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BUSINESS | AUTO SALES

Harkness selling dealerships

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

STERLING – The old signs were about to come down, and new ones were ready to go up Wednesday afternoon at Pete Harkness in Sterling.

Leadership from Pete Harkness Auto Group and Kunes Country Auto Group met Wednesday to close a deal on Kunes’ acquisition of several area Harkness dealerships.

A spokesman for Kunes said it was hoped the deal would close before the end of the day.

“It’s highly probable that everything will be closed today, but there is a lot of paperwork they are going over with attorneys, so I can’t say for sure that there even will be a deal,” said Bob O’Neill, a Kunes marketing specialist.

According to Kunes, it is acquiring Harkness dealerships in Sterling, Morrison and Oregon.

O’Neill said the new Kunes signage would go up as soon as the

deal was finalized.

Kunes, based in Delavan, Wisconsin, owns two dealerships in Delavan, two in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and three in Illinois: one each in Mount Carroll, Antioch and Macomb.

Kunes sells Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram brands.

Harkness finalized a deal in October to buy the Oregon business, which is now Pete Harkness of Oregon, from Brian Bemis Auto Mall.

Harkness also has a dealership in Centerville, Iowa.

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2015 ELECTION | DIXON CITY COUNCIL

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Going wild for animals – both stuffed and real Kids flock to fundraising egg hunt at animal shelter

Workers replace the sign at the Pete Harkness Auto Group dealership in Sterling Wednesday afternoon with a Kunes Country Auto Group sign.

AG’s office reviewing letters about candidate Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Lily Johnson, 18 months, picks out a stuffed animal but quickly discards it during her hunt for the perfect stuffed friend Wednesday at Happy Tails Animal Shelter in Rock Falls. The shelter hosted a candy scramble, games and the stuffed animal rodeo for the little ones.

Historical Society says ex-president left club in ‘disarray’ 2 years ago

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

DIXON – The Illinois attorney general’s office is “looking into” complaints filed by the Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society against its former president, who’s running for Dixon City Council.

Bob Gibler, a current Lee County board member, is one of 11 candidates in Tuesday’s council race. He was president of the historical and genealogical society for 17 years.

Bob Asked about the Gibler letters and complaints, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office said this week, “We have received the letters and we are looking into the complaints.”

She declined to provide additional information.

Gibler didn’t respond to several requests for comment.

Children fire off the line and grab candy during the scramble. Kids were also treated to a visit by the Easter Bunny. Find out where the final egg hunts will be on A8 A8.

LETTERS CONTINUED ON A4

GRUB HUB | RAILSIDE BAR AND GRILL

Super-sized destination

Where it’s at The Railside Bar and Grill, 207 Butler St., Nelson therailsidebarandgrill.com

Only business in Nelson serves generous portions

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

NELSON – When people trickle into Railside Bar and Grill in the small town of Nelson, co-owner Christa Hicks says she always hears the same thing.

“They will say they did not know we are here,” Hicks says. “People always say we never knew you existed.”

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Not only does Railside Bar and Grill exist, it has been serving large portions of food for the past 12 years.

“This used to be a railroad town,” says Hicks, who co-owns the bar with her husband, Allen. “We are also located right next to the railroad tracks.”

Railside is the only business in Nelson, and the only place within 5 miles to get food.

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All the comfort (foods) of home

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The Railside Bar and Grill in Nelson serves a variety of meals in hefty portions, as well as daily specials. This half-pound burger is served on a kaiser bun with your choice of condiments.

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2015 ELECTION | OGLE COUNTY

COMMUNITY WATCH

Contests on Oregon, Mount Morris ballots

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawnews.com Shaw Media

OREGON – A three-way race for mayor awaits Oregon voters when they go to the polls Tuesday.

Incumbent Thomas Stone Sr. faces a challenge from Mike Arians and Ken Williams.

Stone, mayor since 2003, is seeking a fourth term.

He also was a city commissioner from 1999 to 2003, and served on the Ogle County Board in 1989-92 and on the Oregon School Board in 1994-95.

Williams has been a city commissioner since 2007, and is the city’s finance commissioner.

Arians served one term as Oregon mayor, from 1999 to 2003, and was on the Kane County Board from 1992 to 1998.

Four candidates are

Thomas Stone Sr.

Mike Arians

seeking four seats on the Oregon City Council.

Jim Barnes, Thomas Izer, Terry Schuster, and Kurt Wilson are running unopposed for the 4-year terms.

Barnes was mayor from 1978 to 1999, when he lost to Arians. He also served on the city council before becoming mayor, and on the Ogle County Board from 2006 to 2012, the last 2 years as its chairman.

Izer was a commissioner from 2001 to 2007 and was elected to his current term in 2011. He is the city’s streets and side-

walks commissioner.

Wilson was appointed to an unexpired term on the counKen cil in JanuWilliams ary.

Schuster, although new to city government, is a member of the Oregon Public Library Board. He has said he will resign from that post after the election.

According to rulings made by the Illinois Attorney General, a person cannot serve on a library board at the same time as a city council, village board, or county board. A list from the Illinois Board of Elections declares those positions “incompatible.”

No candidates filed for three open seats on the Oregon Public Library

Board, and only one, incumbent Mary Jo Griffin, has filed for three open seats on the Oregon School Board.

The Oregon Park District has an uncontested slate with three incumbents seeking three seats on the board.

Gary Davis, Steven Pennock, and Mark Tremble are seeking re-election to 4-year terms.

In Mount Morris, five candidates have filed for three seats on the village board.

Newcomers Jeff Pennington and Shane Pope are challenging incumbents Philip Labash, Jan Hough, and Mary Francis for 4-year terms.

Two candidates, Bruce McKanna and Denise Welsh, are running unopposed for two 6-year terms on the Mount Morris Public Library Board.

Seats open on city council, school board in Polo

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawnews.com Shaw Media

POLO – Polo voters have a choice in two contested ward races on Tuesday.

In Ward 1, newcomer Phillip L. Peterson is challenging incumbent Louise Hall for a 4-year term on the board.

Newcomer Jeremy Hell-

er is challenging incumbent Randy Schoon for a 4-year term in Ward 3.

Voters also will fill two seats in Ward 2. Incumbent Troy Boothe is running unopposed for a 4-year term, and James Busser is also unopposed for a 2-year unexpired term. Both are incumbents.

IN BRIEF 2015 Election: Important dates Today – Last day an absentee ballot may be mailed to voter who submits a signed application.

Friday – Courthouses, other government offices closed for Good Friday.

Saturday – Last day for early voting in county clerk’s office, from 9 a.m. to noon in Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, Carroll counties and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Bureau County.

Monday – Last day for in-person absentee voting at county clerk’s office Tuesday – Polls open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

– SVM staff report

Woman’s body found in brush BROOKLYN (AP) – Police have identified a

44-year-old St. Louis woman who was found shot to death near several strip clubs not far from the Illinois-Missouri state line.

Illinois State Police say that a railroad worker found Natasha Miko Brown‘s naked body lying in tall brush along a street in Brooklyn late Monday.

Lt. Dave Bivens told the Belleville NewsDemocrat that it was unclear how long she had been there. He declined to discuss whether police think Brown was killed at the crime scene, or if her body was dropped off among the weeds.

Brown was last seen in St. Louis 5 days before her death. Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to call the Illinois State Police.

Six of seven Polo School Board seats also will be on the ballot.

Five candidates are seeking two unexpired 2-year terms.

Incumbents Shawn Willis, Jennifer Grobe, Melissa Mosley, and Kellie O’Leary Call are seeking the posts, along with newcomer Matt Mekeel,

a former city council member.

Four candidates, Ron McDermott, Brandi Cisketti, Yancy Webster, and Michael Ryan, are running unopposed for four 4-year terms on the board.

Ryan and Webster are current board members.

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POLICE Sterling Police Kylie L. Knox, 19, of Sterling; 3:09 p.m. Tuesday at East Third Street and 19th Avenue; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

Oregon Police Heather L. Young, 44, of Rockton; 8:48 p.m. March 24 in the 400 block of North Fourth Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Jared T. Drumheller, 19, of Mount Morris; 9:20 p.m. March 24 in the 100 block of South Fifth Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Boy, 17, of Oregon; 9:30 p.m. March 24 in the 800 block of Pines Road; operating vehicle with expired registration; given citation.

Jeffrey H. White, 46, of Dixon; 9:58 p.m. March 24 in the 100 block of South Fourth Street; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation.

Leann M. Osterdock, 43, of Tampico; 1:09 p.m.

March 25 at McDonald’s, 211 S. Fourth St.; leaving the scene of an accident involving vehicle damage; given citation.

Karril A. Ramirez, 22, of Oregon; 6:30 p.m. March 25 in the 600 block of Gale Street; use of a cellphone while driving; given citation.

Jasmine L. Martin, 19, of Dixon; 7:59 p.m. March 25 at McDonald’s, 211 S. Fourth St.; no valid driver’s license, operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citations.

John B. Wells, 29, of Mount Morris; 1:30 a.m.

Friday in the 1000 block of West Washington Street; driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol with blood alcohol content greater than .08; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Justin L. Dvorak, 23, of Chana; 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of West Washington Street; illegal transportation of alcohol as a passenger; given citation.

Michael W. Hellgren, 60, of Oregon; 6:35 a.m.

Sunday in the 400 block of South Third Street; disorderly conduct; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Michael W. Hellgren, 60, of Oregon; 1:23 p.m.

Sunday in the 400 block of South Third Street; disorderly conduct; taken to Ogle County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff Ryan C. Rock, 32, of Dixon; 12:45 p.m. Tuesday; drug court hold; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Todd M. Fransen, 20, of Stillman Valley; 1:26 a.m.

Wednesday at Casey’s in Stillman Valley; arrested on charges of domestic battery and unlawful consumption of alcohol as a minor.

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Hicks says the restaurant has a lot of motorcyclists in the summer and snowmobilers in the winter.

“That keeps us going,” she says. “This is a destination for a lot of people.”

When I walk into the bar and look up, I see a wooden toy railroad track that surrounds part of the bar. There also are small trains and bridges, and tiny railroad crossing warning lights near the train track.

There are train artifacts and old photos in the restaurant.

The menu is stocked with favorites – shrimp, chicken breast, deep fried chicken and hamburgers.

“We are a reasonably priced restaurant with high-quality food,” Hicks says.

People can eat in the restaurant, or they can come in for a drink. You can eat at the bar, if you want.

There are specialty days scattered throughout the week.

On Tuesday, for example, you can come in for tacos or nachos from 5 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday is Wild N’ Wacky Burger day.

Specialties include the Western Burger, which has Swiss cheese, grilled mushrooms and barbecue sauce topped with an onion ring.

There also is a pizza burger, which is toasted on a Parmesan bun with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Hicks says the restaurant serves large portions because a lot of men visit the restaurant, especially during the day.

“This is a working man’s bar and we want them to leave full,” Hicks says. “There are no little plates being served up here.”

Once Hicks makes that comment, I take a quick glance around the restaurant. Sure enough, there

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You can drink and eat at the bar, or sit down to have a meal at Railside Bar and Grill in Nelson.

About the Railside Restaurant name/address: The Railside Bar and Grill, 207 Butler St., Nelson Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday though Saturday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday; closed on Monday. The grill closes at 9 p.m.

Atmosphere: The restaurant is also a bar. There are plenty of TVs to watch, and it’s a place where you can sit down and eat.

Service: The food is made fresh, so it might take some time to arrive. However, the waiters and bartenders are nice.

Sound level: It was pretty quiet when I was there. It could get more noisy at night, when more people are at the bar.

Most popular appetizer: Gizzards, onion rings Chef recommends/house special: There is no house special. Different food items are highlighted throughout the week.

Drinks and wine: There is a full-service bar.

Salad bar: No Video gambling: Yes Reservations: No Website: Visit therailsidebarandgrill.com for more information. are five men eating at the bar.

The only females in the restaurant are a waiter and Hicks.

I order a regular halfpound cheeseburger with lettuce, onions and a pickle. It comes with kettle chips.

Hicks is right about the large portions. The burger is huge, and leaves me feeling stuffed.

She says women occasionally visit the restaurant. During the evening hours, Hicks said, more couples come to her business to eat.

“It’s a whole different deal at night time,” she says.

Hicks says the restaurant is worth the short drive to Nelson.

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An American flag is shown attached to the top of the scaffolding surrounding the Black Hawk statue Wednesday at Lowden State Park near Oregon. In 2013, a flag was attached to the center of the dam in Oregon in the middle of the summer.

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DIXON – A Lee County woman has been named telecommunicator of the year by the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association.

Deb Killian has worked for the Lee County Sheriff’s Department since November 1993. She has been a training officer and a supervisor with the department, and currently serves on the county’s 911 Board as

secretary/ treasurer, according to a news release from the sheriff’s Deb departKillian ment.

Sheriff John Simonton nominated Killian for her years of service to the community, specifically for launching a public education campaign to teach people to how to properly use

911, and the difference between calling 911 from a landline and a cellphone.

Killian also created Lee County’s 911 Help the Situation, Know Your Location campaign, which placed banners throughout the county on major roadways.

She was presented with the Telecommunicator of the Year award Monday during this year’s Sheriff’s Training Conference in Peoria.

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OBITUARIES Thomas F. Adler STERLING – Thomas F. Adler, 84, of Sterling, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Regency Care of Sterling.

He was born Aug. 2, 1932, in Chicago, the son of William and Estelle (Johnson) Adler.

Thomas attended Morton High School.

He married Diane Verschueren on April 7, 1956, in Des Planes. She died March 12, 1994. He married Mary Jo (Banes) Foy on Aug. 1, 1998, in Sterling.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Jo; his daughter, Tracey Adler of Michigan; two stepdaughters, Kelli Foy and Darcee Foy, both of Sterling; his son, Thomas (Susan) Adler of Puerto Rico; his stepsons, David (Betsy) Foy of Rock Falls, and

Stephen (Michele) Foy of Lewistown, Montana; his brothers, John (Sharon) Adler of Buffalo, New York, and Gerry (Susan) Adler of Tuscon, Arizona; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. April 11 at Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Gary DeKoekkoek, pastor, officiating. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s funeral: Larry E. Schier of Mount Morris, 10:30 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Saturday visitations: Virginia Rose Hipple of Dixon, 9-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Karen M. Conway of Amboy, 10 a.m.-noon at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Virginia Finkle of Chadwick, gathering of family and friends, 11 a.m.-noon at Coleta United Methodist Church.

Constance M. “Connie” Gibson, formerly of Prophetstown, 2-4 p.m. at BosmaGibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Saturday funerals: Virginia Rose Hipple of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Nancy L. Typer Peltz, formerly of Polo, 11 a.m. memorial service at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo, followed by a luncheon at the church.

Karen M. Conway of Amboy, noon at Mihm-Jones

Funeral Home in Amboy.

Virginia Finkle of Chadwick, noon memorial service at Coleta United Methodist Church.

Mary E. Suneson of Oregon, 1 p.m. memorial service at Oregon United Methodist Church.

Monday visitations: Deloras J. Morgan of Rock Falls, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ruth L. Bush of Morrison, 4-7 p.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Monday funerals: Deloras J. Morgan of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Constance M. “Connie” Gibson, formerly of Prophetstown, 1 p.m. graveside committal service at Riverside Cemetery in Prophetstown.

Tuesday funeral: Ruth L. Bush of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

April 11 funeral: Thomas F. Adler of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling.

Deloras J. Morgan ROCK FALLS – Deloras J. Morgan, 89, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was an assembler for many years at General Electric Co. in Morrison before her retirement in 1977.

Deloras was born June 1, 1925, in Rock Falls, the daughter of Frank and Mildred (Dobson) Russell. She married James Morgan Sr. on July 18, 1942, in Kahoka, Missouri.

Survivors include her husband of Rock Falls; two daughters, Judy (Jim) Buzard and Nancy Morgan, both of Rock Falls; two sons, Gary (Terri) Morgan of DeWitt, Iowa, and Dennis (Mary) Morgan of Virginia, Illinois; one sister, Lois Como, and one brother, Alvin (Mary

Jane) Russell, both of Rock Falls; one daughter-in-law, Ardis of Sterling; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, James Morgan Jr. and Richard Eugene Morgan, six brothers, and four sisters.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Chad Clardie of The Life Church of the Nazarene in Watertown, New York, officiating. Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

Ruth L. Bush MORRISON – Ruth L. Bush, 72, of Morrison, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her home.

She worked at Wahl Clipper Corp. in Sterling until her retirement in 2004.

Ruth was born Jan. 15, 1943, in Flora, the daughter of Albert R. and Lucille (Rhoades) Crumbacher.

She married Larry R. Bush on Dec. 7, 1962, in Morrison. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Sterling.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Dawn Bush and Lori (Tim) Matlack, both of Morrison; one son, Jonathon (Rhonda) Bush of Morrison; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Dee (Jeff) DeGroot of Morrison; and one brother, Bill (Patti) Crumbacher of Flora.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Robin Bush; two sisters, Mary Nobles and Nova Parker; and one brother, Albert Ross Crumbacher Jr. in infancy.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Monday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Hasselbring, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating.

Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

Memorials have been established to First Church of the Nazarene in Sterling and the Cancer Center at Medical Associates in Clinton, Iowa.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Obituary corrections and clarifications will Dolores M. Heun appear in the Corrections box on page A2 the next FULTON – Dolores M. Heun, 85, of Fulton, died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at The Alverno Health Care publication day.

For more information, Facility in Clinton, Iowa.

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CYNTHIA LENNON | 1940-2015

John Lennon’s former wife dies at 75

BY KURTIS LEE AND AUGUST BROWN Tribune News Service

Cynthia Lennon, the former wife of Beatle John Lennon, died on Wednesday at her home in Mallorca, Spain, a representative for her son confirmed. She was 75.

She died after a “short but brave battle with cancer” and her son, Julian Lennon, was at her bedside, according to a statement from the family. Julian also sent out a tweet announcing his mother’s death.

Cynthia Lennon was

married to the Beatles legend from 1962 until 1968. John was shot to death in 1980 at the age of 40.

Her impact on the Beatles was always covert, if not intentionally marginalized. When she became pregnant with Julian, thus threatening the band’s young-and-single image, manager Brian Epstein helped arrange their wedding on the condition that it be kept quiet even though the marriage was an open secret in the British music press.

In her book “A Twist of Lennon” Cynthia Lennon described her life with John as an “undercover existence,” and according to her memoirs, she spent her wedding night without John while the Beatles played a concert.

However, she does show up as a presence in several Beatles songs. Both “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Good Night” were written about the young Julian while John and Cynthia were married. Paul McCartney’s “Hey Jude” was written as a comfort-

ing ballad for Julian during his parents’ separation.

Cynthia was born in Blackpool, England, and was the youngest of three children of Charles and Lillian Powell.

After Cynthia and John divorced in 1968, John married Yoko Ono and had another son, Sean Lennon. After her divorce from John, Cynthia said her income was “never stable,” according to People.

In her book, “John,” she talked about being mistreated by her ex-husband during their marriage.

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The complaints first were filed by Patrick Gorman, the organization’s president, with the Office of Charitable Trust Bureau, a division of the attorney general’s office, in a letter dated June 25, 2013.

“After a brief period of turbulence during which he made efforts to nullify the election, Mr. Gibler left our not-for-profit organization in disarray and with many very important digital documents and files missing,” Gorman wrote.

The letter claims Gibler “violated his fiduciary obligation” to the organization when he refused to hand over a “massive database” of digital files

that were collected and stored on a personal computer when Gibler was Patrick an officer of Gorman the historiPresident of Lee County cal society.

G o r Historical and said Genealogical m a n Society Gibler had retained possession of the organization’s web address and redirected traffic to a website he controlled, which contained “most or all” of the organization’s documents.

He also said Gibler’s website was charging a fee for access to the documents, which were copyrighted by the historical society.

The website that Gorman said Gibler was

using no longer is active, but Gibler owns and maintains the website www.dixonil.com, where information about Dixon’s history, community, churches, schools and city government is posted. He also uses that address to host his campaign’s website.

In a followup letter dated Nov. 1, 2013, Gorman said that after Gibler left, members discovered that hard drives on three historical society computers had been erased.

Most of the “thousands of digital records” were lost, Gorman said, and of the few that were recovered, many files were corrupted or unusable.

Gorman sent a third letter to the attorney general’s office dated Feb. 24, 2015, about the

organization’s Dixon address change. He also offered further information about the complaints against Gibler and again asked the state to take action.

But in a letter to the editor responding to recent election-related letters that have called into question his departure from the organization, Gibler defended himself.

“Pat Gorman made accusations to the [Illinois] Attorney General’s office in 2013, that media was missing, and it was determined there was no basis for the accusations, as Gorman could not elaborate on what was actually missing,” he wrote. “This was a civil, not a criminal complaint which was found to have no merit.”

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ARKANSAS | RELIGIOUS-OBJECTIONS BILL

AP

Chad Griffin, national president of the Human Rights Campaign, speaks Wednesday at a rally at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson earlier Wednesday called for changes to a religious objection measure that provoked a backlash from businesses and gay-rights groups, saying it was not intended to sanction discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Governor takes bill off table Wants measure worded like it is on federal level LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson backed away Wednesday from his promise to sign a controversial religiousobjections bill, bowing to pressure from critics of the measure, including his own son and some of the state’s biggest employers, who say the legislation is antigay.

The Republican governor said he wants the Legislature either to recall the bill from his desk to amend it or pass a follow-up measure that would make the proposal more closely mirror a federal religious-freedom law. Arkansas lawmakers moved quickly to advance a new version aimed at addressing the governor’s concerns.

Hutchinson said his son, Seth, was among those who signed a petition asking him to veto the bill.

“This is a bill that in ordinary times would not be controversial,” the governor said. “But these are not ordinary times.”

Hutchinson initially supported the bill, and on Tuesday, his office said he planned to sign it into law. Hutchinson said Wednesday he’s still committed to signing a religious freedom measure but wants it consistent with the federal law.

“What is important from an Arkansas standpoint is one, we get the right balance. And secondly, we make sure that we communicate we’re not going to be a state that fails to recognize the diversity of our workplace, our economy and our future,” Hutchinson said at a news confer-

ence at the state Capitol.

He was the second governor in as many days to give ground to opponents of the legislation.

After Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a similar measure last week, Pence and fellow Republicans endured days of sharp criticism from around the country. The Indiana governor is now seeking follow-up legislation to address concerns that the law could allow businesses to discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Hutchinson also faced pressure from the state’s top employers, including Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has asked for the bill to be vetoed. Little Rock’s mayor, the city’s Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas-based data-services company Acxiom have all urged the governor to reject the bill.

Other big names in business, including Apple, Gap and Levi Strauss, have also spoken out against the religious-objection measures.

Experts say companies are increasingly concerned about any laws that could alienate customers, hurt state economies or limit employers’ ability to attract and retain talent.

Wal-Mart is particularly influential because it is the world’s largest retailer and the nation’s largest private employer.

Neither the Indiana nor Arkansas law specifically mentions gays and lesbians, but opponents are concerned that the language contained in them could offer a legal defense to businesses and other institutions that refuse to serve gays, such as caterers, florists or photographers with religious objections to same-sex marriage.

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Kinzinger meets with new Grundy committee Legislative Committee hears from congressman what to anticipate

BY HEIDI LITCHFIELD Shaw Media hlitchfield@shawmedia.com

MORRIS – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger explained to the Grundy County Board Legislative Committee why the group is so important during a for a workshop Tuesday.

Kinzinger, R-Channahon, also shared what laws are being discussed

in Washington, District of Columbia, and why they matter to Grundy County residents.

He told the committee that while he sat on the McLean County Board from 1998 to 2003, he also was part of a legislative committee. The local committee focuses on how external regulation affects Grundy County.

“I guess this [commit-

tee] is new for you all,” Kinzinger said. “It’s a great opportunity. It is what you Adam want to Kinzinger make it.”

The Grundy group is a new one that was introduced in December, part of the County Board’s reorganization under new Chairman David Welter.

Kinzinger said he recommends having the

committee so that board members can watch events in Springfield and D.C. that will directly affect the county, as well as give the county a voice with their legislators as they bring forward issues that matter to the residents.

He said the transportation bill is a major factor that will affect infrastructure and is needed to help fund the rebuilding of roads and bridges throughout the district.

“We want to make sure

we have good roads and bridges,” he said.

He said Congress has also worked on Medicare reform, part of which would allow doctors to be paid what they are worth and encourage young doctors to work in the field.

Welter said that when he created the committee, he hoped state and local legislators would be available to come in and talk so they could advocate for or against laws that would have an impact on the county.

“We appreciate Congressman Kinzinger taking the time to talk to the Legislative Committee,” he said. “It’s great that he could take the time to answer any questions we had.”

Welter said he has met with a staffer from Kinzinger’s office on several occasions before the workshop to discuss local issues. The Legislative Committee meets monthly at the Grundy County Administration Building.

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Village getting $20K for a new storm siren, generator

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521 @SeaWarren

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Officers from the City of Kankakee and Kankakee County search for prison escapee Kamron T. Taylor on Wednesday in Kankakee. Authorities say Taylor, a convicted murderer, escaped from jail earlier in the day after beating a guard into unconsciousness, taking his keys and uniform and speeding off in his SUV.

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Convicted murderer has history of trying to flee from jail Bukowski said.

After getting free of his two-man cell in a lockdown unit, Taylor Kamron T. hid out and Taylor attacked the guard, a military veteran with 10 years of correctional experience, Bukowski said.

By wearing the guard’s uniform, Taylor was able to fool other guards in a master control room who opened three sets of doors for him after visual verification by surveillance video, Bukowski said.

Once outside, the suspect repeatedly pressed the guard’s key fob to locate his Chevrolet Equinox in a parking lot and drive away.

Authorities didn’t learn of the escape until about 30 minutes later, when jail staff found the wounded officer, who is hospitalized in intensive care with head wounds.

“He was in and out of consciousness, unable to understand the questions that were given to him,” Bukowski said of the guard at a news conference.

ensure that the siren never has a power failure problem, she said. It will be placed inside the city’s fire department.

The grant won’t cover the full cost of the project, but will put a significant dent in it, Hill said.

The siren will be installed as soon as the money comes in.

“We’re definitely trying to get it in here this spring,” Hill said. “It’s pretty important.”

sources of revenue must be considered.

“Everything is on the table. We have to look at ourselves very carefully,” Adesida said. “What are the strategic things we have to continue to do to make sure Illinois remains Illinois?

Administrators want the campus spending proposal finished for university trustees to consider at their May 7 meeting, according to The News-Gazette. Adesida said the plan for cuts

would come after consulting with the campus senate, the Council of Deans and the Campus Budget Oversight Committee.

Rauner proposed the cut in state funding during his State of the State address.

The potential cut in next year’s budget would cost the Urbana-Champaign campus $86 million to $114 million, depending on how system cuts are allocated.

The University of Illinois system as a whole faces a $208 million reduction.

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Inmate, 23, overpowers guard, escapes from detention center KANKAKEE (AP) – A man awaiting sentencing for murder escaped from a jail in eastern Illinois Wednesday after beating a guard into unconsciousness, taking his keys and uniform and speeding off in his SUV. Kamron T. Taylor, who has a history of escape attempts, fled from the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee at about 3 a.m. He somehow escaped from his cell, hid inside the facility, then beat and choked the guard who was making rounds, said Kankakee County Sheriff Timothy Bukowski.

Taylor, a 23-year-old from Kankakee, is considered armed and dangerous, the sheriff said.

He was convicted of firstdegree murder in February and faces a sentence of 45 years to life in prison.

Besides hunting him down, investigators were eager to determine how Taylor got free in what was the first successful escape from the decadeold lockup housing about 450 detainees.

“The speculation on my part is somebody didn’t do their job properly,”

TAMPICO – A $20,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture means this village of about 800 finally will be able to replace its antiquated storm siren and buy a new generator to back it up.

The grant, announced Wednesday, is muchneeded – especially as

severe storm season begins, Mayor Kristine Hill said.

The village applied for the grant about a year and a half ago, after a failed attempt to use the siren when a storm hit. The alarm failed because, by the time someone got to the water tower to flip the switch, the power was out.

The new system can be turned on remotely, and the generator will

A few hours after sunrise, officers found the abandoned SUV in a residential area of Kankakee and approached the vehicle with their guns drawn.

But Taylor was nowhere to be found and it wasn’t clear whether he fled on foot or someone picked him up in another vehicle, the sheriff said.

At one point Wednesday, authorities issued an alert for a 15-year-old girl who they believed was with Taylor. Illinois State Police later announced the girl had been found, but did not say where or how officials found her or whether she had been with Taylor.

Jail staffing levels and procedures will be reexamined, but Bukowski said Taylor’s history of violence and previous escape attempts didn’t necessarily single him out for stricter security measures.

“It raises an alert, I guess,” he said. “But you figure the people that are locked up in our facility aren’t altar boys and you take certain precautions for all of them. And you can’t become complacent with anybody ... especially a murderer.”

URBANA (AP) – University of Illinois administrators are pushing to finish a plan by next month to deal with the 31.5 percent cut Gov. Bruce Rauner has proposed in state funding for universities.

Urbana-Champaign campus Provost Ilesanmi Adesida told faculty leaders in a meeting Monday that everything from campus expenses to new

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GUEST COLUMN | APRIL 7 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION

Protect voting rights; make your vote count People can cast their ballots early as well as on Election Day Tuesday CATHY MYERS Dixon

The Consolidated Election is Tuesday, and voters in Lee County will have the opportunity to vote on various offices.

As long as voters are properly registered, their resident address will determine which offices they will be voting on, such as mayor, commissioners, village president, treasurer, clerk, trustees, library trustees, park district commissioners, school board member or trustee, fire protection district trustees, and referenda questions.

Voters have several opportunities to vote prior to Election Day. Laws have been changed

that now allow “no excuse” absentee voting. This can be done by requesting a ballot by mail or coming into the Election Department at the Old Lee Lee County C o u n t y Clerk Cathy Myers Courthouse and casting a ballot in person.

Grace period voting allows voters to register to vote or update their voter registration, but they must be ready to cast their ballot at that time.

This can be done only by coming in person to the Election Department

at the Old Lee County Courthouse.

Items that voters are voting on are specific to where they live. Every other year, all registered voters receive in the mail a new voter ID card, which lists all the districts the voter will be voting on.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that voters stay properly registered. If a voter has moved or has had a name change, the person’s voter registration also needs to be updated. This can be done by coming to the Election Department of the County Clerk’s Office or by filling out the back of the current voter ID card and sending it in to the County Clerk’s Office.

Voters can also register or update their voter registration at the Depart-

ment of Motor Vehicles when they change their driver’s license or at other state agencies when applying for services.

New voter ID cards for all currently registered voters will be coming out over the summer.

Serving as an election judge is also a great way to stay involved in the election process. We are always in need of election judges.

The judges are certified every 2 years, and we also hold smaller training sessions closer to the election to go over items specific to the upcoming election.

If you would be interested in serving as an election judge, you can contact the County Clerk’s Office at 815-2883309. We try, whenever possible, to schedule

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The Election Department in the Old Lee County Courthouse will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday for absentee, early, or grace period voting only, and from 8:15 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Monday for inperson absentee voting only.

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election judges in the vote center that covers their precinct, so it is a great way to meet your neighbors or maybe see

some old friends.

The Election Department in the Old Lee County Courthouse will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday for absentee, early, or grace period voting only, and from 8:15 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Monday for inperson absentee voting only.

A SAMPLE BALLOT OF the April 7 Consolidated Election can be viewed on the county’s website at www.leecountyil.com, so that you can examine the ballot prior to voting and be prepared to cast your ballot.

Protect your voting rights and make your vote count by voting on April 7.

Note to readers: Cathy Myers is Lee County clerk and recorder.

THE READER’S VOICE

‘I focus on getting things done’ for city DAVID J. HAND Rock Falls

I am very grateful to my supporters in the 3rd Ward who have allowed me to represent them on the Rock Falls City Council for more than 2 decades.

I stand firmly on my record, especially my efforts that have saved millions of dollars of taxpayers’ money. I again ask for your support by voting yes to re-elect me on April 7.

I support the half-cent sales tax increase needed to fund the costs of repairing our roads and needed infrastructure improvements. This additional revenue will enable us to share the burden with our out-oftown shoppers.

The negative campaign comments made by my opponents lack common sense. Surrendering alderman pay is a shallow gesture at best, as it doesn’t even cover the cost of gasoline to attend needed meetings, let alone pay for much-needed road improvements.

I am bound by legal constraints to not respond to the comment on the tourism issue due to ongoing litigation.

As far as the construction of a new hotel, city government can’t say which businesses can and can’t come into our city. This is the nature of competition in a free marketplace. The investors building the new hotel did a market study, and it clearly indicated there is sufficient capacity for another hotel.

I could further elaborate on all the negative comments my opponents have made, but I prefer to take the high road.

I focus on getting things done, especially for our 3rd Ward. As an example, I was chairman for the committee for the East End Storm Water Project that built a retention pond, thus alleviating flooding in the 3rd Ward. It takes all voting members of the

council to effect change, not just one person.

As always, I thank you for your continued support as your 3rd Ward alderman.

Operating in red not same as being broke LIANDRO ARELLANO JR. Dixon

After the last debate, Mayor Burke wrote a “clarification” letter that is mistaken on a key point. “Operating in the red” is a different financial concept than cash reserves, or being “broke.”

Operating in the red means a business or government is spending more than it is receiving in revenue – it has a negative cash flow. Cash reserve is the monies that entity has on hand.

I should also note that both mayoral candidates, and several council candidates, have all commented on the issue.

That is because the possibility of operating in the red was discussed at a well-attended public budget meeting.

Growing pension costs, state cuts, and other structural issues were all discussed that evening.

Those of us who may be balancing those costs in future budgets were paying attention.

The mayor is right that it would take a “total mismanagement” to lose a $13 million reserve.

Indeed, that’s why the financial budget projections stood out so much.

But let’s not conflate cash flow with cash reserves – no predictions of being “broke” were made. I ask that the mayor not attribute to me predictions I never made.

Vote Schielein for school board DANNY LANGLOSS Dixon

Please join me in supporting Jim Schielein for the Dixon Public Schools Board of Education.

I have worked closely

with Jim on several community and school-related projects and have been very impressed with his dedication and commitment to Dixon schools.

Jim is a family man who has a personal commitment to providing our students the best educational experience. He has an extensive business background and has 8 years of experience serving on the school board.

He has a complete understanding of school finances and funding, which could not be more important during these difficult financial times.

He is a progressive leader with a vision that will help move our district forward.

Our community faces many important decisions related to school facilities. We need Jim’s leadership, experience, vision, and dedication to help lead us through this process.

Please join me in voting for Jim Schielein on April 7.

Vote Kuhn for Dixon mayor ED MILLER Green Acres, Florida and Dixon

As a property and business owner in Dixon, I see the upcoming election as very exciting. You have two commissioners who have been involved in the process with a proven track record.

You have small business owners from downtown who have been involved in city and county government, volunteered for boards, and served on Main Street in a time Main Street put Dixon on the map.

They participated and volunteered time, and learned the system and how it works.

Then you have the race for mayor. Mr. Arellano may be a very nice young man; however, he has no experience. Never served on a board or committee, or held an office. I hope Dixon does not stop forward progress to train someone for the head job.

If Mr. Arellano were hiring a manager for his restaurant, would he even consider someone who has never worked in a restaurant? Of course not.

Why would the people of Dixon vote for someone who has never involved himself to learn what the committees and volunteers do before wanting to take over?

Mr. Kuhn is past president of the Petunia Festival, a dedicated volunteer and elected official.

Vote Kuhn, and keep Dixon moving forward.

Arellano has the time to lead JEREMY ENGLUND Dixon

As one of Li Arellano’s business partners, I think I can answer some questions that have been raised. First, some background.

I worked for Li when he first opened Dixon’s Jimmy John’s. When he was mobilized for his second combat tour, I became store manager and ran his company. I had been attending college to become an EMT, and eventually used my experience in both fields to start a career with the CSX Transportation railroad.

Last year, Li asked me to join his companies as operating owner. He was passionate about running for mayor, and wanted to ensure he had time to devote to that calling.

We agreed and even are creating a new company, Frosted Spoon, which will be the first self-serve frozen yogurt concept in the Sauk Valley. The initial location will be at our Jimmy John’s property in Rock Falls, with tentative expansion plans for the Dixon downtown area.

I left a great career for the opportunity to work with Li again, this time as his business partner.

I will handle daily business operations so that he can apply his talents to being a phenomenal mayor for Dixon.

We need fresh, talented leadership – vote Arellano for mayor!

Incumbents earn support KEN ROUX Dixon

Does the name really matter?

Whether you put the title of commissioner or council member, it shouldn’t really matter.

What should matter is the credentials of the candidates.

After reading Jim Dixon’s comments in the paper, I had to laugh.

After all, I think it was under his watchful eye as mayor that Rita started stealing millions. So the public should think about that in itself and put little value in his comments.

I think what the public really needs to focus on is that under Dennis Considine’s, Colleen Brechon’s, and Jeff Kuhn’s first term, she was exposed.

Is it a coincidence? I don’t think so, and for this reason, they will get my support.

Some change is always good. Complete change is a setup for disaster.

Just my thoughts.

Arellano for Dixon mayor KEVIN OLTMANNS Dixon

It is time for a change in Dixon. Mr. Kuhn was strongly against a new form of government, yet more than 70 percent of the voters of Dixon supported the change. Mr. Kuhn is out of the touch with the average citizen of Dixon.

I am supporting Li Arellano for mayor. He is a successful businessman, and he will bring a fresh start to Dixon City Hall.

We can’t have a change if we keep electing the same people.

Li has created jobs and understands budgets. He is focused on infrastructure upgrades, revitalization of downtown, I-88 economic growth, and the Riverfront. Li believes that with financial prudence, we can improve our quality of life yet still protect the taxpayers.

Li has the time, energy, and expertise to run the

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5 days until the April 7th Consolidated Election.

Vote as you please, but please vote. city of Dixon and to run it well. In my opinion, he is the only choice for Dixon mayor.

I ask you to join me and vote Li Arellano for mayor.

‘Listening to people is key’ DAVID MILLER Sterling

My name is David Miller. I am running for alderman in Sterling’s 2nd Ward.

I have lived in the Sterling area all my life. I worked at Northwestern Steel & Wire for 321⁄2 years, before it closed its doors.

Part of the time at NWSW, I was a union representative. As a committee, we negotiated contracts and dealt with people one on one.

Listening to the people is the key when trying to resolve problems.

Together as a council, we will try to satisfy the voters’ needs.

Please vote for me on April 7. Thank you.

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506 5th Ave., Rock Falls, IL • 626-2271 fccro ockfalls@gmail.com

Messiah Ev. Lutheran Church 1601 Avenue F, Sterling, IL • 815-625-2284 Intentional Interim Pastor Burge

Holy Week Worship Schedule Good Friday Friday April 3, 2015 1PM & 7PM • No Communion Easter Services Sunday April 5, 2015 6:30AM • Sunrise Service with Communion 7:00 - 9:00AM • Easter Breakfast* 10:00AM • Service with Communion

Immanuel Lutheran Church Nurturing the inside to show Christ on the outside 1013 Franklin Grove Rd, Dixon 815-284-2804 www.immanueldixon.org Maundy Thursday 7:00 PM Holy Thursday with Communion Good Friday 7:00 PM Tenebrae Service with Memorial Candles

Easter Sunday 8:00 AM Traditional Festival of the Resurrection 10:30 AM Contemporary Festival of the Resurrection

Holy Saturday 5:30 PM Easter Vigil Service

St. Paul Lutheran Church 421 S. Peoria, Dixon, IL

815-288-2757

Holy Week Services Maundy Thursday…Thursday, April 2, 7 p.m.

Good Friday…Friday, April 3, 7 p.m.

Easter Vigil…Saturday, April 4, 5:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday…Sunday, April 5, 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. with Easter breakfast between services.

CELEBRATE EASTER WITH US!

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Join us as we Celebrate!

Sunday, April 5, 2015 9:00 a.m.

Sterling First UMC April 2nd • Holy Thursday / Open Communion every 30 minutes from 6:30 AM TO 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM TO 1:00 PM, AND 4:00 PM TO 7:30 PM

April 5th – Easter

Worship Service and Sunday School 10:30am

First United Methodist Church

501 Broadway, Sterling • www.sterlingfirstumc.org

12950 Lawrence Rd - Sterling www.oneightychurch.org

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TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 205 E. 10th Street • Sterling, IL

(815) 626-7777

Easter Servi vice

Sunday, April 5 • 9am

Corner of 3rd & Peoria, Dixon • (815) 288-2151 • www.stlukesdixon.org

Holy Week Service Schedule April 1: 6:00p.m. - Tenebrae

April 2: 6:00 p.m. - Maundy Thursday Service followed by Agape Meal April 3: 12:15 p.m. - Stations of the Cross 6:00 p.m. - Good Friday Liturgy

1802 Dixon Avenue, Rock Falls, IL • www.htbc.info

April 4: 7:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter

Come and Worship with us.

April 5: 10:15 a.m. - Easter Sunday Service All Are Welcome!

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St. Paul Lutheran - Sterling March 29th: Palm Sunday 9am Worship

April 3rd: Good Friday Worship 6pm

April 5th: Easter Sunday Worship 9am

St. Patrick Catholic Church 612 Highland Ave., Dixon • 815.284.7719

Holy Week & Easter 2015 Holy Thursday, April 2 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00pm Good Friday, April 3 The Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross 1:00pm Easter Vigil, April 4 7:00pm Easter Sunday Masses, April 5 8:00am, 10:30am & 6:00pm

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Dixon Avenue & Martin Road, Rock Falls, IL 815-625-3376 • www.ggslcrf.org l f

Holy Week Services

Easter Sunday, April 5th

Maundy Thursday with Holy Communionn April 2 • 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm

“Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!”

Easter Family Services 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Live cattle: April 161.80; June 152.22; Aug. 149.17 Feeder cattle: April 218.62; May 216.65 Lean hogs: April 62.90; June 76.25; Oct. 70.12 Sugar: May 12.32 Cotton: May 62.58 T-Bonds: June 16529⁄32 Silver: May 16.96 Gold: April 1205.00 Copper: May 2.7480 Crude: April 49.79 Dollar Index: June 98.47

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

702 W. Lynn Blvd, Sterling, IL www.nllutheran.com

Traditional Worship – 8:30 am Easter Breakfast – 9:30 am Contemporary Worship – 10:45 am

The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: May 3.81 1 ⁄ 2 ; July 3.90; Dec. 4.063⁄4 Soybeans: May 9.89 3⁄4; July 9.94 3⁄4; Nov. 9.723⁄4 Soybean oil: May 30.69; Dec. 31.10 Soybean meal: May 331.90; Dec. 324.40 Wheat: May 5.28 1⁄2; July 5.291⁄2 Oats: March 2.62; July 2.63

Good Friday April 3 • 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm Easter Celebration with Holy Communioon April 5 • 9:00 am

Harvest Time Bible Church

815-626-1234

Celebrate the Resurrection of Christ at Grace UMC

Grace United Methodist Church 921 E. Chamberlin, Dixon, IL, 815-288-1505

MAUNDY THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Share-a-Dish Meal, Worship, & Communion Starting at 5:30pm EASTER BREAKFAST: APRIL 5 • 8-9AM Easter Egg Hunt: April 5 • 8:45am Worship Our Lord’s Resurrection • 9:30am with special music & Communion Grace UMC is Handicap Accessible

Area Catholic Churches

Liturgy of Holy Week and Easter, 2015 Holy Thursday Evening, April 2 Mass of the Lord’s Supper Sacred Heart Church 7:00 pm Adoration - Benediction until Midnight St. Mary Church 5:15 pm (English) 7:00 pm (Spanish) Adoration in the Chapel 6:30-8:30pm (English) 8:30-10:30 pm (Spanish) St.Andrew Church 7:00 pm St. Mary - Tampico 7:00 pm

Good Friday, April 3 Reading of the Passion

Easter Vigil, April 4 Sacred Heart Church 8:00 pm St. Mary Church 6:00 pm (English) 9:00 pm (Spanish) St.Andrew Church 8:00 pm St. Mary - Tampico ---

Easter Sunday Masses, April 5

Sacred Heart Church 1:00 pm St.Mary Church - Sterling 12:15 pm (English) 4:00 pm (Spanish) St. Andrew Church 12:30 pm St. Mary - Tampico 1:00 pm Living Stations of the Cross At St. Mary 3:00 pm (Spanish) Stations of the Cross At Sacred Heart 7:00 pm Sacred Heart - 8:30 & 11:00 am St. Mary - Sterling - 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am 11:30 am (Spanish) St. Andrew Church - 7:15 & 9:00 am St. Mary - Tampico - 9:00 am

Our Easter Greeting To All “May the hope of the Resurrection keep the joy of the Lord and His peace in your hearts.”

St. Mary Church Sacred Heart Church 2224 Ave. J, Sterling, IL Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor

600 Ave. B, Sterling, IL Rev. James Keenan, Pastor Rev. Adalberto Sanchez, Parochial Vicar

St. Mary Church

St.Andrew Church

105 Benton St., Tampico, IL Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak, Pastor

708 10th Ave., Rock Falls, IL Rev. Msgr. Thomas L. Dzielak, Pastor

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Stepfather teaches wife how to accept gay son Dear Abby, I am a 91-year-old reader with a story to tell. In 1958, I married a man every woman would have loved to have. He was one of a kind. I had two boys from a previous marriage, and this wonderful man adopted them.

In 1963, before homosexuality was understood or openly accepted, I discovered that my oldest son was gay. I didn’t take it well because of the way I was raised. In fact, I came unglued. My husband took me in his arms and said, “Honey, he is no different today than he was yesterday.”

ent, I am passing them on.

– Ever Grateful Mother, Santa Rosa, California

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

The rest is a long story, but this wonderful man – a stepfather – gave acceptance to his son and taught it to me. His words helped me to value my own son as the person he is. If his words can help some other par-

Dear Grateful Mother, You married a wise and compassionate man, and I want to thank you for sharing an important message for other parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children.

Dear Abby, I’m an alcoholic. My husband blames it for everything that goes wrong in our lives. Not invited to a coveted party? They must have

heard what an ass I made of myself 4 years ago.

I love my husband and don’t want to leave him.

However, he is blind to the similarities to his overeating and smoking. I’m at my wit’s end. He refuses to see, while pointing out to our friends that I’m not supposed to drink, that I could be as nasty as he is and say things like, “You’re not supposed to smoke,” or, “You’re overweight and shouldn’t eat that.”

I’m sick of being humiliated and tired of feeling like I owe him something because he “overlooks” me being an alcoholic. How can I get him to see that

these things are all addictions and hard to kick, and he should quit looking down his nose at me?

– Humiliated in Texas Dear Humiliated, Your letter proves the truth of the saying that alcoholism is a “family disease.” The more your husband draws attention to your alcohol problem, the less he is forced to confront his own addictions to food and tobacco, and it also serves as a distraction. It’s comfortable for him, allows him to feel superior and benefits him because it makes him an object of sympathy. This is neither

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BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra

Periscope, available only on iPhone, offers a personal and unique approach to events and places. and a man who answered questions about his large beard while lying in bed.

The Internet has a funny way of distorting reality, and although its intentions might have started altruistically, people will always find creative ways to bend its use.

I also watched someone clean a toilet after an apparent raucous spring break house party, and saw a phenomenon that exists within

the app called “fridge view,” where broadcasters display the contents of their refrigerators to the audience.

Periscope is making its way to mainstream media hands, and as of Monday morning, “Good Morning America” staff already had revealed the quirkiness of its break room cooler.

Transmitting live video requires Twitter integration, so if you already have a handle, you’re a

step closer to streaming and sending video.

Viewers can interact with a broadcaster through comments, which he can reply to on camera, and with colored hearts, which let him know you approve of the feed.

Videos are stored online for 24 hours, and privacy options can be selected to limit the audience.

Will you give this app a try?

FAMILY FUN | EASTER

More egg hunts this weekend in Sauk Valley Friday In Oregon • An egg hunt will be at 3 p.m. at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center, 811 S. 10th St. Prizes will be awarded for three categories – children from 1 to 4, 5 to 8, and 9 to 11 years. Serenity Hospice & Home and the rehabilitation center will organize the hunt.

For more information, call 815-732-2499 and ask for Pam Gould.

In Tampico • An annual Easter egg hunt will begin at 11 a.m. in Booth Park, at the intersection of Booth and Fremont streets.

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

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

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Periscope app offers instant access An app called Periscope is the latest online craze, and it might be even more addicting than watching recorded cat videos.

You can now watch those cats in real time.

“A picture may be worth a thousand words, but live video can take you someplace and show you around,” reads the app’s website. “Just over a year ago, we became fascinated by the idea of discovering the world through someone else’s eyes. What if you could see through the eyes of a protester in Ukraine?

Or watch the sunrise from a hot air balloon in Cappadocia?”

Periscope, available only on iPhone, offers a personal and unique approach to events and places.

In less than 10 minutes, I watched someone drive to work in Florida, the inside of a New York City bus, cherry blossoms at night in Japan, a continuous video stream of a ceiling fan,

helpful nor healthy for either of you.

I have said many times that you cannot change another person. However, a licensed mental health professional may be able to help you understand why you tolerate your husband’s behavior – and might even be able to give you insight into why you drink the way you do.

Royal Neighbors of America Youth Chapter 516 will present the hunt for children 12 and younger. Attendees should bring baskets.

For more information, call Shelly Jaquet at 815-4385475.

Saturday In Dixon • An Easter egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. at Sugar Grove School and Church, 352 Timber Creek Road.

Children 2 to 12 years can take part in the school’s second egg hunt.

For more information, call 815-288-2811.

• Dixon Elks Lodge 779 and Sauk Valley Jaycees members will organize an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. at the lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

Age groups will be 3 and under, 4 to 5, 6 to 7, 8 to 9, and 10 to 12 years.

For more information, call the lodge at 815-288-3557.

In Mount Morris • Children up to 12 years old can take part in a community Easter egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. at Dillehay Park, at Stengel Drive and South Ogle Avenue.

Mount Morris Lions Club members will organize the hunt, with the Women of the

Moose and Evangelical Free Church of Mount Morris.

For more information, call the church at 815-734-4942.

In Sterling • Sterling First Church of the Nazarene will hold its annual Easter EGGstravaganza program at the church, 411 13th Ave. Shows will be at 1 and 2 p.m., and will feature music, games, science experiments, and more. The egg hunts will follow each show.

All families with children younger than 12 can attend.

For more information, visit sterlingnaz.org or call 815-625-0864.

– SVM staff report

Thursday, April 2 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, 815-7323252.

Stump Jumpers, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, weather permitting. Register: 815-732-3252 or 800-541-5479.

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

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

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815-456-3000.

Friendly Needles, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

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

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

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

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

“Hand and Foot” card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6228220.

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

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912

Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925 Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290.

Friday, April 3 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, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Fish and shrimp dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, April 3 Good Friday: Cancellations have not been received for these; check ahead to see if meeting.

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

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

Walk of the Cross, 9:15 a.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 501 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Mar-

ket, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open; 10:30 p.m.,

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open, candlelight, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2458214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, it’s your meeting; 8 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Christian ministry with DVD showings, 5-7 p.m., Rock Falls Seventh-day Adventist Church, 501 W. Second St., 779-861-1086.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open; 7 p.m., Al-Anon-Alateen, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960

U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

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

Saturday, April 4 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

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

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

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506

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

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

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

Chapter 410 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, 7:30 p.m., terminal building, Whiteside County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, 815-626-1249.

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

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DIXON | SECOND SATURDAYS

Limited edition posters to be on display Spring Prom to offer music, drinks at Post House STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

DIXON – Neal Aspinall has designed five original works that celebrate Dixon. His work is currently showcased on the streets downtown by way of Dixon Main Street’s Downtown Banner Project.

Aspinall has reformatted his designs to be featured in a limited edition poster series.

The posters will be featured from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

April 11 during Second Saturdays in the gallery space at Dixon Main Street, 115 S. Hennepin Ave. Only 100 of each design is being released for purchase. Each poster costs $30. Aspinall will make

an appearance to sign his work.

Visit the Main Street office or email riverfrontdixon@gmail.com for an order form. Purchases can be made by cash or check only.

Other events • The Spring Prom will get started at 6 p.m. at the Post House Ballroom, 100 W. Second St. There will be a DJ, photos, a grand march, king and queen crowning, and full bar service. Participants must be 21.

Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call 815-288-9236 for more information.

• Les Floto will play from 7 to 9 p.m. at Books on First, 202 W. First St.

• A Cajun Cuisine Dinner by Coty McGinn will be at Ginkgo Tree Café, 216 W. First St. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 815-677-9144.

• Registration will begin at 7 p.m. for an open mic jam, with music beginning at 8, at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. The event has a suggested donation of $3.

• The Vodka Boys will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Val’s Place, 316 W. First St. • Earth Day window designs will be on display at downtown businesses through Bridge of Art. For more information, call 815-288-2308 or find Dixon Main Street or Second Saturdays on Facebook.

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Shown are two of five original works Neal Aspinall designed to celebrate Dixon.

He reformatted his designs to be featured in a limited-edition poster series. The posters will be featured from 5:30 to 8 p.m. April 11 during Second Saturdays in the gallery space at Dixon Main Street, 115 S. Hennepin Ave.

WHAT’S GOING ON ART EXHIBITS At Freeport Art Museum FREEPORT – Paintings, drawings and sculptures by hundreds of students representing Freeport, Durand, Dakota, Stockton, Pearl City, Scales Mound, and Jo Daviess/Carroll Area Vocational Center will take center stage at the Freeport Art Museum, 121 N. Harlem Ave., during the annual Aspiring Artists Student Exhibition.

The exhibit will run through April 18.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Tours may be scheduled by calling 815-235-9755. Admission is free.

At The Next Picture Show DIXON – “Light and Dark,” an

all-media show, is open through Saturday at the gallery, 113 W. First St. Artists were asked to submit pieces depicting the theme of light versus dark.

The 11th annual Expressions Art Sale and Reception will run from Tuesday until the reception from 5 to 9 p.m. April 24 at the gallery.

Art and silent auction items will be on display throughout that time. Art items may be purchased at any time. Bids can be placed on silent auction items until the reception.

The event is a fundraiser for Sinnissippi Foundation, whose mission is to provide urgent needs for individuals and families in the Sinnissippi community. That includes helping clients afford treatment and safe housing, keeping the

heat on during the winter, and providing holiday food baskets.

The show is co-sponsored by Sauk Valley Bank. Work from 33 artists will be sold.

The more than 50 silent auction items include a drive or ride in a Lamborghini Gallardo on a regional race track; gift certificates to local restaurants, including La Vigna in Oregon, and Orom, Touch of Thai, and Salamandra’s, all in Dixon; and several autographed items from Chicago sports teams and the Green Bay Packers.

The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Go to www.sinnissippi.com or call 815-284-9380 for more information. Find the foundation on Facebook to see photos of the

art and silent auction items.

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

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

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

The event is free to the public.

Art at SVCC DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College will present “Ghostwriting,” an exhibit of paintings by Joseph

W. Turner, from Monday to April 27 at the college, 173 state Route 2. The art gallery is on the second floor, across from the cafeteria.

A special reception will run from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. There will be light refreshments and treats.

Email suzanne.m.gorgas@svcc. edu for more information.

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

The competition is a nationwide arts contest by the U. S. House of Representatives. One winning

piece of artwork from each district will be displayed for the next year in the Cannon Tunnel of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, District of Colombia.

The winner also will receive two airline tickets to Washington.

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

To compete, students in the district, which includes Carroll and Whiteside counties, should submit original artwork in digital form at www.bustos.house.gov/ helping-you/art-competition and to her office at artwork.bustos@mail. house.gov by April 10. Only one submission per student is allowed.

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

The website has all the details.

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DIXON | HISTORY LOVERS

Founders’ Day Celebration is April 11 at Loveland Lunch program to highlight history of Reynolds Wire Co. STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

DIXON – Dixon Main Street will host the annual Founders’ Day

Celebration on April 11 at the Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St. The celebration, which

will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a lunch of sandwiches and salad for a $5 donation, falls on the same day that John Dixon, founder of the city of Dixon, settled with his wife, Rebecca, and their children in 1830 near what is now the intersection of First

Street and Peoria Avenue.

The program will begin at noon and highlight the Reynolds family and Reynolds Wire Co. The program will be presented by the Lee County Genealogical & Historical Society. Local historian Duane Paulsen will give

the presentation, which will also will feature history of the Loveland Community House and Museum, currently celebrating its 75th anniversary.

The celebration will include the naming of the Langan Award winner for excellence in pre-

serving the history and heritage of Dixon, and the naming of the McAlpine Award winner for excellence in the preservation and revitalization of the historic downtown district.

For more information, call Main Street at 815288-2308.

April 11 Fair set in Stephenson County CEDARVILLE – The 19th annual Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair is set to run from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jane Addams Community Center, 430 W. Washington St. The event is a celebration of fiber and the fiber arts with workshops, demonstrations of spinning and weaving, vendors offering fibers for spinning, as well as finished yarns, dyes, books, and more.

Admission is $2 for adults and free for children younger than 12. Participants don’t need any spinning or weaving experience to attend.

Hands-on workshops are 2 to 3 hours long, and the cost ranges from $20 to $45, with the exception of the “To Dye For” workshop, which is $5.

Got to scfaf.webs.com to register. A brochure with a mail-in registration form can be found at the website, on the Facebook page, or by contacting Suzy Beggin at Suzy@SuzyBeggin.com or 815541-0897.

Registration will be available on the day of the fair, if space is available.

market, including rules, regulations, and applications, go to morrisonfarmersmarket.com or call 815-772-4749.

In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – The official start of the Rock Falls Farmers Market is May 16 during the annual Spring Garage Sales at 400 W. Second St. The Rock Falls Chamber is having a meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th St. All crafters, musicians, artists, produce farmers, home-based and local businesses are invited to attend to discuss the future of the market, Those interested in being a vendor can call 815-625-4500 or email hodges@rockfallschamber.com.

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

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Tuesday Annual dinner, auction set DIXON – Dixon Lioness Club will present its annual Spring Dinner and Chinese Auction from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

The evening begins with a meal, with the auction starting at 7.

Admission is $7. Proceeds go to local charities.

Call Jean Millar at 815-2882246 for more information.

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

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

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Are you in a band that would like to be listed in Plan!t Sauk Valley’s free entertainment calendar? Are you a bar that offers live entertainment? Send an email with the band’s name, booking number and website or Facebook page, and gig or event schedule, or the bar’s event schedule, to Lucas Pauley at lpauley@saukvalley.com.

At Books on First DIXON – Olivia Dvorak will play from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, and Les Floto will play from 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday at the store, 202 W. First St. At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Karaoke with The Funnies will be from 9 p.m. to midnight today, Bobbi and Shaylynn will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday, and Snap Shot will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. At Martin’s Steak and Spirits STERLING – Les Wilson will be performing songs from the to ‘60s from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and every Saturday at the restaurant, 14 E. Third St. At Rosbrook Studio DIXON – Tristan Bushman will open for Gina Venier and Daphne Willis at 7 p.m. Saturday at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon artist Sydni Reubin will showcase her skills by painting live for the audience.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. They are available at Venier Jewelers, 117 W. First St.; Roxie’s, 302 W. First St.; Ginkgo Tree Café, 216 W. First St.; and Books on First, 202 W. First St. They are also available online at brownpapertickets. com/event/1414269.

Find Tristan Bushman Music, Gina Venier Music, Sydni Reubin Art and Daphne Willis on Facebook for more information.

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

At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red Hot DJ will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, Trippin Molly will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and New Shoes will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: April 10, Kizmaz; and April 11, Drop Dead Dolly April 11 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Country gentleman Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

April 18 Hitz City hitting stage DIXON – Hitz City will play from 8 p.m. to midnight at Val’s Place, 316 W. First St. Upcoming: April 25, Corner Spot in Dixon

COMEDY April 11 Christian comedian in area WALNUT – Brad Stine, a Christian comedian from Brentwood, Tennessee, will present “The God Experience Tour 2015” at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at Walnut Community Bible Church, 125 Jackson St.

April 18 Two concerts in Sterling STERLING – The students of Rhonda Hultgren at Woodlawn Arts Academy will perform free recitals at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1701 16th Ave. Hultgren teaches adult group piano classes, as well as private lessons for piano, voice, flute, clarinet, baritone, trombone, trumpet, alto saxophone, and more at Woodlawn.

Go to woodlawartsacademy. com or call 815-626-4278 for more information.

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Louise Price, known for her performances of Irish folk songs, performs at a First Fridays Open Stage music show. The event returns at 7 p.m. Friday to the Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Stine does not use profanity or sexual humor because of his conservative Christian faith.

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

April 25 Comedian at local eatery DEER GROVE – Preston Lacy, a writer and performer in the “Jackass” TV show and movies, will perform at 8 p.m. at Arnie’s Happy Spot, 1667 Hoover Road.

Tickets are $5 for the show only, or $11 with a chicken dinner included.

Tickets will be available at the door, which will open at 6:30 p.m. The food special runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

CONCERTS Today Singer-songwriter at SVCC DIXON – Singer-songwriter Nick Hagelin will offer a free performance at 7 p.m. in the Mathis Theater at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Hagelin has performed on CBS, Fox, NBC, WeTV and at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.

Go to nickhagelin.com or find him on Facebook for more information.

Friday First Fridays in Oregon OREGON – The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. to the Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

Upcoming: May 1

Tuesday Free concert at Woodlawn STERLING – The Woodlawn Arts Academy Rhythm-Quest Rocks! bands, under the direction of Ramiro Martinez, will offer a free concert at 6 p.m. in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at the academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

The bands feature students 12 years and older from across the Sauk Valley.

Go to woodlawnartsacademy. com or call 815-626-4278 for more information.

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

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

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

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

April 12 SVCC concert in Dixon DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College will present its free spring band concert at 2 p.m. at the Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. The concert’s theme is “East Meets West,” with a special performance of Alfred Reed’s “Twelfth Night” with the SVCC Department of Theatre.

Email Mark Bressler at mark. bressler@svcc.edu for more information.

April 17 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the

April 26 Variety show in Sterling STERLING – “The Family Jam Variety Show,” featuring two groups from Branson, Missouri, will be on stage at the annual Whiteside County Senior Center fundraising concert at 2 p.m. at Centennial Auditorium, 1608 Fourth Ave. The family-friendly show features Matt and Lisa Wolf’s family band, and Jim Barber, a master ventriloquist, who has been seen on “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Tickets are $17 at the door.

Tickets can also be purchased in advance: two for $30, three or more for $12 each, and 16 or more tickets for $10.

A family pass, which admits all people living in one household, is available for $40.

Tickets are available by calling the Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 or 888622-9230.

April 29 Free concert at Centennial STERLING – The Sterling Municipal Band’s annual free spring concert is set for 7 p.m. at Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. Food will be available from Christ Lutheran School at 6 in the lobby before the concert.

The concert will feature Patrick Sheridan, a tuba soloist from Arizona.

Call 815-622-1681 for more information.

CRAFT SHOWS, FLEA MARKETS, VENDOR SHOWS Through May 17 Expo opening in Freeport FREEPORT – The Spring Arts & Crafts/Farmers Market Expo will open Friday at The Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Center, 4596 U.S. Route 20.

The expo features more than 20 vendors offering unique spring, Easter and Mother’s Day gifts from Stephenson County. Items include bird houses, wooden benches, jams and jellies, soaps, jewelry, home décor, garden art, doll clothes, homemade breads and more.

The center is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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COMMENTARY | MUSIC REVIEWS Mini Mansions’ ‘The Great Pretenders’ is the real deal (Grade: A-minus) Everything about the second full-length LP from the Los Angeles trio Mini Mansions is big.

“The Great Pretenders” sounds big, and brings in a couple of big names for cameo roles. And if there’s any justice in the rock music world, Mini Mansions will be a big thing come the summer.

The record, released this week, goes in enough directions musically that it’s hard to label. At times it’s synth-driven alt pop with an ’80s flavor (the fantastic opener “Freakout!” and “Death is a

Girl”), at times it’s Beatlesesque (the melodic “Heart of Stone”) and at times it’s weird and frenetic (the Doors-meets-Nine Inch Nails-ish double-play of “Honey I’m Home” and “Mirror Mountain”).

Think Soft Cell, John Lennon, Fountains of Wayne, Beach Boys, Arctic Monkeys, and Queens of the Stone Age, wrapped into one 11-song set.

Courtney Barnett’s first album merits repeat listens (Grade: A-minus) First, it must be said that Courtney Barnett’s music is like the little sister you love but at times find to be grating. The more you listen, the better it sounds and the easier it is to overlook the flaws.

The same holds true for Barnett’s “first” full-length LP, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit.” It gets better and better with repeated listens. In fact, it’s one of the best records released so far in 2015.

Barnett’s voice is quite adorably droll. It has the droning quality of the legendary Patti Smith, whom you’ve probably heard of, and the explosiveness of Tracy Bonham, whom you probably haven’t.

That droning quality can be a bit grating ... until

you really delve into the music.

Barnett, a 27-year-old Australian, is a singersongwriter with a punk rock soul. Her lyrics are equal parts prickly and humorous. On the standout single, “Pedestrian at Best,” she sings, “Put me on a pedestal, and I’ll only disappoint you. Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you. Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey. I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny.”

That single, along with other standouts “Elevator Operator” and “Dead

Stevens’ tribute as heartbreaking as it is breathtaking

Beach Boys? Yes. Brian Wilson adds vocals to “Any Emotions.”

Arctic Monkeys? Yes. That’s frontman Alex Turner adding his swaggery vocals to “Vertigo.”

Queens of the Stone Age? Yes. Michael Shuman plays bass with QOTSA, and with Mini Mansions sings and plays drums.

That the band makes such a wide range of sounds mesh as well as “The Great Pretenders” does speaks well of Mini Mansions’ craftmanship. It’s a fun, odd, confident, and at times beautiful record.

Here’s hoping folks will listen.

(Grade: A) There’s no pomp.

Just circumstances.

Circumstances that led Sufjan Stevens to write “Carrie & Lowell,” an album stripped down so bare that you’d think some answers would be revealed.

But life, or in this case death, is never that simple. In December 2012, Stevens lost his mother.

For good that time. Before then, the substanceabusing schizophrenic abandoned him many times. For instance, when he was 3, maybe 4, she left them at that video store, as he tells in “Should Have Known Better.”

It’s the catchiest tune in an album devoid of the liveliness that buoyed, or at least punctuated,

– Jeff Rogers SVM managing editor @EditorJeffSir Fox,” are powered by Barnett’s blistering guitar and a driving drumbeat.

But on the sprawling, slow-burning “Small Poppies,” Barnett shows a bluesier side. And on “Kim’s Caravan,” she addresses the Earth’s environmental issues, sounding a bit like a female Lou Reed. On “Nobody Really Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party,” she sings about, well, trying to decide whether or not to go out for the night, sounding a bit like Joan Jett.

Barnett’s lyrics seem almost intentionally conflicted – at times deep and at times shallow.

But there’s nothing shallow about the music. It’s a straightforward rock album with incredibly catchy lyrics. Time to start listening.

in a different way. But by that point of the album, he’s already asked dozens of ways, so the song ends.

The closer, “Blue Bucket of Gold,” nearly ends with another dropoff of sound, until the track emerges like a specter from the darkness in the form of synth and human voice, rising and falling before ushering the album out into darkness. Just for good measure, it closes with about 7 seconds of utter silence.

The album is haunting, especially “Fourth of July,” which ends abruptly after the last repeated acknowledgement that “We’re all gonna die.” It’s not fun. It hurts. But most of all, it’s the most beautiful album written by a man who’s made quite a living out of beauty.

his previous offerings.

It’s instead riddled with echoes of abandonment and a man repeatedly asking God for help. He’s clearly not getting any immediate answers, and that lament lingers in the eardrums at the end of songs like “John My Beloved”: “Jesus, I need you, be near. Come shield me from fossils that fall on my head. There’s only a shadow of me; in a matter of speaking, I’m dead.”

All that follows those lyrics is an inhale. As if he was about to ask again,

– Christopher Heimerman, SVM night news editor @CHeimerman_SVM

The Maine could have done more on ‘American Candy’ (Grade: B-minus) The Maine was part of the second – even poppier – pop-punk wave in the late 2000s.

They are similar to We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, and Mayday Parade, although they never quite reached those bands’ level of popularity.

The band’s fifth album, “American Candy,” was released Tuesday, and is definitely its most mature.

The release is more upbeat and accessible than 2014’s “Forever Halloween.”

“Miles Away,” the album’s first track, is solid, though the lyrics don’t offer much. It’s based around being miles away in your mind while you’re somewhere else. Nothing too ground-breaking.

The lyrics in “Same Suit, Different Tie,” explains

– Jeff Rogers SVM managing editor @EditorJeffSir

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Luckily, it’s not all bad.

In fact, the band’s fun, bouncy style, heard in “English Girls” and “Am I Pretty?”, provides some of the best material the band has released.

Ballads like “(Un) Lost” and “24 Floors” provide some more thoughtful lyrics, and help round out the album.

The album’s title track is another good one. Looking for a song to turn up while you roll down the windows this spring? Try it out.

Luckily for The Maine, John O’Callaghan’s voice is one of the more unique and enjoyable of the genre. And, in “American Candy,” the band seems like it has found a sound it’s comfortable with.

Still, with some room for improvement, it’ll be interesting to see where they go from here.

how you “don’t need high-priced designs to feel dressed up to the nines.”

Listen, I’m a chronic thrift store shopper myself. But, really? Are these songs metaphors for something else?

I took that question to the next track, “My Hair.”

The album’s third song encourages listeners to “grow your hair out, let your hair down while you still can.”

Why? “’Cause it’ll fall out. You’ll go bald like an old man.”

Wow. Not every song needs deep lyrics. But, these are borderline silly.

Lucas Pauley Plan!t Sauk Valley editor @LucasJayPauley

WHAT’S GOING ON FUN FOR A CAUSE April 17 Rummage sale to help dancers STERLING – Woodlawn Dance Academy’s Competition Team will host a multi-family rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

All proceeds will help support the team’s trip in July to Nationals in Ohio. The team is comprised of local dancers ages 6 to 18.

Call 815-626-4278 for more information.

May 1 ‘Raise the Woof!’ returns ROCK FALLS – The Happy Tails Humane Society will bring live comedy to the Sauk Valley with “Raise the Woof!” – a professional standup comedy tour that works with animal shelters to raise money – at 8 p.m. at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. The tour features comedians who have appeared at major venues, and on HBO and Comedy Central.

Tickets are $25 and are avail-

able at happytailsanimalshelter. org and at Happy Tails Animal Shelter, 1408 McNeil Road. All proceeds go to the animal shelter.

If buying a table for eight for $200, attendees will receive VIP passes for an exclusive magic show before the comedy show.

The event again will feature desserts and cocktails for auction.

There will be a variety of items featured in a silent auction. Specialrate rooms are available at Days Inn for the night of the show. Mention Happy Tails when reserving a room.

For more information, call the animal shelter at 815-626-2994.

GARAGE SALES AND ANTIQUE SALES May 15 to 17 Days set for spring garage sales ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber Spring Garage Sale Days will return in May. The recommended times for the sales are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 100 sales are expected in Rock Falls and Ster-

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Sellers can register for $10 until May 1. After May 1, registration is $15. Being included in and advertisement is an additional $5.

Sellers can register by printing and mailing a form, or stopping by the Rock Falls Chamber office, 601 W. 10th St. Maps will be available for free after noon May 14 at Schreiner’s Mobil, 1308 First Ave., Rock Falls; both Rock Falls Shell gas stations, 1111 W. Rock Falls Road, and 220 First Ave.; and both Sterling Shell gas stations, 1801 Locust St., and 2412 E. Lincolnway. They also will be available at rockfallschamber.com.

For more information, call 815625-4500.

HISTORY LOVERS April 12 History of mill STERLING – Dana Fellows will provide a free program on the history of Northwestern Steel & Wire Co., at 2 p.m. during the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical

Society’s meeting at CGH Medical Center’s Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre.

Fellows, who is the director of technology and computer technology instructor at Whiteside Area Career Center, worked for 15 years at the mill. He runs a website and Facebook page that share historical pictures and stories of the history of the company.

Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

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

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For more information, contact Tom Irish at thomas.r.irish@svcc. edu or 815-835-6394.

THEATER Through May 16 Ladies in Rock Island ROCK ISLAND – The Church Basement Ladies in “The Last (Potluck) Supper,” will be performed at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday; 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and 5:45 p.m.

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That’s pretty tricky Patriots quarterback Tom Brady pulls an April Fools’ Day trick on fans by posting a Photoshopped photo of himself in a full-body cast. The cast even had an autograph from Michael Jordan on the leg.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015 Numbers game The Spurs’ Tim Duncan became the 11th player in NBA history to make at least 10,000 two-point field goals during Wednesday’s win over Magic.

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davidHAUGH Chicago Tribune sports columnist.

He can be reached at dhaugh@ tribune.com

This Hoosier embarrassed by state

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s an Indiana native working in Chicago, I always laughed along with colleagues who mocked my Hoosier roots in fun, typically asking them to speak slower so I could follow.

It never bothered me because of my pride in being a smalltown kid in the big city, a product of a place like so many others in a state known for its hospitality.

It never embarrassed me among friends to be the guy who grew up working odd jobs on farms and in factories, or someone who identified with everything about Indiana’s heritage.

Until now.

A week of celebration over the Final Four in Indianapolis has turned into a national discussion about what’s wrong with Hoosiers. Ugh. Ideologically speaking, an Indy car couldn’t distance me fast enough from association with the new law of my homeland creating all the fuss.

Legislation Gov. Mike Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, essentially institutionalizing intolerance by allowing discrimination of gays and lesbians, and nudged Indiana toward a historic tipping point.

The state’s image, economy, and overall well-being hangs in the balance. Pence called a news conference Tuesday to control the damage, but his vow to “make clear this law does not give businesses a right to deny services to anyone” failed to mute the state’s mutinous citizens.

To spare Indiana from ignominy, Senate Bill 101 intended to protect religious freedom needs to be repealed, or the General Assembly must enact a companion law to counter it that prohibits such discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Not that anybody expects a governor, who still sounded rattled, to respond to mounting public pressure.

“Was I expecting this kind of backlash? Heavens, no,” Pence acknowledged Tuesday.

Days away from college basketball’s premier event, chances are Pence hasn’t seen anything yet.

Sports traditionally offer platforms to increase awareness and push for social change, one recent example in Chicago coming from Joakim Noah’s anti-violence campaign.

In Indianapolis, imagine how powerful a symbolic, anti-discrimination message from all four teams would be received.

Student-athletes can unite for a cause beyond NCAA issues, especially one as serious as discrimination.

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Mikayla Bolton clears the bar during the high jump competition during the Rosenberry Classic at Westwood Sports Complex in Sterling. Bolton won the event by clearing 5 feet, 1 inch. Erie-Prophetstown finished first with 158 points.

Final indoor bar cleared Panthers turn attention to outdoors after taking Rosenberry crown

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STERLING – The great outdoors is what the Erie-Prophetstown girls track team has its sights set on.

The Panthers’ indoor finale Wednesday night, however, provided a nice sendoff.

Erie-Prophetstown flexed its muscles in the field and on the track on its way to taking top honors at the Rosenberry Classic, featuring eight Three Rivers squads, at Westwood Sports Complex.

The Panthers finished with 158 points, comfortably ahead of runner-up Bureau Valley, which had 96. Amboy (56), Princeton (44) and Fulton (42) rounded out the top five.

“Indoor conference, it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal,” senior Corrie Reiley said, “but it’s nice to accomplish as a

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team. We have a goal in mind for the outdoor conference and sectional, and this is a nice start toward that.”

Reiley was a key to the Panthers’ win.

She won the 800 with a time of 2 minutes, 29.3 seconds, and also ran on two winning relays.

The 1,600 team of Reiley, Heather Strike, Kassi Henrekin and Aly Wetzell won in 4:31.1, while the 3,200 foursome of Breanna Jensen, Olivia DeWitte, Ashlynn Steel and Reiley won in 11:01.5.

The 800 relay team of Reiley, Courtney Kruthoff, Mikayla Bolton and Wetzell placed second in 1:53.11.

Rachel Cobert had a big day individually

with two firsts and two seconds. She won the 400 (1:01.28) and triple jump (34 feet, 1 inch), and took second in the 60 (8.4 seconds) and 200 (28.02).

In both of the sprints, Cobert was edged

by Amboy’s Erika Zimmerlein, and seemed hardly upset about it.

“She’s a great runner, and it’s great to run against competition,” Cobert said.

“When you’re out there by yourself, it’s hard to push, but when you have someone there, it forces you to do better. That will be fun going through the rest of the season.”

Bolton had one of the top individual performances for the Panthers in winning the high jump. She cleared 5-1, a personal best by 3 inches. She made 4-10 as a sophomore, and was unable to improve on that a season ago.

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SOFTBALL | STERLING 8, ROCK ISLAND 2

New-looking home sweet for Sterling McDonald leads way past Rock Island

BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555

Star of the game: Emily McDonald, Sterling, 2 hits, 4 RBIs Key performers: Hannah Escamilla, Sterling, 2 hits, 2 runs scored, stolen base; Lexy Staples, Sterling, 7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 5 SO, 0 BB Up next: Sterling at Rockridge, 10 a.m. Saturday; Sterling vs. Dixon at Rockridge, noon Saturday

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STERLING – The Chicago Cubs organization has been frantically working to get Wrigley Field in shape for Sunday’s season opener against the Cardinals.

Maybe the Cubs can take a cue from the Sterling softball program – both with field preparation and success between the lines.

The Golden Warriors – who have earned 3A state tournament trips the last 2 years – made their 2015 home debut Wednesday. The field featured Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com a new scoreboard and a sign Sterling’s Emily McDonald catches the ball before colliding that wrapped around the length with the outfield fence in the second inning of Wednesday’s of the outfield fence that read game against Rock Island in Sterling. The Warriors won 8-2. “Sterling Softball.”

The day – enhanced by unseasonably warm weather – was capped by an 8-2 win for Sterling over Rock Island.

“You really can’t ask for much more,” Sterling coach Becki Edmondson said. “The facility here just looked awesome.”

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Amboy’s Nickel no-hits LaMoille, B3.

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Team is reportedly interested in Adrian Peterson.

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sportShorts SVM staff, wire services CORRECTIONS

In the baseball roundup in Wednesday’s editions, Dixon baseball player Kris Lahman’s named was misspelled. In the same article, Eastland’s D.J. Heeren drove in four runs.

Credit for the RBIs were given to the wrong player.

Also in sportshorts in Wednesday’s editions, Cody Mighell’s listed stats were from the 2013 season. His 2014 stats were 866 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He also had 103.5 tackles and two sacks.

SVM regrets the errors.

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Kane returns to Blackhawks practice Patrick Kane participated in his first practice with the Blackhawks since suffering a broken left collarbone when he took the ice Wednesday at Johnny’s IceHouse West.

Kane was wearing a white non-contact sweater during the 45-minute practice, and stayed on the ice afterward to get more work in.

The initial timetable called for Kane to be sidelined 12 weeks from the injury suffered Feb. 24 against the Florida Panthers. Despite rejoining his teammates Wednesday – 5 weeks since surgery to stabilize the injury with a plate and screws – Kane said the timetable remains the same.

NFL

Bears sign former Arizona LB The Chicago Bears agreed Wednesday to 1-year contracts with linebacker Sam Acho and cornerback Sherrick McManis.

A fourth-round draft pick

by Arizona in 2011, Acho spent four seasons with the Cardinals. He had a career-high seven sacks as a rookie, but has just six since then.

McManis has played in 62 games through five seasons with the Houston Texans (2010-11) and Bears (2012-14).

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Taylor’s accuser recants, gets arrested The woman who said former Alabama football player Jonathan Taylor assaulted her has recanted the allegations and was arrested.

The 24-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was charged with False Reporting to Law Enforcement, Tuscaloosa police said. She was released from the Tuscaloosa County Jail on bond.

The charges will be reviewed by the court system, said Lt. Kip Hart, assistant commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide unit, which oversees domestic violence cases.

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Aging Tigers Detroit looks vulnerable, but still has plenty of talent five division championships in a row: On the mend: Cabrera had offseason surgery on his right foot, and Martinez had an operation to repair his left knee. Their health is crucial, but the Tigers also are hoping for big contributions from shortstop Jose Iglesias and reliever Bruce Rondon, both of whom missed all of 2014 with injuries.

BY NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer

New-look rotation:

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The Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera has been one of the cornerstones for the team during its run atop of the American League Central over the last several years. Cabrera staying healthy for a full season is one of the things Tigers fans are worrying about going into this season.

2015 Detroit Tigers Manager: Brad Ausmus (second season) 2014: 90-72, 1st place in A.L. Central, lost to Orioles in Division Series He’s here: Yoenis Cespedes, OF; Shane Green, RHP; Alfredo Simon, RHP; Anthony Grose, OF; Tom Gorzelanny, LHP He’s gone: Max Scherzer, RHP; Rick Porcello, RHP; Torii Hunter, OF; Eugenio Suarez, SS; Phil Coke, LHP; Don Kelly, UTL; Ezequiel Carrera, OF after offseason surgery.

Verlander is coming off a down year, and has been displaced as Detroit’s opening-day starter by left-hander David Price.

Over the past three seasons, the Tigers have fought off challenges in the division from the Chicago, Cleveland and Kansas City – but those teams essentially made their bids for first place one at a time. Now all three appear poised to threaten Detroit’s reign.

“I think quietly, I’ve said for the last 2 or 3 years, I’ve said we have the best division in

baseball. Nobody really talked about it because there weren’t sexy names besides the Tigers, who had won however many straight and been to a couple World Series and had a lot of star power,” Verlander said. “The Royals won the pennant last year so, obviously, what I was saying wasn’t just hogwash. We see all the teams in the AL quite enough, and I know that these teams are good enough to make our division one of the best in baseball.”

Here are a few things to watch as the Tigers try to make it

Scherzer isn’t the only player gone from last year’s starting staff. Rick Porcello was traded in a deal that brought Yoenis Cespedes to Detroit, so the Tigers had two openings in their rotation. They filled them by acquiring Shane Greene from the Yankees, and Alfredo Simon from the Reds.

Bullpen blues: Closer Joe Nathan is back after a rocky first season in Detroit. If the Tigers run out of patience with Nathan, Joakim Soria also returns. He was acquired shortly before the trade deadline last year, but his impact was limited, in part because of injury.

Extra power: J.D. Martinez provided a surprisingly productive bat last year after joining the Tigers, and the trade for Cespedes also gave Detroit some additional pop to go with Cabrera and Victor Martinez.

New ace?: Price is slated to start on opening day, a sign of just how much the Tigers are leaning on him after Scherzer’s departure.

He was acquired at the trade deadline last year, and Detroit is hoping the trio of Price, Verlander and Anibal Sanchez will make for a pretty impressive anchor to the pitching staff.

MLB | CUBS

Lester sees room for improvement New Cubs ace also weighs in on Bryant being sent to minors

BY MARK GONZALES Chicago Tribune

MESA, Ariz. – Jon Lester says baseball is a game of adjustments, and he certainly hopes to pitch sharper in the Cubs’ opener Sunday night than he did Tuesday in a minor-league game.

And though he’s unhappy Kris Bryant won’t be at Wrigley Field for the opener, he believes it’s best for all parties to focus on the upcoming season than dwell on life without the 23-year-old phenom.

“As a player, it sucks,” Lester said of the decision to send Bryant, 23, to the minors in a move that will delay Bryant’s eligibility for free agency at least until after 2021. “But the quicker it took me to understand it when I was coming up, the quicker you can learn this game is a business, the better off you are.

“They can say ‘development, development, development’ all they want. But this game is a business, and it comes down to that, and it is what it is.

“Everyone in this clubhouse understands

Aaron Rodgers Packers quarterback will test his knowledge as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy! that will air on May 12.

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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers had barely finished celebrating a fourth straight division title last year when they were dispatched from the playoffs by Baltimore in a Division Series sweep.

Then Kansas City – the team the Tigers fought so hard to hold off in the AL Central – rolled to the AL pennant and came within a game of winning the World Series.

It was enough to turn the Tigers into October afterthoughts for the first time in a while, and now it’s fair to wonder whether Detroit’s best chance to claim baseball’s ultimate prize with its current core of stars has already come and gone.

“I’m not worried about what people are saying about us. I’m more worried about how we perform,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “I feel like this team is a winning team. This is a team that has an opportunity to win a World Series.”

The Tigers edged Kansas City by one game in the division last year in Ausmus’ first season as manager, and their 90-72 record was similar enough to their previous work during this run of postseason appearances, but a three-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles snapped Detroit’s streak of three straight trips to the AL Championship Series.

Then the Tigers lost Max Scherzer in the offseason, and it remains to be seen how much longer Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander and Victor Martinez can keep this team’s run of success going.

Cabrera and Martinez each missed a chunk of the exhibition schedule

The answer is...

“[Kris] is going to do just fine. He’ll be fine.

He’ll be with us at some point.”

Lester, in his second minor-league game since battling a “dead” arm, admittedly lacked sharpness and labored during a 24-pitch fourth inning that included a 12-pitch sequence to Bijan Rademacher.

“I threw some backAP door cut fastballs and The Cubs’ Kris Bryant bats during a spring train- breaking balls for ing game. Bryant was sent to the minor leagues, strikes, which I couldn’t and it was a move that new ace Jon Lester under- do last time,” Lester stands, but does not like. said. “There were a lot of positives. But I just it. I can’t control what homers in spring trainwasn’t overall happy [President] Theo ing. We’ve all had that with the sharpness of Epstein does, what Kris conversation.” everything. It’s spring does, or anyone else Lester, who threw 84 training. Usually it takes does. We have to worry pitches under warm me a little while to get about what we do in this conditions against a into that [mode] where clubhouse, and who is group of Cubs minoryou feel comfortable here now.” league players, didn’t with everything, even Lester wanted Bryant, make his major-league into the season.” who hit nine home runs debut until more than Lester seemed and batted .425 in 40 2 months into the 2006 at-bats during spring season despite his insis- resigned to the fact he could be limited to no training, to make the tence he was ready. more than 100 pitches opening day roster.

But Epstein never had on Sunday against the “I think you want any- placed a rookie on an body swinging the bat opening day roster with Cardinals.

“There are always like he is,” Lester said. the exception of Rule 5 things you have to over“But we all understand and Japanese players. what’s going on. A lot of “We can’t control that, come, and it’s part of it,” Lester said. “We’ll these guys went through and now we have to the same situation. We continue to prepare for figure it out, and come Sunday, everything will weren’t Kris Bryant.

Sunday and the rest of We weren’t hitting nine the season,” Lester said. be fine.”

On the calendar Local events

Today College softball 3 p.m.

• Highland at Sauk Valley Baseball 4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at Orangeville 4:30 p.m.

• Oregon at Dixon • Rock Falls at Mendota • St. Bede at Newman • Amboy at Hall • Erie-Prophetstown at Fulton • Morrison at Sherrard • Durand at AFC • Eastland at Lena-Winslow • Polo-Forreston at South Beloit • Pearl City at West Carroll Girls soccer 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Woodstock North 6 p.m.

• Stillman Valley at Dixon Softball 4 p.m.

• Milledgeville at Orangeville 4:30 p.m.

• Oregon at Dixon • Rock Falls at Piasa Southwestern • St. Bede at Newman • Amboy at Hall • Erie-Prophetstown at Fulton • Morrison at Sherrard • Durand at AFC • Eastland at Lena-Winslow • Polo-Forreston at South Beloit • Pearl City at West Carroll Boys tennis 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Rock Island Boys track & field 4:30 p.m.

• Sterling at Geneseo • Rock Falls, Morrison, Hall, Princeton at Erie-Prophetstown • West Carroll at Stillman Valley Girls track & field 4:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls, Erie-Prophetstown, Hall, Princeton at Morrison

On the tube TV listings

Today Men’s basketball 8 p.m.

• NIT, championship, Miami vs. Stanford, at New York, ESPN

Boys basketball 11 a.m.

• Dick’s Sporting Goods National Championships, Blanche Ely (Fla.) vs. Findlay Prep (Nev.), ESPNU

Golf 11 a.m.

• LPGA, ANA Inspiration, first round, TGC 2 p.m.

• PGA, Houston Open, TGC 5 p.m.

• LPGA, ANA Inspiration, first round, part II, at Rancho Mirage, Calif., TGC

MLB spring training 11 a.m.

• Mets vs. Cardinals, FSN Noon

• Yankees vs. Tigers, ESPN 2 p.m.

• Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, at Scottsdale, Ariz., CSN

NHL 6:30 p.m.

• Bruins at Red Wings, NBCSP 7 p.m.

• Flames at Blues, FSN 7:30 p.m.

• Canucks at Blackhawks, CSN

Tennis 1 & 6 p.m.

• ATP/WTA, Miami Open, ESPN2

Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Can’t break Nickel Clippers’ pitcher stymies LaMoille-Ohio

By SVM Sports Staff

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Sterling first baseman Erin Stroup stretches for a throw as Rock Island’s `Bailey Allison approaches the bag during Wednesday’s game in Sterling. Stroup couldn’t handle the throw, and Allison was ruled safe during Sterling’s 8-2 win.

McDonald drives in four HOME

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“We’ve been to some nice facilities, and we know how much a good-looking field can help motivate a team,” Edmondson said. “Plus, you have a big crowd, and it makes it exciting.”

Emily McDonald provided plenty for the Warriors to cheer about early in the game, both on defense and at the plate.

She paid the price by crashing into the fence in the top of the second inning to make a catch to end the frame.

“It kept going back, and I didn’t want to give up on it,” McDonald said.

“Hitting the fence hurt a lot, but it was worth it.”

She was rewarded minutes later, as the Sterling senior came to the plate with the bases loaded and no outs.

The sequence started with Lexy Staples reaching on a single to center.

Gabby Garza came in as a courtesy runner.

Abri Hale followed with a bunt that rolled out in front of the plate. The pitcher, catcher and third baseman all hesitated to pick it up, before Lindsey Kelly – the pitcher – fielded it and made an errant throw to first.

Hannah Escamilla followed with a bloop single to bring up McDonald, who ripped a hit back up the middle for two runs.

McDonald ended up on second after a throw was made to the plate.

“That first at-bat I felt pretty good,” McDonald said. “I made good contact, and drove it up the middle.”

Emily Berogan followed with a suicide squeeze that turned into two runs when first baseman Hannah Price’s throw home got away from catcher Karreena Killian.

“We’re not playing the way we want to at this point,” Rock Island coach Chris Allison said. “We’re just not there yet. You have a misplay on a bunt, so we give away an out, and then it just snowballs from there. You can’t fall behind 4-0 with a pitcher like Lexy Staples out there.”

Staples (3-0) was steady, pitching to contact and allowing her defense to do the work behind her.

Staples had five strikeouts in seven innings.

“We spent the winter adding some pitches,” Edmondson said. “She likes the strikeout, but we know that the defense is going to be behind her. By getting them to put the ball in play, we

can use that defense and limit the number of pitches she throws.”

The offensive damage from the Sterling bats came from the bottom half of the order, as seven of the eight runs were scored by the fivethrough-nine batters.

McDonald delivered again for the Warriors in the fifth with a two-run single that scored Garza and Escamilla. The runs put Sterling up 7-0.

Berogan followed with an RBI single to make it 8-0. The Warriors (3-0) missed a chance to end the game in the fifth, putting runners on second and third, but Shannon Long struck out to end the inning.

Rock Island (3-6) took the extra life and had its best offensive inning with four hits in the sixth, including RBI singles by Courtney Pearson and Bri Hart.

“I thought offensively we hit the ball pretty well, considering the pitcher we were facing,” Allison said. “We just have some improving to do. I have a lot of respect for the program Becki has going here.”

Kelley took the loss, giving up five runs in four innings of work. Alex Sierens pitched the final two innings for Rock Island.

WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Wednesday’s results at Edgington

ROCKRIDGE 9, NEWMAN 6 Newman 010 030 2 — 6 7 2 Rockridge 101 430 x — 9 9 2 W – Ulfry. L – Trevor Bolin (1-1).

NEWMAN Bolin (4 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 7 H, 5 SO, 4 BB), Brandon Burke (2 IP, 3 ER, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB). Multi hits – Dillan Heffelfinger 2.

2B – Alex Buhler, Elias Edmondson. HR – Shayne Allen, Nate Olson. RBI – Allen 2, Buhler, Olson.

ROCKRIDGE Multi hits – Wettland 3, Downing 2, Renteria 2. 2B – Hilligoss. 3B – Downing.

at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 10, HALL 0, 5 inn.

Hall 000 00 — 0 0 1 E-P 330 4x — 10 6 2 W – Kylie Ackerman. L – Rena Barroso.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (5-0) Ackerman (5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 9 SO, 4 BB) and Ashley Davis. Multi hits – Davis 2, Clare Kramer 2. 3B – Davis, Kramer, Delaney Tegeler. RBI – Davis 3, Kramer 2, Savannah Mettler, Tegeler, Addie Glassburn. at Sterling

at Amboy City Park

AMBOY 13, LaMOILLE-OHIO 3, 5 inn.

LaMoille-Ohio 120 00 — 3 0 x Amboy 103 09 — 13 13 x W – Calvin Nickel. L – Schultz.

AMBOY (3-3) Nickel (5 IP, 3 R, 0 H, 7 SO, 9 BB) and Hunter Varga. Multi hits – Drake Barlow 3, Carter Shaw 3, Varga 2. 3B – Barlow. at Prophetstown

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 2, HALL 1 Hall 000 000 1 — 1 5 2 E-P 100 100 x — 2 3 1 W – Brandon Howell (1-0). L – Barroso.

Sv – Jordan Chandler (1).

HALL (1-2) 2B – Barroso. RBI – Barroso.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (3-0) Howell (4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB), Ian Wirt (2+ IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB), Chandler (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB) and Nathan Pierceson. HR – Pierceson. RBI – Pierceson, Jared Forward.

Softball Wednesday’s results at Edgington

ROCKRIDGE 13, NEWMAN 3, 6 inn.

Newman 003 000 — 3 Rockridge 000 058 — 11 W – Tayah Hayes. L – Sam Miller.

NEWMAN Multi hits – Mady Ferris 3, Miller 2.

Ferris, Jenna Stevens.

ROCKRIDGE Multi hits – Parchert 3, Lingle 2.

RBIs – Hayes 2, Callie Gosney 2.

MORRISON Pannier (7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 9 SO, 1 BB). Multi hits – Emma Melton 2. RBI – Melton, Rachel Davis, Brooke Stralow. SB – Lakin Goodman, Lauren Vos. LOB – 7.

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STERLING 8, ROCK ISLAND 2 Rock Island 000 002 0 — 2 6 3 Sterling 040 130 x — 8 12 1 W – Lexy Staples (3-0). L – Lindsey Kelley.

(At bats-runs-hits) ROCK ISLAND (3-6) Sophie Thomer lf 3-1-1, Bailey Allison ss 3-1-1, Morgan Twing cf 3-0-0, Courtney Pearson 3b/1b 3-0-1, Bri Hart 2b/3b 3-01, Hannah Price 1b 2-0-0, JaNiah Jones 1-0-0, Brooke Hart rf/2b 3-0-2, Karrena Killian c 3-0-0, Kaelen Bradley dp 3-0-0, Lindsey Kelley p 0-0-0, Alex Sierens p 0-00. Totals: 27-2-6.

Kelley (4 IP, 5 R, 2 ER, 8 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 1 HBP), Sierens (2 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB) and Killian. RBI – Pearson, Bri Hart. E – Price, Kelley, Thomer. LOB – 4.

STERLING (3-0) Erin Stroup 1b 4-1-3, Nadia Trujillo 3-0-2, Mackenzie Garza cr 0-0-0, Shannon Long cf 4-0-0, Lauren Fritz 3b 4-0-1, Lexy Staples p 3-0-1, Gabby Garza cr 0-2-0, Abri Hale rf 3-1-0, Hannah Escamilla dp 3-2-2, Emily McDonald lf 3-2-2, Emily Berogan 2b 3-0-1, Gabby Sandoval ss 0-0-0. Totals: 30-8-12.

Staples (7 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 SO, 0 BB) and Trujillo. 2B – Fritz. RBI – McDonald 4, Berogan, Trujillo. Sac – Trujillo. SB – Gabby Garza, Escamilla. CS – Stroup. E – Stroup. LOB – 7.

Girls track Wednesday’s results

Rosenberry Classic 2B – Multi

at Amboy

AMBOY 12, LaMOILLE-OHIO 0, 5 inn.

LaMoille-Ohio 000 00 — 0 2 x Amboy 201 9x — 12 x x W – Hallie Nauman. L – Forbes.

AMBOY (7-1) Nauman (5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 SO, 0 BB) and Kaitlyn Liebing. Multi hits – Nauman 2, Karlee Doege 2, Sydney Wilhelm 2. 2B – Nauman 2, Doege 2, Wilhelm 2. RBI – Wilhelm 4, Doege 2, Nauman, Vivian O’Laughlin. at Morrison

MORRISON 3, WEST CARROLL 0 West Carroll 000 000 0 — 0 3 1 Morrison 120 000 x — 3 7 0 W – Lauren Pannier. L – Riley Sullivan.

WEST CARROLL Sullivan (6 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 H, 6 SO, 3 BB).

Multi hits – Anna Badtke 2. 2B – Emma Aljets. SB – Badtke. SAC – Aljets. LOB – 4. E – Badtke.

at Westwood Sports Complex, Sterling Team scores 1. Erie-Prophetstown 158, 2. Bureau Valley 96, 3. Amboy 56, 4. Princeton 44, 5.

Fulton 42, 6. Newman 38, 7. Riverdale 24, 8. Morrison 3 3,200 – 1. Regan Weidner (BV) 13:47, 2.

Haley Weidner (BV) 13:51.7, 3. Brianna Legner (PRI) 13:56.8 3,200 relay – 1. Erie-Prophetstown (Breanna Jensen, Olivia DeWitte, Ashlynn Steel, Corrie Reiley) 11:01.5, 2. Newman (Teagan McKenna, Natlie Amezola, Kelsey Simpson, Haley Simpson) 11:08.3, 3. Bureau Valley 11:15.9 60 – 1. Erika Zimmerlein (AMB) 8.26, 2. Rachel Cobert (E-P) 8.4, 3. Katelynn Pankhurst (AMB) 8.5 60 hurdles – 1. Maddie Haskins (RIV) 10.63, 2. Breanna Eissens (FUL) 10.91, 3.

Kim Glenn (PRI) 11.29 800 – 1. Corrie Reiley (E-P) 2:29.3, 2.

Kassi Henrekin (E-P) 2:33.1, 3. Jordan Price (FUL) 2:35.6 400 – 1. Rachel Cobert (E-P) 1:01.28, 2.

Heather Strike (E-P) 1:03.56, 3. Kirsten Tunink (NEW) 1:03.75 800 relay – 1. Newman (Delaney Hinrichs, Kelsey Simpson, Elizabeth Oswalt, Mary Jensen) 1:52.43, 2. Erie-Prophetstown (Corrie Reiley, Courtney Kruthoff,

Mikayla Bolton, Aly Wetzell) 1:53.11, 3.

Amboy (Cassidy Corcoran, Kaitlyn Boers, Katelynn Pankhurst, Erika Zimmerlein) 1:55.86 1,600 – 1. Regan Weidner (BV) 5:38.3, 2. Averi Leitzen (FUL) 5:39.52, 3. Megan Grady (AMB) 5:48.81 200 – 1. Erika Zimmerlein (AMB) 27.43, 2. Rchel Cobert (E-P) 28.02, 3. Katelynn Pankhurst (AMB) 29.1 1,600 relay – 1. Erie-Prophetstown (Corrie Reiley, Heather Strike, Kassi Henrekin, Aly Wetzell) 4:31.1, 2. Newman (Kirsten Tunink, Mary Jensen, Delaney Hinrichs, Elizabeth Oswalt) 4:39.8, 3. Bureau Valley 4:42.2 High jump – 1. Mikayla Bolton (E-P) 5-1, 2. Lindsey Hoffert (BV) 5-0, 3. (tie) Maddi Fouts (E-P), Courtney Kruthoff (E-P) 4-10 Long jump – 1. Lindsey Hoffert (BV) 15-11, 2. Addison Moreland (BV) 15-8, 3.

Aly Wetzell (E-P) 14-9 Pole vault – 1. Alissa DeShane (E-P) 8-6, 2. Ashlyn Steel (E-P) 8-0, 3. Sierra Storm (PRI) 7-6 Shot put – 1. Chelsea Lesniewski (FUL) 39-8, 2. Colbi Schertz (PRI) 38-8, 3. Sydney Lebahn (BV) 35-2 Triple jump – 1. Rachel Cobert (E-P) 34-1, 2. Ann Sims (PRI) 30-7, 3. Addison Moreland (BV) 30-0

Dittmar Classic at Floyd Daub Field, Milledgeville Team scores 1. Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge 153; 2. Lena-Winslow 137; 3. MilledgevilleEastland 86; 4. West Carroll 81; 5. PoloForreston 58; 6. AFC 5 3,200 relay – 1. GEDRR 10:55.46; 400 relay – 1. West Carroll 53.58; 3,200 – 1. Noelle Reese (GEDRR) 13:23.31; 100 hurdles – 1. Paige Christopher (GEDRR) 15.72; 100 – 1. Rebecca Waite (M-E) 12.55; 800 – 1. Hayley Einsweiler (GEDRR) 2:31.15; 800 relay – 1. GEDRR 1:57.80; 400 – 1. Carmen DeVries (LW) 1:00.96; 300 hurdles – 1.

Courtney Boyer (WC) 52.06; 1,600 – 1.

Sydney Schuler (GEDRR) 6:04.08; 200 – 1. Christopher (GEDRR) 26.68; 1,600 relay – 1. Milledgeville-Eastland (Waite, Grace Norton, Elivia Medina, Cecilia Guerrero) 4:12.38; Discus – 1. Callie Raders (LW) 96-1; Triple jump – 1.

Medina (M-E) 31-11 1/2; Shot put – 1.

Erin Soat (GEDRR) 32-9; Long jump – 1.

Waite (Mill) 15-10 1/2; High jump – 1.

Cassidy Logemann (M-E) 4-10

Calvin Nickel didn’t allow a hit in five innings to lead the Amboy Clippers to a 13-3, five-inning win over LaMoille-Ohio on Wednesday afternoon at Amboy City Park.

Nickel struck out seven and walked nine, but held LaMoille-Ohio scoreless after the second inning.

Amboy (3-3) finished off the victory with a ninerun fifth inning.

Drake Barlow and Carter Shaw had three hits each, and Barlow tripled for the Clippers. Hunter Varga added two hits.

Rockridge 9, Newman 6: The Comets fell behind

6-1 after four innings and couldn’t rally on the road.

Shayne Allen and Nate Olson homered, with Allen driving in two runs.

Alex Buhler added a double and an RBI, and Dillan Heffelfinger had a pair of singles for Newman. Trevor Bolin (1-1) gave up six runs – five earned – and seven hits in four innings, striking out five and walking four.

Erie-Prophetstown 2, Hall 1: Brandon How-

ell pitched four innings of one-hit baseball, and Nathan Pierceson hit a solo home run to send the Panthers (3-0) to a win in Prophetstown.

Howell (1-0) struck out two and walked two, and Ian Wirt and Jordan Chandler closed it out. Chandler picked up his first save of the season by getting the final three outs after Hall (1-2) pulled within one in the top of the seventh.

Softball

Rockridge 13, Newman 3, 6 inn.: The Comets

watched a 3-0 lead disappear as the Rockets scored five runs in the fifth inning and eight more in the sixth in Edgington.

Mady Ferris had three Hubbs Tennis Courts in hits, and Sam Miller had Page Park. two singles. Miller took Gale won 3-6, 6-4, 11-9 at the loss in the circle.

No. 3 singles, and Wilson Amboy 12, LaMoille- won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5 sinOhio 0, 5 inn.: Sydney gles. They then rolled to a Wilhelm had two doubles 6-3, 6-2 doubles victory.

Sam Bratt added a 7-6 and four RBIs, and Hallie Nauman tossed a two-hit (0), 6-3 win at No. 1 sinshutout as the Clippers gles for Dixon (1-1). rolled to a nonconferGirls track & field ence win at home.

Missiles 3rd at Dittmar: Nauman struck out Rebecca Waite won two eight without a walk, and individual events and ran also had two doubles and a leg on Milledgevillean RBI. Karlee Doege Eastland’s lone winning added two doubles and relay team as the Missiles two RBIs. Amboy (7-1) placed third at their own sealed the win with a Dittmar Classic. nine-run fourth inning.

Galena-East DubuqueMorrison 3, West Carroll River Ridge won the meet 0: Lauren Pannier struck with 153 points, and out nine and walked just Lena-Winslow was secone in a three-hit shut- ond with 137. West Carout as the Fillies won a roll finished fourth (81), nonconference game at Polo-Forreston placed home. fifth (58), and AFC (5) Emma Melton had two rounded out the field. hits and an RBI for Mor- Waite won the 100 rison, while Rachel Davis (12.55 seconds) and the and Brooke Stralow also long jump (15 feet, 10 drove in runs.

1/2 inches), and teamed Anna Badtke had two with Grace Norton, Elivia hits for the Thunder. Riley Medina and Cecilia GuerSullivan struck out six rero to take the 1,600 and walked three while relay (4:12.38). Medina allowing three runs – two added a win in the triple earned – and seven hits. jump (31-11 1/2), and Erie-Prophetstown 10, Cassidy Logemann won Hall 0, 5 inn.: Kylie Acker- the high jump (4-10). man twirled a no-hitter, Courtney Boyer led the and Ashley Davis singled, Thunder with a win in the tripled and drove in three 300 hurdles (52.06) and a runs as the Panthers won second in the 100 hurdles their home opener.

(17.00). West Carroll also Clare Kramer added won the 400 relay (53.58). a single, triple and two Polo-Forreston was led RBIs, and Savannah Met- by a trio of runner-up tler, Delaney Tegeler and finishes. Katie Rundall Addie Glassburn also was second in the 300 drove in runs for Erie- hurdles (54.15), Kenzie Prophetstown (5-0). Ack- Heinz took second in erman struck out nine the shot pout (29-9), and and walked four, and Courtney Wolf placed has still allowed just one second in the high jump earned run this season.

(4-6). Rundall added a fourth-place finish in the Boys tennis United Township 5, high jump (4-4).

AFC’s best finish came Dixon 4: Michael Gale and Justin Wilson both in the 800 relay, where the won singles matches, Raiders finished fourth then teamed up to win in 2:20.08. Bekki Matson at No. 3 doubles in the added a sixth-place finish Dukes’ loss at the Emma in the 800 (3:00.46).

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“I’ve made a few tweaks here and there,” Bolton said, “and it’s getting there.”

Also placing first for E-P was Alissa DeShane, who cleared 8-6 in the pole vault.

For Bureau Valley, Regan Weidner was a double-winner in the distance events. She turned in times of 5:38.3 in the 1,600, in which she was pushed to the finish line by Fulton’s Averi Leitzen, and a 13:47 in the 3,200, in which the pace was deliberate.

It is the first time this season Weidner ran the two long races.

“Since it was my first time doubling those up, I took it easy in the 2-mile,” Weidner said. “It’s about building up for the rest of the season.”

Lindsey Hoffert had the other win for the Storm, going 15-11 in the long jump. She also cleared 5-0 to take second in the high jump.

Also placing second

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Fulton’s Breanna Eissens clears a hurdle during the Rosenberry Invite on Wednesday at Westwood.

Eissens finished second in the 60 hurdles. were Haley Weidner in the 3,200 (13:51.7) and Addison Moreland in the long jump (15-8).

Amboy was paced by Zimmerlein, a junior from LaMoille who established herself as a speedy force to be reckoned with. She won the 60 in 8.26 seconds, then backed that up by taking the 200 in 27.43.

“That was my first race of the season,” Zimmerlein said of the 60, “and I just went out there and had fun. I’m going to try and keep it up, and hopefully improve.”

Fulton’s Chelsea

Lesniewski had a personal best in the shot put with a heave of 39-8. It eclipsed the 38-3 she had last week in placing third at the Illinois Top Times meet.

Newman was stout in a trio of relays. The 800 team of Delaney Hinrichs, Kelsey Simpson, Elizabeth Oswalt and Mary Jensen took first in 1:52.43.

Taking second were the 1,600 team of Kirsten Tunink, Jensen, Hinrichs and Oswalt (4:39.8), and the 3,200 team of Teagan McKenna, Natalie Amezola, Kelsey Simpson and Haley Simpson (11:08.3).

Boys tennis Wednesday’s results at Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts Page Park, Dixon

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INDYCAR

ONTRACKS

ONDRIVERS

This week’s racing schedules

This week’s standings

SPRINT CUP

NASCAR Sprint Cup 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex Jr. 4. Brad Keselowski 5. Kasey Kahne 6. Paul Menard 7. Denny Hamlin (tie) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9. Aric Almirola 10. Jimmie Johnson (tie) Matt Kenseth 12. David Ragan 13. Casey Mears 14. Jamie McMurray 15. Danica Patrick (tie) Jeff Gordon (tie) Carl Edwards 18. Clint Bowyer 19. AJ Allmendinger (tie) Greg Biffle

Last week: Denny Hamlin won at Martinsville, holding off Brad Keselowski for his 25th Sprint Cup victory and fifth at the track.

Next race: Duck Commander 500, April 11, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

XFINITY APw

Last race: Kevin Harvick won in Fontana, California, on March 21 for his second victory of the year.

Next race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, April 10, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

Charlie Kimball (83) gets hit by Graham Rahal while driving into Turn 10 during the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday. A new design caused several cautions to clear debris from the road course, and a spectator was struck in the head with a piece of a car.

Moving pieces New design causes more debris, fan injury

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Last week: Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano won at Martinsville to become the 26th driver to win in all three of NASCAR’s top series.

Next race: Kansas 250, May 8, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas

INDYCAR

Last week: Juan Pablo Montoya won the seasonopening race at St. Petersburg, Florida, holding off Penske teammate Will Power.

Next race: Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana, April 12, NOLA Motorsports, Avondale, Louisiana

FORMULA ONE

Last week: Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix in his second start for Ferrari, ending Mercedes’ winning streak at eight races.

Next race: Chinese Grand Prix, April 12, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai

NHRA

Last week: Jack Beckman won the Funny Car final in the Four-Wide Nationals at Concord, North Carolina, to end a 54-event drought. Antron Brown won in Top Fuel, Larry Morgan in Pro Stock, and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Next race: SummitRacing. com NHRA Nationals, April 10-12, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Broken bits and pieces from IndyCar’s new aero kits littered the track in the series season opener, which was slowed by several cautions to pick up the parts.

The multiple race stoppages – there were five long cautions to sweep debris off the St. Petersburg, Florida, racing surface – made for a choppy opener. But that became secondary when it was revealed a spectator was struck in the head by a piece of flying debris.

Brigette Hoffstetter was walking in the concession area near Turn 10 on the temporary street course when a piece of carbon fiber apparently sailed about 100 yards and struck her in the head during Sunday’s race. The Tampa Bay Times reported Hoffstetter had a fractured skull.

IndyCar officials are investigating the incident.

“The safety of IndyCar’s fans and participants is of the highest priority,” the series said in a statement that announced it was looking into the incident. “This process is consistent with IndyCar’s procedure following all race incidents, and part of its persistent effort to make safety improvements.”

It was obvious when Chevrolet and Honda unveiled the aerodynamic bodykits that there was a probability for broken parts to become an issue. With so many pieces on each of the

St. Pete FYI • New aero kits can be tailored to drivers’ personal style & each individual track, but feature far more pieces that can break off • Fan Brigette Hoffstetter was struck in the head by debris in concession area • The 110-lap race featured five cautions for 22 laps to clean debris off road course manufacturers’ designs, it was impossible not to predict that any contact between cars would cause broken bits and pieces of carbon fiber to litter the track.

“It’s not that they’re brittle, it’s the fact that you’ve got more stuff hanging off,” said reigning IndyCar Series champion Will Power, who pointed at the front wing as the primary source of concern. He also wondered if there was a better system for recovering debris rather than full-course cautions.

“It does break the race up. Did they really need to get a yellow for all the debris? Could someone have gone out on the track and quickly got it? Or is there another system that we can come up with it that prevents it going yellow? We need like a fishing line or something.”

Three-time champion Scott Dixon also thought the amount of cautions was a detriment to the overall product, even though the ensuing restarts created an opportunity for multiple passes.

But Dixon also noted the narrow margins of a street course, coupled with the driver unfamiliarity with the aero kits in their debut race, likely contributed to more contact than there will be in upcoming races.

“As we go through more races and people get used to how big those front wings are, especially on the Honda, it won’t be as bad,” Dixon said. “In simple terms, the cars aren’t meant to touch. I think with the confines and the competition level on street courses, you’re going to have that happen.”

Neither driver was calling for modifications to the high-downforce aero kits, which can be tailored to a driver’s personal style and individual racetrack. The kits allow Chevrolet and Honda to differentiate from each other, and are expected to improve the on-track product throughout the season. Power twice broke the track record in qualifying.

“I think [IndyCar] just needs to see how it plays out over the next few races. It is a problem if you have debris flying and it’s an open cockpit, it could get you in the head, that could be pretty nasty, so something they need to keep an eye on,” Power said.

“But I think a part of that was the fact that it was first race, people hadn’t raced in more than 7 months, and you’ve got a few new guys in [the field]. I think everyone was just antsy, and that’s why there was contact.”

FORMULA ONE

Stewart wants F1 to honor heritage Former three-time champ bemoans loss of German Grand Prix last year, and at the start of this season.

Germany can also Formula One great count on Sebastian VetJackie Stewart has tel, the winner of four bemoaned the downfall consecutive world titles of the German Grand from 2010 to 2013, to put Prix, and is urging the up a fight this season. sport’s bosses not to Mercedes drivers forsake tradition for Lewis Hamilton and money as the number of Nico Rosberg went head European races on the to head for the title calendar dwindles. last year – Hamilton The German GP was clinched his second erased from the 2015 championship on the schedule because of final weekend – and are financial problems, AP and F1 commercial Jackie Stewart, a former three-time champion in expected to do so again. head Bernie Ecclestone Formula One, hates to see historic races like the If Hamilton retains his title, he will draw alonghasn’t guaranteed the German Grand Prix taken off the schedule. side Stewart with a Britfuture of the iconic ItalGrand Prix, one in Bah- ish record of three.

Britain, France, and ian Grand Prix, either.

Monaco, as they helped rain, and that we are “I won’t be upset if More races are head“motorsport to become going to new countries. Lewis equals my three ing to countries in Asia “But you still have to what it is today.” world championships, and the Middle East, respect your heritage.”

“That sounds like me and I’m sure he’ll win where government Germany’s grand prix more than that,” said funding can better cover being a purist,” Stewmay have disappeared, art said in a telephone Stewart, who won chamthe high hosting fees. interview. “But you have but its status as a big pionships in 1969, ’71, Stewart, a three-time to respect history. They motorsport nation is and ’73, and won 27 of 99 world champion, told should always be on the being preserved by the races. “There will always The Associated Press presence of Mercedes be somebody leading the there should always be a calendar – it’s terrific pack, and the sky is the place for the “essential” we have a United States atop the drivers’ and constructors’ standings limit [for Hamilton].” races in Germany, Italy, Grand Prix, a Brazilian

BY STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer

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NASCAR Xfinity 1. Ty Dillon 2. Chris Buescher 3. Chase Elliott 4. Ryan Reed 5. Darrell Wallace Jr. 6. Brendan Gaughan 7. Regan Smith 8. Elliott Sadler 9. David Starr 10. Brian Scott (tie) Daniel Suarez 12. Ross Chastain 13. Jeremy Clements 14. J.J. Yeley 15. Dakoda Armstrong 16. Ryan Sieg 17. Blake Koch 18. Landon Cassill 19. Cale Conley 20. Eric McClure

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NASCAR Trucks 1. Matt Crafton 2. Tyler Reddick 3. Erik Jones 4. Johnny Sauter 5. James Buescher 6. John Wes Townley 7. Ray Black Jr. 8. Cameron Hayley (tie) Spencer Gallagher 10. Ben Kennedy 11. Timothy Peters 12. Tyler Young 13. Justin Boston (tie) Korbin Forrister 15. Daniel Hemric

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IndyCar 1. Juan Pablo Montoya 2. Will Power 3. Tony Kanaan 4. Helio Castroneves 5. Simon Pagenaud 6. Sebastien Bourdais 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay 8. Jack Hawksworth 9. Luca Filippi 10. Marco Andretti 11. Graham Rahal 12. Josef Newgarden 13. Takuma Sato 14. Carlos Munoz 15. Scott Dixon 16. James Hinchcliffe 17. Gabby Chaves 18. Simona de Silvestro 19. Sage Karam 20. Stefano Coletti

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Formula One 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Nico Rosberg 4. Felipe Massa 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Felipe Nasr (tie) Valtteri Bottas 8. Daniel Ricciardo 9. Max Verstappen (tie) Niko Hulkenberg (tie) Carlos Sainz Jr.

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NBA | BUCKS 95, BULLS 91

Men’s basketball MLB spring training NCAA Tournament FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday’s games Michigan State (27-11) vs. Duke (33-4), 5:09 p.m. (TBS) Kentucky (38-0) vs. Wisconsin (35-3), 7:49 p.m. (TBS) National Championship Monday, April 6 Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. (CBS) National Invitational Tournament Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday’s results Miami 60, Temple 57 Stanford 67, Old Dominion 60 Championship Today’s game Miami (25-12) vs. Stanford (23-13), 8 p.m.

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Women’s basketball NCAA Tournament FINAL FOUR At Tampa, Fla. National Semifinals Sunday’s games Notre Dame (35-2) vs. South Carolina (34-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Connecticut (36-1) vs. Maryland (34-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) National Championship Tuesday, April 7 Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W 56 48 45 45 42 37 34 34 34 32 32 29 22 18 14

z-Atlanta x-Cleveland y-Toronto x-Chicago x-Washington Milwaukee Miami Brooklyn Boston Charlotte Indiana Detroit Orlando Philadelphia New York

L 19 27 30 30 33 38 40 40 41 42 43 46 53 58 61

Pct .747 .640 .600 .600 .560 .493 .459 .459 .453 .432 .427 .387 .293 .237 .187

GB — 8 11 11 14 19 21½ 21½ 22 23½ 24 27 34 38½ 42

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB z-Golden State 61 13 .824 — x-Memphis 51 24 .680 10½ x-Houston 51 24 .680 10½ x-Portland 48 25 .658 12½ x-L.A. Clippers 49 26 .653 12½ x-San Antonio 49 26 .653 12½ Dallas 46 29 .613 15½ Oklahoma City 42 33 .560 19½ New Orleans 39 34 .534 21½ Phoenix 38 37 .507 23½ Utah 34 41 .453 27½ Denver 28 47 .373 33½ Sacramento 26 48 .351 35 L.A. Lakers 20 53 .274 40½ Minnesota 16 59 .213 45½ x-clinched playoff spot; y-clinched division; z-clinched conference Wednesday’s results Washington 106, Philadelphia 93 San Antonio 103, Orlando 91 Charlotte 102, Detroit 78 Boston 100, Indiana 87 Brooklyn 100, New York 98 Dallas 135, Oklahoma City 131 Houston 115, Sacramento 111 Milwaukee 95, Chicago 91 Toronto 113, Minnesota 99 Utah 98, Denver 84 L.A. Clippers at Portland, late New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

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

Friday’s games New York at Washington, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

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

New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Portland at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s box score

BUCKS 95, BULLS 91 CHICAGO (91) Dunleavy 3-7 4-7 11, Gasol 5-11 4-7 14, Noah 1-2 2-4 4, Brooks 4-11 1-3 11, Butler 8-18 8-8 25, Snell 0-1 1-3 1, Gibson 5-6 2-3 12, Mirotic 3-10 0-0 6, Hinrich 1-3 0-0 3, Moore 1-5 2-2 4. Totals 31-74 24-37 91.

MILWAUKEE (95) Antetokounmpo 4-9 3-4 11, Ilyasova 6-17 1-2 16, Pachulia 2-6 0-0 4, Carter-Williams 9-19 3-4 21, Middleton 5-15 2-2 14, Bayless 1-5 2-2 4, Henson 5-7 1-2 11, Mayo 5-9 0-0 13, Dudley 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 37-89 13-18 95.

Chicago 25 23 26 17 — 91 Milwaukee 20 28 22 25 — 95 3s–Chicago 5-26 (Brooks 2-6, Hinrich 1-2, Dunleavy 1-4, Butler 1-4, Snell 0-1, Gasol 0-1, Moore 0-3, Mirotic 0-5), Milwaukee 8-21 (Mayo 3-5, Ilyasova 3-7, Middleton 2-6, Carter-Williams 0-1, Bayless 0-1, Dudley 0-1). Rebounds–Chicago 57 (Gasol 11), Milwaukee 56 (Pachulia, Carter-Williams 10). Assists–Chicago 18 (Dunleavy 5), Milwaukee 15 (Dudley, Mayo 3). Fouls– Chicago 21, Milwaukee 28. Technicals– Bayless, Milwaukee Coach Kidd, Mayo.

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W x-N.Y. Rangers 48 x-Montreal 47 x-Tampa Bay 47 N.Y. Islanders 45 Pittsburgh 42 Detroit 40 Washington 42 Boston 39 Ottawa 38 Florida 35 Philadelphia 31 Columbus 37 New Jersey 31 Carolina 28 Toronto 29 Buffalo 22

L 21 22 24 27 24 23 25 25 26 27 29 35 33 37 43 47

OT 7 8 7 5 11 13 10 13 12 15 17 4 13 11 6 8

Pts 103 102 101 95 95 93 94 91 88 85 79 78 75 67 64 52

GF 231 203 250 235 211 221 227 204 220 192 202 210 170 176 204 152

AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland Kansas City Toronto Boston Houston Tampa Bay New York Los Angeles Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Seattle Detroit Texas

W 21 18 18 15 12 13 15 13 12 13 11 11 11 10 9

L 9 10 12 11 10 12 14 14 14 16 16 17 17 19 18

Pct .700 .643 .600 .577 .545 .520 .517 .481 .462 .448 .407 .393 .393 .345 .333

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W L Pct Los Angeles 16 9 .640 New York 18 12 .600 Pittsburgh 15 10 .600 San Diego 16 12 .571 St. Louis 13 11 .542 Cincinnati 14 12 .538 Miami 14 12 .538 Arizona 16 14 .533 Colorado 16 14 .533 Chicago 15 15 .500 Atlanta 13 16 .448 Philadelphia 12 16 .429 Milwaukee 11 15 .423 Washington 10 15 .400 San Francisco 11 20 .355 Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s results Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 2 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 Miami 8, Washington 0 Minnesota 4, Boston (ss) 4, tie Toronto 9, Boston (ss) 7 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Kansas City 4, L.A. Dodgers 4, tie Oakland 4, L.A. Angels 1 Chicago Cubs 11, Milwaukee 7 Chicago White Sox (ss) 12, Seattle 4 Arizona 3, Cincinnati 0 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 2 San Diego 8, Chicago White Sox (ss) 2 Colorado 10, Texas 4 Pittsburgh 3, Baltimore 3, 10 innings Today’s games N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 11:05 a.m.

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

Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 5:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Friday’s games Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Washington vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 12:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 5:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Toronto at Montreal, 6:07 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Colorado vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s linescores At Mesa, Ariz.

CUBS 11, BREWERS 7 Milwaukee 000 013 201 — 7 16 2 Chicago (N) 104 221 01x — 11 13 0 Lohse, W.Smith (5), F.Rodriguez (6), Broxton (7), Thornburg (8) and Lucroy, Centeno; Hammel, Grimm (6), H.Cervenka (6), De Leon (7), N.Ramirez (8), Ortiz (9) and M.Montero, C.Brockmeyer. W–Hammel. L–Lohse. HR–Chicago (N), Fowler (2), Soler (4), Rizzo (2), La Stella (1).

At Peoria, Ariz.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L OT Pts GF GA x-Anaheim 49 22 7 105 227 216 x-Nashville 47 22 9 103 224 193 St. Louis 46 23 7 99 229 190 Vancouver 45 27 5 95 224 208 Chicago 46 24 6 98 217 176 Calgary 42 28 7 91 229 204 Minnesota 44 25 7 95 219 186 Winnipeg 39 26 12 90 217 204 Los Angeles 37 25 14 88 201 192 Dallas 37 30 10 84 239 248 San Jose 37 30 9 83 212 215 Colorado 35 29 12 82 206 213 Edmonton 23 40 13 59 185 255 Arizona 23 46 8 54 161 256 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Wednesday’s results Buffalo 4, Toronto 3 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Edmonton at Anaheim, late Colorado at San Jose, late Today’s games N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

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

Boston at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Chicago at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Arizona at San Jose, 9 p.m.

Big bang for the Bucks Bulls lose in Milwaukee for first time in 9 games

BY DAVE BOHLER AP Sports Writer

MILWAUKEE – Michael CarterWilliams had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a rare 95-91 victory at home over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

The Bucks (37-38), who lost their previous nine home games against the Bulls, also got 16 points from Ersan Ilyasova.

Milwaukee won for just the third time in its last 11 games, and maintains a 2½-game lead over Miami and Brooklyn for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Chicago’s seven-game winning streak against Milwaukee ended despite 25 points and seven rebounds from Jimmy Butler.

Star of the game: Michael Carter-Williams, Bucks, 21 points, 10 rebounds Key performers: Jimmy Butler, Bulls, 25 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals; Pau Gasol, Bulls, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists; Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks, 16 points, 4 rebounds Up next: Pistons at Bulls, 8 p.m.

Friday Radio: 1000 AM Pau Gasol added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who have lost seven of their last nine on the road. Chicago dropped into a tie with Toronto for the No. 3 seed in the East.

Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich took a

charge and injured his left knee with 4:35 left in the third quarter.

He limped to the locker room and did not return.

Consecutive jumpers from Khris Middleton and O.J. Mayo gave Milwaukee a 92-88 lead with 2:56 to go.

After a layup by E’Twaun Moore and a free throw by Gasol cut the deficit to 92-91, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo blocked a layup attempt by Moore with 1:25 to go.

Milwaukee answered at the other end on a tip-in by Ilyasova for a 94-91 lead with 1:07 left.

Chicago missed three 3-pointers on its next two possessions before Antetokounmpo sank a free throw for a 95-91 lead with 5.8 seconds remaining.

Sports must send message to Indiana

WHITE SOX 12, MARINERS 4 Chicago (A) (ss) 231 402 000 — 12 22 1 Seattle 001 000 120 — 4 10 0 Carroll, J.Casey (3), Guerra (5), R.Leyer (6), Phillips (8), T.Marin (9) and Kottaras, M.Medina; Paxton, Leone (4), Rodney (5), Furbush (6), Medina (7), E.Pagan (8), T.Cochran-Gill (9) and Sucre. W–J.Casey.

L–Paxton. HR–Chicago (A), A.Garcia (2), J.Farrell (1).

At Glendale, Ariz.

PADRES 2, WHITE SOX 2 San Diego 500 021 000 — 8 10 2 Chicago (A) (ss) 000 010 010 — 2 10 1 Shields, Quackenbush (4), Segovia (5), Maurer (6), Benoit (7), Thayer (8), Kelley (9) and Nieves, R.Gale; Samardzija, Dav.Robertson (5), A.Leon (6), B.Clark (8), K.Hansen (8) and Soto, Flowers. W– Shields. L–Samardzija. HR–San Diego, Solarte (2), Gyorko (2).

At Port St. Lucie, Fla.

CARDINALS 5, METS 4 St. Louis 100 002 200 — 5 10 0 New York (N) 000 000 202 — 4 9 1 C.Martinez, M.Hatley (7), Choate (7), Maness (8), J.Walden (9) and T.Cruz; B.Colon, Blevins (6), Carlyle (6), Goeddel (7), C.Torres (8), A.Torres (9) and Monell, Recker. W–C.Martinez. L–B.Colon. Sv–J. Walden.

Transactions GA 179 174 204 215 194 208 190 198 204 210 220 234 197 208 249 258

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Bucks guard Michael Carter-Williams backs into Bulls guard Aaron Brooks during the first half Wednesday in Milwaukee. The Bucks beat the Bulls 95-91.

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reassigned RHP Jesse Crain and LHP Carlos Rodon to minor league camp.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Brian Schlitter, LHP Zac Rosscup and OF Junior Lake to Iowa (PCL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Agreed to terms with G Jabari Brown on a multiyear contract.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Traded C Gino Gradkowski to Denver for 2016 draft considerations.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB Sherrick McManis, RB Jacquizz Rodgers and LB Sam Acho to one-year contracts.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed WR/KR Brandon Tate.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Re-signed LB Rolando McClain to a one-year contract.

Signed DE Efe Obada.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed RB Daniel Herron to a one-year contract.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with G Jahri Evans on a one-year contract extension. Signed CB Kyle Wilson to a one-year contract.

ST. LOUIS RAMS — Re-signed C Tim Barnes.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed FB Will Tukuafu and DT Jesse Williams.

COLLEGE EASTERN WASHINGTON — Announced G Tyler Harvey will enter the NBA draft.

IOWA STATE — Signed wrestling coach Kevin Jackson to a contract through 2018.

Named T.J. Otzelberger men’s assistant basketball coach.

KANSAS — Announced G Kelly Oubre Jr. will enter the NBA draft.

LIBERTY — Named Ritchie McKay men’s basketball coach.

NORTHERN IOWA — Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson on a 10-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season.

OKLAHOMA — Announced men’s basketball G Frank Booker will transfer.

SAN DIEGO — Named Lamont Smith men’s basketball coach.

XAVIER — Signed men’s basketball coach Chris Mack to a one-year contract extension through the 2020-21 season.

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If it were logistically feasible before Saturday, the NCAA would face a mandate to move the Final Four.

It isn’t, but, barring political intervention, this could be Indy’s last one.

If nothing changes, the NCAA also should consider moving its headquarters out of Indianapolis rather than stay in a state that overreached legally protecting businesses that choose to discriminate against gays and lesbians.

In Illinois, for instance, the RFRA law protects religious freedom, but also provides gay and lesbian residents protected legal status. The federal government and 19 states have adopted RFRA laws that similarly safeguard religious freedom, but Indiana goes one step further with open-ended legislation White House press secretary Josh Earnest worried “could justify discriminating against somebody because of who they love.”

Sports at every level help promote the kind of inclusion Indiana’s land-

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Mike Krzyzewski has led Duke back to the Final Four in Indianapolis, where the Blue Devils won titles in 1991 and 2010. It may be the last Final Four in the city as long as the new RFRA law stays on the books. mark law discourages.

The Big Ten should relocate its league title game, scheduled at Lucas Oil Stadium through 2021, to someplace like Soldier Field. The list of championships suddenly up in the air because of the local change in climate is long, as NCAA President Mark Emmert hinted.

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“It strikes at the core values of inclusion and diversity,” Emmert said.

You know something’s out of whack when a politician makes Emmert, a pinata for sportswriters, look noble by comparison. But Emmert speaks for his constituency, as one major-college athletic director explained.

“Our student-athletes, coaches and staff deserve to be fully supported and embraced regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender,” the athletic director told the Tribune.

Even NASCAR, a sport built around turning left with fans who often veer right politically, released a statement vowing not to “embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance.”

Understandably, the law’s symbolism scares every sport. One Division I football coach wondered if Indiana can legally allow businesses in 2015 to discriminate based on sexual orientation, could similar habits form based on race, religion, or ethnicity?

In sports and beyond, too much is at stake for any state to open the door even a crack to government-sponsored discrimination.

It’s a dangerous precedent. The roads aren’t the only things that can be narrow in some rural parts of Indiana. As a native Hoosier, I can only hope the philosophical landscape changes – and soon.

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Lawrence Durrell, an author born in India who lived in several countries and died in France, said, “I’m trying to die correctly, but it’s very difficult, you know.”

That is both depressing and humorous. At the bridge table, finding the correct play can be very difficult.

This deal, for example, would trip up a lot of players.

How should South plan the play in three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest heart to dummy’s bare ace? In the given auction, North’s two-club rebid was New Minor Forcing, promising at least game-invitational values and asking opener for more information.

Two diamonds denied both

three-card spade support and four hearts.

Three clubs was natural and game-forcing. (If you do not use New Minor Forcing, North should rebid three clubs, and South

would continue with three no-trump.) South starts with seven top tricks: two hearts, three diamonds and two clubs. So, a 3-3 diamond division is enough – but that split is against the odds; and if it exists, it will still be there in a minute if the club suit proves unhelpful.

First, declarer should try to collect four club tricks.

At trick two, he should cash dummy’s club ace. When East drops the jack, South continues with the club eight (or nine) from the dummy.

If the suit splits 3-2, he has the desired four club tricks.

Here, though, West wins with his ten.

Then, when declarer gets into your hand, he can finesse dummy’s club nine (or eight) and run for home with two hearts, three diamonds and four clubs. © 2015 UFS

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(IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court in Community State Bank of Rock FallsDixon v. Kenneth R. Burnell a/k/a Kenneth Burnell a/k/a Ken Burnell; AMCORE Investment Group, N.A., its successor or successors, as Trustee under a Trust Agreement dated March 17, 2008, known as Trust Number 15960; City Of Dixon, Illinois; Citibank (South Dakota) N.A.; Unknown Owners; and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 14 CH 98, Lee County, Illinois, on March 12, 2015, the properties hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder in separate sales.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Glen S. Hughes, President, Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Dixon, 1021 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, Illinois 61021, (815) 284-8500.

(B) Both the legal descriptions of the real estate and the common addresses are as follows: Parcel 1: The Westerly Forty-five (45) feet of Lot Number One (1) in Block Number Thirty-nine (39) in the Town (now City) of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 312 W. Third St., Dixon, IL 61021 Parcel 2: The East Half (E 1/2) of the West Half (W 1/2) of the North Two-thirds (N 2/3) of Lot Number One (1) in Block Eightysix (86) in the Original Town, now City, of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 508 W. Seventh St., Dixon, IL 61021 (D) The improvements on the real estate are residences.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to the sale.

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows: The Lee County Old Courthouse, 112 East Second St., Dixon, IL 61021, at 10:00 a.m. on April 30, 2015.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-DIXON, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com March 25, April 2, 8, 2015

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US Bank National Association s/b/m Firstar Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Jacalyn Griffitt a/k/a Jacalyn J. Griffitt; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00152 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/7/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 5/14/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 10-13-06-400-002 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 60 Howland Road Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5 (g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 1413-10493.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on November 10, 2014, in Community State Bank of Rock FallsCounty Market v. George E. DePuy. Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 14 DH 85 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Guadalupe Bonnell, Financial Service Representative, Community State Bank of Rock Falls – County Market, 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, Illinois 61081, (815)625-4300.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 1300 E. 15th St., Sterling, IL 61081.

(C)

The legal description of the real estate is:

Lot 37 of East Park Subdivision to the City of Sterling, being a subdivision of Lot 16 in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded July1, 1905 in Plat Book 6, page 36.

(D)

The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E)

The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F)

The time and place of the sale are as follows:

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(G) The terms of the sale are on ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

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(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

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April 2, 2015 SECTION 00 10 00 - REQUEST FOR BIDS Bids are requested by the Board of Education of Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 for 2015 Life Safety Gym Lobby Roof Replacement at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL. Work is to be carried out in accordance with Bidding Documents prepared by Basalay, Cary & Alstadt Architects, Ltd., 620 W. Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350.

Project Description: The work consists of removal and replacement of approximately 4,800 S.F. of roofing at Rock Falls High School 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

Contract Type: Single prime lump sum contract.

Submission of Bids: Bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., April 23, 2015 at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. Bids will be publicly opened at that time.

Pre-Bid Conference: April 10, 2015, 10:00 A.M. at Rock Falls High School, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Sign in at the Main Office. The facility will be available for viewing at this date. Owner reserves the right to disqualify bidders that do not complete a site visit. Additional visits will be at the convenience of the Owner. Contact Bryan Berogan, Head of Maintenance, Rock Falls High School (815-499-9553) to schedule visits other than pre-bid conference. Site visits that are not prearranged with the school district representative will not be permitted. The site will not be available for visits after April 21, 2015 Availability of Bidding Documents: Bidding Documents will be available on and after March 31, 2015 and may be examined at the office of the Architect; at the office of the Board of Education, Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301; at the office of Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, 1111 S Alpine St., Rockford, Illinois; McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, www.dodge.construction.com; www.reedplans.com; and at Illinois Valley Contractor's Association, 1120 First St., LaSalle, IL. Prospective prime contract bidders may obtain Bidding Documents at the office of the Architect on or after above stated date by request, and by depositing $100.00 per set in the form of cash or check made payable to the Architect. Bidders will be limited to two (2) sets. Requests for mailed sets of Bidding Documents must be accompanied by a non-refundable remittance of $15.00 per set to cover mailing and handling costs.

Such remittance must be in the form of a separate check made payable to the Architect. Deposits will be refunded upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition, without markings, notations or other defacings, within ten (10) days after bid opening date.

Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid amount proposed, in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond, must accompany bids.

Selected bidder is required to provide a satisfactory performance bond and labor & material payment bond covering the full performance of the contract, irrevocable letter of credit or other security. The costs of the bonds are to be included in each contractor's bid proposal.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any irregularities in the Bidding, and to award contract in Owner's best interests.

Board of Education Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301 101 12th Avenue Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 END OF SECTION 00 10 00 2015 RFHS Gym Lobby Roof

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Interested parties may obtain information with respect thereto either directly from IAWC or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Commission, 527 E. Capitol Avenue, Springfield, IL 62701.

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COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-COUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff, GEORGE E. DEPUY, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 85 ST NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on November 10, 2014, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-County Market v. George E. DePuy. Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 14 DH 85 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Guadalupe Bonnell, Financial Service Representative, Community State Bank of Rock Falls – County Market, 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, Illinois 61081, (815)625-4300.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 1300 E. 15th St., Sterling, IL 61081.

(C)

The legal description of the real estate is:

Lot 37 of East Park Subdivision to the City of Sterling, being a subdivision of Lot 16 in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded July1, 1905 in Plat Book 6, page 36.

(D)

The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E)

The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F)

The time and place of the sale are as follows: In lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. On May 7, 2015

(G) The terms of the sale are on ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I)

No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLSCOUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff

BY EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys ffor Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815)288-4949 (815)288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com March 26, April 2, 9, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: JOSE I. BOITES, Petitioner, vs.

CLAUDIA ESPINOZA, Respondent.

NO. 2015 D 29 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

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Selected Bidders must assure that all persons employed by Bidder, and all applicants for such employment, will not be discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin.

The successful bidder will be required to pay prevailing rates of wages to all employees engaged in the project work. Such prevailing rates to be as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor to all laborers, workmen and mechanics performing work under this contract , for the area in which the project is located, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). All Contractors? Bonds shall include a provision as will guarantee the faithful performance of such prevailing wage clause as provided by the bid specification or contract.

Public notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of March, 2015, a Petition for Change of Name was filed in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, praying for the change of may name from Becky J. Sommers to theat of Becky J. Farwell, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

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Notice is given to Claudia Espinoza, the party to be served by publication, that a Petition for Dissolution has been filed Jose I. Boites in the above named Court, and remains pending. A default judgment may be entered against the Respondent, Claudia Espinoza, on or after the 7th day of May, 2015 if he has not appeared or answered the Petition prior to that date, pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/2-206 and 207.

JOSE I. BOITES, Petitioner The Law Office of Theron W. Burall Attorney for Petitioner Theron W. Burall, Esq. 502 E 2Nd Street Sterling IL 61081 Phone: 815-535-0711 April 2, 9, 16, 2015

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US Bank National Association s/b/m Firstar Bank, NA PLAINTIFF Vs. Jacalyn Griffitt a/k/a Jacalyn J. Griffitt; et. al.

DEFENDANTS 11 CH 00152 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 7/7/2014, the Sheriff of Lee County, Illinois will on 5/14/15 at the hour of 10:00AM at Lee County Courthouse 112 East Second Street Dixon, IL 61021, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Lee and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 6, TOWN SHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 6, 498.9 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE SAID SOUTH LINE, 757.0 FEET; THENCE EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID SOUTH LINE, 288.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, 757.0 FEET TO THE SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 6; THENCE WEST ON SAID SOUTH LINE, 288.0 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 10-13-06-400-002 Improved with Single Family Home COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 60 Howland Road Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information.

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-13-10493.

April 2, 9, 16, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD E. SCHEFFLER, Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 15 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Edward E. Scheffler of Amboy, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to The First National Bank in Amboy, Amboy, Illinois, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Gary R. Gehlbach of Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, P.O. Box 447, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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

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

The First National Bank in Amboy Independent Executor

By Cathy Lauer, Trust Officer Gary R. Gehlbach Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) April 2, 9 16, 2015

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BorgWarner Emissions Systems Attention: Human Resources 1350 Franklin Grove Road Dixon, IL 61021 awolcott@borgwarner.com Fax: (815) 288-7613 EEOC

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Gaffey Health Service Inc. is hiring CNA's for the Dixon area M-F day shift, starting now through May. Please call 815-625-5575 to inquire or fill out an application at 3408 East 23rd Street in Sterling.

Wanted F.T. & P.T. C.N.A.'s For 2nd & 3rd Shift Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, EOE No Phone Calls Please.

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ALTERATIONS A unique great opportunity in the Dixon and Sterling area for an alterations, seamstress, and tailoring person. Call Roger in confidence for more information at 815-238-7172

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Amboy C.U.S.D. #272 is seeking applicants for the following position: ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY. To apply go to www.leeogle.org.

Job Postings, and complete application.

Please apply by May 22, 2015 Camp Reynoldswood (Dixon) is expanding its ministry, and has seasonal positions in housekeeping, maintenance, kitchen and programming.

Visit www.reynolds wood.org or email director@reynolds wood.org EOEAA Carpet Cleaning Technician Wanted Must have HS diploma, 2yrs work experience, exceptional customer service skills & a valid IL driver's license. Apply in person at Supreme Cleaners, Inc., 2015 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon M-F from 9-4pm. Training will be provided to qualified applicants. Pre-employment drug testing & criminal background check are required.

CNC Machinist must have experience programming & operating CNC machining centers, competitive pay & benefits. Apply in person at United Craftsmen LTD. 1500 W. 4th St. Sterling, IL

Application forms may be obtained at the Rock Falls Police Department located at 1013 7th Avenue, Rock Falls IL and must be completed no later than Friday, April 17th 2015 on or before 5:00 p.m. All applications submitted must include a copy of your driver’s license, High School Diploma or G.E.D. and your DD-214 (if applicable).

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Princeton Retail Support Center 2123 N. Euclid Princeton, IL 61356 EOE

To sell those extra items easily and economically!

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Requirements: 1. Resident of the State of Illinois.

2. Valid driver’s license 3. Valid Firearms Owner Identification Card 4. Must be 21 years of age and not reached your 35th birthday 5. Have a high school diploma or equivalent 6. Must pass physical exam, skills evaluation, and written examination 7. Be of good moral character and pass an in-depth background check.

M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

In our Princeton, Illinois Retail Support Center Qualifications: • Valid Class “A” CDL with HAZMAT endorsement • 1 year on-road tractor-trailer driving experience (all weather conditions) with a minimum of 100,000 road miles • No moving violations within the last 24 months • Applicants must be able to pass a DOT physical, drug screen and background check as outlined in DOT regulations • Superior customer service skills • Some heavy lifting is required to assist dealers with deliveries • Overnight travel is limited Benefits: • Impressive financial package -First year earnings normally $54,000-$60,000 • Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision and prescription drug card • 401k • Flexible spending accounts • Merchandise discounts Applications may be obtained 24 hours a day at the Princeton Ace Retail Support Center or you may apply on line at www. acehardware.com – careers.

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The Rock Falls Board of Fire and Police Commissioners are seeking candidates for the posiition off Pollice Offificer and d wiill cond ductt enttrance examiinattions att the Rockk Fallls Middle School on Saturday, April 18th 2015. Physical Ability examination will be administered at 9:00 a.m. and the written exam will follow.

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Our Warranty and Product Analysis Technicians plan, conduct and assess activities associated with customer warranty return receipt, analysis and disposition. They provide technical and hands-on support to manufacturing operations to help resolve product quality and manufacturability issues. They create and present internal and customer reports. Successful candidates will possess strong knowledge and experience in the following: blueprint and schematics, measuring equipment and instrumentation, mechanical skills and Microsoft Office. An Associate’s in Automotive, Electronics, Multi-craft or Engineering Technology or equivalent from a two year college or technical school, ASE Certification preferred. Strong communication, problem-solving, organizational and team-work abilities are also required. Our work environment values learning, team work, innovation and continuous improvement. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy. We offer a very competitive compensation and benefits package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. BorgWarner is an Equal Opportunity employer. For immediate consideration please submit your resume:

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER SaukValley Media has a full-time opening for a Graphic Designer in our advertising department. Our Graphic Designers work in specialized teams withAccount Executives and Customer Service Representatives to create effective ad campaigns for area businesses.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Macintosh computers, InDesign, and Photoshop, with creative design, layout ability and accurate typing skills.

Must demonstrate initiative, independent decision making ability, be self directed, organized and skilled in multitasking and time management.

If you are interested in joining our team, send resume to: Donna McDonald Advertising Operations Manager Sauk Valley Media P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 dmcdonald@saukvalley.com Pre-Employment Drug Screen and Background Check Required Sauk Valley Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Sauk Valley Media is seeking a full-time outside sales professional who can prospect, negotiate and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts. As Sauk Valley’s premier provider of print and digital news and information, we rely on ground-breaking and innovative thinking to connect our audiences and advertisers. Our rapidly expanding portfolio of publications and websites has created new opportunities for professionals who share our passion for serving our customers.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multi-Media Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-ppaced environment. Microsoft Office proficiency and a Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience required. Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance.

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Lori Walker Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 lwalker@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

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Deck Builders

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Coy's Lawn Care Complete Property Maintenance Spring Clean-Up's Mowing, Planting and more!

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For an Appointment call 815-716-3621

Dumpster Rental

Concrete Contractors

Brick & Masonry In operation for almost 50 years, Porter Brothers has developed a step-by-step process that ensures our sealcoating and asphalt application is done right the first time, and meets the standards and expections of our customers.

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Free Estimates 25 yrs. experience Insured & Bonded.

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PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)625-2607 (815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm. com

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WE DO IT ALL! 35 year experience FREE Estimates :And We Will Call You Back:

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Local chemical and fertilizer company has openings for seasonal truck drivers.

Applicants must have a current medical card and a minimum of Class B CDL. Interested candidates can call 815-537-2630 or inquire at: 5502 Lyndon Road, Prophetstown, IL 61277.

Carroll County CASA has an immediate opening for an Advocate Supervisor. Candidates must be detail oriented, organized and able to manage multiple projects at a time.

A professional demeanor and confidentiality, coupled with strong verbal and interpersonal skills are necessary. Computer skills with Word and Excel are required. 20 hours week. Cover letter and resume to:

Local Grain and Livestock farm has Production Assistant position open.

Send resume to: Box #:1273, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

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Deadline April 10

Morrison High School CUSD #6 is accepting applications for a High School Office Manager.

Please apply online at www. applitrack.com/ whitesideroe/ onlineapp

Customer Service Reps- 3rd Shift Join the team at your neighborhood store.

1000 E. River Rd., Dixon, IL Apply online at

www.stop-n-go.com

or at the store.

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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:

Rail car repair shop laborers wanted.

Mechanical aptitude required - no experience necessary.

Health benefits, 401k, attendance incentives.

Economy Systems, 320 21st Street, Camanche, IA 52730. 563-2598309 S & S Cartage located in Loves Park, IL, serving the industry since 1961, is recruiting new owner/operators with semi dumps to cover the truck shortage in the local construction industry. The 5 year market outlook is strong. If you already have a tractor or have $20K to invest in a truck tractor with or without a dump trailer, and don't know where to get started; Contact Gary at 815-2989411 for more information.

Drivers Exp. CDL Drivers.

Immediate full time position. Local hauling with some Saturdays.

Competitive wage. EOE. Call 815-772-2514 and leave information.

Perfect for retired drivers!

Motorcycle/ATV Mechanic wanted Full or part time.

Apply in person at Douglas & Frye Motorsports, Sterling

Bryan's Repair Inc. 117 N Stanton St. Shannon, IL 61078 (815) 864-2497

NEW TODAY Need Someone to rake my yard & pick up sticks.

Morrison Location Call Gene at 815-772-8211

Drivers Local Trucking company looking for Truck Driver for a flatbed with Class A CDL, 23yrs or older with 1yr. min. exp. and good driving record. Call 815-218-6705.

Part-Time Secretarial Position Local church seeking part-time secretary.

Applicant should possess strong computer skills in Word and Excel and accounting knowledge.

Applicants should be organized, dependable, detail oriented.

Please send replies to Box #1274, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 ServiceMaster has immediate openings in Dixon, Sterling & Amboy area.

Multiple day and night part time positions. 15-20/hrs. per week. Apply in person at 205 6th Ave., Sterling.

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Store Manager Join the team at your neighborhood store.

1000 S. Seventh St., Rochelle, IL Previous convenience store management experience 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

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NEW TODAY

Competitive starting pay; shift bonus; extensive benefit package; Vacation; 401k and more!

Equal opportunity employer

Experienced Custom Applicators Full Time positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248

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READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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))

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. 10-6, Fri. 9-5 & Sat. 8-12

30368 E. Thome Rd.

HUGE SALE Clothes, lawn furniture, push mowers, tools & misc.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

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Maytag 7 cycle elec. dryer & Kenmore HE washer $400 lv. message 815-973-5077

710

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

BICYCLES

715

Green machine pedal bike for 5-8 yr. olds $45 815288-6886

FURNITURE

755

All Mattress Sets New in plastic.

Twin $99, Full $129, qu. $159, King $259. W/ Warr. Can deliver.

815-703-3688 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Wood Accent Shelves.

Free Standing $45. 815548-9500

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 4 - 6 wk. old Kittens to give away to a good home.

Call 815-590-7686 Sweet & lovable cats and kittens free to good homes only. Call 815-590-7625.

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!

Young Cat - 9 mo.

F, spayed, shy, needs home w/ retiree or person w/ a lot of time. 815535-7061 Young female cat looking for good indoor home. Multi Spayed. colored.

779-245-2322 Young white rabbits, friendly, great gifts! 815-973-3074

LAWN & GARDEN

781

WILL DO ROTO-TILLING Min. $30. Call 815-499-7060.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Bowflex w/ leg attachment, good cond. $200/obo 779-245-1145 Sunny Exercise Bike, sits low, w/ monitor, like new $100 815-4382122

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS Chicago Cubs Tickets. All games reasonably priced.

815-978-2589 No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

ELECTRONICS

790

Woodgrain Tabletop Stereo Sys. Phono, CD, Cassette player. $45 815-548-9500

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 5,000 Bags of fertilizer, mulch, lawn care. Builder Discount 626-4561 Broadcast spreader 65lb capacity used one time $50 815-288-1999 Do you need Gravel for Driveways?

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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Wood centerpieces- oak, 22 slabs, 10”dia.x 2.5” thick. Various other sizes. $130/all. Call 815-499-9068.

Genie slim leggings 2pr., 1 blk., 1 blue. Sz. 2X. $10 ea. 815-625-8805.

NEW TODAY HP TonerQ5942A for HP 4240- HP 4250HP4350 printers.

HP maint. Kits for HP4200 and HP 4250 printers. $50/ ea. obo. 815-6314539.

King bed w/frame like new. $250.

815-718-4385.

McCoy Cookie Dixon 5051

Apple jar: $50 630-772-

Medical Supplies for in home care. hospital bed, lift chair & more.

Best Offer 815-762-1716 Need Lawn Equipment?

Starting a new lawn business? I have everything you need to get started. Call 815-590-0987 New Samsung Galaxy Tab S. Tablet w/ charger, manual, stylus, & nice case. $400/obo.

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HAY & STRAW

825

Round bales alfalfa & grass mixed $40/ea. Grass hay, small square bales, $3/ea. Alfalfa sm. sq. bales $3.50/ea.

815-946-2568.

CLASSIC CARS

904

Antique 1990 Buick Reata convertible.

Runs good, new tires.

Asking $3,200.

630-945-0166

AUTOMOBILES

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Offer expires 12/31/15

No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1993 Pontiac Grand Am. New tires, runs great.

Maintains mechanically 174k. mi. $2,000 obo. 815501-5935

NEW TODAY 1997 Mercury Sable, 90K mi., runs great. $1,500/obo 815-441-7235 2006 Ford Freestyle SEL, 185K highway mi.

Leather, sunroof, hitch, new tiresexhaust- brakes. 6 passenger. Very good cond. Asking $3800/obo. 815632-3182.

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FOR SALE: 1994 Pontiac Sunbird LE Convertible $1300/obo 815-994-0194 Grey 2014 Ford Escape. 21K mi. $23,000 815-6254820

1999 HD Sportster, 39K miles, all chrome, $4,000 815-973-3372

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

2012 Harley Davidson Road Glide Ultra, exc. cond. 12,061 mi., Vance & Hines pipes, stage 1 air cleaner, Sony stereo, w/ Rockford fosgate 300 watt amp, (inner fairing has been painted to match the bike) also comes w 2007 Aluma LTD trailer, $21,500 815-7163267

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2001 Dodge Dakota SLT, 91,900mi.

Typical Dodge rust over wheel wells & bumpers.

New muffler, brakes recently. 2” class 3 hitch w/flat 4 wiring topper.

Well & maintained with records. New price $3000/obo.

815441-2557 lv. msg.

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2006 Grand Caravan, handicap van with power ramp.

Very good cond. $7995. Call Sauk Valley Motors, 815288-5626 or 815622-6655.

For Sale: Comset of plete Weather Guard Bins for Chevy or GMC van. Come take a look and make an offer.

815-499-6901

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Weather Guard diamond cut deep tool box, for full size truck bed, good shape $350 815-590-0419

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1995 Suzuki RF 900 25k mi. fresh service, good condition. $2,300 815626-4887.

2004 Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Classic, $9500, many extras. Must See! 815-973-0977

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NEW TODAY 2008 Kawasaki 250 Bayou automatic, like new condition, $2500 w/electric sprayer; $2200 w/out.

815-379-2541

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1983 Mariner 115HP outboard, includes 18' tri-hull boat and trailer.

Very nice! $2500.

815-499-0699.

Life jackets (3) $20 815-732-1492 Outboard 6 gal.

Gas can w/oil inject.

Tank. $20 815-732-1492 Outboard motor storage stand $30 815-732-1492

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14,000 lb.

20' wood deck trailer tag, no rust, safety yellow, full width heavy duty HD, exp. metal ramps, new tires, $3,900 815-622-2622

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Auction City Sales 2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 61021 Sat. April 11, 2015 9:00 A.M.

Low Miles

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• 06 CHRYSLER PACIFICA

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• 07 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ

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Huge Auction with lots of goodies Vending machines, 15 cent pull lever, 5’ tall candy machine, 20 cent retro Pepsi machine, 1 cent “ Fresh Gum” machine.

Sterling Silver candelbra & candle stick, Waco pottery pitcher, Weir stoneware, Sterling year books 1940, 42, 43. Polo yr books 44,45,46. Crockery items, Dazey churn #40, Buddy L dump truck plus other toys & cap guns. Lots of adv. items, rare WW II Japanese flag (sent home 1944). Butchers steels- Winchester, Keen Kutter, Green river, Case XX etc. over 200 adv. yard stick, wooden boxes, old books. Cameras, Nippon vase, local dairy milk bottles, old baskets. 195060 signed baseball bats. Collection of Approx 70 vintage golf irons & drivers 1910 -1960 signed by pro golfers.

Cigar boxes, set Spode china, U.S. War bayonet, wooden decoys. This is just a partial list. Complete list to be in next weeks Newspaper.

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