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TELEGRAPH Tuesday, June 14, 2016 n SERVING DIXON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1851
DIXON | CABELA’S KING KAT TOURNAMENT
Nationals: The one that gets away? City is fit for a King’s Super Event, but officials wonder whether it’s worth it to become a national seat BY RACHEL RODGERS rrodgers@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5529 @rj_rodgers
DIXON – Talks of becoming a national championship seat of the Cabela’s King Kat Tournament have been put on pause pending the city’s tourism reorganization. Dixon has served as one of the Super Event locations for the tournament since 2009, drawing in 514 teams of more than 1,000 anglers over the past 8 years. Participation has gradually declined in the 2-day tournament, which encompasses about 100 miles of the Rock River stretching from Milan to Byron.
The 2009 inaugural event featured 87 teams, but the competition this year, held June 3 and 4, brought in about half as many: 46 teams. Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said the city floated the concept of hosting the national championship last year but decided to hold off on the conversation until the Dixon One tourism and marketing hub is operational. “We would also have to gauge the financial aspect of it and ask if the community would get the most bang for their buck,” he said. The tournament costs $7,500 for the city to host each year, and that cost would jump to $25,000 for the championship, he said. NATIONALS continued on A54
BY THE NUMBERS Cabela’s King Kat Tournament participation – Dixon Year and number of teams/boats* 2016 – 46 2015 – 52 2014 – 57 2013 – 58
2012 – 60 2011 – 72 2010 – 82 2009 – 87
* Note: Teams are made up of two to three people
MORRISON
COLOR LIGHTS UP DOWNTOWN STERLING
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Work continues on the new wastewater treatment plant off of state Route 78 in Morrison. The City Council voted Monday to approve a $3.2 million bid that will put in the pipes and pumps to eventually bring sewage from the present plant to the new location.
Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com
ABOVE: Quin LeFevre (left) and Tom Bitner help dress up downtown Sterling on Monday with some flowers. The two were securing the hanging flowers, which came from Distinctive Gardens in Dixon, to city street lights. Every year, the city has street lights adorned with the colorful decor – a sure sign that spring is in full bloom and summer is on its way. RIGHT: Cralles Broden (right) hands Bud LeFevre, owner of Distinctive Gardens, baskets filled with flowers Monday morning in downtown Sterling.
$3.2 million bid gets council nod Members approve work for second phase of wastewater treatment plant BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84
MORRISON – With a unanimous vote and a $3.2 million bid, the City Council moved the final phase of the new wastewater treatment plant forward Monday night. The council voted to approve a bid from Freeportbased Civil Constructors to undertake a sanitary sewer project. “They approved the pipes and pumps needed to get all the sewage from the present treatment plant to the new location,” City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen said. BID continued on A54
STERLING
Workouts get personal
Anthony Nielsen, one of Westwood Fitness & Sports Center’s personal trainers, focuses on functional training – “which means the exercises I choose have a big carryover on things you might do in everyday life.”
Trainer customizes clients’ routines to fit their lifestyles BY SHELBY KUEPKER For Sauk Valley Media
STERLING – Anthony Nielsen makes you a promise right off the bat: [“I won’t] just set you on a treadmill and push go” – but he will set you on the right path. Nielsen, one of Westwood Fitness & Sports Center’s personal trainers, recognizes that “everyone has their own path to take,” and so he develops a resistance
training program specific to each client. Nielsen doesn’t just want to help his clients lose weight or get fit. His focus is on functional training – “which means the exercises I choose have a big carryover on things you might do in everyday life,” such as, say, taking the dog food out of the car and carrying it to the basement. PERSONAL continued on A54
Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com
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