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SILVER LININGS | A WALLACE STREET RETROSPECTIVE
Built around a boxcar
Effort on to bring resource back home
Martinez delivered dozens to Sterling, a better life
Counties, cities partner with college on service BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier
BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM
STERLING – It’s only fitting that Francisco “Panchito” Martinez’s house was built around a boxcar. He spent his life helping Hispanics build bigger, better lives. His father was killed in a car accident, his mother taken by pneumonia. So, at age 15, Panchito was taking care of his family of migrant workers in San Benito, Texas. “There wasn’t insurance, welfare programs, or what have you, especially for minorities,” said 72-year-old Sterling resident Frank Aguilar, whose mother, Celia, was Panchito’s sister. The meandering line of work brought Panchito to Sterling, where he stumbled upon an opportunity for steady, goodpaying work at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. Missing her brother, Celia took Panchito’s advice. She and her husband, Antonio, brought their family to Sterling and triggered what would be a historic pattern. “She’s the one who started it,” Aguilar said, laughing. “We all piled into the car: my older sister, my baby sister, my mom, my dad, my uncle. We never went back. Two days later, my dad was working at the mill.” MARTINEZ CONTINUED ON A10
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ABOVE: Francisco “Panchito” Martinez holds his grandson, Faneca, in his Sterling home – built on a boxcar on Griswold Avenue. Martinez was vital to what his nephew, Frank Aguilar, calls a mini-exodus from the Rio Grande Valley in the 1950s. Martinez would drive a stake truck to the southern tip of Texas and bring back family, friends and those he grew up with, to work at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. TOP: The Martinez family is shown outside the Griswold Avenue house that was built on a boxcar from the Silver City settlement.
Where did the boxcars come from?
More inside
Opinions vary on exactly how many boxcars made up Silver City. Even former mill President Pete Dillon, grandson of the man who acquired the boxcars, doesn’t dare to venture a guess. Some say there were hundreds. A 1948 phone directory lists 68 boxcars, but prevailing opinions indicate that, at the community’s height, there were at least 100. What Pete Dillon was able to divulge was where the cars came from. Many railroad routes wended through or near the Sauk Valley, most significantly Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) and Chicago and North Western Transportation Co.
As Lucy Moreno puts it, their West Sixth Street house “was always Grand Central Station,” a tribute to the fact that just because you moved off Wallace Street didn’t mean you left any bonds behind. Page A11
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About Silver Linings Sterling’s Hispanic roots sprung from the Wallace Street neighborhood of the early 20th century. The arrival of the Silver City boxcar settlement in the late 1940s made it a melting pot. Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. was the lifeblood of the neighborhood, providing jobs and the means to a better life, as well as a common thread found in the fabric of the modern-day Sauk Valley. This is the second of a 4-week series from SVM Night News Editor Christopher Heimerman about Wallace Street and Silver City that will be published in SV Weekend editions. To read all of the Silver Linings stories published so far, go to saukvalley.com.
Pride sometimes clouds truth
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t’s easy to get lost in the old Wallace Street neighborhood. The sights, smells, camaraderie and love make me yearn for a bygone, simpler era. And for the mothers who raised children numbering in double digts, and those children today, pride is like armor. But over the past few weeks, I’ve seen some chinks in that armor. Some don’t remember the old neighborhood exactly the same. That’s not surprising, some 70 years later. Whereas the overwhelming consensus insists that
christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Night News Editor at Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley. com or 800-798-4085, ext. 5523.
everyone got along in the old neighborhood, and that, at worst, kids would be kids, some were quite forthcoming when discussing the anglo residents of Silver City. Little did he know at the
time, but then-paperboy Alex Delgado, now 75, was something of a freelancer, getting the inside scoop. He remembers being 13 years old and contending with anglo mill workers. “These hillbillies who were already working at the mill at 18 or 19, they’d come and knock you right off your bike,” Delgado said. “They’d bash in windows. You almost had to be around five or six guys, because they’d beat the hell out of you if they caught you alone.” HEIMERMAN CONTINUED ON A11
Officials from Lee and Whiteside counties are working with Sauk Valley Community College to reestablish a Small Business Development Center in the area. A partnership has been formed among the two counties, the college, State Rep. and representatives from the Tom Demmer cities of Dixon, Sterling, and Rock Falls to bring the services back to Sauk. The college discontinued its sponsorship of a small business center several years ago, and Whiteside County has paid $5,000 a year to participate in the center at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby. RESOURCE CONTINUED ON A4
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Organizers hope ‘peace chain’ can span bridge Public can create links, promote nonviolence BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695 @_angelsierra
STERLING – The peace chain’s coming. The YWCA of the Sauk Valley is inviting area community groups, schools, churches, businesses, organizations and families to help create a “peace chain” that will span First Avenue Bridge as a symbol of peace and a platform for the agency’s annual Week Without Violence. The goal is to get enough links so the chain can stretch across the bridge, from Knutsen Cabinets & Countertops at 101 E. Second St. in Sterling to Anytime Fitness at 107 S. First Ave. in Rock Falls, where it will wrap back toward the pedestrian bridge. PEACE CONTINUED ON A3
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Crossword Saturday ......... B10
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Dear Abby ........ C6
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POLICE Lee County Sheriff Colton D. Munroe, 21, of Rochelle; 3:12 p.m. Thursday; warrant – failure to appear, theft; to appear in court.
Ogle County Sheriff Kevin Barry, 30, of Byron; 8:26 p.m. Thursday, intersection of Finch Lane and Woodland Drive; driving while
license revoked; taken to Ogle County Jail.
Amboy Police Kevin M. Englund, 24, of Amboy; 2:55 a.m. Friday, Amboy Police Department; Ogle County warrant – driving under the influence, failure to appear; taken to Lee County Jail.
Morrison Police Laura L. Marquis, 47, of Morrison; Wednesday; aggravated battery and public fighting; transported to Whiteside County Jail. Leon Williams, 46, of Clinton, Iowa; 2:20 p.m. Sept. 12; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Celia J. Haan, 73, of Morrison; Sept. 12; disobeying stop sign. Zhijun Gao, 21, of Iowa City, Iowa; Thursday; driving while license suspended.
Sterling Police Devin M. Johnson, 25, of Sterling; 9:29 a.m. Thursday, 14th Avenue and Fifth Street; speeding; promise to comply. Micah C. Galvan, 21, of Sterling; 4:10 p.m. Thursday, 4100 block of East Lincolnway; no insurance and Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – no fishing license. Dustin A. Palmer, 21, of Sterling; 4:10 p.m. Thursday, 4100 block of East Lincolnway; retail theft and Lee County warrant for failure to appear, contempt – possession of alcohol as a minor; taken to Lee County jail; to appear in court. Dillan M. Heffelfinger, 18, of Sterling; 10:14 a.m. Thursday, East Lynn Boulevard and Freeport Road; speeding; promise to comply. Male juvenile, 16, of Sterling; 3:13 p.m. Thursday, East Lynn Boulevard and Locust Street; failure to reduce speed
to avoid an accident; promise to comply. Jardila A. Gonzaga-Kaiser, 34, of Sterling; 4:02 p.m. Thursday, West Lynn Boulevard and Oak Grove Avenue; speeding; promise to comply. Lucas W. Madding, 24, of Sterling; 9:06 p.m. Thursday, East Lincolnway and Woodlawn Road; operating uninsured vehicle; promise to comply. Steven J. Magana, 54, of Sterling; East Lincolnway and North Street; speeding; promise to comply.
Dixon Police Gregory P. Schlosser, 36, of Dixon; 4:58 a.m. Friday, 2100 block of West First Street; barking dog ordinance citation.
Rock Falls Police Jamie L. Simmons, 39, of Rock Falls; 7:19 a.m. Thursday, Eighth Avenue and West
Second Street; operation of an uninsured motor vehicle and disobeying a traffic control device; to appear in court. Margaret E. Penaflor, 41, of Sterling; 4:09 a.m. Friday, 600 block of First Avenue; speeding; to appear in court. Joshua A. Morris, 29, of Vancouver, Washington; 12:29 a.m. Friday, state Routes 30 and 40; operation of uninsured motor vehicle and operation of motor vehicle when registration suspended for no insurance; to appear in court. Monica J. Allen, 33, of Sterling; 12:03 p.m. Thursday, Prophetstown Road and 14th Avenue; operation of an uninsured motor vehicle; to appear in court. Diane N. Ohrstrom, 54, of Rock Island; 11:17 a.m. Thursday, 1400 block of First Avenue; unlawful use of cell phone; to appear in court. Andrew M. Sneed, 30, of Sterling; 7 a.m. Thursday,
First Avenue and West 14th Street; speeding; to appear in court. Jason E. Morthland, 44, of Rock Falls; 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Dixon Avenue and Emmons Avenue; speeding; to appear in court. Robert D. Keller, 24, of Sterling; 6:51 p.m. Thursday, 1000 block of Seventh Avenue; Whiteside County warrants; taken to Whiteside County Jail.
BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Doug Farster, Matthew Martin, Lauren Tornow, Mia Near, and Barbara Travis, all today. Happy birthday to George Andel, Tom Carl, Keith Olson, and Angela Avelar, all Sunday. Happy belated birthdays to Jewel Bethel, Lois Schwitters, Lonna O’Donnell, Sandy Tashiro, Joy Maberry, Karen Burkhart, and Betty Heide, all on Friday.
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SV Weekend • A3 Get linked at the chili cookoff
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Rebecca Muñoz-Ripley, director of marketing and community services for the YWCA, hangs a “peace chain” in the auditorium Friday afternoon. The YWCA is working to bring together local businesses and organizations to create the chains with hopes that it will run from the First Avenue bridge to the walking bridge in Rock Falls.
Week Without Violence STERLING – This year marks the 20th anniversary of the YWCA Week Without Violence, a signature initiative created by YWCA USA to mobilize people in communities across the United States to take action against all forms of violence, wherever it occurs. It is held the third week in October. “It encourages everyone to imagine a world free of hate and violence and then take steps to make it happen,” Rebecca MuñozRipley, YW director of marketing and community services, said in an email Friday. “What would it be like if our children didn’t have to worry about being bullied? Parents didn’t have to fear the children being abused? Women felt safe walking to their cars in dark parking lots? For
a community to never have to deal with suicide? For domestic violence to not happen? “If we all link together, we can make it a reality. We hope to inspire our community with all of the positive intentions and happenings so we can be empowered to make things better,” she wrote. In addition to creating the peace chain, staff and volunteers with YWCA of the Sauk Valley will read books at local libraries, visit groups and make presentations, speak at the United Way of Whiteside County’s Breakfast Before Business, and participate in the Hairy Buzz Run in Dixon. For more information, to arrange a presentation, or to get involved, call Rebecca MuñozRipley at 815-6250333.
The peace chain will be linked together at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 in the YWCA parking lot, 412 First Ave. in Sterling, during the annual chili cookoff of United Way of Whiteside County. Links can be delivered in advance or that morning. People unable to make their own links can stop by the YW and use materials there. The chain will be displayed that day at the chili cook-off and Harvest Moon Festival, and at various community locations during October. For more information, go to www.ywca.org/ saukvalley, find it on Facebook, or call Rebecca Muñoz-Ripley at 815625-0333. For people who want to participate in the cookoff, entries are due Oct. 1; cost to enter a team is $50. The site will open at
7, judging begins at 11, and tasting, which costs $5, begins at 11:30 a.m. Prizes will be given at 1 p.m. for the first three places, people’s choice, and best campsite. There will also be live music by Armatage Shanks, children’s activities, and hot dogs and desserts will be available. Call 815-625-7973 for an entry form or more information. It’s the same day as Sterling Main Street’s Harvest Moon Festival, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon at Twin City Farmers market, where there will be a petting zoo, kids games, and street performers, as well as the usual crafters and market vendors. Call 815-626-8610, go to www.sterlingmainstreet.org or find it on Facebook for more information.
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“It’s a lofty goal,” said Rebecca Muñoz-Ripley, YWCA director of marketing and community services. The same staff that
developed last year’s peace train made of cardboard boxcars came up with this year’s concept. It will be assembled at 10 a.m. Oct. 10 during the United Way chili cook-off in the YWCA parking lot, and the trek to the bridge should begin around noon.
So far, the chain is about 500 feet long, and 15 groups have signed up. Links should include messages of peace and can be made of any material, such as paper, wreaths, clothing hangers, and T-shirts.
That’s what will make it special, Muñoz-Ripley said: They’re all going to be different. She hopes the visual effect of everyone joining together to complete and link the chain will symbolize the positives in the world.
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The YWCA staff has put together several chains themselves. Melissa McNinch holds the end of one created by the Y’s domestic violence staff.
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“When Sauk decided to close it, we tried to run it out of our office, but people had to go to IVC, Rock Valley [Community] College, or Black Hawk [Community College], and the travel makes it hard for people to use the resources,” said Heather Sotelo, executive director of the Greater Sterling Development Corp. The centers help entrepreneurs develop business plans and seek funding, and provides classes and training opportunities, not only for startups, but also for expansion of existing businesses. W h i t e s i d e Co u n t y ended its participation in the IVC center in March, but the need continues to grow. “We have people contact us for small business assistance every week,” Sotelo said, “but it just isn’t very convenient for them to find this type of help.” The partners have decided to apply for a federal grant to help with the costs of setting up and operating a center. The grant, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, is available in varying amounts up to $80,000. A 75 percent local match is required. If officials pursue the minimum amount, each local government entity and the college would be responsible for a $10,000 contribution. Smaller towns and local banks could also become involved in the process, bringing down the cost for each participant. The grant application is due Oct. 8. The grant is for 1 year, but officials would like at first to make a 3-year financial commitment. State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, has been closely involved in efforts to bring the center back to the college. Local officials have made it clear that the timing is right to make this investment in local business, Demmer said. “ The mayors and chamber folks often get asked about the availability of these resources,” he said, “and need is definitely the driving force in bringing this back home.” The importance of small business assistance really hit home for him when he helped to judge in a local entrepreneurs contest last year in Dixon, Demmer said.
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OBITUARIES Donna J. Worcester STERLING – Donna J. Worcester, 77, of Sterling, passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 17, 2015, at her home. Born Aug. 15, 1938, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was a daughter of Donald and Julia (Miller) Flint. She was united in marriage to Donald Worcester on June 10, 1960, in Grand Rapids. Donna was a homemaker, and enjoyed reading, bird-watching, and bowling. She previously taught primary school in Grand Rapids for 10 years. She was a past board member of the Sterling YWCA and First Congregational Church in Sterling, and had volunteered in the gift shop at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Donna was an avid collector of Hummel and Lladros figurines.
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Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Donald of Sterling; three sons, Michael (Melissa) Worcester of Grapevine, Texas, John (Lori) Worcester of Sterling, and William Worcester of Dixon; two sisters, Barbara Liefbroer of Michigan and Phyllis (Gene) Bont of Cavendish, Vermont; and three grandchildren, Clarissa, Joshua, and Christian Worcester. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, and the funeral at 7 p.m. Monday, at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with Jeff Coester, pastor officiating. Cremation rites will follow. A memorial has been established in her memory. Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.
LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – Kenneth A. “Ken” Babel, 84, of Land O’ Lakes, formerly of Sterling, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at his home in the company of his wife of 59 years, D. Joan (Garland) Babel, and son, Chuck, of Tampa, Florida. Ken was a 4-year Air Force veteran serving during the Korean War. Following his military service, he worked for Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. for 23 years, and later retired from National Manufacturing Co. in 1993. He also is survived by
a son, Jay (Kari) Babel of Johnston, Iowa; three grandchildren, Noah, Olivia, and Riley of Johnston; and a brother, Don (Leora) Babel of Sterling. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Harley and Mildred; a son, Kevin; his brothers, Ray and Russ; and his twin sister, Irene Dettman. Cremation rites have been accorded. Graveside service will be private, with inurnment at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling. Local arrangements were made through McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls.
FUNERAL SERVICES Monday funerals: Gary M. Swords of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Donna J. Worcester of Sterling, 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.
Monday visitations: Gary M. Swords of Sterling, 10 to 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. Donna J. Worcester of Sterling, 5 to 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.
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Migrants trapped in vicious tug-of-war Governments shut borders, block bridges ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) – Thousands of migrants were trapped Friday in a vicious tug-of-war as bickering European governments shut border crossings, blocked bridges and erected new barbed-wire fences in a bid to stem the wave of humanity fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa. Asylum-seekers who fled westward after being beaten back by tear gas and water cannon on the Hungarian-Serbian border just days earlier found themselves being returned to Serbia, where their ordeal began, after
Croatia declared it could not handle the influx. The EU’s failure to find a unified response to the crisis left this tiny Balkan nation, one of the poorest in the European Union, squeezed between the blockades thrown up by Hungary and Slovenia and the unending flood of people flowing north from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. With more than 17,089 migrants arriving in just 3 days, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic declared that his nation of 4.2 million could no longer cope and the asylum-seekers could not stay. “What else can we do?” Milanovic said at a news conference. “You are welcome in Croatia and you can pass through Croatia. But go on. Not because
we don’t like you, but because this is not your final destination.” “Croatia has shown it has a heart,” he said. “We also need to show we have a brain.” Across eastern Europe, barriers to the migrants’ passage were thrown up as nations tried to shift the burden of handling the influx onto their neighbors, leaving asylum-seekers ever more desperate and confused. Croatia declared itself overwhelmed and began busing migrants to Hungary and closing its border crossings with Serbia. Slovenia halted rail service to Croatia and was sending migrants back there, while Hungary began building yet another razor-wire border fence, this time on its border with Croatia.
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House OKs bill blocking funds Agency says it did nothing against the law WASHINGTON (AP) – Seeking to avert a government shutdown, Republican leaders drove a bill blocking Planned Parenthood’s federal funds through the House on Friday, hoping to contain conservatives’ demands for a politically risky showdown with President Barack Obama by striking a quick blow against abortion. The nearly party-line 241-187 vote followed a no-holds-barred debate that included a graphic, poster-sized photo of a scarred, aborted fetus and underscored how abortion has resurfaced as a white-hot political issue. The battle has been rejoined just in time for the 2016 election campaign and next week’s
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U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, walks to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, to block Planned Parenthood’s federal funds for a year. historic address to Congress by Pope Francis. The issue’s re-emerg e n c e f o l l owe d t h e release of secretly recorded videos of Planned Parenthood officials offhandedly discussing how they sometimes procure tissue from aborted fetuses for medical research. The anti-abortion activ-
ists who made the videos say they show that Planned Parenthood is illegally profiting from fetal organ sales. “What does it say about this Congress that today we’re here on the House floor debating the killing and harvesting of aborted babies?” said Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana.
“How can there possibly be two sides to this?” Democrats said the true GOP goal was to whip up conservative voters with legislation that would make it harder for women to get health care. Planned Parenthood, whose clinics provide sexual disease tests, contraception and abortion, says it’s done nothing illegal and is being victimized by misleadingly edited videos. Republicans “are willing to risk women’s lives just to score political points,” said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida., who chairs the Democratic National Committee. “Enough is enough.” Planned Parenthood gets around $450 million yearly in federal payments, mostly Medicaid reimbursements for handling lowincome patients. That’s around one-third of the organization’s $1.3 billion annual budget.
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as Russia continued to send aircraft, troops and military equipment into Syria and the U.S.led coalition kept up its assault against Islamic State militants. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov broached the idea of direct talks earlier this week in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Shoigu initiated the call to Carter on Friday.
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A ‘stupid’ tragedy, justice, and moving on S
tupid. It’s a word we rarely use in editorials. It denotes a lack of ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; foolish, senseless and unthinking are synonyms. But it’s a word that a 17-year-old Rock Falls boy aptly used during a 2-day sentencing hearing in Whiteside County court last week to describe his actions that led to the death of his best friend. Matt Anderson, 15, died after he was shot in the chest on March 1, 2014, when his Rock Falls friend, then 15, found a loaded Glock handgun in the closet of his father, a State Police trooper, brought it out to show Anderson, and
the gun accidentally discharged. “I am sorry,” the boy said, with tears in his eyes, before Judge John Hauptman pronounced a sentence of 3 years’ probation on the charge of reckless conduct. “My stupid decision is the reason why my best friend is not here.” The boy had no idea that the gun would accidentally discharge. He saw it in his dad’s closet while looking for an air pump to inflate a basketball, and thought it would be cool to show it to his friend. It was also a stupid decision for a professional lawman to leave the gun where his son could find it, but it was not illegal. State law requires
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juvenile facility until he turned 21, but the judge said the teen was at a low risk of making the same mistake again, and he must live with the guilt he feels for his “tragic lapse in judgment.”
ily has endured. And then, after the hearing, she met with the The 2014 accidental shooting death of Rock Falls boy in private. a teenage boy was the result of a “stupid “I hugged him, kissed decision” by his best friend. After a hearing his cheek, and told him that we all need to move that led to a sentence of probation, it forward and be the best would be stupid for those involved, and people we can be,” she EVERYONE MAKES stu- said. the community, not to move forward. pid decisions sometime “I told him we are here a gun to be secured if a apology to Anderson’s in life. for him if he ever needs child on the premises is family; continue seeing Most of those decisions anything,” referring to younger than 14. a therapist for his postdon’t have such tragic the special bond that had The tragedy is a cautraumatic stress disorconsequences. existed between the boys. tionary tale for gun own- der; not leave the state Most of those decisions Seared by tragedy, Jeners, all of whom should unless his probation aren’t as difficult to live nifer Anderson chose to redouble efforts to keep officer approves; don’t with as that one made on share compassion and their firearms out of the possess a firearm; and March 1, 2014. wisdom with her son’s wrong hands. don’t consume alcohol or In contrast, Matt Ander- best friend, who must illegal drugs. In addition, son’s mother made a live with his “stupid deciAMONG THE TERMS any weapon in his house decision last week that sion” the rest of his life. of the boy’s probation: must be locked and kept was as thoughtful as it If she is willing to move complete 480 hours of away from his posseswas generous. forward with her life, so public service, includsion. Jennifer Anderson tear- should everyone else. ing the public sharing of The boy could have fully testified to the loss It would be stupid not his story; write a letter of been detained in a and heartbreak her fam- to.
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JUDY DIXON Dixon
I’d like to bring some much-needed attention to one of the “jewels” of downtown Dixon – The Next Picture Show Gallery. I’ve visited a number of galleries elsewhere, and there is none that can compare to the excellent space and lighting of The Next Picture Show. We are fortunate in this area to have many fine artists. The Next Picture Show sponsors frequent exhibitions to showcase the superb work of painters, photographers, jewelers, and sculptors. Because there is a very small staff at the gallery, volunteers are often needed to be present when visitors come to admire the artwork. Other jobs include unpacking paintings, hanging them, making labels, and making treats for show openings. Sometimes, hands are needed for little things like pouring paint from gallon jugs into small containers for sidewalk art. Expertise in making art is not necessary to be a volunteer at The Next Picture Show. Simply appreciating and admiring the work of others is all that is needed. Stop in at the gallery, talk to Bonnie Kime, the director, and offer your time. Memberships are available, too. You might find a class that appeals to you to explore your hidden talent.
Please do not ‘dump’ animals in the country JUDITH KELEHER Dixon
Everyone is concerned about animal cruelty. I am, too, yet I do not understand why people think it is OK to “dump” animals they do not want out in the country at someone’s house. We have lived outside Dixon for more than 30 years and continually
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have dogs, cats, and even a tame rabbit dumped here. This is for the persons who a few weeks ago “dumped” the gray tiger cat at our house. We did feed him every night. He was very scared and came out from his hiding place only to eat at night. Sometime last night, he met his demise when he was killed on the highway. If you don’t want an animal, you need to find it a home and not just dump it at someone’s house. The cats we have were
and after Christ. I believe God gave Moses two tablets of stone with 10 commandments written on them. The first three point our allegiance to God: worship him, keep his name holy, and pray together in community. The fourth through 10th commandments tell all people how to live with each other. CHARLES D. BECKER I remember these two Sterling tablets hanging in the God our Father created Supreme Court Chambers all people on the face of – a sacred sign handed to the earth, before Christ Moses from God, to offer dumped here years ago, and we love them, but most “dumped” animals find the same fate as your cat did. Please do not dump animals.
Feels SVM’s letter editing a little strained
THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
God your love and to love your neighbor. On page 7A of the Aug. 8-9 SV Weekend newspaper, Larry Lough, executive editor, identified the details of editing and spoke of the Supreme Court in high esteem. I, too, respect the office of the Supreme Court and the esteemed dignity attached to it. I do not, however, respect the human persons with human wisdom. Their decision Jan. 22, 1973, to legalize abortion is tampering with the divine and has made America a disturbed nation. Lough loves to cling firmly to the rules of editing. That’s OK, but when followed too stringently, it sometimes ends up harsh, barking, and self-opinionating. Lough rejected my letter to the editor, and the word “strained”was used for the rejection. The comics have animals and puppets talking to each other, but I can’t have a brown-and-
“The speech that most needs to be protected sometimes is the most upsetting, but nice speech doesn’t need protection.” Linda Burt, executive director, Wyoming chapter, American Civil Liberties Union, 2007
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white puppy talking to a baby in Pampers? Letters to the editor are subscribers, readers, and contributors of the community. Editing should be diplomatic, not explosive. People want to offer their views and opinions. We are not Philadelphia lawyers, just good people who want to share. I would say “strained” is the Supreme Court, a group with human bodies and human minds, attempting to have divinity in some of its ill-fated decisions. Adios and kudos, amigos.
Forgiveness is offered to all at any time ALICE BRILL Sterling
According to the Sept. 2 Daily Gazette, Pope Francis has decreed that during the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy, priests can “absolve the sin of abortion.” But the wonderfully good news from the Bible is that through Jesus Christ, the great high priest, God will forgive any and all of our sins at any time. Jesus, who was both fully God and fully man, died on the cross for our sins and miraculously rose again from the dead after 3 days. Because God loves us, he offers forgiveness and eternal life to anyone who turns away from sin, believes in Jesus, and asks him for the free gift of salvation. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13)
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SECOND OPINION
By avoiding their job, they avoid blame W
e hope you have been entertained, amused and/or a bit annoyed by our state budget tracker on the Opinion page. That big 81 on today’s page represents the number of days of inaction since state political leaders were supposed to have approved a new fiscal year budget. We saw no flurry of activity, no sense of urgency as the July 1 deadline for a new spending plan approached. Since then, the stalemate has become only more stale. Who works like that? VOTERS EXPRESSED – in the 2014 election – a desire for politically divided government in the Springfield. They got it – but haven’t got a whole lot else to
show for it. Democratic control of both the governor’s office and Legislature had provided a fiscally irresponsible state government for 12 years. What could it hurt to elect a Republican governor for some political balance in state policymaking? That kind of thing used to work, when elected leaders understood compromise as a necessity in governing and regularly practiced it. That was then. IN THE MEANTIME, “essential” services in Illinois are being funded and legal obligations are being met – if you don’t count private contractors who are owed billions and unpaid state lottery winners who turned out to be not so lucky. The state’s “overdue bills” pile goes up (rou-
the state income tax dropped from 5 percent to 3.75 percent because of legislative inaction. What, me worry?
larryLOUGH Larry Lough is executive editor of Sauk Valley Media. Contact him via email at llough@ saukvalley. com.
tinely) and down (a little) as the lack of a state budget – the authority for paying what is owed – has a lot of people holding a very empty bag. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders have reportedly not met since May. But most folks in Illinois have not been directly affected by the impasse – yet. They know only that divided government was good enough to deliver a tax cut in January when
POLITICAL GRIDLOCK has given the state more piecemeal spending with no serious review of state revenue and expenses, and with no vision of where we will be – or should be – in 5 or 10 years. Legislative Democrats don’t seem the least bit embarrassed by their decade-long failure to address the state’s growing fiscal mess. Republicans appear content to blame the other guys without demanding the kind of leadership from the governor that they had pretended to expect from his Democratic predecessor. Democrats have the votes to enact a respon-
sible budget – spending cuts and tax increases – without the governor’s signature. The governor could propose such a measure with his own tax-andspend priorities, but he won’t because he’s afraid the Legislature would pass it to make him the bad guy. Both sides are into serious blame avoidance because they know the solution will be politically unpopular and they don’t want to suffer the consequences in the 2016 election – and beyond. A compromise lies in agreeing to share the responsibility – the credit, along with the blame – for doing what needs to be done. Good luck with that. DON’T THINK THAT government reform – which is what Illinois
needs – is an easy job. To really do it right, state and local governments must be streamlined through restructuring (downsizing), and the 19th century tax code must be overhauled to reflect realities of the 21st century. That cannot be accomplished this year or next; it has to be part of a longterm plan – maybe 10 years or more. And it won’t be accomplished by politicians whose short-term vision cannot see past the next election. Perhaps it will never be done as long as Mike Madigan is House speaker. And it is politically impossible to do until Gov. Rauner disengages from an ideological agenda that has no direct impact on the budget. Don’t hold your breath.
THE READER’S VOICE
Long-term highway bill needed now TIM GONIGAM Walnut
Funding for America’s highways risks running out if Congress doesn’t take action soon. You can make a difference by letting your elected officials know you care. A long-term federal highway bill that allows our country to invest in a strong infrastructure system must be passed quickly. We owe it to ourselves, our families, businesses, and nation to make sure our elected officials know a properly funded highway trust fund is in our best interests. At Astec Mobile Screens in Sterling, we manufacture heavy equipment used in the aggregate, c o n s t r u c t i o n , r e c ycling, paving and mining industries. Passing a highway bill is critical to keeping our doors open, and keeping our employees and their families fed and sheltered. But it’s not just about us. Our nation’s infrastructure is critical to the success of our country.
The U.S. economy and its job growth depend on a strong infrastructure system to compete on a global scale. Our current infrastructure system is rapidly deteriorating, directly threatening our quality of life. Over the past few years, instead of approving a long-term, properly funded highway bill, Congress has granted a series of extensions – 35 consecutive short-term patches, to be exact. On Sept. 8, Congress returned and has such a tremendous to-do list, it’s nearly impossible to accomplish it all. Now isn’t the time to “kick the can down the road.” A 6-year highway bill must be a priority. The latest highway bill extension expires Oct. 29. The highway trust fund is anticipated to become insolvent by next summer. The next surface transportation bill must be a fully funded, multiyear bill giving states and businesses the certainty they need to make planning decisions. Please contact your elected representatives and let them know this is an issue that can no longer be ignored. The safety
and prosperity of your families and ours depend on it.
Heartwarming generosity seen from motorists VIRGINIA RAY Fulton
For months the media has reported numerous shootings and killings, both random and intentional. Each weekend, Chicago stations report the numbers of wounded and killed, just as they do baseball and football scores. Now we can add to human misery the thousands who are escaping their homes and immigrating to European countries in fervent hopes of living in a new country where they will be treated humanely. The dignity once associated with human beings seemed to be on the threshold of extinction. I cannot adequately articulate the pride and joy I experienced this past weekend that restored my faith in humanity. The Kiwanis Club in Fulton recruited numerous volunteers to stand
at the corners of the intersection of Illinois state Routes 136 and 84. These volunteers were collecting money for both the Salvation Army and Honor Flight. Car after truck after motorcycle drove up to the intersection. Although not every vehicle driver contributed, most did. I was astonished at the generosity and pleasant manner exhibited as I took my three shifts. However, I started noticing the license plates on the vehicles. That’s when my knees buckled and my heart sang. Those who gave were from Illinois and Iowa, yes, but also generous angels came through from Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Tennessee, and New York. Surely there were givers
from other states who did not pass my station. I thank those of you who did contribute to this and many other causes. Please keep up your blessed good deeds. That is what should be spotlighted in the media. Continue to be role models, whether you think anyone is looking or not.
Confusion felt about county clerk’s decision PHIL BUYNO Prophetstown
Are you confused about what is good and what is evil these days? Is that question suppose to be invalid or politically incorrect? We just came from Grayson, Kentucky, where a
county clerk, Kim Davis, was jailed for conscience’ sake. Did this slip by you? Did the news coverage you saw make her look good or evil? One sign among the thousands of supporters of Mrs. Davis said, “May Kim Davis rot in jail.” An 87-year-young lady we sat with in the 95 to 100 degrees weather had no confusion. Any P.C. affiliation was lost on her. Mike Huckabee, who spoke in Mrs. Davis’ support, stated he was prepared to go to prison himself if that’s what it is going to take to return moral sanity back to our society. Was that just political grandstanding? It may be time for all of us to reflect on these types of questions or stay confused and politically correct.
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Sydney J. Harris, a journalist and novelist who was born in London but lived the last 64 of his 69 years in Chicago, said, “An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.” For a bridge player, what happens in the short run can have a critical effect on the long run – the final result of the contract. Today’s deal is the cousin of yesterday’s. How should the defenders play to defeat three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest heart? As I mentioned yesterday,
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“After World War II, those [railroad cars] were pretty beaten up, and people would come in, cut the wood off, burn the wood and leave the steel skeleton,” Dillon said. “We were getting in hundreds of boxcars to be scrapped.” That scrap iron was used in the mill, but wheels and paraphernalia were removed from many of the cars, which were then plunked onto the ground for housing in spring 1947. Most were placed at the end of Green Street, which, to the east, came to a dead end where the Avenue G bridge is today. To the west, Green Street deadended at a gate that led onto mill property. The mill expanded in 1953, and the original boxcar settlement was moved – mostly by cranes – to the area south of Willy’s Restaurant, to make way for the 24-inch mill that was built where the boxcars had been. Silver City residents rented the cars from the mill, a few dollars a week taken out of their paychecks. Similarly, P.W. Dillon had housing
In 2008, a study on Silver City was done by Sauk Valley Community College professors Randall Norris and Kris Murray. Click on this story at saukvalley.com to read a collection of Silver City findings Murray shared during multiple presentations throughout the Sauk Valley. projects built in west Sterling (Steelton) and south Rock Falls (Fairview), with septic systems, for mill families to move into, once again a rather reasonable mortgage taken from their paychecks. More on that in a couple of weeks, when we take a closer look at Dillon’s humanitarian spirit in the series finale Oct. 3. His grandson wasn’t surprised to find out the Martinez home was built around a boxcar, saying that the cars were repurposed in many ways, such as homes for livestock. Boxcars and streetcars became diners, in other instances. “People were pretty resourceful,” Pete Dillon said.
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Rather than never looking back, Panchito turned his eyes and his compass back to the Rio Grande Valley many times, driving a 2-ton stake truck to the southern tip of Texas and returning with many eager workers – family, friends, people he’d grown up with – often in the middle of the night. “I call it the mini-exodus from the Rio Grande Valley, about 30 or 40 families,� Aguilar said. Panchito’s daughter, Ermelinda MartinezLewis, 62, of Sterling remembers her aunt, Eustolia, telling her about the conditions that would greet those migrant workers: boxcars filled with cobwebs and covered in ice, under a cloak of darkness. So, as was typically the case in the neighborhood, those workers would be put up by neighbors until their boxcar was suitable for living. “Everyone helped out,� Martinez-Lewis said. “That’s how it always was.� Francisco and his wife, Nieves, who met in San Benito and were married before he moved to Sterling, carried the flag of generosity. Their Griswold home, maybe twice the size of the boxcar around which it was built, housed their six children, a cousin, and several aunts and uncles. But others lived there, too, like Rogerio Echartea, a tall man with freckles who just didn’t look like a Martinez. Years later, MartinezLewis learned her parents had taken him in. His family had nothing and couldn’t raise him. “I always knew him as my uncle, so to me he really is my uncle,� she said. “He grew up with us, and he’s part of our family. They could never tell me why I had two Uncle Rogerios.� As for the blood uncles, they were among those whom Panchito brought to Sterling, and they brought along with them joy and laughter. “They were like big brothers,� MartinezLewis said. “They’d come home from work and put us on their shoul-
Sept. 26: Stories from the boxcar settlement • So many ways to get to Silver City. • A Polo man overcomes the jarring losses of loved ones. • Whiteside County Board member John Espinoza gives us a tour of the old neighborhood. Oct. 3: The man who made it all possible • How did P.W. Dillon make the mill a powerhouse, and keep it that way? • What did it mean to those whose paychecks he signed?
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ABOVE: Shown in front of the Martinez home built on a boxcar in Sterling are (front, from left) sisters Lydia and Irma, their cousin, Herlinda, their sisters Alice and Ermelinda, and their cousin, Cynthia. Pictured in the back is their cousin, Victor Martinez. LEFT: Nieves Martinez holds her daughter, Alicia, next to her niece, Elizabeth, in the Silver City boxcar community in Sterling. Martinez died when her daughter, Ermelinda, was a high school sophomore, but is remembered for her tenderness, as well as how much she loved to make dresses for her family.
Online extra Click on this story at saukvalley.com to see a video of still images taken by J.D. Delgado, whose grandmother was Ermelinda Martinez-Lewis’ second cousin, of his and the Martinez’s old home, built around the boxcar, being torn down. ders. They’d take us to the dairy for ice cream. Whenever they were around, there was always laughter, and my mother cooked for an army.� When Martinez-Lewis was in the second grade, her mother got sick. A fighter, she held on until her daughter’s sophomore year, when Eustolia would step in and carry the bulk of the cooking duties. But Nieves left behind a rainbow of memories. She loved to take her children downtown and ask them which dresses they loved most. “The very same dress we’d seen in the store, she’d make it,� Martinez-Lewis said. “And of course, they were in five or six different colors: pink and blue, all the colors of the rainbow. She took so much pride in us. She was just an awesome lady.� She says her parents were quiet people, but her father’s opinion resonated quite loudly with the neighborhood’s Hispanics. “He’d sit down with them and explain how politics worked,� she said. “He’d tell them who was running for president, and who was run-
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Ermelinda Martinez-Lewis (center) smiles at her birthday party at her family’s house built on a boxcar in Sterling. The birthday girl is wearing a dress her mother made for her. was a sign in front of your dad’s house, every Mexican would vote,’�
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‘We were all poor, and we didn’t even know it’ No matter where, Moreno residence was central hub for love, fun BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
Alex Delgado, 75, of Sterling says delivering newspapers and milk to the boxcars in Silver City was a pretty decent job. But add the money he made delivering notes from the boys to the girls, and “I always had money in my pocket.”
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And fighting wasn’t exclusively cross-racial. Another former Wallace Street resident, Ray Hernandez, had a great seat for late-night bouts. No ticket or cable TV needed. “On Saturday nights, when I was 12 or 13 years old – we lived right across the street from Latin American Social Club – I’d go out there with a popcorn and pop,” Hernandez said. “I’d sit on the steps going up to the house. When they closed at midnight, boy, you’d watch fights. We didn’t have television back then. That’s what my entertainment was.” One thing’s for certain: If you were from outside the neighborhood, you’d best tread lightly if you visited and didn’t bring a good attitude. “We fought amongst ourselves, but if you came down from another street and messed with anyone, you had to deal with all of us,” former Wallace Street resident Phil Smith said. The cold, hard facts are these: Winters were often brutal, and summers sweltering. The fathers of those huge families worked dangerous jobs, to put it mildly. “Everything’s dangerous in the mill,” said Jesse Lopez, a Sterling resident who put in 37 years at the mill. “It takes a different kind of person, a different breed, to work there. You’re never going to see those kind of jobs again.” “A lot of people didn’t realize the enormity of the jobs there, and the danger of work-
ing there,” said former Silver City and Gleason Street resident George Ransom, who worked 27 years at the mill. “I worked as a crane mechanic and worked in the furnace department 100 feet in the air or more, and in some pretty nasty conditions. “But it provided a great living.” And it’s humbling to think of the wherewithal of the mothers, raising so many children with so few resources, although they groomed helpers. “The older kids took care of the younger kids, and the younger kids took care of the babies,” Smith said. Think back to Valentine’s Day 2014, better known to Rock Falls residents as the Great Water Shutdown. That was everyday life for these families we’re discussing. Their houses didn’t have running water until the 1950s. “We were survivors, all of us, our Hispanic culture,” Moreno said. So, this column serves the purpose – and it’s a common thread of this series – of setting the record straight. Former Wallace Street residents will tell you that they have nothing but fond memories of their childhood. Even if that’s the case, they deserve a tremendous amount of credit for not only surviving, but setting their children up for affluence of faith and spirit, even though their parents couldn’t have been further from affluent, in the traditional sense. The meek shall inherit the Earth, right? In this case, the meek certainly inherited Sterling.
STERLING – It’s a familiar scene in the living room of the Moreno residence. As Lucy Moreno puts it, their West Sixth Street house “was always Grand Central Station,” a tribute to the fact that just because you moved off Wallace Street didn’t mean you left any bonds behind. “Family was always around, and my husband, Sam, and I endlessly helped two sisters with big families,” she said. “I don’t know how we managed. Love and faith in one another, I suppose. God helps us meet everything we needed. We shared everything we had.” Today, her compadre, Manuel Garcia Jr., her son, Daniel, and former Silver City and Wallace Street neighborhood residents Frank Aguilar and George Ransom have gathered, for a sort of think tank on the Silver Linings series of stories. Aguilar and Ransom will always have a special place in her heart, as they chipped in on her late husband’s many business ventures, few of which, she admits, she was ever thrilled about. “Oh, not another one,” is how she described her reaction to any new brainchild Sam came up with. “I wasn’t a business person. I don’t like business. That’s the truth.” “But he always said you can’t win if you don’t play; you can’t make money if you don’t take chances,” Garcia said. Among Sam’s ideas were Moreno Auto Sales, a treetrimming business that took off to the point that he and his crews got work as far away as the western Chicago suburbs after a nasty storm, and perhaps remembered most fondly, a tortilla factory in the former Kleinschmidt Cleaners building. “He was a wonderful man, and quite an entrepreneur,” said Ransom, whom Lucy affectionately calls “Masa George.” Caught up in reminiscing, he explains the tortilla process step by step. “You’ve gotta watch it, because as you’re grinding the corn to make the
masa, you add a little water,” Ransom said. “This guy’s more Mexican than I am,” Aguilar said. “But anyway, usually my brother, Pat, was doing that. I’m up on a ladder scraping paint with a razor blade,” Ransom said. “They’d take the gooey masa and throw it at me. I’d get mad. ‘I quit.’ I’d go home, and then come back. That was my source of ice cream and candy money.”
Loaves and fishes As Moreno talks about the droves of people who would come to their home, he evokes memories of the Bible story in which a few loaves of bread and fish simply never ran out, allowing masses of people to be nourished. “My husband and I helped everybody – family and not family, and I don’t know how we ever did it,” she said. “People just came to us all the time. We had so many children of our own, and people would come with their full family, and we’d manage to feed them and clean.” Her brother, D. Manzano, more or less set the standard. He took care of his seven siblings after their mother died when Lucy was just a baby. True to the Mexican culture, D. was very protective and strict. “We were not allowed to go into the Silver City area,” Moreno said. “He was like a father to us, and our culture, way back, was very strict. Now, I’m different with my children, and I let them do a lot of the things I wanted to do – but with a lot of restrictions.” Lucy and Sam had four boys and a girl, and the family moved out of the old neighborhood in the early ’60s. They also took in a niece and a nephew.
The explosion Moreno was hanging clothes in the yard of her new home. It was just before 10 a.m. Aug. 28, 1961. To this day, she can’t remember whether she bothered grabbing a basket when she heard the ominous boom, and saw the pillar of smoke fill the sky. It eminated from a tanker truck unloading 400,000 cubic feet of liq-
uid oxygen at National Cylinder Gas Co., on Miller Street in the heart of the industrial district. Only one injury was reported, a firefighter overcome by heat and smoke. Remarkably, other firefighters working within 200 feet of the cylinders that rapidly exploded, as well as six workers in the plant at the time, escaped injury. Departments from as far as 50 miles away responded and were able to put out the fire in 3 hours, but not before a former cannery occupied by Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. was nearly leveled, and scrap-iron dealer Chapman Bros. Co., adjacent from the plant, and Naylor Implement Co. reported extensive damage to offices and warehouses. The grand total of damage was just shy of $500,000. But, unaware of the source, many residents feared the worst: war. More specifically, a nuclear attack. “When we looked outside, there was a mushroom cloud,” said Ric Amezquita, who was staying with his grandmother on Wallace Street. He says he was nearly killed by an enormous piece of metal that came down in the front yard. “If my grandmother hadn’t called me back into the house, I believe I would have been killed,” he said. “It was bigger than two car hoods.” The experience inspired Amezquita to write many poems, which have been published. He’s still considering writing something on a grander scale, but the last time he started into it, two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. “That week was a disturbing time for the whole nation,” he said. “I couldn’t do it then.” As the sky filled with smoke, Sam Moreno was just driving across the Avenue G Bridge and somehow herded multiple families into the family station wagon. They drove to Lucy’s sister’s house on Griswold Avenue, seemingly clear of the blast radius, and stayed in that big yard until it was safe to go home. “I tell you, we’re survivors,” Moreno said.
More rumbles heard Back in the think tank, present day, the room is bustling. As Ransom and Moreno reminisce about old friends, Aguilar gets choked up as he tells me about Ted DeLancey, the haberdashery owner who also taught many youngsters to box. “He took kids off the street and gave them an opportunity,” Aguilar said. “He was like a father. He had such a good heart. We always said he was more Mexican than most Mexicans.” And he helped them look good, too. Just ask one of the neighborhood’s youngest, most innovative entrepreneurs, Alex Delgado, who at age 9 delivered newspapers, milk, love letters, and replies to the boxcar residents. “And for extra money, remember Ted DeLancey and his boxers?” he said. “A lot of his guys would get in the ring, and he’d give us $25 to take a fall. Or he’d give us credit to buy clothes. So we all looked good.” Delancey helped local boxing icon Al Silva harness his energy and hone his skills, leading to two Chicago Gold Gloves championships of his own, and then two more for Al’s son, Jeff. DeLancey helped the Russell brothers and Lucio Sotelo earn several professional bouts. Moreno’s son, Dan, filmed the patchwork conversations that went on for about 2 hours during that makeshift think tank. And Lucy Moreno’s eyes were bright because, during that visit, it was as if all the folks being discussed were right back in that room, where they were always welcomed and loved. “After Sam died, nobody came around,” Moreno said. “But we all got along – Mexican, Italian, and the one black family. Back then, we were all poor, and we didn’t even know it. We all had as much as each other had. People would say we were poor, but we always had plenty. “If you have food and clothes and a roof over your head, what more could you want?, my mother would say.”
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Huskies taking on No. 1 Buckeyes BY JESSE SEVERSON jseverson@shawmedia.com
The Northern Illinois football team is ready to grab a slingshot. Facing off against the Goliath of college football, the Huskies appear confident squaring off against topranked Ohio State at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. “I would be shocked if there is anybody on our team that Drew Hare doesn’t expect NIU to win every quarterback game that we play,” Northern Illinois coach Rod Carey said. “And that’s who we are. It’s what we are, so I don’t think that’s any different this week.” It would be a monumental victory for the Huskies, who are 34.5-point underdogs, if they could pull it off. The Buckeyes are riding a 15-game winning streak – including a 42-20 crushing of Oregon in last year’s national championship. They’ve rattled off two wins to start the season – 42-24 at Virginia Tech and 38-0 over Hawaii – and have several players who are garnering attention for the Heisman Trophy. Junior Cardale Jones, who will likely start at quarterback, is 22-for-37 for 298 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in the two games this year.
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hile the Chicago Bears appear to have reinvigorated the fan base with a competitive performance against the Packers last Sunday, the critical question going forward is how good were they really, and more importantly, how competitive are they going to be? Clearly the offense – and more specifically the running game – showed real promise, but what about the defense? The Bears’ muchmaligned 2014 defensive unit was 31st in the league in points allowed, giving up 27.6 points per game, and 27th in point differential at 7.7 points per game. Against Green Bay, the Bears allowed 31 points and lost by eight. The Bears out-gaining the Packers 402 yards to 322 is impressive, and just holding Green Bay to 322 yards, just 189 through the air, seems impressive. But a slightly deeper dive reveals the Packers averaged 6.1 yards per play to the Bears’ 5.8. Green Bay still managed 4.4 yards per rush, a dangerous 8.2 yards per pass play, were 6 of 10 on third downs, and only punted twice. “Obviously, the most improvement we can make is just improving our pass rush and winning our one-on-one battles a little bit more than we did,” defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. ARKUSH CONTINUED ON B3
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Ander Duenas wanted to spend a school year in America, and it just so happened that the St. Pier family in Dixon thought they had room for one more under their roof. The native of Spain has adjusted to life in the United States quickly, and the Dukes soccer team is reaping some of the benefits.
His game translates Duenas fitting in nicely in Dixon, on Dukes’ roster BY PATRICK MASON pmason@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550 @pm222
A group of Dixon soccer fans shouted from the bleachers, “Que son esos!” during a recent match. The group drew some sideways looks, but more important they drew a reaction from Ander Duenas, who just scored a goal. The Dixon forward, who was living in Spain 5 weeks ago, hears this and smiles. The Spanish words translate to “What are those,” in English. It’s an inside joke with Duenas and his host family, the St. Pier’s. The phrase comes from a popular vine – a short, looped video – where people point the camera at someone’s shoes and yell, “What are those!” “My kids do it to me all the
son, Kobe, plays on the freshman soccer team at Dixon and thought it would be a good fit. • Need something to do on “At first I’m thinking, ‘Are you Saturday. The Dixon Dukes crazy?’ We have a full house soccer team take on local rival with four kids,” St. Pier said. Sterling at Roscoe Eades Sta“But we talked it over and dium at 11:30 a.m. decided that we would try it. He’s a very polite and well-mantime,” said Dave St. Pier, who nered kid. It’s been great.” opened his house to Duenas. “I The experience has also been didn’t even know what it was at great for the Dukes on the field. first. But Ander got a kick out of First-year coach Josh Brigl it, and now every time he scores figured he had a lot of talent a goal, we all yell that from the when looking over his roster in stands. It’s pretty fun.” the summer. And with the addiDuenas moved to Dixon on Aug. tion of Duenas, the Dukes have 14 from Sondikas, Spain, as part emerged as one of the tougher of a foreign exchange program. teams to defend with their elecHe will stay in Dixon until June. tric forwards. St. Pier heard about the host Duenas is fun to watch. He’s family program through a silky smooth on his touches, friend who knew of a soccerand can make defenders trip loving student from Spain that over themselves. was looking for a place to stay. TRANSLATES CONTINUED ON B5 The friend knew that St. Pier’s
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Did you know? • Since 2010, NIU has two more wins (59) than Ohio State (57).
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Running against family Truesdells on opposite sides at meet; Harris playing through pain BY SVM SPORTS STAFF sports@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555
Sterling freshman Jenna Truesdell was in an interesting situation at the Twin Cities cross country meet on Tuesday at Woodlawn School. Truesdell’s father, Mark, is the Rock Falls coach, but Jenna was all about the Golden Warriors. She finished 28th with a time of 31 minutes, 10 seconds. “[Sterling coach Tyler] Gaumer told me it’s his mission to get Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com her really good so she could kick Sauk Valley’s Kiarra Harris records a kill during Wednesday’s our butts,” Mark Truesdell said. match against Black Hawk East. Harris is playing through the Can’t slow this Skyhawk: Kiarra season with an injured foot. Harris suffered a stress fracture
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in her foot over the summer. When she went to the doctor to confirm her fears, he told her she’d miss Sauk Valley’s entire volleyball season. But Harris was bound and determined to play her final season with the Skyhawks. “I took my chances and played through it,” Harris said. “It doesn’t really bother me at all while I’m playing.” The proof is in the spiking. Harris slammed 12 kills in Wednesday’s dominant straight-set victory over Black Hawk East. which previously had just one loss. For Harris, it’s simply mind over matter.
“I don’t feel the pain,” she said. “I stop thinking about it and it goes away.” She’ll keep that mentality through the rest of the season, then head back to the doctor to see what to do to make it better. Until then, she’ll stay away. “I was supposed to have a second checkup, but I didn’t go back to see him,” Harris admitted. “I’ll be seeing him after the season, and we’ll figure out what to do.” Record setter: Sterling junior Kaylee Martin now has a complete stranglehold on the Golden Warriors’ record book.
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For starters Johnny Manziel QB gets starting nod on Sunday for Browns against Titans because starter Josh McCown remains out with a concussion.
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Auto racing 8:30 a.m.
• Formula One, qualifying for Singapore Grand Prix, NBCSP 1:45 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity, pole qualifying for Furious 7 300, at Joliet, NBCSP 3:30 p.m.
• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for myAFibRisk. com 400, at Joliet, NBCSP 5 p.m.
• NASCAR Xfinity, Furious 7 300, at Joliet, NBCSP
College football 11 a.m.
• UNLV at Michigan, BTN • Kent St. at Minnesota, BTN+ • Buffalo at FAU, CSN • Delaware at Villanova, CSN+ • Tulsa at Oklahoma, FS1 • Air Force at Michigan St., ABC • UConn at Missouri, ESPN • Illinois at N. Carolina, ESPN2 • S. Florida at Maryland, ESPNU • Nevada at Texas A&M, SEC • Wake Forest at Army, CBS Sports 1 p.m.
• Georgia St. at Oregon, Pac-12 2 p.m.
• Louisiana Tech at Kansas St., FSN 2:30 p.m.
• N. Illinois at Ohio St., ABC • Troy at Wisconsin, BTN • Virginia Tech at Purdue, ESPNU • Georgia Tech at Notre Dame, NBC • Auburn at LSU, CBS • UTSA at Oklahoma St., FS1 • Memphis at Bowling Green, CSN • E. Carolina at Navy, CBS Sports • Norfolk St. at Marshall, CSN+ • Nebraska at Miami, ESPN2 3 p.m.
• Kentucky at Indiana, ESPNEWS • Northwestern St. at Mississippi St. or Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, SEC
Dodgers designate righthander for assignment after acquiring him on July 30. He was 0-3 with 6.66 ERA with Los Angeles.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
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• Cardinals at Cubs, Fox
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ith the big juvenile diabetes tournament taking place Saturday, I hit the Rock on Thursday morning to nose around a bit for not only prospective fishing areas, but for some bait, as well. Yeah, the shad are down this year a bit after a couple of long, cold winters, but some decent numbers have been showing up as of late. I love me some shad, when it’s available, mainly because the cats like it too. Whatever the outcome, I was prepared to throw the net, and throw it a lot if need be. The first area I targeted was a creek mouth, and on my third throw, I pulled five or six shad to the boat, and I was feeling good about my chances. However, 20 throws and one shad later, the feeling was fading, and I was on the move. Spot No. 2 was more of the same, as I caught a couple shad the first throws, and then found myself doing nothing more than exercising. But like they say, the third time is a charm. On this day, it was spot No. 3 where I was bringing good bait-size shad
Soccer 6:40 a.m.
• Premier League, Arsenal at Chelsea, NBCSP 8:30 a.m.
• Bundesliga, Bayern Munich at Darmstadt, FS1 8:55 a.m.
• Premier League, Everton at Swansea City, NBCSP 11:30 a.m.
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CatMatt went out on the Rock River on Thursday in hunt of shad to use for bait at this weekend’s JDRF tournament in Prophetstown, and stopped long enough land a pretty nice flathead catfish. getting some for the freezer as well. I love using them for winter Matt Jones channel cats – it won’t is a fishing guide from be long until we’ll be Prophetschasing them. town. He With a good amount of can be bait aboard the battlereached at flatheadship, I was off to maybe mechanic40 do battle with a big, old @gmail.com flathead catfish. I guess I was rewarded for all my efforts, as not to the boat eight or 10 at 5 minutes into my first a time. anchor, the familiar It’s very exciting to me, slap of the rod and slow or any fisherman for pump caught my eye. that matter, when they I quickly grabbed the are able to acquire the rod from the holder and exact bait they want for prepared to set hook. a day of fishing. As the rod tip slowly I ended up getting made for the water, I enough for more than laid into it, and the fight 1 day of fishing. I was was on.
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The fish felt good, and being anchored in 20 feet of water, you just never know what you’re in for. A big fish at this depth can be quite a handful. But a fight is what I was looking for, and the plump 13-pound fish was game. Man, you’ve just got to fight one of these dudes. If you haven’t, what a blast. As I mentioned before, Saturday is our big JDRF tournament, and if you would like to come check out the weigh-in, it will begin around 1:30 p.m. at Prophetstown State Park. Come say ‘Hi,’ and feel free to donate to a great cause as well. Go Catfish!
• Premier League, West Ham at Manchester City, NBCSP 7:30 p.m.
• MLS, Orlando City at Chicago, CSN+
WNBA playoffs 6 p.m.
• Eastern Conference semifinal, game 2, Chicago at Indiana, NBA 8 p.m.
• Western Conference semifinal, game 2, Phoenix at Tulsa, NBA
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• Formula One, Singapore Grand Prix, NBCSP 2 p.m.
• NASCAR Sprint Cup, myAFibRisk.com 400, at Joliet, NBCSP
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• FIBA Eurobasket, final, at Lille, France, ESPN2
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• Wiomen, Northwestern at Indiana, BTN 2 p.m.
• Men, Rutgers at Indiana, BTN • Women, S. Carolina at Missouri, ESPNU
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• PGA, BMW Championship, final round, part I, at Lake Forest, Ill., TGC
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• Utah St. at Washington, Pac-12
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• PGA, BMW Championship, final round, part II, at Lake Forest, Ill., NBC • Web.com Tour, Small Business Connection Championship, final round, at Davidson, N.C., TGC
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• S. Carolina at Georgia, ESPN 6 p.m.
• Texas Tech at Arkansas, ESPN2 • W. Carolina at Tennessee, ESPNU • Colorado at Colorado St., CBS Sports
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• Cal at Texas, Fox • Florida at Kentucky, SEC
• Yankees at Mets, ESPN
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• Pitt at Iowa, BTN • Rutgers at Penn St., BTN+ • Stanford at USC, ABC • Iowa St. at Toledo, ESPNEWS • SMU at TCU, FSN • San Jose St. at Oregon St. or Wyoming at Washington St., Pac-12 8:15 p.m.
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• Patriots at Bills, CBS • Cardinals at Bears, Fox 3:15 p.m.
• Cowboys at Eagles, Fox 7:30 p.m.
• Seahawks at Packers, NBC Soccer
• Mississippi at Alabama, ESPN
Favorite thing about cross country?
connection, and we played very well together this summer.
• BYU at UCLA, FS1 • Utah at Fresno St., CBS Sports • Jackson St. at Southern, ESPNU
The team aspect is my favorite part, just because we’re so close. I didn’t know half of these girls and boys, but since we’ve been running together for so long, it’s got me closer to them.
What’s been your basketball highlight?
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• N. Arizona at Arizona, Pac-12 Golf 11 a.m.
• PGA, BMW Championship, third round, part I, at Lake Forest, Ill., TGC 2:30 p.m.
• PGA, BMW Championship, third round, part II, at Lake Forest, Ill., NBC • Web.com Tour, Small Business Connection Championship, third round, at Davidson, N.C., TGC 1 a.m. (Sunday)
• Solheim Cup, final day, at St. Leon-Rot, Germany, TGC
How tough is it at the end of a race? It’s not easy. It’s definitely taught me about work ethic.
Cross country or track?
I don’t know if this is a good thing, but last summer, I went to a wrong basket a couple of times, and I did it again this summer. That’s kind of what I’m known for now.
Your step-dad, Dan Crownhart, is a drag racer, and he got you into the sport?
Cross country. It used to be track, but now I’m into cross country.
Yes, I’ve kind of grown up around drag racing. It’s very exciting.
Looking forward to hoops season?
Do you have your own car?
We’re going to do really well this year. We have a good team
Yes. It’s a junior dragster. It’s not as fast as a normal dragster.
How fast do you go? I get up to about 80 miles per hour, and the races are an eighth of a mile.
Have you won any races? Not a whole bracket, but a few heats.
Is it a big adrenaline rush to race? Yes. Going that fast in that short amount of time, it’s crazy.
Is this something you want to pursue professionally? It would be nice, but I don’t know. I just do it for fun three or four times a summer, but I love it.
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• Bundesliga, Schalke at Stuttgart, FS1 10 a.m.
• Premier League, Manchester United at Southampton, NBCSP 2 p.m.
• U.S. women’s national team victory tour, U.S. vs. Australia, at Birmingham, Ala., ESPN2 4 p.m.
• MLS, New York at Portland, ESPN 6 p.m.
• MLS, Houston at Philadelphia, FS1
WNBA playoffs Noon
• Eastern Conference semifinal, game 2, New York at Washington, ESPN 2 p.m.
• Western Conference semifinal, game 2, Minnesota at Los Angeles, ESPN
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College cross country 11 a.m.
• Sauk Valley at Beloit College Men’s golf 8:30 a.m.
• Sauk Valley at Illinois Valley Classic Women’s tennis 10:30 a.m.
• Sauk Valley at McHenry Cross country 9 a.m.
• Sterling, Dixon at Geneseo Invitational • Rock Falls, Amboy, Newman at Bureau Valley Invitational Football 1 p.m.
• Polo at Eastland-Pearl City, at Lanark 1:30 p.m.
• Riverdale at Fulton 6 p.m.
• Pecatonica at West Carroll 7 p.m.
• Sterling at Morris Boys golf 8 a.m.
• Rock Falls, Bureau Valley at Princeton Invitational 9 a.m.
• Sterling at Freeport Invitational • Dixon, Newman, Oregon, Polo at Salley Wessels Invitational (at Mount Morris) • Amboy, Erie, Morrison, Prophetstown, Eastland, West Carroll at Riverdale Invitational Girls golf 10 a.m.
• Sterling at Guilford Invitational Boys soccer 10 a.m.
• Indian Creek at Oregon 11:30 a.m.
• Dixon at Sterling Volleyball 8 a.m.
• Erie, Milledgeville at Pearl City Tournament • Fulton at Mt. Pulaski Tournament • AFC at Mercer County Invitational 8:30 a.m.
• Rock Falls at St. Viator Invitational 1 p.m.
• Serena at Faith Christian TBA
• Eastland at Mount Pulaski Tournament Note: Other Friday night football games might have been postponed to Saturday after SVM’s deadline for the B section. Check out SVM’s 16-page football section for other rescheduled games.
BY MICHAEL COHEN Milwaukee Journal Standard
GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the sake of this story, spend a few seconds locating an atlas. Open to a page portraying the Midwest, specifically Wisconsin, and point to a town in the extreme northern portion of the state. After you’ve chosen Superior – it was the first town you thought of, wasn’t it? – repeat the exercise with a town from the south, the east and the west of the state. Now put away the map. You might never use it again. Undoubtedly, the towns you selected contain fans whose emotions remain fragile after the fourth-quarter collapse by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game last season. From Superior to Kenosha, from La Crosse to Kohler, the feelings of despair still linger. But where you won’t find such devastation, such a deluge of dilapidated dreams, is within the walls of 1265 Lombardi Ave., where the party line – at least the one repeated ad nauseam to reporters – professes nonexistent wounds. The mantra is simple: New year, new team, new focus. The collapse against the Seahawks? There’s nothing to recall. “I can’t really even think back that far,” linebacker Julius Pepper said. “I don’t even remember anything about that. … We’re not – well, I’m not – talking about last year. Y’all can direct those questions to the other guys. I’m strictly talking about this game this week.” Yet to abide by the instruction from Peppers, to ask his teammates about the Seahawks’ farfetched comeback that dashed this city’s Super Bowl hopes, was to drive a car full speed into a series of brick walls. Rev the gas and phrase questions however
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Already the holder of the single-match and single-season kills records, Martin broke the record for career kills last weekend at the Rockford Jefferson Invite. She sits at 741 kills, surpassing the old mark of 695 set by former standout Krista Loos – whose two sisters, Shanna and Kaitlin, serve as Sterling assistants. “I knew going into the tournament that I only needed 16 kills to break it,” Martin said. “But when I did, everyone stood up and cheered for me, and I got a little embarrassed. “But I’m proud of myself, and I’m excited to see how high I can set it, and then see who comes up behind me to catch it.” The total should easily
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Eddie Lacy runs for yards during the Packers’ win over the Bears last week. Lacy and his teammates aren’t interested in talking about last year’s NFC championship loss as they prepare for a rematch with the Seahawks on Sunday night. you’d like, but the result – from Peppers to Aaron Rodgers to Clay Matthews to Josh Sitton to, well, you get the idea – remained unchanged. And when the scene in the locker room Wednesday mirrored the scene in the locker room Monday, which mirrored news conferences by coach Mike McCarthy on both days, it brought to mind a quote from Albert Einstein: “The definition of insanity,” he said, “is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” So consider us nuts. “I know it’s media-driven,” Matthews said. “It started last Sunday with the promos and everything. We’ve heard talk of it being a revenge game, but ultimately this is just the second game of the season.” Even Richard Sherman, a star
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Keep in mind that while I think any of us CONTINUED FROM B1 would take Rodgers over Brees, the Saints signalcaller is annually one To add a little color to of the least pressured that, consider that the passers in the league Bears had no sacks of because of how quickly Aaron Rodgers, didn’t hit him once all day, and he gets the ball out. were credited with one At times last Sunday, pass defensed. That was Rodgers had time in the a ball knocked down by pocket for a brat and a Jarvis Jenkins at the line beer before puncturing of scrimmage. the Bears secondary Conversely, the Caragain. dinals allowed Drew Was part of the probBrees 354 yards passing lem that the Bears were in their opener, but an forced to be in nickel average of 7.1 per pass, the large majority of sacked him twice, hit the time by the Packers’ him four more times, three receiver sets? and were credited with That seems unlikely four passes defensed, all since the nickel returns in the secondary. their two best pure pass The Cardinals won rushers, Willie Young 31-19.
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Newman volleyball coach Debbi Kelly took in the Comets’ matches this week in a wheelchair. It will become a familiar, albeit unwelcome, view over the next few weeks. Kelly broke three bones in her left foot last Saturday while dancing. She can’t put weight on the foot for 6 weeks, and will have the foot in a cast and be in the wheelchair for at least a month. “I just wish it was a cool-
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Free youth fishing derby in Rock Falls The Coloma Township Park District and the Rock Falls Optimist Club will sponsor a free fishing derby Saturday at Centennial Park. The derby, for kids 14 and under, will also use a small portion of the Hennepin Canal as part of the Canal Heritage Days celebration. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Lions Shelter in the park, and the derby will run from 9-11:30 a.m. For more information, call the park district office at 815-625-0272.
CTE found in most former players
cornerback for the Seahawks and a player known across the sports world for his unrelenting, unfiltered loquaciousness, demurred when asked about last year’s NFC Championship Game. Like Peppers, he cited a memory problem. “Honestly,” Sherman said when asked to describe the emotions of the come-from-behind win over the Packers, “I don’t even remember. … I really don’t have much to say about last year’s game.” Sherman’s disinterest in discussing a game that was among the most remarkable of the season – a game, it should be noted, that he and his team won – may or may not have been genuine. That he simply had no intention of being talkative on a conference call with out-of-town media is certainly within the realm of possibility.
Bears pass rush nonexistant during Game 1
reach quadruple digits, as Martin still has a season and a half to go with the Warriors. There should soon be another new addition to Sterling’s record book. Senior libero Jamy Trancoso is just 11 digs away from the career record in that category – and that matches one of her lowest outputs in a match so far this season.
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and Jared Allen, to their natural positions at end, albeit at times in a twopoint stance. To his credit, Allen offered no excuses. “I think we had some good rushes but not finishing, honestly,” Allen said. “We had a rush plan going into that game. There were times where it executed really well, and there are times where you’ve just got to get off a block and make a play. “That’s what football’s about, you’ve got to win one-on-one matchups, and we didn’t win enough of them. As far as getting him on the ground or hitting him, we didn’t do a very good
job of that.” The defense’s signature addition of the offseason, Pernell McPhee, was for the most part invisible vs. the Packers, and Lamarr Houston was on the field for just four snaps due to the amount time of the Bears were in nickel. Both Fox and Fangio said they expect to be in their base package more Sunday based on the way Bruce Arians runs his offense. That will only be a good thing if McPhee, Allen, Young, Houston and company are able to wreak the kind of havoc in the Cardinals backfield they are being paid to supply.
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er story, not just dancing and rolling my ankle,” Kelly said Monday, rolling her eyes. “I’m not at my best, but we’ll figure it out. That’s what I always tell the kids, that we’ll figure it out.” Kelly will rely on assistant coach Michele Salvatori to relay her instructions to the team during matches – and also play the role of protector during warm-ups, something Salvatori did admirably before Monday’s match against Sterling. “Warm-ups are the worst, because the volleyballs go flying everywhere, and I can’t really get out of the way,” Kelly said. “But I’ve got some great assistant coaches, and we’ll work it out.” Kelly’s toughness isn’t in question. She said she has a high threshold for pain – and proved it by not going to the ER until Sunday morning.
The brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, believed to be caused by repeated head trauma, has been found in 87 of 91 deceased former NFL players tested, according to researchers. In research conducted by the Department of Veteran Affairs and Boston University, 40% of those testing positive for CTE were offensive or defensive linemen. The disease has been also been found in 79% of those tested who played football at any level going back to high school. GOLF
Day extends lead at BMW Championship A long day for Jason Day ended even better than it began, thanks to an eagle putt at the 18th that extended his lead to five shots at the BMW Championship. He shot an 8-under 63 to set a 36-hole tournament record at 18 under. Day’s closest pursuers were rookie Daniel Berger and Brendon Todd. Todd finished off Friday’s round of 63 by holing out an 81-yard wedge shot at No. 18. Berger made his move with four birdies in a fivehole stretch en route to a 30 on the front nine.
Europe leads USA in Solheim Cup Spain’s Carlota Ciganda hit an eagle to level her match as Europe led the United States 4-2 on the opening day of the Solheim Cup in Germany. Ciganda holed a nine iron from 135 yards to win the 17th hole as she and Melissa Reid of England came from 2 down to draw level with Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson with one hole left before play was suspended due to darkness. VOLLEYBALL
Falcons slip past Bulldogs
Kelsey Leach had 19 assists, seven kills and three aces to lead the Faith Christian volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-21, 26-24 victory at Paw Paw on Friday. Also for the Falcons (19-3), Sarah Smith had 18 kills and six assists, and Kristie Bruckner and Megan Hill each had five digs.
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Big Ten West Conf. Overall Illinois 0-0 2-0 Iowa 0-0 2-0 Northwestern 0-0 2-0 Minnesota 0-0 1-1 Nebraska 0-0 1-1 Purdue 0-0 1-1 Wisconsin 0-0 1-1 Saturday’s games • Illinois at N. Carolina, 11 a.m. • Kent St. at Minnesota, 11 a.m. • Northwestern at Duke, 11:30 a.m. • Nebraska at Miami, 2:30 p.m. • Virginia Tech at Purdue, 2:30 p.m. • Troy at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m. • Pitt at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Big Ten East Conf. Overall Indiana 0-0 2-0 Michigan St. 0-0 2-0 Ohio St. 0-0 2-0 Maryland 0-0 1-1 Michigan 0-0 1-1 Penn St. 0-0 1-1 Rutgers 0-0 1-1 Saturday’s games • S. Florida at Maryland, 11 a.m. • UNLV at Michigan, 11 a.m. • Air Force at Michigan St., 11 a.m. • N. Illinois at Ohio St., 2:30 p.m. • W. Kentucky at Indiana, 3 p.m. • Rutgers at Penn St., 7 p.m.
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Northern Illinois at No. 1 Ohio State
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus TV: ABC Line: Ohio St. by 34½ What’s up: The Huskies’ only chance to stave off a Buckeye onslaught is to control the ball and put together a few drives that take time off the clock and result in points. Ohio State’s talent and depth will more than likely wear down NIU, which could lead to a blowout with some late scoring even if the game stays close for a while. My pick: Ohio St. 49-14
No. 18 Auburn at No. 13 LSU
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge TV: CBS Line: LSU by 7 What’s up: LSU escaped Starkville last week with a win, after taking an early lead and then hanging on for dear life. Auburn had an even more tense finish, as it had to score in the final minute to force overtime against FCS foe Jacksonville State before finally pulling out the win. Look for a lot of the running game in this battle of the Tigers – LSU’s power attack against Auburn’s speedy read-option. My pick: LSU 24-21
No. 15 Mississippi at No. 2 Alabama
When: 8:15 p.m. Saturday Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa TV: ESPN Line: Alabama by 7 What’s up: The Crimson Tide are made for games like this: a solid SEC opponent at home on Saturday night. Their passing game is still a work in progress, but the ground attack can more than make up for that. The Rebels’ best chance will be their swarming “land shark” defense, and taking advantage of ‘Bama miscues for short-field opportunities. My pick: Alabama 28-17
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MAC West Conf. Overall N. Illinois 0-0 2-0 Toledo 0-0 1-0 Ball St. 0-0 1-1 Cent. Michigan 0-0 1-1 E. Michigan 0-0 1-1 W. Michigan 0-0 0-2 Saturday’s games • Cent. Michigan at Syrcause, 11:30 a.m. • Ball St. at E. Michigan, 2 p.m. • N. Illinois at Ohio St., 2:30 p.m. • Murray St. at W. Michigan, 6 p.m. • Iowa St. at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Big 12 Conf. Overall Baylor 0-0 2-0 Kansas St. 0-0 2-0 Oklahoma 0-0 2-0 Oklahoma St. 0-0 2-0 TCU 0-0 2-0 Texas Tech 0-0 2-0 W. Virginia 0-0 2-0 Iowa St. 0-0 1-1 Texas 0-0 1-1 Kansas 0-0 0-2 Saturday’s games • Tulsa at Oklahoma, 11 a.m. • Louisiana Tech at Kansas St., 2 p.m. • UTSA at Oklahoma St., 2:30 p.m. • Texas Tech at Arkansas, 6 p.m. • Cal at Texas, 6:30 p.m. • Iowa St. at Toledo, 7 p.m. • SMU at TCU, 7 p.m.
SEC East Conf. Overall Georgia 1-0 2-0 Kentucky 1-0 2-0 Florida 0-0 2-0 Missouri 0-0 2-0 Tennessee 0-0 1-1 S. Carolina 0-1 1-1 Vanderbilt 0-1 0-2 Saturday’s games • UConn at Missouri, 11 a.m. • Austin Peay at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. • S. Carolina at Georgia, 5 p.m. • W. Carolina at Tennessee, 6 p.m. • Florida at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.
SEC West Conf. Overall LSU 1-0 1-0 Alabama 0-0 2-0 Auburn 0-0 2-0 Mississippi 0-0 2-0 Texas A&M 0-0 2-0 Arkansas 0-0 1-1 Mississippi St. 0-1 1-1 Saturday’s games • Nevada at Texas A&M, 11 a.m. • Auburn at LSU, 2:30 p.m. • Northwestern St. at Mississippi St., 3 p.m. • Texas Tech at Arkansas, 6 p.m. • Mississippi at Alabama, 8:15 p.m.
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Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt takes a snap during this past Saturday’s game against Western Illinois at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The Illini play North Carolina on Saturday.
Shared experience North Carolina understands Illini’s coaching situation before the start of training camp in 2011. CHAPEL HILL, Davis’ ouster came N.C. – Few teams amid an NCAA invescould understand tigation into improper the uncertainty going benefits and academthrough the Illinois ic misconduct. locker room once the “That’s coming out school fired coach with a chip on your Tim Beckman a week shoulder,” said Wilbefore the season. liams, UNC’s dualNorth Carolina, threat quarterback. which hosts the Illi“I mean ... you think ni on Saturday, has two your fan base is like, key players who do. ‘Yeah, we’re just going For fifth-year seniors to have another down Landon Turner and season.’ But they’re Marquise Williams, proving people Beckman’s dismissal wrong.” following an investiThe Fighting Illigation into allegations ni (2-0) certainly have of player mistreatgotten off to a good ment and inappropri- start under interim ate behavior stirred coach Bill Cubit. They memories of UNC’s outscored Kent State abrupt firing of coach and Western Illinois Butch Davis a week 96-3 in the first two BY AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer
games and rank in the top five nationally in several defensive categories, while the offense managed its best two-game scoring output to start a season in 7 decades. Cubit said he’s tried to be positive with players and keep them focused on details “rather than have them just go out there and try to play on emotion.” “Because that emotion and enthusiasm will get you somewhere,” Cubit said, “but it’s not going to get you everywhere unless you know what you’re doing.” The Tar Heels (1-1) experienced that. After Davis’ firing,
they started 3-0 under interim coach Everett Withers, but faded to lose six of 10 – including a lopsided bowl loss to Missouri. Turner said the uncertainty that comes with a coaching change hangs over a team, no matter what players say publicly. “We loved that coaching staff, and we wanted to keep them around,” he said. “But there’s still that seed of doubt in your mind, and that can be pretty poisonous for a team. And it kind of showed as the year went on, and it got less and less likely those guys were staying. Everyone was just kind of going through the motions.”
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Backing up Jones is sophomore JT Barrett, who had a strong freshman season in 2014 after replacing an injured Braxton Miller. However, Barrett was injured in regular season finale against Michigan, and Jones helped lead the Buckeyes the rest of the way. “Well, their skill sets aren’t that far off,” Carey said of the Buckeyes’ two quarterbacks. “Physically, there is a big difference. You know, Jones is a lot bigger than Barrett, but the offense doesn’t change a whole lot. They might like different routes with one guy compared to the
other, but the offense isn’t going to change that much.” While the Buckeyes have gained attention around the country as being one of the best teams in college football in 2015 – if not the best – Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said his squad isn’t looking past the Huskies. “Our players will respect them,” he said. “I don’t anticipate a problem with that. Because they’re good. That’s the thing, they’re 11-win teams. They’ve beaten Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, and Minnesota, and they beat – I wouldn’t call those upsets. I think these guys are very good.” A closer look at today’s game:
Players to Watch
Big Ten Offensive
6-foot, 225-pound back was a monster last season for the Buckeyes – particularly in the final three games of the season. He rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns in a 59-0 win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship. He rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-35 playoff semifinal win over Alabama. In the victory over Oregon, he had 246 yards and four touchdowns. So far this season, he’s averaging 111.5 yards and has scored four times.
way for Barrett and Jones to replace him, he moved to the outside this season and has already made an impact. The Buckeyes will also line him up at quarterback, and against Virginia Tech, he made an impressive spin move that led to a touchdown
Ezekiel Elliot, junior, Player of the Year. running back: The After his injury gave
Braxton Miller, senior, H-back: During his
days at quarterback, Miller was a two-time
Joey Bosa, junior, defensive end: The
6-foot-6, 275-pound Bosa was a handful for opposing offensive lines last year. The offensive front for the Huskies will have to find a way to slow him down if they want to give quarterback Drew Hare time to throw. Last season, Bosa finished with 13.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss.
LINE O/U Saturday Wake Forest 6 48½ Temple 10 55 at Michigan 34 49 Ball St. 5 63 at Mid. Tennessee 21 64 at Minnesota 24 46 at FAU 1 63½ at Wisconsin 34½ 58 at N. Carolina 9 63½ at Ohio St. 34½ 66½ N.C. State 17½ 59½ at Oklahoma 31 71½ at Syracuse 7½ 44½ at Duke 3½ 48 at Texas A&M 34 65 at Oregon 44½ 72 Rice 8½ 57 at Kansas St. 10 50 at Georgia 16½ 53½ at Navy 4½ 57 at LSU 7 48½ at Alabama 7 53 Virginia Tech 6½ 48½ at Oklahoma St. 24½ 55½ at Miami 3 57½ Georgia Tech 2½ 55½ at Washington 6½ 44 at Texas St. 3 67 Cincinnati 20 60 at Toledo 7½ 58 at Arkansas 12 70½ Memphis 3 79 Colorado 3 57 at Maryland 7 51 at Missouri 21½ 41½ Florida 3½ 52½ at Indiana 2 71½ California 6½ 58 at Oregon St. 7 50 at TCU 37 66 UTEP 3 61 at Penn St. 9 45½ at San Diego St. 17½ 46 at Southern Cal 9 50 at Iowa 5½ 47 at Michigan St. 24½ 55 at Washington St. 24½ 64½ at UCLA 16½ 60 Utah 14 54
UNDERDOG at Army at UMass UNLV at E. Michigan Charlotte Kent St. Buffalo Troy Illinois N. Illinois at Old Dominion Tulsa Central Michigan Northwestern Nevada Georgia St. at North Texas Louisiana Tech South Carolina East Carolina Auburn Mississippi at Purdue UTSA Nebraska at Notre Dame Utah St. Southern Miss. at Miami (Ohio) Iowa St. Texas Tech at Bowling Green at Colorado St. South Florida UConn at Kentucky W. Kentucky at Texas San Jose St. SMU at New Mexico St. Rutgers S. Alabama Stanford Pittsburgh Air Force Wyoming BYU at Fresno St.
TOP 25 POLLS AP Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Ohio St. (59) 2-0 1,523 1 2. Alabama 2-0 1,423 2 3. TCU 2-0 1,366 3 4. Michigan St. (2) 2-0 1,354 5 5. Baylor 2-0 1,240 4 6. Southern Cal 2-0 1,146 8 7. Georgia 2-0 1,031 10 8. Notre Dame 2-0 1,012 9 9. Florida St. 2-0 973 11 10. UCLA 2-0 928 13 11. Clemson 2-0 926 12 12. Oregon 1-1 833 7 13. LSU 1-0 787 14 14. Georgia Tech 2-0 716 15 15. Mississippi 2-0 713 17 16. Oklahoma 2-0 705 19 17. Texas A&M 2-0 703 16 18. Auburn 2-0 519 6 19. BYU 2-0 349 NR 20. Arizona 2-0 342 22 21. Utah 2-0 290 24 22. Missouri 2-0 264 21 23. Northwestern 2-0 170 NR 24. Wisconsin 1-1 158 NR 25. Oklahoma St. 2-0 48 NR Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi St. 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas St. 26, Arizona St. 20, Boise St. 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, California 5, Iowa 5, Miami 3, Stanford 3, Virginia Tech 2, W. Kentucky 2, Duke 1. Amway Coaches Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Ohio State (62) 2-0 1574 1 2. Alabama (1) 2-0 1472 2 3. TCU 2-0 1430 3 4. Michigan State 2-0 1383 6 5. Baylor 2-0 1324 4 6. Florida State 2-0 1119 8 7. Southern California 2-0 1116 10 8. Georgia 2-0 1108 9 9. Clemson 2-0 948 12 10. Notre Dame 2-0 903 11 11. Mississippi 2-0 851 14 12. UCLA 2-0 850 13 13. Oregon 1-1 847 5 14. LSU 1-0 806 15 15. Auburn 2-0 784 7 16. Georgia Tech 2-0 731 16 17. Oklahoma 2-0 664 17 18. Texas A&M 2-0 590 19 19. Arizona 2-0 423 20 20. Missouri 2-0 320 21 21. Utah 2-0 279 25 22. Brigham Young 2-0 204 NR 23. Wisconsin 1-1 202 24 24. Northwestern 2-0 95 NR 25. Oklahoma State 2-0 71 NR Others receiving votes: West Virginia 49; Tennessee 43; Kansas State 39; Arizona State 36; Mississippi State 35; Duke 32; Temple 24; Miami (Fla.) 16; Boise State 14; Memphis 13; North Carolina State 13; Florida 8; Illinois 8; Kentucky 8; Minnesota 8; California 6; Toledo 6; Iowa 5; Michigan 5; Arkansas 3; Nebraska 3; Houston 2; Pittsburgh 2; South Carolina 1; Texas Tech 1; Western Kentucky 1.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
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FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE N.Y. Jets Buffalo New England Miami
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Tennessee Jacksonville Houston Indianapolis
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Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland
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Denver San Diego Kansas City Oakland
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East L T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 South L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 North L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 West L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pct PF PA 1.000 31 10 1.000 27 14 1.000 28 21 1.000 17 10 Pct PF PA 1.000 42 14 .000 9 20 .000 20 27 .000 14 27 Pct PF PA 1.000 33 13 .000 13 19 .000 21 28 .000 10 31 Pct PF PA 1.000 50 37 1.000 33 28 .500 51 51 .000 13 33
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East L T Pct Dallas 0 0 1.000 Philadelphia 1 0 .000 Washington 1 0 .000 N.Y. Giants 1 0 .000 South W L T Pct Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 North W L T Pct Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 West W L T Pct St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 Thursday’s result Denver 31, Kansas City 24 Sunday’s games Tampa Bay at New Orleans, noon Detroit at Minnesota, noon Arizona at Chicago, noon Houston at Carolina, noon San Francisco at Pittsburgh, noon New England at Buffalo, noon San Diego at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Cleveland, noon Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, noon St. Louis at Washington, noon Baltimore at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s game N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m. W 1 0 0 0
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PA 26 26 17 27
PF 26 20 14 19
PA 24 9 42 31
PF 31 28 3 23
PA 23 33 20 31
PF 34 31 20 31
PA 31 19 3 34
MLB American League East Division W L Pct Toronto 85 62 .578 New York 80 66 .548 Baltimore 72 75 .490 Tampa Bay 71 76 .483 Boston 69 77 .473 Central Division W L Pct Kansas City 86 60 .589 Minnesota 75 71 .514 Cleveland 73 73 .500 Chicago 69 77 .473 Detroit 67 78 .462 West Division W L Pct Texas 79 67 .541 Houston 77 70 .524 Los Angeles 74 72 .507 Seattle 71 76 .483 Oakland 63 84 .429
GB — 4½ 13 14 15½ GB — 11 13 17 18½ GB — 2½ 5 8½ 16½
Friday’s results Toronto 6, Boston 1 Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6 Cleveland 12, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Mets 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle at Texas, late Kansas City at Detroit, late L.A. Angels at Minnesota, ppd., rain Oakland at Houston, late Saturday’s games N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 12:05 p.m. Boston (Miley 11-10) at Toronto (Dickey 10-11), 3:07 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 9-7) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 10-5), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (Volquez 13-8) at Detroit (Boyd 1-5), 6:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Rodon 7-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 13-10), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 13-11) at Minnesota (Gibson 10-10), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (S.Gray 13-7) at Houston (Kazmir 7-10), 6:10 p.m. Seattle (Nuno 1-2) at Texas (Hamels 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Boston at Toronto, 12:07 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 12:08 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m. White Sox at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 1:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:05 p.m.
GB — 8½ 20 27 28 GB — 4½ 6 29½ 30 GB — 7½ 15½ 16 23½
Sunday’s games Miami at Washington, 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:05 p.m. Friday’s box score
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Solheim Cup
At St. Leon-Rot Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Germany Yardage: 6,535, Par: 72 EUROPE 4, UNITED STATES 2 Foursomes Europe 2, United States 2 • Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel, United States, def. Anna Nordqvist and Suzann Pettersen, Europe, 2 and 1. • Charley Hull and Melissa Reid, Europe, def. Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie, United States, 2 and 1. • Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson, United States, def. Karine Icher and Azahara Munoz, Europe, 3 and 2. • Sandra Gal and Catriona Matthew, Europe, def. Stacy Lewis and Lizette Salas, United States, 3 and 2. Fourball Europe 2, United States 0 • Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist, Europe, def. Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel, United States, 4 and 3. • Charley Hull and Gwladys Nocera, Europe, def. Alison Lee and Angela Stanford, United States, 3 and 2. • Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson, United States, vs. Melissa Reid and Carlota Ciganda, Europe, all square through 17, susp., darkness. • Sandra Gal and Caroline Masson, Europe, lead Brittany Lang and Gerina Piller, United States, 1 up through 15, susp., darkness.
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Saturday’s games N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 10-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-6), 12:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 16-5) at Chicago Cubs (Cahill 0-3), 12:05 p.m. Arizona (Corbin 5-4) at San Francisco (Leake 10-8), 3:05 p.m. Miami (Nicolino 3-3) at Washington (Zimmermann 12-8), 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Jos.Smith 0-2) at Milwaukee (Jungmann 9-6), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-3) at Atlanta (Weber 0-1), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (Erlin 0-0) at Colorado (Flande 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 10-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-6), 8:10 p.m.
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BMW Championship
At Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. Purse: $8.25 million Yardage: 7,198; Par: 71 Second Round Jason Day 61-63—124 -18 Daniel Berger 65-64—129 -13 Brendon Todd 66-63—129 -13 Kevin Na 65-66—131 -11 Jordan Spieth 65-66—131 -11 Justin Thomas 65-67—132 -10 George McNeill 67-65—132 -10 Scott Piercy 67-65—132 -10 Harris English 65-68—133 -9 Rory McIlroy 68-65—133 -9 Dustin Johnson 71-62—133 -9 Ryan Palmer 67-67—134 -8 Henrik Stenson 71-63—134 -8 Brendon de Jonge 67-67—134 -8 Matt Kuchar 67-67—134 -8 Justin Rose 70-64—134 -8 Nick Watney 68-66—134 -8 Keegan Bradley 68-66—134 -8 Ryan Moore 68-67—135 -7 Hideki Matsuyama 72-63—135 -7 Bubba Watson 65-70—135 -7 Sergio Garcia 70-65—135 -7 Brian Harman 66-69—135 -7 Bill Haas 68-67—135 -7 J.B. Holmes 70-65—135 -7 Rickie Fowler 69-66—135 -7 Brendan Steele 68-67—135 -7 Kevin Chappell 66-69—135 -7 Tony Finau 72-64—136 -6 Steven Bowditch 70-66—136 -6 Paul Casey 67-69—136 -6 Hunter Mahan 68-68—136 -6 Cameron Tringale 72-64—136 -6 Patrick Reed 68-69—137 -5 Louis Oosthuizen 71-66—137 -5 Zach Johnson 68-69—137 -5 Danny Lee 67-70—137 -5
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Friday’s results Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 3 Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
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Golf Friday’s results PGA Tour
Auto racing
National League East Division W L Pct New York 84 63 .571 Washington 75 71 .514 Miami 64 83 .435 Atlanta 57 90 .388 Philadelphia 56 91 .381 Central Division W L Pct St. Louis 92 55 .626 Pittsburgh 87 59 .596 Chicago 86 61 .585 Milwaukee 62 84 .425 Cincinnati 61 84 .421 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 84 61 .579 San Francisco77 69 .527 Arizona 69 77 .473 San Diego 69 78 .469 Colorado 61 85 .418
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After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, owner points. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, owner points. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, owner points. 4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 5. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, owner points. 6. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, owner points. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, owner points. 8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, owner points. 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, owner points. 10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, owner points. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, owner points. 12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, owner points. 13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, owner points. 14. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, owner points. 15. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, owner points. 16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, owner points. 17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, owner points. 18. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, owner points. 19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, owner points. 21. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, attempts. 22. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, owner points. 23. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, owner points. 24. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, owner points. 25. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, owner points. 26. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, owner points. 27. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, owner points. 28. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, owner points. 29. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, owner points. 30. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, owner points. 31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, owner points. 32. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, owner points. 33. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, owner points. 34. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, attempts. 35. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points. 36. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner points. 37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, attempts. 38. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, owner points. 39. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, owner points. 40. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, attempts. 41. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota, attempts. 42. (98) Reed Sorenson, Ford, attempts. 43. (62) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, attempts.
SV Weekend • B5
MLB ROUNDUP
Castro, Cubs club Cards Infielder belts two HRs, drives in six; White Sox lose By the Associated Press
Starlin Castro matched his career high with six RBIs, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth and a three-run drive in the sixth, to lead the Cubs over the Cardinals 8-3 on Friday in Wrigley Field for their fourth straight win. Castro went 3-for-3 with a walk in the third multihomer game of his career. He put the Cubs ahead 5-3 in the fifth with his drive off Seth Maness (4-2), then connected off Steve Cishek in the sixth for his 10th homer this season. Castro also had six RBIs against Cincinnati on May 7, 2010.
Indians 12, White Sox 1 : Carlos Santana’s
grand slam capped a sixrun third inning off Chicago ace Chris Sale, and the Indians defeated the
Saturday’s games • Cardinals (Wacha 16-5) at Cubs (Cahill 0-3), 12:05 p.m. (Fox/780 AM, 95.7 FM) • White Sox (Rodon 7-6) at Indians (Carrasco 13-10), 6:10 p.m. (CSN/670 AM)
Sunday’s games
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Cubs starter Dan Haren delivers a pitch during the first inning of Friday’s game against the Cardinals in Chicago. The Cubs won 8-3. White Sox in Cleveland. Cody Anderson (5-3) allowed one run – Melky Cabrera’s fifth-inning homer – in 6 2/3 innings. Francisco Lindor, continuing his late push for
AL Rookie of the Year, hit a solo homer in the seventh and went 3 for 5. Sale (12-10) was charged with seven runs, one earned, in seven innings. The left-hander,
• White Sox at Indians, 12:10 p.m. (670 AM) • Cardinals at Cubs, 1:20 p.m. (CSN, FSN/780 AM, 95.7 FM) ‘who hasn’t won since Aug. 21, struck out nine and leads the AL with 259.
Dukes’ Duenas adjusting to life in U.S. TRANSLATES
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During a Sept. 12 match at A.C. Bowers field, Duenas shook a defender and delivered an assist right to Remington LeRette’s foot for the match-winning goal. On Thursday, Duenas scored three goals in a win, giving him six goals on the season. Duenas, a lefty, allows Dixon to have legitimate scoring threats on offense. He is starting to command extra attention, and when that happens, top goal-scorer Remington LeRette makes teams pay. “We put Ander out there to give him space, and he doesn’t panic at all,” Brigl said. “He’s so calm. He’s a handful. Teams are starting to figure out they can’t just double on Remington anymore.” Duenas played soccer in his hometown of Sondika, and said the game is basically the same, even across the world. The only difference, he said, is that it’s more difficult here. “Actually, soccer practice is a lot harder here,” Duenas said. “We practice every day. In Spain, we only practice two or three times a week. We play on artificial grass, too.” He must have felt at home during Thursday’s match at Mendota, as his three goals came on
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Dixon’s Ander Duenes fires a shot towards the Byron goal during a recent game. The foreign exchange student from Spain has been a key cog in the Dukes’ attack this season. an artificial surface. While soccer translates across cultures, Duenas is learning about American culture. He took 7 years of English classes growing up, and has a good grasp of the English language. He was able to hold conversations, and if he couldn’t think of a word at home, St. Pier will pull out his phone and Google how to say a word. Duenas rarely needs
that help anymore and that was his goal from the start. He’s always been interested in American culture and thought spending a school year here was the best way to immerse himself in the country and learn the language fluently. “I want to learn English, and learn the culture,” Duenas said. “And have some new experiences. I miss my fam-
ily, sure. I talk to them often on WhatsApp and Skype, but I do I miss my mother and grandmother’s cooking.” The St. Pier’s have taken Duenas to the Shamrock Pub in Dixon about four times, and found out he enjoys ‘The Hummel’ a half-pound burger with cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce and grilled onions. “I’m sure the food is nothing like what it is back home for him,” St. Pier said. “But he’s willing to try anything.” Still, soccer rules life in the St. Pier home. Kobe and Duenas have become close. One day St. Pier was filling up at a gas station and saw Kobe and Duenas buying snacks and saw Duenas playfully punch Kobe. “It was out of the blue,” St. Pier said. “It was kind of refreshing, actually. Just seeing him hanging out and making friends. It had to be tough to be in an unfamiliar place, but he’s fit right in.” On the day Dave St. Pier’s family picked Duenas up at the airport on Aug. 14. They brought with them two large homemade signs that looked like soccer jerseys. One sign resembled a Spanish club Barcelona jersey with Ander’s name written on the back. “We wanted to make him feel at home right away,” Dave St. Pier said. “I think he enjoyed it, he had a big smile.”
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Volunteers needed. Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center is having a Volunteer Fair. The organization would like to invite those with caring heart and diverse talents to consider offering their gifts. Commitment dependent on volunteer schedule, 1-2 hours a day, week or a month! If you have time to give we have a place for you! Contact Joan 815-288-4673 for more information.
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DIXON Affordable river front home with million dollar views, 2 BR, 2 baths, 2 fp, 2 car garage, deck, & picnic area. $148,000 #08965909 John Rosengren RE/MAX Sauk Valley 815-6318550 www.1134 WhiteRockDrive.com
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DIXON 1BR upper efficiency apt. $350 per mo. plus electric. 6 month lease. $300 deposit. 815378-2151. 2 BR Duplex, $550 plus deposit. A/C, Garage, no pets. 815-288-6214 2BR very clean, quiet. Garage & laundry. No smoking or pets. $525 + dep. 815-652-3365 Lower 2BR Apt., hardwood floors, Excellent N. Dixon Location. No pets. No Smoking.$700 / mo. References 815-441-7503 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. XL 1BR- $500 Free water, garbage & heat. Pets welcome. 815-751-3295
ROCK FALLS 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts. 815-625-7043 1BR upstairs w/, basement, garage w/ opener, fridge & stove, $400/mo. + dep. Pets are extra, drug free school zone, availst able Oct. 1 . 815499-5337 2BR Duplex, no pets. W/D hookup, refrigerator, stove. $500/mo plus dep. Call 815-625-9638. 2BR, $500mo. No pets. Edon Apts. 815-441-3999.
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2 BR, garage, C/A, appl., very nice! $700mo. + deposit 815-973-0670 3BR, 1BA 2 story house on farm edge of town. Lot of work done on home. $650+ dep. Pets welcome w/ dep. 815-994-0755 623 N. Dixon Ave., 2BR, pets ok, $400 dep. $530/rent 815-622-6887 Newly remodeled 3 BR, 1 car garage, North side, appliances incl. $750 month. Available Oct. 1st. 815-9946022
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Hiring Those Who Care! Work with a dedicated, professional team in a homelike environment that promotes healing and quality of life RN/LPN 7A – 7P 7P-7A and PRN Positions Available, 36 hours per week. Weekend and Holiday Rotation CNA 2 pm – 10 pm Full and Part Time Shifts Available We offer a competitive wage and benefit package. Please apply in person Monday through Friday 8am-4pm. Heritage Health - Mendota 1201 First Avenue Mendota, IL 61342 EOE Wanted Full-Time C.N.A. Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, EOE No Phone Calls Please.
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Seasonal Farm Help & Drivers wanted FT/ PT. $20/hr + OT. $30/hr if hauling Hazmat. Minimum of 5 yrs exp. driving or running large farm equipment. May be permanent position after harvest. Fabricator/Welder $20/hr + OT. Send Resume or Apply: Brechon Farm Services, 1270 IL Rt. 26 South, Dixon, IL 61021. jerry@brechonfs.com No Calls Please
5 to 10 people needed to start immediately, full time positions. No exp. nec. Oppt'y for advancement. Potential Earnings of $500/wk Doing open interviews Call Mark 563-424-4479 to reserve a spot! A well established and growing cleaning service company is seeking additional qualified and motivate individuals to perform assigned project work, primarily related, but not limited to, hard floor and carpet maintenance. Desired skill inproficiencies clude hard floor stripping, scrubbing, waxing, buffing, and also various carpet cleaning processes. The position is full time, primarily second shift, with flexibility for occasional day time and weekend projects. Individuals must possess a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. Prior experience a plus but will train the right individual. Interested individuals please send contact information, work history, and wage requirements to: PO Box #1343 Sterling, IL 61081-1343
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Carpenters and laborers needed, must be willing to travel & have valid drivers license. 815-441-0821 Crawford Trucking, LLC is looking for a Class A CDL Driver, prefer frameless dump experience. Home every night, 10-14 hrs./day, starting wage $14-$17/hr., depends on experience. Contact Brad Crawford 815-303-2490 FALL HELP NEEDED Drivers with CDL are encouraged to apply in person at: Crop Production Services 20182 IL Hwy 40 Sheffield 8am-4pm 815-445-6951 Farm Equipment Operator A seasonal full time position operating 4WD and tracked farm tractors and semis. Call M & R Farms 815-288-3136 Full Time Church Musician Piano, Organ, Clavinova Sundays and possibly one evening for choir practice. Contact Church office for details. Trinity Lutheran Church Milledgeville 815-225-7410 Full Time Inside Sales Person Familiar with cabinets, counter tops, plumbing supplies, etc. Send resume to: Freighthouse Kitchen & Bath Store 925 Depot Ave., Dixon IL 61021 Full-Time Police Officer The Village of Walnut Police Department is accepting applications for the position of FullTime Police Officer. Minimum qualifications: Must be at least 21 years of age, a U.S. citizen, and successful of completion high school diploma or equivalent. Applicant must also be currently enrolled, and attending a twoyear college seeking an Associate's Degree in Law Enforcement, with a minimum of 15 certifiable credit hours in Law Enforcement. Preferred qualifications: Current valid State of Illinois Law Enforcement Officer Certification. Applications are available at the Walnut Village Office, 114 Jackson St., IL Walnut, 61376, M-F 8am - 4pm. Completed applications will be accepted until end of business day October 16, 2015. The Village of Walnut is an EOE employer.
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Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled care facility in Fulton IL, is in need of •Qualified RN & LPN & CNA's licensed to work in IL. All Shifts avail. Must be able to practice in Illinois and pass Background test. Apply online or in person at: harborcrest2 @mchsi.com 817 17th St, Fulton IL. EOE Help Wanted Bartenders and wait staff wanted for nights and weekends. Apply within 109 E. Carroll St. Lanark IL 61046 Help Wanted Full Time/Year Round Office Assistant The Coloma Park District is seeking a customer friendly, energetic and experienced applicant to work in the Park District Administrative Office. The Office Assistant shall be responsible for program registrations, answering the telephone, facility registration, typing reports etc. Organizational skills and knowlcomputer edge of Microsoft Office and Publisher are a must. Applicant will be required to promote the Park District using social media. The applicant will work with their office staff to create a positive, productive work environment. Experience required. $8.25/hr. With excellent benefits. A detailed job description available. Apply in person. Coloma Township Park District Administrative Office, 508 E. 11th St. Rock Falls Illinois 61071 815-625-0272 HVP VENDING Hiring Full Time Route Driver Sales Person Qualifications/ Requirements •High School Diploma or GED •Able to pass physical/Drug Screen •Have excellent driving record Send Resume: HVP Vending P.O. Box 382 Morrison, IL 61270 Or Apply: HVP Vending 409 East Main St, Morrison, IL. 61270 815-772-4035
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Know someone who lost their job or is looking for work? Have them visit www.nciworks.org
and click on “No Place Like Home” to see what opportunities await them in the Northwest Central Illinois area. EOE Looking for an exciting opportunity that can turn into a career? A fast paced, high energy law firm is looking for a selfmotivated Legal Secretary. Prior legal experience required. Applicants must enjoy tackling challenges head on while multi-tasking. The perfect candidate will have the skill to manage cases and projects, oversee preparation and filing of documents, and communicate effectively with clients, court personnel, and other law offices. Looking for someone with excellent computer and dictation skills who is pleasant and professional, well-organized and flexible. To apply please send your resume and cover letter to saukvalley law@gmail.com or send replies to Box #:1300 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 Looking to hire licensed Plumbers. Call 815-973-5298 Markman Peat Corporation is taking applications for Pallet Repairers. Benefits offered, incentive bonuses also offered. Please apply in person at 13161 Fenton Rd. Morrison IL 61270 PT or FT Truck Driver for grain hauling, grain cart driver, and farm help. Must have CDL & experience. Call 815-378-5847 & leave message.
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News Talent / News Position WSDR/WZZT/ WSSQ Sterling IL are looking for an On-Air News Talent/News Person for our cluster. Searching for an individual with passion for local news in the region. Our stations are the news leaders for our area. Ideal candidate must be positive and have good writing, and delivering skills. Person must be part of the community. Send audio and resumes to: Rick Lambert at greatcareers@ withersradio.net
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Operations Assistant Local transit provider seeks operations assistant. Responsibilities will be varied but will primarily entail all aspects of operations management including scheduling, staff development & training, public relations, communication, maintenance, record keeping & Must reporting. have the ability to work varied shifts. Requires: current IL driver's license & clean driving strong record, leadership & communication skills, 3 more years or management experience, proficient in Microsoft Office & experience in budget management. paratransit Prior experience & Bilingual a plus. Drug Free Workplace & EEO. Submit letter of interest and resume to employment @ridewcpt.net no later than 5:00pm on Friday October 2nd.
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American Surveying & Engineering, P.C. has immediate openings for the following: SURVEY TECHNICIAN Experience preferred, but willing to train motivated individual. Some travel required. UTILITY LOCATOR Candidates should be hard working, self-motivated, enjoy working outdoors, with a good driving record, ability to read maps and computer literate. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include Profit Sharing, 401K, Group Health Insurance, Disability Insurance and Life Insurance. Pre-employment drug screen required. Send resume and salary history to: Mr. Coventine Fidis, President/CEO American Surveying & Engineering, P.C. 841 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 y.com. Or by email to info@americansurvey All inquiries confidential. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer Visit our Website at www.americansurvey y.com
Sauk Valley Media, has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Multi-Media Advertising Account Executive. Based in Sterling, Sauk Valley Media is publisher of six weekly and two daily newspapers that serve Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, and Carroll counties. The qualified candidate will be responsible for selling print and digital products in an established geographic territory, building strong client relationships, and providing superior customer service to merchants in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle, and Carroll Counties. This exciting role calls for an individual who enjoys working with local businesses to assess needs and present a solution-based product mix including print, digital, social, video, and mobile platforms.
The ideal candidate will be goal-oriented consultative sales professional, with a positive mental attitude and strong communication skills. Must work well under pressure in a deadline driven environment and be a strong closer. Sales experience preferred, but will train the right candidate. Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance. Sauk Valley Media offers a comprehensive benefit package and a competitive compensation plan.
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Part-Time Treasurer The Village of Walnut is currently accepting applications for a part-time Treasurer. All applicants must have bookkeeping skills, knowledge of doing payroll and filing payroll taxes and knowledge of the Quick Books program would also be a plus. Please come into the Walnut Village Office at 114 Jackson Street between the hours of 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday to obtain an application. Completed applications will be accepted until October 16, 2015 at 4pm.
Patchwork Inn, located in historic downtown Oregon, has an opening for a Housekeeper / Maid 15-20 hrs. a week. Must be able to work with minimal supervision and be able to follow strict cleanliness guidelines. Successful candidates will pass reference and background checks. Requirements include the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Climbing stairs is a daily part of this position. Must be able to work flexible daytime hours including weekends & holidays. This is a contract position and will be responsible for reporting own taxes. Must have computer skills necessary to submit monthly invoice to receive payment. Please send email of interest with experience, salary requirements, and contact information to: info@patch workinn.com No phone calls or drop ins, please! Appointments will be scheduled. We are a smoke free facility.
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Provides security services for the buildings, grounds, equipment, and occupants of Sauk Valley Community College. Associate’s degree in criminal justice or one year of related experience, valid driver’s license, and a good driving record are required. Certification in First Aid, CPR, pressure point tactics and automated external defibrillators must be completed within a set probationary period. Hours for fall/spring semesters are 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Hours may vary during the summer and when classes are not in session Please apply on-line at svcc.edu/Job Opportunities Cover letter, resume, and background check are required. Sauk Valley Community College Att: Human Resources 173 Illinois Route 2 Dixon, Illinois 61021 Email: employment@svcc.edu EOE
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR A 100+ year old company and leader in production and sales of bearings and steel balls located in Sterling,Illinois has an immediate opening for a Production Supervisor to direct performance of manufacturing personnel,as well as ensure safety, quality management, continuous improvement, and on time production within assigned departments. Ideal candidates will have five years of experience in production management in a manufacturing environment. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work in a team environment are a must. Expertise in steel stamping, plating, and/or heat treating a plus, as well as ISO 9001 or TS16949 quality systems and knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques. Send resume and salary history to: HR@frantz-mfg.com or FRANTZ MANUFACTURING COMPANY PO Box 497 Sterling, IL 61081-0497 Attn: Human Resources Department E.O.E M/F
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Join The Team! Sauk Valley Media, a respected and dominant media company located in Sterling, IL, has an opening in our Advertising Department. This entry level position would be responsible for selling advertising in a variety of print and online products, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, websites, direct mail pieces and much more. Sure, some sales experience is desired, but we look for a person with personality, drive and ambition more than just past sales experience. We are always willing to train a person who shows the desire to grow and learn from our other seasoned veterans in this business. And best of all, we are a fun bunch of people to work with, we work hard but we like to have fun along the way. If you are looking for change of career or are new to the workforce and want to join an established but growing company, then we'd like to talk with you. Base pay along with a liberal commission program makes this an excellent opportunity to make money. A liberal Shaw Media benefits package is included. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to: Jennifer Heintzelman at JHeintzelman@saukvalley.com -- OR -3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer. Pre-employment background check and drug screen required. This posting may not include all duties of the position An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Current Positions RN – CCU 24 hrs/wk - 7am-7:30pm; w/ weekends 24 hrs/wk - 7pm-7:30am; w/ weekends RN – Emergency Dept 36 hrs/wk - 7pm – 7:30am w/ weekends 12 hrs/wk; 1:00pm – 1:30am w/ weekends 36 hrs/wk; 1:00pm – 1:30am, w/ weekends RN – Medical Floor 36 hrs/wk - 7pm – 7:30am w/ weekends RN – Ambulatory Surgery Unit 20 hrs/wk Days RN – Obstetrics (Hospital) 24 hrs/wk; Rotating shifts, 3pm-7:30am 28 hrs/wk; Rotating shifts, 3pm-7:30am RN – Milledgeville Clinic 36 hrs/wk; Days LPN/Medical Assistant Cardiology-Clinic – 40 hrs/wk; Days
Nuclear Medicine Tech PRN (as needed); cover high volumes, etc. Medical Laboratory Assistant 24 hrs/wk; 10pm-6:30am, rotating weekends Pharmacist 40 hrs/wk; Salaried, Rotating shifts Outpatient Dietician – Diabetes Center 40 hrs/wk Days, Salaried Paramedic 40 hrs/wk; 12pm-8pm Respiratory Care Practitioner 36 hrs/wk; rotating shifts and weekends Speech Pathologist PRN (as needed); Must be IL licensed Medical Assistant Polo Clinic- 24 hrs/wk Days Oncology Clinic – 37 hrs/wk Days National MA certification required
Ultrasound Tech PRN; Various shifts
CNA Hospital (Float)-24 hrs/wk, rotate 12 hr shifts, 7am – 7:30pm, 7pm – 7:30am, w/ every 3rd weekend Surgical Floor- 36 or 24 hrs/wk; 7am – 7:30pm w/ weekends
DID Tech PRN; Various shifts
Housekeeper 36 hrs/wk or PRN, primarily 2nd shift
LPN Family Practice – 40 hrs/wk; Days
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SAUK VALLEY
Air Cond./Heating FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands! Call Today (815)284-2052
Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummerts Hardware Sterling or Rock Falls
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Asphalt
PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE
*Seal Coating *Crack Repair *Asphalt Repair *Line Striping *Infrared heat patching License, Insured & Bonded 815-632-9555
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
Dumpster Rental
Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail. Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001
Farm Services BENNY'S On The Spot Welding Service •On Site Welding •Repair Services Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Call Benny 779-245-3364
Carpet For Less •Less Money •Less Time •Less Hassle Call Al for a FREE Estimate A & A Flooring 815-632-0675
Genl. Contracting ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC
Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it! Call Ben 815-590-2694
Remodeling
Roofing
PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986 (815)631-4122
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Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!! Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240
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Roofing/Siding
STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764
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CLARK'S
• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423
IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured
Lawn Care BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073
Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556
Paint/Decorating A1 Painting & Powerwashing •Residential •Commercial
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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Snow Removal Snow Plowing Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole colestree service@outlook.com
815-626-1333
Construction
815-618-2717 South side of Dixon Rte. 26 Great Rates Inside 10x20 $45 Outside $20 Larger or smaller available
Stump Removal
Randy L. Moore
★Professional★ ★Cleaning★ Non-Toxic Pet Friendly Supplies Insured & Bonded Call 815-590-9426 for an estimate.
815-973-3613
Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured
IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL
Water Softeners
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Tree Service
perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!
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✰CORNER✰ STORAGE
•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212
Gutters
✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction FALL is the
815-632-3822
Call Theresa today!
High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!
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!!
Handyman
Maid/Janitorial Carpet
Power Washing
TV Repair
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Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com
Gutter Cleaning
Brick & Masonry
Storage
Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes
Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717
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Cleaning Service
PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165
Flooring
American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525
LAUTS MASONRY & GENERAL CONTRACTING •Brick Block Stone & Cultured Stone Work •Tuck Pointing Chimney Repair & Removal Over 35 Years Experience Quality work for a reasonable price. Bonded & Insured 815-718-4885
Painting
MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs. Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming . Storm clean up & specialty work. Free Estimates No job too big or too small! Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal! 815-994-1750
Nate's Tree Service
*Tree Removal *Trimming *Lot Clearing Fully Insured & FREE Estimates
815-677-8682 Nate Nicklaus
Owner/Operator
CRAFT SALE
621
Crafters Wanted Come Join the Holiday Craft Mall On Rt. 30 Rock Falls 815-718-1307 for details
AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8- 3 811 Madison Ave Moving Sale Furniture, kitchen table, dressers, tables, computer electric fire place, clothes, china cabinet & much more! Fri. & Sat. 9-3 305 Devonshire St. Tools, furniture, clothing, purses, pictures, cameras, stereo equi., little bit of everything! Don't miss this Sale!
The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622
Friday & Sat 9-6 Sunday 10-3 428 Prospect St. Furniture, couches, kitchen table and chairs, curio cabinet, clothes & lots of misc.
Windows
Sat. 8–1 Sun. 9- ? 915 King Ct. Name brand Jr. yard sale, small sizes, jeans, shorts, shirts, misc... it's all here!
“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate! Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677
J.C. Worcester Vinyl Replacement Windows •Made to Order Windows •Custom Aluminum Trim work •Complete Installations •Limited Lifetime Warranty
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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624
DIXON GARAGE SALES 624
Friday 8-4pm Saturday 8-11am 1225 Robin Rd The Bushman's Vintage Dolls & Toys, clothes, red hats, western clothes, books, longaberger, tools, housewares, and much more.
Sat. & Sun. 8 - 4 618 Apple Street Girls size 2T – 10, mens XL, 3 bar stools, children's outdoor rocket slide, children's kitchen play set, lots of misc.
Marty's Fall Rummage, Craft & Bake Sale. Fri. & Sat. 8-5 501 Eels Rain or Shine! Clothes, repurposed & shabby furniture, primatives, home & fall décor, small offset umbrella, single iron bed, porch recliner, end tables, wardrobe, retro wagon wheel, milk cans, pressure cooker, little cast iron stove, dishes, baby gear, newborn infant formula. This will be a very large sale. The usual baked goods, cin. Rolls, breads, table of assorted pies, muffins, jams, beer mustard, pulled pork, ect...
Sat. 7:30-4pm 1232 Northridge, Idle Oak FALL CLEANOUT SALE(Multi-family) Patio set, desk, coffee table, holiday décor, Qu. Comforter set, Longaberger baskets, books, frames, so much misc. All clean, quality items ready for re-use. Nice clothing, shop here! ~Rain or Shine!
Saturday, Sept. 19 8-12 519 E. McKenney HUGE SALE! Hundreds of old and vintage books, records, paper items & magazines; album of movie still prints from 1935 to 1977; old piano rolls; vintage wood advertising crates; lots of Bath & Body Works lotions, skin and body products; board games -some vintage, many children's games new & sealed; many new decorative items coffee theme, candles & candle holders, household organizational items; Boyds Bearly Built Village pieces; magazine end table with lamp, new in box; vintage enamelware pans; vintage melmac/ melamine dishware; antique china sets & pottery items; antique Japan floral dish set; boxes of unfinished picture frame moulding; lots of assorted bundles of unfinished pine and oak moulding & wainscoting; slate shingles; large wrenches; lots of new spark plugs; old saws; new kitchen cabinet knobs; other hardware & home improvement items; winter clothing & other winter items; tons of women's and junior's clothing and accessories - all sizes - some new brand names Gap, Old Navy, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Eddie Bauer, Victoria's Secret, and more; 1000s of cupcake & cake top decorations; rookie baseball cards; antique brass chandelier; vintage towels and other textile items; decanters; parrot whirly-gig; outdoor items; lots of barn finds; tons of miscellaneous and collectibles.
Great Garage Sales Call
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LOCATIONS! DEALER FINANCING AVAILABLE
1397 N. Galena Avenue, DIXON 815-288-5626
Hours Mon - Fri 10-6 • Sat 9-3
END OF MONTH SALE
$395 DOWN THRU 9/30/15
Saturday 8-1 1305 Bonnie Ave Full size bed, bikes, Queen size camper mattress, air compressor, table saw, 3 old small gas engines, homemade dog treats, jewelry, plus size womens clothing & mens Lg to 2X. Lots of good clean stuff! Saturday Only 9-? 824 Franklin Grove Rd. Shelving units, 20's drop leaf table & chairs, ceramic, love seat, swivel rockers, dish sets, Gone with Wind type lamps, Peau type bench, linens, bar stools, foot stools, wicker bench & chairs, Coca-Cola, lawn chars, A/C's, area rugs, boxes of hardware & tools, Old LP Phono's.
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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624
US DOT 76235
ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-4 503 Heinze Dr. Crafts, Scentsy, books, toys, tvs, porcelain dolls, bedding, lots of clothes, coats, & much more! Fri. & Sat. 8-? 901 W. 21st St. Household, homedresses, coming 1930's Philco Radio, clothing, lots of misc. Everything must go! No early Sales! Sat. only, 8-1 1200 9th Ave. DVD's, CD's, Wii games, Christmas & Halloween items, toys, lots of misc. Baked goods. Sat. Sept. 19th 8am to 3pm 515 E. 9th St. Electric stove, microwave, recliners, electrical, tools, fishing, etc. Saturday 8-2 801 First Ave. Clothes, Household Items, Holiday Decorations, Homecoming/Party Dresses Elementary Teaching Materials, Longaberger Baskets, Cream/ Green Granite Ware Oak Twin Sleigh Bed Frame, 3-Double Oak Bed Dining Frames, Room Table, 8 Chairs and Hutch Plus more Furn. Cancel if Rain Saturday 8-2 9470 Hoover Rd.
(Across from Mont.)
Half price sale! Saturday 9-2:30 Sunday 11-4
30610 Woodside Dr.
Antique Barn Sale Lots of antiques along with old barn vintage items, signs, tools, oil barn products doors, wooden ladder, etc. Saturday only 8-2 1315 13th Avenue Huge Moving Sale! Beds, walk-behind weed eater, China computer hutch, desks, washer/dryer, shop lights, golf clubs & bag, rabbit cages & lots more! Thurs. & Fri. 9-4 Saturday 9-2 4006 W Rt. 30. 2008 36ft. Travel trailer, large tow bar, camping equi., gold & costume jewelry, garden disc, table saw, wood plainer, power & hand tools, fishing equi., beer signs, 30 old crocks and jugs, copper boiler, pots and pans & much more misc items.
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STERLING GARAGE SALES 624
STERLING GARAGE SALES 624
Fri. & Sat. 8-5 Sunday 9-1 1718 19th Ave. Multi Family Sale Girls, boys, Miss's, (Alfred Dunner) womens plus sz. & mens clothing, furniture, lift chair, Christmas décor, linens, jewelry, lamps & misc.
Saturday 8-3 2009 E 6th St. Lots of kitchen and household items, TV's, outdoor items, furniture, too much to list!
Fri. & Sat. 8-? 1012 4th Ave. Multi-Family Sale Lots of girls clothing sz. 2T-10/12. Boys 18mo.- 14/16 lots of décor, oak table, microwave, coffee pot, lots of toys, exercise equi. & lots of misc. Friday and Saturday Parking Lot 501 Locust Street Bridal décor, seasonal store decorations, storage units (great for a garage), 12'x4' Mark -NWipe board, drafting table Velum, Sharper Image fan, roll of cork for boards, upholstery material, 3ft. Christmas tree, lights, chairs, used desks, chair mats, large selection of laminated tops, greeting cards .50, yard benches, TV stands and entertainment centers, lamps, office supplies, printers, gift items and so much more.
Saturday 8-7 111 6th Ave. (In the Alley) Historical books on Mexican culture, Pancho Villa, Aztex novels, kitchen items, lots of jeans for quilting, packn-play w. changing table, baby trend jogger, clothing of all sizes. Saturday only 8-4 25440 & 25445 Indian Ridge Rd. Girl's 6 mo.-4 & 8teen, boy's 0-12 mo., & 4-8, tons of toys, Disney dressup, Halloween costumes, holiday décor, Prom & Homecoming dresses, men's dress apparel, furniture & lots of household misc.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc. 815-445-6151.
APPLIANCES
710
SPORTING GOODS
716
“Originals 1979” Taylor made metal woods 1,3,5. Set of 3 in excel. cond. $90 815-677-9256
WOOD / FUEL
746
Firewood - OAK, split, delivered & stacked! Multiple Loads=Discount! 815-626-6875
FOOD PRODUCE
750
Fairhaven Fruit Farm- Fresh Picked Apples!
Honey Crisp
Cortland, Macintosh, Gala, Goldens
Apple Cider, Local Honey & Dipping Caramel 1.5mi. West of Hwy 78 on Fairhaven Rd. OR 4mi. E. of Thompson on Fairhaven Rd. Look for the signs! Thurs.-Sat. 9am5pm, Sun. 12-5 Closed Mon-Wed 815-499-1856
FURNITURE
CLOVER HILLS
755
NEW TODAY
LEASE TO OWN APPLIANCES TV’S MATTRESSES
815.625.8529
Saturday 8-1 2207 E. 23rd St. Home décor, nice Junior/Misses dress & casual clothes, lots of misc.
Apt. Refrigerator. Regular Size. Works well. $50 815-499-2130
Saturday 8-1 807 Ave. B. Boys clothes, hand made crafts & supplies, glassware, large dining table, Canning & Mason Jars, toys, books & misc.
Under the counter dishwasher, works good, $50 takes it. 815-499-2130
Matching sofa loveseat, and camel/tan. Exc. cond. $575/ both. 815-625-8895
FURNITURE
755
Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
762
La-Z-Boy Lift Chair w/ heat & massage, only used 3x, $995 815-499-2336
PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 6-7 mo. old free kittens to good indoor homes, various colors. Moving soon, need them gone.815-535-8657 8 wk old Lab puppies for adoption. Ken's Dog Grooming 815-285-3647 Golden Retriever pups. Ready Sept 17. Parents on site. 1st shots & wormed. Call to reserve 1-815-9045876. PLEASE help rescue our cats, and a couple kittens! Need a good indoor home! 815-590-7625 Tosa Puppy (lg. breed), Free as a co-own to the right home. Call 815626-6382 after 7pm.
PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00. WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes. Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away. Your pet will thank you!
LAWN MOWERS
779
12hp Sears tractor, 6spd., 38” deck. $200. 815625-1606. 2003 Garden Tractor, Craftsman 50” deck w/ hydro, exc. cond., garage kept, $750/obo 815-590-1677
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Gas Dryer. Good cond. $80 815-625-0458
Whirlpool 15.2 cu. ft. upright freezer. Very good cond. 5 yrs old. $100. 815-626-2461
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• 09 Chevy Aveo5, 1217A, Low Miles ............................... $5,933* • 10 Chevy Malibu LT 2LT, 1324, Loaded .................................... $12,995* • 12 Chevy Impala LTZ, 150149A, Local Trade............................. $12,995* • 12 Hyundai Veloster, 140282A, Local Trade............................. $12,495* •14 Chevy Cruze, 1319, Like New................................. $15,995* • 14 Ford Fiesta SE, 1337, Hatchback............................... $12,995* • 14 Ford Focus SE, 1338, 5 To Choose From ................. $13,995* • 15 Taurus Limited 1314, Sharp ....................................... $23,995* • 14 Ford Mustang V6, 1200, Convertible............................. $21,400*
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• 04 GMC Sierra 2500HD, 160003A, 4x4 ........................................ $11,995* • 05 GMC Sierra 1500, 1325, 4x4 Crew.............................. $13,999* • 09 Ford F-150 Supercrew, 1306, 4x4 ........................................ $23,995* • 10 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTZ, 1280, 4x4 ........................................ $25,995* • 10 Ford F-150, 1284, Low Miles ............................ $24,800* • 12 Dodge Ram 1500, 1291, Low Miles ............................ $27,995* • 12 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT, 1279, Low Miles ............................ $32,800*
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Dear Dave, I started my own small bakery from home 2 years ago, providing wedding and specialty cakes. I just found out I’m pregnant, and while my husband and I are really excited about the baby, we’re worried about how we’ll handle things after the baby is here. We both work long hours, but we don’t make a lot of money. I made about $20,000 last year, and he currently makes $35,000 working 60 to 70 hours a week. Do you have any advice for us now and after the baby arrives? – Lindsay
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Rick Clark, of Clark’s Sharpening Service in Rock Falls, watches as a machine sharpens the blade of a hand saw. BY LONNIE C. MILLER Special to SV Weekend
ROCK FALLS – Rick Clark learned his trade at his father’s knee, and he’s been sharpening his skills ever since. Richard Clark Sr. started Clark’s Sharpening 45 years ago; Rick Jr. began working with him several years ago and took over 3 years ago come November. They often talked about
More Info Clark’s Sharpening Service is at 1504 Seventh Ave, in Rock Falls. Call 815-625-6919 to make a service appointment. what would happen to the business when Richard Sr. no longer could manage it. Rick promised his dad that Clark’s would go on, and he took the business phone number as
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his cellphone number. It’s the same number he learned as a kindergartner. He’s a gregarious man who likes people and likes to chat with his customers – woodworkers, carpenters, tree workers, farmers, mechanics, quilters, and homemakers. “I love to meet people from all the trades. I’ve met lots of nice people,” he said. His wife, Geni, laughs as she explains his perpetual
tardiness for meals. “He’ll come in an hour and a half late. We just set his plate aside and he heats it up in the microwave. He’s been out in the shop visiting!” Geni helps, too, picking up parts, or making deliveries, because Rick has another full-time job: helping his son-in-law at Stewart’s Heating Service in Dixon.
Dear Lindsay, Congratulations! You’re going to be a mom, and you’re running your own business. I think more than anything you just need some good business planning and time management. The good news is that you have a little time on your hands before the baby gets here. You can begin scheduling things now and laying out a plan. If you get into a busy time – say, around wedding season – you might want to bring in a baby-sitter or some part-time help for your business. RAMSEY CONTINUED ON C8
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Kitzman’s to mark 5 years Crafters, artisans can rent with party, appreciation day space in holiday craft mall BY BRENDEN WEST bwest@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529 @BWest_SVM
DIXON – When Steve Kitzman bought Kitzman’s Lumber 5 years ago, it was “during the worst economic time in the lumber industry history,” he said. Thanks to customer support, the company at 411 W. First St. is thriving today. Kitzman’s is hosting an anni-
versary party and customer appreciation day starting at noon Oct. 16 to thank the community. There will be food, drinks, store specials and vendors. Several of the vendors will be “hands on” and offer training for customers. “Dixon’s a small, tight-knit community,” Kitzman said. “We’ve been here 17 years, and we appreciate all the local support.”
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ROCK FALLS – Crafters and artisans are invited to rent space in a holiday craft mall that will be open weekends October through December at 901 W. U.S. Route 30, in the Leonard Real Estate office building. There will be two floors of handmade items only, Pat Leonard said, so artists also are welcome.
The mall will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 3 through Dec. 20. Booth rental will be $45 to $50 a month, depending on the size of the booth, and renters will keep all their earnings, Leonard said. Admission will be free for shoppers. Call Leonard at 815-7181307 or drop by the office to sign up or for more information.
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Meals on wheels turning into big deal For years, brick-and-mortar restaurant operators like Charlie Green, owner of Olivella’s Neo Pizza Napoletana, saw food trucks as a threat. Now as restaurant operators look to expand their markets, some see the mobile kitchens as an opportunity. Read more about Green and his new food truck, shown here outside the Mockingbird restaurant location on Sept 8 in Dallas, on Page C8.
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SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR
The Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District nominated Carol Schnaiter, the science teacher at Amboy Central School, for the Teacher of the Year Award from the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts. She received the award July 27 at the association’s annual meeting in Springfield. Photos submitted by Lindsay Daniels.
SVCC offers tour of land of Lincoln DIXON – An Oct. 3 trip to Abraham Lincoln sites in Springfield will depart at 6:30 a.m. from the east mall parking lot at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2. The group will tour the Lincoln Home Natural Historic Site, the Lincoln Tomb, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, with stops for lunch and supper. The cost is $55 per person, and includes a ticket to the museum. Business and community education classes that will start soon are: Beginning Ballroom Dance, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Oct. 6 to Nov. 10: The session features dancing to swing and rumba. Intermediate Ballroom Dance, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays from Oct. 6 to Nov. 10: East Coast swing and salsa will be covered. Some dance experience is required. Both dance classes include technique, frame, posture, and beat identification. The cost of each class is $60 per person. A partner is suggested, but not required. Hardsoled shoes are recommended. Drawing for Pleasure, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 8, 15, 22, and 29: The course includes instruction on how to use proportion, perspectives, and simple tools to create realistic drawings. The cost is $60. Students will need to bring No. 2 pencils, an eraser, an 11-inch by 14-inch sketchbook, and a ruler. To register, call SVCC’s community education office at 815-835-6212.
Local and state officials recognized Schnaiter (center) during the Illinois State Fair. With her are (from left) Woody Woodruff with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance; Phillip Nelson, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture; Sadie Grassmann, 2015 Illinois State Fair queen; and Myron Kirby, association president. Schnaiter teaches 260 students in kindergarten through fourth grade. She won in the kindergarten through eighth-grade division.
CLEANING UP THE RIVER
Rock River Development Authority in Rock Falls had its 30th annual Rock River cleanup Sept. 5. Twentyseven registered volunteers worked from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Among them were (from left) Anna Marks and Connie Anderson, both of Rock Falls, Mitch Saad of Sterling and James Marks of Rock Falls. About 8 cubic yards of waste were collected. Photos submitted by James Marks.
Reading, discussion on agenda at school STERLING – A book club will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Road. The September novel is “Me Before You,” by Jojo Moyes. The club, which meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, is for those 18 and older. During the Oct. 28 session, “Crossing to Safety,” a semi-autobiographical novel by Wallace Stegner, will be discussed. The cost is $5, which can be paid in advance or when the club meets. Copies of the books can be picked up at the academy office. A social ar tworking painting party will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 2 in the J. Mark Beaty Performance Center at the academy. Step-bystep instructions will be given on how to create a 16-inch by 20-inch canvas painting, involving
color mixing and painting techniques. Students must at least 18 and are welcome to bring snacks to share and their own beverages. Adult beverages will be allowed. The cost is $40; registration is due Friday. Stretch and Strengthen Saturday is available from 9 to 11 a.m. the first Saturday of each month through April. The next session is Oct. 3. The workshop is designed for dancers, yoga students, and anyone 10 and older. The cost is $20 per class. Registration is due by the Thursday before the course. To register for classes, go to apm.activecommuni ties.com/woodlawnarts, at the academy office, or call 815-626-4278. Academy office hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.
James Marks retrieves a barrel from the river behind “Big Island.”
Vespers service to be at chapel followed by dessert FRANKLIN GROVE – Franklin Grove Church of the Brethren will have a vespers service at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Emmert Cemetery Chapel. The chapel is 3 miles west of Franklin Grove or 1.5 miles east of Nachusa on state Route 38.
Those who arrive early can tour the cemetery and the newly-renovated chapel. Pie, ice cream, desserts, and beverages will be served after the service. In case of rain, the service will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 30.
Roger Hoffman and Neal Folgers, both of Rock Falls, filled this boat with river trash. Other volunteers were Tammy Marks, John Larson, Val Larson, Marc Johnson, Matthew Hilligoss, Mrs. Hilligoss (first name not available) Kiersten Folgers, Ben Folgers, Shane Brown, Jeff Moore of Moore Tires and Deb Paul and crew, all of Rock Falls; Jerry Peterson of Mount Prospect; Dustin Coughenour of Sterling; Eric Arduini (town unavailable); Illinois Department of Natural Resources staff; and Moonlight Bay staff.
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45 YEARS LATER
Members of Sterling High School’s Class of 1970 met for their 45th-year reunion Sept. 5 at Deer Valley Golf Club in Deer Grove. They are (first row, from left) Pam Habben Gascoigne, Robin Robinson Gordon, Rhonda Smith Hurt, Debbie Proctor, Ruth Cooperrider, Linda Lange Hinklemann, Gina Zolli, Ann Haglund, and Chris Bock Cox; (second row) Don Parker, Chuck Gaumer, LaValle Sheehan, Cynthia Dickey Sheehan, Peggy Hunsburger Kamolz, Rhonda Renner Reese, Linda Reppe Baker, Linda Dunbar Dowd, Denise Sklenar Van Daele, Kerry Cole, and Marc Hummel; (third row) Ken Wallingford, Karen Kelsey Clayton, Mark Woodring, Wayne Buckingham, Mark Janssen, Crete Anselmo Kingery, and Jack Alter; (fourth row) Mike Broderick, Debbie Poulton Arneson, Elizabeth Erdmier Foose, Larry Hill, and Bill Kooy; and (fifth row) Dale Pfundstein, Rick Schwank, Dave Koster, Bill Rohr, Lon Van Gilder, Debbie Williams Springman, Jeff Marsh, Deborah Baird Garrett, Ron Ziegler, Ed Ufkin, and Dave Gardner. Photo submitted by Mike Broderick of Sterling.
GRAND DAY FOR GOLF
Peggy Sneek of Polo and Phyllis Powers of Sterling recently played a round of golf during a ladies day outing at Edgewood Golf Club in Polo. Photos submitted by Connie Grobe of Dixon.
Luke Ely and his grandfather JB Long of Dixon got in a game of golf at Edgewood Golf Club in Polo before the start of school.
ROCK FALLS MAN RECEIVES AWARD
HEY, BUDDY
The Meltdown Drags, the sixth annual vintage drag racing meet, was July 17-19 at Byron Dragway. Stanley “Lee” Bardo (second from left) of Rock Falls received the Meltdown Drags Association Award. Eric Koopmeiner (left), association president, presented the award. Photo submitted.
Two squirrels meet and greet at the home of Bonnie Williams in Rock Falls. Photo submitted by Williams.
Wanted: Photos from you A scrapbook is a book with blank pages, and that’s what our Scrapbook page is without your pictures. We want to fill the page with images that capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to photos@saukvalley.com or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.
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ART ON THE SQUARE
ABOVE, BELOW: Colorful, temporary works of art decorated the old Lee County Courthouse sidewalks for Art on the Square on Sept. 5. The contest is through The Next Picture show in Dixon. Photos submitted by Bonnie Kime.
IN BRIEF Pre-sales being accepted now
“Winter Barn” was Best of Show in “Farms & Barns II” at The Next Picture Show in Dixon. The oil painting is by Richard Schmidt of Frankfort. The judge, Keith Zickuhr of Oregon, commented that it was realistic. Photo submitted by Bonnie Kime.
Exhibit winners named DIXON – The winners of Farms & Barns II at The Next Picture Show, 113 W. First St., have been announced by Keith Zickuhr of Oregon, the show’s judge. Best of Show went to Richard Schmidt of Frankfort for “Winter Barn,” an oil painting. Graydon Cafarella of
Dixon had first place with “Afternoon in Farm Country,” a watercolor; in second place was Tamara Shriver of DeKalb for her water color, “Barn Interiors;” and Becky Hundrieser of Dixon received third place with “Bovines Neighbors,” an oil painting. Those earning honorable mention were Ken Reif of
Berwyn for his oil painting on an old window, “Barney & Thema Loo;” and Rhonda Lampe of Savanna for “Rural Splendor,” digital photography. The show runs through Oct. 10. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call 815-285-4924.
ART SUPPLIES FOR SCHOOL
POLO – Polo Knights of Columbus and the Polo Economic Development Community will have Dave’s Coffee Cakes available for purchase Oct. 3 and 4 during Autumn on Parade in Oregon. The groups will sell 27 flavors, whole or by the slice, which are made in Rock Falls. Whole cakes are $12 for one, $22 for two, and $30 for three. Samples will be provided at the booth, and beverages, such as cappuccino flavors, hot chocolate, coffee, and cold sodas will be sold. Purchases can be made in advance with order forms at First State Bank Shannon-Polo, 211 S. Division Ave., and Polo
City Hall, 115 S. Franklin Ave. Advance sale forms are due by Sept. 26, with a pickup date of Oct. 3 at the bank. Completed forms can be turned in where they were picked up.
Student efforts to aid food pantries STERLING – Newman Central Catholic High School students will have their annual Make a Difference food drive Oct. 7 to benefit area food pantries. Residents in Dixon, Rock Falls, and Sterling city limits and subdivisions can participate by leaving nonperishable food items by 8 a.m. on their front stoops or porches. Items needed are cereal, peanut butter, jelly, pancake mix, syrup, canned fruits, canned vegetables,
spaghetti, sauce, macaroni and cheese, pork and beans, noodles, tuna, rice, diapers, paper towels, toilet paper, and soup. For more information, call Mike Papoccia, food drive coordinator, at 815625-0500, ext. 126.
Purchase to benefit auxiliary STERLING – CGH Auxiliary will have a Life Uniform sale from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in the Ryberg Auditorium at CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road. Cash, checks, credit cards, and payroll deduction for CGH employees with a badge will be accepted. For more information, call 815-626-5231.
Celiac program planned DIXON – The Sauk Valley Gluten-Free Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1013 Franklin Grove Road. The guest speaker will be Lori Welstead, a registered and outpatient dietitian with the Section of Gastroenterology at the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center. She provides education and counseling to help manage gastrointestinal conditions and improve patient quality of life. Anyone interested in
learning more about celiac disease, its treatment, and gluten-free living is welcome. The center, at the corner of 58th Street and South Maryland Avenue in Chicago, will offer a free celiac blood screening Oct. 17 to test people at risk for celiac disease. Visit cureceliacdisease. org for an appointment. Blood screening requirements are: Have been on a gluten-containing diet for at least 12 weeks before testing
Have a close family member with celiac disease or Type 1 diabetes Have Down Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis, digestive problems, chronic fatigue, osteopenia or osteoporosis, or other related symptoms or conditions. Visit cureceliacdisease. org/living-with-celiac/ guide/symptoms for more information. For more information about the meeting, call Joy, the group facilitator, at 815-973-0537.
Advertising group offers scholarship
Second-grade students from Dillon Elementary School in Rock Falls recently received an art supply donation from Whiteside County Health Department. With the students are (back row, from left) Sarah Gillette, Dillon School counselor, and Kelly Veltrop and Melissa Spangler, health department certified application counselors. Photo submitted by Roy Calkins.
DUBUQUE, Iowa – The American Advertising Federation Dubuque is accepting applications for one nonrenewable, $500 scholarship. The competition, which is based on merit, is for students who have declared majors in marketing, advertising, public relations, communications, graphic design,
or a related field. To qualify, students must be enrolled for the fall semester at Clarke University, Loras College, the University of Dubuque, all in Dubuque; the University of Wisconsin – Platteville, or Northeast Iowa Community College campuses in Iowa. Visit aafdubuque.org to download an application,
which is due by noon Oct. 9. The winner will be notified by Oct. 30. Mail applications to Jason Schwass, AAF Dubuque education director, 10446 Ironwood Drive, Tamarack Business Park, Dubuque, IA 52003. For more information, contact Schwass at jason@ shootforthemoon.com or 563-556-2392.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Zayla Ann Davis Shauna Olson and Gregory Davis of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 6:04 p.m. Sept. 8, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Zayla Ann Davis weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 21.5 inches in length. She is welcomed by Landyn Lee, 2, and Ahniya Rae, 2. Maternal grandparents are Cindy Olson and Ray Olson, both of Rock Falls. Paternal grandmother is Angela Medina of Rock Falls.
Norah Jamae Bertrand Danielle and Jeffery C. Bertrand of Bloomington are the parents of a daughter born at 6:15 p.m. Aug. 31, 2015, at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Norah Jamae Bertrand weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 19.5 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Ronald Gipson of Rock Falls and Patricia and James Olson of Sterling. Paternal grandparents
are Jeffery C. and Rebecca Bertrand of Pontiac. Paternal great-grandparents are Mary Bertrand of Spring Valley and Ellen and Robert Burkhart of Peru.
Kaden Michael Smith Jamie Hamilton and Dustin Smith of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 10:46 a.m. July 11, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Kaden Michael Smith weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 21.5 inches in length. He is welcomed by Kaylee Rhodes, 16, and Kenzie Rhodes, 11. Maternal grandparents are Dale and Sue Burgess and Michael Hamilton, all of Dixon. Pa t e r n a l g r a n d p a r ents are Larry and Linda Smith of Dixon. Maternal great-grandmother is Theresa Wolf of Dixon.
Oliver Paul Remmers Amy Widolff of West Brooklyn and Anthony Remmers of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 8:21 a.m. Sept. 8, 2015, at CGH Medical
Center in Sterling. Oliver Paul Remmers weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length. He is welcomed by Violet, 9, and Bradley, 7. Maternal grandparents are Janet Widolff and Michael Widolff, both of West Brooklyn. Paternal grandparents are Lisa Remmers and Wilbur Remmers, both deceased. Maternal great-grandparents are Joe and Carol Widolff of West Brooklyn and Philip Hanson of Mendota. Paternal great-grandmother is Jackie Dixon of Dixon.
Korbin Jay Ramirez
Ramirez of Milledgeville. Maternal great-grandmother is Anna Jackley of Rock Falls. Paternal great-grandparents are Linda Campos and Mario Campos, both of Rock Falls.
Jared John Bushman Jazmin Buckley and Justin Bushman of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 4:04 p.m. Sept. 10, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Jared John Bushman weighed 9 pounds at birth and was 21 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Jared Maynard and Lisa Maynard, both of Prophetstown. Paternal grandfather is Ralph Bushman of Sterling. Maternal great-grandparents are Ela Clevenger and Chester Clevenger, both of Tampico. Paternal great-grandparents are John Bushman and Betty Bushman, both of Rock Falls.
Natalie Swanson and Drew Ramirez of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Korbin Jay Ramirez weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Jean Jackley of Rock Shondale Marquis Falls and Eric Swanson of Luster III Sterling. Ja n e s s a H i c k s a n d Paternal grandparents are Tricia (Jason) Crandall Shondale Luster of Rock of Rock Falls and Jason Falls are the parents of
a son born at 11:44 a.m. Sept. 10, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Shondale Marquis Luster III weighed 8 pounds at birth and was 22 inches in length. He is welcomed by Apollo, 1. Maternal grandparents are Samantha McCloud and Antonio Hicks, both of Rock Falls. Paternal grandparents are Lacy Hansen and Curtis Hansen, both of Dixon. Maternal great-grandparents are Sandra McCloud and Harold McCloud, both of Rock Falls. Paternal great-grandfather is James Stinson of Atlanta.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, women’s; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315. Fall gardening workshop, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Hidden Timber Gardens, 462 S. Chana Road, Chana, 815-751-4162. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m. closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 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. Bi-Ways Brain Injury Support Group, 2 p.m., Winning Wheels, 701 E. Third St., Prophetstown. Register: 815-537-5168, ext. 29. 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. 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 Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. PFLAG, Sauk Valley, 2:30 p.m., St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon. Dixon VFW Post 540, 5:30 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-288-5165. Compassionate Friends, Death of a Child Support Group, 6 p.m., Church of God, 860 W. Oregon Trail Road, Oregon, 815-441-3710. 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, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. 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 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open, 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. Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-2453487. Downstairs, west door. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon,
open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls. Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling. American Legion Post 12 Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon. TOPS Chapter IL 634 meeting, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove. 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, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638. The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694. Lee County Honor Flight, 6 p.m., VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-288-5683. Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls. 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. Dixon CHIP Support Group meeting, 6:30 p.m. potluck, Conference Room 1, Town Square Centre, Second Street entrance, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-732-6555. Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls. VFW Post 5418 Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3513. Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll, 815-284-3444. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step study, New Hope Fellowship Church, 113 state Route 64, Kings. Country Crossroads Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Forreston Grove Church, 7246 Freeport Road, Forreston, 815-382-4544. 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.
Research shows car seats save lives National Child Passenger Safety Week was Sept. 13 through 19, “Many parents and caregivers don’t use booster seats long enough and risk injury to the child,” said Secretary of State Jesse White. “Let’s keep our children safe by making sure they are properly secured in the appropriate car seats. Also set a good example by using your safety belt.” The Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act
states that children younger than 8 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint system, including booster seats. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, using car seats has been shown to reduce fatal injury by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers. NHTSA data also shows: Four out of five car seats are not used properly.
Rear-facing car seats should never be placed in the front passenger seat in front of an active airbag. Childrenyounger than 13 should ride in the back seat, where they are the safest. Car seat check events were scheduled throughout Illinois during the week. For more information go to cyberdrive illinois. com or call 866-2470213.
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Rosa Zendejas and Jose M. Zendejas-Rocha are the parents of a daughter born at 8:15 a.m. Sept. 10, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Sarita Margarita Zendejas-Garza weighed 8 pounds at birth and was 19.5 inches in length. She is welcomed by Jose Ramon Zazueta, 6, and Maria de los Angeles Zendejas-Garza, 1. Maternal grandparents are Rosemary Ortiz and Gilberto Ortiz, both of Sterling. Bentley John Paternal grandparents are Octavio ZendejasAdams Tessa and Bryan Adams Alvarez and Sara Rochaof Rock Falls are the par- Salazar, both of Mexico. ents of a son born at 4:28 Submitting birth p.m. Sept. 9, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in announcements Sterling. Fo r m o re i n f o r m a Bentley John Adams weighed 8 pounds, 1 tion on submitting birth ounce at birth and was a n n o u n c e m e n t s, c a l l 815-625-3600, or 81521 inches in length. He is welcomed by 284-2222, ext 5575. Payton Adams, 3, Khloe Office hours are 8:30 Mulnix 2, Kenlee Mulnix, a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 1, and Abri Adams, 1.
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Pa t e r n a l g r a n d p a r ents are Tom and Sandy Adams of Rock Falls.
GOLF PLAYDAY
The 24th annual Veterans Golf Playday was Aug. 29 at Edgewood Golf Course in Polo. Sarah Williams of Dixon sang “God Bless America.” The Dixon American Legion organized the benefit for the Lee County Honor Flight. Photo submitted by Doug Farley.
IN BRIEF Pigeon racers announce winners
dean’s list at Upper Iowa University.
STERLING – The results are in for the Sept. 5, Rock River Valley Racing Pigeon Club’s Month of Sundays Race. Steve Alexander of Dixon took top honors with 974.0 yards per minute or 33.2 miles per hour. Bob Westerhoff of Donahue, Iowa, was second place with 884 ypm or 30.1 mph and Doug Harms of Rock Falls was third place with 845.8 ypm or 28.8 mph.
Whiteside Forum Two area men programs to start named champions
Oregon student earns honors FAYETTE, Iowa – Jessica Cash of Oregon was named to the summer
MORRISON – The Whiteside Forum’s fall schedule will begin with a talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the program room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. “The Netherlands: You’re not Much if You’re not Dutch and Other Interesting Facts and Observations” will be presented by the Morrison Travel Club and Marc Adami, Mark Zinnen, and Ned Nesti, “the 3 Amigos.” For more information, contact Adami at
ardami@mchsi.com or 815-772-4949.
NORMAL – The Special Olympics Illinois Outdoor Sports Festival was Sept. 12-13 in Decatur. More than 650 athletes competed in the 2-day tournament. Area champions were Shad Ahlensdorf of Rochelle, representing Milestone Inc. in Rockford, fifth place in softball individual skills; and Kevin Koch of Ashton, representing Opportunity House in Sycamore, Heat, second place in softball team competition.
Deadline to submit community copy 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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Construction started in 1865 on the first version of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Franklin Grove. The church’s 150th anniversary celebration will be Sept. 26 and 27. Photos submitted by the Rev. Dan Gorton. A new altar and pulpit were purchased in 1915. It remains in use today.
Lutheran church reaches 150th-year mark FRANKLIN GROVE – St. Paul Lutheran Church members will celebrate the church’s 150th anniversary with a potluck and presentations. The supper, music, slide and film presentation, and a memorabilia display will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the church, 107 W. Lahman St. Next, a commemoration worship service will be at 10 a.m. Sept. 27, followed by a fellowship period and refreshments. It all began with the Rev. William Uhl who left Pennsylvania and eventually arrived in June 1858 in Dixon. From there he organized churches in Dixon, Franklin Grove, and Sterling. Uhl began conducting worship services for Franklin Grove residents in July 1863 in the Burket
Schoolhouse, 3 miles east of Dixon. In September the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Franklin Grove was in place. The next step was a church building. In 1865, John Kreitzer and George Fishback, council members, purchased a 156foot by 61-foot, 10-inch lot from John Van Nortwick for $125. The Lutheran and Presbyterian societies worked together in the construction. The sanctuary was dedicated Dec. 25, 1865. Uhl ministered to both organizations, with German being the language of the services until after World War I. The Presbyterians decided to build their own church in May 1877, so the Lutheran Society paid $1,400 to purchase the
their share of the church. When the Lutherans celebrated their 50th anniversary Sept. 9. 1915, five of their charter members still attended. Members purchased a new altar for $75 and a new pulpit for $65, both of which were restored several years ago and remain in use. For the 75th anniversary of the congregation Sept. 8, 1940, the church had 42 communicant members. in 1950, a Connsonata electric organ arrived in time for the 85th anniversary. On March 31, 1955, the congregation voted to remodel the church, erecting a 50-foot by 50-foot parish house addition and moving the west entrance to the south side. The construction was completed
and dedicated Dec. 2, 1956. A home north of the church was purchased in 1961, and an adjoining lot north was purchased in 1962. A parsonage was built on the vacant lot, and dedicated with an open house Aug. 13, 1967. During the centennial celebration on Aug. 22, 1965, the original cornerstone was removed and opened. The contents were the New Testament in German and in English, documents written in English and German, and five newspapers from 1865, including the Republican and Telegraph in Dixon dated Aug. 31. The items were returned to the cornerstone additions from 1965. The congregation consisted of 117 con-
firmed members. The church building underwent several additions and remodelings throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The congregation was part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America in 1987, and left in 2010 to join the Lutheran Church in Missions for Christ. The Rev. Myron Bartell recently retired as interim pastor at St. Paul and the Rev. Dan Gorton is the new pastor. He will celebrate the 150th anniversary. Delbert Schafer and Dolores Schafer Dillon are the only living members descended from the 1865 charter members of the church. Their great-grandparents were Herman and Margaretha Schafer and
Marcus and Christina Gonnerman. Today, the church consists of 69 baptized members, with 54 confirmed. The church council is Jennifer Warrenfeltz, president; Christopher Klenke, vice president; Cindy Englekes, secretary; Glenayce Spangler, treasurer; Norma Gabelmann, financial secretary; and Shirley Krizsanitz and Ruth Newcomer, council members. Marion Wolf and Lynn Asp are the organists, and 12 children attend Sunday school. The Tabitha group, which has eight members, sews quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Other service projects are school supply kits for overseas, tennis shoes and boots for school children, and gift cards for needy families.
Teen would like to stiff-arm mom’s ‘touchy’ friend Dear Abby: I’m 16, go to high school, play football, and make good grades. At church every Sunday, a lady who is one of my mom’s friends always makes a point of coming up to me to talk. She says things about me growing up to be a man, and asks me if I’m dating. She always gives me an extended hug. It’s really uncomfortable for me, and embarrassing. I tried to talk to my mom about it, but she just said her friend is a very affectionate person. To me, the way she does it is creepy and scary. I don’t want to be unfriendly to anybody, but this is different. Any suggestions? – Enough Already in South Carolina
dearABBY Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips. The column is provided through Universal Uclick.
you’re dating, change the subject (“Lovely sermon, wasn’t it, Mrs. Robinson?”). Then walk away.
Dear Abby: I’ve been living with my boyfriend for several years, and he has this habit of not locking the front door. Is this a guy thing? I have told him repeatDear Enough: Yes. Lis- edly that I don’t feel safe ten to your gut. Tell your when he does this, yet mother her friend is every other morning I coming across as creepy wake up and the front and scary. door is not locked. Because her behavior I feel like a broken makes you uncomfortrecord. His response is: able, avoid physical “I’m here. Nothing is contact with her by going to happen.” stepping back when she He also doesn’t lock tries to hug you. the balcony door. Even And if she brings up though we are on the the subject of whether second floor, I still hate
Westwood gets new look Have you been to the Sterling Park District’s Westwood Fitness & Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive, lately? If not, you have missed out on a multitude of improvements that have taken place, including renovated restrooms and locker rooms, an updated lobby area, and the addition of Wi-Fi and Wellbeats virtual aerobics classes. The track building also received a facelift and the installation of an AstroTurf field. In addition to these enhancements, the park district recently partnered with two businesses, which will continue to make Westwood the “go-to” facility for your health and fitness needs. Opened last spring, CrossFit Unicus occupies 2,500 square feet of space at Westwood. What is CrossFit? Here’s the short answer: come try a free workout (actually two) and see for yourself. By definition, CrossFit is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” Constantly varied means never letting your body adapt. High-intensity is defined by how quickly you
margoDRAVIS Margo Dravis, Westwood Fitness and Sports Center manager, at the Sterling Park District. Write mdravis @sterling parks.org to reach her.
can complete a workout based upon your abilities. Functional movements are those movements that we use in everyday life. Visit crossfitunicus.org for current class times and more information. Orthopedic and Sports Therapy Institute recently opened its eighth clinic, Sauk Valley Physical Therapy, in Westwood. Occupying approximately 1,200 square feet, the clinic houses the usual therapyspecific equipment and modalities. The clinic also has access to Westwood’s fitness equipment, indoor track, and indoor turf field. The clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visit ostipt. com or call 815-622-2264 for information.
Westwood soon will have an even newer look as two major construction projects are completed. The long-vacated Building 2 is undergoing major renovations that will include an addition to create space for restrooms and locker rooms. When completed, the multi-use building will give the park district many options as the fitness and athletic needs of the community evolve and change. The facility will open in 2016. In addition to the improvements to Building 2, Building 3 also will see some significant changes with the addition of a vestibule and the installation of an elevator that will make the second-floor mezzanine accessible to everyone. These changes will be completed by the end of this year. What’s on the horizon in regards to further improvements and enhancements? Lots. We hope to see you soon. For the latest news and updates, “Like” the Sterling Park District on Facebook and “Follow Us” on Twitter.
coming home to doors in the apartment that are unlocked. It makes me feel vulnerable. Am I overreacting? How can I talk to him about it without sounding like a nag? – Amber in Texas
been able to convince him to change his ways, the solution to your problem is to take the initiative and lock the doors yourself.
Dear Abby: I bought several designer outfits for my infant niece. My Dear Amber: You are sister was thrilled with not overreacting. Your the quality and brands boyfriend appears to until a friend told her be operating under the that I had purchased delusion that he is a them at a consignment superhero. shop. Too often we see The clothes still have reports in the news the original tags on about yet another tragthem and were clearly edy, after which a neigh- never worn. bor appears on camera My sister returned the saying, “I don’t underclothes to me and told stand it. Things like this me that because they don’t happen in our were from a consignneighborhood.” ment shop, she did not Because you haven’t want them and they
wouldn’t be used. Is something wrong with gifting an item purchased at a consignment shop? – Gift Giving in New York Dear Gift Giving: Of course not. Your sister was extremely rude to do what she did. And I have to wonder about the “friend” who felt compelled to tell her where the baby gifts had been purchased, in light of the fact that the price tags were still on the garments and they had never been worn. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
CHURCH CONCERT THURSDAY
The Browns of LeMars, Iowa, will be in concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday indoors at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road. The group performs gospel music. Visit thebrownsmusic.com information on the group. Call Randy Venema at 815-499-8843 or visit sites.google.com/site/springvalleyreformedchurch/what-s-happening for more information on the service. Photo submitted by Penny VanKampen.
Donors needed for blood drive this week DIXON – An American lowship Hall at Dixon 17 with parental consent. Red Cross blood drive Church of the Brethren, Walk-ins are welcome. will be from 1 to 6 p.m. 215 North Court St. For information, call Thursday in the Fel- Donors must be 18 or 815-288-3503.
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Ambassadors to represent county throughout the year OREGON – The 4-H year began in September. After an application and interview process, those chosen as Ogle County 4-H ambassadors are Callie Ackland a n d Ca r l e y Ac k l a n d , both of Rochelle, firstyear ambassadors; Linnea Davids of Leaf River, second-year; and Jacob Ebens, second-year, and Abigail Mongan, Johnathan Prose, Anna Ring, and Kelly Stranberg, all first-year, and all of Oregon. Candidates were screened for leadership abilities, 4-H expertise, and communication skills. Callie Ackland and Carley Ackland are 5-year members of the Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club in Rochelle. Callie’s major project area has been cooking. She serves as a federation delegate for her club, and has been on various committees in her club and in federation. “4-H has given me
leadership opportunities; it’s taught me how to be confident, organized and how to give a presentation,” she said. Carley’s major project area is writing in the Do Your Own Thing category. She has been her club’s president, vice president, reporter, and federation delegate, and has chaired numerous committees. “4-H has been a shower of opportunities,” she said. “Things that I, as a home-schooler, couldn’t have ever experienced before – fashion shows, showing projects, meeting fellow 4-H’ers, holding 4-H offices, not to mention visiting Springfield.” Davids is a 7-year member of the Leaf River Soaring Eagles 4-H Club. She is in her second year as the club secretary, and is a junior leader, member of the Ogle County Fair Crew, a 4-H camp counselor, federation delegate, and has
been involved with several committees at the club and county levels. “In 4-H, I have gained independence, incredible responsibility, a voice, and something to be proud of,” she said. Eb e n s i s a 1 0 - ye a r member of the Carefree 4-H Club in Oregon. His major project area has been sheep. He has been the club reporter and treasurer, a Cloverbud junior leader, federation delegate, 4-H camp counselor, and chaired numerous committees. “My biggest accomplishment was being accepted to attend National 4-H Congress in 2014 in Atlanta,” he said. “I was selected through a rigorous record and interview process. “Although the work was tough, the reward was much more with friends that I will forever have, as well as an experience that will last a lifetime.” Mongan is a 10-year Carefree 4-H’er. Her major project area has
been rabbits. She has served as a program junior leader, vice president, and secretary, and has chaired numerous committees. She is a federation delegate and serves as the current president. She also has served as vice president and reporter, and has chaired numerous committees. “4-H has given me e ve r y t h i n g – l e a d e rship, career experience, friends from around the nation, insight on what interests me on life, and a passion for community service,” she said. Prose, also a Carefree member, has been with the club for 5 years. His major project area has been visual arts. He has served as a federation delegate, junior club leader, treasurer, has chaired numerous committees in the club and at federation, and has taught at Day of Dabbling. “Through my 4-H experience, I have learned leadership, communication, organizational
skills – and above all, 4-H has taught me the importance of a loss,” he said. “Even though I worked hard on a project or stayed up late preparing for a talk or demo, things may not work out. I have learned that even though I may not have seen the success that I wanted, I still grew as a person.” Ring has been with the Carefree club for 8 years. Her major project area has been beef. She has been the club’s r e p o r t e r, r e c r e a t i o n chairwoman, secretary, and served on several committees. She also is involved with the American Gelbvieh Junior Association, Illinois Beef Association, Ogle County Beef Association, and the Northern Illinois Junior Angus Association. “My major accomplishment in 4-H is having the opportunity to go to state with my 4-H projects, not once, but twice,” she said. Stranberg is a 7-year
member of the Soaring Eagles, Her major project area is visual arts and video. She also is 4-H science ambassador and camp counselor. She has served as club treasurer, vice president, recreation chair, junior l e a d e r, h a s c h a i r e d numerous committees, and is a federation delegate. “I feel like I am responsible, friendly person because of what I have learned by being an officer and counselor,” she said. “I have gained the ability to persevere through record keeping, the dog project, and visual arts,” she said. The group will be honored at the Nov. 15 Ogle County 4-H Achievement Celebration Night in Oregon. Their ambassador duties started in September. They will represent the county 4-H program at various events and activities throughout the 4-H year.
to llcc.edu/llcc-garden or at the U of I Extension YouTube channel playlist, Winter High Tunnel URBANA – The UniProject. Also available versity of Illinois Extenis “Growing Under High sion, in partnership with Lincoln Land Community Tunnels in Illinois and the Midwest,” by ZachCollege, conducted high tunnel vegetable produc- ary Grant, a local food systems and small farms tion research. The winter 2014 project, extension educator. Go through an Illinois Depart- to extension.illinois.edu the U of I Extension website. ment of Agriculture SusContact Marnie Record tainable Agriculture grant, at marnie.record@llcc. produced a series of videos on topics for building edu for more information about the videos and the beds, planting, growing, project. pest management, and harvesting. High tunnels are miniGardening series to mally heated, low-cost, continue in Oregon plastic-covered greenhouses that use little or OREGON – Vegetano energy from fossil tive Propagation will be fuels to heat or ventilate at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 via the structure. Within the computer at the Ogle structure, solar energy County Extension office, is trapped and used to 421 W. Pines Road, Suite warm the air and soil. 10. Crops are grown directly The course is part of the in soil without the use of Four Seasons Gardening artificial media. They are Program from the Univeravailable to educators sity of Illinois Extension. Vegetative propagation is and farmers. a way for hobby gardenTo view the videos, go
ers to multiply plants at home. Kim Ellson, horticulture educator, will be the presenter. Go to edu/hmrs/4seasons to participate from home on that date. It also will be available at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8. Topics will include the advantages of propagation and insight into cuttings, grafting, layering, and division. The next program, Abiotic Plant Problems on Landscape Plants, will be at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Visit edu/bdo or call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-732-2191, for more information or to register.
27. Call Randy DeBoer at 815-631-5310. The annual Halloween ride will be Oct. 17 at the Denny and Sally Johnson farm. Costume judging will be at 11:30 a.m. and the ride at noon. A meeting and potluck will start at 6:30 p.m. Camping and access to water will be available, and a bonfire is planned. A ride also is planned at noon Oct. 18. Call Sally or Denny Johnson at 815-4990278 for more information. The Loud Thunder ride will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 at 19408 Loud Thunder Road, Illinois City. Sack lunches are welcome. Call Pam Stout at 309507-0201. The Johnsons also will have a ride at 11 a.m. Nov. 8 at MorrisonRockwood State Park. Chili will be served after the ride. If the park is closed, the ride will take place at their farm. Call the Johnson’s for more information.
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4-H members. To register, call the Ogle County Extension office at 815732-2191.
IN BRIEF Tunnel growing videos available
Club releases riding schedule The Tri-City Trail Riders mounted patrol ride will be at 10 a.m. Sunday at Morrison-Rockwood State Park,18750 Lake Road, Morrison. The rain date is Sept.
OREGON – The Ogle County Poultry Club, for 4-H members and nonmembers ages 8 to 18, will focus on poultry production. Members will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Art Barn, 9432 E. Scott Road, Stillman Valley. They will continue to meet on the first Tuesday of the month, except in January, through June 7. Sarah J. Carter will lead the group. The club is designed to engage youth in thinking skills, science, agriculture, and research. Each meeting will be dedicated to a specific topic related to all things poultry. Topics range from breeds that fit the producer, buildings and parts of production, predators and proofing, production rotation, nutrition, and showing poultry at the Ogle County Fair. Registration ends Oct. 1. The cost is $20 for non-
POAs, wills, topic of extension course STERLING – The Greatest Gift: Planning an Advance Directive Workshop will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at the University of Illinois main office, 12923 Lawrence Road. Basic, researchedinformed information on the purpose and use of advance directives as communication tools will be discussed. Other topics will cover the differences between a living will and durable power of attorney for healthcare and resources on where to find additional information about advance directives. The workshop is open to the public. Go to edu/clw or call 815-632-3611 to register or for more information.
U of I Extension educator offers tips for fall bulbs care U R B A N A – R i c h a rd Hentschel, a University of Illinois horticulture educator, has provided information on preparing a yard for spring. “ With the changing seasons comes time to work in the yard,” he said. “Summer bulbs add beauty to the landscape when earlier spring bulbs have long faded, and flowering shrubs have turned to foliage for the season. “ How e v e r, s u m m e r bulbs must be dug up at the end of the growing season and properly stored inside for the
winter in order to have a floral display the following year,” he said. By tradition, a bulb refers to any plant that maintains its entire life cycle in a storage root. A f e w o f t h e we l l known, common summer-blooming bulbs are lily, gladiolus caladiums, iris, canna, and dahlia. Su m m e r b u l b s a r e planted in the spring after the chance of frost and the garden soils have warmed. To dig summer bulbs at the end of the season, Hentschel said to wait until the bulb foliage has naturally died down or
dig immediately after a killing frost. “Digging summer bulbs usually means loosening the soil with a garden fork or spade several inches away from where the bulb is believed to be and gently lifting the plant without damage to the bulb itself. “At this point, the outer skin of the bulb is soft and tender so caution is needed,” he said. “Most often summer bulbs are stored with a small amount of soil still clinging to the roots. “A g e n t l e s h a k e t o remove any excess soil will be a good step.
“They need to be cured before storage to toughen up the outer skin.” Curing means allowing the freshly-dug bulbs to dry down in a cool shady location before being stored. Bulbs that are put into storage still wet or damaged during the digging process easily could develop storage rots and other kinds of decay, he said. The time from digging to actual storage of the bulb for the winter can take a few days to a few weeks, and should be done during warm, late-summer and early-fall weather.
Hentschel recommended that if there are many different kinds of summer bulbs to store, labeling each clump should be done. “One neat trick for larger bulbs, such as amaryllis or elephant ears, is to use a magic marker and write directly on the bulb,” he said. Storage temperatures for summer bulbs can range from 40 to 60 degrees, with 50 degrees being a good goal. If kept too warm, bulbs will begin to grow in storage, and, if they are kept too cold, they suffer and can be slow to grow
when planted again in the spring. While in storage, check on the bulbs at least once during the winter months to be sure the bulbs are sound. “If any bulbs show d e c a y, re m ov e t h e m before the decay spreads to healthy bulbs,” he said. “Some storage roots may need to have the soil or storage media moistened, but never saturated to maintain adequate moisture so the storage roots are not all dried by planting time. With these easy steps, summer blooms will grace a garden year after year,” Hentschel said.
Stored wheat grain samples needed for continued research URBANA – In 2015, University of Illinois researchers started a project to get a better idea of how much nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are contained in the harvested grain of corn, soybean, and wheat. The project was made possible with funding from the Nutrient Research and Education Council, According to Emerson Nafziger, a U of I crop scientist, they attempted to get a yield level for each sampled field in
order to see if yield level affects nutrient content. “We found that it did not, and so we dropped the requirement to include yield level, but will leave it as an option. “ The only thing we need recorded on each sample bag is the county in which the sampled field was located,” he said. Na f z i g e r a l s o s t a t ed that while wheat samples for this year already have been collected, they could use a few more samples from stored grain if available.
“We also have found a source to get most of the soybean samples we need, though we would be happy to take a few more soybean samples as well,” he added. The main need now is for corn grain samples from across Illinois from the crop being harvested this fall.” He requests that only one sample be taken from a given field Before, during, or (for stored grain) after harvest, send an email to NPKremoval@gmail. com to request a mailer.
Include the cooperator’s name, mailing address. Also include how many samples of what grain (wheat, corn, or soybean) are being collected. If the mailing address is in a different county than the field where the sample was taken, indicate what county the sample is from. Pre-paid mailers then will be sent to the cooperator. The U of I will analyze all samples received. The mailer will include
plastic sample bags, each with a label containing the cooperator’s name (for those who want to receive results) and county. It will have a blank to fill in the yield level (estimated or measured) of the field, which will be optional this year. The sample bag is sized to hold about 6 to 8 ounces of grain, which is all that is needed. The grain should be dry (at or close to standard moisture), so it will keep well during shipping. “Elevators are a place
where samples can be gathered efficiently. We will try to contact elevators directly”, he said. “If you represent an elevator, you might let us know how many corn samples you will be able to collect. “With corn maturing rapidly early in September this year, some probe samples should come in dry enough to send, though they may need drying if they’re above 16 to 17 percent.” Contact Nafziger at ednaf@illinois.edu for more information.
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Restaurant operators taking show on road More owners are investing in meals on wheels BY KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS Tribune News Service
DALLAS – In the not too distant past, many restaurant operators greeted the influx of food trucks with the warmth and esteem of villagers brandishing pitchforks. Fearing poached sales and decrying unfair competition, brick-andmortar operators worked with city officials in many places to pass laws governing everything from where food trucks could park to the hours they could operate. Today, as more consumers dine on the run, a smattering of restaurant operators are moving past misgivings and investing in meals on wheels. “It’s another opportunity for us to bring our restaurant to a place where we don’t have a brick-and-mortar [operation] nearby,” said Charlie Green, owner of three – soon to be four – Olivella’s Neo Pizza Napoletana locations in North Texas. Green just paid $150,000 to buy and outfit a food truck that will operate around Southern Methodist University. “It certainly expands brand awareness,” he added. “We are getting the truck in front of people who have never heard about us before. And I believe that’s going to drive traffic to our stores.” A far cry from the much maligned “roach coach” of the past, today’s food truck is often a gourmet kitchen on wheels, boasting ovens imported from Italy and cutting-edge cuisine. Food industry experts
estimate there are more than 4,000 food trucks operating today in the U.S., with the majority concentrated along the coasts and in warmer climates. Research from IBISWorld estimates nationwide food truck revenue at $857 million. By 2017, food truck sales will reach an estimated $2.7 billion, according to food trends expert Phil Lempert, who quoted data from Emergent Research. While that’s a tiny fraction of the $491 billion in restaurant sales estimated for 2015 by the National Restaurant Association, it’s still enough to get some restaurant operators steamed. “They hate them,” Lempert said, describing the mindset of some restaurateurs toward the growing number of food trucks. “You open up a brickand-mortar restaurant, you have overhead, you have real estate taxes to pay,” he said. Food trucks “don’t have the same overhead, and they’re stealing customers.”
Both sides now Green of Olivella’s is one of the few restaurateurs in the Dallas area with a foot in both camps. He’s aware that some restaurateurs are not food truck fans, but he saw a strong business case for adding mobile meals to his menu. “One of our competitors made the comment that food trucks are for suckers,” Green said with a chuckle. “He didn’t know that we were getting into it. I just listened to him.” Green, who opened
his first restaurant near Southern Methodist University in 2007, seized on the food truck idea after SMU asked him to be the official pizza purveyor for school athletic events. But food truck success is far from guaranteed, even for a seasoned restaurant operator.
Sit-down advantages “Our argument has always been restaurants hold an incredible advantage over food trucks,” said Matt Geller, chief executive of the National Food Truck Association and of the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association. Restaurants, he noted, have “climate control, restrooms, a roof over their head, they can serve alcohol.” Still, Geller said, he regularly speaks to municipal rule makers who feel they need to “protect our restaurants.” “One of the best things about food trucks is the innovation to come out of it,” he said. “Stunting competition [through legislation] is just blatant oldschool protectionism.” The city of Dallas requires food trucks to park in an established food truck area with the permission of the site operator. City ordinances don’t dictate how long the truck can stay there. Parking is not allowed on city streets unless there is a specific event. Truck operators are required to return the food truck to its commissary for at least 5 hours a night.
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I don’t think I would do daycare every day. You’re probably not that busy 12 months out of the year or even at the height of some seasons yet. Your husband also needs some relief in the future. Working those kinds of hours, and bringing home just $35,000 a year, is no way to help support a family the way he would like, I’m sure. If his hours are going to go back down soon, and his income is going to go up, that’s one thing. If not, he needs to look into getting some additional education, making modifications to his current career, or finding another line of work. With some careful and realistic planning on your end, and him doing something to make things better on his, a lot of the stress will fall off.
Many people do the kinds of things we’re talking about, and it ends up being an awesome experience. Just sit down together, and talk it through. Help each other out, and decide what it will take to get where you want to be as a family and with your careers. – Dave
Budget your time, too Dear Dave, I’m going to college next year, and I’m pretty scared. My older brother is smart, but his grades aren’t too good. He says he can’t find time to study and work. How do people do it? – Justin Dear Justin, I’m glad you’re thinking ahead, and trying to make your college experience a successful one. It’s really just a matter of using your time wisely.
You know how I always tell people to budget their money? You can do the same kind of thing with your time. There are 24 hours in a day. Set aside 7 for sleep, and that leaves 17 hours. Let’s say three meals combined takes 3 hours. You’ve got 14 hours left. If you’re in class for 4 or 5 hours a day, that still leaves you with about 9 hours. That’s plenty of time during the week to study hard, hang out with friends a little and take care of other things. Then, you can work weekends, and have a little down time to relax, study more, and run errands. I worked 40 hours week in college, and I still graduated in 4 years with good grades. You can do it, Justin. – Dave * Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey), or visit daveramsey.com.
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Rick’s skills are many. He sharpens all kinds of tools – kitchen knives, scissors, axes, chainsaw blades, newly created knives, woodworking tools, saw blades, chisels, ice augers, planer blade, lawn equipment, mower blades and more. He rents kitchen knives to several area restaurants, sharpening and delivering 72 knives a week. It’s a service his dad started years ago when Walgreen’s had deli-counters in their pharmacies. He’ll sharpen any size
chainsaw for $5, and offers price incentives for repeat customers and churches or other organizations. Another service he provides: giving advice. Rick teaches folks how to properly attach mower blades (an inaccurately balanced or attached mower blade can ruin the motor); tells them to keep chain saw blades from dipping into the dirt (“It’ll dull that blade in no time at all!); and cautions them to keep their household knives on a magnetic rack, in a wooden rack or with protective covers for the blades (“Throwing them in a drawer is the worst
thing you can do for them.”) He also sees restaurant workers using a chef’s knife as a cleaver, or using knives to pry apart frozen foods, which can permanently bend tips, nick the blades or cause other damage. He also recommends using a good wooden cutting board, one that is built from blocks of wood, not glass or stainless steel, and buying good saw blades – they’re a bargain in the long run, because they can be sharpened for about $10, and usually eight to 10 times before they need to be replaced.
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Charlie Green (center), owner of Olivella’s Neo Pizza Napoletana, checks out his new food truck outside the Mockingbird restaurant location on Sept. 8 in Dallas.
Astrograph You Don’t Have To Do Everything On Your Own Sunday, September 20, 2015 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Someone you deal with has ulterior motives, so don’t be too open when it comes to valuable information. Listen and take note of what’s actually being offered. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t expect family members to agree with your plans if you are pushy. Consider staging an event or planning an outing that will bring your kin closer and help you convince others to pitch in. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) -- Stick to personal projects and take care of your responsibilities. Working alone will have its advantages. Trust your knowledge, expertise and perception to lead you in the right direction. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Overindulgence will be your downfall. Use logic, not your emotions, to make the big choices or you will end up in trouble. Demanding family members will try your patience. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Take a second look into an interesting prospect that you have passed on before. The timing is
right for you to turn an old idea into a workable endeavor. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- You don’t have to do everything on your own. Consider contacting an old friend who has helped you in the past. You will discover interesting strategies by sharing your ideas and plans. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Steer clear of anyone making promises of “guaranteed” prosperity. Hard work, careful planning and rational thinking will be the formula for getting where you want to be. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Love and romance are looking good. Be open to social invitations where important connections can be made. An impromptu travel opportunity will prove to be inspiring.
vide a welcome break in your routine. Whether you volunteer your time or participate in activities, you will be able to relax and enjoy the day. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will be on an emotional roller coaster. Don’t make deals or sign contracts until your thinking is clear. Minor health issues need to be dealt with immediately. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your focus should be on friends and family today. Ask everyone for ideas and input. An enjoyable trip or pastime that appeals to all ages will bring you closer together.
TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Keep up to date with industry trends. You can cash in on a great deal if you are ready to act. Take advice offered by someone you respect regarding a business partnership. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Community events will pro-
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FARM SHOW ATTENDEES Amboy High School FFA members attended the Sept. 2 Farm Progress Show in Decatur. The group met with different colleges and agricultural companies to learn about agricultural opportunities. They also voted at the Crop Production Services exhibit for a chance to win $2,000 for the chapter. Photo submitted by Hannah Grady.
DIXON LIONESSES MAKE DONATIONS
The Dixon Lioness Club recently donated $500 to the Hospice Home fund of Hospice of the Rock River Valley in Dixon. The new home is to be built in Sterling. At Members also made a donation to Home of Hope in Dixon. With the check are the presentation were (from left) Betty Snitchler; Carolyn Spencer, hospice execu- Melissa Weiderholtz (from left), HOH client services; Millar; Joan Padilla, HOH tive director; and Bette Kuhn and Jean Millar, Lionesses. Photos submitted by executive director; Snitchler; and Gracie Grove. Snitchler.
IN BRIEF Walkers, runners sought for race STERLING – Christ Lutheran School Booster Club’s sixth annual Fall Fun 5K Run, Walk will start at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at the school, 2000 18th Ave. The race starts and finishes at the school, and will feature a fast, flat course with water stations through north Sterling. Awards will be presented to the overall male and female finishers and to the overall masters male and female finishers. Medals will be presented to the top three male and female finishers in 5-year age divisions. The cost to register before Sept. 25 is $20, and includes a sport performance technical race shirt; the cost is $25 thereafter. All proceeds will benefit the school. Go to getmeregistered.com or call Karla at 563-343-2803 to register for the race; go to the race website at clsfallfunrun.webs.com for more information.
Restaurant ranks in national contest DIXON – Culver’s of Dixon is one of 260 out of 530 restaurants to advance to the regional finals in the nationwide Culver’s Crew Challenge contest. The chain of restaurants compete in the areas of quality, service, cleanliness, hospitality and community outreach. The evaluation of restaurants and team members comes from the Culver’s support team and utilizes the elements of the guest feedback program. The competition includes prize money with $50,000 going to the first-place restaurant. The four next highest scoring restaurants will receive $10,000 each, with the winnings shared between the managers and team members. Later in the year the top five restaurants will move on as the national finalists and compete for the national championship. The winners will be announced at Culver’s annual convention in February.
Public welcome to Morrison concert MORRISON – Karen Peck and New River will perform Sunday at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris St. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the concert will start at 7. Gooch and Susan Peck Jackson, sisters from Georgia, and Jeff Ha we s, a n A l a b a m a native, will sing Southern gospel and country with progressive musical sounds. Karen was the opening soloist in the competition scene of the movie “Joyful Noise,” with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. The group is a threetime Grammy Award winner. The public is welcome; donations will be accepted. Fo r m o re i n f o r m ation, visit emmanuel r e f o r m e d c h u r c h . o r g A concert is planned for Sunday at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison. Karen Peck and New River and click on the concert will perform. Members are Jeff Hawes, Karen Peck Gooch (center), and Susan Peck Jackson. Photo subseries button. mitted by Rich Criss.
GOLDEN MEMBER RECOGNITION
Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling recognized its golden members, those 90 and older, during a worship service and luncheon Aug. 30. They are (from left) Darlene Kereven, June Teachout, Larry Dennis, Bill Adams, JoAnn Lyon, Nell Adams, and Charles Wiker, with the Rev. Wesley Dickson. Not pictured are Barbara Frazer, Zoe Gunzenheiser, Alice Wiersema, Virginia Schoenhaar, Ronald “Doc” Rank, Betty Andreas, Luther “Luke” Stutzman, and Keith Kimball. Photo submitted by Kayla Heimerman.
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London’s Hoxton Hotel Holburn, with rates as low as $248 per night, offers free international phone calls and a central location.
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known to anyone who loves London and luxury: 41, Blakes, The Convent Garden, The Dorset Square, Halzitt’s, The Beaufort, The Gore, The Pelham, to name just a few. No two rooms are the same, no two hotels are the same, but many offer luxurious comfort at rates a bit less than their larger grande dame competitors.
BY GEORGE HOBICA Tribune News Service
ondon is the world’s most visited destination, so it’s no wonder it has more than 123,000 hotel rooms, not to mention shortterm rental apartments, student dorms in the summer, and hostels. Choosing the right one at the right price can be challenging. Over the past 40 years or so, I’ve stayed in more than 100 London hotels, from grotty bed-and-breakfasts near Paddington Station to the Savoy and Claridge’s, and I’ve never seen a city with so much variety. New York City doesn’t even come close. Price and location are the two most important criteria for some people, but as long as you’re willing to use London’s excellent public transportation system, I’ve found that it really doesn’t matter what part of the city you settle down in. The real problem with London is that it’s so popular that in many peak seasons hotels are just too expensive. One way to get around this is to visit in the off-season, maybe January or February (avoiding, however, the U.K.’s frequent school break periods). But there are always some relative bargains if you know where to look. One useful strategy is to look and book on Tingo.com, a TripAdvisor subsidiary. If the hotel lowers the rate after you’ve booked, Tingo will automatically refund your credit card and has so far refunded more than $1.3 million to consumers. Here’s a look at some of my favorites in every category.
The Budget Chain Hotel London, like any major city, has seen a proliferation of Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suite, Mercure, Days Inn, Double Tree and other budget brands, and these typically give you the best rates, albeit what they offer in value they sacrifice in style and sometimes in service. (I stayed at a Mercure years ago and my wake-up call never came, causing me to miss my flight – this was in the days before mobile phone alarms.) But with the Mercure London Bridge, for example, showing rates at $200 or so per night with tax, these budget chains are popular with corporate bean counters and tourists alike.
The Hip and Cheap Hotel But why stay cookie cutter when you can stay hip for
The Modern Five-Star Hotel
Apartment hotels like London’s Cheval Three Quays offer full kitchens, washer/dryers, and other perks at reasonable rates. the same price? Perhaps no London hotels exemplify the hip category as amply as the two Hoxton Hotel properties, one in trendy Shoreditch (200 rooms, all the same size) and the other in the convenient Holborn neighbhoord (174 rooms in four sizes, most of them quite snug). Billing themselves as the anti-hotel, they include free Wi-Fi and an hour of free phone calls (even to the U.S.) each day. Highly rated on TripAdvisor, I saw rates recently as low as $248 per night including tax, amazing for central London.
The Airport Hotel I’ve spent many a happy night staying at the Sofitel Heathrow, even though some visits were involuntary (flight cancellations). Even if I need to be in central London, the Tube from Heathrow takes only about 45 minutes, and rates are typically much less than at comparable hotels in town. And, of course, it’s ideal at the end of your stay – just a few steps from Terminal 5. With rates as low as $239 per night recently, this four-star hotel is one of my favorites.
The Apartment Hotel Fancy having a full kitchen, living room, washer/dryer and perhaps even more comforts than at home? Another of my recent finds is the Cheval Three Quays near the Tower
of London. The decor is modern, and there’s a selection of studios, one-, two- and threebedroom apartments. If you’re staying with a group, the per night rates make huge sense, plus you can cook meals and do laundry, saving further expense. A luxurious two-bedroom apartment sleeping four was going for $538 per night recently ($269 per bedroom), and that included an $80 credit at the Selfridge’s department store. Cheval Residences maintains six properties throughout London (chevalresidences.com) and the value can be compelling.
The Railway Hotel This is something you won’t find in New York. In the 19th century, Britain’s various competing railway companies all built huge hotels catering to their customers at terminals throughout the city, and over the past decade they’ve been rehabilitated to a high standard. If you’re a history or railroad buff, you’ll love The Andaz Liverpool Street (opened 1884 as the Great Eastern Hotel); the Amba Charing Cross (formerly the Charing Cross Hotel, at a very lofty number 4 in TripAdvisor’s London rankings); and perhaps most famous of all, the former Midland Grand Hotel at St. Pancras, a Victorian confection turned into a Renaissance Hotel. (Side note: when it first
opened, it had fewer than a dozen bathrooms for 300 rooms.)
The Historic Grande Dame Take your pick: The Savoy (fairly recently, the beneficiary of a complete makeover and now managed by Fairmont); the more modern but still stately Berkeley with views of Hyde Park; or maybe the stately Langham Hotel, where you’ll find one of London’s most happening hotel bars, The Artesian. However, with rates often hovering over $500 or more per night, they’re not for everyone. But one of the best bargains in this category, perhaps because it’s fairly new, is the Rosewood London. The building used to be the venerable headquarters of an insurance company, so it doesn’t have the history of, say, the Savoy, but it’s a great place to stay. Check its site for thirdnight-free rates. I recently saw a “stay 3 pay for 2 night” rate of $407 per night including tax, pricey but good for one of London’s best hotels.
The Townhouse Boutique Hotel London practically invented this hotel type, and it’s safe to say that no city in the world has so many of them: small, historic, intimate, luxurious. Most have 50 or so rooms, some fewer. The names are well
One Aldwych, centrally located off the Strand with its underwater music swimming pool, comes to mind. These hotels offer modern design with a grande dame sensibility, but they’re much more relaxed than, say, the Savoy or the Ritz. Others in the category: The Sanderson, once under the Ian Schrager banner, where I experience the softest sheets I’ve ever wiggled my toes under; or perhaps the Four Seasons Canary Wharf, in a part of London that gets quite quiet on the weekends since it’s in a business district, but offers some enticing rates for this category as a result.
The Four-Star Chain Hotel Sometimes all you need is a good rate in a good location. Four-star chain hotels such as the Radisson Blu Mercer Street, steps from Covent Garden and the West End, fit the bill. The advantages of this type of hotel include things such as frequentguest points and perks (Radisson is a member of the Carlson Hotel group); know-whatyou’re-getting reliability; and competitive rates on its websites. For example, I found a lastminute special on its website for $234 including tax, a bargain for a recently refurbished hotel in this neighborhood, whereas the cheapest I could find for the same room and night at Booking.com was $302.
The Pub With Rooms And finally, we have perhaps the newest, and at the same time oldest, lodging type. London has recently experienced a resurgence in the number of pubs offering rooms above the premises. One of my favorites is The Pilot in Greenwich, in a very peaceful area near the 02 Arena and a short walk to public transit. In addition to a fine restaurant and real ale, it offers well-appointed rooms as low as $110 per night – although you must book well in advance to nab them. (pilotgreenwich. co.uk/bedrooms)
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THE CARING CENTER Volunteers at the Caring Center in Sterling and their family members gathered for a potluck in April. Those attending were (in no particular order) Bee Latigo, Nola Gray, Wilma Haverland, Bobbi Johnson, Bob Johnson, Kay Weinrick, Steve Clites, Bev Vandenberg, Ron Vandenberg, Lois Deter, Josie Montiel, Lalie Sifuentes, Jim Clites, Janet Clites, Nila Harris, Bill Harris, the Rev. Al Campbell, J.J. Campbell, Berta Martinez, Todd Stern, Nancy Frank, and Bill Ludwig. Photos submitted by Nusbaum.
Jim and Berta Martinez celebrated their 55th anniversary Aug. 22 at Cochran’s Pub on Galt Road, near Sterling. Center volunteers at the party are (standing, from left) Bob Johnson, Bobbi Johnson, Nila Harris, the Rev. Al Campbell, Ludwig, Berta Martinez, Jim Martinez, Irene Nusbaum, and J.J. Campbell; and (sitting) Gray, Tina Patterson, Beverly Hodge, Frank, Lois Deter, and Montiel.
The Caring Center, 210 First Ave., gives away gently-used clothing, household furnishings, linens, books, CDs, videos, and other donated items to those in need. Recipients must register and provide photo identification. The nonprofit agency’s costs are met by monetary donations. The center’s vice chairman, Shane Celestino, recently thanked Nusbaum, the center’s manager and treasurer.
Ludwig, librarian at center, points out the books at the store.
Caring Center volunteers Murrell Bass (front) and Nila Harris (from left), Michelle Booker, Gray, Bobbi Johnson, Hodge, Deter, Montiel, Ludwig, and Francisco Ludwig help bring a bed into the center from the Reyna, all volunteers, recently sorted donated items. recently-closed April Strings store in Sterling.
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WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S YOUTH FISHING DERBY
Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com
ABOVE: Elliot Yaklich, 5, of Rock Falls, reaches for his bobber while fishing on Lake Carlton during the Whiteside County Sheriff Department’s Fishing Derby on Sept. 12 at Rockwood State Park in Morrison. About 165 participants 15 and under signed up for the derby. Yaklich earned the Shane Hurliss Award. BELOW: Jovie Patton, 5, holds onto a worm before using the little guy as bait.
LEFT: Dawson Darby (center) helps Ellie Arians bait her hook as her brother, Gavin, looks on during the derby. BELOW: Paul Phelps helps with his son Waylon, 4, as they fish the derby. Special prizes were awarded for individual efforts. The Shane Hurliss Award went to Elliot Yaklich, 5, of Rock Falls. The award for “Boy That Tried the Hardest” went to John Winckelman, 12, of Morrison, and “Girl That Tried the Hardest” to Brianna Cramer, 10, of Fulton.
TOP: Jovie Patton, 5, smiles as she displays a worm for the derby. MIDDLE: Izzy Johnston, 7, and brother Gray, 4, of Erie run to their fishing spot. ABOVE: A fisherman finds a spot to cast from the brush.
Category Winners:
Largemouth Bass
Crappie
Catfish
Walleye/Musky
Bluegill/Sunfish
Dean Geiger Age 6, Dixon
Kinley Duncan Age 3, Morrison
Mariah Peterson Age 3, Tampico
Karter Scott Age 5, Erie
Brady Anderson Age 7, Morrison
Mykala Muldering Age 8, Morrison
Travis Martin Age 8, Princeton
Jacob Huizenga Age 8, Fulton
Blake Huizenga Age 8, Morrison
Maddox Bouschol Age 8, Dixon
Jasmine Heisler Age 15, Milledgeville
Alex Heisler Age 14, Milledgeville
Benjamin Heisler Age 12, Milledgevile
Sam Janssen Age 13, Sterling
Mathew French Age 15, Commanche