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District mulls joining project Board wants to wait and see after committee’s visit

BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM

DIXON – Although a statue of Ronald Reagan as a lifeguard will be on property maintained by the Dixon Park District, the district has no financial involvement in the statue’s creation.

But it will if the district’s board of directors approves a proposal from the committee working to make the proposed 10-foot bronze statue a reality in Lowell Park.

The Ronald Reagan Lifeguard Statue Committee is looking for a new public partner after the Dixon City Council, citing legal issues, cut the city’s financial involvement in the project. On Wednesday, committee members asked the park board whether the park district would be that partner.

The board is waiting to see whether such a relationship would be feasible.

Committee member Larry Reed said money raised for the project would filter through the park district.

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The Genesis drumline marches in lock step Thursday afternoon during rehearsal for the Petunia City Brass drum and bugle corps show that will be held at 7 tonight at A.C. Bowers Field at Dixon High School. The Austin, Texas-based drum and bugle corps is one of five bands that will perform tonight.

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When five elite drum and bugle corps take the field at 7 tonight at A.C. Bowers Field on the Dixon High campus, they’ll be raising cash for Kreider Alliance and Lee County Council on Aging. Tickets are priced between $12 and $20. To get fired up in advance, head to the riverfront at 1 p.m. to see at least one of the drumlines put on a free exhibition of pulse-pounding percussion.

Tools for Schools in Dixon among programs ready to equip students

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

STERLING – Students looking for a little help getting a better education should check the closet – and they don’t need to wait for school to start in a few weeks to find it.

The School Supply Closet at Trinity United Methodist Church, 910 Second Ave., will open Tuesday.

The program provides free school supplies for students in preschool through college.

“There is a need in the area,” organizer Bonnie Donnell said. “We believe that if the kids have what they need when they go to school, they will be better prepared, more excited, and they will have a better education just because they are prepared.”

Last year, the School Supply Closet provided supplies to more than 1,500 students.

The church will not question a student’s eligibility.

The brass section is reflected in a tuba during Thursday’s rehearsal.

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DIXON – If you have a child with a disability, you’ll want to attend Florissa’s family picnic from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Camp Reynoldswood, 621 Reynoldswood Road. Burgers, hot dogs, drinks and table service will be provided. Take a dish to pass. Activities include a free hayrack ride and swimming for $2 a person.

RSVP today to Lois Barnhart at 815-288-6691 or barnhartl@ kreiderservices.org.

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Chief photographer Alex T. Paschal’s photo series continues as he focuses on the fun had at Camp Kupugani in Leaf River June 21-July 4. From camp-tivities to the getaway’s take on the Olympics, see the second collection of pictures in Saturday’s SV Weekend edition.

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STERLING – Sterling Main Street will present its annual Music Fest on Saturday at Grandon Civic Center in Central Memorial Park in the downtown. Gates will open at 1 p.m., with music starting at 2. Performers will include The Defeated Royals, Gina Venier, Small Town Hymnal, Mr. Meyers, and Elephant Gun. Tickets cost $5. Food and beverages will be sold, and there will be a 50/50 drawing.

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MOUNT CARROLL – Timber Lake Playhouse’s two-man act “Greater Tuna” will have showtimes at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Actors Cody Jolly and Matt Webb play 20 residents on the day they’re mourning the corrupt judge of Tuna, Texas.

Tickets cost $25, with discounts for groups, students, seniors and active-duty military personnel.

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DIXON – Foos on Cancer, a human foosball tournament, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2. There will be a 50/50 raffle, food and kids games for spectators and participants alike. An after-party, with music provided

by Wrong Element, will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Tipsy, 79 S. Hennepin Ave. The event is presented by Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center.

THOMSON – Thomson continues a yearlong celebration of its sesquicentennial with a 3-day Mega-Festival that begins today. Festivities will include a carnival at Curley Park, a parade on Main Street at noon Saturday, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at Curley Park, music, food and beer, and activities all weekend long.

Go to thomsonil.com for a complete schedule of events.

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ABOVE: Emma Lindenmeyer, 16, of the Maytown Comets 4-H Club in Sublette, washes her cow, Genevieve, on Thursday, the opening day of the Lee County 4-H Fair and Junior Show at the fairgrounds in Amboy. The duo will vie for the blue ribbon in the dairy category. Gates re-open at 7 a.m. today.

Admission is $5 through Saturday and $2 Sunday.

Children 12 and under are free. Find a full schedule and more information at leecounty4hcenter.com, or find Lee Co. 4-H Fair & Jr. Show on Facebook.

RIGHT: People chase a young bull that “flew the coop” Thursday afternoon at the fair.

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“That scares me,” district Executive Director Deb Carey said. “The park district would be the one that signs names to any contract. You have to if you’re going to be the entity that’s going to buy [the statue].”

Before Wednesday, the statue committee was a branch of Dixon Tourism and fell under the purview of the City Council. But because committee members were appointed without council approval, Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said the

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council could support the project, but city dollars wouldn’t be tied to the statue.

When the committee formed in 2013, the project was estimated to cost $120,000, plus costs to design the statue. The statue would honor Reagan’s time as a lifeguard at Lowell Park, where he was credited with saving 77 lives from 1926 to 1933.

Reed and project supporter John Weitzel said the statue would be a tourist draw. Weitzel said seven of 10 people who visit Dixon because it is where Reagan grew up want to see where he was

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a lifeguard.

“People want to go there,” Weitzel said.

“That’s a significant number of people.”

Solicitation of funds, he added, hasn’t yet “gotten off the ground.”

Park board members are paying mind to the project. Although a statue would likely increase traffic to Lowell Park, the park board said the park’s main road – Lowell Park Road – is in dire need of repair and more traffic would exacerbate the problem. One of the main focuses of Wednesday’s meeting was to address funding to resurface the road.

There also is statue maintenance to consider. Carey said the statue could be a great lure during summer months, but not necessarily the rest of the year. She also asked who would address potential vandalism to the statue – another districtwide concern.

Reed said remedies could include a fundraising package: one fund for road maintenance, another for costs to supervise the statue.

The park board will meet again Aug. 12.

“This would be a good topic for us to address at our next meeting,” Carey said.

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Local residents share lawmakers’ top issue

Alzheimer’s prescription comes in sweatpants, not a pill bottle

Budget battle is a big concern both locally, and in Springfield

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

STERLING – During a question-and-answer session with state Rep. Mike Smiddy at Sterling Public Library on Thursday, attendees wanted to ask one thing: What’s the hold-up in Springfield? “This [budget] impasse is the number-one issue facing our state,� Smiddy said.

Democrats and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s have been sparring in recent weeks over Rauner’s intention to pass his turnaround agenda, w h i c h Rep. Mike focuses on, Smiddy among other things, overhauling workers’ compensation laws – something the crowd of 26 people was very interested in talking about.

In fact, they were interested in talking about any and all anti-union stances being touted by the governor. “The workers’ compensation reform – we’ve taken that up for him,�

Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, said, “and yet he will not sign that bill, because it’s not his exact words. So he’s not willing to compromise on that, but we gave him the biggest compromise that he was

looking for.�

Much of the public bickering during overtime legislative sessions on the budget has been between Rauner and Smiddy’s boss, House Speaker Mike Madigan.

But Smiddy said when it comes to who’s the boss, Rauner treats legislators like “his employees.�

Madigan has painted proposed pro-business agenda items Rauner wants before a budget agreement as “extreme.�

But Rauner, who blames Madigan for the impasse, says Democrats are continuing on the wrong financial path.

Rauner has stood firm in recent months on his stance that businesses could be run with less expense and politics with less public suspicion. He wants changes to workers’ compensation and liability lawsuit payouts, a property tax freeze, political term limits and unbiased legislative mapping of districts. “When it comes to compromise and negotiations, it‘s very much lacking on the part of the governor,� Smiddy said. “He’d rather keep these campaign-style ads running and in our mailboxes than sit down with individuals and talk about what ordinary citizens are facing.�

Switching gears from compromise to corruption, one man wanted to know how big of a role corruption plays in the Legislature. “Well, three of our last five governors have gone to jail,� Smiddy said. “But it’s a lot better than people think.�

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What about unemployment benefits, a woman wanted to know. “That’s something we plan on fighting him tooth and nail for,� he said.

What about right-towork, she also asked. “Hell no,� Smiddy replied, drawing laughter from the audience.

Another man wanted to know what the governor would say in his defense, if he had been at the library.

Smiddy said he thought the governor would say, “If they don’t pass my turnaround agenda, then we’re not going to talk about the budget.� “That’s the same line that he’s given since February,� Smiddy said.

The question-asker later offered up his own idea to get Rauner to stop stalling on the budget – involving defecating into a paper bag and lobbing it at his mansion.

Said suggestion was met with, as one could guess, quite a bit of laughter. “In a lot of ways, he’s not a very good politician,� Smiddy said of Rauner. “He’s kind of like Donald Trump, in that he says whatever he wants to all the time, so you kind of get an unfiltered view of him.�

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Scientists testing experimental drugs to prevent or reverse Alzheimer’s disease have for years endured a drumbeat of inconclusive and disappointing trial results.

But dementia researchers meeting in Washington, D.C., this week got some unexpectedly good news on the benefits of a therapy that is readily available, inexpensive to deliver and free of unwanted side effects.

It’s aerobic exercise. And in a head-to-head with available medications for Alzheimer’s disease, it appears it would kick butt.

In older adults with mild cognitive impairment – a condition that frequently precedes an Alzheimer’s diagnosis – one study found that a program of regular intensive aerobic exercise reduced the quantity of tau protein found in cerebrospinal fluid – a rough measure of its presence in the brain. Along with amyloid plaques, tau proteins accumulate in the brain to form tangles that gum up thinking and kill off brain cells in patients with Alzheimer’s.

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Michael Gendy of King, North Carolina, took part in a Wake Forest School of Medicine study that found aerobic activity might lower a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s. gram of stretching offered to a control group, the aerobic conditioning increased blood flow to regions of the brain involved in memory and reasoning, and brought about corresponding improvements in attention, planning and organizing – skills that collectively contribute to “executive function.�

A second study found that in older adults with cognitive impairment linked to “mini-strokes�

and other forms of cerebrovascular disease, a regimen of aerobic exercise improved memory, selective attention and the brain’s ability to function efficiently.

In a third study, people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease who showed up for two to three tough aerobic conditioning classes per week for 16 weeks experienced significant improvements in mental speed and attention, as measured by a standardized test of cognitive function.

Even among subjects who attended less frequently or exercised at lesser intensities, the aerobic conditioning classes drove down rates of anxiety, irritability and depression, difficult neuropsychiatric symptoms that are common in those with Alzheimer’s disease, and distressing to both patients and their caregivers. “No currently approved medication can rival these effects,� said Laura Baker, an Alzheimer’s researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina who reported the impact of aerobic conditioning on tau protein.

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OBITUARIES Robin L. Lyons DIXON – Robin L. Strader-Summers Lyons, 44, of Dixon, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at her home.

Robin was born Feb. 10, 1971, in Spring Valley, to Richard and Betty (Christini) Strader. She married Steve Lyons on May 27, 2006, in Trivoli. She attended Illinois State University, where she received a bachelor’s degree. She was a teacher at Amboy High School, Stillman Valley High School, and Sauk Valley Community College. Robin was a member of Mackinaw Valley Longrifles.

Survivors include her husband of Dixon; her mother, Betty Strader

of Cedar Point; one brother, Rik (Angie) Strader of Cedar Point; her half sister, Jennifer Sutherland and her family of Arkansas; and her half brother, Jerry Strader and his family of Arkansas.

She was preceded in death by her son, Tony Summers, in 2001; and her father in 2002.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel in Granville. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial service will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Special Olympics of Illinois.

Visit dcfunerals.com to send condolences.

Betty D. Harden DIXON – Betty D. Harden, 89, of Dixon, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Sally A. Edwards of Sterling, 10-10:45 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.

John D. Knapp Sr. of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at Full Gospel Assembly – House of Prayer Church in Sterling.

Donald L. “Boney” Woodin of Polo, 4-7 p.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Today’s funerals: Sally A. Edwards of Sterling, 11 a.m. memorial service at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling.

John D. Knapp Sr. of Dixon, 11 a.m. at Full Gospel Assembly – House of Prayer Church in Sterling.

Saturday visitations: Joseph D. Geeting, formerly of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 10-11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling.

Ruth Atkins of Mount Carroll, formerly of Dixon, 10 a.m.-noon at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll.

Kathryn E. Butterbaugh of Dixon, 11 a.m.-noon at Dixon Church of the Brethren.

Larry L. Reynolds of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 11 a.m.-noon at

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Robin L. Lyons of Dixon, 4-6 p.m. at Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Home in Granville.

Saturday funerals: Donald L. “Boney” Woodin of Polo, 10 a.m. at Polo Family Funeral Home.

Joseph D. Geeting, formerly of Rock Falls, 11 a.m. memorial service at Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling.

Ruth Atkins of Mount Carroll, formerly of Dixon, noon at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Mount Carroll.

Kathryn E. Butterbaugh of Dixon, noon at Dixon Church of the Brethren.

Larry L. Reynolds of Rock Falls, noon memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Dixie P. Johnston of Niles, Michigan, luncheon, 1-4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Mendota.

Sunday funeral: Marilyn S. Roe of Dixon, celebration of life, 2 p.m. at Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church in Dixon.

Aug. 1 funeral: Sandra M. Rachey of Clearwater, Florida, noon at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

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Herbert L. Boyd Jr. ROCK HILL, S.C. – Herbert L. Boyd Jr. went peacefully to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, July 12, 2015.

He was born March 27, 1940, to Herbert and Willena Boyd.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, Patricia Blackburn Boyd; his three children and their spouses, Jeff (Cindy) Boyd, Audrey “Buffy” (Steve) Hurayt, and Amanda (Chris Long) Brown; his grandchildren, Allison, Kaylin, and Shyanne Hurayt, and Wyatt, Courtney, and Ruthie Hargraves;

three sisters, Janet (Ed) Kidwell of Paducah, Kentucky, and Sharon (Johnny) Ashby and Glenda Day, both of Dixon; and his brother-in-law, Dave Blackburn of Minnesota.

Herb was a teacher of the Scriptures, and was an example of Jesus to every person he met.

“I have fought the good fight; I have finished the course; I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at the day.” 2 Timothy 4:78a

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“We are open yearround, but the busy hours are during the month of August,” Donnell said.

“The first month we are open, people line up out the building and down the street. People have told me they have waited in line for 2 hours.”

Available supplies include binders, paper, folders, book bags, markers and crayons.

Organizers are asking families to bring a copy of their child’s school requirements.

Parking will be in the Trinity United Methodist Church lot.

Supplying the supplies Other places in the Sauk Valley where students can get free school supplies include: • The Tools for School program in Dixon plans to provide every student from kindergarten through high school who qualifies for the free or reduced lunch program with a backpack and school supplies.

Tools for Schools is funded by local donations from business owners, civic and faith-based organizations and community members.

Last year, the program provided backpacks and school supplies for 850 students. This year, 1,385 students are eligible for free and reduced lunches.

Money, with checks made payable to “Tools for School,” should be mailed to the Dixon Public School District Office, Attn: Roxanne Mahan, Tools for School, 1335 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 For more information, call Mahan at the Dixon School District office at 815-284-7722 or contact Pam Short Tourtillott by e-mail at ptourtillott@ comcast.net.

• The Cellular Connection will give away backpacks with school supplies from noon to 3 p.m.

Aug. 1. The backpacks will include school supplies and be given away at the Verizon store in Rock Falls, 107 First Ave., next to Anytime Fitness.

There are no eligibility requirements, but students must be present to receive backpacks.

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Harold C. Buck SAVANNA – Harold Clyde Buck, 91, of Savanna, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Clinton, Iowa.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Savanna handled arrangements.

Richard E. Fisher ROCK FALLS – Richard E. Fisher, 81, of Rock Falls, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Sterling Pavilion.

Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling is handling arrangements.

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This artist’s rendering made available by NASA on Thursday shows a comparison between the Earth, left, and the planet Kepler-452b. The illustration represents one possible appearance for the exoplanet; scientists do not know whether it has oceans and continents like Earth.

Earth has a new pal Scientists identify ‘closest thing’ to our own planet CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Scientists have identified a “close cousin” to Earth that’s orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life.

“It is the closest thing that we have to another place that somebody else might call home,” said Jon Jenkins from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California.

The researchers announced their discovery Thursday based on observations from NASA’s Kepler space telescope.

This older, bigger cousin to Earth is called Kepler-452b. What makes this planet remarkable is that it orbits its star at about the same distance that Earth orbits the sun.

What’s more, its home star looks to be similar to our sun. Based on what scientists know today, Jenkins noted it’s the nearest thing to another Earth-sun twin system.

John Grunsfeld, NASA’s science mission chief, emphasized that the exoplanet system identified Thursday – “a pretty good close cousin to the Earth and our sun” – is the closest so far. “And I really emphasize the ‘so far.’”

Kepler was launched in 2009 and has nearly 5,000 potential exoplanets to its credit – worlds beyond

our solar system.

While scientists are uncertain whether Planet 452b is rocky like Earth, they believe there’s a better than even chance it is.

As for the age and size, it is about 6 billion years old, 1.5 billion years older than Earth, and 60 percent larger in diameter than our home planet.

Its star, Kepler 452, is also older and bigger, as well as brighter than our sun.

If the planet is indeed rocky, geologists believe its mass would be five times that of Earth and its gravity would be twice Earth’s. (That’s right: You would weigh twice as much there.) Its atmosphere would be thicker and have more clouds, and any volcanoes would likely still be active.

Planet 452b takes 385 days to orbit its star, just a little more than Earth takes for a one-year lap.

It’s just a bit farther from its star than Earth is from our sun. That’s important because it makes the planet ripe, potentially, for liquid water on the surface. And water could mean life.

The planet is in a solar system that is 1,400 light years from our own, located in the Constellation Cygnus, or swan.

“So pack your bags, it’s a long trip,” Jenkins joked.

death records monthly to determine if any deceased people are receiving aid.

Two recent state audits have found millions of dollars have been paid in Illinois to dead people.

One found $3.7 million was paid last year to 1,111 people recorded as deceased and another found $12.3 million was paid for medical care to 2,850 dead people in 2013.

The law means the department must crossreference its list of recipients with electronic death records from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Rauner to approve recommendations to add 11 health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, to the state’s medical marijuana program.

Rauner has not said whether he will approve the additions or another proposal to extend the pilot program by 2 years.

IN BRIEF Cause of woman’s death questioned HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) – The autopsy of a black woman who was found dead in a Texas jail revealed no injuries that would suggest she was killed by someone else, authorities said Thursday.

Waller County prosecutor Warren Diepraam said the autopsy showed that 28-year-old Sandra Bland had no defensive injuries on her hands that would typically indicate a struggle.

Some lacerations or abrasions were found on her wrists. Those were consistent with a struggle while being handcuffed.

The marks around Bland’s neck were consistent with a suicide by hanging, Diepraam said.

She was arrested in a traffic stop 3 days before she was found in her cell on July 13. Her family and friends dispute the official finding that she killed herself using a noose fashioned from a plastic garbage bag.

Madigan joins call for cell blocking SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined dozens of peers in asking major wireless phone car-

riers to adopt technology that allows users to block unwanted calls.

The Democrat’s signature appears on a letter released Wednesday from the National Association of Attorneys General to the heads of five cellphone-service providers.

It says the Federal Communications Commission declared last month that call-blocking services requested by customers would not violate federal law and asks the companies to develop them.

The letter went to executives at AT&T, Sprint Corp., Verizon Communications, T-Mobile USA and Century Link Inc. Industry officials told a U.S. Senate committee in July 2013 that “legal barriers” prevented callblocking services.

Bill stops benefits for dead people SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that aims to stop the state from accidentally sending welfare benefits to dead people.

The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports that the Illinois Department of Human Services now must review

Group rallies for marijuana patients CHICAGO (AP) — More than a dozen groups have formed a statewide coalition to make sure patients can get access to medical marijuana under Illinois’ new pilot program.

Organizers have announced the formation of the Cannabis Patient Advocacy Coalition.

They say it will seek to remove barriers to care and make sure policymakers hear patients’ personal stories.

The coalition will also push for Gov. Bruce

Beverly J. Pitzer The Famiily off “Bev” wish hes to thank everyone for visits, cardss, and prrayers, which helped to ease our recent loss.

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STERLING-ROCK FALLS | DRAINAGE ISSUES

Cities: Don’t drain our resources

That sump pump keeping your basement dry could be doing it at cities’ expense

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

That sump pump in your basement might be giving you peace of mind, but it could be causing a headache for city officials in Sterling and Rock Falls, not to mention your neighbor.

And what’s more, depending on where the flow goes, it could put you in hot water with the city and state.

It’s a problem officials in both cities are well aware of, and one they’re trying to educate the public on – and if education doesn’t work, enforcement could be next.

Extended periods of heavy rainfall that inundated city sanitary sewer systems caused emergen-

cy situations in both cities last month, and now, officials are asking residents for help in preventing future sanitary sewer problems.

While aging infrastructure is a big part of the problem in both cities, officials have said they believe illegal flow from residents’ sump pumps, downspouts, and pools are playing a role in overburdening the sanitary sewer system.

Rock Falls recently posted a reminder on its website that such infiltration of the system by residents is a violation of state code and city ordinance.

The reminder states that in a neighborhood of 200 homes, it takes only six to eight sump pumps or downspouts during a rainstorm to cause sanitary sewers to back up

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into basements, streets and waterways.

A demonstration of how to properly install roof drains and sump pumps is included with the announcement.

The tricky part, however, is compliance. The cities are starting with educational efforts that they hope will bring voluntary compliance.

Additional language is still being drawn up that will be added to city ordinances, indicating that the friendly website reminders could soon

give way to strict enforcement measures.

Sterling is in the early stages of figuring out how to persuade people it’s in their best interests to fix illegal connections to the sanitary sewer system.

On June 16, Rock Falls was forced to shut down its water supply when pumps at the main lift station couldn’t keep up with the volume of water bombarding the system.

Mayor Bill Wescott said the lift station pumps from 800,000 to 2 million gallons of water on a normal day. The day before the water was shut off, the system handled more than 10 million gallons.

“It was absolutely necessary to shut off the water, or we would have had sewage coming up into the streets,” Wescott said.

In Sterling, the rains

during that period put officials on high alert.

The sanitary sewer system was overwhelmed, and residents were asked to conserve water until flow to the wastewater treatment plant eased.

Normal daily water flow to the Sterling plant is about 2.5 million gallons, and after 8 days of heavy rains, it had spiked to 19 million gallons.

While Sterling was also facing the possibility of a flooded wastewater plant, it wasn’t the city’s biggest concern.

“The possibility of the lagoon spilling over was our biggest worry,” City Manager Scott Shumard said.

If the lagoon, which had risen to nearly 9 feet, was to spill over, the city might have been forced to shut off its water sup-

ply – a much more complicated process when it must be done by a private utility.

Lagoon flooding can also bring steep fines from environmental regulators.

“We had a backup pump system, and there was a contractor on notice, so any lagoon breaches could be fixed as soon as possible,” Shumard said.

Sterling Mayor Skip Lee admits enforcement will be challenging, but like in Rock Falls, he also plans to start with awareness.

“We saw what Rock Falls did, and we plan to get the information out, too,” Lee said. “Hopefully, we can educate people so they understand the repercussions of running all of this extra water through the system when there is heavy rainfall.”

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LEE COUNTY

‘My son ... should not have died’

Dixon man dies in 2-vehicle accident

Mother whose 13-month-old was killed in police chase sues city CHICAGO (AP) – A woman whose 13-monthold son was struck and killed as he sat in his stroller at a bus stop during a high-speed police chase this month in Chicago is suing the city, saying officers ignored orders by their superiors to stop the pursuit.

“My son was innocent and he should not have died,” Shatrell McComb said during a Thursday morning news conference about the lawsuit in which several unidentified Chicago police officers are defendants, as is the city of Chicago.

The lawsuit also names Antoine Watkins, the man officers were chasing and who is charged with firstdegree murder in young Dillan Harris’ death.

McComb’s attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said Dillan’s death was “the direct result of a chase that should not have happened,” saying that he had “direct evidence” that the officers were told to stop sometime during the 3 1/2 mile, 20-minute

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Shatrell McComb, whose 13-month-old son was struck and killed as he sat in his stroller at a bus stop during a high-speed police chase this month, attends a news conference Thursday in Chicago, where she said she is suing the city. chase on the South Side, and footage. The Associnot far from the Universi- ated Press has also made ty of Chicago campus. He a formal request for the declined to say what that audio recording and the evidence was. dashcam footage.

Romanucci has requestA police spokesman ed, but not received, declined comment due to audio recordings of com- pending litigation. munications between the Authorities have said officers and their supe- police were pursuing riors or dashcam foot- Watkins in the early afterage, and also said he has noon on July 11 after filed legal documents 22-year-old Marvin Carr, demanding that the city a rapper who also went preserve the recording by Capo, was shot and

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Several minutes later, prosecutors say, Watkins lost control of the vehicle, which jumped a sidewalk, then struck and dragged the stroller at a bus stop, where McComb and Dillan were waiting for a bus to go to the beach.

Romanucci said that one of the factors that should have prompted the officers to stop the chase was that they had a detailed description of both the vehicle and the license plate number – information that allows police to “apprehend the suspect at a later time.”

He also said that officers should have slowed down because they were in a crowded residential neighborhood on a busy Saturday afternoon.

“At a certain point, you actually have to let them go ... because somebody will die,” he said.

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AMBOY – A Dixon man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Rockyford Road, according to a Lee County Sheriff’s Department news release.

The department responded at 2:45 p.m. to the scene where James Dudley Jr., 45, was pronounced dead by the Lee County Coroner’s Office.

There were no passengers in Dudley’s vehicle.

The driver of the other vehicle, Harrison Bishop, 19, of Chana and two juvenile passengers were taken to area hospitals, according to the release.

The cause of the accident is under investigation. Amboy Fire and Rescue, Amboy Police, Sublette Fire and Rescue, Dixon Rural Fire Department, Illinois State Police, and Illinois Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.

DEKALB Judge tosses civil suit in rape case DEKALB (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that the civil rights of a former Northern Illinois University police officer accused of raping a student weren’t violated by three other officers who he accused of mishandling evidence in the case.

Andrew Rifkin, 27, said the university withheld transcripts of interviews with witnesses who said the relationship between him and the alleged victim was consensual.

Rifkin is charged with sexually assaulting an NIU freshman at his Cortland apartment in October 2011. He has pleaded not guilty.

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EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE | HISTORICAL SYMBOLS

What to do with Confederate monuments Balanced view of Confederacy is needed, not false glory or nostalgia Chicago Tribune Editorial Board

The battle over the Confederate flag in the South has turned into a rout. South Carolina removed it from the Capitol grounds. Congress banned its display in federal cemeteries.

The Republican speaker of the Mississippi House has proposed deleting the emblem from his state’s flag.

But the flag may be the easiest of the decisions about rebel symbols. The next one is about Confederate monuments in former slave states, and it will take a lot longer to resolve.

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky wants to transfer the statue of Jefferson Davis in the state Capitol to a museum.

There have been proposals to remove statues of Robert E. Lee (New Orleans), Jefferson Davis (Austin), and Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest (Memphis).

Some critics have taken matters into their own hands, spray-painting “Shame” or “Black lives matter” on Confederate monuments.

Should all these memorials be consigned to the junkyard? Many Southerners say no. Some still see the secessionist republic as a largely noble endeavor. Some think that noble or not, we should not tear down monuments that embody history.

Others warn that once that process begins, there is no logical place to stop it.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned slaves. Should their monuments in the nation’s capital be razed? Should the nation’s capital be renamed after someone who was not a slaveholder?

Northerners should not assume they are beyond reach here. Illinois has

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It reflects the views of website visitors who voluntarily answer the question.)

What’s your opinion of flying the Confederate flag at public buildings, such as the South Carolina Capitol?

It’s OK ................61% It’s not OK .........39% Total votes: 219 prominent statues of Sen. Stephen A. Douglas – the same U.S. senator who vilified Abraham Lincoln as an alleged abolitionist and said the U.S. government “was made by white men for the benefit of white men and their posterity forever.”

Figuring out what to do with Confederate monuments will not be quick or easy. But it’s clear that the status quo is not sustainable.

African-Americans and others who regard the Confederacy as a particularly vile chapter in their bitter history should not be expected to endure publicly sanctioned symbols that glorify it.

SOME MONUMENTS honor people, like Jefferson and Washington, whose positive legacy exceeds their personal connection to slavery.

But the statues of Lee and Davis aren’t meant to honor their pre-war achievements. They are meant to honor their role in trying to destroy the Union.

Taking down monu-

Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Evening Post via AP

Demonstrators head into the Vicksburg National Military Park for a Confederate flag rally in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Saturday.

One objection is that such changes amount to rewriting history. But history is rewritten by every generation. The Southerners who put up these memorials were intent on justifying white supremacy.

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ments to men who made war against their own government to protect slavery is entirely defensible. So is moving them to museums, where they can be presented as historical relics that offer insight into how white Southerners

responded to defeat.

Another option is to leave these memorials in place but install informational plaques and other sculptures – of Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman, black slaves, or the Emancipation Proclamation – that show the old

memorials in a less flattering light.

Hardly anyone would commission statues of Confederate leaders or generals today. So if they are going to be preserved, they should be preserved as reminders of oppression and folly.

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Puerto Rico’s financial woes must be addressed Greek-style debt crisis plagues commonwealth Miami Herald Editorial Board

The debt crisis in Puerto Rico reached a critical stage last week when a government agency signaled that it may default on a payment due Aug. 1.

Pulling Puerto Rico out of its death spiral won’t be easy, but it will require major changes that will cause pain all around.

Puerto Rico’s debt problem is smaller in scale than the one in Greece – $72 billion, versus $355 billion for Greece – but it is every bit as grave.

And given Puerto Rico’s smaller population, with only 3.5 million resi-

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Larry Lough Jeff Rogers

dents, and its dire economic outlook, crafting a solution could be just as hard as it’s been for Europe to come to terms with the Greeks.

When Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced last month that the debt is “not payable,” he said the government simply owes more money, on an accelerating deadline, than it can possibly pay.

Sure enough, the Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. last week failed to give its bond trustee scheduled debt service for payments of $93.7 million due Aug. 1.

Because of the nature of the bonds, this does not put the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico itself in default – not yet, anyway – but that narrow distinction is of

interest only to creditors.

The larger meaning is that the crisis is real, and it is happening now.

The reasons for Puerto Rico’s inability to pay are multiple and complex, but the basic problem is that Puerto Rico has piled more municipal debt per capita on its residents than any American state.

YEARS OF FISCAL mismanagement led up to today’s impending collapse. Also contributing: the oil-dependent energy sector – it costs the electrical power company twice what it costs utilities in Florida, for example, to generate a kilowatt-hour – and a failure to properly develop the tourism industry.

The 2006 phase-out of IRS tax incentives for

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U.S. companies operating in Puerto Rico led to major job losses.

A 26-page report prepared by outside economic experts recently criticized the island’s labor practices in both the public and private sector. It noted, for example, that Puerto Rico has 10 percent more teachers than a decade ago, but 40 percent fewer pupils. And it said that employment rules discourage hiring, pointing to a mandatory Christmas bonus for most workers and overly generous overtime and vacation rules compared with the mainland’s private sector.

Those are standard practices in most of Latin America, as is the failure to pay taxes, another practice prevalent in Puerto Rico. ...

Already there is a move in Congress, half-heartedly endorsed by the administration, to allow Puerto Rico’s municipalities and public corporations to seek protection under Chapter 9 bankruptcy. That could help the island avoid the worst consequences of the debt crisis and provide needed debt relief, but it’s only a partial remedy for Puerto Rico’s larger ills.

The Commonwealth model has served Puerto Rico well for decades, but it has bred a culture of dependence on the mainland that hampers the island’s development.

Full statehood may be the only enduring solution that gives its people equality and establishes a framework for sustained prosperity after it emerges from crisis.

“Without free speech, no search for truth is possible ... no discovery of truth is useful. ...

Better a thousand fold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.”

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THE SOUTHERNERS of today, of all races, have a right to interpret the past from a modern perspective that renounces racism.

No one wants to erase the Confederacy from our national consciousness. But while forgetting it would be a grave mistake, painting it in false glory and sentimental nostalgia is nearly as bad.

For a century and a half, the latter has been the custom in former slave states. Today, many Southerners are beginning the task of reassessing their history and how they present it to their children, the rest of the country and the world.

It’s not too late.

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Appreciates help in identifying juvenile suspect CHIEF RON POTTHOFF Sterling

The Sterling Police Department would like to extend its thanks to the citizens who immediately contacted the Whiteside County Crimestoppers and provided information as a result of a press release recently submitted.

It was regarding the identity of the juvenile male who had recklessly ridden a four-wheeler westbound on West 11th Street in Sterling earlier in the day on Sunday.

The juvenile has been positively identified, and charges will be forthcoming.

Note to readers: Ron Potthoff is Sterling police chief.

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A pot-bellied pig shows off his profile July 14 at the Grazin Pig Acre rescue ranch in Ramona, California.

The craze for tiny pet pigs started decades ago and gets reignited every few years, but once they grow too big to handle, people give them up.

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Freeport’s Cheese Market has food and groceries. It is one of seven stops on the Saturday Cheese and Cheers Tour. Other locations include a winery and breweries.

Eat, drink and be dairy Cheese wheels will keep on turning this weekend, during the Cheese and Cheers Tour

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FREEPORT – A summer Saturday drive with seven stops to break up the trip is on the agenda this weekend for those taking the Cheese and Cheers Tour in Stephenson County.

As they cruise through the countryside, travelers can check out cheese plants and stores, a winery, and craft breweries. The tour is entirely at the participants’ leisure and runs from noon to 4 p.m.

The destinations along the way are: • The Cheese Market, 1791, S. West Ave., Freeport: The market opened in the spring of 2011. The business offers both traditional and specialty cheeses, as well as sausages, salsas, and groceries. Web: cheesemarketil. com • Famous Fossil Winery, 395 W. Cedarville Road, Freeport: The wines here are made from northern Illinois grapes. The site has a tasting room, and visitors can watch wine being made. The vineyard has 12 varieties of grapes. Web: famousfossilwinery.com • Generations Brewing Co., 1400 S. Adams Ave., Freeport: Here travelers will find a tap room with 10 beers on draft. Regional guest beers are available as well. Tours of the brewery are offered. Web: generationsbrewing.com • Lena Brewing Co., 9416 W. Wagner Road, Lena: This company’s home is a converted mill with beers on tap, a gift shop, guided brewery tours, an outdoor patio, and an opportunity to walk in a hops field. Web: lenabrewing.com • Torkelson Cheese Co., 9453 W. Louisa Road, Lena: Torkelson is a family-owned business, which produces 30,000 pounds of muenster and brick cheese each day. The milk for the cheese comes from area cows. A stop here includes hands-on cheesemaking exhibits. Prizes will be given away during the day, and cheese can be sampled in the store. Web: torkelsoncheese.com • Wenger’s Springbrook Cheese, 12805 N. Springbrook Road, Davis: The Wenger family, which has been in charge of the factory since 1965, is on its third generation. The

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The Generations Brewing Co. in Freeport awaits visitors on the Cheese and Cheers Tour on Saturday in Stephenson County.

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What: Cheese and Cheers Tour Where: Stephenson County When: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday Cost: None Information: Freeport/Stephenson County Visitors Bureau at stephenson-county-il.org or 815-233-1357 or 800-369-2955 cheese factory was started by a group of farmers in 1899. Web: Search for “Wenger’s Springbrook Cheese” on Facebook.

• Megz Country Cheese Inc., 42 state Route 75, Davis: More than 50 types of cheese, many from local factories, can be purchased at this deli and ice cream parlor. Jams, honey, jellies, and maple syrup are sold here, too. For a sweet treat, Cedar Crest ice cream is sold in malts, sundaes and shakes.

Web: Search for “Megz Country Cheese” on Facebook.

ENTERTAINMENT U2’s Bono: Human sight is a right NEW YORK (AP) – Bono, who has had problems with his own vision, is partnering with a company to provide better eye care to the underprivileged.

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sells, and the U2 frontman will introduce his own line of Revo sunglasses, which he has been wearing on U2’s sold-out tour, in the fall.

Bono, who was diagnosed with glaucoma 2 decades ago, says his

eyesight is OK now. But in a Thursday statement, he said “tens of millions of people around the world with sight problems don’t have access to glasses, or even a basic eye test.”

He called sight a “human right.”

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Cuteness today, a burden tomorrow Experts warn against getting caught up in the cuteness of porcine pets LOS ANGELES (AP) – Eva Monroy bought a mini pig for her family and fed it what the breeder instructed: a half-cup of food in the morning and a half-cup at night.

But the piglet named Hammond started raiding the pantry and digging through the trash. A veterinarian told Monroy that he was behaving badly because he was starving.

The breeder promised the diet would keep him a mere 12 inches tall. But when Hammond grew to 20 inches and 180 pounds, “my husband couldn’t handle it any more. ‘Either the pig goes or I go,’” Monroy, of El Monte, California, says he told her.

So she took the animal to Lil’ Orphan Hammies, a rescue about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

It’s a common story playing out nationwide, leaving thousands of pet pigs homeless and rescues packed. The crunch has led many sanctuaries to limit how many pigs they will accept or stop taking them completely.

The craze for tiny pet pigs started decades ago and gets reignited every few years. Online sellers offer teacup pigs for thousands of dollars, promising the animals will stop growing after age 1 and stay small if fed a restricted diet.

But the tiny pigs keep growing until age 4 and will starve if they aren’t fed properly with food made for pot-bellied pigs or a blend of vegetables, animal groups say. Once they grow too big to handle, people give them up.

“There are not enough homes out there anymore. These pigs are in big trouble,” said Sue Parkinson of Lil’ Orphan Hammies in Solvang, which took in Monroy’s porker.

Parkinson, who has saved 1,000 pigs since founding the rescue 23 years ago, says she gets 20 calls a day from people trying to get rid of their pigs.

Same goes for Nancy Koontz and her husband

at Grazin’ Pig Acres in Ramona, 40 miles northeast of San Diego.

“We absolutely fell in love with the pot-bellied pig. But we can’t take more because we don’t have the time, money or help,” she said.

Anna Key, vice president of the North American Potbellied Pig Association, estimated that 90 percent of pigs adopted in the U.S. are later taken to a rescue or sanctuary.

Complicating things is their care: Some veterinarians won’t treat them because they consider them farm animals. Many cities and counties do not allow pigs on property not zoned for livestock, but that doesn’t stop many pet owners.

When people get potbellied pigs as pets they are a fraction of the size of commercial pigs. They typically weigh between 100 and 120 pounds, while farm pigs bred for slaughter often weigh 1,000 to 1,200 pounds.

Tiny pet pigs purchased for thousands of dollars aren’t a typical food source, even when they grow larger, because they’re mostly fat with little taste, experts said.

However, some are sold for slaughter or raised for meat.

Breeders say pet pigs can stay tiny because they’re learning to eat less, but rescues say they’re emaciated and losing muscle mass.

“I have never seen a fullgrown, healthy, 35-pound pig live to maturity,” said Susan Magidson, owner of Ross Mill Farm in Jamison, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. It’s one of busiest rescues in the country, with 250 pigs and services, such as grooming, massage and acupuncture.

When pigs grow larger than expected, it can lead to heartrending decisions.

Holly Jasma ordered a piglet costing $2,500 from a breeder who promised it would stay small. She had to give it to a rescue when it grew to 150 pounds.

“It was gut-wrenching – pretty traumatic for me,” the Seattle resident said.

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Girlfriend finds free advice overpriced Dear Abby, I’m frustrated about how to connect with my young adult son’s 18-year-old girlfriend.

He told me she has a bad relationship with her divorced parents, so he’s hoping we can bond.

A problem that comes up frequently is that she’s so anxious to show me how skilled and knowledgeable she is, she misses any tips and techniques I try to subtly teach her. They live together in another state, so our weekend visits at each other’s homes seem to amplify the problem.

I’ll give you an example: When I removed ice

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cubes from an ice tray, I ran water over the bottom briefly before twisting the tray. She laughed like I was clueless and said, “You don’t have to do that, just twist the tray!” I replied that the water helped release

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, July 25 American Red Cross blood drive, 7-11 a.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

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

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 11 a.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-440-7992.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 8 p.m., open, fun night, bring a friend, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

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

Sunday, July 26 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed; noon, open; 6 p.m., closed, step, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

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

the cubes more cleanly “because of the physics of the warmer water.”

She teared up, left the room and told my son I was being critical of her.

I have expressed appreciation for her, and my son has reassured her of my intentions, but I’m getting tired of tiptoeing around her issues.

How can I help her understand that she can learn from me without it meaning that I think any less of her?

– On Eggshells in Montana Dear Eggshells, It might be a good idea to quit trying to mother

or teach this young woman anything unless you are specifically asked, because it appears she’s not interested in learning from you.

From where I sit, you not only were not critical of her, but the opposite was true of what happened in that kitchen. If she hadn’t laughed at you – ridiculed you – for the way you emptied the ice tray, you wouldn’t have felt it necessary to explain your technique. So take a step back and stop trying to help her, because it’s obviously not appreciated.

Dear Abby, I have new downstairs

neighbors. While they appear to be pleasant in most circumstances, I cannot ignore the fact that the wife cries inconsolably in their bedroom three or four times a week, late at night. I never hear any yelling or disruption that leads up to this, just loud sobbing in the bedroom that keeps me up several times a week. I don’t think she’s being abused, but I do think she might be depressed.

Can you think of any kind way to send her to my therapist up the street for some help?

Stick a business card in their door anonymously?

Bring it up more directly?

– Up All Night in Washington, District of Columbia Dear Up All Night, Talk privately with the woman and tell her you are concerned about her because you have heard her crying. Do not ask her why, but if she volunteers, listen to what she has to say. She may need a grief support group or, as you suggested, a therapist. If either of those is the case, you should suggest it.

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

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She’s Cait, not a Kardashian Jenner’s series is far from a spinoff of his family’s media free-for-all Tribune News Service

“I don’t think I have ever been as excited about life as I am right now ... I’m hoping to make a difference in the world.”

And with those words, Caitlyn Jenner arrives, 7 p.m. Sunday, in what is surely the most anticipated series in the network’s history – possibly among the most anticipated docuseries in cable history.

The first episode of “I Am Cait” quickly and emphatically settled at least one outstanding question, or entirely reasonable concern: Would this be yet another spinoff of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”? The answer: Not even remotely.

What viewers will instead see Sunday is something entirely new – also bracing, emotional, and even touching. At least in the first episode, Jenner keeps her promise: She very well could make a difference, and an important one.

The premiere, filmed last spring from Jenner’s Malibu home high above a surging Pacific, also introduces someone most people

have never even met before.

Dressed in pink, or (in another scene) a white pantsuit, her hair in long tresses, her nails flaming red, the Cait viewers see here is not Bruce, or no longer. Jenner’s 89-year-old mother, Esther Jenner, arrives. That specific reality begins to settle in for her as well.

Many people come and go during this opening episode, as Jenner, 65, essentially reintroduces to them a new person they once thought they already knew – famous people too, including Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, and Jenner’s daughters Kylie and Kendall. (Jenner’s children from her first two marriages have refused to participate – possibly fearing another Kardashian circus).

But it is Esther Jenner, almost as much as her new daughter, who commands the opener: “I thought I could never be more proud of him,” she says, referring to Jenner’s gold medal victory at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. “I was wrong. I am more proud of him for the courage he has shown” here.

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Caitlyn Jenner accepts the Arthur Ashe award for courage in July at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.

Jenner’s docuseries, “I Am Cait,” premieres Sunday.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, July 24 Teen Turf breakfast, 7-10:30 a.m., Lee County 4-H Center, 1196 Franklin Grove Road, Amboy.

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

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

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

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

Bingo, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

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

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

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2882117.

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

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Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m., West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

Farmers Market, 4-8 p.m., Union Bank parking lot, 2 W. Main St., Mount Morris.

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

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Open mic night, 6:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, July 25 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Teen Turf breakfast, 7-10:30 a.m., Lee County 4-H Center, 1196 Franklin Grove Road, Amboy.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., rain or shine, behind Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.- noon, courthouse lawn, Oregon.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, on state Route 52 next to BP station on North Pennsylvania Avenue, Sublette.

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

Cookout, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418, 217 First Ave. Carryouts, 815-626-3513.

Geology walk, 10 a.m., Franklin Creek Grist Mill, 1893 Twist Road, Franklin Grove.

Golf playdate for Lee County Council on Aging, 11 a.m., Emerald Hill Golf Course, 16802 Prairieville Road, Sterling. Registration: 815-288-9236.

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State forcing fast food pay hike If approved, the plan would raise hourly pay to $15 NEW YORK (AP) – Fastfood workers in New York state would see a supersized raise under a plan to phase in a $15 minimum wage – the first time a state has singled out a particular industry for such an increase.

The hike, approved Thursday by the state Wage Board, would phase in gradually over 3 years in New York City and 6 years for the rest of the state. It would apply to employees at any fast-food restaurant with 30 or more locations,

impacting an estimated 200,000 workers.

“You cannot live and support a family on $18,000 a year in the state of New York – period,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration must approve the idea, said at a Manhattan rally celebrating the proposal.

“This is just the beginning. We will not stop until we reach true economic justice.”

With a large concentration of low-wage workers, the fast-food industry has become a popular target for labor activists who say the minimum wage hasn’t kept up with the cost of living. Fastfood employees them-

selves have emerged as a potent political force in New York and around the nation.

Restaurant owners, however, have warned that higher wages will force them to raise menu prices, cut employee hours and potentially hire fewer workers.

“Singling out fast food restaurants while ignoring other industries that hire workers who are paid under $15 is unfair and discriminatory,” said Jack Bert, a franchisee who owns seven McDonald’s in New York City. “This has been a flawed process, and there is yet to be a rationale for why this has

gone forth in this manner.”

Randy Mastro, an attorney hired by a group of franchise owners, said the group will consider whether it can challenge the increase in court.

The fast-food industry employs a greater number of minimum-wage workers than other sectors of the economy, according to Michael Reich, a University of CaliforniaBerkeley economics professor who has studied the minimum wage.

“It accounts for more low-wage employment than any other,” he said of the industry. “If you’re going to pick one sector, it’s a strategic one.”

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Fuel costs help hike airline’s profits to record high CHICAGO (AP) – United Airlines saved $1 billion on fuel in the first half of this summer, pushing the company to a record $1.2 billion profit despite a decline in revenue.

The results indicated that United’s average fares fell as the nation’s second-biggest airline added flights and seats both in the U.S. and on international routes.

United also said Thursday that it would spend up to $3 billion to buy back stock, which typically increases the value

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U.S. airlines tightly controlled the supply of flights and seats for several years, and last month the Justice Department began investigating whether the airlines were violating antitrust laws by working together to hold down the supply of tickets.

But the airlines have added more capacity this year, which seems to be showing up in slightly lower prices.

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Chicago-based United spent $2.11 billion on fuel in the second quarter, down 32 percent from $3.10 billion in the same quarter last year.

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IN BRIEF U of I nails down med school details CHICAGO (AP) – University of Illinois trustees have agreed to a deal to finalize the structure of, and financial arrangements for, a new medical school in Urbana.

Trustees unanimously voted Thursday in Chicago to name the new medical school Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Carle is a local hospital partnering with the university.

Under the deal, the hospital’s promised $100 million contribution to the medical school also will remain the same even if the hospital changed ownership.

The new medical school will focus on engineering and technology in medicine.

During their regular quarterly meeting, trustees also appointed Jeffrey Brown as dean of the Urbana-Champaign College of Business, Vikram David Amar as dean of the College of Law and Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko as dean of the Graduate College.

Caterpillar keeps on eye on costs

PEORIA (AP) – Caterpillar’s says it’s looking to manage costs as ongoing economic weakness in countries like China and Brazil and soft commodity prices pressure sales.

While second-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations, revenue fell short and the construction equipment company cut its revenue forecast for the year.

The stock dropped more than 3 percent before the market opened Thursday.

Caterpillar earned $710 million, or $1.16 per share, for the 3 months ended June 30. A year earlier it earned $999 million, or $1.57 per share.

Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were $1.27 per share, which was 2 cents better than expectations, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research.

Revenue was $12.32 billion, shy of the $12.84 billion analysts were looking for.

Caterpillar now foresees revenue of about $49 billion, a billion less that previous guidance.

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Brewers trade third baseman Aramis Ramirez, 37, to Pirates for a minor league pitcher.

Ramirez, who was drafted by Pirates in 1994, had 11 home runs and 42 RBIs for Brewers.

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Friday, July 24, 2015 Numbers game That’s how many wins former American League MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander (0-3) has this season going into today’s start against the Red Sox. Verlander has a 6.62 ERA in 34 innings. He started year on disabled list.

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Alex Leaf breaks free from a tackle during Rock Falls alumni football practice on Thursday at Hinders Field. The Rockets are looking to avenge a loss to Sterling last year tonight in Rock Falls.

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With any athletic team, there’s the inevitable comparisons between different teams from different eras throughout program history.

Fair or not, it happens, and there’s nothing that can be done about it.

Well, usually.

Alumni Football USA gives a glimpse – sort of – into the age-old discussions about players from different times and how they stack up with one another.

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When: 5 p.m. Saturday Where: E.M. “Bud” Cole Field, Morrison Alumni note: Both teams are 2-0 in alumni games the last 2 years, the only two local teams to do so.

“You always hear about if this Dixon team could play that Dixon team, they’d have done this and that to them,” said Adam Love, a 2001 DHS graduate. “Especially the good playoff teams, and how they’d stack up, and which Dixon team is the best.”

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Rockets looking to make up for 2014 loss

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When: 7 p.m. today Where: Hinders Field, Rock Falls Alumni note: The winner of this game will play the winner of the Morrison vs. Dixon game Saturday to determine best area alumni team.

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As Taylor Shepard looked over at Hinders Field from a nearby practice field, the former Rock Falls football player sighed.

“We always had good athletes,” said Shepard, now 22. “That’s what we never lacked. We had good guys at a lot of the skill positions. Quarterback, receiver, running back, we just couldn’t put it together.”

Shepard, who graduated in 2011, was part of a long line of Rocket teams that had trouble winning

games. He had one winning season during his 4-year career. While he can’t change the outcome of those games, he hopes that today when Rock Falls takes on Sterling at 7 p.m. at Hinders Field in Rock Falls in an alumni football game, he and a group of former players can earn a win.

REDEMPTION CONTINUED ON B4

Deal or no deal time arrives Decision time for Cubs to make trades for big additions

with more regularity, and Jason Hammel on a similar path until he suffered left leg stiffness 2 • Heading into Thursday’s Just as manager Joe Maddon weeks ago. games, 15 of MLB’s 30 pulled out all the stops to Hammel’s recurring stiffness teams had a .500 record or earn a wild win Wednesday presents caution, especially better. night, expect Cubs executives since the Cubs embark on a to explore every possibility stretch of 17 games without a and employing late-inning leading up to the July 31 trade day off starting Friday against reliever Pedro Strop in the fifth. deadline. the lowly Phillies.

Maddon manipulated his A trade market that general The Cubs also are scheduled pitching staff with the knowlmanager Jed Hoyer perceived to play on 23 consecutive days edge that Thursday was a day earlier this month as very slow (caused by an Aug. 24 makeup off. His method is somewhat is gradually expanding, with more buyers becoming sellers. similar to what he did in April, game against the Indians).

That journey starts Aug. 18, when he frequently employed This doesn’t guarantee that a deep bullpen until his start- and it will be curious to see if the Cubs will make a trade Cubs fans will roll out the red ing pitchers pitched more despite the sense of urgency carpet for prized left-hander Maddon displayed in directing efficiently.

David Price if he remains with AP a 6-5 win at Cincinnati, starting The latter has occurred with the Tigers. mild success, with Jon Lester, Tigers starting pitcher David Price wipes his forehead while with lifting spot starter Dallas Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks pitching against the Orioles. MLB rumors indicate the Cubs have Beeler after only two innings pitching deeper into games DEAL CONTINUED ON B4 for pinch-hitter Kris Bryant, approached the Tigers about a potential trade for Price.

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Got your back Kris Bryant Cubs rookie is No. 2 in jersey sales this season. Giants pitcher and World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner has the top-selling jersey.

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White Sox’s Fulmer heads to Class-A White Sox first-round draft pick Carson Fulmer has been bumped to Class-A Winston-Salem after just one appearance with the Sox’s Arizona Rookie League team.

Fulmer, a right-handed pitcher who was the No. 8 overall pick in the June draft, pitched one scoreless inning in his pro debut for the AZL White Sox on Saturday.

Royals’ Vargas needs elbow surgery Royals left-hander Jason Vargas has a torn ulnar ligament in his elbow and will need season-ending Tommy John surgery.

Vargas left his start against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night after throwing just 26 pitches. He had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed the extent of the injury.

Vargas had been on the disabled list twice this season with elbow injuries.

NFL

No response to settlement offer The NFL Players Association made a settlement offer to the league regarding Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension and never got a response, according to reports on Thursday.

A source told the Associated Press that the offer was “met with silence.”

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been mostly quiet on the matter since he heard Brady’s appeal on June 23.

Last week Goodell said, “There is no timeline. We want to make sure we have a fair and open process.”

Seahawks’ Thomas could miss opener Earl Thomas won’t be ready for training camp and could miss Seattle’s Sept.

13 opener in St. Louis.

Thomas underwent surgery in February to repair a torn labrum. The 26-yearold safety suffered the injury in the NFC Championship Game, but still played in the Super Bowl XLIX loss to the Patriots.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tyndall faces NCAA charges Former Southern Miss coach Donnie Tyndall reportedly will face formal NCAA charges for multiple infractions.

Academic misconduct will be among the charges.

Tyndall was fired in March

by Tennessee after one season in Knoxville.

The allegations of improper benefits and misconduct took place during Tyndall’s tenure at Southern Miss.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Coale headlines Hall of Fame class Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale will headline the 2016 women’s basketball Hall of Fame induction class.

She will be joined by former Missouri State guard Jackie Stiles, Olympic gold medalist Natalie Williams, longtime official June Courteau, Texas girls high school coach Joe Lombard, and the late AAU girls basketball official Bill Tipps. The 1996 U.S. women’s basketball Olympic team will receive the Hall’s trailblazer award.

The group will be inducted next June at the Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Scott Kazmir The Oakland Athletics on thursday traded star lefthander to his hometown Houston Astros for a pair of minor leaguers.

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SOCCER | GOLD CUP

That sinking feeling After Gold Cup loss, U.S. looks for positive spin

BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA – Jurgen Klinsmann strolled into the room in the basement of the Georgia Dome, not looking overly concerned about the biggest upset loss in U.S. men’s soccer history.

Sure, the coach was disappointed that his team won’t be heading to the Gold Cup final Sunday, having been upended by an island nation of 2.9 million people that’s known mostly for Usain Bolt and some of the world’s greatest Olympic sprinters.

“It’s unfortunate, but that’s reality,” Klinsmann said. “We have to swallow that pill.”

More than that, a 2-1 loss to Jamaica in the Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday was a striking reminder that Klinsmann, approaching 4 full years as the U.S. coach, has yet to push the national team from the fringe of international contention to a full-fledged powerhouse.

He did produce a Gold Cup title in 2013, and an inspired run to the knockout round at last year’s World Cup in Brazil. But in this what-have-you-done-for-melately world, the stunning setback to the Reggae Boyz showed Klinsmann’s tenure is still a work in progress.

The Americans will face Panama in the third-place game Saturday in suburban Philadelphia, which the coach views as the first step in turning things around.

“It’s about finishing off in style in front of our fans,” Klinsmann said. “We need to go in with the right attitude.”

After the Gold Cup, the focus turns to Olympic qualifying the first 2 weeks of October, and a CONCACAF playoff game Oct. 9 for a chance to play in the 2017 Confederations Cup. The Americans will face the champion of Sunday’s final between Mexico and Jamaica, with the playoff winner gaining a coveted spot in the most important warm-up for

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Jamaica celebrates after defeating the United States 2-1 in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal on Wednesday in Atlanta.

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Gold Cup schedule Third-place match 3 p.m. Saturday: United States vs. Panama Championship match 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Jamaica vs.

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As the 2013 Gold Cup winner, the U.S. could have avoided a playoff with a second straight title. Jamaica scuttled those plans, skillfully executing two set pieces about 5 minutes apart in the first half, and holding off a furious rally in the second.

The U.S. had a dominating 10-3 edge in shots on goal and largely controlled the flow of play, but all it could manage was a goal early in the second half by Michael Bradley.

“The luck was not with us.

And maybe we weren’t clinical enough to put it in there,” Klinsmann said. “Effort wise, rhythm wise, passing combinations –

everything was there. That was a lot of good stuff we saw. But the goals weren’t there.”

Klinsmann stepped in as the U.S. coach in July 2011, shortly after Bob Bradley was fired on the heels of the U.S. squandering a two-goal lead in a 4-2 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final.

There have been plenty of promising signs during the Klinsmann era, most recently a pair of wins 5 days apart in friendly matches at the Netherlands and Germany in early June.

The Gold Cup was a step backward. During group play, the Americans hardly impressed in wins over Honduras and Haiti and a draw with Panama – none of their opponents ranked higher than 62nd in the world. A 6-0 blowout over 104th-ranked Cuba, a team ravaged by defections during the tournament, didn’t prove much of anything.

Then, against No. 76 Jamaica, the Americans lost at home to a Caribbean nation for the first time since 1969.

SWIMMING | WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Talent missing at swimming worlds Lochte headlines U.S. team without Phelps, other stars

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but we’re Team USA. We can handle the job.”

Michael Phelps isn’t Unlike other countries, the only big name missthe U.S. comes into ing from the world worlds without benefit swimming championof recent national chamships that begin Friday pionships or trials meet. in Kazan, Russia.

The squad was selected Along with the a year ago based on 18-time Olympic results at the Pan Pacific gold medalist, Aussie Championships. sprinter James Magnus“It’s going to be a chalsen, Yannick Agnel of lenge for this group,” France, South Korea’s U.S. men’s coach Dave Park Tae-hwan, and Durden said. “We’re Kylie Palmer of Austragoing to have to create lia won’t be competing a little bit of a psychoin the last major interlogical edge. We haven’t national meet before had our time to shine the 2016 Rio de Janeiro yet this year like a lot of Games. Also missing is other countries.”

AP Japanese star Kosuke The U.S. men will be Top swimmers like Michael Phelps won’t swim in looking to avenge their Hagino and Swedish this year’s world swimming championships that disqualification in the veteran Therese begin Friday in Kazan, Russia. Many are sitting 4x100 medley relay Alshammar. out due to injury or suspensions.

The absences will from 2 years ago, when likely set the stage for Swimming for a second result of a positive drug Kevin Cordes dove in lesser-known talent to too early on the breastdrunken driving arrest test at the 2013 worlds. emerge a year before stroke leg. Cordes is on last fall.

Hagino broke his right the Rio Games. the roster again.

While the rest of the elbow recently, while “By no means is it Agnel’s absence could world is tuning up Alshammer has a hernigoing to be a perfect cost France chances at for Rio, Phelps will be ated disc. representation of what winning medals in the competing at the U.S. Without Phelps, the 400 free and 400 medley the Olympics are going national championships U.S. men’s team will relays. France won the to be next year,” U.S. in Texas at the same be led by Ryan Lochte, sprinter Nathan Adrian time. who has a much lighter 400 medley relay 2 years ago after the U.S. got said.

Magnussen, the twoschedule than usual. disqualified.

Phelps didn’t swim at time defending 100He will swim just two China’s Sun Yang is set the 2013 worlds in Barmeter freestyle chamindividual events – 200 to swim in the 200, 400, celona, having retired pion, is recovering from free and 200 individual 800, and 1,500 freestyles the previous year after left shoulder surgery. medley – and possibly coming off his doping the London Olympics.

Agnel, the defending some relays. violation last year. He He qualified in three 200 free champion, “We have a bunch of owns the world record events a year ago for withdrew citing illness. veterans and a bunch in the 1,500, and is Kazan, but was banned Park is serving a dopof youth,” Lochte said. ranked in the top 10 in from worlds as part of ing suspension, while “We’re going to have his punishment by USA Palmer withdrew as the our work cut out for us, his other three events.

BY BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

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Born: Dec. 14, 1965 Hometown: Smithtown, New York Height/Weight: 5-11/185 Bats/Throws: R/R Positions: 2B/C/CF Drafted: By Astros in 1st round (22nd pick) of 1987 amateur draft Team: Astros (1988-2007) Last game: Sept. 30, 2007 FYI: Only player in major league history with at least 3,000 hits, 600 doubles, 400 stolen bases and 250 home runs. ... Spent all 20 seasons with Houston Astros, hitting .281 with 1,844 runs scored (15th all-time), 291 home runs and 414 stolen bases. ... Was hit by a pitch 285 times, second all-time. ...

Won five Silver Slugger Awards (one at catcher and four at second base) and four Gold Glove Awards at second base (1994-97). ... In 1991 batted .295 and made the first of seven All-Star appearances. ... Joined 3,000-hit club in 2007, and finished career with 3,060 hits.

Born: Sept. 10, 1963 Hometown: Walnut Creek, California Height/Weight: 6-10/225 Bats/Throws: R/L Position: P Drafted: By Expos in 2nd round of 1985 amateur draft Teams: Expos (1988-89), Mariners (1989-1998), Astros (1998), Diamondbacks (1999-2004, 2007-08), Yankees (2005-06), Giants (2009) Last game: Oct. 4, 2009 FYI: Played 22 seasons in major leagues and led his league in strikeouts nine times, earning four ERA titles and recording 100 complete games and 37 shutouts. ... His 4,875 strikeouts rank No. 2 all-time behind Nolan Ryan’s 5,714, and his 10.61 strikeouts per nine innings rank first all-time. ... Named to 10 All-Star Games. ... His 303 victories rank fifth all-time among lefthanders, behind only Warren Spahn, Steve Carlton, Eddie Plank, and Tom Glavine.

Born: Oct. 25, 1971 Hometown: Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic Height/Weight: 5-11/170 Bats/Throws: R/R Postion: P Drafted: Signed by Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1988 Teams: Dodgers (1992-93), Expos (1994-97), Red Sox (1998-2004), Mets (2005-08), Phillies (2009) Last game: Sept 30, 2009 FYI: Eight-time All-Star who finished career with a 219-100 record in 18 years for a winning percentage of .687. ... Won five ERA titles en route to a career mark of 2.93. ... His 3,154 strikeouts rank 13th all-time, his strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.15to-1 ranks third all-time, and his average of 10.04 strikeouts per nine innings also is third all-time, behind only Randy Johnson and Kerry Wood. ... In 1999 went 23-4 with a league-best 2.07 ERA and 313 strikeouts, including a then-record 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings.

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JOHN SMOLTZ Born: May 15, 1967 Hometown: Detroit

Height/Weight: 6-3/210 Bats/Throws: R/R Position: P Drafted: By Tigers in 22nd round of 1985 amateur draft Teams: Braves (1988-2008), Red Sox (2009), Cardinals (2009) Last game: Sept. 30, 2009 FYI: Finished 21-year big league career with a 213-155 record, 154 saves, 3,084 strikeouts and a 3.33 ERA. ...

Winner of 14 or more games 10 times, and twice led NL in wins (1996 and 2006), innings pitched (1996 and 1997) and strikeouts (1992 and 1996). ...

Eight-time All-Star and winner of the 1997 NL Silver Slugger Award. ... Honored with Lou Gehrig Memorial Award and Roberto Clemente Award in 2005, and the 2007 Branch Rickey Award. ...

Acquired by Atlanta Braves for Doyle Alexander on Aug. 12, 1987.

SPOTLIGHT ON RANDY JOHNSON

Johnson’s clear vision for life after baseball Feared left-hander has turned intensity for game into creative drive for photography

Diamondbacks farm system, often assuring them he had many struggles PHOENIX – With great before reaching the top of enthusiasm, in great his profession. detail, Randy Johnson talks “He let us know early on of watching through a his greatest interest was camera lens as wild dogs going to our affiliates and in Africa chased a leopspending time with our ard from the carcass of a youngsters,” Hall said. gazelle, and how the leop“He has made some trips ard stayed warily nearby for us and spent time for his chance to salvage with the pitching staffs. what food it could.

His success and experiHe witnessed female ence have been widely lions work to extract a embraced, and his infludead baby elephant floatence is already being felt.” ing down a river, the male Johnson won four lion watching from above consecutive Cy Young on a nearby ridge.

Awards, pitched a perfect He has photographed game, and won a World rock star friends from Series with the Diamondonstage, and taken his backs, who will retire his cameras on USO tours AP No. 51 on Aug. 8. to military installations Randy Johnson photographs the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL But first, there is busiaround the world. football game in Glendale, Ariz. Johnson is enjoying life after baseball by photographing leopards and lions in ness to take care of in Somewhere along the Africa, and visiting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Cooperstown. way, Johnson’s intimiAnd, yes, Johnson will dating glare faded away. time he worked tirelessly When he left baseball, parallels to both of those. on Johnson’s back, maktake his cameras along. ing an obscene gesture to condition his body, Often a broad smile was photography was a natu- I think it’s a good release “I will have the greatest at the camera. There are hone his craft, and mainin its place. ral outlet for Johnson. He for me to do something I vantage point of anybody, photos of wounded veter- tain that searing inner Johnson clearly is enjoy- had been a photojournal- enjoy doing, and there’s being on stage, and I ans. Johnson is a big sup- strength. ing life after baseball. ism major at USC. really no expectations, porter of the Wounded Only in recent years has would like to share these “As you know, I was “I’m not any good, I just either.” moments with anybody he eased back into it. extremely intense when enjoy it,” he said. “I really It’s no private hobby for Warriors program, and that’s interested,” he will have wounded solThis year, as his I played. I just felt like kind of look at it as a great a man who had led such said. “So I will be snapdiers among his guests at first-ballot Hall of I was wired that way,” outlet, and it was a great a private life away from Fame election was ping away and taking said Johnson, who will be way to go into that from the ballpark when he was his Hall of Fame induction ceremony. announced, Johnson was pictures of my other three inducted into the Baseball baseball.” playing.

When he left the hired by the Diamondinductee brothers. And Hall of Fame this weekAs in baseball, “I have He has a website, backs as a special assisthen maybe a selfie or end. “Since I retired, I’d a game plan of what I’m rj51photos.com, to exhib- game, Johnson for years kept baseball at arm’s tant to team President two of me and the forty, like to think that I’m not doing,” he said. it his work. He’s also on length, as if to be decomDerrick Hall. fifty thousand people that wound as tight, because “And I have that tunInstagram, and plugs it in pressing from 22 years His duties include workare in the field on Hall of the expectations of what- nel vision, and I’m lookinterviews. of professional play, a ing with players in the Fame Day.” ever those expectations ing through that camera There, you will find that are every fifth day aren’t lens at my subject matmajestic leopard, a piece there anymore. “ ter,” Johnson said. “On of the ill-fated gazelle’s Mark Grace played Tues. Augg. 4th the day I pitched, I was ribcage in its mouth. against Johnson before looking at the catcher’s There’s another photo of Illinois State Truck Pulll becoming a teammate glove, and I was extremely a surfer riding a big wave.

Wed. Augg. 5th on Arizona’s 2001 World focused. So there’s some And Ozzy Osbourne riding Series championship team.

Badger State Tractor Pull “Randy played with Thurs. Augg. 6th fury,” said Grace, now the Tri County Pullers Minni Rods Diamondbacks’ assistant hitting coach. “I couldn’t Fri. Augg. 7 th play angry. I’d have been Dustin Lynch swinging at everything if I’d played angry. But he Sat. Augg. 8th had to be that way. That’s Demolition Derby what worked for him.”

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Wright hopes experience pays off REDEMPTION

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Sterling and Rock Falls haven’t played headto-head in high school since Week 1 in 1994, so the majority of the players on either alumni roster haven’t built a rivalry on the field. But the way the past contests between the two teams have gone took care of that.

In two games the past 2 years, each team has won once. Rock Falls earned a win in the opener, but Sterling’s 36-30 win last year still leaves a sour taste for the Rock Falls players a year later.

Shepard, who spent the day at Magic Waters water park in Rockford before Wednesday’s practice, drops his head when thinking of last year’s game. He dropped three touchdown passes.

Catching one of those would have sealed the win. He has since spent time working on hauling in passes.

“I was on the front page of the sports section for all the wrong reasons,” Shepard said.

“That won’t happen again.”

Alumni player and 2005 graduate Zach Walker chimes in when the conversation shifts to that game.

“Sterling didn’t beat us,” said Walker, who now has a long, dark beard. “We lost it ourselves, and we’re not going to let that happen again. We had a bunch of chances to win.”

He helped improve those chances, as the Rockets were running through a new offensive playbook that consisted of wheel routes and hitches, fly patterns and posts. Even hot routes were being worked in.

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Dixon’s alumni football team runs through drills Tuesday evening in preparation of Saturday’s game against Morrison at Bud Cole Field.

Dukes excited to play Mustangs MELDING

including last season. The 2000 and ’01 squads are CONTINUED FROM B1 both represented, as is the 2006 quarterfinalist.

“But I think it’s cool to That breakdown has be able to mesh different made it a memorable generations together and experience for the former play,” Love said. “I think Dixon players who have it’s a lot better working suited up the past few together as fellow Dukes summers. than comparing one team “It’s fun to be out there to the next.” with guys who you’ve While it may not maybe seen play, but answer the question didn’t get the chance as to which team is the to play with,” said 2006 best, the conglomeration graduate Andrew Devine, of players from some of who went on to play the best teams from the football at McKendree annals of Dixon football University near St. Louis. certainly provides a “There’s older guys and deeper camaraderie for younger guys, and being the ex-Dukes. able to see everybody “It’s a once in a lifetime intermix and represent opportunity to play a real our school again gives us football game with guys a lot of pride.” from different eras,” said Devine says the chance 45-year-old Chris Stephe- to play again in front of nitch, the oldest guy suit- good-sized crowds was ing up for the Dukes. “It’s a huge factor for him to exciting – and a bit surreal put the pads on again, – to be playing with guys and pitting nearby teams who are young enough against each other only to be my own kids, guys helps add to the electricwho I used to go watch ity of the atmosphere. play in the years after I There’s some bragging graduated. rights at stake. Dixon and “There’s a lot of respect Morrison are the only there, as guys who have two local alumni teams played for the same with 2-0 records, and the school and gone through winner will be able to say the same program. We’ve they’re “kings of the hill, jelled really well the past so to speak,” as Stephe2 years, and it’s been fun nitch called it. to get back together this “I definitely like not week.” playing the same team The Dukes have made every year,” Stephenitch the playoffs six times, added, “and it will be fun

to see new players from a different town, even if it’s a team that’s not a traditional rival.”

The Dukes and Mustangs have met before on the high-school gridiron, with Morrison sporting a 6-2-2 advantage. But eight of those games were played between 1912 and 1916, and the other two were in 1946 and ’47.

Even so, Love says the Dukes are aware of how tough a task they have ahead of them. Morrison has several players from their 2009 and 2011 state title teams playing, and a few more from the Mustang squads which made the semifinals in 2006 and the quarterfinals in 2007.

“They’ve had a ton of success the last decade, and there’s a lot of guys from those teams playing Saturday,” Love said. “It will be interesting to be able to see some of the guys I remember reading about in the paper, but never saw play too much in the Three Rivers.

“I think the last time any of us played against Morrison would have been Junior Tackle, and it will be fun to see how we both stack up in a scenario none of us have seen. All bets are off, because with the talent on both sides, it should be an even playing field.”

second nature years ago, had to be re-learned in a hurry.

Former assistant coach David Chavira was helping out at quarterback early in practice, and was showing different looks on defense, while former star receiver Koty Schwarz and Shepard caught passes from former quarterback Chance Wright.

Wright played football at Rock Valley College after high school, and played 1 year on the semi-professional arena football team Rockton Rush in 2010.

He hopes his experience playing beyond high school helps his teammates mesh on the field.

“We don’t have too many guys that played last year,” Wright said.

“Right now, we’re making sure we all know the plays and make sure we’re all clicking. We all played in high school at some point, so we know what we’re doing, we just have to shake off that rust.”

Rock Falls had another tune-up practice on Thursday before today’s game that will give one team a 2-1 all-time series lead. The winner will face Saturday’s winner between Dixon and Morrison, and Rock Falls wants that opportunity.

“When we get on the field, we absolutely want to win,” Wright said.

“I think a lot of us are friendly with some of those guys off the field, but we won’t be on Friday. We want to play Dixon next. We don’t want to be done.”

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Winding road leads to MLB Saladino never expected to be playing professional baseball

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Cardinals’ Jason Heyward steals second base against the Royals on Thursday in St. Louis. The Cardinals hung on for a 4-3 win.

Cards flush Royals in home makeup game St. Louis hangs on; White Sox score eight runs in road win By the Associated Press

John Lackey threw seven strong innings after a shaky start, Trevor Rosenthal escaped his own jam in the ninth, and the Cardinals beat the Royals 4-3 on Thursday night in St. Louis.

Randal Grichuk and Matt Carpenter hit two-run homers as the Cardinals won in the makeup of a rainout last month.

As in the originally scheduled game, Lackey (9-5) and Chris Young (8-6) were the scheduled starters.

Rosenthal, pitching for the third straight day, took over to begin the ninth with a 4-2 lead.

Alex Rios led off with a single, and Omar Infante followed with a triple.

The Royals put runners on second and third with no outs, but Rosenthal held on for his 30th save in 32 chances.

White Sox 8, Indians 1:

Jeff Samardzija, perhaps pitching for the final time in a Chicago uniform, allowed one run in eight innings, and Melky Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate, leading the White Sox over the Indians in Cleveland.

Samardzija (7-5), who has been the subject of trade rumors with the July 31 deadline approaching, held the Indians to four hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter.

Cabrera hit a leadoff homer in the fourth off right-hander Trevor Bauer to break a scoreless tie. He added a tworun shot off left-hander Kyle Crockett in the seventh. Cabrera has homered from both sides of the plate twice in his career, the first time on July 28, 2014, against Boston.

Today’s games • Phillies (J.Williams 3-7) at Cubs (Lester 5-8), 3:05 p.m. (780 AM) • White Sox (Quintana 4-9) at Indians (Kluber 5-10), 6:10 p.m. (CSN/670 AM) • Braves (Banuelos 1-1) at Cardinals (Cooney 0-0), 7:15 p.m. (FSN/95.7 FM)

Fishing, not baseball, was the original plan for Tyler Saladino out of high school.

A San Diego native, the new White Sox starting third baseman spent his teenage summers working on boats, which seemed like a more realistic course of work upon graduation than baseball. Saladino was a high school infielder, but he remembers his thoughts when scouts passed on his teammate, a towering left-handed pitcher whose fastball could touch 90 mph.

“I thought if he couldn’t get anything, there’s no way I could,” Saladino said. “So I could make money on the fishing boats, and that’s all I thought about. I just wanted to make money to support myself and family.”

One of Saladino’s friends, whose mother worked at nearby Palomar Community College, changed Saladino’s course when he suggested they try out.

Eight years later, after two colleges, two drafts, and multiple minorleague stops, Saladino started his major-league career in Chicago and hit safely in seven of his first eight games, the first Sox rookie to do so since Frank Thomas in 1990. His seven-game hitting streak ended Wednesday night at

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White Sox rookie Tyler Saladino, seen here sliding into home against the Cardinals on Wednesday at U.S. Cellular Field, has taken advantage of his opportunities to become the Sox’s starting third baseman.

U.S. Cellular Field in a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, in which he was 0-for-4 with a run scored.

The 26-year-old has gone 11-for-35 with a triple, two homers and four RBIs while playing mostly solid defense at third base in place of Gordon Beckham and Conor Gillaspie, who was designated for assignment Sunday.

“It’s kind of crazy, but it has been a lot of fun because I learned so much along the way, like how much hard work does for

you,” Saladino said. “It has been pretty cool.”

Adam Eaton said he was impressed with how Saladino handled himself while going up against rookies Micah Johnson and Carlos Sanchez for the second-base job in the spring, and he thinks he continues to exhibit that professionalism.

“He wasn’t the big headline guy,” Eaton said. “He wasn’t the front-runner, but he worked his butt off.

And I think what he did there helped him to have

such a good start [here].”

Sox manager Robin Ventura said he had a feeling Saladino would be able to handle the move up from Triple-A Charlotte, which includes his first true bigleague road trip this week, to Cleveland and Boston.

“He just has instincts, and it’s coming through,” Ventura said. “He’s not taking it for granted. He’s not a first-round pick or expecting anything. He’s trying to take advantage, and you see it in the way he plays.”

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The Cubs can simply wait for a But with the market expanding price that they’re comfortable with and a favorable schedule in the and give up a package of players next 10 games (Phillies, Rockies that they don’t think could match and Brewers), the Cubs have a the value of a 2016 first-round pick reasonable chance to separate

themselves or raise the bar against other National League playoff contenders.

“A lot of it has to do with more consistent at-bats with runners in scoring position,” Maddon said of the potential for a sustained winning streak. “It has a lot to do with making a pitch when it’s necessary out of the bullpen. We just can’t make routine mistakes on defense.”

And the players know they have to take care of their own business and let management handle trade talks.

“We know the group we have now is a great group,” Anthony Rizzo said. “If we add guys, we do. If we don’t, it’s something we can control.

“If the season ends [now], we’re in the playoffs. That’s where we want to be.”

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NASCAR Sprint Cup 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Joey Logano 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Martin Truex Jr. 6. Brad Keselowski 7. Matt Kenseth 8. Kurt Busch 9. Jamie McMurray 10. Jeff Gordon 11. Denny Hamlin 12. Kasey Kahne 13. Ryan Newman 14. Paul Menard 15. Aric Almirola 16. Clint Bowyer 17. Carl Edwards 18. Greg Biffle 19. Austin Dillon 20. Casey Mears

Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Today, practice (NBCSN, 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles) Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps Last week: Kyle Busch won at New Hampshire for his second straight victory, and third in the last four races.

Next race: Pennsylvania 400, Aug. 2, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania

XFINITY Lilly Diabetes 250 Site: Indianapolis Schedule: Today, practice (NBCSN, 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 10:30 a.m.), race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles) Race distance: 250 miles, 100 laps Last week: Denny Hamlin nudged past Austin Dillon at New Hampshire and raced to his second victory of the season.

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Last week: Christopher Bell won the Mud Summer Classic on Wednesday night at Eldora Speedway in his third career series start.

Next race: Pocono Mountains 150, Aug. 1, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania

INDYCAR Last week: Ryan HunterReay raced to his third victory at Iowa Speedway in the last 4 years.

Next race: Honda Indy 200, Aug. 2, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

FORMULA ONE Hungarian Grand Prix Site: Budapest, Hungary Schedule: Today, practice (NBCSN, 6 p.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (CNBC, 7 p.m.; NBCSN); Sunday, race, 7 a.m. (CNBC) Track: Hungaroring (road course, 2.72 miles) Race distance: 190.53 miles, 70 laps Next race: Belgian Grand Prix, Aug. 23, Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, SpaFrancorchamps, Belgium

NHRA Mopar Mile-High Nationals Site: Morrison, Colorado Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 8 p.m) Track: Bandimere Speedway Next race: NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 31-Aug. 2, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California

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Jeff Gordon holds his Sagamore of the Wabash on Thursday after it was presented by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence following a parade in Gordon’s honor in Pittsboro, Ind., before he drives in his final Brickyard 400 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Sagamore is the state’s highest honor.

Last home run

Indiana honors Gordon before final Brickyard race

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

PITTSBORO, Ind. – Jeff Gordon felt right at home Thursday back in small-town Indiana.

His parents, some of his longtime friends, and even some of his former high school teachers were among hundreds of people lining the streets in Pittsboro to celebrate Gordon as he wraps up his final full-time season in NASCAR. It was a fitting place for the biggest stop yet on his farewell tour.

Here, a short drive from Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Gordon honed his racing skills before he was old enough to obtain a driver’s license.

Here, he learned the importance of balancing weekend races with daily life. And now, 3 days before driving in his final Brickyard 400, Gordon came back to a community full of tall corn stalks, endless farming fields, and dozens of mementoes bearing his well-known No. 24 to thank his biggest fans.

“This is very cool,” Gordon said after participating in the short parade and brief awards ceremony. “Pittsboro is obviously

very memorable to me because we lived here, raced out of here.

Several years ago, they named Jeff Gordon Boulevard, so there have always been great experiences here. But to come here and have it be my last Brickyard 400, it’s pretty overwhelming. It’s putting a big smile on my face for the weekend.”

The only thing that would make this weekend better would be reaching victory lane Sunday to become the first six-time winner on the speedway’s historic 2.5-mile oval.

While the 43-year-old Gordon is not an Indiana native by birth, he is one of the state’s favorite sons.

His parents moved from California to Pittsboro when Gordon was a rising star on the teenage racing circuit. They wound up in a small, suburban community west of Indy that was willing to support their son’s aspirations, along with the importance of Midwestern values.

If Gordon didn’t understand those principles before arriving in Indiana, he did by the time he started racing stock cars.

After winning one race with a

daring late move, Gordon’s stepfather forced him to hand the winner’s trophy to the secondplace finisher and told him: “That’s not how we race.”

Gordon never made that mistake again, and his genteel approach to racing has won over fans throughout Indiana – and beyond.

“I think it’s pride, pride to have somebody from a small town do as good as Jeff’s done, and to be the kind of a man, the gentleman that he is,” 78-year-old Pat McClain said.

In Indiana, there couldn’t be a better combination.

From Milan’s Bobby Plump to Martinsville’s John Wooden, from Bedford’s Damon Bailey to Rushville’s Tony Stewart, every little town seems to have a story – and a celebrity. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler hails from Santa Claus.

Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens played prep basketball in Zionsville, and college basketball at DePauw in Greencastle. And everyone knows Larry Bird is from French Lick.

But Gordon has become one of the state’s best ambassadors.

INDYCAR

Not shying away from feud Rookie Karam defends himself after Carpenter criticism

BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

NEWTON, Iowa – Despite getting dressed down by Ed Carpenter after some close racing in Iowa, rookie Sage Karam offered the IndyCar veteran an empty seat next to him on the plane ride home.

Carpenter had apparently said all he needed to say. Almost.

“He said he’s pretty much still mad at me,” Karam said. “And I said, ‘Well, you can sit next to me ... and we can talk about it.’ He said, ‘Nah. I have three kids I have to take care of in the back. I don’t need to be taking care of a fourth.’”

Such is life these days for IndyCar’s most promising young American driver.

Karam’s biggest step forward, a career-best third-place finish at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday, was overshadowed by the on- and offthe-track altercations with Carpenter after the two cars nearly touched more than once in the closing laps.

The 20-year-old Karam

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Sage Karam (8) leads Ed Carpenter during Sunday’s race at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

Karam won’t win the IndyCar title this season, but the Chip Ganassi rookie might push for the championship before long based on his recent performances – including his first podium last weekend. wasn’t penalized by IndyCar for his driving, and Carpenter wasn’t penalized for losing his temper – both with an on-track hand gesture, and some screaming on pit road afterward. Carpenter said after the race that Karam “doesn’t have a clue.”

Karam was suddenly in the brightest spotlight of his burgeoning career.

And he said he wouldn’t change a thing if he had to race the final 20 laps over again.

“I just drive hard. I drive like a rookie, I guess you could say.

I drive out there like I have something to prove, because I do have something to prove,” Karam said.

“And I take risks. Every risk is a calculated risk.

But I think to be the best in the sport nowadays, it going to be the drivers who take the risks.”

Karam said IndyCar legend and Ganassi adviser Dario Franchitti “lit into him” somewhere between Detroit

and Texas about his approach. It helped him realize how hard he needed to run, and how many risks he needed to take to race up front.

Karam broke through with a fifth-place finish at Fontana, and he became the sixthyoungest driver to capture a podium spot following his late duel with Carpenter. He said Franchitti reviewed the Iowa finish and told him he didn’t do anything wrong.

“I think I came into this year with the thought that it wasn’t going to be as hard as it’s actually going to be, and I think that’s what led to some early troubles for me,” Karam said. “I think if I were to go back and start the season over, the beginning of the season would be a heck of a lot different.”

Karam doesn’t appear to be taking his so-called feud with Carpenter seriously. He even posted a picture of himself on Instagram playfully choking a fan wearing an Ed Carpenter shirt.

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NASCAR Xfinity 1. Chris Buescher 2. Chase Elliott 3. Ty Dillon 4. Regan Smith 5. Elliott Sadler 6. Darrell Wallace Jr. 7. Daniel Suarez 8. Brendan Gaughan 9. Ryan Reed 10. Brian Scott 11. Jeremy Clements 12. Dakoda Armstrong 13. David Starr 14. J.J. Yeley 15. Ross Chastain 16. Ryan Sieg 17. Landon Cassill 18. Blake Koch 19. Brennan Poole (tie) Cale Conley

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NASCAR Trucks 1. Matt Crafton 2. Tyler Reddick 3. Erik Jones 4. Johnny Sauter 5. Jon Wes Townley 6. Timothy Peters 7. Cameron Hayley 8. Spencer Gallagher (tie) Daniel Hemric 10. Ben Kennedy 11. Ray Black Jr. 12. Tyler Young 13. Justin Boston 14. Brandon Jones 15. Korbin Forrister

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IndyCar 1. Juan Pablo Montoya445 2. Graham Rahal 403 3. Scott Dixon 397 4. Helio Castroneves 391 5. Will Power 390 6. Sebastien Bourdais 366 7. Marco Andretti 358 8. Josef Newgarden 352 9. Tony Kanaan 324 10. Simon Pagenaud 294 11. Carlos Munoz 281 12. Ryan Hunter-Reay 278 13. Charlie Kimball 275 14. Takuma Sato 240 15. James Jakes 213

Formula One 1. Lewis Hamilton 194 2. Nico Rosberg 177 3. Sebastian Vettel 135 4. Valtteri Bottas 77 5. Kimi Raikkonen 76 6. Felipe Massa 74 7. Daniel Ricciardo 36 8. Daniil Kvyat 27 9. Nico Hulkenberg 24 10. Romain Grosjean 17 11. Felipe Nasr 16 12. Sergio Perez 15 13. Pastor Maldonado 12 14. Max Verstappen 10 15. Carlos Sainz Jr. 9

NHRA Top Fuel 1. Tony Schumacher 1,028 2. Antron Brown 1,008 3. Larry Dixon 848 4. Doug Kalitta 844 5. Richie Crampton 796 Funny Car 1. Matt Hagan 1,024 2. Ron Capps 846 3. Jack Beckman 835 T3. Del Worsham 835 5. John Force 801 Pro Stock 1. Greg Anderson 1,148 2. Erica Enders 1,082 3. Jason Line 934 4. Chris McGaha 891 5. Allen Johnson 736 Pro Stock Motorcycle 1. Eddie Krawiec 452 2. Hector Arana Jr. 436 3. Andrew Hines 404 4. Karen Stofer 382

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD Horseshoes July 21 W-L 32-12 26-10 26.5-17.5 26-22 22.5-21.5 22-22 21.5-22.5 20.5-23.5 20-28 19-29 3-5 5-15 0-4

CYCLING | TOUR DE FRANCE

Thursday’s box score

CARDINALS 4, ROYALS 3

Twin City League Standings as of Avg. 1. Don Dudley 91 2. Laverne Schroeder 75 3. Arlyn Dykhuizen 70 4. Glenn Hollis 53 5. Brody Fisher 32 6. Tim Fisher 62 7. Don Nice 48 8. Bob Schaver 92 9. Dale Sutton 46 10. Neil Reynolds 37 11. Jim Hayden 64 12. Roger Doering 61 13. Josh Wisley 28

Pct. .727 .722 .602 .542 .511 .500 .489 .466 .417 .396 .375 .250 .000

Local golf Emerald Hill Women’s Association Tuesday’s results Play of the day: Puttless Golf Less Handicap 1st place: Sharon Hammer 2nd place: Carolyn Heuck 3rd place: Cindy Moorehead Low gross: Mimi Boysen Low putts: Boysen & Julie Pratt Birdie: Heuck Chip-ins: Sue Nestor (2)

MLB American League East Division W L Pct New York 53 41 .564 Toronto 49 48 .505 Tampa Bay 48 49 .495 Baltimore 46 48 .489 Boston 42 53 .442 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 57 37 .606 Minnesota 51 44 .537 Detroit 47 48 .495 Cleveland 45 49 .479 Chicago 43 50 .462 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 54 41 .568 Houston 53 43 .552 Texas 45 49 .479 Seattle 44 52 .458 Oakland 44 53 .454

GB — 5½ 6½ 7 11½ GB — 6½ 10½ 12 13½ GB — 1½ 8½ 10½ 11

Thursday’s results N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 3 Seattle 3, Detroit 2, 12 innings Minnesota 3, L.A. Angels 0 Toronto 5, Oakland 2 Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 1 St. Louis 4, Kansas City 3 Boston at Houston, late Today’s games Baltimore (Tillman 7-7) at Tampa Bay (Archer 9-7), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 4-9) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-10), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 0-3) at Boston (Porcello 5-10), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (Kazmir 5-5) at Kansas City (Guthrie 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 8-6), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 9-4) at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-0), 9:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 9-2) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-5), 9:10 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 5-9) at San Francisco (Peavy 1-4), 9:15 p.m.

Saturday’s games Detroit at Boston, 3:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Texas at L.A. Angels, 2:35 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 7:08 p.m.

Thursday’s box score

WHITE SOX 8, INDIANS 1 Chicago

Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton cf 5 1 1 1 Kipnis 2b 4 0 0 0 Saladin 3b 4 0 0 1 Lindor ss 4 0 2 1 MeCarr lf 3 2 2 3 Brantly lf 3 0 0 0 Abreu dh 4 1 1 0 DvMrp dh 4 0 0 0 LaRoch 1b 4 0 0 0 CSantn 1b 4 0 0 0 AvGarc rf 4 1 2 0 YGoms c 3 0 0 0 AlRmrz ss 4 1 2 3 RPerez c 0 0 0 0 Soto c 3 1 0 0 Moss rf 3 0 0 0 CSnchz 2b 3 1 1 0 Aviles 3b 3 0 0 0 LeGarc 2b 1 0 1 0 Bourn cf 3 1 2 0 Totals 35 8 10 8 Totals 31 1 4 1 Chicago 000 410 300 — 8 Cleveland 000 001 000 — 1 DP–Cleveland 1. LOB–Chicago 3, Cleveland 4. 2B–C.Sanchez (9), Bourn (10). HR– Eaton (8), Me.Cabrera 2 (6), Al.Ramirez (4).

SF–Saladino.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Samardzija W,7-5 8 4 1 1 0 3 Putnam 1 0 0 0 1 2 Cleveland Bauer L,8-7 6 6 6 6 2 9 Crockett 1 2 2 2 0 1 Manship 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rzepczynski 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bauer pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

National League East Division W L Pct GB Washington 51 43 .543 — New York 49 47 .510 3 Atlanta 45 50 .474 6½ Miami 40 55 .421 11½ Philadelphia 34 63 .351 18½ Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 61 34 .642 — Pittsburgh 55 40 .579 6 Chicago 51 43 .543 9½ Cincinnati 42 51 .452 18 Milwaukee 42 53 .442 19 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 55 42 .567 — San Francisco 51 44 .537 3 San Diego 44 51 .463 10 Arizona 43 50 .462 10 Colorado 40 53 .430 13 Thursday’s results Pittsburgh 7, Washington 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, N.Y. Mets 0 St. Louis 4, Kansas City 3 Milwaukee at Arizona, late Miami at San Diego, late Today’s games Philadelphia (J.Williams 3-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 5-8), 3:05 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 10-8) at Pittsburgh (Locke 5-6), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Undecided) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-8), 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta (Banuelos 1-1) at St. Louis (Cooney 0-0), 7:15 p.m.

Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-7) at Colorado (E.Butler 3-6), 7:40 p.m.

Milwaukee (Nelson 7-9) at Arizona (Corbin 1-2), 8:40 p.m.

Miami (Haren 7-5) at San Diego (Cashner 3-10), 9:10 p.m.

Oakland (Chavez 5-9) at San Francisco (Peavy 1-4), 9:15 p.m.

Saturday’s games Oakland at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

Sunday’s games L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Miami at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi AEscor ss 5 0 0 0 Wong 2b 4 1 2 0 Mostks 3b 4 1 1 0 MCrpnt 3b 4 1 1 2 L.Cain cf 4 0 1 0 Hollidy lf 1 0 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 2 0 CMrtnz pr 0 0 0 0 S.Perez c 4 0 2 1 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Rios rf 4 1 3 1 Maness p 0 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 1 1 Rosnthl p 0 0 0 0 JDyson lf 2 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 0 0 0 CYoung p 1 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 4 1 1 0 KMorls ph 1 0 0 0 Molina c 4 0 0 0 Medlen p 0 0 0 0 Grichk cf-lf 4 1 2 2 FMorls p 0 0 0 0 DJhnsn 1b 2 0 0 0 Orland ph 1 0 0 0 Lackey p 2 0 0 0 Hochvr p 0 0 0 0 Bourjos ph-cf 1 0 0 0 KHerrr p 0 0 0 0 Colemn ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 10 3 Totals 30 4 7 4 Kansas City 200 000 001 — 3 St. Louis 022 000 00x — 4 DP–St. Louis 2. LOB–Kansas City 8, St. Louis 6. 2B–S.Perez (15), Rios (9), Holliday (12). 3B–Infante (3). HR–M.Carpenter (10), Grichuk (10). SB–Heyward (14).

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City C.Young L,8-6 3 5 4 4 1 1 Medlen 2 1 0 0 2 1 F.Morales 1 0 0 0 0 0 Hochevar 1 1 0 0 1 1 K.Herrera 1 0 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Lackey W,9-5 7 6 2 2 2 5 Choate 0 1 0 0 0 0 Maness H,13 1 1 0 0 0 0 Rosenthal S,30-32 1 2 1 1 1 1 Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP–Medlen, Hochevar.

Golf PGA – Canadian Open Thursday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.8 million Yardage: 7,273; Par: 72 (35-37) First Round (a-amateur) Emiliano Grillo 31-33 — 64 Vaughn Taylor 32-33 — 65 Brian Harman 31-34 — 65 Steve Wheatcroft 34-32 — 66 Tyrone Van Aswegen 35-31 — 66 a-Ryan Ruffels 32-34 — 66 Erik Compton 31-35 — 66 Eric Axley 34-33 — 67 Alex Prugh 34-33 — 67 William McGirt 34-33 — 67 Jim Herman 34-33 — 67 Chad Campbell 32-35 — 67 Robert Garrigus 34-33 — 67 Chesson Hadley 33-34 — 67 Johnson Wagner 35-32 — 67 J.J. Spaun 33-34 — 67 Blayne Barber 33-35 — 68 Neal Lancaster 35-33 — 68 Scott Pinckney 33-35 — 68 Ricky Barnes 33-35 — 68 Bubba Watson 37-31 — 68 Jim Furyk 34-34 — 68 Hunter Mahan 34-34 — 68 Seung-Yul Noh 33-35 — 68 Stewart Cink 34-34 — 68 Andres Romero 33-35 — 68 Heath Slocum 35-33 — 68 Colt Knost 32-36 — 68 Jason Day 35-33 — 68 Brooks Koepka 32-36 — 68 Martin Flores 33-35 — 68 Austin Cook 34-34 — 68

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Senior British Open Thursday At Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course) Berkshire, England Purse: $2.1 million Yardage: 6,618; Par: 70 First Round Bart Bryant 31-34 — 65 -5 Jeff Sluman 32-33 — 65 -5 Lee Janzen 31-34 — 65 -5 Miguel Angel Jimenez 34-31 — 65 -5 Bernhard Langer 33-32 — 65 -5 Marco Dawson 32-33 — 65 -5 Michael Allen 33-32 — 65 -5 Zhang Lianwei 29-36 — 65 -5 Brian Henninger 31-35 — 66 -4 Cesar Monasterio 32-34 — 66 -4 Mark Mouland 33-33 — 66 -4 Paul Goydos 35-32 — 67 -3 Mark Calcavecchia 33-34 — 67 -3 Bob Cameron 33-34 — 67 -3 Jeff Hart 34-33 — 67 -3 Wes Short Jr. 34-33 — 67 -3 Billy Andrade 32-35 — 67 -3 Tom Watson 31-36 — 67 -3 Colin Montgomerie 32-35 — 67 -3 Mark Brooks 33-35 — 68 -2 Peter O’Malley 34-34 — 68 -2 Barry Lane 34-34 — 68 -2 Fred Couples 34-34 — 68 -2 David Frost 33-35 — 68 -2 Tom Pernice Jnr. 35-33 — 68 -2 Kirk Triplett 33-35 — 68 -2 Guy Boros 32-36 — 68 -2 Mark McNulty 33-35 — 68 -2 Mark O’Meara 34-34 — 68 -2 Joe Durant 36-32 — 68 -2 Meijer LPGA Classic Thursday At Blythefield Country Club Belmont, Mich.

Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,414; Par: 71 (36-35) First Round Dori Carter 31-33 — 64 Katherine Kirk 34-30 — 64 Lizette Salas 34-30 — 64 Jaye Marie Green 33-32 — 65 Wei-Ling Hsu 32-33 — 65 Q Baek 32-34 — 66 Ilhee Lee 32-34 — 66 Jane Rah 33-33 — 66 Kris Tamulis 32-34 — 66 Sarah Kemp 34-33 — 67 Alison Lee 33-34 — 67 Amy Anderson 35-33 — 68 Laetitia Beck 32-36 — 68 Sandra Changkija 33-35 — 68 Katy Harris 33-35 — 68 Pat Hurst 31-37 — 68 Kim Kaufman 34-34 — 68 Belen Mozo 33-35 — 68 Ji Young Oh 33-35 — 68 Brooke Pancake 33-35 — 68 Alena Sharp 34-34 — 68 Sarah Jane Smith 35-33 — 68

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18 down, 2 to go for Froome Briton still holds comfortable lead as Tour nears finish

BY JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writer

SAINT-JEAN-DE-MAURIENNE, France – The road snaked back and forth like spaghetti stuck to a wall, 18 hairpin bends climbed for the first time in the 112-year history of the Tour de France.

Curiously, there were no crowds on this spectacular vista just perfect for the television age. Police decided that the 2-mile stretch of bends piled one on top of each other up an Alpine cliff was simply too narrow to let in spectators who line pretty much every other inch of cycling’s toughest race.

Not that Chris Froome noticed on Thursday. The race leader isn’t here for the picture-postcard scenery. Just 2 more days in the Alps, and a second Tour victory will be his. The British rider isn’t about to get distracted and take his eyes off the road now. “I didn’t actually even realize there weren’t any spectators up there,� Froome said. “I was just in a tunnel mode at that point, just following the wheels.�

After Stage 18, Team Sky’s leader really has only two wheels to follow: Nairo Quintana’s and Alejandro Valverde’s, the Movistar teammates closest to him in the overall standings.

As long as he doesn’t let either of them get too far away from him on Friday and Saturday, Froome will be sipping champagne and slipping back into the yellow jersey on Stage 21 on Sunday, on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. “Two more stages left of real racing,� he said. “We’re focused on two guys.�

Romain Bardet, on the other hand, was focused on himself.

AP

Robert Gesink (right) leads the group of riders with Alberto Contador (second from right), Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana (wearing the best young rider’s white jersey), and Chris Froome, (wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey), during the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.

France hasn’t had a Tour winner since Bernard Hinault in 1985, and there are some that think 24-yearold Bardet could be next after his sixth-place finish last year. But he’s not been consistent enough to improve on that this time, so he wanted to at least win a stage.

He did. In style.

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Cycling Tour de France Thursday At Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France 18th Stage 115.8 miles from in the Alps from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, with seven categorized climbs including a Hors Categorie to the Col du Glandon Top 10 1. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 5 hours, 3 minutes, 40 seconds.

2. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, 33 seconds behind.

3. Winner Anacona, Colombia, Movistar, :59.

4. Bob Jungels, Luxembourg, Trek Factory Racing, same time.

5. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, same time.

6. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, MTN-Qhubeka, 1:01.

7. Cyril Gautier, France, Europcar, 1:50.

8. Damiano Caruso, Italy, BMC Racing, same time.

9. Andrew Talansky, United States, Cannondale-Garmin, 1:55.

10. Warren Barguil, France, Giant-Alpecin, 3:02.

Overall Top 15 (Aftr 18 stages) 1. Chris Froome, Britain, Sky, 74:13:31.

2. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 3:10 behind.

3. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 4:09.

4. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Sky, 6:34.

5. Alberto Contador, Spain, Tinkoff-Saxo, 6:40.

6. Robert Gesink, Netherlands, Lotto NLJumbo, 7:39.

7. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Astana, 8:04.

8. Mathias Frank, Switzerland, IAM Cycling, 8:47.

9. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Trek Factory Racing, 12:06.

10. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 12:52.

11. Warren Barguil, France, Giant-Alpecin, 13:08.

12. Andrew Talansky, United States, Cannondale-Garmin, 15:18.

13. Pierre Rolland, France, Europcar, 16:02.

14. Serge Pauwels, Belgium, MTN-Qhubeka, 18:06.

15. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, BMC Racing, 18:11.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD 933 Mekeel Rd., Dixon, Rt. 52 S.E. Church 284-3090 Parsonage 285-0360 Adam Meyer, Pastor Sunday 9:30am - Morning Fellowship Sunday School Sunday 10:30 - Worship Service Wednesday 7:00pm - Family Night (all ages)

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GRAND DETOUR Ridge Road, Dixon, 652-4488 Li Arellano, Sr. Pastor Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 313 Van Buren Ave., Dixon 288-2453 Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday Evening 5:00 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 111 East 2nd, Dixon, 284-6823 Bunyan & Rachel Cocar - Co-Pastors Sunday School 9:15, Worship 10:30, Bible Study is on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m.

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST Dan Bentz, Pastor 598 Riverlane, Dixon, 288-5212 (1 Mile West On Dixon-Sterling Freeway) Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Worship Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Awana Wednesday 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

3 years thru 6th grade

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH 501 W. 3rd St., Dixon, 288-1566 Pastor Gary Sorrell Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Mid Week Prayer Service 6 p.m. Wed.

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH 801 W. Oregon St., Polo, 815-946-3588 Jeremy Heller, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 am Worship Service 10:00 am, Nursery Available Non-denominational Christian Church Visitors Welcome

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC 612 S. Highland, Dixon, 284-7719 Father Bernard Sehr Confessions 3 p.m., Sat. Mass 4:30 p.m.

Sun. Mass 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6:00pm

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC 2nd & Shelhammer, Harmon, 857-2315 Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Sunday 9:00am Worship Weekdays as Scheduled

ST. MARY CATHOLIC Walton Road, Walton, 857-3891 Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Saturday 6:00pm Worship, Weekdays as Scheduled

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC Rt. 1, Maytown Rd., Maytown Rev. Joel Lopez, Priest Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Weekdays as Scheduled

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

Meeting Sundays at 10:00 AM 205 N. Jefferson Avenue, Polo ~ 815.837.5255 whitepines@crossroadscn.com Youth Pastor ~ Jose Garcia x 303 Contemporary worship & relevant Bible teaching Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (nursery-5th grade) ~ during adult services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade) ~ Wednesday nights 7PM www.crossroadscn.com

MENDOTA CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE 1209 Sixth Street, Mendota, 539-6232 www.mendotanaz.org Rev. Dick Schaill, Senior Pastor John Robinson, Worship Leader Sunday School 9:30-10:30 (all ages) Sunday Morning Worship 10:45-12:00 Soul Fire Prayer Meeting 7:00pm Tuesday Bible Study 7:00pm Wednesday Praise/Worship Practice 7:30pm Friday

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST 22027 Polo Rd, Sterling IL 815-626-0104 Pastor Jim Miller Sunday Fellowship 9:00am Sunday School 9:30am, Worship 10:30am Handicap accessible and air conditioned www.EastJordanUMC.org

ST. PATRICKS OF AMBOY

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

32 N. Jones, Amboy, IL Msgr. Thomas Bales, Priest Saturday Evenings 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 a.m. & 10:30a.m.

707 1st Ave., Sterling, 815-625-0442 Reverend Peg Williams, Rector 9:00a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist Wednesdays spoken Holy Eucharist Noon, Bible study and soup supper at 5:30.

Every Third Friday at 5:30 Younger adults gathering. Pastoral care, confession and reconciliation by appt. gracechurchstg.org

ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC 1104 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, 288-3131 Father Antoni Kretoroicz, Priest Confessions Sat. 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Mass Saturday 5:00 p.m., Sunday Service 8:30, 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH 417 E. 3rd Street., Sterling, 626-2577 Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Visitors Welcome.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP GENERAL BAPTIST 725 N. Brinton, Dixon, 288-5091 Rev. Kenneth Hendley, 288-3689 Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm.

Corner of 3rd St. & Peoria Ave., Dixon Ph: 815-288-2151 Web page: stlukedixon.org Fr. Richard Frontjes, Rector Fr. Tom Lamb, Priest Associate SUNDAY Eucharist 10:15 a.m., followed by Coffee and Fellowship WEDNESDAY Healing Mass: 10 a.m.

Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services

BETHEL EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

131 N. Court, Dixon, 284-3849 Randy Sizemore, Pastor Sun. School 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

123 S. Hennepin, Dixon, 288-1222 Pastor Lynn Bond Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

102 S. Seminary St., Mt. Morris, 734-4942 Sunday School All Ages 8:30 a.m., Inner-Mission Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m., Worship service 10:00am, with nursery

321 W. 2nd St., Dixon, 288-4719 Sunday Service 11 a.m.

Service every Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH Pastor Gregg Downs Penn Corner on Lowell Park Rd., Polo, 946-3949 Sun. School 9:30, Worship 10:30

U.S. 52 & Red Brick Rd., Dixon, 815-288-2447, 815-994-0509 Robert Dunbar, Pastor Sun. School 9:45, Sun. Worship 10:45 a.m.

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 2709 16th Ave., Sterling, 625-1229 William F. Stocks, Bishop Sacrament Meeting 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Primary for children: 10:45 Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women: 11:45

LINCOLN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod, 284-4554, 2035 IL Rt. 26, Dixon Pastor David Andermann, Worship 9 a.m.

Sunday School and Education Hour 10:15 a.m.

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 900 Monroe Street, Mendota 815-539-6232 Pastor Timothy Kaiser Sunday School 9:30 a.m. all ages Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

Bible Study Saturday 1:00 p.m.

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH 944 Stony Point Rd., Dixon, 288-2625 Don Beasley, Pastor Sunday Celebration of Worship 10:00 a.m.

Wed. Christian Education 6:30 p.m.

106 Gaston St., Prairieville 815-445-5912 Bible study Tuesday 6:00 p.m.

Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome.

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH All are welcome Fr. Robert Francis Cristobal, Priest-In-Charge Sunday Schedule: 8 AM Holy Communion 9 AM Children’s Sunday School 10 AM Holy Communion with Music Fellowship and Coffee after the 10 AM service Contact information: 1000 IL Route 64 W, Oregon 815-732-7211 saintbrides@verizon.net www.saintbrides.org

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH 14206 E. Flagg Rd., Rochelle, 815-562-7575 Sunday Worship 8am & 10:30am Youth Sunday School 9:15 am Adult Sunday School Classes 9:15am Choir Wednesday at 7:00pm Jr. High Ministries Wednesday 7:00pm E-mail: faithlc@rochelle.net

215 N. Court, Dixon, 284-2711 Rev. Marty Creager, Pastor Sun. School 10:45, Worship 9:30 a.m.

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

202 E. Fellow St., Dixon -815.284.4868 Friday Prayer 12:15-1 pm Open to Public ~ All Denominations.

498 IL. Rte. 2, Dixon, 288-7000 Sunday Worship 10 a.m., nursery provided.

Tuesday evening praise and prayer 6 p.m. www.saukchurch.com

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN 702 W. Lynn Blvd., Sterling 815-499-6552 Pastor Bill Sullivan Saturday Evening Service 6:00pm Sunday Traditional Service 8:30am Sunday Contemporary Service 10:45am Sunday School 9:45am

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST 614 Orchard St., Dixon

815-677-7566

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EAST GROVE UNION CHURCH 449 E. Reuter Rd., Amboy 376-6661 One mile east of Route 26 Pastor Rick Wulf 440-5321 Sunday Morning Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Other services and activities announced.

Please join us.

SUBLETTE UNION CHURCH 500 W. Main St., Sublette, 849-5914 Pastor Kris Johnson Sunday Worship Service 9:00 am Kid’s Klub Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm

906 Richardson Ave., Ashton, 453-2328 Pastor Sang-Hun Han Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10am

2128 IL Route 38, Ashton, 815-453-7464 Pastor Jeremy Horton Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.

37 S. East Avenue, Amboy (farm bureau building) Pastor Brian McWethy Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m. www.graceisforyou.com

106 S. Walnut, Franklin Grove 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 9:00am

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN 421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 288-2757 Sat. 5:30pm Traditional Service Sun. 8:30am Traditional Service 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Study 10:45am Contemporary Service Wed. 9:00am Quilting, 5:45pm Bell Choir, 7:00pm Chancel Choir, 7:00 Praise Band Nursery available. Visitors welcome. www.stpauldixon.org

N. Galena & E. Morgan, Dixon, 288-1778 Gary Wilson, Pastor Worship 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

702 E. Dixon Street, Polo, 815-946-3212 Rev. Derek Rogers, Pastor Sunday School for all ages at 9:00 am Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00 am All are welcome to our multi-generational congregation. Nursery service provided during the service. Handicapped accessible.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 1013 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon, 284-2804 Reverend Frank Langholf Saturday 5:30 p.m.Worship, Sunday 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship, 9:15 a.m. Education and Fellowship, 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship Web Site: www.immanueldixon.org Bright Beginnings Daycare & Preschool 285-1033

ASHTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH UNITED METHODIST

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

960 Rt. 52, Amboy, 857-2225 Pastor Carol Soderholm Sunday Worship 9:00, Fellowship 10:00 am Sunday School 9:40 - 10:15

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK

704 Lincoln Ave., Dixon, 288-1142 Pastor Mike Worrel Check us out on facebook Wednesday: 6:30-8:00pm Jump children’s ministry & Fushion youth ministry Prayer 6:30pm, 7:00-8:00pm adult bible study Sunday: 9:30 S.S. for children and adults 10:30 worship & children’s church

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMBOY

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 606 Main Street, Chana Pastor Chan Ik Choi chanaumc@gmail.com Sunday: Adult & Children’s Education 9 am Worship Service 10:30 am Sunday of each month.

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Nachusa, 284-4152, Brant Clements, Pastor Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST 202 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 284-2849 Tim Mitchell, Senior Pastor Heewon Kim, Associate Pastor Saturday Worship 5:00 pm Chapel Sunday Services 10:00 am in Sanctuary Nursery available 8:30am - 11:30am Cross Current Youth 4:30 pm Sunday 9:45 am Powerhouse Kids www.fumcdixon.org

FRANKLIN GROVE UNITED METHODIST 203 W. Middle St., Franklin Grove, 456-2456 Jin Ho Hong, Pastor Worship 10:15 a.m.; 1st Sunday of each month - ASL Sign interpreter for the hearing impaired

CHURCH OF ST. MARY CATHOLIC 211 N. Franklin Avenue - Polo Rectory phone: (815) 946-2535 Rev. Louis F. Tosto, Parochial Administrator Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

REYNOLDS UNITED METHODIST

HARMON UNITED METHODIST 202 North Grove Street, Harmon, 359-7302 Pastor Leanne Keate Worship 8:30 a.m.

Junior Church for ages 12 and under during morning worship.

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4938 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, 732-7264 Xavier Martinez, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Kindergarten -6th Sunday Morning Worship: 9:00 a.m.

The church is handicapped accessible.Visitors and newcomers are always welcome.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon - 815-626-4732 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road) Pastor: Bob Clardie Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Weekly Service 10:00 am Fellowship 11:00 am

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN 110 E. 3rd St., Dixon, 284-7741 Rev. Dr. David Spaulding Worship 9:30 a.m.

Church School, Adult Forum and Study Groups Follow Service

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Chicago and Flagg Streets, Paw Paw, Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education: 10:00 a.m.

THE WORSHIP CENTER 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 677-9694 Pastor, Michael Cole Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m. One Voice Youth Group Non-Denominational

GRACE UNITED METHODIST 921 E. Chamberlin, Dixon, 288-1505 Pastor Marilyn Nolan Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.

WoW Worship Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

Sun. School 10:45-11:30 a.m.

GREATER LIFE TABERNACLE 1403 Hemlock, Dixon, Steve Young, Pastor 815-284-8680 Bible Study, Thursday 7:00 p.m., Sunday Praise & Worship 10:00 a.m., Sunday Home Groups CALL

LIVING WELL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 113 E. 1st Street, Dixon Rev. John Trotter, Pastor 815-973-5981 Small Groups 9:30-9:55 am Fellowship Cafe 10:00-10:30 am Adult & Children Worship 10:30 am www.livingwellchurch.org

HOPE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 732 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, IL www.hopebiblefellowship.com Senior Pastor Joshua Shaw Associate Pastor Nathan Meeks Worship Service Sundays at 9:30 am Grow Groups at 10:45 am Evening Sunday Service 6:30 pm

UNITED FIRST CHURCH 326 E. Main Street, Amboy, IL 815-857-2415 Pastor: Charles Jeanblanc Sunday Services 9 am - 10 am Bible study following services 10:15 - 11:15

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMC Congregation 107 W. Lahman Street, Franklin Grove 815-456-2457 or 815-440-6590 Pastor Myron Bartell Worship at 8:30 a.m. Sundays Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.

Bible Study Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

2496 Reynolds Rd, Ashton - 815-453-2513 Rev. Alan Meyer, Pastor - 815-453-7480 Sunday School - All ages - 9:00am Sunday Worship - 10:00am - Nursery provided Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00pm Handicapped Accessible

416 Prospect St., Dixon Pastor Trudy Dunn Saturday Sabbath School 10:00am Worship Service 11:30am

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

634 Countryside Lane, Dixon, 288-4019

1140 Inlet Rd., Lee Center 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 10:30am

LeFevre Rd. & Ave. F, Sterling 625-2284 Rev. Patrick Pinion SundayWorship 9am Sunday School & Bible Class 10:15am Live broadcast on WLLT 107.7FM on Sunday

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In this week’s deals, one defender takes control to try to defeat the contract.

And sometimes that requires paying careful attention to the auction.

In today’s deal, West leads the heart king against four spades.

What happens after that?

West’s three-heart jump overcall was weak, showing a good six-card suit and 6-10 high-card points. Against a weak jump overcall, responder, with support for partner’s

major, bids one more than he would have done if the intervenor had passed. Here, a three-spade response would have shown a decent single raise.

His actual jump to game indicated game-invitational values. (And with more, he would have cue-bid four hearts, which would have said nothing about his holding in hearts.)

An East who is not thinking would signal encouragement at trick one with his heart eight.

But South would ruff the second heart, draw trumps, and run the clubs for 10 tricks.

From West’s bid, East knows that South has a singleton heart. So East must take control. He overtakes his partner’s king with his ace and shifts to the diamond queen.

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TO: Janice Glenn Estate, Brenda Gale Glenn, Illinois Attorney General, IL Dept. of Healthcare & Fam Services, Heirs, Devisees & Legatees, and unknown owners or parties interested.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premises described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of LEE County, Illinois, as case 15-TX-24.

The real estate is described as: Parcel #: 07-08-05-240-004

Said property was sold on OCTOBER 30, 2012 for the General Taxes for the year 2011. The period of redemption will expire on OCTOBER 29, 2015. On NOVEMBER 10, 2015, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

July 23, 24, 25, 2015

Vista Securities, Inc. Petitioner

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00482

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TO: Jarvis J. McNeilly, Steven J. McNeilly, Kristy S. McNeilly, Jarvis McNeilly, Current Occupant, Kristy McNeilly, 1st Farm Credit Services FLCA, 1st Farm Credit Services, and unknown owners or parties interested.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premises described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of LEE County, Illinois, as case 15-TX-25.

The real estate is described as: Parcel #: 21-12-35-100-013 Said property was sold on OCTOBER 30, 2012 for the General Taxes for the year 2011.

The period of redemption will expire on OCTOBER 29, 2015. On NOVEMBER 10, 2015, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

Vista Securities, Inc. Petitioner July 23, 24, 25, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Defendant.

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2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $610 mo. 309-645-3361 2BR apt. $500/mo. $500/dep.

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Ref., Lease, $450/mo. + dep. 815-652-2042 Nice Upper 1BR, 803 S. Hennepin.

Applcs., A/C. No pets. Lease, refs. $400/mo. + utilities 815-994-3494 Nice, clean 2BR with Storage/Laundry Rm, stove/ref.; A/C. $550 Mo + Dep.; 603 S. Hennepin. No smoking or pets. 815-4403040 between 9am-8pm. Seeking reliable, long term tenants. Good references required.

That this case has been commenced in this Court against you, praying for an Order quieting title regarding the following described premises: Island Number 6, lying in Rock River, in the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, and in the Northeast Quarter of Section Fourteen, all in Township 22 North, Range 9 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in Lee County, Illinois; EXCEPT the North 400 feet as measured from the most Northerly point of Island Number 6.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before August 28, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated:

July 23, 24, 25, 2015

Vista Securities, Inc. Petitioner

CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF VERNA E. KAISER Deceased.

No. 15 P 71 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of VERNA E. KAISER. Letters of Office were issued to KARL D. KAISER, 304 N. Barton, Box 395, Tampico, Illinois, 61283, as Independent Representative, 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 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the Representative, or both, on or before January 20, 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.

Karl D. Kaiser Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 July 17, 24, 31, 2015 TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2012-00056

Peter McKnight

1BR upper, nice, stove, refrigerator, garbage p/u furn.

Attached garage, No Pets.

Ref., Lease, $425/ mo. + $425/dep.

815652-2042

Said property was sold on OCTOBER 30, 2012 for the General Taxes for the year 2011. The period of redemption will expire on OCTOBER 29, 2015. On NOVEMBER 10, 2015, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

Dated this 13th day of July, 2015.

CLAY BRENEMAN d/b/a BRENEMAN AIRCRAFT SERVICE, Plaintiff, v.

No. 15 CH 37 PETER MCKNIGHT,

NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU:

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July 2, 2015.

Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com July 10, 17 & 24 2015

TO: Robert E. Logan Sr., Diane R. Logan Estate, Robert Logan, Bob Logan's Grove Park Unique & Antique, Franklin Grove Bank & Trust Dtd 07-19-88, Steve Basthoff Trustee, Franklin Grove Bank, Heirs, Devisees & Legatees, and unknown owners or parties interested.

A Petition for Tax Deed on premises described below has been filed in the Circuit Court of LEE County, Illinois, as case 15-TX-22.

The real estate is described as: Parcel #: 06-09-02-226-007 Said property was sold on OCTOBER 30, 2012 for the General Taxes for the year 2011. The period of redemption will expire on OCTOBER 29, 2015. On NOVEMBER 10, 2015, the petitioner will make application to such court in said County for an order for Tax Deed should the real estate not be redeemed.

To: Michael W. Cathey; Lewis Dale Cathey: Phyllis P. Cathey: BBY Carryouts; BBY Chicken; Occupant; The First National Bank in Amoby; occupants or persons in actual possession of real estate hereinafter described; County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois; unknown owners and parties interested in said real estate.

TAX DEED NO. 2015 TX 28 TAKE NOTICE

County of Lee Date Premises Sold October 30,2012 Certificate No. 2012-00220 Sold for General Taxes of 2011 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and Specal assessment number (Not Applicable) Warrant No. (Not Applicable) Inst. No. (Not Applicable) THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at: 216 West River Road, Dixon, Illinois Property Index No. 07-08-205-021 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on October 30, 2015.

The amount of the redeem is subject to increase at 6-month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales.

Check with the County Clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before October 30, 2015.

This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of Lee County, on November 24, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lee County Courts Building 309 South Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois in Courtroom 330.

You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at the time.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before October 30, 2015 by applying to the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in Dixon, Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk Address: 112 East 2nd Street, Dixon IL 61021 P.O. Box 329, Dixon IL 61021 Telephone: (815) 288-3309 Midwest Tulsa Property, Inc. MICHAEL J. WILSON & ASSOCIATES Michael J. Wilson Attorneys at Law 309 West Washington Street, Suit 1200 Chicago, IL 60606 Purchaser or Assignee Dated Dated 7/17/2015 312-781-9510 #11-9475

July 23, 24 & 25 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLAN COMMISSION CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Plan Commission, designated by the City Council of the City of Sterling, Illinois, to conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the City of Sterling, Illinois hereinafter set forth, will conduct such hearing at the hour of 7:00 p.m. on the 20th day of August, 2015, in the City Council Chambers at the Coliseum Building, Sterling, Illinois.

The proposed amendment would: Rezone for a Planned Unit Development The property affected by the proposed amendment is described as: Block: South of Miller Rd, West of 2nd Ave, North of E Lefevre Rd & East of Locust St. Otherwise known as: 100 E Lefevre Rd, Sterling, Illinois.

Dated this 24th day of July, 2015.

PLAN COMMISSION CITY OF STERLING, ILLINOIS July 24, 2015

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MORRISON 1 & 2 bedroom apts for rent.

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ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

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Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

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Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

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WOOSUNG 3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town next to Dixon).

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ROCK FALLS 1 Bedroom House Rock Falls Nice location, nice yard $425/mo.

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STERLING 2BR Townhome $600/mo. Hampton Apts. 625-7043 Free Housing, utilities, cable & Internet and small living allowance in Exchange for part time mature Personal Assistant in Sterling.

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Diesel Mechanic and Fabricator Positions Full or Part time. Must have 15 years of verifiable experience. Pay commensurate with experience.

Send Resume to: Brechon Farm Sevices, Inc., 1270 IL Rte. 26 South, Dixon, Il 61021 or email jerry@brechonfs.com No calls please.

Activity Director We are looking for an experienced and dedicated professional to assume this key position. LTC exp. preferred. If you are to committed team-oriented outcomes, we offer: Excellent Starting Wage! Vacation, Holiday, PTO! Medical, Dental, Vision! Advancement Opps!

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For an immediate and confidential interview, call (815)284-3393.

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Dixon Healthcare & Rehab 800 Division St. Dixon, IL 61021

Casey's General Store in Dixon IL, accepting applications for Part Time Cashier, Kitchen & Delivery Positions Must be willing to work days, nights weekends and holidays.

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NEW TODAY Certified School Speech Therapist Part-Time Beginning August 2015 Send letter of application & resume to Michael Noble, Director, Ogle County Educational Cooperative, 417 N. Colfax, Byron, IL 61010 EOE 815-234-2722 x 117 Construction & Farm help needed 815-973-1736 Dixon Bar & Restaurant Now Hiring Bartenders and Wait Staff.

Day, evening, and weekend shifts available.

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Flexible hours can be discussed.

815-440-2392 Driver - CDL/A Earn Your CDL-A in 22 Days, and start driving with KLLM! WE PAY YOU WHILE YOU TRAIN! No Out of Pocket Tuition Cost! New Pay Increase! * Refresher Course Available Must be 21 years of age. 855-3789335 EOE www.k llmdrivingacademy .com Forreston Custom Cabinet shop looking for Experienced Finisher.

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Send resume to: Danlee Wood Products, PO Box 383, Forreston, IL 61030 or fill out application at 207 S. Chestnut Ave., Forreston.

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Local Contractor looking for an individual with minimum 3 years, concrete/framing experience.

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Lube Tech Needed Entry level position. No experience necessary and will train on the job.

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Apply in person at: Vaessen Brothers Chevrolet 505 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Sublette.

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Markman Peat Corporation is currently taking applications for Forklift Operators, Loader Operators, and Machine Operators. Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered.

Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd Morrison IL 61270

Mr. Nifty Cleaners in Sterling *Counter Help* Please apply in person, 1102 E. 4th St., Sterling.

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AgPerspective, Inc. is a commodities risk management firm located in Dixon, IL. We are seeking a Crop Insurance Underwriter/Office Support Assistant. The position will require excellent administrative skills, advanced MS Office capabilities, and an orientation towards client services.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a growing, ethical, and energetic company. Our goal at AgPerspective is to provide our employees with an excellent working environment in which they can excel and find professional satisfaction.

The following are characteristics of the ideal candidate: • Associates Degree or higher in a business related field • Proficient with MS Office suite emphasis on Excel • Excellent Communication skills • Passion for Agriculture • Highly Analytical i.e. attention to detail • Ability to work with a team • Ability to work under pressure of deadlines • Desire to work for a family owned company • Self-motivated & energetic

Resumes must be sent to: resume@agperspective.com

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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 opportunity for a Relief Team Leader at our Nestle’ Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

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Part time driver CDL class B, drug & health testing required.

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EOE: Minority ty/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Physical, drug screen & alcohol screen may be required.

Rochelle Community Hospital - has an immediate opening for a Clinic Office Nurse. (This is a day-shift position.)

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•Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with current Illinois license.

•One year of experience in a physician’s office or equivalent combination of training and experience preferred; will train a highly motivated new graduate.

•Wound-care experience preferred.

•Good computer skills, including experience with electronic health record.

•Ability to assist in a variety of common office procedures.

Immediate opening for a route driver-salesman position.

Must have CDL and good driving record. Benefits include: medical insurance, life insurance, profit sharing, vacation and sick days.

Please send resume to Avanti Foods Company, P.O. Box 457, Walnut, Illinois 61376

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Professional Company Drivers with CDL's needed for 600 mile radius & long hauls. We pay fees for tarping, extra loads and extra stops.

Please call 815-568-7225 or send resume to: FS&S, PO Box 147, Marengo, IL 60152-0147.

To apply in person: 2106 W. Railroad Street, Marengo IL

Sedona Staffing searching for General Labor, Phone customer sales, service, office assistant & Welders.

Please stop into Sedona Staffing 1515A W Rt 30 Rock Falls, IL 61071.

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Teachers & Assistants Full Time & Part Time, Immediate Positions Rock Falls Day Care Center 729 W Rt 30, Rock Falls, IL 815-625-0106 or fax resume to: 815-625-1581

NEW TODAY The Bureau Valley School District has an opening for an Elementary/ Junior High Art Teacher beginning with the 2015-2016 school year.

Anyone interested should send a letter of interest and resume containing at least two references to: Kristal LeRette, Principal, at klerette@bureau valley.net.

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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri 7-4 1220 Robin Rd Multi-family Moving Sale Desk, entertainment center, Lazy boy recliner, Gas grill, small freezer, pine chest, laptop, game system ac., movies, dvd/vhs, dishes, tupperware, Longanberger, Lots of household items!!

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Fri 8-3:30pm Sat 8-4pm 907 S Ottawa Ave Men & Women's name brand clothing. Nike Jordan & Adidas shoes, surround sound system, 4 Goodyear 15” tires, brand name purses, furniture, household items & kitchen appliances, treadmill & trek bicycle, Tom Tom & Garmin GPS. Much more!

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Thurs & Fri 8 to 4 1907 W 4th Street 1823 W 4th Street Fine jewelry, fishing poles, dolls, records, plants, lamps, DVD's, furniture, microwave, Cockatiel's, misc.

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710 Palmyra St. Nice brand name clothing men, women, teen girls sm. - med., jeans sz.

5, shoes, scrubs, books, 100's of baseball cards, old model T tire, knick knacks, household, furniture, old vintage cigarette stand.

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OVER THE TOP IN-HOME ESTATE MOVING SALE! 25018 PROPHETSTOWN RD. ROCK FALLS. FRI & SAT 9-6 SUNDAY 10-5 (park side road only) The Personal Property of Jean Wasdworth (Bob) This 2 level home & double garage is packed! Something for everyone. This sale is just too massive to list everything. It is brimming with lots of furniture, piano & sax, key boards, office/ furnisupplies, ture books, complete bedroom set, lots of nice clothing for men & women, home décor, coin proof sets, linens, jewelery, and glass cased items, pool table, tons of items for the CB fanatic, stereo systems, beautiful dinette carved back chairs, kitchen set, beautiful indoor sun porch wicker & upholstery set, nice newer appliances, another huge kitchen full, craft supplies, lots of stuff for the guys: Tools, tool boxes, hardware, lawn n garden, hand tools John Deere Mower & accessories, push mower- lots of stuff garage items. Way too much to list.

See 100 updated Pics and info at: estatesales.net sale assisted by Sauk Valley Estate Sales & Services.

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This sale to be one of our bigger inhome sales of the year! One not too miss. Friday morning sign up board will be out by 6am.

Fri 8AM-5PM Sat 7:30am-Noon 710 & 714 Palmyra St. Clothing, children & adult, toys, household items, lots of misc.

Parking behind Park District Office

Sales Position Knie Appliance & TV Inc./ Ashley Furniture HomeStore has an immediate full time opening for someone with a passion for selling. Previous sales experience is preferred but not mandatory and we are willing to train. Must be neat, organized and have basic computer skills. Benefits package included.

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Weekend Warrior Program $12/hour.

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Friday & Saturday 8am – 1 pm 423 Jackson Ave. Kitchen table with bench, purses, children's clothing, baby crib with changing table, ladies robes, dish, pots & pans, dog crates, kitchen sink with faucet, bathroom vanity, lots of children's books, comforters, blankets, cook books, range hood, christmas decorations.

Friday 7am – 1 pm Saturday 8am – 12 1224 Robin Rd Numerous small hand tools, band & scroll saw, belt sander on stand, Homelite weed eater & 18” chain saw, 4 1/2 grinder, clamps, wood wood craft materials, 3/8” drill, sockets, Toro snow blower, Freud chisel set, electrical misc, 4 dr. file cabinet, Ludwig snare drum, guitar amp., oil lamps, pet carrier, pet clothes, men's jeans, shirts XL, small couch.

Saturday 7-4 1815 Deer Crossing Court (1.7 miles from Rt. 2 down River/ Kilgore Road) Tools, toys, furniture, clothing and lots of other items!

Saturday 8-1 723 E 3rd St. Brand name kids clothes, girls sz. 58, boys 10-12, crib bedding set, Thirtyone bags, Coach purses & access., home décor.

Saturday Only!

7 am – 1 pm 923 Washington Avenue Table saw, drill press, nuts, bolts, misc tools, dryer, Harliquin books, lots of household items, air hockey table, pool table / table tennis, dinning room table with hutch, collector toy cars Sunday 9-3 610 E. 7th St. Estate Sale Retired Electrician tools, snowblower, furniture, electronics, electric fire& other place, misc.

Fri. & Sat. 9-5 300 W. 19th St. Furniture, file cabinet, Torro weed eater, tv, stove, left-handed golf clubs, clothes & lots of misc.

Fri. 7-3 & Sat. 8-1 712 Marsha Lane Womens Clothing & leather coats, household misc., rugs, nice Christmas & Thanksgiving décor.

Canceled if Rain Fri. 7-3 & Sat. 8-12 714 Marsha Lane Everything priced to go and in good condition!!

Multi family sale includes womens clothing, housewares, décor, furniture, sporting goods & misc.

Fri. 8-2 Sat. 8-1 (unless raining) 1004 W. 2nd St. (corner of 10th Ave. garage is on side street) WWII uniforms & other old army items, old & newer dolls & doll accessories, doll house miniatures, sewing pattern craft kits & supplies & much more!

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-1 28221 Woodside Drive TONS of girl clothes sz. NB-7/8, kids table & chairs, toys, shoes, books, coats, boots, misc household items, weed eater and misc tools.

Friday 8-2 225 Ave. D Ottoman chair, toys, kids clothes, high chair, Longaberger, Infant bike carrier, elect scooter, screen décor, changing table, collector items, fall décor & tents.

Thurs. & Fri. 9-4 Sat. 9-1 4006 W. Rt. 30 Gold jewelry, costume jewelry, table saw, garden disk, wood plainer, power tools, hand tools, fishing equipment, camping equipment & much misc.

Friday only 7-2 30580 Woodside Drive Lots of girl's clothes, NB-24 mo., boy's 4T-7, men's & women's, Vera Bradley purses, new 31 bags, refrigerator, electric stove, exercise equip., canning jars, futon, Dixon zero turn mower, 2 Seater high top kitchen table, Scentsational scents products, misc. household.

Debit & credit cards accepted.

Thurs. Fri. & Saturday 8-2 23000 Prophet Rd. (5½ Mi. out on Right Side) New Scentsy warmers, queen size bed & matelectric tress, washer & dryer, mens clothing 4230 XXL, Jrs. Sm.Lg., womens 16-18 2XL, lamps, comforters (Q & T), woments winter boots sz 10-12, house goods & hold much more.

No Knick Knacks

Friday only 8-2 1003 Selmi Lane (off Wiker Drive) Adult & kid's clothes 50¢ apiece, boy's 0-3T, girl's 46, kid's shoes, scrubs, toys, couch, 3 in 1 crib, knick knacks.

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ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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Wed. thru Sat. 9-5 604 Marsha Lane (off Dixon Ave. behind Casey's) 3 Family Sale TV, 55 gal. aquarium & stand, books for all, cookbooks, baby girl, girl's clothing 8-16 & adult, shoes, purses, linens, toys, misc., hostas.

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Free to good indoor home only.

Male kitten 6-7 weeks old, has shots and has been wormed.

Friendly, Healthy & litter trained.

815-595-4260

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!

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.

10,000 Watt Duro Power deluxe industrial Generator, 16 horse Briggs & Straton engine, electric start w/ cover $900 815716-0318

Items for sale: Drill press, welder, air comp., table saw, kiln, 2 lathes, surface grinder, elec. motors, 2 boats, 4 motorcycles. Call for details. 779-245-4996

Tankini Tops (5) matching (3) board shorts, plus, 1XL – 2XL $40 815-9737398

Fri. & Sat, 7:30am-2pm 66 Prairie Dr. Household goods, clothing, some anfurniture, tiques, treadmill, children's clothes & toys, misc.

Fri. 8-5 & Sat. 8-2 Corners of Ave. G & 12th St. Back to School Sale!

Kids 2T-14, Jrs., misses, maternity, dance attire, shoes, flower girl dresses, coats, swimware, Vera Bradley purses, Pallet crafts, bird baths, IPODS, Gameboy, Nintendo DS, electronics, Dewalt tools, drywall, texture sprayer, punch bag, 20 gal reptile cage, home & holiday décor, bedding, toys,, Zhu Zhu pets, Barbie, little pet shop, hot wheel track, games books & puzzles.

Fri. & Sat. 9-3 1508 Avenue K Huge Garage Sale Tables, chairs, couch, hardware, tools, old & new items, much misc.

Saturday 7-3 606 19th Avenue Moving Sale!

Furniture, antiques, household items, clothes.

Rain or Shine!

Fri. 7-3 & Sat. 7-12 3407 16th Ave. Bestest Garage Sale!!!

Maternity, girls clothes NB-Jr., womens & men clothing, home décor, Americana, toys & tons of misc.

Saturday 8-5 1718 Avenue D Refrigerator, freezer, sm. appliances, computer, strollers, women's clothing, home décor, & other misc. Rain date Sunday.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Sat. only, 9-1pm 1404 E. 19 th St. Tons of Holiday decorations, very nice/clean mens & womens coats/ clothing size L1XL. Lots of misc. items. All priced to sell!

Thursday 3-8 Fri. 10-4 Sat. 10-1 1511 Avenue J Clothing, bedding, cookware, Xmas items, wooden toys, Cub Cadet riding lawn mower, snow blower, electric stove, Rudd House furnice & lots of misc. items.

FURNITURE

755

78” Couch, great condition, brown tones $100 815-973-1785 Antique Walnut Desk w/ granite top, 64”L x 40”w $350 815-2883301 Lighted Oak China leaded Cabinet; glass doors, mirrored back. 84” by 77”; base is buffet, 17” deep. Matching Barrel-base oak table, 72” long, 48” wide with two 16” leaves. Full length is 104”. Includes 4 chairs.

Sold as set $925 815-994-0377 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Sewing Macabinet chine,in exc. cond., $300 815-284-8321

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 adorable male Tiger Kittens, 4 months old, free to good inside homes only. 815-284-1130.

JUST ANIMALS LOW COST

WELLNESS CLINICS

Monday, August 3rd 3pm - 7pm Tractor Supply Store in Dixon Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

815-830-6568

Three Bi-colored 7 week old Peek-a-chins.

First shots and worms $300 815-994-0436

SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad

625-3600 284-2222

28' Orange fiber extension glass ladder. Great ladder! $145. OBO 815-213-0924

WANT TO BUY 795

36” steel entry door w/ leaded glass window $40 815-626-5994

100% grass hay wanted.

Small bales.

815-4403389

8 ft. Ladder -stepused at home $25 815-625-8805

Agri-Fab Mow-NVac 5hp; attach to any lawn tractor. $425.

815-6267110.

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

Antique cast iron parlor stove $300. metal ladders 32' and 24' $100 each. wooden deer stand $25 815-288-1881

Craftsman 42” tractor; Kohler Pro 17hp, rear bagger. $425.

815-6267110.

Wanted Records 33's, 45's & 78's Rock, Blues & Jazz 815-847-0382

Basketball Hoop Good w/Stand.

Cond. $25 815-456-2175

LAWN & GARDEN

Wanted: Tea Cup Chihuahua, size adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

20 Thomas the Tank Engine hardcovered 2 stories in 1 books $25 815-973-7398

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Craftsman rear tine tiller; 14”, 6hp, used 4x. $375. Call 815-626-7110.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE -Boflex Revolution $500.

-Bunk Bed. Like New! $500 -Leather sectional sofa. Has 3 recliners. $500 -2012 Look enclosed Trailer single Axel. $1,500 815-441-1218

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Children's Books approx. 165, hard & soft covered $40 815-973-7398 Claw Foot tub, good clean condition $100 obo 626372-1527 Electric 18” Grill $10 815-288-3798 Extension Ladder used in roofing industry. $50 815625-8805

King size 2” foam bed topper w/ washable zip cover $50 815-652-4415 Lost Android Phone in Sterling around Ave. H & W. 15th St. Please Call 815-716-3605

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1937 J. D. Mod. B New tires, runs good, older restoration $3,000 OBO 1939 J.D. Mod. H runs good $2,500 815-456-2300

CLASSIC CARS

904

Nice matched pair of 1956 IL license plates. $25 815-275-3131

1974 Volkswagon Beetle Bug, excellent cond.

Reduced $3300!

815-441-4659.

Pro-Lift hydraulic floor jack 2¼ ton & air pump & case.

Used once. $50 815-548-9500

1989 Pontiac Firebird. Formula 350 $7,500 OBO. Call 815-590-7241

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LEE & WHITESIDE COUNTIES

AUTOMOBILES

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1984 Buick LeSabre 4dr., body good, 108K Runs drives good $1,300 815-631-5900.

Saturday, July 25th Sunday, July 26th

Lee County & Surrounding Areas SATURDAY 11-1

342 CANAL DRIVE, DIXON

3 bedroom on Rock River. Open House 1 Day Pricing! Reduced $10,000 to $189,000 July 25th Only! #08947018 Hosted by Pattie Shoemaker

SATURDAY 11-1

SATURDAY 1-2

1626 BRANDYWINE LN, DIXON

107 N. BARBER, POLO

Updated, move-in ready brick ranch. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 3 fireplaces. Quiet river subdivision. $159,900 Hosted by Nancy Fritts

Original wood floors & trim, 3 bedrooms, finishable basement, 2 car garage, $115,000 #08791992 Hosted by Debbie Flannery

SATURDAY 1-3

400 FIELDSTONE LN., DIXON

Lovely 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath ranch in Idle Oak. Fireplace, master suite, finished basement- must see! $189,900 Hosted by Nancy Fritts

815-288-4648

Saturday & Sunday 12-2

627 GREEN WING ROAD, AMBOY

4 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, Sunroom, RV Outbuilding 35x54, 5+ Acres, Shades O’ Green Subdivision, $287,900

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SUNDAY 2-4

715 E. THIRD STREET, DIXON

2 bedroom, hardwood floors, fireplace, finished lower level, newer roof & furnace, 2 car garage, $74,000 #201503255 Hosted by Carla Benesh

(815) 985-6235

Whiteside County & Surrounding Areas

SUNDAY 11:30-1

4501 WOODLAWN ROAD, STERLING

Custom built 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 1 acre lot, fireplace, main floor laundry, sunroom, $219,900 #088965314 Hosted by Frank Murphy

Sauk Valley

815-625-3722 SUNDAY 1-3

1540 MOUND HILL ROAD, STERLING

Renovated cabin, just under 1,000 sq. ft., 2-3 bedrooms, great kitchen, central air, $100,000 #08883359 Hosted by Deb Proctor

SUNDAY 12-1:30

614 W. 15TH STREET, STERLING

3 bedroom brick ranch, master bedroom w/ 3/4 bath, finished basement, patio, 2 car heated garage (16’steel door), $129,900 #08915969

SUNDAY 12-2

29890 PENROSE ROAD, STERLING

3-4 bedrooms on 1 acre, full finished basement w/ wet bar, 3/4 bath & bedroom, 2 car garage, $128,900 #08420768 Hosted by Eric Bird

SUNDAY 12-3

1707 11TH AVENUE, STERLING

3 bedroom near Jefferson School, open floor plan, new windows, patio, shed, garage, $65,000 #08919644 Hosted by Owner

Sauk Valley

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SUNDAY 12:30-1:30

1907 E. 6TH STREET, STERLING

Brick 3 bedroom, central air, huge deck, wonderful fenced back yard, 2.5 car garage, $108,000 #08971774 Hosted by the Bardier Team

Sauk Valley

815-625-3722

SUNDAY 1-3

1104 9TH AVENUE, ROCK FALLS

2 bedrooms w/ bonus room, new dishwasher, gas range & refrigerator, 2 1/2 car garage, $44,500 #08758151 Hosted by Jerry Ratajczak

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Concrete Contractors

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!!

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

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Construction *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

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Brick & Masonry MASONRY PROS •Brick-Block-Stone •Chimneys repaired or rebuilt •New Masonry or restoration & tuck-pointing Get masonry repairs done from winter damage.

Free Estimates 25 yrs. experience Insured & Bonded.

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Advanced Cleaners

Handyman

Dog Grooming Dianna's Doggie Depot

815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

Power Washing

Drywall

www.mullerslane farm.com

Diehl's Drywall Inc. “Over 20 years experience”

Haul/Clean Service

17 Franklin St. Milledgeville 61051 Jamie Diehl Owner 815-499-3047

815-590-1677

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Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674

TV Repair

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Remodeling

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

Windows

AUTOMOBILES

905

1996 Caprice Classic, 101,101 miles, good condition, new battery, new tires. Call 815-2850366 to inquire 2001 Mercury Marque, white, 1 owner, 143k mi., 22mpg, $1,800 / obo 779-245-1542 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE 210,000, Silver, $2,500 815-973-6114

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S.U.V.S

2006 Chevy Impala, 96k. Motor miles. $4,500 OBO as is.815-499-5123 2006 Mercury Montego, safe & reliable, good gas mi., 100k. exc. cond., No snow!

New Price. $6,150 815-625-6182.

2007 Ford Focus 4DR, runs good, dependable. Great gas mileage. Good Cond. $3,700.

779-245-4725 2007 Pontiac hard top convertible, black, sharp! 85k mi., $10,800 firm 815-994-3500 2007 Saturn Ion 4dr. Sedan. 5Spd. Manual, A/C, well maintained. Great gas mi. $4,500 815-632-0780 2012 Chevy Impala LT, asking $12,500 Excellent condition Like new.

Must Sell!

Call 815-857-2830 Leave Message. creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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909

1999 Durango SLT plus, 3rd row seating, leather, 4x4, excellent condition. $3,400 Ask for Rick 815-312-6763

TRUCKS

910

2000 GMC 3500 series 5.2 engine with hydraulic dump box, 68,000 miles, new.00 clutch, good tires, 5 speed transmission. Good Condition $9,500 815716-0318 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 HD 4 door, loaded, liner & tuxedo 121,840 miles $12,000 obo 815-762-1716

VANS

911

2008 Chrysler Town and Country Touring, Power side doors and rear hatch, Rear A/C and Heat, two entertainment screens, tires less than one year old, clean, reliable and very well maintained. $10,750.

815-441-1895

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•Carpet Cleaning •Senior Discount 815-742-2995 JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

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perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

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2001 Dodge Ram, ext. cab. V8, auto.

4WD. Newer tires, new front brakes & rotors. Low mi. $4950/obo.

815622-2839.

2003 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Crew Cab 4x4. GM rebuilt diesel engine, has 71k mi. camper shell with roof rack, total mileage 206,00 some rust, service records available. $15,900. Call 815535-3884

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1984 Honda GL 1200 Aspencade fully loaded. $2,000 OBO 815-440-2802 1985 Honda Sabre refurlow miles, bished, new tires, brakes, windshield, etc. $1500 618713-3970 2004 Harley Davidson Electra-Glide Classic, $9500, many extras. Must See! 815-973-0977 2004 Harley Davidson Fatboy, 11,200 mi. custom paint, air ride suspension.

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Asking $13,000. Call 815590-2397

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Sudoku!

Answer on C6

CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: W equals P “ ( P T K H A G N ) P T K WA G L S K O N S N AKRCT KLO PHB MGJTZRJ DKBGLC K MZHO ... G MKD JZRPTNO UB J T N D Z R A Z E P T K WA G L . ” - - S K H P N A SKHPNKR Previous Solution: “I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.” -- Rob Reiner

Astrograph A Former Flame Will Resurface Friday July 24, 2015 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Your home environment will face trouble due to someone’s unexpected poor behavior.

Get out with old friends and concentrate on having a good time instead of squabbling over trivial matters.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Not everyone will share your vision. Rather than try to push your point, back off and let matters settle. You will win out in the end if you are patient.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t allow anyone to treat you badly. Being with someone who is short-tempered will put a damper on your day. You are best off pursuing a solitary activity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Being precise and clear about what you want and what you expect will bring you the results you are after. Finish off last-minute details. Love is highlighted and romance encouraged.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Take great pride in doing things that will help others.

When you need assistance, you will be able to call in favors.

communication.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your moneymaking ideas may interest you, but don’t bore others with the details. Separate your work from your personal life to avoid a rift with someone you deem special.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Stubbornness will be your downfall. Don’t hide your true feelings. Avoid dishonesty and let others know what is going on with you. The response you get will be surprising.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A former flame will resurface.

There are lots of changes going on around you, so just go with the flow and make adjustments that won’t jeopardize what’s important to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Younger family members or friends will need your help. Be patient and attentively listen to others’ concerns. Lecturing or complaining will cause you to lose touch or be left out.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Make changes to your lifestyle.

There are a lot of adjustments you can put into play that won’t blow the budget. Money is coming your way from an unexpected source.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A change in your personal status is apparent. Others may be speculating about your ideas, but keep them under wraps for the time being. Money is in the stars.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Love is in a high cycle.

You will be asked to mediate a friend’s conflict. Avoid placing blame or taking sides, and do what you can to open the lines of

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