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Deal nearly sealed on building Anchor Coupling site sold; official mum on buyer

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

DIXON – A manufacturing site left empty with the departure of Anchor Coupling from Illinois has been sold.

The Caterpillar subsidiary that makes hydraulic hose parts announced on June 6, 2014, its plans to consolidate the operations of its Dixon plant and two Sterling sites. The local plants were closed and manufacturing moved to the subsidiary’s corporate headquarters

in Menominee, Michigan, costing the Sauk Valley 170 full-time jobs.

Anchor Coupling added about 120 jobs at the Menominee manufacturing facility.

The Dixon site at 1100 Anchor Road has been sold, but the transaction hasn’t yet been finalized. The nearly 35,000-square-foot building, built in 1969, is on about 21 acres of land.

According to Lee County property

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records, the sale date was Dec. 18, 2015, and the price was $655,000. Taxes on the property were $33,682 for 2014.

Lee County Economic Development Director John Thompson declined to name the buyer, saying the company would make an announcement at a later date.

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DIXON

Park district on the hook for $28,000 Board adjusts budget to pay back state’s tax mistake

School houses

rock Building trades students not only get an education, but a sense of pride and ownership – and they get their foot in two doors: ones they build and ones where they can get a job

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STERLING – As Newman Central Catholic High School senior Logan Whitman described the layout of the kitchen at 505 Fourth Ave. Online extra on WednesClick on day afternoon, y o u w o u l d ’ v e this story at saukvalley.com thought he was describing his to get a tour of the three-story own house. home the buildIn a sense, he was. Technically, ing trades class it’s at least the is renovating at 20th house built 505 Fourth Ave. in Sterling, and to or renovated by students in the see more photos. building trades program through Whiteside Area Career Center. The kids, however, take ownership of the projects.

DIXON – Though not hit as hard as other local taxing bodies to rectify a $168 million error made by the state, the Dixon Park District will lose about $28,000 in planned revenue.

Hundreds of local taxing districts that received disbursements from a personal property tax replacement fund in 2014 and 2015 will have to foot the bill for the miscalculation made by the Illinois Department of Revenue, which the department announced last week.

Just as district executive director Debra Carey received about $14,000 from the personal property tax replacement this month, it was quickly returned to sender.

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Sparks will fly in Rock Falls City: Fireworks will make quite a splash during riverfront events

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

TOP: Prophetstown High School student Stephen Sleeman prepares to cut a piece of drywall for a bedroom closet. ABOVE: Erie High School student Logan Vos gives his fellow building trades students assignments.

ROCK FALLS – Fireworks have been added to the city’s already jam-packed entertainment lineup the weekend of June 25-26.

The Bass Pro Shops Big Cat Quest fishing tournament will make its debut in Rock Falls this summer, alongside the chamber’s Summer Splash events and River Chase boat races.

The fishing tournament was reeled into town by Rock Falls Tourism, and announced in December. The local tourney is the Midwest qualifier for the 2016 national championship in Richmond, Virginia.

Tourism received the OK from the City Council on Monday to spend $6,000 on a fireworks display that will begin at about 9 p.m. June 25. The fireworks will be provided by J&M Displays of Yarmouth, Iowa.

“We think this is a nice way to say thank you for coming to these events,” Alderman Daehle Reitzel said.

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POLICE Sterling Police Elizabeth Gonzales, 43, of Sterling; 3:42 p.m. Tuesday at West 12th Street and Avenue J; Whiteside County warrant; posted cash bond.

Milford Rogers, 25, of Chicago; 4:08 p.m. Tuesday at East Fourth Street and Woodlawn Road; DeKalb County warrant for failure to appear – obstructing justice; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Claushawn J. HarrisWitherspoon, 23, of Sterling; 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at East Third and Locust streets; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – operating uninsured vehicle; posted $175 cash bond.

Dixon Police Richard Lawson, 51, of Dixon; 9:35 a.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of West Fourth Street; driving while license suspended or revoked; taken to Lee County Jail.

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Brian T. Stehl, 49, of Dixon; 3:20 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for domestic battery; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jonathan P. Parent, 23, of Rock Falls; 2:20 p.m. Tuesday; warrant for contempt – failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Raymond K. Brown, 32, of Rockford; 11:54 a.m. Tuesday; warrant for contempt – failure to appear; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Alonzo Gonzales, 20, of Amboy; 11:10 a.m. Tuesday; no valid driver’s license, no insurance, failure to report accident to police; released with notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff Mario Luna, 20, of Rockford; Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

Manuel Gonzalez Jr., 40, of Romeoville; Tuesday; warrant for failure to appear; posted $375 full cash bond and will not appear in court.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Lois Peck, Glen Wicks, 15, Gay Janssen, Cody Cutter, Shirley Boyer, Ben Davis, 18, Jeremy Cloyd, and Donna Johnson, all today.

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Dixon native a finalist Artist 1 of only 4 in the nation to compete for brewery’s prize

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

To vote Go to puritylawart.com before 8 p.m. Saturday to help Dixon artist Nora Kate Balayti win an all-expense-paid trip to the Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr Brewery in Munich, where she’s competing to be its winning artist.

Go to norakatepaints.com to view other Balayti artwork, and follow her career by searching for Nora Kate Paints LLCBalayti on Facebook.

DIXON – Dixon native and Chicago artist Nora Kate Balayti is one of four artists throughout the nation to compete in an art contest for a German brewery.

The Paulaner and Hacker-Pschorr Brewery in Munich commissioned Balayti and three artists from Denver, New York City and Los Angeles to create an art piece symbolizing Reinheitsgebot, also known as the Bavarian Purity Law, which allows only four ingredients to be used in brewing beer.

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the law, which served as the first food purity mandate on record.

She’s asking her hometown residents – or anyone else who wants to vote, for that matter – to help send her on an an all-expense paid trip to the Munich brewery, by casting an online vote for her by 8 p.m. Saturday.

Balayti, a 2001 Dixon High School graduate, got her bachelor’s in fine arts from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in 2006. She’s worked as a commission-based mural artist in Chicago since 2008, painting about 70 murals throughout the city.

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Dixon native and Chicago artist Nora Kate Balayti is one of four finalists for the Paulaner and HackerPschorr Brewery art competition to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Bavarian Purity Law, the first food purity law in creation. found in Dixon, including the recent Dixon Dukes dugout mural and the Chicago Blackhawks mural on a homeowner’s garage on First Street.

Balayti said she was visiting her parents in Dixon when she found out she had been chosen to participate in the contest and began brainstorming the piece’s design.

CHICAGO | FORMER U.S. SPEAKER’S HUSH-MONEY CASE

Hastert sentenced to more than a year in prison unmoving in a wheelchair, peering over the top of his eyeglasses, his hands Dennis f o l d e d Hastert before him.

Earlier this month, prosecutors went into graphic detail about the sex-abuse allegations, even describing how Hastert would sit in a recliner in the locker room with a direct view of the showers. The victims, prosecutors said, were boys between 14 and 17. Hastert was in his 20s and 30s.

When the judge asked if Hastert wanted to make a statement, Hastert pushed himself up, grabbed a walker and moved slowly

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“I am deeply ashamed to be standing here,” he said, reading from a statement.

“I know why I am here. ...

I mistreated some of the athletes that I coached.”

He added: “They looked up to me, and I took advantage of them.”

Hastert pleaded guilty last fall to violating banking law as he sought to pay $3.5 million to someone referred to in court papers only as Individual A to keep the sex abuse secret.

The judge devoted many of his remarks to describing how Hastert lied to FBI agents when they first approached him about the massive cash withdrawals. Hastert told investigators that Indi-

vidual A was making a bogus claim of sex abuse to extort him for money.

“Accusing Individual A of extortion was unconscionable,” Durkin said. “He was a victim [of abuse] decades ago and you tried to make him a victim again.”

Prosecutors have described the payments as something akin to an out-of-court settlement.

Individual A wanted to bring in lawyers and put the agreement in writing, but it was Hastert, authorities said, who refused to involve anyone else.

Hastert, the judge said, thought he could use his elevated status to make federal investigators believe his lie.

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The case makes the former speaker one of the highest-ranking American politicians ever sentenced to prison.

The visibly angry judge repeatedly rebuked the 74-year-old before issuing the 15-month sentence, telling him that his abuse devastated the lives of victims and would probably make it harder than ever for parents to trust other adults with their children.

“If Denny Hastert could do it, anyone could do it,’” U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin said.

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As he did for much of the hearing, Hastert sat

“I wanted to focus on the historical significance behind the law and the brewery, so there was a lot of research involved,” she said.

The mixed media piece includes depictions of ingredients featured in the beer brewing process including barley, hops, water and yeast, the four ingredients mandated in the law,

and it features the historic Munich brewery as well as a beer stein with a portrait of Duke Wilhelm IV, who enacted the law in 1516.

The artwork also incorporates Hildesheim roses, famous in Germany for the being world’s oldest rose bush, which somehow survived a bombing during World War II. Surrounding the edges of the painting are about 100 Paulaner bottlecaps that create a frame for the piece.

Balayti spent about 30 hours on the painting and submitted a picture of it to the brewery on April 20.

“I didn’t want to focus on just painting something cool,” she said. “I really wanted to think about it and put my best foot forward to make this into something significant for them.”

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Full hearts over smarts City floats idea Oregon grad taking run at life – and she’s doing it full speed ahead

M

aisie Mahoney was poised to change the

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One of 13 girls on the IHSA All-State Academic Team, she graduated from Oregon High School in 2012 with a 4.359 grade-point average, competed at a high level in three sports, played violin in the Rockford Youth Symphony Orchestra, and was a chairwoman of the Student Advising Council to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Then the world got much bigger.

At Washington University in St. Louis, where she would study biomechanical engineering, her Maisie splash into Mahoney such a big pond felt sort of like a belly flop.

“Everyone is insanely intelligent, which is so much fun, but it can be disconcerting,” Mahoney said. “It was hard coming from a place where I’d been doing so well academically, and if I was experiencing that barrier, I had to know I wasn’t the only one.”

So she did something about it. Early in her freshman year, she became the academic affairs chairwoman for the university’s Biomedical Engineering Society. In order to break down barriers between students and professors, she started a program through which students and professors had lunch.

Six to eight students sat down with a professor for each lunch, and they could talk about any subject that came to mind.

“Everyone likes to eat,” she said. “It was a pretty easy way to bridge the gap between the student and the professor.”

After “struggling” (her word, not mine) aca-

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demically her freshman and sophomore years, sitting at the table with those whom she considered intellectual giants helped her rediscover her way. Her junior year, she became president of the society.

“I was able to feel smart again,” she said.

To drive home that feeling, she was honored April 13 at the school’s Engineering Honors Ceremony with the Outstanding Senior Achievement Award, chosen by professors.

Soon after setting up those lunches, Mahoney got another valuable lesson in human connection: Networking can expedite the job-seeking process.

While at a networking event, an older student suggested she talk with a Sigma Aldrich representative. He asked her what she wanted to do with her life, and she told him she wanted to change the world. She even showed him the “change the world” tattoo she’d gotten after graduating from high school.

“He laughed at me, as he should have,” she said.

A month later, she ran into him, and he asked her if she’d like to interview for a job.

No application necessary. Fast-track status.

She landed the job and still works part-time for the company, now called Millipore Sigma, as a business analyst.

After completing her last few classes and trying to qualify for the Division-III national outdoor champion-

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Maisie Mahoney (center), a 2012 Oregon High School graduate, shares a laugh in May with Annie Marggraff, her Washington University in St. Louis track teammate and co-founder of Bear Cubs Running Club, and Kirby Schrand, one of the group’s athletes, on campus. In addition to all the other lessons she’s learned her senior year of college, Mahoney said creating the group for athletes with autism is one of the most important things she’s done. ships, she’ll go to full time.

Wait … a national meet? Yep. As long as she has even a mediocre showing in the heptathlon – a track and field competition made up of seven events – at the national qualifier, the Gregory Invite on May 18 and 19 in Naperville, she’ll be in.

“I just can’t have a bad day,” she said. As long as she doesn’t think about missing graduation because of the meet, she should be all right. “I’d rather miss something and be sad about it, than miss something and have a bunch of whatifs.”

The championships are May 26-28 in Waverly, Iowa.

Mahoney has learned a lot from training for a single sport year-round, and she’s endured some new and less-

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than-exciting injuries, but she’s cherished her time in practices and meets.

“To remove school from your brain for a second is always healthy,” she said.

Furthering her health, particularly between her ears and beneath her ribs, she and a teammate started a running program, Bear Cubs Running Club, for the local autistic community.

“I did not know how wonderful it could feel to see a parent watch their child and smile, or to hear that child laugh,” she said.

She’s gone from a big fish in a little pond, to vice versa, to simply a fish who cherishes the water and gills with which she can breathe.

“I don’t necessarily feel smart, but I feel very full.”

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MOUNT CARROLL – Mount Carroll City Council members dipped their toe in the water Tuesday night to see how the public feels about a sewer rate increase.

The money would go to pay for a new wastewater treatment plant the city wants to build.

But before the council ramps up any rates, they want to hear from the public – and the city has three plans people can weigh in on, each one phased in over a 3-year period.

The first option would raise rates by $5 per month the first year, $10 per month the second year, and $15 per month the third year.

The second option would raise rates by $1 each month for 3 years. The third option would raise rates by $10 per month for 3 years.

The first and third options would increase sewer rates in the city by $30 a month over 3 years. The second option would raise rates by $36 a month over 3 years.

Residents would continue to pay the increased sewer rates once the 3 years are up.

Nothing was approved during Tuesday’s meeting.

Since the plant is still in the early discussion phase, officials don’t know how much it will cost or how much interest rates would be. Numbers could change between now and when a plan is put in place, but Councilman Kevin Powers said something needs to be done sooner rather than later.

“The earlier we do this ahead of time, the more money we will have to pay down the amount we have to borrow,” he said.

“We want to make this the least painful as we possibly can. As a community, we have to come together to plan for this.”

Councilman Mike Risko agreed.

“Instead of waiting 3 years and making residents pay $40 extra per month on their sewer bill,

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Regardless of which option the city goes with, Risko wants the public to weigh in on which funding option they think is best for the city.

“I want to hear from the public – and not just when we have our vote,” he said.

“Come to the meetings and let us know how you feel about the different rates.”

Mayor Carl Bates said that if the council does move forward with the increases, the rates won’t become official until at least the fall.

“This is not something we are doing tomorrow,” he said. “We don’t know how much it’s going to cost because everything is still preliminary. We want to make sure we have our ducks in a row at this point.”

Officials are working with Federal Emergency Management Agency to come up with a location for the plant, construction of which wouldn’t start until 2018 or 2019.

In other business, the council briefly discussed the possibility of allowing golf carts to be driven on city streets.

A proposal would require golf carts driven on city streets to have a orange or red flag, and residents would need to be at least 21-years-old with a valid driver’s license to drive one.

“People wanted golf carts in town,” Bates said.

“It’s something the community asked for and we are looking at it.”

The proposal is now in the hands of City Attorney Ron Coplan. Once he signs off on the proposal, it will be brought back to the board for a vote.

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OBITUARIES Kenneth D. Schmit

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Friday visitations: Joyce A. Allen of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

James B. “Barney” Marshall of Rockford, formerly of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at PrestonSchilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Friday funerals: Joyce A. Allen of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

James B. “Barney” Marshall of Rockford, formerly of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday visitation: Darlene I. Merriman of Compton, 10-10:30 a.m. at Paw Paw Bible Church.

Saturday funerals: Darlene I. Merriman of Compton, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Paw Paw Bible Church.

Aaron N. Tillman, formerly of Sterling, 2 p.m. burial at Bethel Cemetery in Milledgeville, followed by gathering in basement at Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes in Sterling.

Joyce L. Allen DIXON – Joyce L. Allen, 81, of Dixon, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford. She worked at Wendy’s before retiring.

She was born Aug. 15, 1934, in Lyndon, the daughter of Clark and Olive (Allen) McDearmon. Joyce married Francis “Frank” Allen on Aug. 13, 1955. He preceded her in death on April 6, 1987.

Survivors include her children, LuAnne (John) Rosa of Monroe, Wisconsin, Zada Raji of Springfield, and Ray (Lisa) Allen, Virgil Allen, Cliff Allen, and John (Kelly) Allen, all of Dixon; eight grandchildren; seven great-

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Kenneth D. Schmit, 82, of North Fort Myers, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in hospice care.

Ken was born Nov. 7, 1933, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Lona and Leonard Schmit.

He graduated in 1952 from La Crosse Central High, served in the Marine Corps, and was married to Barbara Harvey on Aug. 20, 1955, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. They resided many years in Sterling, where they owned and operated a hardware store, Fairfax True Value. In later years, Ken became a licensed hearing-aid specialist, and owned and operated a hearing aid practice, Sterling Hearing Aid Center, before he and his wife retired in 2007 to North Fort Myers.

Ken enjoyed many years as a member of

Gyro International, a fraternal organization promoting friendship, and was international president of this organization from 1986 to 1987. He was an avid golfer during adulthood, and in retirement he enjoyed tennis, playing four to five times each week.

Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Barbara; two sons, Doug and Mike (wife, Sarah); three granddaughters; one grandson; four greatgrandchildren; and his brother, Bob. He will be greatly missed by extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Ron. Cremation rites will be accorded. A military memorial service will be at 11 a.m. May 17 at St. Therese Church, 20115 N. Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers.

grandchildren; one brother, Allen McDearmon of Morrison; and one sister, Dorothy Habben of Morrison.

She also was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank, Joseph, and Ronald McDearmon; and her son-in-law, Baba Raji.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon, with Kimberly Crump, elder, officiatBrian Hurd ing. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

ROCK FALLS – Brian Hurd, 62, of Rock Falls, died A memorial has been Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Iowa City Veterans established.

Affairs Health Care System in Iowa City, Iowa.

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As discussed during the Dixon Park Board meeting Wednesday, the district will also have to alter its proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget by reducing revenue another $14,000, totaling about 12 percent of their planned state revenues from the tax.

“They aren’t quick to pay what they owe, but they’re definitely quick to take it back,” board president Ron Pritchard said.

Looking at a potential $145,000 deficit in the upcoming year’s budget to fit in additional capital projects, board vice president Shane Miller asked the board members if they should reconsider any of the projects in the wake of losing the tax funds.

Board member Steve Pritchard said by having the projects included in the budget, they will have the option to do them or choose to delay them.

“As long as we keep the projects in the budget, we’re covered,” Steve Pritchard said. “We will

Next meeting The Dixon Park Board next meets at 6 p.m. May 11 at the district office, 804 Palmyra St. Go to dixonparkdistrict.com or the park district office, or call 815284-3306 for an agenda or more information. have the ability to say yes or no to the projects in the future.”

The state has used the same formula for the personal property tax replacement since its inception in 1976.

The purpose of the measure was to replace money that was lost by local governments when their powers to impose personal property taxes on corporations, partnerships, and other business entities were taken away.

In Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, Carroll and Bureau counties, the total to be repaid is more than $3.3 million.

Playground Program The board also discussed giving new life to a recreation program that proved successful in the 1950s.

The Playground Program started out more than half a century ago with a volun-

teer bringing a large, green wooden box to a different Dixon park each day and providing play equipment and craft supplies to local children.

The district tried to reimplement the program in the late 1990s and again around 2010, but Carey said they didn’t receive enough interest from local youth.

“Kids don’t go outside anymore; they’re in the house all the time now,” she said. “We want to bring them outdoors, get them moving around and doing things.”

Though bringing back the program has been difficult, Ron Pritchard said it is an opportunity that could bring more activity to the parks and give children something fun to look forward to, just as board members did when they were young.

“We’ve tried this before, and we didn’t have a great

deal of success, but it’s something we should look into,” he said.

The district plans to reach out to the community to see if the Playground Program would generate enough interest and speak with local organizations to find possible volunteers.

Boat house fee increases In other business, the board unanimously approved a hike in annual boathouse rentals, from $550 to $1,000, which will go in effect next year.

The fees have remained at $550 plus real estate taxes since 2010.

Because of the condition of the facilities and electricity costs, Carey said the rate should have been increased to $1,000 years ago.

Board member Ben Nagy said in addition to increasing the fee, the district should research expanding their number of rentable boat docks, as there would be high interest in the area, and it could provide the district with additional revenue.

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The chamber has big expectations for the weekend.

“Last year, we had 5,000 people just for Summer Splash, and with each of the events adding activities, we’re anticipating 10,000 people for the weekend,” Chamber President and CEO Bethany Bland said.

The timing of the fireworks seemed good because it will be close

Events information Call Rock Falls Tourism at 815-380-2300 for more information about the fishing tournament, and the Rock Falls Chamber at 815-625-4500 with questions about Summer Splash. River Chase organizer Terry Hicks can be contacted via the Rock Falls River Chase Facebook page. to the Independence Day celebrations, but the city won’t be competing with fireworks shows in other towns.

The chamber leader said it has been exciting to watch the growth of the events over the years.

“Ten years ago, Sum-

mer Splash started as a cookout at a middle school, and now we have more than 60 organizations involved in the event,” Bland said. “This weekend is a great way to enjoy the community, especially the riverfront.”

Early registration for

the 2-day fishing tournament starts Monday.

Entry forms are available on the Rock Falls Tourism website atvisitrockfalls.com, or in the office at City Hall. General registration will be from 4 to 8 p.m. June 24 at the Eagles Club at 321 W. Second St. in Rock Falls.

The fishing area is from the Rockton dam to the Rock Island dam, just short of the state line at the Mississippi River. The tourney is offering a guaranteed $10,000 in cash and prizes.

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Greater Sterling Development Corp. owns one

of the two former Anchor Coupling sites in Sterling.

Executive Director Heather Sotelo said the building at 1005 Commerce Drive is rented out by GSDC, pro-

viding income for the organization’s economic development efforts.

“The building has been full pretty much ever since Anchor Coupling moved

out,” Sotelo said.

The other Sterling building at 2910 W. LeFevre Road is still on the market, but Sotelo said it has generated quite a bit of interest.

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Trump plays the women’s card, and loses Remark draws rebukes, social media backlash ATLANTA (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s claim that Hillary Clinton is playing “the woman’s card” drew intense backlash Wednesday, from the Democratic front-runner herself as well as tens of thousands of critics on social media.

“If fighting for women’s health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the ‘woman card,’ then deal me in,” Clinton said in Philadelphia as she celebrated wins in four out of five of Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.

Trump had leveled the “woman’s card” accusation Tuesday after his own five-state primary sweep.

“She’s got nothing else going,” Trump told supporters in New York.

“And, frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote.” He added in an immediate contradiction that “the beautiful thing is women don’t like her.”

Trump’s remarks prompted social media hashtags like #dealmein and #womancard, the latter ranking among the top 10 global trending topics on Twitter Wednesday, with more than 45,000 tweets by late afternoon.

Voters also circulated video of Mary Pat Christie, the wife of Trump backer and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who stood behind Trump during his victory speech Tuesday and looked as though she was rolling her eyes as he made those comments.

The exchange highlights Trump’s perilous standing among female voters who could help propel Clinton to the White House.

An anti-Trump super PAC, backed by Republican donors, last month launched an ad in which unnamed

women read aloud quotes Trump has proffered about females.

“Bimbo. Dog. Fat Pig,” the ad begins, with later references to Trump critiquing “flat-chested” women and referring to “a young and beautiful piece of a--” and a woman “dropping to your knees.”

In March, Trump distributed via social media an unflattering image of Heidi Cruz, Trump rival Ted Cruz’s wife, prompting the Texas senator to assert that “strong women scare Donald.”

Cruz, who’s aiming to topple Trump at the Republicans’ July convention in Cleveland, implicitly emphasized the front-runner’s turbulent relationships with women Wednesday as he tapped former candidate Carly Fiorina as his would-be running mate, praising her as someone who has “over and over ... shattered glass ceilings.”

Four years ago, 11 out of 13 general election swing states went to the nominee who won among women. Of those 11, President Barack Obama, with 55 percent of the female vote nationally, won nine; Republican Mitt Romney won just two.

If Clinton manages an even wider advantage among women than Obama, Democrats say she may get a boost in states like Pennsylvania and Colorado, casting them out of Trump’s reach while allowing her to compete in GOP-leaning territory like Georgia and North Carolina.

As for Trump’s claim that women “don’t like” Clinton, he’s wrong at the very least about Democratic primary voters. Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in 25 states this year show Clinton won 62 percent of female voters over Bernie Sanders’ 36 percent.

IN BRIEF Reservations due for prayer event STERLING – Lunch reservations are needed by Monday for a National Day of Prayer program at 11:30 a.m.

May 5 in the Holloway Center at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave. This year’s theme is “Wake Up, America.”

The Rev. Randy Sizemore of Bethel Church in Dixon will be the speaker, and the Rev. Chris Stienstra will lead the prayer. Donations will be accepted to benefit Lee County Honor Flight.

Lunch, which is optional, costs $6. Call Josie, 815-284-7197, or Carol, 815-2846732, to make a luncheon reservation.

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For the first 15 years of his WACC tenure, they built houses from the foundation up, but they ran out of property and started rehabbing houses around the time of the Great Recession.

“A new one’s a lot easier, a lot cleaner, a lot fewer mistakes to go back and clean up,” Gehrke said. “The bank is nice enough to us that at the end, if there’s a profit on the property, the school gets that money.”

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“They learn to do something with their hands, and it gives them a great sense of accomplishment when something like this is complete,” said John Gehrke, who’s wrapping up his 28th year teaching the WACC course. “They can drive by and say, ‘I wired that house. I remember putting drywall in that master bedroom. I did all the plumbing in the main bathroom in that house, and the roof on that house.’

They can share those stories with their friends and family.”

Wednesday, about a dozen students were framing walls and mudding and taping drywall in the 2,700-square-foot, three-story house that dates back at least to 1906, according to newspapers the class has found.

The project is projected to be finished next year and, to some extent, Gehrke’s handful of second-year students are reluctant to turn over the reins.

“We’ll just say we did all the tough stuff before they took over,” said Steven Knapp, an 18-year-old Sterling High School senior who, along with Whitman, gave a tour of the house.

They showed off the pristine furnace they helped install, and the brand new ductwork throughout the house. They volunteered to work full days, “for the sake of education,” Knapp said.

They also helped put in electrical throughout the house, even though Whitman has “zero” interest in electrical.

“I think we changed the plans three or four times on where our counter was going to come out, and where we were going to put the fridge and the sink and all that stuff,” he said while pointing out where everything would go in the kitchen.

Concrete was poured for the ginormous front porch – “That was some terrible concrete,” Erie student Owen Sullivan said of the old porch. Closets were built. Two enclosed rooms on the back corners of the house were leveled and replaced by porches. Plumbing was fully replaced. Scaffolding was brought in to install drywall more than a dozen feet above the stairs’ landings. The list goes on and on.

Before any of that could be done, the house had to be gutted. Removed were a few former pets, barrels full of laundry, five trees in the backyard, and lots of gas piping – each room in the house used to have a gas light, something Gehrke never had encountered.

“All these guys want that for their bedroom,” he said.

Knapp’s family owns multiple construction businesses, but he didn’t know for sure what career he wanted to go into until he took the course.

“I didn’t think I’d know what I want to do at this point, and I wouldn’t know if it wasn’t for this class,” Knapp said.

“I’ve learned so much stuff over the past 2 years that it’s ridiculous.”

He landed an apprenticeship with Lance Plumbing, and will go full-time in the summer. He’d love to get into a union.

Whitman works for Jacobs Builders in Dixon, a far cry from how he started: building deer huts with his dad, Tom, in their timber in Milledgeville.

“All of our huts have tin now, to make them more waterproof,” Whitman said.

“My dad was a beginner before, but he also knew a quite a bit of it from his dad.”

“This is actually really cool,” he said about the progression of the Fourth Avenue home. “When you’re out and deer hunting, you’re just sitting out there for hours upon hours. Now you’re thinking about people who will living here for years upon years, and how long this house will be here.”

Whitman plans to attend Upper Iowa University in Fayette. For those taking the community college route, completion of the 2-year WACC course is worth six dual credits at Highland Community College in Freeport.

The tour paused for a moment so Gehrke could introduce Ben Stake, a 2014 Forreston graduate who worked on the Fourth Avenue property and was back for a visit, and to ask Gehrke for a letter of recommendation. He, too, is hoping to get into a union.

“You have to know people to get where you’re going,” Stake, 20, said. “He’s a good one to know. A lot of people know him in the area.”

He beamed as he looked around. The last time he’d visited, drywalling was just getting underway.

“You can’t actually see through the entire house now,” Stake said.

“It’s going to be neat when it’s done, isn’t it?” Gehrke said. “These guys should be proud of what they’ve done.”

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Lamenting the Unruly States of America It’s getting harder to govern, and it’s not just politicians’ fault

BY LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

We might not know who our next president is going to be, but here’s one thing that’s almost certain: he or she will take office with roughly half of the electorate unhappy and mistrustful.

The notion that the president speaks for a broad coalition of Americans who are willing to set aside their differences on behalf of a compelling new vision for the country? It’s vanished.

I’ve spent a lot of time pondering where it went, and though I still haven’t found an answer, I do know this: it’s not only Washington’s – or even the political class’s – fault.

Let’s start with a lament I hear frequently about this year’s crop of presidential candidates: “Is this the best we can do?”

I used to believe that the popular argument that the best among us do not seek political office was wrong – that there were plenty of standout Americans who went into politics. And there are.

But there Lee H. are also a Hamilton lot of talented people – the kind who could lead us beyond our tired political discourse – who take a look at politics and turn the other way. They don’t want to spend their waking hours grubbing for donations. They don’t want to put their families through the attacks and vitriol that so often show up in political campaigns now.

They believe they have better ways of spending their time than subjecting

themselves and everyone they know to the kind of scrutiny that has become part and parcel of political life.

I’ve known a lot of very good people in politics.

They were motivated by a true interest in improving the country, were fair-minded, respected other points of view, were skillful consensus-builders, and took the time to develop genuine friendships across the political divide. They saw politics as a competition of ideas, not a mean-spirited clash of ideologies.

I SEE LESS OF THIS today. Many politicians seem genuinely not to like one another. Backed all too often by their constituents and contributors, they distrust the other party’s members – and see a victory by the other party as a threat to the well-being of the nation.

This is a departure from the past, and it’s not a healthy one. There was a time when the parties played a significant role

in the system by serving to build consensus.

They were collections of diverse constituencies that had developed the capacity to meld disparate interests together – not always harmoniously, but usually effectively.

They helped build a unity of effort in the government, as did a variety of public and private organizations – such as unions, charitable institutions and the like.

This was vital: we don’t have many consensusbuilding mechanisms in our political culture.

But a lot of groups that helped do this are weaker now than they were.

Which is a shame in a year like this, when voters are angry and distrustful.

Much of this, I believe, stems from economic insecurity. Incomes remain stagnant, and many of the jobs being created are low-wage jobs. A lot of Americans have lost confidence that their children will have a better life than they had.

This doesn’t mean that

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MANY OF THEM have responded enthusiastically to candidates who lay out a straightforward vision but don’t bother much with the details of policy. And a lot of voters seem to relish the clashes that this year’s campaigning has produced, and are uninterested in talk of finding common ground.

It’s a campaign year, of course, so a certain amount of this is to be expected. But if the voters’ surly mood and mistrust carry over after November, it’s going to be very hard for the next president – and politicians in general – to govern effectively.

Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is a professor, adviser and scholar at Indiana University. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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fear of terrorism and a general feeling that society is heading in the wrong direction don’t matter this year. Nor does it mean that there aren’t plenty of people who are reasonably satisfied with their lives, and who recognize that the U.S., especially in comparison with other countries, is doing reasonably well.

But overall, economic malaise seems to be front and center in voters’ minds.

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This might help explain why voters this year seem not to have much appetite for the substance and complexity of policy.

If the voters’ surly mood and mistrust carry over after November, it’s going to be very hard for the next president – and politicians in general – to govern effectively.

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A day to plant trees, leave a legacy for future What we think Stressed by humans and insects, Illinois’ tree population certainly could use a helping hand. Arbor Day – on Friday – is a good time to invest in a tree-shaded future.

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rbor Day has always been a future-oriented event.

Do you want more trees in the future? Then you’ve got to plant them now, nurture them, and help them grow.

Poet Joyce Kilmer, a fan of trees, wrote that “only God can make a tree.”

People, unfortunately, have a demonstrated a tendency to cut trees down.

The University of Illinois’ forestry website reports that 40 percent of Illinois was covered by forest prior to European settlement.

That figure has declined to 12 percent.

Invasive pests aren’t kind to trees, either.

The emerald ash borer has spread to 60 of Illinois’ 102 counties, as reported by the Illinois Department of Agriculture in October. Since it was first detected 14 years ago in Michigan, according to a news release, the ash borer has killed more than 250 million ash trees in this country.

In Illinois, for example, the city of Oak Forest lost 1,777 ash trees, the Arbor Day Foundation states.

The spirit of Arbor Day has promoted the planting of thousands of trees in Illinois. We were pleased to hear about

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one such recent planting by members of the Dixon Rotary Club at Reagan School.

Who doesn’t agree that trees benefit individuals and communities through beautification, providing habitat for wildlife, and, of course, welcome shade?

In addition, trees help reduce erosion of topsoil by wind and water.

They help cut heating and cooling costs.

They moderate the temperature, clean the air, and produce life-giving oxygen.

Not only that, trees enhance property values.

Some people (poets, perhaps) might even say trees bring joy and spiritual renewal.

Planting a tree can do something else: preserve the memory of those who planted it.

How many times have we heard someone, pointing to a tree, remark that a beloved family ancestor planted it?

In the same vein, trees are often planted in memory of someone who has died. They provide a living legacy for loved ones who are no longer with us.

Whatever your reason for planting a tree, the time is now to invest in a tree-shaded future.

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Proposed rail line harmful to agriculture

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JEANETTE CAROTHERS Earlville

Great Lakes Basin Transportation Corp.

LLC is seeking federal approval for a proposed 278-mile freight rail line from Milton, Wisconsin, to LaPorte, Indiana.

Under public pressure, the Federal Surface Transportation Board extended the required Environmental Impact Statement comments to June 15. This is still not enough time for a complex issue that is more than a freight toll bypass around Chicago.

Not only would the rail line affect many agriculture operations and more than 20,000 acres of prime farmland, but it

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Most of all, it affects every federal taxpayer.

Mr. Pehta, Great Lakes Basin market adviser, says, “Ninety percent of the $6 billion project will be financed by federal railroad loans.”

In December 2015, the same year and month the Surface Transportation Board was established, Congress passed a 5-year, $281 billion, 1,300-page

transportation bill with emphasis on freight and goods movement. Being a limited liability corporation, Great Lakes Basin would have layers of liability protection for its investors if the private venture went bankrupt or defunct.

Taxpayers, on the other hand, would be left with the bill and the landowners left with the environmental mess.

Our countryside is littered with abandoned rail lines, yet there is no protection for citizens in this proposed, speculative, private rail line project.

The open meetings hosted by the Office Environmental Analysis are your chance to verbalize your concerns to a federal agency. Written statements are also welcome, directed toward the Surface Transportation Board docket

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McFeatters is worth reading KATHRYN BONNELL Amboy

If you haven’t been reading Ann McFeatters’ articles, you are missing the boat. She always writes such good articles every week.

I agree with her 100 percent again this week [“Thanks, Bernie, but it’s time to end campaign,” April 25].

Keep up the good work, Ann. I am a faithful follower of your column.

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Personalized Learning, a s d e f i n e d by t h e Charlotte Mecklenberg School District, is “an instructional design that requires a fundamental shift from a traditional teaching model to teaching that empowers and nurtures the social, emotional, academic, and developmental needs of each self-directed 21st century learner.”

In the Amboy CUSD #272, we continue to focus on 21st century learning skills. This fundamental shift was introduced to the district and community on February 4, 2016. Our focus is in two areas of Personalized Learning: Project-Based Learning, and Self-Paced Learning.

Most of our vocational courses already use Project-Based Learning.

Agriculture, Home Economics, Floral Design/Landscaping, STEM, Art, Music, and many more classes are where our students thrive in Project-Based Learning Environments. When students ‘apply’ skills and learning outcomes to projects, the purpose and meaning of standards, assessments, and learning objectives become clear.

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The other Personalized Learning Focus is the creation of Self-Paced classrooms in English/ Language Arts (ELA) and Math. Self-Paced Learning is where students work at their own pace. Students in a self-paced classroom have the opportunity to advance grade levels upon successful completion of each unit of instruction.

We believe that students who have the ability and desire to work ahead at their own pace should have the opportunity to earn high school credit as junior high students.

The same is true for high school students who choose to earn college credit, and elementary students taking junior high courses.

Administration, staff, parents, and students have been meeting weekly to structure our Self-Paced Classroom Plan that will launch in August 2017. We intend to have traditional AND self-paced classrooms beginning in August 2017, which increases our need for technology.

The 6th grade at Amboy Junior High School had their first every Biome Fair this past year. The students researched and built different biomes throughout the world and presented them to the class. Their hard work was shown to the community and school building through a fair. They each had their own section to go through presentations and explain their project.

Parents, community members, and other students were all welcome to come see their amazing work.

AJHS Celebrates With Honor Roll Night: Pictured below L to R: Jeff Thake, Superintendent of Amboy Schools, Retired Chief of Police Paul Smith and American Idol Contestant Tristan Bushman. Mr. Smith and Mr. Bushman were the guests of honor at the Annual Honor Roll Night on March 1st at Amboy Jr High School. Students who earned Second Quarter Honors were recognized with certificates. Soup and sandwiches were provided for all family members in attendance.

During this time, the students also displayed their outstanding Egypt Artifacts from Social Studies. The students loved showing their work to people outside of that classroom. Thank you to everyone who came out to support this event!

Retired Chief of Police Paul Smith talked to the crowd about goal setting and the importance of getting a Fourth grade students in Mrs. Grady’s class have been studying the Vikings and the Middle Ages. The students good education to reach your goals. painted Viking ships to add to the mural they created.

Tr i s t a n Bushman entertained the crowd with his music.

Below: He also spoke to the students to work hard and to not give up on your dreams.

I saved the best news for last. Thanks to the Amboy Education Foundation, Goldwind Wind Turbines, and a private donation, the Amboy CUSD #272 will start August 2016 1:1 with Chromebooks!

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Amboy Central Elementary School and Amboy Junior High School are fortunate to have active hard working P.T.C. groups. At the Central Elementary school this group recently purchased playground equipment that all of the children could enjoy.

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Brother’s marriage plans are troubled by sister’s faith Dear Abby, I am very excited to be proposing soon to the man I want to spend my life with. My family is excited for me – with one exception.

My younger sister, whom I want to be my best woman, says she doesn’t know if she will be able to participate in our wedding because she’s having trouble reconciling that her faith tells her same-sex marriage is a sin. I have explained that it will be a civil ceremony with a judge instead of a religious figure and she says that this “helps,” but she still doesn’t know if she

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

can be part of it.

I love my sister and I know that if she didn’t love me in return, she wouldn’t be struggling with this; she just wouldn’t participate.

She’s racking her brain

and her Bible trying to find a way to square her faith with her love for me and my soon-to-be fiance.

Despite this, I can’t help feeling hurt that she views my relationship as a sin she can’t be part of.

If she decides she can’t stand with me in my wedding, I don’t know what to do. If she can’t support my marriage, should I ask her to not come to the ceremony?

– Wedding Woes Dear Wedding Woes, I don’t think you should be retaliatory and tell your sister to stay away if she feels

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, April 30 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815535-3748.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old Timers; 7 p.m., open, family fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-5 p.m., Amboy Fire Department, 25 N. East Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

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

her faith doesn’t permit her to be a member of your wedding party.

If that’s the case, she might decide on her own not to attend.

What you should do – right now – is decide whom else you would like to stand up with you on this important occasion. Choose someone who has no question about whether you are doing the right thing. I hope your special day will be a happy one and that you will allow no one to blemish it.

Dear Abby, I’ve been on-and-offagain with this boy for

about a year now, and he is socially awkward whereas I am not. He is extremely funny and loyal.

I’m 13 and I think he wants to move to the next level of our relationship, and I’m not ready for that. He talks a lot of crap about my friends, too. I feel like I need a break from him. How do I let him know how I feel without sounding rude?

–Teen in Alberta, Canada Dear Teen, Be clear in your messages to him. Tell him you don’t like the way he talks about your

friends, and you don’t want to hear him do it again. If he pushes you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable, tell him NO and that he should stop immediately. It is not rude to create boundaries for yourself; in fact, it is healthy. It is more important to be forthright than to be polite.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

ENTERTAINMENT

Sunday, May 1 Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; noon open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, barn, Horizon View Farm, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book; 7 p.m. veterans, open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Spanish, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 236 Kelly Drive, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St., Rochelle.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-9736150.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St.

Stevie Nicks surprises musical’s crowd NEW YORK (AP) – Stevie Nicks surprised the audience at Broadway’s “School of Rock” with a riveting performance of “Rhiannon” after the cast took its curtain call.

Backed by the show’s very young band, Nicks brought the house to its feet. Afterward, she had nothing but praise for the young musicians.

“I have Fleetwood Mac, and then I have my solo band that I’ve been playing with since 1980, and now I have one more fantastic band to add to my roster, so I’m very happy,” Nicks said Tuesday night backstage at the Winter Garden Theater.

Nicks also shared her memories of Prince while recording her 1980s hit, “Stand Back.” She said the idea came to her while listening to “Little Red Corvette” while driving, and she was compelled to call him about it.

“I asked him if he would come over to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. Never in a million years expecting that he would say yes or that he was even in Los Angeles, and he was there in like 20 minutes,” Nicks said.

Then she added: “I didn’t have

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In this still image taken from a video, Stevie Nicks is shown singing “Rhiannon” during a surprise performance after the curtain call for “School of Rock” on Tuesday in New York. to call and tell him that I kind of ripped off his song, but I did because I’m honest. So it turned into a really amazing relationship. Is my heart broken? Absolutely.”

But Nicks said it felt “fantastic” playing music with the young stars of “School of Rock.” She

saw the show on opening night, and came back to see it again.

Performing at the show was something she wanted to do, especially because her appearance would help raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The organization provides financial support for people with AIDS, HIV and HIV-related diseases.

“It’s not work, it’s just great fun ... so it’s a great, easy way to make money to give to people that really need it,” Nicks said.

The audience was filled with kids who seemed to enjoy her performance. But connecting her music with a younger audience has never been a concern for Nicks.

“I don’t feel like I’m a songwriter that just writes for old people or just writes for young people,” Nicks said.

Instead, she sees herself as the same timeless writer she was at 14.

“I don’t think we’re stuck in a time machine that they only have to write stuff for people their age, and I only have to write stuff for people my age. Obviously, that’s not true because look at what we just did.”

COMMUNITY EVENTS Thursday, April 28 Biscuits and gravy, 7 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Hand and Foot cards, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-3362191.

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Friday, April 29 Open pool, open cards, Wii games (call ahead), and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Wii Bowling, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Kings on Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center,

1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., call Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 for location.

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Reservations: 815-288-9236.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 12;15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Movie Day, “God of Wonders,” 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior

Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Dixon.

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

Steak fry dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-2842003.

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Ave. Rock Falls, 815-5908881.

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

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Organizers announce performers for series Season opens June 3 with Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

MOUNT MORRIS – The Mount Morris Jamboree Committee has announced this summer’s schedule of performers for free concerts from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday nights at the bandshell downtown.

The schedule includes a blend of American musical styles from 10 bands.

Five of them are new to the stage, and five are favorites from years past.

The season opens with Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers, a local clasLyle sic country Grobe group, on June 3.

Participants can bring a chair or blanket, and bench seating is available. A meal is served by a different local charitable organization at 6 p.m. before every performance.

The Mount Morris Community Farmers Market will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. before each performance in the parking lot of Union Savings Bank, 2 W. Main St. Locally sourced foods and crafts will be sold.

The rest of the season • June 10: Illinois Rail (bluegrass) • June 17: Love and Thunder (country)

• June 24: Johnny and the Boomers (Chicago blues) • July 1: The Sting Rays (oldies and classic rock ‘n’ roll) • July 8: The Jimmys (blues, soul, funk, and rhythm and blues) • July 15: Pete’s Sake (folk, bluegrass and blues) • July 22: Archtop Brownie (blues and jazz) • July 29: String Ties (bluegrass) • Aug. 5: Lizzie Neal Band (blues)

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The Jimmys play before a packed crowd during a free Friday night concert last year in downtown Mount Morris. The band returns this year, with a show set for July 8.

WHAT’S GOING ON Hot Karaoke & DJ will provide entertainment from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. today, Trippin Molly will play with special guest Bloody Gulch from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday, and Slick Trigger will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St. Upcoming: May 6, Drum Rave; and May 7, Dirt Road Rockers with special guest Richard Johnson

ART EXHIBITS At Conover Square OREGON – The Eagle’s Nest Art Group will present its free annual spring membership art show from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the art gallery on the second floor at Conover Square, 201 N. Third St. Represented in the show are the works of more than 50 members, hailing from Oregon, Mount Morris, Chana, Rochelle, Byron, Stillman Valley, Dixon, Rock Falls, Polo, Grand Detour, Leaf River, Winnebago, and Pecatonica.

New this year is a Hands On Oregon fundraising art sale. Original works have been donated by members and proceeds will benefit Hands On Oregon and its effort to repair Conover Square.

There will be a silent auction of a watercolor painting by former member Carol Godee, who died in 2006. She left behind many paintings of the area. The painting is on display at the gallery. Bids will be taken through June 11.

This year’s show will feature a display of original gourd art, created in a workshop taught by Carrie Lay. Conover Square’s shops will be open during show hours.

At Distinctive Gardens DIXON – “Transform,” a shop story, is available for viewing at Distinctive Gardens, 2020 Lowell Park Road.

The new concept focuses on plants, art, community activities and gardening related to the theme. The shop stories will switch like art shows.

Artists made specific products for the story.

The story “emphasizes a curated selection of local artists, educational gardening displays and highlighted plants,” said Lisa LeFevre in a news release.

She owns the shop with her husband, Bud. Call 815-285-0014, find Distinctive Gardens on Facebook, or go to diggersdelight.com for more information.

Art at Loveland DIXON – The art collection at Loveland Community House and Museum, 513 W. Second St., as well as the museum’s many other exhibits, are available for

May 7 Celebration at Dairy Mart STERLING – A Cinco de Mayo celebration with Amigos Unidos will run from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the banquet room at Dairy Mart, 312 16th Ave. There will be drink specials.

Admission is $5.

Call 815-501-2910 for tickets or more information.

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Doug Brundies will play from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at Cochran’s Pub, 13464 Galt Road, Sterling. viewing from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

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

The event is free to the public.

Art around Dixon Brian Strock’s work is on display through May 29 at The Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St. The work of Bob Logsdon is on view at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

Jan Harvey’s work is on display at First National Bank in Amboy, 1314 N. Galena Ave. The work of Beverly Garcia is on view at the offices of Ward, Murray, Pace and Johnson, 226 W. River St. At River Arts Center CLINTON, Iowa – An exhibition featuring the art of Gin Lammert, a professional painter, will be on display until May 22 at the gallery, 2229 Fifth Ave. South.

Lammert works with pastels, oil and acrylic. The exhibit is available for viewing from 1 to 4 p.m.

Wednesday through Sunday.

At Woodlawn Arts Academy STERLING – Woodlawn Arts

Academy’s Student-Teacher Art Exhibit is now open at the Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Student and teacher artwork will be on display in the halls and lounge through May 6.

The exhibit features more than 100 works from students and teachers from more than 10 area schools.

The top four pieces from each category will be featured in the 2016 Summer Arts Program Guide, which is mailed to 24,000 homes in the area.

Select winning pieces from the exhibit will be displayed on the First Avenue bridge between Sterling and Rock Falls through the Bridge the Community organization.

The summer art exhibit, featuring the work of Kimberly Clark, Mark Johnson, Heather Shore, and Brian Lutz, will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. May 20 at the facility.

The art will be on display through Aug. 5 in the halls and lounge.

During the opening reception, artwork by 2015-16 visual arts students of all ages will be on display in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center.

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

May 21 Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers STERLING – Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. at Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

a spring wine tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. at Oak Lane of Oregon, 3261 S. Daysville Road.

Tickets are $20 and are available at the chamber office, 124 N. Fourth St. Call 815-732-2100 for more information.

BOOK SIGNINGS AND AUTHOR EVENTS Saturday Author to sign book STERLING – As part of Independent Booksellers Day, Tom McKay will be signing his novel, “West Fork,” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Book World in Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway.

The novel tells the story of the changing small-town culture of western Illinois, as farms have grown larger and rural population has declined.

The book was published by Augustana College.

Call 815-564-9440 for more information.

CAR SHOWS

BANDS AND BARS Get listed!

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

At Cochran’s Pub STERLING – Doug Brundies will play from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday at the bar, 13464 Galt Road.

At The Cooler ROCK FALLS – DJ Hollywood Karaoke will provide entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, The Cal Stage Band will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, and Pablo and The Rhythmix will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St. At Whiskey Barrel Saloon ROCK FALLS – Super Red

BEER AND WINE TASTINGS Friday Drinks in the garden ROCK ISLAND – “Grains to Growlers,” a craft beer tasting event, will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 Fourth Ave. Fourteen breweries from across the country will showcase more than 30 varieties of craft beer.

Light hors d’oeuvres will be served.

General admission is $35 in advance, and $45 at the door.

Groups of six are $195.

Proceeds will help enhance the gardens and provide educational opportunities for the community.

Go to qcgardens.com/generalevents.html or call 309-794-0991 for tickets or more information.

May 7 Chamber to host tasting OREGON – The Oregon Chamber of Commerce will host

May 20-22 Chevy Show set to roll in CORDOVA – The third event in the annual Super Chevy Show will be held at Cordova International Raceway, 19425 state Route 84 North.

The event will run from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 20; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 21; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 22.

There will be drag racing in multiple classes with cash purses and a professionally judged car show. The event will also feature a swap meet.

Midwest Super Stock Mafia, Nostalgia Gassers, Nostalgia Pro Stock and the Chevy Rebellion are among the groups that will perform a professional drag race show.

Tickets are $10 for adults for Friday, and $20 per day for Saturday and Sunday. A 3-day pass is $45. Tickets are $5 per day for children age 6 through 12, or $15 for a weekend pass. Children 5 and under get in free.

Go to racecir.com for a full event schedule or more information. Go to superchevy.com for more information about the series.

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WHAT’S GOING ON CAR SHOWS

CRAFT AND VENDOR SHOWS

June 12 Car show set to return ASHTON – The 27th annual Ashton Lions Club’s car, truck and motorcycle show will return this year as part of the annual Ashton Fest, which features live music, a carnival, and craft and vendor show on the grounds of Ashton-Franklin Center High School, 611 Western Ave. Registration will run from 8 a.m. to noon, with trophy presentations at 3 p.m.

Cost of each entry is $8 prior to event, and $10 the day of the show.

The event will feature a 50-50 raffle and music by 3-D Sound Company.

The awards for the show will be: Best in Show, Best of GM, Best of Ford, Best of Mopar, Best of Orphan, and Best Motorcycle.

Call 815-751-8614 for more information.

Registration forms are available at facebook.com/AshtonUSA or at the village office, 810 Main St.

COLLECTIBLES AND ANTIQUES Saturday Take a ride to railroad show DAVENPORT, Iowa – The fifth annual Davenport Model Railroad and Memorabilia Show will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St. There will be more than 250 tables of new and used items.

Food will be sold; door prizes will be awarded.

Admission is $4, with children 12 and under free.

Call 563-391-6431 for more information.

CONCERTS Friday Wolber to play two shows FRANKLIN GROVE – Jim Wolber of Franklin Grove, now featured with The Lariat band, will perform two Fifth Friday shows at 7 and 9 p.m. at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. The group’s style is a mix of country and rock ‘n’ roll.

Tickets are $10 and are available by calling 815-456-3030 or visiting the building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Gospel group to perform MORRISON – The Perrys will perform at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris St. Doors will open at 6. Donations will be accepted.

The performance will conclude the church’s 8-year run of southern gospel concerts.

Go to emmanuelreformedchurch.org and click on the “concert series” button for more information.

Saturday Barbershoppers at Centennial STERLING – Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus will present its 65th annual spring show, “Murder on the Voice,” at 3 p.m. at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. The concert will also feature special guests Double Date, a quartet out of St. Louis.

Tickets are $16 for adults, $12 for seniors and free for students with a school ID.

July 2 Calling all crafters, vendors DIXON – Crafters and vendors are needed for the 2016 Petunia Fest Craft & Vendor Show, Pinky’s Not-so-Hidden Treasures ‘n’ More, which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Loveland Community House.

“Last year was a huge success, and we’re looking to grow it even bigger this year,” organizer Steve Wilson said.

Call 815-284-2741, or email at swilson@lovelandcommunityhouse.org to register and for more details.

DOWNTOWN EVENTS

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The Perrys will perform at 7 p.m. Friday in the sanctuary at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris St., Morrison. Doors will open at 6. Donations will be accepted. The performance will conclude the church’s 8-year run of southern gospel concerts. Go to emmanuelreformedchurch.org and click on the “concert series” button for more information.

Find Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus on Facebook or go to rockrivervalleychorus.org for more information.

Female artists teaming up DIXON – Talented women are teaming up in the Sauk Valley.

An all-female art and music festival will run from 6 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. The event kicks off at 6 p.m., with an open mic at 8 p.m. featuring Melanie Devaney, Kendra Swanson and Gina Venier.

Organizers are currently looking for art vendors. Spaces are $20.

Tickets are $8 through Friday and $10 at the door.

Email amy8403@gmail.com for information on reserving a space as a vendor or sponsoring the event.

Group to round out season CLINTON, Iowa – The final program of the Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s 62nd concert season will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Vernon Cook Theater in Clinton High School, 817 Eighth Ave. The orchestra joined with a consortium of other orchestras to commission a new work by composer Christopher Theofanidis of Yale University, “Dreamtime Ancestors,” and will present the Iowa premier of that work.

Conductor Brian Dollinger will open the program with a fanfare from a French ballet, featuring the symphony’s brass section, and will include the triumphant Second Symphony of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Tickets, which cost $15 for adults or $5 for students, are available at Grummert’s Hardware, 424 Locust St., Sterling, and Fitzgerald’s Pharmacy, 124 E. Main St., Morrison, and at the door.

Go to clintonsymphony.org for complete program notes or more information.

May 6 First Fridays in Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The First Fridays Open Stage music show is back at its new location at Pinecrest Grove Community Center and Theater, just off McKendrie Street at 500 Evergreen Lane.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with the show at 6. Food and beverages can be purchased from the McKendrie Street Cafe.

Each musician or band performs for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a professional sound system is provided. The music will include country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, folk, soft rock, and eclectic mixes of the different styles. Admission is by donation. All musicians and spectators are welcome. Call 815-9730942 for more information.

Upcoming: June 3 May 6-8 and 13-15 Know a John Denver fan?

MOUNT CARROLL – Twentynine of John Denver’s song – including “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song,” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane” – will be featured in “Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Showtimes are set for 7:30 p.m.

May 6, 7, 13 and 14, and at 2 p.m.

May 7, 8, 14 and 15.

In the music revue, Denver’s songs “are rediscovered and reinvented, performed against a backdrop of stunning visual images of America in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.”

The show runs approximately 2 hours.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors, $17 for students with ID, $17 for active duty military, and $20 each for groups of 10 or more.

Go to timberlakeplayhouse.org or call 815-244-2035 for tickets or more information.

May 9 Free concert at Dixon High DIXON – The Dixon High School choral department will present its annual free spring concert at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at the school, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive.

A $5 meal catered by Mama Cimino’s will be served from 6 to 7, and will include two chicken strips, a side salad, chips and water. An order of just chicken strips will be $3. All proceeds benefit the department.

The concert will feature pop and Broadway music, and include music by Smokey Robinson, The Beatles, Green Day, The Jackson 5, and Marvin Gaye.

Call the school at 815-2847723 for more information.

May 20 Blues and Bluegrass FRANKLIN GROVE – If it’s the third Friday of the month, it’s Blues and Bluegrass night at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St. Open-stage acoustic gospel, folk, country, blues and bluegrass will be performed, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted to help with the upkeep of the historic building.

Go to franklingroveil.org for more information.

Upcoming: June 17 May 21 Festival features talented women FULTON – Awesometown Music/ Video Production will present Venusfest from 1 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Canyon, 515 N. Fourth St. The 1-day music and arts festival features, celebrates and benefits women.

Gina Venier, a singer-songwriter originally from Dixon, will headline the family friendly event.

Seasaw, a duo out of Madison, Wisconsin, The Sweet Maries, an acoustic indie-folk and Americana band from Chicago, and others will also perform.

The festival will also feature performances by belly dancer Amanda Joy, an entertainer and middle-eastern dance instructor based in Galena.

Tickets are $10 and free for children 13 and under.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the City of Fulton and local holistic women’s wellness programming.

Interested in being a volunteer?

Email kendrabethswanson@ gmail.com for more information.

May 27 Music, more at Post House DIXON – Fourth Fridays Open Mic will begin at 7 p.m. at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Each musician or band performs four songs, and a jam session will follow.

Instruments are acoustic, a sound system is provided, and many different styles of music are featured. Poets and short-story writers are welcome.

A donation is required for admission to help cover utility costs.

Call 815-288-9263 for more information.

Some of the MANY activities include: • Authentic De Immigrant Dutch Windmill • Windmill Cultural Center • Arts and Crafts Booths • Dutch Food • Wooden Shoe Maker • 1800’s Village - Heritage Canyon • Antique Tractor Show • Antique Car Show • Jump House • Petting Zoo • Musical Concerts • Street Scrubbing and Parade

For More Information go to cityoffultonil.us or Fulton Dutch Days Festival

May 14 Second Saturdays returns DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings will return to downtown Dixon. Most of the happenings run from 6 to 8 p.m. at various venues between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues. Second Saturdays features art, music and other cultural events.

Find the event on Facebook for a complete schedule and more details.

The Second Saturdays open mic nights run from 7 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Solo and duet acts will play for 15 minutes, full bands will play for 30.

Doors will open at 6, and registration will take place at and after that time. After 6, acts also can message Rosbrook Studio on Facebook or call or text 815973-7824.

Admission is a suggested $3 donation.

Upcoming: June 11

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS June 10-12 Music and more in Ashton ASHTON – Those who thought Ashton would slow down after its 150th celebration last year have got another thing coming.

Ashton Fest will run from June 10-12 and feature live music and entertainment, activities for young and old, food and more.

Local and regional bands slated to perform will include: Burn N’ Bush, Ethan Bell Band, Rout 38, Trippin Molly, Four Wheel Drive, Snap Shot, and Back Country Roads.

Great American Carnival will provide rides from 4 to 11 p.m.

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Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot at AshtonFranklin Center High School, 611 Western Ave. Other returning events will include a craft and vendor show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in the high school gym, and an antique and flea market during the same hours on the front lawn.

There will be a food court, beer garden, kids zone with inflatables, petting zoo and splash pad.

There will also be a car show, community walk and youth hita-thon.

A parade will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday downtown. Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m. Sunday.

New events this year will include a breakfast provided by Carolyn Brown and The Kitchen Table from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the high school cafeteria. Lightning Bingo will run from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in the beer garden, and a meetand-greet with Paw Patrol is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mills and Petrie Memorial Library and Gymnasium, 704 N. First St. Contact the village office at 815-453-2241 for more information on the festival, how to become a volunteer or sponsor, and a complete schedule.

FAMILY FUN Through May 15 Come hang with Clifford ROCKFORD – “Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog,” the newest traveling exhibit at Discovery Center, 711 N. Main St., is running through May 15.

The exhibit is inspired by awardwinning author Norman Birdwell’s popular book series and Scholastic Entertainment’s TV show, “Clifford The Big Red Dog.” Kids can “board” the Birdwell Island ferry and journey to the world of Clifford to see Emily Elizabeth and many of the residents of Birdwell Island, where playing and working together and respecting others is all part of belonging to a community.

A 9-foot tall Clifford greets visitors as they enter the exhibit.

Children also can slide down Clifford’s tail, help fill Clifford’s dog bowl, play musical instruments at the Musical Marina, take the stage in Emily Elizabeth’s Backyard Theater, and more.

Admission is $11, and includes general museum admission.

Children 1 and under are admitted free.

Go to discoverycentermuseum. org for more information.

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WHAT’S GOING ON ROCK FALLS | COMEDY FAMILY FUN Friday Kidz Bop at Coronado ROCKFORD – The Kidz Bop Kids’ “Life Of The Party” tour will hit the stage at 7 p.m. at Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St. The show features the biggest pop songs of the year, new dance moves and more fun surprises.

Tickets are $25. They are available at the Coronado box office, BMO Harris Bank Center box office, 300 Elm St., Ticketmaster.com or by calling 815968-5222.

Go to kidzbop.com/tour for more information.

May 6 Mommy-Son Date Night STERLING – Moms and sons can again enjoy some time together from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Boys from ages 3 to 18 can take their moms out for an evening of dinner, dancing, fun and games.

Tuition is $20 per couple and includes dinner. Reservations are due by Tuesday, and can be made at apm.activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts, by calling 815-626-4278, or visiting the main office.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify.

Go to woodlawnartsacademy. com or visit the main office for an application.

July 25-29 Registration open for day camp STERLING – Registration is ongoing for Camp Invention, which is scheduled for July 25-29 at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Wooodlawn Road.

Camp Invention is a national educational program that fosters innovative thinking, real-world problem solving, and the spirit of invention. Participants in first through sixth grade will do this through the use of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Programs are facilitated and taught by educators who live and teach in the community.

Sessions will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

The cost is $220, with possible promotional discounts available.

Visit campinvention.org to sign up.

FARMERS MARKETS In Mount Morris MOUNT MORRIS – The Mount Morris Community Farmers Market will be open from 4 to 7 p.m.

Fridays from June through October in the parking lot of Union Savings Bank, 2 W. Main St. Locally sourced foods and crafts will be available for purchase.

In Rock Falls ROCK FALLS – Vendors are being sought for this summer’s Rock Falls farmers market, which will run from June to October at 400 W. Second St. Hours will be 8 to 11 a.m.

Wednesdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Produce, crafts, and merchandise can be sold.

The cost is $10 for the season.

Applications can be downloaded at rockfallschamber.com or picked up at the chamber office, 601 W. 10th St.

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ROCK FALLS – Professional comedians Mike Brody, Angelo Vescio and Ben Katzner will headline “Raise the Woof,” a comedy show fundraiser for Happy Tails Humane Society, set for 6 p.m. May 6 at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave. Tickets are $25.

Purchasing a table of eight for $200 comes with VIP passes for an exclusive professional magic show before the comedy show.

There will also be an auction featuring desserts, cocktails and other items.

All proceeds will go to Happy Tails.

Go to happytailsanimalshelter.org or call 815-626-2994 for tickets and more information.

Call the chamber at 815-6254500 for more information.

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

FUN FOR A CAUSE Saturday Tournaments to help center MORRISON – Registration is open for a Texas hold ’em and euchre tournament to raise money for White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

The competition starts at 5 p.m. at Cross Creek Golf Course, 15523 Henry Road. Food and beverages will be available.

Seating is limited to 50 for Texas hold ’em, hosted by Dave Duncan and Doug Wiebenga, and 48 seats (24 teams) for euchre, hosted by “Pood” King and Dave Kirk.

The top five to six winners of Texas hold ’em will split half the pot, while the winning euchre team will receive half the euchre pot. The remaining money will go to WHOA. The cost is $50 per person.

Players must be 21 or older, and advance payment is required.

Checks can be made payable to White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center.

To sign up, stop at the golf course or call 815-772-7966.

May 6 Plant sale to support group STERLING – A plant sale

to attend the fifth annual Garden Luncheon at noon at Serenity Hospice and Home, 1658 state Route 2 South.

A gourmet meal will be provided by Michael and Susan Maddox. A live auction will follow the meal.

Many items, including designer purses, jewelry, garden-related items and more, will also be sold at the silent auction.

The theme for the event is “Hats off to Hospice,” and guests are encouraged to wear a hat.

There will be live music and the Crystal Cork will provide a cash bar.

Tickets are $40 each or a table of eight for $300.

Go to serenityhospiceandhome.org or call 815-732-2499 for tickets or more information.

be displayed, with many weapons listed in “Guns: 100 Greatest Firearms.” A firearm also will be displayed which is the only one of its kind known to exist.

For more information, call 815973-8634.

KARAOKE Friday and Saturday Party with the James Gang DIXON – Karaoke with the James Gang from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Friday at PatiO’s, 222 W. First St., and 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Bogey’s Bar & Grill, 729 Timber Creek Road.

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Professional comedian Angelo Vescio is one of the headliners for “Raise the Woof,” a comedy show fundraiser for Happy Tails Humane Society, set for 6 p.m. May 6 at Days Inn, 2105 First Ave., Rock Falls. to support the CGH Auxiliary will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Ryberg Auditorium at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road.

Products will be from Distinctive Gardens of Dixon, and will include hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, container gardens will be available for purchase.

Call 815-625-0400 for more information.

May 8 Fundraiser features performer STERLING – The Whiteside County Senior Center will welcome “The Patty Waszak Show” at 2 p.m. at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. The show will offer a wide variety of music, from big band to hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Also featured will be some of Waszak’s original songs.

The family-friendly show will also include comedy, audience participation, sing-alongs and music trivia. Waszak performs regularly at Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Tickets will be $17 at the door.

In advance, two tickets are $30, three or more are $12 each, and 16 or more are $10 each. A family pass is $40.

Proceeds will support the senior center. Call 815-622-9230 or 888-622-9230 for tickets. Go to pattywaszak.com for more information.

May 14 Run for Make-a-Wish DIXON – The Dixon Makea-Wish Foundation 5K race will be from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Washington School, 703 E. Morgan St. The race begins and ends at the school, and features a fast, flat course on Lowell Park Trail, with a water station.

Awards will be given in multiple age categories immediately after the race. The overall male and female finishers will receive an award as well.

The race will be held rain or shine.

Shirts are guaranteed with early registration.

The cost is $20 through Friday and $25 from then until the day of the race.

Go to makeawish5k.webs.com to register or for more information.

Help clean up city STERLING – Volunteers are being sought for a cleanup effort from 8 a.m. to noon in downtown Sterling.

Plastic gloves and garbage bags will be provided.

There will be a cookout at noon.

Participants who sign up by Friday are guaranteed a free T-shirt.

Sign up by calling Sterling Main Street at 815-626-8610 or Sauk Valley Chamber at 815-6252400.

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May 20-22 Time for spring sales ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce Spring Garage Sale Days will return from May 20-22 in Rock Falls and Sterling.

Seller registration with the chamber is due by May 9. The cost is $10, and includes two garage sale signs, tips and the sale’s address on both printed and online maps. A limited number of feature ads are available on the back of the print maps for $10 each. Late registrations for $15 will be accepted through May 15.

Go to rockfallschamber.com to download a registration form.

Forms can be mailed to Rock Falls Chamber, 601 W. 10th St., Rock Falls, IL 61071, or dropped off at the chamber office, 601 W. 10th St., or at Rock Falls Public Library, 1007 Seventh Ave. Free maps will be available for sellers and shoppers no earlier than noon May 19 at Shell gas stations in Rock Falls, 220 First Ave. and 1111 W. Rock Falls Road, and in Sterling, 1801 Locust St. and 2412 E. Lincolnway; and at Schreiner’s Mobil, 1308 First Ave., Rock Falls. Maps also will be posted online, and can be viewed on smartphones or printed from computers.

Go to the chamber website or call the chamber at 815-6254500 for more information.

HISTORY LOVERS May 14 Fan of firearms history?

DIXON – Lawn Order Inc. will host “Firearms That Shaped America” from 8 a.m. to noon at Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St. The public is welcome. The presentation is free.

Stuart Corsa, a blacksmith, woodwright, and historical reenactor for more than 20 years, will discuss the history of firearms, from their beginnings to the 1840s, while firearms collector and appraiser Will Roberts will talk about the history of firearms from 1836 to the present.

A number of firearms used in historical events in America will

Today through Saturday Two-woman comedy in Dixon DIXON – “A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking,” a two-woman dark comedy starring Monique Elmendorf and Suzie Branch, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday at Dixon Stage Left, 306 W. First St. The comedy takes place in the suburban Westchester County, New York, kitchen of Maude Mix, who is having a tough day. Her husband is off on a weekend spree with his secretary and she can’t get rid of the pesky neighbor who has just moved up from Texas.

Hannah Mae Bindler badgers Maude into friendship and the two eventually join forces against their errant and erring husbands.

Tickets are $20 and available at dixonstageleft.ticketleap.com, Trein’s Jewelry, 201 W. First St., or The Crystal Cork, 219 W. First St. May 10-11 and 12-14 Twain adaptation at TLP MOUNT CARROLL – Magic Owl Children’s Theater will present “The Prince & The Pauper” at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Shows are set for 10 a.m.

May 11-14 and 1 p.m. May 10-13.

The show will run for approximately 1 hour.

According to a news release, “the newest title in Lane Riosley’s acclaimed Commedia series, brings to stage Mark Twain’s novel for young people about a prince who switches places with a pauper, and the lessons they both learn.”

The show is “rife with physical comedy, clowning, antics, and sight gags.”

All tickets are $6.

Go to timberlakeplayhouse.org or call 815-244-2035 for tickets or more information.

AT THE MUSEUM The Depot is open AMBOY – The Amboy Depot Museum, 99 E. Main St., is open for the season.

The facility will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays.

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

Go to amboydepotmuseum.org or call 815-631-7391 for more information.

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OREGON | ART BOOK

Book tells ‘authentic’ story of local town ‘The Art of Oregon’ looks at history of thriving art community

BY VINDE WELLS vwells@shawmedia.com Shaw Media

OREGON – A list. A catalog.

That’s all Beth Simeone had in mind in 2013, when she set out to detail the city’s works of art.

“The goal was to do a catalog of the art in the gallery [at Oregon Public Library],” said Simeone.

“That’s all it was supposed to be.”

Once she started her research the works and artists, though, it soon became apparent her project could not stop there.

“I soon realized the story was far more,” Simeone said. “The initial catalog grew into a broader survey of art and its influence in this community.”

The result of 3 years of painstaking research is “The Art of Oregon,” a 180-page book filled with information and colorful illustrations, from Margaret Fuller’s visit to Oregon in 1843 to the formation of the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony in 1892 to the creation of the iconic Black Hawk statue in 1910-11.

“It’s about telling the

To get a copy Donations to offset the cost of printing “The Art of Oregon” and book orders are being taken at Oregon Public Library, 300 Jefferson St., where a copy is on view.

The photographs were taken by Bob Logsdon, and the book was designed by his wife, Colleen Logsdon.

The book cost $40. For more information or an order form, or to get in touch with author Beth Simeone, call the library at 815-732-2724. story that’s in this town,” Simeone said. “It’s right in front of us, and it’s authentic.”

Simeone’s research has revealed information either unknown or long forgotten about Oregon’s artistic legacy, and the artists themselves.

One section focuses on John Prasuhn, the young German sculptor and engineer who built the Black Hawk statue envisioned by sculptor Lorado Taft. Included are letters Prasuhn wrote to his brother and sister in 1946, while he was making repairs on the statue.

The more Simeone uncovered, the more she became concerned that the history could be lost for good.

“Soon it became clear that the art story of Ore-

gon was much broader than the 1918 Eagle’s Nest Art Collection in the Oregon library gallery – and that it must be told before the connecting threads disappeared,” she said.

Simeone was impressed by the dedicated community work, volunteerism and economic development done by early Oregon residents to promote the city as a destination.

The back cover shows a poster from the past century that calls Oregon “an inimitable summer resort.” The promotion was developed by Oregon residents working with the Burlington Railroad, Rand McNally Map Co. and the

Palmer House in Chicago.

“A lot of people volunteered and were community-minded way back,” Simeone said. “They wanted to give back to the community. They wanted things to be better.”

That effort led to the migration, she said, of Wallace and Tiliie Heckman, founders of the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony, Frank O. and Florence (Pullman) Lowden, Taft, and many others in the 1890s.

“It is a stunning economic development timeline that took place before the automobile,” she said. “The Heckmans and Lowdens put down roots here. Hundreds of people came with them.

It changed the town.”

The time-consuming research became “like a full-time job,” but the project came naturally to Simeone. “I’ve always been interested in the history of Oregon and how this town evolved,” she said.

Her research was so

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Author Beth Simeone holds a copy of “The Art of Oregon,” a 180-page book filled with information and colorful illustrations. successful that she has enough material for a second book.

In recent weeks, Simeone has been putting together PowerPoint presentations for various community groups, she said.

“That’s been fun, too.”

Growing up, she want-

ed to be an archaeologist, and enjoyed uncovering the information bit by bit, she said.

“I’ve so enjoyed doing the research and writing this book. It’s like finding clues and how they relate and putting these things together. It’s satisfying to solve a mystery.”

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Numbers game The Cubs and White Sox are the first teams to 15 wins in their respective leagues for the first time since 1917.

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An MRI in December revealed a lesion on Polo senior Brooks Grobe’s brain. The three-sport athlete (center) has since suffered from blurred vision and headaches, but is working on making a return trip to state in track.

No stopping Brooks Mystery illness not slowing down Marcos’ Grobe

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Brooks Grobe was like a souped-up race car running on fumes this past Friday at the Rocket Invitational track meet in Rock Falls.

You might be as well, if you had 19 vials of blood extracted from your veins the morning of the meet.

“I’ve been getting a lot of water in me, some sandwiches to eat, trying to recover from that,” Grobe, one of the area’s top sprinters, said prior to the meet.

A senior at Polo High School, Grobe has

School: Polo Class: Senior FYI: 3-sport (football, basketball, track) athlete for the Marcos. … All-state running back as a senior who rushed for 1,353 yards and 17 TDs. … Earned medals in 400 and 800 relays at 1A state track meet as a junior been poked and prodded countless times in the last 4 1/2 months, as doctors are still searching to correctly diagnose a mystery illness. His issues began on Sunday, Dec. 6 at home.

“I woke up that Sunday morning, and I noticed everything I saw was double and blurry,” Grobe said. “At first, I thought I just had to open up my eyes and adjust some more, but as the day went on, I got headaches.”

Grobe was taken to the emergency room at KSB Hospital in Dixon, and later, to OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. It was there, after an MRI, a lesion was discovered on his brain.

That led to 4 more days of testing at OSF, including a spinal tap that pushed Grobe’s limits for pain tolerance.

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The open Bureau Valley volleyball coaching position didn’t stay vacant for long.

Caitlyn DeMay on Tuesday was hired as the Storm’s varsity coach, taking over for Abbi Bosnich, who left the program on April 14. Bosnich coached Bureau Valley from 2012-15.

“I have some family ties, and it was a family decision,” DeMay said of her decision to apply and take the job.

“I know the program quite well, and it hasn’t changed much.”

DeMay, 29, played volleyball at Bureau Valley before graduating in 2005. She also played at the collegiate level for Black Hawk East for two seasons. She will take over a Bureau Valley program that had recent success, highlighted by a 27-6 overall record in 2014, including an undefeated Three Rivers East campaign (12-0).

The Storm were knocked out in straight sets by Prophetstown in the Class 2A regional quarterfinal round this past fall.

This will be DeMay’s second head coaching job.

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DeMay file New Bureau Valley volleyball coach Age: 29 Coaching exp.: 6 years FYI: Played at Bureau Valley from 2001-05; coached at Annawan for past six seasons. Led Braves to 1A regional final appearance last season.

NFL DRAFT | BEARS

Bears’ draft day on Pace Chicago looks to reshape roster with nine picks belief that he has the vision and patience to reshape the roster in a way that will expedite the The day after last season Bears’ return to relevance. ended, Bears general manager 2015 – Kevin White (WR) This offseason, Pace knew, Ryan Pace stamped a hopeful 2014 – Kyle Fuller (CB) would be busy, full of tough deciepilogue onto a season that 2013 – Kyle Long (OG) sions and roster overhauls. And produced only six wins and now, this week, the renovation 2012 – Shea McClellin (DE) failed to elevate the franchise project reaches a turning point. out of the NFC North cellar.

2011 – Gabe Carimi (T) The NFL draft has arrived.

Yet amid all the game-day And in the big picture, there failures, Pace was convinced Even as the NFL postseason he had seen important signs of began without the Bears for the may be no more pivotal stretch progress. eighth time in 9 years, the vibe in Pace’s tenure as Bears GM than the 46-hour period that “I’m telling you guys, the AP at the top of the front office atmosphere and the culture was enthusiastic. And much of begins tonight and ends Satur- Coach John Fox (pictured) and GM Ryan Pack enter their second in the building just feels really Pace’s optimism stemmed from day. draft with the Bears, who have the 11th pick in the first round of good right now,” Pace said then. his own self-confidence, his the NFL draft beginning today in Chicago.

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Hoping for more Von Miller Broncos LB says he’s optimistic he’ll have a longterm contract. GM John Elway placed the exclusive franchise tag on Miller.

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Pitch, Hit & Run is May 7 The Coloma Township Park District will be holding its 18th annual Pitch, Hit & Run competition on Saturday, May 7. It begins at 1:30 p.m. in Wallingford Park.

Boys and girls ages 7 through 14 are eligible.

Entry fee is $2.

There will also be a home run derby that day at Wallingford Park, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Boys and girls ages 14 and under are eligible.

For more information, contact the park district office at 815-625-0272.

MLB

White Sox make roster moves The White Sox optioned right-handed starter Miguel Gonzalez to TripleA Charlotte on Wednesday afternoon and called up right-handed reliever Daniel Webb to take his roster spot.

Gonzalez was called up Monday to make his Sox debut in a start against the Blue Jays, and he allowed five earned runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Sox manager Robin Ventura left it up in the air after the game whether Gonzalez would make another start.

Rangers’ Darvish to make rehab start Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish is scheduled to pitch Sunday in his first minor league rehab start since Tommy John surgery more than 13 months ago.

The Rangers said Darvish will pitch for Double-A Frisco in its home game against Corpus Christi.

Darvish will go two innings or about 30 pitches.

Darvish last pitched in a major league game Aug. 9, 2014, then missed the end of that season because of right elbow inflammation. He pitched only one inning the following spring before surgery on March 17, 2015.

The 29-year-old righthander was 39-25 with a 3.27 ERA and 680 strikeouts in 83 starts for Texas from 2012-14.

COLLEGE SPORTS

NCAA adopts antidiscrimination stance The NCAA Board of Governors has adopted an anti-discrimination measure that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host events.

In a news release, the NCAA says it requires sites that are hosting events or bidding on them “to demonstrate how they will provide an environment that is safe, healthy and free of discrimination.”

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• Region IV Tournament, at Harper College Baseball 4 p.m.

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Even in a year when the quarterbacks don’t appear to be slam-dunk naturals to make it big in the NFL, that’s where the focus will be when the draft begins tonight in Chicago. North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz (left) and Cal’s Jared Goff are expected to be the top two picks.

QB’s at 1, 2 Cal’s Goff, N. Dakota State’s Wentz projected top picks

• LaSalle-Peru at Sterling • Stillman Valley at Dixon • Oregon at Byron • Winnebago at Rock Falls • Hall at Newman • Amboy at Fulton • AFC at Aquin • Eastland at East Dubuque • Warren at West Carroll • Milledgeville at ForrestonPolo Girls soccer 6 p.m.

• Dixon at Sterling Softball 4:30 p.m.

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

“Someone talked about it last night, there’s already a card with CHICAGO – Jared Goff lobbed a your name on it,” Wentz said few balls to a couple of lucky kids after joining several top prosand practiced his coverage skills. pects for a football clinic at a Carson Wentz grinned as he sent downtown park on Wednesday, a line of boys and girls through a “and I’m just excited to finally footwork drill. find out where that is.”

It was all smiles for the quarThe 6-foot-4 Goff started every terbacks on the eve of the NFL game during his three seasons at draft. They might not know California and set school records exactly where they are going, but with 977 completions, 12,220 they know they won’t have to yards passing and 96 touchdown wait very long to find out. passes. The son of former major “Excited for whatever hapleague catcher Jerry Goff passed pens,” Goff said Wednesday. “It’s for 4,719 yards and 43 touchgoing to be a fun time. It’s going downs during his final season to be a dream come true regard- with the Bears. less.”

The 6-5 Wentz led North DakoEasy for him to say. After a ta State to its fifth consecutive pair of blockbuster trades at the FCS title last season. He passed top of the draft, Goff and Wentz for 1,651 yards and 17 touchare expected to be the first two downs during his senior year names off the board when the that was shortened by a wrist first round starts at a downtown injury.

Chicago theater tonight. The “It’ll be exciting to see where only question is which one of we both fall, and hopefully we them becomes the centerpiece play each other for a long time,” for the NFL’s return to Los Ange- Wentz said.

Goff and Wentz share the same les with the Rams, and which one heads to Philadelphia at No. agency, Rep 1 Sports, and got to know each other when they 2 for a rebuilding project with trained together while preparing the Eagles.

for the draft.

“I think our careers will kind of be linked together for forever,” Goff said. “But yeah, we’re friendly and competitive, just like any other quarterbacks that train together, and had a good time getting to know him.”

For a long time, it looked as if quarterback was the least likely possibility for the No. 1 pick.

Tennessee, which drafted Marcus Mariota in the first round a year ago, was connected to Mississippi offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil for the top spot.

Everything changed 2 weeks ago when the Titans traded the top selection and two other picks to Los Angeles for a package that included the Rams’ first-round picks in each of the next two drafts. Then Cleveland traded the No. 2 pick to Philadelphia, and the top of the first round had a whole new look.

“It was exciting,” Wentz said.

“Obviously you’re aware of what the teams kind of need a little bit, and my agents kind of filled me in a little bit. But it was exciting.

Anytime there’s movement in the draft, it’s always fun.”

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• LaSalle-Peru at Sterling • Dixon at Byron • Oregon at Lutheran • Winnebago at Rock Falls • Morrison at E-P • Amboy at Fulton • Princeton at Bureau Valley • Hall at Newman • AFC at Aquin • Eastland at East Dubuque • Stockton at West Carroll • Milledgeville at ForrestonPolo (at Polo) Boys tennis 4:30 p.m.

• LaSalle-Peru at Sterling • Rockford Christian at Dixon Boys track 4 p.m.

• Morrison, Fulton, Riverdale at West Carroll Girls track 4 p.m.

• Morrison, Fulton, West Carroll at Riverdale • AFC at PecatonicaDurand Invitational 4:30 p.m.

• Oregon at Winnebago Invitational

Stewart forces NASCAR’s hand Sport announces fines, penalties regarding lug nuts

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS – Tony Stewart kept his thoughts to himself after NASCAR beefed up the penalties for using fewer than five lug nuts on each wheel during a race.

Carl Edwards and Chase Elliott both backed the move.

“I listened to Brian France speak about it, and if the intention is to make it safer for the drivers and fans, it’s a good thing,” Edwards said Wednesday, 2 days after series officials announced it would assess tougher penalties on the rule-breakers.

Edwards, who has won the last two Sprint Cup races, and Elliott, one of the series brightest young stars, were in town for Goodyear’s 2-day tire test on Indy’s 2.5-mile oval. Stewart and Aric Almirola were the only other drivers testing, but Stewart declined to talk with reporters.

Last week, Stewart urged series officials to tighten up the lug nut rule that stopped being enforced last season.

NASCAR can only check the lug nuts before and after races, but may call a car back to pit road dur-

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Tony Stewart urged series officials to tighten up the lug nut rule that stopped being enforced last season. On Monday, NASCAR announced it would impose mandatory fines and other penalties for teams caught short on lug nuts. ing races.

Stewart’s reward for his opinion was a $35,000 fine under NASCAR’s behavior rules. The Sprint Cup Drivers Council raised the money to pay the fine for Stewart, but he said Wednesday that he would pay the fine and the money from the council was being donated to Autism Delaware.

On Monday, NASCAR announced it would impose mandatory fines

and other penalties for teams caught short on lug nuts. And if a tire falls off during a Sprint Cup race because of “improper installation,” the crew chief and other crew members would receive at least a four-race suspension.

So Stewart steered clear of any rules discussion at his home-state track.

Instead, the three-time series champ who is retiring after this season got sentimental.

“I’m actually having fun up here. This is my last tire test as a driver,” he told a NASCAR spokesman. “It’s been kind of fun, because three of the main guys that were here when I started are here at this test – they don’t always get to come to the same test together – so it’s kind of nice to be working with them one last time. I don’t like to go test, it’s boring to me, but I’ve always liked any chance I got to come up to Indy and test, it’s something I always want to do.”

How much information drivers got out of the test was unclear because of the weather conditions.

After heavy rain moved through the Indianapolis area Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday was cool and overcast – conditions that are not likely to be replicated in late July for the Brickyard 400.

Edwards is coming off a win at Richmond after his bump-and-run move to get past Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch on the final turn.

Edwards acknowledged Wednesday that because of the tire test and the prep work that went into it, he hasn’t yet spoken with Busch but he intends to.

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Today Golf 11 a.m.

• LPGA Tour, Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, first round, at Irving, Texas, GOLF 2 p.m.

• PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, first round, at Avondale, La., GOLF MLB Noon

• A’s at Tigers or Brewers at Cubs (1 p.m.), MLB 1:20 p.m.

• Brewers at Cubs, CSN 6 p.m.

• Braves at Red Sox, MLB White Sox at Orioles, CSN NBA 6 p.m.

• Playoffs, first round, Game 6, teams TBA (if necessary), TNT 8:30 p.m.

• Playoffs, first round, Game 6, teams TBA (if necessary), TNT NFL 7 p.m.

• 2016 NFL Draft, Round 1, at Chicago, ESPN & NFL

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WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 12 8 .600 Boston 12 9 .571 Tampa Bay 10 11 .476 Toronto 10 13 .435 New York 8 12 .400 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 16 6 .727 Kansas City 12 8 .600 Detroit 10 10 .500 Cleveland 9 9 .500 Minnesota 7 14 .333 West Division W L Pct Seattle 11 9 .550 Texas 12 10 .545 Oakland 11 11 .500 Los Angeles 10 11 .476 Houston 6 15 .286

GB — ½ 2½ 3½ 4 GB — 3 5 5 8½ GB — 1 1½ 5½

Wednesday’s results Chicago White Sox 4, Toronto 0 Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 Detroit 9, Oakland 4 Texas 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Cleveland (Tomlin 2-0) at Minnesota (Berrios 0-0), late Kansas City (Young 1-3) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-0), late Houston (McHugh 1-3) at Seattle (Iwakuma 0-2), late Today’s games Oakland (Bassitt 0-1) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 2-2), 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-3) at Baltimore (T.Wilson 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Chacin 0-1) at Boston (Buchholz 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Friday’s games Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-2) at Baltimore (Wright 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 1-3) at Philadelphia (Morgan 0-0), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0) at Boston (Owens 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 1-1) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-0) at Texas (Lewis 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Greene 1-2) at Minnesota (Hughes 1-3), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Fiers 2-1) at Oakland (Manaea 0-0), 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Medlen 1-1) at Seattle (Hernandez 1-2), 9:10 p.m.

Today’s games Milwaukee (Davies 0-2) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 2-1), 1:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nicasio 2-2) at Colorado (Chatwood 2-2), 2:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Nola 1-2) at Washington (Roark 2-2), 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Chacin 0-1) at Boston (Buchholz 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Wacha 2-0) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 2-3), 8:40 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 1-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 3-0), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s games Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

NBA playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Wednesday’s results Charlotte 90, Miami 88, Charlotte leads series 3-2 Portland at L.A. Clippers, late Houston at Golden State, late Today’s game Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m.

Friday’s games Toronto at Indiana, TBA Miami at Charlotte, TBA x-Golden State at Houston, TBA L.A. Clippers at Portland, TBA Saturday,’s games x-Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7:30 or 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s box score

WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 0 Chicago

Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton rf 3 0 0 0 Sandrs lf 4 0 0 0 Rollins ss 5 0 0 0 Dnldsn 3b 3 0 2 0 Abreu 1b 5 1 1 0 Bautist rf 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 2 0 Encrnc dh 4 0 0 0 MeCarr lf 2 1 0 0 Tlwtzk ss 3 0 0 0 Lawrie 2b 3 1 0 0 Dmngz 1b 3 0 0 0 AvGarc dh 4 0 1 1 RMartn c 4 0 0 0 Navarr c 4 1 1 2 Pillar cf 3 0 1 0 AJcksn cf 3 0 2 1 Goins 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals 33 4 7 4 Totals 31 0 4 0 Chicago 000 000 310 — 4 Toronto 000 000 000 — 0 DP–Toronto 1. LOB–Chicago 8, Toronto 7. 2B–A.Jackson (5), Donaldson (8). 3B– Navarro (1), A.Jackson (1). SB–Eaton (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Quintana W,3-1 6 4 0 0 3 10 Duke H,6 1 0 0 0 0 1 N.Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robertson 1 0 0 0 0 2 Toronto Estrada L,1-2 6 2/3 3 3 3 4 5 Chavez 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 Tepera 1 2 1 1 1 0 Floyd 1 1 0 0 0 0 WP–Quintana.

Umpires–Home, John Tumpane; First, Lance Barksdale; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Alan Porter.

T–2:52. A–28,759 (49,282).

National League East Division W L Pct Washington 14 6 .700 New York 13 7 .650 Philadelphia 11 10 .524 Miami 8 11 .421 Atlanta 4 17 .190 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 15 5 .750 Pittsburgh 12 9 .571 St. Louis 11 9 .550 Cincinnati 9 13 .409 Milwaukee 8 12 .400 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 12 9 .571 San Francisco 12 11 .522 Arizona 11 11 .500 Colorado 9 11 .450 San Diego 7 15 .318

Wednesday’s results San Francisco 13, San Diego 9 Philadelphia 3, Washington 0 Boston 9, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 5, Cincinnati 2 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, ppd., rain Pittsburgh (Niese 3-0) at Colorado (Gray 0-0), late St. Louis (Wainwright 0-3) at Arizona (Corbin 1-2), late Miami (Nicolino 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 1-1), late

GB — 1 3½ 5½ 10½ GB — 3½ 4 7 7 GB — 1 1½ 2½ 5½

2016 NBA DRAFT EARLY ENTRIES (Released April 26 by the NBA) Draft: June 23 Submission deadline: April 24, 10:59 p.m.

NBA draft combine: May 11-15 Draft Lottery: May 17 Withdrawal deadline: June 13, 4 p.m.

• Abdul-Malik Abu, North Carolina St., 6-8, Sophomore • Rosco Allen, Stanford, 6-9, Junior • Tony Anderson, Southeast Missouri St., 6-9, Freshman • BeeJay Anya, North Carolina St., 6-9, Jr. • Brandon Austin, Northwest Florida St., 6-6, Sophomore • Ian Baker, New Mexico St., 6-0, Junior • Wade Baldwin IV, Vanderbilt, 6-3, So. • Anthony “Cat” Barber, North Carolina St., 6-2, Junior • V.J. Beachem, Notre Dame, 6-8, Junior • Malik Beasley, Florida St., 6-5, Freshman • DeAndre Bembry, St. Joseph’s, 6-6, Junior • Ben Bentil, Providence, 6-9, Sophomore • James Blackmon Jr., Indiana, 6-4, So. • Antonio Blakeney, LSU, 6-4, Freshman • Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson, 6-7, Jr,.

• Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, 6-6, Sophomore • Amida Brimah, UConn, 7-0, Junior • Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky, 6-3, Freshman • Dillon Brooks, Oregon, 6-7, Sophomore • Elijah Brown, New Mexico, 6-4, So. • Jaylen Brown, California, 6-7, Freshman • Lamous Brown, Utah State-Eastern CC, 7-0, Sophomore • Deonte Burton, Iowa St., 6-4, Junior • Antonio Campbell, Ohio, 6-10, Junior • Kareem Canty, Auburn, 6-0, Junior • Robert Carter Jr., Maryland, 6-9, Junior • Marquese Chriss, Washington, 6-9, Fr. • Conor Clifford, Washington St., 7-0, Jr. • Charles Cooke III, Dayton, 6-5, Junior • Bakari Copeland, Md.-Eastern Shore, 6-6, Junior • Deyonta Davis, Michigan St., 6-10, Fr. • Moustapha Diagne, Northwest Florida St., 6-9, Freshman • Cheick Diallo, Kansas, 6-9, Freshman • Tyler Dorsey, Oregon, 6-4, Freshman • D’andre Downey, Stillman (Ala,), 6-9, Jr. • Kris Dunn, Providence, 6-4, Junior • Vince Edwards, Purdue, 6-8, Sophomore • Henry Ellenson, Marquette, 6-11, Fr. • Kay Felder, Oakland, 5-9, Junior • Brannen Greene, Kansas, 6-7, Junior • Jimmy Hall, Kent St., 6-8, Junior • Daniel Hamilton, UConn, 6-7, So. • Cedric Happi Noube, Virginia Union, 6-7, Junior • Jordan Hare, Rhode Island, 6-10, Junior • Josh Hart, Villanova, 6-5, Junior • Josh Hawkinson, Washington St., 6-10, Junior • Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin, 6-8, Junior • Brandon Ingram, Duke, 6-9, Freshman • Ike Iroegbu, Washington St., 6-2, Junior • Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame, 6-1, Jr. • Justin Jackson, North Carolina, 6-8, So. • Julian Jacobs, Southern Cal, 6-4, Junior

• Stefan Jankovic, Hawaii, 6-11, Junior • Anthony January, CS San Bernardino, 6-8, Sophomore • Kris Jenkins, Villanova, 6-6, Junior • Que Johnson, Washington St., 6-5, Jr. • Peter Jok, Iowa, 6-6, Junior • Damian Jones, Vanderbilt, 7-0, Junior • Derrick Jones Jr., UNLV, 6-7, Freshman • Nikola Jovanovic, Southern Cal, 6-11, Jr. • Moses Kingsley, Arkansas, 6-10, Junior • Travion Kirkendoll, Centenary College (La.), 6-3, Sophomore • Skal Labissiere, Kentucky, 6-11, Fr. • Jermaine Lawrence, Manhattan, 6-10, So. • Dedric Lawson, Memphis, 6-9, Freshman • Marcus Lee, Kentucky, 6-9, Junior • Thon Maker, Orangeville Prep/Athlete Institute, 7-0, Post-Graduate • Emmanuel Malou, Yuba CC (Calif.), 6-9, Sophomore • Makai Mason, Yale, 6-1, Sophomore • Patrick McCaw, UNLV, 6-7, Sophomore • Zak McLaughlin, Gadsden St. CC (Ala.), 6-9, Freshman • Jahmal McMurray, South Florida, 6-0, Fr. • Kennedy Meeks, North Carolina, 6-10, Jr. • Dallas Moore, North Florida, 6-1, Junior • Jalen Moore, Utah St., 6-9, Junior • Dejounte Murray, Washington, 6-5, Fr. • Jamal Murray, Kentucky, 6-4, Freshman • Mamadou Ndiaye, UC-Irvine, 7-6, Junior • Tyrell Nelson, Gardner-Webb, 6-7, Junior • Malik Newman, Mississippi St., 6-3, Fr. • Marc-Eddy Norelia, Florida Gulf Coast, 6-8, Junior • Chris Obekpa, St. John’s, 6-10, Junior • Goodluck Okonoboh, UNLV , 6-10, So. • Cameron Oliver, Nevada, 6-8, Freshman • Chinanu Onuaku, Louisville, 6-10, So. • Alec Peters, Valparaiso, 6-9, Junior • QJ Peterson, VMI, 6-0, Junior • Jakob Poeltl, Utah, 7-0, Sophomore • Malik Pope, San Diego St., 6-10, So. • Rodney Purvis, UConn, 6-4, Junior • Tim Quarterman, LSU, 6-6, Junior • Jalen Reynolds, Xavier, 6-10, Junior • Malachi Richardson, Syracuse, 6-6, Fr. • Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga, 6-11, So. • Corey Sanders Jr., Rutgers, 6-2, Fr. • Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas, 6-5, Junior • Ingrid Sewa, Arizona Western CC, 6-9, Sophomore • Pascal Siakam, New Mexico St., 6-9, Sophomore • Ben Simmons, LSU, 6-10, Freshman • Diamond Stone, Maryland, 6-11, Fr. • Caleb Swanigan, Purdue, 6-9, Freshman • Isaiah Taylor, Texas, 6-1, Junior • Rakish Taylor, Anderson (SC), 6-7, Junior • Ethan Telfair, Idaho St., 6-0, Junior • Trevor Thompson, Ohio St., 6-11, So. • Melo Trimble, Maryland, 6-3, Sophomore • Tyler Ulis, Kentucky, 5-9, Sophomore • Aaron Valdes, Hawaii, 6-5, Junior • Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton, 5-10, Jr. • James Webb III, Boise St., 6-9, Junior • Andrew White III, Nebraska, 6-7, Junior • Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, 6-4, So. • Devin Williams, West Virginia, 6-9, Junior • Troy Williams, Indiana, 6-7, Junior • Alec Wintering, Portland, 5-11, Junior • Zeek Woodley, Northwestern St., 6-2, Jr. • Stephen Zimmerman, UNLV, 7-0, Fr.

NHL playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) Wednesday’s result Nashville at Anaheim, late SECOND ROUND Wednesday’s result N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Islanders leads series 1-0 Today’s game Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

Friday’s game St. Louis at Dallas, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim or Nashville at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Miguel Gonzalez to Charlotte (IL). Recalled RHP Daniel Webb from Charlotte.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned RHP Cody Anderson to Columbus (IL). Recalled LHP Kyle Crockett from Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned OF Tyler Collins to Toledo (IL). Activated RHP Francisco Rodriguez from the family medical emergency list.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Selected the contract of C/OF Matt McBride from Nashville (PCL). Optioned RHP Andrew Triggs to Nashville. Transferred LHP Felix Doubront from the 15- to the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled RHP Ryan Tepera from Buffalo (IL). Optioned LHP/RHP Pat Venditte to Buffalo.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Recalled RHP John Gant from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Placed LHP Jorge De La Rosa on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Eddie Butler from Albuquerque (PCL).

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Polo senior Brooks Grobe is working his way back into track shape this spring after doctors discovered a lesion on the back of his brain in December.

Doctors are monitoring the growth for any changes, but it hasn’t stopped him from competing in both basketball and track.

Sports help Grobe stay upbeat GROBE

football hit. There wasn’t a concussion or anything.”

For now, Grobe is sim“That wasn’t the nicest ply going on with life stay,” Grobe said, “and I as normal as possible, was glad to get out. They which means school gave me some prescrip- and sports – with the tion steroids to take, occasional doctor’s and it made the double visit thrown in to see if vision go away.” there’s been any change It was initially thought in the lesion on his Grobe may have mulbrain. tiple sclerosis, which Grobe admitted his the dictionary describes schoolwork suffered a as “a chronic, typibit in the early stages, cally progressive disease around Christmas. involving damage to the “The teachers noticed sheaths of nerve cells that I was unaware of in the brain and spinal things,” Grobe said. “I’d cord, whose symptoms forget things, too. I was may include numbness, almost in a daydream impairment of speech phase. As the months and of muscular coordi- have gone by, I’ve been nations, blurred vision, getting slowly better. I and severe fatigue.” want to end high school Grobe took to the Inter- on a positive note.” net and read everything The same can be said he could about the disfor his athletic career. He ease. Only recently was rejoined the basketball MS ruled out, after yet team for the second half another checkup at the of the season, and has doctor’s office. been rounding into form “It was a big scare all when it comes to track. through the winter,” “I had to push [the Grobe said. “There’s lesion] to the side and still a couple of autosay I’m just going to immune diseases they’re do what I can,” Grobe still testing me for to this said. “I only get so many day.” more months to play The lesion is on the basketball and run track. back of Grobe’s brain, It’s still a big worry, but close to his spinal cord. since it hasn’t gotten any Surgery to remove it is worse, I haven’t really let deemed too risky, given it get to me so much.” its location.

Grobe still has persis“They want to avoid tent headaches, but not having to shrink it and the debilitating ones he cut it out, because that used to have. His medican be very harmful to cation that he has to take is mostly over-the-counme in the end,” Grobe ter, usually Excedrin. said.

He was also prescribed One thing Grobe Topamax, a headache stressed is the lesion is unrelated to his favorite prevention medication sport – football. Outside that didn’t work well on Grobe, as he already had of normal bumps and a headache. bruises, Grobe made it “It’s been a rough winthrough the 2015 seater, but I’m starting to son healthy, and what a come around,” Grobe season it was. He was a said. “I’ve battled adverClass 1A All-Stater and sity pretty well, I think.” led the Marcos to an With his medical con11-1 record. dition stabilized for now, “I thought it could be from a football hit, espe- Grobe can focus more cially from the playoffs,” on his athletic endeavors. That means he’ll be Grobe said. “The doctors said it wasn’t from a covering a 100- or 200CONTINUED FROM B1

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Grobe is the leadoff runner on both sprint relays for the Marcos, and he hopes he and his teammates can match or exceed last year’s results. Polo-Forreston was fourth at the 1A state finals last year with a time of 43.43, and sixth in the 800 relay with a time of 1:30.91.

Thus far, the Marcos’ top times in those events have been 44.06 and 1:33.03, respectively.

Individually, Grobe qualified for state in the 100 and 200 dashes, but did not advance to the finals.

“I’m still not in the best shape yet,” Grobe said, “but I’m getting there.”

That’s good news for Polo track coach Ryan Deets, who has a stable of able sprinters to put in the lineup, but wants a healthy Grobe in there for sure. He used the words “cheery” and “bouncy” to describe Grobe’s demeanor.

“With everything that he’s been going through, he’s been the same old Brooks,” Deets said, “and doesn’t require any special treatment.

He’s going to come, he’s going to work as hard as he can, and everything’s going to be good for the 2 or 3 hours that we have him.”

In the fall, Grobe and his twin brother, Brody, will attend WisconsinPlatteville, and both plan to play football. If for some reason Brooks cannot play football, he plans to run track for the Pioneers – and make the most of whatever situation comes his way.

“Sometimes I ask myself, ‘Why me?’”

Grobe said. “What did I do to deserve this? The way I’ve gotten through it is support I’ve gotten not only from Polo, but throughout the Sauk Valley. It’s been awesome.”

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White-hot Sox sweep Blue Jays Chicago now 10 games above .500 By the Associated Press

Dioner Navarro hit a goahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning, and the Chicago WhiteSox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 Wednesday in Toronto for their sixth straight win.

Jose Quintana (3-1) struck out a season-high 10 in six innings for Chicago, which at 16-6 is 10 games above .500 for the first time since Sept. 25, 2012. Quintana allowed five hits and walked three, improving to 4-0 with a 0.68 ERA in four starts at Toronto. He has won consecutive starts and lowered his ERA to 1.47, passing teammate Chris Sale for fourth-best in the AL. Zach Duke, Nate Jones and David Robertson pitched an inning each, finishing Chicago’s major league-leading fifth shutout.

Marco Estrada (1-2) gave up one hit through six innings but was knocked out in the seventh. Estrada allowed three runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings and is winless in three starts.

Chicago’s three-game sweep was the first by a visitor at Toronto since the Los Angeles Angels from Sept. 10-12, 2013.

Shut out for the first time this season. Toronto has lost six of eight.

Cubs-Brewers rained out: Jake Arrieta will

have to wait another day for his chance to match Johnny Vander Meer.

Arrieta’s first start since his no-hitter against Cincinnati last week was pushed back when the Cubs’ game against the Brewers at Wrigley Field was postponed because of rain. A makeup date was not announced.

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She taught science and coached volleyball at Annawan the past 6 years, and led the Braves to a 1A regional final appearance in 2015. Annawan lost to Wethersfield, a team that placed third in state after losing in the semifinals to eventual state champion Eastland.

DeMay wanted to move closer to home, and applied in February for a teaching opening in the science department at Bureau Valley South Junior High. She will begin teaching at the school this fall. And when Bosnich’s departure cre-

ated a coaching opening at the high school, DeMay jumped at the chance to lead her alma mater.

The timing of the coaching and teaching openings meshed with her goals, and DeMay said she is excited to head a program she used to play for.

“Teaching has been my love and volleyball is a great passion of mine,” DeMay said. “After I took the job, this [coaching] job became available soon after and I jumped at the chance.”

DeMay hasn’t yet met with the players, and is working with the athletic department to set dates for a summer program.

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The Bears own the No. 11 overall pick plus eight other selections. A strong draft can propel the Bears back into the playoff picture. A handful of costly misses, however, will leave the franchise spinning its wheels.

It’s impossible to forecast which players the Bears will emerge with when Draft Town announces last call Saturday. And it may take years before anyone can offer a fully informed assessment of the 2016 draft class. Yet it’s not difficult to identify a few key prerequisites that will make this a successful draft for the Bears.

So what, in general terms, must Pace accomplish this weekend?

Add defensive playmakers: By the end of last season, the Bears were humming the hymn of a perpetual loser. They lamented their close losses – five defeats by four points or less and a sixth in overtime. And they insisted those narrow misses were proof that the team was on the verge of turning a corner.

In reality, those losses offered evidence of a roster lacking enough big-play talent to consistently succeed.

As Pace himself asserted when

the season ended, “We need to add more playmakers to help us finish close games. And we’ll do that.”

In all, the Bears were 4-6 last season in games decided by four points or fewer. Yet in order to flip that script, it’s paramount that Pace find contributors who can change a game in the clutch.

On defense specifically, the Bears know they need to create more takeaways, more sacks, more quarterback pressure. And with nine picks in this week’s draft, it would be an absolute failure if the Bears didn’t significantly upgrade their D. Last season, the Bears ranked 28th in the league in takeaways (17), their lowest single-season takeaway total since the team began keeping track of the stat in 1940.

The Bears also ranked 22nd in sacks (35). And more troubling than all of that, in the five games the Bears lost after holding a lead or being tied in the fourth quarter, the defense was on the field for 109 snaps in the fourth quarter and overtime (not including kneel-downs) yet produced only five sacks and one takeaway.

That’s important context to understand Pace’s biggest motives this weekend. The defense needs help. And this draft should offer an opportunity to secure it.

Draft a quarterback: You can love Jay Cutler and feel good about his recent progress and still acknowledge this much: The Bears absolutely need to add a quarterback.

Cutler hasn’t started 16 games in a season since 2009. That means that at least once in each of the last six seasons the Bears have had to use another starter at some point during the season.

So, yes, they’d better be prepared to do so again this fall.

The only other quarterbacks under contract are David Fales and Matt Blanchard. Neither has taken a snap in a regular-season game. Collectively, they have thrown all of 112 passes in preseason action.

Cementing either player into a No. 2 role without competition would be reckless. So at the very least, the Bears should aim to come out of the draft with another passer who can challenge for backup status.

In a best-case scenario, Pace will scoop up a quarterback with future starting potential. This draft cannot simply be about securing depth for 2016. Pace has to keep his vision on building his rosters for 2017 and 2018 and beyond.

And from that vantage point, it’s not too early to be browsing for Cutler’s successor.

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800 relay

100 State qualifying: 1A 11.32; 2A 11.10 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 11.25 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 11.36 Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon 11.41 Gavin Fuchs, Polo-Forreston 11.41 Brady Rude, Newman 11.42

200 State qualifying: 1A 22.50; 2A 23.09 Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon 22.55 Brady Rude, Newman 22.99 Will Konneck, Bureau Valley 23.03 Konner Wilson, Oregon 23.20 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 23.24

400 State qualifying: 1A 51.68; 2A 51.00 Terrance Bruce, Sterling 51.00 Josh Dallas, Dixon 51.57 Brooks Grobe, Polo-Forreston 53.28 Jack Bauer, Erie-Prophetstown 53.44 Brad Cavanaugh, Polo-Forreston 53.80

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:02.26; 2A 1:59.20 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 1:57.89 Chris Ahlers, Newman 1:59.48 Ian Hussung, Oregon 2:02.81 Cody Lund, Sterling 2:03.22 Kerrick Cameron, Erie-P’town 2:04.18

1,600 State qualifying: 1A 4:38.49; 2A 4:27.70 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 4:24.78 Seth Williams, Rock Falls 4:26.05 Chris Ahlers, Newman 4:27.83 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 4:31.44 Ian Hussung, Oregon 4:38.40

State qualifying: 1A 1:33.24; 2A 1:30.90 Dixon 1:32.15 Polo-Forreston 1:33.03 Fulton 1:33.61 Oregon 1:33.71 Milledgeville 1:35.68

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 3:31.52; 2A 3:27.50 Sterling 3:31.48 Polo-Forreston 3:33.93 Erie-Prophetstown 3:34.30 Oregon 3:36.30 Milledgeville 3:36.68

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 8:32.45; 2A 8:11.20 Dixon 8:27.55 Erie-Prophetstown 8:33.85 Rock Falls 8:40.25 Oregon 8:40.34 Sterling 8:44.12

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 12-7; 2A 13-1 Tyler Naftzger, Erie-Prophetstown Kyle Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown David Villa, Rock Falls Hunter Schoff, Bureau Valley Brendon Jacobs, Dixon

14-0 12-7 12-0 11-6 10-7

High jump State qualifying: 1A 6-2; 2A 6-3 Brandon Boyer, Rock Falls Kyle LeBlanc, Dixon Reid Blackburn, Sterling Drew Misfeldt, Erie-Prophetstown Brad Cavanaugh, Polo-Forreston Ellis Roby, Oregon Michael Dixon, Fulton

6-6 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0

Girls

800 relay

100 State qualifying: 1A 12.97; 2A 12.80 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 12.39 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 12.55 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 12.92 Mary Jensen, Newman 12.97 Erin Long, Sterling 13.01

200 State qualifying: 1A 26.94; 2A 26.30 Erika Zimmerlein, Amboy 25.47 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 25.76 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 26.68 Mary Jensen, Newman 27.20 Sabrina Chamberlain, Sterling 27.22

400 State qualifying: 1A 1:01.84; 2A 1:00.00 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 59.15 Tiana Kennedy, Bureau Valley 1:02.16 Erin Long, Sterling 1:02.31 Katelyn Boers, Amboy 1:02.68 Daekota Knott, Fulton 1:03.23

800 State qualifying: 1A 2:27.52; 2A 2:23.30 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 2:28.20 Megan Barnhart, Sterling 2:29.63 Erin Hosto, Amboy 2:29.76 Leah Drengenberg, Dixon 2:31.17 Teagan McKenna, Newman 2:33.11

1,600 State qualifying: 1A 5:33.69; 2A 5:20.90 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 5:23.39 Kira Goral, Dixon 5:29.20 Megan Grady, Amboy 5:36.79 Sydney Young, Rock Falls 5:37.93 Katie Binkley, Dixon 5:40.44

3,200

Long jump

3,200

State qualifying: 1A 10:11.70; 2A 9:44.80 Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls 9:37.05 Jacob Gebhardt, Sterling 9:53.01 Dewey Landis, Sterling 9:55.59 Blain Masterson, Dixon 10:20.65 Sean Masterson, Dixon 10:22.09

State qualifying: 1A 20-11; 2A 21-5 Brady Rude, Newman 22-5 Nyrel Sullivan, Dixon 21-11 Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown 21-2 Preston Stapleton, Polo-Forreston 20-5 Brady Webb, Polo-Forreston 20-4

State qualifying: 1A 12:10.37; 2A 11:37.20 Maggie McPherson, Sterling 11:50.22 Megan Grady, Amboy 11:53.00 Averi Leitzen, Fulton 12:02.00 Leah Drengenberg, Dixon 12:03.00 Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley 12:07.39

State qualifying: 1A 1:51.33; 2A 1:47.50 Amboy 1:48.28 Newman 1:49.60 Bureau Valley 1:50.70 Milledgeville 1:50.70 Sterling 1:50.94

1,600 relay State qualifying: 1A 4:16.89; 2A 4:90.10 Erie-Prophetstown 4:15.73 Bureau Valley 4:17.72 Dixon 4:22.64 Sterling 4:22.89 Amboy 4:23.39

3,200 relay State qualifying: 1A 10:20.72; 2A 9:52.80 Sterling 9:59.59 Dixon 10:21.65 Newman 10:41.27 Fulton 10:44.14 Amboy 10:57.36

Pole vault State qualifying: 1A 9-4; 2A 9-7 Alissa DeShane, Erie-Prophetstown 10-0 Whitney Bramm, Erie-Prophetstown 9-6 Kallie Zuidema, Sterling 9-1 Jessica Loudenberg, Bureau Valley 9-0 Zaina Rumbolz, Sterling 8-3

High jump State qualifying: 1A 5-1; 2A 5-1 Michaela Busch, Rock Falls Courtney Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown Betsy Leonard, Fulton Destiny Smith, Erie-Prophetstown Megan Geiger, Sterling

5-4 5-2 5-2 5-0 5-0

Long jump State qualifying: 1A 16-3; 2A 16-11 1/2 Courtney Kruthoff, Erie-Prophetstown 17-2 Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville 16-4 Erin Long, Sterling 16-1 1/2 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 16-0 1/2 Bryana Johnson, Sterling 15-9 Addison Moreland, Bureau Valley 15-9

110 hurdles

Triple jump

100 hurdles

Triple jump

State qualifying: 1A 15.84; 2A 15.30 Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown 15.25 Konner Wilson, Oregon 15.80 Jared Harrison, Dixon 15.89 A.J. Christiansen, Polo-Forreston 15.96 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 15.98

State qualifying: 1A 41-7; 2A 43-4 Kandras Martin, Dixon 43-0 1/2 Rodney Gossard, Fulton 42-5 Zach Kirchoff, Sterling 41-11 Preston Stapleton, Polo-Forr.

41-8 1/2 Myles Williams, Sterling 41-0 3/4

State qualifying: 1A 16.62; 2A 15.90 Sam Hibbard, Sterling 16.27 Lexi Loftus, Ohio 16.83 Ashleigh Tira, Sterling 16.98 Abigail Hopkins, Oregon 17.39 Tayler Lippens, Morrison 18.08

State qualifying: 1A 33-6; 2A 34-9 Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown 36-3 Daekota Knott, Fulton 33-8 Addison Moreland, Bureau Valley33-1 1/4 Eliva Media, Milledgeville 32-11 1/2 Katelynn Pankhurst, Amboy 32-6 1/2

300 hurdles

Shot put

300 hurdles

Shot put

State qualifying: 1A 41.57; 2A 40.20 A.J. Christiansen, Polo-Forreston 40.62 Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown 41.13 Konner Wilson, Oregon 41.41 Jared Harrison, Dixon 42.18 Bobby Tribble, Sterling 42.23

State qualifying: 1A 47-8; 2A 50-11 Jack Heflin, Erie-Prophetstown 52-4 Kole Mowry, Oregon 46-8 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 46-8 John Ghibellini, Oregon 46-3 1/2 Juan Dominguez, Polo-Forreston 46-0 1/2

State qualifying: 1A 48.81; 2A 47.70 Ashleigh Tira, Sterling 48.32 Michaela Busch, Rock Falls 48.43 Sam Hibbard, Sterling 49.06 Cassidy Logemann, Milledgeville 53.00 Kylie Gieson, Dixon 53.03

State qualifying: 1A 35-7; 2A 37-11 Chloe Lindeman, Fulton 42-4 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 41-2 Saige Burnett, Bureau Valley 37-2 1/2 Emma Jacobs, Fulton 37-1 Lexie Jacobs, Bureau Valley 36-7

400 relay State qualifying: 1A 44.29; 2A 43.30 Dixon 43.96 Polo-Forreston 44.06 Oregon 44.92 Fulton 45.02 Sterling 45.39

Discus

400 relay

State qualifying: 1A 143-2; 2A 145-11 John Ghibellini, Oregon 153-11 Kole Mowry, Oregon 149-10 Juan Dominguez, Polo-Forreston 138-2 Kyle McLuckie, Fulton 136-10 Sawyer Foss, Oregon 134-6

Discus

State qualifying: 1A 51.99; 2A 50.40 Sterling 50.72 Amboy 51.04 Milledgeville 51.14 Bureau Valley 52.09 Newman 52.44

State qualifying: 1A 107-6; 2A 112-2 Tayla Schwarz, Dixon 126-0 Emma Jacobs, Fulton 115-1 Chloe Lindeman, Fulton 108-5 Sam Johnson, Milledgeville 107-5 3/4 Ellen Reckamp, Oregon 102-5

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A bridge bid that is made without the normal high-card requirements might backfire when it misleads partner. But it could work wonderfully if it deceives an opponent.

In yesterday’s column, West passed as dealer. When South ended in four spades, West took the first three tricks with high diamonds. Then South knew that East had the club queen; otherwise, West would have opened the bidding. Today, West opened one diamond – do you agree?

Although 10 high-card points would not normally justify a one-level opening bid, there was a strong case with this hand. West was naming a powerful suit, he had no rebid problem (a key factor),

and if he could find a fit with partner, his void would surely prove beneficial.

After one diamond - pass one heart, South was right to overcall one spade. He was not quite strong enough to double first, then to show his spades, which typically would require at least 18 high-card points. North jumped to four spades, getting to the 10-trick with a 10-card fit. But with 5-3-3-2 distribution, this was an overbid.

West cashed three top diamonds. When East discarded the heart king (top of touching honors as he was not winning the trick), West shifted to the heart nine.

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DARRYL S. RICHARDSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 15 CH 82 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 5, 2016; John Simonton, Sheriff, 316 South Hennepin Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, will on May 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twentyfour (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: Commonly known as 222 Steel Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 07-08-04-129-016 Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $81,554.97.

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Steven C. Howell aka Steven C. Howell Sr. aka Steve Howell; Eugenie L. Howell aka Eugenie Howell aka Jeannie L. Howell; The National Bank d/b/a Triumph Community Bank, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 50 Property Address: 1304 South College Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on November 3, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on June 9, 2016 , commencing at 10:00am, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: Commonly known as: 1304 South College Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 18-08-08-129-006 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $138815.65

For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I690595 April 14, 21, 28, 2016

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507 (c)(1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale.

All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)402-8661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 April 28, May 5, 12, 2016

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MATTHEW T. JAGITSCH A/K/A MATT JAGITSCH; MICHELLE D. JAGITSCH A/K/A MICHELLE JAGITSCH; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MATTHEW T. JAGITSCH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHELLE D. JAGITSCH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 73 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. North Lobby of the Old Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 321 East Fellows Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

P.I.N. 07-02-32-428-012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

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NO. 15 OP 227 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PLENARY ORDER OF PROTECTION The requisite affidavit for publication has been filed. Notice is given to you, Jason C. Chance, that a petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Division, by the petitioner, Mary Rasmussen, against you for a Plenary Order of Protection. Notice has been duly served against you as provided by law.

Now, therefore, unless you, Jason C. Chance, file your answer to the complaint in the suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois, General Division, held in the courthouse, in the city of Sterling, Illinois 9:00 a.m., on or before May 20, 2016, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of the complaint.

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Gretchen Martin Farwell Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. 1600 4Th Ave., Suite 200 Rock Island IL 61204-4863 309-794-1328 April 14, 21, 28, 2016 F15050304 HSFL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTYDIXON, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, N.A. Plaintiff,

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Steven C. Howell aka Steven C. Howell Sr. aka Steve Howell; Eugenie L. Howell aka Eugenie Howell aka Jeannie L. Howell; The National Bank d/b/a Triumph Community Bank, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 15 CH 50 Property Address: 1304 South College Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE Public notice is hereby given that in pursuance of a judgment of said Court entered in the above-entitled cause on November 3, 2015, I, Sheriff, John Simonton of Lee County, Illinois, will hold a sale on June 9, 2016 , commencing at 10:00am, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd Street, Dixon, IL 61021, to sell to the highest bidder or bidders the following described real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said decree, to-wit: A PART OF THE WEST ONE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (W. 98) FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE (21) NORTH, RANGE NINE (9), EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AND A PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SAID SECTION EIGHT (8), LYING EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS A CONTINUATION SOUTHERLY OF COLLEGE AVENUE OF THE CITY OF DIXON, AS PLATTED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN BOOK “B” OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, PAGE 86, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY, 309.4 FEET SOUTHERLY FROM THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION EIGHT (8); THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID HIGHWAY, 70 FEET; THENCE NORTH 73 DEGREES 19 MINUTES EAST, 584.3 FEET TO A LINE 198 FEET EAST OF AND PARALLEL TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID SECTION EIGHT (8); THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE 85 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO A POINT WHERE SAID PARALLEL LINE INTERSECTS A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL TO AND 260 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE CENTER LINE OF BLOCK THIRTY-TWO (32) OF DEMENT'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, AS RECORDED IN PLAT “B” PAGE 3 IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF SAID LEE COUNTY; AND THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID LINE DRAWN PARALLEL TO AND 260 FEET SOUTHERLY OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID BLOCK THIRTY-TWO (32) OF DEMENT'S ADDITION, TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1304 South College Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021 P.I.N.: 18-08-08-129-006 First Lien Position; Single-Family Residence; Judgment Amount $138815.65 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c) (1)(H-1) AND (H-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), AND 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY, OTHER THAN A MORTGAGEE, SHALL PAY THE ASSESSMENTS AND LEGAL FEES REQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONS (g)(1) AND (g)(4) OF SECTION 9 AND THE ASSESSMENTS AND COURT COSTS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (g-1) OF SECTION 18.5 OF THE ILLINOIS CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY ACT. Terms of Sale: CASH - 10% down at the time of sale and the balance due within 24 hours of the sale.

All payments for the amount bid shall be in certified funds payable to the Sheriff of Lee County.

The person to contact for information regarding this property is: Sales Department at ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120, Naperville, IL 60563 (866)4028661. For bidding instructions, visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale.

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

ANSELMO LINDBERG OLIVER LLC 1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120 Naperville, IL 60563-4947 630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax) Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL 03126232 foreclosure@ ALOLawGroup.com THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR. R410 April 28, May 5, 12, 2016

15-077140 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsDARRYL S. RICHARDSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 15 CH 82 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment entered in the above entitled matter on April 5, 2016; John Simonton, Sheriff, 316 South Hennepin Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, will on May 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM, at Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash (ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours, the following described premises situated in Lee County, Illinois.

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

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

Said property is legally described as follows: THE SOUTH 3 FEET OF LOT ONE (1) AND ALL OF LOT TWO (2) OF WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION FOUR (4), TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE (21) NORTH, RANGE NINE (9) EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE PLAT OF SAID WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN THE RECORDER'S OFFICE OF LEE COUNTY IN BOOK A OF PLATS, PAGE 34 1/2; AND ALSO, PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW 1/4) OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DIXON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2 IN WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION IN SAID CITY OF DIXON, THENCE NORTHERLY ON THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 2 AND 1 IN SAID WORSLEY'S SUBDIVISION 65.0 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 5.0 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE EASTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 78 FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY LINE OF IDLE OAK RUN IN SAID CITY OF DIXON; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH SAID EAST LINE OF LOT 3, 65.0 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2 AS EXTENDED EASTERLY; THENCE WESTERLY ON SAID EASTERLY EXTENSION 73.0 FEET TO SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, SITUATED IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 222 Steel Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 Permanent Index No.: 07-08-04-129-016 Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY Residential The property will NOT be open for inspection prior to the sale and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

The judgment amount was $81,554.97. Prospective purchasers are admonished to check the court file and title records to verify this information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701 (C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Bid Amount contact: Sale Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 ILNOTICES@logs.com (847) 291-1717 THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I690595 April 14, 21, 28, 2016

NOTICE TO BIDDERS County- Whiteside Local Public Agency- City of Rock Falls Section Number- N/A Route- RB & W Riverfront Park Recreational Trail, Phase I Sealed proposals for the improvement described below will be received at the office of City Clerk of Rock Falls 603 W 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 until 10:00 AM on May 12, 2016 Sealed proposals will be opened and read publicly at the office of the City Clerk or Rock Falls 603 W 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK Name RB & W Riverfront Park Recreational Trail Length: 972 feet (.018 miles) Location East End of former Reliant Site, North Side of E. 2nd Street.

Proposed Improvement Excavation and Aggregate Base, PCC Sidewalk and Pavement, Drainage Improvements, Retaining Wall, Riprap, and other related appurtenances, 1. Plans and proposal forms will be available in the office of Willett, Hofmann & Associates, 809 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021.

2. Prequalification. If checked, the 2 low bidders must file within 24 hours after the letting an “Affidavit of Availability” (Form BC 57), in duplicate, showing all uncompleted contracts awarded to them and all low bids pending award for Federal, State, County, Municipal and private work. One original with the Engineer.

3. All proposals must be accomplished by a proposal guaranty as provided in BLRS Special Provisions for Bidding Requirements and Conditions for Contract Proposals 4. The Awarding Authority reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject and or all proposals as privided in BLRS Check Sheet for Local Roads and Streets Recurring Special Provisions, LRS #6.

5. The following BLR Forms shall be returned by the bidder to the Awarding Authority: a. BLR 12200: Local Public Agency Formal Contract Proposal. b. BLR 12200: Schedule of Prices c. BLR 12230: Proposal Bid Bond (if Applicable) d. BLR 12326: Affidavit of Illinois Business Offices 6. The quantities appearing in the bid schedule are approximate and are prepared for the comparison of bids. Payment to the Contractor will be made only for the actual quantities of work performed and accepted or materials furnished according to the contract. The scheduled quantities of work to be done and materials to be furnished may be increased, decreased or omitted as hereinafter provided.

7. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive and warranty the bidder has examined the plans and understands all requirements for the performance of work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in the proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in depth examination, The Awarding Authority will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder.

8. The bidder shall take no advantage of any error or omission in the proposal and advertised contract.

9. If a special envelope is supplied by the Award Authority, each proposal should be submitted in that envelope furnished by the Awarding Agency and the blank spaces on the envelope shall be filled in correctly to clearly indicate its contents. When an envelope other than the special one furnished by the Awarding Authority is used, it shall be marked to clearly indicate its contents. When sent by mail, the sealed proposal shall be addressed to the Award Authority at the address and in care of the official in whose office the bids are to be received, All proposals shall be filed prior to the time and at the place specified in the Notice to Bidders. Proposals received after the time specified will be returned to the bidder unopened.

10. Permission will be given to a bidder to withdraw if the bidder makes the request in writing or in person before the time for opening proposals.

11. A non-mandatory, pre-bid meeting for questions regarding the project will be held at the Rock Falls City Hall at at 1:30 PM on Thursday, May 5th, 2016

By Order of Rock Falls City Council (Awarding Authority) Eric Arduini Note: All proposals documents, including Proposal Guaranty Checks or Proposal Bid Bonds, should be stapled together to prevent loss when bids are processed.

April 28, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Sealed bids will be received in the office of the Lee County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center Road, Amboy, Illinois, until 9:00 A.M., Monday, May 9, 2016 (at which time bids will be publicly opened), for the furnishing of materials and construction of the following sections for Township road improvements: • Section 16-07000-01-GM, This project consists of bituminous resurfacing on Stony Point Rd in Dixon Township for a total of 1.60 miles.

Quantities include: 2,539 Tons Bituminous Mixture Complete, 8,450 Pounds Bituminous Material (Prime), All Bidders, in addition to being prequalified by IDOT, must fax a “Certificate of Eligibility” to the Lee County Highway Department prior to receiving bid plans and specifications. Proposals are available at the Office of the County Engineer, 1629 Lee Center Road, Amboy, Illinois 61310. Telephone 815-857-4141, Telefax 815-857-4242. Bid documents will be available for a non-refundable $5.00 per package. Electronic bid packages are available.

April 28, 2016 CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF LLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF HAROLD W. COOK, SR., Deceased.

No. 15 P 150 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of HAROLD W. COOK, SR. Letters of Office were issued on the 11th day of December, 2015, to CURTIS RANGEL, as Independent Executor, and whose attorneys are Mertes & Mertes, P.C., 4015 East Lincolnway, Suite D, Sterling, IL 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox, Morrison, Illinois, or with the Personal Representative, or both, within six (6) months from the date of publication of this notice or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice, whichever is later, to Claimants and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (l0) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2016 CURTIS RANGEL Personal Representative James W. Mertes MERTES & MERTES, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 4015 East Lincolnway, Suite D Sterling, IL 61081 Telephone: (815) 626-1500 April 28, May 5, 12, 2016 WA15-0639 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF LEE - DIXON, ILLINOIS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS FOR FREEMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2005-A, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-A; Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW T. JAGITSCH A/K/A MATT JAGITSCH; MICHELLE D. JAGITSCH A/K/A MICHELLE JAGITSCH; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MATTHEW T. JAGITSCH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MICHELLE D. JAGITSCH, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 73 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. North Lobby of the Old Courthouse, 112 East Second Street, Dixon, IL 61021, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: A PART OF LOT SIX (6) IN BLOCK THIRTYONE (31) IN THE TOWN OF NORTH DIXON (NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON) BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK AND RUNNING THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK A DISTANCE OF ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK FIFTY (50) FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID BLOCK, AND THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE FIFTY (50) FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, REFERENCE BEING HAD TO THE RECORDED PLAT OF THE SAID TOWN OF NORTH DIXON, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 321 East Fellows Street, Dixon, IL 61021.

P.I.N. 07-02-32-428-012.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. WA15-0639 I691748 April 28, May 5, 12, 2016

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Call about open routes in Milledgeville and Morrison area Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

RN- Full or Part Time Hours Available Love What You Do! Make a Difference! Be Proud!

We offer competitive pay, commensurate with experience, comprehensive benefit packages, positive work environment and unique opportunities.

New Graduates Welcome!

FOR SALE

BY OWNER

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LYNDON Rustic 1900 Sq. ft 2 story home on 1.5 acres that includes 320ft. Rock River Frontage. No flood ins. Needed here. 3BR, 1.5 BA, loft, F/P, 4 car detached garage.

Asking $130,000 815-718-4123

DIXON Money Maker.

36% R.O.I. Clean two unit.

1106 S. Walnut. $69,900.

Call 630-772-5051 Nice home on the outskirts of Dixon

2601 Woodlawn Road Sterling, 61081 exceptional-care.org info@ectc1.com

SM-ST1872-0428

District Sales Manager Sauk Valley Media is interviewing for a district sales manager in the circulation department. Responsibilities include recruitment, selection and training of contracted carriers to provide sales growth, prompt delivery service and collections within Sauk Valley Media communities.

The successful candidate will be self-directed and communicate effectively with subscribers and carriers. Subscriber solicitation is required. Ability to manage time, organize duties and operate as a team member is critical to performance.

Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, reliable transportation and acceptable motor vehicle record. Pre-employment drug screen, physical agility test and background check required.

Sauk Valley Media offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Submit your resume to: recruitment@shawmedia.com Or Contact: Sheryl Gulbranson, Circulation Director Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 Phone: 815-625-3600 x5300

3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,357 square feet, built in 2007. Master bedroom with full bathroom, double sinks, large walk-in closet.

Bonus room in the basement.

Appliances included. Call 815618-8584

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2 Cemetery plots Chapel Hill Garden of Hymns $600 each 815-2885824 Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

Need to place an ad?

Call us today!

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

This posting may not include all duties of the position.

815-625-3600 815-284-2222

Menk USA, LLC, in Sterling is accepting applications for the following position: Receiving and Inventory Clerk

Responsible for assisting in a variety of warehouse duties, maintaining inventory records and transactions in Global Shop software, receiving, unloading and loading trucks, fulfilling purchase orders, and keeping warehouse stocked with essential material.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES - Sort, count, identify, verify and track all material by utilizing the Global Shop to maintain accurate inventory records - Receive trucks and unload merchandise.

- Count, weigh or measure items of incoming shipments in order to verify information against invoices, orders , bills of lading or other records - Examine incoming shipments to ensure they meet specifications - Route items to various departments - Put away and organize all incoming shipments - Operate lift truck or hoist shipments from shipping and receiving platform to storage area - Check in inbound inventory and administer the processing in Global Shop - Responsible for monitoring the returns process - Verify receipts and log them according to required procedures - Investigate and resolve situations where items received are not properly documented in the daily receipt log - Regularly perform and enter inventory data into Global Shop on a timely basis

Wanted to Buy: Old coins, Paper Money, Gold and Silver Jewelry.

Littleton Coin Company trusted since 1945. Call 1877-857-7850 or E-mail CoinBuy@Littleton Coin.com.

Mention code B9E805

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 ROCK FALLS EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet 815-626-8790*

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 BR. apts. with some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parRefs. req. ties.

815-336-2305.

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626-SOLD or 284-SOLD

ASHTON

4BR Farmette 9009 County Line Rd. $150,000 815-535-1076

CEMETERY LOTS

WANT TO BUY 255

- Compile Inventory balances and price lists - Identify damage, loss, or surplus of goods and materials stored in the warehouse.

- Assist management in recycling material in the warehouse - Cooperate with representatives from other departments in the organization to provide warehouse information as requested - Perform regular material warehouse audits to ensure that material is undamaged and maintained neatly throughout the warehouse - Advise management of cycle count issues on a timely basis - Ensure that all documents and material received in the warehouse are of satisfactory quality - Prepare recommended procedures for warehouse activities - Responsible for training coworker in processes as needed - Potential supervisor of Tool Crib (checking out tools, keeping track of tools) - Prior Inventory control software experience required.

SEND RESUME OR APPLY IN PERSON Menk USA, LLC 2207 Enterprise Drive Sterling, IL 61081 No phone calls please. We are an equal opportunity employer.

★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

DIXON NEW TODAY Cummins Place Apartments 2104-42 Cummins St., Dixon, IL. ★NOW RENTING★ 2BR apts.

Please stop by our rental office today to receive an application.

121 Wasson Rd. Amboy, IL 61310 or call for an application 815-4402769 Debra Burke Manager or office 815-857-4911 Professionally managed by PPM LLC, an equal opportunity provider and employer

HARMON

2BR stove, refrig A/C, garage, no smoking, no pets, $500/mo. + dep.

815-438-2690 or 563-613-1756

DIXON 2BR, 1BA, garage no pets/smoking $550mo.+dep. Call 815-284-9065

MILLEDGEVILLE

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS Studio’s, 1 & 2 BR Apts.

CALL FOR AVAILABILITY

LANARK Condo, walk out basement, 2BR, 2BA, $550/mo.

Agent Owned 815-291-8256

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1BR $425/mo.

No Pets. Includes utilities. E. Rt. 30 815-508-2345 Call between 9-5 Sat. & Sun

3BR Ranch, 2 ba.

All new. $700/mo. + utilities & 2 mo.

Sec. Parking unlimited. No pets.

815-590-0931.

POLO 2 br.-For Rent or for sale. Stove, refridge., a/c.,garage.

NoPets.$500mo./ $500 Dep. Call 815-590-5530

(815) 632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

Sterling Rentals

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Newer 2 Bedroom $640.00 Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

1BR w/ washer, dryer hookup. No pets. $475/mo. + $400 dep. 716 8th Ave. Call Sharon.

815-719-7052 ref. required.

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 Apts.

No pets.

No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

2 bedroom, great Sterling location, $495/mo. No SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED (with 1 year lease).

815-414-2288.

3BR, 2BA, $650/ mo. + dep.

815-718-3358 or 815-718-3357 Lg. attractive 2BR townhouse, excellent location. 800 Dixon Ave. No pets 815-336-2305 Nice 2BR, garage, stove, refrig., no pets 815-631-6678

STERLING 2BR, $650/mo. + dep. 1109 E 15th St. 815-535-1076 2BR, 902 Dillon Ave. $600/mo. + dep. No pets. 815762-4197

WOOSUNG

2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 2BR upper 309 5 Ave. Stove, refrig.

Water, sewer, garbage incl. $450/ mo. $450 dep. No pets.815-499-7253 th

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½ off 1st month's rent! Large 2 BR Utilities incl. except electric, $475 Pets OK. Harmon, IL 815-562-7368

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2BR, 1 Floor clean, QUIET. 641-777-7261 2BR. Stove & refrig provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. required.

815-441-8652.

Sinnissippi Townhomes Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Small Effeciency, stove, refrig. & all utilities incl., $300/ mo. + $300 dep.

1008 4th Ave. No pets.

815-499-0288

Menk USA, LLC, in Sterling is accepting applications for the following position:

780 sq. ft. home on beautiful 2.3 country acres in Woosung. 1BR, 1BA. Very Nice! No Pets. $550/ mo., $550/dep.

Call Cindy 815-218-5110

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To place a Regional or Statewide classified ad, contact the Illinois Press Advertising Service at 217-241-1700 or visit www.illinoisamp.com

LOANS

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

312-832-0500

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT 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 over your hand 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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The Whiteside Area Career Center is offering a CNA class beginning June 13 th For program information, call 815-626-5810 or visit our website at www.wacc.cc.

BEWARE OF INTERNET PUPPY SCAMS!

Visit the American Kennel Club website (www.akc.org) for tips on how to avoid getting scammed and If you have been the victim of a scam, report it to your local authorities and your local BBB (www.bbb.org)

Production and Maintenance Technician Tasks

-Assists in tracking, troubleshooting, investigation, and review of failure rates and production records.

-Assists in managing preventative maintenance scheduling in accordance with production scheduling.

- Reviews and maintains repair parts inventory. Researches needed parts for repairs and stock maintenance items, and submits requests for parts with detailed information to purchasing manager.

-Follows up on ordered maintenance parts for ETA for repair scheduling and preventive maintenance scheduling.

-Assists in logging and tracking shop maintenance hours and downtime records.

-Helps production manager review processes and product flow for efficiency improvements. May do time studies in areas identified by management.

-Helps conducts internal production audits for accuracy of manufactured product and failures.

HOMES FOR RENT

ROCK FALLS

HEALTH / MEDICAL

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Position Available: Full- time Dental Assistant If you can see yourself as a person who enjoys helping patients with dental care, including hands-on experience assisting the dentist, read on: We are seeking a person who is: (1) energetic, (2) creative, (3) detail-oriented, and (4) willing to learn. (We provide the training for those with no experience and also for the experienced.). We will offer a wage and benefit package to the person who best fits these criteria.

Please send letter of interest, an outline of qualifications, and three references to: sterlingdental opportunity@ gmail.com

EMPLOYMENT

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Busy Dixon area packaging & shipping company looking for part time help. 20-25hrs per week, schedule between 9am & 6pm plus every other Saturday a.m. $9.50/ hour, raises are based on performance.

Must be neat, accurate and organized. Background check & drug screen req. Great working environment. Call 815440-2392.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY American Leak Detection has been the world leader in detecting concealed leaks since 1974. The Illinois American Leak Detection franchise is looking for a Service Technician. The ideal candidate will be mechanically inclined, work independently, able to swim, have a good driving record and must enjoy problemsolving.

Flexible Full-time position starts in May. Paid on- thejob training provided. Tell us about yourself - send resume or information to americanleak@ grics.net

Caseys General Store in Rock Falls, Dixon Ave. Store Manager Position is full time and offer benefits. Must be Flexible to work variety of hours including weekends, holidays, as well as day and night shifts.

Please apply online at www.caseys.com

or send application to Raylene Wright P.O. Box 836 Sterling, IL 61081

EOE SM-ST145370-0503

Requirements

-Proficient in Excel (can use data to make charts and modify as needed, write simple algebraic formulas, copies and pastes data between multiple workbooks) -Keeps accurate records and is detail-oriented -Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and can effectively multitask and work on multiple projects at a time -Previous production, maintenance, or quality inspection experience required -Engineering background a plus

SM-ST144950-0503

SEND RESUME OR APPLY IN PERSON Menk USA, LLC2207 Enterprise DriveSterling, IL 61081 No phone calls please.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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Keep in touch with Sauk Valley News While you’re away!

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EMPLOYMENT

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CDL Drivers FT Seasonal Help Wanted CDL class B min.

Paid overtime.

Local delivery.

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

CDL-A Drivers: WEEKLY HOME TIME! Get up to $0.48 CPM w/bonuses PLUS up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus.

Call 877-277-7298 or DriveForSuperSer vice.com Cleaning Technician Wanted Must have high school diploma, exceptional customer service skills & a valid driver's license.

Apply in person at Supreme Cleaners, Inc. 2015 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, M-F from 9am – 4pm Training will be provided for qualified applicants.

Pre-employment drug testing & backcriminal ground check are required.

Drivers:

Exp CDL-A Holders: Dedicated Midwest regional opportunity!

Great preplanned runs w/weekend home time + mileage-based pay. $1,000 guaranteed minimum/ week. $5,000 sign-on bonus.

New equipment, Primary regional lanes: IN, IL, IA, MN & WI. Drivers LOVE Roehl!

Call Roehl: 888-310-6955

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Rock Falls business now hiring Inside Sales person.

Full-time, 45-50 hours/week. Starting pay $12/hr + commission. Great benefits, including company paid health and life insurance, paid vacation and personal time off and a company matching IRA. Interested parties please contact Mary McCormick 815.564.1714 or mmccormick@ rotaryairlock.com School Nurse needed for the 2016-2017 school year at Rock Falls Township High School.

Must have an RN degree.

Competitive Salary and Benefits.

Send a letter of interest and resume to Mr. Mike Berentes, 101 12th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071 by Friday, May 6, 2016 ServiceMaster has immediate multiple positions open for Warehouse Labor Associates in Dixon, Illinois.

Positions are daytime shifts, Monday through Thursday (6am 11am), (11am-4pm) and (Noon -4 PM).

Background check, valid driver's license, and reliability a must. Starting pay rate is $9 per hour. Interested parties, call (815) 626-2511 or apply at 205 6th Ave Sterling IL

Great Garage Sales Call

284-2222

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TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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

Wanted General maintenance worker for multi-family rental property company.

Must have good general maintenance knowledge, have own transportation and own tools. Must pass background check.

Full time and part time being considered.

Email resume to: np@integrityinvest. com or mail to: Manager, 2100 Freeport Road, Sterling, IL 61081

Any Where Any Time Online! saukvalley .com

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Whiteside County Health Department has several openings: •Dental Registration; full-time, dental registration/ secretarial experience preferred •Quality Assurance/ Accreditation Manager, full-time, masters of public health or equivalent preferred, must have excellent writing skills •Nurse Practitioner, full-time, a mental health certification or experience in mental health preferred.

All positions have competitive All positions have competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Please send your resumes to Theresa FrielDraper at 1300 W. 2nd St. Rock Falls, IL 61071.

by May 16th EOE

Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community in Morrison, Illinois is currently looking for a Full Time Director of Nursing, RN. This beautiful newer facility houses 30 assisted living apartments and 10 memory care apartments.

The DON is in charge of the Nurses & Resident Assistants, scheduling, and the education of the staff.

Applications are available in the Business Office a Windsor Manor or send resume to Windsor Manor Assisted Living, 403 Scenic Street, Morrison, IL 61270.

Any questions, please call (815) 772-4031

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

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

AUCTIONS

CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: S equals B “MLG VNHPX AC ARXGGX YWPP NY UGHAP JRX AR AM MLGHG JHG OJRZ XJHE UPJKGC. SWM CMAPP MLGHG AC OWKL MLJM AC YJAH.” - - T. H . H . M N P E A G R Previous Solution: “If you’re not yelling at your kids, then you’re not spending enough time with them.” -- Mark Ruffalo (c) 2016 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick

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Experienced Custom Applicators Ag background a plus.

FT positions available. Paid Benefits. Apply: Crop Production Services 1793 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 815-396-2248 Full-Time Opening for cleaning of female residential facility in Dixon area Wed. -Sunday, day/evening hours. Criminal background check required.

Call Denny at 815-732-2126 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. EOE. Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled nursing care facility in Fulton IL, 61252 (815)589-3411 Is seeking qualified nurses licensed to work in Illinois to join our team, full-time RN 1st shift, Part-time RN 2nd shift and 2 Full-time LPN's 2nd and 3rd shifts Competitive salaries Apply in person or submit resumes to harborcrest2@ mchsi.com EOE MALE/FEMALE HELP WANTED The Rock Falls Elementary School District #13 is taking applications for the following two positions.

Head Custodian (6:00 a.m. to 2:00 Beginning p.m.). hourly rate ranges from $12.26 to $15.32, depending on experience, plus benefits.

Night Custodian (2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.).

Beginning hourly rate ranges $11.34 to from $14.18, depending on experience, plus benefits.

Applications are being taken at the Superintendent's Office at 602 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls, Illinois, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. through Friday, May 6, 2016 Nanny Needed $8/hr. Visit kennamy8.wix.com/ nanny for details and contact info SOCCER COACHES WANTED Fall 2016 – Boy's Varsity & JV Oregon High School Contact: mlawton@ ocusd.net

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Answer on B9 Astrograph Children offer insight into what really matters.

Thursday April 28, 2016 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Do what comes naturally. Set the standard and follow through.

Opportunity and personal growth are highlighted. Hard work will allow you to live your dream. A steady pace will ensure success.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Don’t share personal information or trust others to take care of your affairs. It’s important that you stay on top of things, with an alternative strategy in place as a backup.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you share your ideas and concerns, you will make a difference. A unique opportunity will develop that will improve your home and family life. Don’t fear change. Be fair, but firm.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Make a move that will change your status or position. The choices you make can alter the way you feel and look, and contribute to a healthier, more efficient lifestyle.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A business trip or meeting will help you persuade others to do and see things your way. Your

greatest opportunities will come outside your immediate circle or home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- The changes you make will not please everyone, but they will bring you more confidence and help you stabilize your life. Don’t look back when you should be moving forward.

Romance is encouraged.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Open up and share your ideas with someone who understands you. The feedback you receive will encourage you to develop a partnership that will bring out the best in both parties.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Make changes at home that will add to your comfort. Putting your personal touch behind your plans, along with hard work, will be satisfying and a good investment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- When it comes to work, money and maintaining your reputation, you need to set high standards. Don’t donate to outside causes when you should be funneling cash into your home and family.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Draw up and negotiate contracts and deal with personal financial matters diligently.

Don’t let anyone interfere in your affairs. Don’t feel guilty if an opportunity comes your way.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your emotions will cause problems if you don’t listen to reason. You are better off taking time out to do something physically challenging to ward off anxiety. Offer affection, not discord.

Call

815-625-3600

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Don’t make assumptions or jump to conclusions. Listen, observe and discuss situations calmly in order to come up with workable solutions that benefit everyone involved. ©2016 UFS

to announce weddings or engagements in Celebrations!

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A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) BEAT MOST BIDS Gravel Loader & Dump Truck Work Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

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Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5” and 6” Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

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PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

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Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

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Senior Discount

Call Jamie & Jeanine Richards for a FREE quote!

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Remodeling

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

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Power Washing

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

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DALE COLLIN STUMP GRINDING 815-564-7892 Insured FREE Estimates Clean Up Available All stumps ground out 8-10 inches below ground.

• Lawn Mowing & Rototilling 20 Yrs. Experience

TV Repair

Roofing

70 ft.

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

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Roofing/Siding

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

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QUALITY VEHICLES

1707 East 4th St., Sterling

815-625-9600 Quality without the High Price!

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UNDER $10,999* 2009 VW BEETLE

Super Clean, Low Miles, Automatic!

$8,999* 2010 CHEVY CRUZE LT

TELEVISION IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Sunroof, Low Miles!

$8,999*

2002 FORD EXPLORER

Water Softeners

The Softener Man

4x4, Sharp!

815-323-1622

Repairr on all makes & models Servicce Call Special

$4,999* 2010 KIA SEDONA VAN

$19.95!

Over 30 years of experience

Toyota Quality!, Affordable Price!

Quad Seats, DVD!

$5,999*

2007 NISSAN ALTIMA

Windows Low Miles, Clean Ride!

Tree Service

Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

815-973-3613

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

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Lawn Service Commercial & Residential Call Ethan 815-441-6812

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

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

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Land clearing: CRP, Hunter game trails, Right of way, Mowing/brush cutting.

Skid loader services available.

Will haul rock, gravel, mulch, etc.

Land/forest management logging available.

Storm clean up & specialty work.

CONTRACTORS WELCOME Free Estimates Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

Stump Removal

*free estimates* -Commercial-Residential-

Green River Lawn Service Large Lawn Specialist Mowing, Trimming, Clean Up. Commercial & Rural Residential Call Dave for free Estimate 815-973-0021

Tree Service

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20 years Experience

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*Plus tax,title,license & doc fee.Payments based on 3.99% APR financing for 75 months with approved credit with vehicles up to $10,000 - $1,000 down, vehicles $10,000-$20,000 - $2,000 down, vehicles $20,000+ $3,000 down. Photos for illustration only. Dealer not liable for errors.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

WANT TO BUY 795

BYRON GARAGE SALES 624

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950

Sat., April 30 9am-6pm 11635 N. Kennedy Hill Rd. Empyting the House Sale Furniture, toys, electronics, tools, housewares, and everything in between for sale as we empty the house! Everything must go. Prices set for items to move.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 4/29, Sat.-4/30 8am-4pm, 751 Forest Park Dr. Dixon Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-Noon 314 Park St. Furniture, seasonal décor, nice Jr. purses, clothes, linens, bedding & much misc.

Fri. 8am-4pm Sat. 8am-2pm 816 S. Ottawa Ave. Women's and jr. clothing, home décor, a/c unit, 5 pc.

Bdrm set, lots of misc.

Friday 8 – 5 1216 Northridge Idle Oak Sub. 30” gas range, refrigerator, curio cabinet, upholstered chair, old camera, router, lots of misc., all proceeds to Alzheimer's Friday 8 – 5 Saturday 8 -12 713 S. Ottawa Ave. Clothing, boys nb 0-3T, women's & men's, antique drop leaf table, microwave, dbl. stroller, high back chairs, car seat, toys & misc. items Thurs. 2-7pm Fri., 7-2 and Sat., 7-Noon 154 Penrose Rd. (3mi. North of Midway Drive-In) Furniture, tools, zero turn grill, mower, truck tool box, like new washer & dryer, microwave, crafts, décor, books, misc

POLO GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-5 109 S. Thomas lawn mower, window A/C, furniture, Bumbo seat, stroller, boy's 0-6 mo. & size 10-14, girl's size 8-12, & other misc.

Thursday Saturday, 9 – 5 April 28-30 116 N. Franklin All Town Garage Sales Large desk, graniteware, ladies Sm-3X, jeans 4-6, men's Lg-XL. Lots more!

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 8-12 1402 E. 18 th St. Rummage Sale to benefit cats.

Sponsored by Sauk Valley Friends of Ferals.

Check out our many treasures!

Fri. 8-2, Sat.,7-?

1112 E. Riverview Road Misc. furniture & household items, toys, clothes, books, large humidifier, stroller, dresser, blankets.

Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-12 3512 9th Ave.

(off Science Ridge or 37th St.)

Hostas, Irises, mowers, bikes, books, hand tools, DVD's, CD, tapes, outdoor elect.

Grill., clothes (W,M,B &G) bakeware, kitchen, jewelry, collectibles, sewing table, blenders & misc.

THE EMPORIUM THRIFT CENTER 115 W. 3rd St. Sterling 50% STOREWIDE Thurs., Fri., Saturday Stop in and see our new floor plan!

Thursday 1:306:30, Friday 8:00 6:00 and Sat 8:00 until 12:00 1412 E. 14th St. Garage Sale Baby Boy 3-6, 6-9 and 9-12, bassinet, bouncer, men MXL, ladies M-XL, games pictures, and toys, golf clubs, Eddie Bauer carseat w/2 bases, paneling, shelving brackets, sprayer, sand bags, much much misc. New things each day.

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

SPORTING GOODS

716

GUN SHOW: April 29, 30, & May 1.

Bella Vita Banquet Hall (formally Morines), 34816 Geneva Rd (corner of Hwy 50 & Co KD, 8 miles East of Lake Geneva).

Burlington, WI. Fri 3-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-3pm. $6 (14 & Under FREE) Buy/Sell/Trade, 608-752-6677 www.bobandroc co.com

FURNITURE

755

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 New furniture & wholesale beds also used: beds.

Elec. & gas stoves, side by side refrig., dryer, washer, gun cabinet, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, full/ queen BR set, refrig. 815-718-4385.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

762

New GoGo Scooter Excellent condition.

With rechargeable batteries. $850 815-625-2422

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 JUST ANIMALS LOW COST

WELLNESS CLINICS Monday, May 2nd

3:00-7:00 pm Tractor Supply Co Dixon, IL Cat & Dog exams $12, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

815-830-6568

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn lawnmower, 144 Hrs 815-288$3600 0830

LAWN & GARDEN

781

MTD 3HP Lawn Edger, model 253586-000, good shape. leave msg.

Call 815-652-4602

SNOWBLOWERS 782 John Deere Snowblower, 21”, electric start.

Come see at 703 Ave. D Rock Falls 8-10 a.m. or 4-7 p.m.

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS 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

792

Craftsman Radial Arm Saw, 10”, $200. Come see at 703 Ave. D, Rock Falls, 8-10 a.m. or 4-7 p.m.

Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE -Heavy duty loading ramps. $125 -Warts reel type lawn mower. $35 -Lawn boy 4 cycle lawn mower.

-Homelite weed eater.

-Lawn boy corroborator's 2 cycle.

Make offer.

815-284-6776 1500 gallon plastic Water Tank, like new, $800/obo 815-631-5071 18” ceramic tiles; burl & wood grain design; 100+ sq ft. $65 815-677-0896 1991 Sea Nymph 16' fishing boat w/ 68 Evinrude motor easy load yacht club trailer, trolling motor and depth finder inc. $3900 815-275-7311 3 Oak high back swivel bar stools, $150 each new/ will sell all 3 $150 815-288-9601 38 in. Agri-Fab lawn sweeper. $75 815-441-3100 4 pair of men's dress pants. Sz. 32 all different. Barley worn. $40 for all 815-625-2735 500 bags of crabgrass preventer and fertilizer.

Builders Discount 815-626-4561 Admiral Heavy Duty Washer & Dryer, super capacity, 8 cycle 2 sp. combination, 5 cycle temp., $425 815-499-1839 Children's baseball pitching net. $15.

Call 815-677-0896 Exc. Cond.-Kirby Sentria vacuum cleaner & carpet sha. $1,000obo.

Call 815-288-4945 Free flower garden seeds. Builder Discount, 815-6264561.

NEW TODAY Golf cart model 207EZO-TXT10.

Exc. cond. Call or 815-541-7784 815-225-7784 Hotsy Model 95 Pressure Washer pump pressure head 1,000 PSI vol.

Pump head, 2.1 GPM, real mount 50ft. hose on port. wall mount $199, exc. cond. Call 815-499-6100 Large metal swing Very good set. cond. 5 units. $85.

Call 815-456-2175 Lg plastic barrel 4'x4', open top. $50. 815-677-0896 Older dump lawn cart. Good tires. $45. Call 815-2881999 Radios and cameras for sale: Antique radios from the 1930's-1960's for sale. Floor as well as table top Approx. models.

45 in collection. Interested in selling as a lot. Old film cameras, a Polaroid and access. from equip.

1940's-1960's for sale. Best offer.

Pictures avail. upon request.

248-865-7257.

See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS Walnut framed pic.

Chicago 1934 World fair. $75.

Call 815-288-6200

HORSES & SUPPLIES

835

2 reg. Quarter horses for sale.

Out of World Champion Stud.

815-535-3444

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

840

Beef Pasture Calves, 2 heifers, 4 steers; around 400-600 lbs. each, $850/head. Call 815-631-4716

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483

CLASSIC CARS

904

Antique car: completely restored 1949 Ford 2dr.

Sedan.

Beautiful shape! $18,000.

815-275-8884 ask for Dave.

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

TRAILERS/RVS

945

2005 Jayco, Jay Feather Lgt. 25Z, Excellent Cond., full kitchen, bath, queen bed, 1 slide out sofa. Sleeps 6.

Many options. $6500. 815-2257798 before 9 P.M. 2008 Montana 5th Wheel, 34' long. 4 slide outs, upstairs bathroom and BR, rear living room. $23K 815-9739830 815-9735330

AUTOS WANTED

960

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

(815)499-3543 $$$$$$$$$$$$$

2000 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4, 190K mi Runs great! $2500/ obo. 815-677-5667

PARTS & ACC.

925

General Grabber set of 4 UHP Tires 305/45R22 $350 / obo 815-716-6934 Turf tires.

18x850 10inches.

26X12:00 12 NHS. Call 815-288-4330

MOTORCYCLES

935

1995 Harley Springer soft tail, exc. cond. Low mi. $7500/obo. Call 815-915-3206.

2000 Harley Davidson FX STD, 11k. mi. new tires, battery, fresh tune up, 10,000 mi. service complete. Mikuni Carbs. Some extras windshield etc.

Luxury Rich Red in color. $7,500 FIRM 815-732-7526 2007 Yamaha VStar Classic, 6K mi., exc. cond., many extras $4500 815-590-3315 Rock River Riders Annual Mud Bogs May 1st 9 a.m. at the club grounds located across the street from White Pine State park. There will be 4 truck classes, 2 quad classes and UTV class. Gates open at 8 am. & sign up begins. Racing at 11am. $10.00 gate donation. for more information go to http:// www.rrrmc.org 815-499-8271 or 815-508-6753 no kegs no pets.

BOATS/MOTORS

940

2008 Four Winns H210SS w/ trailer.

21 ft open bow, 350hp I/O, 305 hrs, one owner. Exc. cond., stored inside, toys inc. $20,000. Call 805660-5323.

Boat & Trailer, Mackinac Cruiser, 22 ft., runs good.

Make an offer.

815-535-3397

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