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WEEKEND ENTERPRISE | TECHNOLOGY IN THE SAUK VALLEY

New keys to success

Mission to Sterling

Students, teachers benefit from laptop computers

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

STERLING – When someone looks at Britni Shaw’s Apple MacBook Air, they can easily tell what her favorite color is.

She has a green silicone case that protects her computer and a green keyboard cover that protects her keys when she types.

“Green is my favorite color,” said Shaw, a 16-yearold junior at Sterling High School. “If I ever drop my computer, it would be protected.”

At the beginning of the school year, all students at Sterling High School were able to get their hands on an 11-inch Apple MacBook Air. Students are able to use the

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They are allowed to add protection to their computers, as long as nothing is placed directly on the laptop surface.

Five weeks into the school year, Principal Jason Austin said the computers are working out really well.

He says tardies are down at

school, and students seem more eager to get to their next class.

“Kids are more engaged in class, and they are looking forward to using their devices,” Austin said. “The hallways empty out before class earlier than they did last year.”

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Retired astronaut Story Musgrave told his tale of how he went from growing up on a farm to having a 30-year career with NASA during a visit Friday with Sterling students. PAGE A3

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Iowa man arrested in road-rage stabbing Found in Morrison after incident in suburban Chicago

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Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Britni Shaw and Leon Ramos, both juniors at Sterling High School, look up at a large TV in their AP U.S. History class Wednesday. The two students are using their Apple MacBook Air laptops to create a newspaper. Beginning this school year, all students at the school were able to get their hands on an 11-inch laptop. TOP: Students are allowed to purchase cases for their laptops to personalize them.

Tech-savvy students share their knowledge

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

STERLING – Two local 20-year-olds want to help bring Sauk Valley residents into the 21st century.

“There have been countless times where we have met people that have a device but they don’t know how to use it,” said Nathan Fellows, one of the co-owners of Project Tech. “We will sit down with people and talk about how to use their device.”

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Project Tech is a new business serving residents and organizations in the Sauk Valley.

Its purpose is to help guide people, businesses and organizations through the world of technology.

The business is being run by Fellows, a 2012 graduate of Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com Rock Falls High School, and Photographer Horatio Nicoara shows photos he has taken to Dillon Schuneman, a 2012 graduate of Sterling High Dillon Schuneman and Nathan Fellows of Project Tech while they work with Home of Hope in Dixon. Schuneman is a 2012 School. graduate of Sterling High School, and Fellows gradated from TECH CONTINUED ON A9 Rock Falls High School the same year.

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MORRISON – A 45-year-old Iowa man who, police say, stabbed another man in a fit of road rage Wednesday in suburban Chicago was later arrested in Morrison by Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deput i e s , t h e L a k e Scott Allen County Sheriff’s Schultz Office said Friday in a news release.

Scott Allen Schultz, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, fled after road rage sparked a fistfight between him and another driver, police said. The incident happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the area of state Route 12 and Volo Village Road in Volo.

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MORRISON – An investigation into what happened when a Whiteside County Sheriff’s deputy fired his gun at a civilian’s car during a car chase has been closed by the Illinois State Police and handed to the state’s attorney, Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi said.

The deputy was placed on administrative leave after the incident, which

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DIXON – Galena Avenue will be reduced to one northbound lane for a few days next week as the downtown streetscape project continues into its 19th week. A busy week of work is planned.

Here is a summary of work planned, as reported by project engineers: Sidewalk ramps on the east side of the intersection of Galena and First Street will be removed and reinstalled, causing the northbound lane reduction for 2 or 3 days.

On First Street, between Galena and Otta-

wa avenues, pavement on the west half will be poured after the pavement on the east half of the block passes strength tests. This section was staged to allow access out of the FifthThird Bank drive-thru.

On First Street, between Peoria and Highland avenues, the removal of pavement in the eastbound lane and the curing of pavement in the westbound lane will close the road to traffic. The traffic detour will be maintained to South Second Street and then to Peoria or Galena avenue.

On First Street, between Peoria and Hennepin avenues, sidewalk

work and pavement installation is planned for the westbound lane.

Occasional daytime closures of the eastbound lane will allow debris removal and material delivery.

On Ottawa Avenue, from Second Street to First Street, brick pavers will be installed. Some parking stalls will be blocked during this work, but the street will remain open. Also on Ottawa, between First and River streets, crews will begin excavating the street for a new aggregate base.

Concrete walls will be installed on both sides of the street.

felon in possession of a firearm, a felony; possession of a firearm without a FOID card; obstructing/ resisting a peace officer; two counts of aggravated fleeing/eluding a peace officer; and reckless conduct.

He is in Whiteside County Jail on $500,000 bond.

Also arrested were two passengers in the car, Robert M. Patterson, 27, of Sterling, and Lavelle T. Sykes, 26, of Chicago.

Patterson is charged with obstructing/resisting a peace officer. Sykes is charged with obstructing/resisting a peace officer.

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In April, the Dixon City Council awarded a contract for the streetscape work to Fischer Excavating Inc., of Freeport, for nearly $5.8 million, a portion of which will be paid for by KSB Hospital for work to a parking lot off Ottawa Avenue.

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STERLING | A VISITOR FROM SPACE

Astronaut urges kids to reach for the sky Musgrave tells of his path from the farm to career with NASA

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

STERLING – Retired astronaut Story Musgrave wants students at Challand Middle School to design a life for themselves one step at a time. “It’s one little step at a time, and it’s what you will do tomorrow,� Musgrave said. “You say, Who am I today, what is my skill set, what do I have in life, and what will I do tomorrow?�

Musgrave helped to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, became only the second astronaut to fly six space missions, and performed the first spacewalk on Space Shuttle Challenger’s first flight. On Friday morning, he spent about an hour speaking with students from Challand Middle School at Centennial Auditorum in Sterling High School.

He also spoke to Sterling High School students Friday afternoon.

Musgrave, 79, kept the students and staff intrigued with the tale of his transformation from farm boy to NASA astronaut – while accumulating seven graduate degrees along the way.

Musgrave never finished high school – he joined the Marines before graduating and went to Korea, where he was an aircraft electrician and an engine mechanic.

He now has graduate degrees in math, computers, chemistry, medicine, physiology, literature and psychology. He also has been awarded 20 honorary doctorates. He was a part-time trauma surgeon during his 30-year career with NASA. Musgrave credits his successes to his upbringing. He used a PowerPoint presentation to show the students photos of him, as a young man, working on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

At 10, Musgrave was driving and repairing trucks and combines. “I’m a man of child labor and a teenage Marine,�

Musgrave said more than once during the presentation. “That is how I got what I got – by working with what I had and getting the job done.�

When the Korean War ended, Musgrave needed a new career path.

Because of the G.I. Bill, he was able to attend Syracuse University. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves, where he drove and repaired tanks.

His intelligence and curiosity propelled him through medical school at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Because he was so curious about how the brain worked, Musgrave studied nerve physiology, which later led to a job as a part-time trauma surgeon.

Musgrave’s search for a career path, coupled with his interest in science, led him to NASA. He began as a maintenance test pilot, because he was the only scientist who also had airplane repair experience. “I got that job with NASA because I’m a certified airplane mechanic,� Musgrave said. “The message I’m giving you is, Do the best you can.

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Plenty of space Former astronaut Story Musgrave will give a presentation to the public at 7 p.m. today at #ENTENNIAL !UDITORIUM in Sterling High School, &OURTH !VE The event will be free and open to the public.

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Do what you want, and it will matter in life.�

Among his NASA achievements were performing the first shuttle spacewalk on Challenger’s initial flight, piloting an astronomy mission, conducting two classified Department of Defense missions, and being the lead spacewalker on the repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. “Things happen in life that are unexpected, but if you are ready, you are going to catch it because you are there,� Musgrave said. “Get on the playing field, and get ready.�

Students appreciated his message of the merits of hard work and determination. He received a standing ovation at the end of his presentation. “I thought his presentation was really, really cool,� said Kaden Root, an 11-year-old sixth-

ABOVE: Story Musgrave, who joined NASA in 1967 and was an astronaut until he retired in 1997, talks to students from Challand Middle School on Friday morning at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School.

Musgrave urged students to plan, work hard, and be determined to succeed. RIGHT: Students gave Musgrave a standing ovation when he finished his presentation. “I love science and everything about it, so it was great to hear him speak, said Challand Middle School sixthgrader Kaden Root. grader at Challand. “I love science and everything about it, so it was great to hear him speak.�

Aaron Ackland, a 13-year-old eighth-grader, also was impressed. “I thought it was very interesting,� Ackland said. “It’s interesting how he has been in space and how he flew the different airplanes.�

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To everyone that came out on July 13th to the benefit in honor of Penny. All of the support shown from the numerous volunteers, the people who made monetary donations, as well as all the friends, family, and local businesses, who donated various items for auction is sincerely appreciated. We would also like to offer a special thank you to the incredibly amazing men and women of Verifacts, Chris Mitchell, Amy Regan & Jen Dace for putting the entire benefit together as well as for being such an outstanding support group for Penny. It gives our family such a great sense of love knowing that everyone came together to honor and carry on the memory of the amazing woman we have lost. Our family will always be so grateful to the community and our extraordinary friends and family for making “Team Penny� what it is today.

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OBITUARIES Wyman W. ‘Skip’ Vinson ROCK FALLS – Wyman W. “Skip� Vinson, 62, of Rock Falls, died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at his home.

Skip was born Oct. 17, 1951, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, the son of Eddie and Lola (Collins) Vinson.

He was a local musical celebrity for 47 years and a carpet installer.

Survivors include his loving companion of 6 years, Bonnie Bertolozzi; two sons, Wyman “Skip�

(Angie) Vinson II of Box Elder, South Dakota, and Seth Vinson of Morrison; three sisters, Alice Gaines of McKinney, Texas, and Sue (Don) Clark and Mattie (David) Jacobs, both of Sterling; and four grandchildren, Mackenzie, Matthew,

Noah, and Sarah Vinson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Paul, James, and Eddie “Bud� Vinson; and three sisters, Sally Hartman, Anne Ceplina, and Pat “Nan�

Marks.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. A celebration of his life and dinner will be at 4 p.m.

Monday at Rock Falls Eagles Club of Friends of Eagles, 321 W. Second St. Cremation rites have been accorded.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Glenn F. Hoffman STERLING – Glenn Frederick Hoffman, 94, of Sterling, passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at his home.

Glenn was born Nov. 30, 1919, in Battle Creek, Iowa, to Frederick and Hannah (Sengelman) Hoffman. He attended elementary school in Iowa, and graduated from high school in Mountain Grove, Missouri, where his family moved in 1936. While in high school, he was a member of several choirs, including a quartet which performed often on a local radio station. In 1939, Glenn moved to Sterling to seek employment. He worked in the area in various jobs, including Green River Ordnance, before World War II. When war broke out, he joined the Merchant Marines.

After the war, Glenn married Garnett Kosier of Sterling on Oct. 27, 1946, at First Baptist Church in Sterling.

Glenn and Garnett raised three children.

Garnett passed away June 14, 2000. In 1949, Glenn joined General Electric Co.’s Morrison facility, and worked there 35 years as a manufacturing engineer. He retired on Dec. 31, 1894.

He was a self-taught musician, and played

several instruments, including guitar, accordion, piano, and organ.

He also was interested in carpentry and antique automobile restoration.

His restored automobiles took several trophies in local competitions. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Sterling, and the Rock River Restorers Club.

Survivors include his three sons, Frederick (Pamela) Hoffman of West Bloomfield, Michigan, Steven (Barb) Hoffman of Muscatine, Iowa, and James (Nancy) Hoffman of West Branch, Iowa; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Glenn also was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Henry, Clifford, Ferne, Clifford, Ruth, and Eunice.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday and the funeral at 3 p.m.

Sunday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling, with the Rev. John Kermott, pastor of First Baptist Church in Sterling, officiating.

Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church in Sterling in memory of his loving wife, Garnett Kosier Hoffman.

Betty Buzzard DIXON – Betty Buzzard, 83, of Dixon, died Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at her home.

Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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Marilyn Berry OTTUMWA, Iowa – Marilyn Lucille Carlson Berry, 90, passed away to be with her Lord at 10:03 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa.

Marilyn was born April 21, 1924, in Yorktown, to her parents, Esther and Carl F. Carlson, who emigrated from Smaland, Sweden. Her mother first worked at Donaldson’s restaurant in Minneapolis as a waitress, and later as a housewife. Her father was a carpenter, and later became a foreman of a construction company that built churches throughout the Midwest. Two of them were Congregational, built in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and in 1919, in Prophetstown, where the Carlsons’ first child, Arthur, was born. Carl was injured during the construction of the last church and moved to Yorktown. There, he was employed at the Yorktown Grain Elevator, and Marilyn was born and a son was stillborn.

In the late 1920s, the family moved to Manlius, where Carl was manager of Manlius Grain and Coal Co. for more than 30 years, and his and Esther’s last child, James, was born. Marilyn attended grade and high school in Manlius, and was the Class of 1942 valedictorian. She loved school, especially singing and tennis. During World War II, Marilyn was employed at the Rock Island Arsenal.

After World War II, she became employed with Palmer Chiropractic School, where she met her husband, Dr. James A. Berry. They married on May 11, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius. After her husband’s graduation, they moved to Indianapolis, where Jim enrolled for graduate studies and Marilyn studied with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. In 1949, they moved to Hedrick, Iowa, where Jim began his chiropractic practice which he and Marilyn operated for more than 50 years.

In 2000, they moved to Fall River, Wisconsin, to be near their only child, Susan. After Susan’s death in 2008, they moved back to Ottumwa. Marilyn was a graduate of Ottumwa Heights College and William Penn College, and taught English and French at Sigourney, Hedrick, and Pekin High schools.

Marilyn was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hedrick, and later attended First Lutheran and St. Paul in Ottumwa. She was involved in the wom-

en’s groups, youth and teaching classes. She sang in church choirs and community choirs, and was a soloist for many funerals. She also was an alto soloist for Handel’s Messiah in Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. She was a member of the Fort Smith Players, and organized the musical trio “The Three Seniors.� Marilyn volunteered at the Hedrick Library, served on the Hedrick Community School Board, and was the first woman to serve on the Hedrick City Council. She was the owner of Le Gift Shop in Hedrick, and opened the Centennial House, where she entertained many guests. She was active on the Hedrick Community Betterment Committee, and served on the Ottumwa Area Arts Council and the Keokuk County Arts Council. She initiated and volunteered at the Hedrick Senior Meal Site, and was a supporter of Carl Craft Civic Center. Marilyn presented music programs and shared her hats throughout the state. While in Wisconsin, she trained to become “Hattie the Clown,� who entertained children of all ages.

She enjoyed traveling throughout the states and Europe, preparing French meals, serving Swedish pancakes, and decorating her home and yard with seasonal accents. While living at Prairie Hills in Ottumwa, Marilyn enjoyed decorating her porch according to the season.

Surviving is her brother, Jim Carlson of Rockford; four nieces, Hilary Carlson, Deborah Dorbad, Jane Scales, and Jeanine Scott; and three nephews, Randall Carlson, Allen Carlson, and James Berry.

She was preceded in death by her husband on April 14, 2010; their daughter, Susan Kleinfeldt; a brother, Arthur Carlson; and a nephew, Patrick James Carlson.

Visitation was Friday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa, and the funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ron Barnett officiating. Local family visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Manlius. Visitation also will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Monday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius, and the local funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Brenda Lovick officiating. Burial will be at Manlius Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Evangelical Church in Manlius.

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The injured man was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. His condition and identity were unavailable Friday.

Schultz has been charged with aggravated battery by use of a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily

harm, and aggravated battery upon a public roadway.

His bond was set at $25,000. He is due in court Oct. 6.

The fight left Schultz with a cut and bruises around his right eye, wounds that can be seen in a mug shot sent by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

During the fight, police said, Schultz stabbed the other driver in one

leg. The stab wounds required police to control the bleeding until paramedics arrived.

A statewide alert was released to police agencies along the suspected path of Schultz’s vehicle;

In Memory of

Janet L. Ludwig Nov. 13, 1937-Sept. 21, 2000

he was arrested about midnight Wednesday and held by Whiteside County deputies in Morrison, about 120 miles from Volo. Lake County sheriff’s personnel then came to arrest him.

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Larry N. Schryver F R A N K L I N GROVE – Larry N. Schryver, 69, of Franklin Grove, died Wednesday, Sept.

17, 2014, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

After his military enlistment, he worked briefly at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, then worked at Daubert Coated Products (Loparex) for 40 years from 1968 until it closed in 2008. For the last 4 years, he worked at Crest Foods in Ashton.

Larry was born Nov. 25, 1944, in Sterling, the son of Leo and Marie (Winkey) Schryver. He graduated in 1962 from Milledgeville High School. He served in the Navy from 1963 to 1967. Larry married Mary E. Lubbs on May 7, 1971, in Milledgeville. He was a member of United Methodist Church of Franklin Grove, and a life member of Polo Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. He also was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears

fan, and loved to garden.

Survivors include his wife, Mary of Franklin Grove; one daughter, Teresa Schryver of DeKalb; one sister, Ruth (William) Borth of Milledgeville; three brothers, Ames Schryver of Polo, Merle (Carol) Schryver of Emerson, and Harold (Sandra) Schryver of Shannon.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister-in-law, June Schryver.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The funeral will be at 10 a.m.

Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial with full military graveside honors will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Anne Dinges LAMOILLE – Anne Dinges, 77, of LaMoille, died Wednesday, Sept.

17, 2014, at Mendota Community Hospital.

She was born June 8, 1937, in LaMoille, to Edward “Kelly� and Priscilla “Perr� (Fry) Beattie. She graduated in 1956 from LaMoille High School. She married Bernie Dinges on July 18, 1959, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Sublette. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Arlington. She was employed for a number of years by HarperWyman in Princeton.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Craig Dinges of LaMoille and Terry Dinges of Ladd; three grandchildren, Visit Sauk Valley Media’s website at saukvalley.com

Mason McCance, Katie Dinges, and Melinda Dinges; and two brothers, Joe (Fran) Beattie and Bruce (Nancy) Beattie, both of LaMoille.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Carmen Beattie.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Merritt Funeral Home in Mendota. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Church in Cherry, with the Rev. Patrick Fixsen officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery north of LaMoille.

Memorials may be made to LaMoille Ambulance Service and St. Patrick Church in Arlington.

Marvin Harms 9/21/25 - 12/22/13 Your first birthday in Heaven. I bet it’s so nice up in Heaven since you arrived.

Here on earth there’s an emptiness. You are missed and loved so much.

Sadly Missed, Never Forgotten Loving Husband, Son Scott & Family

Joan,Dennis,Scott, Shawn,Shannon P.S.Give Mom (Grandma) and Jennifer a hug for us.

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Other than a couple of issues with sound, Austin reported no major problems.

Although the computers are lent to the students at no charge, families are being asked to pay $50 per school year for insurance, which covers theft, burglary, accidental damage, vandalism, fire and natural disasters.

Students who choose not to pay the $50 will be responsible for the full cost of any damages, up to $1,003, the cost of each computer.

If the computers are damaged because of negligence or irresponsible behavior, families will have to replace them, regardless of the insurance.

Pornography and social media sites will be blocked by the web-filtering system iBoss.

Students are not punished for sites they visit at home. “iBoss will scan the kids’ search history,�

Austin said. “If there are a bunch of red flags, we are not going to punish a child for what they did at home. We will just let parents know.�

Teachers at Sterling High School are able to use the computers as a tool in their classrooms. They received their MacBooks in the spring of 2013. “We can use technology to supplement what we are doing instead of having to go to a computer lab or somewhere

Alexis Rivera puts lesson plans online so students in his pre-calculus class can study away from the classroom. The math department at Sterling High School also received a iPad to use to turn a TV in the classroom into a smartboard. else,� said Liz Engstrom, an English teacher. “If students want to look up something, they know they can get their computers out and just do it.

They just have so much information right here, which is nice.�

Engstrom also said the students have been really good with their computers. “They have not abused their privileges,� she said.

Alexis Rivera, a pre-calculus teacher at the high school, uses computers to make videos of himself for the students. Because of that, students are able to learn about pre-calculus at home. “I make videos of myself, explain the lesson, and the students listen to it and take notes from home,� he said. “They come back here and they start working on the assignments.�

On Wednesday, the students were split into small groups. They were able to work on the assignments

while Rivera was available to help them. “Instead of the students doing the assignments at home and figuring out how to do it, they have three people in their groups helping them, and they have a teacher in the classroom,� Rivera said. “They view the videos online from home, and they do their homework in the classroom.�

Students also said having a computer is a benefit in the classroom. “A lot of times, the teachers put the class notes online,� Shaw said. “We can go back through them if we have questions.�

Evan Reiley, a 16-yearold junior at the school, said he can do his homework without having to use the computer lab. “It definitely makes projects easier,� he said. “Most of our assignments are web based, and if you have Internet access, you are able to locate what you need to know about

the assignment.�

Austin said computers that had been in the computer labs have been recycled for use in elementary schools.

Pedro Gallardo, also a 16-year-old junior, said the computers benefit students who do not have a computer at home. “Some people don’t

have computer access at home,� he said, “and now that we have computers, we are able to work on projects at home and here.�

EVERYONE HAS A REASON

TO END ALZHEIMER’S

Saturday, Sept. 27 Lowell Park, Dixon

IN BRIEF Army secretary to visit Rock Island Arsenal

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Joel Penne uses an Apple laptop to send his lesson plan to the Apple TV in his statistics in sports class at Sterling High School.

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EDITORIAL

Bossy lawmakers pile on school mandates B

ad habits are hard to break. Actions by the Illinois General Assembly prove the point.

For years, legislators have had the bad habit of approving laws that require school districts across the state to add programs and services, or do things differently than before.

However, lawmakers fail to include extra cash for schools to pay for the newly mandated programs and services, hence the term “unfunded mandates.�

A look at unfunded mandates handed down by the Legislature in recent years isn’t pretty.

The average number of unfunded mandates each

year since 2007? Twentyseven.

The high-water mark was in 2011 when 46 unfunded mandates were promulgated. (Lawmakers must have felt particularly bossy that year.)

The next highest number was 42 in 2007.

As school districts opened their fall semesters last month, they were confronted with at least 24 new mandates that legislators saw fit to approve, and the governor saw fit to sign into law.

The unfunded mandates keep piling up even as the state fails to pay its full share of state aid to school districts. For several years, the state has prorated its payments

What we think

Designate the first Monday in October as Just because the Illinois Legislature doesn’t Bring Parents to School Day. balance its own budget doesn’t mean it Some unfunded manshould force budget imbalances on school dates are good ideas, but without an infusion districts. Unfunded mandates, some of of cash to carry them which are good ideas, still create budgetary out, the process inspires little enthusiasm in local stress and need to be curbed. schools.

Four years ago, an effort at the rate of 89 percent, Among the new manwas made in the Legismeaning districts have dates this year, as comreceived 89 cents on the piled by the Illinois State- lature to allow school districts to opt out of dollar for all state fundwide School Managefuture unfunded state ing that they should ment Alliance: mandates, but it failed to receive.

Train students how become law.

That puts serious stress to use external defibrilBut former state Rep. on school budgets, leavlators. ing school administraPractice how to evac- Jerry Mitchell’s bill contors, teachers, and board uate schools in the event tained the germ of an members to grumble of shooting emergencies. idea that could be taken about the injustice of Provide training every further.

We would like to see being forced by the state 5 years for school persona connection made to do more with less nel who are required to between unfunded manmoney. report child abuse.

dates and full funding of school districts.

Let bossy legislators continue to approve unfunded mandates willy-nilly, but also let school districts opt out of them in years when the state fails to fully fund the money it owes to local schools.

When legislators finally comprehend that their ideas won’t go anywhere without providing full state aid to schools, perhaps they will act to raise that funding from 89 percent to 100 percent.

Maybe lawmakers can’t be broken of the unfunded-mandates habit.

But starting the good habit of paying state aid in full might be an acceptable substitute.

THE READER’S VOICE

More control needed for safer streets in Dixon JOHN VAN DYKE Harmon

It happens all over town.

I would like to plead to the Dixon Police Department to start pulling people over when they are talking on their cell phones in and out of school zones, running red lights, not stopping at stop signs, and going the wrong way on a street.

I see people all over town talking on their cell phones while driving, and drivers not paying attention to traffic signals or stop signs.

On Sept. 14, we saw a lady go out of Walmart where there is a right turn only; she turned left, drove all the way up to the light going south on the northbound lane, then moved over to the southbound lane; and down where First Street is blocked off, and you have to use the alley, people were going down that street the wrong way.

Election letters reminder The maximum length for letters to the editor endorsing candidates or discussing issues regarding the Nov. 4 general election is 200 words.

Letter writers may not endorse the same candidate or issue more than once.

The submission deadline is noon Oct. 28.

I think it is time that we have patrolling of the Dixon city streets and start writing tickets so this will stop before someone gets killed. Don’t get me wrong, it is good to be nice to people, but it is time to put the foot down.

It seems that the people committing these acts feel that the Dixon police are not going to stop anyone and do as they feel.

It used to be that people were scared of the police when they were seen.

Now all they do is do as

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

Disappointed in Bustos’ vote on waterways

they please. Also, back in the day when you saw a police officer on school grounds, the kids would behave; now they couldn’t care less.

WOUTER HAMMINK It is time to take control Chicago back and make our streets safer. There needs to be a Your Sept. 10 online handle on this before the article “Industry to seek worst comes knocking on changes in ‘fracking’ our doorstep. rules� highlights a major

threat to Illinois’ waterways, but fracking isn’t the only danger to the Rock River.

Unfortunately, it seems that Congress, including U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, is doing everything it can to put our waterways in jeopardy.

Congress just voted to bar the U.S. Environmen-

tal Protection Agency from restoring protections of the Clean Water Act to more than half of the nation’s rivers and streams, including 56 percent of Illinois’ rivers, left in limbo for nearly a decade after a pair of Supreme Court decisions created a loophole in the law.

EPA has proposed a rule to close this loophole and again safeguard, under federal law, the state’s smaller headwaters and streams.

Thousands of Illinoisans have already commented in favor of the rule, but polluters have waged a bitter fight against it.

So, instead of siding with our local waters, like the Mississippi and Rock rivers and the Illinoisans who love to fish and boat in them, Congress and Rep. Bustos, on Sept. 9, sided with the polluters.

That’s a real disappointment.

Note to readers: Wouter Hammink is campaign organizer for Environmental Illinois.

BEHIND THE READER’S VOICE | TOM SLOTHOWER Note to readers: This is the second in a series of question-and-answer features about people who frequently write letters to the editor to Sauk Valley Media.

and a little 6-year-old great-granddaughter.

I’ve earned two degrees from NIU in DeKalb, which prepared me to enjoy 30 happy years teaching children at Morrison.

Name: Tom Slothower Music is my hobby.

City: Sterling When I retired in 2000, I Age: 81 bought a used trombone How long have you and taught myself how been a letter writer? to play. I sing and also 42 years, since 1972. play the horn with a big Favorite topics: 18-piece band headquarNone, because I write tered in Amboy. when events or people’s How would you behaviors motivate me to describe yourself? want to write.

I am a serious Christian, Most memorable reacand I always want to be tion to one of your leta good husband, father, ters: and grandfather. I love I get phone calls and/ children. I’m concerned or letters and comments about the future of Amerfrom friends who share a ica ever growing darker, like-minded viewpoint.

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com and that’s often why I Which other letter writ- Tom Slothower of Sterling describes his life as “one-third being in the Air Force, write letters to the editor. ers do you enjoy readthe next third being a teacher, and the last third playing music.� Slothower has I fear for my children and ing? their children’s future. written letters to the editor for more than 40 years.

I always read the editoPeople you admire: rial page of the Gazette I have always admired field politicians. A Dixon your family, education, Todd is a band director first because I like to read resident named Anschutz career, hobbies: and skilled jazz trombon- Peter Dillon. I admire people’s comments. I used to really “sock it to I have been married ist, and Glenn works as a Franklin Graham of particularly like Rich Mill- ’em,� which amused me.

Samaritan’s Purse since 1957. We have two correctional officer. We er’s column about SpringTell us a little about sons, Todd and Glenn. have five granddaughters because of their world-

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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.

“Investigative journalism is not about following methodology. It is about following instincts. In either case, the result should be the same.�

Maria Angelica Correa, Venezuelan investigative journalist, 2006

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wide charitable work for all people in need.

Favorite saying: How do you like them apples?

Best advice ever given you: Jim Bruno, Gazette employee, now deceased, one day advised me, “Tom, make good decisions.�

Advice for local, state and/or national government, in a nutshell: Beware of enabling your power to “go to your head,� such that you become insensitive, disrespectful, contemptuous of the people who elected you. Power does corrupt even the best of men.

Additional comments: While I am proud to have been a teacher, I also am quite proud and honored to have been an Air Force cryptographer with a top-secret clearance.

I was entrusted with military and national secrets, which I encoded and decoded to be sent around the world.

3HARE YOUR OPINIONS Mail: The Reader’s Voice Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498 Sterling, IL 61081 Email: letters@saukvalley.com Fax: 815-625-9390 Website: Visit www.saukvalley.com Policy: Letters are to be no more than 300 words and must include the writer’s name, town and daytime telephone number, which we call to verify authorship. Individuals may write up to 12 letters a year.

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SECOND OPINION

In reporting the news, start with the new W

hat’s new?

Newspaper people ask that question a lot.

We have to, of course, because we don’t know anything more than anybody else – until someone tells us.

So we count on sources, official and unofficial, to give us the scoop, fill us in, spill the beans.

Of the many things we’ve heard lately, here are a few that might interest you.

ALMOST NOBODY – AS in hardly anybody – has called or written to complain about the change in our online edition.

No calls. A couple of comments posted online.

In case you haven’t heard ... our once-free website content is not free anymore. The change occurred this past week.

Readers who subscribe to the print edition of the Telegraph or Daily Gazette get online access for free.

But non-subscribers will have to pay if they want to do much reading at saukvalley.com.

For now, the first 10 articles during a 30-day period are available at no cost.

Starting with No. 11, an online subscription will be required.

Operators standing by.

WHEN THIS EDITOR arrived at Sauk Valley Media more than 6 years ago, our website content was available for free.

Then it wasn’t.

Then it was.

Now it isn’t.

Newspapers have been working for a couple of decades to find a new business model to replace the one we’ve been using for the past 181 years.

We haven’t perfected it yet, but we’ve concluded that it cannot involve giving away the product for nothing.

That just can’t work

larryLOUGH Larry Lough is executive editor of Sauk Valley Media.

Contact him via email at llough@ saukvalley. com.

when the content cannot be produced for nothing.

Readers – in print and online – see value in their newspaper’s reporting.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t read it.

To ensure we can continue to produce an award-winning newspaper, digital readers will have to pay just as print readers always have.

First month, only 99 cents.

SOME READERS OF our online content might choose to quit reading rather than pay for the content.

But probably not many.

People read this newspaper – and its website – for the comprehensive package of local news and information they cannot get anywhere else: local government news, obituaries, high school sports, crime reports, community events, and more – not to mention the advertising of goods and services they regularly use.

They read because they need or want that information, so giving it up cannot be easy.

The website is usually updated several times a day, so the online package is more extensive and current than ever.

Compared to what you have to pay for a cup of coffee these days, the price of a newspaper is pretty reasonable.

But then, if you’re reading this, you already know that.

Thanks for reading.

COMICS READERS Alert!

As of Oct. 18, the strip “Freshly Squeezed” will no longer be available.

According to Universal Uclick, the group that syndicates the strip, artist Ed Stein is retiring that daily comic.

So, we’re on the lookout for a replacement.

If you have any ideas, pass them along to the editor.

“Freshly Squeezed” is a family-centered feature, although not exactly a traditional family – a couple raising two young children while also providing a home for her retired parents.

So, non-traditional is fine. It’s almost the new traditional.

Suggestions, please.

ANOTHER FORMER Dixon resident has qualified for a profile in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia.

Joining the ranks of the

famous (Ronald Reagan, Charles Walgreen) is the infamous Rita Crundwell, former city comptroller of Dixon.

Perpetrating the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history will earn such notoriety.

Ms. Crundwell – known by the federal Bureau of Prisons as inmate No. 44540-424 – has an extensive entry on Wikipedia.

In addition to several source citations from Sauk Valley Media, Ms. Crundwell’s story is told through reports from the Chicago Tribune, Forbes magazine, and Reuters, an international news service, among others.

Biographical details include her present home (Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca, Minnesota) and projected date of release (March 5, 2030).

Updates to her Wikipedia profile are likely to be limited until then.

with it, you may enjoy a visit. I purchased farm fresh eggs, strawberry jam, a small quiche, and fresh bread. In that small space, there was a good deal more to buy, but I needed to return to work, and I do not need the extra body weight.

On leaving, I noticed that the Fiesta parade was just about to begin. The weather was spectacular, and I am not one to pass up a good parade. I quickly returned to work, locked up, and returned to what turned out to be a really nice event.

Later in the afternoon, I went to the concerts at Sauk Valley Community College. They were held on the south lawn, between the school and the Rock River. Most residents are

unfamiliar with this site because it is almost completely hidden by the school building, but it is a most congenial setting.

The Dixon and Sterling municipal bands played.

Interspersed between them was a very good solo guitarist. Later in the evening, the area’s jazz band played and twice featured a very good vocalist.

On Sunday, I went to the Grand Detour arts festival. They do a very nice job. Most of the exhibitors have a lot more to offer than the so-oftenfound typical crafts, and the setting of John Deere’s homestead cannot be beaten.

All of this, I feel, was first-rate, and it was all in the Sauk Valley. Imagine that.

THE READER’S VOICE

Use gaming to fund foundation to aid all of city PHILLIP LEFEVRE Bennington, Vermont

I recently read that Dixon is considering how to use the approximately $180,000 in revenue the community is receiving from video gaming. That money could be used to help the entire community, if it’s used to create a Dixon Foundation.

Other communities have set up foundations with great success.

For example, let’s say the Petunia Festival wants to make the fireworks bigger and better. They’d fill out an application seeking, maybe, $10,000. That

application would then go to the Dixon Foundation Board (appointed by the mayor). The board would then either accept or reject the proposal.

Another example: Let’s say the Loveland Center wants to bring in a wonderful art exhibit. They’d complete the application requesting $7,000.

Again, the proposal would go before the board for approval.

Finally, let’s say an artist from Chicago wants to come to Dixon to put in a studio. He or she could fill out an application requesting $15,000 in seed money. Again, the board would decide.

Community clubs, nonprofits, businesses, Dixon Tourism, individuals with a plan that would be great

for the entire community, and organizations dealing with youth could all benefit from a Dixon Foundation. It would be a shame if $180,000 a year went to benefit just one organization.

This would be a tremendous way to help many sectors of Dixon, and not have this revenue go to just one cause but to many, many causes.

For the first years in operation, the board should put a cap of, like, $50,000 a year until the foundation fund reaches $500,000.

Why help one organization or effort when you have the chance to help many?

Using the gaming revenue to set up a Dixon Foundation is community

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minded and fair, and will help bring amazing things and projects to benefit the entire city. I truly hope the city considers this idea.

A wonderful weekend in the Sauk Valley TONY VALENTINO Rock Falls

Not to be presumptuous, but I trust that you had a good weekend [Sept. 13-14]; I did.

Saturday I first went to work. I really love what I do so that was a good start. In between errands, bank and post office, I stopped at the Sterling Farmers Market. It is consistently good.

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FULTON – We’ve all heard the story before, and it goes something like this: Small towns are slowly dying, and often the most visible of symptoms are the vacant downtown storefronts and sparse foot traffic.

Some residents and business owners in Fulton are determined for the story of their community to have a different, happier ending.

To observe their level of success, one has only to make a stop at Krumpets during the lunch hour – and be prepared for a possible wait to find a seat. “Nuts� is how owner Renee Holmes describes her busy first year on the Illinois side of the river. “I haven’t been home since November.�

After 8½ years in Clinton, Iowa, Holmes was lured to Fulton through a concerted effort by Wendy Ottens, the owner of neighboring business Sweet Woodruff, the Fulton Retail Development Group (FRDG), led by President Charles Dykstra, and others.

The building at 1016 Fourth St., which houses

Krumpets, is owned by FRDG, a for-profit corporation formed in 2003, explained vice president Ed Kolk. The group is made up of more than 50 shareholders whose money is pooled and used to buy and renovate properties in downtown Fulton, which are later sold or rented to lucrative businesses like Krumpets.

The Krumpets building is the third such project for FRDG, which also owns the old theater building that is rented to Great River Gymnastics.

The group’s efforts, combined with tax breaks available because much of the downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, investment by individual business owners into their own properties, and effective efforts to promote local tourism, have resulted in a thriving downtown with a bit of a bootstrap culture. “If you look at our downtown, until recently we could boast that all our storefronts were occupied,� City Administrator Ed Cannon said.

The vacancy is at the former home of the Golden Wok Chinese restaurant at 1109 Fourth St., another FRDG success story. The group purchased the property in 2004, renovated it, and rented it out for a time.

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Wendy Ottens, the owner of the Sweet Woodruff Gift Shop in Fulton, is a member of the Fulton Retail Development Group that has been working to bring economic development to the city’s downtown. Her shop sells a variety of gifts, decorations, jewelry and artwork.

Liang, California natives who moved back there this summer, putting the property on the market. “We definitely know from the success of Krumpets that there is a need and a demand for dining in our downtown,� Cannon said. “A lot of our municipal dollars goes to tourism, and visitors want to get more of a full experience with dining and shops, and more than just the windmill.�

Although no longer the owners of the building, the FRDG is helping to find another restaurant to add to the harmonious mix of

businesses in the area.

Whoever they turn out to be, the newcomers will find themselves surrounded by neighbors who are supportive of one another’s businesses. “There’s a camaraderie down here,� Ottens said. “Different people come [to downtown Fulton] for different reasons. We’re small but diverse, with flower shops, the quilting store, the antique shops,

and Words of Wisdom.�

Located directly across 11th Avenue from one another, Sweet Woodruff, a boutique that offers an assortment of items from jewelry to home decor and accessories, and Krumpets “complement one another absolutely perfectly,� Ottens said.

After restoring the original 12-foot tin ceiling and refinishing the original maple floor, Sweet

Woodruff essentially doubled its size last year with the opening of the north half of the building – an expansion that also gained Ottens a cornerstorefront. “I love the building almost as much as the products we put inside it,�

Ottens said. The increased floor space made room for increased product lines, and, “now you can walk around with your elbows out and not knock anything off the shelves.�

Holmes still sees many of her Clinton customers, but has gained countless more from Morrison, Erie, Cordova, Sterling and elsewhere.

Some of this success is attributable to the extensive tourism efforts. “They do an amazing job marketing the community,� Holmes said.

Positive word of mouth has undoubtedly played a role as well. “Absolutely everything is made from scratch,� said Holmes, explaining that it’s important to her for Krumpets to offer only the kind of “real food� she prefers for herself and her own family. “Everything we use we have worked through the market to find the best quality, and people who stand by their products.�

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“Through our time at United Way and my work with The Medicine Shoppe, along with groups like Giving Power to Adolescents, we’ve met community members from local businesses and organizations,�

Schuneman said. “Because of this, Nathan and I have plenty of experience working with businesses in the Sauk Valley area.�

The two young adults say they have used technology their whole lives.

Project Tech has two components: tech teaching and modern marketing.

With tech teaching, Fellows and Schuneman sit down with individuals who want to learn more about their personal devices. “During our first visit, we will determine a person’s present knowledge and form a plan based on where they are and what they want to accomplish,� Fellows said. “Throughout each session, we will lay out a plan that will fit the person’s needs, wants and expectations.�

Fellows, the son of Lane and Elaine Fellows, said Project Tech charges between $25 and $35 an hour, depending on how much is taught.

The young men have also developed modern marketing, which is geared toward helping businesses and organizations obtain a strong online presence through modern advertising. “Businesses who lay out a strong, detailed plan to advertise with social media find success,� Fellows said. “However, many businesses in the area do not have the knowledge, skill and time to devote toward creating a strong online presence.�

Fellows said it’s too hard to put a price tag on modern marketing services. “Businesses and organizations that will want our help have totally different needs and wants,� he said.

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Joan Padilla, executive director of Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, speaks with Dillon Schuneman (center) and Nathan Fellows of Project Tech while the two work to improve the digital presence of the Dixon facility. Schuneman and Fellows formed Project Tech to help businesses learn new technology and use social media for growth.

Get in touch Email Fellows and Schuneman at theProjectTech@ gmail.com for more information on Project Tech or to set up an appointment.

They can also be reached on Twitter @TheProject_Tech, and they can be found on Facebook by searching Project Tech. business for about 5 months.

Tech teaching has been in existence for about 5 months, and modern marketing has been around for only about a month.

The business will continue to be run by Fellows and Schuneman, who are roommates at Illinois State University. Fellows is majoring in marketing, and Schuneman is a finance major.

Despite being in their junior

year at ISU in downstate Normal, the two students have no problem running their business. “The good thing about technology is it knows no distance,�

Fellows said. “Whether I’m in the same town or hours away, we can still use modern marketing.�

Since they don’t have classes on Fridays, they are able to return to the area and help people with their devices on Fridays and on the weekend.

While people are waiting to visit the students, they can figure out what they want to do and figure out a plan. “When you can use your phone without always trying to figure everything out, it becomes less of a hassle and more of a convenient tool,� said Schuneman, the son of Dick and Jan Schuneman.

In terms of the modern marketing aspect of Project Tech,

the students are having no issues meeting with companies. “A lot of our modern marketing work is being done primarily with phone calls and emails,�

Fellows said. “I am sure there will come a time when we use video chatting like Skype. We just haven’t had the need for it yet.�

The students have been working out of the Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Schuneman said he and Fellows are excited to serve the Sauk Valley. “We’ll help create fresh content and strategic plans for business and organizations,�

Schuneman said. “We’ll help people use technology as a tool without getting frustrated. Our main goal is to put technology to work in order to bring our community into the 21st century.�

STERLING – A Sterling man was arrested Friday following a 6-month child pornography investigation.

Robert L. Swon, 27, was taken to Whiteside County Robert L. Jail on four Swon counts of possessing child pornography and one count of failure to register as a sex offender.

According to a news release from the Sterling Police Department, images of child pornography were found on his computer, apparently downloaded from the Internet.

Swon was convicted of possession of child pornography in Whiteside County in 2009.

According to court documents, in that incident, investigators found sexual photographs of a girl who appeared to be under the age of 5, as well as a video of a boy and girl having sex – both under the age of 16.

For that offense, as part of a plea deal, Swon was sentenced to 30 months of probation, in addition to the 180 days of jail time already served.

His bond has not yet been set.

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Quinn: If judge scraps law, no backup plan yet Governor awaits judicial ruling CHICAGO (AP) – Amid signals that Illinois’ pension overhaul could be found unconstitutional, Gov. Pat Quinn argued Friday that it makes no sense to develop a contingency plan.

The Chicago Democrat, who “fervently� believes the plan is constitutional, said in an Associated Press interview that he’d like to get feedback from the courts before proceeding despite Illinois’ urgent financial difficulties. “You don’t exactly help your position before the court if you say, ‘Well, I’ve got a Plan B out here, maybe you could take that instead,’ and it’s not even passed by the Legislature,� Quinn said. “That’s a very bad strategic position.�

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After years of debate, lawmakers approved a plan that cuts benefits for most employees and retirees aimed reducing the state’s massive unfunded Gov. Pat liability.

Quinn Unions sued over the law, saying it violates the Illinois Constitution.

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Scots’ next goal: Heal divide Scotland votes to stay in U.K. EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) – Following a long night that brought floods of relief for some and bitter disappointment for others, Scotland awoke with a hangover Friday after voting to reject independence.

Now, the task was to heal the divide – and use the energy the referendum unleashed to hold London politicians to promises of more powers for Scotland.

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In a statement from her Scottish home at Balmoral castle, the monarch said “despite the range of views that have been expressed, we have in common an enduring love of Scotland, which is one of the things that helps to unite us all.”

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More than a decade after spurning President George W. Bush’s war against Saddam Hussein, France on Friday became the first country to join U.S. forces pounding targets inside Iraq from the air in recent weeks – this time in pursuit of militants of the Islamic State group.

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An Iraqi military spokesman said dozens of extremist fighters were killed in the strikes. A French military official said a damage assessment had not been completed, while showing reporters aerial images of targets hit.

Officials said it was at a former military installation seized by the group.

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The Polo Marcos have been on a roll in 2014.

Friday, they met rival Milledgeville at home.

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SVM WEEKEND SPECIAL | EVOLVING OFFENSES IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

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Over the last decade, offensive schemes have changed throughout the Sauk Valley. While run-based offenses like the Wing-T were popular among successful teams in the 1980s and 1990s, the spread offense has become a staple of many programs over the last few years.

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he late Woody Hayes famously called his Ohio State offense “3 yards and a cloud of dust” back in the 1960s and 70s.

If ol’ Woody saw the offenses a lot of high school teams in Illinois run nowadays, he’d probably feel like punching

somebody out on the sidelines. That’s because the grind-it-out style of offense in a lot of places has gone the way of the dodo bird. They don’t exist, or have long been shelved for something more exotic.

Take, for instance, what has happened in Polo. For nearly half a century (19652010), three head coaches (Dwight Sellers, Wade Winekauf and Ted Alston) used a run-heavy offense that featured speedy halfbacks, bruising fullbacks, and in some years, if they were fortu-

nate, both, running behind mostly massive offensive lines.

The results were generally good, with winning records in 29 of those seasons.

The Marcos, however, have changed their stripes under fourth-year head coach Andrew Hofer. He installed a spread offense in his first year on the job, and there were growing pains in going 1-8.

“I think people were excited about it,” Hofer said, “but we didn’t necessarily have the personnel yet to be

able to do everything we wanted to do.”

The Marcos improved to 3-6 2 years ago and 4-5 last year, and appear ready to take another big leap.

A junior class that lost just one game as underclassmen fits what Hofer wants to do to a tee. It’s flush with explosive athletes, but short on the beefy, immobile linemen up front who were better suited as road graders.

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Huskies testing SEC waters Northern Illinois excited to get chance to play at Arkansas

BY STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com

Happy on road

The music was blasting at Northern Illinois practice this week.

The Huskies were doing their best to try and simulate the atmosphere at Donald W. Reynolds Stadium down in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Huskies will take on the host Razorbacks at 6 p.m. Saturday.

“This isn’t really a whole lot new to us. We’re going to have the speakers cranked up to about level 25, and I’ll come off of the practice field with a roaring headache like I always do, other coaches will too,” NIU coach Rod Carey said at his weekly press conference on Tuesday. “You have to practice it because it’s going to be loud,

s (USKIES ARE ON A GAME ROAD WINNING streak that includes three wins over Big 10 teams. Arkansas is averaging 362 rushing yards a game this year.

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so we’ll get the speakers cranked up, and we’ll play a bunch of music that I don’t understand or know, but it will be loud, I know that.”

It’s not that NIU hasn’t played in big environments. The Huskies won at Iowa and Purdue a year ago, and they’ve played at Soldier Field. At the same time, nobody on the current roster has played at an SEC stadium.

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Cabela’s title on the line, B7.

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Teach the basics, keep it simple B y the end of my senior season of football at Sterling, circumstances had turned us into a team that basically had four running plays.

We ran a power sweep to the right. It was a pretty simple play, with the tackle and tight end blocking down, both guards pulling, and the fullback leading the way. Everyone in the stadium knew we were going to run this play – probably a dozen times a game.

Heck, even this slowwitted sports editor could cut off the nearest linemen from his center spot, then take an angle down the field to try and get in front of a trailing linebacker or defensive back.

After that, we had a fullback trap and a counter with a split end, both out of the same formation, and occasionally we ran a halfback draw.

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When I assigned Brian It all started with those Weidman to work on the basic run plays. And changing face of offense they worked. We ran in the Sauk Valley, I them well, and even against good teams, we thought we’d figure out could get positive yards the secret of the prolifwith them, and on occa- eration of the spread in sion, break the big play. the Sauk Valley.

Read his story on B1 to We went 9-3, finished see what he found. second in the conferWhat I took from it is ence, and we were a big that it doesn’t matter play or two away from that much of what foradvancing to the 4A mation you use as your semifinals.

Looking back, it seems base, the modern high school football offense so simple, and it would seem teams would have still needs to be balhad more success stop- anced.

Polo is off to a great ping us. start because it can But after 10 years of throw the ball, and watching high school because it can still hit football teams of

on big plays in the running game.

The vibe around the Dixon program is as positive as I can ever remember it being. The Dukes run the spread – basically to create space for their great collection of athletes – and run as much as they throw out of it.

While teams like Newman and Oregon seem entrenched in an oldschool run-based systems, don’t be fooled.

Coach Papoccia and Coach Bothe want you to believe that all they can do is run the ball.

I’ve been on the sideline long enough to know that their teams know how to pass, and they will do so just when the other team doesn’t expect it.

These are all great examples of offenses that seem to be working.

It doesn’t mean these teams will win every game or make the playoffs every season, but the systems are in place to put kids in winning situations when all the other factors that make a good team fall into place.

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Golden Warrior runner wants to keep up Landis family tradition with college, vocation What do you like and enjoy about cross country?

I think you can still be competitive and have fun without being injured or hurt.

Do you prefer the 90-degree heat to start the season, or the 40-degree cold at the state meet?

I like it better slightly cold. More about 50-60, that range.

What do you like doing in your spare time?

If I do have some spare time, I like messing with metals and trying to build stuff. Welding, woodwork, I just like tinkering. Just little things that I can use around the house.

Like what?

I live on a farm. I tried making a bale feeder for my calves. I was going to also build something to help clean the barn.

Do you remember the first thing that you made?

It was a project that we had to do in second grade. We had to make some sort of toy or invention. I made tillage equipment.

What else do you do on your farm?

We run an organic dairy farm, so there’s a lot of tillage equipment, and I figure out how they need to be fixed and maintained, and all of the field work that goes with it.

I bought two steers from my dad, and I am raising and fattening them. So I’m real busy around the farm and the house.

What’s your favorite subject in school?

If I could say lunch, I’d say lunch.

And if you could say shop, you’d say shop?

Right.

Do you have a favorite pro sports team?

No, but I thought about being an Olympian. Then I realized how fast I could actually run. Then it’s kind of like, “Well, [probably not].�

What do you want to do when you finish high school?

I’ve thought about going to college, and going to a college that my family has been going to. It’s Hesston College, in Hesston, Kan. And then I’ve thought about coming back to the family farm and starting a corporation with my two older brothers.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Bryan Bulaga wasn’t quite ready to say he will be back in uniform and on the field Sunday for the Green Bay Packers. “I’m not saying I’m definitely playing,� the veteran right tackle said Friday. “We’ve got to still evaluate things that go into tomorrow.�

Bulaga is listed as questionable for Green Bay’s NFC North road matchup against the Detroit Lions.

Bulaga suffered a significant knee injury in the Packers’ seasonopening loss at Seattle, and didn’t play in their big comeback win over the New York Jets last Sunday.

As he did last week, Bulaga practiced on a limited basis Wednesday and Thursday this week. He looked to be moving around better with a protective brace on his injured left knee. “From last week to this week, it feels a lot better,� Bulaga said. “Mobility-wise, strength-wise, everything has just progressed really well.�

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Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers missed the game with a collarbone injury.

So far this season, the Packers have struggled to run.

Lacy, the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year last season, rushed for just 34 yards against Seattle before exiting the game in the final quarter with a concussion. He then had 43 rushing yards against the Jets, as Green Bay had to rely on the arm of Rodgers to overcome a 21-3 deficit.

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s strange as it seems, we’re already one-fourth of the way through the college football season, and while that may be too early for some pundits to prognosticate on the playoffs, I’m not among them.

See, what makes predicting the future so fun is how big a laugh I’ll get when I look back at this column in about 6 weeks.

So prepare yourselves for some side-splitting hilarity as I throw out my picks for the Heisman Trophy, the Power Five conference champions, and the first-ever FBS playoffs. Remember, you saw it here first, folks!

Heisman Trophy: Marcus Mariota, Oregon QB. This guy has it all: speed, agility, arm strength, feather touch and on-target accuracy. Now a senior, Mariota has been in the conversation for the Heisman the last 2 years, but a late loss in 2012 and a nagging injury in 2013 shuffled him back in the pack. But if things go according to plan for the Ducks, they’ll be in the hunt for a playoff berth, and Mariota might finally claim that elusive bronze award – in a nipand-tuck battle with Georgia running back Todd Gurley.

ACC champs: Even with new faces dotted throughout the lineup, Florida State is still the top dog in this league, and will be until someone mounts any kind of challenge. I’ll pick Virginia Tech to win the Coastal Division – and even give the Seminoles a run for their money for a bit – but it will be too much FSU in the end.

Big Ten champs: Even with well-documented conference struggles, Michigan State is still the team that has looked most impressive so far, so I’ll give them the nod in the East over Braxton Miller-less Ohio State.

The West, meanwhile, is as mediocre as it gets, and I’ll stick with Iowa as the best of the not-so-good.

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down the stretch, though the Spartans will be too much in the title game.

Big 12 champs: As has been the case in recent seasons, Oklahoma is the class of this conference, and they should take the title again.

Pac-12 champs: With Mariota and his mates firing on all cylinders, Oregon should keep things humming – if it can avoid the head-scratching loss it seems to take every year. UCLA and USC are at the top of the South, but if Brett Hundley comes back and stays healthy, I think the Bruins will beat the Trojans.

SEC champs: I like Georgia out of the West.

The Bulldogs have a strong running game led by Gurley, an aerial attack that can hurt you if you focus too much on Gurley, and a defense that can come up with big plays and stops. Alabama is probably still the best in the East, unless LSU can find some consistency on offense or Auburn can pull off another Iron Bowl miracle. But in a mild upset in the championship, I (again) like Georgia.

Playoffs: No. 1 seed FSU vs. No. 4 seed Georgia, & No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Oklahoma. I believe both matchups would be superb, with like-minded attacks on both sides in both games. I’ll take the SEC-toughened Bulldogs to beat the Seminoles, and the Sooner defense to be just that much better than the Ducks’. In what could be a highscoring, exciting national championship game, I’ll take Oklahoma to beat Georgia with a late scoring drive to snap a threegame streak of title-game losses.

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Florida State will play without Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston for the first half of Saturday’s game against rival Clemson. Both teams could rotate quarterbacks throughout the game.

Musical quarterbacks 4 QBs may play for Florida State, Clemson in key matchup Coach Jimbo Fisher said the offense won’t change with the TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – There will strong-armed Maguire, but he be a revolving door of quarterhas only thrown 26 passes on the backs on the field when Florida collegiate level.

State and Clemson meet in the “You’re not the second-team guy showcase matchup this weekend. at Florida State if you’re not a realThat leads to a lot of uncertainty ly good player,� Clemson coach in a game that could have national Dabo Swinney said. “Obviously, championship implications. The we don’t have a ton of film on winner of this meeting has played him, but he’s a guy they recruited in the ACC title game the last to be a great player.�

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The No. 22 Tigers start a more Florida State redshirt sophotraditional QB in senior Cole more Sean Maguire will make Stoudt. Freshman Deshaun Watthe first start of his career for the son will also see snaps after being top-ranked Seminoles, after Heis- ranked by multiple recruiting sites man winner Jameis Winston was as the No. 1 dual-threat quartersuspended for the first half after back in the country. making “offensive and vulgar�

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legendary upset against Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 2003.

An upset Saturday (NIU Senior tailback Camis a 14½-point undereron Stingily is ready for dog) means a 4-0 start the 72,000-seat Razorto the season for the back Stadium. second straight year, an “I just want to see the unbeaten nonconference SEC atmosphere,â€? he schedule, and a serious said. “We’ve seen the contender for the major Big Ten, the ACC, and bowl berth among you said, this is our first the Group of Five SEC game, and I’m really conferences.

Carey realizes how this excited about it.� is a big game from an The last time NIU played an SEC opponent, outsider’s perspective.

But to him, the Huskies the Huskies suffered a have already played big 13-9 loss at Tennessee games. back in 2008. NIU’s “I get that perspective. last victory against I take issue with that the conference was the CONTINUED FROM B1

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Read-option test continues Monday Jets will challenge Bears’ defense

BY KEVIN FISHBAIN kfishbain@chicagofootball.com

LAKE FOREST – The Bears’ early-season jaunt against some of the league’s best rushing attacks from 2013 continues with the team that has the early league lead in running the ball: the Jets.

Through two games, the Jets are averaging 5.0 yards a carry and 179.0 yards a game.

Chris Ivory has rushed for 145 yards (6.3-yard average), and Chris Johnson has added 89 yards on 25 carries.

Quarterback Geno Smith has 17 carries for 64 yards.

The Bears’ run defense was stout in the red zone against the 49ers, but still gave up some big runs, and is allowing 5.3 yards a carry through two games, so it’s no surprise their Thursday practice focused on stopping the Jets’ run.

“They have a tremendous running game with Chris Johnson and Ivory. They have a community backfield.

They’re violent running the football, they’re going to try and run the football,” coach Marc Trestman said. “We spent the day working hard on run defense, No. 1.”

Trestman was pleased with the tackling the Bears showed against San Francisco, and they’ll need to keep it up, especially against Ivory.

“These guys take pride in running the football.

They’ve got a number of really good players that they can give the ball to and get production in the run game,” said defensive coordinator Mel Tucker. “They have a very physical offensive line, a hard-nosed, ground-and-pound type of mentality. You can see that on tape with these guys.

“We have to know

When: 7:30 Monday TV/Radio: ESPN/ 780 AM Line: Jets by 3 which back is in the game, and have to set an edge and build a wall inside. They do apply pressure to you with all of their run schemes.

They also have the read-option available to them.”

If Johnson is in the game, the Bears should be ready for him to bounce to find open field, while Ivory will go in between the tackles.

Then there’s Smith, and yet another team that can beat you with the zone read.

“We have another quarterback that has the ability to run, get outside the pocket, make things happen, so we’ve got to keep Geno inside the pocket,” Trestman said.

“They’ll also doubleup and use Geno and Michael [Vick] at the same time, so a lot of issues there just in the run game, keeping the quarterback in the pocket, stopping a running quarterback.”

Injury update: Jared Allen (back), Roberto Garza (ankle), Brandon Marshall (ankle), Sherrick McManis (quad), Jeremiah Ratliff (concussion), Trevor Scott (foot), and Matt Slauson (ankle) sat out practice Thursday.

Alshon Jeffery (hamstring), Chris Conte (shoulder), and Shea McClellin (hand) were limited, and Josh Morgan (groin) practiced in full after missing Sunday’s game against the 49ers.

For the Jets, wide receiver Eric Decker (hamstring) did not practice. Cornerback Dee Milliner (ankle), running back Chris Johnson (ankle), and center Nick Mangold (shoulder) were limited.

AP

The Bears defense will be tested again Monday with a team that can run the read-option. That starts with quarterback Geno Smith, and is helped by a pair of hard-rushing backs.

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Oregon’s Josh Cook hauls in a pass for a second-quarter touchdown against Rock Falls last week. The Hawks are known for their physical, run-based offense, but that doesn’t mean they are incapable of passing.

Oregon’s Bothe prefers physical style AIR

put a lot of points on the board.

Kaneland has been to the Class 5A semifiIt has allowed a player nals three times since like junior quarterback 2006, due to a space-age Brody Grobe to flourpassing attack that at ish. A speedy, 5-foot-11, times seems virtually 185-pounder, he’s the unstoppable. Among the type of dual threat that Knights’ playoff victims in gives defensive coordina- that stretch was Sterling, tors nightmares. which fell 52-45 in double Through three games, overtime in the 2006 he amassed nearly 700 quarterfinals. yards of total offense, South Beloit hadn’t been with 10 touchdowns. past the second round About two-thirds of his in four playoff appearyards have come through ances until 2002, when the air, a once unthinkhead coach Drew Potthoff able ratio for a Polo directed a spread attack quarterback. that befuddled opponents He grew up watching and led the SoBos to a the somewhat-predictClass 1A title. able Marcos, and played Dixon coach Dave Smith in a conservative junior is hoping someday to tackle scheme, but he’s bring that type of success loving the new attack. to his alma mater. At the “It’s actually a lot more very least, he wants the exciting,” Grobe said.

Dukes to have an offen“There’s more open sive identity. plays, more long runs. It’s Prior to Smith’s arrival kind of like playing tag – in 2011, Dixon had who’s faster?” seven head coaches For Hofer, reining in a over a 13-year span, player like Grobe, as well beginning with the late as others with compaGreg Sprenger in 1998 rable ability, just doesn’t and ending with Tony make sense.

Agrimonti in 2010. The “We’re just adjusting Dukes ran many different to our personnel,” Hofer schemes with limited sucsaid. “What that is for us cess, notably run-basedthis year is being able to yet-balanced attacks by pass and run the ball, and Bill Lech’s teams in 2000going to the spread a little 01, and the Ryan Reade bit. It’s just utilizing what 2006 team that got hot at you have.” the end of the season and Other schools in the advanced to the Class 5A area have gone to widequarterfinals. open passing attacks.

Smith brought a spread When Scott Berge became offense to Dixon, but it’s an assistant coach, and roots are run principles. later head coach, at The idea is to spread Rock Falls, the Rockets the field to give his skill employed an effective position players room to four-wide receiver attack operate. that highlighted the talSmith is well-versed in ents of receivers like Stethe Wing-T, having run ven Armoska, Alex Leaf, that offense at Burlington and Austin Donoho to Central, but he’s now a CONTINUED FROM B1

convert to the spread.

“You’ve just got to educate yourself,” Smith said, “and you’ve got to commit to it. You can’t be one of those guys that says, ‘I want to run a Wing-T,’ and then the next week say, ‘I want to run a spread.’ It doesn’t work that way.”

Having a quarterback, running back(s) and wide receivers to make the spread work is important, Smith noted, but it still begins up front.

“Whether you’ve got one guy in the backfield, or you’ve got two, or you’ve got three, you had better be physical,” Smith said, “and you’d better be more physical than the guy across from you. If you can’t do that, you’d better find something you can do.”

While the spread may be all the rage among some teams, it isn’t among others.

Newman’s Mike Papoccia has a simple offensive philosophy: our offensive linemen are going to beat up your defensive linemen, and let’s see if the rest of your defense can stop our stable of running backs. He’s closing in on 300 wins at Newman, with five state championships in 34 seasons. Don’t bet against another title this season.

At Amboy, the philosophy is much the same, only the Clippers often have one workhorse tailback to do most of their damage. The passing

game is used to complement the rushing attack, to keep defenses honest.

At Oregon, head coach John Bothe used the word “entrenched” when asked about his team’s loyalty to the Wing-T offense.

The opposite is true for the Hawks’ opponents.

Oregon opens up this season against five teams (Johnsburg, North Boone, Rock Falls, Dixon and Rockford Lutheran) that use some form of a spread offense.

“It’s actually become an advantage for us, because now we’re different,” Bothe said. “It used to be in the early 2000s, the spread teams were different, and you weren’t sure what to do against them.

Now, it’s swung back the other way. With our first five opponents being spread, they don’t defend Wing-T or two tight endsets or the Wishbone like they used to, and they can’t simulate it as well.”

Bothe likes it that way.

Against teams with superior physical ability, the Hawks are often able to hold their own merely by properly executing their offense.

“Our kids aren’t always the biggest or the fastest, but they enjoy the contact,” Bothe said.

“They take pride in a ballcontrol drive. They get a kick out being able to block or tackle someone that’s bigger than them. I think it promotes toughness. I enjoy the way our kids play.”

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The signal signals a contract’s defeat

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David Letterman said, “Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.”

There are other cities like that. In colorful Cairo, no one seemed to stop for a red light unless either other cars were crossing the junction or a police officer was standing there.

Bridge defense signals are often only suggestions to partner, but sometimes are strict guidelines. In this deal, how should East and West play to defeat four spades after West leads a low heart in answer to his partner’s leaddirecting double?

North’s four-heart response was a Texas transfer. It guaranteed at least a six-card spade suit and either gameonly or slam-going values.

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Blackhawks players work during a scrimmage at training camp at the Compton Family Ice Arena at the University of Notre Dame on Friday in South Bend, Ind. The Hawks are $1.4 million over the salary cap and must trim that number before the start of the season.

Salary cap waiting game

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ing over their shoulders to see if Bowman is approaching with news of a relocation.

“Over the last few years, we’ve always had to address [that],” Quenneville said. “Sometimes we have to make decisions based on the economics of our game. We might lose a good friend and a good teammate – that’s part of our business. We’ve adapted well over the past.”

The most likely scenario is a trade of a defenseman, with Johnny Oduya, Nick Leddy and Michal Rozsival among the prime candidates. Bowman indicated he is prepared to see how things develop during camp before pulling the trigger.

The Hawks need to be below the cap before the NHL season starts.

“We have to see how it plays out, see how guys mesh together, and that will kind of dictate it,” Bowman said. “A lot of things change in this game. We’re going to be flexible and be ready to go.”

Gearing up for Cabela’s big blowout

BY CHRIS KUC Chicago Tribune

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – They rode buses together from Chicago to Notre Dame, and later the group underwent fitness testing.

The Blackhawks did all that during Thursday’s opening of training camp with the knowledge that at least one of them won’t be any part of the togetherness when the 2014-15 season begins Oct. 9 against the Stars in Dallas.

With the Hawks’ NHL roster currently sitting around $1.4 million above the NHL’s salary cap – and possibly more depending on who actually makes the roster – at least one of the 52 players gathered for training camp, barring injury, will be traded as general manager Stan Bowman tries to manage the team’s finances.

While Bowman downplayed the urgency of the situation and apparently is taking a wait-and-see attitude, teammates realize one of their own

Highest paid Hawks in 2014 Patrick Kane $6.3 million Jonathan Toews $6.3 million Patrick Sharp $5.9 million Brent Seabrook $5.8 million Duncan Keith $5.54 million is on the chopping block.

“Sure, I think about it,” veteran defenseman Duncan Keith said. “We all know the business.

Obviously, management has to make some decisions. … As players, we just focus on being fit and ready to play and skating out there [Friday] to start training camp. Trades are always part of the game, part of the business and that’s never going to end.”

Coach Joel Quenneville must whip a team that appears to have the potential to contend for the Stanley Cup into shape, even while some of them might be look-

NFL

Changes to come by season’s end Goodell to implement new personal conduct policy

BY BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

NEW YORK – Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL wants to implement new personal conduct policies by the Super Bowl.

Goodell was short on specifics at a news conference Friday, his first public statements in more than a week about the rash of NFL players involved in domestic violence. More defiant than contrite as he was hammered with questions, Goodell said he has not considered resigning.

“Unfortunately, over the past several weeks, we have seen all too much of the NFL doing wrong,” he said in his opening statement.

“That starts with me.”

The league has faced increasing criticism that it has not acted quickly

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This year, Cabela’s split its classic end-of-the-year blowout into two separate tourneys they dubbed the East Championship and the West Championship.

Heck, the West Championship that is based out of Sunset Marina even allows competitors to fish the Rock River from Erie on down.

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Sept. 28th, from 8 a.m. com until 2 p.m. Registration will be at Prophetstown State Park, starting at 6:30 a.m. that morning. The self, get on your Google entry fee is $75, and that map app and look for the includes your big fish marina. The easiest way entry. to get there is to just folTeams will bring a maxilow Interstate 88 all the mum of 10 catfish to the way until it ends in Rock scales. You may have no Island ... all the way past more than one flathead South Park Mall sevin your 10-fish limit. Illieral miles. When it ends, nois rules will apply. All take a right at the lights fish must be 14 inches to and boogie on down to weigh, and they must be McDonald’s. Hang a left alive. All fish caught for there and follow that all the purpose of this tourthe way into the park, it’s nament will be released that easy. after weighing in. Teams It is a giant marina with may trailer after registerseveral different ramps, ing, and use any of three some that launch into the ramps: the ramp at Glenn marina and a couple that Miller Marina in Erie, the launch directly into the old Route 2 ramp west mighty Mississippi. Lots of Rock Falls, and the to see at the park, includ- Prophetstown State Park ing some of the coolest ramp. boats I have ever seen.

Weigh-in will begin at However, this weekend is 2:15 p.m., and all boats all about catching the big- must be back to Prophgest 10 catfish you can. etstown State Park by 3 Now, the weigh-in will p.m. For any questions be between 3 & 4:30 regarding the tourney, p.m. both Friday, (which contact me by email at has passed) and Saturflatheadmechanic40@ day (which is likely rapgmail.com, I will be glad idly approaching as you to help you out. read this). I figure about Have a great week, and one-third of the teams be safe. participating will be from Go Catfish!

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Chicago’s youthful lineup made life difficult for Clayton Kershaw at Wrigley Field. Unfortunately for the Cubs, the Dodgers had a much better day against Edwin Jackson.

Jackson struggled in his return from the disabled list, and the Cubs lost 14-5 to the NL West-leading Dodgers on Friday.

Jackson (6-15) recorded just two outs in his first appearance since he was shelved last month by a right lat strain. He was charged with four hits and five runs in his fourth consecutive loss.

Cardinals 2, Rays 1:

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The NL Central leaders had only five hits, but maintained a 2 1/2game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates with eight games remaining. Their magic number is seven for clinching a second straight division title.

White Sox 4, Rays 3:

Jose Quintana pitched into the eighth inning and Avisail Garcia had a two-run double to lead the White Sox to win in St. Petersburg, Florida, and eliminate the Rays from playoff contention.

Chicago rookie Jose Abreu also had a runscoring single during a four-run fifth, giving him 104 RBIs for the season.

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Mom’s Diner in Sterling a family affair

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

STERLING – Renovation is progressing for a new downtown restaurant at 23 E. Third St., the former home of Twin City Cafe.

Mudae Xheka, owner of Mom’s Diner, said it is early in the process, so

more details will come later. She did say that the diner will likely be a strictly breakfast-andlunch establishment.

Hours aren’t yet etched in stone, but she is thinking 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If the name sounds familiar, maybe you’ve seen Mudae at the Galena Steakhouse in

Dixon. The daughter of owner Danny Qulafi, Mudae has been managing that business for her father. Her brother, the main chef at the steakhouse, might also do some work for Mudae.

Mudae has no firm opening date yet, but hopes to open the diner

doors before the end of the year.

Game on at Suzi’s ROCK FALLS – Business has been brisk at Suzi’s Video Poker and Slots at 1019 First Ave. Since Suzi’s opened in midAugust, its five machines have produced a few big winners, said James Mur-

ray, an employee at the gaming outlet.

Photocopies of some of the big payouts included a check for $1,200. The state receives 25 percent of video gambling profits, while municipalities get 5 percent. The remainder is split between the machine operator and business owners.

Murray is one of four part-timers employed by Suzi’s. Four of the five machines have multiple games, and there is an ATM. Illinois law requires that video gambling establishments have a liquor license. Each license allows five gambling terminals.

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Say no to timeshare?

Dear Dave, Some friends recently offered me a timeshare. It’s an older place on the beach, and they’ve had it for about 20 years. I’d have to pay a transfer fee of $100, plus a yearly association fee of $500. I know you’re not a big fan of timeshares, but does this deal sound okay?

– Jill

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Alicla Olalde (right) is seen training with Maria “Tina” Duncan, an LPN at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center.

Olalde used the Business Employment Skills Team program through NCI Works for help in getting through the nursing program at Sauk Valley Community College. Having already been hired, Olalde now awaits her nursing identification number to begin working at the Franklin Grove facility.

8-county program helps people join, re-enter the workforce

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

STERLING – The Business Employment Skills Team is one of the best programs Sterling has to offer, according to Alicia Olalde of Rock Falls.

“With this program, anyone can get into school and make a life for themselves,” said Olalde, 33. “They help you with anything you need.”

BEST is a member of North Central Illinois Works, which covers eight counties, including Lee, Whiteside, Bureau, Carroll and Ogle.

NCI Works is responsible for planning and coordinating the communities’ resources into a workforce development system.

Call for help BEST is at 2323 E. Lincolnway in Sterling and in the old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St. in Dixon.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment.

For more information on BEST, visit best-inc.org or find it on Facebook. Information is also available by calling 815-6259648 or 815-288-1260.

Go to nciworks.org for more information on NCI Works.

“As a workforce agency, we provide services to both individuals, job seekers, and businesses,” said Pam Furlan, executive director. “We also administer workforce development programs and employment training programs.”

Among other things, BEST provides training and funding for unemployed people, offers them help in the job search, and provides local

businesses with a qualified workforce.

“We target lower-middleincome adults in terms of financial status,” Furlan said. “We also target dislocated workers or individuals who are laid off due to mass layoffs or plant closings.”

BEST also helps students prepare for GED testing and provides career exploration services.

“We provide them with lots of career information,” Furlan said. “They can also learn about work culture and work environment.”

BEST helped to give her the training and information she needed to get through the nursing program at Sauk Valley Community College, Olalde said.

“If I needed something for the program, whether it’s a stethoscope or nursing shoes, they will make sure you have it,” she said. “They will make sure you have everything you need.”

Furlan now plans to work as a nurse at Franklin Grove Living and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin Grove.

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Dear Jill, In essence, you’re looking at $500 a week. I know the $500 is technically an annual association fee, but you’re basically paying $500 for your week at the timeshare. And in the future, say 5 years from now, the association fee could increase. You might be paying $1,000 a year at that point – again, for your week.

In actuality, the numbers you’re talking about right now aren’t completely terrible. Still, it’s not a huge blessing. In my mind it’s kind of like, “How would you like a kick in the knee that’s not too hard?”

If it were me, I’d much rather spend my $500 a year on travel and be able to go and stay wherever I wanted. Not only does this free you up it that area, but you’d only spend the money when and if you did it. With a timeshare, you get charged whether you show up or not.

This one’s not as bad as if you’d have to pay $8,000 for the opportunity. But if these were my friends making the offer, I’d have to say no thanks.

– Dave

Using the mortgage to consolidate Dear Dave, I’m 38 and single, and I have three kids. I make $65,000 a year and have $34,000 in debt.

I’m about to get remarried, and my new husband will make about $100,000 a year. Should I take the $34,000 and put it on my mortgage to consolidate it?

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VICTORY IN ROCK FALLS

Volleyball players from St. Andrew Catholic Grade School in Rock Falls celebrate their first-place win at the Rock Falls High School Middle School Tournament.

The team members are (kneeling, from left) Victoria Erickson, Jordan Johnson, and Jenna Johnson; and (standing) Alejandra Padilla, Mattea Bianchi, Macaire Brown, Megan Marcum, Breann Rosengren, Savannah Skinner, Hannah McCarty, and Aidan Brown. Not pictured is Kelly Marcum, coach. Photo submitted by Marcum.

IN BRIEF Nonresidents get bargain for card POLO – A reduced-rate, nonresident, library card for families is available at Polo Public Library, 302 W. Mason St. Those who live outside Buffalo Township, but within the Polo School District, and have children younger than 18 at home may purchase the card for $25. It will expire Sept. 30, 2015.

Qualifying families may get a form for the card at the library.

For more information, call the library at 815-9462713.

Title selected for next discussion WALNUT – “If I Stay,” by Gayle Foreman, is the next book selection for the Walnut Public Library Readers Group.

The group will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the library, 101 Heaton St. Readers who need to borrow a book can email wpld2000@yahoo.com or call 815-379-2159.

Road safety focus of study sessions OREGON – Drivers of all ages can take part in an AARP Smart Driver course Thursday and Friday at Rock River Center.

Sessions will be from noon to 4 p.m. The course is designed to improve driver safety.

Upon completion, participants will receive a certificate, which may entitle them to an insurance reduction.

The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers, and must be paid in advance.

To sign up, stop at the center, or call 815-7323252 or 800-541-5470.

Checks should be made payable to AARP, and can be mailed to Rock River

Center, 810 S. 10th St. Oregon, IL 61081. AARP members must include their AARP number for the discount.

Brush use part of artistic instruction

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at the library.

Drawings next year help school

STERLING – Cash cards for a drawing to benefit St. OREGON – Beginning Art Mary School can be purwill be offered from 9 a.m. to chased now. noon Oct. 9 at Rock River The cards are for $25 and Center, 810 S. 10th St. can be obtained until Dec. The course will cover the 1. A $250 drawing will follow different mediums used in each week, for 52 times, the art world: pencil, ink, starting the first week of pastels, watercolor crayons, January. The card entitles and acrylic paints. Instructhe holder to a weekly tion will be given in basic chance to win, even if the shapes, mixing colors, person has won during a and brush use. The class previous week. is designed for teens and A discount on the back of adults. the cash card also can be Each participant will comused for area businesses pete one piece of art to take until December 2015. home.

These St. Mary Meteors The cost is $20 for cenCash Cards are available ter members and $25 for at Kelly’s, 218 Locust St.; nonmembers. Supplies are Grummert’s, 424 Locust included.

St.; and the school office, 6 To register, call 815-732W. Sixth St. 3252 or 800-541-5479.

Visit rockrivercenter.org for Book sales begin information.

Sept. 29 online

Genealogy course starts Wednesday

STERLING – A Scholastic Book Fair will be Oct. 5-8 at St. Mary School, 6 W. Sixth PRINCETON – Bureau St. County Genealogical SociThe hours are 8:30 a.m. to ety will offer beginner-level 12:30 p.m. Sunday, noon genealogy classes starting to 4 p.m. Monday, and 8 Wednesday and continua.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and ing Oct. 1, 8, and 15 at the Wednesday. society library.

Books and educational Eva Blanco, a local geneal- materials for all ages will be ogist and teacher, will teach sold. Proceeds will benefit the sessions, which are from the school library and the 7 to 9 p.m.

Accelerated Reader ProThe topics will include gram. local, state and national The online portion of sources, organization of the fair opens Sept. 29 research, and computer and closes Oct. 17. Go research opportunities. to htpp://bookfairs.schoParticipants do not need to lastic.com/homepage/ have Bureau County ances- stmarysch23 to order online. tors.

The books will be shipped to The cost is $30, paythe school at no charge, and able during the first class. will be available for pickup Advance registration is not

by Oct. 31. required, but can be made For more information, call by mail to the library, 629 Linda Cook, librarian, at S. Main St., Princeton, IL 815-625-2253 or Berna61356; call 815-879-3133; dette Hammes, co-chairor from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. woman, at 815-564-8422.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES GIVES TO ST. MARY

Past Pumpkin Dash participants pick out pumpkins at the annual festival. The 23rd Great Pumpkin Dash Cross Country Festival will be Oct. 4 at Hoover Park in Sterling. Photo submitted by Nicole Bollman.

Time for kids to dash STERLING – The 23rd annual Great Pumpkin Dash Cross Country Festival will be Oct. 4 at Hoover Park, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. and continues throughout the morning. The first race will start at 11 a.m.

Participants are grouped by age, and run dashes of various lengths throughout the day. The race lengths range from 25 meters for the pee wees (younger than 2) to 1,000 meters for those 12-14.

The winner of each

heat receives a large pumpkin, but the first 1,200 finishers will receive a small pumpkin from Selmi’s Pumpkin Patch of Rock Falls. In addition to the pumpkin, runners also receive a coupon redeemable for a free lunch at the Sterling Optimist Club food tent and a bag of Halloween goodies.

Approximate start times are: 11 a.m. for pee wee, 11:15 a.m. for 3-year-olds, 11:30 a.m. for 4- and 5-year-olds, noon for 6- and 7-yearolds, 12:30 p.m. for 8and 9-year-olds, 1 p.m.

for 10- and 11-year-olds, and 1:15 p.m. for 12-, 13-, and 14-year-olds.

Other activities during the dash are Miller’s Petting Zoo, bounce houses, hayrack wagon rides, face painting, ambulance tours conducted by the CGH Medical Center EMS Department, and pumpkin photos.

There is no charge to participate, but a $1 donation will be appreciated.

For more information, call Nicole Bollman, CGH Medical Center marketing specialist, at 815-625-0400, ext. 4422.

Career, adult classes begin DIXON – New and continuing non-credit courses have been scheduled through Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2.

The studies include: The 90-hour Phlebotomy Technician Program prepares professionals to collect blood specimens from clients for laboratory analysis. It is appropriate for students who are certified nursing assistants or have other medical training.

The 50-hour Pharmacy Technician Program prepares students to work as pharmacy technicians in a retail or other setting.

The Medical Administrative Assistant Program takes 50 hours, and prepares students for administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry.

The Physical Therapy Aide Program is 50 hours of study. It covers non-technical duties.

Classes start in early October.

The college’s adult education sponsors free area community learning centers from October through December.

They are open Monday through Thursday for anyone age 17 and older, who is interested in online learning.

Computer and Inter-

net access is provided.

Possible uses include to increase reading or math skills, prepare for a GED diploma, or write resumes.

Each center will be staffed by a trained tutor, who will be able to guide participants.

Registration will be from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 1-3 at the college.

For complete information on career courses, go to svcc.edu/commu nity/business-and-com munity or call Brenda Helms at 815-835-6312.

For information about times and locations of learning centers, call Martha Anderson at the same number.

Youth program sign-up Oct. 1 ROCK FALLS – Rocket Readers will begin Oct. 1 at Rock Falls Public Library, 1007 Seventh Ave. The program is for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. It runs from 4 to 5 p.m. The other dates are Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Registration is necessary; call to stop at the library.

Other activities are: Mystery Book Club: 10 a.m. Oct. 2, reading “Undertow,” by Lorena McCourtney.

Library board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13.

Fall Family Fun Night: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, with games, pumpkin decorating and door prizes. Free tickets are available at the desk.

Scrapbooking: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 10 and 24.

“The Great Communicator: The Life of Ronald Reagan,” presented

by Jim Gibbons, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27.

Tuesday Night Book Club: 6 p.m. Oct. 28, reading “The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat Cafe,” by Edward Kelsey Moore.

During September, Coloma Township resi-

dents can receive a library card at no cost.

Two forms of identification with name and address are required for a new card.

New adult fiction releases are “Eyes Only,”

by Fern Michaels; “Murder 101,” by Faye Kellerman; “Personal,” by Lee Child; “The Eyes of Heaven,” by Clive Cussler, and “The River,”

by Beverly Lewis.

New adult nonfiction is “50 Ribbon Rosettes and Bows to Make,” by Deanna McCool.

To contact the library, call 815-626-3958.

Patrons giving food get discounts

Members of the local Catholic Charities organization recently presented $2,000 for St. Mary School in Sterling raised during the 14th annual golf outing. The Rev. James R. Keenan (center), pastor of St. Mary Church, received the check from Bob van de Velde (left) and Bob Bradley. The money will be used to assist needy children. Photo submitted by van de Velde.

DIXON – Food donations through the end of September for Buddy Bags will earn meal discounts.

World’s Sausage Cafe & More, 100 N. Galena Ave., has offered a 25 percent discount off the price of a meal this month in exchange for a donated food item for Buddy Bags.

The organization is a local nonprofit mission that supplies weekend meals to area children

in food-insecure households Items needed by the program include chicken or beef noodle soup, beef stew cups, mac ’n cheese cups, macaroni Os or Chef Boyardee pasta cups, beanie weenies, cereal boxes, oatmeal pouches, breakfast bars and snacks, small 100 percent fruit cups, small pudding cups, applesauce cups, Jello cups, raisin boxes, juice boxes

(100 percent juice), small fruit snack packs, animal crackers, graham crackers, lowcalorie snacks, cheese crackers, Goldfish crackers and granola bars.

All items must be individually wrapped and shelf stable. The most nutritious options and small pop-top or easyopen containers are preferred.

For more information, call 815-677-0497.

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FANS SUPPORT AMBOY CLIPPERS’ SOFTBALL ACHIEVEMENTS

Amboy High School Clippers’ softball players and fans celebrate the team’s fourth-place finish in the Illinois High School Association state tournament June 6-7 in East Peoria. They were the first Amboy girls team to advance to state. Kelly Whitman, the team’s head coach, has had 122 wins during six seasons. With the team was (front row, with cane) Pat Draper, a former Amboy school board member. Photo submitted by Ted Trulock of Dixon.

DIXON PARK DISTRICT SPORTS

BBY-Scudder’s ended the season in first place in the Men’s League.

Oliver’s and Alley Loop players display their trophy for first place in the Men’s Division 1 tournament. Photos submitted by Terry Shroyer.

Stables softball teammates earned first place in the Dixon Park District’s Co-ed Softball League and Co-ed Tournament.

The Men’s Division II tournament winners are the players from Bellini’s.

The Faith Christian Church of Grand Detour team celebrates first place in the district’s Church League Tournament.

The team from Bethel Evangelical Congregational Church took second place in the Church League Tournament.

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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Lifeguard training at Duis Safety seat checks today The Sterling Park District will offer Starguard Lifeguard Certification Oct. 10-12 at the Duis Recreation Center, 211 E. 23rd St. Students must be at least 15, and the program cost is $100. Participants will learn the tools needed to become a skilled and knowledgeable lifeguard in a pool setting, including CPR, first aid skills and how to use an AED and emergency oxygen.

They must attend all dates in the session. The Friday class will be from 5 to 9 p.m. and the Saturday and Sunday classes will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registration may be done online at sterlingparks.org or at Duis and at Westwood Fitness & Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive.

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MORRISON – CGH Medical Center of Sterling, along with on-site certified technicians from the Whiteside and Lee County health departments and the Sterling and Dixon police departments will conduct National Seat Check Saturday today.

The checks will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rock Falls Fire Department, 1013 Seventh Ave. The technicians will check car seats for proper installation and advise parents and caregivers how to choose the right car seats and install them properly in their vehicles. There is no charge.

Events to take place in Morrison this month are: Morrison Diet Club meetings for women: The group meets from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bethesda Lutheran Church basement, 301 W. South St. The cost is $3 to join, along with weekly dues.

Crossroads Community Church will

celebrate 5 years with “Unplugged,� a service at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Lakeview North and South Shelters at Rockwood-Morrison State Park, 18750 Lake Road.

In case of rain, the service will be at Morrison Institute of Technology, 701 Portland Ave. The grand opening of Windsor Manor, 403 Scenic St., will be from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Kids’ activities, a ribbon cutting, tours, vendor fair, and refreshments are planned.

Legacy Five! will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris St. There is no charge, but donations will be accepted.

Morrison’s Homecoming Parade be at 3 p.m. Friday, starting at East Main Street and going south on Genesee Avenue.

April House Children’s Advocacy Center Golf Outing is set for 10 a.m. Sept. 27 at Cross Creek Golf Course. 15523

Henry Road. The fourperson, best-ball scramble is $60, which includes 18 holes of golf with half a cart and lunch.

Contact Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi at (815) 7725240 or Dixie at (815) 772-7966 to sign up to play.

The Morrison “End of Summer� Car Show will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept.

28 at DQ Grill and Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road.

Bring cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors. Door prizes and trophies will be awarded. For more information, call Ron Weimer at 815-718-5409.

Donations are being accepted for the Morrison Halloween Parade to be at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25.

Candy, toys, and coupons for 300 children, up to age 12, along with cash donations, are needed.

The deadline to hand in donations to the Morrison Chamber of Commerce, 221 W. Main St., is Oct. 20. Call (815) 7723757 for more information.

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Members of It’s a Mystery Quad Cities will perform a murder mystery at an Oct. 24 fundraiser dinner for the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon. The actors are (from left) Jamie Behnke, Jerry Wolking, Barb Engstrom, and Scott Naumann. Photo submitted by Brandi Langner.

It’s ‘murder’ for Reagan home DIXON – The second mystery dinner fundraiser for the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home will be Oct. 24 at the Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

It’s a Mystery Quad Cities will perform, with “Murder in the DoubleWide� as the theme.

Cocktails will be at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner buffet at 6:30. Dress is casual.

During the perfor-

mance, the guests will be asked to help Sheriff Buster Douglas discover who killed Philbin Scudwaller, the owner of the double-wide. The performance may include adult-themed content inappropriate for young children.

A silent auction and dessert auction also will take place.

Tickets are available at reaganhome.org, at the

home’s visitors center, 810 S. Hennepin Ave., or call 815-288-5176. The cost is $50 through Monday and $55 afterward.

Table sponsorships for eight can be purchased for $400.

Businesses that would like to donate auction items, display a poster at their business, or sponsor a table, should contact Heather or Brandi at the home.

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Kitto of Dixon won Best of Show during the Farms & Barns show at The Next Picture Show in Dixon.

Dixon artist earns Best of Show DIXON – The winners of the Farms & Barns 10 show at the Next Picture Show in Dixon have been announced.

They are Kitto of Dixon, Best of Show for “At the End of the Day;� Linda

Johnson of Rockford, first place for “Iowa Cornfield; Bob Logsdon of Dixon, second for “The Old Mill Run;� and Dan LeTourneau of Dixon, third for “Georgia Flower Garden.�

Three honorable men-

tions were awarded to Ken Reif of Berwyn for “Silo at Solon�, Debbie Thompson of Dixon for “Childhood Memories,� and Loraine A. DybaMilitano of Dixon for “Here’s the Beef.�

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Quentin Stanley Forth Jessica Martinez-Forth and Michael Stanley Forth of Morrison are the parents of a son born at 12:22 a.m. Aug. 31, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Quentin Stanley Forth weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Robert and Maria Martinez of Sauk Village.

Paternal grandparents are Neal and Melisa Forth of Freeport.

Kaysen Anthony Arreola Danica Gramm and Naython Arreola of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 6:22 a.m. Aug. 22, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Kaysen Anthony Arreola weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth and was 19 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Aubrieann Arreola, 6.

Maternal grandmother is Sonya Gramm of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Michael Arreola and Todd and Beckie Vacek, all of Dixon.

Maternal great-grandmother is Teddy Behrendt of Sterling.

Paternal great-grandparents are John and Sandy Wagner of Dixon.

Emmett Ricky Dowdy Tiffany (Skie Dowdy) L. Craig of Sterling is the mother of a son born at 7:16 p.m. Aug. 26, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Emmett Ricky Dowdy weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Teresa M. and James R. Dowdy of Sterling.

Maternal great-grandparents are Thaddeus A. and Theresa A. Ciochon of Elgin.

Owen Best Schaeffer Samantha and Mark Schaeffer Jr. of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 10:41 a.m. Aug. 23, 2014, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Owen Best Schaeffer weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 19 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Kaylie, 12, and Kaysi, 7.

Maternal grandparents

are James and Roxanne Wiseman of Dixon and the late Gerald Dempsey.

Paternal grandparents are Debra and Mark Schaeffer Sr. and Barbara Schaeffer, all of Dixon.

Maternal great-grandparents are Gordon and Nancie Dempsey of Dixon and Donald and Frances Wiseman of Franklin Grove.

Paternal great-grandmothers are Wanona Schaeffer and Lorraine Callow, both of Dixon.

Annabelle Rae Hoffman Danielle and Ben Hoffman Jr. of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 30, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Annabelle Rae Hoffman weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Bradyn Hoffman, 3.

Maternal grandmother is Tina McCoy of Rock Falls.

Paternal grandparents are Laura Scott of Rock Falls and Benjamin and Dana Hoffman of Dixon.

Maternal great-grandmothers are Barb McCoy and Lena Shaw, both of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandparents are Gary and Vickie Scott and Kathy and Roger Hoffman, all of Rock Falls.

Kiyla Scott Darci Shaw and Chris Scott of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 8:08 a.m. Aug. 31, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kiyla Scott weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Cherikee Serenil, 6, and Alexcia Scott, 2.

Jasmine Ariella Ann Garza Jamie Willis and Benny Garza of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 8:13 p.m. Sept.

6, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jasmine Ariella Ann Garza weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Dominick, 19, and Sabastian, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Joan Willis of Rock Falls and the late David Willis.

Paternal grandparents

are Kim Garza and David Maternal great-grandWilliamson, both of Ster- parents are Steve and ling.

Peggy Sucher of Milledgeville and Bill and Pauline McCloud of Rock Zaiden ChristoFalls. pher Treviño Paternal great-grandKaila and Albert Trevi- mother is Dova Dodson ño of Dixon are the par- of Tennessee. ents of a son born at 1:23 a.m. Aug. 23, 2014, at KSB Gavyn Lee Burson Hospital in Dixon.

Z a i d e n C h r i s t o p h e r Sherri Boles and MatT r e v i ñ o w e i g h e d 7 thew Burson of Morrison pounds, 12 ounces at are the parents of a son birth and was 21 inches born at 5:54 a.m. Sept.

6, 2014, at CGH Medical in length.

He is welcomed by Center in Sterling.

Gavyn Lee Burson Aveya Sue Treviño, 2.

Maternal grandparents weighed 7 pounds, 3 are Sam and Paula Eber- ounces at birth and was 19.5 inches in length. sole of Mount Morris.

Maternal grandparents Paternal grandparents are Gonzalo Treviño and are Terri and Lyle Boles Tina Treviño, both of of Morrison.

Paternal grandparents Lost Nation.

Maternal great-grand- are Patty and Scott Bush parents are Merle and of Morrison.

Alice Ebersole and Ida Maternal great-grandmothers are Virginia Penn, all of Dixon.

Paternal great-grand- McClain and Dorothy mother is Ana Treviño of Boles, both of Morrison.

Dixon.

Evander Andrew Cantu Desirae Martinez and Skyler Cantu of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 2:52 a.m. Sept.

6, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Evander Andrew Cantu weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Kelly Martinez, Oscar Martinez, and Rodney Kahn, all of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Kevin and Lisa Lopez of Sterling and Maria G. Helfers of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandparents are Sheryl Hall, Linda Alba, and Ruben Alba, all of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandmother is Veronica Garcia of Sterling.

Ashlynn Nicole Brockman Erin Sucher and John Brockman of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 8:17 a.m. Sept.

4, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Ashlynn Nicole Brockman weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Mackenzie, 8, Isabella, 4, and Kaley, 3.

Maternal grandparents are Lee and Julie Hippen of Rock Falls and Eric Sucher of Tennessee.

Paternal grandparents are James and Debra Brockman of Milledgeville.

Maria de los Angeles Zendejas Garza

Rosa Zazueta and Jose Manuel Zendejas-Rocha of Sterling are the parents of a daughter born at 12:54 p.m. Sept. 3, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Maria de los Angeles Zendejas Garza weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Jose Zazueta, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Gilberto Ortiz and Rosemary Ortiz, both of Sterling.

Garett Reise Rick Amanda and Greg Rick of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 11:38 a.m. Sept. 13, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Garett Reise Rick weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 19 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Mya Mabins, 11.

Maternal grandparents are the late Laurie McKenna and Don and Katie Schultz.

Paternal grandparents are Steve and Penny Rick of Rock Falls and Patricia Lambrecht of Hillsdale.

Taylin Marie Eberhardt Brailey Johnson of Rock Falls and Tyler Eberhardt of Nelson are the parents of a daughter born at 7:19 a.m. Sept. 6, 2014, at CGH

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Today Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

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

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

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., 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, Horizon View Farm barn, 2422 N. River Road, Oregon.

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

PFLAG Sauk Valley, 2:30 p.m., St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 5:30 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-2885165.

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.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

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 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning

services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing Team, 815625-0338.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

Veterans Affairs representative, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Whiteside County Senior Center outreach caseworker, 10:1511:15 a.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon.

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.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed (1), St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Crochet-Knitting Club, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, 1 p.m., 409 Avenue F, Sterling, 815-625-1622.

Whiteside County Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 1:30 p.m., Coventry Village, 612 W. 23rd St., Sterling.

TOPS, 4 p.m. weigh-in, 4:30 p.m. meeting; 5:30 p.m. weighin, 6 p.m. meeting, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meet-

Medical Center in Sterling.

Taylin Marie Eberhardt weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces at birth and was 19 inches in length.

Maternal grandmother is Miranda Johnson of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Michael Eberhardt and Shauna Gonzalez, both of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandparents are Dana Funderberg of Sterling and Larry Johnson of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandparents are Ray Gonzalez and Michelle Baker, both of Nelson.

Center in Sterling.

Lucas DeVries Cason Haan weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Tyler Haan, 11, and Laila Cason, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Japatra Person of DeWitt, Iowa, and Willie Cason of Hillsboro.

Paternal grandparents are Jane and Roger Haan of Morrison.

Maternal great-grandparents are Mildred Person and Derrick Person, both of Chicago.

Jace Brian Freas

Amber and Randy Rus of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 3:27 p.m. Sept. 9, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kenzie Mae Rus weighed 7 pounds at birth and was 20 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Triston Rus, 13, Rylee Rus, 7, and Brandyn Rus, 6.

Maternal grandparents are Terry and Brenda Fredrickson of Rock Falls.

Paternal grandparents are Robert Rus of Sterling and Bonnie Johnson of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandfather is William C. Lilly of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grandfather is Russell Garrett of Fulton.

Kristina and Jeffrey Freas of Rock Falls are the parents of a son born at 9:58 a.m. Sept. 3, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Jace Brian Freas weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Angel Freas, 15, Jeffrey Conner Freas, 5, and Kennedy Freas, 2.

Paternal grandparents are Fred and Debbie Buse of Rock Falls.

Maternal great-grandparents are Terry and Kay Hoeller and Cheri and Jack Matthews, all of Rock Falls, and Butch and Mary Camper of New Lenox.

Paternal great-grandmothers are Patsy Bryant, Betty Freas, and Marge Walls, all of Rock Falls.

Kobe Jacob Koenes

Kenzie Mae Rus

Hunter Lee Petkiewicz Krystal and Daniel Petkiewicz of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 12:45 p.m. Sept. 3, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Hunter Lee Petkiewicz weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Robert Petkiewicz, 4, Danny Petkiewicz Jr., 2, and Jonoah Petkiewicz, 1.

Maternal grandmother is Valerie Ford of Enid, Oklahoma.

Wendy and Jake Koenes of Argo Fay are the parents of a son born at 2:19 p.m. Sept. 3, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kobe Jacob Koenes weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 23 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Isaiah Koenes, 3.

Maternal grandparents are Thomas Talley Jr. and Melody Andrews, both of Thomson.

Paternal grandparents Information sought are Jane Koenes of Fulton The birth announceand the late Tim Koenes. ments for Reagan Kay Maternal great-grandmother is Vivian Andrews Gittleson and Travis Joseph Carlson cannot of Thomson. be printed without additional information. The Lucas DeVries editorial department has Cason Haan been unable to reach the Gabriela Cason and submitters. If those who John Haan of Morrison submitted them could are the parents of a son call 800-798-4085, ext. born at 10:59 a.m. Sept. 5501, it would be appre9, 2014, at CGH Medical ciated.

COLLEGE HONORS ing, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., Polo, 815-946-3638.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Morrison, 815-590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, Christcentered Recovery Group, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815994-0428.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Optimist Club, 6:30 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Byron Fire Protection District Trustees, 7 p.m., district headquarters, 123 N. Franklin St. Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St., Mount Carroll. 815-284-3444.

Lee, Whiteside Chapter of the American Diabetes Association, 7 p.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling.

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.

Tampico Lions Club, 7 p.m., Good Times, 106 N. Main St., Tampico, 815-438-2789.

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, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door.

Concordia University Wisconsin CONCORDIA, Wis. – Chelsea Hummermeier of Mount Carroll has been named to the spring honors list at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Wheaton College WHEATON – Logan N. Meurer of Ashton graduated from Wheaton College with a Bachelor of Arts

degree in history, social science, and a teacher certification in secondary education.

Parkland College CHAMPAIGN – Parkland College Foundation Forging the Future Case New Holland Service Technician Program Scholarship recipients include Heath Church of Prophetstown and Jacob Vroman of Erie.

Soldiers complete military instruction

Army Pvts. Kinsey Nixon and Jordan Janssen have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina.

During the 9 weeks of training, the soldiers studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, and physical fitness.

They also received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training,

drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, and took part in foot marches, and field training exercises.

Nixon is the ward of Elwood Hummel of Prophetstown. He is a 2014 graduate of Geneseo High School.

Janssen is the daughter of Dawn Janssen of Mount Morris.

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Independent daughter wants less help Dear Abby: I graduated from college, and I’m starting my first full-time job and moving into my first apartment. I bought all the furniture for it, but needed help moving in.

My parents decided to drive 5 hours to my new home to transport the furniture in a truck they rented – without consulting me. While I appreciate their help, because I would not have been able to lift some of the items on my own, I feel they have overstepped the normal boundaries of parenting an independent 27-year-old daughter. They also decided they would spend the

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

night in my apartment and sleep in my newlypurchased bed without asking me.

Am I crazy for thinking my parents are not respecting my space? I don’t want to be ungrateful, but I feel violated in

some way. This is my first step out into the real world. – Becoming Independent in Illinois Dear Becoming Independent: How exactly did you plan to get the large items of furniture from point A to point B if your parents hadn’t stepped up to the plate?

They were attempting to help you, as they always have, not violate you.

Although they were mistaken, they assumed that after a 5-hour drive, plus doing the heavy lifting, they’d be welcome to stay the night and not have to check into a hotel.

Because that wasn’t the case, you should have thanked them for their generosity and told them you had made other arrangements for getting the furniture transported and installed, instead of resenting them for it. Your problem isn’t pushy parents; it’s that you didn’t speak up in the first place.

Men come up to me all the time at work or when I’m out, but once I mention that I have a small child, it’s like they run and hide. If I wait and tell them later, they get upset that I didn’t bring it up earlier. I have no idea what to do.

I am ready to settle down and be a “family� with someone. How do I fix this? What should I Dear Abby: I’m a do?

27-year-old, single mom, – Lonely in career-focused and drivSugar Land, Texas en in what I do for my son and me. I want the Dear Lonely: You’re best for him. He is 3. doing nothing wrong, I am having a hard time and nothing needs meeting someone who “fixing.� A man who will accept the two of us. approaches you and

then runs in the opposite direction, when he learns you have a child, isn’t interested in the kind of relationship you’re looking for. He’s looking for fun, not continuity.

So be honest about your situation from the beginning. While the idea of settling down is nice, you need to do it with someone whose priorities align with your own, and the men you have met so far don’t qualify.

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

LEE COUNTY VOITURE 409

Members of Lee County Voiture 409 attended the 94th Grand du Illinois 40&8 Promenade July 25. They are (from left) Dwight Moss, elected the Grand du Illinois delegate to the 95th Nationale 40&8 Promenade; Donald “Doc� Edwards; and Richard Longfellow, Lee County chef de gare, elected cheminot for District 1 of Grand du Illinois. He also is the Lee County delegate to the 95th National 40&8.

Photos submitted by Longfellow.

New members were inducted into Lee County Voiture 409 Sept. 7 at American Legion Post 12 in Dixon. They are (from left) K.A. Hudson, David Hage, and Robert Hoyle, all of Dixon; and Charles Grobe of Franklin Grove. With them is Ernest Rockett, installation officer, of Voiture 409.

Historians share food, tales Prescription drug drop-off TAMPICO – Tampico Area Historical Society members met Aug. 26 for their annual potluck picnic at the Tampico Community Building.

A brief business meeting took place. Joan Johnson, president, gave a summary of the society’s accomplishments throughout the year, among them the dedication of the Ronald Reagan statue in Reagan Park.

Duane Paulsen of Grand Detour and Pat Gorman, president of the Lee County Historical and Genealogical societies, spoke about the Green River Ordnance Plant, which operated between

1942 and 1946 near Amboy. Shirley Anderson, a former employee at the plant, brought along her W-2 slip for 1943, her termination papers, and a war ration book.

The society meets at Duane Paulsen 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Historical Building, 119 Main St. Meetings are open to the public.

The next one will be Tuesday, with Robert Anderson, president of the Manlius Historical Society, as the speaker.

Anderson will discuss the restoration and preservation of the society headquarters in the First State Bank of Manlius.

For more information, visit Shirley tampicohisAnderson toricalsoci ety.com or contact Johnson at gary joan@thewisp.net or 815622-8705. Family history and genealogical queries may be made to Denise McLoughlin, family history coordinator, at tampicohistoricalsociety@ gmail.com or 815-5902143.

IN BRIEF New app unveiled

by Red Cross

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Refreshments will be served; there is no charge to attend.

For more information, call -ELISSA 7ICKS AT OR "ETTY -EENAN AT

7HITESIDE COUNTIES OR SURrounding communities.

Must have a solid PEORIA – The American academic record and parRed Cross has launched a ticipate in extracurricular first-of-its kind blood donor activities. app that puts the power to Go to rrhrpa.shrm.org/ save lives in the palm of a scholarship to request an hand. application.

The deadline is The blood donor app Nov. 14. allows users to schedule Events honors For more information, blood donations, track retired military their total donations, earn contact Kathryn Snow at rewards, and invite friends ROCK ISLAND – A miliSauk Valley Community to join them on a lifesaving tary Retiree Appreciation College at snowk@svcc. team. $AY WILL BE /CT AT 2OCK EDU OR The app is free and avail- Island Arsenal, between able for download now in Rock Island, Moline, and Red Cross unveils app stores, visit redcross. Davenport, Iowa. org/apps or redcrossblood. Retirees from all branches new app for donors of the armed forces and org/bloodapp, or by text their families are welcome.

BLOODAPP to 90999 for PEORIA – The American The event runs form 7 a.m. Red Cross has launched a a direct link to download. to 1 p.m.

Message and data rates first-of-its kind blood donor Photo identification is for texting may apply. app that puts the power to required. save lives in the palm of a Registration is due by Area administrator /CT #ALL hand. to speak of health OR FOR The blood donor app allows users to schedule details.

STERLING – “Medicare & blood donations, track Medicaid: Understanding their total donations, earn 7HAT S "ETWEEN THE ,INESv RRHRPA offers rewards, and invite friends will be from 10:30 to 11:30 scholastic help to join them on a lifesaving A M 7EDNESDAY AT 7HITEThe Rock River Human side County Senior Center, team.

Resource Professional 7 .INTH 3T The app is free and avail!SSOCIATION WILL OFFER A able for download now in Julie Logan, administrascholarship to a college tor of Transitions Nursing app stores, visit redcross. student pursuing a degree in and Rehabilitation Center, org/apps or redcrossblood. will share her experience in business, with an emphasis org/bloodapp, or by text dealing with Medicare and in human resources.

BLOODAPP to 90999 for Applicants need to be: Medicaid in skilled nursing a direct link to download.

College students during facilities. She will explain Message and data rates the fall of this year. the difference between for texting may apply. other continuum-of-care Live in Lee, Ogle or

OREGON – Ogle County Sheriff’s deputies, Ogle County police departments, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will accept unwanted prescription pills from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27.

Only pills and patches will be accepted; liquids, needles, and sharps will not. The service is free and anonymous.

Participating police departments are Byron, 232 W. Second St., 815-

234-5000; Forreston, 103 First Ave., 815-616-1087; Mount Morris, 105 W. Lincoln St., 815-7344132; Polo, 116 S. Franklin St., 815-946-3412; and Rochelle, 416 N. Sixth St., 815-561-2131.

Oregon Fire Department, 100 W. Washington St., 815-732-2803, also will participate. A family event including touch-a-truck and a free hot dog lunch will be available there.

Ogle County law enforcement agencies also collect prescription and over-the-counter drugs year-round.

For more information, visit deadiversion. usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/ takeback or call the police or fire departments; Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department at 815-732-4020; or Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Project LEAD, 815284-7796.

Monthlong focus on preparedness OREGON – Area residents are reminded by the Ogle County Health Department to be prepared and disaster aware during September, National Preparedness Month.

Information from the department emphasizes the following: Know how to plan for specific needs: Kids, ani-

mals, seniors, those with disabilities, business owners, and schools can find helpful materials to develop a special needs plan.

Visit ready.gov for information.

Build an emergency kit: It’s more than flashlights and batteries. Visit ready. gov/kit or ready.gov/kids/ build-a-kit for tips on putting a kit together. Kits for

specific emergencies are listed.

America’s PrepareAthon is Sept. 30: This is a national call for action.

People are asked to talk about disaster plans and practice those plans.

For more information, visit oglecountyhealthde partment.org or call Joanie Padilla at 815-732-7330, ext. 279 for a brochure.

Cast members of 2nd Wind Entertainers are ready to perform “The Cemetery Club� at Rock River Center in Oregon. Photo submitted by Linda Duffy.

Performers to present comical show OREGON – A two-act comedy, “The Cemetery Club,� will be performed at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St. The show is set in Queens, New York, and follows the lives of three longtime friends who

are widows. They form a club to visit their dead husbands’ graves each month.

The production is by 2nd Wind Entertainers, and features cast members, Nancy Skarda, Donna Wright, Joanne Reisner, Margo Ackland,

Rita Mueller, and Max Baumgardener. It is codirected by Sherry Piros and Reisner.

There is no charge to attend. Coffee and cookies will be served at intermission.

For more information, call 815-732-3252.

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JUNIOR STATE HORSE SHOW

4-H’ers from northern Illinois participated in the junior state 4-H horse show July 22-27 in Springfield. Ogle County riders were Keri Weaver, Katherine Roush, Logan Arvigo, Terra Beckman, and Trista Cannova. Photo submitted by Tina Vincent.

JUNIOR AMBASSADORS

OFFICER RETREAT

Carroll County 4-H Junior Ambassadors show the cancer care bags they made for a service learning project. With the bags are (from left) Indigo Zach and Pippin Legel of Thomson and Saphire Harris and Katie Hoffman of Savanna. The group collected and purchased items for patients going through chemotherapy.

Businesses that contributed to the project were Casey stores in Milledgeville and Thomson; Country Girl Boutique and Brother’s Restaurant in Lanark; Land of Oz and Shaw’s Marketplace in Mount Carroll; CDG Ceramics, Duty’s, York Community Church, and The Station, all in Thomson; ShopKo in Savanna; and Kay Davis of Savanna. Photo submitted by Jeannette Mingus.

FFA members from West Carroll High School in Savanna recently hosted their annual officer retreat at Kurt Arno’s cabin. They discussed the events and planning for the upcoming year including the blood drive, ag plot, milk machine, fundraising, barnyard zoo, recycling, and community cleanups. They also discussed some of the recreational activities. Team members are (from left) Cameron Ehlers, vice president; Brianna Kampmeier, sentinel; Bailey Durward, president; Glenn Hoffman, secretary; Christy Ralston, treasurer; and Rachel Dykstra, reporter. Photo submitted by Dykstra.

SPIN clubs to begin in area locations

FRIEND OF AGRICULTURE WINNERS

Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR has announced the winners of the Friend of Agriculture Award for continued support of the agricultural community. Allyn Buhrow (from left) stands with recipients, state Rep. Don Moffitt, R-Gilson, state Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, and state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon. ACTIVATOR trustees have designated the three legislators based on their strong voting records during the 98th Illinois General Assembly, which are based on legislation that would have a significant impact on Illinois agriculture. ACTIVATOR, Illinois Farm Bureau’s Political Involvement Fund, is a voluntary, nonprofit, segregated fund promoting the economic and social well-being of farmers. The trustees are local Farm Bureau leaders representing each county in the legislative district. Photo submitted by Danelle Burrs.

The University of Illinois Extension, Whiteside County 4-H Program will offer two Special Interest Clubs.

SPIN Club focuses on one particular project area.

A cupcakes, cookies, cakes, and more decorating club will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 4, Nov. 8, and Dec. 6 and from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 19, Nov. 16, and Dec. 14 at County Market, 210 W. Third St., Sterling.

The cost is $25 for all sessions, and includes a supply fee.

The club is open to 4-H members and nonmembers between the ages of 10 and 18.

Classes will be taught

by Pamela McKenna and other County Market staff.

Topics include different decorating tech-

niques, how to create flowers, balloons, borders. decorating jumbo cupcakes, Thanksgiving cakes, 12-inch cookies, and holiday goods. Class size is limited to 25.

SPIN Club Square Dancing will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 15 through Nov. 19, in the community room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St. There is no charge to attend.

Classes will be taught

by TJ Schares of Morrison’s Grand Squares and other members of the club. Those 8 and older, and parents, are welcome.

To volunteer in any 4-H program, call Allie Lancaster at 815-7724075. Go to edu/clw to register online for either club.

IN BRIEF Members sought for new season

GET INVOLVED IN SERVICE learning activities.

For more information, to volunteer, or to join, con -/5.4 #!22/,, n TACT ,EANNE 2AHN AT THE 4HE #ARROLL #OUNTY ( PROGRAM IN #ARROLL #OUNTY University of Illinois Exten SION OFFICE IN -OUNT #AR has started a new year. roll at lrahn@illinois.edu or Youth, ages 8 to 19 by

Sept. 1, are welcome to join. Members learn how to do tasks and make Youth fare well decisions similar to those at fishing derby in adult life.

4HE #LOVERBUD 0ROGRAM 3!6!..! n *UNIOR 3TEW FOR KIDS TO ALSO HAS ards celebrated Kids Fish begun a new year. ing Day Sept. 6 at Frog Members will be intro 0OND NEAR 3AVANNA The group learned to duced to new skills and

tie palomar and figure 8 knots. They also caught bullhead, bluegill, turtles, yellow perch, and large mouth bass. ,UNCH WAS PROVIDED BY the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the bait by Todd’s Tackle, soda by Eagle 2IVER ,IQUOR AND TACKLE BY Milo and Beaver’s.

Business reaches out to community The Goodwill Sale at Bergner’s continues through Oct. 4.

This year marks the 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEMI annual sale. Bergner’s will accept clothing and house hold textile donations to benefit Goodwill.

In return, shoppers will receive a discount coupon for up to 25 percent off new purchases at Bergn er’s stores. The donations assist Goodwill’s mission to help people earn jobs in the community.

Shoppers also can visit -ILLIONI!CTSOF'OODWILL com to spin the wheel for a chance to win a $100 gift card; the grand prize is a

$1,000 gift card.

Bergner’s and Goodwill have stores in Sterling.

Science workshop to feature rockets "%,6)$%2% n 4HE SEC ond University of Illinois Extension, Ogle, Boone, and DeKalb counties, Sci ence Super Saturday will BE 3EPT AT THE "OONE #OUNTY #OMMUNITY "UILD ing, 111 W. First St. It is open to youth, ages #HECK IN IS FROM 8:40 to 9 a.m.

4HERE WILL BE FIVE HANDS on workshops. Topics include simple science, wind power, rockets, testing pond water for plankton, and screaming balloons.

Go to edu/bdo or contact THE /GLE #OUNTY %XTENSION OFFICE 7 0INES 2OAD

/REGON AT

by Monday to register or for complete class descrip tions.

The cost is $15 for ( ERS AND FOR NON members, and includes supplies and a pizza lunch.

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Apple intercepts Microsoft’s tablet NFL play Announcers have mistaken Surface for iPad on the air

BY ANDREA CHANG AND TONY PERRY -#4 .EWS 3ERVICE

Microsoft Corp. thought it scored a touchdown when it struck a multiyear deal with the NFL that would allow teams to use the company’s Surface tablets during games.

Too bad television announcers keep referring

to the devices as iPads.

The tablet computers, covered in bright blue protective cases, have become a familiar sight on the sidelines this season as coaches and players turn to them to study opponents’ moves, review previous possessions and strategize.

They’re replacing the pages of black-and-white photographs that had long been printed out using fax machines and printers and delivered in binders to teams dozens

of times during a game.

The confusion over the Surface tablets began during Week 1 of the season, when Fox commentator John Lynch told viewers that New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was “not watching movies on his iPad� during a game. Lynch made things more awkward when he then said players had “iPad-like tools.�

A similar slip-up occurred on “Monday Night Football� when ESPN’s Trent Dilfer won-

dered how long it took Cardinals assistant head coach Tom Moore “to learn how to use the iPad.�

And at Sunday’s game between the San Diego Chargers and the Seattle Seahawks, a television announcer balked when told the teams were using Surface devices. “What? I thought it was an iPad,� he said.

Microsoft, which reportedly paid $400 million to be the “official sideline technology sponsor of the NFL,� is understandably

miffed at the free publicity being bestowed upon Apple Inc., one of its biggest rivals. “Despite the majority of our friends in the booth correctly identifying the Surface on NFL sidelines, we’re working with the league to coach up a select few,� a Microsoft spokesman said.

The blunders highlight the difficulty that many tech companies – even enormous ones such as Microsoft – face in a country dominated by

iPhones and iPads. “It’s an Everest-like challenge for Microsoft, as well as other tech players that play in the tablet world, to distinguish themselves as their own brand,� said Daniel Ives, managing director at FBR Capital Markets. “Apple has essentially established the tablet market as iPad, and part of what Microsoft is trying to do here is change perceptions. It has a lot of challenges in its path just given the cult-like movement behind Apple.�

Astrograph Dig deep before you take action Sunday, September 21, 2014

Don’t feel that you have to please everyone. Your actions will bring the most benefit if you make your choices free of pressure. You don’t necessarily have to do what others want or expect. Methods that have worked in the past are still relevant and useful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) -- Don’t jump to conclusions without knowing the truth. Do some fact-finding in order to get to the heart of the matter. Dig deep before you take action.

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Myndi Fletcher of Mount Morris works as an office administrator in the Buildings and Grounds Department at Sauk Valley Community College. She used BEST’s services after suddenly losing her job at Quad/Graphics Inc. in 2011, when the Mount Morris printing company closed.

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“I’m hired,� Olalde said. “I just need to get my nursing identification number.�

Myndi Fletcher also used BEST’s services to help her through school after she suddenly lost her job Quad/Graphics Inc., a Mount Morris printing company that closed in 2011. “During the closing process, BEST came in

and talked to people about the opportunity to go back to school,� said Fletcher, 43.

Fletcher used BEST’s services to help her get through the office administration program at Sauk. She graduated in May, and now works as administrative assistant for Frank Murphy, the college’s director of buildings and grounds. “As an older person, I was overwhelmed by sitting in class at my age with 19-year-olds,�

Fletcher said. “There were times when I’d speak to my counselor at BEST and I’d ask if college was really worth it.

They continued to tell me college is worth it, and I’m grateful that I was able to continue.�

Furlan said BEST will try to be accessible to people who work in the program.

Because BEST administers the federally funded Workforce Investment Act, its services are free of charge.

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Players are offered soft drinks, coffee and chips at no cost, and beer and wine is sold. A lounge area with TVs is set up for customers who are waiting for a terminal.

Owner Suzi McAfoos also has specialty gambling facilities in Coal Valley, Silvis, Princeton, Galesburg, Kewanee, LaSalle, Streator, Peru, and two in Ottawa.

Suzi’s is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; and noon to

9 p.m. Sunday. Hours can be extended if business warrants it, Murray said.

Suzi’s can be reached at 815-716-8782.

Heard through The Grapevine ROCK FALLS – The opening date for The Grapevine Wine and Martini Bar at 205 W. Second St. has been pushed back.

Owner Violet Jaramillo had hoped to have the new downtown bar open this month, but some minor construction delays intervened, she said.

Jaramillo is now looking to open with a Halloween

party on Oct. 31. She said she still might open a week or 2 earlier. If that’s the case, the Halloween party might also serve as a grand opening bash.

The Grapevine is being designed with an artistic urban feel to fill a perceived entertainment void in the area, Jaramillo said. A small selection of craft and domestic beers will be offered, but the focus will be on the type of wine and martinis that often can be found only in upscale restaurants.

Patrons will be able to hang out on a new deck, and bottles of wine will be available for carryout.

Consolidation doesn’t fix problem RAMSEY

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Dear Leslie, Please don’t consolidate this debt. If you guys are about to get married, you need to learn, as a couple, to make debt a thing of the past and live on a written, monthly budget. Think about it. Once you’re married, your family will have a great income. You could really push and attack that debt, and have it paid off in no time.

As a new couple, you

need to learn to set goals and work on things as a team. Budgeting is a great exercise for any marriage, but it’s an especially good thing for newly married couples to learn to do. A budget isn’t just controlling your money. It’s two people sitting down together and sharing their hopes and dreams for the future. Not just that, it’s the process of making an actual, workable, written plan that will help make these dreams become reality.

Don’t do a debt con-

solidation, Leslie. Debt consolidation is nothing more than a “con,� because you think you’ve done something about the debt problem.

But the truth is the debt is still there, as are the habits that caused it.

All you did was move it around.

You can’t borrow your way out of debt, just like you can’t get out of a hole by digging out the bottom. – Dave * Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey) or visit daveramsey.com.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Try something new. Say yes to friends or family members who ask you to participate in an adventurous pursuit -- it will turn out to be more enjoyable than you anticipate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) -- Interaction with others will not go smoothly. You can avoid misunderstandings if you keep to yourself and refrain from sharing your ideas. Catch up on reading and fulfilling personal goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your future is looking bright. You will achieve better than expected results from a col-

laborative effort. Those who are in your corner will be willing and able to support your cause.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) -- Get all the details before you give your opinion. You will leave a bad impression if you act like a know-it-all. Do the necessary homework and listen to what others think.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 19) -- Time is on your side.

If you have been running around in circles, slow down and reassess your situation. You should rethink your strategy and reset your priorities.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Consider investigating a new direction in your life or career. You don’t have to stop what you’re doing and rush headfirst into something else, but it’s a good idea to find out what options are available.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Membership in a club or organization will introduce you to someone special. Although you may not expect it initially, this person will turn out to be a strong influence in the future.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- Tie up loose ends. Personal or emotional entanglements will start unraveling if you don’t deal with them promptly. Don’t wait for someone else to make the first move.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Get together with a friend or lover. A dynamic new project will reveal itself while you are traveling.

Take time to properly develop what you want to do.

CANCER (June 21July 22) -- You can’t rely on other people. Changes will occur, and, whether you like it or not, you will have to deal with the outcome. Prepare to adjust to new developments as they happen.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t have any qualms about showing off your talents. Others will appreciate your showmanship and confidence. If you trust in your abilities, others will as well.

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Members of the West Carroll High School FFA in Savanna gather in front of a tractor Sept. 10 at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, Iowa. Photo submitted by Don Mathey.

West Carroll FFA members take field trip to Iowa West Carroll High School FFA freshmen and sophomore agriculture students from Savanna attended the “Fall Harvest Safety Days” Camp.

The safety camp was Sept. 10 at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety on the campus of Northeast Iowa Community Col-

lege in Peosta, Iowa.

The students were divided into groups, and trained on the topics of skid steer loader safe operations, safe operation

of farm combines, prevention of grain entrapment and suffocation, and tractor and rural roadway safety. Lunch was provided by NECAS.

The National Safety Council will put the spotlight on farming, ranching and the related health and safety issues during National Farm Safety

Week, Sunday through Saturday.

Dan Hartman and Don Mathey, West Carroll advisers, chaperoned the trip.

NEW OFFICERS

Students in Jody Engelken’s third-grade class at Milledgeville Elementary School examine soybeans from Brad Smith’s field to learn how many pods are on a stalk and how many beans are in a pod. Photos submitted by Melinda Charbonneau.

Ogle County Clovers spent their last meeting playing games, completing records and voting for new officers. Kyler Dale (front row) stands with the 2004-15 officer team (back row, from left), Katelyn Ackland, reporter; Callie Ackland, president; Megan Ackland, historian; Jordan Mingus, vice president; Carley Ackland, president; and Karyssa Dale, treasurer. Not pictured is Ariel Zuercher, secretary. Photo submitted

by Katelyn Ackland.

ROYAL NEIGHBORS OF AMERICA

Participants make a charm to represent the variety of ways farmers contribute to a football game. Their charm contained a cotton ball, cow confetti, soybeans, corn, popcorn kernels, pig confetti, and wheat.

Ag in the Classroom visits Milledgeville MILLEDGEVILLE – Students in third grade at Milledgeville Elementary School participated Sept. in “There’s a Farmer at My Football Game.

The event, coordinated

by Ag in the Classroom, was intended to broaden students’ perspectives about the impact agriculture has on their daily lives. The students learned about agriculture and where their food comes from. The program featured hands-on presentations by a number of agricultural experts. Topics included wheat, corn, soybeans, dairy, beef, and pigs.

The presenters were Arlene Bickelhaupt, Chris Fink, Brad Smith, and Darrell Stitzler.

The students talked about the features of a cow, while a classmate was dressed up as one.

They also shook cream, turning it into butter, harvested wheat kernels, and examined crops.

The presenters explained how the work of farmers is found in food (corn

syrup in pop, pork and beef in hot dogs, popcorn, corn in nachos, dairy in the cheese, and wheat in buns and pretzels, cotton in uniforms, animal hide in footballs, and soybean ink in tickets and programs.

Agriculture in the Classroom is designed to help students gain a greater awareness of the role of agriculture in the economy and society.

They learn that thousands of farm products are in the world around them – on their plates, in the clothes they wear, in the medicine that makes them well, and in earthfriendly fuels and plastics.

The program is offered through the University of Illinois Extension, in partnership with Carroll County Farm Bureau, Ogle County Farm Bureau, Carroll County Soil & Water, and Ogle County Soil & Water.

For more information about the program, go to edu/bdo or call the Ogle County Extension office at 815-732-2191.

The Manlius Sportmans Club’s Aug. 8 fundraiser was the beneficiary of the New Bedford Royal Neighbors of America Matching Funds Project. Patsy Swanson, chapter president, presented $1,000 to Gail Barton, club treasurer. Also at the presentation were (in no particular order, Mary Hartz, Marjorie Chesser, Joanne Nelson, Shirley Lootens, Nancy Hartz, Polly Lickhart, Pat Etheridge, Lois Swanson, and Mary Etheridge.

Photo submitted by Mary Etheridge.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT AWARDS The 2014 Employee Awards of the Lee County Health Department in Dixon have been presented. Lora Fassler (from left), health education coordinator, breastfeeding peer counselor, was named Co-Worker of the Year; Jean Woodin, secretary, was selected Employee of the Year; and Cindy Gabany, public health nurse, was voted Team Player of the Year. Gabany also was recognized for 20 years of service to the department.

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Secrets of the North Carolina coast J

BY JOHN BORDSEN MCT News Service

ason Frye moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2002 to attend grad school – and never left. As a freelance writer, he has visited and written about the 301-mile coastline and the mainland behind it.

His second North Carolina guidebook for Moon/Avalon – “Moon North Carolina Coast (including the Outer Banks)” – pulls together what he’s seen, done and recommends to travelers, from the Great Dismal Swamp on the Virginia line to the fabled fish restaurants in Calabash, just upwind from Myrtle Beach. There are stops along the way for flora, fauna, folklore, beer and more.

In an interview, Frye shared highlights of what that area has to offer.

Most secluded place: “You feel real isolated on the Shackleford Banks, specifically the very old ghost town of Portsmouth, on Cape Lookout National Seashore. It’s ferryaccess-only to reach that former whaling station. There’s just a church and a few buildings standing; there’s also a little National Park Service information desk.

“It’s like Ocracoke might have been 190 years ago – but a little eerie because the homes there have been maintained by the Park Service. It looks like someone just left and will be back ...

but they won’t.”

Information: http://1.usa. gov/1mJaiMK Best unknown attraction: “That might be the importance of African-Americans to the U.S. Life Saving Service, the precursor to the Coast Guard, on the Outer Banks. Richard Ethridge was the only AfricanAmerican captain of the service. He was raised as a slave in Manteo, on Roanoke Island, and grew up to be a waterman.

After serving in the Civil War in the 36th U.S. Colored Troops – later the famous ‘Buffalo Soldiers’ – he became keeper of the station on Pea Island and commanded an all-black crew.

“At Pea Island, there’s a little memorial to him, and they re-created a life-saving station there. His grave and an account of his story are at the N.C. Aquarium at Roanoke, which they’re getting ready to redo. The place where Ethridge grew up – Island Farm – is a living history site with three or four original buildings from his family’s holdings on Roanoke Island.”

Information: theislandfarm. com

You can camp there or just go over for the day.

“It has 8 or 10 miles of absolutely pristine beach. Sometimes you can spot bears there, and there are alligators on the inland marsh side of the park.”

Information: http://1.usa. gov/1n2XBiF

“I think descendants of Coleman own three restaurants in Calabash; Ella’s is one of them.

There’s something a little gritty and down-home abut Ella’s.”

Information: http://bit. ly/1nkXcdB

Craziest eatery worth checking out: “There are a couple Most romantic destination: places on the Inner Banks that “I like Bald Head Island. The deal with these odd, old-fashisland is only 2 miles off the ioned fish fries – you have to go coast, but a 20-minute ferry in winter, when they have herride. And there’s something ring and things like that runabout that ride that really pulls ning through. the plug for you: You feel like “Of those places, The Cypress you’re really going far away, Grill, in Jamesville [Martin though you can still see the County], is the best known island from the mainland. and the one that’s consistently “Bald Head Island has isoopen January or early February lated beaches to walk on and through April. It’s an odd little miles of kayaking through fishing shack that doesn’t look marsh creeks that can get you like much from the outside. I to some secluded spots. You get think it seats 30. around on golf carts or bikes.

“They scale the fish, clean it, The lighthouse on Bald Head is score it and fry it.” beautiful.”

Information: http://bit.ly/ Information: baldheadisland. WK5dyy com Go here before it goes away: Favorite fish place: “I’m par- “Ocracoke is not physically tial to Calabash seafood, so I going away, but more people would go with Ella’s of Caladiscover it and start to look at bash. the North Carolina coast as a “That style originated in the place to live. The danger is that Coolest undiscovered beach: town of Calabash when Lucy people can build McMansions “Try Hammocks Beach State High Coleman started cooking and gaudy beach mansions – Park, on the Crystal Coast, near in a little lean-to, frying food for something that looks good in a Jacksonville, in Onslow County. fishermen on their way home. magazine – rather than someIt’s on Bear Island, is one of the The method is simple: Clean thing that’s functional and less-visited state parks and is and fillet the fish, dredge it in a community-appropriate. just a crazy little place. There’s little evaporated milk; add corn “It’s a spot where the aestheta ferry service to reach it and flour and salt and pepper; then ic could shift quite dramationly one road on the island. flash fry. cally.”

Information: ocracokeweb. com Most changed locale worth visitng: “My first experience traveling to North Carolina was going to the Outer Banks beaches in the late ’80s and early ’90s. There were a lot of restaurants and houses to rent.

Even then it was built up; my aunt and uncle who took us there said it had changed since the 1960s.

“When I returned after a 5- or 6-year hiatus, I was surprised to see how much more it had built up.

“But the Outer Banks manages to retain a small-town vibe and the Banks thing: Going to Jockey’s Ridge and Jennette’s Pier never gets old. And you have the lighthouses there, which make our coast special.

There are three you can climb that are within easy striking distance of anywhere on the Outer Banks.”

Information: outerbanks.org Worst traffic: “New Hanover County gets that honor. We’re one of the smallest counties in the state, but with the number of beaches and proximity to the Brunswick County beaches, and with UNC Wilmington here, traffic can get a little hairy at times.

That’s especially true when rental beach houses are changing tenants, like Saturdays between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. That’s when locals avoid all the arterials we can.”

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The lighthouse at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, so tall when viewed up close, becomes rather small when seen in this aerial view of Core Banks. Although the life is a little unconventional, winter at the coast can offer a lot of pretty and interesting places to visit.

Sometimes, pretty scenery is all you want

BY LYNN O’ROURKE HAYES MCT News Service

The world’s beautiful places provide nourishment for the soul and bonding opportunities for families. Here are five inspiring places to consider: The Road to Hana. The surf crashing on the rugged Maui coastline, bamboo forests and glorious waterfalls make this roadway a destination in itself.

A stark contrast to the resortfilled beaches on other parts of the island, an unblemished, lush landscape oozes with remnants of the old Hawaiian culture. Stops along the 52-mile drive for photos, hiking, pic-

nicking on the beach and tasting the famous banana or mango bread make it worth the effort. Consider spending the night in Hana to avoid rushing through the spectacular scenery.

Contact: 800-464-2924; gohawaii.com/maui; hanamaui.com Montauk, New York. Just 100 miles but a world away from the bustling Big Apple, this seaside enclave on the east end of Long Island offers secluded beaches, whaling tales and pounding surf. Deep-sea fishing, hiking, seal watching and surfing are all available in a community first settled by

Europeans in the mid-1600s.

Scramble to the top of the Montauk Point Lighthouse for magnificent views of the craggy coastline.

Contact: onmontauk.com Hike the Canyons, Springdale, Utah. From winding slot canyons to flattop plateaus, southern Utah’s canyon country offers a visual bonanza of color, shape and form. Athletic families might consider the Narrows, a spectacular 16-mile corridor that requires one rigorous day. Most recommend an overnight. Better yet, choose the Bottoms Up hike enabling trekkers to see the most stun-

ning aspects of the canyon in 4 to 6 hours. Day hikes and mountain biking options abound.

Contact: nps.gov/zion Finger Lakes, central New York. Named for the 11 glaciercarved lakes that spread like fingers across central New York state, the Finger Lakes provide 9,000 square miles of natural beauty, pristine lakes, deep gorges, white-water streams and charming villages. Don’t miss Letchworth State Park, known as the Grand Canyon of the East.

There, the Taughannock Falls, higher than Niagara, make a breathtaking 215-foot drop.

Contact: fingerlakes.org Dubois, Wyoming. Wade into the vast Wyoming wilderness, where high mountain lakes, miles of hiking and horseback trails, and magnificent views provide a stellar experience.

At Brooks Lake Lodge, rustic, restored cabins are nestled among the spruce and pine trees of the Pinnacle Mountains. Enjoy the sweet smell of the forest from under your goose down comforters. Or consider an overnight pack trip into the backcountry and sleep under a star-studded sky.

Contact: brookslake.com

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ROCK FALLS ROTARY

Walnut Rotarians recently presented a program to Rock Falls Rotarians on how they expanded and strengthened their club membership last year through community outreach to promote what Rotary does. At the meeting were (from left) Deb Quinn, Walnut Rotarian; David Berry, Walnut Rotary public image chairman; Carl Von Holten, Walnut Rotary 2013-14 president; Pam Erby, Rock Falls Rotary president; Ruth Lee, past district governor; and Bob Glaser, Walnut Rotary 201415 president. Photos submitted by Betty Clementz.

The new Rotary assistant governor has been named.

Cheryl Faber, a former Rock Falls club president, will preside over Area IV, which includes Walnut, Sterling Noon, Twin Cities Sunrise, and Rock Falls Rotary Clubs. Steve Kuhn, Sycamore Rotarian, presented a pin to her.

The 2013-14 Global Scholar recently spoke at a Rock Falls Rotary meeting. Jordan Groh of Rockford will go to London to study conflict resolution. Global scholars are students who study for a master’s degree in one of six areas of focus of the Rotary: peace and conflict, prevention and resolution; maternal and child health; water and sanitation; basic education and literacy; and economic and community development, or disease prevention or control. Scholars also must complete community service projects, while in the assigned county. Groh worked with migrants from the Middle East, who had come to the United Kingdom. Lee presented a gift to Groh for his presentation. Bob Sondgeroth, 2013-14 president, looks on.

The club has named its August Student of the Month.

Collin Marcum, the son of Thomas and Kelly Marcum, was selected by Rock Falls High School staff. Rotary students are seniors chosen for how well they exemplify the four-way test of what Rotarians say, think, and do.

The Rotary plays a large role in the exchange student program. Gabriela Duz of Brazil presents a flag to Erby. Duz attends Rock Falls High School, and is hosted by the Schueler family. Exchange students are hosted by two or three families during their 11- to 12-month stay.

HAPPY TAILS JOINS SAWA

TWIN CITY ROTARY

Happy Tails Humane Society of Rock Falls has joined the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators. SAWA is a community of professionals committed to excellence in the management and operation of animal welfare and control organizations. Staff and volunteers display Happy Tails’ certificate of membership, (front row, from left) Naomi Kant and Zoe Fortune; (middle row) Jean Dady, Jackie Warkins, Dawn Naffziger, Brittany Mitchell, Allison Furr, and Ann Spencer; and (back row) Jesse Williams, Dan Crebo, Antonio Mitchell, Mark Razo, and Donald Czycyk. Photo submitted by Czycyk.

The Twin Cites Sunrise Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursdays at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. At a recent meeting, Karen Reynolds (from left), president, welcomed Michael Clark (center) into the club. Nyla Winchell and Dean Ahlers were his sponsors. Photo submitted by Mary Martin.

THE SEWING ROOM The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce had a ribbon cutting Sept. 5 for The Fitting Room, 406 E. Third St. With the owners, Carla Lira and Tina Lira, are chamber ambassadors and city officials.

The store recently was remodeled.

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ABOVE: Barb Lauff of Sterling runs along the Hennepin Canal on Sept.

13 in Rock Falls during the Bridge the Community 10K race. The event, which also featured a 5K and kids dash, helps with riverfront development for both Sterling and Rock Falls.

LEFT: Kyra White, 9, of Streamwood runs toward the finish line during the kids dash on the First Avenue Bridge.

Bridge the Community works to bring Sterling and Rock Falls together.

RUNNIN’ & RIDIN’ ABOVE: The pack of runners leaves the starting line during the Bridge the Community races.

LEFT: The Tempo Velo Farmondo Cycling Event on Sept. 14 gave cyclists a chance to ride scenic country roads throughout Whiteside County.

ABOVE: Chris Thompson of Dixon rides past a farm during the second annual Farmondo event, which gave cyclists a chance to ride in a 20-mile, 42-mile or 70-mile round trip that took them along scenic country roads. Thompson rode the 42-mile trip.

RIGHT: The race is held on paved, smooth roads, unlike a sister race called the Grumpy Grind, which takes place on gravel and rougher terrain.

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casalee carroll.com

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Become a Hospice Volunteer There's no time like the present to add life to each day of a hospice patient.

Volunteers provide companionship and support to the terminally ill and their loved ones.

They fill a unique role in providing comfort and support to patients and families with giving of their time, friendship and compassion. Hospice of the Rock River Valley has a need for volunteers to work with patients and families.

Training will be provided and begins October 7. To make a difference in someone's life, call Nina at 815288-3673.

Happy Tails needs your help saving lives- Please consider giving some of your time to Happy Tails. There are many animals who need you, and even a few hours will help greatly.

Volunteer hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon, seven days a week, as well as Wednesday and Thursday 5:00-7:00 p.m. The shelter is located at 1408 McNeil Road in Rock Falls, between Dixon Avenue and Route 30.

Please call 815-626-2994 if you have questions.

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Hospice Volunteers needed at Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice, Inc., 3408 E. 23Rd St. Sterling, 815-6263467 PROJECT VITAL INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? What: Project VITAL Tutor Training Who: Anyone who has a desire to help others learn skills in better Reading, Math, ESL (English as a second language), and Citizenship.

Where: Sauk ValCommunity ley College - Adult Ed. Department (1E08) When: September 8, 15, 22, and 29th Time: 4:00-7:00pm (Dinner provided) For More Info Please Call or Email Martha Anderson martha.l.anderson @svcc.edu tel:815-835-6312 THE LEE CO. VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION needs volunteers to drive veterans in our van to the Iowa City VA hospital. If you are a licensed driver who is looking for a rewarding opportunity to help our area veterans, joining our transportation network might be something that you are looking for.

Please contact Rich Sanders at 815-288-5683 for more details.

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Two master suites with Jacuzzi including ground level suite. Loft over looking living area.

Large deck overlooking park-like backyard. 3.5 car garage.

Walking distance to Sinnissippi Park and Rock River. $269,000. Will consider owner financing and/or rent with option to buy.

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312-373-0601 Please ask about property tax incentive.

DIXON

POLO

Dixon Open House Sunday 9/21 918 Mary Ave. Well cared for ranch, all wood flooring. Remodeled bath sunroom.

Full basement.

Large family room plus 3rd bedroom.

Deck. Large fenced back yard. #123398 $124,900 see at www.

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Call Lee Bardier 815-716-3604 or Jill Ramirez (Hablo Espanol) 815-716-7379

Polo Home for Sale Forever Views!

4BR, 2 BA on 3+/acres, 54'x32' pole barn, partially fenced pasture, new price #114,000 #122817 Call Brian at RE/MAX Sauk Valley. 815-716-0772 or visit www.brian corwell.com

MILLEDGEVILLE Home for Sale in Millegdeville Own your own homestead, on 2+ acres, 72'x36' barn w/ steel roof, 32'x26' garage with steel roof only $129,900 #122937 Call Brian at RE/MAX Sauk Valley 815-716-0772 or visit www.brian corwell.com

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500 2nd Ave. R.F. $14,000 OBO. Call 815-626-5629

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STERLING 1703 18th Ave. Sterling Open House Sunday 12:30-1:30 3BR home in move in condition. Full basement, garage, appliances stay, Newer roof & siding. Double lot #122933 $69,900 See @ www.

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2007 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor sedan Mileage 108,741 SOLD AS IS ---Minimum bid $1,000.00 2008 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor sedan Mileage 96,044 SOLD AS IS ---Minimum bid $1,000.00 2008 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor sedan Mileage 90,216 SOLD AS IS ---Minimum bid $1,000.00 2008 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor sedan Mileage 101,752 SOLD AS IS ---Minimum bid $1,000.00 Sealed bids will be accepted at the Rock Falls City Clerk?s Office, 603 W 10th street, Rock Falls, Il 61071 Monday ? Friday 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Until Friday September 26th, 2014 at 200pm. At which time the bids will be publicly opened and read. Vehicles may be viewed at the Rock Falls Police Department Lot. The City of Rock Falls reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

By order of Eric Arduini, Rock Falls City Clerk September 13th, 20 & 24 2014

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STERLING Home for Sale in Sterling Open House Saturday 9/27 12-1 See the difference w/ 3 BR, 2BA. Stop Today! Great Value $115,000 Call Brian at RE/MAX Sauk Valley, 815-716-0772 or visit www.brian corwell.com

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 AMBOY Just remodeled 1 & 2 BR, clean, lots of new $ 425 & $495. Available Oct 1. No pets. Dep & ref required. 630653-9192

ROCK FALLS

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DIXON

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STERLING Nice, 2-3BR lower, 304 W. 7th St. $475+dep. No Pets 815-626-8647

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306 Attractive 1 & 2 BR. apts. with some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

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DIXON 1BR Basement 1008 N. Apt., Dixon, w/ attached garage, stove, refrig, all utilities incl. except cable, no pets, ref., lease, $450/mo. + $450 dep. 815-652-2042 1BR Upper, A/C, appl. & util. incl. $495/mo. Ref. & dep. req. No pets, No smoking. 815288-2710 1BR upper, very spacious. Heat & water paid. $425/ mo. & ref. No pets.

815-284-1263 2 Bedroom 1004 Idlewild Dr. Freshly painted, no pets, no smoking $595 mo. 309-645-3361 2BR Brandywine area. Nice, clean, quiet. No smoking or pets. $500 + dep. 815-652-3365 2BR upper, Dixon Dells. stove, refrig., air, garage w/ opener, basic cable & garbage p/u furnished, No Pets, Ref, & lease. $500/ mo. + $500 dep.

815-652-2042.

POLO

STERLING

2BR, 1 floor, apporch & plcs., garage, $600 mo. + ref. & dep. No pets.

815-288-5445 3BR, A/C, W/D hook ups, garage.

Near St. Anne's.

815-535-2093 Dixon Dells 2BR Basement Apt., stove, refrig, garage w/ opener, basic cable, garbage p/u furnished, no pets, Ref. & lease, $475/mo. + $475 dep. 815-652-2042

1BR upstairs, applcs. furnished & garage. Ref. & dep.

Required. No Pets. $375/mo. Call 815946-3191

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS

DIXON- 1 & 2BR, 1BA, CLEAN, QUIET, HARDWOOD FLOORS, APPLIANCES INCLUDED, WALK TO DOWNTOWN, ONSITE LAUNDRY, HEAT, WATER, INCLUDED. CALL ERICK- 815-7395806.

LG 3BR Upper apt. in downtown Dixon. 210 W. 1st. $600/mo. and dep.

815-440-4817 Spacious 2BR, w/ car port, laundry room avail. $500.Dep. mo+$500 815-716-1888

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ROCK FALLS 2BR all utilities included, no pets, $600/mo. + $500 dep. 815-718-0956 Lg. 1BR. + appl.

No pets. $425 + dep. 815-718-1784

STERLING

2 Bedroom Great Location

Studio, 1 & 2 Bedroom Washer & Dryer Units Fitness Center Balconies / Patios Open House Daily

1st Month FREE! Call Me 2-Rent (815)632-7368 (Located Behind Northland Mall)

Garages Available

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PER MONTH

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Next to

ALDI in Sterling

1-815-414-2288

1 or 2BR, $360 & up. 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty

NEW TODAY 2BDRM apt. $400 + dep. 412 8th Ave., 815-626-4418

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

STERLING 2 BR for $500 Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046 Apts. No pets. Call 815-716-0367.

Efficiency, $370/ mo.

No pets.

Close to down town and good location. Call 815632-9602 Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

Studio apt. $300/ mo. + dep.

LG. 1BR apt. $450/ mo + dep. 773319-0059.

WOOSUNG 2 Apartments for rent in Woosung!!

2 BR/1BA $500 3 BR/1 BA $600 Both units: Newly Remodeled & New appliances 310-750-5663

HOMES FOR RENT

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Remodeling

Roofing/Siding

DIXON

POLO

2 bed house in Dixon, bsmt, w/d hookup $565/mo.

Call 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com

2BR home. Appliances furnished.

Central air. Garage. and References deposit required. $595 per month.

No pets. 815-9463191 after 5 pm.

3BR Ranch, 2 car attached garage.

Applcs. Full bsmt.

Newly remodeled. $900/mo + dep. No pets 815-441-0410 3BR, Park like setting, 2 car garage applcs, fireplace, no smoking or pets $750/mo. + dep.

815-652-4881 4 bed house in Dixon, 2 bath, laundry room, fenced yard, 2 car garage, $900/mo.

Call 815-622-2725 SNLRentals.com 4Br, 2BA, 2 car garage, no pets. $850 + dep. 815973-2027

PROPHETSTOWN 2BR, 1 bath with access, elevator garage and laundry. $600 a month.

Kophamer & Blean Realty 815-7722728.

ROCK FALLS 2 BR Houses for rent in Rock Falls starting at $545 Call 815-622-2725 snlrentals.com 2BR, 704 6th Ave., w/ garage, W/D included. $500 mo. + dep. 815-441-5431

NEW TODAY

OREGON

2BR, new paint & floors. $490/mo. + dep. No pets. 815499-3187.

4BR, big yard Why Rent?™ 1005 8th Ave. $650/ mo. 815-878-7399

Sm. 2BR, No pets, no garage, all yard work and water, sewer, garbage provided. Ref. Req. $550 + $550 dep.

815-973-4744 or 815-973-3413

5 BR tri-level, attached garage w/ 2 ½ car garage/man cave out back, 1 ½ acres in E. Coloma school district, $1,000/mo. w/dep. & lease No pets.

Call 815-626-3105

Sm. 2BR. 932 Grant Ave. $475+ utilities. Call 815499-3226

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Air Cond./Heating

Brick & Masonry

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

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.

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CALL 815-625-0955

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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 **FRANKLIN** MAINTENANCE Pothole Repair Hot Pour Crack Filling Seal Coating Line Striping Bonded-Insured 815-284-6806 T & M PAVING

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Locally owned And Operated.

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Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

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Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls 205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

www.greenrivercyclery.com Tues. - Fri. 10-6 Sat. 8-12

MASONRY PRO'S •Brick-Block-Stone •Chimneys repaired or rebuilt •New Masonry or restoration & tuck-pointing Get masonry repairs done before winter. Free estimates-25 yrs. exp.

Insured & bonded.

815-564-8754

Cleaning Service

✱Carpet/ Upholstery ✱Maid/Janitorial Business/ Residential Free Estimates 815-632-3822 www.advanced cleaners.biz

Concrete Contractors AAA Concrete •All types of concrete

work & tear outs •Decorative concrete •Area's premiere concrete contractor •Quality work, accept no imitations!

Licensed, bonded & insured.

815-626-1156

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes 36 yrs. Experience.

815-626-9026

Construction C & C SWORD CONSTRUCTION Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Windows, Doors, Siding, Remodeling, Painting, Additions, & Roofing.

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Deck Builders

We specialize in exterior decks & privacy fences “You’ll always be a winner if we cut the deck” 815-288-4089 www.cosscustom woodworking.com

Dumpster Rental

Handyman HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

Haul/Clean Service • HOUSE AND BUILDING CLEAN OUTS • HANDYMAN & HAULING SERVICE • TREE SERVICE Call 779-245-2619

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Genl. Contracting Gilbertson Construction Residential & ReCommercial. modeling, house winadditions, & dows, siding doors. Also mobile home repairs. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. No Job Too Small. 30 yrs (815)622exp.

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Gutters

ELITE SEAMLESS GUTTERS, INC. 5” & 6” Seamless Gutters Gutter Guard Soffitt Fascia We will take care of all your seamless gutter needs.

Call Elite Seamless Gutters, Inc. for a free quote.

815-712-1227 or 800-922-1413 Handyman A Family's Handyman ★Roofing ★Siding ★ Decks ★Great Rates ★Fast Service Free Estimates 815-994-0075

J & J Hauling

We will haul anything you want gone. We also do yards, snow removal, clean outs ect. Anything you want gone or cleaned up is never too big of job.

Call Joe at 815-631-1957 No Job Is Too Small Or Too Big!

Landscaping DREAMSCAPES

BY DENNIS, INC Complete Landscape Services & Designs

Monuments GraniteWorks •Cemetery Monuments •Custom Granite Countertops 1220 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 815-288-3350 ✱Ask about our in stock monument discounts.

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Fall is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured Woodstoves by Hearthstone wood and gas inserts-stoves expert installation or DIY. Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Rd. Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Appointment

“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

(815) 857-3281

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Kitchens $ave 25%-50% Showplace Cabinetry Replace or Reface Expert installation or DIY Visit our showrooms.

Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Sterling 815-625-3519 Estimates by Apointment

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Residential Painting & 15 years’ experience New Construction

Lewis Plumbing 815-288-0028 Serving All of the Sauk Valley Area Lic.#058-173956

Power Washing Frank's Anything Power Washing Stripping Paint & Cleaning Homes, Decks, Driveways Commercial & Residential * Fully Insured * Call 815-213-0675

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

LawnCare Service •Mowing •Leaf clean up & removal •House cleanup •Small hauling •Gutters •Pressure washing •Mulch •Snow Removal •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

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625-3600 • 284-2222

Storage

Roofing

“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

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• Garages •Drywall• Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Superior Exteriors •Roofing •Siding •Windows and •Gutters 815-626-1679 Free Estimates

Roofing/Siding ★ALL SEASONS★ CONSTRUCTION ★★Better Service, Better Quality!★★ ★Custom Siding ★Windows ★All Doors- Aluminum, Steel, Wood Soffit ★Fascia Roofing★ ★Family Owned & Operated★ ★Over 30 Years Experience★ ★Licensed, Bonded, & Insured★ ★815-590-2231★

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-625-6142 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Sales/Service Rock River Estate Services We understand the emotional stress faced with the loss of a loved one, the sales of a home, relocation, divorce, or down sizing.

We clean, organize price, advertise all your homes contents, placing the highest profits in your hands.

25 years Exp. with any antiquescoins- jewelry- etc.

Call Dan for a free consultation 815-499-9127

Sewing/Repairs

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

•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

Stump Removal CLARK'S

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE BEAT MOST BIDS!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

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BRAD'S TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Amboy, IL

SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummerts Hardware Sterling or Rock Falls 815-989-8320 or 815-388-8047

Storage 6,000 SQ.FT. WAREHOUSE w/loading dock & 2 lg. overhead doors.

Dixon. Call 815-973-3281

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

GREAT RATES 815-973-3613

Get Ready for Winter!

Units Available •10x20 $50/mo.

•10x10 $35/mo.

Storage Works Dixon, IL 815-288-3301

TIMBER TREE SERVICE Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Free Estimates Fully Insured 815-238-7277 Dixon, Illinois

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

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EMPLOYMENT

Contact us to place an ad call 815-626-7653 815-284-7653

Search for local job listings at saukvalley.com/jobs/ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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CNAs F/T, P/T, & PRN 2nd & 3rd shifts Stop in for an interview. May e-mail resume to: admin@ greenacreshc. com Must be compassionate & able to work independently and as part of a team. Dependability & reliability are a must.

Wages commensurate with experience.

Green Acres Healthcare & Rehab.

15 W. Wasson Rd. Amboy, IL 815-857-2550 Now Hiring for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Coordinator (PRSC) Must have Bachelor's in human services field or occupational therapist and have 1 year experience in mental health or human services.

Please send resume to Box #:1248, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, Box 498, P.O. Sterling, IL 61081 RN or LPN for 10-6 or 2-10 shift (FT/PT) Compensation includes competitive rate of pay, commensurate with experience; shift differential; paid time off.

New graduates welcome.

EOE Exceptional Care & Training Center 2601 Woodlawn Rd. Sterling IL 61081 melissa @ectc1. com EOE

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for Farm Help FT or PT $18/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring for Mechanics FT or PT $30/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Farm truck and/or Drivers tractor needed, part-time. req.

Experience Call 815-499-0463.

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Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is looking for Payroll Person, FT or PT. Must EH SURÀFLHQW LQ 4XLFN%RRNV Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

Brechon Farm Services, Inc. is Now Hiring truck drivers FT or PT $18/hr.

Send resumes to: 1270 IL. State Route 26 S. Dixon, IL 61021

ADM Grain is seeking seasonal harvest help at Creston & Ashton.

ADM requires the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen & background check.

Apply online at www.ADM.jobs ADM is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer APPLICATIONS CLOSED EFFECTIVE November 1, 2014 the application period for the Construction Craft Laborer Apprenticeship Program- will be CLOSED at the following local unions: LIUNA Local #727-Dixon, IL

NEW TODAY Are you looking for an exciting career?

Auto Store of Dixon is now hiring for INTERNET MANAGER/ SALES PERSON Apply in person to the Auto Store 849 N. Galena Ave., Dixon or send resume to doug@the autostores.com AREA 1 MANAGER Special Olympics Illinois Event & Volunteer Management, Public Relations, Community Engagement, Committee Management, Fundraising Full-time, Full benefits. Go to http://www. soill.org/area-1manager on how to apply.

AUTO MECHANIC NEEDED Sterling Chevrolet has a opening for an EXPERIENCED Auto Mechanic Must have own tools. Highest pay in the Sauk Valley.

Apply in person at: 1824 N. Locust St Sterling, IL Automotive Experienced Detailer Wanted for successful used car business. Full time with benefits.

Please apply in person at: Credit Auto Sales, 601 IL Route 2 Dixon.

Farm Equipment Operator Seasonal Full time position operating 4 wheel drive and tracked farm tractors. M & R Farms, 815-288-3136.

DRIVERS NEEDED

EMPLOYMENT

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Automotive The exciting world of automotive sales is evolving and the need for Professional Sales Consultants is increasing.

At Dixon Ford Mazda Volkswagen we give you both the finest training available and a fun atmosphere that can lead to a long and rewarding career.

Paid training and an earning potential $30k-$80k/yr.

Contact Rob Hamilton at (815) 288-3366 for further details.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Drivers Exp. CDL Drivers.

Immediate Openings for part-time, may lead to full time. Local hauling with some Saturdays. Competitive wage. EOE. Call 815-772-2514 and leave information.

Great for retired drivers.

EXPERIENCED MAINTENANCE PERSON NEEDED Min. H.S. diploma or G.E.D, have valid Illinois drivers license, criminal & credit history inquiry is performed on all applicants, min. 40 hrs. wk. include: Benefits sick, vacation, health insurance and retirement after 90 day probationary period.

Must have previous experience with working plumbing, heating, electricity, preparation & painting of vacant units, yard work, snow removal, 4 man rotating on-call schedule (after regular hours). . May submit resume to: wcha@wcopha.org or in person at WCHA, 401 W. 18th Street, Rock Falls, Il. Any questions please call (815)625-0581.

Please include a handwritten cover letter with resumeas to why you should be hired for this position. Resumes accepted September until Equal Op29th. portunity Employer

EOE Free Housing, utilities, cable & internet and small allowance living in Exchange for part time mature Personal Assistant in Sterling.

This is a live-in position. Refs. Req. Interested candidates please contact Rick at: rick25119@gmail.com

or 510-508-3894.

★★Housekeeper 8-12 Needed★★ hrs/wk Call Carole 815-703-4120 Lead Mechanic/ Supervisor for Witmer precision Services. Please send resumes to gwitmer@witmer precision.com or 815-440-0148

EMPLOYMENT

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Full Time Employment Construction Workers Paid Vacation and Holidays, retirement benefits, top pay for individuals who are experienced in concrete, roofing, and framing.

A CDL is a plus.

Email your resume to: ororke1@ororke construction.com or apply in person 8-11am: 104 Maple Ct. Rochelle, IL. Hiring a Pool and Spa Technician.

Experience a plus but not required, will train. Salary based on experience.

A valid drivers license a must. Apply in person at Poolside Pools and Spas, 1702 Westwood Drive, Sterling, IL 61081. Questions call 815-626-6120 JOB OPENING: Prophetstown High School has an opening for a Dance Coach. Interested persons should contact Cordell Juhola, Athletic Director at 815-537-5161 or email cjuhola@ plt3.org Magazine distributor looking for Merchandisers to set up product at local businesses. If interested call 1563-845-9509.

Montmorency CCSD #145 has an immediate opening for a part-time Bus Aide. Approximately 20 hours per week, M-F. If interested, please contact Principal Alex Moore (815) 625-6616 Northern Grain Marketing LLC is now hiring owner operators for local seasonal grain hauling.

Preferably owner operators with hopper bottoms.

NGM does have hoppers for rent if needed. Please contact Tom Wilson for further details @ 815973-3016

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Northern Grain Marketing in Harmon is seeking Temporary seasonal office help during the busy harvest season. Hours are 7am to 4pm and Job duties include Scale operations, answering the phone and light filing. Applicant must be able to multi-task and work well in a busy environment.

Applications can be picked up at: 100 South 1st St. Harmon.

No phone calls please.

NOW HIRING FOR COOKS Apply at: jointeambww.com Part Time Member Services Representative position available, some Saturday mornings. Send Resumes to P.O. Box 636 Sterling IL. Resthave Home is currently seeking Certified Nursing Aides that are outgoing, self-motivated and genuinely caring people. You must have a love for the elderly! If you fit this description and are willing to make a difference in the lives of our Residents apply today.

Resthave Home is located at 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison Illinois and is currently expanding to add a new 70 bed nursing wing. Candidates need to have a current certificate. We are currently looking to fill 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Resthave Home offers competitive wages as well as shift differential pay. Full-time and part-time positions available. Applications are available in the Business Office at Resthave or send Resume to 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL 61270 attention HR Business Office.

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Sauk Valley Media seeks an individual for the position of Production Assistant/Delivery Driver at our production facility in Sterling.

This position is full time, Monday through Friday.

The qualified person will possess mechanical ability and be able to work independently, with strong customer service skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate clearly. Must have a good driving record, insurance and be able to pass pre-hire drug and fitness screenings.

For consideration, complete an application at our offices in Sterling, 3200 E. Lincolnway, or Dixon, 113 S. Peoria Ave. appliQualified cants will be contacted for an interview.

Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Self Help Enterprises is now accepting applications for the position of Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) must Applicants meet the requirements as stated by the DHS for QUDP status which are one year of experience supporting or with interacting persons with developmental disabilities and a bachelor's degree in the human services field, including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology. Interested individuals can submit to Self resume Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Rd. Sterling, IL 61081

Semi Truck Drivers for Fall harvest and local hauls, part time & full time. 2yrs experience. Call and leave msg. 815288-5000

STERLING PAVILION is currently seeking applicants for a Full-time Maintenance Assistant/Bus Driver Applicants for this position must be at least 21 years old, have an excellent driving record, must be able to show proof of insurance. Experience in general maintenance required!

Also seeking, CNA’s for part-time 2nd shift and part-time 3rd shift.

All positions include weekends and holidays.

Apply in Person:

Sterling Pavilion 105 E 23rd St Sterling, IL 61081 Or Email Resumes to Ahneke: athompson@sterlingrehab.com No phone calls please

Now Hiring Tank Builders The Cady Group, a municipal, industrial, and agricultural liquid tank sales and service company based in Yorktown, IL has an immediate opening for tank builders.

Graphic Arts Express in Oregon, IL currently has opportunities for Local, Regional and OTR Drivers.

Aquastore® & Slurrystore® Builders

Must be 23 years old, and have a clean driving record, 2 years of experience, Hazmat endorsement. Regional and OTR drivers must have or be able to get a TWIC card.

Positions are available on our tank construction crew. Over-the-road, overnight travel required, Monday-Friday. Serious inquiries only. Seeking individuals with a strong work ethic, working knowledge of basic tools operation, and the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.

We offer an excellent benefit package including; Health, Dental, Optical and Life Insurance for the entire family and a 401K. Please visit our website at Gaxinc.com to apply and indicate which opportunity your are seeking in the comment section. Call 800-732-6828 Mon to Fri 7am to 4pm to apply over the phone.

Employment package includes transportation, tools, competitive wages (merit shop/prevailing), health insurance, holiday pay, and 401K plan. Complete safety training package provided. Background check, physical/drug testing required prior to hire. Driver’s license required. CDL preferred but not required.

Interested candidates may complete an application between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm at our office, 383 IL Hwy 92, Tampico, IL (815-438-5678) or resumes accepted via email at stephaniew@cadyinc.com.

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Tettens Grain Inc. is seeking immediate FT facility operations workers at our facility in Galt and PT CDL drivers.

Contact Gunnar at 3201 Science Ridge Rd Sterling, IL 61081 The Whiteside County Regional Office of Education is seeking applicants for part-time Job Coach for the Education Outreach Program.

This program works with individuals within Lee, Ogle and Whiteside County, who are between the ages of 17-21 to help them earn their GED and obtain employment.

A Bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience in education or a social services field is required. Send letter of application and resume by September 22, 2014 to Beth Hubbard, 1001 West 23rd Street, Sterling, IL 61081 or email to hubbard@ whitesideroe.org.

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Raynor Manufacturing and United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local 790 Apprenticeship committee will be accepting applications for our Maintenance Electrician MultiCraft Apprenticeship program on second shift. This is a 5 year program that involves academic and on the job instruction.

Applications for this position will be accepted October 20, 2014 through October 31, 2014.

Raynor also has an opening for a Journey Worker Multi-Craft Maintenance Electrician. This person will install and set up new equipment to meet production parameters and will also troubleshoot and repair production related equipment. Qualified candidates must possess the ability to weld and fabricate metal, configure and program programmable controller based equipment, read and interpret blue prints and electrical schematics, and have thorough knowledge of AC and DC electrical systems. A strong background both mechanically and electrically is required of this position.

We are also accepting applications for an Over-The-Road Semi Driver. The qualified candidate must possess a valid CDL with at least two years of verifiable recent over the road driving experience. Must have good communication skills and also have a good driving record. Candidate must meet all federal DOT requirements, including Drug and Alcohol screening and must be at least 21 years old. Candidates must posses a passport or obtain one within 60 days of employment. Heavy lifting is required.

Applicants may apply at Raynor Garage Door’s main office building at 1101 E. River Road, Dixon, IL 61021 or send resumes to employment@raynor.com.

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As the world’s largest food producer, Nestle knows success well. As an industry leader, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package. We currently have an opportunity for a PC Technical Specialist at our Nestle’ Purina facility in Clinton, Iowa.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports/troubleshoots hardware and software issues.

• Installs, upgrades, and deploys hardware and software • Windows security administration • Conducts internal system security audits and system checks to ensure compliance with standards • Inspects, maintains, and repairs computers, printers, and other IT related equipment.

• Maintains supply/parts inventories and purchase or receive based on plant needs • Maintains audit records of Plant software/hardware • Performs duties associated with back-up systems including transporting tapes to offsite storage facility • Attend meetings and training as assigned by reporting official • Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation. Must be onsite within 45 minutes of receiving a critical on-call.

• Acts as Plant Complimentary Roles Link (CRL) to SAP roles.

• Maintains the plant phone and voicemail systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Associates Degree or higher in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field.

• Experience: 2+ years’ experience providing end user computer hardware and software technical support in a Windows based network environment.

• Skills: Experienced in basic networking and telecommunications All interested applicants must apply online at purinacareers.com www.nestlep no later than Monday 10/6/14 APPLY UNDER JOB NUMBER 14005874 NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.

EOE: Minority ty/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Physical, drug screen & alcohol screen may be required.

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Social Servicees irector: Due to thee promotion of our current Social Service Director, Resthave Homee is curreently loookinng to fill t at v cancy. We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to oveer the day-to--day mannagem t of the Social Services Department in our Nursing Home. Applicanntss ust a e s ong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. A Bachelor of Arts in Human Servvicees s preferred. Experience with Medicare and Medicaid processes preferred.

Resthave Home is located at 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison Illinois and is currently expanding to add a new 70 bed nursing wing. Please send resumes to 408 Maple Avenue, Morrisonn, IL 611270 attention Nursing Home Administrator.

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Current Positions RN - Cardiac Cath Lab 40 hrs/wk Days; rotating 7-3:30/8-4:30; on-call every 3rd weekend; previous CCU or ED experience preferred RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit 36 hrs/wk Days; CCU or ED experience preferred; must be within 30 minutes of hospital for on-call RN – Internal Medicine 32 hrs/wk Days; consistent telephone triage RN – Emergency Department PRN Nights; 3pm-3am 1 day/wk; with every 3rd weekend RN - Medical Floor 16 hrs/wk Nights; 7 pm – 7:30am w/every 3rd weekend Medical Assistant GI/Internal Medicine; 40 hrs/wk Days; work in two offices Oncology; 37 hrs/wk Days Podiatry; 36 hrs/wk Days Lynn Blvd - Dr Jones; 36 hrs/wk Days Must be certified

Director – Helping Hands Day Care Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education or child related field required. Our ideal Center Director will have 2 or more years of experience of management in mid to large size child care centers, preschools, center base programs. Our Center Director should have a business background and a demonstrated commitment to customer service. We offer a competitive salary, health benefits, pension plan, paid time off, education reimbursement assistance and employee discount for childcare.

Director of Nursing: Resthave Home is looking for a self-driven and experienced D.O.N. to oversee the day-today management of our Nursing facility and provide passionate leadership for the residents and staff as a part of the Resthave team. The role of the D.O.N. is to work towards achieving the professional and organizational goals of the home and provide a high level of dynamic leadership and clinical skill. Applicants must have strong people skills and place importance on fostering od resident, family, and staff relationships. Applicants must have a current Illinois R.N. license. xperieence with skilled care/Medicare processes is preferred.

Ressthaavee ome is currently under construction and expanding to add a new Medicaaree ceertified nursinng nit.

If you fifitt this descripttionn and are willing to make a difference in thee lives of our esi e s, l se send o r resume Resthaave Home, 408 Maple Avvenue, Morri on,, IL 61270 Atteen: ursiin Admiinistrattor.

LPN – Clinic Float 32 hrs/wk Days; travel to satellite clinics required Biomedical Technician 40 hrs/wk Days; Bachelor’s specializing in biomedical equipment technology preferred or Associate’s degree in electronics or related field; minimum of 5 years’experience with electronics/medical equipment/formal electronics training required

HUC/CNA - Emergency Department PRN; 7pm-7:30am; 1 day/wk with every 3rd weekend; current CNA certification

Outpatient Coding Specialist I 40 hrs/wk Days; CPC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIA or RHIT credentials required; CCS or CCS-P must be completed within 2 years of hire; coding experience in a medical center preferred

Ultrasound Tech 20 hrs/wk Evenings; current IEMA license and ARRT or ARDMS certification; specialty certifications preferred

Maintenance Engineer - Class C 40 hrs/wk Rotating shifts; HS diploma or equivalent; perform general maintenance and repair on facilities & equipment

Medical Technologist 36 hrs/wk Days; Certified Medical Technologist or Technician

EMT - B, I or P PRN (on call); current state or national certification required; good driving record

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Fri. 8-2, Sat. 8-12 1506 N. Jefferson Lots of barely worn name women's brand clothing.

Like new name brand purses, Longaberger items, seasonal décor, and lots of misc.

Fall Garage Sales 9/19 – 9/21 Rock Falls & Sterling $10 ($5 fee for late registration) Register by 9/5.

Maps Available 9/18 @ Shell Stations & Schreiners RF Chamber 815-625-4500

304 E. 29th St. Saturday 9-4 & Sunday 12-4 (Royal Steel Ball) Multi family sale, household items, knick knacks, collectibles, hot wheels, windows, doors, cabinets, sewing machine with table, power wheel jeep with custom trailer, bikes, love seat, 16 inch floor joists, boat, a little bit of everything!

Fri. 7-4 Sat. 7-3 1404 6th Ave. upright freezer, flat bottom fishing boat w/ 2 motors, tools, bar access., coolers, hard back books, cookbooks, children's books, old 78 & 45 dishes, records, dorm refrigerator, bar stool, women & men's clothing, boy's 2-3T, high chair, toys, household, & other misc.

Saturday 7-1 2202 21st Ave. Oak dining table & chairs, kitchen household items, Lots of decorative household items, tons of women clothing 18-22, girls 12mo.-8. Boys 6mo.-18mo.

And 12-Sm. Mens, stroller, car seat & toys.

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Saturday 8-4:30 1007 N. Dement Multi-Family Sale assorted kitchen items, books, house décor, toys, clothes & access., holiday & patio items, shutters, & much, much more!

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ASHTON GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs., Fri, Sat 8-5 1006 N. 1st Street Women's clothing L-XL, household items, electronics, wicker furniture, coffee table, futon, antique rocking horse, bathroom linens & misc.

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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-1 1128 Sinnissippi Another household added! Plus size women's clothes, table & chairs, seasonal decorations, kitchen items & miscellaneous.

Fri. & Sat. 8-1, 605 N. Ottawa Clothes, toys, decor, furniture, misc.

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208 Lincolnway (Behind Snyder Pharmacy) Huge Multi Family Sale

Fri. 8-4, Sat. 8-12 230 W. Graham Group Sale!

Baby items, baby girls clothes 3-18mos., boys 6-14, many items new in box, thimbles, chickens & music box, collection, dishes, Christmas, furniture, misc.

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Fri. 8:30-5, Sat. 8:30-12, 565 Wolverine Lane (off Route 2 or Palmyra to Wolverine) Clothing-infant to adult, bike/training wheels, lamps, toy box, & misc.

Sat. only, 8-2 1210 N. Brinton Boys LG. & XL clothing (10-14), Nerf guns, Xbox games, CD's. Girls clothes 18mo.-2T, boys 2T-4T, toys, baby girl bedding.

EMERSON GARAGE SALES 624 Sat. & Sun. 8-?

5500 Mill St. Garage/Estate Sale pottery, glassware, kitchen primitives, knick knacks, Magic cards, furn., plus size clothing, collectibles. No Early Birds, please.

MORRISON GARAGE SALES 624 Friday 8-8 & Saturday 8-4 Sept. 19 & 20 13605 Henry Rd. Garage Sale Old wall and mantle clocks, 2 grandmother clocks, brass spittoons, oil and electric lamps, pictures, lazy boy recliner wood chairs, 2 bicycles and much more.

For information call 815-499-8622

Fri. & Sat. 8-2 2104 Scott St. ★Some house hold and yard equipment★ Friday 3:00p7:00p and Saturday 8:00a2:00p 29068 Blue Heron Drive (1/4 mi. South of Montmorency) Clothing (AE,AF), electronics, furniture, tools, John Deere w/plow, antiques, more.

Friday 9-3, Saturday 8-1 28469 Bertha Dr. (off of Buell Rd.) Primitive/ Country crafts, Harley parts and clothes, clothing all sizes all seasons, Vera Bradley, toys, misc.

Friday 9-4 & Saturday 8-12 629 Marsha Lane Muiti-Family Sale Clothing - children, jrs, young men's & adults, shoes, toys, & lots of misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-4 66 Prairie Drive (Northland Hills) Antique/vintage misc., toys, baby clothes, HHG, some collectibles, old barn siding,etc.

Fri. & Sat. 9-2 1728 N. Street (behind Sterling Walgreens) HUGE Household Sale!

Furniture, dishes, handyman items, Toro push mower, 1993 Olds Cutlass, 1988 Chevy Caprice Classic, and 1985 Chevy pick up.

Fri. & Sat. 9-?

1712 19th Ave. leather coats, men & women, all sizes, books, clothing, small appliances, dishes, antique furniture, & misc.

Saturday 8-4 703 W. 19th St. Multi Family Sales brand name clothing; baby-men's, books, videos, holiday décor, rugs, toys, winter coats & boots, blankets, household items...

Fri. & Sat., 8-2 2112 E. 41st St. (Snavely Subd.)

Moving Sale! Everything must go: girl's name brand clothing sizes 2 through 8 (including shoes, holiday dresses, winter coats, dance costumes & flower girl dresses). Portable height-adjustable basketball hoop, exercise bike, oak corner TV stand, Dell computer screen, 15” LCD TV, end tables, bistro table with chairs, patio table with chairs, lamps, Christmas trees and decorations, suitcases, home décor items, and much more.

Thurs.-Sun. 9am-4pm 1104 Charles St. Couch, 2 washer/ dryer sets, 2 cabinets and more.

Fri. 9-4, Sat. 8-3 301 W. 3rd Street Old Frantz Manufacturing Building Lots of everything!!

No early sales!!!

Sat., Sun. 10-4 1121 Ave. A Dorm fridge, dining table w/ 6 chairs, breathing machine, gram scale, 2 printers, shoes, kids, games new never opened, rolling car, 2 old Kodak cameras, adding machine, hot rollers, jewelry & Clothing all sz. (2 free 32” TV's work good) No Checks Please.

Fri. and Sat. 8-2 Sept. 19 & 20 2207 11th Ave. HUGE Garage Sale Baby items & strollers, brand name clothes and winter apparel for boys, girls and adults.

Lots of toys, home & holidécor and day misc. items.

Kitchenware, mattresses, kids & bedding, adult Schwinn boys Stingray Chopper bicycle.

Fri., Sat., & Sunday 8-4 614 W. 10th St. Lots of girls & womens clothes.

6-4X, girls blue jeans sz. 10 slim & reg. Boys 6-XL. Lots of new items added. Must come see!

Moving. Must sell. rototiller, track-vac, 54” Cub Cadet tow lawnmower, behind garden wagon, aireated -spreader, sm. lawnmower, misc.

Call 815-441-0817 between 9 & 8 Saturday 7-1 1402 East 18th St. Exercise equipment, jewelry, outdoor bar, Halitems, loween equipcamping ment, automotive items, new in box items, housewares, small appliances, gift ware, bedding, humidifier, books, craft kits, cameras, equalizer hitch.

Saturday 8-2 501 W. 10th St. Womens, mens, girls, Jrs. clothing, lots of Justice and Knick Aero. kids knacks, books, CD's, toys.

Saturday 8-2 86 Palmyra Rd. (Across from Midway) Clearance!!

New Items!! oak desk, other furniture, children & adult books, xs-? women's clothing, Lg. clothing boy's household items, crafts, decorative access., & holiday décor., & misc.

WALNUT GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-4, Sat. 8-2 107 Stephens Multi-Family Sale!!!!!!

Baby-adult clothing-nice name brand items!

Shoes, purses, curtains, linens, baby items, toys, Holiday décor, household items, knick knacks, very reasonable prices!!

Walnut Town Wide Garage ***Sales!!!!***

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antique furniture, fishing tackle, toys, post cards junk. 815-445-6151

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Brand new. 18-2 panel doors. Solid core, primed white and pre-hung. $5800. Call 815499-7779 for details.

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Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

Oak Dining Room Set, 4 padded chairs w/ wicker backs, 2 extra leaves, incl. Hutch w/ glass doors.

Like new $200 815-772-3224

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 2 bob tail kittens 9wks. old. Free to good home. 815441-4854 5 kittens found in the woods need good indoor homes. Call 815499-4042

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Free to good INDOOR HOME: 2 kittens & 1 spayed calico cat.

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FOR SALE: Electric washer and dryer, Walnut, IL. They have always run great. $350 (720) 556-935

Wanted: Tea Cup size Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free 815-5649022 after 2:00.

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PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775 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.

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LAWN MOWERS

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John Deere Lawn Tractor LX 188, 48” deck, 19 hp, liquid cooled, extra set of blades, $600 815440-1601 self propelled lawn mower, $80 815-973-9978

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Ag Fab Chipper shredder vac, 8 hp, exc. shape, $650 815-622-0087

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

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Bessler 23XL II photo enlarger and accessories for sale, good condition. Also free lumber good for building you haul. 815622-0734

Professional Miller 200 TIG Welder, wire control feed, on rolling cart, extra roll of wire, extension cord, auto dark helmet, clamps & gloves $1800/obo 815-440-2130

Snap-On tool box, bottom/ top /side box- 26 drawers. $3600.

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Yamaha- 2 tower speaker, front, 2 rear/sub. $100.

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Blacktop Seal Coating Fritz Asphalt 815-499-2940 F150 roll-up bed cover $80 815288-1702 FREE 32” TV. Call 815-625-4224.

Gas powered lawn edger, $100.

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Invacare Pronto M51 electric scooter, new batteries, $500/obo 815-9739978 Quart Jars $8/doz.

VHS movies (many Disney) $1 each 815-213-1231

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1956 360 International tractor, w/ loader good tires and metal. $3,500 OBO. Call 815535-0495 Grain Vac, super 510 chrome/vac, STD. Stored inside.

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1950 Chevy 4 dr., $10,500/obo 815625-4364. See at Woodside 28649 Drive, Rock Falls.

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ake one of the best family-size crossover utility vehicles on the market, and add a gasolineelectric hybrid drive system to it, and you’ll have the best of both worlds: versatility and efficiency.

That’s the theor y behind the all-new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, a great people hauler that also offers decent fuel economy : up to 26 mpg combined city/ highway. That’s for a vehicle that can carr y up to seven adults in comfort, with no compromises.

Prices begin at $35,300 for the entr y-level SV frontwheel-drive version.

It’s the first in a line of new hybrid models on the way from Nissan. Also planned are hybrid versions of the redesigned Rogue compact crossover, as well as the redesigned 2015 Murano midsize crossover and the Altima sedan, which plays in the same class as the Accord, Camr y, Fusion, Sonata and Optima hybrids.

Nissan’s crossover product planner, Scott Pak, confirmed that the new Murano, unveiled at the New York auto show, will get a hybrid version, although when it will arrive has not yet been determined.

Likewise for the Rogue and Altima, although the Rogue model probably is closer to launch. Nissan introduced the second generation of the Rogue last fall, and began production of it in the Nissan plant in Tennessee, which also makes the Pathfinder (including the hybrid) on the same assembly line. That plant also makes the Leaf electric car, and the lithiumion batteries for it.

The Pathfinder got a complete redesign last year that turned it into a roomy, full-size crossover. It took another big leap this year with the addition of the

2014 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, a great people hauler that also offers decent fuel economy: up to 26 mpg combined city/highway. That’s for a vehicle that can carr y up to seven adults in comfort, with no compromises. hybrid version.

Under the hood of the hybrid is a supercharged 2.5-liter gasoline engine coupled with a 15-kilowatt electric motor, which gets its power from a compact lithium-ion batter y.

Together, they provide nearly the same power as the gasoline-only Pathfinder’s 3.5-liter V-6. The hybrid has a total of 250 horsepower and 243 pound-feet of torque, compared with 260 horsepower and 240 poundfeet of torque for the 3.5liter.

I’ve tested both vehicles, and the power of the hybrid feels quite similar to that of the gasoline model, although there seemed to be more pep on take-off with the hybrid.

That’s because the electric motor kicks in with all of its torque right away.

At highway speeds, the hybrid has plenty of power left in reser ve for passing, also thanks to the boost provided by the electric motor.

EPA ratings for the frontdrive hybrid are 25 mpg city/28 highway/26 combined, compared with 20 city/26 highway/22 combined

for the two-wheel drive gas model. With four-wheel drive, the hybrid gets 25/27/26, compared with 19/25/21 for the four-wheel drive gas model.

Nissan targeted the Toyota Highlander Hybrid with the design of the Pathfinder Hybrid, Nissan said. The hybrid is priced just $3,000 more than a similarly equipped gasoline-only Pathfinder, while Toyota charges a $7,000 premium for the Highlander hybrid.

Regular Pathfinder prices for 2014 begin at $28,850 for the base S version with two-wheel drive, and run as high as $41,350 for the top Platinum model with fourwheel drive.

Pathfinder hybrids have the same interior space as the gasoline versions, including ample legroom, and cargo capacity. We packed six adults into our test vehicle _ including two in the third row _ and ever yone acknowledged having decent leg and knee room.

New for 2014 is a technology package that adds a 13-speaker Bose premium audio system

with navigation, voice recognition, XM NavTraffic and NavWeather capability, Zagat Sur vey restaurant guide, Bluetooth streaming audio and an 8-inch color touch screen.

Our tester was the Platinum four-wheel-drive hybrid with a Platinum Package that brought a rear entertainment system. It also had roof cargo cross bars, carpeted floor mats and illuminated kick plates.

The newest Pathfinder has a unibody-style design, rather than the traditional bodyon-frame arrangement of the model it replaced. It’s now a top competitor in its class, which includes such stalwarts as the Highlander and Honda Pilot, thanks to its best-in-class passenger space, fuel economy and standard towing capacity.

Other competitors include the big crossovers from General Motors: the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia; and both the Ford Explorer and Ford Flex.

Riding on the same architecture as the new Infiniti QX60 (formerly JX)

crossover, the Pathfinder has the same passenger capacity and a similar drivetrain as the Infiniti. The main differences between the two are the styling and the levels of standard equipment.

The QX60 also got a hybrid version for 2014.

There are now five crossovers in the Nissan lineup: the subcompact Cube and Juke, compact Rogue, midsize Murano and fullsize Pathfinder. All but the Pathfinder and new Rogue have five-passenger capacity.

Nissan also is continuing to sell the previous generation of the Rogue for 2014, renamed the Rogue Select, starting at just over $20,000.

Our Pathfinder’s optional dual panoramic moon roof extended all the way to the third row, and would have been great for viewing the recent lunar eclipse _ if it hadn’t been raining at the time.

Standard on our Platinum version were leather upholster y; heated and cooled front seats and heated second-row seats; heated steering wheel; power tiltand-telescopic steering column; and keyless entr y with pushbutton start.

All seating positions are suitable for adults, unlike many crossovers whose third row is intended for children or ver y small adults. Getting into and out of the rear and middle seats was made easier by the large rear door openings and the EZ Flex seating system, which allows the second-row seat to slide for ward up to 5.5 inches, and to tilt, as well, for access to the third row.

The middle seat had a 60/40 split feature that allows a child-safety seat to remain in place on the curb side while the other side is moved for ward to let the rear passengers in or out.

With the third seat in place, there is 16 cubic feet of cargo space behind it. It has a 50/50 split-folding design, so either side, or both sides, can be folded down to increase cargo capacity.

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NEW 2014 SENTRA S

NEW 2015 ALTIMA S

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MSRP: ................... $24,250 KEN NELSON DISCOUNT ..... $1,872 REBATE ...................... $1,250 NMAC CASH............. $1,000

MSRP: ................... $18,410

SALE PRICE *

KEN NELSON DISCOUNT ..... $500 NMAC CASH ................ $500

$20,128

SALE PRICE *

$17,410

NEW 2014 MURANO SL AWD

NEW 2014 ROGUE SELECT S

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Sunroof, Leather Heated Seats, Bose Radio

Back-Up Camera, AWD

MSRP: ................... $23,550 KEN NELSON DISCOUNT ..... $500 REBATE ...................... $500 NMAC CASH............. $500

Mike Freeman General Mgr.

$262/m o with .

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39 MPG!

Power Seat, Remote Start, 38 MPG

Rich Vogeler Sales Mgr.

Craig Buchanan Sales Mgr.

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Bob Pilling Sales Mgr.

SALE PRICE *

$22,050

Brett Simpson Business Mgr.

Carl Buehler Sales

MSRP: ................... $38,310 KEN NELSON DISCOUNT ..... $2,617 REBATE ...................... $3,000 BONUS CASH .............. $500 NMAC CASH............. $500

Chad Conderman Sales

Jamie Curia Sales

Rusty Baker Sales

Garrett Williams Sales

SALE PRICE *

$31,693

Adam Chapman Sales

Michael Crawford Sales

Nick Melsness Sales

1050 N. Galena, Dixon, IL 815-288-4455 See Us At www.KenNelsonAuto.com

*Plus tax, title, license & $166 doc fee. All rebates & incentives applied. See dealer for details. Dealer not liable for pricing errors.

Rebates good through end of business day September 30th. **With approved credit.