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DATELINE DIXON | TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CRUNDWELL ARREST

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wo years ago today, federal agents were in City Hall, collecting computers and records and arresting Comptroller Rita Crundwell.

The waves of her crime still are making their way through Dixon and through the federal agencies

that seized and sold her assets and prosecuted her.

The U.S. Marshals Service has sold nearly all of Crundwell’s assets and given the city about $9.2 million in restitution. But more assets remain – a share in a land partnership and some bank accounts. And

marshals continues to look for more.

Crundwell, who admitted to stealing nearly $54 million from the city over two decades, still can appeal her federal prison sentence of 19 years, 7 months.

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Interactive timeline Go to www.ShawURL.com/CrundwellTimeline for an interactive timeline of former Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s theft, arrest, sentencing and more.

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Recovery has French connection With some elbow grease, bistro joining west-end resurgence

BY KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5535

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger speaks with community leaders Wednesday morning at Woods Equipment Co. in Oregon. Kinzinger toured the plant and spoke in support of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ “I Make America” campaign, whose truck (shown below) made one of its nationwide, awareness-raising stops at the factory Wednesday. Go to www.imakeamerica.com for more information on that campaign.

Woods investing, growing Factory adding 23 jobs; Kinzinger optimistic on manufacturing

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

OREGON – With the economy ticking up, so is Woods Equipment Co. in Oregon, executives say.

The company, which employs 300, plans to add 23 more jobs to its factory, where backhoes and other attachments for tractors are made.

Last year, Woods, a division of Portland, Ore.-based Blount International, added a laser cutting system, which was the “biggest investment in 20 years,” said Mark Miller, the company’s chief financial officer.

Executives said the equipment improves the plant’s accuracy and efficiency.

DIXON – A taste of the French countryside will be on the menu of local restaurants come this summer.

Linda Knoll, of Dixon, has bought the former Fung Ming building downtown, where she hopes to open her 319 Bistro by the Fourth of July.

It’s yet another business joining a kind of west-end renaissance.

The breakfast-lunch-and-dinner bistro will have a French country theme, but all kinds of homemade food – French, Mexican, chicken, steaks, pastries, crepes, and on and on and on. She’s in negotiations with a local chef or two, and still is looking for a line cook and some wait staff.

Alcohol will be served, but she’s shooting for a very particular atmosphere.

“I want it to be a restaurant with a bar,” Knoll said, “not a bar with a restaurant,” like an Applebees or a Buffalo Wild Wings.

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OGLE COUNTY | SHERIFF’S DEPT. ADMINISTRATIVE TOW FUND

Official: It’s right time for forensic audit Gouker does not suspect criminal activity related to tow fund

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

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man Kim Gouker voiced support for a forensic audit of the sheriff’s department fund. In February, during an executive committee meeting, Gouker opposed a call for a forensic audit, saying that its intention is to find criminal activity and there was no suspicion of a crime.

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On Wednesday, Gouker said he still didn’t suspect criminal activity related to the tow fund, but said it’s the right time to conduct the audit, now that the primary election is over and the county’s regular audit is finished.

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Linda Knoll has had her work cut out for her, cleaning up the old Fung Ming restaurant in Dixon. Knoll will open a bistro at the location.

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It also frees up space in the 400,000-squarefoot building, which will be used to make other yet-to-be-determined products, Miller said.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, toured the plant and spoke to workers at an outside rally sponsored by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ “I Make America� campaign.

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His biggest concern, Kinzinger said, was policies in Illinois that drive jobs away. “We’re not losing jobs to India anymore,�

Kinzinger said. “We’re losing jobs to Indiana.�

For instance, he said in an earlier news conference, the minimum wage is higher in Illinois than the national average, yet the state has one of the highest jobless rates.

He ended his short speech to the workers by saying that he understands people have little trust for politicians. “That’s an understatement,� an employee whispered.

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Sterling firefighters remove siding from a house at 510 W. Fifth St., after putting out a fire that started in the kitchen at about 6 p.m. The fire, confined to the kitchen, was put out in about 15 minutes, and damage was minimal, Lt. Matt Laughlin said. No cause has been established.

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OREGON – A jury trial has been scheduled for a former minister who is charged with sexually molesting an 11-yearold.

Charles Babler, 65, Mount Morris, appeared in court Monday with his attorney, David Tess.

Babler, formerly the campus pastor at Crossroads Community Church in Polo, was arrested last June 21 on a charge of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony.

The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a single incident that took place in early 2011. “We have come to an impasse to negotiations,� Tess said. “We have talked.�

Assistant State’s Attorney Joshua Versluys told Ogle County Judge Robert Hanson that the trial should take 2 days.

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Magdich revered on and off the bench Former 15th Circuit judge dies at 74

public defender and a longtime family friend, remembers sitting around the Magdiches’ kitchen table, staying up and debating philosophy and politics late into the night. “It was about exhanging ideas in a humorous and fun way,�

Magdich’s son, Michael, said of the late-night talks. “He was always a student and very curious.� “He was a lover of philosophy and he loved politics, and to talk about both would happen on a daily basis,� Thompson said. “He’d always give you your chance to chime in, but by the time you ended the conversation you were usually on his side.�

After graduating from Ripon, Magdich attended Northwestern Law School, and during his first year, he and his wife Judy were married.

A job opportunity in Dixon with the firm Gunner and Keller is what brought the young family to Dixon, where he lived and worked as a private attorney and city attorney before being appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as a 15th Circuit Court judge in 1985. The circuit includes Lee, Ogle, Carroll, Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties.

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DIXON – Friends and family remember Tomas Magdich for his wit, dry sense of humor, and, of course, his speeches.

Magdich, who served for 18 years as a judge in the 15th Judicial Circuit, died Tuesday.

He was 74.

Magdich was born in Gary, Ind., on July 2, 1939.

His mother was a bookkeeper, and his father a carpenter. The hardworking and passionate nature Magdich was known for seems to have been instilled in him from a young age. He was just 13 when his father died, so Magdich worked as a newspaper delivery boy to help contribute to his family’s grocery money, according to his obituary, which is published on page A4 of today’s edition.

After graduating from high school in Gary, Magdich attended Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he met his future wife, Judy, and majored in philosophy – an interest he kept throughout his life.

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“He was beloved,�

Thompson said. “There’s no question about it.�

His sense of humor, too, was unique.

Tomas “He had a Magdich really dry sense of humor that would always put people at ease,� Lee County Judge Ron Jacobson said.

That same sense of humor carried over into his speeches, which Magdich was well known for making at various events throughout northern Illinois.

Thompson and Magdich’s children, Michael, Amy, and Marjorie, talked about two speeches in particular.

One of them, his children explained, started with a few jokes about how the Lee County Courthouse was designed by a company that made shopping malls, and then Murphy’s Law struck, and somehow he ended up working in it for nearly 20 years. “The style – you just can’t describe the style, because it was so unique,� Thompson said. “But it was a style that

would immediately capture you, and you couldn’t help but pay rapt attention to what he was saying. I wish I had that gift.�

Another speech Magdich is well-known for was one called “The DCFS Investigation of Santa Claus,� which he delivered at a Bar Association dinner, Thompson said.

Jacobson remembers arguing cases in front of Magdich as a young lawyer, and called him a very well-respected and intelligent man. “He would always be very thoughtful when he made his decisions,� Jacobson said. “He took his job very seriously and always kept in mind the concerns of all the parties involved.

He was always a very accessible judge, too. You could always go up and talk to him and his opinion about issues, and he always enjoyed talking to lawyers in the community.

He cared very much about the legal system and helping young lawyers become better lawyers, and he was always willing to help. “Judge Magdich will not be missed just by Lee County,�

Jacobson said. “He had an impact on all of us in the circuit – all five counties in the circuit.

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STERLING – A halfblock vacant lot created by the demolition of distressed rental units near the Manahan Home is likely to be dressed up as green space.

The property at 608-620 E. Third St. was the first acquired for demolition almost 5 years ago through the city’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program.

One small commercial building and eight residential units were razed.

The apartments were foreclosed in November 2009, and in June 2010 the City Council voted to tear them down.

The city became involved in the housing program in 2010, receiving nearly $2.8 million from a federal grant. The main objective of the program is to buy and rehab

or rebuild foreclosed or abandoned properties, which then are sold to low- and moderateincome families.

Rebuilding at this site is not an option, though.

The buildings that were torn down had been put up lot line to lot line, and the space is not considered to be a buildable lot, said Mike Wolber, the city’s former building and zoning coordinator who leads the grant program. “We’ll probably dress it up a bit and leave it as open green space,� Wolber said. “It’s across from the Manahan Home, so we could plant some flowers, put some benches in, and use it as a resting area.�

The city’s options also are limited by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s grant requirements.

The city could sell the property, but HUD says it

must be sold to adjoining property owners, and it must house low-income residents. The property also can’t be donated to anyone else. That would rule out giving it to the Manahan Home on both counts. “We haven’t made a decision yet,� Wolber said. “The city may just keep it.�

If the area continues to be used as green space, it must remain city property.

Some work has been done there, including the planting of trees a couple years ago, City Manager Scott Shumard said. “Given the grant stipulations, there are no real plans for the property at this time,� Shumard said.

A grant technicality forced a transfer of the deed from the Sterling Industrial Development Commission to the city.

SIDC bought the prop-

erty for $1,000 in 2009, before the grant funding became available, and HUD didn’t recognize the commission as a city entity for grant purposes.

The transfer was made official at the April 14 commission meeting.

Similar challenges exist with two other properties acquired through the program.

Properties at East 10th Street and Sixth Avenue, and at Broadway and Fourth Street have lots that are too small to build on again. The adjoining properties at both sites are rentals and the city hopes the landlords could use the extra green space in an area where it is at a premium. “We are negotiating with the property owners,�

Wolber said. “These buildings have no green space, and it offers something for recreational use.�

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OREGON – The exact cause of a fire that destroyed a closed Oregon restaurant last month remains undetermined.

Oregon Fire Chief Don Heller said Tuesday that he had no information on the March 17 blaze at Whiskey’s River Smoke-

house, 123 N. Second St. “I haven’t heard back yet from the fire marshal,� he said.

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The building’s owner, Kevin Wedel, who lived in the upstairs apartment, was not at home when the fire occurred around 8 p.m.

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Oregon firefighters were assisted by seven other fire departments.

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He will be missed by all of us.�

After his retirement in 2003, Magdich spent time teaching classes at Northern Illinois University.

In his home life, as his children mentioned, Magdich threw himself into everything he did and had a real passion for learning, for fun, and for life.

His children talked about how, while they were little, he would play the guitar and sing songs, and the whole family would sing along.

Magdich loved traveling, and did so frequently with his family. He also loved gardening. Jacobson talked about one conversation in particular the two of them had when he mentioned off-handedly that he was getting ready to plant roses in his yard, which sparked a 20-minute conversation with Magdich about everything from planting tips to caring for roses. “Everything he did, he just did so intensely,� his children said. “The way he was at work – so good at that – he was like that with everything. He so totally loved gardening, and would come in at the end of a Saturday dirty from head to toe.

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OBITUARIES Tomas M. Magdich DIXON – The Honorable Tomas M. Magdich of Dixon died Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

He was 74.

He was born July 2, 1939, in Gary, Ind., to a bookkeeper, Ann Magdich, and a carpenter, Milan Magdich.

His working-class childhood was made difficult by the death of his father at the age of 13. He was raised by a hardworking, single mother in the 1950s, and delivered papers to contribute to the family’s grocery money. Although his life was difficult, from early on, he always had a passion for school and learning.

Tom graduated from Lew Wallace High School in 1957 in Gary, and then attended Ripon College. At Ripon College, he met his future spouse, Judith Lawson.

He became president of his fraternity, where he developed many lifelong friendships. And it was at Ripon College where he was mentored to seek a career in law after graduating with a degree in philosophy.

While attending Northwestern Law School, he discovered his passion for the law and his lifelong mission to help people seek justice. During his first year, he married Judith Lawson on Aug. 11, 1962. During his last year of law school, he found himself in need of employment due to the impending birth of their first child. A job opportunity with the firm Gunner and Keller is how he came to Dixon 50 years ago, a place that he thought would be a temporary home but grew to endear.

Tom often told the story of how, as a young associate, he was given the cases that nobody else wanted or weren’t expected to win. With his passion for justice, he embraced those challenges, and after years of success, he became a named partner on July 1, 1971. While practicing law as an attorney, he argued landmark cases, but also had time to help with even minor disputes, because he held the deep belief that all people deserve representation. He knew justice was found in the big and small matters of life. He took his own dispute over parking tickets to court, and prevailed when the city parking

meter ordinance was found unconstitutional.

On March 1, 1985, he was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court as a Circuit Court Judge of the 15th Judicial Circuit.

He was elected to the full term in 1986, and was retained in 1992 and 1998. In 1992, he received a 100 percent approval rating from the Illinois State Bar Association. He served 18 years on the bench before his retirement in December 2003.

He loved the courtroom both as an attorney and as a judge. He was known to say that the courtroom offered the best show in town.

In addition to being dedicated to the law and his career, Tom was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved always learning new things and traveling. He and Judy instilled those interests in their children and grandchildren.

Always being a student of life made him an excellent teacher to his children, to his colleagues, and eventually to university students at Northern Illinois Law School.

The family could often find Tom around the house gardening and woodworking like his father. In the community, he was known for being an entertaining public speaker and humorist. Tom is remembered for his quick wit, sincere compassion, his unique perspective on life, his storytelling, and his love of his family.

He is survived by his wife, Judith Lawson; his children, Amy Jo (Alan) Clemens of Dixon, Michael (Karen) Magdich of Dexter, Mich., and Marjorie (Ken) Erdmann of Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Emily, Thomas, Nicholas, Mary, Henry, Maxwell, and Alexandra; and his brother, Dennis Magdich of Chicago.

Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

The memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon, with the Rev. David Spaulding officiating. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Memorial have been established to Prairie State Legal Services and First Presbyterian Church in Dixon.

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Eugene O’Neal PORTALES, N.M. – Eugene O’Neal, 82, of Portales, received his heavenly degree Sunday, April 13, 2014, surrounded by family.

Eugene was born Oct. 8, 1931, in Marvel, Ark., to Thomas and Lottie O’Neal. He was the eighth of nine children. He was raised in Arkansas. In his early 20s, he moved to Rock Falls, where he met the love of his life, Barbara Cardwell. Three and 1/2 months after they met, they were married on May 13, 1955. They were married 57 years before Barbara’s life journey ended. They had four children, Daris, Robert, Dorothy, and Thomas.

Eugene was a steel worker for more than 30 years before retiring and moving to Portales. He was very active early on in working, and helping in, the construction of a new church building for the Portales Church of God, where he was a member. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and telling stories to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is survived by two

daughters and sons-inlaw, Daris and Donald Hay of Portales and Dorothy and David Allen of Rock Falls; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert O’Neal of Portales and Thomas and Sara O’Neal of Rock Falls; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a brother and sisterin-law, David and Shirley O’Neal of Rock Falls.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; four sisters; a great-grandchild; and by his beloved wife, Barbara, who died Nov. 13, 2012.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales, with the Rev. Donald Hay Jr. officiating, assisted by the Rev. Michael Gilcrest. Burial will be at Portales Cemetery, with T.J. O’Neal, Ryan Hay, Timothy Hay, Jonathan Gilcrest, Noah Hay, and Ethan Greene serving as pallbearers. David Allen, Carlos Reyes, Jon Greene, and Jestin Squires, along with all of his other grandchildren, will be honorary pallbearers.

Visit www.wheelermortuary.net to send condolences.

Elsie A. Merrill WALNUT – Elsie A. Merrill, 94, of Walnut, formerly of Ohio, died Monday, April 14, 2014, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home. She helped on the farm, and was a homemaker.

Elsie was born March 7, 1920, in Prophetstown, the daughter of Ralph and Dora (Lawrence) Wildman. She was united in marriage to Earl D. Merrill on Sept. 16, 1939, in Prophetstown. He preceded her in death on Nov. 20, 2009. She was a member of United Methodist Church of Ohio. Her grandchildren were her main focus in her life.

She is survived by her two sons, David Merrill of Dale, Texas, and Dan (Carol) Merrill of Ohio; four grandchildren, Janet (Scott) Johnson of Ohio, Penny (Bill)

Benson of Machesney Park, Cindy (Bill) Wolf of Princeton, and Scott (Ana) Merrill of Somonauk; 10 greatgrandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, and one brother.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut. Cremation rites will be accorded after the visitation. Private graveside service will be April 26 at Limerick Cemetery in Kasbeer, with the Rev. Mark Harkness, pastor of Walnut United Methodist Church, officiating.

A memorial has been established.

Visit www.garlandfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

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That means there could be more judges and lawyers spending more time reviewing her crime and its impact on Dixon.

The waves continue.

In the past 2 years, the city has hired a new finance director, Paula Meyer, and a city administrator, David Nord. Both were brought in as a direct result of Crundwell’s theft.

In November, Dixon residents will vote on whether to change the city’s form of government from commission to city manager.

The ballot question was first recommended by a governmental task

force appointed by Dixon Mayor Jim Burke, then approved by the City Council.

The consideration of the best form of government for Dixon also is a result of the Crundwell saga.

In the current commission form, elected officials have the executive and policymaking authority. A change to the city manager form would give executive authority to a city manager, while the elected officials would retain policymaking authority, among other nuances.

The waves continue.

I’m now the third reporter on the Dixon beat since Crundwell’s arrest.

I wasn’t even living in the state when she was

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arrested, yet I write her name and reference her crime about three times a week.

Every time I run a spell check on a story with her name in it, I see what the system thinks I actually mean. It always suggests the same thing: Groundswell.

It’s an odd coincidence.

But it became more odd during an interview April 8 between Burke, Meyer, Nord and the Sauk Valley Media editorial board.

Burke said it is likely, but not certain, that he will seek re-election in 2015.

The mayor said he thinks some of the initial anger toward him and the City Council has receded, so “unless there’s some groundswell� to make him think

he would lose, he said he would try to win a fifth term.

I likely was the only person in the room of 10 people who latched onto the word “groundswell.�

I also likely was the only one there who sees it so often as a suggested correction for the word “Crundwell.�

More than anything, Burke’s re-election might depend on voters’ opinions of Crundwell and her crime.

The waves could continue.

Sauk Valley Media reporter Matt Mencarini covers government and happenings in Dixon. He can be reached at mmencarini@saukvalley.com or at 815-625-3600, ext.

5529. Follow him on twitter: @MattMencarini.

Administration building plans going forward Board accepts $4.1M bid from Rockford group

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OREGON – Despite some opposition to the location, the Ogle County Board went ahead Tuesday with plans to build a new sheriff’s administration building.

The board accepted a $4.1 million bid from Rockford Structures.

Plans call for the building to be at 103 Jefferson St., which is the site of the current sheriff’s office.

However, that site has brought opposition from some board members and citizens.

Beth Henderson, owner of the Eagles Nest, which is a block north of the sheriff’s building, urged the board to reconsider because that area, which is next to the Rock River, has been earmarked for a riverfront district. “Oregon has all the components to promote tourism,� she said.

One of the main components for tourism and recreation is the river and the area surrounding it, she said.

Although she owns land nearby, Henderson said she had never been contacted about plans for the new sheriff’s building.

By not allowing the area to be developed for tourism, the county will reduce the value of her property, she said.

A better location for the sheriff’s building, she said, would be on property the county owns on South Sixth Street, west of the judicial center.

Henderson asked the board to delay the project at least long enough to do an economic impact study of the area and determine the effect the

sheriff’s building would have on it, as opposed to tourism development.

She said Western Illinois University had agreed to do the study at no cost to the county.

WIU did an economic impact study before the judicial center was built.

Oregon City Commissioner Ken Williams also asked for a 30-day moratorium on the project to allow time for the study. He said the area is a main part of the riverfront district in Oregon’s Comprehensive Plan 10 years ago.

Board member Skip Kenney, Rochelle, made a motion to table the bid until the May 20 meeting to allow time to do the study. “I do not support the location. I support the project,� he said. “All I’m asking for is 30 days.�

Board chairman Kim Gouker, Byron, said he did not understand the opposition to the location. He said the new building would be a “$4 million improvement� over the present century-old building. “The sheriff’s department has been there for 30 years,� he said.

Board member Ron Colson, Mount Morris, disagreed. “It’s a $4 million roadblock to tourism,� he said.

The motion to table the bid failed by a vote of 13-8.

The new administration building will house the sheriff’s department, 911 communications center, and the coroner’s office and morgue.

Architect Guy Gehlhausen said Rockford Structures’ bid was the lowest of eight submitted.

Rockford Structures is also the contractor for the new Sinnissippi Centers Inc. building across Jefferson Street from the sheriff’s office.

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“I think it’s just time to move forward and look at the positive things that we’re doing,� he said. “And the only way to do that is to take a look at the things that have been brought to our attention.�

The sheriff’s department collection of a $350 fee for towing vehicles in certain arrests was authorized by a county ordinance in 2011, and in its first 2 years had income of $210,400.

In December, Sauk Valley Media reported that Sheriff Michael Harn had used the tow fund to pay for a variety of department expenses, including repairs to vehicles and a $4,000 management fee for the department’s Facebook page.

In February, the County Board restricted how the money in the fund could be used and ordered that it be transferred to the county treasurer, which was finally done on Tuesday, when Harn gave Treasurer John Coffman a check for $51,932.07.

Harn didn’t give the treasurer the fund’s ledger or any other documentation of spending from the fund. During Tuesday night’s County Board meeting, Gouk-

er said several board members had questions about the ledger and other records.

Gouker said those questions “reinforced� his decision to support a forensic audit.

Even though Gouker said he didn’t think anything was being withheld by Harn not turning over the ledger, he thinks this would be a good time to get “a firm handle on� a relatively new fund for Ogle County.

Other county funds handled by elected officials get “refined� during years of use, Gouker said. The tow fund hasn’t had that refinement, he said, which could happen through a forensic audit.

That refining is part of a forensic audit’s “dual purpose,â€? Gouker said. “Since there have been so many questions about wrongdoing ‌ whether people think that there has been no money misspent or that there has, doing it this way will let us see one way or the other where it’s at,â€? he said.

Gouker said Harn supported the new audit and would cooperate with auditors.

The forensic audit could cost about $7,500, Gouker said during the Tuesday County Board meeting. It could be approved by the County Board next month.

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In this March 2014 photo provided by their families, Kamryn Renfro (left), 9, and Delaney Clements, 11, stand together for a photo in Grand Junction, Colo., shortly after Kamryn had her head shaved to support Delaney, who lost her hair after treatment for cancer. Kamryn was suspended from her public charter school in Grand Junction because a shaved head goes against the school’s dress code. But the school quickly reversed the decision.

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Cole Blackburn works on the ceiling tiles in the old Fung Ming restaurant in Dixon. Blackburn’s mother, Linda Knoll, purchased the place and will be opening a bistro at the location.

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EVANSTON (AP) – They’re called leggings – popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others.

Younger girls often wear them as pants with little fuss. But as those same girls approach middle school, leggings have become a clothing accessory that’s increasingly controversial – and seemingly, the favorite new target of the school dress code.

Some schools have banned leggings outright. Others have set limits. Haven Middle School in Evanston, just north of Chicago, took what turned out to be a contentious stand: If you wear leggings, you need to have a shirt or skirt over them that reaches at least down to your fingertips.

In other words, girls need to cover their behinds.

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At the moment, the solid little brick building, vacant for about 4 years, is in tres terrible shape, with broken pipes, a leaky roof and trash all over its 3,600 square feet, but she’s cleaning up everything with the help of her youngest, Cole Blackburn, who turns 15 this month, and a few of his pals. “I don’t know where I’d be without them; they’ve got the muscles!� she said.

She’s also taking advantage of the city’s facade grant and lowinterest business loan programs. “If it wasn’t for Community State Bank and these programs, I don’t know if I could get this put together, so I’m very grateful,� Knoll said.

The project has been in the works since last summer.

Knoll looked at a few buildings in Dixon, which is where she wanted to set up, and chose the old Cantonese restauran.

Despite its renovation challenges, “it has good bones,� she said. “That thing’s made like a tank.�

The bistro will be another addition to what’s becoming a thriving and vibrant west end, which is going through a mini resurgence after the loss of a few businesses only a year ago, Main Street Executive Director Josh Albrecht said. “Things go in cycles in the downtown, in any

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Like other parts of the building, the kitchen of the former Fung Ming restaurant in Dixon will require a lot of renovation work.

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After the closures, Albrecht predicted that “within a year’s time, [that area] would be drastically different, and it is.�

Dixon Paint opened at 205 W. First St., Rox-

ie’s vintage resale shop opened at 302; Dixon Stage Left, a new theater venue, will open April 24 at 306; and Matt Appleman, owner of Crescendo Hair, bought the building at Madison and West First, which he is renovating for his salon and other businesses, Albrecht noted.

In addition, that area is set to get streetscape work and a new parking lot this summer.

Dixon is getting to be known for its downtown culinary and artistic options, so the addition of the bistro is “absolutely fantastic; it’s a great thing for that block,�

Albrecht said. “It’s just a great addition to the downtown.�

Knoll, 48, has been in banking since 1982, and is a mortgage banker for Riverside Bank in Sterling and Rock Falls.

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EDITORIAL | TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CRUNDWELL ARREST

Recovery incomplete, 2 years afterward W

atershed events, sometimes tragic, sometimes joyous, mark all of our lives. They mark the life of a city, too.

April 17, 2012, is a date that represents one of those major divisions of time for the city of Dixon.

It was on that date, 2 years ago today, that then-Comptroller Rita Crundwell was arrested by the FBI on a charge of fraud that eventually expanded to encompass her theft of nearly $54 million from city coffers over more than 2 decades.

Before April 17, 2012, Crundwell was considered an efficient public servant who operated a successful quarter horse breeding ranch on the side and exhibited champion horses at major shows.

After April 17, 2012, Crundwell came to be considered a brazen, heartless thief who lived a lavish lifestyle by secretly defrauding the citizens of Dixon of a breathtaking amount of money.

Her eventual guilty plea in federal court led to a federal prison sentence of nearly 20 years.

Her ill-gotten gains have been mostly liquidated, and a lawsuit settlement in Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favor led to the city recouping a total of nearly $40 million.

What about the city of Dixon?

How has it responded to the huge fraud perpetrated against it?

Mayor Jim Burke, who consented to an interview last week with the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board, brought with him two living examples

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session minutes from the day of Crundwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest, Burke said the council The city of Dixon has done a number of was following a lawyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s things right to correct a system that allowed advice.

Regarding the large nearly $54 million to be stolen. However, private loans from 2 years after Rita Crundwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest, Crundwell to two fellow city employees, which reform efforts are still incomplete. were revealed after Crundwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest, Burke of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive employees operate city said he ordered a stop response. government. to such future loans. But One was Paula Meyer, Corrections to a sysdetails about the previwhom the city hired in tem that allowed such a ous loans have yet to be 2012, after the Crundwell massive theft are ongoreleased by the FBI. arrest, to be Dixonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new ing. A Naperville-based The city was also correct finance director. accounting firm will evalShe detailed her extenuate the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s separation to study its commission form of government comsive efforts to reform of duties in the finance city financial systems to department to see wheth- pared to other forms, and then place the adminisprevent future employee er further improvements trator/manager question thefts of taxpayer dollars. can be made. on an upcoming ballot.

The other was David The openness of some Nord, whom the city FOR HIS PART, Burke city officials, especially hired last year as its first responded to all quesadministrator. tions put to him about the Burke, in discussing the matter should be appreciHe detailed his work scandal, although in the ated by all. Omitted from to further professionalcase of the city councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our praise is Commisize the rules by which refusal to release closed-

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Change your life during Library Week LYNN ROE Dixon

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Let us know. Write a letter to the editor, send it to our office, or email it to: letters@ saukvalley.com

sioner David Blackburn, who oversees the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Accounts and Finances department, and who refuses to answer reportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; questions.

Broadsided by a scandal of astonishing proportions, city officials have done a number of things right.

But until the lingering mysteries â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the executive session minutes, the loans, and Blackburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubling reticence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are settled, the job of bouncing back from that watershed event is not yet finished.

Asked to give the city a grade on its response (and we were, by Mayor Burke), weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to give the overall effort an incomplete thus far.

A year from now might well be a different story.

We can only hope.

This week, April 13-19, communities across the country celebrate National Library Week to remind the public about the contributions that libraries, librarians and library workers make to their communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lives Change at your Libraryâ&#x20AC;? is the fitting theme for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Library Week celebration.

Libraries of all types serve as catalysts in their communities, offering opportunities for children and adults alike to learn, grow and achieve their dreams.

I would like to take this

opportunity to let the community know that there will be an hours change at your library beginning Saturday, May 3, at the Dixon Public Library.

Libraries have historically served as our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great equalizers of knowledge, providing free access to information for all people, but for many years our library has not served the children equally because the youth department closed 2 hours earlier than the adult department.

Starting May 3, the new hours will be 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday in both departments.

Library usage reports, as well as patron surveys, were used to determine hours that I hope will best meet the needs of the community.

If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to the library in a while, I encourage you to stop in and get a card during National Library Week. Library cards are free to those who live within the city limits of Dixon and are $50 per household for non-residents.

Your library card can be used to check out materials from the library or to download e-books, audiobooks, or magazines from our digital services. Your library card is also reciprocal at other libraries in Illinois.

National Library Week is the perfect time to remember that when it is time to make a change and improve your life, the place to be is at your library.

Note to readers: Lynn Roe is the Dixon Public Library director.

SPRINGFIELD SCOOP

Research finds the facts about Haymarket Riot aftermath Workers accused in murders of seven policemen had a fair trial SPRINGFIELD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Growing up during the Cold War, I always thought May Day was a bit ominous.

On the evening news, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d watch tanks, missiles and soldiers march by the reviewing stands in Moscow, Beijing and Havana where stone-faced Communist leaders would look on as their minions toiled.

Even today, May Day is the most important day on the calendar for communist and socialist parties around the globe.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also the day socialists wave red flags from Copenhagen to Cape Town and from Paris to Hanoi.

And May Day has its roots here in the Land of Lincoln.

In Chicago, to be precise, at an event called the Haymarket Riot in May 1886.

As a high school student, I was taught that a group of peaceful workers demonstrating for a shorter workday were attacked

by Chicago police. And, after some police officers were killed when a bomb exploded, innocent workers were unfairly tried and hanged.

In fact, that is what people around the world have been taught.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a prevarication, bound up in falsehood and wrapped in a lie.

By the standards of the 1880s, it was a fair trial.

In fact, it was one of the first trials where scientific forensic evidence was presented.

YES, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;M AWARE THAT history is full of myths.

George Washington didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t chop down a cherry tree.

The Liberty Bell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t crack on July 4, 1776. And, Benjamin Franklin almost certainly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fly a kite in a thunderstorm.

But the prevailing tale that emerges about the Haymarket Riot here in Illinois bears absolutely no resemblance to truth.

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

Contact him at sreeder@ illinoispolicy. org.

Each year, International May Day commemorates the death of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;innocentâ&#x20AC;? Haymarket demonstrators executed by the state of Illinois.

As the Soviet revolutionary Vladimir Lenin once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lie told often enough becomes the truth.â&#x20AC;?

In fact, 10 years ago, the Illinois Legislature spent $300,000 to erect a sculpture honoring the â&#x20AC;&#x153;victimsâ&#x20AC;? of the Haymarket Riot.

Of course, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;victimsâ&#x20AC;? are no longer just seven police officers killed. They also include the four murderers hanged and the one who committed suicide in his jail cell by smoking a stick of dynamite.

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

A plaque on the monument says the men were â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfairly tried.â&#x20AC;?

But a funny thing happened on the way to the Politburo.

During a lecture on the Haymarket incident, Timothy MesserKruse, a history professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, told his students the Haymarket demonstrators received an unfair trial and were convicted despite there being no evidence against them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then a student raised her hand and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If there wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any evidence, what was presented during that 6-week trial?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;aha moment.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an answer for her. I was teaching what I had been taught, but it got me wondering, and I decided to look at the original trial transcripts,â&#x20AC;? he said.

And what he found stunned him.

The trial was the longest and most exhaustive held in Illinois up to that point.

In fact, it pioneered the use of forensic evidence.

men was quite substantial. Their appeals were heard by both the Illinois and U.S. supreme courts.

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The Haymarket Memorial sculpture, dedicated on Sept. 14, 2004, is at Randolph and Desplaines streets, Chicago.

A chemist compared the metallic composition of the shrapnel removed from the police officersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bodies with the bomb casings and parts found in the home of one of the defendants.

They matched.

In fact, Messer-Kruse asked a Yale University chemistry professor to use modern technology to compare the evidence today.

They still matched.

The evidence against the

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BUT THE POLITICAL supporters of the defendants billed the men as innocent martyrs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The prosecutors in the case didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a reason to speak out after the men were executed. So the history was largely written by those who had a political agenda to support these men,â&#x20AC;? Messer-Kruse said.

By the way, MesserKruse is a liberal himself and a strong supporter of organized labor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The part of the problem is the Haymarket has become a part of labor history, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the ethos of the labor movement,â&#x20AC;? he said.

People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to believe differently.

But now we know.

Will the record be set straight?

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count on it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Illinois, after all.

Note to readers: Scott Reederâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column is underwritten by the Illinois Policy Institute.

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High oil prices actually good for airlines Trend led to every expense being scrutinized, helped up efficiency NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Airline executives frequently complain about fuel costs. But the truth is, higher prices actually have been good for business.

In the past 6 years, airlines have overhauled the way they operate to adjust to this new reality.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown more discipline by offering fewer seats, which ensures airfares are high enough to cover costs. Unprofitable routes have been eliminated. And every expense has been scrutinized.

These changes, along with high oil prices, have created an insurmountable roadblock to startup airlines that hope to undercut established carriers.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Traditionally, it was too easy to start an airline and too difficult to kill one off,â&#x20AC;? says Jamie Baker, an airline analyst with JPMorgan Chase.

No more.

A decade ago, airlines were paying just $1.42 a gallon for fuel, when adjusted for inflation.

Last year, they paid an average of $3.03 a gallon, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Fuel now accounts for more than a third of airlinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expenses, overtaking salaries, wages and benefits as the single biggest line item. U.S. carriers burned through 16 billion gallons of jet fuel last year at a cost of $48.4 billion. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up nearly $23 billion from

of a roundtrip domestic ticket â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including baggage and reservation change fees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; grew to $378.62 from $351.48 in the last 5 years, when adjusted for inflation.

All of that has them on pace for a fifth consecutive year of profits.

A big reason for the streak: The majors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t facing the myriad of flyby-night start-ups that disrupted their business in the past. Low-cost carriers like PeopleExpress and ValueJet used to be able to enter markets, charge a lot less to fly and push the established carriers out.

Now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; since fuel is such a great expense â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen anymore, said Scott Kirby, president of American Airlines, at a recent aviation symposium in Phoenix. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an equalizer,â&#x20AC;? Kirby said.

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In this June 12, 2008, file photo, a worker hooks up a fuel hose to an airplane at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. Airline executives frequently complain about fuel costs. But the truth is higher prices actually have been good for business.

10 years ago â&#x20AC;&#x201C; when the airlines consumed 2 billion more gallons of fuel.

So why is this good?

High oil prices forced the major airlines to do business differently.

They grounded older,

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gas-guzzling jets. Then they charged extra for checking baggage and raised other fees. More passengers were packed into planes, and mergers helped push airfares higher. The average cost

Skybus Airlines launched in May 2007, promising to sell at least 10 seats on each of its flights for $10.

By the following April, a spike in fuel prices proved fatal, and the airline shut down operations overnight.

Without that competition, legacy carriers have avoided fare wars and kept ticket prices high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This represents the longest post-deregulation stretch that nobody has started a new airline in the United States,â&#x20AC;?

Baker says.

Virgin America was the last major new U.S. carrier. But since it started flying in August 2007, the San Francisco-based airline has lost hundreds of millions of dollars. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t post its first annual profit until last year, and that was only after it stopped its rapid expansion.

ILLINOIS GAMBLING

Officials: Strip club tax brings Chicago casino plan draws in less revenue than expected more support at hearing SPRINGFIELD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Illinois officials say a strip club tax has generated less than 40 percent of the money that was expected when the surcharge was approved.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;pole taxâ&#x20AC;? raised about $380,000 in 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; far less than the $1 million predicted when the measure passed the General Assembly in 2012, according to a report by the Springfield bureau of

Lee Enterprises newspapers.

Strip clubs can pay a $3 tax for every customer or an annual fee that ranges from $5,000 to $25,000, based on sales. All the money raised by the tax is earmarked for rape crisis centers.

Polly Poskin, executive director of the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, attributed the lower-than-expected revenue to the fact that the require-

ment only applies to strip clubs that sell or allow alcohol. Chicago bans alcohol at its strip clubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very grateful for the amount weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sue Hofer, spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Revenue, says 37 companies paid the tax.

The Illinois Department of Human Services will distribute the money beginning this summer.

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Plan also drew criticism from downstate officials CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A proposal for a state-owned Chicago casino won praise Wednesday from business groups and a warmer reception from a state regulatory board than past attempts to expand gambling, but the plan also drew criticism from downstate officials and the horse racing industry, which said it would cheat them out of needed revenues and jobs.

The hearing in Chicago, which wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heated like public exchanges in other parts of Illinois, was the latest attempt to bolster gambling, but questions were also raised about support for the legislation in an election year in which other major fiscal issues are pending. Previous bills approved by legislators were twice rejected by Gov. Pat Quinn largely over ethical concerns about corruption, and last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill calling for five casinos fizzled out after the Illinois Gaming Board scrutinized plans that would have allowed Chicago to have author-

ity over a casino.

State Rep. Bob Rita, a Blue Island Democrat sponsoring the plans, said he wanted to gauge interest in a Chicago-only plan and give lawmakers options.

Two proposals are on the table: One adds five casinos, including in Chicago, plus slots at racetracks. The other calls for a mega-casino in Chicago. In both plans, the Chicago casino would be state run, which Rita said was in response to past criticism.

Though neither Quinn nor Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have weighed in recently, the board that regulates Illinoisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10 existing casinos highlighted the changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are certainly improvements,â&#x20AC;? gaming board attorney Caleb Melamed told lawmakers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a significantly different piece of legislation than previous years.â&#x20AC;?

He voiced other concerns about the potential of saturating the market with other Chi-

cago area casinos. He also questioned a staterun casino, a model thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unusual among other states. The Chicago Crime Commission objected to the structure, calling for an operator-owned model like other casinos and more protections against corruption. Chicago area pastors and anti-gambling groups also warned lawmakers of possible social costs on either plan, such as more people hooked on gambling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Casino gambling is really nothing more than an increased tax on those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford it,â&#x20AC;? said Matt Fitzgerald, senior pastor at St. Pauls United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Noticeably absent from Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing were Chicago city officials, even while chamber of commerce groups said a downtown Chicago casino â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in either plan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; would create jobs and benefit the economy with estimated revenues between $450 million to $950 million.

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Father is selfish to put his health at risk Dear Abby: I am a 34-year-old wife and mother of four. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m concerned about my husband. He is 44 and drinks at home every evening after work.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind him having a few cans of beer, but he drinks between six and 12 a day. He refuses to see a doctor for checkups or when he is sick. I am worried about his health.

The drinking could have an impact, and I would like him to have a physical exam to put my mind at ease.

I tell my husband I

tired of fighting over his drinking. His response is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;At least I do it at home and not at the bar.â&#x20AC;?

I think he is being selfish and thinking only of himself. He talks about â&#x20AC;&#x153;pride.â&#x20AC;?

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The only person who can â&#x20AC;&#x153;getâ&#x20AC;? your husband to stop drinking or cut down is him.

For your own emotional well-being, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m advising you to contact Al-Anon.

Al-Anon is a fellowship of family members and friends of alcoholics, and it was created to help people just like you. Visit Al-AnonFamilyGroups.org, call 888-4AL-ANON or email wso@al-anon.org. You may also want to contact your department of mental health services for guid-

ance. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guarantee that it will help with your husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; because alcoholism is one â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but it will help you to cope.

Dear Abby: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 13 and in middle school. We have a program called an iPad Pilot Program in which students are given an iPad for a year to use in daily classroom activities. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a responsible honor student, yet somehow some scratches appeared on it one day.

My parents are really tight with money. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid if I

tell them, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get in trouble.

I have some video games I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play anymore that I can sell to fix the scratches, but if I do, my parents will find out. I guess I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them to be upset or think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m irresponsible.

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MOUNT CARROLL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Timber Lake Playhouse has announced the singalong â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sound of Musicâ&#x20AC;? event and a one-nightonly screening of the classic Mel Brooks film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Frankenstein.â&#x20AC;?

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May 4.

The show starts with a vocal warm-up led by the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s host, who also takes the audience through their complimentary magic moments fun pack, containing various props to be used at strategic points throughout the film.

Tickets to this interactive event are $15 and include the props.

There is a costume competition, in which

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Sing-along â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sound of Musicâ&#x20AC;? is Timber Lake Playhouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming screening of the classic Julie Andrews in full-screen technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along. Participants, like those shown, are encouraged to dress like characters in the film. everyone who has come advance purchase is To order tickets for in costume is invited recommended. The film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sound of Musicâ&#x20AC;? or onto the stage to show stars Gene Wilder, Cloris â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Frankenstein,â&#x20AC;? off their tailoring skills.

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

through the Telegraph, and at select businesses during the week of the sale.

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The Easter bunny continues to hop across the Sauk Valley, as Easter egg hunts spring up throughout the area.

Dixon: Walmart and the Dixon Park District will present an Easter egg hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wooden Wonderland and the soccer fields at Meadows Park, on Washington Avenue.

Walmart will provide prizes. Attendees should bring a basket or bag. Age categories and start times are, 2 years and younger, 1 p.m.; 3- and 4-year-olds, 1:10 p.m; 5- and 6-yearolds, 1:20 p.m; 7- and 8-year-olds, 1:30 p.m.; 9- and 10-year-olds, 1:40 p.m; and 11- and 12-yearolds, 1:50 p.m. The rain date will be April 26.

The park district can be reached at 815-284-3306.

Morrison: The Morrison Kiwanis Easter egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kiwanis Park, west of the former high school baseball field on North Genesee Street. Attendees can bring their own collection container and a camera for photos with the Easter bunny. Children will be grouped in four heats by age: 2 and under; 3 to 4; 5 to 6; and 7 to 9. All eggs contain treats, and some have special prizes in them.

After the eggs are opened,

participants are asked to recycle them in provided containers. There is no rain date.

Mount Morris: The Mount Morris community Easter egg hunt will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dillehay Park, at the south end of Ogle Avenue and along Stengel Drive.

Children of all ages can attend. The Mount Morris Lions Club will organize the hunt.

Sterling: Free EGGstravaganza Easter activities will be Saturday at Sterling First Church of the Nazarene, 411 13th Ave. All children 12 and younger and their families can attend. Shows will be at 10 a.m., 11 and noon in the church sanctuary. Each presentation will feature games, music, and a message with a science experiment. After the shows, hunts will take place for eggs filled with candy and prizes in various parts of the church.

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

Tampico: An annual Easter egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Booth Park.

Royal Neighbors of America Prophetstown Youth Chapter 516 will present the hunt. Attendees should bring baskets.

The hunt will take place rain or shine. For more information, call Shelly Jaquet at 815-438-5475.

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Final concert of season set in Rockford Performance will feature the Mendelssohn Chorale and Karen Brunssen than 30 years, including solo appearances with opera companies in Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and many more.

Recent engagements include performing Bach’s Cantata 94 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Germany, a European tour performing Verdi’s Requiem in Germany, France, Spain, and Switzerland, and Mahler’s 3rd Symphony with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra.

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ROCKFORD – The Rockford Symphony Orchestra’s final concert in the 2013-14 ComEd Classics Series will be “Love of Homeland,” featuring the Mendelssohn Chorale at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The performance is sponsored by UTC Aerospace Systems.

The performance also will feature mezzo-soprano Karen Brunssen, whose singing career has spanned more

fordsymphony.com or by calling the Rockford Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 815965-0049. Ticket prices range from $20 to $58. Tickets for students are $7.

The RSO is made up of 85 professional musicians who perform 17 concerts per year –including classics, pops, and ballet – for an estimated annual audience of 30,000.

The RSO was named the 2007 Orchestra of the Year for Illinois.

For more information, call 815-965-0049 or go to www. rockfordsymphony.com.

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ART EXHIBITS At The Next Picture Show DIXON – Running through April 30, the Sinnissippi Foundation will present its annual “Expressions” show at TNPS. Bids can be accepted online at www.thenextpictureshow.com, or at TNPS. The reception will be from 6 to 8 pm. April 25. All art pieces have been donated by local artists.

Member Ken Reif is currently showing his work at Sauk Valley Bank.

Stuart Roddy and Les Allen are showing their work on the Lower Gallery at TNPS. Barry Mayworm is showing his work on the front wall through April 30.

The work of Shelly Vidmar,

member of TNPS, is showing at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

Currently in the front of the gallery, member/artist Kitto is working on a mural that will be installed on the back, outside wall of TNPS, facing the Beanblossom Parking Lot. The subject matter is the history of the Beanblossom from the 1800s.

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

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

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

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

At Books on First DIXON – Les Floto will play from 7 to 9 p.m. April 26 at Books on First, 202 W. First St. Go to www.booksonfirst.com or call 815-285-2665 for more information.

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At Champs STERLING – The Dirty Beet Brothers, and Eric Lambert and Friends will play Friday, and Old Dogs New Chick will play Saturday at the bar, 216 Locust St. For more information, call 815626-6003.

Upcoming: April 25, KillBourn; and April 26, Mighty Wheelhouse.

At Cochran’s Pub STERLING – Johnny Don’t will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 13464 Galt Road.

Upcoming: April 26, Chuck Murphy At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – Jake Dodds, a nationally touring act from Nashville, Tenn., will play tonight at the bar, 311 W. Second St. The Hitmen will play Friday, and Snapshot will play Saturday.

Upcoming: April 24, Chuck Murphy; April 25, Jason Carl and the Whole Damn Band; and April 26, Pie Filler.

‘Raise the Woof!’ show to benefit animal shelter STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

ROCK FALLS – The Happy Tails Humane Society will bring live comedy to the Sauk Valley with “Raise the Woof!” – a professional standup comedy tour that works with animal shelters to raise money – at 8 p.m. May 2 at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. The tour features comedians who have appeared at major venues, and on HBO and Comedy Central.

Tickets are $25 and are available at www.happytailsanimalshelter.org and at Happy Tails Ani-

mal Shelter, 1408 McNeil Road. All proceeds go to the animal shelter.

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

The event again will feature desserts and cocktails for auction. An aftershow party will feature karaoke, dancing and more. Special-rate rooms are available at Days Inn for the night of the show.

Mention Happy Tails when reserving a room.

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

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Concessions will begin at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7.

The remainder of 2014 Friday Night Campus Concert schedule is: June 13, Destination Unknown; June 20, Illinois Rail; June 27, Dave Warkins & Country Standard Tyme; July 11, Jim Kanas, Randy Sabien & Company; July 18, Gaelic Fury; July 25, Lance Brown & Friends; Aug. 1, Lyle Grobe & the Rhythm Ramblers; and Aug. 8, Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got the Cash.

At Cragelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PROPHETSTOWN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Whitlocked and Loaded will play April 26 at the bar, 345 Washington St. Upcoming: May 17, Kenny O and Holly; May 31, Reflex Blues.

At Long Shot Bar & Grill ROCK FALLS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Rude Punch, featuring 815 Productions, will play Friday, and New Shoes will play Saturday at the bar, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road. There is also an acoustic open mic night from 7 to 11 p.m. every Thursday.

Upcoming: April 26, Rat Baxter.

At Valâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Acoustic open mic is open to the public at 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the bar, 316 W. First St. Musicians also are welome to join the band with Notorious Folk with Steve Catron at 8 p.m. every Tuesday night.

Saturday Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Country gentlemen Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m.

April 26 at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Upcoming: 8 to 11:30 p.m.

May 10 at Rock Falls American Legon; and 7-10 p.m. May 17 at Sterling Moose Family Center.

CONCERTS Friday Too White Crew coming DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The old school hip-hop tribute band Too White Crew is set to bring its talents to Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. Morrison-based rock band 30 West will open the show at 7:30 p.m.

According to a news release, the band is a self-described â&#x20AC;&#x153;tribute to the golden era of hip-hop, featuring all-live music from a six-piece band, accompanied by choreographed Fly Girl dancers.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a party band â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s madness on stage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all packaged in an unprecedented way.â&#x20AC;?

Too White Crew features music from classic groups like Sugar Hill Gang, the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, Snoop Dogg and many more.

30 West covers the past four decades of rock. Formed in 2005, the band has undergone lineup changes, with the core of sibling guitarists Mike and Chris Mills remaining. All current members have been a part of other musical projects before joining forces in 2012.

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Valâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place will provide bar service throughout the night at the theatre. The theatre will operate its concessions stand.

General admission tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and are available at www.dixontheatre.com and at Treinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewelry, 201 W. First Street, Dixon, and Venier Jewelers, 107 W. First St., Dixon.

June 8 Free pops concert in Clinton CLINTON. Iowa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Clinton Symphony Orchestra, which includes in its ranks many musicians from the Sauk Valley, presents its annual free pops concert at 6:30 p.m. in Riverview Park.

Go to www.clintonsymphony. org for more information.

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The art work (from left) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitled Trypticâ&#x20AC;? by Debbie Thompson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gardeningâ&#x20AC;? by Becky Hundreiser, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small Town Streetâ&#x20AC;? by Rachelle Gunderson are pieces from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expressionsâ&#x20AC;? show at The Next Picture Show, running through April 30.

The annual show is presented by the Sinnissippi Foundation.

For more information, call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308.

Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the third Friday of the month, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free; donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to www.franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: May 16 April 26 Two recitals in Sterling STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The students of Rhonda Hulteen will perform in two recitals at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 26 at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. Admission to both performances is free.

Hulteen, who has been teaching music lessons for 36 years, the past 5 at Woodlawn Arts Academy, was selected in March by the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education to receive a 2014 Music Educators Award. She was nominated by Woodlawn Arts Academy Executive Director Christy Zepezauer.

Hulteen teaches adult group piano classes, as well as private lessons for piano, voice, flute, clarinet, baritone, trombone, trumpet and alto saxophone at Woodlawn.

She has even been seen teaching bagpipes and tin whistle.

For more information, call 815626-4278.

Performer at TNPS DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anne Hills will perform at 7 p.m. at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St. Raised in Michigan, Hills attended Interlochen Arts Academy, where she formed her first folk trio. She was also the female vocalist with the Big Band that turned out future jazz performers Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer and Chris Brubeck.

She moved to Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fertile folk scene in 1976 and co-founded the folklore center Hogeye

Music, still a force in the Chicago music scene.

Tickets are $20.

For reservations or more information, call 815-285-4924.

May 2 First Fridays in Oregon OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; First Fridays Open Stage Music Show returns to the Oregon VFW. Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are all acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music is varied and includes country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of all of the above. Admission is a donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

Upcoming: June 6 May 3 The Mummies are back DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Here Come the Mummies, the Nashville-based funk/R&B band that played a sold-out show in September 2013, are coming back to play at 8 p.m. at the Historic Dixon Theatre, 114 S. Galena Ave. General admission tickets are on sale and are $20. Tickets are general admission and are available at www.dixontheatre.com,

or at Treinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewelry and Venier Jewelers in downtown Dixon. To order by phone, call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308.

The band has been touring since 2002, in full mummy attire, throughout the country. They have been featured on the Bob & Tom Show, in Hollywood productions, and have been headlining festivals and fairs across the Midwest and beyond.

The true identities of the band are shrouded in secret, but if rumors are true, the band is made up of numerous Grammy Award-winning musicians. The costumes are believed to be used to prevent any contract disputes with their music labels.

For more information, call Dixon Main Street at 815-288-2308.

June 6 The Jimmys return to area MOUNT MORRIS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Jimmys, an award-winning blues band from Wisconsin, will return to open the Friday Night Campus Concert series at the band shell downtown.

Bandleader Jimmy Voegeli brings his eight-piece powerhouse outfit to the local stage as part of the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Midwest tour in support of their latest release, â&#x20AC;&#x153;HaDaYa Do That Thing LIVE!â&#x20AC;?.

Saturday and May 3 Club meets in Dixon DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Sauk Creative Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group is looking for new members interested in helping others with their manuscripts, screenplays, short stories, flash fiction and poetry. The group meets from 2 to 4 p.m., every other Saturday at Books on First in downtown Dixon.

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

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

DANCE Saturday Workshop at Woodlawn STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Guest artists Angie S. Keneipp and Kimmy Pendzimaz will work on technique and skills with students, including the genres of jazz, modern, contemporary and lyrical, during a workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

There will be a strong emphasis on turns, leaps, kicks and progressions. Participants are being asked to bring a lunch for a special â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lunch and Learnâ&#x20AC;? session with the artists. This time will allow participants to ask the dancers questions and learn about becoming professional dancers and teachers.

This workshop is open to all dancers ages 6 through adult, and is not limited to current

Woodlawn Dance Academy students. Tuition is $75.

Go to apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts, call 815-6264278 or visit the main office to register for the workshop.

May 30 and 31 Dance recitals in Sterling Tickets for Woodlawn Dance Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2014 Dance Recital, â&#x20AC;&#x153;All-Stars,â&#x20AC;? are on sale in the main office at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road. The recitals will be at 6:30 p.m. May 30, and at 2 and 6:30 p.m. May 31 at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. All seating is general admission.

The recitals feature dancers ages 3 through adult who have been rehearsing at Woodlawn Dance Academy throughout the 2013-2014 school year.

Go to apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts, call 815-6264278 or visit the main office for more information.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS May 10 Second Saturdays in Dixon DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Second Saturdays Art Happenings, featuring art, music and other cultural events, returns to various venues, mostly from 6 to 8 p.m. downtown, between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

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

Upcoming: June 14

FAMILY FUN May 2 Fun with mom and son STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Boys ages 3 to 13 can take their mothers on a date from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 2 for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Son Rocks! Mommy-Son Date Nightâ&#x20AC;? at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

The event will include dinner, projects, dancing, games and a special story. Feel free to dress up for this special night. Tuition is $30 for mother and son.

Go to apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts or call 815626-4278 or visit the Academy to register or for more information.

Woodlawn Arts Academy is supported by United Way of Whiteside County. Financial assistance is available for all programs.

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For years, the rumor about Johnny Depp was that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a role that required him to get a haircut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chocolat,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirates of the Caribbean,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once Upon a Time in Mexico,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sleepy Hollowâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mop-topped coincidences, or a career vanity?

With â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transcendence,â&#x20AC;? heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a part that requires a shaved head in some scenes. And acting. He needs to suggest a brilliant scientist, the first to crack â&#x20AC;&#x153;the singularity,â&#x20AC;? a very smart man transferring his mind to a machine and thus achieving â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transcendenceâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; immortality.

He cuts it off, but he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pull it off.

This thoughtful but windy and winded sci-fi thriller shortchanges the science â&#x20AC;&#x201C; understandably â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the thrills. The directing debut of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dark Knightâ&#x20AC;? cinematographer Wally Pfister is a mopey affair with indifferent performances, heartless romance and dull action.

It transcends nothing.

Depp is Dr. Will Caster, a mathematician, computer genius and artificial intelligence theorist who, with the help of his brilliant wife (Rebecca

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Hall), is close to a computer that might â&#x20AC;&#x153;overcome the limits of biology.â&#x20AC;? It will think.

That troubles his equally brilliant neuro-scientist/ ethicist pal, Max (Paul Bettany) who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give voice to fears of a machine that wants to jump from tic-tac-toe to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Global Thermonuclear War,â&#x20AC;? SkyNETand HAL not opening the pod bay door. But you know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thinking it.

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by Max in flashback, from a desolate, off-the-electrical-grid San Francisco 5 years in the future, we figure Max knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about.

Terrorists have decided that this project is a threat and try to blow it up and kill Dr. Caster.

They almost succeed, sentencing the not-somad scientist to a lingering death. That gives his friends the chance to try

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and skip a few steps in their research. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll load the electrical and chemical contents of his brilliant mind â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his thoughts, memories, ethics â&#x20AC;&#x201C; into a vast machine and save his life.

In a manner of speaking.

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Memorial Day Memories We remember those who have passed away and who are especially dear to us.

On Saturday, May 24, 2014, Sauk Valley Media will publish Memorial Day special pages devoted to those who are gone but not forgotten.

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this is where the trouble starts.

Kate Mara suggests nothing fanatical, clever or fearsome as the leader of the RIFT revolutionaries who tried to kill Caster and who then kidnap Max. Depp and Hall are supposed to have this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ghostâ&#x20AC;?-level love, a romance of longing that drives her actions to save him, in spite of Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warnings to her.

They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set off sparks.

Morgan Freeman shows up as a grandfatherly skeptic scientist, Cole Hauser as a military man brought in to deal with the growing problem that happens

when Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insatiable brain gets on the Internet, manipulates Wall Street and starts to plan a technological revolution.

The script suggests the miracles that biotech has in store for us â&#x20AC;&#x201C; repairing injuries and infirmities with nanotechnology 3-D laser printers and the like. The lame will walk and the blind will see.

But there will be a cost, a cost common to sci-fi stories about â&#x20AC;&#x153;the singularityâ&#x20AC;? and the unlimited power it promises.

Depp is a bland presence as a disembodied face on a computer screen. Hall seems to wish she had a flesh-andblood actor to emote to, and Bettany spends far too much time with Mara, who has never been worse in a movie.

As Max says, in his narration and elsewhere, this sort of dilemma seems â&#x20AC;&#x153;inevitable,â&#x20AC;? given the state of our wired-in world. But we learned that from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Terminator.â&#x20AC;? The trick is to transcend sci-fi tropes, get past â&#x20AC;&#x153;People fear what they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understandâ&#x20AC;? and get into the experience of Willâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existence across the digital divide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Transcendenceâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

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My prayers will be with you until we meet again.

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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

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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;?

Sacred Heart Church

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Pastor Rick Morris

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MILLEDGEVILLE – It took 11 innings to find a winner in a potential regional preview matchup between Newman and Milledgeville on Wednesday at Millwheel Park.

With the score knotted up at 5, the Comet offense exploded and cranked out six runs to take home an 11-5 victory in a bitter cold wind.

Sam Miller picked up the win for the Comets, as she went all 11 innings. She gave up five runs and 14 hits, striking out 17 while allowing four walks.

“She pitched a great game today,” said catcher Julie Hurd of Miller. “She was hitting all of her spots, which was nice for me and made my job a lot easier. She did a great job, but I think everyone picked it up all around. We all played great defense. All around, it was good.”

Morgan Adolph took the loss for the Missiles, after pitching 6 1/3 innings in relief of sophomore starter Sam Schmidt.

The wind affected teams in all areas of the game, whether it was pitching, hitting or fielding. With the wind blowing out, Kayleigh Leddy was the first hitter to take advantage, as she bombed a high fly ball over the fence with a runner on to give her Missiles a 2-0 lead in the second inning.

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Milledgeville’s Ally Bush (left) stretches toward first base as Newman first baseman Lakyn Waldschmidt records the out during their game Wednesday at Millwheel Park. The Comets scored six runs in the 11th inning to take home an 11-5 victory. into the wind. It was a game of opportunities; we couldn’t capitalize, and they could. We also hit a lot of line drives instead of getting balls higher up.”

The Comets quickly responded, as Hurd drove in a run that sparked an RBI apiece from Jenna Stevens and Mary Alice Oswalt that staked Newman to a 3-2 lead in the third.

Milledgeville tacked on a pair of runs playing small ball – one in the fourth, and one in the fifth – to take a 4-3 lead.

Once again, Hurd responded for her team in the seventh.

Both she and Stevens hit runscoring doubles to restore the lead to Newman, 5-4.

RALLY CONTINUED ON B6

Star of the game: Samantha Miller, Newman, 11 IP, 5 ER, 14 H, 17 SO, 4 BB Key performers: Julie Hurd, Newman, 4 hits, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs, 3 runs; Kayleigh Leddy, Milledgeville, 3 hits, HR, 2 RBIs Up next: Dakota at Milledgeville, 4 p.m. today; Fulton at Newman, 4:30 p.m. today

BASEBALL | NEWMAN 10, MILLEDGEVILLE 1

Comet bats back up Coomes Big inning sends Newman past Missiles

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MILLEDGEVILLE – Newman pitcher Quincy Coomes’ left foot kept disappearing into a hole.

The junior’s landing foot was swallowed up by a large divot on the mound at Millwheel Park in a game against host Milledgeville. The score was tight, and with the gusting wind, the righthander couldn’t quite focus.

“It’s always tough to pitch when the game is close,” Coomes said, “and that mound is especially tough to pitch from, too.”

Luckily for Coomes, the Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Comets’ bats were able Newman’s Quincy Coomes throws a pitch during to take one thing off his the Comets’ nonconference game Wednesday in mind, as an offensive Milledgeville. Coomes allowed one hit through five explosion in the fifth inning helped propel innings in Newman’s 10-1 victory.

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Star of game: Quincy Coomes, Newman, 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 K. Key performers: Dillan Heffelfinger, Newman, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, 3 SB; A.J. Sharp, Newman, 2 hits, 2 runs Up next: Dakota at Milledgeville, 4 p.m. today; Fulton at Newman, 4:30 p.m. today them to a 10-1 win over the Missles on Wednesday afternoon.

After struggling to generate offense in the early portion of the season, the Comets’ bats came to life. They got production from everywhere in the lineup, and it was the bottom of the order that sparked an eightrun fifth inning that broke a 1-1 tie since the first inning.

Nine-hole hitter A.J. Sharp roped a single to lead off the inning. The next two batters reached, and all of a sudden, Newman had the bases loaded with no outs and the heart of the order coming to bat.

“It’s always good when the bottom of the order can come through,” Comets leadoff hitter Dillan Heffelfinger said.

“When everyone is rolling, it gets contagious.”

Newman was happy to catch the bug, as it sent 12 batters to the plate in the top half of the fifth. Twice the Comets loaded the bases, and they produced runs each time. Alex Buhler singled home the first two runs of the inning to break the 1-1 tie.

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HICAGO – Kris Versteeg unveiled a new haircut Wednesday.

The Blackhawks’ winger had his hair closely shaved along the sides and in the back. On top of his head, a patch of floppy blonde hair remained.

“I call it the ‘Stigglemore,’” Versteeg said. “It’s a mix between myself, Macklemore and a little bit of anything else in between. So, it’s got a lot going on here.”

Lord Stanley, meet Stigglemore. Stigglemore, meet Lord Stanley.

If anyone can balance crazy hair with a seriously effective playoff performance, it’s Versteeg. He might be the most grateful player on the ice today when the Hawks visit the St. Louis Blues for Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

Because Versteeg, 27, never thought he would be in this spot with this team again. He was part of the Hawks’ Stanley Cup championship team in 2010, only to be traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 weeks later as part of a salary-cap dump.

In the three seasons that followed, Versteeg bounced from the Maple Leafs to the Philadelphia Flyers, and then from the Flyers to the Florida Panthers. His journey came full circle in midNovember, when the Hawks reacquired him from the Panthers in exchange for young players Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen.

Now that Versteeg is back with the Hawks, he’s taking nothing for granted.

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The Blackhawks’ Kris Versteeg (23), seen here against the Blue Jackets on April 4, is glad to be back with the team after being traded away following Chicago’s 2010 Stanley Cup victory.

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DARLINGTON, S.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; One thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crystal clear as NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sprint Cup series heads into its annual Easter break: Hendrick Motorsports looks as strong as ever.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay attention to the lack of wins, with just Dale Earnhardt Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season-opening Daytona 500 victory in the ledger. Instead, see that three of the Hendrick superstars are in the top five in points, with Jeff Gordon leading way, Earnhardt in fourth, and six-time series champ Jimmie Johnson fifth.

All four team drivers, including Kasey Kahne, took a turn leading the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Saturday night. Earnhardt and Johnson each led during two green-white-checkered runs before Kevin Harvickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swept past Dale Jr. on the next-tolast lap to take the race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is as good as this team has ever been,â&#x20AC;? said Earnhardt, still seeking his first series title since joining up with Hendrick.

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s !&# -ORRISON $EPUE AT !MBOY 4:15 p.m.

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s $IXON AT 9ORKVILLE )NVITE s -ENDOTA &ULTON AT 2OCK &ALLS s /REGON 0OLO &ORRESTON AT "YRON 2ELAYS

Girls track 4 p.m.

s /REGON AT /TTAWA s !&# .EWMAN $EPUE

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CONTINUED FROM B1

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know probably better than anyone that you never know when you might get traded, and how much time you might have [with a team],â&#x20AC;? said Versteeg, who has scored 102 career goals in seven seasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make it always count. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stuff can happen so fast, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really got to take care of your body and understand that every time you pull over an NHL sweater, no matter where it is, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special. And especially when you come back to somewhere like here, it makes it that much more special, really.â&#x20AC;?

Versteeg can come across as a bit Hollywood at times, which should not surprise anyone who saw his rap celebration on stage at the 2010 Stanley Cup celebration. But the past few months have shown that he can be a selfless teammate and a versatile player who can play on any line and serve almost any role necessary.

On Wednesday, Versteeg practiced alongside Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad. After rejoining the Hawks, he notched 10 goals with 19 assists in 63 games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] been with us and understands what it takes, obviously,â&#x20AC;?

Hawks General Manager Stan Bowman said after the deal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been through the grind of a playoff, and he understands the sacrifices you have to make as a player. â&#x20AC;Ś

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4:30 p.m.

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AP

Blackhawks right winger Kris Versteeg (23), seen here against the Capitals last Friday, knows heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll appreciate his second playoff run with the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here, he has the ability to move around in our lineup, and I think that flexibility is something that gives the coaching staff a lot of options.â&#x20AC;?

Versteegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammates appreciate his influence on and off of the ice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great guy in the locker room since heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joined our team again,â&#x20AC;? Hawks forward Patrick Sharp said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never left. I know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfortable here in Chicago, and he played some of his best hockey in 2010 in the playoffs, so hopefully he can do that again this year.â&#x20AC;?

Sharpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory proved to be, well, sharp.

In the Hawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; championship

run 4 years ago, Versteeg scored three goals against the Vancouver Canucks, one goal against the San Jose Sharks, and two goals against the Flyers. He finished the playoffs with 14 points and a plus-4 rating in 22 games.

Versteeg was a kid back then, a 23-year-old who had no idea what would come next. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last time was definitely a blur,â&#x20AC;?

Versteeg said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You remember bits and pieces, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to kind of watch stuff to really remember it, because you were so young and it went so fast.â&#x20AC;?

This time around, Versteeg has greater perspective.

Not to mention a Stigglemore.

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WEDNESDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SCOREBOARD Baseball

at South Beloit

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Milledgeville

Game 1

NEWMAN 10, MILLEDGEVILLE 1 Newman 100 081 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10 8 0 Milledgeville 100 000 0 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1 1 2 W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Coomes 1-2. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Harris 0-1.

NEWMAN (3-4) (EFFELFINGER B %DMONSON DH

"UHLER SS !LLEN C "OLIN CF

%LY LF /LSON B "URKE RF 3HARP B 2ANK P Totals: 29-10-8. #OOMES )0 ( 2 %2 "" +

2ANK )0 ( 2 "" + AND !LLEN RBI n (EFFELFINGER "UHLER %LY SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; %LY LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8.

MILLEDGEVILLE (4-1) "ILLER LF +APPES B $AW4YNE CF (ARRIS SS (ERIN B

3KOOG C -URRAY B *AKOBS RF 1UECKBORNER DH +NEES C 1-0-0. Totals: 20-1-1.

(ARRIS )0 ( 2 %2 "" + AND #ALEB 3KOOG RBI n $AW4YNE SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $AW4YNE LOB n

!&# n 3OUTH "ELOIT n W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #ASSIDY +ONING L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *ILLIAN 2EICH AFC #ASSIDY +ONING )0 ( 2 %2

+ "" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,EXI -EURER

,EA +ONING ,ACI -EURER ,EXI +ONING 2, Lauren Meurer 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lauren Meurer

,EXI -EURER ,ACI -EURER ,EA +ONing. SAC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,EA +ONING SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,EA +ONING

"RYCE 'ITTLESON RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ,EA +ONING

,AUREN -EURER ,EXI -EURER #ASSIDY +ONING SOUTH BELOIT *ILLIAN 2EICH )0 ( 2 %2 +

"" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +ATELYN &LORES "AILEY 2EICH 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -AYCEE 0ETERSON HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2EICH RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; &LORES "AILEY 2EICH

0ETERSON Game 2

SOUTH BELOIT 13, AFC 5

at Veterans Memorial Field Page Park, Dixon

GENESEO 20, DIXON 0, 5 inn.

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DIXON (4-7, 0-2 NIB-12 West) $IXON )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" "RANDON *AGITSCH )0 2 %2

( 3/ "" ("0 .ATE 'ROCKE )0 %2 ( 3/ "" AND ! * Murdock.

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+ "" (ARGIS )0 ( 2 %2 Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; #ASSIDY +ONING 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CasSIDY +ONING RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lauren Meurer, Hope &RIDAY ,ACI -EURER SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ')TTLESON SOUTH BELOIT .IEDERMEIER )0 ( 2 %2 +

"" *ILLIAN 2EICH )0 ( + Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; .EIDERMEIER &LORES #ARLEY "OECK -ELISA 7ALMER 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "OECK

4AYLOR -ORGAN "AILEY &LORES RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; %MILY +ICHKOW "AILEY "OECK &LORES

7ALMER -ORGAN 2EICH at Amboy

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 11, AMBOY 0

at Rock Island

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1UINTON -ATZNICK at Oregon

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KEWANEE 10, MORRISON 8 -ORRISON n +EWANEE n L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2YAN 6AN:UIDEN *OEY "RACKEMEYER )0 ( 2 %2

+ "" "ILL 'REUL )0 ( +

6AN:UIDEN )0 ( 2 %2 +

"" Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; *USTIN *ENSON 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RACKEMEYER 4RISTON (OUZENGA *ENSON RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "EN 4EGELER !NDY "IRD *ENSON

(OUZENGA at Ashton

SOUTH BELOIT 6, AFC 2 3 "ELOIT Â&#x2C6; !&# Â&#x2C6; W n - -AZEIKA L n 4ROY -AIRS SOUTH BELOIT - -AZEIKA )0 2 %2 ( 3/

"" ("0 AND 4AYLOR Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Near

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"RANDYN )BARRA )0 %2 ( 3/

"" -ATT 'ENDUSA )0 2 ( 3/

"" AND 4RISTAN "USHMAN RBI n "RET 'ITTLESON $AVID :INKE at Amboy

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!LICIA 3TOUT 3TEPHANIE 4HULEN %MILY #OX 2B n !CKERMAN 3TOUT !DDISON Morse. HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thulen. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thulen 4, -ORSE 3TOUT AMBOY (7-2, 3-1 Three Rivers) $OEGE )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND +AITLYN ,IEBING at Morrison

MORRISON 10, FULTON 0, 5 inn. &ULTON Â&#x2C6; X -ORRISON Â&#x2C6; X W n "ROOKE 3TRALOW L n #AMERIN (UIZENGA FULTON (UIZENGA )0 7HITNEY 7YNKOOP )0 AND -ADDY !NDRESEN 2B n *ENNA *ONES MORRISON (11-1, 3-0 Three Rivers) 3TRALOW )0 2 ( 3/ AND #HELSEA %ADS Multi hits n 2ACHEL $AVIS 3HANNON &INNERAN 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Allie Wiersema. 3B n $AVIS RBI n &INNERAN $AVIS *AEDEN 7ORKMAN %MMA 3ITZMORE at Rock Island

SAUK VALLEY 8, AUGUSTANA JV 0, 5 inn.

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( "RI 3HULTZ )0 ( Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !LYSHA 'UY 0RISCILLA !PONTE 3TEPHANIE +ESTER ,ORI ,YNCH -ACKENZIE 3TAPLES 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'UY +ESTER 3HULTZ RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 'UY

+ALEEL +ESTER 3IERRA 3CAMATI

Boys tennis Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Rochelle

ROCHELLE 3, NEWMAN 2 Singles "RENDAN / 2ORKE 2 DEF *ACOB !RDIS

+# +NACK . DEF +ALVIN 0ARKER

Doubles *ASON 0IERCE !LEX ESCOBAR 2 DEF *0 .EISEWANDER !NDREW 3CHMITT

"RADY 2EUTER #ONNOR +NACK . DEF -ARIO "ELMONTE -IGUEL !STUDILLO

#HANCE "OLEN *OE 'OSHKO 2 DEF %LLIOTT &RANKFOTHER 4UCKER 3HOEMAKER

Erie-Prophetstown 2, Amboy 1 % 0

!MBOY

W â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cole. L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Clark

ASHTON FRANKLIN CENTER 10, SOUTH BELOIT 8

n n

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN #OLE )0 ( 2 + Multi hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; McConnell 2, Chandler 2. 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; McConnell.

RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; McConnell.

AMBOY #LARK )0 ( 2 "" + 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Appleman, Clark. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Appleman.

Boys track Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Winnebago

at Dakota

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7ATSON 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Magill 2.

Softball Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Milledgeville

NEWMAN 11, MILLEDGEVILLE 5, 11 inn. .EWMAN Â&#x2C6; -ILLEDGEVILLE Â&#x2C6; W n 3AM -ILLER L â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Morgan Adolph.

NEWMAN (4-4) -ADY &ERRIS CF *ULIE (URD C

*ENNA 3TEVENS B -ARY !LICE /SWALT SS 3TACIA 7ALTER B ,AKYN 7ALDSCHMIDT B 3AM -ILLER P

-ADY +LEIN DP

3ARAH 4RUJILLO RF 0. Totals: 49-11-13.

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/SWALT RBI n (URD 3TEVENS /SWALT

7ALSCHMIDT -ILLER +LEIN LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10.

MILLEDGEVILLE !LLY "USH SS 4AYLOR 'RENOBLE B

-ORGAN !DOLPH B P #OURTNEY 3WALVE C +AYLEIGH *O ,EDDY B "REY (ENSON LF *ENNA "IBLER CF 4AYLOR (AAG RF +ENDRA 3CHAVE DP (OLLY "RALL DP

%MILY +LECKLER B Totals: 44-5-14.

3AM 3CHMIDT )0 ( 2 %2

+ -ORGAN !DOLPH )0 ( 2

%2 + "" AND 3WALVE 2B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HenSON "IBLER HR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leddy. RBI â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leddy 2, 3WALVE "IBLER SB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Leddy. E n "USH

'RENOBLE +LECKLER LOB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11. at Rock Island

ALLEMAN 17, STERLING 11 3TERLING n !LLEMAN X n , n ,EXY 3TAPLES 34%2,).'

3TAPLES )0 ( 2 %2 +

"" -ULTI HITS n .ADIA 4RUJILLO %MILY -C$ONALD !LEXEY 7OLFE 3HANNON ,ONG ,AUREN &RITZ " n 4RUJILLO (2 n 7OLFE 2") n 7OLFE (ANNAH %SCAMILLA

,AUREN &RITZ -C$ONALD 4RUJILLO

Team scores 0OLO &ORRESTON 7INNEBAGO

0EARL #ITY Discus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3MITH 7 $OLLMEYER 0& -ELLNICK 0# Shot put â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3MITH 7 9ANNI 7

!BBATE 7 Long jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $E,UNDRE 7

#AVANAUGH 0& +LUCK 0# Triple jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RY #AVANAUGH 0&

"RAD #AVANAUGH 0&

$E,UNDRE 7 High jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "RAD #AVANAUGH 0&

"RY #AVANAUGH 0& 2INALDO 0& Pole vault â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +LINDERA 7 !LLDRITT 7 *OHNSON 3,200 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7INNEBAGO

0OLO &ORRESTON 3TUKENBERG * $ITZLER

2EINING % $ITZLER 0EARL #ITY

400 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7INNEBAGO 7INNEBAGO 0OLO &ORRESTON "AILEY

#AVANAUGH !GUILAR "ARKALOW 3,200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; % $ITZLER 0&

$OMINGUEZ 0& 2ADEMACHER 0& 110 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +LINDERA 7

2INALDO 0& -ERLAK 0& 100 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ARKALOW 0& &ERGUSON 0# (ITCHCOCK 7 800 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +LUCK 0# 3TUKENBERG 0& 3MARGIASSI 0#

800 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0EARL #ITY 0OLO &ORRESTON "AILEY ,EFEVRE (ANLON -ARTINEZ 0OLO &ORRESTON "INKLEY

"OLEN 0HILLIPS 6AN$REW 400 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; $ALY 7 !MBROSE 7

$EVANT 7 300 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +LINDERA 7

2INALDO 0& -ARTINEZ 0& 1,600 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; % $ITZLER 0&

$OMINGUEZ 0& $OYLE 7

200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3TUKENBERG 0&

"ARKALOW 0& 3HIPPY 0# 1,600 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0OLO &ORRESTON "RY #AVANAUGH "RAD #AVANAUGH 3TAPLETON

2EINING 7INNEBAGO

Girls track Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results at Winnebago Team scores 7INNEBAGO 0OLO &ORRESTON

0EARL #ITY Discus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; +LOSINSKI 7 ,OVE 7 'ORZNY 0&

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'ROENEWOLD 0&

)NSKI 7 High jump â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0ENDZINSKI 7

7OLF 0& 3TAPLETON 0& Pole vault â&#x20AC;&#x201C; "ALDWIN 7 -ORASKA 7 )NSKI 7 3,200 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7INNEBAGO

0EARL #ITY 0OLO &ORRESTON 3TAPLETON &IORELLO "ARRY 4AYLOR 400 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7INNEBAGO

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2EINING % $ITZLER 3,200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !NDREWS 0# +ANEY 0# #ISKETTI 0& 100 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !LBRECHT 0#

'ROENEWOLD 0& 3TAPLETON 0&

100 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0OLKOWSKI 7 3HELLHORN 7 3CHOLL 0& 800 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; (EIMERDINGER 0#

"ALDWIN 7 +ELTNER 0#

800 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7INNEBAGO

0OLO &ORRESTON 3CHOLL 'ROENWOLD !NDERSON 0OFF 400 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7HITEHOUSE 0ASCH 0& -ATTSON 0# 300 hurdles â&#x20AC;&#x201C; !LBRECHT 0#

'ROENEWOLD 0& 'ORZNY 0&

1600 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; -OORE 7 &RANCE 7 &ISCHER 0# 200 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3HELLHORN 7 -ORASKA 7 )NSKO 7 1,600 relay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 0EARL #ITY

7INNEBAGO 0OLO &ORRESTON ( 3TAPLETON 0ASCH (ENNEMAN 3 3TAPLETON

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The Bobcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cody Zeller loses the ball as he falls in front of the Bullsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Carlos Boozer (5) during the regular-season finale for both teams Wednesday night in Charlotte. The Bulls lost 91-86 in OT, but secured the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Joakim Noah, the floor is yours. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before you start asking any questions, I would like to say I appreciate my teammates for a hard season,â&#x20AC;? Noah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We worked our [butts] off.

Even though it ends on a sad note losing to the Charlotte Bobcats, overall we gave it everything we had. And there are no regrets in that.â&#x20AC;?

The Bulls won by losing Wednesday night, falling 91-86 in overtime but staying in the fourth seed and drawing the Wizards in the first round, beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday at the United Center. Washington leapfrogged the Nets into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

The fourth seed also means the Bulls would draw the Pacers in the second round should they advance, avoiding the two-time defending champion Heat until the conference finals if they make it.

But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skipping steps, and coach Tom Thibodeau doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t roll that way.

Though the Wizards took two of three during the regular season from the Bulls, the Nets have been the secondbest Eastern Conference team behind the Bulls since Jan. 1. The Nets rested all their regulars in losing Wednesday to drop to sixth.

The Bulls didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, with Jimmy Butler tying a career-high with five steals in 47 minutes, 55 seconds, and Noah logging 42:23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we needed to do that,â&#x20AC;?

Thibodeau said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.J. [Augustin] missed a game, so I think it was important for him to get minutes. Once you start resting guys, sometimes they get out of rhythm.

Our team is well-rested.

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Augustinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17 points led the Bulls, who went scoreless from the 2:27 mark of regulation to 1:30 left in overtime.

They finished the regular season 48-34. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to lie: This is the hardest season Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been a part of, physically and mentally,â&#x20AC;? Noah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just really proud of everybody, all the work that people put in. You could just tell after every practice, everybody was shooting. Everybody put in extra work to get their games in order. Seriously, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been around a group of guys who work so hard.â&#x20AC;?

The work begins anew against the Wizards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tough, tough team, man,â&#x20AC;? Taj Gibson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They gave us so many problems in the regular season. Great shooters.

Great bigs in Nene and [Marcin] Gortat. John Wall is playing some great basketball. Bradley Beal is playing great, too.

Their bench is loaded.â&#x20AC;?

But playoffs are what the work is for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like my boy Mike Dunleavy just told me, this is the fruit of our labor,â&#x20AC;? Noah said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, we will have fun in the playoffs.â&#x20AC;?

Dunleavy, seated nearby, interjected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty sure I said it better than that,â&#x20AC;? he cracked.

Yep, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a loose Bulls team for the fun part of the season.

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We have been looking at the balancing overcalls that have different meanings from those in the second position.

Here is the third. Look at the South hand. After one spade - pass - pass, what should South do?

Directly over one spade, if North jumps to two no-trump, it would be the Unusual Notrump, indicating at least 5-5 in the two lowest-ranking unbid suits. In the fourth position, though, it shows a (quasi-)balanced hand with some 20-21 points and at least one stopper in the opener’s suit; though you might have slightly fewer high-card points when holding a reasonable six-card minor.

In this deal, North then transfers into hearts before

rebidding three no-trump to offer South a choice of games. With only two hearts, he selects three no-trump.

(Note that four hearts fails, the defenders taking three

diamonds and one heart.)

Against three no-trump, West leads the spade queen.

How should South continue?

Declarer has eight top tricks: two spades, three hearts and three clubs. And it is easy to get greedy. Some players would win with their spade ace, cash the heart ace and queen, lead a spade to dummy’s king, and cash the heart king. However, when West discards, the contract can no longer be made.

Instead, South must be willing to trade one heart trick to guarantee four winners from the suit. After winning the first trick with his spade ace, he cashes the heart ace, overtakes the heart queen with dummy’s king, and continues with the heart 10 to drive out East’s jack. Now the contract sails home. © 2014 UFS

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have spent the past 36 years analyzing and predicting the NFL draft from the national perspective, with no allegiance to any team ... and as such, my â&#x20AC;&#x153;draft boardâ&#x20AC;? never has included allowances for a specific teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs.

That contrast has been screaming at me the past 36 hours or so, because our friends at Bleacher Report asked me for my top five choices for the Bears at No. 14 in the first round.

The top five players on my overall draft board as it sits today are: 1. Jadeveon Clowney, 2. Khalil Mack, 3. Sammy Watkins, 4. Greg Robinson and 5.

Anthony Barr.

But there is no point in putting any of those players on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bears board,â&#x20AC;? because there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a snowballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance down south that any of them will be available at 14.

Six through 10 on my board are: 6. Blake Bortles, 7. Jake Matthews, 8. Kelvin Benjamin, 9.

Justin Gilbert and 10. C.J. Mosley.

The Bears are not in a position to consider Bortles or Benjamin, and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a scenario in which Matthews or Mosley last to 14.

Gilbert shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t slide to 14, but he could. Teddy Bridgewater and Johnny Manziel almost certainly will be overdrafted, even though there is no way theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re among the 15 best prospects in this draft, and Eric Ebron, Derek Carr, Timmy Jernigan, and Aaron Donald could be taken too high as well.

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between seven and 10, 12 and 15, etc.

Gilbert shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be there for the Bears, but he could be and, if he is, I would hope the Bears would jump all over him.

Their greatest need is at safety, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to argue their second greatest need is cornerback.

Gilbert could step in at free safety on the first day of training camp or, better yet, the Bears could move Charles Tillman to safety and start Gilbert at corner, and strengthen their two biggest weaknesses with one pick.

That is why Gilbert is No. 1 on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bears board.â&#x20AC;?

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Calvin Pryor are the two best pure safeties in this draft, and I have them as the 18th and 19th best prospects overall. Again, the difference in the grades I have on them and No. 12 Stephon Tuitt, No. 13 Marqise Lee, and No. 14 Taylor Lewan is miniscule.

The Bears need two new starting safeties. If Gilbert, Clinton-Dix or Pryor are available at 14, they have to take one, as both the best available player and their greatest need, so Clinton-Dix and Pryor are Nos. 2 and 3.

Unlike many, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe Jernigan or Donald are among the top 25 prospects in this draft.

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I have Tuitt at No. 4 on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bears board,â&#x20AC;? because he might be able to play a three-, four- or five-technique depending on where he lands.

The problem is the Bears already have signed five defensive ends, and Jeremiah Ratliff, Nate Collins, and Lamarr Houston in free agency.

Phil Emery has said he wants Jared Allen, Willie Young, and Houston on the field at the same time, Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best fit is really as a three-technique, and Allen and Young arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sliding inside.

Why would you reach for Jernigan or Donald and still leave huge holes in the secondary? Tuitt is a better prospect, and at least his versatility makes sense.

Eric Ebron is in the fifth slot on my â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bears board.â&#x20AC;?

I know, Martellus Bennett is set at tight end.

But Ebron is one of the top six or seven athletes in this draft, the Bears have zero depth behind Bennett, and what if the Bears trade down? Ebron has potential Pro Bowler written all over him.

Of course Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love a Clowney, Matthews or Mosley, but realistically, Gilbert is probably the best the Bears can hope for, and Clinton-Dix or Pryor would be really nice fits.

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Yankees slugger Carlos Beltran slides into second with a double as Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney applies the tag late during the first inning of Game 2 of a doubleheader Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Bronx fail for Cubbies Yankees get first shutout sweep since â&#x20AC;&#x2122;87 "Y 4HE !SSOCIATED 0RESS

Michael Pineda followed an overpowering outing by Masahiro Tanaka with one of his own, pitching six innings of four-hit ball, as the Yankees followed a 3-0 win over the Cubs with a 2-0 decision on a bitterly cold Wednesday night in New York.

It marked the Yanksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first doubleheader shutout sweep since 1987.

Tanaka (2-0) struck out 10 and allowed just two bunt hits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one replay aided â&#x20AC;&#x201C; over eight innings in a 3-0 win in the opener of the day-night twinbill.

Carlos Beltran homered for a third straight game, off Jason Hammel in the first inning of the Cubsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first regular-season game at the current Yankee Stadium.

Brett Gardner and Scott Sizemore had RBI singles off Travis Wood (0-2) in the nightcap.

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one run in 6 1/3 innings, and the Brewers beat the Cardinals 5-1 to avoid a series sweep in Milwaukee.

Peralta (2-0) allowed six hits and struck out three.

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Allen Craig hit his first home run of the season, a sixth-inning drive off Peralta.

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The Red Sox scored a run in the top half of the 11th, but the White Sox answered with a run of their own in the bottom half to extend the game.

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Dylan Garbutt scored on an error in the top of the seventh for the game’s only run, leading the Byron Tigers to a 1-0 Big Northern West road win over the rival Oregon Hawks on Wednesday afternoon.

Josh Cook tripled with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but was stranded at third. An inning earlier, Adam Bettner led off the sixth with a triple, but was thrown out trying to score on Matt Murray’s flyout.

Murray allowed three hits, struck out three, and walked three in a complete game.

Rock Falls 5, Rock Island 0:

Cayden Erickson tossed a threehit shutout, and Dallas Jones had two hits and two RBIs for the Rockets in a nonconference win in the Quad Cities.

Erickson (2-1) struck out three and walked three in the complete game. Logan Pillars, Clay Velazquez and Quinton Matznick also drove in runs for Rock Falls (4-6).

LaSalle-Peru 8, Sterling 2: Turner Morse picked up the loss for the Warriors, as he gave up five runs, two earned, and eight hits in five innings.

Brady Siegmund and Bryant Lilly both picked up doubles for Sterling (2-6). Lilly also had an RBI, as did Rafael Sosa.

Geneseo 20, Dixon 0, 5 inn.: The Maple Leafs scored all 20 runs in the third inning, highlighted by a grand slam and a three-run homer at Veterans Memorial Field.

Ryan Dixon (1-1) took the loss, lasting just 2 2/3 innings. Cal Jarrett’s single in the second inning was the lone hit for the Dukes (4-7, 0-2 NIB-12 West).

Kewanee 10, Morrison 8: The Mustangs watched their 8-4 lead disapper in the blink of an eye, as the Boilermakers won with six runs in the seventh inning.

Joey Brackemyer started on the mound for Morrison (3-5), and gave up three runs and eight hits in five innings of work. Kewanee jumped on relief pitcher Ryan VanZuiden, who gave up seven runs and seven hits, all earned, in 1 2/3 innings of work.

Ben Tegeler had a pair of RBIs for the Mustangs. Justin Jensen had a pair of hits, including a double, and he also added an RBI. Erie-Prophetstown 2, Amboy 1:

The Panthers scored a run in the top half of the eighth, and starting pitcher Kenneth Cole held on to the lead to pick up the win.

Cole went all eight innings and allowed just one run and five hits, while striking out five. Jordan Chandler went 2-for-4 and scored both runs in the win.

Tim Clark took the loss for Amboy (5-6). He allowed two runs and nine hits, with four stikeouts in eight innings. Dallas Appleman batted in Clark for Amboy’s only run with an RBI double in the

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South Beloit 6, AFC 2: The SoBo’s four-run sixth inning broke open a close NUIC East game in Ashton.

Bret Gittleson and David Zinke drove in runs for the Raiders (2-6, 0-5), and Troy Mairs (0-3) struck out six, walked two and hit two batters in five innings.

West Carroll 9, Dakota 3: The Thunder scored four runs in the top half of the first inning to take a commanding lead early.

Shaun Magill went 2-for-5 with two doubles, while teammate Matt Ritchie went 3-for-4 with three singles for West Carroll (6-7). Starting pitcher Josh Sullivan (1-2) allowed two earned runs in five innings, while striking out four.

Softball Alleman 17, Sterling 11: The Pio-

neers’; six-run second innign set the tone in a slugfest in the Quad Cities.

Lexy Wolfe, Emily McDonald, and Nadia Trujillo all had three hits apiece for Sterling, and Wolfe ripped a home run and collected five RBIs. Lexy Staples took the loss after giving up 17 runs (16 earned) and 17 hits.

Erie-Prophetstown 11, Amboy 0:

Kylie Ackerman twirled a one-hitter, and Stephanie Thulen’s threerun home run highlighted a sevenrun top of the seventh to put away a Three River North road win for the Panthers.

Ackerman struck out five and walked one, and also had three hits, including a double. Alicia Stout had three hits and an RBI, and Addison Morse chipped in a three-run double for Erie-Prophetstown Karlee Doege struck out five and walked two in the loss for the Clippers (7-2, 3-1). Sydney Wilhelm had Amboy’s lone hit.

Morrison 10, Fulton 0, 5 inn.:

Brooke Stralow struck out 10 in a one-hitter, and Shannon Finneran had two hits and three RBIs as the Fillies won a Three Rivers North game at home.

Rachel Davis added two hits and drove in two runs, and Jaeden Workman also had two RBIs for Morrison (11-1, 3-0).

Jenna Jones’ double was the lone hit for the Steamers. Camerin Huizenga took the loss.

AFC splits in South Beloit: AFC used a five-run fifth inning to seize control of game one of a doubleheader matchup with NUIC East foe South Beloit.

Cassidy Koning got the win in the circle, going the distance, giving up only three earned runs. She also picked up an RBI from the plate to help her cause in a 10-8 victory.

Lexi Meurer led the Raiders from the plate in game one, picking up two RBIs on three hits, including a double.

Game two was called after five innings, but it was enough for the SoBos to get revenge with a 13-5 win. Kala Niedermeier got the win on the mound for South Beloit, and also added three hits.

Cassidy Koning had a pair of hits for the Raiders, one of which was a double. Lauren Meurer, Hope Friday, and Laci Meurer each had an RBI for AFC.

Boys tennis Rochelle 3, Newman 2: The Knacks both won, but the Comets couldn’t pull out a victory on the road.

KC Knack won 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, and Connor Knack teamed with Brady Reuter to win 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.

The decisive match came at No. 1 doubles, where JP Neisewander and Andrew Schmitt spilt a pair of 6-1 sets before falling 10-3 in the tiebreaker.

Boys track Polo-Forreston wins in Winnebago: Ethan Ditzler grabbed

individual wins in the 3,200-meter run and 1,600 run to pace PoloForreston in its win at a triangular in Winnebago.

The Marcos had 172.75 points, while runner-up Winnebago had 131. Pearl City (54.25) finished third.

Bryan Cavanaugh won the triple jump in 40 feet, 5 inches, and led off the winning 1,600 relay for the Marcos. Brad Cavanaugh placed first in the high jump with a jump of 5 feet, 10 inches, and was also part of the wining 1,600 relay team.

Girls track Marcos second at Winnebago:

Naeva Groenewold won the long jump for Polo-Forreston in 15 feet, 4 inches. It was the lone win for the Marcos, who took second at a triangular in Winnebago.

The Marcos finished with 106 points, behind winner Winnebago (162). Pearl City took third (78).

Groenewold’s day also included second-place finishes in the triple jump, and the 100 and 300-meter hurdles events.

College softball Sauk Valley 8, Augustana JV 0:

The Skyhawks used a four-run first inning to jump-start a shutout against Augustana’s JV team. Kiara Kaleel picked up the win from the circle for Sauk, giving up one hit in two innings of work.

Alysha Guy led the Skyhawks (1910) at the plate, picking up three hits and three RBIs. Stephanie Kester also picked up a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in a run.

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Newman’s Samantha Miller throws a pitch during the Comets’ game Wednesday in Milledgeville. Miller struck out 17 Missiles in 11 innings, as Newman prevailed 11-5.

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“It was a big hit,” said Hurd. “Everyone was pumped up in the dugout, everyone was getting us going, and it was a lot of fun. We all backed each other up with hits, and it started a rally.”

In the bottom of the seventh, Milledgeville appeared to have all the momentum, as they had runners on first and second with only one out. A foul ball that nearly hit the fence was snagged by Stevens, who was playing third base for Newman, to forestall the rally.

However, Courtney Swalve came up and knocked in a run with a single to tie things up.

Unfortunately for the Missiles, a baserunner got caught between second and third, and was tagged out to end the inning with the score tied at 5.

“Teams go through games doing things that they don’t normally do,” said Grenoble. “Tonight was one of them, whether it was swinging at pitches over our head, errors, or bad baserunning.

“They have a great group over there. If we had Sam on our side, it would have

helped a lot. She didn’t walk many girls, and her team made plays for her.”

In extras, tight pitching and defense from both teams allowed the game to carry on.

The Missiles got their lead runner on in the bottom of the 10th, when a bunt attempt was made.

It grazed off the bat and started a line drive toward the base of the backstop fence. An alert Julie Hurd sprawled out from her catching position and ended up making the catch to halt the Milledgeville threat.

The Comets made the most of that momentum, as they came back with their big inning, batting around in the frame to score six runs before it was all said and done.

“We talked before the game about the conditions, and how it could be a high scoring game with how the wind blowing out as fast as it was.” said Newman coach JD Waldschmidt. “We just wanted to work on finishing the game. We talk about getting 21 outs, and today it obviously took a lot more than that. It’s awesome to see the girls battle and get the big win over a team we will see in the regional, as well.”

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The Comets (3-4) kept at it, and a Trevor Bolin walk was sandwiched between two outs to keep the inning alive, before Heffelfinger singled home two more with the bases loaded.

“This was a good one for us,” Comets coach Tom Wilson said. “We just needed to start hitting the ball more consistently.

“The approach at the plate was to not swing at the first pitch, and lay off curveballs. We just got into a rhythm.”

With the lead, Coomes attacked batters in the bottom half of the fifth and got the side out in order. He was lifted after the inning, and earned the win after allowing just one hit and one run, both coming in the first inning.

Milledgeville (4-1) suffered its first loss of the season, and was dealt another blow during the game.

Missles starting pitcher Harrison Schmidt’s first varsity start ended quickly after pitching just two innings. The sophomore left the game after feeling soreness in his right

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ABOVE: Milledgeville’s Devin Biller slides into first as Newman’s Nate Olson (48) waits for the throw Wednesday in Milledgeville.

BELOW: Newman’s A.J. Sharp makes contact against the Missiles.

pitching elbow.

Milledgeville coach Kyle Knutti believes that the pain is nothing serious, and pulled Schmidt as a precaution.

“For it to happen in two innings isn’t very good,” Knutti said. “With this cold [weather], we wanted to be careful.”

Jordan Harris took over and pitched into the fifth, but was chased after allowing six runs – three earned – in the big inning we couldn’t move past it,” the team we’re capable of, for Newman.

“When something bad Knutti said. “If we’re going we’re going to have to get happens, it snowballs, and to move forward and be rid of that.”

Milledgeville’s Morgan Adolph strokes a single during the sixth inning of the Missiles’ home game Wednesday against Newman. Adolph would go on to score a run, but the Comets won 11-5 in 11 innings.

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10-035468 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS BMO HARRIS BANK PLAINTIFF,

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RONALD D. RICHARD A/K/A RONALD RICHARD A/K/A RONALD DWAYNE RICHARD; SANDY R. RICHARD A/K/A SANDRA RUTH RICHARD A/K/A SANDRA R. RICHARD A/K/A SANDRA RICHARD A/K/A RICHARD SANDRA RUTH; FIRST STATE BANK SHANNONPOLO; FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY F/K/A THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY; ALTORFER, INC.; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 63 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on December 6, 2011; John R Varga, Sheriff, 309 S. Galena St., Dixon, IL 61021, will on May 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD AND A LINE 33 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL TO A SPUR TRACK SAID POINT BEING 1878.72 FEET NORTHWESTERLY FEET FROM THE EAST LINE OF SECTION 8 AS MEASURED ALONG THE AFORESAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY LINE, SAID POINT OF INTERSECTION BEING ON THE POINT OF CURVE THE TANGENT OF WHICH FORMS AN ANGLE OF 30 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 50 SECONDS TO THE WEST WITH SAID RIGHT RIGHTOF-WAY LINE; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 445.34 FEET A DISTANCE OF 752.39 FEET, SAID CURVE BEING 33 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE AFORESAID SPUR TRACK; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG A LINE FORMING AN ANGLE OF 7 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 10 SECONDS TO THE LEFT OF SAID TANGENT A DISTANCE OF 98.0 FEET TO A POINT 33 FEET NORTHEASTERLY OF THE CENTERLINE OF A TRAVELED WAY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID CENTERLINE OF 91.54 FEET TO A POINT 33 FEET WESTERLY OF AND PERPENDICULARLY DISTANCE FROM THE CENTERLINE OF A NORTH-SOUTH SPUR TRACK; THENCE NORTH ALONG A LINE 33 FEET WEST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 836.90 FEET TO THE POINT OF A CURVE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 922.37 FEET A DISTANCE OF 389.03 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE AFORESAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD; THENCE IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A DISTANCE OF 991.85 FEET (994.72 FEET MEAS) TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1362 North Bataan Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 02-15-08-200-002 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $123,605.12. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Fisher and Shapiro, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847)291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. April 10, 17, 24, 2014 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OGLE COUNTY - OREGON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF15 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-FF15, Plaintiff, vs.

Joshua M. McCrea, Fallon L. McCluskey aka Fallon L. McCrea, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Franklin A Division of National City Bank, Unknown Owners, Generally, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

13 CH 109 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 2/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County will on 5/9/2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, Administrative Building, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT 162 AS DESIGNATED UPON PLAT NUMBER 6 OF HARVEST GLENN SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, THE PLAT OF WHICH SUBDIVISION IS RECORDED IN BOOK D OF PLATS, ON PAGE 42 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0109248 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OGLE AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-22-405-025 COMMON ADDRESS: 523 Autumnwolf Drive, Davis Junction, IL 61020 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

Sale terms: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance due within (2) two business or the following Tuesday. The property offered for sale is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in "as is" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

No refunds.

The judgment amount was at $180,227.62.

For information call Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, LLC, 65 East Wacker Place, Suite 2300, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 201-6679.

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Section 00 10 00- Request for Bids Bids are requested by the Board of Education of Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301. 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 for 2014 Life Safety Stadium Roof Replacement at Rock Falls High School, Hinders Field. Work is to be carried out in accordance with Bidding Documents prepared

by Basalay, Cary & Alstadt Architects, Ltd., 620 W. Lafayette Street, Ottawa, Illinois 61350.

Project Description: The work consists of removal and replacement of approximately 5,250 S.F. of roofing at Rock Falls High School Stadium, Hinders Field at 508 15th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

Contract Type: Single prime lump sum contract.

Submission of Bids: Bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., May 8, 2014 at Rock Falls High School (Main Campus), 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071. Bids will be publicly opened at that time.

Pre-Bid Conference: April 29, 2014, 10:00 A.M. at Rock Falls High School, Hinders Field., 508 15th Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois. Sign in at the stadium building. The facility will be available for viewing at this date. (Please note that the Stadium is not at the Rock Falls High School main campus). Owner reserves the right to disqualify bidders that do not attend the pre-bid conference. Additional visits will be at the convenience of the Owner. Contact Bryan Berogan, Head of Maintenance, Rock Falls High School (815-499-9553) to schedule visits other than pre-bid conference. Site visits that are not pre-arranged with the school district representative will not be permitted.

The site will not be available for visits after May 6, 2014.

Availability of Bidding Documents: Bidding Documents will be available on and after April 18, 2014 and may be examined at the office of the Architect; at the office of the Board of Education, Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301; at the office of Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, 1111 S. Alpine St., Rockford, Illinois; McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge, www.dodge.construction.com., www.reedplans.com and at Illinois Valley Contractor's Association, 1120 First St..

LaSalle, IL. Prospective prime contract bidders may obtain Bidding Documents at the office of the Architect on or after above stated date by request, and by depositing $100.00 per set in the form of cash or check made payable to the Architect. Bidders will be limited to two (2) sets. Requests for mailed sets of Bidding Documents must be accompanied by a non-refundable remittance of $15.00 per set to cover mailing and handling costs Such remittance must be in the form of a separate check made payable to the Architect. Deposits will be refunded upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition, without markings, notations or other defacings, within ten (10) days after bid opening date.

Bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Base Bid amount proposed, in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made payable to the Owner, or a Bid Bond, must accompany bids.

Selected bidder is required to provide a satisfactory performance bond and labor & material payment bond covering the full performance of the contract, irrevocable letter of credit or other security. The costs of the bonds are to be included in each contractor's bid proposal.

Selected Bidders must assure that all persons employed by Bidder, and all applicants for such employment, will not be discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin.

Selected Bidder will be required to pay prevailing rates of wages to all employees engaged in the project work and to provide the Owner with Certified Payroll documents indicating such compliance. Prevailing rates to be as determined by the U.S. Dept. of Labor for the area in which project is located.

Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any irregularities in the Bidding, and to award contract in Owner's best interests.

Board of Education Rock Falls Twp. High School District No. 301 101 12th Avenue Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 END OF SECTION 00 10 00 2014 RFHS Stadium Roof

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY- DIXON, ILLINOIS Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Terry Bailey; Beth Bailey; Midland Funding LLC; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

14 CH 21 Property Address: 310 Grant Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Terry Bailey and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE SOUTHERLY FIFTH (50) FEET OF THE WESTERLY ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FIFTY-SIX (56) IN THE TOWN OF WEST DIXON (NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON), ALL IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.: 07-08-06-430-007 Said property is commonly known as: 310 Grant Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Terry Bailey and Beth Bailey and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 2008003320 Book 0805 Page 3072 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Lee County on or before May 19, 2014, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00018

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00027

TO: Estate of Calvin C. Shafer Spouse of Calvin C. Shafer Occupant Beneficial Illinois, Inc. Beneficial Mortgage Coporation of Illinois Household Finance Corp. III HSBC Finance Corp Patricia Shafer Todd Shafer Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 29.

The property is located at: 18921 Elston Road, Fulton Permanent Index Number: 01-33-231006

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

Permanent Index Number: 01-28-404012 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner

TO: Laura A. Murray Spouse of Laura A. Murray Occupant First Trust & Savings Bank Illinois Department of Revenue Illinois Attorney General Jamie Murray Devon Breeden Scott Murray Whitney Shady Jessica Hill Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 31 .

The property is located at: 208 South Park Avenue, Albany Permanent Index Number: 06-25-104003 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

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TO: Patricia L. Kessler Estate of Ronald Kessler Occupant Estate of Mary Ellen Winters OneMain Financial OneMin Financial Services, Inc. Citifinancial Services, Inc. BMO Harris Bank, NA Midland Funding, LLC David Kessler

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 24.

Permanent Index Number: 11-20-231004 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

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Public Notice is hereby given that on April 7, A.D., 2014, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the person owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Fin and Fur Taxidermy located at 407 13Th Avenue Rock Falls IL 61071.

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MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 23.

April 16, 17, 18, 2014

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Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

TO: Zendel Zendeli Arzija Zendeli Occupant

IL Dept. of Employment Security Internal Revenue Service United States Attorney United States Attorney General Illinois Depart of Revenue Illinois Attorney General Midland Funding, LLC First Central State Bank Sunrise Family Restaurant Sunrise Family Restaurant, Inc.

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The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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13 CH 109 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 2/21/2014, the Sheriff of Ogle County will on 5/9/2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, Administrative Building, 103 Jefferson Street, Oregon, Illinois 61061, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 11-22-405-025 COMMON ADDRESS: 523 Autumnwolf Drive, Davis Junction, IL 61020 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

Sale terms: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price due by cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and the balance due within (2) two business or the following Tuesday.

The property offered for sale is subject to real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff and in "as is" condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

No refunds.

The judgment amount was at $180,227.62.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 1362 North Bataan Road, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 02-15-08-200-002 Improvements: Residential Structure UNKNOWN Units UNKNOWN Bedrooms UNKNOWN Garage UNKNOWN Bathrooms UNKNOWN Other UNKNOWN The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale.

The judgment amount was $123,605.12. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information.

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Fisher and Shapiro, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847)291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. April 10, 17, 24, 2014

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TO: Estate of Alice M. Emerson Spouse of lice M. Emerson Occupant Alice M. Emerson Trust of 8/5/1994 John M. Emerson Don's Barbershop Donald Watters Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 28 .

The property is located at: 713 12th Street, Fulton Permanent Index Number: 01-28-231001 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00259 TO: Estate of Juan P. Berlanga Spouse of Juan P. Berlanga Occupant Estate of Celerina D. Berlanga Juan Berlanga, Jr. Chris Nance Juan Trevino Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 34.

The property is located at: 602 8th Avenue, Sterling Permanent Index Number: 11-22-303002 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00176

TO: Scott Demmer Spouse of Scott Demmer Occupant Chicago Title and Trust CNH Capital of America, LLC Transamerica Financial Services Adam Demmer Steven Demmer

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX .43 The property is located at: 174 Sheehan Rd., Ohio Permanent 100-002

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Said Property was sold on 11/1/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner April 15, 16, 17, 2014 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00290

TO: Arnold E. Berzins Darcy Douglas Spouse of Arnold E. Berzins Occupant IL Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services Illinois Attorney General

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 26 .

The property is located at: 509 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls Permanent Index Number: 11-27-179028 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00232

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00274

TO: Terry Woodard Linda A. Woodard Occupant Discover Bank Discover Financial Services

TO: Heather L. Hinkle Heather Babbitt Spouse of Heather L. Hinkle Occupant U.S. Bank, NA John E. Hinkle

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 32.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 25 .

The property is located at: 816 E. 15th Street, Sterling

The property is located at: 1510 Sycamore Dr., Rock Falls

Permanent Index Number: 11-22-105019

Permanent Index Number: 11-23-354006

Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00032

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2010-00461 and 00462

TO: Richard H Ng Spouse of Richard H Ng Mary “Kathy” Ng Citizens First Bank

TO: Steven R. Null Spouse of Steven R. Null Occupant Star Tek

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 35.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 30 .

The property is located at: 740 Main Street, Erie

The property is located at: 20.88 acres South of Clark Road, Chadwick

Permanent Index Number: 20-07-208001 and 20-07-208-002

Permanent Index Number: 04-04-100001

Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/13/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. Petitioner April 16, 17, 18, 2014

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00120

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00067

TO: Trust for Kristen Spouse of Catherine J. Bell Occupant Catherine J. Bell Kristen L. Russi

TO: Matthew Nelson Alicia Nelson Occupant Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 41 The property is located at: 816 W. Second St., Dixon Index

Number:

07-08-05-

Said Property was sold on 11/1/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner April 15, 16, 17, 2014

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 27.

The property is located at: 905 Industrial Park Rd., Rock Falls Permanent Index Number: 11-34-201007 Said Property was sold on 11/2/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 9:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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Said Property was sold on 11/1/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd., Petitioner April 15, 16, 17, 2014 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00057

TO: Sharon F. Fore Spouse of Sharon F. Fore Occupant Holcomb State Bank

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX 38 The property is located at: 215 W. Hughes St., Franklin Grove Permanent 159-003

Index

Number:

06-09-01-

Said Property was sold on 11/1/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of LEE County, Ill. as Case No. 14 TX .42 The property is located at: 208 E. Fifth St., Dixon Permanent 281-007

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07-08-05-

Said Property was sold on 11/1/2011 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2010.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/15/2014. On 8/26/14 at 11:00 a.m. the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

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Health, 401K, paid vacation.

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

Schoff Farm Service, Inc. 815-379-2777

Position open at Valley Eye Care.

Looking for highly motivated worker, good communication skills.

Roughly 30 hrs/ week. Apply in person only. 4006 E. Lincolnway Sterling IL. 61081

★ NEW TODAY ★ Service and Installation Technician Sterling HVAC Contractor looking for a full-time Service and Installation Technician.

Experience Preferred. Need freon certification and a valid IL driver's license. Please send replies to Box #1216, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

EMPLOYMENT

505

The Whiteside County Farm Bureau in Morrison is seeking an Administrative Assistant/ Communications Coordinator.

The position is a regular part-time position that facilitates a variety of office management functions, writing for publications, creating/ maintaining web content, social media, and general communications.

Pleasant manner and disposition in interacting with and members walk-in traffic. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to: Whiteside County Farm Bureau, 100 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270. Application deadline is April 21.

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

Any Where Any Time Online! saukvalley .com

CHILD CARE

512

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))

CLEANING SERVICES

514

Dependable house cleaning, reasonable rates, references provided upon requests.

Call 815-441-6190

POSITION WANTED

515

★ NEW TODAY ★ Dependable, hardworking individual offering in home care, incl. housecleaning & daily routines. Call Nancy 815-291-4396.

DOMESTIC AIDE will provide help at home for $8/hr.

Call for details: 317-667-7543

★ NEW TODAY ★ Experienced Elementary teacher willing to tutor. Call Nancy to make arrangements 815291-4396.

AUCTIONS

615

United Rentals is selling surplus equipment at no reserve internet auction on April 22.

Bid now on trucks, lifts, gators and more.

Bid now on www.purplewave.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

BIG Consignment Sale Wed. 9-6,Thurs.

9-6, Fri. 11-6, Sat. 9-4 Early Sales Starting Tuesday Bizarre Americana 609 W. Third St.

By Steel Worker's Credit Union bottom Ave. G Bridge Beds- twin, full, queen, king. Elec. & gas dryers, elec. stove, recliner, sm.

Desk, matching sofa & loveseat, sofa, dressers, love seat, micro. Stand, gun rack, 8” futon mattress, TV stand, new queen/ king box springs, office chair. Matching living room set, tan double rec. sofa, loveseat, chair, ottoman. Like new washer, upright chest, chest freezer, coffee & end tables, Twin, full, queen headboards.

Steel pantry cabinet, air cond., bicycle, table & chairs, sofa sleeper, TV's, Futon bed, toddler bed w/mattress, black leather loveseat, black gas stove like new, lg. entertainment center, double reclining sofa. Much more!

Delivery available. 815-7184385.

“Reubin's Relics” Extended Hours for the Spring Breakers!

Wed.-Thurs.

-Fri.-Sat. 10 A.M to 5 P.M. 1112 S. Galena Avenue Second hand treasures from Grandma's house and barn! Featuring Primitives, country décor, antiques and project pieces.

Nice collection of ladders, windows, chipped paint doors and more!

Browse inside and out looking for that perfect piece!

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri., Sat. 8-3 28049 Woodside Drive (off Buell) 16 Families Lots of kids clothes, Lg. Braided rug, New country curtains, old high chair, old 10 gallon crock, golf balls, old fiesta dishes, baked goods, & hot dogs for lunch!

Friday Only! 8-1 501 E. 5th St. 2 wheel tilt trailer, Lg. Dust collector.

Lots of misc. items, too much to list!

Spring Garage Sales 5/9 - 5/11 Rock Falls & Sterling $10 ($5 fee for late registration) Register by 4/28.

Maps @ Shell Stations & Schreiners RF Chamber 625-4500 Thurs. 10-5, Fri. 9-4. 30368 E. Thome Rd. Big Sale!

Wicker furniture, patio sets, baby furniture, dressers, old windows, new construction windows, tools, clothes, kitchen table, a little bit of everything!!

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 WW2 German Navel Battle Flag.

(Original). And other items. $500.

815-284-9967

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

.22 LR Ammo box of 50 $10 815-6773082

APPLIANCES

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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.

★ NEW TODAY ★ The Chicken Coop Part Time Cook needed immediately experienced only! Apply in person between 4-8. 208 W 10th St. Rock Falls.

762

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

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Bass guitar & Amp $150, 16channel mixer $200, Ludwig snare drum $100 815-994-0377

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Free 6 wk. old kittens to good home only. Dark tiger w/ white socks.

3 Girls, 1 Boy. Call 815-438-2708 Free to a Good Home 8 wk. Old black and white kitten. Male, good with other animals, very friendly. 815632-3474 FREE!! 8 yr. old calico-spayed, very friendly, purrs A LOT!! Good cat for elderly person or kids 815-631-1960 MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-945-2371 Wanted: small adult chihuahua, female, spayed, housebroken, reasonably priced or free. 815-564-9022 after 1 pm.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

RENT TO OWN

Fri. 2-5pm & Sat. 8-Noon 2203 12Th Ave. Baby items, furniture, misc. household items.

815.625.8529

BABY / MATERNITY

BICYCLES

C IR MPCBBHO EL ZHIBCDF CP ... C TCXH EAE ZAKH; C NCDO ZCR RLMPHBCASM.” -- ITICD BHMDICM Previous Solution: “Before I could play music, I remember baseball being the one thing that could always make me happy.”

-- Garth Brooks (c) 2014 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 4-16

Astrograph Others will seek your help today.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Share your goals with your superiors. Be specific. If they don’t know what you want, you won’t get the opportunities to advance that you are looking for.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Children in your life will be quite observant today. Take time out to listen to what they’re saying. The approach you take will influence a project’s outcome. A creative outlet will do you good.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You can’t buy love. Your budget will suffer if you purchase expensive gifts. Concentrate on earning money rather than spending it unwisely, and offer support, not cash, to others.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Refrain from bringing work problems home with you. Let traffic delays, work issues, or other minor irritations slide. Your health and family relationships are more important.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t deceive yourself.

Make commitments for the right reasons. Don’t sign on for something that you don’t believe

779

J.D. Rototiller fits 300 series tractors. $75. 815-499-3955 John Deer X320.

22 HP, 48” deck 235 hrs.

Riding mower. $2,850 815-973-3478 Woods RM600 72” wide, 3 pt. hitch finished mower, $1000/obo 815438-2625 or 815213-1001

LAWN & GARDEN

781

Ace Green Turf spreader with bag of Weed & feed. $25. 815-625-4268 Lawn Mowing, rolling/dethatching.

Dixon/White Oaks, Franklin Grove & Grand Detour area Call Josh at 309-339-2548

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS Chicago Cubs tickets. All games reasonably priced.

815-978-2589

792

“Jet” 7 in. x 12 in. horizontal-vertical band saw, new.

Paid $1400. Asking $800 cash. 815915-3279 Dixon Woodworking Tools: 13 spindle line boring machine, (2) Thickness planers, Delta 4” jointer, Delta 6” jointer, Hitachi Compound miter saw, 9000 Watt Generator, 3” Trash sump pump, Baker's scaffold 815-440-2666

WANT TO BUY 795 Want to buy Regal automatic bread maker. Call 815625-6284.

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE (2) Raynor Garage doors, complete.

7x18 & 7x9. Insulated. $600 total 815-946-3572 1 Michelin tire.

P225/60-16 used less than 5,000 mi. $70 815-626-0832 140 sq. ft. engineered hardwood flooring.

Handscraped Potomac Plank Birch, ½ ”x5” planks, $400 815772-2226

24 in. girls 10spd.

Mntn. Bike works! $20 815-677-3082

Sudoku!

Answer on B ACROSS

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You will be able to perform at an amazing level today. Your value will be noticed if you mix work with pleasure. Take advantage of any social invitations you receive.

LAWN MOWERS

TOOLS & MACHINERY

715

“ C W I D ’ P M K H I X H D F T C M Z Y H T T, E S P

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Someone from your past will make an unexpected return.

Don’t let stressful situations eat away at your health. Relax, even if a personal encounter is less than perfect. Take care when traveling.

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

Like new Pack n Play, neutral color. $25. Call 815-5082585.

TODAY’S CLUE: N equals F

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Others will seek your help today. Take the time to listen to their problems, even if you can’t provide a solution. Your support alone will build strong alliances.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

713

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Enlist friends and family to help with home improvements.

Renovations will turn out to be more expensive than anticipated, but you will be pleased with the results.

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

CELEBRITY CIPHER

You can be of great help to benevolent or charitable groups this year. If you stand up for causes you believe in, your approach will attract others. The significant strides you make will contribute to your personal and professional advancement.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

CLOVER HILLS

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

815-445-6951

755

710

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Friday 8-4 1831 N. 2nd Ave. Clothes all sizes men & women, Light house collection, marbles, pictures, plants, bedding, clocks, shelves, fish tanks , plants and lots of misc.

FURNITURE

in just to follow the crowd or gain acceptance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You’ll make an impression with your public speaking skills.

An offer of a leadership position is likely to come your way. You will be successful if you make a move that sets an example.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Be sure to keep your thoughts to yourself at work. Wait for a more favorable time to make any requests of your superiors -- right now, just stick to doing your work quietly and well.

1 Close-fitting hat 6 Hobby knife (hyph.)

11 Shows again 12 Suffused 13 Dogpatch creator (2 wds.)

14 Strike out 15 Forest clearing 16 Horse’s hair 17 Vincent van — 19 Wallpaper unit 23 Membership dues 26 Quark’s home 28 Equal score 29 Apartment dweller 31 Distributes 33 Sea eagles 34 Soundless 35 — de cologne 36 Tennis great Arthur 39 1040 org.

40 Turn over 42 Cornfield noises 44 Slippery — — eel 46 Checkups 51 Gasped

54 Sports palaces 55 Rock tumbler stones 56 Shrug off 57Enter one’s password (2 wds.)

58 Intended

Answer to Previous Puzzle

DOWN 1 Relate 2 Whale like Shamu 3 Dorm view 4 Dismantle a tent 5 Telepathy, briefly 6 Comic book heroes (hyph.)

7 More adept 8 Stage prompt 9 Lunar New Year 10 Lyric poem 11 Tattered cloth 12 Baking potato 16 Co. honchos 18 Paddle cousin 20 Aquatic mammal 21 Mortgages 22 Perchance 23 Wild 24 Ho-hum feeling 25 Summer

in France 27 2001 to Ovid 29 Snorkeling venue 30 NASA counterpart 32 Cotton gin name 34 Stitch up 37 Gazillions 38 — Solo 41 LaBelle or Page 43 Suit material 45 Recognized 47 TV warrior princess 48 By and by 49 Shopping plaza 50 NNW

opposite 51 Buddy 52 Way back when 53 Badger 54 Objective

PUZZLE ENTHUSIASTS: Get more puzzles in “Random House Crossword MegaOmnious” Vols. 1 & 2

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Be open to new situations. Joining a social group will introduce you to new and interesting people.

Have some fun, let loose and enjoy life. Work shouldn’t be your only outlet.

©2014 UFS

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

2000 oak kitchen cabinets Carpet 69¢sq/ft Builder Discount 626-4561

ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS!!!

Kayak Pools is looking for demo homesites to display our maintenance-free pools.

Save thousands of $$$ with this unique opportunity.

CALL NOW! 800.315.2925

See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text

2007 Shoreline hot tub, 7 person.

Exc. cond. $1800, you haul. Call 815772-7042.

26” Yellow Mongoose bike w/dual suspension. Good. $65 815-284-1094 2x2 Barn Boards, Great for patios, garages,decks, etc $60 815-456-2120 302 Adult Magazines $99 Dixon 630-772-5051 36” gas built in fire place with log and grate. $95.

815-303-3720 4 FOOT WHITE PINE TREES Delivered/planted/ mulched $69.50 / N of I-80 $79.50 per tree. Buy 10/get 1 free!

4 foot Norway Spruce $84.50 Call for sizes, varieties, shades.

217-886-2316 4 Patio Stacking Chairs-Tan. Like New! $30/all. 815626-0832 Chapel Hill- 6 lots. $400/ea. Or $350 / ea. buy all 6. Plus transfer fee. 815718-3164

kayakpoolsmidwest.com

discount code: 521L314

Blacktop Seal Coating Early Order Discounts Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 If you need Gravel hauled call 815499-7195 Invacare Storm Series Powerchair, many extras, only driven 20-30 mi., 815-499-1513 Lg. stack of Rough Sawn hardwood lumber, oak, walnut cherry, good for projects. $1,500 815-288-3301 Like New Steel loading ramps 6'x9”, $50 815288-1999 Nice Lazy Boy recliner, $70. Call 815-718-4385.

Older Hoover Pwr. Drive Vacuum bag, Runs well! $15 815-288-7882

➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Twin, full, queen, king beds. Sofa, dresser, washer & dryer. 718-4385

HAY & STRAW

825

20 small square bales Bromegrass mixed hay, $90.

815-225-7824.

Alfalfa grass mix, no rain, stored inside!!!

815-973-1747.

Big round bale of Bromegrass mixed hay, $75. 815-2257824.

Large round corn stalks & Large round wheat straw.

815-440-4621

YOUR ONE PRICED DEALERSHIP

Mazda

TRUCKS

910

1999 Chevy 1 ton w/dump box. 6.5 turbo, auto. trans. $3500/obo.

815712-3058.

2003 F350 11' flat bed dually. 68K mi.

Good cond. $7500/ obo. 815-499-7195

NEW REAL DEAL

4X4S

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $38!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

912

1985 Chevy ½ ton, lock out hubs. 305 motor. Good tires. $1300/obo.

815299-3377.

1998.5 Dodge Ram 24 valve cummins.

New tires, shocks.

Front end rebuilt. $10,400 815-4402419

Offer expires 12/31/14 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1999 Jeep, 180K, New engine, exhaust, shocks, etc. $5400 815-4402419

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

★4 wheel drive★ 4 door, 2002 Chevy Blazer 815-631-6678

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

PARTS & ACC.

935

1981 Hondamatic 450. 1,110 mi., Vetter Fairing, saddle bags. $2200 815-946-2823

(running or not)

2000 Harley Super Glide, 20K mi.

Newer battery & tires.

Detached windshield.

Burgundy.

Saddlebags. Runs great! $6500/obo.

815499-2907.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

12' Aluminum Semi-Vee boat + trailer. $250 cash firm. 815-625-8959 before 6 P.M.

ONE TEAM

WWW.DIXONFLM.COM

Rates as low as 0% !

815-288-3366

*

2014 Mazda 3 S

MSRP....................................$18,790 Our Discount...........................$310 Military Appreciation...............$500 Trade in Assistance..................$700 YOUR College Grad...........................$500 PRICE Owner Loyalty....................... $500 $16,280* Stk# FE8079

2014 Mazda 5 Touring

MSR MSRP....................................$23,065 Our Discount...........................$771 Owner Loyalty.........................$500 College Grad...........................$500 YOUR PRICE Military Appreciation............. $500 $20,794* Stk# FE8123

2014 Mazda 6 I Grand Touring MSRP....................................$32,870 Our Discount...........................$1,783 MFG Discount..........................$500 Military Appreciation...............$500 YOUR College Grad...........................$500 $ PRICE* 29,087 Owner Loyalty....................... $500 Stk# FE8134

2014 Mazda CX-5

MSR MSRP....................................$27,040 Our Discount...........................$669 Military Appreciation...............$500 Conquest Cash....................... $500 Owner Loyalty....................... $750 YOUR

PRICE

24,621*

$

2014 Mazda CX-9

AUTOS WANTED

960

$$$

815-441-0246 ABSOLUTELY

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Unwanted VEHICLES $150-$2000

We Pay the BEST! Guaranteed!

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* See dealer for details, not every car qualifies for 0% and every customer will not qualify for all rebates. Not including tax, title, license or doc fees. All rebates and incentives applied. **Finance rate varies depending on credit worthiness of customer as determined by bank approval. Some customers will not qualify. Photos for illustration only. Offer ends 04/30/14.

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The Second Rule is sustained, repeated advertising.

SAUK VALLEY

CALL

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945

3 small trailers for sale. $1,000/obo.

Call 815-626-1779 6pm-9pm.

489 ILLINOIS ROUTE 2, DIXON, IL 61021 CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON RT. 2 BETWEEN DIXON & STERLING BUSINESS HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-8PM SATURDAY 8AM-5PM

Stk# FE8206

TRAILERS/RVS

1979 Harley Davidson Custom Ironhead. One Of a Kind! Features SS Carburetor, dual disc front brakes, GMA rear master cylinder disc brakes, shortened shocks, custom paint light gray, with lots of medal flake, lots of chrome, quick release seat, custom turn signals. Turn key ready. Selling due to health reasons, runs great! $5,100 Call 815535-7104 please leave a message.

925

Western snow plow, $700/ obo.

Call 815-626-1779 6pm-9pm.

ONE GOAL

MOTORCYCLES

905

Immaculate 2002 Lincoln LS V8, Every option. 6,700k mi. $6,500 obo 815-626-0794

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

of Hassle Free Buyi e n om

DIXON

AUTOMOBILES

905

Credit Problems?

Bad Credit? No Credit? We might be able to help! If you're looking to buy a vehicle we have many financing options available through qualified lenders. Call Brett Simpson today at 815-2855313. Ken Nelson Auto Plaza.

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4WD, TOW PACKAGE, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER WINDOWS, STEP TUBES, BED LINER, STK#1910A

TURBO DIESEL !

MSRP $19,180, STK#1856

ZERO DOWN!

GREAT MPG!

SALE PRICE $12,988*

$279/mo** 2001 FORD F-250

BRAND NEW 2014 CHEVROLET CRUZE LS

AUTOMATIC, FULL WARRANTY, 8 AIR BAGS MSRP $14,305, STK #1933

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2013 BUICK VERANO WHITE DIAMOND, REAR VIEW CAMERA, CRUISE CONTROL, LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT, FULL FACTORY WARRANTY, STK#R634

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THE ENGINE HAS CHANGED FOR 2013, AND IS NOW POWERED BY A 24-VALVE 3.6-LITER V6, BOASTING A 30 MPG HIGHWAY RATING. THESE NICELY FURNISHED LT MODELS INCLUDE FRONT BUCKET SEAT AND CONSOLE, 6-WAY POWER DRIVER’S SEAT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES WITH ABS, 17 INCH 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROL, LEATHER-WRAPPED TILT STEERING WHEEL WITH AUDIO CONTROLS AND CRUISE CONTROL, FOLDING REAR SEAT AND MUCH MORE. REMAINDER OF BUMPER-TO-BUMPER PROTECTION PLUS THE BULK OF GM’S COMPREHENSIVE 5YR/100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.

SALE PRICE

$10,988* 2007 BUICK LACROSSE

A/C, AUTOMATIC, CLIMATE CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, FWD, POWER SEAT, HEATED SEATS, STK#1892B

WOW!

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$21,988* 2006 CHEVROLET HHR

AUTOMATIC, AIR CONDITIONING, CRUISE CONTROL, POWER SEAT, FWD, POWER LOCKS, STK#1589A

2013 Chevy Impala

LOW MILES !

STK #R457

$8,988*

$9,988*

14,888

$

2002 CHEVROLET 2500HD

AIR CONDITIONING, CD PLAYER, TOW PACKAGE, CRUISE CONTROL, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER WINDOWS, STK#2010A

*

2006 DODGE GRAND CARVAN

FRONT AND REAR A/C, POWER SEAT, POWER LOCKS, POWER MIRRORS, DVD SYSTEM, POWER WINDOWS, STK#R546A

4WD

SALE PRICE

$5,995*

$6,988*

2005 CHEVROLET COBALT

2002 HYUNDAI SANTE FE

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CRUISE CONTROL, POWER LOCKS, TOWING PACKAGE, KEYLESS ENTRY, FRONT FOG LIGHTS, STK#1911B

GREA GA T SAVESR

SUNR OOF!

$4,988*

SALE PRICE

$5,988*

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2002 DODGE INTREPID

$3,988*

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MSRP $23,240, STK#1949

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BRAND NEW 2014 CHEVROLET SPARK

BRAND NEW 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS

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*Prices do not include tax, title, license & doc fees. All sale prices after all available rebates.** All Finance APR are with approved credit. Not everyone will qualify.

See dealer for details. Dealer not liable for errors in this ad. ***39 Months @ 12,000 miles a year lease. NO MONEY DOWN. With approved credit. All pricing ends 04/30/2014. Pictures for illustration only.

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