TEL_12112015

Your source for community news and sports 7 days a week.

AN UP-AND-DOWN NIGHT FOR NEWMAN WRESTLING, B1

Polo grad’s game is a rising star POLO, A3

TELEGRAPH

Friday, December 11, 2015

SERVING DIXON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1851

DIXON | AGENCY CONSOLIDATION

It’s coming together as One Task force will help bring city’s event-planning agencies under one roof Street, the Riverfront Commission and Dixon Tourism. But in order to turn three groups – each with its own interests and goals – into one, the city will need a little help sorting everything out. That will be the job of the task force.

But before the task force can come together, someone has to come up with a roll call. That’ll be Mayor Li Arellano Jr.’s job.

He’ll pick members he’d like to

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – Before the city’s eventplanning agencies can get on the same page, someone has to write the book on how to do it.

Enter an advisory task force. Its task: help make Dixon One a reality.

Dixon One is a group the city is creating to consolidate Main

see on the nine-person task force, which will include representatives from the three groups that will be consolidated, along with members of the City Council and the public. Their job will be to sort out what Dixon One could ultimately look like and make recommendations to the council. After Arellano makes his picks, the council will vote on them.

After that, members of the task

force can get to work. Members will appoint a chairman and the group will hold regular meetings.

And they’ll have their work cut out for them. The city’s goal is for the task force to get its job done in 6 months, after which time the group will be dissolved. Providing, of course, it’s completed its task.

DIXON ONE CONTINUED ON A5

DIXON

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. Will recommend members for Dixon One task force

ROCK FALLS

Speaker: Follow the money trail

Divers drop bait for frisky fish

Exec touts economic benefits of walkways

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

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Divers for EnviroScience place catfish spawning structures across the way from the Page Park boat ramp Thursday morning in Dixon. The spawning beds are designed to help restore the numbers of flatheads in the Rock River between Sterling-Rock Falls and the western edge of Dixon. The $150,000 project is being funded by a $420,000 settlement with the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad, in the wake of a massive fish kill 6 and a half years ago. On June 19, 2009, a derailment in Rockford killed one person and sent about 79,000 gallons of an ethanol and gasoline mixture into a creek that flowed into the Kishwaukee River, then into the Rock. LEFT: A trio of the spawning beds sit on the river bank, waiting to be anchored to the river bottom. The corrugated pipes in the beds are meant to simulate a hollow log – a catfish’s idea of home sweet home, and one that will encourage spawning.

ROCK FALLS – Just about any type of trails development can add to an area’s quality of life, but unlocking recreation’s economic value is much more complicated.

Steve Buchtel, executive director of Trails For Illinois, was in Rock Falls Thursday to help get the town on the right path.

Buchtel’s organization, previously known as the Illinois Trails Conservancy, promotes trail use and has a vision of building an interconnected trails network in which every state resident is within 10 minutes of a trail.

A big part of Buchtel’s job is conveying the economic impact component as a compelling reason for political and business decision makers to connect trails.

“Steve works with many bluecollar, economically challenged small communities, and he is an expert on how trails affect local economies,” said Jim Schuneman, chairman of the city’s Hennepin Canal/Trails Committee.

TRAILS CONTINUED ON A2

TOP5 Your Weekend

1

Get in the holiday spirit in Amboy

AMBOY – Starlight Dance Studio will have a holiday performance Sunday in the auditorium at Amboy High School, 11 E. Hawley St. Admission is free. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with the performance at 4. Visit amboystarlightdance. com or call 815-677-1789 for more information.

$1.00

TODAY’S EDITION: 28 PAGES 2 SECTIONS VOL. 164 ISSUE 158

2

It’s back: Dixon’s Second Saturdays

DIXON – Second Saturdays Art Happenings returns to various venues, most of them running from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, downtown between First and Second streets and Peoria and Galena avenues.

Second Saturdays features art, music and other cultural events. the Second Saturdays open mic runs from 8 p.m. to midnight at Rosbrook Studio, 107 S. Peoria Ave. Admission is a suggested $3 donation.

INDEX

3

4

The sounds of the holidays in Sterling

STERLING – The Sauk Valley Community College concert choir and band will perform holiday music at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Ave. Admission is free.

ABBY ................... A9 BUSINESS ......... A13 COMICS ............. A12

CROSSWORD....B12 LIFESTYLE ........... A7 LOTTERY ............. A2

Go ‘Carol’-ling in Dixon

DIXON – Want to see a fresh take on a holiday classic? Then a performance of “A Christmas Carol” at Dixon Stage Left is for you. Five local actors will play all of the roles – and even pieces of furniture – in the familyfriendly adaptation. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20 ($10 on Sunday) for adults and $5 for children. Sunday’s matinee features hot cider and popcorn. There is a bar service at evening shows.

OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 POLICE ................ A2

5

It’s Christmas In The Grove

FRANKLIN GROVE – The 18th annual Christmas In The Grove will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today throughout the village.

Among the activities will be a book sale at the library, a visit from Santa to the H.I. Lincoln Building, and horsedrawn wagon rides downtown by the bank – all from 6 to 8 p.m. The Dixon High School Madrigals will perform at 7:15 p.m. at Presbyterian Church, followed by the Rock River Barbershop Chorus at 8.

Admission is free.

Today’s weather High 54. Low 46.

More on A3.

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE PAPER, CALL 815-284-2224

Need work?

Check out your classifieds, B7.

A2 • Telegraph

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

COMMUNITY WATCH Were we in

‘‘

ERROR?

You have to consider trail users as customers.

Just because I’m not in my car, doesn’t mean I don’t have my wallet.

Steve Buchtel, Trails for Illinois

’’

Getting it right We care about accuracy, and we want to correct errors promptly.

Please call mistakes to our attention at 815284-2222 or 815-6253600, ext. 5501 or 5502.

Correction There are none today.

POLICE Sterling Police

Kaitlyn R. Estes, 23, of Harmon; 4:12 p.m.

Wednesday at East Second Street and Sixth Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear – criminal trespass; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Rock Falls Police

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Steve Buchtel, executive director of Trails For Illinois, gives a presentation Thursday to the Hennepin Canal Trails Committee about the economic benefits of trail systems in Rock Falls.

Rock Falls can be a destination TRAILS

CONTINUED FROM A1

Buchtel said that too often trails don’t have the signage that invites trail users to a town’s amenities, and they wind up just passing through.

“You have to consider trail users as customers,” Buchtel said. “Just because I’m not in my car, doesn’t mean I don’t have my wallet.”

One of the organization’s projects, the Make Trails Count program, helps to identify and quantify the spending habits of bikers and walkers. Seven state trail systems are tracked, including the Hennepin Canal Trail. The feeder canal area isn’t part of the statistics.

In addition to being counted, the trail users are given socioeconomic surveys that provide information on why they are there, where they came from, and where their dollars are going.

Because the 104-mile Hennepin trail isn’t near heavily populated areas, it has the lowest traffic numbers. The Old Plank Trail, a 21-mile trail extending from Chicago Heights to Joliet, has about 15 times the traffic in the rapidly growing south suburban area.

The good news for Rock Falls, population 9,200, is that it is bigger than many other towns along the trail route, and it is closest to the trail.

“This is a very rural trail, but we have a lot of the

For more information

Visit trailsforillinois.org/maketrailscount for more trails economic data and a video on the recreational bottom line. amenities in Rock Falls,” City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.

She said the city is in a unique position when you look at the trail and the feeder canal.

“We can be a destination point from the west or east because we have the hotels and restaurants,” Blackert said.

Buchtel said a little effort can go a long way in rural areas. The survey shows that trail users have a much higher income level than the general population.

“It doesn’t take much to move the needle in small towns,” Buchtel said.

“More than one-third of trail users spent money in trail towns’ restaurants, bars and grocery stores.”

The average spent was $30.40, with 35 percent of that going to the eateries and waterering holes, and 17 percent went to grocers.

Value from trails Buchtel focused on five ways to get more value from trails: Branding, wayfinding, hospitality, amenities, and events.

Branding is needed to give trails an identity and make people feel more comfortable using them through the use of signage, trail maps and guides, kiosks, logos and other graphics, signposts, and other themes that are carried out con-

sistently along the entire trail.

“The 3 D’s of signage are distance, direction, and destination,” Buchtel said. “When people know exactly where they are on trails, it makes them better able to share the experience.”

The objective of the signage is to also pull them off the trails to the amenities. While there, hospitality comes into play.

“You have to make their visit memorable, and give them something extra,” Buchtel said.

Many trail town businesses put bike racks on the property, and put up additional facades and entrances that face the trails.

Buchtel also plays a big role in organizing the Hennepin Hundred, a 100-mile race along the canal trail. He said it has been a successful backdoor branding event for the trail.

“The runners bring a crew, so we had more than 1,000 people in the race’s first year,” Buchtel said. “It gave the Hennepin an identity, and many of those people are now lovers of the canal.”

A trail to-do list Some states have a trail town rural development program that offers lowinterest loans. The catch is that the businesses must survive a rigorous process that assesses

their ability to serve trail users. During his many speaking engagements, Buchtel is trying to get help in setting up a Trail Town Illinois program.

Mayor Bill Wescott asked Buchtel which courses of action were most pressing for Rock Falls. Buchtel said building relationships with other towns along the trail should be a top priority.

“The most important thing is to start meeting with every town touching the corridor,” Buchtel said. “You can improve the quality of life without the other towns, but you can’t build tourism without them.”

He said a coalition built on intergovernmental agreements could greatly improve efforts to get grants for the Hennepin trail.

Buchtel said the canal annexation agreement the city is pursuing with the state is a good idea because it will provide more flexibility for trail development.

Wescott said signage and connectivity should be high on the city’s trail development to-do list.

He said volunteers will likely play an important role in the process.

“Money is a big thing with something like this, but we can do a lot with volunteerism,” Wescott said.

Wescott said the city has an amazing history of people stepping up and helping whenever they are needed for events or projects.

HEAT-CO

MECHANICAL, INC. “Locallyy Owned” • Sterling 815 -625-0111 Plumbiing • Heating • Cooling • Duct Clea aning Service ALL Makes & Mod dells • Financ cing Available Sp pecializzing in Bryant & Lennox “Watch for Holiday Giveaways On Our Facebook Page” www.heatcomechanica al.c com

Daidra Ashby, 25, of Chicago; 7:44 p.m. Wednesday; unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a controlled substance; taken to Whiteside County Jail pending a court appearance.

Amboy Police

Damien J. Estes, 20, of Amboy; 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at Division Street and Prospect Avenue; operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation and released

after posting bond.

Madeline M. Schulze, 25, of Dixon; 3:15 p.m.

Wednesday at Main Street and Appleton Avenue; speeding 32 mph in a 20-mph zone; given citation and released after posting bond.

Lori A. Hendrickson, 38, of Harmon; 3:28 p.m.

Wednesday at Mason Avenue and Provost Street; speeding 36 mph in a 20-mph speed zone; given citation and released after posting bond.

Roxiana M. Stingley, 36, of Amboy; 4:10 p.m.

Wednesday at Provost Street and Metcalf Avenue; improper use of electronic communication device, operating uninsured motor vehicle; given citation and released after posting bond.

Whitnie M. McCaffrey, 28, of Dixon; 5:37 p.m. Wednesday at Josiah Avenue and Clark Street; speeding 43 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation and released after posting bond.

Terry L. Hintz, 67, of Amboy; 5:49 p.m. Wednesday at Mason Avenue and Bacon Street; speeding 47 mph in a 30-mph zone; given citation and released after posting bond.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Monica Fisher, Betty Zigler, Gary Wetzell, and Adrian Considine, all today.

LOTTERY NUMBERS Pick Three Midday: 6-6-3 Fireball: 0 Pick Three Evening: 2-7-1 Fireball: 8 Pick Four Midday: 5-0-6-3 Fireball: 4 Pick Four Evening: 0-9-0-2 Fireball: 5 Lucky Day Lotto Midday: 14-15-16-20-23

Lucky Day Lotto Evening: 2-3-18-37-40 Lotto: 1-17-25-30-39-48 Extra Shot: 21 Estimated Lotto jackpot: $16.5 million Estimated Mega Millions jackpot: $66 million Estimated Powerball jackpot: $164 million

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1707 East 4th St., St Sterling (815) 625-9600 $ $ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

WE BUY CARS!

“ANY MAKE, ANY MODEL”

Top Dollar Paid!

For information on newspaper subscriptions, classified advertisements, display advertisements or billing please dial: 815-284-2222 Fax 815-625-9390 www.saukvalley.com

TELEGRAPH Founded in 1851 (USPS 158-860)

The B.F. Shaw Printing Co., 113-115 Peoria Ave., Dixon, IL 61021 Ernest Appleyard .......................................................Production Coordinator Ed Bushman ....................................................... Telegraph General Manager Sam R Fisher .................................................................................... Publisher Sheryl Gulbranson ............................................................Circulation Director Jennifer Heintzelman.......................................................Advertising Director Randy Jacobs ..........................................................................Press Foreman Jeff Rogers ............................................................................................. Editor

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Home delivery subscribers should know their carrier and keep his/her telephone number handy. Call your carrier if you are missed and he or she will bring a copy immediately. If you cannot reach your carrier call The Telegraph at (815) 284-2222 from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 6:00 a.m. to noon Saturday.

No service call accepted outside the above hours. Mail subscribers who fail to receive their paper regularly should notify The Telegraph office.

Advertisement and legal notices are accepted for publication with the understanding that the liability of The Telegraph for failure to publish the ad or notice or making an error in the content of the ad or notice is limited to the amount paid for the advertisement or notice.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Telegraph, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Value is up to $5,400

Spend Your Holidayss With Us!

- Based On Apartment Selection

3rd Month of Rent is Free

If You Sign Your Lease By Christmas!

22705 Avenue E • Sterling, IL 61081

815-622-2800

www.MorningsideofSterling.com ©2015 Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

INDEPENDENT LIVING • ASSISTED LIVING • MEMORY CARE

Periodicals postage paid at Dixon, Illinois 61021.

Published daily, Monday through Friday, except for New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

By mail outside primary market area: Payable in advance - 13 weeks $72.75, 26 weeks $145.50, 52 weeks $ 291.00.

Mail subscriptions must be paid in advance.

Single copy $1.00/$2.00 Weekend.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES By carrier: Payable in advance - 13 weeks $59.50, 26 weeks $114.40, 52 weeks $224.20.

By motor route: Payable in advance - 13 weeks $62.75, 26 weeks $120.65, 52 weeks $236.45.

By mail in primary market area : Payable in advance - 13 weeks $72.75, 26 weeks $145.50, 52 weeks $291.00

This newspaper is a member of the Associated Press which is entitled to use for republication all news dispatches — local, state and national. All rights or republication of special writings are hereby reserved.

Member of National Newspaper Association; Inland Press Association; Illinois Press Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation.

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

Telegraph • A3

REASON FOR THE SEASON

‘The Christmas Star from Afar’ Polo High grad creates new holiday tradition

BY AVALYNDA CASEY For Sauk Valley Media

S

ome children find the Christmas star on high. Others find it down low.

It all depends on where Mom or Dad, or Grandma or Grandpa, choose to hide it. “The Christmas Star From Afar� is an interactive advent activity for young children. The star is hidden somewhere around the home every day. When they find it, they move the wise men to its new location, until the trio ends up at the manger with the newborn baby Jesus on Christmas morning.

It’s creator, Natalie Ard, 38, is a 1995 Polo High School grad. She now lives in California with her husband, Dave, and their children Gracyn, 9, Michael, 7, and Lucy, 4.

Her game comes with an activity book, the wooden star, a wooden nativity scene that matches the artwork in the book (and can be used for the family creche), and optional scripture to use throughout the month.

It’s also flexible, since some families celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 6. “I wanted to encourage families to celebrate the wise men any way they want to – they are following the star to Jesus, the light of the world, and that is what Christmas is about,� Ard said.

Two things influenced its creation. “We tried [Elf on a Shelf], but at the time my daughter was 3, and

she was afraid he would tattle to Santa. We composed a letter to him, and asked him to go live somewhere else – and he did,� Ard said.

She also was searching for a way for her children to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, she said. “I wanted our own tradition to celebrate Jesus, so I cut out a cardboard star, used our current nativity, and started it with my kids.�

During Christmas time in 2012, Ard shared her idea with church friends.

They loved it, and she bought her domain name that day.

A friend helped her with the game’s graphic design, but Ard, who loves arts and crafts and using pastels and charcoal, sketched the characters herself. “I took one step at a time. It wasn’t easy, but I was dedicated to it.�

Her parents, Jim and Robin Jefford of Dixon, helped. Jim made the first stable with his jigsaw from her measurements; he shipped them to Ard and she decoupaged images onto Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and the animals. “Natalie loved to draw at 4 or 5,� her mom said. “She tried this game first with her family, and I thought, ‘Other families would enjoy this’, and they do.�

Ard learned she had a knack for prose, too. Her retired Polo High English teacher, Julie McGuire, became the first to read the book. “While I had her in

IN BRIEF Celebration set for Saturday in Ohio OHIO – A Christmas party will begin at 10 a.m.

Saturday at Ohio Public Library, 112 N. Main St. Participants can make decorations, and treats will be available.

Call the library at 815-3765422 for more information. – SVM staff report

Residents unhappy about restoration WOODSTOCK – After an informational meeting on the restoration work at Ryder’s Woods in Woodstock, some residents still had concerns about the changing landscape.

Woodstock Public Works Director Jeff Van Landuyt held the meeting to update residents who live near the 17-acre park, off of Kimball and Lake avenues, on the work being done there by the city and The Land Conser-

vancy of McHenry County.

Van Landuyt apologized for not holding a meeting before the city started taking down trees to build a parking lot in the woods in June, which concerned some residents.

Plans for the parking lot have been put on hold, Van Landuyt said.

Seven residents attended the meeting, including Jeffery Clunk who lives at Freemont Street and Lawndale Avenue. “They destroyed the woods,� Clunk said. “They cleared it all out. If you walk in there, you can see everywhere, there’s no place for the animals to hide.�

Others agreed, saying that removing box elder trees, walnut trees and about an acre of concrete waste was disrupting the animals that live in the woods and some resident’s views. – Shaw Media

Seymour-Memreez Home Movies to DVD, Transfers & More!

In Northland Mall/Sterling, IL

The First National Bank in Amboy Where you come first.

815-716-8903

seymour-memreez.com

4 locations in Amboy & Dixon 800-216-0008 www.fnbamboy.com

Photos by Avalynda Casey/For Sauk Valley Media

ABOVE: Polo native Natalie Ard signs copies of the activity book that accompanies her advent game, “The Christmas Star from Afar,� at Pam’s Hallmark in Dixon in November. The game, which sells for $34.95, was so popular that Pam’s has sold out, but they still are available at Country Floral in Polo, and online.

BELOW: Ard, a 1995 Polo High School graduate, is the daughter of Jim and Robin (right) Jefford of Dixon.

Her dad is a former Polo High principal.

Find your ‘Star’ “The Christmas Star from Afar� is available at Country Floral, 101 N. Division Ave. in Polo. Call 815-9463952.

Go to starfromafar.com (where there’s a 10 percent off coupon) to buy online. Search for Star from Afar on Facebook to learn more. class, her dad was the principal, and they were such a close-knit family.

I could tell that she was very gifted, and I wasn’t surprised that she could do this.� McGuire said.

By Christmas 2013, Ard had a manufacturer, and by October 2014 she had her first boxed shipment. In 7 weeks, 1,500 games flew off the shelves in 10 stores in California, Tennessee, and online.

Ard filled Internet orders from her garage.

This year, Natalie has upgraded the book, game pieces, and packaging.

Now “The Christmas Star From Afar� is available

in 450 stores, including Country Floral in Polo, and online for $34.95 plus shipping. “I love watching my children look high and low for their star every morning, hearing their squeals of excitement when the first child has spotted it, and knowing they are being reminded daily of Jesus’ birth,� Ard said. “This Christmas activity has given me a chance to show my children that Christmas is not about the presents they receive, or Santa, or snowmen.

Christmas is about the greatest gift of all – our gift of hope and love.�

Winterize your cars’ accessories for safety, comfort SPONSORED BY SLIM-n-HANK’S

By Gina Kraman Having a well-accessorized car for winter driving is less about looking good, and more about being safe and prepared for inclement driving conditions.

Many auto supply companies stock emergency road kits, complete with mini-shovels, jumper cables, blankets, ice scrapers, and flares. The kits tuck neatly in the cars’ trunk, and are advertised as “great holiday gift ideas for new and seasoned drivers on your shopping list.�

Snow tires and tire chains are other options drivers install to improve traction in snowy conditions.

Car experts acknowledge that all-season tires are safe alternatives for driving in light-to-moderate snowfall conditions. They stress the importance of adequate tread depth for any tire. Tire “socks� are also available, boasting greater skid control.

In addition to safety, car accessories capitalize on comfort and convenience for cold weather driving.

Innovations include heated seat cushions, heavy-duty heated wiper blades, and

even windshield washer fluid heaters. While some cars may be equipped with these luxuries, other cars can be retrofitted with aftermarket options.

Some drivers enjoy the convenience of remote starter systems. “Available through many electronics retail outlets, remote starter systems sync with a vehicle’s ignition system for a jacketless way to start your car,� explains Bankrate.com. “Basic systems range from $80 to $500. At the higher end, remote starters include added features, such as smart phone compatibility and security system control.�

Windshield covers and all-season rubber and vinyl floor mats are other low-temperature options to combat snow and ice.

Experts advise that any floor mats should be able to connect onto the car’s floor mat hooks, to prevent slipping and interfering with gas or brake pedals.

Specializing in auto body repair, auto glass, and emergency towing for more than 50 years, Slim-N-Hank’s Auto Body Shops are located in Sterling, (815) 625-1851, and Dixon, (815) 288-3211, or visit www.slimnhanks.com.

Sauk Valley Weather

5-Day Forecast Precipitation

Solar Table

Yesterday .................................................0.00�

Sunset tonight .........................................4:27 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow ....................................7:16 a.m.

Today

Sat.

Sun.

Mon.

Tue.

FRIDAY NIGHT DINING 5-9 Chef Joe Will Be Featuring:

PM Bacon-Wrapped Filet Mignon

& Chicken Parmesan with Marinara and Spaghetti Noodles

Our Chef-Prepared Buffet Will Be Featuring:

California Blend Vegetables Mashed Potatoes with Gravy Butternut Squash Ravioli Lemon Pepper Cod Honey-Glazed Ham with Stuffing Roast Beef with Wild Mushroom Gravy Beer Battered Fried Chicken Beer Battered Fried Cod Golden Fried Shrimp Homemade Potato Chips We invite you to enjoy our delicious buffet, featuring a huge selection of chef-prepared favorites. All meals include soup, full salad bar, and ice cream sundae dessert!

Reservations Recommended Timber Creek is Open to the Public!

729 Timber Creek Rd., Dixon 815-288-5110

From minor dents to major body repairs, we’ll get your car back in shape.

D.M.S. AUTOBODY Dixon Metal Specialties

For your next autobody repairs See Rich or Eric Kanzler 54/46°

Clouds and sun

57/55°

Cloudy with rain

60/46°

Heavy rain

48/32°

Morning rain

48/32°

Partly sunny

$IXON 3TERLING &REEWAY $IXON ), s

A4 • Telegraph

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

OBITUARIES Denis L. Handel STERLING – Denis L. Handel, 66, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Denis was born Sept. 2, 1949, in Sterling, the son of Donald and Elaine (Josephsen) Handel Sr. He worked as a forklift and tractor operator in the east plant at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling for 29 years.

Denis then worked for BorgWarner in Dixon as an automation operator. He married Linda Knowles on June 22, 1985, in Rock Falls.

Denis attended Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls. He was a diehard Chicago Bears fan, and enjoyed music, camping, mowing his lawn, and spending time in his yard. Denis was a great husband, and most of all, loved spending time with his family.

Survivors include his mother, Elaine Handel of Sterling; wife, Linda Handel of Rock Falls; five daughters, Mista

Helms of Rock Falls, Chariti (Brant) Douglass of Sterling, Dena Handel of Rock Falls, Brooke (Chad) Depauw of Walnut, and Justina (KC) Waters of Alabama; one sister, Judi Golden of Rock Falls; one brother, Donald Handel Jr. of Harmon; 12 grandchildren, Jennifer, Cheyanne, Kalib, Cobie, Dalton, Kelsey, Bailea, Brea, Tylo, Alyssa, Draven, and Jalen; and two great-grandchildren, Carsyn and Kylie.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. The funeral will be at 11 a.m.

Monday at the funeral home, with Dalmus Meeks, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Today’s visitations: Esther M. Seagren of Dixon, 9-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Loraine G. Landheer of Dixon, 10 a.m.-noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Laurence E. Dennis Jr. of Sterling, 11 a.m.-noon at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling.

Sally A. Stover of Dixon, 4-7 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Evelyn S. Woodin of Milledgeville, 4-7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Today’s funerals: Esther M. Seagren of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at First Baptist Church in Dixon.

Laurence E. Dennis Jr. of Sterling, noon at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling.

Loraine G. Landheer of Dixon, noon at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday visitations: Rev. Paul K. Zeman Sr. of Dixon, 9-10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Nora E. Bush, formerly of Morrison and Fulton, 10-11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Rogene E. Taylor of Mount Morris, 10-11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Douglas E. Rippy of Lanark, 3-6 p.m. at Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark.

Saturday funerals: Sally A. Stover of Dixon, 10;30 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Evelyn S. Woodin of Milledgeville, 10:30 a.m. at Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling.

Nora E. Bush, formerly of Morrison and Fulton, 11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Rogene E. Taylor of Mount Morris, 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Rev. Paul K. Zeman Sr. of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Rex A. Portner of Rock Falls, 1 p.m. memorial service at Rock Falls United Methodist Church.

Sunday visitation: Denis L. Handel of Sterling, 1-3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Monday funeral: Denis L. Handel of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Tuesday visitation: Lester F. “Punk” Kunde, 10-11 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Tuesday funeral: Lester F. “Punk” Kunde, 11 a.m. at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

Douglas E. Rippy Nels E. Stark DIXON – Nels E. Stark, 85, of Dixon, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Franklin Grove.

Cremation Society of Illinois in Rockford is handling arrangements.

Obituary information All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following day’s edition. They can be sent via e-mail, obituaries@saukvalley.com or fax, 815-625-9390.

Obituary corrections and clarifications will

appear in the Corrections box on page A2 the next publication day.

Receipt of all obituaries must be confirmed by phone.

For more information, call 815-625-3600 or 815284-2222, ext. 5530 or 5502.

LANARK – Douglas E. Rippy, 53, of Lanark, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at his home. He worked at Sewer Equipment Co. since 2002.

He was born May 3, 1962, at Freeport Memorial Hospital, the son of James D. and Mary A. (Gerbrick) Rippy. He was a Forreston High School graduate.

He is survived by his sisters, Jamie (Bill) Walker of Albany and Karen (Tim) Cochran of Sterling; brothers, Kerry (Ann) Rippy of Freeport,

Dan (Carol) Rippy of Forreston, and Patrick (Sandi) Rippy of Lanark; and many nieces and nephews.

Douglas was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, and one brother.

Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Russell-Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. Services are planned for a later date; with burial at Lanark Cemetery.

A memorial has been established.

Visit schwarzfh.com to send condolences.

Rogene E. Taylor MOUNT MORRIS – Rogene E. Mongan Taylor, 81, of Mount Morris, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home in Mount Morris.

Rogene was born Jan. 6, 1934, in Dixon, the daughter of Eugene and Esther (McCullough) Mongan. She graduated from Mount Morris High School with the class of 1951. Rogene married Amos H. Taylor Jr. on June 2, 1951, in Oregon. Rogene was the first female mail carrier in Ogle County; and she was best known for driving a bus for the Mount Morris School District. She was a member of Disciples United Methodist Church, was an avid quilter, and she loved her ladies in the quilt group. But most of all, she loved her dog and her family.

Rogene is survived by her husband, Amos Taylor of Mount Morris; children, Kathi (Charles) Medlar of Mount Morris, Richard (Cathy) Taylor of Davis, Timothy (Beverly) Taylor of The Woodlands in Houston, and Patricia (William) Nordman of Oregon; grandchildren, Staci (Steven) Schrader of Shannon, Pamela (David) Watry of Forreston, Michal Medlar of Byron, Shaun and Stephanie Taylor of The Woodlands in Houston, Megan (Rodrigo) Flores of Durand, Amanda Taylor of Rockford,

Zachary Taylor and Allison Taylor, both of Davis, Ashley Nordman and Brad Nordman, both of Oregon, Brandon and Josh Watry, both of Plano, Taylor Schrader of Shannon, and Ashley Schrader of New Mexico; great-grandchildren, John Book of Shannon, Adam Watry and Ashley (Brock) Deen-Sanders, both of Forreston, Abbey Taylor and Jacob Taylor, both of Houston, Ethan Flores, Alex Flores, Evan Flores, and Ariana Flores, all of Durand, and Brianna Taylor of Rockford; greatgreat-grandchild, GiGi Schrader of New Mexico; brothers, Rich (Connie) Mongan of and Steve (Cindy) Mongan, both of Mount Morris; sisters, Elvira Powell of Belvidere, Karen Martinez of Oregon, and Cindy Wilson of Rockford; and sisters-in-law, Lee Mongan of Oregon and Marcia Mongan of Mount Morris.

Rogene was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William, Darell, and James Mongan; and sister, Mary Kay Mongan.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday and the funeral at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt St., Mount Morris, with the Rev. Dwight Stewart officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Lighthouse Cemetery in Oregon.

Memorials will be established.

Carole L. Mueller OHIO – Carole L. Mueller, 75, of Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at her home.

Garland Funeral Home in Walnut is handling arrangements.

WASHINGTON

Congress in final-stage talks on budget, tax bills WASHINGTON (AP) – With the holidays beckoning, negotiations intensified on Capitol Hill Thursday on a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill and a sprawling tax package touching all sectors of the economy.

Dozens of issues remained unresolved, mainly policy disputes over environmental and other issues that lawmakers of both parties were trying to attach to the must-pass spending legislation. Republicans sought to lift the oil export ban and roll back various Obama administration regulations; Democrats were maneuver-

ing to protect President Barack Obama’s environmental rules and enact permanent tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy.

“We’re not going to get everything we want in negotiations. The Democrats aren’t going to get everything they want in negotiations,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, told reporters. “But I believe that we will successfully complete these negotiations.”

Under current law, government funding expires at midnight tonight, when the last short-term spending bill expires. The Senate agreed by voice vote and

without debate Thursday to extend that deadline through Wednesday Dec. 16 to allow more time for talks. The House was expected to follow suit today, but Ryan allowed that even more time might be needed.

“I’m not going to put a deadline on it,” he said.

“I want to make sure that these negotiations are done well and done right, and not by some arbitrary deadline.”

Earlier, Ryan assured lawmakers from Northeastern states that legislation extending health benefits and a compensation fund for 9/11 first responders would be

made part of the spending bill. The spending legislation, which funds the government through the 2016 budget year, has become increasingly intertwined with the tax bill, which could deliver a political victory for both parties.

Uncertainty remained as to whether lawmakers would pull off a major tax bill with permanent extensions benefiting both sides, or simply opt for a 2-year extension of existing tax breaks. With Congress’ legislative year drawing to a close lawmakers were eager to finalize their work and head home for the holidays.

EDUCATION

IN BRIEF

Data: Fewer Illinois students taking standardized exams

Commissions OKs changes to rates

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois saw an increase in the number of students who didn’t take the state’s standardized exams last school year, but it still met a participation rate of at least 95 percent, according to new state data.

Students who didn’t participate were either marked absent or refused to take the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, exams, which

TV Antennas Sales Service Innstallation

were being given for the first time in Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The tests given in 2014, ISAT and Prairie State, no longer are given statewide.

The state is to release the PARCC scores this week.

Students who didn’t take the exams range from those attending schools in suburban Chicago to those going to tiny schools elsewhere in Illinois.

The data, which the Tribune obtained through a public records request, show that about 44,000 students didn’t take the English Language Arts test last school year and 42,000 didn’t take the math test. They make up about 4 percent of the more than 1 million students who took tests last school year, compared to about a half-percent who didn’t take exams in 2014.

FREE KITCHEN DESIGNS BY Jocelyn Lilly, Kitchen Design: 815-225-7677

Ask about our FREE Upgrade Special

MILLEDGEVILLE DO-IT-BEST HOME CENTER

ANTENNA • SATELLITE • SURVEILLANCE • INTERNET

1114 1ST AVE., ROCK FALLS

815-625-4492

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The Illinois Commerce Commission has approved a rate decrease for ComEd and rate increase for Ameren Illinois.

ComEd says the lowered delivery rate announced Wednesday is the result of efficiencies generated from the ongoing rollout of its smart grid. The rate decrease is expected to mean the average residential customer should pay about $1 a month less on their bill starting next month.

The commission approved a $67 million

Free Estimates • Free Measuring • Free Delivery

Bring the Beauty of StarMark into Your Home.

Railroad and Cochran Streets Milledgeville, IL (800) 788-7677 toll free

TVS • Appliances • Mattresses

Up To 12 Months Interest Free Financing Available 3610 E. LINCOLNWAY STERLING, IL

815-626-2996

AP

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin meets with reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. White House and congressional negotiators searched for compromise Thursday on huge tax and spending bills with a combined price tag of well over $1 trillion, with leaders hoping to clinch agreements and let Congress adjourn for the year next week.

rate decrease, $17 million more than the $50 million decrease ComEd proposed.

The commission also approved delivery rate increases that will allow Ameren Illinois to raise

In Memory of A Special Brother

John Josephsen

typical residential natural gas bills by $2 to $6 a month and residential electric bills by $2 to $7 a month. The new rates are expected to appear on customer bills starting in January.

Isab abe bel ell lle le S. Jon one nes es 8/24/04 - 12/11/14

12/11/1946 - 12/13/03

Today is full of memories of a brother laid to rest and every single one of them is filled with happiness.

For you were someone special always such a joy to know and there was so much pain when it was time to let you go.

That’s why this special message is sent to heaven above for the angels to take care of you and give you all my love.

Sadly missed, Diane P.S. Happy Birthday in Heaven

Your presence we miss Your memory we treasure.

Loving you always Forgetting you never.

Love, Mommy, Gramma, Papa, Uncle Wes, Uncle Scott, Rheagan, and Lyndsey

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

MILITARY

Men give resounding ‘no’ to women warriors WASHINGTON (AP) – The men in the U.S. military’s most dangerous jobs care little about political correctness or gender equality. And they have a message for their political leadership.

When they are fighting in the shadows or bleeding on the battlefield, women have no place on their teams.

In blunt and, at times, profanity-laced answers to a voluntary survey conducted by the Rand Corp., more than 7,600 of America’s special operations forces spoke with nearly one voice. Allowing women to serve in Navy SEAL, Army Delta or other commando units could hurt their effectiveness and lower the standards, and it may drive men away from the dangerous posts.

An overwhelming majority of those who agreed to respond to the RAND survey said they believe women don’t have the physical strength or mental toughness to do the grueling jobs.

The Pentagon released the summer survey and other documents when Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced last week that he was opening all combat jobs to

women. That decision was based on recommendations by the military service secretaries and the leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations Command. Only the Marine Corps asked to exempt women from certain infantry and frontline positions, but Carter denied that request.

Half the men who got the 46-question survey responded to it, and Rand did not identify any of them. In some cases people who feel most strongly about an issue are more inclined to answer surveys.

Some 85 percent of the respondents said they oppose opening the special operations jobs to women, and 70 percent oppose having women in their individual units.

More than 80 percent said women aren’t strong enough and can’t handle the demands of the job.

And 64 percent said they aren’t mentally tough enough.

“I weigh 225 pounds, and 280 pounds in full kit, as did most of the members of my ODA (a 12-man Army Green Beret unit),” one respondent said. “I expect every person on my team to be able to drag any member

of my team out of a firefight. A 130 pound female could not do it, I don’t care how much time she spends in the gym. Do we expect wounded men to bleed out because a female soldier could not drag him to cover?”

Another said politicians don’t win the covert wars.

“Gender equality is not an option when the bullets are flying,” he said.

“Most males in the area of the world I work in would rather back hand a female than listen to her speak. There is a reason we send men to do these jobs.”

The bulk of those who responded to the survey were young, white married men. They worry that having women in their small teams could fuel jealousy at home or create problems with sexual harassment or illicit affairs. And they rely on and trust their teams and units as family.

Some, however, said they might be willing for women to serve in some, more peripheral special operations jobs. Several suggested that women could be used as attachments or additions to some units, just not as actual members, such as the cultural support jobs they fill now.

Mayor hopes to have task force in place by end of December DIXON ONE

If the group needs more time after 6 months, it can request it from the council.

Since taking office in May, council members have cited the need for multiple city event-planning agencies to get on the same page, and coordinate their efforts. During a November meeting, Councilman Mitch Tucker said Dixon One was progressing slowly, and he wanted it to “get moving.”

The task force should help Dixon One do just that.

“With the advisory committee, you have all these groups at the table and you can have discus-

CELEBRATE

1110 E RIVER RD • DIXON, IL 61021

815-284-3324

Crescendo Hair of Dixon Ribbon Cutting

WITH MAMA CIMINO’S THIS HOLIDAY SEASON We offer onsite and off site catering for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Newly remodeled meeting/banquet room with seating for up to 100.

Now located on street level.

We offer a 110˝ projection screen with computer hook-up and wireless microphone. State of the art entertainment system Full Liquor Bar

Mama Cimino’s 104 S. Peoria, Dixon • 815-288-4448

STOP IN & SEE US ABOUT

DIXON’S TIRE CENTER

it affects them and what works for them.”

Once the task force has done its job, Dixon One can get to work – and when it does, it will have its own space in which to do it.

In November, the council voted to buy the Kenzley Title building at 87 S. Hennepin Ave. for $245,000. The building will be vacated next month when the title company moves to 224 W. River St. At that time, city officials will take over the building.

Once Dixon One has a plan in hand, then it can really get moving – and true to its word, the city will have the three groups that form Dixon One under one roof, figuratively and literally.

Book Your Holiday Parties Now!

ALIGNMENTS • BRAKES • CUSTOM WHEELS • EXHAUSTS INTERSTATE BATTERIES • MAINTENANCE • OIL & LUBE TIRE REPAIR • SHOCKS • STRUTS • SUSPENSIONS

TIRE REBATES

sions on different ideas and how to best implement them,” Arellano said. “With this group, you can get real-time discussion.”

Arellano said the hope is that the council can approve task force members at its Dec. 21 meeting.

He said he’s looking for people who have been directly involved in the various aspects of marketing for the city.

“This way, we can get the ball rolling faster,” he said. “We want them to go through ideas such as marketing, shared secretaries, how to do space sharing and how they can coordinate to better promote Dixon’s festivals. We want them to have the first say in how

CONTINUED FROM A1

SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS!

HOURS: MON-FRI: 8AM - 5PM SAT: 8AM - 12PM CLOSED SUNDAY

Telegraph • A5

Call Missy at 815-440-4694 for banquet details!

See our menu at

www.mamaciminosbanquethall.com

Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice Home

Matching Gift Campaign A Campaign to Raise Funds for the Hospice Home

Every dollar donated through December 31, 2015 for the Hospice Home will be matched Dollar-for Dollar (up to a total of $100,000)

A ribbon cutting was held for Crescendo Hair on December 4th to celebrate their new location. Crescendo Hair is a small quaint salon with a vibe that offers hair, manicure, pedicure and waxing services.

Make a donation:

Crescendo Hair is located at 502 W. First St., Dixon. The phone number is 815-973-5903. Business hours are Tuesday through Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Saturdays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

* Designate your donation to the Hospice Home Fund

Attending the ribbon cutting were Jena Lachat, Matt Appleman, Commissioner Mitch Tucker & Ambassadors and staff of the Dixon Area Chamber of Commerce.

This ad courtesy of Sauk Valley Media, publishers of the Telegraph , daily Gazette and SV Weekend.

• Mail or bring your check to Hospice of the Rock River Valley • Make an online donation at www.hospicerockriver.org

2600 N. Locust St., Suite B Sterling, IL 61081

www.hospicerockriver.org 815-625-3858

A United Way Partner Agency

Opinion A6 • Sauk Valley Media

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

Congress seems OK with being weak Sadly, lawmakers handed much of their power away

BY LEE H. HAMILTON Bloomington, Indiana

Not many people outside of Capitol Hill paid attention last month when the congressional leadership released next year’s legislative schedule. Its headline feature is a strikingly long summer recess: half of July and all of August, along with a few spotty weeks of work before the November election.

There are plenty of other breaks as well; in all, the House will be in session for less than onethird of the year, and the Senate only a bit longer.

I suppose we could take Congress to task for not working hard enough, and I’m sure plenty of people will do so. But the schedule reveals an even more serious issue: It suggests that Congress, or at least its leadership, is unconcerned about how ineffective and even irrelevant the institution has become when it

comes to policy making.

This has been a longterm trend, with plenty of responsibility to be laid at the feet of political leaders in both parties. Even some recent signs of progress, like the rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, aren’t enough. Many people, within Washington and beyond, now take Congress’ weakened state for granted, almost as if it’s the natural order of things.

THAT IS BECAUSE wherever you turn, Congress has lost ground as an institution. The contrast with the presidency is especially stark.

Every president in recent memory has expanded the power of his office, and for good reason. The modern world demands quick, decisive action, and Americans like presidents who act forcefully. Yet the result is that the balance of power

EDITORIAL

has shifted dangerously toward the president.

This is especially apparent on two fronts where Congress ought to be resolute. One is the budget – the basic blueprint for the government – which is now largely the president’s Lee H. responsiHamilton bility. Congress cannot even produce a real budget any more; every year, it kicks the serious fiscal questions down the road – from hard decisions on tax reform to even harder decisions on spending.

Its deference to the president is even more striking when it comes to committing U.S. forces overseas. Members of Congress happily criticize the president on issue after issue, lamenting that they cannot trust him and cannot work with him. Yet on some of the most important questions the government faces – whether, how,

where, and when to intervene using military force – they defer utterly to the White House.

They do the same with the regulatory agencies.

Members love to criticize the EPA, for instance, but rarely put their words into legislative action, and they fail repeatedly to do the kind of routine, painstaking oversight of federal agencies that would help eliminate wasted resources and bureaucratic overreach.

AT THE SAME TIME, they’ve handed economic power to the Federal Reserve. Fifty years ago, the ordinary American who could name the chair of the Fed was rare.

Today, it’s hard to pick up a newspaper without reading about Janet Yellen and the Fed’s board of governors. Because Congress has essentially given up on trying to shape fiscal policy, it has put the Fed in charge of keeping the economy growing.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has become the principal way our country deals with a

‘‘

er Paul Ryan recently announced the House would not even touch next year, despite the pressing need.

Here is an issue practically begging for rolledup sleeves on Capitol Hill. Yet instead of action, they get a congressional schedule that sends members back to their districts for most of the year.

Congress these days is failing to assert its responsibilities under the Constitution – it is far from being the coequal branch our Founders envisioned.

’’

Lee H. Hamilton

WHICH MAY BE THE most distressing part of it all. Instead of being concerned enough about Congress’ weakness and inactivity to take action, its leaders, at least, appear to believe that many of the toughest issues on the national agenda are beyond their capability to resolve.

Note to readers: Lee Hamilton is a distinguished scholar, Indiana University School of Global and International Studies, and a professor of practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

host of tough issues like abortion and affirmative action. These are matters that, ideally, would be wrestled through the legislative process. Instead, they’re up to the court.

Congress these days is failing to assert its responsibilities under the Constitution – it is far from being the co-equal branch our Founders envisioned. And many of its members agree. They don’t believe the institution they serve is doing its job – they’d point, for instance, to immigration reform, which Speak-

THE CARTOONIST’S VOICE

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

Independent PE a fine alternative for high schools What we think A physical education innovation helps keep high schoolers fit while helping them fit more classes into their schedules.

We’re pleased to declare independent PE a successful program.

I

ndependent study courses have been around for quite a while, so it shouldn’t be surprising that independent PE (physical education) classes are here as well.

Yet we were pleasantly surprised that independent PE has been such a success at Sterling High School, based on a Sauk Valley Media story from earlier this week.

Sterling High has offered the independent PE option for the past 4 years. At the present, nearly 20 percent of SHS students are taking it.

Workouts are done before school and afterward, when the cardio and weight rooms are staffed until 4 p.m.

SVM’s story noted that Milledgeville High School plans to offer independent PE at the start of the second semester, in the wake of renovations to its cardio and weight rooms this past summer.

The advantages of independent PE are many.

1) It gives students more flexibility with their daily schedules, allowing them to fit in more academics, music, extracurriculars, or job shadowing, as the case may be.

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

2) Students learn life lessons for taking responsibility for their own fitness.

3) It’s a good option for students who are not comfortable in a locker room setting.

4) And boy, does it keep them in shape. Fitness expectations are by no means minimal.

Cardio requirements for 30-minute workouts, as set for this semester at SHS, are 17 miles on the spin bike, 2.5 miles on the treadmill, and 2 miles on the elliptical, rising for 60-minute workouts to 26, 4.5, and 4 miles, respectively.

5) Some student athletes use the program to stay in shape during their off-seasons, which is an added benefit.

We’re pleased to declare that independent PE is an innovative solution that has brought a measure of freedom from class scheduling problems.

As a side benefit, it provides the template for an exercise program that students, once in the habit, can follow for the rest of their lives.

Kudos to Sterling High School and, soon, Milledgeville High School for offering it.

THE READER’S VOICE

Goodfellows ready to serve community VALYNDA BUSHMAN Polo

Goodfellows of Lee County, a United Way agency, is busy getting ready for our Christmas give out. Goodfellows helps those who are struggling by providing Christmas gifts, clothing and food vouchers.

Applications are available at Dixon Public Library.

Applicants are given an appointment and then come in to do their Christmas “shopping.” We are located in the basement of the Telegraph, 113 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon.

It is our mission to help others during their times of hardship. Everyone has difficult times in their lives, and we want others to

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.

Editorials represent the opinions of the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board.

What do you think?

Let us know. Write your own letter to the editor and send it to: letters@saukvalley. com

know they are not alone.

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration.

When there is no extra money to spend on Christmas, it can be a stressful and depressing time. By providing gifts, clothing and food for the holiday, families are less stressed and can focus on what is important.

Goodfellows is run by volunteers who work throughout the year collecting items that can be used to make someone’s Christmas special. With the support and contributions from the community, we help more than 1,000 people every year.

To ask questions about

our program or for more information, please call me at 815-721-2025.

Note to readers: Valynda Bushman is president of Goodfellows.

Shame on Donald Trump for his insults JIM G. BURKE Dixon

As an Irish descendant, I know how I would feel if a national figure proposed banning all Irish from entering the United States.

And I know how I would feel if I were any one of the many Dixon-area Muslims listening to Donald Trump.

Shame on Trump for insulting so many of our good citizens who contribute to and make the Dixon community a better place to live and raise families.

“A decent newspaper is the enemy of rumor and a citizen of its place.”

James Veseley, editorial page editor, The Seattle Times, 2007

Quotes brought to you courtesy of

Apathy brings about the decay of civilizations STEPHEN BUZZARD Amboy

“Bread and circuses.”

What was the principal cause for the fall of the great Roman Empire?

I agree with Augustine that the most deadly of the seven deadly sins is apathy. As long as the people had their food and entertainment, they became lulled into apathy.

“Bread and circuses,” it came to be called. Today, it is big-screen TVs and nice cars. That is our version of bread and circuses.

What lies within this context? Every great civilization decays because it has forgotten its beginnings, where it came from.

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

Opinions expressed in letters and columns are those of the writers.

Lifestyle Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS

DAY TRIP | BISHOP HILL

A bright Christmas It’ll be a night to remember as village folk light up the streets and celebrate their holiday heritage

BY ANDREA MILLS amills@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5575

BISHOP HILL – Church services in English and Swedish, music, and sparkling candles are all wrapped up into a Swedish Christmas present at Bishop Hill.

Bishop Hill State Historic Site continues its tradition of honoring the customs of the Swedish immigrants who arrived in 1846, with this weekend’s Lucia Nights festival.

Starting at 6 p.m. today and Saturday, the businesses and museums will be brightened with the appearance of Lucia girls who will hand out cookies. All over the village, candles will glow from each window, and people strolling along can appreciate the lighted pathways created by luminaries. That’s not all – choruses, storytellers, and bands will entertain throughout the area.

Visitors able to make it to the village today can view a 6 p.m.

Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the park. Those attending are welcome to bring edible ornaments to hang on the tree.

According to legend and Bishop Hill sources, St. Lucia, a Sicilian martyr, is said to have come to the rescue of Sweden during a famine. She was in a white robe and had a crown of candles on her head. Her appearance was on a ship filled with food, which vanished after its cargo was delivered on the darkest day of the year.

Today, Swedish girls wear white robes with a red sash and a crown of candles when waking up their families on Dec. 13.

On Christmas morning, visitors at Bishop Hill are welcome to attend Julotta, a nondenominational service at the historic Colony Church. The service is conducted in English and Swedish at 6 a.m. Coffee and rusks, a Swedish pastry, will be served afterward.

The state owns the 1848 church, which has a basement and first floor that were used as apartments by early settlers, and a sanctuary on the second floor; the Colony Hotel built about

A girl hands out treats while wearing the traditional St. Lucia white garments with a candle crown. Bishop Hill celebrates Lucia Nights today and Saturday in the village and at the Bishop Hill State Historic Site.

Submitted

If you go ...

What: Lucia Nights When: 6 to 9 p.m. today and Saturday Where: Bishop Hill State Historic Site, 304 Bishop Hill Road, Bishop Hill What: Julotta Where: Bishop Hill historic Colony Church Cost: Free Information: bishophill.com or 309-927-3345 or 309-927-3899

Also in Bishop Hill Friday and Saturday 6 p.m. – Peoria Cooperative Academy Choral, Vagnhall Galleri, 309 N. Bishop Hill St. 1852-60; and the Boys Dormitory from 1850. An 1850s barn was moved into the place of the original hotel stable.

It also controls the village park and a brick museum that’s home to paintings by Olof Krans, a Bishop Hill colonist who lived from 1838 to 1916. An orientation video can be watched at the museum.

Sauk Valley Media • A7

7 p.m. – Mountain Men, Vagnhall 6-9 p.m. – Brian “Fox” Ellis, storyteller, Welcome Center, 207 N. Bishop Hill St. 6-9 p.m. – Hammer and Pick and woodcarving demonstrations, Steeple Building on Bishop Hill Street near the post office 4 p.m. until gone – soup and chili supper, Bishop Hill Community United Methodist Church, 405 E. Main St., donation requested Saturday only 7 p.m., Old Fashioned Barn Dance, Colony School, off West Main Street, cost $5, no partner necessary Self-guided tours of the church, hotel and museum are available.

Only the first floors are accessible to wheelchairs. Historic site winter hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday.

A visit to Bishop Hill is a good way to learn more about Swedish immigrants, Swedish customs, and to enjoy special events throughout the year.

Friday, Dec. 11 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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, 815-2889236.

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 cards, 9 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Bingo, 9:30-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Intermediate line dancing, 10 a.m., call Whiteside County Senior Center at 815-622-9230 for location.

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

Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

Movie Day, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Music by Dave Rudolf, and book sale and raffle drawings, 5:30-6:30p.m., Franklin Grove Public Library, 112 S. Elm St., 815-456-2823.

Baked chicken dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Dec. 12 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

Santa’s Workshop, 8 a.m.noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Fifth annual Cookie Walk, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friendship Hall, First Christian Church of Walnut, 109 Red Oak Road.

Orders: 815-379 or 815-8661517.

Annual Christmas party, decoration making and snacks, 10 a.m., Ohio Public Library, 112 N. Main St., Ohio.

Friends of the Oregon library annual cookie sale, 10 a.m.noon or until all items sold, 300 Jefferson St., 815-732-2724.

Christmas potluck and open house, noon-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Sauk Valley Computer Users, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

TV ABC Family will change its name NEW YORK (AP) – ABC Family is getting a new name. The network announced Thursday it will soon be known as Freeform.

The rechristening happens Jan. 12, the same day the network welcomes back “Pretty Little Liars” for its season premiere, along with the series debut of “Shadowhunters.”

The network says the

name Freeform speaks to its ongoing mission to serve the span of viewers who are in high school, college and the decade that follows.

ABC Family President Tom Ascheim said the Freeform brand “represents the passion, fun, energy and new ideas that infuse young adulthood.”

While the name Freeform will replace ABC Family on all channel lineups on Jan. 12, the network said its channel number will not change.

ONLINE

Deserter tells his story on podcast Tribune News Service

Season up, servers down That appeared to be the case briefly Thursday morning when the first episode of the second season of the hit podcast “Serial” was posted without advance fanfare on the show’s website.

As has been widely speculated, the episode deals with the travails of former U.S. Army Sgt.

Bowe Bergdahl, charged with deserting the Army in Afghanistan in June 2009. For the first time in the media, Bergdahl tells his own story.

The episode, available at serialpodcast.org and through other channels, puts the Bergdahl story in context, including a quote from presidential candidate Donald Trump saying, “In the old days

deserters were shot.”

Attempts to access the episode on the show’s website in its first hours, across several devices, were at first rebuffed, suggesting massive interest.

But that situation didn’t last and the website soon delivered the episode smoothly.

“Serial” is also available on Pandora, iTunes and other podcasting outlets.

Dixon 955 N. Galena Ave., 815-285-0000 Sterling 2536 E Lincolnway, 815-622-9544 Get Connected…Go Wireless With Us!

A8 • Sauk Valley Media

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

CHICAGO | POLICE SHOOTING OF LAQUAN McDONALD

Protesters target independent police review board CHICAGO (AP) – Protesters who have been calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s resignation also have another target: a much-criticized, quasiindependent agency that was created to investigate complaints against police officers but has rarely ruled against them.

The mayor’s critics complain that his

pledge to reform the Independent Police Review Authority is too limited because he seeks to improve an existing system rather than scrapping it and starting over.

In the outrage that erupted over the video showing an officer fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, Emanuel

sacked his police chief and set up a task force to recommend changes.

He also Rahm replaced Emanuel the head of the authority known as IPRA. Former IPRA investigator and supervi-

sor Lorenzo Davis said he was fired this year after refusing to reverse his finding in one fatal police shooting that it was not justified.

The idea behind IPRA when it was set up in 2007 was for the agency to be wholly independent of police and the mayor’s office as a way to weed out bad officers,

but that never actually happened, Davis’ lawyer, Torreya Hamilton, said Thursday.

“The goal became to exonerate the police officer and therefore the city,” said Hamilton, who represents Davis in a lawsuit he filed against the city over his firing.

Suspicion about

reforms initiated by City Hall runs deep in Chicago, especially among blacks, who have heard similar pledges every couple of years, whenever allegations of police brutality arose. Many put more hope in a justlaunched federal civilrights investigation, though that could take years to play out.

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley Media • A9

Wayward wife wants to mend family fences Dear Abby, I made a big mistake 3 years ago.

When I found out my husband was cheating on me, I became vengeful and sought revenge.

I ended up sleeping with my sister-in-law’s boyfriend to get back at my husband and at her for some things she did in the past. It took my pain away – for a bit.

Abby, I am not this kind of person. I’m not an evil, conniving tramp. I regret what I did every day, and I feel like garbage.

My sister-in-law and I haven’t spoken since I decided to tell her the truth. My husband and I (miraculously) were able to work through our problems, and our relationship is stronger than ever. My sister-inlaw and her boyfriend have remained together, and I don’t speak to him anymore either.

What can I do to earn forgiveness? Is this even forgivable? How can I mend this family I helped tear apart?

– Only Human in Houston Dear Only Human, You might start by apologizing to your sister-in-law for the pain you caused her. But after that, the decision about whether she can forgive you or wants anything more to do with you will be up to her.

Dear Abby, My granddaughter, “Becca,” just turned 6. One of her favorite things to do is role-play, which includes the

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

prince (me) kissing her, sometimes at the end of a wedding ceremony.

Becca also likes to sit on my lap.

My wife thinks I shouldn’t allow her to sit there and that the interaction isn’t appropriate. She says I might be mistaken for some kind of predator. It hurts me and Becca when I tell her we must find some other playtime scenario. I think it’s harmless.

Who’s right here? My wife or me? Is there an age a granddaughter reaches when this kind of interaction becomes taboo? What about giving her a goodbye kiss when she departs?

– Baffled Grandpa in El Paso Dear Baffled, Do Becca’s parents agree with your wife?

I would be more concerned with whether they consider your playing Prince Charming to be inappropriate.

At 6, I see no harm in it. When Becca is 8 or 9, your wife might have a point. Of course, by then she might prefer to be Supergirl rather than a princess, and have other objectives than being a bride.

As to kissing your granddaughter hello or goodbye, that’s perfectly appropriate regardless of her age. And when you do, I seriously doubt anyone will mistake you for a predator.

Dear Abby, I married the woman of my dreams 2 months ago. I asked my father to be my best man and he accepted, but he didn’t fulfill his duties. There was no bachelor party, no best man speech, and he and my mother left the reception after only an hour. I was hurt and disappointed.

I have avoided talking to him since. Should I tell him how much he hurt me, or just try to forgive and forget?

– Let-down Groom in Macon, Georgia Dear Groom, I vote for doing both, if you can. When your father accepted the invitation, he might not have understood that being your best man would involve more than standing beside you at the altar.

Why he and your mother would leave the reception early is puzzling, but it might have meant that for some reason they felt uncomfortable there. You need to explore that.

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.

OVER 2,000

PRE-OWNED VEHICLES IN-STOCK!

4,897

5,876

5,970

8,071

10,209

12,779

12,991

14,997

13,591

14,070

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Dec. 12 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., open, tradition; 12:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed (5), Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, 9 a.m., women’s, open; noon, open; 6 p.m., open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9:30 a.m., former St. Anne Grade School, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, 815-857-2315.

Parkinson’s Support Group, 10 a.m., board room, Mercy South Medical Center, 638 S. Bluff Blvd., Clinton, Iowa, 563243-5585.

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

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon and 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779245-3487. Downstairs, west door.

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

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

Sauk Computer User Group, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

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

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

Sunday, Dec. 13 Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 a.m., closed; 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous,

8 a.m., closed; 11 a.m., open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 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.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, 304 Seventh Ave. W, Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (4), Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St.

All vehicles plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Payments based on approved financing, not all will qualify.

See dealer for complete details. Dealer not responsible for errors in advertising.

2811 LOCUST, STERLING, IL

815.625.6300 MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT

A10 • Telegraph

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

WASHINGTON

Successor could follow Obama’s lead on tactic President’s executive actions could open door for next leader WASHINGTON (AP) – While the White House has condemned Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigrants as “disqualifying� and “toxic,�

President B a r a c k O b a m a might have only himself to blame if a President Donald Trump ever Trump succeeds in putting his plan, or some version of it, into action.

In his efforts to work around Congress, Obama has made the aggressive use of executive power, particularly on immigration, an increasingly effective and politically accepted presidential

tool. While legal scholars are divided on whether Obama has accelerated or merely continued a drift of power toward the executive branch, there’s little debate that he’s paved a path for his successor.

Depending on who that is, many Obama backers could rue the day they cheered his “pen-andphone� campaign to get past Republican opposition in Congress. The unilateral steps he took to raise environmental standards, tighten gun control measures and ease the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally, may serve as precedent for moves they won’t cheer.

AP

President Barack Obama speaks Thursday in Washington. While the White House condemns Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigrants, President Barack Obama might have only himself to blame if a President Trump ever tries to put his plan into action. “Democrats have been remarkably shortsighted in embracing of this type of uber-presidency,� said Jonathon Turley, a George Washington University law professor.

Although Turley repre-

sents House Republicans in a challenge to Obama’s health care law, he says he agrees with the policies Obama has enacted in some other actions. “Unfortunately I think

the bill will come due for many Democrats,�

Turley said. “In a future administration, they will hear the same arguments played back to them as they watch a different president go after a different set of priorities.�

Peter Spiro, an expert on immigration and constitutional law at Temple University, doesn’t believe Obama has overstepped his constitutional bounds. But he does think he’s given future presidents political cover, particularly in the area of immigration. “The next president would say, ‘Well, look, President Obama was a strong defender of this and I’m just following in his footsteps,’� he said.

To be sure, the verdict is still out on how much Obama’s presidency might have tipped the scales in the balance

of powers between the courts, the executive branch and Congress.

Some court challenges are undecided, most notably one contesting his second major immigration action granting temporary reprieve to millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Meanwhile, the White House has yet to decide whether to go ahead on two significant executive actions prompted by opposition in Congress – one that would expand background checks on gun sales and another that would close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and move detainees to U.S. soil.

How such actions, particularly the latter, would play out in the courts and court of public opinion would be important factors in how Obama’s record is judged by history and his successor.

WASHINGTON

New rule: Truck drivers must electronically record hours WASHINGTON (AP) – An estimated 3 million commercial truck and bus drivers must electronically record their hours behind the wheel under a new government rule aimed at enforcing regulations designed to prevent fatigue.

Anthony Foxx The Fed- Secretary of eral Motor Transportation Carrier Safety Administration released the longawaited rule on Thursday.

Drivers have been required to keep paper logs of their hours dating back to 1938, but acci-

dent investigators and safety advocates have long complained that it’s easy to change the logs or keep two different sets of records to evade restrictions on hours. Electronic logging devices automatically record driving time by monitoring engine hours, vehicle movement, miles driven, and location information. “This automated technology not only brings logging records into the modern age, it also allows roadside safety inspectors to unmask violations of federal law that put lives at risk,� Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

24 bonus gigs.

Every year.

For life.

Get the gift of a better network. For a limited time, get 2 extra gigs of data per line each month when you activate or upgrade a phone on our XL or larger sizes.

That’s 24 bonus gigs per line at no extra cost. For life.

Stream more. Surf longer. All on the better network.

Extra 2GB data applies per month, per line, as long as the line remains active on a current XL (12GB) or larger size.

COUPON

Present This Coupon To Our Technicans & Receive

20% OFF Our regular price on

PLUMBING & REPLACEMENT WORK REPAIR

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed...or you don’t pay

WE ANSWER OUR PHONES LIVE 24/7

625-3252 • 288-7915

24

VALID ON WORK PERFORMED BETWEEN 8AM-4:30PM • MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OFFER EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2015 NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER

L

k Local!

Check out the Sauk Valley Service Directory for all your service needs including: Home Improvement, Landscaping, Seasonal, General Contracting and more!

Bonus

( !

)

!

+* )

=

, $

E & 8 ,(!

, !+) 3 . E. !

: 1 3 !! > C

( A ( I

),

) 6 87F

<

1 - : 6' 1

. 1

( ' 1 6 4

(

D+)- 5 . &

6

#" D C @

*7 +8+)

(), , 0 G # # 2+)8 @7

. 3 ' > 7 !!

C

!

6

6* 3 , = ( 33 6+ #

1 , 5 A

6

. & $# ! :

() *# $ +

9 C * = .7

: +,# () > 3

(!

, $ #

! <( *

0A

#

6

+ )7 + ) 8 & 3

' 1 :

2 ( =! .23 1 8 ! , + #$'

4

.2 /

2 # +() .0

7, 7+8 2

+ !! (D *. ) @ (8+(, * ) @

:

),+(!9

B , 7 F 7

+(! !

+: B

-(7

!! (D

77 ) (, B ,()*7 7 7,

@

@A ) * F 4 D

+0 ) < =) ( +)- (, ;&

$ %& 2

4 4 ! @+) $ %& ), #

AC A7 C ! &# & 4 : <(*

'

:(!B

&&

E( 8 &

& & &

) 7

& * 4 & C * C, 4

&

" (

K 0

! ()+ "# " # 2+ A(+

)-

+ ( & ,-

!! ,,

A :+

) ) -

: #

+0 ) !""# :

(:

$

$ %&

3 - 7 #

2, . (* C # %

/ / /

+

1 ! "

,= !+ > C ) . /

6A

. .23

( 53E. ""

1 2

# $ %

D ), +7, .2 / 6 > 3 >

4

4 2 (,= ,= (8

/ 4 (

6 / .

E+,7FFF

B

: $

H .

. =

A 6.

5 2 =8 ?

E & &&

!

1 $

"& #

3! (7

!! H 4

& # & (!!

!

()*+ ' &&#& ##

)* (,

B

. . B ( 3 5 J #

6'

5 &

E

.

1 A

F 6) . / #"

> G ( 7 F+

1 F )

6 6E !"

H D

* )

) +)$ #

6 6

+ F

7 , ( , I 0/ 1 6 $ % & '(

+ 1

"#% #"8"9" F 44 F . )

6 6* 21

F* 1 / : : 4 A

: @

2 . F 4 6 4

.

"9 1

6+ 6

. $ % & ;> 1 6* 6) : ( . &8 3 6 . & 111(

? + = .

#

+0 ) / $ / 7 4 (

, !+)- +

7+8 7+8

!! & & &

#

),+(!

),+(! 4

- , "

+(! +(! ! ) " /

@A

# &&

' ! @+)-

" 7,+ (, >

" %

& # 7

. 3 .'

' () 0/

5

*!+)

1"" .

6 ! "#$ , (- Â&#x2021; 3DLQWLQJ

6 "#

"#$%#

E &#"

6 '+ 7 " ' Â&#x2021; & )DX[ 3DLQ ) ( , !

6 * 3 '

WLQJ

)7, C (77 6 * 2 Â&#x2021; 3RZHU * $ ) (

6 0 1

,+ ) $ %& Â&#x2021; 'HFNV :DVKLQJ 6

4

$ % # #&# Â&#x2021; 6PDOO 3 (, 3(

2

"

2 +RP

+), 4 ,PSURYH H 2(, ' $

.2 3 6 4 A PHQWV 5 B

4 B ( .2 / 2 D+)+ 3 2 6 + 6

!$ ! " # 1 (7 5A

: 3

6) 1 6* .

% &' " #$

2 VKD]WD# &

(@! ),7 4 6* 21 6 / 1 PVQ FRP%

A( 7

6 * 3

. ( 3 /+! <.

8+(,

..

C " #

)7, ,7 ) 4 )7,( !8

' 7, A7,

C ,+ ) !! 6

4

),(!

.2 & + (, 7

:

# " ),+! (,+ (,= L #

: * 1 .

) 7, (

2 & 7 + ,

1

1 3 -

@@@ A +

1

(, )

: * $

@(, A (+), +, +8

)' ( D+)- )() ( B

( C- /

A

+0 ) )

.

: $ %

# &

(

## && ???? (!! <

$ ( C;"

: 8D>&& #=# 2

.

7,

23 #;<(

' 7,

0 4 (7= 0 . .2 / &

+ (, 7 )

:+) ##&

2

& -

(C* !! D ,= - ' * ' )

. / ) ) ) (7#8(!! ( 2

; "<=9

- 5 3 8>

;&# ## 2 >

0 " ( )', "

)

#

!! ""

"##"

:)

Located Daily in the Classified Section of the Daily Gazette, Telegraph and saukvalley.com!

Also in The Review located throughout the Sauk Valley on newstands!

1.800.256.4646 | vzw.com Activation fee/upgrade fee/line: Up to $40.

IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Subject to VZW Agmts, Calling Plan & credit approval. Up to $350 early termination fee. Offers & coverage, varying by svc, not available everywhere; see vzw.com. Š 2015 Verizon Wireless.

81746

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

Telegraph • A11 Friday, Dec. 11, 2015

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)

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GRAND DETOUR

Ridge Road, Dixon, 652-4488 Li Arellano, Sr. Pastor Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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.

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.

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST

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

SECOND BAPTIST 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.

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH

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

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

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC

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

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

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

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

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

Weekdays as Scheduled

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

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

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

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. PATRICKS OF AMBOY

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

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

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.

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH

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

Visitors Welcome.

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 CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

Corner of 3rd St. & Peoria Ave., Dixon Ph: 815-288-2151 Web page: stlukedixon.org Fr. Tom Lamb, Supply Priest Rev. Mary Ann Rhoades, Deacon SUNDAY Eucharist 10:15 a.m., followed by Coffee and Fellowship WEDNESDAY Healing Mass: 10 a.m.

Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services

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.

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

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

Service every Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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

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

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

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.

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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.

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER

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

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE

106 S. Walnut, Franklin Grove 815-456-2432 Pastor Jack M. Briggs Worship at 9:00am

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST

614 Orchard St., Dixon

815-677-7566

We Shall T Overcome

he shooting and killing of nine people engaged in a Bible study this past June in a Charleston church basement was horrific on many levels. How anyone could do such a thing was beyond comprehension for most of us. But what strained our comprehension even more was the reaction of love and forgiveness by family members of the slain victims. Forgiving such a heinous crime requires a deep and abiding faith, and was so morally and spiritually beautiful as to bring many of us to tears. Out of tragedies such as this, God works miracles, and the miracle here was how a young man hoping to bring strife and division to our country actually brought a show of love and unity. There will always be hate and haters among us, but love is stronger and more pervasive, and ultimately more effective in overcoming hate. We are reminded of Jesus’ words on the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34 NIV) And remember, it’s easy to forgive the little stuff; the real task is to forgive the seemingly unforgivable – Christopher Simon

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

—Romans 12:21 NIV

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

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.

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

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

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

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

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.

606 Main Street, Chana Pastor Chan Ik Choi chanaumc@gmail.com Sunday: Adult & Children’s Education 9 am Worship Service 10:30 am Holy Communion celebrated the first Sunday of each month.

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK

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.

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

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

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

ASHTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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 Glenn Stewart, Pastor Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday

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

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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, 627-3371 Rev. Dr. Anne Hoflen, Pastor 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 Pastor Mark Glenn 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 Dan Gorton Worship at 8:30 a.m. Sundays Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.

Evening Prayer Service Wednesdays 7 p.m.

SEVENTH DAYADVENTIST

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

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

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

634 Countryside Lane, Dixon, 288-4019

11038 E. IL RT 38 Rochelle 815-562-7750 Pastor: Greg Duncan Sunday School: 8:30am, Sunday Worship 9:30am Nursery & Children’s Church during Morning Service, Youth Sunday 6pm, Prayer Wednesday 7pm

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

THE BRIDGE CHURCH

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

This feature is paid for by the following community-minded businesses:

Richard Schilling and Personnel

www.ShopKnies.com

POLO • STERLING

Dick, Mark & Deb Phone 284-2044

A12 • Sauk Valley Media Dilbert by Scott Adams

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

Zits® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Arlo & Janis by Jimmy Johnson Garfield by Jim Davis

Luann by Greg Evans Get Fuzzy by Darby Conley

Blondie by Dean Young & John Marshall

Wizard of Id by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis Rose is Rose by Pat Brady and Don Wimmer

Pickles by Brian Crane Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

Soup To Nutz by Rick Stromoski

Family Circus by Bil Keane

The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn

Alley Oop by Dave Graue and Jack Bender

Bridge Frank & Ernest by Bob Thaves

A last hog book, but not the least

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

If you think you see an error in today’s diagram, please do not e-mail in; all will be revealed in a moment.

Victor Mollo, who was born in Russia but lived most of his life in London, wrote many stories about bridgeplaying fauna. Mollo died in 1987, but some years later, a cache of unpublished articles was found, enough for four books. The final collection, “Last Call in the Menagerie” (Master Point Press), appeared earlier this year.

All of these books feature unusual deals with some instructive elements and humorous narrative. The main character is the acerbic Hideous Hog, who knows how

to get the best out of his partners and worst out of his opponents. In this deal, the Hog sat North, and his partner was the Rueful Rabbit, a very weak player who was born under a lucky star.

In this rubber-bridge deal, the Rabbit ended in five hearts. How did he plan the play after West led the spade king?

The Hog had carefully hidden his spade ace between the four and five. He was worried that East would be void in spades and did not want the Rabbit to waste the ace. So, West took the first trick and continued with the spade queen. Then, as the Rabbit pulled the four intot the middle of the table, the ace jutted out.

The Rabbit ruffed, cashed his heart ace, played a heart to the queen, discarded a club on the spade ace, ruffed the third round of clubs in his hand, returned to the dummy with a trump, and discarded a diamond on the club eight – the only way to make the contract. © 2015 UFS

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

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

Abbott..................................45.30 Alcoa......................................9.18 AltriaCorp............................57.17 Autonation...........................62.78 American Express...............70.12 Arris-Group.........................31.51 Apple.................................116.17 ADM.....................................35.10 AT&T....................................33.68 Bank of America..................17.21 Boeing................................146.42 BorgWarner.........................41.12 BP.........................................31.79 Casey’s...............................126.35 Caterpillar............................66.39 CenturyLink.........................25.99 Chevron...............................89.29 Cisco....................................26.77 Citigroup..............................52.66 CocaCola..............................42.75 ConAgra...............................40.33 Dean....................................17.18 Deere & Co..........................78.61 Disney................................110.78 Donaldson...........................27.72 DuPont.................................74.56 Exxon...................................75.70 Ford.....................................13.97 Exelon..................................26.48 GE........................................30.65 FifthThird............................20.06 HawaiianElectric.................28.44 Hewlett Packard..................12.36 HomeDepot.......................132.59

Intel Corp............................34.77 IBM....................................136.80 IntlPaper..............................38.76 JCPenney...............................7.48 JohnsonControls.................40.96 Johnson&Johnson.............102.64 JPMorgan Chase..................65.61 Kraft-Heinz..........................70.84 Kroger...................................41.13 Leggett&Platt.......................43.59 Manpower...........................85.05 McDonald’s.......................117.20 Merck&Co............................53.70 Microsoft.............................55.27 3M......................................157.57 Monsanto............................96.11 Newell..................................47.23 AGL......................................62.76 Nike....................................128.63 Parker-Han..........................98.01 Pfizer....................................32.38 Pepsico.................................98.90 Procter&Gamble.................77.79 RaymondJames...................58.03 Republic...............................44.14 Sears Hldg...........................21.70 SensientTech.......................63.27 Sprint......................................3.94 Staples....................................9.96 TheTravelers......................111.01 UnitedContinental.............59.50 UnitedTech..........................93.88 USBancorp..........................43.19 USSteel...................................8.83 Verizon.................................45.32 Walgreen..............................83.42 WalMartStores....................59.57 WalMartMexico..................24.71 WasteMgt.............................52.02 Wendy’s...............................10.71

Sauk Valley Media • A13

WAL-MART

Changes coming at checkout Company to launch mobile pay system at all U.S. stores early next year NEW YORK (AP) – The mobile payment wars are heating up.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said it’s launching its own mobile payment system that will allow shoppers to pay with any major credit or debit card or its own store gift card through its existing smartphone app at the cash register.

It started testing the new payment feature Thursday at its stores in the Bentonville, Arkansas, area, where the retailer is based. It plans to launch the payment system called Wal-Mart

Pay in all 4,500-plus U.S. stores in early next year.

It’s part of Wal-Mart’s o v e r a l l Neil Ashe mobile strat- President and CEO of egy to mak- Wal-Mart’s ing shopglobal ping easier eCommerce and faster, but the launch is the latest salvo in the battle for mobile payments that’s in the early stages. Wal-Mart has moved into the field as Apple’s 1-year-old tapand-pay system is being expanded to other merchants like Best Buy and

KFC, and several months after Google launched the Android Pay mobile wallet app and Samsung came out with Samsung Pay. They’re all trying to get a piece of what could be a very lucrative business, but none of them have cracked the market so far.

The move signals that Wal-Mart believes it’s best to build its own system to better serve its customers, even as it backs a retail industrywide mobile payment program that is in test phase.

“We are creating a seamless shopping experience that includes payment,” Neil Ashe,

president and CEO of Wal-Mart’s global eCommerce, told reporters on a conference call on Wednesday. “It’s fast. It’s simple, and it’s a secure way for customers to use their smartphone.”

Twenty-two million customers use the WalMart app each month, and more than half of Wal-Mart’s online orders are now coming from a mobile device. This holiday season, Wal-Mart added new features like allowing online shoppers to check in once they get to the parking lot so they could have their online orders ready for pickup.

Commodities The following quotations are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures: Corn: Dec. 3.771⁄4; March 3.791⁄4; May 3.841⁄4 Soybeans: Jan. 8.78 1⁄4; March 8.811⁄4; May 8.871⁄2 Soybean oil: Dec. 31.51; March 32.02 Soybean meal: Dec. 274.20; March 275.70 Wheat: March 4.95 1 ⁄ 2 ; July 5.05 Oats: Dec. 2.611⁄2; March 2.371⁄2

Live cattle: Dec. 121.55; Feb. 126.52; April 127.65 Feeder cattle: Jan. 153.05; March 150.85 Lean hogs: Dec. 56.22; Feb. 59.22; April 63.25 Sugar: March 14.55 Cotton: March 63.77 T-Bonds: Dec. 15617⁄32 Silver: March 14.11 Gold: Feb. 1072.00 Copper: March 2.0655 Crude: Jan. 36.55 Dollar Index: Dec. 97.93 Ethanol: March 1.486

Christmas items arriving daily!

NEW DIABETIC CENTER

815-772-5590

www.morrisonhospital.com 303 N. Jackson Street Morrison, IL 61270

307 First Ave., Sterling Mon.-Fri. 9-6 PM Sat. 9-5 PM • Sun. 10-4 PM

Hours: 8AM -8PM

BREATHE CLEANER AIR $20 OFF AIRwithDUCT CLEANING this ad • Air Duct Cleaning & Sanitizing • Carpet & Furniture Cleaning • Fire & Water Restoration

50%

MORE DATA than Verizon and AT&T

FOR THE SAME PRICE.

Exp. 1/31/16 • Minimum Charges Still Apply.

815-288-1644 Dixon, Illinois

www.supremecleanersinc.com

Ways to build your child’s confidence SPONSORED BY YMCA

By C.R. Walker Regardless if your child is taking a test in school, playing competitive sports or trying to make friends, confidence can go a long way in determining their success.

Since confidence is so important in life, how can you boost your child’s so that they have faith in themselves to overcome the fear of failure?

Here are 10 ways to do it: Set them up to succeed.

A kid isn’t going to be able to hit a Jake Arrieta pitch the first time he or she swings the bat. Start slowly, especially with new activities.

Tell them “they can do it.” Show your child that you believe in them and that will teach them how to believe in him or herself.

Focus on the ride. It’s not just about acing the math test or scoring the winning touchdown. Praise their effort, determination and willingness to learn, regardless of the result.

Promote independence.

Kids will never learn anything if you do

GET

$400

everything for them.

Look in the mirror. Are you self-confident? If you’re not, how can your child be? Lead by example. Love forever. No matter what happens, your child needs to know that your love is unconditional.

PER LINE

when you switch and trade in a Smartphone.

Show your love. Hugs, kisses and fist bumps are great ways to do it.

Teach good manners.

Kids need to know how to treat and respect others.

Make real compliments.

If your kid strikes out all four times he or she bats in a game, don’t say, “Good job hitting the ball.” Kids are smarter than that. Tell them you were proud with their approach, they swung at good pitches and kept battling.

Make them work. Assign chores around the house.

Give your child some responsibilities.

They’ll soon realize that you depend on them and their work is important.

For more information contact Dixon Family YMCA at 815.288.9622 or visit their website at www.dixonymca. org. Dixon YMCA is located at 110 N Galena Ave, Dixon, IL 61021.

Learn more at uscellular.com.

Things we want you to know: Shared Connect Plan, Retail Installment Contract and number port-in required for all lines. Credit approval also required. A $25 Device Activation Fee applies. Valid for new accounts only. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.82/line/month); this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Additional fees, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and may vary by plan, service and phone. 50% More Data for the same price as compared to published Verizon and AT&T Shared Data Plan pricing for current consumer 20GB and less shared plans. Additional data allotment valid for the first 24 months. Standard data allotment applies thereafter. $400 Switcher Incentive: Requires purchase of a new Smartphone with Device Protection+ and trade-in of an active Smartphone on former carrier’s plan. Limit one $400 reward per ported-in line. Traded-in Smartphone must be in fully functional, working condition without any liquid damage or broken components, including, but not limited to, a cracked display or housing. Smartphone must power on and cannot be pin locked. For in-store transactions: $150 Promotional Card given at point of sale with trade-in of Smartphone. Additional $250 Promotional Card will be mailed to customer within 6–8 weeks. Promotional Cards issued by MetaBank,® Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Valid only for purchases at U.S. Cellular® stores and uscellular.com. For online and telesales transactions, see uscellular.com for redemption details. Device Protection+: Enrollment in Device Protection+ required. The monthly charge for Device Protection+ is $8.99 for Smartphones. A deductible per approved claim applies. You may cancel Device Protection+ anytime. Federal Warranty Service Corporation is the Provider of the Device Protection+ ESC benefits, except in CA and OK. Limitations and exclusions apply. For complete details, see an associate for a Device Protection+ brochure. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800662-0027. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. ©2015 U.S. Cellular

A14 • Sauk Valley Media

#XTA115

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

2010 VW

2010 FORD

#VTE719AS

NEW BEETLE 2.5L

ESCAPE XLT

BUY NOW*

BUY NOW

$

pe p er month

b

#CYF410A

9,5255

A

per month

2014 NISSAN N

VERSA NOTE S

up to

2013 DODGE D

#NF305AZ

3 36

up to

11,292 11,29 992

C

$

per month

D

2010 DODG GE G

#NF186A

BUY NOW

$

A

per month p #VPA779B1 #TF212A

11,9855 11,98

per month th

A

CAPTIVA CA PTIVA SPORT 22LSS

11,895 11,8 8895

$

MALIBU 2LT up to

11,686

$

per month

F

#CYF351B

SILVERADO 11500 500 WT BUY NOW

$

per month th

G

#GF253A

334

+

*

2012 CHEVY

^

*

2013 CH HEVY

#CYF405A

+

BUY NOW

^

BUY NOW

^

*

2012 CHEVY Y

10,999 10, ,,999

JOURNEY SXT

3 32

MPG HIGHWAY

*

2010 D DODGE

#GF208B

GRAND CARAVAN RAVAN SE ^

up to

BUY NOW

*

per month th

TERRAIN RR SL SLE-2

+

MPG HIGHWAY

BUY NOW

$

337

*

20 0112 GMC

#GF327A

DART R LIMIT LIMITED

+

MPG HIGHWAY

^

99,995

$

*

14,994

*

20 009 GMC 0

SSIERRA 1500 SSLT

MPG HIGHWAY

BUY NOW*

$

H

per month p

13,995 13,99 95

BUY NOW

^

*

$

per month

E

2000 Saturn SL2 - #TA529AV - $1,995* 2001 Ford Windstar - #NF324AV - $2,995* 2000 Ford F150 - #TF242BR - $3,995* 2004 Nissan Quest - #PF608AJ - $3,995* 2006 Dodge Caravan - #DG016AY - $3,995* 2004 Lincoln LS - #TF434AU - $4,495* 2007 Saturn Aura - #CYF231B - $4,990* 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora - #BG011B -$4,994* 2003 Buick Lesabre - #TF346BS - $4,995* 2004 Chrysler Pacifica - #TF430A - $4,995* Prix-#CYF377A2-$5 499* 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix #CYF377A2 $5,4 499 4

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix - #CYF377A2 -

2003 Chevy Suburban - #XPC835B1 - $5,995* 2002 Chevy Suburban - #JF088BY - $6,849* 2004 Ford F150 = #CYF400A2 - $7,995* 2000 Audi TT - #XTC110A2 - $7,995* 2005 Nissan Murano - #NF338AK - $8,995* 2004 Ford F150 - #VT690BS - $10,997* 2006 Chevy Silverado - # XTB094B - $12,994* 2008 Cadillac STS - #NF175AK - $12,995* 2012 GMC Terrain - #GG025B - $13,995* 2007 Ford F250 - #GF328A - $14,995* 2004 Nissan Titan - #GF331A - $15,995* 2011 Chevy Equinox - #NF335BJ - $16,495* 2010 Ford Edge - #GF247A1 - $17,406* 2012 RAM 1500 - #DF095A - $17,459* 2009 Toyota Sienna - #TF379AR - $17,584* 2011 Nissan Murano - #NF342AJ - $18,495* 2012 Hyundai Veracruz - #JF065AZ - $18,995*

15,995 15,9 9995

2002 Chevy Trailblazer - #TG041A - $5,995* 2007 Kia Rondo - #JF088CY - $5,995* 2007 Lincoln Towncar - #CYF393B - $6,995* 2008 Dodge Dakota - #NF255AJ - $6,995* 2006 Buick Lacrosse - #BG003B - $7,848* 2008 Chevy Equinox - #CYF312A - $7,994* 2005 Nissan Murano - #NF338AK - $7,995* 2006 Toyota Sienna - #VP8706A - $8,324* 2008 Honda Accord - #TD713AS - $8,495* 2004 Pontiac GTO - #NF350AZ - $8,659* 2006 Toyota Sienna 664* Sie enna - #TF422AS - $8 e 8,664 8,

4W 4WD/AWD WD/AW W WD W SELECTION

BUY NOW

$

*

C

per month

114,995

*

2006 Toyota Sienna - #TF212A - $8,896* 2008 Pontiac G6 - #CYF160A - $8,895* 2009 Toyota Pruis - #TF407AZ - $8,897* 2009 Pontiac G6 - #GF041A - $8,940* 2004 BMW X5 - #VPD727A - $9,495* 2010 VW Beetle - #XTA115 - $9,525* 2010 Toyota Pruis - #TF726AX - $9,978* 2003 Lexus LS430 - #TF388AZ - $9,995* 2007 Jeep Compass - #TF369AK - $9,995* 2009 Chrysler T&C - #CF046AX - $9,995* 2010 Ford Escape - #TE719AS - $9 995* E $9,995 $

AVAILABLE! AV VAILABLE! V

2012 Jeep Liberty - #JF105AZ - $19,874* 2015 Nissan Rogue - #JG019AZ - $28,495* 2011 Ford Ranger - #TG020BR - $19,995* 2013 GMC Sierra - #GF198A - $28,861* 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee - #GF294A - $21,778* 2013 GMC Sierra - #GF316A - $28,995* 2010 Audi Q5 - #GG013A - $21,985* 2013 Toyota Sienna - #TF312A - $29,495* 2007 Cadillac Escalade - #CYG024A1 - $21.994* 2013 Chevy Silverado - #NF182A - $29,828* 2011 Chevy Traverse - #BF043A - $21,995* 2010 GMC Yukon - #CYF258A - $29,995* 2013 GMC Terrain - #BG008A - $23,995* 2014 Toyota Venza - #TF420A - $30,583* 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee - #JF023AX - $24,995* 2013 Chevy Traverse - #CYF263B - $31,584* 2012 Lincoln MKT - #BF049A - $24,876* 2013 GMC Sierra - #GF313A - $31,995* 2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD - #GF234A - $24,980* 2013 GMC Acadia - #GF153A - $31,995* 2010 Toyota Highlander - #TF424AS - $25,782* 2011 Chevy Suburban - #GF249A - $32,555* 2014 Nissan Murano - #CYG031A - $25,995* 2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD - #GF326A - $32,995* 2011 Cadillac CTS - #KE029A - $25,995* 2014 GMC Sierra - #GF271A - $34,494* 2010 GMC Sierra - #GF319A - $25,995* 2012 Lincoln Navigator - #CYF392A - $34,870* 2014 Toyota RAV4 - #TF029AR - $27,495* 2012 Jeep Wrangler - #CYF331A - $34,994* 2013 Chevy Silverado - #GF302A - $27,590* 2013 Toyota Sequoia - #ITD630 - $43,487* 2011 Dodge Durango - #CYF231A - $27,995* 2012 RAM 3500 - #CYF372A - $44,570* 2012 Toyota Tacoma - #CYF384A - $28,489* 2013 Chevy Silverado - #CYF382A - $48,929*

We’re Expanding at Ken Nelson Auto Group!

Out Our NEW Pre-Owned Lot!!!

Make 1 Stop & Shop the LARGEST Selection of New & Pre-Owned Vehicles in the Sauk Valley Area!

NEW WINTER SALES HOURS STARTING MON. DEC. 14TH M-Th 8:30-7pm F 8:30-6pm Sat 8:30-5pm

50

Celebrating years

1100 N. Galena - Dixon, IL - 815.288.4455 - www.KenNelsonAuto.com Warren Gridley Mike Freeman

g General Manager General Manager

Chad Conderman Thais Fazekas

Rick Pontnak Brad Claussen Craig Buchanan Sales Manager

g Sales Manager

Jamie Curia

Al Riley

Sales Manager

Bob Pilling

Sales Manager g

Rick Hauser

Sales Manager g

Rusty Baker Clayton Bonnell Adam Chapman

Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional

Sherry Law

Brett Simpson

Denny Bellows Ron Stephenitch

Joe Patzer

Mike Baker

Carl Buehler

Jeff Dewey

Professio Business Manager Business Manager Sales Professional Saless Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional

Sally Deming Donielle Freytag Josh Vannoy

Leon Mealing Tanner Dornacher Dave Kipping

Steve Davis

Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional

*Prices do not include tax, title, license or doc fees. With approved credit. Not everyone will qualify. a. 3.24% apr for 72 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. b. 2.74% apr for 72 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. c. 3.99% apr for 84 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. d 3.99% apr for 78 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. e. 3.49% apr for 78 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. f. 3.49% apr for 75 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. g. 2.79% apr for 84 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. h. 3.24% apr for 75 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. i. 2.59% apr for 66 months with $3,000 Trade-In Value or Cash Down. Dealer not liable for errors.

We Buy Vehicles! Call Chuck TODAY! 815.973.0000

JUST HANG ON: BULLS BLOW LEAD, BUT STILL BEAT CLIPPERS AT HOME. NBA, B5.

TELEGRAPH SPORTS

GET CONNECTED

Section B

e-mail: sports@saukvalley.com ‘Like’ us!

Sauk Valley Sports

Search over A body believed to be that of Jay Cutler’s brotherin-law, Michael Cavallari, was found Thursday in a steep, rocky area in an isolated part of southern Utah, 13 days after his car was found nearby.

Sports for the Sauk Valley fan!

Friday, December 11, 2015

4

Numbers game Panthers veteran Jaromir Jagr scored his 731st career goal Thursday night, tying him for fourth on the NHL’s all-time list with Marcel Dionne.

Wayne Gretzky is the all-time leader with 894.

NHL | BLACKHAWKS | PATRICK KANE

Great One watching Gretzky keeping an eye on Kane’s streak you have to be surrounded by really good teammates. He has All eyes of the hockey world all the intangibles he needs.”

51 – Wayne Gretzky Next up for Kane is Sidney are on the Blackhawks’ Patrick 46 – Mario Lemieux Crosby’s 25 straight in 2010Kane as he continues his 39 – Wayne Gretzky 11. After that, it’s the 28-game assault on the record book with 30 – Gretzky, Mats Sundin streaks of Paul Coffey, Gretzky, his consecutive game points 28 – Paul Coffey, Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux streak a franchise-best 24.

Guy Lafleur, Lemieux, and Steve Yzerman.

One set of eyes, in particular, Steve Yzerman Hawks teammates and coach is viewing with keen interest.

Joel Quenneville have said “Of course I’m watching,” said recently that while winning sports’ most unattainable? hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, “He can get there, absolutely,” hockey games is their main priwho owns the NHL mark of 51 ority, helping Kane extend the the Hockey Hall of Famer said. set during the 1983-84 season “What does it take to get there? streak is a goal. Gretzky found with the Oilers. “It’s a great, that to be the case in ’83-84 as positive story for the Hawks and It’s a combination of things. well, when Oilers teammates First of all, you have to be good, the National Hockey League. such as Mark Messier, Glenn and you have to get a little bit My goodness, it’s exceptional what he has done so far, and lucky. I was a little bit lucky dur- Anderson, Jari Kurri and Coffey, along with coach Glen Sather, AP the sky is the limit for him.” ing the streak, whether it was did all they could to keep his NHL legend Wayne Gretzky is keeping an eye on Patrick Kane’s Does “The Great One” think a [secondary] assist late in the streak alive. consecutive points streak, and is rooting for the Blackhawks Kane can surpass him and claim game or an empty-net point. winger to break his record of 51 straight games with a point. a record many consider one of WATCHING CONTINUED ON B3 You have to stay healthy, and

BY CHRIS KUC Chicago Tribune

Longest streaks

WRESTLING | AFC, FULTON AT NEWMAN

NFL | BEARS

Forte not finished yet Bears’ do-it-all running back turns 30

BY DAN WIEDERER Chicago Tribune

starts this season. He’s also started to share more of the Bears’ backfield Chicago Bears running back Matt workload with rookie Jeremy Langford Forte was asked Thursday afternoon and second-year back Ka’Deem Carey. just how he was feeling, being sudForte would need to average 81 rushing denly so old and all. Thursday was yards per game over the final 4 weeks to Forte’s 30th birthday, that red-flag age reach 1,000 yards for the sixth time. In for NFL running backs where a steep last week’s loss to the 49ers, he totaled production decline often begins and 84 yards on 21 carries, and had a 26-yard when, the talking heads say, even the run called back by a holding penalty on most productive backs suddenly lose right guard Patrick Omameh. significant value.

It’s hard to measure what Forte’s Forte’s state of mind on his first day market value will be this offseason, and at 30? whether the Bears will push to keep “I’m dead,” the eighth-year veteran him around. Forte is a noted fitness quipped. “Aww man! I feel like I’m freak, who’s in tune with all aspects of so old. Yesterday I was 29, running his strength and conditioning. So his around at practice. Today it took me, ability to take care of himself and stay like, one extra minute to get warmed in peak shape is worth noting. up. It’s taking a toll on me.”

Bears coordinator Adam Gase, meanOf course, no one is expecting Forte while, continues to appreciate how to deteriorate overnight. With only four consistently solid Forte is as a runner, more regular season games left on his a pass-catcher and a pass-blocker, and current contract, the Bears’ front office has few worries about his age. will have to decide this offseason just “I just know for us right now, he’s how, if at all, Forte fits into their plans playing really well,” Gase said. “He’s doing some things that I haven’t seen for 2016 and beyond. many running backs be able to do, Right now, Forte has averaged 3.9 because he’s so good in all three areas yards per carry and has 676 rushing of the game for that position.” yards and four total TDs in his nine

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Newman freshman Mason Newman picks up AFC sophomore Jake Mundell during their 152-pound bout Thursday in Sterling. Newman won by pin in 5:05, and the Comets beat the Raiders 39-6.

Fulton sophomore Tyler Fleetwood gets on top of Newman freshman Dylan Schmall during their 113-pound bout on Thursday in Sterling.

Fleetwood won the match by pin in 2:45, and the Steamers beat the Comets 39-24.

For full results of the duals, turn to B4.

AP

Bears running back Matt Forte (22) turned 30 years old on Thursday, but shows no signs of slowing down at an age where many backs’ production starts to wane.

SPORTS inside

Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

NFL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Vikings can’t cap comeback with victory, B3.

McCaffrey has season for ages, B2.

Suggestion box Comment or story tip?

Contact the Sports Department at sports@saukvalley.com or call 815-625-3600, ext. 5555

TOP OF 2

Hand down J.J. Watt Houston star defensive end broke his left hand in practice Wednesday, but said he’ll play Sunday. Watt leads NFL with 13.5 sacks.

John Madden The 79-year-old Hall of Fame coach has been released from the hospital after undergoing openheart surgery.

Your guide to what’s going on in sports

B2 • Sauk Valley Media

sportShorts

Boom!

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | HEISMAN TROPHY

SVM staff, wire services NFL

On the calendar

Bears’ White won’t play this season Bears rookie Kevin White will not play this season.

White’s recovery from August surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left leg has progressed, but the Bears have no plan to clear White for action this season.

White, the No. 7 overall pick in last spring’s NFL draft, has been on the physically-unable-toperform list since the season began.

St. Louis OKs Rams’ financing The effort to keep the NFL in St. Louis cleared a major hurdle Thursday, when a committee of city aldermen approved a financing plan for a new $1 billion stadium.

The Ways and Means Committee backed the plan by a 7-2 vote. The full Board of Aldermen is expected to take up the issue Friday, but a final vote isn’t expected until next week – ahead of a Dec. 30 deadline imposed by the NFL for the three cities whose teams want to move to Los Angeles.

Owners of the Rams, the San Diego Chargers, and the Oakland Raiders all have proposed relocation.

NHL

Blackhawks’ Daley recovering As he was lying on the ice after he collided with the Jets’ Chris Thorburn on Sunday, Blackhawks defenseman Trevor Daley did not quite know what happened.

“It wasn’t a good thought,” Daley said. “I was pretty scared. I don’t think I’ve ever been that scared before.”

On Thursday, he was back practicing at the Hawks’ morning skate, but has a neck injury.

The fact that his injury is not serious was a relief for Daley, considering he had neck surgery following the 2013 season.

MLB

Cardinals sign reliever Broxton Reliever Jonathan Broxton is staying with the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a $7.5 million, 2-year contract.

The 31-year-old righthander gets $3.75 million in each of the next two seasons under the agreement, which includes a full no-trade provision.

Rockies sign slugger Mark Reynolds First baseman Mark Reynolds and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a $2.6 million, 1-year contract.

Reynolds hit .230 with 13 homers, 48 RBIs and 121 strikeouts in 382 at-bats for the St. Louis Cardinals last year.

Let us hear it • Game results, story tips, athlete of the week nominations, team and individual stats can be faxed to 815-625-9390, called into 815-625-3600, ext. 5555, or e-mailed to sports@saukvalley.com.

Contact us at 815-625-3600 Sports Reporters Cody Cutter, ext. 5552 ccutter@saukvalley.com Patrick Mason, ext. 5550 pmason@saukvalley.com Ty Reynolds, ext. 5554 treynolds@saukvalley.com Brian Weidman, ext. 5551 bweidman@saukvalley.com

Local events

Today Men’s basketball 1 p.m.

• Sauk Valley at Highland Tournament

Boys basketball 7 p.m.

• Genoa-Kingston at Dixon 7:15 p.m.

• Oregon at Johnsburg AP

Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (5) runs during the Pac-12 championship game against USC on Saturday in Santa Clara, Calif. McCaffrey is one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy.

This Cardinal rules Stanford’s McCaffrey makes Heisman push with historic year

BY JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer

STANFORD, Calif. – Christian McCaffrey celebrated with his teammates when he heard the news he was one three finalists for the Heisman Trophy, and quickly deflected the credit to his offensive line, other teammates, and coaches.

Stanford’s do-it-all running back earned his trip to New York by being a tough between-thetackles force, a dynamic returner, a lightning-quick runner, and a matchup nightmare as a receiver. He even threw a couple touchdown passes.

About the only thing McCaffrey didn’t do this season was brag.

“It’s still such a surreal moment for me,” he said. “It’s very humbling.”

The kid who grew up with Barry Sanders posters on his wall delivered a season that eclipsed Sanders’ best in college when it comes to all-purpose yards.

McCaffrey set the NCAA record for all-purpose yards with 3,496 this season. Even if it took McCaffrey two extra games to reach the mark, just being mentioned alongside Sanders’ magical 1988 campaign is quite the accomplishment.

“It’s special,” coach David Shaw said. “It’s not a conference record. It’s not just a really good year. This is an historic year. He did something that no one has ever done, and has done it better

listening to coach [Duane] Akina with one eye, and with the other eye I’m like, ‘What is this dude Christian doing?’ He’s a spec• 1,847 rushing yards tacular treat.”

• 540 receiving yards McCaffrey’s greatness comes • 3,496 all-purpose yards from hard work and good genes.

(NCAA record) His father, Ed, was a star receiver at Stanford who went on to catch • 12 touchdowns 565 passes and win three Super than everyone who has ever won Bowls in a 13-year NFL career.

His mother, Lisa, played soccer a Heisman. It’s phenomenal.” at Stanford, and is the daughter McCaffrey finished second in of Olympic silver medal-winning the nation to Alabama’s Derrick sprinter David Sime. McCaffrey’s Henry with 1,847 yards rushing. older brother, Max, is a wide But it’s in the all-around game where he truly excels. As a skilled receiver at Duke, and his two pattern runner with great hands younger brothers play high school football in Colorado. out of the backfield or from the While McCaffrey’s teammates slot, McCaffrey added 41 catches saw that talent in him as soon for 540 yards to give him the as he arrived as a freshman last most yards from scrimmage in summer for his first practices, the nation with 2,387. He also had the second-most kick return opponents and those outside the program had to wait. yards in the nation with 1,042, McCaffrey got just 59 offensive and 67 additional yards on punt touches as a freshman, and it returns to finish with over 1,000 more all-purpose yards than any took time for him to learn Stanford’s playbook and get accliother player in the country. mated to the college game. The Numbers alone fail to do McCaffrey justice. There was the coaches told him to add weight in the offseason, and learn tackle-breaking 49-yard catchpatience from watching tapes of and-run against California, the LeSean McCoy so they could tai70-yard wildcat run against lor the offense around him.

UCLA, and the ankle-breaking “Christian has been able to cuts at full speed that leave adopt that same running style,” defenders in the dust.

Shaw said. “And you see that “He’s got one of the best onestep jukes in the world,” Stanford flash of lightning and the kid explodes through the hole, it’s cornerback Ronnie Harris said. just phenomenal. It’s been fun to “Honestly, I’m always star-gazwatch.” ing at him. I’m on the sidelines

McCaffrey by the numbers

7:30 p.m.

• Newman at Prophetstown • Erie at Bureau Valley • Princeton at Amboy • Morrison at St. Bede • Fulton at Sherrard • Dakota at AFC

Girls basketball 7 p.m.

• Sterling at Ottawa 7:15 p.m.

• Mendota at Oregon 7:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Hall • AFC at Forreston • West Carroll at Pearl City • Warren at Eastland • Aquin at Milledgeville

Boys bowling 4 p.m.

• Dixon at Rkfd. Lutheran • Oregon at Johnsburg

Girls bowling 4 p.m.

• Dixon at Rkfd. Lutheran • Oregon at Johnsburg

Wrestling 5:30 p.m.

• Oregon, Amboy at Plano Invitational • Fulton, Putnam County at Princeton

On the tube TV listings

Today College football 7 p.m.

• FCS Championship, quarterfinal, Charleston Southern at Jackson St., ESPN2

Men’s basketball 2 p.m.

• Canisius at Penn St., BTN

Women’s basketball 5 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Second helpings for Henry Alabama RB wins two awards; Iowa’s King takes home hardware

BY CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA – Alabama running back Derrick Henry was the biggest star of college football’s awards night, as he won the Maxwell Award, given to the college player of the year, and the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back.

The awards were presented for the first time at the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday night.

Also Thursday, Henry was chosen as the Walter Camp National Player of the Year.

Henry joined Trent Richardson, who won in 2011, as the only Alabama players to win the Doak Walker Award.

Some other recent winners include Darren McFadden, Montee Ball, and 2014 winner Melvin Gordon.

“This list is legendary,” Henry said. “I’m just thankful to be a part of it.”

Henry, Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey, and Clemson quarterback

AP

Iowa’s Desmond King poses Jim Thorpe Award trophy after being named the nation’s best defensive back on Thursday at the college football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Deshaun Watson were the finalists for the Maxwell Award, and also are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, to be presented on Saturday.

Watson won the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback.

Other award winners

Thursday were: Stanford’s Joshua Garnett (Outland Trophy, given to the top interior lineman); Temple’s Tyler Matakevich (Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation’s defensive player of the year); UCLA’s Ka’imi Fairbairn (Lou Groza Award for

the nation’s top kicker); Iowa’s Desmond King (Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s best defensive back); Baylor’s Corey Coleman (Biletnikoff Award for the nation’s outstanding receiver); Utah’s Tom Hackett (Ray Guy Award for the nation’s top punter.

Also, former Marine hero Hank Goff of Concordia won the Sports Spirit Award. Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer won the NCFAA Contribution to College Football Award.

On Wednesday, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney won the Home Depot Coach of the Year, and Hunter Henry of Arkansas won the John Mackey Award for the nation’s outstanding tight end.

Also, Georgia receiver Malcolm Mitchell won the AFCA Good Works Team captain award for his community service and off-field contributions, and the Campbell Trophy for academic success was presented to Oklahoma center Ty Darlington.

• Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase, Florida St. at UConn, ESPN2

College hockey 6 p.m.

• Men, Minnesota at Michigan, BTN

College soccer 5 p.m.

• Men, NCAA Tournament, semifinal, Clemson vs.

Syracuse, at Kansas City, ESPNU 7:30 p.m.

• Men, NCAA Tournament, semifinal, Stanford vs.

Akron, ESPNU

College soccer 10 p.m.

• NCAA Tournament, regional semifinal, ESPNU

Golf Noon

• PGA, Franklin Templeton Shootout, second round, at Naples, Fla., TGC

NBA 6 p.m.

• Heat at Pacers, FSN/ESPN 8:30 p.m.

• Lakers at Spurs, ESPN

NHL 7:30 p.m.

• Jets at Blackhawks, CSN

Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• Bundesliga, Stuttgart at Mainz, FS1 5 & 8 p.m.

• Women, CONCACAF U-20 Championship, semifinals, at San Pedro Sula, Honduras, FS2

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

Sauk Valley Media • B3

NFL | CHICAGO BEARS

NHL | PREDATORS 5, BLACKHAWKS 1

Opportunity knocks at TE Miller playing for new contract while filling in for Bennett

BY ARTHUR ARKUSH Shaw Media

AP

Blackhawks center Marcus Kruger (16) collides with Predators defenseman Seth Jones (3) on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn. The Blackhawks lost 5-1.

Streak continues, but Hawks lose Predators avenge Tuesday’s 4-1 loss with 5-1 rout in Nashville

BY TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Patrick Kane extended his franchise-record points streak to 24 games, but the Nashville Predators also got what they wanted most: a very big win over their Central Division rivals.

James Neal, Craig Smith and Filip Forsberg each scored in the first period, and the Predators beat the Blackhawks 5-1 after losing 4-1 in Chicago on Tuesday night.

“Nobody felt good about it, and I think that showed tonight by the way we took the ice,” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said.

The Predators weren’t very happy, either, with how Kane extended his points streak, scoring his 18th goal this season at 5:43 of the third. He’ll have a chance Friday night against Winnipeg back in Chicago to match Sidney Crosby’s 25-game streak, set in 2010-11, for the longest since 1992-93.

Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne thought he had covered the puck with his glove when Chicago center Marcus Kruger came in and knocked it away.

Kane had the easy tap-in from the side, and Rinne skated out near the blue line to argue his case with the officials. Rinne hadn’t seen the replay after the

game and didn’t want to comment.

“I guess it was loose, but for sure he didn’t make contact with the puck,” Rinne said. “He pushed me and tried to push me in the net. Obviously, I didn’t agree with the call.”

The Predators lost their challenge for goaltender interference.

Neal sealed the victory with his second goal unassisted at 14:55, and Eric Nystrom scored a shorthanded empty netter with 1:14 left.

Rinne made 35 saves to improve to 12-7-5. The Predators evened the season series at 1-1.

Kruger and Duncan Keith had the assists on Kane’s goal.

“It is a silver lining, and it is great for him,” Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling said of Kane’s streak.

“He is playing great, like he always does. So it is good for him.”

Kane extended his streak Tuesday night with an empty netter. The Predators looked as if they had been stewing over that loss since leaving the United Center, and they opened with possibly their best period this season in grabbing a 3-0 lead.

“They blitzed us right off the bat, and we didn’t have a response to it,” Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.

LAKE FOREST – With Martellus Bennett being placed on injured reserve this week, Zach Miller steps into the Bears’ No. 1 tight end role, one he was striving to show he could handle well before Bennett went down.

“I’ve been trying to do that all year long,” Miller said. “… I kind of take it the same way I’ve approached it all year long.”

At 31 and on track to play just his first 16-game season, Miller might never be a prototypical No. 1 tight end. But he’s clearly in the midst of his best season, with career highs in starts (11), receiving yards (220) and touchdowns (4).

Yet the area Miller has made the most progress is the one that made Martellus Bennett so unique: his strength as a point-ofattack run and pass blocker.

“We’re going to miss him in that area,” Miller admitted. “It’s something that we’re going to pick up and help with the tackles and things like that. … I believe I’ve improved throughout the year.

Week to week it’s been a gradual increase for me, so I feel pretty comfortable.”

Adam Gase stressed the importance of complete tight ends for his scheme, something that’s been evidenced in their being asked to help out a shorthanded O-line in pass protection earlier in the season, and consistently contribute on the ground for a run-first team.

“We look for a guy that can do it all, being able to run block, pass protection, and be an effective pass catcher,” he said. “I think he has all three of those traits.”

Although Gase said Bennett did everything that was asked of him for the new regime before his season-ending injury, many have speculated if he’s played his final

AP

Bears tight end Zach Miller (86) warms up before a game earlier this season at Soldier Field. With No. 1 tight end Martellus Bennett on injured reserve for the rest of the season, Miller has the chance to prove himself to the team – and possibly earn a new contract.

By the Numbers Zach Miller 2015: 16 catches, 228 yards, 4 TDs in 12 games Career: 61 catches, 698 yards, 8 TDs in 45 games Martellus Bennett 2015: 53 catches, 439 yards, 3 TDs in 11 games Career: 348 catches, 3,586 yards, 23 TDs in 119 games down with the Bears. Bennett is under contract for 2016, but after staying away from the club this

offseason while in search of a new deal, he’s complained publicly – and, reportedly, privately – about his offensive role.

That’s part of what makes the final four games so critical for Miller, who, like Bennett, has shown he can be a mismatch weapon in the passing game and, also like Bennett, is in a contract year for a team with no proven TE depth behind them.

“I’m obviously going to have more opportunities now,” Miller said, “but you can’t put all the pressure on yourself, you know what I mean?”

NFL | CARDINALS 23, VIKINGS 20

Late fumble costs Vikings on road Turnover in final seconds sends Cardinals to 7th straight win

BY BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Dwight Freeney joined the Cardinals a month into the season to help boost Arizona’s troubled pass rush off the edge.

He helped it a whole lot on Thursday night with a game-clinching play.

Freeney stripped the ball from Teddy Bridgewater with 5 seconds remaining to deprive the Vikings a chance at the tying field goal, and AP the Cardinals clinched a Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) breaks playoff berth with a 23-20 free from a trio of Cardinals defenders Thursday victory over Minnesota. in Glendale, Ariz. Peterson scored his 100th career Bridgewater moved the touchdown, but the Vikings lost 23-20.

Vikings to the Arizona

31-yard line, well within the range of Blair Walsh.

But Freeney hit the QB’s arm as he tried to pass, and Calais Campbell recovered the loose ball.

Chandler Catanzaro’s 47-yard field goal with 1:23 to go was the winning score as Arizona (11-2) won its seventh in a row.

Bridgewater passed for 335 yards and a TD for the Vikings (8-5), who were playing without four defensive starters.

Carson Palmer threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals, who will win the NFC West if Seattle is beaten Sunday at Baltimore.

Kane’s scoring streak also important to Blackhawks as a team WATCHING

premium these days – a considerable change from the wide-open offensive style of Gretzky’s era – “Even though it’s an indi- what Kane already has vidual record, it becomes done is impressive. a team-oriented record “It’s a different game when the players start today, let’s be honest,” thinking about it and trysaid Gretzky, who also ing to be part of it,” Gretz- had those points streaks ky said. “It’s history. You of 39, 30 and 28 games have to have a coach who during his career. “It’s understands that although harder to score because winning is the most vital the goaltenders are better thing, which obviously athletes in general, and Joel does and Sather did, the equipment for the the streak is important for goaltenders is obviously players and fans. a little bit bigger. The “There are going to be defensive play and the scenarios and situations size of the players make probably when [Kane] it a different game. It’s might not have been on really hard for Patrick to the ice in the past, and Joel do and accomplish what AP is going to give him that he has accomplished.

Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane (88) shoots opportunity as Sather gave “It would be hard to against the Jets’ Dustin Byfuglien – a former teammate to me. You have to run compare. It probably is – during their game on Sunday at the United Center. with it, and so far he has.” harder for him to do what Kane extended his consecutive points streak to 24 Gretzky said that conhe has done, but I know with a third-period goal on Thursday night in Nashville. sidering scoring is at a in my mind and my heart CONTINUED FROM B1

TOYS

Mama Cimino’s

104 S. Peoria, Dixon • 815-288-4448 www.MamaCiminosDixon.com 928 South Division, Polo IL 815-946-2393 • www.birkeys.com

DINE-IN ~ CARRY-OUT ~ DELIVERY Open Sun 9-11, Mon-Thurs 11-11, Fri & Sat 11-2

The First National Bank in Amboy Where you come first.

4 locations in Amboy & Dixon 800-216-0008 www.fnbamboy.com

that to get to 51 games is pretty darn hard.”

During his 51-game streak, Gretzky had an astounding 61 goals and 92 assists en route to scoring 87 goals and adding 118 assists and winning his fifth consecutive Hart Trophy as the league’s most valuable player.

Kane has 15 goals and 23 assists in his 24-game streak, the longest ever for an American-born player.

In the Hawks’ last two games, Kane has used the opponents’ empty net to extend the streak, first with an assist Sunday night against the Jets, and then a goal in Tuesday night’s victory over the Jets. Gretzky had a few moments like those during his run, including Game 46 of the streak on Jan. 11, 1984, against the Hawks at Chicago Stadium.

“I hadn’t gotten a point throughout the game, and we were up one goal,” Gretzky said. “[Hawks coach] Orval Tessier pulled the goalie and I scored with [2] seconds left. What I remember most about it was that the fans were booing Orval that he pulled the goalie.”

Upon his retirement on April 18, 1999, Gretzky had or shared more than 60 NHL records, but he said he is rooting for Kane to claim the consecutive games points streak.

“Nobody can take away what I did,” Gretzky said.

“I know I worked hard to do the things I did, and if he’s able to break it, good for him. Records are made to be broken. I’m going to watch him, and if he breaks the record, I’ll be the first guy to shake his hand.”

A Furniture Store & More JOHN DEERE TOYS v

New & Used, Antiques, Books, Doilies, Jewelry, & so much more!

DIXON FURNITURE MART

2400 W. 4th St., Dixon • 288-2488

BUY 1 GET ONE ½ OFF

* ½ Price item must be equal or lesser value. Some exclusions apply.

Offer good thru 12/24/2015

WILCO RENTAL

1825 Locust • Sterling 625-4323 • www.wilcorental.com

svcc.edu

B4 • Sauk Valley Media

LOCAL SPORTS

Friday, December 11, 2015

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING ROUNDUP

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

Sterling Ottawa LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle

All 4-0 5-1 4-0 2-3 1-3

Tuesday’s results • Sterling 54, Alleman 28 • Ottawa 74, Sandwich 44 Saturday’s games • Ottawa at DeKalb, 6 • Sterling at Rochelle, 6 • Geneseo at LaSalle-Peru, 6:30

Conf.

1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

All 3-3 3-1 3-0 5-1 1-2 4-1 2-3 1-2

Tuesday’s results • Oregon 69, Rock Falls 51 • Byron 54, Stillman Valley 39 • Winnebago 76, Lutheran 73

Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

Newman wrestling earns home split Polo’s Cain picks up 100th win; Sterling goes 1-1 at Marengo

By SVM Sports Staff

The Newman Comets split a pair of dual meets at home Thursday, defeating AFC 39-6 and falling to Three Rivers foe Fulton 39-24.

Cael Sanders (132 pounds) and Mason Newman (152/160) both won twice with pins for the Comets, while Eli Monier (145/152) won a pair of decisions, including 5-2 in overtime against Fulton’s Brandon Kaecker. Hunter Webb (138) added a pin against AFC, which claimed its only win with a forfeit at 182 pounds.

Fulton’s Tyler Fleetwood (113) won by pin against Newman, and Tony Heinitz (138) added a 7-4 decision over Webb. The Steamers also picked up five forfeits.

Polo’s Cain reaches milestone:

Marcos senior Ethan Cain earned the 100th win of his high school career by pinning Erie-Prophets-

Thursday’s stars Ethan Cain, Polo, earned 100th career win Cael Sanders & Mason Newman, Newman, two pins apiece Grady Todd & Jackie Ferguson, E-P, two wins apiece town’s Nathan Pierceson at 195 pounds.

Cain’s win was one of two for Polo in a 50-16 loss to the Panthers in a triangular at Polo. The Marcos beat Riverdale 45-30 in their other dual.

Grady Todd earned two wins at 138 pounds, and Jackie Ferguson (145) also notched two wins for Erie-Prophetstown in wins over Polo and Riverdale (55-12).

Chris Bonnell (113), Logan Voss (120), Hunter Wright (132), Josh Wheeler (152), Garrett Passmore

(160), Mathew Garrison (170), Dylan Binion (182), Jimmy Biba (220) and Trace Shoup (285) each added one win for the Panthers.

Sterling splits at Marengo: The Golden Warriors earned a 54-24 win over Rochelle, and fell 39-32 to host Marengo at the Indians’ triangular.

Sterling’s Noah Garcia (120) won two bouts, as did Jaden Urrutia (132), Andrew Garcia (145), Turner Garcia (152) and Keegan Kaye, who won at 160 and 170 pounds.

Heavyweight Cariel Beasley also earned two wins for Sterling.

Oregon 1-1 at triangular: The Hawks fell to Rockridge 39-36, then beat West Carroll 48-33 in a triangular at the Blackhawk Center.

Chase Clark wrestled up at 132 pounds for Oregon and earned a win by fall against Rockridge. Clark also added another win via fall against the Thunder.

Sunday’s game Benedictine University Shootout • Lutheran vs. TBA

Three Rivers Conf.

2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2

All 4-2 6-1 1-4 4-2 2-4 4-1 4-2 1-5 1-6 1-5 4-3 1-1 4-3 2-5 4-2

Tuesday’s results • Morrison 70, Amboy 37 • Fulton 54, Prophetstown 46 • Rockridge 56, Peoria Christian 50 • Erie 52, Riverdale 45 • Princeton 62, Sherrard 37 • St. Bede 70, Orion 69 Today’s games • Erie at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Fulton at Sherrard, 7:30 • Monmouth-Roseville at Kewanee, 7:30 • Morrison at St. Bede, 7:30 • Newman at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Princeton at Amboy, 7:30 Saturday’s games • Galva at Bureau Valley, 7:30 Forreston tournament • Newman vs. Forreston, 7:30 Monmouth United tournament • Sherrard at West Central, 2 • Prophetstown vs. TBA West Carroll tournament • Fulton vs. Stockton, 9 a.m.

• Erie vs. Warren, noon • Erie vs. Fulton Unity, 3 • Fulton vs. AFC, 3

Conf.

3-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-3

All 4-2 2-1 5-1 6-1 5-3 1-3 0-5 0-7 0-6 1-5

Thursday’s results • Aquin 67, Orangeville 53 • Milledgeville 71, Durand 35 Today’s game • Dakota at AFC, 7:30 Saturday’s games • Galva at Bureau Valley, 7:30 Forreston tournament • Aquin vs. Stillman Valley, 3 • Pecatonica vs. Oregon, 3 • Dakota vs. Byron, 4:30 • Orangeville vs. Winnebago, 6 • Polo vs. Christian Life, 6 • Forreston vs. Newman, 7:30 • Milledgeville vs. Pearl City, 7:30

Thursday’s Three players scored in double figures for the stars Erie girls basketball team Brighton Haverland, in a 43-34 Three Rivers Eastland, 17 points win over Newman at Erie.

Darcy Kepner, Bureau Rachel Cobert led the Valley, 16 points way for the Cardinals Matt McGinnis, West (5-1, 3-1) with a gameCarroll, 16 points high 14 points. Whitney Rachel Cobert, Erie, Bramm added 11 points 14 points for Erie, and Delaney Tegeler finished with 10.

Newman (2-6, 1-1) was Kewanee 63, Prophetled by Mady Ferris’ 11 stown 31: The Prophets points, with Kelsey Simp- couldn’t keep up in a son and Mary Jensen Three Rivers road loss. each adding six points.

Prophetstown (0-8, 0-3) B u r e a u V a l l e y 5 8 , was led by Lexi Rangel’s Riverdale 50: The Storm nine points, and she earned a Three Rivers added four rebounds, road win behind a balthree assists and three anced scoring attack.

Darcy Kepner led the steals. Caylee Morgan way for Bureau Valley pitched in six points, five (6-3, 3-1) with a game- boards and five assists, high 16 points. Christen while Addie Glassburn Hurley scored 12 points, had five points and four with Saige Barnett, Addi- rebounds in the loss.

Morrison 36, Princeton son Moreland and Ellen Johnson each adding 31: After falling behind 16-8 after one quarter, nine points in the win.

the Fillies outscored the Tigresses 28-15 the rest of the way in a Three Rivers road win.

Jaeden Workman had nine points, and Peyton Tegeler scored eight for Morrison (5-2, 2-2).

Courtney Oeder paced Princeton (4-5, 0-4) with nine points, and Ivy Rhodes added eight.

Galena’s second-half comeback attempt.

River Ridge 66, West Carroll 53: The Thun-

der held a 27-24 halftime lead, but were outscored by 13 points in the third quarter and couldn’t recover in an NUIC West home loss.

Matt McGinnis led West Carroll with 16 points, Fulton 48, Rockridge Kaleb Plattenberger had 28: The Steamers earned 11, and Kody Plattenberga Three Rivers home win er added 10 in the loss. to improve to 3-3 and 2-2. Faith Christian 58, Rockford Fire 46: The Boys basketball Eastland 62, Galena Falcons opened a 13-5 5 7 : Brighton Haver- lead after the first quarland, Zach Randecker, ter and hung on to earn a and Blake Janssen each road win. scored in double figures Hayden Sweet made to lead the Cougars to an six shots, including two NUIC West win at home. 3-pointers, and went 11 Haverland scored a of 12 from the foul line game-high 17 points, to score a game-high Randecker finished with 25 points to lead Faith 14 points, and Janssen Chrisitan (4-1). Andrew added 13 more, help- Robertson added 18 ing Eastland to a 25-16 points, and Trevor Hauk halftime lead which was next with nine in the was enough to hold off win.

GALENA Spillane 3 3-3 9, Townsend 2 1-4 5, Holland 1 5-6 8, Bauer 2 4-7 8, Linear 1 1-2 3, Bingham 3 4-7 10, Soat 4 3-4 14. Totals: 16 21-33 57.

EASTLAND Tyler Dambman 1 2-4 4, Zach Randecker 5 0-0 14, Brighton Haverland 4 9-14 17, Blake Janssen 5 3-4 13, Kaden Henze 0 1-2 1, DJ Heeren 0 1-2 1, Ethan Christians 2 3-4 8, Reid Janssen 2 0-0 4. Totals: 19 19-30 62.

Galena 10 6 20 21 – 57 Eastland 11 14 15 22 – 62 3s – Galena 4 (Soat 3, Holland), Eastland 5 (Randecker 4, Christians). at Savanna

RIVER RIDGE 66, WEST CARROLL 53 RIVER RIDGE B. Brown 3 4-6 10, N. Brown 0 1-2 1, Streight 2 0-0 4, Wilo 1 0-0 3, Albrecht 2 0-0 4, Thomas 8 5-8 22, Kiley 1 7-9 9, Kutz 2 0-0 4, McLane 3 3-5 9. Totals: 22 20-30 66.

WEST CARROLL Stephen Santeramo 1 0-0 2, Kaleb Plattenberger 4 0-1 11, Kody Plattenberger 2 4-4 10, Mitchell Prowant 1 2-2 4, Luke Jones 1 0-0 2, Caleb Stines 2 1-4 6, Matt McGinnis 7 2-4 16, Justin Appel 1 0-1 2. Totals: 19 9-16 53.

River Ridge 13 11 20 22 – 66 West Carroll 14 13 7 19 – 53 3s – River Ridge 2 (Wilo, Thomas), West Carroll 6 (Ka.Plattenberger 3, Ko.Plattenberger 2, Stines). at Rockford

FAITH CHRISTIAN 58, ROCKFORD FIRE 46 FAITH (4-1) Ben Babler 0 0-2 0, Hayden Sweet 6 11-12 25, Andrew Robertson 6 5-9 18, Trevor Hauk 4 1-2 9, Devin Johnson 1 2-2 4, Ben Bierdeman 0 2-6 2, Aaron Robertson 0 0-4 0. Totals: 17 19-37 58.

ROCKFORD Landon 2 0-0 5, Jack 2 0-0 4, Conner 0 0-2 0, Noah 4 0-0 11, Berm 2 0-0 4, Max 1 2-2 5, Jonah 1 2-4 4, Stevens 5 1-2 13.

Totals: 17 5-10 46.

Faith 13 6 18 21 – 58 Rockford 5 11 13 17 – 46 3s – Faith 3 (Sweet 2, Robertson), Rockford 7 (Noah 3, Stevens 2, Landon, Max).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Sterling LaSalle-Peru Rochelle Ottawa Geneseo

Conf.

2-0 1-0 1-1 0-2 0-2

Tuesday’s results • LaSalle-Peru 49, Geneseo 35 • DeKalb 38, Ottawa 24 • Sterling 53, Rochelle 40

Conf.

3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-2 1-1 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-4

All 5-0 5-3 9-2 8-2 5-1 6-3 3-3 5-2 3-3 3-5 5-5 2-7 0-8 0-5 4-5

Monday’s results • Amboy 40, Erie 24 • Bureau Valley 50, Rockridge 47 • Hall 43, Morrison 34 • Fulton 49, Orion 30 • Riverdale 45, Prophetstown 44 • Kewanee 50, Sherrard 26 • St. Bede 54, Princeton 37 Wednesday’s results • Annawan 68, Prophetstown 32 • Amboy 45, Orion 30 AlWood-Ridgewood tournament • Rockridge 50, Ridgewood 47 • Monmouth-Roseville 64, Riverdale 30 Thursday’s results • Bureau Valley 58, Riverdale 50 • Hall 45, St. Bede 38 • Morrison 36, Princeton 31 • Erie 43, Newman 34 • Kewanee 63, Prophetstown 31 • Fulton 48, Rockridge 28 Today’s game • Dixon at Hall, 7:30 Saturday’s games • LaSalle-Peru at St. Bede, 3 • AlWood at Kewanee, 5 • Galva at Bureau Valley, 6

NUIC East Conf.

4-0 3-1 3-1 2-1 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-2 0-4

All 7-0 7-2 4-4 4-2 7-2 2-4 1-5 4-4 0-4 0-4

Tuesday’s results • Pecatonica 57, South Beloit 36 • AFC 79, Aquin 67 • Durand 50, Dakota 45 • Milledgeville 43, Polo 38 Wednesday’s result • Pecatonica 43, Forreston 37 Today’s games • AFC at Forreston, 7:30 • Aquin at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Dakota at Orangeville, 7:30 • Pecatonica at Durand, 7:30

ERIE 43, NEWMAN 34

EASTLAND 62, GALENA 57

By SVM Sports Staff

Hall Kewanee Amboy Sherrard Erie Bureau Valley St. Bede Morrison Fulton Newman Rockridge Riverdale Prophetstown Orion Princeton

Thursday’s box scores at Erie

Thursday’s box scores at Eastland

Cobert scores 14; Haverland paces Eastland to NUIC win

Today’s games • Byron at Stillman Valley, 7 • Mendota at Oregon, 7:15 • Winnebago at Lutheran, 7;15 • Dixon at Hall, 7:30

Saturday’s games Polo tournament • Milledgeville, Polo vs. TBA • LaSalle-Peru at St. Bede, 3 Pearl City tournament • Aquin vs. River Ridge-Scales Mound, 5 • Dakota vs. Shullsburg (Wis.), 6:30 • Orangeville vs. Pearl City, 8 Pecatonica tournament • Durand vs. Winnebago, 2 • Forreston vs. Genoa-Kingston, 3:30 • Pecatonica vs. Winnebago, 5 • Durand vs. Genoa-Kingston, 6:30

Wednesday’s results • Forreston 51, Pecatonica 34 • Polo 66, South Beloit 55

Erie trio leads charge in win over Newman

All 6-2 6-1 3-0 5-2 5-3 4-3 1-4 2-4

Monday’s results • Forreston 33, South Beloit 32 • Pearl City 50, Milledgeville 46

Tuesday’s result • Lena-Winslow 50, Orangeville 27

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Conf.

2-0 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2

Tuesday’s results • Rock Falls 55, Oregon 38 • Lutheran 85, Mendota 29 • Stillman Valley 39, Dixon 36

AFC Aquin Milledgeville Pecatonica Forreston Durand Polo Dakota Orangeville South Beloit

NUIC East AFC Forreston Aquin Polo Milledgeville Dakota Durand Orangeville South Beloit Pecatonica

Stillman Valley Byron Rockford Lutheran Winnebago Rock Falls Dixon Oregon Mendota

Three Rivers

Saturday’s games • Harvard at Mendota, 2:30 • Marengo at Rock Falls, 6 Forreston tournament • Oregon vs. Pecatonica, 3 • Stillman Valley vs. Aquin, 3 • Byron vs. Dakota, 4:30 • Winnebago vs. Orangeville, 6

Hall St. Bede Erie Fulton Morrison Newman Princeton Amboy Bureau Valley Kewanee Orion Prophetstown Rockridge Sherrard Riverdale

BNC West

Saturday’s games Polo tournament • Byron, Oregon vs. TBA

Today’s games • Byron at Winnebago, 7 • Genoa-Kingston at Dixon, 7 • Oregon at Johnsburg, 7:15

ABOVE: Newman’s Hunter Webb (left) and AFC’s Demetri Lahman grapple during their 138-pound bout Thursday at Newman. Webb won by pin in 57 seconds, and the Comets went on to beat the Raiders 39-6.

BELOW: Newman’s Cael Sanders (top) rides AFC’s Sam Hahn during their bout at 132 pounds. Sanders won by pin at the 2-minute, 32-second mark.

Saturday’s game • LaSalle-Peru at St. Bede, 3

Monday’s result • Byron 75, Winnebago 57

BNC West Byron Dixon Winnebago Oregon Rockford Lutheran Mendota Rock Falls Stillman Valley

Today’s games • Geneseo at Morris, 7 • LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle, 7 • Sterling at Ottawa, 7

NEWMAN Mady Ferris 3 4-6 11, Kelsey Simpson 3 0-2 6, Mary Jensen 2 2-2 6, Rhyanna Hadden 1 3-4 5, Chloe Klein 1 0-0 2, Lakyn Waldschmidt 0 0-0 0, Delaney Hinrichs 2 0-0 4. Totals: 12 9-14 34.

ERIE Riley Redell 1 0-0 2, Whitney Bramm 3 5-6 11, Taylor Steimle 1 0-2 2, Delaney Tegeler 2 6-7 10, Rachel Cobert 5 4-6 14, Emily Cox 2 0-2 4. Totals: 14 15-23 43.

Newman 8 6 6 14 – 34 Erie 4 12 10 17 – 43 3s – Newman 1 (Ferris). at Prouty Gym, Princeton

MORRISON 36, PRINCETON 31 MORRISON (5-2, 2-2 TRAC) Emma Melton 2 2-4 6, Emily Wallander 2 0-0 4, Jaeden Workman 3 3-3 9, Kassidee Church 2 2-4 6, Lauren Vos 1 0-0 3, MacKenzie Petkus 0 0-0 0, Peyton Tegeler 3 2-4 8. Totals: 13 9-15 36.

PRINCETON (4-5, 0-4) S.Murray 2 0-1 5, A.Murray 1 3-6 5, Mall 0 0-0 0, Strom 0 0-0 0, Legner 2 0-0 4, Hieronymus 0 0-0 0, Oeder 4 1-3 9, Rhodes 3 2-2 8. Totals: 12 6-12 31.

Morrison 8 15 8 5 — 36 Princeton 16 4 4 7 — 31 3s – Morrison 1 (Vos), Princeton 1 (S.Murray). at Riverdale

BUREAU VALLEY 58, RIVERDALE 50 BUREAU VALLEY Nicole Wirth 0 1-2 1, Saige Barnett 2 5-8 9, Heather Williams 0 0-1 0, Darcy Kepner 6 4-9 16, Addison Moreland 4 1-5 9, Christen Hurley 5 2-2 12, Sidney Kolb 0 2-2 2, Ellen Johnson 4 0-0 9. Totals: 21 15-29 58.

RIVERDALE Emily Baldwin 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Darin 6 0-3 14, Karly Sheley 2 0-0 4, Kiley Williams 3 0-0 6, Lindsey Berge 2 2-2 6, Caroline May 2 2-5 7, Catherine Goodwin 4 1-4 11.

Totals: 20 5-14 50.

Bureau Valley 13 7 17 21 – 58 Riverdale 9 20 4 17 – 50 3s – Bureau Valley 1 (Johnson), Riverdale 5 (Darin 2, Goodwin 2, May).

Wrestling Thursday’s results at Sterling

NEWMAN 39, AFC 6 132 pounds – Cale Sanders (N) pin Sam Hahn 2:34; 138 – Hunter Webb (N) pin Demetri Lahman :57; 145 – Eli Monier (N) dec. Brendyn Williams 20-13; 152 – Mason Newman (N) pin Jake Mundell 5:05 Newman rec. fft.: 113, 120 AFC rec. fft.: 182 Double fft.: 106, 160, 170, 195, 220, 285

FULTON 39, NEWMAN 24 All 4-3 2-2 2-5 2-4 2-5

113 pounds – Tyler Fleetwood (F) pin Dylan Schmall 2:45; 120 – Cade Bianchi (N) dec. Brandon Kaecker 5-3 OT; 126 – Brody Ivey (N) pin Bryant Van Zuiden 2:36; 132 – Sanders (N) pin Jacob Schmidt 1:32; 138 – Tony Heinitz (F) dec. Webb 7-4; 152 – Monier (N) dec. Eli Pannell 12-6; 160 – Newman (N) pin Alex Martin 3:13 Fulton rec. fft.: 106, 170, 195, 220, 285 Double fft.: 145, 182

Friday, December 11, 2015

www.saukvalley.com

MEN’S BASKETBALL | NO. 4 IOWA ST. 83, IOWA 82

Sauk Valley Media • B5

NBA | BULLS 83, CLIPPERS 80

Hilton Magic hurts Hawks Cyclones erase 20-point deficit to beat Iowa in Ames

BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

AMES, Iowa – There isn’t a team in the country that’s better at big comebacks than Iowa State.

The fourth-ranked Cyclones pulled off another stunner on Thursday, beating back the rival Hawkeyes with a furious late surge.

Monte Morris hit a runner with 9 seconds left, and Iowa State rallied from a 20-point deficit to down Iowa 83-82 on Thursday night.

Morris and Jameel McKay each had 20 points for the Cyclones (8-0), who scored the game’s final nine points to remain unbeaten.

But rallies like that are nothing new for these Cyclones, who roared back from 21 down to stun Oklahoma, and 17 down to beat Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament title game last March.

“As long as there is time on the clock, we always have a chance to win,” McKay said.

It took a huge spurt just to get the Cyclones in position to steal another one.

A 30-11 run brought Iowa State within 82-81 with 51 seconds left. Morris then drove the lane and floated in the goahead shot, which the Cyclones made stand with one final defensive stop.

Jarrod Uthoff scored 30 of his 32 points in the first half for Iowa (7-3), which has lost seven straight in Ames.

“We couldn’t get stops,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “They did a really good job capitalizing on our mistakes.”

This was Iowa State’s first major test in a season that promises to be full of them.

But the Cyclones couldn’t find anyone early on who could slow down Uthoff.

They won anyway.

Uthoff, fresh off scoring a career-high 27 points on Monday, had 20 points in the first 12 minutes – hitting his first eight shots to help Iowa take a 37-19 lead.

Peter Jok then opened the second half with four straight 3s to help put Iowa back on top 62-42.

The Cyclones finally figured out how to slow Uthoff down in the second half, and that blistering late run got them within a point.

Matt Thomas hit a 3 with 59 seconds left to make it 82-79. Georges Niang then hit a pair of free throws, and Morris capped off the comeback with a shot that Cyclones fans won’t soon forget.

“That’s ‘Big Game Tay,’” McKay said, referencing Morris’s nickname. “We all wanted him to take the shot. As long as he was taking it, it was going in. He’s that confident of a dude.”

Jok had 18 points for Iowa. Thomas scored 19 for the Cyclones, and Niang had 16.

AP

Clippers guard Chris Paul (right) dribbles as Bulls guard Derrick Rose defends during Thursday’s game at the United Center. The Bulls held on to win 83-80.

Bulls blow lead, win Chicago holds off Clippers to snap skid

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

AP

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff (20) tries to drive around Iowa State guard Naz Mitrou-Long during the first half of their in-state rivalry game Thursday night in Ames, Iowa. Uthoff scored 32 points, but the Hawkeyes lost 83-82.

CHICAGO – Pau Gasol scored 24 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Los Angeles Clippers 83-80 on Thursday night at the United Center to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Bulls caught a big break midway through the third quarter when Clippers All-Star Blake Griffin was ejected for a hard foul against Taj Gibson, and they came away with the win after blowing a 16-point lead.

Derrick Rose banked in a floater with 45 seconds left to make it 83-77 before Los Angeles’ Wesley Johnson buried a 3-pointer. The Clippers then rebounded a miss by Chicago’s Jimmy Butler with 6 seconds left, but Chris Paul’s tying 3-point attempt hit the rim just before the buzzer.

Butler finished with 14 points after pouring in a career-high 36 on Wednesday night against Boston.

Rose scored all of his 11 points in the second half, and Gibson finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Griffin led the Clippers with 18 points.

Paul scored 12, while DeAndre Jordan

added 10 points and 14 rebounds.

The Clippers hit 10 of 22 3-pointers, but came up short after winning three straight, and six of seven.

The Bulls were leading by 14 when Griffin knocked Gibson to the floor with a blow to the face as he went up for a shot inside with 5:59 left in the third.

Griffin helped Gibson to his feet. But after a review, the officials called a flagrant foul 2, meaning an automatic ejection for Griffin.

Gibson made both foul shots to make it a 16-point game, but the Clippers came roaring back. The lead was down to 10 going into the fourth, and the Clippers tied it at 66-all on Josh Smith’s 3-pointer with 7:19 remaining.

But the Bulls, outscored a combined 102-70 in the final quarter the previous three games, made the big plays on Thursday.

Butler hit a jumper and took a charge from Lance Stephenson, Gibson threw down a thunderous put-back dunk off a missed 3 by Aaron Brooks, and Rose nailed a 3 from the top to make it 73-66 with 5:15 left.

Christmas Tree Locator Weber’s Christmas Forest Is Celebrating Their 60th

ANNIVERSARY

Frasier and Douglas Firs this year!

SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING!!

November 28th 11AM-3 3PM

NEW HOURS Monday - CLOSED | Tuesday - Thursday - 10am-5pm | Friday - Saturday - Sunday - 9am-5pm FromHwy.78takeleftatHwy.92,about5miles.27356N.WeberRd. H 78 78t k l fft tH H 92 b t55 il 27356N W b R

309-944-3656

www.weberschristmasforest.com

Owned and operated by Scott Weber

Keep The Christmas Tradition!

’s C h r i s t m a s Tre e Fa n o s t rm Ki

Choose&Cut your own or Pre-Cut

TreesStarting at $25

FreshWreaths

SSink Hollow Road North of Dixon off Route 2 Hours: Sat & Sun 9-5 H

Live, Cut and Potted Trees Garden Statuary & plaques Gift Certificates 3602 E. Lincolnway (IL Rt. 2), Sterling Open Daily and Evenings

815-626-4422

B6 • Sauk Valley Media

www.saukvalley.com

Friday, December 11, 2015

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

W 10 7 6 5

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

W 6 6 4 3

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

W 10 7 4 2

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W 10 7 5 3

East L T 2 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 South L T 6 0 6 0 8 0 9 0 North L T 2 0 5 0 8 0 10 0 West L T 2 0 5 0 7 0 9 0

Pct .833 .583 .500 .417

PF 375 295 296 240

PA 247 248 278 300

Pct .500 .500 .333 .250

PF 259 253 275 245

PA 305 264 341 296

Pct .833 .583 .333 .167

PF 334 311 272 216

PA 196 240 291 347

Pct .833 .583 .417 .250

PF 269 321 284 247

PA 210 240 314 324

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East L T Pct PF 7 0 .417 257 7 0 .417 278 7 0 .417 307 8 0 .333 223 South W L T Pct PF x-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 373 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 271 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 299 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 289 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 258 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 251 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 253 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 305 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 178 Thursday’s result Arizona 23, Minnesota 20 Sunday’s games Detroit at St. Louis, noon San Diego at Kansas City, noon Washington at Chicago, noon Buffalo at Philadelphia, noon San Francisco at Cleveland, noon New Orleans at Tampa Bay, noon Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon Atlanta at Carolina, noon Seattle at Baltimore, noon Oakland at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Dallas at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

New England at Houston, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s game N.Y. Giants at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas

W 5 5 5 4

PA 286 302 296 277 PA 243 298 257 380 PA 238 255 290 315 PA 252 229 257 291

Thursday’s box score

CARDINALS 23, VIKINGS 20 Minnesota Arizona

7 3 0 10 — 20 10 0 7 6 — 23 First Quarter Ari–FG Catanzaro 27, 7:23.

Min–Peterson 9 run (Walsh kick), 3:57.

Ari–Jo.Brown 65 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 1:43.

Second Quarter Min–FG Walsh 44, :02.

Third Quarter Ari–Floyd 42 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 8:31.

Fourth Quarter Ari–FG Catanzaro 23, 14:55.

Min–FG Walsh 54, 12:10.

Min–Wallace 7 pass from Bridgewater (Walsh kick), 4:55.

Ari–FG Catanzaro 47, 1:23.

Min Ari First downs 23 22 Total Net Yards 389 393 Rushes-yards 24-72 29-97 Passing 317 296 Punt Returns 1-0 1-4 Kickoff Returns 3-93 1-23 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-36-0 25-35-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-18 2-14 Punts 2-45.5 3-44.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 4-30 Time of Possession 28:01 31:59 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Minnesota, Peterson 23-69, Bridgewater 1-3. Arizona, D.Johnson 19-92, Palmer 3-3, K.Williams 6-2, Taylor 1-0.

PASSING–Minnesota, Bridgewater 25-360-335. Arizona, Palmer 25-35-0-310.

RECEIVING–Minnesota, Rudolph 6-67, Wright 5-51, Wallace 3-42, Pruitt 2-36, Asiata 2-30, Diggs 2-12, Ellison 1-41, Line 1-24, Peterson 1-17, McKinnon 1-8, Thielen 1-7. Arizona, Floyd 5-102, Fitzgerald 5-41, D.Johnson 5-31, Jo.Brown 4-78, Fells 3-43, Iupati 1-10, Taylor 1-4, Ja.Brown 1-1.

College football Bowl Glance Saturday, Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl Atlanta NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 11 a.m.

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Camelia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 6 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 2:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 10 a.m.

(ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 1 p.m. (CBS) Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 2:30 p.m.

(ABC) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 4:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 8:15 p.m.

(ESPN) Monday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (TBA) Texas Bowl Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Cotton Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), noon (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), noon (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m.

(ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Today’s games Richmond (9-3) at Illinois St. (10-2), 6:30 p.m.

Charleston Southern (10-2) at Jacksonville State (11-1), 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games Northern Iowa (9-4) at North Dakota State (10-2), 11 a.m.

Colgate (9-4) at Sam Houston State (10-3), 7 p.m.

Men’s basketball Big Ten schedule Thursday’s results Penn St. 81, Canisius 67 Iowa State 83, Iowa 82 Saturday’s games Ohio St. at UConn, 11 a.m.

Delaware St. at Michigan, 11 a.m.

Marquette at Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m.

Youngstown St. at Purdue, 1 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe at Penn St., 1 p.m.

Illinois vs. Ill.-Chicago, at the United Center, 1 p.m.

Maryland-Eastern Shore at Maryland, 3:15 p.m.

Rutgers at George Washington, 3:30 p.m.

Florida ar Michigan St., 5 p.m.

McNeese St. at Indiana, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Oklahoma St., 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Rhode Island at Nebraska, 1 p.m.

Chicago St. at Northwestern, 6 p.m.

AP Top 25 schedule Thursday’s result No. 4 Iowa State 83, Iowa 82 Saturday’s games No. 1 Michigan State vs. Florida, 5 p.m.

No. 2 Kansas vs. Oregon State at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m.

No. 3 North Carolina at Texas, 4:15 p.m.

No. 5 Kentucky vs. Arizona St., 2:15 p.m.

No. 6 Maryland vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 3:15 p.m.

No. 7 Oklahoma vs. Oral Roberts, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Purdue vs. Youngstown St., 1 p.m.

No. 12 Xavier vs. No. 23 Cincinnati, 4:30 p.m.

No. 15 Providence vs. Bryant, 11 a.m.

No. 18 Butler vs. Tennessee, 1:30 p.m.

No. 20 Gonzaga vs. UCLA, 9 p.m.

No. 22 Louisville vs. E. Michigan, 1 p.m.

No. 24 Oregon at Boise State, 6 p.m.

No. 25 Utah vs. Wichita St., at Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan., 2:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games No. 4 Iowa State vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff, 5 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova vs. La Salle, 4 p.m.

No. 13 Arizona vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.

No. 14 West Virginia vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 4 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 14 9 .609 Boston 13 9 .591 New York 10 13 .435 Brooklyn 7 15 .318 Philadelphia 1 22 .043 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 13 8 .619 Miami 12 8 .600 Atlanta 14 10 .583 Orlando 12 10 .545 Washington 9 11 .450 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 14 7 .667 Indiana 12 8 .600 Chicago 12 8 .600 Detroit 12 11 .522 Milwaukee 9 14 .391

GB — ½ 4 6½ 13 GB — ½ ½ 1½ 3½ GB — 1½ 1½ 3 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 18 5 .783 Memphis 13 10 .565 Dallas 13 10 .565 Houston 11 12 .478 New Orleans 5 16 .238 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 14 8 .636 Utah 10 10 .500 Minnesota 9 12 .429 Portland 9 14 .391 Denver 8 14 .364 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 23 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 13 10 .565 Phoenix 10 13 .435 Sacramento 8 15 .348 L.A. Lakers 3 19 .136 Thursday’s results Brooklyn 100, Philadelphia 91 Chicago 83, L.A. Clippers 80 Oklahoma City 107, Atlanta 94 New York at Sacramento, late Today’s games Miami at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 8 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

GB — 5 5 7 12 GB — 3 4½ 5½ 6 GB — 10 13 15 19½

Thursday’s box score

BULLS 83, CLIPPERS 80 L.A. CLIPPERS (80) Mbah a Moute 2-9 0-0 5, Griffin 7-14 4-4 18, Jordan 4-7 2-3 10, Paul 5-16 0-0 12, Redick 2-11 4-5 8, Crawford 1-5 0-0 2, Rivers 1-6 0-0 3, Johnson 3-6 0-0 9, Smith 3-8 0-0 8, Pierce 0-2 0-0 0, Stephenson 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 30-88 10-12 80.

CHICAGO (83) Snell 1-3 0-0 2, Gibson 4-9 4-4 12, Gasol 10-19 1-1 24, Rose 5-11 0-0 11, Butler 4-14 6-8 14, Noah 1-5 0-0 2, Hinrich 1-4 0-0 3, McDermott 0-5 0-0 0, Brooks 3-9 3-3 10, Mirotic 2-8 0-0 5. Totals 31-87 14-16 83.

L.A. Clippers 24 11 19 26 — 80 Chicago 23 21 20 19 — 83 3s–L.A. Clippers 10-22 (Johnson 3-4, Smith 2-3, Paul 2-4, Rivers 1-2, Mbah a Moute 1-2, Stephenson 1-2, Pierce 0-1, Griffin 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Redick 0-2), Chicago 7-23 (Gasol 3-3, Rose 1-3, Brooks 1-3, Hinrich 1-4, Mirotic 1-5, Snell 0-1, Butler 0-2, McDermott 0-2). Rebounds– L.A. Clippers 58 (Jordan 14), Chicago 60 (Noah 13). Assists–L.A. Clippers 22 (Paul 5), Chicago 20 (Butler 8). Fouls–L.A. Clippers 15, Chicago 12. Flagrant Foul–Griffin. Ejected–Griffin.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 30 19 8 3 41 97 Detroit 29 16 8 5 37 76 Ottawa 29 15 9 5 35 91 Boston 27 15 9 3 33 88 Florida 29 14 11 4 32 75 Tampa Bay 29 14 12 3 31 70 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 64 Buffalo 29 11 15 3 25 70 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Washington 27 19 6 2 40 83 N.Y. Rangers 29 18 8 3 39 81 N.Y. Islanders 29 16 8 5 37 82 Pittsburgh 27 15 10 2 32 65 New Jersey 28 14 10 4 32 71 Philadelphia 29 12 11 6 30 61 Carolina 28 10 14 4 24 64 Columbus 30 11 17 2 24 72

GA 69 74 87 76 71 66 76 82 GA 61 60 70 64 69 80 87 90

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 28 21 5 2 44 99 75 29 16 9 4 36 74 72 29 15 9 5 35 78 76 29 15 10 4 34 79 75 26 14 7 5 33 70 64 29 14 13 2 30 82 89 29 12 16 1 25 79 85 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 27 18 8 1 37 71 57 Vancouver 30 11 11 8 30 79 82 San Jose 28 14 13 1 29 75 76 Arizona 28 13 14 1 27 75 89 Anaheim 28 11 12 5 27 55 68 Calgary 28 12 14 2 26 73 99 Edmonton 29 12 15 2 26 75 85 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s results Detroit 3, Montreal 2 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, Washington 1 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 2 Nashville 5, Chicago 1 Winnipeg 6, Columbus 4 Calgary 4, Buffalo 3 Today’s games Detroit at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Winnipeg at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Arizona, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Carolina at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Dallas St. Louis Nashville Chicago Minnesota Winnipeg Colorado

Thursday’s box score

PREDATORS 5, BLACKHAWKS 1 Chicago 0 0 1 — 1 Nashville 3 0 2 — 5 First Period–1, Nashville, Neal 11 (Weber, Ribeiro), 6:54. 2, Nashville, C.Smith 6 (Arvidsson), 15:56. 3, Nashville, Forsberg 6 (Josi, Jarnkrok), 16:33 (pp). Penalties– Shaw, Chi, major (fighting), 8:36; Jackman, Nas, major (fighting), 8:36; Arvidsson, Nas (tripping), 11:02; Kruger, Chi (hooking), 16:14; Desjardins, Chi, major (fighting), 20:00; Gaustad, Nas, major (fighting), 20:00.

Second Period–None. Penalties–Jackman, Nas (illegal check to head minor), 7:07.

Third Period–4, Chicago, Kane 18 (Kruger, Keith), 5:43. 5, Nashville, Neal 12, 14:55. 6, Nashville, Nystrom 5, 18:46 (en-sh). Penalties–Salomaki, Nas (interference), 17:03.

Shots on Goal–Chicago 7-13-16–36.

Nashville 18-8-8–34.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 0 of 3; Nashville 1 of 1.

Goalies–Chicago, Darling 2-3-2 (33 shots29 saves). Nashville, Rinne 12-7-5 (36-35).

Mike Freeman Craig Buchanan

General Manager

Saless M Manager

Bob Pilling

Sales Manager M

Rick Hauser

Sales Manager M

Brett Simpson

Carl Buehler Chad Conderman

Sales Professional Sales Professional Pr Business ess Manager M

Schafer’s Fisheries, Inc. 21985 Waller Rd., Fulton | 815-589-3368 | 7 Days a Week • 8-5

Local Family Owned Since 1955!

Specializing in a variety of local wild caught fresh & smoked fish. As well as a WIDE variety of fresh frozen ocean fish!

Stock Up -for the-

Holidays!

Jamie Curia

Rusty Baker Adam Chapman

Josh Vannoy Tanner Dornacher Dave Kipping

Steve Davis

5 OFF $100 OFF/lb on all varieties

Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional Sales Professional

(cooked, peeled & devained, EZ peel, shell on, breaded)

1000 N. Galena Ave - Dixon, IL 815.288.4455 www.KenNelsonAuto.com

$ 00

On orders of $35 or more on any item in store!

1 Coupon per person Expires Jan. 17 th, 2015

of shrimp!

1 Coupon per person Expires Jan. 17 th, 2015

We also carry specialty items such as: Oysters, King Crab Legs, Cold Water Aussie Lobster Tails! Look for in-store specials!

Don’t forget our MADE-TO-ORDER shrimp trays & dips!

*Prices do not include tax, title, license or doc fees. ^Not all buyers will qualify for financing. With approved credit. Factory Rebates Apply. Photos for illustration purposes only. Dealer not liable for errors. Must take delivery by 12.31.15

B7 place ads online www.saukvalley.com

CLASSIFIED SAUK VALLEY Friday, December 11, 2015

Dixon 815.284.SOLD(7653)

Sterling 815.626.SOLD (7653)

• we reach over 48,000 readers every day • LOST

110

IS YOUR PET MISSING? Read our found section in todays paper. Just in case it is not there, call one of your area animal shelters listed below: Lee County Animal Control (815)284-3833 Granny Rose Animal Shelter (815)288-7387 Whiteside County Animal Control (815)625-3507 Happy Tails Humane Society (815)626-2994 A public service of Sauk Valley Media

FOUND

115

Female cat, found on LeFevre Rd. by Sterling/RF daycare. Not declawed Unique black/ grey markings.

815-718-1862 Large male gray tabby cat, found near Morrison.

He's very affectionate. Call 815-7183092

VOLUNTEERS

126

CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/ Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases.

Your involvement can impact a child’s future.

Contact Vanessa White-Broome, Director of Advocate Services (815) 440-6598 www.casalee carroll.com

ADOPTION NOTICES

FOR SALE

BY OWNER

128

♥♥ADOPTION:♥♥ Affectionate Financially Secure Family Joyfully Awaits Miracle 1st Baby Excited Grandparents, too! ♥Expenses paid.♥ ♥800-816-8424♥

DIXON

APARTMENTSFURNISHED 305 ROCK FALLS

Handyman Special 410 VanBuren $17,000 please leave message 815-440-3478

MORRISON

EFFICIENCIES! -InclusiveClean & Quiet 815-626-8790*

STERLING

2-3 BR home, 508 W. Park St., Morrison. Call 815-772-3971

REAL ESTATE 202 SERVICES

PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color,religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-279275.

209

A ROOM w/ kitchenette. All util. No pets. $420/mo. + dep. Non-smoking.

815-718-3500

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 306

MORRISON Condo for sale 3 BR, 3 bath, 2 car attached garage, finished basement 110 W. High, Morrison, IL $249,900 309-230-7823

STERLING 1705 11 Ave. Sterling 4BR, 2BA, All new! $83,500 815-632-1545 or 815-718-2968 th

3BR project house, 401 W 6th St. $20k 815-718-5488

MOBILE HOMES 230

MOBILE HOMES

230

Attractive 1 & 2 apts. with BR. some utilities. Sterling & Rock Falls.

No pets, no parties.

Refs. req.

815-336-2305.

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad?

Call our Classified Department today.

We'll be glad to help you.

626-SOLD or 284-SOLD

AMBOY Nice 2BR w/ appls. $490mo. + lease & dep. 815-716-0123

ASHTON

Advertise your mobile homes for sale here!!

★★ 1&2 BR., Ashton/ F.G. 815-7512712/562-5075.★

AMBOY

DIXON

3 HANDYMAN SPECIALS Available in Meadows Mobil Home Park, Amboy Call 815-857-3611

1 BR $350 + dep.

1 BR $450 + dep. water & garbage incl., no pets 815973-1743

Great Garage Sales Call

284-2222

2BR apt. between Dixon & Sterling.

W/D, internet, cable & all utilities included $850/mo. + $850/dep. No pets, non smoking, 1 car garage optional at cost. additional 815-718-1169.

DIXON

STERLING

★Must See!★ 2BR very clean, quiet.

No smoking or pets. $500 + dep.

815-690-2711

POLO 2BR, util. incl. newer carpet & paint, $550/mo.

Call Keith 815-5627443 or 815-3750007

PROPHETSTOWN 3BR Luxury apartment- 202 Market St. $1,200/month.

Kophamer and Blean Realty 815-772-2728

ROCK FALLS 1 & 2 BR Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 1 BR $375 Hampton Apts.

815-625-7043 2BR Apt. $500/mo.

815-499-7448 Newly remodeled, 2BR stove, refrig., water, $575/mo. + dep.

No pets.

815-535-3237 THICKSTEN APTS. 1 & 2 BR houses 815-499-4217

RIVER RIDGE APARTMENTS

2 Bedroom Great Location

$

495

PER MONTH

No Security Deposit Required

*with 1 year lease

Garages Available Next to

ALDI in Sterling

1-815-414-2288

Sterling Rentals Newer 2 Bedroom $599.00 & Up Applcs., Fireplaces 2002 3rd Ave. 1836 First Ave. 606 W. Lefevre 2 BR $535.00 1 BR $465.00 1 Studio $390.00 Partial Heat, Water, Sewer, Refuse Removal, Laundry Facilities, Satellite

(815)626-1431

STERLING

NORTHLAND PARK APARTMENTS Studio’s, 1 & 2 BR Apts.

CALL FOR AVAILABILITY

(815) 632-7368

1BR remodeled, no pets. $400/mo.

815-590-9511.

2 BR for $500

Water, sewer, garbage incl.

Coin W/D, No pets/ No parties.

Call Diana: 630-327-7046

(Located Behind Northland Mall)

2BR, $420 815-562-7368 Rochelle Realty

1 BR Apts.

No pets.

No Exceptions!

Call 815-716-0367.

Nice 1BR, stove refrig., No pets. $495 + dep. 815631-6678

STERLING

ROCK FALLS

Nice, clean, 2BR duplex, applcs. W/D H/U. No pets. $550 /mo.+ dep. 815622-4344 after 5pm

Large, clean, quiet 2 story, 2BR, 1.5 bath. 1 car garage.

C/A. All applcs. incl. W/D. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry, no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec. dep.

630-902-1060

Sinnissippi Townhomes First Mo. Free!

Spacious 2 BR. 2 story townhomes.

Central air, good location. Laundry hookup. (815)6261130.

WOOSUNG 3BR apt. 600 Griswold Ave. (Woosung is the town to Dixon). next Newly renovated and new appliances. No pets. $525/ mo. Sec. dep. req. Call Matt 310-750-5663

HOMES FOR RENT

FOR RENT/SALE HOUSES & APTS. svla.org

DIXON 2BR Duplex, gar., Appl. $550/mo., lease no pets.

815-973-2831 3 BR, 1 bath, partial fenced back yard, NO garage.

Rent $475 month; will work with you, needs some TLC. 815-757-3822 Christine Nice clean quiet 2 story duplex, 2BR, 1.5 BA, attached garage w/ opener, all appliances incl.

W/D, micro., D/W, No pets. 603 Apple St. $700 mo. Call 630-902-1060

MILLEDGEVILLE 3BR, 1½ car garage, $575+ dep.

No smoking or pets.

815-973-7076

NEW TODAY 2BR all utilities pd.

Sect. 8 & pets ok, $625/mo.

815622-6887 2BR, 1½ BA close to Civic center. No pets. 815-590-3026

2BR, E Sterling location, no pets.

References req.

815-336-2305 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LB-UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2005-C5, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-C5, By and through LNR Partners, LLC, its special servicer, Plaintiff, v.

PINE PARTNERS, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, CASE NO. 15 CH 90 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of Sale entered on November 13, 2015, the Whiteside County Sheriff will, on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in in the third-floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash,, the mortgaged real estate commonly known as 4311 E. Lincoln Way, Sterling, IL 61081, Tax ID Number: 11-12-376-015, and improved with a multitenant retail building and parking lot.

Sale terms: Sold as is, where is. Bidders must be present, at the time of sale, with a cashier's or certified check or cash for 10% of the judgment amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours by similar funds.

For information call: Benjamin B. Folsom, Foley & Lardner LLP, 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60654-5313, 312-832-4500.

Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015

it really is

Sometimes

as

as simple

Black &

We have advertising solutions to fit your needs!

310

STERLING

White

Call TELEGRAPH dailyGazette 284-2222 625-3600

A1

PUBLIC NOTICES SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B8

Cute 3BR,

Rent like a Winner™

Nice yard, gas heat 1204 Ave. J. $598 815-878-7399

NEW TODAY Small 1BR with 2 car garage & remodeled kitchen.

1005 W. 9th. 815625-4596.

COMMERCIAL RENTAL

311

Secured 3 acre w/ high bays and office, 3818 River Rd., Sterling.

815-626-8790

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

315

LOANS

402

THE CLASSIFIED Advertising Department of Sauk Valley Media does not have the opportunity to fully investigate the credibility of each advertiser appearing within these columns. If an offer sounds “too good to be true” it probably is.

Proceed with caution if you are asked to send money or to give a credit card number.

Proceed with caution in calling 900 phone numbers. All phone numbers prefixed by “900” are charged to the CALLER. Charges may be assessed on a “per minute” basis rather than a “per call” basis.

Sauk Valley Classified makes every effort to qualify these charges for the reader.

If you have a concern about an advertiser, please contact the Better Business Bureau 330 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60611.

312-832-0500

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURto the SUANT Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you over your hand hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of Securities State's Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

EDUCATION

503

AIRLINE CAREERS START HERE - BECOME AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECH. FAA APPROVED TRAINING. FINANCIAL AID IF QUALIFIED - JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. CALL AIM 800-481-8312

SAUK VALLEY

NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY VILLAGE OF ASHTON, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Village, 810 Main Street, Ashton, Illinois, until noon on Thursday, December 31, 2015 for the purchase of a 2008 Chevrolet Impala with 66,567 miles and a 2006 Ford Expedition with 188,890 miles. Bids will be opened at 9am on December 16, 2015, at the office of the Village. Both vehicles are being sold “AS IS” and without any warranty whatsoever as to the condition thereof and any and all engines, electrical and/or mechanical systems contained therein. Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price to deposited with the bid in cash or by certified check and the balance to be paid at closing to be held within ten (10) days after the acceptance of the bid by the Village. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Successful bidder agrees to defend, indemnify, and save the Village harmless from and against any and all costs, claims, fees, expenses, or liabilities relating to either of the above vehicles and from and against any and all loss, damage, cost expense or liability based on personal injury, death, loss or damage to either vehicle suffered or incurred by any party and arising out of or attributable to either of the listed vehicles.

All bidders must be 18 years of age or older.

These vehicles will be started and can be viewed between 4pm and 5pm on Saturday 12/19/15 at the Village's maintenance building on South 1st Street, Ashton, IL. No one will be allowed to drive either vehicle.

Please contact Sharon VanDam, Village Clerk, at 815-453-2241.

Sharon VanDam December 11, 12, 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF LEE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ESTATE OF: AMEY MAE SCHWEIK NO. 2015 P 13 Notice is given of the death of Amey Mae Schweik whose address was 525 East Main Street, Amboy, IL 61310. Letters of Office were issued on June 3, 2015 to Guy E. Schweik of 32 Walnut Circle, Sugar Grove, IL 60554 as Independent Executor, whose attorney is Timothy P. McHugh, 360 W. Butterfield Rd., Ste 300, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given to creditors and Unknown Heirs, who are heirs or legatees of the above proceeding.

To probate a will and whose name and address is not state in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on June 3, 2015 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original court or other evidence, as provided in section 6-21 of the Probate Act of 1975 (ILCS 5/6-21). You will also have the right under section 8-2 of the Probate Act of 1975 (ILCS 5/8-1) to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the Court within 6 months after the admission of the will to probate.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Circuit Court Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of Denise McCaffrey, Clerk of the Court, 309 S. Galena Ave., Ste. 320, Dixon, Illinois, or with the representative or both on or before June 11, 2016, any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Circuit Court Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney, if any, within ten (10) days after it has been filed with the Circuit Clerk.

TIMOTHY P. MCHUGH Attorney No. 6187756 360 W Butterfield Rd., Ste. 300 Elmhurst IL 60126 630-941-2855 Dec. 11, 18, 24, 2015

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com

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

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LB-UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2005-C5, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005C5, By and through LNR Partners, LLC, its special servicer, Plaintiff, v.

PINE PARTNERS, LLC, a foreign limited liability company; UNKNOWN OWNERS; and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, CASE NO. 15 CH 90 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Order of Sale entered on November 13, 2015, the Whiteside County Sheriff will, on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in in the third-floor lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, Illinois 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: PARCEL 1: Tract “A” of Pine Tree Commercial Subdivision, being a Resubdivision of Lot 2 as designated upon the plat of WoessnerBuchmeier Subdivision, being a part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 21 North, Range 7, East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, City of Sterling, according to the plat thereof recorded on November 7, 1997 as Document No. 10361-97, Whiteside County, Illinois.

PARCEL 2: A non-exclusive easement and right of way for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by Instrument dated and recorded December 10, 1997 as Document No. 11299-97, more particularly described as follows: Part of Lot 3 as designated upon the Plat of Pine Tree Commercial Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, recorded as Document No. 10361-97 in the Recorder's Office of Whiteside County, Illinois, all being situated in Whiteside County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Lot 3; thence North 47°43'55" East along the Northwest line of said Lot 3, a distance of 230.56 feet; thence South 42°16'05" East, a distance of 15.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 42°16'05" East, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 47° 43'53" East, a distance of 51.25 feet; thence South 86°23'21" West, a distance of 40.02 feet; thence South 47°43'55" West, a distance of 20.00 feet to the point of beginning.

PARCEL 3: A non-exclusive easement for pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress for the benefit of Parcel 1 as created by Instrument dated December 3, 1997 and recorded January 5, 1998 as Document No. 63-98, more particularly described as follows: Part of Lot 3 as designated upon the Plat of Woessner-Buchmeier Subdivision, being a subdivision of part of the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13 and a part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 21 North, Range 7 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, recorded as Document No. 6483-97 in the Recorder's Office of Whiteside County, Illinois, all being situated in Whiteside County, Illinois, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot 3; thence South 35°38'47" East, along the Easterly line of said Lot 3, a distance of 253.23 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing South 35°38'47" East, along the Easterly line of said Lot 3, a distance of 30.38 feet; thence South 45°l6'22" West, a distance of 1.59 feet; thence Southwesterly along a curve with a radius of 115.00 feet, said curve being convex to the Southeast, the chord of which bears South 62°36'19" West, a chord distance of 68.52 feet; thence Southwesterly along a curve with a radius of 45.00 feet, said curve being convex to the Northwest, a chord of which bears South 45°14'23" West a chord distance of 49.93 feet; thence South 12°32'29" West, a distance of 17.17 feet to a point on the Northerly right of way line of 43rd Avenue; thence Westerly along said Northerly right of way line, along a curve with a radius of 315.00 feet, said curve being convex to the South, the chord of which bears North 83°23'46" West, a chord distance of 30.16 feet; thence North 12°32'29" East, a distance of 20.29 feet; thence Northeasterly along a curve with a radius of 75.00 feet, said curve being convex to the Northwest, the chord of which bears North 46°14'23" East, a chord distance of 83.22 feet; thence Northeasterly along a curve with a radius of 85.00 feet, said curve being convex to the Southeast, the chord of which bears North 62°36'19" East, a chord distance of 50.65 feet; thence North 45°16'22" East, a distance of 6.38 feet to the point of beginning.

PARCEL 4: Non-exclusive easements for ingress/egress, utilities, drainage and parking created by the Declaration of Reciprocal Easements with Covenants and Restrictions recorded on December 10, 1997 as Document No. 11297-97, affecting land described as follows: Tract “A” and Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Pine Tree Commercial Subdivision, being a Resubdivision of Lot 2 as designated upon the plat of Woessner-Buchmeier Subdivision, being a part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 21 North, Range 7, East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, City of Sterling, according to the plat thereof recorded on November 7, 1997 as Document No. 10361-97, Whiteside County, Illinois.

Tax ID Number: 11-12-376-015.

The real estate is commonly known as 4311 E. Lincoln Way, Sterling, IL 61081 and is improved with an multitenant retail building and parking lot.

Sale terms: Sold as is, where is. Bidders must be present at the time of sale, with a cashier?s or certified check or cash for 10% of the judgment amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours by similar funds.

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

IN RE THE ESTATE OF Carolyn M. White Deceased.

NO. 2015 P 143 WILL NOTICE AND CLAIM NOTICE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION Notice is given of the death of Carolyn M. White. Letters of Office were issued on December 1, 2015 to Christina J. Sugars of Petersburg, Illinois, as independent representative whose attorney is Marvin G. Ripley, 300 First Avenue, Suite 200, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Notice is given to the heirs and legatees who are named in a petition filed in the above proceeding to probate a will and whose names or addresses are not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on December 1, 2015 admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open court or other evidence, as provided in Section 6-21 of the Probate Act. You also have the right under Section 8-1 of the Probate Act to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate.

NOTICE AANCHOR ROAD STORAGE 823 Anchor Rd Dixon, IL 61021 815.284.6900 Will hold a public sale to enforce a lien(s) Date of Sale

Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 12:00p.m.

(Noon) Customer Name(s): Shantell Hardiek Unit 124 Douglas Richard Unit 218 Dec. 4 & 11, 2015

SAUKVALLEY.COM

2BR., 1BA garage $550 NO PETS. mo. + dep. 815440-7985.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, 200 E. Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the representative, or both, on or before June 15, 2016. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred as to the estate which is inventoried within that period. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed and delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

You may obtain a copy of a form of a petition to terminate independent administration from the Clerk of the Court at the above address.

December 1, 2015

Susan E. Ottens, Clerk Circuit Court

MARVIN G. RIPLEY Attorney for Estate 300 1St Avenue, Suite 200 Rock Falls IL 61071 Telephone: 815-626-0200 Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF HELEN YOUNG, DECEASED. 15 P 133

Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent. Letters of office were issued to STEVEN YOUNG, 10011 HICKORY HILLS, ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS 60171, as Independent EXECUTOR, whose attorney of record is LYNNE KRALOVEC, KRALOVEC, JAMBOIS & SCHWARTZ, GOODMAN THEATRE BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, 60 WEST RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk Susan E. Ottens Whiteside Courthouse 200 E. Knox Street Morrison, IL 61270 or with the representative, or both, on or before MAY 27, 2016, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

LYNNE KRALOVEC KRALOVEC, JAMBOIS & SCHWARTZ GOODMAN THEATRE BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR 60 WEST RANDOLPH STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601 (312) 782-2525 I676978 Nov. 27, Dec. 4 & 11, 2015

Call Classified To sell those extra items!

SAUK VALLEY SAUK VALLEY LASSIFIEDS dailyGAZETTE TELEGRAPH

VISIT

STERLING

CLASSIFIEDS C

For information call: Benjamin B. Folsom, Foley & Lardner LLP, 321 N. Clark Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60654-5313, 312832-4500.

Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2015

dailyGAZETTE

815-625-3600

TELEGRAPH

815-284-2222

OUTGROWING YOUR HOUSE? CHECK OUT THE GREAT HOUSES LISTED FOR SALE IN SAUK VALLEY MEDIAS’ CLASSIFIED SECTION!

Call 815-284-2222 or 815-625-3600 To Place Your Classified Ad

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B10

Basement Waterproofing

Cleaning Service

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL CONTRACTING Bathroom/Kitchen Rehabs, Complete Remodels, Drywall Painting, Flooring (tile, linoleum, wood, carpet) All types of home repairs.

Free Estimates Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428 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

Maid/Janitorial Carpet

Haul/Clean Service

www.advanced cleaners.biz

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

Clock/Watch Repair CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

Dumpster Rental

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

“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

JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Home Improvement Morris Handyman ** 30 Years Plus ** ** Experience ** -Kitchen & Bath Remodeling -Flooring, Siding, Sewer Roding 779-861-2509

✶Since 1981✶ ◆Home Improvement ◆New Construction

Winter is the

perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel bath or kitchen!!

Randy L. Moore

815-626-1333

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

Painting PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Power Washing

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

Specializing in: •Seamless Gutters •Siding •Roofing •Doors/Windows General Contracting & Construction 815-213-0704 Free Estimates •Licensed •Bonded •Insured

Snowmobile Repair Snowmobile Repair

Frank's Performance

Snowmobile & ATV Service Repair & Accessories Your Local Amsoil Dealer!

Be Ready Before The Snow Flies!!

10576 Buell Rd. Rock Falls 815-622-9370

Snowplowing

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

Licensed and Insured *Free Estimates* 25HR Emergency Service Call 815-718-2997 Donnie Cole 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

MATT'S SNOWPLOWING Sterling Rock Falls Residential & Commercial Most Driveways $20 LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEED 815-590-1677

Storage Units (Big & Small) $35-$45 per month No Deposit Flexible Terms Open Every Day **We accept debit or credit cards** 2213 New Century Drive, Dixon 61021 815-618-2717

STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

NEW TODAY Combo Server/ kitchen. Apply in person at Joe's Pizza, 119 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon. No phone calls please.

Full or Part Time Drivers Wanted !Class A CDL !Assigned Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks !Preloaded Trailers !Paid Vacations !Home Weekends !Flexible Dispatch !Wellmark Health Insurance Apply online at www.avtrans inc.com or Call Missy 800-397-6387x10

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

- USED VEHICLES 2012 Buick Enclave CXL FWD, Black ......................................... $22,900* 2011 Chevy 1500 Ext Cab Z71 Gray ........................................... $22,900* 2010 Chevy K1500 Crew Cab LT 4x4, Silver................................ $25,500* 2010 Chevy Traverse FWD LTZ, DVD, Sunroof, 51K Miles, White ......... $20,500* *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee.

Rt. 52 N. Sublette, IL

815-849-5232

“Great Deals, Great Service, Since 1926”

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

or 1-800-227-5203 After 6, 849-5251

www.vaessenbrothers.com

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS

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

Water Softeners The Softener Man Repair on all makes & models Service Call Special $19.95 Over 30 years experience 815-323-1622

Windows

GET YOUR GAME ON

With The

CLASSIFIEDS SAUK VALLEY

❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋

Storage

Need to place an ad?

Snow Removal Snow Plowing

colestree service@outlook.com

❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋❋

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

BRAD'S TREE SERVICE A division of Timber Industries, LLC. Tree & Limb Removal Stump Removal Storm Clean-up Mulch & Firewood •Free Estimates •Fully Insured 815-857-3674 Cole's Complete Tree Service Tree Trimming Stump Removal

Automotive Looking for experienced Plasma table Operator Welding and fabrication experience a plus.

Please send resume to: bellini@grics.net

“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

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

dailyGAZETTE

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

(815)631-4122

www.mullerslane farm.com

815-632-3822

Tree Service ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤

Roofing/Siding PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!” •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

Fully Insured Free Estimates!

Roofing

505

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Advanced Cleaners

Handyman

EMPLOYMENT

2013 Chevy Malibu 2LT E-Assist Red. $17,500* 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, Gray.......................................... $33,500* 2012 Chevy Colorado 2WD Crew LT, Red .......................................... $19,900* 2012 Chevy Impala LTZ, Sunroof, White’....................................... $12,900* 2012 Chevy Tahoe LT, 4x4, DVD, Sunroof, Mocha....................................... $33,500* 2012 Chevy 1500 LTZ 4x4 Ext. Cab, Sunroof, Red .......................................... $29,500* 2012 Chevy Equinox FWD 2LT w/ Leather , Black......................................... $18,000* 2012 Chevy Equinox FWD 1LT, Sunroof, Red .......................................... $16,500* 2012 Chevy Equinox 2LT FWD, Leather, White........................................ $17,900* 2011 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab LT 4x4 Z71 Black......................................... $26,900* 2011 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab LT 4x4 Z71 18K Miles, Red............................ $28,900*

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

Gutter Protection Systems Owner Scott Shaffer 815-677-5579 Dixon, Illinois

Please send replies to Box #:1312 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

2015 Chevy Impala 2LT, Silver......... $26,700* 2015 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 LT, Brown ....................................... $36,500* 2015 Chevy Suburban LTZ, Loaded, White........................................ $59,900* 2015 Chevy Impala Limited LTZ, Silver........................................ $19,900* 2015 Chevy Traverse LT AWD, White........................................ $29,000* 2015 Chevy Equinox AWD LTZ, Black......................................... $29,900* 2015 Chevy Equinox FWD LT, Gray.......................................... $25,900* 2015 Chevy Impala Limited, Silver.... $17,900* 2015 Chevy Cruze LT, Gray.............. $18,500* 2015 Chevy Malibu LT, Gold............ $19,900* 2015 Chevy Impala LT, Gray............ $17,900* 2015 Chevy Cruze LTZ, Red............. $19,900* 2015 Chevy Cruze LT, Silver ............ $16,900* 2015 Chevy Traverse AWD LTZ White........................................ $37,900* 2014 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab LTZ 4x4, White........................................ $39,500* 2014 Chevy Cruze LTZ, Red............. $15,900* 2014 Chevy Impala LT, Blue ............ $21,400* 2014 Chevy Cruze Eco, White .......... $13,900* 2013 Chevy 1500 Crew Cab LTZ Z71 4x4, Silver........................................ $31,900* 2013 Chevy Traverse LTZ AWD, Gray.......................................... $32,900* 2013 Chevy Crew Cab Z71 LT, Maroon...................................... $28,800*

59,900*

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

Shaffer's Seamless Gutters

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

815-989-8320

American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

•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

Dental Assistant Currently seeking a motivated dental assistant to Assume a full position in a high paced dental practice.

Front Desk Receptionist- Full Time Courteous, good at multi-tasking.

Mon. - Thurs. 8-5 Experience preferred but not necessary.

$

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown

Gutters

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

White, 1-Owner, 22,000 Miles DVD, Sunroof, Leather Interior, Heated/ Ventilated Seats, Navigation & MORE!

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Alterations

High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More!

2015 CHEVY SUBURBAN LTZ

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

www.allsafe center.com

Apply at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave. Dixon, IL EOE

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

CALL 815-625-0955

Excavating Hauling •Tandem Dump Trucks •Skidsteers Guaranteed Low Rates 815-618-2717

C.N.A. Full-Time Days

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

ASSOCIATED Services Enterprise, LLC

Storage

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

Remodeling

Holiday Special!

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Genl. Contracting

504

Avonlea Cottage of Dixon RN or LPNPart Time Cook- Part Time (must have food sanitation license) Apply in person 503 Country Side Lane in Dixon or call 815-288-6044

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

Air Cond./Heating

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

SAUK VALLEY

HEALTH / MEDICAL

VAESSEN BROTHERS CHEVROLET

SERVICE DIRECTORY

A1

TELEGRAPH

815-625-3600 815-284-2222

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B11

EMPLOYMENT

505

Harbor Crest Home An 84-bed skilled nursing care facility in Fulton IL, is in need of •Qualified RN & LPN & CNA's licensed to work in IL. All Shifts avail.

Must be licensed to practice in Illinois and pass Background check Sign on Bonuses Available Apply online or in person at: harborcrest2@ mchsi.com 817 17th St., Fulton IL. EOE Liberty Court has openings for Nursing, Cook and Maintenance person.

Please apply at: 124 Liberty Court Dixon.

Part time church secretary.

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office.

Pleasant work environment.

Send inquiries to: Firstpresbyterian sterling@live.com

subject line "job application"

EMPLOYMENT

505

NEW TODAY Helena Chemical a national ag chemical co, has openings at our Steward IL location for: 2 Custom Applicators Duties include applying fertilizer and pesticides, and maintenance of equipment.

CDL required.

Truck Drivers Full-time driver with Class A or B CDL Call 815-824-2266 or apply in person at 1318 Steward Rd., Steward, IL. Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

EEO/AA/M/F/ Disabled/Veteran

EMPLOYMENT

505

Seeking Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapists and licensed Assistants in the Sterling area.

Full, part time and PRN Competitive salary & excellent benefit package.

Send resume to: ac@azerclinic.com or call 309-344-3400 Selmi's Greenhouse and Farm is now Hiring for one position Starting in February. Looking for @ 1,000 hours of work/year. InGarden cludes Center, Summer and Fall Sales.

Must have excellent communication skills. Basic gardening knowledge, Creativity and artistic ability a plus.

Email your job qualifications and inquiries to: mattselmi@ gmail.com

Use Sauk Valley Media

EMPLOYMENT

Teachers Full Time & Part Time, Immediate Positions Competitive Salary Rock Falls Day Care Center 729 W Rt 30, Rock Falls, IL 815-625-0106 or fax resume to: 815-625-1581

SELL

those unwanted items with the help of a Sauk Valley Classified Ad 625-3600 284-2222

CLASSIFIEDS

Application packages and supporting documentation as requested must be completed online through www.USAJOBS.gov

by COB December 21, 2015.

We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace. People who share this belief and reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply. FSA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Relocation expenses not authorized.

$$EARN HOLIDAY CASH$$ Towns Streets Route STERLING 15thAve., 16thAve., 17thAve., 18thAve., E. 6th St. 63 STERLING 12thAve., 14thAve., 15thAve., E20th., 16thAve. 50 STERLING W 5th, W 6thAve. I, W 7th, W 8th, W 9th 25 STERLING W 18th, W19th, Ave. L, Ave. K, Ave. J 40 MILLEDGEVILLE Askforsignon/bonus$50/1stSt.Cochran,Franklin,Main 315 MILLEDGEVILLE Askforsignon/bonus$50/5thSt., Hagar, Holcomb 313 Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway Sterling, IL 61081

Customers 78 72 57 75 52 34

EMPLOYMENT

505

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 malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

Need to place an ad?

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

Any Where Any Time

Hiring for entry level assembly positions on 1 st and 2 nd shift.

• • • • • •

F u l l - Ti m e Fixed Schedule- Monday thru Friday Group Insurance Benefits Va c a t i o n B e n e f i t s Attendance Incentives Retirement Benefits

APPLY IN PERSON OR ON-LINE AT www.pncinc.com PNC, INC. 11 7 E . M A S O N S T R E E T POLO, IL 61064

Online! saukvalley .com

Applications taken on-site Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

EOE

Full Time Positions Family Nurse Practitioner-Walk In Clinic and Hospitalist: Full Time, 7 days on/7 days off Must have experience in Walk In Clinic and as Hospitalist RN Emergency Department: Full Time nights, 7p-7a, plus every other weekend Must have Emergency Nursing experience RN Emergency Department: Full Time, 11a-11p, plus every other weekend Must have Emergency Nursing experience

PART TIME DUAL CREDIT SOCIOLOGY INSTRUCTOR

Sell Your Unwanted Items!

625-3600 • 284-2222

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME POSITION available immediately in agricultural office in Lee County. Salary range $12-$15 per hour plus benefits. A copy of the vacancy announcement is available at 319 South Mason Ave in Amboy.

505

RN House Supervisor/Charge Nurse: Full Time nights, 7p-7a, plus weekends Must have extensive Med/Surg Nursing and supervisory experience; ED experience a plus

Highland Community College is seeking a part-time instructor to teach Introduction to Sociology to dual-credit students at Oregon High School during the spring semester 2016.

Classes will be held in the morning on Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday.

Lab Manager: Full Time day shift Must have Hospital Lab and Supervisory experience.

Bachelor’s degree required.

Materials Manager: Full Time day shift Must have Materials Management supervising experience, preferably in a health care setting. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Applicants should possess a Master's degree in sociology or a Master’s degree in a related field with at least 18 graduate hours in sociology. All applicants should have a strong commitment to and demonstrated experience in high quality teaching.

Part Time and PRN Positions

A file is not complete until the following materials are submitted: letter of application, resume/CV, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and names/phone numbers of three current professional references to Chris Kuberski, Executive Vice President, Highland Community College, 2998 W. Pearl City Road, Freeport, IL 61032. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Patient Access/Registration Clerk: Part Time evenings plus weekends Must have customer service, phone and computer skills Also seeking PRN RNs in ED and Med/Surg, PRN MLT/MT, PRN Pharmacy Tech, and PRN Surgical Tech For full list of openings or to apply on line, visit www.rochellehospital.com/careers or lcirone@rcha.net

Highland Community College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, and encourages applications from Veterans, minorities, people with disabilities and other diverse groups.

We offer a competitive pay and benefits package and a fam ami milily-oriented, patient-focused work environment. an “We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.”

Love a good challenge? Thrive on change?

Telegraph 113 S. Peoria Dixon, IL 61021

815-625-3600 ext. 5301

Sales Professional Sauk Valley Media is seeking a full-time outside sales professional who can prospect, negotiate and has the ability to open new accounts as well as maintain, grow and serve existing accounts in an established territory.

As Sauk Valley’s premier provider of print and digital news and information, we rely on ground-breaking and innovative thinking to connect our audiences and advertisers. Our rapidly expanding portfolio of publications and websites has created new opportunities for professionals who share our passion for serving our customers.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining focus and productivity to meet deadlines. This person will have experience creating and presenting client proposals as well as experience developing and maintaining client relationships. Our Multi-Media Account Executive must have the ability to strategically and creatively think in a fast-ppaced environment. Must have a valid drivers license, dependable transportation and proof of insurance.

Qualified candidates should send cover letter and resume to: Contact Jennifer Heintzelman Sauk Valley Media 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 jheintzelman@saukvalley.com Sauk Valley Media is an equal opportunity employer and a drugfree workplace.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

H T

DEALS

dailyGAZETTE 815-625-3600

4%,%'2!0( 815-284-2222

SEARCH FOR LOCAL CARS

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B12

CHILD CARE

512

NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

AUCTIONS

615

AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Saturday 8-1 311 E. 14th St. Christmas Porch Sale!

Lots of great Christmas items – all kinds – Hall mark ornaments, wreaths, Santas, snowmen, a tree...

CARS815.com

3pc. Living room group- couch, love seat & chair, Tan. $900. Great shape!

815-535-8108.

Ashley South Bay king size mattress, box spring, frame & headboard with nightstands. Memory foam mattress with pillow top. $975. Call 815380-5926.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Brand new blue chair, recliner/lift never used! $500 firm Serious inquiries only, 779245-1174.

Rocker, wood in exc. cond. $50.

815-626-6203

GUNS & ARCHERY

Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Kern Mattress Outlet, call 309452-7477.

706

NEW TODAY Want to buy Winchester model 1200 20ga. Shotgun, deer slug barrel. Also FOR SALE British 303 & ammo, Iver Johnson single barrel 20 ga. and British Enfield 303 & ammo. 815-626-3331

APPLIANCES

Nice, well made black desk w/ file drawers & key. $90 815-622-9818 Oak Entertainment Center, 55”h x 55”w x18”d $95.

815-625-4165 Very nice, white 8shelf wicker stand, $70. 815-622-9818

710

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 765

Reliable, LIKE NEW used appliances, cmsappliance.net (815)626-1003

CLOTHING

755

3 yr. old Himalayan Lap/ Mouser cat, shots & fixed free to good home Call 815-622-2622

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

730

Men's Haggar pin striped suit, 32x32 like new. $65. 815625-8423 after 12p

COMPUTERS RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AUCTION Saturday December 19th 10am 2007 N. Linn, Peoria, IL 3BR, 2BA Brick Bungalow Fireplace, garage, newer roof.

DIY project Needs TLC auctionzip.com ID #21623 309-261-4537

FURNITURE

1 year old HP Microsoft 10 $195 815-631-6678

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!

SNOWBLOWERS 782 722 Simplicity 2 stage self propelled snow blower 7HP, pull start.

Exc Cond. $425 FIRM. 815-973-3223

Toro S200 snowblower, $25. Call 815-284-6776.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Treadmill, good cond. $125 815-441-3100

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

Free to good indoor home male cat, neutered, declawed, all shots.

815-499-9923

NEW TODAY

Found: downtown Rock Falls, Young F cat, tiger markings w/ some orange, very friendly, Call 815-973-3508 after 4:30.

Yamaha amp and EG 303 guitar and case, $50. 815625-8423 after 12p

3 cute kittens- 7 wks old and/or mother, free to good homes only.

Call 815-677-1423

735

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

Astrograph Let your imagination run wild Friday December 11, 2015 SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep everyone guessing until you are fully prepared to share your position or opinion or the details of a project. Finishing things should be your concern, with discipline being the tool that will help you in this regard.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you want to share, do so in an expressive and entertaining manner. It’s how you present what you believe or do that will capture your audience. Romance is encouraged.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Look for the best way to bring about positive change, and make it happen. Don’t exhaust yourself because you are too proud to ask for help.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Prepare for the year’s end by ensuring that all your personal papers are in order. Love is highlighted, and money or a gift will come to you from an unexpected source.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Taking a trip or signing up for a retreat, educational course or anything that will broaden your outlook or enlighten you will lead to a positive and welcome

change.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Take a close look at your situation and figure out what is doable and what isn’t. As long as you take a practical approach to whatever you do, success will follow. Romance is encouraged.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A make-it-or-break-it situation will arise between you and someone you have shared personal information with. Be careful what you say and how you handle others. Diplomacy will be required.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Size up your situation and speak out about how you see things unfolding. Your progressive action will attract attention and enhance a personal relationship.

Sport a new look for the festive season.

consistent attitude will help you cope with the unpredictable nature of those around you.

Common sense and caution are favored.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -You are best off keeping moving until you are satisfied that you have everything in its place.

Idle time will lead to conflicts, mishaps and setbacks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Let your imagination run wild.

Engage in activities and events that encourage you to try new things, and gain depth through the experience you encounter.

Romance is on the rise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Your go-getting attitude will inspire those around you to pitch in and help. Plan a small trip with a special someone. A shopping trip will lead to some great buys.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Listen to complaints instead of making them. Keeping a steady,

©2015 UFS

POSTAGE STAMP SHOW Free Admission - Lindner Conference Center 610 E. Butterfield, Lombard, IL December 12 & 13 Hours 10am - 4pm Buy, Sell, Appraise

www.msdastamp.com

Credit Auto Sales www.creditautosalesdixon.com Email: Phone:

(815) 288-1716 (815) 288-2406

creditautodixon@yahoo.com Fax: (815) 288-6183 601 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL 61021

Hours: Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm Saturday: 9am-3pm

SPECIAL SALES 620

OPEN HOUSE / IN HOME ESTATE/TAG SALE OF AGNES SKALA 508 WEST 7TH ST., STERLING FRI. & SAT. DEC. 11th & 12th 9AM-5PM FIRST FLOOR & UPSTAIRS ARE FULL. MOST ALL VINTAGE ITEMS. Beautiful glassware, train items, another kitchen full, Christmas, entire linen room!

Quilts, Catholic items, dining room set, furniture, lots more added for next weekend from the garage and basement including a 1947 New Yorker!

See pics & info. at estatesales.net Sale assisted for Jacob Skala by Sauk Valley Estate Sales 815-590-7021

PUZZLE ENTHUSIASTS: Get more puzzles in “Random House Crossword MegaOmnious” Vols. 1 & 2

Sudoku!

Answer on B11 CELEBRITY CIPHER

by Luis Campos

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.

Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

TODAY’S CLUE: M equals W “NJRHOXW ZWWZC XWJVVB JXWF’Z NWXB WLLOKOWFZ, JXW ZCWB? ... O’R FYZ DAXW OZ’D ZCW SWDZ MJB ZY UWZ J H O F Z Y L L J F B Y F W. ” - - D J Y O X D W X Y F J F Previous Solution: “It is always the same: women bedeck themselves with jewels and furs, and men with wit and quotations.” -- Maurice Chevalier (c) 2015 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 12-11

LEE County & Surrounding areas SUNDAY 1-3

810 S. LINCOLN AVENUE, DIXON

Updated 3 Bedroom, 1.5 story home. Heated garage with bath, doors on front & back.

Great Value! $69,900 Hosted by Patt Gjonola

815-288-4648

Saturday, December 12th Sunday, December 13th

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B13

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

CLASSIC CARS

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.

2 clothing racks. $50. 815-441-3100

Comfort Glow 20,000 BTU propane heater, 2 stage tank regulator, stand w/ cover and 2 100lb tanks. $175 815-625-4165

LG 37” TV. Good cond. $125 815-441-3100

See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text

1947 Chrysler New Yorker, 2dr.

Estate garage find.

Best offer over $2500 sells. Call 815-590-7021

ELECTRONICS

790

Free 46” Sony rear projection TV with stand & controls for 4 add'l speakers 708-227-5485

KRINGLE'S KORNER

794

Ashtn-Drke Collector Porcelain dolls $25 New in boxes 815-622-4350

WANT TO BUY 795 22” evergreen wreath w/ red poinsettias.

Like new. $5 815-441-4543

20HP, John Deere Tractor, hydro drive w/ 42” 2 stage mounted snow blower, weights and chains. Runs good. $750. Call 815-625-1606

Craftsman rotary tool bench w/ Chicago tool grinder, indust. grade $150.

Heavy duty 8' steel ramps $60.

Call 815-284-7903

26” Vizio TV, $30 815-441-3100 7½ ft pre-lit spruce variety artificial Christmas tree. $40 OBO. 815-590-1154

Skid loader in any condition 563-212-7699

Mr. and Mrs. P's 710 S. Galena Ave. Dixon 815-288-1178 Your Place for Unique Items from Jewelry to Fish Mounts

Electrical inventory and tools. EMT fittings, MC cable, 12/2, 12/3, 10/2, Greenfield, drywall boxes, wire strippers, drill bits, etc.

For more info. call 815-499-6566.

Futon Frame, mission style, natural finish, $75.

815-625-4165.

Futon with metal frame & black mattress $35 815-284-2685 Gamo Whisper Air Rifle w/noise reducer 1200 FPS, w/case, $100. 815625-8423 after 12p

7 ½ ft. Christmas Tree with colored lights, rotates $60 815-284-1247 70 VHS tapes in good condition.

All for $25 815-284-2685 Antique 5 drawer glass top, walnut desk 32” x 42” $100 847-2247684 Antique school desk with ink well. $90. 815-625-4165 Assortment of old Cameras, inc.

Kodak Junior Six-20 $70. OBO 815-590-2625

New 40 gallon gas hot water heater, used 1mo. $300 OBO. 815-631-5116 or 815-631-5558 Newer 25 ton Speeco split-master log splitter. Excellent cond. $800 815-440-8103 Nice matched pair of 1926 Illinois Lic. Plates. $35. Call 815-275-3131

NEW TODAY Order Your Homemade/ Hand Delivered Holiday Cakes and Cookies Now! 815-677-4137

✭✭✭Jeff Gordon die cast collectibles. 23 cars; Winner Circle/Action/Revell & extras. $50 for all.

815-590-6301.

Beautiful ivory Calvin Klein coat w. fur trimmed hood. $40 815-441-4543

I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 815-564-9061

Lg. Giacca Charcoal double breasted pea coat w/ hood. Runs big. $25. 815-441-4543

Shell macramé hanging plant holder. 30” high. $40. 815-590-2625

Key-wind Ansonia chime clock model 370c, 11” x 16” $35 815-275-3131

Breville Juice fountain plus.

JE8XL, great cond. $50. Orig. $150 815-535-6131

Small bales of hay $3 each.

815-625-2302

Ladies blue suede sports jacket, size Sm. Like new. $25 (815) 284-2685

➛Look for WEB ID ➛Log on to: www.saukvalley. com classifieds ➛Enter the WEB ID in the WEB ID Box ➛View Photos, Expanded Text BUY ONLINE!! saukvalley.com CLASSIFIEDS

AUTOMOBILES 905 FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL

ad runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review, Prairie Advocate, and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/15 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/ Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

2002 Toyota Camry, clean, no rust, power everything, high miles, $3500 815-625-6629 2006 Chrysler 300C AWD, 5.7 hemi, loaded, 130K mi., $9,900 815441-7500 2007 Toyota Camry, silver, 17K mi.

Reduced $11,500.

Call Jeff 815-6317610.

Walnut gun case, holds 6 guns. $100 815-336-2019 815

Family farming operation wanting to expand; looking for land to cash rent or 50/50.

Please send replies to Box #:1311 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O.Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

LIVESTOCK / SUPPLIES

94 Buick Century Front end has damage, possible fix or for parts 160k mi. Many new parts. $625 815-289-6890

840

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

2 Belted Galloway feeder calves, 350400 lbs., excellent quality, 815-6317391 (no texts)

Sony 32” TV. $50 815-441-3100

BOATS/MOTORS

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626SOLD or 284SOLD.

TRUCKS

NEW REAL DEAL

Twin, full, queen, king beds. Dryer, washer, table & chairs, recliners, sofa, dresser, BR set, freezer, refrig.

815-718-4385.

FARM LAND WANTED

AUTOMOBILES 905

904

14ft. Flat bottom boat, wide, w/trailer. Fish finder, foot controls, trolling motor, pedestal seats. $800/obo.

815-590-6390.

SNOWMOBILES

910

1983 Ford pickup F100 300 six auto 77K original miles; runs great $1800 obo 815-677-8465 2005 Nissan 4wd truck, $6,000 815499-7060

VANS

911

2001 Dodge Ram B1500, runs great, very clean, 74k actual mi., $4,200 815-535-7011

4X4S

2011 Ski Doo MXZ TNT well maintained sled, always stored indoors.

3400 mi. $5,300 815-499-1640

AUTOS WANTED

• Births

• Graduates

CASH 4-CARS

• Reunions

• And More

We are licensed & insured to buy vehicles. Running or non running, scrap, Ect. 7 days a week.

All Calls Answered!

935

(815)499-3543 $$$$$$$$$$$$$

2008 Harley Davidson 1200 Sportster Custom, low miles, $4,500 815-499-9409

625-3600

Need to place an ad?

936

2012 Arctic Cat 700 iGT, advantage timber. Front winch, new battery & power steering.

Exc. Cond. $5,500 815-622-1868

www.sterlingchevy.com w

960

$$$$$$$$$$$$$ 815-499-3543

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4, 6 cyl., 4dr. Tow pkg.

815-631-6350 or 815-631-5495.

A.T.V.S

955

2005 Arctic Cat F7 snowmobile, mint cond. Call 815625-8855.

912

MOTORCYCLES

C Print All E Your L Special Events E Here!

B R A T I CALL O N TODAY S

940

or

284-2222

Call us 625-3600 284-2222

ASK US ABOUT OUR: Military Discount Program Costco Discount Program Supplier Discount Program

WRAP UP THE DEALS, UP THE YEAR W WRAP YEAR.

New 2016 Ch Chevrolet N l

New 2015 Chevrolet

Malibu 1LT

3,500

$

Sterling Price:

Equinox FWD LTZ

Stk#2787 Price: $41,750 Stk#2787, $41 750

4,000

$

OFF OFF MSRP MSRP

21,749

$

Sterling g Price:

New 2015 Ch Chevrolet Silverado N l t Sil d

New 2015 Chevrolet

Traverse AWD LT

Stk#2541 Price: $25,249 Stk#2541, $25 249

DROP OFF LOCATION!

1500 Crew Cab 4x4 LT

Stk#2486 Price: $32,672 Stk#2486, $32 672

5,000

$

OFF MSRP

37,750

$

Sterling Price:

Stk#2549 Price: $42,963 Stk#2549, $42 963

10,000

$

OFF MSRP

27,672

$

Sterling g Price:

OFF MSRP

32,963

$

• PRE-OWNED RE OWNED • P PRE-OWNED OWNED • PRE-OWNED PRE O D • PRE-OWNED PRE OWNE • PRE-OWNED RE OWNED • 2011 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT

2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport LS

Stk#P1073A PRICE: $6,488 $

Stk#P1098A PRICE: $9,988 $

2015 Hyundai Elantra SE

Stk#P1140 PRICE: $13,988 $

Stk#P1138 PRICE: $14,588 $

2011 GMC TERRAIN SLE-1

2015 FORD ESCAPE SE

2015 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT

2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500HD SRW LTZ

2007 PONTIAC G6 1SV

145 per mo

146 per mo

204 per mo

Stk#P1139 PRICE: $22,588 $

Stk#P1079 PRICE: $20,988 $

Stk#P1102 PRICE: $15,588 $

Stk#2555A PRICE: $47,588 $

329 per mo

306 per mo

227 per mo

209 per mo

694 per mo

Hurry In For Best Selection!

1824 North Locust Street, Sterling, IL 61081

(815) 625-2700

2

Morrison

Sterling

Dixon

38

2

30

52

88 30

88

2

SSALES HOURS: Monday - Thursday 9am-8pm, Friday 9am -6pm, Saturday 9am-5pm

26

52

Sublette

All offers plus tax, title, license, & doc fee. To qualified buyers. 0% APR for 72 Mos based on $13.88 per $1,000 financed. In lieu of rebate on select models. Savings from MSRP. Savings from MSRP may not be the actual price at which the vehicle is sold in the trade area.1.9% financing is a manufacturer offer. Used payments based on 2.99% for 75 months. 1.9% APR Financing Special available for 36 month payments only. Dealer will not honor pricing errors in this advertisement. No prior sales. Offers expire 3 days from pub.

FIND ..

CLASSIFIEDS

Your next new automobile

dailyGAZETTE

TELEGRAPH

by looking in the....

815-625-3600 815-284-2222

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

.. .. .

SAUK VALLEY

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Friday, December 11, 2015 • PAGE B14

1701 E 4th St., Sterling, IL 61081 • 815-625-9600

GREG MAJESKI

BRENT THOMAS

DAN VEREIDE

DAN DANREITER

Over 200 Vehicles In Stock!

Your Low Price Leader For - “LIKE NEW, OFF LEASE VEHICLES” 2014 CHEVY IMPALA

YOUR CHOICE $14,987*

2015 AUDI Q5

IN! T S JU

6 TO CHOOSE FROM!

FROM $11,987*

2015 CHEVY CRUZE LT

2015 CHEVY SONIC LTZ

2014 FORD FUSION

41,987*

$

With Remaining Factory Warranty

Only 11,000 Miles, Loaded!!

2015 VW JETTA

2013 NISSAN MAXIMA

14,987*

YOUR CHOICE $16,987* 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY LE

2015 CHEVY MALIBU LT

2013 VW JETTA

2014 VW BEETLE

16,987*

$

$

Nicely Equipped, Only 1,000 Miles!

Leather, Sunroof!

2013 FORD FIESTA SE

2012 VW JETTA

11,987*

10,987*

12,987*

$

$

2013 CHEVY SONIC LTZ

2012 NISSAN SENTRA SR

10,987*

12,987*

$

$

13,987*

$

$

2013 FORD FUSION

2013 FORD FOCUS

13,987*

13,987*

$

$

Low Miles, 1-Owner, Factory Warranty, CARFAX Guaranteed, Pre-Owned!

2013 DODGE CHARGER SXT

Low Miles, Custom!

2013 FORD EDGE

Low Miles,!

2013 FORD ESCAPE

Low Miles!

AFFORDABLE AWD LUXURY! 2007 BMW 328 XI

2007 CADILLAC STS4

YOUR CHOICE!

18,987*

$

TOYOTA! TOYOTA!

19,987*

$

2012 TOYOTA RAV4 4X4

19,987*

$

2013 TOYOTA VENZA

2010 TOYOTA AVALON

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

ONLY 40,000 Miles, Local Trade, Like New, Loaded!!!!

17K Actual Miles, Loaded, Leather, Navigation, Local Trade

LINCOLN MKZ

LINCOLN MKX

2009 TOYOTA SIENNA

$9,999*

ALL WHEEL DRIVE LEXUS! YOUR CHOICE! LEXUS ES350’S

11,987*

$

ALL WHEEL DRIVE LINCOLNS! FROM $17,987!* LINCOLN MKS

TOYOTA!

LEXUS RX350’S

11,987*

$

LEXUS IS350’S

ALL WHEEL DRIVE CADILLACS! FROM $19,987!* CADILLAC SRX

CADILLAC CTS LOW MILES, FACTORY WARRANTY!

www.majeskimotors.com *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Dealer not liable for errors. Photos for illustration only. Dealer not liable for errors.