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EDUCATION | ROCK FALLS

Wide-reaching training helps staff respond to trauma

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

DIXON – The slightest of things can make a big impact on people who’ve experienced trauma, and Sinnissippi Centers is working to head-off negative interactions across all bases.

About 150 staff members – ranging from clinical personnel to secretaries and maintenance workers – went through Trauma Informed Care training during the tail end of November with a visiting specialist from the National Council on Behavioral Health in Washington, D.C. The behavioral health agency has recognized the importance of clinical staff being able to understand and address trauma for many years, but expanding the training to all corners of the operation adds another, more subtle level of care for clients, President and CEO Patrick Phelan said.

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

Smoke rises from the soldering iron of Thome School fourth-grader Dakota Rick, 10, as he learns about stained glass work Thursday in Rob Berry’s class. Thursday was Rick’s last day attending Thome School, as he’s transitioning back to Erie Elementary School full-time.

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When teachers at Thome School meet their new students, rather than dwell on the challenges, they focus on the opportunities

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

ROCK FALLS – Dakota Rick is going home, and he’s bringing some pretty sweet shop skills with him.

Thursday was the 10-yearold’s last day at Thome School, which provides special Inside education for Does your K-12 students w i t h s e v e r e schoolhouse emotional chal- rock? Know lenges. Friday, a student he’ll be back at who could Erie Elementary teach us a thing or two? full-time.

“It’s awesome Our own when you can Christopher finally do that,” Heimerman said Stepha- wants to nie Guenther, know about who has taught it. Learn at Thome 13 and Live: years, and who Page A3 had Dakota during third grade last year.

“When you get them, they don’t have much confidence in themselves, their behavior is out of control, and they don’t know how to control themselves,” Guenther said.

Then, things start to change.

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STERLING

Dispatchers win bid to unionize ​BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570 @pam_eggemeier

STERLING – The city’s police dispatchers have been granted the right to unionize, more than a year after petitions were filed with the Illinois Labor Relations Board.

Police Chief Tim Morgan said the state ruling came down Dec. 29, certifying the dispatchers as members of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council.

The city resisted the dispatchers’ efforts to unionize, contending that the bargaining unit was too small.

The paperwork was filed in December 2015 on behalf of seven dispatchers. There now are only six, which could be a temporary situation.

“With the consolidation coming, we’re waiting to fill the open spot,” Morgan said. “We don’t know yet how many dispatchers will be coming from CGH or Rock Falls.”

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STERLING – As always, The Twin City Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the historical Twin City Produce Building, 106 Ave. A. This week, the Scarecrow Cafe will serve up a hillbilly breakfast for $7. Ya’ll can enjoy sausage gravy and biscuits, egg casserole, monkey bread French toast and a fruit cup.

Find the market on Facebook, go to twincityfarmersmarket.com, or call 815-4997268 for a list of vendors, events and more information.

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Got two bits to help a club?

DIXON – A Quarter Mania auction today at the Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, will benefit the nonprofit Dixon Lioness Club and all the good deeds those lionesses do.

Doors open at 5 p.m., with dinner available, and the auction and vendor show runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Participants buy bidding paddles to bid on new and discontinued items from local vendors, which are auctioned for one to four quarters each. Vendors also will have items for sale, and there will be a 50-50 raffle and concessions.

Go to dixonquartermania. weebly. com, find the club on Facebook or go to dixonillioness.org for more information.

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Looking to enjoy a night out and check out the local music scene?

At The Cooler – Rooster, an Alice In Chains tribute band, will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today; and KillBourn will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 311 W. Second St., Rock Falls At the Sterling Moose Family Center – Lyle Grobe and the Rhythm Ramblers will play from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the lodge at 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling At Whiskey Barrel Saloon – Drum Rave will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. today, and Back Seat Betty will play from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at the bar, 305 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

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Lincoln lovers will love it

DIXON – It’s a jewel of a museum, and the perfect place to spend a rainy day.

The Northwest Territory Historic Center at 205 W. Fifth St. offers a Black Hawk War display that includes a Lincoln section with 30 Ostendorf prints illustrating Lincoln’s life; 10 Smithsonian photographic portraits, replica of Lincoln’s bible used in first inauguration; facsimiles of the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, and Wanted Poster after the assassination.

And that’s just the Lincoln exhibits.

It’s open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through today. Admission is free.

Go to nthc.org for all the details.

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Art throughout Dixon

Feel like seeing some art?

Here are a few places to check out: • Time’s running out to see the exhibit of Susanne Nestory’s work in the art gallery on the second floor at the east end of the campus at Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2. Her work will be there through Tuesday, when the exhibit will close with a special reception in the gallery from 4 to 6 p.m.

• Larry Bond’s work is on view at Sauk Valley Bank, 300 Walton Drive.

• The work of Bob Logsdon can be seen at Heritage Square, 620 N. Ottawa Ave.

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Friday, January 20, 2017

PRESIDENTIAL COMMUTATIONS

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Clemency granted for 330 drug sentences Man still sought WASHINGTON (AP) – In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.

With his final offer of clemency, Obama brought his total number of commutations granted to 1,715, more than any other president in U.S. history, the White House said. During his presidency Obama ordered free 568 inmates who had been sentenced to life in prison.

“He wanted to do it. He wanted the opportunity to look at as many as he could to provide relief,” Neil Eggleston, Obama’s White House counsel, said in an

interview in his West Wing office. “He saw the injustice of the sentences that were imposed in many situations, and he has a strong view that people deserve as second chance.”

For Obama, it was the last time he planned to exercise his presidential powers in any significant way. At noon today, Obama will stand with President-elect Donald Trump as his successor is sworn in and Obama’s chapter in history comes to an end.

The final batch of commutations – more in a single day than on any other day in U.S. history – was the culmination of Obama’s second-term effort to try to remedy the consequences of decades of onerous sentencing requirements that

he said had imprisoned thousands of drug offenders for too long. Obama repeatedly called on Congress to pass a broader criminal justice fix, but lawmakers never acted.

For Bernard Smith, it’s a long-awaited chance to start over after 13 years away from his wife and children.

Smith was working at a restaurant in Maryland in 2002 when his brother asked him to obtain marijuana for a drug deal. Though it was his brother who obtained the crack cocaine that the brothers then sold to undercover officers, Smith was charged with the cocaine offense, also.

His 22-year sentence was far longer than his brother’s.

Smith still had 10 years on his sentence when he was

notified Thursday that the president, on his last day in office, was giving him another chance.

But freedom for Smith is still 2 years away. Rather than release him immediately, Obama directed that he be set free in January 2019 – 2 years after Obama has left office – and only if Smith enrolls in a residential drug treatment program.

To be eligible for a commutation under Obama’s initiative, inmates had to have behaved well in prison and already served 10 years, although some exceptions to the 10-year rule were granted. They also had to be considered nonviolent offenders, although many were charged with firearms violations in relation to their drug crimes.

in home invasion Resident was assaulted Tuesday afternoon STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5501

STERLING – Police still are looking for a man on a bicycle in connection with a home invasion in which a resident was assaulted around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday.

The break-in happened in the 1300 block of West Seventh Street. The man is slim, about 6 foot tall and was wearing dark-colored pants and a lightcolored jacket. No further details can be released at this time, Detective Sgt. Sarah Schmidt said Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sterling Police at 815-632-6640 or the anonymous reward tipline Whiteside County Crime Stoppers at 815-6257867.

IN BRIEF No clemency for Rod Blagojevich CHICAGO (AP) – President Barack Obama is leaving office without granting early prison release to former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Obama released a list of his final acts of clemency Thursday and the list didn’t include Blagojevich,

who is in the fourth year of a 14-year prison term after being convicted of trying to sell Obama’s Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate when Obama became president. A presidential commutation was one of Blagojevich’s last chances to be released from prison early. Blagojevich last year submitted a request to have his sentence on

wide-ranging corruption convictions commuted. In federal cases, only presidents have the power to reduce a sentence.

Obama’s decision means President-elect Donald Trump could be left to decide the fate of Blagojevich, who appeared on Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” TV show in 2010.

Hastert wants hush money back from abuse victim CHICAGO (AP) – Imprisoned former House speaker Dennis Hastert wants one of his sexual abuse victims to return the $1.7 million in hush money the Illinois Republican paid him.

A filing in a suburban

Chicago county court this week made that request on Hastert’s behalf in an ongoing civil case.

The 75-year-old is serving a 15-month sentence in federal prison for violating banking laws as he sought to silence the victim.

The filing is a counter claim to the victim’s breach-of-contract lawsuit filed last year seeking

$1.8 million from Hastert. It says Hastert owes the victim $1.8 million. That’s the unpaid amount in a $3.5 million agreement. The victim isn’t identified in court papers.

Hastert sexually abused him and other former students at Yorkville High School where Hastert coached wresting before entering politics.

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Correction Jackie G. Ferguson Jr. of Tampico, cited Saturday in Rock Falls for having more passengers than his graduated driver’s license allows, is 17. His age was incorrect in Tuesday’s Community Watch.

We regret the error.

POLICE Sterling Police Jorge Cervantes, 58, of Sterling; 8:45 a.m. Wednesday in the 1700 block of Avenue F; aggravated battery to a police officer, resisting arrest; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Mauro B. Ramirez, 51, of Sterling; 6:52 p.m. Wednesday at East Second Street and Fourth Avenue; two warrants (one in Lee County, one in Whiteside) for failure to appear; taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Brian L. Handel, 38, of Sterling; 11:07 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Avenue J; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear court; posted $300 bond.

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Allison C. Hutchinson, 27, of Rock Falls; 1:38 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of Second Street; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Destiny S. Zarecor, 29, of Rock Falls; 8:27 a.m.

Wednesday in the 1900 block of Eighth Avenue; Whiteside County warrant for failure to appear in court; posted bond.

Nickalus J. Ross, 30, of Harmon; 2:28 p.m. Wednesday at Second Street and Eighth Avenue; disobeying a stop sign, no insurance, driving while suspended; given notice to appear in court.

Ryan K. Failor, 28, of Dixon; 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; retail theft; processed and released.

Kandras T. Martin, 19, of Dixon; 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of South Galena Avenue; retail theft, Lee County warrant for failure to appear in court; posted bond.

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LEARN AND LIVE

Got a cool school story? Let us know about it

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

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osh, I’d missed this. It had been quite a while since I’d observed a classroom and shared something super-great a teacher is doing.

Part of it is because, over the past several months, I’ve had my hands in a lot of editortype stuff here. The other part, I’m guessing, is the fallout of that. Teachers, administrators and parents haven’t seen pictures and stories and videos from classroom observations, so they haven’t been moved to stand up and shout: “Hey, my kid/ school is awesome, too, and here’s why!”

Check out today’s cover story on Rob Berry’s shop class, where Thome School students are building skills, and a bridge, back to their home schools. I know your school’s got a cool story, too. Heck, that’s two from Thome this school year, counting Diana Laaker’s free clothing store we featured in mid-November.

So, let’s up the ante: I bet your school has two cool stories.

It’s a new (sort of) year, so here I am asking for story tips. Is a teacher finding a new way to combine different sub-

christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Enterprise and Projects Editor at SVM. He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley. com or 815-6253600, ext.

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jects, a crux of the state’s relatively new learning standards? Is a student spearheading a fun, perhaps philanthropic effort?

Is there a teacher who kids just think is the bee’s knees? The cat’s pajamas?

Oops. There goes my street cred with said kids.

When amazing things are happening, I don’t care whether they’re at Franklin Elementary School, a shade more than a mile away from our office, or at West Carroll High School, a shade shy of 40 miles. I’ll find a way to get there.

Over my first 14 months on this beat, I’ve gotten mighty familiar with teachers’ battles – mostly against dwindling resources. There’s not enough time, not enough funding, not enough special people to go around.

That’s why I want to meet those special people. Teachers don’t have time to lock the door and brainstorm, so it

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Thome School teacher Rob Berry is self-taught “tool guy,” in his words. He’s been checking out glass-cutting videos on YouTube, in case his class has time to use leftover cash from a $500 mini-grant through Bi-County Foundation to take on one more project, once students are done with the stained-glass art they’re working on now. Stories like this are just the sort of learning and living that our own Christopher Heimerman wants to help spread the word about – with your help. Teachers trading the same old same old for a new approach, students whose efforts could teach us a thing or two – let him know about it! Give him a call at 815-625-3600, ext. 5523, or e-mail cheimerman@saukvalley.com. behooves us to share the greatest ideas out there.

Then, fellow educators can grab those ideas and make them their own.

Then you know what happens? The kids win.

They’re more engaged, and building more fervently toward college, a career, whatever awaits

them after graduation.

By my count, there’s about 80 school days left this school year. Help me out. Tell me where

I should be spending them.

Christopher Heimerman covers education for Sauk Valley Media and is

its enterprise and projects editor. He can be reached at 815-625-3600, ext.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Ellen V. Gridley DIXON – Ellen V. Gridley, 85, of Dixon, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, peacefully, surrounded by her family at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

She was diagnosed with brain cancer in early June 2016.

Ellen was born March 21, 1931, in Morrison, the daughter of Ernest W. and Vada (Detra) Rosenow. She married James H. Gridley on Oct. 15, 1950, in Morrison. He preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 2012. Ellen graduated in 1948 from Morrison High School, and remained actively involved with the Class of ‘48 reunions. Spending time with family, baking, and her gardens meant everything to Ellen. Her baking specialties were her pies and painted sugar cookies.

She was known for her deviled eggs and refrigerator pickles. She was deeply involved with her community. She was a room mother for all of her children, a Brownie leader, made time to go to her children’s and grandchildren’s sporting and school events, and served in various roles at First United Methodist Church in Dixon. She believed deeply in family traditions, and could be found at all the family reunions and preparing family meals for all major holidays.

Ellen fought a good fight and leaves a legacy of trust in the Lord. She greatly appreciated her

church and extended families for giving her life meaning and purpose.

She was especially grateful for the outpouring of love and support through the many cards and phone calls she received since June. Ellen’s strength and determination will be remembered by all.

Ellen is survived by her four children, John (Lonnie) Gridley of St. Charles, Warren Gridley of Dixon, Mary (Dean) Vaniter of McHenry, and Ruth (Butch) Musgrave of Indianapolis; daughter-in-law, Kathy Gridley of Dixon; sister, Velma (Bill) Riggen of Morrison; brother-in-law, Bob Blumhoff of Erie; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Ellen also was preceded in death by two sons, Paul Gridley and Frank Gridley; her parents; and her sister, Mildred Blumhoff.

Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. The memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Dixon, with the Rev. Tim Mitchell, pastor, officiating. Private burial of cremains will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison.

A memorial has been established.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Judith L. ‘Judy’ Nehrkorn ROCK FALLS – Judith L. “Judy” Nehrkorn, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Sauk Valley Senior Living in Rock Falls.

Judy was born Aug. 17, 1937, in Sterling, the daughter of Arthur and Alice (Merlak) Werland. She married Donald “Don” L. Nehrkorn on July 14, 1957, in Sterling. He died on July 25, 2016.

Judy was employed as an administrative secretary with Colonial Acres Nursing Home in Rock Falls for 20 years. She was a member of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, Rock Falls High School Band, and Athletic Booster clubs.

Judy enjoyed cleaning, liked her winters in Florida, and loved attending her kids’ and grandkids’ band and sporting events. She loved to take walks with her friends and go out for dinner with friends on Thursday nights.

Survivors include one daughter, Lori (Tom) Johnson of Clinton, Iowa; three sons, Ted (Regina) Nehrkorn of Peoria, and Tim (Anne) Nehrkorn and Tom (Liz) Nehrkorn, both of

Rock Falls; two brothers-in-law, Fred Nehrkorn of Rock Falls and Tom Regalado of Sterling; one aunt, Doris Merlak-McCleary of Gibson City; nine grandchildren, Amanda (Wade) Morrow, Jacob (Chelsea) Spooner, Bryan Nehrkorn, Karina Nehrkorn, Emily Nehrkorn, Kara Nehrkorn, John Nehrkorn, Angela Nehrkorn, and Austen Johnson; two stepgrandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; several step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter, Megan Spooner.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 28, and the funeral at noon Jan. 28 at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, with the Rev. Scott Porter officiating.

Burial will be at Coloma Township Cemetery in Rock Falls.

A memorial has been established to Coloma Township Park District.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Michael ‘Wally’ Walljasper STERLING – Michael “Wally” Walljasper, 69, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at home, surrounded by his loving family and friends.

He was born April 20, 1947, in Sterling, the son of Martha Walljasper.

He married Connie Salazar on March 7, 1977, in Dixon. He was in construction for more than 40 years, and was an avid Chicago sports fan. Wally dedicated more than 20 years to coaching Sterling baseball. He attended St. Andrew Grade School, Newman Central Catholic High School, and Northern Illinois University.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Connie; two sons,

Armand (Michelle) Wall jasper of West Valley, Utah, and Shamus (Yoko) Walljasper of Murray, Utah; a daughter, Cris Garza of Sterling; grandchildren, Jacine, Jacob, Jenna, James, Julia, Justin, Rya, and Jaden; and great-grandchildren, Gourjuss, Julius, Leo and Isabel.

He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather.

Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, with Deacon Larry Zitkus officiating.

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

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

▼ Today’s visitations: Ralph M. Contreras of Dixon, 9-9:45 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Mark T. Berry of Hillsboro, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sublette. ▼ Today’s funerals: Ralph M. Contreras of Dixon, 10 a.m. Mass at St. Anne Catholic Church in Dixon.

Mark T. Berry of Hillsboro, 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sublette.

Robert A. Gilbert of Milledgeville, gathering of family and friends, 5 p.m. at Milledgeville Men’s Club. ▼ Saturday visitations: Wilbert Boynton of Dixon, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon.

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of Oregon, 10-11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Morris.

Rita Mae Prentice of Leaf River, 11 a.m. at Leaf River Baptist Church.

Earl T. Rhodes of Lyndon, 1-3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Saturday funerals: Wilbert Boynton of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Dixon.

Andrew James Smith of Oregon, 11 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Morris.

Rita Mae Prentice of Leaf River, 1 p.m. at Leaf River Baptist Church.

Earl T. Rhodes of Lyndon, 3 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls. ▼ Sunday Visitation: Helen Glessner of Amboy, 2-6 p.m. at MihmJones Funeral Home in Amboy.

Rodney A. Angell DIXON – Rodney Alan Angell, 58, of Dixon, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at his home.

He was a truck driver for Cimco Recycling Sterling Inc. in Sterling.

Rodney was born Dec. 4, 1958, in South Beloit, the son of Roger and Isabel (Zimmerman) Angell. He married Tonya Heather on June 19, 2004, in Dixon. He enjoyed, fishing, drinking beer, cigarettes, and mushroom hunting, but most of all, he cherished his time with his family.

Surviving are his wife, Tonya of Dixon; his children, Alex (Jessica) Angell, Chastidy Angell, Adam Owens, and Heather Owens; his siblings, Rita (Julius) Miller, Clifford Barth, Richard Barth, Bill Barth, Jerry

Barth, Russell McCarver, Donny McCarver, Patty Blyth, and Kimberly Salentine; brotherin-law, Pat Miller; four grandchildren, Isaac Garza, Bryan Garza, Owen Angell, Riley Angell, and one on the way.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Brenda Miller.

A gathering will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the family home.

All family and friends are welcome to join.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Wounded Warriors.

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Andrew was born Sept. 7, 1983, in Rochelle. Andrew graduated from Oregon High School in 2002. He attended DeVry University in Addison and Motorcycles Mechanics Institute (MMI) in Phoenix. As a machinist, he worked for F.N. Smith in Oregon. Since 2011, Andrew worked in the body shop at the Chrysler Corp. Assembly Plant in Belvidere.

He is survived by his parents, James and Shirley (Toppe) Smith of Oregon; his sisters, Sarah (Adam) Kennay of Ashton; and Joanne (Chris) Moan of Lockport.

Andrew was the beloved uncle of one niece, Evelyn, and three nephews, Soren, Wyatt, and Clayton. He was the cherished nephew of many aunts and uncles; Virginia Toppe of Mount Morris; Susan and Aaron Hurliman of Rockford; Marie and Bill Oelklaus of Dodgeville, Wisconsin; Carolyn Toppe of Oregon; Tim and Gwen Toppe of Big Lake, Minnesota; Michelle and Jim Busse of St. Louis; Ken-

neth and Lorna Smith of Eureka; Tim and Teresa Smith of Dixon; and one great-uncle, Paul Harvey of Rockford. Andrew also was a dear cousin to many.

Andrew was predeceased by his grandparents, Viola and Ben Smith of Oregon and Margene and Vernon Toppe of Malta.

Andrew’s sense of humor brightened our lives, and he was a vibrant part of our family.

He will be greatly missed by his beloved cats, Fluffy and Bobby. His love of animals, technology, history, and trains will be remembered and treasured.

To live in the hearts of those we love is never to die.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, and the funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday at Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt, Mount Morris. Lunch will be served at noon at Disciples United Methodist Church in Mount Morris.

There will be a private family burial.

Memorials may be directed to Rosecrance, Mount Morris Ambulance and or Police Department, and oregondepot.org, for the Oregon Train Depot Project.

Edna M. Kyger DIXON- Edna M. Kyger, 94, of Dixon, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at home.

Edna was born Feb. 27, 1922, in Sterling, the daughter of Miles and Lulu Mae (Ryan) Wharfield. She married Lester Kyger on Aug. 14, 1947, in Sterling. He preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1999.

Surviving her is one son-in-law, Warren Steinhurst; one brother, Dale (Shirley) Wharfield of Rock Falls; five grandchildren, Kevin Hemmen, Keith Smail, Lisa Albee, Brian Smail, and Angie Ertmer; three great-grandchildren,

Amber Smail, LeAnn Weaver, and Steven Smail; and one greatgreat-grandchild, Laila Smail.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Karen Steinhurst and Mahala Simpson; one brother, Miles Wharfield; and one sister, Wanda Linton.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Cremation rites have been accorded.

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Emerson ‘Butch’ Garman Jr. POLO – Emerson “Butch” Garman Jr., 76, of Polo, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at Polo Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Butch was born Sept. 28, 1940, in Forreston, the son of Emerson and Hazel (Johann) Garman Sr. He worked construction with Laborer Union 727 out of Dixon.

Survivors include his daughters, Kathy (Rex) Blomberg of Freeport and Sharon (Kevin) Remrey of Mount Morris; sons, Roderick Garman of Dixon and Randy (Jennifer) Garman of Polo; sisters, Diana (Joe) Lyberger of Mount Morris, Shirley Moore of

Freeport, and Sandra (Bill) Moon of Mount Morris; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Clarence “Buzz” Garman and Tony, at birth.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, with the funeral at 11 a.m. Monday at Polo Family Funeral Home, 110 E. Dixon St. Burial will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be established in his name.

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Mary E. Snyder PROPHETSTOWN – Mary E. Snyder, 90, of Prophetstown, formerly of Rock Falls, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at Prophets Good Samaritan Home.

She was born July 13, 1926, in Deer Grove, the daughter of John H. and Emma M. (Peterson) Renner. She married Glenn Snyder on Nov. 11, 1950, in Sterling.

He died June 6, 2003. She worked for Sears, Roebuck for 28 years as a clerk. Mary was a member of Rock Falls United Methodist Church.

Surviving are her stepsons, David Snyder of Freeport and Richard Snyder of Eva, Tennessee; four stepgrandchildren; one step-greatgrandchild; and many

nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Frank and Ronald; and a sister, Mildred.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Jan. 27, and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Jan. 27 at Rock Falls United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Solomon Sudhakar, pastor, officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at Tampico Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Happy Tails Animal Shelter.

McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Joan D. Loy STERLING – Joan D. Loy, 63, of Sterling, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at her home.

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ILLINOIS

Judge recuses herself from Schock trial SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A federal judge who was to preside over the corruption trial of former Illinois congressman Aaron Schock has recused herself.

U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough on Thursday stepped down from the trial, agreeing with defense attorneys that several issues could create an appearance of bias.

One of the issues is Schock’s work with former Sen. Mark Kirk in 2011 to get President Barack Obama to sign

a commission for Judge James E. Shadid before one for Myerscough. That gave Shadid seniority and allowed him to become chief judge for the Central District of Illinois over Myerscough In her ruling, Myerscough insisted she could remain impartial. But she agreed the facts could cause the public to question her judgment. Shadid now must pick a new judge.

The Republican Schock from Peoria is accused of misusing government and campaign money.

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“We’re trying to really change the culture of our organization,” he said.

The training focused on gaining a better understanding of the different effects of trauma, whether they are neurological, biological, psychological or social, and how those experiences and different encounters might weigh on a person.

P h e l a n said minute interactions either can engage Patrick those sufPhelan fering from trauma or put them off, and the agency is aiming to promote positive experiences, whether it’s the person’s first interaction with a staff member or the 100th.

They also developed a core implementation team to focus on making more welcoming changes over the next year, including waiting rooms, signs, how people are greeted in-person and on the phone, and other areas with which clients come in contact.

The project also includes integrating the “consumer voice,” such as client feedback and other assessments, to improve practices.

Chief Clinical Officer Stacie Kemp said trauma is self-defined and can stem from a variety of life events ranging from divorce to a car accident.

It can take many forms, including substance abuse and mental illness.

“The littlest of encounters can affect that person’s experience,” Kemp said.

They plan to analyze policies and procedures as well as improve their screening process to better identify those experiencing trauma and connecting them with the resources they need.

In addition to improving the environment and experience for clients, the training also included how to address secondary trauma, which could happen to staff members who take on the troubles of others and experience “compassion fatigue,” Kemp said.

Eight individuals from other organizations also participated in the training, including Dixon Public Schools and probation departments from Whiteside, Carroll and Stephenson counties.

Part of the project also will be to reach out to other organizations that would benefit from Trauma Informed Care practices, such as other providers, schools, hospitals and law enforcement, Phelan said.

ILLINOIS | LEGISLATURE

New tax pops up Sugary drinks could be taxed at a penny per ounce SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois lawmakers might include a proposal to tax sugary drinks in the state budget.

The proposed bill would tax any drink that has five grams of sugar or more, affecting drinks such as soft drinks and certain juices, The State Journal-Register reported.

Under the bill, distributors would be required to impose a penny-perounce tax on retailers. The tax would produce an estimated $560 million for the state.

Health care advocates believe the tax would be a responsible revenue generator. American Heart Association spokesman Mark Peysakhovich said the bill is a step in the right direction in providing meaningful improvements to public health within the state.

“As far as the state’s budget goes, the fact this was part of the bipartisan proposal gives this issue a seat at the table,” he said. “We’re glad there are adults in

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The latest intergovernmental agreement drawn up for the consolidation calls for the county to be the dispatchers’ employer, rather than the city, which means the county likely will do the hiring, he said.

That development, however, has slowed down negotiations of the group’s first union contract.

The petitions were filed

on behalf of the dispatchers by the Fraternal Order of Police and the Policemen’s Benevolent Labor Committee.

The dispatchers are FOP members because the city’s 16 sworn officers switched to that union in September.

The negotiation process should be smoother now because the FOP also represents the Rock Falls dispatchers, and the Whiteside County Sheriff’s officers, Morgan said.

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the room. For us, and the American Cancer Society, we’re applauding folks in raising this tax – a sugary tax is the healthiest revenue option.”

Soft drink representatives say it could have a negative effect on the industry and its employees. Illinois Beverage Association executive director Claudia Rodriguez said the tax won’t help solve the state’s budget problem, and that the revenue won’t go toward health initiatives.

“Nothing in the proposed bill links it to health, or funding any health initiative,” Rodriguez said. “It’s deceiving to say it’s going to solve the budget crisis and help health issues. It’s not even projecting how it’s going to affect the state.”

When asked about the tax, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner declined to comment, but said he was impressed with the many ideas legislators proposed.

PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION

Latinos absent from Trump cabinet Former Housing secretary: There’s no excuse for lack of diversity ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump’s decision not to appoint any Latinos to his Cabinet is drawing fierce criticism from Hispanics, who call it a major setback for the nation’s largest minority group.

Trump announced former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday as his choice to lead the Agriculture Department, ending hopes that the last open spot would go to a Latino nominee. The lack of Latino appointments means no Hispanic will serve in a president’s Cabinet for the first time in nearly 3 decades.

“I never thought I would see this day again,” said Henry Cisneros, Housing secretary under President Bill Clinton. “There are multiple, multiple talented people, from heads of corporations to superintendents, he could have selected. There really is no excuse.”

The nonpartisan National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials had started a public campaign to convince Trump to nominate former

California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, a Republican, to the Agriculture Donald post.

Trump “This is a disaster and setback for the country,” NALEO executive director Arturo Vargas said. “The next time a president convenes his Cabinet there will be no Latino perspective.”

The move also drew condemnation from the League of United Latin American Citizens, the nation’s oldest Hispanic civil rights organization.

“Trump has broken with the bipartisan precedent of past presidential administrations and has missed a major opportunity to shed the racial and ethnic divisiveness that were hallmarks of his presidential campaign,” LULAC National Executive Director Brent Wilkes said.

Hilda Solis, who served as Labor secretary under President Barack Obama, said Trump’s

mard said the dispatchers had found it increasingly difficult to work so closely with the unionized police department, while their income remained stagnant.

Job security also became a consideration as the consolidation process drew nearer.

When the petitions were filed, Shumard estimated that unionization of the dispatchers would cost the city about $20,000 in pay increases over the life of a 3-year contract.

failure to select any Latino nominees is “more than an oversight.”

“I don’t think he forgot to appoint a Hispanic.

That’s unfortunate,” Solis said.

Solis said having Hispanics in the Cabinet is important because they often step out of their department roles to offer different perspectives. “I did that often,” she said.

“Especially on immigration and health care.”

Newly elected Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, the nation’s first Latina senator, called Trump’s lack of Latino appointments, “beyond disappointing,” especially after he ran “a divisive campaign that often demonized the Latino community.”

But New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican and the nation’s only Latina governor, brushed off the appointment complaints.

“The president-elect gets to choose whomever he wants to choose for his Cabinet,” said Martinez, who openly clashed with Trump dur-

ing the presidential campaign. “Even though I’m a female Hispanic, I have always said that the person who has the greatest merit and who is the best and brightest should hold those positions.”

Former Energy secretary and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, whose mother was from Mexico, said the lack of appointments

by Trump is telling.

“It is deeply disappointing that the presidentelect is ignoring the fastest growing and economically dynamic community in the country,” Richardson said. “Maybe it is payback for his dismal showing with Latinos in the general election.”

Edward Lujan, a former chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico and brother of former Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr., said he also was disappointed there won’t be any Hispanics in Trump’s early Cabinet.

“But there are still 4,000 positions that have to be filled, some undersecretaries,” Lujan said. “So, I think some Hispanics will get those.”

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ote to readers: The Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board presents the SVM Editorial Board Roundtable. Several members of the Editorial Board offer their responses to a question of the week. Some questions will be of a serious nature, and some won’t be. Members might agree on an issue one week, but not the next week. Regardless, we certainly encourage public feedback.

Question of the week: The Sauk Valley has two new state representatives. What advice would you give to Reps. Tony McCombie, R-71st, and Dan Swanson, R-74th?

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hree pieces of advice: Never forget why you chose to run for office. It’s a big decision for someone to expend the energy and to open all aspects of their life to political and public scrutiny. I firmly believe that people running for elected office have the best intentions and really want to make a difference.

Always remember your constituents. It’s these people who you swore to represent. Keep in mind that the distance between your district and Springfield is not only geographically but also, many times, ideologically

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he first thing I would ask of our new legislators, state Reps. Tony McCombie and Dan Swanson, is that they do their part to diffuse the partisan rancor in Springfield.

Both parties are responsible for that discord, so it’s incumbent upon all lawmakers – from both parties – to understand their constituents at home want Republicans and Democrats to work together to fix the state’s many problems.

I would also urge both McCombie and Swanson to be willing to compromise on all matters, but most specifically the state budget. Compromise, from both parties, will

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n normal times, I would simply suggest that new legislators find a mentor who can teach them the ropes, make an extra effort to get to know fellow lawmakers, bring a fresh perspective to the Legislature, and provide prompt and attentive constituent service.

But these are not normal times.

Illinois is in a world of hurt – no budget, billions in unpaid bills, billions in deficit spending, and three-figure billions in unfunded pension payments.

New House members must urgently try to figure out what they can do to help fix Illinois’ financial

far apart.

Governance is about compromise.

In a time of extreme Sam partisanship, Fisher it’s easy to publisher become part of the herd and hold steadfastly to your party’s leadership.

Government is at its best when it’s grassroots. Learn from the mistakes of those who have preceded you.

Illinois’ problems stem from leadership dictating the agenda and elected officials following suit without question or discussion. be necessary to end the deadlock. But even more important than comJeff promise will Rogers be the willingness to editor make tough decisions on the budget.

Previous governors and lawmakers have been unwilling to make those difficult, unpopular decisions, which is why we’re in the mess we’re in now.

Finally, I would urge McCombie to visit the Sauk Valley more often.

Her predecessor, Mike Smiddy, visited our part of the district quite often, and it was appreciated.

problems, even as they cram in important orientation about their new jobs.

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by Demoeditorial page editor crats, hasn’t done its job of approving a budget that the governor will sign. The Democratic leadership is entrenched, self-serving and resistant to change. Freshman Republicans should focus their limited influence on solving Illinois’ grievous financial problems before our dysfunctional government causes our state even more harm.

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WASHINGTON POLITICS

Dem dilemma on Lewis; stand with him, or apart?

Civil rights icon’s views on Trump generate sound and scurry Once Donald Trump responded to John Lewis’ “illegitimate president” attack, the question wasn’t whether Trump’s pushback would cause a Twitter furor. It would.

The question was, how many Democrats, beyond those who occupy the left-most wing of the House Democratic caucus with Lewis, would go along with the Trump-isnot-legitimate charge.

So far, Democrats have come up with a variety of responses. Some openly disagree with Lewis. Others disagree but don’t want to say so explicitly.

Still others agree but don’t want to say so explicitly.

And some wholeheartedly support Lewis.

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is in the first category.

Asked on CNN last week whether Trump is a legitimate president, Manchin replied, “Absolutely.”

On CBS Sunday morning, Manchin described Lewis’ rhetoric as “uncalled for.”

“I’ve got the utmost respect for Congressman Lewis,” Manchin said.

“He’s an icon, if you will.

And we all have the most respect for him. I just think that was uncalled for. ... So for this type of rhetoric, it’s non-productive. And I would like it if that would tone down a little bit, we’d be much better off and move on.”

Longtime Obama adviser David Axelrod was just as clear. “I disagree with what @repjohnlewis said,” Axelrod tweeted Saturday. “But I honor the man he is. Honesty; integrity; courage – these are qualities you just can’t buy.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, who mounted a long and bitter challenge to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, refused Sunday to call Trump illegitimate, suggesting instead that the argument is “just words.”

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“Do you think Donald Trump will be a legitimate president?” Sanders was asked on ABC. “Well, I think he’s going to be inaugurated this week,” Sanders said, going on to call for an investigation into Russian hacking.

“Does that make him illegitimate?”

“Those are just words,” Sanders responded.

Sanders described his job in the Senate now as holding Trump to his campaign promise not to cut social safety net programs. But illegitimate?

Sanders wouldn’t go there.

DENIS McDONOUGH, the outgoing Obama White House chief of staff, refused to commit the president to Lewis’ position. “On Tuesday night in his speech, [Obama] called [Trump] the freely elected president of the United States,” McDonough said on CNN Sunday.

McDonough added that Democratic concerns about Russia and hacking are “by no means trivial.” And, like everyone else, he paid tribute to Lewis’ history in the civil rights movement. But he wouldn’t buy into the legitimacy argument.

Still, CNN’s Jake Tapper persisted: “Just to be clear though, President Obama thinks that president-elect Trump is legitimate?”

“The president has made very clear that he believes that he is the freely elected president,” McDonough answered.

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“He will be inaugurated on Friday. And he will come into office hopefully strengthened by the kind of transition that we have tried to run in this White House.”

Tapper tried one more angle: Does Obama “think that Democrats should put this away, this whole idea of legitimate, illegitimate?”

“The president is not going to get in the middle of this right now,” McDonough said.

More than 50 House Democrats have announced they will not attend Trump’s inauguration. That doesn’t necessarily mean they would explicitly say Trump is illegitimate. But some certainly would. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, for example, said early on that she is with Lewis.

Another liberal, New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, tweeted, “I stand with @ repjohnlewis.”

Others, like California Rep. Ted Lieu, said they stood with Lewis but were not entirely clear on the question of Trump’s legitimacy. In an extensive statement Saturday, Lieu said Trump has insulted too many people, is too close to Vladimir Putin, and has unconstitutional business conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, Lieu said, “I do not dispute that Trump won the Electoral College.”

So does that make Trump illegitimate, or not? Lieu did not say.

Judging by the Democrats’ reaction, it’s one thing to denounce Trump’s statements, to link him to Russia, and to suggest he will be a disastrous leader. It’s another to claim that Trump is not a legitimate president.

For some Democrats, the illegitimacy charge would move them a bit too close to a kind of birtherism that they spent years denouncing.

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“So far, Democrats have come up with a variety of responses.

Some openly disagree with Lewis.

Others disagree but don’t want to say so explicitly. Still others agree but don’t want to say so explicitly. And some wholeheartedly support Lewis.”

Byron York

Washington Politics columnist (Remember that Republican leaders stayed away from birtherism, although some GOP members of Congress embraced, or at least flirted, with it.)

So it’s possible, perhaps likely, that the Trump illegitimacy charge will remain confined to the leftmost reaches of the Democratic party, just as birtherism was confined to the rightmost reaches of the GOP. IF ANYONE OTHER than John Lewis were leading the legitimacy fight, even more Democrats might distance themselves from it.

But Lewis is so widely revered for his actions 50 years ago – even those denouncing him have to pay tribute to his past – that he has given a sort of moral cover to a small number of Democrats who want to suggest that the 2016 election results are not legitimate.

Right now, though, in the absence of some explosive new revelation or wholesale change in the political atmosphere, it appears that number won’t get much bigger.

Note to readers: Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner.

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lthough visitors’ feet will be firmly planted in Illinois, they’ll still be transported to a different galaxy when they visit the Discovery Center Museum.

The journey through space won’t be long – it’s just a walk through the Rockford museum’s doors, where “Star Wars: Rogue 1.5” will be there for one afternoon on Jan. 29. There’s plenty to keep visitors busy from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Jedi are gone, according to a news release, and the museum needs everyone’s help. Clues have been laid to guide visitors to the plans for the Death Star. They’ll need to track down Princess Leia, while keeping out of reach of the Storm Troopers.

Guests can comes as they are, or they can immerse themselves in the outer-space experience. They can create Leia hair buns, Storm Trooper masks or Yoda ears to wear, or fashion a light saber or “sling rocket” X Wing. If you don’t have a light sabre or laser, you can take on the troopers with a bowling ball and go bowling for Storm Troopers.

And keep your eyes peeled – you might just catch sight of Boba Fett.

While defeating that old evil Empire, people can arrive in costume and watch planetarium presentations with a Star Wars theme.

Before the special event opens, museumgoers can arrive early to look over the rest of the museum. The children’s

You don’t need to go to a galaxy far, far away to experience a sci-fi classic; a Rockford museum will let the Force be with you

museum has more than 300 interactive displays.

In the art studio, several types of media are explored on a rotating basis, such as painting, printmaking and sculpture.

If farming’s more to your liking, it’s down on the farm at the “Ag-Zibit.” Kids can operate a combine to bring in the harvest or take a seat in a tractor. Those fertile young minds also can milk cows, play with “chickens” and gather eggs. Farm chores have never been so fun.

The mystery of electricity can be found in the “Power of Electricity” exhibit. Visitors can generate power and gaze in awe at the Plasma Globe, which shows off violet lightning bolts caused by electrified gasses.

Going to the “Circuits” exhibit, guests can take on the role of an electrician. They’ll work to configure components to send power to lights, fans, motors and bells.

Those 6 and younger have a special place to go. Tot Spot is just for them. Accompanied by their adults, they can look over a train, its coal car and a depot. A visit to Ginny’s House gives them a chance for family role-playing, which no doubt will include working on the family car in the garage.

Other exhibits are available for exploration before that journey to the stars.

Now get those ears on and show the Empire who’s boss at the Discovery Center Museum.

If you go ...

What: “Star Wars: Rogue 1.5” When: 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 29 Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday; closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Where: Discovery Center Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford Cost: Included with museum admission of $8 per person and free for children 1 and younger Information: discoverycentermuseum.org or 815-963-6769

“Star Wars: Rogue 1.5” will transport visitors to the world of bounty hunter Boba Fett (from left), Tusken Raiders, a Jawa, and bounty hunter Boushh Bottt. For one afternoon on Jan. 29, the exhibit will be at the Discovery Center Museum in Rockford.

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Hip-hop got a good rap during Obama presidency ATLANTA (AP) – Not only is President Barack Obama the nation’s first black president, but it’s safe to say he has been America’s first hip-hop commander-in-chief.

Obama embraced hiphop more than any of his predecessors: He’s referenced Jay Z’s lyrics and Kanye West in speeches, released playlists on Spotify that included Nas, Chance the Rapper, Mos Def and Method Man, and was caught dancing to Drake’s “Hot Line Bling” at a White House event.

And in a recent televised concert celebrating the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Obama was shown rapping along when Public Enemy’s Chuck D performed “Fight the Power.”

Ice Cube called Obama an anomaly.

“It will probably be a long time before we see another president do something like this,” the Hall of Fame rapper said.

“It was kind of a now-ornever thing.”

Throughout his presidency, which ends when President-elect Donald Trump takes office today, Obama paved a way for several rap stars to enter the White House for political discussion and musical performances.

“Hip-hop doesn’t hurt anybody,” said Nas, who has visited the White House. “It helps people.

Some of the nicest people in the world are hip-hop artists. [Obama] respects it. He loves it. It’s a part of his world. He is hip-hop.

He’s a hip-hop fan that makes him relatable. It makes him real.”

Last year, Obama invited several rappers – including Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross and Ludacris – to the White House to discuss different ways to continue the My Brother’s Keeper initiative and spur justice reform in the United States.

“It was a gathering of the minds,” said Ludacris, who was once criticized by Obama for his politically themed rap song called “Politics” in 2008. “That was extremely important for hip-hop, because he’s giving us a voice. He’s done a great job of supporting hip-hop.”

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Let us help you keep your McCartney wants his songs back New Year’s Resolution. death. McCartney has long wanted the copyrights, and the filing says he has sent notice to Sony/ATV saying he will claim them back under a provision of U.S. copyright law that makes that possible after a certain time.

At the center of his suit is the legal term “copyright termination.” Signed into law as part of the Copyright Act of 1976, it affords songwriters whose work has been sold or otherwise transferred to third parties,

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The first song eligible to be claimed back is “Love Me Do,” in October 2018.

The rest of the catalog would follow in years after, ending in 2026.

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Couple bases marriage upon three principles Dear Abby, Many of your published letters come from unhappy married women. Some of them seem unable to get objective advice that would make themselves and their marriages happier. I’m fortunate to be happily married (33 years) to a wonderful woman who has a clear perspective.

Three pearls of wisdom she could share: 1. Don’t sulk because your husband can’t read your mind. Trust him; he’d like to help. And listen to your tone as you point out how he can.

2. The way you talk about him to your friends is an expression of your fidelity. Talk about him honestly, but with

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

respect. If you do, he’ll admire and encourage your close friendships and take a sincere interest in your friends as people. If your MO is to grouse and complain about him, in his mind and heart he will feel you’re abandoning him.

3. Be clear that while

your husband might say he’d like to treat you like a queen, you’re both better off being equals – partners, side-by-side. In our marriage, there is no “better half.” There are two halves.

It’s amazing how much joy we have experienced during our years together, based on this simple foundation. My esteem for my wife only grows each year – something that seems impossible, but then again, fantastic things usually do.

– Peter, A Grateful Husband Dear Peter, Thank you for sharing those words of wisdom because they apply to husbands as well as

wives. There’s a saying: The higher the pedestal, the longer the fall.

Partners who treat each other as equals and with respect – and the key word is “respect” – usually have long-lasting and happy unions. Those who complain behind a spouse’s back, who denigrate rather than elevate, do not make themselves look better or their marriages healthier. I’m glad you wrote.

Dear Abby, How do you deal with adult “children” who ignore issues about their health? My 30-something son had a root canal a few days ago. His face is swollen, he has lost sleep and is in pain. His wife

has tried everything to get him to get it checked out, and she just called me in desperation.

Why does he do this?

It isn’t the first time she and others have begged him to take care of himself. She’s pregnant and they have two other small kids. He has insurance, so it’s not about money.

It’s just so stressful for those of us who love him.

He works for himself and is a high-energy guy and a great dad.

– Questioning My Son’s Sanity Dear Questioning, Some men feel that acknowledging pain is showing weakness. They think that if they just “gut it out” a while longer,

things will get better. And while many of them do, many also don’t.

Pick up the phone and tell your daughter-in-law to call the dentist who did the root canal and ask whether what her husband is experiencing is normal. And if the answer is that it’s not, she should tell her husband that “the surgeon wants him to come in for a recheck” to be sure his wounds haven’t become infected.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

MOVIE REVIEW | ‘XXX: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE’

Diesel-powered action returns in latest ‘xXx’ installment

BY KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service

Film scholar Tom Gunning coined the phrase “cinema of attractions” to describe the earliest, exhibitionist impulses of filmmaking, bits of spectacle that called attention to their own visibility and technological craft. Pure spectacle has since been subsumed into narrative filmmaking, but the cinema of attractions is always present, especially in modern action movies, and there might be no greater current example of this than “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.”

Though there have been three films in the series, star Vin Diesel skipped out on the second installment. He’s back, turning the movie into a Vin Diesel film, which is a genre unto itself. D.J. Caruso is the director; Diesel the auteur. He’s hit on a formula that just works for him: muscles, babes, and feats of vehicular derringdo performed alongside a mix of diverse global

superstars.

For “xXx,” Diesel is surrounded by action superstars from around the world, including the current king of Hong Kong action cinema Donnie Yen; Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, known for the “Ong Bak” franchise; as well as Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone; Aussie personality Ruby Rose; Chinese singer/ actor Kris Wu; British UFC champ Michael Bisping; “Game of Thrones” favorite Rory McCann; and Brazilian soccer phenom Neymar. Even the incredible Toni Collette turns up for crying out loud (she’s fantastic). With this cast, Xander Cage is the least interesting person on screen.

The story is, as Collette’s cutthroat CIA operative Jane Marke succinctly puts it, “very bad guys, very bad thing.” Marke coaxes unconventional former special ops agent Xander Cage (Diesel), out of retirement to pursue a group of bandits who

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Vin Diesel and Deepika Padukone in “xXx: Return of Xander Cage.” have stolen a “Pandora’s Box” device with the capability of dropping satellites out of orbit, making them crash into the earth like bombs. He’s a member of the “xXx Program,” helmed by Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson, always wrangling groups of heroes), and catching these bandits requires his singular skill. The script by F. Scott Frazier is sparse and self-reflective about its formula. The punch lines are mostly

silly, sometimes funny, but when Xander starts opining about extreme stunts, it tips over into unintentionally hilarious territory.

He assembles an equally offbeat band of misfits for his team: a driver (McCann), a sniper (Rose), and for some inane reason, a DJ/party boy (Wu) whose only special skill is to drop sick beats. Fortunately, one of their missions is at a beach rave.

The charismatic Rose brings the sex appeal, delivering snarky oneliners and sniping bad guys, and her presence is refreshing. But the film’s negotiations of gender and sexuality are complicated at best. Rose, Padukone and Collette play empowered, fierce women, equals to their male counterparts. “xXx” even passes the Bechdel test. But that progressive streak bumps up against the hormonal teenage boy instincts that the film can’t shake, the camera repeatedly scanning female torsos, Xander grunting lascivious words of seduction. It’s cheesy, and not sexy in the least; in “xXx,” the stunts eclipse the sex.

The appeal of this film lies in its outlandish action, innovative stunt spectacle to the extreme, defying all laws of nature, physics and logic. Xander skis through a jungle and catches waves on an ocean-going motorbike.

He dives headfirst out of

‘xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage’

2.5 out of 4 stars Cast: Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose, Kris Wu, Rory McCann, Michael Bisping Directed by: D.J. Caruso Running time: 1 hour, 47 minutes Rated: PG-13 for extended sequences of gunplay and violent action, and for sexual material and language.

Showtimes: The film opens with showtimes at 4:20, 7:25 and 10 p.m. today at Carmike Sauk Valley 8, 4110 30th St., Sterling.

a cargo plane. But despite Diesel’s best efforts, wushu master Yen swipes this movie right out from under his prodigious pecs. If watching Donnie Yen get barreled on a surfbike is wrong, to hell with being right.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Friday, Jan. 20 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Coffee, 8 a.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815734-6335.

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

Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave.,

Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Wii bowling, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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, 815-622-9230.

Line dancing, 10 a.m., Greencastle, 15 E. 23rd St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

Lunch and Learn Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

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.

Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

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

Bridge, noon, Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815946-3818.

Euchre,Pinochle & Bridge, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Movie day “The African Queen”, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

Mexican Train, 12:30 p.m., Mount Morris Senior Center, 9 E. Front St., 815-734-6335.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big

Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

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

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

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave. Creamed Chicken & Biscuit, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon,

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Game night, 6:30 p.m., Polo Area Senior Services, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818 Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave. Saturday, Jan. 21 Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, Twin City Market, indoors, 106 Avenue A, Sterling, 815-6268610.

Dixon Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., 815-244-4451.

Sunday, Jan. 22 There are no events today.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Saturday, Jan. 21 Overeaters Anonymous, 9 a.m., Gateway Faith Fellowship parsonage, 701 14th Ave., Fulton, 563-321-8577.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., KSB Hos-

pital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, Jan. 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., closed; noon, open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m.-noon, open, Big Book, back door, 1503

First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

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

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous,

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

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

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

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

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Narcotics Anonymous Hope Without Dope, noon, in the back of Lifescape Community Services, 1901 First Ave., Sterling, 815-5353748, 24-hour hotline 844-6787684.

Bi-Ways Brain Injury Support Group, 2 p.m., Winning Wheels, 701 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Register: 815-537-5168, ext. 29.

A Time to Share Grief Support Group, 2-4 p.m., Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, 213 Crawford Ave., Dixon, 815-288-4469.

Overeaters Anonymous, 5 p..m., lower-level entrance, Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll, 630-709-7807.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD

933 Mekeel Rd., Dixon, Rt. 52 S.E. 815-284-3090 Michael Donoho, Pastor Sunday 9:30am - Adult Bible Studay & Morning Fellowship Sunday 10:30am - Worship Service & Childrens Church & Nursery Wednesday 7:00pm - Adult bible Study

FAITH ASSEMBLY OF GRAND DETOUR

Ridge Road, Dixon, 652-4488 Jon Marx, Lead Pastor Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

NORTHSIDE BAPTIST

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

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

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

3 years thru 6th grade

SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Mid Week Prayer Service 6 p.m. Wed.

FAITH DISCOVERY CHURCH

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

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC

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

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

ST. FLANNEN CATHOLIC

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

ST. MARY CATHOLIC

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

SAINT PATRICK CATHOLIC

Rt. 1, Maytown Rd., Maytown Rev. Randy Fronek, Priest Saturday, 6:00 p.m.

Weekdays as Scheduled

CROSSROADS COMMUNITY CHURCH White Pines Campus

Meeting Sundays at 10:00 AM 205 N. Jefferson Avenue, Polo ~ 815.837.5255 whitepines@crossroadscn.com Pastor ~ Chris Bradshaw Associate Pastor ~ Eric Jackson Chris Bradshaw ex 302 Contemporary worship & relevant Bible teaching Join us after services for coffee, snacks & fellowship Kidzlink Children’s Ministry (nursery-5th grade) ~ during adult services Crave Youth Group (6th-12th grade) ~ Wednesday nights 7PM www.crossroadscn.com

MENDOTA CHURCH OF THE NAZERENE

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

EAST JORDAN UNITED METHODIST

22027 Polo Rd, Sterling IL 815-626-0104 Pastor Jim Miller

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614 Orchard St., Dixon

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC

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

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

RIVER VALLEY CHURCH

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

GREATER LIFE CHURCH

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

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

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

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

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

Service every Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

PINE CREEK CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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

Wednesday Night 6:30 p.m.

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

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

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

COWBOY CHURCH ON THE ROCK

LINCOLN AVENUE CHURCH OF GOD

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

CHRIST OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

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

MENDOTA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Bible Study Saturday 1:00 p.m.

TURNING POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH

GRACE FELLOWSHIP

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

Pastor Jeremy Horton

Sunday Worship Service 9 a.m.

37 S. East Avenue, Amboy

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Pastor Brian McWethy

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

ST. BRIDE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

All are welcome Vicar: Rev. Barbara Harrison Seward Sunday Schedule: 10 AM Holy Communion with Music Fellowship and Coffee after the 10 AM service Contact information: 1000 IL Route 64 W, Oregon 815-732-7211 saintbrides@gmail.com, www.saintbrides. org

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

FAITH UNITED METHODIST

DIXON CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN

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

SAUK VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

SAUK VALLEY ISLAMIC CENTER

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

Sunday School 9:45am

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMBOY

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

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN

421 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon, 288-2757 Pastor: Robert C. Kinnear Sat. 5:30pm Traditional Service Sun. 8:30am Traditional Service 9:30am Sunday School/Bible Study 10:45am Contemporary Service Mon. 10:00 am Prayer Team Visitors welcome. www.stpauldixon.org, email: Office@stpauldixon.org

EAST GROVE UNION CHURCH

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

Please join us.

SUBLETTE UNION CHURCH

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

ASHTON UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

906 Richardson Ave., Ashton, 453-2328 Pastor Laura Crites Sunday Worship 9am, Sunday School 10:15am

CHANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST

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

FRANKLIN GROVE UNITED METHODIST

203 W. Middle St., Franklin Grove, 456-2456 Pastor Laura Crites Sunday School 9:30a.m.

Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.

CHURCH OF ST. MARY CATHOLIC

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

REYNOLDS UNITED METHODIST

2496 Reynolds Rd, Ashton - 815-453-2513 Rev. Sheamus Enright, Pastor - 847-9758974 Sunday 10 a.m. - Family Worship / Children’s Church Bible Study Wednesday 9:30 a.m. www.reynoldsumc.net • Handicapped Accessible

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

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

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

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

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

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

NEW LIFE LUTHERAN

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

Over the coming weeks, we will examine each of these tips in more detail, giving practical advice on how to make them part of our everyday lives. – Christopher Simon

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

Sunday worship service 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible - everyone welcome.

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

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

Wed. Christian Education 6:30 p.m.

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Please check our website and Facebook page for additional services 131 N. Court, Dixon, 284-3849 Randy Sizemore, Pastor Sun. School 9:15 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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

Coffee Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

hether you have given up on New Year’s resolutions or are chomping at the bit to put your new self-tracking device into operation, there are many simple and easy ways to improve your life in the New Year. Here are ten tips that will make your life happier and healthier this year: 1. Smile more, even when you don’t feel like it.

2. Do something nice for someone every day.

3. Start and end your day by remembering what you have to be thankful for.

4. Protect your health—it’s your most cherished asset, and without it nothing else matters.

5. Save something for a rainy day; you’ll be glad you did when you need it.

6. Learn something new every day; knowledge is power.

7. Exercise every day, even if it’s only going for a short walk.

8. Cultivate your friendships and remember that friendships don’t grow in isolation.

9. Cultivate better relationships with your family.

10. Cultivate a good relationship with God; pray and read scripture daily.

ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL

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

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FRANKLIN GROVE

815-677-7566

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

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

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

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

Ten Tips for a Better Life in the New Year

“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

—1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

ROCK RIVER BAPTIST

Sunday Fellowship 8:30am Sunday School 8:50am, Worship 10:00am Handicap accessible and air conditioned www.EastJordanUMC.org

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HARMON UNITED METHODIST

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

Junior Church for ages 12 and under during morning worship.

LIGHTHOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

4938 S. Daysville Road, Oregon, 732-7264 Chan Ik Choi, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Kindergarten -6th Sunday Morning Worship: 9:00 a.m.

The church is handicapped accessible.

Visitors and newcomers are always welcome.

LOST LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

90 W. Flagg Road, Dixon - 815-973-5981 (corner of Lowden and Flagg Road) Pastor: John Trotter Sunday School 8:30 am Sunday Weekly Service 9:30 am Fellowship 10:30 am

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

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

Church School, Adult Forum and Study Groups Follow Service

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Chicago and Flagg Streets, Paw Paw, 627-3371 Rev. Dr. Anne Hoflen, Pastor Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Christian Education: 10:00 a.m.

THE WORSHIP CENTER

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

Tuesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

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

GRACE UNITED METHODIST

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

WoW Worship Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

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

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH

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

LIVING WELL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

HOPE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

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

UNITED FIRST CHURCH

326 E. Main Street, Amboy, IL Pastor Mark Glenn Sunday Services 9 am - 10 am Bible study following services 10:15 - 11:15

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH LCMC Congregation

107 W. Lahman Street, Franklin Grove Pastor Dan Gorton 815-456-2457 Worship at 8:30 a.m. Sundays Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

416 Prospect St., Dixon Saturday Sabbath School 10:00am Worship Service 11:30am Pastor John Lewis, 815-677-9199

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

634 Countryside Lane, Dixon Sunday 9:30 am Tuesday 7:00 pm

MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH

LeFevre Rd. and Ave. F, Sterling. 625-2284 Sunday Worship Services at 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School and Bible classes 10:15 a.m.

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“To see the growth and confidence they feel when their academics improve, because their behavior’s improving, it’s a positive cycle for them, rather than the negative cycle they’ve had at their other school.”

Thursday offered its own unique challenge: soldering practice for a stained-glass art project in Rob Berry’s shop class. “[Shop] builds their confidence for doing this, but more importantly, it builds their confidence in a general sense,” said Berry, who’s in his 19th year at the school. “I want my kids to be successful at school, but more importantly, I want them to be successful after school – when they go home at 3 p.m., and when they’re 21.”

Even though they first practiced soldering with the irons off a week ago, Dakota and his classmates coolly handled the 700-degree tools Thursday afternoon – while answering questions about their projects, too.

Third-grader Donna Jo Hart, 8, who’s working toward transitioning back to Prophetstown Elementary, admits the heat was a bit intimidating initially.

But now? “It’s kind of awesome,” she said.

“I burned my fingers,” Dakota said with a laugh. “They feel

Read this story at saukvalley.com to watch Thome School intermediate educator Rob Berry helping his students solder, part of a stained-glass art project. smooth now, like it burned off all the dead skin.”

On the other end of the room, kids sanded glass mosaic tiles and wrapped their edges in copper tape. Once their soldering skills are ready, they’ll put flux on the tape and solder the 2-by2-inch pieces into stained glass art. Then they’ll do the 3-by4-inch tiles.

“I’ve got tons of tiles,” Berry said.

He’s also got money left over from the $500 grant he landed through the Bi-County Foundation, and so the class might build wooden frames for the art, which the kids will take home.

Two years ago, Berry used a grant to set up the shop class, where he has taught students how to build boxes and wire them for electricity.

“Mr. Berry is trying to teach us important skills we might need to have,” said Dakota, who’s eager to get back to his home school.

“I’ll miss my friends here,” Dakota said. “I’ll actually get to see most of my friends who are in other classes, because of recess. Yeah, friends are what

I’m looking forward to.”

Students most often land at Thome because of academic failures that lead to acting out.

Deciding when they’re ready to transition back can be tricky.

They get all the same courses, on a less-intense level than at their home school, but the goal is fixing bad behavior.

There’s a system, naturally, that requires students to ascend levels, after which a meeting is held with staff from the home school.

What if Thome gives them the best shot at success, though?

“If you don’t want to go back, you don’t have to,” Berry said.

“I’ll never force a kid to go back.

That’s just setting them up for failure. If they don’t want to go back, they’ll act out on purpose.”

Laurie Heston, director of the Bi-County Foundation and the Bi-County Special Education Cooperative, heralds Berry as “one of our very best in transitioning kids back to their home school.”

“You go through spurts,” Berry said. “In one year, you transition three or four kids back. Then you might go 3 years without transitioning anyone back.”

Getting them back is emotionally complicated, too.

“Students do well here for two reasons: One, because they’re ready to go back, like Dakota,” Berry said. “The others do well because this is the right program

Donna Jo Hart, 8, a third-grader in Rob Berry’s class at Thome School in Rock Falls, practices live soldering for the first time Thursday afternoon as part of the beginning stage of making stainedglass ornaments.

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for them. We have kids I think would be ready to go back, but they don’t want to.

“On a personal level, it makes me feel good that the kid feels comfortable in my class, makes me feel good as a person. As a teacher, it makes me feel sad in a way, because I want them to be able to go back.”

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Dakota is the second student to transition back to his home school this year after having had Guenther as a teacher. She’s made peace with saying goodbye.

“The most amazing thing is, when you know you don’t want them to go, that’s when it’s time for them to go.”

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WRESTLING | STERLING 40, ROCK FALLS 20

Rock River rivals keep it close Sterling pulls out tight decisions to down Rockets at Musgrove

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STERLING – Of the 11 contested matches between Sterling and Rock Falls, seven were won by decision, with most of those decided by one or two points.

Helped by the Rockets having to forfeit at three weight classes, the Golden Warriors took enough points from the contested bouts to grab a 40-20 win Thursday at Musgrove Fieldhouse.

“Our teammates just kept fighting,” Sterling 152-pounder Turner Garcia said. “In tough matches when they were down, just keep on fighting.

pull out wins via decision, winning 5-2. In his match against the Rockets’ Rollie Elder, he scored a quick takedown before Elder got a reverse to tie the match 2-2 after the first period.

The second period went without either scoring a point, and Garcia won in the third with an escape and a takedown.

“I tried an arm-drag, because last year when I faced him, I didn’t show that at all,” Garcia said. “I knew from last year’s film that he was really good on his feet and he had really nice shots, so I tried going Everyone did fantastic. on the offensive, which I respect everyone from I didn’t last year. I just Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com Rock Falls. They put in a wanted to hit offense so Sterling’s Turner Garcia wrestles Rock Falls’ Rollie Elder on Thursday night at really good fight.” that he couldn’t.”

Musgrove Fieldhouse. Garcia beat Elder 5-2, and the Golden Warriors topped the Garcia was one of the four Sterling wrestlers to RIVALS continued on B34 rival Rockets 40-20.

Star of the match: Noah Garcia, Sterling 132, won via pin in 1:58 Key performers: Roger Carlson, Rock Falls 220, won via pin in 4:46; Niles Ager, Rock Falls 195, won via tech fall; Elias Edmondson, Sterling 160, won via major decision Up next: Sterling at the NIB-12 Tournament, at Kaneland H.S., 9 a.m.

Saturday; Rock Falls, Alleman at Riverdale, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday

GIRLS BASKETBALL | MORRISON 56, NEWMAN 49

BOYS BASKETBALL | POLO 76, AFC 59

Backcourt trio, Young lead Polo to road win Raiders can’t keep momentum going

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Morrison’s Emma Sitzmore (10) and Kassidee Church (14) and Newman’s Mary Jensen (30) reach for a rebound during Thursday’s game in Sterling. The Fillies beat the Comets 56-49.

Records rule the day

ASHTON – The Polo Marcos have always been a frenetic, fast-paced team that relies on their 2-3 zone to get steals and push in transition. Their style clicked Thursday night.

The Marcos had 15 steals, while their backcourt trio of Brady Webb (11), Trevin Woodin (17) and Braiden Soltow (13) all scored in double figures to go with Justin Young’s 18 in a 76-59 NUIC East victory over the AFC Raiders.

AFC (12-9, 2-5) dissected Polo’s aggressive zone with precision passing and sharpshooting from the outside by Stephen Brooke. The senior guard nailed two straight 3’s to help the Raiders out to a 13-4 advantage early on.

Trevin Woodin responded for the Marcos with three 3s of his own in the first quarter to aid

Star of the game: Braiden Soltow, Polo, 13 points, 6-for-6 FTs, 10 rebounds, 4 assists Key performers: Justin Young, Polo, 18 points, 4 rebounds; Trevin Woodin, Polo, 17 points, 3 3-pointers; Brady Webb, Polo, 11 points, 7 steals; Tyon Davis, AFC, 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals Polo in knotting things up at 19 after one.

“Our guards struggled at first rebounding,” Woodin said, “so we weren’t able to get out and run. But we figured it out.”

Again the Raiders started quick to open a quarter, this time with an 8-2 stretch to open up a five-point lead just 2 minutes into the second. However Polo’s quickness caught up with AFC in the form of fouls.

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Newman’s Simpson, Morrison’s Sitzmore feted

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5552 @CodyCutter35

STERLING – Getting a win was on the forefront of the minds of both Emma Sitzmore and Kelsey Simpson on Tuesday as Morrison traveled to Newman for a TRAC crossover game.

However, each had their individual moment during the Fillies’ 56-49 win.

Sitzmore broke Morrison’s blocked shots record, having tallied two third-quarter swats to set the new standard at 80.

Nearly 8 minutes later, Simp-

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Stars of the game: Kelsey Simpson, Newman, scored 1,000th career point (9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks); Emma Sitzmore, Morrison, became Fillies’ all-time leader in blocked shots with 80 (11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks) son scored her 1,000th point with a 3-pointer on the right wing. That shot, coming with 4:36 to go, capped an 11-point comeback for the Comets, and tied the game at 43.

Simpson was aware of her point total before the game, coming in with 991 points to her credit. The Comets senior finished with nine points to rest at the millennium mark at game’s end, but it was a struggle. Her milestone shot was the only one of 10 tries behind the arc she sank.

“At first I was worried because the shots weren’t going in,” said Simpson, who was awarded the game ball.

“We weren’t playing to our potential. Once I got it, our adrenaline was going.

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Polo’s Trevin Woodin (5) shoots a layup against AFC’s Joe Uphoff during their NUIC East game Thursday night in Ashton. The Marcos beat the Raiders 76-59.

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Under the knife Andrew Luck Colts QB underwent successful outpatient surgery on his throwing shoulder Thursday, an injury that had lingered from 2015.

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sportShorts SVM staff, wire services TENNIS

Djokovic upset at Australian Open Six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic was upset Thursday in a shocking second-round loss to Uzbek wild card Denis Istomin, the 117thranked player in the world.

Djokovic was aiming to be the first man to win the Australian title seven times – he had won fove of the last six titles in Melbourne – and had won all his previous six head-to-head meetings against Istomin.

But he needed 24 serves and a quarter of an hour to hold in the first game, and after 4 hours and 48 minutes, he sent a service return long to give Istomin a 7-6 (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 win.

MLB

Trumbo re-signs with Orioles After testing free agency, Orioles OF/DH Mark Trumbo agreed to re-sign with Baltimore on Thursday.

The two sides have a 3-year agreement worth $37.5 million in place pending a physical, according to an industry source.

Trumbo, who led the majors with 47 home runs in 2016 in his first year with the Orioles, rejected the club’s qualifying offer. If he had signed elsewhere, the Orioles would have received a draft pick at the end of the first round.

NFL

Raiders file for Las Vegas relocation Once looked upon with disdain by major sports leagues, Las Vegas is now just 24 votes away from cashing in on one of the biggest sports jackpots ever.

The Raiders made it official Thursday by filing for relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, the culmination of a whirlwind romance to bring an NFL team to a city that the league had previously gone out of its way to shun because of sports betting fears.

League owners are expected to vote on the move in March, and it’s expected to pass easily.

Seahawks could lose draft pick Seattle coach Pete Carroll admitted this week that the team failed to disclose a knee injury that cornerback Richard Sherman was dealing with throughout the regular season, saying “he never missed anything” as a way of explaining why the team didn’t share the information.

The Seahawks could be missing something as a result of not disclosing Sherman’s condition. The NFL is looking into the situation; ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that the team may lose a secondround pick as a penalty.

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See ya, Illini Ke’Shawn Vaughn Running back is leaving the Illinois football program after an unsuccessful 2016 season in which his carries and yards totals diminished.

Friday, January 20, 2017

GIRLS ROUNDUP

Price scores 1,000th in loss Pierceson’s 30 paces Prophets; Erie tops Rockridge

By SVM Sports Staff

Fulton’s Jordan Price scored her 1,000th point, but the feat was bittersweet as the Steamers lost to Riverdale 48-47 on Thursday night in Port Byron.

Price finished with a gamehigh 20 points, and point number 1,000 came on a layup of a three-point play after she drove the basket and was fouled in the second quarter.

“Honestly, I wasn’t even thinking about it, and I was so focused on playing the game that when the buzzer went off and they said I had 1,000 points, it was kind of a shock,” Price said. “It’s an awesome feeling knowing that I got there, and it feels like all the time and work I put in finally paid off for me.”

Faith Kennedy added 15 points for the Steamers (10-13, 3-5 TRAC West). Sydney Garret led the Rams with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

LaSalle-Peru 69, Sterling 59:

After trailing by 12 at halftime, the Golden Warriors rallied to within four with 2 minutes left, but couldn’t get over the hump in a NIB-12 West road loss.

Cheyenne Harrington led Sterling (4-18, 0-7) with 15 points on five 3-pointers, and Mya Pearson had nine points and five rebounds.

Prophetstown 63, Bureau Valley 45: Courtney Pierceson poured

Thursday’s stars Courtney Pierceson, P’town basketball, 30 points, 3 steals Kennedy Kuykendall, Sauk basketball, 26 points, 6 3-pointers Saige Barnett, BV basketball, 21 points Jordan Price, Fulton basketball, 20 points, passed 1,000 career points Abi Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, 675 series, 3 200+ games

and 10 rebounds.

Jessica Stice’s 16 points paced the Rockets.

Girls bowling Oregon 3,413, Dixon 3,246: The

Hawks won two games and the Duchesses took one, as Oregon won a dual at Plum Hollow Lanes.

Abi Scheidecker’s 675 series consisted of games of 238, 212 and 225, while twin sister Ali Scheidecker rolled a 671 series that included games of 244 and 239.

Katlyn Bay led Dixon (8-2) with a 582 series and a 209 high game, in 30 points – including four with Mackenzie Kavanaugh add3-pointers – and nabbed three ing a 575 series and a 203 high steals as the Prophets picked up a game.

Yorkville 3,188, Sterling 2,901: TRAC East victory at home.

The Golden Warriors lost each Dena Johnson added 17 points – game by fewer than 150 pins in hitting all nine of her free throws – and eight rebounds, and Lexi dropping all 10 points in a NIBRangel added eight points and 12 dual on the road.

Hannah Stout’s 550 series led four assists for Prophetstown, Sterling, while Zoey Paone added which led 21-12 after one quarter a 521 series and a team-high and never looked back. game of 209.

Saige Barnett scored 21 points Women’s basketball to pace the Storm, and Christen Sauk Valley 82, Illinois Valley Hurley chipped in 16.

Erie 51, Rockridge 36: The Car- 74: Kennedy Kuykendall hit six dinals led 25-17 by halftime, then 3-pointers and finished with 26 pushed the margin to 38-23 after points to lead the Skyhawks to three quarters in a TRAC West an Arrowhead Conference win at home. road win.

Dabriona Williams added 21 Riley Redell hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points for points, and Bailey Schrader Erie, and Whitney Bramm added scored 15, including a pair of 3s, 12 points and seven assists. Sky- as Sauk (8-8, 2-1) rallied from a lar Steimle chipped in four points 42-38 halftime deficit.

Simpson breaks through in the fourth RECORDS

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t “It’s really exciting. A lot of people have been telling me that it’s a great accomplishment to do it, and to do it for the school, it’s a great accomplishment, and I couldn’t do it without my teammates and the people I’ve played with before.”

Sitzmore, however, had no idea that she was anywhere near any sort of record. After the game, Fillies coach Tyler Whitebread presented Sitzmore with a polygon block of granite with the distinction written in marker.

“I didn’t know I was anywhere close,” Sitzmore said. “It’s great that I was with this team accomplishing that. It’s a great part of my senior year for basketball.”

Sitzmore finished with 11 points, of which five came on the free-throw line. Accuracy on the stripe was huge for the Fillies, who made seven of eight before playing the second quarter entirely in the bonus, and finished the first half making 11 of 13 free throws.

The Fillies made 17 of 21 total attempts, a far cry from a game last month where they only made 30 percent. That’s when Whitebread revamped future practice sessions to emphasize free throws.

“There was a game earlier in the season where we really struggled, and I think we all realized that was kind of the reason why we lost that game,” Whitebread said. “We’ve been doing some different drills in practice to try to put the pressure on them, and it paid off.”

“We practice a lot on late shots and free throws, so that helped a lot,” said Jaeden Workman, who hit all six of her free throws. “If we don’t make a late shot or free throw, sometimes we have to run. It puts

On the calendar Local events

Today Boys basketball 7 p.m.

• Sterling at LaSalle-Peru • Bureau Valley at Newman 7:30 p.m.

• Erie at Fulton • Princeton at Prophetstown • Orion at Morrison

Girls basketball 7:15 p.m.

• Dixon at Stillman Valley • Rock Falls at Rockford Lutheran • Mendota at Oregon 7:30 p.m.

• Milledgeville at AFC • Stockton at West Carroll • Forreston at Polo • Pearl City at Eastland

Girls bowling 4 p.m.

• Rockford Christian at Oregon Wrestling 6 p.m.

• Erie-Prophetstown, Fulton, AFC at Orion tournament

On the tube TV listings

Today Auto racing 7 p.m.

• NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, at Charlotte, N.C., NBCSN

Men’s basketball 5 p.m.

• E. Michigan at Akron, CBSSN

Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Providence at Seton Hall, FS2 7 p.m.

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ABOVE: Morrison’s Lauren Vos and Newman’s Madison Craft reach for a rebound off the Fillies’ hoop during the third quarter of Thursday night’s game in Sterling.

ABOVE: Newman’s Kelsey Simpson drives by Morrison’s Lauren Vos during the first quarter of Thursday night’s game in Sterling. a lot of pressure on us, because we don’t want to run. That really helps in that situation, and it helped us tonight.”

Simpson was held to four points during the first three quarters, but had quite a fourth quarter with five points and two each of rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Trailing by seven points after three quarters, Simpson went coast-to-coast successfully after a defensive rebound, and then nabbed a steal before dishing to Mary Jensen to cut the deficit to four points – all of which occurred in a span of about 45 seconds.

Mady Ferris overcame early foul trouble to set up four big assists in the fourth quarter: The first on Simpson’s milestone shot, two on clutch 3s from Madison Craft, and another to Jensen for a two-point lead with 3:51 to go.

Morrison clawed back and had big shots from Workman, a on a 3-pointer, and Kassidee Church, on a threepoint play, to regain the lead and not look back.

“It was good to see our girls respond,” Whitebread said. “We hit

• Georgetown at Xavier, FS1 Cricket 11 p.m.

• Big Bash League, Hobart vs. Perth, NBCSN

Figure skating 5 & 7:30 p.m.

• U.S. Championships, NBCSN Golf 2 p.m.

• PGA Tour, CareerBuilder Challenge, second round, at La Quinta, Calif., GOLF 6 p.m.

• Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round, at Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, GOLF 12:30 a.m. (Saturday)

• Asian Tour, SMBC Singapore Open, third round, at Singapore, GOLF 2:30 a.m. (Saturday)

• European PGA Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, third round, GOLF some big shots, and it’s not just one girl on our team. We have multiple girls that are experienced over the past 3 years, and it’s starting to show.

“That’s how we’ve got to do it. We might not have that one player we have to go to all of the time, but we’ve got four, five, six different players that can do different things, and that’s great.”

Craft led the Comets with 15 points, and Jensen finished with 10 points, the bulk of their

total coming in the second half.

“That was probably the worst half of basketball we’ve played in a very, very long time,” Newman coach Brandon Kreczmer said of the first half. “I don’t know what it is. We worked on defense the day before.

We were being lazy.

We weren’t moving our feet. They made 11 of 13 free throws in the first half, and we were down seven at half. If we don’t put them on the freethrow line, it’s a totally different first half.”

NBA 7 p.m.

• Warriors at Rockets, ESPN 9:30 p.m.

• Pacers at Lakers, ESPN

NHL 6 p.m.

• Blackhawks at Bruins, CSN Soccer 1:30 p.m.

• Bundesliga, SC Freiburg vs. Bayern Munich, FS1

Tennis 8 p.m. & 2:30 a.m. (Saturday)

• Australian Open, third round, ESPN2

Friday, January 20, 2017

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD SVCC basketball Thursday’s results at Dixon MEN

SAUK VALLEY 84, IVCC 73 IVCC (12-5, 1-2 Arrowhead) Latham 5 0-0 11, T.Johnson 1 0-0 2, Sims 1 0-0 2, Veverka 1 4-6 6, Huebbe 6 0-0 17, Soderholm 2 2-2 7, K.Johnson 5 1-2 14, Tubbs 7 0-0 14, Pyszka 0 0-0 0. Totals: 28 7-10 73.

SVCC (9-9, 1-2) Devin Johnson 1 0-1 2, D’Angelo Millon 2 0-0 4, Karson Arrenholz 6 3-5 20, Riley Mehrens 1 0-0 3, Laron Carr 6 2-2 17, Sean Chislom 10 5-6 25, Garrett Duffin 4 0-0 8, Lamont Patton 0 0-0 0, Ethan Sanford 0 0-0 0, Malcolm Mabry 2 1-2 5.

Totals: 32 11-16 84.

Halftime – Sauk 39-32. 3s – IVCC 10 (Huebbe 5, K.Johnson 3, Soderholm, Latham), Sauk 9 (Arrenholz 5, Carr 3, Mehrens).

WOMEN

SAUK VALLEY 82, ILLINOIS VALLEY 74 IVCC Tomasson 1 0-0 2, Pohar 2 4-4 9, Errman 4 0-0 8, Pavlovich 6 2-2 18, Wignes 2 3-4 6, Weber 3 0-1 6, Wolf 2 1-4 5, Bima 7 2-4 16, Murphy 2 0-2 4. Totals: 28 12-21 74.

SAUK (8-8, 2-1 Arrowhead) Jaida Carson 3 2-4 8, Alexi McCloud 0 1-2 1, Carol Hammelman 1 1-2 4, Courtney Rogers 0 0-0 0, Bailey Schrader 6 1-2 15, Tori Edleman 2 0-0 5, Dabriona Williams 10 0-0 21, Kennedy Kuykendall 8 4-4 26, Tressa Schuler 1 0-0 2. Totals: 31 9-14 82.

IVCC 14 28 17 15 — 74 Sauk 16 22 23 21 — 82 3s – IVCC 6 (Pavlovich 4, Pohar, Wignes), Sauk 11 (Kuykendall 6, Schrader 2, Hammelman, Edleman, Williams).

Boys basketball Thursday’s results at Ashton

POLO 76, AFC 59 POLO (13-6, 2-3 NUIC East) Lucas Hammond 0-0 0-0 0, Mason Wright 0-0 3-4 3, Brady Webb 4-11 2-4 11, Trevin Woodin 6-16 2-2 17, Braiden Soltow 3-6 6-6 13, Miles Bushman 0-0 0-0 0, Dakota Meyer 2-4 1-2 6, Ben Peterson 1-1 0-0 2, Reid Taylor 1-4 1-4 4, Draven Wells 0-0 0-0 0, Lane Hopkins 1-3 0-0 2, Justin Young 9-12 0-0 18. Totals: 27-57 15-22 76.

AFC (12-9, 2-5) Levi Meurer 3-5 0-0 6, Tyon Davis 5-6 1-1 11, Cody Penick 0-0 0-0 0, Caleb Drew 2-6 2-2 7, Michael Thompson 2-6 1-2 7, Garrett Sanford 2-8 0-2 5, Adam Hart 2-7 3-7 7, Stephen Brooke 3-13 3-3 11, Joe Uphoff 1-7 0-0 2, Garrett Drew 1-4 0-0 3.

Totals: 21-62 10-17 59.

Polo 19 28 17 12 — 76 AFC 19 13 12 15 — 59 3s – Polo 7-24 (Woodin 3-12, Taylor 1-2, Meyer 1-3, Soltow 1-3, Webb 1-4), AFC 7-23 (Thompson 2-5, Brooke 2-7, C. Drew 1-4, G. Drew 1-3, Sanford 1-3, Meurer 0-1).

Rebounds – Polo 32 (Soltow 10), AFC 31 (Davis 8). Assists – Polo 10 (Soltow 4), AFC 9 (Davis 3, Sanford 3). Steals – Polo 15 (Webb 7), AFC 11 (Davis 3). Blocks – Polo 5 (Wright 2, Young 2), AFC 4 (Davis, Hart, Brooke, Uphoff). Turnovers – Polo 19, AFC 15. Fouls – Polo 19 (Soltow out), AFC 20 (Drew out). Technical – Drew. at Lanark

EASTLAND 62, WEST CARROLL 32 WEST CARROLL Kody Plattenberger 2 0-0 5, Kaleb Plattenberger 1 0-0 2, Dawson Wurster 3 1-1 8, Logan Lomas 0 0-0 0, Luke Jones 2 0-0 4, Caleb Stines 0 0-0 0, Matt Haring 1 2-4 4, Matt Johnston 1 0-0 2, Mitch Glazier 0 0-0 0, Aaron Haring 1 1-3 3, Jordan Anderson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Dunk 1 0-0 2, Jakob Foltz 0 0-0 0, Ethan Reiland 0 2-2 2, Justin Appel 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 6-10 32.

EASTLAND (15-5, 4-3 NUIC West) Kaden Henze 3 0-0 7, DJ Heeren 4 6-7 15, Brett Swalve 3 0-1 6, Ethan Christians 6 2-2 14, Brighton Haverland 7 0-0 14, Eric Langarica 2 2-2 6, Lane Christians 0 0-0 0, Josh Dickman 0 0-0 0, Jared Wilczynski 0 0-0 0, Tucker Welch 0 0-0 0, Will Lartz 0 0-0 0, Dalton Burkholder 0 0-0 0, Brock Coatney 0 0-0 0, Travis Sponge 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 10-12 62.

West Carroll 9 5 7 11 — 32 Eastland 17 14 22 9 — 62 3s – West Carroll 2 (Ko.Plattenberger, Wurster), Eastland 2 (Henze, Heeren).

Girls basketball Thursday’s results at Sterling

MORRISON 56, NEWMAN 49 MORRISON (12-9) Emma Melton 2-7 0-0 4, Emma Sitzmore 3-8 5-6 11, Jaeden Workman 2-6 6-6 12, Kassidee Church 4-9 1-1 9, Lauren Vos 1-3 2-2 4, Peyton Tegeler 4-10 3-5 12, Mayakla Troutman 0-0 0-0 0, Shayna Vanderleest 2-2 0-0 4, Mackenzie Petkus 0-0 0-1 0. Totals: 18-45 17-21 56.

NEWMAN (8-11) Mady Ferris 2-9 2-3 6, Kelsey Simpson 4-15 0-0 9, Mary Jensen 4-12 2-3 10, Madison Craft 4-14 5-7 15, Payton Murray 1-3 0-0 3, Delaney Hinrichs 0-2 1-2 1, Teagan McKenna 0-1 0-0 0, Lauren Wilson 1-4 0-0 2, Hannah Wilson 1-2 1-2 3, Chloe Klein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 17-62 11-17 49.

Morrison 13 15 9 19 — 56 Newman 10 10 10 19 — 49 3s – Morrison 3-9 (Workman 2-5, Tegeler 1-2, Church 0-2), Newman 4-20 (Craft 2-6, Simpson 1-10, Murray 1-2, Hinrichs 0-1, Ferris 0-1). Rebounds – Morrison 34 (Church 8), Newman 33 (Jensen 6).

Assists – Morrison 14 (Melton 5), Newman 13 (Ferris 5, Simpson 5). Steals – Morrison 2 (Sitzmore, Vanderleest), Newman 4 (Simpson 3). Blocks – Morrison 4 (Sitzmore 2), Newman 3 (Simpson 3).

Turnovers – Morrison 11, Newman 12.

Fouls – Morrison 14, Newman 17.

at LaSalle

LaSALLE-PERU 69, STERLING 59 STERLING (4-18, 0-7 NIB-12) Josi Borum 3-8 1-4 7, Genea Garza 1-5 0-0 3, Cheyenne Harrington 5-15 0-0 15, Grace Gould 2-9 1-2 5, Mya Pearson 3-7 3-5 9, Miranda Williams 4-7 0-2 8, Gabbi Schilling 0-0 2-2 2, Tobi Garcia 1-3 0-0 2, Emilie Powers 1-4 0-0 3, Gretchen Gould 0-1 2-2 2, Kaylee Martin 0-1 3-5 3. Totals: 20-60 12-22 59.

LaSALLE-PERU Weiden 1-2 3-5 5, Lehn 3-6 1-4 7, Olson 2-2 0-0 6, Fassino 3-6 8-13 16, Freeman 3-8 0-2 6, Marx 1-4 1-2 3, Piano 3-7 1-2 7, Brovelli 5-10 9-14 19. Totals: 21-45 23-42 69.

Sterling 13 9 20 17 — 59 LaSalle-Peru 18 16 21 14 — 69 3s – Sterling 7-19 (Harrington 5-10, Garza 1-3, Powers 1-3, Borum 0-1, Gra.Gould 0-2), L-P 4-8 (Olson 2-2, Fassino 2-5, Marx 0-1). Rebounds – Sterling (Pearson 5, Williams 5, Borum 4, Martin 4, Gra.Gould 3, Harrington 2, Powers 2, Schilling 1, Gre. Gould 1, Team 8), L-P 47 (Brovelli 18, Lehn 10, Piano 7, Freeman 4, Fassino 3, Olson 1, Marx 1, Team 3). Fouls – Sterling 25 (Borum, Pearson out), L-P 20.

at Prophetstown

PROPHETSTOWN 63, BUREAU VALLEY 45 BUREAU VALLEY Nicole Wirth 2 0-2 4, Courtney Hoagland 0 0-0 0, Saige Barnett 6 7-9 21, Heather Williams 1 0-0 2, Addison Moreland 0 0-0 0, Christen Hurley 7 1-1 16, Hannah Williams 0 0-0 0, Marissa Mungia 1 0-0 2, Maddy Mares 0 0-0 0, Ringle 0 0-0 0. Totals: 17 8-12 45.

PROPHETSTOWN Miniel 0 0-0 0, Woodworth 0 0-0 0, Jayden Grunder 0 0-0 0, Aly Wetzell 0 0-0 0, Hannah McKinney 1 0-0 2, Michelle Cooney 1 0-0 2, Lexi Rangel 3 1-2 8, Dena Johnson 4 9-9 17, Courtney Pierceson 12 2-2 30, Gallagher 0 0-0 0, Olivia-Hope Toppert 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 12-13 63.

BV 12 10 10 13 — 45 Prophetstown 21 13 14 15 — 63 3s – BV 3 (Barnett 2, Hurley), Prophetstown 5 (Pierceson 4, Rangel).

at Edgington

ERIE 51, ROCKRIDGE 36 ERIE Calisa Steel 1 0-0 2, Riley Redell 3 4-6 13, Whitney Bramm 2 8-9 12, Montana Lawson 1 0-0 3, Jenna Saad 0 3-4 3, Taylor Steimle 1 3-6 5, Hannah Schanze 1 0-0 2, Madison Newton 2 3-4 7, Skylar Steimle 2 0-2 4. Totals: 13 21-31 51.

ROCKRIDGE Range 1 0-2 2, Riley 1 1-1 3, Henry 1 1-2 4, Heisch 1 0-0 2, Garrett 0 0-0 0, Woods 0 2-4 2, Stivce 7 2-4 16, Fischer 0 0-0 0, Lettz 3 1-5 7. Totals: 14 7-18 36.

Erie 11 14 13 13 — 51 Rockridge 7 10 6 13 — 36 3s – Erie 4 (Redell 3, Lawson), Rockridge 1 (Henry).

Girls bowling Thursday’s results at Plum Hollow Lanes, Dixon

OREGON 3,413, DIXON 3,246 OREGON Maddy Bradfield 176-169-151–496; Victoria Barnhart 185-173-187–545; Caitlyn Kaltenbrun 201-158-179–538; Alexis Duncan 149161-178–488; Abi Scheidecker 238-212225–675; Ali Scheidecker 244-188-239– 671. Totals: 1,193-1,061-1,159–3,413.

DIXON (8-2) Mackenzie Kavanaugh 178-203-194–575; Alyssa Bonnette 193-192-181–566; Virginia Gray 158-138-148–444; Melissa Bates 179-176-203–558; Annie Hantke 180-154187–521; Katlyn Bay 177-209-196–582.

Totals: 1,065-1,072-1,109–3,246. at Yorkville

YORKVILLE 3,188, STERLING 2,901 YORKVILLE Mackenzie Nance 151-160-145–456; Livy Dearborn 146-161-186–493; Allison Nape 195-194-186–575; Alyah Vargas 159-165168–492; Jaden Vargas 205-198-179– 582; Hannah Jaros 188-210-192–590.

Totals: 1,044-1,088-1,056–3,188.

STERLING Allisyn Reiger 118-138-156–412; Jamie Riley 178-160-145–483; Hannah Stout 177-171-202–550; Zoey Paone 150-162209–521; Jasmyn Brinkmeier 157-140128–425; Kyleigh Glazier 158-178-174– 510. Totals: 938-949-1,014–2,901.

Wrestling Thursday’s results at Musgrove Fieldhouse, Sterling

STERLING 40, ROCK FALLS 20 113 – Andrew Rodriguez (S) def. Izaih James 6-1; 120 – Reed Heeren (S) def.

Marcus Poci 5-1; 132 – Noah Garcia (S) pinned Ethan Cravatta 1:58; 138 – Alex Martinez (RF) def. Isaiah Figueroa 7-5; 152 – Turner Garcia (S) def. Rollie Elder 5-2; 160 – Elias Edmondson (S) maj. dec. Lonnie Gribbons 18-6; 170 – Tyler Meyers (RF) def. Tyson Hall 4-2, OT; 182 – Browdie Benti (RF) def. J.J. Thompson 12-10; 195 – Niles Ager (RF) tech fall Moises Lopez 2:29; 220 – Roger Carlson (RF) pinned Edgar Rodriguez 4:46; 285 – Pedro Rodriguez (S) def. Reise Arduini 4-2 Sterling rec. forfeits - 106, 126, 145

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BOYS ROUNDUP

Dixon wrestlers win twice Cougars top Thunder; Chislom leads Sauk Valley to win

By SVM staff

Thursday’s stars

The Dukes blasted Rockford Lutheran 78-6, and handled West Carroll 63-18 to win a triangular Thursday in Rockford.

Elijah Ankney (120), Clinton Schielen (160) and Matt Lohse (170) picked up two wins in their respective weight classes. Dylan Messer won his two bouts, one at 195 and the other at 220.

West Carroll went 1-1 at the triangular, as they bested the Crusaders 39-23. Flyweight Trapper Hartman (106) and heavyweight Josh Anderson (285) won both of their matches against Dixon and Lutheran.

Boys basketball Eastland 62, West Carroll 32: The Cougars led

17-9 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 31-14 by halftime before outscoring the Thunder 22-7 in the third quarter of an NUIC West win in Lanark.

DJ Heeren’s 15 points led Eastland (15-5, 4-3), while Ethan Christians

Sean Chislom, Sauk basketball, 25 points, 17 rebounds Elijah Ankney, Clinton Schielen and Matt Lohse, Dixon wrestling, picked up two wins each DJ Heeren, Eastland basketball, 15 points

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The Thunder’s Jakob Foltz and the Cougar’s Eric Langarica battle for a rebound during Eastland’s 62-32 win on Thursday in Lanark. and Brighton Haverland scored 14 points apiece.

Dawson Wurster paced West Carroll with eight points.

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broke out of a slump with 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Skyhawks to their first Arrowhead Conference Men’s basketball Sauk Valley 84, Illinois win of the season.

Karson Arrenholz hit five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points and no turnovers from his point guard spot, and Laron Carr hit three 3s and scored 17 points for Sauk (9-9, 1-2). Garrett Duffin chipped in eight points and six assists, and also did not commit a turnover.

“Sean has been struggling a little bit, but he got it going tonight and was a big key for us,” Sauk coach Russ Damhoff said. “I thought we did a good job of ball handling against a quick team, we played some good, hard man defense, and we executed enough on both ends to get the win.”

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t Pedro Rodriguez scored a 4-2 win at 285 pounds over Rock Falls’ Reise Arduini, scoring a reverse in the second period and getting an escape late in the third after Arduini had scored a reverse.

“I was doing well and putting pressure on him, but he just kept backing up,” Rodriguez said. “I knew I had to set something up. I just had to let him do his stuff. He was trying to throw me in a headlock, so I baited him into that.”

Sterling also got decision wins decision from Andrew Rodriguez (113) and Reed Heeren (120). Elias Edmondson (160) beat Lonnie Gribbons in an 18-6 major decision.

The Golden Warriors (12-7) got off to a quick start, with Noah Garcia pinning Rock Falls’ Ethan Cravatta in the 132-pound match in 1:58, scoring a pair of takedowns in the first 30 seconds of the match and a nearfall soon after.

“Noah’s really looking to make that jump to the next level, going from that kid that wins 75 percent of his matches to really trying to get to the point where he’s ready for the postseason,” Sterling coach Jeff Gale said. “We’re just looking for him to make that jump, and tonight was a great move towards that.”

Sterling led 19-3 before the Rockets came back to take the next four matches. Tyler Meyers (170) and Browdie Benti (182) won by decision, Niles Ager (195) won via tech fall, and Roger Carlson (220) pinned Edgar Rodriguez to put the Rockets up 20-19.

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Rock Falls’ Tyler Meyers covers Sterling’s Tyler Hall to take the 4-2 overtime win at 170 pounds Thursday night.

Meyers and Sterling’s Tyson Hall went into overtime, where Meyers scored the 4-2 decision on a takedown in the final seconds.

“I had the under hook, and I was just trying to throw it over to get around because there wasn’t much time left,” Meyers said.

That move nearly got Hall in the closing seconds of regulation, but he was able to avoid it. Hall then came close to winning the match with a takedown early in the extra period, but the wrestlers went out of bounds before the points could be scored.

Benti had to battle Sterling’s J.J. Thompson in his 182-pound match after spending the last 4 days battling the flu, which hit at the Quincy tournament over the weekend and has been sapping his strength.

“About the second [period], I was pretty gassed, I was ready to shut down,” he said. “I knew I had to continue the match. I knew I had to

do it for the team.”

Benti jumped in front with a takedown before Thompson answered with an escape and takedown of his own. Benti scored a pair of nearfalls to lead 9-4 in the second period, but Thompson came roaring back in the third, tying the match at 10-10 before Benti came through with a takedown with 2 seconds left in the match.

Ager won with a tech fall in 2:29.

He is now within five tech falls of being No. 2 all-time in Illinois in that category.

The Rockets also got a win from junior and first-year varsity wrestler Alex Martinez at 138. He took a 7-5 decision from Sterling’s Isaiah Figueroa, building a 7-2 lead in the third quarter and holding on for the win after Figueroa scored an escape and a takedown.

“He’s a kid that doesn’t have a whole lot of wrestling experience, but he works hard, he’s got a good shot,” Rock Falls coach Derick Cox said. “Still learning, he gave up some stuff, scared us a little bit by being close to giving up some back points. He attacks and attacks. I’m happy with him seeing some success.”

Rock Falls (15-7) sent two freshmen (Izaih James and Ethan Cravatta) and three sophomores (Marcus Poci, Gribbons and Benti) to the mat, three of them facing Sterling seniors.

“We are a very young team; we only have four seniors,” Cox said.

“We have a lot of underclassmen.

Those guys are competing. They were going out, some of them were going against seniors as freshmen, and they were right there. … We’re still learning. They’re competing. I can’t be disappointed in that.”

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t The Marcos were a flawless 12-for-12 from the line in the quarter. Brady Webb started to wreak havoc at the head of Polo’s zone with three steals and 10 points in the second to spur the Marcos on a 25-5 run to end the first half.

“As soon as we got behind, we started questioning ourselves,” AFC head coach Russ Zick said.

“We didn’t play as fast as we want to, and they [Polo] never slowed down.

Tonight their speed got us, but it shouldn’t make a difference.”

Woodin and Soltow had 15 and 11 points, respectively, in the half, combined with Webb’s 10, as Polo led 47-32 at the break.

“In the second quarter especially, we got our transition game going,” Polo

head coach Matt Messer said. “I challenged the kids at the end of the first to lock down and rebound. They responded well. We like to play that running style, and they do too. But tonight it played to our advantage with how we handled their pressure.”

AFC began the second half with a 5-0 run to gain a little momentum, but the Marcos had the answer. This time it was Young down low with the response.

The sophomore forward’s 12 points in the third and dominance on the boards allowed Polo to maintain a double-digit lead throughout the quarter. The dagger might have come in the final seconds of the third. Woodin stole an AFC pass, started a 2-on-1 fast break the other way, and hit Young with a perfect pass for the alley-oop layup as the buzzer sounded to

make it 64-44 Marcos.

For the fourth quarter in a row, the Raiders began with a run to give them momentum. This time it was a 9-0 spurt to begin the fourth.

And for the fourth quarter in a row, Polo hushed the home crowd with its counterpunch. A no-look assist

by Soltow to Reid Taylor for a transition 3 with 5:48 left ended the AFC run, and put the game out of reach.

“We try running every game,” Webb said, “but tonight we wanted to rebound and push it to wear them down, so later in the game we were able to get the shots we wanted and knock them down.”

The Raiders never gave up, and were tenacious on the boards. However, their shooting (34 percent) was the issue once again for AFC, which has been the common narrative all season.

“We haven’t shot the ball well all year, so we tried to rebound like crazy,” Zick said. “I thought our kids did a great job crashing the offensive boards. It’s just tough when you can’t get a shot to go down.”

The win for Polo (13-6, 2-3 NUIC East) avenged an earlier loss to the Raiders at the AFC tournament.

“We struggled in the first game against them,” Soltow said. “We wanted revenge, and we were able to do it tonight.”

It doesn’t really get them into the NUIC East mix with just their second conference victory, but it does give the young Marcos confidence moving forward.

“We’re not really concerned about the conference race,” Messer said.

“We’re more concerned with regionals. Since we’re Brandon Bonette/ Special to SVM so young, we have a huge ceiling, so we’ll keep push- AFC’s Joe Uphoff shoots over Polo’s Reid Taylor ing ourselves toward that.” Thursday night.

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Focused despite adversity Truth sets Lindsey Toews trying to keep faith, confidence during slump

free to lead Wildcats Northwestern star embraces expanded role

BY CHRIS KUC Chicago Tribune

Admittedly frustrated while mired in an offensive slump, Jonathan Toews found the puck on his stick and a vacated goal in front of him late in the Blackhawks’ victory over the Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Instead of depositing the puck into the empty net, Toews slipped it to rookie Tanner Kero, who took the gift and fired it in to complete his first multi-goal game and cement the 6-4 win.

“That just shows how unselfish of a player he is,” Kero said.

Unselfish even while dealing with adversity.

Few players in the NHL need a goal as much as Toews does these days – the captain has just three in his last 25 games – but he isn’t about to abandon his duties as a leader during his attempt to revert to the goal-scoring form he has displayed since entering the league in the 2007-08 season.

“You always seem to be really hard on yourself in any aspect of your game if the numbers aren’t there,” Toews said. “I just have to keep working. I’m trying not to lose faith and confidence. Just find the way when I do play well, to let it carry into the next game. Stop forcing the offense so much.

“When you get behind the 8-ball, you start to worry about results too much instead of just the process. I try to improve through that adversity.”

The easy excuse for the goal drought would be the back injury that sidelined him for nine games in late November and early December, but Toews rejected that, saying his back “has been really good, actually.”

With mounting pressure to score more – he has seven goals and 15 assists in 38

BY DAVID HAUGH Chicago Tribune

AP

Despite being frustrated by a prolonged scoring drought this season, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews (19) is still focused on being a good teammate and leader. games – the 28-year-old Toews is dealing with the situation with a far more even keel than he would have when he was a 19-year-old rookie.

He no doubt would have been pummeling himself mentally.

“But maybe that’s a good thing in some ways – maybe that misery is what drives you to come out better on the other side of it,” Toews said.

“It’s obviously different at this stage of my career. I’m trying to learn more and more about my game, and what’s good about it and what needs work.

“Sometimes you just try to find that balance between analyzing too much and being too loose [or] too careful.

You [should] play with your instincts, but also objectively assess your game and keep working on the things that you need to work on. That’s kind of where I’m at.”

The man who knows as much about the inner workings of Toews’ psyche happens to be along for the ride during the

trip and can provide some perspective. His father, Bryan, is among the dads on the Fathers Trip that will continue Friday in Boston against the Bruins.

“He’s still so driven and wants to learn about himself and how to be better,” Bryan Toews said.

“We’ve seen the development since he got the ‘Mr. Serious’ nickname from a young age.

“When he was younger, he had a hard time letting it go when things weren’t going right. Now, he still takes it upon himself, but he has grown a lot in how to handle things.”

While there is frustration, there is no panic that Toews won’t start scoring again.

“Offensive guys who are accustomed to scoring or pride themselves on contributing offensively … are always going to have stretches when pucks aren’t going in for you,” Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “You have to find a way to keep yourself contributing. ... Eventually, they’re going to find their way in.”

NBA | CHICAGO BULLS

Challenger of coaches looking forward to challenge of coaching Rondo wants to coach in NBA after playing career is over

BY K.C. JOHNSON Chicago Tribune

Minutes after the Mavericks’ dramatic victory over the Bulls late Tuesday, coach Rick Carlisle explained why he didn’t call a timeout in the waning seconds between Jimmy Butler’s go-ahead basket and Wesley Matthews’ 3-point game-winner.

“It creates unpredictability,” Carlisle said. “Plus, [Rajon] Rondo knows all the plays.”

Carlisle wasn’t kidding.

Rondo’s high basketball IQ is cited as frequently as the volatile incidents with coaches from his past, which is why the following might surprise some but really shouldn’t: Rondo wants to be an NBA head coach when his playing days are over.

“I absolutely want to coach,” Rondo said inside a nearly empty Bulls locker room.

Don’t force Rondo out. His goal is to play in the league “6 or 7 more years.” Given his consecutive short-term, make-good deals with the Kings and Bulls, that could be a sign of Rondo’s well-documented stubbornness.

But whenever Rondo places the period on his successful playing career, he’s uber-focused on what’s next.

The veteran guard even has practiced drawing plays on a greaseboard, which again should surprise no one who has watched Rondo’s preparation.

“I’ve been preparing to coach since I left Boston, really,” Rondo said. “I study all of my coaches. I watch the way they move, the timeouts they call, plays they draw up out of timeouts, how they run practices, speeches they give.

I’m trying to follow it all. I see how players gravitate toward different coaches.

“I actually went back [to Louisville] a couple days ago and saw my high school coach [Doug Bibby]. He’s one of the best: his delivery, how he encourages players, the confidence he gives them, his attention to detail in timeouts.

AP

After an NBA career spent clashing with coaches, the Bulls’ Rajon Rondo (9) wants to coach in the league.

I’m taking my notes on a lot of different stuff.”

While Rondo believes he could coach successfully on any level, he has watched peers such as Jason Kidd transition quickly from a playing to coaching career and wants to follow suit. Coaching in the NBA is his sole focus.

“That’s the plan. Hopefully I can transition right into it after playing, instead of having to sit out or going a different route,” Rondo said. “I know it’s not an easy job. But I respect that this is the highest level of being a coach. If I needed to go an assistant route, I’d do it. But I don’t know if it would need that.”

Rondo knows what you’re thinking: What about his checkered past with coaches?

But for all the talk about the combustible relationship

Rondo had with Carlisle when Rondo and the Mavericks basically mutually agreed to part ways during their brief 2015 playoff run, they share a strong mutual respect. Carlisle even advocated for Rondo when teams called the coach for background on the nononsense guard.

Former Kings coach George Karl also has praised Rondo – even while calling him out for a lack of defense.

“I have relationships with all my coaches, even Tubby Smith,” Rondo said, citing the college coach with whom he also butted heads. “Most know I like to challenge them.”

And if players tried to challenge him as a coach, Rondo said he could relate. In fact, relating to players is where Rondo said he would feel most prepared for his potential second career.

Rondo has taken several young Bulls under his wing, dating to when he voluntarily joined the summer league team to practice with players, many of whom had no chance to make the roster.

“He’s just a great teammate,” Taj Gibson said. “I know he gets a lot of criticism, but he’s always inspiring. He’s in the huddle, and if you’re not feeling right he’s always going to have your back.

That’s the type of player I want to play with forever.”

Like many players who have experienced playing success, Rondo would have to improve his patience level. But he hopes to shadow some coaching friends whenever schedules jibe, watching film and taking notes.

“What I learned from Doc [Rivers] is, you can’t teach everybody the same,” Rondo said of his coach with the Celtics. “Everybody doesn’t learn the same way. You can’t yell at everyone. Everybody’s personality is different. It’s knowing how to manage players. I feel I’d be good at that.”

Inconsistency threatened to define Scottie Lindsey’s Northwestern career, but coach Chris Collins desperately sought a different meaning.

So one day last spring, Collins summoned Lindsey to his office. He invited the truth, too, which the former Fenwick star had been avoiding on campus.

“Coach just called me out, right there,” Lindsey recalled inside Welsh-Ryan Arena. “He said he needed me to work harder, be a better teammate and leader, do the stuff they recruited me for, stop wasting time and making excuses. It was the turning point for me.”

Collins remembered raising the standards for Lindsey without having to raise his voice.

“It wasn’t yelling, just a tough meeting,” Collins said. “The thing about it I loved was, because who Scottie is, I felt like I could say those things. It was time to have that conversation. There was too much up and down his first 2 years. … He needed to buy in.”

Lindsey’s reinvestment continues to pay dividends for Northwestern (15-4, 4-2 Big Ten), which is enjoying one of the most compelling seasons in college basketball thanks in large part to the junior’s breakthrough year.

The streaky 6-foot-5 wing player who too often drifted – he followed a 26-point outing last year by scoring 28 points over his next six games – has scored in double figures in all 19 games, the program’s longest streak since John Shurna in 2011-12. Lindsey averages a team-high 15.8 points per game, consistency recognized Monday when he was named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

Nothing has improved more than Lindsey’s listening.

“The first thing he’s done better is been receptive to coaching since last spring,” Collins said.

“Sometimes you need to be regimented. He’s a pretty stubborn guy, and always wanted to figure it out own his own.”

Northwestern figuring on Lindsey filling the offensive void left by Tre Demps’ graduation served as motivation, Collins contends. Every day, every practice became a quest to prove Lindsey could replace the 15-points-per-game scorer.

“I had a different type of focus over the summer,” Lindsey said.

“I had to grow up. There was more demanded of me this year.

I knew the team wouldn’t be as good if I didn’t step up.”

That day Lindsey couldn’t take a step at all seems so long ago now.

On Aug. 31, 2013, while on a recruiting trip to Vanderbilt just before his senior year at Fenwick, Lindsey rose high for a dunk during a pickup game. When he landed, his left leg snapped, breaking his fibula. It happened to be the first college visit his parents, Ellis and Kim, skipped.

“The first thing when I called home, my mom started praying,” Lindsey said. “At that moment, it was hard to be optimistic. For the game you love to be taken away, not knowing for how long, my Division I dream in jeopardy … that was a low point.”

Lindsey’s spirits sunk lower every time a program interested before the injury stopped recruiting him. Several coaches, whom Lindsey didn’t name,

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Scottie Lindsey has become the strong leader and consistent scorer Northwestern needed this season. pulled scholarship offers.

“That hurt,” he said.

Meanwhile, Collins and Northwestern never wavered.

A year earlier, Collins’ son, Ryan, had broken the same bone when he was 10 and recovered fully. That experience influenced Collins as much as his excitement over Lindsey’s potential.

“I know how good medicine is and had seen enough to know he was intriguing,” Collins said. “I just kept coming back to this feeling that I’m going to be watching this kid as a junior in college and regret not recruiting him harder.”

So Lindsey rewarded that loyalty with a commitment, sold on the idea of being part of Collins’ first recruiting class to lead Northwestern to the NCAA tournament. Making history was part of the pitch to Lindsey and fellow recruits Vic Law, Bryant McIntosh and Gavin Scully, but now the 77-year NCAA drought comes up more outside the Northwestern locker room than in it.

“For the team, it’s not prevalent at all – we don’t talk about it,” Lindsey insisted.

After a little coaxing, he acknowledged they occasionally think about it.

“If we do make it to the NCAAs, it will be the biggest story in sports,” Lindsey said.

A Cubs fan growing up in west suburban Hillside, Lindsey celebrated in Wrigleyville after World Series Game 7. And if Lindsey sees a symmetry between the Cubs ending their long wait inspiring Northwestern to end theirs after 77 years, it only reinforces how coachable he has become.

“The thing we reference a lot with the Cubs is I never felt like they played with any pressure on their backs, and they all knew about the 108-year streak, but they still enjoyed it and attacked their goal,” said Collins, an unabashed Cubs fan. “That’s the thing we want to take from them: Let’s have fun with the process.”

The process never has been more predictable under Collins.

He has the Wildcats embracing the target, if you will, and Lindsey accepting his new role as one of their leaders in a balanced Big Ten. The coach who once called Lindsey out now calls him the “player who exemplifies what our program is about.”

“I’ve come a long way,” Lindsey said.

He didn’t mean the western suburbs.

BASKETBALL | MARYLAND 84, IOWA 76

Hawkeyes come back, but can’t hold off Terps

BY LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Melo Trimble scored 20 points, and 25th-ranked Maryland rallied after blowing a 15-point lead to outlast Iowa 84-76 on Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its fourth straight victory.

Trimble hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 3 minutes to key the Terrapins (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten), who have also won three in a row on the road.

Maryland was threatening to blow out the Hawkeyes (11-9, 3-4) before Iowa went on a 10-0 run midway through the second

half. The Hawkeyes went ahead 72-69, but an 8-0 spurt fueled

by Trimble’s 3s gave Maryland a lead it did not relinquish.

Anthony Cowan had 15 points and six assists for the Terrapins, who shot 56.6 percent from the floor. Justin Jackson (12 points), Damonte Dodd (10) and Jaylen Brantley (10) also scored in double figures for Maryland.

Peter Jok led the Hawkeyes with 14 points and four steals, and also dished three assists.

Ahmad Wagner added 12 points and six rebounds, and Jordan Bohannon had 11 points, five assists and four steals.

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THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD NFL playoffs Wild-card round Saturday, Jan. 7 Houston 27, Oakland 14 Seattle 26, Detroit 6 Sunday, Jan. 8 Pittsburgh 30, Miami 12 Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 13 Divisional round Saturday, Jan. 14 Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 New England 34, Houston 16 Sunday, Jan. 15 Green Bay 34, Dallas 31 Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 Conference Championships Sunday’s games Green Bay at Atlanta, 2:05 p.m. (FOX) Pittsburgh at New England, 5:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29 At Orlando, Fla. AFC vs. NFC, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5 At Houston TBD, 5:30 p.m. (FOX)

Men’s basketball Big Ten

Conference Overall

W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Maryland 5-1 .833 17-2 .895 Wisconsin 4-1 .800 15-3 .833 Northwestern 4-2 .667 15-4 .789 Purdue 4-2 .667 15-4 .789 Michigan St. 4-2 .667 12-7 .632 Penn St. 3-3 .500 11-8 .579 Nebraska 3-3 .500 9-9 .500 Minnesota 3-3 .500 15-4 .789 Indiana 3-3 .500 13-6 .684 Iowa 3-4 .429 11-9 .550 Illinois 2-4 .333 12-7 .632 Michigan 2-4 .333 12-7 .632 Ohio St. 2-4 .333 12-7 .632 Rutgers 0-6 .000 11-8 .579 Tuesday’s results Purdue 91, Illinois 68 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64 Wednesday’s results Indiana 78, Penn St. 75 Ohio St. 67, Nebraska 66 Thursday’s result Maryland 84, Iowa 76 Saturday’s games Nebraska at Rutgers, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Penn St. at Purdue, 11 a.m. (BTN) Illinois at Michigan, 1:15 p.m. (BTN) Michigan St. at Indiana, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Wisconsin at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. (BTN) Sunday’s game Northwestern at Ohio St., noon (BTN) Thursday’s box score

No. 25 MARYLAND 84, IOWA 76 MARYLAND (17-2) Dodd 4-5 2-2 10, Jackson 4-9 4-4 12, Trimble 6-12 3-4 20, Huerter 2-6 0-0 5, Cowan 5-6 4-6 15, Gill 0-1 0-2 0, Bender 3-4 0-0 6, Brantley 4-7 0-0 10, Nickens 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 30-53 13-18 84.

IOWA (11-9) Pemsl 4-8 1-2 9, Cook 1-6 6-8 8, Jok 4-12 4-4 14, Bohannon 4-14 0-0 11, Moss 3-8 2-2 8, Wagner 3-5 6-8 12, Kriener 2-6 0-0 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Baer 3-6 0-1 7, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Ellingson 1-3 0-0 3.

Totals 25-70 19-25 76.

Halftime–Maryland 41-32. 3s–Maryland 11-23 (Trimble 5-9, Nickens 2-3, Brantley 2-5, Cowan 1-1, Huerter 1-3, Jackson 0-2), Iowa 7-28 (Bohannon 3-11, Jok 2-8, Ellingson 1-1, Baer 1-3, Jones 0-2, Moss 0-3). Rebounds–Maryland 35 (Jackson 9), Iowa 39 (Cook 7). Assists–Maryland 23 (Cowan 6), Iowa 16 (Bohannon 5). Fouls– Maryland 21 (Dodd out), Iowa 16.

State schedule Monday’s result St. John’s 78, DePaul 68 Tuesday’s results N. Illinois 62, Miami (Ohio) 58 Ill.-Chicago 71, Milwaukee 57 Wednesday’s results N. Iowa 72, Loyola 69 Drake 88, S. Illinois 84 Chicago St. 77, Roosevelt 57 Illinois St. 69, Bradley 49 Thursday’s results SE Missouri St. 79, SIU-Edwardsville 76 Tenn.-Martin 82, E. Illinois 71 Saturday’s games Butler at DePaul, 1 p.m. (FS1) Bradley at Mirrousi St., 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 2 p.m.

Evansville at Loyola, 3 p.m.

Ohio at N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m.

E. Illinois at SE Missouri St., 4:15 p.m.

SIU-Edwardsville at Tenn.-Martin, 6 p.m.

Chicago St. at UT Rio Grande Valley, 7 p.m.

Drake at Illinois St., 7 p.m.

N. Iowa at S. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s game Ill.-Chicago at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Monday’s results No. 1 Villanova 76, Seton Hall 46 No. 2 Kansas 76, Iowa State 72 No. 7 Creighton 72, No. 22 Xavier 67 No. 9 North Carolina 85, Syracuse 68 No. 13 Butler 88, Marquette 80 Tuesday’s results No. 5 Kentucky 88, Mississippi State 81 No. 6 Baylor 74, Texas 64 No. 17 Wisconsin 68, Michigan 64 No. 21 Purdue 91, Illinois 68 Wednesday’s results Oklahoma 89, No. 7 West Virginia 87 No. 10 Florida St. 83, No. 15 Notre Dame 80 No. 16 Virginia 71, Boston College 54 No. 24 S. Carolina 57, No. 19 Florida 53 No. 20 Cincinnati 81, Temple 74 Thursday’s results No. 3 UCLA 102, Arizona State 80 No. 4 Gonzaga 88, Santa Clara 57 No. 11 Oregon 86, California 63 No. 12 Louisville 92, Clemson 60 No. 14 Arizona 73, Southern Ca 66 No. 23 Saint Mary’s 62, Pacific 50 No. 25 Maryland 84, Iowa 76 Saturday’s games No. 1 Villanova vs. Providence at Wells Fargo Center, 11 a.m.

No. 2 Kansas vs. Texas, 1 p.m.

No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Arizona, 3 p.m.

No. 4 Gonzaga vs. Portland, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 24 South Carolina, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor at TCU, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Creighton vs. Marquette, 1:30 p.m.

No. 7 West Virginia vs. Kansas State, 5 p.m.

No. 9 N.Carolina at Boston College, 11 a.m.

No. 10 Florida St. vs. No. 12 Louisville, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Oregon vs. Stanford, 5 p.m.

No. 13 Butler at DePaul, 1 p.m.

No. 15 Notre Dame vs. Syracuse, 11 a.m.

No. 16 Virginia vs. Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.

No. 17 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.

No. 18 Duke vs. Miami, 7:15 p.m.

No. 19 Florida vs. Vanderbilt, 11 a.m.

No. 20 Cincinnati at Tulane, 3 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue vs. Penn State, 11 a.m.

No. 23 Saint Mary’s vs. Pepperdine, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s game No. 22 Xavier vs. Georgetown, 1 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 28 14 .667 — Boston 26 16 .619 2 New York 19 25 .432 10 Philadelphia 14 26 .350 13 Brooklyn 8 33 .195 19½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 24 18 .571 — Washington 23 19 .548 1 Charlotte 21 21 .500 3 Orlando 17 27 .386 8 Miami 13 30 .302 11½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 30 11 .732 — Indiana 22 19 .537 8 Milwaukee 20 21 .488 10 Chicago 21 22 .488 10 Detroit 20 24 .455 11½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 33 9 .786 — Houston 33 12 .733 1½ Memphis 25 19 .568 9 New Orleans 17 26 .395 16½ Dallas 14 28 .333 19

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Utah 27 16 .628 — Oklahoma City 25 19 .568 2½ Denver 17 24 .415 9 Portland 18 26 .409 9½ Minnesota 14 28 .333 12½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 36 6 .857 — L.A. Clippers 29 14 .674 7½ Sacramento 16 25 .390 19½ L.A. Lakers 15 31 .326 23 Phoenix 13 29 .310 23 Thursday’s results Cleveland 118, Phoenix 103 Miami 99, Dallas 95 Washington 113, New York 110 San Antonio 118, Denver 104 Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, late Today’s games Milwaukee at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Houston, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Portland at Boston, 4 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Utah, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Denver, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s games Golden State at Orlando, 11 a.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Denver at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 46 27 13 6 60 139 117 Ottawa 43 24 15 4 52 113 111 Boston 48 23 19 6 52 122 123 Toronto 43 21 14 8 50 134 128 Florida 47 20 18 9 49 111 131 Tampa Bay 46 21 20 5 47 126 135 Detroit 45 20 19 6 46 118 132 Buffalo 44 17 18 9 43 104 124 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 45 30 9 6 66 145 97 Columbus 44 30 10 4 64 145 98 Pittsburgh 44 28 11 5 61 157 132 N.Y. Rangers 46 29 16 1 59 163 125 Philadelphia 46 22 18 6 50 132 148 Carolina 44 21 16 7 49 122 121 New Jersey 46 19 18 9 47 105 132 N.Y. Islanders 43 18 17 8 44 123 128

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 44 29 10 5 63 145 99 47 28 14 5 61 132 120 46 23 18 5 51 131 142 45 21 17 7 49 123 118 47 19 20 8 46 126 147 48 21 23 4 46 135 148 42 13 28 1 27 86 143 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 47 25 13 9 59 125 117 Edmonton 47 25 15 7 57 135 125 San Jose 45 27 16 2 56 120 104 Calgary 48 24 21 3 51 127 131 Los Angeles 45 22 19 4 48 113 113 Vancouver 46 21 19 6 48 112 130 Arizona 45 13 26 6 32 97 147 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s results Ottawa 2, Columbus 0 N.Y. Islanders 3, Dallas 0 N.Y. Rangers 5 Toronto 2 Washington 7 St. Louis 3 Minnesota 4, Arizona 3 Calgary 4, Nashville 3 Colorado at Anaheim, late Tampa Bay at San Jose, late Today’s games Chicago at Boston, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Montreal at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

Florida at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games St. Louis at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m.

Ottawa at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Boston at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.

Columbus at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

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Tennis Australian Open Seeds Fared Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $37.4 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles MEN Second Round • Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, lost to Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

• Milos Raonic (3), Canada, def. Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

• Dominic Thiem (8), Austria, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4.

• Gael Monfils (6), France, def. Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0.

• Rafael Nadal (9), Spain, def. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.

• David Goffin (11), Belgium, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.

• Roberto Bautista Agut (13), Spain, def.

Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3.

• Grigor Dimitrov (15), Bulgaria, def. Chung Hyeon, South Korea, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

• Richard Gasquet (18), France, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.

• Ivo Karlovic (20), Croatia, def. Andrew Whittington, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

• David Ferrer (21), Spain, def. Ernesto Escobedo, United States, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.

• Alexander Zverev (24), Germany, def.

Frances Tiafoe, United States, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

• Gilles Simon (25), France, def. Rogerio Dutra Silva, Brazil, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1.

• Pablo Carreno Busta (30), Spain, def.

Kyle Edmund, Britain, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

• Philipp Kohlschreiber (32), Germany, def.

Donald Young, United States, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0.

Women • Serena Williams (2), United States, def.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

• Agnieszka Radwanska (3), Poland, lost to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, 6-3, 6-2.

• Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, def. Anna Blinkova, Russia, 6-0, 6-2.

• Dominika Cibulkova (6), Slovakia, def.

Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, 6-4, 7-6 (8).

• Johanna Konta (9), Britain, def. Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6-4, 6-2.

• Timea Bacsinszky (12), Switzerland, def.

Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-1, 7-6 (5).

• Elena Vesnina (14), Russia, def. Mandy Minella, Luxembourg, 6-3, 6-3.

• Barbora Strycova (16), Czech Republic, def. Andrea Petkovic, Germany, 6-0, 7-5.

• Caroline Wozniacki (17), Denmark, def.

Donna Vekic, Croatia, 6-1, 6-3.

• Caroline Garcia (21), France, def. Oceane Dodin, France, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

• Daria Gavrilova (22), Australia, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

• Alize Cornet (28), France, lost to Maria Sakkari, Greece, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.

• Ekaterina Makarova (30), Russia, def.

Sara Errani, Italy, 6-2, 3-2 (Ad-40), retired.

• Yulia Putintseva (31), Kazakhstan, lost to Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 6-3, 6-1.

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NFL | NFC CHAMPIONSHIP | GREEN BAY PACKERS

Versatility key for Pack Ability to play different places huge during win streak

BY GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Micah Hyde, the Green Bay Packers’ jack-of-alltrades in the secondary, is assuming another new role this season – playoff playmaker.

He is listed as a safety on the Packers roster, but really plays more of a slot cornerback role, at least when he’s not needed to fill in on the outside against receivers.

Whatever Hyde is called upon to do, the fourth-year defensive back out of Iowa has found a way to make an impact.

Versatility has become an asset in Green Bay, in part because of injuries, but also as a way to help keep up with prolific passing attacks such as the one the Packers will face in Atlanta in the NFC title game on Sunday against the Falcons.

“Versatility for playmakers, definitely it’s at a premium,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “You look at just the way the league is, the spread wide-open offenses, you definitely want to have to same counter-balance to that defensively.”

Few players may be as valuable to their teams in multiple roles as Hyde. Against Dallas last week, Hyde had four tackles, a sack and an 18-yard interception return after jumping in front of a short pass intended for receiver Dez Bryant in the slot.

In the regular-season finale against Detroit, Hyde held up well after he was forced to play outside cornerback in the fourth quarter after injuries whittled depth.

In Week 15 against Chicago, with the Packers clinging to a six-point lead, Hyde broke up a pass at the goal line intended for Cameron Meredith on third-and-goal from the 4 to prevent a touchdown.

“You look back at his rookie year, started out as corner, moved into the nickel, has played safety,” McCarthy said on Wednesday.

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Packers strong safety Micah Hyde (33) returns an interception last week against Dallas. Hyde has shown his versatility this season, and the propensity to make big plays from different positions on the field.

“So not only to make that adjustment, but do it in the flow of a game without reps is something he’s been able to do, pretty much the last couple of years. I can’t just say enough about the flexibility he gives us a staff.”

They can be flexible with other players on defense, too. Safety Morgan Burnett, who missed practice on Wednesday with a quadriceps injury, has played an inside linebacker-like role against some teams, allowing the Packers to keep a strong defender on the field against the run while keeping the flexibility to match up against the pass.

The team’s star pass rusher, outside linebacker Clay Matthews, can move to inside linebacker and call defensive plays when needed.

Datone Jones has moved between the defensive line and outside linebacker.

On offense, former receiver Ty Montgomery has embraced his

return to running back, a position he played in high school, to help make up for the season-ending injury to starter Eddie Lacy in October. Montgomery is gradually picking up the nuances of the position, especially in pass protection, at NFL speed.

But Montgomery has shown flashes of being a consistent playmaker, including two rushing touchdowns last week against the Cowboys. It’s invaluable experience for a second-year player assuming a big postseason role for the first time in his career.

“Any type of playoff experience that you can get, whether it’s the NFC championship game ... or any playoff, it’s good to have that experience under your belt,” said Hyde, who was with the Packers two seasons ago for the loss in the NFC title game to Seattle.

“Because it is amped up in the playoffs, it really is, and you’ve got play mistake-free football.”

NFL | NFC CHAMPIONSHIP | ATLANTA FALCONS

Ryan still working on legacy Super Bowl title would cement him as one of greatest of his era

BY PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Matt Ryan knew the question was coming.

There are four quarterbacks still standing in the NFL playoffs. Only one has failed to win a Super Bowl title.

“Yet,” Ryan shot back, pointing toward the questioner with a big smile, breaking the room up.

With his greatest season, Ryan has guided the Atlanta Falcons within two wins of their first Super Bowl title.

It’s a tantalizing chance to fill the most glaring hole on his résumé, to take care of the one thing that separates him from New England’s Tom Brady, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers.

Ryan might be the favorite to capture the MVP award, too. But chances are he won’t be considered a truly elite quarterback, the kind they start clearing a spot for in Canton, until he brings home a championship.

“He craves a Super Bowl,” said former Falcons teammate Tony Gonzalez, now an analyst for CBS. “Absolutely it would change the national perception of him. It would change the perception he has of himself. ... It would change everything for him.”

Ryan has certainly had a stellar career up to now, and even his performance a year ago – generally viewed as the worst of his career – really wasn’t all that poor statistically.

But it certainly wasn’t up to his standards, largely because of some high-profile miscues that played a big part in the Falcons finishing 8-8 after winning their first five games.

Gonzalez compares it to his second season in the NFL, when he followed up a brilliant rookie year by leading the league in dropped passes.

“Sometimes, that’s the best thing that can happen to you,” said Gonzalez, who went on to play 17 seasons – the last five with Ryan and the Falcons – in a career that will certainly lead to the Hall of Fame. “It forces you to turn over every stone. That’s what Matt did.

When he’s in the huddle, he’s in complete command. I’ve never seen him like that before.”

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Falcons QB Matt Ryan (2) is the favorite to win the NFL MVP award this season, but still has a big hole on his résumé: Super Bowl champion.

Like any top player, Ryan is fastidious about his preparation.

But something really clicked this year in the way he gets ready for a game. Nothing seems to faze him.

No situation appears to catch him off-guard.

A more comfortable relationship in his second year with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is usually offered up as the most logical reason for Ryan’s transformation.

But it runs deeper than that.

“I feel well-prepared week in and week out. I feel ready and confident when we get to games,” Ryan said Wednesday. “Do I feel like I’ve gotten to a place where I’m doing it better than I’ve done it up to this point? Absolutely.”

No argument there.

Ryan completed just under 70 percent of his throws during the regular season, and he’s probably the most accurate deep passer in the league.

He finished with a career-best 38 touchdowns and 4,944 yards – and a career-low seven interceptions – while leading the Falcons (12-5) to the NFC South title.

Yet Ryan knows better than anyone he’ll be judged by what he does in the playoffs, especially because he came into this year with only one victory in five postseason games.

Ryan shrugs off any speculation about what a victory might mean to his legacy.

“I don’t think about those things all that often,” he said. “Certainly not at this time of the year.”

Ryan is certainly carrying himself with the swagger that all the great ones have.

It wasn’t that way when Gonzalez was with the Falcons, even though they nearly reached the Super Bowl in 2012 season, losing to San Francisco 28-24 in the only other NFC title game hosted by Atlanta.

“I don’t know how to explain it,” said Gonzalez, who retired in 2013. “He just has a different look, a different air of confidence.

You never know where that ball is going. Julio Jones is one of the top two or three receivers in the game, but he’s not just throwing to Julio.

He’s throwing to everybody.”

Indeed, Ryan’s touchdowns have been spread out among 13 receivers, an NFL record.

“I think he’s turned a corner,” Gonzalez continued. “I expect the rest of his career – and the rest of these playoffs – to do what he’s done this season. He’s on a roll now, and peaking as a player.”

Ryan is always cautious about what he says. He’s the last guy in the league who would brag about his performance or do anything to provide the other team with bulletin-board material.

But he agrees with Gonzalez on one point.

The best is yet to come.

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The Christmas competition answers will be given on Jan. 30 and 31.)

The Yeh Bros. Best Bid Deal of the Year award from the International Bridge Press Association went to Zia Mahmood (North) and Michael Rosenberg for their performance on this deal from the World Senior Teams Championship in Chennai, India.

At the other table, Bob Hamman (East) opened one club, South passed and Mark Lair (West) jumped pre-emptively to three clubs.

After that start, the English North-South stopped in five spades.

In this sequence, South’s

two-club response was Reverse Drury, announcing a suitable hand with spade support.

Two no-trump was ambiguous (a slam-interest twosuiter or a 5-3-3-2 hand that

might play better in three notrump than four spades).

Three diamonds was natural.

North agreed diamonds, then used Roman Key Card Blackwood to learn that his partner had the diamond king (five clubs) and both pointed-suit queens (six diamonds).

Seven clubs asked South to choose the grand slam, which he did correctly.

Rosenberg won trick one with the heart ace, played a diamond to his king, ruffed a club, cashed the diamond ace, led a spade to the queen, removed the East’s third trump and claimed.

Note that North-South first agreed spades (where 13 tricks are impossible), then played in diamonds.

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DIXON 2BR 2 story Duplex North & West of Dixon 4.5mi. Yard, garage. $500 mo. + dep. & refs. 815973-3223 a.m.

MILLEDGEVILLE 3BR 2 BA 2 car duplex garage $550/mo. + dep., no util. incl., no pets, ref. required. or 815-973-4228 815-947-2931

POLO 2BR Country home, 1.5 mi. from Polo. 2 car garage.

No pets. Call 815441-3299

ROCK FALLS Cute 3BR, all redone. Why Rent?™ $598/mo.

815-878-7399.

Large, clean, quiet 2 story, 2BR, 1.5 bath. 1 car garage.

C/A. All applcs. includes W/D. Nice area, walk to library & park. 521 W. 11th St. Sorry, no pets or Sec. 8. $650 + sec. dep.

630-902-1060 Nice, Clean, 2BR, 2BA house. Rock Falls. No smoking, No pets. $600/mo.

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BUSINESS FOR SALE/ LEASE Beautiful beer garden area.

Formerly Ellis Bistro or Prophetstown.

Call 815-5379019.

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NEW TODAY Dental Assistant needed for a specialty office. Expepreferred rience but will consider limited experience for the right candidate. Duties include, but not limited to: taking digital x-rays, sterilization, assisting during and procedures, some front office responsibilities. We looking for are someone with good communication skills, who is motivated, friendly and able to multitask. Office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Please send replies to Box #:1357, c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081

2nd shift RN Competitive Pay and Benefits Please Apply in person at: Heritage Square 620 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, OR online at: heritagesquare dixon.com

EMPLOYMENT

Please mail or email your resume to: Laurie Krause, Human Resource Director, Eye Surgeons Associates, 777 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722.

Production Planner Work for a dynamic, innovative and GROWING WorldClass automotive supplier! BorgWarner has an opportunity for a Production Planner. If you are self-motivated and are committed to continuous learning, professional growth and success, please read on…

Our Production Planners support efficient production operations by coordinating the optimal delivery of purchased items to meet production needs. Related responsibilities include analyzing sales orders and production schedules, maintaining our ERP system, communicating with customers and internal team members on delivery issues and resolution strategies, coordinating shipments to ensure low cost and maintaining positive customer relations. Successful candidates will possess a Bachelor Degree in Business or substitutable experience, two years related Production Planning experience and strong skill sets in the following areas: Mfg. processes, ERP systems, quality systems, problem-solving, customer relations, and Microsoft Office.

Our work environment values learning, team work, innovation and continuous improvement. Professional development is supported through a generous educational assistance policy.

BorgWarner also provides Gold Standard health and wellness benefits and programs. We offer a very competitive compensation package, including a savings and investment plan with company match. BorgWarner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For immediate consideration please submit your application and resume through our Career Opportunity System on BorgWarner. com or E-Mail to the following:

BorgWarner Emissions Systems bwhite@borgwarner.com • Dixon, IL 61021

Help Wanted Wait staff & dishwasher position available No Phone Calls!

Apply within Sloppy Gene's 111 E 3rd St. Sterling IL.

Up to $750 Sign on Bonus for C.N.A.s We are hiring for 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Starting pay is $11/hr Weekend Warrior Program $12/hour.

Apply online at: www.winningwheels.com Or in person at Winning Wheels 701 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown, IL 61277 Pre-employment drug screen, background check

JSP Mold has an immediate opening for a Mold Designer in our Milledgeville, Illinois facility.

Bi-County Special Education Cooperative has Teacher Aide openings for the 2016/2017 school year. One in the Preschool Program at Prophetstown Elementary School (24 hours weekly) and two in Rock Falls at Thome ED School (29½ hours weekly), $9.50 minimum starting wage, no health benefits.

Must be 20 years of age.

If interested contact Laurie Heston, Director, by email: lheston@ bi-county.org or fill out an application at the main office, 2317 E. Lincolnway, Suite A, Sterling, IL.

CDL DRIVER NEEDED

Rock River Cartage

is a family owned flatbed carrier. $55,000-$60,000 a year. We offer 401K, Health Ins., and home every night. Must have 2 years experience.

800-892-9587

Forreston Fire Protection Districts Ambulance has positions open for EMTs and Paramedics competitive wages and flexible hours.

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Unlimited earning potential. Must be 21 with valid U.S. driver's license, insurance & reliable vehicle.

Call 855-401-1161 Nutrition Community Worker Fun job sharing health and nutrition information with people of all ages. Two poavailable, sitions Whiteside County and Ogle County. position to FT plan/prepare/ teach about healthy eating. No degree required, all training provided. 1-yr relevant experience. $12.77/hr w/ benefits. For information about how to apply, Call 815/732-2191 for Ogle or 815/632-3611 for Whiteside by 1/31/17.

University of Illinois is an AA/EOE Wanted-Cab Driver. Must be 25 years old and have clean driving record. Must know Dixon area. Apply at 120 Commercial Alley, Dixon, IL. Whiteside County Health Department has openings for full-time RN, LPN or MA to work in the medical clinic.

Good benefits and competitive pay.

Please send applications/resume to Theresa FrielDraper, 1300 W. 2nd St. Rock Falls, IL, 61071 by Feb.1st EOE

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PART TIME OFFICE POSITION 15 hours per week.

Must have 2 years office experience, (i.e. Accounts Receivable; Accounts Payable, General Ledger Excel, Word) •Must be dependable & detail oriented •Only qualified. applicants need respond.

•There are no benefits with this position.

Please send replies, salary requirement and 3 references to Box #:1356 ,c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 The deadline for submission is: January 25, 2017

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While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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HELP WANTED AUTOMOTIVE DETAILER

Kunes Country Auto Group of Sterling is in need of an experienced detailer.

Duties will include: • Washing, Waxing, and Buffing vehicles • Overall reconditioning of our vast inventory The following qualifications are a plus: • Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet our business needs • Dependable, detail oriented and have the ability to work in a fast paced environment

Contact Joe McGlennon 815-631-5167

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• This position requires an Associates Degree in Engineering Technology or equivalent design experience.

• Qualified candidates must demonstrate ability to use Siemens NX Assemblies, Modeling, and Drafting Packages.

• Experience with a CAM package is a plus, but not a requirement.

• Strong surfacing and freeform modeling skills are also a plus.

• Ability to read complex part drawings from automotive suppliers is a must; therefore, strong GD&T skills are required.

• Ability to use Microsoft Office Products is also required.

joe.mcglennon@kunescountry.com

JSP Mold is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package including a 401k plan along with a stimulating international environment that fosters collaboration and creativity.

We invite qualified applicants to E-Mail resumes to

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2,000 Sign on Bonus for L.P.N.s and R.N.s $

Winning Wheels has openings for full and part time night shift L.P.N.s and R.N.s Apply online at: www.winningwheels.com Or in person at Winning Wheels 701 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown, IL 61277 Pre-employment drug screen, background check SM-ST12773-0121

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Working in a team environment, Mold Designers are required to produce complete 3D mold and fixture assemblies from customer supplied data. Designers must communicate design intent of their models to CAM programmers and support mold and fixture construction from concept through final assembly.

tami.smith@jsp.com and visit our website at SM-ST14222-0120

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Our practice is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic Optometrist to work in our Geneseo, Illinois office.

We are looking for a candidate that embraces our high standards and is willing to provide excellent customer service and the best quality eye care from a friendly, comfortable, and professional work place. Eye Surgeons Associates exceptional reputation in the community, highly qualified clinical staff, support staff and physicians, plus advanced technology and fully outfitted clinics (including optical departments) provide the foundation an Optometrist needs to build a successful practice. For over 30 years, we have been committed to providing people in the Quad Cities and surrounding communities their best vision for life through a comprehensive range of eye care dedicated to the preservation, enhancement, and restoration of vision at any age.

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

Genl. Contracting •Residential & Commercial •24 Hour Service!

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Owner Tod Reynolds 815-535-1459

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Painting BALAYTI PAINTING

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

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

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Proudly serving your community for 15 years

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PRATER Paint & Waterproofing Specializing in •Residential •Commercial •Farm & •Industrial Call for your FREE painting or sandblasting estimate 815-626-5165

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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

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

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•Climate Controlled Storage •Low-Cost Moving Truck Rental •Confidential Document Shredding •We Ship FedEx & UPS! •Expert Packaging Services •Value Boxes & Packaging Supplies •EBAY and EMOTORS Internet Auction Sales Over 15,000 Sales •Office Hours: Mon-Fri. ☛ 8:306, Sat. ☛ 8:30noon 690 Timber Creek Rd. Dixon, (815)285-2212

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Little Ducklings licensed in home daycare has openings. Sterling location. Extended hours & school transportation.

Lic# 544366-02.

Call 815-213-7315 NO INDIVIDUAL, unless licensed or holding a permit as a childcare facility, may cause to be published any advertisement soliciting a child care service.* A childcare facility that is licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services may publish advertisements of the services for which it is lispecifically censed or issued a permit. Sauk Valley Media strongly urges any parent or guardian to verify the validity of the license of any facility before placing a child in it's care. *Family homes that care for no more than three (3) children under the age of twelve or which receive only children from a single household, for less than 24 hours per day, are exempt from licensure as day care homes.

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

AUCTIONS

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ANTIQUE SHOP LIQUIDATION AUCTION January 22 nd 10am 1504 Mulford Rd. Lindenwood, IL Furniture, Toys, Trunks, Lanterns, Advertising, 1940's Phone Booth, Pool Table, Primitives, Vintage Items, MORE! WE ACCEPT ABSENTEE BIDS! Details & Photos at www.kitsonauc tions.com

AREA GARAGE SALES 624 STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Saturday 9-3 1508 Avenue K Estate Sale Dressers & night stands, porch sofa & chair, water cooler, desk, folding tables, sm. pot bellied stove, vacuums, end tables, sm. safe, 1930s vintage stove, Dept.

56 collectibles, cookbooks, & lots of misc.

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

815-445-6151.

Wooden Coke Crate w/ 15 glass coke bottles $20 815-535-0568

FURNITURE

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Mattress sets: $99, Full Twin $129, Queen $159, King $199. Will deliver! Bunk Bed $298. Call 309451-7477

ABC Border Collie puppies, beautifully marked. 6 wks.

Shots, wormed.

Males & Females 815-631-7391 (no text)

NEW TODAY AKC charcoal/blk Labs, pups have been Vet. checked Dew claws removed, wormed & st 1 shots.

Born 12/25/16. $600.

Parents on site.

Call Robin 309507-2286.

Purebred Great Pyrenees puppies, no papers, $350, price is negotiable for a great home.

815-677-9471 lm Very special young cats that need warm loving home.

815-441-2416 WARNING ADS FOR FREE PETS Your beloved pet deserves a loving, caring home. The ad for your free pet may draw response from individuals who will sell your animal for research or breeding purposes.

Please screen respondents carefully when giving an animal away.

Your pet will thank you!

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•Family Owned Accounting Firm •Downtown Dixon We pride ourselves in offering Quality Services at Competitive Rates.

•Currently Offering free initial consultations regarding tax preparation services.

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE -G.E. Black self cleaning gas range.

Double oven. Lower can be convention. 3 yr old. $750 -Kitchen Aid Stainless French Door Refrig. Pull out freezer. Ice and water machine in front. 3 yrs old. $1,200 -Maytag Microwave w/ manual cooking.

3 yrs old. $100 -Maytag under the counter dish washer. Black front 4 yrs old. $175.

All excellent cond.

815-535-3503 815-631-9681 Brookstone wireless weather projection clock $100 815-440-1488 Corn fed beef.

Buy ¼ or ½ Dave Stuart 815-772-4759.

Deluxes Insulated Boots; Mens Size 13.

Water proof.

Never used. $50 815-857-4282

NEW TODAY Ski-Doo snowmobile suit, leather, Med. Blk/maroon.

Worn only 5 or 6 times. Asking $150 815-791-5585.

Sony Stereo, 3yrs old, does everything, 560 watt RMS $800 815973-5690 Tanning bed great cond. 28 bulbs, 2 face tanners. Salon gently setting, used. $1600. 815537-9019.

Wood burning stove, 24”x24”x 24”, partial envelope, fire brick lined. Good cond. $275. I can load.

815-973-3223.

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Purebred Pygmy goat kids, 10 wks.

Dehorned, shots, wormed. Males $150, Females $200. 815-6317391 (no text)

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NEW REAL DEAL FOR ITEMS OVER $300

A 5 Line REAL DEAL ad

runs for 30 days in Sauk Valley Classifieds, 4 Ogle County Papers, The Review and saukvalley.com all for only $42!

Special must be mentioned at time of ad placement.

Offer expires 12/31/17 No Commercial Advertising, Pets, Garage Sales, Wood/Fuel, Tickets/ Travel or Real Estate

1994 Buick LeSabre, 182K mi. $1600/obo. 815499-6150.

2005 Nissan Altima 144K mi.

Good cond. Lots of new parts. Heated leather seats. $2700/obo.

815-973-9600 creditautosales dixon.com Always over 100+ vehicles to choose from.

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New & Used twin, full, queen, king beds. Electric lift recliner, appliances, sofas, dresser, recliner, table & chairs.

815-718-4385

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Serving the Sauk Valley Area for over 15 years.

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

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

Farm Fresh Eggs Gaumer Family Farms Free Delivery Fri-Saturday morn. $3.50 a dozen.

(2 doz. Min) Duck Eggs Avail.

815-626-4380

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Tax Services

Handyman HANDYMAN/ GENERAL CONTRACTING Bathroom/Kitchen Rehabs, Complete Remodels, Drywall Painting, Flooring (tile, linoleum, wood, carpet) All types of home repairs.

Free Estimates Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

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ANTIQUE SALE SAT., JAN. 28TH 9:00 A.M. Auction City Sales Bldg.

2505 W. 4th St. Dixon, IL 4 outstanding Red Wing water coolers, 3 of the (yard pictures) 1- chicks, 1- kittens, 1-pups, 36” wide all dated 1905 era. Oak furniture, over 200 old store tins & advertising items, old paper items, military patches & insignia’s, arrowheads on board & much, much more. See complete ad in next week’s paper.

Go to auctionzip.com Auct. ID 19068 for photos.

Auction City Sales Auctioneer: Lee Hollingsworth Curt Schaefer Phone 815-288-5814 IL. License #40000730

Viewing Friday, Jan. 27th

VANS

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1999 Dodge van 2500 Series. 127K mi. New front tires, battery. Runs good $2,000/obo.

Call 815-499-3895.

BOATS/MOTORS

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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

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2015 Polaris Anniversary Edition Pro S800. $9,000.

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2016 Chevy Impala Limited LTZ

2014 Chevy K30 LTZ Z71

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