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DIXON | TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CRUNDWELL ARREST

Lawyer: No further appeals Says former comptroller won’t take sentence fight to another court Interactive timeline

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

Go to shawurl.com/crundwelltimeline for an interactive timeline of former Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s theft, arrest, sentencing and more.

Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell will not further appeal to have her prison sentence reduced.

Paul Gaziano, her federal public defender, said this week that

Crundwell won’t appeal her sentence – 19 years, 7 months – to the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals or to the U.S. Supreme

Court, which wouldn’t have to consider the appeal.

When Crundwell was sentenced last year for stealing near-

ly $54 million from the city over two decades, the judge ruled that she must serve 85 percent, or more than 16 years, of the prison term. When Crundwell is freed, she will be subject to 3 years of federal supervision.

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Rita Crundwell Release date from federal prison set for March 5, 2030

Paul Gaziano Crundwell’s federal public defender

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How will transition to a new sheriff go?

Source: Harn rarely shows up since defeat

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

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Bearing a cross, Larry Siperly, of Rock Falls, walks across Second Avenue in Rock Falls on the way to the First Christian Church. Thirteen members of the church observed Good Friday with an Easter processional marking the Stations of the Cross. The stations depict the events that marked Jesus’ final hours before his crucifixion. More photos are on page A2.

WEEKEND FEATURE | AMBOY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

‘The man with Civil War passion’ Boy recites battles’ casualty figures

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

ELDENA – You won’t find an Xbox in 11-year-old Ethan Larson’s bedroom.

That’s not his style.

On one bedroom wall is a mural by Loreen Mead of Amboy, which he got as a birthday present last year. It depicts a Union soldier facing off against a Confederate, both holding their flags. The battle of Antietam takes place in the background.

A Lego depiction of the Revolutionary War sits near the mural. The Redcoats march as

the Americans take aim from the brush.

On a big table is a model Ethan created of a Western settlement. It has a railroad, a silver mine, a bank, and a bar (complete with bartender and men guzzling drinks).

A few years back, the fifthgrader at Amboy Junior High School took a great interest in the Titanic, then moved on to the Revolutionary War. These days, Ethan, the son of Kim and Mike Larson, focuses on the Civil War. His mom calls him “the man with the Civil Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com War passion.”

Ethan ticks off casualty num- Eleven-year-old Civil War buff Ethan Larson, of Eldena, adorned bers and the attributes of vari- his room with a Blue vs. Gray mural and visited the battle site of ous generals.

Gettysburg, Pa., with his family for the battle’s 150th anniversary last summer. His mom calls Ethan “the man with the Civil CIVIL WAR CONTINUED ON A8 War passion.”

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OREGON – The result of the March 18 Republican primary election led to a “sigh of relief” for many members of the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, according to a department source.

Sheriff Michael Harn’s more than 3 years in office began with a “significant” reshuffling of the department, and he later became disruptive and retaliatory, according to a longtime member of the department who spoke with Sauk Valley Media on the condition of anonymity.

Harn lost in a close three-way primary won by Brian VanVickle, a Rochelle police officer. The Democratic Party has no candidate yet for the general election ballot on Nov. 4.

The new sheriff’s term starts Dec. 1.

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Jami Cannell of Rock Falls carries the cross across the First Avenue bridge into Rock Falls on Friday morning.

ABOVE: Richard Morris carries the cross the last few blocks to First Christian Church in Rock Falls on Friday morning. Thirteen parishoners participated in the Stations of the Cross processional that began at the First Congregational Church in Sterling. LEFT: Drew Ebersole (left), 11, and Andrew Cannell, 10, take over the carrying of the cross.

First Christian Church members carried the cross from Sterling to their church in recognition of Good Friday. Sunday is Easter.

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FULTON | ANDRESEN NATURE CENTER

New nature center springing to life Teacher’s gift to become destination for students, adults

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FULTON – A longtime local elementary school teacher’s love for her little slice of heaven will live on in a nature center that will bear her family’s name.

Arliss L. Andresen, who taught in Ashton, Chadwick and Morrison schools, was 82 when she died on Oct. 16, 2012. She left her neat little twostory home and its acre or so of land, situated along the Mississippi, to her brother and sister, Harold Andresen of Chadwick and Darlene Ladd-Hogan of Farmington, Maine, and to a Fulton church.

The property is about 100 yards from the riverbank, in a section where the Mississippi narrows considerably, and is bounded by vaulting bluffs and beautiful views on either side. About a third of the site is wooded, and it’s connected to even more woods.

Heritage Canyon is adjacent to the north.

According to Arliss’ obituary, posted on the Law Jones Funeral Home website: “One of her greatest joys came from living by the river and the wildlife that would come right up to her house.

Arliss loved to feed birds and squirrels, and loved watching the deer.�

She worried what would happen to her home once she was gone, and wanted somehow to ensure that whoever had it after her would keep it just as it is, Harold Andresen said. “She loved that place, ...� he said. “She was always very careful that no trees were taken down that didn’t have to be, that sort of thing.�

So after Arliss died, he bought out the church’s share, and he and his sister donated the site to the city of Fulton, under the condition that it be

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The new Andresen Nature Center in Fulton is the former home of the late elementary school teacher Arliss L. Andresen. Her family donated the home and its partially wooded acre, which is adjacent to Heritage Canyon on the banks of the Mississippi, to the city, on the condition it be turned into a nature center. turned into a nature center in her memory. “I’m very pleased with what they’ve got planned for it so far,� Andresen said.

The Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. Fourth St., will be used for environmental and nature-related educational purposes, its executive director, Kyle Kopf, said in an email.

Its mission is “to educate, inspire, and encourage all to have an appreciation for our natural environment through exploration and demonstration,� he wrote.

It’s a joint venture with the Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District, which has been looking for a permanent location to provide lectures and field trips, said Kopf, a Fulton native. “Because the S&WCD committed to supporting the center, the city felt more comfortable in making the commitment to establish and maintain a nature center,� he said.

Planned are permanent and seasonal displays such as hides, pelts, animal mounts and the like. They also likely will

include an observation beehive and a large panel showing the 4-billionyear timeline of the history of Earth.

The timeline would include milestones in the natural history of the Fulton area, Kopf said.

It would answer questions such as: When did the local limestone rocks form? When did the Mississippi River first cut a valley through the area? When did the first Native Americans settle here? What now-extinct species once roamed the countryside around Whiteside County?

The grounds will be planted with native wildflowers and grasses, “to give visitors a feeling for what the county’s prairies were like prior to their being broken up for agriculture,� he wrote.

The main floor of the two-story house is being converted into the nature center. One of the two primary rooms will become a lecture hall, and the other will be dedicated to Whiteside County area nature displays, including that of a male cougar that was

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and a few more mem BERS ARE BEING SOUGHT 4HE PANEL IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS hWHO WOULD MORE FULLY REPRESENT THE YOUNGER CHILDREN OF THE area,� caretaker and %XECUTIVE $IRECTOR +YLE +OPF SAID IN AN EMAIL h4HE PARENT OF A HOME SCHOOLED CHILD WOULD BE GREATLY WELCOME AS WELL AS A PARENT WHO IS INVOLVED IN ONE OF THE LOCAL SCOUTING ORGANIZATIONS v Volunteers also are needed to staff the cen ter.

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Wildlife abounds on and near the grounds of the Andresen Nature Center, at 409 N. Fourth St. The center’s mission will be “to educate, inspire, and encourage all to have an appreciation for our natural environment through exploration and demonstration,� its executive director, Kyle Kopf, said. shot in November on a farm near Morrison.

Kopf, a former Motorola engineer and manager in Florida, has experience as a volunteer with a nature center in Maryland. As the center’s caretaker, he will live upstairs rent-free in lieu of a salary.

Local artisans and the Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District are lending mounts and exhibits, and the Fulton High School Science Club, with the help of a grant from the conservation district’s foundation,

is creating displays.

Although the center still is under renovation, lectures geared toward schoolchildren (and interesting to adults) are set to begin there this summer, Kopf said.

No admission will be charged, but donations will be “graciously and aggressively accepted, hopefully in that order,� Kopf said.

A grand opening is planned, once the cougar is mounted and ready to display. Hours have yet to be set, although plans call for the center

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OBITUARIES Francis M. Loomis DIXON – Francis M. Loomis, 98, of Dixon, passed away at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Heritage Square in Dixon.

He was born Nov. 11, 1915, in Geneva, to Clayton E. and Hazel M. (Bowman) Loomis.

He married F. Marie Fechtler on Dec. 1, 1944, while they both were stationed at Camp Pendleton in California. She preceded him in death in 1982.

He graduated from Dixon High School. He was employed by the Dixon Post Office until he entered the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served during World War II in the South Pacific Theater. Following the service, he returned to the Dixon Post Office, and became the postmaster in 1971, where he continued until retirement.

Francis was a member of Lee County Senior Center. He also held the first chair position as a violinist with the Dixon Symphony Orchestra for many years. He was proud of the fact that he found the mail pouch that was dropped by Charles Lindbergh over Dixon.

He had been a member of Bethel Church in Dixon, where he had taught Sunday school for many years, and had been the choir director.

He wrote and copyrighted more than 84 hymns.

He was multitalented

in music, having played many different instruments, including the harmonica. He enjoyed traveling and hunting. He loved to garden, and always was a practical joker. He also was an avid Bible reader.

He is survived by two daughters, Joanna L. (Steve) Cureton of Treasure Island, Fla., and Susan M. Bechard of Marana, Ariz.; a son, Dr. Francis M. (Janet) Loomis II of Coal Valley; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two sons, Phillip Francis Loomis and Joseph E. Loomis; a sonin-law, Joseph Bechard; three brothers, Clayton E., Joseph, and Ralph J. Loomis; and a sister, Hazel Hall.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and the funeral at 11:30 a.m.

Monday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon, with the Rev. Randy Sizemore officiating.

Interment, with full military honors accorded by the Dixon combined veterans organizations, will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Heritage Square in Dixon.

Visit chapelhilldixon. com to send condolences.

James Schrock DIXON – James Schrock, 69, of Dixon, died Friday, April 18, 2014, at his home.

Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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Richard F. Williams STERLING – Richard F. Williams, 72, of Sterling, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at his home.

He was born April 23, 1941, in Milwaukee, to Carl and Anne (Siefkin) Williams. He married Kathleen Blair on June 22, 1968, in Sterling.

Richard was a graduate of Sterling High School, class of 1959. He was a member of the National Honor Society and class president. Richard continued his responsibility to his classmates with honor as he helped plan every 5-year class reunion.

Richard retired from Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in 1993, after 32 years of service. He served on the pension board for 9 years, and was involved in establishing the 401(k) for the employees. Richard was a proud member of Local 63, and sat on the ESOP board. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and worked as calibrator and instrumentation technician on the East Coast.

Richard was an avid board game player, and enjoyed sparring with the SHS chess team. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening, as he continued to mentor children and grandchildren.

Richard is survived by his wife, Kathleen Williams; children, Ann (Mark Nance) Skibbe of Prophetstown, Julie (Dan) Carpenter of Sherrard, Richard (Shelly) Williams Jr. and Scott (Laura) Miller, both of

Sterling, Matt (Cecilia Grill) Williams of Hawthorn, Jenna (Dean) Wassell of Windsor, Conn., Jay Williams of Peoria, Stacy (Kevin Gryger) Melsness of Sterling, and Jacob (Deanna) Williams of Dixon; sister Carol Dohner of Sterling; 13 nieces and nephews; grandchildren Rodney Skibbe Jr., Marissa Dionne, Ryan Beeman, Jade Lewandowski, Justin Beeman, Richard Williams III, Nicole Williams, Jessica Rickenbaugh, Jordan Williams, Hailey Williams, Caleb Miller, Elliot Melsness, Micah Miller, Jared Frye, Isabella Williams, Gabrielle Wassell, Hunter Wilson, and Quinten Williams; and five great-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Anne; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Blair; two brothers-inlaw, William C. Blair and Glenn O. Dohner; one sister-in-law, Margaret A. Lindsay; and one granddaughter, Elisha Kay Beeman.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

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

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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STERLING – A Sterling firefighter who is charged with sexual abuse has resigned.

Philip D. Johannsen, 37, resigned – effec-

tive immediately – on Tuesday, Sterling City Manager Scott Shumard announced Friday.

Johannsen was hired in July 2005.

The fire department now has two firefighter jobs open. Applications

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for the positions were due April 11, and a physical fitness test will begin at 9 a.m. today.

Johannsen is accused of fondling and kissing a girl under the age of 18 in early April.

He pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, a week after his arrest, and is in Whiteside County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

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Starns) Kuehl of Morrison; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Cathy (Dave) Monteith of Florida, Lauren (John) Tacker of Davenport, Iowa, and Pam Russell of Kansas City, Mo.; and one brother, Mike (Sue) Rousch of Blue Grass, Iowa.

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

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Morrison United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ryan Sutton, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

Memorials have been established.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Eleanor J. Douglas MORRISON – Eleanor J. Douglas, 93, of Morrison, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison. She was a homemaker.

Eleanor was born April 20, 1920, in Morrison, the daughter of John and Zada (Humphrey) Bruins. She married Floyd F. Douglas on Oct. 30, 1947, in Morrison. He preceded her in death on Nov. 1, 1988. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Fulton.

Survivors include one daughter, Linda (Terry) Jensen of Albany; one son, Roy Marvin Douglas of Geneseo; four grandchildren; three step-

grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Verdella Bruins and Shirley Bruins; and two brothers, Albert and Norman Bruins.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

Monday at BosmaRenkes Funeral Home in Morrison. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Blake Severson, pastor of Fulton Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

A memorial has been established.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Robert C. Mundt Sr. ROCK FALLS – Robert C. Mundt Sr., 87, of Rock Falls, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Loyola Hospital in Chicago. He served in the Army during World War II in Germany. He was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire Manufacturing Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1991.

He was born Oct. 11, 1926, in Sterling, to William and Grace (Hess) Mundt. He married Lorraine P. (Wagenecht) Mundt on Oct. 16, 1955, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Laurie (Jeffrey) Beyer of Winnebago; one son, Robert (Cindy) Mundt Jr. of Ottawa; one sister, Dorothy Reglin of Sterling; five

grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Lawrence Mundt.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. Visitation also will be from 9 to 10 a.m.

Tuesday and the funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be at Genesee Township Cemetery in Coleta.

A memorial has been established to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Evelyn Saathoff STERLING – Evelyn Saathoff, 84, of Sterling, died Friday, April 18, 2014, at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Jerry Dunne FRANKLIN GROVE – Jerry Dunne, 46, of Franklin Grove, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at his home.

Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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MORRISON – Peggy Lee Kuehl, 76, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly of Morrison, died Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Harmony House at Mercy Living Center South in Clinton. She had farmed with her husband and was a manager at Checker Oil in Morrison.

Peggy was born Sept.

12, 1937, in Morrison, the daughter of Leona Irene (Gash) and Arthur J. Baxter Jr.. She married Raymond E. Kuehl on June 10, 1956, in Morrison. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1997. She was a member of Morrison United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Debbie (Jake) Zuidema of Savannah, Mo., and Vicki Long of Clinton; one son, Steve (Michelle

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Bustos still ahead in fundraising in 17th Schilling: ‘We know she’ll outraise us’

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Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos remains far ahead in fundraising over Bobby Schilling, her Republican challenger in the November election.

As of March 31, Bustos, who unseated Schilling in the 2012 election, reporting having $1.1 million in her campaign coffers – more than 3 times his $332,000, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission.

The Republican Party has yet to come through for Schilling in a big way. “We know she’ll outraise us. She’ll need to,�

Schilling said in a tele-

phone interview. “Eighty percent of our money comes from individuals in our district, the vot- U.S. Rep. ers we rep- Cheri Bustos resent. Eighty percent of her money comes from special interests outside the district.�

He said his campaign has a lot more money than it did at this point in his successful race against two-term Democratic Rep. Phil Hare in 2010.

The new fundraising numbers, Schilling said, “are not a big deal to us.� “We have a ground game talking with the people,� he said. “But that doesn’t mean we don’t need to raise money. It’ll be a tough fight.�

Jeremy Jansen, Bustos’ campaign manager, said Schilling needs to check

his facts and notice that constituents recognize that Bustos is the “right choice for Bobby working Schilling families.� “[O]ur campaign is well aware that corporate SuperPacs are on the side of Bobby Schilling and can’t take anything for granted, so we’ll continue to work hard and raise the resources we need to communicate Cheri’s record of fighting for middle class values to voters this fall,� he said in an email.

The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan online newsletter that analyzes congressional races, considers Bustos’ 17th District competitive but says Democrats have the advantage.

Russ Choma, a spokesman for the Washing-

ton-based Center for Responsive Politics, said he wouldn’t draw conclusions at this stage on whether Schilling will get major financial support from Republican organizations. “The summer is when things really pick up,� he said.

In the past, Bustos, whose district includes Whiteside County, has declined to give details about how she raises funds. But Choma said most members of Congress go to nearby party call centers in Washington to contact big funders.

Even those without serious competition – including Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon – are expected to raise money. “The understanding is that you have a number you have to hit every day,� Choma said. “If you are a good fundraiser, it may not be hard for

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[Incumbents] are definitely spending a lot of time on this.�

Kinzinger, whose 16th Congressional District includes Lee County, has raised $1.2 million for this election cycle, in which he faces Democrat Randall Olsen, who has pulled in just $1,734.

After the 2010 census, Illinois’ Democratic Legislature redrew the lines in the 16th District to pack it with Republicans so that neighboring districts would go Democratic.

Kinzinger has given more than $140,000 of his donations to the National Republican Congressional Committee, which will use it to help GOP candidates in competitive districts. “He is using his money to build his reputation with his party,� Choma said. “He is trying to score brownie points with people who are more in need than him.

If he has a tough race the next time he runs, he can expect the party to support him.�

Release date for Crundwell will be March 5, 2030 APPEALS

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In November, a threejudge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago unanimously affirmed the sentence, calling it “substantively reasonable.�

Gaziano had appealed Crundwell’s sentence on the grounds that it varied too far from the sentencing guidelines and that more merit should have been given for the former comptroller’s cooperation with authorities after her arrest.

Thursday marked the 2-year anniversary of Crundwell’s arrest at City Hall.

She was sentenced Feb. 14, 2013.

Crundwell is serving her sentence in Waseca, Minn., in a low-security prison that houses 1,058 female inmates.

She is allowed to have up to 10 books or magazines “neatly stored� on a shelf in her cell, according to the prison’s handbook.

Her clothes – green pants, green shirts, coats and jumper dresses – have labels with her name, inmate number

and laundry number.

Sweatshirts can be worn, according to the handbook, as long as they are worn over one of the facility’s green shirts.

Crundwell can have no more than 25 personal letters in her cell and can have 25 loose photographs, according to

the handbook.

Any additional photographs must be in a photo album and stored in her assigned locker.

Her inmate number is 44540-424.

And her release date is March 5, 2030, when she will be 77.

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A fine week for local manufacturing W

hat a fine week it was for manufacturing in the Sauk Valley.

Thursday’s paper carried the story about Wahl Clipper Corp.’s plans to build a new $8.5 million, 40,000-square-foot corporate headquarters on its Sterling campus.

The announcement means that Wahl Clipper will retain the 114 workers at its corporate headquarters in Sterling and create at least five new jobs.

Iowa had wooed Wahl with the possibility that the corporate office could move to Bettendorf.

However, because of the state’s Economic Development for a Growing Economy program, Wahl qualifies for an Illinois tax credit to stay put and expand where it is.

Wahl’s new corporate headquarters will help this innovative international corporation operate even more efficiently.

The company, which began as an electric hair clipper maker in 1919 and has expanded to a variety of home and professional styling products and animal grooming products, employs nearly 900 people in Sterling and about

What we think Three local manufacturers announced this week that they plan to hire more workers.

That’s a positive sign for the economy and our communities.

2,000 worldwide.

Wahl’s good news followed a story in Wednesday’s paper about plans

by Woods Equipment Co. of Oregon, which employs 300 people, to add 23 more jobs to the factory.

Woods manufactures tractor and self-powered tools for the agricultural, turf and grounds, and construction markets.

Woods also announced it recently added a lasercutting system, the “biggest investment in 20 years,� the company’s chief financial officer said. The new technology will improve the plant’s accuracy and efficiency.

In the Business section of today’s paper, a story tells about how Sewer Equipment Co. of America, which moved

to Dixon in 2012, plans to add 10 more workers – six assembly workers, a couple of welders, and a couple of painters – to its 100-person workforce.

The company, which makes sewer and draincleaning equipment, vacuum trucks and trailers, previously added 30 workers since its move to Dixon from Chadwick.

Sewer Equipment Co. traditionally served municipalities, but 5 to 8 years ago, its leaders decided to expand into the industrial and plumbing sectors. That decision, plus the overall

improving economy, has fueled its growth.

If that weren’t enough good news, the Career Fair at Sauk Valley Community College reported greater participation this year: 40 employers, vs. 27 last year.

Of those 40 employers, about 90 percent are hiring, according to a Career Fair organizer.

Making major investments in bricks, mortar, equipment, and employees is a sign that these businesses are confident in the future and eager to embrace it.

And that is good news for our region.

THE READER’S VOICE

Support group for Parkinson’s very beneficial

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Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com

PAUL CANNON Rock Falls

Millions of people around the world recognize April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Parkinson’s is a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder that affects more than 1.5 million Americans.

Men and women alike are affected, and although the highest incidence is in people more than 60 years old, there is an alarming number of cases diagnosed before the age of 50.

Parkinson’s occurs when certain nerve cells in the brain are destroyed and cannot properly send messages. Exactly why these brain cells waste away is not known, but it results in slowness in movement, walking and balance difficulty, rigid/ stiff muscles and tremors. Secondary symptoms may include depression, confusion, and difficulty speaking and swallowing.

Although there is currently no cure or definitive cause of Parkinson’s disease, Parkinson’s can be managed through therapy and medication.

Therefore, it is extremely important to raise awareness about this crippling disease.

About 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected. Seven million to 10 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with Parkinson’s disease. And, Parkinson’s affects many individuals in the communities of Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon.

Support groups are a major vehicle for disseminating information and resources to assist people living with Parkinson’s disease. KSB Hospital sponsors a Parkinson’s Support Group that meets on the second Thursday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Town Square Center in Dixon.

As a person dealing with Parkinson’s, I find that the support, as well as the information from these meetings, is extremely

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

Taxpayers United died an early death because, one by one, the volunteers faded into the woodwork, and I became a general without an army.

It takes a lot of courage for David Giuliani to confront people who have become insensitive because of their power. It also takes a bit of knowledge and skill to do what David does.

I’ve thanked David personally and now publicly. Keep it up, David, because you’ve just uncovered the tip of the iceberg.

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

discovered a reluctant Sterling Township official, Mr. Howze, who didn’t want to answer questions or provide paperwork.

David uncovered the fact that Coloma Township hasn’t had an audit for 20 years and the person in charge says she doesn’t know how to do math.

David wrote about Sheriff Harn’s tow fee, which raised six figures of income for Ogle County TOM SLOTHOWER by taking advantage of Sterling people arrested.

Thank you for supportYears ago, angered by ing SVM reporter David our rising real estate Giuliani’s work. He has taxes, I rented the Sterbeneficial in helping me cope with this disease.

Anyone who has Parkinson’s, and their caregiver, is encouraged to attend these meetings. For more information, contact Anne Hilliard, the support group facilitator, at 815285-5575.

Thanks SVM reporter for revealing facts

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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.

ling Coliseum myself, paid for advertising, and was astonished to find more than 300 people in the audience who were upset about rising real estate taxes.

I formed Taxpayers United so we could go after the spenders responsible for spending that impacts taxation.

All sorts of volunteers assembled at our forthcoming meetings. I soon learned I didn’t have the legal or mathematical ability to understand legalities and financial statements. I could find no attorney or accountant willing to help us.

Pharmacists ready to help with mandate GARTH REYNOLDS Springfield

As of Jan. 1, Illinois requires all sixth- and 12th-grade students to receive a meningococcal vaccination. This necessitates adding it to the current list of vaccines pharmacists can administer to those ages 10 to 13 years of age and older without a prescription.

Those in Illinois’ most rural and underserved areas often have access to a pharmacy, but may have limited access to a doctor’s office or clinic.

For those living in medically underserved areas (MUAs), pharmacists are

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of critical importance in preventative care, serving as their nearest health care professional and provider.

The need for pharmacists will continue to grow even further in these areas, according to the American Association of Medical Colleges Center, which recently reported America will face a shortage of more than 90,000 doctors in the next decade.

This shortfall will most greatly impact the approximately 20 percent of Americans who live in rural or inner-city locations designated as MUAs. Students who are required to be vaccinated should have ready access through a visit to their local pharmacy. Current Illinois statute already permits qualified pharmacists to administer the flu vaccination; pharmacists stand ready to assist Illinois families with this new mandate.

Note to readers: Garth Reynolds, a registered pharmacist, is co-chairman of Pharmacy Choice and Action Now and the executive director of the Illinois Pharmacists Association.

‘Little minds’ in government fail the people BOB MUSCHAL Morrison

I must quote Edmund Burke in his address to the House of Commons when he said, “A great empire and little minds go ill together.�

When we combine an overbearing and overweening government with people unworthy of power and only interested in their own selves, we end up with people of small minds making big decisions to reflect well on them.

We do not end up with a government interested only in serving the citizens. We end up with a government interested only in making the citizens do what they feel is best.

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SECOND OPINION

Official silence prompts public skepticism F

amed Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein once described the job of journalists as trying to get information that other people don’t want them to have.

People who keep government records often make them difficult to obtain (they are public records, you know), and people with information often refuse to talk or otherwise make themselves unavailable.

Undeterred, journalists look for other sources or, too often, have to “write around� the lack of information and explain that the people who know would not cooperate.

And, eventually, that information is found out.

You can’t hide the truth forever.

Just ask Rita Crundwell.

(More on her later.)

REPORTERS AND editors of this newspaper don’t know as much as they wish they did.

And they usually know less than they’re assumed to know.

That’s why our small staff depends on the eyes and ears of readers to help us keep up with things throughout the Sauk Valley.

We are grateful for a tip this past Monday about the arrest of Sterling firefighter on a charge of sexual abuse.

By the time we heard about it, the arrest was 5 days old.

That’s a good lesson in journalism: Authorities let the media know the things they want the media to know.

That’s why we question. That’s why we seek to verify with a second or third source.

When we asked Monday about the arrest, we received a news release that obviously had been prepared days earlier.

At the top of the report were the words “For release upon inquiry.�

In other words, if the newspaper doesn’t ask us, we won’t tell them.

We would prefer that public officials and public figures be more forthcoming with public

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information.

Must have been a reason the city didn’t want us to know about the arrest of a city firefighter.

Do you think you would be afforded that same courtesy?

SEVEN WEEKS AFTER the shooting death of a 15-year-old Rock Falls High School student, the public still doesn’t know much about the circumstances.

Police were quick that day to determine the death was accidental.

They’ve been considerably slower to explain how they came to that conclusion so soon. If the case were so cut-

and-dried, why has the investigation dragged on?

Such silence creates an information void where rumor and conjecture move in, and the fact that the shooting occurred in the home of a state trooper feeds public skepticism about a dual system of justice.

Authorities invite that skepticism – and worse – by withholding factual information that, experience tells us, isn’t nearly so bad as the gossip their reticence encourages.

We cannot forget that this is the same county – with a different state’s attorney – where the son of a former state policeman was a jailer who got caught stealing inmates’ prescription drugs.

The jailer was never charged with a crime, and the public was never provided an explanation for that decision not to prosecute.

That’s no way to foster public trust in government generally and the justice system specifically.

Hard to argue that public skepticism – even cynicism – isn’t warranted.

SPEAKING OF STUFF we don’t know ...

During a recent meeting of the Sauk Valley Media editorial board, we asked Dixon Mayor Jim Burke about the minutes of those closed meetings of the city council in the hours and days after the arrest of Rita Crundwell.

This week we observed – “celebrated� just wouldn’t be the right word – the 2-year anniversary of the arrest of the city comptroller. On that day we didn’t know the full extent of her $54 million larceny, but it came out soon enough.

Whatever the council discussed in the wake of her arrest will remain secret at least a while longer, the council recently decided on the advice of attorneys.

Despite our prodding, Burke didn’t feel free to offer much more detail, but he did say a couple of interesting things:

1) He had thought the minutes could be released without a problem – until the attorneys advised otherwise.

2) The discussions did not involve the criminality, or even embarrassment, of other individuals who might be involved in the scandal.

Of course, skeptics among the populace won’t be convinced until the minutes are released.

Perhaps when the statute of limitations expires – 2 years for some matters, perhaps 3 years for certain public acts – the legal concerns will become moot.

That could mean release shortly after the 2015 city election.

If, as we suspect, the truth isn’t nearly as bad as the gossip, council members might want to release those minutes earlier – regardless of the advice of lawyers, who are merely advisers, not policy makers.

Folks on the Election Day ballot should have no secrets from the voters.

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Politicians show off with taxpayers’ money Bike path, walking trail dollars really could be put to better use #OMMERCIAL .EWS %DITORIAL "OARD $ANVILLE

Gov. Pat Quinn announced earlier this week the state would pass along $52 million in federal dollars to pay for various alternative transportation projects, such as bike paths and walking trails.

While the money is nice, it could be put to better use.

If the federal government – or state or local governments, for that matter – can dish out taxpayer dollars to pave 10-foot-wide paths for people to walk along, then the rest of the governmental budgets at all levels must be in good shape.

But we all know, they are financial wrecks.

In Illinois alone, the

state owes more than $7 billion as of December for goods and services.

Illinois schools expect to see their share of state funding fall again next year to about 80 percent of what it should be. In District 118 schools, that means personnel cuts and reductions in programs.

Quinn said the federal dollars would pay for 71 projects and support 400 jobs. But how many jobs have been lost because

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of Illinois’ financial situation?

Politicians like to hand out grants such as these

because it looks as if they are doing something positive. All they are really doing is showing off with taxpayers’ money.

A better idea would be for the federal government to pass along this money as block grants to be used by states to pay bills, support education, and repair infrastructure first, then use it for hiking trails, once all of the necessary items are satisfied.

That’s not going to happen, but it should.

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“We know in December things are going to change,� the source said. “[Harn is] going to retire or whatever. We just have to get through this summer.�

The sheriff didn’t respond to multiple requests to comment for this story.

Harn has served 29 years with the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department, the past 3 as sheriff after defeating his boss, Sheriff Greg Beitel, in the 2010 primary election.

Harn’s first decision as sheriff, in his first hour in office, according to the source, was to reshuffle the department, moving five investigators to patrol and five patrol deputies to the investigation unit.

Reshuffling a department after a transition is common, the source said, but Harn’s extensive shakeup came as a surprise to most deputies and forced the department to “play catch-up.�

The source added that today, the department’s investigations unit is a positive asset.

The moves might have been politically motivated, he said, adding that the five investigators who were moved to patrol had been supporters of Harn’s predecessor. “Draw your own conclusion,� the source said.

In an interview on Tuesday, VanVickle said he expects some reshuffling when he takes over in December. “Honestly, we’ve begun to think about that,� he said. “There won’t be any earth-shattering changes.

There’s a great group of guys there. There will be some restructuring and refocusing. In terms of wholesale change, that definitely won’t occur.�

During Harn’s first 3 years as sheriff, he showed up at the department “three or four� times a week, the source said.

But in the month after the election, according to the source, Harn was there only three times.

The Monday after the election, the source said, Harn changed the locks on his office door. “It’s better when he’s not there,� the source said. “He disrupts things when he’s there.�

Harn can micromanage deputies and be vindictive, the source said, adding that sheriff is usually in his office for about 20 minutes during each visit.

However, Harn does call in to the department and is available through email, the source said.

VanVickle said he expects to have a greater day-to-day role, adding that it was a job he chose to seek, so he’ll make sure he’s there. “I will be very involved, and I will be at the office during normal business

hours,� he said. “That’s my intention.�

He added that the administraSheriff tive nature Michael Harn of the job means that he might be at county government meetings at times.

In two instances since taking office, Harn placed a law enforcement officer – a lieutenant and sergeant – on front desk duty, which is a job now handled by a part-time employee, the source said.

Those moves were made out of retribution, the source suggested. In one instance, the sheriff also revoked the officer’s privilege of taking a patrol car home.

Such actions, which can be politically motivated, are among the reasons the majority of the department supported VanVickle during the primary, the source said.

He knew of only three department members who supported Harn.

The source added that because of the experience of many of its members, the department was still performing well.

Harn, in an interview with Sauk Valley Media for a story that was published March 8, before the primary election, said “the office needed to be reorganized to perform at a higher level with less financial resources.�

“I am the first to admit that forgoing raises, eliminating overtime, and asking Brian for a good day’s work VanVickle from everybody has not made me the most popular boss,�

Harn said then. “But I am proud that not a single employee has been laid off, and am truly proud of the way our employees have executed the mission I laid out.�

In December, Sauk Valley Media reported on Harn’s use of department credit cards for a variety of purchases, including thousands of dollars for “training� lunches, as well as some personal expenses, which he paid directly to the credit card company.

While the “training� lunches were common knowledge, the source said, the other purchases – their variety and frequency – came as a surprise.

Also in December, Sauk Valley Media reported on the department’s administrative tow fund, which had collected $210,400 between October 2011 and November 2013 and was used to pay for repairs to department vehicles, a tent at the Ogle County Fair, and a $4,000 management fee for the department’s Facebook page, among other expenses.

The Ogle County Board has since restricted what the fund can be used for and transferred control of it to the county treasurer.

VanVickle supported the fund’s restrictions to make it work as it was intended. He also said he would eliminate the department’s gasoline credit cards and the “credit cards will be vastly restricted.� “The spending needs to be regulated,� he said, “and there needs to be some more accountability than there has been.�

After stories about the department’s spending were published, the department source said, Harn became more disruptive and often yelled at department members.

Harn sent an internal memo about the “dissemination of information� to his staff on March 12.

Harn told personnel that “no member of this department is to have any contact with Sauk Valley Media or its reporter without prior approval of the sheriff,� citing the department’s policy manual and another memo he had sent in 2012.

In previous interviews with Sauk Valley Media, Harn has said his department’s Facebook page is a way he and the department interact with citizens and keep them informed. “Citizens appreciate knowing who the problem people are who are currently breaking the

law in our county, and what types of crimes are being committed,� Harn said in the March 8 story. “We now have a way to communicate weatherrelated issues and road conditions.�

The last post on that Facebook page was made March 13. Five posts were made in March.

Since telling his department not to speak with Sauk Valley Media, Harn has been difficult to reach for information on arrests and investigations, something the department source did not like. “It’s in the best interest of the citizens to know what’s going on in the department,� the source said. “It’s a public safety issue.�

During the months before Harn took office after defeating Beitel, the two sat down to work out the transition, the source said.

While enough experienced deputies are available to help with the transition from Harn to VanVickle, the source said he doubted Harn would be so cooperative.

VanVickle said he hadn’t spoken to Harn since the election, but added that he hadn’t yet tried to reach the sheriff, though he will at some point. “We took that oath,� the source said of the oath that law enforcement members take. “We live that oath. Sometimes I think the man that gave us that oath forgot about his oath.�

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His favorite general is William Tecumseh Sherman, who, as Ethan puts it, “burned� his way through Georgia. He doesn’t much care for Gen. George McClellan, whom he said wasn’t the “smartest� of generals.

(Abraham Lincoln, who ousted McClellan, most certainly would have agreed.)

In a class project, Ethan portrayed Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, while a friend took

the role of Grant’s rival, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. “We argued who was better,� Ethan said.

While a reporter interviewed Ethan, his 8-yearold brother, Cole, was on the floor, playing with a toy, seemingly uninterested in the Civil War discussion.

Last year, the family visited the historic battle site of Gettysburg, Pa., where they watched a reenactment on the battle’s 150th anniversary.

His mom, Kim, said the family felt it was impor-

tant to take their son to a battle site. “He got to walk around and talk with the re-enactors,� she said, adding with emphasis, “This is an 11-year-old boy.�

His parents said their son’s interest in history did not come from them. “I love to see how interested he is,� she said. “It makes me feel wonderful as a mom.�

Will he stay interested?

Ethan seems to think so.

His mom is not so sure. “Girls could come in the picture,� she said, “and he’ll forget about this.�

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South Korean Navy and Coast Guard personnel on a ship and boats search for missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, South Korea, Friday.

Rescuers scrambled to find some 270 people still missing and feared dead.

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Denis Pushilin of the self-appointed Donetsk People’s Republic told reporters the insurgents in more than 10 cities do not recognize Ukraine’s interim government as legitimate and will not leave the

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) – Pro-Russian insurgents defiantly refused Friday to surrender their weapons or give up government buildings in eastern Ukraine, despite a diplomatic

buildings until the government resigns. He demanded that Ukrainian leaders abandon their own public buildings.

Talks between Ukraine, Russia, the United States and the European Union produced an agreement Thursday in Geneva to take tentative steps

toward calming tensions in Ukraine. The country’s former leader fled to Russia in February and Russia annexed Crimea in March.

The Geneva agreement calls for disarming all paramilitary groups and immediately returning all government buildings seized across the country.

MOKPO, South Korea (AP) – The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry was arrested Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need, as investigators looked into whether his evacuation order came too late to save lives. Two crew members were also arrested, a prosecutor said.

The disaster 3 days ago left more than 270 people missing and at least 29 people dead.

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Navy divers attached underwater air bags to the 6,852-ton ferry to prevent it from sinking deeper, the Defense Ministry said.

The coast guard said divers began pumping air into the ship to try to sustain any survivors.

Strong currents and rain made it difficult to get inside the ferry.

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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Most of Illinois’ 860 school districts, including those in the Sauk Valley, would see cuts in funding if the state’s temporary tax increase is rolled back as scheduled, according to a document being circulated as part of Illinois Democrats’ campaign to preserve the tax hike and push to update the state’s school funding formula.

The document, released by the caucus this week, cites what would be a total of $450 million in general state aid cuts to schools. But a few schools, mainly in Chicago’ suburbs, would actually receive more money despite the state’s drop in revenues, because the complicated, 20-year-old funding formula would consider them poorer.

Republicans quickly disputed the figures. They said the Democrats are exaggerating the extent of the cuts needed and could manage the state’s finances better by finding savings elsewhere.

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asked agency leaders in recent weeks to spell out for lawmakers what 20 percent decreases in discretionary spending would mean for their budgets.

The Senate Democrats’ document, compiled by the state board and released by the caucus Thursday, reveals for the first time the impact to specific districts around the state in terms of general state aid, the state money used to offset the basic cost of educating students.

State Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat and appropriations committee chairman, said detailing the impact of the cuts is essential. “I think it’s going to be very devastating to students, to families and people who educate,� he said.

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The memo dated Friday, which The Asso-

ciated Press obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, says the state auditor compared clients enrolled in the Medicaid database last June with state death records dating back to 1970. Auditors identified overpayments for services to roughly 2,900 people after the date of their deaths.

The heads of the

departments of Healthcare and Family Services and Human Services, the two state agencies involved with Medicaid payments, outline steps to fix the problem in the memo to their senior staffs.

The memo states that more than $7 million has been recovered, and the rest is expected to be recouped by year’s end.

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All apologies Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville calls the obscene gesture he made during the second OT Thursday in the playoff opener “bush league”; the NHL fined him $25,000.

Numbers game Proposed age limit NBA Commissioner Adam Silver wants to implement for league rookies to help abolish the “1-and-done” college players. The current age limit of 19 was implemented in 2005.

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his coming fall, I’ll be well into my 23rd year as a member of the Sauk Valley Media sports staff.

I imagine in many ways it will be like the previous 22. I’ll still cover a football game every Friday night.

The occasional soccer match, volleyball game, or golf tournament during the week will be thrown in for good measure. Hitting deadline each night will be a headache, as it always is, and a reason for celebration when it is done successfully.

Yet there will be something very different about this coming fall. Two of my favorite coaches to deal with here at the paper, Pat Lessner and Val Gassman, are hanging it up after combining for more than a half century of service to their schools. sss Lessner has been the golf coach at Dixon High School since 1979. He guided the Dukes to the state tournament in 1983, when they placed 11th, and in 2009, when they placed seventh.

On the girls side, the Duchesses qualified for state in 1979 (16th place), 1981 (third) and 1984 (seventh).

The 1981 team had six team members, but only four were available for state.

One of them, Liz Nehls, had the flu.

“I said, ‘You can decide if you want to play or not,’” Lessner said, “but if you don’t, we cannot do well as a team.’ She played, she stuck it out, and we ended up finishing third, only four strokes from first.”

Lessner’s two most accomplished boys golfers were Duke Franklin and Mitchell Homb.

Lessner remembers Franklin as a golfer with an insatiable appetite for golf.

Franklin would drive his car near the ninth green at Dixon Country Club so he could continue practicing his short game in the dark.

“It was just unbelievable,” Lessner said. “He was like a sponge. He just could not get enough, so I just kept on teaching and teaching and teaching. That was so fun.”

In 1986, when Franklin was a senior, he and another boy were tied for the lead on the last hole at the state tournament. Franklin drove his ball into the rough, in casual water. He asked for a drop, was denied by the observer, went on to bogey the hole, and lost state by one stroke. Lessner witnessed it all.

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Sterling’s Don Mekeel (left) and Rock Falls’ Rich Montgomery were honored last weekend by the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association at its annual banquet. Mekeel was named Official of the Year, and Montgomery received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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“It really is an honor,” Mekeel said.

The northwest corner of Illinois has become famous for its excellence at the “It verifies that some people, at least, think that what you’re doing is good, individual and dual team state wresand that you’ve made a contribution in tling tournaments. various ways. I am really proud of it.”

The same can be said for the region “Considering the people that are in at the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and that organization and have won that Officials Association gathering last award, it’s humbling,” Montgomery weekend. said. “Denny Hastert, Charlie AnderRich Montgomery of Rock Falls and son, Rich Holtfreter from Harvard – the Don Mekeel of Sterling were two of the list goes on and on. These people, in prominent honorees at the IWCOA hall the history of our sport, they’re giants. of fame banquet April 12 in Countryside.

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The Blues’ Alexander Steen (20) scores the game-winning goal in the third overtime past Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford and defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) during their first-round playoff game Thursday night in St. Louis. The Blackhawks led 3-2 after one period, but did not score again.

ou know what was the most aggravating thing about the Blackhawks?

A lack of killer instinct, that’s what.

They didn’t need to go to two overtimes in the playoff opener against the Blues, because Jonathan Toews got hurt in each one. This, mind you, coming in the captain’s first game back from injury.

And they most certainly didn’t need the third overtime, because they gave up the goal that won it for the Blues.

But still, the most aggravating part was that the Hawks could’ve won this game four periods earlier.

Should’ve won this game four periods earlier.

The Hawks held a 3-2 lead, and had enough opportunities to make it, I don’t know, 6-2 and see ya later.

Before the period was half over, the Hawks created at least

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four great chances in about 4 minutes, any one of which likely would’ve chased Ryan Miller from the Blues net.

But no.

Patrick Sharp, Nick Leddy and Patrick Kane all failed to bury the puck ... and bury Miller.

That’s what those guys are there for: to bury pucks and goalies.

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The announced attendance above 30,000 had dipped to less than a third of that.

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One thing that is clear â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the addition of replay is not helping.

There was one review midway through Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. A barely audible sigh came through the crowd, as they turned attention to their smartphones (some of their attention never returned).

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The games are slow (which is really bad when it is also cold out).

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Golden Warriorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer defender also loves to write, play tennis How long have you played soccer?

I played travel soccer when I was younger, and I played club this past fall, but I moved here in fifth grade and stopped playing until high school.

Where did you move from?

I moved to Sterling form Lombard after my mom got remarried. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all right here. I played some club tennis at Westwood in my spare time, and even a little soccer at the YMCA in Sterling.

What do you personally take away from playing sports?

I really like being involved. Being in sports, you are closer with your teammates than, say, clubs. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done both, and you spend way much more time together, both on and off the field, on a sports team.

Especially with this soccer team, we are such a close family. Even compared with last year, I feel like we have gotten stronger and stronger, and it helps us out on the field a lot.

Have you ever traveled anywhere interesting?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to Thailand. My dad lives there now. He used to travel there for work a lot, and just ended up moving there. I went to Phuket in Thailand; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so pretty there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the clearest water youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever seen. This fish swim right up to you and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even need goggles to see them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so pretty.

What would be your dream job?

I really want to be an ophthalmologist â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an eye surgeon. I also really like writing, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thinking of majoring in biology and minoring in journalism, Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re two really different things, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK.

Why study the eye?

What fascinates you about it?

I guess just the fact that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all seeing is really cool. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your window. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look up facts about the eye just for fun, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that for anything else thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic.

When did you become interested in the eye?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know, but probably when I had to get glasses when I was younger. I remember putting them on for the first time and being able to see everything so clearly, it just was amazing to me.

Favorite food?

Chili. Oh my gosh, my mom makes it all the time for me. When I come home from soccer practice, there is usually a pot sitting on the stove. I always look at it and hope thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it chili. When I open up the lid, I get excited, and about half the time itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chili. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my favorite.

Favorite music?

I guess pop. Whatever is on the radio, usually, but sometimes that gets annoying. I like rap, some country, but no heavy metal.

What song is on your music player that might surprise your friends?

I have a Slipknot song. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called Psychosocial. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an extreme head-banging song. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really listen to it very much, though.

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o letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a quick trip back in time at the week that was: First thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Saturday, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the boat with my lovely little daughter Taya, and we are fishing a tournament. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 80 degrees and we are in T-shirts. Other than a fierce wind from the south, it is absolutely beautiful.

Forty-eight hours later, I am again with my daughter Taya and girlfriend Michelle, and we are en route to Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Only this time, it is cold, dreary, and snowing like all get-out.

Now, going to Cabelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually trumps out any bad that happens in a day. But really watching it snow some 2 inches that day was just absolutely depressing. Even as I was picking up my last-minute flathead catfishing items, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m seeing the snow through the windows and just wondering when the insanity is ever going to end.

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I am hearing reports of the walleye fishing really turning on, and I know soon that the crappie will be showing up, as well. I am either going to have to make time to catch some, or finagle some out of one of my buddies, because let me tell you, frying up fresh crappie and walleye â&#x20AC;&#x201C; alongside a mess of morel mushrooms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; well, to those who know, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You go, Catmatt!â&#x20AC;?

To those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know: you need to find out. Take my word for it.

Anyway, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank you all for continuing to read my rantings. I am glad we made it through the winter together, and I am looking forward to sharing a terrific summer with you all. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make sure we all step out of our comfort zone this year and try something different.

But mainly, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoy the out-of-doors more than ever. We are all a year closer to meeting our maker.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;That definitely left a bad taste in his mouth,â&#x20AC;?

Lessner said.

Homb placed 11th at state as a sophomore, fourth as a junior, then won it all as a senior in 2010. He now plays at Southern IllinoisEdwardsville. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even when Mitchell was off, he found a way to win,â&#x20AC;? Lessner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was just exceptional.â&#x20AC;?

Golfers without Franklinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Hombâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent and drive, however, perhaps benefitted the most from Lessnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steady hand as a coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of kids that came out just to learn to play golf,â&#x20AC;? Lessner said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and then found out they could play a little bit better than they thought they could.â&#x20AC;?

One of those success stories is Ryan Dixon, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play golf as a freshman, but decided to join the team a sophomore. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t particularly good, but stuck with it. By the time he was a senior, he put together a sectionalwinning performance and earned a trip to the state tournament.

Lessner was an accomplished golfer himself, as his two Lincoln Highway Tournament titles (1976, 1992) will attest.

Back trouble doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow Lessner to play anymore, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still around the sport.

Last summer, I was fortunate enough to have him in my cart for the last day of competition at the Lincoln Highway. He was there to follow Homb, his former player, as well as the other players in the final group, which included myself. We had a great conversation all day long, which, looking back on the situation, probably helped FREE KITCHEN DESIGNS BY

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me more than I realized.

On the 20th hole of the day, I snap-hooked a drive that only stayed inbounds because of a friendly bounce off a tree. A large group of onlookers fell silent, and I trudged back to the cart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hang in there,â&#x20AC;? Lessner said.

A fairway wood up the middle, a nice wedge onto the green, and a converted 4-foot putt later, I made an unlikely par. I looked over to the cart, and Lessner had a huge grin on his face.

I almost felt like one of his players for a day. sss Gassman was an assistant cross country coach at Newman in the early 1990s when athletic director Mike Papoccia suggested she get certified, so she could become a head coach. She did just that, went to summer clinics to learn the ropes, and became the Newman boys and girls cross country coach in 1993. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every morning and every night, it was God, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me screw up,â&#x20AC;?

Gassman said.

Gassmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first team had three girls and two boys. One of those girls, Shelley Schaefer, placed 19th at state in 1993.

For the next decadeplus, Gassman plugged away. Participation, as opposed to great success, was what she preached. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My philosophy is work hard, 1 day at a time, have fun, and give them the joy of running that would last a lifetime,â&#x20AC;? Gassman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no expectations of winning. It was just for the love of the sport. I loved coaching.â&#x20AC;?

Winning, however, eventually found its way to Newman. In 2007, the Comet girls finished 12th at state â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the only time a Newman girls team has advanced to state.

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It was a watershed moment for Gassman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is burned into my mind,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the very first time we won something. We had been second and third, but we had never won anything as a team. I was so excited, and I knew we had something special brewing.â&#x20AC;?

In 2008, Trancoso picked up a worthy sidekick in Dylan Reyes, who gave up football to run cross country. That duo, along with a strong supporting cast, put together a Class 1A state championship season in 2009. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like the planets were aligned,â&#x20AC;? Gassman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That group of young men was phenomenal.

Everybody on that team was special, and they always will be special.â&#x20AC;?

I had the pleasure of covering that particular state cross country meet. After talking to a few athletes, I coaxed Val to a quieter section of Deweiller Park, so I could hear her over thousands of screaming teenagers and adults.

She was so happy, she could barely speak.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I remember most from that day.

The Comets have continued their success.

They placed 12th at state in 2012, and 14th in 2013.

For Gassman, however,

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On July 14, 2013, Joe, her husband of more than 27 years, died, and that changed everything. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The reason I got into this was because of Joe,â&#x20AC;?

Gassman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He could see the passion, and he gave me the courage to set myself out there. As a coach, people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how much pressure there is in high school to produce. He was my rock, the one person that regardless of what happened, I could go home and talk to. Half the time he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I was talking about, but he was the one person that had my back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a coach, I think you need that one person. I found it very difficult last fall, without having him to share stuff with.â&#x20AC;?

After the season ended last fall, Gassman announced sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be stepping down. She also gave up her varsity girls track coaching job, a position she held from 2000-2013.

Instead, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll coach in what she anticipates will be a less stressful environment. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help out with the Sauk Valley Saints, a team with runners from four Catholic middle schools in Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had our first meet the other day,â&#x20AC;?

Gassman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were running around like ants at a picnic.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be in an organization with them, and to be at that level with them, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unbelievable,â&#x20AC;? Montgomery finished.

Montgomery started his teaching and coaching career at Jerseyville, his alma mater, but lasted there just 2 years due to budget cuts. He then came to the Sauk Valley, and has been a fixture here ever since.

Montgomery was the head wrestling coach at Newman from 1980-91.

The Comets won a Class 1A state championship in 1985, and finished third in 1988.

In 1992, he went across the Rock River to Rock Falls, and guided the Rocketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrestling program until 2006. Montgomeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams won 420 dual meets, six conference titles, 10 regionals, and two sectionals.

Individually, Montgomery coached 17 state champions, 36 medal winners, and 62 state qualifiers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was begging for a job after I got RIFed at Jerseyville, and lo and behold, I stumbled into the Newman deal,â&#x20AC;? Montgomery said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why it worked there, but it did. I had pretty good success here [at Rock Falls]. Again, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why, but it worked.

I feel I owe wrestling now as much as I can.â&#x20AC;?

Montgomery has served on numerous IWCOA committees over the years, and is now the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president.

He spreads the word to coaches across the state about the benefits of joining and being active in an organization that promotes wrestling on many levels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of a giving back to what wrestling gave to me,â&#x20AC;?

Montgomery said.

Montgomery has served as the Rock Falls High School athletic director since 2001. The IWCOA also honored him as its Class A athletic director of the year for 2014.

On May 3, the Illinois Athletic Directors Association will honor Montgomery as its Division 4 Class

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3A/4A AD of the year at a banquet in Peoria.

As a coach, Montgomery crossed paths often with Mekeel, who has been a wrestling official for the past 39 years.

Mekeel dealt out high praise for Montgomery when it came to how coaches should deal with officials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He always treated me top-notch,â&#x20AC;? Mekeel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if I made a mistake, you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear from him. I always felt heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy that could teach the class on how to work an official. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work a guy by badgering him or belittling him. You work a guy by making him so comfortable working for you.

You get a guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best work when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s totally comfortable working in your environment.â&#x20AC;?

The duo were also adversaries in the coaching ranks, as Mekeel served as the Sterling coach from 1994-2003.

He guided the Golden Warriors to 140 dual meet wins, two conference titles, two regional titles, and one sectional championship. They qualified for team state in 2002. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course, Sterling and Rock Falls never want to lose to each other,â&#x20AC;? Mekeel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but I still think we maintained a very professional approach to our competition.â&#x20AC;?

Mekeel had 16 years of officiating under his belt when he took the Sterling coaching job. That lasted 10 seasons, after which he returned to officiating full-time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaching, you have to eat, drink, and sleep it,â&#x20AC;? Mekeel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24 hours a day of worrying about kids making weight,

making the bus, making grades, and behaving. It was fun and rewarding, but I was happy to get back to the officiating.â&#x20AC;?

Mekeel has worked 13 state wrestling finals, either at the individual tournament or dual team tourney. He has twice been the coordinator of officials â&#x20AC;&#x201C; at the 2012 dual team tourney, and the 2014 individual event.

In 2012, Mekeel and his son, Ryan, became the first father-son combo to work the dual team state wrestling finals, and they repeated that feat in 2014. Another son, Chris, is also an accomplished official, and has worked in the postseason at the sectional level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My boys both started officiating when they were 17,â&#x20AC;? Mekeel said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Boy, it would really be neat if we got to do the Midlands [Tournament] together or the high school state tournament together. It was just a real sense of pride to see that happen 2 years ago. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping we take another step next year and get to work the individual state tournament.â&#x20AC;?

For the past 9 years, Mekeel has operated a local officiating class, helping 50 officials get their start. Mekeel also travels throughout the state, putting on clinics for new and veteran officials.

Mekeel was also instrumental in starting a scholarship program for the Sterling High School wrestling team. Through various fundraisers and saving tournament proceeds over the years, a nest egg of $100,000 was raised.

This year, $7,000 in scholarships were distributed to three graduating seniors.

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Samuel Johnson, an 18thcentury English essayist, said, “The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.”

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South is in four hearts after East opened one club. West leads his lowest club. East wins with his king, cashes his ace, and continues with a third round to declarer’s queen. How should South continue?

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After winning the third trick, South should cash two top trumps, then sacrifice a heart trick by leading a low heart.

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Alfredo Simon lowered his ERA to 0.86, and Cincinnati won for the 16th time in its last 17 games at Wrigley Field after a 3-1 decision on Friday afternoon.

Making his third start, Simon (2-1) allowed an unearned run in six-plus innings and sent the Cubs to their fifth straight loss. Jonathan Broxton pitched a hitless ninth for his second save, completing a six-hitter as the Reds stretched their winning streak to a season-best three.

Jeff Samardzija (0-2) gave up three runs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one earned â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and six hits in seven innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.

Nationals 3, Cardinals 1: Cardinals catcher Yadier Molinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing error combined with Michael Wachaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wild pitch to allow two unearned runs in the seventh inning, breaking a tie and helping Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals get the win in Washington.

Gonzalez (3-1) allowed one run and four hits in seven innings, retiring the last 11 batters he faced.

He finished with seven strikeouts and one walk as Washington ended an eight-game losing streak against St. Louis that dated to

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Game 5 of the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2012 NL division series.

Rangers 12, White Sox 0: Martin Perez pitched a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Leonys Martin drove in four runs and Texas routed Chicago in Arlington, Texas.

Martin homered and was one of four Rangers batters with three hits apiece. Robinson Chirinos also went deep.

Perez (3-0) retired his last 12 batters and struck out eight in his second complete game, including rookie Jose Abreu three times.

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SAN FRANCISCO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Yasiel Puig believes he has the support from his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates and the club to help him keep his focus on baseball despite challenges off the field.

Puig returned to the starting lineup in right field for Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series finale against the Giants amid reports that smugglers who helped him defect from Cuba had threatened his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m only concentrating on the season and being the best teammate and helping my teammates,â&#x20AC;? Puig said, speaking in Spanish during an interview Thursday at his locker in AT&T Park.

While Puig wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t address the details specifically because of a pending legal case, he said he will focus on baseball and on helping the defending NL West champions keep winning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have great teammates who are helping support me so much this season, and to focus on the season when I get to the stadium, so I am comfortable,â&#x20AC;? Puig said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That way I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start thinking about anything negative in the stadium.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m only thinking about working on the things that are going to make me a better ballplayer.â&#x20AC;?

The 23-year-old was scratched from the starting lineup after arriving late for his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home opener April 4.

But he said he is committed to baseball â&#x20AC;&#x153;so those things that are happening donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t torment me.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the field right now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to be thinking about baseball,â&#x20AC;? teammate Hanley Ramirez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen is

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Manager Don Mattingly said he has read articles about Puigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey, and will offer support. He has spoken briefly with the outfielder, but not regarding specifics of his journey to the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201C; saying if Puig wants to keep those details private, he will respect that wish.

Mattingly is committed to helping Puig, who signed a $42 million, 7-year contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talked about his background. Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s told me about his background. Nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s told me about his story,â&#x20AC;? Mattingly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you care about Yasiel, you worry about some serious stuff there that he has to deal with.â&#x20AC;?

Court documents, part of a federal lawsuit in Miami, say smugglers who helped Puig leave Cuba on a speedboat have made death threats against him and against a Cuban boxer who says he defected with Puig. Boxer Yunior Despaigne says in an affidavit he is afraid of being harmed by the smugglers or their associates if Puig hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t paid them money he owes.

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More than ready to run again Skyhawks Smooth sailing expected Monday at Boston Marathon

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BOSTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; During the early afternoon of April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray sent a text to Boston Athletic Association executive director Tom Grilk: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great. What do you think?â&#x20AC;?

It was a beautiful day. Everything was going smoothly at the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beat it,â&#x20AC;? Grilk texted back.

So McGillivray, who has been the race director of the Boston Marathon for 26 years, returned to the start in Hopkinton, where he got ready to run the course for the 41st consecutive time.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where he was at 2:47 p.m., when the two bombs went off near the finish line, killing three and injuring 260 people. He got the phone call at 2:52. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The state police brought me back,â&#x20AC;? he said Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were going about 100 mph. Got back in 20 minutes. My family was there, in the bleachers. I got in the secured area right away. I went in to the medical tent. Then I went to the finish line to find my family, and they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me up there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A police officer said to me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not your race anymore.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when it really hit me. The magnitude of this.

And it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

A year later, it is once again McGillivrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race. There was a public tribute Tuesday to the victims of the bombing. There was talk of the tragedy and remembrance of the victims and more tributes thoughout the rest of the week. Then there will be the race on Monday, the 118th running of the Boston Marathon, 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be a lot of remembrance and tribute and celebration outside the curbs, but inside those curbs, everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be focused on that road race again,â&#x20AC;? McGillivray said.

There will be 9,000 more runners, 2,000 more volunteers, an estimated 1 million spectators, as well as more video surveillance, more undercover police officers, more restrictions on items such as backpacks, and also how many people will be allowed on Boylston Street near the finish line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Runners should be very confident coming to this race, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be safe and secure,â&#x20AC;? Boston police

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In this April 15, 2013 file photo, medical workers aid injured people near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following two bomb explosions in Boston. The race will be run Monday, and those involved in the planning believe it will be safer than ever for the 36,000 runners.

Commissioner William Evans said.

On Tuesday, there was some concern in the city when a man was taken into custody after he left a backpack by the finish line of the marathon, allegedly telling police that there was a rice cooker in it. Police detonated two backpacks left there as a precaution. The bombs that exploded near the finish line last year were made with pressure cookers and placed inside backpacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Within a minute, our officers were on him, and based on what he said, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we went through the precautions we did,â&#x20AC;? Evans said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You never can be too safe nowadays.â&#x20AC;?

As McGillivray said Wednesday, this is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;new normal.â&#x20AC;?

Initially, after the events of last year, McGillivray wondered if runners would want to come back to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race.

But they did, to the tune of 36,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coming back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fifty-six hundred werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to finish, and 5,000 [of those] decided to sign up again. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strong, strong statement.â&#x20AC;?

McGillivray said the marathon organizers had to process what happened after last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bombing, but also had to continue to move forward to make this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race safe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a delicate balance, because emotions are at play, and

continue to be,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been the way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been for 12 months. For all of us on the management side, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably going to really hit us on April 22 more than ever, because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to keep our game-face on for 12 months and continue to lead this event for everyone.â&#x20AC;?

When McGillivray, 59, took the race directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job in 1987, he worried that his streak of running the historic race would be over. But, no, he found that he could still run the 26.2 miles, after all the marathoners were dispatched and his duties were finished â&#x20AC;&#x201C; although he is constantly checking his cellphone on his run back to Boston.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where he was headed last year when the bombs went off. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to run the course until 11 days later.

For him, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run will be special. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running to raise money for the Martin W. Richard charitable foundation, in honor of the 8-yearold boy from Dorchester who was killed in the bombing last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it means the same [to me] as it does for everybody else,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But for the first time in my life, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tied it to a great purpose. For 40-plus years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been just do it for myself, and now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s do it for someone else.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be focused on the entire time.â&#x20AC;?

Natalie Brown homered, doubled, and drove in three runs to lead the Sauk Valley Community College softball team to a 9-3 victory over the College of DuPage on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader.

Alysha Guy, Kiara Kaleel, and Stephanie Kester also drove in runs for the Skyhawks (22-11). Mackenzie Staples had two hits and drove in a run.

Bri Shultz got the win, allowing three runs (two earned), six hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. She also struck out two.

DuPage won the first game 6-2, with Karen Caithamer leading the way. Caithamer allowed two runs (none earned), four hits and a walk in seven innings. She helped her own cause with a double and two RBIs. Brandi Riess doubled twice and drove in three runs.

Staples drove in both runs for Sauk Valley.

Prep softball Hall 2, Fulton 1: Maddy Andresen scored

on a passed ball in the sixth inning for the Steamersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lone run against the visiting Red Devils.

Fulton had two runners on base with two outs in the seventh, but Jaclyn Toureene flew out to end the game.

Rockridge 10, Amboy 0: The Clippers managed just three hits in a home loss to the Rockets.

Madeline Ely had double for Amboy (7-4).

Karlee Doege was the losing pitcher.

Prep baseball Rockridge 18, Amboy 1: The Rockets

scored 11 runs in the top of the fourth on their way to a road victory against the Clippers.

Dallas Appleman had a double for Amboy.

Seth Wheeler was the losing pitcher.

Hall 5, Fulton 2: The Red Devils broke a 2-2 tie after four innings with a two-spot in the fifth on their way to a road win over the Steamers.

Devon Ballard had two singles and drove in a run for Fulton. Paul Velasco also had an RBI.

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NBA PLAYOFFS | FIRST ROUND | BULLS VS. WIZARDS

NHL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP

Gibson big off bench for Bulls Reserve has become key piece in Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s run to playoffs

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

DEERFIELD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Taj Gibson flashed back to the grueling workouts in the searing Southern California heat last summer.

There he was with Derrick Rose, running and jumping and trying to take his game to another level for the Chicago Bulls, while their superstar point guard worked his way back from a left knee injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was intense,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was out in the hot sun every day, every morning, it was burning up, hot. Running, pushing your body to limits you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know you could push your body to. It was really hard every day.â&#x20AC;?

Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback came screeching to a halt in November, this time because of an injury to his right knee.

Gibsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ascent goes on.

He has played a big role off the bench while assuming more responsibilities on a team that again lost its cornerstone, and traded away another top player in Luol Deng.

The Bulls won 48 games to grab the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage in their first-round series against the Washington Wizards despite some big obstacles.

While Joakim Noah, D.J. Augustin and coach Tom Thibodeau have all

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Bulls forward Taj Gibson (left), seen here celebrating with Joakim Noah, has stepped up his game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and his impact â&#x20AC;&#x201C; coming off the bench this season. played big roles in that, so has Gibson.

He averaged a careerhigh 13 points, and emerged as a Sixth Man of the Year candidate in his fifth season, as well as their No. 1 power forward in crunch time. While Carlos Boozer starts, Gibson finishes. He plays in the fourth quarter, with Boozer on the sideline.

A big reason for that is his ability to defend, to block

shots, and switch on the pick-and-roll. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also emerged as more of a force on offense, after averaging 8 points a year ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten better every year in the league,â&#x20AC;? guard Kirk Hinrich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He works really hard.â&#x20AC;?

He believes more in his mid-range jumper, something he worked on in the offseason, and his post game. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more confident, period, and Gibson credits

a nudge from Thibodeau for that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; along with the work he did in the summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sacrificed my whole summer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not going out, not hanging out with my friends,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just really devoted to go to the gym. Thibs told me if you want success, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to put the work in.â&#x20AC;?

Five days a week heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d shoot in the morning, then lift weights, run on the track, and work on his agility. At night, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go back to the gym. The next day, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d repeat the cycle.

Gibson might get the chance to start next season if the Bulls decide to amnesty Boozer. For now, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving them a big boost off the bench â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and doing it when the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the line. And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearing the Sixth Man chatter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great for myself, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great for the Bulls,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I try not to focus on it. I try to just focus on the task at hand. If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to pick me, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to pick me.

But at the end of the day, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy just having my teammates really believe in me this year, and the turnout has been great.â&#x20AC;?

Things go south for Hawks after first period CLOSED

Keith failing to catch passes and control the puck.

CONTINUED FROM B1 The Hawks lost all aggressiveness and puck The Hawks created a possession in the third couple other scrambles in period, conceding twofront, but they got noththirds of the ice and, of ing against a goalie who course, the Blues banged got a sarcastic cheer in his in the tying goal late. home building on his first And if all that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t save of the second period aggravating enough, the after allowing three goals Hawks blew power plays on seven shots in the first in each of the first two 20 minutes. overtimes.

The Hawks blew a The Hawks are faster chance to run Miller not and more talented than only from the game, but the Blues. They have to also maybe the series. be more dangerous with Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how fragile the the puck. They have to Blues goalie seemed to be sharper moving it and be after losing his last deadlier shooting it. five games in the regular They failed badly in season, to go along with a Game 1. Miller found his save percentage of .865. game in the second periThen the Hawks turned od. The Hawks let him. so bad that they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Champs should have a even get off shots, with the killer instinct long before likes of Sharp and Duncan overtime.

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The Red Wingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pavel Datsyuk (13) tries to keep the puck from the Bruinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Patrice Bergeron during Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Friday in Boston. The Red Wings won 1-0.

Wings hit road, knock off Bruins Habs easily handle Lightning "Y 4HE !SSOCIATED 0RESS

Pavel Datsyuk scored at 16:59 of the third period, moments after Jimmy Howardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best save of the game, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the top-seeded Boston Bruins 1-0 in the opener of their Eastern Conference playoff series Friday night in Boston.

The Bruins won the Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Trophy for the best record in the regular season, but were locked in a tight game in which neither team had many solid scoring opportunities.

The winning goal came when Datsyuk carried the puck from the right side to the left in Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zone and put a 30-footer from near the left circle past goalie Tuukka Raskâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left glove.

Right before Datsyukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 37th career playoff goal, Howard made a brilliant save when Jarome Iginlaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot from the right point was deflected

by Milan Lucic in front of the net. But Howard knocked the puck aside with his glove.

Game 2 of the bestof-seven series is set for Sunday night in Boston.

Canadiens 4, Lightning 1: Rene Bourque had

two goals, and David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher also scored, leading the Canadiens to victory on the road.

Carey Price stopped 26 shots for Montreal, redeeming himself following a less-than-stellar performance during a 5-4 overtime win in Game 1.

A second road victory in three nights sends the Canadiens home with a 2-0 lead in the best-ofseven series. Game 3 is Sunday.

Bourque and Desharnais scored in the second period after defensive breakdowns left Tampa Bay goaltender Anders Lindback in tough situations. Gallagher made it 3-0 with an unassisted goal in the third period.

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Choi seizes lead at RBC Heritage Stanford in charge at LPGA stop "Y THE !SSOCIATED 0RESS

K.J. Choiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early tee time and quick start moved him to the top of the rain-delayed RBC Heritage on Friday in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Choi shot a 67 to get to 5-under 137, one stroke ahead of Robert Allenby and two in front of a group led by former world No. 1 Luke Donald as the second round was suspended because of heavy storms.

Allenby was among 65 players still on the course when the rain hit Harbour Town Golf Links. Officials delayed the round shortly before 3 p.m. and then sent everyone home until Saturday morning after waiting through about 90 minutes of steady, heavy rain.

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Stanford is 13 under going into the final round Saturday, ahead of Hyo Joo Kim and Michelle Wie at 9 under.

Stanford, a five-time LPGA Tour winner, finished the day with six birdies and one bogey, one day after taking the tournament lead with a 64 in the second round.

Stanford birdied two holes in a row on the front nine, getting to 10 under with a birdie on the par-5 fifth hole. She moved to 13 under with birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 13.

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K, like the little book says, everyone poops, but that’s not the only reason Sewer Equipment Company of America is doing so well: Some good business decisions and an improving economy also are spurring expansion at the Dixon manufacturer.

The company makes sewer and drain-cleaning equipment, vacuum trucks and trailers, and “business is very good,” said John Wichmann, the company’s executive vice president of operations.

When the company moved to Dixon from Chadwick in late 2012, it started with 70 workers, and promised to hire 30 more.

“We’re north of 100 today, and looking to add another 10” – six assembly workers,

To apply Those interested in working for the family-owned Sewer Equipment Co. of America in Dixon should apply at www.manpowerjobs.com; call the Manpower office in Dixon at 815288-7800 with questions.

Learn more about the company at www.sewerequipment.com or on its Facebook page. a couple of welders, and a couple of painters, Wichmann said.

When the company moved into the former Johnson Controls building at 1590 Dutch Road, it was using only 60,000 of 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space, but it since has moved into 20,000 more square feet and expects to be using the rest by the third quarter, Wichmann said.

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John Wichmann, executive vice president of operations of Sewer Equipment Company of America, says a strengthening economy has been good for business, because municipalities that cut back during lean times are seeing their tax bases grow.

That has them investing more in infrastructure. The company makes sewer and drain-cleaning equipment, vacuum trucks and trailers.

Having no credit score a problem for future?

Dear Dave, I’m 20 years old, and I’m trying to get out of debt. However, I’m concerned about what might happen when I’m older and don’t have a credit score.

My girlfriend says I won’t be able to get a job or rent an apartment without a good one. Is this true?

– Ian Dear Ian, No, it’s not true. I’m sure your girlfriend is a sweet person, but she has no clue what she’s talking about in this situation.

In either case, you can simply explain that reason you

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don’t have a credit score is because you have no debt.

Since you don’t have any debt, you have something known as money. That makes you very stable, and it makes you a fantastic candidate as

an employee or tenant.

Listen to me, Ian. I’m a landlord, and if I had my choice between a tenant with no debt and no credit score and someone with a high credit score but lots of debt, I’d take the one who has no debt in a heartbeat. Why? Because that’s the one who is most likely to pay.

Besides, you already have a good credit history, if you’ve paid your bills on time. Show them proof of that, if necessary. But taking on a pile of debt to have a high credit score or increase your current score is just plain stupid.

– Dave

Dear Dave, Would it be a good idea to open CD accounts for my two small children?

– Abe Dear Abe, No. A CD is a Certificate of Deposit. Basically, they’re not much more than savings accounts which carry early withdrawal penalties.

They earn about the same as a regular savings account, too, which at the moment is next to nothing. There’s no reason to open them for your kids.

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ROCK FALLS – If you visit the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce over the next few months, you’re likely to see some new faces.

That is because some jobs are being redefined as the chamber grows in some different directions, President and CEO Bethany Bland says.

During the transition, Bland is getting help from some temporary employees.

The biggest change is more clearly separating the administrative and special events duties. To better service chamber members, Bland is looking for a full-time special events and services coordinator.

“Our board is focused on providing more events and services for our members,” Bland said. “With one person focused on special events, I can concentrate more on administration and membership.”

In addition to its social events, the chamber plans to ramp up its educational services, including workshops, webinars, and other training opportunities, Bland said.

In the meantime, temp worker Stephanie Dalrymple is lending some administrative support. Intern Jordyn Vickers will start at the chamber as soon as she gets home from college. Vickers will help with special events, particularly Summer Splash, which will make its run June 27-29 on the riverfront.

A new ‘Attic’ to explore DIXON – Digging around an attic for lost treasures is a pleasure that not everyone gets to experience.

A visit to the new antique store, Attic Treasures, might scratch that itch a bit, though.

Longtime antiquer Tammi Lehman, of Franklin Grove, opened her store at 639 Palmyra Road, next to the former White House restaurant, about a month and a half ago “to get rid of some stuff and have some fun,” she said.

Lehman sells all kinds of vintage, collectible and antique items, will sell some things on consignment, and is happy to help customers track down special items.

Attic Treasures is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Call 815-973-9062 for more information.

Let The Sun Shine IN! Heritage Square Bonnie O’Connell BSN, Administrator

620 N. Ottawa, Dixon

(815)288-2251 www.heritagesquaredixon.com

HAPPY EASTER!

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January Student of the Month Brooke Smith, 18, of Franklin Grove, is Ashton-Franklin Center High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s January Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Greg and Lori Smith, and has a brother, Cody, 22, and a sister, Addie, 20.

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Biggest fear: Spiders you had $100,000? Buy Read this: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nineteen a car and use the rest for Best friends: Marissa Least favorite class: Minutes,â&#x20AC;? by Jodi Picoult college.

Asbury and Allie Cardot English What do you wish your Shout out to: My grandPaycheck: F r a n k l i n What kind of music high school offered? parents. I love you.

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Ashton-Franklin Center High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s January Student of the Month is Brooke Smith. After graduation, she will major in biology at Millikin University in Decatur.

OREGON HIGH SCHOOL QUARTER AWARDS

Student nominees for Oregon High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student of the Quarter gathered for an awards breakfast April 8 at the school. They are (kneeling, from left) Alexis Frey, Cassidy Speaker, Jeffrey Berry, Ashton Rutherford, Skylar Carlson, Hailey Long, Lucas Carr, Haley Repass, and Jordan Pekofske; and (standing) Dylan Geesey, Joshua Harkey, Gage Brown, Will Coots, Kelsi Foss, Haylie Rorbeck, and Robert Geiken, Overall Student of Cheryl Bunton is Oregon High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teacher of the Quarter. Not pictured are Jaclyn Borgen, Brittany Snapp, and Mayra Nava-Moyotl. Photos submitted by the Quarter, and Skip Gooch received the Support Heather Walden.

Staff of the Quarter award.

Morrison Junior High school musicians earn awards MORRISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An area music contest for junior high schools was March 22 at Morrison Junior High School.

Along with Morrison students, other competitors were from Erie, River Bend in Fulton, Riverdale in Port Byron, and Rock Falls. Morrison students were in 75 events.

They earned 62 Division I (excellent) and 13 Division II (good) ratings.

Four Morrison performances were picked to be in the Honors Recital at the end of the day.

They were a vocal duet

by Shanna Hudson and Esperanza Xique, a clarinet solo by Kaleb McCoy, a boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vocal quartet by Grant Abell, Kaleb McCoy,

Isaac Damhoff, and Dallas Wagenecht, and a snare drum trio by Grant Slater, Isaac Damhoff, and Adam Lindstrom.

The Morrison Junior High Band, under the direction of David Bean, earned Division I ratings on its performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brass Triumphant March,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Invincible Warrior,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Variation Overture.â&#x20AC;? The Sixth Grade Choir earned Division I marks from the judges with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Journey,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Flanders Fields,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Windy Nights.â&#x20AC;? The Seventh- and EighthGrade Mixed Chorus received Division I ratings on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cantate Hodie!,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;May the Road Rise Up,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let My People Go.â&#x20AC;?

Both choirs were under the direction of Lindsay Greer.

Morrison Division I solos: Breanna White, Makayla DeSmit, Sydney Belanger, Clara Vegter, Zailey Greeno, Jenna Scott, Meghan Sterenberg, Chloe Stingley, Shanna Hudson, John Taylor, Misty Ogburn, Esperanza Xique, Kaleb McCoy, Cassie Osborn, Joy Sipes, Hannah Stralow, Tommy Wagenecht, and Grant Abell, vocals; Kaleb McCoy, piano; Lauren Bender, Sarah Screnock, Sydney Belanger, and Hannah Stralow, flute; Kaleb McCoy, Morgan Stuhlman, Meghan Sterenberg, Taylor Stratton, and Lindsey Hould-

son, clarinet; John Taylor, bass clarinet; Madison Steines and Jarrett Wiebenga, saxophone; Grant Abell, Landon McNeece, Chloe Stingley, Hannah Linder, Hannah Wallander, Griffin Vos, Jacob Brown, Isaak Shetler, and Cassidy Stoecke, trumpet; Molly Neumann, French horn; Brandon Freeman, trombone; Dallas Wagenecht, baritone horn; and Isaac Damhoff, snare drum.

Division II solos by Morrison: Grace Berry and Kolten Sage, vocal; Zailey Greeno, flute; Charidy Bland, oboe; Kamden Staples, saxophone; Samantha Makl, French horn; Clara Vegter, trombone; and Jonathan Fulton, tuba.

SPRING PROM

ABOVE: Emma Carnaghi of Dixon was crowned prom queen and James Powers of Amboy was named prom king April 5 during Lee County Council on Agingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring prom. Photos submitted by Jennifer Lang.

RIGHT: Participants of the dance posed on the front steps at the Post House Ballroom in Dixon.

Morrison Division 1 ensembles: Shanna Hudson and Esperanza Xique, Zailey Greeno and Emma Peppers, Kaleb McCoy and Cassie Osborn, and Chloe Stingley and Grace Fischbach, vocal duets; Kaleb McCoy and Madison Steins and Bailey Smith and Lindsey Houldson, piano duets; Kaleb McCoy, Dallas Wagenecht, Isaac Damhoff, and Grant Abell, boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vocal quartet; Kaleb McCoy, Morgan Stuhlman, and Madison Steines, woodwind trio; Bailey Smith and Sydney Belanger and Sarah Screnock and Meghan Sterenberg, woodwind duets; Zailey Greeno, Hannah Stralow, Taylor Stratton,

and Lindsey Houdson, mixed woodwind quartet; John Taylor and Shanna Hudson, clarinet duet; Landon McNeece and Grant Abell, trumpet duet; Dallas Wagenecht and Derek Bush, baritone duet; and Grant Slater, Adam Lindstrom, and Isaac Damhoff, snare drum trio.

Division II ensembles for Morrison: Taylor Stratton and Hannah Stralow, vocal duet; Sydney Belanger, Bailey Smith, Meghan Sterenberg, and Mackenzie Ryder, vocal double duet; Charidy Bland and Jenna Scott and Lauren Bender and Morgan Stuhlman, woodwind duets; and Samantha Makl and Molly Neumann, French horn duet.

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In September, Jim Foster of Dixon rode on “The Dragon,” a curvy stretch of U.S. Route 129 through Tennessee and North Carolina. The area is known as Deal’s Gap. Photo submitted by Foster.

A northern pike falls victim on a wintry day. The eagle hunted in mid-February at Lawrence Park in Sterling. Photo submitted by Bob Benters of Rock Falls.

ABOVE LEFT: There is nothing like a good perch on a winter day in Dixon’s Page Park along the Rock River.

Photos submitted by Tim Griffin of Dixon.

RIGHT: Two eagles fly over the river, forming a picture framed by trees.

ABOVE: An eagle isn’t the only thing in the air near the upper dam hydro-power plant in Rock Falls. Photos submitted by Jon Colberg of Rock Falls.

BELOW: It continues its stately flight.

Three deer decide to get their breakfast at David Parker’s bird-feeding stations. Photo submitted by David and Marie Parker.

Canada geese fly March 17 over Oregon. Photo submitted by Irv Bolthouse of A snowy owl stretched its wings in a February flight near Rochelle. Photo submitted by Dave Tackett.

Oregon.

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Hike leads off programs DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A number of programs are available in May at the Ruth Edwards Nature Center in Lowell Park, 2114 Lowell Park Road.

Registration is necessary. Call 815-288-5209 and leave message with the name of the program, the callerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and phone number, and the number of people who will attend. The program cost of $5 for adults, age 21 and older, and $2.50 for children will be collected the day of the event.

The programs are: Bluebird Hike May 3: Greg Hunter, Dixon Park District naturalist, will lead a hike from the dog park on Washington Avenue into the Meadows to study the Eastern

bluebird, its history, and nesting. This is a 3.5-mile round trip. The adult hike will be from 4 to 7 p.m., rain or shine. Sturdy footwear, long pants, and binoculars are recommended.

Leaves-Texture Rubbings May 10: Participants will use plastic leaf templates to create texture rubbings which will be painted. The program, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., is for children in third grade and older. Smocks to protect clothing are recommended. Children in third grade and younger should have parental supervision.

Trees Are Terrific May 17: The group will learn about trees and their identification. Art

drawing activities are planned, and illustration projects will address structure, form, bark, trunks, roots, and landscape composition. Traditional drawing materials and color pencil studies will be used. The class is from 1 to 3 p.m. and is suitable for students in sixth grade and older.

Wildflowers For Kids May 31: This session will have instruction about wildflowers and children will construct a pale, purple coneflower from various materials. It will be from 1 to 3 p.m., and is for kids in second grade and older. Smocks to protect clothing are recommended. Children in third grade and younger should have parental supervision.

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HELPING OTHERS Ava Vanecek, 6, of St. Louis, the daughter of Andi Cruz Vanecek, donated 10 inches of her hair to Children with Hair Loss during a haircut April 5 at Studio 404 in Dixon. Sarah Cruz, a stylist at the studio and Avaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aunt, trimmed her hair.

Photo submitted by Daniel Berkeley

Computer courses to start OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A free beginning computer class is available at Rock River Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s computer technology center, 810 S. 10th St. Kathe Wilson will facilitate the sessions, which will be from 9 to 11 a.m.

They are open to the public.

Basic Computers starts May 1. This class will provide an introduction to computers and computer terminology and an explanation of how the Internet works.

The May 8 class will introduce Microsoft Word 2010 and how to manage files and folders.

The third session will be May 22 and will cover how to use the Internet and email.

Space is limited; regis-

tration is required. Those interested can sign up for individual classes or all three.

An Illinois State Senior Spelling Bee competition will be at 10 a.m. May 3 at the center. Adults 50 and older should register by April 25 to take part. There is no charge.

Local winners and runners-up will advance to the regional semifinals June 7 at the center. The state finals will be Aug. 11 at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

A trip is planned to the White Fence Farm Restaurant in Romeoville for a lunch and show May 15. Patty Waszak, vocalist and comedienne, will perform. The bus will leave at 9 a.m. from the

center and will return at 5:30 p.m.

The cost for center members is $60 and $65 for the public. Transportation, the meal, show, and tips are included.

The registration deadline is April 28. â&#x20AC;&#x153;History of the Viking Shipâ&#x20AC;? will be presented at 7 p.m. April 27, by Lorraine Straw, president of Friends of the Viking Ship. She will recount the story of Viking, the full-size, replica of the ancient Gokstad that sailed from Norway to Chicago in 1893. The ship is in Geneva, and is open to the public. Go to www.vikingship.us/ tours for its schedule.

To register or for more information on the activities, call 815-732-3252.

Plants ready for area gardens POLO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The annual plant sale of the Polo Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club will be from 8 to 10 a.m. April 26 at 105 S. Division Ave. The entrance is on the west side of the building, off the alley. Signs will be posted. The sale is in conjunction with Poloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All Town Rummage Sale.

A variety of sun and shade plants, both freshlydug and mature, will be sold. Proceeds will be used

to help beautify Polo locations and to purchase garden-related information.

Two garden gift baskets will be the prizes of a drawing at 10 a.m. One of the baskets is on display at First State Bank, 211 S. Division Ave., and the other is at Blackhawk Area Credit Union, 201 E. Dixon St. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six.

They can be purchased at the bank, credit union,

or from club members.

Winners need not be present to win.

Setup for the sale will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday.

Anyone who would like to donate fresh plants may bring them to the site, or contact a club member.

Donors are asked to identify the plantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; type, color, and partiality to sun or shade. For more information, call Jean Dawson at 815-946-3363.

Photo submitted by Andi Cruz Vanecek

Dance, games planned on Friday AMBOY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A fun night and dance will be from 7 to 10 p.m. April 25 at Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St. This Teen Turf activities is open to students in fifth grade and older.

There will be games, and refreshments will be sold.

The students cannot leave

the dance without being signed out by a parent.

The annual draw down is planned for May 10 at Amboy Community Center, 280 W. Wasson Road.

The tickets are $50 for two, and include a meal from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The draw down will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The grand prize is $1,500 and second place is $500. Cash and other prizes can be won throughout the event, and there will be a silent auction and 50/50 drawing.

Only 200 tickets are available; call 815-8574800 or 814-440-8195.

Area students take part in museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show FREEPORT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Art by students from West Carroll School District and other Freeport area schools will be shown at the Freeport Art Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aspiring Artists Student Exhibition.

The display, which features paintings, drawings, and sculpture, will be open through May 17.

The museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturday at

121 N. Harlem Ave. Admission is free; donations will be accepted.

For more information, go to www.freeportartmuseum.org or call the museum at 815-235-9755.

Elizabeth Fordham (from left); Kathey Mackey; the Rev. Marty Creager, pastor; and Janis and Duane Butterbaugh display items to be sold during the annual spring bazaar April 26 at Dixon Church of the Brethren. Photo submitted by Janet Hoover.

Shopping, pancakes to return to church DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fellowship members of the Dixon Church of the Brethren will present their annual spring bazaar and pancake breakfast at 7 a.m.

April 26 at the church, 215 North Court St. Breakfast will be served until 11 a.m., and the

bazaar will end at noon.

Tickets for the breakfast are $5 for adults and $2 for children. They can be purchased at the door, from church members, at the church office weekday mornings, or call the office at 815-2842711.

The bazaar will fea-

ture baked goods, crafts, needlework, and Rada knives. Plants will be sold at the back driveway, with trees, bushes, perennials, flowers, stepping stones, and garden decor available.

The church is accessible to wheelchairs at the main entrance.

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Phidiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;announce annual art show winners DIXON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The 67th annual Phidian Art Club Art Show was April 10 at Loveland Community House.

The 87 entries were judged by Diana Garrett of Freeport, artist and former art educator.

The work is on display through April 30; call 815-284-2741 for hours.

The award winners are John Wildman of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Ease,â&#x20AC;? Myrtle Walgreen Best of Show; Becky Hundrieser of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a Barn,â&#x20AC;? Phidian Purchase Award; Craig Car-

penter of Oregon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joy Ride,â&#x20AC;? Roger Brown and Iva L. Gamel Memorial Award; Sydni L. Reubin of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ross,â&#x20AC;? Phidian Past Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Award; Stuart Roddy of Coleta, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rocks,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Martin Power Memorial Award for Best Landscape; Craig Carpenter of Oregon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Short Shorts at the Tipi,â&#x20AC;? Judith Ann Valenti Memorial Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reflections of the Past; Suzanne Shedosky of Prophetstown, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow Melt,â&#x20AC;? Robert Crowson Memorial Award; Graydon Cafarella of

Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Autumn Road,â&#x20AC;?

Ann Roe Memorial Award for Best Watercolor; John McLane of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cloud Day in Banff,â&#x20AC;? Sauk Valley Bank Award for Best Oil; Nate Bierdeman of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weathering the Storm,â&#x20AC;?

LeSage Memorial Award for Realistic Style; Lorraine Straw of Oregon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zachary and His Treehouse,â&#x20AC;? The Helen M. Dixon Memorial Award; Shirley Guay of Amboy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ancestral Shadows,â&#x20AC;? Marion Anderson Memorial Award for Multicultural Art;

Carolyn Mastroianni of Freeport, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Explosion,â&#x20AC;?

Ethel Kerchner and Hilda Meyer Memorial Award for Best Floral; Fred Bushnell of Stillman Valley, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Lite,â&#x20AC;? Ruth Wood David Memorial Award for a Watercolor; Betty Kerchner Higby of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Mouse on the Prairie, Autumn,â&#x20AC;? Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award in Memory of Agnes Ferguson; Jane Cress Edgar of Grand Detour, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remembering Mike,â&#x20AC;? Marie L. Helin Memorial Creativity Award; Terry South

of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gunfighter & Old Glory,â&#x20AC;? KSB Hospital Award; Stuart Roddy of Coleta, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cypress Trees,â&#x20AC;?

Caryl Crawford Fleming Memorial Award for Best Nature Subject; Ellen Mumford of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hiersche Centennial Farm,â&#x20AC;? Ronald Reagan Presidential Award for Best Regional Scene; Sarah Mathew of Sterling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why Do Stars Come Down From the Heavens?,â&#x20AC;? Dixon Telegraph Award; and Debbie Thompson of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fall in the Meadows,â&#x20AC;? Ken Nelson

Auto Plaza Award.

Honorable mention was awarded to Mame Cooper of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Think Spring,â&#x20AC;? and Richard Anderson of Oregon for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art Show Today.

Emerging artists awards went to Syndi L. Reubin of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justin,â&#x20AC;? first place; Lorraine Straw of Oregon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Huntleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woods,â&#x20AC;?second place; and Betty Kerchner Higby of Dixon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Berries for Bluebirds, Virginia Creeper,â&#x20AC;? and Ben Perez of Sterling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitled in the Rain,â&#x20AC;? honorable mention.

an event comes together, do you know that Ogle County has many supportive residents who have deep respect for senior programs.

This event could not have happened without the help from Diane Palmer and Joyce and Leonard Bruns, and the generous sponsors who were the foundation for making the event happen.

Palmer and the Brunses are priceless volunteers and have the true spirit of giving. Rock River Center and the seniors of Ogle County can never thank them enough.

The staff at Rock River

Center all helped out where they could. A big thank you also goes out to them.

The cooking teams, though, were the ones that made the event. Businesses, groups, family, and friends came up with their best recipes and kept the crowd of nearly 400 fed throughout the evening.

We also want to thank the many individual volunteers who walked the event for various raffles and game boards. You all did a wonderful job with the crowd, and your efforts are appreciated.

As everyone was leaving the event, the common

phrase heard was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;See you next year.â&#x20AC;? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is being planned for 2015. We will look for participation from all of Ogle County, both for sponsorship and cooking teams, as we hope to increase the number of teams each year.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;? Ogle County is cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and we look forward to seeing another great turnout for 2015. Thank you to everyone.

Note to readers: Ann Haas is the executive director of Rock River Center and a member of the committee, along with Diane Palmer and Joyce Bruns.

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Dixon Rotary Club, noon, LOWER LEVEL 3T ,UKE %PISCOPAL #HURCH 7 4HIRD 3T

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Alcoholics Anonymous, NOON CLOSED 3T 0AUL ,UTHERAN #HURCH 3 &IFTH St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, NOON CLOSED STEP P M

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, NOON CLOSED "IG "OOK P M

closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., open, "AZAAR !MERICANA 7 Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, NOON P M

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American Legion Post 12 Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon.

American Red Cross blood

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p.m., 889 Shop Road, Dixon. !PPOINTMENTS TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, P M 3 7ALNUT St., Franklin Grove.

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Rock Falls Rotary, P M

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Celebrate Recovery, p.m., 201 W. Market St., MorRISON

Celebrate Recovery, Christcentered Recovery Group, P M 2EVIVE #OMMUNITY #HURCH % &RONT 3T -OUNT -ORRIS

Dixon CHIP Support Group meeting, P M POTLUCK

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Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, TO P M (ARVEST 4IME "IBLE #HURCH FELLOWSHIP hall, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock &ALLS

Friends of the Sterling Public Library meeting, p.m., library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418 Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., 2OCK &ALLS

Al-Anon, P M #HURCH OF 'OD #LAY 3T -OUNT #ARROLL

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New (OPE &ELLOWSHIP #HURCH

STATE 2OUTE +INGS Country Crossroads Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Forreston Grove #HURCH &REEPORT 2OAD

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Savanna.

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Rock Falls, back door.

rington of Rock Falls.

are Steve and Wendy Foerder of Annawan.

Maternal great-grandparents are Bob and Kaye Miller of Orangeville and Jack and Karen Sheehan of Hollywood, Fla. Paternal great-grandparents are Don and Shirley Foerder of Annawan and Eugene Heller of Geneseo.

1:05 p.m. April 7, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Parker June Brigl weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Braden Brigl, 3.

Maternal grandparents are John and Merilee Loggins of Rochelle.

Paternal grandparents are David and Boni Brigl of Dixon.

Maternal great-grandparents are Leroy and Marjorie Ewald of Rochelle.

Paternal great-grandmother is Betty Baebler of Dixon.

THANK GOODNESS

Kudos, Future Educators, for great event KARLA BELZER Dixon

I want to send a note of thanks and appreciation to the Sauk Valley Community College Future Educators for their well-planned, creative and fun, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If You Give a Mouse a Cookieâ&#x20AC;? program March 28.

From the cute crafts to the cookie station to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;find the miceâ&#x20AC;? game, it was evident that your group put much thought and effort into making a

great event for the kids.

My 6-year-old refused to wash off his mouse face and woke up the next morning with his nose and whiskers intact.

My 4-year-old had such a good time that he immediately declared he wanted to go back to the library as soon as he woke up Saturday morning.

You should be proud of your efforts, and based on the success of the event, you will be great future educators. Thank you, also, to the Dixon Public Library for hosting the event and to the Kohlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates in Action for its help. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to future events.

Grateful for success of cooking event ANN HAAS Byron

With the first Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; event coming to a close, the committee wants to share its deepest appreciation and thanks to all sponsors and teams for their support.

The Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; committee, Rock River Center, and the participating senior programs couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have made it happen without the many individuals who helped. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only when

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Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed

"AZAAR !MERICANA 7 Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholic Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; noon, OPEN P M OPEN 3 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., !MBOY

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alcoholics Anonymous, 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, NOON P M

&IRST #HRISTIAN #HURCH &IFTH !VE 2OCK &ALLS

8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, Fun Night, bring a friend, &IRST !VE 2OCK &ALLS

back door.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, First Presbyterian #HURCH #ALVIN 2OAD

Rochelle.

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

Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, 2OCHELLE #OMMUNITY (OSPITAL

900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., CLOSED "AZAAR !MERICANA

W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 A M CLOSED NOON OPEN p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 A M OPEN (ORIZON 6IEW &ARM barn, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., OPEN "IG "OOK &IRST Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

PFLAG Sauk Valley, 2:30 P M 3T ,UKE %PISCOPAL #HURCH 7 4HIRD 3T

Dixon.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, P M

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Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, P M #HURCH OF 'OD

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Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. PatRICK #ATHOLIC #HURCH +ELLY Drive, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life 0RISON 'ROUP

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 P M CLOSED -OUNT -ORRIS 3ENIOR #ENTER % &RONT 3T Monday Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite

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Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Hayden Allen Todd Baker Paige Parvin of Sterling and Desmond Baker of Savanna are the parents of a son born at 11:48 p.m. April 6, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Hayden Allen Todd Baker weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 22.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Tabitha Walker and Denis Parvin, both of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Tammy Storm of Pensacola, Fla., and Todd Baker of Thomson.

Maternal great-grandparents are Rosa Webb and Thomas Walker, both of Sterling.

Paternal great-grandparents are Linda Plog Williams of Nelson and Larry Plog of Pensacola, Fla.

Harmony Elizabeth Rose Gurley Jackelyn and Ryan Gurley of Arlington are the parents of a daughter born at 3:44 p.m. April 7, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Harmony Elizabeth Rose Gurley weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at

birth and was 19.5 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Hayden Gurley, 1.

Paternal grandparents are Eva Gurley and Jerrold Gurley, both of Arlington.

Natalie Jean Burdick Amanda Zook and Tyler Burdick of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 2:12 a.m. March 30, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Natalie Jean Burdick weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Gage Burdick, 9.

Maternal grandparents are George and Jean Zook of Rock Falls.

Paternal grandparents are Becki and John Martin of Dixon and Terry and Irene Burdick of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandmother is Dorothy Hoffmiller of Rock Falls.

Jaxson Michael Vervynck Shawna and James Vervynck of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 8:26 a.m. April 7, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jaxson Michael Vervynck weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Adam Edward Lee Vervynck, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Tammy Baldwin of Rock Falls and the late Bill Baldwin II. Paternal grandfather is the late Michael Vervynck.

Maternal great-grandmother is Anna Mae Baldwin of Rock Falls.

Hannah Lee Klett Tawny and Jacob Klett of Morrison are the parents of a daughter born at 8:14 p.m. April 2, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Hannah Lee Klett weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Edie and Joseph Edeus of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Kathy Klett of Rock Falls and Jeff and Sally Klett of Morrison.

Maternal great-grandparents are Nita and Richard Bridger of Jonesboro, Ark., and Ralph Aldrich of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandparent is Sandy Far-

Declan Joseph Williams Alison Chaffee and Scott Williams of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 9:35 a.m. April 1, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Declan Joseph Williams weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Mazzi Chaffee, 10, Eliza Chaffee, 4, Gregory Williams, 10, and Gracie Williams, 12.

Maternal grandparents are Debra and Nick Galvan and Rick and Sue Chaffee, all of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Mike and Linda Williams of Sterling.

Reid Michael Foerder Kelly and Bob Foerder of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 6:04 p.m. April 4, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Reid Michael Foerder weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are John and Crystal Sheehan of Huntley.

Paternal grandparents

Cora Lynn Bond Hillary and Jason Bond of Sun City, Ariz., are the parents of a daughter born at 12:03 a.m. March 25, 2014, at Banner Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, Ariz.

Cora Lynn Bond weighed 8 pounds at birth and was 21.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Mike and Deb Miller of Morrison.

Paternal grandparents are Mary Bond of Alameda, Calif., and Rick Bond of Tucson, Ariz.

Maternal great-grandmother is Phyllis Conklen of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandfather is Eugene Bond of Sierra Vista, Calif.

Jaymeson Michael Coppotelli

Lindsay Coppotelli of Sterling is the mother of a son born at 5:34 a.m.

April 11, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jaymeson Michael Coppotelli weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 23 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Dante Coppotelli, 12.

Parker June Maternal grandparents Brigl are Christine Coppotelli Jamie and Joshua Brigl of Sterling and Michael of Dixon are the parents Coppotelli of DeMotte, of a daughter born at Ind.

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Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyish figure often deceives others Dear Abby: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a 14-year-old girl with a problem. Because of my buzzed short hair, slim hips, and flat chest, I frequently get mistaken for a boy. It really bothers me because, despite my haircut and body shape, I have a feminine face and I wear womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothes and makeup. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not too much of a tomboy.

Sometimes when someone addresses me with a male pronoun or in some other way mistakes me for a male, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m too nervous to correct them. Is there a clever or witty way to correct the mistake? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Not A Boy in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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Dear Not A Boy: The person who made the mistake is the one who should be embarrassed, not you. If it happens again, all you need to do is smile and say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all girl.â&#x20AC;?

Dear Abby: A longtime

friend asked me to be executor of her estate a few years ago, and I agreed. As time has passed, the details of the estate have changed several times. After the recent death of her husband, she again changed the beneficiaries and now is leaving almost half a million dollars to two animal shelters.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her money to do with as she chooses, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t judge her. I do, however, have a problem executing an estate that gives that much money to animal care when it could help so many people. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fault her for wanting to do it; I

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just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be part of it.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m afraid asking her to find another executor would damage or end our friendship.

Please tell me what to do. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dilemma in Texas Dear Dilemma: Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it. You are judging the woman and you do fault her for wanting to leave a fortune to four-footed needy creatures instead of bipeds.

Because you are uncomfortable with her plan, you must tell her she needs to find another executor who is as committed to animal causes

as she is. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be doing her a favor.

Dear Abby: I have been dating a woman, and I am considering proposing to her. We have discussed engagement rings and she wants to design her own, which I think is great. However, I am unsure exactly what to do regarding the actual proposal. What ring should I give her, knowing that whatever I give her will not be her ultimate engagement ring? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Soon To Pop The Question Dear Soon To Pop: Marriage proposals happen

in many situations and in many ways.

There are no rules, and dropping to one knee and offering a ring is optional.

The engagement does not begin when a woman starts wearing a ring; it begins when she accepts the proposal. All you need to do is say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will you marry me?â&#x20AC;? When she says yes, you can then decide when you both would like to select a stone for her engagement ring.

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

PASTORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CORNER

Prayer breakfastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus

Lee County Homemakers Education Association members recently donated supplies for the Lunch-Learn programs of Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. Joan Padilla, executive director of Home of Hope (from left) and association members, Shirley Burgess and Shirley Rees, display some of the supplies.

Photos submitted by Padilla.

May 1 is the National Day of Prayer. Locally, we will celebrate NDP with aâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prayer Breakfastâ&#x20AC;? at 7 a.m. at the Sterling YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way. Mayor Bill Wescott of Rock Falls and Mayor Skip Lee of Sterling will update the faith community on the current networking between the two cities.

Breakfast will be provided by Creative Cuisine and served by Kiwanis members. It will include egg casserole, pastries, fruit, orange juice, and coffee for $7.

Every year there is a theme, and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Voice, United in Prayer,â&#x20AC;? based on Romans 15:6. Does prayer work? Is there truly someone listening who can do anything about the current state of affairs in our homes, workplaces, communi-

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ties, or even our nation?

Jennifer Kennedy Dean said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prayer is an interchange of love between the Father and his child.

That desire you feel free to pray is his love drawing you to delight in him. You only need to respond.â&#x20AC;?

For Christians, prayer is â&#x20AC;&#x153;communion with God.â&#x20AC;?

It is the medium of divine revelation. Through prayer, we actually experience relationship with God. The quality of our prayer life then determines the quality of our

relationship with God. It is our initiative to meet God, whether we are asking for favors, singing in celebration, or crying out in distress.

Our goal is to know God better, to experience the fullness of a relationship with him. Through prayer, we honor him. We give something back to the Almighty, something he desires greatly.

The local National Day of Prayer is sponsored by the Sterling Kiwanis Club and the Community Clergy Association. Several clergy members will participate in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Seasons of Prayer,â&#x20AC;? during the breakfast.

Tickets are available at the YMCA at 815535-9622; The Big Red Church, 312 Second Ave., Sterling, 815-625-5112; and the First Congregational Church of Rock Falls, 905 Dixon Ave., 815-625-3314.

IN BRIEF Homemakers to discuss health

Employees at Halo Branded Solutions in Sterling recently donated care packages to clients of Home of Hope. The items were given through the Halo Cares program. With some of the donated items are (from left) Stacey Sibley and Kris Bardell, both with Halo; Padilla; and Dawn Spangler, Elise Terrock, and Robin Meiners, all with Halo.

Food, music set for week MORRISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An array of activities are planned this week in Morrison.

Lipid profiles and glucose tests are available from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday through Friday at Morrison Community Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laboratory, 303 N. Jackson St. The cost is $20 for a profile, $7 for the glucose or $25 for both.

Participants should fast for 10 hours before the tests. Go directly to the lab. For more information, call 815-772-5536.

White Oaks Therapeutic Riding Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring session will start the week of April 28. The center, at 201 W. Winfield St., offers therapeutic horseback riding and animal-assisted activities for children and adults with disabilities. New volunteer training will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday and 10 a.m. to noon April 26. For more information, call 815-7722669.

A free community meal will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Lincolnway. The church is

wheelchair accessible.

Emmanuel Reformed Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual spring cantata will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and April 27 at the church, 202 E. Morris St. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Been Good.â&#x20AC;? The doors open at 6 p.m. For more information, call 815-772-3890.

A bake sale and basket raffle fundraiser to help Sharon Deter with costs from cancer treatments will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in Morrison Community Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lobby. Baskets will be available for viewing until the drawings at 2. For more information, call 815-772-5536.

Morrison Seahorse Swim Club members will have their annual topsoil sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

April 26 at the old farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elevator on Madison Street. A drive-through will be available. Soil is $1.50 a bag. Call Andy Henson at 815-772-4130 to order in advance and for soil delivery.

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Motocross and Mud Bogs will be April 26 at The Bike Barn, 13524 Black Road.

Motocross racing will start at 9 a.m. and mud bogs at 11. For more information, visit www.peatmonster. com or call 815-778-3641.

The Morrison High School Junior-Senior Prom also will be April 26. The traditional grand march is at 5 p.m. at the high school auditorium, 643 Genesee Ave. Dinner will be at 6:30 at Vista Grande, 2141 16th St. N.W. in Clinton, Iowa.

The dance is from 8 to 11, with post prom afterward.

Morrison Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring open house will be April 27 at 202 E. Lincolnway. The doors open at 1 p.m. A wax museum program of students in fourth grade will start at 1:30. Visitors will find several wax mannequin children throughout the museum.

Parking is at the rear of the building. The museum is wheelchair accessible. Refreshments will be served.

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John Kustes presented Chloe Carson the Tom Kustes Bob Watson was awarded a West Carroll Honorary $1,000 Memorial FFA Scholarship during the March Chapter FFA Degree from Dylan Williams, chapter Star FFA Greenhand member, Daniel Hartman received a plaque from Williams.

26 annual West Carroll FFA banquet in Savanna. president.

FFA members recognized during annual banquet SAVANNA – The West Carroll FFA Chapter’s ninth annual parentmember banquet was March 26.

Dylan Williams, chapter president, greeted about 165 members and guests.

Don Mathey, FFA adviser, gave the invocation.

Numerous team and individual awards were presented.

The West Carroll FFA Career Development Event Greenhand, Varsity Parliamentary Procedure, Land Use Evaluation, and Greenhand Quiz Bowl teams took first in Section 1 FFA competition.

There were 64 Greenhands initiated into the chapter. Daniel Hartman was named the Star FFA Greenhand.

FFA degrees were presented to 48 members.

Williams and the 201314 chapter officer team recognized the Chapter FFA Proficiency Award winners.

Mathey presented the chapter’s honorary degree to Bob Watson.

Chloe Carson, the daughter of Stacy and Ronald Carson of Mount Carroll, received the DeKalb Senior Achievement Award.

She also won the $1,000 Tom Kustes FFA Memorial Scholarship. John Kustes presented the award.

Carson plans to major in animal science this fall at Iowa State University.

In addition to the monetary award, she will receive a personal recognition plaque, and her name will be inscribed on a special achievement plaque on display at the school.

The scholarship was made possible by a 2005 gift to the school district in memory of Kustes, who was a lifelong livestock, grain farmer in the Thom-

Newly-elected West Carroll officers are (from left) Christy Ralston, Rachel Dykstra, Glenn Hoffman, Cameron Ehlers, Bailey Durward, and Brianna Kampmeier. Photos submitted by Don Mathey.

The retiring officers are (from left) Christy Ralston, Chloe Carson, Dylan Williams, Demi Hess, Tessa Sibley, and Clare O’Connor. son area before his death Retiring addresses were The 2014-15 West Carin 2004. given by Demi Hess, sen- roll FFA officer team also Bob Lamb, retiring high tinel; Chloe Carson, trea- was installed: Bailey Durschool principal, was rec- surer; Tessa Sibley, secre- ward, president; Cameron ognized as an honorary tary; Clare O’Connor, vice Ehlers, vice president; chapter supporter and president; and Dylan Wil- Glenn Hoffman, secretary; presented a gift. liams, president.

Rachel Dykstra, reporter;

Bob Lamb, West Carroll High School principal, received a gift for his ongoing support of the FFA program since the start of District 314 consolidation.

Christy Ralston, treasurer; vest the FFA plot also were and Brianna Kampmeier, recognized. sentinel.

The newly installed offiIndividuals who donated cer team concluded the to the Illinois FFA Foun- banquet by performing dation and the people the official FFA closing who helped plant and har- ceremony.

4-H’ers test equine knowledge Winners from the March 22 Northwest 4-H Regional Horse Bowl contest have been announced.

The horse bowl is an academic quiz bowl contest with questions all related to equine industry, health, management, and breeding.

Katie Hoffman of Carroll County took first place in the junior division and Natalie Johnson of Ogle County, ninth.

Hoffman, and other Carroll County team members, Olivia Charles, Katie Honchell, and Alivia Peterson, will compete today at the Illinois State 4-H Horse

Bowl in Normal.

In the senior division, Kiersten Pratt of Bureau County took first place; Megan Poole of Ogle County, sixth; and Kaiti Collins of Carroll County, 10th.

Hippology is a contest which includes horse judging, skill stations, and a written test.

In the northwest junior division, Charles took first place; Taylor Yordy second, Johnson, third, and Laci Meyer, 10th, all of Ogle County. Charles, Yordy, Johnson, and Honchell will compete today at state.

Intermediate division winners were Hoffman, fifth, Collins, sixth, and

West Carroll High School varsity Parliamentary Procedure team members are (from left) Brianna Kampmeier, Christy Ralston, Cassie Johnson, Bailey Johnson, Choloe Carson, and Dylan Williams.

Gretchen Richter, eighth, all of Carroll County.

Hoffman and Collins advanced to state.

Six top places in the senior division will advance to state competition today, including Natalie Shaw of Carroll County, first, and Pratt.

Rounding out the top 10 winners were Stephanie Stocking of Bureau County, seventh; Poole, eighth; and Renee Scaggs of Bureau County, ninth.

Scaggs and Stocking placed first and second in the senior horse judging contest.

Charles was the firstplace winner in the junior horse judging contest.

1st Farm names scholarship winners ROCK FALLS – Noah Holm of Lee and Krista Temple of Fulton are the recipients of the First Choice Agriculture Scholarship from 1st Farm Credit Services.

Holm, a senior at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona, is the son of Scott and Kim Holm.

He has been active in 4-H, FFA, and basketball. He plans to attend Black Hawk College to pursue a degree

in animal science, transfer to a 4-year university, and start his own cattle reproduction facility.

Temple, a senior at Fulton High School, is the daughter of Don and Karen Temple. She has been active in 4-H, student council, and on the speech team.

She plans to attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to pursue a degree in agricultural communications, and teach

people in urban areas about agriculture.

Recipients were selected from a pool of 145 applicants based on their future commitment to rural America, academic achievement, community activities and agriculture involvement.

An independent panel of leaders in farming, agribusiness, youth and education selected the recipients.

The winners will be recognized during a June ban

Photo submitted by Don Mathey

West Carroll FFA members make top 10 BLOOMINGTON – Bailey Durward and Dylan Williams, West Carroll High School FFA varsity team members from Savanna placed within the top 10 during the March 22 state Parliamentary Procedure Career Development

Event. the competition was at Illinois State University in Bloomington.

Other participating team members were Brianna Kampmeier, Christy Ralston, Cassie Johnson, and Chloe Carson.

Within the CDE, students must perform a

mock meeting, followed by the Robert Rules of Order guideline.

The chairman runs the meeting, the floor members debate and put motions on the floor, and the secretary records the notes of the meeting.

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the growing energy and utility businesses are components, and also into the plumbing sector, targeting businesses such as Roto Rooter.

In addition, thanks to the recovering economy, municipalities that cut back during lean times are seeing their tax base start to grow again and, as a result, are investing more in their infrastructure, Wichmann said.

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A booth at the International Pizza Expo was devoted to costumes that could be worn on the street to advertise a business.

For pizza vendors, Vegas expo is a slice of heaven

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LAS VEGAS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; My old pal, Vinnie the pizza guy, called the other night.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming to town, but not to gamble: Pizza people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; shop owners, sauce makers, cheese peddlers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are gathering for their annual trade show, and he plans to be there.

In exchange for use of my spare bedroom, he offers his services as my tour guide to a little-known event that is, nevertheless, one of the biggest happenings annually in the pizza world: the 3-day International Pizza Expo, which this year would draw 8,000 avid attendees.

Vinnie Mineo is a secondgeneration pizza man who in 1965 opened his first shop, Vinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria, in Buffalo, N.Y., where back then, they called it pizza pie. Over the next halfcentury, he ran six pizza shops in western New York and later in Phoenix, before finally throwing in his apron a few years ago.

Now, he wants back into the game, and in a big way. He subscribes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pizza Todayâ&#x20AC;? magazine and, every morning at his home in Mesa, Ariz., scours the Internet for his next pizza opportunity, looking for the lost soul whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so tired of the business heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be willing to sell cheaply. I tried my first slice of Vinnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pizza 35 years ago, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never forget the thin crust, loaded cheese and, oh man, that greasy pepperoni.

Just maybe, Vinnie figures, the pizza show will offer a few business leads.

But what he really longs for are the expoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sights and smells â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the spicy scent of salami and roasted peppers, the white wheels of Parmesan cheese, and all the free samples.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been his own boss, making pizzas long before the likes of Papa John and Chuck E. Cheese, and rolled his first ball of dough in a region where pizza is like air: It sustains life. Now 70, he arrives at the airport in a shirt printed with an island motif, sunglasses and long white hair the color of bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flour.

As we walk toward the Las Vegas Convention Center, he can barely contain his enthusiasm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it,â&#x20AC;? he gushes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everywhere you look, people trying to sell you slicers, sauces, ovens, every type of cheese and topping. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an entire universe of pizza.â&#x20AC;?

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Andrew Scudera, a cook from Goodfellas Pizza School of New York, takes a fresh pie from the oven for the throngs to sample at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. manufacturers and suppliers down to the proprietors of mom-and-pop pizzerias across America.

Inside, the showroom explodes like a Big Bang for the senses. Even the carpet is a feast for the eyes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a rich red, the color of a nice Bolognese sauce.

Each year, U.S. consumers spend $1 billion on pizza â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a lot of dough, if you will. One in 8 people eat pizza on a given day; for males between 6 and 19, the rate rises to 1 in 4.

For pizza makers like Vinnie, the expo is like Christmas morning, full of surprises â&#x20AC;&#x201C;only itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scented with anchovies, and the goodies include ventless fryers, autosaucing machines and sturdy brick ovens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brick ovens are the best,â&#x20AC;? Vinnie says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fast and greaseless.â&#x20AC;?

We examine vented pizza boxes with plastic liners to ensure the pie doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get soggy; displays for oil, yeast, spices and olives; racks of meats, sauces and cheeses; an app that allows customers to track their pizza delivery online.

There are people selling vegan, organic and glutenfree pizzas, as well as sauces with non-geneticallymodified tomato seeds.

Vinnie eyes a display of pizza paddles; he prefers the metal kind: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to slide under the pizza.â&#x20AC;?

He scouts for sauce that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too sweet; something with a little kick. He loves to try other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; either deep-dish or thin crust, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter.

He samples a frozen pizza. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My uncle had the idea for frozen pizza in the

1950s,â&#x20AC;? he says, chewing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was ahead of his time.

If he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t died, he would have been the king.â&#x20AC;?

We pass workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs with titles like â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, You Want to Open a Pizzeriaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Common Pizza Startup Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.â&#x20AC;? There are panel discussions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Health Care and the Pizzeria,â&#x20AC;? and talks on how to make the best classic Neapolitan pie (with just tomatoes and mozzarella).

Most popular, however, are the â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Pizza Games,â&#x20AC;? where people compete at activities like rolling a wheel of uncooked dough along their shoulder blades.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fastest doughrolling contest, the quickest pizza-box folding and the triathlon, which combines box-folding, doughtossing and doughstretching skills.

Nearby, Garrett Marlin waits for the doughstretching contest. He won last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stretching an 8-ounce mound of dough the widest, just over 38 inches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in 5 minutes.

He explains the rules.

Any holes bigger than a dime, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out.

Judges frown on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lick and stickâ&#x20AC;? trick, in which contestants use saliva to stretch the dough. Three judges decide who wins the $1,000 first prize and, as important, Marlin says, the bragging rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never toss my dough to use gravity in the stretch,â&#x20AC;? said Marlin, who runs a pizzeria in Fort Collins, Colo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I keep my hands moving that dough as much as I can.â&#x20AC;?

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Wichmann attributes the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good fortune to a strengthening economy, and to a decision 5 to 8 years ago to expand into a couple of markets beyond municipalities, its traditional customer.

The company, in business for more than 70 years, pursued opportunities in the industrial sector, of which

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dent, Dan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien of Connecticut, is the son of founder Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Sr., who died Sept. 5, at the age of 82.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Sr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first job was working for his father, who established Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Manufacturing in Chicago in 1953. It made cable, bucket and rodding machines that were used to clean sewers.

He carried on the family business, founding Sewer Equipment Co. of America in 1972.

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Shoe Sensation, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, recently celebrated its grand reopening. Attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony are (in no particular order) Teri Colon, manager; Mercedes Garcia, assistant manager; Ivy Peterson, backup assistant; Sarah Shores and Christopher Kunde, employees; and Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors. Photo submitted by the chamber.

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John Rosengren, (from left) Jim Cesarek, and Tim McCaslin, RE/MAX broker, owners, accepted the Most Visited Website â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Small Office Award on behalf of RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling. Photo submitted by Mary Jo Nathan.

RE/MAX earns recognition CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; RE/MAX Sauk Valley and its associates recently earned several honors from the RE/ MAX Northern Illinois region for 2013 achievements.

The brokerage has offices at 110 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, and 1319 Galena Ave., Dixon, The RE/MAX Sauk Valley Sterling office captured the award for Most Visited Website â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Small Market Office.

The award goes to the office in a small market area that attracts the greatest number of visitors to its www.illinoisproperty.com website during a calendar year.

The network annually honors its top residential teams and brokers, as well as its top commercial teams and brokers.

John Rosengren, broker, owner, based in the Dixon office, ranked No. 3 among the Top 3 Commercial Teams for 2013.

Each year, RE/MAX also salutes the sales achievements of its brokers by awarding membership in honorary clubs, each recognizing an important level of success in annual sales production.

Those who earn membership in the 100 percent Club have reached an outstanding level of sales productivity. In 2013, the productivity of the average club member was more than four times that of the National Association of Realtors sales agent.

Reaching this level are Tim McCaslin, Jim Cesarek, Barbara Kophamer, Linda KellySanders, and Keith Zoeller

of the Sterling office, and Rosengren,.

Executive Club membership recognizes a group of affiliates whose sales productivity is well above the industry norm.

In 2013, club members in Northern Illinois were more than twice as productive as the average NAR sales agent.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inductees are David Twining, Ed Cox, Jerry Bartlett, Gary Corwell, Brian Corwell, Chris King, and Patricia Sword of the Sterling office, along with Susie VanOosten and Tracey DeCrane of the Dixon office.

The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, consists of 2,000 sales associates and 100 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices.

Papa Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Sterling hosted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meals to Healâ&#x20AC;? for Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. A percentage of the sales from March 11 was donated to the center. With the check are (from left) Vicki Meeks, owner; and Larissa Garcia and Lydia Walker, employees. Interested eateries can contact Joan Padilla at Home of Hope, 815-288-4673, to schedule a date. Photo submitted by Padilla.

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Bill Walsh of Benicia carries his 24-pound outrigger canoe ashore after paddling out past the Carquinez Bridge and back to the Ninth Street Park and Boat Launch in Benicia, Calif., Feb. 11.

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First Street leads to the waterfront area on the quaint Bay Area community of Benicia.

‘A great day by the bay’ Benicia, Calif., living up to its billing by the bay

BY SAM MCMANIS MCT News Service

BENICIA, Calif. – Heading south on Interstate 680, just past the Benicia city limit sign, you’ll see a giant billboard, all blue sky and golden sunsets, touting this very city as promising “a great day by the bay.”

Don’t look to the right, where the industrial blight of an oil refinery spews brackish plumes of a sickly shade.

Don’t look to the left toward the Suisun Bay, where the mothball fleet, essentially a naval junkyard, rusts nearby on the Delta waters.

No, just keep looking – and moving – forward, off the freeway and onto its tree-shrouded streets.

Benicia gets better the closer you travel to its downtown waterfront, where boutiques and antiques shops beckon, where artists live and work in the shadow cast by hometown hero Robert Arneson, where history is steeped like so many loose-leaf bags at the popular Camellia Tea Room, where outrigger canoeists can shove off for San Pablo Bay, and where First Street at times resembles a puppy promenade.

As the billboard so vividly illustrates, Benicia is putting on the hard sell to attract tourists whose only association with the town is the $5 they plunk down for the bridge toll. It has hired a marketing firm, which has branded this town along the Carquinez Straits the “best kept little secret in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Locals are hoping that, with proper promotion, Benicia could rival house-boat-happy Sausalito or even tony Tiburon as a waterfront weekend destination.

“It’s a very quiet little place,” said Nancy Steacker, feeding bread scraps to the shorebirds at the foot of First Street one recent lunch time. “It’s right in the middle of everything, but you’re not really in anything, you know.”

That, really, is one of Benicia’s main selling points – namely, its slow pace, homey feel, lack of pretension and centralized location, easily within an hour’s drive – to the masses of stressed-out city dwellers in San Francisco, Oakland and

If you go Shopping: Benicia Antiques Mall: 918 First St.; 707-751-1400; www. beniciaantiquemall.com Arts Benicia: 991 Tyler St.; 707-747-0131 www.artsbenicia.org Bookshop Benicia: 636 First St.; 707-747-5155; www.bookshopbenicia.com Discover Yesterday: 364 First St.; 707-747-0726; www.discoveryesterday.com Blue Goose Antiques: 622 First St.; 707-745-1715 Lindsay Art Glass: 109 E. F St.; 707-748-1336; www.lind-

sayartglass.com Pups ’n’ Purrz Dog & Cat Boutique: 422 First St.; 707-7487433 www.pupsnpurrz.com Studio 41: 700 First St.; 707745-0254 www.studio41.com

Sacramento. And it’s doubtful, even with an influx of tourists, that the local vibe will change much, since Benicia has weathered boom-and-bust cycles before and retained its laidback charm.

The biggest boom, of course, was that glorious 13-month period 160 years ago when Benicia served as California’s state capital, until Sacramento lured lawmakers away with promises of a bigger building and more housing, a tempting proposition since many legislators had been sleeping in saloons on First Street.

Benicia also lays claim to having the first Army post in the West, where such military notables as William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses S. Grant served, Grant spending time in jail for drunkenly conduct that included firing cannons across the straits to Martinez.

In the early 20th century, when the fishing industry thrived, Jack London worked as an officer on the “fish patrol” and later used Benicia as a setting for stories.

And, during Prohibition, Benicia was touted as the “wettest” city in Northern California, with brothels and speakeasys connected via tunnels under First Street for cannery and tannery workers looking for a good time.

Consider that era Benicia’s wild youth. It eventually settled into middle age as a reinvented haven for artists and artisans. Arneson, the noted sculptor and leader of the “funk art” movement, set up a studio on First Street, where the

popular First Street Cafe now sits.

Other artists followed, including feminist star Judy Chicago, who constructed her controversial masterpiece, “The Dinner Party,” while living there in the 1970s.

Some of that mid-century bohemian artistic vibe lives on just east of downtown at the Arsenal, a repurposed military encampment where scores of artists now have live-work spaces and hold twiceyearly open-studio weekends.

But these days, the nexus of activity clearly can be found on First Street, which has been designated by preservationists as a “California Main Street Community.”

As if heralding its ambitions, Benicia immediately hits you with a small but glorious city park at the head of the street. No less than 37 types of trees – an arborist’s delight, ranging from crape myrtle to deodar cedar, coast redwood to Canary Island date palm, black acacia to Aleppo pine – are represented in a swath of green punctuated by a Victorian gazebo.

It’s best to park there and stroll the 11-block stretch leading to the waterfront.

Your first stop will be the Benicia Antiques Mall, the largest of the antiques shops dotting the street. Next to rustic turn-of-thecentury dressers and 1950s pinup-girl frilly dresses are curios such as a bronzed water pump, a Little League baseball trophy, a vintage standup radio microphone, Bob’s Big Boy metal trays and a boxer’s punching bag. The

Dining: Camellia Tea Room: 828 First St.; 707-746-5293 www.camelliatearoom.com First Street Cafe: 440 First St.; 707-745-1400 www.firststcafe.com Nine O Seven Grill: 907 First St.; 707-746-0505 www.907grill.com Sailor Jack’s: 123 First St.;

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Gallery 621 is featured on First Street and showcases a contemporary center of working and exhibiting artists, and a community of arts advocacy.

accentuated by gleaming Doric columns, straddles the corner of 707-746-8500 www.sailorFirst and G streets. jacks.com The restored state Senate (downstairs) and Assembly Attractions: (upstairs) chambers are made Benicia Capitol State Histo look as they did in 1853, with toric Park: 115 W. G St. www. parks.ca.gov/?page(underscore) desks lined in orderly rows and a chandeliers dangling above id=475 and a wood stove in the corner.

Benicia Historical Museum: The Capitol, the only remain2060 Camel Road www.beniing structure from the state’s ciahistoricalmuseum.org peripatetic days when the seat The Arsenal: 991 Tyler St. of government bounced from www.beniciaarsenal.com San Francisco to Vallejo to Monterey, is open Thursdays through The Clock Tower Fortress: Sundays for tours. Proving that 1189 Washington St. bureaucracy reigns even when a Jefferson Street Mansion: Capitol has long since gone dor1063 Jefferson St. www.jeffermant, the ranger refused to talk sonstreetmansion.com to a reporter because she wasn’t “authorized” to do so. Regardproprietress, too shy to reveal less, a self-guided jaunt around her name, lamented that several the rooms shows that legislators other antiques shops have closed worked in opulence, even if many in recent years. But she then pro- had to sleep in saloons because of ceeded to reel off a half-dozen a housing shortage. other browse-worthy places on Less than a block away, at the street.

Bookshop Benicia, you can After a morning of fervid antiqu- thumb through tomes touting ing, many find sanctuary at Benicia’s glory days. But, judging Camellia Tea Room, two blocks by volume, it looked as if owner down in a restored 1897 Victorian Christine Mayall does most of her building. In addition to adhering business selling fiction in a cozy to the British custom of serving space that encourages browsing afternoon tea from bone china and certainly wants to attract the pots, Camellia also features lunch tourist trade. of finger sandwiches and other “We get people who sail into the delicacies in a room festooned marina on weekends,” she said. with ornate wallpaper. Camel“We meet all sorts of interesting lia can be seen as the antithesis folks that way.” of Benicia’s brothel- and beerMany, no doubt, are traveling drenched early days, but owner with dogs. Up and down First Maryellen Hayes says it fits the Street, dogs and their human town. companions roamed. From a pair “We’re still kind of 19th century of bichon frisés named Peekaboo around here,” Hayes said. “That and Freeway, to Yorkie mixes feeling, and the water at the named Olivina and Georgie, end of the street, is our [charm] dogs took advantage of water to people. We get a lot of daybowls left out for them. They trippers from the 415, 925 and can explore (leashed) on the city 510 [area codes]. It’s part of the green near the waterfront and city’s branding. We have a lot of frolic (unleashed) on the small ladies shops in town, antiques beaches just off the First Street and salons. We’ve got salons up Promenade. the ying yang – if you don’t have a Skip and Dana Godwin, with good haircut in this town, there’s black lab mixes Drake and Olive no reason – and they are promot- in tow, said merchants don’t ing it as a ladies’ day trip. And bat an eye when someone walks we’re part of that, too.” through the door with a fourNineteenth-century political legged friend. life can be viewed a block and a “It’s like Sausalito in that half down at the Benicia Capitol respect,” Skip said. “A lot of the State Historic Park, where for that restaurants have outdoor seatglorious 13 months this town ing, and that attracts people with laid claim to the seat of power. dogs. All the B&Bs and hotels are A handsome brick building, dog-friendly, too.”

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The waterfront area has views of the Carquinez Strait and Bridge at the end of First Street

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New board members named Recyclable disposal May 3 Sterling Federal Bank has announced the appointment of Dean Ahlers of Sterling to its board of directors.

He has been with the bank since 2007, having been named Dean president Ahlers and CEO in January 2013.

He holds a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in finance from Iowa State University, graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Madison. He resides in Sterling.

Ahlers announced the appointment of Reed A. Hutchcraft of Mount Carroll as vice president and chief lending officer.

H u t c h craft has more than 30 years Reed of l e n d - Hutchcraft ing experience. He received his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in ag business from Western Illinois University and a diploma from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Madison.

Robert L. Rosengren of Rock Falls also was

appointed to the bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors.

He is president of Rosengren Farms Inc. and Green Rose Farms Inc. He earned his bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in agriculRobert t u r a l e c o - Rosengren n o m i c s from the University of Illinois .

Sterling Federal Bank is a federal mutual savings bank with 10 offices located in northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa.

It has served the community since it was chartered in 1885.

Ogle County help line opens OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Ogle County Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions Monday.

The Hotline Help Desk will be from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at the extension office, 421 W. Pines Road.

Help also is available online at uiemgogle@ illinois.edu and 815-7322191.

Clients are encouraged to email or bring in photos or drop off samples of troubled plants, trees, or shrubs.

Tips when seeking information include: When bringing in photos, include the sur-

rounding environment.

If possible, bring in the entire plant, especially if it is a vegetable, annual, or perennial flower.

Woody plant samples should be as large as practical.

Collect samples from areas that still are alive and showing symptoms.

Do not collect dead plants.

Often tissues have been invaded by other fungi and bacteria, and the original pathogen is no longer detectable.

Collect several plant specimens showing a range of symptoms. Collect both healthy and damaged plant parts.

Provide as much

background and related information as possible.

Make note of flooding, shade, environmental changes, pesticides used ,and fertilizer history.

Watch for any observable patterns or uniformity.

It may be necessary to wait until the plant blooms for a botanical identification.

After collecting samples, do not expose them to direct sunlight.

Keep them cool and do not allow them to dry out.

Weeds tend to wilt quickly, consider placing them between two pieces of moist paper towel and bring them in as soon as possible.

OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An electronic recycling collection will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

May 3 the Ogle County Farm Bureau parking lot, 421 W. Pines Road.

The sponsors are the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department and the Lee County Office of Solid Waste Management. Materials collected will be processed and recycled by Secure Recycling Services in Dixon.

Business and institutional electronics will not be accepted.

Acceptable items for recycling, at no charge, are residential electronic answering machines, calculators, cameras, cell phones, CD-ROM drives, computers, cables, cable receivers, copy machines, credit card machines, digital converter boxes, digital music players, CDs, and DVDs. Electric motors and wire, fax machines, floppy disk drives, keyboards,

laptops, modems, monitors, mice, pagers, phone systems, printers, postage machines, and power tools also will be accepted.

Other items include projection TVs, projectors, rechargeable batteries (no alkaline), scanners, servers, shredders, software, stereo equipment, tablets, iPads, tape drives, tape recorders, telephones, typewriters, TVs, VCR, DVD players, video, audio tapes, video cameras, video game players, and satellite receivers.

Microwave ovens will be recycled for $10. TVs with broken glass tubes will not be accepted.

As of January 2012, Illinois residents and businesses are banned from disposing of computers and other electronics with the regular garbage collection service. Instead, these devices must be taken to a registered recycler.

This law keeps toxins

and reusable materials out of landfills while conserving natural resources and creating jobs in the recycling industry.

Secure Recycling Services is a registered processor of electronic waste in Illinois.

It refurbishes or recycles the materials in a secure and environmentallyresponsible manner.

The company recently acquired an independent R2 Certification (Responsible Recycling) to verify its recycling procedures.

The use of the site will be provided by the Richter Family Trust.

For more information on the collection, or other options to recycle business items, contact the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department at www.oglecounty. org or 815-732-4020 or the Lee County Office of Solid Waste Management at 815-857-4141, or Secure Recycling Services at 815-288-1602.

Gardening series continues OREGON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The University of Illinois Four Seasons Gardening program, continues with Pest Control Strategies in the Garden.

The program will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and again at 6:30 p.m. Thursday via teleconference at the Ogle County Extension office, 421 W. Pines Road.

Many weeds, insects, and diseases in yards, attack lawns, flowers, trees, vegetables, and fruits. This program will help decide the best options for managing those pests that seem to zero in on landscape favorites, while protecting the environment.

The cost is $5 per session. Registration

is due by Monday to ensure adequate space and materials.

Sessions may be cancelled for insufficient registration.

To register, email lkvalle@illinois.edu, visit web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo; or call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-7322191.

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Farmers market sign-up underway MORRISON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Vendors, organizations, entertainers, and musicians are sought for the weekly farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market will be open from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. rain or shine, May 24 through Sept.

27, behind the Whiteside County Court Services building, 204 E. Lincolnway. There also will be a market from 5 to 8 p.m.

July 30.

Go to www.morrison-

farmersmarket.com to download an application.

Call 815-772-4874 or 815-772-3757 for more information.

All dairy, meat, poultry, eggs, and food vendors must be in compliance with any governmental regulations, have acquired all necessary licenses and permits, and furnish copies to the market committee before selling

their wares.

Contact the Whiteside County Health Department of Environmental Health at 815-772-7411, ext. 104, for more information.

The mission of the Morrison Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market is to provide local residents, as well as its visitors, with fresh, locallygrown foods and craft products, while supporting rural and urban farmers and artisans.

IN BRIEF Grants available for county youth LOVES PARK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Mill Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that provides funds to other nonprofits, recently adopted an annual grant cycle.

Money is available to organizations dedicated to helping youth in Ogle, Winnebago, Boone, and Stephenson counties.

The deadline to apply has been extended to -AY 0REVIOUS RECIPIents now may apply annually.

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HAS BEEN awarded to 55 area nonprofits.

Visit www.TheMillFoundaton.org for more information about the grant application process.

ing vehicle.

BorgWarner also RECEIVED A !UTOMOTIVE .EWS 0!#% !WARD Recognized around the world as a symbol of excellence, the annual !UTOMOTIVE .EWS 0!#% Awards acknowledge automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement, and business performance. The company has WON EIGHT 0!#% !WARDS

FIVE 0!#% )NNOVATION Partnership Awards, and ONE 0!#% %NVIRONMENTAL !WARD SINCE BorgWarner Inc. operates a plant in Dixon.

pass. Each organization that signed up to sell #OMMUNITY $AYS SAVINGS booklets for $5 kept all of the donations.

Bergnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operates a store in Sterling.

Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1570 of Tampico donated personal items for the residents at Tammerlane in Sterling. Standing with some of the items are (from left) John Abbott, Tammerlane Resident Council president; Shirley Lester, RNA event planner; and Lorraine Gaskill and Linda Cook, RNA members. Items purchased were body wash, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, tissues, DVD movies, washcloths and T-shirts. Photos submitted by Lester.

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2/#+ &!,,3 n 4HE Blackhawk Hills Regional #OUNCIL HAS POSTED the draft of its 5-year 2EGIONAL #OMPREHENSIVE Economic Development Strategy plan on its website.

Go to www.blackhawkhills.com to view the information. A hardcopy Care center to of the report also may be viewed upon request honor volunteers at the regional councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2/#+ &!,,3 n .ATIONAL OFFICE % 5 3 2OUTE Volunteer Week, was

!PRIL TO #OMMENTS AND SUGTransitions Nursing and gestions will be accepted BorgWarner wins 2EHAB #ENTER WILL HAVE UNTIL !PRIL WHEN THE a Volunteer Appreciation final edits will be made, eighth award Tea Thursday at the cen- approved by the BlackTER $IXON 2OAD HAWK (ILLS #OUNCIL AND AUBURN HILLS, submitted to the EcoMich. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; BorgWarner Inc. nomic Development received an Automotive Discount days Administration regional .EWS 0!#% )NNOVATION raises millions OFFICE IN #HICAGO Partnership Award for "(2# SERVICES INCLUDE its collaboration with "ERGNER S #OMMUNITY community planning, General Motors on the Days event helped raise development assistance, Eco-Launch solenoid MORE THAN MILLION natural resources convalve during, an April 7 FOR LOCAL C NONceremony in Detroit. profit organizations, local servation and protection support, and grant writThe innovative technolo- schools, and its national ing and administration in gy helps deliver improved partner, the American #ARROLL *O $AVIESS ,EE

fuel economy and perHeart Association on Ogle, Stephenson, and formance at significantly &EB AND -ARCH lower cost than alternaOrganizations signed up Whiteside counties.

For more information, tive systems. to sell savings booklets, Several patents are contact Theresa Witwhich contained more pending, and GM has THAN OF STORE OFFERS tenauer at theresa.witcommitted to using the A OFF COUPON AND A tenauer@blackhawkhills. technology on an upcom- PERCENT OFF SHOPPING COM OR

Members also traveled to LaSalle to donate items to the veterans home.

Those at the presentation were (kneeling) Avis Rosenow, RNA member; and (standing, from left) Kelli Casey, veterans home executive secretary; and Lester, Gaskill, Cook, Sheri Lewey, Alice Grimes, and Joyce Cole, RNA members.

T-shirts and golf shirts in assorted sizes and colors, body wash, mouthwash, pre-shaving lotion, and after shave lotion were delivered.

IN BRIEF Local agency earns top spot

members provide insight on key insurance and business issues to Grinnell 4HE #ORNERSTONE !GENCY Mutual. #ORNERSTONE AGENTS AND Inc. in Morrison and Tampico recently was named to staff will be presented with the Grinnell Mutual Reinsur- a plaque and letter of recANCE #O 0RESIDENT S #LUB ognition.

Recognized by Larry *ANSEN 'RINNELL PRESIDENT Roofing firm wins AND #%/ THE AGENCY RANKS excellence award among the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TOP AGENCIES AND STERLING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sterling farm mutual companies for #OMMERCIAL 2OOFING )NC outstanding achievement RECEIVED THE -ASTER #ONin the insurance profession tractor Award, a commerand for superior perforcial roofing quality honor.

MANCE 0RESIDENT S #LUB Firestone Building Prod-

UCTS #O ,,# A MANUfacturer and supplier of a comprehensive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roots to Rooftopsâ&#x20AC;? portfolio of products, recognized the company.

From within the network OF MORE THAN &IREStone Building Products Red Shield Licensed Roofing #ONTRACTORS THE 3TERLING FIRM IS ONE OF TO EARN the distinction for roofing system excellence.

Additionally, the company received the Firestone Building Products Inner #IRCLE OF 1UALITY !WARD

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HAPPY TAILS ANIMAL SHELTER EASTER EGG HUNT

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

Satisfied with her selection, Olivia Frump, 4, of Sterling runs off with a new stuffed animal Wednesday afternoon at Happy Tails Humane Society in Rock Falls. The animal shelter again hosted an Easter egg hunt and game day for families and children in the area.

Scrambling for eggs

LEFT: Charley Frank, 4, snaps up candy filled eggs at Happy Tails on Wednesday afternoon.

ABOVE-LEFT: After making their way through the lawn sprinkled with eggs, each child was able to select a new furry friend to take home.

ABOVE-RIGHT: Along with the egg hunt, Happy Tails provided a bounce house, music and food.

BELOW-LEFT: Audrey Sigel, 2, looks for someone to share her egg with after the scramble. Audrey was brought to Happy Tails by her grandmother, Dawn Hickey.

BOTTOM-LEFT: After a brief countdown, the ribbon is cut and the kids fire out of the gates for the scramble.

BELOW-RIGHT: Hundreds of eggs filled with prizes wait to be snatched up by the kids.

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IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below:

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com

Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media

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The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home seeks volunteer story tellers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROCK FALLS 1BR, $375/mo.

Hampton Apts.

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

Call 815-632-9602.

701 10th Ave, 3BR, completely renovated, no pets, references required, $600 + dep. 815626-8338 Clean 1 BR apt., separate entrance. $450/mo. + dep.

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

Stove, refrig., & heat furn. For both apts. 213 5th Ave., RF. 815-625-5970

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Call Today For An Appointment 815-284-6782 1BR Upper, A/C, appl. & util. incl. $495/mo. Ref. & dep. req. No pets, No smoking. 815288-2710 1BR upper, attached garage.

Southside. Stove, refrig., A/C, garbage furn. No pets. Refs. & lease. $425/mo. $425/ dep. 815-652-2042

DARE TO COMPARE Fully Remodeled 2BR, wood flr, tile ba., blk. applcs., W/D incl. $495, 1yr. lease, NO PETS. E. Coloma School. Avail. May 1st. 815-441-2294 Nice 2BR apt., $475/mo. + dep., 815-592-7826.

STERLING 1 BR apts. $380.

Call 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty.

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

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Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

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

1st Month FREE!

2BR 507 Van Buren. $650/mo + dep. Refs. req.

773-552-8498

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2BR fenced yard, applcs., garage, deck, $600/mo. + dep. 815-440-6882

(Located Behind Northland Mall)

Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 1 BR upper, water, sewer, trash, incl., $375 + dep. & ref., 709 Ave. D. 815718-5689.

1&2 BR for $400 -$525 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 1BR, stove, refrig. furnished. $350/ mo. Lease & dep.

Req. H & H rental Properties LLC. 815-625-7995 1st floor Studio, furnished. No pets.

No util. furnished. $335 +dep. 815626-6098 12-8pm 2 BR., clean, QUIET, coin laundry.

641-777-7261 2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517 Efficiency, $370/ mo. & 1BR, $400/ mo. No pets. Call 815-632-9602

★ NEW TODAY ★ 3BR home, full bsmt., C/A, all applcs, incl. W/D. 2 car garage. $700/ mo. $700/dep. Non smoking, no pets.

815-288-1644.

Nice 2-3BR brick home in great location. $650/mo. + dep. 815-973-7506

FRANKLIN GROVE 2 BR., w/ sunroom & attached garage. all appl. furnished, $675 + dep. 630329-1776 Large lower 3 BR Duplex with full basement & 1 car garage All appl. furn. $650 + dep.

630-329-1776

POLO ★ NEW TODAY ★ Newly Renovated 4BR country home, 2 car garage, no smoking, no pets, $625/mo. + dep.

815-946-3744

STERLING 2 BR., 1 bath. No garage NO PETS. $550 mo. + dep.

815-440-7985.

3BR Ranch, 2 car attached garage.

Completely remodeled.

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

Call 563-212-1896 4BR 2 bath, 2000 sq. ft., 4 car garage, balcony deck, w/d hookups lg. fenced in yard, quiet area w/ access to river, no pets, $1000/mo. + $1000 dep. 815441-1983

Why Rent?™ 3BR 811 W. 13th St. All Redone. Grand living room.

New dishwasher and more. $725/mo.

815-878-7399

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Morrison Office space for rent.

815-772-2165

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

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C NOTICES 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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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

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Sterling Home for Sale 3416 sq. ft. home on 3.07 acres in Northland Acres Subd. $429,900 #121529 www.

30915TannerDrive .com Call John Rosengren at RE/MAX Sauk Valley, 815-284-4663 or visit www.SaukValleyHomes.net

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

APPLIANCES

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Butcher block top portable dish washer. $50 815626-8374 between 7a.m.- 5 p.m.

APPLIANCES

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CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 White Maytag selfcleaning range w/ range hood. Exc. cond. $275. 815625-9403

BABY / MATERNITY

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Like new Pack n Play, neutral color. $25. Call 815-5082585.

FURNITURE

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Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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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 Shih-tzu, 10 yrs. old, neutered, good-natured 815973-6607 FREE!! 8 yr. old calico-spayed, very friendly, purrs A LOT!! Good cat for elderly person or kids 815-631-1906 Male cat, young, neutered. Free to good INDOOR home only. 815499-9923.

MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-945-2371 Siamese kittens free to good homes only. 815878-1707. (Dixon)

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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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!

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

2007 Shoreline hot tub, 7 person.

Exc. cond. $1800, you haul. Call 815772-7042.

WANT TO BUY 795

36” gas built in fire place with log and grate. $95.

815-303-3720

LAWN MOWERS

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(2) 26” bikes, need air. $25/ea. Cash.

Call 815-626-7770 (2) Raynor Garage doors, complete.

7x18 & 7x9. Insulated. $600 total 815-946-3572

J.D. Rototiller fits 300 series tractors. $75. 815-499-3955

1 Michelin tire.

P225/60-16 used less than 5,000 mi. $70 815-626-0832

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

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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 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.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

140 sq. ft. engineered hardwood flooring.

Handscraped Potomac Plank Birch, ½ ”x5” planks, $400 815772-2226 2 motor scooter wheels, tires & discs. New $75.

815-499-1386.

2000 oak kitchen cabinets Carpet 69¢sq/ft Builder Discount 626-4561

★ NEW TODAY ★ 2007 Club Car elec. golf cart. Lift kit, tires, wheels, back seat, radio, lights. $3800. 815716-0457.

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Keep your composure today.

Tension and anger will escalate if you are stubborn. If you make improvements at home, you won’t have time to get into family squabbles.

You could be in for a surprise if the person you fancy doesn’t feel the same way.

Participating in sports or other challenges will stimulate your mind as well as your body.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Show how much you care by including the ones you love in enjoyable social activities. Helping others out will make you feel more secure in your own environment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may be at a crossroads in your life. By staying in the background, you will have the ability to listen and learn from people who can help alter your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Entertainment doesn’t have to be expensive. Getting together with friends or relatives for a night of games or dancing is a good way to add some spark to your life.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -A friend is likely to develop stronger feelings toward you.

Make sure your intentions are clear, or your relationship may have a bitter ending. Leading someone on will make you look bad.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -As much as you would like to help others, it’s not practical to donate money that you can ill afford to part with. Offer your time and services instead, and keep spending to a minimum.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Children should be included in your plans. Be cautious when it comes to affairs of the heart.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You have a lot of energy to burn. Do something physical and reap the health benefits.

302 Adult Magazines $99 Dixon 630-772-5051

4 Patio Stacking Chairs-Tan. Like New! $30/all. 815626-0832 5,000 mulch, fertilizer, lawn care, Scott's Crab Grass Preventer. $25 Builder Discount Blacktop Seal Coating Early Order Discounts Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 Chapel Hill- 6 lots. $400/ea. Or $350 / ea. buy all 6. Plus transfer fee. 815718-3164 Hanging garage heater, natural gas. $100.

815-4991386 If you need Gravel hauled call 815499-7195

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Your emotions will take over if you get involved in a dispute with someone you care about.

Diplomacy will be required.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Your sense of humor will help you escape an awkward situation.

You will meet with opposition if you try to force your opinions on others.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t forget to take a little personal time today. It’s great to be considerate and caring, but you could use a little pampering as well. Save your charitable efforts for another time.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Avoid arguments to reduce your frustration level. A partner may have set priorities that conflict with yours. Carry on and get your own projects out of the way first.

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Search for local job listings at saukvalley.com/jobs/ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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Bright Beginnings Christian Daycare & Preschool is hiring for full time Teachers. Must have 60 credit hours with 6 in ECE. Bring resume and cover letter to: 1033 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS INSTRUCTOR at the Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling Must be a Registered Nurse with one of the following: One year experience working with the elderly, or; one year teaching Nursing, or; a CNA instructor approved by IDPH. Interested applicants should call Kim Purvis for more information at (815)626-5810.

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

Contractors Welcome.

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Activity Director Walnut Manor is seeking a fun, outgoing, and creative person to manage the Activity Department. This position requires experience with planning, developing, and implementing activity programs for the geriatric population. The 36 hour Activity Director course is preferred. Written and oral communication skills are a must.

Competitive wage and benefit package tailored to your experience.

Please send resume to or apply in person: Walnut Manor 308 S Second St Walnut, IL 61376 www.Heritageof care.com Automotive Sterling Chevrolet has an immediate opening for a Experienced Automotive Technician.

Must have own tools and automotive work experience.

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Casey's General Stores Accepting Applications for a Store Manager in Morrison IL. Also hiring a Assistant Manager for Sterling IL. Apply within or www.caseys.com or send applications to P.O. Box 122 Thomson IL. 61285 Experienced Cooks wanted Must be able to work days, nights & weekends.

Apply at Rock River Golf and Pool. No phone calls please. 3901 Dixon Avenue.

Rock Falls, IL Laborer needed for local landscape company.

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Immediate Opening. FT Seasonal Help Wanted. CDL class B min. Paid overtime.

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Local Company looking for drivers/ waterer's/ laborers. Good starting wages no CDL required.

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Position open at Valley Eye Care.

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

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Introduction Modern pickup trucks serve not just as hauling and towing workhorses, but daily drivers and family shuttles as well. Of course, the grunt work requires some muscle, so it’s no surprise that in the past buyers usually passed on the base V6 engines and opted for substantially stronger (but thirstier) V8s. But with the increased emphasis on fuel economy lately, manufacturers have been beefing up their trucks’ six-cylinder engines, and the redesigned 2014 GMC Sierra has joined the party. Among its many improvements, this all-new Sierra has a competitive V6 engine that will meet the needs of a great many truck buyers.

Of course, the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 still offers V8 power in the form of burly 5.3-liter and 6.2liter mills, which now benefit from direct fuel injection and cylinder deactivation for better power and efficiency. However, if you like the Sierra’s generous passenger/ cargo space but don’t have massive hauling/towing requirements, the new 4.3-liter V6 should more than suffice. It makes 285 horsepower and 305 pound-feet of torque and can tow up to 7,200 pounds when properly equipped. Fuel economy ratings are impressive as well, with an estimated 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway on two-wheel-drive models.

In addition to getting a stronger base V6 engine, the GMC Sierra has shed some pounds in this redesign, so there’s not quite so much truck to move around in the first place. A regular cab model with the V6 and a 6.5-foot pickup bed, for example,

The 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 is fully competitive with its long-time and similarly capable rivals. weighs 250 fewer pounds than its predecessor. This year also brings revised suspension tuning for a smoother ride, forward-hinged rear doors on extended cab models (in place of the awkward, reverseopening half doors on the old Sierra) and newly available safety features such as a forward collisionalert system, a lane-departure warning system and trailer sway control.

Although the new Sierra retains the boxy, all-business look of previous GMC Sierras, the automaker’s designers have modernized the styling a bit. Among the updates are a massive new grille, revised bumpers and more sculpted sheet metal around the wheelwells.

Those who regularly haul a lot of people and cargo will be pleased to know that the Sierra 1500 crew cab now offers a 6.5-foot cargo box in addition to the previous 5.75-foot box. Inside, GMC has upgraded the Sierra’s upholstery, dash and door-panel materials, and you can now get an 8-inch touchscreen display with the brand’s IntelliLink infotainment interface (the GMC equivalent of Chevy’s MyLink) and smartphone integration.

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is fully competitive with its longtime and similarly capable rivals, the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 as well as the Toyota Tundra. This is especially true now that GMC offers a V6 engine that promises ample performance along with good fuel economy. With such a strong group of choices, your pick for a full-size pickup may come down to feature availability or even styling preference.

Body Styles, Trim Levels, and Options The 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 is a fullsize pickup offered in a variety of cab/cargo-bed configurations in both two- and four-wheel drive.

Body styles include regular cab, extended (double) cab and crew cab. Regular cabs can be had with either a 6.5-foot standard bed or an 8-foot bed. Extended cabs come with the 6.5-foot standard bed, while crew cabs can be had with either a 5.75-foot short bed or the 6.5-foot standard bed.

Regular cabs can be had in base or midlevel SLE trims. Double cabs and crew cabs are available in base, SLE, well-appointed SLT and offroad-oriented Z71 trims.

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steel wheels, chrome bumpers and grille, air-conditioning, cruise control, power windows and door locks, a tilt steering wheel, cloth upholstery, rubber floor covering, a 40/20/40-split front bench seat and a four-speaker AM/FM sound system with a 4-inch color display and USB and auxiliary inputs.

The SLE adds stainless steel finish wheels, deep-tint glass, an “E-Z” lift/lower tailgate, LED cargo box lighting, power/heated mirrors, keyless entry, a rearview camera, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, adjustable driver lumbar support, a leatherwrapped steering wheel with audio controls, OnStar telematics, a color driver information display and an upgraded IntelliLink audio system (with an 8-inch color display, satellite radio, HD radio, Pandora radio, a CD player and voice control functionality).

Stepping up to the SLT adds chrome trim, 18-inch alloy wheels, remote starting, power folding mirrors, a trailer towing package, universal garage opener, an anti-theft system, a rear window defroster, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, power-adjustable pedals, an auto-dimming rearview mirror,

a 110-volt power outlet, dualzone automatic climate control, leather upholstery, heated eightway power driver and passenger front seats and driver-seat memory settings.

The Z71 trim, which is added atop the SLE or SLT, features off-road-oriented hardware such as special shock absorbers, a heavy-duty air cleaner, hilldescent control, underbody shields, recovery hooks and a few unique exterior and interior styling tweaks.

Many of the items on the upper trim levels are offered on the lower ones as options, while other available features (depending on trim level and configuration) include various axle ratios, a power sliding rear window, a power sunroof, side steps, parking sensors, ventilated front seats, a Bose audio system, a navigation system and a rearseat entertainment system with a Blu-Ray player. Notably, the Max Trailering package features an integrated trailer brake controller, heavier-duty suspension calibration and a higher-capacity radiator.

Another key option group is the Driver Alert package, which features a lane-departure warning system, a forward collision-alert system, a safety alert seat, and front and rear parking sensors. There are a few other packages available as well -- highlights include 20-inch wheels, side steps, front and rear parking sensors and a power sliding rear window.

Powertrains and Performance Standard on all but the SLT trim is a 4.3-liter V6 with 285 hp and 305 lb-ft of torque. As with all other Sierra 1500 engines, it comes matched to a sixspeed automatic transmission and either rear-wheel or fourwheel drive. Maximum towing c a p a c i t y, w h e n p r o p e r l y equipped, is fairly generous at 7,200 pounds.

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