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Business Community IndexIt was the “Battle of Elks Page Park” last week-end as more than 200 World War II re-enactors simulated com-bat conditions for visitors. See Page

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CONSTRUCTION

BY KATHLEEN A. [email protected], ext. 5535

@KathleenSchul10

DIXON – A $1.7 million repair proj-ect will shut down the U.S. Route 30 bridge over the Rock River for about 4 months, starting Tuesday.

For those who can’t avoid the work area, traffic will be rerouted to Interstate 88 for a short stretch, the Illinois Department of Trans-portation said in a news release. Detour signs went up Friday.

Work on the bridge, which is about 2 miles west of Rock Falls, is rou-tine maintenance that will include

repairing the concrete bridge deck, painting steel beams, replacing expansion joints, and giving the road on the structure a new surface.

Because the expansion joints extend across both lanes, the entire roadway must be closed, the release said.

Work is expected to be done and the bridge reopened by the end of October.

Another major IDOT project already underway is a $3.7 million resurfacing job on state Route 40 from Milledgeville to Sterling.

That project, which began June 13, will improve the 12-mile sec-

tion of Route 40 from Lynn Boule-vard at the north edge of Sterling to Adams Street in Milledgeville.

Work is on hold for about 3 weeks until the contractor finishes another job, and should take only 2 weeks, until around the second week of August, to complete.

Those last 2 weeks, drivers can expect to see lane restrictions and flaggers, IDOT said.

IDOT’s Region 2, District 2, based in Dixon, oversees projects in 10 counties, including Lee, Whiteside, Ogle, and Carroll. Follow IDOT at twitter.com/IDOTDistrict2 or call 815-284-2271 for updates.

Route 30 bridge closing TuesdayIDOT: $1.7 million project will take about 4 months to finish

Michael Krabbenhoeft/[email protected] A $1.7 million repair project will shut down the U.S. Route 30 bridge over the Rock River for about 4 months, starting Tuesday. For those who can’t avoid the work area, traffic will be rerouted to Interstate 88 for a short stretch, the Illi-nois Department of Transportation said in a news release. Detour signs went up Friday.

BY PAM [email protected]

815-625-3600, ext. 5570@pam_eggemeier

STERLING – Illinois has a tem-porary budget, but for human services agencies, directors say very little has changed.

The Legislature passed a series of bills late Thursday that will keep government operating for 6 months, and fund schools for a full year.

While the new budget deal might help stop the bleeding for a while, for many Illinois resi-dents, it’s just another instance of kicking the can down the road.

“I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel,” said Jeff Stauter, executive director at Kreider Ser-vices, based in Dixon. “Even with the stopgap budget, it won’t help until the $8 billion budget defi-cit question is addressed. This retains the status quo, which is unacceptable.”

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STATE BUDGET | HUMAN SERVICES

Directors: Temporary funding is no solution

The legislationHouse Bill 5932 and Senate

Bill 2952 have been intro-duced in the Illinois Legisla-ture. If passed, the bills would increase the starting wage for direct support professionals to $15 an hour.

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FRANKLIN GROVE

BY CHRISTOPHER [email protected]

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FRANKLIN GROVE – Birds can be as fick-le as their nests are fragile. So one might think a three-quarter-ton beast would be detrimental to our feathered friends.

Not so. At least not yet. Heather Herakov-ich, in her third summer studying nests at Nachusa Grasslands, has seen a steady thriving of nests in the prairie that about 80 bison – not including new calves – call home.

There’s a simple requisite for a nest to

be successful: that the eggs hatch, and the chicks leave the nest. About a third of nests make it. The other two-thirds are likely doomed by predators, or by parasitic birds laying eggs in others’ nests, at which point, many parent birds abandon their offspring.

Thanks to funding from Friends of Nachusa, the DuPage Birding Club, the Illinois Association for Environmental Professionals, and Northern Illinois Uni-versity, where she’s working on her doc-torate, Herakovich, 26, of DeKalb, has honed in on aviary tendencies.

Prairie still for the birds

Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] Heather Herakovich (left) measures the vegetation around a bird’s nest with the help of a Robel pole and her one paid intern, Sarah St. Peter, of Elburn.

InsideTurn to Page A3 to read more about

Heather Dauen and her dream of creat-ing an educational prairie next to her Sterling home.

Group tracking nests’ success amid bison at preserve

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COMMUNITY WATCH

POLICESterling Police

Erika M. VanBuren, 21, of Morrison; 10:33 a.m. Thurs-day at 18th Avenue and East Fourth Street; speeding 40 mph in a 30-mph zone; given state ticket.

Kenneth E. Newman, 39, of Princeton; 10:54 a.m. Thursday at 17th Avenue and East Third Street; speeding 41 mph in a 30-mph zone and operat-ing uninsured motor vehicle; given state ticket.

Ryan J. Donnelly, 36, of Dixon; 11:03 a.m. Thursday at 17th Avenue and East Third Street; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; given state ticket.

Zachariah A. Campbell, 30, of Eldridge, Iowa; 11:27 a.m. Thursday at 17th Avenue and East Third Street; speed-ing 41 mph in a 30-mph zone; given state ticket.

Amber K. Phillips, 22, of Savanna; 11:52 a.m. Thurs-day at East Lincolnway and Woodlawn Road; improper lane usage; given state ticket.

Monique S. Coleman, 29, of Sterling; 1:43 p.m. Thurs-day at 17th Avenue and East Fourth Street; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone; given state ticket.

Miron Redzepi, 36, of Davis Junction; 1:52 p.m. Thursday at East Fourth Street and 15th Avenue; speeding 44 mph in a 30-mph zone, operat-ing uninsured motor vehicle; given state tickets.

Brandi M. McLoughlin, 28, of Sterling; 11:06 p.m.

Thursday at East Third Street and Sixth Avenue; no insurance; given state ticket.

Dixon PoliceJanie Conley, 60, of

Dixon; 8 p.m. Thursday in the 500 block of Depot Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and released.

Robert F. Grgula, 36, of Dixon; 1:52 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Sherman Avenue; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted bond and released.

Amboy PoliceGena M. Chirchirillo, 20,

of Amboy; 7:46 p.m. Thurs-day at 86 W. Hawley St.; driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the life or health of a child, improper lane usage; taken to Lee County Jail, posted bond, and released with notice to appear in court.

Micaela K. Mccoy, 20, of Amboy; 7:46 p.m. Thursday at 86 W. Hawley St.; unlaw-ful consumption of alcohol by a minor; given ordinance violation.

Ashley N. Meenen, 19, of Rock Falls; 4:05 p.m. Thurs-day at U.S. Route 52 and Nauman Road; speeding 72 mph in a 55-mph zone; given traffic citation and released after posting bond.

Lee County SheriffTahwnee B. Spencer, 24,

of Dixon; 2:50 a.m. Friday; warrant for contempt, war-rant for driving while license suspended; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Tyler A. N. Schumacher, 18, of Dixon; 10:48 p.m. disorderly conduct; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Seth G. Anderson, 24, of Sterling; 10:29 p.m. Thurs-day; operating uninsured motor vehicle, driving while license suspended; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Ogle County Sheriff

Jason D. Nolan, 25, of Rockford; Thursday; warrant for failure to appear; held at Ogle County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Lara D. Stacy, 22, of Amboy; Thursday; petition to revoke probation; posted bond and given notice to appear in court.

Shelli Delatorre, 48, of Rochelle; Thursday; warrant for failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

State PoliceJames E. Sneider, 21,

of North Aurora; 9:21 p.m. June 21 on Interstate 88 eastbound to Albany Road in Whiteside County; no seat belt, illegal transportation of

alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana; held at Whiteside County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Jesse G. Michael, 20, of North Aurora; 9:21 p.m. June 21 on Interstate 88 eastbound to Albany Road in Whiteside County; no rear plate light, possession of marijuana; held at Whiteside County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Rhonda C. Graszer, 41, of Joliet; 9:21 p.m. June 21 on Interstate 88 eastbound to Albany Road in Whiteside County; no seat belt, warrant, possession of drug para-phernalia; held at Whiteside County Jail.

Jody Canas, 44, of Sterling; 6:37 p.m. June 23 at Third and Fifth avenues in Rock Falls; Lee County warrant; held at Whiteside County Jail.

Deon L. Woodrome, 41, of Rochelle; 11:05 a.m. June 24 at state Route 38 and Caron Road in Ogle County; warrant for failure to appear, driving while revoked, no valid regis-tration; taken to Ogle County Jail, given recognizance bond, and released.

Kari K. Folkers, 49, of Rock Falls; 8:07 p.m. June 24 at First Avenue and Sev-enth Street in Rock Falls; Peoria County warrant for failure to appear – driving under the influence; held at Whiteside County Jail.

Singh Fnu Harpreet, 44, of Turlock, California; 10:58 a.m. Sunday at state Route 40 and Hurd Road in Whi-teside County; driving while revoked, speeding; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Manuel Vargas, 41, of Sterling; 11:47 p.m. Monday at Lincolnway and Douglas Drive in Sterling; aggravated driving under the influence, improper lane usage, driving while license suspended, ille-gal transportation of alcohol; held at Whiteside County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Ahmad M. Ashour, 28, of Dixon; 5:58 p.m. Tuesday at Castle Rock State Park in Ogle County; Lee County warrant for failure to appear; posted $50 cash bond and given notice to appear in court.

Todd D. Sall, 52, of Zee-land, Michigan; 5:05 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 39 in Ogle County; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; given citation.

Martin R. Barrientos-Sierra, 52, of Rochelle; 12:35 p.m. Wednesday at Perry Road and state Route 251 in Lee County; driv-ing while license revoked, speeding, Knox County warrant for failure to appear, no insurance; held at Lee County Jail and given notice to appear in court.

Rebecka M. Castaneda-Valadez, 25, of Milan; 7:11 p.m. Wednesday at U.S. Route 30 and Fell Road in

Lee County; driving while license suspended, speed-ing, illegal transportation of alcohol, no insurance, no valid registration; given indi-vidual bond and notice to appear in court.

Tierra J. Gordon, 25, of East Moline; 7:11 p.m. Wednesday at U.S. Route 30 and Fell Road in Lee County; illegal transporta-tion of alcohol; released with promise to comply and notice to appear in court.

Steven R. Jenkins, 20, of Sterling; 2:53 p.m. Thurs-day at East Lincolnway and Spring Street in Sterling; driving while suspended, no seat belt, illegal use of a handheld cell phone while driving; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Errick T. Yance, 26, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 39 in Lee County; possession of marijuana, 10 to 30 grams; given individual bond and notice to appear in court.

Boy, 16, of Tulsa, Oklaho-ma; 2:52 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 39 in Lee County; unlawful use of a weapon, possession of ammunition without a Firearm Owners Identification Card; released to his guardian.

Four injured in three-vehicle crash

OGLE COUNTY – Four people suffered injuries June 20 in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 39.

State police responded at 9:22 a.m. A minivan driven by Tory P. Rhodes, 23, of Norton, Kansas, was stopped in the left lane of Interstate 39, with traffic ahead of it, due to a con-struction zone. A pickup truck driven by Pete D. Sher-lock, 21, of North Augusta, South Carolina, was south-bound behind Rhodes’ vehicle, and Sherlock did not notice traffic had stopped. Sherlock’s pickup truck rear-ended Rhodes’ minivan, causing the minivan to leave the roadway and come to rest in the ditch.

Rhodes’ minivan then struck the driver’s side of an SUV driven by Stephen Y. Thurlow, 63, of Aurora, which came to rest on the right shoulder. Thurlow was uninjured in the crash. Sher-lock, Rhodes, and a pas-senger in Rhodes’ vehicle, Kaitlin Rhodes, 28, of Nor-

ton, Kansas, were taken to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Their conditions were unavailable Friday. Sherlock was given a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

One injured in two-vehicle crash

LEE COUNTY – A Paw Paw woman suffered injuires June 20 in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 39.

State police responded at 2:48 p.m. A car driven by Joshua J. Sarver, 34, of Paw Paw, was northbound on Interstate 39, and slowed for congested traffic. A truck-tractor semi driven by Tom Smith Jr., 75, of Franklin, Indiana, was northbound behind Smith, and failed to slow in time, striking the rear of Sarver’s car.

Joshua Sarver was unin-jured. A passenger in his car, Erin M. Sarver, 38, of Paw Paw, was injured, and was taken to Rochelle Com-munity Hospital. Her condi-tion was unavailable Friday. Smith was given a citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

Details wanted in 17 Polo thefts

POLO – Police are seeking information from the public on a series of 17 thefts from vehicles which took place from Wednesday night until early Thursday in all areas of Polo.

The first report came in at 5:05 a.m. Thursday. Most vehicles were known to be left unlocked, and police are reminding citizens to lock their vehicles and keep valu-ables out of view.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ogle Lee Crime Stoppers at 888-228-4488, or Polo police at 815-946-3412.

BIRTHDAYSHappy birthday to Chery

Near and Kaden Wendt, both on Saturday.

Happy birthday to Jerri Seidschlag, Sharon Felsbit-ner, Otto Ickes, Jonathan Black, Marj Brotheridge, and Jonathon Ruiz, all on Sunday.

Happy birthday to Finnegan Simmons, 3, Virginia Johnson, Tammy Martin, Heath Derksen, 16, and Sandy Zetterburg, all on Monday.

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CorrectionThe Let Freedom Ring

Festival runs through Monday in Mount Morris and will offer live entertain-ment at the downtown bandshell and at Maggie’s Beer Garden stage, 115 S. Wesley Ave.; a truck show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; a car show and cruise-in at 4 p.m. Sunday; and more.

The bell-ringing ceremony is at 1 p.m. Monday, and the parade steps off at 2.

Go to letfreedomringfes-tival.com for a complete schedule of events or more information.

Incorrect dates for the truck show and parade were published in Thurs-day’s editions.

We regret the error.

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CHICAGO (AP) – Two people were killed Friday and four Chicago police officers injured when a chase originating in a sub-urb ended in a crash.

Chicago police spokes-man Anthony Guglielmi said several suspects robbed the manager of a Tinley Park fast-food restaurant of an unde-termined amount of cash as the woman was head-ed to a bank to deposit funds.

The chase began when Illinois State Police spot-ted the suspect vehicle on Interstate 57. Guglielmi says Chicago police later joined the chase. The sus-pect car collided with a police vehicle after exiting the expressway.

Guglielmi said four officers in the vehicle involved in the crash suf-fered non-life threatening injuries.

One suspect was pro-nounced dead at North-western Memorial Hos-pital, the other at Stro-ger Hospital. Police say two suspects, who were also injured, are in cus-tody.

The suspects haven’t been identified.

Two dead, 4 officers injured in fatal crash

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Now, this is what Heather Dauen had in mind

when she envisioned the view from her office. It just took her awhile to get here.

She’s surrounded by flowers of many colors, as far as the eye can see. The terrain is as close to the way a higher power intended it to be as it’s been in centuries. Sure, some of her co-workers are massive, extremely hairy, and might not smell springtime fresh. What do you expect? They’re bison.

Dauen, 29, is interning at Nachusa Grasslands this summer, and aspires to plant and run an edu-cational grassland for children alongside her Sterling house.

She was a dispatcher with the Rock Falls Police Department for 6 years. She says she loved the job, but felt an aching.

“At my PD job, even though I loved that job, I would sit there with my window – that didn’t open – and look outside every day and wish I could be outdoors.”

Nonetheless, after she had her second child, Julia, on Aug. 2, 2013, she decided to go back to school, only to land in another field in which she didn’t quite fit. Her paralegal degree from the former Rockford Busi-ness College translated to an internship with the Miller and Lancaster law firm.

The move was calcu-lated: Rather than the rotating shifts with Rock Falls police, she wanted something closer to banker’s hours, but the work didn’t thrill her.

Maybe she should be an attorney, she thought. Nope.

Finally, slightly less than a year ago, she began volunteering with Natural Area Guardians – the nonprofit dedicated to restoring prairies and native species of plants and animals.

“For once, I was going to do something just for me, not what people say you should do,” she said. “You grow up and real-ize it’s not about money. It’s about finding what makes you happy.”

What would you like on your sandwich?

Dauen’s arms have almost healed. They brushed some wild pars-nip a few weeks ago, and when she and her kids, Julia and Markus, 11, visited Magic Waters, the sun turned the affected areas into blisters.

The pink blemishes hear-ken back to her moment of clarity last fall. In late September, her dad, Lee, died at age 60 from diabe-tes and other health issues. She was the one who told the doctors to turn the equipment off, knowing he suffered brain damage when entering diabetic shock and a coma.

“I knew he wouldn’t want to live in that state,” she said. “It was the worst couple of days of my life, to be honest.”

Then her mother, Tina, was diagnosed with can-cer for the second time.

“I thought, ‘My god, life is so short,’” Dauen said. “You see so many people wanting to get by, make the money, and then retire and do the things I like. It doesn’t always happen that way. That day might not come.”

That’s about the time she read a blog entry on professional develop-ment written by Mark Manson titled “7 Strange Questions that Help You Find Your Life Purpose.”

“It said you should think back to your 8-year-old self and think about what your 8-year-old self would be upset that you weren’t doing now,” she said. “What did you used to love so much?”

That’s what got her out-side. She’s working toward a double-major in envi-ronmental science and political science at North-ern Illinois University, and latched onto an internship with Heather Herakovich,

who’s working toward her doctorate at NIU.

Every Thursday and Friday, she drops Julia off at day care, then arrives at Nachusa at 6:05 a.m. They spend the morning researching birds’ nests at the prairie to determine whether the bison’s arriv-al has had a discernible impact.

She loves it.“I’ve just been so happy

with the people, and all the work we’re doing,” she said.

The other question in the blog entry that resonated with Dauen: “What’s your favorite

flavor of (expletive) sand-wich, and does it come with an olive?”

“Everything sucks, some of the time,” the entry states.

“Every job is going to have something you don’t like – like wild pars-nips, or getting wet and muddy while walking in the prairie,” she said. “But can the rest of the job make up for that?”

Bridging a gapDauen has learned all

about identifying birds, their calls, and what determines whether a nest is successful.

She’d like to pay for-ward so much more. She aspires to plant the 10-acre hay field along-side her home on Avenue F with native species, and set up educational stations for students, as well as create other programs, such as YMCA outreach initiatives.

Her tenacity has earned her a $500 scholarship through Whiteside Coun-ty Natural Area Guard-ians, but still, finances are tight. She’s trying to stretch her police pension through spring, when she’ll finish her degree.

The tight spot has its silver linings. She cut their cable and is seeing positive results.

“The kids aren’t miss-ing out at all,” she said. “They’re outside, explor-ing the world, and learn-ing all about what I do.”

Julia also has enjoyed Mom bringing her to work, and to the prairies at Sauk Valley Commu-nity College, and Markus

even has helped collect seeds.

What’s pivotal to her plans is convincing the City Council of prairie’s value. She needs its approval to carry out her plan, especially because of the controlled burns that would need to take place.

“I want to bridge the gap between policy and the general public and scientists,” she said. “There are a lot of gaps between what we can do with prairies and people not knowing what it can do, and how it can pre-serve species for future generations.”

She’d like to get started in the spring, if possible, and Dave Harrison with the Whiteside Soil and Water District has com-mitted to helping her flesh out her plan, once she has the council’s blessing.

“Even once everything’s planted, it takes some plants many years to flow-er and bloom,” she said. “So the sooner the better.”

Becoming Prairie DauenWoman, 29, reinvents herself, goes from paralegal to environmentalist

Heimerman is the Enterprise Projects Editor at Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at [email protected] or 815-625-3600, ext. 5523.

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Photos by Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] Heather Dauen, 29, of Sterling records measurements of vegetation while working Thursday at Nachusa Grasslands near Franklin Grove. As part of an internship through Northern Illinois University, from which she plans to graduate with a double-major in environmental science and political science in the spring, she’s examining the bisons’ impact on native birds’ nests.

Dauen (left) and Heather Herakovich gear up to check out a dickcissel nest at Nachusa Grasslands.

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Betty BoisApril 2, 1944 - July 2, 2010

Time may heal the brokenheart, time may make thewound less sore; but time cannever stop the longing for theloved one gone before.

Love,Jerry

Betty BoisApril 2, 1944 - July 2, 2010

Time may heal the brokenheart, time may make thewound less sore; but time cannever stop the longing for theloved one gone before.

Love,Jerry

We sat beside your bedside,

Our hearts were crushed and sore:

We did our best to the end,

‘Til we could do no more.

In tears we watched you sinking,

We watched you fade away:

And though our hearts we breaking,

We knew you could not stay.

You left behind some aching hears,

I loved you the most sincere:

I will always remember you!

Love,Jerry

In Loving Memory

Betty BoisApril 2, 1944-July 2, 2010

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ROCK FALLS – Elizabeth J. Dillow, 86, of Rock Falls, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

Elizabeth J. Dillow

FULTON – Bert S. Merema, 95, of Fulton, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Mercy Living Center South in Clinton, Iowa. Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton handled arrangements.

Bert S. Merema

LASALLE – Helen M. Galloway, 87, of LaSalle, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednes-day, June 29, 2016, at her son’s home after an extended illness.

Mrs. Galloway was born Nov. 11, 1928, in Fisher, to Arthur and Irene (Fillen-worth) Lange. She worked for 25 years at Mendota Lutheran Home. The for-mer Mrs. Hill married Francis “Abe” Galloway on Sept. 14, 1966, in Otta-wa.

Mrs. Galloway is sur-vived by one daughter, Jo Ellen Arredondo of Dal-las; three sons, Steve Hill and Marvin Hill, both of LaSalle, and Dean Hill of

Peru; four granddaugh-ters; eight grandsons; 12 great-granddaughters; 15 great-grandsons; two great-great-granddaugh-ters; two great-great-grandsons; four nieces; and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis; her parents; her daughter, Linda Glenn; one sister; four brothers; one great-grandson; and one great-great-grandson in infancy.

There will be no ser-vices. Hurst Funeral Home in LaSalle is han-dling arrangements. Visit hurstfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Helen M. Galloway

CHICAGO – Helen Maria Miller (née Ben-nett), 89, of Chicago and Grand Detour, and a native of Greenfield, Missouri, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 26, 2016, at her home.

She was born April 4, 1927.

She was the beloved wife of 45 years to Alan Leonard Miller; loving mother of Richard Bain,

Allen, Jeff, and Elizabeth Glazner, Julie Cosanella, and Lee Miller; dear sis-ter of Jane Etter, Gloria Herrera, and Kathy Ben-nett; grandmother of 13; and great-grandmother of four.

Burial of cremains will be later this summer at Grand Detour Cemetery.

Cremation Society of Illinois is handling arrangements.

Helen M. MillerApril 4, 1927 – June 26, 2016

POLO – Raymond R. Peugh, 77, of

Polo, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Polo Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Born June 21, 1939, in Ster-ling, he was the son of Ralph and Hazel (Fletchic) Peugh. He married D o n n a H u m p h r e y s Drexler on Jan. 1, 1990, in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Peugh was a vet-eran of the Army, a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling, and a 1957 graduate of Ster-ling High School. He was a sales representa-tive for Pioneer Seeds for 16 years, and farmed for many years in the area until 2005. He was a recipient of the FFA State Farmer Award and achieved the Ameri-can Farmer Award in 1960. He appeared on the cover of the May

2, 1989 edition of Prai-rie Farmer Magazine, and was past president

of the Whiteside County Federa-tion of 4-H Clubs.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Donna of Polo; a stepdaughter,

Diane (Jeff) Marsh of Freeport; a stepson, Douglas (Terra) Drex-ler of Polo; two sisters, Nancy Cox of Florida and Connie Ricklefs of Sterling; two grandchil-dren; and two nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Private services will be at a later date. McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory in Rock Falls is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

Visit mcdonaldfuneral-homes.com to send con-dolences.

Raymond R. Peugh

FULTON – Russell N. Garrett, 86, of Fulton, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at his home. He was employed at the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. in Sterling, retir-ing as a superintendent after 36 years of service.

Russell was born May 23, 1930, in Brecken-ridge, Minnesota, the son of William and Zelma (McDougal) Garrett. He married Dorothy Dahl-berg on July 29, 1950, in Breckenridge. She pre-ceded him in death in May 1999.

Survivors include three daughters, Ginger Witt of Marshfield, Wisconsin, Bonnie Johnson of Rock

Falls, and Opal (Randy) Kleckler of Milledgeville; one son, William (Kathy) Garrett of Morrison; one sister, Janet (Lark) Perry of Sterling; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and stepgrandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, three sisters, and one granddaughter.

Cremation rites will be accorded. There will be no services.

M c D o n a l d F u n e r a l Home & Crematory in Ful-ton is handling arrange-ments. Visit mcdonaldfu-neralhomes.com to send condolences.

Russell N. Garrett

ROCK FALLS – James C. Hicks, 76, of Rock Falls, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at his home. He retired as a welder from Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. after 34 years.

He was born Aug. 7, 1939, in Crab Orchard, West Virginia, the son of Thomas Madison and Eva Mae (Crawford) Hicks. He married Caro-lyn Jean Bloomquist on Aug. 20, 1955, in Rock Falls.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy (Albert) Knight and Carolyn (Kim) Ruth, both of Rock Falls; one

son, Dean Hicks of Rock Falls; one brother, John (Sandra) Hicks of Rock Falls; 13 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Virginia Ruth Richardson and Delo-ma Lane; one brother, Thomas Hicks; and two great-great-grandchil-dren.

A private service was held at home.

M c D o n a l d F u n e r a l H o m e & C r e m a t o r y in Rock Falls handled arrangements.

James C. Hicks

STERLING – R. Craig Massey, 53, of Sterling, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

He was born Aug. 2, 1962, in Ster-ling, the son of Garlin and Melva (Counts) Massey, and was a 1980 gradu-ate of Sterling High School. He married Julie A. Sheffler on May 26, 1990, in Sterling. Craig had worked as a driver for UPS for 25 years, and for the past 10 years, was maintenance supervi-sor at Newman Central Catholic High School in Sterling. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, an avid golfer, and a Chicago Bears, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Cubs fan.

Surviving are his wife, Julie; his son, Michael

Massey of Sterling; his daughter, Alison Massey of Indianapolis; his

brother, Garlin (Barb) Massey of Searcy, Arkan-sas; and his sister, Renee (Rudy) Del-gado of Sterling.

He was preceded in death by his

parents and his brother, Kenny Massey.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, 1002 12th Ave., Rock Falls. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Bruce Ludeke, celebrant, officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Sterling.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial will be estab-lished.

R. Craig Massey

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK ▼ Today’s visitations:

Brandon A. LaFavre of Mar-quette, Michigan, 3-6 p.m. at Rock Falls American Legion.▼ Tuesday visitations:R. Craig Massey of Sterling,

4-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Sharon A. Kuehl of Rochelle, 5-8 p.m. at Unger-Horner

Funeral Home in Rochelle.▼ Wednesday visitations:Harold E. “Gene” Carroll of

Shorewood, 3-8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., at Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy.▼ Wednesday funerals:Sharon A. Kuehl of

Rochelle, 10 a.m. at Unger-

Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle.

R. Craig Massey of Sterling, 10 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sterling.▼ Thursday visitations:Harold E. “Gene” Carroll

of Shorewood, 9-11 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.

▼ Thursday funerals:Harold E. “Gene” Carroll of

Shorewood, 11 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Amboy.▼ July 9 funerals:Delores I. “Dodie” Gecan,

formerly of Mount Morris, cel-ebration of life, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mount Morris Moose Lodge.

ILLINOIS | MEDICAL MARIJUANA

CHICAGO (AP) – Illi-nois’ experiment with medical marijuana has earned a boost thanks to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval of legislation extending the state pilot program for 2.5 years and including two more med-ical conditions.

On Friday, medical marijuana advocates and experts called it a turning point that gives patients guaranteed access to the drug and provides con-fidence to those selling and cultivating it in the state. Rauner signed the measure Thursday night.

“It’s a very good thing for us,” said Charles Bachtell, the founder and CEO of Cresco Labs, which holds cultivation permits in Illi-nois. “It’s somewhat of an endorsement of the state saying, ‘You’re doing the right thing. We like what we’re seeing from the pilot program and let’s make some reasonable modifications.’”

The measure extends the pilot program until July 2020 and includes those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and terminal illnesses, defined as those who have less than 6 months to live, to participate in the pro-gram. Illinois Department of Public Health officials said Friday the agency must draft emergency rules, develop forms and adjust online registration and registry cards before those with PTSD and ter-minal illnesses can apply for the medical marijuana

program. IDPH will post information on its website when applications can be accepted, spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said.

The new law also stream-lines how doctors approve patients and gives the governor the ability to reappoint members of the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board.

State Rep. Lou Lang, the Skokie Democrat who has sponsored medical mari-juana proposals, said the extension and technical changes are crucial to gauging the program’s success.

Lawmakers legalized a 4-year pilot in 2013, but the first sales weren’t until November 2015. With-out Rauner signing the legislation, the program would have expired at the end of 2017. Lang said the remaining time “simply wasn’t long enough.”

Most significantly, the new law provides patients with reassurances that the drug will be available in Illinois, said Bob Mor-

gan, who was the Illinois program’s first director and now is president of the Illinois Cannabis Bar Association.

“They won’t have to revert to purchasing can-nabis illegally or consider moving to another state that has a medical canna-bis program,” Morgan said.

The new law also gives Illinois medical marijua-na businesses more time to grow, he said.

“That’s got to be a relief to them, that they can just continue to operate a suc-cessful business and work toward servicing the com-munity,” Morgan said.

Illinois’ medical mari-juana pilot program got its start under former Gov. Pat Quinn and con-tinued under Rauner, who for more than a year resisted expanding the program beyond the orig-inal 39 conditions and diseases listed in the law.

The industry’s future in Illinois also depends on a handful of lawsuits challenging the Illinois

Medical Cannabis Advi-sory Board’s denial of marijuana use for certain conditions. Lawsuits are pending that challenge the state’s decision to not include osteoarthri-tis, autism, chronic post-operative pain, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, polycystic kidney disease and intractable pain.

Illinois law allows peo-ple to petition the state to add health conditions to the eligible list, but Rauner’s administration had rejected all new con-ditions despite the advice of an expert panel that reviewed available medi-cal evidence.

Program gets boost from Rauner approvalLegislation extends program 2.5 years

AP Lead grower Dave Wilson cares for marijuana plants Sept. 15 in the “Flower Room” at the Ataraxia medi-cal marijuana cultivation center in Albion. Illinois’ experiment with medical marijuana has earned a boost thanks to a 2.5-year pilot program extension and inclusion of two more medical conditions.

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That projected deficit is now closer to $9 bil-lion, and the state owes an estimated $159 bil-lion on services from past years of deficit bud-gets. More than double the state’s annual rev-enue is needed to pay off past debt.

Stauter and Brion Brooks, executive direc-tor at Village of Progress in Oregon, sat down with the Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board Wednes-day to discuss the social services crisis. Both work in disability services, and both have special needs children.

The temporary bud-get calls for a $673 mil-lion increase for social services, but that’s only about 65 percent of what is owed on services pro-vided from July 2015 through the end of this year. Details were not provided about a pay-ment timeline.

While the crisis has deepened in the absence of a state budget, the social services agencies have been struggling for much longer.

Stauter has done advo-cacy work in Springfield, and is in tune with the inner workings of state government.

“There has been more than a decade of neglect for social services, but many people are just now seeing it,” Stauter said. “We’ve just cut and cut to try to keep up with reve-nue, but the budget mess has made things even harder.”

Through court orders to continue Medicaid pay-ments, most funding for disability services has been trickling in, but for agencies unprotected by the courts, the crisis has deepened.

According to the United Way of Illinois, 1 million people have lost social

services in the past year, thanks largely to the bud-get impasse. The United Way survey also shows that 429 respondents reported that 91 percent of the state’s agencies have been forced to cut the number of clients they serve.

Many agencies have been forced to raid reserves and take out loans for daily opera-tions, while others have made deep cuts, and could soon have to close their doors.

Illinois, on average, owes $525,000 to every agency that is waiting for payment on state con-tracts. Those agencies have accumulated an estimated $37.7 million in debt. Banks are getting nervous as extensions are made on lines of credit. Many agencies trying to move credit lines or start new ones are being turned down.

While the statistics are staggering, Brooks said it’s important to remem-

ber the faces behind the numbers.

Kreider has 30 group homes in Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties. Kreider has about 200 residential clients, 300 others, and 400 employees.

Village of Progress serves about 100 devel-opmentally disabled clients in Ogle County, including those with epi-lepsy, autism, and cere-bral palsy.

Even before the budget crisis, Illinois had fallen far behind most states in allocating funds for the disabled.

“In Illinois, we get $44 per capita on disability services, and the average in the Midwest region is $133,” Brooks said.

Staffing is a huge prob-lem for agencies provid-ing disability services. Direct support profes-sionals are the hands-on caregivers, and DSPs are projected to be one of the fastest-growing job seg-ments in the country.

The average wage for

DSPs, however, is $9.35 an hour, leading to high turnover.

“There are many jobs with comparable and higher pay that don’t involve taking people to the toilet,” Brooks said. “The DSPs also must have at least 40 hours of train-ing, and they are subject-ed to very thorough back-ground checks.”

Legislation has been introduced in the Illi-nois House and Senate to increase the starting wage for DSPs to $15 an hour. In the meantime, one of every four of those jobs goes unfilled. Kreider currently has openings for 20 full-time caregivers.

Brooks said the turnover can be devastating for the clients and their families.

“Aging family mem-bers worry about who will care for clients when they are gone,” Brooks said. “Caregivers get to know important things about them that only the parents know, and the

revolving door is dev-astating for clients and families.”

Kreider was forced to cut its respite services last year because the agency feared there would be no state payments.

Brooks said about 60 people from Ogle County are on the state’s prior-ity of needs list while the state decides whether to fund their care.

“They live in a very small universe while they are on the list,” Brooks said. “Our foundation is paying for some on the list to come here a couple of times a week for some socialization, but their life experiences are very limited.”

Brooks said it’s difficult to advocate for those who have no voice. He said

many people in the area are still unaware of what his organization does.

“I think it’s out of sight, out of mind for many people,” Brooks said. “There are people who were born and raised in Oregon who tell me they didn’t even know Village of Progress existed.”

Stauter said if people don’t come into contact with the disabled popula-tion, he fears the advoca-cy efforts can fall on deaf ears.

“Legislators have heard so many social services horror stories, I think they eventually become numb,” Stauter said.

Brooks said it also is convenient for politicians to not care about a seg-ment of the population that doesn’t vote.

Even before crisis, state had fallen behindISSUES

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Photos by Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] Jeff Stauter of Kreider Services speaks Wednesday to the Sauk Valley Media Edi-torial Board. Stauter has done advocacy work in Springfield, and is in tune with the inner workings of state government. “There has been more than a decade of neglect for social services, but many people are just now seeing it,” Stauter said. “We’ve just cut and cut to try to keep up with revenue, but the budget mess has made things even harder.”

Village of Progress’ Brion Brooks talks about the challenges he faces with the budget impasse. Brooks said it’s difficult to advocate for those who have no voice. He said many people in the area are still unaware of what his organization does.

Museum to reopen today with $5 fee

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The Illinois State Museum in Springfield is set to reopen today with an admission fee after it closed in Sep-tember due to the lack of

a state budget.Earlier this month, a leg-

islative panel approved charging a $5-per-person fee. The museum previ-ously was free. Children under age 18, seniors and veterans still will get in free. State officials say the

museum will have special activities planned and unique artifacts on display.

Other facilities also will reopen Saturday, including the Dickson Mounds Muse-um in Fulton County and the museum’s Research Collec-tions Center in Springfield.

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Editorial Board

Jim DunnSam R Fisher

Sheryl GulbransonJennifer Heintzelman

Jeff RogersKathleen Schultz

Tom Shaw

During the past fis-cal year, Illinois-ans were at the

mercy of a state budget impasse that disrupted institutions, programs and lives.

For the past decade, however, the needs of people with intellectual and developmental dis-abilities have been chron-ically neglected by those in power.

The consequences of that neglect make it more and more difficult for area agencies to serve the needs of people who, as the late Sen. Hubert Humphrey once said, are in “the shadows of life.”

The Sauk Valley Media Editorial Board spent an enlightening hour this week with Jeff Stauter, chief executive officer of Kreider Services of Dixon, and Brion Brooks, execu-tive director of the Village of Progress of Oregon.

Kreider and Village of Progress continue to serve hundreds of area clients, even though “we haven’t seen any new money in a decade,” Stauter said. Kreider also supervises 30 group homes in three counties.

The underfunding has led to wages for agency employees that aren’t competitive enough to attract sufficient workers willing to undergo the required training and do the required work, which includes personal care (toileting) for clients.

PROGRAMS, SUCH as respite care, have been cut at Kreider. Support for people with autism has been reduced.

As Brooks noted, “The underfunding has a lot of ramifications not from just understaffing but for the dignity of individuals.”

Both agencies have tapped their foundations for financial help, but that support goes only so far.

These private, not-for-profit agencies would like

to see additional state funding so that wages can be raised and vacancies filled in their workforces.

They would also like sufficient funding so that the state’s “waiting list” of people with disabili-ties who need help, now numbering about 27,000, could be reduced.

Stauter and Brooks expressed concern that a stopgap budget likely would not solve the prob-lems they face.

Stauter said such a budget would only be kicking the can down the road again, “which is what we’ve done since [Gov.] George Ryan was in office.” Ryan’s term ended in 2003.

BROOKS SAID THE average spending for dis-ability services in Mid-western states is $133 per capita. Illinois, how-ever, spends only $44 per capita.

How do state leaders get away with spending so little on persons with dis-abilities?

“I think it’s an invisible community, for the most part,” Brooks said.

Many people with dis-abilities are not able to have a voice in the debate. They are out of sight, and therefore out of mind for many politicians – even as, with more programs closing and more people with disabilities on the street, they likely will have more problems with law enforcement.

Stauter put it bluntly: “We just don’t see any light at the end of the tun-nel.”

Sen. Humphrey said the “moral test of govern-ment” centers on how it treats children, the elderly, and “the sick, the needy and the handicapped.”

In Illinois, our govern-ment clearly is failing the test.

And it will continue to do so until the public demands otherwise.

Illinois fails a moral test

What we thinkIllinois spends far less per capita on disability services than other Midwestern states. The

stopgap budget isn’t expected to help much.

EDITORIAL

As we pause to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s independence, it seems appropriate to consider the vital role played by the American military in the creation of our nation and its trans-formation of our world.

We are not a militaris-tic nation, but we are a nation that is deeply proud of its military. We are not a perfect people. We have made many mis-takes. We have not always lived up to our noble ideals. It is important to remember what hap-pened at Wounded Knee, My Lai and Abu Ghraib.

But it is also important to remember the amaz-ing things that the U.S.

military has done in our world.

On April 19, 1775, Brit-ish soldiers m a r c h e d from Bos-ton to Lex-ington and

Concord to seize a cache of arms. They were con-fronted on the Lexington Green by citizen soldiers who were farmers, mer-chants and tradesmen.

The “shot heard round the world,” so named by Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem “Concord Hymn,” was fired later that day on the Old North Bridge. Liberty was not a gift of the English crown; she had to be taken by force by an armed rebel populace.

LATER THAT YEAR, American forces invad-ed British Canada. My own ancestor, James Van Rensselaer, was a citi-zen soldier in the siege of Quebec, and his com-manding officer was Benedict Arnold.

The American Revolution is often portrayed in rosy colors due to its remote-ness and patriotic out-come. It was, in fact, a hor-rendously bloody conflict.

Recent scholarship has placed the total number of Americans killed in the American Revolution at around 25,000, out of a total population of the 13 colonies in 1775 of 2.4 million. Thus, over 1 per-cent of the population was killed over the course of the war’s nearly 81⁄2 years.

AFTER THE AMERICAN Revolution, we would fight Britain again in the War of 1812. We also fought our way westward across the continent, engaging in many brutal wars against the Native Americans.

In 1846, President Polk launched a war against Mexico. This was and remains a controversial chapter in American his-tory. U.S. Rep. Abraham Lincoln opposed the war. Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes to support the war and was briefly jailed. Even Ulyss-es Grant, who fought in the war, condemned its prosecution in his mem-oirs.

But without the Mexi-can-American War, the states of California, Ari-zona, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico would never have been added to the Union. Without the Mex-ican-American War, the United States might never have become a coast-to-coast superpower.

Imagine for a moment

what World War II might have been like had Polk not fought the Mexi-can-American War. It is unlikely that an American naval base would have been built at Pearl Harbor without Polk. If there had not been a Pacific base, the Japanese would never have sunk the Arizona to start the war, because the state we call Arizona would have belonged to Mexico. If there had not been Alamogordo in New Mexico where the atomic bomb could be tested, would we have been able to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, thereby ending the war?

WITHOUT POLK’S war in the 19th century, the United States might not have been strong enough to deal with the challeng-es of fascism and com-munism in the 20th cen-tury.

Nearly 100 years ago in 1917, America citi-zen soldiers went “Over There” with the American Expeditionary Force to fight the Central Powers in World War I. By 1918, German Kaiser William II would abdicate. In 1941, American citizens would get the call to combat Hit-ler and Imperial Japan. Just over 71 years ago, American soldiers liber-ated the Nazi concen-tration camps, such as Buchenwald and Dachau, thereby helping to end

the Holocaust. Without American invasions at places like the beaches of Omaha and Anzio, the world would undoubted-ly be a darker place.

A f t e r W o r l d W a r II, American forces remained engaged with Europe, joining NATO and garrisoning the nations of former adver-saries during the Cold War. The Cold War was won without a shot being fired.

Today we face the threat of global terror networks that have perpetrated horrors in Brussels, Paris, San Bernardino, Califor-nia, and, most recently, Orlando, Florida.

Our enemies must know that Americans do not love war for war’s sake. To do so is the defini-tion of fascism. We are and always have been reluctant warriors. But when provoked, we know how to fight, and we will endure until victory and a lasting peace is won.

THANKS TO THE cour-age and sacrifice of those American patriots who have served in our mili-tary and those who serve today, we are able to cel-ebrate the Fourth of July and to confront the chal-lenges that face us around the world.

Note to readers: Christo-pher Kelly’s newest book, “An Adventure in 1914,” will be published this fall.

Wars transformed America into influential global powerSpirit of 1776 best exhibited in our military

GUEST COLUMN | FOURTH OF JULY

BY CHRISTOPHER KELLYSeattle, Washington

Christopher Kelly

When our state redraft-ed its constitution in 1970, citizens were given the opportunity to pro-pose amendments to the basic structure and oper-ation of the state Legisla-ture.

According to the record of proceedings of the Constitutional Con-vention, giving citizens the ability to propose

a m e n d m e n t s w o u l d allow voters to “over-come” a “reluctance on the part of the General Assembly” to change its “own domain.” (7 Record of Proceedings, Sixth Illi-nois Constitutional Con-vention, 2677-78)

In layman’s terms, vot-ers were granted the power to fix problems that state legislators had no incentive or motiva-tion to address.

THE INDEPENDENT Map Amendment was drafted to solve one of those problems: the con-flict of interest created

when legislators draw boundary lines for their own legislative districts.

Hundreds o f t h o u -s a n d s o f valid I l l i-nois citizen signatures s u p p o r t -i n g t h e I n d e p e n -dent Map

Amendment were gath-ered and submitted to the Illinois State Board of Elections, which officially declared that enough valid voter signatures have been submitted to place this proposal on the

November ballot.This impressive demon-

stration of voter support offers solid evidence that bringing an end to politi-cal map-drawing by the politicians is the will of the people.

IT IS NOT, HOWEVER, the will of the entrenched political interests. A group called the “Peoples Map” has now filed a lawsuit asking a judge to deny the voters of Illinois this chance to amend their own constitution.

Our elected officials have regrettably failed to pass several proposals

that would end our par-tisan system of political map-making, and now that “reluctance” can only be overcome by the voters.

The Independent Map Amendment will create a fair, impartial, trans-parent, and politically balanced commission to draw legislative maps, and for the first time, also adds important protec-tions for minority voting rights to the Illinois Con-stitution.

On behalf of AARP Illi-nois, Better Government Association, BPI (Busi-ness and Professional

People for the Public Interest), CHANGE Illi-nois, Common Cause Illi-nois, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, Illinois PIRG, League of Women Voters, and Small Business Advocacy Council, we believe it’s time to fix Illinois’ broken political system.

Politicians have failed us on this issue. Now it’s a matter that the will of Illinois voters should resolve.

Note to readers: Ra Joy is executive director of CHANGE Illinois, a state-wide public policy and political reform coalition.

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O nly the Illinois Supreme Court stands between

voters and the oppor-tunity to strike back, constructively, at a state political system that has hung a huge pen-sion albatross round our necks, brought us budget gridlock and, many think, has the state circling the drain.

The state election board has said the petition drive for a redistrict-ing reform initiative has passed muster. The issue is now before the state courts as to whether the proposal is constitu-tional.

The 1970 state constitu-tion provision for redis-tricting has not worked. The process has become highly political, with the party in power drawing lines to benefit incum-bents.

At present, for example, Democrats have majori-ties of three-fifths and two-thirds in the House and Senate, respectively,

far higher than the typi-cal split between the two major parties.

The Independent Maps initiative has proposed a complicated process that would try to siphon off the partisan politics and give the job of drawing state legislative maps to an independent commis-sion, rather than leave it with lawmakers.

Independent commis-sions seem to be working effectively in Arizona and California.

THE PROVISION IN the Illinois Constitution that allows use of the citizen initiative for Legislative Article limits amend-ments to “structural and procedural” subjects.

The state high court subsequently ruled that this means a pro-posal must encom-pass both structur-al and procedural mat-ters. As a result, this has been used to knock sev-eral proposals, e.g. term limits, off the ballot.

I agree with the late, distinguished state Supreme Court Justice Walter Schaefer that this was a gross misinterpre-tation of the language.

As he wrote, in dissent, “When I see a restaurant menu that says ‘we serve only beef and chicken,’ it doesn’t mean that all

the dishes have both beef and chicken in them; it means the dishes have one or the other.”

In 2014, a similar pro-posal was rejected at the circuit court level on what I think was a tech-nicality, but it mattered not, as that group’s peti-tion drive was botched, and the effort fell of its own weight.

More recently, a new group is trying again. Using top-drawer law-yers, the group believes it has corrected any defects necessary to pass the high bar for constitution-ality set by earlier state courts.

Opponents have filed a brief asking the court to dismiss the legislative initiative. Led by savvy election lawyer Mike Kasper, the opponents have thrown every pos-sible objection except the kitchen sink against the wall, hoping some-thing will stick. (By the

way, Kasper just hap-pens to be the lawyer for the Illinois Democratic Party, chaired by House Speaker Mike Madigan, who absolutely hates the idea of losing his control over redistricting.)

Kasper complains the proposal is not both structural and proce-dural, includes unrelated items, provides a new role for the state auditor general, and more.

The proponents argue that all those contentions are rubbish. The case will be appealed by one of the groups to the state high court, soon.

Different from most states, Illinois elects its supreme court, and on a partisan basis, which injects politics from the get-go.

The Illinois Constitu-tion of 1970 structured the high court to be Democratic. It gives three of seven seats to Cook County on a countywide basis, which means that county always elects three Dems.

IF THE COUNTY HAD been districted, like the rest of the state, a fair process would have likely resulted in 2 Ds and 1R. The court has been Dem-ocratic, mostly 4-3, ever since 1970.

The Democratic major-

ity on the court may be fine people, yet they all have deep political roots.

Anne Burke is the wife of 40-year Chicago alder-man Ed Burke, an ally of Speaker Madigan.

Mary Jane Thies is a longtime friend of state Senate President John Cullerton, himself a pro-tégé of Madigan.

Downstate Democrat Thomas Kilbride was elected in 2000 by a 52 percent to 48 percent margin, largely because Madigan put nearly $1 million into Kilbride’s campaign late, when Madigan saw it was in play; this district had always been GOP, though often narrowly so.

Justice Charles Free-man is the only African-American on the court. Some Chicago blacks oppose the redistricting reform, saying it might dilute black representa-tion, as blacks continue their exodus from vio-

lence-plagued Chicago neighborhoods.

Backgrounds don’t, of course, predict judi-cial decisions. Yet the political observers I have talked with suggest that if Speaker Madigan puts his thumb down on his party’s justices, it could affect a vote or more.

MY GRADUATE degrees are in political science, not law. Yet the redistricting proposal and arguments in sup-port of it persuade me the proposal is constitu-tional.

A rejection of the pro-posal would have to be drawn so narrowly that it would probably, in effect, render inoperative the citizen initiative provi-sions in a charter the jus-tices swore to uphold.

I think a 4-3 Democratic rejection of the proposal would be tragic for Illi-nois democracy and for future trust, that is, lack of it, in the court itself. We’ll have to wait and see.

Note to readers: Jim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors. He co-wrote “Fixing Illinois: Politics and Policy in the Prairie State.” Contact Nowlan at [email protected].

Redistricting reform hangs on court actionJim Nowlan of Toulon served two terms in the Illinois House and worked under three governors. He co-wrote “Fixing Illinois.”

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It’s been exactly one year since Donald Trump con-vulsed America’s political pros and punditocracy in howls of hilarity when his rambling campaign kick-off speech veered into his now-famous vow to build his Trump wall across our southern border — and somehow make Mexico pay for it.

Now this: In a rare, care-fully scripted speech on Tuesday, Trump delivered a series of political hits that, come November, may turn out to be pow-erful enough to topple yet another iconic political wall – this one seemingly far more impenetrable than any wall the aspiring mogul-in-chief dreams of being able to build.

Namely: Trump may have found the secret that could topple the solidly Democratic so-called “blue wall” of 18 northeastern, Midwest industrial, and West Coast states that have been giv-ing Democrats their huge base of presidential Elec-toral College votes for almost a quarter century.

The “blue wall,” pre-

sciently named by my esteemed journalistic col-league and political ana-lyst Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic, encom-passes the states that have voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1992.

Standing before a blue collar audience at a steel mill near Pittsburgh, Trump vowed to not only fight to make things bet-ter for blue collar work-ers – but made it clear he will do so by shattering to smithereens the U. S. Chamber of Commerce free trade policy pedes-tal that has been the pet perch of the elephantine Grand Old Party ever since World War II.

Trump launched into the sort of boldly aggres-sive populist agenda that, if you just read his words, might have left you thinking they’d been spo-ken by, say, Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders.

TRUMP SAID HE WILL:n Scrap the pending

Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact and renegoti-ate the North American Free Trade Agreement “to get a better deal, by a lot, not just a little, for our workers.”n Instruct his com-

merce secretary to identi-

fy “every violation of trade agreements a foreign country is currently using to harm you, the Ameri-can worker.”n And he said, “I’m

going to instruct my trea-sury secretary to label China a currency manip-ulator, which should have been done years ago!”

Trump rejected the view that, in the global econ-omy, nations benefit by importing goods. He said globalization benefits “the financial elite … [but leaves] millions of our workers with nothing but poverty and heartache.” He also vowed to fight “a leadership class that wor-ships globalism.”

In short, he opposed the policies long promoted by Republican leaders and their campaign funders, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Not surpris-ingly, the U.S. Chamber took to Twitter to attack Trump for pushing poli-

cies that would harm the economy, messaging: “Even under best-case scenario, Trump’s tariffs would strip us of at least 3.5 million jobs.”

In his year of campaign-ing, Trump has con-founded the sort of con-ventional wisdom that pols and pundits have traditionally carried with them from convention to convention.

He has shamelessly mimicked a handicapped political reporter, used vile and profane language to describe women, has slan-dered and belittled Mexi-cans, proposed immigra-tion bans of all Muslims, banned journalists and news organizations from covering his events, and has often relished in doing business through the art of the calculated con, and politicking by say-ing and doing things that

make himself appear the essence of a soulless man who loves to hate.

In short, you might think, the antithesis of a political winner.

But then there is the side of him that knows how to reach those ordinary citi-zens who are most fed up, mad as hell at an estab-lished elite who seems out to get them – and just aren’t going to take it any-more.

The mid-July night the 2016 Republican conven-tion is expected to formal-ly nominate Trump for president will mark exact-ly one year from the day I wrote a column observing that our expanding ranks of fed-up Americans are drawn to fulminators like Trump.

They are the folks that truth-talking TV anchor was speaking to in the 1976 film “Network,”

when he told his viewers to open their windows and yell: “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

That column ended with: “If you hear those words echoing through America’s swing-voting cul du sac suburbs on Election Night 2016, you will know America’s fed-up, mad-as-hell voters just chose your next presi-dent.”

Unfortunately I see no reason to change my prediction now. But I know this: It will hap-pen because (as we heard from his beyond politics tirade this week) Trump, despite all of his evil words and deeds, now has a real chance of top-pling that huge blue wall that has stood between Republicans and the White House.

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Bridge

Victor Hugo said, “Common sense is in spite of, not the result of education.”

I agree with that. Even some geniuses lack common sense.

At the bridge table, it is op-timal to be a great player who also employs common sense. In today’s deal, how should South try to make three no-trump after West leads the heart king?

South’s sequence showed a balanced hand with 25-27 points. If you and your part-ner also open three no-trump with that hand-type, what is the difference between the two sequences? One sensible agreement is that the open-ing three-no-trump bid guar-antees 4-3-3-3 distribution, so responder can transfer

into a five-card major safe in the knowledge of at least an eight-card fit.

South sort of starts with 10 top tricks: three spades, one heart, five diamonds and one club. But how can he get into

the dummy to cash the spade queen and diamond 10?

He could win the second or third heart, cash his spade and diamond winners, then lead a low club toward the dummy. But that backfires here because West wins that trick and cashes the rest of his hearts to defeat the con-tract.

It is common sense that you do not want to bank your contract on the location of one card, if you can help it. After winning with the heart ace on the second round of the suit and cashing those six pointed-suit winners, South should lead his heart 10.

West wins that trick and takes two more heart win-ners, but then must either play a spade to dummy’s queen or lead away from his club king.

It is a textbook endplay.© 2016 UFS

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First of all, I hope all of my American readers enjoy a fun Independence Day.

Victor Hugo said, “Mankind is not a circle with a single center but an ellipse with two focal points of which facts are one and ideas the other.”

At the bridge table, you use the known facts to form an idea of how to try to make or break the contract. Also, if you can see two chances to succeed, that is twice as good.

In today’s deal, how should South play in four hearts af-ter West leads the diamond queen: king, 10, two?

If it is part of your methods, North could respond three no-trump to show 13-15 points with a 3-3-4-3 or 3-3-3-4 distribution, leaving

opener to decide between three no-trump and four hearts (or a slam). Otherwise, North should bid two clubs, planning to jump in hearts on the next round to show a game-force with exactly

three-card heart support.South should see a poten-

tial loser in each suit. Maybe the trump finesse will work, but if he takes it immediately and it loses, another diamond would require declarer’s es-tablishing a club winner in the dummy for a spade discard.

However, perhaps West has the spade king. Then dummy’s queen can become a winner. South should hope that West has one of the major-suit kings.

At trick two, declarer plays a spade to his ace, then leads his second spade. Here, West wins with the king and plays another diamond, but South takes that trick on the board and pitches his last diamond or the club jack on the spade queen.

Then he can try the trump finesse for a possible over-trick.

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Her first year, she worked alone, then got to add an intern or two a year ago. This year, she welcomed Heather Dauen, a 2004 Sterling High School graduate, to the team. They’ve found 42 nests this year, for a 3-year total of 138 so far.

The 10 species are lark sparrow, field sparrow, dickcissel, red-winged blackbird, eastern mead-owlark, mourning dove, grasshopper sparrow, song sparrow, common yellowthroat, and brown thrasher.

The cowbirds don’t build their own nests, they only squat in oth-ers’. Call them lazy, but there’s something to be said for playing the sys-tem.

“Well, it’s working for them, and they’re not the only species that does it,” Herakovich said.

Every few days, the group examines bird nests’ composition in three units within the bison’s fenced-in space, and three more outside – a classic variable-con-stant setup.

Other NIU students have dialed in on com-position of amphibians, snakes, ground beetles and other populations.

Much like Nachusa

stewards, who helped to bring the bison back to the Prairie State about 2 years ago to restore native species – incredi-bly, they eat invasive spe-cies, but not the native ones – the students think the bison will improve and change the prairie for the good of the species they’re researching.

“But we don’t yet know whether it will work that way,” Herakovich admit-ted. “I haven’t found a difference with the bison being in there, in terms of

nest density and nest suc-cess, the probability of the nest producing fledg-lings, and brown-headed cowbird parasitism.”

She’d hypothesized that because the cowbirds tend to flock around livestock, their presence would increase. Not so. Not yet. Again, it’s early in the game. Much like many native plant spe-cies that take several years to bloom, nature often plays a long game.

“If there’s going to be a discernible change, I

think it will be later on,” Herakovich said.

Nachusa is unique in that it’s one of the first restored prairies (planted by humans) to bring in bison, whereas out West, bison predominantly roam rem-nant prairie, she noted.

She wonders whether the successful nests’ fledg-lings return to Nachusa as adults – a phenom-enon called breeding-site philopatry – after migra-tion, but to glean that, the birds would need to band-ed or tagged with GPS.

That’s the sort of research that would require more than, say, three interns.

Her chief mission while teaching her interns is to send them away with more knowledge, includ-ing the ability to identify birds and their songs.

So Herakovich gushes about Dauen’s plan to plant and run an educa-tional prairie alongside her Sterling home.

“It’s super-cool to have people out there who are just as passionate about the research, but have not been in the field, and to see them fall in love with what we’re doing, like she has,” Herakovich said.

“I think she’s got a great idea, and it’s so impor-tant to teach the younger generation that this is still considered the Prairie State.”

Changes from bison will likely take awhile to seeBIRDS

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Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] A nest of dickcissel chicks with one lone egg is seen on the prairie at Nachusa Grasslands near Franklin Grove. Students examining the bisons’ effect on birds find their way back to nests via GPS, but how one finds the nest is very nonscien-tific: walking gently with a stick and alerting the birds off the nest.

A case of nest parasitism, a brown-headed cowbird has laid three of its eggs in a red-winged blackbird’s nest. Click on this story at saukvalley.com to see a bison wallow and watch an interview with Heather Dauen and Heather Herakovich.

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Taste of the Petunia Festival features 15 vendors, four more than last year.

Live music will be performed at the Reagan Stage and Bud Light Main Stage along the riverfront.

Admission to the music and entertainment area is $5 today and Sunday. Admission will be free Mon-day.

The carnival is set up at Dixon High School, and it will be open from 1 to 11 p.m. today and Sunday, and 1 to 10 p.m. Monday. Armbands will be $25 each day.

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The parade – the theme this year is “Dixon Pride” – will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Fireworks and the 50-50 raffle drawing will cap off the event Monday.

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ConAgra .......................... 48.39Dean ............................... 18.11Deere & Co ..................... 80.90Disney ............................. 98.30Donaldson ...................... 34.46DuPont ........................... 64.36Exelon ............................. 36.41Exxon .............................. 93.84FifthThird ....................... 17.43Ford ................................ 12.72GE ................................... 31.49HawaiianElectric ........... 32.21Hewlett Packard ............ 12.73HomeDepot ................. 129.62Intel Corp. ...................... 32.75Intl Bus Mach ............... 152.35IntlPaper ......................... 42.71JCPenney .......................... 8.93JohnsonControls............ 44.10Johnson&Johnson ....... 121.29JPMorgan Chase ............ 61.26Kraft-Heinz .................... 88.24Kroger ............................. 36.55Leggett&Platt ................. 50.83Manpower ...................... 62.93McDonald’s .................. 120.40Merck&Co ...................... 57.94

Microsoft ........................ 51.163M ................................. 175.54Monsanto ..................... 101.32Newell ............................. 48.78Nike ................................. 55.61Parker-Han ................... 109.34Pfizer ............................... 35.57Pepsico ......................... 105.63Proctor&Gamble ............ 84.78RaymondJames .............. 48.63Republic ......................... 51.56Sears Hldg ...................... 13.89SensientTech ................. 70.80Sprint ................................ 4.53Staples .............................. 8.84TheTravelers ................ 118.85UnitedContinental ........ 41.37UnitedTech .................. 102.73USBancorp ..................... 40.06USSteel ........................... 18.27Verizon ........................... 56.23Walgreen ........................ 83.06WalMartMexico ............. 24.17WalMartStores ............... 72.81WasteMgt ....................... 66.47Wendy’s ............................ 9.60

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The following quota-tions are provided as a community service by Sterling Futures:

Corn: July 3.53; Sept. 3.60; Dec. 3.67

Soybeans: July 11.683⁄4; A u g . 1 1 . 6 4 1⁄ 4; N o v . 11.371⁄2

Soybean oil: July 31.03; Dec. 31.64

Soybean meal: July 404.80; Dec. 398.00

Wheat: July 4.161⁄4; Dec. 4.501⁄2

Oats: July 2.051⁄2; Dec. 1.923⁄4

L i v e c a t t l e : A u g . 112.97; Oct. 113.27; Dec. 113.77

Feeder cattle: Aug. 142.55; Oct. 140.55

Lean hogs: July 82.67; Aug. 83.27; Oct. 72.35

Sugar: Oct. 20.78Cotton: July 63.62T-Bonds: Sept. 1747⁄32

Silver: July 19.38Gold: June 1339.00Copper: Sept. 2.2230Crude: Aug. 49.00Dollar Index: Sept. 95.79Ethanol: July 1.629

Commodities

WASHINGTON (AP) – The first American death involving a car in self-driving mode presents a dilemma: How aggres-sively to embrace the potentially life-saving technology after a fatal crash. The driver’s history of speeding further com-plicates the question.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-istration is investigat-ing the design and performance of the Tesla Model S vehicle’s “Autopilot” system after announcing the death of a driver on Thurs-day. The system was engaged at the time of the crash, but that is only part of the story.

The driver, Joshua D. Brown, a 40-year-old technology company owner from Canton, Ohio, was so enamored of his sedan that he nicknamed it “Tessy” and praised the Auto-pilot’s safety benefits. Brown published videos on YouTube of himself behind the wheel with the system active.

He was killed May 7 in Williston, Florida, when his car’s cameras failed to distinguish the white side of a turning tractor-trailer from a brightly lit sky and didn’t automati-cally activate the brakes, according to statements by the government and the automaker.

Death sparks vehicle probe

APThis still image taken from a video published on YouTube on Oct. 15 shows Joshua Brown of Can-ton, Ohio, in the driver’s seat of his Tesla Model S. Brown was killed May 7 in Williston, Florida, when his car hit a tractor-trailer while it was on the Auto-pilot system.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Loretta Lynch is expressing regret that she sat down with Bill Clinton while his wife is under federal criminal investigation, a chance

encounter she acknowl-edges “cast a shadow” on the public’s perception of a case bound to influence the presidential campaign.

“I certainly wouldn’t do it again,” Lynch said of

the meeting. For Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, the episode raised the risk that voters will see her anew as half of a power couple that makes its own rules.

Lynch hastened to add that she would follow the recommendations of career prosecutors on whether to file criminal charges at the close of the investigation into Hillary

Clinton’s emails, remov-ing herself from that decision.

The attorney general’s remarks at a conference in Colorado were aimed at tamping down con-

cerns that the investiga-tion could be politically tainted or that Lynch, an Obama administration appointee, might over-rule the findings of agents and prosecutors.

Attorney general wishes she hadn’t met with Bill Clinton

SELF-DRIVING CARS

CLINTON EMAIL INVESTIGATION

U.S. MILITARY

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House said Friday that as many as 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other U.S. strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Africa since President Barack Obama took office in 2009.

In its first public assess-ment, the administration said the death toll was between 64 and 116 civil-

ians between January 2009 and December 2015, which is significantly lower than civilian casualty esti-mates by various human rights groups.

Those range as high as 1,100 killed.

The number of combat-ants killed in those 473 strikes was between 2,372 and 2,581.

Seeking to create a prec-edent for his successor, Obama signed an execu-tive order that details U.S. policies to limit civil-ian casualties and makes

protecting civilians a cen-tral element in U.S. mili-tary operations planning.

The order requires an annual release of casualty estimates. It says the gov-ernment should include “credible reporting” by non-government groups when it reviews strikes to determine if civilians were killed.

But the directive won’t necessarily be binding on the next president, who could change the policy with an executive order of his or her own.

Drone casualty report releasedUp to 116 civilians killed by drones, other air attacks

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On the tube

TV listings

O.J. Mayo

Come back, 2 years!Tiger Woods

Quick Brexit

Former world No. 1 will skip the British Open as he continues to recover from back surgery. There is no timetable for him to return.

SaturdayAuto racing

7 a.m.

• Formula One, Austrian Grand Prix, qualifying, at Spielberg, Austria, CNBC

8:30 a.m.

• FIA Formula E Champi-onship, qualifying, at London, FS1

9:30 a.m.

• FIA Formula E Champi-onship, first race, at London, FS1

6:45 p.m.

• NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, at Daytona Beach, Fla., NBC

Cycling5:30 a.m.

• Tour de France, Stage 1, Mont-Saint-Michel to Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, France, NBCSN

Golf6:30 a.m.

• European PGA, 100th Open de France, third round, at Paris, GOLF

11 a.m.

• PGA-WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, third round, part I, at Akron, Ohio, GOLF

1 p.m.

• PGA-WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, third round, part II, at Akron, Ohio, CBS

3 p.m.

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

6 p.m.

• PGA, Barracuda Cham-pionship, third round, at Reno, Nev., GOLF

MLBNoon

• Indians at Blue Jays, MLB 1 p.m.

• Brewers at Cardinals, FSM3 p.m.

• White Sox at Astros, CSN6 p.m.

• Cubs at Mets, FOX9 p.m.

• Yankees at Padres, FS1

Motorcycling2 p.m.

• Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Series, Red Bud National, at Buchanan. Mich., NBCSN

NBA 8 a.m.

• Summer League, Thunder vs. Mavericks, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

10 a.m.

• Summer League, Hornets vs. Magic (White), at Orlando, Fla., NBA

Noon

• Summer League, Magic (Blue) vs. Pacers, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

2 p.m.

• Summer League, Knicks vs. Pistons, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

4 p.m.

• Summer League, Heat vs. Clippers, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

Soccer1:30 p.m.

• UEFA, European Cham-pionship, quarterfinal, Germany vs. Italy, at Bordeaux, France, ESPN2

Swimming4 & 7 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, at Omaha, Neb., NBCSN

Tennis7 a.m.

• Wimbledon Champion-ships, early rounds, at London, ESPN

Track & field1 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, women’s 10,000-meters, long jump & discus finals, at Eugene, Ore., NBC

4 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, decathlon, at Eugene, Ore. (note: event broad-cast between swimming events), NBCSN

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

Former Buck banned by the NBA for violating the anti-doping program. He will be eligible to apply for reinstatement in 2 years.

SundayAuto racing

6:30 a.m.

• Formula One, Austrian Grand Prix, at Spielberg, Austria, CNBC

9 a.m.

• IMSA, Weathertech Sportscar Championship, Six Hours of the Glen, at Watkins Glen, N.Y., FS1

9:30 a.m.

• FIA Formula E Champi-onship, second race, at London, FS2

College baseball7:30 p.m.

• College Home Run Derby, at Omaha, Neb., ESPN2

Cycling7 a.m.

• Tour de France, Stage 2, Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, NBCSN

2:30 p.m.

• Tour de France, Stage 2, Saint-Lô to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France (same-day tape), NBC

Golf6:30 a.m.

• European PGA, 100th Open de France, final round, at Paris, GOLF

11 a.m.

• PGA-WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, final round, part I, at Akron, Ohio, GOLF

1 p.m.

• PGA-WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, final round, part II, at Akron, Ohio, CBS

3 p.m.

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

6 p.m.

• PGA, Barracuda Cham-pionship, final round, at Reno, Nev., GOLF

MLBNoon

• Cubs at Mets, MLB1 p.m.

• White Sox at Astros, CSNBrewers at Cardinals, FSM

7 p.m.

• Marlins vs. Braves, at Fort Bragg, N.C., ESPN

NBA Noon

• Summer League, Pacers vs. Hornets, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

2 p.m.

• Summer League, Heat vs. Knicks, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

4 p.m.

• Summer League, Clippers vs. Thunder, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

Soccer11 a.m.

• MLS, New York Red Bulls at New York City, ESPN

1:30 p.m.

• UEFA, European Cham-pionship, quarterfinal, France vs. Iceland, at Saint-Denis, France, ESPN

6 p.m.

• MLS, Columbus at Sporting Kansas City, FS1

Swimming7 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, finals: women’s 50-meter free, men’s 1,500-meter free, at Omaha, Neb., NBC

Track & field6 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, men’s & women’s 100-meter & 400-meter finals, at Eugene, Ore., NBC

Volleyball5 a.m.

• FIVB World League, United States vs. Australia, at Dallas (tape-delayed), NBCSN

12:30 p.m.

• FIVB World League, United States vs. Russia, at Dallas, NBC

On the tube

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Beware of the wild parsnip!Have you ever

been driving down some old

country road and just watching off to the side as things pass by? Trees and hills and cows and creeks and farms, and on and on. How many times do you reckon you’ve looked at a pretty hillside or even just a ditch and seen a stand of flowers, plants or trees and just thought they were really pretty?

Well, people in Iowa right now are paying the price for coming in contact with one such “pretty” flowered plant.

Now, most of you have heard of parsnip, yeah? Well, did you know that wild parsnip can be a real pain to your skin? In fact, this year wild parsnip is popping up all over the state of Iowa, and several folks have paid a very painful price. The wild parsnip plant contains an oil that, when coming into contact with your skin, sets the stage for a super painful and even horri-bly unsightly event.

The oil itself is not too bad – until it gets hit by sunlight. Then it has an extremely painful reac-tion to your skin; if bad enough, it causes some of the worst blistering and rashes you will ever see. I recently viewed a video of the latest victim in Iowa, and her fore-arms were absolutely shredded, burnt and blistered. Her day was filled with nothing more than some cleanup along the edge of her yard,

where she had unknow-ingly pulled some yellow wild parsnip plants. She continued her work, and before long found herself in agonizing pain.

I do not know at this time if there have been any issues here in Illinois with the nasty plant; however, I think it wise of you all to do some research. There’s a great article at http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/1999/jun99/parsnip.htm to get you started.

I mean, it only stands to reason if it’s growing

across the big river, it’s probably growing here somewhere too. This could be extremely tor-turous to toddlers and the elderly, as well. The big problem with it is it looks real nice and pret-ty. It’s just a long green plant with pretty yellow blossoms on it, not the kind of thing that looks dangerous. Anyone not educated could easily pick this stuff to spruce up a flower arrange-ment or whatnot.

This nasty stuff has even been known to affect livestock and poultry. So, I guess it could affect our pets, but I could not find anything to confirm or deny that. Best bet is just to stay clear of it, in my opinion. Heck, they say the stuff can cause discoloration of the skin that in some rare cases has lasted up to 2 years! It’s crazy to think that a seemingly harmless little

plant could be so toxic. So again, take a few min-utes and get to know this stuff so you don’t have an issue down the road.

On a much happier note, it’s time to cel-ebrate our freedom once again. I know this is a huge outdoor weekend for many. Lots of camp-ing and boating and fish-ing and, yes, drinking. Let’s remember to stay safe, and keep everyone around us safe as well. Enjoy the outdoors, the festivities and the fireworks this weekend, and don’t forget how we became a free country and why we have stayed a free country.

Next week, the Mon-sters of the Rock Catfish Tournament series returns to the Rock River when we invade Erie for a 7-2 contest. Until then, God bless the U.S.A., and may he bless all of you this weekend … Go Catfish!

Submitted photoThe wild parsnip contains an oil which, when exposed to sunlight after it gets on your skin, can cause terrible burns and blisters.

BY NANCY VARGASpecial to SVM

The Reagan Run couldn’t be what it is without help from the Dixon community. That’s why the event organizers are pleased to be able to give so much back.

The Reagan Run began in 2000 as a Dixon Main Street event with major sponsors of the Tele-graph and KSB Hospital; the Dixon Athletic Boosters provided the on-course volunteers for the 315 entrants. The objective was to provide a healthy, family-ori-ented running event, since there was no longer a race being run in the community.

When you fast forward to 2016, the Reagan Run Committee is sponsoring the 17th Annual Rea-gan Run with those same major sponsors – The Telegraph and KSB Hospital – and wide sup-port from 29 other community businesses and participants who serve as major sponsors:

The Telegraph, KSB Hospital, Dixon YMCA, Illinois National Guard, Ken Nelson Auto Group, CliftonLarsonAllen, Chris Ham-mitt State Farm, Industrial Repair Assistance, Subway, Winkel, Park-er & Foster, CPA, www.bonnell.com Truck Equipment, Culver’s, Slain Construction, Community State Bank, Dixon Ford, Sauk Val-ley Bank, Dixon Autobody Clinic, Edward Jones, Mama Cimino’s, Supreme Cleaners, Hicks Insur-ance, Orthopedic and Sports Therapy Institute, Pest Control Consultants, Ag Perspectives Inc., Breedlove’s Automotive, Boss Carpet One, Don Knight’s Elec-tric, LLC, McDonald’s, IMT Insur-ance, Anne’s Garden Center, and Dixon Petunia Festival.

Also lending support are the following 39 businesses:

Dixon Food Center, City of Dixon, Advance EMS, RC Tro-phies, 3-D Sound, Republic Ser-vices, Oliver’s Food Pride, River Country101.7/WIXN AM 1460, United Suppliers, Grot Imaging Studio, SalonCentric, Massage Therapists, Wal-Mart & Wal-Mart Distribution, Bay Valley Foods, Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Blackhawk Insurance, S & D

Construction, Dixon Park District, Dixon Main Street, Dixon Police Department, Dixon Fire Depart-ment, Dixon Traffic Maintenance Deprtment, River City Race Man-agement, Dixon Athletic Boosters, Dixon Kiwanis Morning Club, Destinations Travel Services, Sny-der’s, Hogenson Construction, Crawford Realty, Wipfli LLP, Paul Katner, Huffy’s, Russ’ Repair, Farley’s Appliance, Arch Vending, Sauk Valley Properties, Shamrock Pub, G & M Distributors, J. Salon, Raynor’s, Holland & Sons, Rayo-vac, Wolber’s, Napa Auto Parts, Illinois National Guard, Culli-gan’s, US Bank, Rock River End-odontics, and Stewart’s Heating & Air Conditioning.

Due to this tremendous support, the entry fees have remained the same ($20 early entry) since 2009, and the par-ticipants are provided a high-quality, wicking shirt, as well as post-race refreshments.

The previous 16 Reagan Runs have had a total 14,435 finishers, while the number of wonderful sponsors and in-kind partnerships have grown. The not-for-profit, volunteer Reagan Run Committee – which consists of the same core board of six people who have been on it since the inception of the event – keeps only enough money to seed the race for the next year before donating the rest back to the community.

The Reagan Run committee has given $173,876 back to Dixon, to

the following organizations:Dixon Main Street, Dixon

Athletic Boosters, Dixon Park District (which used the money to recently resurface the Low-ell Parkway Trail & Bike Path), Dixon YMCA, Dixon Police Asso-ciation, Reagan Boyhood Home, City of Dixon (reimbursement for overtime costs incurred for the event), and most recently, the Dixon Firefighters Charitable Association and Dixon High School Athletic Department.

The race also provides $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors – two in 2015, and four in 2016.

The committee starts gearing up each January, and as a result of the actions of a lot of volun-teers and support of their gen-erous sponsors, puts on one of the finest and most unique road races in northern Illinois.

The participation has increased over time due to the fact that it is a well-run race, has an unconven-tional and enjoyable course, and is a bargain compared to entry fees for other area races. The 2015 event had over 1,600 entrants, and 1,533 runners and walkers who crossed the finish line.

The committee invites you to sign up and enjoy the difference between this race and all of the others. If you can’t participate, please come out and watch the participants along the course or crossing the finish line at Haymarket Square.

Reagan Run thrives thanks to communityRUNNING

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mattJONES

Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] pass over a Reagan Run 5K logo on Hennepin Avenue during last year’s race. The event succeeds because of community support, and also pours money back into Dixon.

SWIMMING

Yemm 21st at Olympic Trials

Sterling native Steve Yemm finished 21st in the prelims in the 100-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday.

The top 16 advanced to the semifinals. Yemm swam a 53.42, finishing .14 seconds behind the 16th-place swimmer.

GOLF

Jason Day takes the lead at BridgestoneJason Day made a pair

of late birdies on a windy afternoon at Firestone for a 1-under 69 and a one-shot lead in the Bridgestone Invitational.

Day’s objective was to get in the lead and expand it. He took care of the first part Friday, though the world’s No. 1 player lost a chance at some separation with a three-putt bogey on the final hole.

He was at 4-under 136 going into the weekend of this World Golf Champion-ship, one shot ahead of David Lingmerth, who had a 67.

William McGirt, who started with a three-shot lead, kept in front until he made a double bogey on the final hole for a 74. He was two shots behind. Jordan Spieth had a 71 and was another shot back.

McIlroy roars back to share 5-way lead

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy roared back into contention at the French Open on Friday, sinking six birdies in a 5-under round of 66 to join a five-way share of the lead.

The Northern Irishman could have taken the overall lead at the Le Golf National course – which is hosting the 2018 Ryder Cup – but a poor tee shot on the 18th hole led to a bogey.

South Korea’s Wang Jeung-hun matched Mc-Ilroy’s 66, while Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand – who was one stroke behind overnight leader Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark – posted a 1-under 70 for a share of the lead. The other co-leaders, Mikko Ilonen of Finland and South African Brandon Stone, had 68s.

SOCCER

Wales stuns Belgium at Euro 2016

Wales stormed back from a goal down to beat Belgium 3-1 in a pulsating quarterfinal on Friday at the European Championship.

This time, Wales did not need to rely on its star play-er Gareth Bale, as it fought back from trailing in the 13th minute to secure its first-ever berth in a semifinal of a major tournament.

Unheralded forwards Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes settled the game with goals in the 55th and 85th minutes.

In Robson-Kanu’s career-best moment, he deceived three defenders with a ‘Cruyff turn’. The big forward shaped as if to shoot, then suddenly dragged the ball back and swiveled into clear space, freeing him to place a shot past Belgium goal-keeper Thibaut Courtois.

NFL

Ravens TE Waller to miss 4 games

Baltimore Ravens tight end Darren Waller has been given a four-game suspension for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

Waller will miss the team’s first four games of the 2016 season. He can return to the active roster after the Ravens face the Oakland Raiders on Oct. 2.

Neither the Ravens nor the league released details of Waller’s violation.

sportShortsSVM staff, wire services

On the calendar

Local events

SaturdayRunning

8 a.m.

• Reagan Run 5K, at Dixon• Walnut 5K, at Walnut

MondayCycling

7 a.m.

• Tour de France, Stage 3, Granville to Angers, France, NBCSN

Lacrosse5 p.m.

• World Series of Youth Lacrosse, ESPN2

MLB10 a.m.

• Brewers at Nationals, MLB1 p.m.

• Yankees at White Sox, CSN• Angels at Rays, MLB• Pirates at Cardinals, FSM

3 p.m.

• Rockies at Giants, ESPN6 p.m.

• Tigers at Indians, ESPN 8 p.m.

• Orioles at Dodgers or Padres at Diamondbacks, MLB

NBA Noon

• Summer League, Mav-ericks vs. Magic (White), at Orlando, Fla., NBA

2 p.m.

• Summer League, Magic (Blue) vs. Pistons, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

4 p.m.

• Summer League, Hornets vs. Thunder, at Orlando, Fla., NBA

6 p.m.

• Summer League, Celtics vs. 76ers, at Salt Lake City, NBA

8 p.m.

• Summer League, Spurs vs. Jazz, at Salt Lake City, NBA

Competitive eating2 p.m.

• 2016 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, at Coney Island, N.Y., ESPN

Tennis6 a.m.

• Wimbledon Champion-ships, round of 16, at London, ESPN2

7 a.m.

• Wimbledon Champion-ships, round of 16, at London, ESPN

Track & field6 p.m.

• U.S. Olympic Trials, at Eugene, Ore., NBCSN

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NASCAR | COKE ZERO 400

CYCLING | TOUR DE FRANCE

TENNIS | WIMBLEDON

Serena Williams survives three-set scareBY HOWARD FENDRICH

AP Tennis Writer

LONDON – Dismayed at drop-ping the first set after being a single point from taking it, Serena Williams sat in her Centre Court sideline chair and cracked her racket against the turf once, twice, three times, four.

Then she casually flung the racket, hurling it so far behind her that it landed in the lap of a TV cameraman filming her second-round match against 65th-ranked American Christina McHale.

Williams recovered to force a third set, only to fall behind yet again Friday, perilously close to what would have been the six-time champion’s earliest exit in 17 Wimbledon appearances.

But as she herself declared

afterward: “Mentally, no one can break me.”

Eventually, the top-ranked Williams did indeed come through, edging McHale 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4 for a thrill-a-minute vic-tory at a tournament so rain-drenched this week that matches will be scheduled on the middle Sunday for only the fourth time in 139 years.

The dramatics of Williams’ match, which concluded with the main stadium’s retractable roof closed, were equaled by those of her older sister Venus: She had to wait out three rain delays, includ-ing one of more than an hour that arrived, of all times, right as she held a match point. But Venus, owner of five titles at the All England Club, persevered, too, barely getting past 29th-seeded

Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 4-6, 10-8 to become one of only two women already into the fourth round.

“You see a winner go by you, and a lob go in, and you’re like, ‘My god, what’s next?’” said Venus.

Of the way things went for her Friday, including the interrup-tion at match point while she led 5-4 in the third and Kasatkina served at 30-40, Venus said: “It was like a Hollywood script.”

Serena’s mood soured when she had a set point in the first and appeared to have convert-ed it, until McHale successfully challenged the call that her shot landed out. From there, McHale played aggressively and, when she grabbed that set, 21-time Grand Slam champion Serena took out her frustration on her racket.

Still looking for that winEarnhardt back at Daytona anxious about standings

BY DAVID SCOTTCharlotte Observer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. has come to Day-tona International Speedway looking for answers.

Arriving at one of his favorite tracks – where the Coke Zero 400 is scheduled for Saturday – Earnhardt continues to search for his first victory of the NASCAR season. That means that until he does, he will have to worry about something else: qualifying for the Chase.

Sitting 12th in the standings, Earnhardt isn’t in danger – at least not yet – of not making the postseason. But that unsettling prospect is on his mind.

“Where we are in points is very frustrating,” Earnhardt said Thursday. “It creates a lot of anxiety between me and [crew chief] Greg [Ives]. We both are not happy with where we are in the points. We are wondering and worrying about trying to make the Chase. It shouldn’t be something that this team is con-cerned with. I think we are way better than where we are.”

If there’s any place for those concerns to be vanquished, it’s Daytona. Earnhardt’s four Cup victories at Daytona lead all active drivers. He has 17 total victories on the 2.5-mile superspeedway, including Xfin-ity, Daytona 500 qualifying and Sprint Unlimited races.

“This is a great place for me to get a win,” he said. “I’ve got to come in there with that kind of confidence.”

But away from Daytona this season – he also finished 36th

after wrecking in the season-opening Daytona 500 – the going has been rough. Although he has five top-five finishes, he’s also crashed out of three other races.

“In the past several years, we have sat around the top-5 in points throughout the season,” Earnhardt said. “Things just came easier for us. They are

not coming so easy today. We just have to keep working. I’m not worried about our speed. I don’t feel like we are missing anything.”

Something else for Earnhardt to consider: he is the only driver from the 2015 Chase who hasn’t won yet this season.

“Hopefully, we can put a string of races together that will give us a good cushion between us and the next guys fighting for those last few spots,” he said. “Obviously, we need to get a win to put all that to bed, but noth-ing is guaranteed. If we don’t get a win going into the Chase, we are going to have to do well in these next 10 races and just be real consistent.”

Is this the year for the Americans?Van Garderen leads five-man US contingent at Tour

BY DAVE SKRETTAAP Sports Writer

Tejay van Garderen was third overall in the Tour de France a year ago, just a handful of stages between him and a podium place in Paris, when he pulled to the side of the road and climbed into his team car.

A respiratory infection he had been fighting for days had forced him out of the race.

It was a bitter disap-pointment for van Gar-deren, who has twice finished fifth in cycling’s marquee race, but also for American fans wait-ing for someone to step into the void left by Lance Armstrong.

Perhaps this is the year that finally happens.

Van Garderen will join four other Americans on the start line Sat-urday in Mont-Saint-Michel, all of them with enough ability to stir things up. In fact, van Garderen and Richie Porte were picked as

co-leaders of the BMC Racing Team, which means the 27-year-old from Tacoma, Wash-ington, will have plenty of support.

“I’ve already raced the Tour de France a couple of times with most of these guys, so I couldn’t

be happier to line up with them once again,” van Garderen said. “I’m in great shape. I’m really motivated.”

Van Garderen with-drew his name from consideration for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, citing concerns

about the Zika virus, with his wife due to give birth in October. That means the Tour is his sole priority.

As if there was any doubt, given the way last year shook out.

He’ll be joined at the Tour by teammate Brent Bookwalter, who will be part of the two-man U.S. squad in Rio. Cannondale Pro Cycling also has two Americans in Lawson Craddock and Alex Howes, despite Andrew Talansky skipping the race because of family concerns and a chronic sinus infection. Peter Stetina rounds out the American contingent for Trek-Segafredo.

APDale Earnhardt Jr. is in 12th in the points standings, still in a good spot for the postseason. But he knows he would not have to worry if he got a win.

Coke Zero 400Where: Daytona InternationalWhen: 6:45 p.m. SaturdayTV: NBCOn the pole: Greg Biffle, who won the pole for the first time since October 2012

APTejay van Garderen (front) climbs towards La Pierre-Saint-Martin during the 10th stage of the 2015 Tour de France. Van Garderen will join four other Americans on the start line Saturday.

103rd Tour de France

Stages: 21 (9 flat, 9 mountain) Miles: 2,186Starts: Saturday, Mont Saint MichelEnds: July 24, Paris

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HISTORY BOOKPlayers of year

by sportBaseball

2015-16: Logan Pillars, Rock Falls jr.2014-15: Cooper Kilberg, Rock Falls jr.2013-14: Austin Donoho, Rock Falls sr. 2012-13: Tanner Morse, Sterling sr.2011-12: Brett Chappell, Rock Falls sr. 2010-11: Jake Junis, Rock Falls sr.; Eann Cox, E-P sr.

Basketball2015-16: Isaiah Roby, Dixon sr.2014-15: Cal Jarrett, Dixon sr.2013-14: Dalton Shaner, Eastland sr. 2012-13: Steven Armoska, Rock Falls sr. 2011-12: Chris Fritsch, Sterling sr. 2010-11: Sam Ford, Oregon sr.

Bowling2015-16: Derek Poole, Oregon co-op sr.2014-15: Joel Spangler, Dixon sr.2013-14: Ryan Dixon, Dixon sr.2012-13: Andrew Hamburg, Dixon sr.2011-12: Will Nordman, Oregon sr.

Cross country2015-16: Brayden Hamblen, Rock Falls jr.2014-15: Dewey Landis, Sterling so.2013-14: Simon Thorpe, Dixon sr. 2012-13: Brandt Cole, Rock Falls sr. 2011-12: Simon Thorpe, Dixon so.

Football2015-16: Sterling Thornton, Sterling sr.2014-15: Brady Rude, Newman jr.2013-14: Nick Williams, Erie-Prophetstown sr. 2012-13: Brian Bahrs, Newman sr. 2011-12: Alejandro Rivera, Sterling sr. 2010-11: Joe Blessman, Newman sr.

Golf2015-16: Noah Hogue, Morrison sr.2014-15: Ryan Hurley, Sterling sr.2013-14: Ryan Hurley, Sterling jr.2012-13: Andrew Blackburn, Sterling sr. 2011-12: Andrew Blackburn, Sterling jr.

Soccer2015-16: Tony Diaz, Sterling jr.2014-15: Jose Uresti, Sterling sr.2013-14: Tony Diaz, Sterling fr.2012-13: Salomon Ocampo, Sterling sr. 2011-12: Salomon Ocampo, Sterling jr.

Swimming & Diving2015-16: Caleb Carlson, Dixon so.2014-15: Caleb Carlson, Dixon fr.2013-14: Keaton Dir, Sterling sr. 2012-13: Keanu Interone, Sterling sr. 2011-12: Keanu Interone, Sterling jr.

Tennis2015-16: Jack Nitz, Sterling sr.2014-15: Jack Nitz, Sterling jr.2013-14: Jack Nitz, Sterling so. 2012-13: Romulo Lobo & Kurt Gale, Dixon doubles2011-12: John Hermes, Newman sr.

Track & field2015-16: Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown sr.2014-15: Regan Todhunter, Newman sr. 2013-14: Simon Thorpe, Dixon sr.2012-13: Nick Rude, Newman sr. 2011-12: Adam Weidner, Bureau Valley sr.

Wrestling2015-16: Tyler Fleetwood, Fulton so.2014-15: Austin Shoup, Erie-Prophetstown sr.2013-14: Jake Snow, Newman sr. 2012-13: Brian Bahrs, Newman sr. 2011-12: Mark McDonnell, Morrison sr.; Matt McDonnell, Morrison sr.; R.J. Troye, Newman sr.; Brian Bahrs, Newman jr.; Maxx Hubbard, Newman sr.

MALE ATHLETE OF YEAR | DYLAN BINION | ERIE-PROPHETSTOWN SENIOR

ADVERSITY OVERCOMEBinion’s work ethic leads to success with Panthers

Before Dylan Binion could drive a car, he found a way to

get to the gym.The summer before

Binion was a freshman, he wanted to get to Erie High School to get some time in the weight room and the wrestling room. He hopped on his bike and pedaled 10 miles to the school.

“Me and my buddy, we would lift together in the summer, so we would bike together because we didn’t have our license,” Binion said. “We would bike 10 miles and lift and have wrestling practice if we had practice that day, and then we would have to go home.”

This was a 40-minute bike ride through the heat of summer before they even began their workout.

“Some days, it wouldn’t be too fun of a lift,” he admitted. “It was a little warm-up, I guess.”

For Erie-Prophetstown coaches, that was an early preview of the work ethic they would see over 4 years with Binion.

“Kids who have that kind of talent in small schools don’t come around all that often,” E-P track coach Jon Schlagheck said. “What made him stand out was he had all this ability, but he was always the hard-est worker on the team.”

•••Sauk Valley Media’s

Male Athlete of the Year is not a boisterous man. E-P wrestling coach Tod McCullough talked about Binion’s quiet restraint. Schlagheck described him as a genuinely good young man.

“Dylan is always a lead-by-example kid, but he’s always helpful with some of the younger guys,” E-P football coach Chuck Milem said. “He always set the example of being on time in the weight room and working hard, and kids saw that and saw his success.”

The work ethic came in handy when he would move from one sport to another. Schlagheck said coaches would give him a week off to rest, but he would soon be back at practice.

“I would have been bored with just one sport,” Binion said. “With three, you can change it up every now and then. I’m always busy with those three sports.”

“I think it’s his heart,” McCullough said. “He was never satisfied with just being average; he wanted to be better than that. Weight room was big for him, he was just a big, strong, powerful kid.”

Schlagheck said he routinely saw Binion in the weight room lifting at 5:30 a.m., going to class, then spending 2 hours at track practice. Through it all, one thing he never saw was Binion com-plaining about any of it.

“Doing so many dif-ferent events, specialty events, that just takes a lot of time and individual coaching,” Schlagheck said. “He would do our normal workout, and then the hurdle workout – and by then we would be about done with prac-tice – and he would stick around and do a triple jump workout.”

That work added up to a senior year which saw Binion near the top of the area rushing rankings in football and near the top of the state podium in wrestling and track.

“He’s made a lot of strides,” McCullough said. “He had to go through a lot of adversity.

It seemed like every time he got going, and injury would pop up on him. Even this year, he had an ankle injury.”

•••Injuries were a constant

issue for Binion. There was the broken back suf-fered in the post-season his junior year in foot-ball which kept him out for part of the wrestling season. His senior year in football, he pulled his hip flexor and quad and missed three games. The high-ankle sprain dur-ing his senior season of wrestling kept him out for a month.

Despite all the bumps and bruises and broken bones along the way, he still worked to get back.

“He really spent a lot of time rehabbing and getting his body where it needed to be,” Milem said. “He probably tried to push it too soon a couple times, and we had to pull him back.”

Milem talked to Bin-ion’s mother to make sure Dylan wouldn’t do too much too soon, just to make sure he was completely healthy when he did come back. Binion just wanted to compete.

“Sports are pretty much my life, and I didn’t want that to interfere,” Binion said. “I went to physi-cal therapy, and worked really hard to get back to 100 percent so I could compete again.”

When he broke his back, he wasn’t sure if wres-tling was going to be a possibility that year, and people even asked him if he would be ready for football the next fall. Bin-ion convinced himself he would wrestle that year.

The injury happened Nov. 1, and he spent the next week trying to rest and using a walker. He had to miss some school because he couldn’t even sit in a desk. By Dec. 16, he was medically released, and he jumped right into training and

physical therapy. By Jan. 4, he was back on the mat competing.

“I saw that there was something that was going to be pretty special with him,” McCullough said.

By track season his junior year, he was healthy enough to qualify for the state meet in Class 2A in the 110-meter hurdles.

•••For Binion, that was

only the beginning of regular trips to state. As a senior, he took second in the 1A Princeton Sec-tional in wrestling at 182 pounds to qualify for the state meet, then in track, he went back to the state meet, this time in long jump and the 110 hurdles.

It was on the second day of track practice in sixth grade, his first year running track, when Binion was introduced to the event which would put him on the medal podium at the state meet 6 years later.

“I never really wanted to do hurdles, but my coach was like, ‘Hey, go try this,’ and I fell in love with it,” Binion said.

Schlagheck said Bin-ion’s general speed and explosiveness made him a good sprinter, and his agility made him a good hurdler.

“He was never afraid of the hurdles,” Schlagheck said. “He wasn’t afraid of getting hurt, wasn’t afraid of hitting the hurdle.”

As a junior, he qualified for the finals in the 110 hurdles when another runner was disqualified. This spring, he easily qualified for the finals in two events at the state track meet.

His leap of 21-10½ put him in sixth place in the long jump. And in the 110 hurdles, he not only qualified for the finals on his own accord, but he took second in the state, finishing in 14.57 seconds, just .12 seconds

behind Deion McShane of Freeport.

“It was just a fulfillment of everything he’s done the last 4 years,” Schla-gheck said. “… Watching him run neck-and-neck for a state championship was just fun.”

Sixth grade was also when Binion got back into wrestling, after he wrestled for a couple years when he was younger.

His senior year, Binion took a 22-3 record into the Class 1A Princeton Sectional, then won a pair of matches by deci-sion to reach the finals, clinching his first trip to state.

“That was my goal this year was to make it to state, but I didn’t know how far I could go at state until I saw the seed-ing and how everyone matched up,” he said. “Then I felt I had a really good shot at doing some-thing this year.”

He went into state with the No. 7 ranking at 182 pounds, according to Illi-nois Matmen. He wound up with a favorable draw, but his time at state was almost cut short anyway.

“First match, about 10 seconds in, I got picked off the mat,” he said. “I was just saying a lot of words in my mind and I was like, ‘This is not going to go well.’ Just looked at my coach and he told me to calm down. From there, I wrestled back into it, ended up having a good match there.”

He ended up winning that match 8-4 over Mau-rice Paino of Bowen. He won the next two match-es by decision as well, before falling to McNa-mara’s Kyle Betourne in the championship bout.

•••Binion spent 4 years

wrestling in high school and 4 years running high-school track, but his other 4-year sport, foot-ball, is his favorite.

“I just like everything about it,” he said. “Just playing as a team, and being able to run the ball, and the thrill of the whole crowd cheering. It’s just a fun time.”

Binion was the latest in the tradition of explosive fullbacks for Erie-Proph-etstown, following in the footsteps of Zach Ins-keep and Nick Williams.

“I’ve been on the teams with both of them, so just watching them and then being able to fill their shoes and expand that was a great feeling,” Bin-ion said.

Binion played 1 year with Inskeep, who was a senior when Binion was a freshman, and 2 years with Williams. Binion was the third of the three dif-ferent 1,000-yard rushers in a 3-year span for the Panthers, learning from watching Inskeep and Williams how to make cuts and seeing how they ran the ball and how the offense worked. Even though he came into high school with two star fullbacks in front of him, he found a role, step-ping in as a linebacker on defense to help Erie-Prophetstown go 8-3.

After 2 years, the job was Binion’s. Of course, when you are the guy called upon to fill the shoes of previous 1,000-yard rushers, there is pressure to live up to the tradition.

“They did so good, I felt like I had to do the same,” Binion said.

He kept the tradition alive, rushing for more than 1,600 yards as a junior. Though he had fewer carries than a lot of other area runners because of those missed games his senior year, he still rushed for 1,023 yards.

“It was fun just watch-ing him progress,” Milem said.

Football will be part of his future as well. In the fall, Binion will head off to Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, to play football and study engineering.

“I just liked the atmo-sphere and all the people there,” he said. “The professors were all really nice. I liked all the coach-es. It’s a friendly atmo-sphere out there.”

Milem thinks Wartburg is getting quite an athlete.

“He is just really relent-less in his pursuit of per-fection,” Milem said. “He didn’t plateau, and I still think his ceiling is higher. It was great to see that passion and that drive.”

BY ERIC INGLES | [email protected] | 815-625-3600, ext. 5555 | @Eric_Ingles

Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] 4-year varsity player in three different sports for Erie-Prophetstown, Dylan Binion found plenty of success in football, wrestling and track & field despite battling injuries throughout his career. His never-say-die attitude was the perfect complement to his natural quickness, strength and agility.

MALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR2016 — Dylan Binion, Erie-Prophetstown sr. (football, track & field, wrestling)2015 — Cal Jarrett, Dixon sr. (baseball, basketball)2014 — Jake Snow, Newman sr. (football, wrestling)2013 — Brian Bahrs, Newman sr. (football, wrestling)2012 — Matt & Mark McDonnell, Morrison sr. (football, wrestling)2011 — Jake Junis, Rock Falls sr. (basketball, baseball)2010 — Tyler Loos, Sterling sr. (football, track & field)2009 — Kirk Engelkens, Milledgeville sr. (football, basketball, baseball)2008 — Tony Bahrs, Newman sr. (football, wrestling, track & field)2007 — Seth Blair, Rock Falls sr. (basketball, baseball)2006 — Sammy Biggs, Morrison sr. (football, swimming, track & field)2005 — Clayton Norberg, Newman sr. (football, wrestling, track & field, baseball)2004 — Caleb Ramirez, Amboy sr. (football, basketball, baseball)

SV Weekend • B5www.saukvalley.comSaturday, July 2, 2016

MLBAmerican League

East Division W L Pct GBBaltimore 47 31 .603 —Boston 43 36 .544 4½Toronto 43 39 .524 6New York 39 39 .500 8Tampa Bay 33 46 .418 14½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 49 30 .620 —Kansas City 42 37 .532 7Detroit 42 38 .525 7½Chicago 40 40 .500 9½Minnesota 25 54 .316 24

West Division W L Pct GBTexas 52 29 .642 —Houston 43 37 .538 8½Seattle 40 39 .506 11Oakland 35 44 .443 16Los Angeles 32 48 .400 19½

Friday’s resultsCleveland 2, Toronto 1, 19 inningsPhiladelphia 4, Kansas City 3Boston 5, L.A. Angels 4Detroit 10, Tampa Bay 2Houston 5, Chicago White Sox 0Texas 3, Minnesota 2, 10 inningsPittsburgh at Oakland, lateBaltimore at Seattle, lateN.Y. Yankees at San Diego, late

Saturday’s gamesCleveland (Bauer 6-2) at Toronto (Estrada 5-3), 12:07 p.m.Texas (Gonzalez 0-0) at Minnesota (Duffey 3-6), 1:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Sale 13-2) at Houston (Fister 8-4), 3:10 p.m.Detroit (Verlander 7-6) at Tampa Bay (Snell 1-2), 3:10 p.m.Kansas City (Duffy 3-1) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-7), 4:50 p.m.L.A. Angels (Santiago 4-4) at Boston (Buchholz 3-8), 6:15 p.m.Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-0) at Oakland (Hill 8-3), 9:05 p.m.Baltimore (Wilson 4-5) at Seattle (Paxton 1-3), 9:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5) at San Diego (Pomeranz 7-7), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s gamesCleveland at Toronto, 12:07 p.m.Detroit at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.Kansas City at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.L.A. Angels at Boston, 12:35 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Houston, 1:10 p.m.Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.Pittsburgh at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.Baltimore at Seattle, 3:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.

Monday’s gamesL.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.Texas at Boston, 12:35 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.Oakland at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.Seattle at Houston, 1:10 p.m.Kansas City at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.Detroit at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s box score

ASTROS 5, WHITE SOX 0Chicago Houston ab r h bi ab r h biTi.Andr ss 4 0 0 0 Sprnger rf 3 2 1 0Eaton rf 4 0 0 0 Vlbuena 3b 3 1 1 1Abreu 1b 4 0 1 0 Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0T.Frzer dh 4 0 1 0 Correa ss 3 1 1 1Lawrie 2b 4 0 2 0 Col.Rsm lf 4 0 1 1Avila c 2 0 0 0 C.Gomez cf 4 1 1 2Av.Grca lf 4 0 1 0 Ma.Gnzl 1b 3 0 0 0Sladino 3b 2 0 0 0 A..Reed dh 2 0 1 0Shuck cf 3 0 0 0 Mrsnck pr-dh 0 0 0 0 J.Cstro c 3 0 0 0Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 29 5 6 5Chicago 000 000 000 — 0Houston 000 100 22x — 5E–Saladino (4). DP–Chicago 1, Houston 1. LOB–Chicago 7, Houston 4. 2B–Abreu (17), Lawrie 2 (22), Av.Garcia (8), Valbuena (16). HR–C.Gomez (4). CS–Marisnick (3). IP H R ER BB SOChicagoGonzalez L,1-4 7 3 3 2 2 4Beck 1 3 2 2 1 1HoustonFiers W,6-3 6 4 0 0 2 4Giles H,13 1 0 0 0 0 2Gregerson H,3 1 0 0 0 0 2Devenski 1 1 0 0 1 0HBP–by Gonzalez (Springer).

National LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBWashington 49 32 .605 —New York 42 37 .532 6Miami 42 38 .525 6½Philadelphia 36 45 .444 13Atlanta 27 53 .338 21½

Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 51 28 .646 —St. Louis 41 38 .519 10Pittsburgh 38 41 .481 13Milwaukee 35 44 .443 16Cincinnati 29 52 .358 23

West Division W L Pct GBSan Francisco 51 31 .622 —Los Angeles 44 37 .543 6½Colorado 37 41 .474 12Arizona 36 46 .439 15San Diego 33 46 .418 16½

Friday’s resultsWashington 3, Cincinnati 2, 14 inningsPhiladelphia 4, Kansas City 3N.Y. Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 2Miami 7, Atlanta 5, 12 inningsSt. Louis 7, Milwaukee 1San Francisco 6, Arizona 4Pittsburgh at Oakland, lateColorado at L.A. Dodgers, lateN.Y. Yankees at San Diego, late

Saturday’s gamesMilwaukee (Nelson 5-6) at St. Louis (Wainwright 6-5), 1:15 p.m.Miami (Fernandez 10-3) at Atlanta (TBD), 3:10 p.m.Kansas City (Duffy 3-1) at Philadelphia (Nola 5-7), 4:50 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 12-2) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 6-4), 6:15 p.m.Cincinnati (Straily 4-5) at Washington (Ross 7-4), 6:15 p.m.Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-0) at Oakland (Hill 8-3), 9:05 p.m.Colorado (Bettis 6-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kazmir 6-3), 9:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Nova 5-5) at San Diego (Pomeranz 7-7), 9:10 p.m.San Francisco (Samardzija 8-5) at Arizona (Corbin 4-6), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s gamesChicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.Cincinnati at Washington, 12:35 p.m.Kansas City at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.Milwaukee at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.Pittsburgh at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.San Francisco at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.Miami at Atlanta, 7:05 p.m.

Monday’s gamesMilwaukee at Washington, 10:05 a.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.Atlanta at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m.Colorado at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.Miami at N. Y. Mets, 3:10 p.m.Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

Friday’s box scores

METS 10, CUBS 2Chicago New York ab r h bi ab r h biZobrist 2b 2 0 0 0 Nimmo rf 5 1 2 3Szczur ph-lf 2 0 1 0 N.Wlker 2b 5 1 1 0Heyward rf 4 0 1 0 Cspedes cf 4 2 2 1Bryant lf-3b 3 1 1 1 Loney 1b 5 2 3 3Rizzo 1b 4 0 0 0 A.Cbrra ss 4 2 2 3Cntrras c 4 1 1 0 K.Jhnsn lf 3 0 1 0J.Baez 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Lugo p 0 0 0 0Russell ss 2 0 0 1 W.Flres 3b 3 1 0 0Hammel p 2 0 0 0 T.d’Arn c 4 1 1 0Patton p 0 0 0 0 deGrom p 2 0 0 0Cahill p 1 0 0 0 Blevins p 0 0 0 0Almora cf 4 0 1 0 Robles p 0 0 0 0 De Aza lf 0 0 0 0Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 35 10 12 10Chicago 000 100 100 — 2New York 022 330 00x — 10LOB–Chicago 7, New York 6. 2B–Contre-ras (3), Loney (8). HR–Bryant (23), Nimmo (1), Cespedes (20), Loney (4), A.Cabrera 2 (10). SB–Bryant (3). SF–Russell (2). S–deGrom (4).

IP H R ER BB SOChicagoHammel L,7-5 4 9 10 10 2 3Patton 1 0 0 0 1 1Cahill 3 3 0 0 1 2New YorkdeGrom W,4-4 5 3 1 1 1 7Blevins 1 0 0 0 0 1Robles 1 1 1 0 1 2Lugo 2 2 0 0 0 2Hammel pitched to 3 batters in the 5thdeGrom pitched to 2 batters in the 6thHBP–by Lugo (Russell). PB–d’Arnaud.

CARDINALS 7, BREWERS 1Milwaukee St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h biVillar ss 3 0 1 0 Crpnter 2b 4 1 2 1A.Hill 3b 3 0 0 0 A.Diaz ss 5 1 2 1Braun lf 4 0 0 0 Hlliday lf 4 0 2 3Lucroy c 4 0 0 0 Moss rf 4 0 0 0Carter 1b 3 1 1 1 Jh.Prlt 3b 4 1 1 0H.Perez rf 4 0 1 0 M.Adams 1b 3 1 0 0Gennett 2b 3 0 0 0 Molina c 4 1 2 1Marinez p 0 0 0 0 B.Pena c 0 0 0 0R.Flres ph 1 0 0 0 Pham cf 3 1 1 0K.Brxtn cf 3 0 0 0 Jai.Grc p 4 1 1 1Garza p 2 0 0 0 Bowman p 0 0 0 0Elmore 2b 1 0 1 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 35 7 11 7Milwaukee 010 000 000 — 1St. Louis 100 501 00x — 7E–M.Adams (6), Jai.Garcia (1), Villar (10), Garza (2). DP–Milwaukee 1, St. Louis 2. LOB–Milwaukee 7, St. Louis 9. 2B–A.Diaz (22), Holliday (15). HR–Carter (20). IP H R ER BB SOMilwaukeeGarza L,1-1 5 2/3 9 7 4 3 6Marinez 2 1/3 2 0 0 2 1St. LouisGarcia W,6-6 8 4 1 1 4 6Bowman 1 0 0 0 0 0PB–Molina.

Auto racingNASCAR Sprint Cup

Coke Zero 400 LineupAfter Friday qualifying;

race SaturdayAt Daytona International Speedway

Daytona, Fla.Lap length: 2.5 miles

(Car number in parentheses)1. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.955 mph.2. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 192.748.3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 192.336.4. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 192.320.5. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 192.254.6. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.254.7. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 192.234.8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.160.9. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.975.10. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.865.11. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 191.400.12. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 191.253.13. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.192.14. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 191.115.15. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 191.103.16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 191.071.17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 190.933.18. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 190.783.19. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 190.670.20. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 190.476.21. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 190.444.22. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 190.440.23. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.375.24. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 190.359.25. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 190.275.26. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 189.877.27. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 189.693.28. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, 189.470.29. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.211.30. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 188.964.31. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 188.727.32. (32) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 188.391.33. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 188.344.34. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 188.249.35. (98) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 187.629.36. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 187.563.37. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 187.480.38. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 187.426.39. (55) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 187.025.40. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 0.000.

Failed to qualify41. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 184.106.

GolfWGC – Bridgestone Invitational

FridayAt Firestone Country Club

(South Course)Akron, Ohio

Purse: $9.5 millionYardage: 7,400; Par 70

Second RoundJason Day 67-69 — 136 -4David Lingmerth 70-67 — 137 -3William McGirt 64-74 — 138 -2Emiliano Grillo 67-71 — 138 -2Scott Piercy 69-69 — 138 -2Justin Thomas 70-69 — 139 -1Kevin Kisner 69-70 — 139 -1Jordan Spieth 68-71 — 139 -1Adam Scott 71-68 — 139 -1Brian Stuard 71-69 — 140 EKevin Na 71-69 — 140 EYoung-han Song 70-70 — 140 EJimmy Walker 67-73 — 140 E

PGA – Barracuda Championship Friday

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Purse: $3.2 millionYardage: 7,472; Par: 72

Second Round(Tournament uses Stableford scoring

system: double eagle is 8 points, eagle is 5; birdie is 2; par is 0; bogey is -1 &

double bogey or worse is -3)Greg Chalmers 14 10 — 24Gary Woodland 14 8 — 22Martin Laird 15 7 — 22Colt Knost 13 8 — 21Brendan Steele 13 7 — 20Rhein Gibson 8 11 — 19Jason Gore 4 14 — 18Will MacKenzie 8 10 — 18Steve Wheatcroft 5 13 — 18Ben Martin 7 10 — 17

LPGA – Cambia Portland Classic Friday

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Purse: $1.3 millionYardage: 6,476; Par: 72

Second RoundSuzann Pettersen 69-64 — 133 -11Brooke M. Henderson 65-68 — 133 -11Mariajo Uribe 67-67 — 134 -10Austin Ernst 72-66 — 138 -6Pernilla Lindberg 70-68 — 138 -6Angela Stanford 67-71 — 138 -6Lee Lopez 71-68 — 139 -5Prima Thammaraks 70-69 — 139 -5Carlota Ciganda 68-71 — 139 -5

TennisWimbledon Seeds Fared

FridayAt The All England Lawn Tennis

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MENSecond Round

• Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, lost to Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3.• Tomas Berdych (10), Czech Republic, def. Benjamin Becker, Germany, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.• Nick Kyrgios (15), Australia, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, 6-7 (3), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.• John Isner (18), United States, def. Matthew Barton, Australia, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8).• Feliciano Lopez (22), Spain, def. Fabio Fognini, Italy, 3-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.• Lucas Pouille (32), France, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

Third Round• Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, def. Dan-iel Evans, Britain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

WOMENSecond Round

• Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-4.• Svetlana Kuznetsova (13), Russia, def. Tara Moore, Britain, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (21), Russia, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-1.• Barbora Strycova (24), Czech Republic, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 6-4, 6-0.

Third Round• Venus Williams (8), United States, def. Daria Kasatkina (29), Russia, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8.• Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, 6-2, 6-2.• Daria Kasatkina (29), Russia, lost to Venus Williams (8), United States, 7-5, 4-6, 10-8.

FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD

By the Associated Press

A person with knowl-edge of the situation says Dwight Howard has agreed to join the Atlan-ta Hawks, who also re-signed Kent Bazemore.

Howard received a 3-year contract worth $70.5 mil-lion, while Bazemore will get $70 million over 4 years, the person told The Associated Press on condi-tion of anonymity Friday because contracts can’t be signed until July 7.

Howard returns to his hometown after three sea-sons in Houston, where he battled injuries and wasn’t the force he was earlier in his career. He managed just 13.7 points per game last season, low-est since he averaged 12 as a rookie for Orlando after being taken with the No. 1 selection in the 2004 draft out of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy.

Bazemore, who turned 27 on Friday, started 68 games for the Hawks last season, averaging 11.6 points.

In New York, a person with knowledge of the details says Joakim Noah and the New York Knicks have agreed to a 4-year deal worth $72 million.

The Knicks filled the center spot that opened

when they dealt Robin Lopez to Chicago by turning to the versatile Noah, a New York native who has spent his entire career with the Bulls.

The deal was agreed to Friday night, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonym-ity because deals cannot be signed until July 7.

Noah battled injuries last season and was lim-ited to a career-low 29 games, but Derrick Rose said he wanted his former teammate in New York with him after the Knicks acquired him from the Bulls last week. Noah made it clear that was his goal Friday when he posted a photo of himself

on Instagram slipping on a Knicks hat.

Elsewhere on Friday:• Mike Conley will stay

in Memphis, agreeing to a 5-year, $153 million deal.

• Andre Drummond will re-sign with the Pistons for 5 years and $130 million.

• DeMar Rozan stayed with Toronto, while Charlotte kept Nicolas Batum and the Heat re-signed Hassan Whiteside.

• Chandler Parsons got a 4-year deal from Mem-phis worth $94 million.

• Evan Turner will go to Portland on a 4-year, $70 million deal.

• Timofey Mozgov will sign a 4-year, $64 million with the Lakers.

• Jeremy Lin got a

3-year, $36 million con-tract from Brooklyn, which also signed Justin Hamilton to a 2-year, $6 million contract.

• Loin’s former Hornet teammate Al Jefferson was lured to Indiana with a 3-year, $30 million deal.

• The Bucks agreed to terms with Mirza Tele-tovic on a 3-year, $30 mil-lion deal, and also signed Matthew Dellavedova to a 4-year, $38.4 million offer sheet; the Cavaliers have the option to match that deal.

• The Magic and Evan Fournier have agreed to a 5-year contract.

• The Pelicans signed Solomon Hill to a 4-year deal worth about $50 mil-lion, then agreed to terms with the Bulls’ E’Twuan Moore on a 4-year, $34 million deal.

• Jared Dudley returned to Phoenix, as the 30-year-old power for-ward left Washington for a 3-year, $30 million contract with the Suns, whom he played for from the middle of the 2008-09 season to the middle of the 2012-13 season.

• Orlando grabbed Jeff Green away from Mem-phis, as he agreed to a 1-year deal worth $15 million.

BY ANDREW SEILGMANAP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Brian Campbell wanted to return to Chicago, and the Blackhawks were more than willing to wel-come him back.

The veteran defense-man is back with the team that he helped win the Stanley Cup in 2010, agreeing to a 1-year con-tract reportedly worh $2 million on Friday.

“It’s where I wanted to be. It’s where my heart was,” said Campbell, who lives in the Chicago area with his family. “It just makes our lives perfect. We’re so ecstatic.”

The 37-year-old Camp-bell played in Chicago from 2008 to 2011, and was a key part of a team that brought home the first championship since 1961.

Campbell spent the past five seasons with the Flor-ida Panthers, appearing in all of the team’s 376 regu-lar-season games. He had 28 goals and 147 assists and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2011-12 after scoring 53 points (four goals, 49 assists). He was the first defenseman since Red Kelly (1954) to win the award.

Campbell had six goals and 25 assists in 82 games last season, and led NHL defensemen with a plus-

31 plus-minus rating.“Brian brings so much

to the table,” Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said. “His over-all game maybe is a little bit underrated. Obviously, he’s got great mobility still. He’s always been an offen-sive player, so he can play on the power play and add offensively. He was relied upon to kill penalties, and he can do a lot of things.”

Toews was clearly glad to have him back, posting on Twitter: “Sooouuuup! Happy to have @bcamp-bell–51 back in Chicago. Welcome home.”

In his first stint with the Blackhawks, Campbell had 19 goals and 98 assists in 215 games. In 43 playoff

games for Chicago, he had 14 assists and four goals – including four assists and a goal during the champi-onship run.

Campbell said he could have made more money elsewhere, but gave the Blackhawks a discount because it was the right fit for him on a personal – as well as professional – level. His wife is from the area. They have two young daughters, and he said he has been welcomed into his neighborhood.

“I wasn’t going to play for league minimum, but I was definitely ready to take a lot less,” Camp-bell said. “This morning, I had to get up and be comfortable with coming

to the rink every day, and I’m truly ready to go and compete my hardest for the Blackhawks.”

While the Blackhawks welcomed back Camp-bell, forward Andrew Ladd agreed to a 7-year deal with the New York Islanders. Acquired at the trade deadline from Winnipeg, Ladd had eight goals and four assists over 19 games in his sec-ond stint in Chicago.

Bowman said he does not expect the Blackhawks to make another significant addition. He also con-firmed the team has placed defenseman David Rund-blad on buyout waivers.

“I think he’s looking to maybe pursue some other opportunities, whether it’s in the NHL or maybe in Europe,” Bowman said. “I can’t speak for him. But I think he’s still a young guy. He wants to get back to playing a lot of hockey, and I know that’s the rea-son that he wanted to go over to Europe midseason. We were willing to honor that request. We’re gonna let him find a spot where he knows he’s gonna be a regular player, every day, a lot of minutes.”

The Blackhawks also agreed to 1-year contracts with forwards Sam Car-rick, Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Spencer Abbott.

APDwight Howard reportedly returned to his hometown Friday, agreeing to a deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

Tribune News ServiceBrian Campbell (left), who helped the Blackhawks win the 2010 Stanley Cup, returned to Chicago on Friday on a 1-year, $2 million contract.

Hawks sign center; Noah agrees to 4-year deal with Knicks

Howard headed back to hometownNBA | FREE AGENCY OPENS

Campbell rejoins Blackhawks on 1-year deal; Ladd leaves for NYC

‘Soup’, Chicago a perfect matchNHL | FREE AGENCY OPENS

By the Associated Press

Brandon Nimmo hit his first major league home run, took his first curtain call and made a diving catch, all in the span of a few minutes.

The 23-year-old rookie’s three-run homer in the fourth inning was one of five home runs by the New York Mets off Jason Hammel in a 10-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night that ended Jacob deGrom’s 10-start winless streak.

J a m e s L o n e y a n d Asbrubal Cabrera hit con-secutive homers in the second inning, just before a 68-minute rain delay, and Cabrera hit a two-run drive in the fifth, shortly after Yoenis Cespedes’

solo shot. New York hit five homers at home for the first time in 16 years.

Astros 5, White Sox 0: Carlos Gomez hit a two-run homer, and Mike

Fiers and three relievers combined for a shutout to help surging Houston win at home.

Miguel Gonzalez (1-4) yielded three runs and three hits in a season-high seven innings, strik-ing out four.

Cardinals 7, Brewers 1: Matt Holliday drove in three runs, left-hander Jaime Garcia threw eight solid innings, and St. Louis snapped a seven-game home losing streak, their longest since Aug. 1983.

Garcia (6-6) allowed four hits. He struck out six and walked four.

Matt Garza (1-1) gave up seven runs, four earned, in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked four.

MLB ROUNDUP

Cubs crushed; Sox shut out

APCubs starter Jason Hammel (39) reacts after giving up a solo home run to the Mets’ Asdrubal Cabrera in the second inning Friday in New York.


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What are the advantages of working for Rochelle Foods?- Health care benefits including medical, dental, visioncare, and prescription drug plan

- Excellent benefits package including educationalassistance, vacation and holiday pay, 401(k)

- Competitive starting salary from $22.55 up to $25.66/hr,depending upon qualifications and shift assignment

Interested candidates may submit a cover letter and resume’ toHuman Resources Manager, Rochelle Foods, LLC

1001 S. Main St. Rochelle, IL 61068or fax to (815)562-7136 or

E-mail [email protected] may also apply at Job Service in Rockford or Sterling.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DO YOU QUALIFY FOR A CAREER ASA ROCK FALLS POLICE OFFICER?

The Rock Falls Board of Fire and Police Commissioners are seeking

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examinations at the Rock Falls Middle School on Saturday, August 6,

2016. Physical Ability examination will be administered at 9:00 a.m. and

the written exam will follow.

Requirements

1. Resident of the State of Illinois.

2. Valid driver’s license

3. Valid Firearms Owner Identification Card

4. Must be 21 years of age and not reached your 35th birthday

5. Have a high school diploma or equivalent

6. Must pass physical exam, skills evaluation, and written examination

7. Be of good moral character and pass an in-depth background check.

Fringe benefits include: Good pension plan, medical insurance, paid

vacation, overtime pay and uniform allowance.

Application forms may be obtained at the Rock Falls Police Department

located at 1013 7th Avenue, Rock Falls IL and must be completed no

later than Friday, August 5, 2016 on or before 5:00 p.m. All applications

submitted must include a copy of your driver’s license, High School

Diploma or G.E.D. and your DD-214 (if applicable).

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TheRockFallsBoardofFireandPoliceCommissionersSM-ST4248-0707

Tri-County Opportunities Council is Hosting

Please comepreparedwith your resumeand transcripts.Preliminary interviewswill be held at this event.

JULY 6, 2016From 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

Wallace Educational Center506West 4th StreetSterling, IL 61081

(Please enter through the door on East End of the Building)

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EARLY HEAD START/HEAD START-JOB FAIR

Weare hiring for the following positions:Teacher Assistants

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(informationwill be available for other Head Start positions)

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at www.clinton.k12.ia.us

HR Dept., 1401 12Ave. N. Clinton,

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AA/EOE

E&S EquipmentLLC an Ag shortline equipment re-tailer based out ofLanark, Illinois issearching for aself-motivated indi-vidual to managethe retail office. Position includes:Customer service,inside sales, ship-ping/receiving, or-ganization of parts,inventory control,customer invoicing,AR/AP. Requirements in-clude: Good writ-ten and verbalcommunicationskills, must haveproficient comput-er skills in conjunc-tion with MicrosoftOffice, knowledgeof AS400 programa plus, previousparts experience aplus, must be ableto lift 50 lbs.Email cover letter

and resume to:Steven Coulthard

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John Yoder, jyoder@stuts mans.com

Mail cover letterand resume to:

Eastland Fabrica-tion, attn. StevenCoulthard, 14273IL Rt. 73, Lanark,

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EOE

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NO PHONECALLS PLEASE

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NOTICE- PUR-SUANT to theBusiness Opportu-nity Sales Law of1995, every busi-ness opportunitymust be registeredwith the Illinois Se-curities Depart-ment. Protect your-self and get thefacts before youhand over yourhard earned moneyby contacting theIllinois Secretary ofState's SecuritiesDepartment at 1-800-628-7937. Thisnotice provided asa public service bySauk Valley Classi-fieds.

RT, RN or LPNLincare, leadingnational respira-

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licensed as appli-cable. Great

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Spotter/DriverExperienced

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HELP WANTEDHeavy duty truckand trailer mechan-ic needed. Paybased on experi-ence. Will train theright applicant.Must have tools,valid drivers li-cense. CDL a plus.Located in Clinton,IA. Call 800-242-9078or email resume

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Openings forDedicated

Company DriversWe are a family-owned companybased in Minneso-ta and have beenin business for over60 years. We cur-rently have 90 +company trucks,and are in need ofquality drivers. Ifyou are at least 21years old and haveat least 1 year re-cent local or OTRexperience wewould love to talkto you!Company Drivers:$75.00 per LoadLate Model Equip-ment Full Medicaland Dental after 60days 401-K Retire-ment Bonus Pro-gram Holiday Pay,Vacation and SickTime Pay HealthInsurance Pro-gram

If you are interest-ed in a successfulpartnership with a

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RENTAL MANAGER: needed for “RockFalls ELC”, 72 unitcomplex, locatedin Rock Falls IL,P/T employment.15/hrs. wk. $12.50hr. Skills required:Basic computerentry, basic math,day to day opera-tion of office, main-tain occupancy ofthe units, work withresidents, overseemaintenance per-son. Must haveminimum GED/orH.S. Diploma. Pre-vious experiencepreferred withpleasant and posi-tive communica-tion skills.

Please provide resume and 3 busi-ness references byJuly 9th, or email to:[email protected]

or mail to: W.C.H.A., 401 W

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Marshall Pottery 3gal. stoneware but-ter churn w/ pad-dle & lid $65 815-535-8427

Saturday 8-21016 W. 2nd St.

Clothes, boys &pre teen girls,household décor,sm. pet acces-sories, cat tower,bedding Child lifejackets, 19” flatscreen TV, Patioset, wooden patioset, middle agedtoys, lots and lotsof misc.

Fri. 8-8 Sat. 7-11512 5th Avenue

Huge Multi-FamilyClothes - kid's 0-5,adult L/Xl, like newtoys, household &holiday items, quiltrack, bike, books,electronics, 19” HDtv, GI Joe toys,Game Boy/games,old dbl. WASHTUB, & much misc.

Fri. 7-5 & Sat. 7-121803 Oak Grove

Avenue Multi Family Sale

(AcceptingDebt/Credit cards)

Tons of NEWERscrub sets, womenssummer and work-out clothes all likenew, name brandclothes some w/tags, some materni-ty, some mens,baby items, lots ofbaby clothes, jr.clothes/ shoes,home décor, catch-ing gear, kitchenitems, George Fore-man, griddle etc.pool items, RockFalls Rocket gear,gardening, namebrand purses/ bags& misc.

MOBILE HOMES

FOR RENT 315

WANT TO RENT 335

LOANS 402

AREA

GARAGE SALES 624

DIXON

GARAGE SALES 624

DIXON

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STERLING

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 705

COMPUTERS 735

FURNITURE 755

PETS & PET SUPPLIES 775

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Mattress sets:Twin $99, Full$129, Queen $159,King $199. Will de-liver! Bunk Bed$298. Call 309-451-7477

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8am-??910 S. HennepinMulti Family Sale

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Fri. & Sat. 8-12002 Riverdale

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King Head & footboard, wrought ironand wood w/ bedframe $300, 6mo.

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Saturday only! 9-?1956 Lowell Park

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Fri. 7-5 & Sat. 7-?519 2nd Avenue

2 nd Annual Garage Sale

All new itemsLots of vintage,retro, householditems, tools, radioarm & scroll saw.Come check us out

I Buy: Antiques,collectibles, toys,post cards, etc.815-445-6151.

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CELEBRITY CIPHERby Luis Campos

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Great Lakes hottub. $2,000. Call815-994-1010

Pride Jazzy powerchair. $1,700. Call815-994-1010

Champion gasPressure Washer,like new, 2400PSI,2.2GPM, $130815-284-2433

2009 VenoxCruiser, 5K miles.excellent condition,windshield/bags.Great starter bike.

$2,500 815-994-0284

2002 HarleyDavidson Road

King Classic. 2 hel-mets.1 Jack.

$6,700obo. Call815-440-6023

I Pay Cash 4Gold, Silver,

Coins & Antiques 24/7 779-245-2950

LAWN & GARDEN 781

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EQUIPMENT 785

TICKETS / TRAVEL

& EVENTS 787

WANT TO BUY 795

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE 796

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE 796

HAY & STRAW 825

FARM

EQUIPMENT 855

CLASSIC CARS 904

AUTOMOBILES 905

S.U.V.S 909

VANS 911

4X4S 912

MOTORCYCLES 935

BOATS/MOTORS 940

TRAILERS/RVS 945

AUTOS WANTED 960

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Always over 100+vehicles to choosefrom.

Westinghouse upright freezer

20 cubic ft. $150 815-625-5409

•Dirt Bike•Yamaha PW80 good condition

$600/OBO815-499-7333

Berghoff World-wide 12 pc. Cook-ware set, stainlesssteel. New in box.$100. 815-716-0123

Vintage WoodRocking horse. 35”

L x 25” H x 13' Wwith metal saddle.$85. 815-716-0123

Vintage woodrocking horse,35”Lx25”Hx13”ww/ metallic saddle$85 815-716-0123

2004 Ford F250,reg. Cab, V-10, au-to., 4x4. Towingpkg., DMI bumper.112K mi. $5700.815-622-5152.

Porch/outside fur-niture. Sofa, loungechair, chair with ot-toman. White metal& yellow cushions.

815-626-3525

2006 Harley David-son Dyna Lo RiderEFI, 6 sp. Low mi.

lots of extras.$7,500

815-238-1788

2000 Ford Van ½ton, New rearheavy leaf springs,alternator, tiresplus spare, newerbrakes & shocks.Runs very good.Does not leak oiland serviced regu-larly. $1,700 OBO

815-590-1419

1970's WeddingGown & Veil,

elegantly simple, easily modified,tall/small $100815-718-3434

2000 HurricaneDeck Boat modelFD201, Mercury240HP, I/O, 5.0L.$8900. 773-425-

9810

2007 Montana 5th

Wheel, 3 slides,36' long, rearkitchen, $20,500815-973-4697

1984 Corvette,bronze, 350 auto-matic, Exc. cond.New carpet & ex-haust. $4,000.815-441-5353.

16 ft. 1984 Cham-pion Bass Boat,150hp, runs good,red metallic.$3,000/obo. 815-716-6347.

2 adjacent gravesin The Garden ofFaith at ChapelHill, Dixon. $1590for both. 503-931-3389.

HP color printer.$15. Call

815-732-1492

Newer 13” tv w/10 VCR tapes $20815-732-1492

Rock MemorabiliaBilly Joel, Value

$95. Sell $25. Call815-732-1492

2006 Ford Expedi-tion XLT. White.

4 wd. 87k. $8850.Call 815-499-0199

2003 HarleyDavidson UltraClassic ElectraGlide, low miles,100 yr. Anniver-sary, $9000 /obo815-499-6410

400 plastic trad-ing card cases$60/obo 815-973-3455

Pool table top,4x8 1 in. slate. $35

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Hay for Sale $3 Bale

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2013 16' QwestEdge PontoonBoat, & 2012 18'Trophy Trailer,many amenities,like new, usedonly a few times,serious inquiriesonly, $15,500 815-652-0286

Chapel Hill Memo-rial Gardens, 2plots. $1400/both.815-734-6524

No person or busi-ness, unless prop-erly licensed by theIllinois Secretary ofState, may sell tick-et(s) for any sport-ing event or other-wise, for more thanthe price printedupon the face ofthe said ticket(s).Only licensed ticketbrokers may legallyadvertise, negotiateand execute thesale of ticket(s) forany amount overwhat is printedupon the face ofticket.

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Water Skis,“O'Brien”

Performance Combos, good

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2000 SubaruForester, 128k mi.,reliable, recentbrakes & exhaust.$3950 Call 815-312-0037

2005 Gas GolfCart Club Car

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16' Starcraft Boatdepth finder, 70hpJohnson motor &trailer, $1850 815-441-7636

Sofa bed, 6ft. Like new. $75815-625-9439

Clean bright wheat straw. 815-712-3058

1980 Yamaha 400Special, low miles.Runs good. Newparts, seat, battery.$1,100/obo. 815-626-4490.

2004 28' fifthwheel camper.

Terry Quantum by Fleetwood. Great

cond. Many extras.$11,500! A MUST

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Waterbed w/2 pil-low top mattress-es, 2 heaters & 6drawers, $100/obo.2 women's leathercoats- sz. 10 & 12,$100 ea. obo. 12v.TV $50. Set of suit-cases $25. Call815-438-2918.

18HP Troy-Bilttractor, hydro.

drive, cruise, 42”deck. $475. Call815-625-1606.

International H for sale, good

cond. $1600. 815-499-9483

Moving to San Diego. Instant

gym. Treadmill,plaits, bike, weightbench,free weightsFull size slimmingmirror. All in goodcond. Paid $1500for all. Make offer!

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1984 Buick Riveria T type, 3.8

turbo charge, Gold,motor needs work.

$3,500. Call 815-285-8148

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1984 GMC Van.305 Automatic.

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Ken Griffrey Jr.rookie card PSA 8grade $100/obo815-985-5359

Pat Summitt Auto-graph Basketball;no COA $275/obo815-985-5359

1999 CadillacDeVille; black;Good condition.$2,900 obo. 815-288-7910

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2017 Chrysler PacificaPaid Advertisement

By Charles FlemingLos Angeles Times

(TNS)

For the last several years, sport utility vehicles and crossover utility vehicles

have been the hottest-selling segments in the automotive world. But a lot of American families are still buying minivans. More than 500,000 of these multi-passenger people movers were sold last year and about half of those were made by Fiat Chrysler.

The Detroit automaker has spent lots of time and money building and promoting its newest minivan offering: the 2017 Pacifica.

The vehicle got a huge launch when it was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this year. And those Pacifica TV commercials featuring comedian Jim Gaffigan and his “Dad Brand” are everywhere.

There’s a lot to promote. The Pacifica is built on an entirely new platform, sharing only an engine, transmission and a few parts with other Fiat Chrysler automobiles.

Later this year it will be introduced in a plug-in hybrid electric version, the first minivan to be sold in the U.S. in that format. Sometime farther down the road it will be the vehicle that Google uses for its burgeoning autonomous driving program.

Chrysler boasts of inventing the American minivan craze, decades ago, and continues to do well with it. Chrysler’s Town and Country and sibling Dodge Grand Caravan currently trail Toyota’s Sienna and Honda’s Odyssey, but Chrysler’s brand director, Bruce Velisek, said: “We dominated this market for

30 years. It’s a good business for us.”

The Pacifica is a forward-looking expression of backward-looking body style. Its seven passenger seats are all comfortable and highly adjustable. The front ones are heated and cooled. The second row is fitted with twin entertainment screens, wireless headphones and remote controls a $2,000 option and those seats are heated too.

The two side doors slide open with the push of a button. The second-row seats slide forward to create access to the third row, and will also fold flat into the floor to create extra space. (When the seats are upright, the subfloor cubbies make a cool, hidden storage bin.) A third seat can be added to the second row to increase total seating to eight.

Another button opens or closes the rear gate. Yet another makes

the third-row seats robotically disappear into the floor, opening up huge real estate that extends from the driver to the back bumper. (There’s no subfloor space wasted on a spare tire because the Pacifica doesn’t have one. You get a tire inflator kit instead.)

Because it’s a van, it has about 18 cupholders. But it also offers almost that many plug-ins for electronic devices, and an on-board vacuum cleaner.

I found the interior so luxurious and comfortable that I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to drive it or hang curtains and move in. Then I noticed there are side screens already attached. So I could just move in and use those for curtains.

For a big car I’m not sure how big a minivan can be before you have to call it a van the Pacifica is responsive. It’s powered by

Chrysler’s 3.6-liter V-6 Pentastar engine the same one found in the company’s 200 and 300 roadsters which makes 287 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. Mated to a nine-speed electronic transmission, the engine gets the Pacifica jumping fast off the line.

All that torque is fun. Without a full load, it’s lively in traffic and accelerates quickly. It passes without much urging and maintains freeway speeds comfortably.

But that power also creates some challenges. At parking lot speeds, the Pacifica surges and lurches a little. Trying to parallel-park on a hill is difficult, unless you’re driving a version equipped with the automated parking feature. I wasn’t. I had the version with an automatic braking feature. So every time I got close to fitting into my space, the Pacifica applied its

own brake. After five tries, I gave up and parked farther down the road.

Once out of the parking lot or the parking space, the Pacifica is quite civilized. The suspension and steering are soft but not squishy. And it’s quiet, really quiet, with very little engine, air or tire noise even at freeway speeds.

The enormous sun roof gives the car a nice open feeling. But despite all the glass, the visibility to the rear and sides isn’t great. That’s partly because of the size and shape of the tall and wide second- and third row seats.

If I were raising kids again today, they might wind up in one of these.

The Pacifica is a forward-looking expression of backward-looking body style.

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Wheelswww.saukvalley.com Saturday, July 2, 2016

BY AVALYNDA CASEYSpecial to Sauk Valley Media

You can’t have Petunia Fest without petunias, and you can’t have petunias without Nichols Greenhouse.

As the city celebrates all things Petunia this week, people will be pouring into Dixon to take in the sights and sounds that the Petunia City has to offer during its annual celebration – and some might just

wonder where all the city’s signature flowers come from. After all, there’s nearly 300 pots just hanging around the city. That’s a lot of petunias.

So, when the city needs some flower power, they turn to the longtime business with a penchant for petu-nias – but this year, there was a new owner at the helm, making

sure the city got the best bang for its blooming buck.After 43 years in business the greenhouse has a

new boss – but you might not notice at first. That’s because the previous owners are still around.

New owner and Dixon native Lori Sheridan has no horticultural degree and no greenhouse experience, but she boasts of something better: “I have Terry Nichols.”

The longtime business that

puts the petunias in the Petunia

City is still growing – under

new management and old

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] Sheridan and Terry Nichols share a laugh at Nichols Greenhouse in Dixon. Sheridan recently bought the business from Terry.

ABOVE: Before the petunias can decorate the streets of Dixon, they were just budding young flowers. Today, those buds are all grown up, and more than 270 baskets of the pink petals are on display in the city. BELOW: Nichols is more than just flowers; it offers fruits and vegetables, too.

REAL ESTATE

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT | NICHOLS GREENHOUSE

NicholsChange for a

Pay Nichols a visitNichols Greenhouses is located at 1228 W. Fourth St. in Dixon.

It is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and

Sunday.Find it on Facebook or call 815-284-3805 for

more information.

NICHOLS continued on C84

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Tell mom you’re not going on

a guilt tripDear Dave,My parents left their six-

figure jobs to enter the minis-try when I was in high school. That was 10 years ago, and my mom still regularly asks me to share my money with them. I don’t mind helping out once in a while, but this has been going on for a long time and I’ve started feeling bitterness about the requests and their bad financial decisions. My mom also tries to make me feel bad sometimes if I can’t afford to give them as much as they want. She constantly refer-ences their calling, and that I should want to help with that. How can I stop this pattern?

– Renee

Dear Renee,This is not a healthy situa-

tion for anyone involved. By consistently giving or loaning your parents money, you’ve lost respect for them in the process. The relationship has become strained, and that’s a tough thing for anyone to deal with – especially in a parent-child situation. On top of all that, your mom sounds like a travel agent for guilt trips. It seems like she’s working you over while implying it’s all really for God. That’s toxic.

Going into the ministry is an admirable thing. How-ever, I remember a guy in the Bible named Paul who made tents while he conducted his ministry. I’m paraphrasing, of course, but his line was something like, “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” He had a job, remember? So, suggest-ing that someone work outside the ministry while trying to do God’s work isn’t mean or unfair.

Parents should not do this to their child, and it’s going to be hard to unravel it all and turn it into a respectable situation. I hope everyone will consider sitting down with a mature third party, and developing a situation where you’re no longer giving or lending them money.

In the meantime, read a book called “Boundaries” by Dr. Henry Cloud. After that, and some objective interven-tion, I think this situation will become a lot healthier for everyone.

– Dave

Finding the right motivation

Dear Dave,My husband and I make

$180,000 a year combined, and we have a net worth of about $1.6 million.

BY TIM GRANTTribune News Service

PITTSBURGH – When retired judge Robert Colville and his wife, Janet, became empty-nesters in the mid-1980s and downsized to a townhouse, they also decided to buy a sec-ond home outside the city that

was big enough to accommo-date large family gatherings.

But now, as their children establish new traditions with their own families, the Colvilles are using the four-bedroom, three-bathroom vacation home less often and it gets harder to justify the expense of having it.

“Owning two homes is a financial issue, too,” said Rob-ert Colville, 81. “My wife and I have been back and forth on

that issue, especially as we get older. It’s been a major discus-sion between us. We don’t use it much in the winter these days. I don’t ski anymore or hike. We’d much rather go south for our vacations.”

For those who love getting away to the sunny beaches of Florida or skiing the mountain slopes of Colorado, buying a second home in a favorite vacation spot can be a way to enjoy the best of two worlds.

But as time goes on, the fac-tors that initially drove the second home purchase might change. There are often costs associated with traveling to and from the second home, and after factoring in the expense of paying the mortgage and other bills that go along with main-taining two households, at least one financial adviser said he typically recommends clients rent a place while on vacation rather than buy.

Pittsburgh residents Wal-ter and Nancy Bunt became accidental second homeown-ers about 15 years ago when Nancy Bunt inherited a home along the shore in Stone Har-bor, New Jersey. While they enjoyed the home for a while, they quickly discovered main-taining the house required working 8 to 10 hours each time they visited.

A lot of work goes into owning a vacation homeFinancial adviser suggests renting

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BASKETBALL WITH MATT ROSS

Basketball players listened to advice from Matt Ross (right) during an April 4-6 basketball clinic at the Illinois National Guard Armory in Dixon. Ross is a 2012 Dixon High School graduate and a Sauk Valley Community College of Dixon, Chi-cago State University, and European professional basketball player. Next season he will play in Canada. The Dixon Park District and Dixon Family YMCA organized the event. Photo submitted by the park district.

READING TOGETHER

Karson Strohmayer reads to Jonathan Martin. The fifth-grade students also helped the younger children use the blank pages at the end of the book to create their own story about the Beanie Baby. Students in Amy Jones’ art class at Ster-ling High School and Cherie Peterson, art teacher at Lincoln, assisted Hesser’s pupils with the project.

Recent graduates from the 90-hour phlebotomy technician course at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon are (from left) Crislon Garcia of Sterling, Amanda Klyber of Rock Falls, Ashley Rice of Lanark, and Mykil Baker of Forreston. The program prepares medical professionals to collect blood specimens for labora-tory analysis. The course will be offered again in October. Photo submitted by Chris Pilling.

Students from St. Patrick Parish in Dixon received the St. Timothy Award for Youth on June 5. They are (front row, from left) Erin Vits and Eli Blaney, high school recipients, and John Simpson and Charlotte McCoy, junior high school graduates; with (back row) the Rev. Bernard Sehr, pas-tor. The award is given through Rockford Diocese to students who are active in their parish and live their faith in their everyday lives. Photo submitted by Sarah Campbell.

STERLING-ROCK FALLS COMMUNITY TRUST

Sterling High School students recently received scholarships from the Sterling-Rock Falls Com-munity Trust. Recipients, with trustee Mary Ellen Wilkinson, are (front row, from left) Amina Jinadu, general; Hannah Escamilla, general and Home Hospital Award; Alexandra Delgado and Reganne Adams, general; Alexandria Prescott, Keeney Fund; Nicholas Olds and Raygen Day, general; and Mackenzie Barnhart, Clement Hey Award; and (back row) Maddison Grell and Brayden Garza, general; Kile Long, general and Russell and Margaret Koster Ag Award; Evan Lobdell, Jim and Lenore McKinzie; Ethan Sanford, Broc Colville, and Juan Carlos Cabral, general; and Cody Lund, Clement Hey Award. Other trustees are Peter Dillon, Ron Hoffman, John McCormick, John Miller, Suzy Perino, and Darla Schryver. Photo submitted by Peggy Carlson.

Recipients of the Lyon Family Scholarships from Wesley United Methodist Church in Sterling, are Seiler Noble (left) and Johanna Cravatta. With them is JoAnn Lyon, scholarship founder. Photo submitted by Fran Lyon-Dugin.

The RBI Club in Dixon awarded a $500 college scholarship June 2 to Owen VanHorn, a Dixon High School baseball player. Don Lovett (from left) of Sauk Valley Bank presents the check to Van-Horn, who is with his father, Chris VanHorn. Photo submitted by Tim Crawford.

RBI CLUB

ST. TIMOTHY AWARD LYON SCHOLARSHIP

Early in the year, students in Suzi Hesser’s fifth-grade class at Lincoln Elementary School in Sterling chose a donated Beanie Baby to write about and to create a hardcover book. On May 19, they walked to Jefferson Elementary School to read with the first-grade students and to donate the books to them. Sam Harris in Kara Wade’s class reads one of the books with Caitlyn Davidson from Lincoln. Photos submitted by Hesser.

PHLEBOTOMY GRADUATES

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capture lives in the Sauk Valley. They can be submitted by email to [email protected] or can be taken to the Sterling and Dixon offices.

A cookout fundraiser for Honor Flight of Lee County was May 21 at Oliver’s Cor-ner Market in Dixon. Near the grills are (from left) Sally Hudson, with cooks Mike Cecchetti, Tom Bushman, all of Dixon, and Terry Garland of Amboy. Photos sub-mitted by Lynda Norton of Dixon. John Rich of Dixon (left) takes an order from veteran Ed Kerley, also of Dixon.

GOOD FOOD, GOOD CAUSE

Rock River Road Runner members turned out May 30 for a Memorial Day run through Rock Falls and Sterling. The group stopped in Rock Falls to attend a ser-vice honoring veterans. Photo submitted by Schryver. Runners displayed their patriotism with American flags and colors.

Coloma Township Park District in Rock Falls recently had its 19th annual Pitch, Hit, and Run Competition. Winners, by

age and gender divisions, are (front row from left) Koltyn Stombaugh, first place in pitching, hitting, running, and

all around; Kam Hicks, fifth in pitch-ing, second in hitting and running, and

fourth all around; Maggie Rowzee, sec-ond in pitching and all around, fourth in

hitting, and third in running; Josh Green-field, third in pitching and all around,

first in hitting, and fifth in running; Nik Nardini, fourth in pitching and running and fifth in hitting and all around; and

(back row) Kathryn Rowzee, second in pitching, running, and all around and

first in hitting; Cortney Bushman, third in pitching, running, and all around and

second in hitting; Lauryn Nardini, first in pitching, running, and all around and

third in hitting; and Amber Greenfield, first in pitching, hitting, running, and all

around. Not pictured is Hunter Gale, first in pitching, running and all around

and third in hitting. This also was the first year for a Major League Baseball

home run derby competition. Kam Hicks and Kathryn Rowzee won. Photo sub-

mitted by the park district.

HONORING

ON THE RUN WITH PATRIOTISM

Members of Rock Falls and Sterling Ameri-can Legion posts, with other military organi-zations, honored fallen soldiers during a Memo-rial Day ceremo-ny at the lower dam in Rock Falls. Photo submitted by Anita Schryver of Rock Falls.

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OREGON – Eagle’s Nest Art Group will present a workshop in batik, the art of applying color tints to wax-resist on fabric.

The 1-day session will be at 10 a.m. July 16 in the ENAG Art Studio, second floor, Conover Square

Mall, 201 N. Third St. Barb Lundeen will teach the class. She also will pro-vide all the materials for participants to create a springtime scarf.

The cost is $15 for mem-bers or $20 for nonmem-bers. The deadline to

register is Thursday; class size is limited to eight.

Proceeds will be used to benefit the Hands On Ore-gon, a nonprofit, commu-nity service organization.

To sign up, contact Lun-deen at [email protected] or 815-652-2031.

It’s hands-on for community fundraiser

The public can create batik scarves, such as this floral print, July 16 at a work-shop at Conover Square Mall in Oregon, through Eagle’s Nest Art Group. Photo submitted by Marsha Behrens.

Ice cream Lincoln-Manahan

STERLING – The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society will have an ice cream social from 1 to 3 p.m. July 10 at 607 E. Third St., next to the Lin-coln-Manahan Home Museum.

Homemade pies and beverages also will be served. Entertain-ment and tours of the museum will be part of the event. A tent will be set up for protection against the weather.

Donations will be accepted and will be used to benefit the soci-ety’s Lincoln Learning Center project.

The public is welcome.For more information,

call the society at 815-622-6215.

Post HouseDIXON – An ice cream

social will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. July 21 at Post House Com-munity Center, 100 W. Second St.

The public is wel-come; games have been planned by Dixon Healthcare & Reha-bilitation Center and Lee County Council on Aging staff.

For more information, call the center at 815-288-9236

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Local agency warns of dangers

STERLING – Lifescape Community Services reminds senior citizens and those with dis-abilities or chronic health issues should be aware of summer heat risks.

According to a Lif-escape news release, people 65 and older are more prone to heat stress than young people, as they are not as efficient in cooling off. Prescriptions and chronic medical condi-tion also can change the normal body response to heat.

Lifescape provides services in Carroll, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. The Sterling program provides ser-vices to those 60 and older.

For more information about services available, including help dealing with heat, call 815-490-2511, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Disasters affect pets; be ready

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Emergency Management Agency suggests families factor pets into emergency preparedness plans.

James K. Joseph, IEMA director, said home emergency kits for people should include a 3-day supply of food, water, first aid supplies, weather alert radio, flashlights, and spare batteries.

Pet preparedness kits also need a 3-day sup-ply of food and water. Other recommended items are pet medicines; copies of the pet’s regis-tration and vaccinations; a photo; collar with iden-tification tag, harness, or leash; carrier; litter and box, newspapers, trash bags, and chlorine bleach for sanitation; toys, and treats.

When making disaster plans, families should find places where they can stay with their pets, according to the news release. They also should make a backup emergency plan, in case they can-not evacuate their pets themselves.

Visit readyillinois.gov or facebook.com/ReadyIllinois or Twitter.com/ReadyIllinois for more information.

HEALTH

BY RUTH EDWARDS NATURE CENTER STAFF

DIXON – Hiding is a way of life for most of the Rock River Valley area birds and animals.

Blending in with the landscape not only allows these creatures to find something to eat, it also keeps them from being eaten themselves.

To survive long enough to successfully mate and raise a family, a creature must be adept at hiding. Camouflage is utilized by all wildlife as a meth-od of resisting detection by enemies.

The word “camouflage” was unknown until World War I. Military experts realized that the ability to make sol-diers, weapons, ships, and tanks seemingly disappear by the use of certain patterns and col-ors would be a definite

advantage in fighting situations. The word, which means “whiff of smoke,” was coined to describe this exciting new technique, which, of course, wildlife have been using since the beginning of time.

Mother Nature already was an old hand at camouflage. Let’s think about a couple common creatures in our area that are camo experts. Quail, or bobwhite, as they are affectionately called, are masters at the art of disappearing. These birds use disrup-tive coloring – streaks, bars, and color varia-tions make it possible for quail to blend into the grassland scene, even in late winter when veg-etation is scarce. Now if there were only some grasslands for them to use – quail populations

have plummeted due to lack of habitat.

Many female song-birds, such as cardinals, are especially well-cam-ouflaged. Males are gor-geously arrayed in bright colors, while the females are dressed in drab greys, olives, and browns. This aids in protecting the female as she incubates and broods her young. As young birds grow their feathers, they are usu-ally dull and streaked with both dark and light colors. This allows them to blend in with their surroundings until they mature sufficiently to survive playing the pred-ator-prey game of life.

Counter-shading is a very intriguing method of ensuring a creature’s survival. In counter-shading, the parts of a creature where the sunlight hits – usually the

top of the head and the back – are dark in color. Parts of the anatomy not in direct light, such as the throat and belly, are light colored. Between these areas, the colors fade and shade the creature right out of the landscape. Counter-shading, also known as Thayer’s prin-ciple, was discovered by Abbott Thayer, a noted artist who pioneered in the area of camouflage art. The current-day camo artist, Bev Doolittle, uses the patterns and col-orations of nature to add depth and intrigue to her paintings.

Even aquatic species use camouflage as a method of survival. The common snapping turtle uses tex-tural camo. The sculpted, dark carapace, or upper shell, is molded by Moth-er Nature to resemble a bumpy old log or a

rough rock. By remaining motionless, the snap-per can become virtually invisible.

Take a close look at nature. Chances are, there’s more than meets the eye.

In other Dixon Park District news:■ The farmers market

continues from 7 a.m. to noon Wednesday and Saturday at Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St.■ Tickets for a 50-50

drawing can be pur-chased from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the park office, 804 Pal-myra St.■ A trip to see the Chi-

cago Cubs play the Mar-lins will be Aug. 2. Game time is 7:05 p.m.■ Visit the dixonpark

district.com for informa-tion.

DIXON PARK DISTRICT

Camouflage: Nature’s been at it for years

NORMAL – About 4,000 athletes from across the state took part in the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games June 10-12 at Illinois State Uni-versity and Normal Com-munity West High School.

They competed in aquatics, athletics (track and field), bocce, gym-nastics, power-lifting, and soccer.

Local athletes’ results are:

Byron School District: Logan Kratz, 100 meter run, fifth place; Kameron McKnight, 200 meter run, fifth; Samuel Saltzgiver, 50 meter run, third; and in softball, Ryan Keller in third, Julia Scullion in sixth, and Madalyn Palm-er in seventh. All are from Byron.

Beverly Farm in God-frey: John Coy of Oregon, 50 meter run, fifth place; and Conrado Abinoja of Fenton, 50 meter run, sec-ond.

Freeport Park District: Jessica Neuschwanger of Mount Carroll, 25 meter breaststroke, third, and

25 meter freestyle, fifth; and Faith Krutsinger of Lanark, softball throw, fourth.

Freeport-Ridge Terrace in Freeport: Jennifer N. Pitts of Lanark, softball throw, second; and Byron Temple of Fulton, tennis ball throw, fifth.

Gordon Jones Terrace in Lanark: Patricia Zorembo of Lanark, softball throw, second.

Mendota High School: Addison Gott of La Moille, 100 meter run, fourth; 4x100 meter run relay and softball throw, first.

Gators Sports in Princ-eton: Troy Cromwell of La Moille, 100 meter run, third place, and 200 meter run, first.

Independent: Sarah Moroney of Rochelle, 400 meter walk, third place.

Lee County Special Education Association in Dixon: Jagger R. Har-vey, 100 meter walk, fifth place; and David Goken, pentathlon, third. Both are of Dixon.

Ogle County Special Olympics in Oregon: Car-

los Fulgencio of Rochelle, 100 meter run and shot put, fourth place ; Hal Sky-lar of Rochelle, 200 meter run, fourth, and shot put, fifth; Samantha Huff-man of Davis Junction, 200 meter run, third, and softball throw, seventh; Jason Ballard of Davis Junction, 50 meter run, seventh; Isabella Manos of Oregon, 50 meter run and softball throw, third; Cierra McGinnis of Rochelle, 50 meter run, second; Jacquelyn Huer-amo of Rochelle, softball throw, third; Logan Jones of Byron, softball throw, first; and Ethan Odle of Rochelle, softball throw, second.

Rockford Red Hots: Michael McMahon of Leaf River, 200 meter run, fourth, and softball throw, first; Martin McMahon of Leaf River, softball throw, third; Scot DeWall of Oregon, bocce unified doubles and bocce uni-fied team, first; and Taylor Vock of Polo, bocce uni-fied doubles, second, and bocce unified team, first.

Rockford Special Olym-pics: Michelle Rice of Byron, 400 meter run, fifth.

Rolling Hills Progress Center in Lanark: Brian Wagand of Shannon, 100 meter run, fourth, and softball throw, first; Kerry Klitz of Savanna, 50 meter run, fourth, and softball throw, fifth; Larry Hamil-ton of Polo, softball throw, fourth; and Johnathan Lenhart of Milledgeville, softball throw, third.

Twin City Schools in Sterling: Tyler D. Hager-man of Rock Falls, 100 meter run, third; Josef Buyno and Rhen Huiz-enga, both of Prophet-stown, Kayley L. Crow of Deer Grove, Victoria Humphrey of Morrison, and Gabriella Ovalle of Sterling, 4x100 meter run relay, first place; Hum-phrey, 50 meter run, fourth; Hagerman, shot put, seventh; and Crow, softball throw, second.

Village of Progress in Oregon: Sylvia A. King of Oregon, 100 meter run, eighth; Kara Kjen-

ner of Byron, 100 meter run, participation ribbon; Kenneth Spurbeck of Still-man Valley, 200 meter run, fourth; Jennifer Mey-ers of Forreston, shot put, fourth; and Elizabeth Bas-tuk of Oregon, softball throw, sixth.

Mable Developmental Center in Dixon: James Boyce of Chicago, 50 meter run, third; Clarence Brady of Champaign, 50 meter run, participa-tion ribbon, and softball throw, first; Jayme Snyder of Peoria, 50 meter run and softball throw, sec-ond; and Justin Benson of East Moline, softball throw, fourth.

Young Athletes inde-pendents: Karson Null of Sterling, 50 meter run and tennis ball throw, partici-pation ribbon.

Tracy’s Boxer Club in Walnut: Mary Kuhnert of Walnut, 100 meter walk, second.

Go to soill.org/wp-con tent/uploads/2013/04/2016SummerGamesResults.pdf for the complete list-ing.

Athletes triumph during yearly competition

POPPY QUEEN

Members of the Rock Falls City Council and Rock Falls Mayor Bill Wescott (pictured) recently gave donations to Poppy Queen Hayden Buntjer of Rock Falls, who represents Rock Falls American Legion Post 902 and Legion Auxiliary Unit 902. Buntjer is a junior member of the auxiliary, and the granddaughter of Randy and Karen Wolber, also of Rock Falls, who are Post 902 and Unit 902 mem-bers, respectively. Photo submitted by Rebba For-ren.

Center director retires this month

MOUNT MORRIS – Bren-da Hayden, executive direc-tor of Mount Morris Senior Center, will be honored at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. July 9 at the center, 9 E. Front St.

She will retire Friday after 36 years of working with older adults. She has been the center’s director for 17 years.

For more information, call the center at 815-734-6335.

Painting course set for Wednesday

STERLING – A watercolor class for those 13 and older will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at The Corner Gallery, 202 Fourth Ave.

Instructor Jan Harvey will supply paints and brushes.

The cost is $20. Advance payment is required in cash or check from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday until Tuesday at the gallery.

For information, call Kathy Gaskill at 815-535-4441.

Region changes cookie suppliers

BLOOMINGTON – Little Brownie Bakers recently was selected to be the new cookie baker for Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, serving Bureau County.

Next year, customers in the central Illinois area will be able to purchase Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils, Savannah Smiles, Toffee-tastic, and Thin Mints cookies, as well as a new cookie to be

announced soon.Little Brownie is a division

of Kellogg headquartered in Michigan.

Historian to talk about revolution

DIXON – The Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. July 11 in the second-floor conference room at KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St.

Local historian Duane Paulsen will speak about the changes in Northern

Illinois since the Industrial Revolution. He will com-pare Chicago with Dixon, highlighting the effects of those changes and how they challenged business-es and private lives.

The public is welcomed; refreshments will be served.

The building is wheelchair accessible.

For more information, stop visit the society’s library at 113 S. Hennepin Ave., or call 815-284-1134.

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TodayAlcoholics Anonymous, 9

a.m., closed, Big Book, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chi-cago Ave., Davis Junction.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SundayAlcoholics Anonymous, 8

a.m., closed; noon open; 1 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609

W. Third St., Sterling.Alcoholics Anonymous, 10

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

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 10 a.m., open, Big Book; 7 p.m. vet-erans, open, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Latin American Social Club meeting, 3 p.m., 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., closed, Church of St. Anne, 401 N. Cherry St., Mor-rison.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rochelle Commu-nity 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.

MondayIndependence Day – Cancella-

tions have not been received for these; call to see if meeting.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 a.m., open, Methodist church, 402 First Ave., Forreston.

Abuse Changing team, 815-625-0338.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-10:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling.

Dixon Rotary Club, noon, lower level, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St.

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, step,

closed; 6 p.m. open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous,noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m., open, beginners, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Sunshine meeting, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

TOPS Chapter IL 634 meet-ing, 4:30 p.m., 205 S. Walnut St., Franklin Grove.

TOPS, 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting, Polo Church of the Brethren, 401 S. Congress Ave., 815-946-3638.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., 201 W. Market St., Mor-rison, 815-590-8929.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church, 902 W. 12th St., Rock Falls; John Mattingly, 815-631-3896.

Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., Revive Community Church, 8 E. Front St., Mount Morris, 815-994-0428.

Rock Falls Rotary, 6 p.m., Beelendorf’s Deli, 204 W. 10th St.

Rock Falls Boy Scout Troop 306, 6:30-8 p.m., fellowship hall, Harvest Time Bible Church, 1802 Dixon Ave.

Dixon VFW Post 540 Aux-iliary, 6 p.m., 1560 Franklin Grove Road.

Amboy American Legion Post 453, 6:30 p.m., Commu-nity Room, Amboy Family Res-taurant and Pizza, 211 E. Main St., 815-849-5219.

VFW Post 5418 Men’s Aux-iliary, 7 p.m., 217 First Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3513.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 N. U.S.

Route 52, Amboy.Dixon Elks Lodge 779 Aux-

iliary, 7 p.m., 1279 Franklin Grove Road.

Mount Carroll Monday Night Al-Anon-Alateen, 7 p.m., Church of God, 816 Clay St.

Alcoholics Anonymous,7 p.m., closed, step study, Elim Reformed Church, 140 S. Church Road, Kings.


Rock Falls American Legion Post 902, 7 p.m., 712 Fourth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-626-3862.

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

Sauk Valley Al-Anon Group-Alateen, 7 p.m., back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Eells Room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 207 W. Third St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed (3), First Presby-terian Church, 502 Third St., Savanna.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., open, 217 N. Hickory St., Shannon.

Tuesday

Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Audito-rium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-499-4866.

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

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m.,

Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9 a.m.- noon, Kroger, 2301 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-3467.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Commu-nity House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehabilitation Center, 811 S. 10th St.

Blood pressure checks and Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Commodities, 10-11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Cen-ter, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Heritage Center, 106 S. Broad St., Lanark, 800-541-5479.

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

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

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, pri-vate dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St. Public welcome.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon-1 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous,noon, closed, 12x12; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Low Vision Group, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appoint-

ments: 815-284-9555.Dixon TOPS IL 617 meeting,

5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-288-1328.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

Twin City Educational Scholarship Board meeting, 6 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling, 815-625-7237.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 N. Brown Ave., Ashton.


Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyte-rian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Prog-ress Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Suite D, Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Prog-ress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Rock Falls Eastern Star, 8 p.m., 117 Second St.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., home meeting, closed, 815-284-2589.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Luther-an Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES

Today

Walnut 5K Run, Walk for ALS Research (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), 6:45-7:45 a.m. reg-istration, 8 a.m. start, Bureau Valley North Junior High School, 323 S. Main St., Walnut, 815-379-2269.

Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon, Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-3306.

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

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

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

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

South Fifth St. Oregon.Tampico Farmers Market, 8

a.m.-noon, Reagan Park, Main and Glassburn streets, 815-718-0818.

Cookout, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rock Falls VFW Post 5418, 217 First Ave. Carry-outs, 815-626-3513.

Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW, 217 First Ave.

Sunday

There are no activities today.

Monday

Independence Day – Cancella-tions have not been received for these; call to see if meeting.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin Ameri-can Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Bingo, Dixon Elks Lodge No. 779, 4:30 p.m. doors open,

5:30 p.m. kitchen opens and 6:30 p.m. bingo begins, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon, 815-288-3557. No computers.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling; 815-622-8838.

Tuesday

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and comput-er 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 com-puter lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Post

House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Ster-ling, 815-622-9230.

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

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whi-teside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling,

815-622-9230.Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House

Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

Sublette Farmers Market, 3-6 p.m., north shelter, Sublette Centennial Park, Sublette, 815-713-5675.

Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m., Lanark City Park, 200 W. Clare-more St., Lanark. Rain or shine.

Dixon Coin Club, coin grad-ing, 6 p.m., and auction, 7 p.m., Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Road, 815-441-8343.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Rylynn Elizabeth Rose Tabor

Rachel Linton and Gary Tabor of Rock Falls are the parents of a daughter born at 7:49 a.m. May 1, 2016, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Rylynn Elizabeth Rose Tabor weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at birth and was 20.5 inches in length.

She is welcomed by Layla Tabor, 4.

Maternal grandparents are Denise Linton of Ster-ling and Tim Linton of Milledgeville.

Paternal grandparents are Sharon Belcher of Dixon and Richard Tabor of Rochelle.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Carol Linton of Sterling and June Pur-vis and Merle and Joann Linton, all of Coleta.

Paternal great-grand-parents are Geneva Belcher of Dixon and Gary and Jean Tabor of Mesa, Arizona.

Kyan Luke Daniel Jenkins

Sarah and Scott Jen-kins of Sterling are the parents of a son born at 12:32 a.m. June 14, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Kyan Luke Daniel Jen-kins weighed 9 pounds at birth and was 20 inch-es in length.

He is welcomed by Zarek, 13, Adriana, 9, and Rhiannon, 2.

Maternal grandparents are Ann Glassburn and David Glassburn, both of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Shari and Dennis Jenkins of Polo.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Mari lyn and Jim Robinson and Lois and Jack Glassburn,

all of Sterling.Paternal great-grand-

parents are Linda Per-rine of Polo and Bill and Elaine Jenkins of Hazel-hurst.

Connor Jackson Keegan

Andria and Matthew Keegan of Dixon are the parents of a son born at 9 p.m. June 7, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Ster-ling.

Connor Jackson Keegan weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces at birth and was 20 inches in length.

Maternal grandpar-ents are Andy and Jackie Moore of Rock Falls.

Paternal grandparents are Steve and Jeanette Keegan and Sally and Phil Tarvin, all of Dixon.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Jack and Jes-sie Wilson of Rock Falls and John Moore of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Charlotte Jo Morales

Paige and Josh Morales of Morrison are the par-ents of a daughter born at 3:35 a.m. June 10, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Charlotte Jo Morales weighed 10 pounds, 3 ounces at birth and was 21.5 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Melissa Armstrong of Prophetstown, Lyle Arm-strong of Lyndon, and Roger Deyo of Sabula, Iowa.

Paternal grandparents are Jennifer Morales of Tampico and the late Marlon Morales.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Paula Tegeler of Morrison, Rachel Arm-strong of Prophetstown,

James and Sharon Deyo of Davenport, Iowa, Carole Deyo of Silvis and Steve Tegeler of Rock Falls.

Paternal great-grand-parents are Bill and Deb Van Landuit of Tampico and Chico Morales of Woodbridge, Virginia.

Marlee Grace Arquilla

Trisha and Zach Arquilla of Boulder, Colorado, are the parents of a daughter born at 2:11 a.m. June 7, 2016, at Avista Adventist Hospital in Colorado.

Marlee Grace Arquil-la weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces at birth and was 19.25 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Le Anne Fraley of Tay-lorville and Bill Dempsey of Sterling.

Paternal grandparents are Roger and Georgianne Arquilla of Sterling.

Maternal great-grand-mother is Yvonne Fraley of Taylorville.

Maddison Elizabeth

CoersLindsey Danielle Brad-

ley and Daniel Nicholas Coers of Dixon are the parents of a daughter born at 10 a.m. June 14, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Maddison Elizabeth Coers weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Rebbecca Bradley and Toby Hawbaker, both of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Elaine Coers and Bobby Tribble, both of Sterling.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Alta and Bob Hough of DeKalb and Jan-

ice Manning of Dixon.Paternal great-grand-

mother is Diane Maynard of Rock Falls.

Carson Dean FossJaime and Chad Foss of

Amboy are the parents of a son born at 8:06 a.m. June 13, 2016, at CGH Medical Center in Ster-ling.

Carson Dean Foss weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Cam-eron, 2.

Maternal grandpar-ents are Toby and Debra Hodges of Dixon.

Paternal grandparents are Pat and Glen Foss of Amboy.

Isabella Raelynn Shake

Lindsay Shake of Dixon is the mother of a daugh-ter born at 11:15 p.m. June 5, 2016, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Isabella Raelynn Shake weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces at birth and was 21 inches in length.

Maternal grandmother is Ruby Conkle of Red-field, Iowa.

Maternal great-grand-parents are Deb and John Eckhardt of Dixon and Donald Conkle Sr. of Eliz-abethtown.

Information soughtThe birth announce-

ments for Willie Allen Stevens and Sophia Jolie Swanson cannot be printed without addi-tional information. The editorial department has been unable to reach the submitters. If those who submitted it could call 815-625-3600, ext. 5501, it would be appreciated.

Chamber’s 50th golf outing big success

KRIS NOBLESterling

On behalf of the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Golf Com-mittee, I would like to thank all of our members and guests who spon-sored, donated raffle items, or participated in our 50th golf outing. The outing serves as a fun-draiser for the Charles F a r n h a m B u s i n e s s Scholarship and general operating revenue.

The first outing was held in 1966, and this year we celebrated 50 years with the theme “Get Your Kicks at the SVACC Golf Outing.”

It was a great day with 96 golfers participat-ing and supporting the chamber.

Thank you to our title sponsor, Kunes Coun-try Auto Group; double eagle sponsors, Sterling Commercial Roofing, CGH Medical Center, and Illinois Bank and Trust; and the numer-ous hole sponsors, Hair Cuttery, Astec Mobile Screening, Dejonge Tax and Accounting, Clifton Larson Allen, Edward Jones, Mike Loos and Nick Lareau, Frary Lum-ber, Majeski Motors,

HALO Branded Solu-tions, Pinney Printing, Wahl, Poolside Pools and Spas, and American Family Insurance.

Also, Brent Martin, RRCA, WipFli, Man-power, Farmers National Bank, SBM, Ward Mur-ray Pace and Johnson, Sedona Staffing, Willett Hofmann, Service Mas-ter, Sauk Valley Bank, Smeltzer Insurance, Willy’s, United Elec-tric, Select Employees Credit Union, Civil, Ken Duncan Realty, Sterling Federal Bank, Sandrock-Mickley Insurance, and 1st Farm Credit Services; and to the many busi-nesses that donated raf-fle items.

Thank you also to the staff at Deer Valley Golf Course for hosting a great tournament.

Congratulations to the winners of the 50th annual SVACC, first place, Dejonge Tax and Accounting; second place, Aaron’s; and third place, RRCA.

We are truly grateful for the support of our members as we work to fulfill the mission of the SVACC, which is to “Enhance the Economic Climate and Quality of Life in the Sauk Valley Area.”

Note to readers: Kris Noble is the executive director of Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Com-merce.

THANK GOODNESSBIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank Goodnesspolicy

Sauk Valley Media accepts letters to the editor (300 words or less) from nonprofit and volunteer groups who want to thank the community for its support.

Letters may be emailed to [email protected] or sent to Sauk Valley Media, 3200 E. Lincolnway, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081.

SV Weekend • C5www.saukvalley.comSaturday, July 2, 2016

Dear Abby: I’m 15. My problem is I often mouth off and insult people. When I’m asked to explain why I said what I did, I answer with, “I don’t know” or a shrug. It’s the truth. It upsets me that I act this way, and I have lost friends because of it.

My parents think coun-seling and therapy are a coward’s way out, and I don’t want to go to my school counselors because they’ll tell my parents or the state.

Is it a blatant choice not to care, something subconscious or a pos-

sible disorder? I’m under a lot of stress. I know stressors can cause peo-ple to act this way, but I have a feeling it’s not caused by stress. What should I do?

– Nervous and Afraid

Dear Nervous and Afraid: Everyone snaps sometimes, but because it has ruined relationships, do talk to a school counselor or other adult you trust about what’s happening. Your behavior may just be part of being a teenager, but if the stressors in your life might also be a factor, it’s impor-tant you understand what triggers your behavior so you can modify it.

Dear Abby: I’m 27 and my grandparents have played very important roles in my life. I know they won’t be here for-ever, and I cry myself to

sleep thinking about this.Besides spending more

time with them, what else do you suggest I do to prepare myself for their passing?

– Loving Granddaughter

Dear Loving Grand-daughter: Accept that death is a part of life and make sure that yours is a full and happy one. And make an effort to stay in the moment. The more time you spend obsess-ing about what will hap-pen eventually, the less you will have to enjoy the blessings you have today.

Dear Abby: I’m a 14-year-old girl and I have an identical twin. The problem is, she always gets all the atten-tion, especially from boys. I don’t understand why because we look exactly alike, and in my opinion, I have the bet-ter personality. When I’m around her, which is practically all the time, I feel invisible – as if peo-ple only see her. How do I get people to stop notic-ing my sister and get them to see that I deserve some attention?

– Here Too, in California

Dear Here Too: You say you and your twin are together practically all the time.

That may be the prob-lem. If you want to be noticed, start joining activities on your own. That way, you will devel-op separate interests, and, along with them, separate friendships. Although you and your twin are identical, you do not have to be joined at the hip. Remember that.

Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Girl should seek help to sweeten tart tongueDear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phil-lips. The col-umn is pro-vided through Universal Uclick.

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TO APPEAR AT SPRING VALLEY REFORMED

Pat and Kyla McCloskey, the McCloskey Duet from Indiana, will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton. They help churches with musical programs, choir building, and seminars. Those attending can bring a lawn chair or sit in their car. In case of bad weather, the con-cert will move indoors. Donations will be accepted; cookies will be served. Call Randy Venema at 815-499-8843 for information. Visit mccloskeyfamilyministries.com for information on the duo. Photo submitted by Penny VanKampen.

The final sessions of Car-roll-Lee-Whiteside Unit of University of Illinois Exten-sion’s wellness series are approaching.

From 1:30 to 3 p.m. July 11, Hold That Thought will be presented at Post House Community Cen-ter, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. In this program, memory process will be

explored as well as what researchers say contrib-utes to brain health. Strat-egies for helping with everyday forgetfulness will be discussed.

Healthy Living for the Second Half of Life will be offered at 10 a.m. July 25 at Whiteside County Exten-sion office, 12923 Law-rence Road, Sterling. The

workshop is designed to help build an awareness of healthy living practic-es, identify steps to take toward personal health, and how to stay active and involved.

Register at web.exten sion.illinois.edu/clw for the classes. For more infor-mation, call the extension at 815-716-8922.

Wellness series continues

DIXON – The Dixon Monday Night Bridge Club has announced its June 6 results.

Placing first were Joyce Gibson and Susie Smith of Dixon with 59.38 percent.

Dave and Ed Fritts of Dixon took second with 58.33 percent.

Phil and Elizabeth Naffziger of Princeton

were third with 50 per-cent.

Gibson also recently achieved Bronze Life Master Status with the American Contract Bridge League.

The June 13 results showed the Fritsses in first with 65 percent, while Diane and Don Pauser of Dixon placed second with

57 percent. Mimi Boysen of Dixon and Barb Bass of Princeton took third with 56 percent.

The Dixon club meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at the Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St.

For more information, contact Fred Spitzzeri, club manager, at [email protected] or 630-917-5858.

Bridge players edge out competition

Sassy Senior Steppers

The Sassy Senior Step-pers will be dancing from 5 to 9 p.m. July 14 at the Post House Ball-room.

All ages are welcome to dance and learn. The bar will be open, with soft drinks, beer, wine, and mixed drinks avail-able for purchase. Par-ticipants can bring their own snacks or order food to be brought in.

EuchreA euchre tournament

is scheduled for July 10 at Post House Commu-nity Center.

Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; the tournament is at 1. The entry cost is

$5; payback is 100 per-cent.

Veteran ServiceChristine Rhoades,

Veteran Service officer from the Illinois De-partment of Veterans Affairs, plans to be at the community center.

At 1:30 p.m. July 18, she will discuss programs and benefits for veter-ans and answer ques-tions. Topics covered are educational oppor-tunities, burial benefits, health care assistance, veterans and widows’ pensions, and aid and

attendance for nursing home and assisted liv-ing costs.

iPadAn iPad class will take

place at 1 p.m. July 19 at the community center.

Those attending will find out about the basics on how to use an iPad with ease. Volunteer teacher Jill Horn will help those wanting to learn more. The public is welcome; iPads should be brought to class.

The course is limited to 15. Call to sign up.

IN THE GARDEN

During the Summer Reading program at Sterling Public Library, preschoolers, with the help of Master Gardeners and soil from Distinctive Gardens in Dixon, potted, and are maintaining, flowers in the library patio area. Photo submitted by the library.

LEE COUNTY COUNCIL ON AGING EVENTS

FARMERS MARKET LUNCH

Judy Wolff (from left), Nancy Lenhart, and Karen Kruse get ready for the July 20 Farmers Market Luncheon by the Rock River Area Christian Women’s Con-nection. A silent auction of farmers-market-style items, such as baked goods and garden produce, is planned. Items for the auction should be brought in by 10:30 a.m., bidding will be at 11 at Candlelight Inn, 2200 First Ave., Rock Falls. Vocalist Rana Smith of Sterling will perform, and the guest speaker will be Charmel Jacobs of Rockton who will speak on “Bifocals and View Masters.” Reservations are due by 9 p.m. July 18; cancellations are required; call Rene at 815-948-2157. Photo submitted by Kathy Williams.

IN BRIEFMinisters to have community service

DIXON – The Dixon Area Christian Ministerial Association and other Dixon ministers will take part in a 9 a.m. commu-nity worship service Sun-day at the Main Stage area on River Street.

The Rev. Vincent Mar-randino, KSB Hospital chaplain, will preach, and the ONE Community Praise Team will pro-vide music and lead the singing. A message for children will be delivered; there will be no offering taken.

Some chairs are avail-able, but those attending may bring lawn chairs. Sunglasses and a hat also are recommended. Carts and drivers will be on hand to help trans-port attendees from their parking spaces to the worship area.

In case of inclement weather, the service will be at First Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Third St.

For information, call the Rev. Marilyn Nolan at Grace United Method-ist Church at 815-288-1505.

Cooks, crafters can expand skills

DIXON – Classes for kids are underway at Grace United Methodist Church, 921 E. Cham-berlin St.

Parents or guardians need to drop the chil-dren off at the church and pick them when class is done.

Creative Kids Cook will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and July 12. Each will feature a theme, all participants get to eat the meal they help prepare. The children will be taught kitchen and cooking basics and will have the opportunity to try new foods.

Creative Kids Craft will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 19 and 26 and Aug. 2. Each week they will make a new craft and can take their creation home.

The cost is $10 per series to help defray the cost of food and sup-plies.

Advance registration is suggested, but walk-ins are welcome. Email [email protected]

or call 815-288-1505 for information.

The church is wheel-chair accessible.

Winners named in pigeon races

STERLING – The results are in for two Rock River Valley Rac-ing Pigeon Club races.

The winner of the 250-mile June 10 race is Doug Harms of Rock Falls at 1,830.3 yards per minute or 62.4 miles per hour. Second loft was Steve Calsyn of Rock Falls at 1,814.8 ypm or 61.9 mph, and third loft was Stan Meyler of Mount Carroll at 1,637.6 ypm or 55.8 mph.

Meyler won the 550-mile race on June 11, with 1,438.1 ypm or 49 mph.

Harms was second loft at 1,321.3 ypm or 45 mph, and third loft was Gary Whitebread of Mount Carroll at 1,197.8 ypm or 40.8 mph.

Visit rrvpigeonclub.org to view the complete results. For membership information, call Devoe Manning at 779-861-1830 or Harms at 815-535-5205.

DetailsLocation: Post House Ballroom and Post House

Community Center, 100 W. Second St., DixonFor information: 815-288-9236


Monmouth CollegeMONMOUTH – The fol-

lowing students graduated from the spring semester May 15 at Monmouth Col-lege:

Albany: Paige Rus, magna cum laude, busi-ness administration, dean’s list

Amboy: Tanner Wilhelm, political science, dean’s list

Dixon: Allison DeArvil, accounting and business administration

Morrison: William Bos, history; Andrea Churchill, cum laude, psychology

Mount Carroll: Aliesha Handel, psychology

Oregon: Kristen Dillon, cum laude, mathematics

Those also named to the spring dean’s list are:

Byron: Brittney Book, Rachel Book

Chadwick: Elizabeth Bry-ant

Deer Grove: Andrea San-drock

La Moille: Ashley Schrader

Morrison: Andrea Churchill, Hannah Rillie, Dustin Watts

Oregon: Kristen DillonPolo: John HanlonProphetstown: Michelle

NafzigeShannon: Allison Todd

University of Nebraska – LincolnLINCOLN, Neb. – Noah

C. Blacklock of Morrison was named to the spring dean’s list and Explore Center List of Distinguished Students at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2015-16 academic year.

Western Illinois University

MACOMB – Phillip J. Caposey of Oregon earned a Doctor of Education, educational leadership degree during the spring semester at Western Illinois University.

Those earning master’s degrees are:

Rochelle: Colin J. Weber, music

Savanna: Susanne L. Foley, education, reading

Erie: Lindsey M. Pons, education, reading; Val-erie S. Vincent, education, reading

Morrison: Cory A. Ander-son, biology

Rock Falls: Kyle E. Davis, political science; Monica Y. Lombardo, communication

Sterling: Margaret A. Olson, education, reading

Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to:

Walnut: Ryan A. Carlson, network technologies

Lanark: Brady A. Hazel-bower, law enforcement, justice administration; Kurt P. Kennedy, engineer-ing technology; Cody J. Polizzi, law enforcement, justice administration

Milledgeville: Dana E. Bass, education, early childhood education

Thomson: Haley N. Johnson, general studies

Amboy: Felipe M. Ocampo, exercise sci-ence; Nicholas R. Temes, law enforcement, justice administration

Ashton; Ashley L. Case, law enforcement, justice administration

Dixon: Winston S. Dewey, law enforcement, justice administration; Jenna R. Griffith, magna cum laude, social work, social work; Rebecca J. Hendley, law enforcement, justice administration; Dan-iel J. Jennings, communi-cation; Randi A. Mulkins, law enforcement, justice administration; Danny R. Royer, law enforcement, justice administration; Evan P. Westart, business, man-agement

Byron: Nathan N. Ander-son, agricultural science; Katlyn M. Field, cum laude, education, elementary edu-cation; Jordan C. Regez, cum laude, law enforce-ment, justice administration

Mount Morris: Macken-zie L. Comer, cum laude, law enforcement, justice administration

Rochelle: Todd W. Schlosser, general studies

Erie: Christopher M. Goodson, accountancy; Ashlee M. Mowell, meteo-rology; Teah Shirk, human

resource management; James F. Thorpe, general studies

Lyndon: Briena N. Sand-ers, law enforcement, justice administration; Car-rie J. Thorman, general studies

Morrison: Samantha A. Mapes, general studies; Sarah Mapes, cum laude, broadcasting; Rebecca E. Stone, agricultural science; Sara L. Zickert, education, elementary education

Prophetstown: Shawn R. Oszfolk, general studies

Sterling: Nicholas M. Breed, general studies; Kacie E. Klinge, journal-ism; Nicole M. Lamb, law enforcement, justice administration; Kiana A. McCrudden, law enforce-ment, justice administration

John Wood Community College

QUINCY – David Lohse of Dixon was named to the spring dean’s list at John Wood Community College.

UW – MadisonMADISON, Wis. – Those

earning spring honors at the University of Wisconsin – Madison are:

Dixon: Ben Keesey, Col-lege of Engineering, dean’s honors list

Sterling: Abbey Zacha-rski, College of Letters and Science, dean’s list

Florida Institute of Technology

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Nathan Baldwin, an aero-space engineering major of Dixon, earn a bachelor’s degree in May at Florida Institute of Technology.

Bradley UniversityPEORIA – Dixon students

earning bachelor’s degrees May 14 from Bradley University are David Z. Cichosz; and Anthony J. Petrasko, nursing.

Milwaukee School of Engineering

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Ger-ald Gehrke of Oregon was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering spring dean’s list.

State Technical College of MissouriLINN, Mo. – Tanner W.

Davis of Sterling and Zach-ary W. Mengel of Stillman Valley are spring graduates of State Technical College of Missouri.

Kirkwood Community College

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Those graduating June 17 from Kirkwood Community College are:

Albany: Nathan Berger-house

Dixon: Gregory WilleyMorrison: Reid HoffmanStillman Valley: Jaccob

McIntyre

Central CollegePELLA, Iowa – Trevor

Sensor of Sterling received the Calliope Award for English at Central College.

Those named to the spring dean’s list are:

Fulton: Trevor Huizenga, Mariah Snyder, Lucas Wiebenga

Erie: Owen McConnell, Katelyn Temple.

Luther CollegeDECORAH, Iowa – Olivia

Peterson of Stillman Val-ley graduated May 22 with a degree in music from Luther College.

Marquette University

MILWAUKEE – Those earning bachelor’s degrees May 22 from Marquette University are:

Monroe Center: Whitney Madeen, interdisciplinary international affairs

Sterling: Dylan Harkness, finance.

Maryville UniversitySt. LOUIS – James Elam

of Rochelle and Kestrel Smoot of Sterling were named to the spring dean’s list at Maryville University.

COLLEGE HONORS

Ogle Master Naturalist Class of 2016 graduated June 13. Interns are (from left) Nancy Bendis, Virgina Wil-cox, Alston Hopkins Jr., Susan Carroll, Kelley Huston, Margie Torgersen, Joe Richardson, Caroline Bush-ong, Sharon Pagles, Sally DeFauw, Paul Rieger, Mickie Rieger, and Harold Armstrong. Not pictured are Bradley Simpson and Hannah Thompson. Photo taken by Judy Hodge and submitted by the extension.

Master Naturalists ready to helpOREGON – The Uni-

versity of Illinois Exten-sion Master Naturalist program is designed for adults of any age, who desire the opportunity, to learn about and posi-tively impact the local environment.

T h e m o s t r e c e n t 12-week class ended June 13, as 15 interns joined the ranks of Mas-ter Naturalists.

According to the news release, the mission of the program is to pro-vide science-based edu-cational opportunities that connect people with nature and help them become engaged envi-ronmental stewards.

Master Natural ists agree to complete 40 hours of field and class-room instruction dur-ing the training, and 60

hours volunteer service within 2 years to become certified. To remain active in the program, an additional 30 hours of volunteer service and 10 hours of continuing education must be com-pleted yearly.

In 2015, Master Natu-ralists in Boone, DeKalb, and Ogle counties volun-teered more than 2,275 hours of stewardship for

parks, forest preserves, and other partners.

Organizations inter-ested in utilizing Master Naturalists may con-tact Judy Hodge, pro-gram coordinator, at [email protected] or 815-544.3710 for more information. Go to web.extension.illiois.edu/bdo for more informa-tion on extension pro-grams.

IDNR releases blind site hunting datesSPRINGFIELD – Water-

fowl hunting blind site random drawings will be at several locations dur-ing the summer.

Duck and goose hunt-ers must register in per-son for waterfowl blind site drawings and must be present at the drawing immediately after the reg-istration period to claim the blind sites.

Mail-in registrations will not be accepted. Unless otherwise stated, blind allocations for these sites are good for 1 year.

To participate in a draw-ing, applicants must present a 2015 or 2016

regular Illinois hunting license (no apprentice or youth license) and a 2015 or 2016 Illinois Migra-tory Waterfowl Stamp at the time of registration, unless exempted by law.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old by the date of the drawing.

Those needing to pur-chase new licenses and stamps should do so before the drawing; most blind drawing sites do not sell them.

Licenses and stamps are available at any DNR Direct license and permit vendor, through the IDNR website at dnr.illinois.

gov, or by calling 888-673-7648.

Registrants are no longer required to possess a valid Illinois Firearm Owner’s Identification card to par-ticipate in blind drawings.

Applicants that have had their hunting privileges suspended or revoked by the IDNR or any other jurisdiction at the time of the drawing may not par-ticipate.

Out-of-state residents must have a 2015 or 2016 nonresident hunt-ing license for Illinois, and a 2015 or 2016 Illi-nois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp.

Registration will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 30 at Shabbona Lake State Rec-reation Area, office, 100 Preserve Road, Shabbona, on left side of the road; and Sinnissippi Lake at Harry Oppold Marina, 200 Stouffer Road, Ster-ling.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 31, hunters can reg-ister at Starved Rock State Park, 2668 E. 873 Road, Oglesby.

Go to dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/hunter_fact_sheet/index.htm for more information, maps, and other hunting loca-tions.

U of I Extension programs continue in JulyArea extensions will offer

the following activities:■ “Made in the Shade,”

the second installment of a Master Gardeners series, 2-3:30 p.m. July 12, Ster-ling Public Library, 102 W. Third St.; 5-6:30 p.m. July 14, Mount Carroll Public Library, 208 N. Main St.; 6-7 p.m. July 26, Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave.

Advanced registration is needed 1 week before the program.

Go to go.illinois.edu/libraryseries to register or for more information.

■ Soul Care and Mindful-ness, 1-2:30 p.m. July 12, Whiteside County Exten-sion office, $5; informa-tion: web.extensioin.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=14258

■ Master Gardeners will be available throughout the month.

Times and locations

are: 8 a.m.-noon July 9 , Mount Carroll Farmers Market, 100 block of East Market Street; 9 a.m.-noon, Dixon Haymarket Square, 317 W. Third St.; 3-6 p.m. July 12, Lanark Farmers Market, Lanark City Park, 200 W. Clare-mont St.; 8-11 a.m. July 16, Morrison Farmer’s Market, 204 E. Lincoln-way; 8 a.m.-noon July 23, Twin City Market, 106 Avenue A, Sterling

They will share their knowledge of tomato diseases, growing herbs, general care of ber-ries, planting garlic, and pruning fruit trees; and will hand out recipes to patrons and answer gar-dening questions.

■ Toddler Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. Fourth St., Fulton.

Children 2-5 with a par-ent or guardian will be introduced to ground creatures, such as worms, birds, and frogs. Space is limited. Go to go.illinois.edu/toddlertuesday for more information or to register.

■ Home Education Association Lessons, 1 p.m. July 10, Lee County Extension office. The course continues in August. Dates will be announced. Bruce Black and Karla Belzer, extension educators, will present, “Plant Propaga-tion.” Call the extension

office to attend.■ Lee County Gardening

Series by Bruce Black, 6-7 p.m. July 11 at the exten-sion office.

The series will continue throughout the summer. Topics include propaga-tion, grafting fruit trees, and succulent wreaths.

Contact the office at 815-857-3525 to register.

■ Lee County Master Gardener Fairy Garden Presentation, 10:30-11:30 a.m. July 9, Franklin Grove library, 112 S. Elm St.

Tips and demonstrations on how to create a fairy garden with plants and household items will be presented. Call the library at 815-456-2823 to reg-ister.

STAFF RECOGNITION

Lee County Health Department in Dixon recently rec-ognized two staff members as recipients of its annual employee awards. Cathy Ferguson (center), admin-istrator, presented Lois Dober (left), environmental health secretary, the Co-Worker of the Year Award, and Lora Fassler, health education coordinator, breast-feeding peer counselor, with the Team-Player of the Year and Employee of the Year awards. Photo submitted by Ferguson.

HELPING NEIGHBORS

Ed Mulvaney (right), president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Sterling-Rock Falls, presents $2,500 to Bob Baldwin, the winner of the recent Neighbors Helping Neighbors 50-50 raffle. The money raised will be used to help people in the community. Photo submitted by Steve Marruffo.

CLW Unit Extension office ■ Carroll County, 817D Clay St., Mount Carroll, 815-244-9444■ Lee County, 28 W. Wasson Road, No. 1, Amboy, 815-857-3525■ Whiteside County, 12923 Lawrence Road, Sterling, 815-625-3611


See Today’s Classified Section for Crossword Answers

Take a serious approach to lifeand find ways to reinforce whatyou have been working so hard toachieve. You can make this a year ofprogress by taking the initiative anddoing the work required to reachyour life goals.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Ifyou keep an open mind, you willdiscover all sorts of new interests.Getting together with someone whooffers a unique perspective on lifewill change the way you move for-ward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Sit tightand let things unfold naturally. In-terfering with the way someone elsedoes things will lead to a dispute.Personal change will improve youremotional state.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You’llhave plenty of good ideas to shareif you participate in what’s going onin your community or family. Standup and speak out in order to gain re-spect and support.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Learnfrom experience. Not everyone willagree with you. Make a choice to go

it alone or forgo your plans. Don’twaste time trying to convince othersto join you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Youmake this day a standout. Whetheryou spend the day with someonespecial or work on a creative proj-ect, you will make progress. Live inthe moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)-- You’ll be conflicted regarding thechoices you are given. Don’t be afollower. Weigh the pros and consand do what’s best for you. Makepositive lifestyle changes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) --You will make a difference in thelife of a loved one if you are openabout your feelings. A passionateapproach to life and love will resultin greater happiness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --Take a serious look at your currentposition and reputation. Bring aboutchanges that will make you feelgood about who you are and whatyou have to offer.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --You’ll be the center of attention atany function you attend. You willface delays when traveling, so makesure to give yourself extra time.Make family togetherness or ro-mance your personal goal.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) --Don’t divulge personal secrets orinformation that may lead to a dis-pute. Bide your time and considerthe changes you can make person-ally that will bring you greater sat-isfaction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Achange will do you good. Visit afriend or travel to a place that willoffer inspiration or the chance tomake new friends. Romance is onthe rise.

GEMINI (May 21-June20) -- Inconsistency will cost you. Ifyou cannot make the right decision,you are best off refraining frommaking one at all. Take a break andconsider all your options.

Sunday, July 3, 2016

AstrographASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last

Alex T. Paschal/[email protected] Krein (left) and Lanette Bushman prepare for the season earlier this year by planting seedlings.

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Find a way to answer your calling

Every day, she, previous owners Terry and Bon-nie Nichols, and various friends and family mem-bers, water, transplant, move, and prepare hun-dreds of trays and boxes of developing flowers and vegetables.

This is on-the-job train-ing at its finest – “Terry is good at teaching and has a lot of patience,” Sheridan says – and she appreciates the commit-ment the Nicholses have made to help her make her first couple of growing seasons a success.

She talked to area busi-ness owners to learn about the industry, and spent hours with the Nicholses, picking their fertile brains. She consid-ered renting the business, but Terry suggested she dive in and buy it, and she did. But why not call it Sheridan’s Greenhouse?

“I kept the name because Dixon residents know where it is, and it’s hard to change,” and, per-haps most importantly: “People love the Nichol-ses,” she said.

Before and after Sheri-dan’s 12-hour days at the greenhouse, she works from home as a medical coder, which gives her some flexibility.

Earlier this year, the nine greenhouses were full of sprouting and growing

seedlings that were ready for purchase when the store officially opened for the season May 1. Orga-nization is paramount to planting at the right time, and she kept a book of planting schedules. All flats were tagged with dates.

Nichols carries annuals only – perennials must be started in January, and the Nicholses transplant themselves to Florida in the winter.

It also sells bulk seed for gardens, potato and onion sets, tomato and pepper plants, and herbs.

She still sells other items, too, such as Memorial Day wreaths and arrangements, and she offers a wide variety of colorful outdoor pots that staff helps design and plant.

And then there’s the higher calling – higher, as in the flowers that people in Dixon look up to.

Sheridan plans to keep a longtime Nichols tradi-tion in the pink: She’ll still provide the Petunia City’s 276 petunia bas-kets that bloom down-town and along Galena Avenue. This year, she planted them with help from the Women’s Gar-den Club.

Sheridan is adding her own spin to the business, too. This past winter, she sold Christmas décor such as sleds, wreaths, and planter boxes. She’s also teamed up with

Natalie Rutherford of Farmhouse Antiques to offer planter box classes, and also is planning other types of classes.

Also on tap: A new week-end parking lot sale in October that will feature local crafters and vendors of all types.

Visitors also will find old and new faces on staff. There’s Lanette Bush-man, who worked for Terry; Ben Melendrez, Sheridan’s father; and Kathy Melendrez, her sister-in-law. Her friend, Sue Krein volunteers in the florist section.

Krein is enjoying learn-ing how to care for and fertilize different plants.

“Lori is one of the hardest-working friends I know, sometimes having two or three jobs,” she said. “I really love working there.”

Community members Marilyn Steder, Laura Sward, and many oth-ers, like the garden club members, also volunteer their time and experience.

“I am so thankful for all the help. They just show up and ask if there is any-thing they can do,” Sheri-dan said.

So, Sheridan’s game plan involves taking the best of Nichols’ long and storied history and com-bining it with fresh new ideas.

“You’ll find everything you used to come for here, but now you’ll find more.”

We’ve been blessed financially, and lots of times are motivated by a survival point of view – but what do you do when you’re not motivated by that kind of thing any-more? How do you find and live out God’s pur-pose for your life?

– Lisa

Dear Lisa,Congratulations on

your success! You guys really have been blessed, and it sounds like you’ve worked hard for your wealth.

If you’ve ever studied psychology, you might remember Maslow’s hier-archy of needs. Basically,

once you get physiologi-cal and safety needs met, you feel a need to find other things to motivate you. It sounds like you’re a performance-oriented person. So am I. People like us get our relaxation and even fulfillment away from work in different ways than most people.

My suggestion would be to start thinking about ways you can serve and help other people or causes you care about. This could even mean becoming a stay-at-home mom for a while and really pouring into your kids, if you have any. If it’s something else, that’s OK, too. How about this? You’ve obviously been thinking about this stuff for a while. Take a day all to yourself, away from

everything and every-body, and bring along nothing but some food and drink, a bunch of notepads and pencils, and a Bible. Open up your mind and your heart to the things you care about and all the possi-bilities. You have to have a goal that is worthy in your mind, and you don’t have that right now.

I can’t tell you what your calling is, Lisa, but I can say this: There’s tons of joy and fulfill-ment to be found when you’re working in a way to serve the people and things that matter most in your life.

– Dave

Follow Dave on Twitter (@DaveRamsey), or go to daveramsey.com.

“One summer we rented the place out and, much to our chagrin, the renters were not as careful and kind to the property as we would be,” said Walter Bunt, 68. When the renters left, he had to repair shower doors, and repaint and fix screen doors where they had poked holes.

After 2 or 3 years, the Bunts put the New Jersey home up for sale.

“Despite whatever people say about hiring

cleaners for a rental unit, we always had to clean it ourselves when we used it, not to mention the yard work,” Walter Bunt said. “I will never, never own another second home.”

Pittsburgh financial adviser Robert Fragasso, chairman and CEO of Fragasso Financial Advi-sors, said that often when clients go on vacation to the beach or mountains, they have such a great time, they will come home and ask him if they can afford to buy a home there.

“I tell them I can evalu-

ate whether they can afford it, but I ask them to tell me how they plan to use it going forward. It may or may not be the right thing to do,” Fragasso said. “The very first question the client has to answer for him-self is, ‘Are we going to use this?’ No purchase is good or bad in itself. The question to answer is how it fits in with your life.

“The children could be in high school and have sports activities and other extracurriculars, and you’re not really going to get there,” he

said. “Are you content going to the same place all the time or would you rather go different places each time you go away?”

Even those who decide to buy the second home, Fragasso said, need to see if the purchase will interfere with accom-plishing other goals such as saving for college or retirement.

“All of this sounds cold and calculating, and it’s meant to be,” he said, noting the firm wants to help people avoid mak-ing emotional decisions in favor of sound busi-ness ones.

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Tribune News Service Retired judge Robert Colville and his wife, Janet, bought a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in the mountains some years ago to entertain their adult children and grandchildren during holidays.


NEW CHAMBER MEMBERChamps Banquet Venue, 9 E. Third St., Sterling, joins the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Com-merce in Sterling. Dennis Strader (holding scis-sors), owner, with Jessica Rippy (striped shirt) and, Ella Strader gather June 10 with chamber board members and ambassa-dors and city of Sterling officials. Photo submitted by the chamber.

DIXON HIGH SCHOOL LEO CLUB CONTRIBUTIONS

Members of Dixon Area Garden Club present $5,000 to Dixon In Bloom Commit-tee to help purchase, plant, and hang 275 petunia baskets throughout the city. With the check are (from left) Robin Canode and Shirley Vivian of DIB and Bill Ost and Terry Nichols of the garden club. The money was raised from proceeds of the garden club’s 2015 Dixon Petunia Festival pancake breakfast. Photo submitted by Canode.

DIXON AREA GARDEN CLUB HELPS DIXON IN BLOOM

LEFT: Dixon High School Leo Club members recently made donations to Dixon businesses. Anton Hall, Nolan Halla, and Carley Hepner, members, donate a check to Joan Padilla, director of Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center in Dixon. Photos submitted by Jason Nelson.

RIGHT: The group also made a donation to Granny Rose Animal Shelter, a nonprofit, no-kill shelter in Dixon. Judy Lohse, shelter manager, and Michele Buis, shelter vice president, accept the check.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Several members of the Ogle County Clovers 4-H Club gathered May 12 for a community service project during their regular meeting. They created a large batch of homemade dog treats which were then donated to the Granny Rose Animal Shelter in Dixon. With the treats are (front row, from left) Hailey Mal-lette, Dani Ward, Jamie Query, Callie Ackland, Ariel Zuercher, Carley Ackland, and Megan Ackland; and (back row): Josh Mallette, Jada Ramirez, Katelyn Ackland, and Austin Zuercher. Photo submitted by Jeannette Mingus.

STERLING – Hospice of the Rock River Valley’s groundbreaking ceremo-ny for the new hospice home was May 26, across from Morningside of Ster-ling and Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA on North Avenue E.

Those in attendance included HRRV Board of Directors members, contractors, city officials, donors to the project, and local chamber and com-munity members.

Emily Taylor, HRRV executive director, and Carolyn Spencer, home project manager, wel-comed the crowd.

Among the attendees were Dick Prescott, who donated the land, and his son, and wife of the Neth-erlands, who spoke on behalf of the family.

Scott Shumard, Sterling

city manager, also spoke. Community-wide support still is needed for the proj-ect.

Contributions can be made online at hos-picerockriver.org, in per-son, or by mail to Hospice Home Fund to Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 2600 N. Locust St., Ster-ling, IL 61081. Also avail-able is the Text to Donate option.

Text HOSPICE to 91999 to make a secure dona-tion using a debit or credit card. Naming rights are available for larger contri-butions.

For more information, contact Spencer at [email protected] or 815-625-3858.

Hospice of the Rock R i v e r V a l l e y s e r v e s Bureau, Carroll, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties.,

Carolyn Spencer (from left), Hospice of the Rock River Valley Hospice Home Project manager and Emily Tay-lor, project executive director; Mark Winter of Winter Construction; Linda Olds-Steinert, HRRV board presi-dent; Dick Prescott; Richard Prescott; Jake Crowl and Kyle Callaghan of DO Design Organization; and Scott Shumard, Sterling city manager, break ground May 26 at the home site in Sterling. Photo submitted by Karen Voss.

HRRV breaks ground on project home


Tribune News Service photos Visitors check out the view of downtown Pittsburgh from atop the Monongahela Incline on Mount Washington on May 31.

BY BOB DOWNINGTribune News Service

There is really only one way to see Pittsburgh.

That’s to ride its two remaining inclined plane railroads. Each is a fun 2.5-minute ride with some great views of downtown Pittsburgh.

The historic Monon-gahela and Duquesne inclines, with motor-ized cables to lift and lower the cars, were initially powered by steam engines when they opened in 1870 and 1877, respectively.

The Monongahela was the first passenger-car-rying incline in Pennsyl-vania.

They are the sole sur-vivors of 17 inclines in Pittsburgh and are the oldest of a few remaining urban inclines or funicu-lars in the United States.

They carry tourists and Pittsburgh residents to the top of Mount Washington with stun-ning vistas of downtown Pittsburgh and its three rivers: the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio, which meet at the Gold-en Triangle at Point State Park.

The inclines are among Pittsburgh’s biggest tourist attractions. The Duquesne gets nearly 642,000 riders a year, the Monongahela about 460,000.

They offer stunning up-high views of the city’s skyline, dominated by the 64-story tower that is home to U.S. Steel Tower and the Universi-ty of Pittsburgh Medical Center. From atop the bluff, you can observe many of Pittsburgh’s 446 bridges.

Essential to Pitts-burgh’s transportation infrastructure, they are used by residents get-ting to and from work, shops and home. They have been renovated repeatedly over the years.

Both are on the south side of West Carson Street, about 1 mile apart near the Station Square area.

The Monongahela Incline is 635 feet in length and travels 367 vertical feet. The grade is 35 degrees. The two cars can carry 24 and 23 pas-sengers.

The Duquesne Incline is 800 feet in length and lifts/lowers passengers 400 feet. The grade is less steep: 30 degrees. Each car carries 17 passengers.

One car goes up as the other goes down on both inclines, on tracks 5 feet apart. The Monongahela travels 6 miles per hour. The Duquesne, 4 miles per hour.

Cars feature hand-carved cherry panels, maple trim, amber glass transoms and original hardware. The stations have been returned to their original looks, although the pro-pulsion and braking sys-tems have been updated over the years.

Both inclines are on the National Register of His-toric Places. They have also been named historic structures by the Pitts-burgh History and Land-mark Foundation. The Duquesne Incline has a small museum and gift shop at the upper level.

The Monongahela Incline was built at a cost of $50,000 and opened up the barely accessible Mount Washington to residential develop-ment. It was one of four inclines on Mount Wash-ington.

In early Pittsburgh, industry grew on the flat lands along the rivers. Workers lived nearby and walked to the mills and factories. The hilly parts of town developed later because of limited access.

German immigrants who lived on Coal Hill, as Mount Washington was then known, proposed an incline.

A primitive coal hoist was in place where the incline stands now to lower coal from Mount Washington to the bot-tom of the bluff.

Engineer Samuel Diescher designed the

incline and it was built by John Endres.

Inclines in Pittsburgh became a very popular means of transporta-tion. According to Sci-entific America in 1880, the Monongahela Incline got 6,000 passengers on Sundays.

A second incline was added in 1884 to carry freight to the top of Mount Washington. It even carried horses and wagons and later auto-mobiles.

It was dismantled in 1935 after roads were built to Mount Washing-ton and the use of trucks had grown.

In 1935, the Monon-gahela Incline was improved, the cars rebuilt and the steam engine that had pulled the cables replaced with electric motors.

In the early days, the fare for foot passengers

in Pittsburgh ranged from 1 cent to 5 cents on different inclines.

The Duquesne Incline opened in 1877. It offered access to downtown Pittsburgh via the Point Bridge for Duquesne Heights residents. It was built of wood and iron. The wood was replaced by iron in 1888.

It was not located as well as the Monongahela Incline and got less use. Streetcars and automo-biles drew traffic away.

In 1962, it was shut down due to low rider-ship and need for costly repairs. It was rescued by a nonprofit group that began day-to-day opera-tions in 1963.

Pittsburgh at its peak(s)

City’s two inclines offer touch of history, up-high views of the Steel City

ABOVE: The Duquesne Incline was built in 1877 to get people to the top of Mount Washington in Pitts-burgh.

LEFT: The Monongahela Incline was built in 1870. It was the city’s first passenger-carrying incline.

If you go ...• The Monongahela

Incline operates from 5:30 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 8:45 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Sundays and holidays. A round-trip adult fare is $3.50 via a vending machine. For more information, call 412-442-2000 or go to portauthority/paac.

• The Duquesne Incline operates from 5:30 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Monday through Satur-day and 7 a.m. to 12:45 a.m. Sundays and holidays. Adult round-trip fare is $5. Staffers sell tickets.

Groups can arrange for tours of the equip-ment: the motor, drive gear and giant cast-iron drum that pull two steel cables that move the cars. The cables are 1.12 inches in diam-eter and 900 feet long. There are backup safe-ty cables and a hand-operated brake.

For information, call 412-381-1665 or go to duquesneincline.org.

The busiest times for both inclines are Satur-day and Sunday after-noons. You might wait to go up or come back down.

For Pittsburgh tourist information, call 412-281-7711 or go to visitpittsburgh.com.

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Travelwww.saukvalley.com Saturday, July 2, 2016

HABITAT FOR HUMANITYLEFT: G&M Distributors, the Budweiser distribu-tor in Dixon, sent a crew on June 11 to the Dixon Habitat for Humanity site. With Kristin Zinke, (kneeling, second from left), Habitat’s 2016 fam-ily partner, are volunteers and Andrew Devine, crew leader. Photos submitted by G&M Distributors.

BELOW: The group erected all of the interior and exterior walls for the home. The walls were constructed and panel-ized by Dixon Correction-al Center Construction Skills Training program.

Water company included in survey

BELLEVILLE – Illinois American Water received the J.D. Power Award for ranking highest in cus-tomer satisfaction among water utilities in the Mid-west, according to J.D. Power’s 2016 Water Utility Residential Customer Sat-isfaction Study.

The utility also achieved the highest score in the region for price and com-munications.

This first-time, national survey, conducted in March, was based on more than 20,000 responses, representing more than 83 million residential custom-ers of the 84 largest water utilities across the U.S., that had experiences with their utility within the past 6 months.

The Overall Water Utility Satisfaction Index mea-sures key performance indicators in six areas, delivery, including quality, price, billing and payment, conservation, commu-nications, and customer service.

The study ranked U.S. water utilities serving a population of at least 400,000 residents. Utilities were categorized into the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West geographic regions.

PA one of nine to receive recognition

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Krista Niezwaag, a certified physician assistant at KSB Hospital in Dixon, recently was awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications from the National Com-

mission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

Niezwaag received the CAQ in emergency medi-cine, a distinction earned by meeting licensure, education, and experi-ence requirements, and by passing a national exam in the specialty. She is one of nine certified PAs in Illinois to earn the distinction since the program’s inception in 2011.

CAQs are offered to cer-tified PAs in cardiovascu-lar and thoracic surgery, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, ortho-paedic surgery, nephrol-ogy, pediatrics, and psy-chiatry.

A PA is a nationally-cer-tified and state-licensed medical professional who practices medicine on health care teams with phy-sicians and other providers.

They take histories, con-duct physical exams, diag-nose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventative health care, assist in sur-gery, perform a variety of procedures, and write pre-scriptions.

50-50 raffle tickets available in Sterling

STERLING – Tickets for Sterling Main Street’s annual 50-50 raffle winner will be drawn during the Main Street Music Fest July 23 at Grandon Civic Center on East Fourth St., before the final band of the festival takes the stage.

Money raised will help support Sterling Main Street activities and events throughout the year.

Raffle tickets will be avail-able until 7 p.m. at the

festival and at Sterling Main Street office, 318 First Ave. and various Sterling busi-nesses.

They are $5 each or $20 for five.

For more information about Sterling Main Street, its programs, and projects, go to sterlingmainstreet.org or call 815-626-8610.

Truck dealership earns certification

STERLING – Thompson Truck & Trailer has been recognized by Interna-tional Truck as a Diamond Edge Certified dealer.

The award was a col-laborative effort between International Truck and its dealer body to recognize dealers for their commit-ment to uptime and to drive awareness of the high-performing service

offered to customers from dealers with this designa-tion.

“It is an honor for our dealership and people at Thompson to have earned the Diamond Edge certification,” said Travis Thompson, com-pany president.

Certification is earned by achieving rigorous parts and service metrics based on customer dwell time, which is the time it takes for a customer to get their truck diagnosed, repaired, and back on the road.

“We are proud to be a Diamond Edge, certified, International truck dealer serving the Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois area because we know that our service is keeping our customers’ trucks on the road,” added Thompson.

IN BRIEF

Scholarship awarded to AHS seniorAMBOY – Zachary Beck-

er of May Township in Lee County was one of 88 awarded the Carolyn Lan-gan Scholarship by the Township Officials of Illi-nois.

The selection was based on scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, and an essay written on the role of township govern-ment in today’s society and in the future.

TOI is a statewide asso-ciation that provides edu-cation and legislative rep-resentation for more than 11,000 township officials.

Becker, a 2016 graduate of Amboy High School, plans to study agriculture eco-nomics at the University of Illinois – Champaign-Urba-na.

His activities include of FFA, National Honor Soci-ety, Spanish Honor Society, Academic Team, 4-H, class officer, school musicals, golf, track, and band. He also is ranked at the top of his graduating class, and is an Illinois State Scholar.

Zachary Becker, a 2016 graduate of Amboy High School, accepts a Carolyn Langan Scholarship from Arnold Vegter, Township Official of Illinois Board member and highway commissioner of Union Grove Township in Whiteside County. Also present are (in no particular order) May Township officials, Marty Montavon and Jason Streit, trustees; Lisa Bickett, clerk; Leesa Burke, supervisor; Brian Russell, highway commissioner; and Jason Leffelman and Edward McLaughlin, trustees. Photo submitted by Bryan Smith.


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Photos by Michael Krabbenhoeft/[email protected] War II re-enactors portraying American troops advance on the battlefield June 25 during World War II Recreated at Elks Page Park in Dixon. The event featured battle simulations, vehicle displays, weapons and uniform demonstrations, a swap meet, and tributes to WWII veterans. More than 200 World War II enthusiasts enlisted in the living history lesson that employed weapons large and small, from sidearms to anti-tank cannons.

ABOVE: German troop re-enactors move into place during the battle at Elks Page Park. Re-enactor John Laschinski of Lost Nation said the event has grown every year since it started. “We re-enact wins and losses to be historically accurate, and we go to great lengths to make sure everything reflects the era.” ABOVE LEFT: A German soldier takes aim on the Americans. LEFT: German soldier re-enactors Sam Johnson (left), of Lakemoor, Doug Strong of Hawthorn Woods, and Dan Mitchell of New Lenox relax in their camp.

ABOVE LEFT: Blake VanKerkhoff, 19, of St. Charles tells visitors about the M1 carbine, which was one of the weapons used during World War II. World War II Rec-reated featured two battle reenactments, plus soldier camps stocked with vintage equipment, right down to the last detail, including pans and silverware. ABOVE RIGHT: American troops take cover behind an M3 halftrack.

WWII RECREATED IN DIXON

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