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BY KACIE KLINGE kklinge@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5521 @kacieek4

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Ed Kobbeman, 96, of Rock Falls talks about his time flying P-39 Bell Airacobras during WWll.

ROCK FALLS – Ninety-eight combat missions. In one year. Ninety-eight.

World War II fighter pilot Lt. Ed Kobbeman, mild-mannered Rock Falls letter carrier for more than 3 decades,

is the definition of courage under fire.

Kobbeman, who turns 97 on Aug. 21, was born in Tampico, raised in Rock Falls and attended school in Sterling – St. Mary Grade School and Sterling High School, until his junior year, when he moved to Chicago and graduated there.

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ILLINOIS BUDGET VOTE | LOCAL REACTION

ART WAS IN FULL BLOOM AT PETUNIA FESTIVAL

Turning the key on gridlock Lawmakers: Thursday’s vote is a step in the right direction, but there’s much work to be done for a long-term solution

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

While the temporary budget passed by both legislative chambers Thursday provides much-needed financial relief for schools and social services agencies, the area’s lawmakers weren’t in a celebratory mood Thursday evening.

The four-bill package funds education for a full year, but the rest of the budget will expire in January, leaving the state’s residents wondering what’s really changed.

“This isn’t perfect, but it’s the best deal we could accomplish today,” said state Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon.

The vote Demmer was among a handful What was approved of lawmakers who did much of Thursday? Turn to the heavy lifting during months Page A5 to see. of bipartisan working group sessions. Nearly everything in the stopgap legislation was the product of the group, which makes him hopeful about future compromise, he said.

“What we have today shows that when both sides sit down and negotiate in good faith, you can get something meaningful accomplished,” Demmer said.

Because of the working group’s success, the template is likely to be used again, he said.

“I don’t know if we’ll see the same or different people in the group, but it provides an opportunity for bipartisan accomplishment.”

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ABOVE: CJ Frey, 9, of Dixon, paints her canvas Thursday during the Petunia Paint Party at Roxie’s in downtown Dixon. Frey was among 38 people who brushed up on their art skills during the event, which was new to the Petunia Festival this year. The budding young artists added some color to a 10x10 canvas that had a petunia drawn on it. The 52nd annual festival continues today along the riverfront, on River Street between Peoria and Galena Avenues, with the carnival from 4-11 p.m. (with armbands for $23), live music and more. Go to petuniafestival.org for a complete schedule or more information. RIGHT: Jennifer Atkinson helps her daughter, Margaret, 5, both of Dixon, during the Petunia Paint Party.

LEFT: Amy Fenwick, the owner and painting instructor at Roxie’s, demonstrates how to paint a petunia.

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1 Strike up the band DIXON – The Dixon Municipal Band’s annual free patriotic concert begins at 7:30 p.m. today on the lawn of Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. Second St. Audience members should bring their own seating.

The band also will march with the Dixon High School marching band during the Petunia Festival parade at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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2 Fireworks galore The fun begins at 5 p.m. today at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center, 1900 Westwood Drive in Sterling.

Gates open at 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per carload.

The Amboy fireworks are Saturday at Amboy Sports Park, off West Main Street South of Amboy Road.

On Sunday, they’ll go off in at Prophetstown State Park on Riverside Drive, Shannon Lions Park on West Market Street in Shannon, and behind Bureau Valley North School, 323 S. Main St. in Walnut.

On Monday, they’ll wrap up the Let Freedom Ring festival in Mount Morris at David L. Rahn Junior High, 105 W. Brayton Road.

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MOUNT MORRIS – The Let Freedom Ring Festival runs through Monday and will offer live entertainment, including Gina Venier and Big Daddy Woo Woo, at the downtown bandshell and at Maggie’s Beer Garden stage, 115 S. Wesley Ave.; a truck show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; a car show and cruise-in at 4 p.m. Sunday; and a craft fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through Monday on the north end of the festival grounds.

The bell-ringing ceremony is at 1 p.m. Monday, and the parade steps off at 2 –and that’s just scratching the surface.

Go to letfreedomringfestival. com for a complete schedule of events or more information.

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MOUNT CARROLL – “Rock of Ages,” a 1980s-era musical, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Tickets, from $17 to $25, are available at timberlakeplayhouse.org, 815244-2035 and at the door. A cash bar will be open before and during the show.

Because of the hard-rock, MTV style of the era, the show might not be appropriate for children.

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Sidecar Sarcasm will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today and there will be music videos from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at The Cooler, 311 W. Second St., while New Shoes will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, and Bloody Gulch, with special guests MISSchief and Extinguish the Sun, will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the Whiskey Barrel, 305 W. Second St. Reflex Blues Band will play from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Hooppole Fun Day in downtown Hooppole.

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Correction Chuck Weaver, R-Peoria, is senator of Illinois’ 37th District. Here is his contact info: Springfield office – M103D Capitol Building, Springfiled, IL 62706; phone: 217-782-1942 District office – 5415 University St., Suite 105, Peoria, IL 61614; phone: 309-693-4921 Darin LaHood was listed as the 37th District’s senator in an article in Thursday’s edition, but last year, he ran for and won the Congressional seat formerly held by Aaron Schock.

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Lee County Sheriff Martin Barrientos, 52, of Sterling; 2:33 p.m. Wednesday; Knox County warrant for failure to appear – driving while license suspended; held at Lee County Jail.

Arthur Glinsey, 55, of Chicago; 12:34 p.m. Wednesday; warrant for contempt – nonpayment (failure to appear); posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

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POLICE Sterling Police Ester J. Garza, 25, of Sterling; 4:50 p.m. Wednesday at Sterling Police Department; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt (non-payment – driving while license suspended); taken to Lee County Jail, posted bond, and released with notice to appear in court.

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Kyle Cooper, 27, of Rock Falls; 6:46 p.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of South Freeport Road; driving while license suspended; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

Xavier Abell, 22, of Marion; 11:37 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of North Fourth Street in Oregon; possession of marijuana; taken to Ogle County Jail and held in lieu of bond.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Jesus Lagunas, Jim Heaton, 90, Kenneth Shawver Jr., Mary Amesquita, 85, Peter Barajas, and Ken Diehl, all today.

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Office hours Dixon reporter Rachel Rodgers has “office hours� from 1 to 2 p.m.

Wednesdays at Books On First, 202 W. First St. Feel free to pitch her a story, leave a news tip, or just say hi. sport, and she has spread that love to so many people.�

Kent became an instructor in 2010 and Hubbs has encouraged her to follow in her footsteps. Tennis is embedded in the Kent family. Mandy’s younger sister, Hayley, is also a summer instructor and their father, Rick Kent, is the high school’s assistant tennis coach.

Hubbs always brings an extraordinary level of devotion to others, whether she’s teaching children or chatting with people she had as students more than 20 years ago. Mandy said. “She is the most caring person in the world, and she is the most loving person in the world.�

Of all the experiences they have shared, the most striking was in 2011, her last year playing in the classic that bears Hubbs’ name. “We were both crying at the end, and it was very touching,� she said.

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The 87-year-old has taught lessons for nearly 7 decades, molding multiple generations throughout the community and building memories with thousands of players.

Her name not only is stamped across the Emma Hubbs Tennis Courts in Page Park and the Emma Hubbs Tennis Classic, but also in a smaller scale across the back of her director’s chair, which serves as her perch to watch over and cheer on all of her students.

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The beloved tennis matriarch had a stroke Monday, and as of Thursday night, she still was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. People can send cards (530 N.E. Glen Oak Ave., Peoria, IL 61637), but while she’s in ICU, she cannot get flowers.

Dixon High School tennis coach Steve Boll, who has known Hubbs 23 years, said the players see her as a second grandma. “She’s really a joy to be around, and she’s someone who always makes people smile,� he said. “She has made a big impact on all the lives she has touched.�

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Day of Caring About 230 community members volunteered across Lee County last weekend during the second-annual Day of Caring, organized by the United Way of Lee County. “We had a pretty big increase from last year [when there were about 160], and this is a great way to promote volunteerism in the community,� United Way Executive Director Jenny Koch said.

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One of the recipients of those volunteers’ work was Tom Palmer, 86, of Sublette, who sent the United Way a thank you note for their work. “A thoughtful little deed creates a happy little tune the heart can’t keep from humming,� he wrote.

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He went to Western Illinois University teacher’s college in 1938 and played football, but in 1941, to scratch an itch college couldn’t cure, he signed up for a civilian pilot training program.

Then Pearl Harbor was attacked, and he got a different kind of itch.

He joined the Army Air Force a month later, after finishing civilian flight school. He was 22.

“Everybody knew that eventually they were going to be in the service ... most every young guy knew that sooner or later, they were going to be drafted,” Kobbeman said.

“I was sure that sooner or later, I would be going into the service one way or another.”

He enlisted in Chicago, applying for aviation cadet training.

“I couldn’t wait to get into the single-engine fighter training. Pilots just newly graduated had to choose between single-engine fighters, multi-engine fighters, or transport service. We learned to fly the P-39 Bell Airacobra, which was advertised as one of the fighters of the future; 400 mph plus ...”

When training was over, he was assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron, the Fighting Cocks. He graduated as a fighter pilot Sept. 6, 1942.

He flew those 98 combat missions in the South Pacific, between April 1943 and May 1944, in a Bell P-39 Airacobra.

His first mission started out as a mystery: He and his fellow pilots weren’t told where they would be going.

“We got on board of this converted B-24 bomber,” he said. “It had no seats in it ... that was kind of an uncomfortable ride.

We were stacked on top of baggage, and for nine of us fighter pilots, they provided two cots, and the nine of us had to take turns sharing.”

After traveling for days, they reached their journey’s end – the Solomon Islands, northeast of Australia and New Zealand.

“That’s where we joined the 67th Fighter Squadron,” Kobbeman said.

“Finally, we got up to Guadalcanal where the action was. Us newcomers didn’t actually get involved in the retaking of Guadalcanal ... that was the first island the U.S. took from Japan. ” One mission Kobbeman said he never will forget: “It was July 25, 1943, ... I remember that very well,” he said. “That was on my second tour. That day, we were out patrolling and got word that there was a bogie coming

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LEFT: Ed Kobbeman point to photos of the damage he took when his plane was attacked during World War II. RIGHT: Ed Kobbeman holds on to his bomber jacket that bears the insignia of his squadron, the Fighting Cocks. in. A Jap fighter sweep, I guess, was what was happening, but at the time we didn’t know it. Our radar was very primitive at that time.”

Kobbeman was leading a second flight of P-39s at about 10,000 feet when he was told to start climbing higher.

They had reached about 23,500 feet when he saw the captain, who was leading the first flight, begin to descend.

“He was the one that got the orders to descend to somewhere around 12,000 feet, so he peels off and we just go screaming down to lose that 10,000 feet real quick,” Kobbeman said.

“Apparently, there had been a fight down there but by the time we got down there, the fight was over. Only stragglers were leaving the area.”

As he was descending, attempting to stay with the first flight, Kobbeman’s flight broke up. He lost his wing man and two other members of his flight.

“I can’t claim that I got separated, ... because I was leading the flight,” Kobbeman said with a laugh. “It was up to them to stay with me.”

Kobbeman noticed an enemy plane and tried to catch up to him, but the aircraft was going too fast, so he decided to try to take at least one shot at him before heading back. He was heavily armed, and thought it was worth a shot, so to speak.

“We had carried a 37mm cannon in the nose and had two 50-caliber machine guns in the nose and had four 30mm guns, two in each wing, so we had a total of seven guns, which were pretty lethal,” he said. “The thing was, when I opened fire, my cannon didn’t fire only because I forgot to flip a switch on, so the 50s didn’t make any effect.”

So he decided to head back, but as he climbed 2,000 feet, he spotted another enemy aircraft, and crept up behind him.

“I gave him a good

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Right after I hit this guy, one came in from above at an angle, so he hit me good. He was close up and really did a number on me.”

Kobbeman’s fighter was hit multiple times.

One was a direct hit to the tail section, which knocked off half the rudder; one 20mm shell hit the left wing, blowing out the landing light, and six 20mm shells struck the right wing, one of which hit the gas bay nearest to the fuselage.

Shrapnel exploded into the cockpit, injuring Kobbeman in the right foot and cutting the oxygen tube.

Three 20mm shells hit together in the wing, exploded inside and blew a hole 2 feet in diameter in the bottom of the wing. One 7.7mm shell hit the left door of the cockpit, and the radio also was shot out, either by a 7.7mm shell or shrapnel.

“To escape him from coming back, there was a thin layer of clouds, and I immediately put the nose down and went down through that, and he never made a second pass at me. Then I saw how much damage there was to my wings,” Kobbeman said.

Despite the damage, he was able to make an emergency landing.

“Luckily, all I got out of it was some shrapnel came through from the explosion in the right wing and I got a few pieces in my right foot,” Kobbeman said. “I have record that the Japanese shot the heck out of me.”

When he landed, pictures were taken of his battered aircraft – pic-

tures that he has to this day, along with the Purple Heart he earned for his wounds.

“I objected to it, because I thought, ‘Good God, there’s a lot of service men who lose their arms and legs and are permanently disabled, and I just had a few pieces of shrapnel in my foot,’” he said, “but the

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“I think they should have universal military training for everybody right out of high school, personally,” he said.

“I think then, [young adults] have a chance to grow up a little bit.

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Life did get a bit less exciting: In 1947, he built the house he still lives in today, and he went to work for the U.S. Postal Service, delivering mail for 32 years. He lost his first wife in 1979; he and his second wife, Bev, 91,

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OBITUARIES Harold E. ‘Gene’ Carroll SHOREWOOD – Harold E. “Gene” Carroll, 83, of Shorewood, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, surrounded by his loving family.

Gene was the oldest of three children born on Sept. 21, 1932, in Amboy, to Harold and Georgia (Longman) Carroll. He married Frances Morrissey on Sept.

3, 1956, at St. Patrick Church in Amboy. Gene was a graduate of Amboy High School and attended Marquette University in Wisconsin before he enlisted in the Army. Sgt. First Class Carroll was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Korea. After returning home from the service, Gene went to work with his father and uncle at Friendly Motors in Amboy. He also attended General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan. Soon after, he began a distinguished career at State Farm and held numerous auto claims positions that spanned nearly 40 years.

Gene was a member of Holy Family Parish in Shorewood. Before this, he was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Romeoville, where he served as school board president for several years as well as being a member of various organizations in the church.

Additionally, he served on the Romeoville Recreation and the Mosquito Abatement boards. Gene was especially proud of his 60-year membership in the American Legion. Gene and Frances continued their involvement in their nine children’s Catholic education through St. Andrew School, Joliet Catholic, St. Francis Academy, and Joliet Catholic Academy, with Jubilation being one of their favorite fundraising events.

The most important things in Gene’s life were love of God, love of his wife and family, and love of his country. He instilled in all of his family the beautiful legacy of holiday traditions, such as cooking and baking, which he so dearly loved. Gene enjoyed many family gatherings at Dry Gulch, a cabin in the family for more than 45 years in Amboy. He was a diehard Chicago Cubs fan, and eternally hopeful that his favorite baseball team would make it to the World Series. Gene was an avid fisherman and enjoyed traveling to Leech Lake, Minnesota, with his wife and family. He took great pride in his garden and beautification of his home. During his retirement years, he loved spending time with his wife, and enjoying the activities and achievements of his children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. Up to his final moments, his wife, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren

were at his side.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Frances; nine children, Stephanie (Mark) Mastrogiovanni of Naperville, Kathleen Carroll, Ann Prehn, and Susan (John) Harrison, all of Shorewood, Michael (Gayle) Carroll of Bakersfield, California; Mary (Brett) Dyche of Ottawa, Patrick (Valarie) Carroll of Minooka, Jennifer (Michael) Jones of Joliet, and Mark (Andrea) Carroll of North Aurora; and special foster child, Renee Ravenot. In addition, Gene is survived by 24 grandchildren, Adam (Joanna) Mastrogiovanni, Melissa (Zach) Dyrda, Kelly (Thomas) White, Patrick and Christopher Prehn, Grant and Meghan Harrison, Allison (Matt) Butin, Eric and Sean Carroll, Justin, Elizabeth, Katherine, Zachary, and Natalie Dyche, Jake Pesevento, Collin Fleming, Ella and Mia Carroll, Ryan and Geena Jones, and Jack, Samuel and William Carroll. He also is survived by six great-grandchildren, Mikayla Pamal, Katie Mastrogiovanni, Lucas Dyrda, and Kiersten, Charlotte, and Maura White. Gene also is survived by his loving brother, Donald (Lee) Carroll of Genoa; and beloved sister, Nancy (Dr. Martin) Mihm of Sarasota, Florida. He will be fondly remembered by his many Carroll, Dickenson, and Morrissey relatives and numerous friends.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia and Harold Carroll; niece, Tracy Mihm; son-in-law, Steven Prehn; and numerous beloved relatives.

Special acknowledgements are noted for Gene’s devoted caregivers and compassionate staff from Presence St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, Alden Estates of Naperville, Advantage Home Health, and Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., at MihmJones Funeral Home, 303 E. Main St., Amboy. Visitation also will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, and the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 32 N. Jones Ave., Amboy, with the Rev. Timothy Draper officiating. Burial, with full military honors accorded by Amboy American Legion, will be at St. Patrick Cemetery in Amboy.

Gene was a very proud husband, father, and grandfather. His presence and love of life left a profound impact on those who knew and loved him. He will be dearly missed, but will live forever in all of our hearts.

Memorials will be established by the family.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK ▼ Today’s visitation: Jack F. Apple of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon. ▼ Today’s funerals: Margery L. Kump of Mount Morris, 10 a.m. at Mount Morris Church of the Brethren.

Jack F. Apple of Dixon, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Margaret R. “Marge” Sommers of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Prophetstown. ▼ Saturday visitation: Brandon A. LaFavre of Marquette, Michigan, 3-6 p.m. at Rock Falls American Legion. ▼ Tuesday visitation: Sharon A. Kuehl of Rochelle, 5-8 p.m. at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle. ▼ Wednesday visitation: Harold E. “Gene” Carroll

Jeannine M. Paufve June 7, 1934 ENDICOTT, New York – Jeannine M. Paufve, 82, passed away Saturday morning, June 25, 2016, surrounded by her family.

She was born June 7, 1934, in Michigan. Jeannine and El started their life together on Feb. 21, 1954, in Detroit. In 1960, they moved to Hillcrest, New York. In 1962, they moved to Windsor, New York. In 1997, they retired to Englewood, Florida, and most recently, Jeannine and her husband, El, moved to Ideal Senior Living Center in Endicott. Jeannine was a dedicated wife, mother, and friend.

She loved sewing, knitting, quilting, playing cards, and was a wonderful cook and baker.

She had many animals throughout the years, and especially was fond of her cat, Charlie. Jeannine loved her family, had a great sense of humor, and will be missed by all.

Jeannine is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Eldred Hall Paufve; her five chil-

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June 25, 2016 dren and their spouses, Geoff (Ronda) Paufve of Sterling, Rene Paufve of Concord, California, Steve (Sandy) Paufve of Apalachin, New York, Randee Paufve of Emeryville, California, and Rick (Barb) Paufve of Rochester, New York; her 10 grandchildren, Nathan and Dan Paufve, Max, Tristan, Jackson, and Emma Brody, Nicole Paufve Aurbach and Danielle Paufve Neidlinger, and Matt and James Paufve; and her three great-grandchildren, Lane and Blake Neidlinger and Monroe Paufve.

She was preceded by her mother, Hildur O’Hara; father, Leo Boileau; mother-in-law, Mildred Paufve; and father-in-law, Reynold Paufve.

There will be no services. Richards Funeral Home in Owego, New York, handled arrangements.

Those wishing are asked to direct memorials to RHMC.com – the Ronald McDonald House.

Sharon A. Kuehl ROCHELLE – Sharon Ann Kuehl, 71, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at her home.

Sharon was born March 12, 1945, to Edwin and Jane (Delano) Smith in Goshen, New York.

She married Richard Kuehl on Nov. 22, 1963, in Artesia, California. Along with her husband, Sharon was the owner of Reliable Fabrication and president for 33 years, working alongside her husband, son, and daughter. Sharon’s life revolved around her family, and when she wasn’t spending time with them, she enjoyed traveling with her husband.

Sharon is survived by her husband, Richard, of 52 years; two children: William “Rob” (Carinne)

Kuehl of Green Lake, Wisconsin, and Suzanne (Steve) Hudson of Rochelle; five grandchildren, Erica (Jeremy) Sachs and Robert “Robby” Kuehl, and their mother, Teresa Kuehl, Sarah (Shaun Chapman) Hudson, Sean Hudson, and Addison Ann Olivia Kuehl; and two great-grandchildren, Kendall and Halle Sachs.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Rob Hamilton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Lawnridge Cemetery in Rochelle.

Visit ungerhorner.com to send condolences.

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Thank You

The Ted Lilja Family wish to thank the members of the community for their overwhelming support during the illness & passing of our husband, father & grandfather.

Special thanks to Pastor Barb Otten for her comforting words, the Masonic Lodge & American Legion for their services. Thank you to those that participated in the service, brought food & items to the house, the church and to Dennis McCoy for serving food. Thank you for the flowers & memorials given in Ted’s name, those serving as pallbearers & Jones Funeral home for their assistance.

We are blessed to live in such a caring community.

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Friday, July 1, 2016

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The momentum from the previous 2 days of frantic negotiating might have to carry over for a while – the lawmakers aren’t due back until the November veto session.

It’s possible a special budget sessions could be called, but November elections threaten to extend the gridlock.

Any goodwill created in the last 48 hours won’t break the link between Gov. Bruce Rauner’s turnaround agenda and the budget, Demmer said.

“I think the budget is directly tied to the economic strength of the state, and the state is in need of fundamental economic reforms,” Demmer said.

On the other side of the aisle, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, said he also was encouraged by the bipartisan efforts shown by party leaders in coming up with the stopgap measure.

“I am pleased that Gov. Rauner agreed to put his nonbudget agenda aside, and support the millions of residents and businesses that depend on Illinois,” Smiddy said.

Smiddy said those efforts, particularly by the working group, should be a model for future budget negotiations.

“This is only a partialyear budget for most items, and we have a lot of work to do to give residents and businesses the stability they need,” Smiddy said. “I encourage Republicans and Democrats to use the momentum we’ve built to end this time of gridlock.”

Smiddy said the state’s budget must be both responsible and compassionate, alluding to the hardship experienced by human services providers and clients during the budget impasse. He said he’s frustrated that it’s taking so long for the state to meet its financial obligations.

“The yearlong impasse has caused real pain for seniors, people with disabilities, and our neighbors that need the most help,” Smiddy said. “We absolutely cannot allow politics to have these serious consequences in the future.”

State Sen. Tim Bivins, R-Dixon, said the $50.6 billion temporary budget makes a “historic investment” in education, citing K-12 funding, and money for early childhood education, and grants from the Monetary Award Program.

The education funding was negotiated without providing a “bailout”

The votes Local legislators Tom Demmer, Mike Smiddy, Tim Bivins, and Neil Anderson voted for the temporary budget, as did an overwhelming majority of legislators in both chambers. The vote in the House was 105-4, and 54-0 in the Senate. of the Chicago Public Schools system, Bivins said.

The budget fully funds the current state-aid formula for schools for the first time in 7 years. It also includes a provision that guarantees no schools will receive a funding cut from the previous year. A new $250 million equity grant will help the poorest schools in the state, and early childhood education will receive an extra $75 million.

Higher education will receive $1 billion more, in addition to the $600 million already appropriated earlier this year. The funding includes $151 million for MAP grants, and $114 million for community colleges.

Despite the education wins, the 45th District lawmaker said Thursday’s agreement wasn’t ideal, and much work remains.

“This is not the budget we had hoped to pass, but it is the budget that will break this impasse and keep us moving,” Bivins said. “It’s time to turn things around, and this is the first step.”

Bivins said it is frustrating that the state’s leaders have chosen to ignore their fiscal responsibilities for so long.

“We have been warning for years of an impending fiscal crisis, and now we are face-to-face with the stark reality of a tax-andspend government freefor-all,” Bivins said.

State Sen. Neil Anderson, R-Moline, also expressed disappointment in still having no more than a temporary budget for their efforts.

“A stopgap budget is not our first choice – we have supported the ongoing efforts of working groups to find an agreement on a balanced budget with some reforms, but such is the nature of compromise,” Anderson said.

Anderson said lawmakers need to build on any bipartisan momentum created, so progress can continue on needed government and business reforms.

“This budget breaks the impasse and gets us moving in the right direction,” Anderson said.

The budget legislation was sent to the governor for his signature.

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CARROLL COUNTY | MURDER TRIAL

Suspect asks to block pastor’s testimony He will also ask to separate a felony weapons charge from murder counts

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MOUNT CARROLL – A 49-year-old Freeport man accused of fatally shooting his wife Dec. 5 in Lanark wants to bar testimony from his pastor at trial, and will ask to separate a felony weap-

ons charge from the murder counts.

Morgan D. Hake, who prosecutors say shot Suzanne M. Hake, 46, in the head and chest, is facing 20 to 60 years, up to life, on six counts of firstdegree murder, and felony possession of a weapon, punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison. He is in Carroll

County Jail on $5 million bond.

Moline attorney Daniel P. Dalton on Morgan Thursday D. Hake adopted the two pending motions left behind by Public Defender Jerry Kane.

One seeks to prohibit all testimony from the Rev. Mark Balmer of Park Hills Evangelical Free Church

in Freeport, citing clergy/ penitent privilege. The second seeks to sever the first six counts from the seventh, because, defense argues, trying all counts together could prejudice a jury (who then would know he is a convicted felon).

Hake has pleaded not guilty. The trial, set tentatively for Sept. 19, is expected to last a week, .

This is the village’s first homicide since the late 1800s, Lanark Mayor

John Huggins has said.

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

He pleaded guilty there Oct. 29, 2014, to criminal attempt to possess psilocyn with intent to sell/ deliver, and possession of marijuana with intent to sell/deliver, both felonies. He was fined $2,000

and given 2 years supervised probation. He also pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 14.175 grams of marijuana.

In December 2003, he was charged in Stephenson County with being a felon in possession of a weapon, but he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of obstructing justice by destroying evidence. He was sentenced to 30 months probation.

ILLINOIS BUDGET

Vote ends the stalemate in Springfield – for now SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois lawmakers approved a partial spending plan Thursday that would ensure schools stay open another year and give colleges and human service programs funding for 6 months, a rare bipartisan accomplishment but one that won’t end the yearlong gridlock on a full budget.

The Democratic-led House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the plan, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed it later Thursday, the last day of the fiscal year.

Democratic leaders and Rauner crafted the agreement after days of negotiations amid increased public pressure to avoid entering a second fiscal year without spending certainty. About a dozen

Illinois newspapers used their front pages Wednesday to publish editorials demanding that the two sides strike a deal and stop the bickering that has led to layoffs at colleges and forced social service providers to close their doors or make cuts.

Before the 105-4 House vote, Democratic House Leader Barbara Flynn Currie acknowledged the plan doesn’t solve the state’s fiscal mess.

“It is meant to keep the lights on,” she said.

Illinois is the only state in the country without a full budget for this year.

In all, lawmakers are agreeing to spend $25 billion in state and federal funds for the current budget year, and another $50 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. Schools will

get just over $11 billion to stay open for a full year.

The agreement also provides Chicago some relief on pension payments for teachers, an idea Rauner had resisted until Democratic lawmakers agreed to lower the amount they wanted.

For 18 months, Rauner has demanded businessfriendly, union-weakening laws as a condition for agreeing to a spending plan that would include a tax hike. Democrats say the governor’s initiatives would hurt middle-class families and have nothing to do with the budget. The partial budget won’t solve that ideological divide.

While Rauner has not gotten his demands, he’s not giving up and said Thursday that November’s elections will deter-

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A companion proposal will have the state cover $215 million in future pension costs beginning in June, like it does for all other Illinois school districts, but only if lawmakers pass legislation to reform the overall pension system next year.

Democrats initially wanted $400 million for Chicago Public Schools, including money to help make the city’s teacher pension payments.

The emerging plan calls for a $673 million increase for human services programs, including $20 million to restore programs that Rauner suggested eliminating.

There is also $1 billion for colleges and universities – about 85 percent of what they received the last time the state approved higher-education funding.

Various state agencies, including the Department of Corrections, are getting $709 million to cover operational expenses.

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“This election will largely determine that outcome,” he said.

Under the plan, schools are getting over $500 million more in state aid than they did last year. There also will be a $250 million “equity” grant to help schools with low-income students. Chicago would get $100 million of that.

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EDITORIAL | INDEPENDENCE DAY

Friday, July 1, 2016

AFTER THE COLD WAR

Still working on self-government, 240 years later What we think Americans successfully revolted in 1776 against their colonial overlords, but selfgovernment on the federal and state level has proved to be a tricky proposition. It remains a work in progress, 240 years later – one that could benefit from reforms like the Independent Map Amendment.

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sk different people what the Fourth of July weekend means to them, and you’ll get different answers.

Some will say fireworks, of course.

Others will point to community celebrations.

Around here, Dixon’s Petunia Festival and the Let Freedom Ring fest in Mount Morris are prime examples.

Still others greatly enjoy the parades, carnivals, music concerts and barbecues that are common this time of year.

There’s boating, swimming, traveling, and summertime activities of all kinds.

On the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Americans will continue to celebrate our collective freedom.

Freedom from what?

Tyrannical government.

People schooled in American history will recall being taught that the American Revolution was sparked by “taxation without representation.”

In other words, colonial residents of the 1700s didn’t care for increased taxes imposed upon them by King George and the British Parliament.

So they revolted, fought long and hard to win the Revolutionary War, and then set out to create a better government that derived its powers from the consent of the governed.

AFTER THE WAR ended, the Continental Congress didn’t last long.

Strike 1.

The Articles of Confederation weren’t much better.

Strike 2.

Thankfully, delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 came up with a Constitution and resulting government that have endured.

A home run?

Well, the U.S. Constitu-

tion was far from perfect.

It had to be amended right away through the Bill of Rights, and other amendments followed over time – 27 in all.

When observing the dysfunction these days between Congress and the president, it’s obvious that this experiment in self-government still needs work.

On the Illinois level, we’re on our fourth try – the Constitution of 1970.

Previous documents were from 1818, 1848 and 1870.

Looking at the sad state of affairs statewide in 2016, we have to wonder how good of a constitution it is.

ONE AREA THAT sorely needs improvement concerns how legislative districts are drawn. Selfserving politicians control the process, even though they have an inherent conflict of interest regarding the results. Lack of accountability brings with it a definite lack of responsive, responsible representation.

And we know what can happen when Americans are denied true representation.

Fortunately, the Independent Map Amendment – if the courts allow it to appear on the November ballot – is Illinoisans’ chance to make self-government better by removing politics from the redistricting process and turning it over to an 11-person commission.

Our hope is that lawmakers elected from districts drawn by the nonpartisan commission will be much more accountable to the people and thus do a better job.

Our forefathers declared independence from Great Britain.

On Nov. 8, we hope Illinoisans declare their independence from the political shenanigans of a broken redistricting system.

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

Analyzing U.K.’s future relationship with Europe Britain known for inventiveness, pragmatism, effectiveness

BY ARTHUR I. CYR Northbrook

“The U.S. knows it could not ask for a better friend and ally than the United Kingdom.”

That was how U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described the strong ties between the two nations, deeply rooted in blood and history. The terrible challenge of World War II is worth keeping in mind as pundits and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic crowd the airwaves, the internet and old-time newspapers with instant commentaries, often overdone and overwrought.

The close vote in the June 23 referendum to leave the European Union surprised many observers, including this writer, so you might want to stop reading now.

The conventional wisdom has been that the nation would vote to remain, not to leave.

When Kerry made his statement about the U.K.-U.S. alliance, he was standing beside his counterpart Philip Hammond, Britain’s secretary of state for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. The symbolism was apt, and the implication that the vote must be viewed in wider transatlantic context important.

AS USUAL, KERRY HAS demonstrated skillful diplomacy as well as remarkable energy and endurance in his travel schedule.

The European Union was the product of World War II, not trade and investment per se.

Early in that conflict, influential and insightful leaders in Britain and the U.S., including people who had escaped Nazi domination of the European continent,

concluded that new international organizations were essential to contain a third world war.

One result was the United Nations. Another was the European Union, which grew out of a limited European Coal and Steel Community. Those two industries were tangible, essential, and already tied France and Germany together.

Restraining Germany was central and essential.

Today, German Chancellor Angela Arthur I. Merkel is an espeCyr cially influential leader in global as well as European terms. She personifies a positive as well as powerful Germany, consistently committed to humanitarian goals.

Geography has been an unavoidable factor defining the international outlooks of both Germany and the United Kingdom, which includes Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales along with England. All but the first comprise Britain. The United Kingdom’s island status has facilitated wide-ranging trade.

Many analysts, including Henry Kissinger, have underscored that Germany’s vulnerability to invasion from both east and west historically encouraged emphasis on military means.

Britain’s withdrawal from the common European commercial market would bring some new barriers to trade. Since World War II, the nation’s trade has become heavily concentrated with the Continent, moving away from the global British Common-

wealth. However, the EU’s external trade barriers have gradually been reduced as globalization has grown.

BRITAIN ALREADY PROVIDES a relatively open market environment. The general deregulation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government in the 1980s made the island nation a relatively attractive base for investment by foreign firms eager to penetrate the more difficult and bureaucratic economic environment of the Continent.

Moreover, Britain, along with a substantial minority of the EU members, has retained the national currency, avoiding participation in the euro. London is a principal global financial center, reflecting historical strengths in insurance, investment and trade along with geography.

Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU, and is already pressing for greater independence. Scotland’s Parliament has only limited tax adjustment and borrowing powers. The Liberal Democrats, part of the earlier coalition government with the Conservatives, have done worthwhile policy analysis.

Britain’s history reflects inventiveness, pragmatism, shrewd diplomacy and military effectiveness. These remain important, and promising, for future relations within Europe, and beyond.

Note to readers: Arthur I. Cyr is a a Clausen distinguished professor at Carthage College in Wisconsin and author of “After the Cold War” (NYU Press and Palgrave/ Macmillan). He can be reached at acyr@carthage.edu.

EDITORIALS ELSEWHERE

Ending pensions for county board members a good first step The Northwest Herald Editorial Board, Crystal Lake

There’s no way to frame it as a giant leap, but members of the McHenry County Board quietly voting to end the practice of IMRF pensions for themselves was a small step for taxpayerkind.

Whether you want to give credit to a Republican board member like

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Andrew Gasser, or to state Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, who sicced the IMRF director on the county board, questioning whether members meet the 1,000-hours-per-year IMRF qualifying threshold, the practice has ended.

The unanimous vote taken this week will eliminate IMRF eligibility for board members effec-

tive Dec. 1, with the new county fiscal year and the seating of the new board after the Nov. 8 election.

The resolution eliminates pension eligibility for new members, but also ends the accumulation of credit for pensions for existing members.

It has been ridiculous that elected officials who already receive a salary

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of more than $20,000 for their part-time positions have also been collecting pension benefits. It remains ridiculous that many also accept health insurance as part of their compensation.

We can’t point fingers at our local school board members who oversee the vast majority of our property tax dollars, but

at least they perform their services with no expectation of salary, pensions or health benefits.

So many things about government in Illinois are ridiculous, we have to start somewhere. Pensions should end for Illinois legislators, as well. The fact that legislators are socking away retirement savings while they haven’t been

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able to pass a budget for a year is nauseating.

Illinois is in need of serious reform, and it’s crippled by debt from employee benefits it can’t afford. And while lawmakers must address that situation and remedy it for the future, removing the plank from their own eyes would be a good place to start.

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The rain date is Tuesday. lenty of fireworks will light up the local On Monday, visitors can wander over to skies during Independence Day weekend, Middle Park, 2220 23rd St. in Bettendorf, Iowa. but if you’re looking to combine a day trip Free ice cream will be from noon to 2 p.m. at the with some patriotic pyrotechnics, you can get a hospitality tent, and arts and crafts booths, food lot of bang for your buck in the Quad Cities. and beverage booths will be open. The Quad Several sites share the show that comes from Cities Optimist Fishing Derby is from noon to two barges in the middle of the Mississippi 2 p.m. at the lagoon, while the River.

Quad City Skydiving Center’s Red White & Boom is Sunday, If you go ... parachute team will have shows with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. The throughout the day and into the gala starts at 3:30 at Schwiebert What: Fireworks evening. Also, catch a magician Riverfront Park on 17th Street in Where: Quad Cities act at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. below the downtown Rock Island, along the When: July 4 weekend hill on the grass. Bands will start Mississippi River. There will be Times: Various playing at 6, and the fireworks inflatables, activities for the kids, Cost: Some charges show will start at dusk. The rain live music, and food vendors. A might apply date is July 9. military tribute will be at 5, and Locations: Bettendorf Add some frog legs to the holithere’s a beer garden on the great and Davenport in Iowa, day by going to the frog jumping lawn. and Rock Island, Aledo contest at 10 a.m. Monday at AleModern Woodmen Park, 209 S. and East Moline do’s Central Park, 100 N.E. Third Gaines St. in Davenport, Iowa, is Information: Quad CitSt., and the free ice cream social another place to see the fireworks. ies Convention & Visitors at Mercer County Fairgrounds, Park gates open at 5 p.m., then Bureau at visitquadcities.

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The fireworks also can be viewed from LeClaire Monday at Ben Williamson Park, 5000 44th St. and the Rock River in Rock Island. It’s a family Park, 400 Biederbeck Drive in Davenport. show with a themed performance that comAnother chance at a show is East Moline’s bines, skits, music, waterskiing and dance.

9 p.m. Sunday fireworks at The Quarter, on SevWith so many choices just an hour or so away, enth Street at the Mississippi riverfront. Shuttle you won’t have any trouble making your holiday service starts at 6:30 from the John Deere Harvester parking lot, 1100 13th Ave. Food and bev- sparkle.

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

Fireworks fill the night sky in Davenport for Independence Day, with the downtown skywalk adding to the light show.

The fireworks launched from two barges on the Mississippi River provide one of the largest shows in the Quad City area.

They might shine brightly and mesmerize, but the handheld fireworks known as sparklers are not toys to hand off to the little ones – or to anyone.

According to the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Division of Fire Prevention, sparklers accounted for more than 12 percent (20 out of 165) of fireworks injuries from June 23 to July 20, 2015.

From June 20 to July 20, 2014, sparklers accounted for an estimated 19 percent of the 7,000 fireworks-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. For children under 5, sparklers accounted for 61 percent of the total estimated injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Mary Lynn Jacobs, a certified hand therapist and vice president of ATI Physical Therapy, said people aren’t aware of the dangers of sparklers, which burn at around 2,000 degrees – hot enough to melt some metals.

“I just don’t think there’s a lot of public education around that,” she said. “I just can’t get over how hot sparklers can get … and how dangerous that is. It’s just crazy.”

Jacobs recommends against having fireworks at home for safety reasons.

“Being a mother of three children, I would just ask [people] please to watch from afar. Let’s go to a fireworks display. Let’s not do it in our backyard,” she said.

“My husband is a head and neck surgeon and sees … a wide range of people with ear and facial burns, from little kids showing the sparklers to their friend and the kids lose their balance.”

Jacobs says large bubble wands and pinwheels

Safety tips Thousands of accidents each year underscore the danger of fireworks. In 2014, 11 people died and an estimated 10,500 were treated in emergency departments for fireworks-related injuries in the U.S. Statistics show the typical victim of a firework injury is a 25- to 44-year-old male.

In an effort to reduce these preventable injuries, Mayo Clinic Health System optometrists and ophthalmologists encourage families to attend their local fireworks displays instead of using fireworks at home.

Fireworks can be especially damaging to your eyes. The makeup of a firework – gunpowder, sulfur and charcoal – is significantly irritating to the eyes. In the event you end up with an eye injury during due to fireworks, Doug Wesely, optometrist at Mayo Clinic Health System, offers these tips: • Don’t rub: Rubbing your eye might increase bleeding or worsen injury.

• Don’t rinse: Attempting to rinse out your eyes can be even more damaging than rubbing.

• Don’t apply pressure: Keep your hands away from your eyes – you could add more bacteria and irritants by touching your eyes.

• Don’t stop for overthe-counter medication: Instead, head straight to the emergency department. (not the fireworks kind) are good substitutes for children. But if parents insist on sparklers, Jacobs recommends that they supervise their children and have them wear eye protection and gloves made of leather or lined with Kevlar. Setting rules for the use of sparklers is also important, she said.

“Don’t have them play kung fu [with the sparkler] or point it at each other,” she said.

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Network will air every ‘Trek’ show CHICAGO – Heroes & Icons is boldly going where no television network has gone before – airing all five “Star Trek” series back to back.

Beginning July 24, Trekkies can binge on the original “Star Trek” and its spinoffs “The Next Generation,” “Deep Space Nine,” “Voyager” and “Enterprise” 6 nights a week on the digital TV network, which is owned by Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting.

Acquiring the rights to all five “Star Trek” series is a major programming evolution for the fledgling Heroes & Icons network, which currently runs a hodgepodge of 1980s cop shows, sprinkled with fantasy fare like “Xena: Warrior Princess” and other eclectic offerings.

Neal Sabin, vice chairman of Weigel Broadcasting, said, “No one has ever

nights, with each series airing in sequence until their respective missions are completed. The “Star Trek” programming will run indefinitely.

Heroes & Icons debuted in September 2014 and is available in 57 percent of the U.S. through digital subchannels of broadcast TV stations and on cable systems, a platform that family-owned Weigel Broadcasting pioneered with its MeTV network.

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NEW YORK (AP) – Tough-talking former prosecutor Nancy Grace is leaving her prime-time show on the HLN network in October.

The CNN sister station said Grace told her staff Thursday that her show would be ending after 12 years.

Grace, 56, said in a statement Nancy that she’ll be Grace leaving “with a full heart and endless gratitude.”

She hasn’t announced any specific new plans, and HLN wasn’t saying Thursday what type of show would replace her.

Grace said her show “created an unparalleled platform that gave crime victims a voice and succeeded in helping to find missing people and solve unsolved homicides.”

“I will continue my fight for justice across a variety of traditional and new

been able to put the five ‘Star Trek’ shows on at the same time, same place.”

The original “Star Trek” series launched 50 years ago. The series, created by Gene Roddenberry, lasted for only three seasons on NBC but found a devoted following in reruns, spawning a franchise that has endured through numerous TV and movie iterations.

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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

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​ tock market ploy S at the bridge table

Grizzwells by Bill Schorr

Several top bridge experts have been successful traders in the stock and options markets. They understand that the market is volatile, but if a small investment eventually gives a large return, a few paltry losses along the way are no big deal.

How is that relevant in this deal? South is in four spades.

West leads the club jack.

East takes dummy’s queen with his ace and shifts to the heart queen. How should the play proceed from there?

Although South had only 19 high-card points, his hand was well worth a two-club opening. If his partner had a 3-3-3-4 Yarborough, South was a favorite to make four spades, and his hand had some defensive tricks outside

of its long suit.

North’s two-no-trump rebid promised some points, typically 4-7, with no long suit to show. With a very bad hand, he would have rebid three clubs as a double negative.

South’s immediate reaction was to win with the heart ace and cash his two top trumps in the hope that the queen would drop. But luckily he paused to consider his other options. Here, if he had played trumps from the top, he would have lost one trick in each suit because he could not have reached the dummy to cash its club winner.

Instead, South made a small investment in safety.

After taking the second trick with his heart ace, he led a low spade toward the dummy.

West won with his queen, cashed the heart king, and switched to a diamond, but declarer took that trick, played a low spade to dummy’s 10, and discarded his diamond loser on the club king. © 2016 UFS

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Cousin concerned about topless photos Dear Abby, I’m concerned about a photo my uncle posted to Facebook. It features my two female cousins, ages 6 and 2, shirtless. I know no harm was intended in posting the photo, as they are both adorable girls.

However, I find it inappropriate that the 6-yearold – who is going into first grade – was shirtless in the photo. Now that it is on the internet, it could be easily seen by a pedophile.

How do I express my concern to my uncle about this without coming off like I am trying to parent for him? I’m only 17 and don’t want to overstep my boundaries, but as a caring family member, I am concerned.

– Niece in Chicago Dear Niece, Because you are nervous

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

about approaching your uncle about this, consider discussing your concerns with the children’s mother. If your uncle is a single parent, then mention it to your own parents and, if they agree with you, ask them to mention to your uncle that his semi-nude pictures on the web might endanger his daughters.

P.S. Your uncle should be made aware that

he can customize his account settings and make his profile private.

That way, only family and selected close friends will be able to see his timeline.

Dear Abby, My neighbor is taking care of her grandchildren. She seems responsible and the courts have allowed her to be their foster mother. Her own children not only steal, but are also physically abusive. The court ordered the mother of the kids (my neighbor’s daughter) to have no contact with them. Their father is in prison.

I am friendly with this neighbor and her grandchildren. I wish I had a way to tell her that her constant shouting and screaming at the kids is

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

Sunday, July 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; noon 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; 7 p.m. veterans, open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-6258290.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St., Rochelle.

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

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

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.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Friday, July 1 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, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-7323252.

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

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

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

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. 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.

Pinochle, noon, 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 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

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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.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Rockford Bell Credit Union, 4 E. Main St., Mount Morris.

All-ages open mic night, 5-9 p.m., Triangle-Veterans Memorial Park, Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue, Rock Falls, 815590-8881.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, July 2 Walnut 5K Run, Walk for ALS Research (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), 6:45-7:45 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. start, Bureau Valley North Junior High School, 323 S. Main St., Walnut, 815379-2269.

Farmers Market, 7 a.m.noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-2843306.

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

Farmers Market, 8 a.m.noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Ave. A, Sterling, 815-626-8610.

Farmers Market, 8-11 a.m., rain or shine, 204 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, 815-564-7427.

Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m. to noon, courthouse lawn, Oregon.

Tampico Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Reagan Park, Main and Glassburn streets, 815-718-0818.

Cookout, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock Falls VFW Post 5418, 217 First Ave. Carry-outs, 815-6263513.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave.

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Dear Abby, I’m 28 and have been a licensed practical nurse since 2007. Although I’ve been a nurse for 9 years, I feel incompetent and like I haven’t learned much over the years. I pray every day I go to work that no serious situations arise because I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle them correctly.

Many people have suggested I further my education and become an RN, but I feel it would be a waste because I don’t feel smart enough. What should I do?

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Show a musical powerhouse for the ages ‘Rock of Ages’ delivers ’80s nostalgia with big hair, big songs and more

BY SUE LANGENBERG For Sauk Valley Media

MOUNT CARROLL – The ’80s-rock musical “Rock of Ages,” a hit on Broadway, and in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, is playing this weekend at Timber Lake Playhouse.

Artistic Director James Beaudry and Chicago Director Brigitte Ditmars have waved their magic wand on this one, but instead of pulling a rabbit out of their hat, they pulled out all the stops.

More than 30 powerpacked songs satirize everything big in the ’80s – rock bands, starry-eyed love and big hair – and the cast, musicians and crew are hard-wired to perform with an energy that fits like a leather glove.

We could get lost in the electric vibes of Journey, Styx, Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi and others of the era. There even is a story weaving in and out of the music: The Bourbon Room on Sunset Strip is where boy meets girl and shares future dreams.

A triangle predictably develops with the slick entrance of a hip-gyrating rock star.

The show is strung together by raucous narrator Lonny Barnett, who guides us through the hysteria, sometimes part of the cast, sometimes blowing us to the back

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The cast of ’80s-rock musical “Rock of Ages” belts out a tune at Timber Lake Playhouse. of the house with songs.

Chandler Smith ( TLP’s “Big River,” “Saturday Night Fever” and “A Chorus Line”) delivers this role as if he had invented it.

There are no small roles in this roaring show.

Sometimes it might appear that a melodious, romantic vocal will lull us away into a dream, only to develop into another dimension; madness of the moment. Christian Chambers (“Young Frankenstein”) as love-struck Drew Boley does that as the seeming dreamboat we dreamed of, but then outgrew.

Annalise Griswold as star-struck wannabe actress Sherrie Christian radiates, then turns fierce within a few lyrics.

Griswold is one of many cream-of-the-crop per-

formers from Baldwin Wallace University of Ohio that TLP seeks for its resident company.

Kieran McCabe as rock star Stacee Jaxx performs in his first TLP season. He is the embodiment of ego expressed through every smooth swagger, every slick move. He’s a very talented actor, especially in his Act I shower scene.

Also in his first TLP gig, choreographer Jon Martinez doesn’t miss any opportunity for satire, especially the mocking ballet couples, the slomo action and, of course, the swooshing big hair that must have its own moves.

Especially notable is actress/singer Shayla Brielle G. as Justice Charlier, an extraordinary talent, along with Alec Irion as Dennis Dupree, Ken

“Rock of Ages” plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, this weekend and next, at Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road.

Tickets, from $17 to $25, are available at timberlakeplayhouse. org, 815-244-2035 and at the door. A cash bar will be open before and during the show.

Because of the hardrock, MTV style of the era, the show might not be appropriate for children.

Online extra Click this story at saukvalley.com to see more photos from “Rock of Ages.”

Singleton as Hertz Klinemann, Luke Stewart as Franz Klinemann, and a very recognizable Olivia Kaufmann, who played Gypsy Rose Lee in TLP’s season-opening show.

Perhaps the best ensemble ever at TLP also includes Jenia Head, Elya Bottiger, Caroline Kasay, Tyler Klingbiel, Halli Morgan and Matthew Salvatore.

Cindy Blanc directs five musicians onstage, rather than behind the scenes as usual. She rocks it under the spotlight!

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Dear Kind Neighbor, Have a chat with your neighbor about it, if you can manage it without coming across as judgmental (i.e., accusing her of “undermining their self-esteem”). When you do, tell her you know she is carrying a lot of responsibility on her shoulders and she might be yelling because she’s stressed. Then offer to watch the grandchildren for her once or twice a month, so she can have some quiet time for her-

lenge yourself and take some of those classes to further your education.

If you do well in them, continue. If not, you can look for another line of work then.

However, before you do anything else, please talk with a licensed mental health professional to get to the reasons for your low self-esteem. Those feelings of inadequacy might be what are holding you back and preventing you from enjoying the important work you do.

self. If you do, you would be doing her and her grandchildren a great favor.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS Saturday, July 2 Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., lower-level entrance, Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.

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

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

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-535-3748, 24-hour hotline 844-678-7684.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Old Timers; 7 p.m., open, family fun night, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

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

Chapter 410 of the Experimental Aircraft Association, 7:30 p.m., terminal building, Whiteside County Airport, 10950 Hoover Road, Rock Falls, 815-626-1249.

unhealthy. How can I help this family and these little ones? Should I just come out and say what’s on my mind – that yelling at them undermines their self-esteem and does no good whatsoever?

– Kind Neighbor in Michigan

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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)

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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.

ST. PATRICKS OF AMBOY

32 N. Jones, Amboy, IL Rev. Timothy Draper, Priest Saturday Evenings 4:30 p.m.

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

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

415 E. 3rd Street., Sterling Sunday Morning Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

GREATER LIFE 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 Rev. Timothy Draper, Priest Sunday 9:00am Worship Weekdays as Scheduled

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

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

Rt. 1, Maytown Rd., Maytown Rev. Randy Fronek, 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 Pastor ~ Chris Bradshaw 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

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)

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

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

Service every Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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.

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

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

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

Cowboy Church on the Rock

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.

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 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

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

2128 IL Route 38, Ashton, 815-453-7464

Pastor Jeremy Horton

Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.

37 S. East Avenue, Amboy

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Pastor Brian McWethy

Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m. www.graceisforyou.com

FAITH UNITED METHODIST

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

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

Comfort

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

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

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

815-677-7566

All are welcome Vicar: Rev. Barbara Harrison Seward 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

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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

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.

614 Orchard St., Dixon

Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

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

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE

Corner of 3rd St. & Peoria Ave., Dixon Ph: 815-288-2151 Web page: stlukesdixon. org Rev. Mary Ann Rhoades, Deacon SUNDAY Eucharist 10:15 a.m., followed by Coffee and Fellowship

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

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

BETHEL EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL 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

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH

22027 Polo Rd, Sterling IL 815-626-0104 Pastor Jim Miller Sunday Fellowship 8:30am

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

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

ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC

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

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sunday School 8:50am, Worship 10:00am Handicap accessible and air conditioned www.EastJordanUMC.org

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

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IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMBOY

960 Rt. 52, Amboy, 857-2225 Pastor Barbara Otten Sunday Worship 9:00, Fellowship 10:00 am Sunday School 9:40 - 10:15

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN

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

EAST GROVE UNION CHURCH

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

Please join us.

SUBLETTE UNION CHURCH

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

ASHTON UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

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

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

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

FRANKLIN GROVE UNITED METHODIST

203 W. Middle St., Franklin Grove, 456-2456 Pastor George Woosnam Sunday School 9:00a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m.

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 - 847-9758974 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 Chan Ik Choi, 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 Pastor Dan Gorton 815-456-2457 Worship at 8:30 a.m. Sundays Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

416 Prospect St., Dixon 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 Sunday 9:30 am Tuesday 7:00 pm

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

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French Open champ ousted in London, B2.

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On the DL Clayton Kershaw Dodgers pitcher put on 15-day DL with a back injury. Meanwhile, the Dodgers acquired Bud Norris from the Braves.

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Forreston to host 3-on-3 tourney In conjunction with Forreston Hometown Days, the boys basketball team will be hosting a 3-on-3 tournament on July 23.

There will be divisions for fifth-grade boys & girls through adults, with games beginning at 8 a.m. at the outdoor courts at the high school & grade school.

Bracket champions will receive trophies, and all participants will receive a T-shirt.

Registration forms can be found on the Facebook page 3on3ForrstonHD. Contact Jonathan Schneiderman at jschneiderman @fvdistrict221.org for more information.

ARCHERY

Rochelle club to host 3D shoots The Rochelle Wildlife Conservation Club will host a trio of 3D archery shoots on July 3, August 7, and September 4.

Cost to shoot at 30 outdoor Rinehart targets is $10, with registration from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food will also be available at the club, located at 3501 Sweeney Road in Chana.

Call Bill Winebaugh at 815-978-2660 for more information.

GOLF

McGirt takes lead at Bridgestone In his World Golf Championship debut, William McGirt opened with six birdies and finished with a 45-foot par for a 6-under 64 and a three-shot lead.

McGirt had some decent company behind him after an opening round of warm sunshine and fast conditions at Firestone. Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 player, was among three players at 67, while Jordan Spieth somehow managed to post a 68 despite having only one birdie attempt (he missed) in his first 10 holes.

U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson had a U.S. Open kind of round – 15 pars, two birdies and a bogey – for a 69.

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Manziel suspended 4 games by league Johnny Manziel has been suspended for the first four games of next season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy, and the free-agent quarterback could face further discipline over his domestic violence case if he signs with another team.

The 23-year-old Manziel was released by Cleveland in March.

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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES | COASTAL CAROLINA 4, ARIZONA 3

Champion Chanticleers Coastal Carolina swipes national title from Arizona

BY ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

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Saturday

OMAHA, Neb. – Coastal Carolina coach Gary Gilmore often said he just wanted his team to reach the College World Series.

Until this week, he never imagined the Chanticleers would do so much more: They’re heading back to Conway, South Carolina, with the school’s first national championship in any sport.

The Chanticleers defeated Arizona 4-3 in the deciding Game 3 of the College World Series finals on Thursday, capitalizing on two errors on the same play to score four unearned runs in the sixth inning of a game delayed a day by bad weather.

It was worth the wait.

“Whenever I die, I’ll know this group of guys here, they willed themselves to be the national champion,” Gilmore said. “It was just meant to be, no doubt. If there is such a thing as a team of destiny, this group is it.”

Coastal Carolina (55-18) became the first team since Minnesota in 1956 to win the title in its first CWS appearance. Arizona (49-24) was trying for its second national title since 2012, but came up just short in a season in which it was picked to finish ninth in the Pac-12.

“Amazing season, and they’re a deserving champion,” first-year coach Jay Johnson said of the Chanticleers. “We played as good as we possibly could this year, and they’re the best team we’ve played, in my opinion.”

Andrew Beckwith (15-1), the national leader in wins, went 5 2/3 innings after pitching two complete games and picked up his third victory of the CWS. He was named the Most Outstanding Player.

“He’s been coaching for 21 years, and he deserves every bit of it,” Beckwith said of Gilmore.

“We got him to Omaha, and we got him a national championship. The senior class, the hard work in the fall, the dedication of the guys who don’t play much.

It doesn’t go unnoticed. It was a full team effort the whole College World Series, and we got it done.”

Alex Cunningham earned his first save, striking out Ryan Haug with a full-count fastball to end the game after Arizona had

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Coastal Carolina players celebrate their 4-3 victory over Arizona in Game 3 of the College World Series finals Thursday in Omaha, Neb. pulled within one in the bottom of the ninth. When Haug swung and missed, Cunningham turned to his dugout, beat his chest with his fist three times and saluted before flipping his glove away to start the celebration.

“The running joke is that in high school, I lost the state championship three times in a row. I was not going to lose this one, I promise you that,” Cunningham said.

The championship was the first in a team sport in the 33-year history of the Big South Conference.

But the Big South could savor the accomplishment for only about 8 hours. The Chanticleers become members of the Sun Belt Conference on Friday.

“This program has been a lot better than people give it credit for,” Gilmore said. “They thought we played in a small conference and couldn’t get this done. This bunch wanted to prove everybody wrong.”

Arizona, which came into the day with just two errors in seven CWS games, saw second baseman Cody Ramer commit two on the same play in the sixth inning.

He couldn’t get a handle on a grounder, allowing David Parrett to score from third. Then Ramer tried to get Michael Paez running from second to third, but

he overthrew Kyle Lewis. That allowed Paez to come home. G.K. Young then launched a no-doubt homer into the seats above the right-field bullpen for a 4-0 lead.

“It’s the best feeling of my life,” Young said. “I’m trying not to cry right now. Just dreaming of that in my head since I was 10 years old, hitting a home run in the College World Series. I never would have thought it would come in the championship game.”

The Wildcats cut the lead in half with two unearned runs in the bottom half of the sixth against a tiring Beckwith. Arizona’s Bobby Dalbec (11-6) worked 5 2/3 innings, striking out eight to increase his CWS total to 26 in 20 2/3 innings.

Arizona’s first two batters in the bottom of the ninth reached base against Cunningham, and Zach Gibbons’ sacrifice fly made it a one-run game with two outs.

Ryan Aguilar then doubled into the left-field corner, but Ramer was held at third because Anthony Marks was able to get the ball back to the infield so quickly.

“That’s the play of the season in college baseball,” Johnson said.

“We play aggressively, but Cody would have been out by 100 feet – and I know it’s only 90 feet. I can’t believe the play that was made.”

TENNIS | WIMBLEDON

French Open champ just one of 18 seeds to lose on Day 4

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

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Jana Cepelova celebrates after beating World No. 2 Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-2 on Day 4 of Wimbledon on Thursday in London.

That same sentiment might have been expressed by some of the other players who joined her on the way out of the tournament, including No. 31 Kristina Mladenovic in a weather-delayed firstround match, and No. 7 Belinda Bencic, No. 14 Sam Stosur, No. 15 Karolina Pliskova, No. 16 Johanna Konta, No. 17 Elina Svitolina, No. 20

• Formula One, Austrian Grand Prix, practice, at Spielberg, Austria, NBCSN 1 p.m.

• NASCAR Xfinity, Subway Firecracker 250, qualifying, at Daytona Beach, Fla., NBCSN 3 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, qualifying, at Daytona Beach, Fla., NBCSN 6:30 p.m.

• NASCAR Xfinity, Subway Firecracker 250, at Daytona Beach, Fla., NBCSN

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• European PGA, 100th Open de France, second round, at Paris, GOLF 12:30 p.m.

• PGA-WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, second round, at Akron, Ohio, GOLF 5:30 p.m.

• PGA, Barracuda Championship, second round, at Reno, Nev., GOLF 8 p.m.

• LPGA, Cambia Portland Classic, second round, at Portland, Ore., GOLF

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Rain gone, so is No. 2 Muguruza LONDON – After 2 days filled with rain, the sun actually made an appearance at Wimbledon on Thursday, allowing for plenty of play all around the grounds, a chance to finally conclude the first round – and several surprises, the biggest of which was French Open champion Garbine Muguruza’s exit.

No. 2 Muguruza, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the All England Club a year ago and won her first Grand Slam title less than a month ago, was one of 18 seeded players who lost on Day 4, including 11 women.

Admittedly lethargic, and displaying none of the verve or confident shotmaking she’s known for, Muguruza lasted less than an hour in the second round Thursday, beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Slovakia’s Jana Cepelova, a qualifier ranked 124th.

“My energy was not really there,” Muguruza said. “I was trying, but [it] didn’t work at all.”

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Sara Errani, No. 22 Jelena Jankovic, No. 30 Caroline Garcia, and No. 32 Andrea Petkovic, all in second-round matches.

That group includes a Grand Slam champion (Stosur), major finalists (Errani, Jankovic), the first seeded British woman at Wimbledon since 1984 (Konta, eliminated by 2014 runnerup Eugenie Bouchard) and a top-10 player

considered a possible future star of the sport (Bencic, who retired because of a left wrist injury while trailing American qualifier Julia Boserup).

There was nearly another big name gone.

But No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska, the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up, saved three match points, then took advantage when her opponent, 18-year-old Ana Konjuh of Croatia, twisted her right ankle by accidentally stepping on a tennis ball during a point. That happened at 7-all in the third set and, although Konjuh continued to play after a medical timeout, Radwanska was able to finish off a 6-2, 4-6, 9-7 victory.

The seven seeded men who lost, all in the second round, were No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 13 David Ferrer, No. 16 Gilles Simon, No. 23 Ivo Karlovic, No. 25 Viktor Troicki – who launched an epic tirade at the chair umpire because of a call two points from the end of his five-set defeat – No. 26 Benoit Paire, and No. 30 Alexandr Dolgopolov.

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• Cubs at Mets, MLB 7 p.m.

• White Sox at Astros, CSN • Brewers at Cardinals, FSM

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• UEFA, European Championship, quarterfinal, Wales vs. Belgium, at Lille, France, ESPN2

Swimming 5 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, qualifying heats: men’s 50 free & 100 fly, women’s 200 back, at Omaha, Neb., NBCSN 7 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, finals: women’s 200 breast & 100 free, men’s 200 IM & 200 back, at Omaha, Neb., NBC

Tennis 6 a.m.

• Wimbledon Championships, early rounds, at London, ESPN

Track & field 8 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, Men’s shot put & 10,000meter finals, at Eugene, Ore., NBC

Volleyball 10:30 p.m.

• FIVB World League, United States vs. Bulgaria, at Dallas, NBCSN

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD MLB American League East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 47 30 .610 — Boston 42 36 .538 5½ Toronto 43 38 .531 6 New York 39 39 .500 8½ Tampa Bay 33 45 .423 14½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 48 30 .615 — Kansas City 42 36 .538 6 Detroit 41 38 .519 7½ Chicago 40 39 .506 8½ Minnesota 25 53 .321 23 West Division

W L Pct GB Texas 51 29 .638 — Houston 42 37 .532 8½ Seattle 39 39 .500 11 Oakland 35 43 .449 15 Los Angeles 32 47 .405 18½ Thursday’s results N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota 5 Cleveland 4, Toronto 1 Detroit 10, Tampa Bay 7 Kansas City 4, St. Louis 2 San Francisco at Oakland, late Baltimore at Seattle, late Today’s games Cleveland (Tomlin 9-1) at Toronto (Stroman 6-4), 12:07 p.m.

Kansas City (Kennedy 6-6) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 5-6), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Fulmer 7-2) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 2-8), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Chacin 3-6) at Boston (Wright 8-5), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 1-3) at Houston (Fiers 5-3), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Perez 7-4) at Minnesota (Santana 2-7), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5) at Oakland (Gray 3-6), 9:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 1-5) at Seattle (LeBlanc 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 6-5) at San Diego (Rea 4-3), 9:40 p.m.

Thursday’s box score

WHITE SOX 6, TWINS 5 Minnesota Chicago

ab r h bi ab r h bi E.Nunez 3b 4 1 2 2 Ti.Andr ss 4 0 3 0 Edu.Esc ss 4 0 0 0 Eaton rf 2 1 0 1 Grssman dh 3 1 1 1 Abreu 1b 4 0 1 1 Dozier 2b 4 1 2 2 T.Frzer 3b 4 1 1 1 Plouffe 1b 3 0 0 0 Lawrie 2b 4 1 2 0 K.Szuki c 4 0 1 0 D.Nvrro c 4 0 0 0 Kepler rf 4 1 1 0 Av.Grca lf 3 2 1 1 Da.Sntn lf 4 0 0 0 Dvidson dh 2 1 1 1 Buxton cf 3 1 1 0 Coats ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Shuck cf 4 0 3 1 Totals 33 5 8 5 Totals 32 6 12 6 Minnesota 000 202 100 — 5 Chicago 011 300 01x — 6 E–Da.Santana (2). DP–Minnesota 2. LOB– Minnesota 3, Chicago 7. 2B–Kepler (11), Buxton (10), Lawrie (20), Shuck (3). HR– Grossman (6), Dozier (13), T.Frazier (23).

SB–Eaton (8), Av.Garcia (2). CS–Shuck (1).

S–Eaton (7).

IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Milone 3 1/3 9 5 5 1 3 Ramirez 2 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 Pressly 1 1 0 0 0 1 Abad L,1-2 1 1 1 1 2 1 Chicago Rodon 5 2/3 5 4 4 1 6 Albers H,11 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 Duke H,14 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 Jones W,4-2 BS 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 Robertson S,21-23 1 1 0 0 0 3 HBP–by Milone (Eaton). PB–Navarro.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 48 32 .600 — New York 41 37 .526 6 Miami 41 37 .526 6 Philadelphia 35 45 .438 13 Atlanta 26 52 .333 21 Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 51 27 .654 — St. Louis 40 38 .513 11 Pittsburgh 38 41 .481 13½ Milwaukee 35 43 .449 16 Cincinnati 29 51 .363 23 West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 49 31 .613 — Los Angeles 44 37 .543 5½ Colorado 37 41 .474 11 Arizona 36 45 .444 13½ San Diego 33 46 .418 15½

Thursday’s results L.A. Dodgers 8, Milwaukee 1 Washington 13, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Kansas City 4, St. Louis 2 Miami at Atlanta, late San Francisco at Oakland, late Today’s games Cincinnati (DeSclafani 2-0) at Washington (Roark 7-5), 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Kennedy 6-6) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 5-6), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 7-4) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-4), 6:10 p.m.

Miami (Nicolino 2-4) at Atlanta (Teheran 3-7), 6:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 1-0) at St. Louis (Garcia 5-6), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Cueto 11-1) at Arizona (Miller 2-7), 8:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5) at Oakland (Gray 3-6), 9:05 p.m.

Colorado (De La Rosa 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 6-5) at San Diego (Rea 4-3), 9:40 p.m.

Thursday’s box scores

METS 4, CUBS 3 Chicago New York

ab r h bi ab r h bi Zobrist rf-lf 5 1 2 0 Nimmo rf 4 1 1 1 Bryant 3b 5 1 1 2 N.Wlker 2b 4 0 1 1 Rizzo 1b 4 0 1 0 Cspedes cf 4 1 1 1 Cntrras c 4 0 1 0 Loney 1b 4 0 1 0 J.Baez 2b 5 1 2 1 A.Cbrra ss 4 0 0 0 Szczur lf 3 0 1 0 K.Jhnsn lf 3 0 0 0 Coghlan ph 1 0 0 0 W.Flres 3b 4 0 0 0 Cahill p 0 0 0 0 Familia p 0 0 0 0 Russell ss 1 0 0 0 T.d’Arn c 2 1 2 0 Lackey p 3 0 0 0 Matz p 2 0 0 0 Jo.Prlt p 0 0 0 0 E.Gddel p 0 0 0 0 Strop p 0 0 0 0 De Aza ph 0 1 0 0 Heyward ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Ad.Reed p 0 0 0 0 Almora cf 3 0 1 0 Blevins p 0 0 0 0 M.Mntro ph 0 0 0 0 Mat.Ryn 3b 0 0 0 0 T.Wood pr 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 3 Totals 31 4 6 3 Chicago 200 001 000 — 3 New York 000 001 30x — 4 E–J.Baez (6). LOB–Chicago 11, New York 6. 2B–Zobrist (16), Rizzo (19), Almora (6), Loney (7). HR–Bryant (22), J.Baez (8), Cespedes (19). CS–Szczur (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Lackey 6 1/3 5 2 2 2 5 Peralta L,0-1 0 1 2 1 1 0 Strop BS,3 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 Cahill 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York Matz 5 1/3 7 3 3 3 6 Goeddel W,1-0 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 Reed H,16 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 Blevins H,9 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 Familia S,27-27 1 1 0 0 2 2 Jo.Peralta pitched to 2 batters in the 7th WP–Reed.

ROYALS 4, CARDINALS 2 Kansas City St. Louis

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gordon lf 4 1 1 0 Crpnter 2b 2 0 0 0 Mrrfeld 2b 4 1 0 0 Wong cf 3 0 0 0 Morales rf 4 1 3 2 Hlliday lf 4 0 0 0 K.Hrrra p 0 0 0 0 Moss rf 3 1 1 1 W.Davis p 0 0 0 0 M.Adams 1b 4 0 0 0 Hosmer 1b 3 0 1 0 Jh.Prlt 3b 4 1 2 1 S.Perez c 4 0 0 0 B.Pena c 3 0 0 0 C.Colon 3b 3 0 0 0 Pham pr 0 0 0 0 Hchevar p 0 0 0 0 G.Grcia ss 2 0 0 0 Orlando rf 1 0 0 0 Leake p 2 0 0 0 A.Escbr ss 4 1 1 0 Gyorko ph 1 0 0 0 J.Dyson cf 4 0 1 1 Lyons p 0 0 0 0 Chris.Y p 1 0 0 0 Rsnthal p 0 0 0 0 Eibner ph 1 0 0 0 Molina ph 1 0 0 0 Gee p 0 0 0 0 Cthbert ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 7 3 Totals 29 2 3 2 Kansas City 110 001 010 — 4 St. Louis 000 101 000 — 2 E–Jh.Peralta (2), B.Pena (1), Leake (2).

LOB–Kansas City 4, St. Louis 7. 2B– Morales 2 (13), J.Dyson (7). HR–Morales (11), Moss (17), Jh.Peralta (3). SB–Merrifield (5), A.Escobar (11).

IP H R ER BB SO Kansas City Young 4 1 1 1 6 5 Gee W,3-2 2 1 1 1 0 3 Hochevar H,12 1 0 0 0 1 1 Herrera H,21 1 0 0 0 0 2 Davis S,19-21 1 1 0 0 0 1 St. Louis Leake L,5-6 7 5 3 2 1 4 Lyons 1 2 1 1 0 2 Rosenthal 1 0 0 0 0 0 WP–Lyons 2.

College baseball College World Series At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday’s result Arizona 3, Coastal Carolina 1

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LOCAL TENNIS | KSB TOURNAMENT Tuesday’s result Coastal Carolina 5, Arizona 4 Thursday’s result Coastal Carolina 4, Arizona 3, Coastal Carolina wins series 2-1

Tennis Wimbledon Seeds Fared Thursday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London MEN First Round • John Isner (18), United States, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-3.

• Lucas Pouille (32), France, def. Marius Copil, Romania, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Second Round • Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Yen-hsun Lu, Taiwan, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

• Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Julien Benneteau, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

• Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-2.

• Richard Gasquet (7), France, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.

• Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, lost to Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

• Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4.

• David Goffin (11), Belgium, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.

• David Ferrer (13), Spain, lost to Nicolas Mahut, France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

• Roberto Bautista Agut (14), Spain, def.

Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, walkover.

• Gilles Simon (16), France, lost to Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, 6-3, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4.

• Bernard Tomic (19), Australia, def. Radu Albot, Moldova, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3.

• Ivo Karlovic (23), Croatia, lost to Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

• Viktor Troicki (25), Serbia, lost to Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

• Benoit Paire (26), France, lost to John Millman, Australia, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

• Jack Sock (27), United States, def. Robin Haase, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

• Sam Querrey (28), United States, def.

Thomaz Bellucci, Brazil, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

• Alexandr Dolgopolov (30), Ukraine, lost to Daniel Evans, Britain, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-1.

• Joao Sousa (31), Portugal, def. Dennis Novikov, United States, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

WOMEN First Round • Timea Bacsinszky (11), Switzerland, def.

Luksika Kumkhum, Thailand, 6-4, 6-2.

• Sloane Stephens (18), United States, def.

Peng Shuai, China, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

• Barbora Strycova (24), Czech Republic, def. Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

• Kristina Mladenovic (31), France, lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, 6-3, 6-3.

Second Round • Garbine Muguruza (2), Spain, lost to Jana Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-2.

• Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, def.

Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 4-6, 9-7.

• Angelique Kerber (4), Germany, def.

Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-1, 6-4.

• Simona Halep (5), Romania, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-1, 6-1.

• Roberta Vinci (6), Italy, def. Duan YingYing, China, 6-3, 7-5.

• Belinda Bencic (7), Switzerland, lost to Julia Boserup, United States, 6-4, 1-0, retired.

• Venus Williams (8), United States, def.

Maria Sakkari, Greece, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

• Madison Keys (9), United States, def.

Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

• Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, def. Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

• Sam Stosur (14), Australia, lost to Sabine Lisicki, Germany, 6-4, 6-2.

• Karolina Pliskova (15), Czech Republic, lost to Misaki Doi, Japan, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

• Johanna Konta (16), Britain, lost to Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1.

• Elina Svitolina (17), Ukraine lost to Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.

• Dominika Cibulkova (19), Slovakia, def.

Daria Gavrilova, Australia, 6-3, 6-2.

• Sara Errani (20), Italy, lost to Alize Cornet, France, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

• Jelena Jankovic (22), Serbia, lost to Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 8-6.

• Kiki Bertens (26), Netherlands, def. Mona Barthel, Germany, 6-4, 6-4.

• CoCo Vandeweghe (27), United States, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 6-3.

• Lucie Safarova (28), Czech Republic, def.

Samantha Crawford, United States, 6-3, 6-4.

• Daria Kasatkina (29), Russia, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, 7-6 (9), 6-3.

• Caroline Garcia (30), France, lost to Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

• Andrea Petkovic (32), Germany, lost to Elena Vesnina, Russia, 7-5, 6-3.

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Youth champs crowned Doubles play in four age groups on second day

By SVM Sports Staff

Champions were crowned in four divisions Thursday in the 32nd annual KSB Tennis Tournament at the Emma Hubbs Courts in Dixon.

In the 14-and-under girls doubles division, Avery Meyer and Madelyn Ryan took first with 10 points. Sydney Schott and Meghan VanBuren took second with eight points. Hailey Kratzner and Riley Bally took third with six points.

In 16-and-under mixed doubles play, Katelyn Grell and Andrew Ivarson took 11 total games to narrowly edge out Avery Meyer and Daniel Ferguson’s 10 games for first place. Kailey Woolard and Jason Rugh were third.

In 18-and-under girls doubles, Erin Vits and Audrey Melton took first place with 15 games.

Katie Hammitt and Renata Young were in second with 14. Meyer and Larissa Gallardo

were third with 11, and Grell and Anna Ivarson were fourth with eight.

In the 18-and-under boys division, Ferguson and Jonathan Rivera took first, beating Andrew Ivarson and Luke Steinke 6-2, 6-3, and Sam Bratt and Zach Healy 7-5, 6-4. Bratt and Healy took second after beating Ivarson and Steinke 6-3, 6-1.

The tournament continues with play in the adult divisions on Saturday.

MLB ROUNDUP

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The White Sox’s Avisail Garcia (left) scores the go-ahead run on an eighthinning single by J.B. Shuck as Twins catcher Kurt Suzuki corrals the throw Thursday in Chicago. The White Sox won 6-5.

Twins Shucked by ChiSox Late rally lifts Sox; Mets beat Cubs; KC tops Cards By the Associated Press

The Twins are in the middle of the worst season in their Minnesota history, and there’s no relief in sight.

J.B. Shuck’s two-out single drove in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning, Todd Frazier hit his 23rd home run, and the White Sox beat the Twins 6-5 on Thursday in Chicago.

Minnesota overcame early 2-0 and 5-2 deficits, but it wasn’t enough to prevent their major league-high 53rd loss of the season.

Fernando Abad (1-2), in his first appearance in 8 days because of a stiff back, got the first two batters in the eighth before consecutive walks to slumping Avisail Garcia, and .063-hitting Jason Coats. Shuck followed with his career high-tying third hit of the game.

Nate Jones (4-2) allowed a hit while getting four outs, and David Robertson worked around a single in the ninth for his 21st save in 23 tries. The White Sox won their third straight series for the first time this season.

Tim Anderson added three hits as Chicago improved to 39-38.

Mets 4, Cubs 3: Yoenis Cespedes socked a colossal home run, Jeurys Familia pitched out of a huge jam in the ninth inning, and rookie replacement Brandon Nimmo keyed a threerun rally in the seventh that sent the Mets past the Cubs in New York, their first meeting since last year’s NL Championship Series.

Chicago put runners on second and third with no outs against Familia, who got two strikeouts and a bases-loaded popup for his 27th save, most in the majors. He screamed and pumped his arms repeatedly after Javier Baez popped up to end it.

Baez’s throwing error at second base allowed Nimmo to score the goahead run, and the Mets overcame a 3-0 deficit to stop their four-game slide. New York, which

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Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. makes a leaping catch on a ball hit by the Mets’ Neil Walker during the first inning Thursday in New York. The Mets beat the Cubs 4-3. swept Chicago last October to reach the World Series, had lost nine straight regular-season games to the Cubs dating to August 2014.

Both banged-up teams came in depleted by injuries as they began a fourgame series, the start of an 11-game homestand for the Mets that marks their longest of the season and takes them all the way into the All-Star break.

Kris Bryant’s two-run homer and Baez’s solo shot off rookie Steven Matz gave the major league-best Cubs a 3-0 lead before a scuffling Mets lineup finally pushed back.

Cespedes launched a solo drive off John Lackey in the sixth that soared into the third deck in left field, two or three rows deep. It was thought to be the first home run to reach the third deck at Citi Field, which opened in 2009.

Royals 4, Cardinals 2:

Kendrys Morales homered and recorded his sixth straight multi-hit game to lead the Royals to a victory over the Cardinals in St. Louis.

Kansas City won for the fourth time in five games, and took the two-city, four-game series 3-1.

Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta homered for the Cardinals, who have lost their last seven home games – their longest losing streak since Aug. 2-15, 1983.

Wade Davis recorded his 19th save in 21 chances.

Morales, a designated hitter playing right field for the second straight night, doubled in the sixth inning off Mike Leake (5-6) to push the lead to 3-1. Morales, who went 3-for-4, has 16 hits in 24 at-bats over the sixgame run.

Kansas City reliever Dillon Gee (3-2) picked up the win allowing one run in two innings.

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RACHEL COBERT | ERIE | SR

PAIGE SETCHELL | AMBOY | SR

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MEGAN GRADY | AMBOY | JR

KARISSA FREIDAG | EASTLAND | SR

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LAUREN CHACON | DIXON | JR

ERIN STROUP | STERLING | SR

SWIMMING & DIVING

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KALLIE ZUIDEMA | STERLING | JR

ALLIE PRESCOTT, MAURA SCANLAN | STERLING

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TAYLA SCHWARZ | DIXON | SO

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FEMALE ATHLETE OF YEAR | TAYLA SCHWARZ | DIXON SOPHOMORE

Basketball

COMMITTED TO CRAFT

2015-16: Rachel Cobert, Erie sr.

2014-15: Corrie Reiley, Prophetstown sr.

2013-14: Sam Lambrigtsen, Oregon sr.

2012-13: Sam Lambrigtsen, Oregon jr.

2011-12: Aleena Hammelman, Sterling sr.

2010-11: Lauren Hernandez, Sterling sr.

Bowling

2015-16: Paige Setchell, Amboy sr.

2014-15: Alyson Scheidecker, Oregon so.

2013-14: Katlyn Bay, Dixon fr.

2012-13: Amber Granzow, Sterling sr.

2011-12: Heather Wolf, Sterling sr.

2010-11: Heather Wolf, Sterling jr.

Cross country

2015-16: Megan Grady, Amboy sr.

2014-15: Haley Weidner, Bureau Valley fr.

2013-14: Megan Grady, Amboy fr.

2012-13: Regan Weidner, Bureau Valley so.

2011-12: Haley Thorpe, Dixon sr.

2010-11: Haley Thorpe, Dixon jr.

Golf

2015-16: Karissa Freidag, Eastland sr.

2014-15: Jaeden Workman, Morrison so.

2013-14: Kara Nehrkorn, Rock Falls sr.

2012-13: Alina Llanas, Polo sr.

2011-12: Karlie Mellott, Sterling so.

2010-11: Lydia Bilyeu, Fulton sr.

Soccer

2015-16: Lauren Chacon, Dixon jr.

2014-15: Lauren Chacon, Dixon so.

2013-14: Lauren Chacon, Dixon fr.

2012-13: Rosa Sanchez, Sterling fr.

2011-12: Allison DeArvil, Dixon sr.

2010-11: Brittlyn Dillow, Dixon sr.

Softball

2015-16: Erin Stroup, Sterling sr.

2014-15: Michaela Ward, Rock Falls sr.

2013-14: Karlie Mellott, Sterling sr.

2012-13: Emily Bush, Milledgeville sr.; Karlie Mellott, Sterling jr.

2011-12: Emily Bush, Milledgeville jr.

2010-11: Christie Wiersema, Morrison sr.

Swimming & Diving

2015-16: Kallie Zuidema, Sterling jr.

2014-15: Kallie Zuidema, Sterling so.

2013-14: Charli Wike, Sterling sr.

2012-13: Charli Wike, Sterling jr.

2011-12: Rose Thompson, Dixon sr.

2010-11: Rose Thompson, Dixon jr.

Tennis

2015-16: Allie Prescott & Maura Scanlan, Sterling seniors 2014-15: Allie Shank & Grace Steinke, Sterling seniors 2013-14: Hayley Kent & Jessica VanOosten, Dixon seniors 2012-13: Brooke Hendricks, Sterling sr.

2011-12: Hannah Jakobs, Sterling sr.

2010-11: Johanna Jahns, Sterling so.

Track & Field

2015-16: Tayla Schwarz, Dixon so.

2014-15: Rachel Cobert, Erie-Prophetstown jr.

2013-14: Lexy Duncan, Dixon sr.

2012-13: Paige Rus, ErieProphetstown sr.

2011-12: Lindsey Hoffert, Bureau Valley fr.

2010-11: Rock Falls Sprint Relays – Maryssa Nusbaum, Morgan Mammosser, Paige Wade, Savanah Davis

Volleyball

2015-16: Kaylee Martin, Sterling jr. & Bailey O’Brien, Rock Falls sr.

2014-15: Kaylee Martin, Sterling so.

2013-14: Kiarra Harris, Sterling sr.

2012-13: Krista Loos, Sterling sr.

2011-12: Morgan Mammosser, Rock Falls jr.

2010-11: Courtney Blair, Eastland sr.

Determination leads this Duchess to state title, record

BY PATRICK MASON | pmason@saukvalley.com | 815-625-3600, ext. 5550 | @pm222

T

he discus began its journey much like Tayla Schwarz’s.

Both started from a standstill, needing an outside force to move it in the right direction.

The disc needed a heave from Schwarz’s right hand, a heave that would send the disc to a rough landing in a patch of grass 145 feet, 8 inches away. After a series of measurements, the throw was confirmed as the longest discus throw in Class 2A history.

Sauk Valley Media’s female athlete of the year needed to win a battle with her mind, a battle won with the help of a push from her coach and her family.

This is the story of that push.

••• It started with Bob and Dawn Schwarz, Tayla’s parents.

They would hound Tayla, never letting her off easy. They made sure she was doing everything necessary to reach her potential. Bob and Dawn saw Tayla’s ability from an early age. She dominated throughout junior high, and hung with older athletes her freshman year.

But when Tayla’s sophomore season didn’t start off well, they pushed harder.

“We kept telling her, ‘You have to make sure you’re doing everything you can,’” Dawn said.

“We knew she had the ability, and it was frustrating for us. We saw she wasn’t realizing her potential, and we kept drilling her and pushing her to figure it out.”

Bob was the strong one in the family. He was mentally tough. Nothing affected him. He always knew how to attack problems. Bob and Dawn shared the same goal for Tayla, wanting so see her succeed.

They would often have discussions late at night, bouncing ideas off each other on how best to handle Tayla and the family’s shared quest for being the best.

At times, Bob would tell Dawn to “butt out.” “[Bob] knew best how to handle Tayla,” Dawn said.

“He had the perfect mix of saying things to piss her off, while also treading lightly because he understood her emotions.”

Hoping some of what was going on in his own mind would rub off on his daughter, Bob would challenge Tayla every chance he got. The family had a name for his unlimited quiver of barbs: “Dad-isms.”

“My dad would tell me, ‘Do you want to be a state champ or a state chump?’” Tayla recalled.

“He would yell that at me all the time.”

••• Brandon Woodward had to make a choice: to go, or to stay. He knew the decision he arrived at would not sit well with Schwarz.

The sophomore thrower lives a lot of her competitive life inside her own head. Everything in here is scrutinized and questioned down to the smallest detail. What she does today is compared with what she expects the finish line will look like. Her mind often jumps to the end of the story before finishing the first page.

Schwarz had to be consoled after the shot put as a freshman at the state meet in 2015. Dixon’s head track & field coach remembered Schwarz crying and hyperventilating.

“I had to remove her from the competition area,” Woodward said.

“She was disrupting the other athletes.”

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A year after feeling disappointed with a third-place finish at the state meet in the shot put and a fourthplace in the discus as a freshman, Dixon’s Tayla Schwarz worked hard both physically and mentally for a better result. This spring, she won the Class 2A state title in the discus, and took second in the shot put.

FEMALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2016 — Tayla Schwarz, Dixon so. (track & field) 2015 — Corrie Reiley, Prophetstown sr. (basketball, cross country, track & field) 2014 — Lexy Duncan, Dixon sr. (track & field, volleyball) 2013 — Paige Rus, Erie sr. (basketball, track & field, volleyball) 2012 — Jordan Giddings, Rock Falls jr. (basketball, softball, volleyball) 2011 — Courtney Blair, Eastland sr. (volleyball, basketball) 2010 — Keali Engelkens, Milledgeville sr. (softball, basketball, volleyball) 2009 — Michele Salvatori, Newman sr. (volleyball, basketball, softball) 2008 — Alisa Baron, Bureau Valley sr. (cross country, track & field) 2007 — Devon Carbaugh, Sterling sr. (cross country, basketball, track & field) 2006 — Madison Lebahn, Bureau Valley sr. (volleyball, basketball, track & field) 2005 — Devon Carbaugh, Sterling soph. (cross country, basketball, track & field) 2004 — Chelsey Bunyer, Eastland sr. (volleyball, basketball, track & field) This was after Schwarz placed third in the shot to two athletes older than her. But that wasn’t enough. In her mind, she was a state champion who took third. She was a wreck during the discus later on, and finished fourth.

Fast forward to the start of the 2016 season.

Schwarz was ready to redeem herself, but she couldn’t find her form and was throwing distances she hit in eighth grade.

The week before the Illinois Top Times meet – indoor state – Schwarz traveled to an invite held at the armory on the campus of the University of Illinois. She finished sixth. That’s when Woodward made a decision that changed the course of the rest of the season.

“When we got home, I called Tayla that night and said, ‘We’re not going to Top Times,’” Woodward recalled. “I told her, ‘No one needs to see where you are right now.’

We were going to let the other athletes think that was her until May.” The indoor 2A record was set at the Top Times meet, a throw of 42 feet, 8½ inches by a girl who would would finish eighth in the shot at state in May. That toss being in Schwarz’s range made it even tougher to skip the meet.

“She was upset because she knew that could have been her,” Woodward said. “But she had to understand to respect the process. It was hard to make that phone call, but I knew it was the right thing to do.”

••• Just a couple of feet in front of where Schwarz stood was a net.

Woodward placed the mesh barrier in front of an indoor ring, and asked Schwarz to throw into it.

She hates this. It’s like taking swings in a golf simulator that doesn’t project the rest of the shot.

In the yellow-lit space in the balcony of the Dixon gymnasium that looks down on the basketball court, Schwarz would spin and throw.

The shot would silently crash into the net. No one had an idea how far it would have gone.

But that was the point.

With the net, Schwarz could work without any expectations.

“I hate it, I hate throwing into the net,” Schwarz said. “But it was good for me, because I tend to get upset. My form could be good except for one minor thing, and in my head it was terrible. Everything was wrong in my mind because all I would worry about was distance.”

Woodward recorded Schwarz’s throws into the net, focusing on her form.

The two reviewed the film, and the only questions Woodward would ask were about how it felt.

That’s all the two cared about each time Schwarz threw indoors.

As the season progressed, Schwarz began to forget about distance, understanding the goal was May. ••• Bob died 2 days after Tayla’s state-record breaking throw in a construction accident on May 23. Tayla found out after a celebration held in her honor at the high school.

She went from the best day of her young life to the worst in a matter of days.

He wasn’t there to see her throw at state, but he had a front-row seat in her mind. Tayla brought a handful of his “Dad-isms” with her. And during the finals, Tayla was more like her dad than any other moment in her life.

She brought her dad’s mental toughness, his grit, and his standard of being the best. She set out to show Dad she was going to be a state champ. That chump stuff was so last year.

When Genoa-Kingston senior Carly Fischer’s first discus throw topped Tayla’s prelim-leading throw by more than a foot, Tayla thought of something her dad told her before the day began.

“He told me, ‘Remember that feeling. Remember how you felt after losing [last year]. You don’t ever want to feel that way again,’” she recalled.

Woodward and Dawn both remember a feeling of dread wash over them.

How was Tayla going to respond? Was Woodward going to have to console Tayla again?

Instead of breaking down, Tayla looked toward Fischer, eyes narrowed. She wasn’t going to let this one slip away.

The Dixon sophomore responded with a recordbreaking throw, a personal best by more than 13 feet. “[Bob] was a guy that had the utmost expectations for his girls,” Woodward said. “Just the amount of expectations he had, he helped and followed and cheered. It was very well done, and she made him proud.”

Just one person saw that mammoth throw coming. Not Woodward, not Tayla, not Dawn.

“Her dad kept saying you’re going to throw 15 feet more than you think you can,” Dawn said.

“And by God, she did it.”

••• Woodward has spent countless hours attending throwing camps across the state. Watching instructional throwing videos consumed even more of his time.

He had to learn how to teach an athlete to rotate.

A thrower at Dixon from 1999-2002, Woodward used the glide technique. The glide is generally discussed as a simpler way to throw. But he knew that Schwarz needed to be a rotational thrower for her to reach her potential.

In order to teach it, Woodward set out to learn to rotate himself.

“I had the glide burned into my brain from doing it for 4 years,” Woodward said. “I had to learn how to do it, and also how to incorporate it to discus.”

This wasn’t lost on Schwarz. She saw her coach taking notes and expanding his knowledge for her benefit. So she signed up for a national summer circuit that will take her to California in July to compete.

She has been traveling to Lake Park High School in Roselle 3 or 4 days each week to train with a coach who mentored Olympic athletes.

If Woodward is putting in the work to learn, she, too, made the choice to not be out-worked. “[Woodward] is learning, and trying to learn everything he can,” Schwarz said. “It’s not lost on me.

If he didn’t know his stuff, there’s no way I would have any chance.”

The two were talking a few weeks ago about summer plans, when Schwarz mentioned she had a friend’s birthday party coming up. Woodward asked what was on the agenda. Movie night?

Sleepover?

“She tells me she’s leaving early, not staying over, because she has to work out in the morning,” Woodward said.

“She’s committed.”

••• A workout written with a black dry-erase marker awaits Schwarz.

It details a leg workout, with a set of squats up first. She heads over to a rack, moves aside a purple bench, and slides 45-pound plates on either side of the bar.

Moments earlier, Schwarz flicked on the lights on this Tuesday summer night. A large fan was already working to push humid air around the small room.

The sun was setting outside, but in here, the state champion was just getting started.

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If you fail to answer the petition in said action by August 8, 2016, an order declaring the property abandoned may be entered on or after that date and an order entered authorizing a judicial deed to transfer the property to the City of Sterling may be entered on or after that date, in accordance with the prayer of the petition, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1131-1(d). The property which is the subject of this action is described as follows: Lot 8, Except the Southerly 15 feet of the Westerly 50 feet, in Block 4 West of Broadway, in the City of Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded September 23, 1856 in Plat 1, page 24, commonly known as 603 4th Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Pin #11-21-431-011 WITNESS June 28, 2016 /s/ Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 202 E 5th Street, P.O. Box 400 Sterling IL 61081-0400 Telephone: 815-625-8200 sanders@wmpj.com ARDC#6190517 July 1, 8, 15, 2016 LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES The Board of Directors of CGH Medical Center, Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, pursuant to 820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.

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NOTICE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES The Township Board of Trustees of the purGenesee-Hopkins-Jordan-MTAD suant to 820 Illinois Compiled Statutes 130/0.01 et. Seq., Prevailing Wage Act, hereby gives notice that it has made a determination as required by said law of the prevailing hourly rates of wages being paid to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics engaged in work of similar character in the locality of the GHJ MTAD, for the construction of public works coming under its jurisdiction. A copy of said determination is available for inspection at the office of the Genesee Township of Coleta, IL. Dated this 14th day of June, 2016

By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Genesee Township Pam McKenna, Township Clerk July 1, 2016

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE SPECIAL USE (MOBILE HOME) REQUEST

Estate of PAMELA N. MUSGROVE, Deceased.

No. 16 P 42 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of PAMELA N. MUSGROVE. Letters of Office were issued to TOD A. MUSGROVE, 913 Center Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

On June 24, 2016, Julie Prescott (owner) & Harry & Emily Blomstrand (purchasers, of property located at 9855 Hoover Rd., Rock Falls, IL 61071 in Montmorency Township, field a petition with the Whiteside County Development Office requesting that the purchasers be granted a special use on this property which is zoned A-1/SPU.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Lee County Courthouse, 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, IL 61021, or with the Representative, or both, on or before January4, 2017, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

Dated June 28, 2016 Tod A. Musgrove Independent Representative Kyle G. Carlock WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202 E. 5th Street | P.O. Box 400 Sterling, IL 61081-0400 815.625.8200 carlock@wmpj.com July 1, 8, 15, 2016 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Notice is hereby given that the City of Prophetstown has prepared a tentative preliminary form of appropriation ordinance, and adopted the same on June 14th, 2016. A public hearing shall be held as to such appropriation ordinance on July 12th, 2016, at the hour of 7:45 p.m.

At City Hall, 339 Washington St., Prophetstown, Illinois. Copies of the tentative appropriation ordinance are available for public inspection between the hours of 7 a.m. And 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at City Hall.

Dated this 14th day of June, 2016.

CITY OF PROPHETSTOWN /s/ Steve L. Swanson Steve Swanson, Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Rhonda Carter City Clerk/Deputy Clerk

July 1, 2016

Notice to Contractors Notice is hereby given that the Sterling Park District, 1913 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081 will receive bids at the office of the Director of Parks and Planning until 3:00pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 for the construction of site improvements at Westwood Fitness and Sports Center.

This project involves the evacuation and placement of aggregate base, P.C.C. sidewalk, water main and sanitary sewer.

All requirements and details are described and listed on the plans and in the project specification. All work is to be done in accordance with the specifications on file in the office of the Director of Parks and Planning, Sterling Park District, 1913 3rd Avenue, Sterling, Illinois 61081. Prospective bidders may obtain specifications and plans from the office of Wendler Engineering Services, INC., 698 Timber Creek Road, Dixon, Illinois 61021, phone 815-288-2261.

The Sterling Park District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities and to accept the proposal that the Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners believes to be in the best interest of the Sterling Park District.

By Order of: Marvin Reyes, President Sterling Park District Board of Commissioners June 30 & July 1, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, STATE OF ILLINOIS IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: VERONICA SERRANO, Petitioner,

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EDUARDO A. OCAMPO, Respondent.

No. 2015 D 212 ST NOTICE OF PUBLICATION Notice is given you, EDUARDO A. OCAMPO, Respondent, that this cause has been commenced against you in this Court asking for relief under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act and for entry of a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage and other relief. Unless you file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Whiteside County, 101 East Third Street, Sterling, Illinois, on or before the 8th day of July, 2016, relief pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act may be granted and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage may be entered by default on July 11, 2016, at 9:00 A.M., and other relief may be granted as prayed for by the Petitioner. ______/s/ Susan E. Ottens____ CIRCUIT CLERK Prepared by: James E. Fagerman MERTES & MERTES, P.C. Attorneys for Petitioner 4015 East Lincolnway, Suite D Sterling, IL 61081 Telephone: 815-626-1500 Telefacsimile: 815-626-1516 Primary Email: jfagerman@mertesandmertes.com Secondary Email: pleadings@mertesandmertes.com June 24, July 1, 8, 2016

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In order to comply with Chapter 19, Article 4, Divison 1, Section 19-4.2 of the Whiteside County Zoning Ordinance, a hearing must be held by the Whiteside County Planning and Zoning Commission, to allow input form the public.

The reason for Prescott (owner) & Blomstrands (purchasers) request for the speical use is to allow the existing mobile home on this property remain for the use by the Blomstrand's,(purchasers), mother.

The legal description for the property, involved in this request, is as follows: A part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., Whiteside County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of said Section 16, which is North 01°44'48?

East (assumed bearings), 1716.80 feet from a survey nail at the East Quarter corner of said Section 16; thence North 87°26'59? West 288.67 feet to a survey nail set in concrete;thence North 03° 42'40? East, 236.69 feet to a steel rod; thence South 88°14'13? East 280.53 feet to the East line of said Section 16; thence South 01°44'48? West, 240.52 feet to the point of beginning.

The public hearing on this request will be held at the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center, 400 North Cherry Street, in Morrison, Illinois, in Mt. Pleasant Township, on July 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.

Parties wishing more information may call the Whiteside County Development Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 815-772-5175 or appear at the Development Office on the second floor (Room 202) of the courthouse at 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois.

Dated this 24th day of June A.D. 2016.

WHITESIDE COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

By Gerald Ratajczk Chairperson July 1, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS RIDGESTONE BANK, Plaintiff, v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

16 CH 38 Commercial Foreclosure Property Address: 108, 110 E. Division Street Amboy, Illinois 61310 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION TO UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, Lee County, Illinois, by RIDGESTONE BANK against you and other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage. The Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: PARCEL 1: LOTS NINETEEN (19), TWENTYTWO (22) AND TWENTY-THREE (23) IN BLOCK TWENTY-THREE (23) IN WYMAN'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN (NOW CITY ) OF AMBOY, ALL SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF OF LEE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS PARCEL 2: A PART OF LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK FOUR (4) IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN (NOW CITY) OF AMBOY, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE RUNNING SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 4, 13 FEET; THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 4, 20 FEET EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE WEST 20 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LEE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. PIN (s): 02-15-15-456-029; 02-15-22-203-022 Commonly known as: 108, 110 E. Division Street, Amboy, Illinois 61310 The Mortgage was made on July 7, 2009 and modified on September 10, 2009 by Eleventh Enterprises as the Mortgagor to Ridgestone Bank as Mortgagee and recorded on July 9, 2009 and September 21, 2009, respectively, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in Lee County, Illinois as Document Nos. 2009004320 and 2009005781, respectively.

Summons was duly issued out of the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, Lee County, Illinois, against you as provided by law, and that suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the above Defendants, file your answer to the complaint in this case or otherwise file your appearance in the office of the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, Lee County, Illinois, on or before July 25, 2016, a default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE TIME IN WHICH THE SUBJECT REAL ESTATE MAY BE REDEEMED FROM FORECLOSURE, PURSUANT TO LAW, COMMENCES TO RUN WITH THE FIRST DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Clerk, Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, Lee County, Illinois Prepared By: Michael W. Debre (#6296197) Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. 30 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2600 Chicago, Illinois 60606 T: 312-855-4603 mdebre@chuhak.com I696675 June 24, July 1, 8, 2016

NOTICE Sauk Valley Community College will be accepting bids for a Mini Van until 10:30 am, Monday, July 11th, 2016 at the College's Office of the Dean of Business Services. To obtain specifications, please contact Rhonda Tompkins at 815-835-6383.

July 1, 2016

NOTICE Sauk Valley Community College will be accepting bids for a Zero Turn Lawn Mower until 11:00 am, Monday, July 11th, 2016 at the College's Office of the Dean of Business Services. To obtain specifications, please contact Rhonda Tompkins at 815-835-6383.

July 1, 2016

LEGAL AD INVITATION TO BID Sterling Community Unit School District #5 is accepting bids for diesel fuel.

Specifications are available at the Sterling CUSD #5 business office, 410 E LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL 61081; Telephone (815) 626-5050.

Bids must be received no later than 2:00 PM, Thursday, July 21, 2016.

Sterling Community Unit School District #5's Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to accept that bid which is in the best interest of the District.

July 1, 2016 NOTICE Sauk Valley Community College will be accepting bids for the furnishing and installation of flooring for the A & P Lab until 10:00 am, Monday, July 11th, 2016 at the College's Office of the Dean of Business Services.

To obtain specifications, please contact Rhonda Tompkins at 815-835-6383 July 1, 2016 Public Notice ”The Lost NationNew Landing River Conservancy District of Illinois has changed their meeting time and now meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00PM in the Lake Court Center at 404 Lake Court, Dixon, Illinois.”

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DO YOU QUALIFY FOR A CAREER AS A ROCK FALLS POLICE OFFICER? The Rock Falls Board of Fire and Police Commissioners are seeking candidates for the position of Police Officer and will conduct entrance examinations at the Rock Falls Middle School on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Physical Ability examination will be administered at 9:00 a.m. and the written exam will follow.

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Thurs. 12pm-5pm Fri. 8am-3pm 420 Division St. Old windows, chalk paint furniture, lots of teen girls, boys, ladies, & mens clothing, baby furniture items and lots of misc.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Encourage others to do the right thing. Your persuasive influence will put you in a good position to control a developing situation. A partnership will help enhance your humanitarian actions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You can’t please everyone. Make a choice. Change is inevitable, so don’t run from what is eventually going to happen anyway. Don’t get angry; get busy. Live in the moment and forge ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -The aid or suggestions you offer will lead to an emotional encounter that will help you turn a negative into a positive.

Network with peers and make a difference.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your insight and people skills will allow you to reach someone who is blocking your path. Common sense, reason and proper incentives will help you get your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Making travel plans or speaking up for someone or something you believe in will put you in the spotlight. A plan to spend time with a loved one will be rewarding.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t get down when you can get busy. You may not agree with what others are doing, but as long as you are happy with your own actions, you’ll be just fine.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you handle changes with a keen sense of how to make things work in your favor, everything will turn out quite well. A partnership will make your life easier.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Home and family will make you happy. If you suggest some domestic improvements, it will encourage your loved ones to pitch in and lend a hand. An old idea will fit into your plan.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You’ll know exactly what to say and do to entice someone to assist you. Romance is on the rise, and special plans for two will lead to a better future.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You’ll experience problems dealing with friends and family. Your choices will be quite difficult, making it hard to move forward with your plans. Emphasizing compromise and offering an incentive will help you sway the vote.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Day trips, family outings or visits to a loved one will be fruitful and will encourage new beginnings. Romance is highlighted, and plans can be made that will lead to greater happiness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Refuse to be enticed by irresponsible people or those trying to convince you to try something that may not be good for you. Discipline will be required. ©2016 UFS

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Thurs. & Fri., 8-3 686 Shadow Wood, Dixon Garage Sale

Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 8am-4pm 1102 Fargo Ave. Household goods, glassware, knickknacks, couch, armoire, dresser, kitchen table w/ chairs, clothing.

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Saturday only! 9-?

1956 Lowell Park Road Antique & Collectibles Sale Show cases, pin ball & slot machines, detail drill, R.C. sailboat, musical instruments, old scales, slaw cutters, brass propeller, snow cone machine, old drill industrial press, sewing machine, pump organ, BB gun, malted milk mixer, old oil pump, some copper & brass, wash boards, wash tube stand, antique jigsaw. pedal CASH ONLY!

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FIND YOUR DREAM HOME!

Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

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Saturday only 8-3 1851 N. Brinton (across from the prison) Yard Sale

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Fri. 7-5 & Sat. 7-?

519 2nd Avenue 2nd Annual Garage Sale All new items Lots of vintage, household retro, items, tools, radio arm & scroll saw.

Come check us out

Fri. only, 7-12 27847 Madlyn Dr (off Buell Rd.) Desk, tables, some men's, women's & kids clothes. Kids toys, tons of children's books, bags, purses, lots of misc.

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Fri. & Sat. 7-2 1125 Long Street Girls 14/16-20, 10/12-18, Boys Womens XL – 2XL, books, scrubs, toys, tools & misc!

Fri. 8-3 Sat. 8-12 1003 Selmi Lane Dining room table & chairs, hope chest, dresser, air hockey table, men's bicycle, toys, clothingboy's 2T-3T & girl's 5-6, & maternity.

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DIXON GARAGE SALES 624

Fri. & Sat. 8-3 408 7th Avenue Multi-Family Sale Lots of women's clothes S-3x, baby boy's NB – 12 mo., & men's, & Little Dog jelly & mustard, shoes, & furniture.

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AREA GARAGE SALES 624

Thursday & Friday 8am-???

345 Rock Island Rd. Women & Men clothing- sz. L-xL, of Men's Lots shirts, sz. s-xl(Tall), ties, coats, Jrs. clothing, girls & boys clothing, microwave, kitchen table, desk, desk chair, sofas, Christian books & CD's, home school material, home décor and much more.

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NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

The three children to whom this exemption applies includes the family's natural or adopted children and any other persons under the age of 12 whether related or unrelated to the operator of the day care home. (DCFS Rule, Part 377.3 (c))

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Little Blessings Childcare has immediate daycare openings for infant-school age. 815-285-3811 Lic# 48927502

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Wanted: Construction Foreman for residential or post frame concrew. struction Driver's license reBenefits quired. medical, include dental, & life insurance, matching retirement plan, and paid holidays, sick, & vacation days.

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SERVICE DIRECTORY SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Clock/Watch Repair

FARLEY'S APPLIANCE Heating & Cooling Sale & Service Free Estimates New & Replacement Units We service all brands!

Call Today (815)284-2052

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

Alterations SHOE REPAIR ZIPPER REPAIR & ALTERATIONS Grummert's Hardware Sterling, Rock Falls, & also Shaw's Marketplace 214 Washington Prophetstown

815-989-8320

Asphalt

Concrete Contractors

Fritz Asphalt Sealing

Commercial – Residential Shawn Von Holten 815-499-2940 **FRANKLIN** MAINTENANCE •Pothole Repair •Hot Pour •Crack Filling •Seal Coating •Line Striping Bonded-Insured 815-284-6806

CONCRETE • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios CONSTRUCTION •Garages •Additions •Remodeling •Decks • Homes 38 yrs. Experience 815-626-9026

T & M PAVING

*Asphalt paving & Patch work * Seal Coating *Skid loader/ Dump Truck Work (Concrete Removal, Dirt and Gravel Hauling) Call for free, no obligation estimates 815-499-7195.

Locally owned And Operated.

Over 25 Years Asphalt Exp. Fully Insured

Basement Waterproofing Prater Paint & Waterproofing We Dry Up Basements & Crawl Spaces, Remediate Mold & Install E-Z Breathe™ Ventilation Systems 815-626-5165

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Bicycles GREEN RIVER CYCLERY

Concrete Workz Sidewalks • Steps Driveways • Patios Floors Exposed & stamped concrete Poured walls/ retaining walls Skidloader work & Hauling *Free Estimates *Insured 815-441-6126 All Types of Concrete Work ➩SIMON MASONARY➩ Brick, Block & Stone Work, Griding & Truckpointing New & Repair NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Chimneys & Foundations Bonded and Ins. ★Free Est.★ Call Cris Sosa 312-771-1310

Dumpster Rental

Gutters

Serving the Sauk Valley Areas for over 15 years •On the Job Manufactured • Expert Installation •Competitive prices •Best Quality Materials, Guaranteed •5” and 6” Seamless Gutters for Residential, Industrial & Commercial Needs •Leaf Free Gutter Protection Systems •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

Handyman JB SERVICES •Power Washing •Gutter Cleaning •Deck & Yard Maintenance •Painting & Remodeling •Floor Installation & Maintenance •Siding Installation Anything Odd Jobs ★Free Estimates★ 815-440-1280 Ask for John LawnCare Service •Pot Holes •Rototilling •Leaf & Gutter clean up •House clean up •Dirt, gravel, rock mulch & sand •Pressure Washing •River and Creek banks •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

Haul/Clean Service JOHN'S CLEANUP & REMOVAL Anything goes!!

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Painting PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165 Working Girl Painting Taking care of all your painting needs!

Interior & Exterior •Wall paper Removal •Decks & fences •Small home repairs Call Shirley for Free Estimate 815-508-6131 Serving the the Sauk Valley area for over 10 years!

Insured

Power Washing Frank's Anything Power Washing Stripping Paint & Cleaning Homes, Decks, Driveways Commercial & Residential * Fully Insured * Call 815-213-0675

Mobil Pressure Wash Service • Commercial, • Residential & • Semis You name it.... we clean it!

Call Ben 815-590-2694

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815-626-1333

Bicycle Repairs Tune-Ups Overhauls 205 E. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 (815)622-8180

www.grc.bike Tuesday - Friday • 10 - 6 Saturday • 8-1

Cleaning Service

ADVANCED CLEANERS

Dumpster Rental for Clean-ups & Construction Small & Large containers avail.

Tidy Bug Inc. Dixon, IL tidybuginc.com 815-456-3001

Furniture Refinished Furniture Restoration Strip, Refinish, Repair Re-glue, Touch-ups Anselmo's Inc. 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

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GUTTERS & THEN SOME Gutter Cleaning & Repair Service Miscellaneous Jobs FREE ESTIMATES 815-535-0911 Bonded & Insured If you have gutter problems, call the Gutter Guys!!

Gutters American Energy Savers “Sauk Valley's Oldest & Best Seamless Gutter Company” Always Flow Seamless Gutters Call Dan Maloney 815-288-4525

Serving the Sauk Valley Area for over 15 years.

•Garages •Additions •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Gutters •Interior/Exterior •New Construction & Re-Construction Residential, Industrial, Commercial •Licensed •Bonded •Insured FREE Estimates 815-213-0704

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Dixon near Walmart Sterling near Menards Various Sizes

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STORAGE UNITS Multiple Sizes Starting at $35 No appt. needed Located inside MOORE TIRES 2411 E. Rt 30 Rock Falls (815)625-3764

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•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

Tree Service

No Mow Worries Lawn Maintenance Mowing rimming dging Removal & etc.

Call or text for a free estimate today!

815-441-8612

Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

Interior & Exterior Light Carpentry Pressure Washing 35 Years Experience Insured - References Cell #815-440-2202

815-323-1622

Repairr on all makes & models Servicce Call Special $19.95!

Over 30 years of experience

Windows

“Area's #1 Roofing Contractor IL Lic# 104-015191 Licensed, Bonded & Insured •Roofing •Siding •Windows •Decks •Additions •Garages & More Residential & Commercial Call now to schedule your FREE Estimate!

Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

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Will beat any leading competitor price 815-590-2677

Looking for the perfect home?

Read Sauk Valley Classifieds real estate section and Real Estate Weekly on Thursdays.

A&M TREE SERVICES Dump Truck & Loader Work BLACK DIRT

Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding Licensed/ Insured.

Whiteside Area 815-590-1677

Alan's Tree Service

• Fully Insured!• • Free Estimates• Alan Sandrock 815-590-9247 ✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤✤

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

ROCK FALLS GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday 8-2 1016 W. 2nd St. Clothes, boys & pre teen girls, household décor, sm. pet accessories, cat tower, bedding Child life jackets, 19” flats creen TV, Patio set, wooden patio set, middle aged toys, lots and lots of misc.

Saturday 8-3 507 E. 3rd St. 4 Family Sale We have lots of stuff to get rid of so will you please come help us out?

We have a lot of all kinds of women's S-XL name brand clothing-tops, capris, jeans, jackets, men's clothes L-3XL, shoes, scarves, jewelry, name brand purses, some Harley stuff, CDs, Longaberger, pictures, lots of bedding, new tables, crystal, Sony stereo, lamps, porcelain dolls, antique cabinet & tiger oak rocking chair, tons of tools, impacts, battery & air, complete torch set, lights, canopy, new bug shields, speaker stands CHECK US OUT! Thurs. 12-5 & Fri. 8-3; 1292 Jacob Dr. ½ mi. past Country Club Cartop luggage carrier, clothing, quilt sets, curtains, toys, books, Vera Bradley, kitchen table & chairs & misc

STERLING GARAGE SALES 624

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Affordable Lawn Services

•Surprisingly affordable •Mow/Trim/ Blow Surfaces •Full Service Rates Starting at $25 •VACATION •Broken Mower •”Rather Run the Grill then the mower!”

Service Within 24 hours (normally) Response Time ☞Friendly Service 815-213-3383 Some Odd Jobs Welcome!

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DALE COLLIN STUMP GRINDING 815-564-7892 Insured FREE Estimates Clean Up Available All stumps ground out 8-10 inches below ground.

• Lawn Mowing & Rototilling 20 Yrs. Experience

Lawn Service Commercial & Residential Call Ethan 815-441-6812

Water Softeners

GREAT RATES

CLARK'S

BILL'S LAWN SERVICE •Mowing •Garden Tilling •Yard Clean Up FREE Estimates Call 815-441-6073

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

Storage

• Stump Grinding • Small Trees • Clean Up • Bush Removal 815-718-2663 or 815-590-0423

Lawn Care

TV Repair

TELEVISION

Stump Removal

Randy L. Moore

IL State Roofing Licensed 104-002247(1986) Bonded-Insured

We Take Your Fun Seriously!

Roofing/Siding

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284-2222

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com

Fri. & Sat. 9-3 1711 Ave. L Lots of misc items!

Everything is priced to sell!

Fri. 8-8 Sat. 7-1 1512 5th Avenue Huge Multi-Family Clothes - kid's 0-5, adult L/Xl, like new toys, household & holiday items, quilt rack, bike, books, electronics, 19” HD tv, GI Joe toys, Game Boy/games, old dbl. WASH TUB, & much misc.

Friday 8-2 613 W. 13th St. Garage Sale Sunday 11-5 26477 Fulfs Rd. Sterling, IL Sunday Market Day Live Music Home-made Foods, Jewelry, Candles, Soaps, & More!

Contact: pilgrimsoundfest @gmail.com

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705 I Buy: Antiques, collectibles, toys, post cards, etc.

815-445-6151.

Marshall Pottery 3 gal. stoneware butter churn w/ paddle & lid 815-5358427

COMPUTERS

735

Apple MacBook Pro, 15.4 in. Retina Display, i7/2.3Ghz, 16/256 GB SSD. $1150 Call 815312-0037

FURNITURE

755

Dresser 44” high x 29½ “ wide x 15½” deep w/ 5 drawers $45 815-716-0123 Dresser, 44” high x 29 ½ wide x 15 ½ deep with 5 drawers. $45 815-716-0123 King Head & foot board, wrought iron and wood w/ bed frame $300, 6mo. old. 941-380-3966 Mattress sets: Twin $99, Full $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477 New & used furniture & all size beds wholesale Washer, dryer, recliner, sofa, table & chairs, stoves, dressers, coffee table, 110v. A/C, micro. 815-718-4385

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

10wk old Pure bread Pomeranian puppies. $500 815-718-1889

2 adjacent graves in The Garden of Faith at Chapel Hill, Dixon. $1590 for both. 503-9313389.

2005 Gas Golf Cart Club Car Great Cond. $2700 815-499-2548

American Bobtail cat, 1 male, free to good home and 2 female adults.

815-499-3210 Free fish/ Plecostomus too large for tank. Need immediate home. Call 815-994-4973.

Free Kittens to a 1 good home, Siamese, 1 gray, 2 815-878black 9249 Free to good home, 2 adorable kittens, 8 weeks old. 815-284-1130 Missing: long haired black female cat, Washington Ave. & Marclare Apts., Dixon.

Tenants across from Woodland Wonderland please check your garages.

Concerned. Please call 815-994-4973.

Need loving homes, due to terminal cancer, for 2 cats, free to good homes only. Call 815-625-1664.

Tosa Inu male & female born 6/1/15 champion bloodline.

Basic obedience and chipped. All shots, housebroke.

Call 815-626-6382 after 7pm.

Wanted: Tea Cup size F Chihuahua, adult, short hair, reasonably priced or free. 815-5649022 after 2:00.

WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

LAWN & GARDEN

781

18HP Troy-Bilt tractor, hydro. drive, cruise, 42” deck. $475. Call 815-625-1606.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT

785

Moving to San Diego. Instant gym. Treadmill, plaits, bike, weight bench,free weights Full size slimming mirror. All in good cond. Paid $1500 for all. Make offer!

815-535-2380

TICKETS / TRAVEL 787 & EVENTS No person or business, unless properly licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, may sell ticket(s) for any sporting event or otherwise, for more than the price printed upon the face of the said ticket(s).

Only licensed ticket brokers may legally advertise, negotiate and execute the sale of ticket(s) for any amount over what is printed upon the face of ticket.

WANT TO BUY 795 I Pay Cash 4 Gold, Silver, Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950 Skid loader in any condition Call or text 563212-7699

MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE 1970's Wedding Gown & Veil, elegantly simple, easily modified, tall/small $100 815-718-3434

400 plastic trading card cases $60/obo 815-9733455 Berghoff Worldwide 12 pc. Cookware set, stainless steel. New in box. $100. 815-716-0123 Champion gas Pressure Washer, like new, 2400PSI, $130 2.2GPM, 815-284-2433

NEW TODAY Chapel Hill MemoGardens, 2 rial plots. $1400/both.

815-734-6524 Good Old Days magazines. 19852001. $10 per year.

815-625-6182 Great Lakes hot tub. $2,000. Call 815-994-1010 Haier air conditioner 110v, $75.

Call 815-440-0145.

Ken Griffrey Jr. rookie card PSA 8 grade $100/obo 815-985-5359 Pat Summitt Autograph Basketball; no COA $275/obo 815-985-5359 Polk Audio Monitor 10 speakers w. stands. $225 OBO 815-441-3853 Pool table top, 4x8 1 in. slate. $35 815-284-8204 or 815-626-4991 Porch/outside furniture. Sofa, lounge chair, chair with ottoman. White metal & yellow cushions.

815-626-3525 Pride Jazzy power chair. $1,700. Call 815-994-1010 See More Online Photos, Commerce, Expanded Text ➛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 Sofa bed, 6ft.

Like new. $75 815-625-9439 Vintage Wood Rocking horse. 35” L x 25” H x 13' W with metal saddle. $85. 815-716-0123 Vintage wood horse, rocking 35”Lx25”Hx13”w w/ metallic saddle $85 815-716-0123 Water Skis, “O'Brien” Performance Combos, good shape, $75/obo 815-499-7302 Waterbed w/2 pillow top mattresses, 2 heaters & 6 drawers, $100/obo.

2 women's leather coats- sz. 10 & 12, $100 ea. obo. 12v.

TV $50. Set of suitcases $25. Call 815-438-2918.

Westinghouse upright freezer 20 cubic ft. $150 815-625-5409

HAY & STRAW

825

Clean bright wheat straw.

815-712-3058 Hay for Sale $3 Bale 815-284-8204 or 815-626-4991

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

1948 I.H. C Tractor with wood's 59 belly mower. Run's great.$2,800. Good rubber & paint.

815-973-0024 •Dirt Bike• Yamaha PW80 good condition $600/OBO 815-499-7333 International H for sale, good cond. $1600. 815499-9483

Friday, July 1, 2016

FARM EQUIPMENT

855

Vintage 340 I.H. 1972 utility tractor, 3pt. fast hitch with draw bar, T.A. Whl. weights, like new loader, 95% rubber 540 PTO & more.

Under 1600 orig. hours. $6750. 815973-3223.

CLASSIC CARS

904

1984 Buick Riveria T type, 3.8 turbo charge, Gold, motor needs work. $3,500. Call 815-285-8148

AUTOMOBILES

905

NEW REAL DEAL

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1984 Corvette, bronze, 350 automatic, Exc. cond.

New carpet & exhaust. $4,000.

815-441-5353.

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2006 Ford Expedition XLT. White.

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1984 GMC Van. 305 Automatic. ¾ ton 110k mi. second owner Drive it home. $850 as is.

815-535-8021 2000 Ford Van ½ New rear ton, heavy leaf springs, tires alternator, plus spare, newer brakes & shocks.

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2000 Subaru Forester, 128k mi., reliable, recent brakes & exhaust. $3950 Call 815312-0037 2004 Ford F250, reg. Cab, V-10, auto., 4x4. Towing pkg., DMI bumper.

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1999 Harley Dyna Super Glide FXD 12K mi., saddlebags, windshield, lots of extra asking chrome, 815-288$5400 3301 2002 Harley Davidson Road King Classic. 2 helmets.1 Jack. $6,700obo. Call 815-440-6023 2003 Harley Ultra Davidson Classic Electra Glide, low miles, 100 yr. Anniversary, $9000 /obo 815-499-6410 2006 Harley Davidson Dyna Lo Rider EFI, 6 sp. Low mi. lots of extras. $7,500 815-238-1788 2009 Venox Cruiser, 5K miles. excellent condition, windshield/bags.

Great starter bike. $2,500 815-994-0284

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16' Starcraft Boat depth finder, 70hp Johnson motor & trailer, $1850 815441-7636

NEW TODAY 1980 Yamaha 400 Special, low miles.

Runs good. New parts, seat, battery. $1,100/obo. 815626-4490.

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2000 Hurricane Deck Boat model FD201, Mercury 240HP, I/O, 5.0L. $8900. 773-4259810 2013 16' Qwest Pontoon Edge Boat, & 2012 18' Trailer, Trophy many amenities, used like new, only a few times, inquiries serious only, $15,500 815652-0286

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2004 28' fifth wheel camper.

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