that fit in as a rugged team, a Big perfectly when the NCAA Ten bruiser with a stingy last year put an emphadefense. But for the sis on eliminating some most part, Wisconsin physical play, especially keeps whistles to a around the basket. Fouls, minimum. free throws, and scoring “I’m tired of hearing initially increased at the other coaches yell from start of last season before the sideline, ‘Hey, when leveling off to the point are you going to call a where the statistics are foul on them? And I want back to where they were 2 to yell down, ‘When we years ago. foul!’” Ryan deadpanned.

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hands, because guys are quick, strong and athletic,” Wisconsin guard Josh Gasser said when asked if the philosophy was hard to pick up at first. He is Wisconsin’s best on-theball defender.

“It’s something that we work on every day in practice,” Gasser said.

“It’s drill work, it’s stuff that you kind of understand how to get away with things. You kind of understand what works, and what doesn’t.”

This is a point of pride at San Diego State, too.

“Keep a guy in front of you. Don’t let him get by you all the time when all hell breaks loose,” Fisher said. “When he does, have your hands above your waist, and minimize the number of opportunities that they get.”

Limit ticky-tacks Experience counts.

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Hand-checks might get called. Reach-ins get noticed.

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

Clutch hits elude Rockets in opener Rock Falls baseball strands 21 in loss to Tigers; Stroup drives in five for Sterling softball

By SVM Sports Staff

The Rock Falls Rockets had their chances Thursday, but couldn’t capitalize against the Princeton Tigers.

The Rockets stranded 21 runners on base – leaving the bases loaded in three different innings – in a 5-2 nonconference loss at home.

Reid Akerman and Clay Velazquez drove in runs for Rock Falls (0-1), and Nolan Moeller struck out five and walked none in a four-inning start.

Princeton got solo home runs from Tanner Kuhne

and Jake Reinhardt, and Reinhardt struck out four in two innings of two-hit ball for the win.

Fulton 2, Sterling 0, 8 inn.: Devon Ballard’s two-

scored eight runs in each of the first two innings, and Harry Baldwin and Cole Burke combined for 10 strikeouts and three walks in a nonconference rout on the road.

Burke had two doubles and five RBIs, and Mason Smith added four hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs.

Zach Stromberg had three hits and four RBIs.

run single in the top of the eighth inning sent the Steamers past the Golden Warriors at Gartner Park.

Ballard also picked up the win in relief, pitching the final inning and a third.

Stephen Geiger allowed Amboy 17, Milledgeville two unearned runs and three hits in relief of starter 4, 5 inn: The Clippers drew Turner Morse, who gave up 11 walks and took advanone hit in four innings. tage of the baserunners, Oregon 24, LaMoille- scoring 17 runs to go along Ohio 1, 5 inn.: The Hawks with nine hits in the win.

Dallas Appleman and Calvin Nickel each had four RBIs for Amboy (2-0), while Will Crownhart earned the win. Crownhart pitched three innings and allowed three runs and three hits, with four strikeouts and five walks.

Milledgeville had four runs and three hits, while drawing six walks.

Byron 11, ForrestonPolo 4: Brody Grobe hom-

ered, but the Cardinals lost on the road after the Tigers scored eight runs in their final two at-bats.

Karl Prerost also drove in a run, but he took the loss

in relief of starter Caleb the loss for Fulton (0-1).

Poffenberger.

Amboy 13, Milledgeville 2, 5 inn.: Sydney Wilhelm smashed two home runs, Softball Sterling 10, Fulton 0, 5 Madeline Ely had a triple inn.: Erin Stroup had four and five RBIs, and the hits and five RBIs to lead Clippers rolled to a runthe Golden Warriors to rule win in Milledgeville. a season-opening win at Wilhelm finished with three hits and three RBIs, Drives Park in Fulton.

Stroup’s day was high- little sister Delaney drove lighted by a three-run home in two runs, and Mariah run, and Shannon Long Berry chipped in two hits doubled twice and drove and an RBI for Amboy. in a run as Sterling (1-0) Karlee Doege struck out scored in every inning. Lexy six and walked one, allowStaples struck out seven ing four hits and two runs. and walked two in four Ciara Miller and Jocelyn Folkers had Milledinnings of one-hit ball.

Chelsea Lesniewski took geville’s RBIs.

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Morgan Hoffmann leads the field after Thursday’s first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Hoffman, who has been mentored by Palmer, learned that his 97-year-old grandmother had died before starting the round.

A little divine intervention Hoffman leads Bay after learning of grandmother’s death

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. – Morgan Hoffmann’s day began with news that his 97-year-old grandmother died Thursday morning.

It ended with his first lead on the PGA Tour.

Hoffman began his round with a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 10 and finished it with a 9-iron that touched the hole before stopping inches away for birdie. He also holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 sixth, leading to a 6-under 66 and a one-shot lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

It all was a lot to chew on for the 25-year-old Hoffmann, who cooks his own meals to eat on the golf course (bison steak was for lunch Thursday).

“Mentally, I’m in kind of a weird state right now,” he said. “My grandma passed away this morning, so I’m just pretty chilled out there and loving life right now. Just wish my family the best at home. My whole family texted me and said, ‘Nanny is playing golf with pop up there,’ which was pretty cool.”

Hoffmann hopes to attend a memorial service for Dorothy Lionetti in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday night. It should be a short trip considering Hoffmann pilots his own plane that he recently bought from his buddy David Booth, who plays left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was inspired to be a pilot after meeting with the tournament host during the Palmer Cup in 2009.

Hoffman, clearly, is not the garden variety PGA Tour player.

“I have a lot of stuff you guys didn’t ask,” he said

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Not to be forgotten was his golf. He had a oneshot lead over five players, including Ian Poulter and Kevin Na. The group at 68 included Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson and Brandt Snedeker.

Poulter, who made an eagle from just off the 16th green, had his own distraction. His 3-yearold son was taken to the hospital Wednesday night with a low oxygen level and pneumonia. It was a long night, with a bit of a scare, but Joshua was doing better Thursday morning.

Hoffman, who went to Oklahoma State, first met Palmer at the 2009 Palmer Cup at Cherry Hills. The King shared the importance of a legible autograph (he worked on that) and his affection for flying. Palmer was among the first golfers to fly his own plane and only gave up the controls 4 years ago.

So it felt only fitting that his first lead after any round on tour would come at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

“It’s awesome,” he said.

“Arnie has inspired me very heavily since 2009 when I played the Palmer Cup at Cherry Hills, and we talked for about an hour about flying. He’s inspired me to get my pilot’s license and fly myself to tournaments, which I’m now doing. It’s pretty cool, and he’s been a big inspiration in my life.”

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A German proverb goes: When two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs off with it, there’s a lawyer among the dogs.

Yesterday, we looked at third hand high on defense.

When trying to win the trick, third hand puts up the bottom of his equally high cards. For example, from J-10-4, he plays the 10.

But what does third hand do when he cannot win the trick because someone – partner or second hand – has already played a higher card than his best?

Look at the East hand in today’s deal. West leads the diamond ace against four spades. Which card should East play?

Over South’s one-spade

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Construction

Lawn Care

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Glass & Repair •New Construction and Replacement Windows •Blow in Insulation •Drywall •Remodeling •Commercial & Residential •Steel Doors •All Glass & Screen Repair Licensed Insured 815-625-6142

Roofing

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole colestree service@outlook.com

MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified for line clearance.

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

Roofing/Siding

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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815-626-1333

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High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

Tree Service

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Windows

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• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Handyman

Haul/Clean Service Maid/Janitorial Carpet/Upholstery

Painting

Storage

TV Repair

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New SERVING THE SAUK VALLEY Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

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Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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DIXON

1 BR Apts. No pets. No Exceptions! Call 815716-0367.

2BR Condo, 531 Vitale St. Appliances. No pets.

Quiet, scenic area.

815-288-4289.

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

FOR RENT

3BR farm house, 512 Palmyra Rd. Completely remodeled.

No pets. $700/mo. + dep.

815-288-4289.

All new kitchen in this 2bed Duplex in Sterling, basement, w/d hook up, This is a MUST see! $595/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com

ROCK FALLS

Ground Level 2BR 2BA, applcs incl, attch. garage, lawn care & snow removal incl, $650 / mo. + dep. 1501 Heritage Drive, Jim Prescott 815-6257778 or 815-4992996

3BR, 1½ Bath, 2 story, 2 car detached garage. No Pets. $700 + $700 dep. 815-440-7985

Ground Level 2BR 609 ½ E. 19th St. Sterling. Recently air, remodeled, garage, stove & refrig. Lease, dep. + ref. $510/mo. 815626-3930 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Upper 2BR, garage, newly redone, by H.S. & hospital, no smoking/ pets. $400/ mo. + dep. Call 815-499-2597 or 815-631-7543

HOMES FOR RENT

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FOR RENT HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

ASHTON 3BR, 1 1/2 bath, CA, LP furnace, 2 car detached garage, no pets, $750 plus deposit, refs. required. 815378-5847 lv. msg.

DIXON 2BR 1BA, garage pets/smoking no $550 mo. + dep.

815-284-9065

2 bed house Rock Falls $555/mo.

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com

3BR, garage & basement $600/ mo. 1BR, garage & basement. $400/ mo. 815-625-2302

STERLING RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

Spacious 3BR, no pets, no smoking new carpet & paint 815$1,200/mo.

626-2470

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

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307 W. 3rd in Dixon, for office/ retail. 1100 sq. ft.

Water & garbage furnished. $500/ mo. + $500 dep.

Call 815-284-7609 Large sale space in established flea market on Pines Rd. Sell your tools, machinery, furniture. Good for auctions or storage.

815-980-8642 Office/Retail, 1100 sq.ft., 221 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. $500 mo., $500/dep.

Water & garbage furnished. Call 815-284-7609.

Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790 Store front for office or other business, downtown Sterling. $575/mo.

773-319-0059.

315

ASHTON 2BR, clean, no pets. $395/mo.

847-809-6828.

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EMPLOYMENT

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Assemblers/ Welders wanted.

Please apply in person at Kory Farm Equipment Manlius IL. 7:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m.

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative is looking for one Classroom Aide and one OneAide for on-One the remainder of the 2014-2015 school year. Positions are located in 29.5 Morrison. hours weekly, no benefits. If interested, contact Laurie Heston by email at lheston@ bi-county.org or call 815-622-0858 CDL CLASS A Drivers needed for part time work, April-Oct. Most all work would be on Mon, some work could be SunWeds. Also need Drivers with passports for 6 trips in to Canada. Good pay plus hotels paid.

Call Phil 815-973-4054 Cleaning person needed for light household duty.

Sterling area. Call 815-626-3142.

NEW TODAY Driver needed to take senior shopping on weekends/ Dixon area. Call 815-677-8948 or leave message.

Experienced Custom Applicators Full Time positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248

NEW TODAY Hammitt Insurance Agency is hiring a Full-Time Support person Send resume to Chris Hammitt 815 N. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, March 20, 2015 • PAGE B11

SAUK VALLEY SECTION 00100

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

BID SOLICITATION FROM: The Owner (herinafter referred to as Owner): Village of Franklin Grove 105 East South Street, PO Box 206 Franklin Grove, IL 61031

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-COUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff, v.

TO:

No. 15 CH 30 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

POTENTIAL BIDDERS

A. Sealed bids for the Water Main Repair State Street Under UPRR will be received by the Village Clerk, Village of Franklin Grove, 105 East South Street, Franklin Grove, IL 61031 until 10:00 a.m. Day of Friday, April 10, 2015.

B. General Contract bidders are required to prequalify to the requirements described in Document 00200 – Instructions to Bidders.

C. Project Description/Location Water Main Repair State Street Under UPRR, Village of Franklin Grove, Franklin Grove, IL

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Claimants

G. With regard to prevailing wages, all contractors are required to pay prevailing wages in accordance with the Illinois Department of Labor Standards Prevailing Wage Rates as they pertain over the course of the contract.

H. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be p-aid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

I. The Village of Franklin Grove reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding.

J. Bids may be held by the Village of Franklin Grove for a period not to exceed 30 days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids.

K. Buy submitting a bid, each bidder expressly agrees and promises that he/she/it will comply with all applicable ordinances, statues and regulations, including but not limited to the equal employment and affirmative action provisions pertaining to public contracts by Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act (codified as Paragraph 2-105 of Chapter 775 of the Illinois Revised Statutes, as amended). The Village of Franklin Grove is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in the award of contracts based on race, religion, sex, age, national origin, color ancestry, marital status or mental or physical handicap.

AUTHORIZATION By: David Atkinson Title: Village President Date: 3/17/15

March 20, 2015

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FILING

ESTATE OF MARIE L. FLOSI Deceased.

No. 2015 P 23 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of MARIE L. FLOSI. Letters of Office were issued to KRAIG S. FLOSI, 512 W. 10th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081, as independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before September 10, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 2015.

Kraig S. Flosi Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 carlock@wmpj.com March 6, 13, 20, 2015 Ordinance #2015Amending 3-4 Code Section 6686 through 66-89 regarding the Solicitation of Contributions and Resolution #R2015-3-3 Setting City of Sterling Public Policy Comment were passed at the March 2, 2015 City Council meeting.

These documents are published in pamphlet form and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081, Monday Friday, through 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Marie Rombouts City Clerk March 20, 2015

NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY d/b/a Nicor Gas Company hereby gives notice to the public that it has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission on March 13, 2015, testimony and exhibits for Docket No. 15-0034 setting forth a reconciliation of the Company’s Environmental revenues and incurred costs for 2014.

Further information with respect thereto may be obtained either directly from this Company or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission at Springfield, Illinois 62701. A copy of this filing may be inspected by an interested party at any business office of this Company.

Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company Elizabeth W. Reese, President, Nicor Gas Environmental Rev. Notice: ENV

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Non-Record

Lot 5 (EXCEPT the East 25 feet there of) and all of Lot 6 of Pratt-Staelens & Grim Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1009 E. 13th St., Sterling, IL 61081 which said mortgage was made by: Community State Bank of Rock Falls – County Market to Arnulfo Valdivia, Teresa Valdivia, and Favian Valdivia, as Mortgagees, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No 3268-2007; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before April 17, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE INTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: March 5, 2015.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com

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Help Wanted Qualified individual who has knowledge and experience in the area of general maintenance including equipment/ vehicle maintenance and repairs.

Full-time 40hr/wk position. $15-$16 starting wage dependent upon experience and training.

Please send a resume to: Box #:1269, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Housekeeper wanted. 30hrs./ wk. Cleaning, laundry, cooking, errands. Must be motivated self starter. Good wages, references required.

815-438-2220 Local Flatbed Company Regional driver, paid vacations.

Must have at least 2 yrs. exp. .40 CPM. 815-622-3000 Local Law Firm seeking a full-time Legal Secretary/ Assistant Applicant should possess strong computer skills with an emphasis in WORD, EXCEL & POWERPOINT, experience with Dictation equipment and newer technologyApple products, and Internet search capabilities.

Send application to: Box #:1268, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling IL 61081 Morrison High School CUSD #6 is accepting applications for a High School Office Manager.

Please apply online at www. applitrack.com/ whitesideroe/ onlineapp NOW HIRING at Messie's Bar & Grill for all positions.

Please apply in person at 117 N. River Rd., Oregon, IL 61061

NEW TODAY • NOW HIRING •

NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

March 13, 20, 27, 2015 Public Notice of Sale All-Safe Storage Center of Dixon, Illinois, will hold a public sale to enforce a lien imposed on said property, as described below, pursuant to the Illinois Storage Facility Act, at 3:30 P.M. on the 31st day of March, 2015, at Auction City located at 2505 West Fourth Street, Dixon, Illinois, 61021.

All items are sold as is and at the Auction City location. There is no guarantee given or implied.

The terms of sale are as defined by Auction City.

Ryan Rock, Storage Unit # 1205.

The items for sale include but are not limited to snow blower, exercise equipment, lawn mower, TV stand, clothing, and miscellaneous.

March 13 & 20, 2015

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CLASSIFIEDS SAUK VALLEY dailyGAZETTE

and

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgage regarding the following described premises:

D. Bid documents may be obtained from the Engineer's company website at www.fehr-graham.com. Upon accessing the website, Bidders will see a link titled, “Obtain Bidding Documents”. Clicking this link will take Bidders directly to the quest Network Service, and will display all projects available for bid through Fehr Graham (FGA). On this page, project ads will be listed in the left-handed column with project numbers assigned

by Quest displayed. Potential Bidder can enter the Quest project number 3598795 in the field provided to view the full ad for the Water Main Repair State Street Under UPRR, and download a complete set of bidding documents from this page for a non-refundable fee of $25.00. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Hard copies of the bid documents may also be obtained and examined from the office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068 upon receipt of cash or check in the amount of $50 for one set (nonrefundable).

E. Documents may be viewed at the Office of the Engineer at 515 Lincoln Highway, Rochelle, IL 61068.

F. All bids must be accompanied by a bank check, cashier's check, certified check, or bid bond payable to Owner for 5 percent of the total of bid.

Owners

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And the Engineer (hereinafter referred to as Engineer): Fehr Graham 515 Lincoln Highway Rochelle, IL 61068

ARNULFO VALDIVIA; TERESA VALDIVIA; FAVIAN VALDIVIA; EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

EMPLOYMENT

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AND NEXT! If you are looking for a great employment opportunity and need some extra money. Great for retiree's and stay at home parents. No experience necessary, must be 21 years of age with a good driving record.

• Paid training • 5 paid holidays • Regular Routes available - 4 hours minimum each school day APPLY NOW! 815-284-8600 1335 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon IL 61021 Roofing company is hiring an entry level Receptionist/ Secretary. Duties include answering phones, typing letters and filing.

Typing and computer skills are a must. Also need to be organized, dependable and detail oriented. Send resume to abeard@

sterlingroofing.com

Roofing company is looking to hire a Union architectural sheet metal apprentice.

Sheet Metal Workers Local 219 will be accepting new applicants to their apprenticeship program in April.

Start your new career now. Apply at 2711 Locust St., Sterling, IL. Seeking LPNs & RNs for Private Duty Nursing Advantage Nursing Services Benefits!

Sign on bonus! *Must have one year of practicing experience Hours available in Sterling, IL www.ansjobs.com 1-800-830-2737 ext. 2

EMPLOYMENT

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Store Manager Join the team at your neighborhood store.

1000 S. Seventh St., Rochelle, IL Previous convenience store manexperiagement ence required.

Competitive starting pay; bonus program; extensive package; benefit Vacation; 401k and more!

Please send a resume and cover letter to sfelson@ stop-n-go.com Equal opportunity employer Technician: Full-Time. Growing agricultural & truck repair shop is looking for a tech to join our team.

Qualified applicant must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, have good organizational skills and at least 5 years previous experience.

Applicant must have a valid driver's license and a CDL. Applicant must have knowledge of the new computer systems.

Applicant must have their own tools.

Benefits include company uniforms with laundry service, health reimbursement and profit sharing.

Please apply in person (by appointment only MondayFriday 7:30am 5pm) or send resume: Bryan's Repair Inc. 117 N Stanton St. Shannon, IL 61078 (815) 864-2497 TO OUR

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Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

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

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

JUST ANIMALS LOW COST

WELLNESS CLINICS

Monday,March 30th 3pm-7pm Tractor Supply Store in Dixon Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

815-830-6568

Red-nosed pit bull to good home, good w/ animals & children, very friendly $100/obo 815-499-7186 Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN & GARDEN

781

NEW TODAY 515

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Golf Cart Club Car, gas, head & rear lights, canopy, wheels, chrome met blue, new battery, exc. cond. $2600/obo 815379-2541 or 815718-5354

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

Will do spring farm work, have experience.

Call 815-994-2770

Friday 8:30-6 722 S. College Huge 8 family sale!

Loads of brand new misc. household items. Scrub tops & pants XS3XL. Name brand jeans, clothes - all sizes NB-3XL mens & womens, baby items, QVC items, books, DVD's. Too much to list! Must come to see!!

SUBLETTE GARAGE SALES 624 Sat. 8-3 Sun. 8-12 492 Burkhardt Rd. girl's clothes up to 24 mo., toys, books, kitchen, office, karaoke, Calloway golf set, golf shoes & access.

All clean, quality merchandise.

Randy Schlesinger 815-849-5466

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

TRUCK DRIVERS Part Time for our Steward and Kirkland, IL locations.

Also FT for Steward, IL CDL A or B license. FT position must have Hazmat.

MIX ROOM OPERATOR FT for our Steward location. Duties include mixing fertilizers and loading trucks.

CUSTOM APPLICATOR FT for our Steward location. Duties include applying fertilizer and pesticides.

Maintenance of equipment, etc.

Call 815-8242266 or apply in person at 1318 Steward Rd., Steward, IL or 4440 State Rte 72, Kirkland, IL. Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

EEO/AA/M/F/ Disabled/Veteran

Maytag 7 cycle elec. dryer & Kenmore HE washer $400 lv. message 815-973-5077 Whirlpool W/D electric. Almond color. $250.

815-456-2864

We have an immediate opening for an Assistant Roofing Project Manager.

Computer and a thorough knowledge of roofing experience is needed. Experience in estimating, submittals and being able to read and take off is preferred.

Must be able to work as part of a team as well as inbe dependently, energetic and reliable. Send resume to abeard@ sterlingroofing.com

Martin's Furniture dining room table & 10 chairs. Exc. cond.

Velvet & leather cover. Like brand new. Asking $3,000/obo, new $3900. Call 815441-0252.

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Solid oak Amish hand crafted country hutch, exc. cond., $1600. 815499-4140

NEW TODAY

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Workers Needed Local business seeking hard working individuals for long hour days.

For application call 815-716-7098.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

FURNITURE

755

All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 High quality tan leather sofa by Century. Comfortable, exc. condition. $1,400. Call 815-973-0890

Free to good home 1 yr. old Siamese cat, not good w/ other pets or children. 309281-8980

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1:24 scale, Nascar Diecast: Action, Team Caliber, Motorsports Authentics, Lionel,RCCA Elite, Numerous Drivers. Info: 815994-2101 4,000 oak kitchen cabinets in stock.

Builder Discount 815-626-4561

NEW TODAY Angus Beef for sale, quarters or halves, 815-8718281 Beanie Babies. $5 815-548-9500 Craftsman Grass Catcher for 42” mower - used once $100 (New - $300) 815-625-1397

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