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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

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‘Pill mill’ doctor pleads guilty; faces up to 13 years Ng’s wife also pleads guilty to tax fraud charge

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

ROCKFORD – A former Sterling doctor accused of running a pill mill pleaded

guilty today in federal court to distributing narcotics and tax fraud.

His wife also pleaded guilty to tax fraud.

Richard H. Ng, 64, of DeKalb, admitted to illegally dispensing hydrocodone, oxycodone and morphine sulfate for no legitimate medical purpose.

Ng faces up to 13 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $1.1 million, U.S. Attorney Zachary Far-

don said in a news release. He will be sentenced Dec. 19.

Ng owned and operated the nowdefunct Sauk Medical Clinic, 705 W. Third St., and a clinic in DeKalb. He pleaded guilty to dispensing the drugs to three undercover agents several times between Dec. 10, 2010, and Feb. 7, 2011.

He and Lee Lee Foong, 57, his wife and office manager, pleaded guilty to income tax fraud for failing to report

$284,890 in cash received from the clinic, which would have resulted in about $92,646 due in federal income tax, the release said.

She faces up to 3 years in prison, a year of supervised release, and a $100,000 fine. She will be sentenced Dec. 20.

They were arrested May 15, 2013, but had been under investigation since well before December 2011, when the case first was taken to a grand jury.

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Grinning from fear to fear Haunted house owner enjoys delivering some thrills, chills and a few ghostly giggles

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A collapsed wall along Old Lee County Courthouse property is still waiting to be fixed after 3 years because of the lack of clarity as to who’s financially responsible: the county, the city of Dixon, or the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Wall is in their court City, county or state: Who should fix problem perimeter?

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

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ABOVE: Jim Warfield has owned the Mount Carroll home that houses Raven’s Grin Inn for 29 years. The haunted attraction is open almost every night of the year – but don’t be fooled: Warfield says the hauntings go further than the spooky props and scenes he has designed. He said he’s had some very real experiences at the house that he says were caused by ghosts. BELOW: A catmobile welcomes visitors to Raven’s Grin.

BY KACIE LONG klong@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5521 @kacieek4

MOUNT CARROLL – Halloween is getting scary close. For some, like Jim Warfield, every day is All Hallows’ Eve. The 67-year-old not only runs, but lives in a haunted house with his wife, Jessica. You need not wait until late-October to take a tour. Raven’s Grin Inn is open year-round.

The house was built in 1870 and has been a schoolhouse, a speakeasy, and a car dealership, among other things.

Warfield, 67, said he made his home into a haunted house for entertainment purposes, but many people have claimed to have had real supernatural experiences while inside his home.

“People would go down to the wine cellar during the tour and I would walk down the steps and they would say, ‘Wow! That was really neat, how’d you do that?’ and I said ‘What?’ and they said, ‘That woman back there in the corner with the dark hair and the white dress, she floated across the room,’” said Warfield.

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DIXON – The Lee County Board is searching for the answer to the 3-year-old question of how many units of government it takes to fix a wall.

A portion of the retaining wall surrounding the Old Lee County Courthouse collapsed in 2013 and has since been passed around like a hot potato between the county, city and state.

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LEE COUNTY

Families revisit a tragic day 50 years later, members reflect on the day that robbed them of their loved ones

BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers

ELDENA – It was a family breakfast filled with warmth and affection 50 years ago that still brings Joyce Bothe comfort today.

“We always had breakfast as a family, and what a wonderful morning we had that day before going to school,” the 85-year-old Amboy native said. “For that I am grateful; I think it was God’s plan.”

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ROCK FALLS

School board member resigns from council In departing, Ebenezer cites potential for conflict of interest

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

ROCK FALLS – After 5 months on the council, Troy Ebenezer resigned, citing potential conflictof-interest concerns stemming from his role as a local school board member.

Ebenezer is vice president of the Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 board. He was appointed April 19 to fill the 4th Ward aldermanic

seat left empty by the resignation of John Watts.

Mayor Bill Wescott, who recommended his appointment, announced Ebenezer’s resignation at Tuesday’s council meeting. He said he received an official letter of notification on Sept. 8.

No conflicts appeared during Ebenezer’s tenure; the impetus for the decision came from the school board.

“School board attorneys became aware that he was on the council, and

the school board advised that he couldn’t do both,” Wescott said.

There is nothing in state law that would prohibit Ebenezer from holding both elected offices.

Local officials often rely on opinions from the Illinois Attorney General’s office that are based on relevant case law to navigate murky territory.

The Illinois Association of School Boards, which advises its local bodies, tends to follow the attorney general’s recommendations on the issue.

“The school board cited a 1985 attorney general’s opinion that these are incompatible offices,”

Next meeting The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at rockfalls61071.net and at City Hall. Call 815622-1100 for more information. The council meeting also airs live on Channel 5.

City Attorney Jim Reese said. “To avoid a chance of future problems, it was thought that this was the best course of action.”

The council ran into some numbers problems during Tuesday’s meet-

ing, so the mayor would like to fill the vacant seat as soon as possible.

A vote was planned on a work order change for the RB&W District green space project. The request was taken off the table when a recusal killed the quorum.

In addition to the empty 4th Ward seat, two other aldermen were absent.

The city attorney was forced to check statute to resurrect a vote on another issue. Building Inspector Mark Searing had asked for approval on the low bid of $19,100 to demolish storage buildings in the Glen’s Garden Subdivision.

Alderman Rod Kleckler

cast a vote against the request; the motion failed because the 4-1 vote was one short of a majority.

The request was brought back when Reese pointed out that even though there wasn’t a tie, the mayor could cast a deciding vote because at least half were in favor of approval. Wescott then voted, and the request to approve the bid carried.

Anyone interested in filling the 4th Ward seat can call Wescott at 815-3805333. The term expires in April, so the appointee won’t have much time to decide whether he or she wants to run for a new 4-year term.

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Two felons arrested in Rock Falls on weapons charges STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

STERLING – Two felons already facing weapons charges in Lee County and in Texas now face even more in Whiteside County.

Manuel Estaban Espinosa, 41, and Julian Thomas Guillen, 27, both convicted felons from Texas, were arrested at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of West 19th Street in Rock Falls,

where Espinosa now lives.

A search of the home turned up “multiple handguns, ammunition and articles commonly used in the distribution of narcotics,” Sterling police said in a news release.

Espinosa is charged with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, punishable by 3 to 7 years in prison; possession of a weapon and possession of ammunition as a

Manuel E. Espinosa

Julian T. Guillen

felon, both punishable by 2 to 5 years; possession of a controlled substance, punishable by 1 to 3 years; and possession of a weapon without a FOID card, a misdemeanor.

Espinosa was charged Sept. 29, 2014, in Lee County with possession of a firearm by a street gang member, punishable by 3 to 7 years; possession of a weapon by a felon and unlawful use of a weapon, second or subsequent charge, both punishable by 2 to 5 years; and two counts of misdemeanor DUI. He posted $15,000 of his $150,000 bond and has been free since that Oct. 27. He has a 402 con-

ference – a hearing at which the defendant, at his request, need not be present – set for Oct. 6.

Guillen is charged with possession of a controlled substance, punishable by 4 to 15 years; possession of a weapon by a felon and possession without a FOID card, both punishable by 2 to 5 years; and possession of ammunition by a felon, punishable by 1 to 3 years.

In Comal County,

Texas, he is facing a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon, punishable by 2 to 10 years.

He posted $10,000 bond in May. Guillen also has convictions from 2009 in Cameron County, Texas, for engaging in organized criminal activity and aggravated robbery.

Rock Falls and state police assisted in the search Tuesday.

No further details were available Tuesday night.

on I-39, Lee County; failure to yield right of way in a construction zone, driving while license suspended; released on individual bond.

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POLICE Sterling Police Richard J. McCall, 47, of Sterling; 2:52 p.m. Monday on Wallace Street; violation of an order of protection; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff Steven Lee Smice, 42, of

Freeport; 4:44 p.m. Monday; warrant – contempt; taken to Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Cody James Speers, 24, of Sterling; 2:42 a.m. Monday; driving while license suspended; posted bond.

Amboy Police Andrew M. Kobbeman, 20, of Rock Falls; 4:36 p.m.

Saturday at Sterling and Morgan roads; speeding, 85 mph in a 55-mph zone; issued traffic citation; posted bond.

Andrew J. Naughton, 57, of Park Ridge; 6:12 p.m.

Saturday on North Mason Avenue at Hawley Street; speeding, 47 mph in a 30-mph zone; issued traffic citation; posted bond.

Jennifer L. Como, 34, of Dixon; 5:45 p.m. Saturday on Wasson Road at North East Avenue; speeding, 45 mph in a 30-mph zone; issued traffic citation; posted bond.

Jessica M. Battaglia, 39,

of La Moille; 4:09 p.m. Friday on North Mason Avenue at Bacon Street; speeding, 42 mph in a 30-mph zone; issued traffic citation; posted bond.

Mount Morris Police Tracy E. Reeder, 49, of Mount Morris; Sept. 12; driving with a suspended/ revoked driver’s license, operating a vehicle not equipped with a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device; citations issued.

Eric K. Santa Maria, 20, of

St. Charles; Friday; speeding; citation issued.

Bilal S. Kort, 24, of Bridgeview; Saturday; speeding; citation issued.

David A. Rutherford, 22, of Elizabethtown, Tennessee; Sunday; speeding, operation of uninsured motor vehicle; citation issued.

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Adrian L. Logan, 35, of Joliet; 10:19 p.m. Sunday, on Interstate 39, Lee County; driving while license suspended, speeding.

Slavoj Bednar, 61, of Hickory Hills; 1:11 p.m. Monday

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Meanwhile, back at the (Pizza) Ranch ...

Deal finalized Monday for Iowa-based pizza/chicken restaurant to come to Sterling

BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

STERLING – A deal has been finalized to bring Pizza Ranch to the building that once housed Ryan’s Family Steakhouse.

Brothers Matt and Mike Middendorp of Clinton, Iowa, have signed a franchise agreement with the Orange City, Iowa-based company. The building will be leased from local businessman Pete Harkness.

“The deal was finalized Monday and construction has begun,” Matt Middendorp said.

Middendorp said a Feb. 1 opening is planned.

Ryan Wynn, also of Clinton, will soon be moving to Sterling to run the

What to expect Visit pizzaranch.com for more information about the company and its restaurants. store at 3900 E. Lincolnway.

The Middendorps also have Pizza Ranch restaurants in Clinton and Bettendorf, Iowa.

Pizza Ranch is wellknown for its pizza and chicken buffets with a variety of side dishes, and full salad bar, but there are other options on the menu. The restaurant will

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A Pizza Ranch will be moving into the former home of Ryan’s Family Steakhouse, 3900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Co-owners Matt and Mike Middendorp of Clinton, Iowa, are hoping to have the buffet open Feb. 1. have a pick-up window, and it makes deliveries.

Middendorp said Pizza Ranch strives to provide a family-friendly environment, so no alcohol is served. He and his brother found the Sauk

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Valley an attractive area for their latest business venture.

“I think Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon are a great place to be, and we liked that the three communities are so close

together,” Middendorp said.

Middendorp said Pizza Ranch is also known for being involved in its communities. The company donates a percentage of sales to nonprofits with

its Community Impact Nights.

Pizza Ranch, founded in 1981, in Hull, Iowa, has been growing rapidly. The chain has more than 180 restaurants in 13 states.

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Governor names group, office to run bicentennial SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner is gearing up for the Land of Lincoln’s 200th birthday.

The Republican governor signed an executive order Tuesday creating an Illinois Bicentennial Commission and the Governor’s Office of the Illinois Bicentennial to plan festivities for 2018.

Rauner hired Stuart Layne as Illinois Bicentennial executive. Layne has extensive marketing experience, and a news release

says he has expertise in research, branding, publicity, events and sponsor partnerships.

Illinois became the nation’s 21st state on Dec. 3, 1818.

Gov. Bruce Rauner Rauner says the bicentennial will be a chance to “celebrate Illinois’ contributions to the country and the world

and plan for our next 200 years of innovation and achievement.”

Rauner’s action dissolved a 77-member state bicentennial commission created in 2014.

The new, 51-member group will include 40 gubernatorial appointees.

Gov. Bruce Rauner closed the Lockport location, the main state museum in Springfield and other satellite sites last year. The Republican said it was necessary to manage cash flow during a stalemate with the Democrat-led Legislature.

Rauner’s office reached a deal in February to reopen some museums by charg-

ing admission or finding private funds to help cover expenses.

In Lockport, the community, the state and the Illinois State Museum Society will share the cost of operating the gallery.

Mayor Steven Streit says the opening “demonstrates that government can find creative solutions to budget problems.”

Online https://www2.illinois. gov/sites/illinois200/

IN BRIEF State Museum Lockport Gallery reopens Saturday Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Mike McNamara of Dixon works on a doorframe Tuesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church in Dixon. The local artist has been renovating the church at 110 E. Third St. the past couple of weeks, painting and working on doors and windows.

LOCKPORT (AP) – An Illinois State Museum site in suburban Chicago is scheduled to reopen after being closed due to the state budget impasse.

The Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery is scheduled to open Saturday.

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OBITUARIES Russell T. Smith DIXON – Russell T. Smith, 71, of Dixon, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Born May 25, 1945, in DeKalb, he was the son of Donald and Doris (Marsh) Smith.

Russell married Marilyn O’Donnell on April 24, 1965, in DeKalb.

Russell was a graduate of DeKalb High School Class of 1963, and began his career working at Russell G. Smith’s Jeep and Packard Dealership. After successfully completing his apprenticeship with Mascal Electric, he worked there from 1965 to 1986. For the remainder of his career, and until his retirement in 2007, he worked at Special Power Inc. in Rockford.

Russell enjoyed boating with his family and friends. One of his joys in life was teaching his six grandchildren to water ski. He was a member of the Family Motor Coach Association and enjoyed traveling with Marilyn across the country in retirement. Russ also was an avid NASCAR fan and

traveled to many events.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his sons, Russell T. Smith (Cathy) of Sycamore and Kevin D. Smith (Beth) of Plainfield; grandchildren, Alysa (Alex) Calendo, Megan, Connor, Shannon, Trenton, and Caleb; and sisters, Barb (Bill) Hiort of Wilmont, Wisconsin, and Marsha (Michael) Moss of Silver Spring, Maryland.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Donna Young.

The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb, with the Rev. Dave Rogula, chaplain, officiating. A reception will follow the service. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at St. Mary Cemetery in DeKalb.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Russell T. Smith Memorial Fund, addressed to the Smith Family, in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115.

Visit andersonfuneralhomeltd.com to send condolences.

Charles R. Baker STERLING – Charles R. Baker, 86, of Sterling, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Dixon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Chuck was born Nov. 22, 1929, in Rock Falls to Charles O. and Lela J. (Still) Baker. He married Marion E. Hoover on May 18, 1946, in Clinton, Iowa. She preceded him in death on Aug. 13, 2006. He owned and operated Chuck’s Upholstery in Sterling before to his retirement.

Survivors include his son, Laurence (Susan)

Baker of Urbana; and one daughter, Lori Baker, of Palatine.

Chuck also was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Rosemary Moen.

There will be no services.

Private burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oak Knoll Cemetery in Sterling.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Arlene E. Miller of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Arlene E. Miller of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling.

Thursday funerals: Paul D. Tyler of Rock Falls; 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in rural Dixon.

Saturday funerals: Russell T. Smith of

Dixon; 11 a.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in DeKalb.

Pamela K. WassonBrant of Rock Falls, 2 p.m. at St. Bride Episcopal Church in Oregon.

Sunday visitations: Stephanie J. Kruse of Chicago, formerly of Sterling; 1-2 p.m. at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Sunday funerals: Stephanie J. Kruse of Chicago, formerly of Sterling; 2 p.m. at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Stephanie J. Kruse CHICAGO – Stephanie Joy Kruse, 36, of Chicago, formerly of Sterling, died suddenly Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Community First Medical Center in Chicago.

Stephanie was born Jan. 8, 1980, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Thomas Lee and Karen Lee (Benda) Kruse. She worked as a massage therapist.

Survivors include her parents of Sterling; sisters, Jessica (Michael) Mays of Long View, Washington, Elizabeth (Brent) Cork of Urbana, Monica Jensen of Sterling, Ruth Kruse of Billings, Montana, and Lea Rose Kruse of Malden, Massachusetts; brothers, Thomas (Margaret) Kruse

Jr. of Sterling, Clifford Kruse of Malden, Kenneth Kruse of Chicago, and Ethan (Chloe) Kruse of Dixon; three nieces; three nephews; and paternal grandmother, Vera Kruse of Villa Park.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Pearl.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, and the memorial service at 2 p.m Sunday at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Les Funderberg and the Rev. Karl Kaiser officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Michael F. Zell CHADWICK – Michael Fredrick Zell, 69, of Chadwick, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at his home.

Law-Jones Funeral Homes handled arrangements.

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Ford fires back at Trump’s critique Big truck sales booming after moving to U.S. Tribune News Service

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Ford Motor Co., pushing back against criticism by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for moving work to Mexico, is highlighting its booming business in big trucks after shifting production to an Ohio factory from south of the border.

The Dearborn, Michigan-based company has sold 10,160 of its F-650 and F-750 trucks this year through August, up 59 percent from the same period in 2015 and the highest sales of those models since 1997, the automaker said in a statement.

The big trucks are used as commercial vehicles, including beer haulers and tow, moving and dump trucks.

Ford is firing back at Trump, who last week called the automaker “a disgrace” after CEO Mark Fields told investors that

AP

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Tuesday during a campaign rally in Kenansville, North Carolina. Trump last week called Ford Motor Co. “a disgrace” for moving some auto production to Mexico, and Ford has fired back at the GOP presidential nominee. the second-largest U.S. automaker is moving North American smallcar production to Mexico, where labor costs are lower than in the U.S. After Trump threatened to levy a 35 percent tariff on Ford’s Mexicanbuilt cars, Fields said the company is “absolutely not” cutting U.S. jobs to

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move small-car operations south because the Michigan plant currently building them will manufacture other models.

“It’s really unfortunate when politics get in the way of the facts,” Fields said in a Sept. 15 interview on CNN. “And the facts are, Ford’s investment in the U.S. and commitment to American jobs has never been stronger. I mean, we’ve created more than 28,000 jobs in the U.S. in the last 5 years.”

Ford began producing the F-650 and F-750 at its assembly plant near Cleveland a year ago after the company spent $168 million converting the factory from building Econoline vans. They previously had been produced in Mexico in a joint venture with Navistar International Corp. known as Blue Diamond Trucking Co., which disbanded in 2014. The automaker now builds its full-size van, known as the Transit, at an assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri.

The company is focusing on building high-

margin trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles in the U.S., where labor costs are more expensive than in Mexico. Ford derives most of its profit from its F-Series truck line, Morgan Stanley has said.

And the largest vehicles in the line generate the biggest return, according to analysts.

AP

President Barack Obama talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday at a luncheon hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, New York. Obama, who will leave office in January, addressed the U.N. for his final time as president.

Globalism here to stay, Obama says World needs to address its shortcomings, he tells U.N. Tribune News Service

UNITED NATIONS – President Barack Obama used his final address before the United Nations on Tuesday to praise global integration and warn against the impulse to shut it out, calling on Americans and foreigners alike to tear down walls, not build them.

In a sweeping address that touched on the world’s trouble spots – including the 5-yearold civil war in Syria, the refugee crisis stemming from that nation and elsewhere, and creeping authoritarianism in Russia and Eastern Europe – Obama suggested they all are related to each other, and to a drive toward isolationism.

That impulse is selfdefeating, he argued.

“Today, a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself,” Obama said. “The answer cannot be a simple rejection of global integration.

Instead, we must work together to make sure the benefits of such integration are broadly shared and that the disruptions – economic, political and cultural – that are caused by integration are squarely addressed.”

The line also was one of several oblique references to Donald Trump, as a subtext of Obama’s speech was an argument against the Republican presidential nominee’s candidacy.

Each nation can choose to “reject those who appeal to our worst impulses,” Obama also said, “and embrace

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Ahead of his eighth and final address at the U.N. General Assembly, aides looked back to Obama’s first speech there in 2009, when he laid out a plan to fix the “skepticism and distrust” he believed had built up under President George W. Bush, fueling “reflexive antiAmericanism” that served as an excuse for collective inaction. The audience received him warmly that day, in contrast with the silent response that Bush often got at the U.N. gathering.

AT THE TIME, Obama listed his immediate accomplishments in his few months in office, including ordering closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the phase-out of the war in Iraq and the naming of a special Middle East envoy working toward a twostate peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians.

By contrast, Obama’s speech Tuesday reflected a touch of humility in a president who has watched Congress thwart his proposals to close Guantanamo, seen chaos in the wake of the Iraq withdrawal, and witnessed the collapse of peace talks.

In addition, the gathering of world leaders unfolded under the shadow of bombings over the weekend in New York and New Jersey that raised the specter of domestic terrorism and its international influences, as well as the end of a brief cease-fire in Syria’s civil war.

The cessation of hostilities had been wrangled by Secretary of State John F. Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

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Don’t get played for a fuel AAA: Take a pass on premium gas; it’s usually not worth it Tribune News Service

Submitted

William “Bill” Bothe, 13, died 50 years ago on Sept.

20, 1966, when an Illinois Central freight train struck a truck Bothe was riding in along with five others.

Family found some solace in lost loved one’s own words TRAGEDY

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It was on that Sept.

20, 1966, morning her 13-year-old son William, fondly known as “Bill,” went to Eldena School and never came home.

It was that day the school’s eighth-grade class of boys fell from seven to two.

“I was told I should hurry back to the school,” Bothe said. “It was very shocking for the whole town; it was very saddening.”

Bill and four of his classmates accompanied school custodian Everett Mullens to chain a road grader to the back of his Ranchero pickup truck and escort the machine to the other side of the railroad tracks across from the school.

The truck was stopped on the tracks in the path of an oncoming Illinois Central freight train, and its six passengers died in the collision.

In the truck were Mullens, 73, of Eldena; along with Bill Bothe, 13, Reid Miller, 12, Robert Michael Enlow, 14, all of Amboy; James Shoemaker, 12, of Eldena; and Martin A. Cruse, 14, of Dixon.

Reid’s brother, Rory Miller, was 8 at the time and just as school was letting out, he and the students were shuffled back into the building while the school bus driver went to his parents’ farm about 5 miles from town.

“It was the first time I

saw my dad cry,” Miller said. “With something like this, you don’t comprehend it until you have your own kids, until you can see the hurt that it would have.”

The Millers found solace in a journal entry Reid had written 6 months before the accident.

“He had made an entry that he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior, and it was a great comfort to my parents,” Rory said.

Though a half-century has passed and their footsteps in the community have long faded, Miller said the boys are not forgotten; they are preserved and shared through memories.

“Reid was very intelligent, and Mom always said she named him right,” he said. “He was always reading books.”

Bill was an “A” student and a 4-H Club member who enjoyed showing his calf at the fair.

“He was a very nice boy,” Bothe said. “He looked forward to playing football one day.”

Bill’s brother, Joe Bothe, who lives in DeKalb and was 7 at the time of the crash, said Bill would have likely stayed in the area to carry on the family farm.

“There are times when I think about what Bill would be doing right now. I think I was fortunate that I was younger and couldn’t fully grasp it; it’s hard to imagine it’s been 50 years.”

Research by AAA has found that motorists wasted $2.1 billion in 2015 buying premium gasoline for cars that don’t require it.

Using tests designed to evaluate vehicle performance, fuel economy and emissions, AAA researchers said they found no benefit to using premium gasoline in a vehicle that only requires regular-grade fuel.

“Drivers see the ‘premium’ name at the pump and may assume the fuel is better for their vehicle,” said John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of Automotive Engineering and Repair. “AAA cautions drivers that pre-

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There’s no sense paying a premium for premium gasoline if your car is designed to run on regular, according to research by AAA. mium gasoline is higher drivers used premium octane, not higher qual- gas despite the vehicle ity, and urges drivers to manufacturer’s recomfollow the owner’s man- mendation that they use ual recommendations regular, AAA stated. for their vehicle’s fuel.”

The majority of U.S. About 16.5 million U.S. drivers, about 70 per-

cent, own cars that require regular gas.

About 16 percent drive vehicles that require premium, and the remaining 14 percent have cars that require mid-grade gasoline or use an alternative energy source.

“Premium gasoline is specifically formulated to be compatible with specific types of engine designs, and most vehicles cannot take advantage of the higher octane rating,” said Megan McKernan, manager of the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Automotive Research Center.

“Using premium fuel in a vehicle designed for regular is like throwing dollars out the window while you are driving,” McKernan said.

State has offered money for wall WALL

Next meeting

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The Lee County Board next meets at 9 a.m.

Oct. 18 in the third-floor boardroom of the Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd St. The agenda will be posted at leecountyil.com 2 days before the meeting.

“It’s a moving target,” board member Arlan McClain said Tuesday.

About 20 to 25 years ago, the Illinois Department of Transportation expanded the intersection at Galena Avenue and Second Street to add a right-turn lane and bought some of the county’s property.

IDOT designed and rebuilt a concrete-block retaining wall with a limestone facade and entered into a maintenance agreement with the city to maintain it along Galena Avenue and Second Street.

The county owns the other half of the wall along Ottawa Avenue and Third Street.

“I feel this is the city’s and state’s responsibility and not ours,” board member Bill Palen said.

The city has argued that the collapse occurred because of poor design – specifically, the wall’s lack of drainage between the blocks and limestone – and fixing it would not be considered maintenance.

IDOT has offered a no-strings-attached $10,000 contribution to the repair work, and the city approached the county to split the rest of the project cost.

“If the state is offering up $10,000, you better grab it and run,” board member Greg Witzleb said.

City Manager Cole O’Donnell acquired estimates for repairing just the collapsed area, and for the whole side

along Galena Avenue, which would cost $23,665 or $45,752, respectively.

The board was fairly split between pitching in for the repairs, about $6,832 or $17,876, or leaving it to the city and state to handle, but one thing was clear.

“We should have fixed it years and years ago,” board member Charlie Thomas said.

Board member Marilyn Shippert said if the wall is going to get fixed, the entire perimeter should be examined for problems.

“Let’s get a com-

plete picture before we respond,” she said.

The other sides don’t appear to be in danger of collapsing, but the stretch along Ottawa Avenue is becoming an eyesore, Board Chairman Rick Ketchum said.

“It’s not falling over, but it’s moving and getting crooked,” he said. “The aesthetic looks bad.”

Though the county isn’t legally obligated to fix the wall, it has a civic responsibility to take care of the grounds, board member Dave Gusse said.

Board member Bob

Olson suggested making a one-time donation for the repairs so the county couldn’t be seen as assuming ownership of the wall.

Ketchum plans to contact the city to further discuss repairs and bring specifics back to the board next month.

The board also: • Approved the installation of a new card reader system for the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, 911 Center and new courts building.

• Approved about $31,500 for new security cameras at the new courts building.

• Approved about $4,000 to connect the Old Courthouse to the new courts building’s iFiber to increase internet speed.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

From mourning to hope to action to a celebration What we think The Safe Passage Initiative, 1 year old this month, has helped more than 100 drug addicts receive treatment and the opportunity to be drug-free, healthy and productive citizens. The program’s success will be celebrated this evening in Dixon.

M

ore than 18 months ago, the Dixon area had reason to mourn.

Three Dixon residents died of heroin overdoses over an 11-day period.

The victims were two women, ages 25 and 34, and one man, 35.

All had their whole lives ahead of them.

All were too young to die.

The shock, at first dumbfounding, spurred action.

About a year ago, the Dixon area had reason to hope.

Organized by the Lee County Health Department, a coalition of community groups and organizations had banded together with local police and health officials to try to save the lives of people who were prone to overdosing on heroin and opioids.

The Dixon Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Department announced an innovative program, Safe Passage.

The goal was to save the lives of heroin and opioid addicts by getting them into treatment.

Drug users were given a golden opportunity: come to the police, surrender their drugs and paraphernalia, face no criminal charges, and be accepted into drug rehab, no matter their ability to pay.

It was a bold plan of action.

Today, 1 year later, the Dixon area has reason to celebrate.

In its first year, Safe Passage has saved lives.

Lots of lives.

How many?

Well, 105 people took advantage of the free treatment and support in the first year.

Talk about a positive impact across Dixon and Lee County.

How many of those were rescued from a downward spiral of drug addiction that could have led to overdose and death?

We don’t know.

But even if it was only one life saved, that’s a real accomplishment.

THE SAFE PASSAGE Initiative will celebrate its accomplishments this evening, and you’re invited.

An event in honor of the first anniversary of the ground-breaking program will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at That Place on Palmyra, 628 Palmyra Road, Dixon.

Leaders of the initiative, a Lee County Drug Court graduate, and others will speak. There will be food, awards, a silent auction, and opportunities to donate to this very worthy cause.

Police and health officials and counselors and administrators and volunteers who have banded together to make a difference all deserve the public’s thanks and congratulations.

Tonight, area residents can, and should, turn out to deliver that message in person.

What do you think?

Let us know. Write a letter to the editor and mail it to our office or send it to letters@saukvalley.com.

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Lights! Camera! Madigan!

Illinois Policy documentary spotlights ‘king’ of state politics

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Coming soon to a big (or more likely small) screen near you: “Madigan, the documentary.”

That’s “Madigan” as in House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, and “documentary” as in a 1-hour production from Illinois Policy Action, an arm of the Illinois Policy Institute, which hasn’t shown any particular fondness for Madigan.

Illinois Policy Action announced last week that it’s planning to release “Madigan: Power, privilege, politics,” a 1-hour presentation about the speaker that “will be available for viewing online and at select movie theaters across the state.”

It’s coming the second week of October, which is convenient timing since Republicans have made Madigan a focal point of their campaigns against Democrats this fall.

There’s a trailer out for the production that includes lines like “There

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are those who wield disproportionate power that simply want to protect their power,” and “What we have in Illinois essentially is machine politics, and Michael Madigan is the king of that machine.”

It goes on for nearly 2 minutes.

If you think Madigan is the source of all the state’s problems, it sounds like something you’ll probably want to watch. If not, you’ll probably take a pass.

Dollar involvement Gov. Bruce Rauner has said several times over the past few weeks that he’s not involved in legislative races. He said it again last week.

“I’m asked that all the time, and I do want to emphasize I’m not really involved,” Rauner said after an event

in Decatur. “I’m not involved in races per se, predicting races or advising races. I’m not involved in that.”

Yeah, but he’s involved in a way that’s way more important – and probably way more appreciated by the candidates – than giving them advice on how to run their campaigns. That’s giving them money. Big money.

You may have heard the reports that the state Republican Party has raised $15 million since March 31, and nearly all of that came from Rauner’s campaign committee, to which he is the biggest contributor.

There are similar lopsided contributions to the House Republican Organization.

It’s not illegal. It’s also not uninvolved. Any more than labor unions or business organizations can say they’re uninvolved just because they make campaign contributions.

Stopgap revision For a while now, Rauner has been tempering enthusiasm about that appropriations plan approved by the Legislature in June that is usual-

ly referred to as the stopgap budget.

Like last week in Chicago.

“We came up with a stopgap spending plan,” Rauner said. “It is not a budget. It is not a balanced budget. It’s not balanced, and it’s not even a true budget.”

Rauner’s comments, however, are a bit different than the attitude that seemed to surround the thing back in June.

“What the General Assembly did today was responsible and affordable,” was one reaction.

“This legislation is both responsible and affordable and moves us in the right direction until a more comprehensive budget is reached,” was another.

And there was this: “This budget agreement is beyond overdue.”

And this: “This is not the budget we hoped for after nearly a year of negotiation, but it is the budget we can afford that addresses our most important priorities.”

There’s more, but you get the idea. Those are all quotes from press releases issued by Republican senators last summer after the stopgap was passed.

THE READER’S VOICE

Climate Reality program set for Sept. 29 Forum ED HECKERT Sterling

The public is invited to attend the Rock River Open Forum that will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at Sterling Public Library.

Elroy Wylde and I, representatives of the Climate Reality Project, will discuss climate change.

The presenters recently attended Climate Reality training in Houston.

Environmental scientists, public health experts, business leaders, and political activists discussed the most recent evidence concerning the current status, and pres-

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ent and future impact, of climate change.

They also identified presently available solutions that can limit further climate change, and explained the progress that has been made in the implementation of these solutions.

During the Open Forum, evidence concerning the existence, and growing threat, of climate change will be presented; claims made by those who deny climate change will be addressed; and actions designed to halt further climate change will be discussed.

Anyone interested in scheduling a presentation about this crucial topic can call Wylde at 815-6328320 or me at 815-2132108.

Get with the times; respect the animals REBECCA FLOCK Sterling

During a recent shopping excursion on the northeast end of Sterling, I was disheartened to see that Farm & Fleet had rented out a portion of its parking lot to a small traveling “zoo.” These small, barely regulated operations are notorious for neglect, and even abuse, of the animals under their care.

I implore the people of the Sauk Valley to consider a quote by Mahatma Ghandi, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

by the way its animals are treated.”

A number of you, I’m sure, may have taken small children to this zoo as an attempt to educate them about exotic animal species. However, I believe all that the children exposed to this zoo learned was our society’s belief that human needs and desires outweigh all others, including those of other animals and the environment.

If one wanted to educate children about exotic animals, there are many wildlife TV programs or internet sites where they could watch these animals in their natural habitats. Viewing an enslaved animal surrounded by bars or forced to do tricks teaches them nothing

about the actual animals or their behavior in their natural environments.

The world is changing; people are becoming more conscious of the sentience of animals, of the fact that they have feelings and wants of their own. I doubt toting Midwestern children around in a circle for hours on end is included in those wants. Get with the times, Sauk Valley.

of pictures of good artists’ work at “Paint the Town” in Morrison.

In this past Weekend [issue], there were photos of a bunch of goblins and other Halloween-costumed people parading in Sterling’s Fiesta parade.

Americans already honor Halloween by making it the holiday that is eclipsed only by Christmas in spending for decorations, costumes, candy and parties.

The second beef is the pictures of kids painting their squares with their hands or painting each other. Print these if you must, but I’ve been to PAUL ANDERSON “Paint the Town,” and I’ve Mount Morris seen some really good art This is a mild beef about work. So a couple of these early photo promos for along with the kids would Halloween and the lack be nice.

Too many goblins, not enough ‘art’

“We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from Maine to Texas; but Maine and Texas, it may be, have nothing to communicate.”

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CARROLL COUNTY COURT | LANARK MURDER CASE | DAY 2

WHITESIDE COUNTY

‘Nobody in their right mind shoots their wife’

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ROCK FALLS – The Whiteside County Health Department will receive a federal grant to improve its information technology system.

The one-time grant awards, from the Department of Health and Human Services, were announced Tuesday by the office of Congresswoman Cheri Bustos.

The health department and its clinic, one of five Illinois recipients, will receive $57,197. The money

Hake admitted killing to 911 operator, said he was ‘mentally ill’

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CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

Oregon will host deer illness session LENA (AP) – Illinois wildlife management officials have scheduled meetings to provide information on chronic wasting disease in the white-tailed deer population as hunting season nears.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources meetings on CWD will be Oct. 18 at the Nash Recreation Center in Oregon, and Oct. 19 at the Big Rock Park District Community Building in Big Rock.

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Morgan Hake enters a Carroll County courtroom in January. Hake, 50, of Freeport is charged with shooting his wife, Suzanne M. Hake, 46, in the head and chest and killing her Dec. 5 in Lanark. His trial, expected to last a week, began Monday.

Circuit court Judge Val Gunnarsson is presiding over the Morgan Hake murder trial. He’s seen here at a Hake court hearing in January.

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I just shot my wife. I want to shoot myself in the head, but my daughters are begging me not to.

Morgan Hake, to Freeport Police Department dispatcher, 2:50 a.m. Dec. 5

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bullets and four shell casings that matched the 9 mm.

Lanark Police Chief Matt Magill, also a Mount Carroll police officer, was called to the house around 2:15 that

morning. He and another Mount Carroll officer found several pieces of wood broken off the front door, which was partially open, and a key in the lock.

“Immediately to the right of the door was a sports bag. On that was a long, bladed kitchentype knife,” Magill testified. He then found Suzanne Hake’s body, face down at the bottom of the stairs, on the landing.

“I checked to see if there were any signs of life. Her body was cool to the touch,” he said.

“There were a large amount of bloodstains on her clothing, on her sweatshirt and some on her sweatpants,” Magill

said. “There were two fired shell casings, one on her clothing on her back, and the other was on the landing near the wall.”

Both the knife and the shell casings were in plain sight, he said. “It didn’t look like anyone had tried to hide them.

They were visible in plain view.”

On July 26, Hake won his motion to bar testimony from his pastor, the Rev. Mark Balmer of Park Hills Evangelical Free Church in Freeport, citing clergy/penitent privilege.

The trial, presided over

by Judge Val Gunnarson, resumes at 9 a.m. today, and is expected to take about a week.

Hake is represented by Moline-based attorneys, Daniel P. Dalton and Nate Nieman.

He is facing 20 to 60 years or up to life in prison if convicted.

Hake, in Carroll County Jail on $5 million bond, also is charged with felony possession of a weapon, punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison.

That case will be tried separately.

He was about halfway through 2 years’ probation on drug-related charges in Coffee County, Tennessee, when the shooting happened.

meetings will be in Elizabeth on Wednesday, Freeport on Sept. 27, and Yorkville on Sept.

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Deer that contract chronic wasting disease become emaciated and uncoordinated and eventually die. The first case was reported in Illinois in 2002.

CWD has been detected in deer in 16 counties across the northern edge and northeastern portions of Illinois and as far south as the Illinois River Valley.

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MOUNT CARROLL – Morgan Hake said he was “mentally ill” when, evidence indicates, he forced his way into his wife’s home in Lanark, stabbed her and shot her in the head and chest.

Hake, 50, of Freeport, who is charged with six counts of Suzanne first-degree Hake murder, admitted to a 911 dispatcher that he killed Suzanne Hake, 46, on Dec. 5.

His call to 911, and his daughter’s, were among the evidence presented

by State’s Attorney Scott Brinkmeier Tuesday, the first day of testimony.

Hake made his call from his car at 2:50 a.m.

Tracy Gipe, a Freeport Police Department dispatcher, asked him what his emergency was.

“I just shot my wife,” said Hake, who had driven from Lanark to the police department. “I want to shoot myself in the head, but my daughters are begging me not to.

“Look, I’m mentally ill, OK? Nobody in their right mind shoots their wife. I’m mentally ill.”

He admitted having a 9 mm handgun with him, then told Gipe he was going to “step out with my hands up.” He was arrested without incident soon after.

Ten minutes earlier, Hannah Hake spoke with Gipe. “I just got a phone call from my dad saying that he killed my mom,” she told the dispatcher, then broke into tears.

Also Tuesday, Illinois State Police crime scene investigator Sgt. Clinton Smith testified that a bloody knife and a bloody mattress – blood that turned out to be Suzanne Hake’s – also was found at the home, along with two

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Fulton High School science teacher Stacey Gates wrote the grant application, focusing

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Jim is a chunky 40 pounds and definitely loves his food and treats! He seems to be housebroke and has all current vaccinations. As he was a stray, there is no background information. This boy is friendly and loves attention. Jim seems pretty mellow and not overly active--unless you have treats! He is sweet and deserving of a forever home!

Granny Rose Animal Shelter is a 501(C)(3) not for profit organization serving the Lee, Ogle and Whiteside County areas. We survive solely on donations and fundraisers to provide this much needed service for the homeless animals in our area. (Donations are tax deductible.)

When you adopt an animal from us, your adoption fee includes: spay/ neuter surgery, vaccinations (excluding rabies), microchip, worming, flea control, heartworm testing and prevention on dogs, and a free health check-up at your local participating veterinarian!

Granny Rose Animal Shelter (Formerly Tri-County Animal Protection League) SM-ST4205-0921

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Husband feels overworked at job, in bed Dear Abby, I am 23, married for 4 years and have three children. My wife and I have always had strong sex drives. I recently accepted a dream job that pays very well. On the downside, I work 12 to 14 hours a day, and by the time I get home I’m exhausted.

I love my wife very much and want to meet her needs, but she wants sex every night. I’m afraid if I tell her I have to save my energy for my job, it will cause problems. How can I get around this?

– Overworked in Arkansas Dear Overworked, The shortest path to a

ners enjoy it. To some women, their standard of living is at least as important as frequent sex. It’s time to find out if the woman you married is one of them. (If she’s not, you might have to change jobs.)

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

goal is a direct line. One thing more important in a marriage than sex is communication. Talk to your wife. If you don’t, she might think that after three children you find her less attractive.

Sex is most satisfying when both part-

Dear Abby, How do I tell my ex I no longer want to baby-sit her son? The boy is not mine. When we lived together she found a job, and I told her I would watch her son on weekends while she was working.

I moved out of the apartment we shared a year ago. Between working nights at my job and her son having special

needs and requiring full-time attention, I’m exhausted and losing patience. Is there a graceful way to bow out?

– Getting Stressed Out in Virginia Dear Getting Stressed, Probably not. However, because you feel the responsibility has become more than you are able to handle, you need to tell your ex she needs to make other arrangements for a sitter for her son. Because your relationship with her ended a year ago, I doubt she’ll be surprised. But do not expect her to welcome the news or like it.

Dear Abby, I can’t wait until election season is over.

One side of my family is liberal; the other side is conservative. At my request, they don’t argue when we are all together.

There are occasional disagreements, but fortunately, they never escalate.

The problem is, when I spend time with any of them separately, I am lectured nonstop about the “evils” of the other side.

They don’t quit. I just want to scream, “Shut up! Shut up! I don’t care!”

I am at the point that I no longer want to vote.

I don’t know what to do. There’s no way I can avoid my family

completely. Please advise.

– “Shut Up!” in New Mexico Dear “Shut Up!”, Please don’t allow your family drama to stop you from voting. Try this: The next time your relatives inject politics into the conversation, smile, look them in the eye and say, “Let’s talk about something pleasant, shall we?” and change the subject.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Thursday, Sept. 22 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; glucose and cholesterol screenings; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon.

Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230.

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

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

Computer classes, 9 and 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

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

Regional Transportation Committee Region 1 meeting,

10 a.m., Carroll County Senior Center, 306 N. Main St., Mount Carroll, 815-433-5830.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. ‘57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-288-1585.

Caregiver Support and Education Group, noon-1:30 p.m., St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling; bring sack lunch; 815-535-7389.

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

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

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., clearance required,

Calendar changes?

The calendars listed on this page are in the process of being updated. If you see information that is incorrect or a group that no longer meets, contact Andrea at amills@saukvalley.com or 815-625-3600, ext.

5575. If you haven’t heard from us, confirmations that information is correct are appreciated.

BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

Facing the Challenge cancer support group, 4 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., back door, 707 First Ave., Suite A, Rock Falls.

Sterling Optimist Club, 7 p.m., Candlelight Inn, 2907 N. Locust St. Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St.

John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

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

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

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

Amateur Radio Club, 7:30 p.m., 1409 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls, 815946-4340.

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-626-1574.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m.,

closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

Friday, Sept. 23 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Health Department, 1300 W. Second St., Rock Falls, 815-626-2230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon.

Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Human Services Transportation Plan Region 3 Transportation Committee meeting, 10 a.m., Mendota Civic Center, 1901 Tom Merwin Dr., 815-533-5830.

Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m. open, lower level, Loveland Com-

munity House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m. closed; 7 p.m., closed; Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, this is your meeting; 7 p.m., open, Grapevine, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., women’s, closed, back door, Reformed Church Parsonage, 703 14th Ave., Fulton.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous Addiction Abstinence Program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2682.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (6), Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

Mexican Train, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

Hand and Foot card game, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Hand and Foot card game, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Crafts and quilts, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Bingo, 1 p.m. Sterling Women

of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway.

Crocheting, knitting and crafts, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Euchre/500 games, 1-2 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-8220.

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

Trap shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Mindfulness Meditation community sitting sessions, 5:306:30 p.m., lower level, United Way of Whiteside County building, 502 First Ave., Sterling, 563-210-6516.

Mexican Train dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., 815-535-3665.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, Sept. 21 Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, West Second Street, Rock Falls, 815-625-4500.

Open pool, open cards, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

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

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

Kings in Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Sharing Life’s Memories, 10 a.m., Rock River Center,

810 S. 10th St, Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Price is Right, 10:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

New line dancing – Basic Steps, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

500, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815946-3818.

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

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

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

Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 6815-622-9230.

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

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

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

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

Skeet shooting, 2 p.m. until no shooters, Coleta Sportsmen’s Club, the corner of Pilgrim and Blue Goose roads, 815-336-2191.

Mindfulness Meditation community sitting sessions, 5:306:30 p.m., Mind Body Spirit Connection, 1254 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 563-210-6516.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815625-4101.

Thursday, Sept. 22 Open pool, open cards, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Burn exercise class, 8:309 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

Kings in Corner cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Bingo and popcorn, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

Community coffee, 10-11 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-456-3000.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Post

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LEFT: Salted caramel shortbread bars are a perfect treat for fall.

Raising the bar Tap into your childhood nostalgia with tasty treats

For a crumbly berry bar, top a sable-inspired cookie base with jam and fresh berries or fruit, then crumble more of the cookie mixture on top.

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4. Place 2 cups chocolate chips in a glass measuring cup or dish and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds or so, until melted and smooth. Stir in the remaining 1⁄3 cup peanut butter until fully combined and smooth.

Spread the melted chocolate mixture over the peanut butter bars. Sprinkle over the peanuts. Melt the remaining ½ cup chocolate chips, then drizzle the melted chocolate over the peanuts. Chill until the chocolate is firm, then cut into bars.

BY NOELLE CARTER Tribune News Service

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ookie bars, sliced pie squares, granola bars and crisped rice treats.

Whether topped with a drizzle of chocolate or crumbly streusel, bars are the go-to treats for bake sales and school lunches, perfect for potlucks and office parties, or simply a snack when you’re on the run.

Unpretentious and unapologetically oldschool, bars are the stuff of Betty Crocker and “The Joy of Cooking,” tapping into our childhood nostalgia for food enjoyed on school buses and at soccer practice.

And it seems almost anything counts as a bar, so long as it’s baked or assembled in a casserole dish or baking pan – with plenty of sweetness to spare.

Cookies baked as bars have an almost cakelike quality, as oatmeal, peanut butter or chocolate chip cookies are transformed into thick wedges, crisp on top and gooey-soft in the center.

Shortbread works well on its own or as a crust supporting a variety of toppings. Cover shortbread with lemon curd and powdered sugar, or glaze it with a thick coating of caramel and a sprinkling of coarse sea salt. Adding a touch of baking powder to the shortbread will lighten the crumb, making the cookie base easier to cut into bars.

Or take your favorite granola recipe and convert it into bars. Keep in mind that, as opposed to traditional granola, which is spread out on a sheet pan and slowly toasted, homemade granola bars will require additional baking time to give them a chance to set up, and they will probably be more delicate than the packaged bars you

Have no fear; the steps are easy for creating your own no-bake peanut butter bars. find at the store. Vary the flavorings and sweeteners to suit your tastes and use up ingredients you have on hand.

Depending on the recipe, coconut oil often makes a great vegan substitution for cookies such as shortbread or sables.

For a crumbly berry bar, top a sable-inspired cookie base with jam and fresh berries or fruit, then crumble more of the cookie mixture on top.

The sweet-tart notes of the fruit complement the richness of the cookie, and your guests might never guess the treat is vegan.

Sometimes the best bars are the ones that require little, if any, effort at all. “No-bake” bars are simple to make, generally calling for just a handful of ingredients. Bind cereal, crumbled graham crackers or cookies with melted marshmallow or peanut butter, pressing the mixture into a baking dish or pan. Top the bars with a layer of chocolate and a scattering of nuts or sprinkles, and refrigerate to set.

While most cookies, pies and even some cake recipes can be converted to bars, keep in mind that

Salted Caramel Shortbread Bars as the recipe changes, so too will the baking time and final temperature.

Ingredient ratios might also need to be tweaked so the bars bake completely with the proper texture. It’s best to look for established recipes before converting one yourself.

Perhaps best of all, bars are a great kitchen project for kids of all ages, keeping us occupied and providing the perfect school or cubicle snack all at the same time.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars Time: 30 minutes, plus chilling times Makes: 16 to 20 bars 1 (12-ounce) jar plus 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter, divided ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 (12-ounce) box crisped rice cereal 2½ cups chocolate chips, divided ½ to 1 cup roasted salted peanuts, coarsely chopped 1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat 12 ounces peanut butter and

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the butter until smooth.

Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.

2. Crush the crisped rice cereal to a coarse meal: Pulse the cereal in batches using a food processor, or place the cereal in a large sealable plastic bag and crush using a rolling pin.

3. Add the cereal to the peanut butter mixture and beat to combine. Press the mixture into a greased 13- by 9-inch baking dish.

Chill until firm.

Time: 45 minutes, plus cooling times Makes: 16 to 24 bars For shortbread 1½ cups (3 sticks) butter, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 3 cups (12.75 ounces) flour ½ teaspoon baking powder 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a

bowl using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix the flour and baking powder together and beat into the butter mixture.

3. Press the dough into the bottom of a 13- by 9-inch baking dish. Bake until golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

For caramel and assembly 11⁄3 cups sugar ½ cup water 1 teaspoon corn syrup 1 cup heavy cream ¼ cup (½ stick) butter 1¼ teaspoons vanilla extract Prepared cooled shortbread 1 teaspoon very coarse sea salt, preferably Maldon 1. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup, stirring until the sugar has the consistency of wet sand.

Place the saucepan over high heat and cook until the sugar dissolves and begins to boil. Do not stir the sugar, as this might cause it to seize.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

A cure for what ails you: healthier living I

BY SHERRY DEWALT CGH Medical Center

work with some very dedicated and caring medical professionals, and our organization as a whole has been recognized for quality care in many areas. We do our very best to fix whatever illness you might have, but we should all realize that modern medicine has its limitations.

If you come to your doctor’s office or the hospital with symptoms of disease, your physician will treat the symptoms according to established

beyondTRIM Sherry DeWalt is a community health educator at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Reach her at Sherry.

DeWalt@ cghmc.com

standards of care. They will use medications and/or procedures to lower your blood pressure, control your blood sugar, improve your lung function, reduce your cholesterol numbers,

unclog your arteries, etc.

Most of the medications prescribed will have unwelcome side effects and all surgical procedures come with some degree of risk. And unfortunately, these treatments do not address the underlying cause of the illness.

The top 10 causes of death in the United States are: heart disease*, cancer*, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)*, stroke*, accidents, Alzheimer’s, diabetes*, pneumonia*, kidney disease*, and suicide. At least 7 of these

(the ones with asterisks) are related to our own unhealthy behaviors.

Smoking, poor diet, and lack of physical activity are the primary contributors.

We might not like to accept the responsibility for our poor health.

We’d like to blame our parents or our genetics, but science is showing that what we do with our fingers (smoking), forks (eating) and feet (exercise) greatly influences our health and has the ability to turn “on” or “off” the genes that might predispose us to

cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses.

As an example, I will refer to the work of Dr. Dean Ornish, one of the pioneers of preventive medicine. He has done clinical trials with heart patients and with prostate cancer patients.

In both groups, he was able to show a reversal of symptoms with a lifestyle-related prescription. Patients consumed a plant-based diet, participated in regular physical activity, and were taught how to manage stress. Another very famous physician who

has had great success in reversing existing heart disease is Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn of the Cleveland Clinic. I encourage you to look into their research.

While drugs and procedures can address symptoms of lifestyle-related diseases, if we continue to practice unhealthy behaviors we can’t expect our illness to go away. Most importantly, we should realize that we can prevent – and in some cases even reverse – most of the diseases that kill us before our time.

Refrigerate caramel creation until cold, then cut into bars BAR

Berry Bars (vegan)

2. While the sugar is cooking, combine the cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Keep an eye on the sugar while you’re heating the cream to keep it from scorching. Cook until the butter melts, stirring it into the cream.

When the mixture has come to a simmer, remove from heat.

3. Continue to cook the sugar until it darkens to a rich caramel color, 7 to 10 minutes – the sugar will darken quickly and noticeably and will smell faintly nutty. Swirl the pan as the sugar darkens to judge the true color of the caramel (the sugar might darken in patches if there are hot spots on the stove). Watch carefully, as the sugar can easily overcook at this point and burn.

4. As soon as the color is darkened to a rich caramel, remove the pan from the heat and quickly add the cream

Time: 1 hour, plus cooling time Makes: 12 to 16 bars 1¼ cups refined coconut oil 1 cup vegan sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1¼ teaspoons almond extract 3 ⁄4 teaspoon salt 2 cups almond meal 1½ teaspoons baking powder 3 cups (12.75 ounces) flour 1 cup berry jam or preserves 1 pint fresh berries 1 cup sliced almonds 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 13- by 9-inch baking dish.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or in a medium bowl using a hand mixer, beat together the coconut oil, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt until well combined, 1 to 2 minutes.

3. By hand, stir in the almond meal, then the baking powder and flour until thoroughly incorpo-

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Top the salted caramel shortbread bars with peanuts and chill until firm before slicing into bars. mixture in a slow, steady stream. The sugar will bubble and steam as the cream is added; be careful as both the mixture and steam are very hot.

Carefully stir in the vanilla,

then continue to stir until the mixture stops bubbling. Remove from heat and set aside until cool to just warm.

5. Pour the cooled caramel over the short-

bread, using a spatula to push it to the edges of the dish for an even layer. Sprinkle over the coarse salt. Refrigerate until cold, then cut into bars.

rated. The dough will be somewhat crumbly; this is OK. 4. Place 3⁄4 of the dough mixture into the greased baking dish, pressing to form an even layer across the bottom of the dish.

5. Spoon the jam over the dough, spreading to form an even layer that reaches almost to the edges of the dough.

Sprinkle over the berries.

6. Add the sliced almonds to the remaining dough, pressing until the mixture will clump in your hands. Crumble the mixture over the berries and jam.

7. Bake the bars until the topping is firm and lightly browned, about 45 minutes. Remove and cool on a rack before cutting into bars.

Note: Sugar is often processed using animal bone char, which is unacceptable to many vegans. This recipe calls for vegan sugar (animal-free processing), which is generally available at health food markets, as well as online.

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The only problem is: that wasn’t part of the attraction.

Warfield said people have had similar experiences in the wine cellar.

Despite living in a house that has had a plethora of ghost sightings, he said it doesn’t bother him very much because the ghosts seem to mind their own business for the most part.

Warfield said Raven’s Grin Inn is a haunted house that all ages truly can enjoy, which is why he adds a little bit of humor to his tours.

“We try to have fun here, and I’ve had some people halfway through the house ask me to stop making them laugh because their face hurts,” he said.

Some might wonder where the name Raven’s Grin Inn originated.

According to Warfield, it has some literary and comedic affiliations.

“I sat down and thought about it for a long time before I came up with the name. I had about 85 different names I had come up with,” Warfield said.

“One of the most popular poems in the United States was Edgar Alan Poe’s ‘The Raven.’ It’s spooky, but it’s not over the top, but I wanted to entertain people, not terrorize them, so the raven is grinning.”

The house is four stories with dozens of rooms.

Warfield takes his customers on a room-byroom, hour-long tour filled with twists, turns, tunnels, secret passages and much more. All while delivering his own monologue of the house’s haunted history.

He purchased the house in 1988 for $3,000, against the wishes of many folks

The Raven’s Grin Inn hasn’t always been a haunted house. The home’s wine cellar was used as a speakPhotos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com easy during prohibition, and the house once served Shrouded in mystery, mirth and trees, Raven’s Grin Inn in Mount Carroll attracts as a school. haunted house visitors from all over the world.

Visitors can rent The Raven’s Grin Inn for birthdays or other events. in town who warned him it was haunted.

At the time, there was no working electricity or plumbing in the house.

Warfield has spent countless hours turning it into the haunted house of his dreams.

“I make all of my own stuff; I try not to copy other people,” he said.

As for the art of scaring, Warfield said it’s all about the build-up and less about the jumpy scares.

“Having a haunted house, you have to set people up for it, you have to make their anticipation level go up,” he said.

“My house is not like a Hollywood horror movie.

I think Hollywood does a big disservice with most of the movies they make because ... they take something that’s more subtle and then they keep adding on to it and adding on to it.”

It’s all about the perfect balance of humor and horror, Warfield said.

For instance, one of the many tales visitors will hear centers on a graveyard just across the parking lot and beyond a wooded area near his house.

“I like to tell people that right beyond those trees is a graveyard ... 6,500 cold, hard stones. There’s a lot of dead people buried up there, most of my relatives are buried there, and most of them – are dead,” he said with a cackle. “The tallest stone you’ll find in that graveyard has my last name on it.”

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States sue feds to stop change in overtime pay Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened a new front in his legal battles against the Obama administration, this time leading the challenge against the White House’s effort to make more Americans eligible for overtime pay.

Paxton on Tuesday led 21 states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Labor Department in a federal district court in Texas. The Republican is accusing the administration of overreach, saying the department didn’t have “valid

congressional authorization” to move forward.

The new regulations – which go into effect in December – raised the overtime eligibility threshold to $47,476 a year from $23,660 a year. Administration officials have estimated that the change could benefit more than 4 million Americans.

Paxton, however, said the rules were part of a “radical leftist agenda.”

But advocates for the overtime overhaul were quick to criticize the lawsuit. Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic

Policy Institute, said sarcastically that the salary standard had also been raised in the past by “other communists like George W. Bush and Gerald Ford.”

The Labor and Justice departments didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

Paxton is joined in the suit by Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.

MONEY & MARKETS The following stock quotations, as of 5 p.m., are provided as a community service by Chad Weigle of Edward Jones, Dixon and Raymond James and Associates, Sterling.

Abbott .............................41.58 Alcoa .................................9.44 AltriaCorp .......................62.97 American Express ..........63.72 Apple.............................113.57 Archer-Daniels...............42.15 Arris-Group ....................28.49 AT&T ...............................39.96 Autonation .....................48.00 Bank of America.............15.60 Boeing...........................127.79 BorgWarner ....................34.26 BP ....................................33.07 Casey’s ..........................119.08 Caterpillar ......................81.70 CenturyLink ...................26.75 Chevron ..........................97.70 Cisco ...............................31.10 Citigroup ........................46.54 CocaCola ........................42.34 ConAgra..........................42.70 Dean ...............................16.03 Deere & Co .....................82.47 Disney .............................92.95 Donaldson......................36.48 DuPont ...........................66.70 Exelon .............................33.91 Exxon ..............................82.54 FifthThird .......................20.64 Ford ................................12.00 GE ...................................29.67 HawaiianElectric ...........30.25 Hewlett Packard ............14.54

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Customers walk into Kmart in October 2013 in Sterling, shortly after the company announced that it would close the store.

Kmart’s parent company said it will close 68 more stores by year’s end.

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68 Kmarts will close this year Tribune News Service

Sears Holdings will close six struggling Illinois Kmart stores by midDecember.

Kmarts in Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood, New Lenox, Tinley Park, Joliet, Springfield and Macomb, along with a Merrillville, Indiana, store, are part of the latest batch of closings from Hoffman Estates-based Sears.

The closures are in addition to the announcement in April that Sears Holdings would close 68 Kmart stores this year. At that time, it said it would also close 10 Sears locations.

“We have been strate-

gically and aggressively evaluating our store space and productivity, and will be accelerating the closing of unprofitable stores as we have previously announced,” said Sears spokesman Howard Riefs.

Amid the closings, Kmart said it’s experimenting with a new store format in Des Plaines designed to give the Kmart brand a boost and appeal to millennials. Kmart held a grand reopening for the Des Plaines store with an “enhanced shopping experience and a reinvigorated store environment” in August,

including an improved customer service center, personal shopping concierge service, grocery section, beauty bar and new promotions.

It’s not clear when those changes will be brought to additional stores.

Sears operated 883 Kmart stores and 709 Sears stores as of July 30. Sales at Kmart and Sears stores open at least a year were down 3.3 percent and 7 percent in the second quarter of this year, respectively, compared with the same period in 2015.

Sterling’s Kmart closed its doors in January 2014.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Numbers game The Cubs surpassed the 3 million mark (3,028,965) in Wrigley Field attendance for the 9th time in franchise history Monday night, but with only 5 home games left, will fall short of the record 3,300,200 fans set in 2008.

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VOLLEYBALL | ROCK FALLS DEF. NORTH BOONE 25-8, 25-16

VOLLEYBALL | DIXON DEF. R.CHRISTIAN

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Rock Falls’ Emily Marcum (12) and Jaida Dean (3) go up for the block on North Boone’s Meredith Olsen during their Big Northern match Tuesday at Tabor Gym. The Rockets won 25-8, 25-16.

Team works well Good things happen as RF empties bench

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ROCK FALLS – Any volleyball coach would love to have a match where every one of their players make it on the court.

That’s been the case for Rock Falls as of late, and that process continued in a Big Northern home match against North Boone in a 25-8, 25-16 win at Tabor Gymnasium.

Falling closer to the .500 mark after a loss this past Thursday against Mendota, Rockets coach Sheila Mammosser used her entire 15-girl roster in the loss to the Trojans when players couldn’t perform up to expectations. More lineup changes and in-game switcharoos were

Star of the match: Kenzie Olson, RF, 6 kills, 2 blocks Key performers: Sydney Young, RF, 7 digs, 2 aces; Maddie Sands, RF, 4 kills; Annie Austin, RF, 7 assists; Dominique Blanco, NB, 2 aces Up next: Rock Falls at GenoaKingston, 6 p.m. Monday made over the course of four matches during Saturday’s Belvidere North Invitational.

On Tuesday against the Vikings (2-11, 0-3 BNC), everyone who suited up in a varsity uniform made the court, and nearly all of them came off having done something positive.

“Today I got 15 people in the game, and it was all for positive reasons,” Mammosser said.

“Everybody came in and did exactly what they needed to do.

Today was a total team effort but in a different scenario, and I was very proud of that.”

Rock Falls (10-6, 1-2) had few problems in the first set, and used most of the second set to get the rest of the roster some playing time. Freshman Maddie Sands connected on a pair of left-corner kills to give the Rockets a 9-3 lead, and then they strung together a 10-1 run as the Vikings made seven hitting errors.

Sands and Kenzie Olson each had three kills in the first set, with Olson adding an early block to push the set out of reach against the slow-starting Vikings.

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DIXON – It wasn’t exactly what coach Bunyan Cocar was looking for from his Dixon Duchesses volleyball team Tuesday night, but a win’s a win.

The Duchesses played well in fits and starts against Rockford Christian, but came up with the big plays they needed to in a 25-19, 25-22 victory in a pink-studded Lancaster Gym on Volley for the Cure night.

“We played good enough volleyball to win,” Cocar said, “but we’ll need to play better than that as we get deeper in the season. I encourage their creativity, and I know they were playing with a lot of emotion tonight, but we weren’t as disciplined as I would have liked to be.”

Dixon (10-4, 2-2 Big Northern) trailed just once in the match, at 3-2 in the second set, but also let the Royal Lions

Star of the match: Jessa Long, Dixon, 13 kills, 14 digs Key performers: Maddy Melvin, Dixon, 15 assists, 2 blocks; Ashlyn Horn, Dixon, 13 digs, 7 points; Hanna Brandon & Olivia Hammer, R.Christian, 4 kills & 4 points each Up next: Dixon at Winnebago, 7 p.m. Thursday hang around despite their struggles to pass the ball.

Leading just 15-14 in the first set after three straight hitting errors, the Duchesses got a sideout on a Royal Lion hitting error, then got a kill from senior Jessa Long and a block by freshman Brenna Melvin for an 18-14 lead. Another Long kill, this time from the back row, later made it 20-17 Dixon, then junior Abbie Devine smacked a kill and junior Valerie Miller served an ace to force a Rockford Christian timeout.

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Dixon’s Jessa Long (6) prepares to spike one of her teamhigh 13 kills during Tuesday’s 25-19, 25-22 win over Rockford Christian in a Big Northern match at Lancaster Gym.

BOYS SOCCER | DIXON 10, WINNEBAGO 0

Dukes don’t let up in lopsided BNC win Dixon scores early, often in rout of Winnebago

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DIXON – The Dixon soccer team scored five goals in a 5-minute stretch of the first half Tuesday, cruising to a 10-0 win over Winnebago at Sauk Valley Community College.

Dixon (9-3, 6-1 BNC) was in control most of the way, outshooting the Indians 33-1 and having a 21-1 edge in shots on goal.

By the 12th minute, the Dukes were firmly in control and the flood of goals began.

Caleb Carlson had two of Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com those five goals. Another came Dixon’s Caleb Carlson (left) scores past Winnebago’s goalkeeper after his initial shot was saved during Tuesday’s Big Northern match at Sauk Valley C.C. The but the rebound was tapped in Dukes scored 10 first-half goals en route to a 10-0 victory.

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Star of the game: Caleb Carlson, Dixon, 2 goals, 2 assists Key performers: Seth Wiseman, Dixon, 1 goal, 1 assist; Remington LeRette, Dixon, 2 goals; Thailer Somsri-Betts, Dixon, 1 goal Up next: Dixon at Byron, 6 p.m. Thursday “We were playing nice through-balls, and we were finishing well and going for corners,” Carlson said.

Winnebago barely had time to catch its breath between Dixon attacks as shot after shot came in on goal, and plenty of them found the net.

“It’s beautiful,” Yazen Abdullah said. “You can trust everyone with every ball you pass,

and you know they can do the right thing with it.”

Carlson scored in the 12th and 16th minutes, LeRette’s goal came in the 15th, and Mitchell Etheridge scored off a corner kick in the 14th.

The fifth goal of that stretch – and seventh of the game – came off a free kick which Abdullah scored on from 35 yards out.

“The wall was put more than 10 yards back, so I thought I could go over it,” Abdullah said.

“The goalie wasn’t the tallest so I thought, ‘Why not, let’s give it a try.’”

Abdullah has hit from that range in practice, though hadn’t before in a game, and was confident he could connect when he stepped up to the ball.

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His kind of town Artemi Panarin Calder Trophy winner is talking with Blackhawks about contract extension; he could become free agent after 2016-17 season.

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Local teams filling up AP polls The Sterling Golden Warriors remained No. 2 in Class 5A, while three local teams are in the top 10 in 2A in the latest Associated Press polls, released Tuesday.

The Newman Comets are third, the Eastland-Pearl City Wildcatz are fifth, and the Fulton Steamers are seventh in Class 2A. The Dixon Dukes (4A) and Bureau Valley Storm (1A) are still receiving votes just outside the top 10 in their classes.

The Forreston Cardinals sit at No. 4 in 1A, while Sterling’s opponent Friday, Geneseo, is ranked fourth in 4A. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

Evergreen Park coach files lawsuit The coach who reported residency issues that led Little League Baseball International to strip a Chicago team of its 2014 U.S. championship has sued the league itself.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Evergreen Park coach Chris Janes filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court.

Janes claims the league initiated a cover up after he told them several Jackie Robinson West players lived outside approved league boundaries, telling him his claim had no merit and exposing him and his family to “public humiliation, death threats and fear for their lives.”

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Judge rules accuser must reveal name A Los Angeles federal judge ruled Tuesday that a woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose of rape cannot remain anonymous at her upcoming civil trial.

Lawyers for the woman, who is identified in court documents as Jane Doe, argued that her privacy should be protected because she is vulnerable and she has already been harassed after her name was leaked.

U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald said the law was very clear on the issue and he wouldn’t close his courtroom to protect her identity. He said any decision by the news media about whether to name her is a journalistic decision.

NFL

McCoy sued over nightclub brawl Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy was sued Tuesday over a Philadelphia nightclub brawl that left two off-duty police officers injured.

The civil suit claims McCoy beat and kicked one officer while he was on the ground and punched another officer in the eye.

The suit was filed in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and seeks money damages from McCoy, two other men and the club.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Allen’s season over after ACL injury Oregon receiver and Olympic hurdler Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season because of an ACL injury.

Allen finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles last month at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. He became the fourth active college football player in the modern era to compete in track and field at the Olympics.

Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks sign the “Greek Freak” to a 4-year, $100 million deal, the richest contract in franchise history.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

GIRLS ROUNDUP

On the calendar

Sterling XC first in quad Weidner first at Kewanee; Duchesses sweep Tigers

By SVM Sports Staff

Maggie McPherson finished second with a time of 20 minutes, 15 seconds as the Sterling cross country team (32) topped Ottawa (39), LaSalle-Peru (56) and Ottawa Marquette (100) on Tuesday in Ottawa.

Madilyn Barnhart (20:43) and Megan Barnhart (20:53) finished third and fourth, respectively, for the Warriors.

Grady leads Clippers:

Amboy-LaMoille (20) topped Hall (51) and Princeton (64) in meet held at Lake Mendota.

Megan Grady (20:22) and Erin Hosto (21:16) went 1-2 to lead the Clippers, with Margaret Vaessen (5th, 22:43) and Kaitlin Ortgiesen (6th, 23:07) close behind.

Weidner takes first:

Haley Weidner finished

Abby Sheets (51) led Tuesday’s stars the Golden Warriors in a triangular at Emerald Megan Grady, Amboy CC, win at Mendota Hill.

Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley CC, win at Geneseo’s Lauren Kewanee Murray and Emma Abi Scheidecker, Oregon golf, 6-over-par 42 Snell shared medalist first with a time of 20:14 Alexis Sneek, and Adela honors with 48s. as Bureau Valley fin- Bajramoska and Paige Oregon 205, GenoaK i n g s t o n 2 7 8 : Abi ished second in a three- Colby won in doubles. team meet at Baker Park LaSalle-Peru 3, Ster- Scheidecker was the in Kewanee. ling 2: The Golden War- medalist with a 6-overStark County won with riors won one match par 42 as the Hawks 28 points, five fewer each in singles and beat the Cogs at Silver than the Storm. Ridge- doubles in a Northern Ridge. wood wound up with 70. Illinois Big 12 road loss College tennis Tennis to the Cavaliers.

Dixon 5, Princeton Katelyn Grell won at Waubonsee 8, Sauk 0 : T h e D u c h e s s e s No. 2 singles in two sets Valley 1: The Skyhawks improved to 8-2 on the against Angela Berna- got a win at No. 5 sinseason with a blanking dani for Sterling, and gles, as Sydney Lippens of the Tigresses at the the No. 3 doubles team beat Meredith Nelson Emma Hubbs Tennis of Kennedy Shank and 6-4, 6-4.

Kylie Burkett won in At No. 6 singles, Emily Courts.

Berogan pushed Jasmin Alane Bratt and Sara three sets.

Serna to a third set and Ackerson won in singles Golf for Dixon, while Larissa Geneseo 199, Sterling held a lead in that third Gallardo and Renata 213, LaSalle-Peru 241: set, but ultimately fell Young, Allison Bay and Rachel Spencer (50) and 6-4, 5-7, 11-9.

BOYS ROUNDUP

Local events

Today Cross country 4:15 p.m.

• Oregon at Byron Invite

Boys golf 4 p.m.

• Rock Falls, Newman at Morrison • Polo at Lena-Winslow

Girls golf 10 a.m.

• Three Rivers Conference Tournament, at Fyre Lake, Sherrard

Volleyball 7 p.m.

• Forreston at Milledgeville

On the tube TV listings

Today Hockey 2 p.m.

• World Cup of Hockey, Group stage, North America vs. Sweden, ESPN 7 p.m.

• World Cup of Hockey, Group stage, Europe vs.

Canada, ESPN2

MLB

Comet golfers win at Cross Creek

• Cardinals at Rockies, FSM

Ceruzzi the medalist for Sterling; Oregon soccer tops Byron

6 p.m.

By SVM Sports Staff

Cael Sanders and KC Knack each had 40s as Newman (167) topped Orion (172) and Morrison (184) on Tuesday at Cross Creek in Morrison.

Bryce Smith was low for the Mustangs with a 43. The medalist was Orion’s Landon Taets with a 39.

Sterling 169, Rochelle 191:

Tuesday’s stars Cael Sanders, KC Knack, Newman golf, both shot 40 to lead Comets against Orion and Morrison Colton Novotny, BV golf, 1-under 34 Caleb Sarff, Amboy golf, 1-over 37 Adrian Herrera, Sterling soccer, goal, assist

Nick Ceruzzi earned medalist honors with a 2-over-par 38 as the Golden Warriors topped the Eastland 208, Pecatonica 236: Hubs at Fairways Golf Course in Curt Strauss had a 50 to lead the Rochelle.

Cougars past the Indians at Lake Ryan Blackburn added a 42 for Carroll.

Sterling.

The medalist was Pecatonica’s Dixon 174, Stillman Valley 195: Erik Durand with a 2-over-par Cole Ruckman’s 40 was tops for 38. the Dukes in a senior night win Amboy 195, Dakota 199: Caleb at Timber Creek.

Sarff’s 1-over-par 37 led the Olivia Pultorak added a 42, Clippers past the Indians at and Jackson Jeffery had a 43 for Brush Creek in Orangeville.

Dixon.

West Carroll 178, Aquin 179: Oregon 175, Genoa-Kingston Anthony Mendoza was the med199: Matt Myers and Adam Mer- alist with a 2-over-par 38 as the rill each had 40s as the Hawks Thunder edged the Bulldogs at handled the Cogs at Silver Ridge. Park Hills West in Freeport.

The medalist was GenoaBoys soccer Kingston’s Nick Gargani with an Sterling 5, Rochelle 2: Adrian even-par 36.

Herrera and Tony Diaz each had Bureau Valley 157, Erie 184: a goal and an assist as the GoldColton Novotny fired a 1-under- en Warriors went on the road to par 34 as the Storm beat the beat the Hubs.

Cardinals at Hidden Lake in Also for Sterling (8-2, 4-0 NIBSheffield.

12 West), Miguel Gallardo, DawSpencer Marquez added a 37 son Koett and Mitchell Petrosky for Bureau Valley. Kale Orman each had goals, while Patrick Nelsen and Edgar Barrientos was low for Erie with 40.

both added assists.

Oregon 2, Byron 0: Eduardo Guzman and Jonathan Acosta knocked in goals as the Hawks picked up a road win against the Tigers.

Guzman and Petr Smid each had assists.

Fulton Unity 7, Faith Christian 1: Ben Bierdeman scored with

an assist from Drew Robertson as the Falcons (2-7) fell to the Knights in Grand Detour.

Boys cross country Warriors 2nd at Ottawa: Jake

Gebhardt took first place overall with a time of 16 minutes, 28 seconds as Sterling (49 points) finished ahead of Ottawa Marquette (64) and Ottawa (87) and behind LaSalle-Peru (34) in a meet at Ottawa.

Bryce Tessman was fifth in 17:03 for Sterling.

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Dixon’s Thailer Somsri-Betts (left) gets the ball away from Winnebago’s Uriel Beltran (right) on Tuesday at Sauk Valley Community College.

Bryson [Forrest] running in,” Carlson said. “I just hit it hard and low, and I knew one of them would get to it.”

Thailer Somsri-Betts

2:30 p.m.

• Astros at A’s, MLB • Red Sox at Orioles, ESPN • White Sox at Phillies, CSN 9 p.m.

• Giants at Dodgers, ESPN

Soccer 1 p.m.

• Bundesliga, Hertha BSC Berlin at Bayern Munich, FS1 • Bundesliga, Augsburg at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FS2 5:25 p.m.

• Futsal, 2016 World Cup, Round of 16, FS2

WNBA 5 p.m.

• Playoffs, Mercury at Fever, ESPNEWS 7 p.m.

• Playoffs, Storm at Dream, ESPNEWS

Stamberger wins at Mendota:

Amboy-LaMoille’s Tom Stamberger turned in a time of 17:35 to win a race at Mendota. The Clippers did not field a full team.

Those that did were St. Bede (25), Hall (39), Princeton (86) and Somonauk (86).

Storm third at Kewanee: Bradley Sierens finished sixth with a time of 19:23 at Bureau Valley finished third among five teams at Baker Park in Kewanee.

The Storm had 71 points, behind Rockridge (29) and MidCounty (42).

’Bago has no answer for Dukes’ offensive onslaught “We had a lot of luck Saturday, and we just wanted to keep that momentum up,” Dixon coach Josh Brigl said. “I think we had a stretch Saturday where we had three goals in 7 minutes.

It’s just trying to play with a sense of urgency now. We had a letdown last week, and now we’re a little more awake.”

Carlson’s first attempt at goal Tuesday looked like it had the Winnebago keeper beaten, but the third-minute attempt clanged off the crossbar.

Carlson made up for the miss, and then some. In the eighth minute, he sent a cross which LeRette knocked in for the Dukes’ second goal.

“I saw Remington and

2 p.m.

opened the scoring for the Dukes, shooting past a sliding keeper for a third-minute goal.

The Indians did not get the ball into the Dixon

end very often, and didn’t manage a shot on goal until there was 1:30 left in the abbreviated second half.

Brigl said that to control possession, the Dukes were “working on playing balls to the corners, trying to get a lot of runs to the corner flags, and continuously crossing and crashing the goal, making sure we got to that back post.”

The Dukes scored their final three goals of the game on rebounds. A shot by Nicholas Clemens bounded off the post in the 28th minute, but bounced straight to Alejandro Aburto, who tapped in the rebound.

A minute later, Seth Wiseman’s shot was saved, but AJ Schmall scored off the rebound.

Wiseman then scored in the 35th minute after James Duet’s shot went off the post.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

LOCAL SPORTS

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD Boys cross country Tuesday’s results at Ottawa 1. LaSalle-Peru 34, 2. Sterling 49, 3. Ottawa Marquette 64, 4. Ottawa 87 Top 5 finishers 1. Jake Gebhardt (S) 16:28, 2. Sebastian (LP) 16:44, 3. Agular (OM) 16:46, 4. Lechterberg 16:47, 5. Bryce Tessman (S) 17:03 Other Sterling runners: 9. Isaiah Moorman 17:32, 17. Dillon Nitz 19:29, 23. Jonathan Abele 20:30, 25. Jake Wike 20:32, 27. Andrew Ivarson 20:50, 28. Ruben Leal 21:03, 31. Sam Janssen 21:51, 32.

Andrew Valentino 22:23, 34. Miguel Huaracha 22:52, 36. Kaden Wolf 23:21, 37.

Johnson 23:27 at Baker Park, Kewanee 3 miles 1. Rockridge 29, 2. Mid-County 42, 3.

Bureau Valley 71, 4. Ridgewood 91, 5.

Kewanee 126 Top 5 finishers 1. Caelin Foley (MC) 18:10, 2. Caleb Kibling (ROCK) 18:17, 3. Tyler Kibling (ROCK) 18:48, 4. Kyle Campagna (MC) 19:07, 5.

Sam Whittington (ROCK) 19:19 Bureau Valley runners: 6. Bradley Sierens 19:23, 10. Austin Catton 20:14, 14.

Kurt Bitting 20:44, 23. Trevor Griffin 21:49, 26. Allen Guenther 22:02, 38. Robert Aukes 24:24, 43. Tyson Wager 25:38

Girls cross country Tuesday’s results at Ottawa 1. Sterling 32, 2. Ottawa 39, 3. LaSallePeru 56, 4. Ottawa Marquette 100 Top 5 finishers 1. Hickey (LP) 19:43, 2. Maggie McPherson (S) 20:15, 3. Madilyn Barnhart (S) 20:43, 4. Megan Barnhart (S) 20:53, 5.

Long (O) 21:20 Other Sterling runners: 11. Madisyn Nicklaus 21:47, 12. Erin Long 22:17, 18.

Andrea Cervantes 24:13, 20. Aaliyah Gaffey 24:31, 21. Madison Anderson 24:51, 22.

Madison Bland 24:54, 24. Alyssa Hobbs 25:12, 27. Tylor O’Brien 25:59, 29. Sophia Brown 26:16, 33. Megan Geiger 27:03, 37. Claire Steinhagen 27:45, 40. Brynlee Wolfe 29:09, 41. Daniella Chino 29:35, 44.

Samantha Smith 30:48, 45. Tiara Munoz 32:05, 46. Haley Schmidt 33:38 at Baker Park, Kewanee 3 miles

STARK COUNTY 28, BUREAU VALLEY 33, RIDGEWOOD 70 Top 5 finishers 1. Haley Weidner (BV) 20:14, 2. Olivia Frail (SC) 20:54, 3. Brooke Rennick (SC) 21:35, 4. Hannah Rumbold (SC) 23:07, 5. Heather Williams 23:26 Other Bureau Valley runners: 6. Hannah Williams 23:57, 9. Savanah Wall 25:17, 15. Nataleigh Nugent 26:30, 17. Sydney Sweenie 27:54, 18. Marissa Mungia 28:00, 21. Kaitlin Mungia 28:52

Boys golf Tuesday’s results at Fairways Golf Course, Rochelle Par 36

STERLING 169, ROCHELLE 191 Medalist: Nick Ceruzzi (S) 38 Other Sterling scores: Ryan Blackburn 42, Nathaniel Stout 44, Nate Olson 45, Adam Oelrichs 46, Jake Alston 46, Luke Steinke 48, Charles Lehman 50 at Timber Creek

DIXON 174, STILLMAN VALLEY 195 Medalist: Cole Ruckman (D) 40 Other Dixon scores: Olivia Pultorak 42, Jackson Jeffery 43, Mitchell Dixon 49, Anton Halla 50, Patrick Johnson 56 at Silver Ridge, Oregon Par 36

OREGON 175, GENOA-KINGSTON 199 Medalist: Nick Gargani (GK) 36 Oregon scores: Matt Myers 40, Adam Merrill 40, Matt Slouka 46, Kyle Lundquist 49, Jackson Buck 50, Case Sellers 62 at Cross Creek, Morrison Par 36

NEWMAN 167, ORION 172, MORRISON 184 Medalist: Landon Taets (O) 39 Newman scores: Cael Sanders 40, KC Knack 40, Jacob Rude 43, Cody Britt 44, Ryan Rude 47, JD Ackert 47 Morrison scores: Bryce Smith 43, Jaeden Workman 46, Adam Lindstrom 47, Corbin Wilkins 48, Noah Van Zuiden 51, Ryan Damhoff 65

at Hidden Lake, Sheffield Par 35

BUREAU VALLEY 157, ERIE 184 Medalist: Colton Novotny (BV) 34 Other Bureau Valley scores: Spencer Marquez 37, Ian Carl 42, Allan Kerber 44, Trent DeVenney 44, Corbin Walsh 45 Erie scores: Kale Orman 40, Caden Swift 52, Brady Anderson 44, Ben Grimes 58 at Lake Carroll Par 36

EASTLAND 208, PECATONICA 236 Medalist: Erik Durand (P) 38 Eastland scores: Curt Strauss 50, Kaden Henze 51, Cole Schoney 53, Pat Dertz 54, Brady Balk 58, Jordan Selman 61 at Brush Creek, Orangeville Par 36

AMBOY 195, DAKOTA 199 Medalist: Caleb Sarff (A) 37 Other Amboy scores: Clayton Kemp 48, Rayven Wheling 54, Hannah Grady 56, Gavin Gross 66 at Park Hills, Freeport Par 36

WEST CARROLL 178, AQUIN 179 Medalist: Anthony Mendoza (WC) 38 Other West Carroll scores: Aaron Haring 44, Matt Haring 46, Ethan Reiland 50, Alec Tipton 51, Ryan Gengenbach 51

Girls golf Tuesday’s results at Emerald Hill, Sterling Par 36

GENESEO 199, STERLING 213, LASALLE-PERU 241 Medalists: Lauren Murray, Emma Snell (G) 48 Sterling scores: Rachel Spencer 50, Abby Sheets 51, Emma Boze 55, Jessica Rahn 57, Julia Hoffman 65, Ava Shaw 79 at Silver Ridge, Oregon Par 36

OREGON 205, GENOA-KINGSTON 278 Medalist: Abi Scheidecker (O) 42 Other Oregon scores: Ali Scheidecker 46, Haley Repass 54, Alex Ocampo 63, Izzy Nelson 63, Lizzy Vallareal 72

Girls tennis Tuesday’s results at Dixon

DIXON 5, PRINCETON 0 Singles 1. Alane Bratt (D) def. Kiara Tate 6-0, 6-0 2. Sara Ackerson (D) def. Emma Proffet 7-5, 6-0 Doubles 1. Larissa Gallardo, Renata Young (D) def.

Julia Prushilskim Anna Zehr 6-1, 6-0 2. Allison Bay, Alexis Sneek (D) def. Alison Brown, Madalyn Robbins 6-1, 7-5 3. Adela Bajramoska, Paige Colby (D) def.

Mary-Jeanne Brown, Maddie Eckard 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Record: Dixon 8-2 at Peru

LaSALLE-PERU 3, STERLING 2 Singles 1. Maddie Smith (L-P) def. Anna Ivarson 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 2. Katelyn Grell (S) def. Angela Bernadani 6-1, 6-2 Doubles 1. Emily Ficek, Maddy Freeman (L-P) def.

Abby Aitken, Sonia Chino 6-3, 6-3 2. Lindsey Rimes, Hannah Lindemann (L-P) def. Kinsey Zacharski, Maddie Heffelfinger 6-2, 6-2 3. Kennedy Shank, Kylie Burkett (S) def.

Gena Fassino, Taylor Donnell 7-5, 2-6, 6-2

College tennis Tuesday’s results at SVCC

WAUBONSEE 8, SAUK VALLEY 1 Singles 1. Courtney Decker (W) def. Nadia Trujilo 7-5, 6-4 2. Lexy Blackman (W) def Alli Shank 6-1, 6-4 3. Madison Ahlberg (W) def. Shantel Ordean 6-0, 6-1 4. Maddy Deufel (W) def. Macy Sullivan 6-0, 6-0 5. Sydney Lippens (SVCC) def Meredith Nelson 6-4, 6-4 6. Jasmin Serna (W) def. Emily Berogan 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 Doubles 1. Blackman, Deufel (W) def. Trujilo, Shank 6-4 6-2 2. Decker, Ahlberg (W) def. Ordean, Lippens 6-0, 6-4 3. Nelson, Serna (W) def. Sullivan, Berogan 6-4, 6-4

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VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP

Steamers stop Erie in three Martin, Pearson pace Warriors; Hawks fall in Mendota

By SVM Sports Staff

Tuesday’s stars The Fulton Steamers bounced Kaylee Martin, Sterling, 14 kills, back after dropping the second set 7 digs and beat the Erie Cardinals 25-13, 20-25, 25-18 on Tuesday in Three Jordan Price, Fulton, 9 kills, Rivers West play.

7 aces Fulton’s Jordan Price had nine Michal Schuler, Faith, 12 kills, kills and seven aces, while Phoebe 7 aces Tiesman had eight kills and Rachael Courtney Pierceson, ProphetsHuizenga added seven kills. Jensen town, 12 kills, 11 digs Schrader had 13 assists, and Taylor Curley added 10 assists.

Erie’s Taylor Steimle had two road and were handed a two-set aces, 10 kills, and two blocks. Sky- loss by the Trojans.

Princeton def. Bureau Valley lar Steimle had two kills and seven digs, and Jenna Saad had 13 assists. 25-23, 25-19: Nicole Wirth led the Sterling def. Rochelle 25-11, Storm with 16 assists in the losing 25-14: Kaylee Martin had 14 kills, effort. seven digs and two aces to lead Saige Barnett had six kills and a dig, and Cassidy Olds had three Sterling to a victory at Rochelle.

Also for the Golden Warriors (11- kills and two digs. Christen Hurley 3-1, 2-0 NIB-12 West), Mya Pear- had five kills, a block and two digs, son had 11 kills, Josi Borum had 17 and Casey Mecum chipped in five assists and two aces, and Katelyn digs.

Smoot and Cara Alexander each Orion def. Morrison 25-20, 25-15: had four digs.

Emma Sitzmore had seven kills, Mendota def. Oregon 25-23, 11 assists and seven digs for the 25-19: The Hawks went on the Fillies.

Lauren Vos had 11 digs, and Madison Steines added nine digs.

Prophetstown def. St. Bede 25-23, 25-15: Courtney Pierceson’s

12 kills and 11 digs helped the Prophets get past St. Bede.

Hannah McKinney had nine assists, and Lexi Rangel added eight. Autumn Clary had 10 digs and two aces.

Eastland def. East Dubuque 2 5 - 1 1 , 2 5 - 1 0 : The Cougars

improved to 4-1 in NUIC play with a two-set home win over East Dubuque.

Stockton def. West Carroll 25-15, 25-12: The Thunder remain win-

less on the season with a two-set home loss to the Blackhawks.

Faith Christian def. Fulton Unity 22-25, 25-11, 25-17: Michal Schul-

er had 12 kills and seven aces as the Falcons topped the Knights in Grand Detour.

Also for Faith Christian (17-2), Shauni Warner had 14 service points, and Meghan Van Buren added 13 assists.

Rockets come together to beat Vikings TEAM

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North Boone connected on consecutive points only once in the first set, after junior Dominique Blanco reeled off an ace after Faith Weiss’ kill. By that time, the Rockets had a 19-6 lead and took advantage of three straight Vikings hitting errors to close the set.

By the time the Rockets got to a 15-8 second-set lead, the Vikings had committed nine hitting or service errors. A pair of Whitney Watson blocks gave the Vikings their only other two-point run.

“We started a little bit late,” North Boone coach Patrick Freeman said.

“After a couple of minutes, our girls didn’t get into a groove right away in the first set. We didn’t really find a rhythm until the second set, and at that point, it was a little too late.”

Having different players on the court in the second set could create a feeling of unfamiliarity, but Olson was proud of the way her team talked on the court.

“We communicated well,” Olson said. “We had good passes get to our setters, and they gave us good sets for our hitters.

“That’s what’s going to give us wins.”

Olson led with six kills, Sands finished with four, and Abbee Sigel added three. Sydney Young led the

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Rock Falls’ Kenzie Olson (16) smacks a kill Tuesday night against North Boone at Tabor Gym. The Rockets won 25-8, 25-16. defense with seven digs, and Annie Austin dished out seven assists for the Rockets.

For their part, the Vikings’ defense didn’t give Rockets attackers any easy holes. There were three volleys in the match which took longer than 45 seconds, and the Vikings came away with two of them. “[North Boone] had some great digs to keep us on our toes,” Mammosser said. “They made some great defensive plays. It’s always fun to see that, and I always cheer

for the other team no matter what because I love [defense].”

Rock Falls saw a glimpse of its upcoming opponents on Saturday at Belvidere North. GenoaKingston (14-6-1) won that event’s silver division, while the Rockets went 3-1. Barrington was a common opponent for both teams on Saturday, beating the Rockets and falling to the Cogs.

“We definitely gained a lot of confidence coming off of this weekend,” Olson said. “Tonight was really a confidence booster.”

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Maddy Melvin stuffed a block out of the timeout, then a Royal Lion hitting error put Dixon at set point, 24-17. The Duchesses won three points later on another Rockford Christian hitting error.

“We’ve been playing together for a while now, and we’re getting used to a new setter and some younger players,” Long said. “Maddy knows that if she gets a good pass and gets the set up, we’ll put it down. We’ve been talking more, calling out things at the net, and sometimes that draws the defense away from our hitters, and we can just pound it.”

Kills by Brenna Melvin and Long, then a Royal Lion hitting error and another Long kill turned a 3-3 tie early in the second set into a 7-3 Dixon lead.

But that lead was cut to 8-7 before another Long kill from the back row, then Miller racked up three straight points on Rockford Christian errors.

An ace by Olivia Hammer got the Royal Lions within 12-11, then a block by Cayman Blais a little later cut Dixon’s lead to 15-14.

Leading 17-15, Ashlyn Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com Horn served an ace, then Dixon’s Abbie Devine (13) hits the ball over the net while Rockford Christian’s Long got a kill and an ace Hanna Brandon attempts to block it Tuesday evening during their Big Northern for 20-16 edge. A Devine Conference match at Lancaster Gym in Dixon. The Duchesses won 25-19, 25-22. kill later made it 22-19,

then an ace by Ally Cullen got to match point at 24-20.

But again, it took the Duchesses three more points to close it out, and again it came on a Rockford Christian hitting error.

“It never seems to all work together for us,” Rockford Christian coach Lynn Cesario said. “Some nights we have strong hitting but our defense and serve receive suffer – like tonight – and sometimes we do well in the back row and our offense suffers.”

Long had 13 kills and 14 digs for the Duchesses, while Maddy Melvin dished 15 assists and stuffed two blocks. Horn added 13 digs and seven points, Miller also served for seven points, and Cullen finished with six points and nine digs. Devine

spiked three kills, Brenna Melvin chipped in two kills and a block, and Ellie Provo had a kill and a block.

“I wasn’t happy that we gave away set point twice in both sets,” Cocar said, “but that comes down to us continuing to mature and getting better every match. We want them taking their swings when the pass is perfect and the set is there for them, but we also have to play smart when it’s not there.”

Hammer and Hanna Brandon had four kills and four points each for Rockford Christian, while Maria Cirone (6 assists) and Shayla Davis (4 assists) combined for 10 assists. The Royal Lions had just 10 kills and two stuff blocks, while scoring 25 points on Dixon errors.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

NFL | BEARS

Carr on track for Wildcats Northwestern senior is Big Ten’s leading receiver

BY TEDDY GREENSTEIN Chicago Tribune

The Big Ten’s leading receiver fell in love with his craft in middle school. But we’re talking theater, not football.

A viewing of “The Lion King” in San Francisco made Austin Carr want to perform on stage. After earning the lead male role in his high school’s production of “Beauty and the Beast,” Carr was proud of his performance – but hopes any proof of it disappeared.

“I don’t want to see any pictures,” he said Monday as he drove to Chicago for a graduate class in marketing. “I looked hideous.”

As far as football, there’s no hiding.

Carr leads the conference with 283 receiving yards after three games.

His 18 receptions are tied for first with Penn State’s Chris Godwin after he snagged six passes in Northwestern’s 24-13 victory over Duke.

“And he was open five or six more times,” NU coach Pat Fitzgerald said.

Fitzgerald can be hard to please, describing his offensive line as “consistently inconsistent,” and saying of his team’s red-zone struggles: “I told the guys, ‘I’m getting tired of not finishing drives. It’s like a broken frickin’ record.’”

But Fitzgerald showered Carr with praise, and it had little to do with football.

“This is a guy who will be running companies or could be the president,” he said. “He is that type of person. Somebody

AP

Wildcats wide receiver Austin Carr (80) is tackled by a Western Michigan defender Sept. 3 in Evanston.

Carr has 18 catches for 283 yards through three games, both tops in the Big Ten. asked me about him and I said, ‘I’m just honored to be his coach.’”

Apprised of the quote, Carr said he was flattered and joked: “I’m a normal guy. I’m behind on my laundry.”

Carr is from Benicia, Calif., a town of less than 30,000 in the Bay Area.

He considered going to an Ivy League school or walking on at San Diego State before opting for preferred walk-on status at Northwestern.

His first three seasons were notable mainly for contributions on the scout team, and as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar majoring in philosophy. Last year – his first on scholarship – he finished second on the team with 302 receiving yards, and now he is quarterback Clayton Thorson’s No. 1 target.

Asked to compare performing on stage to

performing on the field, Carr replied: “The similarities are that at times you feel like you have the crowd in your hand, and you can build off the excitement. But on the field I’m the real Austin Carr, and there’s a real opponent who actually wants to rip my head off.”

That’s no act.

Duke safety Deondre Singleton leveled Carr as he was going across the middle Saturday. After a replay review, officials ejected Singleton for targeting.

“My head whiplashed, but I don’t think it was malicious at all,” Carr said. “I told one of our [defensive backs] to tell him after the game, ‘Solid hit, good hit.’

That’s the kind of hit that will make receivers think twice about going over the middle.”

But not Carr. He’s a beast.

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH

Slow starts keep hurting Irish Notre Dame needs to get going earlier in games

BY TOM COYNE AP Sports Writer

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame has played well when games against good opponents appear out of reach.

The Fighting Irish (1-2) trailed Texas by 17 before taking the lead and then losing in overtime in the opener. They were down 29 to No. 8 Michigan State before scoring three straight touchdowns and losing 36-28 on Saturday.

Coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday the Irish need to get going sooner, starting against Duke (1-2) on Saturday.

“We shouldn’t be waiting for the ebbs and flows of games to carry us. We should be the ones initiating the flows of the game. That is the makeup of this team right now that needs to change,” Kelly said.

Kelly spoke a dozen times Tuesday about the need to play with urgency. He pointed particularly to the play of quarterback DeShone Kizer, saying there were seven plays in a row in the third quarter where the Irish either lost yards or were held for no gain – including an interception Kizer threw.

“That is just unacceptable offensively. It’s not just him, but he’s running the offense,” he said.

“There are plays that are out there to be made that we’re not making.”

Kelly also was peppered with more questions about the Irish defense, which ranks 102nd in the nation and is giving up 439.3 yards per game. After the game on Saturday, he shot down a question about whether with the Irish were going to have to

AP

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler sprained his thumb in Monday’s loss to the Eagles, but has not been ruled out to play Sunday night against the Cowboys.

Black & blue Bears Cutler, several others hurt in Monday’s loss

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

affect Cutler in practice last week, and he was a full participant.

LAKE FOREST – The struggling ChiCutler said Monday night he couldn’t cago Bears might have to get by without pinpoint when the injury occurred, but quarterback Jay Cutler. acknowledged he was having trouble Coach John Fox said Cutler has a early in the game. sprained right thumb that does not It worsened when he tried to plant his appear to require surgery, and would hand breaking his fall on a strip-sack not rule him out for this weekend’s

by Philadelphia’s Destiny Vaeao in the game against the Dallas Cowboys. third quarter. Cutler played two more But if he is not ready, Brian Hoyer will series and exited the game after the start.

Eagles’ Nigel Bradham stepped in front “It’s hard for me to give timelines,” of a badly underthrown pass intended Fox said on Tuesday. “We’ll evalufor Alshon Jeffery, who was about 10 ate [Wednesday]. We’ve got practice yards up the field.

[Wednesday], we’re on a short week Cutler headed to the locker room. But already. If Jay’s ready to do it, fine. If before he left the field, he got an earful not, we’ll go with Brian Hoyer.” from injured linebacker Pernell McPhee Cutler topped a long list of players on the sideline. injured in Monday’s 29-14 loss to PhilaFox basically brushed off a question delphia. about the McPhee-Cutler confrontaThe defense was hit hard, with linetion, saying he has not seen it. backer Danny Trevathan scheduled “My understanding is you’re going to for surgery this morning on a sprained have conversations,” he said. “These thumb. Nose tackle Eddie Goldman guys are competitive, they’re going to (sprained ankle) left the field on a cart, hold each other accountable. You’re safety Adrian Amos and cornerback going to have not confrontations, but Bryce Callahan left the game with conconversations. That’s always been the cussions, and safety Chris Prosinski case on any football team I’ve ever been bruised his right calf. around.”

And the NFL Network is reporting that Should the Bears have pulled Cutler results of an MRI on linebacker Lamarr earlier?

Houston, who suffered a left knee injury “Medical people come to you and that Fox originally said “appears to be say he can’t go, then he can’t go,” Fox significant,” confirmed the worst: a torn said. “I don’t know if he was left in any ACL, costing Houston the rest of the longer than anyone could’ve guessed. season.

Our training staff comes to you and says But once again, the Bears find themhe’s got a thumb injury, that’s when we selves in a familiar spot with their quar- made our move.” terback hurt.

Cutler has missed 15 games since the Cutler has not played in all 16 games start of the 2010 season, and he has a since 2009, his first season in Chicago, history of injuries to his right thumb and if he is sidelined, that would be a dating to his childhood. big blow for the Bears. They are 0-2 in Cutler said he had surgery on it when their second season under Fox after fin- he was 11 or 12. He missed the final ishing last in the NFC North a year ago, six games of the 2011 season when he and the last thing they need is to have to broke the thumb trying to make a tackle get by without their quarterback. following an interception against San It’s not clear when the injury hapDiego. The Bears won that game to pened. Cutler reportedly suffered ligaimprove to 7-3, but went into a tailspin ment damage to his thumb during the on the way to an 8-8 finish. season-opening loss at Houston. He Now, Cutler is hurt again. And he has was not on the injury report leading up plenty of company on the defense, as to the Eagles game. well as running back Ka’Deem Carey, Fox said the thumb “didn’t appear” to who suffered a strained hamstring.

NFL | PACKERS AP

Notre Dame receiver Torii Hunter Jr. spins away from Michigan State safety Montae Nicholson during Saturday’s game in South Bend, Ind. The Irish once again fell behind early before a rally ultimately came up short. count on Kizer to carry the load because of the defensive struggles.

“There is not a referendum on who’s got to carry who,” he said.

But asked Tuesday how he’s handled defensive issues in the past, Kelly replied: “Scored more points.”

The Irish are averaging 38 points per game, which would be a school record, so that might not be the answer. Kelly believes one of the problems defensively is the Irish are trying too hard, and are missing tackles because they playing out of control.

“If we’re just in a better position, a better football position, if we just put ourselves in front of the ball carrier and get run over and hold on for dear life, they’re only going to get another yard or two,” he said.

The two early season

losses dropped Notre Dame from preseason No. 10 to unranked, and likely eliminated from a shot at the playoff – and a national championship. So what’s left for this team to play for with no conference race to contend for? Linebacker James Onwualu said after the game it comes down to players’ pride.

“For me, it’s just, do they take any pride in their own name?” he said. “We are the University of Notre Dame, and even though we have two losses already, another loss is unacceptable, just like any other loss.”

Kelly said there’s still enough time to turn the season around, saying the Irish wouldn’t be thinking about the playoff even if they were undefeated.

“We’re so focused on getting a win, the goal is off to the side,” he said.

Green Bay looking for answers

BY TODD MCMAHON Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers has a few words of advice for those who are concerned about the Green Bay Packers’ struggling offense early in the season.

“We’re not going to overreact. It’s been 2 weeks,” Rodgers said after the Packers lost 17-14 to the rival Vikings in Minnesota on Sunday night.

Still, the Packers are faced with trying to remedy an offense that has been out of sorts in the first two games.

After overcoming communication snafus to eke out a close win on the road against Jacksonville to start the season, Green Bay fell short against the Vikings because of sloppy play that included four fumbles and two late turnovers by Rodgers.

“Whatever term you want to use to describe it, it wasn’t good enough last night,” coach Mike

McCarthy said Monday.

The Packers gained just 263 yards, as Rodgers was sacked five times and couldn’t connect with his receivers on a number of throws.

“We just didn’t really have anything going for us,” veteran guard T.J. Lang said.

Despite the abundance of miscues against a Vikings team that played its first regular-season game at noisy U.S. Bank Stadium, the Packers had chances to even the score or go ahead toward the end.

But after Green Bay retained possession on its first three fumbles of the game, a strip-sack by Brian Robison in Vikings territory resulted in Minnesota’s first of two key takeaways in the fourth quarter.

Rodgers’ pass to Davante Adams on thirdand-long was picked off by Trae Waynes past midfield with less than 2 minutes left, preserving

Minnesota’s three-point lead.

Adams, who had a fumble on Green Bay’s first play of the game, felt the offense hurt itself by not finding its rhythm until those late drives that ended with the costly giveaways.

“We’ve got to find a way to make the plays that are there, not try to do too much,” Lang said. “Everybody just take ownership of what they have to do, do their job and find a way to execute.”

The Packers also failed to convert a fourthand-2 run play inside the Vikings 20-yard line earlier in the second half.

Rodgers completed only 20 of 36 passes for 213 yards Sunday.

And he acknowledged afterward that it’s taking some time to get the offense settled after the return of trusted deep threat Jordy Nelson and the offseason addition of veteran tight end Jared Cook.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo

W 2 1 0 0

Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville

W 2 1 0 0

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland

W 2 2 1 0

Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

W 2 1 1 1

East L T 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 South L T 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 North L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 West L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF PA 54 45 59 54 34 43 38 50

Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .000

PF PA 42 26 32 40 55 73 37 65

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000

PF PA 62 32 38 27 39 46 30 54

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .500

PF PA 55 40 45 46 65 47 63 69

NATIONAL CONFERENCE N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington

W 2 2 1 0

Tampa Bay Carolina Atlanta New Orleans

W 1 1 1 0

Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago

W 2 1 1 0

W San Francisco 1 Los Angeles 1 Arizona 1 Seattle 1

East L T 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 South L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 North L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 West L T 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .000

PF PA 36 32 58 24 46 43 39 65

Pct .500 .500 .500 .000

PF PA 38 64 66 48 59 59 47 51

Pct 1.000 .500 .500 .000

PF PA 42 30 41 40 54 51 28 52

Pct .500 .500 .500 .500

PF PA 55 46 9 31 61 30 15 19

Thursday’s game Houston at New England, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Washington at N.Y. Giants, noon Cleveland at Miami, noon Detroit at Green Bay, noon Minnesota at Carolina, noon Denver at Cincinnati, noon Arizona at Buffalo, noon Baltimore at Jacksonville, noon Oakland at Tennessee, noon San Francisco at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Los Angeles at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

San Diego at Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

College football The AP Top 25 Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (50) 3-0 1510 1 2. Ohio St. (4) 3-0 1442 3 3. Louisville (6) 3-0 1406 10 4. Michigan (1) 3-0 1277 4 5. Clemson 3-0 1258 5 6. Houston 3-0 1245 6 7. Stanford 2-0 1195 7 8. Michigan St. 2-0 1084 12 9. Washington 3-0 1040 8 10. Texas A&M 3-0 890 17 11. Wisconsin 3-0 828 9 12. Georgia 3-0 726 16 13. Florida St. 2-1 722 2 14. Tennessee 3-0 707 15 15. Miami 3-0 565 25 16. Baylor 3-0 529 21 17. Arkansas 3-0 528 24 18. LSU 2-1 517 20 19. Florida 3-0 479 23 20. Nebraska 3-0 420 NR 21. Texas 2-1 196 11 22. San Diego St. 3-0 183 NR 23. Mississippi 1-2 172 19 24. Utah 3-0 154 NR 25. Oklahoma 1-2 139 14 Others receiving votes: TCU 132, UCLA 74, North Dakota St. 74, Boise St. 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma St. 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, North Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 17, Cent. Michigan 16, South Florida 7, W. Michigan 6, Toledo 6, Maryland 3, Arizona St. 3, Virginia Tech 1.

Big Ten East Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Maryland 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Michigan 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Ohio State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Indiana 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Michigan State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Penn State 0-0 .000 2-1 .666 Rutgers 0-0 .000 2-1 .666 West Nebraska 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Minnesota 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Iowa 0-0 .000 2-1 .666 Purdue 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Illinois 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Northwestern 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Saturday’s games Wisconsin at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (BTN) Nevada at Purdue, 11 a.m. (ESPNN) Colorado St. at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Iowa at Rutgers, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Wake Forest at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (BTN) Penn State at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Nebraska at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m. (BTN) State schedule Saturday’s games Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois, 1 p.m.

Illinois State at Indiana State, 2 p.m.

Western Illinois at Northern Illinois, 2:30 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Thursday’s game No. 5 Clemson at Georgia Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Friday’s game No. 24 Utah vs. Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games No. 1 Alabama vs. Kent State, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Louisville at Marshall, 7 p.m.

No. 4 Michigan vs. Penn State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Houston at Texas State, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Stanford at UCLA, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Michigan St. vs. No. 11 Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

No. 9 Washington at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 17 Arkansas at Arlington, Texas, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Georgia at No. 23 Mississippi, 11 a.m.

No. 13 Florida St. at South Florida, 11 a.m.

No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 19 Florida, 2:30 p.m.

No. 16 Baylor vs. Oklahoma St., 6:30 p.m.

No. 18 LSU at Auburn, 5 p.m.

No. 20 Nebraska at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

MLB American League

Tuesday’s results Boston 5, Baltimore 2 Philadelphia 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 3 Texas 5, L.A. Angels 4 Detroit 8, Minnesota 1 Houston at Oakland, late Toronto at Seattle, late

Tuesday’s box score

PHILLIES 7, WHITE SOX 6 Chicago

Philadelphia ab r h bi C.Hrnnd 2b 4 0 1 0 Quinn lf 4 2 2 2 O.Hrrra cf 4 2 3 3 T.Jseph 1b 3 1 2 1 Franco 3b 4 0 1 0 Rupp c 3 0 0 0 Galvis ss 4 0 1 0 Altherr rf 4 1 1 0 Thmpson p 2 0 0 0 D.Hrnnd p 0 0 0 0 Asche ph 1 1 1 0 E.Ramos p 0 0 0 0 Neris p 0 0 0 0 A.Blnco ph 1 0 0 0 J.Gomez p 0 0 0 0 Mariot p 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 610 5 Totals 34 7 12 6 Chicago 003 000 003—6 Philadelphia 202 012 00x—7 E-Ti.Anderson (13). DP-Chicago 1, Philadelphia 2. LOB-Chicago 5, Philadelphia 7. 2B-Eaton (28), Ti.Anderson (19), Abreu (31), T.Joseph (14), Altherr (6). HR-Me. Cabrera (12), O.Herrera (15). SB-Quinn (2), O.Herrera 2 (24). CS-Le.Garcia (1), C.Hernandez (13). S-C.Hernandez (4). ab Eaton rf 5 Ti.Andr ss 4 Abreu 1b 3 Me.Cbrr lf 4 T.Frzer 3b 4 Narvaez c 3 Sladino 2b 4 Le.Grca cf 3 Shields p 2 M.Ynoa p 0 Shuck ph 1 Minaya p 0 M.Albrs p 0 Morneau ph 0 Coats pr 0

r 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

h 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

bi 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Shields L,5-18 5 1/3 9 7 6 3 4 Ynoa 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Minaya 1 2 0 0 0 0 Albers 1 1 0 0 0 1 Philadelphia Thompson W,3-5 5 4 3 3 3 1 Hernandez H,15 1 2 0 0 0 0 Ramos 1 1 0 0 1 0 Neris 1 0 0 0 0 2 Gomez 2/3 3 3 3 1 0 Mariot S,1-2 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 WP-Thompson, Shields, Gomez.

Umpires-Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Doug Eddings; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Mike DiMuro.

National League

Monday’s game Atlanta at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

East Division W L Pct Boston 87 64 .576 Toronto 82 68 .547 Baltimore 82 69 .543 New York 78 72 .520 Tampa Bay 64 86 .427 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 87 63 .580 Detroit 80 70 .533 Kansas City 77 74 .510 Chicago 72 79 .477 Minnesota 55 96 .364 West Division W L Pct Texas 90 62 .592 Seattle 79 71 .527 Houston 79 71 .527 Oakland 66 84 .440 Los Angeles 65 86 .430

Today’s games Houston at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Boston at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

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

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

GB — 4½ 5 8½ 22½ GB — 7 10½ 15½ 32½ GB — 10 10 23 24½

East Division W L Pct GB Washington 88 63 .583 — New York 80 71 .530 8 Miami 76 75 .503 12 Philadelphia 68 83 .450 20 Atlanta 60 91 .397 28 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Chicago 96 55 .636 — St. Louis 80 71 .530 16 Pittsburgh 75 75 .500 20½ Milwaukee 68 83 .450 28 Cincinnati 63 88 .417 33 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 85 65 .567 — San Francisco 79 71 .527 6 Colorado 72 79 .477 13½ Arizona 63 87 .420 22 San Diego 63 87 .420 22 x-clinched division Tuesday’s results Philadelphia 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Atlanta 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 1, Washington 0 Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 3 St. Louis 10, Colorado 5 Arizona at San Diego, late.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, late Today’s games St. Louis at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Thursday’s games Atlanta at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s box score

CUBS 6, REDS 1 Cincinnati

Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Peraza ss 4 0 1 1 Fowler cf 3 2 2 1 Renda 3b 4 0 0 0 Bryant lf 5 1 3 1 Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 Rizzo 1b 5 0 2 3 Duvall lf 3 0 1 0 Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0 B.Phllp 2b 4 0 2 0 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 Schbler rf 4 0 0 0 Heyward rf 2 1 1 0 T.Holt cf 2 0 0 0 J.Baez 3b 3 0 1 0 R.Cbrra c 4 0 0 0 D.Ross c 4 1 1 0 Jos.Smt p 1 0 1 0 Lester p 2 1 1 1 Wa.Prlt p 0 0 0 0 Coghlan ph 1 0 0 0 Selsky ph 1 1 1 0 Edwards p 0 0 0 0 D Ls Sn p 0 0 0 0 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 D Jesus ph 1 0 0 0 T.Wood p 0 0 0 0 J.Diaz p 0 0 0 0 Magill p 0 0 0 0 Irbrren ph 0 0 0 0 E.Sarez ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 33 6 11 6 Cincinnati 000 010 000 — 1 Chicago 010 401 00x — 6 E–Zobrist (6). DP–Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2. LOB–Cincinnati 8, Chicago 10. 2B–B. Phillips (33), Bryant 2 (35), Lester (3). 3B– Peraza (2). SB–Fowler (10). CS–Rizzo (5).

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Smith L,3-2 3 3 1 1 2 3 Peralta 1 3 4 4 2 0 De Los Santos 2 2 1 1 1 1 Diaz 1 1 0 0 1 1 Magill 1 2 0 0 0 0 Chicago Lester W,18-4 7 6 1 1 0 5 Edwards 1 1 0 0 1 2 Cahill 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 Wood 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 HBP–by Lester (Holt), by De Los Santos (Baez).

T–2:58. A–40,586 (41,072).

CARDINALS 10, ROCKIES 5 St. Louis

Colorado ab r h bi Blckmon cf 3 2 1 1 Tapia cf 1 0 1 1 LMahieu 2b 3 0 1 0 Valaika 2b 1 0 0 0 Ca.Gnzl rf 4 0 1 0 Crasiti p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0 Crdullo ph 1 0 0 0 Arenado 3b 4 0 1 0 Adames 3b 0 0 0 0 Dahl lf 4 0 2 1 Parra 1b 4 1 1 1 Dscalso ss 4 2 3 1 Wolters c 4 0 1 0 J.D L R p 1 0 0 0 E.Btler p 1 0 0 0 J.Mller p 0 0 0 0 Pttrson ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Totals 38 10 14 10 Totals 37 5 12 5 St. Louis 030 231 100 —10 Colorado 100 111 001 — 5 E-Dahl (2). DP-St. Louis 1, Colorado 1.

LOB-St. Louis 9, Colorado 7. 2B-Gyorko (9), Grichuk 2 (27), Wainwright (7), LeMahieu (31), Ca.Gonzalez (39). HR-Gyorko (27), M.Adams (15), Blackmon (28), Parra (7), Descalso (8). SB-Wong (7). SF-Moss (5). S-Wainwright (5).

IP H R ER BB SO St. Louis Wainwright W,12-95 1/3 7 4 4 2 4 Kiekhefer 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Wacha 2 2 0 0 0 1 Rosenthal 1 3 1 1 0 0 Colorado De La Rosa L,8-94 2/3 7 8 7 3 8 Butler 1 1/3 6 2 2 1 0 Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 Carasiti 1 0 0 0 0 1 Motte 1 1 0 0 0 1 E.Butler pitched to 2 batters in the 7th HBP-by De La Rosa (Peralta), by De La Rosa (Piscotty). WP-De La Rosa.

T–3:21. A–28,665 (50,398). ab Wong 2b 6 Gyorko ss 4 G.Grcia ss 0 Pscotty rf 4 Rsnthal p 0 Moss lf 4 Molina c 5 M.Adams 1b 3 J.Prlta 3b 4 Grichuk cf 4 Wnwrght p 2 Kkhefer p 0 Hzlbker ph 1 Wacha p 0 Pham ph-rf 1

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

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

bi 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 0

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GOLF | TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Money isn’t everything Run-up to Ryder week overshadows FedEx Cup potential picks such as Bubba Watson, Daniel ATLANTA – Here’s one Berger and Justin argument against the Thomas to play practice notion that money is rounds with part of the ruining golf: The PGA U.S. team at Hazeltine Tour is playing for $69 over the weekend and million over the final into Monday. month, and all anyone Thomas is No. 12 in the seems to care about is an FedEx Cup, well in range exhibition that doesn’t of a prize that would pay pay a dime. more than his career earnMaybe it would be difings. Berger is No. 24 and ferent if the Americans has a longer road to the had won the Ryder Cup $10 million, though it’s more than twice over the worth noting Bill Haas last 20 years. won the FedEx Cup in They have stopped at 2011 from the No. 25 seed. nothing this time in a Watson, the No. 7 desperate bid to get it player in the world, right, even though the already is stung by not outcome can easily hinge being chosen thus far. He on a 45-foot putt like the must feel like every shot one Justin Leonard made will determine whether in 1999 at Brookline or he flies to Minnesota Justin Rose made in 2012 on Sunday night or has at Medinah. time to check on his new All the while, an imporcandy store in Pensacola, tant part of their season Florida. is being overshadowed.

Jordan Spieth doesn’t The FedEx Cup ends have this problem. He Sunday at East Lake, easily qualified for the where the winner gets team and is trying to a $10 million bonus. A become the first back-tototal of $35 million in AP back winner of the FedEx bonus money is awarded Bubba Watson is hopeful to earn a spot on the Ryder Cup. He was at Hazeltine – even the players who Cup team with a strong showing at this week’s tour- on Monday playing with didn’t qualify for the whom he described as nament in Atlanta. playoffs received $32,000 the “three hopefuls” be second only to the matic spots on the U.S. last year – after four – Watson, Berger and Masters in terms of pure team, and the story out tournaments that each Thomas. of Bethpage Black was as offer $8.5 million in prize theater in golf.

Spieth figures his best Still, the process of much about Patrick Reed chance to play well money. making the U.S. team is playing his way onto the Let’s be clear: Four at Hazeltine is to play over the top. The Ameri- team as it was winning tournaments that comwell at East Lake. The cans have asked for 4 for the first time in nearly matches don’t start until prise the FedEx Cup weeks to get 12 players.

20 months. The Deutsche Friday, anyway. playoffs don’t compare Europe had its team in 2 Bank Championship and “Now that I’m here,” to 3 days of the Ryder days.

BMW Championship he said Tuesday at East Cup, and it’s not even The Ryder Cup has might as well have been Lake, “I’m only thinking close. Not in history or about this.” been as much a part of auditions for Davis Love passion, not in ticket And what about those the conversation as the III before he made three sales or television ratFedEx Cup. of his four captain’s picks. three hopefuls? ings. No one this side of “I think it’s challenging.

The Barclays was the And before getting to PGA Tour headquarters I think it’s tough,” he final tournament to earn East Lake for the FedEx will argue that. said. one of the eight autoCup finale, Love invited The Ryder Cup might

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

BOBSLEDDING

A need for speed – on ice Top U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay giving bobsled a try

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer

Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay is entered in this week’s USA Bobsled National Push Championships, making him the latest track star to give sledding a try.

The push championships start today in Calgary, Alberta, and are the first step toward a potential spot on this season’s national team.

Gay has competed in each of the last three Summer Olympics.

He was part of a team that won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay at the London Games in 2012, though that medal was ultimately stripped after Gay tested positive for steroids at the U.S. championships in 2013 and

another bobsled rookie who is scheduled to compete in the push championships.

Born: Aug. 9, 1982 (34 years old) “I’m still not over it,” Bailey said Resides: Clermont, Fla. last month, referring to having his FYI: Won 100, 200 and 4x100 at medal taken away.

2007 World Championships. ...

And now it stands to reason that Has personal bests of 9.69 in the they could be teammates once 100, 19.58 in the 200, and 44.89 again. in the 400. ... Received 1-year Bailey has impressed coaches so ban for doping. ... Attempting to far, especially after winning the make U.S. Bobsled team. preliminary push championships on dry land in Lake Placid, New York last month. This competiserved a 1-year suspension. He also had all results annulled going tion takes place on ice, and Gay has been practicing sled-pushing back to July 15, 2012, a period that included that year’s Olympic for only a few days, according to USA Bobsled and Skeleton. competition.

But Gay’s speed figures to give One of the runners that lost his him a chance to make a huge London silver medal because of Gay’s positive test was Ryan Bailey, splash.

Gay file

MLB ROUNDUP

Lester, Cubs cruise past Cincinnati Phillies edge Sox; Cardinals bats come alive in Colorado Shields (5-18) allowed six earned runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Trailing 7-3 in the ninth, the White Sox pulled within one on a two-out wild pitch and a two-run double from Adam Eaton.

However, Michael Mariot came on and got Tim Anderson to ground out to short to end the game.

By the Associated Press

Jon Lester overcame an injury scare to throw seven strong innings, Anthony Rizzo drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs moved closer to securing the NL’s best record with a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field.

Lester (18-4) extended his scoreless streak to 21 innings before Jose Peraza’s RBI triple in the fifth.

He allowed six hits, struck out five, walked none, and added an RBI double. Lester stayed in after Joey Votto’s comebacker in the sixth left him with a welt on the wrist of his glove hand.

Rizzo had a two-run single in a four-run fourth, and a run-scoring single

Cardinals 10, Rockies 5: Adam Wainwright was

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Jason Heyward (right) scores past Reds catcher Ramon Cabrera on a single by Dexter Fowler. in the sixth to give him a late White Sox rally in 104 RBIs. Philadelphia.

Melky Cabrera hit a Phillies 7, White Sox 6: Odubel Herrera kept three-run home run for up his hitting surge with the White Sox, who have three hits and three RBIs, lost four straight. Strugand the Phillies held off gling veteran James

shaky on the mound, but shined at the plate with a career-high four RBIs as the Cardinals beat the Rockies in Denver to move into a tie for the top NL wild card.

The free-swinging Wainwright lined a tworun double in the second inning and brought in two more with a bloop single in the fifth.

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Clever bidding and cleverer defense Albert Einstein said, “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.”

Presumably the wise person has the answer before the problem occurs.

Clever people tend to play bridge better than the lessclever – but not always. One of the weakest players I ever saw got a first-class honors degree and went on to gain a Ph.D. It is always fun to find a clever piece of declarer-play or defense. What can EastWest do that qualifies in this deal, where South is in three spades?

The bidding featured two relatively modern conventions. First, West made a Snapdragon Double, which showed length (five or six

cards) in the unbid suit (clubs) and tolerance for partner’s suit (typically honor doubleton; but maybe three low if the doubler’s suit is particularly strong; or at a real pinch, even a low doubleton).

North’s spade raise guaran-

teed four-card support, because with only three spades he would have made a Support Redouble.

When East competed with three clubs, South bid three spades because he knew his side had a nine-card fit.

At first glance, South will lose only two hearts and two clubs. But the defenders have an extra trick up their sleeves. West leads the club ace. Since the queen is on the board, East signals count, playing the eight, starting a high-low (echo) with an even number. West cashes the club king, then shifts to the heart queen, East encouraging with his seven. East takes the second heart and returns a low heart. When West ruffs with the spade jack, the uppercut promotes a trump trick for East. © 2016 UFS

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, PLAINTIFF, VS. ANDREA OBERSCHELP A/K/A ANDREA G OBERSCHELP; UWE OBERSCHELP A/K/A UWE T OBERSCHELP; CAROL A ABRAMSON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 78 974 GREEN WING ROAD AMBOY, IL 61310 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on July 15, 2016, Sheriff of Lee County will on October 20, 2016, in Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Lee, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17 AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 17: THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 686.90 FEET (685.76FEET PLAT) TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF THE GREEN RIVER THENCE NORTHEASTRLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, AT AN ANGLE OF 108 DEGREES, 08 MINUTES 52 SECONDS, (108 DEGREES, 29 MINUTES, 41 SECONDS PLAT) AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 359.13 FEET (360.25 FEET PLAT) TO A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF GREEN WING ROAD THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID GREEN WING ROAD AT AN ANGLE OF 83 DEGREES 48 MINUTES, 24 SECONDS (83 DEGREES, 48 MINUTES 20 SECOND PLAT) AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBE D COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 437.25 FEET, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AT AND ANGLE OF 192 DEGREES, 50 MINUTES, 34 MINUTES (192 DEGREES,50 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS PLAT) AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 4329 FEET THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, ON A NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE of 62.19 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL THENCE CONTINUING NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE ON A NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 338.69 FEET THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AT AN ANGLE OF 178 DEGREES, 55 MINUTES, 27 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 76.46 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 5 IN PLAT OF PART OF SECTION 17 AND 18, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH RANGE 11, EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERID IAN, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK B AT PAGE 143 IN THE OFFICE OF T THE LEE COUNTY RECORDER,THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 IN THE PLAT OF THE NORTHWEST 1/41 OF SECTI ON 17, TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AFORESAID, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN BOOK M OF PLATS, PAGE 553 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER, AT AN ANGLE OF 65 DEGREES,43 MINUTES, 08 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 753.82 FEET THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 298.56 FEET THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES, 53 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 316.52 FEET THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 166 DEGREES, 07 MINUTES, 05 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 270.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LEE COUNTY ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 16-17-100-017 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 974 GREEN WING ROAD AMBOY, IL 61310 Description of Improvements: GRAY, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $208,394.09.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 8813 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee on Behalf of the Noteholders of AEGIS Asset Backed Securities Trust 2005-3, Mortgage-Backed Notes PLAINTIFF Vs. Charles Feary; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 16 CH 00060 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Charles Feary Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 603 Avenue A Rock Falls, IL 61071

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on September 8 A.D. 2016 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Hook'Er located at 1415 Jane Drive, Dixon, IL 61021.

Dated this 8th day of September A.D. 2016.

Cathy Myers County Clerk

by Lori Miller, Deputy

and which said Mortgage was made by: Charles Feary the Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for AEGIS Lensing Corporation, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 3665-2005; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-16-02495 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3, PLAINTIFF, VS. ANDREA OBERSCHELP A/K/A ANDREA G OBERSCHELP; UWE OBERSCHELP A/K/A UWE T OBERSCHELP; CAROL A ABRAMSON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 78 974 GREEN WING ROAD AMBOY, IL 61310 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on July 15, 2016, Sheriff of Lee County will on October 20, 2016, in Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd St., Dixon, IL 61021, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Lee, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 17 AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 17: THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST LINE THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF 686.90 FEET (685.76FEET PLAT) TO A POINT IN THE CENTER LINE OF THE GREEN RIVER THENCE NORTHEASTRLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, AT AN ANGLE OF 108 DEGREES, 08 MINUTES 52 SECONDS, (108 DEGREES, 29 MINUTES, 41 SECONDS PLAT) AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 359.13 FEET (360.25 FEET PLAT) TO A POINT IN THE CENTERLINE OF GREEN WING ROAD THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF SAID GREEN WING ROAD AT AN ANGLE OF 83 DEGREES 48 MINUTES, 24 SECONDS (83 DEGREES, 48 MINUTES 20 SECOND PLAT) AS MEASURED CLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBE D COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 437.25 FEET, THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AT AND ANGLE OF 192 DEGREES, 50 MINUTES, 34 MINUTES (192 DEGREES,50 MINUTES, 30 SECONDS PLAT) AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 4329 FEET THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, ON A NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE of 62.19 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL THENCE CONTINUING NORTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE ON A NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 338.69 FEET THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CENTERLINE AT AN ANGLE OF 178 DEGREES, 55 MINUTES, 27 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 76.46 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOT 5 IN PLAT OF PART OF SECTION 17 AND 18, TOWNSHIP 20 NORTH RANGE 11, EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERID IAN, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK B AT PAGE 143 IN THE OFFICE OF T THE LEE COUNTY RECORDER,THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 5 AND ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 IN THE PLAT OF THE NORTHWEST 1/41 OF SECTI ON 17, TOWNSHIP AND RANGE AFORESAID, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN BOOK M OF PLATS, PAGE 553 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER, AT AN ANGLE OF 65 DEGREES,43 MINUTES, 08 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 753.82 FEET THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 298.56 FEET THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 91 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES, 53 SECONDS AS MEASURED COUNTERCLOCKWISE FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 316.52 FEET THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY AT AN ANGLE OF 166 DEGREES, 07 MINUTES, 05 SECONDS AS MEASURED FROM THE LAST DESCRIBED COURSE, A DISTANCE OF 270.22 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN LEE COUNTY ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 16-17-100-017 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 974 GREEN WING ROAD AMBOY, IL 61310 Description of Improvements: GRAY, VINYL SIDING, ONE UNIT HOME, TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $208,394.09.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http://ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, P.C., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 8813 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GONZALO TREVINO, Deceased.

No. 2016 P 64 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Gonzalo Trevino, 523 N. Ottawa, Dixon, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Thelma A. Roman, Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Douglas E. Lee, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, P.O. Box 447, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

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

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

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Independent Executor 215 E. First Street, Suite 100 Dixon, IL 61021 815-288-4949 815-288-3068 (FAX) lee@eglbc.com Sept. 14, 21, 28, 2016

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Gaffey Health Service Inc. Is in need of caring

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The City of Sterling, Illinois is seeking applicants to fill Street Maintenance Worker position. Responsibilities include manual work, operating light and heavy equipment, repairing streets, sidewalks, curb and gutter, snow and ice removal, carpentry, sewer repair, and general maintenance. Applicant must have a valid drivers license and able to acquire a Class A CDL with tanker endorsement; within 90 days of employment. The City of Sterling offers an excellent work environment, fringe benefits, and IMRF pension.

Resumes or applications and at least three (3) work related references should be addressed to: City of Sterling, Public Works, 212 Third Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081,faxed to (815) 625-1940,OR www.ci.sterling.il.us for an application and emailed to mfarmer@sterling-il.gov by no later than 5:00 PM, October 7, 2016.

Questions concerning this position may be directed to Brad Schrader at (815) 632-6657, or emailed to bschrader@sterling-il.gov The City of Sterling is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information visit; www.sterling-il.gov

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Avonlea Cottage of Dixon Now Hiring Part Time Cook Must have food sanitation license Apply in person 503 Countryside Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044 C.N.A.s Part time & Full time,11-7 and weekends.

Please apply in person at: Avonlea Cottage 2201 E. LeFevre Rd., Sterling

Healthcare Career Training Entry level training programs begin in October.

•Dental Assistant •Phlebotomy Technician •Pharmacy Technician •Veterinary Assistant Call 815-8356212 for more information, www.svcc.edu/ bcc

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Wanted P.T. Nurse Please Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave Dixon, IL EOE NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

3408 River Road in Sterling.

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Angelo's Delivery seeking part time Driver. Must have daytime availability. Apply in person at 2405 W. 4th St., Sterling, Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10:30am-4:30pm No phone calls Konz Restaurant & Lounge is currently looking to hire all positions.

Please apply at 112 S. Main St., Walnut.

NEW TODAY CDL Class A company drivers and owner operators wanted, home every night, no touch freight, paying percentage of the loads revenue, based out of Rochelle IL. Please call 1 815 562 1800.

CDL-A Drivers: WEEKLY HOME TIME! Get up to $0.48 CPM w/bonuses PLUS up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus. Call 877-277-7298 or DriveForSuperSer vice.com

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Dental Assistant Part Time wanted for busy single dentist office.

Qualifications include good people skills, organizational skills and team oriented. Ideal candidate must be able to learn and perform quickly.

Computer skills are as asset but not required.

Please send your resume to PO Box 108, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Fall Harvest is approaching & we need friendly, dependable Part Time Semi-Drivers who want to earn a great wage.

Perfect for retired drivers who need to get out of the house - Come haul for us! More than 85% of this company's driving jobs are loaded and delivered locally, which means you are home for supper.

Please call 815-772-2514 Leave your contact information on the machine. EOE. FALL HELP NEEDED Drivers with CDL are encouraged to apply in person at: Crop Production Services 20182 IL Hwy 40 Sheffield 8am-4pm 815-445-6951

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TRUCK DRIVERS!

NIGHT NURSE Winning Wheels has an opening for a Night Nurse.

6:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M. Sign On Bonus Apply online at: www.winningwheels.com Or in person at Winning Wheels 701 E. 3rd St. Prophetstown, IL 61277 Pre-employment drug screen, background check Hospice of the Rock River Valley is seeking a

Licensed Social Worker This position provides direct casework and counseling services to our hospice clients as directed by their plan of care. The social worker completes psychosocial assessments, and develops a corresponding care plan as coordinated by the Interdisciplinary Team and Director of Nursing.

This positions reports to the Executive Director.

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Class A CDL • with Tanker Endorsement & 2 years background necessary.

Local and OTR Drivers needed. Great pay and benefits with driver friendly atmosphere. Late model equipment with dedicated equipment, NO switch seating!

CALL SATURN FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. AT 630-221-0400 EXT. 516 ASK FOR BARNEY OR EMAIL- bobenauer@sfsd.com ALSO LOOKING FOR OWNER-OPERATORS.

Full-Time Live-In Personal Assisstant Needed: Free Housing, utilities, cable & Internet and small living allowance in exchange for 3 1/2 hrs. per night in Sterling. Refs. req.

Truck Drivers

Email: SterlingLive WorkExchange@ gmail.com

Helena Chemical Company, a national agricultural chemical company, has openings for temporary Truck Drivers at our location in Steward, IL. Requirements: high school diploma or equivalent, CDL Class A or B. HazMat is Preferred.

Responsibilities: make deliveries, load and unload product, and perform general warehouse duties.

Submit resumes by mail, email or apply in person Helena Chemical Company 1318 Steward Rd. Steward, IL 60553 Attn: Kenny Gries GriesK@helenachemical.com

Resumes submitted without a salary requirement will not be considered.

Pre-employment drug screen, motor vehicle report, and background check required.

EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Minimum Requirement includes: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution of social work, Master’s Degree preferred.

Current state license. Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Experience in health care and clinical social work. Understanding of psychosocial factors operative in terminally ill patients and families.

EOE Resumes may be sent to the attention of: Emily Taylor - Executive Director Hospice of the Rock River Valley 2600 N. Locust St., Suite B Sterling, IL 61081 or e-mail to emily@hospicerockriver.org

Full-time C.N.A 2nd shift Part-time C.N.A 1st shift Part-time cook every other weekend Part-time Dietary Assistant Part-time RN/LPN 2nd and 3rd shift - $5000 bonus

Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for Dietary Assistant, Registered Nurse, L.P.N., & 1st and 2nd shift. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.AA/EOE, M/F/Vet/Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

Prophets Riverview

310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-5175

Join The Team!

Earn up to $35,000 Sauk Valley Media, a respected and dominant media company located in Sterling, IL, has an opening in our Advertising Department. This entry level position would be responsible for selling advertising in a variety of print and online products, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, websites, direct mail pieces and much more.

Sure, some sales experience is desired, but we look for a person with personality, drive and ambition more than just past sales experience. We are always willing to train a person who shows the desire to grow and learn from our other seasoned veterans in this business. And best of all, we are a fun bunch of people to work with, we work hard but we like to have fun along the way.

If you are looking for change of career or are new to the workforce and want to join an established but growing company, then we'd like to talk with you. Base pay along with a liberal commission program makes this an excellent opportunity to make money.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to: Jennifer Heintzelman at JHeintzelman@saukvalley.com -- OR -3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081 Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer.

Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

This posting may not include all duties of the position An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10 Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled nursing care facility in Fulton IL, 61252 (815)589-3411 Is seeking qualified nurses licensed to work in Illinois to join our team, full-time RN & LPN all shifts Competitive salaries $3500 Sign On Bonus!

Apply in person or submit resumes to harborcrest2 @mchsi.com EOE Meat cutting business looking for experienced meat cutter or someone willing to learn. Full time position with overtime.

Call Lucas at Johnson Processing Plant

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Wanted-Cab Driver. Must be 25 years old and have clean driving record. Must know Dixon area. Apply at 120 Commercial Alley Dixon, IL. WANTED: Experienced Brown & Sharpe screw machine operator/ set-up person. Responsible for jobs from start to finish, including inspection and quality control. Part/Full Time.

815-438-4327 or mail resume to: Sterling Gear 1582 Hoover Rd. Deer Grove IL 61243

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit Smoked on 3rd issued by the IlliNew downtown Restaurant in Ster- nois Department of ling IL. Accepting Children and Famiapplications for ly Services may all positions! publish advertiserd Smoked on 3 ments of the ser14 E 3rd St. vices for which it is Come Join specifically liour team!

Stop in or email censed or issued a Smokedon3rd.com permit. Sauk Valley EOE Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that “The People care for no more Professionals” than three (3) chil102 S. Galena Ave dren under the age 2nd floor, DIXON of twelve or which 815-835-3000 Now Hiring: receive only chil•Construction dren from a single •General Labor household, for less •Cook than 24 hours per •Administrative day, are exempt Assistant from licensure as •Machine Operator day care homes.

•Welder The three children ------------to whom this exApply online at: emption applies inhughes cludes the family's resources.com natural or adopted NEW TODAY children and any Wanted P.T. other persons unCOOK der the age of 12 Please apply at: whether related or Heritage Square unrelated to the 620 N. Ottawa Ave. operator of the day Dixon, IL EOE care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 NO PHONE (c)) CALLS PLEASE Needed: Factory Worker.

Insurance, 401K, Competitive wages, etc. $150.00 sign on bonus program.

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OREGON Nice 2BR home, furn. or unfurnished. W/D, refrig., stove. All utilities & cable TV included. $850 mo., + 1mo. Sec. dep.

Req. 815-218-0495

STERLING Full-Time Live-In Personal Assisstant Needed: Free Housing, utilities, cable & Internet and small living allowance in exchange for 3 1/2 hrs. per night in Sterling. Refs. req.

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THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624

POLO GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8:00am - ?

504 W. Buffalo St. Men's Garage Sale!

Hunting, trapping, gun related items from antique to modern. Antiques, tools, archery, reloaders, reloading supplies, knives, lots of books and paper related to above items.

Handicap scooters and misc.

PROPHETSTOWN GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. Fri. 8-6 & Sat. 8-2 618 Rita Ct. Outdoor décor, fairy garden items, glassware, wood furn., wooden display items, jewelry, ladies & boys 8-12 clothing & lots of good misc items.

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Thurs. & Fri. 8-5 Saturday 8-1 2608 E. Hill Dr. ½ Mi. E. of East Coloma School GROUP GARAGE SALE (Watch for Signs)

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 Eclipse push reel lawn mower manufactured in Prophetstown in 1950's Works/cuts great. $40. 815-625-6083 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

GUNS & ARCHERY

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Bernett Cross Bow Red dot site. Hard case, 4 arrows, cranking cock. $300 815-441-7636

APPLIANCES

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21 Cubic Ft. GE Freezer, 3 yrs. old, very good cond., $225/obo 815-7722810 60” projection TV. Excellent condition. $100 815288-6200 or 815677-0079 Portable GE dishwhite. washer, Never used. $100.

815-772-2810.

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

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All Hardwood split, full size, 8 ft. truckload, $90 delivered 815-973-3302 FIREWOOD Hardwoods split & delivered & stacked 815-626-6875

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Astrograph A fair-minded attitude will be necessary this year

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Look at the big picture and refuse to let your emotions take charge, which could cause you to damage your reputation. Think before you do something you’ll regret.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Check out new prospects and explore possibilities that will encourage philosophical or spiritual growth. Live life instead of standing on the sidelines while it passes you by.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Uncertainty will surface if you let your emotions take control. Use your skills and knowledge to help you overcome any obstacle. Trust in the facts, not in rumors.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Open up about your feelings, and listen to what others have to say. Your relationship with both personal and business associates will be challenged if you exaggerate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- The way you present who you are and what you have to offer is important.

Knowledge and expertise alone will not do the trick.

Update your look to impress others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Someone will take advantage of you if you are too gullible. Look at the variables involved before you choose to shoulder responsibilities that someone else will end up taking credit for.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A chance to turn something you love doing into a profitable endeavor looks promising.

Set up meetings and plan your strategy to ensure a successful launch. Celebrate with a loved one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Listen carefully and read between the lines. Deception is apparent when dealing with a friend or a young person in your life. Ask direct questions to find out exactly what is going on.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Playing games with someone’s emotions will not help you get your way. Try to keep the peace and figure out how to get what you want without upsetting others.

Diplomacy will be required.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Expand your interests and open up your house for meetings and activities that will lead to new friendships and opportunities. Your generosity will help you advance.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A financial matter will leave you uncertain regarding your choices and current situation. Look at the long-term effects of following your heart and pursuing your passion.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Helping someone or participating in a cause you believe in will encourage others to respect you. Taking action will show others that you mean business. Romance is encouraged. ©2016 UFS

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Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

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Concrete Workz Sidewalks • Steps Driveways • Patios Floors Exposed & stamped concrete Poured walls/ retaining walls Skidloader work & Hauling *Free Estimates *Insured 815-441-6126 All Types of Concrete Work

➩SIMON MASONARY➩ Brick, Block & Stone Work, Griding & Truckpointing New & Repair NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Chimneys & Foundations Bonded and Ins. ★Free Est.★ Call Cris Sosa 312-771-1310

Dumpster Rental

Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls 205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

www.grc.bike Tuesday - Friday • 10 - 6 Saturday • 8-1

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Cleaning Service Furniture Refinished

Furniture Restoration Strip, Refinish, Repair Re-glue, Touch-ups.

Custom Woodworking & Finishing Shop Anselmo's Inc. 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

Genl. Contracting

OCD GREEN CLEANING Wanted: Beautiful homes that need weekly cleaning services.

Call 815-625-5811

Clock/Watch Repair CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

License-Bonded Insured NO JOB TOO SMALL All your home Improvement needs Remodeling of baths, basements & kitchens Custom showers Siding-Decks etc.

815-440-3519

GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

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www.allsafe center.com • Residential • Commercial • Industrial * Fully Insured * Hot Water We do everything including house washing, gutters, pool areas, brick/ stone walls, decks & patios and commercial businesses.

Professional industrial equip.

Done right the first time!

Call 815-441-0246

Remodeling

Handyman

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 PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

CLARK'S

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

(815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm.com

DALE COLLIN STUMP GRINDING 815-564-7892 Insured FREE Estimates Clean Up Available All stumps ground out 8-10 inches below ground.

• Lawn Mowing & Rototilling 20 Yrs. Experience

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Tree Service

Home Improvement REYES REMODELING & DRY WALL Complete Line of Remodeling & Dry Wall •Carpentry •Kitchens •Bath •Basements No Job Too Small! ★40 years★ experience 815-535-8488

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

FALL is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or Re/Roof, or Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Roofing

BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073 Lawn Service Commercial & Residential Includes Mowing Trimming Bushes & Scrubs Leaf mulching & clean-up Call Ethan 815-441-6812

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Power Washing

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

“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

FOOD PRODUCE

750

NEW TODAY Fairhaven Fruit Farm Fresh picked apples & more: Cortlands, Galas, Golden Delicious & other eating & baking apples.

Also our our Baker's mix.

Local Honey, Caramel, Jams, Dried sweetened Cranberries & Apple Cider. ½ pecks to bushels 1 ½ mi. West of Hwy. 78 on Fairhaven Rd., look for the sign.

Thurs.-Sat. 9am5pm, Sun. 12-5 Closed Mon-Wed 815-499-1856 Fresh Concorde Grapes off the vine Perrino Vineyards Dixon 815-857-3118

FURNITURE

755

Antique ¾ Bed $300; 815-284-8321 Estate Sale- New & used furniture, beds & appliances wholesale.

And much more! 815718-4385.

Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 Solid oak hutch top style dresser, chest of drawers, 1-3 drawer night table. $500 for all.

Call 815-499-8679.

XLong Twin Bed, metal frame & white wrought iron head board, w/ XL TempurpedicCloud Supreme Mattress $500 815-6256623

HEALTH & FITNESS

761

Heavy Duty Nordic Track Treadmill, programmable, incline & speed Control, $200/obo 815441-2879

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

2 Male Kittens need good indoor home.

Can send pictures.

815-590-7625

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.

Australian Sheppard puppies, ready Sept 27th 2F & 5M, Reds & Blacks $400.

View pictures at tradinpost.com 309-897-8477 Loveable neutered declawed male cat, 2yrs old, gray tabby. Free to good home only.

Just have too may kitties. 815-625-7386 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN MOWERS

779

John Deere LT 160, automatic, 2 new back tires, 38” $675/obo. deck.

815-441-3552.

LAWN & GARDEN

781

NEW TODAY 2006 Toro 50” Rider. 22hp Kohler.

Serviced annually at Ace. $485 815284-3124 2009 Agri Fab yard vacuum, 8 hp, 15ft. wand, exc. $600/obo cond., 815-379-2541

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS 4 Chi. Bears Tickets. Nov. 27th @ Chicago- Titans Also Bears/4-49ers Dec. 4th will sell 2-4 Sec. 122 R-12 $150/ticket 815-718-4647

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950 Slot Machines Wanted By Collector. Working & Not! Also buying old Jukeboxes, Penny Arcade Machines & 10 coke machines.

Fast cash pickup!

Call Mark 314-707-0184.

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 4 graves at Chapel Hill in the Lord's Supper, $550/ea./obo.

Transfer fee involved.

815-734-6473.

Amana side by side fridge, 23.6 cu. in. $425/obo; cabinet storage $175/obo 815-4995334 Bears Jacket (XL) condition excel. $15 815-284-1094 Blemished apples for sauce, pies and cider. $20 bushel.

815-590-0372 Canning jars- 10 doz. quarts $50.

Franklin Grove, 815-456-2839.

Chapel Hill Lot No. 738 Section V, graves 1 & 2 $1,500 + transfer 815-499-0972 Leave Message Charcoal Grill / Smoker 16x32 cooking area $125 815-626-6880

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IN HOME REPAIR 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE! Work on all Brands & Models Old or New Serving the Sauk Valley and More Call Ron for a free quote at 815-561-0011 Dixon, IL

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Cubs Memorabilia; 1930's Pennant + other Cubs, Chicago & Harry Carry items. $60 815-718-1895 Dewalt 14” multicutter saw & pancake style heavy duty air compressor. Never used $395 for both. 815857-3739 Emptied storage unit...LOTS of FISHING STUFF for sale. Call 815718-5703.

Jack Daniels belt buckle; fair cond. $35 815-284-1094 Large bird cage.

Will accommodate with large birds. $100. 352-638-1344 Monaco Dynasty pusher Bus model 8.3 cummins. make offer. $25,000.

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Red, 83' Mustang GLX convertible V6, auto. White leather interior, 51k mi. Excellent cond. $5,700 OBO 815-625-7936

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1997 Lincoln Town Car Signature, 155K mi., black, $3000/obo 815-440-4621

Side by side refrigerator. Excel. cond. $225 Single door refrigerator. Very nice $100 Automatic washer.

Very nice. $75 Microwave. Works great! $50 Air conditioner $45 Computer glass table $15 Grand Father clock $65 iron 4 wrought chairs $25 815-994-3339 Winter Coat (L) grey & black, Athletch, never worn $40 815-284-1094

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2000 Chevy S-10 Pick Up 2wd, ext. cab, 115k mi., AT, remote start $3,900 815-625-2915 2000 Ranger ext. cab, 130K mi. 1 owner. 2 wheel dr.

No rust, runs good. $4,000/obo.

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PARTS & ACC.

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Bed topper, black, fits short bed pick up.

Very good cond. New $1400, asking $800/obo. or 815-718-4849 815-718-3533.

Fortune Cycle's FALL BIKE RIDE Sat. Sept. 25 Sign In 9a.m.-noon at Fortune Cycle 901 W. 4th St. Sterling Last Bike in at 5 p.m.

Free Food Door Prizes *Sunday Funday*

Yamaha Vino 125cc Scooter, like new, 77 actual mi., 1 owner, $1500 815-946-2038

BOATS/MOTORS

1989 Ski Brendella 351 Ford 240hp, 105 original hrs., mooring cover, trailer w/new tires.

Asking $8,000.

815-284-1984 2006 24ft. Pontoon 90HP Evinrude E-Tec motor.

Some work needed. $6,500 815-973-6778

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'05 Class C Four Chateau. winds 32ft.

Ford V10/E450. $29,500 815-732-6751

1986 Harley FXST C model, considered vintage bike.

Apes, 2” shot guns, maxed out chrome. Must see to appreciate! $6,000/ obo. 815625-4943.

1999 Cadillac DeVille; black; Good condition. $2,900 obo. 815288-7910

1992 Yamaha motorcycle, 10,255 mi Silent Thunder XV 1100. One owner.

As is (been in storage). Call 815-5353663 after 5pm.

1989 Chevy Motor Home (Bounder) 454 engine, 34' long. Ready to go, stored in winter $6000 FIRM 815-535-8021

2002 Ford Taurus many new parts, good gas mileage, $2300/obo 815718-0144

2010 Harley Davidson Limited.

62K mi. Has extras. $13,500 815-499-3924

2005 Prowler, 25', 1 slide-out, rear kitchen, air & heat, full awning. $7500 815-973-0048

1998 Chevy Corvette Coupe, 74k mi., AT, highly optioned, $13,500 815-625-2915 1999 Buick LeSabre, 140k mi.

Many new parts. $2450 or make offer. Great cond.

815-677-1637.

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1307 N. Galena Ave., Dixon 815-288-5626 2003 Chevy Trailblazer $6,995* 2003 Chevy C1500 Pick Up $6,495* 2005 Buick Terraza $5,495* 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan $4,995* 2005 Dodge Neon $4,995* 2004 Lincoln Town Car $4,995* 2003 Pontiac Montana $4,995* 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser $4,995* 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer $3,995*

2012 Cargo Trailer, 4'x6', ramp rear door, 13” tires-less than 300 mi., $1500/obo 815625-6623

708 First Avenue, Rock Falls 815-622-6656 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2005 Mazda MPV 2004 Pontiac Grand Am 2002 Ford Explorer 2008 Ford Focus 2003 GMC Sierra 2002 Pontiac Montana 2001 Chevy Malibu 1989 Chevy S-10

TRAILERS/RVS

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2009 Cardinal 5th wheel trailer with three extra large slide-outs.

King size bed, 32” flat screen TV and w/d hookup. Kitchen island w/sink, fireplace w/retractable 42” flat screen TV, 2 Lazy Boy leather rocker/ recliner chairs, central vacuum, heated holdtanks and ing much more! Exc. cond., low miles and non smoking. $30,500. Call 815716-3536.

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 at 5:30 P.M. Sale to be held at: House Site

805 S Division Ave Polo, IL 61064

1-Story House on nice shaded lot Great Starter Home or Rental Investment!

For complete listing of sale bill, maps, photos, tax info, terms & conditions, etc. go to www.lennybrysonauctioneer.com For Information Contact: Lenny Bryson – Auctioneer 900 South Division Ave Polo, IL 61064 Ph) 815-946-4120

Owner, Stan Weber Attorney, Tom Suits Ph) 815-946-2276

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2016 – 10:00 A.M.

1905 DIXON AVENUE, ROCK FALLS, IL

3 bedroom ranch home with 2 additional lots, 2 car attached garage, also a separate motor home garage with a 16ft overhead door approx. 20x50. OPEN HOUSES: Thursday, September 22 from 4 -5 P.M. & Thursday, September 29 from 4-5 P.M. REAL ESTATE will be sold at 10:00 A.M. HOUSEHOLD ITEMS: Marx Toys pin ball machine table game, old crocks nice condition, old cupboard, nice selection of old toys, C&B Supply Co. candy thermometer - very nice, old advertisement cards including a lot from Tampico IL, very old painting by Racasetti from Bassons Perth Amboy NJ V412, cedar toy chest, old chests, large selection of old walking canes, old glass butter churn - Alabama Manufacturing Co., old rocking horse, old glass bottled spice rack, Kimball fun organ, portable keyboard, small safe, 3-piece double bedroom set, old chest of drawers, old wooden cabinet, several old wood shelves, misc. tables, Admiral upright freezer, washer & dryer, Lawn Boy 4 cycle Honda engine power driven push mower, John Deer 22 inch GX75 riding mower, lawn cart, 2 lawn sweeps, aluminum extension ladders, yard furniture and swings, wooden boxes, lawn ornaments, and lots of misc.

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK HAVE POSITIVE ID NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS AFTER SOLD

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★1988 ProCraft★ 1780V, fish & ski, pristine cond., many extras, $6400/obo 815-946-2311 1988 Sea Nymph, 20HP Mercury Motor Live well.

New wood & carpet.Boat trailer, pedestal seat, Aerator pump, bilge pump. $2,500 obo.

815-440-6446

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2008 34' Cedar Creek 5th wheel trailer. Winter package w/ 3 slide outs & 2003 Club car golf cart. $20,000 OBO 815-441-5403

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04' Newmar Dutch Star. 40ft. Spartan Chassie, 370 cummins; 6sp. Allison trans. 2 slides, 2 A/C, full basement, computerized jacks; loaded; no smoking.

49,500 mi. kept in heated shed. Exc. cond. $83,000 obo 815-791-5585

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1986 Wellcraft boat and trailer, Inboard & outboard 180 American, Mercury Cruise 170 HP. $2600 815-441-2242

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2004 Pontiac Grand AM, high mi.

Runs good. 4 new tires. Good work car. $1800/obo.

815-772-4963 or 815-499-1428 2006 Pontiac Torrent, 113K miles, $5,000 815-7185941 2006 Toyota Corolla, High mi. needs some work. Sound system inc. $1,250 815-631-6338 2011 Cadillac SRX loaded, leather, sun roof. Asking $21,500. Like new.

39,800mi. Call 815535-1021.

Caddy DeVille only 62K mi. loaded. All work perfect. Exc. cond.

Must see. $4900.

815-994-1614.

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John Deere LA with tag & belt pulley. Runs good.

Needs painted. $3200 815-631-9667

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1950 Minneapolis Moline ZA. Runs great, Mechanically sound. All there.

Needs paint. Good tires. Great tractor project $1,750/obo 815-379-2541 or 815-718-5354

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2002 Grain Cart, 1800 Killbros.

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Exc. cond. $17,000 /obo 815-541-6911

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