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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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DIXON | STREET WORK

Most unsightly sites selected Mayor: Project bid about $45K less than estimate; more streets could be added

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

DIXON – Sixteen streets in Dixon will get a makeover this summer.

The Dixon City Council held a brief meeting Tuesday to award

a street maintenance contract to Freeport-based Civil Constructors.

As part of the maintenance project, 16 of the city’s worst streets will be re-paved, at a cost of $468,695.75.

“It’s good to see the bids come in at about $45,000 below the estimate,” Mayor Jim Burke said.

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The bulk of the work will take place off Washington and North Jefferson avenues. There are also four projects planned in the Idle Oaks subdivision, located off state Route 2.

UNSIGHTLY CONTINUED ON A2

Commissioner Jeff Kuhn

DIXON | UTILITIES

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Weather starting to look up

We will grind them down and knock off the old blacktop and lay down whole new blacktop. ...

This is a pretty easy project. We can knock this out pretty quickly.

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Residents have until May 14 to opt out of program

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

DIXON – Residents will have a new electricity provider in July, after a new deal was negotiated through the city’s municipal aggregation program.

The program, which allows the city to collectively negotiate electricity rates for willing residents, was approved

by Dixon voters in April 2013.

Voters had turned it down twice previously.

In May 2013, the city signed a 2-year deal with supplier Verde Energy. With the Verde

MidAmerican Energy Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa Rate: Fixed at 6.62 cents a kilowatt hour Term: July 2015 to July 2018 Contact: 1-800-342-3346 Hours: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday contract set to expire at the end of June, the city decided to explore options early this year.

“With the change in government coming, we decided to start the rebidding process a bit early,” said Amanda Bradshaw, assistant to the city administrator. “We figured it was just one less thing for them to have to deal with when they came in.”

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ROCK FALLS

Hotel construction should resume soon Crews waiting for main support beam

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

ROCK FALLS – Construction crews should soon be back at the site of a 68-room hotel being built along the riverfront.

Last May, the city announced plans for Rock Falls Hotel Group LLC to build the $6.1 million Holiday Inn Express & Suites to anchor redevelopment in the RB&W District.

Construction initially was expected to begin last summer, but was delayed, in part by limited space available between the East Second Street site and the river.

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“Fortunately for us, we don’t have a shovel in the ground yet,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert on threat posed

by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s spending freeze.

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A pair of tulips reach for the sky near the Civil War monument Tuesday at Grandon Civic Center in downtown Sterling. The Sauk Valley was once again treated to a warm and sunny spring day.

Ready to plant that garden?

The forecast is telling us there will be no more freeze-friendly temperatures in the Sauk Valley, as highs over the next few days will sit above 60, and the furthest the low should dip is 39.

Today’s outlook calls for a high of 47, but also for a shower to pass through. Check out A3 for the full 5-day forecast. And if you missed it, check out the Home & Garden special section that was published in Tuesday’s edition for tips on planting your garden this spring.

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COMMUNITY WATCH interfering with the reporting of a domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Morgan L. Ferguson, 21, of Amboy; 1:45 a.m.

Saturday on East Avenue in Amboy; public fighting; given ordinance violation.

Erin D. Spitz, 23, of Sublette; 1:45 a.m. Saturday on East Avenue in Amboy; public fighting; given ordinance violation.

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Jonathan M. Ingram, 26, of Rock Falls; 2:15 p.m.

Monday; warrant for contempt; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Keith L. Burke, 32, of Dixon; 12:15 p.m. Monday; warrant for contempt; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

David J. Esquivel, 42, of Rock Falls; 9:57 a.m.

Monday; warrant for failure to appear – compliance (domestic battery); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Sterling Police Valeria E. Black, 33, of Sterling; 12:33 p.m. Monday at Avenue H and West Eighth Street; retail theft; given notice to appear in court.

Richard C. DuLaney, 61, of Mount Carroll; 11:55 a.m. Monday at Grobe Road and Sixth Street; use of cellphone; released with promise to comply.

Elda L. Castillo-Ramirez, 30, of Sterling; 8:26 a.m.

Monday in the 2300 block of Locust Street; disobeyed stop sign; released with promise to comply.

Deanna J. Cochran, 38, of Rock Falls; 10:03 a.m.

Monday at East Third Street and Third Avenue; no seat belt; released with promise to comply.

Kirk D. Keder, 50, of Rock Falls; 10:40 a.m. Monday at Avenue G and West Fourth Street; disobeyed traffic control signal; released with promise to comply.

Karman K. Rapp, 40, of Sterling; 2:19 p.m. Monday at 2900 E. Lincolnway; disobeyed stop sign; released with promise to comply.

Philip L. Wagenknecht, 68, of St. Louis; 12:07 a.m.

Monday at Lynn Boulevard and Locust Street; speeding, 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; released with promise to comply.

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“We want to improve them,� Commissioner Jeff Kuhn said. “We will grind them down and knock off the old blacktop and lay down whole new blacktop.�

A total of 2.13 miles of street paving will take place starting in June.

Angel M. Ruiz, 41, of Rockford; Monday; warrant for driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Jay A. Lindquist, 53, of Loves Park; Monday; warrant for contempt of court; given notice to appear in court.

Corey Charnock, 30, of Rochelle; Monday; petition to revoke probation; given notice to appear in court.

Dah Dah, 18, of Rockford; 10:37 p.m. Monday in the 18000 block of state Route 64 East; unlawful consumption of alcohol as a minor, illegal transportation of alcohol; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ler Htoo, 24, of Aurora; 10:37 p.m. Monday in the 18000 block of state Route 64 East; driving while license suspended, obstructing a peace officer, illegal transportation of alcohol, delivery of alcohol to a minor; taken to Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Curtis A. Thompson, 50, of Rockford; 9:37 a.m. Monday on Freeport Road at state Route 52; driving while license suspended, no insurance, unlawful possession of marijuana less than 2.5 grams, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given notice to appear in court.

Maridel M. Telegrosa, 49, of Dixon; 11:30 a.m.

Monday in the 500 block of West Third Street; Lee County warrant for unlawful possession of a controlled substance – two counts, theft less than $500, unlawful possession of marijuana, Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – operation of uninsured motor vehicle; taken to Lee County Jail.

Oregon Police Matthew K. Smith, 23, of Oregon; 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 700 block of South Fourth Street; operating a vehicle with no valid registration; given citation.

Donald C. Mullery, 85, of Dixon; 9:15 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of North Fourth Street; speeding, 49 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation.

Rodney O. Miller, 25, of Beloit, Wisconsin; 10:35 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of North Fourth Street; speeding, 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation.

State Police Nicholos M. Harley, 36, of Columbia, South Carolina; 11:20 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 88 in Whiteside County; driving while license suspended; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

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streets will be replaced, as well. “This is a pretty easy project,� Kuhn said. “We can knock this out pretty quickly.�

Because the project came in well below estimate, Kuhn said additional roads in the city can be worked on. Call City Hall at 815-288-1485 if there’s a street you’d like to see added to the list.

ROCK FALLS – No one was injured Monday night in a fire that consumed a singlestory Rock Falls home.

Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments were called to 121 Martin Road at 9 p.m. for a fire that started in the kitchen.

By the time crews arrived, the house was heavily involved, a news release said.

Owner Anthony Dibenedetto, 60, the only person home at the time, was not injured, Chief Gary Cook said.

Fire crews suspect the blaze was caused by grease that caught fire while Dibenedetto was cooking then spread to nearby curtains.

Crews had the fire under control in 30 minutes, but stayed on scene for about 3 hours to contain hot spots, the release said.

Dibenedetto is staying at a local hotel, assisted by the American Red Cross, Cook said.

The home was insured.

Dixon City, Milledgeville Coleta, Prophetstown Lyndon,and Polo fire departments responded to the call.

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The streets are scheduled to be completed in August. “We’ve had people turn in a list of streets they thought needed to be repaired,� Kuhn said. “Every year, we add more streets, and it’s an active list that we have. We tell people to call City Hall and let us know.�

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Sauk trustee to lead community college group Official will take over as president June 6

Bollman, who is also chairman of the Sauk Valley Community College Board of Trustees, will lead and oversee the association’s duties and operations.

As president, Bollman will be the face and spokesman of the organization.

“I will meet with the state higher education boards,” Bollman said. “We also talk about anything that impacts com-

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

DIXON – The Illinois Community College Trustees Association has named Dixon attorney Andrew Bollman as its president for the next year.

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munity colleges in Illinois because it affects all community colleges as a whole.”

ICCTA represents the board Andrew members who Bollman govern the state’s public community colleges, providing legislative advocacy and opportunities for professional development.

This is essentially a lobbying group that is active in Springfield and in Washington, District of Columbia, on behalf of the interests of community colleges.

“In the year prior, I was selected as the vice president, and it’s the natural progression that you become president the following year,” Bollman said. “Every community college in the state

has representation on the board.”

Bollman, 38, takes over June 6 as president of the ICCTA. He will succeed Bill Kelley, who serves on the Harper College Board of Trustees in Palatine.

The annual budget is about $1 million for the non-partisan association of elected officials.

“We are the voice for the community colleges in the state,” Bollman said.

NIU

Students de-stress with furry friends Two-day event features puppies, kittens from TAILS Humane Society

BY DARIA SOKOLOVA Shaw Media dsokolova@shawmedia.com

Danielle Guerra/dguerra@shawmedia.com

Oscar Hansen, owner of Glidden Campus Florist, puts a vase of red roses back in the cooler after freshening the cuts Friday in the DeKalb store just off of the Northern Illinois University campus. Florists are stocking up for NIU’s spring graduation weekend.

Seasonal sales spike for area businesses Graduation provides boost to economy

BY BRETT ROWLAND Shaw Media browland@shawmedia.com

DeKALB – Local businesses are preparing for a bump in sales when Northern Illinois University students and their family members and friends come to town to celebrate graduation next weekend.

Restaurants, hotels, florists, grocers, liquor stores and others are stocking up for NIU’s spring graduation weekend, which is expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors to the area. Graduate school ceremonies are planned for May 8, with the bulk of the university’s undergraduate ceremonies the next day.

“It’s a big weekend with lots of overnight guests,” said Debbie Armstrong, executive director of DeKalb County Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It’s a huge event that brings a large number of people to the area and generates visitor spending. We look forward to it every year.”

Local eateries are starting to fill up with reservations from graduating seniors and their families. For many restaurateurs, the combination of graduation and Mother’s Day makes for an especially busy – and profitable – weekend.

“It’s one of our biggest weekends,” said Gavin Wilson, who owns the Hillside Restaurant in DeKalb with his wife, Mary. “Many students and their families come out to celebrate.”

That means the restaurant stocks up on steak and shrimp, Wilson said.

In Sycamore, Taxco Restaurant Too proprietor Jesus Romero said NIU’s commencement usually means extra business for his downtown establishment. But he said the restaurant’s biggest day of the year comes days earlier, on Cinco de Mayo.

Many businesses near campus see a big boost to their bottom line.

At Fatty’s Pub and Grille, the celebratory mood often translates into a 20 percent increase in overall business, owner Jeff Dobie said.

Many students are eager to show their family where they spent their free time.

Dobie advised those graduating to secure reservations before showing up with a large group.

“Basically, it’s one of our busiest weekends of the year,” he said. “Our location helps ... but I’m sure there are some parents who get the credit card bills and want to know what Fatty’s is.”

DeKALB – With the papers that were due, and the finals yet to come, Northern Illinois University sophomore Brooke Buttacaroli was feeling a little stressed out.

She was one of several students who filed through NIU’s Chick Evans Fieldhouse on Tuesday, the second day of an animal stress therapy event, held for the first time this year by service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. The 2-day event featured puppies and kittens from TAILS Humane Society. Students could also decompress with massages or playing video games.

“I think just having animals around makes people happy,” Buttacaroli said as she played with a Labrador retriever puppy. “I love seeing animals happy, so it makes me happy and playing with animals. ...

I have a dog at home, and I miss my dog.”

Sarah Stendebach, vice president of Alpha Phi Omega and a junior studying nutrition, health and wellness at NIU, said she had the idea for the de-stress event a few months ago, when she saw a kitten stress therapy video on YouTube.

“It’s an adoption event as well as just a de-stress for college students,” Stendebach said.

“Really, there’s no

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Northern Illinois University freshman Faith Mellenthin of Naperville rests her head on a black Labrador mix puppy on Monday during the Alpha Phi Omega NIU de-stress event in the Chick Evans Field House on campus in Dekalb. better psychiatrist than a puppy licking your face.”

NIU student Destani Boyd said the event was a good alternative to cramming before exams. “[Rather than] taking a break in front of the television, might as well take a break and play with a cute puppy and kitty,” Boyd said.

Stendebach said TAILS brought a mix of labs, and pitbull and Yorkshire terrier mixes, along with kittens. She said she was hoping to get more animals for next year’s event.

NIU student Carissa

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As she is looking to her graduation next year, Stendebach said she plans to pass the torch to another student to spearhead the event.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Amelia “Amy” Luptak of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Robert H. Wadsworth of Rock Falls, 1-2 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ione C. Onley of Oregon, 5-7 p.m. at Farrell-HollandGale Funeral Home in Oregon.

Anatacio Pena of Sterling, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Amelia “Amy” Luptak of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Robert H. Wadsworth of Rock Falls, memorial service, 2 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Audrey A. Dickison Richmond of Dixon, and formerly of Amboy, 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amboy.

Thursday visitation: Eugene D. McCarter of Rock Falls, 10-11:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Thursday funerals: Audrey D. Burkholder of Polo, 10:30 a.m. memorial

service at Faith United Methodist Church in Polo.

Ione C. Onley of Oregon, 11 a.m. at Oregon United Methodist Church.

Anatacio Pena of Sterling, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Eugene D. McCarter of Rock Falls, 11:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Friday visitations: Betty J. Rowbottom of Sterling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Kenneth Williams of Chadwick, 3-5 p.m., with an Eagles Club tribute at 2:45 p.m., at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Friday funerals: Betty J. Rowbottom of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Kenneth Williams of Chadwick, 5 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Saturday funeral: John W. Olson of Walnut, 10:30 a.m. memorial service at Walnut Cemetery, with time of gathering, noon-2 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Walnut.

Eugene D. McCarter ROCK FALLS – Eugene D. McCarter, 84, of Rock Falls, died Monday, April 27, 2015.

Gene was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Prairieville, the son of Joseph and Marie (Orlowski) McCarter. He married Marjorie Haak on Nov. 19, 1955, in Sterling. She preceded him in death in 1981. Gene worked at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. until his retirement in 1992.

He served in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors include two sons, Terry (Sherry) McCarter of Dixon, and Scott (Colleen) McCarter of Sterling; three grandchildren, Melinda (Tim Morgan) McCarter and Heather (Andre Criss)

McCarter, both of Sterling, and Andrew (Dana) McCarter of DeKalb; one great-grandson, Julian Rodriguez of Sterling; and special friend, Pat McCarter.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mildred Waters.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday and the funeral at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling, with the Rev. Ken Zuithoff officiating.

Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

A memorial has been established to the local Veterans Affairs.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

John W. Olson WALNUT – John W. Olson, 96, of Walnut, died Monday, March 30, 2015, at Walnut Manor Nursing Home.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Satur-

day at Walnut Cemetery.

Military honors will be accorded. A time of gathering will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius.

Carol A. Bourgeois AMBOY – Carol Ann Bourgeois, 62, of Amboy, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

DIXON ROBBERY

Suspect caught orange-masked Police: Ski-mask-wearing bandit robs Circle K, then visits Walmart

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

DIXON – Around here, an orange ski mask in April ain’t likely a fashion statement.

According to police, minutes after robbing Circle K on Tuesday morning, a man wearing an orange ski mask walked into Walmart – still wearing the mask.

He left, uneventfully,

moments later, but not before a confused employee called 911.

According Timothy L. to a news Ohda release: At 1 a.m., police responded to a report of a robbery at Circle K, 101 East Everett St. The employee said that a white man, about 50 years old and wearing an

orange ski mask, entered the store and demanded money.

At 1:08 a.m., police received a second call, this one from the Walmart employee, who told them that, oddly, a man in an orange ski mask had walked into the store, then exited a few moments later, driving off in a light-colored pickup truck.

Police soon found the

truck, which was registered to Timothy L. Ohda, 58. They went to his home, where they talked with him before he was arrested.

Ohda, who has a prior theft conviction in Lee County, now is charged with one count of robbery, punishable by up to 7 years in prison.

He was in Lee County Jail this morning.

His bond amount was unavailable.

BALTIMORE | RIOTS UPDATE

Clash continues into second night Governor: 3,000 personnel ‘will not tolerate violence or looting’ BALTIMORE (AP) – A line of police behind riot shields hurled smoke canisters and fired pepper balls at as many as 200 protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew, imposed after the worst outbreak of rioting in Baltimore since 1968.

Demonstrators threw bottles at police, and picked up the smoke canisters and hurled them back at officers.

No immediate arrests or serious injuries were reported, and the crowd rapidly dispersed. It was down to just a few dozen people within minutes.

The clash came after a day of high tension but relative peace in Baltimore, as thousands of police officers and National Guardsmen poured in to prevent another round of rioting like the one that rocked the city Monday.

It was the first time since the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 that the National Guard was called out in Baltimore to prevent civil unrest.

The racially charged violence on Monday was set off by the case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died of a spinalcord injury under mysterious circumstances

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A woman runs for safety Tuesday night as police throw tear gas canisters while enforcing a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew in Baltimore, a day after unrest that occurred following Freddie Gray’s funeral. while in police custody.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said 2,000 Guardsmen and 1,000 law officers would be in place overnight.

“This combined force will not tolerate violence or looting,” he warned.

In a measure of how tense things were Tuesday, Baltimore was under a citywide 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. emergency curfew.

All public schools were closed. And the Baltimore Orioles canceled Tuesday night’s game at Camden Yards and announced that today’s game will be closed to the public.

The streets were largely

calm all day and into the evening, with only a few scattered arrests.

About 15 minutes after the 10 p.m. curfew took effect, police moved against protesters who remained in the street in the city’s Penn North section, near where a CVS pharmacy was looted.

Standing shoulder to shoulder, police in riot helmets began advancing toward the demonstrators in an effort to push them back. Some protesters lay in the street or hurled bottles toward the police. Then police used pepper balls and smoke.

Around the same time and in a different neighborhood, police tweeted that they were making arrests in South Baltimore after people started attacking officers with rocks and bricks.

Monday’s outbreak of looting, arson and rockand bottle-throwing by mostly black rioters erupted just hours after Gray’s funeral. It was the worst such violence in the U.S. since the unrest last year over the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-yearold shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

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After looking at the bids, MidAmerican Energy emerged the clear-cut winner this time, Bradshaw said.

“We had no issues with Verde at all, but MidAmerican had the lowest rate, and they are providing a fixed rate,” Bradshaw said. “ComEd can fluctuate, so that’s where we’ll see a difference.”

The new fixed rate of 6.62 cents a kilowatt hour will be in place through the life of the contract – July 2015 through July 2018. The new rate could kick in a bit later than July 1 for some customers, depending on when their meters are read.

Mike Mudge, owner of Rock River Energy Services, works with many municipalities, including Dixon and Sterling, to help negotiate rates.

The savings during the life of the Verde deal have exceeded early estimates because of recent ComEd rate hikes.

“We were looking at 7.50 cents a kilowatt hour last month with ComEd, and next month will be 8 cents,” Mudge said. “The savings ran from 3 per-

cent to 23 percent at different points.”

Based on average use – about 720 kilowatts a month – about 4,600 Dixon customers will save a total of $820,000 during the life of the Verde deal.

Each resident will save about $175 a year on their bills.

As before, residents can opt out of the aggregation program and go with ComEd or another supplier. A letter was sent last week to inform residents of the supplier change. The opt-out form is included, and must be returned by May 14, or residents can call MidAmerican at 800-3423346.

If residents don’t opt out, they will automatically be enrolled in the city’s program with MidAmerican, and ComEd will send confirmation.

Mudge said that although residents would pursue supplier deals on their own, he would issue a buyers beware warning.

“We can negotiate better deals because of scale, so solicitors on the phone or at the door are going to be more expensive,” he said. “A big advantage of this program is that it protects people.”

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On Sept. 30, four new easements were granted by the city to better accommodate some construction changes, including the driveway, retaining wall, and a stormwater drainage system.

City Building Inspector Mark Searing said the construction leader, Al Gibbs, was back in town Tuesday. The main structural beam for the building is on order, and without it, little else can be done.

“Once the red iron beam is here, they should be ready to roll,” Searing said. “It goes on top of the floor, and they needed a different length.”

Searing said he didn’t get a firm commitment on a start date, but he guesses that when they do start, the pace will be furious.

“Once they get going, they’ll go full guns, and I’m thinking that should be in about 2 weeks,” Searing said.

Water and sewer pipes have been laid, the concrete floors have been poured, and some electrical conduits have been put in. The foundation was poured in early winter, and the floor was done about a month ago.

The city plans to use tax increment financing funds from the hotel to help complete a public

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Construction is expected to ramp back up in about 2 weeks on the Holiday Inn Express & Suites along the Rock Falls riverfront. City Building Inspector Mark Searing said the main structural beam for the building is on order, and without it, little else can be done. green space project in the area. An amphitheater, restrooms, a splash pad, and bike path are part of the preliminary drawings for the green space.

The city was selected to receive a $400,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to help fund the green space project.

The grant is through the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program, which is funded by the state real estate transfer tax.

Receipt of the grant money has been delayed by a spending freeze instituted Jan.

19 by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert said the grant delays are frustrating, but the timing could have been worse.

“Fortunately for us, we don’t have a shovel in

the ground yet,” Blackert said. “This award is onetenth of our project cost, so while it’s nice to have, it won’t make or break it.

It would be disappointing if the grant was what we needed to secure financing.”

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Group starts new effort Coalition striving for 2016 ballot question on political boundaries CHICAGO (AP) – A coalition of business, clergy and civic leaders has launched a petition drive and fundraising efforts for a 2016 ballot question aimed at changing how Illinois draws political boundaries, an initiative group officials said Tuesday builds on a previous failed attempt.

Independent Maps, which wants to take the mapmaking process out of the hands of politicians and give it to an independent commission, said the state’s once-a-decade process of redistricting is too political. The group bills itself as nonpartisan and board members include former Tribune Company CEO Dennis FitzSimons, former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, the Rev. Byron Brazier of Chicago’s Apostolic Church of God and former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner.

FitzSimons, the group’s chairman, said they’d made changes to a proposal a judge found unconstitutional in 2014 and planned to raise more than $3 million, the

amount previously spent.

FitzSimons, chairman of the Robert McCormick Foundation, has donated $25,000 of his own money to the effort and the McCormick Foundation has donated $250,000, according to state campaign finance filings.

“This is a bipartisan issue of slanting the maps,” FitzSimons said.

“What we’re going after is not any individual or party. We’re going after the process. That’s what needs to be changed. “ The Independent Map Amendment would establish an 11-member commission with geographic and demographic diversity and it would require 7 commissioners to approve a map, including at least two Democrats and two Republicans. A review panel, chosen at random from a pool of registered voters who adhere to “standards of ethical conduct,” would select commission members.

However, members of the previous attempt, Yes for Independent Maps, were skeptical. Former spokesman Michael

State to extend firm’s contract by 2 months No word yet on how state plans to handle work beyond that

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Former Tribune Company CEO Dennis FitzSimons speaks Tuesday at a news conference, as part of a coalition of business, clergy and civic leaders launching a new efforts to change how Illinois draws political boundaries.

Kolenc questioned whether the new group had Republican and corporate leanings, which he called “problematic.”

In filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections, the group’s address is listed as the law office of John Fogarty, who serves as legal counsel to the Illinois Republican Party.

The filing also states that the group is not affiliated with any political party.

FitzSimons and others dismissed the notion that the group is aligned with the GOP. They said initial interest started while for-

mer Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn was in office and the group hasn’t had any contact with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration so far.

He said changing the mapmaking process would hopefully lead to more people running for office and elected leaders more in tune with constituents.

The ballot question, which will need almost 300,000 signatures, falls during a presidential election when the push to boost turnout for both parties will be intense.

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is negotiating a 2-month contract extension with the public relations firm that handles the state’s promotion of health insurance coverage, an indication of the Republican governor’s cautious co-existence with President Barack Obama’s health care law.

A $25.6 million contract with St. Louis-based FleishmanHillard to promote Get Covered Illinois, the state’s branded outreach campaign, expires Thursday.

Chief marketing officer Jose Munoz told The Associated Press the state hopes to extend the contract to June 30 to make sure the program is sustainable. He didn’t specify how Illinois will handle the work after that.

“We are looking forward to the next open enrollment period and continuing our educational efforts with Illinois residents,” Munoz said in an email. Munoz and Get Covered Illinois Executive Director Karin Zosel,

both state employees, declined the AP’s request for an interview about the contract.

Bruce Under the Rauner health law’s expansion of coverage, more than 625,000 Illinois residents have gained insurance through Medicaid and another 350,000 Illinoisans bought private insurance on the new subsidized marketplace.

Money to promote coverage comes from federal grants under the Affordable Care Act, but the work is supervised by the state of Illinois. Rauner recently appointed Zosel to oversee the work.

Rauner’s position on the health care law has been reserved compared to other Republican governors who lash out against the law they deride as “Obamacare.” During the campaign, he said he wouldn’t have agreed to expand Medicaid because he believes there’s too much waste and abuse.

He also said he worried about how Illinois will cover added costs once enhanced federal contributions phase down.

IN BRIEF Plant sale to help fund animal care

check to ReMax Sauk Valley, 110 Lynn Blvd., Sterling, IL 61081.

STERLING – Planting season is here, and people looking for low-cost landscaping options might want to check out a plant sale from 8 to 11:30 May 16 at the Grandon Civic Center gazebo on Fourth Street.

Hostas, day lilies, wildflowers, Mayapples, Lily of the Valley, and a multitude of other plants – many good for ground cover, some simply meant to be beautiful – will be available.

Get there early: The sale will run until the greenery is gone, organizer Deb Proctor said.

Plant donations also are needed; call Proctor at 815-625-3722 to arrange a pickup, or to drop them off.

Proceeds will benefit the Amos Fund, which Proctor, a real estate agent, established in 2012 to help local people by paying part of their pets’ medical bills.

Can’t make the sale?

You still can donate to the nonprofit group. Send a

Firefighters to cook for causes in Dixon DIXON – A pancake, sausage, and egg breakfast to benefit the Dixon Rural Firefighters’ Association will be held from 7 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at the department, 1020 Palmyra St. Donations will be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the association’s community projects and activities.

Teen Turf dance needs chaperones AMBOY – Teen Turf will have a dance for students fifth-graders and older from 7 to 10 p.m. May 8 at the Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St. Admission is $4.

Chaperones are needed; call the center at 815-8574800 to volunteer. Youth whose parents chaperone can attend for free.

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Dogs from hoarder to be adopted FREEPORT (AP) – Officials say dogs rescued from a Freeport animal hoarder will be available for adoptions.

WREX reported that an effort is underway to reunite the more than 80 surviving dogs with their owners through posting on Illinois and Wisconsin lost-dog Facebook pages.

Those dogs that aren’t claimed will be made available for adoption.

Officials have held the animals since investigators found 150 dogs and cats in Tina McKinnon’s Freeport rental home in March. Dozens of them were discovered dead in the northern Illinois house.

McKinnon is charged with animal cruelty.

A $50 adopted fee will be charged per dog to pay for medical costs and other expenses. Adoptions are made through the Freeport Animal Hospital in Freeport.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

STATEHOUSE INSIDER

‘Turnaround agenda’ story provokes doubt Public workers union says it doesn’t block digitalization

Joe Heller, Heller Syndication

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Reorganization should help promote history and tourism W

hen new leaders take charge, things are bound to change.

Supporters of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency are concerned about a change proposed by first-year Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Rauner supports the abolition of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

At first glance, his proposal seems drastic.

Illinois has a remarkable history, after all, and the Historic Preservation Agency plays an important role in safeguarding that heritage.

Some people have gone so far as to call the proposal “devastating.”

We’ve read the legislation, House Bill 574, and believe the alarmist talk is overblown.

It’s true that the bill would abolish the Historic Preservation Agency.

However, all the agency’s “powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities,” with one exception, would simply

What we think Those alarmed by the proposed abolition of a state historic agency should read the legislation. In a reborn Historic Sites Division, the state’s historical heritage would still be in good hands. be transferred to a new Historic Sites Division within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

The exception would be the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.

The bill would allow that state-owned facility to operate on its own, governed by a board of directors.

The belief is that the 10-year-old Lincoln Library and Museum could become more efficient in its mission “to promote tourism and educate Illinois residents on Lincoln’s legacy and impact.”

Back to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. If it is rolled into the Department of Commerce and Eco-

nomic Opportunity and becomes the Historic Sites Division, its duties would still be taken care of.

The state’s dozens of historic sites, museums and monuments would still be operated.

People would still be able to conduct historical research.

Efforts to preserve Illinois’ history would still be undertaken.

Volunteers would still be solicited to assist at various historic sites.

In our immediate region, by the way, the Historic Preservation Agency supervises the Lincoln Monument along the Rock River in Dixon, and Albany Mounds at Albany in western Whiteside County.

Farther afield, the agency oversees Bishop Hill in Henry County and the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial in Troy Grove.

Other notable sites include the U.S. Grant Home in Galena, Carl Sandberg Historic Site in Galesburg, Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb and Old State Capitol in Springfield.

Why the change, then?

A new Historic Sites Division should benefit from better marketing and promotion within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Those people are all about business, and tourism is important to businesses in Illinois.

History buffs fearful of the proposed changes should take a longer historical view.

With reorganization can come rejuvenation.

We believe that would be good news for Illinois’ historic sites and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

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Program change for Thursday’s Open Forum FRED TURK Rock Falls

The Rock River Open Forum regrets that Dick Linville has to respond to an emergency in Florida and will be unable to teach us about solar energy on Thursday

at the Sterling Public Library.

Instead, this event will occur on May 21 at the Rock Falls Public Library.

Jim Dunn, a member of the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board, has graciously consented to talk with us from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday in place of Dick Linville.

Jim is very concerned about the development

of our area. He has spearheaded efforts to help local folks understand the contents of three books: “Caught in the Middle,” “Boomtown USA” and “Fixing Illinois.”

He has applied his knowledge not only in our immediate area, but also in Princeton, which is near where he lives.

One of his projects is to build on the fact that

the famous actor Richard Widmark grew up in Princeton. He and others are developing activities around this former resident.

He will also focus on the role of Sauk Valley Media in leveraging the resources of our area.

Please consider attending this event.

There is no charge.

Bring an open, inquisitive mind.

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When Gov. Bruce Rauner travels around the state promoting his “turnaround agenda,” he often sprinkles some anecdotes into his speeches.

One of his regular stories is about his visits to various state agencies.

As often as not, the story includes a reference to how well he was received at said agency because the employees had never seen a sitting governor come around for a visit.

Whether Rauner’s appearance is a cause for unbridled joy is another issue, given some of his comments on public unions or state workers in general.

Last week, at an appearance before the Citizens Club in Springfield, Rauner offered another iteration of his visit to state agencies.

“I went into one department. I looked around, and there’s a lot of people and papers moving around. There’s a lot of papers on the walls in the back room,” Rauner said.

“I said, ‘You know, somebody told me computers got invented a couple of years ago. This looks like we could digitize this and maybe make it more productive and more efficient.’”

But, as Rauner related it, the employees said that wasn’t possible. Why? Because – wait for it now – the unions won’t allow it. Specifically, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Being a numbers kind of guy, Rauner asked how the numbers worked out on this deal.

“And people knew the numbers,” Rauner said.

“Very quickly, somebody got back to me and said, ‘Governor, we could spend approximately $1.7 million on a computer system. We could save $8 million a year.’ “ The rub, though, is that making the change would cost 120 jobs, and, therefore, the union won’t agree to the change.

According to Rauner.

Stories about the state’s outdated computer systems and hardware abound.

But AFSCME blocking a computer upgrade to save jobs is a unique twist.

Surely, the Rauner administration would be willing to share additional information about this situation, if for no other reason than to buttress its contention that public employee unions are standing in the way of progress. At the least, the administration would be willing to identify the department where this activity is occurring.

Gov. Bruce Rauner Well, no.

“The govHis “turnaround ernor used agenda” this as an anecdote example of fits Rauner’s state govanti-union narrative but ernment is hard to that can verify, writes be streamcolumnist lined and Doug Finke. made more efficient to save money, which could then go to the state’s most vulnerable citizens,” spokeswoman Catherine Kelly said.

“The project the governor mentioned is in the works, so it would be premature to provide additional details because they are in the early stages of development.”

OK, then. A nice, tidy anecdote that exactly fits the governor’s narrative about the comparative evils of unions and bureaucracy and stifling innovation, all at an undisclosed location in state government.

No reason to be skeptical.

Skeptical, anyway For what it’s worth, AFSCME is skeptical.

“This sounds like pure fiction,” spokesman Anders Lindall said.

“There is no work rule preventing digitization.

Gov. Rauner is making claims without bothering to talk to the union or find out the facts.”

Quotable quote “Pumpkin is a pie.”

– Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, creating a new food group for the large squash during a debate over making sweet corn the official state vegetable.

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Testimony in trial turns Decision near after to bomber’s sister-in-law historic arguments Computer expert unveils searches on her computer

BOSTON (AP) – Testimony in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev zeroed in Tuesday on his late brother’s wife, revealing searches done on her computer on the rewards of dying as a martyr’s spouse and raising questions about what she knew before the 2013 attacks.

Mark Spencer, a computer expert testifying for the defense, said a computer belonging to Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s wife, Katherine Russell, contained searches done more than a year before the bombings for terms that included “rewards for wife of mujahedeen” and “If your husband becomes a shahid, what are the rewards for you?”

Mujahedeen is the Arabic word for holy warrior; shahid is a term for a martyr, specifically one who dies during a holy war.

Three people were killed and more than 260 were wounded when the Tsarnaev brothers set off two pressure-cooker bombs packed with shrapnel near the marathon’s finish line on April 15, 2013. Prosecutors have said the attack was designed to retaliate against the U.S. for wars in Muslim countries.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, who was born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, was convicted this month of all

Justice’s record could give encouragement to same-sex couples

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Gina Crawford (left), a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow Katherine Russell, leaves federal court in Boston after testifying Monday during the penalty phase in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The woman at right is not identified.

30 charges against him.

A jury must now decide whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison or should be executed.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed during a shootout with police hours after he and his brother killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer during a getaway attempt three days after the bombing.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers have argued that Tamerlan was the mastermind of the bombings and led Dzhokhar, then 19, down the path to terrorism. They say Tamerlan became radicalized, and his wife, an American from Rhode Island,

showed signs of becoming a religious fanatic.

Russell’s name came up Monday, the first day for the defense to present its case in the penalty phase of Dzhokhar’s trial. Her best friend, Gina Crawford, testified that she texted Russell the day of the bombings to ask if she was OK. Crawford said Russell texted her back, saying she was fine and as far as she knew, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was at home at the time of the attacks.

Crawford said Russell then added a curious statement, texting, “a lot more people are killed every day in Syria and in other places.” She wrote in another text: “Innocent people.”

WASHINGTON (AP) – Pivotal Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote could decide the samesex marriage issue for the nation, did not tip his hand Tuesday in historic arguments at the Supreme Court. But Kennedy’s record on the issue could give encouragement to gay and lesbian couples.

As advocates and protesters demonstrated outside, the author of the court’s three prior gay rights rulings talked about the touchstones of dignity and concern for children in same-sex households that drove his favorable earlier opinions.

But he also worried about changing the definition of marriage from the union of a man and a woman, a meaning that he said has existed for “millennia-plus time.”

“It’s very difficult for the court to say ‘We know better’” after barely a decade of experience with samesex marriage in the United States, Kennedy told Mary

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Your employer may one day help determine if your genes are why your jeans have become too snug.

Big companies are considering blending genetic testing with coaching on nutrition and exercise to help workers lose weight and improve their health before serious conditions like diabetes or heart disease develop. It’s a step beyond the typical corporate wellness programs that many companies are using to make workers more aware of their risk factors and improve their health.

Genetic testing in corporate wellness programs also is relatively uncharted territory. Many employers and insurers cover these tests and counseling for medical reasons, like helping people determine if they are more prone to

certain cancers. And earlier this year, President Obama asked Congress to approve spending on medical research into using a patient’s genes to tailor care.

Mixing generic testing into a wellness program may create a tool attractive to employers desperate to cut health care costs, one of the biggest expenses in a company’s budget.

But employee benefits experts have doubts that such a novel approach will gain momentum. It first has to conquer steep challenges like employee worry about sharing such sensitive information and employer skepticism about its effectiveness.

Sparking the push to add genetic testing into corporate wellness offerings is a new program from the health insurer Aetna and Newtopia, a

small Canadian company that creates personalized health-improvement programs. Their offering uses data from initial wellness program steps like physicals or blood tests to figure out which employees are vulnerable to metabolic syndrome.

That’s a group of conditions like high blood sugar, poor cholesterol or a big waistline that, when they occur together, increase a patient’s risk for heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

Those people are invited to get testing that analyzes a narrow band of genes that can tell patients things like how their body processes carbohydrates or fats, or if they have a genetic marker tied to compulsive eating.

Patients then work with a coach to combine that information with a plan to improve their health.

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Bonauto, a lawyer representing same-sex couples.

The 78-year-old justice’s likely role as a key, perhaps decisive vote was reinforced during arguments that lasted 2½ hours in a rapt courtroom and appeared to divide the court’s liberal and conservative justices over whether the Constitution gives same-sex couples the right to marry. Those couples can do so now in 36 states and the District of Columbia, and the court is weighing whether gay and lesbian unions should be allowed in all 50 states.

“Same-sex couples say, of course, ‘We under-

stand the nobility and the sacredness of marriage. We know we can’t procreate, but we want the other attributes of it in order to show that we, too, have a dignity that can be fulfilled,’” Kennedy said in an exchange with lawyer John Bursch, who was defending the state marriage bans.

Later, Kennedy also seemed concerned about adopted children in same-sex households if only one partner is considered a parent. “Under your view, it would be very difficult for same-sex couples to adopt those children,” Kennedy said.

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Mom with secret addiction needs help Dear Abby, I’m a 17-year-old girl, and I caught my mom sniffing nail polish remover. She obviously doesn’t want me to know, because she tries to hide it.

I don’t know what to do. I don’t know why she would want to do this.

It’s something people my age would do. I know better than to do that.

Should I talk to her about it? She’ll probably make up some excuse like she likes the smell.

She sometimes tells me I need to grow up, because I can act silly. But honestly, she is the one who needs to grow up.

I want to help her, because I know what

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

she’s doing is not good for her. But how?

– Knows Her Secret in North Carolina Dear Knows, Your mother might have an acetone addiction. Because you can’t convince her to take your concerns seriously,

tell another adult ASAP what’s going on – a relative, your father if he’s in the picture, a teacher or counselor at school.

This kind of inhalant addiction is serious, because in high concentrations acetone is a nervous system depressant.

This means it can slow a person’s heartbeat, respiration and metabolism, causing a person to become dizzy, confused and pass out. It can also damage the vital organs – the heart, liver, kidneys and the bone marrow – and cause cardiac arrest and death.

A support group for the children of addicts such as Alateen could give you emotional support. To

find one, visit al-anon.org.

Dear Abby, My husband had a heart attack a week ago and is still in the ICU. I visit him every day. Yesterday I found out that he had asked his sister to stay with me to “be there for me.”

I am furious. My sisterin-law is a nice woman, but we have never been close. My house is a shambles (my husband and I are both disabled, he with peripheral artery disease and me after having been run over by a car) because housework is painful for me. So now, in addition to the stress of taking cabs to see him, I have the additional

stress and pain of trying to make the house presentable.

I know my husband meant well, but I don’t want to go through this in front of an audience. I feel angry and also guilty for being angry. Can you help me put all this into perspective?

– Stressed in New Jersey Dear Stressed, After spending a week in an ICU, your husband may be having concerns about ever emerging. He may have suggested his sister come because he was worried about how you would handle being alone. That you might be upset because your home isn’t ready to be featured

in House Beautiful probably didn’t enter his mind.

However, now that she’s coming, be smart.

Ask her to help you with the deferred housework so the place will be shipshape when your husband is discharged.

If, as you say, you and your sister-in-law aren’t close, her stay with you may be shorter than planned.

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

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, April 29 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3253.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Com-

munity Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6228838.

Thursday, April 30 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

Cards and Wii Bowling, 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., Franklin Grove, 815-456-3000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Friendly Needles, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Lifescape Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging,

100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-8220.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Sterling Moose Club, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8220.

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

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

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

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

Friday, May 1 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, April 30 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls.

TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034.

Foot health clinic, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Appointments: 815-562-5050.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Free blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30 p.m., open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Affliction of Addition Narcotics Anonymous, noon-1 p.m., Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, 779-245-3487.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12

and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815-625-0431.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, and Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Amateur Radio Club, 7:30 p.m., 1409 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-946-4340.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison.

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-441-5327.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

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Friday, May 1 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Amboy High School, 11 E. Hawley St. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open; 10:30 p.m., open, candlelight, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon-1 p.m., Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, 779-245-3487.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open; 7 p.m., Al-Anon-Alateen, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 7;30-8;30 p.m., Abiding Word Church, 806 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, 779-2453487.

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

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Line dancing, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Lifescape lunch, 11: 30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 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, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

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

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit

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All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815-590-8881.

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Burgers that pop off the plate Grilled asparagus, zucchini provide light, delicious side dish

Photos by Lucas Pauley/lpauley@saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley Media’s Lucas Pauley said this burger, made earlier this month and inspired by a jalapeño popper, was one of the best things he’s ever cooked.

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ne experiences many struggles being a 20-some-

thing.

Living on your own for the first time. Money troubles. Heartache.

Coming to grips with getting older.

It’s not all bad. Certainly not. But, there’s definitely some moments when you might wish to still be playing in a sandbox, without a care in the world.

Responsibilities, man.

However, this time of life also offers some great opportunities to find yourself in new interests.

And one responsibility is truly an exciting undertaking: feeding yourself.

When mom’s home cooking ends, and the college cafeteria card stops working, every young adult comes to a point where he must begin to cook his own meals.

Sounds simple enough.

Right?

You’d think so. But, I know that I struggled with cooking (well) for myself.

Mostly because I wasn’t eating healthy at the time.

I seemed to eat only when I had time, was completely starving, or was bored. Not much thought went into what I was eating.

From a health standpoint, that’s a recipe for disaster.

Beyond that, it’s truly a crime against yourself to not think about the food you are putting into your body.

Through my journey to better health, I have discovered a true passion for cooking.

Taking chances. Trying to make dishes better.

Feeding your friends a

ABOVE: Once the ingredients are mixed, stick each spread into the refrigerator to help them thicken while the burgers are on the grill. LEFT: Another burger, featuring a light avocado spread, provided a nice twist on the standard burger. meal that they enjoy.

There’s nothing better.

One area that I’ve enjoyed experimenting in is on the grill. I’m not lying to you when I say that a burger I made a couple of weeks ago, inspired by a jalapeño popper, was one of the best things I’ve had to eat in my entire life.

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has created a burger like this. But, I had an idea, thought it sounded good, and away I went.

That’s part of the beauty of cooking. And, even when you make something that doesn’t quite work, it’s still a fun experience, and provides you an opportunity to learn.

Seasoning for burger: salt, pepper, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper flakes Directions: 1. Cook diced onion and garlic with olive oil in pan on medium to high heat.

2. Mix cream cheese, onion, garlic and jalapeño in a mixing bowl.

3. Stick spread in refrigerator to thicken a bit while grilling seasoned burger to desired doneness.

4. Cook two strips of bacon.

5. Put spread on bun, place burger and bacon on bun, and enjoy.

Avocado Bacon Burger 1 avocado ¼ red onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 2 slices of bacon 1 slice of Colby jack cheese 6 oz ground beef or turkey 1 bun of your choice (I used Hawaiian for this recipe) Seasoning for burger: salt, pepper, and garlic powder Directions: 1. Cook diced onion and garlic with olive oil in pan on medium to high heat.

2. Mix avocado, onion, and garlic in a mixing bowl.

3. Stick spread in refrigerator to thicken a bit while grilling seasoned burger to desired doneness.

4. Cook two strips of bacon.

5. Put spread on bun, place burger and bacon on bun, and enjoy.

Zucchini and Asparagus on Grill Makes enough for 2 people 2 zucchini 1 bundle of asparagus 1 tbsp melted butter

2 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper Directions for zucchini: 1. Split zucchini down the middle.

2. Melt butter in microwave, drizzle over zucchini. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

3. Cook on medium heat (350 degrees) 5-7 minutes on each side or until tender.

Directions for asparagus: 1. Drizzle olive oil over the asparagus. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

2. Cook on medium to high heat (400 degrees) for 5 minutes or until tender.

Jalapeño Popper Burger ¼ red onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, diced 1 jalapeño, diced ¼ cup cream cheese 2 slices of bacon 1 slice of Colby jack cheese 6 oz ground beef or turkey 1 bun of your choice (I used Hawaiian for this recipe)

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Beautiful – Turn up heat with spicy shrimp dish inside and out QUICK FIX

BY LINDA GASSENHEIMER Tribune News Service

Stir-fry some shrimp with hot pepper sauce, garlic, ginger and lemongrass for a succulent, quick, Thai-flavored dinner.

Lemongrass is the secret to the flavors in this dish. It adds a tang like that of lemon or lime and is one of the most important spices used in Thai cooking. It looks a little like a scallion with long, thin, green-gray leaves and a lighter bulb at the tip. If you can’t find it fresh, there is a lemongrass paste that works well, or use lemon zest as a backup.

To use fresh lemongrass, remove the outer leaves and slice the pale inner leaves and bulb into thin slices.

Sesame noodles with snow peas complete the meal. Fresh snow peas add a crisp texture to the noodles. If in a hurry, use microwaveable rice and add peas instead of the sesame noodle recipe.

The secret to stir-fry is to prepare all ingredients first and line them up on a plate or cutting board in order of use.

That way you don’t have to keep looking at the recipe to know what goes in next.

Another tip is to make sure your wok or skillet is very hot before adding ingredients. The oil should be smoking.

Helpful Hints: • Use a food processor to chop onion and peanuts.

• If using ground ginger instead of fresh, mix it in with the sauce.

• To save cleaning time, make stir-fry shrimp, remove to a plate and use the same

BY SHERRY DEWALT CGH Medical Center

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Stir-fried shrimp are served with snow peas and sesame noodles for a spicy dinner that’s fast and easy. wok, without washing it, for the noodles.

Fred Tasker’s wine suggestion: A big, rich California chardonnay would nicely handle these spicy shrimp.

Countdown: • Stir-fry shrimp dish.

• Stir-fry noodles.

Shopping List: • To buy: ½ pound snow peas, 1 small can tomato paste, 1 small piece fresh ginger or 1 bottle ground ginger, 3 stalks lemon grass or 1 lemon rind, 3⁄4 pound peeled shrimp (wild caught or local), 1 small jar roasted peanuts, 1 small package sesame seeds, 1 bottle sesame oil and ½ pound Chinese noodles • Staples: Onion, garlic, sugar, hot pepper sauce, salt and black peppercorns

Hot and Spicy Stir-Fry Shrimp ¼ cup tomato paste ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce ½ cup water 1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon sesame oil ½ cup chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger or 2 teaspoons ground ginger 3 stalks lemon grass, sliced, or grated lemon rind from 1 lemon 3 ⁄4 pound peeled shrimp, (wild caught or local) 2 tablespoons unsalted, roasted peanuts, chopped Mix tomato paste, hot pepper sauce, water and sugar together and set aside. Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat until smoking. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and lemon grass or lemon rind and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, until the shrimp just turn pink. Add sauce and mix a few seconds. Remove to a plate and sprinkle with peanuts. Makes 2 servings.

Per serving: 310 calories (23 percent from fat), 8.1 g fat (1.2 g saturated, 3.3 g monounsaturated), 276 mg cholesterol, 39.1

g protein, 24.4 g carbohydrates, 3.0 g fiber, 259 mg sodium

Sesame Noodles with Snow Peas ¼ pound Chinese noodles 1 teaspoon sesame oil ½ pound snow peas, (about 2½ cups) 1 tablespoon sesame seeds Salt and freshly ground black pepper Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles, cook 1 minute and drain. Toss with sesame oil. Using same wok as for shrimp, add snow peas and stir-fry 1 minute. Add noodles and toss 2 minutes. Add sesame seeds and salt and pepper to taste. Remove to dinner plates and serve shrimp on top. Makes 2 servings.

Per serving: 298 calories (22 percent from fat), 7.2 g fat (1.3 g saturated, 2.5 g monounsaturated), 48 mg cholesterol, 11.1 g protein, 47.6 g carbohydrates, 4.5 g fiber, 16 mg sodium

y hair grows like crazy. Last month, I was finally able to tell my stylist that I knew why. It turns out that I have just been eating lots of good things.

We spend millions of dollars on products to make our skin, hair, and nails more beautiful, but poor diet and lack of activity contribute to some of the conditions we are trying to correct.

Dry skin, acne, thinning hair, and weak nails might all be symptoms of poor nutrition.

The food you eat affects your body at the cellular level. For example, protein is a key nutrient for building and repairing tissues. Too little protein, and your skin, hair, and nails are dry and brittle.

Carbohydrates are an essential energy source for your body, but consuming too many refined carbohydrates – such as sugar and things made with white flour – can create inflammation and cause skin problems like acne, especially in people who are insulin-resistant.

And while saturated fats found in animal foods like meat and full-fat dairy can be unhealthy for our hearts, the kind of essential fatty acids found in fish and plants are needed to keep cell membranes healthy.

Eating good quality unsaturated fats like cold-pressed olive oil helps keep skin lubricated and looking and feeling healthier. Olive oil might seem pricey at 60 to 90 cents an ounce, but it’s a bargain compared to the cost of most skin creams.

beyondTRIM Sherry DeWalt is a community health educator at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Reach her at SDeWal@ cghmc.com

The vitamins and minerals found in whole, fresh foods are important for proper delivery and absorption of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. You can purchase vitamin/mineral supplements marketed specifically for improving hair, skin and nails, but I recommend choosing food over supplements. Scientists still do not fully understand the complex interactions that take place between various nutrients found in whole, fresh foods but one thing they are beginning to see is that supplements which single out a single nutrient often do not have the same synergy. Some supplements can even be harmful, if taken in large doses.

Exercise also has benefits for healthier skin.

Your blood is responsible for delivering nutrients to all of the cells in your body, skin included. Vigorous exercise increases blood flow and improves circulation, which helps skin to be healthier.

I could go on, but I think you get the pretty picture. Instead of investing money in beauty products and supplements, why not eat a little better and move a little more to improve your looks as well as your health?

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NEPAL | EARTHQUAKE

Near epicenter, villagers await help PASLANG, Nepal (AP) – There is almost nothing left of this village but enormous piles of broken red bricks and heaps of mud and dust.

One of those piles was once Bhoj Kumar Thapa’s home, where his pregnant wife pushed their 5-year-old daughter to safety in a last, desperate act before it collapsed and killed her during Saturday’s earthquake.

On Tuesday, Thapa and others in Paslang were still waiting for the gov-

ernment to deliver food, tents – any kind of aid – to this poor mountain village near the epicenter of the quake that killed more than 4,700 people, injured over 8,000 and left tens of thousands homeless.

“When I got home, there was nothing,” said Thapa, an army soldier.

“Everything was broken.

My wife – she was dead.”

He was put on leave from his unit to mourn, one of few Nepalese soldiers not deployed in the country’s rescue and recovery oper-

ation. Instead of sadness, there is anger.

“Only the other villagers who have also lost their homes are helping me. But we get nothing from the government,” Thapa said.

An official came, took some pictures and left – without delivering anything to the village of about 300 people north of the capital of Kathmandu, he said.

“I get angry, but what can I do? I am also working for the government,” Thapa said. “I went to ask the police if they could at

least send some men to help us salvage our things, but they said they have no one to send.”

Paslang is only 1.8 miles up the mountain from the town of Gorkha, the district headquarters and staging area for rescue and aid operations. But the villagers, who have no idea when they might get help, are still sleeping together in the mud and sharing whatever scraps of food they can pull from beneath their ruined buildings. Three people in the hamlet have died.

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Safety regulators discuss possible solutions at forum WASHINGTON (AP) – Robo calls, social media ads, personal letters from the CEO and even a smartphone app are among ways auto companies are trying to convince more customers to get repairs done on cars recalled for serious safety defects.

The unusual steps were discussed at a forum Tuesday held by government safety regulators who are frustrated over what they say is an unacceptably low rate of recall repairs.

In some recalls for problems as serious as air bags that can spew shrapnel into drivers or fuel tanks that can rupture in a rearend crash, completion rates are below 15 percent, 6 months or more after the recalls were announced.

Those recalls involve millions of vehicles, challenging automakers to find replacement parts and the cars’ owners. Regulators have fined automakers for dragging their feet, while concerned car owners are left waiting for repairs and worrying about their safety.

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numerous crashes, and the company’s handling of the recall brought congressional hearings and a Justice Department investigation. So far, GM has agreed to pay compensation in at least 90 death cases and for 163 injured people.

GM said that as of early April, 70 percent of the U.S. small-car owners had been in for the service, 14 months after the recalls began.

GM started the recall slowly because its parts supplier had to equip factories to make switches for 2.6 million cars like the Chevrolet Cobalt.

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MLB | WHITE SOX

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BY COLLEEN KANE Chicago Tribune

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Sterling’s Brandon Dennis bunts during the Warriors’ game Tuesday against LaSalle-Peru. Dennis went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Sterling held off LaSalle-Peru for a 3-2 win.

Three chances, three misses

BALTIMORE – After two straight postponements due to security reasons in Baltimore, the White Sox and Orioles will meet today at Camden Yards.

But there’s one catch. The teams will play today’s game at 1:05 p.m. in front of an empty stadium, because the game will be closed to the public.

The Orioles said they consulted with Major League Baseball and local and state officials about the best way to move forward in the midst of violent protests following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered a spinal injury while in police custody earlier this month.

The other two games will be made up in a single-admission doubleheader, beginning at 3:05 p.m. on May 28.

The game will be in the middle of Sox road series in Toronto and Houston.

CROWD CONTINUED ON B4

Sterling survives last inning, holds off LaSalle-Peru

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STERLING – The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers had three golden opportunities to tie up Sterling in Tuesday’s Northern Illinois Big 12 West baseball game at Gartner Park.

One lucky bounce, one base-running gaffe and one double play later, and the Cavaliers are still looking for the tying run.

The Golden Warriors used some snappy defense in the last three innings to preserve a 3-2 victory. It was the second consecutive nail-biter between the teams, as L-P won 5-4 on a walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth on Monday.

Sterling (4-12, 2-6) seized a 3-0 lead after

Star of the game: Esteban Sosa, Sterling, 7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 4 SO, 0 BB Key performers: Turner Morse, Sterling, 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R; Brandon Dennis, Sterling, 2-for-3, 2 R; Ben Bejster, L-P, 3-for-3, 2B Up next: Sterling at L-P, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday three innings, with Brandon Dennis and Turner Morse accounting for most of the damage.

In the first inning, Dennis led off with a single, stole second, and scored on a base hit by Morse. In the third, Dennis led off with a walk, stole second, and scored on a

single by Morse.

Morse scored on a two-out base hit by Chris Brouilette in the third inning for the Warriors’ third run.

LaSalle-Peru (8-9, 2-3) went quietly the first four innings against Sterling starter Esteban Sosa, who retired eight consecutive batters in one span. The Cavaliers got things going, however, in the fifth.

The No. 7 and 8 hitters in the lineup, Austin Prybylinski and Austin Mueller, opened with singles. The next batter, Shawn Feagin, laid down a bunt that was headed toward foul ground up the firstbase line. Before going foul, however, it was gloved and fumbled by Sterling first baseman Tyler Willman.

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AP

Oriole Park at Camden Yards sits empty, which is how the stands will stay for today’s game between the White Sox and Orioles due to the unrest in Baltimore.

SOFTBALL | STERLING 10, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 0, 5 INN.

Warriors riding hot bats during streak Runs not a problem for Sterling in sixth straight win

BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554 @STyReynolds

STERLING – Losing streaks are never fun, but it seems three straight losses 2 weeks ago were actually beneficial for the Sterling softball team.

Since dropping nonconference games against Moline, Alleman and Sherrard by a combined score of 16-8 in a 4-day span from April 13-16, the Golden Warriors have scored at Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com least seven runs in every game, Sterling’s Abri Hale bats during the Warriors’ game Tuesday amassing 59 runs in a six-game against Erie-Prophetstown in Sterling. Hale had three hits and win streak.

The latest outburst came three RBIs as the Golden Warriors won 10-0 in five innings.

SPORTS inside

Star of the game: Abri Hale, Sterling, 3-for-4, 2 2Bs, 3 RBIs, 1 run Key performers: Lexy Staples, Sterling, 5-hit shutout, also 2 hits, 2 RBIs; Erin Stroup, Sterling, 2-for-4, solo HR, 2 runs, 1 SB; Emily Berogan, Sterling, 2-for-2, 2 RBIs; Emily Cox, E-P, 1 hit, 1 walk Up next: Newman at Sterling, 4:30 today; Erie-Prophetstown at Sherrard, 4:30 Thursday Tuesday afternoon, as Sterling topped Erie-Prophetstown 10-0 in five innings, thanks to 11 hits, five different players with RBIs, and eight different Warriors scoring runs.

“After that losing streak, we realized that if we couldn’t score, we couldn’t win,” pitcher

Lexy Staples said. “We’ve been more aggressive since then, but we’re also being patient enough to hit good pitches. If we do that, and put it with our great defense, there’s no way we can lose.”

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BASEBALL

Match play a different stroke, B2.

Oregon beats Byron, B3.

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Sign, then retire Maurice Jones-Drew Former running back signed a 1-day contract with the Jaguars, ceremoniously retiring with the team that drafted him in 2006.

SVM staff, wire services BASKETBALL

P’town’s Reiley to play at Augie Prophetstown standout Corrie Reiley will play basketball next year at Augustana College, the school announced Tuesday.

Reiley, a 4-year varsity starter, averaged 12.6 points, 3.1 steals and 2.5 assists per game last season in leading the Prophets to their second straight state tournament berth.

Reiley was SVM’s player of the year, and also earned first-team all-state honors by the AP and the IBCA; she was also the Three Rivers West MVP. The 1,000-point scorer will join Prophet teammate Clare Kramer on the Augie basketball team.

MLB

Gibson reveals he has Parkinson’s Former National League MVP Kirk Gibson, the hero of the Dodgers’ Game 1 victory in the 1988 World Series, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Gibson, who has been working as a color commentator for Detroit Tigers broadcasts on Fox Sports Detroit, has not been in the booth since opening day for the Tigers.

NBA

Cleveland’s Love done for season Kevin Love sustained “extensive” damage in his left shoulder during Game 4 against the Celtics, and will likely miss the remainder of Cleveland’s playoff run.

Cavs general manager David Griffin said Tuesday the team doesn’t expect Love to return. Griffin said the team is still gathering information and considering its options for treatment.

Matt Forte Bears running back wasn’t in attendance to accept the Piccolo Award, voted on by teammates for courage, loyalty and teamwork.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

HORSE RACING | KENTUCKY DERBY

Holding steady, predictable Pletcher chasing another Kentucky Derby with four horses

BY BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In the unpredictable world of horse racing, Todd Pletcher is as steady and predictable as they come.

It’s evident in the way the 47-year-old trainer goes about his business from his spotless barn at Churchill Downs. Amid the hubbub of Kentucky Derby week, Pletcher is steely cool, with not a gray hair out of place or a spot on his jacket with the popped collar he wears to ward off the morning chill.

The desktop in his small office a stone’s throw from the row of horse stalls is tidy. The workout, feed and grooming schedules of his four Derby horses is as organized as a military operation.

His habits are a direct reflection of his mentor, D. Wayne Lukas, a Hall of Fame trainer with four Derby wins to his credit. Lukas will saddle Mr. Z in Saturday’s 141st Derby, and then watch with pride as four of his former assistants try to beat him.

Pletcher’s four entries represent one-fifth of the expected 20-horse field. His top horse is Carpe Diem, whose owners paid $1.6 million to buy and could be the third choice in the wagering.

His other contenders are Fountain of Youth winner Itsaknockout, Florida Derby winner Materiality and Louisiana Derby runner-up Stanford.

“Knock wood, they’re all doing good,” he said Tuesday.

This year’s four-member Todd Squad will give Pletcher 44 starters since 2000, leaving him five from breaking the record set by Lukas. Pletcher’s only win came in 2010 with Super Saver.

“It’s a race I would love to win every year, but it doesn’t encompass our whole year,” he said. “If you’d have said that at the age of 47 I’d have won a Kentucky Derby, I would’ve told you a long time ago that I wouldn’t think that that could happen.”

Former Missouri defensive end Shane Ray received a misdemeanor citation after a state trooper found marijuana in his car early Monday morning, 3 days before the NFL draft.

The SEC defensive player of the year is projected to be a first-round pick.

Dolphins’ Jordan to miss 2015 season Miami Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan will miss the entire 2015 season after another violation of the NFL’s substanceabuse policy, the team announced Tuesday.

Jordan, the third overall pick in the 2013 draft, was suspended the first six games of last season as a result of violations of the drug test policy. He will not appeal the suspension.

SOCCER

Manchester United to play in Chicago One of the world’s legendary soccer teams is returning to Chicago this summer.

Manchester United has announced a four-city tour that includes a Soldier Field match against Paris-St. Germain on July 29. It will also play in Seattle and twice in California.

MMA

UFC champion Jones arrested UFC champion Jon Jones turned himself in to authorities Monday in Albuquerque after allegedly leaving the scene of a car crash over the weekend that left a pregnant woman injured.

Jones was arrested on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injuries – a felony.

Local events

Today Baseball 4:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Sherrard • Mendota at Bureau Valley

Softball 4:30 p.m.

• Newman at Sterling

Boys track 4:30 p.m.

• AFC, Lena-Winslow, Pearl City at Milledgeville

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Trainer Todd Pletcher trains Kentucky Derby contender Carpe Diem.

Pletcher will have four horses run in the 141st Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

Post-Position Draw When: 4:30 p.m. today TV: NBCSN Other former Lukas assistants taking aim Saturday are Mike Maker with International Star; Kiaran McLaughlin with Frosted; and first-time Derby trainer George Weaver with Tencendur.

“We got a great group of young guys out there,” said Lukas, who emphasizes discipline and attention to detail with his assistants.

Pletcher started out in the business as a groom working for Lukas during summers when he was still in college. After graduation, he went to work for Lukas full time in New York before taking out his trainer’s license in 1995.

Lukas set the bar in the sport when it comes to numbers – money won, Triple Crown races won, and starters in major races.

Pletcher has begun surpassing the man who, at 79, is still getting on his pony to supervise morning workouts.

Pletcher owns seven Eclipse Awards as the nation’s top trainer, and nine times he’s led the country in earnings, with a career total of $287,873,438.

Yet Pletcher never puts a number on his possible Derby entrants early in a given year.

“We’ll start to look at some of the prep races and try to decide which horses might fit which preps, and we’ll try to plan some of those things out a couple of months in advance,” he said.

TV listings

Today College softball 10 a.m.

• Michigan at Maryland, BTN 4:30 & 7 p.m.

• Minnesota at Wisconsin, doubleheader, BTN

Golf 3 p.m.

• PGA-WGC, Cadillac Match Play, day 1, at San Francisco, TGC

Horse racing 4:30 p.m.

• Kentucky Derby Draw, NBCSP

MLB Noon

• Rays at Yankees or Tigers at Twins, MLB 7 p.m.

NFL

Top prospect Ray in legal trouble

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GOLF

Different proves to be interesting Match Play offers a break from regular competition

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

SAN FRANCISCO – Jordan Spieth is competing in match play for the second time this month.

The first occasion was only in his mind.

He was five shots clear of Justin Rose when he made the turn at Augusta National and was trying to keep his mind off the green jacket ceremony. So he told himself he was 1 down to Rose in match play and “let’s play against him and see what we can do to get back.”

“That kept my head off of anything else that was going on,” he said.

Rose would have beaten him, 2 and 1, if that were the case. It wasn’t.

Spieth won by four and has a size 42 jacket to show for it.

Now it’s for real at Harding Park. And while the stakes aren’t nearly as high, the interest figures to be greater than most weeks in golf.

Even with a change in format, and a change in venue from the high desert to the city by the bay, everyone looks forward to the Match Play Championship.

It’s the one time of the year golf is like tennis, minus the grunting.

There will be 96 matches over the next 3 days to determine the 16 players who advance out of their four-man groups, and then 15 single-

AP

Jordan Spieth, seen here teeing off during the final round of the RBC Heritage tournament April 19, will compete in match play for the first time this season. elimination matches after that to determine a winner.

If it’s so compelling, why not do this more often?

It’s a fickle format even by golf standards. Tiger Woods was either No. 1 or No. 2 in the world 10 times in the Match Play. Half those times he didn’t even make it out of the third round. There is some debate whether it really identifies who played the best golf that week. And it’s not very appealing to television.

Beyond the fact the best players don’t always reach the championship

match, the final is 4 hours of only two possibilities.

The greatest appeal of the Match Play Championship is that it’s different.

That should be a message for the PGA Tour at a time when it’s getting harder to compete for attention.

Different is good, as long as it doesn’t compromise the good competition.

The Match Play Championship has its place on the PGA Tour schedule – once a year. The tour wisely returned to a modified Stableford

competition for the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada.

The only trouble with that tournament is that it’s held opposite the World Golf Championship at Firestone, so the top players don’t get a chance to play.

Perhaps the PGA Tour should take a cue from across the lake at Olympic Club, where final qualifying for the new U.S. Four-Ball Amateur Championship is this weekend.

There is a place for team competition.

Gone are the days of the Miami International Four-Ball, the first victory for Byron Nelson during his record 11 in a row in 1945. His partner was Jug McSpaden. In the 1970s, the tour had the Walt Disney World Team Championship.

Ben Crenshaw won it with George Burns in 1979, and it counted among the 19 PGA Tour titles for Crenshaw when he went into the Hall of Fame.

Imagine converting one of the PGA Tour events into a 120-man field of 60 teams in which the players could pick their own partners.

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, each sporting a neon swoosh, might be appealing. Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler.

Or a pair of 21-year-old friends like Spieth and Justin Thomas.

• Pirates at Cubs, CSN • Phillies at Cardinals, FSN/ESPN

NBA playoffs 6 p.m.

• First round, game 5, Nets at Hawks, TNT 8:30 p.m.

• First round, game 5, Trail Blazers at Grizzlies, TNT

NHL playoffs 6:30 p.m.

• First round, game 7, Red Wings at Lightning, NBCSP

Soccer 1:55 p.m.

• Premier League, Chelsea at Leicester City, NBCSP

On this date April 29 1988 • The Baltimore Orioles end their 21-game losing streak by winning their first game of the season, 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

LOCAL SPORTS

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

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Hawks hold off Tigers Hawks beat Dixon at home Rockets fall at ’Bago; Steamers beat Clippers

By SVM Sports Staff

The Oregon Hawks got six strong innings from starter Josh Cook, and took advantage of seven hits and six Byron errors in a 4-2 Big Northern West win Tuesday at home.

Cook struck out four and walked one while allowing two runs – neither earned – and one hit.

Mason Smith gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless seventh to pick up the save.

Zach Stromberg had two hits and an RBI, and Jensen Melville also drove in a run for Oregon.

Winnebago 2, Rock Falls 1: The Rockets managed

just four hits, and committed four errors in a Big Northern West road loss.

Quinton Matznick had two hits, and Jacob Mammosser drove in the lone run for Rock Falls. Nolan Moeller allowed two earned runs and nine hits in 3 2/3 innings, striking out four without a walk.

Cayden Erickson tossed 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief, giving up two hits and striking out four.

Stillman Valley 10, Dixon 5: The Dukes allowed

three runs in each of the first, fourth and fifth innings in a Big Northern West road loss.

Mitchell Wolfe took the loss, allowing six runs (three earned) in four innings, with a strikeout and three walks. Kris Lahman and Jake Bonnell both singled and doubled for Dixon.

Fulton 8, Amboy 3: The Steamers rapped out six consecutive two-out hits in the fourth inning to score six runs on their way

Ridge-Scales Mound in Tuesday’s stars Lanark, scoring a run in Josh Cook, Oregon, 6 the bottom of the seventh IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 SO, to tie it, then winning it 1 BB; also had 2 hits with a run in the eighth.

Payton Clouse had two Nathan Schneiderman, RBIs, and Ethan ChrisForreston-Polo, complete tians singled, doubled and game, 1 R, 2 H, 7 SO drove in a run for EastJack Lemke, Fulton, land. Christians struck out 2 hits, 2 RBIs seven and walked three in six innings, and Zach to a win in Amboy.

Cole McClary doubled, Randecker struck out four tripled and drove in a without a walk in two run to pace Fulton (13-4), innings of one-hit relief. while Jack Lemke had two Galena 4, West Carroll hits and two RBIs. Devon 3: Kaleb Plattenberger’s Ballard added a double two RBIs weren’t enough to lift the Thunder in a an and two RBIs. Hunter Varga had two NUIC West road loss.

Ethan Mangler singled singles and an RBI for the and tripled for West CarClippers (4-16).

Milledgeville 5, AFC 4: roll (9-15, 3-7), which gave The Missiles scored three up three unearned runs in runs in the bottom of the the bottom of the second. sixth and hung on for a Eric LaShelle allowed just home NUIC East win. one earned run and six Jordan Harris allowed hits in the tough-luck loss. four runs (two earned) College baseball and eight hits in six Skyhawks split at home: innings to earn the win.

Angel Vega doubled in the Harrison Jakobs and winning run to cap a fourDylan Alexander each had two RBIs for Milledgeville run rally and lift Sauk Valley to a 6-5 victory against (5-9, 4-5 NUIC East).

David Zinke had two Highland in the second hits two RBIs, while Dylan game of a doubleheader Pitzer added a double for against visiting Highland.

Josh Oliveras also had a AFC (3-12, 3-8).

Forreston-Polo 4, Aquin two-run single in the rally.

1: The Cardinals scored a Vega finished 3-for-4 in the run in the top of the sixth game, and Justin Hitchto break a 1-1 tie, then cock was 2-for-4 with an added two more runs in RBI and a run scored. the seventh to earn an Nick Jehle got one out in NUIC East win in Freeport. the top of the seventh and Nathan Schneiderman was the winning pitcher. earned the win for For- Evan Smith went the first reston-Polo, scattering 6 2/3, allowing five runs, two hits in seven innings, nine hits and three walks striking out seven. Jacob while striking out five.

Cunningham added two Highland won the openhits and an RBI in the win. er, 6-5 in nine innings.

Eastland 5, RRSM 4, 8 Mario Pacheco, Nick Paninn.: The Cougars outlast- zica and Reyes Maldonaed NUIC West foe River do each had two hits.

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Sterling’s Turner Morse (right) can’t catch a high throw as LaSalle-Peru’s Ben Bejster slides into second base Tuesday at Gartner Park. Sterling won 3-2.

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Willman recovered the ball, then threw wildly to first base for his second error on the play. Prybylinski scored, Mueller went to third, and Feagin ended up on second.

After Sosa struck out Cam Mignone, Erik Milaicki hit a hard grounder to second to score Mueller with L-P’s second run. That brought up Ben Bejster, who was 2-for-2 with two singles at the time.

The first pitch from Sosa bounced before home plate, went to the backstop, and Feagin broke for home. Luckily for Sterling, the ball hit hard off the backstop, catcher Trey Morse retrieved it quickly, and he flipped the ball to Sosa, who nabbed a sliding Feagin at the plate for the third out of the inning.

In the L-P sixth, Bejster led off with a double, and moved up a base on a groundout. The next batter, Brady Huebbe, lofted a medium-length fly ball to center, and it was caught

by Sterling’s Nick Olds.

Bejster, however, had wandered about 5 feet off

the bag as Olds made the catch, and he had to go back to the base to tag up.

He did so, but ended up getting gunned down at the plate. Olds caught the ball, fired a throw to Willman near second base, and Willman got the ball to Trey Morse, who had the plate blocked perfectly, in time to apply the tag.

The Cavaliers’ last chance came in the seventh, when Kyle Quick led off with a single, moved up on a sacrifice bunt, and went to third on a single up the middle by Mueller. Mueller’s base hit was flagged down by a sliding Dennis, who ranged over from shortstop.

“I just had to get in front of it and stop it, to keep that run from scoring,” Dennis said. “I think as a team we’re figuring out each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and making the plays when they come around.”

The next batter, Mignone, capped an 0-for-4 day by hitting a grounder just to the right of second base. It was gobbled up by Turner Morse, who took a few steps to his right, touched second base, then threw a strike to Willman

at first to double up Mignone and end the game.

“Our kids played hard, gave a great effort, and just came up short,” L-P coach Matt Glupczynski said. “Hat’s off to them, they just played better than we did. That’s how it falls sometimes.”

Sterling had a chance to break the game open in the bottom of the fourth, when it loaded the bases with nobody out and had its hottest hitter, Turner Morse, coming up. Morse, 2-for-2 with two RBIs at the time, hit a soft liner toward the left-field line that was caught by L-P’s Mignone.

Brian Folsom, the Warriors’ runner at third, got a late jump heading home, and was thrown out after a good relay from L-P third baseman Kyle Quick.

After a walk to Trey Morse to re-load the bases, Sosa grounded out to end the threat, and leave Sterling’s lead at 3-0.

“That’s really something we’ve been struggling with,” Sterling coach Nick Pepper said. “It was the same [Monday], when we were up early on them.

We’ve got to develop that killer instinct, to stay on the accelerator.”

Amboy handles Fulton; Morrison wins at home

By SVM Sports Staff

The Oregon Hawks got a strong start from Abby Baker, and found just enough offense on Tuesday afternoon to beat the Dixon Duchesses 5-2 in a Big Northern West contest at Oregon Park West.

Baker allowed two runs (one earned) and six hits in a complete game, striking out seven without a walk. Ally Bartling, Emily Perkins, Hailey White and Alli Henson drove in runs, and Bre Bicksler and Anni Wilson had two hits each for Oregon.

Emily Bay homered, and Haley Fitzsimmons had two hits and an RBI for Dixon. Hannah Schlosser went the distance in the circle.

Tuesday’s stars Abby Baker, Oregon, complete game, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 7 SO, 0 BB Sam Schmidt, M’ville, complete-game shutout, 7 H, 5 SO, 0 BB Abby Maike, WC, 2 2Bs, 2 RBIs; complete game, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB

Doege earned the win, allowing seven runs and 12 hits. Doege also went 4-for-5 with a double and five RBIs for Amboy (177). Madison Murphy went 3-for-4 and added four RBIs, and Delaney Wilhelm had two doubles.

Camerin Huizenga went 2-for-3 with a triple for Fulton. Whitney Stillman Valley 4, Rock Wynkoop took the loss.

Falls 0: The Rockets had Morrison 8, Rockridge four hits but couldn’t 6: The Fillies hung on for push across a run in a Big a TRAC West win at home.

Northern West road loss.

Emma Sitzmore led Michaela Ward pitched Morrison with a double a complete game, allow- and a home run, and ing eight hits and four added three RBIs. Lauearned runs. Maurelle ren Rice went 3-for-4 Behrens had a double for with three RBIs, and the Rockets. earned the save.

Western Illinois recruit Brooke Stralow got the Payton Abbott struck win, striking out eight in out seven in a shutout six innings, while allowing for Stillman Valley, and five runs (four earned). added an RBI. Milledgeville 8, AFC 0: Amboy 22, Fulton 7: Sam Schmidt scattered The Clippers cruised to seven hits, and Natalie a Three Rivers crossover Brown doubled, homered win behind a dominant and drove in three runs game from Karlee Doege. to help the Missiles to an

NUIC East win at home.

Schmidt struck out five without a walk in a complete-game shutout, and Jade Grenoble had three hits and an RBI for Milledgeville. Ally Bush added a double, a homer and an RBI. Carlee Hargis had two hits, including a double, and pitched a complete game for the Raiders.

West Carroll 13, Galena 2, 5 inn.: The Thunder

scored 11 runs in the top of the first and cruised to an NUIC West road win.

Abby Maike had two doubles and two RBIs for West Carroll (12-11, 7-4), and Anna Badtke added two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs. Maike (6-6) allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits in a complete game, striking out three and walking two.

Cougars swept on road:

Eastland ventured to Elizabeth and dropped a pair to River RidgeScales Mound, 8-0 in the opener and 7-5 in the nightcap. Bubby Doubler was the losing pitcher in both games.

College softball Sauk sweeps at home:

The Skyhawks got a pair of victories over Elgin, winning 9-0 and 8-3.

Stephanie Kester won the opener, and Priscilla Aponte pitched Game 2.

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Sterling (15-3) started early on against the Panthers (18-3), scoring four runs before recording its second out of the first inning. Staples and Abri Hale had RBI hits, Emily McDonald hit a sacrifice fly, and Emily Berogan drew a bases-loaded walk.

The Warriors tacked on three more runs in the third. Hale doubled, then went to third and scored on back-to-back wild pitches. The second wild pitch allowed Hannah Escamilla to reach base despite striking out, and she went all the way to second on the play.

Berogan followed with an RBI single to rightcenter field, then Staples capped the rally with a two-out RBI single past third base.

The damage could have been a lot worse, but the Warriors left the bases loaded in both innings.

“They hit the ball hard, and took advantage of everything we gave them,” E-P coach Bob Phelps said. “You have to throw strikes consistently against a team like that, and we couldn’t do that today.”

It didn’t help that the Panthers’ No. 1 starter, Kylie Ackerman, was out with a back injury. But Bekah Ryan and Kennah Meier combined to walk six and hit a batter while striking out two, and allowed 10 earned runs and 11 hits.

On the other side, Staples (14-3) was dealing. She never threw more than 18 pitches in any one inning, and she scattered five hits in a shutout, striking out two and walking one. She finished with 63 pitches – 42 of them strikes – and seemed like she spent nearly as much time in the dugout or at the plate as she did in the circle.

“It’s more exciting when you can get back to hitting right away, and it really helps our confidence,” Hale said.

“There’s so much less pressure when we’re all hitting well, because we can get the lead and then

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ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Stephanie Thulen (left) makes a running catch Tuesday against Sterling.

BELOW: Sterling’s Lexy Staples pitches against the Panthers on Tuesday in Sterling.

play more relaxed at the plate and in the field.”

Staples got plenty of help from her defense, as the Warriors got her out of a bases-loaded, nobody out situation in the top of the second.

Addie Glassburn hit a slow roller up the firstbase line off the knob of her bat, which Sterling turned into a force out at home, then Delaney Tegeler hit a sharp comebacker that Staples snared and started a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.

“I couldn’t ask for anything more from my defense,” Staples said.

“When we get out of jams, or when we get

1-2-3 innings, it gets us really pumped up and keeps the momentum going for our offense.”

“It’s not like we didn’t put the ball in play,” said Phelps, whose team’s three losses have come to 3A teams. “It just seemed like we hit it right at them, and they made the plays. We didn’t get the job done, but that happens in softball. It was a good lesson for us today, and we’ll go back and keep working hard.”

Sterling finished things off in the bottom of the fifth. Erin Stroup led off with a solo home run to left-center field, then Nadia Trujillo singled.

After a Staples flyout, Lauren Fritz hit into a fielder’s choice, putting her on first base with two outs. But pinch hitter Mackenzie Garza drew a walk after starting her atbat 0-2, then Hale ripped her second double of the day into the gap in rightcenter, and Fritz and Garza scored easily to end the game.

“Once we get the lead, we just get so loose and relaxed and have so much fun,” Staples said.

“When we’re hitting well, with as great as our defense is, it keeps us from getting stressed out and helps us play with so much confidence.”

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NBA PLAYOFFS

PREP ROUNDUP

The Bulls stopped here Bucks’ defense proving problematic for Chicago

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

Unless the Bulls make NBA history for the wrong reasons and lose four straight to the Bucks, Derrick Rose’s assessment won’t matter as much moving forward, particularly because the Cavaliers don’t guard as aggressively or efficiently.

But in nine words, or five less than his combined turnover total from losses in Games 4 and 5, the Bulls’ guard summarized the state of this suddenly competitive series.

“There’s nowhere to go when you’re on the floor,” Rose said after Monday’s game.

The reason so much attention is falling on the Bucks’ active, double-teaming defense is because the Bulls keep talking about it. Coach Tom Thibodeau disputed his players’ consistent assertion throughout this series that the Bucks guard them in an unusual way.

Whatever the case, the Bucks are doing something right.

After averaging 20 through the first four games, the Bulls fixed their turnover woes, committing just 13 in Game 5.

But they shot a series-low 34.4 percent, and failed to sink double-digit 3-pointers for the first time, connecting on a woeful 4-for22 for 18.2 percent.

“Some of the shots were challenged well,” Thibodeau said Tuesday at the Advocate Center.

“We have to finish stronger at the rim. We missed a lot of layups, so that’s something we have to do better. They were flying at us, and we’re going to have to adjust.

“The big thing is moving the ball, not holding on to it. They’re very athletic.

They’re quick. You just have to make the right read. If it’s a long closeout and they’re flying at you, go by. If they’re closing short, shoot. Just know when to shoot and when to pass. We want penetration.”

Pushing the ball upcourt and trying to work against the defense before it can set would help too. Too often, Mike Dunleavy said late Monday, the Bulls had “empty possessions” in which they didn’t get into their sets until late in the shot clock.

“We have to get the ball up the floor quickly,” Thibodeau said. “Even when we get into the halfcourt, keep playing fast. Don’t slow down.

We have to play with high energy. I thought the start of the game, we did that.

But you have to do it for 48 minutes.”

Marcos race to Forreston title Dukes, Duchesses both beat Mendota in home dual meet

By SVM Sports Staff

Polo-Forreston’s boys track team won eight events on its way to the title at the 10-team Forreston Relays on Tuesday night.

The Marcos amassed 121.5 points to finish comfortably ahead of runner-up Oregon, which had 94. GenoaKingston (51), GalenaEast Dubuque-River Ridge (47) and Pecatonica-Durand (40) rounded out the top five.

Brad Cavanaugh had the lone individual win for Polo-Forreston, as he cleared 5 feet, 9 inches in the high jump. The Marcos also had seven relay wins.

Oregon was paced by John Ghibellini, who won the shot put (43-1) and discus (125-1).

Dixon 78, Mendota 68:

A pair of mighty jumps highlighted the Dukes’ victory against the Trojans at A.C. Bowers Field.

Isaiah Roby cleared 6-8 to win the high jump.

It is only 1 inch off the school record of 6-9, set

by Justin Young in 1997.

Also for the Dukes, Laron Carr soared 42-5 1/2 in the triple jump, a season best by nearly a foot.

Girls track Dixon 115, Mendota 22: Brittani Sohn, Tayla

AP

Bulls guard Derrick Rose goes up and under Bucks guard Michael CarterWilliams for a layup during Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Monday at the United Center. The Bulls lead the series 3-2 as the teams head back to Milwaukee for Game 6 on Thursday.

Dunleavy offered a poignant take on the series.

The Bucks, who had good looks at game-winning shots at the end of regulation and the first overtime in Game 3, could easily be up 3-2. But they’re not.

So if the Bulls want to avoid becoming the first team in NBA history to blow a 3-0 series lead when play resumes for Game 6 Thursday in Milwaukee, they need to simplify the game. Win the rebounding battle. Get to loose balls. Swing the ball to the weak side. Space the floor. Utilize star power. Limit turnovers.

“I don’t have control of the ball sometimes, but you live and learn,” Rose said. “Next time I go out there, that’s going to be on my mind. Make the easy play. Move the ball when they double-team and make them pay for overhelping. Make

his matchup, Jerryd Bayless, played less. Michael Carter-Williams scored Game 6 15 straight points, most on Brooks, during a Bulls at Bucks regular-season game. …

When: 6 p.m. Thursday Tony Snell played the Where: BMO Harris entire fourth quarter, Bradley Center, missing all three of his Milwaukee 3-point attempts. “One TV: TNT, CSN right at the end [of the Radio: 1000 AM shot clock]. But another, Derrick made a great penLine: Bulls by 3 etration on the baseline and he was wide open,” quicker decisions. It should be easy basketball, Thibodeau said. “I love but somehow we’re mak- that shot from him. He’ll make that eight times out ing it hard.” of 10. I want him to be That’s fitting because that’s what this series has aggressive.” … Thibodeau originally called for become. practice Tuesday, which Layups: The Bulls are shooting just 71.4 percent would have consisted merely of film review and on free throws – Joakim walking through sets.

Noah is 0-for-8 – after Instead, he gave players a ranking third during the full day off, though some regular season at 78.3 came in for treatment percent. … Thibodeau and shooting. Film review said Aaron Brooks, after and practice will occur hitting two shots early, played sparingly because Wednesday.

Eastern Conference First Round

Schwarz, Courtney Seagren and Shannon Lahey each won two events for the Duchesses in a home win against the Trojans.

Sohn won the 100 hurdles (18.07) and 300 hurdles (54.72); Schwarz won the discus (125-8 1/2) and shot put (40-1 1/2); Seagren led the way in the 400 (1:05.64) and 800 (2:32.1); and Lahey took the 200 (27.63) and long jump (15-5 1/4).

Tuesday’s stars Jack Nitz, Sterling tennis, won at No. 1 singles to improve to 16-0 Rachel Cobert, E-P track, 2 wins, 2 second places at Sailer Invite Isaiah Roby, Dixon track, cleared 6-8 in high jump jump (16-1 1/2), and Mikayla Bolton in the 300 hurdles (48.05).

The Panthers also won the 800 (1:49.84) and 1,600 (4:17.04) relays, and were second in the 400 relay (51.67). Jayden Grunder, Kruthoff, Bolton and Aly Wetzell teamed up in the 800, while 1,600 runners were Reiley, Heather Strike, Grunder and Wetzell.

Newman’s 800 relay foursome of Delaney Hinrichs, Kelsey Simpson, Lizzy Oswalt and Mary Jensen was second in 1:51.10.

Haley Simpson was third in the 1,600 (5:59.64).

Boys tennis Geneseo 4, Sterling 1:

Jack Nitz supplied the lone win for the Golden Warriors in a NIB-12 West loss at home.

Nitz improved to 16-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles. Sterling lost the next three matches in straight sets, before Gage Bright and Saul Juarez lost in three sets at No. 3 doubles.

Alleman 8, Newman 1:

Thore Abend won at No. 1 singles to account for the Comets’ lone point against the Pioneers at Sauk Valley Community College.

Abend was a 7-5, 2-6, 10-7 winner against Joey Miller.

Girls soccer Dixon 1, Stillman Valley 0: The Duchesses

Panthers second at took the lead in the Big Sailer: Rachel Cobert Northern standings with

had a big day to lead Erie-Prophetstown to second place at the nine-team Sailer Invitational in Rock Island.

Annawan-Wethersfield won the meet with 139.5 points, while the Panthers were next at 119.75. Newman was eighth with 27 points.

Cobert won the 100 (13.19) and 400 (59.47), and was second in the 200 (27.41) and triple jump (34-10 1/2).

Corrie Reiley won the 800 (2:23.05). Included among second-place finishers were Courtney Kruthoff in the long

a road win.

Lauren Chacon cleaned up a Lexi Langloss shot from left corner of the box to score the only goal of the match. Langloss is playing in her third match after returning from an injury.

Keeper Ellie Provo made five saves in the win for Dixon (8-2-3). It was her fifth shutout in conference play.

DeKalb 4, Sterling 0: The Barbs pitched

a shutout against the Golden Warriors on the pitch at Sterling Chevrolet Field.

Sox, Orioles players not sure what to expect from vacant stands CROWD

CONTINUED FROM B1

The Sox were updated about potential options when the first two games were canceled Monday and Tuesday.

Sox general manager Rick Hahn said they were open to whatever was in the best interest of public safety, though he said it was ultimately the decision of the Orioles and MLB. The empty stadium today will ensure that the game will not divert the attention of police away from other areas that may need it, Hahn said. He guessed that the atmosphere will be akin to a minor-league spring training game and couldn’t think of a similar situation in the past

beyond some European soccer contests played without spectators.

“It’s going to be an interesting experience, a little bit different but obviously from a safety standpoint it makes sense,” Hahn said. “Also it helps potentially relieve some of the log jams later in the season in terms of makeup games.”

Sox catcher Tyler Flowers and center fielder Adam Eaton said they were interested to see what the game will be like.

“Catching wise it might be more pleasant for me, not hearing people make fun of me,” Flowers said.

“I think I’ll be locked in when I’m on the field.”

Eaton said it could even give the White Sox an advantage.

“The only disadvantage

may be for the home team because you kind of feed off the energy,” Eaton said. “When you’re on the road there’s not much energy in your favor, usually. If anything Baltimore may be slighted a little bit.”

As for the upcoming doubleheader, the Sox must forfeit one of three off days in the month of May, one that was supposed to come during a three-city, nine-game road trip. Hahn said there wasn’t much the Sox could do to block that scheduling.

“We realize we’ve got to make some sacrifices and one of them is going to be that off day,” Hahn said. “Look, there’s more serious concerns than an off day right now. We get it, and we’ll deal with it as that road trip unfolds.”

AP

White Sox closer David Robertson (right) and catcher Tyler Flowers celebrate after the Sox beat the Royals on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The Sox and Orioles will have to be their own cheerleaders today in Baltimore, as no fans will be allowed into the game at Camden Yards.

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TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Tuesday’s results at Gartner Park, Sterling

STERLING 3, LaSALLE-PERU 2 LaSalle-Peru 000 020 0 — 2 8 0 Sterling 102 000 X — 3 9 2 W – Esteban Sosa (2-4). L – Erik Milaicki (2-3) LASALLE-PERU (8-9, 2-3 NIB-12 West) Cam Mignone lf 4-0-0, Milaicki p 3-0-1, Ben Bejster cf 3-0-3, John Rugen 1b 3-00, Brady Huebbe ss 3-0-0, Kyle Quick 3b 3-0-1, Austin Prybylinski 2b 2-1-1, Mike Vollmer c 0-0-0, Austin Mueller dh 3-12, Shawn Feagin rf 2-0-0, Elliot Lewis cr 0-0-0, Zach Barr pr 0-0-0, Matt Smoron cr 0-0-0. Totals: 26-2-8.

Milaicki (6 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 9 H, 4 SO, 3 BB) and Vollmer. 2B – Bejster. RBI – Milaicki.

SB – Bejster. SAC – Prybylinski, Feagin.

LOB – 4.

STERLING (4-12, 2-6) Brandon Dennis ss 3-2-2, Turner Morse 2b 3-1-2, Trey Morse 2-0-0, Sosa p 3-0-1, Zach Springman lf 2-0-0, Chris Brouilette 3b 3-0-2, Tyler Willman 1b 3-0-0, Brian Folsom rf 3-0-1, Nick Olds cf 3-0-1, Rafael Escalante cr 0-0-0, Brady Bostelman cr 0-0-0. Totals: 25-3-9.

Sosa (7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 4 SO) and Trey Morse. RBI – Turner Morse 2, Brouilette.

SB – Dennis 2, Turner Morse, Springman.

E – Willman 2. LOB – 7. at Winnebago

WINNEBAGO 2, ROCK FALLS 1 Rock Falls 000 100 0 — 1 4 4 Winnebago 000 200 x — 2 11 0 W – Heslop. L – Nolan Moeller.

ROCK FALLS Moeller (3 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 9 H, 4 SO, 0 BB), Cayden Erickson (2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 SO, 0 BB) and Logan Pillars. Multi hits – Quinton Matznick 2. RBI – Jacob Mammosser. at Stillman Valley

STILLMAN VALLEY 10, DIXON 5 Dixon 000 211 1 — 5 6 3 SV 300 331 x — 10 12 1 W – Byers. L – Mitchell Wolfe (0-5).

DIXON Wolfe (4 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, K), Ryan Long (IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K), Kris Lahman (IP, ER, BB). Multi hits – Lahman 2, Jake Bonnell 2. 2B – Lahman, Bonnell. RBI – Lahman 2, Bonnell, Ryan Long, Owen Van Horn STILLMAN VALLEY Byers (6 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 12 K), Showers (IP, R, 2 K). Multi hits – Wilhite 3, Wenberg 2, Schmidt 2. 2B – Wilhite. at Oregon

OREGON 4, BYRON 2 Byron 000 002 0 — 2 2 6 Oregon 101 200 x — 4 7 3 W – Josh Cook. L – Reedy. Sv – Mason Smith.

BYRON Reedy (6 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB).

RBI – Linhart. LOB – 4.

OREGON Cook (6 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 SO, 1 BB), Smith (1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB). Multi hits – Cook 2, Zach Stromberg 2. RBI – Stromberg, Jensen Melville. SB – Smith.

SAC – Taylor Brubaker. LOB – 8. at Amboy

FULTON 8, AMBOY 3 Fulton 010 601 0 — 8 14 3 Amboy 010 010 1 — 3 8 2 W – Michael Dixon. L – Logan Thake FULTON (13-4) Multi hits – Seth Sanderson 2, Trey Simmons, Devon Ballard 2, Jack Lemke 2, Jake VanZuiden 2, Cole McClary 2.

2B – McClary, Ballard, VanZuiden. 3B – McClary. RBI – Ballard 2, Lemke 2, Colin Houzenga, McClary, Erik North.

AMBOY (4-16) Multi hits – Tim Clark 3, Drake Barlow 2, Hunter Varga 2. 2B – Dallas Appleman.

RBI – Varga at Milledgeville

MILLEDGEVILLE 5, AFC 4 AFC 010 012 0 — 4 9 2 MIllegeville 100 103 0 — 5 7 3 W – Jordan Harris. L – Dillon Lanning AFC (3-12, 3-8 NUIC East) Bret Gittleson (5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3R, 2 ER, BB, 7 K), Lanning (2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R). Multi hits – David Zinke 2, Jacob Hilliker 2. 2B – Dylan Pitzer. RBI – Zinke 2, Hilliker, Jordan White.

MILLEDGEVILLE (5-9, 4-5) Harris (6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, BB, 8 K), Harrison Schmidt (IP, H, BB). Multi hits – Blake Kappes 2, Dylan Alexander 2. 2B – Kyle Ottens. RBI – Harrison Jakobs 2, Alexander 2, Keagan Murray. at Freeport

FORRESTON-POLO 4, AQUIN 1 Forr.-Polo 001 001 2 — 4 7 1 Aquin 000 001 0 — 1 2 3 W – Nathan Schneiderman. L – Chang.

FORR.-POLO (18-5, 8-0 NUIC East) Schneiderman (7 IP, 2 H, R, 2 BB, 7 K).

Multi hits – Jacob Cunningham 2. RBI – Austin Groshans, Cunningham.

AQUIN (8-5, 6-2) Cummings (5 IP, 4 H, R, BB, 6 K), Chang (2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, BB, 2 K). at Lanark

EASTLAND 5, RIVER RIDGESCALES MOUND 4, 8 inn.

RRSM 001 300 00 — 4 6 3 Eastland 011 010 11 — 5 7 1 W – Zach Randecker.

EASTLAND Ethan Christians (6 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 7 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 1 WP), Randecker (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 SO, 0 BB). Multi hits – Christians 2.

2B – Christians, Tanner Giedd. RBI – Payton Clouse 2, Christians, Nick Simpson.

SB – Randecker. SAC – Jacob Reuscher.

LOB – 7. at Galena

GALENA 4, WEST CARROLL 3 West Carroll 001 011 0 — 3 5 1 Galena 030 010 x — 4 6 4 L – Eric LaShelle (2-3).

WEST CARROLL (9-15, 3-7 NUIC West) LaShelle (6 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 3 SO, 4 BB), Aaron Ritenour (1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB). Multi hits – Ethan Mangler 2. 2B – Kaleb Plattenberger. 3B – Mangler. RBI – Plattenberger 2.

Softball Tuesday’s results at Sterling

MLB ROUNDUP

at Oregon Park West

OREGON 5, DIXON 2 Dixon 010 001 0 — 2 6 0 Oregon 021 110 x — 5 10 2 W – Abby Baker. L – Hannah Schlosser.

DIXON Schlosser (6 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB). Multi hits – Haley Fitzsimmons 2, Sam White 2. HR – Emily Bay. RBI – Fitzsimmons, Bay. SB – Fitzsimmons. LOB – 4.

OREGON Baker (7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 1 HBP). Multi hits – Bre Bicksler 2, Anni Wilson 2. 2B – Bicksler, Ally Bartling. 3B – Wilson, Aleah Wight. RBI – Bartling, Emily Perkins, Hailey White, Alli Henson. SB – Henson 2, Hannah Wolber, Gylian Finch.

LOB – 4. E – Bartling, Wight.

Girls track Tuesday’s results at Dixon

at Stillman Valley

STILLMAN VALLEY 4, ROCK FALLS 0

DIXON 115, MENDOTA 22

Rock Falls 000 000 0 — 0 4 1 Stillman Valley 003 100 x — 4 8 1 W – Payton Abbott. L – Michaela Ward (9-6).

ROCK FALLS (12-9) Ward (6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 K 4 BB). 2B – Maurelle Behrens.

STILLMAN VALLEY Abbott (7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K). Multi hits – Morrison 3, Daleo 2. 2B – Morrison.

RBI – Abbott, Bee, Fernetto, Morrison. at Fulton

AMBOY 22, FULTON 7 Amboy 57(10) 00 — 22 Fulton 031 21 — 7 W – Karlee Doege. L – Whitney Wynkoop.

AMBOY Doege (5 IP, 12 H, 7 R, BB, K) and Kaitlyn Liebing. Multi hits – Doege 4, madison Murphy 3, Courtney Rhine 3, Delaney Wilhelm 3. 2B – Wilhelm 2, Doege. RBI – Doege 5, Murphy 4, Rhine, Wilhelm.

FULTON Multi hits – Camerin Huizenga 2, Taylor Burkitt. 2B – Huizenga. RBI – Madison Whitmore, Burkitt. at Morrison

MORRISON 8, ROCKRIDGE 6 Rockridge 002 012 1 — 6 7 1 Morrison 150 002 x — 8 11 2 W – Brooke Stralow. L – Tayah Hayes.

ROCKRIDGE Hayes (4 1/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, BB, 3 K), Lexi Dekeyrel (1 2/3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K). Multi hits – Ashley Minyard 2. 2B – Minyard. 3B – Erin Lingle. HR – Hayes.

MORRISON Stralow (6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 8 K), Lauren Rice (IP, 0 H, R, ER, BB, 0 K).

Multi hits – Lauren Rice 3, Rachel Davis 2, Emma Sitzmore 2. 2B – Sitzmore, Davis.

HR – Sitzmore, Lakin Goodman. RBI – Rice 3, Sitzmore 3, Goodman, Emma Melton.

3,200 relay – 1. Dixon (Katie Binkley, Shana Drengenberg, Sydney Kitzman, Ally Stanchfield) 10:58.44; 400 relay – 1.

Dixon (Katie Dewey, Megan Cooper, Brittani Sohn, Shannon Lahey) 53.58; 100 hurdles – 1. Sohn (D) 18.07; 100 – 1.

Sarah Fane (D) 13.87; 800 – 1. Courtney Seagren (D) 2:32.1; 800 relay – 1.

Dixon (Lahey, Maggie Bushman, Fane, Jayda Haime) 1:51.1; 400 – 1. Seagren (D) 1:05.64; 300 hurdles – 1. Sohn (D) 54.72; 1,600 – 1. Stanchfield (D) 5:55.56; 200 – 1. Lahey (D) 27.63; 1,600 – 1.

Mendota 4:28.45; High jump – 1. Sesily Gaffey (D) 4-8; Pole vault – 1. Megan Cooper (D) 8-0; Long jump – 1. Lahey (D) 15-5 1/4; Triple jump – 1. Bushman (D) 34-1 3/4; Discus – 1. Tayla Schwarz (D) 125-8 1/2; Shot put – 1. Schwarz (D) 40-1 1/2

Sailer Invitational

at Augustana College, Rock Island Team scores 1. Annawan-Wethersfield 139.5, 2. ErieProphetstown 119.75, 3. United Township 70.5, 4. Alleman 67, 5. Cambridge 45, 6.

Rockridge 41.25, 7. Sherrard 35, 8. Newman 27, 9. Riverdale 13 100 – 1. Rachel Cobert (EP) 13.19; 200 – 1. Kaitlyn Hintze (UT) 27.25; 400 – 1.

Cobert (EP) 59.47; 800 – 1. Corrie Reiley (EP) 2:23.05; 1,600 – 1. Kirstie Ramsey (ANN) 5:38.48; 3,200 – 1. Alder Kool (SHE) 12:44.52; 100 hurdles – 1. Lindsey Brown (ANN) 16.4; 300 hurdles – 1. Karissa Roman (ANN) 47.03; 400 relay – 1. Annawan 51.61; 800 relay – 1. Erie-Prophetstown (Jayden Grunder, Courtney Kruthoff, Mikayla Bolton, Aly Wetzell) 1:49.84; 1,600 relay – 1. ErieProphetstown (Reiley, Heather Strike, Grunder, Wetzell) 4:17.04; 3,200 relay – 1. Annawan 9:58.7; High jump – 1.

Roman (ANN) 5-4; Pole vault – 1. Brown (ANN) 10-0; Long jump – 1. Kayla DeMay (ANN) 16-4 1/2; Triple jump – 1. Megan Reed (CAM) 37-5; Shot put – 1. Alleigh Gates (UT) 32-6; Discus – 1. Brianna Kastner (UT) 117-5

at MillWheel Park, Milledgeville

MLB

MILLEDGEVILLE 8, AFC 0 AFC 000 000 0 — 0 7 5 Milledgeville 502 001 x — 8 12 1 W – Sam Schmidt. L – Carlee Hargis.

AFC Hargis (6 IP, 8 R, 5 ER, 12 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 HBP). Multi hits – Hargis 2. 2B – Hargis.

MILLEDGEVILLE S.Schmidt (7 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 5 SO, 0 BB, 1 HBP). Multi hits – Jade Grenoble 3, Ally Bush 2, Ali Schmidt 2, Natalie Brown 2, Allison Fossett 2. 2B – Grenoble, Bush, Brown. HR – Bush, Brown. RBI – Brown 3, Bush, Grenoble. at Galena

WEST CARROLL 13, GALENA 2, 5 inn.

West Carroll (11)10 10 — 13 10 3 Galena 101 00 — 2 5 3 W – Abby Maike (6-6). L – Muchow.

W. CARROLL (12-11, 7-4 NUIC West) Maike (5 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB).

Multi hits – Maike 2, Anna Badtke 2. 2B – Maike 2, Haley Appel. 3B – Badtke. RBI – Maike 2, Badtke 2, Emma Aljets, Riley Sullivan, Keeley Brinkmeier.

GALENA Muchow (5 IP, 13 R, 12 ER, 10 H, 1 SO, 6 BB). Multi hits – H.Wubben 2. 2B – H.Wubben. 3B – H.Wubben, T.Wubben.

RBI – T.Wubben. at Elizabeth Game 1

RIVER RIDGE-SCALES MOUND 8, EASTLAND 1 Eastland 000 000 RR-SM 202 004 L – Bubby Doubler

0 — 0 X — 8

1 5 6 1

Game 2

RIVER RIDGE-SCALES MOUND 7, EASTLAND 5 RR-SM 200 100 4 — 7 6 2 Eastland 002 110 1 — 5 5 2 L – Doubler EASTLAND (7-9) Multi hits – Paige Gallentine 2. 2B – Doubler.

Boys tennis Tuesday’s results at Sterling

GENESEO 4, STERLING 1 Singles 1. Jack Nitz (S) def. Brock Piotrowski 6-1, 6-1 2. Keaton Adoring (G) def. Jacob Reynolds 6-0, 6-1 Doubles 1. Brice Piotrowski, Tyler Williams (G) def.

Lane Martells, Zak Khan 6-2, 6-3 2. Ben Rowley, Eric Dellet (G) def. Alex Gallardo, Jonah Khuntangta 6-1, 6-1 3. Logan Lomphere, Ethan Pullman (G) def. Gage Bright, Saul Juarez 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 at Sauk Valley C.C.

ALLEMAN 8, NEWMAN 1 Singles 1. Thore Abend (N) def. Joey Miller 7-5, 2-6, 10-7 2. Sam Gelski (A) def. Connor Knack 6-0, 6-0 3. Ben Woeber (A) def. KC Knack 6-4, 6-1 4. Connor Glowski (A) def. Elliott Frankfother 7-5, 6-1 5. Michael Neirt (A) def. Borja Acedo 6-1, 6-1 6. Augie Davon (A) def. Tucker Shoemaker 6-4, 6-0 Doubles 1. Gelski, Neirt (A) def. Acedo, C.Knack 6-1, 6-3 2. Miller, Woeber (A) def. Noah Leffelman, Drew Burger 6-2, 6-2 3. Growski, Davon (A) def. Quentin Larson, Eli Leffelman 6-0, 6-2 Record: Newman 4-8

STERLING 10, ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 0, 5 inn.

Boys track

Erie-P’town 000 00 — 0 5 0 Sterling 403 03 — 10 11 0 W – Lexy Staples (14-3). L – Bekah Ryan (4-2).

(At bats-runs-hits) ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (18-3) Stephanie Thulen cf 3-0-1, Savannah Mettler 1b 3-0-0, Ashley Davis c 2-0-0, Emily Cox lf 1-0-1, Clare Kramer ss 2-0-1, Addi Morse 2b 2-0-1, Addie Glassburn 3b 2-0-0, Delaney Tegeler dp 2-0-0, Denna Johnson rf 2-0-1, Bekah Ryan p (flex) 0-00, Kennah Meier p (flex) 0-0-0. Totals: 19-0-5.

Ryan (2 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 1 WP), Meier (2 2/3 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 WP) and Davis. LOB – 5.

Forreston Relays

STERLING (15-3) Erin Stroup ss 4-2-2, Nadia Trujillo c 4-12, Lexy Staples p 4-0-2, Mackenzie Barnhart cr 0-1-0, Lauren Fritz 1b 1-2-0, Emily McDonald lf 2-0-0, Mackenzie Garza ph 0-1-0, Abri Hale rf 4-1-3, Hannah Escamilla 3b 2-1-0, Emily Berogan dp 2-0-2, Shannon Long cf 2-1-0, Gabby Sandoval 2b (flex) 0-0-0. Totals: 25-10-11.

Staples (5 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB) and Trujillo. 2B – Hale 2. HR – Stroup. RBI – Hale 3, Staples 2, Berogan 2, Stroup, McDonald. SB – Stroup. SF – McDonald.

LOB – 8.

Grady) 8:53.63; 400 relay – 1. Mendota 44.15; 3,200 – 1. Lukas Wedekind (D) 11:09.68; 110 hurdles – 1. O’Sadnick (M) 16.16; 100 – 1. Martinson (M) 11.33; 800 – 1. Evan Grady (D) 2:05.21; 800 relay – 1. Mendota 1:33.22; 400 – 1.

Matt Coffey (D) 52.2; 300 hurdles – 1.

Jared Harrison (D) 42.53; 1,600 – 1. Ruiz (M) 4:56.32; 200 – 1. Martinson (M) 23.66; 1,600 relay – 1. Dixon 3:36.39; High jump – 1. Isaiah Roby (D) 6-8; Pole vault – 1. Brendon Jacobs (D) 10-0; Long jump – 1. Nyrel Sullivan (D) 20-5; Triple jump – 1. Laron Carr (D) 42-5 1/2; Discus – 1. Kellen (M) 128-7; Shot put – 1.

Kellen (M) 40-9

Tuesday’s results Team scores 1. Polo-Forreston 121.5, 2. Oregon 94, 3. Genoa-Kingston 51, 4. Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge 47, 5. PecatonicaDurand 40, 6. (tie) Dakota, West Carroll 24, 8. Stillman Valley 18.5, 9. (tie) Milledgeville, Pearl City 15 Shot put – 1. John Ghibellini (ORE) 43-1; Discus – 1. Ghibellini (ORE) 125-1; Long jump – 1. Caleb Flack (G-ED-RR) 20-1; Triple jump – 1. Flack (G-ED-RR) 41-4; High jump – 1. Brad Cavanaugh (Polo) 5-9; High hurdle – 1. G-ED-RR 40.61; 2-mile – 1. Dakota 16 points; Freshsoph 400 – 1. Polo-Forreston 45.9; Varsity sprint relay – 1. Polo-Forreston 3:55.89; F-S sprint relay – 1. Polo-Forreston 1:42.34; Distance medley – 1.

Genoa-Kingston 11:52.72; 400 – 1. PoloForreston 44.1; Low hurdles – 1. Oregon 55.96; 1,600 relay – 1. Polo-Forreston 3:33.6; F-S 800 relay – 1. Polo-Forreston 1:38.3; Freshman 1000 – 1. Jordan Wilkens (ORE) 3:14.06; 800 relay – 1.

Polo-Forreston 1:33.84; 3,200 relay – 1.

Genoa-Kingston 9:01.25 at Dixon

DIXON 78, MENDOTA 68 3,200 relay – 1. Dixon (Nate Gascoigne, Blain Masterson, Chance Fisher, Evan

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 13 8 .619 Boston 11 10 .524 Tampa Bay 11 10 .524 Toronto 10 11 .476 Baltimore 9 10 .474 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 14 6 .700 Detroit 14 7 .667 Chicago 8 9 .471 Minnesota 9 11 .450 Cleveland 6 13 .316 West Division W L Pct Houston 12 7 .632 Los Angeles 9 10 .474 Seattle 9 11 .450 Oakland 8 12 .400 Texas 7 13 .350

GB — 2 2 3 3 GB — ½ 4½ 5 7½ GB — 3 3½ 4½ 5½

Tuesday’s results Kansas City 11, Cleveland 5 Toronto 11, Boston 8 N.Y. Yankees 4, Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, ppd., public safety Seattle 2, Texas 1 Minnesota 3, Detroit 2 L.A. Angels at Oakland, late Houston at San Diego, late Today’s games Tampa Bay (Smyly 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-0), 12:05 p.m.

Detroit (Greene 3-1) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 0-4), 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 1-1) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 1-1), 1:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 2-0) at San Diego (Cashner 1-3), 2:40 p.m.

Kansas City (Ventura 2-1) at Cleveland (Salazar 2-0), 5:10 p.m.

Toronto (Dickey 0-2) at Boston (Porcello 1-2), 5:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 3-0) at Texas (W.Rodriguez 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 2-1) at Oakland (Hahn 1-1), 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 15 6 .714 Atlanta 10 10 .500 Miami 9 12 .429 Philadelphia 8 13 .381 Washington 8 13 .381 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 13 6 .684 Chicago 12 7 .632 Pittsburgh 11 10 .524 Cincinnati 10 10 .500 Milwaukee 4 17 .190 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 12 7 .632 Colorado 11 8 .579 San Diego 11 10 .524 Arizona 8 11 .421 San Francisco 8 12 .400

GB — 4½ 6 7 7 GB — 1 3 3½ 10 GB — 1 2 4 4½

Tuesday’s results Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 2 Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Washington 13, Atlanta 12 Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2 St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 5 Colorado at Arizona, late Houston at San Diego, late San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late Today’s games Milwaukee (Garza 1-3) at Cincinnati (Leake 0-1), 11:35 a.m.

Houston (Keuchel 2-0) at San Diego (Cashner 1-3), 2:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 4-0) at Miami (Latos 0-3), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 1-2) at Atlanta (A.Wood 1-0), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 3-0) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Harang 2-1) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 2-0), 7:15 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 2-1) at Arizona (Collmenter 1-3), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 3-0), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s box scores

CUBS 6, PIRATES 2 Pittsburgh

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi JHrrsn 3b 3 0 0 0 Fowler cf 4 0 3 2 Liz p 0 0 0 0 Rizzo 1b 4 1 0 0 Polanc ph 1 0 0 0 Soler rf 3 1 0 0 JHughs p 0 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 1 1 Mercer ss 4 0 0 0 SCastro ss 5 2 3 1 McCtch cf 4 1 1 0 Lake lf 5 1 2 1 Hart 1b 4 0 1 0 Castillo c 3 0 1 0 Marte lf 4 1 2 2 T.Wood p 3 0 0 0 NWalkr 2b 3 0 0 0 Coghln ph 1 0 1 0 Cervelli c 3 0 0 0 Rosscp p 0 0 0 0 SRdrgz rf 3 0 1 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Locke p 1 0 0 0 Russell 2b 3 1 1 1 Bastrd p 0 0 0 0 Kang ph-3b 2 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals 35 6 12 6 Pittsburgh 000 200 000 – 2 Chicago 031 200 00x – 6 E–Hart (2), J.Harrison (4), S.Castro (3).

LOB–Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 12. 2B– Hart (1), Lake (1), Russell (3). HR–Marte (6). SB–Fowler (6), Rizzo (6), Bryant (2), S.Castro (2), Coghlan (2). CS–Fowler (1), S.Castro (2).

IP H Pittsburgh Locke L,2-1 3 2/3 8 Bastardo 1/3 1 Liz 3 2 J.Hughes 1 1 Chicago T.Wood W,2-1 7 5 Rosscup 1 0 Motte 1 0 HBP–by Liz (Fowler).

T–2:51. A–29,915 (40,929).

R ER BB SO 6 0 0 0

5 0 0 0

3 0 3 0

5 0 2 1

2 0 0

2 0 0

0 9 0 1 0 1

CARDINALS 11, PHILLIES 5 Philadelphia St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Revere lf 4 1 2 0 Jay cf-lf 5 0 2 2 OHerrr cf 4 1 1 2 MCrpnt 3b 4 2 2 1 Utley 2b 5 0 1 2 Hollidy lf 5 2 3 1 Francr rf 2 0 0 0 Borjos pr-cf 0 1 0 0 McGwn p 0 0 0 0 MAdms 1b 4 1 3 2 Ruf ph 1 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 1 Diekmn p 0 0 0 0 Kozma ss 0 0 0 0 ABlanc ph 1 0 1 1 Heywrd rf 2 2 1 0 DeFrts p 0 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 1 2 JGomz p 0 0 0 0 Wong 2b 5 1 2 0 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 Wacha p 2 1 1 2 Asche 3b 4 0 1 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 Stanley ph 1 0 0 0 Galvis ss 4 2 3 0 MHarrs p 0 0 0 0 SGonzlz p 0 0 0 0 Villanv p 0 0 0 0 Sizemr rf 2 1 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 5 Totals 35 11 5 11 Philadelphia 002 020 100 – 5 St. Louis 223 020 02x –11 E–Sizemore (1), Galvis (3), M.Carpenter (3). DP–Philadelphia 1. LOB–Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 9. 2B–O.Herrera (6), A.Blanco (2), M.Carpenter (12), Holliday (2), M.Adams (2). 3B–M.Carpenter (1).

SB–Bourjos (4). S–O.Herrera, S.Gonzalez.

SF–M.Adams, Jh.Peralta, Molina.

IP H R ER BB SO Philadelphia S.Gonzalez L,0-1 2 2/3 10 7 7 2 0 McGowan 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 Diekman 2 2 2 2 3 2 De Fratus 1 2/3 1 2 0 1 0 J.Gomez 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 St. Louis Wacha W,4-0 5 2/3 6 4 4 2 4 Choate 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 2 M.Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 Villanueva 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP–by Wacha (Howard).

T–2:58. A–40,143 (45,399).

REDS 4, BREWERS 2 Milwaukee

Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h bi Segura ss 4 0 0 0 BHmltn cf 4 0 0 0 GParra lf 3 0 0 0 Cozart ss 4 0 1 0 EHerrr ph 1 0 0 0 Votto 1b 4 1 2 1 Braun rf 4 1 1 1 Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 Lind 1b 4 0 1 0 Bruce rf 3 1 1 0 ArRmr 3b 2 1 1 1 Phillips 2b 4 1 1 2 LSchfr cf 3 0 0 0 Byrd lf 3 1 1 1 Maldnd c 3 0 0 0 Pena c 2 0 0 0 HGomz 2b 3 0 0 0 Cueto p 3 0 1 0 Lohse p 2 0 0 0 Chpmn p 0 0 0 0 JRogrs ph 1 0 0 0 Blazek p 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 3 2 Totals 30 4 7 4 Milwaukee 000 010 100 – 2 Cincinnati 100 300 00x – 4 DP–Milwaukee 1. LOB–Milwaukee 2, Cincinnati 5. HR–Braun (2), Ar.Ramirez (2), Votto (7), Phillips (1), Byrd (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Lohse L,1-4 7 7 4 4 1 5 Blazek 1 0 0 0 2 1 Cincinnati Cueto W,2-2 8 3 2 2 0 6 Chapman S,5-5 1 0 0 0 0 2 HBP–by Cueto (Ar.Ramirez).

T–2:11. A–19,238 (42,319).

NBA playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tuesday’s results Houston 103, Dallas 94, Houston wins series 4-1 San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Brooklyn at Atlanta, 6 Portland at Memphis, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Atlanta at Brooklyn, 7 p.m. x-Memphis at Portland, 9 or 9:30 p.m.

NHL playoffs FIRST ROUND Today’s game Detroit at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

SECOND ROUND Thursday’s games Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Friday’s games Tampa Bay or Detroit at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s game Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday’s games Tampa Bay or Detroit at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled OF Jackie Bradley Jr. from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Steven Wright to Pawtucket.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed SS Jed Lowrie on the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Masahiro Tanaka on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Chase Whitley from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned INF Gregorio Petit to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Recalled INF Jonathan Villar from Fresno (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Activated LHP Xavier Cedeno. Designated LHP Everett Teaford for assignment.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed OF Carl Crawford on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF/OF Kiké Hernandez from Oklahoma City (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP A.J. Cole from Syracuse (IL).

Optioned RHP Rafael Martin to Syracuse.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Exercised their fifthyear option on CB Stephon Gilmore.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Exercised their fifth-year options on CB Dre Kirkpatrick and G Kevin Zeitler.

DENVER BRONCOS — Waived LB Quanterus Smith.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed RB Maurice Jones-Drew to a one-day contract and announced his retirement.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Agreed to terms with president Mark Donovan on a contract extension.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Announced DE Dion Jordan was suspended for the 2015 season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Exercised their fifth-year option on WR Kendall Wright.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Detroit D Niklas Kronwall one game for charging Tampa Bay F Nikita Kucherov during an April 27 game.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned G Philipp Grubauer to Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE BUTLER — Named Ryan Pedon men’s assistant basketball coach.

COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY — Named Matthew Goldsmith men’s basketball coach.

ETSU — Named Brian Collins men’s assistant basketball coach.

HOUSTON — Named Hunter Yurachek vice president for intercollegiate athletics and athletic director.

SETON HALL — Announced men’s senior basketball G Sterling Gibbs is leaving the team.

VIRGINIA UNION — Named Jay Butler, Jr., men’s basketball coach.

AP

Pirates shortstop Josh Harrison (5) tags out Cubs’ Dexter Fowler at second base during their game Tuesday in Chicago. The Cubs won 6-2.

Young Cubs on streak Chicago sinks Pirates By the Associated Press

Dexter Fowler had three hits and two RBIs, Travis Wood tossed seven strong innings, and the Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight game Tuesday night with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.

Kris Bryant, Starlin Castro, Junior Lake and Addison Russell each had an RBI as the Cubs scored all of their runs with two outs.

Wood (2-1) extended his solid start to the season by allowing two runs and five hits. He lowered his ERA to 3.04.

Starling Marte accounted for Pittsburgh’s offense with a two-run homer in the fourth.

Pirates starter Jeff Locke (2-1) took the loss after giving up six runs (five earned) and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings.

The Cubs jumped on top with three runs in the second. Russell drove in the first one with a double, and Fowler followed with a two-run single.

Chicago added an unearned run in the third. With two outs and none on, Castro reached

on a throwing error by third baseman Josh Harrison, and scored on a double by Lake to make it 4-0.

Cardinals 11, Phillies 5:

Matt Carpenter tripled and doubled, and the St. Louis Cardinals had season highs in runs and hits to help Michael Wacha remain unbeaten with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in St. Louis.

Matt Holliday and Matt Adams each added three hits for the Cardinals, who finished with 15 hits. Jason Heyward reached base four times, and Jon Jay drove in two runs.

Wacha (4-0) drove in two runs and pitched 5 2/3 innings to win for the fourth time in four starts.

Severino Gonzalez (0-1) yielded seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings in his major league debut.

The Cardinals reworked their batting order, and it paid off. Carpenter was moved out of the leadoff spot for the first time in nearly 2 years and, batting second, tripled and scored in the first inning, and added an RBI double in the fifth.

NBA ROUNDUP

Rockets take down Mavericks Houston advances to Round 2 By the Associated Press

James Harden scored 28 points, Terrence Jones had 10 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 103-94 on Tuesday night in Houston for their first playoff series victory since 2009.

Houston won the Western Conference series 4-1 to advance to face the winner of the Clippers-Spurs series in the second round.

The Rockets bounced back from a lackluster performance in a 121109 loss in Game 4 to head to the West semifinals for the first time since Yao Ming starred for Houston.

Dwight Howard had 18 points and 19 rebounds to help the Rockets dominate inside, and Josh Smith scored 20 points.

The Mavericks couldn’t get going from longrange, going just 5 of 26 on 3-pointers.

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 25 points, and Dirk Nowitzki added 22.

The Mavericks didn’t lead after early in the first quarter, but a 7-0 run, capped by a basket

by J.J. Barea, got them within three with about

5 minutes remaining.

Then Jones took over, making a three-point play followed by a corner 3 to push it to 94-85.

Dallas scored the next four points before Harden swished a 3-pointer under heavy pressure to make it 97-89 with 2 1/2 minutes left.

Harden grabbed a steal soon after that and made a no-look pass to Jones, who dunked it, eliciting chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the crowd.

Houston’s next basket came when Harden tossed a long pass to Jones for another slam to make it 101-91 with less than a minute left.

Al-Farouq Aminu and Barea were the unlikely stars that helped the Mavericks avoid elimination in Game 4. Aminu had 14 points before fouling out in the fourth, but Barea was largely ineffective, finishing with six points and three turnovers. Nowitzki led Dallas with 14 rebounds.

Spurs-Clippers tight:

San Antonio led Los Angeles 76-72 late in the third quarter in Los Angeles at SVM’s press deadline. The winner will take a 3-2 series lead.

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Correct discards are steps forward

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Thomas Edison said, “If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed.

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.”

Sometimes when defending at the bridge table, every right discard is another step toward defeating the contract – our theme this week and next.

In today’s deal, how can the defenders beat four spades?

West has a textbook threelevel opening bid, and North has a textbook takeout double. Then note South’s advance. North will assume that South has six or seven high-card points, but here South has a trick more than

that, so must jump to four spades.

West leads his singleton heart. East wins with his jack and cashes the heart ace.

West should anticipate making two discards – which?

West should throw first the diamond nine, then the diamond two. High-low asking his partner to shift to that suit.

And if East does just that, West will ruff to defeat the contract.

If West does not discard like that, East will surely lead a fourth heart, hoping that it promotes a trump trick for West.

Remember the advice of Andy Robson, an English expert. If a three-level-or-higher pre-emptor leads a side suit, it is a singleton. If he leads his own suit, play him for a singleton in your trump suit.

Phillip Alder is combining in May 2016 with Kalos to run a bridge and golf river cruise starting from Bordeaux, France. Details are available on Phillip’s website: www.phillipalderbridge.com. © 2015 UFS

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Illinois Attorney General for State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Unknown Heirs & Devisees for the Estate of Ernest J. DeLAP Unknown Heirs & Devisees for the Estate of Alice F. DeLAP Unknown Heirs & Devisees for the Estate of Ernest J. DeLAP Unknown Heirs & Devisees for the Estate of Alice F. DeLAP Alice F. DeLAP Ernest J. DeLAP Alice F. DeLAP Ernest J. DeLAP Occupant Rebecca Huntley, County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots" TAX DEED NO.: 2015-TX-1 FILED: 2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Ogle Date Premises Sold: November 8, 2012 Certificate No.: 2011-00106 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 14747 East Eddy Road, Davis Junction, IL 61020Legal Description or Property Index No.: 11-24-200-005 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Room 204 on September 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Ogle County, Illinois at the County Courthouse in Oregon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 S. 5th Street Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-1110 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 28, 29, 30, 2015 TAKE

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00155 TO: Frank N. Martinez Maria D. Martinez Occupant City of Sterling Midland Credit Management, Inc. Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 3 The Property is located at: 1306 North 2nd Avenue, Sterling Property Index Number: 11-21-210-004 Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00253 TO: Theresa A. Sharp Occupant Community State Bank of Rock Falls Spouse of Theresa A. Sharp Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 5 The Property is located at: 306 4th Avenue, Rock Falls Property Index Number: 11-28-430-009 Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State for Armored Davis Bancorp, Inc. Garly L. Smith as R/A for Armored Davis Bancorp, Inc. Armored Davis Bancorp, Inc. Carol R. Huff as R/A for Realtax Developers, Ltd. Realtax Developers, Ltd. Realtax Developers, Ltd. Armored Davis Bancorp, Inc. Synchrony Bank f/k/a GE Money Bank Dawn M. Belknap Terry L. Belknap Occupant Rebecca Huntley, County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots" TAX DEED NO.: 2015-TX-3 FILED: 2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Ogle Date Premises Sold: November 8, 2012 Certificate No.: 2011-00267 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 924 8th Avenue, Rochelle, IL 61068Legal Description or Property Index No.: 24-24-302-001 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Room 204 on September 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Ogle County, Illinois at the County Courthouse in Oregon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 S. 5th Street Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-1110 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 28, 29, 30, 2015

TO: Franklin Grove Bank; Franklin Grove Bank; James C. Thompson as R/A for Mutual Management Services,Inc., n/k/a Keystone Marketing, Ltd.; Mutual Management Services,Inc., n/k/a Keystone Marketing, Ltd.; Kevin Heller as R/A for RRCA Accounts Management, Inc.; RRCA Accounts Management, Inc.; Jason Parks a/k/a Jason O. Parks; Jason Parks a/k/a Jason O. Parks; Karen Crutch; Trevor J.Trevor; Todd J. Ramsey; Kelsey A. Ramsey; Chante M. Ramsey; Occupant; Cathy Myers, County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots"

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00292

WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF JOEL L. GERDES, Deceased.

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Notice is given to creditors of the death of Joel L. Gerdes. Letters of Office were issued on April 8, 2015, to Gayla Topp, 1212 Swallow Street, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071, as Independent Representative, whose attorney is named below.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Circuit Clerk's Office, Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, or with the representative, or both, on or before the 15th day of September, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (ILCS 5/18-3), the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred.

Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the representative's attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Gayla Topp Independent Representative for the Estate of Joel L. Gerdes, Deceased William R. Shirk Law Office of William R. Shirk, P.C. Attorney for Estate 301 East Main St. Morrison, IL 61270 Tele: 815 772-7231

TAX DEED NO.: 2015 TX 4 FILED: 2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold: October 30, 2012 Certificate No.: 2012-00050 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 310 North Sycamore Street, Franklin Grove, IL 61031Legal Description or Property Index No.: 06-0901-126-013 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County in Room 330 on August 4, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 112 East 2nd Street Dixon, Illinois 61021 815-288-3309 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 27, 28, 29, 2015

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TO: Estate of Agnes L. Jones Bill Jones, Jr. Joyce Cawley Larry Jones Johnnie Sigel Nancy Como Steve Jones Occupant Candy Dugger Bob Jones Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 11 The Property is located at: 1209 W. 16th St., Rock Falls Permanent Index Number: 11-33-155004 Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

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CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00160 TO: Stonecrest Income & Opportunity Fund I, LLC Occupant Ramon Castro Matthew McCullough Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 9 The Property is located at: 1107 1st St., Sterling Permanent Index Number: 11-21-254010

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00109 TO: Ernest Valladares Spouse of Ernest Valladares Occupant Kristan Liggett Ryan Hannan Ray Love Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 8

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY - DIXON, ILLINOIS Fifth Third Mortgage Company PLAINTIFF Vs.

Dennis M. Muhammad; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 15 CH 00019 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Dennis M. Muhammad Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: THE SOUTHERLY HALF OF THE WESTERLY HALF OF THE NORTHERLY HALF OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 29 OF THE TOWN OF NORTH DIXON, NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF DIXON, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 14, 1842 IN DEED BOOK A, PAGE 260, MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: COMMENCING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2,50 FEET SOUTHERLY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; RUNNING THENCE EASTERLY AT RIGHT ANGLES, 150 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES SOUTHERLY PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT, 50 FEET; THENCE AT RIGHT ANGLES WESTERLY PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT, 150 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE NORTHERLY ON SAID WEST LINE, 50 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 610 N. Brinton Avenue Dixon, IL 61021 and which said Mortgage was made by: Dennis M. Muhammad the Mortgagor(s), to Fifth Third Mortgage Company, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2010002743 Book 1005 Page 978-987; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Denise A. McCaffrey 309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 320 Dixon, IL 61021 on or before May 15, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-15-02316 NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

April 15, 22 & 29 2015

Linda R. Lynch Nancy Fulton Donald Fulton Linda R. Lynch Barry A.Lynch Occupant Rebecca Huntley, County Clerk of Ogle County, Illinois Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners" "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots" TAX DEED NO.: 2015-TX-2 FILED: 2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Ogle Date Premises Sold: November 8, 2012 Certificate No.: 2011-00164 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 509 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061Legal Description or Property Index No.: 16-03-307-005 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Ogle County in Room 204 on September 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Ogle County, Illinois at the County Courthouse in Oregon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 105 S. 5th Street Suite 104, Oregon, IL 61061 815-732-1110 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 28, 29, 30, 2015

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on April 9, 2015 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning conducting and transacting the business known as Seal Rite Services, located at 3578 Houghtby Road, Paw, IL Paw 61353. th Dated this 9 day of April A.D. 2015.

Cathy Myers by Gerianne Knack Deputy County Clerk April 15, 22, 29 2015 Industrial Park Storage 905 E 17Th St. Rock Falls IL 61071 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien.

Date of Sale Saturday May 16, 2015 P.M. at 12:00 (noon) Customer Name: Donna Fullington #210 Patrick Cathey #311 Teresa Sosa #314 April 29 & May 6, 2015 NOTICE AANCHOR ROAD STORAGE 823 Anchor Rd. Dixon, IL 61021 815.284.6900 Will hold a public sale to enforce a Date of lien(s).

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The Property is located at: 903 W. 19th St., Sterling Permanent Index Number: 11-16-354001

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Wednesday, April 29, 2015 • PAGE B 10

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Wednesday, April 29, 2015 • PAGE B 11

PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY

TO: Illinois Attorney General for the State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services; State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services; Sally L. Krueger; Susan Meier; Larry Janssen Bondi; Susan K. Bondi; Larry L. Janssen; Occupant; Cathy Myers, County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots"

TAX DEED NO.: 2015 TX 5 FILED:2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold: October 30, 2012 Certificate No.: 2012-00126 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 1311 Christiana Terrace, Dixon, IL 61021Legal Description or Property Index No.: 07-0805-356-031 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County in Room 330 on August 4, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 112 East 2nd Street Dixon, Illinois 61021 815-288-3309 Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 27, 28, 29, 2015 TO: Jodi I. Forristall; Jodi I. Forristall; Gregory A. Forristall; Occupant; Cathy Myers, County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; Claimants, Judgment Creditors, and Decree Creditors, if any of the above described as "Unknown Owners"; "Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots" TAX DEED NO.: 2015 TX 3 FILED: 2/24/2015 TAKE NOTICE County of Lee Date Premises Sold: October 30, 2012 Certificate No.: 2012-00026 Sold for General Taxes of (Year): 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Special Assessment Number: N/A Municipality Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.: N/A

TAKE

NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00064

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

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

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 2

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 10

The Property is located at: 519 East Lincolnway, Morrison

The Property is located at: 603 4th Ave., Sterling

Property Index Number: 09-17-302-002

Permanent Index Number: 11-21-431011

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015 TAKE

NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00163

Online at

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015 TAKE

NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00383 TO: Christine D. Taylor Andy Ames Spouse of Christine D. Taylor Occupant The Farmers National Bank Christine D. Bolte Spouse of Christine D. Bolte

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

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

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 4

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 7

The Property is located at: 1003 4th Avenue, Sterling

The Property is located at: 204 West 6th Street, Prophetstown

Property Index Number: 11-21-280-016

Property Index Number: 21-04-106-017

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Notice is given of the death of Julia M. Rombouts. Letters of Office were issued on April 21, 2015, to Regina M. Thompson of 610 ? 14th Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081, and Marie J. Rombouts of 702 Avenue B, Sterling, Illinois 61082, as Independent Executors, whose attorneys are Russell, English, Scoma & Beneke, P.C., Ten Park Avenue West, Princeton, Illinois 61356.

Equity One Investment Fund LLC Purchaser or Assignee April 27, 28, 29, 2015

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

TO: Daniel P. Johns Spouse of Daniel P. Johns Occupant H.F. Gehant Banking Co. Bird Realty, Inc. Mary Funderberg Candace Vietmeyer Kristen Randolph

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on July 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK 112 East 2nd Street Dixon, Illinois 61021 815-288-3309

CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00182 TO: Estate of Clara M. Fell Spouse of Clara M. Fell Occupant IL Dept. of Healthcare & Family Services Illinois Attorney General City of Sterling Danielle Fell Lorraine Fell

ESTATE OF JULIA M. ROMBOUTS, Deceased NO. 2015-P-41 CLAIM NOTICE

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before July 29, 2015 by applying to the Lee County, Illinois at the County Court House in Dixon, Illinois.

NOTICE

TO: Estate of Myrna J. Wade Occupant Nathan C. Hutchison Spouse of Nathan C. Hutchison City of Morrison Sheila Fisher William Rector Brandy Oudenkerk

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property Located at: 15 South Appleton Avenue, Amboy, IL 61310Legal Description or Property Index No.: 02-1522-127-008

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before July 29, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County in Room 330 on August 4, 2015 at 9:00 AM. You may be present at this hearing, but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.

TAKE

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before November 2, 2015, or if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 183 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed by that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk are to be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 24th day of April, 2015. /s/ Susan E. Ottens Whiteside County Circuit Clerk April 29, May 6, 13, 2015 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2011-00288

TAKE

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

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 12 The Property is located at: 203 S. Main St., Tampico Permanent Index Number: 22-14-355003

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Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

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The period of redemption will expire on 8/19/2015. On 08/28/15 at 09:00 am the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed.

Realtax Developers, Ltd, Petitioner April 29, 30, 2015

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A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, Ill. as Case No. 15 TX 6

Said Property was sold on 11/8/2012 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2011.

MS INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., Petitioner April 29, 30, May 1, 2015

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