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DIXON | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

City has a game plan in hand Nearly $28 million in projects could be tackled over the next 5 years – if there’s enough capital

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

DIXON – The city has a preliminary outline of capital projects for the next 5 years,

but expenses will outweigh revenues in two of the city’s core departments – and if the city pushes projects on the plan’s to-do list too far down the road, it could end up costing even more capital.

City Manager Cole O’Donnell intro-

duced the city’s first draft Capital Improvement Plan on Monday, a thick spread of documents that serves as a short-range plan to identify priority projects and funding sources for those projects for fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

The plan totals about $27.5 million of improvements funded through a variety of sources including the city’s capital fund, infrastructure fund, recovery fund, motor fuel tax dollars, and grants.

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Ho-ho-home improvement Santa’s home away from home at Northland Mall in Sterling was upgraded for the jolly man’s visit this year, and cousins K.J. Kutz (left) and Camille Kutz, both 3 and from Dixon, get a view from Santa’s lap of his revamped village Saturday.

Students head up effort to help raise funds to honor professor’s late son

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 CHeimerman_SVM

DIXON – It’s massive, the list of skills great nurses must learn and master. Among them – and not to be overlooked – is bedside manner, particularly when helping someone grieve.

A few weeks ago, Mary Heitmann of Mendota, who’s taught for 16 years at Sauk Valley Community College, gave her stuMary dents a heartHeitmann wrenching, but effective, lesson in the grieving process.

She lost her son, Capt.

Thomas Heitmann, in September 2011 to a helicopter crash during a Capt. Thomas training misHeitmann sion for the Marines. Both Thomas and his instructor, Capt. Jeffrey Bland, were killed, and Heitmann walked her students through her grieving process. How her husband, Tom, grieved. How Michael’s five sisters grieved.

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RIGHT: Santa waits for some little ones to stop by Saturday at his new setup at Northland Mall in Sterling. This week, the big man starts his weekday appointments, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the mall, which beefed up his setup near the mall’s main entrance this year with giant ornaments, joyful snowmen and, of course, Santa’s sleigh. The mall’s marketing coordinator, Jama Ebenezer, said the mall hired Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland of Frankenmuth, Michigan, to build the structure in order to keep pace with the rest of the mall, which has brought in numerous new businesses of late. Santa also holds weekend hours, from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, then noon to 8 p.m. next Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 23 and, for those kids who simply can’t decide what they want, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas Eve. Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com

ERIE SCHOOLS

$21.5 million schools project could be on the ballot Plan would consolidate and update district facilities, and bring down a dilapidated elementary school

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 CHeimerman_SVM

ERIE – During a sometimes contentious meeting, the school board decided it will vote in January on whether to put

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a referendum on the April ballot to issue bonds and overhaul its campus and consolidate to two buildings.

If the referendum passes, the project will cost about $21.5 million dollars and net the district about 13,700 square feet of added space, as well as modern

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learning facilities, while demolishing the 62-year-old, dilapidated elementary school.

Few details are final, but basing its presentation on a study by Ideal on the Elementary, the district envisions prekindergartners through fifth-graders

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moving to the current high school, and grades 6 through 12 going to the middle school, which would be expanded by nearly 60,000 square feet at a cost of nearly $15 million.

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ILLINOIS | AARON SCHOCK CASE

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Schock enters not guilty plea Ex-lawmaker accused of misusing government and campaign money SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock, who just 2 years ago was the future face of the Republican Party, pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court to charges that he misused government and campaign money for personal use.

The 35-year-old Republican from P e o r i a entered his plea and gave short answers to questions

by U.S. DisAaron trict Judge Schock Sue Myerscough, who set a trial date of Feb. 7.

Appearing calm and dressed in a dark suit with thin stripes, the one-time formidable fundraiser and rising GOP star faces federal corruption charges alleging he used his position to spend lavishly on travel, World Series tickets and other amenities of an extravagant lifestyle.

Prosecutors claim he also pocketed thousands

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Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock leaves the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday after entering a not-guilty plea in his federal fraud case at his arraignment. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough set a preliminary trial date of Feb. 7, 2017. of constituents’ dollars, hosting Washington tours and meet-and-greets, charging a fee and keeping some of the cash.

Schock has said he is innocent, referring to the spending in question as “honest mistakes.”

“As I have said before, we might have made errors among a few of the thousands and thousands of financial transactions we conducted, but they

were honest mistakes – no one intended to break any law,” he said the day the 24-count federal indictment was unveiled last month.

Schock is from Peoria and had asked for the case to be moved there, but Myerscough ruled that proceedings should remain in Springfield.

Schock resigned in March 2015 amid intensifying scrutiny over real

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estate deals, extensive travel and other spending. Questions about his spending were sparked in part by word that he redecorated his congressional office in the lavish style of TV’s “Downton Abbey.”

The indictment alleges Schock spent $40,000 in government funds to redecorate his Washington office, including $5,000 on a chandelier.

When Schock risked missing a connecting flight for a European vacation, the indictment alleges, he paid a private aircraft company more than $8,000 out of his campaign account to fly him from Peoria to Washington.

The indictment includes nine counts of wire fraud, five of falsification of election commission filings, six of filing false federal income tax returns, two of making false statements, and one each of mail fraud and theft of government funds. A conviction on just one count of wire fraud carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence.

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Rauner eliminates clemency backlog

Faith Johnson, 26, of Chicago; 11:20 a.m. Sunday in the unit block of South Galena Avenue; Ogle County warrant for failure to appear, driving while license suspended; taken to Lee County Jail.

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POLICE Rock Falls Police Ulysses Lamont Jacobs, 56, of Sterling; 9:05 p.m.

Friday on West 18th Street; domestic battery; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Ryan D. Zigler, 24, homeless; 8:57 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Fifth Avenue; Whiteside County warrant; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Jazz R. Jasper, 32, of Chicago; 1:02 a.m. Sunday at First Avenue and East Fifth Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Laura L. Brill, 36, of Sterling; 5:38 p.m. Friday at Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue; driving under the influence of drugs, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear in court.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has eliminated a backlog of more than 2,000 clemency requests he inherited from previous governors, in what the Republican said is part of his effort to improve Illinois’ criminal justice system and help some people convicted of crimes go on to lead productive lives.

Some of the applications were filed more than a decade ago. They piled up under nowimprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat who acted on about 1,000 of the nearly 4,000 cases filed in about 6 years, according to Prisoner Review Board reports.

“I think our criminal justice system hasn’t served our residents well, and we’re trying to change it,” Rauner said Monday. “[Clemency] is an extraordinary measure, not something that’s granted lightly.

But each request should be respected and treated

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on a timely basis.”

He said offenders and their families deserve an Bruce answer “so Rauner they can move on and have options in their lives.”

Out of the 2,333 applications Rauner has acted on since becoming governor in 2015, he granted about 80 pardons, or about 3 percent of the requests. He granted three commutations, his office said.

People can seek pardons after they’ve finished serving a sentence.

If a pardon is granted, offenders may go to court to have the conviction removed from their criminal record. With a commutation, a sentence is reduced or terminated while the person is serving it.

Rauner’s predecessor, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, acted on nearly 5,000 cases and granted

more than one-third of them. They included a reduced sentence for a woman who killed her husband by dousing him with gasoline and setting him on fire while he slept. The woman, Tammy Englerth, said in her clemency petition that her husband abused her “in every way imaginable.”

Rauner acknowledged he granted requests at a far lower rate than Quinn, but noted that in some states, such as Alaska or Arizona, governors have gone years without issuing a single pardon.

Most of the pardons Rauner granted were for non-violent crimes such as forgery, drugs or theft. He has been criticized for denying other cases, including a request for posthumous clemency for a man who was imprisoned for stabbing an elderly woman.

Rauner rejected it even though a serial killer confessed to the crime more than a decade after

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Rauner said that before making a decision, he reviews the Prisoner Review Board’s recommendation and consults with some senior staff and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti.

Last month, Rauner pardoned a 79-year-old decorated Vietnam War veteran who pleaded guilty to reckless homicide after the car he was driving crashed more than 50 years ago, killing his best friend. Patrick McNamee said he wanted his record cleared so he could get a concealed carry firearms permit.

Rauner created a commission on criminal justice and sentencing reform last year with a goal of reducing the prison population by 25 percent by 2025. He’s also signed legislation to help former prisoners get professional licenses and to make it easier for ex-offenders to have their records expunged.

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Laura M. Wagenknecht, 49, of Polo; 3:04 p.m. Dec. 6; failed to yield at a stop or yield intersection; released on individual bond.

Edward P. Pressley, 37, of Polo; 3:09 p.m. Dec. 6; passing a school bus while loading; released on a promise to comply.

Kyle T. Crawford, 16, of Dixon; 3:30 p.m. Saturday; unlawful number of passengers in a vehicle; released on a promise to comply.

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Reilly M. Lee, 19, of Amboy; 7:20 p.m. Sunday; Lee County warrant for failure to appear – contempt; posted bond.

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OPIOID CRISIS| ADDICTION IN THE WOMB

Surge in drug-affected newborns driven by higher rural opioid use CHICAGO (AP) – A surge in U.S infants born with symptoms of withdrawal from heroin or strong prescription painkillers is driven largely by rising drug use among women in rural areas, a new study found.

The problem in urban and rural areas was about the same in 2004 – about 1 in 1,000 births were affected. But by 2013, the rural rate had climbed to almost 8 in 1,000. In urban areas, it reached 5 per 1,000 births.

The rates correspond with women’s use of opioid drugs during pregnancy. This includes use or misuse of oxycodone and other prescription

opioid painkillers, and use of illegal narcotics.

Newborns whose mothers use these drugs during pregnancy are at risk for seizures, excessive crying, problems with breathing, sleeping and feeding and other withdrawal symptoms.

Treatment sometimes includes methadone and babies might need to be hospitalized for weeks or months.

The study, led by University of Michigan researchers, found that about 21 percent of U.S newborns with withdrawal symptoms in 2013 were from rural counties, up from 13 percent in 2004.

To come up with their estimate, the researchers analyzed a dataset of U.S. hospital discharges compiled by the government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The results were published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

Earlier studies also found an increase nationwide, and other data show rural areas have been hard hit by the U.S. opioid epidemic.

The new study shows there’s an urgent need for more programs to make it easier for women in rural areas to obtain prevention services and treatment for addiction, the researchers said.

EDUCATION

State budget fight leaves Illinois universities fighting to pay bills SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois’ public universities are being forced once again to plan to operate without state funding after going nearly the entire 2015-16 school year without receiving any support amid the budget standoff between Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leaders in the Legislature.

A 6-month spending plan that has kept schools afloat runs out Dec. 31, the Herald & Review reported. There’s no indication Rauner and top Democrats are close to reaching a deal on a budget for the rest of the school year.

The four top legislative leaders and the governor had been meeting behind

closed doors during and after the Legislature’s fall veto session, but Rauner canceled a Thursday meeting after House Democrats indicated they wouldn’t present a budget proposal. Democrats said the governor is constitutionally obligated to present a budget plan.

“There’s a great deal of uncertainty because we just don’t know when lawmakers are going to come together on an agreement,” said John Charles, executive director for governmental and public affairs at Southern Illinois University. “That creates a lot of angst.”

The 6-month spending plan approved in June released $1 billion for higher education, which

included $646 million for operations at the state’s nine public university systems.

Along with $350 million operating money from an emergency funding measure in April, the stopgap brought the universities hit hardest by the impasse – Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois and Chicago State –up to 90 percent of the funding they received for the 2014-15 school year. The remaining universities were brought up to 82 percent funding.

The stopgap funding could be used for expenses through Dec. 31. However, many of the universities devoted the money to expenses from last school year.

IN BRIEF Deadline for candidates to file for Park Board is Monday DIXON – The deadline to file for Park Board candidates is 5 p.m. Monday.

Three seats will be open on the April 4 consolidated ballot for two 4-year terms and one 2-year term.

Candidates must live within the park district boundaries to be eligible to run.

The board meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Dixon Park District Office, 804 Palmyra St. People interested in running can contact the Park District at dixonpark1@gmail.com or 815-284-3306 for more information.

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Tax increase on Mount Carroll council agenda

BY PHILLIP HARTMAN phartman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @phartman19

MOUNT CARROLL – Property owners would see their tax bills go up if the Mount Carroll City Council approves this year’s tax levy at Tuesday’s council meeting.

Among the agenda items is a vote to approve a levy of $251,800, up from $241,500 in 2015.

That means the owner of a home valued at $50,000 would see a property tax increase of about $48.

The biggest change in the levy is the contribution to the retirement fund. Last year’s levy was $33,000; this year’s will be $20,000, City Clerk Julie Cuckler said.

Prior to the council meeting, aldermen will hold a work session on the city’s capi-

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The City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 302 N. Main St. A capital improvement plan update work session will begin at 6 p.m., and is open to the public.

Visit mtcarrollil.com or call City Hall at 815-2444424 for more information, including an agenda. tal improvement plan.

The council voted Nov. 22 to hire Sharon Pepin of Community Funding and Planning Services in Stockton to help update the plan.

The update will begin with a review of projects that have been completed, and which uncompleted project still need to be included in the plan. New projects will then be identified, and a draft of the updated plan will be presented to the city for review. A time will be provided for public comment, and another work session will be scheduled if needed.

The council will also …

• Vote on having MSA Professional Services in Bettendorf, Iowa, complete the city’s 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the federal Environmental Protection Agency, at a cost not to exceed $3,500. The permit regulates sources that discharge pollutants into the water.

• Vote on allowing the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois to hold cookie sales next year in the city.

IN THE COURTS

Judge rejects gunrunner’s argument CHICAGO (AP) – An appeals court in Chicago has reaffirmed that your Facebook posting can potentially be used against you in court.

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reported Monday that the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected convicted gunrunner David Lewisbey argument that Face-

book photos of himself surrounded by guns shouldn’t have been admissible. It upheld his convictions for buying guns at Indiana gun shows, then reselling them in Illinois.

Lewisbey first drew the scrutiny of agents after bragging about running guns on Facebook. The three-judge

panel found there was no reason to doubt the photos were, in fact, posted by Lewisbey, because some of the same photos were on his cellphone.

Lewisbey argued he was a gun collector.

But Friday’s ruling said there was “prodigious evidence” to convict him.

ILLINOIS

Medical marijuana sales on the rise SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Medical marijuana sales reached more than $4.4 million in November at licensed dispensaries throughout Illinois, marking another month of steady growth for the year-old industry.

The state released new sales figures for

November along with a new tally for how many patients qualify to buy marijuana legally. The Illinois Department of Public Health now has approved approximately 13,200 patients for medical marijuana, including 100 children and teenagers.

The number of Illinois

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Last month’s figures bring the total retail sales in Illinois to $32.5 million since purchasing began Nov. 9, 2015.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Robert E. ‘Bob’ Rude ROCKFORD – Robert E. “Bob” Rude, 73, of Rockford, was called home to be with Jesus on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford.

He was born Oct. 5, 1943, in Sterling, to Ethel L. (Edwards) Rude and Olen S. Rude. In his youth, he spent many hours playing football, bicycling, and hanging out at the home of Sherman and Theda Insley. He graduated in 1964 from Rock Falls High School. Bob married Barbara A. Kirksey on July 4, 1964, in Rock Falls.

In June 1964, he started his job at Excelsior Inc. in Rockford in the hydraulics department. Always a hard worker, he quickly was promoted to foreman of his department. He worked there for 45 years until his retirement from his position as foreman of inspection in 2009. Bob was devoted to his family and loved spending time with his wife and children, Thomas, Beth, Joseph, and Philip. He was an exceptional grandpa who adored his grandchildren, Stephen, Halle, Lily, Caden, Brooke, and Elliott; and his great-grandsons, Mason and Robert. Bob was a bornagain Christian and baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He delighted in fellowship with like-faith believers and looked forward to visiting branham.org for the Quote of the Day. On any given day, he could be found listening to Christian music, or his favorite countrywestern artist, Johnny Cash, and watching old black-and-white movies. He enjoyed watching football games and spending quality time with his family. He held a love for all of God’s creatures, especially his granddog, Champ. He regularly fed the squir-

rels and the birds outside his home. Bob was a beloved man of God whose kindness and gentle ways will be missed greatly by all who knew him.

He is survived by his sweetheart of 52 years, Barbara; and his greatest accomplishments – his children, Thomas (Sandy) Rude, Beth (Jonathan) Householder, Joseph (Chenin) Rude, and Philip (Amanda) Rude; his grandchildren, Stephen (Brooke) Rude, Halle Householder, Lily Householder, Caden Nimtz, Brooke Rude, and Elliott Rude; and great-grandsons, Mason Saettele and Robert Rude; brothers, Raymond (Martha) Edwards and Ronald Rude; several special cousins, nieces, and nephews; his granddog, Champ; and his grandcat, Muffin.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Juanita Burall; and brothers, Thomas O. Rude and Donald Rude.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Theodore Schock, Dr. Christopher Whelan, Dr. Krishna Manda, Dr. William Edwards, the nurses, and ancillary staff of Swedish American Hospital and OSF St. Anthony Medical Center for the excellent care they gave Bob. The family particularly expresses gratitude to Cate, a registered nurse on the medical/ oncology unit at Swedish American Hospital, for the wonderful care she gave Bob, and the support she provided his loved ones.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon today, with the funeral at noon today at Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory, 4311 N. Mulford Road, Loves Park.

Burial will be at Howard Cemetery in Durand.

Visit honquestfh.com to send condolences.

Clayton L. Willis DIXON – Clayton L. Willis, 75, of rural Dixon, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

He was born Jan. 30, 1941, in Sterling, and was a 1960 graduate of Rock Falls High School. He married Linda Janssen on Nov. 18, 1960, in Rock Falls. Clayton was past owner of several businesses, including Clayt’s Place. He was a buyer and seller of antiques for many years, and he enjoyed gambling.

He and his wife, Linda, enjoyed eating at Sterling Parkway Restaurant regularly.

Surviving are his wife, Linda; son, Gregory (Marie O’Brien) Willis of Rock Falls; daughter,

Christina Willis of Dixon; his brothers; Victor Bally Jr. of Moline and Larry Wright of Florida; seven grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Ila (Bogh) and Victor Bally; his son, Curtis Willis; his sister, Carolyn Wright; and his brother, Wayne Wright.

A family graveside rites service was Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. The Rev. Dalmus Meeks officiated.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls handled arrangements.

Memorials in his memory have been established to the American Heart Association.

▼ Today’s visitations: Donald Wilson Finch Sr. of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Robert E. “Bob” Rude of Rockford, 10 a.m.-noon at Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory in Loves Park. ▼ Today’s funerals: Dorothy K. Tegeler, 10:30 a.m. at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.

Donald Wilson Finch Sr. of Dixon, 11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Robert E. “Bob” Rude of Rockford, noon at Honquest Family Funeral Home with Crematory in Loves Park. ▼ Wednesday visitations: Clifford L. Paxton of Prophetstown, 9:3010:30 a.m. at BosmaGibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown.

Ruth M. Klocke of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Alice R. Finn of Dixon, 10-11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Donita Miles of Rock Falls, 4-7 p.m. at McDon-

ald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Wednesday funerals: Ruth M. Klocke of Sterling, 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Alice R. Finn of Dixon, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.

Clifford L. Paxton of Prophetstown, 11 a.m.

Mass at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Prophetstown. ▼ Thursday funerals: Donita Miles of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

LaVerne H. Battles of Sterling, 5-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Friday funeral: LaVerne H. Battles of Sterling, 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rock Falls. ▼ Saturday visitation: Betty Abbott of Fulton, 10-11 a.m. gathering of family and friends at Garden Plain Presbyterian Church in Fulton ▼ Saturday funeral: Betty Abbott of Fulton, 11 am. at Garden Plain Presbyterian Church in Fulton.

ROCK FALLS – Donita Miles, 69, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born March 3, 1947, in Peoria, the daughter of Lee and Faye (Walker) Fairchild.

She married Daniel Miles on Dec. 26, 1970, in Cypress.

Donita was a member of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, where she had served as a past Sunday School teacher, and helped prepare funeral dinners for families. She enjoyed southern gospel music.

Surviving are her husband, Daniel; her son, Jason (Stephanie) Miles

of Beaverton, Oregon; her sisters, Jenny (Mike) Terveer of Rock Falls and Mary (Curtis) Deets of Sterling; her brother, Bill Fairchild of Moscow, Tennessee; and two grandchildren; Aylish and Isaac Daniel.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Darrell and Jim Fairchild; and her sister, Sue Howard.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery.

STERLING – Ruth M. Klocke, 95, of Sterling, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at Regency Care of Sterling, surrounded by her family.

Ruth was born Aug. 6, 1921, in Rock Falls, the daughter of Clarence and Lena (Dietz) McCarthy. She married Albert Klocke on April 5, 1942, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. After World War II, Ruth and Al owned S&K Men’s Clothing, together with John and Margaret Sumption, until 1986.

Together they had three children; Philip (Anita) Klocke of Ames, Iowa, Jeffrey (Marilyn) Klocke of Rock Falls, and Kristine (Stephen) Arduini of Sterling. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls. Ruth and her family enjoyed many summers together on the Rock River. She will be greatly missed by everyone blessed enough to know her.

She leaves behind her

son, Jeffrey; a daughter, Kristine; six grandchildren, Karin (Patrick) Chitty, Christopher (Andrea) Klocke, and Jane (Jace) Woodley, all of Ames, Nichole (Rafael) Rodriguez of Macomb, Kiel (Elizabeth) Arduini of Sterling, and Natalie (Adam) Graham of St. Louis; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Al; one son, Philip; her sister, Genevieve Enright, and one great-granddaughter.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Daniel Behmlander, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling handled arrangements.

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STERLING – LaVerne Howard Battles, 82, of Sterling, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at his home.

LaVerne was born Aug. 25, 1934, in Milledgeville, the son of Howard and Mabel (Milroy) Battles. He was a Navy veteran. LaVerne married Sierra “Sue” Attebury on Jan. 8, 1970.

In 1992, he retired from Operator and Engineer’s Local 150. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.

Surviving are his wife, Sierra “Sue;” three daughters, Brandee (Kent) Porterfield of Healdton, Oklahoma, Bambi (John) Wright of the state of Ohio, and Lori Jo Battles of Rock Falls; three sons, Doug (Karleen Woods) Rombout of Sterling, Dennis Rombout of Milwaukee and Monte (Melanie) Battles of Rock Falls; sonin-law, Matt Sunday; one sister, Jeannie (Harold) Hagenson of Grayslake; 13 grandchildren, Amber (Arkadiy) Yeliseyev, Zachary (Aleena Ham-

melman) Rombout , Tara Cunningham, Jennifer Espinoza, Erin Rombout, Alex Rombout, Chad (Mandy) Porterfield, Kelsey (Kevin Wagner) Porterfield, Monte (Kylie Reyes) Sunday, Michael (Taylor Anderson) Battles, McKinzie Battles, Zeke (Shanda) Arter, and Ryan Arter; 18 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Jodi Sunday; and one sister, Donna Glick.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m.

Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, celebrant officiating. Military honors will follow Mass at the church.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his memory.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

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Ann Leden Ascher Stevens TARPON SPRINGS, Florida – Ann Leden Ascher Stevens, 73, of Tarpon Springs, died Dec. 8, 2016, at Sun Coast Hospice, after a debilitating battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Ann was born July 8, 1943, in Rockford, to Howard and Evelyn (Clark) Leden of Winnebago. In 1961, she graduated from Winnebago High School, and in 1965 she received a bachelor’s degree in special education from Illinois State University. She married James Ascher of Winnebago on June 26, 1965. He was killed in action in Vietnam Jan. 8, 1969. She married Jim Stevens on Dec. 16, 1972.

Ann worked as a teacher in Aurora, Rockford, and Dixon schools. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, reading, and gardening.

She and her husband owned and operated Mail Etc. in Dixon. After relocating to Orlando, Florida, she worked at Universal Studios. She and her husband retired and moved to Tarpon Springs, and pastimes included Tai Chi, reading, traveling, entertain-

ing family, and visiting friends.

Ann is survived by her husband, Jim Stevens; children Kathy (Craig) Etchison of Dixon, Linda (Dan) Slain of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mary Beth (Tim) Wehnes of Wesley Chapel, Florida, and Tabbe Ascher Stevens of Jefferson City, Missouri; grandchildren Claire and Annie Etchison, Danielle, David, and Adam Slain, Jack Wehnes, and Kyla Benson; brother, Richard Leden of Albuquerque, New Mexico; sister-inlaw, Dixie Leden of Winnebago; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She also was preceded in death by both parents and Robert Leden.

A funeral Mass will be at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holiday, Florida. A memorial service and interment of cremains is planned at a later date in Illinois.

Memorials have been established to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Sun Coast Hospice.

Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.

DIXON – Robert J. Wolf, in Rockford.

Jacob Woodley 73, of Dixon, died Sunday, Jones Funeral Home Dec. 11, 2016, at OSF St. in Dixon is handling TAMPICO – Jacob Wood- Garland Funeral Home Anthony Medical Center arrangements. ley, 23, of Tampico, died in Tampico is handling Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. arrangements.

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The City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m.

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Superintendent Bradley Cox addresses the Erie school board while sharing the findings of a campus reorganization study conducted by district administration.

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Hypothetically, if the district were to use $6.5 million from reserves, $4 million in sales tax revenue, and issue $11 million in bonds over 10 years, the project would cost the owner of a $125,000 home $189 annually.

Even though consolidation within the district has long been discussed, board member Charles Brown called the effort to get the measure on the ballot a “rush session.”

“It’s just not the way referendums usually stand a chance,” Brown said.

“Tell me how we’re going to fix the elementary school and make it last until we get to point B.” Ground could be broken about 3 years down the road, and the district is projected to see just a seven-student dip in enrollment between now and the 2018-19 school year.

Board President Chad Miner and Vice President Jason Norman contended that the issue has been thought through, and that the only lull in the planning resulted from the fear that the Exelon nuclear plant could close. That uncertainty saw approving a contract with BLDD, the architecture firm that consulted the district in the planning process, tabled three times.

About 10 days ago, however, state legislation provided Exelon with about $235 million in subsidies to keep the unprofitable plants in the Quad Cities and Clinton open.

The board nearly voted on the contract Monday, in order to enable BLDD to put together more concrete estimates, but opted to instead vote at a special meeting at 4 p.m.

Thursday.

“If we sit here and waste more time, and more energy, thinking

The proposal Erie School District administration shared the nuts and bolts of a proposed facility reorganization plan at Monday’s meeting: Phase 1: High school renovation Space affected: 9,000 square feet Cost (at $125/square foot): $1,125,000 Phase 2: Middle school addition/ renovation New construction: 57,900 square feet Cost (at $250/square foot): $14,475,000 Renovation: 3,000 square feet Cost (at $125/square foot): $375,000 Phase 3: Demolition of elementary school, district office and part of Annex • Annex continues to house district

offices and gym space • Elementary school site re-purposed as green space, parking, whatever best fits long-term needs Loss of square footage: 44,200 Phase 4: Civil engineering Outdoor projects, including parking lots, driveways, bus/parent drop-offs, track rehabilitation Cost: $750,000 Phase 5: HVAC updates High school: Boiler, cooling tower, heat pumps, controls: $2,000,000 Middle school: Boiler consolidation, unit vents, rooftop units, controls: $2,000,000

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Read this story at saukvalley.com to watch Erie school board Vice President Jason Norman and board member Charles Brown debate the district’s reorganization study.

Next meeting The Erie school board will next meet at 4 p.m.

Thursday in the board room at Erie Middle School, 500 Fifth Ave. Visit ecusd.info or call 309-659-2239 for agendas and more information, and visit ecusd.info/onevision for more information about the facilities planning. short-term, rather than long-term, we’re going to end up in the same position we were in 2 weeks ago, when things almost fell apart,” Norman said. “When I came on the board 4 years ago, you told me this idea had been talked about for 5 years. We’re up to 10 years. It’s time to take it and run with it.”

Even before the lull, the district and BLDD hosted multiple public forums, which were sparsely attended.

“Unfortunately, that’s how it is with today’s voters,” said Brown, who called the forums a “dogand-pony show.”

Further spurring the need to get the measure on the ballot is the district needing to close schools in late October because of mold caused by humid conditions in schools.

Superintendent Bradley Cox admitted that HVAC work, the fifth of five phases of the proposed plan, are a “wildcard,” with the line item in his presentation projecting $4 million for the high school and middle school buildings.

Members also blocked off Jan. 4 for a special meeting to vote on putting the measure on the ballot, which must be done by Jan. 17 to get it on the April ballot. With no November election, it would otherwise have to wait until April 2018.

Miner reminded the board that the April election also means members could be replaced by folks who don’t back the plan the district has proposed.

“How successful this referendum is going to be depends on how much work and commit-

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ment this board is willing to put in between now and April,” Miner said.

“We need to get the ball rolling,” board member Tammy Tegeler said.

2016 levy approved Before diving into the 75-minute facilities planning discussion, the school board went over the 2016 levy of about $7 million, a 1 percent increase over the 2015 extension of about $6.94 million.

The district’s tax rate will sit at 2.81 percent, far shy of neighboring districts. To compare it to another district that benefits from a nuclear plant within its boundaries, however, Byron’s rate is 3.85 percent.

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tives to fund the projects including debt, grants, or – as a last resort – increasing user fees.

Mayor Li Arellano Jr. said local governments are already strained by debt, whether it be from pensions or other issues, and they should try to find a solution without tacking on any more of it.

“Debt is causing enough problems as it is,” he said.

The plan also calls for partially repairing and resurfacing a stretch of Depot Avenue from Fifth to Seventh streets, but complications with the project could cause costs to double from about $1.3 million to $2.6 million.

The city intended to fund the project through federal Department of Transportation enhancement dollars, which would be split between resurfacing and reconstruction, but O’Donnell said the city would have to do full repairs and resurfacing rather than partial work in order to receive the funds.

The city is still waiting for results from a citywide street assessment study to prioritize what roads are in most need of repair.

O’Donnell said the plan is a “playbook, not a bible” in that it’s a way to guide city spending, and it can be revised when needed.

There are areas where if we don’t start doing something, we will incur emergency repairs that cost a lot more.

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“The problem funds are wastewater and water,” O’Donnell said. “We quickly started to get upside down in those two funds.”

At the end of 5 years, both departments would be in the red to the tune of about $3 million in the water department and about $816,000 in the wastewater department.

The water department has about $7.6 million of improvements listed, including replacing the water main along South Galena Avenue for $1.2 million, gradually replacing water meters for $135,000 each year, and replacing the water main along Depot Avenue for $550,000.

Wastewater projects total about $3.9 million and include collection system maintenance that will cost about $200,000 a year and upgrading the ultraviolet disinfection system for $645,000.

“If we don’t have the funds, we’re going to have to push projects down the road,” O’Donnell said.

However, many of the projects are necessary for operations to run smoothly, and putting off infrastructure improvements could create a greater financial burden in the future.

“The problem is that infrastructure hasn’t been as high of a priority,” he said. “There are areas where if we don’t start doing something, we will incur emergency repairs that cost a lot more.”

He said the city could look at different alterna-

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EDITORIAL | ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Lawmakers should do their jobs, not sue I

t’s hard to have much sympathy for six Chicago-area Democratic state representatives who sued the Illinois comptroller’s office Dec. 2 for back pay that’s been held up since August by Illinois’ protracted budget mess.

After all, those lawmakers are part of the problem.

It’s the Illinois General Assembly’s responsibility to approve a budget that the governor is willing to sign.

If lawmakers approve a budget, the governor vetoes it, and legislators

are then unable to override the veto, it seems to us those lawmakers have an obligation to negotiate in good faith with the governor until a budget deal satisfactory to all parties can be reached.

We haven’t heard any of the “Chicagoland 6” – Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Kate Cloonen, Lisa Hernandez, Mary Flowers, Sonya Harper and Silvana Tabares – pushing hard to get fellow legislators moving on the budget.

We haven’t heard them challenging Democratic legislative leaders, House

What we think Six Chicagoland lawmakers are suing to receive their salaries amid the budget mess.

They should support a budget deal instead.

Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, to soften their stances on making a budget deal with Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner – a budget deal that would start payments to the “Chicagoland 6” and thousands of others flowing again.

Apparently it was easier for Welch and company to

sue outgoing Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger on her final work day in office, than to do the work they expect to be paid for.

Democrat Susana Mendoza was sworn in as comptroller Dec. 5 after winning a special election last month. She has said she will continue to withhold payment to lawmakers unless ordered by a

judge to put their checks at the head of the line in front of all other unpaid vendors and workers.

It’s a long line of misery – 126,000 unpaid bills totaling more than $10.3 billion, according to Munger on her last day in office – and it’s gotten worse.

The backlog had risen to more than $10.5 billion as of Monday.

One of the problems for many lawmakers is that they view their jobs as full time.

They certainly get paid full-time salaries – $67,836. Many receive sti-

pends of $10,327 for extra duties. The total: $78,163.

But the Legislature is in session only from January till May, with a 2-week veto session in November.

Full-time employment?

Not hardly.

By stretching their legislative jobs to full time, such lawmakers don’t have any “real” jobs to fall back on. And now, their personal finances are feeling the pinch.

No matter.

Lawmakers who want to get paid should do their jobs. Approving a budget deal is Job 1.

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The ball’s in your court – no, it’s in your court Now it’s the governor who axes a meeting Who says nothing new is coming out of those meetings between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the four legislative leaders?

There was a whole new twist last week. A meeting that had been scheduled was rather abruptly canceled. But this time, it wasn’t House Speaker Michael Madigan backing out because of a scheduling conflict.

No, this time it was Rauner who pulled the plug. His reason? He wants a budget outline

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from Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, and one wasn’t coming, so he torpedoed the meeting.

As you might imagine, the Republican leaders who are loathe to criticize Rauner apparently agreed with the decision because they issued no statements of outrage over this canceled meeting, as they did when Madigan was a no-show.

The initial reaction from Madigan’s camp essentially was that it is the governor’s responsibility to introduce a budget, not theirs. That’s true, but the Democrats could also put together a budget outline that

is worse than Rauner’s unbalanced outline.

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mirrors Rauner’s past efforts – something billions of dollars out of balance with no realistic proposal for closing the hole.

If nothing else, it would be fun to listen to whatever arguments Republicans come up with to assert that the Democrats’ unbalanced outline

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It appears that now is not a good time for a state worker to expect a bonus payment from the state.

As you no doubt recall, the Rauner administration announced a few weeks ago a plan to give $1,000 bonuses to the “vast majority” of state workers who missed a minimal number of work days in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

The administration said the bonuses were made possible by the ruling that contract talks with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union

were at an impasse. Thus, the administration could impose its contract terms, be they good or bad in the eyes of the union.

Those bonuses were announced before AFSCME went to court to block the administration from unilaterally imposing its contract terms. A circuit court has temporarily sided with AFSCME. The administration then said OK, no bonuses.

That was for union employees. Back in October, the Rauner administration announced it was handing out $3,000 bonuses to about 1,100 non-union workers who were making less than $100,000 as of July 1. The

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administration said those workers hadn’t seen a raise in years and all of them were found to be doing exceptional work.

Last week, though, newly installed Comptroller Susana Mendoza, a Democrat, said those bonuses will only go out the door when the state has the money to pay for them.

In order words, like state lawmaker salaries that are being paid months late, the bonus payments won’t get priority over other state expenses that have been in line longer.

So first the bonus for union workers goes pffft, and then the one for nonunion workers is delayed.

Seems to cover it all.

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Daughter keeps gabby mom at distance Dear Abby, My mother has a tight circle of friends she socializes with often.

They are all retired with grown children and grandchildren and eager to share every bit of news of their lives. Mom talks nonstop about her friends’ children’s parenting challenges, marital squabbles and medical issues. The challenge for me is that anything I tell her becomes fodder for their cocktail-hour discussion, which then gets around our community.

After hearing that the daughter of one of my mom’s neighbors knew the results of my breast biopsy, I stopped shar-

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ing anything personal.

This has damaged our relationship. She doesn’t think mothers and daughters should keep secrets from each other, and I agree, but she also said she won’t keep secrets from her friends.

I miss being able to turn to her for support, but do not want the world to know my business.

I understand that her friends are like family to her, but they are not my family, and I think she has chosen gossip over our relationship. Is keeping her at arm’s length my only choice here, or is there another path that I can’t see?

– None of Their Business Dear None of Their Business, Your mother’s judgment is terrible. Her friends might be “like family” to her, but they are not family. If you prefer not to have your

personal business be fodder for lunchtime conversation, then your only choice is to carefully edit what you tell her.

Dear Abby, I have an issue with my daughter marrying a man who has no job. She has been supporting him financially. He has had a few jobs, but he gets fired or quits within a few weeks or months.

My daughter is 30 and never married. She’s an assistant professor at a good university and a leader in her field of education. Her fiance has no career and no prospects.

He asked her to marry him without consulting

Dear Very Worried Dad, It would not be wrong

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After that, accept that at 30, your daughter is an adult who has the right to go forward with the marriage if she chooses, and keep your fingers crossed.

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Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

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

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

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

me. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I would have expressed my concern about his lack of career.

I can’t alienate my daughter by saying the wrong thing. But what if she can’t work someday and he can’t support a household? He has a million excuses. I don’t think he’s the man she thinks he is. My life lessons tell me he might never be the man she thinks he could be. I have come to the conclusion that marrying him would bring her only misery. What should I do?

– Very Worried Dad

COMMUNITY EVENTS Tuesday, Dec. 13 Open pool, open cards, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

Burn exercise class, 8:30-9 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818.

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

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

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

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

Boot Scootin’ Seniors, 9:15 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Sing-a-long with Margo, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S.

10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Line dancing, 10:30 a.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., Polo, 815-946-3818.

Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

GE Retired Ladies luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Wild Rose Casino, 777 Wild Rose Drive, Clinton, Iowa, 563-243-9000.

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

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

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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

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

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, Scrabble, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

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

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, 815-625-0354.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 Open pool, open cards, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab,

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

Stretch & Move, 9 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

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

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

Wii Bowling and card games, 9 a.m. Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Greeting card class, 10-11:30 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

Birthday and Christmas party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave.,

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Wednesday, Dec. 14 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Ave. E, 815-564-2145.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave. BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., Duwaynes Diner, 609 Depot Ave., Dixon.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Free blood pressure checks,

1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, 815-857-2550.

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

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., open, St. Patrick Community Center, 903 N. Caron Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 5-7 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Asian Buffet, 3106 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-6763.

Safe Harbor – Community Recovery Group, 6:30 p.m., Town Square Centre, 101 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-9941953 or 908-361-7924.

AWANA, 6:20-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., VFW Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

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

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

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. Thursday, Dec. 15 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338.

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

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

Free blood sugar screening, 8-9 a.m., Community Health Services Department, Mendota Community Hospital, 1401 E. 12th St., 815-539-7461, ext. 3291, weekdays. Tests can be fasting or 2 hours after eating.

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

Foot care clinic, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Prairie State Legal representative, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. ’57 Girls, 11:30 a.m., Angelo’s, 800 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

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

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

Parish Nurse Networking meeting, noon, CGH Professional Building, 15 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-625-0400, ext. 5425.

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

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

Friendship Quilters, 12:30 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Healthy Lifestyles Club, 1 p.m., Conference Room C, OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, 1401 E. 12th St., Mendota, 815-539-1411.

Look Good Feel Better, 1-3 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Rd., Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150.

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

Kids Coping with Cancer Group, 3:30 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Rd, Dixon, 815-288-4673.

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

Mindfulness Meditation and group dialogue, 5:30-6:30 p.m., lower level, United Way of Whiteside County building, 502 First Ave., Sterling, 563-210-6516.

Fibromyalgia Support Group,

6 p.m., Suite 215, Positive Changes Acupuncture, 609 W. Third St., Sterling, 815-499-5425.

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

River Cities Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Fulton Presbyterian Church, 311 N. Ninth St., 815-499-5618.

Rock River Lodge AF & AM, 7 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Dixon VFW, 7 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Dixon Area Garden Club, 7 p.m., Plum Creek Garden, 626 Palmyra Road.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling.

Marine Corps League, 7 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave, 815-622-4629.

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,

open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Progress Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

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

Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-6261574.

Sterling Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113 1/2 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling.

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Students and faculty from the Sauk Valley Community College nursing program show off the T-shirts they bought to support the dream of Thomas Heitmann, the son of assistant nursing professor Mary Heitmann. Thomas, a Marine, was killed in a helicopter training exercise in September 2011, and the students wanted to support his memorial and dream: to build a track at St. Bede Academy, where Michael set two running records and finished fourth in the state in the 800-meter run in 2002, his senior year.

Obama: Best or worst? Poll differs

WASHINGTON – America’s first vote on President Barack Obama’s place in history teeters on the edge as some find him a great president, but plenty find him among the worst, a new McClatchy-Marist poll finds.

As Obama heads toward the exit, almost the exact same number of Americans put him at the top as put him at the bottom: 16 percent said he’ll be remembered as one of the nation’s best presidents; 17 percent called him among the worst chief executives ever.

The rest are in the middle, with 24 percent calling him above average, 28 percent calling him average and 14 percent saying he was below average.

Trump landslide?

Not so much

WASHINGTON (AP) — In claiming that he scored “a massive landslide victory” in last month’s presidential election, Donald Trump turned history upside down.

In fact, his winning margin in the Electoral College is on the other end of the historical spectrum, far closer to the narrowest win in history than to the widest.

The final Electoral College margin was Trump 306, Clinton 232, for a winning percentage of just under 57 percent. That ranks as the 13th-closest of the 58 presidential elections in U.S. history, according to a tally by Claremont McKenna College political scientist John Pitney.

Barack Obama won both of his presidential elections with bigger Electoral College margins: 61 percent in 2008 and 62 percent in 2012.

Among history’s true Electoral College landslides: Franklin Roosevelt with 98 percent of the electoral votes in 1936, Ronald Reagan with 97.6 percent in 1984 and 90.9 percent in 1980, Abraham Lincoln with 91 percent in 1864 and Lyndon Johnson with 90 percent in 1964. And George Washington rolled up 100 percent in both of his elections.

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“I was really moved, and inspired, by how she shared how every member of her family grieved,” said firstyear stud e n t R a q u e l Romano, 21. “It’s important Raquel to underRomano stand that everybody grieves in a different way.”

“It was comforting to me, Kaitlyn for her to Miller bring us into her personal life,” her classmate, Kaitlyn Miller, 22, said. “That helps us learn how to react to other people when we’re in the workforce.”

Shortly after class, Romano took to the Internet and watched

the tribute video to Thomas, a celebrated athlete at St. Bede Academy – despite the fact that the school doesn’t have a track.

“He literally was running the streets and parking lots,” Romano said.

“Not having a track, I don’t know how that would work,” Miller said.

“You get shin splints from just running on the track. I can’t imagine the shin splints from running on asphalt.”

The video keys on Thomas’ dream: to build a track-and-field facility, in the hopes that future students could break the two school records he set. He also finished fourth at state in the 800meter run during his senior year of 2002.

Romano shared the tribute on the program’s Facebook page, and her personal page, and 49 people bought T-shirts to support the dream of someone they’d never met, but to whom they could relate, thanks to Heitmann’s emotional graciousness.

To help The Capt. Thomas John Heitmann Memorial is about two-thirds of the way to its goal of raising $200,000 and building a track-and-field facility at St. Bede Academy in Peru.

Visit shawurl.com/2yhk to watch the video tribute to Heitmann, or to make a donation and help bring the effort home.

She quickly deflects credit, though.

“They’ve demonstrated such compassion in their caring, and they’ve also demonstrated leadership,” Heitmann said. “Nurses need to be leaders. They made something happen, and not for themselves, for somebody else. That’s what nursing is all about.”

A little more than 4 years into its mission, the memorial has raised about $140,000 toward its goal of $200,000, which the school will match. The local monastery, St. Bede Abbey, donated land and excavation.

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Romano and Miller are pursuing their associate degrees, putting them in the ADN program. Of the 49 folks who bought T-shirts, several were faculty, and about 15 were students earning

their licensed practical nurse certificate.

“The two nursing programs came together, and they weren’t in their little silos,” said Heitmann, who cherished working in a small-town community college for just this sort of reason.

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She looked through misty eyes at the upstart nurses.

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General picked for Homeland Security post Retired Marine: I’ll tackle terror, border security Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump picked John F. Kelly on Monday to lead the Homeland Security Department, putting an outspoken retired Marine general in charge of delivering Trump’s promised crackdown on illegal immigration.

Kelly, who lost a son in combat in Afghanistan, is the third recently retired general to join Trump’s Cabinet. Like the others, he clashed at times with the Obama administration.

If confirmed by the Senate, Kelly will be tasked with carrying out some of Trump’s most controversial campaign pledges, including building a wall along the border with Mexico, boosting deportations of immigrants in the country ille-

gally and vetting visitors from Muslim-majority nations.

“He is the right person to spearhead the urgent mission of stopping illegal immigration and securing our borders, streamlining [the Transportation Security Administration] and improving coordination between our intelligence and law enforcement agencies,” Trump said in a statement.

Kelly, 66, said he was “humbled and grateful” to be picked.

“The American people voted in this election to stop terrorism, take back sovereignty at our borders and put a stop to political correctness that for too long has dictated our approach to national security,” he said in a statement.

“I will tackle those issues with a seriousness of purpose and a deep respect for our laws and Constitution. I am honored for the opportunity to be back in the service

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Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly holds a press conference in 2013 in Doral, Florida. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kelly to lead the Homeland Security Department. to our country and our people.”

Kelly, a Boston native, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 and was discharged as a sergeant in 1972. He was commissioned as an officer after he graduated from the University of Massachu-

setts in 1976.

Since then, he has commanded Marines from platoons up through corps level and combatant command, including multiple tours in Iraq.

He retired in January as a four-star general, the first since the Korean War to

be promoted to that rank while in active combat.

He had a more painful distinction as the highest-ranking U.S. military officer in years to lose a child in combat.

His son, Marine Lt. Robert M. Kelly, was killed by a land mine in 2010 while leading a Marine platoon against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. At the funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Kelly blamed “an enemy that is as savage as any that ever walked the earth.”

By choosing the retired general, Trump signaled a more militarized approach to border security after railing on the campaign trail about growing risks on America’s borders.

As head of the Southern Command, Kelly ordered military operations in the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico to try to stop drug smugglers.

The role made him an attractive candidate to Trump’s transition team.

Kelly’s forces also helped authorities deal with the flood of families, including thousands of children, who sought refuge in America after fleeing violence and crime in Central America.

If confirmed, Kelly will run a department that has struggled with management and morale problems since its creation after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

It includes 22 agencies and nearly 250,000 federal employees who protect the president, tell airline passengers to remove their shoes, deliver aid after natural disasters, patrol on horseback along the border and do numerous other jobs.

One of Kelly’s first tasks could be to expand existing barriers on the border with Mexico by diverting money from other border security projects. Trump recently said some of the wall he repeatedly promised could be fencing.

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Political cliff ? Lawmakers have health care concerns WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans are eagerly planning initial votes next month on dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law, a cherished GOP goal.

But many worry that while Congress tries to replace it, the party will face ever-angrier voters, spooked health insurers and the possibility of tumbling off a political cliff.

Republicans have said they first want to vote to unwind as much of the health care law as they can, though it wouldn’t take effect for perhaps 3 years in order to give them and new President Donald Trump time to write legislation constructing a new health care system – a technically and politically daunting task that has frustrated GOP attempts for unity for years.

Underscoring the GOP’s many decisions ahead, Senate Majority Leader Mitch

McConnell, R-Kentucky, told reporters Monday that the phase-in period “is yet to be determined.”

He said Republicans “will work expeditiously to come up with a better proposal than current law.”

Many congressional Republicans worry they’d be vulnerable during the transition period between a repeal vote and actually replacing Obama’s law with a new system. Twenty million people now covered would face uncertainty about their future benefits, while unsettled health insurers might quickly start boosting premiums or stop selling policies in some areas to protect themselves.

In both cases, public wrath could be aimed at the party controlling the White House and Capitol – the GOP. “It’s going to be a difficult challenge to pass a replacement” for Obama’s law and make

sure some people don’t lose coverage, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said.

Health insurers will need time to adjust to a new system and if Congress waits until the last minute to enact a new law, “It’s not going to work,” she said.

GOP divided A related fear: Congress and Trump enact legislation dismantling Obama’s law but as the clock ticks down to its expiration, the GOP remains divided over replacing it. The political imperative for Republicans to pass something would be overwhelming but with Congress being Congress, there are no guarantees.

“When you set up a cliff, you can go over it,” Rep. Charlie Dent, R- Pennsylvania, said.

Many Republicans insist that won’t happen.

They view setting an end date on Obama’s law as a

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CocaCola.............................41.90 ConAgra...............................38.62 Dean....................................20.85 Deere & Co........................102.42 Disney................................104.06 Donaldson...........................44.17 DuPont................................75.09 Exelon..................................34.51 Exxon...................................90.98 FifthThird............................26.54 Ford.....................................12.82 GE........................................31.86 HawaiianElectric................32.93 Hewlett Packard.................15.83 HomeDepot......................134.58 Intel Corp............................35.99 Intl Bus Mach....................165.50 IntlPaper..............................53.60 JCPenney...............................9.80 JohnsonControls................43.39 Johnson&Johnson............115.36 JPMorgan Chase.................84.73 Kraft-Heinz.........................84.14 Kroger..................................34.22 Leggett&Platt......................50.17 Manpower...........................91.87 McDonald’s.......................121.74 Merck&Co...........................61.72

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way to force congressional action on replacing it without hurting consumers.

“There needs to be a reasonable transition period so people don’t have the rug pulled out from under them,” House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, told reporters last week.

But in one of many questions dividing Republicans, they differ over what a reasonable transition period means.

No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, said there will

likely be a 3-year gap between Congress’ votes to repeal Obama’s law and when that would actually kick in.

“We’re not going to let anybody fall through the cracks,” Cornyn said.

Other Republicans, particularly in the House, worry that 3 years is too long to leave voters, insurers and health care providers in suspense. Eager to prevent a drawn-out effort to pass new health care legislation from spinning into a damaging issue for the 2018 campaigns, many

want the process to take a year or less.

Republicans have yet to decide what their replacement will look like.

Though details are scant, Trump and Ryan have proposed tax breaks to help people pay insurance premiums.

Both want to eliminate Obama’s mandate that most individuals get coverage and most employers cover workers, but that could be replaced with a requirement that people maintain “continuous” coverage or face higher premiums.

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These area Churches invite you to attend their

Special Christmas Services FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 435 Martin Road, Rock Falls • (815) 625-3376 www.gslcrf.org Rev. Daniel M. Behmlander, Pastor

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24, 9:00 p.m.

Harp and Keyboard Music, 6:30pm Worship service, 7:00 p.m.

St. Patrick Catholic Church 612 Highland Ave., Dixon 815-284-7719

202 South Peoria Avenue, Dixon • 284-2849 Pastors: Tim Mitchell & Heewon Kim

Christmas Eve

Join Our Christmas Celebration!

Christmas Eve ~ December 24th 5:00pm - Candlelight Communion Service 7:00pm - Family Candlelight Service 10:00pm - Candlelight Service

Mass at 4:30 p.m.

- Choir Prelude begins at 4:00 p.m.

Midnight Mass at 12:00 a.m.

- Choir Prelude begins at 11:30 p.m.

Christmas Day

Services present God’s gifts of Hope, Joy, Peace & Love

Christmas Day Service

Mass at 9:00 a.m.

December 25, 9:00 a.m.

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invite you to celebrate our liturgy this Holy Season CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULES

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 - CHRISTMAS MASSES Sacred Heart 9:00 AM St. Mary 8:30 AM • 10:00 AM • 11:30 AM (SPANISH) St. Andrew 7:30 AM • 10:00 AM St. Mary - Tampico 9:00 AM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE Sacred Heart 5:30 PM St. Mary 5:00 PM St. Andrew 5:00 PM

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES Sacred Heart 4:00 PM (Children’s) • 6:00 PM • 10:00 PM St. Mary 4:00 PM • 10:00 PM St. Andrew 5:00 PM • 10:00 PM

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casual Candlelighting Service

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25TH - 10:30 AM Christmas Worship Service Including a special Children’s Sermon

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 - 10:30 AM New Year’s Worship Concert featuring Duncan Holmes, Pianist

CHRISTMAS COOKIE FELLOWSHIP TO FOLLOW

Immanuel Lutheran Church 1013 Franklin Grove Rd. • Dixon • 284-2804

“Nurturing the inside to show Christ on the Outside”

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 - NEW YEAR’S DAY, 2017 Sacred Heart 8:30 AM • 11:00 AM St. Mary 7:00 AM • 8:30 AM • 10:00 AM • 11:30 AM (SPANISH) St. Andrew 7:30 AM • 10:00 AM St. Mary - Tampico 9:00 AM Sacred Heart Church 2224 Avenue J, Sterling, IL Rev. Bruce Ludeke, Pastor

St. Andrew Church 708 Tenth Avenue, Rock Falls, IL Rev. Richard Russo, Pastor

St. Mary Church 600 Avenue B, Sterling, IL Very Rev. James R. Keenan, V.F., Pastor Rev. Adalberto Sanchez, Parochial Vicar

St. Mary Church 105 Benton St., Tampico, IL Rev. Richard Russo, Pastor

Join us for Christmas Services

Saturday, December 24th 7:00 pm Family Service with Communion and Candlelight

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Bethel E.C. Church 131 North Court, Dixon 815-284-3849 www.dixonbethel.com

Sunday, December 25th 9:00 am Christmas Day Service

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Christmas Eve Barn Service Saturday, December 24, 3:00pm

Christmas Worship December 24, 2016 7:00PM & 11:00PM December 25, 2016 9:30am

Children & Family Service

Pastor Robert C. Kinnear

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Sunday, December 18th 6pm

Christmas Eve Services

“O, come, let us adore Him!”

Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve Service at 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight

Christmas Eve Service, Saturday, December 24

Christmas Day

Christmas Day Service, December 25

Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day Service with Communion 9:00 a.m.

Come join us as we travel back to Bethlehem and celebrate the birth of Jesus in the barn of Howard and Kay Janssen complete with live nativity, sheep, cattle, and bales of straw.

Children welcome! Dress warmly.

An Advent Meditation, Sunday, December 18

11659 County Line Road, Rock Falls Sponsored by St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sterling

5:00 p.m. – Schola of six men from the Canterbury Singers with short works chosen for the season - Free admission

7 p.m. - Rev. David Fisher, Celebrant

10:15 a.m. – Rev. David Fisher, Celebrant

5:00 PM Christmas Eve Services St John’s Lutheran Church, 703 3rd Avenue, Sterling

Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church

Rev. Mary Ann Rhoades, Deacon ~ 221 W. Third St., Dixon

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NBA | BULLS

Newman denied late

Bulls set to take on Boilers come up with blocked shot to seal win Thibodeau

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STERLING – With a chance to send the Newman Comets into overtime against a once-beaten Kewanee team, Mady Ferris had a clear 20/20 view of the basket with just a few seconds remaining.

Kewanee’s Mitrese Smith, however, had a clear sight of Ferris’s baseline jumper and swatted the ball away to deny the Comets’ chances of upsetting the Boilermakers in a 59-57 loss.

Smith was 20/20 in more ways than just swatting last-second shots. The 5-foot10 junior post had a field day in the paint with 21 points and 20 rebounds, with four putbacks in the first 20 minutes of the game. She added four blocked shots, with the final one coming against Ferris in a double-team with D’hnae Jackson.

“I thought it was going to be a foul,” Ferris said. “Honestly, I was hoping to get a last-second foul on her. She’s a great player, and fun to play against.”

The lead changed hands on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter, with Newman (3-6, 3-1 TRAC East) last going ahead 49-48 with 4:03 to go with a Kelsey Simpson 3-pointer from a Ferris assist.

Kewanee (10-1, 4-0) scored five straight after that, the last three coming from Blair Bullock’s 3 from the top of the key with 3:13 to go.

DENIED continued on B24

Star of the game: Mitrese Smith, Kewanee, 21 points, 20 rebounds, 4 blocked shots Key performers: Blair Bullock, Kewanee, 20 points (hit 1,000-point milestone), 5 rebounds; Mady Ferris, Newman, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 points; Kelsey Simpson, Newman, 13 points, 7 rebounds; Mary Jensen, Newman, 7 points, 7 rebounds Up next: Hall at Newman, 7:30 Thursday

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Newman’s Kelsey Simpson lets go of a 3-pointer on Monday against Kewanee.

Simpson finished with 13 points. She hit three 3-pointers as Newman went 9-for-27 from beyond the arc.

NFL | BEARS

Bears welcome Alshon Jeffery back After suspension, WR has to get used to new QB for stretch run

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

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Alshon Jeffery returns from his 4-game suspension this week to a new quarterback and a team that is 3-10.

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LAKE FOREST – The Chicago Bears were certainly ready to welcome back top receiver Alshon Jeffery.

Jeffery rejoined the team on Monday after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performanceenhancing drugs policy, giving the Bears and quarterback Matt Barkley a big weapon for this weekend’s game against the Green Bay Packers.

“It’s good to have him back,” coach John Fox said.

Jeffery hasn’t played since an embarrassing 36-10 loss at Tampa Bay on Nov. 13. The suspension came the following day, with the former Pro Bowl receiver saying he took a supplement for inflammation containing a substance banned by the NFL. Jeffery’s suspension was just another dose of bad news in a lost season for Chicago. The team leader with 630 yards receiving, he is coming back on the heels of a 20-17 loss at Detroit that

officially knocked the Bears (3-10) out of playoff contention.

The suspension was another hit to a receiver who was limited to nine games last year because of injuries. Jeffery also has an uncertain future, playing for the $14.6 million franchise tag after he and the Bears were unable to agree to a long-term contract in the offseason, and he won’t be catching passes from injured starter Jay Cutler, either.

“Obviously we’re pretty tied into performance,” Fox said. “So I think obviously getting back and indoctrinated in what we are doing – you know, he’s got a new quarterback as well. And we adjust and customize a little bit per guy. So just getting a feel for that.

That’s kind of been our downfall a little bit all season has been execution and so we’ll just try to get all them on the same page. It will be good to have a guy we think is pretty good back in the lineup.”

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Dixon’s Bailey, Bureau Valley’s Hurley honored, B3.

Taj Gibson won’t be lulled by the 6-18 record the Timberwolves will carry into the United Center tonight following Sunday’s loss to the Warriors.

The veteran forward knows what’s coming regarding Tom Thibodeau’s game preparation.

“He used to tell us in the locker room, ‘You got to hate those guys. You got to stick it to them,’” Gibson said with a laugh. “So I know he’s going to come in here and have those young guys ready and waiting.”

Thibodeau returned to the United Center last summer for a scrimmage with USA Basketball, for which he serves as an assistant coach. But tonight marks his first game prowling the sidelines for another NBA team since the Bulls fired him in May 2015 following a 255139 mark in five seasons.

“It’s going to be weird,” Gibson said. “I’m so used to hearing him just yell my name out so frequently, ‘Taj! Taj!’ I’m used to [coach] Fred [Hoiberg’s] voice now. But when I hear that [Thibodeau] bark, I may glance back.

“It’s kind of a nerve-wracking feeling because you know that guy knows everything about you. He knows all your moves.

It’s going to be a good prep.”

The Bulls endured a scoreless stretch of 3 minutes, 25 seconds in the fourth quarter Saturday, emblematic of their final-period scoring woes.

“We need to work on our fourth-quarter execution,” said Hoiberg, who admitted it may be partly a mental issue now. “Early on, our pace was still there. But once [Miami] made their run, that’s when we hung our heads a little bit and slowed things down and didn’t execute.”

Fittingly, free throws from Jimmy Butler bookended the drought. Butler attempted a season-high 16 free throws and now has shot double-digit free throws in 14 of 23 games.

The Bulls prevailed over the Heat despite their bench getting outscored for the 13th straight time and scored 105 points while making just one 3-pointer on eight attempts.

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Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau returns to Chicago today to face the Bulls for the first time since being fired in May 2015.

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GIRLS ROUNDUP

Dixon rolls past Thunder

Erie’s Johnston leads 7-2 Augustana

Oregon pulls away from Polo; Sitzmore paces Fillies

Augustana College senior and Erie High School graduate Jacob Johnston is off to a strong start for the Vikings’ basketball team.

A 6-foot-5 forward, Johnston is averaging 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds, both team highs, while shooting a team-best 58.1 percent (50-for-86) from the field.

Polo graduate A.J. Dollmeyer, a 6-8 junior forward, is also a key contributor for the 7-2 Vikings, as he averages 7.1 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Britney Pitzer scored 20 points, Isabelle Shiaras added 13, and the Dixon Duchesses beat West Carroll 62-30 on Monday in the Polo tournament.

Dixon led 20-4 after one quarter after Pitzer scored 12 points in the game’s first 8 minutes.

Kaylee Anderson led West Carroll with eight points.

W. Michigan player charged with murder Prosecutors charged Western Michigan basketball player Jovieair Kennedy with murder and armed robbery Monday, accusing him of gunning down a fellow student during a robbery of a cellphone and money.

Kennedy, 20, was arraigned Monday in the shooting of 19-yearold Jacob Jones at an off-campus Kalamazoo apartment on Thursday.

Kennedy was denied bond and did not yet have an attorney.

Kennedy is charged with murder, armed robbery and using a gun during a felony.

The charging document says others were present.

NFL

Late Brady TD leads Pats over Ravens Tom Brady connected with Chris Hogan for a 79-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to help the New England Patriots overcome a sloppy second half and claim a 30-23 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night.

Brady threw for 406 yards and three touchdowns, becoming the fourth NFL quarterback with at least 450 career touchdown passes. He also threw just his second interception of the season.

LeGarrette Blount rushed for 72 yards on 18 carries, passing 1,000 yards for the first time since his rookie season with Tampa Bay in 2010.

Smith’s killer guilty of manslaughter New Orleans’ district attorney said he’ll seek 60 years in prison for the man who killed New Orleans Saints star Will Smith – the maximum 40 years for manslaughter, plus another 20 years for attempted manslaughter in the wounding of Smith’s wife.

“We will do our gut-level best to get the judge to impose the maximum sentence of 60 years,” Leon Cannizzaro told reporters Monday.

Cardell Hayes was found guilty Sunday night after insisting that he only fired because the retired NFL player was drunk and violent and had grabbed a gun following their collision in traffic last April.

NBA

James plans to do Ali documentary King James is set to tell the story of The Greatest.

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James will be the executive producer of an HBO documentary on Muhammad Ali, who died earlier this year. The as-yet-untitled film will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also helmed the boxing drama “Southpaw” and “Training Day.” Fuqua will also produce.

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Milledgeville 55, Warren 39: Rebecca Waite

scored 24 points to lead the Missiles to a win in the Polo tournament.

Mady Frederick added 12 points.

Milledgeville trailed 13-9 after one quarter before scoring 20 points in the second to take the lead.

Morrison 53, Fulton 31: Emma Sitzmore’s

double-double helped power the Fillies past Fulton in a TRAC West game in Morrison.

Sitzmore had 11 points, hitting 5 of 7 from the free throw line, and grabbed 13 rebounds. She also had three steals.

Jaeden Workman had 13 points, seven rebounds and three steals.

Local events

Today Boys basketball 6 p.m.

• Aquin vs. Milledgeville (at Forreston) 7:30 p.m.

• Sherrard at Morrison • Hinckley-Big Rock at Amboy • Oregon vs. River Ridge (at Forreston) • Newman vs. Pearl City (at Forreston) Girls basketball

Oregon 53, Polo 37:

The Hawks led 9-7 after one quarter, then pulled away with 18 points in the second quarter to lead 28-19 at halftime in their Polo tournament game.

Bailey Montavon led Oregon with 12 points.

Jessica Hunt added 10.

Nine different Hawks players scored in the game.

Justine Gorzny scored 23 points for Polo, including going 9-for-13 from the free throw line.

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• Oregon vs. Eastland (at Polo) 6:15 p.m.

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ABOVE: Oregon’s Emily Perkins fights for a loose ball with Polo’s Lani Bergstrom on Monday night. The Hawks pulled away for the 53-37 win.

BELOW: Dixon’s Isabelle Shiaras goes up for a layup while being guarded

by West Carroll’s Kaylee Anderson on Monday night.

Monday’s stars

Hall 46, Bureau Valley 36: The Storm fell

in Manlius as the Red Devils broke open what had been a tie game at halftime with 18 points in the third quarter.

Heather Williams and Christen Hurley both scored 13 points to lead Bureau Valley.

• Geneseo at Sterling 7:30 p.m.

• Prophetstown at Polo Boys bowling 3:45 p.m.

6 p.m.

• Davenport North at Morrison Wrestling 5:30 p.m.

• Dixon at Stillman Valley • Winnebago, Rockford Lutheran at Rock Falls

Erie 71, Orion 63:

Whitney Bramm went 9-for-9 from the freethrow line and scored 21 points as the Cardinals handled the visiting Chargers.

Also for Erie, Jenna Saad had 15 points, all on 3-pointers, while Skylar Steimle had 11 points, and Taylor Steimle added nine.

Girls bowling

Dixon 3,187, La-Salle-Peru 2,563: Alyssa

Bonnette rolled games of 188, 216 and 199 for a 603 series to lead the Duchesses past the Cavaliers in Peru.

Katlyn Bay (576), Melissa Bates (558) and Mackenzie Kavanaugh (556) also broke 500 for Dixon.

Clara Ferrari had a 600 series to pace L-P.

Comets keep Kewanee from putting the game away DENIED

CONTINUED FROM B1 t Madison Craft’s 3 with 29.9 left to play cut the Kewanee lead to 58-57, but Bullock was sent to the free-throw line with 25.9 left, and made the front end of a single-bonus opportunity. On Newman’s next trip, Lauren Wilson was fouled with 16.9 left. Her free throw missed and was pulled down by Simpson, who missed the putback.

Maddy Darmon was fouled on the rebound and missed her single-bonus opportunity with 11.6 seconds left. Newman called time out and drew up the play going the length of the court.

Kewanee expected Simpson to take a last-second shot, and concentrated on her on the trip down. Simpson got the ball in the left wing and threw up an unsuccessful 3 that was pulled down by Ferris to the left of the hoop.

“We knew that they were probably going to go to [Simpson],” Bullock said. “We stayed on her, but she did get a shot off. We did what we needed to do. We got the ball in the end. That was the plan – shut [Simpson] down.”

Between Smith’s inside presence and Bullock’s key outside shots, Kewanee had plenty of chances to put the game away.

However, that was stymied by Craft’s return to the game after picking up back-to-back firstquarter fouls.

After returning, the Comets sophomore sank her first five shots – the first two from 2-point range, and the other three from outside. Her third 3, with 1:10 left in the third quarter, pulled the Comets to within 42-41.

“She’s a complete player,” Newman coach Brandon Krec-

7 p.m.

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Justine Gorzny, Polo, 23 points Rebecca Waite, Milledgeville, 24 points Emma Sitzmore, Morrison, 11 points, 13 rebounds Whitney Bramm, Erie, 21 points Faith Kennedy led the Steamers with 13 points.

The Steamers led 13-7 after one quarter, but Morrison answered by outscoring Fulton 17-5 in the second quarter and 18-6 in the third.

• Warren vs. West Carroll (at Polo)

On the tube TV listings

Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• South Carolina St. at Clemson, ESPNU • Temple at Villanova, FS1 • Tennessee Tech at Tennessee, SEC 8 p.m.

• Cent. Arkansas at Michigan, BTN • NC Central at LSU, SEC Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Seton Hall at Rutgers, BTN NBA 7 p.m.

• Timberwolves at Bulls, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Thunder at Trailblazers, ESPN NHL 6 p.m.

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Newman’s Mady Ferris bring the ball up court against Kewanee’s D’hnae Jackson during Kewanee’s 59-57 win over the Comets. zmer said. “For anyone to get two quick fouls and sit out a whole quarter, that’s tough to be able to stand, but this just speaks volumes about her. She kept her mind in the game, even when she was out, she was cheering on her teammates from the bench.

She can light it up.”

Chloe Klein put the Comets up 43-42 at the third-quarter buzzer with a jumper.

“We had several chances to take control of the game, and we let it slip-slide away,” Kewanee coach Chuck Blake said. “We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot.

We had dumb fouls. We’re just lucky to come out with a win.”

With a first-quarter 3-pointer, Bullock (20 points) was the first of perhaps three Boilermakers to reach the 1,000-point milestone this year. Blake figures that Rachael Moraski (9 points, 4 rebounds) might hit it in January, and Smith may have an outside chance during the postseason.

“It’s not something that I

thought I was going to do,” said Bullock, who came in three points shy of the mark. “As a freshman, I just came off the bench, shot a 3, and then I would go sit back down. It’s definitely an amazing feeling. It doesn’t feel like I’ve scored 1,000. It’s a really nice accomplishment, and it means a lot.”

Newman comes back Thursday to take on Hall, the only team to defeat Kewanee – coming in the finals of the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament.

“It was a physical game,” Kreczmer said. “I told the girls that the scoreboard wasn’t what we wanted in the end, but it’s not always about winning and losing. I think we definitely took a big step forward today. We rose to the occasion against a good team.

“We had multiple chances to win it in the end, but I always tell the girls all I care about is playing with their max effort and tenacity. They did today.”

• Blackhawks at Rangers, NBCSN Soccer 1:40 p.m.

• Premier League, Arsenal at Everton, NBCSN

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MONDAY’S SCOREBOARD

Rockets pull away from Red Devils

Boys basketball

Marcos upset by Orangeville

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Rock Falls pulled away in the second half to beat Hall, pulling out the 68-48 win on Monday at the Colmone Classic in Spring Valley.

The Rockets led 27-24 at halftime before outscoring the Red Devils 17-8 in the third quarter and 24-16 in the fourth.

Austin Meiners led Rock Falls with 22 points, and Garret Winfield added 13. Logan Pillars scored 12 points, while Cade Nailor scored 10.

Orangeville 82, Polo 66: Two days after No. 12

seed Orangeville upset Byron in the first round of the Forreston tournament, the Broncos’ 8-man roster proved it wasn’t a fluke, doing the same to No. 4 Polo.

“We’re an unknown,” first-year Orangeville coach Jesse Stamm said.

“If there is a darkhorse of the tournament, it’s us.”

Midway through the third quarter, Polo only trailed 48-47. The Broncos scored eight points in 15 seconds and the rout was on. Juniors Austin Guy and Caden Getz led the way with 37 and 26 points.

“This isn’t the same Orangeville team everyone is used to,” Polo coach Matt Messer said.

“Guy is a handful. We tried to key on him, but the other kid stepped up.”

Sophomore Brady Webb had 24 points for the Marcos (5-3), picking up the slack for coldshooting teammates.

“We were struggling,” Webb said. “I felt we had good looks, but not canning them.”

Justin Young added 11 and Reid Taylor scored 10.

Fulton 74, Unity 44:

Cody Sanderson paced a balanced attack with 16 points as the Steamers handled the Knights in the Route 84 tourna-

Monday’s stars Austin Meiners, Rock Falls hoops, 22 points Brady Webb, Polo hoops, 24 points Jarod White, Dixon bowling, 609 series ment.

Tyler Bruggenwirth finished with 14 points, Nate Wierema had 12, and Kyle Schipper added 11 for Fulton.

West Carroll 39, Erie 35: Kody Plattenberg-

er went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line and scored eight of his game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter as the Thunder held off the Cardinals at the Route 84 tournament.

Justice Youngberg had seven points to lead Erie.

Eastland 51, Sherrard 35: Kaden Henze,

Brighton Haverland and Ethan Christians each had 12 points as the Cougars pulled away from the Tigers at the United tournament in Monmouth.

Eastland led just 28-25 entering the final 8 minutes.

Faith Christian 58, Paw Paw 28: Hayden Sweet

dropped in 18 points to lead the Falcons past the Bulldogs in Paw Paw. Also for Faith Christian (7-1), Andrew Robertson had 14 points, Ben Bierdeman had 11 points and eight rebounds, and Trevor Hauck added 12 boards and eight points.

Boys bowling

Dixon 3,309, Lutheran 2,723: Jarod White had

games of 203, 183 and 223 for a 609 series to lead the Dukes past the Crusaders at Park Lanes in Rockford.

Rounding out the Dixon lineup were Geoffrey Baker (572), Lucas Lauer (564), Trevor White (538), Branden Rex (521) and Tyler Van Quathem (505).

Joe Divito had a 591 series to top Lutheran.

Bears show signs of life in narrow loss to Lions WELCOME

CONTINUED FROM B1 t Fox said he reintroduced Jeffery during Monday’s team meeting. Receiver Cameron Meredith said Jeffery was subdued at first but opened up as the day wore on. He also said Jeffery appeared to be in good shape.

“He was happy to be back,” Meredith said.

“It’s been awhile since he’s been in the building, talked to us. We were able to hang out after we got done with lift, catch up on stuff.

Anytime you come back around friends and teammates, it’s always a good thing.”

Defensive end Akiem Hicks said he greeted Jeffery with a hug.

“You can see how happy he was just to be back in the building with his teammates, his friends, his brothers,” Hicks said.

Barkley might be the happiest player to have Jeffery back. After all, receivers have had trouble hanging onto the ball in recent weeks.

They had 10 drops in a loss to Tennessee on Nov. 27, including one

by Josh Bellamy on a potential game-winner in the end zone in the final minute. Against Detroit on Sunday, he also had a fourth-down pass that would have

put the Bears in fieldgoal range bounce off his chest in the closing minute.

A more sure-handed receiver probably makes the catch, giving kicker Connor Barth a chance to send the game into overtime.

But the Bears instead walked away with another loss.

Drops and deflections aside, Barkley is making the most of his opportunity starting the past three games with Cutler and Brian Hoyer injured. He is 59 of 104 for 720 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions in that stretch. The Bears have dropped two of those three games, though they had a chance to win each one.

Now that Jeffery is back, Barkley will get to throw to an elite receiver. They’ll have to get on the same page quickly, though.

“We’re playing a pretty good team here at our place,” Fox said. “Obviously we have to work on it. The passing game is timing and precision. Alshon knows our offense. It’s not like he’s new to it. This will be his third quarterback throwing to him and even that’s not different.

When Jay got hurt and we put Brian in, there was an adjustment for everybody and it will be an adjustment for Alshon with Matt.”

Pre-Christmas tournaments

Colmone Classic at Spring Valley Red pool: Hall, Plano, Rock Falls, Fieldcrest White pool: Pontiac, Kewanee, Ottawa Marquette, Mendota Monday’s results • Kewanee 62, Mendota 51 • Marquette 67, Pontiac 52 • Rock Falls 68, Hall 48 Today’s games • Mendota vs. Marquette, 5 • Pontiac vs. Kewanee, 6:30 • Plano vs. Fieldcrest, 8 Wednesday’s games • Kewanee vs. Marquette, 5 • Fieldcrest vs. Rock Falls, 6:30 • Plano vs. Hall, 8 Friday’s games • Rock Falls vs. Plano, 5 • Pontiac vs. Mendota, 6:30 • Hall vs. Fieldcrest, 8 Saturday’s games • 7th place game, 3 • 5th place game, 4:30 • 3rd place game, 6 • 1st place game, 7:30

Route 84 Tournament (MTC = Mount Carroll; F = Fulton) Pool A: West Carroll, Erie, Galena, East Dubuque, Warren Pool B: Fulton, AFC, Scales Mound, Stockton, Unity Christian Saturday’s results • East Dubuque 56, West Carroll 31 • AFC 88, Unity Christian 78 • Erie 58, Galena 44 • Fulton 63, Scales Mound 22 • West Carroll 48, Warren 40 • AFC 67, Stockton 59 • East Dubuque 44, Galena 22 • Unity Christian 62, Scales Mound 56 • Erie 59, Warren 44 Monday’s results • Stockton 42, Scales Mound 14 • Fulton 74, Unity Christian 44 • West Carroll 39, Erie 35 Wednesday’s games • AFC vs. Scales Mound, 6 (F) • Fulton vs. Stockton, 7:30 (F) Thursday’s games • Erie vs. East Dubuque, 6 (MTC) • Galena vs. Warren, 7:30 (MTC) Friday’s games • Warren vs. East Dubuque, 6 (MTC) • Stockton vs. Unity Christian, 6 (F) • West Carroll vs. Galena, 7:30 (MTC) • Fulton vs. AFC, 7:30 (F) Saturday’s results (All games at Mt. Carroll) • 9th place game, 11 a.m.

• 7th place game, 12:30 • 5th place game, 2 • 3rd place game, 3:30 • 1st place game, 5

57th annual Forreston Holiday Tournament (HS = High School; JH = Junior High) Saturday’s results • Game 1: Winnebago 59, Dakota 26 • Game 2: Christian Life 63, Forreston 57 • Game 3: Polo 53, Lena-Winslow 38 • Game 4: Orangeville 67, Byron 57 • Game 5: Newman 55, Stillman Valley 13 • Game 6: Pearl City 51, Pecatonica 21 • Game 7: Aquin 65, Oregon 52 • Game 8: Milledgeville 71, River Ridge 34 Monday’s results • Game 9: Forreston 54, Dakota 42 • Game 10: Byron 48, Lena-Winslow 30 • Game 11: Winnebago 92, Christian Life 55 • Game 12: Orangeville 82, Polo 66 Today’s games • Game 13: Stillman Valley vs. Pecatonica, 6 (JH) • Game 14: Oregon vs. River Ridge, 7:30 (JH) • Game 15: Newman vs. Pearl City, 7:30 (HS) • Game 16: Aquin vs. Milledgeville, 6 (HS) Wednesday’s games • Game 17: Dakota vs. Lena-Winslow, 5 (JH) • Game 18: Game 13 loser vs. Game 14 loser, 6:30 (JH) • Game 19: Christian Life vs. Polo, 6:30 (HS) • Game 20: Game 15 loser vs. Game 16 loser, 5 (HS) • Game 21: Forreston vs. Byron, 8 (JH) • Game 22: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 8 (HS) Thursday’s games • Game 23: Game 17 loser vs. Game 18 loser, 5 (JH) • Game 24: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 6:30 (JH) • Game 25: Game 21 loser vs. Game 22 loser, 8 (JH) • Game 26: Game 19 loser vs. Game 20 loser, 5 (HS) • Game 27: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 6:30 (HS) • Game 28: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 8 (HS) Friday’s games • Game 29: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 winner, 5 (JH) • Game 30: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 5 (HS) • Game 31: Game 27 loser vs. Game 28 loser, 6:30 (HS) • Game 32: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 8 (HS)

United Christmas Tournament at Monmouth Saturday’s results • United 45, West Prairie 37 • Quest 54, Sherrard 34 • Eastland 27, West Central 25 • Quest 70, West Prairie 26 • Sherrard 57, West Central 42 • Eastland 61, United 20 Monday’s results • West Central 43, West Prairie 36 • Eastland 51, Sherrard 35 • Quest 57, United 23 Wednesday’s games • Quest vs. West Central, 5 • West Prairie vs. Eastland, 6:30 • United vs. Sherrard, 8 Friday’s games • Sherrard vs. West Prairie, 5 • Eastland vs. Quest, 6:30 • United vs. West Central, 8 Monday’s box scores at Colmone Classic, Spring Valley

ROCK FALLS 68, HALL 48 HALL Castelan 6-15 0-2 12, DeAngelo 1-5 0-0 2, Marquez 5-11 0-2 11, Trevier 2-5 0-0 4, Rybarczyk 1-7 4-4 6, Follmer 1-1 0-0 2, Edgecomb 0-0 0-0 0, Vanaman 3-6 0-0 7, Wozniak1-2 0-0 2, Burcham 1-1 0-0 2, Riodan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 4-8 48 ROCK FALLS Jonathan Ross 2-3 1-3 5, Dylan Leaf 1-4 0-0 2, Garret Winfield 6-10 1-1 13, Logan Pillars 4-11 2-2 12, Cade Nailor 5-8 0-0 10, Austin Meiners 8-15 3-4 22, Michael Berentes 0-6 0-1 0. Totals 28-59 7-11 68 Hall 10 14 8 16 — 48 Rock Falls 13 14 17 24 — 68 3s - Hall 2-8 (Marquez, Vanaman), Rock Falls 5-16 (Meiners 3, Pillars 2) at Forreston tournament

ORANGEVILLE 82, POLO 66 POLO Mason Wright 2 0-0 5, Brady Webb 10 0-0 24, Trevin Woodin 1 0-0 2, Braiden Soltow 3 1-4 8, Miles Bushman 1 0-0 3, Dakota Meyer 1 1-2 3, Reid Taylor 2 6-7 10, Justin Young 3 5-6 11. Totals 23 13-19 66.

ORANGEVILLE Geitz 10 3-3 26, Guy 14 3-5 37, Minnaert 1 0-0 3, Alber 1 0-1 2, Parriott 3 2-2 8, Sullivan 2 0-0 4, O’Haver 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 8-11 82.

Polo 15 17 17 17 — 66 Orangeville 13 21 27 21 — 82 3s - Polo 7 (Webb 4, Wright, Soltow, Bushman), Orangeville 10 (Guy 6, Geitz 3, Minnaert) Route 84 Tournament, at Fulton

FULTON 74, FULTON UNITY 44 UNITY Hoppe 1 0-0 3, Medenblik 4 0-4 9, Hlubek 1 0-0 2, Wilson 6 1-1 14, Holesinger 3 0-0 6, Smith 1 0-0 2, Appel 1 1-3 4, Bickel-

haupt 0 0-0 0, Woods 2 0-0 4, Wilber 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 2-8 44.

FULTON Hunter Collachia 2 0-0 4, Cole McClary 4 0-1 8, Cody Sanderson 5 3-4 16, Dylan Smith 0 0-0 0, Austin Schroeder 2 1-2 5, Tyler Bruggenwirth 7 0-0 14, Brody Mason 0 0-0 0, Kyle Schipper 5 0-0 11, Morrison Dersham 2 0-0 4, Nate Wierema 4 4-5 12.

Totals: 31 8-12 74.

Unity 5 18 13 8 – 44 Fulton 29 22 13 10 – 74 3s – Unity 4 (Hoppe, Medenblik, Wilson, Appel), Fulton 4 (Sanderson 3, Schipper).

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Kewanee 19 9 14 17 — 59 Newman 10 12 21 14 — 57 3s — Kewanee 5-14 (Bullock 4-8, Moraski 0-2, Darmon 0-2, Jackson 1-2), Newman 9-27 (Simpson 3-12, Craft 4-7, Murray 1-4, McKenna 1-2, Ferris 0-1, Hinrichs 0-1).

Rebounds — Kewanee 45 (Smith 20, Darmon 7), Newman 37 (Ferris 9, Simpson 7, Jensen 7). Assists — Kewanee 12 (Jackson 4), Newman 21 (Ferris 8, Jensen 4). Steals — Kewanee 4 (Bullock 3), Newman 6 (Simpson 2, Jensen 2). Blocks — Kewanee 4 (Smith 4), Newman 1 (Klein).

Turnovers — Kewanee 21, Newman 12.

Fouls — Kewanee 14, Newman 19.

WEST CARROLL 39, ERIE 35 WEST CARROLL Kody Plattenberger 4 7-8 16, Kaleb Plattenberger 2 1-3 5, Owen Wurster 2 0-0 4, Luke Jones 2 0-0 4, Caleb Stines 0 0-0 0, Jordan Anderson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Dunk 2 2-3 6, Appel 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 10-14 39.

ERIE Dillin Tegeler 1 0-1 2, Kale Orman 1 1-4 4, Carson Kirkpatrick 0 0-0 0, Josh Hammer 2 0-0 4, Kyle Stover 2 0-0 6, Kyle Schipper 0 0-0 0, Justice Cole 2 0-0 6, Justice Youngberg 2 3-4 7, Eric Miller 3 0-0 6.

Totals: 13 4-9 35.

West Carroll 4 11 10 14 – 39 Erie 9 11 7 8 – 35 3s – West Carroll 1 (Kody Plattenberger), Erie 5 (Stover 2, Cole 2, Orman).

at Manlius

HALL 46, BUREAU VALLEY 36 HALL Bogatitus 0 0-0 0, Soldati 5 7-8 17, Lusietto 3 4-6 10, Hoscheid 1 2-2 4, Barraso 1 2-2 4, Gattisi 5 1-3 11, Hart 0 0-0 0.

Totals 15 16-21 46.

BUREAU VALLEY Courtney Hoagland 0 0-0 0, Saige Barnett 2 0-0 6, Ellen Johnson 2 0-0 4, Heather Williams 5 2-2 13, Addi Moreland 0 0-0 0, Christen Hurley 5 1-2 13, Hannah Williams 0 0-0 0, Marissa Mungia 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 3-4 36.

Hall 7 8 18 13 — 46 Bureau Valley 6 9 9 12 — 36 3s - Hall 0, BV 5 (Hurley 2, Barnett 2, Heather Williams) at Morrison

United tournament, Monmouth

EASTLAND 51, SHERRARD 35 SHERRARD Green 0 0-0 0, Lucas 0 0-2 0, Mullen 4 0-1 8, Sigala 0 0-0 0, Secor 0 0-0 0, Bradley 0 0-0 0, Minch 0 0-0 0, Corken 1 0-0 2, Hatlestad 7 2-2 20, Bizarri 2 0-0 4, Earl 0 1-2 1, Barber 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 3-7 35.

EASTLAND Eric Langarica 1 0-0 3, Kaden Henze 3 3-4 12, Brett Swalve 2 1-2 5, D.J. Heeren 0 1-2 1, Brighton Haverland 3 6-9 12, Reid Janssen 1 2-2 4, Josh Dickman 0 0-2 0, Jared Wilczynski 0 0-0 0, Dalton Burkholder 1 0-0 2, E.Christians 4 3-4 12. Totals: 15 16-25 51.

Sherrard 15 4 6 10 – 35 Eastland 9 13 6 23 – 51 3s – Sherrard 4 (Hatlestad4), Eastland 5 (Henze 3, Langarica, Christians).

MORRISON 53, FULTON 31 FULTON Whitney Wynkoop 0 2-2 2, Kearra Khort 0 1-2 1, Rylee Leitzen 0 1-2 1, Jordan Price 1 0-6 2, Abby Willging 3 0-1 7, Faith Kennedy 6 0-0 13, Brooke Huizenga 0 2-2 2, Rachel Huizenga 0 0-0 0, Baylee Gooch 0 0-0 0, Chloe Lindeman 1 1-2 3. Totals 11 7-17 31.

MORRISON Emma Melton 3 1-2 8, Makayla Troutman 2 0-0 4, Emma Sitzmore 3 5-7 11, Jaeden Workman 5 0-0 13, Kassidee Church 4 0-0 9, Shayna Vanderleest 0 2-2 2, Lauren Vos 2 0-1 4, Mackenzie Petkus 0 0-0 0, Madison Steines 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 8-12 53.

Fulton 13 5 6 7 — 31 Morrison 7 17 18 11 — 53 3s - Fulton 2 (Willging, Kennedy), Morrison 5 (Workman 3, Melton, Church)

at Paw Paw

FAITH CHRISTIAN 58, PAW PAW 28 FAITH CHRISTIAN (7-1) Ben Bierdeman 5 1-4 11, Andrew Robertson 6 1-2 14, Hayden Sweet 7 2-2 18, Trevor Hauck 4 0-1 8, Aaron Robertson 1 0-0 2, Colin Fassler 0 4-4 4, Christian Hage 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 9-15 58.

PAW PAW Clayton 2 0-0 5, Sheridan 3 0-0 6, Williams 1 0-0 2, McNally 0 2-4 2, Herman 3 0-0 7, Hill 2 2-4 6. Totals: 11 4-8 28.

Faith 15 23 11 9 – 58 Paw Paw 7 11 2 8 – 28 3s – Faith 3 (Sweet 2, Andrew Robertson), Paw Paw 2 (Clayton, Herman).

Girls basketball Pre-Christmas tournaments

Polo Tournament Pool A: Oregon, Polo, P’town, Eastland Pool B: Milledgeville, Warren, Dixon, West Carroll Saturday’s results • Milledgeville 73, West Carroll 25 • Dixon 56, Warren 42 • Eastland 57, Prophetstown 24 Monday’s results • Milledgeville 55, Warren 39 • Dixon 62, West Carroll 30 • Oregon 53, Polo 37 Today’s games • Oregon vs. Eastland, 5 • Warren vs. West Carroll, 6:15 • Prophetstown vs. Polo, 7:30 Wednesday’s games • Milledgeville vs. Dixon, 5 • Prophetstown vs. Oregon, 6:15 • Polo vs. Eastland, 7:30 Thursday’s games • 7th place game, 4 • 5th place game, 5:15 • 3rd place game, 6:30 • 1st place game, 7:45

Pearl City Tournament Saturday’s results • RR/SM 58, Fulton 41 • East Dubuque 53, Dakota 37 • Pearl City 56, Fulton 42 • Orangeville 47, Lena-Winslow 42 Monday’s results • East Dubuque 36, Lena-Winslow 25 • RR/SM 53, Dakota 34 • Pearl City 56, Orangeville 44 Today’s games • Lena-Winslow vs. Fulton, 6 • RR/SM vs. East Dubuque, 7:30 Wednesday’s games • Fulton vs. Orangeville, 5 • Pearl City vs. RR/SM, 6:30 • Dakota vs. Lena-Winslow, 8 Thursday’s games • Orangeville vs. Dakota, 6 • Pearl City vs. East Dubuque, 7:30 Monday’s box scores at Polo

OREGON 53, POLO 37 POLO Rilley Peterson 2 1-5 6, Kenzie Dusing 1 0-0 2, Hanna Blumhoff 0 0-1 0, Lani Bergstrom 2 0-0 6, Justine Gorzny 7 9-13 23, Hannah Hubbs 0 0-0 0, Brianna Pellini 0 0-2 0. Totals: 12 10-21 37.

OREGON Emily Perkins 2 0-0 4, Gylian Finch 2 0-2 4, Cinja Schendel 0 0-0 0, Morgan Miraglia 0 0-0 0, Hannah Wolber 2 0-0 4, Addie Kitzmiller 4 0-0 8, Sarah Palmer 0 0-0 0, Meredith Gelander 1 0-0 2, Allyse Ketter 2 1-2 5, Bailey Montavon 6 0-0 12, Jessica Hunt 5 0-0 10, Lani Morris 2 0-0 4. Totals: 26 1-4 53.

Polo 7 12 10 8 – 37 Oregon 9 19 17 8 – 53 3s – Polo 3 (Bergstrom 2, Peterson), Oregon 0.

DIXON 62, WEST CARROLL 30 WEST CARROLL Jena Sedivy 0 0-0 0, Jessica Barr 0 0-0 0, Shelby Skiles 1 2-2 4, Hayley Guilinger 3 0-0 6, Abbi Law 2 0-2 4, Kaylee Anderson 2 4-4 8, Emma Aljets 2 1-2 5, Maddie Meek 1 1-2 3, Olivia Brinkmeier 0 0-3 0.

Totals: 11 8-15 30.

DIXON Kira Goral 2 3-4 7, Maddie Pleskovitch 0 0-0 0, Emily Lynch 1 0-0 2, Avery Fox 0 0-0 0, Gretchen Bushman 2 3-3 7, Britney Pitzer 8 1-2 20, Bre Scheidegger 2 0-2 4, Jordan McHugh-Walsh 0 0-0 0, Ellie Provo 4 1-3 9, Isabelle Shiaras 4 5-6 13. Totals: 23 13-20 62.

West Carroll 4 10 9 7 – 30 Dixon 20 14 17 11 – 62 3s – West Carroll 0, Dixon 3 (Pitzer 3).

MILLEDGEVILLE 55, WARREN 39 MILLEDGEVILLE Alexandra Schmidt 1 2-2 4, Sidney Aude 2 2-2 6, Jocelyn Folkers 3 3-5 9, Rebecca Waite 12 0-2 24, Mady Frederick 5 2-4 12, Sabreena Hartman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 9-15 55.

WARREN Molitor 1 0-1 2, E.Riedl 0 2-2 2, Smith 0 0-0 0, Stuckey 3 0-0 9, Bohnsack 2 1-2 5, Tesmer 1 2-4 4, A.Riedl 3 4-6 11, McGivney 2 0-0 6. Totals: 12 9-15 39.

Milledgeville 9 20 10 16 – 55 Warren 13 5 12 9 – 39 3s – Milledgeville 0, Warren 6 (Stuckey 3, McGivney 2, A.Riedl). at Newman

KEWANEE 59, NEWMAN 57 KEWANEE (10-1, 4-0 TRAC East) Rachael Moraski 2-11 5-9 9, Blair Bullock 6-15 4-6 20, Mitrese Smith 8-16 5-6 21, Maddy Darmon 1-6 4-5 6, D’hnae Jackson 1-2 0-0 3, Chloe Hinojosa 0-1 0-0 0, Lizbeth Contreras 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-51 18-26 59.

NEWMAN (3-6, 3-1) Mady Ferris 2-12 1-4 5, Kelsey Simpson 5-20 0-0 13, Mary Jensen 3-13 1-2 7, Madison Craft 6-10 0-0 16, Chloe Klein 1-2 1-2 3, Delaney Hinrichs 0-1 0-0 0, Teagan McKenna 2-4 0-0 5, Hannah Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Wilson 2-5 1-3 5, Payton Murray 1-5 0-0 3. Totals: 21-72 4-11 57.

at Erie

ERIE 71, ORION 63 ORION Stropes 2 7-8 12, Moore 1 1-5 3, McCunn 4 1-2 12, Lodge 0 0-0 0, Mohr 2 0-0 5, Taets 2 3-5 8, DeVoss 1 2-4 4, Smolenski 7 3-4 19. Totals: 19 17-28 63.

ERIE Riley Redell 1 0-0 3, Whitney Bramm 6 9-9 21, Montana Lawson 1 0-0 3, Jenna Saad 5 0-0 15, Talor Steimle 4 1-3 9, Hannah Schanze 1 0-0 2, Madison Newton 3 1-2 7, Skylar Steimle 3 5-7 11. Totals: 24 16-21 71.

Orion 9 10 26 18 – 63 Erie 25 15 10 21 – 71 3s – Orion 8 (McCunn 3, Smolenski 2, Stropes, Mohr, Taets), Erie 7 (Saad 5, Lawson, Redell).

Boys bowling Monday’s result at Park Lanes, Rockford

DIXON 3,309, LUTHERAN 2,723 DIXON Jarod White 203-183-223 – 609; Geoffrey Baker 174-164-234 – 572; Lucas Lauer 167-166-231 – 564; Trevor White 175183-180 – 538; Branden Rex 190-160171 – 521; Tyler Van Quathem 156-147202 – 505. Totals: 1,065-1,003-1,241 – 3,309.

LUTHERAN Joe Divito 176-193-222 – 591; Zach Montgomery 198-177-192 – 567; Mason Robbins 173-168-131 – 472; Tanner Grashorn 101-119-157 – 377; Andrew Garob 120122-118 – 360; James Gates 144-113-99 – 356. Totals: 912-892-919 – 2,723.

Girls bowling Monday’s results at Super Bowl, Peru

DIXON 3,187, LASALLE-PERU 2,563 DIXON Alyssa Bonnette 188-216-199 – 603; Katlyn Bay 199-206-171 – 576; Melissa Bates 179-191-188 – 558; Mackenzie Kavanaugh 183-205-168 – 556; Riley Kavanaugh 152-154-149 – 455; Annie Hantke 171111-157 – 439. Totals: 1,072-1,0831,032 – 3,187.

LASALLE-PERU Clara Ferrari 171-224-205 – 600; Jenna Laier 156-165-141 – 462; Sophie Kurtz 168-138-129 – 435; Kendra Artie 170-153 – 323; Samantha Rose 146-113 – 259; Sabrina Brants 113-129 – 242; Cassidy Antie 145-7 – 242. Totals: 924-785-854 – 2,563.

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE

New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets

Houston Tennessee Indianapolis Jacksonville

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland

Kansas City Oakland Denver San Diego

East W L T Pct PF PA 11 2 0 .846 349 230 8 5 0 .615 281 301 6 7 0 .462 325 301 4 9 0 .308 229 324 South W L T Pct PF PA 7 6 0 .538 229 274 7 6 0 .538 321 306 6 7 0 .462 328 333 2 11 0 .154 240 338 North W L T Pct PF PA 8 5 0 .615 317 256 7 6 0 .538 279 237 5 7 1 .423 268 269 0 13 0 .000 207 375 West W L T Pct PF PA 10 3 0 .769 302 255 10 3 0 .769 358 320 8 5 0 .615 296 242 5 8 0 .385 350 347

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PA 11 2 0 .846 340 238 9 4 0 .692 255 244 7 5 1 .577 330 317 5 8 0 .385 290 272 South

W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 428 345 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 293 296 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 358 351 Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 337 North

W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 9 4 0 .692 295 268 Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 333 312 Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 258 225 Chicago 3 10 0 .231 221 290 West

W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 8 4 1 .654 274 232 Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 277 Los Angeles 4 9 0 .308 194 304 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 393 x-clinched playoff spot Monday’s result New England 30, Baltimore 23

x-Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia

Thursday’s game Los Angeles at Seattle, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday’s game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s games Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Kansas City, noon Green Bay at Chicago, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

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

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 19 Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

College football 2016 AP All-America Team FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, sophomore, 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Louisville

Running backs — D’Onta Foreman, junior, 6-2, 249, Texas; Dalvin Cook, junior, 5-11, 213, Florida State Tackles — Cam Robinson, junior, 6-6, 310, Alabama; Ryan Ramczyk, junior, 6-6, 314, Wisconsin Guards — Cody O’Connell, junior, 6-8, 354, Washington State; Dan Feeney, senior, 6-4, 305, Indiana.

Center — Pat Elflein, senior, 6-3, 300, Ohio State Tight end — Evan Engram, senior, 6-3, 235, Mississippi Wide receivers — Dede Westbrook, senior, 6-0, 176, Oklahoma; Corey Davis, senior, 6-3, 213, Western Michigan All-purpose player — Curtis Samuel, junior, 5-11 197, Ohio State Kicker — Zane Gonzalez, senior, 6-1, 195, Arizona State DEFENSE Ends — Myles Garrett, junior, 6-5, 270, Texas A&M; Derek Barnett, junior, 6-3, 265, Tennessee Tackles — Jonathan Allen, junior, 6-3, 290, Alabama; Ed Oliver, freshman, 6-2, 290, Houston Linebackers — Reuben Foster, senior, 6-1, 228, Alabama; Zach Cunningham, junior, 6-2, 230, Vanderbilt; Jabrill Peppers, junior, 6-1, 205, Michigan Cornerbacks — Jourdan Lewis, senior, 5-11, 186, Michigan; Adoree’ Jackson, junior, 5-11, 185, Southern California Safeties — Malik Hooker, sophomore, 6-2, 205, Ohio State; Minkah Fitzpatrick, sophomore, 6-1, 200, Alabama Punter — Mitch Wishnowsky, sophomore, 6-2, 220, Utah SECOND TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Deshaun Watson, junior, Clemson Running backs — Donnel Pumphrey, senior, San Diego State; Christian McCaffrey, junior, Stanford Tackles — Connor Williams, sophomore, Texas; Orlando Brown, sophomore, Oklahoma Guards — Billy Price, junior, Ohio State; Will Hernandez, junior, UTEP Center — Tyler Orlosky, senior, West Virginia Tight end — Jake Butt, senior, Michigan Wide receivers — Zay Jones, senior, East Carolina; John Ross, junior, Washington All-purpose player — Quadree Henderson, sophomore, Pitt Kicker — Daniel Carlson, junior, Auburn DEFENSE Ends — DeMarcus Walker, senior, Florida State; Harold Landry, junior, Boston College Tackles — Carlos Watkins, senior, Clemson; Montravius Adams, senior, Auburn Linebackers — Raekwon McMillan, junior, Ohio State; T.J. Watt, junior, Wisconsin; Tim Williams, senior, Alabama Cornerbacks — Rasul Douglas, senior, West Virginia; Desmond King, senior, Iowa Safeties — Budda Baker, junior, Washington; Jamal Adams, junior, LSU Punter — Cameron Johnston, senior, Ohio State THIRD TEAM OFFENSE Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, junior, Oklahoma Running backs — Saquon Barkley, sophomore, Penn State; Aaron Jones, junior, UTEP Tackles — Mike McGlinchey, senior, Notre Dame; Forrest Lamp, senior, Western Kentucky Guards — Nico Siragusa, senior, San Diego State; Quenton Nelson, junior, Notre Dame Center — Ethan Pocic, senior, LSU Tight end — O.J. Howard, senior, Alabama Wide receivers — Amba Etta-Tawo, senior, Syracuse; Austin Carr, senior, Northwestern All-purpose player — Christian Kirk, sophomore, Texas A&M Kicker — Gary Wunderlich, junior, Mississippi DEFENSE Ends — Hunter Dimick, senior, Utah; Jordan Willis, senior, Kansas State Tackles — Christian Wilkins, sophomore, Clemson; Solomon Thomas, junior, Stanford Linebackers — Kendell Beckwith, senior, LSU; Jimmie Gilbert, senior, Colorado; Ben Boulware, senior, Clemson Cornerbacks — Teez Tabor, junior, Florida; Cordrea Tankersley, senior, Clemson Safeties — Nathan Gerry, senior, Nebraska; Weston Steelhammer, senior, Air Force Punter — Michael Dickson, sophomore, Texas

Men’s basketball Big Ten schedule Monday’s result Maryland 92, Jacksonville St. 66 Today’s game Central Arkansas at Michigan, 8 p.m. (BTN) State schedule Wednesday’s games Chicago St. at Northwestern, 6 p.m.

Ill.-Chicago at DePaul, 7 p.m.

Olivet Nazarene at N. Illinois, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Monday’s result Seton Hall 67, No. 16 South Carolina 64 Today’s games No. 1 Villanova vs. Temple, 6 p.m.

No. 22 Oregon vs. Montana, 9 p.m.

No. 25 Cincinnati vs. Texas So., 6 p.m.

AP Top 25

Record Pts Prv 1. Villanova (56) 10-0 1613 1 2. UCLA (3) 10-0 1505 2 3. Kansas 9-1 1455 3 4. Baylor (6) 8-0 1439 4 5. Duke 10-1 1391 5 6. Kentucky 9-1 1277 6 7. North Carolina 10-1 1222 7 8. Gonzaga 10-0 1195 8 9. Indiana 8-1 1124 9 10. Creighton 10-0 1043 10 11. Louisville 9-1 981 11 12. West Virginia 8-1 864 15 13. Virginia 8-1 848 14 14. Wisconsin 9-2 779 17 15. Purdue 8-2 652 18 16. South Carolina 8-0 598 19 17. Xavier 8-2 526 13 18. Butler 9-1 492 16 19. Arizona 8-2 436 20 20. St. Mary’s (Cal) 7-1 391 12 21. Notre Dame 9-1 310 23 22. Oregon 8-2 251 24 23. Florida St. 10-1 227 — 24. Southern Cal 9-0 158 — 25. Cincinnati 7-2 155 22 Others receiving votes: Florida 44, Wichita St. 33, Virginia Tech 32, Maryland 31, Valparaiso 9, TCU 8, Middle Tennessee 7, Minnesota 6, Miami 6, Kansas St 4, UCF 2, Michigan St. 2, Syracuse 2, Ohio St. 2, Pittsburgh 2, Clemson 1, Loyola of Chicago 1, Iowa St. 1.

NBA Monday’s results Indiana 110, Charlotte 94 Miami 112, Washington 101 Toronto 122, Milwaukee 100 Houston 122, Brooklyn 118 Dallas 112, Denver 92 L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, late Portland at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Memphis at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 7 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m.

NHL Monday’s results Pittsburgh 7, Arizona 0 Boston 2, Montreal 1, OT Today’s games Los Angeles at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Florida at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

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In this deal, how should South plan the play in three no-trump after West leads his fourth-highest spade, and declarer takes East’s jack with his king?

West has a textbook

pre-emptive opening bid (although he would prefer a singleton somewhere). South, assuming his partner has 6 or 7 points, gambles on three no-trump. Of course, if you or I had been sitting West, we

would have led the diamond 10 and defeated the contract by four tricks.

South starts with eight top tricks: one spade (the first trick), two hearts and five clubs. He does not have time to play a diamond, because the defenders will take that trick and run the spades.

(There is no reason to assume that West has an eightcard suit.) Instead, declarer must take three heart tricks, which involves finding the queen.

It is not guaranteed, but South should use the “empty spaces” principle. West has seven spades and two clubs, so only four spaces for the heart queen. In contrast, East has only two spades and two clubs; therefore, he has nine spaces for the heart queen.

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(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Douglas E. Lee, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First St., Suite 100, Dixon, Illinois 61021, (815) 288-4949.

(B) The legal description of the real estate is as follows: An undivided one-half interest in Lot 467 in Unit 5, as shown on a plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded in Book “H” of Plats, pages 16-19, dated September 21, 1971, as Document No. 376400 in Recorder's Office of Lee County, Illinois.

PIN: 13-21-12-403-009 (C) The real estate may not be inspected prior to the sale.

(D) The time and place of the sale are as follows: The Lee County Old Courthouse, 112 East Second St., Dixon, IL 61021, at 10:00 a.m. on January 5, 2017.

(E) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(F) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

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JERRY M. WOLFF, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 2016

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FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, VS. SCOTT A. PRICE, DEFENDANTS. 15 CH 116 1611 9TH STREET FULTON, IL 61252 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 25, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on January 5, 2017, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 01-28-451-019 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1611 9TH STREET, FULTON, IL 61252 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $105,294.66.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9 (g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:// ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Pierce LLC., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602.

Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 8109 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

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Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balances - Cash Basis All Governmental Fund Types General

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292,786

Expenditures

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348,862

9,567

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Transfers Out

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Bond Preceeds

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Other

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52,500

Net Income (Decrease) in Fund Balance

(5,294)

11,285

Previous Year Fund Balance

72,452

109,155

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76,082

67,158

196,522

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Other

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Current Year Ending Fund Balance (*Line 310)

TOTAL DEBT

OUTSTANDING BEGINNING OF YEAR (*Line 405) 103,258

ISSUED CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (*Line 411) 52,500

RETIRED CURRENT FISCAL YEAR (*Line 417) 26,007

OUTSTANDING END OF YEAR (*Line 423) 129,751

Vern Gottel - Supervisor I, Kathryn A todd, Clerk o fPalmyra Township, Lee County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016.

Kathryn A. Todd Clerk *NOTE: Refers to the Line Numbers in the Comptrollers Annual Financial Report (AFR).

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF DAWN GRAHAM, DECEASED 16P 154 Notice is given to creditors of the death of the above named decedent.

Letters of office were issued to JASON GRAHAM, 2008 39TH AVENUE, STERLING, ILLINOIS, 61080, as Independent ADMINISTRATOR, whose attorney of is LYNNE KRALOVEC; record KRALOVEC LAW GROUP LLC, 65 EAST WACKER PLACE, SUITE 2300, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 5/28-4 of the Probate Act Ill. Compiled Stat. 1992, Ch. 755, par. 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the clerk Sue Costello 200 East Knox Street Morrison, Illinois 61270-2819 or with the representative, or both, on or before JUNE 13, 2017, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

LYNNE KRALOVEC KRALOVEC LAW GROUP LLC 65 EAST WACKER PLACE, SUITE 2300 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601 (312) 201-6671 I709990 December 13, 20 & 27 2016

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, Plaintiff, v.

MISTY L. CLEVENGER, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

16 CH 137 ST NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Claimants

Owners

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That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of the following Mortgage regarding the following described premises: Lot 2 in Stonegate Estates Subdivision No. 2, in the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M., according to the plat thereof recorded August 18, 1969 as Document No. 339356, in Whiteside County, Illinois, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING: A part of Lot 2 of ?Stonegate Estates Subdivision No. 2? located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 20 North, Range 7 East of the 4th P.M. in Whiteside County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said Lot 2; thence South 00° 00?00? West (assumed bearings), along the East line of said Lot 2, 13.50 feet; thence North 88°17?40? West, 160.04 feet to the West line of said Lot 2; thence North 00°00?00? East, along the said West line, 5.67 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot; thence North 88°54?10?

East, along the North line of said Lot, 160.00 feet to the point of beginning.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 10435 Hussung Dr., Rock Falls, Illinois 61071 which said Mortgage was made by: Misty L. Clevenger to Community State Bank of Rock Falls, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, as Document No. 723-2008; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County Courts Facility, Eastern Division 101 E. Third St. Sterling, IL 61081 on or before December 30, 2016, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: November 28, 2016.

Susan E. Ottens Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

December 6, 13, 20, 2016

16-081224 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, MORRISON, ILLINOIS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF, -vs-

JERRY M. WOLFF, Plaintiff, v.

RAYMOND MARTINEZ, JR.; KIMBERLY MARTINEZ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 16 CH 130 PUBLICATION NOTICE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Kimberly Martinez and Unknown Owners and NonRecord Claimants; Unknown Occupants.

Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: A PART OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 4, IN MERRILL AND HAPGOOD'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 155 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 2 A DISTANCE OF 64 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 2 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1104 West 6th Street, Rock Falls, IL 61071 Permanent Index No.: 11-28-310-014 and which said Mortgage was made by Raymond Martinez, Jr. and Kimberly Martinez Mortgagors, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Inland Home Mortgage Company, LLC as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Whiteside County, Illinois, Document No. 2014-01170.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, in the City of Morrison, Illinois, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is January 12, 2017. Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED

BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I710045 Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2016 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, VS. SCOTT A. PRICE, DEFENDANTS.

15 CH 116 1611 9TH STREET FULTON, IL 61252 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on August 25, 2016, Sheriff of Whiteside County will on January 5, 2017, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment:

LOT 1 IN VAN'S ADDITION IN THE CITY OF FULTON, LOCATED IN THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 3 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS: ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED FEBRUARY 11, 1974 AS DOCUMENT NO. 633-74 TAX NO. 01-28-451-019 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: STREET, FULTON, IL 61252

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

1611 9TH

Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH ATTACHED 1 CAR GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $105,294.66.

Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH".

The successful bidder must deposit 10% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:// ilforeclosuresales.mrpllc.com.

Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - McCalla Raymer Pierce LLC., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file# 8109 PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT, THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale.

I709957 Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2016

TIFFANY J. WOLFF, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 14 CH 31 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court in Jerry M. Wolff v. Tiffany J. Wolff, Unknown Owners, and Non-Record Claimants, Case No. 14 CH 31, Lee County, Illinois, on October 4, 2016, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Douglas E. Lee, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First St., Suite 100, Dixon, Illinois 61021, (815) 288-4949.

(B) The legal description of the real estate is as follows: An undivided one-half interest in Lot 467 in Unit 5, as shown on a plat of Woodhaven Lakes recorded in Book “H” of Plats, pages 16-19, dated September 21, 1971, as Document No. 376400 in Recorder's Office of Lee County, Illinois.

PIN: 13-21-12-403-009 (C) The real estate may not be inspected prior to the sale.

(D) The time and place of the sale are as follows: The Lee County Old Courthouse, 112 East Second St., Dixon, IL 61021, at 10:00 a.m. on January 5, 2017.

(E) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(F) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(G) No other information is required to be disclosed.

JERRY M. WOLFF, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 2016

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on December 5, A.D. 2016, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Live Better Chiropractic, P.C., located at 105 W. 3rd Street Sterling IL 61081.

Dated this 5th day of December, A.D. 2016.

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16-081096 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, DIXON, ILLINOIS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC PLAINTIFF, -vsTIMOTHY S. PADILLA; RITA E. PADILLA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS DEFENDANTS 16 CH 78

PUBLICATION NOTICE

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you Timothy S. Padilla and Rita E. Padilla and Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants; Unknown Occupants.

Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Lee County, by the said Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 1 IN STEWARDS FIRST ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF STEWARD (EXCEPTING A STRIP OF LAND 60 FEET IN WIDTH OFF THE WEST SIDE OF SAID LOT 2, RUNNING NORTHWARDLY TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY), IN LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 503 Miller Street, Steward, IL 60553 Permanent Index No.: 01-06-17-479-002 and which said Mortgage was made by Timothy S. Padilla and Rita E. Padilla Mortgagors, to Castle Bank, N.A. as Mortgagee, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, Document No. 2002-01543, Book No. 0202, Page No. 3018.

And for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the suit is now pending.

Now therefore, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Lee County, in the City of Dixon, Illinois, on or before the 30th day after the first publication of this notice which is January 12, 2017. Default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

Clerk Shapiro Kreisman & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 ILNOTICES@logs.com THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY A DISCHARGE IN BANKRUPTCY OR BY AN ORDER GRANTING IN REM RELIEF FROM STAY, THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED SOLELY TO FORECLOSE THE MORTGAGE REMAINING ON YOUR PROPERTY AND IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT THE DISCHARGED PERSONAL OBLIGATION. I709981 Dec. 13, 20, 27, 2016

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815-625-9600 1701 E. 4th St., Sterling

815-288-9600

849 N. Galena Ave, Dixon

NOW THE AREA’S #1 USED CAR SOURCE HAS 2 LOCATIONS!!!

2009 BMW 128I CONVERTIBLE

only 52,430 miles

$14,999*

2014 CHEVY CAPTIVA LTZ

$14,999

2014 VW BEETLE

$15,999*

2011 CHEVY MALIBU NAVIGATION

$9,999

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2014 CHEVY CRUZE NAVIGATION

$13,999*

2013 CHEVY EQUINOX LT Only 31,826 miles

$16,999*

2015 CHEVY CRUZE LTZ

$196/mo*

$14,999*

2016 DODGE JOURNEY SE 26 mpg Hwy

$16,999*

2013 FORD FOCUS SE

$10,999

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2014 FORD FOCUS SE 37 mpg Hwy

$11,999*

2012 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE V6 Premium

$11,999*

2012 FORD FUSION SEL V6

$11,999*

2015 FORD FIESTA SE

2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT

$10,999*

2008 MERCURY MILAN V6 Premier

$6,999*

2012 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0 SR

$8,999* 2015 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT

$15,999

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2012 VW JETTA SE

$11,999* Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am -4pm *Plus tax, title, license & doc fee. Payments based on 3.99% APR ďŹ nancing for 75 months with approved credit with vehicles up to $10,000 - $1,000 down, vehicles $10,000 - $20,000 - $2,000 down, vehicles $20,000+ - $3,000 down. Photos for illustration only.

Dealer not liable for errors.

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Classic '85 Buick Riviera V8 Coupe, red w/white vinyl top, 80,500 mi., exc. ext/int upholw/leather stery. One family all ownership, working access., new battery, $4800 815-499-1957

AUTOMOBILES

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1994 Mustang GT convertible, red.

34,600mi. Exc. cond. Florida car. $10,000/obo. Call 815-499-7430.

1998 Neon Plymouth 147k mi. rebuilt transmission.

New breaks good cond. $1,650 OBO. 815-938-2655 2002 Chevy Malibu, 130k + mi. runs great. $3,000 OBO.815-219-2734 or 815-981-1441 2015 Lexus IS 350 AWD F Sport. Silver with black inte12k miles. rior.

306hp V6. Excellent condition, like showroom new. 5 yr transferable tire & rim warranty. $36,750 OBO. 815499-4183

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1991 S10 Blazer Tahoe 4dr 109k miles, average cond. 6 ½ ' Western snow plow w/ new cutting edge. good condition. $1750 /obo for the pair. 815-973-5233

SERVICE DIRECTORY

NEW TODAY

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

Call Today (815)284-2052

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

2001 Mercedes ML 320, 132K, AWD, hitch, reliable. $5250.

Call 815-312-0037

TRUCKS

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1966 Chevy step bed C10 pickup.

New 350 motor & trans. $8,000. Call 815-440-9132 for more details.

1985 Dodge PickProspector Up Truck & new complete, box 81,400 actual a great miles, project truck, $2500/obo 815632-7254

VANS

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2000 Ford Conversion Van, white, 124k mi., 4 Capchairs + tain's bench converts to bed. VGC, $4,900 815-440-8023 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, red.

6 cyl. PL, PD PW. Exc. cond. $12,500 815-625-9110 912

1998 Chevy ž Ton $3300 KBB list asking $2700.

187K miles. For more info. call between 8am - 1pm 815-677-6636 2000 Dodge Ram 4x4, comes w/ 7' Meyers snow plow 815-994$3500 3339 2006 Chevy Silverado LT, 3500 diesel 4x4, loaded.

163K mi. New tires/brakes. One owner. Runs great!

Reduced! $16,900.

815-973-3281.

2008 Ford F350 Super Duty diesel auto, 73k mi., 2nd owner, runs perfectly.

No rust $18,000 815-2257904 or 815-5905852

MOTORCYCLES

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Motorcycle Helmet Black - Mint Cond. Size M $25 815-535-1509 Motorcycle Helmet Maroon/Red Mint Cond. Size M $25 815-535-1509

Concrete Contractors ➊SIMON MASONARY➊ 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

815-989-8320

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

www.praterpaintand waterproofing.com

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

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

Carpentry OSMER WOODWORKING Kitchens, Baths, Drywall, Painting & More Call us for all of your Holiday & Winter projects Licensed, Bonded, Insured Satisfaction Guaranteed!

815-973-5809

Cleaning Service

Fireplaces

Fireplaces Gas Wood Stoves Inserts Log Sets Doors Service Repair Install Visit our Showrooms Anselmo's 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

Furniture Refinished

Furniture Restoration Strip, Refinish, Repair Re-glue, Touch-ups.

Custom Woodworking & Finishing Shop Anselmo's Inc. 1235 W. LeFevre Rd., Sterling 815-625-3519

1998 Toyota 4 Runner; 172K miles, 4WD, Runs Great! $2,500 815-973-4282

4X4S

$12,999* Sharp

Grumman 15' v bottom boat w/ 40 hp force motor, steering wheel, lg. cap. gas tank, low rance, fish locator, 3 seats, 2 anchors, runs great, shore lander trailer, $1500/obo 815-225-7904 or 815-590-5852

S.U.V.S

2014 CHEVY IMPALA LIMITED LTZ

$181.03/mo*

CLASSIC CARS

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2015 Lund, under 50 hrs. on motor, 115 hp, Mercury 19.7 length loaded, 2 live wells - xm stereo plus much more, exc. shape.

Must see to appreciate $20,000 firm 815-379-2427

HAVING TROUBLE wording your ad? Call our classified department today. We'll be glad to help you. 626or 284SOLD SOLD.

$11,999*

BOATS/MOTORS

NOW TAKING ORDERS for all natural fed and raised young roasting geese.

All processing done at an inspected poultry processing plant Call 815-632-7254

creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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Genl. Contracting

Gutters

Handyman JB SERVICES •Power Washing •Interior Painting •Interior Maintenance •Painting & Remodeling •Floor Installation & Maintenance •Winter Construction Anything Odd Jobs ★Free Estimates★ 815-440-1280 Ask for John LawnCare Service •Pot Holes •Leaf clean up •House clean up •Large hauling (dirt, gravel, sand) •Gutters •Pressure washing •Snow Plowing •Free Estimates• 815-590-6336

PAUL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE “Anything Your Husband Won’t Do!â€? •Experience On All Manner of Home Repairs & Maintenance since 1986

(815)631-4122 www.mullerslane farm.com

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

Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

Clock/Watch Repair

CLOCK, WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR •We repair and restore all brands and types of clocks and watches •We make house calls on Grandfather clocks •We repair all types of jewelry, and all work is done on premises •Appraisal Services Professional Jeweler for over 25 years.

KRIEGER TIME AND JEWELRY CO. 618 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 815-872-8321

Gutter Cleaning

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

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

Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

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

PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

Power Washing

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

Call Ben 815-590-2694

• Residential • Commercial • Industrial * Fully Insured * Hot Water We do everything including house washing, gutters, pool areas, brick/ stone walls, decks & patios and commercial businesses.

Professional industrial equip.

Done right the first time!

Call 815-441-0246

Snowplowing SNOWPLOWING Residential & Commercial Licensed, Bonded Insured Call for FREE Estimates 815-973-5809

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

Lawn Care

License-Bonded Insured NO JOB TOO SMALL All your home Improvement needs Remodeling of baths, basements & kitchens Custom showers Siding-Decks etc.

815-440-3519

Remodeling

Snow Removal Swanson Snow Removal

Commercial & Residential Free Estimates Call 815-973-8361

Storage

Roofing

“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

Roofing/Siding

“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

Illinois License #104.016127 Bonded/Insured •Roofing •Siding • Windows •Doors •Additions• •Garages •Drywall •Decks and more Free Estimates 815-213-0556

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

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

www.allsafe center.com High-Security Storage Solutions and Much More! •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

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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 WILKINS TREE & LANDSCAPING Simple Trimming Simple Price Fully Insured Licensed Timber Buyer in IL FREE Estimates Selling hardwood lumber & firewood 815-631-4340 WILKINS TREE & LANDSCAPING Simple Trimming Simple Price Fully Insured Licensed Timber Buyer in IL FREE Estimates Selling hardwood lumber & firewood 815-631-4340

TV Repair

TELEVISION

Snowmobile Repair

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

Snowmobile Repair

Water Softeners

Frank's Performance

Snowmobile & ATV Service Repair & Accessories Your Local Amsoil Dealer!

Be Ready Before The Snow Flies!!

10576 Buell Rd. Rock Falls 815-622-9370

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MATT'S SNOWPLOWING Sterling Rock Falls Residential & Commercial Most Driveways $20 LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEED 815-590-1677 â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹â?‹

The Softener Man 815-544-0918

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

Over 30 years of experience