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SUDOKU Fun by the Numbers

Like puzzles? Then you’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Riddle: What can fall without getting hurt, and pour but is not a pitcher?

Answer: Rain.

LIVE ON-SITE AUCTION

‘Thomas ‘Pat’ Dolan Trust

LIVE ON-SITE AUCTION ‘Thomas ‘Pat’ Dolan Trust Two-Day Auction’

Two-Day Auction’ ‘Tractors, Tools, Equipment, Collector’s Auction’

SATURDAY, APRIL 22 – 10 A.M. 7464 Blomberg Rd., Cherry Valley, IL 61016

Day One! Large Auction! Farm Machinery: Ford Jubilee Tractor: Nice; IH 2 & 3 Bottom Plows; IH 2-Row Corn Planter; IH F-20 Tractor: for parts; IH Farmall F-20 Tractor: new rear tires, runs; IH Farmall M Tractor: NF, hyd. loader, 13.6-38 tires, SN: 215417X1, runs good; IH H Tractor; IH M Tractor; IH Super M Tractor; NH Haybine; NH S-68 Baler; Nice 8 x 12 Flat Hay Rack; Rotary BushHog 3 Pt. 72” Mower; Several Running Gears & other implements. Farm Primitives; Farm Related. Vehicles: 2009 Ford F-150 XLT Ext. Cab Pickup Truck: only 82,000 miles, very clean, 4.6 L V-8 engine, full power, running boards, receiver hitch; Ford F-250 1960 Square Style Truck: 4WD w/ stake bed, snow plow. Farm Toys: Advertisement: Automotive; Electronics: Equipment; Gas Engines; Industrial; Lawn & Garden; Lawn Tractors; Petroleum; Primitives; Shop Equipment. Huge Selection Power & Hand Tools & Equipment & Related; Trailers; Much More!

SUNDAY, APRIL 23 – 10 A.M.

Day Two! Featuring Antiques & Collectibles;

LLC

COLLECTOR VEHICLES: 1978 Ford LTD, 2dr., (41,100 miles); 1969 Ford Ranchero, Excellent Condition, (105,474 miles); 1988 Ford Mustang GT, Convertible, All Original, (74,600 miles).

TRUCK: 1985 Ford F250 4WD, (145,500 miles). MOTORCYCLE: 1998 Harley Davidson, 3 Wheeler Trike, Electra Glide Classic, (17,570 miles). CAMPER TRAILER: Terry 24’ 5th Wheel. ATV: 1997 Polaris Sportsman 500 4x4, (4,340 miles). TRAILER: 7.5’x4.5’ Tilt Bed. SNOW BLOWER: TroyBilt Storm 2620, 1 yr. Old. SHOP EQUIPMENT & TOOLS. 60’S - 80’S FORD PARTS (NEW & USED): 302 & 289 V8 Engines; 302 or 289 Heads & Lg. Qty. Assorted Other Parts. AUTOMOTIVE RELATED TOOLS, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, SPORTING GOODS, SPLIT FIREWOOD,

‘Antique, Household, Estate Auction’

2,173 Original Hours, Case 580 Super K Loader Backhoe, C/H, 4x4, Extendahoe, 4-in-1 Bucket, 4,394 Hrs, 06’ Case 721D Wheel Loader, C/A/H, ACS Coupler, Aux Hyd, 4 Spool, 3,631 Original Hours, Cat D4C XL Dozer, Orops Canopy, 5,510 Hrs, Kubota BX23S Loader Backhoe Tractor, D, 4x4 Hydro, 464 Hrs, - With Broom, Snow

JLG 400S Basket Lift, 4x4, 14’ JLG 450 Articulate Boom Lift, D, 4x4, Nice Lift, Terex 2366 Haul Truck, D, Air Brakes, Volvo DD22 Double Drum Compactor, 900 Hrs, Cat D7G Dozer, Semi U Blade, Canopy, Clean Dozer, Haulotte HT67 RTJ Basket Lift, D, 4x4,

2,947 Hrs, Mauer Manufacturing 5’ Tile Plow, Tandem Axle, Tile Cart w/ Tile MARK AUSTIN FARMLINE: 17’ Challenger 36TL Motor Home, Triton V10 Motor, Full Kitchen, Outdoor Kitchen, 2

Slide Outs, Completely Loaded, Very Nice Coach, Only 21,173 Miles, 2 Owner Home Always Shedded, One Of A Kind,

11’ Massey Ferguson 8660 Tractor, D, C/A/H, Power Shift, 3pt, PTO, Buddy Seat, LFH Reverser, 46” Duals, 2,149 Hrs,

One Owner, 14’ Case 1250 12R Early Riser Planter, Bulk Fill, Pneumatic Down Pressure, No Till Coulters, Press Wheels, Nice One Owner Planter, Early Riser IV Monitor, 13’ Gehl V330 Skid Steer, C/A/H, Hyd Quick Coupler, 2 Spd, Aux Hyd, Pilot Controls, 2,200 Hrs, 11’ Krause 8200 32’ Disk, Rock Flex, 3 Bar Spike Harrow, Nice, John Deere 9560STS Combine,

D, C/A/H, Hydro, 2,913/2,047 Hrs, 68K Spent On Repairs Nice Combine, John Deere 925F Bean Head, Full Finger, Stud

King 32’ Head Cart, H&S 18’ Rear Unload Chopper Box, 2-Gehl 1640 Chopper Boxes, Rear Unload, One Owner Boxes, Kinzie 1040 Grain Cart, Tandems, Roll Tarp, Corner Auger, Peterbuilt 385 Day Cab Semi Tractor, Cat Motor, Eaton Fuller

Trans, Tandem Axle, Top Con GPS Display, New Never Used, Very Nice Farm Line Do Not Miss This Line!

CHARLES WILMAR: 19’John Deere 630 Moco Discbine, Rubber Rolls, One Owner Only Cut 300 Acres, 21’ Kuhn

SR110 10 Wheel Rake, Used One Season, Kuhn Knight 5135 Vertical Maxx TMR Mixer, Scale, Like New, Used 10 Times, H&S 430 Manure Spreader, Hyd End Gate, Tandem Axle, One Owner, 07’ Corn Pro Gooseneck Trailer

WOLF LINE OF EQUIPMENT: International 766 Tractor, Canopy, 3pt, PTO, Very Nice Tractor, International 656

Utility Tractor, G, Canopy, 3pt, PTO, 2 Hyd Remotes, Case IH 900 Cyclo 4R Planter, Dry Fert, Vermeer BC906 3pt Wood

Chipper, MacDon 4000 Haybine, One Owner Very Nice, International 12’ Disk, John Deere 15’ Disk 21” Blades, Very Nice, John Deere 235 Wing Disk, Hyd Fold, Cone Blades, Clean Disk, Case IH 4800 Culitivator, Hyd Fold, 3 Bar Coil Tine

Harrow, Case IH 720 4B Plow, Auto Resets, Nice Selection Of Working Equipment

FARM EQUIPMENT: 17’ Krone Big X 630 Self Propelled Chopper, C/A/H, 4x4, Auto Steer, Mapping, Kernal Processor, 2 Spouts, 1,590/1,090 Hrs, Krone Easy Collect 750-2 10R Chopping Head, Krone 12’ Hay Head, Snapplage Adapter, Very

Nice Units, Case IH 8930 Tractor, C/A/H, 3pt, PTO, MFWD, 4 Spd Reverser, 7,119 Hrs, Nice, 96’ Case IH 9350 Articulate

Tractor, L10 Cummins, 12 Speed Trans, 4 Hyd Remotes, 18.4R42 Duals, 3,368 2 Owner Hrs, 99’ John Deere 9400

Articulate Tractor, C/A/H, 24 Spd, Rear Weights, 3pt, PTO, 4 Hyd Remotes, Lots Of Paper Work With Tractor, Kubota

L4060 Loader Tractor, D, 4x4, Hydro, 3pt, PTO, 1 Hyd Remote, 2-John Deere 2155 Tractor, D, Orops, Turf Tires, 3pt, PTO, 1 Hyd Remote, Ford 3930 Utility Tractor, Orops, Canopy, 3pt, PTO, 1,815 Hrs, New Holland Boomer 3050 Loader

Tractor, Cab/H, CVT Trans, LFH Reverser, 3pt, PTO, 1 Hyd Remote, 701 Hrs, Case IH 485 Tractor, 3pt, PTO, 2 Hyd Remotes, 5,301 Hrs, John Deere 7800 Self Propelled Chopper, C/A/H, Hydro, 4x4, 05’ John Deere 645B Hay Head, John Deere 678 8R Chopping Head, Case IH 8R Corn Head Adapted To The John Deere 7800 Chopper, Glenco 9 Shank Disk Chisel, Very Nice, International 1-PR 1R Picker, Kuhn GA4230T Rotary Rake, New Holland 355 Mixer Mill, John Deere

230 24’ Disk, Case IH 1200 6R Planter, 30” Rows, PTO Pump, Clean Planter, John Deere 820 9’ Haybine, New Holland

154 10 Wheel V Rake, Vermeer 605L Round Baler, Case IH RBX562 Round Baler, New Holland 644 Round Baler, Kuhn Knight 1215 Manure Spreader, New Holland 519 Manure Spreader, Patz V350 Vertical TMR Mixer, EZ Trail 3400 Gravity Wagon, John Deere 7000 2R 3pt Planter, DMI Tigermate 42’ Cultivator, 13’ Krause 8000-25 Vertical Till Disk, Rolling Star Wheels, Rolling Basket, Very Nice, Hardi 3pt 90’ Sprayer Booms, Demco 850 Towable Sprayer, Top Air TA1200 Sprayer, Redball 570 1200 Gallon Sprayer, New Holland TD5050 Tractor, C/A/H, MFWD, New Holland T4.75 Tractor, C/A/H, MFWD, John Deere 5065E Loader Tractor, MFWD, John Deere 4720 Tractor, C/A/H, PS, John Deere 8520T

Tractor, C/A/H, PS, Row Crop, Case IH MX120 Tractor, C/A/H, 16 Spd Trans, John Deere 980 28’ Field Culitvator, 2-DMI

Tigermate 48’ Cultivator, Case IH FHX300 Chopper, Case IH 3R Corn Head, John Deere 693 Corn Head, New Holland

FP230 Chopper, Hay Head, Corn Head, Processor, One Owner Unit! 19’ New Holland 210 Discbine, Rubber Rolls, One

Owner, Nice Mower, 15’ Kubota Silage Special Round Baler, 4,800 Bales, Net Wrap

VEHICLES & TRAILERS: 07 International 7400 Workstar Vactor 2100 Series Truck, Automatic, Tandem Axle, Air

Brakes, 8,000 Hrs, 27,495 Miles, 06’ International 7400 Workstar Vactor 2110 Truck, D, Automatic, Single Axle, Air

Brakes, 23,556 Miles, 08’ Ford F450 XL Super Duty Dump Truck, Gas, 2wd, Stainless Steel 9’ Dump Body, 27,148 Miles, 06’ International 4300 Box Truck, D, Automatic, Hyd Brakes, 16’ Van Body, 368,509 Miles, 1987 Peterbilt 379 Semi

Tractor, Sleeper, Air Brakes, Air Ride, Bad Motor, Sells As Is, 2018 Dodge Ram 5500 Heavy Duty Truck, Diamond Plate

Flat Bed, Standard Cab Automatic, 65,000 Miles, 19’ Econoline 21’ Tilt Bed Gooseneck Trailer, Tandem Axle, 16K

GVWR, 22’ Aluma 25’ Car Trailer, Tandem Axle, Ramps, 5,200# GVWR, 20’ Gator 30’ Gooseneck Trailer, Tandem Axle, Fold Down Ramps, 16k GVWR, 05’ Great Dane 53’ Reefer Trailer, Thermo King Cooler, Air Ride, Swing Doors, Tandem Axle, 99’ Great Dane 53’ Reefer Trailer, Air Ride, Tandem Axle, Thermo King Cooler, Swing Doors, 07’ Wabash 53’ Van Trailer, Air Ride, Tandem Axle, Reefer Removed, 11’ Wabash 53’ Van Trailer, 17’ Loadmax 32’ Gooceneck Trailer, Tandem Dual, Fold Ramps, 16’ Dodge 2500 Ram Pick Up Truck, Crew, 4x4, Gooseneck Hitch, LAWN & GARDEN – GOLF/RECREATION: 19’ John Deere RSX860M UTV, G, Power Steering, Manual Dump, 35 Hrs, 386 Miles, 19’ John Deere 865M XUV Gator, D, Hyd Dump, 528 Hrs, 1,026 Miles, Ventrac 3400 Articulate Tractor, G, Hydro,Snow Blower, Sweeper, Snow Plow, Municipal Machine, 16’ Kubota 900 RTV, D, Orops, Hyd Dump, 1,250

Miles, One Owner, John Deere 1600 Turbo Series II Wide Area Mower, D, 4x4, Hydro, 2,160 Hrs, John Deere 1600 Turbo

Series II Wide Area Mower, D, 4x4, Hydro, 2,560 Hrs, Ty-Crop MH400 Top Dresser, Hyd Drive, 2 – Salsco Greens

Rollers, 3 – Kubota RTV900 UTVs, Kubota RTV1140

Scammers may be targeting your smart TV

Scammers can target victims through any device connected to the internet, and your TV is no exception. The Better Business Bureau Scamtracker has seen an influx of reports nationwide about scammers catching people off guard with pop-ups on their smart TVs, especially focused on when people are streaming services.

It’s the latest way to steal your personal information and money.

Victims typically open a familiar streaming service on their smart TV. However, you can’t log in. Instead, a pop-up appears, telling you there is a problem with your device or your streaming subscription. You need to call a phone num-

ber or visit a website to fix it.

“Don’t fall for it!” warns Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional Office of Better Business Bureau. “If you call the number, you will be talking with scammers pretending to be customer service representatives.”

Horton adds, “They will insist you pay an activation fee or allow them remote access to your smart TV. If you pay the fee, these con artists will get your credit or debit card number. When you give them access to your device or click on a link they provide, the scammers could install malware on your TV and use it to gain access to sensitive personal and financial information.”

The latest incident logged into the BBB Scamtracker is similar to other reports where the consumer alleges his bank account was drained of $979 after the incident.

“I tried to stream a movie using Amazon Prime Video. There was a message on the TV screen that to unlock the screen type in the code given. The code did not work and a help phone # appeared. Once I called the #, I was told to unlock the Amazon Prime account, they would have to use the Amazon account, and a credit would be issued for the purchased items. I gave them a credit card #.

“They said the credit card did not work, so they used a debit card. I was very nervous about the process but I could see that a credit appeared on

my phone screen as they were going through the process. After the process was finished, the Amazon Prime app was unlocked. I checked with my bank, and sure enough, over $900 was gone, and it was a scam. I have notified Amazon of what has occurred.”

Sometimes scammers ask you to “fix” the issue by paying them in gift cards. One consumer reported that after calling a number that appeared in a pop-up on their smart TV, a scammer instructed them to purchase three $100 Xbox gift cards to add “anti-hacking protection” to their account. After buying the gift cards and contacting the number again, it became clear it was a scam.

BBB tips to avoid smart TV scams

• Contact companies directly to check before you call. If a “customer service” phone number appears in a pop-up, double-check it before you call. Contact a streaming service directly, or TV manufacturer’s website to find their customer support number.

• Never let anyone control your device remotely. Scammers usually ask for remote computer access, but they could also ask for access to your smart TV. Don’t ever give control of your device to a stranger.

• Don’t fall for fake websites. Scammers love to create imitation websites using URLs

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that are just a letter or two off. Fake websites are a threat, even on smart TVs, so double-check the URL.

• Another way to protect yourself is to avoid clicking on links in pop-ups and, instead, type web URLs directly into your browser.

• Double-check any fees you have to pay. If someone asks you to pay an activation fee, antivirus protection fee, or any other kind of fee, do careful research beforehand.

For example, scammers might claim you need to pay an activation fee to start using your Roku. However, a quick online search reveals that Roku never charges activation or registration fees.

Snow day

Grief no longer engulfs me as it once did.

It’s become less and less with time, as people warned me - promised me - it would. But it is still here. Always. Instead of a constant downpour, sometimes it is hardly a rain at all. Nothing more than a light mist descending from the clouds, posing hardly a presence in the sky.

Most people wouldn’t even notice it. But I do. Because, of course, the microscopic water droplets are aimed only at me. Others are impervious. They will stay that way, until it becomes their time. Then the awareness will be pricked within them, too. I am sorry for that.

Grief no longer engulfs me, but some days are filled withmelancholy. A general feeling of malaise.

I wake up and linger. It takes me awhile to gather the gumption to get out of bed. When my feet finally do hit the floor I am immediately exhausted. I know I had things to do, but I can’t quite remember what they were, or maybe they just don’t feel very important anymore.

I feel very alone.

Sometimes I cry, but even that feels old. How many tears can I shed without thinking

By JILL PERTLER Columnist

I’m simply feeling sorry for myself.

Get a grip.

These days don’t come often anymore - thank goodness. But when they do, they are inexplicable.

I languish on the couch. Not hungry. Tired - in need of a nap - but unable to sleep. It’s like feeling sick without being sick.

That, I guess, is pretty good definition of grief.

But I’ve decided to change the branding a bit. We all have off days when we feel like doing nothing, or at least when we get nothing done. When melancholy overshadows all the other well-meaning things we had planned.

It doesn’t take grief to cause an unproductive day. It can be all sorts of life obstacles. Boredom. A strained relationship. Stress at work. Politics. Money problems. The weight of raising a family. Worries about the state of the world. All of it.

I’ve come up with a term that serves as my rescue at

such times.

Snow day.

As a child, a snow day was a magical, miraculous event. It was Mother Nature’s way of making us all take a breakfrom school, from work, from life.

Sort of like what a cloud of melancholy will do.

Both melancholy and snow can make us take a break - take a day. They cause us to pause and simply do nothing. It doesn’t matter what climate you live in, or whether it’s winter or summer. A snow day is always in season. And that’s how I’ve come to think about grief. Sometimes it cancels an hour or a day for me, but that’s okay. When it happens, I declare it a snow day, and somehow that puts a positive spin on things. It’s my secret code - now shared with you.

It’s a way to say it without really saying it.

Snow day.

I’m willing to give Mother Nature the power. Not so willing to give it to grief. So snow day works for me. Even in Florida.

Jill Pertler is an awardwinning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. Don’t miss a slice; follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

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For immediate consideration send resume /job history to:

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Email: vicki@southernlakesnewspapers.com

Fax: (262) 725-6844 392954

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Rock Valley Publishing , your hometown newspapers serving the stateline has an opening for an experienced Media Sales Representative to call on current and new accounts in a protected sales territory.

Growing area with many new businesses, this is a great opportunity for the right applicant. We publish newspapers, shoppers and niche publications throughout the stateline. You have the opportunity to sell into all Rock Valley Publishing. L.L.C. publications, making your paycheck much larger!

For immediate consideration send resume/job history to:

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Email: vicki@southernlakesnewspapers.com

Fax: (262) 725-6844

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real estate

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HONDA CIVIC TRUNK Liner. Honda Brand. Brand new. $25. Call 815-624-7214

Trucks

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