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Pollutants in river near resort Mayor: City working to take care of ‘routine’ cleanup; public advised to use caution around water

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

AMBOY – Until pollutant levels in Green River near Green River Oaks Resort normalize, officials are advising people not to come into unnecessary contact with the water near the resort’s campgrounds.

Organic material – not human waste – from Sensient Technologies Corp., 25 E. Main St., is likely the culprit, said Matt Hansen, vice president of Willett, Hofmann & Associates, the engineering firm

consulted for the plant’s expansion.

Melanie Arnold, a spokeswoman with the Illinois Department of Public Health, said anyone upriver from the city’s wastewater treatment plant, where the pollutants are entering the river, need not be concerned. But near the campground?

“It depends on the recreational activity and who has access to it,” she said. “If you have an open sore, there would be a risk of infection. It’s similar to a situation with a flood where there’s a problem with a septic system, and you don’t want anyone with open sores in contact with that water.”

The Amboy plant is part of the Sensient Flavors division of Sensient Technologies Corp., which makes and markets flavors, colors and fragrances that are used in foods and beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other specialty chemicals.

Water is a major component of its process.

Over the past several months, wastewater from its pretreatment facility has arrived at the Rockyford lift station with levels of organic material that the facility can’t properly filter.

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Melanie Arnold, spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Health, on who should take care around water in the Green River

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MORRISON

Kids spring into action

A new building in the works?

City hopes to build new Public Works facility

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

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ABOVE: Sophia Wendt, 7, a firstgrader from Washington Elementary School in Dixon, lets go of her balloon a bit too early Monday during a balloon launch at Heritage Square in Dixon. The senior living facility kicked off its Spring Fling celebration with various activities and events as a way to show appreciation of its residents. On Monday, first-graders were invited to stop by and help seniors celebrate the season. RIGHT: Jakob Helfrich, 7, a first-grader at Washington School in Dixon, shakes hands with Lauren “Smokey” Munson, a resident of Heritage Square senior living facility in Dixon.

MORRISON – City officials say Morrison’s Public Works Department needs a new home, and they have just the spot to put it.

First, though, they have to figure out how much it will cost and how the city will pay for it.

Officials are floating an idea to move the public works building from its current location at 200 W. Main St., to the site of the new wastewater treatment plant that’s being built on state Route 78. The idea would be to build a new facility to house both the department and its equipment and inventory.

During Monday’s City Council meeting, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen told members “the current facility is not big enough and it is in a flood plain,” making it prone Barry to flooding, which has hapDykhuizen pened in the past.

Public works has been storing some of its equipment, such as vehicles and fire hydrants, in the former General Electric building, which the city rents from GE for $1 a month. Prior to that, the city housed the items in another building near the current wastewater treatment plant, north of town.

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McDonald Funeral Homes expands its footprint Business buys Garland Funeral Home; current owners plan to stay on for a while

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ROCK FALLS – McDonald Funeral Homes is expanding westward, giving the business a presence in three counties – Whiteside, Carroll and Bureau.

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Rock Falls-based McDonald bought Garland Funeral Home and Monument Co., bringing businesses in Walnut and Tampico into the McDonald fold. There also are McDonald Funeral Homes in Rock Falls, Sterling, Prophetstown, Fulton and Milledgeville.

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Garland, 69, said he has considered relinquishing the ownership reins for a while, but he plans to continue working at the Walnut and Tampico funeral homes.

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Events to benefit police families MORRISON – Two local COPS fundraisers are being held to mark National Police Week, May 15 to 21.

Concerns of Police Survivors is a national organization that helps families

of officers killed in the line of duty.

From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Super Wash, 707 W. Lincolnway in Morrison, will wash vehicles for a donation to COPS. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

May 18, Culver’s, 1901 Harley Davidson Drive in

Rock Falls, will donate 10 percent of all proceeds from its sales to COPS. Go to ilcops.org/donate or givedirectcharity.org/ donate/?cid=1068 to donate directly. Go to nationalcops.org for more information on COPS. – SVM staff report

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Jayne A. Huddleston, 60, of Sterling; 8:52 p.m. Sunday at Locust Street and East Lynn Boulevard; disobeying a red light; given state citation.

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A member of the Chicago Police Department works the scene of a fatal shooting Saturday in the 5200 block of South Kolin Avenue in Chicago.

City has most violent weekend in 7 months At least 1,225 have been shot in city this year Tribune News Service

CHICAGO – Mother’s Day weekend saw eight people killed and 43 wounded by gun violence in Chicago, the most violent weekend in the city since the end of September, according to an analysis of Tribune data.

At least 1,225 people have been shot in Chicago this year as violence continues at a pace not seen in the city since the 1990s, according to data kept by Tribune and police.

This past weekend’s shootings were spread across the city, from the Roseland neighborhood to the south to West Rogers Park to the north. Two people were shot on Chicago highways, including a 35-year-old man who died after being shot in the back on Lake Shore Drive.

The weekend’s youngest homicide victim was 16-year-old Nathan Hicks, who was shot in the chest as he stood on a sidewalk in East Garfield Park. The oldest was 58-year-old Andres Rivera, killed at his dinner table in Archer Heights when a bullet pierced the front door and hit him in the head, police said.

In just 3.5 hours early Saturday, a 30-year-old man was killed and 14 other people were wounded – the equivalent of someone shot every 14 minutes.

From Friday evening to Saturday morning, two people were killed and 25 were wounded; from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning, three were killed and 15 were wounded. On Sunday morning the pace began to slow, and six people were shot, three fatally.

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According to the poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the New York Times, 41 percent of black respondents felt “not safe at all” or “not too safe” compared to 17 percent of white respondents. Fortyfour percent of blacks rated their neighborhoods as a poor place to raise their children, compared to 16 percent of whites.

Asked how likely it is that a young person in their neighborhood would be a victim of crime, 49 percent of blacks said very likely compared to 19 percent of whites.

Ashley R. Adams, 20, of Byron; 6:25 p.m. Sunday at First Avenue and West Fifth Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given notice to appear in court.

Ronald R. Masterman, 46, of Dixon; 6:25 p.m.

Sunday at First Avenue and West Fifth Street; violation of classification; given notice to appear in court.

Hope M. Klett, 44, of Rock Falls; 11:42 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Seventh Avenue; Whiteside County warrant; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Ronald W. McNinch, 28, of Rock Falls; 1:41 p.m.

Friday in the 200 block of Avenue C; Whiteside County warrant; bonded out.

Billy R. Anspach, 42, of Rock Falls; 11:17 p.m. Sat-

urday in the 400 block of Martin Road; assault; given notice to appear in court.

Jacob H. Magana, 25, of Rock Falls; 12:28 a.m. Sunday on 15th Street; domestic battery; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Jose C. Romo-Santos, 35, of Prophetstown; 5:07 p.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of First Avenue; aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, operation of uninsured motor vehicle, speeding, improper lane usage; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

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Boy, 17, of Dixon; 8:31 p.m. Sunday in the 900 block of South Lincoln Avenue; disorderly conduct; given city ordinance citation.

Carol L. Mandernach, 45, of Oregon; 9:59 a.m.

Sunday; two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence of drugs, no valid driver’s license – expired more than 1 year, improper lane usage, improper stopping in the roadway; taken to Lee County Jail.

Christopher N. Smith, 38, of Dixon; 11 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Douglas Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to register as a sex offender; taken to Lee County Jail.

Ryan E. Evenson, 36, of Sterling; 11:50 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of Division Street; resisting or obstructing a peace officer, retail theft; Boone County warrant for failure to appear – retail theft; taken to Lee County Jail.

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Margaret J. Daffer, 20, of Amboy; 12:10 a.m. Sat-

urday at Bears’ Den, 47 Southeast Ave.; unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor; taken to Lee County Jail.

Jack R. Dale, 52, of Amboy; 7:17 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of East Main Street; unlawful possession of marijuana (less than 2.5 grams), Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.

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J. R. T. Fortune, 32, of Harmon; 11:29 p.m. Sunday; disorderly conduct; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Carrie A. Powers, 28, of Sterling; 11:07 p.m. Saturday; possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana (less than 2.5 grams); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Keon T. Stephens, 28, of Sterling; 10:44 p.m. Saturday; driving on suspended license, possession of marijuana (less than 2.5 grams); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Cynthia A. Skibiniskie, 43, of Franklin Grove; 3:44 p.m.

Friday; warrant for failure to appear – driving under the influence; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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ILLINOIS | BUDGET BATTLE

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Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters and answers questions May 2 outside the Capitol in Springfield. Rauner and other Republicans said Monday that bipartisan groups of Illinois lawmakers are making progress on changes Rauner has said are essential to any agreement on a long-overdue state budget.

Rauner, GOP say lawmakers making progress on changes Legislature approaching critical end-of-the-month deadline LA GRANGE (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner and other Republicans said Monday that bipartisan groups of Illinois lawmakers are making progress on changes Rauner has said are essential to any agreement on a long-overdue state budget. But a compromise to end a nearly year-long impasse between the GOP and majority Democrats remains elusive as the Legislature approaches a critical end-of-the-month deadline.

The governor and House GOP leader Jim Durkin said rank-and-file legislators, meeting behind closed doors, are finding common ground on how to make Illinois’ workers’ compensation insurance program less expensive for businesses – a key Republican priority.

They said there’s also been movement on property tax relief and changing the way state and local governments buy items, which Rauner has said could save millions annually. Durkin, of Western Springs, said there could be a report “very soon� on possible workers’ compensation legislation. “All of those are alive and well right now in these last few weeks,�

Durkin said during a stop at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange, where he and Rauner discussed school funding.

Illinois is in its 11th month without a state budget.

Rauner has said he won’t

approve a tax increase to close a multibillion-dollar deficit unless Democrats who control the General Assembly approve measures – such as changes to workers’ compensation – that he says will make Illinois more appealing to business and create jobs.

Top Democrats have said they won’t allow any changes that would hurt middle-class families or the state’s vulnerable residents. Without a budget, universities and social service agencies have suffered. Schools are warning that if the impasse continues into the next school year, some of them could be forced to close.

The Legislature has until the end of May to approve a budget for this year and the new fiscal year, which starts July 1, by a simple majority. After that, it takes a three-fifths vote to pass a spending plan, making it considerably more difficult to achieve.

The lawmakers meeting without their leaders to consider solutions have been willing to offer up few specifics on the discussions.

But Republican state Rep. Patricia Bellock, of Hinsdale, said she’s part of a committee that has been meeting for several hours a day to go through budget items line by line.

The group, which has backing from legislative leaders and Rauner, could publicly detail areas of agreement as soon as this

week, she said. “They are full force working on trying to come up with the budget ...�

Bellock told the City Club of Chicago during a panel discussion on the state budget. “I haven’t seen that in a year and a half.�

State Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from Bunker Hill who is part of another group looking at issues such as school funding and workers compensation, acknowledged “general progress� and positive discussions in recent weeks, but said there’s been a lack of clarity about what Rauner wants. “If we had a better idea of what his position was, we could attempt to try and find a compromise,� he said Monday after the City Club event. “The test of progress is going to be this: Is the governor going to drop his turnaround agenda in order to allow the legislature to have an honest debate about a budget?�

Manar is pushing a school funding formula overhaul he said could help lead toward a budget solution and intends to have it called for a vote this week.

Rauner on Monday repeated his criticism that the plan would hurt schools in suburban Chicago and is a “bail out� for Chicago Public Schools.

Manar says that’s not true, and that his plan is more fair because it treats CPS the same as other school districts by covering teacher pension costs.

ROBBINS (AP) – A bill that’s moving through the Illinois Legislature is aimed at ensuring local police departments properly handle rape investigations.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart worked on the legislation with Democratic state Sen. Bill Cunningham of Chicago after dozens of rape kits were found in the Chicago suburb of Robbins in 2013 that hadn’t been sent to the state police crime lab for DNA testing.

The bill seeks to institute checks and balances on the handling of rape investigations by local police departments in an effort to prevent similar miscarriages of justice from occurring in the future, the Daily Southtown reported.

The existing Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act would be amended to require state police to notify the appropriate state’s attorney’s office, as well as the agency conducting the investigation, of positive DNA matches

on sexual assault evidence submitted by local police departm e n t s .

Sen. Bill It would Cunningham allow the state’s attorney to keep tabs on pending sexual assault cases to make sure local police departments follow through with their investigations.

Currently, the state police crime lab is required to notify only the investigating agency when there’s a hit on submitted DNA evidence, and then it’s the agency’s responsibility to locate the identified suspect and obtain a DNA sample to confirm the match.

In Robbins, the police department failed to collect confirmation samples from the identified sexual assault suspects so they could be arrested and prosecuted, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. “They just did not follow up on these investigations,� said Cunningham, the bill’s sponsor. “So you had a situation where a positive match was made, a rape suspect was identified and then the police department didn’t follow up

on it, essentially allowing a rapist to go free.�

State police weren’t aware that Robbins officers failed to follow up on so many leads because the agency didn’t get involved beyond informing the police department of the DNA matches.

The bill also would require state police to post on their website a quarterly report of the number of sexual assault case submissions made by every law enforcement agency statewide, the number of positive DNA matches made on those submissions and the number of times an agency has followed up a positive match with a confirmatory sample. “We are confident this will help prevent incidents like those that occurred in Robbins from happening again in the future,� he said. “And if we find out it doesn’t, we can come back and look at different remedies.�

The legislation passed the Senate last month and is making its way through the House.

Cunningham expects it to pass the House by the end of May and hopes Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign it into law this summer.

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OBITUARIES Elizabeth J. ‘Bette’ Wilhelm great-grandchildren; sisters, Rita Glenn, Frances (Gene) Carroll, Lois Considine, Monica Scorby, Barb Goy, and Colleen Koch; brothers, Joseph (Josephine) Morrissey and Larry (Carol Vogelsang) Morrissey; sister-in-law, Corrine Morrissey; and 47 beloved nieces and nephews.

Bette was preceded in death by her parents; one grandson in infancy, Nicholas Oester; three brothers, Robert Morrissey in infancy, John “Tiny” Morrissey and the Rev. William “Buddy” Morrissey; and one sister, Rosemary Hawks.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Visitation also will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy, with the Rev. Timothy Draper, officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick Cemetery in Amboy. Pallbearers will be Chad Oester, Sean Considine, Ryan Considine, Brady Scheffler, Bryce Scheffler, and Tanner Wilhelm.

Memorials have been established to St. Patrick Church, St. Patrick Food Pantry, and St. Vincent dePaul Society of Amboy.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

Edward A. Crump ROCK FALLS – Edward A. Crump, 80, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Edward Crump was born April 27, 1936, in Sterling.

He married Shirley Storlien on Dec. 7, 1961, in Rock Falls. She preceded him in death on July 17, 2011. Mr. Crump was an adjuster at Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. before retiring. Ed was a member of First Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

He also served in the Army. He was a hard worker, loved his family and his grandchildren’s visits, and enjoyed fishing, as well as going on sightseeing drives.

He is survived by his son, Jeff Crump of Rock Falls; one granddaugh-

ter, Rashell Crump, and one grandson, Blayne Crump, both of Sterling; and one greatgranddaughter, Sophia Lamb, and one great-grandson, Aedyn Serenil, both of Sterling.

He is also preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling, with the Rev. Vickie Sauter, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, officiating.

Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Today’s visitations: Floyd L. Bennett of Elkhart, Indiana, 9-10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Jenny Sikula of Washington, formerly of Polo, 10-11 a.m. at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington.

Mark R. Near of Sterling, 4-8 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Jan L. Feary of Polo, 5-8 p.m. at Crossroads Community Church in Polo.

Florence L. VanDeWostine of Prophetstown, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Today’s funerals: Floyd L. Bennett of Elkhart, Indiana, 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Bonnie L. Hill of Lyndon, 10:30 a.m. at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Patty A. White of Polo, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo.

Jenny Sikula of Washington, formerly of Polo, 11 a.m. at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington.

Sharon A. Cady of Tampico, 2 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Wednesday visitations: Edward A. Crump of Rock Falls, 10-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Saeed A. Salick of Dixon, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Elizabeth J. “Bette” Wilhelm of Amboy, 4-8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Larry K. Detweiler of Moline, celebration of life, 4-7 p.m. at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory Ltd. in Moline.

Wednesday funerals: Mark R. Near of Sterling, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Jan. L. Feary of Polo, 10:30 a.m. at Polo Family

DIXON – Registration is due Monday for a free Lunch and Learn meal and presentation at noon May 17 at Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road.

Home Bound Healthcare will give a presentation on advance directives for end-of-life, such as power of attorney, living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders, and more.

Call Home of Hope at 815-288-4673 to sign up.

Basket auction will be Friday at CGH STERLING – More than 160 baskets will be auc-

Funeral Home.

Florence L. VanDeWostine of Prophetstown, 10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Edward A. Crump of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Saeed A. Salick of Dixon, 11:30 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Thursday funerals: Elizabeth J. “Bette” Wilhelm of Amboy, 10:30 a.m.

Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

Sarah E. Sweet of Mount Morris, 2 p.m. graveside service at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon.

Friday funeral: Brian D. Hurd of Rock Falls, 2:30 p.m. graveside service at Rock Island National Cemetery.

Saturday visitations: Roman Porembski of Mount Morris, 9-10 a.m. at St. Mary Christian Church in Oregon.

Robert W. “Willie” Cochran of Harmon, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Mary P. Cacciapaglia of Rockford, 10 a.m.-noon at Honquest Funeral Home with Crematory – Mulford Chapel in Loves Park.

Saturday funerals: Mary P. Cacciapaglia of Rockford, noon prayer service at Honquest Funeral Home with Crematory – Mulford Chapel in Loves Park.

Roman Porembski of Mount Morris, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Christian Church in Oregon.

Robert W. “Willie” Cochran of Harmon, 11 a.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Brian D. Hurd of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 5-8 p.m. at Rock Falls VFW. Sunday funeral: Keith E. Edeus, formerly of Rock Falls, 2 p.m. memorial service at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Robert W. ‘Willie” Cochran HARMON – Robert W. “Willie” Cochran, 59, of Harmon, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at his home.

Willie was born July 3, 1956, in Sterling, the son of Willie and Mary (Wade) Cochran.

He married Donna Burgett on Nov. 26, 1973, in Tipton County, Tennessee. He was employed for 15 years at Rockwell International in Palmdale, California.

Willie enjoyed camping with his grandchildren, hunting, fishing, going to casinos, and partying with friends and family.

Survivors include his wife of Harmon; one daughter, Kimberly (David) Hicks of Rock Falls; one son, Willie (Cindy Bittner) Cochran of Lyndon; three sisters, Pat (Richard) Williamson of Como, Helen (Jack) Crow of Rock Falls, and Sandy (Ed Martinez) Williamson of Sterling; three brothers, Earl (Brooke) Cochran of Sterling and

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Barry (Brenda) Cochran and Bill Wade, both of Rock Falls; eight grandchildren, Dalton Hicks, Devon Hicks, Tabatha Price, Vanessa Donaldson, Elizabeth Cochran, Willie Cochran, Victoria Donaldson, and Brianna Bittner; one great-grandson, Tyler Ahlgreen; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Faye Cochran and one in infancy; one niece, Jennifer Smith; and one brother-in-law, Julio Garcia.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

WASHINGTON – Jenny Sikula, 96, of Washington, former longtime resident of Polo, passed away peacefully at 9:13 a.m. Sunday, May 8, 2016, at her residence, Supportive Living of Washington.

Jenny was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Lustivere, Estonia, to Karl and Marta Rissmann.

She married Osvald Laumets on Dec. 19, 1940, in Estonia. Osvald was conscripted into the Russian Army in 1941, and died shortly thereafter, a fact unknown to Jenny until after World War II had ended in 1945. In October 1944, aided by the Germans when they lost their occupation of Estonia to Russia, Jenny, along with her mother and daughter, Kullike Laumets, escaped to Germany and lived in three displaced persons camps during and after the war. While in Germany, Jenny met Emil Sikula, also a displaced person from his homeland of Czechoslovakia, and they were married Oct. 16, 1948. Forever grateful for the opportunity to start a new life in the U.S., Jenny, Emil, and Kullike arrived on April 4, 1950, in Polo, having been sponsored by St. Mark Lutheran Church, which, months earlier, also sponsored Jenny’s mother, sister, her husband, and their daughter. In Polo, Jenny worked for 13 years at Ramp Quality Egg Farm, first candling eggs and later as an office employee.

She then worked as a secretary for 21 years at

Polo Motor Co., retiring in 1984. Jenny and Emil moved in August 2008 to Supportive Living, where Jenny quickly became one of their most active participants and best ambassadors.

She is survived by her four children, Kullike Adams of Loudon, Tennessee, Harry (Romelle) Sikula of Dixon, Tina (Kim) Arnett of Washington, and Eric Sikula of Peoria; six grandchildren, Erika Adams of Shelby Township, Michigan, Matthew (Cindy) Adams of Manheim, Pennsylvania, April Lind of Antioch, Nick Sikula of Dixon, David Arnett of Arlington, Virginia, and Michael Arnett of Beavercreek, Ohio; six greatgrandchildren; niece, Karin (Stephen) Dains of Lathrup Village, Michigan; and nephew, Peter (Linda) Aabram of Parker, Colorado.

In addition to her parents, Jenny was preceded in death by her husband, Emil; sister, Vaike; and son-in-law, Edward Adams.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today, and the funeral at 11 a.m. today at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington. Cremation rites will be accorded.

Inurnment will be at a later date at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

Memorial contributions may be made to Supportive Living of Washington or St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo.

Visit deitersfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Sarah E. Sweet MOUNT MORRIS – Sarah E. Sweet, 100, of Mount Morris, died Sunday, May 8, 2016, at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Mount Morris. She was a waitress with restaurants in Polo and the surrounding area.

Sarah was born March 20, 1916, in Polo, the daughter of Benjamin and Carrie E. (Snook) Linton. She married Leland Sweet on April 15, 1968, in Dixon. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1980.

Survivors include her

daughter, Marlene Bradshaw of Mount Morris; one son, Jack (Penny) Horst of Nachusa; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Dixon, with Frank Langholf, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon, officiating. Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Thomas I. Whelan DIXON – Thomas Irvin Whelan, 66, of Dixon, died Monday, May 9, 2016, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

OBITUARY tioned Friday at CGH Medical Center to raise funds for the CGH Health Foundation’s annual appeal.

The silent auction, sponsored by the CGH Employee Division Committee, will run from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Ryberg Auditorium and Classrooms 1 and 2 at CGH, 100 E. LeFevre Road.

Baskets will contain items such as wine, baby goodies, and a certificate for rounds of golf.

There also will be a 50-50 raffle at 3:30 p.m. (the winner need not be present) and T-shirts will be sold.

Money raised will help fund health initiatives that include Love on a Leash,

Eyeglasses for Kids/Adults, the Prescott Dental Clinic, scholarships, Medication Assistance Program, Community Health Network, Workplace Wellness, Ways to Wellness, Protecting Our Infants, Main Clinic Oncology renovation, diabetes education, and women’s health.

For more information or to make a contribution, contact Amanda Blaine at amanda.blaine@cghmc. com or 815-625-0400, ext. 5575.

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Schallert died Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, said his son, Edwin. He was 93.

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AMBOY – Elizabeth J. “Bette” Wilhelm, 85, of Amboy, died Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Aperion Care Amboy.

Bette was one of 13 children born at home, Sept. 2, 1930, in Amboy, the daughter of William and Aileen (Brady) Morrissey.

Bette was a graduate of Amboy High School and retired from the driver’s license facility in Dixon.

She was a lifelong active member of St. Patrick Parish in Amboy and the St. Patrick Women’s Organization. Bette was a loving and selfless mother, grandmother, and sister, and loved most spending time with her family.

Her Catholic faith was her strength throughout life. Bette loved to pray, cook, dance, write poems, and help others.

She is survived by her five children, Greg (Michele Egan) Wilhelm of DeKalb, Maureen (Tim) Oester of Amboy, Jeannine Scheffler of Byron, Colleen (Rick) Considine of Byron, and Gary (Lori) Wilhelm of Amboy; son-in-law, Bob Scheffler of Byron; 14 grandchildren, Chad (Bridgette) Oester, Cari Oester, and Cori (Adam Maus) Oester, Hayli, Brady, Heidi, and Bryce Scheffler, Sean (Nicole) Considine, Ryan Considine, and Megan Considine, Whitney (Brandon) Miller, and Tanner, Sydney, and Delaney Wilhelm; 10

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The arrangement with GE, however, might not be “a viable long-term solution,” Dykhuizen said. “By getting this new facility, all of the operations would be consolidated in one building.”

The move would also solve a host of other issues with the current building, which Dykhuizen said is “very outdated and it’s not energy efficient.”

Public Works Director Gary Tresenriter also has said the heating in the building is inadequate.

“It’s just not a good building to be in and it’s just in bad shape,” Dykhuizen said.

Because the council has just started discussions on the idea, Dykhuizen

Next meeting The Morrison City Council will next meet at 7 p.m. May 23 at the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center Building, 400 N. Cherry St. Visit morrisonil.org or call 815-772-7657 for an agenda or more information. said no specifics have been decided, such as size or cost – or how the city would pay for it.

During budget discussions in April, Dykhuizen told the Council the city was faced with a more than $400,000 shopping list of capital equipment needs. The city budget was approved during the council’s April 25 meeting, but Dykhuizen told the council at that time that the capital equip-

ment needs were something the city need to figure out in the coming months. “We need to free up new revenue, further cut expenditures or a combination of both,” he said.

Now, with a new home for the Public Works Department on the council’s radar, the question of how to pay for it will be something a committee will be tasked with answering.

“We are trying to get some educated costs and opinions in order to start figuring out costs,” he said.

The council will form a committee, which will narrow down a design concept and cost estimate.

If all goes well, construction on the new facility could begin in the spring of 2018.

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WASHINGTON

White House doing damage control after top aide’s candid interview WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Monday worked to contain the damage caused by one of President Barack Obama’s closest aides, who, in a seemingly candid, behindthe-curtain magazine s t o r y , ripped the Ben WashingRhodes ton press corps, boasted of creating an “echo chamber” of supporters to sell the Iran nuclear deal and appeared to dismiss long-time foreign policy hands, including Hillary Clinton, as the Blob.

Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes’ comments to The New York Times Magazine have sparked a mix of

bewilderment and outrage in Washington’s political and policy circles. While some marveled at a savvy White House aide’s apparent eagerness to discuss what some consider the ugly sausage making of modern governing, others noted he’d kicked up a hornet’s nest of a debate over whether the White House oversold the legacy-burnishing deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program.

The piece portrays Rhodes, Obama’s top foreign policy speechwriter and arguably one of his most influential aides, as singularly in tune with his boss’s thinking and narrowly focused on crafting a messaging machine to support it. It quotes Rhodes lamenting the

ignorance of Washington reporters. (“They literally know nothing.”) And it describes Rhodes, a former aspiring novelist, as focused on crafting a storyline and dismissing facts that don’t fit.

Rhodes appears to try to keep secret news that Iran had seized 10 U.S. Navy sailors until after the president’s State of the Union speech. The article quotes Rhodes and his aides describing how they used social media, journalists and friendly interest groups to disseminate White House-generated talking points about the Iran deal.

“We created an echo chamber,” Rhodes said.

“They were saying things that validated what we had given them to say.”

McDonald, Garlands build on 20-plus year relationship FUNERAL HOME CONTINUED FROM A1

“I think age is catching up with me after all the long days,” Garland said. “With this arrangement, I can do what I enjoy, and do it on my own terms.”

The Garlands have no retirement time frame, he said, and new owner Joseph McDonald, also the Whiteside County coroner, said he’s happy to have them there.

“I would guess I’d be around several years with the two funeral homes, and then I can slowly wean myself from them,” Garland said.

The Garlands and McDonald have been linked for more than 20 years. Sterling native McDonald received Gar-

land’s help while getting his business set up in 1995.

“When we first began construction in 1995, we already had families that wanted us to serve them, and Tom graciously let us use their facilities through part of 1996,” McDonald said.

McDonald’s first funeral home was a new building with a crematory in Rock Falls. The business first expanded in 2003, buying an existing building that would become the Prophetstown funeral home.

The former Allen-Grennan sites in Sterling and Milledgeville were purchased from the Alderwoods Group in December 2004. McDonald then moved into Fulton in April 2008.

Over the years, the

owners have covered for each other when they were out of town. Those years of working together made the purchase seem like a natural step to take, McDonald said.

“We’re used to their facilities and equipment, and our staffs have worked well together before,” McDonald said.

“Tom will help out from time to time, because he still wants to serve the people of those communities.”

The combined staff, which will remain intact, now numbers about 20.

When he and Scott Sheets started the first funeral home in Rock Falls, with no staff, he never could have envisioned what the business has become, McDonald said.

In his business, he sees

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Governor loses popularity amid budget impasse Downstate polls find support for Rauner plunging

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EDITORIAL | ILLINOIS BUDGET

Help low-income students T

hree weeks from today, the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn.

Senators and representatives have 21 days left to come up with a budget for the current fiscal year, and also to draft one for the upcoming fiscal year.

In normal times, 3 weeks would seem to be enough time to accomplish one of those goals.

However, with 315 days having passed without a fiscal year 2016 budget, and with Illinois facing extremely difficult financial problems, these are not normal times.

We hope lawmakers and the governor find workable solutions before the Legislature’s May 31 adjournment date.

Numbers that appeared in a recent SVM story

What we think Low-income students will pay a price if legislators and the governor fail to make the state’s budgetary numbers add up. deserve state leaders’ attention.

They are the sobering and sad numbers that detail the low-income students in our region, as reported in the April 30 story “Gears keep turning; After industrial exodus and recession, lowincome student numbers still rising.”

In 10 area schools, at least half of students are low-income. (The highest number is Rock Falls Elementary School at 84 percent.)

An additional 10 schools have between 40 and 49 percent of students in the low-

income category.

The fact is, the lower a family’s income, the greater the chance of educational problems for these students now, and economic problems for them in the future.

The numbers point to two truths that legislators must not ignore.

1) Public schools cannot continue to be financially shortchanged by the state without thousands of boys and girls facing the likelihood of less secure futures.

2) Regions such as the Sauk Valley need the state to leave no stone

Illinois Budget Stalemate

315 days

without a state budget for the fiscal year that started July 1.

unturned to boost economic development and create jobs so fewer families will be categorized as low income.

Budgetary decisions made in the next 3 weeks are vital to the state’s future. The men and women making those decisions must keep the welfare of Illinois’ lowincome students squarely in mind.

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Budget plan, or just a budget sham?

Civic Federation highly critical of Rauner proposal Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration often tries to deflect criticism by saying it’s coming from people under the control of the all-powerful and decidedly evil House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago.

But you’re not going to find anyone who contends that the Civic Federation is just another Madigan tool. The nonpartisan organization has a solid reputation for strong analyses of government finances. As the organization’s website says, its membership “includes business and professional leaders from a wide range of Chicago-area companies and institutions.”

So when the Civic Fed-

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eration issues a report that Rauner’s budget plan is a bunch of hooey, people listen. Actually, hooey is being kind.

THE ORGANIZATION said Rauner’s budget plan from February had an operating deficit of “at least $3.5 billion and presents an insufficiently detailed plan for closing the gap.” Even then, it said the $3.5 billion gap “appears to be significantly understated, because it does not fully account for the actual cost of essential state services.”

“This budget as proposed would not move Illinois forward and would lead to further deterioration of the state’s finances,” federation President Laurence Msall said.

It gets worse. Msall said Illinois’ bill backlog would increase by billions, and that the Rauner budget plan relies on one-time revenues and projected savings “that are imprudent or unlikely to be realized.” That includes reducing pension payments (again), shorting state employee health insurance, and unloading the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Msall said the budget impasse is causing irreparable harm and represents “a new low in fiscal management for the General Assembly and the governor.”

The good news is that

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Rauner’s budget proposal was forgotten almost as soon as it was delivered. But there are two things worth noting.

One, that Rauner’s budget plan was no more credible than the wildly out-of-balance budget the Legislature passed a year ago. Two, remember the deficiencies cited by the federation to see whether they get included in any grand budget scheme cooked up by the General Assembly and Rauner in the next few weeks.

With yet another poll showing plunging downstate support for Gov. Bruce Rauner in a Republican district and the intense Republican freakout over Donald Trump’s impending presidential nomination and its impact on independent suburban women, there appears to be a growing feeling among Democrats, particularly in the Illinois Senate, that they need to get out of the way to let the other party crash and burn.

The almost yearlong state government impasse is most definitely having an impact on Gov. Rauner’s poll numbers. Bernie Schoenburg reported in the State Journal-Register last week that a Public Policy Polling poll of appointed Republican state Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez’s Springfield-area district had Rauner upside down, with 37 percent approving of the way the governor is doing his job, while a majority of 54 percent disapproved.

In 2014, Rauner won that district, 58-37, according to Illinois Election Data’s numbers. So, basically Gov. Rauner’s numbers have flipped almost entirely the other way.

Another PPP poll of GOP state Rep. Terri Bryant’s southern Illinois district near Carbondale was even worse for the governor. Rauner won Bryant’s district, 60-33, but 57 percent of voters in that district disapprove of Rauner’s job performance, while only 33 percent approve. That’s just about a mirror opposite image of his 2014 result. Both polls were taken April 14-17 and had margins of error of a bit more than 4 percent.

A PPP poll taken last August in Bryant’s district had the governor’s job approval rating at 40 percent and his disapproval rating was 51.

So, that’s a net loss of 13 points in 8 months. And again, this is a Republican district.

Rep. Bryant is also experiencing a free fall, if the pollster’s numbers are correct. Last August, PPP had her at a 50 percent job approval rating and a 27 percent disapproval rating. Now, she’s at 42 percent approval and 43 percent disapproval.

MEANWHILE, Gallup’s daily March tracking polls showed 70 percent of women nationally had an unfavorable view of the presumptive nominee, Trump. That number is surely higher in the more Democratic-leaning Illinois, where independent suburban women have been the deciding factor in just about every major statewide race since 1990.

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It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why Gov. Rauner recently let it be known that he won’t endorse Trump and won’t attend the Republican convention in Cleveland this summer, and why, as I write this, appointed Comptroller Leslie Munger is expected to make the same decisions because she’s up for special election this fall.

And you also don’t have to be Einstein to realize that the one-two combo of Rauner and Gov. Bruce Trump could Rauner spell big His declining trouble for popularity down-ballot may make Republicans.

Democrats less likely to On the bargain, but other hand, that would be a mistake, R a u n e r ’ s team says writes columnist it has pollRich Miller. ing which shows, by a 2-1 margin, that voters blame House Speaker Michael Madigan more than the governor for the ongoing impasse. To voters, Madigan is “the allknowing puppet-master,” explained one Rauner official last week.

SO, AS LONG AS THIS impasse is going on, Rauner’s legislative allies have a handy pivot they can use, paid for with oil tanker loads of the wealthy Rauner’s cash.

Whenever Democratic legislators or candidates demand their Republican opponents answer for the latest Trump outrage or their support for and/or from the unpopular Rauner, the Republicans can turn it back on the Democrats by demanding they justify their support for and/or from the obstructive Speaker Madigan (or Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman Madigan, in the case of Senate candidates).

In a campaign, once your opponent goes down, you never take your boot off that person’s neck. So, with Rauner and Republican legislators going down and Trump about to make a big splash, there’s naturally plenty of temptation among a certain type of Democrat (cough – in the House! – cough) to keep this impasse going.

But all those legislative Democrats may wind up doing, if the impasse lasts through November, is unhelpfully distract Illinois voters from the weirdness at the national and statewide levels.

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Readers give pros and cons of implants Dear Abby, “Doesn’t Want to Lose Him” (Dec. 16) wants breast implants, but her boyfriend is against it.

I had breast augmentation at age 27 for the same reasons she wants them. I was flat-chested, and clothing – especially summer clothing – never fit or looked right.

My husband was supportive, and it turned out to be one of the best things I’ve done for my self-confidence. I not only became more outgoing, but my career also took off.

I want to urge “Doesn’t” to talk to her plastic surgeon about her goals. She shouldn’t allow herself to be pushed into a larger size than she feels comfortable with, and she shouldn’t be unrealistic about how it will change her.

She implied that the surgery wouldn’t alter who she is inside, but

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

isn’t that her goal – to have more self-assurance? She’ll see a big change in her life. It will be gradual, but she’ll become a more confident version of herself.

She should forget the boyfriend if he can’t find it in himself to be supportive, because if she does get the implants, I predict that in a year, she will have outgrown him anyway. (Pun intended.)

– Knows Well in Savannah

Dear Knows Well, Thank you for your comments. Readers had various reactions to this letter. Read on: Dear Abby, I wanted breast implants about 10 years ago because my proportions were off and clothes didn’t fit well. My thenboyfriend tried to talk me out of it, but I didn’t listen.

Abby, I have never once regretted getting implants. I’m happy, healthy and more confident.

Looking back, I believe my boyfriend tried to talk me out of it because he was afraid of other men noticing me. He’d say things to make me feel self-conscious about my appearance. I suspect he knew I’d eventually wise up and the surgery would expedite it.

Today, I’m married to a wonderful man who

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

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

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, 815-625-0354.

Wednesday, May 11 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

Wii Bowling and card games, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Canasta, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

doesn’t mind my assets at all.

– Happy in Brandon, Florida Dear Abby, I doubt that implants will give her anything more than a superficial boost in confidence, because external attractiveness is fleeting. I’d suggest she look inward for self-esteem rather than try to paste it onto her outsides. Values such as kindness, compassion, development of her talents, expanding her awareness and being of service to others will give her self-esteem to last a lifetime.

I’ve been small-breasted all my life and admit that sometimes I have wished I had more “up front,” but now at 66, I have a healthy, fit body and have learned selfacceptance.

– M. H. in Berkeley, California

Dear Abby, I was lucky my husband didn’t have any objections. I had it done, but never expected the pain to be so bad. I felt better about the way clothes looked on me, but that feeling didn’t last.

I recently had them removed because I suspected they were leaking (saline). They were uncomfortable. I could sleep only on my back.

Running was not fun.

They didn’t feel natural and they didn’t look great naked. I realized having them was a big mistake.

Afterward, I found out they hadn’t leaked; they had just “shifted.” I feel better now and no one noticed anything. I’ve heard others love their implants, but I just wanted to let “Doesn’t” know there are some women who regret having it done.

– Lee in Hilo, Hawaii

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

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

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

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

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

Fellowship dinner, noon, Reynolds United Methodist Church, 2496 Reynolds Road, Ashton.

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-5893925.

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

Men’s cards, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

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

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

Actor works his magic on history and mystery in new Fox TV series Tribune News Service

PASADENA, Calif. – The new Fox series “Houdini & Doyle” follows real-life friends and historical figures Harry Houdini (Michael Weston) and Arthur Conan Doyle (Stephen Mangan ) as they solve cases involving the paranormal. The series is set in 1901, just at the time when Houdini is the biggest showman on Earth and Doyle is trying to move on after having killed his character of Sherlock Holmes.

Weston takes on the role of Houdini, a character played in film and TV series by the likes of Adrien Brody, Wil Wheaton, Jeffrey DeMunn and Tony Curtis.

Q: How much did you know about Harry Houdini before taking on the role?

A: I had a sort of working knowledge of Houdini as I came into this show. When I really got into it, I saw where this guy sort of lived in our history, and he was an immigrant who pulled himself up by the bootstraps from poverty and sort of actualized the American dream. He sort of did it in front of you in a daily way.

Q: Is playing Houdini dangerous considering his elaborate escapes?

A: I think all of the escapes were scary. He was buried alive. He was hung upside down and put in that water tank.

We did it as much as we really could do it and with some very helpful stuntmen.

Q: Have you learned some magic?

A: I sort of learned it on the fly and I never, did magic before this show.

Q: Houdini and Doyle ended up bitter rivals.

Why do you think they were friends in the beginning?

A: I feel like these guys needed each other. They were sort of these huge celebrities and isolated.

And they find each other as friends. But it’s con-

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Q: Fox doesn’t do a lot of period series. Why will this work?

A: I think there’s a lot of this show that has these very pertinent, sort of modern themes that we’re dealing with that have this great historical, real backdrop to set it in. ... You see these guys were dealing with the same problems back then, and it puts a nice spin on it for you when you’re trying to figure that out in today’s world.

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A nurturing boyfriend would lift her up more than any breast enhancement could. If he were more supportive, she would probably decide she didn’t need the surgery. What a paradox!

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Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Luann by Greg Evans 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

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Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

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Allow for both bad breaks

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Emmeline Pankhurst, who was the best-known of the suffragette movement in England, said, “We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers.”

In bridge, we have suit splits, and those players who best accommodate bad breaks will be win-makers – if there is such an expression.

Here is another deal I was sent by a reader. What do you think of South’s opening one-no-trump bid? How should he have planned the play in three no-trump after West led the heart five: queen, seven, two?

Opening one no-trump whenever holding 15, 16 or 17 points has reached almost epidemic proportions with

nonexperts. I have seen players open one no-trump with a six-card major and, even worse, 5-5 in the majors!

When you have a five-card major and 5-3-3-2 distribution, it may prove costly

to open one no-trump; although, it must be agreed, if you open in the major, especially when it is hearts, you may face an awkward rebid.

Your rebid is a critical consideration. Here, if South opens one club, he has an easy one-spade rebid. Then, North might rebid one notrump (a tad cautious), two no-trump (a tad aggressive) or three clubs (despite the soft hand). Regardless, three no-trump rates to be the final contract.

The play should not be testing. The risk is a 4-0 club break, but by cashing the club ace (or king) first, declarer can finesse through either opponent to gain five club tricks. So, at trick two, declarer should lead a low club to his hand. Here, he wins one spade, two hearts, one diamond and five clubs. © 2016 UFS

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ELECTION 2016 | PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Ryan: No point in trying to ‘fake’ unity Speaker says he’d step aside from role of chairman of Republic National Convention WASHINGTON (AP) – Anxiety over Donald Trump spread among congressional Republicans Monday, pushing several to follow House Speaker Paul Ryan’s lead and withhold their support from the divisive billionaire. Ryan himself declared there’s no point in trying to “fake” party unity.

“If we go forward pretending that we’re unified, then we are going to be at half-strength this fall,” Ryan told The Journal Times in Racine, Wisconsin, defending his stunning decision last week to refuse to endorse his party’s presumptive presidential nominee.

Still, in interviews with home-state reporters Monday, Ryan denounced the idea of any Republican launching a third-party or independent candidacy to challenge Trump, telling the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel it “would be a disaster for our party.”

And Ryan said he’d step aside from the House speaker’s traditional role as chairman of the

AP

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan responds to question Monday during an interview at his constituent center in Janesville, Wisconsin. Ryan said he would step aside as chairman of the Republican National Convention if presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump wants him to do so.

Republican National Conven“He’s the nominee. I’ll do tion if Trump wants him to, a whatever he wants in respect scenario that Trump left open to the convention,” Ryan said, over the weekend, underscoring striking a conciliatory note. the depths of strife now afflicting Trump himself shrugged off a GOP divided against itself. the need for unity heading into

the November general election and a likely match-up against Democrat Hillary Clinton, even though that would be the goal in any normal election year after a candidate effectively clinches the nomination, as Trump did last week.

“I think this is a time for unity.

And if there’s not going to be unity, I think that’s OK, too,” Trump said on Fox Business Network. “I mean, I’ll go out and I think I’ll do very well. I think I’m going to win the race either way.”

The comments from Ryan and Trump came as both men prepared for a face-to-face meeting Thursday, which Republican leaders hope will begin to mend the fabric of their party.

Still, ahead of the meeting, Ryan’s negative stance appeared to be providing cover for some vulnerable Republicans who are anxious to distance themselves from Trump and his controversial comments about women, Latinos, prisoners of war and others.

Madigan warns Dems to take Trump seriously SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois’ top Democrat has warned party faithful not to get lackadaisical because the Republicans are poised to nominate Donald Trump for president.

Michael Madigan of Chicago, the Illinois House speakMichael er, closed a meeting Madigan with Democratic delegates Monday advising them not to “rest on your laurels.”

Many Democrats are tittering at the presumed nomination of Trump, the New York businessman known for questionable comments about immigrants and his cutting criticism of opponents. They believe top Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders would easily defeat him and boost downballot Democrats.

Madigan told the district-level delegation to the national convention “this will be a very contested election – from president on down, and particularly in Illinois.”

A Trump spokeswoman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, May 11 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

Mercy Nursing Services Free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Blood pressure check, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-564-2145.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

American Red Cross blood drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Erie High School, 436 Sixth Ave. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Mercy Nursing Services Free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. Blood pressure check, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. Big Book, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Free Blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550.

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

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic

Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-625-6763.

Safe Harbor – Community Recovery Group, 6:30 p.m., Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-9941953 or 908-361-7924.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous, 7:15 p.m., open, The Rec Room, 406 W. Second St., Dixon, dixonareana@gmail.com.

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Thursday, May 12 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-6262230.

Blood pressure screenings, 8-9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

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

Office of U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., open, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 212 Third Ave., Sterling.

Dementia Support Group, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-6222800.

Free Blood pressure check, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling, 815626-7333, ext. 317.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book,

closed; 6 p.m. literature, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12x1212; 7 p.m., closed, 12x12, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Chair exercises, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

KSB Parkinson’s Disease Support Group, 1-2:30 p.m., second floor, Town Square Centre, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Care for the Caregiver Networking Group, 2 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

American Red Cross blood drive, 2-7 p.m., Tampico United Methodist Church, 202 Lincoln St. Appointments: 800-7332767.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-9555.

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

Free Naturalization/Immigration Services, 3-5 p.m., Room 1E08, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 309-736-7727.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 3:30 p.m., Terrace Conference Room, Pinecrest Manor, 414 S. Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, 815734-9069.

Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815-625-0013.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 4 p.m., Wesley Chapel Annex, 200 S. Hickory St., Shannon.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, 5 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Nar-Anon Hope 4 Tomorrow, 5:30-6:30 p.m., open, Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Suite 202, Conference Room 1, Dixon, 815-677-8763, dixonareana@gmail.com.

Speak Boldly Toastmasters 2125, 6 p.m., Sterling Public Library, 102 W. Third St., 815626-7650.

Ladies of the Elks, 6:15 p.m., Wagon Wheel, 1711 W. Fourth St., Sterling.

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

A New View, a family mental health support group, 6:30-8 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church, 14206 E. Flagg Road, Rochelle, 815-761-7654.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, back door, 701 First Ave., Suite A, Rock Falls.

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

Sterling Optimist Club, 7 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2907 N. Locust St..

Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians, 7 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-3811.

PEO Sisterhood Chapter KM, 7 p.m., home of Kathy Kelly.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous,

Sterling Hearing Aid Center Inc.

815-626-3220

603 Freeport Rd., Sterling

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

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

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m.,

Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

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

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Study: Kids poisoned by e-cigarettes an ‘epidemic’ Parents urged to keep devices out of kids’ reach CHICAGO (AP) – Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing liquid nicotine.

While most kids weren’t seriously harmed, one child died and several had severe complications including comas and seizures.

“This is an epidemic by any definition,” said lead author Dr. Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

The researchers say the results highlight a need for better parent awareness about the importance of keeping the devices out of sight and reach of young kids.

They also recommend stricter regulation and applauded long-awaited restrictions the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration issued last Thursday.

The study examined poison center calls about exposure to nicotine and tobacco products among children under age 6 from January 2012 through April 2015.

The results were published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

The numbers Monthly calls about young kids’ swallowing, inhaling or touching e-cigarettes climbed from

14 early on to 223 by the study’s end. Calls totaled 4,128 during the study.

Most children were age 2 or younger.

The cases represent 14 percent of the nearly 30,000 calls about kids’ exposure to nicotine and tobacco products during that time.

The harm Liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes can harm young children if swallowed or absorbed into the skin.

Vomiting, a quickened heartbeat and jittery

behavior are among the symptoms. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends calling poison centers if exposure is suspected.

Most exposures to e-cigarettes were managed at home. Among those who received medical care, less than 3 percent were hospitalized. About 2 percent, or 77 kids, had severe complications including seizures, coma or breathing problems.

Most affected children had symptoms lasting 2 hours or less.

Comments Dr. Joan Shook, chief safety officer at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and head of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ emergency medicine committee, called the poisonings “a huge public health issue.”

“If you use these products, you need to treat them as medication or toxins and keep them closed, locked and out of reach of children,” said Shook, who wasn’t involved in the study.

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Nor can the wastewater treatment plant at 768 Rockyford Road, about a mile upstream from the campgrounds, where the water from the plant is discharged into the river, Hansen said.

“We think that’s contributing to additional loading, which the Amboy Tom plant is not Nauman designed to handle,” he said.

In June, Sensient began an expansion that will add 36,000 square feet and about 50 jobs, boosting its workforce to 180.

During the expansion, however, its pretreatment facility couldn’t be operated at full capacity at all times, Hansen said.

As a result, the biological oxygen demand – amount of oxygen need-

ed by aerobic organisms to break down organic material – and suspended solids levels in the river were at 80 and 260 milligrams per liter in March and April. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards are 37 and 25 milligrams per liter, respectively.

In addition, and perhaps as a result, the amount of sludge in the wastewater plant’s lagoons has increased faster than expected.

Mayor Tom Nauman said the city is communicating weekly with the EPA to rectify the matter, a cleanup he characterized as “routine.” Buildup was removed from the lagoons 6 years ago, and the city had expected another cleanup wouldn’t be necessary for 20 years, he said.

Now that Sensient has installed a surge tank, where the waste will be conditioned before going through its pretreatment

plant, the levels of pollutants should come down, Hansen said.

In the meantime, the EPA advised the city to install additional aerators to increase dissolved oxygen levels in the lagoon, as well as post signs along the river at the campground. The aerators are expected to arrive next week.

Hansen said a village of Amboy’s size could go up to 40 years before sludge has to be removed.

“We’re seeing a heavier load than a community with no industrial sewer customers,” he said.

The good news is that the sludge has nutrient value, and once it’s tested, can be used as fertilizer.

“Once we find farms that are willing to take it, some of it can be reused, you might call it,” Hansen said.

Neither EPA nor Sensient officials could be reached for comment.

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Organic material from Sensient Technologies Corp.’s manufacturing process is not getting properly filtered before being discharged into the Green River, and is violating EPA pollution standards. The company is expanding, and during the work, its pretreatment facility couldn’t be operated at full capacity at all times, which may have caused the problem, according to a Willett, Hofmann & Associates engineer. The situation also might have caused the level of sludge in the lagoon at Amboy’s wastewater treatment plant, above, to rise. Equipment is on the way to correct the problem; in the meantime, people are advised to stay out of the river near Green River Oaks Resort.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 Numbers game Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals agreed on a 7-year, $175 million contract Monday. The right-hander, 27, is among the 10 highest-paid pitchers in history despite having just one 200-plus-inning season.

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SOFTBALL | STERLING 1, ROCKRIDGE 0

Warriors bounce back Sterling shuts out Newman

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STERLING – With the postseason right around the corner, first-year Sterling boys tennis coach Dan Young is looking for consistent play out of his team.

The Golden Warriors took a step in that direction on Monday with a 5-0 victory against visiting Newman. Sterling dropped just six games in the match.

“We’ve got a younger team,” Young said, “so at times, it seems like we have our ups and downs. We look like we’re putting everything together, and then sometimes we take a little step back. Our last meet was at Dixon (a 4-1 loss Thursday), and we didn’t do as well as I would have liked.

“It was nice to come back on Monday and get a win like this.”

Jack Nitz remained unbeaten at No. 1 singles after his 6-0, 6-0 win against Eli Leffelman.

At No. 2 singles, Henry Steinhagen gained a 6-1, 6-0 decision against Jake Neisewander.

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ABOVE: Sterling’s Emily Berogan steps on first to double up Rockridge’s Amelia Thomas after a popup to Gretchen Gould during Monday’s nonconference game in Sterling. The Golden Warriors won 1-0.

BELOW: Sterling’s Lexy Staples pitched five scoreless innings to earn the 75th win of her career. That mark ties a school record.

Time for a change Sterling’s Staples shuts down Rockridge, ties school record

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STERLING – Lexy Staples changed speeds so well on Monday against Rockridge that the Sterling softball program will soon have to think about changing its record board.

The Golden Warriors’ starting pitcher tossed five shutout innings in a 1-0 win over Three Rivers leader Rockridge in Sterling.

Staples’ win was the 75th of her career, tying her with Stephanie Kester for the program’s all-time record.

“Stephanie is the reason I wanted to pitch for Sterling,” Staples said of the 2013 graduate. “She played with my sister [Mackenzie], and I watched her all the time. Just to be up

Boys tennis

Sterling 5, Newman 0 Star of the match: Jack Nitz, Sterling, won 6-0, 6-0 to remain unbeaten on season Key performers: Jonah Khuntangta, Alex Gallardo, Sterling, won 6-0, 6-0 Up next: Dixon at Newman, 4:30 today; Sterling at United Township, 4:30 Wednesday

Star of the game: Lexy Staples, Sterling, W, 5 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K; 2B Key performers: Gretchen Gould, Sterling, GW RBI; Jayme Eilers, Sterling, SV, 2 IP, 0 H, 5 K; Tayah Hayes, Rockridge, 6 IP, R, 0 ER Up next: Sterling at Morris, 4:30 p.m. today there with her is a great honor.”

Staples kept the ball down and allowed just three balls to reach the outfield over her five innings. She struck out three, and was able to keep the ball in the infield by using her changeup often. The pitch was devastating from the start of the game.

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SOFTBALL | ROCK FALLS 7, OREGON 1

Rock Falls’ sweet spot Long carries Rockets past Oregon

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Sterling’s Henry Steinhagen hits a return during a No. 2 singles match with Newman’s Jake Neisewander on Monday.

Steinhagen won 6-1, 6-0.

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ROCK FALLS – Hitting out of the No. 8 spot, Miranda Long came up big for the Rockets in a 7-1 win over Oregon on Monday.

The Rock Falls third baseman was 3-for-3 with a double and a solo home run, coming a triple short of the cycle.

The home run to lead off the fourth inning was her second of the year.

“I just saw a nice pitch,” she said. “... It hit off the right spot of the bat, the sweet spot.”

She nearly added another home run in the fifth with a ball that hit midway up the fence in left

Star of the game: Miranda Long, Rock Falls, 3-3, 3 RBIs, 2B, HR Key performers: Natalie Soltow, Rock Falls, 7 IP, 9 K; Bre Bicksler, Oregon, 1-3 2B; Sydnie Nailor, Rock Falls, 2-2 Up next: Byron at Rock Falls, Winnebago at Oregon, both 4:30 p.m. today. center. She settled for a double instead, driving in Bailee Reynolds and Taylor Hoefler.

For Long, the 3-for-3 day followed a 3-for-4 performance Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com against Burlington Central on Rock Falls’ Miranda Long connects for a solo home run Saturday. in the fourth inning Monday against Oregon. Long went SWEET SPOT CONTINUED ON B5 3-for-3 in the Rockets’ 7-1 home BNC West win.

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Five Rock Falls baseball players will sign letters of intent to play college baseball at Sauk Valley Community College.

James McFadden, Cooper Kilberg, Quinton Matznick, Clay Velazquez and Cameron Davis are all expected to sign Friday.

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NU gets 3 primetime games, Illini get 1 The Big Ten’s full primetime slate is in, and the Illinois schools were not ignored.

Northwestern will play two “prime” games on BTN, against Duke Sept.

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10 rematch against North Carolina.

Iowa has primetime games against Iowa St. Sept. 10, at Penn St. Nov. 5 and home against Michigan Nov. 12.

Family deciding on organ donation The family of a University of Alabama Birmingham running back who was fatally shot in Florida says he is still hooked to machines while his parents decide whether to allow the donation of his organs.

Allen Mosley said Monday that his nephew, Gregory Bryant, was pronounced dead on Sunday morning but the family is still deciding whether to allow organ donation. Bryant’s body is still attached to machines at a hospital while the family decides.

The 21-year-old Bryant was driving on Interstate 95 early Saturday when he was shot and a passenger wounded. No suspects have been arrested and police have released few details.

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NBA, Mountain Dew launch 3-on-3 tour The NBA and Mountain Dew are launching a 3-on3 competition tour that will award the winning teams spots in next year’s USA Basketball 3-on-3 tournament.

Dew NBA 3X will make stops in six NBA markets, including Aug. 13-14 in Chicago, and culminate in Los Angeles on Oct. 22-23 with the Dew NBA 3X National Finals.

Each 2-day event will feature more than 30 preselected men’s and women’s teams that will begin with pool play, followed by a single-elimination playoff bracket, resulting in city champions.

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Mayoral candidate opposes Rome bid A leading candidate for next month’s Rome mayoral election maintained her opposition to the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics on Monday, although she said she has nothing against the games themselves.

Virginia Raggi of the opposition 5-Star Movement met with Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago and his staff for nearly 2 hours.

She called the meeting “friendly.”

“In such a delicate moment for Rome we need to think about everyday items before considering extraordinary ones,” Raggi said.

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The White Sox’s Todd Frazier rounds first as the Rangers’ Mitch Moreland watches after a solo home run in the sixth inning of Monday’s game in Arlington, Texas. Frazier added a grand slam in the 12th, had a career-high six RBIs, and the White Sox won 8-4.

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The slam worth the wait Frazier’s grand slam in 12th leads Sox past Rangers

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Cubs rained out

ARLINGTON, Texas – Todd Frazier hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the 12th inning for his second homer of the game, powering the Chicago White Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Frazier had four hits and a career-high six RBIs to help the White Sox win after the bullpen blew leads in the eighth and ninth innings, despite a majorsleading 1.82 ERA coming in.

Last year’s All-Star home run derby winner in front of the home crowd in Cincinnati, Frazier has 10 homers with Chicago after an offseason trade. His go-ahead blast to left came off left-hander Cesar Ramos (0-2).

Dan Jennings (1-0) pitched a scoreless 10th and 11th as the White Sox won their fourth straight in a series opener between teams coming off threegame sweeps.

The AL Central-leading White

Monday’s Cubs-Padres game at Wrigley Field was rained out.

It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday with Game 1 starting at 12:05 p.m., and Game 2 following at 7:05 p.m.

Sox beat Texas for the sixth consecutive time going back to last season after a sweep in Chicago in April.

Chicago closer David Robertson had a shot for a save and a win but couldn’t get either one, allowing a tying double to Ian Desmond in the eighth and a tying single to Hanser Alberto in the ninth.

Avisail Garcia and Austin Jackson had three hits apiece and teamed up for a go-ahead play in the ninth before the Rangers pulled even for the second time. Garcia scored for a 4-3 lead on Jackson’s suicide squeeze bunt that turned into a hit when nobody covered first for the

Rangers.

Frazier’s ninth homer gave Chicago a 2-0 lead in the sixth. He had a run-scoring single for a 3-1 edge in the eighth.

Rougned Odor’s team-leading seventh homer for Texas leading off the sixth ended Miguel Gonzalez’s one-hit shutout, and his leadoff triple in the eighth sparked the game-tying rally.

After Adrian Beltre’s single scored Odor, Robertson came on for a four-out save. He didn’t even get the first one, allowing Desmond’s double that scored pinch-runner Drew Stubbs.

Desmond’s line drive fooled left fielder Jerry Sands, who had replaced Melky Cabrera after Cabrera was ejected by home plate umpire Laz Diaz for arguing a called third strike in the sixth.

Texas manager Jeff Banister also was tossed by Diaz, apparently for arguing a pitch called a ball for closer Shawn Tolleson before the White Sox took the lead in the ninth.

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In the American League, the White Sox were also on top that day in 1907 with a 21-10 record. Today they’re in first with a 22-10 record.

Some things never change.

The Toddfather struggles: Though it

from 1905-12, Chase had the highest win percentage (.664) of any manager in Cubs history and still does.

Joe Maddon is 12171, a .630 winning percentage. Not too shabby either.

Is this start a harbinger of things to come?

The 1907 Cubs went 107-45 and beat the Tigers in the World Series. They’d go on to win again in 1908, and in case you haven’t heard, have not won since.

Thanks to baseballreference.com, you can follow the Cubs’ 1907 season to compare and contrast their start with the current edition. In Game 31, they beat the New York Giants 5-2 to improve to 25-6, moving into a first-place tie with New York.

obviously hasn’t hurt the White Sox, they eventually will need Todd Frazier to climb out of his prolonged hitting slump if they hope to continue their solid start.

Frazier has 10 home runs, so the power is as advertised. But he’s hitting .194 and ended an 0-for-20 skid on Saturday with a home run. Frazier is frustrated and has not hidden during his struggles.

He’s hoping for a repeat of 2013, when he ended a similar slump against San Diego on Aug. 9, which Frazier said he remembered like it was yesterday.

“I was 0-for-31 and I had one more at-bat to tie the Cincinnati record [for longest hitless streak],“ he said.

“By Drew Stubbs, I think. And I hit a

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Cubs, White Sox relive historic 1907 he last time the Cubs started out this hot was back in 1907, when they also were 24-6 after 30 games.

Kris Bryant, born in 1992, was unaware he was part of the best Cubs start in 109 years.

“1907?” he said. “I didn’t know. Just knew we had a good start. It doesn’t play a factor in our minds. It’s just that we’re doing what we need to do early on, and that’s always good because you don’t have to climb back up the hill.

“You are where you want to be and just continue to do what you do on the field.

That’s kind of where we’re at.”

The 1907 Cubs were also where they wanted to be, led by player-manager Frank Chance, who was known as “Peerless Leader,” a nickname he learned at a young age mostly because it rhymed with “Fearless Leader” – the dictator of Pottsylvania and Boris and Natasha’s boss in the “Rocky and Bullwinkle” cartoons.

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double my first at-bat, got to breathe again. I didn’t look back after that. It wasn’t one of my better years, but it turned out to be a good year.”

Frazier hit .180 that month but .261 with six home runs in September, finishing at .234 with 19 homers and 73 RBI. He established himself as one of the National League’s premier sluggers with 29 home runs in 2014 and then 35 last year, when he also won the Home Run Derby.

After watching Adam Dunn and Adam La Roche the last few years, White Sox fans are understandably weary of former National League sluggers who veer towards the Mendoza line when they arrive with great fanfare on the South Side. But Frazier has shown he isn’t that kind of hitter, and his defense has been stellar, so it’s unfair to lump him in with the two Adams.

When the weather warms up, look for Frazier to heat up, too.

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On this date May 10 1967 • Hank Aaron hit an inside-the-park home run, the only homer of his 755 that did not clear the fence.

1981 • Charles Lea became the first French-born MLB player to throw a no-hitter.

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Brandon Howell tossed a 3-hitter to lead the Erie-Prophetstown baseball team to a 3-0 victory over Eastland on Monday in Lanark.

Howell struck out one batter, walked one, and hit one.

Jordan Chandler drove in two runs for the Panthers (11-10), while Grady Todd and Kale Orman each had two hits.

Rock Falls 15, Byron 1, 5 innings: The Rock-

ets broke the game open with eight runs in the fourth inning, then added six in the fifth.

James McFadden allowed one hit for Rock Falls, striking out six.

Clay Velazquez hit a pair of triples. Logan Pillars hit two doubles.

Each had three RBIs. Morrison 12, Bureau Valley 2, 5 innings:

Ethan Fischbach tossed a 3-hitter as the Mustangs handled the Storm in Morrison.

Fischbach (2-0) struck out eight and walked one in five innings.

Ben Tegeler had three hits, and Justin Jensen and Cody Southern added two each for the Mustangs (8-10, 7-5 Three Rivers).

Rochelle 2, Sterling 0:

Nolan Sullivan had two of the Golden Warriors’ six hits in a road loss to the Hubs.

Turner Morse was effective on the mound, allowing just three hits and two walks, with eight strikeouts, for Sterling.

Lena-Winslow 15, Newman 9: The Com-

ets led 9-1 after 1 1/2 innings, but couldn’t hang on in a road loss to the Panthers.

Travis Williams and Ricky Rank each drove in a pair of runs for Newman (14-6), while Luke Olson singled three times. Ethan Hafner was the losing pitcher.

AFC 1, Milledgeville 0:

Jacob Hilliker tossed a 3-hitter and struck out six batters as the Raiders edged the Missiles in Milledgeville AFC (11-10, 5-9 NUIC East) scored in the third inning when Levi Meurer walked, stole second,

Monday’s stars James McFadden, Rock Falls, 1-hitter Brandon Howell, E-P, 3-hitter Ethan Fischbach, Morrison, 3-hitter Jacob Hilliker, AFC, 3-hitter advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on an error.

Blayne Kappes was the tough-luck loser for Milledgeville. He allowed just two hits and three walks, while striking out nine.

Rockford Christian 7, Forreston-Polo 5: Richie

Bartnick drove in two runs for the Cardinals in a road loss to the Royal Lions.

Austin Groshans doubled, singled, and drove in one run for ForrestonPolo. Wyatt Patterson ws the losing pitcher.

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Marcos reign at Milledgeville: Juan Dominguez

won both throws to lead Polo-Forreston to top honors at the seventeam Missiles Invirtational in Milledgeville.

The Marcos amassed 125 points, comfortably ahead of LenaWinslow, which had 87.

Galena-River Ridge-East Dubuque (67), Newman (62) and West Carroll (45) rounded out the top five.

Dominguez won the shot put (43-0) and discus (128-3) to lead PoloForreston. Also coming out on top were AJ Christensen in the 300 hurdles (44.94) and the 400 relay team of Brooks Grobe, Cailean Davids, Joe Bowers and Christensen (45.03).

Newman received wins from Easton Bianchi in the 100 (11.02) and Ethan Nash in the 400 (54.44).

For West Carroll, Daniel Hartman won the 800 (2:16.67) and teamed with Jacob Casey, Carlos Rodriguez and Walter Watkins to win the 3,200 relay (9:20.86).

Milledgeville’s Nick DeVito, Josh Walker, Troy Litwiller and Jason Brubaker teamed up to win the 800 relay in 1:36.35.

MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD Baseball Monday’s results at Rochelle

ROCHELLE 2, STERLING 0 Sterling 000 000 0 — 0 6 3 Rochelle 100 010 X — 2 3 1 W – Suebach. L – Turner Morse.

STERLING Morse (6 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 8 SO, 2 BB).

Multiple hits – Nolan Sullivan 2.

ROCHELLE Suebach (7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 10 SO, 2 BB).

Multiple hits – Hopkins 2. HR – Hopkins.

RBI – Hopkins, Johnson. at Byron

ROCK FALLS 15, BYRON 1, 5 innings Rock Falls 100 86 — 15 12 0 Byron 000 01 — 1 1 0 W- McFadden. L- Scheffler ROCK FALLS (24-4, 9-3BNC West) McFadden (5 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K) Multiple hits- Clay Velazquez 2, Noah Junis 2, Logan Pillars 3. 2B- Pillars 2, Quinton Matznick 3B- Velazquez 2. RBI- Roger Carlson, James McFadden, Bronson Mintun, Matznick, Reid Akerman 2, Velazquez 3, Pillars 3 BYRON Scheffler (4 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 3 K) at Morrison

MORRISON 12, BUREAU VALLEY 2 Bureau Valley 000 02 — 2 2 5 Morrison 840 0X — 12 12 1 W – Ethan Fischbach (2-0). L – Gustafson.

BUREAU VALLEY Tyler Gustafson (2/3 IP, 8 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB), Pruise (3 1/3 IP, 4 R, 0 ER, 6 H, 5 SO, 1 BB). RBI – Brendan McCalvey, Rusty Fargher.

MORRISON (8-10, 7-5 Three Rivers) Fischbach (5 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 8 SO, 1 BB). Multiple hits – Ben Tegeler 3, Justin Jensen 2, Cody Southern 2. 2B – Ryan VanZuiden, Joey Brackemyer, Andy Bird.

RBI – VanZuiden, Brackemyer, Andy Bird, Tegeler, Fischbach, Southern. at Milledgeville

AFC 1, MILLEDGEVILLE 0 AFC 001 000 0 — 1 2 0 Milledgeville 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 W – Jacob Hilliker (2-4). L – Blayne Kappes.

AFC (11-10, 5-9 NUIC East) Hilliker (7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 6 SO) and Adam Mairs. RBI – Dylan Pitzer.

MILLEDGEVILLE (8-12, 6-8) Kappes (7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 9 SO, 3 BB) and Dylan Alexander. at Lena

LENA-WINSLOW 15, NEWMAN 9 Newman 090 000 0 — 9 11 6 Lena-Winslow 150 081 X — 15 9 4 L – Ethan Hafner.

NEWMAN (14-6) Multiple hits – Luke Olson 3, Nate Olson 2, Ricky Rank 2. 2B – Travis Williams, N.Olson, Rank. RBI – Williams 2, Rank 2, L.Olson, Landen Vesley, N.Olson, Zach Rice. at Lanark

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN 3, EASTLAND 0 E-P 002 000 1 — 3 5 1 Eastland 000 000 0 — 0 3 2 W – Brandon Howell. L – Zach Randecker.

ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN (11-10) Howell (7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 HBP) and Nathan Pierceson. Multiple hits – Grady Todd 2, Kale Orman 2. RBI – Jordan Chandler 2. at Rockford

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN 7, FORRESTON-POLO 5 Forreston-Polo002 000 3 — 5 5 2 R. Christian 115 000 X — 7 10 4 FORRESTON-POLO (18-9) Wyatt Patterson (3 IP, 7 R, 7 H, 3 SO, 5 BB), Cameron Timm (3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 5 SO, 1 BB). Multiple hits – Austin Groshans 2.

2B – Groshans. RBI – Richie Bartnick 2, Groshans.

ROCKFORD CHRISTIAN Thomas (4 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 3 SO, 1 BB), Gogle (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB), McClellan (1 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB).

Postseason pairings Class 2A Bureau Valley Regional Wednesday, May 18 • No. 2 Forreston-Polo vs. No. 8 Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 • No. 3 Warren-Stockton vs. No. 5 ErieProphetstown, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 1 p.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional, vs. Stillman Valley Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Fulton Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Riverdale at No. 7 West Carroll, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 1 Princeton vs. Riverdale/West Carroll, 4 p.m.

• No. 4 Fulton vs. No. 6 Morrison, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 10 a.m.

Winner advances to Morrison Sectional, vs. Stillman Valley Regional winner, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25 Class 1A AFC Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 10 Paw Paw at No. 8 Earlville, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 1 Newman vs. Paw Paw/Earlville, 4 p.m.

• No. 4 Milledgeville vs. No. 5 AFC, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 2 p.m.

Winner advances to River Ridge Sectional, vs. Aquin Regional winner, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 25

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Newman’s Jacob Neisewander returns a shot during his No. 2 singles match against Sterling’s Henry Steinhagen on Monday in Sterling. Steinhagen won in straight sets.

Warriors, Comets headed to Rock Island Sectional BOUNCE

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“I was just going for the corners and hitting my shots hard,” Steinhagen said.

In doubles play, Sterling’s No. 1 team of Jonah Khuntangta and Alex Gallardo were 6-0, 6-0 winners against Jacob Terveer and Isaac Blaney.

The closest match was at No. 2 doubles, where

Andrew Ivarson and Luke Steinke picked up a 6-2, 6-1 decision against Victor Francque and Luke Furr.

At No. 3 doubles, the Golden Warriors’ Saul Juarez and Andrew Valentino gained a 6-0, 6-2 decision against Caleb Ardis and Eli Blaney.

Newman, Sterling and Dixon will be among seven teams competing at the Rock Island Sectional, which begins on Friday, May 20.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Eastland Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Pearl City at No. 7 Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 2 Eastland vs. Pearl City/Amboy, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 • No. 3 Indian Creek vs. No. 6 Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to River Ridge Sectional, vs. Orangeville Regional winner, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 25

Softball Monday’s results at Sterling

STERLING 1, ROCKRIDGE 0 Rockridge 000 000 0 — 0 3 1 Sterling 000 100 x — 1 6 0 W – Lexy Staples. L – Tayah Hayes.

(At bats-runs-hits) ROCKRIDGE (26-4) Amelia Thomas 3b 2-0-0, Ashley Minyard cf 3-0-0, Erin Lingle 1b 3-0-1, Hayes p 3-00, Jenna Swanson c 3-0-0, Daria Parchert ss 3-0-0, Hannah Nelson rf 2-0-1, Kelsey Garrett 2b 2-0-1, Katie Garrett lf 2-0-0.

Totals: 23-0-3.

Hayes (6 IP, 6 H, R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K) and Jenna Swanson. 2B – Lingle, Swanson.

LOB – 3.

STERLING (23-2) Erin Stroup ss 3-0-1, Abri Hale rf 3-00, Lexy Staples p 3-1-2, Nadia Trujillo c 2-0-0, Gretchen Gould 1b 3-0-1, Hannah Escamilla lf 3-0-2, Emily Berogan 2b 1-0-0, Jayme Eilers dp-p 2-0-0, Shannon Long cf 2-0-0. Totals: 22-1-6.

Staples (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K), Eilers (2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K). 2B – Staples. RBI – Gould. LOB – 5. at Rock Falls

ROCK FALLS 7, OREGON 1 Oregon 010 000 0 — 1 3 1 Rock Falls 210 130 x — 7 10 2 W- Natalie Soltow (10-6). L- Emily Perkins

(at bats- runs-hits) OREGON (10-8, 6-6 BNC West) Aleah Wight ss 2-0-0, Hannah Wolber 2b 3-0-1, Emily Perkins p 2-0-0, Anni Wilson cf 3-0-0, Hailey White lf 2-1-1, Bre Bicksler 1b 3-0-1, Bella Holley c 2-0-0, Alli Henson 3b 3-0-0, Abby Sgro rf 2-0-0, Bailey Shaffer cr 0-0-0. Totals 22-1-3 Perkins (6 IP, 7 R, 4 ER, 10 H, 2 K, 3 BB).

2B- Bicksley. RBI- Henson. LOB- 6 ROCK FALLS (16-12, 10-2 BNC West) Jordan Clevenger c 3-1-1, Olivia Babcock cf 2-1-1, Madason Shaw ss 3-0-0, Natalie Soltow p 4-0-1, Peyton Yanes 2b 4-0-0, Bailee Reynolds dp 3-1-1, Taylor Hoefler lf 2-1-0, Miranda Long 3b 3-3-3, Sydnie Nailor 1b 2-0-2. Totals 26-7-10 Soltow (7 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 3 BB).

2B- Long, Babcock, Soltow, Nailor. HRLong. RBI- Long 3, Babcock, Soltow, Yanes, Nailor. LOB- 6 at Morrison

MORRISON 16, BUREAU VALLEY 0, 5 innings Bureau Valley 000 00 — 0 2 5 Morrison 426 4x — 16 15 1 W- Lauren Pannier. L- Mecum BUREAU VALLEY Mecum (3 IP, 12 R, 6 ER, 12 H, 1 K, 1 BB) and Darcy Kepner (1 IP, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 H, 1 K, 2 BB) LOB- 3 MORRISON Pannier (5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 11 K, 0 BB) Multiple hits- Emma Melton 2-4, Lauren Vos 3-4, Brooke Stralow 2-3, Jaeden Workman 3-4, Lauren Pannier 2-3. 2BVos. 3B- Melton. RBI- Vos 4, Pannier 2, Melton 2, Stralow, Ellie Schmidt, Workman.

LOB- 3 at AFC

AMBOY 9, AFC 3 Amboy 600 120 0 — 9 AFC 201 000 0 — 3 W- Bailee Highbarger. L- Shannon Lytle AMBOY Highbarger (7 IP, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 H, 13 K, 3 BB) Multiple hits- Deleney Wilhelm 3-5, Bailee Highbarger 2-4, Kylie Highbarger 2-4.

2B- Wilhelm, Madison Murphy. HR- Haley Varga. RBI- Varga 3, Wilhelm 2, Emma Lindenmeyer. LOB- 9 AFC Koning (7 IP, 9 R, 3 ER, 11 H, 9 K, 1 BB) Multiple hits- Cassidy Koning 3-4, Lexi Meurer 2-2. 2B- Koning, Lexi Meurer. RBILexi Meurer 2. LOB- 6 at Eastland

ERIE-P’TOWN 18, EASTLAND 3, 5 innings E-P 340 92 — 18 15 Eastland 111 00 — 3 5 W- Kylie Ackerman. L- Makenzie Fink ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN Kylie Ackerman (5 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 9 K) Multiple hits- Kylie Ackerman 3-4, Emily Cox 2-4, Addie Glassburn 2-3, Stephanie Thulen 2-3, Ashley Davis 2-4. RBI- Davis 3, Cox 2, Calisa Steel 2, Glassburn 2, Thulen, Alicia Stout, Ackerman, Kolling.

EASTLAND Makenzie Fink (3 1/3 IP, 3 K) and Erica Dambman (1 2/3 IP, 2 K) Multiple hits- Paige Gallentine 2-2. HRGallentine. RBI- Gallentine. at Lena

NEWMAN 5, LENA-WINSLOW 1 Newman 010 002 2 — 5 10 2 Lena-Winslow 010 000 0 — 1 3 2 W – Lakyn Waldschmidt (13-3). L – Bailey Baldauf.

NEWMAN (13-4) Waldschmidt (7 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 8 SO, 2 BB) and Madison Craft. Multiple hits – Waldschmidt 3, Morgan Ely 2. 3B – Mady Ferris, Craft. RBI – M.Ely, Craft, Rhyanna Hadden, Baylei Ferris, Grace Ely. LENA-WINSLOW Baldauf (7 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 10 H, 6 SO, 2 BB) and Ally Stockton. 2B – Marissa Buss. at Milledgeville

MILLEDGEVILLE 14, WEST CARROLL 8 West Carroll 202 400 0 — 8 11 4 Milledgeville 600 224 X — 14 16 3 W – Sam Schmidt. L – Riley Sullivan.

WEST CARROLL Sullivan (6 IP, 14 R, 6 ER, 16 H, 3 SO, 8 BB). Multiple hits – Brianna Kampmeier 2, Emma Aljets 2, Emily Suiter 2, Bailey Drward 2. 2B – Aljets 2, Suiter. 3B – Suiter. HR – Durward. RBI – Aljets 3, Josi Anderson 2, Suiter, Durward.

MILLEDGEVILLE S.Schmidt (3 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 H, 1 SO), Natalie Brown (4 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 3 SO).

Multiple hits – Jade Grenoble 3, Alli Schmidt 2, Jocelyn Folkers 2, Allison Fossett 2, Brown 2, S.Schmidt 2, Ciara Miller 2. 2B – Miller. 3B – Schmidt. HR – Folkers.

RBI – Folkers 4, A.Schmidt 3, S.Schmidt 2, Fossett, Brown, Miller.

Postseason pairings Class 2A Bureau Valley Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 10 Wethersfield at No. 7 Bureau Valley, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 11 Kewanee at No. 5 St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 • No. 1 Morrison vs. Wethersfield/BV, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 4 Hall vs. Kewanee/St. Bede, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Stillman Valley Sectional, vs. Winnebago Regional winner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Newman Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Fulton at No. 8 Riverdale, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Erie-Prophetstown vs. Fulton/ Riverdale, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 19 • No. 3 Newman vs. No. 6 Princeton, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Stillman Valley Sectional, vs. Oregon Regional winner, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Oregon Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 9 Rockford Christian at No. 8 Stockton-Warren, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 • No. 1 Stillman Valley vs. Rockford Christian/Stockton-Warren, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 4 West Carroll vs. No. 5 Oregon, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Stillman Valley Sectional, vs. Newman Regional winner, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Winnebago Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 10 Rockford Lutheran at No. 7 North Boone, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Byron vs. Lutheran/North Boone, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 3 Forreston-Polo vs. No. 6 Winnebago, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Stillman Valley Sectional, vs. Bureau Valley Regional winner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Class 1A Aquin Regional Tuesday, May 17 • No. 1 Orangeville vs. No. 9 Aquin, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 4 Milledgeville vs. No. 5 Lena-Winslow, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 20 • Championship, 4:30 p.m.

Winner advances to Pecatonica Sectional, vs. Westminster Christian Regional winner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24 Pearl City Regional Monday, May 16 • No. 8 Galena at No. 7 Eastland, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Pearl City vs. Galena/Eastland, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 3 Scales Mound-River Ridge vs. No. 6 East Dubuque, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 11 a.m.

Winner advances to Pecatonica Sectional, vs. Dakota Regional winner, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 24 Westminster Christian Regional Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Alden-Hebron vs. No. 7 Westminster Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18 • No. 3 AFC vs. No. 6 Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21 • Championship, 1 p.m.

Winner advances to Pecatonica Sectional, vs. Aquin Regional winner, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24

Girls soccer Postseason pairings Class 2A Sterling Regional Tuesday, May 17 • No. 2 Kaneland vs. No. 8 Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.

• No. 3 Dixon vs. No. 6 Sterling, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 20 • Championship, 6 p.m.

Boys tennis Monday’s result at Sterling

STERLING 5, NEWMAN 0 Singles 1. Jack Nitz (S) def. Eli Leffelman 6-0, 6-0 2. Henry Steinhagen (S) def. Jake Neisewander 6-1, 6-0 Doubles 1. Jonah Khuntangta, Alex Gallardo (S) def.

Jacob Terveer, Isaac Blaney 6-0, 6-0 2. Andrew Ivarson, Luke Steinke (S) def.

Victor Francque, Luke Furr 6-2, 6-1 3. Saul Juarez, Andrew Valentino (S) def.

Caleb Ardis, Eli Blaney 6-0, 6-2 Records: Newman 2-13, Sterling 7-6

Boys track Monday’s results Milledgeville Invitational Team scores 1. Polo-Forreston 125, 2. Lena-Winsow 87, 3. Galena-River Ridge-East Dubuque 67, 4. Newman 62, 5. West Carroll 45, 6.

Milledgeville 31, 7. AFC 14 (Meet called after 14 events due to rain) 3,200 relay – 1. West Carroll (Jacob Casey, Carlos Rodriguez, Walter Watkins, Daniel Hartman) 9:20.86, 2. Lena-Winslow 9:23.78, 3. Newman 9:27.73; 400 relay – 1. Polo-Forreston (Brooks Grobe, Cailen Davids, Joe Bowers, AJ Christensen) 45.03, 2. Lena-Winslow 45.66, 3. Glena co-op 48.44; 3,200 – 1. Kade Lobdell (LW) 10:46.47, 2. Sam Mickelson GAL) 11:47.42, 3. Tyler Dambman MILL) 11:54.99; 110 hurdles – 1.Caleb Flack (GAL) 14.9, 2. Christensen (PF) 15.38, 3.

Brenton Chumbler (LW) 15.72; 100 – 1.

Easton Bianchi (NEW) 11.02, 2. Rahkeem Valentine (LW) 11.2, 3. Davids (PF) 11.31; 800 – 1. Hartman (WC) 2:16.67, 2. Matt Hodge (NEW) 2:18.21, 3. Jake Simpson (PF) 2:25.63; 800 relay – 1. Milledgeville (Nic k DeVito, Josh Walker, Troy Litwiller, Jason Brubaker) 1:36.35, 2. Polo-Forreston (Bowers, Reid Taylor, Davids, Christensen) 1:37.1, 3. Galena co-op 1:42.48; 400 – 1.

Ethan Nash (NEW) 54.44, 2. Brad Cavanaugh (PF) 55.34, 3. James Talley (AFC) 55.7; 300 hurdles – 1. Christensen (PF) 44.94, 2. Casey (WC) 45.77, 3. Cameron Ehlers (WC) 45.96; Long jump – 1. Flack (GAL) 20-9 1/2, 2. Brady Webb (PF) 20-1 1/2, 3.

Nate Bayer (LW) 19-3; Discus – 1. Juan Dominguez (PF) 128-3, 2. Brandon Sinagra (GAL) 123-1, 3. Kenny Broge (LW) 113-4; High jump – 1. Bayer (LW) 6-0, 2. Dylan Beers (PF) 5-8, 3. Jacob Heiderscheit (NEW) 5-6; Shot put – 1. Dominguez (PF) 43-0, 2. Mike Packard (LW) 40-5 1/2, 3.

Anthony Garcia (NEW) 40-3; Triple jump – 1. Flack (GAL 42-0, 2. Preston Stapleton (PF) 41-4 1/2, 3. Mason Wright (PF) 40-8

Girls track Monday’s results at Forreston 1. Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge 97, 2. Stockton-Warren 75, 3. Polo-Forreston 53, 4. Lena-Winslow 31, 5. Ohio 30, 6.

Pearl City 25, 7. Dakota 21 (Shortened to 11 events due to rain) 100 – 1. Ryle Stockey (SW) 13.34; 800 – 1. Breya Christopher (GAL) 2:50.72; 3,200 – 1. Moriah Fischer (PC) 14:06.65; 100 hurdles – 1. Paige Christopher (GAL) 15.91; 400 relay – 1. Stockton-Warren 54.62; 3,200 relay – 1. Lena-Winslow 12:15.4; High jump – 1. B.Christopher (GAL) 5-0; Long jump – 1. Lexi Loftus (OHIO) 14-6 1/4; Triple jump – 1. Carmen DeVries (LW) 32-11; Shot put – 1.

Emily Offenheiser (SW) 38-11 1/2; Discus – 1. Offenheiser (SW) 112-1 1/2 Oregon Sectional Prep (no team scores) 3,200 relay – 1. Kaneland 11:38.55; 400 relay – 1. Kaneland 50.56; 3,200 – 1.

Jade Milostan (Indian Creek) 14:37.07; 100 hurdles – 1. Abigail Hopkins (Oregon) 17.84; 100 – 1. Kenzie Skoumal (Oregon) 13.27; 800 – 1. Sarah Daley (Kaneland) 2:28.74; 800 relay – 1. Sycamore 1:56.27; 100 – 1. Carly Bartholomew (Kaneland) 1:03.76; 300 hurdles – 1.

Emily Lynch (Dixon) 54.89; 1,600 – 1.

Noelle Espino (Kaneland) 5:21.67; 200 – 1.

Shannon Lahey (Dixon) 28.14; High jump – 1. Sandra Gale (Kaneland) 5-0; Pole vault – 1. Cierra Kuipers (Kaneland) 10-6; Discus – 1. Tayla Schwarz (Dixon) 127-2; Shot put – 1. Schwarz (Dixon) 40-11 1/2; Long jump – 1. Jenna Weaver (Sycamore) 15-3 1/4; Triple jump – 1. Maddie Keifer (Kaneland) 34-4

MLB American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 18 12 .600 Boston 19 13 .594 Tampa Bay 15 14 .517 Toronto 16 17 .485 New York 12 18 .400 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 23 10 .697 Cleveland 15 14 .517 Kansas City 15 16 .484 Detroit 14 17 .452 Minnesota 8 23 .258 West Division W L Pct Seattle 18 13 .581 Texas 18 15 .545 Oakland 14 19 .424 Los Angeles 13 18 .419 Houston 13 20 .394

GB — — 2½ 3½ 6 GB — 5½ 6½ 7½ 13½ GB — 1 5 5 6

Monday’s results N.Y. Yankees 6, Kansas City 3 Washington 5, Detroit 4 Boston 14, Oakland 7 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas 4 (12 innings) Baltimore at Minnesota, ppd.

Houston 7, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay at Seattle, late Toronto at San Francisco, late Today’s games Detroit (Fulmer 1-1) at Washington (Ross 3-1), 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Medlen 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 6:05 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 0-0) at Boston (O’Sullivan 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Rodon 1-4) at Texas (Holland 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 0-1) at Minnesota (Berrios 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-0) at Houston (Devenski 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 0-3) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-1), 9:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 1-3) at Seattle (Miley 2-2), 9:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 4-0) at San Francisco (Cain 0-4), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Baltimore at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 1:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Toronto at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

National League East Division W L Pct New York 19 11 .633 Washington 20 12 .625 Philadelphia 18 14 .563 Miami 17 14 .548 Atlanta 7 23 .233 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 24 6 .800 Pittsburgh 17 15 .531 St. Louis 16 16 .500 Cincinnati 14 19 .424 Milwaukee 13 19 .406 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 16 15 .516 San Francisco 17 16 .515 Colorado 15 16 .484 Arizona 15 18 .455 San Diego 13 19 .406

GB — — 2 2½ 12 GB — 8 9 11½ 12 GB — — 1 2 3½

Monday’s results Washington 5, Detroit 4 Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 4, Milwaukee 1 San Diego at Chicago Cubs, ppd.

Arizona at Colorado, late N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, late Toronto at San Francisco, late Today’s games Detroit (Fulmer 1-1) at Washington (Ross 3-1), 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 0-3) at Miami (Conley 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Morgan 0-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nicasio 3-3) at Cincinnati (Simon 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Rea 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (De La Rosa 3-4) at Colorado (Rusin 1-0), 7:40 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 0-3) at L.A. Angels (Santiago 2-1), 9:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-3), 9:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 4-0) at San Francisco (Cain 0-4), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s games San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at San Francisco, 2:45 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

NBA playoffs SECOND ROUND Saturday’s results Toronto 95, Miami 91, Toronto leads series 2-1 Portland 120, Golden State 108, Golden State leads series 2-1 Sunday’s results Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99, Cleveland wins series 4-0 Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 97, series tied 2-2 Monday’s results Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT, series tied 2-2 Golden State at Portland, late Today’s game Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Miami at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Thursday’s game San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

NHL playoffs SECOND ROUND Saturday’s results St. Louis 4, Dallas 1, St. Louis leads series 3-2 Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh leads series 3-2 San Jose 5, Nashville 1, San Jose leads series 3-2 Sunday’s result Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0, Tampa Bay wins series 4-1 Monday’s results Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, series tied 3-3 Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT, series tied 3-3 Today’s game Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

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

Transactions

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Miguel Gonzalez from Charlotte (IL). Designated C Hector Sanchez for assignment.

Reinstated C Alex Avila from the 15-day DL. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHPs Buck Farmer and Angel Nesbitt to Toledo (IL).

Recalled OF Tyler Collins from Toledo.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned C Max Stassi to Fresno (PCL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated LHP Aroldis Chapman from the restricted list.

Optioned RHP Johnny Barbato to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred RHP Branden Pinder from the 15- to the 60-day DL. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed CB Brandon Williams, C Evan Boehm and CB to four-year contracts. Signed WR Chris Hubert and RB Elijhaa Penny.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed TEs Ben Braunecker and Joseph Sommers, OL Dan Buchholz and John Kling, WRs Derek Keaton and Darrin Peterson, LBs Don Cherry and Roy Robertson-Harris, DB Taveze Calhoun and CB Kevin Peterson.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Jay Colvin senior vice president of legal affairs and general counsel. Acquired LB Jon Bostic from New England for an undisclosed, conditional draft pick.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed OT Jason Spriggs, TE Casey Pierce, DT Demetris Anderson, RB Brandon Burks, FB Alstevis Squirewell and G Cory Tucker.

Released DT Josh Boyd, DT William Campbell, TE David Grinnage, WR Dennis Parks and OT Jeremy Vujnovich.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Tre Roberson and WR Troy Stoudermire.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DL Anthony Johnson.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed DT Sheldon Rankins, WR Michael Thomas and RB Daniel Lasco to four-year contracts.

Released RB Vick Ballard, DE Phillip Hunt and FB Toben Opurum.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed QB B.J. Daniels, WR Kardon Boone, WR Donte Foster and DE Ishaq Williams. Waivedinjured WR Ben Edwards. Waived LB James Morris, QB Josh Woodrum and TE Cedrick Lang.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed CB Bryson Keeton. Claimed TE Jerome Cunningham off waivers from the N.Y. Giants. Waived RB-KR Dri Archer and TE Adrien Robinson.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DE Damontre Moore, QB Connor Cook and G Vadal Alexander.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DT A.J. Francis, DT Lars Koht, S Robert Smith.

Waived-injured WR Jeff Fuller and CB Mohammed Seisay. Signed CB Jamal Marshall, LB Pete Robertson, TE Ronnie Shields, WR Tyler Slavin and FB Taniela Tupou.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OTs Tyler Marz, Sam Carlson and Nick Ritcher; DEs Medhi Abdesmad, Iosia Iosia and Terrell Lathan; S LaMarcus Brutus; WR Rashon Ceasar; TE Alex Ellis; PK Aldrick Rosas; and NT Antwaun Woods. Agreed to terms with DL Austin Johnson, RB Derrick Henry, WR Tajae Sharpe, CB LeShaun Sims, LB Aaron Wallace and CB Kalan Reed. Waived WR Damaris Johnson and CB Steven Clarke.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived DB Tevin Carter. Signed WR Josh Doctson, S Su’a Cravens, DE Matt Ioannidis, QB Nate Sudfeld, RB Keith Marshall, CB Lloyd Carrington and LBs Steven Daniels and Reggie Northrup.

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Waldschmidt, Ely pace Comets to win Newman tops Lena-Winslow; Dixon gets past Princeton; Amboy’s quick start downs AFC

By SVM Sports Staff

Lakyn Waldschmidt tossed a 3-hitter to lead the Newman softball team to a 5-1 victory at Lena-Winslow on Monday night.

Waldschmidt (13-3) struck out eight batters and walked two.

She allowed one unearned run.

Offensively for the Comets (13-4), Waldschmidt singled three times, and Morgan Ely had two base hits.

Dixon 3, Princeton 2: Mallory Newman earned the win in the circle for the Duchesses in a nonconference win.

She aided her own effort with a double. Phoenix Smith, Erika Smith, Ally Jacobsen and Ally Cullen all singled.

Amboy 9, AFC 3: A six-run first inning provided Amboy with a

quick start in its win on Monday.

Haley Varga hit a home run for the Clippers and drove in three runs. Delaney Wilhelm went 3-for-5. Bailee Highbarger and Kylie Highbarger each had a pair of hits.

Bailee Highbarger earned the win in the circle, striking out 13.

For AFC, Lexi Meurer went 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of runs batted in. Cassidy Koning was 3-for-4 at the plate

Morrison 16, Bureau Valley 0, 5 innings: Morrison scored in

every inning and recorded 15 hits in the win.

Lauren Pannier struck out 11 and allowed just two hits to pick up the win. Lauren Vos went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs.

Pannier and Emma Melton each drove in two.

Milledgeville 14, West Car- 3,200 relay team of Tylor Behroll 8: Jocelyn Folkers homered, rends, Anna Snider, Kassidi

Monday’s stars Lauren Pannier, Morrison, 2-hitter, 11 Ks Haley Varga, Amboy, HR, 3 RBIs Jocelyn Folkers, Milledgeville, HR, 4 RBIs Lakyn Waldschmidt, Newman, 3-hitter, ER, 8 Ks Emma Aljets, West Carroll, 2 2B, 3 RBIs Erie-Prophetstown 18, Eastland 3, 5 innings: E-P scored

nine runs in the fourth for a non-conference road win.

Ashley Davis drove in three runs while Emily Cox, Addie Glassburn and Calisa Steel each drove in two.

Paige Gallentine hit a home run for the Cougars.

singled and drove in four runs as the Missiles outlasted the Thunder in Milledgeville.

Allison Schmidt finished with three RBIs for Milledgeville and Sam Schmidt added two. Sam Schmidt was the winning pitcher.

Emma Aljets doubled twice and drove in three runs to pace West Carroll.

Girls track Marcos place third: PoloForreston (53) finished behind Galena-East Dubuque-River Ridge (97) and Stockton-Warren (75) in a seven-team meet held in Forreston.

Second-place finishers included Lena Baumann in the 3,200 (14:34.8), Courtney Wolf in the high jump (4-10), and the

Cheeseman and Sierra Reining (12:28.71).

Ohio, which scored 30 points and placed fifth, was led by Lexi Loftus. She won the long jump (14-5 1/4) and was second in the 100 hurdles (17.03).

Oregon Sectional Prep: Dixon and Oregon combined to win six events at the Oregon Sectional Prep meet.

For the Duchesses, Tayla Schwarz took both the shot put (40-11 1/2) and discus (1272), Emily Lynch won the 300 hurdles (54.89), and Shannon Lahey won the 200 (28.14).

Coming out on top for the Hawks were Abigail Hopkins in the 100 hurdles (17.84) and Kenzie Skoumal in the 100 (13.27).

Gould’s clutch hit all offense Sterling needs CHANGE

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ABOVE: Rock Falls’ Natalie Soltow pitches Monday against Oregon. She tossed a comeplete game with nine strikeouts in the Rockets’ 7-1 win.

BELOW: Oregon center fielder Anni Wilson catches a fly ball in Monday’s loss to Oregon. Wilson had two putouts in the second inning.

Defense comes through for Rockets SWEET SPOT

CONTINUED FROM B1

“At the beginning [of the season] I was pretty solid but then I had a slump I was in for a few games,” she said. “The past week I’ve been hitting pretty well. I’ve gotten a few doubles and I’ve just had solid hits.”

Oregon (10-8, 6-6 BNC West) scored its lone run of the game in the second inning. Hailey White scored when Alli Henson grounded into a fielder’s choice. Aleah Wight drew a walk later in the inning to load the bases, but Rock Falls pitcher Natalie Soltow got out of the inning with a strikeout.

The Hawks also stranded a pair of runners in the fifth, and left Wight on third to end the first inning.

“That’s one thing that we’ve been having a hard time with this year is just getting that one hit to keep things rolling and get a couple of runs scored,” Oregon coach Jay Holley said.

Soltow pitched a complete-game win for the Rockets (16-12, 10-2 BNC West), mixing in a lively screwball with an outside fastball. After allowing a lead-off walk in the first, she struck out the next three batters she faced.

“I started off a little shaky,” she said. “I wasn’t really in my groove. As we started to build the momentum and hitting the ball, I started to get more confidence in the circle and started to really throw.”

She also retired the Hawks in order in the third, fourth and seventh.

She allowed a lead-off single in the sixth, then promptly doubled off the runner after catching a line drive up the middle.

Soltow catching a line

drive came one inning after Rockets shortstop Madason Shaw grabbed a liner off her shoelaces to end an inning. Peyton Yanes also snagged a line drive at second, ending the fourth.

“When our pitchers throw well and if we don’t make defensive errors, we can be pretty darn good because we’ve got great bats,” Rock Falls coach Kris Nunez said. “Today we played good defense.

To me, this entire team is all about is the defense going to back up our pitchers. If that happens, we can play with anybody.”

The line drive to Soltow came off the bat of Bre Bicksler, who doubled earlier in the game and also hit a fly ball to right that Rock Falls rightfielder Kylie Ricketts tracked down.

Bicksler is back in the starting lineup for Oregon after recovering from a neck injury.

“Her hitting now is starting to come on,” Holley said. “She had a line drive

and the pitcher caught it, but for her making contact, that’s coming along really well. She’s peaking at a good time in the season.”

Emily Perkins pitched six innings for the Hawks, striking out two, walking three and allowing four earned runs and 10 hits.

Behind her, the Hawks committed one error, but it turned what would have been an inning-ending groundout in the fifth into a two-on, two-out situation that Long turned into a rally. Sydnie Nailor then doubled to score Long.

“We can’t give them six and seven outs in an inning,” Holley said. “[Perkins] did just exactly what we asked her to do.”

Rock Falls opened the scoring with two runs in the first. Soltow hit a ground-rule double to drive in Jordan Clevenger, and Olivia Babcock scored when Yanes grounded out. The Rockets added another in the second when Babcock drew a bases-loaded walk.

The junior pitcher threw it early in counts, then went away from it only to bring it back on two strikes. Staples even threw the pitch several times down in the count, highlighting her command. The changeup faded late in the zone, and Staples even had some batters standing only on their front foot during a swing.

“If the changeup is on, it just makes everything else work that much better,” Staples said. “[Coach Becki Edmondson] knows how to call that pitch. If I’m up in the count, she knows I’ll be wanting to throw that and she knows I’m pumped up to throw it.”

Staples worked around two-out doubles in the first and fifth innings, and allowed a two-out single in the second.

None of the runners advanced. She also batted in the No. 3 slot for the first time this season, and reached base in all three plate appearances.

Staples picked up a single and a double, and reached on an error in the fourth. That error by first baseman Erin Lingle proved costly, as Gretchen Gould batted in the game’s lone run two batters later.

Nadia Trujillo bunted over Mackenzie Garza – who was pinch-running for Staples – then scored from second when Gould smacked a single up the middle. Sterling (23-2) had a hit in every inning but the third, and was able to string enough together in the fourth to push across the winning run.

“With the wind blowing the way it was, we weren’t going to get any

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Sterling’s Hannah Escamilla hauls in a fly ball in left field against Rockridge on Monday in Sterling. The Golden Warriors won 1-0.

BELOW: Sterling shortstop Erin Stroup scoops up a grounder against Rockridge. huge hits,” Gould said.

“I just thought to myself that I had to at least put the bat on the ball, and I was able to hit one up the middle. And with the way our pitchers were throwing, that run was all we needed.”

Gould also made a crucial play at first by starting a double play to end the third inning. Gould dove for a soft pop up down the first-base line, then flipped the ball to Emily Berogan covering the bag at first to double off Amelia Thomas, who

couldn’t make it back.

Staples worked through the next two innings before handing the game off to Jayme Eilers, who earned a two-inning save.

Eilers’ stuff was topnotch, and gave the Rockets no chance at a comeback. Rockridge (26-4) opened the sixth with the top of its lineup, but couldn’t put a runner on. Eilers induced a pop out to short, then struck out the next five batters with an overpowering fastball.

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Plaintiff, vs.

Evelyn I. Gonzales, Unknown Owners, Generally, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE

P.I.N. 11-21-163-004 COMMON ADDRESS: 902 W. 9th St., Sterling, IL 61081 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

No refunds.

The judgment amount was at $91,809.57.

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

I691547

April 26, May 3rd & 10 2016

(commonly known as 410 Grace Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071) On June 2, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., in the 3rd Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois, Kelly Wilhelmi, Whiteside County Sheriff, or his authorized deputy, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois as Sale Officer in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B. v. Christina Boone and Tri-County Opportunities Council, Case No. 15 CH 94 ST, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 11 in Block 1 in Resubdivision of Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 of Block 3 in Merrill and Hapgood?s Addition to the City of Rock Falls, situated in the County of Whiteside, in the State of Illinois. DESCRIPTION: 1-1/2 stories, 1102 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 2 car detached garage. INSPECTION: Contact Diane Metzler at Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., 110 E. 4th Street, Sterling, IL, phone (815) 622-3368 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2015 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. SALE IS “AS IS” A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale.

Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material.

ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. 202 E. 5th Street, P.O. Box 400, Sterling, Illinois 61081 (815) 625-8200

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Plaintiff, vs.

Evelyn I. Gonzales, Unknown Owners, Generally, and Non-Record Claimants, Defendants.

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 1/6/2016, the Sheriff of Whiteside County will on 6/2/2016 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: The North fifty feet of the South Half of the tract, lots or parcel of ground, situated in the Southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section Twenty-one, Township Twenty-one North, Range Seven East of the 4th P.M., in Whiteside County, Illinois, described as follows, t o-wit : Commencing at the intersection of the prolongation Northerly of the West line of Avenue I , of the City of Sterling, with the prolongation Westerly of the North line or West Ninth Street of the said City; thence running North along a line parallel with the West Line of said Section Twentyone, to the prolongation Westerly of the South line of West Tenth Street of said City; thence Westerly along said prolongation of the South line of said West Tenth Street to the West Line of said Section Twenty- one; thence Southerly to the intersection of said West line of said Section Twenty-one with the prolongation Westerly of the North line of said West Ninth street; thence Easterly to the place of beginning, situated in the City of Sterling, P.I.N. 11-21-163-004 COMMON ADDRESS: 902 W. 9th St., Sterling, IL 61081 The improvement on the property consists of: single family residence.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

No refunds.

The judgment amount was at $91,809.57.

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

April 26, May 3 & 10 2016

I691547

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, VS. TYLER S BUSHMAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, DEFENDANTS. 16 CH 16 615 ASH COURT DIXON, IL 61021

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU,

TYLER S BUSHMAN UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: THE EAST FIFTY-EIGHT (58) FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF (S 1/2) OF LOT NUMBER THREE (3) AND THE WEST EIGHT (8) FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF (S 1/2) OF LOT NUMBER FOUR (4) IN BLOCK SIXTEEN (16), IN HINE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DIXON, SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE, IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 615 ASH COURT DIXON, IL 61021 and which said Mortgage was made by, TYLER S BUSHMAN Mortgagor(s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR U.S. BANK N.A. Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009001429; and for other relief.

UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Denise McCaffrey 309 S. GALENA AVE STE 320 Dixon, IL 61021 on or before May 26, 2016, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Pierce & Associates, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60602 Ph. (312) 346-9088 File No. 254243-22571 I691589

April 26, May 3rd and 10th 2016

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Estate of FERN A. DOCKSTADER, Deceased.

No. 16 P 57 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of FERN A. DOCKSTADER. Letters of Office were issued to DORAN A. DOCKSTADER, 1113 Shore Acres Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071, as Independent Administrator, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before November, 4, 2016, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated this 28th day of April, 2016 Doran A. Dockstader, Independent Representative Daniel C. Hawkins WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815-625-8200 May 3, 10, 17, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RETTA JEAN KEITHLEY, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 29 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Retta Jean Keithley of 620 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, Lee County, Illinois 61021.

Letters of office were issued to Richard Allen Keithley as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/284) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

By: Richard Allen Keithley, Independent Executor David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX badger@egblc.com May 10, 17, 24, 2016 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS 2016-2019 Crack Filling Program City of Rock Falls The city of Rock Falls will accept sealed bids for the 2016 - 2019 Crack Filling Program until 10:00 a.m. May 27th, 2016.

At that time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Bids may be mailed or given to the Office of the City Clerk at 603 West 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Please note “2016-2019 Crack Filling Program” on the outside of the bid envelope. Specification will be available at the City Clerk's office or available for download from the City's website www.rockfalls61071.com. The Contractor awarded will work closely with the City of Rock Falls for direction on the areas that need to be repaired. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory performance bond for 100% of the awarded contract price (approximately $50,000 per year). Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing wage to all laborers performing under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12), insuring filing of certified payroll within 30 days of each payroll as required by statue. No bids shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids without the consent of the City of Rock Falls for a period of 60 days after the scheduled time of receiving bids. The City of Rock Falls, Illinois is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Rock Falls, Illinois does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities. The City of Rock Falls reserves the right to reject any non-responsive bid and/or non-responsible bid. Bids may be held by the City of Rock Falls, Illinois for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract.

The City of Rock Falls, Illinois is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Rock Falls does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities.

Please direct questions regarding this notice to City Administrator Robbin Blackert at (815)564-1366 or email rblackert@rockfalls61071.com

By Order of City of Rock Falls, Illinois (Awarding Authority) Eric Arduini, City Clerk May 10th, 2016

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STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT, LEE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) NO. 2016MR51 Request of: Zachary Lee Schwertfeger There will be a court hearing on my request to change my name from: Zachary Lee Schwertfeger to the new name of: Zachary Lee O'Bryant.

The court hearing will be held on Sept. 9, 2016, at 9:00 am at 309 S. Galena, Dixon, Lee County.

Dated this May 4, 2016 Zachary Schwertfeger Petitioner May 10, 17, 24

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

Sterling Rentals

LOANS

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(815)626-1431 2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 Nice Lg. 2BR, stove refrig. No pets. $595 + dep.

815-631-6678 Sinnissippi Townhomes Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

HOMES FOR RENT

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ROCK FALLS Nice 2BR, garage, stove, refrig., no pets. 815-631-6678

STERLING 2BR, 1 BA, Stove & refrig provided.

Garage & fenced in yard. Immediately avail. $600/mo. 1st mo. rent & $600 security deposit due at signing 1yr. lease. No pets or smoking.

2512 Locust St 815-625-6300 for an appointment.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

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High Exposure Office Bldg. with sign 815-440-6214

Class A CDL Flatbed Driver $2000 Sign on Bonus

General Logistics, Inc. has an opening for an experience flatbed driver in Rochelle, IL. Apply online at

www.go-general.com or contact Jeff at (847) 456-2978 We offer excellent benefits and compensation package.

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NEW TODAY The Polo School District #222 announces the following position: Polo Technology Director/ Specialist Position will be available July 1, 2016.

Apply by June 1, 2016 online @ http:///www.polo 222.org/dist/new employ.html.

EMPLOYMENT

505

Account Executive Regular daytime hours. Must speak and write business English.

Previous phone experience helpful. opportunity @poloil.com or (815) 946-2341.

NEW TODAY BARTENDER WANTED Part time nights & weekends.

No exp. necessary.

815-626-3105 between 5 & 7 pm.

Delivery Driver / Installer needed at Farley's Appliance. Must have valid driver's license. Apply in person at 1245 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

GENERAL CLEANER POSITIONS DIXON PT, M-F EVENINGS, $9.50/HOUR APPLY ONLINE

www. dsicorporation.com

OR CALL 800-543-8034 EXT. 426

Grain Elevator Operator/Millwright Tettens Grain Inc. accepting applications with agriculexperience tural with elevators.

Weld, repair, fabriload/uncate, load grain trucks bins.

See and Gunnar @ 3201 Science Ridge Rd Sterling, IL 61081.

EMPLOYMENT

505

NEW TODAY Housekeepers wanted June 1.

Exp. & no exp. Reliable transport or live-on site. Call 815-284-6979 or apply online www. reynoldswood.org/ jobs/

NEW TODAY Lifeguards wanted June 1. Reliable transport or live-on site. Call 815-2846979 or apply online www.reynolds wood.org/jobs/ Mr. Nifty Cleaners Stlg. IL needs Presser, & Counter Person Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th St., Sterling.

815-625-9386 Nanny Needed $8/hr. Visit kennamy8.wix.com/ nanny for details and contact info Openings for P/T Drivers CDL class B & class D immediately. Must pass security and drug test for employment.

815-625-0373 Physical Therapist Full time PT for outpatient ortho clinics. Must have 1yr. exp. in outpatient ortho. Full benefits, excellent work environment, generous CEUS. Visit ostipt.com for more information.

Send resumes to dearly@ostipt.com Sedona Staffing now hiring for Data Entry Clerical, CDL Class B Forklift, Basic Labor, PT Janitor Welding & Laser operator Please stop into our Rock Falls location 1515A W Rt. 30 Wanted Housekeeper 8am-4pm Must pass background check Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

EMPLOYMENT

505

ServiceMaster has immediate multiple positions open for Warehouse Labor Associates in Dixon, Illinois.

Positions are daytime shifts, Monday through Thursday (6am 11am), (11am-4pm) and (Noon -4 PM).

Background check, valid driver's license, and reliability a must. Starting pay rate is $9 per hour. Interested parties, call (815) 626-2511 or apply at 205 6th Ave Sterling IL The Comfort Inn of Dixon is hiring for the following part time positions: • Housekeepers • Front Desk Attendant We offer: •Paid vacation •Discounted lodging at Choice Hotels worldwide To apply, complete an application at our front desk.

Comfort Inn 136 Plaza Drive Dixon, IL 61021 EOE TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not accept knowingly advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

EMPLOYMENT

505

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Looking for professional person to manage Day Care in Amboy, IL. Live in facilities with two classrooms. Can manage 14 children with helper.

Must pass 15 hours of early childhood testing on computer.

Call 779-7706182 WANTED NOW: Casual Labor/ Temporary summer help. Apply at Whiteside Co. Housing Authority, 401 W 18th St. Rock Falls, IL. Or call 815-625-0581 for details.

Duties include: Yard work, trash removal, some lifting may be required, valid driver's license, interior & exterior painting, window washing, 40hrs./ wk. $9.00/hr. No benefits ref.

Required.

White Pines Ranch is hiring for summer camp! We need 2 lifeguards (male or female), 18 years old and older. Also need camp counselors (male and female), 18 years old and older.

Call us at 815732-7923 and we'll email application to you or stop by the ranch and pick one up. Great way to make some extra cash and have fun this summer!

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CHILD CARE

512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed 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))

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 AUCTION! May 14, 8am-2pm, residential fixtures, appliances, woodwork, etc. by sealed bids at 308 N. Genesee St., Morrison IL. Call 815-772-8254 for info.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529 Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

APPLIANCES

710

NEW TODAY Whirlpool refrig. 4 years old, 2dr., black texture. Exc. cond. Asking $400.

815-632-3809

FURNITURE

755

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 adorable male kittens, black & white. Free to good home. Call 779245-8070.

2 young outdoor cats, farmhouse that would feed & care for them, I will fix and vaccinate prior to delivery.

815-499-9923 Cat, sweet,Female, spayed, approx.

2 yrs., needs good indoor only home.

815-535-7061 Free to good home, yellow tabby male neutered 10 mo. old cat.

Very very loving.

815-288-5488 Free to good mature indoor home male cat, neutered, declawed, all shots.

815-499-9923 Tosa Inu male & female born 6/1/15 champion bloodAll shots, line. housebroke.

Call 815-626-6382 after 7pm.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

Bush Hog ES2052 zero turn lawnmower, 144 Hrs 815-288$3600 0830

LAWN & GARDEN

781

John Deere, Model 300 Tractor w/ 42” deck, 7 cu. ft. bagger, 500 hrs. on machine, serviced per year, twice garage kept, exc. cond. $1995. Call 815-499-6100

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS Polo Rehabilitation & Health Care, a proud member of the Petersen Health Care family, a trusted leader in Long-Term Care since 1974, is seeking caring & dedicated

RNs & LPNs Full-time, 2nd Shift/Current IL License Required CNAs Full/Part-time, 2nd/3rd Shifts Current IL Certification Required Attractive Compensation & Benefits To Apply, contact Amelia Klavenga, Director of Nursing 703 E. Buffalo Street • Polo, IL 61064 (815) 946-2203 www.petersenhealthcare.net

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RN/ LPN - 2nd and 3rd shift part time $3000 bonus C.N.A - 1st shift part- time, 2nd shift full time Dietary Aide- Part Time

Attention Job Seekers We have multiple entry level jobs available. Seeking motivated individuals with a good work ethic.

Good Samaritan Society; Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for C.N.A’s, L.P.N, RN’s & a Dietary Aide. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.

• Full-Time Positions • Full Benefits Package • 1st & 2nd Shifts Apply online at etnyre.com

310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 Prophets Riverview 815-537-5175

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AA/EOE, M/F/Vet/Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

E. D. ETNYRE & CO. 1333 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, Illinois M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer

Immediate day shift positions available.

Flexible Schedule Monday – Friday Do it Best Corp. proudly serves over 3,800 member-owned locations in the United States and 50 countries and is currently seeking candidates for distribution center work. The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated team player with a solid work history. Candidates must pass a written basic math test plus a drug screen. 60-lb. lifting requirement. Willing to train. Pay is $10.75/hr.

We offer excellent compensation and a safe work environment.

Apply at 815 W Progress Drive, Dixon IL or doitbestcorp.com. www.doitbestcorp.com

No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

TOOLS & MACHINERY

WANT TO BUY 795

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950

Phillips 27” AND 25” tv sets, working cond., FREE! Call 815-590-2169

NEW TODAY Skid loader in any condition Call or text 563212-7699

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1500 gallon plastic Water Tank, like new, $800/obo 815-631-5071 1991 Sea Nymph 16' fishing boat w/ 68 Evinrude motor easy load yacht club trailer, trolling motor and depth finder inc. $3900 815-275-7311 21' x 48 Round Doughboy pool and acces. Heater, sand filter & pump, cover, ladybug, vacuum, ladder, poles & skimmer.

Needs liner. You take down. $900 OBO 815-626-8188

➛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 Wire rack3ftx5ftx12” 4 adjus. shelves. $25. Call 815-284-1094 Yard Swing – 3 person with cushions & sunshade. $60 815-284-2374

HOGS & SUPPLIES

8” Letters for sign.

Red numbers. $25.

Call 815-284-1094 8ft. Werner fiberglass, step ladder.

Fair shape. Call 815-284-1094 Case 224 Garden Tractor for parts $100 815-4562175 Double Dutch siding 50x50 building, Anderson picture window 8 ft., 36” wide entrance doors (3), 36” wide storm doors (2), large steel tables w/ vice chipper / spreader, self-propelled mower, sanding deck on stand, wire concrete mesh, one roll, lots of power tools, drills, Skill saws, Upright freezer. Call 815438-3721 Double rabbit cage on legs w/ leak proof top. $20 815-626-6203 For Sale!

Refrigerator, butcher block on legs, Lg. unframed mirror. 815-626-4542

NEW TODAY Hinterburg Large Quilting Frame, exc. cond., $250 815-626-7123 Moving Sale! Everything Must Go! Builder Discount

People are moving out of state, must sell! Beds, elec. & gas stoves, side by side refrig., dryer, washer, gun cabinet, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, BR set, refrig., curio cabinet, dorm refrig., freezer, new sofa & recliner $299/ea., coffee & end tables, microwave, elec. Lift chair, elec. twin/full lift beds. 815-7184385 Perennial Flowers Call 815-751-4673

838

Locally raised corn fed Angus beef.

Halves and quarters available.

815-499-2271

FARM EQUIPMENT

CLASSIC CARS

905

2005 VW new Beetle GLS conv.

Gray, red leather int. Auto trans., full power 113K. Fun car! $6400/obo.

515-745-0994 2008 Pontiac Torrent. V6. White.

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Clean car. Call 815-288-4330 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626or 284SOLD SOLD.

TRUCKS

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NEW TODAY 1993 ½ Ton GMC Sierra, 2 w/d, 101K mi.,1 owner, $2000 815-6315071 90 F150 XL, 302, AOD, 2WD - very good heat & A/C, Good Phyc. Cond.Very good – Mech cond. $3,800.

815-684-9997

4X4S

912

NEW TODAY 855

-Plows, 2 bottom Allis Trip on steel.

-3 bottom IHC Trip -4 bottom IHC hdry.

-2 Allis power shift rims wheels & tires Your choice $250 815-499-7333 Ford 4000 tractor N.F., P.S. Selecto-Shift, 8 sp. 5 ft. king kutter mower. $5,500. Call 815626-8491 International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483 JD 7000 4 row planter, dry fert. insect dbl disk, seed/fert. openers monitor. 4 row, 3 PT cultivator. Both for $3,000. 815938-2218 904

Antique car: completely restored 1949 Ford 2dr.

Sedan.

Beautiful shape! $18,000.

815-275-8884 ask for Dave.

AUTOMOBILES

Old pair bronze bookends of homing pigeons. 4.5”x 3”. $100 815-2753131

905

1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, only 83K mi. Hard & soft top. $12,000/obo.

815-994-2009.

NEW TODAY 1999 Jeep Wrangler Saraha, 83K mi. Hard & soft top. $12,000/obo. Call 815-994-2009

MOTORCYCLES

1995 Harley Springer soft tail, exc. cond. Low mi. $7500/obo. Call 815-915-3206.

2000 Harley Davidson FX STD, 11k. mi. new tires, battery, fresh tune up, 10,000 mi. service complete. Mikuni Carbs. Some extras windshield etc.

Luxury Rich Red in color. $7,500 FIRM 815-732-7526 2000 HD Electra Glide Twin Cam. Lots of Chrome & extras. $7,500. Call 815-440-2171 2007 Yamaha VStar Classic, 6K mi., exc. cond., many extras $4500 815-590-3315

TRAILERS/RVS

NEW REAL DEAL

Offer expires 12/31/16 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1998 Chevy Malibu good work car.

Asking $1500/ obo.

815-499-6440.

1998 two door red Cadillac Eldorado Coupe. One owner.

136K miles. Heated seats. $5,000 obo 815-734-6405

945

2005 Jayco, Jay Feather Lgt. 25Z, Excellent Cond., full kitchen, bath, queen bed, 1 slide out sofa. Sleeps 6.

Many options. $6500. 815-2257798 before 9 P.M.

FOR ITEMS OVER $300

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ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

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2008 Montana 5th Wheel, 34' long. 4 slide outs, upstairs bathroom and BR, rear living room.

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Victor gas welding & cutting outfit, tanks, cart, extra tips, Good Cond., $200 firm 815-6257618

Potted house plants. Iris and hosta. $3 each.

Call 815-284-9906

AUTOMOBILES

creditautodixon@yahoo.com Fax: (815) 288-6183 601 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021

Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm Saturday: 9am-3pm

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Production Operators

As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opening for Production Operators at our Nestle Purina facility in Clinton, IA.

Basic Responsibilities:

• Safely operates packing lines/ palletizer/ spin wrap • Perform proper Lock Out/Tag Out Procedures on Palletizers.

• Perform designated mechanical work on packing lines as needed using approved tools.

• Make proper adjustments on packing lines to make operation run at an efficient and timely pace.

• Ensure packing line has proper amount of packing supplies to meet production needs.

• Monitor jug/pail usage and assure quantities are staying compliant with production demand.

• Monitor lid and corrugate levels and replace as necessary.

• Performs sanitation duties and material handling • Maintain a sanitary and clean packing line.

• Perform proper clean up duties in Dry Pet Production Department (Processing or Packing) during plant-wide cleanups.

• Clean shakers on packing line as necessary.

• Performs packing line/ palletizer/ spin wrap troubleshooting and quality assurance checks • Must be able to recognize problems with the packing line and address as necessary (through personal involvement, Team Leader involvement, or Maintenance involvement dependent on situation.)

• Perform quality assurance checks according to company/plant standards.

• Performs changeovers packing lines/ palletizer/ spin wrap • Adjust mechanical settings on packing line as necessary to complete a changeover.

• Change out packing supplies, including bags, bundler film, tape, and corrugate as necessary.

• Operate hoist to move large packing supplies.

• Physically change out mechanical parts as necessary.

• Change out date coder ink/ Make up fluid.

• Understands operation of Laser Coder and Laser Safety.

• Computer proficient.

• Must be able to work any shift, overtime, weekends & holidays.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: High School diploma or GED. • Experience: Two years factory/operation experience preferred.

All interested applicants must apply online at www.nestlepurinacareers.com Under Job number 16003199 • Apply no later than 5/23/16

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

EOE: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Physical, Drug and Alcohol screening may be required

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Air Cond./Heating FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown

Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes 38 yrs. Experience 815-626-9026

815-989-8320

Asphalt Fritz Asphalt Sealing

Commercial – Residential Shawn Von Holten 815-499-2940 **FRANKLIN** MAINTENANCE •Pothole Repair •Hot Pour •Crack Filling •Seal Coating •Line Striping Bonded-Insured 815-284-6806

T & M PAVING

*Asphalt paving & Patch work * Seal Coating *Skid loader/ Dump Truck Work (Concrete Removal, Dirt and Gravel Hauling) Call for free, no obligation estimates 815-499-7195.

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

Concrete Workz Sidewalks • Steps Driveways • Patios Floors Exposed & stamped concrete Poured walls/ retaining walls Skidloader work & Hauling *Free Estimates *Insured 815-441-6126 All Types of Concrete Work ➩SIMON MASONARY➩ Brick, Block & Stone Work, Griding & Truckpointing New & Repair NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Chimneys & Foundations Bonded and Ins. ★Free Est.★ Call Cris Sosa 312-771-1310

Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Excavating

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Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls 205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

www.grc.bike Tuesday - Friday • 10 - 6 Saturday • 8-1

Cleaning Service

ADVANCED CLEANERS

A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) BEAT MOST BIDS Gravel Loader & Dump Truck Work Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5” and 6” Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

Handyman

Jim Stewart

815-632-3822 Concrete Contractors Hamlink Concrete

•Foundations •Floors •Garages •Driveways Residential & Commercial 815-857-3970

Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Show some confidence and lay out your plans. You will impress the people you encounter if you get involved in educational pursuits or functions related to your work.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Look for a way to bring about change without upsetting too many people. You’ll be ripe for pursuits that require travel, discipline and learning. Do what’s best for you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your emotions will surface easily. Don’t make impulsive moves. If you plan your actions, you will stay on top and win the favors required to excel. A romantic gesture will impress a loved one.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Emotional issues pertaining to your home and family will escalate if you bring about changes without getting approval first. A money matter is best handled delicately.

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