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NEWMAN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

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Rodeo relays round out homecoming lead-up

Budget impasse in the way of priorities, such as cracks in sidewalks, Eighth Ave.

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

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TOP TO BOTTOM: Newman Central Catholic High School junior Madalyn Wilson throws hula hoops Thursday during the first challenge of the homecoming relay rodeo at the high school. The junior class took the competition.

The school will hold its parade at 2 this afternoon.

ROCK FALLS – Every year about this time, the city’s Public Works panel starts planning for the next round of roads projects. But this year, it will be done against a backdrop of unusual circumstances.

Public Works took up the roads and sidewalks conversation Thursday, reviewing what remains from last year’s list, and trying to determine whether new projects could become a bigger priority.

“There are sidewalks that have dropped near the high school, and many of them downtown are full of cracks,” Chairman Daehle Reitzel said.

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What’s next The Rock Falls City Council next meets at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6, at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. The agendas will be posted at www.rockfalls61071.com and at City Hall. Call 815-6221100 for more information.

Newman junior Jake Neisewander races toward victory.

Short-term loan mulled for well

Members of Newman’s sophomore class react to losing the third-place competition, saddling it with fourth place out of the four classes in the homecoming relay rodeo.

Council will be asked to OK opening of bids for project

PRINCETON AT NEWMAN When the Comets welcome the Tigers to Roscoe Eades Stadium on Friday night, both teams will step onto the turf with 5-0 overall records and 2-0 marks in the Three Rivers Mississippi. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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

ROCK FALLS – The city is working with engineers to start bidding and finalize its loan agreement for a water well project estimated to cost $607,000.

Engineer Matt Hansen of Willett, Hofmann & Associates provided an update on the process Thursday at a Public Works/Public Property Committee meeting.

Hansen has been working on the application to borrow money from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Water Supply Loan Program.

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It’s a First Friday in Oregon

OREGON – The First Fridays Open Stage music show will return at 7 p.m. to Oregon VFW Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. Each musician or band will perform for 15 minutes. Instruments are acoustic, and a sound system is provided.

Admission is by donation.

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Treat yourself to beer, brats in Tampico 2

TAMPICO – The second Beer and Brat Fest will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Reagan Community Center (the former grade school), 202 W. Second St. The event is a fundraiser for the Tampico Historic Preservation Advisory Committee.

Admission is free. The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe in Dixon will sell beer and wine.

Brats, hot dogs, side dishes, soft drinks and water also will be sold.

There will be live music, a DJ and a 50/50 raffle.

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STERLING – The 24th annual Great Pumpkin Dash Cross Country Festival for kids 12 and younger will return Saturday to Hoover Park, 3807 Woodlawn Road.

Winners get a large pumpkin, and the first 1,000 finishers receive a small pumpkin. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the first race will start at 11.

There also will be a petting zoo, bounce houses, ambulance tours, face painting, and more. There is no charge, but a $1 donation would be appreciated.

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OREGON – The 45th annual Autumn on Parade Festival will be Saturday and Sunday in the downtown.

The Harvest Time Parade will kick off at 1 p.m. Sunday. Other highlights include a Create a Canvas painting event that begins at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and a wine tasting that starts at 5 p.m.

Saturday. Tickets cost $20 for the tasting and $30 for the painting. An arts-andcrafts fair and a farmers market will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on the Ogle County Courthouse lawn and surrounding streets.

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ERIE – The Wild Hare Farmers Harvest Open House will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 8060 Elston Road. There will be pumpkins, squash, dried flowers, fall mums, farm animals, handmade woolens, a bake sale, and more. Guests are invited to participate in a potluck style lunch featuring Mrs. J and Mrs. D’s soups. Go to wildharefarmers. com to find out more about the farm.

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An article in Wednesday’s editions incorrectly reported that students could use MAP funds to pay costs not associated with tuition, such as textbooks.

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POLICE Sterling Police

Lafaughn C. Rosenow, 64, of Prophetstown; 7:04 a.m. Wednesday at West Fifth Street and Avenue C; improper lane usage – wrong way in a one-way; released with promise to comply.

Desuree T. Young, 26, of Sterling; 12:14 p.m.

Wednesday in the 1600 block of East Second Street; driving while license suspended, Lee County warrant for retail theft; given notice to appear and posted $500 on the warrant.

Nicole R. Castaneda, 32, of Sterling; 3:54 p.m.

Wednesday at East Third Street and 19th Avenue; no insurance; released with promise to comply.

Boy, 17, of Sterling; 9:39 p.m. Wednesday at 14th Avenue and East Fourth Street; operating uninsured vehicle, speeding; released with promise to comply.

Susan A. Wolff, 59, of Sterling; 10:04 p.m.

Wednesday in the 500 block of West Fourth Street; no valid driver’s license; released with promise to comply.

Rock Falls Police

Phillip J. Sublett, 53, of Dixon; 12:11 p.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Dixon Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Mitchell S. Hamilton, 51, of Rock Falls; 12:41 p.m.

Sunday at Fifth Avenue and West 12th Street; failure to wear seat belt; given notice to appear in court.

McGarry P. Murray, 55, of Naperville; 10:58 a.m.

Wednesday in the 1300 block of First Avenue; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Lisa M. Staples, 54, of Rock Falls; 1:08 a.m. Thursday at First Avenue and West Second Street; failure to signal when required; given notice to appear in court.

Alexander M. Delgado, 20, of Rock Falls; 2:51 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of West 11th Street; three counts of burglary, possession of a controlled substance, theft; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Lee County Sheriff

Tammy L. Buhlman, 49, of Princeton; 6:33 p.m.

Wednesday; driving under the influence of alcohol; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff

Jason Mitsias, 40, of Winnebago; 2:52 a.m. Thursday at intersection of Rock City and Coffman roads; unlawful possession of marijuana 2.5-10 grams, operating an uninsured vehicle; given citation, taken to Ogle County Jail, and held in lieu of bond.

Chase W. Langloss, 21, of Rochelle; Wednesday on state Route 38; driving while license suspended; held at Ogle County Jail in lieu of bond.

William Eckles, 33, of Rockford; Ogle County warrant for battery; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Melissa Metzger, 39, of Rochelle; Wednesday; Ogle County warrants for no driver’s license, battery; given notice to appear in court.

Leann Osterdock, 44, of Brodhead, Wisconsin; Wednesday; Ogle County warrants for petition to revoke probation, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

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Townships seek donations Bird flu causes turkey prices to skyrocket STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

An annual act of kindness that gives hundreds of friends and neighbors a happier Thanksgiving needs your help.

This will be the 15th year Sterling and Coloma townships have joined forces to provide Thanksgiving meal baskets for their residents in need.

While donations are accepted every year to help defray expenses, this year they will be critical: Bird flu has decimated the turkey population, causing prices to skyrocket.

Last year, 1,200 families were helped, but “given the astronomical price of turkey, the only way that we can come close to serving 1,200 Thanksgiving baskets to needy families is with your

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Cars line up on Griswold Avenue in Sterling on Nov. 26, 2013, for the Sterling and Coloma townships’ annual Thanksgiving basket distribution day at the Sterling Township garage. The event will return for a 15th time this year, and organizers are seeking donations. Call the Thanksgiving Project 2015 office in Sterling, 815-625-3990, or in Rock Falls, 815-625-5981, for more information. help,” the townships said in a letter of appeal.

Each basket contains a 10- to 12-pound turkey, a box of instant potatoes, a package of stuffing mix, cans of green beans and sweet corn, a box of Jell-O,

rolls or bread, a pound of margarine, peanut butter, a gallon of milk, and a cake or brownie mix.

The average cost is $30 per basket.

Make checks payable to Thanksgiving Project

2015 and send them to 108 Fourth Ave., Suite 2, Sterling, IL 61081.

Call the Sterling office at 815-625-3990 or the Rock Falls office at 815625-5981 for more information.

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AG asks Indiana to rescind quarry permit KANKAKEE (AP) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has asked an Indiana environmental agency to cancel a permit given to build a quarry in northwest Indiana, arguing there are potential impacts on the Kankakee River.

Madigan filed the legal appeal with the Indiana Office of Environmental Review on Tuesday and said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should have reviewed it, because water will be discharged across state lines.

The attorney general’s

appeal says the Indiana agency “failed to account for impacts occurring in Illinois to the Singleton Ditch and Kankakee River and failed to require any mitigation of the impacts.”

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Moose’s annual bazaar coming STERLING – The Sterling Moose’s annual bazaar will be held Oct. 9 and 10 at its lodge at 2601 E. Lincolnway.

A fish fry will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. that Friday, along with a cake walk at 7 p.m., and drawings afterward.

A vendor and craft show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that Saturday, with soup and sandwiches for $5.50 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and $8 turkey or roast pork dinners from 5 to 7 p.m.

There also will be drawings at 7:30 p.m. for grocery and specialty baskets, and $50 bills, and a silent auction of baked goods, holiday items and a secret gift.

Call 815-625-0354 for more information.

Friends line up 16 teams to help in woman’s fight against breast cancer STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

ROCK FALLS – Anita’s Army is on the offensive.

Anita Elgin, Sterling Public Library children’s librarian for 40 years, is fighting breast cancer.

A benefit will be held from noon to 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 at Long Shot Bar and Grill, 3312 W. Rock Falls Road.

And Saturday, the “Strike Out Cancer for Anita” softball tournament will be held at Centennial Park. The first game begins at 8 a.m. and the last game begins at 7 p.m.

Sixteen teams have signed up to play. There is no cost for spectators, but donations will be accepted.

There also will be a 50/50 raffle, and raffle tickets for half a hog will be sold. The drawing will be done at the benefit.

Anita’s Army T-shirts, which cost $15 and $17, also will be available.

Tournament proceeds benefit Home of Hope

Senior Center has a lot going on

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Anita Elgin, longtime children’s librarian at Sterling Public Library, reads a book July 6 during the Reading to the Rhythm summer reading program. Elgin is on medical leave as she battles breast cancer.

Cancer Wellness Center tournament at the ben- Mosher, 815-499-4160, efit. in Dixon. for more information DJ entertainment will about the softball tourIn addition to the hog raffle drawing, there will be provided by 815 Pro- nament and Wendi Ketbe a silent auction, a ductions, and more Ani- chum, 815-499-6260, for 50/50 raffle, a bake sale, ta’s Army T-shirts will be more information about a kids corner, taco plates sold. the benefit, or to buy a Call daughters Jamie T-shirt. and a sand volleyball

STERLING – A euchre tournament will be held Sunday at the Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St. Sign-in is at 12:30 and

John Deere, union reach tentative deal

Officer was killed with his own gun

MOLINE (AP) – Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. said Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union, averting a possible strike by 10,000 employees at 12 factories in three states.

The new contract, which still requires approval by union members, replaces a 6-year agreement that expired at midnight Wednesday. Negotiations began in late August, with the company and the UAW agreeing to not publicly discuss details.

Terms of the agreement haven’t been released.

The master labor contract covers manufacturing employees at John

Case still pursued as a homicide, but other causes of death not ruled out FOX LAKE – Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was shot twice with his own gun, Lake County investigators said Thursday.

What investigators think was the first shot went into the front of Gliniewicz’s bulletproof vest on the right side, and would have incapacitated him, Lake County Major Crime Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko said at a news conference outside the Fox Lake Police Department.

“A comparison was made, it would be similar to that of a sledge hammer hitting you in the side,” Filenko said.

The second shot, which Filenko said was the fatal one, struck Gliniewicz in the area of the officer’s upper-left chest. Filenko would not say whether the fatal shot was fired around or pierced the bulletproof vest.

Filenko said investigators continue to pursue the case as a homicide, though officials have not officially ruled it as a homicide, suicide, accident, or undetermined cause. Filenko said there were indications of a

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Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Cmdr. George Filenko answers questions Thursday during a press conference on the investigation into the death of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joe Gliniewicz. struggle at the crime scene, but gunshot residue tests were inconclusive in discerning who fired Gliniewicz’s .40 caliber service weapon.

Filenko would not expand on what the signs of a struggle were or whether other shots were fired.

Thursday’s update came 1 month into the investigation into Gliniewicz’s shooting death.

Gliniewicz, 52, was shot and killed Sept. 1 near a shuttered concrete plant in the 100 block of Honing Road while investigating three suspicious men,

two white and one black.

Filenko revealed that investigators located nine DNA samples from unknown sources – a typical amount for a similar crime – on Gliniewicz’s things at the crime scene, and that three of those pieces were of high enough quality to be run through the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System. One of the DNA samples has been identified as coming from a male, Filenko said.

Investigators have taken more than 100 DNA swabs from anyone who might have had con-

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tact with Gliniewicz or the crime scene, including police, Lake County Sheriff’s Det. Chris Covelli said. By the end of the day Thursday, investigators planned to have 30 or 40 more to send to the Northeastern Illinois Regional Crime Lab. Although Filenko said during previous updates that he believed the three suspects might have stayed in the area, he said Thursday he could not be as sure.

Covelli said the investigation remains “extraordinarily complex.” Filenko added investigators have held back some details to protect their case.

“I’ve heard the word ‘conspiracy’ used quite often,” Filenko said.

“And we want the public to have as much information as possible without revealing any information that is going to compromise our investigation.”

Open house for Berniece Bonnell’s 100th Birthday will be Sunday, October 11th at the Mendota Civic Center from 2-4 in the afternoon.

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The announcement comes soon after United Auto Workers’ members rejected a proposed contract with Fiat Chrysler that had the support of union leaders.

UAW leaders called local presidents and bargainers to a meeting in Detroit on Thursday to determine the next move, which could include a strike or more bargaining.

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Jeff Barnes with Northwest Illinois Area Agency on Aging will give a Medicare fraud presentation at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.

A health and information fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, with flu shots from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The shots cost $25 each, or are covered by Medicare.

There will be informational booths, blood pressure and blood glucose screenings, door prizes and refreshments. Call 815625-7333 to arrange a ride.

A Italian beef sandwich lunch with baked beans, chips, a salad, drink, and dessert will be sold from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $5 The center also is holding a pink item raffle and sale to raise funds for Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. The sale ends Oct. 23, when raffle items will be drawn.

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OBITUARIES Donald G. Jirasek MORRISON – Donald G. Jirasek, 79, of Morrison, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at ManorCare Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Platteville, Wisconsin.

Don was born Aug. 5, 1936, in Berwyn, to George and Mae (Canik) Jirasek. After graduating high school, he worked for Illinois Bell Telephone, starting as a lineman and retiring as a computer troubleshooter for AT&T. Don married Dorothy Koehn on Jan. 10, 1959, in Pell Lake, Wisconsin. She preceded him in death.

Don was an avid fisherman; he shared his enthusiasm for fishing and love of camping, campfires, and the outdoors with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

He kept lovely gardens and landscaped yards throughout his life. He gifted plants and trees to his family, friends, cemeteries, and local parks. He was passionate about giving a living legacy of plants and trees to future generations.

Donald is survived by one brother, George

(Kathy) Jirasek; and one sister Judi (Rich) Janiak; three daughters, Cindy (Dave) Gehrke of La Farge, Wisconsin, Becky (Tim) Kelly of Carmel, Indiana, and Barb (Mark) Lippoldt of Hinckley; one son, Chris (Debbie) Jirasek of Tulsa, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren, Jake (Becky) Gehrke, Heather (Steve) McCauley, Scott (Kristina) Kelly, Casey Kelly, Michael Kelly, Elizabeth Lippoldt, Brianna Lippoldt, Amber Jones, and Matt (Megan Curran) Rowland; seven greatgrandchildren, Ryther, Bennett, and soon to be baby girl, Gehrke, Maverick, Malachi, and Myles McCauley, and Caleb and Emma Rowland; as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and loving friends and neighbors.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and son, Scott Jirasek.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and the funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday at Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Visit vossfh.com to send condolences.

Ramon A. ‘Ray’ Hunt HANOVER – Ramon Arnett “Ray” Hunt, 86, of Hanover, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at Elizabeth Nursing Home.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover handled arrangements.

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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Lee J. Dauen of Sterling, 9-10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Flossie E. Horst of Mount Morris, 5-7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Today’s funerals: Lee J. Dauen of Sterling, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

William R. Huskins of Mount Morris, 2 p.m. memorial service with Moose rites at Mount Morris Moose Lodge.

Saturday visitations: Bruce R. Kempson of Dixon, memorial visitation, 9-11 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Donald L. Wilkinson of Sterling, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Saturday funerals: Flossie E. Horst of Mount

Morris, 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Oregon.

Eula N. McGraw, formerly of Ohio, 10:30 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Ohio.

Donald L. Wilkinson of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls.

John Stowell of Morrison, 2 p.m. in chapel at Resthave Home in Morrison.

Gena Zamarripa McCabe formerly of Sterling, 2 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Sterling, with a reception to follow.

Sunday visitation: Edward I. Dombroski, formerly of Sterling, 2-4 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Monday funeral: Edward I. Dombroski, formerly of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Donald L. Wilkinson STERLING – Donald L. Wilkinson, 84, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Sept.

30, 2015, at his home.

Born June 22, 1931, in Melbourne, Missouri, he was a son of Lloyd and Ardith (Chambers) Wilkinson. He was united in marriage to Mary Green on Aug. 4, 1951, in Rock Falls. Don served in the Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953.

He retired from National Manufacturing Co. after 49 years of service. Don attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and graduated in 1963. He pastored New Hope Baptist Church in Nachusa, and served as guest pastor at Como Baptist Church and Maranatha Baptist Church. Don attended First Open Bible Church and Harvest Time Bible Church, both in Rock Falls. He loved to preach, and was an avid carpenter who loved building things in his spare time.

Surviving are his wife

of 64 years, Mary of Sterling; daughters, Mary Christine (Brian) Moore of Dixon and Penny K. Rolland of Sterling; son, Donald R. (Karen) Wilkinson of Elgin; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and one on the way; a sister, Carolina Johnson of Spokane, Washington; and two brothers, Harol (Joann) Wilkinson of Sterling and Clarence (Damaris) Wilkinson of Rock Falls.

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

Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Open Bible Church in Rock Falls, with Les Funderberg, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites will be accorded after the funeral. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

A memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Ronald C. Burgess STERLING – Ronald C. Burgess, 53, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Sept.

30, 2015, at his home.

He was born Sept.

24, 1962, in Sterling, the son of Ronald C. and Carrie J. (Harman) Burgess. Ron attended Rock Falls High School with the Class of 1980, and was a 1982 graduate of Northwestern University. While at Rock Falls High School, he was active in the Marching Rockets, and played the trumpet. Ron went on to work at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. and the former Zenith Corp. before his illness. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Surviving are his parents, Ron and Carrie

Burgess of Rock Falls; his sister, Teresa L. (Burgess) Cramer of Sterling; his nephews, Justin, Jerrod, and Ryan Cramer; his great-niece, Maci Cramer; and his great-nephew, Carson Cramer.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Brian A. Burgess; his maternal grandparents, Calvin and Eula Harman; and his paternal grandparents, Tom and Rhoda Burgess.

There will be no visitation. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling. McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Edward I. Dombroski PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Edward Ingram Dombroski, 91, formerly of Sterling, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at Suncoast Hospice in Palm Harbor.

Edward was born Sept.

16, 1924, in Morrison; the son of Edward and Pauline (Ingram) Dombroski. He married Betty (Olds) Celletti on March 10, 1973, in Sterling.

Edward was a lifetime farmer and carpenter.

Survivors include his wife, Betty; two daughters, Margaret “Maggie” (John) Hudson of Rock Falls and Debra Celletti of Clearwater, Florida; one son, Richard (Mary Beth) Dombroski of Morrison; three granddaughters; five great-grand-

children; one step-greatgrandchild; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Gail Dombroski.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bruce Ludeke officiating.

Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Suncoast Hospice, 2675 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor, FL 34684.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Lois Bruce DIXON – Lois Bruce, 76, of Dixon, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Jones Funeral Home in Dixon is handling arrangements.

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The council approved a resolution to allow the water department to pursue the loan June 2. The language allowed for the city to borrow up to $1.2 million as a cushion because the bids haven’t gone out yet.

“You never know how much a project will cost, so it’s a good idea to build in contingencies,” City Attorney Jim Reese said.

The biggest part of the project is the replacement of one of the city’s three water wells. A new shallow well would be built to replace the failing well No. 4, which has been operating since the mid-1980s, Water Superintendent Ted Padilla said.

The water department has tried to fix the well several times but iron bacteria continues to clog the screen. Padilla doesn’t think the well presents a threat to the water supply, but the problem will worsen, he said.

“There is a clay liner in there for protection, but the well just won’t perform efficiently, and eventually it will be 100 percent clogged,” he said.

The new well, No. 7, would be built at the

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city’s water plant at 2109 Ninth Ave. The project also includes some work at the water department building and road upgrades at the water plant entrance.

The city is looking at a 12-year loan with a 1.81 percent interest rate, with semiannual payments totaling $56,800 a year.

As part of the loan application process, Hansen has been crunching numbers in the water department’s budget. He said the city should consider retiring the loan sooner.

“You’re in pretty good shape with the water

budget, so I would think about a shorter term,” Hansen said. “Water departments never have enough for capital improvements.”

A 6-year loan with the same interest rate would bring the city’s payment to $107,700 a year.

Padilla wanted to start construction in August, but the new timetable pushes that back considerably.

“We would like to open the bids in December, take care of the loan in January, get started in February or March, and shoot for completion in June or July,” Hansen said.

Like Morrison did with its planned sewer plant, Rock Falls decided to wait until after October with its loan application to get a better interest rate.

Hansen said two contracts will be awarded – one for drilling the well, and the other for the underground work and entrance upgrades.

The committee agreed Thursday to move a request to solicit bids to the council.

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Now that work is wrapping up on Seventh Avenue, the next big project could be Eighth Avenue.

“They should be here to pave Seventh Avenue in mid-October, and it should take 3 or 4 days to pave, and another day for manhole adjustments,” City Engineer Brian Frickenstein said.

Alderman John Watts has received enough complaints to strongly recommend Eighth Avenue be a high priority. Assistant Streets Superintendent Larry Spinka agreed, and took it one step further, suggesting it be fixed from 10th Street to the water department.

The conversation, however, soon turned to Springfield. Local roads projects have two main funding sources – the state Motor Fuel Tax, and

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the Local Option Sales Tax. Voters in Rock Falls approved a second half-cent sales tax increase in the April election, doubling an estimated $410,000 a year the city gets from that revenue stream. In 2014, the city received about $227,000 in MFT funds.

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill authorizing a funds sweep in late March, as part of a plan to close the state’s budget deficit.

The cities learned they would lose about half of their MFT revenue from March, but that it would be restored in April.

In July, however, the state announced it planned to withhold MFT tax disbursements until a budget was in place. Mayor Bill Wescott said he never heard anything definitive, but the payments dried up.

“We haven’t received a MFT payment for 2 months, so I got with

a legislator to find out what was going on,” Wescott said.

The mayor learned the courts have told the comptroller and treasurer that they can’t write checks on money that hasn’t been appropriated. He was also told the online gambling money was on hold.

“My biggest concern was that they couldn’t even send us notification so we could make other budgetary plans,” Wescott said.

The city uses the MFT tax to make payments of about $12,000 a month on its 20-year bond for the West Second Street project done in 1999.

The city will continue to update its 2016 roads and sidewalks list, and hope for an end to the budget stalemate. The state said missed payments will be made at that time. In the meantime, Rock Falls could be forced to dip into MFT reserves to make bond payments.

DIXON CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DIXON RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT A sincere thank you for your honorable presence and demonstration of compassion. You truly are a professional “Band of Brothers”. A special thank you to Chief Tim Shipman and retired firefighter, Mark Swegle, for the coordination of the beautiful tribute.

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WHITESIDE COUNTY

Public a no-show for weather plan forum Outdoor warning siren at state park at top of wish list

See the plan To see the mitigation plan or for more information, contact Seth Janssen, the county’s Emergency Services and Disaster Agency coordinator, at 815-772-4044.

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MORRISON – There was one thing missing from a public forum in Morrison on Thursday.

The public.

The forum was held to give residents a look at the roughly 400-page severe weather plan at the Odell Public Library.

The plan – called the Whiteside County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan – takes a proactive approach to severe weather and includes projects designed to prevent injuries, deaths, and property damage from major storms and other severe weather.

Despite the fact that no one showed up to weigh in on the weather plan, the city’s Emergency Services and Disaster Agency coordinator, Seth Jans-

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Seth Janssen, coordinator of the Whiteside County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency, opens a public forum on the Whiteside County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan on Thursday at Odell Library in Morrison. sen, tried to find a silver lining in the clouds.

“Hopefully, people are thinking, ‘We put our trust in them and they are doing what’s best for the county,’” said Janssen.

The plan was put together by the Whiteside County Hazard

Mitigation Planning Committee, which consists of county and municipal representatives as well as representatives from CGH Medical Center, Morrison Community Hospital, Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Radio Amateur Civil Emergency

Service, the Blackhawk Hills Regional Council and the Whiteside County Farm Bureau.

Since July 2014, the committee has identified 120 projects and activities to protect county residents and property from storms and other natural disasters.

One of the projects that Janssen said is on the “wish list” is to purchase and install an outdoor warning siren at Rockwood State Park in Morrison.

Another request in the plan is to both design and build remedies “to alleviate recurring roadway flooding from the Rock River in the area of Prophetstown Road and Luther Road.”

“When it floods or water washes debris on the road, we have to spend money and clean it up,” Janssen said The plan is divided into sec-

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No sight lost after bright lights DeKalb native celebrated after 1st Emmy win

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DeKALB – DeKalb native Richard Jenkins wasn’t just handed an Emmy on Sept. 20 on live TV. He was handed his shiny new award by Lady Gaga.

“My thought was, ‘What did you do tonight?’ ‘Well, Lady Gaga just gave me an Emmy,’” Jenkins said.

“It was done in jest and it’s like saying, ‘It’s an amazing night.’ That was what I was going for.”

Jenkins, a 1965 graduate of DeKalb High School, has been in the acting business for many years now – more than 50 if you count the handful of lines he had in a DHS production of “The Madwoman of Chaillot.”

Many TV shows, movies, and an Oscar nomination later, Jenkins, 68, snagged his first major acting award for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries for his role in “Olive Kitteridge,” an HBO miniseries that aired last fall. Jenkins played Henry Kitteridge, a pharmacy owner and the husband of the titular character (played by Frances McDormand) in a fictional Maine town.

He was in good company, as “Olive Kitteridge” won seven Prime-

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DeKalb native Richard Jenkins won his first Emmy on Sept. 20 for his role in the HBO miniseries “Olive Kitteridge.” The Egyptian Theatre congratulated Jenkins last week on its marquee. time Emmys that night, and DeKalb Theater every including ones by series weekend. It didn’t matter actors McDormand and what was playing. That’s Bill Murray, as well as how I saw the world – nods for writing, directthrough the movies. I just ing, casting and editing. love the place. My friends “It felt really good,” Jen- worked there.” kins said. “I have to say, Jenkins said his theaterfor Frances McDormand, going experience in this was her baby. She DeKalb made him want to bought the rights to the be an actor, but that career book. It was a lot of work path didn’t take off until to get things on the air.” his sophomore year of colThe Egyptian Theatre lege at Illinois Wesleyan. on Second Street reveled Jenkins hasn’t lost sight in having a DeKalb native of his love for the Egyptake home such a big tian. A few years ago, he prize. For about a week donated to an effort to after his win, the theater replace the seats, and marquee honored Jenkins, he continues to stay in and the marquee also con- touch and even occagratulated Jenkins when sionally visit, Egyptian he was nominated, but Theatre Executive Direcdidn’t win, in 2009 for his tor Alex Nerad said. role in “The Visitor.”

“Obviously, it’s excit“I grew up to going to the ing for a DeKalb native to Egyptian,” Jenkins said. have such huge success on “We went to the Egyptian that level,” he said. “He’s

tions that cover the planning process, the risk assessment, the mitigation strategy, recommendations, plan maintenance and adoption.

The risk assessment identifies the natural and man-made hazards that pose a threat to the county.

The tentative final plan will be on display for another 2 weeks.

“The 2-week period is where everyone in Whiteside County can submit a comment,” said committee member Greg Michaud. “We hope this is a starting point to reduce some of the damages we found during our research.”

Once the 2 weeks are up, the committee has to wait a couple of months for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency to approve the plan.

The plan, if approved, will be funded by a FEMA grant.

After that, the public will get chance to check it out – again.

“Once approved, I plan to add a PDF to the county website where it will be available for anyone to view,” he said.

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long overdue for an award like that. He’s an incredible actor with a long and impressive career.”

That career includes many movies and TV shows, including the dead patriarch of the Fisher family in the long-running HBO series “Six Feet Under,” as well as roles in films including “Friends with Benefits,” “Eat Pray Love,” “Jack Reacher,” “Let Me In,” “The Rum Diary,” “White House Down,” the upcoming “LBJ” and “Cabin in the Woods,” a 2012 horror satire.

“It was a blast,” Jenkins said about working on the 2012 horror comedy. “[Director] Joss Whedon is incredibly imaginative and gifted. I think [the film’s writer] Drew Goddard is going to have a huge future. I love that guy. I respect him enormously.”

Jenkins returned to DeKalb this year to celebrate his 50th high school reunion.

“I’ve been more in touch the last few years than the early days,” Jenkins said. “I don’t know why. Maybe you start to look at life more as you get older, and realize how important that time was to who you are now.”

CHICAGO (AP) – Attorneys for former congressman Aaron Schock are disputing the claims of federal prosecutors that their client has been deceptive in complying with a subpoena.

In mid-September, federal prosecutors said Schock had “deceptively refused” to hand over all the documents they’ve subpoeAaron naed as Schock part of an His attorneys are disputing investigation into his the claims of activities. In federal prosecutors that a 23-page their client has court filing been decepWednestive in complying with a day, subpoena.

Schock’s lawyers asserted attorney-client privilege and other considerations should keep some records out of the hands of prosecutors.

The Chicago Tribune reported that in a statement issued after the filing, attorney Mark Hubbard says Schock’s actions have been “the polar opposite of deceptive.”

Schock resigned March 31 after media reports

about his spending, including redecorating his congressional office in the style of “Downton Abbey.”

A grand jury has been meeting in Springfield over the issue.

Baseball players killed in accident QUINCY (AP) – Authorities say two members of a community college baseball team have died in a vehicle crash in western Illinois.

The Quincy HeraldWhig reported that the John Wood Community College students died Wednesday night in the crash. Adams County Coroner James Keller identified the victims as 20-year-old Edrick Rivera of Brooklyn, New York, and 20-year-old Rilleyson Ignacio of Willestad, Curacao. He says they both died in the emergency room at a Quincy hospital.

Mike Elbe is president of the Quincy community college. He says two other students were injured in the crash.

Elbe says baseball coach Greg Wathen met with his players after the crash and the college would provide grief counseling.

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COMMENTS ON CONGRESS | CIVIC DUTY

Government of the people needs the people

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More active involvement by citizens can cure what ails it LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

People who care about the United States’ place in the world often fret about challenges to representative democracy from other countries. I’d contend that the more formidable challenge comes not from abroad, but from within.

For starters, it’s hard to make American representative democracy work. Our country is large, growing, and astoundingly diverse by every definition of the term. To govern it, we rely on a bewildering array of branches and units of government, which means that to solve a problem, you have to navigate a slow, untidy system.

And that system rests on the consent of a public that often wants mutually contradictory things: to encourage the risk-taking that produces a dynamic economy, for instance, while reining in the private sector’s excesses; or to shrink the deficit, but without cuts in defense spending or entitlements and no additional taxes.

Our challenges come at us with rapidity and mind-boggling complexity. They include racial and class divisions, the social and economic pressures confronting families, a strained public education system, a constant flow of complex for-

It is not written in the stars that representative government will always prosper and prevail. It needs the active involvement of all of us, from ordinary voters to the president.

Each of us must do our part.

eign and economic policy questions. To deal with them, every level of our system needs to be at the top of its game.

I take heart from the diligence and creativity of many politicians, yet I’m worried that several trends, especially Lee H. at the fedHamilton eral level, are weakening our ability to get the results we want.

TWO OF OUR BASIC governing institutions, Congress and the presidency, are struggling.

Congress has adopted some unfortunate political and procedural habits: it governs by crisis, fails repeatedly to follow time-tested procedures that ensure accountability and fairness, panders to wealthy contributors, and too often erupts in excessive partisanship.

There are glimmers that some members are willing to re-learn the legislative arts of negotiation, compromise, and consensus-building, but these need to be front and center, not an occasional hobby: in a government that reflects the American population, Congress cannot function effectively without these skills.

The presidency, too, faces challenges.

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Lee H. Hamilton

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The executive branch is bloated, has too many decision makers and bases to touch, lacks accountability, and desperately needs better, more effective management.

Moreover, the decadeslong march toward increased presidential power at the expense of the legislative branch severely undercuts our constitutional system and raises the question of how far down this road can we go and still have representative democracy.

There are valid reasons it has happened, especially because the modern world demands quick, decisive action.

But our system functions best when we have a strong president and

a strong Congress who can interact, consult, and work together.

We face other challenges as well. Too much money is threatening the core values of representative democracy. And too many Americans have become passive and disengaged from politics and policy; representative democracy is not a spectator sport.

WHILE THE BASICS – voting, keeping oneself informed, communicating with officials, getting involved in organizations that promote the causes we believe in, improving our communities – are crucial, they aren’t always enough.

As citizens, we also have

to learn how to solve problems ourselves. We have to model the behavior we expect from our representatives at every level by ourselves working with all kinds of people, seeking to understand and find common ground with people who disagree with us, learning how to communicate our ideas effectively, and in our search for a remedy, building consensus behind the ideas we’re promoting.

Despite its challenges, our political system forms the core of American strength. It enshrines fundamental power in a body elected by the broad mass of the people, and is based solidly on the participation and consent of the governed. Allowed to

work properly, it is the system most likely to produce policy that reflects a consensus among the governed. Above all, it has the capacity to correct itself and move on.

In other words, we don’t need to reinvent our system, but rather use its abundant strengths to find our way through our problems and emerge stronger on the other side.

It is not written in the stars that representative government will always prosper and prevail. It needs the active involvement of all of us, from ordinary voters to the president. Each of us must do our part.

Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University; distinguished scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and professor of practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

EDITORIAL | INDEPENDENT MAP AMENDMENT

The more, the merrier: Sign petition to reform redistricting

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hat happens when elected officials aren’t accountable to voters?

Illinoisans are getting an unpleasant dose of exactly what happens.

It’s now the 94th day of Illinois’ budget stalemate.

Although the Legislature is required to produce an annual budget that the governor will sign, it hasn’t happened yet.

As time goes on, many more Illinoisans have felt the pinch because of layoffs, closures, and lack of funding for services.

Entrenched legislative leaders have an agenda that differs from Gov. Bruce Rauner’s agenda.

Each side is trying to wait out the other side.

Rauner has 3 more years before he faces the voters’ judgment.

But state lawmakers basically have a lifetime – because the redistricting process allows politicians to draw districts so favorable to one side and unfavorable to the other that election results are practically a foregone conclusion.

Don’t believe us? Last fall, 60 percent of state legislators faced no opposition on the ballot.

What kind of democra-

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What we think Petitions are available at local Farm Bureau offices for people to sign in support of nonpartisan redistricting.

We encourage you to do so. cy is that? A broken one.

You may have heard that the nonpartisan Independent Maps coalition is collecting signatures to place the Independent Map constitutional amendment on the November 2016 ballot.

THE AMENDMENT, if approved, will create an 11-member commission that will take away the once-a-decade mapdrawing power from politicians. New districts will be drawn in an open, transparent manner with no regard to incumbency or partisanship.

The petition drive, which began in May, has collected more than

94 days

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

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The Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield is where the state’s 177 lawmakers (59 senators, 118 representatives) meet. In last year’s election, 60 percent of them had no opponents. The Independent Maps coalition hopes to improve competitiveness and accountability through a constitutional amendment.

300,000 signatures toward its goal of 600,000, which is about twice the number necessary.

For supporters of reform, that is good news.

A second dose of good news: In August, the Illinois Farm Bureau joined the petition drive effort.

That means local Farm

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.

Bureaus in Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, Carroll and Bureau counties have petitions available in their offices for people to sign.

You can show up at an office during business hours, sign your name on the petition, and strike a blow against politicians who have proved, yet

again, their disdain for providing taxpayers with responsive and accountable government.

Fed up with an unresponsive Legislature?

Join more than 300,000 other Illinoisans and sign the petition.

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Reflecting on nature It’s done with mirrors, but it’s no trick; museum exhibit shows just how things add up inside and out

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If you go ...

What: The Museum of Science and Industry Where: 5700 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago When: 9:30 a.m.4 p.m. daily; closes at 3 p.m. Saturday Cost: $18 adults, $17 seniors 65 and older, and $11 children 3 to 11, general admission Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze requires timed-entry ticket, no extra charge Information: msichicago.org or 773-684-1414

CHICAGO – Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze has become a permanent exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry.

The focus of this display is centered on the mathematical patterns in nature. To accomplish this, an 1,800-square-foot mirror maze was developed where guests can wander through the ever-changing patterns of mirrors.

First, at the entrance to the gallery, visitors see the imagery of nature, with its repeating patterns, through lenticular graphics. It might take a bit to see those patterns, but they’re there with their shapes and ratios.

The next stop is an immersive theater for a 4-minute film showing pictures of the human body, nature, architecture, and art. With the aid of computer graphics, mathematical patterns are revealed and explained.

After the show, visitors are welcome to identify the patterns hidden in everyday objects in interactive displays.

They can manipulate images of sea shells, flowers or snowflakes.

When they reach the mirror maze, guests become wrapped up in an endless pattern of triangles. Beware: Dead ends exist, but if you keep going, you’ll be rewarded when you find the secret room, where bonus puzzles, artifacts and images can be found.

The last gallery contains more hands-on, pattern experiences as visitors work with these: • Patterns in Nature – Patterns are drawn on a digital screen as guests play the part of a digital animator and make mountains.

• Patterns in Yourself – The proportions and ratios in humans are discovered here with the use of a two-way mirror. Facial symmetry is explored, and visitors can look through an eyepiece to observe how blood vessels branch within the eye.

• Patterns in Music, Art and Architecture lets guests compose music with symmetry, and create a musical scale or play a harp. Architecture also is explored by matching patterns of buildings around the world that were created years and miles apart.

As with most exhibits, this one has artifacts you can learn about; bighorn sheep antlers, aluminum anthill casting, and honeycombs are on display.

Don’t let mathematical patterns overwhelm – come to terms with them through a museum visit that’s both fun and instructive.

LEFT: Ratios and proportions in the body are seen when a guest steps in front of a two-way mirror at the Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

SEATTLE – Alice Finch’s sculpture of Hogwarts Castle, inspired by the “Harry Potter” books by J.K. Rowling, is vast; it’s shaped like an L, with each arm 13 feet long and 5 feet wide. It’s elaborately detailed, with multicolored bottles in the Potions classroom, mossy leaves bursting out of pots in the greenhouse, tiny framed art along the grand staircase, and even a transparent ghost haunting the Ravenclaw Towers.

It took her a year to construct, and it’s built entirely out of Legos, about 400,000 of them.

A former middle-school teacher who lives with her family on Mercer Island, Washington, Finch is an AFOL: Adult Fan of Lego.

Her Hogwarts “build” – as AFOLs call it – was featured at BrickCon 2012, the annual Seattle-area convention for those who love Lego. It won Best in Show and the People’s Choice award.

The following year, she teamed up with fellow builder David Frank to create Rivendell, a fanciful 200,000-brick depiction of Tolkien’s Elven outpost.

The result, so colorful and lush it seems to have organically sprung up from the earth, was also a prizewinner.

Finch, at home in her cozy, crammed-full Lego studio recently (it holds, she thinks, about 2 million bricks, all meticulously sorted by color and size), said that she enjoyed Lego as a child, but didn’t make anything specialized until recent

years.

The Hogwarts build grew from reading the Potter books with her son, and from her longtime interest in architecture.

Her father was an architect, and Finch said that she’s always looking for architectural details while traveling.

“The difference between a great builder and an amazing builder is the level of detail,” she said.

According to the recent documentary “A Lego Brickumentary” (in which Finch is featured), Lego is “a language more global than English or Windows.”

Finch said the Seattle area is a thriving one for AFOLs. “It rains a lot,” she said, “and there are a lot of highly educated, eccentric, creative people, which lends itself to Lego.” Finch, who teaches Lego camps for children, hopes her visibility as a Lego master will inspire more girls to get creative with the bricks. When she debuted the Hogwarts build, she said, “people were confused and surprised that a woman had done this.”

Going public with her work, in the film and in public events like BrickCon, wasn’t her original intention.

“It’s a creative process that I enjoy doing … not something I do for recognition,” she says, but she knows that her visibility might be inspiring.

“If girls see a woman doing it,” she said, “it plants the seed that they can do it.”

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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.

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

Kings on Corner card game, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Line dancing, 11 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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Caregivers need to care for themselves, too Dear Abby, Our family dog recently passed away after a yearlong decline. I had grown up with him. He had reached the point where he needed daily care for his body, even though his mind was 100 percent there. Near the end, things got very bad. I got only about 4 hours of broken sleep a night caring for him, and no one in the family would help me. During part of his daily care routine, he had a second accident all over the freshly cleaned floor. I lost it and hit him.

He’s gone now, and I can barely live with myself. When I think about it, I get nauseated and dry-heave. I literally hate myself. In my book, exhaustion doesn’t

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give anyone the right to do what I did. I’m old enough to know better.

This makes me want to change my life plans and never have another pet or have children – just in case. Am I right?

– Lowlife in the USA Dear “Lowlife,” Please accept my sym-

pathy for the loss of your beloved furry friend.

While what happened is regrettable, you are wrong to beat yourself up the way you are.

There is something called “caregiver burnout,” which I’m advising you to research. When caregivers are stressed and sleep-deprived, mental health advisers urge them to find respite care for their patient. Lack of sleep can cause people to react badly.

If your family had been more supportive and you had had proper rest, you probably would not have snapped. What happened does not mean you are doomed to repeat this with another pet or a child.

Dear Abby, I have a daughter-inlaw I would like to get to know. “Karla” and my son have been married for 4 years. My dilemma is texting. Karla refuses to carry on conversations on the phone or in person. Everything has to be texted. When I have explained to her that I wanted to get to know her better and felt that texts were impersonal, she claimed that they are all she has time for between working and taking care of the children.

I don’t mind watching the children; I’d just like to know a day in advance unless it’s an emergency.

Abby, she is rude, disrespectful and treats me like a servant rather than

a family member. Am I wrong to expect nonemergency things to be scheduled in advance, or is it acceptable to text and say, “Hey, I need you to watch the kids. Be here at noon?”

– Hurt Feelings Dear Hurt Feelings, No, you’re not wrong.

The next time you receive a text like the one you quoted, send one back that says, “Not available then – need more warning. Ask sooner next time.”

Dear Abby, I am blessed to be 70 years old and have few problems. Your column today got me wondering about something. You answered, “For Pete’s

sake...” to a question. I just wondered, who is Pete? I have heard the expression all my life and am just curious.

– Dale in the South Dear Dale, That’s a good question, because I didn’t know where the phrase came from either. “For Pete’s sake” is a mild oath.

According to my online research, it’s a cleaned-up version of what was originally “For Christ’s sake.”

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 Saturday, Oct. 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., closed, former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-8572315.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 7 p.m. closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old School; 7 p.m., open, fun night,

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

The Kick-It Ticket Narcotics Anonymous, 3 p.m., basement, Fellows Street door, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-677-9694.

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

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

Sunday, Oct. 4 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

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

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

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

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

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

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A worker prepares to tow a stranded vehicle from a flooded road on Wednesday in Guilderland, New York.

Deadly deluge batters states East Coast residents deal with rain while bracing for hurricane SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Drenching rains along an already-saturated East Coast caused major flooding Thursday, drowning a woman whose car quickly filled up with water as she drove beneath an underpass and prompting flash-flood warnings from historic Charleston to Washington, D.C. An early-morning downpour dumped 4 inches of rain on Spartanburg in a short time, causing floods that submerged several cars. To the northeast, one person died and another was injured in a crash near Fayetteville, North Carolina, when a tree fell across an interstate and hit two cars.

Residents across the region were bracing for several more days of rain and a possible strike by Hurricane Joaquin – a major Category 4 storm set to wallop the Bahamas and move toward the U.S. Joaquin could intensify damage around the region, but more rain is forecast regardless of the storm’s path.

In South Carolina, 56-year-old Sylvia Arteaga was driving home after a night shift

at Bridgewater Candle Company on Thursday morning when authorities said the floodwaters trapped her underneath a railroad bridge at the edge of Spartanburg.

Neighbor Hattie Palafox described Arteaga as a “very sweet, very kind, very loving” mother of 17- and 20-yearold daughters. Palafox said she had discussed the weather forecast with Arteaga earlier this week, but she hadn’t seemed concerned about the expected heavy rains.

“She was very, very soft-spoken. I couldn’t say enough about her,” Palafox said after placing a bouquet of flowers at Arteaga’s home, not far from where she died.

Governors up and down the coast warned residents to prepare for more heavy rains, declaring states of emergency in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Jersey.

The National Weather Service issued flashflood watches for Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore from this morning through late Saturday.

WASHINGTON–Visibly frustrated with what he said had become the “routine” nature of another mass shooting in the U.S. on Thursday, President Barack Obama demanded a change in the politics of guns in America, saying that simply thinking of and praying for victims was “not enough.”

Obama addressed the nation after a mass shooting left 10 people dead and seven injured at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police, authorities said.

“This is something we should politicize,” Obama said in an evening statement from the White House, hours after 10 people were killed and seven wounded at an Oregon community college. “… This is a political choice that we make, to allow this to happen every few months in America. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction.”

It was the 15th public statement Obama has made after a mass shooting, this time from behind the lectern of the news briefing room named after James S. Brady, a former White House spokesman seriously wounded in the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

“We are the only advanced country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings every few months,” Obama said. “Somehow this has become routine.

The reporting is routine.

My response here at this podium ends up being routine.

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Friends and family are reunited Thursday with students at the local fairgrounds after a deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.

Columbine, Blacksburg, Newtown, Tucson, Aurora, Charleston – a litany of places now synonymous with mass carnage.

Obama said he had visited Roseburg and dispenses with any pretense of accommodating his critics, rebutting predicted responses in unusually blunt terms.

He noted that even as he spoke, he knew counterarguments were being prepared – that what was needed was more guns, or fewer restrictions.

“Does anybody really believe that?” Obama asked. “There is a gun for roughly every man, woman and child in America. So how can

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Obama pointed out that when mine disasters or floods kill people, the U.S. acts to improve safety, but that the same reaction doesn’t apply to gun violence.

In an interview after a mass shooting in June at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church, Obama said Congress’ inability to pass an expanded background check proposal in the wake of the Newtown school shooting was the most “disgusted” he’s felt during his presidency, but seemed resigned

to the political reality of inaction.

On Thursday, as the first reports surfaced about the Oregon shooting, a White House spokesman insisted that enacting gun safety laws remained a top priority for the president but that he was “quite realistic” about the need for a change in the political climate before Congress would ever strengthen gun restrictions.

Obama advised voters choosing who to represent them that “this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision” and committed himself to making his case anew after any future mass shooting.

“Each time this happens, I am going to say that we can actually do something about it, but we’re going to have to change our laws, and this is not something I can do by myself,” Obama said, calling on federal and state elected officials to help him.

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Russian jets carried out a second day of airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, including this one in Kafr Nabel, but there were conflicting claims about whether they were targeting Islamic State and alQaeda militants or trying to shore up the defenses of President Bashar Assad.

Russia aims at Syria, but what is its aim?

Some say strikes target rebels, not enemy militants MOSCOW (AP) – As Russian warplanes carried out a second wave of airstrikes Thursday in Syria, Moscow defended its military involvement against Western criticism of its intentions, saying it sees “eye-toeye” with the U.S.-led coalition campaign on its targets in the country.

The claim of agreement with Washington came amid conflicting reports about Russia’s intentions in Syria and whether it is targeting only Islamic State and alQaida-linked militants.

The U.S. and its allies fear that Russia, which has backed the family of President Bashar Assad since the current leader’s father was in power, is using the air campaign as a pretext to go after anti-Assad rebels that include CIA-backed groups.

Russian jets appeared to be primarily bombing central and northwestern Syria, strategic regions that are the gateway to Assad’s strongholds in the capital of Damascus and the coast.

Warplanes hit locations of a U.S.-backed rebel group, Tajamu Alezzah, in the central province of

Hama, said the Britainbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It added that Tajamu Alezzah also was targeted a day earlier.

Idlib province appeared to bear the brunt of the attacks, activists said.

The province is controlled by a coalition of rebel groups that include the al-Qaida-linked Jabbat al-Nusra.

In Syria’s chaotic civil war and rapidly shifting battlefield terrain, however, it can be difficult to distinguish which groups holds what territory.

On Wednesday, French Defense Minister JeanYves Le Drian said Russian warplanes “didn’t hit Islamic State,” and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter had also said the Russians appeared to have targeted areas that did not include IS militants.

Speaking Thursday at the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected suggestions that the airstrikes were to shore up support for Moscow’s main ally in the Middle East.

He insisted Russia was targeting the same militant groups as the U.S.-led coalition, which is conducting its own airstrikes in Syria: the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, the alQaida-linked Jabbat alNusra and other groups.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate conservatives and liberals on Thursday united behind an overhaul of the criminal justice system, a rare bipartisan agreement that would allow some nonviolent drug offenders to get reduced prison sentences and give judges greater discretion in sentencing.

The legislation, years in the making, comes as disparate voices have spoken as one in saying the current system is broken, from President Barack Obama to the ACLU to the conservative Koch Industries.

The legislation announced Thursday would give judges the discretion to give sentences below the mandatory minimum for nonviolent drug offenders.

Some current inmates could get their sentences

nonviolent drug offenders. Then, it was less than 25,000. Today, it is more than 200,000.

While the package will have some momentum in the Senate, at a news conference Thursday, senators acknowledged they weren’t sure if such a compromise would be acceptable in the more polarized House. A House Judiciary Committee spokeswoman said the panel expects to introduce legislation soon.

The White House hasn’t commented on the bill. But in July, Obama became the first president to visit a federal prison while in office.

He called for changes in the criminal justice system, saying a distinction had to be made between young people doing “stupid things” and violent criminals.

The bill The billl would also ...

• Eliminate mandatory life sentences for three-time, nonviolent offenders, excluding violent offenders, sex offenders, inmates convicted of terrorism charges and some others.

• Require all eligible inmates to undergo regular assessments to determine the likelihood of committing another crime. Inmates deemed to be a low risk for a repeat offense could get their prison sentences shortened by 10 days for every 30 days they participate in a rehabilitation program.

• Reduce enhanced penalties that apply to repeat drug offenders. However, the penalties would still be applied to offenders with prior convictions for violent and serious drug felonies.

• Limit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody. reduced by as much as 25 percent by taking part in rehabilitation programs, if they are deemed a low risk to offend again.

The bill would also create new programs to help prisoners successfully reenter society.

Among the senators’

goals: Make the sentencing system more fair, reduce recidivism and contain rising prison costs.

Since 1980, the federal prison population has exploded, in part because of mandatory minimum sentences for

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

ST. PATRICKS OF AMBOY

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Visitors Welcome.

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

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

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

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

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

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

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

Service every Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

Mid Week Prayer Service 6 p.m. Wed.

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH

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

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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

2709 16th Ave., Sterling, 625-1229 William F. Stocks, Bishop Sacrament Meeting 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK

LINCOLN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD 704 Lincoln Ave., Dixon, 288-1142 Pastor Mike Worrel 573-703-7503 www.lincolnave.org Wednesday 6-7pm: Jump Kids (birth to 5th), Jump Moms, Fusion Youth & Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30am: Worship, Children’s Church and Jump Kids

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC 2nd & Shelhammer, Harmon, 857-2315 Rev. Timothy Draper, Priest Sunday 9:00am Worship Weekdays as Scheduled

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

ST. MARY CATHOLIC Walton Road, Walton, 857-3891 Rev. Timothy Draper, Priest Saturday 6:00pm Worship, Weekdays as Scheduled

Missouri Synod, 284-4554, 2035 IL Rt. 26, Dixon Pastor David Andermann, Worship 9 a.m.

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

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Rt. 1, Maytown Rd., Maytown Rev. Timothy Draper, Priest Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Weekdays as Scheduled

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

Bible Study Saturday 1:00 p.m.

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

Wed. Christian Education 6:30 p.m.

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

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

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST

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

Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

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

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE 106 S. Walnut, Franklin Grove 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 9:00am

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BETHEL EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

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

3 years thru 6th grade

that there will—Malachi not be room 3:10 NIV enough to store it.”

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NORTHSIDE BAPTIST

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “Bring whole tithe intotithe the “Bring the whole into the “and see ifthe I will not throw that there storehouse, thatstorehouse, there may bemay be open the floodgates of heaven food in my house.

Test me in food in my house.

Test me in this,”blessing says the Lord Almighty, and poursays out the so much this,” Lord “and seeAlmighty, if I will not throw that there be not room “and seewill if I not will throwof heaven open the floodgates so much blessing enough to store it.”and pour open the floodgates ofout heaven that there will not be room and pour 3:10 out so much blessing —Malachi NIV enough to store it.”

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

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

815-677-7566

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

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

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

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

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

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

Please join us.

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

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

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

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

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

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

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

REYNOLDS UNITED METHODIST 2496 Reynolds Rd, Ashton - 815-453-2513 Rev. Sheamus Enright, Pastor - 847-975-8974 Sunday 10 a.m. - Family Worship / Children’s Church Bible Study Wednesday 9:30 a.m. www.reynoldsumc.net Handicapped Accessible

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

Junior Church for ages 12 and under during morning worship.

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

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

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

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

Church School, Adult Forum and Study Groups Follow Service

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

Christian Education: 10:00 a.m.

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

Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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

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

WoW Worship Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bible Study Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

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

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

634 Countryside Lane, Dixon, 288-4019

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

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

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Golden State break Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr will take a leave of absence as he recovers from back surgery, and will be replaced on an interim basis by Luke Walton. Kerr had surgery to repair a ruptured disc in late July.

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Numbers game The last time the United States team lost the Presidents Cup, nine of the players on this year’s U.S. team were still amatuers. Jordan Spieth was in kindergarten. The event is biennial and started in 1994.

FOOTBALL PREVIEW | POLO AT MILLEDGEVILLE

Being normal feeling good Concerns about having enough players in Missiles’ past

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

On late Monday afternoon, Milledgeville varsity football coach Jason Wroble enjoyed what would be considered a typical coaching experience.

There was some film to be watched, followed by a weightlifting session. Players did their squats and thrusts, dead lifts Craig Lang/Shaw Media and bench presses, all while Polo’s Tristan Aguilar fights for yards during the Marcos’ win music blared from speakers at over Eastland-Pearl City. The Marcos are 5-0 heading into ear-damaging volumes.

Wroble, dressed in shorts and today’s rivalry game with 4-1 Milledgeville.

BOYS GOLF

When: 7 p.m. Friday Where: Floyd Daub Field Twitter: Brian Weidman (@BrianWeidman) a T-shirt, was in the middle of it, exhorting some athletes, spotting for some, joking with others.

In the distance, fresh-soph players practiced on one field, and junior tackle players did their thing on another. The varsity resumed their traditional practices, leading up to this week’s game against Polo, on Tuesday.

By all appearances, it was a

healthy Class 1A football program. Not all that long ago, it wasn’t.

Milledgeville endured backto-back 0-9 seasons in 2010 and 2011, due in large part to a lack of numbers. The school had a triple whammy of having small class sizes, classes that were predominantly female, and of the boys, many who were not interested in athletics.

The 2010 season began with a 55-0 loss to Durand, an eyeopening experience for the Missiles.

GIRLS TENNIS | STERLING 4, DIXON 1

Ruckman scores with wrist shot

Bittersweet emotion

Hubbs consoles Ivarson after falling in tight No. 1 singles match

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Dixon junior sixth at BNC despite injury

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POPLAR GROVE – The only thing screaming louder than his bright pink pants was Cole Ruckman’s right wrist.

The Dixon junior injured his wrist last week, and it flared up on him Thursday during his round at the Big Northern boys golf tournament at Timber Pointe in Poplar Grove.

But Ruckman didn’t let the injury stop him from having his best 18-hole round of the season. The Carson Dukes’ top golfer Buck fired a 9-over-par Oregon 81, good enough senior for all-conference honors and a sixth-place tie with Oregon’s Carson Buck.

“I almost withdrew,” Ruckman said. “I had some wrist problems that almost made me withdraw halfway through the round.”

Good thing he didn’t.

Ruckman was 7-over-par through his first seven holes, and felt pain on just about every swing. But he rebounded to shoot 2-over the rest of the 11 holes, including an evenpar mark on the back nine. His back-nine score of 36 was his best over nine holes this season.

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STERLING – As Anna Ivarson walked off the tennis court, the Sterling junior was mad at herself for blowing a chance to win her No. 1 singles match.

But as longtime Dixon tennis guru Emma Hubbs made her way over to say hi, Ivarson’s anger turned into free-flowing tears as she hugged her summer coach. Hubbs’ emotions overflowed as she told Iverson how proud she was of the match she just watched Ivarson play against Match of the day: No. 1 Dixon senior Katie Hammitt – singles, Dixon’s Katie another Hubbs student.

Hammitt def. Sterling’s Then the tears turned into Anna Ivarson 6-7 (3), 6-2, laughter as the three had their picture taken together, Hubbs 10-8 and two of her disciples togethUp next: DeKalb at Dixon, er enjoying the sport they love 4:30 p.m. today; Sterling most. at NIB-12 Meet, 10 a.m.

Hammitt’s 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-8 Oct. 9 at Rochelle victory over Ivarson was the match du jour, but it was the only win for the Duchesses as the Golden Warriors won their Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com regular-season finale 4-1 at Dixon’s Sara Ackerson hits the ball during the No. 2 doubles match Thursday in Sterling. home.

Ackerson and teammate Renata Young dropped the match to Sterling’s Nadia Trujillo and EMOTION CONTINUED ON B3 Alyson Meeks 6-2, 6-0. Sterling won the meet 4-1.

VOLLEYBALL | ROCK FALLS DEF. OREGON 25-22, 25-20

Killing Hawks’ rallies at Tabor Rockets handle Oregon for second time

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WRIST CONTINUED ON B5

Top local teams 4. Oregon 9. Rock Falls 10. Dixon

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Top local golfers Tie 6th: Cole Ruckman (Dixon) 81; Carson Buck (Oregon) 81 Up next: Dixon, Rock Falls at Sterling Regional, Tuesday at Emerald Hill; Oregon at Elgin Regional, Tuesday at Gold Club of Illinois, Algonquin

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Star of the match: Bailey O’Brien, Rock Falls, 13 kills, 5 service points, 2 aces Key performers: Sommer Rhea, Oregon, 8 kills; Sydney Arickx, Rock Falls, 6 kills Up next: Rock Falls at Riverton Invite, today and Saturday; Mendota at Oregon, 6 p.m. Tuesday

ROCK FALLS – Sommer Rhea slid for a dig late in Game 2 of Thursday’s match at Tabor Gym. The Oregon senior watched as the ball shot high up in the air and toward the bleachers. By chance, it skimmed off a rafter in the ceiling, and that provid- bump it to a teammate, who Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com ed the backspin to head back sent it over the net toward Rock Falls’ Bailey O’Brien scores a kill off the arm of Ore- toward the court.

Rock Falls. gon’s Allyse Ketter (5) during Thursday’s match at Tabor That gave Samantha Miller Gym. O’Brien had 13 kills in the Rockets’ 25-22, 25-20 win. the chance to run over and KILLING CONTINUED ON B5 NFL

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WEEK 6 | 1990 SEASON

By SVM Sports Staff

Sterling football plays at Ottawa on Friday. This was listed incorrectly in the weekly picks in Thursday’s editions.

SVM regrets the error.

Some things don’t change.

Twenty-five years ago, Morrison and Fulton were preparing for the Wooden Shoe Bowl during Week 6 of the high school football season.

Some things do change. In 1990, Morrison and Fulton were fighting for the Three Rivers division lead. This year, the two teams are fighting for their playoff lives.

This week SVM turns back the clock to Week 6 of 1990. Check out some of the highlights from around the area. Next week, we’ll take a look at Week 7 of the 1985 season.

Morrison 36, Fulton 6: A battle for the Wooden Shoe and the lead in the Three Rivers turned into a surprising blowout at Fulton. The win made the Mustangs the only remaining undefeated team in the conference, with Newman, Fulton and Savanna all sitting at 3-1.

Morrison (5-1) overcame two first-quarter turnovers that set up Fulton (4-2) with prime field position, but the Mustangs’ defense held the Steamers out of the end zone.

Morrison’s Brad Tegeler reached the 100-yard rushing plateau for the fifth consecutive week with 138 yards on 12 carries. Josh Robbins added 44 yards, including the Mustangs’ first TD on an 11-yard run to start the second quarter.

Nathan Snyder rushed for 71 yards on 17 carries for the Steamers.

NBA

No physical activity for Rose for 2 weeks Derrick Rose won’t do any physical activity for 2 weeks, and will stay away from the Bulls until at least today’s follow-up exam because of sensitivity to light, according to coach Fred Hoiberg.

Rose, who will wear a mask upon his return, had his left orbital fracture surgically repaired on Wednesday. The Bulls remain optimistic Rose will play in their Oct. 27 season opener against the Cavaliers.

MLB

Johnson has surgery on his knee White Sox second baseman Micah Johnson underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Thursday at Rush University Medical Center.

Johnson had scar tissue removed during the procedure, but the knee was otherwise revealed to be structurally sound. The Sox expect Johnson to return for spring training in 2016 without restrictions.

Johnson, the team’s opening-day second baseman, hit .230 with 10 runs scored and three stolen bases in 36 games in 2015.

White Sox to add video boards The Chicago White Sox will receive three new video boards at U.S. Cellular Field by opening day 2016, Illinois Sports Facilities Authority spokesman Michael Alvarez said Thursday.

Alvarez, speaking for the organization that owns and develops the ballpark, confirmed a report from Crain’s Chicago Business that said the new centerfield scoreboard will check in at approximately 6,500 square feet. That’s more than four times the size of the current 1,484-square foot video board in center field, which was installed in 2003.

Crain said the video boards in right and left field will be the same size as the current boards – approximately 2,400 square feet.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Maryland-Michigan kickoff moved Saturday’s MarylandMichigan game has been rescheduled to 11 a.m. from 7 p.m. because of impending inclement weather from Hurricane Joaquin.

The game was scheduled to be a nationally televised night game on the Big Ten Network. Maryland had been billing the game as a “blackout” and was expecting a sellout crowd.

The game will still be televised on Big Ten Network.

NFL

O’Donnell might sit against Raiders The Bears are preparing for the possibility Pat O’Donnell will not be available Sunday after punting at the end of all 10 of the team’s possessions in the 26-0 loss to Seattle.

O’Donnell missed Wednesday’s practice with a right knee injury, and special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers indicated the team would likely cover its bases to be prepared for Sunday’s game at Soldier Field against the Raiders.

Mendota 20, Rock Falls 14:

The Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs after suffering their fourth defeat, but didn’t feel real bad about falling by six points to undefeated Mendota at Hinders Field.

Mendota, which was sitting alone at the top of the NCIC

Scoreboard • Sterling 33, LaSalle-Peru 7 • Dixon 23, Ottawa 20 • Mendota 20, Rock Falls 14 • Newman 61, Erie 8 • Manlius-Tampico 27, Walnut-LaMoille 13 • Morrison 36, Fulton 6 • Riverdale 13, Amboy 8 • Savanna 13, Prophetstown 9 • AFC 27, Rockford Lutheran 12 • Byron 14, Polo 6 • Forreston 51, Oregon 6 • Milledgeville 27, Warren 0 • Mount Carroll 34, Pearl City 12 • Stockton 46, Eastland 0 • Mount Morris 20, Forreston 0 Southwest with a 6-0 overall record and 3-0 division record, had a simple offense – give the ball to Matt Andruniak.

Andruniak rushed for 203 yards on 37 carries and had two touchdowns.

After being held to 33 yards in the first half, Rock Falls’ Mike Britt finished with 162 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter that made the score 14-6 Mendota.

The Trojans scored again before Dean Laws hit split end Jason Rubright for a 47-yard TD late in the fourth quarter to make the score 20-14.

Dixon 23, Ottawa 20: Mike Lumzy regained his QB job from Brian Jones after the first half with the Dukes trailing 14-7 in Ottawa.

Lumzy raced 20 yards for a touchdown on a quarterback keeper with 3 minutes remaining, and then ran in the 2-point conversion to hand Ottawa its first NCIC Northeast loss.

Lumzy guided Dizon (3-3, 2-1) to an 85-yard scoring drive in the third quarter that was capped by a Sammy Forrest 3-yard TD run.

Newman 61, Erie 8: In August, the Newman Comets were ranked second in Class A and had high hopes of a championship. Losses in Weeks 2 and 3 had burst that bubble quickly.

On a full moon on an October night, the pieces of the Newman puzzle finally appeared to fall into place against Erie.

Those pieces would remain in place for the Comets’ first state title in football later that fall.

Newman amassed 511 rushing yards compared to 92 for Erie.

David Molina led the way with 178 yards on the ground and two TDs. Savanna 13, Prophetstown 9:

Savanna’s Matt Haring crashed into the end zone with 2:03 remaining to lift the Indians past the host Prophets.

A 40-yard third-quarter touchdown run by senior Marty Lee had put the Prophets ahead of the Indians 9-6. Haring, the Three Rivers’ leading rusher, had 91 yards on 21 carries.

Savanna QB Ryan Radtke had the game’s only other TD on a 24-yard run.

Busy Cardinals: Forreston had a busy couple of days. The Cardinals beat Oregon 51-6 on Friday night, and then played again on Monday against Mount Morris.

Forreston lost to Mount Morris 20-0, its second loss of the season to the Mounders. The teams played because both had an opening in the schedule, and needed a game to get to nine for the season. This game was considered a nonconference game despite both teams playing in the Mid-Northern Conference.

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“They were so much faster than we were,” Wroble said. “We thought they were the fastest team ever, just because we were so slow, but we weren’t able to scrimmage.

We weren’t able to do anything.”

The number of Missiles out for football during that period dropped to as low as 17 players – in the entire program. The low point came in Week 3 of the 2011 season, when Milledgeville forfeited a game against East Dubuque.

“Week-to-week, you didn’t even know if you were going to play a game,” Wroble said. “As a coach, it’s really hard on you to walk in never knowing if you’ll have enough guys to practice, let alone play.”

Kyle Forbes and Chase Hutchison are juniors on this year’s Milledgeville team, and grew up watching the Missiles during the lean years. It wasn’t always fun, but it’s something they learned from.

“Even when we were down, I looked up to those guys as some of my heroes,” Forbes said, “and hoped that someday I could make the program change for the better.”

“We’ve always been a football group,” Hutchison added. “All of us have been like a brotherhood, basically.

Basketball has been a good sport for our town, but football brings us together more than anything. Watching those teams play, that got us riled up, and we knew we didn’t want to be like that.”

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Milledgeville’s Evan Skoog gets tackled during a game earlier this season. The Missiles are 4-1 heading into this week’s showdown with Polo at Floyd Daub Field.

They’re not. There are now 40 players in the program, with 18 upperclassmen listed on the varsity roster.

Where once coaches had to fill out positions so the team could have a passable scrimmage, underclassmen are now brought up.

The majority of freshmen and sophomores gain varsity experience in practice, instead of being thrown to the wolves, so to speak, against varsity competition.

Better practices have translated into results on the field. The Missiles stand at 4-1, all against NUIC Upstate competition. Only a one-touchdown loss at Ashton-Franklin Center in Week 3 keeps Milledgeville from an unblemished record.

Milledgeville has a 146-51 point differential thus far. While happy

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with the team’s 29.2 points-per-game scoring average, Wroble is happier with other parts of his team.

“Defense was a concern of ours at the beginning of the season,” he said. “In the preseason and scrimmages, we weren’t real strong defensively, but we’ve done a much better job. We’re a better tackling team, we follow assignments, and we play fast.

“That, and our special teams have been outstanding. We didn’t have a special teams touchdown last week, but we had two taken off the board. Every game this year, the special teams have contributed, so that’s really helped us out.”

As smooth as things have been, however, there are potential big potholes. Milledgeville is 4-1 thus far against

teams with a combined record of 6-19. The next four opponents (Polo, Stockton, Warren and Dakota) are a combined 16-4.

“Our schedule is backloaded,” Wroble said.

“We’re getting into the meat of our schedule, so we have to figure out where we’re at. Going against the best team in the conference up to this point of the season will tell us where we’re at.”

Polo (5-0, 4-0) is the team Wroble was speaking about, and has been the beast of the NUIC Upstate thus far, outscoring its opponents 254-14. Ten miles of blacktop separates the two communities, and all would say it’s a rivalry game, but Milledgeville is doing its best to downplay that aspect.

“We’ve got to take it like every other week,” Forbes said. “We’ve got to hit practice hard, stay focused, play as a team, and not let little things get in our way.”

Wroble ferreted out an Internet post (anonymous, of course) early this week that stated Milledgeville was the most overrated 4-1 team in the conference, if not the state. He passed that info on to his players, to help get their minds right for the task at hand this week.

“We know we’re the underdogs,” Forbes said, “but we’re looking forward to maybe proving some people wrong, and playing some good football.”

“It just shows that we’re still underdogs,” Hutchison added.

“Four-and-one doesn’t necessarily prove too much. We’ve still got a ways to go.”

On the calendar Local events

Today Men’s golf 12 p.m.

• Sauk Valley at Aldeen Classic Women’s tennis 3 p.m.

• Elgin at Sauk Valley

Football 7 p.m.

• Dixon at Winnebago • Rock Falls at Stillman Valley • Oregon at Byron 7:15 p.m.

• Sterling at Ottawa 7:30 p.m.

• Princeton at Newman • Bureau Valley at Sherrard • Fulton at Morrison • Orion at Amboy • Dakota at EPC (in Lanark) • Orangeville at AFC • Polo at Milledgeville

Volleyball 8:30 a.m.

• Rock Falls at Riverton Invitational TBA

• NICC Tournament at Faith Christian

On the tube TV listings

Today Auto racing 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, practice for AAA 400, at Dover, Del., NBCSP 2:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for AAA 400, at Dover, Del., NBCSP

College football 6 p.m.

• Memphis at S. Florida, ESPN2 • Columbia at Princeton, NBCSP 9:15 p.m.

• UConn at BYU, ESPN2

College volleyball 9 a.m.

• Michigan at Michigan St., BTN 5 p.m.

• Duke at N. Carolina, ESPNU 6 p.m.

• Nebraska at Penn St., BTN

Golf 7 a.m.

• European PGA, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, second round, TGC 2 p.m.

• Web.com Tour Championship, second round, TGC

MLB 6:30 p.m.

• Cardinals at Braves, FSN 7 p.m.

• Cubs at Brewers, CSN • Tigers at White Sox, CSN+ • Angels at Rangers, ESPN

Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• Bundesliga, Mainz at Darmstadt, FS1

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Cubs ease past ailing Reds Jackson hits three-run homer in win; White Sox lose to Royals By the Associated Press

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Sterling’s Maura Scanlan returns a volley Thursday during the No. 1 doubles match against Dixon at Sterling. Scanlan and Ali Prescott beat Aleasha Penn and Larissa Gallardo 6-0, 6-1.

Austin Jackson hit a three-run homer, Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double and the Chicago Cubs earned a 5-3 victory over the Reds on Thursday in Cincinnati.

Chris Denorfia also drove in a run and the Cubs overcame two errors to move within two games of idle Pittsburgh in the race for home field in the NL wildcard playoff game.

Joey Votto’s seventhinning RBI single extended his streak of consecutive games in which he’s reached base to 47.

Jason Hammel (10-7) turned in five shutout innings to match his single-season career high in wins. He allowed five hits and no walks to reach 10 wins for the fourth time.

Hector Rondon, the sixth Cubs reliever, pitched the ninth for his 29th save.

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“It’s fun to play a match like that, especially when you’ve played with your opponent over the summer and you’ve gotten close to her,” Ivarson said.

“It’s kind of bittersweet when you lose, because you’re really proud of your opponent and really happy for them, but you’re still sad that you lost. I really wanted that win, but if someone beat me, I’m glad it was Katie.”

Hammitt rallied from the first-set tiebreaker loss to take the second set, but then found herself trailing 6-4 in the super-tiebreaker.

But she didn’t panic, and won the next four points to take an 8-6 lead. She was able to close it out from there, and shared a smile and a handshake with Ivarson at the net as the crowd gave them a round of applause.

“I think that every time you’re down is really an opportunity,” Hammitt said. “I just looked at it as if I win two points in a row, then I’m tied, and if I win two more after that, then I’m ahead.

“I thought it was going to be pretty close, and it could’ve gone either way. I just got in the moment, tried to keep myself in the zone and not think about everything else there is to think about. My serves started cooperating a little bit more, and it just worked out in my favor, I guess.”

Ivarson wasn’t the least bit surprised that her friend rallied and pulled it out, and even knowing what to expect wasn’t enough for her to hold on.

“I knew I wasn’t going to win easily,” Ivarson said. “and I knew she was going to come back hitting hard and hitting those good angle shots.”

Dixon’s other singles player, senior Jacqueline Fazekas, also had a comeback in her, but she came up short in a 6-2, 6-4 loss to freshman Katelyn Grell. Grell built a 5-0 lead in the second set before Fazekas won the next four games to make things interesting.

But Grell held on, and looked a bit relieved when Fazekas’ final shot went wide.

Fazekas was back at No. 2 singles after spending 2 weeks playing doubles, to help her play through shin splints that flared up a

few weeks ago “This is the first year I’ve played singles, so I don’t really know many of the people I’m playing,” Fazekas said. “I guess that’s kind of an advantage, because I’m not intimidated and I can just go out and play.

“I hadn’t been back at singles yet since playing at [No.] 2 doubles the last 2 weeks. so I really tried to pull it out; I made it close, at least.

I’ve just got to back into it in singles.”

Sterling swept the doubles matches, winning all three in straight sets. The Warriors (9-5) dropped just four games in the six sets.

Doubles play was typified by a sequence in the No. 2 doubles match between Sterling’s duo of Nadia Trujillo and Alyson Meeks and Dixon’s team of Sara Ackerson and Renata Young.

Ackerson played an overhead slam shot at the net, but Trujillo chased it down in the left rear corner of the court.

Ackerson then slammed Trujillo’s return shot, but Trujillo sprinted to the right rear corner of the court to return that shot.

“I definitely feel lucky that she’s able to dart from side to side like that,” Meeks said. “At the beginning of the season, she wouldn’t have been able to get across the court like that, but she’s improved on that big-time.

“It’s hard for me to watch at the net because I can’t do anything to help, but I know she can get to the ball almost every time. We mesh really well, and she’s the best partner I’ve ever played with, by far.”

Trujillo and Meeks ended up losing that point, but won the match 6-2, 6-0. Trujillo credited the complementary play and a quick start to giving herself and Meeks a boost for the rest of the match.

“When we get a game or two ahead, our energy is so much higher than it was when we started,” Trujillo said. “We pick each other up the entire match, and we’re a pair that likes to run back and forth and hustle for the ball on every shot.”

Sterling’s Ali Prescott and Maura Scanlan beat Dixon’s Aleasha Penn and Larissa Gallardo 6-0, 6-1, at No. 1 doubles. The Warriors’ Abri Hale and Gianna Mancera won 6-1, 6-0 over Lauren Turffs and Paige Colby of Dixon (3-7).

Royals 6, White Sox 4: Jonny Gomes drove

in three runs, and the banged-up Kansas City Royals moved into a tie with Toronto for the AL’s best record with a victory over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Kris Medlen (6-2) pitched six innings of two-run ball, and Ryan Madson tossed a perfect ninth for his third save.

John Danks (7-15) was tagged for six runs and 11 hits – matching a season high – in five innings.

Jose Abreu’s two-run single in the seventh trimmed Kansas City’s lead to 6-4 and gave him 101 RBIs on the year. The Cuban slugger became the second player in major league history with AP 30 or more homers and 100-plus RBIs in each of The Cubs’ Chris Denorfia hits an RBI infield single off his first two seasons, join- Reds starting pitcher John Lamb during Thursday’s game in Cincinnati. The Cubs won 5-3. ing Albert Pujols.

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Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams can’t help but let his mind drift, thinking about his old teammates and fellow franchise icons Ernie Banks and Ron Santo as the Chicago Cubs are making their long-awaited return to the playoffs with a young team that has many believing they just might break that dreaded spell and finally bring home a championship soon, if not this season.

Looking back before ahead Williams recalls friends Banks, Santo as Cubs near playoffs

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Billy Williams couldn’t help but let his mind drift, thinking about his old teammates Ernie Banks and Ron Santo.

At a time like this, it was only natural.

The Chicago Cubs are heading back to the playoffs with a young team that has many believing they just might break that dreaded spell and finally bring home a World Series championship soon, if not this season.

As the Cubs get set for their first postseason game since 2008, Williams could imagine the unbridled joy Banks would be feeling. And he could see Santo in the radio booth, agonizing over every pitch just like all those fans tuning in to hear the former slugger.

“A lot of people ask me, ‘How would Ronnie take it?’” Williams said. “I say if he doesn’t have a heart attack, he’ll be fine.”

Santo, a nine-time AllStar over 15 seasons, died in 2010 after a 21-year career watching and agonizing with his team from the broadcast booth.

Banks, the smiling Hall of Fame slugger known as “Mr. Cub” after a 19-year career in the majors, died in January.

When Chicago takes the field for the National League wild-card game, Williams figures two big supporters will be looking down, enjoying

the moment as much as he is.

It’s one that was a long time coming, after five straight losing seasons and a top-to-bottom overhaul under president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer.

Years spent stocking the farm system paid off in a big way, and with four rookies in the lineup almost every day, there is a strong sense that big things are in store for years to come, that this is just a start.

“They stuck with their guns,” Williams said.

“They stuck by it. They said, ‘We’re gonna build a good minor league system, and in the future these guys are gonna get in here and they’re gonna play well. And they’re gonna play well for a long time.’ This is what I see.”

He sees contributions from Addison Russell

and Kyle Schwarber, not to mention All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant.

All three debuted this season, with Bryant making a strong case for NL Rookie of the Year after breaking Cubs rookie records that Hall of Famer Williams owned for home runs and shared for RBIs. On a recent day at Wrigley Field, Williams pointed from the dugout toward first base, where Bryant was warming up before a making a spot start there for Anthony Rizzo.

“He wants to learn everything about this game, which Rogers Hornsby used to tell me, ‘Don’t get complacent. You always can learn something each day in the game of baseball,’” Williams said.

He also can’t imagine a better fit to lead this team than Joe Maddon,

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who came to Chicago in the offseason after a long, successful run with Tampa Bay. Maddon has kept it light and loose as he tries to do what Dusty Baker, Lou Piniella and every other manager since Frank Chance in 1908 has failed to do – bring home a World Series championship.

Williams sees a team headed to the postseason – a place he, Banks and Santo never reached with the Cubs. The team in some ways reminds him of the 1969 Cubs.

“Not the final 3 weeks,” Williams said, referring to the team’s late collapse that year.

“But at this time how they’re playing, how much fun they’re having, how they’re enjoying it, the fans are enjoying it. It’s a great thing not only for the players but Chicago, the fans. Just in general, it’s great.”

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Ring Lardner, a sports columnist and short story writer who died in 1933, said, “A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, selfaddressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.”

In this deal, South has to find a way to tempt an opponent to help him – how?

South is in four hearts. West cashes his three top spades, then shifts to a diamond.

South should open one heart. That 11-point hand is stronger than many 13-counts. West might have made a takeout double (better than a one-spade overcall, despite that suit’s

strength). North used the Jacoby Forcing Raise: at least four-card heart support and game-forcing values. South’s three-diamond rebid showed a singleton (or void) in that suit and any point range. (You

could keep it simple, sensible, with natural rebids. Here, South would rebid four hearts to indicate a minimum.)

Some pairs lead the queen from ace-king-queen, asking partner to give count. Then, an ace-lead is from only the ace-king.

It is easy for declarer to cash his heart ace at trick five – and then grumble about bad luck when West discards. However, a resourceful South would cross to dummy with a club and lead the heart jack. Maybe East will be tempted to cover; or he might take ages thinking about it.

Either way, declarer makes his contract despite the 3-0 trump split.

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LOCAL ROUNDUP

Boys golf

Freidag leads Cougars to title

Thursday’s box score

ROYALS 6, WHITE SOX 4

Thursday’s results

Big Northern Conference Tournament at Timber Pointe, Poplar Grove Par 72 Team scores 1. Genoa-Kingston 326; 2. Burlington Central 337; 3. Byron 339; 4. Oregon 341; 5.

Rockford Christian 343; 6. Marengo 343; 7.

Richmond-Burton 348; 8. Johnsburg 362; 9. Rock Falls 364; 10. Dixon 370; 11. Rockford Lutheran 374; 12. Winnebago 379; 13.

Harvard 383; 14. Stillman Valley 397; 15.

Mendota 400; 16. North Boone 432 Top 10 individuals 1. Grant Fisher (Johns) 74; 2. Joe Sherman (BC) 77; 3. Carter Bukoski (Byr) 78; 4. (tie) Trent Snodgrass (Byr), Nick Gargani (G-K) 79; 6. (tie) Carson Buck (Ore) Cole Ruckman (Dix) 81; 8. (tie) Nick Adamczyk (G-K), Eetu Hakala (G-K), Anthony Divito (BC), Zach Wittmus (RC), Ben Gomez (RC) 82 Dixon scores: Cole Ruckman 81, Jake Bonnell 92, Jackson Jeffery 97, Anton Halla 100, Patrick Johnson 110, Olivia Pultorak 112 Oregon scores: Carson Buck 81, Mitchell Nehrkorn 84, Tyler Black 88, Adam Merrill 88, Zach Stromberg 93, Matt Myers 94 Rock Falls scores: Cooper Kilberg 88, Nolan Moeller 89, Andrew Ashley 93, Mitchell Guzzle 94, Bronson Mintun 98, Zach Wildman 107

National League

NUIC Meet at Galena Golf Club Par 71 Team scores 1. Stockton 347; 2. Polo 358; 3. East Dubuque 370; 4. West Carroll 372; 5. Galena 375; 6. Aquin 376; 7. Forreston 382; 8. (tie) Eastland-Milledgeville, River Ridge 385; 10. Pearl City 411; 11. Dakota 429 Top 10 individuals 1. Alex Staver (Stock) 75; 2. Anthony Mendoza (WC) 79; 3. Peyton Keeffer (Stock) 80; 4. Zach Lacher (Stock) 82; 5. (tie) Curt Strauss (East-Mill), Christopher Rademacher (Polo) 84; 7. (tie) Kane Hyde (Gal), Erik Durand (Pecatonica) 85; 9. (tie) Bryan Edler (Forr), Connor Shoemaker (Aquin), Tristin Woodin (Polo) 87 Other Polo scores: Mack Llanas 93, Brix Clayton 94, Trevin Woodin 94, Tommy Bardell 109, Lane Hopkins 115 Other West Carroll scores: Cameron Ehlers 88, Sean Keckler 101, Matt Haring 104, Owen Wurster 114, Aaron Haring 119, Dawson Wurster 119 Other Eastland-Milledgeville scores: Kaden Henze 96, Collin Eubanks 100, Connor DeGroot 105, Austin Poffenberger 109, Chris Kniss 125 AFC score: Dylan Pitzer 99

Girls golf Thursday’s results

NUIC Meet at Galena Golf Club Par 71 Team scores 1. Eastland-Milledgeville 396; 2. East Dubuque 447; 3. Galena 459; 4. Pearl City 463; 5. Lena-Winslow 491; 6. Dakota 499 Top 10 individuals 1. Karissa Freidag (East-Mill) 80; 2. Megan Gille (Stockton) 84; 3. (tie) Bailey Heckman (East-Mill), Naeva Groenewold (Forreston), Kaitlin Korf (Forreston) 91; 6. Hayley Guilinger (WC) 94; 7. Alyssa Johnson (Pearl City) 97; 8. Sedona Smith (Aquin) 99; 9. (tie) Madeline Meyer (ED), Grace Norton (East-Mill) 105 Other Eastland-Milledgeville scores: Jenna French 120, Chloe Anderson 133 Other West Carroll scores: Maddie Hartman 132, Alyssa Smith 136 Polo score: Megan Call 124

Girls tennis Thursday’s results at Sterling

STERLING 4, DIXON 1 Singles 1. Katie Hammit (D) def. Anna Ivarson 6-7 (3), 6-2, 10-8 2. Katelyn Grell (S) def. Jacqueline Fazekas 6-2, 6-4 Doubles 1. Ali Prescott, Maura Scanlan (S) def.

Aleasha Penn, Larissa Gallardo 6-0, 6-1 2. Nadia Trujillo, Alyson Meeks (S) def. Sara Ackerson, Renata Young 6-2, 6-0 3. Abri Hale, Gianna Mancera (S) def.

Lauren Turffs, Paige Colby 6-1, 6-0 Records: Sterling 9-5, Dixon 3-7

College football Top 25 schedule Saturday’s games No. 1 Ohio State at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Michigan State vs. Purdue, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Mississippi at No. 25 Florida, 6 p.m.

No. 4 TCU vs. Texas, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Baylor vs. Texas Tech, at Arlington, Texas, 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 12 Clemson, 7 p.m.

No. 7 UCLA vs. Arizona State, 6:30 p.m.

No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 13 Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 LSU vs. Eastern Michigan, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Florida St. at Wake Forest, 2:30 p.m.

No. 14 Texas A&M vs. No. 21 Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.

No. 15 Oklahoma vs. No. 23 W.Virginia, 11 a.m.

No. 16 Northwestern vs. Minnesota, 11 a.m.

No. 18 Stanford vs. Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Iowa, 11 a.m.

No. 20 Oklahoma St. vs. Kansas St., 3 p.m.

No. 22 Michigan at Maryland, 7 p.m.

No. 24 California vs. Washington St., 3 p.m.

MLB American League East Division W L Pct GB x-Toronto 92 67 .579 — y-New York 87 72 .547 5 Baltimore 78 81 .491 14 Boston 78 81 .491 14 Tampa Bay 78 81 .491 14 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Kansas City 92 67 .579 — Minnesota 83 76 .522 9 Cleveland 78 80 .494 13½ Chicago 74 85 .465 18 Detroit 73 85 .462 18½ West Division W L Pct GB z-Texas 87 72 .547 — Houston 84 75 .528 3 Los Angeles 83 76 .522 4 Seattle 75 84 .472 12 Oakland 66 93 .415 21 x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card; z-clinched playoff berth Wild-card glance

New York Houston Los Angeles Minnesota

86 84 83 83

72 75 76 76

Kansas City Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi AEscor ss 5 1 2 0 Eaton dh 4 2 1 0 Zobrist 2b 4 0 2 0 Abreu 1b 4 0 2 2 Hosmer 1b 5 1 1 0 MeCarr lf 4 1 1 0 KMorls dh 0 1 0 0 TrThm cf 4 0 2 1 Cuthert pr-dh 2 1 0 0 AlRmrz ss 3 0 1 0 Mostks 3b 5 1 2 2 AvGarc rf 3 0 0 0 S.Perez c 4 1 1 0 CSnchz 2b 3 0 0 0 Butera c 1 0 0 0 Saladin 3b 3 0 0 0 AGordn lf 4 0 2 1 Shuck ph 0 0 0 0 JGoms rf 2 0 1 3 GBckh 3b 1 0 0 0 JDyson cf 1 0 0 0 Flowrs c 3 1 1 0 Orland cf-rf 4 0 2 0 Brantly c 1 0 0 0 Totals 37 6 13 6 Totals 33 4 8 3 Kansas City 103 020 000 — 6 Chicago 002 000 200 — 4 E–A.Escobar (13), Flowers (5). DP–Chicago 1. LOB–Kansas City 9, Chicago 6.

2B–Moustakas (33), S.Perez (25), Eaton (27). 3B–Hosmer (5). SB–A.Escobar (16), Zobrist (3). CS–Al.Ramirez (7). SF–J. Gomes.

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Medlen W,6-2 6 4 2 1 3 4 Hochevar 2/3 3 2 2 0 1 D.Duffy H,2 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 K.Herrera H,21 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 Madson S,3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Joh.Danks L,7-15 5 11 6 6 3 2 Putnam 2/3 2 0 0 0 1 Da.Jennings 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 Carroll 2 0 0 0 1 1

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Thursday’s results Baltimore 6, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 1 Tampa Bay 4, Miami 1 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2 Texas 5, L.A. Angels 3 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Today’s games N.Y. Yankees (L.Severino 5-3) at Baltimore (W.Chen 10-8), 6:05 p.m.

Boston (Owens 4-3) at Cleveland (Tomlin 6-2), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 11-6), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 7-12) at Texas (M.Perez 3-6), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Simon 13-11) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-11), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (C.Young 11-6) at Minnesota (E.Santana 7-4), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 19-8) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 14-8), 8:40 p.m.

Oakland (Brooks 2-4) at Seattle (Iwakuma 9-5), 9:10 p.m.

East Division W L Pct GB x-New York 89 70 .560 — Washington 81 78 .509 8 Miami 69 90 .434 20 Atlanta 64 95 .403 25 Philadelphia 62 97 .390 27 Central Division W L Pct GB x-St. Louis 100 59 .629 — y-Pittsburgh 96 63 .604 4 y-Chicago 94 65 .591 6 Milwaukee 68 91 .428 32 Cincinnati 63 96 .396 37 West Division W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 89 70 .560 — San Francisco 83 76 .522 6 Arizona 77 81 .487 11½ San Diego 74 85 .465 15 Colorado 66 92 .418 22½ x-clinched division; y-clinched wild card

Pittsburgh Chicago

Wild-card glance

96 94

63 .604 65 .591

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Thursday’s results Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 2 San Diego 3, Milwaukee 1 Tampa Bay 4, Miami 1 Washington 3, Atlanta 0 Colorado at Arizona, late Today’s games Cincinnati (Sampson 2-6) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 12-7), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Nicolino 4-4) at Philadelphia (Harang 6-15), 6:05 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 11-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Jai.Garcia 10-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 10-8), 6:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 21-6) at Milwaukee (A.Pena 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 19-8) at Arizona (R.De La Rosa 14-8), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (C.Kelly 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 11-12), 9:10 p.m.

Colorado (K.Kendrick 6-13) at San Francisco (Heston 12-10), 9:15 p.m.

Thursday’s box score

Eastland senior earns medalist honors at NUIC Meet

By SVM Sports Staff

Eastland senior Karissa Freidag fired a 9-over-par 80 Thursday to take medalist honors and lead Eastland-Milledgeville to the team title at the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference Meet at Galena Golf Club.

The Cougars shot a 396 to easily take the team trophy over runnerup East Dubuque (447). Freidag’s teammate Bailey Heckman tied for third with a 91, and Grace Norton tied for ninth with a 105.

West Carroll did not field a full team, but sophomore Hayley Guilinger placed sixth with a 94.

Polo also had an individual, as Megan Call fired a 124.

Sterling 252, Rock Island 259:

The Golden Warriors won their first dual meet of the season, taking a nonconference match by seven strokes against the Rocks at Emerald Hill.

Boys golf Polo 2nd at NUIC Meet: The Marcos shot five scores of 94 or better to earn a runner-up finish in the 11-team Northwest Upstate Illini Conference Meet at Galena Golf Club.

Christopher Rademacher tied for fifth with an 84, and Tristin Woodin tied for ninth with an 87. Mack Llanas (93), Brix Clayton (94) and Trevin Woodin (94) all broke 100 for Polo, which shot a 358 to finish behind only Stockton (347).

West Carroll was fourth with a 372, led by individual runner-up Anthony Mendoza, who carded an 8-over-par 79. Stockton’s Alex Staver (75) was the only other golfer to break 80. The Thunder also got an 88 from Cameron Ehlers.

Eastland-Milledgeville tied for eighth as a team with a 385. Curt Strauss shot an 84, and Kaden Henze added a 96.

AFC’s Dylan Pitzer competed as an individual, firing a 99.

Jay Borum smashed 15 kills and had 10 digs, and Kaylee Martin finished with 14 kills and 10 digs for Karissa Freidag, Eastland golf, Sterling (14-5). Macie Good spiked 80, medalist at NUIC Meet seven kills, and Rashel Robinson Anthony Mendoza, WC golf, stuffed three blocks. Alli Olson set 79, runner-up at NUIC Meet 35 assists, and Jamy Trancoso led Tony Diaz, Sterling soccer, the defense with 16 digs.

6 goals Prior to the match, Martin, Olson Jay Borum, Sterling volleyball, and Trancoso were presented game 15 kills, 10 digs balls from recent record-setting matches. Martin holds the record for career kills, Olson the singleBoys soccer Sterling 6, Limestone 1: Tony season record for assists, and TranDiaz scored all six Golden Warrior coso the career record for digs.

Morrison def. Newman 25-20, goals in a nonconference win in 25-22: Allysa Criss led the way as Bartonville.

Jose Castro dished a pair of the Fillies went on the road and assists, and Patrick Nelsen and beat the Comets in a Three Rivers Jesus Velazquez added one assist match.

Criss had a team-high six kills, apiece for Sterling (10-1-3).

Dixon 4, Lutheran 0: The Dukes while Brooke Stralow and Kasscored three goals in the first half sidee Church each added four kills of their home match, and added and two blocks. Stralow had seven another in the second half to finish assists, and Autumn VanBuren had seven digs to pace Morrison (10-6, off a Big Northern West win.

Dixon forward Remington LeRette 6-4 TRAC). scored the first two goals on assists Madalyn Wilson led Newman from Caleb Carlson and Ander with eight kills and two aces, with Duenas. The Dukes added their Mary Jensen adding 2½ blocks. third goal of the match when Con- Mady Ferris had 19 digs, and Kate Payan finished with 12 assists for nor Carlson drilled a penalty kick.

Connor Carlson then added his the Comets (5-11, 4-6).

Prophetstown def. Princeton second goal of the match, finishing 25-19, 25-15: Claire Milnes had a corner kick from Duenas in the six kills and four aces to lead the second half.

Prophets to a Three Rivers road Dixon is tied with Stillman Valley win. in the BNC West, but the Cardinals Maddie Fringer and Lexi Ranstill have Oregon – which is unde- gel dished six assists apiece, with feated in conference play – on their Fringer serving two aces. Dena schedule, opening the door for Johnson added three kills and four the Dukes (8-5-1, 7-3 BNC West) digs for Prophetstown, Jensyn to take sole possession of second McKinney also spiked three kills, place with two conference match- and Autumn Clary chipped in four es remaining on the schedule. digs.

Volleyball Orangeville def. Polo 25-21, Sterling def. Kaneland 25-6, 25-21: The Marcos dropped an 22-25, 25-22: After an easy win in NUIC East match in straight sets Game 1, the Golden Warriors held on the road by identical scores. off the Knights’ comeback attempt Justine Gorzny had six kills, Emalie for a NIB-12 crossover win at Gunder added 16 digs, and Kenzie Dusing dished nine assists for Polo.

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Thursday’s results Ottawa 5, Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2 Minnesota 6, Buffalo 1 St. Louis 5, Chicago 2 Winnipeg 3, Calgary 1 Vancouver 5, Edmonton 2 Colorado at Anaheim, late Today’s games Columbus at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games Nashville at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Florida, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Colorado vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas, NV, 9 p.m.

Rockets jump to 7-1 lead in Game 2 KILLING

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A bump and set later, Rock Falls’ Bailey O’Brien slammed down a kill that caused an echo as it bounced off Tabor’s hardwood.

The Big Northern West match wasn’t over at that point, but it kind of felt like it.

Moments later, Rock Falls finished the job with a 25-22, 25-20 win.

“We played really well against Oregon the last time we played, so we had that confidence coming in,” Rock Falls’ Sydney Arickx said. “We also wanted to make up for the match on Tuesday.”

The win helps the Rockets keep pace with Rockford Lutheran in the Big Northern West.

Lutheran was 6-1 in the division heading into Thursday’s action, and beat the Rockets (13-6, 6-2) in Tuesday’s match at Tabor.

“I told them that every match from now on is for the conference,” Rock Falls coach Sheila Mammosser said. “It was so great to see them come out tonight and play so well after kind of falling flat on Tuesday.

“We spent practice yesterday [Wednesday] having a little fun doing some things that help improve communication, and I think it took some pressure off.”

Oregon’s only two BNC West losses have come to Rock Falls.

The Hawks put the pressure on in both games, taking leads midway through the match.

In Game 1, the Hawks took a 19-15 lead after a kill by Rhea and a Rock Falls hitting error.

The Rockets rallied back, tying the score at 21. Two hitting errors by Oregon gave Rock Falls the 23-21 lead.

After a kill by Allyse Ketter, the Rockets closed the match with a nifty

kill by Alexandra Romo that sort of resembled a hook shot in basketball, and then a block by Emily Sauer.

“We had some really big plays at key times,” Mammosser said. “Romo made some really nice plays, and Molly Mammosser, who didn’t have the best game the other night, really answered the challenge at libero.”

Also coming up with key blocks in the middle was Arrickx. She had two in the match to go with six kills.

“Sydney had a great match,” Mammosser said. “There were some points there that we really needed, and she came through in those spots.”

In Game 2, Rock Falls jumped out to a 7-1 lead, forcing Oregon to expend energy playing catchup.

“It was just nice to put another team in that position,” Arickx said. “It’s been us falling behind so many times this season.

That’s what happened on Tuesday, and it’s hard to come back against good teams.”

Oregon did rally, thanks to some key kills by Rhea, Gylian Finch and MacKenzie Skoumal.

Rhea led the team with eight kills in the match.

Finch had seven.

The Hawks took their first lead in Game 2 at 16-15, and extended it to 18-15 before Rock Falls took 10 of the last 12 points.

That included a fivepoint run with Jordan Clevenger serving that made the score 21-19 Rock Falls.

“Jordan usually gets more playing time in the back row,” Mammosser said. “She didn’t get as many tonight because I waited longer to sub.

But she made some nice plays, and that little run serving was key.”

O’Brien finished with a match-high 13 kills, and she served out the last two points for Rock Falls.

RF’s Kilberg balancing golf and baseball WRIST

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Ruckman was a sectional qualifier a year ago with teammate Jake Bonnell (92), and the two led the Dukes (370) to a 10thplace finish at the 16-team tournament. Oregon (341) was fourth, while Rock Falls (364) took ninth.

Genoa-Kingston won the title with a 326, Burlington Central (337) was second and Bryon (339) was third. Each of those teams had at least one golfer finish in the 70s.

One of the keys to Ruckman’s success and drive to finish his round was playing in what turned out to be the top group of golfers. He played alongside medalist Grant Fisher from Johnsburg and runner-up Joe Sherman from

Burlington Central. Fisher carded a 74, while Sherman finished with a 77.

“I thought I wasn’t doing so good,” Ruckman said. “I thought I was headed for a 90 or something, but when [Fisher] and [Sherman] asked how I was doing, I looked at my card and realized I was right with them.

“They are good golfers, and they were having a good time, so it helped me stay on track, and I wanted to finish strong.”

Just five golfers turned in scorecards with scores in the 70s, as the cold, gusty conditions hampered play for most of the field that was used to playing rounds in sunsoaked conditions with little wind.

Oregon scheduled a practice round at Timber Pointe for Wednesday,

but the heavy rain cancelled those plans. Buck, the Hawks’ No. 2 golfer, found the conditions to be a challenge, but made adjustments like keeping his ball low in order get under the wind for better control.

He also noted that the course was playing slow, and had to club up for most of his approach shots.

“It was kind of a grind all day,” said Buck, who had just one birdie to go along with a handful of pars and bogeys. “I haven’t really golfed in conditions like this this season, but I know it will help me when regionals and sectionals roll around.”

Mitchell Nehrkorn added an 84 for Oregon, while Tyler Black and Adam Merrill added 88s.

Rock Falls was led by Cooper Kilberg’s 88, and

Nolan Moeller added an 89. Kilberg, SVM’s baseball player of the year this past spring, still plays in baseball tournaments when he’s not golfing, but said he is able to keep the two different swings apart.

His baseball playing hasn’t affected his scores on the golf course this season, as he averages about an 80 per 18 holes, and had a swing lesson with former Sterling golf coach C.J. Wade on Wednesday.

But the senior couldn’t get anything going on Thursday.

“It wasn’t my best today,” Kilberg said. “I’ve played here all 4 years, but not being able to come out and get familiar with the course and the conditions made it tough. The good thing is we can build off this and get ready for regionals.”

Game of the week Vikings at Broncos The Broncos have survived a series of close calls through 3 weeks. Now, they’ll try to fend of off the surging Vikings.

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This date in the NFL October 3, 2011 Devin Hester sets an NFL record with his 11th punt return for a touchdown as the Bears beat the Panthers 34-29.

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SCOREBOARD NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East L T 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 South W L T 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 North W L T 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 West W L T 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0

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PA 56 75 72 104

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Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East L T Pct PF PA 1 0 .667 75 75 2 0 .333 78 72 2 0 .333 55 59 2 0 .333 58 63 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 3 0 0 1.00 71 48 Atlanta 3 0 0 1.00 89 72 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 49 80 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 60 84 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 3 0 0 1.00 96 68 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 60 50 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 56 83 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 46 105 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 0 0 1.00 126 49 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 50 67 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 45 93 Seattle 1 2 0 .333 74 61 Thursday’s result Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20, OT Sunday’s games N.Y. Jets vs. Miami at London, 8:30 a.m.

Oakland at Chicago, noon Jacksonville at Indianapolis, noon N.Y. Giants at Buffalo, noon Carolina at Tampa Bay, noon Philadelphia at Washington, noon Houston at Atlanta, noon Kansas City at Cincinnati, noon Cleveland at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Open: New England, Tennessee Monday’s game Detroit at Seattle, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia

W 2 1 1 1

Thursday’s box score

RAVENS 23, STEELERS 20

Baltimore Pittsburgh

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First Quarter Pit–FG Scobee 45, 7:41.

Bal–Campanaro 9 run (Tucker kick), :25.

Second Quarter Pit–Bell 11 run (Scobee kick), 1:37.

Pit–FG Scobee 36, :00.

Third Quarter Pit–Heyward-Bey 9 pass from Vick (Scobee kick), 10:41.

Bal–Aiken 15 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 7:27.

Quarterback challenge Cutler practices as QB scenario still uncertian for Sunday

Fourth Quarter Bal–FG Tucker 40, 10:14.

Bal–FG Tucker 42, :03.

Overtime Bal–FG Tucker 52, 5:08.

Bal First downs 21 Total Net Yards 356 Rushes-yards 39-191 Passing 165 Punt Returns 1-14 Kickoff Returns 1-24 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 21-34-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-21 Punts 4-51.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 Penalties-Yards 4-30 Time of Possession 37:43

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Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen started last week against the Seahawks. The team punted in all 10 of their possessions. Starter Jay Cutler practiced Thursday, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Raiders is still uncertain.

Pit 17 263 33-167 96 3-51 1-31 1-37 19-26-0 4-28 6-39.8 2-0 4-20 32:09

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Baltimore, Forsett 27-150, Allen 5-19, Taliaferro 3-13, Campanaro 1-9, Flacco 3-0. Pittsburgh, Bell 22-129, Vick 9-33, D.Williams 2-5.

PASSING–Baltimore, Flacco 20-33-1189, Koch 1-1-0-(minus 3). Pittsburgh, Vick 19-26-0-124.

RECEIVING–Baltimore, Aiken 5-77, Smith Sr. 4-24, Boyle 3-12, M.Williams 2-17, Campanaro 2-16, M.Brown 2-9, Waller 1-17, Taliaferro 1-11, Juszczyk 1-3. Pittsburgh, Bell 7-21, Brown 5-42, Heyward-Bey 4-31, Wheaton 1-18, Coates 1-11, Miller 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Pittsburgh, Scobee 49 (WL), 41 (WL).

Line FAVORITE NY Jets at Indianapolis at Atlanta Carolina at Buffalo Oakland Philadelphia at Cincinnati at San Diego Green Bay at Denver at Arizona at New Orleans

Sunday LINE O/U 1½ 42 9½ 48 6 47 3 39½ 5½ 46 3 44½ 3 44½ 4 45 7½ 45 8 48½ 6½ 43 7 42½ 4½ 46½

DOG Miami Jacksonville Houston at Tampa Bay NY Giants at Chicago at Washington Kansas City Cleveland at San Fran.

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Detroit

CAPSULE

Raiders (2-1) at Bears (0-3)

When: Noon, Sunday TV/Radio: CBS/780 AM Last meeting: Raiders 25-20, Nov. 27, 2011 Last week: Raiders 27, Browns 20; Seahawks 26, Bears 0 AP Pro32 ranking: Raiders No. 15, Bears No. 32 Raiders offense: Overall (7), Rush (17), Pass (7) Raiders defense: Overall (32), Rush (13), Pass (30) Bears offense: Overall (28), Rush (6T), Pass (31) Bears defense: Overall (11), Rush (28T), Pass (6) Streaks, stats, and notes: Game matches two head coaches with history together: Chicago’s John Fox and Oakland’s Jack Del Rio. Del Rio served as defensive coordinator under Fox with Carolina and Denver.

on Sept. 20.

With Cutler out, Clausen struggled against Seattle, the LAKE FOREST – The Chicago first shutout against Chicago Bears hope to get quarterback since 2002. He completed 9 of Jay Cutler back for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raid- 17 passes for 63 yards, and Chiers, but are preparing to go with cago (0-3) punted on all 10 of its Jimmy Clausen again if he is not possessions.

It was a difficult spot for Clauready. sen, playing in a notoriously Cutler practiced Thursday on loud stadium against a team a limited basis for the second consecutive day, after sitting out starved for its first win after losing the Super Bowl last season. last week’s 26-0 loss at Seattle The Bears also used a conserbecause of a pulled hamstring.

He responded “we’ll see” when vative game plan with Cutler sidelined. asked if he will play against the “What we did in that game I Raiders. felt like gave us the best chance, “We’ve still got a couple days especially with what we were left,” he said. “I don’t think asking Jimmy to do,” offensive we’re exactly where we want to be. But no one really is 100 per- coordinator Adam Gase said. “The one regret I cent healthy right now.”

Cutler’s return certainly would do have is in that second half I wish boost a team searching for its I would first win under new coach John have pulled Fox. He was injured trying to the trigtackle Arizona’s Tony Jefferson on a 26-yard interception return ger maybe for a touchdown in the first half a little bit sooner as of a 48-23 loss at Soldier Field

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far as being more aggressive on some of those first and second down calls.”

The Bears have also been without receiver Alshon Jeffery since the season opener because of a hamstring injury. He has been practicing on a limited basis this week but his status for Sunday’s game is unclear. The same goes for starting left tackle Jermon Bushrod, who is recovering from a concussion.

The quarterbacks have been splitting reps in practice this week.

Cutler acknowledged he

is concerned about aggravating his hamstring.

“If you do come back on a hamstring earlier than you want to, it’s definitely going to be in the back of your mind because there’s that slight pull. It’s an instinctual game out there,” he said. “You’re doing things on the run without thinking. To have to worry about a hamstring and moving around is something that can weigh on you.”

It wasn’t the first time Cutler was injured trying to make a tackle following an interception.

In 2011, he broke his right thumb late against San Diego and missed the final six games, spoiling a potential playoff season. The Bears, who were closing out their fifth straight win, dropped five in a row before closing that season with a win to finish 8-8.

“I think I’m just going to lay down next time,” Cutler said, when asked about his injuries trying to make a tackle.

NFL | RAVENS 23, STEELERS 20, OT

Overtime kick seals rally for Ravens Steelers blow 17-point lead By the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH – Josh Scobee couldn’t. Twice.

Justin Tucker could.

Twice.

The big-legged Baltimore kicker hit a 42-yard field goal to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers in the final seconds of regulation and made a 52-yarder with 5:08 left in overtime to give the Ravens a 23-20 victory Thursday night.

Scobee had two chances to give the Steelers some cushion late in the fourth quarter only to pull both kicks wide left. The second miss gave the Ravens AP (1-3) enough time to put Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell (26) runs the ball as Ravens outside Scobee well within range linebacker Elvis Dumervil pursues during Thursday’s game in Pittsburgh. The to send the game to an Steelers let a 17-point lead disappear in a 23-20 loss in overtime. extra period.

Pittsburgh then twice opted to go for it on fourth down in Baltimore territory in overtime rather than send Scobee out for a long attempt into the tricky wind at the open end of Heinz Field. Michael Vick, starting in place of injured Ben Roethlisberger, was stopped on fourth-and-2 at the 39 and later overthrew Antonio Brown on fourth-and-1 from the 33.

Neither Vick or Scobee would get a third shot. Joe Flacco led the Ravens to the 35 and Tucker’s winner was never in doubt.

Justin Forsett ran for 150 yards for the Ravens.

Flacco threw a touchdown pass and did just enough.

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PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY NOTICE OF SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

Notice is hereby given that the Dixon Community Unit School District No. 170, Lee and Ogle Counties, Illinois, will sell by sealed bid the property commonly known as Lincoln School, 501 Lincoln Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021 (Parcel Number 08-06435-007) legally described as:

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS - COUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff, v.

ARNULFO VALDIVIA; TERESA VALDIVIA; FAVIAN VALDIVIA; EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

PARCEL 1: Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7), Eight (8), Nine, (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11), Twelve (12), Thirty (30), Thirty-one (31), Thirty-two (32), and Thirty-three (33), in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, County of Lee and State of Illinois; ALSO, the tract of land described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot Twelve (12); thence North Five Hundred Eighty-three and onefourth (583 1/4) feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot Two (2); thence Southwesterly, along the Southerly boundary of the Rock Island Road, to a point Ten (10) feet at right angles West from the West line of said Lot Two (2); thence South to a point 250 feet North of the North line of King Street located on the Plat hereinafter mentioned; thence West Ten (10) feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot Thirty-three (33); thence South to the Southeast corner of said Lot Thirty (30); thence East Ten (10) feet; thence South 50 feet to the said North line of King Street; thence East to the Place of Beginning, all said Lots hereinbefore mentioned and said tract above described by metes and bounds, being situated in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, County of Lee and State of Illinois, according to the Plat of said Addition recorded in the office of the Recorder of said Lee County, in Book "A" of Plats, on Page 51, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

No. 15 CH 30 ST NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on June 29, 2015, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-County Market v. Arnulfo Valdivia, Teresa Valdivia, Favian Valdivia, Equable Ascent Financial, LLC, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 15 CH 85 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

PARCEL 2: Lots Twenty-nine (29), Thirty-four (34), Thirty-five (35) and Thirty-six (36) in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, County of Lee and State of Illinois; ALSO, the tract of land described as follows, to-wit; Commencing at the Southeast corner of said Lot Twenty-nine (29); thence East Ten (10) feet; thence North Fifty (50) feet; thence West Ten (10) feet; thence South to the Place of Beginning, and also commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot Thirty-six (36); thence East Ten (10) feet; thence One Hundred Fifty (150), South; thence West Ten (10) feet; thence North One Hundred Fifty 150 feet to the Place of Beginning, all of said property being situated in said Belleview Addition according to the Plat of said Addition recorded in the office of the Recorder of said Lee County, in Book "A" of Plats, on Page 51, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Karen S. Reynolds, Vice President, Community State Bank of Rock Falls, 3210 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL 61081, (815) 6254300.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 1009 E. 13th St., Sterling, IL 61081.

(C) The legal description of the real estate is: Lot 5 (EXCEPT the East 25 feet thereof) and all of lot 6 of Pratt-Staelens & Grim Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.

PARCEL 3: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Lot No. Thirty-seven (37) in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, County of Lee and State of Illinois; thence Easterly (at right angles to the East line of said lot) Ten (10) feet; thence Northerly (parallel with the said East line of said lot ) to the Southerly boundary of the Rock Island Road; thence Southwesterly (along the Southerly boundary of said Rock Island Road) to the Northeast corner of said Lot thirty-seven (37); thence Southerly (on the East boundary of said Lot Thirty-seven (37)) to the Place of Beginning, said premises constitute a strip of land Ten (10) feet wide bounded on the West by the East boundary of said Lot Thirtyseven (37) according to the Plat of said Addition recorded in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, Illinois.

(D) The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows: In lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. on November 5, 2015.

PARCEL 4: Lots Forty-one (41), Forty-two (42), Forty-three (43), Forty-four (44), Forty-five (45) and Forty-six (46) in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon according to the Plat of said addition recorded in the Recorder's Office of Lee County, Illinois in Book "A" of Plats on Page 51, TOGETHER WITH the West Half of vacated Douglas Avenue lying immediately adjacent to Lots 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, ALSO, the East Half of a vacated alley running North and South immediately adjacent to Lots 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46 in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-COUNTY MARKET, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee

PARCEL 5: The Easterly One-half of vacated Douglas Avenue lying between of an extension of the Southerly line of Lot Thirty-eight (38) in Belleview Addition to the City of Dixon and the Northerly line of King Street, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com October 2, 9, 16, 2015

The sale shall be by sealed bid with a minimum bid in the amount of $500.00. The bids must be accompanied by a cashier?s check for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. Sealed bids need to be received at Dixon Community Unit School District No. 170, 1335 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, IL 61021 by 2:15 P.M., October 9, 2015. Contact David Blackburn, Business Manager, at 815-284-7722 or dblackburn@dps170.org with any questions. Sale of the said property is subject to the following terms and conditions: the property shall be transferred in an ?as is? condition without any warranty, express or implied, as to the habitation or fitness for any particular purpose. Another condition of sale is that acceptance and award to the successful bidder is contingent on the Bidder agreeing, for a minimum period of five years from the date of closing, to solely utilize the property for the provision of programs benefiting and directed at youth.

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Notice is hereby given that the Sterling Park District, P.O. Box 958, Sterling, IL 61081, will receive sealed bids at the office of the Director of Parks & Planning until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2015 for the installation of a new radiant heating system. All information and project details are to be in accordance with the specifications on file in the office of the Director of Parks & Planning, Sterling Park District, 1913 3rd Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. Prospective bidders may contain specifications and plans from the office of the Director of Parks & Planning, Sterling Park District, 1913 Third Ave, Sterling, IL 61081; phone 815-622-6061.

The Sterling Park District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal which the Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners believes to be in the best interest of the Sterling Park District.

BY ORDER OF Marvin Reyes, President Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners Oct. 2, 2015 NOTICE I, Marlin Jensen, supervisor of Nelson Township, declare this to be a true and accurate statement of the financial affairs for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2014 and ending March 31, 2015.

TOWN FUND Beginning balance $30,367.62. REVENUE Property tax Replacement Tax $24,432.50. $2,2,763.07. Int. income $134.34. Re$571.00.

Total revenues funds $27,900.91. EXPENSES Administration Insurance $4,129.00 $23,015.72.

SS/Med $1691.08 Misc. Ex. 300.00 Total Expenses $29,135.90. Ending Balance $28,832.66. GENERAL ASSISTANCE Fund Beginning Balance $24,093.65 Revenues Prop. Tax $889.75. Int. inc. $104.41. Total revenue $994.16. Expenses home relief $1,150.00 Ending balance $23,937.81.

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND Beginning balance $81,575.00. Revenue Prop. Tax Replacement Tax $27,175.28. $15,368.03. Interest Income $427.19.

Misc. Income $1,683.54. Excess. Equip. sales $3,000.00 Total Revenue $47,654.75. Expenses Admin. $1,136.30.

Utilities $1,934.67. Materials $677.54 Truck & equip expense $9,040.54 Misc ex. $438.61. Cont. services $3,091.43 Capital outlay/toos $486.44. Total expenses $16,805.26. Ending balance $112,424.49.

SPECIAL HARD ROAD FUND Beginning balance $180,141.55. Revenues Prop.

Tax $25,322.30. Int. income $653.85.

Misc. Income $220.00. Ex Equip. sales $400.00. Total revenue $26,596.15. Expense Admin $33,130.52. Maintenance supply/road $5,803.17.

Materials $12,185.87. SS/med $151.04. Fuel $4,547.53. Cont. service $3,671.82. Capital outlay/equip. $36,285.00 Truck Repairs $2,387.57. Total ex. $68,162.52.

Ending balance $138,575.18. CEMETERY FUND Beginning balance $25,844.15.

Revenue Int. Income $136.08. Funeral Income $1,880.00 Misc.

Income $300.00 Maint. Fees $350.00.

Lot Sales $900.00 Perp. Care $400. Total revenue $3,966.08. Expense Admin. $6.28. Expense Cont. service $2,280.00.

Fuel $52.28 Equip. exp. $83.96. Maint.

Materials $19.99 Total exp. $2,442.51.

Ending balance $27,367.72.

October 2, 2015 Notice of Public Hearing Concerning the Intent of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Sterling Park District, Whiteside County, Illinois to Sell $1,310,000 General Obligation Park Bonds

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Public Notice is Hereby Given that the Sterling Park District, Whiteside County, Illinois (the “District”), will hold a public hearing on the 28th day of October, 2015, at 5:30 o'clock P.M. The hearing will be held at the Frasor Center, 1913 Third Avenue, Sterling, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the proposal to sell bonds of the District in the amount of $1,310,000 for the payment of land condemned or purchased for parks, for the building, maintaining, improving and protecting of the same and the existing land and facilities of the District and for the payment of the expenses incident thereto.

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Apply online @ www.peterson cleaning.com Consolidated Grain & Barge Company is looking for a semi driver to haul grain into our facilities for the fall season. The position will begin October 1st and will last 4 to 6 weeks.

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Successful candidate should have strong written communication ft Word and Excel. Experience skills and be experienced with Microsoft with Publisher, PowerPoint, website creation a plus. Associate’s Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. This is a professional position of significant responsibility. Knowledge of the engineering transportation industry is an extreme plus.

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Attractive Salary and Benefits. Benefits include Profit Sharing, 401K, Group Health, Disability and Life Insurance.

Send resume and salary history to Box #C-44, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

C.N.A 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Shift RN/LPN 2nd & 3rd Shift Good Samaritan Society - Prophets Riverview is accepting applications for Nurses and C.N.A’s. Please go and apply online at www.good-sam.com.AA/EOE, M/F/Vet/ Handicap, Drug Free Workplace.

Prophhets Riverviiew

310 Mosher Dr. Prophetstown, IL 61277 815-537-5175

Pinecrest Community, a continuing care retirement community has a full time opening for an Administrative Assistant in our Accounting Department. The qualified candidate must be self-starter, have proven knowledge of accounting procedures, accounts payable/receivables preferably in a health care environment. Good working of Excel and file handling, along with good time management skills. High School Graduate or GED equivalent required.

To take a closer look at Pinecrest and complete an application, just log on to: www.pinecrestcommunity.org

Tri-County Opportunities Council has position openings for Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Dixon. 30hrs./wk., school year; Minimum of AAS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in ECE. Pre-K Teacher Assistant: Rochelle. 35hrs./wk., school year; Minimum of AAS in Early Childhood Education, Child Development or related degree with a minimum of 18 credit hours in ECE. For information and application contact Tri-County Opportunities Council at 815-625-7830 or visit our website at www.tcochelps.org.T.C.O.C. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a United Way Partner.

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, October 2, 2015 • PAGE B9

SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Cleaning Service

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

D & G House Cleaning & Prepping Service •Weekly, Bi-Weekly or Monthly availability.

Home or Office •Move in or out, one time extensive deep cleaning.

Home, rental, or estate.

•One Time Special Occasion Cleaning We can work with you to achieve whatever it is you need!

Call for Free Estimate 815-718-1714 815-718-0054

Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummerts Hardware Sterling or Rock Falls

815-989-8320

Asphalt

Dumpster Rental

PROFESSIONAL LOT MAINTENANCE

*Seal Coating *Crack Repair *Asphalt Repair *Line Striping *Infrared heat patching License, Insured & Bonded 815-632-9555

T & M PAVING *Asphalt paving & Patch work * Seal Coating *Skid loader/ Dump Truck Work (Concrete Removal, Dirt and Gravel Hauling) Call for free, no obligation estimates 815-499-7195.

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

Brick & Masonry LAUTS MASONRY & GENERAL CONTRACTING •Brick Block Stone & Cultured Stone Work •Tuck Pointing Chimney Repair & Removal Over 35 Years Experience Quality work for a reasonable price.

Bonded & Insured 815-718-4885

Cleaning Service

Maid/Janitorial Carpet

Home Improvement

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction FALL is the

perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel Re-roof / Reside your home!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Lawn Care BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Excavating

Residential Painting & 15 years experience •Painting Inside & Out •Power Washing •Decks (815)973-0858 shazta@msn.com

A+ Cleaning Service If you would like your house to be cleaned call Stephanie @ 815-652-2146 O.C.D Green Cleaning Services Reasonable rates for Organizing.

Cleaning or Decorating your home. We use non-toxic organic cleaning products.

815-625-5811 ★Professional★ ★Cleaning★ Non-Toxic Pet Friendly Supplies Insured & Bonded Call 815-590-9426 for an estimate.

Roofing/Siding

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

A&M Excavating & Demolition Dirt (Black) Gravel Loader, Rock & Sand, Lot Clearing, Backhoe Work, Driveways & Lots,

815-590-1677

Farm Services BENNY'S On The Spot Welding Service •On Site Welding •Repair Services Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum Call Benny 779-245-3364

Genl. Contracting ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC

Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

Gutter Cleaning GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

Gutters

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

Property Maint.

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Storage

•Hedge Trimming •Interior Painting •Deck Painting •Mulch Delivery ------------•Hauling •Clean Out •Interior Painting •Dry Wall/Plaster Repair •Spray Texture •Skim coat •Pressure Washing •General Labor •Friendly Service •Small jobs welcome ------------Serving Whiteside County References Available Senior Discounts

Call Jamie Richards for a FREE quote!

815-213-3383 Local Cell#

Remodeling

Call Theresa today!

✰CORNER✰ STORAGE

Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

(815)631-4122

CLARK'S

Roofing Guaranteed Best Buy!

www.mullerslane farm.com

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Tree Service A&M TREE SERVICE

Haul/Clean Service Superior Exteriors •Roofing •Siding •Windows and •Gutters 815-631-2033 Free Estimates

Nate's Tree Service

*Tree Removal *Trimming *Lot Clearing Fully Insured & FREE Estimates

TV Repair

TELEVISION 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

The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

Windows

815-973-3613

Stump Removal PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

MEISTER TREE CARE Specializing in all of your tree care needs.

Certified pesticide & herbicide applicator & line clearance tree trimming .

Storm clean up & specialty work.

Free Estimates No job too big or too small!

Licensed, Bonded Insured Safety and your satisfaction is my #1 goal!

815-994-1750

GREAT RATES

•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

LawnCare Service •Pot Holes •Leaf clean up •House clean up •Large hauling (dirt, gravel, sand) •Gutters •Pressure washing •Snow Plowing •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

colestree service@outlook.com

Water Softeners

Property Maintenance ★★★★★★★★ Special Rates!

Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal Snow Removal Snow Plowing Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole

Owner/Operator

★★★★★★★ JR's FALL CLEANUP!!

Tree Service

815-677-8682 Nate Nicklaus

Power Washing

Handyman

www.advanced cleaners.biz

“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

Painting

American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

815-632-3822

Roofing

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

Free Estimates 25 yrs. Experience Fully Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677

“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

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readers to your ad with Borders or Reverse Type!

Get your ad noticed!

CALL

625-3600 OR 284-2222

To place your AD TODAY! CLASSIFIEDS SAUK VALLEY dailyGAZETTE

TELEGRAPH

EMPLOYMENT

505

Male/Female Help Wanted: The Rock Falls Elementary School District #13 is taking applications for a lunch prep/lunch server at Rock Falls Middle School.

This position is for 6½ hours per day at a beginning hourly rate of $10.12/hr.

We are also taking applications for substitute food servers. Positions can be from 2 ½ to 8 hours per day as needed.

Applications are being taken at the Superintendent's office, 602 Fourth Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois from 8 a.m. to 4p.m., through Friday, October 9, 2015 Rochelle Area ~Looking for experienced lead and second press operators. Must have knowledge of Harris M 1000 inline finishing and/or Goss Sunday 2000.

Imaging and die cut is a plus.

Please forward detailed resume to: Master Graphics LLC 1100 S. Main Street Rochelle, IL 61068 TO OUR

READERS:

Sauk Valley Media does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has intent. malicious While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential We problems. strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, when particularly dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

CHILD CARE

512

LICENSED DAY CARE has openings. 4C's accepted. (815)284-0461,

Lic. #00062-03.

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

POSITION WANTED

515

I will wash & set and do hair sewing. Please call 815-652-4783

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 9 - 5 811 Institute Blvd.

Huge 4 Family Sale Name brands!

Ladies SM-L, mens L-XL, girls 4-10, boys 6-10, home soda décor, stream, toys, purses, shoes, dog stroller, kennel, swing, microwave, weed eaters and much more!!

Visited sale on 9/19? Missing Garfield cup? Call 815-985-4263.

DIXON GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-2 Moving Sale 617 Reynoldswood Road (at the camp) Furniture, Halloween & Christmas Villages, collectibles, Blooms, mini fridge, dressers, clothes and much more.

Friday 8 – 5 Saturday 8 – 5 2070 Grand Detour Road Tools and more tools, Christmas Village houses, Qn comforter set and much more of everything!

Friday 9am-3pm 1712 Factory St. Coffee table, Quit rack, HD phone, vases, glass fruit, old pitcher set, seasonal décor, FP record player, girls clothes 10-Wom. L, jewelry & more Saturday 8 – 3 611 N. Jefferson Ave Cleaned out storage: Halloween / Christmas décor, trees, ornaments, Precious Moments, DVD's, post cards, craft supplies, home décor Saturday 8-12 331 Lincolnway Boy, have they grown!

Lots of boy's clothing for all seasons, 6-18, & sm. men's, Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, to name a few, women's clothes to size 2x, love seat, wheelchair, books, puzzles, & lots of misc.

Saturday only, 7:30am-2pm 317 Steele Ave. (Next to Oakwood Cemetery) Books, kitchen items, punch bowl set, home décor, golf clubs, womens vests & jackets, etc Thur. & Fri 8 – 4 1305 Ann Ave Lots of men's 2x clothing, new elec.

Snowblower, elec. w/ Fireplace glider, heater, Clydesdale rotating beer lite, 7 peddle cars, die cast collectibles, token slot machine, new items & tons of rummage!

LYNDON GARAGE SALES 624 Friday, Oct. 2nd 8-12, Trinity Baptist Church, 403 6th Ave. North Free! Free! Free!

We're having a rummage GiveAway! Mens, womens & kids clothes, books, misc

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat., 8-4 1206 W. 15th St. Baby boy clothes, toddler girl clothes, breast pump, Baby Bullet, jumper, lots of baby toys and other misc. items.

Fri. 2-6 Sat. 8-2 1105 W. 24th St. Western & mystery books, Mary Kay & Scentsy items, furniture misc. items, adult & girl's clothes, kid's dollhouses & kitchens, & lots of misc.

Fri. 8-2 & Sat. 7-1 2801 McNeil Rd. Multi Family Sale Fri. 8-3 Sat. 8-12 3211 Prophet Rd. Girl's clothes 12-18 mo.,, 10-12, Nike tennis shoes, some Justice, Under Armor, Nike, boy's NB-18 mo., men's M shirts, pants 34 waist, infant car carrier, seat stroller, tupperware, sm. dog kennel, plastic yard chairs, books-VC Andrews, porcelain dolls, Tiffany style lamps, Coca Cola items, cow collecitems, sm. tor kitchen electrics, cook/bakeware, exercise equip., craft items, FREE items, & more!

Fri. 8-4 Sat. 8-3 10199 Hickory Hills Rd. 14 hp Craftsman tractor, 38” deck, 2004 Harley Davidson Classic, 6 hp self-propelled mower, 22”, 5 hp push mower, 21”, 3½ hp snowblower, 24”, 2 stage, 16” & 24” girl's bike, 27” boy's ten speed, & 26” mt. bike, chainsaws, skill saws, & lots of new wrenches, sockets, hammers & yd. tools, 2½ ton floor jack, air tanks, milk cans, dishes, men's clothes L/XL, winter coats, humidifiers, & lots of misc.

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The First Rule of advertising is catching their eye.

The Second Rule is sustained, repeated advertising.

Advertising doesn’t cost, it PAYS! Get your money’s worth, advertise in the Telegraph or Daily Gazette and reach over 46,000 readers!

For information call 625-3600 or 284-2222

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, October 2, 2015 • PAGE B10

Deadline for Submission is Friday, October 16, 2015

Honoring Our

Veterans...

Our Heros Sauk Valley Media invites you to send in a photo of any relative or friend who served or is currently serving in a branch of the service. For a $5 donation, Sauk Valley Media will publish the photo and information in a special section:

“Salute to Veterans” Publishes on November 10, 2015

John P. Abbott U.S. Army WWII & Korea 1941-1946 & 1950-1954 Passed Away 3-13-2000

SPC. Greg Adams 1st Aviation Brigade Vietnam Served 1969-1971

Staff Sgt. Donald L. Allen U.S. Army 1943-1946 Passed Away 1-1-02

Louis J. Amesquita U.S. Army Cpl. Served 4 Years

Elmer L. Albus U.S. Army- WWII Served 2 Years

Ralph Aldrich Army Medic - Vietnam Served 3 Years

Richard J. Amesquita Air Force Served 11/20/1942 - 9/26/1945

Samuel J. Amesquita U.S. Marines Sgt. Served 1953-1957 Passed Away 12-16-88

Lt. David R. Allen Navy - Vietnam 1963-1967

Michael Paul Andersen U.S. Army National Gaurd Army Reserve 1984 - 1987 Passed Away July 8, 2005

David Apple Army Served 1956-1958

Donald Babel U.S. Army 1946-1948

Duane E. Arbogast U.S. Army BN 6th Arty.

1963-1967 Passed Away 2-12-10

Walter Arthurs Jr. U.S. Army Korea & Japan Served 1948 - 1952

Leslie H. Arvola 7th Inf. Div. U.S. Army Korea Served 2 Years

James E. Baldwin U.S. Army Served 2 Years Passed Away 1984

Willard E. Baldwin U.S. Navy Seabee’s Served 4 Years Passed away 1995

MSGT Lee Bardier Air Force Served 1972-1993

Premiering November 2015 Limited Edition Book

This limited edition book contains photographs and historic information Honoring Veterans and their experiences.

Stop in to reserve your copy today!

$

16.11

tax included

Special pre-order price through October 16, 2015.

After October 16, regular price $19.95 + tax.

Salute To Veterans

Tales of Valor

Veteran’s Name Branch of Service Years Served

Passed Away

Your Name Address City

Phone #

Please reserve my copy of Tales of Valor for $16.11 tax included Check here if photo has been used before. Year Ran: Please send in your veteran’s photo along with a $5 donation: Photo will be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included.

HURRY! DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015!

Previous entries do not guarantee a space in this year’s edition - Please fill out and submit the form to reserve your space today!

All $5 donations will be given to a local veterans organization.

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 815-284-2222

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Deadline for Submission is Friday, October 16, 2015

To order by phone with credit card, call 815-625-3600 or 815-284-2224

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, October 2, 2015 • PAGE B11

“I came to New York to be a dancer, but I knew that was a short-lived career. So I got my real-estate license and started selling houses. And turned out, love it.”

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SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, October 2, 2015 • PAGE B12

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

Sat. & Sun. 9-5 29114 Buena Vista Dr. Everything must go! Girls and boy's name brand clothing, men's & women's clothing, Household misc., and knick knacks

Fri. & Sat. 8-?

27226 Maple Dr. Troy Bilt Rototiller Bronco, 5hp, exc., cond., $500, 4 snow tires, 225/60R16, compost bin, new; Echo power pruner, extends to 11' 3”, $250, Generac generator, heavy duty, 55 running watts, 65 peak, like new, 25 hrs. or less, 2 Toro outdoor lighting kits, NIB, & misc.

Friday 10-6 2020 E. 7th St. Bedding, uniforms, high chair, wagon, wedding mail box, gas trimmer, tools, tents, German dinnerware, Royal Dalton Pied Piper dish, Cherished Teddies, old quilts.

Saturday 8-4 1307 13th Ave. Sports jackets, lots of winter coats, jeans, sz. 2-10, womens & mens long sleeve shirts, knick knacks, purses & glassware.

Saturday 9-6 911 W. 2nd St. Something for Everyone!!

Lots of Tools!

Saturday, 9-3 Sunday, 11-3 2002 Riverdale Road 30” convection gas range, girls clothing ages 3 to 10, and lots of misc.

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Fri. & Sat. 8-2 2008 21st Ave. Little Tike's & Step 2 toys, good children's books, preschool teacher materials, roll-top desk, 2 old school desk, books,games, car-top carrier, girls soccer cleats (Sz.9), child's card tables & chairs, misc craft supplies, Christmas décor, girls clothing 14/16, Barbie car (needs some work), Body

by Jake exercise machine, electronics, plug-n-play games & lots misc.

Fri. & Sat. 8-5 3507 E Lincolnway Across from Social Security Office Material for sewing & access., Christmas décor, clothing 10/12 & mens, purses, shoes, rugs, shampooer & much more.

Fri. & Sat., 8-4 Sun. 8-1 1511 Ave. J ESTATE SALE Lots of kitchen and household items, furniture, wood ladders, yard tools, patio set, hutch, table with 8 chairs, of dishes, sets Kitchen Aide mixer.

Lots of misc. items

Fri. & Sat. 8-?

Annual Capp Rd. Rummage Sale 4 ½ mi. N of Sterling on Rt. 40 3 Family Sale Books, DVD's, VHS tapes, 16” TV, window A/C, table clothes, 36” & 32” aluminum storm doors, lawn thatcher, leaf vacuum, lighted Christmas reindeer w/ sleigh, holiday décor, cargo carrier, stereo with speakers, entertainment center, desk, coffee table, leather vest, chaps & jacket, clothes for all, suits: Sz. 46, large art portfolio, mirrors, picture frames, baseball cards, small curio cabinet & lots of misc.

Fri. 5-7 & Sat. 8-12 1900 39th Ave. (off Woodlawn & Reno Rd.) New Whirlpool bath tub, white, Panasonic 42” HD Plasma TV w/ stand, Panasonic DVD home theater sound system, HP color printer, Kenmore air purifier, household décor, clothing & lots misc.

Fri. 8-2 & 4-7 & Sat. 8-2 Bethel Reform Church 230 E 23rd St. Across from Duis Center 20 Family Garage Sale for Sterling United Soccer Saturday 8-4 1812 Avenue D Huge holiday décor sale – one day only Halloween, fall, Thanksgiving, & Christmas.

GUNS & ARCHERY

706

★★ Rare CZ 75B Satin nickel pistol 9 mm & Russian 9x18 Makarov pis tol. FOID required.

815-973-3376 ★★ Very nice M1 Garand and ammo.

Good to very good British Enfield 303 and ammo. Ruger Blackhawk 357, very nice. Call 815626-3331.

Friday only 8:30-4:30 1305 6th Ave. 2013 Cadillac, 1 yr. old Shih Tzu puppy, lots of name brand clothing, pub table w/ 2 chairs, exercise bike, baby clothing, & misc.

APPLIANCES

710

Good used GE washer. $100 815-499-5320 Good used washer. $50 815-499-5320

Saturday 7-12 3502 E 20th St. Variety of chairs Poulman weed eater, skates, Silver Jeans, dorm refrig., suede office chair, like new Maurices clothing, lots of shoes, boots, bookcase, teacher supp.

Used Gas Dryer $50. 815-499-5320

FOOD PRODUCE

750

Fairhaven Fruit Farm- Fresh Picked Apples!

Honey Crisp Cortland, McIntosh, Gala, Baker's Mix. We are featuring Golden Del. On Sale Nowwhile supplies last!

Saturday 8-2 602 6th Ave. Books, boy's clothing up to size 16, toys, Trek bike, Ethan Allen Table, equip., exercise adult DVDs, lots of misc.

No Early Sales!

Local Honey & Dipping Caramel 1.5mi. West of Hwy 78 on Fairhaven Rd. OR 4mi. E. of Thompson on Fairhaven Rd. Look for the signs!

Thurs.-Sat. 9am5pm, Sun. 12-5 Closed Mon-Wed 815-499-1856

Saturday 8-2 712 W 14th St. Corner of Ave. H Bar signs, fishing poles, lots of Jr's and womens nice clothing, tools, coffee table, desk & lots of household items Saturday 9-1 1904 Ave. E. 4 patio wicker chairs & love seat, bistro table & 2 chairs, wicker rocker, caned chairs, Crocks, antiques, hand made log log cabin, wash board, oil lamp, enamelware, Longaberger, clothes hamper, 10 pr. 24” white wood shutters, wooden storage shelf.

FURNITURE

755

Full size convertible Sofa/Futon with storage. Less than 1 yr. Old $150 815-994-2160 Lighted curio cabinet, couch & chair, old console stereo.

815-985-4263.

Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Triple Dresser. excellent cond.

Like new. $75 815-441-2242

FURNITURE

755

New brown leather recliner/lift chair; used 5 days, pd. $980. Asking $700 Brown leather recliner excellent cond. $250 815-440-9714 Vintage Ethan Allen 3 piece Pine “Old Tavern” desk & shelving unit. $650. 815-973-5630

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

JUST ANIMALS LOW COST

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.

3 base cabinets – no tops $25 each 815-440-0029

If a blacktop contractor has raised the contract price for your job after work was commenced, please contact Erin 815-621-4727.

WANT TO BUY 795

Beautiful, 3 sec.

6'x6' entertainment center $75 815288-6814

WELLNESS CLINICS

Friday, October 9th 2 pm- 6 pm Muddy Paws Pet Complex in Sterling Cat & Dog exams $10, Most vaccines $12 Heartworm test & Microchips $20.

Call to schedule appt.

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

815-830-6568

(2) kittens 3mos. old, free to good home only. Call 815-625-2758.

Tosa Female (100 lb.), Mid age. Show Champ, all shots.

Seeking retirement.

Free to right companion. 815-6266382 after 7pm.

2 nice cats, free to good indoor/ outdoor homes.

1 male, 1 spayed female. Call 815499-3131.

3 Tuxedo kittens spayed & neutered. Free to good home. Call 815-284-1130 6 wk. old kittens / mother cat, Free to a good home, 815-535-3723 6-7 mo. old free kittens to good indoor homes, various colors. Moving soon, need them gone.815-535-8657 8 Reg. English Springer Spaniel puppies. Born Aug. 11, 2015.

Tails docked, shots, liver and white markings. Friendly and affectionate, Males $650 Females $700. Call 815493-6080 Beautiful black spayed F kitten, 1 yr. old, free to loving home w/ a special person; very timid but once she bonds w/ you is very loving. I have other cats that won't accept her.

815-652-3510

NEW TODAY

Tosa Puppy (lg. breed), Free as a co-own to the right Call 815home.

626-6382 after 7pm.

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!

POOLS & SUPPLIES

3 Trailer tires, rims, bracket $50 815-288-6814 4' Bathroom Vanity sinktop. $100 815-973-1951 4-drawer file cabinet $10 815-4400029

Light green floral couch, exc. cond. $250. Call 815-4998470 after 4:30

Adult commode portable toilet. $5 815-973-1951

Mini refrigerator, works great! $40.

815-625-4165.

Antique school desk with ink well. $90. 815-625-4165

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

Breville juice fountain plus.

Good cond. $75 815-535-6131 Dozer loader; Oliver 550; Clark forklift, Chevy 1 ton truck; 24' box truck. 815-6264561, 625-5498.

Looking for brown leather sofa & recliner in exc. shape 815-441-4659 Skid loader in any condition & 66 or 67 Nova seats.

563-212-7699

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Saturday, October 3rd Sunday, October 4th

Lee County & Surrounding Areas SATURDAY 11-12

1401 W. 1ST STREET, DIXON

3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, amazing renovated kitchen, heated floor, large renovated bath, $119,000 #09021172 Hosted by Angie Harrison

SATURDAY 12-1

291 IL ROUTE 2 LOT 475, DIXON

Top of the line condition, open living room/dining room, master suite w/ walk-in closet, $49,950 #08905805 Hosted by Louise Gibbons

Sauk Va alley

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SATURDAY 1-3

1410 PARK LANE, DIXON

Great 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath ranch home with finished basement, 2 fireplaces, attached 2 car garage, $145,000 Hosted by Nancy Fritts

SUNDAY 12-2

912 N. DEMENT AVENUE, DIXON

Price Reduced! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, in a great neighborhood, perfect starter home, Home Warranty, $87,000 #08838737 Hosted by Curt Repass

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Whiteside County & Surrounding Areas SATURDAY 10-12

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630 HILLENDALE DRIVE, MORRISON

Dream home! Remodeled kitchen, updated baths, new doors & windows, large family room, $239,900 #09024475 Hosted by Barb Kophamer

Sauk Va alley

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SUNDAY 12-1

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Great 2-story, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large living room, open dining room to kitchen, $59,900 #09003415 Hosted by Louise Gibbons

Sauk Va alley

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3 bedroom all brick 2 story home near the hospital, move-in ready, large rooms, 2 car garage, $117,500 #09044910 Hosted by Frank Murphy

Sauk Va alley

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29062 PLAUTZ ROAD, ROCK FALLS

Stunning 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with finished basement & spacious yard. $169,900 #08997365 Hosted by Team Jim & Tim

Sauk Va alley

SATURDAY 1-3

1505 E. LEFEVRE, STERLING

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SUNDAY 12-1:30

210 E. 6TH STREET, ROCK FALLS

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SUNDAY 12-1:30

501 S. BASE STREET, MORRISON

Exceptional 2 bedroom brick ranch home with finished basement, $139,900 #09012352 Hosted by Jerry Lancaster

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1107 LOCUST STREET, STERLING

Price Reduced! Beautiful 4 bedroom stone ranch, 1.75 baths, fireplace, hardwood floors, deck, $115,000 #09022075 Hosted by Jerry Lancaster

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FARM EQUIPMENT

855

2011 New Holland Rustler 120 Utility Vehicle, auto tilt bed, 66 hrs., diesel, enclosed cab, $10,000 815441-7881 904

1970 VW Beetle, runs & stops good, economical, new tires, $4500 815645-8382

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2010 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited,leather, gray, 34,448 mi., brand new tires, $18,500 815-631-7213 2011 Equinox LT, 38,900 mi., AWD, 1 owner, very nice for $15,000 815631-4864 2012 Chevy Impala LT, asking $11,500 Excellent condition Like new.

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TRUCKS

910

1985 Ford 4x4 w/ snow plow. Needs brakes & tune-up. $1,500. Dixon area 704-650-9290 2000 Nissan Frontier, great cond., ext. cab, 90K mi., $4,000/obo 815441-5825

PARTS & ACC.

925

Four 205/45R16 tires mounted on 16x7.5 4-100 wheels, chrome $50/obo 815-5648645 Michelin Tire, good tread, exc. cond., 225/55/16 $30 815-631-5810

MOTORCYCLES

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2010 Harley Street Davidson Glide, 21K mi., silver, $15,200 563249-7415 2014 Harley Street Davidson Glide, 2,312 mi., warranty left on it, $17,500 815-4410841

BOATS/MOTORS

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- An employer or colleague will be the source of a troubling situation. Don’t trust anyone

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