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LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE | ALEX FISCHBACH

Musical journey gets personal Singer-songwriter focuses on finding himself after ‘Idol’ run

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Marine Lance Cpl. Adam Devine speaks to the crowd July 14, 2012, after a parade to welcome him home to Dixon.

MORRISON – Alex Fischbach is done trying to be something that he’s not.

“I’ve spent most of my life trying to be somebody else; trying to mimic other people’s styles and be like them,” Fischbach said.

“I think what ‘Idol’ helped me realize is I just need to be myself and figure out who I am. Now that I am [figuring that out], everything has come easier.”

The 20-year-old singer-songwriter says his time on the Fox television show “American Idol” pushed him into the right direction.

“It helped me see what the business was going to be like, and helped me figure out who I wanted to be [in the business],” the Morrison native said.

Since his run ended in February, Fischbach has been focusing on writing original songs and building his fan base.

His Facebook page – which he created after his first audition for the show – has grown to more than 4,500 “Likes” in less than a year.

Soon, a new home Wounded Warrior Project ‘amazing,’ Devine says

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

Online extra Click on this story at saukvalley.com to see Fischbach perform his song “I Wanna Know Who You Are.” Go to facebook.com/AlexFischbachMusic to stay updated on the exact release date for the EP.

More music coverage!

Go to saukvalley. com and click on “Daily Record” to read more SVM staff stories about local musicians, and reviews of recent record releases.

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Alex Fischbach, Morrison native and former “American Idol” contestant, has been recording his 4-song EP, “California State of Mind,” at Straightaway Productions in Morrison. He hopes to release it by the end of September.

FIGHTING THE SPREAD OF HEROIN

DIY HOME

Substance abuse hotline up and running in Lee County

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

Grub Hub has doughnuts for lunch In his latest “Grub Hub” feature at saukvalley.com, SVM reporter Jermaine Pigee stops at Froggy’s Bar and Grill in Rock Falls. Yes, that’s a burger with two glazed doughnuts for a bun!

DIXON – The latest in Lee County’s all-systems-go effort to stanch a heroin epidemic locally and nationally is up and running.

That would be the new crisis hotline, available 24/7, which was set up by the Worship Center in Dixon. Though a faith orgainziation set it up, nothing about the Lee County We Care Substance Abuse Hotline is faith-based, said Pastor

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Michael Cole, who spearheaded the effort.

“We’re not trying to push anything except assisting people in recovery,” he said.

The hotline is run by 25 volunteers who attended training sessions to learn how to best help callers with their individual needs.

“They’ve gone through a simple training process of active listening skills and understanding the 911 Samaritan Law and things of that nature,” he said.

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The World’s Sausage Cafe & More in Dixon will soon move indoors.

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How to dry and preserve herbs Read this DIY Home feature by Ashley Poskin.

Page A3 Read more DIY Home online at saukvalley. com. This week: How to make chalk paint.

Community Camp Kupugani in Leaf River offers campers the ideal summer camp experience. SVM completes its photo series on the camp today.

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DIXON – Adam Devine kept using the same word to describe what it’s like to be on the receiving end of a Wonder Warrior Project: Amazing.

Almost 4 years ago, Lance Cpl. Devine was injured by an improvised explosive device while on active duty in Afghanistan. Devine lost both of his legs and spent months in recovery.

Among other major life changes, Devine, now 25, said he was forced to change his perspective. Before the injury, he said, he hoped to work as a law enforcement officer. Afterward, Devine said, he knew it would be difficult to live in the Sauk Valley, let alone find a home that was ADA compliant and a career that would accommodate his new circumstances.

And that’s where the Wounded Warrior Project stepped in. Devine said the program helped him financially while he and his wife, Michelle, tried to sort through what life changes were ahead.

“They helped me with a wheelchair, vehicle grant, kitchen supplies,” Devine said Thursday during a phone interview.

He added the process for applying to the project was painless, and it allowed him and his wife to prioritize family needs for their two children, Brayden,1, and Amya, 4.

The Devines knew they “had to uproot” from Dixon, and found home near Washington, D.C. DEVINE CONTINUED ON A5

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Steven Lawton, 57, of Belvidere; 7:54 p.m. Thursday in the 4000 block of state Route 64 West; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Travis K. Dirks, 22, of Sterling; 6:39 a.m. Thursday on Mount Morris Road; driving under the influence; taken to Ogle County Jail, posted bond, and given court date.

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Sonya M. Terrock, 21, of Sterling; 3:40 p.m. Thursday at West 11th Street and Avenue F; criminal damage to property, two counts of aggravated battery of a peace officer, resisting; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Susan E. Welch, 53, of Sterling; 4:36 p.m. Thursday at Griswold Avenue and LeFevre Road; failure to yield at a stop intersection; released with promise to comply.

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ABOVE: Shane Ritter rides two horses at once during the Big Hat Rodeo at the Ogle County Fair in Oregon Friday evening. A large crowd turned out for the event. Today’s grandstand highlight is the Demolition Derby, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The carnival runs today from noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

LEFT: Kyle Vanderleest, of Morrison, rides around the arena during introductions at the start of the rodeo Friday evening at the Ogle County Fair.

BELOW: Robert Klinefelter, of Esmond, rides a bull Friday evening during the Big Hat Rodeo in Oregon.

Leslie Carr, 44, of Rochelle; 2 p.m. Thursday; warrant for failure to appear on a charge of criminal damage to property, Rockford Police Department warrant for criminal trespass; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

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ONLINE EXTRA | DIY HOME NUKE YOUR HERBS

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Grab a few herbs (I used basil), wash, remove woody stems, pat dry, and place them between a piece of cheesecloth or paper towel on a microwavable plate. Be sure to give each leaf its space; you don’t want them layered on top of one another.

Pop them in the microwave on low, and dry in 30-second intervals. Since basil leaves are so thin, mine dried out in just more than 60 seconds. Thicker herbs such as rosemary might take a bit longer, so be sure to dry in intervals.

Be really careful not to burn your herbs.

You definitely don’t want that flavor profile sneaking into your recipes!

Crumble your dried herbs and store in a shaker jar, or place in a mortar and pestle and grind them into powder for rubs and the like. I picked up my awesome little set from A Cook’s Corner in Sterling. It’s small and is the perfect tool for the job!

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BY ASHLEY POSKIN Special to Sauk Valley Media

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he crazy weather this summer wasn’t especially great for our vegetable garden, but the herbs seemed to like it! They did so well and grew in such abundance, I can’t seem to use them fast enough! I’m making my best efforts to not let anything go to waste, so I’ve been trying out a few different preservation methods so we can appreciate them all throughout the year.

The most common method of preservation is to simply dry the herbs.

After they’ve fully dried, crumble and store them in airtight containers to be used later. There are a few different ways you can dry them; on the lowest heat setting in the oven, hanging in a cool, dry place, in a dehydrator, or in the microwave.

I decided to hang most of my herbs, but you really need a dry place for the process to work

without mold forming, and the humidity has been pretty high lately.

I also decided to dry them in the oven. Then I decided I didn’t want to babysit them, or heat up the kitchen, so I changed my mind and did a bit more research on drying herbs in a microwave oven.

It came as a pretty significant surprise for me to find that some of my favorite foodie websites recommended drying out herbs in a microwave over a conventional oven method. I have a microwave for things like melting butter to pour over airpop popcorn, and melting soy wax for homemade candles.

I don’t often use it for cooking. But my favorite sites claimed that the microwave method helps the herbs keep their rich color and preserves a deeper flavor profile compared to the oven method. So I just had to try it!

The other method I was really excited about testing out was the EVOO herb cube. I’m really into home hacks that will make my life easier. This method is all of that; you’re preserving your herbs, saving them from spoilage, and taking two steps out of meal prep all at the same time. Pop one of these frozen cubes into a pan, add veggies, toss/sauté, done. The process is incredibly simple and has now become one of my freezer staples. Be sure to try it!

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Roughly chop your fresh herbs (no need to dry!). Fill the tray with just one herb, or make a bouquet garnish of sorts – the combination of sage, thyme, and rosemary is amazing paired with poultry dishes!

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Remove the tray after 24 hours, pop the cubes out of the tray, and store in a ziptop bag. Be sure to label the bag with the contents, and the date. Store for up to 6 months.

Ashley Poskin, a correspondent for Sauk Valley Media, will write a weekly DIY Home feature about projects you can do around the house inexpensively and with goods purchased in the Sauk Valley.

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STERLING – The 2015 Senior Showcase, the premier local event for people “50 and better,” returns to Northland Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday.

Admission is free.

More than 50 displays from businesses throughout the Sauk Valley will be on site. They will include information on health care providers, caregivers, retirement planning, insurance coverage, long-term care, nutrition, and many other subjects of interest to a growing market of consumers 50 and older.

Sauk Valley Media, CGH Medical Center and KSB Hospital are sponsors.

Contact Ed Bushman at ebushman@saukvalley. com or 815-284-2224 for more information.

SYCAMORE – The northern Illinois city of Sycamore now has the parts it needs to fix its penny parking meters.

The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports that city officials went to Joliet on Thursday to pick up 75 boxes containing about 600 coin-operated parking meters.

Sycamore city leaders previously said they didn’t have parts to fix their prized parking meters.

The city of Joliet stepped in and sold its unused meters to Sycamore for $300 in scrap value after it switched to digital meters.

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Bradley narrows its search to four PEORIA – Bradley University trustees say they have four finalists who

they will interview to be the private Peoria school’s next president.

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A heartfelt thank you to all who attended Bill Jones’ Celebration of Life service at the Northwest Territory Historic Center.

The caring thoughts and silent prayers of those who were unable to attend are also appreciated.

Gratitude is also given to those who shared their reflections of Bill.

Bill was a light to all whose lives he touched.

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60th Anniversary Open House for Leroy and Betty Pashon Friday, August 7 at 4pm, Sterling American Legion Help them celebrate the beginning of 60 more years!

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OBITUARIES Dean L. Winchell STERLING – Dean Lewis Winchell, 82, of Sterling, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Dean was born Oct. 1, 1932, in Tampico, the son of Clarence Harold and Berna Mae (Dronenberg) Winchell. He was an Army veteran, serving his country in the Korean War. Dean married Kathryn McCormick on Jan. 31, 1953, in Tampico. He was employed

by RB&W Co. for 30 years before his retirement in 1994. Dean was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and Sterling American Legion Post 296.

Survivors include his wife, Kathryn of Sterling; two daughters, Deana (Scott) Seeley of Sterling and Nancy (Bob) Fitzgerald of Fort Collins, Colorado; one son, David Winchell of Sterling;

Virginia Gallardo

one sister, Alice Hepner of Prophetstown; one brother, Vernon ( Joan) Winchell of Villa Park; two granddaughters, Stephanie Roman and Saryn Seeley; and four grandsons, Shane (Keegan), Brady, Casey, and McKenzie Fitzgerald.

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., with the rosary recited at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James R. Keenan, celebrant, officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

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STERLING – Virginia Gallardo, 90, of Sterling, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Virginia was b o r n Fe b. 2 3 , 1925, in Savanna, the daughter of Felicinano and Victoria (Pedrosa) Amesquita. She married Joseph Z. Gallardo in 1942, in Savanna. He preceded her in death on March 20, 1985. Virginia enjoyed sewing and quilting. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society.

Survivors include nine children, Dolly (Ralph) Gonzalez, Joe (Denise) Gallardo, Lola (Dave) Pletsch, Tom (Kris) Gallard, and David (Toni) Gallardo, all of Sterling, Barb (Roger) Berry of Geneseo, Charlie Gallardo, Ron (Victoria) Gallardo, and Valentina Gallardo, all of Rockford; three

stepchildren, Coke (Sally) Gallardo, Shirley (Mike) Hansen, and Sally Martinez, all of Chicago; one sister, Anna Marie Castaneda of Orland Park; one brother, Louis (Frances) Amesquita of Sterling; 45 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, stepson, three brothers, and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:45 p.m., Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James R. Keenan officiating.

Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Betty L. Law-Gieson, formerly of Chadwick, 10-11 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church in Chadwick.

Roger L. “Turbo” Spears of Lee Center, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Mabel Joyce Butts of Rock Falls, gathering of family and friends, 3-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Today’s funerals: Richard “Rick” Bushman of Denver, 11 a.m. burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon, followed by reception and light luncheon at Comfort Inn in Dixon.

Betty L. LawGieson, formerly of Chadwick, 11 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church in Chadwick.

Sandra M. Rachey of Clearwater, Florida, noon at Prairie Repose Cemetery in Amboy.

Roger L. “Turbo” Spears of Lee Center, 1 p.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Mabel Joyce Butts of Rock Falls, 4 p.m. memorial service at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Sunday visitations: Raymond W. Dorathy of Erie, 2-6 p.m. at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home in Erie.

Monday funerals: Raymond W. Dorathy of Erie, 10:30 a.m. at Erie United Methodist Church.

Tuesday visitations: Dean L. Winchell of Sterling, 9:30-10:45 a.m., with the rosary recited at 9:15 a.m., at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Benjamin A. Amesquita of Sterling, 4-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Virginia Gallardo of Sterling, 4-7 p.m., with the rosary recited at 3:45 p.m., at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Tuesday funerals: Dean L. Winchell of Sterling, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Wednesday funerals: Virginia Gallardo of Sterling, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Benjamin A. Amesquita of Sterling, 1 p.m.

Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

Aug. 16 funerals: Norma J. Ohlendorf of Amboy, celebration of life, 1-4 p.m., at Amboy Community Building.

Aug. 22 funerals: Juanita M. Lawton of Polo, Mass and Celebration of Life, 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Polo, followed by lunch at the church.

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Benjamin A. Amesquita STERLING – Benjamin A. Amesquita, 58, of Sterling, died Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home.

He was employed for the past 27 years at Self Help Enterprises in Sterling.

He was bor n March 10, 1957, in Sterling, the son of Richard I. and Jennie R. (Serrano) Amesquita. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church.

Survivors include his sisters, Veronica (Manuel) Sigales of Rochelle and Caroline (Steve) Bernhardt of Manito; his brothers, Richard (Bonnie) Amesquita of

DeKalb and Anthony Amesquita ( Terri Lawrence) of Sterling; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister in infancy.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. James Keenan officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

Judith A. Presley Lowell G. Bonnell TROY GROVE – Lowell G. Bonnell, 68, of Troy Grove, died peacefully Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at his home with his family by his side.

He was born July 31, 1946, to Leo and Wanda (Myers) Bonnell. He married Christine “Christy” Marie Kenny on March 11, 1977, in Ottawa. Lowell was a owner, operator truck driver for 46 years before his retirement in 2009. He was a member of Mendota Moose Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Christine; four sons, Bradley (Rose) Bonnell and Brent “Sam” (Anna) Bonnell, both of

Mendota, Hank Bonnell of Troy Grove, and Dustin (Christy) Bonnell of Joliet; two daughters, Shelley (Jeff ) Dallas and Sheila Mortenson, both of Dixon; 12 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded by his parents, and his eldest son, Brian Gene Bonnell.

A private family graveside service will be at Troy Grove Cemetery.

Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota is handling arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to Mooseheart Child City and School.

Other local musicians collaborating on EP FISCHBACH

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During an interview before a recording session Thursday, Fischbach explained how far he thinks he has come with his music and as a performer.

“I’m really, really hard on myself with my music.

I always end up halfwriting songs and then throwing them out.”

But, Fischbach says, he’s managed to finish about 10 songs he really likes and is preparing to release a 4-song EP, “California State of Mind,” by the end of September.

Fischbach is recording at Straightaway Productions, a studio right in his hometown.

Singing is something Alex has been doing – at least in front of people – since he was in the sixth grade.

“My mom actually forced me to do the school’s talent show,” Fischbach said. “I was really awkward on stage, but people said I was good, so it kind of just started from there.”

That road took him to “American Idol.” Even though he didn’t advance as far as he would have liked, he has no regrets about the experience.

“It gave me that taste that I needed and let

Live in Dixon Alex Fischbach will play Wednesday at Dixon City Market, which is open from 4 to 7:30 p.m. along the riverfront between Hennepin and Peoria avenues. me know that I need to work. I need to work hard so I can make this my dream.”

A connection he made through “American Idol” helped Fischbach line up a trip to California to meet with record executives.

“They [told me] since you don’t have any of your own stuff out right now, we just want to know who you are. So, do that, and come back and see us.”

Fischbach seems to have soaked in that advice, and surrounded himself with musicians and collaborators he respects.

Travis Ray of Fulton, who Fischbach calls “a really great drummer,” has helped him with his percussion needs on the EP. Another friend, Simon Sosa, 21, of Sterling, was hard at work producing Fischbach’s song Thursday at the recording studio.

Rounding out his crew was Joe Gibbs, who helps with Fiscbach’s photos and videos.

If the weather holds out Sunday, Fischbach is planning to shoot a video

for his EP’s title track.

A great support system has been key during his journey to make music a career.

Fischbach says that support truly begins with his parents, Elizabeth and Brent; fiancée, Samantha Tenorio; and their 2-year-old daughter, Lennon.

“When I fall, they always pick me back up.

They’ve been the ones that have been the absolutely most supportive of everything.”

Likewise, Morrison and the surrounding communities have given Fischbach a lot to be thankful for.

“The support has been … way more than I expected.

They were the ones that pretty much funded my trip to California,” Fischbach said. “They believe in me as much as my family does. That’s just really humbling, and just really awesome.”

He gets a chance to see

supporters while working at his parents’ business, Baked by Liz, in Morrison. He’s played a handful of shows, many in Dixon, and says he had a lot of fun earlier this month at a benefit for Amos Fund at Distinctive Gardens.

Fischbach is continuing to grow and staying committed to never saying never. Though he enjoys playing solo and playing acoustic, he says he would love to form a full band and play bigger shows.

He’s also not against auditioning again for “Idol” or any other singing competition.

Fischbach is open to whatever road leads him to a family-friendly life funded and fueled by his music.

“I just want to be able to go to bed and know that I’m going to wake up the next morning and do music. That’s the dream.

That’s what I want to do with my life.”

FORT MYERS, Florida – Judith A. Presley, 76, of Fort Myers, formerly of Dixon, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Linda S. Glenn AMBOY – Linda S. Glenn, 65, of Amboy, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, in Chicago.

Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.

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“They’re not clinicians.

We’re not training them to be counselors – just someone who cares, someone who is willing to listen and assess and assist callers in getting to the next level of care.”

Since officially launching Monday, the group has had a handful of calls – Cole expected there would be more, but, unfortunately, some flyers that were distributed listed an incorrect phone number.

That’s since been fixed, he said, to the correct number, which is 866494-4431.

Something else the group will be doing is anonymously tracking the data to determine how often callers select certain options from the automated guide that answers the phone.

“We want to make sure we’re educating ourselves to assist in the calls from a more educated standpoint, so we know exactly what we’re doing and who’s calling for the

Face-to-face help

For those struggling with addiction, or for loved ones who need a safe space to talk, Lee County’s Opiate Recovery Group will meet for the first time at 7 p.m. Monday at KSB Town Square Center. The meeting is open to the public.

For more information, call Alison White at 815-994-1953, or email safeharborlc@ yahoo.com.

most part,” he said.

Volunteer shifts last from 4 to 8 hours, Cole said, and the hotline is staffed all hours of the day.

For information about becoming a volunteer, call 815-677-9694, or email pastorcole@comcast.net.

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Call for help Do you need help with addiction, or need someone to talk to about a loved one with an addiction? Call the Lee County We Care Substance Abuse Hotline at 866-494-4431.

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“Coming to this new place, … they helped with getting some friends out, helping me feel a little bit at home,” Devine said. “They’d just pop in, see if we needed anything.

“It’s just amazing. It’s amazing to see what they do for people.”

The most “amazing” part is on the horizon.

The Devines live in Gainesville, Virginia, but in about a year, they’ll move upstate to Nokesville. Awaiting them will be a new, mortgage-free home, built to accommodate Devine’s needs.

There will be no cost to the family. It’s once again the work of the Wounded Warrior Project that made it possible.

“Their biggest thing is to try to make us as comfortable as we can be in this situation,” Devine said. Finding a handicap accessible home “is so expensive. If you find one that you can at least modify, you’ve got to go through a whole lot to get it where it needs to be.”

Groundbreaking for the house was in June, and Devine said construction will be completed in the next 12 to 18 months.

“Everything is happening so fast – the job, the house being built,” Devine said. “I can’t wait until we finally move in – one last time. This house will be our forever home.”

This is all happening while he commences his new career. In April, Devine was hired by NASA for the Office of Inspector General.

He works in computer forensics, helping prevent fraud, waste and abuse.

“It’s going pretty good,” he said. Laughing, he added, “It’s crazy to see how hard it is to hide things on your computer.”

Devine said his family is looking forward to the future. But he also is mindful of how organi-

What: Second annual Semper Fi Fund & Waterfront Warriors Golf Outing & Fun Day When: Saturday, Aug. 8 Where: Timber Creek Golf Course, 729 Timber Creek Road, Dixon Schedule: • Registration/lunch at 11 a.m.

• Golf tee time at 12:30 p.m.

• Bags tournament registration at 1 p.m., play beginning at 2 • Dinner at 5 p.m.

• Live auction at 6 p.m.

All proceeds benefit the Semper Fi Fund and Long Beach Waterfront Warriors. zations – Wounded Warrior, the Semper Fi Fund and Waterfront Warriors among many others – allowed him and his wife to focus on how to adjust to this new life.

That’s why, locally in Dixon, his family is promoting a benefit to help other wounded, injured or ill soldiers receive the type of relief Devine received. Next Saturday, Aug. 8, will be the Second Annual Semper Fi Fund & Waterfront Warriors Golf Outing & Fun Day. Net proceeds will benefit the Semper Fi Fund and Waterfront Warriors, “both organizations who assist our brave men and women in uniform.”

Anyone is invited to join. Registration begins at 11 a.m. at Timber Creek Golf Course in Dixon.

In Devine’s case, he has seen firsthand the lengths such organizations will go to help former soldiers who were dealt similar hands. He is constantly thankful of the local and national support others have shown.

“This is just our way of giving back to some of the organizations that really helped my family out,” he said. “I don’t know how we would have made it without them.”

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Chana man in good condition Was involved in crash that killed Dixon man

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

DIXON – One week after being involved in a fatal crash, a Chana man is in good condition at a Rockford hospital.

U.S. Route 52 and Rockyford Road.

Jared Yeater, an accident reconstructionist with the sheriff’s department, said Bishop’s car was headed south on Rockyford Road when he ran a stop sign, and struck Dudley’s car, which was headed west toward Dixon on Route 52.

Bishop and his passengers were driving from Oregon to the 4-H center in Franklin Grove, Yeater

said, but bridge closures forced them to take an unfamiliar path, which is what led to him running the stop sign.

Yeater said it has not been determined whether charges will be filed.

According to his obituary, Dudley was the safety director at Joseph Behr Iron and Metal in Rockford. He had previously worked as a safety director at Raynor Garage Door in Dixon.

Head-down record achieved 164 skydivers set a new mark OTTAWA (AP) – Traveling at speeds of up to 240 mph, 164 skydivers flying head-down built the largest ever vertical skydiving formation Friday over central Illinois, smashing the previous record.

It took the international team 13 attempts to beat the 2012 mark set by 138 skydivers. The formation, resembling a giant flower, floated above the rural drop zone in Ottawa for a few seconds before the flyers broke away, deployed their parachutes, and whooped and hollered their way to the ground to the jubilation of spectators.

“It’s awesome, man,” said Rook Nelson, one of the organizers. “It just goes to show that if you can get the right group of people together and the right support team and good conditions, anything is possible ... even on attempt number 13.”

The team was selected after training camps in Spain, Australia and across the U.S. Seven aircraft were flown in pre-

IN BRIEF Place to stay for Reynolds OK’d CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge has approved a long-term residence for former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds to stay while free on bond on tax charges.

The judge approved Reynolds’ proposed accommodations during a Friday hearing in Chicago.

The Illinois Democrat has no home and had to scramble to find housing that met restrictions on him because of a 1995 statutory-rape conviction.

Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez rejected one residence Thursday that was close to a school.

Reynolds has pleaded not guilty to failing to file income tax returns.

The judge ordered Reynolds to surrender his passport.

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In this photo provided by Mickey Nuttall, members of an international team of skydivers join hands, flying head-down to build their world record skydiving formation, Friday, over Ottawa. It took the team 13 attempts to build the formation, resembling a giant flower, to beat the 2012 mark set by 138 skydivers. cise formation to ensure that the jumpers deplaned at the right place, time and altitude. The record-breaking jumpers exited at 19,700 feet.

Skydiving videographers recorded the jump, flying

above, below and alongside the formation. The footage enabled judges on the ground to verify the record was achieved above Skydive Chicago, the drop zone and airport about 80 miles southwest of Chicago

where the event took place.

The record was not without risks. The skydivers flew at a minimum speed of 160 mph, and some reached speeds as fast as 240 mph. Collision at such speeds can be fatal.

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Jim Morin, MorinToons Syndicate

Tipping our hat to a trio of leaders What we think Leadership can make or break a community.

The Sauk Valley is fortunate to have good leaders among us. We salute a trio of leaders who recently made the news.

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ood leadership can be the difference between success and failure.

The past week has seen several local leaders in the news for various reasons.

We’d like to offer our thoughts about them.

• • • Peter W. Dillon was there at the beginning of Sauk Valley Community College half a century ago.

As a member of the college’s founding board of trustees, Dillon, of Sterling, helped to provide the leadership necessary to turn the dream of a local 2-year college into a reality.

Fifty years later, the college board of trustees has decided to recognize Dillon’s important role. The board voted this week to name its East Mall in Dillon’s honor.

After his election to the first board in 1965, Dillon was involved in the site approval for the campus, and he led construction of campus buildings, according to the college’s new president, David Hellmich.

With a solid start, SVCC continued to grow in its mission to educate and train local and area students. The college’s impact has been tremendous. So many people’s lives have been enriched by its programs.

Dillon, a member of the family that once owned Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., also has guided the Dillon Foundation, whose generosity has made an enormously positive impact on many aspects of the community.

It is altogether fitting to salute Pete Dillon’s role in founding SVCC, and for his leadership role in Sterling and beyond.

Three cheers to the college for doing so.

• • • Lee County has been fortunate to have some-

one the caliber of Cathy Ferguson to lead its health department for the past 12 years.

Now, Ferguson has been named president-elect of the Illinois Public Health Association, whose 7,000 members advocate on behalf of public health issues in Illinois.

The post will give Ferguson the opportunity to stretch her leadership skills and share her ideas with a statewide audience.

Recently, Ferguson has been a driving force behind an effort to curb the negative impact of heroin abuse on Lee County residents’ health.

Ferguson wants to make a positive difference in the lives of heroin addicts.

We hope she succeeds, and offer her our congratulations.

• • • While Kevin Marx, appointed Tuesday to the Dixon City Council, is new to elective office, his previous leadership record bodes well for residents of the Petunia City.

Marx was named to fill the spot left vacant by the resignation of Jesse Arjes.

Marx, a vice president at KSB Hospital, has served at Dixon’s largest employer for many years.

His leadership in the community includes service on three local boards: Dixon Main Street, the city’s Plan Commission, and The Next Picture Show.

We note that Marx has also shown considerable skill at moderating candidate debates, most recently at the Dixon candidates’ forum leading up to the April 7 election. Of course, no one knew then that Marx, the moderator, would so quickly become Marx, the councilman.

We offer our best wishes to Marx as he takes on his new role.

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This is no way to run Illinois government TONY VALENTINO Rock Falls

I attended the recent forum at the Sterling library where the guest speaker was state Rep. Mike Smiddy. He displayed genuine concern with the present budget impasse and is troubled by it.

I believe I am similar to a great many people who feel that we are aware of the situation, but it was clear that I was not.

The state of Illinois is now operating without a budget, meaning that if money is to be spent, it has to be authorized by a court.

If you think about that, it means that judges, whom we did not elect to represent us, are now spending our money on an emergency basis and only after it is heard in a court of law. How nuts is that?

I asked Rep. Smiddy when he thought this financial calamity may be resolved, and he did not think it would be. This is no way to run a state, and everyone, including the citizens of Illinois, should be embarrassed.

I suggested at the meeting that all of the representatives should fill up

brown paper bags with excrement and start lobbing them at the governor’s mansion every day until the issue is resolved.

Everyone at the meeting thought I was being glib, but I was not; I was being sincere.

Sometimes you have to go to extremes to resolve issues, and right now it appears that no one is getting excited about this.

Questions still unanswered on Coloma finances PENNIE VON BERGEN WESSELS Rock Falls

It has been a full year since Coloma Township Supervisor David Blanton assumed his duties in the wake of the Burke debacle. The township has moved forward, at additional expense, putting order to the mounds of disorganized paperwork left behind.

But the burning question of what happened to the $146,124 has never come close to being answered.

In November, the board of trustees apparently violated the Open Meetings Act (see Dec. 8, 2014, SVM story) when it moved, in closed session, to shut down the long-awaited, statutorily mandated,

FY12-13 Wipfli audit.

While Supervisor Blanton, Trustee Richardson, and Clerk Erby have claimed that Wipfli said that there was no fraudulent activity, my Freedom of Information Act request revealed that Wipfli was not willing to put such a statement in writing when asked.

While the trustees had voted in August 2012 to get another signer on checks, Burke remained the only signer until early 2014, shortly before she resigned.

In May, I FOIA’d bank statements, hoping that the money spent in organizing the paperwork mess would produce information. The latest 2 years of bank statements were not available to me as they are with a new auditor, but what I found in earlier bank statements was disturbing.

For example, Burke published a yearly financial statement in the paper showing a general assistance fund balance of more than $96,000, while, in actuality, that fund had less than $10,000 in it. And the then-trustees knew it because they initialed the bank statements. Trustees oversaw continual bank overdraft charges and fines from the Department of Revenue, and never blew the whistle.

In February, this newspaper decided that the township was, perhaps, correct in looking to “the future, not the past, regarding its financial status.” Dirt under a rug still leaves lumps.

Thank you for support of school event MICHAEL GRADY Dixon

I would like to thank Gianna Bonneur and Dixon Main Street for their help with making our first “Rockin’ on the Rock” a successful event.

I also would like to thank the Dixon High School Booster Club, all the bands that donated their performances, and all who attended the event or purchased 50/50 raffle tickets.

We appreciate your support of Dixon Public School students.

The money raised will help activities and athletics for grades 6 through 12 at Dixon Public Schools. We hope to make this an annual event and look forward to working with Gianna and Dixon Main Street again next year.

Note to readers: Michael Grady is Dixon High School principal.

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Illinois Budget Stalemate

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

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We’re going to party like it’s already 2016 N

o doubt, you have Aug. 6 and Sept. 16 circled on your calendar.

You’ve cleared your schedule on those evenings for some must-see TV. Who could resist the entertainment of a “debate” involving 10 candidates for the Republican nomination for president?

Fox News will host the first event this coming week.

Next month, CNN will conduct the forum.

The election is only 15 months away.

For politicians and the media, the future is now.

How about you?

BE SERIOUS NOW: Could anything you hear in these TV productions cause you to vote for someone?

Because this political theater is not intended to do that.

These quasi-debates

with a crowded stage are no more than blood sport for the media.

What candidate “blasted” whom?

Who “slammed” that candidate back?

What were the biggest “gaffes” by candidates who misstated facts or forgot their talking points?

Nobody wins these made-for-TV spectacles.

Only losers are made.

TV IS, PRIMARILY, an entertainment medium.

Equal parts clownish behavior and false drama.

That’s why these televised forums produce much more heat than light.

Discussions of substance are possible, but still not easy, when only two or three candidates answer questions in front of the cameras.

You put 10 (or more!) people on a stage and it becomes a sound bite

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free-for-all.

But that’s perfect for television, which loves a good fight.

Songwriter Don Henley had it right.

Give us dirty laundry.

ANYTHING SAID OR done during these structured programs is unlikely to affect how people vote in November 2016.

In fact, the actual Republican candidate for president might not even be on the stage this coming week, or next month.

That’s because the stage will include less

than two-thirds of the currently announced candidates for the party’s nomination.

A field of 16 hopefuls – wait, it’s 17 now – will be narrowed to 10 participants for the big show because ... well, because 10 might be company, but 17 is a crowd.

How will those 10 “debaters” be chosen?

With another media obsession: meaningless public opinion polls.

Who’s ahead now?

What about now?

NO, NOT REALLY. Republicans don’t have 17 candidates seeking the party’s presidential nod.

Most of them are running for vice president.

In fact, fewer than a third of them – maybe only two or three – have any chance of getting the nomination.

But campaigning for president is a good way to get on the ticket as

second banana (recently, G.H.W. Bush, Gore, Biden).

The party has some serious internal problems as the ultra-conservative wing continues its revolt to pull the agenda ever-further right, a movement emboldened by the tea party wave in the 2010 election.

With strong numbers on Capitol Hill and in statehouses around the nation, Republicans are suffering from the effects of their success.

The insurrectionists have, so far, been more vocal than effective in making policy.

But the fight goes on.

Romney would be the GOP nominee in 2012.

He didn’t lead in the polls at the time, and he failed to win any state’s straw poll.

So how did he get the nomination? The party establishment still controlled the process, and the elders wanted someone they could ... uh, feel comfortable with – in a controlling sort of way.

But this year, they realize they’re going to have to put a far-right Republican on the ballot for vice president if they want any chance of winning.

They cannot continue to shut out the insurgents, even though they have become major headaches for the Senate majority leader and House speaker.

That’s why Jeb Bush will be the nominee, and Scott Walker will be the VP candidate.

You heard it here first.

YOU ARE READING this because you want to know who is going to be the Republican candidate to try to stop Hillary.

Loyal readers might remember that 4 years ago, August 2011, this columnist told you Mitt

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Trump may be setting up party for Cruz RICHARD ROWLAND Polo

While perusing the articles and stories one can find on the computer (my wife says I spend way too much time on this thing), and the posted comments related to the articles, I came across a comment concerning Donald Trump (imagine that) and his lack of qualifications to be the next president.

A poster had commented that Republicans can’t seem to get it right in their selection of candidates; notably, with Trump in the mix.

Deciding to have a little fun with this person, I pointed out that the Democrats hadn’t done

such a hot job picking a candidate in the past two elections, either. I also pointed out that the president wasn’t all that qualified in the job department when considering his prior job experience.

After all, when all you have for a job recommendation for the highest office in the land is having been a community organizer, and junior senator in one of the most corrupt and bankrupt states in the country, that isn’t saying much.

I proceeded to explain to this person that Trump’s strategy is to continue building a large lead in the polls; then, call a news conference to announce he’s withdrawing from the race.

The only reason Trump entered in the first place, he explains, was to set the tone of the dialog. He recommends his followers

get behind Sen. Ted Cruz.

Se n . Cr u z b re e ze s through the Republican primaries, defeats Hillary in the general election, and is now our new United States president.

Wahoo.

Proposed EPA rules could harm manufacturing JASON SPEER Streamwood

As president of a smallbusiness manufacturing company in Illinois, as well as someone who has served on the U.S. Manufacturing Council, I am well aware of how federal policies can both benefit and harm businesses.

Unfortunately, the Environmental Protection Agency’s planned National Ambient Air Quality Standard ozone rules fall

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These rules fail to take into account the impact on the manufacturing sector. Moving ozone emission standards from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 65 ppb is a major shift in what is expected by

manufacturers that have already made short- and long-term decisions on the cost of complying with EPA and other federal agency regulations.

The costs of meeting these guidelines are overwhelming for businesses and the economy as a whole. Estimates are running around $9 billion and nearly 35,000 annual lost jobs or job equivalents in Illinois alone.

These new rules threaten the sustainability of the manufacturing sec-

tor, jeopardizing our ability to thrive and compete in both the domestic and global marketplace.

I strongly recommend waiting until there is a more accurate assessment from the agency on the costs, employment and other liabilities these new rules will have on the manufacturing sector and the economy as a whole before calling for implementation.

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CAMPAIGN 2016

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Slew of documents released

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Clinton’s tax, health, email records shared WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton is in “excellent physical condition and fit to serve as president,” her physician declared Friday – just one in a flood of disclosures about the Democratic presidential candidate pushed out by her campaign on a busy summer day.

Within a 3-hour period, the State Department made public more than 2,200 pages of emails sent from Clinton’s personal account, her campaign released the information about her health, and she unveiled 8 years of tax returns.

Meanwhile, Clinton herself was campaigning at the annual meeting of the National Urban League and calling for an end of the nation’s trade

AP

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, calls on Congress to end the trade embargo the U.S. has imposed against Cuba since 1962. She made the announcement Friday during a campaign stop at Florida International University in Miami. embargo of Cuba during a speech in Miami.

Campaign aides cast the records dump as part of an effort to compete with Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on the issue of transparency.

Clinton is the first 2016

presidential candidate to release her health records, and aides said she planned to release more details about her finances than Bush, the former Florida governor who has already made public 33 years of his tax returns.

The Clintons paid nearly $44 million in federal taxes and made almost $15 million in charitable contributions from the tens of millions the couple earned between 2007 and 2014, according to her campaign. Last year, they paid an overall federal tax rate of 35.7 percent. The couple earlier reported having earned more than $30 million from speeches and book royalties since mid-2013.

The financial release came just hours after Dr. Lisa Bardack, an internist and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Mount Kisco Medical Group near the candidate’s suburban New York home, publicly detailed Clinton’s health in a twopage letter.

The report said Clinton, who is 67, has fully recovered from a concussion she sustained in December 2012 after fainting, an episode that Bardack attributed to a stomach virus and dehydration.

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Islamic State endures bombing campaign Terrorist group no weaker, experts say WASHINGTON (AP) – After billions of dollars spent and more than 10,000 extremist fighters killed, the Islamic State group is fundamentally no weaker than it was when the U.S.-led bombing campaign began a year ago, American intelligence agencies have concluded.

U.S. military commanders on the ground aren’t disputing the assessment, but they point to an upcoming effort to clear the important Sunni city of Ramadi, which fell to the militants in May, as a crucial milestone.

The battle for Ramadi, expected over the next few months, “promises to test the mettle” of Iraq’s security forces, Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Killea, who is helping run the

U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq, told reporters at the Pentagon in a video briefing from the region.

The U.S.-led military campaign has put the Islamic State group on defense, K illea said, adding, “There is progress.” Witnesses on the ground say the airstrikes and Kurdish ground actions are squeezing the militants in northern Syria, particularly in their self-proclaimed

capital in Raqqa.

But U.S. intelligence agencies see the overall situation as a strategic stalemate: The Islamic State remains a wellfunded extremist army able to replenish its ranks with foreign jihadis as quickly as the U.S. can eliminate them. Meanwhile, the group has expanded to other countries, including Libya, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Afghanistan.

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Suspected Jewish extremists burn child to death D U M A , We s t Ba n k (AP) – Suspected Jewish assailants set fire to a West Bank home on Friday and burned a sleeping Palestinian toddler to death in an attack that drew Palestinian rage and widespread Israe-

li condemnation. The attack, which threatens to set off another violent escalation, shines a light on the growing lawlessness of extremist Jewish settlers that Israel is either unable or unwilling to contain.

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Lawyer: Roof might plead guilty if no death penalty CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) – The white man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a black church in Charleston wants to plead guilty to 33 federal charges, but his lawyer said in court Friday that he couldn’t advise his client to do so until prosecutors say whether they’ll seek the death penalty.

During a brief arraignment in federal court, defense attorney David Bruck said that he couldn’t counsel his client, Dylann Roof, to enter a guilty plea without knowing the government’s intentions.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Bristow Marchant then entered a not guilty plea for Roof, 21, who faces federal charges including hate crimes, weapons charges and obstructing the practice of religion. Appearing in court in a gray striped prison jumpsuit, his

hands in shackles, Roof answered yes several times in response to the judge’s questions but otherwise didn’t speak.

“Mr. Roof has told us that he wishes to plead guilty,” Bruck said.

“Until we know whether the government will be seeking the death penalty, we are not able to advise Mr. Roof.”

The federal prosecution, particularly on hate crimes, has been expected since the June 17 shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Church. Early on, officials with the U.S. Department of Justice said they felt the case met the qualifications for a hate crime, and Roof was indicted by a federal grand jury about a month after the killings.

Roof appeared in photos waving Confederate flags and burning and desecrating U.S. flags.

Federal authorities have confirmed his use of a personal manuscript in which he decried integration and used racial slurs to refer to blacks.

IN BRIEF In vitro pioneer, Dr. Jones, dies NORFOLK, Virginia – Dr. Howard Jones, who pioneered in vitro fertilization in the United States, died Friday at a Virginia hospital surrounded by family.

Eastern Virginia Medical School said Jones died of respiratory failure. He was 104.

The work of Jones and his late wife, Dr. Georgeanna Jones, at EVMS led to the nation’s first child born as a result of in vitro fertilization in 1981. Since then, more than 5 million births have stemmed from in vitro fertilization around the world.

The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine at EVMS is named in honor of the Joneses.

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lies who had children with the institute’s help were invited to join the couple at a Mother’s Day celebration. Photos from the events show the Joneses surrounded by hundreds of families.

‘Rose Garden’ singer dies at 67 NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Lynn Anderson, whose strong, husky voice carried her to the top of the charts with “(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden,” has died. She was 67.

A statement from the family said she passed away at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. Her publicist said the cause of death was cardiac arrest.

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Filthy Rio water a threat at 2016 Olympics Human sewage in waters where swimmers, boaters will compete

BY BRAD BROOKS and JENNY BARCHFIELD The Associated Press

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IO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The waters where Olympians will compete in swimming and boating events next summer in South America’s first games are rife with human sewage and present a serious health risk for athletes, an Associated Press investigation has found.

The AP analysis of water quality revealed dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from sewage in venues where athletes will compete in water sports. Nevertheless, an Olympic official said Thursday there are no plans to monitor for viruses, which many experts consider the biggest problem.

In the first independent comprehensive testing for both viruses and bacteria at the Olympic sites, the AP conducted four rounds of tests starting in March. The results have alarmed international experts and dismayed competitors training in Rio, some of whom have already fallen ill with fevers, vomiting and diarrhea.

These ailments could knock an athlete out for days, potentially curtailing Olympics dreams and the years of hard training behind them.

“THIS IS BY FAR THE worst water quality we’ve ever seen in our sailing careers,” said Ivan Bulaja, a coach for the Austrian team, which has spent months training on the Guanabara Bay. “I am quite sure if you swim in this water and it goes into your mouth or nose that quite a lot of bad things are coming inside your body.”

Sailor David Hussl has already fallen ill.

“I’ve had high temperatures and problems with my stomach,” Hussl said.

“It’s always one day completely in bed and then usually not sailing for two or three days.”

Water pollution has long plagued Brazil’s urban areas, where most sewage isn’t collected, let alone

treated. In Rio, much of the waste runs through open-air ditches to fetid streams and rivers that feed the Olympic water sites and blight the city’s picture postcard beaches.

The Rio de Janeiro state environmental agency released a statement Thursday questioning the AP’s testing and accused virologist Fernando Spilki, who carried out the testing, and his university of “seeking notoriety.”

Spilki, a respected scientist who is a board member of the Brazilian Society for Virology and editor of its scientific journal, is not being paid by the AP to conduct the testing.

The environmental agency’s note underscored its position that the Olympic waters are safe, “with the exception of the Marina da Gloria,” where sailing competitions will kick off and which as recently as May was six times above Brazil’s legal limit for fecal coliforms. In June, it was slightly above the limit.

The agency did not mention that the government’s own data shows that on eight occasions this year, most recently on June 25, the waters in Copacabana Beach, where long-distance swim events will be held, spiked above the legal bacteria limits – considered unsafe for bathers.

Mario Moscatelli, a biologist who has spent 20 years lobbying for a cleanup of Rio’s waterways, said the state environmental agency was trying to divert attention from the serious pollution problem affecting water.

“For years now we’ve seen the flow of raw sewage, which contains fecal coliforms and other bacteria, viruses, protozoa and an infinite number of pathogenic microorganisms that can cause everything from ringworm to hepatitis,” Moscatelli said.

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In this July 15, 2015, photo, sewage spews into the waters of the Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Extreme water pollution is common in Brazil, where the majority of sewage is not treated, and much of the raw waste runs through open-air ditches to streams and rivers that feed the Olympic water sites. their program of testing only for bacteria to determine whether the water is safe, as that is the accepted norm globally.

“We’ve had reassurances from the World Health Organization and others that there is no significant risk to athlete health,” he told the AP on the sidelines of an IOC meeting in Malaysia.

WHO didn’t respond

to repeated emailed and phoned requests for comment.

Budgett’s advice for athletes who will compete in the virus-laden waters?

“Washing your hands is an extremely important part of reducing the risk of infection of any sort,” he said.

Water experts say such safeguards aren’t enough to protect athletes who get drenched during competi-

BRAZILIAN authorities had pledged that a major overhaul of the city’s waterways would be among the Olympics’ most significant legacies.

But the stench of raw sewage still greets travelers arriving at Rio’s international airport. Prime beaches remain deserted because the surf is thick with putrid sludge, and periodic die-offs leave the Olympic lake littered with rotting fish.

More than 10,000 athletes hailing from over 200 countries are expected to compete in the Aug. 5-21, 2016, games. Nearly 1,400 of them will come into contact with waters contaminated by rampant sewage pollution as they sail in the Guanabara Bay; swim off of Copacabana Beach; and canoe and row on the brackish waters of the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake. Starting next week,

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IN BRIEF Coast Guard ends search for teens OPA-LOCKA, Florida (AP) – After hundreds of rescue workers fanned out across a massive swath of the Atlantic for a full week, the Coast Guard’s search for two teenage fishermen

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Dixon’s Lexy Langloss (left) and Sterling’s Carter Gearing have earned spots on Illinois state teams through the Olympic Development Program. It was one of the few feeder programs involved in the selection of athletes for the United States national team. Langloss and Gearing will both be sophomores at their respective schools this fall.

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Carter Gearing and Lexy Langloss crossed paths a couple of years ago in DeKalb, playing together in an indoor soccer league.

Little would they know then that they would be together once more. This summer, they shared an honor not attained often among the area’s top youth soccer players.

Gearing, a sophomore at Sterling High School, and Langloss, a sophomore at

Lexy Langloss file High School: Dixon Year: Sophomore Illinois ODP team: 2000 Club team: Campton United Dixon High School, have earned prestigious spots on Illinois state teams through the Olympic Development Program – which is one of the feeder groups involved in the selection of athletes for the United States national team.

Teams are classified by one’s year of birth.

“I was extremely excited,” said Gearing, who made the

Carter Gearing file High School: Sterling Year: Sophomore Illinois ODP team: 1999 Club team: Sterling United state’s 1999 team. “There’s so many good kids out there, and I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it or not.

There’s so much competition.”

“I was extremely excited to say that I was representing my state,” said Langloss, who made the state’s 2000 team.

“It was a really cool opportunity that I was able to get.”

Gearing remembers winning the tournament in DeKalb, despite being put on a new squad with many unfamiliar players.

However, competition in the ODP – under the constant watch of some of the top soccer instructors in the nation – was a grueling process.

“To make it, you have to be at the top,” Gearing said.

“There are so many good kids there. You just had to go out of your comfort zone and try things, just to make sure you had a chance to make the team.”

Newman grad places 24th in half marathon

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Dylan Reyes established himself as a top-notch distance runner, first at Newman, and then at the University of St. Francis, in Joliet, over the past 6 years.

Covering 3 miles in high school or 6 miles in college, however, paled in comparison to what Reyes undertook on July 19. He challenged himself by taking on the Humana Rock and Roll Chicago Half Marathon, a 13.1-mile endurance test on the streets of the Windy City.

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Reyes file High school: Newman, 2010 College: St. Francis, 2014 Notes: Currently in graduate school at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. ... Premier distance runner at Newman and St. Francis. ... Placed 24th out of more than 12,000 runners at Chicago Half Marathon on July 19.

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he names Dan Haren and Tommy Hunter won’t captivate Cubs fans like Cole Hamels or David Price, the available pitchers whose possibility teased them for weeks.

Or even Tyson Ross and Craig Kimbrel of the Padres, two more guys with bigger reputations.

But as Friday’s trade deadline came and went with the Cubs acquiring Haren and Hunter instead of players with more marquee value, team president Theo Epstein can justify making a ripple instead of a big splash.

The biggest takeaway at 3:01 p.m.: The Cubs gave up no minor-league prospects of note in both deals, no news North Siders can interpret as good news.

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You can’t spend 4 years claiming to be an organization that’s all about developing prospects and then turn around and deal some of the most coveted ones to squeak into the playoffs.

As tempted as Epstein might have been to deal Javier Baez – rumored to be the object of the Padres’ desire – or any other

More MLB on B9 • The White Sox couldn’t get a deal done for another bat, but still feel they will compete for wild-card.

• The deadline came with a flurry of deals. See who landed where in trade deadline roundup. top 10 prospect in their system, standing pat stayed true to the plan.

Baez now can turn into whatever he becomes in a Cubs uniform, as soon as next month if Epstein opts to call him up to play second base, shift Addison Russell to shortstop and bench the slumping Starlin Castro.

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The Cubs traded two prospects to the Marlins for starting pitcher Dan Haren on Friday. The Cubs also added relief pitcher Tommy Hunter from the Orioles before the 3 p.m. trade deadline.

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What did you do this summer?

On the tube TV listings

Saturday Auto racing 8 & 10:30 a.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for Pennsylvania 400, at Long Pond, NBCSP 9 a.m.

• NASCAR Trucks, pole qualifying for Pocono Mountains 150, at Long Pond, Pa., FS1 Noon

• NASCAR Trucks, Pocono Mountains 150, at Long Pond, Pa., FS1 2 p.m.

• IndyCar, pole qualifying for Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, at Lexington, NBCSP 3:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Xfinity, pole qualifying for US Cellular 250, at Newton, Iowa, NBCSP 7 p.m.

• NASCAR Xfinity, US Cellular 250, at Newton, Iowa, NBCSP • NHRA, qualifying for Sonoma (Calif.) Nationals, ESPN2

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here’s a classic scene in the movie, “A Christmas Story” where Ralphie’s teacher announces that she wants a class to write a theme.

Before finishing the statement, the class of adolescents moan.

As it turns out, the theme is to write what each student wants for Christmas. Ralphie’s ears perk up and his mind races, seeing this as the perfect opportunity to articulate why he wants a Red Ryder BB gun.

His plan doesn’t work out, and hilarity ensues, before the movie climaxes with Ralphie getting his coveted BB gun and then nearly shooting his eye out.

Writing essays like that were once a traditional assignment, and maybe they still are. I am not familiar enough with modern teaching practices to say one way or another.

On the calendar That used to be an danWOESSNER annual part of summer break. Add in Little Sports League baseball, weight Editor Reach lifting, summer football him at camps and baling hay, dwoessner@ and that was pretty saukvalley. much the extent of my com or 800798-4085, activity ext. 5555.

Things have changed for kids, especially those active in varsity sports.

It has changed so One theme I had to much that I can’t even write one year is what I tell you exactly what did over summer break. area kids are doing to I can’t recall much I prepare for the fall seawrote for that particular son. essay, but my mind has But that’s the great been reminiscing about part of this job. We get summer activities over to find out. the last few weeks.

Next week is the last On Friday, I played full week of summer basketball at Kilgour before fall sport pracPark with SVM co-work- tices begin, and so we ers Ty Reynolds, Jerare going to spend it maine Pigee and Chris- whetting your appetites topher Heimerman. for prep sports.

We are going to be The backboards at Kilgour have Gus Mack- making calls around the area to find out what er emblems on them, and we talked about the some of the area’s best have been doing the last tournament that used 2 months. to crowd the streets Before I hear any around Sterling High moaning out there, the School.

good news is that we have a staff of guys here willing to do the writing.

All you’ll have to do is answer the phone and provide some information.

So if you’re a golfer that has been traveling around the area or state playing in tournaments, we want to hear about it. Heck, if you’ve just been standing on a green perfecting your short game at your home course, we’d like to hear that too.

If you have been getting up at the crack of dawn and running 10 miles a day for cross country, that’s really dedicated. Let’s hear that.

If you’ve been bench pressing until your arms feel like jello, that’s pretty impressive.

Whatever it is for whatever sport, let us know.

So get ready – ha, you already have been – we’ll be calling.

Local events

Saturday Golf 8 a.m.

• Rock River Classic, first round, at Shady Oaks, Amboy

Sunday Golf 8 a.m.

• Rock River Classic, final round, at Sunset, Mount Morris

On the tube TV listings

Sunday Auto racing

NBA

12:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pennsylvania 400, at Long Pond, NBCSP

Golf 9 a.m.

5 p.m.

• Women’s British Open, third round, at Turnberry, Scotland, ESPN2 • European PGA, Paul Lawrie Match Play, quarterfinals, at Aberdeen, Scotland, TGC

• IndyCar, Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, at Lexington, NBCSP 8 p.m.

• NHRA, Sonoma (Calif.)

Nationals, ESPN2

2 p.m.

Cycling

• PGA, Quicken Loans National, third round, at Gainesville, Va., TGC • Champions, 3M Championship, second round, at Blaine, Minn., TGC

7 a.m.

• Tour de France, stage 15, Mende to Valence, NBCSP

Golf

5 p.m.

8 a.m.

• Web.com Tour, Utah Championship, third round, at Lehi, TGC

• European PGA, Paul Lawrie Match Play, final match, at Aberdeen, Scotland, TGC

4:30 a.m. (Sunday)

• European PGA, Paul Lawrie Match Play, semifinals, at Aberdeen, Scotland, TGC

MLB 3 p.m.

• Angels at Dodgers, FS1 6 p.m.

• Yankees at White Sox, CSN • Rockies at Cardinals, FSN

NBA 8 a.m.

• Exhibition, Team World vs. Team Africa, at Joahnnesburg, ESPN

Special Olympics 6 p.m.

• World Games, at Los Angeles, ESPN

Tennis 3 p.m.

• ATP World Tour, Atlanta Open, semifinal, ESPN2

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NBA player Bismack Biyombo of Toronto Raptors watches kids juggle balls Thursday during the visit at the newly built Boys and Girls Club at Protea Glen in Soweto, South Africa. Twenty top NBA players are in Johannesburg for the exhibition game Saturday featuring Team World versus Team Africa.

Continental drift NBA making first stop in Africa for exhibition

• Women’s British Open, final round, at Turnberry, Scotland, ESPN2/ABC 2 p.m.

• PGA, Quicken Loans National, final round, at Gainesville, Va., TGC • Champions, 3M Championship, final round, at Blaine, Minn., TGC 5 p.m.

• Web.com Tour, Utah Championship, final round, at Lehi, TGC

Horse racing 4 p.m.

BY GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer

JOHANNESBURG – Chris Paul keeps waking up in his hotel at 3 a.m. because of jet-lag and is wiped, though it hasn’t stopped him getting out and visiting the house where Nelson Mandela lived.

Luol Deng couldn’t wait to talk to Pau Gasol about a trip he recommended the Spaniard take to one of South Africa’s most beautiful cities.

Gregg Popovich is planning a safari and a tour of the country’s wine region. As he said, “If you come all this way, you may as well do something.”

Oh yeah, there’s also a game to play on Saturday.

The NBA is in Africa, and a practice session at a downtown Johannesburg arena on Friday, the day before the NBA’s first exhibition game on this continent, was dominated not by basketball, but by talk of who is going where and doing what off the court.

“How beautiful is Cape Town?” Deng asked a smiling Gasol of his trip

to the city on the coast, breaking away from an interview with reporters offering boring questions like: Who’s going to win the game?

Saturday’s exhibition, where Paul will captain Team World against Deng’s Team Africa, is the NBA’s biggest statement of intent so far in Africa, and a precursor to a preseason and maybe even a regular season game over here, according to Commissioner Adam Silver, who is also on the trip.

But the exhibition, which also features, among others, Gasol brothers Pau and Marc, Washington’s Bradley Beal, Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic, and coaches Popovich, Mike Budenholzer and Brooklyn’s Lionel Hollins, is secondary right now to the African experience for many of the NBA’s biggest names.

Paul, an eight-time All Star, began his prep on the long flight from Los Angeles by reading “Long Walk to Freedom,” the memoir of Mandela, the anti-

apartheid leader, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and South Africa’s first democratic president who died in 2013.

“The coolest part of the trip so far was having the opportunity to go to Soweto yesterday, and have the opportunity to visit Nelson Mandela’s house,” said Paul, who is visiting South Africa for the first time. “When you come on a trip like this, a lot of times everyone talks about the game, the game, the game. But, in actuality, the game has been secondary.”

The next thing on the to-do list for Paul is a lion park on the outskirts of Johannesburg.

Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls took time out to go to Cape Town on the southwest tip of Africa on the advice of Miami’s Deng, who has been traveling to South Africa every summer for the last 7 or 8 years. It was a good tip, judging

by Gasol’s grin when they met up on court.

Before heading off for his safari, Popovich, the five-time NBA title-

winning coach, will handle the “home” team.

Team Africa is made up of African-born players like Deng and those with African heritage like Portland’s Al-Farouq Aminu and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, who both have parents from Nigeria.

Popovich isn’t taking it too seriously.

“We’re going to have a great night, a lot of fun,” he said. “This isn’t regular season. We’re going to put on a great show for everybody. We’re not drawing up plays, we’re not going to stay up late tonight wondering if we’re going to win or lose.”

But it’s still a game, and NBA players being NBA players, it’ll be competitive on Saturday, exhibition or not.

“Once the juices get going and tip-off starts, you want to win,” Marc Gasol said. “That’s our nature. All of us can tell you the same thing, we’re gonna be careful, we’re not gonna get hurt. This and that. At the end of the day, if you have a chance, you want to win.”

• Thoroughbreds, Haskell Invitational, at Oceanport, N.J., NBC

MLB 1 p.m.

• Yankees at White Sox, TBS • Rockies at Cardinals, FSN 7 p.m.

• National at Mets, ESPN

Soccer 9 a.m.

• FA, Community Shield, Arsenal vs. Chelsea, at Wembley Stadium, FS1 2 p.m.

• International Champions Cup, Barcelona at Fiorentina, FS1 4 p.m.

• MLS, Portland at San Jose, ESPN2 6 p.m.

• MLS, Dallas at Chicago, FS1

Tennis Noon

• World Team Tennis, championship, ESPN2 2 p.m.

• ATP World Tour, Atlanta Open, championship, ESPN2

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Deere to have new date in 2016 John Deere Classic officials announced Thursday that the 2016 edition of the tournament has been scheduled for the week of Aug. 8-14 at TPC Deere Run, a one-time shift to accommodate the return of golf to the Olympic Games.

In 2017 and beyond, the John Deere Classic will return to its normal early-July dates, the week before the British Open.

The John Deere Classic is one of several PGA TOUR events, including major championships, that have been rescheduled to accommodate the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The 60-player men’s Olympic golf competition, a 4-day, 72-hole stroke-play event, will be played Aug. 11-14.

MLB

Ex-White Sox pitcher Pierce dies Billy Pierce, one the most dominant left-handed pitchers in Chicago White Sox history, has passed away. He was 88.

Pierce, whose No. 19 was retired by the Sox in 1987, was on the Hall of Fame Golden Era Committee ballot last year but failed to get in. The lefthander remains atop the franchise’s career strikeouts list with 1,796, and is fourth in wins with 195.

OLYMPICS

Beijing receives bid for Winter Games Throughout more than 100 years of Olympic history, no city has hosted both the winter and summer games. Now, Beijing will be the first do it – and in the span of just 14 years.

The Chinese capital was awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, beating Kazakh rival Almaty 44-40 in a surprisingly close vote, taking the games back to the city that hosted the summer version in 2008.

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Franklin, Ledecky lead U.S. at world championship

BY BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

KAZAN, Russia – Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky are the workhorses of the U.S. team at the world swimming championships.

Four individual events in 8 days for each of them, and that’s not including any relays, making them the busiest Americans in the water at Kazan Arena.

The women are back on the world stage for the first time in 2 years, each having built formidable legacies since the 2012 London Olympics.

Franklin and Ledecky combined for 10 gold medals at the 2013 worlds in Barcelona.

Franklin won a record six while Ledecky took home four, along with two world records.

They are the dominant U.S. swimmers with Michael Phelps missing the meet because of his suspension by USA Swimming for his second DUI arrest.

Franklin arrives in Russia as a 20-year-old professional, having competed for 2 years in college and now represented by a Hollywood agent. Ledecky is an 18-year-old high school graduate without a driver’s license who is deferring college until after next year’s Olympics.

Ledecky gets her program started with the 400-meter freestyle Sunday on the opening day of the meet. Franklin begins Monday with preliminaries in the 100 backstroke.

Franklin and Ledecky will have a rare showdown in the 200 free, with Franklin the defending champion. Ledecky, a distance specialist, is dipping into the sprint

AP

Missy Franklin (lane 5) laughs with Katie Ledecky (left) before a race last August at the Phillips 66 USA Swimming National Championships in Irvine, Calif. Franklin and Ledecky are leading the U.S. squad into the world championships that began July 24 in Russia.

Did you know?

• Each of Missy Franklin’s parents, Dick and D.A., are Canadian, and Missy holds American and Canadian dual citizenship. ranks where her endurance could prove useful in outlasting a stellar field expected to include two-time world champion Federica Pellegrini of Italy and Femke Heemskerk of the Netherlands.

“I have a blast every single time I race Katie.

She makes me a better athlete,” Franklin said Friday. “The whole field is going to be wanting that and giving their heart in that race.”

Ledecky added, “I hope we can both get into the final.”

Since leaving college last spring, Franklin moved back home to Colorado and resumed training with her childhood coach. She competed in just one meet before worlds, leaving her a bit uncertain about what she can accomplish in Kazan, where a temporary pool has been set up in the city’s soccer stadium.

“This meet is such a good indicator of things that you need to work on, especially for next year for Olympic trials, so I’m excited to race to see where I am and where my competitors

are,” she said.

Also on Franklin’s program is the 100 free and 200 backstroke.

She injured her back at last summer’s Pan Pacific Championships in Australia, calling it the first “road bump” in her career. She still does physical therapy two or three times a week to strengthen her back.

“I truly believe it won’t ever happen again,” she said.

Ledecky set her first world records in the 800 and 1,500 freestyles 2 years ago, and she has since added the world mark in the 400 free.

“We are convinced Katie is going to do her best times here,” U.S.

women’s coach Dave Salo said.

Ledecky brushed off talk of lowering her world records, saying, “I don’t like to set specific time goals. I’m looking to improve. If the records come, great.”

On the men’s side, Tyler Clary, Connor Jaeger and Michael McBroom will swim three individual events. Ryan Lochte has a lighter-than-usual schedule, with just the 200 free and 200 individual medley, and any relays. He will try to add to his career haul of 23 medals from worlds.

“I never think about the medals I won because that’s the past,” he said. “I keep going forward.”

COLLEGE

NFL

Union wants Brady case settled soon

“By my senior year in college, I was putting in 85 to 100 miles a week for training,” he said, “so I It was his first try at that was used to running long distance and he fared distances. It was a matquite well, placing 24th ter of preparing myself overall with a time of 1 and putting everything hour, 18 minutes and together on race day.”

5 seconds. There were Race day turned out to 12,025 competitors. be one of the warmest “I thought maybe I of the summer. It was could be in the top 10 nearly 80 degrees by 6:30 or top 15, but I’m happy in the morning, and prior with how I did,” Reyes to the 7:30 a.m. start, said. an announcement was Reyes was a two-time made that is was a day to state qualifier in cross simply finish, not to seek country at Newman, and a PR. a five-time All-American That didn’t prevent (four in track, once in Reyes from getting off to cross country) at St. a fast start – and looking Francis, but the longest back, it was a bit much. race he competed in at “I would say that I that level was a 10K, or went out too fast,” he about 6 miles. More than said, “and I really felt doubling the distance it the last 5K. The heat required, for a half mara- took its toll on me, but thon, wasn’t too dauntit did that to a lot of ing of a task, however, for runners. It was pretty Reyes. tough out there.”

The next step for Reyes would seem to be competing in a full marathon, which is 26.2 miles, but he has no desire to do that at this point. He’s been battling a strained calf and tendonitis, and wants to let his body heal a bit.

After that, he’d like to try a triathlon, which consists of a 1,500-meter swim, a 24-mile bike ride, and a 10K run. He participated in one last August in Chicago.

Reyes is currently in graduate school at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and is an assistant coach for the track and cross country teams.

Minor accomplishments Weekly update for Sauk Valley native in minor league baseball Jake Junis

Hometown: Rock Falls Organization: Royals Level: Advanced-A Team: Wilmington Blue Rocks

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Starts/Games: 1-1 W-L: 0-1 Innings: 5 ERA: 7.20 Ks: 3 BB: 1 Hits: 8 Runs: 5 Earned runs: 4

Season

Starts/Games: 18-18 W-L: 4-8 Innings: 113.0 ERA: 3.30 Ks: 83 BB: 17 Hits: 107 Runs: 51 Earned runs: 44

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The league and union filed a joint letter in U.S. District Court on Friday proposing a ruling by that date in Brady’s attempt to have his four-game suspension overturned.

The union did not seek a court order on Friday that would allow the New England Patriots quarterback to play while a court case dragged on.

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Long a good draft pick in long run I

t’s hard to believe that 27 months ago, Kyle Long was a controversial first-round draft choice with just four starts in Division I football at Oregon.

This reporter somewhat famously called this selection a blown draft choice on 670 The Score immediately after the pick.

It was a nice night for Long, but clearly not my finest moment.

Today, he is surely the best player on the Bears, unless you want to make an argument for Matt Forte.

Fortunately, we’ve formed a solid working relationship, and when I asked him what his memories were of growing up the son of an NFL star, he shared this story: “It’s funny, because growing up in that house, I tried my best to run away from that. I really have no recollection of my Dad playing from when I was younger.

“My earliest football

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Payton Center.

“In retrospect when I practice in there every day, it’s amazing to be a part of something like this, and you’ve got to really grasp the moment when you have it because your window for football AP is this big.”

I reminded him that Chicago Bears guard Kyle Long leaves an NFL football training camp media session at Olivet Nazarene Traylor was 340 pounds University. The son of Hall of Famer Howie Long is and Ted Washington was right next to him at 350, becoming a huge presence in the Bears’ line. and asked how’d Long memories are being in Built Tough, Tough Guys like to try and block those the studio with my Dad Award and I think ... who guys every day. and getting to go to onwas the defensive tackle “Yeah, I’m good with location sites. My first that would have won that,” he replied quickly. real memory was at the that ... Keith Traylor is “I’m happy they’re Payton Center with my exactly who it was, he got retired. I hope he’s enjoyDad. He was delivera free truck that day and ing his truck.” ing a truck for his Ford I remember being in the One of the most impres-

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sive things about Long is that he is so well-spoken and honest without ever calling anyone out.

Jeff Dickerson of ESPN shared the interview with us and asked Long about the differences from this year to last.

“Just the guys we have here,” Long said. “We have the right guys on the bus and the wrong guys off the bus, and we’re fired up about it. We really like what we’ve got going on here.

“Oh, it’s unbelievable, it’s such a loose environment, you know,” Long added, elaborating on whether or not morale was really that much better. “Obviously we have a strict plan and mission we want to stick to, but we have a very, very relaxed environment, and casual in terms of social interactions and relationships.

“Everyone’s really cool with one another and I feel like there’s no walls in the locker room. There’s nobody that has to walk on eggshells, you don’t

have to walk on eggshells for anybody.”

When I asked if it was the coaching or personnel changes that made things so much better he explained, “You know, I think it’s probably a combination of both. As you know, it’s a people business. I just think somebody hit the nail on the head here so far.”

Clearly the biggest question facing Long personally is what position he wants to play.

“We have a left tackle, we have a right tackle at this point, and you know those guys have been doing it for a while.

They’ve been doing a pretty good job at it. I’m going to be ready to do whatever. I’ll be ready to do whatever they ask me to do. This is a team game, it’s not an ‘I’ game so I’m just trying to help.”

I’m thinking now that “blown draft choice” might prove to be one of the best picks the Bears have ever made.

PACKERS

Matthews going back to school Rush specialist spending camp learning inside linebacker spot

BY GENARO ARMAS AP Sports Writer

AP

Dez Bryant runs a play during Dallas Cowboys’ NFL training camp in Oxnard, Calif., on Thursday. The wide receiver is looking to erase his troubled pro career now that a new contract is in place.

Older, wiser, richer Bryant at camp Cowboy receiver thinks he’s matured

BY SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

OXNARD, Calif. – Dez Bryant took a couple of long pauses, first to search for a way to describe how he has matured, and then to find the right word to describe skeptics who think he hasn’t changed at all.

The Dallas Cowboys AllPro receiver could relax on the first day of training camp Thursday, thanks to the 5-year, $70 million contract that was the only reason he was there in the first place.

And as much as he wants to show he’s not the same guy known early in his career for legal troubles and sideline antics, Bryant emphasized that money won’t change him after he threatened to skip camp and maybe even regularseason games without the long-term financial security he felt he waited too long to get.

“I’m glad that it got done,” said Bryant, last season’s NFL leader with 16 touchdown catches.

“I’m excited I’m back with my teammates, and I think the beautiful thing about it all is it doesn’t feel brand new. That’s great. I’m glad that it’s the same.”

Even if he says he isn’t.

Bryant credited Jay Z’s Roc Nation talent agency with helping him refine his communication skills, although it was still hard for him to illustrate how they did it. Bryant’s representa-

Did you know?

• Dez Bryant has more catches (381), yards (5,424) and touchdowns (56) than any receiver, including Hall of Famers Bob Hayes and Michael Irvin, in franchise history through five seasons. tives also had to work to get a deal with the Cowboys until the final hours before a July 15 deadline that would have forced him to play under a 1-year deal, or not at all.

“They gave me a boost of confidence. And I thank them,” the 26-yearold said. “I’m cautious in a good way about the moves that I make.”

Bryant occasionally showed frustration on Twitter about how long it was taking for a long-term deal. But the posts were measured compared to the volatile player who’s been caught on camera screaming at players and coaches during games, or leaving the sideline before the clock ran out in a particularly painful loss.

Does he still have work to do? Sure. He dropped an expletive at the end of an answer about how he can’t pay attention when issues arise and people “overreact” — that’s the word he was trying to find during one of the pauses.

He covered his sheepish smile with his hand, then pulled it away.

“I’m back,” he said, still smiling.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Clay Matthews is getting a refresher course at Green Bay Packers training camp. It has nothing to do with rushing the quarterback.

The long-haired linebacker is ticketed for major minutes again playing on the inside of the Packers defense. Now, Matthews gets to go through a full training camp to help pick up the nuances of a position that he only started playing in the middle of last season.

“That’s my duty. I’m playing inside. I need to know what to do.

I feel good about it,” Matthews said Friday.

Before last season, Matthews had one primary goal: get to the quarterback. He was pretty successful at it, averaging 10 sacks a season over the first 5 years of his career.

But the Packers had a pressing need inside last season to slow down the run. Matthews was shuffled inside more at midseason.

The move worked, and by the end of the season, Matthews and Sam Barrington had supplanted A.J. Hawk and Brad Jones as the primary guys inside. The Packers didn’t add an inside linebacker in free agency or high in the draft in the offseason, putting Matthews back in a dual-purpose role.

The inside is still relatively new to Matthews, so much so that he said he felt like a rookie again in the spring in starting his first offseason learning the playbook as an inside linebacker.

“Obviously, I’m not as wellversed as I am at the outside line-

AP

Clay Matthews runs a drill during Packers training camp Thursday in Green Bay. The veteran linebacker is playing inside more often than not recently. backer position ... being able to kick back outside at a moment’s notice,” Matthews said. “So it’s really important for me to really grasp this opportunity and really take it and run with it.”

Coach Mike McCarthy said he plans to have Matthews practice at his normal outside linebacker position every third day in camp.

The majority of snaps, Matthews predicted, would come on the inside.

“Just to get the reps from inside and get the full training because he’s never had that from starting in training and going all the way through training camp,” McCar-

thy said.

Those pass-rushing opportunities will still be there for Matthews. He noted that the Packers play in nickel or dime packages about 75 percent of the time – which typically means opportunities to rush the quarterback in passing situations.

Last year, 8.5 of his 11 sacks on the season came after moving inside in Week 10. In a best-case scenario for the Packers, the game of “Where is Clay Matthews?” will confound opposing offenses.

“But I’m sure I’ll have plenty of opportunities. Maybe it will just come from inside,” Matthews said.

SEAHAWKS

Wilson signs 4-year deal with Seahawks Super Bowl QB staying in Seattle while getting substantial pay raise

BY TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

RENTON, Wash. – Drawn out to nearly the last moment before a deadline that was not just for show, Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks discovered a compromise in contract talks.

Those worries about Wilson hitting free agency or Seattle having to use a franchise tag are now tabled for another 5 seasons. Wilson is locked up in Seattle for the prime of his career, after signing an $87.6 million, 4-year extension on Friday that includes a $31 million signing bonus.

It’s one of the richest contracts in football history, slotting Wilson slightly behind

Wilson base salary through the years

AP

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws a pass during the first half of Super Bowl XLIX. Wilson has agreed to a 4-year contract extension with the Seahawks, keeping him with the franchise that drafted him, along with a pay raise.

Aaron Rodgers and just ahead of Ben Roethlisberger in the hierarchy of quarterback contracts on per-year average. It’ll likely get passed when

Andrew Luck signs his next deal, but for now it pays Wilson at an elite level for helping lead the franchise to consecutive Super Bowl appearances.

2012: $390,000 2013: $526.217 2014: $662,434 2015: $700,000 2016: $12.34 million 2017: $12.6 million 2018: $15.5 million 2019: $17 million “For me, I just want to be paid based on what I’m worth, what I’ve produced, whatever that means. For me, I just let the play speak for itself,” Wilson said.

Wilson’s extension keeps him with the franchise that took him in the third round of the 2012 draft.

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Show of strength Big Ten teams must beef up schedules

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

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Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh shows a jersey of his former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka while speaking to the media during the Big Ten Football Media Day on Friday in Chicago.

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HICAGO – Compared to the rest of Jim Harbaugh’s year, this was tame stuff.

In his first Big Ten media day appearance as Michigan’s head coach, Harbaugh ditched the ball cap and khakis and put on a suit. He kept his shirt on. There were no shout-outs to Judge Judy or rappers Big Sean and Lil Wayne. There were no car crashes on the drive over, nor victims to assist.

Even so, it didn’t take Harbaugh long to demonstrate why he is already ... The Most Interesting Man in the Big Ten. The first question Harbaugh faced Friday, naturally, was how he planned to refer to the Wolverines’ eternal rival.

That would be the same team he guaranteed a victory over as Michigan’s snot-nosed quarterback in 1986 – enraging Bo Schembechler, his coach at the time – and then improbably delivered.

“Ohio State in particular?” Harbaugh said, as if hearing the question for the first time. “Just Ohio State.

“But great to see everybody this morning,” he added a moment later.

“Glad everybody could be here. Wonderful turnout.”

He was short on details about his plans to reinvigorate one of the most famous brands in college football, but long on the influences that guided him to this juncture of his career – singling out mentors such as his father, Jack, a former college coach; Schembechler; former Raiders owner Al Davis; and former Bears coach Mike Ditka.

Harbaugh even noted that he lives just a few doors down from Schembechler’s old house in Ann Arbor, and then talked about driving to the office that Schembechler once worked in, trying to figure which route his old coach took on any given day. And he did it convincingly enough to make the gathering wonder if he was sincere or simply putting us on.

“If we could do it the way Bo did it,” Harbaugh said at one point, “that would be something to aspire to.”

Presumably, he was talking about Schembechler’s managerial skills, as opposed to his driving, since his oldschool mentor would not have been thrilled with much of the headlinenearly-every-week pace that Harbaugh has kept up since taking the Michigan job last December.

He’s turned up on the cover of Sports Illustrated and at the Oakland A’s training camp in uniform, been the subject of an HBO special, showed up shirtless for drills at

jimLITKE Associated Press sports columnist.

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several summer camps, and displayed his pop culture bona fides by swapping messages with everybody from Judge Judy to Madonna.

In between, on his way to the Ann Arbor airport one March afternoon, Harbaugh and Michigan football operations director Jim Minick stopped at the scene of an accident and provided first aid to the two women involved as they waited for law enforcement to arrive.

And just last night, he had dinner with Ditka, for whom Harbaugh once played, pulling out a vintage No. 89 Chicago jersey and holding it up.

“He didn’t autograph it,” Harbaugh said, “but I’ll be proud to wear that.”

As for the hoopla, Harbaugh said, “Not striving to be creating any buzz.

Just striving to coach the football team. Not trying to be popular or anything.

“Anyone who is popular is bound to be disliked,” he added. “So just coaching football.”

Yet Harbaugh has found ways to enliven even the most regimented parts of the job. At his first spring practice, he arrived in his familiar khakis and longsleeve polo shirt and started going through the paces alongside his players.

“That was crazy,” said linebacker James Ross III. “Push-ups, calisthenics, 60-yard sprints, he was really into it. ... He brings the intensity every day. You can see how he was successful as both a player and a coach, and you’ve got to respect that.”

Harbaugh didn’t stop there. He preached selfrespect and told the players that if they wanted more walking-around money over the summer to get jobs.

“He said, ‘Be men about it. Earn it,’” Ross recalled.

“So we’ve got guys on all kinds of internships, working at golf courses, cutting grass, or working on maintenance crews, cleaning toilets and stuff.

“Believe me,” he added, “that’s earning your pay.”

Harbaugh’s responsibility to do the same begins in earnest Sept. 3, when Michigan opens against Utah on the road. Someone asked whether he was feeling the pressure mounting.

“I feel that with any job I do,” he said. “If Sarah [his wife] tells me to do a job around the house, the first thing I think is, ‘Don’t screw it up.’”

CHICAGO – The College Football Playoff has turned strength of schedule into a constant talking point, with each conference claiming its road to the postseason is most daunting.

Hoping to set themselves apart when playoff selection time comes around, Big Ten teams plan to play at least one nonconference game against a Power Five opponent and eliminate FCS schools from their schedules starting in 2016 when the league goes to a nine-game conference slate.

Commissioner Jim Delany touted the league’s “1910” scheduling model on Friday at Big Ten media days: one Power Five nonconference game, nine conference games, one conference championship game, zero games outside Bowl Subdivision.

The Big Ten would become the only Power Five conference to play nine league games, eliminate FCS opponents and require a Power Five nonconference game.

Delany said the scheduling guidelines are not a mandate, though he believes they will make

AP

Ohio State will enter the 2015 season as Big Ten favorites, after winning a national title a year ago. The Buckeyes open their season Sept. 7 at Virginia Tech.

Did you know?

• The last current Big 10 team to win backto-back AP national championships was Nebraska in 1994 and 1995. an impression on the playoff selection committee. The Big Ten has been working on its scheduling model for several years, but this week was an opportunity for Delany to tie it all together on a big stage.

Delany said games in

Notre Dame and BYU, both independents, would count as Power Five opponents, and the FCS games will be weaned off Big Ten schedules so its schools would not have to break current contracts.

“But this is the template that everybody thinks is best going forward from a variety of perspectives,” Delany said.

The Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference each require their teams to

play at least one Power Five nonconference opponent, but play only eight conference games and have no plan to eliminate FCS opponents.

Judging by postseason success and the number of players it sends to the NFL, the SEC is considered the strongest conference over the last 10 years. So good that its coaches claim their eightgame schedule is more challenging than the nine-game slates played by other conferences.

BIG TEN NOTEBOOK

Ferentz needs big season at Iowa Longest-tenured football coach in league may be on hot seat

BY FRED MITCHELL Chicago Tribune

As the longest-tenured head coach in the Big Ten, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz can be the subject of good-natured ribbing from his younger colleagues.

“The term that gets occasionally used is ‘dean,’” Ferentz said at Big Ten media days Thursday, 2 days before his 60th birthday. “I always think of ‘Animal House.’ ‘Dean’ is not a term to use for coaches.

You use that with academicians, and I am hardly an academician.

I haven’t taught school since 1979.”

Ferentz enters his 17th season in charge in Iowa City, but on the hot seat, according to some reports, after going 7-6 last season despite a 5-1 start. The Hawkeyes are 34-30 over the last five seasons.

“I believe we can win every game,” athletic director Gary Barta said of the 2015 schedule. “We are going to set out to do that and see how it all unfolds.

Going into the Wisconsin game [last season], we’re still in the hunt for a Big Ten title. And [we were] a close [26-24] loss against Wisconsin and a [37-34 overtime] loss to Nebraska away from this being a totally different discussion.”

Secret’s out: The big news about Indiana was a season-ending injury to wide receiver J-Shun Harris that coach Kevin Wilson happily was able to keep from the public for nearly 2 months.

Harris, a sophomore who was the Hoosiers’ offensive newcomer of the year in 2014, will need surgery after tearing an ACL in early June.

He caught 18 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns last season.

Remember

them?

Michigan State has won 11 or more games

in four of the last five seasons. The last two ended with victories in the Rose and Cotton bowls. Yet the Spartans are playing third fiddle at media days to defending national champion Ohio State and Michigan after its attention-grabbing hiring of Jim Harbaugh.

“It’s nothing different,” said Connor Cook, AP who figures to battle the Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz speaks to the media Ohio State quarterbacks for All-Big Ten status. during the Big Ten Football Media Day on Thursday “You win a Big Ten in Chicago. championship, you win a Rose Bowl and you still don’t get the respect. It’s what we have dealt with at Michigan State. It gives us another reason to have a chip on our shoulder and to not be complacent.”

OFF Line in the sand: BorER E NDS der wars make for great AUG rivalries, but Maryland UST 15 has a lot more to do on its end before its games with Penn State reach that level.

The budding rivalry got a little fuel when Nittany Lions coach James Franklin, a former Terrapins offensive coordinator, reportedly said he considers recruiting in New Jersey and Maryland “instate.” And even more when the Terps captains refused to shake hands with the Penn State captains before Maryland’s 20-19 road win last year.

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Langloss remembers seeing plenty of watchful eyes on her from the sidelines, some with pens and notepads. They became more noticeable when it came time to back up or regroup after some hustle.

“Everyone’s good,” Langloss said. “You always have to be playing your best and working hard. You can’t just stop and take a break, because that’s when a coach can be looking.

You just always have to be on your game.”

Having participated in club teams for most of their childhood, both Gearing and Langloss heard about the opportunity to try out in Olympic-based competition only recently. Langloss decided around December to go for it, while Gearing heard about the opportunity through his friend Lucas Sotelo.

“He’s a few years younger than me,” Gearing said. “I went to his soccer camp, and a kid there said that I should be fine for it.

I tried out, made it, and it’s pretty cool.”

Tryouts for the team were held during this past winter and spring, leading up to the state combine in June, where state team selections take place.

Part of the tryout process involved playing against those older than them, and thus more experienced.

“We kind of had to play up a standard to face these older kids,” Gearing said.

Once on the state team, Gearing and Langloss had the opportunity to advance into a regional team consisting of elite players in their respective age groups from 14 nearby states. However, the duo didn’t make that cut.

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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot Friday on the fifth tee during the second round of the Quicken Loans National tournament at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Woods shot a 66, tying him for fifth after two rounds.

Woods shoots well in second round Pettersen leads women’s British Open By the Associated Press

Tiger Woods showed a rare flash of anger on a mostly stress-free day when his second shot on the eighth hole failed to clear a massive fairway bunker. The best he could do was to squeeze it onto the front of the green in Gainesville, Virginia.

The mistake on the par-5 hole set up the signature moment of a 5-under 66 on Friday in the Quicken Loans National that put Woods in contention for his first victory in nearly 2 years.

Woods sank the 36-foot birdie putt, which broke hard to the right and trickled over a crest and into the hole. He celebrated with a vintage fist pump and smile.

Woods was tied for fifth, three shots behind Ryo Ishikawa, who was even par for the day before he birdied the last three holes at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

LPGA

Pettersen leads at British Open: Norway’s Suzann

Pettersen shot a 3-under 69 in windy morning conditions to take a two-

stroke lead after the second round of the Women’s British Open at Turnberry, Scotland.

Pettersen had a 7-under 137 at Turnberry’s Ailsa Course.

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, Taiwan’s Teresa Lu and South Koreans So Yeon Ryu and Jin-Young Ko were tied for second. The 18-year-old Lydia Ko shot a 73 in some of the worst conditions in the rainy afternoon, when the wind swirled and gusted up to 25 mph. Lu and Jin-Young Ko shot 71, and Ryu had a 72.

Champions tour Lehman leads at 3M c h a m p i o n s h i p : Local

favorite Tom Lehman shot an 8-under 64 to open a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour’s windy 3M Championship in Blaine, Minnesota.

Lehman had two birdies and an eagle in an early three-hole stretch, added a birdie on the par-4 ninth, and closed with three more birdies at TPC Twin Cities.

The 56-year-old Lehman is from Alexandria and played at the University of Minnesota.

Nevertheless, competing in a high-level atmosphere has given Gearing and Langloss opportunities to improve on their game.

Both had received a few pointers from the elite coaches who kept a close eye.

Soccer is the only sport they play in high school.

Gearing, who spends an average of 6 hours a week fine-tuning his game in his backyard

soccer pitch, is preparing for his second season on Sterling’s varsity squad, which starts practice in 2 weeks.

“Just the quality of kids I was playing with, which helped me when I needed it,” Gearing said.

“I learned more about leadership, and know some new roles that I need to fill in order to help out others, and help them improve.”

Langloss, meanwhile,

is preparing for play with the suburban Campton United club – the fourthranked U15 club team in Illinois according to Got Soccer.

“It’s helped me play faster with the ball,” Langloss said. “It’s helped me realize what I need to do in order to get better. It was a great overall experience. I got good coaching points from the coaches to help me all around.”

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Opener bids with a cute minimum

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Saul Gorn, a pioneer in computer and information science who died in 1992, once quipped, “Having lost sight of our goal, we must redouble our efforts.”

This week, we have been making an effort to study responder’s redouble after the opener has bid one of a suit and the next player has made a takeout double. This redouble promises at least 10 high-card points. On the second round, if the opener bids immediately, he announces a minimum or subminimum distributional opening bid – as in today’s deal.

When South bid two hearts, he described his hand well.

(With a stronger hand, he would have passed first, then bid on the next round.)

North, with a super double fit, jumped to five hearts to say that he wanted to be in a slam, but that he had (at least) two immediate diamond losers. South’s six-

diamond control-bid (cue-bid) announced a first-round control in that suit. North went for all 13 tricks. Yes, there’s nothing like bidding while looking at all of the cards.

After West leads a trump, how should South keep sight of his goal, the number of tricks he needs to make the contract?

Declarer has six side-suit tricks (five spades and one club), so must score seven trump tricks. He wins the first trick in the dummy, ruffs a diamond high in his hand, crosses to dummy with a trump, ruffs another diamond, plays a spade to dummy, trumps a third diamond, leads a club to the ace, draws West’s remaining hearts, discarding his last two clubs, and claims.

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Despite a month of speculation, the White Sox did not trade starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija before Friday’s trade deadline. The hope now is that they can convince the right-handed pitcher to sign with the team after the season.

White Sox stand pat at deadline Team tried, but couldn’t make deals

BY COLLEEN KANE Chicago Tribune

After weeks of speculation about whether they would trade right-hander Jeff Samardzija or add a bat before the end of July, the White Sox moved past Friday’s trade deadline without making a deal.

“We were fairly aggressive on multiple fronts, and ultimately at the end of the day there wasn’t that type of deal for us to do,” Sox general manager Rick Hahn said. “Frankly, it’s a little frustrating. We were optimistic we were going to be able to get something done. Ultimately, the cost just didn’t justify the return.”

The Sox’s play on their 7-1 road trip – and really over the month of July, when they went 16-9 entering Friday – made the team comfortable with not selling off their pieces, as was expected just a month ago when the club was flailing.

Hahn said the team “had fair yet significant asks” when it came to trading off some of their current pieces, but didn’t have extensive talks about it over the last week.

Samardzija is the biggest piece to stay after his name was bandied about the trade market earlier this month. Hahn said the Sox still hope to sign Samardzija to a long-term contract, or they could opt to receive a compensation draft pick if he turns down a qualifying offer.

In keeping Samardzija for the rest of the year, they are able to put a bet-

ter product on the field this season, and if they have enough success, perhaps better convince him the South Side is a place he should stay.

“If this momentum continues to grow, and we’re able to do something special here in October, then I think it enhances our ability to re-sign him, or it enhances perhaps his desire to stay or for us to find a way to make it work,” Hahn said.

Hahn said the Sox shifted their strategy and weighed adding shortterm, 2-month rental pieces to enhance the current team. But they determined that it would cost too much of their future to add them.

A player like former Tigers outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who went to the Mets, might have been a nice addition, but it would have been a pure rental as he becomes a free agent in 2016.

“I do think we passed on perhaps some opportunities to do something that might have been a little short-sighted and might have compromised us for an extended period,” Hahn said.

The Sox hope their team continues to reward the faith they have put in it.

“As frustrating and disappointing as the first few months of the season were, I hope people are finding a way to be able to enjoy what they have been able to accomplish over the last month,” Hahn said. “It’s on this club now to continue doing it.”

AP

Yoenis Cespedes was traded from the Tigers to the Mets on Friday in the final flurry of activity before the 3 p.m. trade deadline. Cespedes was also traded last year before the deadline from the A’s to the Tigers.

Mets make wave Trade for Cespedes highlights last day of activity

BY RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer

Other deals

NEW YORK – The Mets finally landed the bat they were looking for in Yoenis Cespedes just ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, and Cole Hamels confirmed he blocked a trade to Houston before Philadelphia dealt its ace to Texas.

Sixteen trades were made Friday ahead of the annual deadline for deals without waivers, but San Diego was among the buyers, not the sellers, to the surprise of some.

Hamels was the only top starting pitcher dealt following earlier trades that sent Scott Kazmir to Houston, Johnny Cueto to Kansas City, and David Price to Toronto.

Eleven of 15 AL teams began the day within five games of a playoff berth, and seven of 15 in the NL, where the races are more defined.

“There are a lot of buyers out there,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. “And that probably has something to do with the second wild card, and maybe just the reality of that second wild card has sunk in, and the tightness of various races around both leagues.”

Cespedes, eligible for free agency after the season, hit .293 with 18 home runs and 61 RBIs in 102 games for the Tigers. Seeking to make the playoffs for the first time since 2006, the Mets have a talented starting rotation, but rank last in the majors in runs and batting average, and 29th in on-base percentage and slugging.

“He’s a very dynamic player,”

• The Orioles got outfielder Gerardo Parra from Milwaukee.

• San Diego obtained left-hander Marc Rzepczynski from Cleveland.

• Pittsburgh got left-hander J.A. Happ from Seattle and first baseman Michael Morse from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

• Minnesota acquired right-hander Kevin Jepsen from Tampa Bay. Alderson said. “We think he’s going to impact us in a number of different ways. But I think also just his presence in the lineup, and his presence on the team will raise the energy level – and I hope it raises the energy level in the dugout and in the stands. I think that this is the kind of player that could have a big impact both in terms of the game on the field, and how the team is perceived.”

New York already had added infielders Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson, and reliever Tyler Clippard. The moves increased New York’s payroll by about $8.2 million within the last week. Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said a trade fell through Wednesday night that would have sent outfielder Carlos Gomez to the Mets.

“When you’re in the hunt, what you want is general managers on your team to be somewhat aggressive,” injured third base-

man David Wright said as news of the Cespedes trade was breaking.

“And it seems like Sandy has done that. So give him credit.”

Texas completed its deal to acquire Hamels and left-handed reliever Jake Diekman for left-hander Matt Harrison and five prospects. The Rangers will receive $9.5 million – $7 million in 2016 and $2.5 million in 2018 – to offset part of the contract for Hamels, who is due $22.5 million per season through 2018 with a club option for 2019.

“I’m excited to start the next chapter of my baseball life,” Hamels said.

“They have a lot of great players, and there’s always a chance in that league. I don’t think they are too far away, even this year.”

Hamels, 6-7 with a 3.64 ERA, figures to be part of a rotation next year with Japanese ace Yu Darvish, who had Tommy John surgery in March. Hamels, who had a limited no-trade provision, vetoed a deal to the AL West-leading Houston Astros.

“You don’t want to say no to anybody, and you don’t want to let a city down or an organization down,” Hamels said. “But you want to do what’s best not just for my baseball career, but for my family.”

Philadelphia got Double-A catcher Jorge Alfaro, outfielder Nick Williams and right-hander Jake Thompson – three of the Rangers’ top prospects – and Triple-A righthanders Jerad Eickhoff and Alec Asher.

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Rizzo bashes another home run Hammel, Cubs hand Brewers loss; Sox downed by Yankees By the Associated Press

AP

The Cubs traded outfielder Junior Lake on Friday to the Orioles for relief pitcher Tommy Hunter. It was one of two deals made by the Cubs before the 3 p.m. trade deadline.

Added arms should help down stretch HAUGH

off contender needs.

Outfielder Junior Lake, the price for Hunter, had become expendable.

Keeping Baez gives the Epstein put the Cubs in Cubs options, which better position to catch would have been reduced the Giants for the second had they unloaded him wild-card than they were before he realized his when Friday started. potential.

More importantly, Haren, a picture of dura- Epstein made a statement bility, fills an immediate that, no matter what the standings say, the future need as a fifth starter, still matters more than allowing Dallas Beeler to the present for the Cubs pitch in Iowa where he belongs. Hunter, a sturdy – who made two unspectacular deadline trades to right-hander, offers the bullpen depth every play- prove it.

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Jason Hammel beat the Brewers for the seventh consecutive decision with his first win in almost 2 months, and Anthony Rizzo homered to lead the Cubs to a 4-1 win on Friday night in Milwaukee.

Hammel (6-5) improved to 7-0 in nine starts against Milwaukee and picked up his first victory since June 6. He allowed a run on six hits over 5 2/3 innings to beat the Brewers for the second time this season. His only mistake was a pitch Ryan Braun hit for his 19th home run in the first.

Hector Rondon pitched the ninth for his 15th save.

Starlin Castro, in an 11-for-80 slump (.138) over the last 22 games, drove in two runs with a single in the first and a fielder’s choice in the sixth. Rizzo, who had a game-winning, three-run homer Thursday, hit a solo shot in the seventh.

who have won eight of 11 to move a season-high 29 games over .500 for the third time this season.

Stephen Piscotty had a two-run double to help St. Louis run its major league-best home record to 39-15.

Colorado has lost seven of 10.

Yankees 13, White Sox 6: Mark Teixeira hit a

AP

The Brewers’ Scooter Gennett is out at second as the Cubs’ Addison Russell turns a double play during the fifth inning of Friday’s game in Milwaukee.

The Cubs won 4-1.

Addison Russell added a run-scoring single in the sixth and chased Milwaukee starter Taylor Jungmann (5-3).

games, Michael Wacha pitched seven crisp innings, and the Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies in St. Louis.

Jhonny Peralta added Cardinals 7, Rockies 0: Matt Carpenter homered a two-run homer for for the third time in two the Cardinals (66-37),

grand slam off rookie Carlos Rodon and a tworun homer off reliever Matt Albers to boost the Yankees to a win over the White Sox in Chicago.

Teixeira homered from both sides of the plate for a major-league record 14th time in his career.

Jose Abreu homered for the second straight night and the third time in four games to give the Sox two runs in the third inning against Nathan Eovaldi.

Rodon gave up a careerhigh eight earned runs on eight hits with four walks and four strikeouts over three-plus innings.

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SPOTLIGHT ON HOUSTON’S DALLAS KEUCHEL

BATTING AVERAGE (as of July 30)

BATTING AVERAGE (as of July 30)

Cabrera, DET Kipnis, CLE Fielder, TEX Iglesias, DET Bogaerts, BOS

Goldschmidt, ARI Harper, WAS Gordon, MIA Parra, MIL LaMahieu, COL

.350 .332 .330 .318 .316

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE

Trout, LAA Cabrera, DET Teixeira, NYY Cruz, SEA J. Martinez, DET

Harper, WAS Stanton, MIA Goldschmidt, ARI Arenado, COL Frazier, CIN

.627 .578 .562 .553 .551

Trout, LAA Pujols, LAA J. Martinez, DET Teixeira, NYY Cruz, SEA

31 30 27 26 26

RUNS BATTED IN

K. Morales, K-C Davis, BAL Donaldson, TOR Bautista, TOR Teixeira, NYY

70 69 69 68 67

RUNS SCORED

Trout, LAA Dozier, MIN Gardner, NYY Donaldson, TOR

75 74 72 71

HITS

Kipnis, CLE Fielder, TEX Cruz, SEA Bogaerts, BOS Cespedes, DET

132 126 119 118 118

DOUBLES

Kipnis, CLE Brantley, CLE Dozier, MIN Cespedes, DET

31 30 28 28

TRIPLES

Kiermaier, T-B Davis, DET Eaton, CHW

10 8 8

TOTAL BASES

Trout, LAA Donaldson, TOR Cruz, SEA J. Martinez, DET

227 217 214 211

STOLEN BASES

Altuve, HOU Burns, OAK Cain, K-C

28 21 18

BASES ON BALLS

Bautista, TOR Santana, CLE Cabrera, DET

69 68 53

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

2.10 2.16 2.32 2.43

WON-LOST

McHugh, HOU Keuchel, HOU Hernandez, SEA Lewis, TEX Gray, OAK

12-5 12-5 12-6 11-4 11-4

SAVES

Perkins, MIN Britton, BAL Boxberger, T-B Street, LAA

29 26 25 25

INNINGS PITCHED

157.0 151.0 148.1

STRIKEOUTS

Sale, CHW Archer, T-B Kluber, CLE

177 173 172

COMPLETE GAMES Buehrle, TOR Keuchel, HOU Price, DET

SHUTOUTS

Hernandez, SEA Montgomery, SEA Gray, OAK Keuchel, HOU

.464 .463 .432 .396

HOME RUNS

HOME RUNS

Kluber, CLE Keuchel, HOU Samardzija, CHW

Goldschmidt, ARI Harper, WAS Votto, CIN Rizzo, CHC

.456 .407 .404 .400 .379

Kazmir, HOU Gray, OAK Keuchel, HOU Santiago, LAA

.690 .606 .605 .569 .560

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

ON-BASE PERCENTAGE

Cabrera, DET Kipnis, CLE Trout, LAA Fielder, TEX Brantley, CLE

.347 .335 .334 .328 .325

4 3 3

2 2 2 2

AP

Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel has become popular because of his success on the mound and because of his signature beard. The latter he would willingly cut off for the right reason – namely a charity that specializes in Alzheimer’s research.

Pursuit of perfection Dominant Keuchel helps Astros climb atop the AL West ous.

“He can go three up and three HOUSTON – Dallas Keuchel down and not be satisfied,” had scarcely more than a five Hinch said. “That happens rouYear W-L ERA IP SO BB o’clock shadow when he made tinely for him.”

2012 3-8 5.27 85.1 38 39 his major league debut in 2012.

Keuchel chuckles when asked 2013 6-10 5.15 153.2 123 52 Houston’s ace has since turned about his perfectionism.

2014 12-9 2.93 200.0 146 48 his beard into one of the more “It’s kind of borderline ridicu2015 12-5 2.32 151.0 132 34 recognizable in sports, rivallous,” he said. “I’m always ing that of Houston Rockets star striving to be the best. When I and tournaments in his youth.

James Harden in an unusual onesee guys performing like Greg “He was somebody that two punch for this city. Like his Maddux or Tom Glavine or John was very influential in my beard, Keuchel’s popularity has Smoltz, it seemed to me that life,” Keuchel said. “And somegrown, too, as he has helped the those guys were just perfect body that I will never forget.” long-suffering Astros take the lead pitchers, and I’ve always wanted His bright eyes take on a in the American League West. to be like them. And so with that momentary tinge of sadness as There’s Keuchel’s Korner, a sec- he recounts watching his grand- I do everything I possibly can in tion of the ballpark dedicated to father, a doctor specializing in between my start days to be as the left-hander, where at each of obstetrics and gynecology, sucperfect as possible.” his home starts, $35 buys a game cumb to the illness. Keuchel felt Keuchel went 3-8 with a 5.27 ticket, a fake beard, a shirt with ERA in 16 starts in 2012, the helpless. a the words “Go Beard or Go “It was difficult, but at the same highlight of which was a comHome” and a cartoon depiction plete game in his second major time it’s one of those things of his whiskers. where there was nothing I could league outing. He never lacked But there is something you possibly do to reverse it,” he said. confidence, and at the time, should know about his famous So if someone stepped up with believed he was ready to be in face adornment: Unlike Harda “large amount of money” to go the big leagues. The luxury of time has shown him that that en, Keuchel isn’t committed to to an Alzheimer’s charity, he’d may have not been the case. keeping the beard. have no qualms about a transi“That whole year I was kind of “I would definitely cut it off,” he tion to clean-shaven Keuchel. told The Associated Press in an “It’s something that I would like up and down ... it was a roller coaster,” he said. “When I’m lookinterview where he often absent- to see a lot more awareness of, ing back at my short career now, mindedly stroked the beard. and that’s why I would be willI feel like I was a minor league Shearing it would have to ing to cut my beard,” he said. pitcher being lucky enough to be mean something. He’s thought “Hopefully one of these days ... in the big leagues, I honestly didn’t about how he could do it, and we can find a cure for it.” who could be helped with the His attention to detail in think- belong. There was a lot of stuff move. His top choice would be ing this through illustrates one of that I needed to clean up.”

He made his first opening day to devise a plan where getting rid the reasons why Keuchel is such roster last season by earning the of it could raise money for chara dominant pitcher. The Oklafifth spot in Houston’s rotation. ity, possibly in the fight against homa native is a perfectionist – Alzheimer’s. from how he agonizes over every That, he says, was the shot in the arm needed to propel him to the He’s keenly interested in pitch to his perfectly organized next level.

Alzheimer’s research. His closet featuring a prized Jordan Last season, he went 12-9 with 81-year-old grandfather, collection. a 2.93 ERA and five complete Joseph Keuchel, died in SepThat quality has helped him games, and picked up his first to 12 wins, which is tied for the tember after a battle with the AL lead, and a 2.32 ERA, ranking Gold Glove. Once he realized disease. The elder Keuchel was he was capable of retiring the instrumental in the 27-year-old’s third in the AL. game’s most elite hitters, there Manager A.J. Hinch jokingly early baseball career, always was no stopping him. bragging about his grandson and called it the “stubbornness of being great” before getting seri“Just to get over that mental helping to fund trips to games

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer

Keuchel by the numbers

Another season ends with sale Talented Marlins send some away during disappointing year Hill said.

That’s clearly the case.

For now, however, MIAMI – Ace rightthere’s only subtraction. hander Jose Fernandez Michael Morse – the is unbeaten and percleanup batter in haps stronger than ever Miami’s opening day after recovering from elbow surgery. Giancarlo lineup – and pitcher Mat Latos were shipped Stanton remains one out Thursday to the Los of baseball’s top power Angeles Dodgers for hitters. Dee Gordon is three low-level minor among the game’s leadleague pitchers. ers in batting average And then Friday, the and stolen bases. Adeiny Hechavarria has become Marlins traded righthander Dan Haren an All-Star shortstop.

And the Miami Marlins (7-7, 3.42, team-high are still in the midst of a 21 starts) to the Chicago Cubs for two more disastrous season.

“We need more,” Mar- minor leaguers, shortstop Elliot Soto and lins president of baseball operations Michael pitcher Ivan Pineyro.

29 27 27 25

RUNS BATTED IN

Arenado, COL Goldschmidt, ARI Harper, WAS Frazier, CIN Stanton, MIA Posey, S-F

78 77 68 67 67 67

RUNS SCORED

Harper, WAS Pollock, ARI Goldschmidt, ARI Fowler, CHC

68 67 67 65

HITS

Gordon, MIA Goldschmidt, ARI LeMahieu, COL Pollock, ARI

124 124 118 117

DOUBLES

Frazier, CIN Gonzalez, LAD Arenado, COL Belt, S-F Rizzo, CHC

30 27 26 26 26

TRIPLES

Peralta, ARI Revere, PHL Grichuk, STL

8 6 6

TOTAL BASES

Harper, WAS Frazier, CIN Goldschmidt, ARI Arenado, COL

220 219 216 214

STOLEN BASES

Hamilton, CIN Gordon, MIA Blackmon, COL

49 33 27

BASES ON BALLS

Goldschmidt, ARI Harper, WAS Votto, CIN

82 74 73

EARNED RUN AVERAGE

Greinke, LAD deGrom, NYM Scherzer, WAS Cole, PIT

1.37 2.05 2.22 2.24

WON-LOST

Cole, PIT Wacha, STL Martinez, STL

14-4 11-4 11-4

SAVES

MARLINS

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

Harper, WAS Frazier, CIN Stanton, MIA Arenado, COL

None of those acquisitions has ever played in the major leagues.

As far as fire sales go, Marlins fans have seen worse. But the last few days has served as one big reminder that Miami – which has not been in the postseason since Josh Beckett tagged Jorge Posada for the last out of the 2003 World Series – may be a long way from getting another look at baseball’s loftiest stage.

“Our goal is to be one of 10 [playoff teams] and play for a championship,” Hill said Thursday, not long after telling Morse and Latos they

were traded, a move that followed Miami’s 1-0 loss to Washington.

These aren’t little adjustments.

Miami entered Friday’s game against San Diego at 42-60, the secondworst mark in baseball ahead of only Philadelphia. It’s a far cry from what the Marlins envisioned after an offseason in which they signed Stanton to a record $325 million contract, ensured they could keep Christian Yelich with a new 7-year deal, and landed players like Ichiro Suzuki, Gordon, Haren, Morse and Latos.

Melancon, PIT Rosenthal, STL Kimbrel, S-D

32 31 30

INNINGS PITCHED

Scherzer, WAS Arrieta, CHC Kershaw, LAD Lackey, STL

150.0 140.2 140.0 139.1

STRIKEOUTS

Kershaw, LAD Scherzer, WAS Shields, S-D Arrieta, CHC Liriano, PIT

185 172 148 147 140

COMPLETE GAMES Scherzer, WAS Arrieta, CHC Heston, S-F Miller, ATL Kershaw, LAD

SHUTOUTS

Kershaw, LAD Miller, ATL Scherzer, WAS

3 2 2 2 2

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FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB

CARDINALS 7, ROCKIES 0 Colorado

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct New York 58 44 .569 Baltimore 52 50 .510 Toronto 53 51 .510 Tampa Bay 51 53 .490 Boston 46 58 .442 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 61 41 .598 Minnesota 53 49 .520 Detroit 50 53 .485 Chicago 49 52 .485 Cleveland 47 54 .465 West Division W L Pct Houston 58 46 .558 Los Angeles 55 46 .545 Texas 50 52 .490 Seattle 47 57 .452 Oakland 45 58 .437

GB — 6 6 8 13 GB — 8 11½ 11½ 13½ GB — 1½ 7 11 12½

Friday’s Games Baltimore 8, Detroit 7 Toronto 7, Kansas City 6, 11 innings Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5 Texas 6, San Francisco 3 Seattle 6, Minnesota 1 Arizona 6, Houston 4 N.Y. Yankees 13, White Sox 5 Cleveland 2, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, late Saturday’s games Kansas City (Ventura 5-7) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-5), 12:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-2) at Boston (J.Kelly 2-6), 12:35 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Heaney 5-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 9-2), 3:05 p.m.

Detroit (An.Sanchez 10-8) at Baltimore (Gausman 1-2), 6:05 p.m.

Arizona (Hellickson 7-6) at Houston (Keuchel 12-5), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Undecided) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 5-8), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Montgomery 4-4) at Minnesota (Gibson 8-8), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (T.Hudson 6-8) at Texas (Hamels 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Co.Anderson 2-2) at Oakland (Brooks 0-0), 8:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Kansas City at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.

Detroit at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Friday’s box score

YANKEES 13, WHITE SOX 5 New York

ab Ellsury cf 5 CYoung lf-rf 5 ARdrgz dh 2 BMcCn ph-dh 1 Teixeir 1b 4 Beltran rf 4 Ackley ph-lf 2 Headly 3b 4 Drew 2b 1 JMrphy c 5 B.Ryan 2b-3b 6 Gregrs ss 3

r 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0

h 1 2 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 3 0

bi 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Chicago

ab r h bi Eaton cf 4 1 2 0 Sldn 3b-1b-ss 5 1 1 0 Abreu 1b 2 1 1 2 GBckh 3b 2 1 1 0 MeCarr lf 3 0 1 1 Shuck lf 1 1 1 1 Flowrs 1b 1 0 0 0 AvGarc rf 5 0 0 0 LaRch dh-p 5 0 4 1 AlRmrz ss 3 0 1 0 LeGarc ss-lf 2 0 0 0 Soto c 3 0 0 0 CSnchz 2b 4 1 1 0 Totals 42 1318 12 Totals 40 6 13 5 New York 150 511 000 —13 Chicago 002 010 201 — 6 DP—Chicago 1. LOB—New York 13, Chicago 10. 2B—C.Young (18), A.Rodriguez (15), Teixeira (22), Beltran 2 (22), J.Murphy (5), B.Ryan (4), Eaton (16), G.Beckham (8), LaRoche (16), C.Sanchez (14). 3B—Shuck (1). HR—Teixeira 2 (28), Abreu (18). SB— Eaton (9). S—Gregorius. SF—Gregorius.

IP H R ER BB SO New York Eovaldi W,11-2 5 2/3 7 3 3 3 5 Warren 2 1/3 4 2 2 0 4 Goody 1 2 1 1 0 1 Chicago Rodon L,4-4 3 8 8 8 4 4 M.Albers 1 4 3 3 1 1 Da.Jennings 2 4 2 2 2 2 D.Webb 2 2 0 0 2 1 LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rodon pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

WP—Warren 2, Rodon 3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct Washington 54 47 .535 New York 53 50 .515 Atlanta 46 57 .447 Miami 42 61 .408 Philadelphia 40 64 .385 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 66 37 .641 Pittsburgh 60 42 .588 Chicago 55 47 .539 Cincinnati 46 55 .455 Milwaukee 44 60 .423 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 57 45 .559 San Francisco56 46 .549 Arizona 50 51 .495 San Diego 50 53 .485 Colorado 43 58 .426

GB — 2 9 13 15½ GB — 5½ 10½ 19 22½ GB — 1 6½ 7½ 13½

Friday’s Games Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 3 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4 San Diego 8, Miami 3, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 1, 12 innings Texas 6, San Francisco 3 Arizona 6, Houston 4 Cubs 4, Brewers 1 St. Louis 8, Colorado 0 L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, late Saturday’s games L.A. Angels (Heaney 5-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 9-2), 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Wisler 5-1) at Philadelphia (Nola 1-1), 6:05 p.m.

Arizona (Hellickson 7-6) at Houston (Keuchel 12-5), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-5) at Milwaukee (Garza 5-11), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (G.Cole 14-4) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

San Diego (Undecided) at Miami (Undecided), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (J.Ross 2-3) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 10-6), 6:10 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 6-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 8-5), 6:15 p.m.

San Francisco (T.Hudson 6-8) at Texas (Hamels 0-0), 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s games Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

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

San Francisco at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:08 p.m.

Friday’s box scores

CUBS 4, BREWERS 1 Chicago

Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h bi Fowler cf 5 0 1 0 Gennett 2b 4 0 1 0 Schwrr c 4 0 0 0 Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0 Braun rf 4 1 1 1 Denorfi ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lind 1b 4 0 0 0 Coghln lf 5 0 1 0 KDavis lf 3 0 1 0 HRndn p 0 0 0 0 SPetrsn cf 3 0 2 0 Rizzo 1b 3 2 2 1 Segura ss 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3b 3 1 0 0 EHerrr 3b 3 0 0 0 Soler rf 4 1 2 0 Jngmn p 2 0 2 0 SCastro ss 4 0 1 2 Cotts p 0 0 0 0 Hamml p 2 0 0 0 LSchfr ph 1 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0 Thrnrg p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 HPerez ph 1 0 0 0 D.Ross ph-c 1 0 0 0 ARussll 2b 4 0 2 1 Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 33 1 7 1 Chicago 010 101 100 — 4 Milwaukee 100 000 000 — 1 E—E.Herrera (4). DP—Chicago 1. LOB— Chicago 8, Milwaukee 8. 2B—Fowler (16), Coghlan (18), Jungmann (1). HR—Rizzo (19), Braun (19). SB—A.Russell (2), K.Davis (1). S—Hammel.

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Hammel W,6-5 5 2/3 6 1 1 2 4 Grimm H,7 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Motte H,6 1 0 0 0 1 2 Strop H,16 1 0 0 0 0 0 H.Rondon S,15-18 1 1 0 0 0 1 Milwaukee Jungmann L,5-3 5 2/3 7 3 2 2 7 Cotts 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 2 Thornburg 2 1 0 0 0 2 WP—Motte, Jungmann.

St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Blckmn cf 4 0 0 0 MCrpnt 3b 4 1 2 1 Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 Pisctty lf 4 1 1 2 CGnzlz rf 3 0 1 0 Wong 2b 5 2 2 1 JMiller p 0 0 0 0 Maness p 0 0 0 0 Arenad 3b 4 0 0 0 JhPerlt ss 4 1 2 2 LeMahi 2b 3 0 1 0 T.Cruz c 1 0 0 0 Fridrch p 0 0 0 0 Heywrd rf 3 0 2 1 Axford p 0 0 0 0 Bourjos cf 1 0 0 0 Stubbs rf 1 0 0 0 Molina c 3 0 2 0 Paulsn 1b 4 0 1 0 Choate p 0 0 0 0 Hundly c 4 0 0 0 Kozma ss 1 0 0 0 BBarns lf 4 0 1 0 Moss 1b 4 0 0 0 Kndrck p 0 0 0 0 Grichk cf-rf 4 1 2 0 Laffey p 1 0 1 0 Wacha p 1 1 0 0 Rusin ph 0 0 0 0 GGar ss-2b 1 0 1 0 Germn p 0 0 0 0 Descals 2b 1 0 1 0 Totals 33 0 6 0 Totals 36 7 14 7 Colorado 000 000 000 — 0 St. Louis 200 005 00x — 7 E—Kozma (4). LOB—Colorado 8, St. Louis 11. 2B—Ca.Gonzalez (18), M.Carpenter (26), Piscotty (3), Grichuk (19), G.Garcia (2). HR—M.Carpenter (13), Jh.Peralta (15).

S—Rusin, Wacha. SF—Heyward.

IP H R ER BB SO Colorado K.Kendrick L,4-12 1 4 2 2 0 0 Laffey 3 3 0 0 1 2 Germen 1 2/3 3 3 3 1 1 Friedrich 1 1/3 3 2 2 1 0 Axford 1 1 0 0 1 2 J.Miller 1 0 0 0 0 2 St. Louis Wacha W,12-4 7 4 0 0 1 7 Choate 1 1 0 0 0 0 Maness 1 1 0 0 0 2 WP—Wacha.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Windows 10 400 At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.416 mph.

2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 178.168.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 177.837.

4. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 177.658.

5. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 177.63.

6. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 177.613.

7. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 177.546.

8. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 177.34.

9. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 177.291.

10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 177.211.

11. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 177.05.

12. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 176.651.

13. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 176.446.

14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 176.367.

15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 176.339.

16. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 176.263.

17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 176.26.

18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 175.943.

19. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 175.774.

20. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 175.569.

21. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 175.131.

22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 175.067.

23. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 174.744.

24. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 174.676.

25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 174.723.

26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 174.371.

27. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 174.348.

28. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 174.004.

29. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 173.842.

30. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 173.735.

31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 173.427.

32. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 173.33.

33. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, 173.247.

34. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 173.174.

35. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 172.662.

36. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 172.622.

37. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points.

38. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, owner points.

39. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, owner points.

40. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, owner points.

41. (98) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, owner points.

42. (33) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, owner points.

43. (62) Timmy Hill, Ford, owner points.

Golf Friday’s results PGA Tour Quicken Loans National At Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Va. Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,385; Par 71 Second Round a-denotes amateur Ryo Ishikawa 63-68 — 131 -11 Rickie Fowler 67-65 — 132 -10 Kevin Chappell 64-68 — 132 -10 David Lingmerth 68-65 — 133 -9 Pat Perez 67-67 — 134 -8 Greg Owen 66-68 — 134 -8 Charles Howell III 67-67 — 134 -8 Tiger Woods 68-66 — 134 -8 Jimmy Walker 71-63 — 134 -8 Whee Kim 68-66 — 134 -8 Brice Garnett 69-65 — 134 -8 Jason Bohn 67-67 — 134 -8 Danny Lee 67-67 — 134 -8 Ollie Schniederjans 66-69 — 135 -7 Russell Knox 69-67 — 136 -6 Steven Bowditch 68-68 — 136 -6

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Traded RHP Tommy Hunter to the Chicago Cubs for OF Junior Lake.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Traded LHP Marc Rzepczynski to San Diego for OF Abraham Almonte and optioned Almonte to Columbus (IL). Assigned RHP Toru Murata outright to Collumbus. Selected the contract of OF Jerry Sands from Columbus.

Reinstated RHP Josh Tomlin from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Columbus. Sent OF Nick Swisher to Lake County (MWL) for a rehab assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Traded OF Yoenis Cespedes to the N.Y. Mets for RHPs Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa. Optioned LHP Matt Boyd to Toledo (IL). Transferred LHP Kyle Lobstein to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed LHP C.J. Wilson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Sent RHP Jered Weaver to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated LHP Caleb Thielbar for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Traded LHP J.A. Happ to Pittsburgh for RHP Adrian Sampson.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded RHP Kevin Jepsen to Minnesota for RHPs Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapia.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Designated RHP Ben Rowen for assignment.

MIAMI MARLINS — Traded RHP Dan Haren and cash to the Chicago Cubs for RHP Ivan Pineyro and SS Elliot Soto. Traded RHP Sam Dyson to Texas for C Tomas Telis and LHP Code Ege. Assigned Pineyro and Soto to Jacksonville (SL). Reinstated 3B Donovan Solano from paternity leave.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Traded OF Gerardo Parra to Baltimore for RHP Zach Davies. Selected the contract of 2B Elian Herrera from Colorado Springs (PCL). Traded RHP Jonathan Broxton and cash to St. Louis for OF Malik Collymore. Recalled OF Logan Schafer from Colorado Springs.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Traded LHPs Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman and cash to Texas for LHP Matt Harrison, C Jorge Alfaro, OF Nick Williams and RHPs Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff and Jake Thompson.

Reinstated RHP Aaron Harang from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned OF Gorkys Hernandez outright to Indianapolis (IL). Traded SS Justin Sellers to the Chicago White Sox for a player to be named or cash. Placed RHP A.J. Burnett on the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Deolis Guerra for assignment. Recalled LHP Bobby LaFromboise from Indianapolis. Acquired 1B Michael Morse and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Dodgers OF Jose Tabata.

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OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Mother Nature wins again L

ast weekend was a very busy one for me.

It included bait fishing, then flathead fishing, then some more bait fishing, then some more flathead fishing, then due to a cancellation, I was even able to sneak a tournament in to finish it off.

Let me tell you that the tourney was not dominated by the fishermen, as Mother Nature once again reared her ugly mug and made things unpleasant and a tad dangerous for us fishermen.

Sunday out at old Moonlight Bay Marina launched the Luke Stage Memorial Tournament.

Some 18 boats hit the Rock between the dams, fishing for the 10 biggest fish they could find.

But soon into the event, it was clear who was in charge as a steady, light drizzle began to fall. This wasn’t more than a minor inconvenience, but it was clear if you could see off into the southern sky, we were in for a bumpy ride.

At about the halfway point of the 8-hour tourney, Mother Nature announced her arrival with some of the heaviest rains I have seen in a long, long time. No problem though, as we are pretty tough guys and for the most part, I think everyone just fished on through the rain.

The kicker came for me sometime later when the lightning started to flash in the gloomy skies.

Let’s just say, “Homie don’t play that,” when it comes to lightning.

No fishing event of any

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Mike and Cassie Kuehl pose with their catch from the 2014 Flats and Cats Tournament in Erie.

mattJONES Matt Jones is a fishing guide from Prophetstown. He can be reached at flatheadmechanic40 @gmail.com

kind is so important to me that I will sit there and fish in it. So I pulled anchor with full intention of rushing back to the bay.

Only problem with that was with rain drops the size of golf balls,

there was no rushing anywhere. But I made my retreat slowly in the direction of safety.

Arriving back at the Bay, I found just one other boat as cowardly or as smart, depending on how you view things. Everyone eventually trickled back in before the posted quitting time of 3 p.m.

The winning weight was 43 pounds on 10 fish, which is a great average. The big fish of the day was just shy of 10 pounds at 9.87.

More important than the fishing was the reason for the event in the first place. These memo-

rial tourneys give most a reason to come spend a day on the water, but for some, they keep memories of loved ones lost alive in the heart and souls. Nothing better than being part of an event that means so much to a group of family and friends.

This weekend it’s off to Erie for the Flats and Cats Tourney. Weigh-in is at Glenn Miller Marina at noon.

It also ushers in the opening of squirrel season around these parts.

You all stay safe and enjoy something outside this week. Go Catfish!

NASCAR

Second-to-none on second tier Wallace ready for last Xfinity start on Saturday in Iowa

BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

NEWTON, Iowa – Kenny Wallace has made more starts in NASCAR’s second-tier circuit than anyone – and yet he might be known more for his TV work than his racing career.

Wallace will get one final weekend in the spotlight before retiring as a NASCAR driver, though he will continue to race in dirt-track events around the country.

Wallace will make his 547th and final NASCAR Xfinity start Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.

Although Iowa has become a showcase for NASCAR’s youngest drivers, the attention will be focused on the 51-yearold Wallace, the brother of track designer and Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace.

“I’m looking around and there isn’t anybody in the sport from my days. I mean, Jeff Gordon. There’s nobody else. They’re all gone.

Mark Martin is gone. Jeff Burton is gone. All these guys are quitting in their 40s now,” Wallace said.

“Hell, I’m just done. You know what I mean? I’m just done.”

Wallace already gets much more air time as an analyst for Fox Sports.

But the reason he has become such a popular TV figure is not only his gregarious persona, but the experience gained from nearly 3 decades spent racing stock cars.

Wallace first made a name for himself by winning the then-Busch series Rookie of the Year in 1989 – well before many of his current com-

AP

Kenny Wallace will make his final NASCAR Xfinity series start on Saturday in Newton, Iowa. Wallace, brother of hall of famer Rusty Wallace, has more than $16 million in career earnings.

Wallace file Born: Aug. 23, 1963 (age 51) Resides: Concord, N.C. FYI: Involved in NASCAR for more than 25 years. ... 1989 Busch Series rookie of the year. ... Has 9 wins and 173 top tens in 26 years in Xfinity Series. petitors were born.

Wallace went on to make 344 starts in Sprint Cup, and was largely a full-time driver from 1996-2003. Though he never won a race in NASCAR’s top-tier series, Wallace made close to $16 million in career earnings.

Wallace has been much more successful in the second tier, with nine career wins, 66 top-5s and 173 top-10s – the seventh-most in Xfinity competition.

He’ll have the advantage Saturday of driving the powerhouse No. 20 car for Joe Gibbs Racing, which posted wins for Erik Jones in Texas and Denny Hamlin in New Hampshire this season.

Wallace was the grand marshal of Friday’s K&N Pro series race, which was named the #ThanksKenny 150, and the track erected a billboard in his honor behind the second turn.

“Being able to run [the No. 20] car was very important. Pretty cool to run your last race with a national sponsor,” said Wallace, who talked about how exhausting raising money simply to race has become at his age. “It [isn’t] like that’s ‘Bubba’s Chicken’ on [the car].”

But for all the hype about Wallace and his impending departure, Chris Buescher headed

to Iowa as the favorite.

Buescher got a 25-point lead over Chase Elliott for first in the XFinity series, and he won the first race at Iowa Speedway back in May. Still, Elliott won the series title last season – and he’s picked up 11 points on Buescher in just the last three races.

“It’s been a little rough these last couple of weeks, but we’ve been making a little bit of progress,” Buescher said.

“We feel comfortable that we have something underneath us that is a really good starting place.”

The one thing that appears certain is that an Xfinity series regular will win the race.

With a Sprint Cup race set for Pocono on Sunday, no drivers competing for Cup points will run this weekend at Iowa.

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DIXON | SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

Bait German flavor migrates indoors shop not yet hooked Chamber preps for garage sales

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Karen (left), Richard and Tianna Lonkert are opening The World Sausage Cafe and More at 506 Depot Ave. in Dixon, the former home of Mama’s Chuckwagon. That’s their cook, Cameo Sweet, on the right.

Food trailer owners find site, plan to expand menu in time

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Transition period hours

DIXON – The “More” in The World’s Sausage Cafe & More now includes a building.

Former Navy chef Richard Lonkert and his wife, Karen, have been serving their unique German cuisine from a food trailer, all the while holding on to their dream of one day moving the operation to a restaurant.

The dream will soon become reality at 506 Depot Ave., the former site of Mama’s Chuckwagon.

Lonkert said he didn’t really seek out a building acquisition – the opportunity just landed at his trailer window in the form of owners Richard and Julie Tunk.

The following hours are in place starting Monday, and will be in effect until The World’s Sausage Cafe & More completely opens in the new building at 506 Depot Ave. in Dixon: Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., then 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

The business can be reached at 815-440-9774.

“Richard had been here to eat, and he really liked the food,” Lonkert said. “He just approached me about buying it because it had been his wife’s business, and she closed it to focus on their other business.”

The Tunks’ other business is River’s Edge Inn at 2303 W. First St. in Dixon.

The World’s Sausage Cafe’s transition to the new building will be a gradual one.

The Lonkerts plan to move the trailer to the site Monday, but they will still be cooking in the trailer. Patrons should be able to eat in the dining room right away.

“There is a lot of remodeling to be done, so it will probably be sometime in September or October before we have the kitchen and everything up and running,” Lonkert said.

Once the kitchen is opened in the building, the menu will be expanded considerably.

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REAL ESTATE

Hispanics’ creditworthiness lost in translation Credit score system locking them out of homeownership

BY KEVIN G. HALL Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – They make up the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, yet Hispanics are increasingly locked out of home ownership because of tighter lending standards that rely on outdated measures of creditworthiness.

Comprising more than 17 percent of the population right now and projected to double, Hispanics are a political and economic force. And they potentially represent an

answer to turning around a sagging national home ownership rate that’s approaching levels not seen since before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The national rate of home ownership fell to 63.8 percent over the first 3 months of 2015. The last time it was lower was the final quarter of 1989, when it stood at 63.7 percent.

The problem for Hispanics, who in 2014 had an ownership rate of 45.4 percent, a 14-year low, is that conventional tools for gauging creditworthiness are locking them out in large numbers.

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Chicago real estate agent Maria “Toni” Salinas shows a home to buyer Maria Casillas on April 22 in the suburb of Burbank.

DIXON – The longtime owners of Bunny’s Bait Shop still are trying to make a break for the river.

In April, Sauk Valley Media reported that Ray and Irene Hays were putting Bunny’s up for sale. The couple celebrated their 60th anniversary this year, and after 43 years in the bait business, they were looking forward to having time to travel and bait their own hooks.

Although the business has had a few bites, the Hayses have been unable to reel in a buyer.

Earlier this week, Irene said the ongoing road work in the area has added to their frustrations.

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– Jen Dear Jen, Anytime things get tight and something like that happens, it’s a wake-up call. It’s the phone ringing, so I’m telling you to pick up the phone. It’s telling you that you’ve been kind of sloppy and disorganized with your finances in the past, but you’ve made just enough to get away with it.

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CGH Medical Center Introduces Chloe Salzmann, MD, FAAP We are pleased to announce that Chloe Salzmann, MD, FAAP has joined the Pediatrics department at CGH Medical Center Main Clinic. Dr. Salzmann is a board certified Pediatrician and is accepting new patients.

Dr. Salzmann received her MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago and her BA from Lake Forest College in Illinois. She completed a Pediatric residency at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Since 2014 Dr. Salzmann has worked in Chicago as a General Pediatrician at Weissbluth Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Prentice Women and Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Salzmann is currently accepting new patients at her office at CGH Main Clinic, 101 E. Miller Road in Sterling.

To make an appointment, please call 815-625-4790.

Chloe Salzmann, MD, FAAP

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DIXON PARK DISTRICT

Plant provides living space for local creatures and the amount of rainfall all were factors in the movements of the DIXON – Little bluegreat herds. stem Schizachryrium Little blue also is scoparium is the most used for hay produccommon native prairie grass in the U.S. It grows tion in some states. In early days, the hay was in 46 of our 50 states. scythed by hand or by The four Pacific Northhorse-drawn mowers. west states of Washington, Oregon, California, It was stacked loose in fragrant mows. Today and Nevada can’t lay giant machines cut and claim to any little blue. roll huge, round bales; a Little blue has a root good stand of little blue system that is hard may produce 2 tons of to believe; while the hay per acre. If you are above-ground grass raising little bluestem mass may be 24 to 48 for seed production and inches in height, the sale, you may harvest roots tangle and tussle through the rich prairie 200 pounds or more of seed per acre in a year soil to a depth of 8 feet. with adequate rainfall.

The name comes from But here in Lee Counthe slight bluish tinge to ty, little blue is more of the green grass clumps a delight than a dinner in late spring and early item. The clumping summer. By autumn, the grass explodes with form of growth provides wonderful habitat a rust and copper hue for prairie creatures that sets the prairie on like ornate box turtles, fire.

Little bluestem always 6-lined race runners, was on the dinner menu and ground-nesting birds. Clumps themof the vast herds of bison that once roamed selves are great hiding the U.S. And today, little places, and the open soil between clumps blue is a favored grass is both a dust-bathing of cattle because the spot and a place to fornutrient-rich forage causes good weight gain age for insects.

Want to wander in commercial cattle herds. Little blue begins through the little blue?

Green River State growth in early April Wildlife Area, 16 miles and provides nutritious grazing during the southwest of Dixon, is a 2,300-plus-acre wongrowing season; plus derland. The sand hills it makes good winter are perfect habitat for grazing. As with any little blue and a myriad grass, continual overof other native prairie grazing causes death species, both plant and of the grass clump. The animal. key to successful bison Go to dixonparkdis and cattle grazing is trict.com for informarotation. Bison rotated tion on park district naturally; the seasons activities. and the temperatures

BY RUTH EDWARDS NATURE CENTER STAFF

Oregon High School’s Classes of 1955, 1956, and 1957 gathered for a reunion on the Fourth of July weekend.

Representing the Class of 1956 are (seated, from left) Jack Glotfeltz, Tim Sassaman, Jayne Hay Cates, and Don Dirksen; and (standing) Thelma Gertmann Camplain, Orville Johnson, Aneva Blake Freeman, Judy Stevens Rush, and Harry Beauchem. Photos submitted by Sharon Klein.

Class of 1957 members are (seated, from left) Norma Armour Seelandt, Ed Bettner, Judy Gann Snook, Linda Smith Walter, and Brenda Hess McCourt; (second row) Aggie Simmons Bettner, Vi Draege Ebens, and John Ebens; and (third row) Bill Cates, Don Hay, Owen Knutson, Chris Martin, Ronald Ebens, Lloyd Pritzch, and Bemis Eshbaugh.

AREA SCREENING

From the Class of 1955 are (seated, from left) George Groenhagen, Bill Luepkes, Bill Buck, Chuck McCourt, Kendall Crawford, and Pat Gertmann; (second row) Vera Gillespie Edmonds, Dan Etnyre, Jeanette Long Hart, Bud Knutson, Iris Smith O’Hare-Empens, Dolores Hodges Newton, Sharon Seitz Klein, Janell Myers Diehl, Dolores Young Larson, and Georgia Finkbeiner Kroll; and (third row) Larry Kiest, Tom Bocker, Gretel Heuerman Jones, Rusty Rush, Whitney Fearer Morrill, and Sandra Ehmen Greenfield. Not pictured is Donna James Sharkey.

SVCC’S EAST MALL NAME CHANGE A Community Gala Thank You to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon was July 18. Peter W. Dillon (left) was presented with an honorary decree to dedicate the college’s east mall in his name. The decree was given by George Mihel. Sauk president emeritus. Dillon was recognized for his more than 50 years of contributions to the college.

Photo submitted by Dana Chacon.

The speakers included Andrew Bollman, chairman of the college’s board of trustees; Ron Coplan, SVCC Foundation president; Dillon, Sauk founder; Mihel; and David Hellmich, Sauk’s new president. A screening of the college’s 50th anniversary documentary was part of the event, and a newly-built fire pit on the east mall patio was named in Mihel’s honor. Photo submitted by Christina Pilling.

A mourning cloak butterfly recently was spotted on a screen in Wendell Snell’s back yard in Dixon.

Photo submitted by Snell.

IN BRIEF Spots open for SVCC AmeriCorps DIXON – Applications are being accepted for the fall semester ABC AmeriCorps at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

Participants serve in schools, in afterschool programs, and community-based agencies, and receive compensation.

Applicants do not have to be students.

For more information, contact Lisa Peck at lisa.l.peck@svcc.edu or 815-835-6313, or stop at the AmeriCorps office, Room 1K11, at Sauk.

Applications are due by Sept. 11. Visit fhn.org/ scholarships for more information and scholarship applications.

Spaces available for Colorado trip

MOUNT MORRIS – Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., has seats open for a 9-day, 8-night trip Aug. 22-30.

The trip is to Colorado and the Rock Mountains including Garden of the Gods, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, Manitou Springs at the foot of Pikes Peak, and the Olympic Training Center.

The cost is $749 double Money available occupancy and $989 sinfrom programs gle occupancy. For more information or to register, FREEPORT – FHN has scholarships for students call the center at 815-734pursuing careers in health 6335 or Brenda Hayen at 815-499-6732. care.

The center also will have The Healthcare Career Bingo at 10:30 a.m. and Scholarship Program a monthly birthday party has up to three, $1,200 scholarships. The Volun- on Wednesday. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m., folteer Resource Scholarlowed by birthday cake ship is available for an and ice cream. The cost active member of the is $6.

FHN Student Volunteer For more information, Program with a minimum call the center. of 40 volunteer hours.

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Stormy weather

Lightning plays in the clouds during a July 13 storm as seen in Dixon. Photo submitted by Shelly Kapp.

Multi-colored clouds move above Chateau Estates in rural Dixon. This brewing storm was shot July 13. Photo submitted by Lynda Norton of Dixon.

Storms have their beauty as seen in this photo also taken July 13 by Kapp.

The gentler side of nature

A front-yard performance by the June sun was captured by Mary Aude of Chadwick.

ABOVE: A woodchuck surveys an area on a June day at Page Park in Dixon.

Photos submitted by Tim Griffin of Dixon.

BELOW: A rest among the wildflowers suits this gosling in Page Park.

A fawn settles down for a nap May 19 just southeast of Malvern. Photo submitted by Cindy Engelkens of Morrison.

Wanted: Photos from you A scrapbook is a book with blank pages, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what our Scrapbook page is without your pictures. We want to fill the page with images that capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to photos@saukvalley.com or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.

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Artists sought for event GRAND DETOUR – Artists from across the Midwest will gather for the 67th annual Grand Detour Arts Festival Sept.

13 at the John Deere Historic Site, 8334 S. Clinton St. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists’ work will include oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor paints, sculpture, photography, jewelry, and pottery. All will display pieces for exhibit and purchase.

Visit thenextpic t u r e s h o w. c o m / p d f / grand_detour_art_festival_2015.pdf to down-

load applications. The application fee is $75.

A regional art exhibit for students in kindergarten through 12th grade also will take place. Visit t h e n e x t p i c t u re s h ow. c o m / p d f / G D A F _ St u dent_Rules_and_Application_2015.pdf to download applications.

Awards will be presented at 1 p.m. Winning art will be displayed at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive, Dixon.

Applications for both the adult and student competitions are due

by Sept. 4. They will be judged throughout the

day and are eligible for cash prizes.

Food vendors will be on site, and musicians will perform.

Admission is $3 for those 12 and older, or free for those who bring a canned item for the Dixon Community Food Pantry. The cost includes admission to the historic site exhibits and blacksmith demonstrations.

The festival is presented by the festival committee in partnership with The Next Picture Show.

For more information, call TNPS at 815-2854924.

Dancers perform at the annual Prophetstown Pow Wow at Prophetstown State Recreation Area, Park Avenue and River Drive. The ninth annual pow wow will be today and Sunday at the park. The event opens at 10 a.m. each day, with dancing at 1 and 7 p.m. today and 1 p.m. Sunday. Authentic food and crafts will be sold. For more information, visit prophetstownpowwow.com or prophetstown powwow2015 on Facebook, email riverat2@yahoo.com or call Dan Eads at 815441-0148. Photo submitted by Eads.

Chautauqua time approaches FRANKLIN GROVE – The Franklin Grove Cre e k a n d Pre s e r va tion Corp. will revive a 100-year-old tradition with a Singing Bird Chautauqua Aug. 15 and 16 at the Franklin Creek Grist Mill and Interpretive Center, 1893 Twist Road.

Chautauquas provided education and entertainment in the form of lectures, concerts, and plays, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The theme is Lincoln and the Civil War. Family-oriented activities will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Aug. 15 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 16. Programs will be in a large tent.

Grist mill tours, nature walks, art classes, exhibits, art and craft vendors, music, games, children’s activities, and lunch will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Aug. 15 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16.

The schedule on Aug. 15: 1 p.m. Brian “Fox” Ellis as Austin Gollaher with Lincoln tall tales; 2 to 2:30 p.m. music and games; 2:30 p.m. Kathryn Harris as Elizabeth Keckly, Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker; 3:30 to 4 p.m., music and games; 4 p.m. Barr y Cloyd as the drummer boy of Shiloh; and 6:30 to 8 p.m. pig roast dinner, music and dancing.

Aug. 16’s schedule: 1 p.m. Ellis as William

Herndon on Lincoln, the lawyer; 2 to 2:30 p.m. break; 2:30 p.m. Pam Brown as Mar y Todd Lincoln; 3:30 to 4 p.m. break with music; 4 p.m.

Fritzy Klein as Abraham Lincoln; and 5 to 7 p.m. dinner.

Food and music similar to what was available in 1865 will be featured to mark the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. Proceeds will go to the education, maintenance, and operation of the Franklin Creek Grist Mill.

Visit franklincreek gr istmill.com or call Alyssa at 815-456-2718 to purchase tickets or for more information.

Wearing the colors of the rainbow during the 2014 Roy G. Biv Fun Run, children show their new look at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling. The academy’s second fundraiser run will be Friday. A pre-party is at 4 p.m., run at 6, and post party at 10. Photo submitted by Janel Stahr.

From blank canvas to design STERLING – Woodlawn Ar ts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road, will have its second Roy G. Biv Fun Run on Friday on the back lawn.

Participants will start as a blank canvas and be splashed with non-toxic, biodegradable, powdered color throughout the 5K course.

A pre-party begins at 4 p.m., with bounce houses, music, games, food, and beverages from local vendors. The run will start at 6 p.m.

and an after-party will follow at 10.

Advance registration is $35 for adults and $20 for ages 12 and younger.

Registration the day of the event is $40 for adults and $25 for children. For teams of four or more, it’s $30 in advance for adults and $20 for kids; and $35 for adults and $25 for children on run day.

Prizes will be awarded for most creative team name, best team spirit, best team, individual

costumes, and business-organization-family team with the most runners.

Visit getmeregistered. com/roygbivfunr un to register. In case of extreme weather, the run may be delayed or canceled. Cancellation notices will be posted on woodlawnartsacad emy.com and on social media. Fees are nonrefundable.

For more information, call the academy at 815626-4278.

Academy begins fundraising Scholarship recipients for 2015-16 receive their awards at the Rock River Valley VietNow July meeting. With the plaques are (from left) Mary Sanders, scholarship chairwoman; Sarah Lauer and Celeena Remmers, recipients; and Patricia Lachet, mother of Kaitlyn Smith, recipient. Photo submitted by Sanders.

VietNow awards scholarships DIXON – Rock River Valley VietNow gave scholarships for 2015-16 to three Sauk Valley students during the group’s July meeting.

The recipients are: Celeena Remmers, the daughter of Genevieve and Kevin Remmers of Rock Falls and a Sterling High School graduate, will attend the University of Illinois at Chicago this fall. She will major in bioengineering. Her plans are

to attend medical school, studying to become an anesthesiologist.

Sarah Lauer, the daughter of Jim and Jessica Lauer of Oregon, is an Oregon High School graduate. She will attend the University of Illinois at Chicago, majoring in art history in the honors program, in the College of Architecture, Design, and Arts. Her goal is to become an art conservator and curator.

Katilyn Smith is the daughter of Patricia and Joseph Lachet of Franklin Grove and the late Larry Smith. She is a graduate of Ashton-Franklin Center High School and North Central College. Smith is working on a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, and is a six-time recipient of the scholarship. Her goal is to work in the field of physical therapy.

STERLING – Woodlawn Arts Academy’s annual appeal for 2015, 10 Years of Growth in Artistic Opportunities, is underway.

Thirty-three percent of the academy’s operating budget is dependent upon contributions. To

donate, visit woodlawn artsacademy.com or mail a check to the academy at 3807 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, IL 61081. Donations are tax deductible.

This year, a legacy donation is available by giving to the newly-created endowment fund or by

participating in a matching grant to increase the gift by 25 percent.

In addition to monetary donations, participation in the Roy G. Biv Fun Run also supports the academy.

For more information, call 815-626-4278.

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Run to help Kenyan children’s center ROCK FALLS – Lift Up Africa will have fundraiser 5K and 2K fun run to raise money for Hanomi Children’s Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

The event will be at 9 a.m. Aug. 22 at Centennial Park on East 11th Street.

The center is a nonprofit organization that works

to improve the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children in Nairobi by training them in skills to improve their social and economic condition.

The cost is $10 per person for the 2K and $30 for the 5K. All ages and experience levels are welcome.

Run packets can be

picked up from 6 to 8 p.m.

Aug. 20 at the first playground or from 7 to 8 a.m. the day of the event.

V i s i t r e g i s t e r. c h r o notrack.com/reg/ form?eventID=15004 to sign up, hamomi.org/ event/5k for information on the run, and hamomi. org for details on the center.

The Sterling Optimist Club presented the Dan Reynolds Memorial Scholarship in June for use at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. With the scholarship plaque are (from left) Lindsey Reynolds, Dan’s daughter; Fabienne Plummer, his widow; Alyssa Cedro, scholarship recipient; Mark Sedig, Optimist member; Jessica Truesdon, Dan’s daughter; and Nora Truesdon, his granddaughter. Not pictured are Elizabeth Doll, Sidney Lippens, Jose Uresti, and Mikayla Watkins, also scholarship recipients. Photo submitted by Sedig.

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Kendall Rose Helms Brooke and Jack Helms of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 9:41 a.m. June 6, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kendall Rose Helms weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces at birth and was 20.5 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Tinley Helms, 2.

Maternal grandparents are Leigh Ann Ebenezer of Rock Falls and Donnie Ebenezer of Moline.

Paternal grandparents are Larry and Faye Helms of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandparents are Don and Cherry Ebenezer of Dixon.

Paternal great-grandmother is Lavonne Helms of Rock Falls.

Charlotte Grace Freeman Jennifer Freeman and Jared Strader of Sterling are the parents of a daughter born at 8:36 a.m.

July 2, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Charlotte Grace Freeman weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Drew Scott, 11, and Khloe Strader, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Connie Freeman of Rock Falls and the late Dan Freeman.

Paternal grandmother is Angela Jordan of Sterling.

Maternal great-grandmother is Jane Freeman of Dixon.

Declan Adrian Donald Dickey Andromeda Jones and Eli Dickey of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 12:10 a.m. July 8, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Declan Adrian Donald Dickey weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

Mater nal grandparents are Brandy Jones and Casey Jones, both of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Ronald Dickey and Patricia Dickey, both of Ashton.

Branson Ezio Guida Jessica and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Guida of Woodbridge, Virginia, are the parents of a son born at 1:56 p.m. June 19, 2015, at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Branson Ezio Guida weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces at birth and was 21.25 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Tim and Mallissia Ellis of Ashton.

Paternal grandparents are Ed Guida and Mary Guida, both of DeKalb.

Maternal great-grandparents are Jean and Paul Williams of Rochelle and

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Rick and Nancy Ellis of July 1, 2015, at KSB HospiCisne. tal in Dixon.

Zayden Michael Anthony Mara Kay Krug weighed 7 pounds, 5 Witherspoon ounces at birth and was Karley Harmon and 21.5 inches in length.

Mario Witherspoon of Maternal grandmother Dixon are the parents of is Diane Smith of Dixon. a daughter born at 9:23 Paternal grandparents p.m. July 19, 2015, at KSB are Tina Consuelos and Hospital in Dixon.

Joey Cogdell, both of Mara Kay Witherspoon Prophetstown. weighed 6 pounds, 11 Paternal great-grandounces at birth and was parents are Sharron and 19 inches in length.

Michael Consuelos of Maternal grandmoth- Prophetstown. er is Jillene Harmon of Dixon.

Hunter Paternal grandparents Matthew-Lee are Mari Condelee and Hense Witherspoon, both Shirley of Dixon.

Carrissa Jean Dahlberg Maternal great-grandand Joshua Lee Shirley of father is Ken Harmon of Sterling are the parents of Dixon.

Paternal great-grand- a son born at 7:19 p.m. July mother is Lois Porter of 20, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Dixon.

Hunter Matthew-Lee Shirley weighed 7 pounds, Amelia Fritz 10 ounces at birth and Grossmann was 20 inches in length.

Katie and Dalton Gross- He is welcomed by Braymann of Dixon are the lyn Joseph Shirley, 3. parents of a daughter Maternal grandparents born at 12:25 a.m. July 2, are Tina Marie Dahlberg 2015, at KSB Hospital in of Clearwater, Florida, and Patrick Edward DahlDixon.

Amelia Fritz Grossmann berg of Rock Falls. weighed 8 pounds, 3 Paternal grandparents ounces at birth and was are Joann M. Payne of Mount Morris and Wil20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by liam Joseph Shirley of Lucas, 4, Charlotte, 3, and Polo.

Maternal great-grandMaxine, 1.

Maternal grandparents parents are Barbra Jean are Tom and Paula DuBois Harms of Sterling and Eugene Allen Harms of of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents Las Vegas. are Heidi Palmer of Dixon Paternal great-grandparand Dean and Joan Gross- ents are Ellen M. Sheidler and Richard Sheidler, mann of Denver.

Maternal great-grand- both of Mount Morris. parents are Mary Kay McCue of Rock Falls and Tiffanee Rebecca Paul Vock of Morrison.

Lynn Crane Paternal great-grandparAngel Schillaci and Jefents are Earl and Nancy Grossmann of Lakeland, frey Crane of Lyndon are Florida. the parents of a daughter born at 1:06 a.m. July 22, 2015, at CGH Medical MacKenzie Ann Center in Sterling.

Irvin Tiffanee Rebecca Lynn Tiffany Schwartz and Crane weighed 5 pounds, Corey Irvin of Mount 13 ounces at birth and Morris are the parents of was 18.5 inches in length. a daughter born at 4:37 She is welcomed by p.m. July 8, 2015, at KSB Taelor Schillaci, 4, and Hospital in Dixon.

Takota Schillaci, 2.

MacKenzie Ann Irvin Maternal grandfather weighed 6 pounds, 10 is Shane Williams of Lynounces at birth and was don.

19 inches in length.

Paternal grandparents She is welcomed by are Steve Crane and ShelDavid, 19, Michael, 5, ley Crane, both of Cove, Robert, 3, and Charli Jo, 2. Arkansas.

Mater nal grandpar- Maternal great-grandents are Annie Zak and parents are Nancy and Jeff Rick Schwartz, both of Carpenter of Erie.

Woosung.

Paternal great-grandPaternal grandparents father is Dale Crane of are Fred and Lori Irvin Boles, Arkansas. and Phyllis Irvin, all of Mount Morris.

Maternal great-grand- Information sought parents are Richard Sloan The birth announceof Cortland and Patricia ments for Kaden Michael Smith, Liliana Rose OrtSchwartz of Tinley Park.

Paternal great-grand- mann, and Asher James mother is Wilma Logan of Clark cannot be printed without additional Oregon. information. The editorial department has been Zayden Michael unable to reach the subAnthony Krug mitters. If those who subRaelene and Colton Krug mitted them could call of Sterling are the parents 800-798-4085, ext. 5501, it of a son born at 12:35 a.m. would be appreciated.

Thomson Sandburs 4-H’ers get ready to weed and mulch the flower beds at the fair building at the Carroll County Fairgrounds, 28374 Milledgeville Road, Milledgeville. Photos submitted.

The view after Thomson 4-H’ers completed their task. The Carroll County Fair will be today through Aug. 8 at the fairgrounds

COLLEGE HONORS Saint Mary’s College

Illinois Central College

NOTRE DAME, Ind.– Melissa Fitzpatrick of Mount Carroll was named to the spring dean’s list at St. Mary’s College,

EAST PEORIA – Joshua T. Lewis of Walnut graduated May 16 from Illinois Central College, with an Associate in Applied Science degree.

Crandall of Oregon; Scott Matthews of Prophetstown; and Marc Bauer of Sterling.

Eastern Illinois University

CHARLESTON – Those earning degrees during the spring at Eastern Illinois University are Emily M. AIB College Hart of Amboy, Bachelor of Business of Science degree, busiDES MOINES, Iowa ness, dean’s list; Angela – Justin Wolber of Sterling M. Stralow of Baileyville, graduated summa cum Master of Science degree; laude with a Bachelor of Cassondra E. Does, BachScience degree in contem- elor of Arts degree and porary business commuChelsea A. Sondgeroth, nications June 7 from AIB Bachelor of Science College of Business. degree, both of Dixon; Katelyn J. Sedgi of MorUniversity of Iowa rison, Master of Science degree; and Kyle R. Hess IOWA CITY, Iowa – Stuof Prophetstown, Bachelor dents named to the spring of Arts degree. dean’s list at the University Christi A. Englert of of Iowa are Andrew Christ, Chana, Kersten M. Kidd of Benjamin Dvorak, Riley Paw Paw, and Bridgette A. Morrissey, and Erin Smith, all of Dixon; Andrew Schav- Bowen of Stillman Valley er of Morrison; Derrick Nel- also were named to the son of Mount Morris; Emma spring dean’s list.

Upper Iowa University FAYETTE, Iowa – Alison Jansson of Dixon graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in May from Upper Iowa University.

Olivet Nazarene University BOURBONNAIS – Those named to the spring dean’s list at Olivet Nazarene University are Adam Dettman of Rock Falls, JoAnne Dusenbury of Polo, Zackry Everett of Sterling, and Jill Meier of Prophetstown.

Oil recycling day planned OREGON – The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department, in cooperation with the Illinois Recovery Group in Braceville, will have an oil and anti-freeze take back event from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 22 at the Ogle County Pines Road Annex parking lot, 909 W. Pines Road.

Ogle County residents and farmers can bring in large barrels of oil (up to four barrels or 220 gallons maximum per visi-

tor) or small containers of oil, which will be bulked together. Oil filters also will be collected and placed into bins for cleaning and recycling.

IRG will be on hand with a vacuum truck to recover the used oil and antifreeze.

Brake fluid, power steering fluids, paints, paint thinners, or other contaminants with oil or antifreeze will not accepted, as well as containers used to

transport oil or anti-freeze or tires.

According to department officials, recovered oil and anti-freeze can be either recycled into new product, or in the case of oil, used as a fuel source for buildings, and construction work.

For more information or to recycle more than the limited amount of oil, visit goglecounty.org or call the OSCWMD at 815-7324020.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Today 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.

Coffee and Conversation for all bereaved adults, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Immanuel Lutheran church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon. Call Serenity Hospice & Home by noon Friday at 815732-4111; if no one calls, the group will not meet.

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.

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2458214. Downstairs, west door.

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.

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

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

Chapter 410 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, 7:30 p.m., terminal building, Whiteside County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, 815626-1249.

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

Sunday 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 Anon-

ymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 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. Monday Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

Mercy Nursing Services free

blood pressure clinic, 8:3010:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

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

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Tampico Community Club, noon, Good Times Tap, 106 Main St., Tampico, 815-4382789.

Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Care for the Caregiver, 1:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weighin, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638.

Movie and Discussion Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Serenity Hospice & Home, 1658 state Route 2 S, Oregon. Call 815-732-2499 by noon Monday; if no one calls, the group will not meet.

Dixon Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, 5:45 p.m., Dixon Main Street office, 115 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-4999426.

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815-590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815-994-0428.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls.

Dixon VFW Men’s Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Caregiver Support Group, 6 p.m., Grace Fellowship Church, 2128 state Route 38, Ashton.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.

Dixon VFW Post 540 Ladies Auxiliary, 6 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Amboy American Legion Post 453, 6:30 p.m., Community Room, Amboy Family Restaurant and Pizza, 211 E. Main St., 815849-5219.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5418 Men’s Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3513.

Dixon Elks Lodge 779 Auxiliary, 7 p.m., 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll.

Petunia City Quilters, 7 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon, 815626-6627.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings.

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

Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, 7 p.m., 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3862.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presbyterian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna.

Sauk Valley Al-Anon GroupAlateen, 8 p.m., open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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Jail just punishment even though no one hurt Dear Abby: I am normally a law-abiding citizen. I was pulled over a half-block away from picking up my son and charged with DUI. I don’t dispute the facts, but I didn’t injure anyone.

I had taken prescription meds (the meds did have warnings) in addition to having drunk three beers 2 hours earlier. I hurt myself and my son, because he needed me to pick him up. I didn’t put anyone else in jeopardy.

No one was physically hurt.

I did not contest that I should lose my license for a year, but I do contest jail time. I feel if they are going to put me in

Dear Pulled Over: I think you are just as guilty as the individuals you Dear Abby mentioned, but because is written

by Abigail of pure luck you didn’t Van Buren, cause anyone physical also known harm. What you did was as Jeanne irresponsible because it Phillips. The column is procould have placed your vided through son in jeopardy. PointUniversal ing at “the ones who got Uclick. away” is a waste of time.

This unfortunate incijail, they should have put dent should serve as away the men who reara reminder about the ended my sister and niece importance of reading and caused them lasting the labels and following injuries. the directions on medicaI don’t deny my guilt. I tions, and paying attensuggest only that I am less tion to the problems that guilty than others. Abby, can occur when they are what do you think? mixed with alcohol.

– Pulled Over Somewhere in the USA Dear Abby: My dog has

dearABBY

been invited to a birthday party for another dog, but he won’t be attending because of a health issue.

Can you give me some insight into what the protocol is for doggy birthday party gifts? I have asked a few people and received varied responses ranging from “nothing” to “Are you nuts?” to a gift card, dollar-store gift basket, or a gift basket with doggy treats and toys. I’d like to know how to handle this so my friend – the dog’s mom – won’t be offended if I give too little, or nothing.

– Doggone Gift Idea Dear Doggone: If you or your dog cannot attend a

gift-giving party, neither of you is obligated to send a gift. However, if you want to be supportive, you can give your friend’s dog something as elaborate as a gift basket or as simple as a doggy chew toy.

P.S. Someone who would deem your gift to be “too little” isn’t much of a friend.

doesn’t like me. I want to change her opinion, but I don’t know how without making the problem worse. What can I do?

– Misunderstood in California

Dear Misunderstood: You appear to be mature for your age. It’s possible that the woman’s attitude has nothing to do with you personally. Because Dear Abby: I am a boy in you feel she doesn’t like you, I think you should middle school and have tell her how you feel and a friend I’ve known since kindergarten. We are good why, and ask her if you can change things. friends at school, but his mother seems to dislike Contact Dear Abby at me.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box I have given this a lot 69440, Los Angeles, CA of thought and cannot 90069 understand why she

CHOSEN ONES AT SPRING VALLEY

The Chosen Ones will perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday during the outdoor worship service at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton. The group features two generations of family harmony, blending both traditional and progressive Southern gospel music. Those attending are welcome to listen from their vehicles or bring lawn chairs. In case of bad weather, the concert will be indoors. Donations will be accepted. Visit thechosenones.org for more information on the group and for other information go to sites.google.com/site/springval leyreformedchurch or call Randy Venema at 815-499-8947. Photo submitted by Penny VanKampen.

IN BRIEF Local writer to sign her books

and boosters of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and its afterOREGON – A book signing math.

Donations will be acceptby Annisa Swanson of Davis ed.

Junction will be from noon For more information, call to 3 p.m. today at Conover the library at 815-772-7323.

Coffees and Chocolates, 201 N. Third St. Swanson, a Byron native, ‘Still Alice’ relates wrote “Faith, Fat, and Other to grief and healing F Words.” The book is about childhood and growOREGON – Serenity ing up in a small town.

Hospice & Home’s Movie and Discussion Night will Corn, applesauce be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the home, 1658 part of lunch menu Monday S. state Route 2.

The film, “Still Alice,” will DIXON – The Sugar Grove be shown. Participants then School & Church Restorawill discuss how it relates to tion & Preservation Comgrief and healing. mittee will have a corn boil The film tells the story of and pork chop meal from Dr. Alice Howland, a linguis11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday tics professor, who faces at the church, 352 Timber early-onset Alzheimer’s Creek Road. disease and its affect on her Also on the menu are hot family. dogs, baked beans, appleSpace is limited; call sauce, fruit punch, coffee, 815-732-2499 by noon sweet or sugar-free lemonMonday to make a reservaade and iced tea, and ice tion. Those attending are cream. welcome to bring their own The cost is $7 for adults snacks and beverages. and $3 children 12 and younger.

Tickets available for annual meal

Donations sought for benefit sale

MOUNT MORRIS – Mount Morris Loaves and Fish STERLING – Sterling Food Pantry is accepting American Legion Post 296, 610 First Ave., will have its donations for a Sept. 4 and 5 yard sale in the Friendship annual chicken barbecue Hall at Mount Morris Church from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. of the Brethren, 409 W. Monday.

Brayton Road.

The menu will be a half The hours will be from chicken, chips, roll, and lemonade for $9, available 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 4 by drive-through or at-the- and 9 a.m. to noon Sept.

5. Clothes for all ages, furpost dining. The rain date niture, linens, toys, books, is Tuesday.

Tickets can be purchased and other items will be available. at the legion or the day of Donors are asked to leave the barbecue.

For more information, call items at the church or call to the post at 815-625-1212. have them picked up. The contacts are Anita at the church at 815-734-4573, Jan Francis at 815-734Football film set and Lynne Wilburn at for show at library 6561, 815-734-4593. Items also may be dropped off at the MORRISON – “We Are Francis and Wilburn homes.

Marshall” will be shown at The pantry is in the 2 p.m. Aug. 11 in the Program Room at Odell Public church’s lower level, and Library, 307 S. Madison St. serves people in the Leaf River and Mount Morris Starring Matthew McConaughey, the movie tells areas. A community garden adjacent to the pantry the story of the 1970 plane supplies vegetables for the crash that killed the crew pantry. and 70 athletes, coaches,

Firefighters plan parade entry, meal MANLIUS – Manlius Fire Department members met in July at the fire hall, conducted by Robert Reglin, president, with eight present.

This is the department’s 90th anniversary.

Business included thankyou notes and donations received from Dorie Hoffman Savitch and Juanita Quickle, and information that the fire hydrants will be checked and the fire trucks had been cleaned.

The department will have trucks in the 11 a.m.

Manlius Day parade, and a cookout at the park afterward. Brats, pork chops, hot dogs, chips, and beverages will be sold.

Attendance awards were won by Aaron Roush and Ryan Allen. An intercommunity Fyr Fyters Association meeting will be at 7 p.m.

Sept. 16 in Sheffield. The Manlius department’s next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m.

Aug. 14 at the firehouse on Maple Avenue, with Roush as the lunch committee.

Red Cross to stop at IDOT location DIXON – An American Red Cross blood drive will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday at the state Department of Transportation office, 819 Depot Ave. A blood donor card, driver’s license, or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.

Donors must be 17 or older or 16 with parental consent, weigh at least 110 pounds, and in generally good health. For those age 16 to 18, specific height and weight requirements must be met. Call the Red Cross at 800-7332767 for details.

To make an appointment, call the Red Cross at the above number, Kathy Ortgiesen at 815-284-5397, visit recrossblood.org or download the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

Diners lined up for their corn at the 2014 Sweet Corn Festival in Mendota. This year’s event is Thursday through Aug. 8. Free sweet corn will be served at 2 p.m. Aug. 8. Photo submitted by Roberta Friedlin.

Parade, run part of festival MENDOTA – The 68th annual Sweet Corn Festival will be Thursday through Aug. 8.

A karaoke contest, magicians, professional face painters, and rides for all ages with armband discounts on Friday and Saturday afternoons are part of the event.

Some of the highlights are: Carnival and food booths open at 6 p.m.

Thursday, downtown.

Activities start at 11 a.m. Friday: carnival opens at noon; Billy the Balloon Guy, noon to 2

p.m., corner of Illinois Avenue and Jefferson Street; Festival Queen Pageant, 7:30 p.m., state Route 34 downtown; and 7:30 p.m. to midnight, beer garden, 800 block of Main Street.

Among the events on Saturday are an 8 a.m. eighth annual CornaPalooza 5K-10K Run and 5K Fitness Walk at Lake Mendota; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. crafters marketplace and flea market, Indiana Avenue and Jefferson Street; 2 p.m. annual Sweet Corn Festival Food Contest, 707 Indiana Ave.; and

3:30 p.m. canine demonstration at Mendota Elks Lodge on Indiana Avenue.

On Sunday, look for 10:30 a.m. food booths; 4 p.m. Sweet Corn Fest i v a l G ra n d Pa ra d e downtown; 2 p.m. free sweet corn served at Illinois Avenue and Jefferson Street; and 4:30 p.m. sweet corn-eating results (eating starts at 3:30 p.m.), behind the corn serving area.

Fo r t h e c o m p l e t e schedule or information, go to sweetcornfestival.com or call 815539-6507.

Exercise classes start up at SVCC DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, offers a number of community education courses.

Free fitness classes are: Outdoor Boot Camp, 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 10 and 12.

Cardio Core, 6 to 7 p.m., Aug. 10 and 12 and 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 11 and 13.

Indoor Boot Camp, 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 11 and 13.

Other classes are: Outdoor Boot Camp, 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays Aug. 17 to Oct. 7 (no class Sept. 7), uses timed-circuit stations, costs $80.

Indoor Boot Camp Fitness Class, 6 to 7 p.m.

Tuesdays or Thursdays Aug. 18 to Oct. 6, also uses timed circuits; costs $40.

Cardio Core, 6 to 7 p.m. Mondays or Wednesdays or 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays or Thursdays Aug. 17 to Oct. 8, circuit class, costs $40.

To register, contact the business and community education department at brenda.helms@svcc.edu or 815-835-6212.

Go to svcc.edu/bcc for class lists.

Writer’s can get critiqued on Aug. 18 ROCK FALLS – Au-gust activities have been announced at Rock Falls Public Librar y, 1007 Seventh Ave. Among the events are: A writer’s group with constructive critique by Kay Clark will get together from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 18.

The library board will meet at 1 p.m. Aug. 10.

The building will close Aug. 11 for renovations.

Scrapbooking will not take place this month, but will resume in September.

The Thursday Book Club will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday. Members will read “Chosen to Die,” by Lisa Jackson.

The Tuesday Book Club’s is set for 6 p.m.

Aug. 25. This month’s book is “Gone Girl,” by Gillian Flynn.

For more information, contact the library at 815-626-3958.

Deadline for submitting copy is 2 weeks The deadline to submit event information, including photos, for the SV Weekend Community pages is 2 weeks before the event.

Information may be submitted in writing by hand,

mail, fax or email at the Dixon or Sterling offices.

Information on events that already have taken place will be published as soon as possible, in the order in which it is received.

Given the volume of such information, that could be 2 weeks or more after the event.

Photos will be published as space permits.

For information, call 800798-4085, ext. 5575.

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OK to feed damaged wheat to livestock URBANA – Wet growing conditions in the Midwest have opened the door for several challenges in the 2015 wheat crop.

“As a result, farmers are seeing price docks and discounts at the elevator, mainly due to increased disease, low test weight, and sprout-damaged wheat.

Depending on the dock and infection level, this wheat may be best utilized as livestock feed,” said Travis Meteer, a University of Illinois Extension beef educator.

“Farmers and ranchers will need to test grains and grain by-products before including them in animal diets. Storage of infected wheat is important. The grain will need to be dried down to less than 18 percent moisture to stop mycotoxin growth, and drying to 13 percent moisture

is recommended for longerterm storage.”

Mycotoxin levels, especially vomitoxin, should be tested. Feeding grains with elevated levels of vomitoxin can cause decreased feed intake, resulting in poor performance and compromised animal health in severe cases, Meteer explained. Several factors should be looked at when feeding wheat from this year’s crop.

Low Test Weight: Low test weight does not always equal lower feed value.

“Normally, low test weight grains have less starch and higher percentages of protein and fiber (seed coat).

This can negatively impact feed value, but not always,” Meteer said. “In most cases, if test weight is more than 50 pounds per bushel, animal performance will not be negatively affected. If

test weight is lower than 50 pounds per bushel, the feed value is likely 90 to 95 percent the value of normal test weight.”

Sprout-Damaged Wheat: Numerous research studies have looked at feeding sprout-damaged wheat.

Meteer said the majority of research supports no difference in animal performance or feed efficiency.

“However, sprout-damaged wheat is more susceptible to aflatoxin infection. If wheat is sprout-damaged, an aflatoxin test should be performed before feeding,” he added.

Deoxynivalenol (DON) or Vomitoxin: Fusarium graminearum is the fungal disease that produces the mycotoxin DON. Often wheat that is infected will appear shriveled, pink in color, and is referred to as “tombstone” in shape,

Meteer explained. Levels of vomitoxin are not reliably predicted visually. “Testing is the best method to determine the level of mycotoxin present,” he added.

“Test and monitor vomitoxin (DON) levels in grains and grain by-products to be fed to livestock. Blending vomitoxin-bearing wheat with clean grains at the time of feeding can be a good practice to reduce vomitoxin levels in the diet,” said Meteer. While dilution is the solution, according to Meteer, he added that blending should only occur directly before feeding.

“Blended grain is not legal for resale. Blending grains before feeding could result in contamination of clean grains,” he said.

Toxin-binding agents also can be incorporated into a ration.

“Many studies have

shown that phyllosilicate feed additives bind toxins (clays, sodium bentonite, aluminosilicate),” Meteer said. “These products can bind toxins and ensure they are not absorbed by the animal. It would be a good idea to use toxin binders in a ration that includes grains that are tested with elevated mycotoxin levels.”

Meteer also stated that feeding wheat will require management. Wheat will need to be processed to obtain good feed value.

However, processing compounds rapidly fermentable properties.

“As a result, inclusion rates should be kept low in diets.

Special attention will need to be given to ruminants that are transitioning from forage-based rations,” he said.

Meteer recommends producers look at the cost of

wheat after processing and on an “in-the-bunk” basis.

With moderate corn prices, farmers need to be cognizant of the real cost to using wheat, as feed before purchasing or utilizing damaged wheat for feed, he said.

Straw from harvested fields that have tested high for a mycotoxin should be less risky than feeding the grain. “However, there can still be elevated levels of mycotoxins, including vomitoxin, in straw,” Meteer said. Using the straw for bedding would be the lowest risk versus feeding straw in a ration. Straw that appears moldy and straw that is baled wet should be tested before feeding or bedding. Producers should be aware that mycotoxincontaminated straw can be a problem, but the risk is much less than feeding grains.”

DIXON LIONESS CLUB

LEFT: Dixon Lionesses met July 22. Members presented $300 to Janet Bushman (far right) on behalf of Goodfellows. The donation will be used to help with Christmas baskets, toys, clothing, food, and decorations. The Good Fellows of Lee County is a United Way agency that has served the county since 1912. The group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Dixon VFW, 1560 Franklin Grove Road. For more information, go to dixonilioness.com, the group’s webstite.

RIGHT: The group also donated $600 to Delores Kness (front row, right), on behalf of the Dixon Food Pantry. This year the Dixon Food Pantry is part of Feeding Illinois, which is a state association of eight food banks serving the 102 counties in the state.

Whiteside County Fair event tickets sales start Monday MORRISON – The Whiteside County Fair office, near the grandstand on the fairgrounds, will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 10-14, and 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 15.

The fair will run from Aug. 18 to Aug. 22 at 201 W. Winfield St. During open hours, staff will handle hand-

delivered entries, process those received by mail, sell reserved grandstand seating, season tickets, and mega passes. Mega passes are $45 purchased through the office, and $50 during the fair.

Reserve grandstand seating for the demolition derby will be sold at 8 a.m.

Aug. 10.

There are no entry fees for exhibits in the agriculture, floriculture, horticulture, textiles, culinary, and hobbies departments.

Adult exhibitors must purchase an $18 season membership ticket. The cost for junior exhibitors, 11 and younger, to enter in the junior departments is $3 for a season ticket.

The cost includes entry in any of the departments listed and provides unlimited admission to the fairgrounds throughout the fair’s 5-day run. Livestock exhibitors are required to pay exhibit fees, and should consult this year’s fair book or website for details.

Exhibit entry requirements can be found in the

fair premium book or at whitesidecountyfair.org, the fair website.

This year, more than $119,000 in premiums, purses, and prizes will be offered. Fair books are available at banks throughout Whiteside County and at the fair office starting Monday.

Entries must be submit-

ted online or in writing, with the applicable fees submitted by the appropriate deadlines as listed in the fair book.

For more information and a complete schedule, visit the website. Written inquires can be directed to the Whiteside County Fair, P.O. Box 88, Morrison, IL 61270.

IN BRIEF Farm tour lunch to feature speaker

stores and online now through Oct. 5, with 100 percent of profits donated to the cause.

STOCKTON – There will Customers can make be a Monoslope Beef Barn $3 donations in stores, in Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 return for $10 off a $25 p.m. Tuesday at 586 N. purchase. Online donors Bradshaw Road. will receive a promo code Ted Funk, a recognized for 25 percent off regular authority on state envior sale purchases, both ronmental regulations for through Thursday. livestock farms and onBon-Ton also will award farm consultant, will be seven $1,000 donations the guest speaker during to support bullying prelunch.

An open house and facili- vention programs in local ty tours by the Brad Mapes schools. Go to bonton. family will be included. Tips com/STOMPOutBullyon improving cattle health, ing from Sept. 8 through optimizing rate of gain, and Sept. 22 to vote. Schools with the highest number reducing feed cost and of votes will win. In additime on feed also will be tion, 50 people will be offered. selected per day to win a To reserve a spot, visit Blue Shirt when voting.

SummitLivestock.com or For more information call 800-213-0567. and official rules, visit the website.

Blue Shirt Day campaign to start

MILWAUKEE – The Bon-Ton Store Inc., including Bergner’s in Sterling, will participate in STOMP Out Bullying, a national bullying and cyberbullying prevention organization for children and teens.

In honor of October’s National Bullying Prevention Month, the “Blue Shirts” will be sold in

County commodity board seat filled SPRINGFIELD – Louis Lamoreux of Lanark will serve on the District 2 Illinois Corn Marketing Board, which covers Carroll, JoDaviess, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago counties.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture Commodity Board elections were July

to pursue other career opportunities. His last day will be Aug. 28.

Nominations sought He will begin working Sauk dealership for IPPA on a part-time earns recognition for Optimist event basis assisting with siting issues, media relations, STERLING – The OptiDELAVAN, Wis. – Kunes issues management, and mist Club of Sterling will Country Ford-Lincoln, Kunes Country Chevrolet- recognize an officer from consumer engagement. the Whiteside County He has worked for IPPA Cadillac of Delavan, and Sheriff’s office and the for 16 years Kunes Country Ford of Sterling, Rock Falls, and Antioch have earned the The full-time position distinction of being named the Illinois State Police will be responsible for Land meeting tips three of Automotive News’ departments on Sept. 10. IPPA communications The presentation will be and media relations, “Best Dealerships To Work offered in Amboy at 7 p.m. at Candlelight For.” including news releases, Inn, 2907 Locust St. AMBOY – The Lee CounAutomotive News partnewsletter development, Through the club’s ty Farm Bureau and the nered with Best Comwebsite development, Respect for the Law Lee County Assessment panies Group to identify and social media. event, the club will office will offer an informa- dealerships in the U.S. Qualifications include a accept nominations from tional farmland assessment and Canada that have college degree in commeeting at 9 a.m. Aug. 12 excelled in creating quality law enforcement depart- munications, public relaat the Lee County Farm workplaces for employees. ments and the public. Go tions, or related discipline to bren10@gmail.com or Bureau, 37 S. East. Ave. The program measured call the club at 815-631- or the equivalent combiA 2013 amendment to workplace satisfaction nation of education, pro6886 to submit a nomithe Farmland Assessment through a confidential fessional training, or work nation. The deadline is Law will go into effect later survey of employers and experience. Applicants Aug. 27. this year for the assessemployees. must possess strong The club will meet at 7 ment year 2015, with taxes Only 100 awards were written, verbal, and interp.m. Aug. 11 upstairs at payable in 2016. presented. personal communications the Candlelight Inn. The amendment will limit The list was published skills. value changes of cropland in the July 20 issue of Interested applicants soils to 10 percent of the Automotive News. The top New opportunities are encouraged to submit Illinois median cropland soil dealerships will be ranked open for pork leader a cover letter, resume, Productivity Index. In Illiand revealed at the Best salary history, and refernois, the median cropland Dealerships To Work For SPRINGFIELD – Nomiences to Jennifer Tirey, PI is 111. The legislation program and gala awards nations for the Illinois IPPA executive director, also includes a $5 phasedinner on Oct. 14 in ChiPork Producers Assoat jennifer@ilpork.com; in allowance that will be cago, and profiled in a ciation director of comsubmissions are due by subtracted from the certispecial section on Oct. 19. munications are being Aug. 21. Go to ilpork. fied value limit for the 2015 The Kunes Country Auto accepted. com for a detailed job assessment year only.

Tim Maiers, current Group dealerships are in director, has decided description.

To reserve a seat go to Mount Carroll, Morrison, 7.

Positions also were filled on the Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board and the Sheep and Wool Marketing Board. Newlyelected board members will serve 3-year terms and oversee the checkoff dollars that come from assessments levied at the first point of sale.

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“We have no storing capacity or coolers at the trailer, but when we fully open the building, we’ll serve breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Lonkert said.

It’s likely the restaurant will be doing some hiring in preparation for full operations. Lonkert guesses he’ll need 10 to 12 workers once everything is moved into the building.

The Lonkerts make their own sausage with ground-in flavors in natural casings. More traditional American fare will be served in addition to the cafe’s German specialties like wiener schnitzel, sausage with kraut and mashed potatoes, and stuffed cabbage.

Pastas, steak and salmon will be on the new dinner menu.

The signature items from the trailer won’t go away. Customer favorites include the appleand-onion brat; the Average Joe, a rib-eye sandwich with red wine and fried onions; barbecue brats; Caribbean rice and grilled shrimp; and the Cousin Jimmy, a gourmet burger with freshly ground beef brisket, corned beef brisket, and rib tips with barbecue sauce and caramelized onions.

Lonkert is setting up a Kickstarter campaign to help get the business on its feet. Once he does, he hopes to give back to the community.

“The Kickstarter account will be up in a couple of weeks, and

once things get going, we’re going to give 25 percent of our profits to food pantries, buddy banks, and other causes important to us,” Lonkert said.

Part of the profit from his popular blackened fish sandwich has always gone to Safe Harbor of Lee County.

Although the Lonkerts are ready to live the dream, they have no plans to ditch the trailer.

“We’ll keep the trailer, and it will still be used to go to festivals and other special events,” Lonkert said. “We might even make it available for church events.”

Lonkert said he doesn’t plan to get a liquor license, but is entertaining the thought of a bring-your-own arrangement.

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“Communities of color under the current scoring model aren’t being accurately captured,” said Joe Nery, president-elect of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. “You don’t have the opportunity to establish your credit.”

Hispanics are more likely to pay in cash, and they have extended families under a single roof with a higher tendency to pool resources. Yet that counts for little in the traditional scores used by credit-reporting agencies and banks to determine whether an applicant qualifies for a mortgage or car loan.

“The current [credit] models were established in the 1980s and early ‘90s and really don’t account for those methods of payment,” said Nery, a real estate attorney in Chicago. “Unfortunately that limits the access to loan products, especially for those of minority descent.”

In fact, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report in early May noting that 26 million Americans are “credit invisible,” meaning they have no credit history on file with any of the major credit-reporting companies such as Experian, Equifax and Transunion. About 15 percent of African-American and Hispanic consumers are among those 26 million, the report said.

RAMSEY

Her moving in tightened things up, and that’s understandable to a point. But it has shone a spotlight on the fact that you’re going to have to start doing a written plan and behaving. Chances are you’re going to have to cut back on some stuff, because you’ve chosen to take care of her. This is an honorable choice and a wonderful thing you’re doing, by the way.

With this added responsibility you’ve taken on – and many Americans are facing the same thing – you’re going to find yourselves on one end of the Sandwich Generation. They’re sandwiched between taking care of their parents and taking care of their grown kids.

And the way you handle it is with a written budget.

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Chamber garage sales upcoming

Business has slowed, and she believes it could be scaring away prospective buyers.

“I understand that this work had to be done – the road was in horrible shape – but this is the second year River Street has been closed over here, and it’s not helping business,” Irene said.

They still firmly believe in the profitability of the bait shop so close to the river, but they’re still determined to get close enough to cast their lines.

ROCK FALLS – The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its big fall garage sales in the twin cities.

The sales are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 25 through Sept. 27 in Rock Falls and Sterling, although times could vary based on participants’ plans.

Sales must be registered

by Sept. 14 to be included in the event. Forms are available on the chamber’s website at rockfallschamber.com, or can be picked up at the chamber office at 601 W. 10th St.

Registration fees of $10 are used by the chamber to sponsor community events and support local businesses. The fee includes two garage sale signs, tips, and a place on the maps that will be distributed locally online and in print. Advertising space on the back of the maps is available for $10 more.

Business owners can register a sale and advertise sidewalk sales and other promotions.

The free maps will be available at Schreiner’s Mobil, 1308 First Ave. in Rock Falls, Shell stations in both cities, and at the chamber website.

Astrograph Take Matters As They Come Sunday, August 2, 2015 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your finances show signs of improvement, but don’t let your generous nature leave you cash-poor. Smart money handling can help you secure a healthy, stress-free future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Take matters as they come.

Changes in your personal life will confuse you, but in the end, you will be in a better position. Let go of the past.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Put your energy into getting ahead. Your reputation is helping you gain ground, and a new, exciting opportunity will surface. Don’t hesitate. It’s important to keep the momentum going.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) -- Get back to basics. If things seem to be veering out of control, slow down and do your best to assess the situation. Acting on impulse will lead to regret down the line.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t give in to pressure or emotional blackmail. Someone will try to lead you into a dubious situation that goes against your

judgment. Listen to those who have stood by you in the past.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- If you plan a trip or event that includes your favorite people or activities, you will gain popularity as well as confidence. Don’t be reluctant to show off what you have to offer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Focus and determination will help you increase your income.

Embark on a new business venture.

You have what it takes to succeed.

Don’t waste time hoping for someone else to lead the way.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Take a deep breath and calm down. Your oversensitivity will cost you if you speak or act rashly. Don’t blame others for your actions, or you will end up being criticized.

your spectrum, the more opportunities will come your way. Business or personal partnerships will come about through participation in group events or activities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Honesty is important, but diplomacy is a necessity. Disparaging or critical remarks can be hurtful to others and damaging to your reputation. Think before you speak.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will receive an intriguing offer from someone you meet at a social engagement. If you welcome change and offer a positive attitude, you will come out on top.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Financial changes are imminent. Putting in extra hours to complete a job will pay off. Someone will propose a positive suggestion that will influence your future.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Get involved. The wider

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Joe Castillo, managing director of Mi Casa Real Estate in Chicago, said it’s a “huge misstep” for credit agencies to not provide a way for landlords to report rent payments.

C u r r e n t l y, c r e d i t borrower’s credit history. reporting is dominated Here’s the rub for Hisby FICO scores. They panic borrowers: When date back to 1956, when looking at payment hissoftware developers Bill tory, the FICO scoring Fair and Earl Isaac cre- relies on whether payated a program to gauge ments have been timethe risk of a consumer ly on credit card bills, credit default. Lend- mortgages, car loans ers now purchase more and the like. There’s than 10 billion FICO greater weight given to credit scores annually lengthy repayment of for use in making loan credit. decisions. Consumers “For most first-time are granted free access homebuyers . . . their to their FICO score, but largest monthly expense the three major cred- is their rent payment,” it reporting agencies said Joe Castillo, the require personal infor- managing broker at ERA mation.

Mi Casa Real Estate in FICO’s current meth- Chicago. “And at the odology dates back to current time the credit around 2004 and relies agencies do not provide on a borrower’s income, landlords larger or even payment history, debt small avenues to report load and to a lesser that payment. So that degree on how often is a huge misstep, or lenders take a look at a missed opportunity.”

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The good news is that with a detailed plan, you can analyze whether you need extra income, if you need to cut some expenses or both. You’ve got to create a little margin to have a clear picture of your future. If you just wander along without a plan, you’re going to make a mess out of this, and it’s going to get bad fast.

– Dave

What percentage?

Dear Dave, What percentage of your total net worth should your personal residence be during retirement?

– Sue Dear Sue, Honestly, I don’t have a set percentage for this kind of thing. The larger your net worth, the smaller the percentage

would be. Let’s say you’re worth $5 million. In this scenario, you wouldn’t want to have 50 percent in your home. But if you’re worth $150,000, you’re probably going to have more than 50 percent in your home.

So, the smaller your net worth is, the larger the percentage your home will likely be. That’s very reasonable, and it’s one way you can look at. If you’re in the milliondollar range of net worth, I don’t think I’d want to have half or more of it in my house.

But I think you see how I’m looking at that. You want to try to have as small a portion as possible, but you also have to have a home that’s suitable for your needs.

– Dave Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey), or visit daveramsey.com.

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Shannon Winstead of Sterling Township Center for Youth offered face painting services at the July 24 Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Family Fun Fest at the Sterling High School football field. The day included games, activities, and a bounce house. Photos submitted by the chamber.

The Whiteside County Farm Bureau’s eighth annual Barn Tour was July 11-12.

The University of Illinois Extension’s booth highlighted the new Artifact Speaks Program. The social studies program, developed for middle school teachers, emphasizes what artifacts can tell about the lives of the people in cultures from which they originated. Those at the booth also tried at Cuneiform writing.

To learn more about program, contact Mary Nelson, Whiteside County Extension office program coordinator, at 815-632-3611. Photos submitted.

Students from Challand Middle School in Sterling manned an information booth.

University of Illinois Extension staff and volunteers travelled July 9 to Odell Library in Morrison on the Storybook Trail. Children and their caregivers experienced laminated pages of “The Carrot Seed,” by Ruth Krauss, with illustrations by Crocket Johnson, displayed along the sidewalk on signs. Marcia Zell, Master Gardener, had readers pick out carrot seeds from a tray. Stations and stops along the way were accompanied by seeds of carrots, peas, and green beans, and live plants – weeds and carrots – to embellish the short story.

Representatives from the University of Illinois Extension, including Allie Lancaster (left), also provided information and a door prize.

Utility assistance sites open CHICAGO – ComEd has activated its plan to help continue administering its programs, which provide customers in need with financial assistance to pay electric bills.

As a result of state budget issues, some social services agencies like Community Economic Development Association (CEDA) which administered ComEd’s Customer Account Record Exchange Program (CARE), have been shut down.

ComEd opened 11 temporary satellite sites, including Community Contact Inc. in DeKalb.

Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Call 847-697-4400 to schedule an appointment.

To help process financial aid applications, the company hired 24 former personnel from the social service agencies.

The satellite locations

opened July 27 and will continue to operate until CARE funds are completely exhausted.

This is the fourth consecutive year in which the company has dedicated $10 million in financial assistance.

Under new legislation, known as ComEd’s Future Energy Plan, the goal is to extend assistance through 2021.

CARE programs (while funds are available) include: Re s i d e n t i a l Sp e c i a l Hardship Program: Eligible ComEd residential customers experiencing a hardship can receive a grant toward their electric bill. Grant amounts may vary.

CHAMP: (ComEd Helps Activated, Veteran Military Personnel): This program provides billpayment help up to $1,000 to deployed members of the military and

honorably-discharged veterans who have fallen behind on their bill and who reside within ComEd’s northern Illinois service territory.

Benefits also include a deferred payment plan, extended payment due dates, exemption from late charges, deposit reduction, and budget payment plans.

Nonprofit Assistance Programs: ComEd extended this program to include all nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations.

This program typically provides a one-time variable grant once every 2 years of up to $2,000 for 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are experiencing a hardship.

For more information of ComEd’s financial assistance programs and eligibility requirements, call 888-806-2273.

Whiteside County Master Gardeners have been busy overseeing the planting of the wildlife viewing area at the Senior Housing Center, Civic Plaza I, in Rock Falls this summer. Workers are (from left) Lynn Deter, Whiteside County Housing Authority executive director; Sandy Feather, Master Gardener; and John Benton, plaza site manager.

IN BRIEF Writing workshop focuses on life STERLING – The University of Illinois Extension will present a “Share Your Life Story” writing workshop at 1 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Sept. 3 at the University of Illinois Extension main office, 12923 Lawrence Road.

The workshop will offer tips on how to get started in sharing a life story and will include writing sessions and activities.

Previous writing experience is not required.

Visit or call the exten-

Whiteside County Extension For more information or to register for programs, contact the University of Illinois Extension main office, 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling; visit edu/clw; or call Mary Nelson, Whiteside County Extension office program coordinator, at 815-632-3611. sion office to register.

Training program for seniors to start The University of Illinois Extension will offer “Staying Strong: Using Exercise Bands for Strength Training” at 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at the University of Illinois Exten-

sion main office.

As part of a wellness series for seniors offered by the extension, this workshop will feature the use of exercise bands for strength training and will include exercises and tips for using the bands.

This workshop is open to the public.

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Houdini Plaza, named for the famed escape artist who called Appleton, Wisconsin, home, hosts one of the main stages for Mile of Music. The adjacent art museum hosts education sessions.

Nothing beats the original Mile of Music in Appleton, Wisconsin, attracts musicians, fans of all ages

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ppleton’s Mile of Music gets ready to roll. No tickets? No problem. They want you to hear their tunes, all original. It’s Wisconsin’s South by Southwest.

I am strolling down the street on a warm midsummer’s night, my steps falling into the shuffling rhythm of a blues band for a moment, then slowing to some cool jazz a few storefronts down, until I finally stop at a lone folk singer in a colorfully lit tavern. Across the street must be something good as the line spills out the door.

Mile of Music, they call it: a stretch of College Avenue – the main drag in Appleton, Wisconsin – that becomes a corridor of song as more than 200 artists play 800 live performances in nearly 70 venues over 4 days. No standards or cover songs allowed, only originals.

A city bus with the festival logo emblazoned on it rolls by with windows wide open, and riders surround a singer and his guitar in back. At the end of the night, I have stopped at nearly a dozen shows for a song or six, eaten a serenaded dinner, had a few drinks and walked back to my hotel, never having left College Avenue.

Now entering its third year, Mile of Music was co-founded by local marketing guy Dave Willems, whose impressions of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, had stuck with him and singer-songwriter Cory Chisel over 2 decades. In the middle of the afternoon, I’ve come to City Center Plaza, one of the festival’s venues, to interview Chisel. I’m early, so I sit in front of Green Gecko, a deli with tables that spill into the tiny mall’s atrium.

A mesmerized group has gathered around a lanky bearded fellow in a

Acts are varied, from single acoustic performers to big rockin’ bands, but all performers play their own original material. black fedora singing and playing a Hamm-tone resonator guitar at the foot of the escalators. For the moment, I forget the demanding weight of an appointment to be met, and as his potent voice fills the space above the intimate crowd, I almost want to close my eyes as he has.

Then, I realize it’s Chisel himself. Of course, he is part of his own festival.

His heartfelt performance gave some hint this festival wasn’t going to be the typical corporatized event. He tells me the nutshell story of his life: Moving to Appleton when he was 8, having his first travelingperformer experience as part of a boys choir. He had sung in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome before he was 18. After high school, he went all in. A major record label picked him up 10 years ago, and in 2012, he and his folk rock/Americana band The Wandering Sons toured with Norah Jones.

The idea of bringing something musical back to his childhood home appealed to him.

“Appleton was a paper mill kind of town on the Fox River,” he says, and one might expect Madi-

son or Milwaukee to have a strong artistic community. But Chisel wants Appleton to become a notable music center.

Just down the street, Lawrence University already has such a reputation with its Conservatory of Music.

“Our greatest exports are Willem Dafoe and Harry Houdini,” Chisel said. “We got a little weird in us. And I mean that in the most loving term possible. Like Austin says, ‘Keep Austin Weird.’ I’d like ‘Make Appleton Weirder.’”

What some might find weird is such a large festival without tickets; nearly all of the events require no advance sales or cover charge. An important part of the Mile of Music concept is to “help foster creativity, create an opportunity for those who maybe couldn’t go see something new. Who has $20 to see brand new things? It’s hard enough to pay for a movie like that, and at least then you get to see a trailer,” Chisel said. Funding from local and regional businesses is at the heart of this, but it’s not simply a charitable cause; there is a return.

Mile 1, as they call it now, took place in 2013 and cost about $300,000, including cash and payment in kind. And 2014’s Mile 2 went up to $450,000 but doubled the artists and tripled the performances.

“Those that love the arts support this idea of economic development and creative growth, yet make it affordable and make sure the bands get paid and are respected,” Chisel said. “There is a way to do it, I think, where everybody wins.”

The proof is in the dollars they generated, estimated at $750,000 of economic impact that first year, and nearly $2 million in 2014.

Norah Jones came and played for free for Mile 1, but that was an exception.

“Everyone gets paid, and that’s a big part of what I believe as an artist,” Chisel said. “No matter how big or little you are.”

That means paid performances, lodging, food and drinks, and the opportunity to sell CDs and build a new fan base.

Part of the success for the businesses is that other than two main stages at Houdini Plaza and Jones Park, which are outdoors,

Mile of Music (Mile 3) takes place Aug. 6-9.

There are no tickets to buy, but you can purchase a pass and become a Music-Maker.

Your $95 helps support the festival and its mission, and in return, you can skip some lines, see some exclusive shows, get a T-shirt, and receive discounts and early-bird opportunities for related events that weekend and year-round. The homes of 2015’s nearly 100 out-of-state performers range from Brooklyn and Boston to San Francisco, Winnipeg and Saskatoon to Nashville and Austhe festival is primarily an indoors event, and no streets are closed off.

“Get people into the businesses, not into the street,” he says.

The third main stage is Lawrence University’s beautiful Memorial Chapel. But the rest of the venues range in size from cozy coffee shops and modest bars to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.

Many of the venues line up side by side along College Avenue, while others are a block or two off the main drag. A few others are elsewhere in the city, such as Stone Cellar Brewpub, which brews Americana Pale Ale just for the festival and has come to feature Mile of Music artists, as other establishments have, throughout the rest of the year.

The demographic, Chisel says, is the 35-80 crowd.

Bars exclude the under-21 crowd, he and Willems realized, so each year they’ve tried to add more coffee shops and other nonalcoholic establishments, and the main stages are for all ages. What has impressed Chisel most are the upper levels of that target audience. He’s seen octogenarians stopping in for some louder stuff.

tin, Chicago to Chapel Hill and many others in between.

Four downtown public parking ramps charge a flat fee of $2 per day.

A Mile of Music bus offers free rides up and down the Mile, and a free Downtown Trolley also runs the course, connecting to restaurants, bars and venues off the Mile.

Be aware that those under 21 need a legal guardian to enter the bar venues, but venues also include coffee shops, performance halls, parks and restaurants.

Go to mileofmusic.com for more information.

“I left about 16 80-yearolds in a bar the other night, and I was like, ‘I gotta go’ and they’re drinking vodka gimlets like it was nothin’.”

Roughly half the acts are regional, primarily from Wisconsin, while the other musicians are coming from far and wide. Local music fans get to enjoy hearing something different from far away, but the local artists also benefit: “They want to meet people from outside to get hooked up for tours and friendships. This is a way to sort of get them out of here and send them on the road,” Chisel says.

Mile of Music has an educational component, as well. Chisel sees music instruction “being cut and pushed into a corner.” Mile of Music’s 4-day calendar includes educational sessions, ranging from songwriting and brass-band jamming to lessons for the didgeridoo or bucket drumming.

Chisel’s heart is in this, and the abundant crowds at the various venues suggest that he’s not the only one. But our conversation is cut short; the co-founder of Mile of Music has another gig to play at another venue.

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OPEN HOUSE CELEBRATION

1st Gateway Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of its newest branch in Morrison with an open house, ribbon cutting, beverages, and snacks July 21 at 204 E. Main St. A newly-designed teller counter, two offices for loan and mortgage assistance, and an expanded lobby area have been added. Dairy Queen Dilly Bars were served July 22 and Happy Joe’s Pizza on July 22. Photo submitted.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

The Dixon Habitat For Humanity home-build project work continues. Matt Farmer (back row, left) organized a crew to help with construction at 1017 S. College Ave., Dixon. Taking a break from the job are Sean and Kali Nave; (back row, center), future homeowners; and Illinois Department of Transportation employees. Photo submitted by Chris Gelhbach.

RNA DONATIONS Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1570 donated supplies to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program at Whiteside County Health Department in Rock Falls. With the supplies are (from left) Staci Shaffer, case manager; Avis Rosenow, Shirley Lester, and Alice Grimes, RNA members; Ginette Rumley, nutritionist, patient counselor; Pam Vandervinne, case management consultant; and Joyce Cole, member.

Photos submitted by Shirley Lester.

Chapter members also worked 3 days a week to make sandwiches, pack bags, and passed out lunches for the Let’s Feed Our Children Program at the Community Building in Tampico. With the bags are (from left) June Spencer, Katie Thomas, and Avis Rosenow.

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KUPUGANI: THROUGH THE LENS: PART 3 OF 3

Camp Kupu-Friend Camp Kupugani in Leaf River offers its campers the ideal summer camp experience.

Located along the meandering Leaf River, the site is a picturesque spot in and of itself from the rocky cliffs to the serene walnut grove. Add in the friendships that are made, the obstacles that are conquered, the songs that are sung and the laughs that are shared, and the memories that follow are sure to last a lifetime.

The camp offers boys and girls sessions. We will follow the campers, some arriving for the first time and others veterans, as they begin their experience from the parent drop-off June 21 to the end of the 2-week session pick-up July 4.

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Camp friendships can be instantaneous and also somewhat fleeting, often ending after the session is over only to be reignited the following summer. TOP: About ready to engage in a trust fall, Kayla (left), 12, and Angel, 13, met at camp just a week before. ABOVE: Sue, 13, was one of the first campers to arrive on June 21. Here she greets camp owner Kevin Gordon. TOP-RIGHT: Every good friend should be there to lend a helping hand, especially to coax an otherwise reluctant camper to enter the volleyball mud bog. ABOVE-RIGHT: Mere hours after meeting her new junior counselor, hand-in-hand, Eva (left), 12, is led to her cabin for the next couple of weeks.

ABOVE: Camp has songs for just about anything. Following a camp-tivity, a group makes its way to “La Tienda,” a snack-and-rest period before the next activity.

BELOW-LEFT: Like many things, there’s a hierarchy to camp, and older campers get first use of the popular hammocks. A pair of veterans rest after a busy morning.

BELOW-RIGHT: Counselor Iyanna, 22, teaches Ryan, 13, a few cords on the ukulele.

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815-540-3190 2BR- 3rd floor, newly painted & carpeted. 1 car garage. A/C, all appliances. Lease, no $640/mo. pets.

815-440-2145.

3BR Upper apt. in downtown Dixon.

204 ½ W. 1st. St. $600/mo. plus dep.

No dogs. 815-4404817.

DIXON Dixon Manor Apts. 1 & 2BR open. Clean, quiet, hardwood floors, close to downtown, on-site laundry, security building. Call Erick 815739-5806.

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.

HARMON Half off 1st month's rent!

Large 2 BR $450 Pets OK. Sec. 8 is OK. Harmon, IL 815-562-7368

MORRISON 1 & 2 bedroom apts for rent.

Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

PROPHETSTOWN 1 & 2 bedroom apts for rent Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR on the river, applcs, no pets, $500/mo. + dep.

815-622-4344 after 5:00 p.m.

2BR, newly remodeled, on lake 1 ½ mi. W. of Rock Falls, $600/mo. + utilities, no pets, 815-626-2145 3BR Duplex, no pets. W/D hookup, refrigerator, stove. $500/mo plus dep.

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Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave.

606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

WOOSUNG 1BR, $400 + dep.

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HOMES FOR RENT

2BR, $550/mo. + dep. 119 Douglas Ave. 815-652-7591

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Lg. 2BR, stove refrig. No pets. $585 +dep.815-631-6678

POLO 3BR w/ attached garage, $450/mo + dep.

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

815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 16sq. Ft. 3BR 1BA, 1 car garage, full bsmt., new remodel, new High Eff. HT/ A/C, Kitchen applcs. Inc. $750 815-379-2528. 4-8 Cute 3BR, all one floor, redone, C/A, Why Rent? ™ 207 E. 7th St. $670/mo.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 920 Douglas Ave. Fri. 2-6 Sat. 8-3 Thousands of new sunglasses $5 ea., New team clothes & accessories, Dorm size Refrigerator & misc items.

We accept credit cards!

Fri & Sat 7-?

805 5th Ave Antiques, wooden wagon, décor, collectibles, furniture (Old & New) ceiling fan, designer purses, jewelry, womens & mens clothes, tools, lots of misc & muffins too!

Fri & Sat 9-2pm 220 North Court Collectibles, vintage items, Elvis memorabilia, furniture, household goods & much more! New items each day!

Fri. 8 pm – 2 pm Sat. 8 pm – 12 pm 1104 W. 6th Street Toddler / Adult Clothing, household items, scrubs, exercise equip., toys & books, lots of misc.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Friday 8 – 3 Saturday 8-1 1104 Elm Place Women's clothes size 0-10, men's size 29-34, childrens's small - XL, bar stools, old Crosley keg fridge, antique carpenter tool box (loaded).

Lots of misc!

Thurs 6pm-8pm Fri 7am-3pm Sat 7am-3pm White Oaks Sub. Annual Sales turn at Cement Plant follow signs 10+ homes Twin bed, Wii, PS3, 31 bags, pamper Chef, St. Mary uniforms, furniture, household & clothing of all sizes worth the drive!

Fri. 8-4, Sat. & Sun. 7-4 1820 18th Ave. ESTATE SALE Refrigerator, gas dryer, small new & used kitchen appliances, antiques, glassware, garden items, etc.

Sat. 9-3, Sun. 12-4 503 1st Ave. Gigantic sale! Antiques, collectibles, household. Everything but grandma's teeth!

Sat. Aug. 1, 8-2:30 1804 White Pines Drive MOVING SALE Tools, bikes, antique bikes, 6 foot plow, lots of furniture, lamps, chairs, chests, bedroom set, 2 antique sewing machines, toys and clothes.

Saturday 8 – 4pm 611 1st Avenue Huge Sale! Huge selection of all seasonal clothing; girls 7/8 to 14/16, boys 4T to 6/7, womens Med to 2X, mens med to 2XLT, gently used clothes, shoes all ages and gender, kids tinker toys, misc. household goods & appliances (brand new to slightly used). Huge selection of paper back books, new edition / re-releases. Everything must go!

Saturday 8-12 2017 IL Rt. 26 N. Moving Sale Boys NB-4T & 8-14 some Husky, womens 4-8, tons of kitchen ware, outdoor toys & misc.

Thur. 6pm – 8 pm Fri. 7am – 3 pm Sat. 7am – noon 2244 Clouse Lane White Oak Estates Treasures from four households.

New items added each day. Table with drop leaves, floor lamp, seasonal flags, bed frame, 2 tables of books, cookbooks, puzzles & puzzle books, DVD's, VHS tapes, fabric, paper goods, envelopes, rolls of large paper, items for the cat lover, Tupperware products, scrapbook albums & books, embellishments, paper & more paper, canning supplies & jars, misc. items & grass catcher.

THIS WEEK’S SPECIALS!!

96 HONDA CIVIC $1,995* 99 CHEVY MALIBU $1,995* 708 First Avenue ROCK FALLS 815-622-6655 YOUR 1ST AND 2ND CHANCE DEALER!

2 LOCATIONS!

Thurs. 5pm-8pm, Fri. & Sat. 8am-2pm 2238 Center Lane, (White Oaks Estates) 3 Family Sale Girls clothes size newborn to 6 years, boys clothing size newborn18 mos, mens & womens clothing, Little Tykes/Step 2 table sets, kitchens & more, Power Wheels, Pampered Chef, Thirty One, furniture antique including gate-leg table, clawfoot table, Duncan Phyfe dining room table set, Jumperoo, infant carseat/stroller home combo, decor, toys, luggage & MUCH MORE. THURS. FRI. SAT. 8 AM - 5 PM 107 Keul Rd. (Next to Wal-Mart) Large Charity Sale Everything Must Go

furniture, clothes, glassware, lawn & shop tools, leather couch & recliner, stroller, baby bassinet, aluminum windows, lights & more. 100's of new items.

FRANKLIN GROVE GARAGE SALES 624 Friday, Saturday & Sunday 8am-4pm 226 S. Elm Many items, furniture, Fiestaware dishes, lots of lace and ribbon, garage stuff & much more!

Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 8 – 5pm 487 West Stone Barn Rd, 4 Family Sale Small appliances, exercise equipment, holiday decoration, household items, baby swing & bouncy chair.

Bed linens, nice women's apparel, women's shoes, jackets & purses and much more!

GRAND DETOUR GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 3-7pm and Sat., & Sun., 10-6 7950 S. Clinton Grand Detour ESTATE SALE Assorted collectibles; fabric & sewing machines; clocks; wall hangings; vintage jewelry; range; refrigerator; furniture including lg. Dining room table & antiques; power chair w/newer batteries; electronics tools; and other assorted household items.

DEALER FINANCING AVAILABLE

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

1397 N. Galena Ave DIXON 815-288-5626

Fri. & Sat., 8-2 23000 Prophet Rd. 5 ½ miles Teen books, Jr. clothing lots of SXL & 9-12. Queen air mattress, gas stainless stove, steel sink, jet pump, lamps.

Men's 2XL leather jacket, moose dish set, much more.

Everything $1 unless marked!

Hours Mon - Fri 10-6 • Sat 9-3

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96 Honda Civic 99 Chevy Malibu 02 Chevy Cavalier-SOLD!

$395.00 Down

98 Ford F150 X-Cab 00 Honda CRV 01 Chrysler PT Cruiser 01 Chrysler Sebring 03 Dodge Grand Caravan 04 Volkswagen Golf-SOLD! 04 Mazda 6 04 Chevy Tracker 05 Chrysler PT Cruiser 05 Chevy Malibu-SOLD!

$795.00 Down

00 Dodge Durango 01 Jeep Grand Cherokee 02 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 03 Pontiac Vibe 04 Chevy Malibu 04 Pontiac Montana 04 Ford Explorer-SOLD! 05 Ford Escape 05 Chevy 1/2 Ton XCab 05 Chrysler Sebring 05 Buick Terraza 06 Pontiac Grand Prix 07 Hyundai Sonata 07 Chevy Uplander

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Fri. 8-4 & Sat. 8-2 8909 Buell Rd. (4 miles out from Rt. 30) Primitive décor/ furniture, kids clothing NB-10, misc items, something for everyone!

Saturday 8-2 1100 Locust Dr. Girl baby clothes 0-12mo., highchair, car seat, Girls Jrs. 0-6 and household items.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 8am-?

610 2nd Ave. (In Alley) Like new Whirlpool overhead mivanity crowave, dresser & end table set, mens & womens clothes SMXL, womens shoes kitchen6.5-8.5, ware, home décor, VHS tapes, books, toys, CD & DVD players and much more!

Fri. 5pm-8pm Sat. 7am-?

Sun. 8am-?

1310 W. 3rd St. Huge yarn and wool sale!

Summer, fall and winter. Call for questions 815718-9500.

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Sat. only, 8-4 1305 6th Ave. Lots of name brand clothing, baby clothing, toys, old wood fencing and so much more!

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Sat., Aug. 1 8:00 until 4:00 901 W. 3rd St. ESTATE YARD SALE Collectibles, tools, dishes, glassware, silverware, pots and pans, fireplace, brass fireplace piece, furniture, pictures, linens, artificial flowers, books, Christmas trees and decorations, sewing supplies, luggage, ladies clothing and scarves, purses, jewelry, hats, and lots of misc. st

Saturday 10-2 2088 Freeport Rd. HUGE Estate Sale Don't miss this one!!! Too much to list!

Saturday 8-2 2203 12th Ave. Lg. 2 Family Sale Big men's clothes, boy's 3 mo.-3T, baby items, winter clothes, household, furniture, too many items to list.

Saturday 8-3 1303 5th Ave ONE DAY ONLY BACK TO SCHOOL SALE! Tons of nice, clean name brand clothes for the entire family, girls 8-14/16 & boys 10-14/16, Jrs. S-L, Men's Sm.-XL, Womens M-L sz.

10, purses, books, household goods, backpacks, shoes.

THE EMPORIUM THRIFT CENTER 115 W. 3rd St. Sterling 50% OFF STOREWIDE Thurs, Fri, Sat. Open 9-4

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Antique wood burning stove, $100. 815-5082585.

I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Old railroad jack, heavy duty. $100.

815-508-2585.

APPLIANCES

710

CLOVER HILLS LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES

815.625.8529

NEW TODAY G.E. 16 Cu. Ft. upright freezer. $150 815-535-9176 Kenmore 80 series Dryer. $100 (Gas)815-438-2547 Maytag Performa Good Washer. cond. $100. 815438-2547

SPORTING GOODS

746

Firewood For Sale OAK, split, delivered & stacked.

Truck load/BDLS 815-626-6875

FOOD PRODUCE

750

Michigan Red Haven Peaches & Blueberries Delivery Friday Aug. 7, 14 & 21 2mi. South of Morrison on Rt. 78 May pre-order 877-369-2442 or 269-358-6789

FURNITURE

Air Cond./Heating

Dog Grooming

Landscaping

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

Dianna's Doggie Depot

Falling Meadows Land-care Is now accepting new clients for your landscape maintenance needs. One time or weekly service is available.

Call Mike at (815)590-9491

Asphalt

755

80”Flexsteel Sofa, burgundy & teal w 4 pillows $150/obo 815-625-1476 Futon Frame, mission style, natural finish, $100. 815625-4165.

Large pine Entertainment Center.

72”x50”x24”. $100 815-535-9176 Matching sofa and love seat. Blues & tans. $150 for both.815-626-4542

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“Grooming Service for Small to Medium Dogs” New customers welcome at affordable prices.

For an Appointment call 815-716-3621

Dumpster Rental T & M PAVING *Asphalt paving & Patch work * Seal Coating *Skid loader/ Dump Truck Work (Concrete Removal, Dirt and Gravel Hauling) Call for free, no obligation estimates 815-499-7195.

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

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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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Cleaning Service

Advanced Cleaners

Lawn Care BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

Painting Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

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Excavating

A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) Gravel Loader, Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

815-590-1677

Flooring Carpet For Less •Less Money •Less Time •Less Hassle Call Al for a FREE Estimate A & A Flooring 815-632-0675

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!!

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial With working height up to 250 ft.

Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com

Power Washing

Roofing/Siding

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Storage

Call Theresa today!

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Remodeling

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

815-973-3613

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

Maid/Janitorial Carpet/Upholstery

We Specialize in Residential Maid Service as well as Commercial Janitorial Service Call Now For Your Spring Cleaning.

www.allsafe center.com

American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

Handyman A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Siding ★ Decks ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Interior Discounts CC#'s Accepted 815-994-0075

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Concrete Contractors

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes 37 yrs. Experience 815-626-9026 Concrete Workz Construction • Sidewalks • Driveways • Patios • Floors • Steps • Stoops • Garage Walls/ Additions/ • Retaining Walls • Block • Brick • Stonework All types of concrete work!

Free Estimates Insured 815-441-6126

Construction

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)631-4122

www.mullerslane farm.com

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction FALL is the

perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

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NEW TODAY WACC has an opening for a CNA Clinical Instructor Must be a RN with 2 yrs. experience 1 yr. must be in teaching theory in an accredited nurse training program and/or providing nursing care to older/chronically ill adults. Clinical will run Tues. & Thurs. from Oct. 2015-March 2016.

For more info. call 815-626-5810 Send letter of application and resume to: Paula Rademacher; Whiteside Area Career Center; 1608 Fifth Ave., Sterling IL 61081 EOE

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CITY OF DIXON JOB NOTIFICATION The City of Dixon is hiring a Public Works Director.

The Job Description and application are posted at City Hall and online at http://www. discoverdixon.org/ job-postings.html.

All applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé, and application.

Please email all documents to: employment@ discoverdixon.org To send via mail: City Hall, Attn: Amanda Bradshaw, 121 W. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021. All documents must be received by August 21, 2015 at 4:30pm. Call Amanda Bradshaw at (815) 288-6827 with any questions.

NEW TODAY Avonlea Cottage of Dixon Full Time RN or LPN, 3-11pm shift Apply in person 503 Country Side Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044

CNA Reliable, dependable, 8-1.

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Maintenance Mechanic, 3rd Shift Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): •Provide support for Production and Quality Control by repairing and adjusting production machinery •Ensure minimum machine down time and product loss •Performing mechanical and electrical machinery repair •Completing preventative maintenance of equipment •Knowledge of, or ability to learn, a wide array of mechanical and electrical skills.

•Determining root causes and associated corrective action or adjustment on production equipment •Ability to handle multiple priorities •Good people and communication skills •Basic data entry skills We Offer: •Paid Vacation and Personal Time during the first year •Eleven paid holidays per year •Health insurance and group rates on dental disability & life •Profit sharing and 401(k) •Annual Bonus Please send resumes to: Crest Foods Co., Inc. PO Box 371, Ashton, IL 61006 Attn: HR

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Modern Woodmen, one of the nation’s largest fraternal financial services providers, is looking for representatives in the Dixon area.

Call 815-758-0492 or send resume to: Fred Warren 2201 N. 1st St., Suite 100, Dekalb, Il 60115 w ww.mwacareers.org ww g/Warren ww

DATA PROCESSING TECHNICIAN Spectrum Data, located in Oregon IL, is currently seeking a full-time entry level Data Processing Technician.

Responsibilities include setup and processing of data files for customer’s Direct Mail campaigns.

Candidate must have a knowledge of Excel and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills along with the ability to interpret, follow and communicate written instructions effectively.

PLEASE SEND RESUME & COVER LETTER TO: Human Resources 131 N. 3rd St, Oregon, IL 61061 Or e-mail hr@spectrumdata.org

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COMMERCIAL CLEANING *DIXON* Part Time Evenings Must pass background check.

Apply online @ www.peterson cleaning.com

NEW TODAY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Lee County is seeking a progressive leader responsible for coordinating the activities and functions of all departments.

For more information go to

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and select “Employment” in the “Information” dropdown tab.”

Dixon Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center fosters a culture that is friendly, respectful, responsive, compassionate, innovative, and fun for both employees and residents that call Dixon Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center home.

We are seeking a part-time Beautician position to join our family of dedicated, talented employees. Valid Beautician license and insurance required.

Apply in person Dixon Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Home, 800 Division St, Dixon, IL, 61021 (815)284-3393 Join a team where you are appreciated & rewarded for hard work!

Days Inn Rock Falls •PT & FT Maintenance position Apply in person at 2105 1st Ave, Rock Falls No phone calls please Local Contractor looking for an individual with minimum 3 years, concrete/framing experience.

Call for application 815-626-9026 Looking for experienced gutter installer.

Call Dan 2884525.

Full time position with excellent hours in a busy fast paced Sterling, IL office.

Enjoy working 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. Monday – Friday Responsibilities will include but are not limited to data entry, answering multi-line phones, billing, filing, sorting mail, daily deposits, and dealing with the public.

Must be energetic and have a willingness to help others. Must have baaccounting sic background and be a self starter and able to work with little supervision. Benefits include Health Insurance, 401k, paid vacation, holidays and sick time.

Send resumes to: rlambert@ withersradio.net 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 Now accepting applications in Dixon area for janitorial cleaning, evening hours. Approximately 6 hours per week with the possibility of more hours in the future.

PLEASE APPLY ONLY IF YOU CAN PASS A CRIMINAL CONVICTION BACKGROUND CHECK. Call Denny at 815732-2126 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

EOE Prime Solutions looking for Experienced Carpenters (decks, new additions).

primesolutions1 @hotmail.com or

815-690-4025

Security officers needed, part time.

Must have blue card.815-716-8478

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Ogle County Probation and Court Services is seeking a Community Projects Coordinator with strong interpersonal, organizational, writing skills, and a willingness to learn new skills. Grant writing and computer experience a plus.

Those interested must submit a cover letter, resume, and county application (www.oglecounty .org) by August 7, 2015 to: Kenneth M. Burn Director of Court Services Ogle County Justice Center 106 S. 5th St., Suite 100 Oregon, IL 61061

Server wanted, PT. Apply in person at Joe's Pizza, 119 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. No phone calls please.

Special Education Teacher for Nachusa Campus School Full Time Certification Needed Professional Educator's License in Special Education with an LBS1 endorsement Grades 6-12. Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

No health benefits TRS benefits provided. Start Date: August 14, 2015 For more information call Janet Kacvinsky at 815-284-7796 Application deadline is August 3, 2015 Send resume to: Janet Kacvinsky P.O. Box 55 Nachusa, IL 61057

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.

Sauk Valley Media, publishers of the Telegraph and Daily Gazette, seeks a fulltime Accounting Billing Clerk. This position works Monday through Friday in our Sterling office and is eligible for our complete company benefits package.

Responsibilities include: measuring/marking the newspaper for billing and post office, maintaining postal logs, daily billing, data entry, check scanning, tearsheets, and running billing reports. This position also provides support in the areas of payment posting, customer service/front desk reception, legal billing, and daily cash balancing.

The successful candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent, with basic computer skills, valid drivers license and insurance, acceptable driving record and reliable vehicle.

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Teacher Aide position for the 2015-2016 school year Nachusa Campus School Regional Safe School Program.

Qualifications: Must meet requirements for Teacher Assistant as outlined by the State of Illinois and the Federal Government. Must have certification on file at the ROE. Salary: $10.00 per hour. Start Date: August 14th, 2015 days.

Applications should be submitted by August 7th, 2015.

You can email your resume to: jkacvinsky@ roe47.org or you can mail your resume to the address below: Janet Kacvinsky 1261 IL Route 38 P.O. Box 55 Nachusa, IL 61057

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

The Milledgeville Community Credit Union is seeking enthusiastic/ energetic persons interested in working in a financial institution.

Applicants should enjoy working with the public, have an understanding of accounting, and investments, and be willing to network within the community. The credit union is accepting applications for a full-time manager and a part-time teller.

Resumes may be sent to Supervisory Committee, PO Box 70, Milledgeville, IL 61051

White Pines Ranch is looking for help in August, September, and October.

Lots of weekend help needed and some during the week. Looking for kitchen help, people to lead activities with kids, and experienced barn help.

Job application is available on homepage of our website: www.white pinesranch. com

or give us a call at 815-732-7923.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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Mallard Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of “Gravity Flow Conveyor Systems” is taking applications for a “Warehouse Manager/ MRO Buyer”. This position will be responsible for the receipt and movement of all raw and finished goods material within the company and the organization of inventory control systems to insure the material is available to production when needed. In addition to these duties this position will also be responsible for the purchase of all “MRO” items used by Maintenance and other departments and will set up systems (Kan Ban) and other auto replenishment tools to insure a steady flow of expense items to the production departments.

Requirements include a history of the management of 10 or more direct reports in a fast paced production environment and the proven ability to build a successful team of individuals to get the job done efficiently and safely.

Strong organizational skills are an absolute must and the ability and desire to get the job done with a “whatever it takes” approach. Good computer skills in the standard Microsoft suite of programs as well as experience working with an “ERP” system for inventory control.

Mallard off ffers a competitive compensation package including Medical, Dental, 401K, vacation, Bonus among other employee benefits.

Please send resume to Human Resources at Mallard Manufacturing, 101 Mallard Rd., Sterling, IL 61081

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Sold as set $925 815-994-0377 Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Outdoor love seat, needs cushions. $10. 815-626-1270 Sauder Enterainment Center. Adj. shelves. Very good shape. $100 obo 815-284-4661 Sewing Machine,in cabinet 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.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 One Male Bi-colored 8 week old Peek-a-chin.

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1998 Dodge Ram 1500 135,500mi.

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