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Anti-wind effort swells Landowners say company seeking new contracts

BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

A group of landowners has hired a public relations firm for its effort to oppose planned wind farms in Lee, Bureau and Whiteside counties.

The Informed Farmers Coalition is targeting the Walnut Ridge and Green River wind farms, saying it wants to educate farmers before they consider new contracts with Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy.

Last week, the group issued a news release drafted by PR Etc., which has offices in Rockford and Madison, Wis. “The Informed Farmers Coalition has spent the last 3 years attempting to educate local citizens on the problems and challenges associated with wind turbine development,” coalition spokesman Kendall Guither said in the release. “However, turbine developers continue to mislead the public about problems that continue to exist with wind development.”

In December, Geronimo bought the

For more information The Informed Farmers Coalition is at 104 Liberty St. in Walnut. For more information, email informedfarmers@yahoo.com or visit www.wind-watch.org.

PR or progressive thinking?

IKEA purchases a wind-energy project in eastern Illinois. Story on A4 Green River project from Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power, near Walnut Ridge.

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Inner heroes unleashed

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Mary Black (right) is congratulated after winning the Pearl Woods Award for business and industry at the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon on Thursday at the Dixon Elks Club. Black is co-owner of the Morrison Super Wash.

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

DIXON – Heroes are not just inspirational people we admire from afar. A hero lives in all of us, and the 275

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1 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON – This month’s Second Saturdays Art Happenings, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday, features a showcase of the Dixon High School Art Department Student Art Show.

Art from 19 students will be displayed at various downtown sites. There will be music at Val’s Place and Books on First, and the Second Saturdays Studio Jam begins at 8 p.m. at Rosbrook Studio.

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women who attended the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon on Thursday at the Dixon Elks Club were challenged to find that persona.

Kathy Cecchetti, YWCA of the Sauk Valley board president, brought the theme to life with her performance of the song “Heroes”. She closed the event with some lighthearted theatrics.

“This is me embracing my

inner hero,” Cecchetti said with a laugh, as she tossed a black cape around her shoulders. “I truly believe that recognition and acceptance of the hero in us brings our visions to life.”

The most inspirational people on this day were the nominees and award winners in six categories.

Sandy Henrekin, former executive director of the Rock Falls Community Development Corp., received the

Founders’ Day in Dixon

3 The Passion play in Sterling

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STERLING – A large group of volunteers from Sterling and Rock Falls and surrounding areas, along with Newman Central Catholic High School, present free performances of “The Mystery of the Passion of Christ,” in Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. There are performances at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. The final performance is 5 p.m.

April 18. Admission is a free will offering.

STERLING – Team Underwires will be guest bartenders from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cochran’s Pub, 13464 Galt Road. This is a fundraiser for the fight against breast cancer, with proceeds helping those in the Sauk Valley.

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DIXON – The annual Founders’ Day Celebration will be a luncheon event at 11:30 a.m. today at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. Lunch will be provided by Ginko Tree Cafe for $5 per person. Dixon’s early physicians and the beginning of KSB Hospital will be the program topics at noon. Admission to the event is free.

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Teacher charged with sexual assault Police: She had relationship with student under 18

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

DIXON | WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT LUNCHEON

Women of Achievement offer inspiration

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Crete Dillon Bowman Award for community leadership.

Henrekin was a charter member of the economic development group that started in 2002. She was named director in 2007, and played a key role in efforts to develop the riverfront, before retiring this year. She also owned and operated Innovations in Rock Falls for nearly 25 years.

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SAVANNA – A West Carroll High School science teacher is charged with criminal sexual assault, accused of having a relationship with a student under the age of 18.

C h e l s e y Wheeler, 24, was arrested Monday after turning herself in on a warrant, according to a news Chelsey Wheeler release from the Savanna Police Department. Her bond, set at $50,000, was paid the same day.

West Carroll Superintendent Craig Mathers said in an interview Thursday that Wheeler no longer works for the district.

The school board accepted her resignation Tuesday, Mathers said.

Wheeler’s name isn’t listed on the high school’s online teacher directory, though her name still is on the list of West Carroll School District staff.

Mathers said the investigation of Wheeler began March 24, and that his office had been cooperating with authorities.

This was Wheeler’s second school year teaching at West Carroll, but her first as a full-time teacher. During the 2012-13 school year, she taught science for half of the day at Chadwick-Milledgeville High School and half the day at West Carroll High School.

This is Wheeler’s first felony charge in Carroll County. Her first court appearance is scheduled for April 28.

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Egg hunts in Dixon, Rock Falls, and Sterling

With Easter Sunday a week away, there are three opportunities for the kids to go on a free egg hunt this weekend: s Dixon: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday at Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

Other activities include the Kreider Spring Carnival. s Rock Falls: At 1:30 p.m.

Saturday at Centennial Park, at 11th Street and Avenue D. Registration is from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. for children 3 to 8. s Sterling: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive. For kids up to age 8.

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ABOVE: Artists and art lovers look over the paintings during the 67th Annual Phidian Art Show on Thursday evening at Loveland Community House in Dixon.

FAR LEFT: Art judge Diana Garrett critiques an awardwinning piece during the art show.

The show featured 87 pieces of art this year. LEFT: Phidian Art Club members wait to unveil award winners.

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County treasurer says cash payment â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;totally inappropriateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn has yet to answer specifically what he did with money from the Oregon Park District.

In both 2012 and 2013, the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department received $ 5 , 0 0 0 checks from the district as part of a police services agreement.

Michael The park Harn district says the first check was deposited, but the county treasurer says he has no record of it. The second check was never cashed.

In a brief email Thursday, Harn wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The [first] check was cashed and the money was at the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. ... The second check was at the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office.â&#x20AC;?

Harn, who has come under question for his handling of the money, has provided no documentation on the first check. Sauk Valley Media submitted a public records request for that information Monday.

Under state law, Harn has until early next week to respond or seek an extension.

On March 28, Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn walked into the

the Oregon Park District office and handed the staff $3,754.38 in cash.

That was money he said was unspent from the park districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s payments.

Today, he provided documents on how he arrived at that number, showing how he spent the money. The expenses included repairs and maintenance for a 2013 GMC Sierra pickup truck, the registration of a 2012 Dodge, auto parts, and a meal at a Rock Falls restaurant.

Treasurer John Coffman said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where the sheriff got the $3,754 to pay the park district. Paying it in cash, he said, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally inappropriate.â&#x20AC;?

The treasurer handles most funds in the county.

One in which he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t is the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s controversial, offbudget administrative tow fund, over which the sheriff had wide spending discretion until the County Board sharply limited it in February.

In February, the board decided to have the treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office handle the tow fund, but Harn has yet to turn it over.

Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;in charge of his businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; On the County Board, Harn has his defenders.

Member Lyle Hopkins of Polo said the sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x153;is

in charge of his business and what he does.â&#x20AC;? He accused the newspaper of â&#x20AC;&#x153;twistingâ&#x20AC;? stories John Coffman about Harn, although he declined to provide an example.

C o u n t y Board Chairman Kim G o u k e r said ThursKim day that he Gouker would get details about the $3,754 transaction, declining to comment further.

As part of a 2012 agreement, the park district agreed to pay the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department $5,000 a year for â&#x20AC;&#x153;reactive patrol support,â&#x20AC;? training, administrative services, crime prevention presentations and dispatch services.

Erin Folk, the park districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive director, said Thursday that the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department fulfilled the terms of the contract.

On March 20, Sauk Valley Media filed a public records request with the Oregon Park District seeking records regarding its payments to the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department, which is how the newspaper found that the department never deposited the

second $5,000 payment from last September.

A little more than a week later, the sheriff informed the park district that he would end the agreement, saying the annual $5,000 wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary for the department to provide services to the district. The next day, he returned the $3,754.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The budget has to be accounted forâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; County Board member John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien of Rochelle said Thursday that the County Board should never have given the sheriff so much power over the tow fund. He called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally irresponsibleâ&#x20AC;? for the sheriff to pay a large amount of money in cash. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with Mr. Hopkins that the sheriff has complete control.

The budget has to be accounted for,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said.

He also expressed concern that Harn has yet to turn over the tow fund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What authority does the County Board have to force the sheriff to obey the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wishes?â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What right does the board have to force the issue? A lawsuit? Or calling the attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office?â&#x20AC;?

The board, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said, would need to answer those questions.

STERLING

One still hospitalized after two-vehicle crash

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STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; One of two people injured in a twocar accident Wednesday in Sterling was still in the hospital Thursday.

Natasha A. Schillaci,

28, of Lyndon, was listed in stable condition at CGH Medical Center.

The driver of the other car involved, Arthur G. Barnhart III, 73, of Rock Falls, was treated and released.

Schillaci was driving

west on Sixth Street just before noon when she ran a stop sign at Locust Street, police said. Barnhart, who was headed north on Locust, struck her car on the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side.

Schillaci had to be

removed from her car

by Sterling and Rock Falls fire crews, and both she and Barnhart were taken to CGH Medical Center.

Shillaci was ticketed on a charge of disobeying a stop sign.

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Kinzinger to visit Woods to promote U.S. jobs STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com

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OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will be at Woods Equipment Co. on Wednesday to highlight the I Make America initiative.

The public can visit from

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Woods, 2606 State Route 2. Kinzinger, whose district includes Adam Lee and Ogle counties, will Kinzinger tour the facility, address

employees, and sign up to support I Make America. According to a news release, the initiativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporters advocate promanufacturing policies to create more jobs in the U.S. and keep the economy competitive with other countries.

From 10 to 11 a.m., a 2014 Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle will be displayed inside a truck with glass sides. Registration will continue through Oct. 3 to win the motorcycle. Visit www.IMakeAmerica.com to sign up or for more information.

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In a recent column, I reported on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hall of Shameâ&#x20AC;? illustration that appeared on Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign Facebook page for a short time before the election.

Receiving the dubious Hall of Shame honors were Brian VanVickle, the Rochelle police officer who later beat Harn in the GOP primary; a Forreston gun dealer who supported Harn in the last election but switched to VanVickle this time; and Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Mike Rock, who lost in his re-election bid.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure why Rock was included. Harn and Rock had no public disputes.

When I called Rock, he said he had heard about the illustration after it had been taken down.

Rock declined to speculate why Harn put his name in the illustration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My campaign was focused on educating the public,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really focused on the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race.â&#x20AC;?

I reached out to Harn, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get back with me.

The two men are in their positions for nearly 8 more months; because of the nature of their jobs, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably have to work with each other from time to time.

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How could we not?

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re humans influenced by our life experiences. We make subjective judgments every day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where we place stories, how we focus our stories, what we decide to cover.

Our job is to remove as much bias as possible from our news coverage, but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely eliminate it.

On Tuesday, townships held their annual meetings, which are required by state law.

Whiteside and Lee counties each have 22 townships. We wanted to attend one of the meetings. The question was, which one?

Sterling was a good standby as the largest township in the two counties; we had covered its meeting last year. Dixon Township would have been another good choice; it was Supervisor Ed Frittsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first annual meeting at the helm.

We decided to cover Rock Falls-based Coloma Township this year. Until recently, this township went years without turning in required financial reports to the state, with the Illinois comptroller threatening $13,000 in fines in response. As of late, the Coloma board has become irritated with Supervisor Debra Burkeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance.

Until recently, the public story from Coloma has been, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything is just fine.â&#x20AC;? Not so anymore.

We believed Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting at Coloma would probably be newsworthy. And it was, with residents voting for an in-depth examination â&#x20AC;&#x201C; known as a forensic audit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; into the townshipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finances.

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OBITUARIES Gladys V. Hansen MUNCIE, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gladys V. Hansen, 100, of Muncie, passed away Friday evening, April 4, 2014, at CrownPointe of Anderson in Anderson, Ind. She was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Sterling, the daughter of Onno and Henrietta A. (Lauts) Otten. Gladys attended schools in the Sterling area. She married James Walter Hansen Jr. on Feb. 21, 1939, in Sterling.

She worked as a secretary for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan., and Seattle. Gladys was the oldest living member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Muncie. She volunteered for many years at St. Mary School and Ball Memorial Hospital.

Gladys enjoyed playing golf at the Elks, where she was a member. She attended â&#x20AC;&#x153;55 Alive,â&#x20AC;? and was an avid card player and greeting card maker. She loved interior decorating, which she practiced almost daily until her death.

Survivors include two daughters, Sandra (Ron) Mixell of Muncie and Carol Laughlin of Wichita; eight grandchildren, Barbara Wesolowski, Kristina Benkeser, Lori Osborn, Francesca Heminger, Deborah Mixell, Elizabeth Collins, Andy Mixell and

Joseph (Jill) Mixell; and six great-grandchildren, Katherine, Jaclyn, Faith, Jessica, Anna, and Elijah.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James, on April 5, 1986; sonin-law, Karl Benkeser; grandson, Michael Osborn; grandson-inlaw, Joseph Wesolowski; great-granddaughter, Michelle Wesolowski; granddaughter-in-law, Karen Collins; three sisters; and one brother.

Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, followed by a celebration of life service at 2 p.m.

Monday, at The Meeks Mortuary and Crematory, Washington Street Chapel in Muncie, with the Rev. Tracy PaschkeJohannes officiating.

Cremation rites have been accorded.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Crown Pointe Social Activity Fund, 2727 Crown Pointe Circle, Anderson, IN, 46012; or to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 900 White River Blvd., Muncie, IN, 47303.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Crown Pointe and Premier Hospice for their loving care of Gladys and support.

Visit www.meeksmortuary.com to send condolences.

Jammie Hensley BETTENDORF, Iowa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jammie Hensley, 45, of Bettendorf, formerly of Walnut, died Saturday in Bettendorf.

Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is handling arrangements.

James A. Ardapple MORRISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; James A. Ardapple, 98, of Morrison, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Resthave Retirement and Nursing Home in Morrison.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. Further arrangements are being completed by Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

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Wanda L. Francis LYNDON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wanda L. Francis, 68, of Lyndon, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at her home.

Wanda was born Jan. 31, 1946, in Sterling, to Lyle S. and Grace (Wuebben) Finley. She married Arman D. Francis on Nov. 21, 1964, in Sterling. He preceded her in death Sept. 8, 1991. Wanda worked as an assembler at Sterling Multi Products Inc. for 30 years before retirement. She also was the village treasurer in Lyndon for 11 years. Wanda enjoyed the time she spent with her grandchildren and her family.

Survivors include her stepmother, Ruth Finley of Rock Falls; two daughters, Lisa (Jerry) Stuart of Morrison and Lori (Dan) Davis of Lyndon; one

sister, Ruthann Johnson of Houston; four grandchildren, Mitchell (Alexis Masse) Schaller, Jordan Schaller, Kyle Stuart, and Jenessa (Matt Anderson) Davis; and one great-grandchild, Karson Anderson.

She also was preceded in death by her parents and one sister in infancy.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and the funeral at 1 p.m Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown, with the Rev. Cheri Stewart officiating. Burial will be at Lyndon Township Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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Eldo â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Geneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sutter COTTONWOOD, Ariz. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Eldo â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geneâ&#x20AC;? Sutter, 86, of Cottonwood, Ariz., passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, at his home.

He was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Hopedale, to Lawrence and Sarah May Sutter.

Through the years, Gene worked at various jobs in Michigan, starting with the family farm and General Motors. Some of his fondest memories were from his time working at Wyckoff Hybrid Seed Corn Co. in Valparaiso, Ind. Gene worked most of his life as a journeyman carpenter. He also worked on the construction of Sterling High School, and built numerous homes in the Sterling area. He was a business owner and was a dealer for Vacu-Maid Central Cleaning Systems (Vacu-Maid of Sterling).

Gene was a member of Science Ridge Mennonite Church in Sterling. Upon moving in 1985 to Cottonwood, he became a member of Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church of Cottonwood, where he served as a board member. Even in retirement, Gene enjoyed working with wood, building furniture, caning chairs, and collecting and restoring antiques.

Gene was a man of deep faith, who was devoted to his wife, Betty, his family,

and the church. He will be missed by them and the friends he made wherever he went.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Sutter; son, the Rev. Randall â&#x20AC;&#x153;Randyâ&#x20AC;? (Alice) Sutter of Clarkdale, Ariz.; daughters, Peggy Puckett of Phoenix, Bonnie (Dale) Book of Colorado, Susan Mackey of Texas, Holly Sutter of Cottonwood, and Kelly (Keith) Waugh of Illinois; sisters-in-law, Joan Muhling of Indiana, Ruby Sutter of Florida, and Donna Sutter of Indiana; brother-in-law, Alvin Kurtz of Florida; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Sarah; brother, Ivis Sutter; sister and brother-in-law, Odela and Ray Shank; brother and sister-in-law, Mervin and Dora Sutter; sister, Hilda Kurtz; and brother, Omar Sutter.

A celebration of Geneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was March 22, officiated by his son, the Rev. Randy Sutter, at Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church of Cottonwood.

Cards and gifts for a memorial fund can be mailed to Betty Sutter at 3787 E. Mission Lane, Cottonwood, AZ 86326.

Visit www.westcottfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Bradley S. Cox STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bradley S. Cox, 62, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Bradley was born May 2, 1951, in Hammond, Ind., to Virgil D. and Bernadene (Near) Cox. He married Cheryl â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dianeâ&#x20AC;?

Jones on May 31, 1996, in Sterling. Bradley worked for more than 30 years as a tool and die maker. He enjoyed doing anything outdoors, especially fishing and gardening.

He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, who deeply loved his grandchildren. Bradley will be sadly missed by all.

Survivors include his wife, Diane of Rock Falls; two sons, Shaun (Lana) Cox of Phoenix

and Joshua Jones of Rock Falls; one daughter, Wendy Jones of Dixon; one brother, Greg (Diane) Cox of Hardy, Ark.; and four grandchildren, Connor and Kylie Cox of Phoenix and Ethan and Evan Jones of Dixon.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four uncles, and one aunt.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Cremation rites have been accorded.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit www.mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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IKEA buying Illinois wind-energy project CFO: Decision not driven by public relations CHAMPAIGN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The U.S. subsidiary of Swedish furniture retailer IKEA announced Thursday that it is buying a longplanned wind-energy project in eastern Illinois as part of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiative to offset its energy use with renewable energy generation.

And IKEA insists the project, which has not yet been built, is more than public relations. The company believes that, long term, wind energy will help the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

bottom line, Chief Financial Officer Rob Olson said.

But right now, wind power is a struggling business. Cheap natural gas and the end of a federal tax break for wind-power producers have left wind generation unprofitable.

Olson said in an interview Wednesday ahead of the announcement that Hoopeston Wind is the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first largescale wind project in the United States. By the time the 98-megawatt wind farm is built and running â&#x20AC;&#x201C; planned for 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will be capable of generating power equivalent to 165 percent of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.S. electricity needs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

part of the retailerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previously announced push to offset all of its global power use with energy generated from renewable resources by 2020. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we started looking at wind turbines,â&#x20AC;?

Olson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was able to move us much further, at this point surpassing our goal from a U.S. perspective.â&#x20AC;?

IKEA is buying the project, which is planned for farm land about 50 miles northeast of Champaign, from Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy. That company will operate the wind farm, which will employ about five people, according to Apexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

Olson declined to say

how much money IKEA is paying.

IKEAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to rely on renewable energy puts it among many companies now trying to make greater use of wind, solar and other renewable forms of energy. Wal-Mart has solar-panel installations and is experimenting with wind power. Google has invested money in a Texas wind farm, solar installations and other projects.

And IKEA has wind turbines in other countries, Denmark and Canada among them, and has installed solar panels on top of some of its retail locations.

For the Hoopeston project, Olson said IKEA will

receive some form of government incentives, though he declined to name the source or their dollar value.

Both the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and officials in Vermilion County, where the project is located, say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not providing tax breaks or other incentives.

The key federal subsidy for wind-energy generation, the Production Tax Credit, expired at the end of 2013.

Right now, Olson acknowledges, windpower generation needs government incentives to make money.

But he insists the company isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t building a

wind farm just for public relations reasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of that calculation isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the immediate return on investment,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that the company had calculated costs and potential benefits out over 20 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also looking at the future growth in energy costs and making sure we can offset that in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will not lose money during this process.â&#x20AC;?

The company might be able to generate some of that value through pure good will, including the appeal of a wind farm to its retail customers, said Don Fullerton, a professor of finance who focuses on energy policy at the University of Illinois.

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Mainstream got approval from Lee and Whiteside counties for turbines, while Bureau Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning board rejected the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal. Walnut Ridge would be entirely in Bureau County.

In a brochure, the coalition says Geron-

imo is reaching out to landowners to sign new contracts. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say where Geronimo is making such efforts. Perhaps it is in Bureau County, where its rejected proposal called for 19 turbines.

Kris Donarski, Bureau Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning officer, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be reached for comment this week. A woman answering the phone in the zoning

office said Donarski took a few days off, and no one else in the county could answer questions about the status of the two wind farms.

Messages left for Geronimo executives were not returned.

In Whiteside County, where nine turbines are planned for Green River, Stuart Richter, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning administrator, said he was unaware

of any efforts to sign new contracts.

In summer 2012, the Whiteside County Board approved the Green River proposal, giving the wind farm owner 3 years to get building permits, which are contingent on the completion of a number of requirements, including the development of a decommissioning plan.

That means the company has until mid-2015 to get

the project going.

Geronimo, the brochure said, has yet to submit decommissioning plans for Green River or Walnut Ridge. Such plans would guide the taking down of abandoned turbines.

With the expiration of a tax break for wind energy production, the chance that both Green River and Walnut Ridge will be abandoned or underused increases, according to

the brochure.

Geronimo has said it hopes to start construction on Green River and Walnut Ridge by late this year or next.

The plan for 53 turbines for Green River in Lee County is mired in litigation. Residents in the neighborhood argue that the project would hurt their quality of life, creating noise and shadow flicker.

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Hayleigh Covella is congratulated after being awarded the Young Woman of Tomorrow Award winner during the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon on Thursday at the Dixon Elks Club. Covella works at the YWCA Career Center, where she helps women further their careers by assisting with everything from resumes to attire.

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Henrekin said it was “pretty special” to be recognized for the leadership award in her final year with the Development Corp. While she admits it might be hard to watch the culmination of some of her efforts from afar, she is looking forward to the next chapter of her life.

“This job was 24/7, and after so many years in business, I’m looking forward to spending more time with my family and traveling,” Henrekin said.

Pam Pfister, CEO of Morrison Community Hospital, won the Jane Reid Keefer Award for professions and education. Pfister has been with the hospital since 2002, and was named chief executive last November.

She also is involved in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, is a tutor in the Morrison schools, and is on the Morrison Chamber of Commerce board.

Pfister also was nominated for the award in 2012.

Betty Leslie, secretary at Lincoln Elementary School in Dixon, was selected as winner of the L.L. Ely Award for administrative professionals.

Leslie was the State Board of Education non-certified employee of the year and one of its “Those Who Excel” award winners.

“Betty has done all this while surviving cancer and going through an array of treatments twice without missing work,” presenter Denise McCaffrey said.

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Betty Leslie (second from left), secretary at Lincoln Elementary School in Dixon, reacts to winning the L.L. Ely Award for administrative professionals Thursday afternoon at the YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon at the Dixon Elks Club. the Morrison Super Wash, received the Pearl Woods Award for business and industry. She has been named chamber Entrepreneur of the Year and is active in United Way. She also is involved in a program that provides mammograms for low-income women, and donates hair to Locks of Love.

Black said she has been very fortunate to work with her husband, Bob, who has always been very supportive. She offered some advice for young women striving to achieve success.

“First and foremost, get as much education as possible,” Black said.

“Success is about knowing what’s in your heart, understanding your passion, and standing by it.”

The Louise Bittorf Sullivan Inspirational Woman Award recipient was

Tammy Nelson, Rock Falls Police Department operations commander.

Nelson started as a telecommunications specialist and worked her way up through the department ranks. She became a patrol officer, sergeant, and telecommunications commander, before leading the patrol officers.

“Tammy is known for her listening skills and for treating fellow officers like family,” Cecchetti said. “She has inspired other women to become officers and to excel.”

Hayleigh Covella of Sterling was the winner of the Young Woman of Tomorrow Award. She is working on her master’s degree in English.

Through her work at the YWCA Career Center, Covella helps women further their careers by assisting with everything

from resumes to attire.

Covella was sponsored

by AmeriCorps, where she is a member.

“Hayleigh’s quiet strength and leadership ability make her clients comfortable. ... She celebrates when they get jobs, as she really wants to make a difference,” AmeriCorp said in its nomination letter.

The Women of Achievement Luncheon has been a fundraiser for YWCA of the Sauk Valley programs since 1982.

SYCAMORE – Liam Burton waited 167 days to give his mom and dad their first kisses.

On Thursday, 18-month-old Liam planted a kiss on his mom, Nikki Burton, and dad, Adam Burton, for the first time when they returned to Sycamore after a nearly 6-month deployment with the U.S. Air Force.

“He always kisses the phone, but that was the first one when we actually touched,” Nikki said. “It was unreal.”

Senior Airman Adam Burton, 24, and Senior Airman Nikki Burton, 23, were deployed to southwest Asia together with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron late last year when their son, Liam, was a little more than a year old. In the time they were gone, Liam stayed with Adam’s mom, Kim Mattei, in Sycamore, and later Nikki’s mom, Melissa Miller, in Kalamazoo, Mich. He is their first grandchild.

“I feel really sad they couldn’t be with him,” Miller said. “He’s such a joy to be around.”

Adam and Nikki met while stationed together at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., outside San Francisco, and got married about 2 years ago before having Liam. When they learned of their impending deployment, the military gave them the option to be deployed one after the other or at once. They chose the latter, because it seemed better for Liam and because they knew they would have the support of their families. Facing deployment together also seemed like the best option, they said.

Adam’s brother, Jake Burton, traveled to the couple’s home in California last October to take Liam before the couple shipped out. He recalled a beautiful California day marked with silence through the moment when it came time to say goodbye at the airport.

“Taking a child from their mother is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Jake Burton said.

In her first nights with Liam, Mattei said she could tell he was stressed and confused by the change in his environment. He would wake up in the middle of the night screaming, and cry when the family would go to his crib.

Eventually, his stress faded. Since last October, Liam’s started talking, sprouted more teeth and learned how to take a selfie, among other things. He has mannerisms like his parents’ and loves riding in his toy car.

“He came to us as a baby, and he’s now a toddler,” Mattei said.

Liam’s parents talked to him and the rest of their family through video phone calls about once a week. Most of the time, the family followed Liam around with a phone so his parents could watch him play. Seeing him was hard at first, but the harder thing was not being able to be there at all, the couple said.

“It’s hard to think of all the little things, his feet scampering around, him yelling,” Adam Burton said. “You don’t want to miss that kind of stuff.”

While they felt a pang of regret, they were also comforted to see their son.

“It kept me strong,” Nikki Burton said.

The Burtons will return soon to the base in California, and then they will have 8 days to spend together in a new home. Cuddling Liam and chasing him around top the list of things they want to do.

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Making sure theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing fair and square What we think The Illinois House, urged on by the Illinois Press Association, has approved a resolution to conduct hearings into the Illinois High School Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities. We see absolutely no problem with that.

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he Illinois High School Association, which sanctions a variety of high school sporting and extracurricular competitions, aims to make sure that its more than 780 member high schools play fair and square.

The Illinois House of Representatives voted Monday to conduct hearings into the IHSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations to make sure it is playing fair and square.

We see absolutely no problem with that.

Some of our area state representatives did, however. On the 55-51 vote to approve the House hearings, state Reps. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon; Don Moffitt, R-Gilson; and Brian Stewart, R-Freeport, voted against the resolution. State Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Port Byron, voted in favor of it.

Perhaps the regional party-line vote had something to do with the fact that a Democrat, state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, of Aurora, sponsored the measure, and that she initially had proposed that the state look into taking over the duties of the IHSA, which is a private organization. Chapa LaVia said she no longer wants the state to assume those vast responsibilities.

However, she does want members of the House Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education to quiz the IHSA about how it conducts its business. After Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote, that hearing will happen.

Proposed lines of questioning would delve into the administration and funding of high school sports; the safety of high school athletes; the IHSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s systems and protocols; and the costs and income associated with the administration of high school sports.

The IHSA is supervised by a board made up of high school principals.

Their executive director, Marty Hickman, said in a

statement that the IHSA would cooperate.

Hickman initially appeared perturbed by the inquiring minds of House members. In a March 14 statement, he chided Chapa LaVia, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have no idea what concerns the representative might have, because she has not contacted the association regarding this resolution.â&#x20AC;?

Later, he said that the IHSA had been a â&#x20AC;&#x153;model of transparencyâ&#x20AC;? and that the decision to conduct hearings put the organization in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;negative light.â&#x20AC;?

Hickman issued a further statement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt unfairly targeted with the way this all came about.

But whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done is done.

The hearings are going to happen, so our mindset now is, the sooner, the better. We want to show the representatives how we operate and clear up any misconceptions they may have.â&#x20AC;?

The Illinois Press Association, of which Sauk Valley Media is a member, strongly supported the resolution. Newspaper folks in Illinois still ruefully recall the IHSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unsuccessful attempt in 2008 to restrict newspaper photographers from shooting certain postseason IHSA sports events unless their newspapers pledged not to allow secondary sales of the photos. The IHSA, when sued by the IPA, eventually backed down.

Chapa LaVia raised at least half a dozen other issues surrounding the IHSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities during Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House debate.

We agree with Chapa LaVia that there is a need to â&#x20AC;&#x153;throw some transparency and lightâ&#x20AC;? on the IHSA. We urge Hickman to welcome the inquiry, cooperate fully, and use this opportunity to settle any lingering doubts that people may have about the association.

If the IHSA is playing fair and square, this will be its chance to prove it.

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Shed light on contract details College-faculty pact shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be kept secret before approval Northwest Herald Editorial Board Crystal Lake

This sentence in Northwest Herald reporter Jeff Engelhardtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story this week regarding McHenry County College and full-time faculty coming to a contract agreement is all too familiar: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Details of the deal will not be made available until both the McHenry County College Faculty Association and the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of trustees approve the contract, said college spokeswoman Christina Haggerty.â&#x20AC;?

Why is it acceptable to keep the public in the dark about how its money is being spent until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too late?

Why do public bodies believe it is acceptable to spend large sums of taxpayer dollars without telling the public how those dollars are being allocated?

Secrecy and your government At issue: Employment contracts between local governments and public employee unions MCC isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only guilty party. This year, Crystal Lake-based School District 155 and McHenry-based School District 156 also approved new contracts with teachers without the public being allowed to see the details before a final vote was taken.

State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, wants more transparency. So do local state Reps. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills; Mike Tryon, R-Crystal Lake; and Barb Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake.

Ives introduced House Bill 4268, which would require all newly negoti-

ated contracts between unions and public-sector employers (school districts, cities, counties, the state, etc.) to be posted for at least 14 days on the public bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. Further, after at least 14 days, the public entity would be required to convene an open meeting and receive public comments before a vote is taken.

IVES SAID THE BILL would help elected board members, public employees and the public know better the contents of proposed contracts and what they would cost taxpayers.

McSweeney, Tryon and Wheeler are co-sponsors of the bill.

Unfortunately, the legislation has failed to get out of Jack Franksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; State Government Administration Committee. At a recent hearing, Franks, D-Marengo, told Ives he liked the bill but wanted to broaden its scope to all contracts.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing stopping public bodies from releasing contract

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Why do public bodies believe it is acceptable to spend large sums of taxpayer dollars without telling the public how those dollars are being allocated?

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details before a public vote. These units of government choose to hide the information from the public. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate that we need legislation demanding public bodies do the right thing instead of public bodies doing the right thing on their own.

We applaud Ives for her commitment to transparency, and we are pleased to see local lawmakers get on board.

This bill deserves to get out of committee and onto the floor for debate and passage.

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Help agency aid the victims of child abuse JILL SANDER Sterling

Since 1983, the nation has recognized April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Join us this year in celebrating families and children.

Challenge yourself to do something to transform our communities.

Speak out against child abuse and neglect by educating yourself about the signs and symptoms, and reporting suspected abuse.

According to Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, one

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in five Illinois children will experience abuse before age 18. It is everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to protect children and nurture healthy behaviors.

Together, we can make a difference, and as a community we can create change. As the saying goes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a village to raise a child.â&#x20AC;?

The Domestic Violence Program at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley provides services to Lee and Whiteside counties. Our experienced childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff provides domestic violence education and supportive services on an individual and group basis.

Services are provided in a nurturing and safe way, to allow children the opportunity to share their

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experiences in witnessing domestic violence.

If you know a child who has experienced abuse or witnessed domestic violence in the home, please contact us for help. Staff is available for in-person support from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. We can be reached on the 24-hour hotline at 815-626-7277 or 815-2881011. All services are free and confidential.

Note to readers: Jill Sander is a child and family specialist at the YWCA of the Sauk Valley.

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There are things more important than who slept with whom.â&#x20AC;?

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Those with higher credit scores (like me) could get a reduction in the deposit, if not [get it] for free.

As someone with excellent credit, [I feel] it gets old when you walk into places like this, and you have to go through all this [stuff], and you are not a â&#x20AC;&#x153;deadbeat,â&#x20AC;? as the Sterling mayor said.

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ROCKFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Just before Anderson Japanese Gardens officially opens for the season May 1, visitors have a special treat in store.

A hanami chakai, or traditional Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony, will be demonstrated April 26 at the Sukiyastyle guest house.

The ceremony begins with the participants gathering at the visitor center. There, the stage will be set with a cup of genmaicha (roasted rice-flavored tea). In the background, guests will be able to view the gardens themselves.

After an introduction, the visitors will make their way to the guest house. The ceremony host, Kimiko Gunji, then will show the process of the tea ceremony, centering around a cup of green tea and a Japanese sweet treat. The host is a professor at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Three tea ceremony times have been established. Each of them has room for just 15 people, so early reservations are essential.

After the demonstration, visitors are free to look over the

Photo submitted by Sara Johnson of Anderson Japanese Gardens

What: Traditional Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony When: 10:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m., and 2-3 p.m. April 26 Where: Anderson Japanese Gardens, 318 Spring Creek Road, Rockford Cost: $25 Addition: Tea serving procedures class, 9 a.m.-noon April 27; $45 Reservations for ceremony or class: Call Katie Weston at 815-316-3306 or email kweston@andersongardens. org to secure a place.

Information: Visit www. andersongardens.org or call 815-229-9390

The necessities of the traditional Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony will be explained and demonstrated April 26 at Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford. tage of special programs. One, Mindful Meditation Orientation, will be offered from 10:30 guest house. Tim Gruner, the chase ceramic tea bowls and 12, so reservations are necesa.m. to noon the fourth Friday garden curator, will be on hand items related to the tea cersary. of each month through October. to answer questions and to talk emony.

Anderson Japanese Gardens, Participants will learn meditaabout the history of the buildAn additional immersion in even without tea, is a pleasant ing. the culture of the tea ceremony escape from the outside world. tion techniques at no cost other than the admission fee of $8 On the way back to the visitor can be found in a lesson by Filled with ponds, waterfalls, center, the guests are welcome Gunji the morning of April 27. gardens and easy paths, visitors for adults, $7 for seniors, $6 for students, and free for children to look over the gardens. And For $45, guests will have hands- can stroll or sit and contemyounger than 5. before leaving for home, there on training in the steps of serv- plate its features.

Visit, relax and enjoy. will be an opportunity to puring tea. Class size is limited to Guests also can take advan-

Subscription sample boxes shake up beauty routines CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a beauty product fanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream: a monthly box sent to the door filled with samples of lip glosses, face creams, hair treatments and nail polishes.

The trend started a few years ago with companies such as Birch Box charging between $10 and $15 a month for subscriptions. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently taken off with dozens of options. There are highend boxes, fragrance-only boxes, even vegan boxes.

Here are five things to know about beauty boxes: 1. Beauty experts consider Birch Box a pioneer. Birch Box started about 3½ years ago when two Harvard Business

School classmates had the idea to send consumers samples every month.

Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp have grown that idea into a business that lets customers buy thousands of full-size products online â&#x20AC;&#x201C; products those customers first tried in the sample size from their subscription. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also just announced a storefront in New York. The service is available in France, the United Kingdom and Spain, as well.

Beauchamp said Birch Box wants to change the way consumers discover and buy beauty products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is a huge opportunity. We could create something

thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really monumental,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Beauchamp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We use the idea that everyone would love to have a beauty editor best friend who cuts through the clutter and knows you.â&#x20AC;?

2. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still an emerging business model. That has its positives and negatives. Allure magazine editor-in-chief Linda Wells says the biggest challenge for beauty-box companies is getting samples to fill the boxes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The big, major companies arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t participating in a major way,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smaller companies and companies that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a strong presence in department stores.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a way for con-

sumers to get these products without going through the hunting and trickery you have to go through when you go to department stores,â&#x20AC;? Wells said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;a pain-free, no-downside way to really try things.â&#x20AC;?

4. Do your research.

Make sure you subscribe to a box that offers the kinds of samples you 3. Adventurous beauty want or are willing to try. buyers get to try new No one wants a bottle of products. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a way bright red glitter nail polfor consumers to be ish if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not their style. exposed to new brands, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The key thing is to try lines and products they to personalize the prodmight not have gotten on ucts and the box better their own and a way to so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting things try a product with lower you have an interest in,â&#x20AC;? financial downside,â&#x20AC;? said Wells said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As suppliers Refinery 29 Beauty Direc- of these boxes get more tor Megan McIntyre. information about their If you like a product, then consumers, they can give you tried it and you know people things that are it, she said, and if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t more relevant.â&#x20AC;? like it, then you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Allure has its own waste money on a full-size beauty box, called Sample product. McIntyre calls it Society. Wells said they

include a booklet with details about products, trends and how-to-use information. Birch Box offers a similar product card every month. Some beauty box companies have subscribers take a survey asking about their skin and hair types and makeup preferences.

5. Trade samples on online marketplaces.

Sometimes you do end up with a sample that you just know wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work for you. McIntyre suggests your next step be to visit websites like edivv.com.

That website describes itself as a place where users can â&#x20AC;&#x153;negotiate, barter and tradeâ&#x20AC;? beauty sample products.

Tulips help young scientists track seasonal change

BY MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE MCT News Service

AKRON, Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When Renata Fossen Brown checks on the progress of a patch of tulips at Cleveland Botanical Garden, schoolchildren across the Northern Hemisphere are watching.

Brown is a participant in Journey Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tulip test garden project, an online educational effort that lets kids track springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival across the hemisphere and teaches them about seasonal changes, climate and geography.

The concept is simple: Volunteers scattered across the United States and a few countries in Eurasia plant the same type of tulip bulbs, and then monitor and report on the plantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; growth.

Tulips were chosen because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the few plants that can be

grown just about everywhere in North America.

The volunteersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dispatches are tracked on a map on the Journey North website, so children can watch the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progression throughout the country and beyond.

Many of the gardens are at schools, but other institutions and individuals participate, too.

This is the first year Cleveland Botanical Garden has been part of the project. Brown, the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president of education, planted tulips last fall at its Hershey Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden and at three urban farms tended by the teenage participants in its Green Corps program.

Staff members monitored the tulipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; early progress, Brown said, because the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden was closed for the season until late March

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and the Green Corps program doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start till May. Nevertheless, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping to get the gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young visitors engaged in the project. She might urge the children to compare the progress of bulbs planted one year to bulbs planted the next, she said, or perhaps involve the kids in tracking data over a long period of years as a way of seeing climate trends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is real science.

This is authentic,â&#x20AC;? said Brown, the botanical gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president of education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is engaging, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worthwhile.â&#x20AC;?

The tulip watch is just one of the citizen science

projects overseen by Journey North ( www.learner. org/jnorth ), a program that helps children study wildlife migration and seasonal change. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operated by Annenberg Learner, a division of the Annenberg Foundation.

Journey North started in 1994, and the tulip test gardens were one of its first projects, said Mary Hosier, a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, resident and a writer for the program.

She said the tulip project reaches more than 1 million students annually. The number of gardens varies each year, but about 450 have been planted this year, she said.

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For the first few years of my daughter and her husband â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? marriage, Joe resented giving her any of the money he earned. My other daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband thinks nothing of spending money on himself and his friends without consulting her.

We have seen this attitude reflected in their friends, as well. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to discuss with each other how each is spending their â&#x20AC;&#x153;jointâ&#x20AC;? income.

was my responsibility to support my family. I realize the current economic situation has made that difficult, but the attitude should still be there. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wondering in Washington

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Dear Wondering: You have raised an interesting subject. There is a difference between living together and being marThere seems to be an eleried because of our legal ment of selfishness, too. system. Because people My wife and I have been who co-habit without benmarried 40 years, and efit of marriage are confrom the beginning I have sidered individuals in the always considered what eyes of the law, it is probeach of us earned was ably prudent to keep their OURS, not mine or hers financial affairs separate. (when she worked).

However, each person We always discuss any should contribute to the significant purchases, and expenses they share.

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Old lumber trending in some new homes Kauffman and Co. is in Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South End, CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; though, on Worthington Reclaimed lumber is Avenue. It sells custom among the most environfurniture, most crafted of mentally friendly building wood salvaged from barns materials because, as any in Pennsylvania.

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Kauffman and Co. 7 years The two North Carolina ago, he said, because he companies, such as nation- appreciates the look of als Pottery Barn and Four the salvaged lumber. His Hands, are responding to company offers everyconsumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appreciation thing from farm tables for reclaimed wood. and kitchen islands to Atkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company, entire bedrooms. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Southend Reclaimed, spebuilt by a craftsman in cializes in salvaged heart Lancaster, Pa. pine floors and antique, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of our customers hand-hewn beams. It has bring us a picture, and begun selling old barn sid- we start there,â&#x20AC;? he said. ing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer in South â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work with local End, though. It has grown designers. â&#x20AC;Ś Lots of our and moved over the years. pieces are in vacation Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headquartered in Corhomes at the mountains nelius, N.C., and operates and the beach. [The a sawmill in the Eastern wood] is aged naturally, North Carolina town of so we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do Scotland Neck. any distressing.â&#x20AC;?

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tion is different: The law assumes that the man and wife are one unit.

This is the mindset you adopted when you and your wife were married.

There is a tendency among young couples, not only because of the high divorce rate, but also what they have been exposed to in the media from the time they were born, to view marriage as something that might not last. There is also a sense of entitlement among many â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NOT ALL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that makes them centered on themselves. We have become a society in which disposability has spread from material possessions to relationships.

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husband and I have been unnerved by the conditions in these houses. We would like to spend time with these people and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wish to offend.

Subtle hints donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help.

We try our best to enjoy their company and ignore the rest, but it can be difficult. What can we do, Abby? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Neat in New York

Dear Abby: We are fortunate to have great friends and relatives who invite us to their homes for parties, celebrations, overnight stays, etc. often.

The problem is, their houses are cluttered and dirty. We see spilled food in the refrigerator, showers caked with grime and years of stains on upholstery.

Money and time are not issues for these folks. If this was a hotel or restaurant, we would leave immediately. My

Dear Neat: When you go to visit, stay in a nearby hotel or motel. If you know food will be served, fortify yourself beforehand and eat as little as possible without being rude. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re afraid you might soil your clothing sitting on their furniture, leave anything that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t washable at home.

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$4 billion: Bogus tax refunds a growing problem WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An Internet connection and a bunch of stolen identities are all it takes for crooks to collect billions of dollars in bogus federal tax refunds.

And the scam is proving too pervasive to stop.

A government report in November said the IRS issued $4 billion in

fraudulent tax refunds over the previous year to criminals who were using other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal information. Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;scale, scope and execution of these fraud schemesâ&#x20AC;? has grown substantially, and the Justice Department in

the past year has charged 880 people.

Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involved? In a video message released ahead of the April 15 tax filing deadline, Holder said the scams â&#x20AC;&#x153;are carried out by a variety of actors, from greedy tax return preparers to identity brokers who profit from the sale of per-

sonal information to gangs and drug rings looking for easy access to cash.â&#x20AC;?

Even Holder isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immune. Two men pleaded guilty in Georgia last year to trying to get a tax refund by using his name, Social Security number and date of birth on tax forms.

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New Life LutheranChurh

702 W. Lynn Blvd, Sterling, IL www.nllutheran.com Maundy Thursday, April 17th â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Living Last Supperâ&#x20AC;?

7:00 pm Good Friday, April 18th Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:00 pm Easter Sunday, April 20th Traditional Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:30 am Easter Breakfast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 am Contemporary Worship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:45 am â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christ Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed!â&#x20AC;?

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CELEBRATED TOGETHER AT ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1701 16TH AVE. STERLING, IL Msgr. Thomas Bales and the Catholic communities of St. Patrick, Amboy; St. Mary, Walton; and St. Flannen, Harmon invite you to celebrate Easter with us.

Palm Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vigil Masses April 12th St. Patrick, Amboy - 4:30 pm St. Mary, Walton - 6:00 pm Palm Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Masses April 13th St. Patrick, Amboy - 7:30 am & 10:30 am St. Flannen, Harmon - 9:00 am Holy Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 17th St. Patrick, Amboy - 7:00 pm Good Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 18th St. Patrick, Amboy - 12noon Veneration of the Cross St. Patrick, Amboy - 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 19th St. Patrick, Amboy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:00pm Easter Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 20th St. Mary, Walton â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6:00 am St. Patrick, Amboy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30 am & 10:30 am St. Flannen, Harmon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:00 am St. Patrick, Amboy - 857-2315 St. Flannen, Harmon & St. Mary, Walton - 857-2670 www.stpatrickamboy.org

Area Catholic Churches

Liturgy of Holy Week and Easter, 2014 Holy Thursday Evening, April 17 Mass of the Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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) 9:00-11:00pm (Spanish) St.Andrew Church 7:00 pm St. Mary - Tampico 7:00 pm

Good Friday, April 18 Service and Communion 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 Stations of the Cross At Sacred Heart 7:00 pm

Easter Vigil, April 19 Sacred Heart Church 8:00 pm St. Mary Church 7:00 pm (English) 9:30 pm (Spanish) St.Andrew Church 8:00 pm St. Mary - Tampico ---

Easter Sunday Masses, April 20 8:30 & 11:00 am 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 am Spanish 7:15 & 9:00 am 9:00 am

Our Easter Greeting To All â&#x20AC;&#x153;May the hope of the Resurrection keep the joy of the Lord and His peace in your hearts.â&#x20AC;?

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St. Mary Church

2224 Ave. J, Sterling, IL Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Parochial Administrator

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

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

3400 6th Ave. Sterling, IL 61081 www.firstchristianchurchofsterling.org

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February Student of the Month Kyle Sinn K

yle Sinn, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s February Students of the Month. He is the son of Tracy and Doug Gamm, and has two sisters, Macie Sinn, 21, attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, and Callie Sinn, 19, attending Marquette University in Milwaukee.

Favorite class: Publications. I love working on the yearbook, and I love the people in the class.

Top teacher: Mrs. Drew, publications, and Ms. Johnson, English 103.

They both have somehow fixed my commas, and that was a challenge.

Extracurriculars: National Honor Society, golf, track and field, Junior Rotarians, Illinois State Scholars.

After graduation: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to Marquette University to study accounting and political science.

Paycheck: At the Fun Jump. I love it! I love working with kids.

Best friend: Paige Thuente. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the bomb. com.

Favorite singer: Luke Bryan Favorite actor: Will Ferrell Favorite TV show: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Leagueâ&#x20AC;?

Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, boating, and long walks on the beach Favorite game: Basketball Favorite food: Steak Biggest fear: Being a failure What makes your blood boil? When people smack their food What kind of music makes your skin crawl?

Yodeling Hangouts: The golf course, weight room, anywhere with friends. I

like to be social.

Key to surviving high school: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anything get you. Just brush it off.

Useless knowledge: Algebra Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the dictionary next to: Weird. Or OCD. I have some weird OCD habits.

Secret twin: Everyone says I look like Snoopy, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see it.

Personal trivia: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m confused by this question, if that tells you anything.

Dream job: President of the United States.

Trading places: With any one of the Robertsons from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Duck Dynasty;â&#x20AC;? they live the most American, perfect life.

Trading spaces: I would go to the White House.

It would be neat to meet everyone that works there .... even Obama.

Shout out to: My mother ... â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ello, govna.

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Kyle Sinn, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s February Students of the Month. He plans to attend Marquette University in Milwaukee, to study accounting and political science.

February Student of the Month: Erin Ansusinha

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rin Ansusinha, 18, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s February Students of the Month. Her parents are Mardi and Larry Ybarra, and her siblings are Emily Ansusinha, 23, of Wake Forest, N.C., Allyson Ansusinha, 21, of Chicago, and Alec Ansusinha, 19, of Columbus, Ohio.

Favorite class: Publications, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one class during my day that I get to really use my creativity in designing our schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yearbook and newspapers.

Top teacher: Jessica Smith, AP Statistics. She really expresses concern for her students and the grades they earn. AP Stats is sometimes difficult, but she helps us find ways to understand and encourages us more than any of my other teachers to come and ask for help. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been more willing to do homework than I am for this class. I hope all my college professors get me to be this enthusiastic about schoolwork.

Extracurriculars: I am the president of Student Council, a member of National Honor Soci-

ety, and an Illinois State Scholar.

After graduation: I plan to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, or Augustana College in Rock Island.

Paycheck: I work at FunJump! My mom owns it. I do like working there, because since my mom is my boss, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flexible with when I can and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work, and my coworkers are the absolute best.

Best friends: Aida Juarez and Charli Wike Favorite singer or musical group: I have too many favorites to choose just one!

Favorite actor: Morgan Freeman Favorite TV shows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gossip Girlâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anatomyâ&#x20AC;?

Hobbies: Soccer, tennis, writing, piano Favorite game or outdoor activity: Tennis Favorite food: Chili Biggest fear: Getting in a car crash Least favorite class: Government, because Mr. Preston picks on me every single day.

What makes your blood boil? When people chew loud or breathe loud when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re chewing.

What kind of music makes your skin crawl?

Mexican music Favorite hangouts? My house, any food places, or any of my friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s houses. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just places to chill and relax.

High school survival guide: Stay chill about everything, and try not to panic about every little thing, because everything passes and life goes on.

Useless knowledge: Everything in geometry Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the dictionary next to: Outgoing, maybe? Because I just like being nice and socializing with anybody.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GRAND DETOUR

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

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST

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

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

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

3 years thru 6th grade

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Mid Week Prayer Service 6 p.m. Wed.

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH

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

ST. PATRICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHOLIC

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

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

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC

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

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

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

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

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

Weekdays as Scheduled

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

Meeting Saturdays @ 6PM and Sundays @ 10AM 205 N. Jefferson Avenue, Polo ~ 815.837.5255 whitepines@crossroadscn.com Campus Pastor ~ Chad Keeteman x 302 Youth Pastor ~ Jose Garcia x 303 Contemporary worship & relevant Bible teaching Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship Kidzlink Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry (nursery-5th grade) ~ during adult services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade) ~ Wednesday nights 7PM www.crossroadscn.com

MENDOTA CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE

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

ST. PATRICKS OF AMBOY

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

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

ST. ANNEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CATHOLIC

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

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

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH

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

Visitors Welcome.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP GENERAL BAPTIST

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

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

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

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

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

Service every third Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

2709 16th Ave., Sterling, 625-1229 William F. Stocks, Bishop Sacrament Meeting 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

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

LINCOLN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD

704 Lincoln Ave., Dixon, 288-1142 Pastor Mike Worrel Check us out on facebook Wednesday: 6:30-8:00pm Jump childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry & Fushion youth ministry Prayer 6:30pm, 7:00-8:00pm adult bible study Sunday: 9:30 S.S. for children and adults 10:30 worship & childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Bible Study Saturday 1:00 p.m.

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Wed. Christian Education 6:30 p.m.

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

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

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

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER

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

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE

106 S. Walnut, Franklin Grove 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 9:00am

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST

614 Orchard St., Dixon

815-677-7566

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

ST. LUKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EPISCOPAL

Corner of 3rd St. & Peoria Ave., Dixon Ph: 815-288-2151 Web page: stlukedixon.org Rev. Richard Frontjes, Rector SUNDAY Sunday School 10 a.m.

Choral Eucharist 10:15 a.m., followed by Coffee and Fellowship WEDNESDAY Healing Mass: 10 a.m.

Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services

BETHEL EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

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

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

U.S. 52 & Red Brick Rd., Dixon, 288-2447, John H. Ewing, Jr., Pastor Sun. School 9:45, Sun. Worship 10:45 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

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

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK

402 Gaston St., Prairieville Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.

Food fellowship every Friday at 6 p.m.

Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome.

Contact Richard Vanauseoll 815-718-2128

ST. BRIDEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

All are welcome Fr. Robert Francis Cristobal, Priest-In-Charge Sunday Schedule: 8 AM Holy Communion 9 AM Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday School 10 AM Holy Communion with Music Fellowship and Coffee after the 10 AM service Contact information: 1000 IL Route 64 W, Oregon 815-732-7211 saintbrides@verizon.net www.saintbrides.org

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

FAITH UNITED METHODIST

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

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Sunday evening Comminity Talk, 2 groups at 6pm, nursery provided. Check website calendar for dates.

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

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN

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

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMBOY

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

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN

421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 288-2757 Pastor Janet Wittenmeyer Sat. 5:30pm Traditional Service Sun. 8:15am Traditional Service 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Study 11:00am Praise Service Wed. 9:00am Quilting, 5:45pm Bell Choir, 7:00pm Chancel Choir, 7:00 Praise Band Nursery available. Visitors welcome. www.stpauldixon.org

EAST GROVE UNION CHURCH

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

Please join us.

SUBLETTE UNION CHURCH

500 W. Main St., Sublette, 849-5914 Pastor Kris Johnson Sunday Worship Service 9:00 am Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Klub Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm

ASHTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

606 Main Street, Chana Pastor Javier Martinez chanaumc@gmail.com Sunday: Adult & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education 9 am Worship Service 10:30 am +RO\ &RPPXQLRQ FHOHEUDWHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW Sunday of each month.

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

202 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 284-2849 Mike Jones, Pastor Saturday Worship 5:00 pm Chapel Sunday Services 10:00 am in Sanctuary Sunday 9:40 am Powerhouse Kids www.fumcdixon.org

FRANKLIN GROVE UNITED METHODIST

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

CHURCH OF ST. MARY CATHOLIC

211 N. Franklin Avenue - Polo Rectory phone: (815) 946-2535 Rev. Louis F. Tosto, Parochial Administrator Regular Mass Schedule: Tuesday through Friday: 8:00 a.m.

Saturday: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

On First Fridays, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction follows morning Mass.

Confessions 4:30pm Saturday

REYNOLDS UNITED METHODIST

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

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

1140 Inlet Rd., Lee Center 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 10:30am

HARMON UNITED METHODIST

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

Junior Church for ages 12 and under during morning worship.

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

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

Church School, Adult Forum and Study Groups Follow Service

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Chicago and Flagg Streets, Paw Paw, 5HY 'U $QQH +RĂ HQ 3DVWRU Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education: 10:00 a.m.

THE WORSHIP CENTER

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

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

GRACE UNITED METHODIST

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

WoW Worship Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

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

GREATER LIFE TABERNACLE

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

LIVING WELL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

HOPE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

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

UNITED FIRST CHURCH

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMC Congregation

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

Bible Study Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

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

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WITNESSES

634 Countryside Lane, Dixon, 288-4019

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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IN BRIEF UIC faculty OKs second strike #()#!'/ !0 n 4HE FACULTY UNION AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF )LLINOIS #HICAGO SAYS ITS MEMBERS HAVE VOTED TO GO AHEAD WITH A SECOND STRIKE IF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY FAIL TO YIELD AN AGREEment.

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Shupe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to admit that, but with this technology, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any better when it comes to milking technique.â&#x20AC;?

The promise of feed pellets and the desire to be milked draws the cows to the milking area.

A gate shuts behind the cow, then the system scans her electronic identification tag, determining whether sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready to be milked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say a cow got milked at 6 and comes back 4 hours later. Depending on production, the computer robot knows, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I kick you out because you have to wait an hour or 2 more to have more milkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I keep you because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re milking so well,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Shupe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what makes the decision, the robot. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable what it can do.â&#x20AC;?

The cow eats a ration of feed pellets as the robotic arm attaches to her udder and does the milking while tracking her milk production and feed intake. The milk

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Roger Shupe checks the robotic milking system he and his brother, Rod, use on their dairy farm near Mendon. The system operates around the clock, milking and feeding the herd, along with tracking information about each individual cow. then travels through an insulated pipeline into the farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storage tank, which is emptied every other day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really changes how the dairyman manages his cows,â&#x20AC;? said Curt Heimer with Kaeb Equipment, which installed the Lely Astronaut robotic system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really gives him a different lifestyle.

He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be there at 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some flexibility in how he manages his cows.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not doing is spending what would have been 3 hours a day, twice a day, because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milking time,â&#x20AC;? Shupe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to cut hay, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stop and come back and do 3 hours and go back. You can get done earlier doing everything else. It frees up labor time.â&#x20AC;?

He said the system also boosts milk production.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have a good feed program, a good nutritionist, to make it all like a domino.

One leads to another,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The profitability goes up. The savings of labor goes up.â&#x20AC;?

Health-driven decision A nearly fatal health scare prompted the Shupes to look at making changes in the dairy operation.

Rod and his brother, Roger, split the farming work. Roger handles the crop side â&#x20AC;&#x201C; raising corn, soybeans, hay and silage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; while Rod oversees the dairy.

Rod hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t missed a milking in 25 years until a brain infection in July 2011 put him in the hospital for 50 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people said you were supposed to die. I survived,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Rod spent the next

9 months recuperating from the infection, which initially left him unable to walk, as well as skin grafts, double hernia surgery and a knee replacement. Back at work on the farm, Rod developed an infection in his knee that led to 4 more months of recuperation and four knee surgeries in 13 months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brother had to literally on the fly figure out what to do, and that is, in a nutshell, why my brother decided to explore the option,â&#x20AC;?

Roger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 59 soon.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60. If we want to keep going for another decade, we thought it probably might be a good idea to do it.â&#x20AC;?

Work on the new system began in April. Hesse Builders did the construction work, then Kaeb installed the system in a new building between the feed barn and the former milking barn.

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ABOVE: Dixon’s John Brechon returns a shot during his No. 1 singles match against Sterling’s Jack Nitz on Thursday at the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Dixon. Brechon lost 6-2, 6-3, but the Dukes won the meet 3-2.

BELOW: Jack Nitz squares up a shot against John Brechon during Thursday’s match.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. – No nerves.

No worries. Adam Scott never knew the opening round at Augusta National could be so enjoyable.

With his green jacket upstairs in the locker room for Masters champions, Scott made only one bad swing that cost him two shots in a round of 3-under 69. It was the lowest opening score by a defending champion in 13 years, and it left Scott one shot behind leader Bill Haas on an otherwise demanding day.

“It was really how you hope to come out and play at any major, and especially the Masters,” Scott said. “And there’s no doubt winning the Masters last year had me a little more comfortable on the first tee than I’ve ever been in the past, because I didn’t have the legs shaking and nerves jangling for six or seven holes like usual.”

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DIXON – Momentum can often be a fickle friend in sports. It can shift as easily as the wind blows, and often change directions again just as quickly.

But old mo was pretty tried and true Thursday afternoon at the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Dixon’s Page Park. The Dixon Dukes downed the Sterling Golden Warriors 3-2 in a NIB-12 dual tennis meet, with all five victories for both teams coming in straight sets.

“You always want to win that first set,” Dixon junior Justin Wilson said, “and hope that good start leads to a good ending. It doesn’t always happen that way, but it was a good feeling today … and it’s even nicer when it comes against Sterling.”

Wilson and partner Ian South were the first winners, downing Sterling’s Gage Bright and Hunter Wolfe 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2

Dixon winners: Sam Bratt (No. 2 singles), Ian South & Justin Wilson (No. 2 doubles), Andy Clark & Brandon Helfrich (No. 3 doubles) Sterling winners: Jack Nitz (No. 1 singles), Dustin Stoudt & Zak Khan (No. 1 doubles) Up next: Mendota at Sterling, 4:30 p.m.

Monday; Dixon at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday doubles. The two singles matches ended next, with Sterling’s Jack Nitz beating Dixon’s John Brechon 6-2, 6-3; Dixon regained the team lead a few minutes later when Sam Bratt defeated Sterling’s Lane Martells 6-3, 6-3.

The No. 1 singles match featured strong groundstrokes by Nitz, as well as the sophomore’s ability to fend off the aggressive serving of Dixon senior Brechon.

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Adam Scott, the defending Masters champion, hits a shot during the first round Thursday at Augusta National. Scott is only one shot out of the lead.

BASEBALL | ROCK FALLS 13, STILLMAN VALLEY 8

Strong start, stronger finish Rockets put away Cardinals for first win of season

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ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Rockets started and finished strong in a 13-8 victory over Big Northern West foe Stillman Valley on Thursday.

Rock Falls (1-6) started off hot, both offensively and defensively. A 1-2-3 top half of the first set up a six-run bottom half, giving the Rockets their best start of the year. Jacob Mammosser highlighted the two-out rally by bouncing a standing double off of the left-field fence to drive in senior Austin Donoho from first.

“Fast balls right down the middle, pretty much, it wasn’t anything other than what I always do.

I wish I had more than warning-track power, though,” Mammosser said. “I kept hitting the fence. I said I was going to hit one out today, but

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On the mound, Cayden Erickson kept his team ahead during the middle part of the game. He gave up only one run and four hits through four innings. After the Rockets scored a pair of runs Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com in the bottom of the fourth inning, Erickson got Rock Falls’ Clay Velazquez looks to the umpire after sliding into a little trouble in the fifth. safely across the plate during Thursday’s game against Stillman Valley in Rock Falls. The Rockets won 13-8.

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HICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ben Smith knows what it means to play in an empty building.

OK, so â&#x20AC;&#x153;emptyâ&#x20AC;? might be a bit of an overstatement. But the Blackhawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 25-year-old winger spent parts of three seasons in hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minor leagues, and he knows what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to play a game in a building that features all of the energy of a sleeping dog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of guys in this room will attest to it,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But playing in Peoria on a Wednesday night or Sunday afternoon, â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

Smith smiled and shook his head as his voice trailed off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You compare that to playing here at the United Center, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge difference.â&#x20AC;?

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Fans judge players by all sorts of statistics, from goals and assists to blocked shots and penalty minutes. The greatest statistics are committed to memory â&#x20AC;&#x201C; remember Wayne Gretzkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 92-goal season? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and passed down to generations of hockey fans.

It turns out that players can judge fans by statistics, as well. And as the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sellout streak reached 267

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Hawks winger Patrick Kane has had to consecutive games during Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular- settle for being a fan since March 19, when season home finale he twisted his leg and against the Montreal limped off of the ice Canadiens, the judgwith an apparent knee ment was clear. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be tough sprain. Kane practiced with his teammates durto beat this building,â&#x20AC;? ing the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; morning Hawks winger Bryan skate, and expects to be Bickell said.

100 percent healthy for Mega tough. the 100 percent capacity Unless Kid Rock and crowds in the playoffs. his fellow Detroiters â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think playing at the manage to build an extra deck on top of Joe UC is obviously a benefit Louis Arena for the Red for our team,â&#x20AC;? Kane said.

Wingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home finale, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being at home [is significant], especially when Hawks will finish first a game goes to Game 7. in the NHL in home attendance for the 2013- You saw, last year, the series against Detroit.

14 season. The Hawks We had that home-ice averaged 22,623 fans each home game, which advantage, and I think it leads the Wings (22,201) helped us.â&#x20AC;?

This time around, the and Canadiens (21,273).

Hawks might have to Meanwhile, the three steal a few road wins. worst home crowds The Hawks trail the belong to the Phoenix Coyotes (13,697), Dallas St. Louis Blues by four Stars (14,521) and Flori- points, and the Colorado Avalanche by two points da Panthers (14,568). with only two regularMaybe someone out season games remaining. there will try to argue

As it stands today, the Hawks would visit Colorado for Games 1 and 2 to open the playoffs.

Sometimes, though, even a road game can feel like a home game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our fans are worldwide,â&#x20AC;? Bickell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can see it in different buildings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And at home, to sell out that many times, to have that support and have that edge against other teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like a backbone being there.â&#x20AC;?

At some point, the sellout streak is bound to come to an end.

Then again, maybe it will go on for infinity intermissions. If Hawks fans can keep showing up despite an up-anddown economy, and one of the snowiest winters in the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, then what exactly could cause the streak to snap? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope not,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way the game is growing here, and how well this team has done over the last few years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good recipe for success. We want to keep that going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just like we want to keep winning on the ice, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure the fans want to keep that streak alive and show their support.

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Few NFL teams â&#x20AC;&#x201C; much less any NFC North clubs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; attacked this free agency period as aggressively as the Bears.

The Packers, unsurprisingly, have been the quietest team in the NFC North with regard to team-building.

Unlike Bears GM Phil Emery, Ted Thompson doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t view voluminous free-agent signings as a viable method of roster construction.

Instead, he assigns values to his own free agents, carefully choosing who to reward and who to let go, knowing that the players he opts not to re-sign â&#x20AC;&#x201C; James Jones and Evan Dietrich-Smith, to name a couple â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will net him more ammunition in next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft in compensatory picks.

If Thompson does need to add veterans from outside the building, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more inclined to target street free agents, who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count in the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compensatory pick formula, as he did last month with the splash-signing of former Bears DE Julius Peppers, and the less-hyped acquisition of Letroy Guion.

Bears fans are familiar with Peppers, who had a terrific 4-year run in Chicago, even with last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regression.

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The Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggest move in free agency was adding veteran defensive lineman Julius Peppers, who spent the last 4 years with the Bears. two-point stance, making it difficult to predict which way heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headed.

His size and athleticism can still lead to major headaches for the Bears and other Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; opponents.

Guion, a steady rotational tackle in Minnesota in the past four seasons, gives the Packers a younger option than free agents Ryan Pickett and Johnny Jolly.

Just 26, he can line up in more than one spot, and adds some quickness to the Packersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; front.

It still needs help via the draft, but the Packers defense now has a pair of veterans who can contribute readily while they wait for younger players to develop.

The Packers reinforced their ascending ground game, re-signing James Starks and John Kuhn, both key players in their Week 17 playoff clincher at Soldier Field. Green Bay locked up its No. 1 CB Sam Shields.

Few cornerbacks in the league have been more successful in slowing down Calvin Johnson

than Charles Tillman.

The Bears hope Tim Jennings will be up to the challenge against Golden Tate. Joining a pass-catching corps that includes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Megatronâ&#x20AC;? and a pair of terrific yards-aftercatch backs in Reggie Bush and Joique Bell, Tateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrival is huge for maligned quarterback Matt Stafford. Tate can also work inside, which could shine a spotlight on Kelvin Hayden, or perhaps a rookie to limit the tough receiverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s damage.

Detroit swapped one hard-hitting safety, Louis Delmas, for another, former Raven James Ihedigbo. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4 years older than Delmas, but more durable and more familiar to new coordinator Teryl Austin. The Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; depth at defensive end is now thin after Emeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poaching of Willie Young and Israel Idonije.

The Packers and Lions, as currently constructed, are in precarious shape behind Aaron

Rodgers and Matt Stafford, respectively. Green Bay still hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t locked up last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unsung hero, Matt Flynn, leaving Scott Tolzien one Rodgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; injury away from action.

Meanwhile, the Lions downgraded while replacing longtime backup Shaun Hill with another familiar face, Dan Orlovsky.

The Vikings have taken arguably the most forward-thinking approach in the division to free agency. The success of Mike Zimmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenure in Cincinnati stemmed from a deep and ferocious front four. Thus, Minnesota invested heavily this offseason in young linemen just entering the peak of their careers.

In addition to acquiring Linval Joseph and Corey Wootton, and re-signing Everson Griffen, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll replace Jared Allen, the Vikings nabbed playmaking slot cornerback Captain Munnerlyn and lengthy former second-rounder Derek Cox.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

LOCAL SPORTS

THURSDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SCOREBOARD Baseball Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 13, STILLMAN VALLEY 8 Stiillman Valley 001 042 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 14 1 2OCK &ALLS X n W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cayden Erickson (1-2) L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Connor McNames STILLMAN VALLEY -C.AMES P ,OGAN "YERS SS

&RANK "ALEY RF :AC (ARE B

0ARKER -ADEEN CF -ICAH 2OBERT C *AKE 3CHABAKER LF +ANE 6AN"RIESON B 3TEIG 4HEDEN Totals: 40-8-14.

-C.AMES )0 ( 2 + ""

4HEDEN )0 ( 2 + ""

-ADEEN )0 ( 2 + "" AND 2OBERT 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ALEY (ARE 4HEDEN HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ARE RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ARE "YERS "ALEY CS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4HEDEN SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6AN"RIESON LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ROCK FALLS (1-6) #LAY 6ELASQUEZ LF $USTIN (YCUKE CF !USTIN $ONOHO SS *ACOB -AMMOSSER C $ALLAS *ONES B

4RACE (IPPEN B .OAH *UNIS B

#AYDEN %RICKSON P 2EED !CKERMAN Totals: 32-13-13. %RICKSON )0 ( 2 + "" (YUCKE )0 ( 2 $ONOHO )0 (

+ AND -AMMOSSER 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mammosser 2, (IPPEN !CKERMAN %RICKSON RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MamMOSSER (IPPEN !CKERMAN %RICKSON SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6ELAZQUEZ (YUCKE SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *UNIS (IPPEN LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

at Reynolds Park, Dixon

DIXON 8, ROCKFORD EAST 2 %AST Â&#x2C6; $IXON X Â&#x2C6; W n %RIN 3MITH L n 7ELLWOOD EAST (ECOX )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" 7ELLWOOD )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n +EPKA SB n +EPKA DIXON (3-3) 3MITH )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

*ESSICA 6AN/OSTEN )0 %2 ( 3/

"" AND %MILY "AY Multi hits n $AYTONA 'EESEY 2B n !LLISON .EWMAN 3B n 'EESEY "ROOKE "AILEY RBI n 'EESEY

.EWMAN 3MITH "AILEY "AY SB n (ALEY &REISE "AILEY 3MITH (ALEY &ITZSIMMONS

at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 10, MENDOTA 3 -ENDOTA Â&#x2C6; 2OCK &ALLS X Â&#x2C6; W n -ICHAELA 7ARD L n "ROWDER MENDOTA Multi hits n #ARROLL HR n 7ACHELIN RBI n 7ACHELIN 6EFOX ROCK FALLS (6-1-1, 3-0) 7ARD )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND "AYLIE *ANSSEN Multi hits n +ARA .EHRKORN *ENNY ,AWSON *ANSSEN 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; .EHRKORN HR n .EHRKORN RBI n .EHRKORN

*ANSSEN *ULIE $ODD ,AWSON at Amboy

AMBOY 6, NEWMAN 4 at Veterans Memorial Field, Dixon

ROCKFORD EAST 5, DIXON 2 %AST Â&#x2C6; $IXON Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; .ICKLAUS L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cal Jarrett (2-1) DIXON (4-5) *ARRETT )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

/WEN 6AN(ORN )0 ( 2 %2 3/

"" #ONNOR 3PERLING )0 ( 2

3/ "" RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ! * -URDOCK -ITCHELL 7OLFE at Winnebago

WINNEBAGO 7, OREGON 1 /REGON Â&#x2C6; 7INNEBAGO X Â&#x2C6; W n &INLEY L n -ATT -URRAY Sv n !DAMS OREGON -URRAY )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sawyer Reynolds 2, Luke :IEGLER 2B n 0AUL 2YPKEMA RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MurRAY SB n -URRAY 2YPKEMA !DAM "ETTNER LOB n WINNEBAGO &INLEY )0 %2 ( 3/ ""

!DAMS )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n -OREHEAD &INLEY $AV (ESLOP $AR (ESLOP 2B n $AR (ESLOP RBI n $AV (ESLOP "ENSON $AR (ESLOP &INLEY !DAMS SB n -OREHEAD LOB n

.EWMAN Â&#x2C6; !MBOY Â&#x2C6; W n +ARLEE $OEGE L n ,AKYN 7ALDSCHMIDT

NEWMAN (1-4, 0-3 TRAC) 7ALDSCHMIDT )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" AND *ULIE (URD Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mary Alice Oswalt 2, Sam Miller 2, Jenna 3TEVENS 2B n 3TEVENS 3B n -ILLER RBI n 7ALDSCHMIDT AMBOY $OEGE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND +AITLYN ,IEBING Multi hits n $ESTINEE /ENES #OURTNEY 2HINE HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oenes 2, +ELSIE 4HURMAN RBI n /ENES 4HURMAN

(ANNAH -C#OY at Port Byron

MORRISON 17, RIVERDALE 0, 5 inn.

-ORRISON Â&#x2C6; 2IVERDALE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !LLIE 7IERSEMA L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6EN(UIZEN MORRISON (9-1, 2-0 Three Rivers North) 7IERSEMA )0 ( 2 3/ AND #HELSEA %ADS Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ROOKE 3TRALOW

%MMA 3ITZMORE #HELSEA %ADS *AEDEN 7ORKMAN HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; %ADS ,AUREN 2ICE 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3HANNON &INNERAN 3TRALOW %ADS

7ORKMAN RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; %ADS 3TRALOW 2ICE 2, Finneran, Wiersema, Workman, Lauren 0ANNIER 3TIZMORE

at Amboy

AMBOY 11, NEWMAN 7 .EWMAN Â&#x2C6; !MBOY X Â&#x2C6; W n #ANAAN 2OSS Sv n 7ILL #ROWNHART NEWMAN Multi hits n 3HAYNE !LLEN -ICHAEL %LY

4REVOR "OLIN $ILLAN (EFFELFINGER 2B n !LLEN (EFFELFINGER RBI n %LY "OLIN AMBOY 2OSS )0 2 %2 3/ ""

#ROWNHART )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n $ALLAS !PPLEMAN (UNTER 6ARGA #HRIS *ONES 4IM #LARK 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *ONES 2OSS 3B n 6ARGA HR n !PPLEMAN RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Appleman 2, Varga 2, Jones 2, Clark

2OSS

at Orangeville

MILLEDGEVILLE 7, ORANGEVILLE 3, 9 inn.

-ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; /RANGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -ORGAN !DOLPH L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +AYLEE 3AGER MILLEDGEVILLE !DOLPH )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4AYLOR 'RENOBLE !LLY "USH

"REY (ENSON 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'RENOBLE RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'RENOBLE !DOLPH +ENDRA 3CHAVE 4AYLOR (AAG ORANGEVILLE 3AGER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -ORGAM 3TRAMM RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tori #LARK -ORGAN 2OBB

at Bureau Valley

FULTON 11, BUREAU VALLEY 3 Fulton 002 021 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11 11 "UREAU 6ALLEY n W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $EVON "ALLARD L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +YLE 2OKEY FULTON (5-6, 3-1 TRAC) "ALLARD )0 ( 2 + "" AND *ACK ,EMKE Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #ODY (UFF "ALLARD 4REY 3IMMONS 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ALLARD RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ALLARD 3ETH 3ANDERSON %THAN *ONES 0AUL 6ELASCO #LOIN (OUZENGA *ACK ,EMKE BUREAU VALLEY (1-3) 2OKES )0 ( 2 AND 'AGE 3MITH 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #HRIS 3HYNK RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ryan Young, 3HYNK $AVID $ZURISIN at Port Byron

MORRISON 17, RIVERDALE 1, 6 inn.

-ORRISON Â&#x2C6; 2IVERDALE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *OEY "RACKEMYER MORRISON "RACKEMYER )0 ( 2 %2 3/

"" "ROCK 3MITH )0 2 ( 3/

"" Multiple hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RACKEMYER "EN 4EGELER *USTIN *ENSEN -ASON 3ITZMORE "ROCK 3MITH 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4EGELER 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *ENSEN 3MITH (OUZENGA RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3MITH

"RACKEMYER (OUZENGA 3ITZMORE

+OLLIN "URN 4EGELER !NDY "IRD *ENSEN at Orangeville

MILLEDGEVILLE 22, ORANGEVILLE 5, 5 inn.

-ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; /RANGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; :ACH (ERIN L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "OLLOM MILLEDGEVILLE (3-0, 2-0 NUIC East) (ERIN )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

(ARRISON *AKOBS )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" #ALEB 3KOOG )0 2 (

3/ "" -ULTI HITS n 3KOOG +EAGAN -URRAY +AMERON $AW4YNE (ERIN HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ERIN 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ERIN +EAGAN -URRAY RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ERIN $EVIN "ILLER $AW4YNE

"LAKE +APPES *AKOBS *ORDAN (ARRIS

3KOOG !NTHONY 2IZZO 'ARRETT +NESS -ARTIN *OHNSON ORANGEVILLE (0-4, 0-3 NUIC East) "OLLOM )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

/BERT )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

*ORDAN )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; /BERT 2") n 3TEWART at Pecatonica

DURAND-PECATONICA 13, AFC 0, 5 inn. !&# Â&#x2C6; $U 0EC 8 Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "URTON L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *ACOB (ILLIKER DURAND-PEC. (6-6, 5-1 NUIC East) "URTON )0 ( 2 3/ "" AND 7INSTRUM AFC (0-4, 0-4) (ILLIKER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

("0 -ATT 'ENDUSA )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" 4YLER 3TACEY )0 2 (

3/ "" AND 4RISTAN "USHMAN

at South Beloit

FORRESTON-POLO 6, SOUTH BELOIT 1 &ORRESTON Â&#x2C6; 3OUTH "ELOIT n W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !BBY 0ETERSON L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2EICH FORRESTON-POLO (6-2) 0ETERSON )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" Multiple hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0AIGE 0ETERSON

$ESTINEE $ARMON /LIVIA 0ETERSON HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $ARMON 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2EBEKAH 7ILKEN

&ORRESTON Â&#x2C6; 3OUTH "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !NDREW "EASLEY L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -AZEIKA FORRESTON-POLO (5-4, 3-0 NUIC East) "EASLEY )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RAYDEN 7IERZYCKI RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin 'ROSHANS *ACOB #UNNINGHAM SOUTH BELOIT -AZEIKA )0 2 ( 3/ "" at Thomson

WEST CARROLL 1, PEARL CITY 0 0EARL #ITY Â&#x2C6; 7 #ARROLL X Â&#x2C6; W n 4REVOR *ONES L n "RUBAKER Sv â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -ARSHALL "ENTERS PEARL CITY "RUBAKER )0 %2 ( 3/ "" WEST CARROLL *ONES )0 2 ( 3/ "" "ENTERS )0 2 ( 3/ "" RBI n *ONES

Softball Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Geneseo

STERLING 3, GENESEO 2 3TERLING Â&#x2C6; 'ENESEO Â&#x2C6; W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,EXY 3TAPLES L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reddig STERLING (8-1, 2-0 NIB-12 West) 3TAPLES )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !BRI (ALE 3HANNON ,ONG RBIs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (ALE GENESEO 2EDDIG )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'ILLETTE RBIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +AIN

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Clippers clip Comets Dukes fall at home; Herin drives in six for Missiles "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

The Amboy Clippers scored in all but one inning Thursday, defeating the Newman Comets 11-7 in a Three Rivers North game in Amboy.

Dallas Appleman homered, Chris Jones doubled, Hunter Varga tripled, and those three plus Tim Clark each had two hits. That quartert, plus Canaan Ross, recorded two RBIs apiece, and Ross pitched all but the final out for the victory.

Will Crownhart got that final out to get out of a jam and pick up the save.

Shayne Allen had three hits, and Michael Ely and Trevor Bolin both added two hits and two RBIs for the Comets.

Rockford East 5, Dixon 2: The Dukes couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t muster much offense, and five errors cost them in the field in a nonconference loss at Veterans Memorial Field.

Cal Jarrett took the loss, allowing two hits and three runs (two earned), with four strikeouts and six walks in four innings. A.J. Murdock and Mitchell Wolfe drove in runs for Dixon (4-5).

Winnebago 7, Oregon 1: Matt Murray drove in the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lone run, and also took the Big Northern West road loss on the mound.

The Hawks trailed just 3-1 before the Indians pulled away thanks to a four-run sixth inning.

Morrison 17, Riverdale 1, 6 inn.:

Joey Brackemyer earned a win on the mound, and had three hits as the Mustangs rolled to a Three Rivers North win in Port Byron.

Brock Smith had two doubles and three RBIs, and Brackemyer had two RBIs for the Mustangs. Ben Tegeler added three hits and triple.

Brackemyer had 11 strikeouts and no walks in five innings.

Fulton 11, Bureau Valley 3: The Steamers (5-6) used a six run seventh inning to seize control against Bureau Valley at Manlius.

Devon Ballard got it done both at the plate and on the mound

it on with 13 in the fourth in an NUIC East victory in Orangeville.

Zach Herin -ILLEDGEVILLE WINZach Herin picked up the win on NING PITCHER ALSO HAD (2 "

the mound, but he really made an 2")S impact at the plate. He had a home run, a double, and six RBIs. Devin Trevor Jones 7# 3/ AS Biller and Kameron DawTyne also WINNING PITCHER DROVE IN GAME S drove in three runs each for Millonly run edgeville (3-0, 2-0 NUIC East).

Joey Brackemyer, Morrison, Lena-Winslow 9, Eastland 8: The WINNING PITCHER WITH 3/ ALSO Cougars fell at home despite outHAD HITS hitting the Panthers 12-5.

Devon Ballard, Fulton, complete Chase Giedd took the loss. He GAME 3/ "" !LSO TWO "

gave up only four hits, but walked 2")S 11 and struck out nine. The PanJacob Cunningham, Forrestonthers rallied with four runs in the 0OLO GAME WINNING HIT top of the seventh to take a 9-6 lead. The Cougars left two runners for Fulton, as he pitched a com- on base in the bottom of the inning plete game with one walk and nine after plating two runs. strikeouts. At one point, he retired West Carroll 1, Pearl City 0: 15 straight Bureau Valley batters.

Trevor Jones struck out 17 in 6 2/3 At the plate, he had a pair of innings of one-hit ball, and also doubles and had three RBIs. Seth drove in the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone run in an Sanderson also drove in two runs NUIC West win in Thomson. for Fulton.

Jones also walked five in the shutDurand-Pecatonica 13, AFC 0, 5 out, and Marshall Benters came on inn.: The Raiders allowed 13 runs with runners on base to record the in the first two innings, leading to final out and pick up the save. an NUIC East loss in Pecatonica.

Tom Watsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-out single Jacob Hilliker gave up six runs in started the winning rally in the botthe first inning, on four hits and tom of the sixth. Benters pinch-ran three walks. Matt Gendusa allowed and stole second, then scored on seven runs on eight hits in the sec- Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; base hit to right. ond inning. Tyler Stacey worked the last two innings. Matt Heng College baseball and Tristan Bushman had the only Skyhawks win two: The Skyhawks two hits for AFC (0-4, 0-4). won a pair of games over Morton, Forreston-Polo 3, South Beloit 2: 6-2 and 11-6 in Dixon.

Jacob Cunningham drove home Mario Pacheco threw a one-hitter Brayden Wierzycki to cap a two- for the Skyhawks, while striking run sixth inning that led to the Car- out 14 and walking one in Game 1. dinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; NUIC East victory in South Jake Randall and Sean Ritter both Beloit. drove in a pair of runs for Sauk ValForreston-Polo (5-4, 3-0) tied the ley. Ritter also had three hits, along score at two when Ethan Groom with Chad Lopez, who also hit a scored on a groundout by Austin triple.

Groshans. Andrew Beasley picked Elvis Castillo got the win for the up the win, going seven inngs, Skyhawks in Game 2, going six allowing six hits and two runs, innings, surrendering five runs and while striking out seven and walk- six hits. ing one. Groshans had two RBIs. Nick Jehle had four hits for Sauk Milledgeville 22, Orangeville 5, 5 Valley, as he drove in three runs. inn.: After scoring eight runs in the Nick Panzica also had a pair of hits second, the Missiles really poured and drove in three runs.

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars

Boys tennis Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts Page Park, Dixon

DIXON 3, STERLING 2 Singles *ACK .ITZ 3 DEF *OHN "RECHON

3AM "RATT $ DEF ,ANE -ARTELLS

Doubles $USTIN 3TOUDT :AK +HAN 3 DEF +EENAN ,ONGAN :ACH (EALY

)AN 3OUTH *USTIN 7ILSON $ DEF 'AGE "RIGHT (UNTER 7OLFE

!NDY #LARK "RANDON (ELFRICH $ DEF !LEX 3ORIANO *ACOB 2EYNOLDS

Records: $IXON .)"

3TERLING

College baseball Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Sauk Valley Game 1

SAUK VALLEY 6, MORTON 2 Morton 000 011 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 4 2 3AUK 6ALLEY X n 7 n -ARIO 0ACHECO , n%LIE -C-ALTON MORTON -C-ALTON )0 ( 2 %2 +

"" AND #HRISTIAN -ARTINEZ 3" n 2AMOS ,/" n SAUK VALLEY 0ACHECO )0 ( 2 %2 + "" AND #AMERON #OPAS Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Copas

#HAD ,OPEZ 3EAN 2ITTER 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #OPAS 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,OPEZ RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ritter 2, Jake 2ANDALL *ACOB 4EGELER #OPAS SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; RitTER .ICK 0ANZICA LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Game 2

SAUK VALLEY 11, MORTON 6 -ORTON n 3AUK 6ALLEY X n W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; %LVIS #ASTILLO L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $ICK .AVARRO MORTON .AVARRO )0 ( 2 %2 + "" AND 7IDO SAUK VALLEY #ASTILLO )0 ( 2 %2 + ""

*ULIO 3EPULVENA )0 ( 2 %2

+ "" AND /SCAR #ASTRO Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; .ICK *EHLE 0ANZICA 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Castro, Andy 3CHAVER 3B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,OPEZ *EHLE RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Panzica

*EHLE 3CHAVER #ASTRO

at South Beloit

FORRESTON-POLO 3, SOUTH BELOIT 2

3AUK 6ALLEY -EDIA s "

College softball Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Galesburg Game 1

SAUK VALLEY 9, CARL SANDBURG 0, 5 inn.

3AUK Â&#x2C6; 3ANDBURG Â&#x2C6; W n +IARA +ALEEL L n -IXER SAUK (17-9, 7-5 Arrowhead) +ALEEL )0 2 ( 3/ "" "RI 3CHULTZ )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n "ETH &ULLER +ALEEL -ACKENZIE 3TAPLES 2B n 3TAPLES RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Staples, &ULLER +ALEEL 0RISCILLA !PONTE !LYSHA 'UY Sac n 3CHULTZ 3TEPHANIE +ESTER SF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !PONTE SANDBURG -IXER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Game 2

SAUK VALLEY 11, CARL SANDBURG 5 3AUK Â&#x2C6; 3ANDBURG Â&#x2C6; W n 3CHULTZ L n (OPSON Sv n +ALEEL SAUK 3CHULTZ )0 2 %2 ( 3/ ""

+ALEEL )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n 3TAPLES +ESTER ,ORI ,YNCH 2B n &ULLER +ESTER 3B n 3TAPLES RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +ESTER !PONTE 'UY &ULLER ,YNCH SB n +ALEEL Sac n +ESTER SF â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aponte, +ESTER SANDBURG (OPSON )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" -C'EE )0 2 %2 (

3/ "" Multi hits n -IXER 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #HASTEEN #OLE RBI n *OHNSON #HASTEEN

#OLE .EWINGHAM

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Rock Fallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jacob Mammosser makes contact Thursday during the Rockets 13-8 win over Stillman Valley.

Mammosser had two doubles and four RBIs to lead the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attack.

Rockets like playing with lead FINISH

CONTINUED FROM B1

Despite pitching with confidence, he gave up four runs in the inning on four hits, including a home run from Cardinal first baseman Zac Hare.

But Erickson got out of the inning with an 8-5 lead. He finished with nine strikeouts to only one walk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked to the guys about having a positive approach, and going up there without trying to do too much,â&#x20AC;? Stillman Valley coach Scott Wilhite said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our approach anyway, and we try to preach that approach any way we can.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was confident going

out there,â&#x20AC;? Erickson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was my third game out there, and I relied on my defense, and they made plays. It was nice pitching [with the lead]; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never felt like that before. It was awesome to get the first win at the varsity level.â&#x20AC;?

After Rock Falls went down in order in the bottom of the fifth, senior Dustin Huycke took over pitching duties. Some damage was done, but Huycke kept it to a minimum, as he gave up two runs on three hits in the inning, preserving an 8-7 lead.

In the bottom half, the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bats once again heated up. With the top of the lineup due up, the first five hitters reached base and eventually scored for

Rock Falls. Mammosser picked up another pair of RBIs. He finished with four RBIs on three hits, which included a pair of doubles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We swung the bats better, probably the best we have all season,â&#x20AC;?

Rocket coach Donnie Chappell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time all year I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the lead, and we kind of got flat and thought we had the game won. We did a nice job. Jacob had a nice hit in the sixth, and he hit well all day.â&#x20AC;?

In the top of the seventh, the Rockets again ran into some trouble.

Stillman loaded the bases in four batters before a run was walked in with only one out. Donoho came in to get out of the

jam, and he did just that.

He struck out the ensuing batter before giving up a seeing-eye single that surrendered a run.

However, the Rockets kept their cool, and Donoho forced a ground ball to short. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all in a slump now, and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to change here.

I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start winning more,â&#x20AC;? said Erickson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were just going through the motions, but now we want to play like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a life-or-death situation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many more wins to come now,â&#x20AC;? added Mammosser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely the best to get that first one. We need to keep hitting the ball and keep pitching with less errors.â&#x20AC;?

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William Shakespeare wrote, “Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.”

How wrong could he be when applied to bridge? Many players make mistakes because they play too quickly. In particular, when a defender is on lead, a delay or two ... or three ... for analysis is rarely a bad idea.

In this deal, for example, West leads the heart two against four spades. What should East do?

North responds with four clubs, a perfect splinter bid, showing at least four-card spade support, game-going values and at most a singleton in clubs.

East was tempted to overcall four hearts. However, the vulnerability was unfavorable,

East presumably had two cast-iron defensive tricks (so the opponents did not have a slam), and North-South owned the master suit. (Note that if East does intervene

with a four-heart bid, South should pass. North would be delighted to double for penalty and the price would be 1,100 or 1,400.)

East knows that his partner has led a singleton. So, many a defender wins with his heart ace and immediately gives his partner a ruff. After that, there is no longer a defense.

East should consider his target. Four tricks are needed, not three. From the pointcount, West is known to have a Yarborough. So, East must organize his diamond ruff before giving West his spade ruff. At trick two, East should shift to his diamond. Declarer will win in the dummy and play a spade, but East takes the trick and leads the heart eight, a suit-preference signal for diamonds. West, after ruffing, returns a diamond, and East’s ruff defeats the contract. © 2014 UFS

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Erie-Prophetstown won six of the 12 varsity events at Bud Cole Field, scoring 56 points to win the team title Thursday at the Morrison Relays.

Aly Wetzell and Olivia DeWitte took part in three wins for the Panthers. Wetzell was on the winning 400 relay (53.80 seconds), 1,600 relay (4:35.11) and 800 spring medley relay (2:01.72) teams, while DeWitte ran on the victorious 1,600 relay, 800 sprint medley and 3,200 relay (11:10.49) teams. Allisa DeShane and Avery Simester were both on the 400 relay and 800 sprint medley relays, while Maddie Fringer ran in the 400 relay and 400 hurdle shuttle (1:07.96).

Rachel Cobert was on the 1,600 relay squad, and she also won the triple jump (34 feet, 1 1/2 inches).

West Carroll was second with 34 points, taking second in the 400 relay (55.63) and 800 relay (1:58.14). Oregon took third with 29 points, led

by Shannon Cullen wins in the shot put (37-2 1/2) and discus (104-5). Whitney Long won the high jump (5-2), and joined Hailey Long, Cydney Long and Bryie Horn to win the 800 relay (1:55.61).

Milledgeville-Eastland placed fifth (14 points), as Miranda Grisham won the long jump (16-0 1/2); the Missiles added a second in the 800 sprint medley (2:03.70). Newman was sixth (9), led by a runnerup finish in the 1,600 relay

2 inches), and Jeff Kimpel took the shot put (39-8) to lead Polo-Forreston, which scored 105 points to easily outdistance runner-up Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge (65 points) and third-place Lena-Winslow (56).

Also for the Marcos, Brian Cavanaugh was second in the high jump (6-0), long jump (1811) and 800 (2:14.40), while AJ Dollmeyer and Max Barkalow were also runners-up in multiple events. Dollmeyer was second in the discus (1130) and shot put (39-2 1/2), and Barkalow took second in the 400 (57.10 seconds) and 200 (25.11).

West Carroll took fifth with 44 points. Jeff Casey won the 1,600 (5:14.20), while Devin Saunders, Cameron Ehlers, Jusitn Johnson and Jordan Bracero took the 800 relay (1:42.64). Saunders, Johnson and Bracero teamed with Mason Vanhook to take second in the 400 relay (49.47), and Ehlers added a runnerup finish in the 300 hurdles (47.79).

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Fulton was eighth (4), winning the distance medley in 4:49.68 with the quartet of Breanna Eissens, Sarah Stephan, Rebecca Winkel and Jordan Price. Morrison was ninth (3 points), led by Brandi Hosford’s second place in the triple jump (33-7).

Polo 6th at Stillman: The Marcos got wins from Serenity Stapleton and Naeva Groenewold in an eight-team meet in Stillman Valley.

Stapleton won the high jump (4 feet, 8 inches), and Groenewold took the long jump (14-7 1/2).

Polo-Forreston also grabbed a pair of thirds, in the 400 relay (58.04) and the 1,600 relay (4:41.86).

The Marcos finished with 38 points. Boylan won easily with 192, folGirls soccer lowed by Lutheran (72), Geneseo 4, Dixon 0: The Genoa-Kingston (70) and Maple Leafs put away this Rockford East (69).

NIB-12 match by tacking on two goals in the last 15 minutes in Geneseo.

Boys track & field The Duchesses (1-3, 0-1 Polo wins in Hanover: The Marcos won two NIB-12 West) will start events and took second in play in the Princeton 10 more to earn top hon- tournament today. ors at a six-team meet at Streator 1, Sterling 0: The Warriors dropped a River Ridge High School.

Brad Cavanaugh won close NIB-12 West match the high jump (6 feet, to the Bulldogs in Streator.

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Amboy’s Destinee Oenes celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off two-run home run against Newman on Thursday in Amboy. Both teams wore shirts honoring the memory of Amboy teacher Mike Pasley, who died last month.

Oenes slugs game-winner Amboy senior hits walk-off homer against Comets "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF

Destinee Oenes’ second home run Thursday afternoon was a tworun, walk-off shot to lift the Amboy Clippers to a 6-4 victory over the Newman Comets in a Three Rivers battle in Amboy.

Oenes finished the game with three RBIs, the biggest two coming with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Kelsie Thurman also ripped a solo homer, and Hannah McCoy drove in a run on a fielder’s choice for the Clippers (7-0, 3-0). Karlee Doege went the distance in the circle for the win, striking out eight without a walk.

Lakyn Waldschmidt took the tough loss, striking out eight and walking one. She also recorded the only two RBIs for the Comets (1-4, 0-3). Mary Alice Oswalt had two singles, Jenna Stevens singled and doubled, and Sam Miller singled and tripled for Newman.

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“My mental game was strong today, and my shots were falling,” Nitz said. “I got it flowing early, and it’s good to see that; I got off top a rough start this season, and I finally feel like I got a solid win today.”

Bratt controlled the No. 2 singles match, as the Dixon freshman repeatedly forced Sterling junior Martells to retreat after running to the net.

“My cross-court forehand was on today; I just worked on it a lot Sunday, and his style was setting up nicely for it,” Bratt said.

“He was coming to the net hard, and I was able to get the shots past him.”

Leading 2-1, the Dukes (2-3, 1-1) wrapped up the team win when the No. 3 doubles team of Andy Clark and Brandon Helfrich finished off Sterling’s Alex Soriano and Jacob Reynolds 6-3, 6-1.

The tightest match of the day came at No. 1 doubles, where Sterling’s Dustin Stoudt and Zak Khan won a 7-6 (4), 6-2 decision over Dixon’s Keenan Longan and Zach Healy. The teams traded games won throughout

Sterling 3, Geneseo 2:

A two-run single by Abri Hale in the fifth inning gave the Warriors the lead for good in NIB-12 West game in Geneseo.

Lexy Staples picked up the win, allowing seven hits, two runs with three strikeouts and a walk.

Shannon Long had a pair of hits for the Warriors (8-1, 2-0).

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Dixon’s Sam Bratt returns a shot against Sterling’s Lane Martells during Thursday’s match at Emma Hubbs Courts. Bratt won 6-3, 6-3. the entire first set, before the Warrior duo took the tiebreaker 7-4.

That propelled them to victory in the second set.

The teams again traded games to start, but Sterling rattled off the final three games after taking a 3-2 lead, breaking the Dukes’ duo three times in the final set.

“That tiebreaker is always key; I felt like it gave us a boost heading into the second set,” said Stoudt, a senior. “The key then was to not let them get back in it. We were pretty pumped, and we knew we had it when we finally won a few games in a row in the second set.”

The closeness of the final score was no surprise

to either squad, as both teams were looking for a rivalry win to hopefully kick-start things after slow starts – especially after they both dropped their conference openers.

Dixon ended up celebrating the win, while Sterling (0-3, 0-2) left still seeking its first win of the year.

“It’s my first time playing them, and it’s nice to win such an intense rivalry,” Bratt said. “Whoever got the momentum first seemed to hold on to it today, and that’s nice to see, because we’ve been struggling a bit. This is a good overall win, and hopefully it leads to more good things the rest of the season.”

Dixon 8, Rockford East 2: Daytona Geesey sin-

gled, tripled and had two RBIs, and Allison Newman added a two-run double to lead the Duchesses to a nonconference win at Reynolds Park.

Erin Smith (3-2) went six innings for the win, striking out six and walking three without allowing an earned run.

Smith, Brooke Bailey and Emily Bay also drove in runs for Dixon (3-3).

Rock Falls 10, Mendota 3: Kara Nehrkorn went

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Kaylee Sager took the loss.

Lena-Winslow 8, Eastland 1: Makenzie Fink

hit a home run, but the Cougars (4-4, 3-1 NUIC West) took the loss in Lanark. at home.

Baylie Janssen added Bubby Doubler was the two hits and two RBIs, losing pitcher.

Pearl City 16, West and Jenny Lawson had three hits and drove in a Carroll 10: Libby Peterrun for Rock Falls (6-1-1, son got the win for the 3-0). Julie Dodd added a Wolves in the circle pair of RBIs, and Michae- against the Thunder in la Ward (6-0) struck out Thomson. eight and walked two in West Carroll (4-9, 3-3 a complete-game vic- NUIC West) was down 11-0 nothing heading tory.

Morrison 17, Rive- into the bottom of the dale 0, 5 inn.: Chelsea fourth, before rattling off Eads had a home run, an eight-run inning, Abby a double and drove in Maike drove in three runs five runs, and the Fil- for the Thunder, as she lies scored 12 runs in the had three hits including fourth to cruise past the a triple. From the mound, Maike took the loss by Rams in Port Byron.

Brooke Stralow had giving up 16 runs on 10 three hits and three RBIs, hits. Only seven of the and Lauren Rice had a runs were earned. home run and two RBIs. Allie Wiersema struck College softball out nine and picked up Sauk sweeps Sandthe win for Morrison burg: The Skyhawks (9-1, 2-0 Three Rivers rolled to 9-0 and 11-5 North). victories in an ArrowDurand 25, AFC 4, 5 head Conference douinn.: The Bulldogs scored bleheader in Galesburg.

10 runs in the fourth Beth Fuller had three inning to finish off the hits and an RBI in the Raiders in Durand. five-inning opener, F o r r e s t o n - P o l o 6 , and Mackenzie Staples South Beloit 1: Destinee added two hits and Darmon hit a home run, drove in a run for Sauk and Paige Peterson had (17-9, 7-5). Priscilla three hits as the Cardi- Aponte and Alysha Guy nals picked up a NUIC had RBIs, and Kiara East road win.

Kaleel had to hits at the Abby Peterson earned plate while allowing just the win, giving up one two hits in three shutout unearned run with four innings for the win. strikeouts and one walk Stephanie Kester had in seven innings for the two hits and three RBIs Cardinals (6-2). in the nightcap, and Milledgeville 7, Oran- Staples added two more geville 3, 9 inn.: The hits. Priscilla Aponte Missiles scored six runs and Guy added two in the top of the ninth RBIs apiece. Bri Schulto breakup a 1-1 tie and tz pitched five innings held on for a NUIC East for the win, and Kaleel closed out the final two win in Orangeville.

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MLB ROUNDUP The Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Starlin Castro (right) is called safe at home by umpire Mark Carlson as Pirates catcher Tony Sanchez (bottom) falls over after a late tag during the fourth inning Thursday at Wrigley Field. The Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bullpen blew a 4-0 lead in a 5-4 loss.

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The Chicago Cubs were sailing along with a fourrun lead behind Travis Wood. That changed once he turned it over to the bullpen.

Pedro Alvarez hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run seventh inning and Jason Grilli retired Emilio Bonifacio on a bases-loaded grounder to end the game, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 victory over the Cubs on Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough, especially as well as Woody pitched,â&#x20AC;? reliever James Russell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never want to mess up [an outing] that he had. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those deals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we play the game. It happens. We live to see another day.â&#x20AC;?

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Rookie Jose Abreu connected for his second multihomer game in 3 days, and Chicago wom at U.S. Cellular Field to end a 14-game losing streak against Cleveland.

Abreu hit drives in the second and fifth innings, and drove in three runs.

The Cuban slugger hit the first two homers of his major league career Tuesday in Colorado, and now has four homers and 14 RBIs in 10 games.

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Bill Haas hits his approach shot on the 15th fairway Thursday during the first round of the Masters in Augusta, Ga. Haas holds a one-shot lead over former Masters champs Adam Scott and Bubba Watson, and 2012 runner-up Louis Oosthuizen.

One bad shot costs Scott lead PRESSURE

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Haas, with a rich family history at Augusta that includes a green jacket for his great uncle Bob Goalby, settled down after an opening bogey with a collection of good birdie putts and an 8-iron to 5 feet for birdie on the 18th for a 68.

It was the first time in 18 majors that Haas has had the lead after any round.

That only gets him a crystal vase for the low round of the day at the Masters.

Haas knows better than to put too much stock into what happens Thursday.

He was leading after the opening round in Houston last week and tied for 37th. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tons of golf left,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Only one first-round leader in the last 30 years has gone on to win the Masters.

Former Masters champion Bubba Watson, who slipped that green jacket on Scott last year, played his first bogey-free round in a major since the 2009 U.S. Open and shot a 69.

So did Louis Oosthuizen, whom Watson beat in a playoff at Augusta.

They were the only players to break 70, the fewest for an opening round at the Masters since 2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one is really going crazy out there in perfect, perfect conditions,â&#x20AC;?

Graeme McDowell said after fighting to salvage a 72.

But there was something about the way Scott played that grabbed most of the attention on such a gorgeous spring day in the South. Golf has been waiting for a star to take control all year, even more without Tiger Woods at Augusta for the first time in 20 years because of back surgery.

Scott was in control of his

emotions and his game all day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; except for once.

Walking over to the heart of Amen Corner, the fans behind the 12th tee rose in unison to cheer the champ. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The memory that will stick with me forever today was walking up to the 12th tee and everyone getting out of their seats as I approached there,â&#x20AC;?

Scott said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great, the level of respect that everyone has for this golf tournament and what happens here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But then,â&#x20AC;? he said with a smile, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went and hit it in the water.â&#x20AC;?

Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tee shot bounced off the front slope and into Raeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek â&#x20AC;&#x201C; amazingly, he said it was his first shot into the water on that hole â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and he made double bogey to fall out of the outright lead. He picked up a birdie on the 14th, and three-putted for par on both the par 5s on the back nine.

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DIXON WANTING TO DOWNSIZE? 2BR 1ba., very lg. kitchen, upstairs laundry rm., 1 car garage, (lot big enough to make a 2 car garage or larger) unfin. full basement, lg. front & backyard. Nice location, 1 mi. N. of Dixon, 616 Timber Creek Rd. Call Dan 815-440-8702.

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AMBOY $200 off 1st mo/rent Nice 2BR w/ appls. $480mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123 First months rent $99! 1BR & 2BR very clean, all applcs.

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815-284-2921 DIXON MANOR APTS- 1BD CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 Nice 2BR garage & fireplace, garbage & water inc. $575 + dep. 815-973-5886 Unique 2 BR Upper w/garage. All applcs. Incl. Washer & dryer, water furnished $535 mo.

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1033 PUMP FACTORY ROAD, DIXON

3,000 square feet. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFHV SRRO DFUH Hosted by Vickie Gutierrez

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811 HIGHLAND, DIXON

3 bedrooms, 2 baths, master suite, hardwood Ă RRUV FDU JDUDJH Hosted by Eric Bird

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609 N. OTTAWA AVENUE, DIXON

Great NE location, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 car heated garage & much more! $79,900 #120560 Hosted by Eric Bird

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POLO 2BR, A/C & appliances furnished, attached garage, no smoking and no pets. Deposit and references req. $495/mo. 815-9463191 after 5 pm.

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

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

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ROCK FALLS 1BR, $375/mo.

Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR, laundry hookup. $500/mo. $500/dep.

Call 815-632-9602.

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805 PALMYRA, DIXON

3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 2 car garage, newer windows, siding, roof & more, $139,900 #122764 Hosted by Cynthia Adcock

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609 1ST AVENUE, ROCK FALLS

Great return with long term commercial tenant, or put your business here. $62,500 #122655 Hosted by Frank Murphy

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901 W. LEFEVERE ROAD, STERLING

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EHGURRPV EDWKV Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG EDVHPHQW VSDcious & clean! $139,900 #120943 Hosted by Debbie Flannery

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Custom built duplex in West Wolf Ridge 6XE EHGURRPV EDWKV Ă&#x20AC;UHSODFH $180,900 #121639 Hosted by Merdita Heald

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Nice ranch, 2 bedrooms, roof 6 years old, 2 car detached garage, $52,000 #121581 Hosted by Pat Leonard

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Immaculate 3+ bedroom, 3 bath executive home near Emerald Hill Golf Course, $239,000 #116869 Hosted by Dave Leonard

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C NOTICES THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Plaintiff, vs.

ISMAEL DELGADO-FERNANDEZ, DECEASED; AND JULIA M. DELGADO, HUSBAND AND WIFE; CURRENT MARITAL STATUS OF JULIA M. DELGADO UNKNOWN; OTHERWISE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ISMAEL DELGADOFERNANDEZ; OTHERWISE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JULIA M. DELGADO; TRI-COUNTY OPPORTUNITIES COUNCIL; UNKNOWN TENANTS AND/OR OCCUPANTS; UNKNOWN PARTIES OF INTEREST; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS. Defendants.

No. 2014 CH 30 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Notice is given to you, Ismael DelgadoFernandez, deceased; and Julia M. Delgado, Husband and Wife; Current Marital Status of Julia M. Delgado Unknown; Otherwise Unknown Spouse of Ismael Delgado-Fernandez, deceased; Otherwise Unknown Spouse of Julia M. Delgado; Tri-County Opportunities Council; Unknown Tenants and/or Occupants; Unknown Parties of Interest; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that this case has been commenced in the Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 4 of Walzer Subdivision as located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinis; according to the Plat thereof recorded May 21, 1954 in Plat Book 9, page 23.

Common Address: 2018 E. 7th St., Sterling, Illinois 61081 Parcel No: 11-22-226-009 Sterling and which said mortgage was made by Ismael Delgado-Fernandez and Julia M. Delgado, mortgagors to the UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, Whiteside County, Morrison, Illinois, identified as Document No. 7845-2005, and for other relief, Unless you file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this in the office of the Clerk of the Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, on or before May 7, 2014, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. WITNESS April 1, 2014 Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Lester S. Weinstine Law Office of Lester S. Weintsine, P.C. Attorney at Law 409 N. Cherry St., PO Box 409 Morrison IL 61270 Tele: 815-772-7211 Fax: 815-772-8599 April 4, 11, 19, 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 12 A.D. 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Effervesce Vapors located at 112 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 12th day of March A.D. 2014 Cathy Myers

by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk March 28, April 4, 11, 2014

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 8 A.D. 2014 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Witzleb Drywall & Remodeling located at 2087 Grand Detour Rd. Dixon, IL 61021 Dated this 8th day of April A.D. 2014 Cathy Myers County Clerk

by Gerianne Knack Deputy April 11, 18, 25, 2014

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No pets, parties, or smoking. Also efficiency apt., $375/mo. + dep.

Stove, refrig., & heat furn. For both apts. 213 5th Ave., RF. 815-625-5970 Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-625-4701 STER-LYNN ESTATES: Now taking applications at 215 E. 25th St. Stlg.

IL., 2 BR $422, 3BR $523, plus electricity & cable, $300 deposit, stove and refrig. Included, laundry facilities, playground, no pets. A criminal, landlord and credit check is required, must be income eligible. Please call 815-626-4381, from 11am-2 pm.

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1BR UPPER apt. hardwood floors, clean, spacious -new refrig. & stove. No pets, no smoking. Sec. dep. $450/mo. Call 815626-4048

2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261 2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517 2BR. $485 + dep No pets/ Smoking 815-590-3004 2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.

Efficiency, $370/ mo. & 1BR, $400/ mo. No pets. Call 815-632-9602 Lg. 1BR upper, water, sewer, garbage incl. $375 + dep. No pets.

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1BR country home Appliances & W/D. No Pets. No Smoking. $525 mo. + ref. & dep. Call 815440-3874

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1BR, stove, refrig. furnished. $350/ mo. Lease & dep.

Req. H & H rental Properties LLC. 815-625-7995

3BR, 1BA 2 car garage, $650/mo + dep. 847-846-3226 Nice 3BR updated kitchen. $675/ mo. + dep. Call Vickie 815-973-4444

Delivery/Warehouse Position Full time Delivery/Warehouse Position available. Must be neat, organized, enjoy working with people and have a good driving record.

This position involves delivery of furniture and/or appliances and electronics; therefore, heavy lifting may be required. Benefits package included.

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

815-499-3187.

2BR, 1 bath 1 car detached garage, large yard. Pets negotiable. $675/ month + utilities.

Rock Falls. Call (208) 995-9402 Lakefront lg. executive home, 3800 sq.ft. All furnished. $1500/mo. + utilities & sec. Dep. Flexible terms.

630-201-2888.

Nice 2BR, 1BA, bsmt., no pets $550/mo + dep. & Ref. 815-564-7669 Remodeled Home for Rent.

Country, 7 mi. from Rock Falls, 2BR $550/mo.

No pets.

RE/MAX Sauk Valley Call Melissa 309-912-2820

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815-440-7985.

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502 N. State St. Franklin Grove, IL 815-456-2374 Fax 815-456-2250 EOE

C.N.A. Needed, part-time float.

Must be available for all shifts and on call. Apply within at Tammerlane, 3601 16th Ave. Sterling No phone calls.

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026; 3BR Ranch, 2 car attached garage.

Completely remodeled.

Fit for an executive. Master suite, 2 baths. $1,200/mo.

Call 563-212-1896

RN NEEDED for in-service meetings 4 times a year. Apply in person at: 1611 1st Ave. Rock Falls, IL

RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned.

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Customers 101 52

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for experienced people in the following areas: Electronic payroll in Quick Books, Mechanics and Farm help.

Contractors Welcome.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

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Agent looking for talent, models, actresses, catalogs, magazines. LombardChicago 630-814-9999.

All American Bar & Grill/ Days Inn Now Hiring all Positions. Servers, cooks and dish washers. Come in and apply at: 2105 1st Ave. Rock Falls IL. 61071 Automotive STERLING CHEVROLET has entry level opening for Parts Counter Person, full time.

Automotive experience preferred but not required. Apply in person 7:30-5 Mon.-Fri., 1824 N. Locust Street, Sterling.

Automotive Sterling Chevrolet has an immediate opening for a Experienced Automotive Technician.

Must have own tools and automotive work experience.

Apply in person 1824 N. Locust St., Sterling IL

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 301

Bookkeeper Needed Successful candidate should have general knowledge of Accounts receivable, Accounts payable, payroll accounts and end of monthly reports.

Monday thru Friday, Hours may vary. Please send resumes to;

opensesame director@comcast.net

or stop by 1101 Middle Road, Dixon, for an application. No phone calls please.

EMPLOYMENT

505

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Automotive The exciting world of automotive sales is changing and the need for Sales People is increasing.

At Dixon Ford Lincoln VW Mazda we offer both the training and a fast paced and exciting atmosphere that can lead to a long, highly paid, rewarding career.

Paid training & earning potential $30k-$80k/yr.

Contact Kevin White at 815-2883366 for further details.

Also hiring for full time Service Technician apply within at 489 IL Rt. 2 Dixon or contact Eric at Eric@dixon flmvm.com Casey's General Stores Accepting Applications for a Store Manager in Morrison IL. Also hiring a Assistant Manager for Sterling IL. Apply within or www.caseys.com or send applications to P.O. Box 122 Thomson IL. 61285 Experienced Wood Worker Able to read blueprints / CAD drawings for building and parts layout.

Heavy lifting, forklift experience.

Full time temporary can lead to permanent employment.

Driver's license required.

Fax resume to: 815-946-2460 or e-mail to: cfpinfo@cedar forestproducts. com Farm Equipment Operator Full time position operating 4 wheel drive and tracked farm tractors.

Maintenance work in the off season.

M & R Farms, 815288-3136.

Foster Care Worker Full time foster care caseworker position available at the Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley.

B.A. In human services with 2 years experience in human services required.

Salaried position with excellent benefits. Travel to Rock Falls, Sterling, Dixon and surrounding area necessary.

Send resume to: Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley, Attn: HR, 424 W. Madison St., Ottawa, IL 61350 or email resume to: hrs@ysbiv.org Place the word resume in the subject line.

E.O.E./Culturally Sensitive Employer Immediate Opening. FT Seasonal Help Wanted. CDL class B min. Paid overtime.

Local delivery.

Apply in person or call Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd, Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248.

Local manufacturer has an opening for receptionist/customer service rep.

Duties include answering phones, taking and entering orders, and handling customer inquiries. Excellent phone etiquette required as well as the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.

Resumes must be submitted by April 16, 2014.

Send resumes with salary history and references to: Champion Chisel Works, Inc 804 E 18th St. Rock Falls, IL 61071 or email: bschuldt@ championchisel. com

â&#x2DC;&#x2026; NEW TODAY â&#x2DC;&#x2026; Part time, $810/hr.

Construction, gardening, house cleaning.

Call 815-704-5381.

EMPLOYMENT

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Local manufacturer is seeking a detail-oriented Purchasing/Inventory Manager with knowledge of manufacturing practices.

Strong computer skills a must including knowledge of ERP operating system. Experience with Sage MAS90 accounting software, Word and Excel, would be a plus.

Duties would include Purchase Order Entry/Processing, Inventory Management, Work Order Entry/Processing and Strategic Planning. Excellent phone etiquette required as well as the ability to work independently in a fast paced environment.

Position is full time with benefits including health insurance and 401K. Resumes must be submitted by April 16, 2014.

Send resumes with salary history and references to: Champion Chisel Works, Inc 804 E 18th St. Rock Falls, IL 61071 or e-mail: bschuldt@ championchisel. com

LOCAL ROUTE DRIVER NEEDED Home every night. Class A preferred but Class B considered. Up to $16 per hour to start.

401K, health insurance, credit union, etc. Apply in person, 147 East 2nd Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068

NOW HIRING DRIVERS Local 60 hour/ 7day company.

Hourly pay, OT. Home nights.

Health, 401K, paid vacation.

Clean record a must. Hazmat a plus! Serious inquiries only.

Schoff Farm Service, Inc. 815-379-2777

Plant Nursery seeking laborers, must be at least 18 yrs. or older. Must have a valid drivers license and good driving record.

Must be able to learn quickly and adapt to changing work tasks quickly and easily. Must be able to handle hot green house conditions. Call to set up application and interview appt. Call 815-438-2220 Secretary needed part time, 20-30hrs per week. Organizational skills, customer service, computer and Quickbooks experience required.

Mail resumes to Bellini's Custom Welding, 1577 Eldena Rd., Dixon, IL 61021 or by email to bellini@grics.net

Spring Help Needed Drivers with CDL are encouraged to apply at: Crop Production Services, Rt. 40, Manlius, 8a.m.-5p.m.

815-445-6951

Teachers Full Time or Part Time immediate positions.

Rock Falls Day Care Center, 729 W Rt 30, Rock Falls, IL 815-625-0106 or fax resume to: 815-625-1581

The Bi-County Special Education Cooperative is looking for a Work Study Coordinator for the 2014-2015 school year. Must have a Bachelor's in vocational education background.

Work hours are 29.5 hours per week, summer off.

IMRF paid. Other benefits available.

Please email Drew Hoffman, Director, at dhoffman@roe 55.k12.il.us

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Bicycles

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GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

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Call Today (815)284-2052

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Appliances

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815-626-5136

Genl. Contracting Gilbertson Construction Residential & Commercial.

Remodeling, house additions, windows, siding & doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs exp.

(815)6220087.

Gutters

Haul/Clean Service

Painting

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Handy Woman

Home Improvement JEFF LONG CONSTRUCTION General Contractor

815-973-3023 815-732-4408 K.C. Lilly Const. & Dev. Inc. Doors, Windows, Siding, Gutters, & Roofing, Drywall, Painting, Walk-in Tubs & Showers, Baths, Kitchens, Garages, Concrete Licensed-BondedInsured IL Lic.# 104015194 (815) 718-0546

â&#x153;śSince 1981â&#x153;ś â&#x2014;&#x2020;Home Improvement â&#x2014;&#x2020;New Construction

SPRING is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

Window Tinting Hot Rods & Choppers Consignment / Sales

A&M Excavating & Demolition Complete Demolition & Excavating Services. Rock Falls, IL 61071 815-590-1677 Black Dirt â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sand -Gravel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Land Clearing Trucking Basement Demolition Tree line & Fence Removal

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Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

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Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Handyman HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428 K.C. Handyman Complete Home Repairs *35 yrs. experience *All Aspects of Home Repairs (815) 718-0546 Next Day Service Licensed-InsuredBonded LawnCare Service

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Hauling A-1 HAULING Small or Large Truck Rentals Estate Clean-ups Garage & Building Demolition Roofing Construction Seamless Gutters Skid Loader & Back Hoe Work Materials Hauled 815-626-1956

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Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

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625-3600

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IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

BY DENNIS, INC Complete Landscape Services & Designs www.dreamscapes bydennis.com

(815) 857-3281

Lawn & Garden ** LAWN CARE ** Residential Lawn Mowing Fertilizer Program Shrub Trimming Sidewalk Edging Free estimates References 20 yrs. experience (815)-288-0645 (815)946-3701 LAWN MAINTENANCE INSURED Tilling, Mowing, Hedges Residential & Commercial Brian Stouffer * 815-440-2753 * Will do Rototilling 815-225-7776

Lawn Care ALL - AROUND LAWN CARE Bush trimming Spring leaf clean-up.

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Free estimates Fully insured 815-456-3335

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Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Light Carpentry Pressure Washing 35 Years Experience Insured - References Cell #815-440-2202

Marsha Baker Residential Painting & 15 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience New Construction

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured $ oofing $Siding $ # $ ecks $ tions $ es & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Storage Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

Power Washing

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High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

Climate Controlled Storage Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental Confidential Document Shredding We Ship FedEx & UPS! Expert Packaging Services Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales Office Hours: Mon-Fri. â&#x2DC;&#x203A; 8:306, Sat. â&#x2DC;&#x203A; 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

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Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE

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WE'LL BEAT ALL WRITTEN BIDS! Free estimates 25 yrs Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured Serving Sterling / Rock Falls/ Whiteside County Area 815-590-1677 â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤â&#x153;¤

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood

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Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois Winter Burn help for Evergreens plus Tree Health, insect and disease injections.

Selective pruning.

815-622-2622

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

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those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

625-3600 284-2222

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EMPLOYMENT

505

Technician: Full-Time. Growing agricultural & truck repair shop is looking for an agricultural tech to join our team.

Qualified applicant must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, have good organizational skills and at least 3 years previous experience. Applicant must have a valid driver's license and prefer 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 Monday- Friday 7:30am 5pm) or send a resume to: Bryan's Repair Inc, 117 N Stanton St, Shannon, IL 61078 (815) 8642497.

TO OUR

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 problems.

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

CHILD CARE

512

Little Blessings Childcare has immediate daycare openings for infant-school age. 815-285-3811 Lic# 48927502

CHILD CARE

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

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

FLEA MARKETS

512

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Bureau County Flea Market 811 W. Peru Princeton, IL 61356 April 13, 2014 Open to Public 9- 3:30 â&#x153;­ $1.00 Admission â&#x153;­ Free parking â&#x153;­ Concession stand available. www.bureau countyfair.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Dixon City Wide Garage Sales April 25-26 Registration deadline April 18 Forms available at

dixonmainstreet.com

or Roxies, Waterfront Gifts, Books on First

Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-12 1207 Douglas Terr Antiques, furniture, Fenton, Mikasa, collectibles, womens clothes & shoes, new lawn mower, ladies golf clubs, classic & old books, jewelry, older laptop & lots of â&#x20AC;&#x153;stuffâ&#x20AC;?. Many things ½ price after 11 on Sat. No early birds please.

NACHUSA GARAGE SALES 624 515

Companion/Aide is avail. for couple or senior as a livein for room/board.

Good refs., ins. car & secure income.

Call 317-667-7543 Easter, Mother's day, Holiday's...Oh my! Need housecleaning? Call 815-315-3122 Experienced Nanny w/ Early Childhood degree. Will Nanny in your home.

625-8895

Fri. 8-3, Sat. 8-12 1739 Nachusa Rd. (between Dixon & Franklin Grove) Multi-family Sale, riding & push mowers, antique saddle & harness-makers bench, 18â&#x20AC;? tires & rims, mini bikes, 3 wheeler, Harley Soft Tail, side by side, refrigerator, diamond anniv. ring, household items, clotheskid's sizes up to adult plus sizes, toys & more!

LPN looking to be a Companion, Private Nurse or Personal Assistant.

Reasonable rates.

Call Sue 815-2843850. Refs. Avail.

OREGON GARAGE SALES 624 OREGON KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE SATURDAY APRIL 12TH 8am-3pm Oregon Coliseum Corner of 4th & Franklin St.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Fri. & Sat. 8-2 29920 Grennan Rd. baby items, walker, play yard, swing, toys, etc., couch, love seat, collectible dolls, & much more!

Saturday 8-1 1408 Heritage Lane (Colonial Acres Sub.) Jr./Women's clothing, sofa, Lots of miscellaneous.

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STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 9-?

304 12th Avenue Antiques, lots of primitive dĂŠcor, crocks, punched tin ceiling light, primitive cupboards, tables, furniture, some clothes, & many misc. items Fri., Sat. & Sunday 9-4 602 W 19th St. Large sale, tools, computer items, toys, glass and housewares. Lots of misc.

Friday 8-4, Sat. 82 3512 9th Ave (off Science Ridge Rd or 37th St) Pies, riding mower, push mower, bikes, scrubs M-L, clothes W sz. 8-14, mens M-XL, girls 2-4, boys 4-7, old tins & bottles, books, toys, kitchen, tools, glassware, coffee tables and end tables and Sony stereo & Misc.

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Clothes baby to adult, scrubs, tools, fishing tackle, household items, bikes, exercise set, glassware and dĂŠcor, misc. & free items.

FURNITURE

755

Burlington honey pine trestle dining table 2 leaves, 6 chairs, buffet and hutch. $900 815625-7618 Computer desk w/ pull out shelf for printer. Good cond $75 815-284-1941

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Teen girls clothing size xs/o, teen boys md/W30

Country loveseat hunter green/plaid.

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815-622-9818.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

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Nice walnut hutch, old, w/glass doordrawer. $95. 815622-9818.

APPLIANCES

Sofa and Love seat. Exc. Condition.

Ecru and Rose. Floral pattern. $165 obo.

815-626-9466

710

CLOVER HILLS

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Dryer, Maytag Neptune.

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Call 815-626-6480

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765

Electric Washer & Dryer, Excellent Condition!!! $300 815-440-6437

SIGMA acoustic / electric with new strings. $75 firm 815-625-1797

GE Black Fridge, Great cond. 3Yrs. Old. $200. 815590-9594

SPORTING GOODS

762

Zum Stage One pedal steel, 3 pedal, 4 lever, E 9th, Emmons set up. $800. Call 815622-8913

716

2 Rods & Reels (Zebco 33's) $10 for all!! Dixon 815-440-3785

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

3 Boxes Fishing tackle $25 for all.

Dixon 815-4403785

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CLOTHING

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Papers and warranty $800 Email lakedwards2@aol. com 815-626-0244

730

Mens full length black JCP trench coat. Sz 42 Reg. $25 815-284-6104

COMPUTERS

735

MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-945-2371

Motorolla wireless signal booster. antenna/wired $20 815-732-1492

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Wanted: small adult chihuahua, female, spayed, housebroken, reasonably priced or free. 815-564-9022 after 1 pm.

755

4 new wrought iron wood counter stools. $150. 815499-5623

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LAWN MOWERS

779

Briggs 6.0 horse rotary mower 21â&#x20AC;? $85 815-288-4330 Briggs Weedeater 20â&#x20AC;?

300 series $100 815-2884330 John Deer X320.

22 HP, 48â&#x20AC;? deck 235 hrs.

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781

2008 JD X320 hydrostatic. 48â&#x20AC;? deck excellent condition. $2,300 obo. Call 815-225-7904

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS Chicago Cubs tickets. All games reasonably priced.

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792

8â&#x20AC;? Craftsman table saw w/fence guard and dado insert $50 815-288-4330

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE Spider Plant $3 815-994-2371

FARM LAND FOR SALE

805

40 acres, located in Hamilton Township Lee County, all tillable asking. $9,900 per acre.

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HAY & STRAW

825

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815-440-4621 855

fuel tank, L-shaped w/pump & filter, clean. $500/ obo.

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905

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4X4S

912

1985 Chevy ½ ton, lock out hubs. 305 motor. Good tires. $1300/obo.

815299-3377. ★4 wheel drive★ 4 door, 2002 Chevy Blazer 815-631-6678

PARTS & ACC.

925

815-772-3215

1966 GTO Rally Wheels, 59 Chevy 57 Ply. Hubcaps and old fender skirts and more!

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2009 Chevrolet Silverado Reg. Cab,

For Sale: Tires, set of four, 215-5517 $100. 815-6266604

USED AUTOS

32,000 Miles

2008 Buick Lucerne CXL 2008 Buick Enclave 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT

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1998 Ford F-700 Dump Truck Gas

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TRUCKS

910

1997 Ford F-150, needs trans. work $2000 obo 815288-7083 1999 Chevy 1 ton w/dump box. 6.5 turbo, auto. trans. $3500/obo.

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2003 F350 11' flat bed dually. 68K mi.

Good cond. $7500/ obo. 815-499-7195

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All cables & cords incl. Paid $700 new, asking $400.

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Call 815-299-3377 Western snow plow, $700/ obo.

Call 815-626-1779 6pm-9pm.

MOTORCYCLES

935

2000 Harley Super Glide, 20K mi.

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960

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13 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali Diesel

Stock #2304A

54,988

$

*

11 Buick Enclave CXL-1 7- Passenger

Stock #R629

26,988

$

*

12 Jeep Liberty Sport

22,988

$

11 Chevrolet Suburban

14 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ

Z-71, 1-owner

*

13 Buick Regal Premium 3 Luxury Ride

26,988*

Stock #R623

*

$

36,988

$

Stock #R641

*

14 Chevrolet Impala LS

New Body Style Stock $ #R643

24,850

*

21,988

*

21,988

$

Stock #R634

AWD, Loaded

35,988

$

*

*

23,988

$

Stock #1880M

*

Low Miles

23,988*

21,488

23,990*

$

Stock #R642

$

27,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Equinox LT Value Priced

22,988*

$

Stock #1935B

27,988*

$

Ultra Low Miles

$

Stock #R624

1-Owner

Stock #1822A

14 Chevrolet Malibu LT

Rear Entertainment

20,988*

Stock #2000A

2500, Great Equipment Stock #1965A

08 Jeep Commander LTD

Versatile

20,988*

Stock #R588

*

07 Chevrolet Avalanche

Great MPG

*

34,988

$

1-Owner

$

Stock #R504

6.2L 1-owner

Stock #R627

12 Chevrolet Silverado LT

11 Chevrolet Silverado

12 Buick Regal Premium 1

14 Chevrolet Captiva LS

V6

$

*

10 GMC Acadia SLT

Great Equipment

Stock #R484

35,988

$

Stock #R537

11 Chevrolet Equinox

Under 1,000 Miles

$

Loaded

Stock #1597A

13 Chevrolet Silverado

13 Chevrolet Traverse LTZ

13 Chevrolet Equinox LT

13 Buick Verano

Great Value

Stock #R633

11 GMC Acadia Denali

Loaded

44,988

$

Stock #2307A

11 Chevrolet Traverse LS

1-Owner

Stock #1568A

ValleSauk y Tru â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mos Namsted t Auto e in mob iles

20,988*

$

22,988*

$

Stock #R638

12 Volkwagen Jetta TDI Diesel, Great MPG

19,988*

$

Stock #1968A

COME VISIT US. NO FUSS AT STERLING CHEVROLET! 14 Chevrolet Captiva LS

11 Chevrolet Traverse LT

Great MPG

Great Equipment

Stock #R563A

19,988*

$

14 Chevrolet Captiva

19,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Great Equipment

Stock #R531

17,988

$

*

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

16,288*

$

12 Chevrolet Impala LTZ

15,988

$

*

14,988*

$

11 Chevrolet Impala Value Priced

*

01 Ford F-250 XLT Stock #1910A

7.3L Diesel

Factory Warranty Stock $ #R620

17,988*

Nice Ride

16,288*

$

Stock #R615

15,988

$

Stock #R589B

*

*

14,988*

$

12,988

*

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think Springâ&#x20AC;?

9,988

$

*

06 Dodge

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Stock #R546A

6,988

$

16,288

$

*

Nice Ride

15,988*

$

Stock #R609

14,888*

$

*

12,988

$

*

06 Chevrolet HHR LS Low Miles

Stock #1589A

9,988*

$

02 Chevrolet 2500HD Stock #2010A

Work Truck

5,995

$

*

16,288

$

*

Smooth Ride

Stock #R605

Stock #1927B

15,988*

$

4x2

12,988

*

9,788

Great Value

14,988*

$

Stock #R591A

Stock #1683A

*

11,988

*

8,488

Fuel Saver

Stock #R601A

*

Nice Ride

15,988*

$

14,375*

$

11,988

$

*

07 Buick Lacrosse CXL Great Value

8,988

$

Stock #1892B

*

*

Bargain Buy

Stock #R442D

04 Chevrolet 3500HD Diesel Dually

Stock #1912B

7 passenger

18,988*

$

Real Value

Factory Warranty

16,988*

$

15,988

*

Great Value

15,988

Stock #R556

$

Stock #1675A

*

13,988*

11,988

$

*

*

8,988

Best Buy

Stock #1616C

*

15,688*

$

Stock #1978A

Great Ride

13,988*

$

Low Miles

Stock #R559A

11,988*

$

Stock #R596B

7,488*

$

04 YAMAHA V-STAR

4,988

$

Nicley Equipped

Stock #R449B

Great MPG

Lariat

$

08 GMC Acadia SLE-1

09 Chevrolet Cobalt LS

01 Ford F-150 Stock #1917C

15,988*

$

11 Chevrolet Aveo LT

Affordable Ride

Stock #R600A

Bluetooth

Stock #R607

11 Chevrolet Malibu LS

AWD

$

16,988*

$

Stock #R545

13 Chevrolet Impala

$

Stock #R606

18,988*

$

Stock #1956B

13 Chevrolet Malibu LS

13 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Stock #R586

19,988*

$

Stock #R622

09 Chevrolet Traverse LT

02 Dodge Intrepid

4,988

$

19,988*

$

08 Ford Escape XLT

Must See

Stock #1669A

Great Equipment

06 Cadillac STS V6

Great Value

Stock #R602

Factory Warranty

Stock #R599

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

00 Chevrolet Impala

5,988

$

*

08 Saturn Vue XR

$

$

15,988

Stock #R578

14 Chevrolet Cruze 2LT

Well Equipped

Loaded

$

Stock #R483A

14 Chevrolet Captiva Sport

13 Chevrolet Impala

11 Chevrolet Malibu

Loaded, 1-Owner

05 Chevrolet Cobalt

5,988

$

15,988*

$

Stock #1882A

16,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

Great Equipment

Stock #R555

Recent Trade

*

05 Chevrolet Malibu LT Stock #1898B

16,288*

$

07 Chevrolet Malibu LT

Great Value

$

Bluetooth

Stock #R613

Program Vehicle

Stock #R635

13 Hyundai Elantra LTD

Fuel Sipping SUV

$

07 Chevrolet Impala LTZ Stock #R527A

*

08 Ford Escape

4x4

Stock #1849C

17,988

$

11 Chevrolet Cruze LT

14,988*

$

Factory Waranty

Stock #R585

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

04 Chevrolet Tahoe

Must See

Stock #1913A

Smooth Ride

Stock #R614

14 Chevrolet Impala LTD LS

13 Chevrolet Impala

07 Chevrolet Silverado LT

Value Priced

Stock #R457

17,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala

10 Chevrolet Impala LS

$

Stock #R350B

Great Equipment

Stock #R612

Best Buy

Stock #R619

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

Great Value

Stock #R630

17,988*

$

13 Chevrolet Impala

Incredible Value!

Stock #R610

Blue Tooth

Stock #R621

13 Chevrolet Impala

14 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

07 Harley Dyna Low Rider

10,988

$

14 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT

10 Chevrolet Equinox LT

12,988

$

14 Chevrolet Cruze 1LT

Great MPG

Bluetooth

Stock #R608A

*

12 Hyundai Elantra GLS

11 Chevrolet Cruze LT Stock #1653A

19,988

$

13 Chevrolet Impala

Loaded with Sunroof

Stock #1880B

Loaded, 1-Owner

Stock #2009A

13 Chevrolet Impala LT

Great Value

Stock #R616

*

12 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

Bluetooth

Stock #R594

19,988

$

Stock #R595

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2,650*

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