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Local doctor is in ... the money Drug companies pay big bucks for cholesterol expert’s speeches BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
Dr. Peter Toth Received $592,705 from drug companies over 3 years
STERLING – Dr. Peter Toth has a small world map in his office at the CGH Medical Center Main Clinic. It has no pins. But if he used pins to mark where he’s gone, it would be covered.
He speaks at conferences throughout the world and collaborates on research with schools such as Johns Hopkins, Baylor, Vanderbilt and University of Chicago. Next week, he will go to the University of Beijing in China. “With these relationships, I have become a much better informed
physician than I would be on my own,” Toth said. Dr. Paul Steinke, the hospital’s CEO, said Toth was among the world’s experts on cholesterol and lipid, which ties to the prevention of heart disease. “He does get speaking requests,” Steinke said. “He’s been all over the world – to Prague, India, Australia.
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He does some family medicine, but 80 percent is cholesterol and lipid. It’s amazing that we have him here in Sterling.” Pharmaceutical companies pay doctors, including Toth, to give speeches and do research. DOCTOR CONTINUED ON A4
christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Night News Editor at Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley.com or 800-798-4085, ext. 523.
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t already was a great story, even before I sat down with Rachel Story at her family’s rural Oregon home. Girl joins the Peace Corps and serves in Ukraine, where she meets an adorable German shepherd puppy. Her heart sufficiently melted, girl carries puppy home. A few months later, girl is evacuated, only to return to the embattled nation to reclaim her new family member. But then we sat down, and Story became so much more.
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The Rev. Alan Meyer shines light from his cellphone on the antique bell at Reynolds United Methodist Church in rural Ashton. He wiped away dust to reveal the inscribed date, 1899. Before Sauk Valley Media sent a reporter and photographer, he had taken only one other person into the tower.
Rural Lee County church celebrates 150 years BY JENNY YOUNG jyoung@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5565
ASHTON – German farm wives in bonnets and floor-length dresses climb into horse-drawn wagons. The sound of galloping hooves, and the smell of dust, fills the air as they journey through rural Lee County with their families. It is the Sabbath – time for church. One and a half centuries later, families still travel every Sunday to the white church on Reynolds Road. However, they are more likely to arrive in trucks and wear jeans and T-shirts. The Rev. Alan Meyer and his congregation plan an elaborate
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celebration next month to mark the 150th anniversary of Reynolds United Methodist Church. Cindy Knight, 49, of Ashton, is chairwoman for events and fundraisers. “This is a huge milestone for any church,” she said, “much less a small rural church like ours, located out in the country with no town or city population to support it.”
‘We’re going back in time’ The Civil War was raging when the church started in 1864. CHURCH CONTINUED ON A9
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A look back at the celebration in Fulton last weekend. See Page C12
The gravel kicking from my tires seemed raucous compared to the serene scenery that greeted me. The Story home sits on several rolling, lush acres. To my left, horses grazed. At the end of the driveway stood the breathtaking home Rachel’s parents built from the ground up when she was little. Just outside the garage, I was received by two adult-yet-spry dogs. Then their newfound kid brother, Simba, bounded toward me. STORY CONTINUED ON A10
Reynolds United Methodist Church in rural Ashton is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The congregation is planning an elaborate celebration next month.
Joys of motherhood Christina Applegate and her mom celebrate their bond Also inside USA Weekend: Adult-onset asthma Ten best gifts for travelers Shrimp rolls
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Simba, a German shepherd mix, plays fetch with his owner, Rachel Story, 23, at their home in Oregon.
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DIXON – The U.S. Marshals Service isn’t done trying to seize the remaining assets of former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell. In December, the city received a $9.2 million check from the sale of many of Crundwell’s assets – mainly 400 horses, her homes, and other large items. Crundwell was arrested at City Hall in April 2012 for stealing nearly $54 million over 2 decades. In February 2013, she was sentenced to 19 years, 7 months in prison. The Marshals Service and Jason Wojdylo, chief inspector of its asset forfeiture division, are working to seize 13 remaining assets and turn them over to the city.
Among those assets are personal loans Crundwell made to Fire Chief Tim Shipman and then-City Engineer Shawn Ortgiesen. The amounts of those loans haven’t been released, and in April, Mayor Jim Burke told Sauk Valley Media’s editorial board that he wasn’t aware of the terms of the loans. Wojdylo, who said he doesn’t know the terms of the loans, is working to obtain loan documents and take them under his control. The other known remaining assets, already in cash form, according to Wojdylo, include Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund contributions, a retirement fund with Nationwide, $1,000 in inheritance, and scholarships and royalties of the American Quarter Horse Association. Other assets, which would have to be appraised before being sold, according to Wojdylo, include a trophy collection; show clothing; personal effects
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such as household items; an old pickup truck currently in possession of a Crundwell family member; offspring of the horses she owned; and a stake in a family partnership. Monetizing some of those assets, like offspring from Crundwell’s former horses and the personal effects, can be complicated and not yield a large return, but Wojdylo said he’ll explore every option and any new leads. “I don’t want to spend a lot of money and make this worthless for me and the city,� he said. “And I also don’t want to leave assets on the table.� The family trust is split five ways and controls 347 acres of farmland near Dixon. The Marshals Service has a 20 percent voting stake, equal to other family members, so it doesn’t have complete control over what happens. There are options, Wojdylo said, which include selling the share in the partnership or selling 20 percent of the land.
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DIXON | LAW ENFORCEMENT
Defusing a crisis with talk instead of force Officers from 10 agencies in weeklong class BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521
DIXON – Get the call. Drive to the scene. Help someone. Or, try to, at least, because you’re a cop, and that’s what you do. This call is to a hotel room, where there is a woman inside. “She was supposed to check out, but she didn’t,� the manager says. Knock on the door. Talk to her: the one who’s silently sobbing, her face in her hands. She has backed herself into a corner, and she is distraught. The room is thick with the smell of sweat, beer, and stale air, so you do what you’ve been trained to do. Because you’re a cop and, thanks to a weeklong class on crisis intervention, this time you know what to do. This isn’t a real crisis for Dixon police Officer Aaron Simonton and Sgt. Mike Wolfley. Rather, it is a role-playing lesson at the end of the fourth day of training this week at Comfort Inn and Suites in Dixon. The woman, Jocelyn, is an actress who for the past year has been helping with training like this throughout the state. Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller is in the room, too; as is Aaron’s father, sheriff-elect and fellow Dixon officer John Simonton. Another actor plays the hotel manager. Tony Rigano also is there watching, silently critiquing every move by Simonton and Wolfley for later review. The men are two of 16 officers from 10 northern
Dixon police Officer Aaron Simonton discovers an empty bottle of prescription pills Thursday afternoon in a room at Comfort Inn and Suites during a simulation of a distress call from a hotel employee. Illinois law enforcement agencies who are taking the class, hosted by the mobile training unit in partnership with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board. About 8 and a half minutes into the scenario, the tension in the room finally eases. Wolfley, kneeling and at eye level with the woman, has gotten through to her. “Jocelyn,� he says. “Jocelyn.� He repeats her name until she looks up at him. She’s upset because her parents don’t appreciate her, she says. They hate her. They think she’s worthless. She feels worthless. Wolfley tells her that’s not true. She isn’t worthless. The woman is a secretary, she says, her older sibling is graduating from law school. She asks Wolfley, What’s a secretary compared to an attorney? He suggests that just maybe her parents don’t understand all the good she does. She looks up. “I try to help people in
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Dixon police Sgt. Mike Wolfley talks to a woman who is mentally unstable during a call to Comfort Inn and Suites in Dixon on Thursday afternoon. The woman actually is an actress who was among those providing training in crisis intervention to Wolfley and other local law enforcers this week in Dixon.
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my own way,� she says. “I try to be nice to everybody I meet. I held a charity thing at my work.� “What charity?� Aaron asks. Neither has yet addressed the large can of beer in the brown bag behind her, or the empty prescription bottle on the dresser. But wait, they will. The class is supposed to go from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but sometimes it goes a
little bit longer, says John Williams, training coordinator. For 5 days, the officers show up and sit through classes about how to handle encounters with people suffering from mental illnesses, with topics including child and adolescent disorders, veterans, geriatric issues, intellectual disabilities, medical conditions, and psychotropics. On the final 2 days of class, officers begin roleplaying, entering a hotel room with no idea what awaits them. “I think a lot of time traditional police methods are, you know, she’s in the room, and she’s gotta go, so it would just be come in and say, ‘Hey, you can’t be here anymore. You’re not supposed to be here,’� Riga-
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no says after Wolfley and Simonton successfully defuse the situation. “So part of what [critical incident training] does is help bridge that gap between traditional police methods and what society expects of the police now. You know, the hotel staff would be happy if we just got her out of here, but that’s not going to help her.� The Dixon Police Department had the largest number of attendees – five – among the 10 agencies participating in the training. All others sent one or two people. “I think it’s invaluable to know how to deal with people going through a crisis and, rather than use force, to try to get people
to go to the hospital, to try to get them to willingly comply and go on their own,� Sacco-Miller says. “We’re going to be dealing with people that are in crisis, and rather than have a shooting occur or some other tragedy, if there’s at least one trained officer on each shift that knows how to deal with it, we can possibly avoid a tragedy.� The class, Sacco-Miller says, teaches officers to recognize the signs of mental illness, so that if they approach someone who is behaving erratically or saying things that don’t make sense, they can defuse the situation just by talking with the person rather than responding with force.
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OBITUARIES Helen N. Murray THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Helen N. Murray of The Villages, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. She slipped away peacefully in the loving arms of the Lord and her family after a short illness. She was born Jan. 19, 1937, in Galesburg, to Edward and Orla Nichols. She graduated in 1954 from Galesburg High School and in 1958 from the University of Illinois. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, and graduated with a degree in special education. She married David E. Murray on July 5, 1958. In 1961, they moved to Sterling, where her husband practiced law with the law firm of Ward, Murray, Pace, and Johnson. She taught EMH classes in Champaign and Sterling for several years before becoming a mother and homemaker for their three children. She lived in Sterling and Rock Falls until 2012, when she and her husband moved to Tall Trees in The Villages. In addition to being a loving Christian wife, mother, and grandmother, Helen was an avid gardener and reader. She enjoyed volunteer hospital work, and church work as an active member of First Congregational Church of Sterling. She was a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization and the Sterling Hospital Auxiliary, and myriad other community activities, until Cushing’s disease robbed her of the ability to maintain many of her charitable
activities. Before that time, she enjoyed skiing, traveling, and boating. She was an active member of the Whiteside and Sterling-Rock Falls Republican Women’s Clubs. At The Villages, she attended New Covenant United Methodist Church, and particularly enjoyed Tuesday night WOW dinners and Pastor Harold’s sermons. She also was fond of the Tall Trees Ladies’ Book Club. She is survived by her husband of 55 years; her daughters, Lisa (Paul) Pederson of Winter Park, Colorado, and Heather (Tom) Ohmer and grandsons, Andrew, Jeffrey, and Jack Ohmer of Naperville; son, Michael (Olivia) Murray and grandchildren, Kiana and Finnegan of San Francisco; and a sister, Jane Tornquist of Kewanee. A brief informal memorial service was held at the chapel of New Covenant United Methodist Church at The Villages. Local visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. Visitation also will be from 10 to 11 a.m. May 17 and the funeral at 11 a.m. May 17 at The Big Red Church, First Congregational in Sterling, with the Rev. Jeff Coester officiating. Burial will be at Lower York Cemetery in Thomson. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Cushing’s Support and Research Foundation of Illinois. Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.
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Shirley M. Schneider LANARK – Shirley M. Schneider, 81, of Lanark, died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at her home. She retired after 35 years at Elkay Manufacturing. She was born May 2, 1933, in Whiteside County, the daughter of William and Nettie (Spinka) Kramer. She married John Schneider. Survivors include her husband; her children, Gregory (Linda) Lott, Randy Lott, Steven Lott, Bradley (Mary) Lott, Rick (Sue) Lott, Christopher (Patricia) Schneider, LaVonneda (Spencer) Haas, and Paula Claeys; 20
grandchildren; 37 greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and 12 brothers and sisters. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lanark, with the Rev. Elizabeth Mascal, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Lanark Cemetery. A memorial has been established. Visit schwarzfh.com to send condolences.
Eleanor Polhill ROCK FALLS – Eleanor Polhill, 91, of Rock Falls, died Friday, May 9, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.
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Program collecting PB&J donations Sunday STERLING – What’s more motherly than a good ol’ peanut-butterand-jelly sandwich? Not much. Whiteside County churches will collect donations of smooth peanut butter and grape jelly Sunday, Mother’s Day, for the annual “Let’s Feed Our Children� free summer lunch program, sponsored by United Way of Whiteside County. The program is designed to supplement meals for children who get free or reduced-price lunches during the school year, but it’s available to anyone who needs a lunch. No one is turned away, and no questions are asked. Last year, 33,353 brownbag lunches, consisting of sandwiches, fresh fruit, juice, a bar and a little treat, were served during the 12 weeks of summer. Donations help to keep costs down. On Father’s Day, churches will collect sandwich bags. The need grows every year. The program served just fewer than 30,000 lunches in 2012. Donations also may be taken to the United Way office, 502 First Ave. in
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I speak around the country and the world because doctors request me to. They want to know what I have to say.
Most, however, make only a few hundred dollars a year. ProPublica, a nonprofit group that is known for investigative journalism, maintains a database of drug comDr. Peter Toth panies’ payments to doctors across the United States. From 2009 to 2012, ments to doctors for Toth received $592,705 speaking engagements from the firms, mostly and attendance at medfor speaking engage- ical conferences. “We believe that treatments, according to the ing physicians are closdatabase. O f t h a t m o n e y , est to their patients,� $255,012 came from Rhyne said. “They are GlaxoSmithKline, while on the front lines to see Merck and AstraZeneca how disease manifests each gave Toth about itself and what patients $130,000 during that need. We want to see if our medicines are time. In the Sauk Valley, the working.� The company will second- and third-highest payments to doctors have its employees, were about $11,000 over including doctors on its staff, take care of 4 years. In Peoria, Dr. Sachdev speaking duties. Toth, who moved to Thomas was the leader in payments, with Sterling in 2001, said $179,819 over 4 years, ProPublica is on a all of it for research, “smear campaign.� “They just look at the according to the ProPublica database. Dr. money; they don’t look William Giakas was tops at the benefits,� he in Rockford, receiving said. “I speak around $124,334. In the Quad the country and the Cities, East Moline world because doctors physician Dr. James request me to. They Petre led the pack with want to know what I have to say. Only a $72,032. Pharmaceutical com- small minority of talks p a n i e s h a v e b e e n that I give deal with pushed to disclose specific drugs.� Toth said doctors information on their payments in recent don’t prescribe drugs years. Many now do, based on which pharwhich prompted Pro- maceutical companies Publica to set up its pay them. Insurance database. Starting in companies wouldn’t September, the Afford- allow such practices able Care Act will anyway, he said. “We try to treat our require drug companies to release payment patients with generics as much as possible,� information. Mary Anne Rhyne, he said. spokeswoman for GlaxoSmithKline, said her company was one of the first to disclose its payments to doctors. In 2016, the firm ! 2OSE &OR -Y -OTHER will end direct pay,ILAH 'ORZNY
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Sterling, or to the Sauk Valley Food Bank, 1801 Plant Drive in Sterling. Checks, payable to Let’s Feed Our Children, can be mailed to P.O. Box 806, Sterling, IL 61081. Volunteers also are needed to help fill those brown bags and deliver them to meal sites. Anyone interested should call the United Way at 815625-7973. The schedule: The lunches will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting June 3: In Sterling: At First United Methodist Church, 501 Broadway Ave.; Macedonia Baptist Church, 1313 Woodburn Ave.; St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave.; and Wallace Education Center, 506 W. Fourth St.. Mobile deliveries are made to Ster-Lynn Estates, 215 25th St., Douglas Park and the Steelton area. In Rock Falls: At Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St.; and Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave. Mobile deliveries are made to Country Acres Mobile Home Park, 1600 Riverdale Road; Easy Living Mobile Home Park, 1507 W. Route 30;
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I want to thank all those who cared for Gary at CGH, including ambulance and emergency room staff. He fought the fight and lost to cancer. I thank Conventry Village and the garden room staff and Dave for going out of their way to be so accommodating to us. I thank the staff at St. Anthony’s & Loyola Cancer Center and the girls who worked so hard to make quilts for us. Most of all I thank my family, friends and my God for helping us through this long journey. Love to all of you, Sally, wife of Gary Hronek
Another Mother’s Day is here, Bringing joy and pleasures new, On this special day, Mother dear, I want to remember you. I cannot give you costly gifts, and I’ve told you this before, No matter what I give to you, You give back much, much more. I’m giving you a pure, sweet rose, gathered in the early morn. This rose you planted in my heart, The day that I was born. In kindly, loving thoughts of you, and with the faith you still impart, the rose I give to you today, Is the love that’s in my heart.
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To Our Mother & Our Best Friend
We know the beauty of life, and understand the deepest sorrow. We now know the soaring of heartfelt joy, and the hope of tomorrow. We know with each step faith sees through. We now know the meaning of love with the memories of you. Although we are apart, our journey never ends. It continues on with love uniting us. Until we meet again...
Mom, we miss you so much.
Vickie Rios and family, Cynthia Montanez and family, Philip Barron and family, Bobbie Rodriquez and family, Rene Rodriquez and family, Sal Cardenas and family.
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KSB HOSPITAL | OPERATION MOVE TO WIN
Program offers new focus, lifestyle change Prize money one of incentives in weight-loss quest BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com EXT
DIXON – Chris Magnafici had forgotten about the possibility of winning some money; she was too focused on the program that was helping her to lose weight and get healthier. Magnafici, 57, is a teacher’s aide with the Lee County Special Education Association and works with preschool students at Reagan Middle School. In January, she and 50 other Dixon Public Schools teachers started KSB Hospital’s Operation Move to Win, a 12-week weight-loss program. The program had 498 participants who lost a combined 2,920 pounds, said Chris Scheffler, a community wellness coordinator at the hospital. Magnafici ended the program down 30 pounds. Her 14.95 percent weight loss was good enough for second place among all the women in the program, which brought her $1,122.75. “I’ve since lost a few more,� she said. “So I’ve lost 39 pounds. It’s going to be an ongoing effort. I just have to stay focused with it.� She will have to continue to stay focused, as will all participants, to keep losing weight, because her focus on her goal was so strong during the 12 weeks, that the prize money wasn’t even on her mind. “My goal was to lose probably about 10 pounds a month, which I pretty much did,� Magnafici said. “And I forgot all about the prize money. I didn’t even
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Chris Magnafici, a teacher’s aide who works with preschool students at Reagan Middle School in Dixon, lost 30 pounds while participating in KSB Hospital’s Operation Move to Win program. In its third session, now completed, 498 people combined to lose 2,920 pounds. Magnafici’s weight-loss percentage was second best among women in the program, earning her a prize of $1,122.75. other focused and optimistic. That camaraderie, Scheffler said, is an important part of the program to help people through the tough times and keep them accountable. Carrie Grobe, the hospital’s wellness dietitian, also is a major part of the program. “The program is designed around her,� Scheffler said. “So every person in the program gets to have a counseling session every month with Carrie.� Those counseling sessions address the specific needs of that individual, Scheffler said, be it diabetes, hitting a plateau in the program, or finding healthy recipes to make at home. A behavior modifica-
tion part of the program helps people to understand why they gain weight or why they can’t lose weight, Scheffler said. “Our program brings accountability, behavior modification, and our dynamic Wellness Dietitian Carrie Grobe, and if you met her, you would just want to listen to her
for hours,� Scheffler said. “She makes the program complete.� Scheffler and KSB awarded prize money to the company with the largest percentage of weight loss; to the top three weight loss percentages for men and women; and for the person with the most dynamic lifestyle
improvement. Participants won $7,482 in prize money. Magnafici didn’t end the program with just some prize money; she ended the program with a lifestyle change and a new attitude toward weight loss. “I know now I have to keep focused on this,� she said.
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Inspiring story shows power of motherhood W
hen asked to describe the traits they most admire in their mothers, sons and daughters will speak of unconditional love, selfsacrifice, and unwavering support. One Sauk Valley mother from the past found a way to translate her support for her sons into an important innovation that helped the United States during World War II. Her name was Vesta Stoudt. She was born in Prophetstown in 1891, married Harry Stoudt, lived in Sterling most of her life, and died in 1966 at age 75. During World War II, Stoudt, like hundreds of other area women, took a job at Green River Ordnance Plant near Amboy. The factory operated
between 1942 and 1945. It manufactured cartridges and shells for use by the military. As described in a story in last week’s SV Weekend, Stoudt’s job was to pack cartridges in boxes and then seal the boxes with thin paper tape. She left a tab loose on each box for soldiers in the field to pull to open it. Trouble was, the paper tape tab would often rip off, making it harder for the boxes to be opened. Stoudt, then in her early 50s, could imagine U.S. soldiers, perhaps under fire, scrambling to open the boxes she packed to reach the needed cartridges. That troubled her. Likely on her mind were two of her sons, Clarence and Lowell, who served in the Navy at the time – one in the Atlantic, the
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her supervisors at the ordnance plant, but Stoudt didn’t give up. Mothers are capable of accomplishing She decided to go all the amazing things. Sons and daughters across way to the top – President the Sauk Valley are well aware of that. In Franklin D. Roosevelt. Stoudt wrote Rooshonor of Mother’s Day, we salute a mom evelt a letter. In it, she from the past who, with her sons firmly appealed for the governin mind, made an important contribution ment to investigate her idea for a stronger tape. to the war effort during World War II. She included a diagram other in the Pacific. She came up with of her idea. And, thinking of her Also on her mind an idea. Rather sons, she appealed to was her youngest than use weak Roosevelt’s parental side: son, Harry Jr., who paper tape, Stoudt “I have two sons out started high school envisioned a stronin 1943. He would ger tape that would there somewhere, one in the Pacific, the other one eventually serve a be cloth-backed Vesta with the Atlantic fleet. You post-war stint in and waterproof. Stoudt the Navy. Now 85, With that improved have sons in the service also. We can’t let them 1891-1966 he was interviewed tape sealing the down by giving them a for SVM’s story. cartridge boxes, Inspired by box of cartridges that Stoudt realher sons, this soldiers could grab Sterling mom the tab and rip it takes a minute or more to ized there had to pushed for be a better way open the first time, open.� an important The government took to ensure easier every time. innovation notice. Stoudt was access to those car- in munitions Her idea was iniinformed that her idea tridges. tially rejected by packaging.
had “exceptional merit� and that it had been forwarded to Johnson & Johnson, which developed and produced a thin, cotton tape believed to resemble her concept. Stoudt later received a monthly war workers award for her “outstanding service.� According to last week’s story, some people believe her idea eventually led to the creation of duct tape. What impresses us is how this Sauk Valley mother kept up the fight for the safety of her sons, and all soldiers, until she succeeded. “We can’t let them down,� she wrote to FDR. Vesta Stoudt didn’t let them down. On this Mother’s Day, we salute her memory. Her story is an inspiration.
THE READER’S VOICE
Keep eyes on donations to Bustos, Durbin
Schools must take bullying more seriously SHIRLEY FELDMAN Sterling
G.G. GARCĂ?A Amboy
SVM reporter David Giuliani took the bait. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is like the picadors in a bull fight. Their job is to weaken the bull. They are not going to suggest political reporters and columnists check the list of political contributors for incumbent Democrats like Bustos. Logically, you begin the scrutiny with the one who raised the highest sum. Bustos raised over $1 million just coming out of the chute. Is the DCCC certain they have not received “scandal-tainted� money? Where was Mr. Josh Schwerin and his concern for the people of Illinois when Rod Blagojevich was our governor? If and when someone from the DCCC returns David’s call, Mr. Giuliani should suggest they make darn sure that they check Sen. Dick Durbin’s report of contributions. He is a Democrat from Illinois, the land of opportunity.
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Praying for protection against evil CHARLES BECKER Aurora
Owners need to keep up their property BRAD POPEJOY Sterling
In reading the paper, I saw where someone doesn’t want to have rental property inspected. Imagine this. What do you have to hide? My wife and I own our property, and a guy who owns the property [nearby] evidently doesn’t care about his property. A few years back, there was a big, old tree in the front yard. Limbs took down my wiring and to his property, also. The next time it was my car; next time it was my electric, again, plus my neighbors’. Instead of me talking to him, he had me talk to his insurance company. My neighbor’s house is missing shingles, the
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roof leaks, and look at the back side of the house – it’s falling apart. Then we have this guy who doesn’t want rental inspections. Could it be because you don’t want to fix up your property? You make an income from people who live there, and some of you who own rental property get money from the government for those people to live in your rental property, but you feel like not
doing anything for this money. Inspections or road taxes? I like your reasoning, but you’re talking two different funds. Our taxes pay for road repairs, and rental property owners pay for their property repairs. Listen to your tenants. Be a good rental property owner and talk with the neighbors who own property next to your rental property. How you
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care for your property and your tenants shows what you think of the neighbors and the neighborhood. No, we don’t need the inspectors; the renters of the rental property do, because the owners don’t want to live up to their obligations. Property owners, no, we don’t want to hire inspectors on our dollars. But, we should hire inspectors on your dollars.
Quite often you hear of different church communities who pray for protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. Those of faith intercede the power of St. Michael, the Archangel, to defend us in battle with Satan and his accomplices here on earth. The mayor of Chicago, his chief of police, and all the cops on foot, bikes and horseback and in squad cars are not enough to control or conquer the evil foe who prowls the world seeking cohorts to destroy and kill innocent, good and righteous people – the elderly, parents, youths, children and infants. We pray that God will rebuke Satan and all evil. We pray that St. Michael, the Archangel, will do battle for us against the wickedness of Satan and the evil workings in the world. Note to readers: Charles Becker is a former resident of Dixon.
“First Amendment freedoms must be fought for and won over and over again. The first step in this battle is to understand the threats that we face.� Donna Demac, lawyer, 1997
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Regarding the [April 30] letter from Melissa Grant, bullying is never going to stop completely. It certainly will not stop until the people in charge take it really, really seriously. A child reports being pushed on the playground at recess or being called names, etc. The child is told to tell an adult next time that happens. It happens again (usually the same bully), and the child tells the person supervising the playground, and the child is told not to tattle. (Yes, that has happened.) More attention must be paid. Studies have shown that bullying can scar a person for life. We can’t go on saying that boys will be boys, or that girls are taunting you because they are jealous, or some such excuses. We must do some hard work to fix it. Let’s give those kids who are taunted relentlessly a chance to enjoy school and learning, and not equate it with emotional pain and anxiety. Some children are bullied right from the beginning of their school experience right up to the higher grades and often by the same bully. In all probability, bullies are unhappy, and that’s how they take out their frustrations. The schools must have a zero-tolerance policy, and if they do have one, it should be enforced more strictly. We can’t wait until a tragedy happens. Young people are committing suicide or violent acts in large numbers these days. After a mass shooting, we often hear the survivors say the perpetrator was bullied. Do we want to wait until some horrendous incident occurs here? I know that I am not offering solutions, but there are people out there who are trained to handle this problem. We must take our heads out of the sand. Thank you.
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ast weekend, a short story about an event in Tampico had a headline that said the event would be in Walnut. In Tuesday’s edition, we referred to “right of ways” when, in fact, “rights of way” is the proper plural form. On Wednesday, we misspelled “ukulele” in a photo caption. Page 1 on Thursday had a secondary headline that reported a barn had been moved 2,000 feet along U.S. Route 30. The actual distance was more than a mile. No excuses. All of those mistakes were our fault. Such things happen when newspapers process the amount of information that they do in such a short time. We acknowledge factual errors by correcting them promptly. The misspellings and grammatical gaffes ... well, no readers told us they noticed the “ukelele” error on Page 5. Because we don’t always catch mistakes – even after the fact – we count on readers to call them to our attention.
We appreciate their help. WHEN THE EDITOR got to his office one morning last week, a voice mail message was waiting for him. The caller referred to a Page 1 story about “a report of a car in the river near the boat lunch at Rock River Estates. ...” Yes, it said “boat lunch” instead of “boat launch.” “Is the boat eating, or being eaten?” the caller asked with amusement in her voice. Computer spellchecker is a helpful tool in catching many typographical errors. But when the erroneous word in question is properly spelled, spellchecker isn’t much help. Some human errors require actual human intervention. But humans being who they are, they will make mistakes – of commission and omission. AFTER GAME 1 OF the Chicago Blackhawks first round NHL playoff game against the St. Louis Blues, the editor
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received an email from a reader. “Maybe your poor staff that was up last night watching the game were confused,” his note suggested sardonically. The game was a tripleovertime thriller. Alas, the ’Hawks lost. But you would not have known that by the “kicker” headline above the main headline on the front of the Sports section. It said: Blackhawks 4, Blues 3, 3OT Because the game had ended at (or after) deadline, we rushed to get the story into the paper. The story correctly reported the Blues had won; the headline kicker did not. Haste makes ... mistakes.
THAT HOCKEY FAN apparently expected the editor to refer him to our website. “Sorry, no, not interested in paying more for an on-line version,” he wrote. The good news is, readers don’t have to pay for our online edition. Go to saukvalley.com and click away. No charge. Newspapers everywhere are struggling to come up with just the right business model for their digital products. Some charge; some don’t. We didn’t. Then we did. Then we didn’t. For now, we don’t. AMERICAN PROFILE magazine, which is distributed with our Friday editions, changed its format last month. That brought a complaint from a loyal reader: She wanted to know why the “Go, See & Do” feature no longer included events from Illinois. Well, sometimes it does. Until last month, American Profile published a Midwest edition, and its listing of events and
festivals was called “Happenings.” That edition provided to us always included a roundup of events – one from each Midwestern state, including Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana. Increasingly, that feature was the only thing that changed from one regional edition to the next. Now, American Profile distributes one edition. An Illinois event was included in the magazine we distributed April 25. On May 2, events from Indiana and Iowa were included. This week, Wisconsin and Missouri. So, an Illinois event could show up next week. Sorry, but that’s a change we couldn’t control. NOT EVERYONE READS the editor’s weekly column. Yeah, hard to believe, right? We recently received a hand-written letter from one of the non-readers. “Why in the world did you stop running the comic strip ‘For Better or Worse’?” she asked.
“It’s the only good comic strip, and I looked forward to seeing it. Now you’ve stopped it in the weekend paper, too.” In his column of March 29, the editor explained that King Features, the service that provides the color comics section for our Weekend edition, was dropping For Better or For Worse. King explained the change was made “... in response to requests from editors to replace For Better or For Worse because of its continued, exclusive use of previously published content.” In other words, 1) editors didn’t want pay a second time for reruns they had already paid for years before and 2) because the feature was nothing but reruns, the strips were already available in books that fans could buy. The editor likes the quirky nature of the replacement cartoon, Rhymes with Orange, which is a three-time winner of the National Cartoonist Society’s award for best panel. Give it a try.
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Questions still not answered BOB ANDERSON !MBOY
Benghazi is back on the front burner, and it’s long overdue. We need to find out why those people weren’t given enough protection. Maybe they should have been brought home, or maybe they shouldn’t have been there, period. Secretary of State Clinton should have been fired on the spot. Four people died.
Where was the president? The attack lasted more than 7 hours. The commander-in-chief wasn’t in the situation room, but no one knows where he was. People were waiting for the call, but it never came. Four brave Americans died because of a complete screw-up by this administration. I believe they have lied for weeks about why it happened. Richard Nixon resigned because of a break-in and all the lies in the coverup; however, no one died in Watergate. In Beng-
hazi-gate, four brave Americans died over a 7-hour period. The call for help [reportedly] came about 5 p.m., not 3 a.m., but guess what? Neither Secretary of State Clinton or the president could pull the trigger to send help. Mr. President, put on you big-boy pants, stand up like a man, quit your whining about Fox News and everybody that doesn’t like your policies, and start taking responsibility for your screw-ups. When Harry Truman said, “The buck stops here,” he
meant what he said. Somebody needs to be held accountable for the people who died in Benghazi. Should the president be impeached? No one died in Watergate. Someone needs to walk the plank. This president doesn’t deserve to be called commander-inchief. He [seems to have been] a no-show when the call came in for help. Wake up, America, and get involved in finding out the truth about what and why it really happened 20 months ago in Benghazi.
School supplies to be available BONNIE DONNELL Sterling
A big thank you to all who volunteered or provided supplies to the School Supply Closet, 910 Second Ave., Sterling. We supplied more than 800 students with supplies this past school year. We are planning for about 1,200 students for the 201415 school year. We will be closing for the summer and will reopen in July for the new school year. However,
we realize there is summer school and college during the summer. Therefore, supplies will be available by calling 815-441-1988 or 815-4418652. We will be happy to make arrangements to help when needed. We also are looking for funding and supplies for the coming year. We would be happy to talk with you regarding a fundraiser during the summer. We appreciate any input you may have, and we always welcome those who would like to volunteer to help.
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The history of his church amazes Meyer, 62, who has pastored there for 7 years. He and his wife, Linda, live next door in a parsonage that is nearly as old as the church. “So you think back, and you say, ‘Abraham Lincoln? Holy cow, we’re going back in time,’� he said. “It’s amazing to me to realize that from President Lincoln to today, all that we have seen in history has been phenomenal.� Kathy Clark, 150th anniversary chairwoman, agreed. She has researched the period for the coming celebration. “We can’t even imagine what was going on at that time,� the 67-year-old Franklin Grove woman said. Meyer, Knight and Clark shared information about the history that they gleaned from records and stories passed down through generations. An article by Karen Holt also provided details from the website of the Genealogy Trails History Group. Founders were members of the Evangelical Church – people of German descent. Circuit riders, or traveling preachers, conducted services entirely in German. Meeting minutes from early church councils and trustees are difficult to understand, Meyer said. “Everything is written in German.� In the 1800s, church was an all-day affair, Meyer said. Sermons alone lasted hours. Knight imagines that, in a time with no motor vehicles and few social activities, members wanted to make the trip “worth their while.� They gathered at a schoolhouse called Weiner School. Construction began in 1871 to transform the building into Emmanuel Church. Men and women used separate entrances, Meyer said. Women and children used a smaller side entrance, where a bathroom once existed, while men used the main entrance. Men and women also sat separately in the sanctuary, Meyer said. Seating assignment labels, now ignored, remain on some pews. “It was a whole different time,� Knight said.
‘One of the most beautiful structures’ The church has seen many changes throughout its history. Leaders changed the name a couple of times after denominational mergers in the ’40s and ’60s. Before it was a United Methodist Church, it was Reynolds Evangelical United Brethren Church. In addition, workers have renovated and added to the building over the years. However, the original foundation and many original features remain. A wooden cabinet in the foyer displays two antique German Bibles that are no longer used. The yellowed page of one showed its publication date –1872. Also inside are original offering plates, vases, handcrafted communion sets, and other memorabilia. “It’s really exciting what they have saved over the years,â€? Clark said. â€œâ€Ś It’s like living history.â€? Members have maintained the sanctuary’s original hardwood floors, pews, and colorful stained-glass windows.
About Reynolds United Methodist Church Worship services are at 10 a.m. Sundays at THE CHURCH 2EYNOLDS 2OAD The youth and family room is open to the community, free of charge. To book a birthday party or event, call the church at 815-4532513. For more information ABOUT 2EYNOLDS 5NITED Methodist Church, go to reynoldsumc.net or find h2EYNOLDS #HURCH !SHton, IL� on Facebook. “The windows are absolutely magnificent,� Meyer observed. One of his favorite artifacts hangs in the bell tower. Few have been inside, he said. In April, he agreed to show it to a Sauk Valley Media reporter and photographer. He opened a door in the ceiling and led the way up two ladders into the darkness. After a long, steep hike, he shined his cellphone on the large American bell with two clappers. He wiped away the dust to reveal the inscribed date – 1899. Markings reveal that one of the clappers came from Germany. Meyer assumes the flywheel was crafted by a skilled wagon maker. “It’s one of the most beautiful structures I’ve ever seen built for a bell,� he said. The bell still rings every time a member of the congregation passes away. The youth and family room, one of the oldest rooms in the building, shows how times have changed. Today, it houses a flat-screen television, Nintendo Wii, leather sofas, a popcorn popper, gaming tables, and other modern items.
‘A very warm and welcoming church’ People, however, do not go to Reynolds for its history. Meyer, Knight and Clark all agree – they come for one another. “It’s a very warm and welcoming church,� Clark said. Knight added, “People are willing to drive for that feeling these days.� And they do. Families come from all over – Ashton, Dixon, Franklin Grove, Chana, Rochelle, Lee, Creston, Paw Paw, Amboy, Steward, West Brooklyn, and other towns in Lee and Ogle counties. Average attendance is 90 to 100 people on Sundays. Knight has attended Reynolds since birth. She is among the third generation in her family to worship there. “It’s very much home,� she said. “I’m just so thankful for the foundation I received there.� Her children, Megan, 19, and Walter, 14, make
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The sanctuary at Reynolds United Methodist Church in rural Ashton features the original pews, hardwood floors, and stained glass windows from the 1800s. up the fourth generation. Both were confirmed and baptized in the church. Years ago, farm folk made up the congregation, Knight said, but the church is growing more diverse. While Reynolds still reaches the agricultural community, people from all walks of life attend. Lately, more young families are coming, Meyer said. The church is full of children. The congregation does not expect people to dress up for services. Farmers often come right out of the fields, Meyer said. “Come as you are,� he said. “We don’t care. We’re just glad you’re here.� Meyer, an Army veteran who served overseas, always plans patriotic services for Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Church members also send care packages and letters to three members of the congregation who serve. The church offers many groups and ministries for children, youths, men, women, young adults, and older adults. And the members help people in need. “As God has loved us and forgiven us, that’s what I want them to do,� Meyer said. “And they have really risen to the occasion.�
tickets for the meal. People can buy them in advance or upon arrival. The cost has not been determined. The Martins, a famous Grammy-nominated Christian group, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. “That’s huge,� Knight said. “Our pastor has really good connections.� The church will collect an offering for the group. The celebration also will include a “Kids Zone� with inflatables and other activities. The pastor will ride in on a horse, dressed as a circuit-riding preacher from the 1800s. Cookbooks, memorial pavers, Christmas ornaments, and T-shirts will be sold. Shirts will promote the theme, “Our past has been golden, but our future’s so bright, we ‘gotta’ wear shades!� Church folk will hand out
The Rev. Alan Meyer flips through a German pulpit Bible, once used at Reynolds United Methodist Church. German descendants founded the church in 1864. Members have preserved two Bibles, both in German, throughout many generations. One dated back to 1872. sunglasses to complete the look. The celebration will continue with worship at 10 a.m. June 22, featuring The Martins once more. Lunch will be served after the service. Historical items will be displayed.
Meyer looks forward to celebrating with his community and congregation. “I’m very humbled and very honored to be a part of their history,� he said. “They are remarkable, loving people.�
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“Nyet!� Story called, with a bold voice much bigger than her slight build, to her 9-monthold sweet but rambunctious puppy. That was really all the introduction I needed. Story gave me lots of background as I stood just inside the entrance, chicken-scratching notes. Then we sat down in the living room, where I turned my scratching to the “Yeah, that’s the spot� fur behind Simba’s ears. Story, a 23-year-old with a degree from Robert Morris still warm from the printer, was to serve 27 months in Ukraine. But Russia’s tightening grip of Kiev forced the corps to evacuate its members in late February, just 1 year into their work. But in that time, Story had some remarkable first encounters. There was the first time she saw Simba. She’d already set her heart on bringing home a stray from the sea of unclaimed pups that wandered the streets in Ukraine. She was out for a run when she spotted him, then just a few weeks old, under some trees. “He was terrified,� she said. So she carried him back to her tiny one-room apartment and, voila, she had family overseas. While she did her best to Skype with her folks, a) to pacify her desire to see her family and b) to ease their concerns, considering the headlines Russia was generating on a daily basis, Simba was one of many whom Story met in Ukraine who quickly formed her new family. That family got big fast when she walked into Eskra for the first time. A community development volunteer with the
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Rachel Story, 23, brought Simba, a German shepherd mix, back from Ukraine after she found him while she served in the Peace Corps. corps, Story found out after 3 months of training that she’d be working to enrich the lives of developmentally disabled youths. Think of Eskra as Ukraine’s answer to places like Kreider Services or Self Help, only with those outside holding a disregard for those inside that only the most ignorant Americans could achieve. Story and her best friend, Olga, a Ukrainian journalism student, built a handicap-accessible outdoor workout gym, and put their hearts and souls into a grant that, when Story was evacuated, wasn’t finished. In fact, the tone of her voice softens, and its cadence becomes deliberate and calculated, as she laments having just purchased so many materials she’ll never get to use. “We were really just about to get started with so many projects,� Story said. She was also about to teach another series of international economics courses at Donetsk National University. But the grant has since been completed, and will offer the youth unprec-
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“Their faces lit up when they saw an American,� she said. It was toward the end of our conversation, my recorder rich with the proverbial gold it had panned from our chat, that Story shared the three goals of the corps: to train, to share the American culture, and to bring home the culture of those with whom the volunteer works. There’s a beautiful reminder in those last two goals.
Integration is a two-way street Yes, Story brought home an adorable new best friend. But as we spoke, it seemed the best things she brought home can’t be leashed. That whole considering-the-disabled-inferior thing? On some level, Story understands. To serve in the corps, volunteers have to be pretty compassionate and sympathetic. Somewhere in the process of promoting
integration, sympathy can morph into empathy as the volunteer, immersed in the culture, adopts the native values. “You become the city you are living in, and the people you’re around,� Story said. “They still very much have the Soviet mentality. Their way of thinking is simply to survive, and that is so sad. “They have never really been able to prosper. You understand why they seem so beaten down. Every time they see something positive happen, they just get knocked back down.� That pragmatic worldview is juxtaposed against babushkas who invite you into their home for tea and long, endearing conversations. And 6-hour dinners, during which no one turns on the TV or lays a finger on a smartphone. “Their sense of family and commitment is just amazing,� Story said. “Dinner is just quality time with each other. Those people’s relationships are incredible. “I think I learned just as much from the people that I worked with as they learned from me.� That’s why it comes as little surprise that, when she and her 13 fellow volunteers were consolidated, evacuated and put on administrative hold for 45 days, her heart remained in Ukraine.
It worked The city of Donetsk, where she lived, was relatively at peace when she was evacuated. Not so anymore. But Story was able to check in with Olga and her other loved ones overseas, including friends who took care of Simba until she could return. That was vital to her mental health. See, Simba had to stay
behind, as Story was allowed one check bag. Finally, on April 25, she booked a flight for the next day. While her Chicago flight’s delay saw her take an impromptu tour of European countries – and not the good kind of tour, but the multiple-layover kind – she had little issue bringing Simba home. She had followed to the letter all the U.S. requirements for bringing home a foreign animal, even securing Simba’s passport. Home at last, Story suddenly found herself back at work in a real estate office, thinking of the power of her work in Ukraine, missing her second family. But Olga had finished the grant, and it was being executed, fulfilling Story’s hard work. Her integration had not only taken with the Ukrainians. They were running with it. “The biggest success for me was that I was able to transfer those skills, and that they were confident enough to do it without me,� Story said. “That is the goal, ... to teach them that they can do it. I was only going to be there for 2 years, so they were eventually going to have to do it without me, anyway. That they can do it already is phenomenal.� Don’t get her wrong. Story wishes she could have fulfilled her service. But nothing could replicate the impact she had on people who so badly needed someone’s impact. So, maybe I should take that back. People like Story spend their lives looking for ways to replicate the good feeling of changing people’s lives for the better. I can’t wait to hear where her story goes from here.
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EDGINGTON – Some flaws in her second phase meant Erie-Prophetstown sophomore Rachel Cobert absorbed “below average” distances in her first two triple jump attempts on Friday night. The third try altered her outlook. Fixing the mechanical issues and soaring with confidence, Cobert had a career-best jump at the right time. Her final attempt netted a distance of 36 feet, 1½ inches, breaking the 13-year-old Three Rivers Meet record by more than 6 inches. “This is a great meet to do it,” Cobert said. “I know that [distance is] what it takes to get to state and get first, second or third place. That’s a goal I’ve been having all year.”
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ABOVE: Dixon’s Lexy Duncan long jumps Friday during the Northern Illinois Big 12 Meet at A.C. Bowers Field. Duncan won the meet with a jump of 18 feet, 3½ inches. Yorkville won the meet with 152 points. BELOW: Sterling’s Megan Barnhart runs the first leg of the 3,200 relay during Friday’s NIB-12 Meet in Dixon.
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Erie-Prophetstown’s Rachel Cobert lands during the triple jump during Friday’s Three Rivers Meet at Rockridge High School. Cobert’s jump of 36 feet, 1½ inches broke a 13-year-old conference record.
DIXON – Lexy Duncan went on and on like a broken record Friday night. The Dixon senior put on a show, in the form of two school records and a blazing split in the 1,600 relay, to highlight the Duchesses’ effort at the Northern Illinois Big 12 girls track and field meet at A.C. Bowers Field. Duncan began her day by winning the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 3½ inches, one-fourth of an inch farther than she posted at the state indoor meet back in March. The winning jump came on the final of six attempts, and it likely could have been
Local star: Dixon’s Lexy Duncan set school records in the long jump (18-3½) and the 400 (57.93 seconds). better, as she took off well behind the board. “I was going for 19 feet,” said Duncan, who had gone 18-2 in the preliminary round. “If I had been on the board right, I would have been in the mid-18s, maybe 19. I still had another 6 or 7 inches to play with.” In the 400, Duncan was engaged in a duel with Kaneland’s Nicole Sreenan, and they pushed each other until one of them finally broke the tape. HITS CONTINUED ON B5
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STERLING – Nerves of steel were on full display Friday afternoon in Sterling, most notably by Rock Falls junior Michaela Ward and Sterling freshman Lexy Staples. The two pitchers dueled it out through 6½ innings in the tense rivalry game, played in an atmosphere more suited to the next time these two teams might meet – a regional title game. But for every jam Ward wiggled out of, Staples and her defense had the answer. Lauren Fritz’s first-inning suicide squeeze bunt turned out to be the difference in the Golden Warriors’ 1-0 win. “Getting that run across right away really calmed me down,” said Staples, who scattered eight Rocket hits while striking out two and hitting a batter. “We knew Michaela is a great
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window tracking MLB scores, NHL scores, NBA scores. Really, whatever scores we might be waiting to finish. Spotify – if music is needed. Then the social media sites of Facebook and Twitter. All these windows are relatively new things. When I started at SVM, I probably had a text file open to write stories. It’s likely I then emailed that story to my boss. Perhaps, I went on the web a time or two, but not much more. Technology has changed the role of sports editors and reporters. It’s also changed sports. As I said, Twitter exploded Thursday, as the NFL Draft occurred.
Many of tweets seemed silly, in a fashion. I mean, how many media members from the same organization really need to tweet that Team A drafted Player A. Can’t that just be retweeted? I also like how some needed to be credited with breaking the news. Despite the fact that everyone in the world just watched the news announced on TV at the same time. After every pick, there were also few thousand tweets confirming the fact that the player selected was not Johnny Manziel – at least until pick No. 22. At that point, there was a split between people criticizing the Browns for selecting him, and then equally as many promising that the rest of the teams will be sorry for passing on him. Johnny Football probably won’t save Cleveland. Let’s face it, even LeBron couldn’t do that. He’ll take snaps. He’ll throw the ball. I’d wager many of those throws will be to the wrong uniform, to start with.
After that, it’ll be up to him and his coaches to make that pick work. If it doesn’t, well, it’s Cleveland, and they’ve had 20-some quarterbacks in the last 15 years. Johnny Football could change his name to Johnny Scrap Heap. There were two more rounds of frenzied picking on Friday. I am sure there were equal amounts of reaction and overreaction doled out. Social media has changed the way the world communes. The NFL has capitalized on this. While NHL and NBA playoff games were going on, the NFL was king of the Twitterverse with its season still 4 months away. But, things change fast. Fans around the country hope teams transformed their fortunes with the right picks this week. Some actually will. The rest will be left trying to catch up. Just think, in 5 years, Twitter likely will be obsolete, and we’ll all be trying to catch up with the newest fad.
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What’s the biggest similarity between the two? Footwork, mainly, just getting yourself into the right position throughout your throw. That’s basically what we do in practice, just focus on footwork and form.
What was your final volleyball season like? It ended really well, with us almost going to state. The team we played [in the sectional final] ended up winning state, and they were a great team, so we didn’t have any regrets. I loved my team, and a lot of us still talk and stay in touch in school, even though the season’s been over for a while.
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Are you the type of person who relies on yourself more than others? I definitely count on myself, and trust myself to go and do something on my own. I’m always focused on working harder and practicing things, and there’s a park outside my house, so I’ll go over there alone and just practice and practice. What do you do other than sports? I like to sing. I’m in honors choir, and I’m also the type of person who can go out in front of a crowd and sing on my own. It doesn’t bother me; I’m a very open person, and I usually just do what I feel like. I’ll sing anything, whatever sounds good at that time; I’m a very musical person. So what’s your favorite type of music? I have a favorite band or singer in every style of music, every genre. I like to listen to Eminem to get pumped up before track meets; I’ll sit in a corner, go off to the side and work out by myself, just get the music pumping. My friends know not to come bother me; they know I’ll tell them to go away.
Any other hobbies? I’m actually kind of a stay-athome, doing-homework type of person. I go out occasionally with friends, like maybe to a movie, but that’s about it. What’s the last movie you saw? Oculus. It’s a horror movie, but I like those; at a young age, my aunt put in a scary movie one time, and I had nightmares for a week ‌ but I still love horror movies. Favorite school subject? Science. I want to be a veterinary technician. We took a field trip and saw how they take care of farm animals, so I think I’d like to study large animal biology. Would a reality show based on your life get good ratings? Besides the homework part, yeah, I think so. I do a lot with my family, and we’re very sportsoriented, so that would be fun to watch. My sisters Niatha [22 years old] and Bre [16] both play softball, and my brother Jake [14] is in track like me. Niatha and Bre are the same, and Jake and I are the same, and it’s a cool way for me to bond with my little brother.
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ABOVE: Dixon’s Sam Bratt returns a shot from Newman’s J.P. Neisewander during Friday’s No. 1 singles match at Sauk Valley Community College. Bratt won 6-3, 6-2, and Dixon won the meet 7-2. BELOW: Newman’s Andrew Schmitt returns a shot during his win over Zach Healy in the No. 2 singles match during the Comets’ senior night dual with Dixon.
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DIXON – As Keenan Longan exited his tennis court, his body tilted from side to side with each, slow step. He was exhausted. With his tennis racket in his left hand and his tennis bag draped over his right shoulder, the junior was in search of a cool drink, a place to sit, and some shade before his impending doubles match. “Keep your legs moving and get some water in you,� Dixon coach Steve Boll said. “Make sure you drink some water.� Longan had just won the longest singles match he had ever played, a 1 hour, 50 minute head-to-head affair against Newman’s Elliot Frankfother. The two had been playing for so long that raising the racket to serve looked like they were trying to lift Excalibur. Some doubles matches had already started while they played and, instead of playing a full third set, the two played a super tie-breaker – first to 10 points – in order to move the meet along. Longan eventually won at No. 5 singles in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8. His win helped the Dukes to a 7-2 win over the Comets at Sauk Valley Community College on Friday. It was Newman’s senior night. “It was really exhausting,� Longan said. “Especially since it was max day in weight lifting today, so you’re already dead beforehand. Also, you know you have another match afterward.� Longan hydrated quickly and sauntered
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onto the top doubles court with partner Scott Heath to take on J.P. Neisewander and Andrew Schmitt. Heath was also exhausted, even though he didn’t play a singles match. It felt like he did, however, because he gave blood earlier in the day as part of a blood drive held at Dixon. “It wasn’t the best situation,� Longan said. The Comets duo of Neisewander and Schmitt dispatched the Dukes top pair handily, 6-3, 6-2, for one of two wins. Schmitt accounted for the other Newman win at No. 2 singles when he defeated Zach Healy, 6-0, 6-1. Schmitt was strong throughout the two sets, placing shots accurately, and kept Healy moving around throughout, not letting him settle in at any spot on the court. “I played him well,� Schmitt said. “I had a strategy and executed it well, and it worked. It was a good match, and it was a lot of fun.� Dixon won five singles matches, including wins from Sam Bratt
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for me,� Neisewander said of having fun, “probably to the other team’s aggravation most of the time. “But my opponent, Sam Bratt, was really good. He had some great shots.� “I was hoping we could have done a little better,� Newman coach Ann Propheter said. “When you play Dixon, you always want to do your best.� What if your best takes almost 2 hours? “I just want to go home. My quads hurt, I can’t really move,� Longan said. “I’m probably going to feel it tomorrow. It’s going to be bad.�
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The Newman Comets broke a 2-2 tie when they scored three runs in the top of the seventh to beat St. Bede 5-2 in Peru. Julie Hurd had three hits, including a double, while teammate Jenna Stevens added a double and two RBIs. Lakyn Waldschmidt (8-4) earned the win in relief of starter Sam Miller. Waldschmidt pitched 2 2/3 innings without allowing a hit, striking out five. Miller allowed two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Amboy 12, Riverdale 11: The Clippers led by
nine runs heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but just barely hung on for a Three Rivers North win in Port Byron. Kelsie Thurman had four singles, while Courtney Rhine had two hits, including a home run, and four RBIs. Karlee Doege was the winning pitcher for Amboy (14-8, 5-4). She pitched three scoreless innings to start the game, before giving way to Destinee Oenes, who went the rest of the way. Lexi VenHuizen took
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Erie-Prophetstown 16, Princeton 2, 5 inn.:
Stephanie Thulen ripped a grand slam and an RBI double to lead the Panthers in a nonconference rout on the road. Clare Kramer had three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs for EP (20-2), which set a new school record for wins in a season. Emily Cox singled, homered, and drove in two runs to help Kylie Ackerman improve to 17-0 in the circle.
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The Bruins scored five runs in the fourth, and the Comets could not recover in a Three Rivers crossover game in Peru. A.J. Sharp had three hits, while Michael Ely and Brandon Burke both had two hits and two RBIs.
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Amboy 14, Riverdale 4, 5 inn.: Seven Clippers
had at least two hits, and four of them drove in two runs each in a Three Rivers North road win. Dallas Appleman, Chris Jones, Canaan Ross and Will Crownhart each had two hits and two RBIs, and Jones scored three runs. Tim Clark was 3-for-3 and scored three times, Nate Rinard had two doubles and three runs scored, and Skyelar Zimmerly singled, doubled, and drove in a run. Logan Thake struck out nine and walked four while going the distance for the win.
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Cole pitched six strong innings, combining with Kallen Jepson to allow three runs and seven hits in a nonconference win on the road. Owen McConnell had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and Jordan Chandler singled twice and drove in a run for the Panthers (10-11). Grady Todd, Dalton Patton, Koby Kuhnen and Adam Hayes all had RBIs for EP.
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Erie-Prophetstown’s Ashley Cooney competes in the shot put during Friday’s Three Rivers Meet at Rockridge High School. The Panthers won the team title for the second year in a row.
Fulton’s Leitzen takes 1,600 CHARM
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With Cobert breaking 36 feet for the first time, the Panthers used the momentum to repeat as conference champions. Erie-Prophetstown tallied 137.5 points, 43 more than runner-up Bureau Valley in the 14-team meet. The Panthers won seven conference titles and scored in every event. “This was a goal for us,� Erie-Prophetstown senior sprinter Courtney Cobert said. The highlight was Rachel Cobert’s triple jump, which should place it among the best distances in Class 1A this season. After two subpar performances, she proved the third time was a charm. “I have the mentality that I know I can do it,� Cobert said. “So, it really was more technical things.� The mechanics were corrected, allowing Cobert to reach a
season-long goal. From a mental standpoint, the result is huge. “It really shows me that is a distance I can get. Now that’s my standard, so I’ll be striving for it,� Cobert said. “If I don’t get it, I’ll be disappointed. But getting that is great.� Capping Cobert’s night was a win in the 200-meter dash (27.02 seconds), and running the anchor leg on the title-winning 400 relay that completed the race in 51.54. For the second consecutive year, the Panthers swept the relays, as they scored 100 points on the track. The 400, 800 and 1,600 each took first place by running under the state-qualifying standard. All three earned top-three finishes at state last spring. “We’ve been running pretty consistent times,� said Courtney Cobert, who ran a leg on each sprint relay and also won the 100. “Everybody always steps up.� Six days from competing in the Class 1A Bureau Valley Sectional,
the Panthers proved they are in postseason form, with solid performances on the track and in the field events. “We’re working harder than ever,� Rachel Cobert said. “We’re doing all the right things now. I hope it continues.� Leitzen gets win: Fulton sophomore Averi Leitzen won the 1,600, completing the race in 5:44.49. A late push in the last 300 meters allowed her to outlast Amboy’s Megan Grady for the title. “I just had a lot of energy left,� Leitzen said. “I knew when I had to kick it in to get the win.� Bureau Valley’s secondplace team finish featured one individual champion. Lindsey Hoffert scored the long jump title after soaring 16-2 1/4. Amboy, which placed third with 86 points, received wins from Grady (3,200, 12:01.55) and Laura Rieker (high jump, 5-2). Morrison (38.5 points) was seventh, Fulton (29) took ninth, and Newman (18) placed 12th.
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ABOVE: A fly ball lands just out of reach of Rock Falls’ Destinee Schumaker during Friday’s game at Sterling. The Rockets lost 1-0. BELOW: Sterling’s Karlie Mellott fields a ground ball during Friday’s 1-0 win.
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Though it was a pitcher’s duel, the game wasn’t without offensive excitement. Sterling loaded the bases without an out in the bottom of the first, but after Fritz’s one-out RBI bunt, Ward induced a pop foul to third base to escape without further damage. Ward (12-4) then pitched around runners in scoring position with one out the next three innings, before a strikeout to end the fifth after Karlie Mellott’s line-shot double to right-center field – one batter after Nadia Trujillo’s liner to the same spot was snagged by Rocket right fielder Destinee Schumaker. Schumaker was shaded into that gap all game, and took away three potential Sterling hits by her positioning. “I watched Sterling play LaSalle-Peru on Thursday, and I saw how LP pitched to Sterling and saw where Sterling’s hits were going,� Rock Falls coach Kris Nunez said. “I put Destinee out there, and if she’s not there to make those catches, it’s a whole different game.� Ward cemented her escape-artist status with a pair of strikeouts to strand runners on the corners in the bottom of the sixth. “I don’t really like games where I’m thinking, ‘Geez, the game’s on the line here’ with every hitter,� Ward said. “But we came out to play today, and we were all locked in from the start to the finish. This opened our eyes today, and hopefully we can play like this the rest of the season.� While Ward was weaving her Houdini act, Staples matched her for much of the game. She hit Paige Reynolds with a full-count pitch with two outs in the first inning, then stranded
Ward on second after a one-out single and a stolen base in the the second. A leadoff single, a sac bunt, a bloop single on the infield, and a groundout to second put Rockets on second and third with two outs in the third, but Staples induced a popout to Mellott at short to end that threat. After a 1-2-3 fourth inning, Jenny Lawson doubled to lead off the fifth and went to third on Baylie Janssen’s bunt. But Staples got one of her two strikeouts, then watched Kaylyn Booker’s liner settle into the glove of right fielder Abri Hale for a lead-saving running catch. “It gives me a ton of comfort to have that defense behind me,� Staples said. “I never worry if the other team hits the ball, because I always think my defense has it. There’s a lot less pressure on me to be perfect and not make mistakes.� Another popout to short erased a two-out single in the sixth, then things got a little hairy in the seventh. Schumaker led off with a single to center, but Fritz’s snap throw to first picked off pinch runner Peyton Milne. That turned out to be a game-saver, as Lawson and Janssen followed
with singles that would have loaded the bases with nobody out. Instead, Chelsi Blair fouled off five two-strike pitches before Staples got her to pop out back to the circle for the second out, and she got a comebacker from Booker to end the Rockets’ last gasp. “Personally, I’d like to see a little more offense on our side in a game like this,� Sterling coach Becki Edmondson said, “but our outfield made some tough plays look easy, and our infield was rock-solid as well. That gives Lexy more confidence out there, and it’s exciting for us as coaches to see because we’re such a young team.� Despite the loss, Nunez said she feels far better about her team than she did a week ago, when she was disappointed with a lackluster effort in a loss to LP. “I walk away from this game thinking we’re capable of beating any team when we put our minds to it,� Nunez said. “We don’t have any big powerhouse hitters, but when this team works together toward the same goal, we’re pretty darn good. Hopefully, losing this close in a good rivalry game will make us hungrier if we see them again in regionals.�
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Cavanaughs lead Marcos Polo-Forreston ekes out victory at Milledgeville Invite "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF
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Dixon’s Megan Cooper pole vaults during Friday’s NIB-12 West Meet at A.C. Bowers Field.
FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Friday’s results at Peru
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ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 7, PRINCETON 3 %RIE 0 TOWN ˆ 0RINCETON ˆ W n +ENNETH #OLE L n 7EDEKIND ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (10-11) #OLE )0 %2 ( 3/ "" +AL LEN *EPSON )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND 'RADY 4ODD Multi hits – Owen -C#ONNELL *ORDAN #HANDLER 2B – -C#ONNELL %THAN (OWARD RBI n #HAN DLER 4ODD $ALTON 0ATTON +OBY +UHNEN !DAM (AYES PRINCETON (12-12) Multi hits n "EHRENDS 6ACCARO 2B – 4AYLOR 6ACCARO RBI n 4AYLOR 7EDEKIND $IEKENS at Port Byron
AMBOY 14, RIVERDALE 4, 5 inn. !MBOY ˆ 2IVERDALE ˆ W n ,OGAN 4HAKE L n (OEHN AMBOY 4HAKE )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n 4IM #LARK $ALLAS !PPLEMAN #HRIS *ONES #ANAAN 2OSS 7ILL #ROWN HART 3KYELAR :IMMERLY .ATE 2INARD 2. 2B n 2INARD :IMMERLY #LARK RBI – !PPLEMAN *ONES 2OSS #ROWNHART :IMMERLY #ORY 3HAW RIVERDALE HR n !NGEL RBI n !NGEL 2OCKER
Softball Friday’s results at Sterling
STERLING 1, ROCK FALLS 0 2OCK &ALLS ˆ 3TERLING X ˆ W n ,EXY 3TAPLES L n -ICHAELA 7ARD (At bats-runs-hits) ROCK FALLS (15-6) #HELSI "LAIR SS +AYLYN "OOKER B 0AIGE 2EYNOLDS CF +ARA .EHRKORN B *ULIE $ODD B -ICHAELA 7ARD P $ESTINEE 3CHU MAKER .ICOLE 4UPPER PR *ENNY ,AWSON DP 0EYTON -ILNE PR "AYLIE *ANSSEN C 4AYLOR !NDERSON LF FLEX Totals: 26-0-8. 7ARD )0 %2 ( 3/ "" AND *ANSSEN 2B n ,AWSON SB – Ward. Sac – "LAIR *ANSSEN LOB n STERLING (17-6) %RIN 3TROUP B .ADIA 4RUJILLO DP +ARLIE -ELLOTT SS !BRI (ALE RF ,AUREN &RITZ C ,EXY 7OLFE CR 3HANNON ,ONG CF %MILY -C$ONALD LF $ARIEN "ARDONER B 'ABBY 3ANDOVAL B ,EXY 3TAPLES P FLEX Totals: 20-1-5. 3TAPLES )0 2 ( 3/ "" ("0 AND &RITZ 2B n -ELLOTT RBI n &RITZ SB – -ELLOTT 7OLFE ,ONG "ARDONER Sac n &RITZ ,ONG -C$ONALD LOB n at Spring Valley
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AMBOY 12, RIVERDALE 11 !MBOY ˆ X X 2IVERDALE ˆ X X W – +ARLEE $OEGE L – ,EXI 6ENTHUIZEN AMBOY (14-8, 5-4 Three Rivers North) $OEGE )0 ( 3/ "" $ESTINEE /ENES )0 ( "" Multi hits – Kel SIE 4HURMAN $OEGEE #OURTNEY 2HINE (ANNAH -C#OY 2B – $OEGE HR – 2HINE RBIs – 2HINE $OEGE -C#OY RIVERDALE Multi hits – 3AVANNA 'UNYIER 4YRA 3ADDURIS HR – 3YDNEY -ERICLE RBI – -ERICLE at Princeton
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Boys tennis Friday’s results at Sauk Valley C.C., Dixon
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Boys track & field Friday’s results
Milledgeville Invite at Floyd Daub Field Team results 0OLO &ORRESTON .EWMAN -ILLEDGEVILLE ,ENA 7INSLOW 7EST #ARROLL 'ALENA 2IVER 2IDGE %AST $UBUQUE !&# Shot put – +ADE -C.EELY 'ALENA Long jump – 2ILEY 3TEPHENS !&# High jump – "RIAN #AVA NAUGH 0OLO &ORRESTON Discus – 1. *UAN $OMINGUEZ 0OLO &ORRESTON Triple jump – .OLAN -C'INN .EWMAN 3,200 relay – 1. .EWMAN 400 relay – 0OLO &ORRESTON "ROOKS 'ROBE +EVIN #HEESE MAN -AX "ARKALOW "RAD #AVANAUGH 3,200 – #OOPER 0AULEY -ILLED GEVILLE 110 hurdles – 2EGAN 4ODHUNTER .EWMAN 100 – 1. "ROOKS 'ROBE 0OLO &ORRESTON 800 – 4RISTAN &OX ,ENA 7INSLOW 800 relay – 0OLO &ORRESTON "RIAN #AVANAUGH "RAD #AVANAUGH "ARKALOW "ROOKS 'ROBE 400 – -C'INN .EWMAN 300 hurdles – 4OD HUNTER .EWMAN 1,600 – "RYSON 2EYES .EWMAN 1,600 relay – .EWMAN 200 – &OX ,ENA 7INSLOW
Led by brothers Brian and Brad Cavanaugh, the Polo-Forreston Marcos edged Newman by 3½ points to win the Milledgeville Invite on Friday at Floyd Daub Field. The Marcos finished with 143.5 points. Newman was second at 140, followed by MilledgevilleEastland at 63.5. West Carroll was fifth (49), and AFC was seventh (30). The Cavanaugh brothers took the top two places in the high jump. Brian Cavanaugh won by clearing 6-1; Brad was second at 6-0. The brothers then teamed with Max Barkalow and Brooks Grobe to win the 800 relay in 1:36.76. Brad Cavanaugh, Grobe, Barkalow and Kevin Cheeseman teamed up to win the 400 relay 46.05. Grobe also won the 100 in 11.99 seconds. Juan Dominguez won the discus (117-11½). Regan Todhunter and Nolan McGinn were key scorers for the
Friday’s stars Brian Cavanaugh 0OLO &ORR WON HIGH JUMP RAN LEG ON WIN NING RELAY AT -ILLEDGEVILLE Regan Todhunter, Newman, WON HURDLES AT - VILLE Nolan McGinn .EWMAN WON TRIPLE JUMP AT - VILLE Jonathan Landis 3TERLING WON AT (ONONEGAH MEET Comets. Todhunter won both the 110 hurdles (16.76) and the 300 hurdles (43.07). McGinn won the triple jump (41-1½) and the 400 (54.88). Bryson Reyes won the 1,600 (4:53.35). The Comets also won the 3,200 relay (8:40.54) and the 1,600 relay (3:523.28). Millegeville-Eastland was led by Cooper Pauley, who won the 3,200 in 10:48.25. AFC’s Riley Stephens won the long jump in 19-1. Sterling 7th in Rockton: The Golden Warriors totaled 37
points, earning seventh place in the 12-team field at the Northern Illinois Invitational held at Hononegah High School in Rockton. Sycamore won the invite with 101 points, while Hononegah (93) and Harlem (73) rounded out the top 3. Freshman Jonathan Landis earned the lone win for Sterling when he won the 3,200-meter run in 9:54.92, finishing nearly 3 seconds ahead of the secondplace finisher. The Golden Warriors had two other top-3 finishes. Senior Jacob Kirchhoff earned second place in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 11 inches. He was just one inch off Sycamore’s Logan Wright (6-0). Sterling’s 3,200 relay team of Logan Cheshire, Cody Hansen, Cody Lund and Ethan Rocha placed third in the race, crossing in 8:28.00 behind United Township (8:09.34) and Crystal Lake South (8:25.83).
Girls track & field Friday’s results
Northern Illinois Big 12 Meet at A.C. Bowers Field, Dixon Team scores 9ORKVILLE +ANELAND 'ENESEO 3YCAMORE 3TERLING $E+ALB $IXON ,A3ALLE 0ERU -ORRIS /TTAWA 100 n 2AYNE "ODEEN 'EN ,AUREN :ICK +ANE .ICOLE 3REEN AN +ANE 200 n 3REENAN +ANE "ODEEN 'EN 3ABRINA #HAMBERLAIN 3TER 400 n ,EXY $UNCAN $IX 3REENAN +ANE !LLIE (EINZER +ANE 800 n +ELSEY ,EEDY 9ORK +ATIE 0ULS 'EN *ULIA 3CHULTZ 9ORK 1,600 n 3KYLER "OLLINGER 9ORK ,ESLY 2OCHA ,0 +ELSEY 3CHRADER $E+ 3,200 n "OLLINGER 9ORK 3CHRADER $E+ !LEXIS 'RANDYS 9ORK 100 hurdles n (ANNA 6ANDERHEYDEN 'EN !SHLEIGH 4IRA 3TER 3ARAH 2OBINSON ,0 300 hurdles n 3AVANNAH ,ONG $E+ 4IRA 3TER 2OBINSON ,0 49.21 400 relay n +ANELAND 'EN ESEO 3YCAMORE 800 relay n +ANELAND 'EN ESEO 3YCAMORE 1,600 relay n 9ORKVILLE 3YCAMORE $IXON (AILEY (OUCK 3HANNON ,AHEY +IRSTEN 0ITMAN $UNCAN 3,200 relay n 9ORKVILLE 3TERLING -EGAN "ARNHART -AEGAN -C#UE #HARLI 7IKE -AGGIE -C0HERSON 'ENESEO High jump n (ALEIGH +NAPP -ORR 2ACHEL !UGIUS 9ORK -ORGAN :UIDEMAN 3TER Pole vault n #HRISTINA $ELACH +ANE /LIVIA 2EESE 9ORK ,OUISA 7ASHBURN 9ORK Long jump n $UNCAN $IX :ICK +ANE ,EONA "URTON -ORR Triple jump n $OMINIQUE !NDERSON 9ORK "RITTNEY 0ATRICK $E+ 2ACHAEL -ATHRE 9ORK Shot put n -ACKENZIE ,EE 9ORK %LLE 4ATTONI +ANE 3ARAH 'RANT 3YC Discus n *OCELYN /CON 9ORK !LYSSA &EUERBACH 3YC 4ATTONI +ANE
Three Rivers Conference Meet at Edgington Team scores %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN "UREAU 6ALLEY !MBOY (ALL 2OCKRIDGE 0RINCETON -ORRIOSN +EWANEE &ULTON 2IVERDALE 3HERRARD .EW MAN 3T "EDE /RION 100 n #OURTNEY #OBERT %0 %RIKA :IMMERLEIN !MB +ATELYNN 0ANKHURST !MB 200 n 2ACHEL #OBERT %0 ,INDSEY (OFFERT "6 :IMMERLEIN !MB 400 n :OE -EAD 0RIN 2 #OBERT %0 (OFFERT "6 800 n -EAD 0RIN #ORRIE 2EILEY %0 $ANIELLE #ORCORAN !MB 1,600 n !VERI ,EITZEN &UL -EGAN 'RADY !MB *ENNIFER 0OPOVICH !MB 3,200 n 'RADY !MB *ORDAN 0RICE &UL 0OPOVICH !MB 100 hurdles n $EVIN (ASSON 2OCK -ADI 1UINN (ALL +AS SIDEE #HURCH -ORR 300 hurdles n (ASSON 2OCK !LLY 7OODS 2OCK 3HYAN $ESSING %0 400 relay n %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN # #ONBERT (EATHER 3TRIKE #OURTNEY +RUTHOFF 2 #OBERT "UREAU 6ALLEY 2OCKRIDGE 800 relay n %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN # #OBERT +RUTHOFF 3TRIKE !LY 7ETZELL "UREAU 6ALLEY 2OCK RIDGE 1,600 relay n %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN # #OBERT 3TRIKE 7ETZELL 2EILEY "UREAU 6ALLEY 0RINCETON 3,200 relay n %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN "RE ANNA *ENSEN 2EBECCA !RNOLTS "ROOKE 2EMLEY /LIVIA $E7ITTE (ALL "UREAU 6ALLEY Long jump n (OFFERT "6 ,AUREN #LAUS 2IV #HURCH -ORR High jump n ,AURA 2IEKER !MB +RUTHOFF %0 TIE ,AKIN 'OODMAN -ORR *ENNA ,USIETTO (ALL Triple jump n 2 #OBERT %0 "RANDI (OSFORD -ORR "ROOKE +EEGAN (ALL Pole vault n 1UINN (ALL 3HEL SEA -UNDAY 3HER !LLISA $E3HANE %0 Shot put n #OLBI 3CHERTZ 0RIN "ETH -EIER 2OCK #HELSEA ,ESNIEWSKI &UL Discus n +AYLEE -INDOCK 2OCK 4AYLOR #LARK 0RIN 3YDNEY ,EBAHN "6 * – meet record
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ABOVE: Sterling’s Morgan Zuidema high jumps during Friday’s Northern Illinois Big 12 Meet at A.C. Bowers Field in Dixon. Zuidema cleared 5 feet to finish in third place. BELOW: Dixon’s Brittani Sohn long jumps during Friday’s NIB-12 Meet. Sohn finished ninth.
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It was Duncan, in a blistering time of 57.93, just ahead of Sreenan, who took second in 58.53. “The Kaneland girl is an amazing runner,� Duncan said. “I knew if I could keep up with her, I would do OK.� Entering the week, the Dixon school record in the 400 had been 59.85, posted by Kellsi Howell in 2006. Duncan broke that with a 59.63 in a triangular on Monday in Dixon. That was merely an appetizer for what she did on Friday, however, and she wasn’t even feeling 100 percent. “I was not feeling good at the beginning of the race,� Duncan said. “I was dizzy, and felt like I was going to throw up. When I got to the line, I was like, all right, I can do this.� Duncan closed out the night by running the anchor leg on the 1,600 relay. When she got the baton, she was in fifth place. When she crossed the finish line, she brought the Duchesses up to third with a time of 4:09.57. Hailey Houck, Shannon Lahey and Kirsten Pitman ran the first three legs of the race. Duncan’s anchor split of 57.27 helped Dixon move up two spots. For Sterling, the top performance came from its 3,200 relay team. The foursome of Megan Barnhart, Maegan McCue, Charli Wike and Maggie McPherson placed
second with a time of 9:56.14. It was second consecutive Friday the group has run under the state qualifying time of 9:58.04. “When we made the state qualifying time at the Sterling Night Relays, we were just ecstatic,� said Barnhart, whose split time of 2:29 was a season best by 3 seconds. “We’re getting more and more confident, and now we feel like we can PR every time we race.� Ashleigh Tira also had a
solid night for the Golden Warriors, taking second in both hurdles races. She tied her PR with a 16.49 in the 100 hurdles, and came up just short of her top time with a 48.48 in the 300 hurdles. She clipped the first and last of eight hurdles in the 300 race, leaving room for improvement with the sectional a week away. “I need to get out of blocks better,� Tira said, “and I need to not hit so many hurdles.� Sabrina Chamberlain
placed third in the 200 (27.09), and took fourth in the 100 (13.09) and 400 (1:01.88) for Sterling. Sterling finished fifth as a team with 50 points, while Dixon was seventh with 37. Yorkville ran away with top team honors. The Foxes racked up 152 points, well ahead of runner-up Kaneland, which had 104.5. Geneseo, which had won three conference meets in a row, placed third with 70 points.
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Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis
Freshly Squeezed by Ed Stein Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley
Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall
Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis Rose is Rose by Pat Brady and Don Wimmer
Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom
Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski
Family Circus by Bil Keane
The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn
Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender
Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves
Reverse dummies can help players
Grizzwells by Bill Schorr
This week we have been looking at various uses for the trump suit. Here is one more, a technique that arises rarely, but is fun to execute when it does. South is in four spades. West leads the heart two, a known singleton. How should declarer plan the play? North’s two-heart cue-bid raise showed at least threecard spade support and a maximum initial pass. South, who expected the heart finesse to work and liked having a singleton, jumped to four spades. If the bidding had been perfect, North-South would have reached three no-trump, which has nine top tricks: five spades, two hearts (with the aid of the finesse), one dia-
mond and one club. Here, declarer is faced with four losers: two hearts and two clubs. He has only those nine top tricks just listed. Is there any hope?
Whenever declarer has a short suit and dummy’s trumps are strong, he should consider a dummy reversal. He takes ruffs in his own hand and uses dummy’s trumps to remove the opponents’. South takes the first trick, plays a diamond to dummy’s ace, ruffs a diamond in his hand, leads a trump to dummy and ruffs another diamond in hand. Then declarer overtakes his spade queen with dummy’s king, ruffs the last diamond with his spade ace, crosses to dummy with a club to the ace, draws West’s final trump and takes his second heart winner. Declarer’s 10 tricks are three spades in the dummy, the heart ace-queen, the diamond ace, the club ace and those three diamond ruffs in his hand. © 2014 UFS
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FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Big help on the way Bears take defensive tackles in second, third rounds BY KEVIN FISHBAIN 3HAW -EDIA
LAKE FOREST – With their second-round pick, the Bears added LSU defensive tackle Ego Ferguson 51st overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. They decided to double dip at the position a round later, by taking Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton. A 6-3, 315-pounder, Ferguson had 32½â€? arms and 10žâ€? hands. He had only one sack in college and did not work out at the combine because of a right-ankle injury. He did run a 4.98 40-yard dash in 2013 fall camp. On a conference call, Ferguson said that he met with Bears defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni during a pre-draft visit, and that Pasqualoni talked with him about playing two-technique, which would line him up right over the opposing guard. “He has a great personality and he brought me to the office, and we basically were just talking ball for the longest time,â€? Ferguson said about Pasqualoni, adding that the Bears’ new assistant had a lot of interest in him. Ferguson said he can “definitely get after the quarterbackâ€? from his interior defensive line position. “One thing I always bring is my heart and my competitive nature,â€? he said. Overall, Ferguson played in 38 games at LSU and had 85 tackles, one sack, five tackles for loss, three quarterback pressures and five pass deflections. He started his last 12 games in college at right defen-
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LSU defensive tackle Ego Ferguson (right) was the selected by the Bears in the second round of Friday’s NFL draft. The Bears later added defensive tackle Will Sutton from Arizona State in the third round. sive end. Ferguson violated team rules and did not play in the Outback Bowl, saying it was a coach’s decision. Unlike Ferguson, Sutton sees himself as more of a three-technique, something the Bears need after losing Henry Melton in free agency. “I think that’s where I can excel at. I’m not really the big physical type of D-lineman like people want to play that nose position. I am a physical guy, but my strength is at getting that one-on-one pass rush and penetrating on the run,� he said. Weight has been a common question for Sutton, and he
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said that he is currently at 290 pounds, and he could lose another 5-10 pounds, if the Bears prefer. Emery said they want him in the 285 to 295-pound range, and the Bears’ general manager was pleased to see Sutton has gotten back down, after he added weight prior to senior year. “[The Bears] are getting a player who has a constant motor,â€? Emery said. “He’s going to come to work every day. He knows the game of football. He’s going to get in the film room and is just going to do what he is told to do.â€? Sutton was 6-0, 303 pounds at the combine with a 5.36 40-yard dash and the only 31Âźâ€? arms.
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NHL PLAYOFFS | WILD 4, BLACKHAWKS 2
Crawford too shaky in Game 4 Four second-period goals down Blackhawks in Minnesota BY CHRIS KUC #HICAGO 4RIBUNE
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Players and coaches on both sides have gone out of their way to stress that the Wild are not the same team the Blackhawks handled easily in the first round of the playoffs last season. The Wild continued to drive home that point, when they topped the Hawks 4-2 in Game 4 of their second-round series Friday night at Xcel Energy Center. After handling the defending Stanley Cup champions in the two games in Minnesota, the series heads back to Chicago tied 2-2 with Game 5 set for Sunday night at the United Center. A year ago, the Hawks wrapped up the series in five games, but the 2014 version already is guaranteed a return trip here for Game 6. In what won’t go down
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A shot by Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon gets past Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during Friday’s game in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild evened the series at two by winning 4-2. as a textbook case of outstanding hockey, the Wild got scores from Justin Fontaine, Jason Pominville, Nino Niederreiter and Jared Spurgeon while
Ilya Bryzgalov earned the victory in goal to lift the Wild. Patrick Sharp and Michal Handzus scored for the Hawks, but it
wasn’t enough as goaltender Corey Crawford struggled early, and it cost him with a loss. The Wild set the pace in the first period and had the Hawks on their heels throughout. The Hawks didn’t record their first shot on goal until Bryzgalov handled Brandon Saad’s wrister 6 minutes, 20 seconds into the game. The Wild grabbed the lead at 7:24 of the first when Matt Cooke, playing his first game since serving a seven-game suspension, stole the puck from Hawks defenseman Michal Rozsival and fed Fontaine, who scored from the right circle. As the clock wound down on the first, the Hawks pulled even when Sharp’s shot from the right circle somehow found its way through Bryzgalov’s pads with 39 seconds remaining.
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The White Sox’s Alexei Ramirez points skyward after hitting a grand slam during the fourth inning Friday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Chicago. The White Sox homered three times in an 8-3 win.
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Alexei Ramirez hit a grand slam to fuel Chicago’s seven-run fourth inning, and Jose Abreu hit his major league-leading 13th homer and drove in two runs to lead the White Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Abreu was the designated hitter because of a nagging left ankle injury. He went 3-for-4, and leads the AL with 37 RBIs. Tyler Flowers also homered for the White Sox, who pounded out 15 hits. Andre Rienzo (3-0) allowed three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings. Brandon McCarthy (1-6) allowed nine hits and seven runs – all in the fourth inning.
Braves 3, Cubs 2, 10 inn.: Freddie Freeman’s
single up the middle drove in Jason Heyward from second base in the 10th inning, and Atlanta recovered from Craig Kimbrel’s blown save to win at home. Kimbrel couldn’t hold a 2-1 lead in the ninth after Julio Teheran allowed only one hit – Mike Olt’s homer – in eight innings. Chris Coghlan led off
the ninth with a single, then moved to second on Emilio Bonifacio’s groundout. He scored on a single to left by Kalish to tie the score at 2. Wesley Wright (0-1) walked Heyward to lead off the 10th. Heyward stole second base. Wright issued an intentional walk to Justin Upton before Freeman ended the game with his single. Heyward slid home with the winning run as Ryan Kalish’s throw from center field was off target. Pirates 6, Cardinals 4:
Neil Walker had three hits, including a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning, and drove in four runs to power Pittsburgh past St. Louis. Walker’s seventh homer came off Carlos Martinez (0-2), and rallied the Pirates from a 4-3 deficit for their third straight victory. Pittsburgh beat St. Louis for the 10th time in 13 games at home. St. Louis had gone ahead in the top of the seventh on Jhonny Peralta’s solo home run, his eighth. Allen Craig’s three-run home run, his fourth, accounted for the Cardinals’ other runs.
RANGERS 8, RED SOX 0
Darvish’s chances for no-no dashed again Ranger ace comes within one out of no-hitter for second time in 2 years BY STEPHEN HAWKINS !0 3PORTS 7RITER
ARLINGTON, Texas – Yu Darvish came oh so close again. The Japanese ace fell one out shy of a no-hitter for the second time Friday night, giving up only a ninth-inning single to David Ortiz in the Texas Rangers’ 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Rookie second baseman Rougned Odor, positioned in shallow right field, made a diving attempt but the ball was out of his reach. If the Rangers had not shifted their infield – a standard practice against Ortiz – it probably would have been a routine grounder to second. Darvish lost a perfectgame bid with two outs in the ninth inning last season against Houston. This time, he bent his knees and put his glove on his hips after the base hit. Texas manager Ron Washington then made a slow walk to the mound, with the 45,392 in attendance cheering and chanting “Yuuuuuu!� Darvish struck out 12 and walked two while
throwing 126 pitches. The 20-year-old Odor, playing his second major league game, and Ortiz were also involved in the seventh-inning play that ended Darvish’s try for a perfect game. Darvish struck out eight of the first 11 batters he faced and retired 20 in a row until Ortiz hit a high popup to right field with two outs in the seventh. Odor was also shifted into shallow right then and drifted back for the ball while right fielder Alex Rios was coming in before suddenly stopping. Odor lunged with his glove extended above his head but the ball dropped between them. An error was charged to Rios after official scorer Steve Weller looked at replays and conferred with several others. Darvish came within one out of a perfect game during his first start of the 2013 season in Houston, where Marwin Gonzalez singled to break it up. Darvish then lost a no-hit bid with one out in the eighth against the Astros last August.
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Ryan Kalish is part of the platoon of players vying for time in the Cubs’ outfield. So far, the system has not yielded very good results for any of the players. “Obviously, it has to get better,â€? general manager Jed Hoyer said The Cubs entered the season of an outfield that had produced with a platoon system for all three only four home runs and 35 RBIs outfield positions, and hoped they entering play Thursday night. could maximize the talents of a “The players who have struggled group of players who were used offensively so far [have] played to part-time play, or just breaking below where I think they’ll end up into the major leagues. at the end of the year. A challenging seven-game “So if there’s an area of the team visit to National League division I expect to bounce back, it’s the champions in Atlanta and St. outfield.â€? Louis await them, but Thursday Kalish provided the spark from night’s collection of outfielders the leadoff spot in place of Emilio showed signs that they could snap Bonifacio, who was 2-for-19 in out of their 5½-week slump. his last five games. Kalish sparked Ryan Kalish, Nate Schierholtz a four-run third against the Sox and Junior Lake combined for six with a leadoff triple. hits in the Cubs 12-5 victory over Before the game, Hoyer reiterated the White Sox in the City Series his faith in right fielder Schierholtz, finale – two more than the entire who hit 21 home runs last season, Cubs’ offense mustered in each of but has yet to hit a homer in 2014 their previous three games. and is batting .200. Schierholtz BY MARK GONZALES #HICAGO 4RIBUNE
collected two hits, and scored the Cubs’ fourth run in the third. “He’ll bounce back,� Hoyer said. “He never has played like this in his career, and guys usually find their levels. You look around baseball, and most teams have a guy or two guys well below their career norms, and a guy or two who are well above. “And those things level out. I look at it as a weird positive, and he should break out and help us.� The Cubs’ outfield depth has been stretched since Justin Ruggiano and Ryan Sweeney went on the disabled list with hamstring strains. Ruggiano, who is eligible to come off the DL Friday but isn’t close to being ready, had four runs in his last two games before suffering the injury on April 23.
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The Morrison Sportman’s Club offers a variety of targets to sharpen hunters’ bow skills. The club will raffling off a variety of targets this summer.
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mattJONES Matt Jones is a fishing guide from Prophetstown. He can be reached at catmatt@ catfishacademy.com
There are shoots this summer on June 7th and 8th, August 2nd and 3rd, and September 27th and 28th. If you’re a member, it’s only $7 a round. If you’re not, it’ll cost $10. Membership has its advantages, though, as the club also has a 20-to-50 yard course available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They also have 15 3D targets on the front half of the 3D course for members to use whenever they want. Membership is $60 a year. Plus, they have a pistol range, rifle range and trap range. Sounds like I’m a gonna have to member up. Later this year at the final shoot, the club will be raffling off a full-size mountain lion on a
rock target. Along with that, there will also be a strutting timber chicken target, and an 18 to 1 practice target made by Rhinehart, and other various archery and shooting supplies. That sounds like a great deal all the way around to me. Now, I saw a couple targets out there that raised a question or two. One looked like one of them there raptors, or whatever you call them. You know, a dinosaur. Then I am sure I saw a gator. Not sure how many of them I’m gonna see from my tree this fall, but hey, I’m down with it. Now, the more familiar targets, like your bull moose and elk are there, along with a bunch of other critters you may run into in the woods, including the old reliable whitetail. So keep your shooting skills sharp, have some fun, and maybe even win some cool stuff at the Morrison Sportsman’s Club this summer. Or you could go fishing with me, just sayin’. Go Catfish!
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INDIANAPOLIS – Sebastian Saavedra won the first pole of his career Friday when Ryan Hunter-Reay was penalized for bringing out a session-ending red flag during qualifying at the inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis. “We definitely gave that one away,� Hunter-Reay said. Hunter-Reay had just moved to the top of the Fast Six leaderboard when he spun exiting the final turn of his next lap. It looked as if the 2012 IndyCar champion may have hit a patch of water exiting Turn 14 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where showers changed track conditions for each of the four qualifying sessions. The rain picked up moments before the start of the Fast Six session, and IndyCar brought the cars back to pit road because of standing water on the track. The red flag lasted about 20 minutes before IndyCar sent the six cars back out for the final 10-minute session. Saavedra had just bumped rookie Jack Hawksworth from the pole when Hunter-Reay turned his fast lap. But the IndyCar rule is to strip a driver of his two fastest laps for bringing out a red flag during qualifying, so Hunter-Reay was
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Camping resort has new ownership BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570
AMBOY – There has been a change in ownership at Green River Oaks Camping Resort, 1442 Sleepy Hollow Road. The resort has been bought by Dennis and Nanette Gillan of Arlington Heights. The Gillans bought Green River Oaks after the 2013 camping season came to a close. This year, campers will notice
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set for Sept. 19-21. For more information or to book a stay at the resort, call 815-857-2815 or visit www. greenriveroaks.com.
Heritage Woods plans anniversary events STERLING – Assisted supportive living provider Heritage Woods, 2205 Oak Grove Ave., will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an open house from 2
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Helping her the right way Dear Dave, My wife and I have a friend we met through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. She has a 1-year-old, and she recently asked us for some money. We don’t really approve of how she’s choosing to spend her money – she’s spending a lot of it on alcohol and cigarettes. But she does need financial help. What should we do? – Mike
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Bob Madden, outreach manager at Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, helps customer Roberta Miller April 27 in Pittsburgh. City lots have been turned into urban farms in communities within and near Pittsburgh.
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ity lots where abandoned houses have been demolished aren’t the green acres that evoke visions of a bucolic life. Yet in urban neighborhoods through the region, women – and they are mostly women – are turning what had been blighted lands back into fertile ground. It is a sector of farming that was mostly passed over by the 2012 Census of Agriculture, released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistical Service. The census did not account for a trend that’s been developing in the past decade – urban farms sprouting where neighborhoods have been hollowed out.
Mindy Schwartz, owner of Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery, unloads trays of seedlings. As cities tore down neglected housing, they left behind relatively cheap vacant land. These places don’t match the averages seen in the census review – in Pennsylvania, for exam-
ple, the typical farm covers 130 acres. An urban farm is, instead, measured in building lots. People approach those lots with little or no knowledge of agriculture but a sense that, by restor-
ing the land, they can restore a community. One of those people is Mindy Schwartz, who has dreams of creating an oasis in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, that will help revitalize the neighborhood. After buying and moving into a three-unit apartment house in 1994, Schwartz, 49, built raised garden beds and began growing produce – more than she could eat. So she sold some of her vegetables to local restaurants. In the spring, she set up a rack in her basement near the warm steam boiler, and hooked grow lights to shelving. “Next thing you know, I have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of seedlings,” she said. GROWING CONTINUED ON C8
Dear Mike, I have a very simple rule for situations like this. If someone is bold enough to ask me for my money, I can be bold enough to attach requirements to the money, for their own good. One of two things will happen when you handle things in this manner. They’ll welcome the help and graciously accept your conditions, or they’ll get mad and act like you have no right interfering in their business. I don’t have a problem helping people who have a good heart and really need a break. But if someone cops an attitude with me in this situation, I wouldn’t break out my wallet anytime soon. Regardless, if you choose to do this, I’d make the money a gift and not a loan. Concentrate on trying to get her on a path where she thinks a little straighter, and, as a result, she will make better choices. Teach her how to make and live off a budget, or help her enroll in a personal finance course. But right now, just handing her money is like giving a drunk a drink. This whole situation is a lot bigger than giving someone $35 for diapers. The answer to that is easy. It’s yes. But in this case, I’d probably give it to her in the form of a grocery store gift card. Or, I’d just go buy diapers and baby food and take them to her. RAMSEY CONTINUED ON C8
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SCORE celebrates 50th anniversary Nonprofit organization helps owners start, expand their businesses BY VIRGINIA BRIDGES MCT News Service
RALEIGH, N.C. – Travis Andrews had an idea to expand her and her husband’s CrossFit Smithfield gym by offering wakeboarding classes. To do this, however, she needed the help and advice of someone who knew how to see her idea through. So she turned to SCORE, a
national nonprofit organization that offers free counseling and low-cost workshops to entrepreneurs and small-business owners. Her first meeting with Raleigh SCORE included volunteers David Grant and Dan Carro, who asked questions about her anticipated revenue, expenses, marketing and competition. Andrews said she walked away a
little bit dazed by all the information. “I feel like I did a lot of thinking” before the visit, she said. The conversation, however, helped show her where she should focus her attention. “They definitely put everything into realistic terms,” said Andrews, 31. SCORE CONTINUED ON C8
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Will Lee (left) and Deacon Andrews go through a workout April 29 at CrossFit Smithfield in Smithfield, N.C. The gym expanded its business with help from the nonprofit SCORE.
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Peyton Taylor is the February Student of the Month at Polo Community High School. Her plans are to attend Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon.
Polo Student of the Month Peyton Taylor, 18, of Polo, is Polo Community High School’s February Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Rob and Heather Taylor, and has a sister, Parker Taylor.
What is one tip you would give the freshmen? Get involved. Do a sport, be in a play, join a club. The years go by faster when you participate.
Best friend: My mom Favorite class and teacher: Art class with Favorite musical group: Jamie Harmon All Time Low After graduation: I plan Favorite actor: Kristen to attend Sauk Valley Stewart. I love her. Community College for 2 years. After that, I’m not Favorite TV shows: 100 percent sure yet. “American Horror Story� and “Teen Wolf� Paycheck: I work at Dairy Queen. Read this: “Paper
Town,� by John Green. It Trading places: I would made me very excited to like to trade places with graduate and experience Mr. Faivre and give the life after high school. students the day off. Favorite food: Cheese If you could go anypizza where in the world, where would it be? Back Biggest fear: Failing in time to the 1920s. Everyone seemed so Hobbies: Playing the happy. piano and gymnastics My hero: Alex Gaskarth, lead singer of All Time What would you do with Low $100,000? Build a new track for the school Shout out to: Thank you to my parents for I’d like to meet: F. Scott always supporting me. I Fitzgerald love you both so much.
PAW PAW – March Students of the Month have been named at Paw Paw School District. They are Hank Hickey, kindergarten; Zenobia Hollenback, first grade; Paige Williams, second grade; Kaylin Bedford, third grade; Aiden Znaniecki, fourth grade; JoDee Edwards, fifth grade; Liam Bemis, physical education; Kelly Fairchild, speech; and Shannon Wisemen, law enforcement, Illinois Valley Vocational Center in Sandwich. The Class of 2014 valedictorian is Nathan McKee, the son of John and Heidi McKee, and the salutatorian is Alyssa Allen, the daughter of Dan and Danielle Allen. Students who competed in the Skills USA Competition in Springfield are Shannon Wiseman, eighth in crime scene investigation and ninth in quiz bowl; Alyssa Allen, fifth in health knowledge bowl, 11th in medical technology and nurse assisting, and seventh in quiz bowl; and Wes Kaiser, 20th in related technical math and fourth in technical spelling. The theme for Children’s Book Week was
“Be a Monster Reader.� The kindergarten through fifth-grade winners of the coloring contest were Claire Seifert, Liam Bemis, Alex Edwards, Mahala Gonzalez, Shayne Prodzenski, and Kendall Hawbaker. The top Accelerated Readers for March are Claire Kessler, Claire Seifert, Matthew Ness, and Bethany Odle, kindergarten; Alexis Adkins, Zenobia Hollenback, and Adriana Allen, first grade; Lucas Odle, Ava Volkert, and Alexandrea Edwards, second grade; Ruby Reyes, Ella Benson, and Victoria McCannon, third grade; Aiden Znaniecki, Hannah Nitz, and Grant Schlorff, fourth grade; Brendon Schweickert, Jacob Pierce, and Samuel Benson, fifth grade; and Marcus Hadley, Kern Zeimetz, and Caytlin Prodzenski, junior high. Students awarded for good behavior in March are Liam Bemis, Alexis Adkins, Claire Kessler, Hank Hickey, Amber Elder, Violet Weigel, Ruby Reyes, Caleigh Soppa, Kelly Fairchild, Lukas Johnston, and Christian Cooper.
Oregon High School freshmen participated in community service projects April 23. Photo submitted by Bob Ryder.
District teens plant, paint, clean up Freshmen at Oregon High School were involved in a variety of community service projects April 23. “Community service is an important part of becoming a lifelong learner,� Danyel Larsen, an OHS teacher involved in organizing the activities, said. The students helped with a canned food drive in
Oregon and Mount Morris, painted at St. Mary Community Center in Oregon, gave presentations about high school to students in the eighth grade, assisted at Oregon Public Library, and participated in activities at Oregon Healthcare Center, Rock River Center, and Village of Progress in Oregon and Pinecrest in Mount Morris.
Afternoon events focused on projects around the schools. Exelon supplied money and volunteers to help the students, as well as box lunches from Subway. Tools were donated by Oregon Park District, Oregon Street Department staff, and school district employees. Workers cleaned up flower beds and spread mulch
at the high school. They also planted bushes and spread mulch at the elementary school entrance, and spread mulch at the two elementary school playgrounds. District schools are David L. Rahn Junior High School in Mount Morris and Oregon High School and Oregon Elementary School.
CHALLAND STUDENTS HONORED
Zoey displays artwork she created at Woodlawn Preschool Academy of the Arts in Sterling. Beside her, another student finishes her own project. An open house is planned for Thursday. Photo submitted by Janel Stahr.
Preschool preview includes class tour STERLING – Woodlawn Preschool Academy of the Arts, 3807 Woodlawn Road, will have an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the preschool teacher, arts curriculum instructors, and administrative staff. Tours of the building and classroom will be offered. Parents can reserve a spot for their child in
the fall semester with a $25 deposit. A 5-day afternoon program and a 3-day morning program for prekindergarteners ages 4 and 5 and a 2-day morning program for children 3 to 4 are offered. Financial assistance is available; call Becky Rich, program coordinator. For more information or to register, visit the academy, go to apm. activecommunities. com/woodlawnarts or call 815-626-4278.
Two-week deadline set
May Students of the Month at Challand Middle School in Sterling are (front row, from left) Caitlin Wolber and Camryn Delgado; and (back row) Estela Luna, Brooke Wilson, Yariela Lopez, and Addisen Thayer. Photo submitted by Cindy Brown.
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Information on events that already have taken place will be published as soon as possible, that could be 2 weeks or more after the event. Photos will be published as space permits. For more information, call 800-798-4085, ext. 5575.
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An oddly shaped tree trunk bends into the water March 21 at Page Park in Dixon. A peaceful moment grabs attention March 24 off state Route 2 in Grand Detour. Photo submitted by Lorraine Dyba-Militano of Dixon. Photo submitted by Dyba-Militano.
When a chill was in the air Irv Bolthouse of Oregon photographed this deer March 11 as it snacked from his birdfeeder in Oregon.
A pelican strikes an intimidating pose on the Rock River in Oregon. Photo submitted by Eileen Considine of Oregon.
A woodpecker visits the home of Bonnie Williams on March 17 in Rock Falls. Photo submitted by Williams.
A sturdy lone silo stands tall in the snow. Photo submitted Patti Puckett of Walnut. An old house crumbles quietly in a wooded area. Photo submitted by Puckett.
Wanted: Photos from you A scrapbook is a book with blank pages, and that’s what our Scrapbook page is without your pictures. We want to fill the page with images that capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to photos@saukvalley.com or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.
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IN BRIEF Breakfast, lunch items on menu
Among the volunteers who help with the Loaves and Fishes breakfast program are (seated, from left) Barb Frankfother and Bob Narnes; (second row) Alex Herrera, Mercedes Sanchez, Ruth Hefflebower, Chris Larson, Sue Abate, Joyce Frank, and Lois Heerdt, mission coordinator; and (third row) the Rev. Paul Judd, Bev Hodge, Judy Himmelright, Nancy Havener, and Gary Miller. Photos submitted by Bill Abate.
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Carol Stauter (sitting) and (standing, from left) Kay Trusdell, Jackie Warkins, Judi Martin, the Rev. David Jungnickel, Himmelright, Mike Moore, and Bill Abate also volunteer for Loaves and Fishes. Not pictured is Jack Lyon.
Breakfast program reaches milestone STERLING – Volunteers with Loaves and Fishes, a program to provide free hot breakfasts, recently marked its third anniversary. The meals are served from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday at First United Methodist Church, 501 Broadway Ave. They are open to anyone. “From the very begin-
ning we agreed that it would be a community endeavor and not the project of one entity because we knew it needed more support and help than any one congregation could offer for an extended period of time,� the Rev. Paul Judd, pastor of First United Methodist, said. That beginning was April
25, 2011, with one guest served. Now more than 450 are served each week. Volunteers from First United Methodist were joined by Wesley United Methodist, First Christian, First Presbyterian, Abiding Word, Sacred Heart, First Church of the Nazarene, Trinity United Methodist, Grace Episcopal, individuals, students,
and area organizations. Funding comes from donations, and the food from Sauk Valley Foodbank and local businesses. Money, supplies, and volunteers always are needed. To help, contact Lois Heerdt, mission coordinator, at 815-626-4773 or First United Methodist Church at 815-625-0244.
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Family and friends of Dalton Shaner recently looked on as he signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Highland Community College in Freeport. Shaner is a basketball player at Eastland High School in Lanark. Photo submitted by Dan Johnson.
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FOR ARBOR DAY
Dixon High School Leo Club members and Dixon Boy Scout Troop 85 helped Dixon Noon Lions plant two trees for Arbor Day at the Al Morrison baseball fields in Dixon. At the planting are (from left) Leo Anton Halla, Catherine Weinzierl, John Brechon, and Sara Ackerson, Leo members; Nolan Halla and Todd Nelson, Scouts; and Tom Halla and Jason Nelson, Lions. The autumn blaze maple trees Dixon Head Start students planed a bur oak tree for Arbor Day with Greg Hunter at the Lowell Park Nature Center in Dixon. Photo submitted by Courtney Melton. were donated by the Noon Lions. Photo submitted by Jason Nelson.
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Movies, cards, crafts at Franklin Grove Public Library FRANKLIN GROVE – A variety of activities are planned in May at Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St. The book club will meet at 5:30 p.m. May 20. This month’s selection is “Flight Behavior,� by Barbara Kingsolver. Copies are available at the circulation desk. A card night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. May 23. Snacks will be provided. The last movie night of the season will from 6 to 8 p.m. May 30.“The Nut
Job� will be shown. A craft day will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon May 31. Children younger than 8 need parental supervision for movie night and craft day. New books are “Cavendon Hall,� by Barbara Taylor Bradford; “Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II,� by Jeffrey R. Cox; “Death on Blackheath,� by Anne Perry; “The Pilgrims,� by Will Elliott; “Night Diver,� by Elizabeth Lowell; “The Museum of
Extraordinary Things,� by Alice Hoffman (large print); “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,� by Mary Higgins Clark (large print); “Shadow Spell: Book Two of the Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy,� by Nora Roberts (large print); “Longer Than,� by Erica Spindler; “Dead People,� by Ewart Hutton; “The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014,� by Carlotta Gall; “Long Mile Home: Boston Under Attack, The City’s Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt
for Justice,� by Scott Helman and Jenna Russell; “The Goblin Emperor,� by Katherine Addison; “Dark Eden,� by Chris Beckett; “John Wayne: The Life and Legend,� by Scott Eyman; “Transhuman,� by Ben Bova; “Keep Quiet,� by Lisa Scottoline; “Destroyer Angel,� by Nevada Barr; “County Bride,� by Debbie Macomber; “Frog Music,� by Emma Donoghue; “High Crime Area,� by Joyce Carol Oates; “Last Bride,� by Beverly Lewis; “The Headmaster’s Wife,�
by Thomas Christopher Green; “The Collector,� by Nora Roberts; “Next Generation Real Estate: New Rules For Smarter Home Buying and Faster Selling,� by Brendon DeSimone; “Carnal Curiosity,� by Stuart Woods; “Everybody’s Got Something,� by Robin Roberts; “Otherwise Engaged,� by Amanda Quick; “On The Rocks,� by Erin Duffy; “Ruin Falls,� by Jenny Milchman; “The Serpent of Venice,� by Christopher Moore; “Last Stand at Khe Sanh: The U.S.
Marines’ Finest Hour in Vietnam,� by Gregg Jones; and “Live to See Tomorrow,� by Iris Johansen New DVDs are “Frozen,� “Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action,� “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones,� “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,� “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,� “Anchorman 2,� “Snake & Mongoose,� “Philomena,� “Ride Along,� “Dallas Buyers Club,� “Grudge Match,� and “The Pirate Fairy.� For more information, call 815-456-2823.
SERVING UP PANCAKES
Dixon Veterans Park commissioners served breakfast April 27 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. The menu included pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, and Tom Bushman (left) post commander, cooked and Gary DeBord, commissioner, juice. Photos submitted by Lynda Norton. made the coffee.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Ryleigh Kaye Portner Ashley McCann and Matthew Portner of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 10:56 p.m. April 15, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Ryleigh Kaye Portner weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth and was 20.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Jean Barnhart of Dixon and Kenneth Jenney of Bloomington. Paternal grandparents are Stephanie Deets of Dixon and Edward Deets of Eldena. Maternal great-grandparents are Earlene Wickens and Bill Wickens, both of Normal. Paternal great-grandmother is Charlene Koechig of Dixon.
Edin Sue Stevens Jessica Peppers and Jordan Stevens of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 12:31 p.m. April 19, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Edin Sue Stevens weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length. She is welcomed by Devin Peppers, 4. Maternal grandparents are Paul Peppers and Michelle Turner, both of Rock Falls. Paternal grandparents are Mike Peve and Gail
Peve, both of Rock Falls. Maternal great-grandparents are Ron and Rita Mickelson and Ron and Paula Peppers, all of Rock Falls. Paternal great-grandfather is Lee Williamson of Sterling.
are Joseph and Stephenie Echartea and Lisa Lewis, all of Dixon. Paternal grandparents are Jackie and Dennis Horton and Glenn and Racheal Helfrich, all of Dixon. Maternal great-grandparents are Jill and Denny Fullmer of Sterling and Roger Echartea of Denver. Sawyer Ann Paternal great-grandparWagner ents are Dan and Linda Leann and Sean Wagner Moyers of Dixon and of Dixon are the parents Karen and Dennis Yocum of a daughter born at 5:44 Sr. of Franklin Grove. p.m. April 22, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. David William Sawyer Ann Wagner McGinn weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 20.5 Coty and Scott McGinn of Dixon are the parents inches in length. She is welcomed by of a son born at 7:42 a.m. April 24, 2014, at KSB HosHarper Wagner, 1. Maternal grandparents pital in Dixon. David William McGinn are the late Dan and Sandy weighed 7 pounds, 8 Payne. Paternal grandparents ounces at birth and was 20 are Roger and Stephanie inches in length. He is welcomed by Rex Wagner of Dixon. Paternal great-grand- Allen Blackburn, 7, and parents are Donna Bryson Jack Edward McGinn, 2. Maternal grandparents and Gary and Nancy are Christa and Allen Hicks Parke, all of Polo. of Dixon. Paternal grandparents Bentley Joe are Marie McGinn and Helfrich Kevin McGinn, both of Samantha Echartea and Sterling. Jacob Helfrich of Dixon are Maternal great-grandthe parents of a son born parents are Fern Wiemken at 11:47 a.m. April 22, 2014, of Folkston, Ga., and Don at KSB Hospital in Dixon. and Ida Wiemken of SterBentley Joe Helfrich ling. weighed 8 pounds at Paternal great-grandbirth and was 21 inches in mothers are Jane Lawler length. and Clarise McGinn, both Maternal grandparents of Sterling.
Catherine Ann Wittenauer Christine and Rusty Wittenauer of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 8:41 a.m. April 24, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Catherine Ann Wittenauer weighed 11 pounds, 6 ounces at birth and was 22.5 inches in length. She is welcomed by Alex, 4, and Jake, 2. Maternal grandparents are Steve Hecathorn and Ann Hecathorn, both of Earlville. Paternal grandparents are Marge and Larry Becker and Randy Wittenauer, all of Amboy. Paternal great-grandparents are Urban and Helen Becker of Maytown and Dodie Wilson and Marcea Wittenauer, both of Amboy.
Claire Elizabeth Sunday Jessica and Derek Sunday of Sterling are the parents of a daughter born at 8:24 p.m. April 25, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Claire Elizabeth Sunday weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 22.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Ed and Debbie Richard of Rock Falls. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Karen Sunday of Sterling. Maternal great-grand-
parents are Otto and Virginia Stock of Marengo. Paternal great-grandparents are Patricia McCarter of Rock Falls, John and Sally Sunday of Florida, and Jane Sunday of Sterling.
ents are Mike and Grace Burkart of Amboy and Bruce Engelkes of Dixon. Paternal grandmother is Brenda Payne of Dixon.
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Angela and Timothy Wright of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 5:57 p.m. April 28, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Audrina Monroe Wright weighed 5 pounds, 11 ounces at birth and was 19.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Joseph Porter and Kimberly Porter, both of Sterling. Paternal grandparents are Brent Wright and Gayle Wright, both of Rock Falls. Maternal great-grandparents are Marie Porter and B.J. and Carrie Anderson, all of Sterling. Paternal great-grandparents are Eugene Frump and George and Linda Wright, all of Rock Falls.
Andrea and Wade Johnson of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 2:04 a.m. April 26, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Dylan Adam Johnson weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 19 inches in length. He is welcomed by Ahnika Johnson, 3. Maternal grandparents are Allen and Antoinette Lavaty of Tucson, Ariz. Paternal grandparents are Larry and Sharon Johnson of Sterling. Paternal great-grandmother is Mildred Holy of Sterling.
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Ella and Nick Payne of Amboy are the parents of a daughter born at 10:37 a.m. April 29, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Evelyn Grace-Ann Payne weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length. She is welcomed by Scarlett Payne, 3. Maternal grandpar-
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Teenager’s low self-esteem drags boyfriend down Dear Abby: I’m 16 and I need help. I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend, “Bailey,� for 6 months and things are complicated. She’s very insecure, and it’s hard to keep her happy for any extended period of time. I have thought about breaking up with her, because I want her to be happy, and the same goes for me. But then I think I’d rather be miserable at times and happy at others and be with her, than end it and possibly feel worse. Please give me some advice. I love Bailey and I don’t know what to do. – Lost in Arizona Dear Lost: Have a talk with Bailey and tell her that
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although you love her, her insecurity and mood swings make it difficult. If you do, it may give her something to think about. The problem with insecurity is it eventually can drive a boyfriend or girlfriend away when it becomes smothering.
P.S. There is truth to the saying that you can’t MAKE someone happy; happiness has to come from within. Dear Abby: My boyfriend and I are in our 40s and have been living together for several years. The house we live in is in his name only, and he pays the mortgage. I own a townhouse I bought before I met him, and I make the payments on it. People often ask us why I don’t sell it. I usually give some excuse, but the real reason is, when he drafted his will, he left everything to his mother – at her insistence. He seems to think it’s too much trouble and
expensive to change his will to include me. I want to be sure I have a place to live, so I have kept my townhouse. Needless to say, our views on this situation differ. What’s your opinion? – Hedging My Bets in Texas Dear Hedging: I think you are behaving rationally, because it should be quite clear that your boyfriend wants his assets to go to his mother – not you – in the event of his death. I hope you have your townhouse rented and are saving the income, because you may need the money later. That way, if your
boyfriend suddenly keels over or the romance sours, you won’t be left with nothing but memories. Dear Abby: My niece confided in me that she and her fiancĂŠ eloped. Her parents are planning her wedding for next month. I tried to advise her to tell her parents, but she still hasn’t. She’s living at home and her “fiancĂŠâ€? lives in a different city. I don’t pretend to understand why they felt like doing this. Should I just sit back while she continues to lie to her parents while they plan on her getting “marriedâ€? in a month? I’m at a loss.
I wanted to give her a chance to come clean, but because she hasn’t, do I intervene? Do I threaten that if she doesn’t fess up, I’ll spill the beans? Or should I just let her keep heading down the road she’s on? – Anxious Aunt Dear Anxious: What do you think you will accomplish by breaking your niece’s confidence? If you divulge what she told you, she will never trust you again. I’ll give you my advice in four words: Keep your mouth shut. Write to Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1570 donated to Gianna’s House in Rock Falls. Attending the presentation are (from left) Margaret Tyne, director of Gianna’s House; Shirley Lester, event planner; Mary Anne Batten, secretary and treasurer; and Arlene Johnson, president. Members donated onesies, bibs, shirts, and diapers to Gianna’s House pregnancy resource center. T. Photo submitted by Shirley Lester.
Dixon library stocks up on new reads DIXON – New books have arrived at Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave. Fiction: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,� by Mary Higgins Clark; “Cavendon Hall,� by Barbara T. Bradford; “The Cold Nowhere,� by Brian Freeman; “And the Dark Sacred Night,� by Julia Glass; “The Whole Golden World,� by Kristina Riggle; “Keep Quiet,� by Lisa Scottoline; “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August,� by Claire North; “The Shadow Queen,� by Sandra Gulland; “Twisted Sisters,� by Jen Lancaster; “The Word Exchange,� by Alena Graedon; “Miss Julia’s Marvelous Makeover,� by Ann B. Ross; “Carnal Curiosity,� by Stuart Woods; “Golden State,� by Michelle Richmond; “Up at But-
Beaton (large print); “Destroyer Angel,� by Nevada Barr; “By Its Cover,� by Donna Leon; “Death Come Quickly,� by Susan W. Albert; “Murder She Wrote: Aloha Betrayed,� by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain; “Waiting for Wednesday,� by Nicci French; “Aunt Dimity and the Wishing Well,� by Nancy Atherton; and “Northanger Abbey,� by Val McDermid. Christian Fiction: “A Sensible Arrangement,� by Tracie Peterson; “The Last Bride,� by Beverly Lewis; “Woman of Courage,� by Wanda Brunstetter; “The Turning,� by Davis Bunn; “Seasons of Tomorrow,� by Cindy Woodsmall; and “Bridge to Haven,� by Francine Rivers. Westerns: “ W e s t e r n Colors,� by Zane Grey.
Science Fiction, Fantasy: “The Given Sacrifice,� by S.M. Stirling; “Cauldron of Ghosts,� by David Weber and Eric Flint; and “Burn,� by Julianna Baggott. Large Print: “Power Play,� by Danielle Steel; “Hometown Sheriff,� by Cheryl St. John; “The Headmaster’s Wife,� by Thomas Greene; “Bad Wolf,� by Nele Neuhaus; “When Shadows Fall,� by J.T. Ellison; “The Museum of Extraordinary Things,� by Alice Hoffman; and “Reflections of Yesterday,� by Debbie Macomber. The May book group selection is “The Sojourn,� by Andrew Krivak. Visit dixonpublic library.org or stop at the library for the list of new nonfiction titles.
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ternut Lake,� by Mary McNear; “Night Diver,� by Elizabeth Lowell; “Bone Deep,� by Randy W. White; “The Target,� by David Baldacci; “Everything to Lose,� by Andrew Gross; “The Collector,� by Nora Roberts; “Under a Silent Moon,� by Elizabeth Haynes; “Chestnut Street,� by Maeve Binchy; “In the Light of What We Know,� by Zia Rahman; “Otherwise Engaged,� by Amanda Quick; “ The Other Story,� by Tatiana de Rosnay; “A Wanted Woman,� by Eric Dickey; “Far Gone,� by Laura Griffin; “No Book But the World,’ by Leah Cohen; “Turn Left at Doheny,� by J.F. Freedman; “All the Birds, Singing,� by Evie Wyld; and “Family Life,� by Akhil Sharma. Mysteries: “Death of a Policeman,� by M.C.
This queen-sized quilt with pillows will be raffled off in December to help wounded Lee County soldiers. Photo submitted by Bev Bartmess.
Area church women to have fundraiser FRANKLIN GROVE – Raffle tickets are available for a quilt to help raise money for wounded soldiers from Lee County. Women from Franklin Grove Presbyterian Church and Lee Center First CongregationalUnited Church of Christ created a queen-sized quilt. The quilt is crossstitched in a star pattern, with light and dark cranberry threads on a white background. Included are two 18-inch by 18-inch and two 20-inch by 20-inch accent pillows. Quilt squares were sewn by Carol Barron,
Dotty Hillison, Delores Mason, DeLyle Pfoutz, Kay Pottorff, and Donna Wellman, with help from Casey Corbett. Bobi Curia did the quilting. Tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. They can be purchased at the H.I. Lincoln Building, 136 N. Elm St.,; by calling Corbett at 815-456-2135, Pottorff at 815-4562637, or Delores Mason at 815-857-2784; and at upcoming events. The winner will be drawn Dec. 12 at Franklin Grove’s Christmas in the Grove. For more information, call Corbett, Pottorff, or Mason.
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Carroll County 4-H club members (front row, from left) Alivia Preston, Katie Honchell, Olivia Charles all of Carroll County Kids; and Katie Hoffman of Savanna Smiles; and (back row) Bryan Hollewell of Milledgeville, coach; Katie Collins, Milledgeville Hotshots; Natalie Shaw, Carroll County Kids; Gretchen Richter, Milledgeville Hotshots; and Joan Harms of Sterling, coach, competed in the March 22 Regional Horse Bowl and Hippology contest at Black Hawk East. Photos submitted by Leanne Rahn.
Carroll County 4-H’ers (from left) Mary Francque, Independent Club 4-H Club; Natalie Shaw, Savanna Smiles 4-H Club; Gretchen Richter and Katie Collins, Milledgeville Hotshots 4-H Club; Bryan Hollewell, coach, Milledgeville; Katie Hoffman, Savanna Smiles 4-H Club; Alivia Preston, Olivia Charles, and Katie Honchell, Carroll County Kids 4-H Club,participated in the state 4-H Horse Bowl and Hippology contest at the University of Illinois in Champaign.
4-H’ers brim with horse sense MOUNT CARROLL – The Carroll County 4-H’ers participated in the state Hippology and Horse Contest at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Mary Francque of Dixon placed third in senior individual presentation, and
second in extemporaneous speech. Junior Horse Bowl high individual points went to Francque, second place; and Katie Hoffman, fourth. Olivia Charles placed first in the junior hippology contest and Katie Hon-
chell placed 20th. Intermediate Division winners were Katie Collins, fifth; Katie Hoffman, 15th; and Gretchen Richter, 25th. Natalie Shaw was the first-place senior division winner.
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ROCHELLE – Members of Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club planted flowering dogwood trees April 10 near Central School. Club member, Jamie, and her mother, Peri Query, donated the trees and taught the group how to plant and care for them. Other activities included a meeting with potential Ogle County sheriff candidates in January, a bowling tournament in February, and the March penny carnival. The next meeting will be at 11 a.m. May 17 at Cooper Park, 10th Ave. and 20th St. The group will tour a recycling plant in Dixon. For more information, or to join, contact Jeannette Mingus at jdmingus@gmail. com or 815-501-8186.
Special guest Peri Query shows the Cloverbud members how to break up the soil to make it easier for water to reach flowering dogwood tree roots. They also searched for worms and discussed how big the tree would grow if they help care for it. Photos submitted by Jeannette Mingus.
Members of Ogle County Clovers planted two flowering dogwood trees April 10 near Central School in Rochelle. Gathered in front of one are (front row, left to right) Kyler Dale; Corrie Hill; Annaliese Koziol; Alayna Smardo; Tucker Greffe; and Joaquin Marin; (middle row) Grace Pauley; Alex Groves; Gracie Mingus, junior leader; Magaly Marin; and Karyssa Dale; and (back row) Ben Pauley; Peri Query, guest; and Megan Ackland, junior leader.
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Members, (front row, from left) Kian Hill, Joel Pauley, Austin Zuercher, Brayden Dale, and Ava McGee; and (back row) Katelyn Ackland and Kayla Mingus, junior leaders; Jordan Mingus and Carley Ackland, members; Jamie Query, special presenter; and Callie Ackland, and Ariel Zuercher, members, stand around the second tree. Query works with the club’s older members to replace the grass that was removed when they dug the hole for the tree. Club members will take 1-week turns to water and care for the dogwood trees.
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Since its inception in 50 years ago, SCORE has helped about 10 million entrepreneurs across the U.S. SCORE depends on volunteers and financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration and private organizations and has more than 350 chapters across the country. Its volunteers include working and retired business owners, executives and managers from small and large companies. Carro, 71, is a veteran and retired federal contracting officer who helped small businesses garner government work. Grant managed manufacturing operations at Nortel Networks for more
than 20 years and helped reorganize repair operations for a major airline. Grant, 66, is also the chair of Raleigh SCORE and works with about 10 clients a month. In recent years, SCORE has worked to improve the outcomes of the businesses it serves by better engaging owners and being more proactive in its follow-up process, Grant said. Other recent improvements include expanding its workshop offerings to include social media marketing and financing options for small businesses. The organization is also enhancing its volunteer training in an effort to improve its mentoring and screening processes, Grant said. The SCORE process often starts with a one-
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Travis Andrews (left) talks with David Grant, chairman of the nonprofit SCORE in Raleigh, and mentor Dan Carro at CrossFit Smithfield in Smithfield, North Carolina. hour meeting between a client and two mentors. After the initial session, the volunteers give the client homework and establish a follow-up plan. Some clients don’t return because they are overwhelmed by the process, Grant said. But some continue to work with their mentors for years.
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The first year, she gave seedlings to friends. The second year, friends came back, so she charged them a quarter to help defray the costs. The third year, those friends brought their friends and she charged a little more. “I realized that with selling seedlings, I could make this enterprise viable,� she said. She started a business selling those seedlings in 2001. This year, 45,000 to 50,000 seedlings are coming through Schwartz’s urban farm, called Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery. The plants are sold on site and at a local co-op and Whole Foods. The farm is staffed by two full-time farmers and a seasonal worker on land that once held two dilapidated houses. Schwartz owns a third, boarded-up brick building that is next door, and is considering turning it into a sort of urban barn, she said. Bob Madden, 34, of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, and Hannah Reiff, 31, of North Braddock, Pennsylvania, work at the urban farm full time, planting the seedlings and replanting once they reach a certain size, moving them outside to covered greenhouses that limit the tender plants’ exposure to the cold and the sun. Madden called it a “gentle, slow process.� Schwartz said her goal for the business, which is paying salaries to the workers, is to stop losing money. Money is key when it comes to the census. A farm, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is an agricultural enterprise that has $1,000 in revenues a year. Last week, Joseph T. Reilly, the administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
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Hannah Reiff, production manager at Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, moves trays of seedlings around the apartment building basement where plants start. said one of the tasks his staff has to accomplish is to figure out a better way to include urban farms in the agricultural census. Stewart Ramsey, an agricultural economist for IHS Global Insights in Philadelphia, said the USDA has a number of sources of information to find farms in rural areas. Most, for instance, participate in government programs for insurance, or the farmers already provide information for USDA monthly surveys. Land in the rural areas is also double-checked by census takers who drive the roads looking for any farms they may have missed. But in urban environments, it is hard to spot some of the farms. One of them sits on a hilltop with a view of the Pittsburgh skyline, once the site of urban blight. Even now from the road – where two empty homes still sit on the land – it is hard to imagine that behind the overgrowth is Healcrest Farm, a woman-owned farming collective that has taken over seven lots. There are chickens, bee hives, a nascent orchard and beds of herbs. Maria Graziani, the founder of the farm, owns seven of the lots. Three other parcels are owned by a silent partner. In all, the collective
has 1.7 acres. “The goal is that Healcrest will become a major producer of herbs,� Graziani said. Herbs are being blended into medicinal teas that are frozen into popsicles for sale. Graziani learned about community development working for the Bloomfield-Garfield Corp., a Pittsburgh community development organization. She learned about farming by volunteering with Mildred’s Daughters, a nearby urban farm, and learned about medicinal herbs by working with herbalists. Though she now lives in a house around the corner, Graziani said she hopes never to erect a farmhouse on the site. Having someone living there would take away from the peaceful nature of the hilltop. Farms like Graziani’s are only going to be more plentiful, said Ramsey, the agricultural economist. They are likely to tap into other innovative ways to grow food in an urban environment, such as converting warehouse space for hydroponics, or putting greenhouses on flat rooftops to grow lettuce. He said he sees a future in urban farming if only because, on the train from Philadelphia to Delaware, he sees acres and acres of blighted land, covered with abandoned buildings.
on your help that are designed to help her improve her decisionmaking abilities and, by doing that, improving her life. – Dave Dear Dave, What do you think I should do with savings bonds I’ve been given over the years? – Ashley Dear Ashley, I’d cash them out now and invest them in something better. Savings bonds earn almost no money. Plus, they’re the kind of things people just
leave lying around and forget about. Back in the day, it was a big thing to get and give savings bonds. We’d get them for birthday presents and such. Then, we’d wait until they matured and cash them out. That’s exactly what I’d do in your case, Ashley. Cash them out today and put the money into good growth stock mutual funds. You’ll be glad you did. – Dave Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey. com.
in Raleigh. Mentor Jim Walsh helped the former school teachers work their way through their business plan. “We met with Jim probably in the beginning once a week, or every other week,� Burris said. Walsh was always positive, she said, and helped them conquer the inevitable speed bumps and challenges that come with opening a business. He also connected them to contacts that have helped them better understand the market for their business, Blown Away, which they plan to open in June.
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Tourists take pictures during last year’s Migratory Bird Day at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Savanna. Photo submitted by Pam Steinhaus.
Wildlife refuge turns 90 SAVANNA – The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge will celebrate its 90th birthday in conjunction with Migratory Bird Day. All activities will be at Lost Mound, 3159 Crim Drive. Seating is limited. There will be a wagon tour of Lost Mound from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Participants will gather at the parking lot to board the wagon. Historical and current aspects of the area will be pointed out. Bracelets for Birds, by Refuge Ranger Cindy Samples, will be at 9:45 a.m.
Samples will explain songbird movements and behaviors. A certified bander will capture birds safely, process valuable data, and place a numbered band on them. Depending on the number of birds caught, participants may handle and release one back to the wild. Head Start, Ornate Box Turtle Reintroduction Program by Jeramie Strickland, USFWS wildlife biologist, will start at 11 a.m. Lost Mound Sand Prairie historically supported a robust population of
ornate box turtles before decades of military activity eliminated all but a few. Strickland will discuss ways to repopulate the turtle and affects of the harsh winter. Birding will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Participants will meet at 1:45 p.m. at the office parking lot. There is no cost. Seating is limited. Registration is required for the wagon tour and afternoon birding tour. For more information or to register for the tours, call 815-273-2732. Those attending are welcome to bring binoculars and cameras.
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High Honors Sixth grade: ,IA #OOper, Sera Dalki, and #AYTLIN 0RODZENSKI Seventh grade: !NTHONY #ASTALDO :ACHARY #LAYTON *ILLIAN Fisher, Marcus Hadley, and Timothy McNally. Eighth grade: #ASsidy Fairchild, Brandon (EIMAN *ULIA (OELZER 'ABRIEL *OHNSTON *OSEF McKee, and Haley Oros. Freshman: Anastasia 0FEIFFER Sophomores: Alexis 0RENDERGAST -ATTHEW 3WED 0ATRICK 7ILEY and William Zeman. Juniors: *ON (OELZER *ESSICA +IDD AND +ATIE Thomspon. Seniors: Alyssa Allen, Kaitlin Burns, Nicholas Ekstrom, Wesley Kaiser, .ATHAN -C+EE #ORRINE Rosenkrans, Henrietta Seymour, and Nicholas Siemers. Honors Sixth grade: *ONATHAN Bevans, Matyson Elder, -ADILYNN *ONES !SHLEY 0ACHECO *ODIE 0ENman, and Kayla Silva. Seventh grade: *ESSICA $AVISON #LAIRE Hicks, Ireland Nolte, 2ILEY /ROS *ASE 6AN"EEK *USTIN 7ILLIAMS *OSHUA 7ISEMAN AND +ERN :EIMETZ Eighth Grade: BrieanNA "EVANS &UGETT *ONATHAN (ANSON 2OBERT (ILL *OSLYN (OPKINS Samantha Ladson, *ULIAN 0RENDERGAST -IKAYLA 0RENDERGAST ,EE!NN 3MITH *ANETTE 3OLIS AND *ACOB 7ILliams. Freshmen: #HARLES "ABIS $EONA #OLLINS $AKOTA 'OBLE *EFFREY Hanson, Antonio Solis, Nicholas Soto, and Bethany Strohman. Sophomores: Madyson Aloisio, Ashley Delhotal, Lucas Ekstrom, Danyelle Levan-Wiemken, Alexandra Marshall, $AISY 0ACHECO AND Nathan Shaddick. Juniors; Sara Bentley, 3HELSIE #RAWFORD AND *ULIE 0ENMAN Seniors: Nicholas Dodaro, Kaitlyn Essex, 4ORI (OADLEY 0AULINE Kraeuter, Katelynn ,AMPSON *USTEN 0ENMAN AND 3ENA 5ZUN
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Spc. Luke Krajefska (center) of Farina pushes Pvt. James Ryan of Amboy, while Pvt. Joshua Miller of Godfrey guides Krajefska. The 233rd Military Police Company in Springfield received National Guard Reaction Force training April 24 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield. The training required the soldiers to subdue their opponent after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum spray. Later this year, the Illinois National Guard 33rd MP Battalion and subordinate military police companies will assume responsibility of the Illinois NGRF mission from the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery. In preparation for the change, the soldiers went through various training to include baton, taser and OC training. Information and photo submitted by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aleah M. Castrejon, Illinois National Guard Public Affairs office.
Airmen complete instruction SAN ANTONIO – Air Force Airmen Jacob R. Bjorneby and Melinda J. Poppen graduated from basic Jacob military Bjorneby training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The airman completed an intensive, 8-week program
that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic Melinda warfare prinPoppen ciples and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an Asso-
ciate in Applied Science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Bjorneby is the son of Beth M. Bjorneby of Steward. He is a 2013 graduate of Indian Creek High School in Shabbona. Poppen, an honor graduate, is the daughter of Marta Poppen of Forreston. She is a 2009 graduate of Forreston High School.
Tomato cages, hula hoops needed in Amboy AMBOY – Teen Turf Homework Club is a free program funded through Lee County United Way, local businesses, and community members. Students in third grade and older meet after school until 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at Teen Turf, 235 W Main St.
Volunteers are needed to help with the program and to chaperone dances. Other items needed are large metal or wooden tomato cages, hula hoops, fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, paper products, tissue, plastic cutlery, and paper plates. Teen Turf also accepts cans for recycling.
The drop off is behind the fence on the red trailer. Senior Moments chair aerobics meet from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday at Teen Turf. High intensity aerobics are from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesdays. There is no cost; donations are accepted.
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Williamson, Madalynn 7OLFLEY AND +AILEY Woolard. Seventh grade: Alyssa Batten, Allison Bay, Madilyn Bennett, David Binkley, Madeline Blackbourn, Madalin BlumHOFF !LYSSA "ONNETTE Alex Boswell, Alicia Brown, Dylan Brumbly, 4ALBIR #HIMA #ALISTA #RONE *OZI $EVER +ATIE $REZEN $ANIEL &ERGUson, Avery Fox, Alexis Freise, Madison Gaulke, #OLLIN 'RADY "ROOKE (IMES #AROLINE (OFFMAN #HLOE (OGENSON Kelsey Horton, Quinten (OYLE &AITH *ENDRZEJCZYK %THAN ,E3AGE Isabelle Lindenmeyer, Andrew Lohse, Zoe Love, Taylor Masters, Montana Mull, Taryn Munroe, Kaelyn Munson, Kiarrah Muntean, Hallie Nelson, Nathalia 0ARRA 3TEVEN 0ILLER Nolan Randick, Owen 2ICK *ONATHAN 2IVERA #HLOE 2OBERTS #LINton Schielein, Addison Schmall, Madison 3EGGEBRUCH 'ABRIEL Sohn, Tyler VanQuathem, and Ervion Williams. Sixth grade: Madilyn "ARNHART -OLLY "IGGS -ELODY "RECKENFELDER *OEL "ROOKS 4ONI "RUMBLY +AYLA #ALLISON %MMA #ARLSON !LYZA #ARTER -ADELYN #HESLEY -ATTHEW #ORET #AMERON #RONE Brooklynn Dambman, Sophie Doane, NicQUELETTE &AZEKAS +ARA Flynn, Kara Gaither, ,OGAN 'RISWOLD -ADeline Gusse, Dylan Harshman, Isaac HerNANDEZ :ACK (ERRING Raksha Hombal, Eaden (VARRE !IDAN *OHNSON $AMIAN *OHNSON %MMA *OHNSON /LIVIA *ONES Rachel Karpinski, Riley +AVANAUGH 'ABRIELLE +ITZMAN .OAH +UEHL #HEYANNE ,UY +ORTNY Marsh, Erica Miller, 3HANNON /SENBERG !USTIN 0ORTNER 4AYLOR Renkes, Anakin RodriGUEZ -ATEO 2ODRIGUEZ -ADISYN 2UBRIGHT Rachael Rumph, KayLIE 3CHAEFFER !IDAN 3CHMALL #HRISTIAN 3EAGREN #HLOE 3HAW 0AYton Simmons, Thomas 3ITTER ,OGAN 3MITH -ADISON 3TEGBAUER *ASMINE 3TEWART .ICOLE Stocksdale, Bethany 4SCHOSIK *AYDEN 6ALDEZ 'RACE 7ADSWORTH Devan Welch, Trevor White, and Tyler Yocum. High Honors Eighth grade: Dusti "ATSCH #OLTON "UZZARD (OPE #ANTU .ICHOLAS #LEMENS +YLE #OMMONS *OSHUA $ALLAS Annie Hantke, Brendan Hartmann, Haley Mason, *ORDAN -C(UGH 7ALSH "RITNEY 0ITZER "ANJAMIN 2OACH $ANE 3PERLING *ACKSON 3PINDEN 4YLER Tribley, Benjamin Vinson, and Elle Voss. Seventh grade: BenJAMIN !NDERSON -ORGAN Arellano, Ava Berkey, #OLIN "RECHON #ALEB "UZZARD 0AICHENS #HAMBERLAIN "RYCE #HRISTIANSEN +YLE #RAWFORD /LIVIA $ENnison, Brianna Edwards, 4RACE %DWARDS *ETTUS 'AFFEY +IRA 'ORAL ,EIGHA 'ROVE $EVON (ANSEN #HLOE (ARGITT *OSEPH (ECKERT 'RACE *ENDRZEJCZYK 3COTT *EZEK *ORDAN *OHNSON 4EREY +ILGORE 0AYTON Lawrence, Ryan LawTON !IDAN ,ONG %MILY Lynch, Anna Mason, "ROOKE -C#ANN %LIZA
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COLLEGE HONORS Marquette University MILWAUKEE, Wis. n -ARY ! 7ILLIAMS OF Lanark, a resident and GRADUATE RECRUITMENT assistant at Marquette 5NIVERSITY S #OLLEGE OF Education, was honored with the Outstanding Educational Policy and Leadership Graduate Student Award DURING the April 22 Marquette 5NIVERSITY S #OLLEGE OF
Education sixth annual -ISSION 2ECOGNITION %VENING 4HE AWARD RECOGNIZED THOSE WHO HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARD ADVANCING THE COLLEGE S SOCIAL JUSTICE mission.
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OF Rock Falls, Matthew 3PAULDING OF Sterling, AND +ENDRA 3CHAVE OF Morrison, the Founders Scholarship; and Miranda 'RETH OF Erie, the Dean’s Scholarship.
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ABOVE: Surfers head out to catch the waves at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, Calif.
TOP RIGHT: Waitress Katie Germond serves breakfast plates to diners at the Crepes Place in Santa Cruz. BOTTOM RIGHT: Katelyn Tripp and Matt Miezo of Santa Cruz enjoy a pale ale at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing.
The best eats, shops, entertainment, and beaches in Santa Cruz BY RICHARD SCHEININ MCT News Service
Turn the corner and shop for French linens at Vero France SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Oh, (330 Ingalls St.). Santa Cruz, it’s your betwixtI know, I know. Too much ness that defines you. Culture laid-back stimulation (it’s that and counterculture. Forest and betwixtness, again), too much comfort – and just another day sea. Surfers and professors. on the Westside, which has (Or surfers who are profesbecome a hot spot for dining. sors.) You are quirky, funky and laid-back, yes. But you also Check out these restaurants: O’mei (the Cui Pi orange beef! have superb restaurants (see below), repertory movie houses the eggplant! the flavors!), Bantam (gourmet pizzas, thinthat rival San Francisco’s (The crusted and wood-fired), West Nick, 210 Lincoln St.), thriving End Tap & Kitchen (great burgindependent bookstores (see ers), Ristorante Avanti (chicken below) and the best jazz club cacciatore like grandma made), on the West Coast (Kuumbwa and Your Place (which just Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St.). With only 62,000 residents, you opened and has exceptional are unique; your small popula- sand dabs, delicately breaded and lightly sauteed). tion belies your large reputaBut the best parts of the Westtion. You are a state of mind, side are outdoors: for sure, but you also offer a Begin at nearby Seymour thousand things to do, includMarine Discovery Center: ing new ones every day. That’s Touch a swellshark, view the why I never get tired of you. 87-foot skeleton of a blue You’ve been my hometown whale, walk the cliffs (100 for 26 years, and this is my Insider’s Guide to you, the city Shaffer Road, http://seymourof Santa Cruz, the jewel of Cali- center.ucsc.edu ). Next activity: Stroll the length of West Cliff fornia’s Central Coast. Drive – a dramatic (and mercifully flat) ocean-side jaunt The Westside – from Natural Bridges State Five minutes from downtown, Park to Mitchell’s Cove Beach, this neighborhood has taken off, which is dog-friendly and filled and much of the activity centers with curvaceous rock formaon Swift and Ingalls streets (just tions, easy to climb, at the base off Mission Street, the main of Sunset Avenue. drag). Visit the micro-boutique Continue to Lighthouse Point wineries ( www.surfcityvintners. to watch the surfers in Steamer com ), a whole cluster of them, Lane, to listen to the barking offering tastings and surrounded sea lions on Seal Rock and to by cool shops selling designer explore the Santa Cruz Surfing clothes, high-end lights, highMuseum inside the Lighthouse end yarn, fancy meats. Enjoy ( www.santacruzsurfingmuone of the seasonal ales at the seum.org ). all-organic (and often crowded) Follow West Cliff Drive all the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing way to the end, and you’ll be at (402 Ingalls St.). Linger over a the Santa Cruz Wharf (where creamy bowl of polenta at Kelly’s Riva Fish House, at No. 31, has French Bakery (402 Ingalls St.), the best calamari in town) and which shares a spacious patio on the fringes of downtown (where the Santa Cruz Warwith the surrounding shops, a favorite gathering spot for locals. riors, an NBA development
team, play through April 5 at Kaiser Permanente Arena, 140 Front St.). You’ll also be next to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park. Giant Dipper time! (Check boardwalk hours and events here: http:// beachboardwalk.com.)
table small plates, Soif Restaurant Wine Bar and Merchants (105 Walnut St.) is my favorite dining spot in Santa Cruz, though romantic little Gabriella Café (910 Cedar St.; and oh, the risotto with chanterelles!) isn’t far behind. For a handcrafted dessert, cross the street to Penny Ice Creamery (913 Cedar Downtown St.), where lines often are out The business corridor along the door. And, oh yes, there Pacific Avenue has taken a rap are blocks and blocks of shops: for its aggressive panhandlers. Artisans Gallery (1368 Pacific Far from the quaint place it was Ave.), O’Neill Surf Shop (110 years ago, it remains a fascinatCooper St., at Pacific Avenue) ing place; it’s got life to it. And in Sockshop & Shoe Co. (amazthe mornings, it still can be quiet ing deals on outdoor sale days, and calming in a small-town 1515 Pacific Ave.) and Chefway. Try the “Mike’s Mess” with works (1527 Pacific Ave.) are home fries and cornbread at some of the most interesting. funky Zachary’s Restaurant, the I’ve left the best for last: those most classic of the city’s breaklocally owned bookstores, fast spots (819 Pacific Ave). I’m which have outlived the Boralso partial to the Bagelry (try the ders invasion and bankruptcy. hummus or egg salad toppings, If you love books, then while or the “Moxie”; 320 Cedar St.) away the hours at Bookshop and the tucked-away Hidden Santa Cruz, among the nation’s Peak Teahouse, where you can leading independents (1520 sip unusual blends and purchase Pacific Ave.); at tiny Literary cool vintage teapots; no cell Guillotine (204 Locust St.), phones allowed (1541-C Pacific impossibly crammed with Ave.). volumes; or at Logos Books & And don’t forget: you’ll never Records (1117 Pacific Ave.), a “get” Santa Cruz without mecca with inventory stretchspending time in its downtown ing over two floors. cafes, of which there must be Dave Iermini, one of Logos’ more per capita than anywhere veteran buyers, tells the story in California. These are some of a friend who was at a party definitive ones: Caffe Pergolesi, in London, where he met Bruce aka “the Perg,” a bide-yourThomas, who played bass with time hippie place in an old Vic- Elvis Costello and the Attractorian (418 Cedar St.); Lulu’s at tions. “Where are you from?” the Octagon (118 Cooper St.), Thomas asked, being polite. where friendly baristas serve “Santa Cruz, California,” the up specialty drinks in an eight- friend answered. “Oh!” shouted sided landmark building (next Thomas, in his broad Britdoor to the Museum of Art and ish accent. “Logos Books and History, 705 Front St.); and Records!” trendy Verve Coffee Roasting, which owns the current scene; Midtown brewing a cup of coffee is theater at Verve (1540 Pacific). East of downtown lies Midtown There’s fine dining, too: With (some refer to it as the Eastside), its deep wine list and deleca neighborhood that’s reach-
ing critical mass along Soquel Avenue: shops, restaurants, cafes, grocers. At night, indie bands pack the Crepe Place (1134 Soquel Ave.). The Rio Theatre (1205 Soquel Ave.) books an intriguing mix of events: Leo Kottke, Bela Fleck and Ursula K. Le Guin are among the coming attractions. The Buttery (702 Soquel Ave.) has the best baked goods in Santa Cruz; kill me with the carrot cake, please. It’s worth braving the lines at Tacos Moreno (1053 Water St.) for the al pastor burrito and chile verde tacos. And you cannot beat the breakfast scrambles at Linda’s Seabreeze Cafe (542 Seabright Ave.), only a few blocks from one of the sweetest (and least touristy) beaches in the city, Seabright State Beach at the foot of Third Avenue. It’s also in Midtown that I’ve discovered a new breakfast and lunch place, Midtown Cafe (1121 Soquel Ave.), which opened in January. It’s sleek and airy, with community tables in the front room and a sunny back patio where I recently sat down with owner Zac Creager. At age 30, he already has had a couple of careers: as a trekking guide in Chile and as a manager of local farmers markets. He describes the food in his cafe as “soulful and simple.” I’ll go with “soulful,” but simple? I had the pork confit, generously mounded in the center of my plate, topped with a perfectly fried egg, served with a potato pancake and bordered by slivers of roasted golden beets, locally sourced, of course. It was delicious, it cost $8, and the cafe had a buzz; the patio was quickly filling up with couples and young families. Coltrane was playing on the sound system. “Soulful,” I thought to myself. “This is my new place.”
Traveling with pricey items? Hotels aren’t always thief-proof A: You know this line is coming, but it must be said: Crime never Q: A client who was traveltakes a vacation, and it visits ing for the holidays stayed at a some of the best-known resorts luxury hotel in Miami. She used and hotels. the hotel’s VIP butler services. As A luxury hotel may give a false she prepared to leave, the butler sense of security, experts told me, packed the trunk. She locked it in but one needs to exercise caution the presence of several other per- anywhere that’s not home. sons and did not unlock it until Yermak said in his original letter she arrived, by private jet, at her that the butler had admired this next location, where she discovwoman’s clothing, but this isn’t ered expensive clothing and jew- a murder mystery, and saying elry were missing, about $35,000 the butler (or maid) did it may worth. She began to wonder: Is be unjust. The better hotel room this the only luxury hotel where locks will show who last entered something like this can happen to the room, which is almost always its guest? Or should one consider going to be the person responthis a regular risk? sible for providing service, but – A. Yermak, Kiev, Ukraine they don’t tell the whole story, BY CATHARINE HAMM MCT News Service
said Kevin Coffey, a veteran of more than three decades in law enforcement and founder of Corporate Travel Safety, which counsels business travelers. Indeed, bad guys (and gals) can easily make themselves at home in your home away from home with a slight deception. One of the tricks of the burglar trade, Coffey said, is effective and easy: A thief will breeze in while the housekeeper is cleaning and say, “Oops, forgot my (fill in the blank). Just have to grab it.” What the scoundrel is grabbing is your laptop or camera or phone that’s in plain view. “Crooks,” Coffey noted, “are the best actors.”
That’s where the hotel safe comes in. Those safes are mostly electronic these days and are larger than in years past, so you can more easily store a laptop or camera, said Mark Sullivan, travel editor for Fodor’s multiplatform guidebook information. But, Sullivan noted, hotels sometimes will say that they’re not responsible for items left in rooms. What then? The hotel’s front desk usually has a safe that may be, well, safer because there’s almost always someone there. That’s a good place for those things you absolutely cannot afford to lose such as passports,
said Nick Thompson, a retired law enforcement officer from West Sacramento and chief executive of Patrol Service International, based in Bend, Ore. But you’re not going to stuff a ball gown in a room or frontdesk safe (think of the ironing that would ensue), and the only real way to secure such items, all three experts said, is in a trunk with a good lock and perhaps a cable wrapped around it and secured to an immovable object. The best way to keep your possessions safe? “I’m a proponent of not bringing anything of value,” Thompson said, adding that the deterrents designed to thwart them are not foolproof.
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IN BRIEF Bergner’s supports March of Dimes STERLING – Bergner’s and other Bon-Ton Stores partnered with March of Dimes to raise funds for the ImboRNTO #AMPAIGN The March of Dimes is a nonprofit that works to prevent birth defects, premature birth, and infant death. Those who make a $3 donation in stores will receive A OFF COUPON FOR A PURCHASE THROUGH *UNE Go to bonton.com for other donation options. The store also donated MORE THAN TO THE 4IN Tim Rescue Foundation. It provides money for animals that are rescued from highkill shelters. Bergner’s has a store in Sterling.
New director to head Reagan Home DIXON – Genesis Hey of Dixon has been appointed director of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home. Hey, a Dixon native, has degrees in organizational leadership Genesis from Lewis Hey University. She is the producer, director for Genesis Hey Productions, that creates videos for businesses, organizations, and private events. As director, she will lead the board in creating a new video for the Reagan BoyHOOD (OME 6ISITORS #ENTER She also serves on the marketing committee.
Thrivent agent to attend seminar DIXON – Jeanine Pitman, &)# #,4# A 4HRIVANT FINANcial consultant in the Dixon office, has qualified to attend THE 0EAK 0ERFORMERS #ONFERence as a Sierra Level qualifier. To earn the distinction, agents must provide outstanding financial guidance and solutions to members of THE ORGANIZATION IN /UT OF REPRESENTATIVES NATIONWIDE QUALIfied for the honor. A.M. Best has affirmed Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ A++ rating as well as its stable outlook. The superior rating is the highest of the AGENCY S RATINGS CATEGOries. A.M. Best cited the company’s leading fraternal market position, favorable and increasing operating earnings trend, solid risk-adjusted capitalization, and prudent asset liability matching. Thrivent Financial also has an office in Sterling.
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Tractor featured as part of food drive ANNAWAN – Birkey’s Farm Store branches in Prophetstown and Polo were among the sites which took part in a fundraiser to benefit River Bend Foodbank. Those who donated $10 or more for the food bank were entered into a drawing for a 60-yearold Farmall Super MTA tractor. The tractor was displayed from Feb. 3 to April 4 at 12 Birkey’s stores as part of the company’s 60-Day Hunger Drive. The drawing was April 10. Ross Cluver of Buckley
won the tractor. The tractor display raised $35,192 for River Bend, while the entire drive raised $167,000 for seven food banks. Caren Laughlin, director of marketing at River Bend, accepted the donation April 23 at Birkey’s Annawan store. River Bend Food Bank also received donations from other Birkey’s stores, including Annawan, Galesburg, Henry, and Macomb. Proceeds from each Birkey’s location will be given to agencies in that store’s local community.
River Bend Foodbank staff accepted a donation April 23 from Birkey’s stores. With the check are (from left) Denny Johnson, Annawan and Prophetstown store manager; Jeff Melton; sales representative in Prophetstown; Caren Laughlin, River Bend marketing director; Liz Farmer, parts counter sales in Annawan; and Nici Baker, Galesburg, office manager. Photos submitted by Birkey’s Farm Store.
FOOD PANTRY DONATION
Monsignor Dzielak of St. Mary Catholic Church in Tampico presents a $1,000 check to Mary Pat Carboni (left) and Sandra Tornow, representatives of Tampico Area Food Pantry. Support came from the Catholic Charities annual Operation Rice Bowl. Photo submitted by Mary M. Lemmer.
Carson Leif (left) of Chadwick won a toy tractor for donating to the Birkey’s peanut butter and jelly drive in Prophetstown. He is pictured with Larry Gerlach, sales representative. Photos submitted by Birkey’s Farm Store.
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William Atkinson of Prophetstown won a toy tractor for donating to the Birkey’s peanut butter and jelly drive in Annawan.
Sauk Valley Bank representatives present information on the “Teach Children to Save� campaign to students in fifth grade at Merrill School in Rock Falls. Photo submitted by Polly Adams.
‘HOME OF HOPE’
ComEd hosts utility conference #()#!'/ n !S PART OF #OM%D S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE service to customers and enhance its storm restoration process, the company recently held a best practicES SYMPOSIUM IN #HICAGO -ORE THAN EXECUTIVES FROM UTILITIES AND CONTRACTORS ATTENDED THE DAY event to discuss optimizing restoration. Solutions that have proven effective for other utilities also were discussed. This year, for the first time, contractors attended to provide the perspective of contractors and mutual assistance roles. After several major storms IN #OM%D FORMED A storm taskforce and implemented enhancements to help provide a significant improvement in storm restoration times in major storms. The company added more first responders and a state-of-the-art mobile command center to deploy to hardest-hit areas. Other additions were customer service enhancements such as the interactive online outage map, mobile application for smart phones, mobile-enabled website, and two-way text messaging, which were identified as a “best practice� for utilities by J.D. Power.
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of Prophetstown won at the Annawan store. The event was part of Birkey’s 60-Day Hunger Drive for the company’s 60th anniversary. It was a partnership with seven area food banks. All Birkey’s stores throughout the state took part. Birkey’s provided more than 1 million meals, or nearly $167,000, for hunger relief.
RELAY FOR LIFE DONATION
Volunteers from Sterling Federal Bank gave time April 26 to clean up the gardens and yard at Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center near Dixon. Gathered around the tractor are (from left) Eric Shaffer, Jean Moe, Cris Scribner, Cheryl Allen, Betty Snitchler, Sue Hayes, Kelly Scribner on the mower, and Deb Heller. Not pictured is Mary Betz. Photo submitted by Joan Padilla.
CHILD FAIR
Royal Neighbors of America Youth Chapter 30 manned a table at the March 29 Child Fair at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. Members offered a craft and provided information about RNA and its community service and scholarship opportunities to those attending the fair. Pictured are (from left) Lyn Stoeker, Trinity Wimbley, Zari Stoeker, Lyric Wimbley, Rachel Meiners, Hannah Meiners, and Hailey Pipes. Photo submitted by Robin Meiners.
Daryn Quinn, Papa Murphy’s shift supervisor, shows a menu to Crystal Sublett (left) and Jackie Greve, American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Whiteside County chairwomen. Papa Murphy’s in Sterling donated 10 percent of its April 30 sales to the charity. Photo submitted by the United Way of Whiteside County.
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Women and girls dressed in traditional Dutch garb walk the Dutch Days parade May 3, pushing a cart filled with the national flower, the tulip. The city in western Whiteside County put on its dancing klompens over the weekend and celebrated its heritage during the annual festival.
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ABOVE: Visitors fill the streets of Fulton on May 3 for Dutch Days. A variety of vendors, crafters, displays and activities were available for everyone to enjoy. ABOVE-RIGHT: Gary Craig of St. Louis plays a European street organ in front of De Immigrant, Fulton’s windmill. RIGHT: AJ Boonstra of Fulton grabs a bucket of water during the traditional scrubbing of the street before the parade. Men, women and children alike get into the act, dressing in traditional garb and scrubbing the parade path. The parade can start only once the mayor deems the road clean. FAR-RIGHT: Paraders march with wheels of cheese May 3 through the streets of Fulton. Dancers, crafts and artists making traditional wooden shoes or klompens, spent the weekend celebrating the Dutch heritage.
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IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media Large gray long haired cat missing since 4/27/14 in the vicinity of 16th Ave and 2nd St. Sterling. Please call 815-625-8048.
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DIXON 3BR Ranch 1½ BA Lg. 2 car attached garage. Great NE location!! $125,000 815-973-6109
POLO 3BR, 2ba. Cape Cod home 2.5 car garage, gas log fireplace, additional sun porch surrounded by windows that lead to a large deck and backyard. Move in ready with new appliances that stay. Asking $127,500. 815275-6090
ROCK FALLS 2BR home, 2 story. Many updates. $39,000. Call 815626-8078 House for Sale. 500 2nd Ave. R.F. 815-626-5629
The Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home seeks volunteer story tellers. If you love public speaking and can weave a story that inspires emotion within your audience, we need you! When you host guests in our visitors center or while touring the Reagan Home the stage is yours. Enhance your job and school applications while developing skills with hands on experience you gain as a volunteer! Visit reaganhome.org or call 815-2885176 to apply.
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STERLING River Home! $389,900. Open House 5/10 & 11 1-5 pm or call for appt. 815-6257429. 1702 Gregden Shores Dr. 4BR, 3BA Open floor plan, fireplace, walkout, deck, boat house. Move in ready. www.forsaleby owner.com ID# 23959140
Home for Sale in Dixon. Great Terms! Go to www.dixonil.com/ home
1 BR Home, full basement, enclosed porch, 2 car garage, maintenance free, new siding, kitchen, etc. $34,000 815-6260991/535-1396 Sterling Home for Sale 3416 sq. ft. home on 3.07 acres in Northland Acres Subd. $429,900 #121529. Call John Rosengren at RE/MAX Sauk Valley, 815-2844663 Or visit www.SaukValleyHomes.net 226
3 spaces at Chapel Hill, Dixon. Memorial Gardens. $700 ea. Or make offer. Call 815-232-8332 Two lots for sale in Garden of Hymms, section M, Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon IL. Reasonably priced. Call 815-973-9673
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Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite
(815)626-1431 2BR Duplex, applcs. furnished. $600/mo., $600/ dep. 815-973-6355 2BR Townhouse, 1831 N. 2nd Ave. 1½ BA, C/A, lots of storage. 1100 sq. ft. w/garage. $600 mo. + dep., util. refs. 815-652-4517 2BR. $450 + dep No pets/ smoking 815-590-3004 2BR. Stove & refrig. provided. Pay own utilities. Share garage. Lease & dep. Req. 815441-8652.
★ NEW TODAY ★ 2nd floor efficiency $325, 1BR for $400. Quiet bldg. Small pet may be OK. 815-441-1389 or 630-399-1204.
$200 off 1st mo/rent Nice 2BR w/ appls. $480mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123
ALDI in Sterling
First months rent $99! 1BR very clean, all applcs. No Pets. Ref. & dep. Req. 815849-5334
1 or 2BR, $430 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty.
Duplex, 2BR Stove, refrig. No pets, $475 + dep. 815-716-1632
NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS
Efficiency, $370/ mo. & 1BR, $400/ mo. No pets. Close to down town and good location. Call 815-632-9602
Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily
Remodeled 2BR, attached garage, W/D, applcs., A/C 1yr. lease, no pets. 815-622-8829
ASHTON ★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★
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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases. Your involvement can impact a child’s future. Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com
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Call Today For An Appointment 815-284-6782 1BR laundry, appl. garage. No pets. 815-499-3753. 2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $600 mo. 309-645-3361 2BR lower $600 mo. W/D, stove, refrig., elec., water furn. 815-238-8999 2BR, stove, refrig. Garage. $500/mo. + dep. No pets. 815-284-2921 DIXON MANOR APTS- 1BR CLEAN QUIET, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, HEAT, WATER INCLUDED. CALL ERICK 815-739-5806 Large upper 2BR apt. stove, refrig, garbage, and garage. All new carpet. No smoking & NO PETS $500/mo. + $500 dep. Now Available 815-288-1736 Newly refurbished 2BR. Storage/laundry rm., stove/ref, A/C. $550/mo. + dep. Sm. car port. 603 S. Hennepin. No smoking or pets. 815-4403040 between 9am-8pm. Looking for reliable, long term tenant. Good references required Nice 1BR, 803 S. Hennepin. Applcs., A/C. No pets. Lease, refs. $475/ mo. 815-994-3494
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Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free! Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes. Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130. Very Nice Efficiency All utilities incl. + wifi $450/mo. + dep. Call 815-716-6150.
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DIXON 2BR, 2 car garage, fenced back yard, $575+deposit 314 Grant Ave. 815-994-1520/815440-0734 3BR, 2 car attached garage. Gas heat, C/A. $850/mo. Lease/ dep. req. H & H Rental Properties LLC 815-625-7995 Historic 2 Story Brick 3BR, 3 ba. den w/fplc, garage. Northside. No smoking, no pets. $1,000/mo. Available June 1st. 815440-0927.
FRANKLIN GROVE In Rural Franklin Grove, modern 3BR house with garage. No pets. 815-456-2453
MILLEDGEVILLE 3BR, all applcs. stay. $600/mo.+ $600 dep. & ref. Available June 1st. 815-590-6499
PROPHETSTOWN 323 E. Ave., 3BR $475/mo. + $475 dep. 815-590-8233
ROCK FALLS 2BR, 1BA, 1 car detached garage. $550/mo. $550 dep. No pets 815440-7985 2BR, basement, garage, C/A. No pets. $550/mo. 815-625-0287. 3 BR., 1¾ ba., 2 car gar. No pets. 815-625-0624.
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STERLING 2 BR., 1 bath. No garage NO PETS. $550 mo. + dep. 815-440-7985. Nice! 3BR, C/A. $700/mo SVLA.org 815-718-5488 RTO 2BR $49,900 $5,000 down.4413515.Agent owned. Why Rent?™ 3BR 811 W. 13th St. All Redone. Grand living room. New dishwasher and more. $698/mo. 815-878-7399
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STORAGE AUCTION 4 Units Saturday only, 10:00 a.m. Dixon Storage 1888 Paulsen Rd., Dixon, IL
SPECIAL SALES 620 Huge Plant Sale Perennials $4.97 ea. Aster, Astilbe, Iris, Viola Cone Flowers, Sedum, & more... Larger Flowering & Evergreen Shrubs Available Butterfly Bush, Hibiscus, Spirea, Hydrangea, Annabelle, Incrediball, Snowbelle Mock Orange, Coppertina Ninebark, Sand Cherry, Forsythia, Spirea Twisty Baby Locust, Weigela Red Prince, Wine and Roses, & more.. Quantities Limited! Clearance Specials! May 8th - 10th Thurs. & Fri. 11-5 Sat. & Sun. 11-3 6154 S. Daysville Rd., Oregon Just North of Flagg Rd. No Early birds Please!
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XL studio apt., $450/mo., free heat, garbage, water, 815-761-6419
Sat. 8-5 Sun. 12-5 414 - 2nd Ave. LARGE PLANT SALE! Prepared hanging baskets & flower planters, bedding & vegetable plants, perennials, house plants, succulents
Spyder Convertible, Low Miles, Sharp, Clean Car, V6 Engine, AM/FM/CD Player, Alloy Wheels, Loaded!!!
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Fri. 8-2, Sat. 8-3 1511 Bonnie Ave. Near soccer fields “31” Bags, bikes, photo props, games, girls clothing, home décor, DVD rec., furniture, dolls, toddler toys,motorcycle parts & misc. items
Low Miles, Remainder Of Factory Warranty Still Applies, Leather, Heated Seats, On-Star, And Alloy Wheels. Loaded Up!
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Little Bear home daycare, has children openings. Call Sandy at 815-9941718. Lic.# 4811 05-04 ROCK FALLS DAY CARE CENTER, 729 W. Rt. 30, Rock Falls. Licensed Daycare Center has openings for Infants, Toddlers & Pre-School No Waiting with completed 4 C's application. 4 C's co-pay accepted as full payment. (815)625-0106. Lic# 434726-02.
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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes. The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))
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Raynor Manufacturing and United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 790 Apprenticeship committee will be accepting applications for our Maintenance Electrician MultiCraft Apprenticeship program on second shift. This is a 5 year program that involves academic and on the job instruction. Applications for this position will be accepted June 2, 2014 through June 13, 2014.
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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624
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Saturday 9 -1 612 Highland Ave. St. Patrick's Church Holloway Center St. Mary's School Spring BazaarCraft & Vendor Sale, Bake Sale & Uniform Resale 20 + Vendors & Crafters All proceeds benefit St. Mary's School-Dixon
Saturday, May 10 8:00 – 1:00 206 W. 21st Street women's & maternity clothes, boys 4-10, sporting equipment, scrubs tops & bottoms, books, toys, misc.
Saturday 8-2 1303 W. 3rd St. Cleaned out the attic & storage room, something for everyone!! Parting out Ford F150, 2 trailers, household goods, clothes, knick knacks, furniture, exercise equip., holiday items. No early sales!!
FRANKLIN GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Sat. 8-1 Presbyterian Church Basement (it's full) 106 S. Walnut St. Men's, Women's & Kids' clothing, Porcelain dolls, Shoes, Household, Electronics, Motorcycle gear, Crafts, Costume jewelry, Books, puzzles, etc. Refreshments Available.
GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624 FRI. & SAT. 8-4 4096 Timberlane Timber Ridge Subdivision 2 big oak cabinets, Nautilus treadmill, mens bike, lots & lots of books, brand new printer/ copier, clothes, scrubs, kitchen items, etc.
ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-12 2009 Dixon Ave. *Estate Sale* Something for everyone! Fri. & Sat., 8-2 708 & 713 Marsha Lane Agri Fab leaf rake (42in"), John Deere self propelled mower, girls 18 in" bicycle, lots of womans shoes, golf clubs, girl clothing (5-7), boy clothing (6-8), womens clothing (size 8-10 & L-XL), mens Harley Davidson Jackets, womens Harley Davidson clothing, electric dryer. Thomas the Train sets, Play Doh sets, children books & puzzles, Radio Flyer Scooter, Firefighter quilt (twin), wrought iron patio set, tools. Fri. 9-3 and Sat. 8-12 28469 Bertha Dr. off of Buell Road Electric clothes dryer, toys, Primitive decor, car seats/stroller, baby girl clothes 0-18 mos., Junior girls, women's Harley clothes, boys size 6-8, Vera Bradley purses, snowmobile suits, lots of misc. Friday & Sat. 8-5 28890 Knief Rd, (off Rt. 40 S of RF) POST MOVING SALE Pr fabric rockers, Full bed complete, Wicker-type porch set, end tables, piano bench, XW Pet gate, wheelchair, car ramps, creeper, ladder, crafts, mirrors, wall decor. Full & King bedding: pillows, blankets, comforters/ shams, old linens. Collectible glass, copper, aluminum. Also Reference books for antiquing. Lang calendars/ great for scrap booking, household misc. Vinyl records galore. Moved it, can't use it. Everything must go! Sat 7-2 & Sun 9-1 608 & 610 W. 13th St Clothes: girls 7-8, boys 8-12, stuffed animals, dolls, Christmas wreaths, small Christmas trees, cookie cutters, cottages, housewares, golf clubs & much much more. Sat. only, 8-2 1207 Shore Acres Road Household items, games, Longaberger items. Saturday 7-2 616 5th Avenue Moving Sale! Air conditioners, country décor, garden items, old jars, crates, book cases, mirrors, household supplies & all clothing 25¢. 815-626-2878 Saturday only! 8am-2pm 509 Wiker Drive Elect. Range, boat, tools, Tons of holiday décor & Misc. Don't miss this sale!
SPRING GARAGE SALES 5/9 - 5/11 Rock Falls & Sterling Maps @ Shell Stations & Schriners RF Chamber 815-625-4500
STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 5/9 & 5/10, 8-4, 2007 Reno Rd. Name brand kids & adult clothes, primitive decor, weight bench, Ariens push trimmer & more Fri., Sat., & Sun. 9-3 1821 17th Avenue clothing, dishes, books, DVDs & VHS, household items, and misc. IN-HOME ESTATE SALE 508 19th Ave. Fri. 10-7pm & Sat. 9-7pm Dwight Mortenson: One-owner home is full wall to wall including basement! Includes 4 pianos & a beautiful newer baby grand! To settle estate the home is sold & contents all must go! See estatesales.net for pics & info. By Sauk Valley Estate Sales. Sat. 3-5pm Sun. 1-3pm Behind Farm & Fleet Lawn care bags, mulch, fertilizer, bug control. All bags $2 to $10/ea. Sat. 8-2 607 20th Ave. Child's power car with trailer, dog house, elec. mower/mulcher, car top carrier, books, misc and free items. Sat. Only 8-3 1510 17th Ave. Multi-Family Sale tons of name brand clothes-NB2T boy's, NB-4/5 girl's, & Jr's, toys, highchair, stroller, baby items, lots of misc. Sat. only, 8-3 712 W. 14th St. Bikes, floor speakers, fireplace cover, new flag pole, Xbox games, lots of nice Jr./womens clothing, dishes, bells, lots of household items.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151 WW2 German Navel Battle Flag. (Original). And other items. $500. 815-284-9967
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BICYCLES
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Bicycle, Shogun 18 speed, ladies, black, $75.00 815626-2929 Bicycle, Shogun 18 speed, men's, maroon, $75.00 815-626-2929
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Couch (rose & burgundy print) & 2 chairs (rose color). $100. Good cond. 815-284-4079. Martha Stuart white wooden table w/5 chairs. $75. 815-716-6574 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.
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“Pride” Mobility Elect. Scooter for sale by owner. Lightweight, easy to handle. Long lasting batteries. Excellent Condition. $950. Call 815-626-0240
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765 Fender Guitar in excellent shape w/ case. $250 815-622-8099
PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Bulldog, 9 mo. old male, French/Old Eng. $600 815590-6655 Male cat, young, neutered. Free to good INDOOR single cat home only. 815-499-9923. Mastiff English AKC from huge parents, champ lines. Pd. $950. Will sell $600 obo 815-652-4383 or 815-440-5657 MASTIFF English AKC. Large pups from huge parents Champ lines. $950 Call 309-945-2371 Pocket Pitbull (only 35lbs.) 1 ½ yrs old, spayed female, all shots. Free to good indoor home only. 815-718-1151. Rottweiler puppies, registered, st had 1 shots, parents on site. $600 815-973-3883 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes. Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away. Your pet will thank you!
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MTD Yard Machine 15.5hp B&S, 42” cut, 7spd shift on the go. Very good cond. $575. 815-973-3223. Simplicity Conquest garden tractor, 50” mower, 18hp. Like new. 235 hrs. $2,000/ firm. 815-499-7308
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2002 John Deere X585 4x4. 54” mulching mowing deck, 51” rotary broom MC519 bagging cart. 46” snow thrower. $9,900. Call 815441-7500 Lawn Mowing & Garden Rototilling 815-973-5757 or 815-973-0056
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Free pool ladder for above ground pool. Call 815-9940909.
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Free treadmill, needs new mat. Call 815-994-0909 Schwinn Air Dyne exercise bike, $45. 815-626-9046.
TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s). Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.
MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 100 + paperback romance novels $20 815-456-2839 150 Antique Fishing Lures!! $75 815-288-3798 1977-2000 Playboy magazines, 186+, $100/obo 815-772-2145 27” analog TV, great for games, great picture. $45. 815-626-9046 4 steel wire gates. $100. 815-6316678 5,000 mulch, fertilizer, lawn care, Scott's Crab Grass Preventer. $25 Builder Discount
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Chapel Hill Cemetery Sec. M. 2 graves. $450 ea. Please Call 815718-3164 Children's wooden desk. $20 815590-1154 Children's wooden dresser. $20 815-590-1154 Commercial ice machine for sale, Manitowoc 650 lb. Cuber w/ ice bin, $950, Norlake 6'x6' walk in cooler, $1,000. Norlake 6'x4' walk in freezer, $1,000. John Deere leaf sweeper, new $225, regulation size foosball table, $95. Call Dan at 815-4415772. Extension ladder, 20' aluminum. $80/ firm. Nice cond. 815-499-7385. Graduation decorations, purple, white & black: banners, tablecloths, napkins, plates, 2 blk. tri-fold display boards, streamers, yard stake signs, etc. $30/all. Call 815-973-8760. Hot water pressure washer. 5GPM 3000 PSI mounted on single axial trailer. $3500 815-266-1898 If you need Gravel hauled call 815499-7195 Items for sale: Inflatable raised bed, 74”x54”x24” w/ electric pump, good cond., $20; blue loveseat, $50; claw foot antique piano stool, $100 firm; used 2”x8”s treated lumber & 1 10 ft& 1 -14 ft. $10 Call 815-625-0376
Pressure Washer, Karcher elect. w/ attach. 1600 PSI $100 815-4562839
Titleist 909 D2 Driver. 10.5 degree stiff shaft with head cover. $60 OBO. Call 815213-0166
King size 1 pc. Mattress. Good Condition. $100. 815-772-3865 McCoy Cookie jar: Apple $69 Dixon 630-772-5051 Men's Black Leather jacket sz. M, New $300, Now $25 815-732-1492 Moen Kitchen faucet, chrome, single handle #87739 $75 815456-2839
ROLL-A-WAY bed w/mattress. Good condition $95 obo 815-732-1492 Sat. 3-5pm Sun. 1-3pm Behind Farm & Fleet, Sterling Lawn care bags, mulch, fertilizer, bug control. All bags $2 to $10/ea. Scooter Store Power Chair TSS300, like new condition, $4,000 new, asking $650, 815-849-5466 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS
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2000 Toyota Camry, full pwr. $3475 815-288-3100 2003 Ford Taurus SE Station Wagon. 151K mi. Good condition. $2500 815-456-2412 Before 8:30 P.M. 2007 Acura TL Graphite grey, loaded, automatic, 82k miles, Great cond. $13,800 obo 815-535-8503
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NEW CADILLAC ELR IS MORE FLASH THAN DASH By Terry Box The Dallas Morning News (MCT) ky-high fins clung to old Cadillacs with swaying, raucous grace. Brash and a bit obnoxious, they gave the big, cushy cruisers the sort of strut and flash usually found in a French Quarter parade. I remember. As a sweaty gomer on a faded red Schwinn in the ‘60s, I would stop every time some sugar daddy’s Caddy blew by, just hoping for a cooling whoosh from its fins. You won’t find any such excesses on the 2014 Cadillac ELR, a taut, radical new coupe full of the 21st century. The ELR’s edgy rear fenders, for instance, wear high, flat ridges on their tops, looking as if Cadillac’s young skinny-tie designers just pruned the fins away. And in effect, they did. What we get with the ELR is a super-slinky coupe that’s stylish in ways similar to the fabulously fashionable cruisers of the ‘50s. But the ELR is also so selfconsciously contemporary that you might one day find some pale space alien in sports coat and sunglasses behind its leather-covered wheel. Welcome _ again _ to 2014. As you probably know, the feds continue to squeeze all automakers for better fuel economy, with an astounding 54.5 mile-per-gallon requirement looming in 2025. Consequently, Cadillac’s most striking, traffic-stopping car is _ hold on to your Stetson _ an extended-range electric vehicle. Does that get your heart racing or what? As such, the ELR can run in allelectric mode for a modest 37 miles or so before needing a recharge back at the garage. Or you can just keep driving.
most modern Caddies, the ELR had decent steering _ light and quick with fairly good road feel.
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Just drive it slowly. Electric cars typically have no vibration or noise and whisper down the road like the regal land yachts of the past. Or you could pause to admire its fine interior. The rich tan interior in mine was not marred by a single piece of black plastic. Beginning with the padded, stitched geometric-shaped dash, the inside of the ELR was a sea of tans and browns. Stuck in the middle of that dash was a large center stack with an eightinch touch screen and Cadillac’s controversial CUE climate and audio controls.
Under hard acceleration, the gas engine also provides some power to the wheels, functioning then like a hybrid. When the electricity runs out, the ELR’s computers seamlessly fire up a 1.4-liter gas engine that acts mostly as a generator, supplying electricity for another 300 miles or so. Under hard acceleration, the gas engine also provides some power to the wheels, functioning then like a hybrid. If that sounds familiar, General Motors pioneered the approach with the Chevrolet Volt, and much of the ELR’s powertrain is Voltderived _ a fact likely to prove pretty controversial in the $81,000 ELR. Few will criticize its looks, though. Thin, vertical headlamps cut high into the front fenders of the dark red ELR I had recently, flanking a huge silver grille with a big Caddy emblem in the center. Short overhangs front and rear emphasized the car’s relatively long wheelbase, and seven-spoke 20-inch wheels wearing 245-40 tires filled the fender wells on mine. Though the carved body looked a bit thick to my hick eyes, it was
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topped by a sloping, cut-down roof that gave the car good visual balance. Best of all in back, tall, vertical tail lamps wrapped onto those flat-top fenders, vaguely evoking the fins and taillights of the past. Although the ELR’s powertrain is based on the one in the $34,000 Chevy Volt, Cadillac says the ELR gets some software tweaks that bring its total horsepower up to 217 with torque of 295 pound-feet. Like all electric vehicles and many hybrids, the ELR starts in total silence _ if it’s operating in electric mode. Mine was also fitted with an odd but effective automatic transmission that had fixed and variable-ratio modes. With the instant torque of an electric motor, the ELR felt quicker than it was, accelerating smoothly and vigorously without any noticeable gear shifts. In fact, though, it would struggle to out-accelerate a four-cylinder Honda Accord, getting to 60 mph
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But like Cadillacs of old, the 4,000pound ELR, bulked up by its Still, the smooth light tan seats lithium-ion battery pack, preferred looked sumptuous with sectioned straight lines to curves. centers and decent bolsters. Though equipped with a better Likewise, the door panels were suspension than the one under the stitched in tan velour on top with Volt, the ELR was still essentially wood trim beneath that and a an overweight front-wheel-drive padded, light tan center panel and coupe. armrest. If pushed hard, it would start to A fairly broad console ran all understeer, feeling twitchy in fast, the way back into the rear seats, sweeping curves as its front wheels splitting them into two finely threatened to let go. stitched buckets. Also, the regenerative brakes could Just ignore them. Positioned at a be abrupt, particularly in traffic. slight incline to compensate for the They seemed slow to respond to sloping rear window, the seats are initial presses on the brake pedal, difficult to squeeze into and offer but then grabbed hard. tight leg- and headroom once you
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