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Blizzard bears down on region Biggest snowstorm of season is upon us STAFF REPORT news@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 501

OK people, you know the drill. Stock up on food and water. Make sure you have a full tank of gas – even though you’re not supposed to drive unless you have to. Make sure there are batteries in

the flashlight, and a generator to run the Wii. Then hunker down. Monday’s blizzard watch is today’s blizzard warning. The National Weather Service prognosticators are forecasting a snow accumulation of about 3 inches by this afternoon, then whammy! – 9 to 13 inches overnight. All accompanied by blowing north winds of 25 to 35 mph, gusting to around 45 mph. Temps in the 20s will feel like zero today,

and like 12 below tonight with the wind chill. Wednesday will be blustery still, with a high of about 16, but the snow will lessen, the weather service says. Then, thank heavens, comes Thursday’s good news-bad news forecast: “Sunny. High around 9, low around 11 below.” And, so far, no snow in the weekend outlook. BLIZZARD CONTINUED ON A4

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Towns to get power to deal? Voters may give some OK to buy electricity BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525

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“This is the biggest, happiest surprise that’s ever happened to me,” Valerie Schick said after hugging her son, Army Sgt. Beau Becker. Schick, a line operator at Ashton’s Crest Foods, got a surprise visit from Becker, who is on a 2-week leave from his second tour in Iraq.

A mother’s dream Soldier home on leave makes surprise visit to his mom at work BY JASON CARSON WILSON jwilson@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

ASHTON – Tears of joy fell on a factory line Monday as Army Sgt. Beau Becker – on a 2-week leave from Iraq – surprised his mother, Valerie Schick, on the floor of Crest Foods. When Becker walked through the door, Schick’s composure went out the window.

“Thank you so much!” Schick said. “I’m so happy you got to come home.” As machines whirled, the Dixon woman cried and hugged the 29-year-old Becker – again and again. His 27-yearold wife, Nicki, and their three children, who arrived with Becker, looked on as mother and son embraced. “It’s wonderful to be back

in the states,” Becker said. “It’s a really great feeling to be back with my family. (But) it’s kind of a different situation. A week ago, I was in Baghdad.” Becker is on a 3-month tour in Iraq. He also served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. Soon, though, Talia, 9; Brooke, 5; and Bryce, 2, wanted to hug Grandma,

too. After all, Becker and his brood traveled 8 hours from Fort Riley, Kan. Pulling off the top-secret visit took a lot of coordination. Schick’s supervisors, Keith Larson of Dixon and Gina Smith of Ashton, only shared the planned event with one other person. DREAM CONTINUED ON A2

Longtime Sauk Valley journalist Kelly dies BY KIMBERLY WATLEY kwatley@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 526

DIXON – Longtime local newsman, Dixon advocate and current City Commissioner Ira “Clark” Kelly, 71, died of renal failure just past midnight Monday. Kelly became a commissioner on April 24, 2006. “Clark told me he was interested in being appointed after Ed [Miller] resigned,” Dixon Mayor James Burke said, “And since he had been covering City Hall for several years as

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a reporter, I knew he understood how city government works.” Kelly ran for the post in 2007, and intended to seek another term April 5, Burke said. The council has 30 days to appoint someone to fill his seat. “I have someone in mind, but need to talk to commissioners,” Burke said. “We will make an appointment as soon as possible. “We will miss [Kelly] and his inquisitiveness.” It was Kelly’s tenacious curiosity that fueled his 46 years

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in the news business. He gained his nickname after mildmannered reporter Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego. Ira ‘Clark’ Kelly began Kelly his career at the Walnut Leader, where he worked from 1957 to 1961. He was a reporter for the Telegraph, WSDR and WIXN radio stations, all

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in Dixon, and returned to Sauk Valley Newspapers, retiring in April 2005. It was his love of getting the scoop that many recall fondly. State Rep. Jerry Mitchell, R-Sterling, was the Rock Falls Junior High School principal when he got to know Kelly, who covered the school board meetings for WSDR. He later became part of Mitchell’s campaign team. The two were friends for about 30 years.

DIXON – Residents in six area towns could see their electric rates drop if they pass referendums letting their local governments negotiate better deals, officials say. During the April 5 municipal elections, voters in Dixon, Polo, Oregon, Mount Morris, Milledgeville and Erie will decide whether to grant this power to their city councils. The resulting contracts would apply to residential and small-business customers. Fulton voters passed such a measure in November – the first in the state to do so. ComEd now distributes and supplies electricity to the area. If the referendums pass, the utility would compete with other suppliers to serve the six towns, but would continue to run the distribution system. Mike Mudge of Oregon-based Rock River Energy Services has been working with the cities to place the issue on their ballots. In Ohio, customers in some places have seen savings of 6 percent in their electric bills since that state allowed cities to negotiate with suppliers, he said. “The large block of customers will be able to attract better prices. It’s economies of scale,” Mudge said. Under the law, he said, cities can combine their efforts in negotiating with suppliers, getting even more bang for their buck. “It’s within the framework of the law, and we’re putting it to the test,” said Mudge, who gets paid for his services by suppliers after the deals are struck. Mudge said Sterling officials have expressed an interest in putting the issue before voters next year. In the 1990s, Illinois enacted a law allowing large commercial customers to negotiate for their electricity. More than 90 percent of those customers have switched to retail energy, saving more than $1 billion, according to Rock River Energy Services.

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In Monday’s editions, a headline over the obituary of Doris Haag Oelerich misspelled her last name. Visitation for Mrs. Oelerich, of Davenport, Iowa, and formerly of Sterling, will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling, where the funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Friday. We regret the error.

Police & FIre Lee County Sheriff Matthew A. Grabbert, 19, of Loves Park; 11:27 p.m. Saturday; unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor; posted bond. Tyler A. Minks, 19, of Poplar Grove; 11:40 p.m. Saturday; unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor; posted bond. Joseph M. Valdez, 54, of Dixon; 2:30 a.m. Sunday; driving with a revoked license, operating a vehicle with no insurance, no valid registration, improper use of registration; posted bond set for driving with a revoked license; given notice to appear in court on other charges.

Amboy Police Cleon B. McWethy, 46, of Dixon; 8:19 p.m. Wednesday at Joe Drive; speeding; given notice to appear in court.

Sterling Police Dalton M. Boucher, 20, of Rock Falls; 12:10 a.m. Sunday at East Third Street and Ninth Avenue; operating an uninsured vehicle; posted driver’s license. Kayla L. Mulnix, 19, of Rock Falls; 12:35 a.m. Sunday at East Ninth and Locust streets; driving with a suspended license, improper lighting – one headlight; given notice to appear in court. Jrome L. Ingram, 21, no town listed; 4:54 a.m. Sunday on First Avenue Bridge; Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear – robbery; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Stanley A. Szydelko, 37, of Dixon; 10:31 a.m. Sunday at Dillon Avenue and West Fourth Street; Lee County warrant, speeding, operating an uninsured vehicle, no valid registration, improper use of registration; posted cash for warrant, driver’s license for other charges. Silvia Favela, 26, of Aurora; 11:14 a.m. Sunday at West Fourth Street and Woodburn Avenue; speeding, no valid driver’s license; given notice to appear in court. Rexhbije Shabani, 22, of Sterling; 11:37 a.m. Sunday at 13th Avenue and East Fifth Street; speeding; posted cash bond. Judith M. Olson, 42, of Rock Falls; 1:43 p.m. at 1206 Third Ave.; improper backing; posted driver’s license. Rebecca S. Edmondson, 36, of Sterling; 4:40 p.m. Sunday at 2901 E. Lincolnway and Kmart; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; posted driver’s license. Anthony P. Tyler, 30, of Dixon; 7:17 p.m. Sunday at 4304 E. Lincolnway; Whiteside County warrant – aggravated battery; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Sarah E. Bernal, 18, of Davenport, Iowa; 11:55

p.m. Sunday at West Fourth Street and Avenue L; driving with a suspended license, operating an uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear in court.

Morrison Police Christine DeWitte, 60, of Morrison; Wednesday; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

State Police Manuel GonzalesMancilla, 31, of Sterling; 2:12 a.m. Sunday at West Second Street and 12th Avenue; driving under the influence, no valid driver’s license, no insurance, failure to signal when required; taken to Whiteside County Jail. Keasha R. Laninga, 25, of Dixon; 10:03 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 88, Whiteside County; driving with a suspended license, speeding, expired registration; given notice to appear in court. Catherine G. Karl, 38, of Lindenhurst; 11:25 a.m. Sunday on U.S. Route 30 and Becker Road, Carroll County; no valid driver’s license; posted I-bond. Alejandro Rodriguez, 35, of Rochelle; 12:36 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 39, Ogle County; driving with a suspended license, speeding; posted I-bond.

Dixon Rural Fire Ambulance call Sunday at state Route 2, Lot 72; and Monday at 1313 E. River St. Medical assist; Monday at 841 N. Galena Ave.

Birthdays Happy birthday to Hunter Schultz, 13, Joe Bonnell, 52, Duane Wetzell, Mareda Dortch, Lela Dublo, and Rick Morris, all today.

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“I think it’s kind of neat,� Smith said about the surprise. “Every once in a while, she’ll talk about missing her sons.� Like Beau, Sgt. Theodore Becker is an Army man. Schick has worked at Crest Foods for 6 years. Larson has a nephew in the Army, Ty Lebrick of Wisconsin, who just finished a deployment in Iraq. That made him appreciate his involvement in the surprise all the more. “It’s just a fun thing to see, when you see family come home,� Larson said. Schick’s boyfriend, Eric Shippert of Dixon, had an epiphany while he and Schick watched television. A program featuring a soldier surprising his family in a classroom touched Schick.

About 1,000 people crowded into the Chicago Cultural Center to watch Quinn, a Democrat, sign the measure that supporters call a matter of basic fairness and opponents decry as a threat to the sanctity of traditional marriage.

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“I wish that could happen,� Shippert remembered Schick saying. After watching the reunion unfold, he pondered the images. “It’s awesome,� Shippert said. “It’s awesome that he comes back. It was like a dream for her.� Actually, Schick described

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In 2009, the state decided to allow cities to negotiate on behalf of residential and small-business customers. Shawn Ortgiesen, Dixon’s public works director, said the city can’t have an official position on the referendum. But he said he hoped that residents would be paying less for electricity if the measure passes. “Even if this referendum

civil unions,� Quinn said before signing the bill.

passes, residents can opt out. They can stay with ComEd. I don’t see where you can lose,� Ortgiesen said. ComEd still would respond to outages, he said. After a supplier is selected, two public hearings must be held to inform residents. The supplier must mail out two notices to give residents an opportunity to opt out of the program and continue with ComEd. Polo City Clerk Susie

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it as the “biggest, most happiest surprise.� Welcoming her son home had an added benefit – Schick got to leave early. She usually works the 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. shift. Schick quickly made plans for the night. “I want to go home and chat with Beau.�

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Quinn signs historic civil unions legislation CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Pat Quinn, saying it was a “day of history,� signed legislation Monday legalizing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, making Illinois one of about a dozen states that extend significant legal protections to same-sex couples.

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Valerie Schick, of Dixon, is all smiles Monday night as her son, Sgt. Beau Becker, successfully pulls off a top-secret mission – surprising his mom at her job at Crest Foods in Ashton, where she has worked for 6 years.

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Lincolnway potholes go from bad to worse IDOT promises to patch again, after storm clears BY KIRAN SOOD ksood@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

STERLING – Things have gone from bad to worse on East Lincolnway. Severe potholes have emerged again, creating terrible driving conditions and forcing drivers

to swerve to avoid the holes. One of the worst stretches is along East Lynn Boulevard where Lincolnway divides into the Third and Fourth Street one-ways. The Illinois Department of Transportation has had the road patched twice this season, the first time just before New Year’s, then again a little more than a week later, for a total cost of between $8,000 and $10,000.

IDOT is waiting for approval of $25,000 more, to patch one more time, said John Wegmeyer, an IDOT project implementation engineer. “We will be going out and fixing the road as best we can,� Wegmeyer said. “We are back to trying to fix potholes as they develop and keep up with them again.� IDOT contractor Northwest Construction Co. can’t begin work, though,

until the worst of the storm forecast for the next 2 days has passed, he said. “We have to get the roadway clear,� Wegmeyer said. “When it’s wet and full of snow, what we put in isn’t going to last overnight.� Wegmeyer blamed inconsistent weather on the continuing problems: It needs to either “get cold and stay cold, or warm up and stay warm.�

The rain also is adding to the problem, he said. When work begins, crews will lay a hot asphalt mix to blow water and moisture out of the holes. The goal is to make the road “drivable� until resurfacing takes place in the spring, he said. That’s when Lincolnway will be repaved from 45th Avenue near Walmart west to where the road splits.

Business owner starts lunch fund for needy students By JASON CARSON WILSON jwilson@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

MORRISON – There shouldn’t be hungry children. Best Pets owner James Best is devoting himself to realizing that goal. Best launched a campaign to buy school lunches for needy students in the Morrison School District. “Now that it’s in place, anybody that wants milk, gets milk,� he said. Best and community members have raised more than $2,300, which bought 950 lunches and 1,110 milks for Morrison schoolchildren. Best Pets specials and treat sales from Tuff Dog in Sterling helped raise some of the money. Best said he’s aiming to raise $6,000 to help defray the cost of unpaid lunches. “Anytime we have someone to volunteer to help our children we’re grateful,� Superintendent Suellen Girard said. “We’re grateful to have the program as a safety net.� Initially, Best’s campaign subsidized lunch-

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Best Pets owner James Best of Morrison has launched a campaign to buy school lunches and milk for needy students in the Morrison School District.

To donate Checks can be sent to Best Pets, 207 W. Main St., Morrison IL 61270 Donations also can be made at www.facebook.com/pages/Best-Pets-LunchMilk-Fund online. Call James Best, 815-772-2500, for more information. es for students at Northside and Southside elementary schools. Now, the program also serves the junior high and high school.

Best has a Facebook page dedicated to the lunch fund, where people can make online donations. Those who prefer

to write checks must designate a particular school.

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POLO – Donations are needed for the Polo Chamber of Commerce’s Great Prom Dress Exchange. The inaugural event, designed to provide affordable dresses to students at Polo, Forreston, Eastland and Milledgeville high schools, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 12 and from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 13. Students must show an ID. Dresses will cost $25 and are limited to one per student. Donations of formal dresses, jewelry and shoes in good shape and in style can be dropped off at Country Financial, 301 N. Division Ave. Polo Chamber of Commerce members are invited to set up a booth if they provide a service or product suitable for the event. Vendors must provide their own table and props. Call Jeanette Linker at 815-946-3452 to reserve a spot or for more information.

Trinity Iowa Health System and Junior Achievement of the Heartland Inc. will have a bowl-a-thon from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 at Paone’s Blackhawk Lanes, 2325 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Kids in Sterling, Dixon and the surrounding area who are planning to participate are asked to organize a team of five bowlers and to set a fundraising goal of $300 or more. A team packet is available with ideas on how to raise money. The registration fee is $50 per team, which covers the cost of games, bowling ball and shoes, as well as a lane reservation. Team pledges are to be deposited by Thursday, at Midland States Bank, 101 W. First St., Dixon, or 302 First Ave., Sterling. To register a team or for more information, e-mail julie.dillie@ja.org or call 309-277-3910.

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK â–ź Tuesday visitations: Marilyn Herwig of Ashton, 9-10 a.m. at Ashton United Methodist Church. Marian Thomas of Sterling, 4-7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling. â–ź Tuesday funerals: Kenneth Farley of Sterling, Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Sterling. Marilyn Herwig of Ashton, 10 a.m. at Ashton United Methodist Church. Marian Thomas of Sterling, 7 p.m. at Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling. â–ź Wednesday visitations: Mary Chesmore of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls. Kathleen Iler of Freeport, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home, Freeport. Clinton Moats of Dixon, 2-8 p.m., with family present from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., and Lions service at 8 p.m., at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon. Linda Harms, formerly of Sterling, 4-6 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls. â–ź Wednesday funerals: Mary Chesmore of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls. Kathleen Iler of Freeport, 10:30 a.m. at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home, Freeport. Rhoda Ribble of Dixon,

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11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Dixon. Linda Harms, formerly of Sterling, 6 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls. â–ź Thursday visitations: Ira “Clarkâ€? Kelly of Dixon, 2-8 p.m., with Elks memorial service at 8 p.m., at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, Dixon. Oscar Countryman of Compton, 4-8 p.m. at Torman Funeral Home, Paw Paw. Joseph Heitzler, formerly of Prophetstown, 5-8 p.m. at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home, Prophetstown. â–ź Thursday funerals: Clinton Moats of Dixon, 2 p.m. at Dixon Church of the Brethren. â–ź Friday visitations: Doris Haag Oelerich, formerly of Sterling, 10-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Sterling. â–ź Friday funerals: Oscar Countryman of Compton, 10 a.m. at Paw Paw Methodist Church. Ira “Clarkâ€? Kelly of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Dixon. Joseph Heitzler, formerly of Prophetstown, 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Fields Catholic Church, Hooppole. Doris Haag Oelerich, formerly of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home, Sterling.

Oscar Countryman COMPTON – Oscar D. “Big O,� “Smoothie,� “Oz,� Countryman, 69, of Compton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at his home. He was born April 3, 1941, to Orin and Hazel (Wilcox) Countryman. He was united in marriage to Emily Turcotte on May 18, 1963. A man with a smile that never stopped, a pool cue that would hit every shot, a friend who would “shoot the breeze� with you on any given day, a hoarder at the poker table, and a strong AA member with 35 years of sobriety. Living in serenity and faith each day of his life. Devoted Friend, Caring Father, and Fun-Loving Papa. Oscar is survived by his children, Randy (Esther) Countryman and their children, Amanda, Alicia, and Alexis; Daniel Countryman and his children,

Cole and Ethan; Keith (Sherri) Countryman and their children, Tylar, Jordyn, and great-granddaughter, Nevaeh; and Sandy (Countryman) Kirk and her children, Dane, Kassandra, and Emily; sisters, Marge Christmann, Barbara Murrah, and Shirley Moiser; and Very Dear Friend, Beulah. He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Emily; sisters, Beverly Huggins and Elenora Luckett; and brothers, Robert Countryman and Orin Countryman. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Paw Paw Methodist Church, Paw Paw. Burial will be at Melugin Grove Cemetery, Compton. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Torman Funeral Home, 510 Flagg St., Paw Paw. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Countryman family.

FREEPORT – Kathleen B. Iler, 95, of Freeport, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport. She was born Nov. 5, 1915, in Orangeville, the daughter of Bissil and Kathryn (Zweifel) Belknap. Kathleen married Kenneth A. Iler on June 29, 1935, in Freeport. Kenneth preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 1992. Kathleen attended Embury United Methodist Church, and was a member of Ladies of the Elks. She was a big basketball fan of the Chicago Bulls, especially Michael Jordan. She enjoyed working in her yard with her flowers, and doing crewel needlework, which she shared with many of her friends.  Kathleen is survived by her caretakers and spe-

cial friends, Mark and Judy Schanfeldt of Freeport and Lloyd and Betty Mull of Sterling; and staff members of Freeport Rehabilitation Center, who cared for her like she was family. She also was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Dwight, who was killed in World War II. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Burke-Tubbs Funeral Home, Freeport, with the Rev. Jonathan Singleton officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in her memory. Visit www.burketubbs. com to send condolences.

Joseph Heitzler PROPHETSTOWN – Joseph Heitzler, 98, of Wesley Willows, Rockford, formerly of Prophetstown, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at Rockford Memorial Hospital. Mr. Heitzler was born Jan. 26, 1913, in Morrison, the son of Frank and Bertha (Nehlig) Heitzler. He married Della Lippens on Sept. 16, 1939, in Hooppole. She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 2004. He was employed by Sterling Steel Co., and later farmed in the rural Prophetstown area. He was a member of St. Mary of the Fields Catholic Church, Hooppole. Survivors include one daughter, Lorita (Tony) Ooyen of Winnebago; one son, Larry Heitzler (fiancÊe, Peg Fried) of Prophetstown; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Marie

Moore; and one brother, Cyril Heitzler. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary of the Fields Catholic Church, Hooppole, with the Rev. Sebastian Tumusiime, administrator of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Annawan, officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Hooppole. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at Bosma-Gibson Funeral Home, 320 Lafayette St., Prophetstown. Memorials have been established to the American Parkinson Disease Association, 27 W. 353 Jewell Road, Winfield, IL 60190; and the Visiting Nursing Association, Hospice of the Rockford Health System, 4223 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61108. Visit www.bosmagibson. com to send condolences.

Douglas Meyer MORRISON – Douglas L. Meyer, 65, of Morrison, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics,

Ira “Clark� Kelly DIXON – Ira G. “Clark� Kelly, 71, of Dixon, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at his home. Clark started his editing career at the Walnut Leader in 1957 to 1961, and then worked as the political editor for Sauk Valley Newspapers, WSDR, and WIXN, all in Dixon. Clark was born Nov. 3, 1939, in Princeton, the son of William J. and Lillie (Mifford) Kelly. He married Lois Clayton on April 24, 1971, in Dixon. She preceded him in death on April 14, 2004. Clark was a graduate of Eureka College. He was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Dixon; was an active member of Dixon Elks Lodge BPOE 779; volunteered many hours to the United Way, Dixon Lions Club, American Red Cross, St. Jude’s, Dixon Veterans Memorial Park, and Dixon Sister Cities; and supported several political campaigns throughout the years. For many years, Clark worked alongside the Dixon Police, Lee County Sheriff’s, and the Dixon

City and Dixon Rural Fire departments. He also was a frequent mainstay at Dixon City Hall and Lee County Courthouse. Survivors include two daughters, Susan (Ron) Timmons of Rock Falls and Sandra (Jody) Loomis of Dixon; one stepdaughter, Ann Gomez of Aurora; one stepson, Robert Miller of Aurora; one grandson; and 15 stepgrandchildren. He also was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Elsworth Kelly. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 123 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, with the Rev. Lynn Bond, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m., with an Elks memorial service at 8 p.m., Thursday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home, 213 Crawford Ave., Dixon. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established. Visit www.prestonschillingfuneralhome. com to send condolences.

Doris Haag Oelerich DAVENPORT, Iowa – Doris I. Haag Oelerich, 76, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Sterling, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at St. Mary Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LLC, Davenport. Mrs. Oelerich was born Aug. 21, 1934, in Crivitz, Wis., the daughter of Arthur and Elfie (Johnson) Meyer. She married Orville “Red� Haag in 1957 in Sterling in 1957. He died in 1962. She married Ralph Oelerich in 1967 in Sterling. He preceded her in death in 2006. She was employed as a telephone operator at Illinois Bell Telephone Co. for many years. Survivors include one brother, Richard (Linda)

Meyer of Dixon; two nephews; one great-niece; and two great-nephews. She also was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services have been changed to 11 a.m. Friday at McDonald Funeral Home, 505 First Ave., Sterling, with Pastor Dalmus Meeks of Harvest Time Bible Church, Rock Falls, officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling. A memorial has been established to the Alzheimer’s Association. Visit www.mcdonaldf u neralhomes.com to send condolences.

Daniel Douglass Iowa City, Iowa. Arrangements are being POLO – Daniel Douglass, Arrangements are being completed by Bosma58, of Polo, died Sunday, completed by Polo Family Renkes Funeral Home, Jan. 30, 2011. Funeral Home. Morrison.

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So, again, you know the drill. Emergency parking rules are in effect in Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon, so please stay out of the way of the snowplows. If you get stranded on the road, stay in your car.

Make sure your cell phone is powered up before you leave. If you must get on an interstate, first call 800452-4368 or go to www. gettingaroundillinois. com and check out the road conditions. Check on your elderly or disabled friends and neighbors. Don’t leave your pets

out in the cold. Don’t run your space heater near a pile of oily rags. (Just checking to see if you’re still reading.) If, by any chance, you’ve just flown in from Bora Bora and this is your first Illinois winter, bora, are you in for it. Go to www. keepwarm.illinois.gov for more helpful tips. In Springfield, Gov. Pat.

Quinn issued a disaster declaration for the entire state well in advance of the heavy snow, ice and blizzard conditions that are expected. Quinn also activated the State Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the state’s response to the storm. Representatives from more than a dozen state agencies will man the

center throughout the storm. The National Weather Service said the storm expected today and Wednesday could be Chicago’s third worst blizzard since snowfall record-keeping began. NWS Meteorologist Charles Mott said 20 inches of snow were forecast for the city.

Weather closures, cancellations n The Illinois House of Representatives and Senate have canceled sessions and committees this week because of the winter storm expected to hit hard today. Both are set to reconvene Feb. 8. Legislative leaders don’t expect the delay to affect what’s already in process.

“What is on tap for next week is what [would’ve been] on tap for this week,� said Steve Brown, spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago. n CGH Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehab Department, 3010 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, will be closed Wednesday.

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Basking in the Spotlight Five Sauk Valley schools win state Spotlight awards BY JASON CARSON WILSON jwilson@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521

ROCK FALLS – Several Sauk Valley schools are basking in the light. Merrill and Riverdale elementary schools and Rock Falls Middle School, all in Rock Falls, Lincoln Elementary School in Sterling and Tampico Middle School in Tampico all earned 2010 Spotlight Schools Awards from the state Board of Education. They are among 300 “high poverty schools� statewide “where academic performance is closing the achievement gap,� the board said in its

awards letter. Riverdale Superintendent and Principal Sarah Willey couldn’t hide her pride. Riverdale has snagged the honor for the last 4 years, and “of course, it’s attributable to the efforts of the teachers,� she said. Spotlight Schools must have made Adequate Yearly Progress in 2009 and 2010, per the federal No Child Left Behind Act. At least 60 percent of students must have met or exceeded reading and math standards in 2010, and about half in 2009 and 2008. Al least 50 percent of students must be classified low income. At Riverdale, 65.9 percent of students were deemed low income last year. “It’s been consistently increasing,� Willey

said. “It’s doubled in the last 6 years.� About 66 percent were low income in 2009, but only a little more than 32 percent in 2000, she said. Nearly 70 percent of Merrill School students are considered low income, Principal Kyle Ackman said, and still the school has regularly made AYP. “I believe they’ve made it every year I’ve been (in the district),� Ackman said. He’s been Merrill’s principal for a year, and before that, was principal of Dillon School for 8 years. He credited both Dillon and Merrill faculty and staff with properly preparing students, given their resources. “We do the best we can with what we have,� Ackman said.

Rock Falls Middle School Principal Jeffrey Brown said the recognition validates his faculty and staff’s efforts. “It’s extremely gratifying,� Brown said. “All the work that’s been put in is worthwhile.� Rock Falls Middle School has made AYP every year except 2008, when special needs students didn’t make the cut. Like Merrill, about 70 percent of middle school students are from lowincome families, compared to 34 percent in 1986 – the year he started in the district. “We had the [Northwestern Steel and Wire] mill close, National [Manufacturing] and Lawrence Bros.,� he said. “Our major manufacturers have all closed, except for Wahl [Clipper].�

Shumard: 2011 is the year of the unknown State budget crisis affects Sterling’s planning process BY KIRAN SOOD ksood@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

STERLING – The Sterling City Council is facing a daunting uphill battle as it begins its 2011 budgeting process, with consequences almost as ominous as the storm forecast to hit town today. At the council’s first 2011-12 budget work session Monday night, Sterling City Manager Scott Shumard highlighted the uncertainties the city faces as it attempts to finalize its budget in the upcoming weeks. He titled his presentation “The Year of the Unknown.� To begin with, the state is facing a huge $13 billion deficit, and is delaying its payments to municipalities. “Of course the first thing is the late state payments; it’s a persisting issue,� Shumard said. “Last year the state was 5 months behind, this year it’s 6. “However, the question is, are they going

to fall behind another month next year? With the increased tax rate, are they going to be able to keep up with their bills?� Shumard wondered if the 67 percent income tax increase will allow the state to catch up on 1 or 2 months of payments. Then there’s the state pension problem. Illinois’ five statefunded pension systems are underfunded by more than $80 billion. The Legislature is considering borrowing $3.7 billion to make the state’s payment this year. Last year, the state passed pension reform legislation aimed at easing the burden on municipalities and taxpayers in the long run. In the short term, Shumard has said, there

For more information The next Sterling City Council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Coliseum, 212 Third Ave. For more information, go to ci.sterling.il.us. is no relief for municipalities. Cities eventually will have to choose between raising property taxes or have fewer police officers and firefighters. “We fund our pensions through the property tax,� Shumard said. “It’s a simple calculation really: it’s the liabilities, what do you owe everybody who is employed and retired on your pension fund, and what do you owe them over time versus what you have in your investments?� Whatever the city does not have must “be made up in property taxes,� he said. Newly elected state Treasurer Dan Ruther-

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ford recently said pension reform and reducing the state’s workers’ compensation rate are essential to ensuring long-term economic viability. Monday night, Shumard agreed. “If there is another tight budget, if we can keep the wages under control, there is still room for some small increases to keep up with the prices, but if we can keep them reasonable, I think we can get through this without any layoffs or huge cuts into what we are trying to accomplish.� The City Council is expected to finalize its budget in April.

Rock Falls considering curfew, truancy laws Police chief asks council to establish new ordinances BY KIRAN SOOD ksood@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529

ROCK FALLS – Students soon could be strictly penalized for violating curfew or being absent from school without permission. Police Chief Mike Kuelper is asking the City Council to implement a truancy and curfew law citywide, city Administrator Richard Downey said Monday. The Rock Falls ordinances would reiterate state law and allow city police officers to write tickets for violations, Downey said. City Attorney Jim Reese will go over the proposed ordinance at tonight’s council meeting. There must be a first and second reading before passage. According to the ordinance, anyone younger than 18 enrolled in a public, private or parochial school cannot be truant without permission from legal guardians or parents. Nor can a person who has custody of a child who has been absent knowingly permit that

To attend The Rock Falls City Council meets at 6:30 tonight at City Hall, 603 W. 10th St. For a meeting agenda, minutes from past meetings or more information, go to www.rockfalls61071. com/council.html or call 815-622-1100. child to continue missing school. The penalty would be $75 to $750. For continuous absences, each day would be considered a separate offense. It also is against state law for anyone younger than 17 who is not being supervised by a guardian to be in a public place after midnight and before 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and after 11 p.m. and before 6 a.m. the rest of the week. The council also will hear the first reading of its new snow emergency parking policy, which would institute emergency parking on even days on the even side of a street, and on odd days on the odd side of a street. That’s the opposite of current policy, which is out of step with Sterling and other area cities and has caused some confusion.

IN BRIEF Suspect indicted in murder of NIU student SYCAMORE (AP) – A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted DeKalb resident William Curl on five counts of first-degree murder in last October’s death of Northern Illinois University student Antinette Keller.

The grand jury also indicted the 34-year-old Curl on one count apiece of criminal sexual assault, concealing a homicidal death and arson. Curl has been in the DeKalb County Jail on $5 million bond since he was returned to Illinois after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in Louisiana on Oct 26. Prosecutors didn’t say whether he has an attorney.

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Group’s goal: Solidify Reagan’s place in history Events this week include film and gala State Rep. JERRY MITCHELL Sterling

One of the many things that I have had the privilege of doing during the years I have served as the Sauk Valley area’s legislator is to chair the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission. I have taken this task very seriously and have tried to serve with interest and excitement. We, the commission, have agreed that our goal is to help solidify our former president’s place in history. President Ronald Wilson Reagan now belongs to the ages, and his accomplishments and life need to be relayed to the next generation. Ronald “Dutch” Reagan

was born in TamMcKinzie in the pico and spent early 1960s. Many many of his formaof you in the Stertive years in Dixon. ling School DisHe attended and trict remember graduated from his son, Jim, coach Eureka College, a and teacher in the small Christian, 1980s. Disciples of Christ Mac coached State Rep. school in Eureka. Reagan in football He was a radio Jerry Mitchell at the beginning broadcaster in the of his career. After sports arena before sign- retiring from NIU, he ing a movie contract in came back to Eureka and Hollywood. volunteered as a backThe commission has field coach in the 1960s tried to follow the life and when I played from 1964 career of President Reagan to ’68. During those years, and publicize the Reagan Ronald Reagan made two Trail that runs through visits to Eureka, and I was many of our small Illinois privileged to meet him cities as well as Chicago, during that time. where the Reagan family I became a school lived for a brief time. administrator in Dixon I have several parallels during the middle 1980s to the history of “Dutch” and became very familiar Reagan. I have a bach- with the Reagan legacy elor’s degree from Eureka that always will be a part College, where I played of Dixon and Tampico. football for the Red Dev- President Reagan never ils under Ralph “Mac” forgot the influence of

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his Midwest upbringing and mentioned often his formative years in Dixon. He graduated from Dixon High School as student body president and served as a Rock River lifeguard at Lowell Park. Ronald Reagan had a reputation as a strong, innovative governor in California. He continued with a positive attitude as he prepared for his greatest role, that of president of the United States of America. One of the many things that President Reagan

was noted for was his ability to communicate. His speech about the shining city on a hill and his often quoted, “Nothing thrilled me more than looking up at a windblown flag while listening to a choir sing, ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic,’ my favorite song” (From “Ronald Reagan at 100,” Life, Vol. 11, No. 1, page 80, Jan. 21, 2011) are examples of the talent of “The Great Communicator.” In his now-famous speech for Barry Goldwater, Reagan summed up “The Speech, A Time for Choosing” with “You and I have a rendezvous with destiny,” and gave Speaker Newt Gingrich the title of his full-length documentary on the life of Ronald Wilson Reagan. The film will be unveiled at Sterling’s Centennial Auditorium at 4 p.m. Friday. As we honor the

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Maybe those definedbenefit pensions aren’t so lavish after all. Maybe there are some jobs so dangerous, so demanding of steady nerves and sound judgment under pressure, that the men and women who work them deserve the benefit of our doubts. Even when times are tough, even when most of us can only wish we could retire at age 50 with 75 percent of pay, maybe we should take a deep breath, dial down the envy, and just say: “Thanks, guys. You deserve every penny.” Chicago firefighters Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum will never get to enjoy their retirements or their definedbenefit pensions. Their lives were cut short Dec. 22 after they dashed into a fire-compromised building on the South Side to look for survivors, only to become victims

themselves when a truss roof collapsed. More than a dozen other firemen were injured, two seriously. Stringer and Ankum died as heroes, and the collective heart of Chicagoland goes out to their families. Ankum was a father of three, including a 1-year-old. Stringer was older, divorced with a grown daughter. He liked to ride his motorcycle, walk his beagle Roscoe and, when the need arose, mow his neighbor’s lawn and shovel her walkway. Point is, the biggest problem I had on Dec. 22 was finding the bad bulb on a dysfunctional string of Christmas tree lights. How about you? Were you hustling to get a year-end report written before Christmas break? Or wading through shoppers looking for that perfect something for a certain someone? Fact is, most of us don’t have to dash into a still-

smoldering building by dawn’s early light to see whether there’s someone lying lifeless in the black soot. Or, for that matter, approach a darkened automobile pulled over on the shoulder of a lonely highway at 3 in the morning. So while we may joke about cops’ supposed affinity for doughnuts, or cluck-cluck about those on-duty firemen who recently got caught helping a buddy renovate his house, very few of us would want their jobs when an alarm is sounded or when the words “shots fired” crackle over the police radio. These are special jobs that require the men and women who perform them to take extraordinary risks under extraordinary circumstances. So maybe, just maybe, they deserve to be compensated in special ways. And maybe, just maybe, one of those ways ought to be a defined-bene-

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fit pension with a high enough dollar amount and low enough eligibility threshold to match the risks involved. My dad was a volunteer firefighter as a young man and went on to become chief of our small town’s fire department. He told me once that, when he was a rookie, he passed out fighting a smoky flax fire in a textile mill in North Providence, R.I. Would have been a goner, too, but for another fireman who “went back in” and found “Mac” unconscious on the floor. So I’m prejudiced. I wouldn’t be writing this except for a guy who “went back in.” And if an ample pension is all he or she wants for taking that risk, I’d say we’re all getting a heck of a deal. Note to readers – This column is reprinted from the Dec. 28th issue of the Chicago Tribune at the request of Matt Laughlin of Sterling.

memory of Dutch Reagan on Friday with a gala at Deer Valley Country Club, we will be kicking off a long and well-deserved fullyear centennial celebration by many cities along the Illinois Reagan Trail. Note to readers – State Rep. Jerry Mitchell, a Republican, represents the 90th House District.

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Reagan at 100

All is not hunky-dory in Whiteside County. We don’t have enough work; the numbers of people without basic needs are growing. Charitable organizations can’t keep up. I don’t want any dignitaries coming here for Reagan festivities given the impression that all is well. Gaiety anticipating the Reagan gala reminds me of Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned – so unaware was he of conditions outside his palace. I want local people escorting dignitaries about Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls to show our closed and destroyed factories. Politicians and U.S. presidents of both parties, bankers and Wall Street are among those responsible for taking jobs here and elsewhere in the U.S.; they did little to change a tax environment favoring tax incentives to traitorous U.S. companies moving overseas and outsourcing jobs. I’d like dignitaries to see picket signs carried by people lining bridges of both cities, holding high

signs that say, “We want work.” I’d like to ask dignitaries for help in getting legislation requiring companies that move and/or outsource jobs to pay the unemployment and medical benefits to employees, and I’d like tariffs levied against goods and services manufactured overseas by American companies. The U.S. Department of Labor was founded in 1884 to “foster, promote and develop the welfare of wage earners.” Today, we have a government that fosters, promotes and develops the welfare of American corporations. Remember Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 11, 2001? Remember also the loss of factories and thousands of good jobs in a destruction aided and abetted by the people in our government. So, when Ronald Reagan’s birthday festivities begin here, I hope all present will remember what has happened outside the palace to local people made poor by unemployment.

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IN MEMORIAM | IRA G. ‘CLARK’ KELLY | 1939-2011

Kelly: ‘It’s been an exciting career’ In 2005 column, veteran reporter reflected on his 46 years on job BY CLARK KELLY

Note to readers – Longtime SVN reporter Clark Kelly, who retired nearly 6 years ago, died Monday. As a tribute to Mr. Kelly, we reprint his farewell column from April 1, 2005.

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e never know for sure when we leave our beds in the morning whose lives we may touch or how ours may be impacted in a simple or a significant way. Each of you can think back over your lives and remember an incident which made a lasting impression in your life. It doesn’t have to be a momentous occasion for it to be a lasting impression. As I look back on my 46 years plus in journalism and my 65 years of living, I can remember numerous incidents which left me with a lasting impression. I guess one of the first incidents was a few days into my first-grade year in Walnut, where I grew up. A group of first-graders thought they were

pulling a prank. One would pull paper towels out of the machine and put them in a wash basin while others turned the water on. I suppose they thought it was great fun until someone left the restroom’s door open too long. Soon afterward, the principal marched into the classroom with one of our students, told him to bend over, and proceeded to give him three swats across the butt with a 14- to 18-inch length of garden hose. Even today as I think about that incident, I can still hear the “whop, whop, whop� of that hose. Another strange lasting impression was how I got a job in newspaper work. I began as a printer’s devil – loosely translated, you got all the jobs no one else wanted to do. The late Eddie Wilson, publisher of the Walnut Leader, had the hood of his daughter’s car raised to check something under the hood. There was a pointed prong that stood up to help latch the hood when it was closed. Eddie forgot to move his thumb, causing a painful injury. He couldn’t do part of his job without using that thumb, so that’s how I got to be a printer’s devil. Then there are humor-

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I have covered many notables, including mayors, governors and presidents. Throughout that time, one name kept cropping up – Ronald Reagan. Clark Kelly

ous events that stay with you. Such as a man appearing before the late Judge James E. Bales in the third-floor courtroom of the old courthouse. The man wanted a divorce, and neither his wife nor her attorney showed up. Bales heard the man’s testimony and granted the divorce. As was his custom, he asked the man if he had any questions. The man began backing away and had nearly reached the doors when Bales yelled out: “Hey, I’m talking to you. Do you have any questions?� The man said: “Just one, judge. Does this mean I don’t have to have anything to do with that woman ever again?� Bales said, “That’s correct.� The man jumped at least 6 feet into the air, kicked his heals, and let out a war whoop heard all over the courthouse. He turned, hit the double doors sending them outward and hitting the

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marble walls. He then proceeded down the steps, shouting and kicking his heals all the way down the street to the nearest bar. Another time, Bales was riding with then-Chief Deputy Sheriff Jack Van Meter en route to a murder scene. Bales noticed the telephone poles seemed to be whizzing by. He leaned over and looked at the speedometer. It was buried. Bales asked Van Meter if the man we were going to see was dead. When Van Meter said the individual was indeed no longer living, Bales responded, “Well then, slow this car down.� In 1991, I made a 15-day whirlwind tour of the Soviet Union. My Soviet friends asked to see my visa card and broke out laughing after I gave it to them. When I asked what was so funny, they replied the Soviet embassy had given me a visa to tour Moscow, Krasnoyarsk and Washington, D.C.

As I prepared to leave Moscow, I was at the last stop before boarding my flight home. This young soldier asked me for my visa card, and I handed him my passport. He shouted back in broken English, “Visa, visa.� I said it was in the passport. He turned the pages and no visa. It was a very scary moment. My friends had already left me, and I didn’t know the number of the American embassy. Slowly, I began emptying my pockets. Not finding it, I frantically began searching all of my pockets. In the bottom of my jacket pocket I had pulled the passport out of, was the visa. I breathed a huge sigh of relief as he waved me toward my plane. Over the years, I have covered many notables, including mayors, governors and presidents. Throughout that time, one name kept cropping up – Ronald Reagan. I first met him in the spring of 1957 at Eureka College. I saw him again in 1963 when he came to Dixon to give a speech to the high school honors banquet and again when he campaigned for the presidency in 1976. I also asked the last question of President Gerald Ford at a Rock-

ford airport news conference, despite a warning to keep the questions positive or the conference would be halted. I asked Ford if he would fire Henry Kissinger like Reagan wanted to do. He said no and furthermore Reagan would not be elected president. End of news conference. I flew from Chicago to Dixon on a private plane in 1978 and watched as Reagan insisted the pilot fly over Lowell Park to show his wife, Nancy, the spot where he spent seven summers saving 77 lives while a lifeguard. Two years later, I watched the Dixon High School Band march in front of the presidential reviewing stand while Reagan waved a white hat proudly proclaiming, “I’m from Dixon, Ill.� Over my years of covering events in the area, I have been fortunate to meet many wonderful people and have had many lasting impressions, including being present when gunshots were being fired all about me. It’s been an exciting career, but the time has come to let younger people experience the thrills, the joys and the heartaches I have seen. May God bless you and yours, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.

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“He was just such an honest person, and really wanted the best for Dixon and the entire community,� Mitchell said, “Anybody who knew Clark liked him. I am going to miss the guy, I really am.� WSDR Farm Director Ken Hines, who began working with Kelly in 1976, fought back tears upon hearing news of his death. “I am just taken aback. It makes me sad,� Hines said. “What I remember most about Clark is that, if you heard a siren outside, you could just tune your radio in to the station and hear what was going on, because he was already on it.� Howard Philip LeFevre, now of Bennington, Vt., worked with Kelly for 8 years at WSDR. He remembers a smokefilled newsroom where Kelly would start his day

with a cigarette in one hand and a doughnut in the other, with plenty of coffee on standby. “He was a fiery little Irish man if things weren’t just right in the news department, ... including the doughnut and coffee,� LeFevre said with a laugh. “If we got beat by the Telegraph, which was our major competitor, Clark would call a newsroom meeting and we would get ripped apart.� Tom Shaw is president of Shaw Media, which owns the Telegraph. “Clark was a unique individual, one who celebrated his craft,� Shaw said. “He understood that the serious practice of journalism served to be that watchdog on government and community wrongdoing that no other agency could hope to be.� Telegraph General Manager Ed Bushman agreed. “Clark was the old-school type of community beat reporter. He lived and

breathed news. He slept with a police scanner by his bed and was generally the first person at a fire or police call.� Jim Dunn, Sauk Valley Media’s opinion page editor, worked with Kelly for 12 years. He remembered Kelly’s sense of humor, and called him “a reporter’s reporter.� “He would go anywhere at any time for a story,� Dunn said. “It was not uncommon for him to roll out of bed in the middle of the night to cover a fire, or travel great distances to gather information and take photos at some important event.� Shaw added, “He was a tireless and fearless journalist, and we all benefited from his ‘labors of love’ during the decades in which various Sauk Valley Media companies employed his service. “With enormous respect and sadness, we say goodbye to the life well lived we knew as Clark Kelly.�

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Attorney Henry Dixon, left, shakes hands with Telegraph retiree Clark Kelly in April 2005, during Kelly’s retirement party. Kelly, a local print and radio newsman for 46 years, and a tireless advocate for the city of Dixon, died Monday at his home of renal failure.

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Community events Tuesday, Feb. 1 Bingo, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Community Coffee and Doughnuts, 10 a.m. Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-7327994. Preschool Story Time, 10-11 a.m., Polo Public Library, 302 W. Mason, 815-946-2713. Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Rock Falls VFW Post 5418, 217 First Ave., 815-626-3513. Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354. Dixon Coin Club meeting and auction, 7 p.m., Loveland Community Building, 513 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-535-8427. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Wild Winter Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m., Windmill Cultural Center, 111 10th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-4545. Pinochle, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle; 815-562-5050. Monthly Birthday Party, 11:25 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Monthly Birthday Party, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Sponsored by Parkway Center. Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Thursday, Feb. 3 Bingo and Name That Tune, 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle. Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., LOCCA/Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Exercise class, 9:15 and 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Bingo, 1 p.m., Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Euchre, 1 p.m., Sterling Moose Club, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8220. Tacos, 4-7 p.m. raffles, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, Sterling, 815-625-8290. Tacos, Tostadas and Enchiladas, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Good Times Grill, Tampico, 815-438-2110. Bingo, 5:30 p.m., Mount Morris Moose Lodge, 101 Moose Drive. Kitchen opens at 4:30 p.m. Mexican Train Dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665. Friday, Feb. 4 Book Sale, 9 a.m. to noon, LOCCA/Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Pinochle, 12:15 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle; 815-562-5050. Mexican Train Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Teen Turf annual chili-soup supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Boehle Youth Center, 235 W. Main St., Amboy. Cost $5. Movie night at 7 p.m., Amboy High School, 140 S. Appleton Ave., Amboy. Creamed Chicken and Biscuits Dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003.

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Parents urged to protect Twin sisters caught teens against meningitis in severe case of CDC recommends vaccination at age 11 or 12, with a booster at age 16 By Lora Hines The Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif.

Teenagers should get vaccinated to protect against the bacteria that causes meningococcal meningitis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends in a report published Thursday. Publication in the Jan. 27 issue of “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” formalizes the recommendations made this fall by the federal agency’s advisory committee on immunization practices. The committee’s guidelines call for “routine vaccination of adolescents, preferably at age 11 or 12 years, with a booster dose at age 16,” the report says of the meningococcal conjugate vaccine. “CDC is hopeful that doctors will begin

About the disease n Infection spreads through exchange of saliva, by coughing, kissing or sharing drinking glasses, not by casual contact or breathing the same air. n People living together, those in day care centers or anyone with direct contact with a person’s saliva, such as a boyfriend or girlfriend, would be at

implementing these recommendations right away,” agency spokesman Tom Skinner said Thursday. Nationwide, approximately 2,600 people contract meningococcal disease each year. Of those, about 1 in 10 die, according to the CDC. Those who survive may experience long-term disabilities, such as brain damage, kidney failure, loss of arms or legs, chronic nervous-system problems or hearing loss. Meningococcal infec-

increased risk. n Telltale signs of infection include severe headache, extreme neck stiffness, high fever, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, altered mental state and a rash. People suffering from such symptoms need immediate emergency treatment. Patients exhibit symptoms one to 10 days after exposure. tions are contagious, typically affecting preteenage children, adolescents, college freshmen and travelers, the CDC reports. On Jan. 6, Janelle Moorehead, an 18-yearold softball player at Monmouth University in New Jersey, suddenly died of meningococcemia, a severe bacterial infection in the bloodstream, her doctor said. The meningococcal bacteria also causes meningitis, a disease that inflames membranes around the brain and spine.

Wednesday, Feb. 2 WIC Nutritional Education and Coupon Pickup, Immunization Clinic, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371. Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., KSB Hospital, private dining room, Dixon. Dixon Correctional Center retiree breakfast, 8 a.m., Rivers Edge, Dixon. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinics, 9 to 11 a.m., Northland Mall, Sterling. CGH Medical Center Auxiliary Senior Health Insurance Program, 9 a.m. to noon. Appointment: 815-625-0400, ext. 5711. Twin City Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group, noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013. Narcotics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open, 403 13th Ave., Sterling, 815-718-9150. Whiteside County Health Department Free Blood Pressure Clinic, 10-11 a.m., R&B’s Dutch Diner, 105 S. Main St., Tampico, 815-772-4711. Senior Information Services, 10 a.m. to noon, Community United Church of Christ, Savanna, 800-541-5479. Blood pressure check, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic,

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11 a.m. to noon, Red Fox, Dixon. Whiteside County Health Department Free Blood Pressure Clinic, 11 a.m. to noon, Riverbend Senior Center, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-772-4711. AA Gratitude Group, noon, closed, Big Book, and 6 p.m., closed, traditions, 91-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Asian Buffet, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-288-2251. Reality Check NA Group, noon and 6 p.m., 10 E. Fourth St., Sterling, open. AARP Free Tax Help and Filings, 1-4 p.m., Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison. 815-772-7323. Red Cross blood drive, 2-6 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-6250382. Free blood pressure clinic, 3-4 p.m., Dutch Diner, 105 S. Main, Tampico. Women’s Support Group, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, Mount Carroll, 866-764-1489. Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333. Rock River Woodcarvers, 6:30 p.m., Woodlawn Arts Academy, 2804 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815-537-1291. Gamblers Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., KSB Hospital private dining room. Dixon Gam-Anon, 6:30 p.m., Hospice of the Rock River Valley,

264 state Route 2, Dixon, 815288-3673. AWANA, 6:30 to 8 p.m., ages 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212. Carroll County Fair Board, 7 p.m., Milledgeville City Hall, 815244-9444. Touched by suicide ... survivors gather, 7 p.m., Hospice of the Rock River Valley, 264 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-438-2345. Dixon Sports Booster’s Club Board meeting, 7 p.m., Dixon High School. American Legion Post 12, 7 p.m., 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003. Wednesday worship at the barn, 7 p.m., Chaplin Creek Historical site, Franklin Grove. Ottawa Art League, 7 p.m., upstairs meeting room above Jeremiah Joe Coffee, 807 LaSalle St., Ottawa, 815-4344065. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Self Help Enterprise Building, Sterling. Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Board meeting, 8 p.m., USDA Building, Morrison. Thursday, Feb. 3 Immunization Clinic, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371. Abuse Changing Team, 815-625-0338. Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH

Dear Annie: I have an 18-year-old fraternal twin sister. We have the same friends, the same classes and the same extracurriculars. The problem is, she bullies me. If I have something she wants, she throws things at me. She pushes me out of my chair so she can sit in it. She constantly teases me, even when our friends are over. She says things like, “People only hang out with you because you’re my twin,” and “You should lose some of your fat.” Everything I do, we do. Everything we do, she’s the boss. If I resist, she hits me. We have an older sister, but she favors my twin. My friends don’t want to get involved or are oblivious to it. My parents do nothing. It’s obviously hard to avoid her, and I’m tired of sinking to her level. What can I do? – Twin Problems Dear Twin: This is extreme sibling rivalry.

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Bullies often are jealous and insecure. Talk to your school counselor. Then look into switching classes and extracurricular activities so you are not together. Make different friends. Join sports groups outside of school. Be sure to attend different colleges. You and your twin need to separate yourselves and develop independent interests so she no longer feels so threatened by you. And she needs to grow up. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

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Medical Center, Sterling. Sauk Valley Gold Chapter of Business Networking International, 7 a.m., Candlelight Inn, 2200 S. First St., Rock Falls, 815-535-1327. TOPS IL 1426, 8:30 to 9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls. Free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Harbor Cafe, 1901 S. Fourth St., Fulton. Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, Sterling. Free blood pressure check, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center. AARP Free Tax Help and Filings, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointment: 815288-9236. Reality Check NA group, noon and 6 p.m., 10 E. Fourth St., Sterling, open. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Twin City Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, 5:30 p.m., beginners, and 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. AA Gratitude Group, noon, 91-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Open. Kiwanis Club of the Sauk Valley, noon, Asian Buffet, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon. AARP Free Tax Help and Filings, noon to 4 p.m., YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling. Appointment:

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Who needs a tail if you have love? Kenny came to Happy Tails with a “dead” tail in December of 2010 under the age of a year. He has since had his tail amputated and is recovering nicely from the ordeal. The vet thinks someone did it intentionally; perhaps someone wanting a cropped tail cat or someone being just plain mean. It’s amazing that this boy is still sweet after all that. He still loves people and will snuggle anytime, always looking for a pet. Even without a tail he still wags what he has left of it. His fur is still growing back on his backside but we are sure he will have a cute “butt” when it’s grown in. He is a very soft beautiful boy who is looking for someone to take care of him.

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Darrin Weinberg said, “It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.” That is a good attitude at the bridge table. And this week we are looking at whether to win or lose trick one. You, South, are in four spades. West leads the diamond three. What would you do? North’s response of two notrump was the Jacoby Forcing Raise, showing four or more spades and at least the values for game. Your jump to four spades announced a minimum opening bid. If you check possible losers, you will find four: two hearts, one diamond and one club. But you also have 10 winners: six spades, one dia-

mond and three clubs. What is the danger? There is only one way to go down: East has the heart ace and club king, and West regains the lead to push a

heart through dummy’s king. What would West’s entry have to be? The diamond king or queen. How can you make sure that card cannot win a trick? Play low from the dummy at trick one. East will win with his king and probably return a diamond. You win that trick, draw trumps, and take the club finesse. It loses, but you have those 10 winners. Note that if you win the first trick with dummy’s diamond ace, draw trumps, and run the club eight, East will win that trick and should return a low diamond to his partner’s queen. Then West should have no trouble in shifting to a heart. How does East know West has the diamond queen? Because a fourth-highest lead shows at least one honor in that suit. © 2011 NEA Inc.

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Airport a chaotic scene as foreigners flee

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CAIRO – In the fight to save his embattled regime from a popular revolt, U.S.-allied President Hosni Mubarak’s administration has severed the phone and Internet, rounded up journalists, closed banks and dispatched riot police to beat back protesters. On Monday, the government halted all trains throughout the country to prevent Egyptians in outlying provinces from joining throngs of protesters in Cairo who are planning an audacious march on the presidential compound today. As Mubarak resorts to a measure deemed extraordinary even by the standards of Middle East autocrats, demonstrators pledged to keep up their rebellion until the president steps down. “Each of you here today, bring three more tomorrow!� an activist yelled into a bullhorn in downtown Cairo’s Tahrir square. “If you love Egypt, you will come!� Mubarak reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, keeping most of the old guard in palace, Omar Suleiman, the former intelligence chief who last week was named Mubarak’s first vice president, told Egyptians in televised remarks that the government will conduct talks with opposition

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Chaos has enveloped Egypt in the wake of massive protests and widespread violence against the regime of President Hozni Mubarak. Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Monday, eclipsing Sunday’s numbers. groups and take immediate steps to address unemployment and other economic concerns. Suleiman didn’t mention other key issues such as emergency law, corruption or term limits for the president, who has been in power for 30 years. The thousands of antigovernment protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir square immediately shouted down Mubarak’s Cabinet appointments and focused on drumming up a millionstrong crowd to march today to the presidential compound on the edge of the city. Such a provocation leaves the Egyptian military in a bind. So far the army has

cultivated its image as the protector of the Egyptian people, but blocking such a march would jeopardize its popularity. A senior defense ministry spokesman appeared on TV to reassure Egyptians that the military wouldn’t turn against the people, a statement the opposition interpreted as a green light for Tuesday’s risky trek to Mubarak’s doorstep. “The military respects the protesters’ legitimate demands and has not and will not use force against them,� Maj. Gen. Ismail Etman said. “Your armed forces, who are aware of the legitimacy of your demands and are keen to assume their

responsibility in protecting the nation and the citizens, affirms that freedom of expression through peaceful means is guaranteed to everybody,� he said. Mubarak’s most notable appointment Monday was Mahmoud Wagdi, a retired police general, as the new interior minister. Wagdi replaces Habib el Adle, who is widely detested by Egyptians for the heavy handedness of his security forces. But there were few other new faces; most of the ministers were the same close Mubarak associates, including Defense Minister Field Marshal Hussain Tantawi and Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

When the news reached protesters in the square, there was laughter and incredulity. To many in the crowd, the reshuffling of the same men who ruled Egypt for three decades was a sham. The Mubarak era is over, they insisted, adding that they are prepared to force him out if he doesn’t go in peace. “He’s like a cornered rat, trying to stay in power. He’s trying everything, but people are just not buying it,� said Hala Shukrallah, a longtime anti-government activist who joined the protest at the square. “He has no legitimacy, no credibility, so whatever solution he comes up with is refused.�

CAIRO (AP) – Cairo’s international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt, and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out. Nerves were frayed and shouting and shoving matches erupted as thousands crammed into Cairo airport’s new Terminal 3 seeking a flight home. The airport’s departures board stopped announcing flight times in an attempt to reduce the tension – but the plan backfired, fueling passengers’ anger. Making matters worse, check-in counters were poorly staffed because many EgyptAir employees had been unable to get to work due to a 3 p.m. to 8 a.m. curfew and traffic breakdowns across the Egyptian capital. “It’s an absolute zoo; what a mess,� said Justine Khanzadian, 23, a graduate student from the American University of Cairo. “I decided to leave because of the protests. The government here is just not stable enough to stay.�

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WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Florida dealt President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul another legal blow Monday, ruling that the entire law is unconstitutional because of a requirement in the legislation that Americans get health insurance starting in 2014. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson’s widely anticipated decision goes beyond a separate ruling by a federal judge in Virginia who last year ruled only that the insurance mandate is unconstitutional. In separate lawsuits, two other federal courts have ruled that the law and its insurance mandate are permissible under the socalled Commerce Clause of the Constitution. The divided opinions set the stage for a potentially landmark constitutional debate in the higher courts, with a final decision expected in the U.S. Supreme Court, perhaps as soon as next year. Vinson, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, signaled for months

that he would back the challenge to the law filed by Florida’s Republican attorney general and joined by 25 other states. And in his ruling Monday, he said he had no choice but to invalidate the law. “The existing problems in our national health care system are recognized by everyone in this case,� Vinson wrote in the 78-page ruling. “Regardless of how laudable its attempts may have been to accomplish these goals in passing the Act, Congress must operate within the bounds established by the Constitution. ... I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate.� Vinson rejected a second claim by the states that the health care overhaul unlawfully forced them to expand their Medicaid insurance programs for the poor, another key part of the new law. And he declined to stop implementation of the law, as the plaintiffs requested.

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WASHINGTON – Governors have deep differences over national health care reform, but when it comes to so-called insurance exchanges – a centerpiece of the new federal law – nearly every state is moving ahead with implementation. Working under crushing deadlines, often with staffs thinned by layoffs, states have a massive job ahead of them: to essentially reorganize the entire health insurance industry within their boundaries. The goal of the exchanges is to make it easier for individuals and small businesses to shop for comparable coverage. They’re also intended

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LOS ANGELES – One night in August, after his wife and 2-month-old boy had long fallen to sleep, Steve Inman got to thinking about family and heredity. With a rare moment to himself, he pulled a box of photo albums out of the hall closet at his home in Fontana, Calif. He found an old picture of himself as a boy and laughed at how he and his son had the same round ears and the funny top lip that flipped up like the bow of a ship. He perused faded images of his mother as a young woman in South Korea, and then came across his oldest sister, sitting in a meadow before he was born. She was about 8 months old then and had the same cast to her face as his boy, the same squint. Seeing her in his own first child, he felt an overwhelming rush of sadness, a sense he had let her down. She had been missing for 37 years now. Although he had never even met her, it hit him how much a part of him she was. He wondered if she was still alive.

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Donya Inman, left, plays with her 7-month-old son Miyka Inman as grandmother Diane Drinkwine watches Wednesday from Inman’s Fontana, Calif., home. Drinkwine recently was reunited with her biological daughter, Sally Blue, who now lives in Lillington, N.C. How Sally disappeared was never quite clear to Steve. He was told his father, Steve Sr., was stationed with the Army in Korea when he married his mother, Chum Ku Yi. When she went into labor with Sally, they couldn’t get to the base hospital in time, and the baby was born at a house in the village of Chang-mal. The couple raised her for about eight months in Korea with the help of a nanny, an old woman they knew. The Inmans were set to move to America, but the

U.S. and Korean authorities would not approve documents stating that Steve Sr. was Sally’s father. So they left her with her grandmother while they went back to Steve’s hometown, Salt Lake City, to work out the problem. Growing up, the younger Steve was told his parents got a call one day from the grandmother, who said Sally’s nanny had come to visit because she missed the little girl and wanted to take her for a few days. The old woman never returned. Sally was gone.

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SAN FRANCISCO – The Android mobile operating system from Google Inc. was the top seller among competing platforms in the fourth quarter, which saw a booming demand for smart phones, according to a pair of studies released Monday. Globally, Android managed to overtake Symbian as the top platform in the quarter, according to data from market research firm Canalys. Google’s platform has benefitted from adoption by some of the world’s largest mobile-phone makers, such as HTC, Samsung and LG. Symbian, by contrast, relies mostly on handsets manufactured by its owner – Nokia Corp.

In the U.S., Android also was the top mobile platform for the period, ranking above that of the popular iOS from Apple Inc. that powers the iPhone. Android also bested the BlackBerry platform from Research In Motion Ltd. for the quarter, Canalys found. The competitive dynamics may shift in the first quarter of this year, when the iPhone makes its debut on Verizon Wireless in the U.S. Verizon has been a key backer of Android. “The U.S. landscape will shift dramatically this coming year, as a result of the Verizon-Apple agreement,� said Tim Shepherd, analyst for Canalys, in the report.

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The union said in a news release Sunday that members at plants in Illinois, Colorado, Pennsylvania PEORIA (AP) – Union members at Caterpillar Inc. and Tennessee approved facilities in Illinois and three the strike authorization by a 94 percent majority. other states have authorized the United Auto WorkThe union said the vote is ers to strike if necessary. a normal part of negotiaThe UAW says the vote tions. The contract covers is not a reflection of how workers in Peoria, Aurora, negotiations are going, and Decatur and Pontiac in it expects to reach a deal Illinois as well as in York, by the time the current Pa.; Denver; and Memphis, contract expires in March. Tenn.

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A line worker assembles a Dodge Avenger at the Chrysler manufacturing plant in December 2010 in Sterling Heights, Mich. Chrysler significantly narrowed its fourth-quarter net loss Monday as it continues to recover from bankruptcy.

DETROIT – Chrysler Group LLC will pay its union workers an average “performance award� of $750 next week, based on the company’s 2010 operating profit of $763 million, despite the fact it lost $652 million after interest expenses and other restructuring obligations. Salaried workers, except for the top 50 executives, also will receive payments, Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan said Monday. Because Chrysler still owes about $5.8 billion to the U.S. government, loaned under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the U.S. Treasury can restrict senior

management’s compensation. “It was absolutely owed that we treat our people properly,� CEO Sergio Marchionne told analysts and reporters on a conference call.� The obligation to our people was much greater than the need to improve our bottom-line profitability.� The Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker on Monday reported a $199 million net loss for the fourth quarter, but a $198 million operating profit when interest expenses and taxes are excluded. For the full year, Chrysler reported a net loss of $652 million, but a better-thanexpected operating profit of $763 million.

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Girls Basketball | Milledgeville 59, Morrison 50

Slow-down speeds Missiles Milledgeville avoids panic, fends off Fillies’ late rally BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 553

MORRISON – Paula Bush made two free throws, then made a steal on the Milledgeville in-bounds play. The Morrison senior guard gathered the ball, cut to the basket and scored Monday night at Morrison High School. The points cut the Missiles’ lead to two points. On the Milledgeville sideline, veteran coach John Nesemeier did not panic. Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@svnmail.com Neither did his players. MilledMilledgeville’s Rebekah Whitmarsh puts up a jump shot Monday geville closed out a 59-50 win in Morrison. Whitmarsh had 16 points and 10 rebounds in the with an 11-4 run after that. “Coach just told us to slow Missiles’ 59-50 victory.

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Star of the game: Stephanie Workman, Milledgeville, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists, 3 steals Key performers: Brianna Herin, Milledgeville, 19 points; Rebekah Whitmarsh, Milledgeville, 16 points, 10 rebounds; Morgan Ammon, Morrison, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals; Kaitlyn Finneran, Morrison, 13 points, 4 steals, 2 assists Up next: South Beloit at Milledgeville, 7:15 p.m. today; Fulton at Morrison, 7:30 p.m. today

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down,” said Milledgeville forward Stephanie Workman, who had a workmanlike effort with 16 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals. “Sometimes we start to play too fast and that’s when we start making mistakes. We slowed down and started playing better.” On the next possession, sophomore Kelsey Hayen fed center Rebekah Whitmarsh in the post. Whitmarsh slid past her defender for the bucket. Brianna Herin, who had a game-high 19 points, followed with a 3-pointer, putting the Missiles up 53-46.

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ime sure flies when you’re Mr. Cub. It may be hard to believe, but Ernie Banks turned 80 on Monday. He has been retired for 40 seasons, yet somehow still remains the greatest player on either side of Chicago – not bad for a guy who almost never played baseball until he was a professional. Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, his segregated alma mater, had a fast-pitch softball team, not a baseball team, and there was no Little League or Pony League for kids in his neighborhood. “My life is like a miracle,” Banks said. Banks was a true, oldfashioned natural born superstar. He got to Wrigley Field at age 22 after only two full seasons of baseball, both with the legendary Kansas City Monarchs in the era when the Negro leagues were dying, and flirted with three consecutive Most Valuable Player years before his 30th birthday. He was the National League’s MVP in 1958 and ’59 and could have won again in ’60 when he led the league in home runs and intentional walks. To call anyone Chicago’s greatest player is to ask for an argument, of course. There are plenty of other terrific candidates, including Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson, Luke Appling, Frank Thomas and, if you could get past the selfishness and the questions about steroids, Sammy Sosa. But from 1955 through ’60, Banks was as much of a slugger as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays while playing a steady shortstop.

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LEFT: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (top) exit the plane at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Monday. The Steelers will play the Packers, who also arrived in town Monday, in Super Nowl XLV on Sunday. RIGHT: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks through the airport Monday.

Steelers (14-4) vs. Packers (13-5) When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Where: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas TV: Fox Line: Packers by 2½

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cell phones at the crowd to take pictures before heading to news FORT WORTH, Texas – The big conferences. rodeo is in town. It’s called the A few of them wore cowboy Super Bowl. hats, but none went so far as If Monday is a fair indication, Steelers veteran receiver Hines this could be a wild week in Big Ward. He took the “True Grit” D. route, decked out in black cowVideo cameras and cowboy boy hat, black shirt, Texas-sized hats were in order for the Pittsbelt buckle and jeans. burgh Steelers and Green Bay “I’m in Dallas, Texas,” Ward Packers when they arrived six said, smiling as if he’d just won days before they’ll face off for the Super Bowl MVP trophy, the NFL championship. something he did in the 2006 With dozens of fans chantgame. “I wanted to put on my ing “Go Pack Go,” the Packers whole cowboy outfit and enjoy witnessed Super Bowl frenzy it. No nerves.” for the first time in 13 years. Steelers quarterback Ben Many of the players carried Roethlisberger held his mobile video cameras or aimed their phone high, taking photos of By Barry Wilner AP Pro Football Writer

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the six-deep pack of reporters at his podium. “Just taking it in stride, enjoying this opportunity regardless of what comes or how it comes,” Roethlisberger said. “Take it all in.” There were plenty of fans in black and gold outside the Steelers’ hotel, some carrying the obligatory Terrible Towels. But they were far outnumbered at the Packers’ hotel in Irving a few hours later when the NFC champions pulled in. As excited as those gold-andgreen clad fans were, it was nothing compared with the Packers themselves. WELCOME continued on B24

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New network voice Meyer signs with ESPN Former Florida coach Urban Meyer joins ESPN as analyst; he’ll do color for one game per week and also do in-studio work.

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Ex-IHSA administrator dies Don Robinson, who worked for the Illinois High School Association for 22 years and served as Associate Executive Director from 1991-99, died Sunday in Peoria after recently being diagnosed with cancer. Robinson’s first job in education was in Savanna, where he coached football, wrestling and track from 1963-65. He later taught and coached at Ottawa Marquette and BradleyBourbonnais high schools before moving on to the IHSA in 1978. YOUTH SPORTS

Softball sign-up is Saturday Registration for the Dixon Girls Fastpitch Softball League will be Saturday, Feb. 5 and Feb. 19 at the Loveland Community Building in Dixon. Times are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days. For more information, contact Chris Jones at 815-440-3316. COLLEGE HOOPS

Storm may postpone Illini game CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois has never postponed a home basketball game for the weather, but that record may be tested by this week’s winter storm. Penn State assistant sports information director Brian Siegrist said Monday night the charter plane the Nittany Lions were taking to Champaign for Tuesday’s Illinois game was diverted to Evansville, Ind. Siegrist said the team will try to reach Champaign by bus early Tuesday. Illinois sports information director Kent Brown says the 8 p.m. game against Penn State would probably only be shifted if the Nittany Lions didn’t get to Champaign on time. NFL

Bears lose coach to Panthers CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Eric Washington, who spent the past three years as an assistant coach for the Bears, is leaving to join new head coach Ron Rivera’s staff with the Carolina Panthers. Washington coached the Bears’ defensive line this past season, after being an assistant line coach the two seasons before that. He will be the Panthers’ defensive line coach. MLB

Krause named ‘Scout of the Year’ ROSEMONT – Former Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, who oversaw the franchise’s six NBA titles, received the Nick Kamzic Award as “Scout of the Year” in baseball Sunday night at the Pitch & Hit Banquet at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. Krause, now the Director of International Scouting for the White Sox, began his baseball scouting career with the Cleveland Indians. He then went to Oakland in the early ‘70s, where the A’s won World Series titles. After two years in Seattle, Krause returned to the White Sox from 197884, when he left to run the Bulls. Krause returned to baseball in 2004, scouting for the Yankees and Mets before coming back to the Sox in 2010.

NFL commish talks in SI “I [talked to] two dozen players ... Not one, not a single player, went to [Roethlisberger’s] defense. ... Stories like, ‘He won’t sign my jersey.’ ”

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ALLAS – You will hear much this Super Bowl week of the man who coaches the Green Bay Packers, the quarterback who passes for them, the receivers who catch for them, et al. But what about the guy who helped saved them, bleeding green and gold till the day he died? It seemed a good time to call Thomas and Mark Olejniczak, to talk about their dad. Who? Why? The case could be made: no Dominic Olejniczak, no Green Bay Packers. When they were dying and desperate for money and it looked like 2008 on Wall Street, he was the mayor of Green Bay who led a stock sale in 1950 to keep them afloat. When they were at the bottom of the NFL heap, a 1-10-1 team as distant from glory as Green Bay is from Tahiti, he was the team president who led the quest for a new coach. The man picked was named Vince Lombardi. Or as one of the search committee members said to Olejnicazk when he made the recommendation, “Who the hell is Vince Lombardi?” Now, when it comes to professional sport, Green Bay is the little town that roars. So you wonder if this week makes their father’s passion real again to the sons who still live a short drive from Lambeau Field. “Oh yeah. I’ve got a picture in my office looking at me right now,” Thomas said from his law firm. “I don’t know if Dad gets enough credit for what he did from the political side,” Mark said from his realty office. “He understood how important the Packers were for the city, because he was the mayor. “He also brought the water of Lake Michigan to Green Bay. That might

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The Packers may have made the Super Bowl thanks to a talented team and strong front office, but they can thank former Green Bay mayor and team president Dominic Olejniczak for starting them on their path to success 60 years ago. have even been a bigger deal than bringing Lombardi to Green Bay.” Thomas turns 62 this week and Mark is 58, their father gone for more than two decades. But the Packers are in the Super Bowl, and surely that brings back childhood images of the early days. Then again, all Mark need do is look at his right hand, where he wears the ring from Super Bowl II, left him by his father. Thomas has the ring from Super Bowl I. Ask Thomas for a memory and he mentions the pre-Lombardi darkness, when the Green Bay fans were so angry and discouraged they hung Dominic in effigy. Thomas was there to see it, at the age of 10. Now he is on the team’s board of directors. “My dad had a lot of thick skin from being the mayor. I was taken aback by it,” he said.

“But he said, don’t worry, we’ll have our day. And he did.” Ask Mark for a recollection, and he tells of the trip he once took with his father and Lombardi to a fundraiser, when their private plane ended up in the middle of a storm. The tiny plane was bouncing all over the Midwestern sky. “I look up at Vince and he’s talking to the pilot,” Mark said. “Then suddenly, boom, thunder. And then I see Vince making the sign of the cross.” Thomas brings up the NFL championship game in 1960; a close loss to Philadelphia that was a hint of the Lombardi dynasty to come. “We were standing in the upper deck in Philadelphia and my father was crying. From then on, it was non-stop.” Mark, a college quarterback who had an NFL tryout with the Jets, talks

of his parents reciting the rosary every day, and he and his brother tagging along with Lombardi to his daily mass. Their father was a powerful man; a mayor for 10 years and Packers’ president for more than two decades, which was a job that never paid him a salary. He had his controversies. But nobody can doubt his influence on what became a phenomenon, as a publicly owned franchise in a quiet corner of Wisconsin ended up one of the brand names of professional sport. “The model going on here,” Mark said, “is totally opposite of what the rest of the NFL is.” Both brothers will be here Sunday, thinking of the man who helped make it all possible. These Packers want rings. The sons of Dominic Olejniczak already have them.

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“Our players were really excited to get down here today, just visiting with a number of them oneon-one,” McCarthy said. “They’re excited about the process leading up to the game. Like a lot of us, we wish the game was already here. We don’t want to take away this experience. I told them to be very realistic, be practical. Enjoy it, it’s unique, an opportunity to be in front of the media every day. It will be a great experience for our players and our coaches.” Clearly, the first day of Super Bowl week was not about blocking blitzers or sidestepping tacklers. Confronting anything more pressurized than answering questions from the media was not a consideration. “It definitely sets in today, but guys that have been here before, they understand what it’s going to be like,” said linebacker James Farrior, the most experienced Steeler with 14 years in the NFL. “We just tell the young guys, ‘Just do what we do. Just take it all in. Enjoy the moment. Enjoy this time.’ It’s supposed to be a fun time for everybody this whole week.” With neither team practicing until Wednesday, there’s one more day of frivolity: media day. This should send a jolt – or at least a shudder – through the Packers, who have just three players with Super Bowl experience: Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett both lost in the big

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Packers president Mark Murphy (left), general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy (top) deplane at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Monday. game, and John Kuhn was on the 2008 Steelers’ practice squad and watched them win from the sideline. “Maybe ignorance is bliss for us,” quarterback Aaron Rodgers cracked. McCarthy doesn’t think experience will be a factor after the game kicks off. “The advantage Pittsburgh has over us in my opinion is today through Saturday,” McCarthy said. “So we’ll continue to work and educate our football team. They are a dedicated and focused bunch so I’m not really concerned about it.”

McCarthy has picked other coaches’ brains for advice about preparing for a Super Bowl, but he can’t draw on any personal experience. This will be his first trip to the game – even as a spectator. McCarthy said he intentionally stayed away throughout his coaching career, saying he’d go only when one of his teams is playing. “I’m sure I’m like every other coach in the past when your season is over, I really didn’t want to be around the participation leading up to the big game,” McCarthy said. “I just always waited until this moment, and I’m glad I did.”

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Longhorns spear Aggies Wright leads No. 13 Georgetown past No. 15 Louisville By the Associated Press

Jordan Hamilton scored 20 points and No. 3 Texas rolled to a 69-49 win in College Station, Texas, over No. 16 Texas A&M on Monday night, the Longhorns’ first victory in College Station since 2004. Texas never trailed and built a 25-point halftime lead thanks to hot shooting and their trademark stifling defense. The Aggies outscored the Longhorns by five points in the second half, but the dominant first half kept Texas (19-3, 7-0) undefeated in the Big 12.

The Aggies (17-4, 4-3) have lost three of four in a skid that began when Texas beat them 81-60 in Austin less than two weeks ago to snap a 13-game winning streak. B.J. Holmes had 19 points for Texas A&M. No. 13 Georgetown 62, No. 15 Louisville 59: Chris Wright scored

a season-high 24 points in Washington and Georgetown won its fifth straight despite blowing an 11-point second-half lead. Wright, who was held scoreless in the Hoyas’ win at then-No. 8 Vil-

lanova on Saturday, went 8 for 8 from the free throw line, including making two with 4.4 seconds left that forced the Cardinals to attempt a 3-pointer to tie. The Hoyas (17-5, 6-4), who started the conference 1-4, won a game that featured 32 turnovers – 16 for each team. Terrence Jennings scored 18 points for the Cardinals (175, 6-3), while Siva committed a career-high eight turnovers in 29 minutes and scored five points on 1-for-5 shooting.

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Milledgeville’s Stephanie Workman blocks Morgan Ammon’s shot Monday in Morrison. Milledgeville won 59-50.

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Jason Bontz and Danny Danny Bontz, Jason Bontz each won two bouts as the Amboy High School Bontz, Amboy wreswrestling team split match- tling, won two matches es against Rockford Jeffer- apiece son (a 36-18 win) and Rock- Kathernine Wayne, Danny Katherine ford Lutheran (a 42-33 loss) Fulton girls basketball, 8 points Bontz Wayne on Monday in Amboy. Amboy Fulton Trevor Ullrich (119), senior sophomore Jason Bontz (130) and ed from four forfeits. Danny Bontz (160) won Coming out on top Temes (135), Evan Akre bouts against Jefferson. against Lutheran were (140), Andrew Klein (152), The Clippers also benefit- Jason Bontz (125), Nick Danny Bontz (171) and

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Conf. All Geneseo 5-1 8-10 Sterling 4-1 10-13 Streator 3-3 12-7 Ottawa 3-3 5-15 LaSalle-Peru 2-4 5-13 Dixon 0-5 4-16 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Alleman at Dixon, 7:30 • Sandwich at Ottawa, 7:30 • Streator at IVC, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Ottawa at Geneseo, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Geneseo at Glenbard South, 3 • Dixon at Sterling, 7 • Streator at LaSalle-Peru, 7:30

Conf. All Sterling 7-1 19-8 Ottawa 6-2 17-5 Geneseo 5-3 20-5 Dixon 3-5 11-13 Streator 2-6 3-18 LaSalle-Peru 1-7 6-16 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Sterling at Alleman, 7 • Ottawa at West Aurora, 7:15 • Hall at LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 2 • Earlville at Streator, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • LaSalle-Peru at Geneseo, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Dixon at Ottawa, 7:30 • Sterling at Streator, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Davenport North at Geneseo, 2:30

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Katherine Wayne scored eight points for the Steamers (4-20, 2-10) in a home loss to Three Rivers Conference foe Kewanee. Shannon Sellers scored 12 points, Lexis LozanoBlanks had 11 and Tori Forbis added 10 for the Boilermakers (15-11, 8-4).

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Conf. All Rock Falls 5-2 17-5 St. Bede 5-2 14-5 Illinois Valley Central 5-2 14-5 Princeton 4-3 11-10 Mendota 1-6 8-15 Hall 1-6 8-16 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • St. Bede at Lowpoint-Washburn, 7:30 • Streator at IVC, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Mendota at St. Bede, 7:30 • Princeton at Hall, 7:30 • Rock Falls at IVC, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Riverdale at Rock Falls, 7:30 • St. Bede at Ottawa Marquette, 7:30

Conf. All St. Bede 8-1 21-6 Rock Falls 6-3 13-10 Hall 5-3 15-8 Illinois Valley Central 3-5 9-13 Mendota 3-6 8-15 Princeton 1-8 10-15 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Rock Falls at Rochelle, 7 • Hall at LaSalle-Peru, 7:30 • IVC at Peoria Christian, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 2 • Mendota at Annawan, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • Mendota at Earlville-Leland, 7:15 • Hall at IVC, 7:30 • St. Bede at Princeton, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Mendota at Rock Falls, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Orion at Rock Falls, 6

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Conf. All Kewanee 11-0 19-2 Newman 6-3 12-7 Erie 6-4 13-11 Riverdale 6-4 15-7 Prophetstown 5-5 13-8 Morrison 3-5 7-15 Amboy 3-6 9-14 Bureau Valley 2-7 5-14 Fulton 1-9 6-16 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Amboy at Fulton, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • Kewanee at Bureau Valley, 7:30 • Morrison at Amboy, 7:30 • Riverdale at Newman, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Amboy at Newman, 6:30 • Bureau Valley at Morrison, 6:30 • Erie at Kewanee, 6:30 • Riverdale at Rock Falls, 6:30

Conf. All Riverdale 11-1 22-1 Newman 10-2 17-6 Prophetstown 9-2 15-10 Kewanee 8-4 15-11 Erie 6-6 11-11 Morrison 3-9 5-20 Amboy 3-10 9-15 Bureau Valley 2-10 9-17 Fulton 2-10 4-20 Monday, Jan. 31 • Kewanee 59, Fulton 27 • Milledgeville 59, Morrison 50 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Amboy at Riverdale, 7:30 • Bureau Valley at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Erie at Newman, 7:30 • Fulton at Morrison, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • Prophetstown at Kewanee, 7:30 • Wethersfield at Morrison, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Morrison at Kewanee, 7:30 • Newman at Fulton, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Erie, 7:30 • Riverdale at Bureau Valley, 7:30

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Morrison’s Paula Bush drives to the basket Monday against Milledgeville in Morrison. Bush had eight points and three steals, but Morrison lost 59-50.

Bench players step up for Missiles, Fillies Missiles Continued From B1 Hayen was one of the players seeing more minutes because of illness. Starters Ashley Wagenknecht and Brandie Gelwicks missed the game because they were sick, and reserve Skye Topp will miss the rest of the season with mononucleosis. “We really had very good effort from everyone tonight,” Nesemeier said. “We had girls out there that haven’t seen that much playing time,

and they stepped up and played well.” Morrison (5-20) also had to dig deeper into its bench as forwards Christie Wiersema and Tyler Fuller both quickly fell into foul trouble and eventually fouled out. One bright spot off the bench was Morgan Ammon, who made a pair of 3-pointers and scored 12 points to go with five rebounds and three steals. “Morgan had probably her best game tonight,” forward Kaitlyn Finneran (13 points, 3 3-pointers)

Girls basketball CLASS 1A Polo Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Ashton-Franklin Center vs. No. 5 Fulton, 6 p.m. • Game 2, No. 3 Milledgeville vs. No. 6 Polo, 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 • No. 1 Prophetstown vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Erie vs. Game 2 winner, 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Aquin Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Lena-Winslow Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Stockton vs. No. 5 Warren, 6 p.m. • Game 2, No. 3 Galena vs. No. 6 East Dubuque, 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 • No. 1 River Ridge-Scales Mound vs. Game 1 winner, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 • No. 2 Lena-Winslow vs. Game 2 winner, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Aquin Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Forreston Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Aquin vs. No. 5 Pecatonica, 6 p.m. • Game 2, No. 3 Forreston vs. No. 6 Hiawatha, 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 • No. 1 Pearl City vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Eastland vs. Game 2 winner, 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Aquin Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Durand Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Alden-Hebron vs. No. 5 South Beloit, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 • No. 1 Dakota vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Orangeville vs. No. 3 Durand, 8:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Aquin Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Putnam County Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Putnam County vs. No. 5 LaMoille, 6 p.m. • Game 2, No. 3 Amboy vs. No. 6 DePue, 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 • No. 1 Ottawa Marquette vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Annawan vs. Game 2 winner, 8:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Midland Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Conf. All Oregon 5-1 14-5 Winnebago 5-1 13-6 Rockford Lutheran 3-3 11-9 Byron 2-3 14-5 Stillman Valley 1-4 11-8 Genoa-Kingston 1-5 10-10 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Byron at Genoa-Kingston, 7:30 • Lutheran at Winnebago, 7:30 • Oregon at Stillman Valley, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Stillman at Winnebago, 7 • Genoa-Kingston at Lutheran, 7 • Byron at Oregon, 7:30

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said. “We needed that Finneran finished with Conf. All Forreston 9-0 15-4 with the foul trouble we eight points in the quarter. Aquin 8-1 16-4 got into. Morrison led 14-12 after South Beloit 5-2 14-6 Pecatonica 6-3 10-10 “We did a lot to get back one quarter and led by Dakota 5-4 13-7 within two points, but as many as seven in the Orangeville 5-5 12-9 Durand 3-6 11-10 then just ran out of gas. second quarter before Polo 2-6 7-12 We have the talent to be Milledgeville rallied to Milledgeville 1-8 3-18 Ashton-Franklin Center 0-9 2-16 a good team, we just go lead 25-24 at half. Monday, Jan. 31 through stretches where “We started out really • Dakota 57, Durand 56 • Orangeville 72, Black Hawk (Wis.) 70 we lose focus.” fast,” said Nesemeier, CUSTOMER: OSTLING & ASSOC MOLINE DISPATCH Thursday, Feb. 3 Milledgeville (11-13) who picked up his 401st at Aquin, 7:30 PUBLISHING COMPANY, L.L.C. REP ID: • AFC212 jumped out to a 9-2 lead coaching win. “Then we • Dakota at Orangeville, 7:30 ¨• South Beloit at Pecatonica, 7:30 in the first quarter, but started to look tired in Saturday, Feb. 5 Finneran shot the Fillies the second quarter. I was • Aquin at Polo, 2:30 • Durand at Dakota, 7:30 back into it. She made a letting the girls freelance • Orangeville at South Beloit, 7:30 3 with 4 minutes, 55 sec- more on offense, as long • Forreston at Pecatonica, 7:30 • Milledgeville at AFC, 7:30 onds left in the quarter, as they kept moving the then made a layup off a ball and making cuts. It steal and assist from Bush worked well, for the most NUIC West to cut the score to 9-7. part, tonight.”

POSTSEASON PAIRINGS CLASS 2A West Carroll Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Morrison vs. No. 5 West Carroll, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 • No. 1 Riverdale vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Rock Falls vs. No. 3 Newman, 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Bureau Valley Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Christian Life Regional Tuesday, Feb. 8 • Game 1, No. 4 Christian Life vs. No. 5 Rockford Christian, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 • No. 1 Rockford Lutheran vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Winnebago vs. No. 3 North Boone, 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Bureau Valley Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Genoa-Kingston Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Genoa-Kingston Regional vs. No. 5 Harvard, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 • No. 1 Stillman Valley vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Byron, 8:10 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 10 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Bureau Valley Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Mendota Regional Monday, Feb. 7 • Game 1, No. 4 Princeton vs. No. 5 Bureau Valley, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8 • No. 1 St. Bede vs. Game 1 winner, 6 p.m. • No. 2 Hall vs. No. 3 Mendota, 8:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 • Championship, 7:30 p.m. Winner to Bureau Valley Sectional, Feb. 14-17

Girls basketball

Northern Illinois Big 12 West

Conf. All Eastland 9-0 19-2 West Carroll 6-2 14-5 East Dubuque 6-2 13-5 Lena-Winslow 4-3 7-10 River Ridge 4-4 7-12 Scales Mound 3-4 9-8 Warren 2-6 5-11 Stockton 2-5 5-16 Galena 2-6 6-10 Pearl City 0-7 1-17 Monday, Jan. 31 • East Dubuque 53, Scales Mound 38 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • River Ridge at Stockton, 7:30 • Galena at Scales Mound, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 2 • Lena-Winslow at West Carroll, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • Eastland at Pearl City, 7:30 • Galena at Warren, 7:30 • West Carroll at Stockton, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Scales Mound at River Ridge, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Lena-Winslow at Eastland, 7:30

Big Northern West Conf. All Rockford Lutheran 9-0 21-0 Oregon 4-4 16-9 Stillman Valley 4-4 15-8 Winnebago 4-5 10-14 Genoa-Kingston 3-5 12-11 Byron 1-7 10-11 Monday, Jan. 31 • Byron 47, North Boone 34 • Newark at Winnebago (NA) Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Rockford Christian at Lutheran, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Oregon, 7:15 Wednesday, Feb. 2 • Byron at Forreston, 7:15 Friday, Feb. 4 • Oregon at Genoa-Kingston, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Lutheran, 7:15 • Winnebago at Byron, 7:15

NUIC East Conf. All Forreston 11-0 18-7 Dakota 9-1 17-5 Orangeville 8-3 15-8 Aquin 8-3 14-10 Milledgeville 5-6 11-13 Pecatonica 4-6 8-13 Ashton-Franklin Center 4-7 13-10 Durand 3-6 9-12 Polo 1-10 1-22 South Beloit 0-11 2-18 Monday, Jan. 31 • Milledgeville 59, Morrison 50 PROOF TIME 7/19/2010 7:52:48 Tuesday, Feb. 1 • Dakota Aquin, 7:3012/01/10 FIRSTat RUN: • Durand at Forreston, 7:30 • Orangeville SIZE: at Polo, 7:302X2 • Pecatonica at AFC, 7:30 • South Beloit at Milledgeville, 7:30 Wednesday, Feb. 2 • South Beloit at Harvard, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Dakota at Polo, 7:30 • Durand at AFC, 7:30 • Forreston at South Beloit, 7:30 • Orangeville at Milledgeville, 7:30 • Pecatonica at Aquin, 7:30

NUIC West Conf. All River Ridge-Scales Mound 11-0 23-1 Pearl City 8-1 22-3 Eastland 7-3 18-9 Galena 6-4 10-12 Lena-Winslow 5-4 13-10 Stockton 4-7 7-17 East Dubuque 2-7 2-12 West Carroll 1-8 3-19 Warren 1-10 2-22 Monday, Jan. 31 • Stockton 58, Warren 28 • East Dubuque at Benton (NA) Tuesday, Feb. 1 • East Dubuque at Galena, 7:30 • Lena-Winslow at Eastland, 7:30 • West Carroll at Pearl City, 7:30 Thursday, Feb. 3 • Galena at Warren, 7:30 • River Ridge at Potosi, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 4 • Eastland at Galena, 7:30 • Stockton at Pearl City, 7:30 • Warren at East Dubuque, 7:30 • West Carroll at Lena-Winslow, 7:30 Saturday, Feb. 5 • Pearl City at West Carroll, 6

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Monday’s scoreboard Girls basketball at Morrison

MILLEDGEVILLE 59, MORRISON 50

MILLEDGEVILLE (11-13) Alexis DawTyne 3-5 0-2 6, Brooke Kappes 1-4 0-0 2, Samm DeGraff 0-4 0-0 0, Stephanie Workman 5-8 6-10 16, Brianna Herin 6-15 3-4 19, Angel Herin 0 0-0 0, Rebekah Whitmarsh 8-16 0-3 16, Kelsey Hayen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-53 9-19 59. MORRISON (5-20) Marie Deter 3-9 0-0 7, Kaitlyn Finneran 4-11 2-5 13, Morgan Ammon 5-12 0-0 12, Amanda Wiersema 0-0 0-0 0, Paula Bush 1-7 6-8 8, Danielle Stralow 2-7 0-0 4, Christie Wiersema 3-8 0-2 6, Tyler Fuller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-54 8-15 50. Milledgeville 12 13 21 13 – 59 Morrison 14 10 16 10 – 50 3s – Milledgeville (Herin 4), Morrison 5 (Finneran 3, Ammon 2). Rebounds – Milledgeville 41 (Whitmarsh 10), Morrison 32 (Stralow 9). Blocks – Milledgeville 5 (Workman 4), Morrison 4 (Bush 2). Assists – Milledgeville 8 (Workman 3, DawTyne 3), Morrison 8 (Bush 3). Steals – Milledgeville 16 (DawTyne 7), Morrison 13 (Finneran 4). Turnovers – Milledgeville 29, Morrison 20. Fouls – Milledgeville 15, Morrison 19 (Fuller, Wiersema out). Sophomores: Milledgeville 40, Morrison 32 at Fulton

KEWANEE 59, FULTON 27

KEWANEE (15-11, 8-4 Three Rivers) Quintero 2 2-2 6, Sellers 5 2-2 12, Forbis 5 0-0 10, Jordan 2 0-0 4, Jonmarker 2 1-2 6, Howell 3 2-2 8, Solano 0 0-0 0, Guerrero 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Lozano-Blanks 3 5-8 11. Totals: 23 12-16 59. FULTON (4-20, 2-10) Katherine Wayne 4 0-0 8, Erica Bielema 1 0-0 2, Courtnee Kaecker 2 0-0 4, Samantha Raab 0 0-0 0, Morgan Sanquist 0 0-0 0, Joce Sikkema 0 0-0 0, Jacquie VanZuiden 1 0-2 2, Liz Sanquist 2 1-2 5, Paige Sanquist 2 2-4 6, Morgan Wiersema 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 3-8 27. Kewanee 15 18 14 12 – 59 Fulton 4 4 8 11 – 27 3s – Kewanee 1 (Jonmarker), Fulton 0. Fouls – Kewanee 11, Fulton 14.

Wrestling Monday’s results at Amboy

AMBOY 36, ROCKFORD JEFFERSON 18

119 – Trevor Ullrich (A) dec. Vasquez 95 2 OT; 125 – Carroll (J) dec. Colton Shaw 2-1; 130 – Jason Bontz (A) major dec. Gonzalez 13-3; 152 – J.Carroll (J) dec. Andrew Klein 8-4; 160 – Danny Bontz (A) tech. fall Porter 19-3 Amboy received forfeits at: 112, 135, 140, 171 Jefferson received forfeit at: 189 Double forfeits at: 103, 145, 215, 285

ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 42, AMBOY 33

112 – Wallace (L) pin Warren Hendricks :36; 119 – Allen (L) pin Trevor Ullrich 3:14; 125 – Jason Bontz (A) pin Ellenberger 5:16; 130 – Stone (L) pin Garrett Gerdes 3:09; 135 – Nick Temes (A) pin Anderson 2:27; 140 – Evan Akre (A) pin Waugh 1:38; 152 – Andrew Klein (A) pin Hagshenas :59; 160 – Henry (L) dec. Milos Varadinac 3:40; 171 – Danny Bontz (A) dec. Michael Andrukaitis 12-5; 215 – Darious Decker (A) pin Cain 5:59 Lutheran received forfeits at: 145, 189, 285 Double forfeit at: 103

NFL playoffs Wild card Saturday, Jan. 8 Seattle 41, New Orleans 36 N.Y. Jets 17, Indianapolis 16 Sunday, Jan. 9 Baltimore 30, Kansas City 7 Green Bay 21, Philadelphia 16 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 15 Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 24 Green Bay 48, Atlanta 21 Sunday, Jan. 16 Chicago 35, Seattle 24 N.Y. Jets 28, New England 21 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 23 Green Bay 21, Chicago 14 Pittsburgh 24, N.Y. Jets 19 Pro Bowl Sunday’s game At Honolulu AFC vs. NFC, 6 p.m. (Fox) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6 At Arlington, Texas Pittsburgh vs. Green Bay, 5:30 p.m. (Fox)

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 36 11 .766 — New York 25 22 .532 11 Philadelphia 21 26 .447 15 New Jersey 15 34 .306 22 Toronto 13 36 .265 24 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 34 14 .708 — Orlando 31 18 .633 3½ Atlanta 30 18 .625 4 Charlotte 20 27 .426 13½ Washington 13 34 .277 20½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 33 14 .702 — Milwaukee 19 26 .422 13 Indiana 18 27 .400 14 Detroit 17 31 .354 16½ Cleveland 8 40 .167 25½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 40 7 .851 — Dallas 32 15 .681 8 New Orleans 31 18 .633 10 Memphis 25 24 .510 16 Houston 22 27 .449 19 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 30 17 .638 — Utah 29 20 .592 2 Denver 28 20 .583 2½ Portland 25 22 .532 5 Minnesota 11 36 .234 19 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 33 15 .688 — Phoenix 22 24 .478 10 Golden State 20 27 .426 12½ L.A. Clippers 18 28 .391 14 Sacramento 12 33 .267 19½ Monday’s results Indiana 104, Toronto 93 New Jersey 115, Denver 99 Miami 117, Cleveland 90 Memphis 100, Orlando 97 Dallas 102, Washington 92 Utah 83, Charlotte 78 Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers (late) Today’s games Washington at New Orleans, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Portland, 9 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s games Toronto at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Indiana at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at New York, 6:30 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Portland at Denver, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Houston at Utah, 8 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS–Agreed to terms with RHP Edinson Volquez on a one-year contract. COLORADO ROCKIES–Agreed to terms with RHP Rafael Betancourt on a two-year contract. NEW YORK METS–Agreed to terms with RHP R.A. Dickey on a two-year contract and OF Angel Pagan on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA–Fined Miami G Eddie House $25,000 for making an obscene gesture during a Jan. 30 game against Oklahoma City. FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS–Fired offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski. CLEVELAND BROWNS–Named Mark Whipple quarterbacks coach. DALLAS COWBOYS–Named Matt Eberflus linebackers coach. OAKLAND RAIDERS–Named Bob Wylie offensive line coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS–Recalled D Nick Leddy from Rockford (AHL). COLLEGE KANSAS STATE–Announced sophomore F Wally Judge is leaving the men’s basketball team.

Men’s basketball AP top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Ohio St. (65) 22-0 1,625 1 2. Kansas 20-1 1,519 6 3. Texas 18-3 1,500 7 4. Pittsburgh 20-2 1,433 2 5. Duke 19-2 1,284 3 6. Connecticut 17-3 1,275 5 7. San Diego St. 21-1 1,218 4 8. BYU 20-2 1,159 9 9. Notre Dame 17-4 1,116 15 10. Kentucky 16-4 1,037 14 11. Purdue 18-4 922 12 12. Villanova 17-4 860 8 13. Georgetown 16-5 806 21 14. Missouri 17-4 790 11 15. Louisville 17-4 740 23 16. Texas A&M 17-3 660 13 17. Syracuse 18-4 598 9 18. Minnesota 16-5 487 16 19. Wisconsin 15-5 387 17 20. Washington 15-5 384 18 21. Arizona 18-4 358 — 22. Utah St. 20-2 176 — 23. N.Carolina 15-5 124 — 23. Vanderbilt 15-5 124 19 25. West Virginia 14-6 109 — Others receiving votes: Xavier 92, Florida 80, Illinois 49, Florida St. 43, Cincinnati 31, Va. Commonwealth 24, Marquette 23, Duquesne 15, Temple 15, Penn St. 14, Coastal Carolina 8, UNLV 7, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 6, Wichita St. 6, Tennessee 4, Belmont 3, Cleveland St. 3, N. Iowa 3, Colorado St. 2, Nebraska 2, Harvard 1, Old Dominion 1, St. John’s 1, Washington St. 1.

Top 25 Schedule Monday’s results No. 3 Texas 69, No. 16 Texas A&M 49 No. 13 Georgetown 62, No. 15 Louisville 59 Today’s games No. 2 Kansas at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. No. 10 Kentucky at Mississippi, 6 p.m. No. 11 Purdue at No. 19 Wisconsin, 6 p.m. No. 23 North Carolina at Boston College, 8 p.m. No. 23 Vanderbilt at Florida, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s games No. 5 Duke at Maryland, 8 p.m. No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 17 Syracuse at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 6 p.m. No. 7 San Diego State at Colorado State, 8 p.m. No. 8 BYU at Wyoming, 7 p.m. No. 12 Villanova vs. Marquette, 6 p.m. No. 14 Missouri at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. No. 18 Minnesota at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Utah State vs. Nevada, 10:05 p.m. No. 25 West Virginia vs. Seton Hall, 6 p.m. Thursday’s games No. 1 Ohio State vs. Michigan, 6 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame at DePaul, 8 p.m. No. 20 Washington at Oregon State, 8 p.m. No. 21 Arizona at Stanford, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 No. 2 Kansas at Nebraska, 3 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m. No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati, 5 p.m. No. 5 Duke vs. N.C. State, 5 p.m. No. 6 Connecticut at Seton Hall, 6 p.m. No. 8 BYU vs. UNLV, 3 p.m. No. 10 Kentucky at Florida, 8 p.m. No. 12 Villanova vs. No. 25 West Virginia, 11 a.m. No. 13 Georgetown vs. Providence, 11 a.m. No. 14 Missouri vs. Colorado, 6:30 p.m. No. 15 Louisville vs. DePaul, 7 p.m. No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Baylor, 1 p.m. No. 17 Syracuse at South Florida, 1 p.m. No. 20 Washington at Oregon, 3 p.m. No. 21 Arizona at California, 7 p.m. No. 22 Utah State vs. Boise State, 8:05 p.m. No. 23 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina, 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6 No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Minnesota, 1 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, 11 a.m. No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Michigan State, noon No. 23 North Carolina vs. Florida State, 1 p.m.

State schedule Today’s games Creighton at Bradley, 7:05 p.m. SE Missouri St. at SIU-Edwardsville, 8 p.m. Wednesday’s games Bowling Green at N. Illinois, 7 p.m. Illinois St. at N. Iowa, 7 p.m. Drake at S. Illinois, 7:05 p.m. Thursday’s games Loyola Chicago at Wright St., 6 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Oakland, Mich. at W. Illinois, 7 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at S. Dakota, 7 p.m. Chicago St. at Houston Baptist, 7:35 p.m. Notre Dame at DePaul, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Loyola Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. N. Illinois at Ohio, 2 p.m. Bradley at S. Illinois, 2:05 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Wright St., 6 p.m. SE Missouri St. at E. Illinois, 6 p.m. DePaul at Louisville, 7 p.m. IPFW at W. Illinois, 7 p.m. Illinois St. at Wichita St., 7:05 p.m. Chicago St. at Texas-Pan American, 7:30 p.m.

Big Ten standings

Conf. All Ohio State 9-0 22-0 Purdue 7-2 18-4 Wisconsin 5-3 15-5 Minnesota 5-4 16-5 Michigan State 5-4 13-8 Penn State 5-4 12-8 Illinois 4-4 14-7 Michigan 3-6 13-9 Northwestern 3-7 13-8 Indiana 2-7 11-11 Iowa 1-8 8-13 Today’s games Purdue at Wisconsin, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Penn State at Illinois, 8 p.m. (BTN) Wednesday’s games Minnesota at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. (BTN) Michigan State at Iowa, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s game Michigan at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Feb. 5 Illinois at Northwestern, noon (CBS) Iowa at Indiana, 3 p.m. (ESPN2) Sunday, Feb. 6 Michigan at Penn State, 11 a.m. (BTN) Michigan State at Wisconsin, noon (CBS) Ohio State at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

Women’s basketball AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 30, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Baylor (25) 19-1 981 1 2. UConn (13) 20-1 966 2 3. Duke (1) 20-0 907 3 4. Stanford (1) 18-2 896 4 5. Tennessee 21-2 843 5 6. Texas A&M 18-2 787 6 7. Xavier 17-2 766 7 8. Notre Dame 18-4 702 9 9. DePaul 21-2 657 12 10. UCLA 18-2 647 11

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nba | bulls 11. Michigan St. 18-3 532 10 12. Maryland 18-3 519 14 13. Oklahoma 16-4 501 13 14. West Virginia 19-3 483 8 15. N.Carolina 19-3 465 15 16. Kentucky 17-4 383 17 17. Georgetown 17-5 341 19 18. Miami 20-2 314 16 19. Florida St. 18-4 313 21 20. Iowa 17-5 280 18 21. Wis.-Green Bay 20-1 225 22 22. Iowa St. 15-5 171 23 23. Marquette 17-4 76 — 24. Georgia 16-5 43 20 24. Georgia Tech 18-6 43 Others receiving votes: Syracuse 32, Marist 29, Duquesne 24, Penn St. 23, Ohio St. 14, Gonzaga 12, Boston College 8, Houston 6, Temple 4, Kansas St. 3, Louisiana Tech 3, Princeton 1.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Philadelphia 33 12 5 71 174 Pittsburgh 31 15 4 66 154 N.Y. Rangers 29 20 3 61 148 N.Y. Islanders 15 27 7 37 119 New Jersey 16 30 3 35 101 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF Boston 28 15 7 63 152 Montreal 27 18 5 59 130 Buffalo 23 21 5 51 137 Toronto 19 25 5 43 124 Ottawa 17 25 8 42 108 Southeast Division W L OT Pts GF Tampa Bay 31 15 5 67 154 Washington 27 15 9 63 140 Atlanta 24 19 9 57 152 Carolina 25 19 6 56 153 Florida 22 22 5 49 131 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF Detroit 30 13 6 66 166 Nashville 27 17 6 60 134 Chicago 26 20 4 56 157 Columbus 23 21 5 51 130 St. Louis 22 20 7 51 130 Northwest Division W L OT Pts GF Vancouver 31 10 9 71 165 Colorado 25 19 6 56 161 Minnesota 25 19 5 55 130 Calgary 24 21 6 54 144 Edmonton 15 26 8 38 122 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF Dallas 30 15 5 65 147 Anaheim 28 20 4 60 140 Phoenix 25 17 9 59 149 San Jose 25 19 6 56 139 Los Angeles 27 22 1 55 143 Monday’s results No games scheduled Today’s games Florida at Toronto, 6 p.m. Ottawa at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Boston at Carolina, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Calgary at Nashville, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at San Jose, 9 p.m. Wednesday’s games N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Florida at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

GA 130 114 126 162 146 GA 112 123 144 153 160 GA 154 129 166 155 131 GA 143 119 139 152 146 GA 121 165 134 152 168 GA 137 146 145 138 124

Golf PGA Tour statistics Through Jan. 30 Scoring Average 1, Graeme McDowell, 67.25. 2, Phil Mickelson, 67.92. 3, Steve Stricker, 68.04. 4, Jonathan Byrd, 68.17. 5, Ian Poulter, 68.50. 6, Tim Clark, 68.67. 7, Jhonattan Vegas, 68.82. 8, Matt Kuchar, 68.88. 9, Dustin Johnson, 68.96. 10, Jason Day, 69.04. Driving Distance 1, Bubba Watson, 315.4. 2, J.B. Holmes, 311.6. 3, Angel Cabrera, 307.5. 4, Sunghoon Kang, 307.3. 5, Chris Baryla, 306.8. 6, Dustin Johnson, 306.3. 7, Jim Renner, 304.8. 8, Scott Stallings, 303.6. 9, Martin Laird, 303.1. 10, Jason Gore, 301.8. Driving Accuracy Percentage 1, Zach Johnson, 84.09%. 2, Brian Gay, 83.87%. 3, Mark Calcavecchia, 80.88%. 4, Jim Furyk, 79.55%. 5, Heath Slocum, 79.02%. 6, Graeme McDowell, 78.33%. 7, Ian Poulter, 76.67%. 8, Steve Stricker, 75.00%. 9, Matt Kuchar, 74.46%. 10, Joe Durant, 74.10%. Greens in Regulation Pct. 1, Graeme McDowell, 91.67%. 2, Ian Poulter, 86.11%. 3 (tie), Ernie Els and Tim Clark, 83.33%. 5, Steve Elkington, 81.11%. 6, Heath Slocum, 80.00%. 7 (tie), Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson, 79.63%. 9, Bill Haas, 79.49%. 10, Matt Kuchar, 78.63%. Putting Average 1, Brad Faxon, 1.525. 2, Brian Gay, 1.609. 3, Bryce Molder, 1.623. 4, Chris Couch, 1.643. 5, Kevin Streelman, 1.651. 6, Greg Chalmers, 1.661. 7 (tie), Brian Davis and Vaughn Taylor, 1.662. 9, Justin Leonard, 1.663. 10, Two Tied With 1.667. Birdie Average 1, Graeme McDowell, 6.75. 2, Ian Poulter, 6.00. 3, Dustin Johnson, 5.88. 4, Vaughn Taylor, 5.60. 5, Jhonattan Vegas, 5.55. 6, Phil Mickelson, 5.50. 7, Brian Gay, 5.44. 8, Bryce Molder, 5.40. 9, Matt Kuchar, 5.31. 10, D.A. Points, 5.22. Eagles (Holes per) 1, Kevin Stadler, 31.5. 2, Sunghoon Kang, 36.0. 3, Derek Lamely, 39.0. 4, Troy Matteson, 45.0. 5 (tie), Lee Janzen, Tom Gillis, Bo Van Pelt, Chad Collins and Jeff Overton, 54.0. 10, John Rollins, 63.0.

Recreation sports Volleyball Dixon Park District Co-ed League Jan. 26 results Zero’s I def. Drifters 21-10, 21-14, 23-21 Stables I def. Timber Tree Service 21-15, 18-21, 17-15 Zero’s III def. Jeff’s Refs 21-12, 21-15, 21-9 KSB Hospital def. Salamandra 21-9, 21-10, 15-10 Nowcare def. But We’re Good at Drinking Beer 21-9, 21-7, 15-11 Latin Heat def. Stables II 21-7, 21-11, 15-13 Zero’s II def. Tipsy’s 21-10, 21-10, 15-2 Zero’s II def. Mama Cimino’s 21-17, 21-18, 15-6 Standings W L Nowcare 28 5 KSB Hospital 27 3 Zero’s 3 – Day 27 6 Drifters 21 12 Zero’s 1 – Smith 19 11 Zero’s 2 – Worrell 19 14 Timber Tree Service 19 14 Latin Heat 16 17 Stables 1 – Sheridan 15 18 Mama Cimino’s 14 19 Drinking Beer 13 20 Salamandra 8 22 Tipsy’s 6 24 Jeff’s Refs 5 25 Stables 2 – Hass 3 30 Basketball Dixon Park District Men’s League Jan, 27 results Ready Mix 73, Olson 70 Dixon Furniture Mart/J&J Marina 76, Turning Point Church 62 Harrington 57, Robinson 52 Hit Squad 92, Spurgeon’s Bay 56 East Sav Homeboys 77, Evans Top 2 Bottom Construction 67 Mama Cimino’s/It is what it is 84, WIPFLI LIP 52 Standings W L Hit Squad 8 1 Spurgeon’s Bay 7 2 East Sav Homeboys 7 2 Mama Cimino’s/It is 7 2 Ready Mix 5 4 Dixon Furniture Mart/J&J 5 4 WIPFLI LIP 4 5 Olson 4 5 Harrington 4 5 Robinson 3 6 Turning Point Church 0 9 Evans Top 2 Bottom 0 9

Points well taken

Bogans focuses on defense, not scoring By K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO – Once upon a time, Keith Bogans scored. And scored and scored and scored. You don’t join Adrian Dantley as the only fouryear letter winners at powerhouse DeMatha High in Washington or rise to fourth on Kentucky’s legendary alltime scoring list without knowing how to do so. Now, Bogans’ job is to defend. Not only a typically high-scoring opposing shooting guard as the Bulls’ much maligned starter at that position, but also himself from critics who want Bogans to be like, say, Ben Gordon and score. “People always seem to get mad because I’m not producing offensively,” the amiable Bogans said. “They need to understand that’s not why I’m here. I’m on the floor with Luol [Deng], Derrick [Rose], Carlos [Boozer] ... there aren’t a lot of shots for me and Kurt [Thomas]. “I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. People saying I shouldn’t be starting motivates me. I love playing here. I love Chicago. I love the Bulls. It’s all fun for me.” And don’t look now, but Bogans’ 3-point percentage has risen to 33.6 percent after a slow start, near his career mark of 35 percent. In fact, Bogans is shooting 43.8 percent from beyond the arc in January. And then there’s this: The Bulls are 12-0 when Bogans scores six points or more, which he has done in three of the last five games.

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Bulls guard Keith Bogans (left) is fouled by Pacers forward Tyler Hansbrough on Jan. 14 in Indianapolis. Bogans is averaging just 6.8 points per game, but is valued for his defensive contributions.

Bulls at Clippers When: 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles TV/Radio: CSN/ WMVP-AM (1000) “I’ve been playing for a while, man,” said Bogans, an eight-year veteran. “Sometimes it falls. Sometimes it doesn’t. The main thing is getting up shots. I never get down on myself if I’m making or missing. It’s just playing basketball. That’s a plus if I’m making shots. My job is to defend. “I do feel like every shot I take needs to go in. I don’t get a lot of shots. So the ones I get I need to make. I practice the shots I’m going to get in games. That’s corner 3s. I try to space the floor.” Bogans’ critics don’t exist inside the Bulls’ coaching staff or locker room. They know what Bogans brings, which is why he has started for strong teams like the

Magic and Spurs despite a 6.8 points per game scoring average. “He’s always found a way either to start or be in the rotation for very good teams,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “If he’s guarding you, you know he’s guarding you. He’s going to make you work. He’s a physical player. He’s been shooting the 3 well. That’s critical for us. “Keith gives you toughness. That’s important in this league. It’s a big part of being a good defensive team. And he does his job every day. Every day.” Bogans played for Thibodeau when the latter served as Jeff Van Gundy’s assistant coach in Houston. “He knows what I bring,” Bogans said. “That’s why he brought me here. We had this conversation the first time he talked to me on the phone. He said he wanted defense and toughness. We never even discussed offense.” Bogans’ critics shouldn’t either.

Banks’ feats stand test of time Rogers

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Bad knees would move him to first base for the second half of his career but in 1959 he committed only 12 errors and set a record for fielding percentage at shortstop and in ’60 won a Gold Glove. Like others who started their careers in the Negro leagues, Banks was also really, really tough. On a Friday night in 1962, Moe Drabowsky hit Banks in the head with a fastball. He was carried off the field and spent two nights in a hospital before traveling with the Cubs to Milwaukee. He didn’t play Monday but in his return on Tuesday delivered maybe the finest game of his career – three home runs and a double in five at-bats while wearing a

batting helmet for the first time in his career. When Banks was voted MVP in 1958, Mays was second, Aaron third. The next year, Eddie Mathews was second, Aaron again third, with Mays sliding to sixth. The ’60 vote still seems puzzling, with the Pirates’ batting champ/ shortstop Dick Groat getting more recognition than the usual sluggers. Mays was third (behind Groat and Pirates third baseman Don Hoak), Banks fourth, Aaron sixth and Roberto Clemente eighth, despite having a higher OPS (on base plus slugging) than Groat and Hoak. Banks always has made friends easily. He was a popular player, both in Chicago and cities like New York. But ESPN’s Rob Neyer, a respected historian and numbers

cruncher, says the ’58 and ’59 MVP votes stand the test of time. Banks earned his acclaim with his play. “From 1955 – when Banks switched to a particularly light bat – through 1960, he was probably as good as anybody in the National League,” Neyer says. “Mickey Mantle might have been better in the American League. And Willie Mays was probably as good as Banks.” Banks never played for any team except the Cubs. He has lived an astonishing life, devoid of only one thing – that elusive championship for his team. During an appearance at Wrigley Field last summer, the energetic, enthusiastic Banks said two words come to him when he thinks about the Cubs. Loyalty and patience.

Singing Valentines by the Rock River Valley Chorus Barbershop Quartets

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CASA 15th Judicial Circuit (Lee/Carroll/Ogle Counties) is seeking volunteers to advocate for children in the court system involved in abuse and neglect cases. Your involvement can impact a child’s future. Contact Vanessa White, Director of Advocate Services (815) 288-1901 www.casaleecarroll.com

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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference , limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.� Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-27-9275.

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DIXON 1818 Wolverine Rd. Country setting 1 mi. west of Dixon. Ranch home, 4BR. Lg. deck, finished bsmt w/fireplace. Elec. heat. New roof. Two 2 car garages (1 insulated) 1½ lots. 815-288-3968

MILLEDGEVILLE Milledgeville, 3 BR., 1.8 baths. Please visit www.915-9th.com for photos. 815-590-1007

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Veteran, a cash buyer, wants to buy 3 bedroom home in Sauk Valley Area, $50,000-$70,000 range. Home must be in good condition. Fast closing preferred. Reply in confidence to Box #512 c/o Sauk Valley Classifieds, P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 or e-mail corey gabler@gmail.com

LOTS / LAND 225 FOR SALE (Acre +) lot, walk out, Elk Horn Creek, Culde-sac. 815-631-5855 ARIZONA BIG BEAUTIFUL LOTS $99/mo., $0-down, $0-interest Golf Course, Nat'l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int'l Airport. Guaranteed Financing. NO CREDIT CHECK! (800) 631-8164 Code 4050

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NEW TODAY 2 Cemetery plots at Memorial Park in Chapel Hill in Dixon. $1400 for both. 815440-0074 Cemetery Lot at Oak Knoll Memorial with lawn crypt, with double vault. $2000 OBO 815-625-2347

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ROCK FALLS ROCKFALLS 3BR, 2.25 ba, 3 car gar, 2850sqft on Rock River golf course. 165k obo. 740-4084858. Web# 398263

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AMBOY 1 & 2 BR Water, garbage, appl. Inc. coin laundry. $400/mo 815-440-8116 or 815857-7077 2BR, refurbished. Includes kitchen appliances, garbage & water. No pets. $400/mo. 815-288-4020. First mo./free! Amboy. Spacious 2BR. $450 + dep. & lease. 815-6252529 or 815-716-0123

Amboy, large 1 BR $400, very clean, All appls., A/C & laundry fac. Avail Jan. 1. No pets. Sec. dep. + refs. 815-994-1202

ASHTON 1 & 2 BR., Ashton, Franklin Grove. 815562-6828/ 562-5075.

DIXON 2 BR. Duplex 1½ bath, garage, dishwasher, A/C $600 mo. + utilities. 815-284-2288 815-440-8916 Ask for Linda or Janet. 2 BR. Townhouse Stove, refrig., garage. $600 mo., dep. No pets. 815-284-2921. 2 BR., upper Dixon Dell Apts. Stove, refrig., air, garage, basic cable, garbage furn. No pets. Refs., lease, dep. $500 mo., $500 dep. 815-652-2042. 2BR Duplex, 4.5 mi. West of Dixon. 2 story. Garage, LP heat, no pets. $550/mo. plus dep. & refs. 815973-3223. Avail. Now 2BR, appl., garage. No pets. $550/mo. 815-288-5445 Lg 2 BR 2 BA, close to Walgreen's. Stove refrig., & utilities furn. No pets. $675 815288-9707 LG 2BR lower level $475/mo. Inc. garage cable, trash p/u., & quiet neighbors. No pets. 815-288-4020. Lg. 1 BR close to Walgreen's, stove, refrig., water, & garbage pick up furn. No pets. $475 815-288-9707

Newer 2 BR, apartment Fieldstone area: W/D hookup, appls. incl. Fireplace, garage w/opener. $625 mo., $500 dep. 960 sq. ft. 815-626-1431

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1 Bedroom Apartments Available Now! Nice! Apts include Stove & Refrigerator. PLUS: Utilities Furnished! Housing for persons 62 & Older Income based rent. Maximum rent is as follows: 1 br - $592 Please pick up an application at: COUNTRYSIDE MANOR 625 Countryside Lane, Dixon, IL 815-288-6444 This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer EQUAL HOUSING

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LEE CENTER Sm. 1BR $395/mo. Lg. 1BR $595/mo. Utilities incl. 773858-3473

MT. MORRIS 2 BR, Mt. Morris, $4201/2 off 1st mo. 815-508-2345.

ROCK FALLS 1 BR. Stove & refrig. furn. $350 mo., dep. same. 815-625-0716. 1BR very clean stove, fridge furn. No pets 815-625-0624 1BR, lease and deposit. $350. Hampton Apts. 815-625-7043.

ROCK FALLS 1BR. Appls. No pets. $400 mo. 815-7181784, 815-625-4701.

STERLING 1 & 2BR $400-$500 No Pets. 1 mo. Dep. Req. 630-327-7046 1BR available NOW close to CGH stove ref air garage 400 month plus deposit 563-613-1759 or 815438-2690 or email mnpg@essex1.com 1BR NEWLY updated, stove, refrig. $380 mo. Deposit required. No pets. 815-622-8829. 2 BR apt., Sterling Stove & refrig. $435. 563-880-8622 2 BR in Sterling. Includes stove, refrig., dishwasher & garage. Security deposit required. (815)626-3609. 2BR 1240 sq. ft. Utility rm, whirlpool & attach. garage. $550/mo. + dep. 815-441-2357. 2BR tri-plex, 1 car garage, $650/mo 3BR duplex 2 car garge $725/mo. Lease & dep. Req. H & H Rental Properties LLC. 815-625-7995. 2BR, garage, W/D, applcs., A/C, $590/ mo. 1 yr. lease, no Pets. 815-622-8829 3-2BR apts. in Sterling. 1- main flr., $550$575 + dep. No pets, non smoking. Exc. Location. Call for details 815-716-7653.

STERLING Lg. 2 BR. upper. 606 W. 3rd St. B $425 + dep. 815-626-4418. Near CGH lg. 1BR, ground flr. Senior disc. 1830 3rd Ave., W/D h/u, garage. No pets. $450. 815-499-0199. Sinnissippi Townhomes

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20072 PLAINTIFF VS TINA PARKER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BENJAMIN PARKER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TINA PARKER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; BENJAMIN PARKER; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 118 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 13, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOT 3 IN BLOCK 9, EAST OF BROADWAY, SITUATED IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-22-253-003 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 508 14TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: FRAME HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR VACANT The Judgment amount was $64,982.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1011721 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP PLAINTIFF VS DEREK O'BRIEN A/K/A DEREK BOYER A/K/A DEREK WILLIAM O'BRIEN; TARA O'BRIEN A/K/A TARA JACKLEY A/K/A TARA M O'BRIEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 140 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 27, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS COMMITMENT IS DESCRIBED AS ALL THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY SITUATED IN CITY OF STERLING IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE, AND STATE OF IL AND BEING DESCRIBED IN A DEED DATED 08/29/2003 AND RECORDED 09/02/2003 IN BOOK 12449 PAGE 2003 AMONG THE LAND RECORDS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE SET FORTH ABOVE, AND REFERENCED AS FOLLOWS: LOT TEN, IN BLOCK THREE OF SHINKLE AND BUSHMAN SUBDIVISION NO. TWO BEING A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN, TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE NORTH, RANGE SEVEN EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 11-16-355-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 806 WEST 18TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $87,737.30. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1017873 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS US BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF

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GABRIEL R. HUIZENGA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GABRIEL R. HUIZENGA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 00109 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on August 23, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: LOTS 4 AND 5 IN BLOCK 26 IN THE UPPER PART OF THE VILLAGE OF ALBANY, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. TAX NO. 06-24-456-001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 501 NORTH BLUFF STREET ALBANY, IL 61230 Description of Improvements: WHITE ALUMINUM SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $65,053.20. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1010646 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2011

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815-626-SOLD 815-284-SOLD IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS 10 CH 00129 First Bank d/b/a First Bank Mortgage PLAINTIFF Vs. David G. Benhart; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/13/2010, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/3/11 at the hour of 10:00am at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT M-23 IN MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO, PART OF THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE, PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN, ALL IN TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE NORTH, RANGE SEVEN EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN 11-22-476-018 Improved with a single family residence COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1115 Shore Acres Road Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-10-20478. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 13, A.D. 2011, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Propheter Financial located at 707 13th Ave., Sterling, IL 61081 Dated this 13th day of January, A.D. 2011. Dana Nelson County Clerk January 18, 25, 2011 February 1, 2011

ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION Public Notice is hereby given that on January 19, A.D. 2011, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Ziv Aggregate located at 808 West 14th St. Sterling, IL 61081. Dated this 19th day of January, A.D. 2011. Dana Nelson County Clerk January 25, February 1, 8, 2011.

Visit Sauk Valley Classifieds at saukvalley.com IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS - IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No. 2011-P-3 WILMA A. PRICE, DECEASED. CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of WILMA A. PRICE. Letters of Office were issued on January 12, 2011, to DANIEL RAY PRICE, 1104 South Perrine, Centralia, IL 62801, and STEPHANIE ANN TERRANOVA, 911 North Dement, Dixon, IL 61021, as Independent Co-Executors. The attorney for the representatives is Jennifer W. Price of the firm of Wham & Wham Lawyers, 212 East Broadway, Post Office Box 549, Centralia, Illinois 62801. Notice is given that an Order was entered by the court on January 12, 2011, admitting the Will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission, you may file a petition with the court to require proof of the Will by testimony of the witnesses to the Will in open court or other evidence, as provided in 755 ILCS 5/6-21. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at the Lee County Courthouse, 309 South Galena Avenue, Suite 320, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representatives, or both, on or before July 19, 2011, or before the expiration of six (6) months from the first publication date of this notice, or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representatives is required by Section 5/18-3 of the Probate Act of l975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representatives and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed (755 ILCS 5/6-21). You also have the right under 755 ILCS 5/8-1 to contest the validity of the Will by filing a Petition with the court within six (6) months after the admission of the Will to probate. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under 755 ILCS 5/28-4, any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a Petition to Terminate to the Clerk of the Court.

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ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on January 25, A.D., a certificate was filed in the office of the County clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Diecast Addiction located at 2003 Canal St., Rock Falls, IL 61071 Dated this 25th day of January, A.D. 2011. Dana Nelson County Clerk February 1, 8, 15, 2011

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, ILLINOIS LEE COUNTY, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL M. REMREY, Deceased. No. 2011 P 4 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Hazel M. Remrey of 723 Nachusa, Dixon, Illinois 61021. Letters of office were issued to Dale Smyth of 7 Chauncy Ct., The Woodlands, TX 77384 and Michael Remrey, 504 N. Fourth Street, Savanna, IL 61074, as Independent CoExecutors, whose attorney of record is David W. Badger, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Dixon, Illinois 61021. The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the clerk. Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. By: Dale Smyth and Michael Remrey Co-Executors David W. Badger Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC 215 E. First Street P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 FAX Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2011

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DANIEL RAY PRICE AND STEPHANIE ANN TERRANOVA, INDEPENDENT CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF WILMA A. PRICE, DECEASED. Jennifer W. Price WHAM & WHAM LAWYERS 212 East Broadway P.O. Box 549 Centralia, Illinois 62801 (618) 532-5621 January 18, 25, 2011 February 1, 2011 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS 10 CH 00149 LNV Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Scott P. Manon a/k/a Scott Manon; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/4/2010, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/3/11 at the hour of 10:00am at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOTS 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 AND THE WESTERLY 20 FEET OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 25, IN THE UPPER PART OF THE VILLAGE OF ALBANY, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN 06-24-455-005 Improved with a single family residence COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 403 N. Bluff Street Albany, IL 61230 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twentyfour (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-09-42472. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: MIRIAM L. HILL, DECEASED. NO. 2010 P 83 NOTICE TO HEIRS AND LEGATEES To: Thomas Kitson, son of Wilfred Kitson, address unknown; Martha Kitson, daughter of Wilfred Kitson, address unknown; Unknown Descendants of Maxine Kitson; Unknown Descendants of Charles Kitson; Unknown Descendants of Wilfred Kitson; Unknown Descendants of Robert Kitson; and Unknown Heirs at Law of Miriam L. Hill. Notice given to the above listed known heirs whose addresses are unknown and to the unknown heirs in the above proceeding to probate a will whose name or address is not stated in the petition to admit the will to probate, that an order was entered by the Court on January 4, 2011, admitting the will to probate. Within 42 days after the effective date of the original order of admission you may file a petition with the Court to require proof of the will by testimony of the witnesses to the will in open Court or other evidence, as provided in 755 ILCS 5/6-21. You also have the right under 755 ILCS 5/8-1 to contest the validity of the will by filing a petition with the Court within 6 months after admission of the will to probate. CLAIM DATE NOTICE Notice is given of the death of Miriam L. Hill, Decedent's Estate No. 2010-P-83, pending in the Circuit Court of Lee County, Illinois. Letters of Office were issued January 5, 2011. Claims may be filed within 6 months from the date of the first Publication hereof in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Lee County, Illinois, Lee County Courts Building, Dixon, Illinois, or with the Executor below-named, or both, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Executor and to the Attorney within 10 days after it has been filed. Independent Administrator (Executor): Janie L. Musa, 8860 S. Clover Circle, Oak Creek, WI 53154. Kelly P. Ward, Attorney for this Estate Prepared by: Kelly P. Ward, 06208007 Ward & Ward Attorneys, P.C. 316 S Peoria Avenue , PO Box 216 Dixon IL 61021 815-288-3600 815-288-7776 fax Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 2011

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AMBOY 2 BR. house, 2 car attached garage. $550 mo. 815-973-9978. Amboy Small 2BR; Why rent if you can buy? RTO, Contract, or downpayment help. 815-303-7463.

DIXON 2BR avail. March 1st. Stove, refrig., garage. $695/mo. No pets, 1yr lease. 815-284-2921. 2BR NEW Duplex, All appliances. W/D, finished basement, nice Dixon neighborhood. $795/ mo. (815) 4403918. 2BR, $650/mo. inc. elec. garbage, water & lawn care. + dep. 815440-6882 2BR, Recently renovated, stove/refrig. No smoking or pets. $500 + dep. 815-284-7930 3 BR home in Dixon, north side, fireplace, gas heat, garage, W/D hook up, patio deck, near school, excellent neighborhood, available late February. References. $750/mo. + dep. 815-288-4302 or 815-632-1337 Clean, modernized 3BR, 2BA home. Central air, gas heat, fenced in back yard, 2 car garage. $675/mo. Call Vickie 815-9734444 For Rent New Condominiums! On the River Boat Dock Included 2 BR 2BA 1400 sq. ft. 1 Car garage Snow removal Lawn care $950/mo. + utilities Lease, Option to Buy

815-378-2151 NE Dixon, 3 BR., 2 story. Stove, refrig., dishwasher, microwave incl. $685 mo. + dep. No pets. 1 yr. lease. SE, newly remodeled 1 BR. duplex. Stove, refrig., wall A/C incl. $435 mo. + dep. No pets. 1 yr. lease. 815-284-7806 or 815973-3441. New 2 BR 2BA, w/ walk out lower level. Very quite, private area. No water bills, occupancy no more than 2, $1100/mo. 815-973-5902 Small & cozy home, 2 BR., attach. 1 1/2 car garage. $550 + dep. 815-973-5886. Small 2BR, utilities not incl. Rent & dep. Refs. required. Avail. now. 815-284-9326.

FRANKLIN GROVE ★ NEW TODAY ★ 3+BR, 2BA. $900/mo., 1st & last mo. rent + $500 dep. 815-5665387

OREGON ★ NEW TODAY ★ 2BR w/garage. Pets OK. 1320 N. Rt. 2 $850/mo. 708-2036677

POLO Rural 3 BR, 2 BA Ref. req. No pets. $900 plus dep. 815-288-5445

ROCK FALLS 3BR Ranch. Excellent close in rural area. Updated throughout, large kitchen complete w/all appliances, 1.5 baths, full basement, 3C plus garage. $800/mo. References. Henning Smith Realtors, 815-288-2235. Rent w/option, 2BR $600. 312 Kloss. Agent owned. 622-9665

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STERLING 1BR w/garage in Como, no pets, ref. & credit check req. $425 + dep. 815-336-2482 2 BR fenced in yard, central heat, and air, energy efficient, $475 + dep. & ref. 815-4417020 2 BR., 1312 14th Ave. $425 mo. + dep. No pets. 815-626-8577. Duplex, Sterling. $650 per mo. + dep. 815499-9988. Lg. 2 BR., near Kilgore Park. No pets, no parties. 815-336-2305. Rent w/option 3BR $650, 705 W. 8th. 2BR $550, 1104 6th Ave. Agent owned 622-9665 Two 3 BR homes for rent. Call 815-6258475 or 815-535-6619

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1100sq.ft. Upper office space, Washington Corner bldg. Downtown Oregon. Waiting room & 2 sep. offices. Call 815-2841003 leave msg. Approx. 1970 sq. ft. office space w/optional storage & meeting rooms. Avail. July 1st. Will remodel to suit needs. Morrison, 815772-2165. Prime office space, 336 sq. ft., Woodlawn Rd. Lease incl. all util. 1st month rent free. 815-626-5488.

★ NEW TODAY ★ RETAIL/OFFICE Rt. 64, Oregon. Hist. Bldg. $550/mo. 847-878-4084 815-652-5240 Shop space with outside storage area. Outside city limits, Sterling. Call 815-5434033. Sterling- Room avail. for rent at All About Massage. Good location. Call 815-6266284 for more info.

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SNOW REMOVAL Driveways/Sidewalks/ Ramps/Salt. Dixon area. Brian Stouffer 815-441-2753.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 DO YOU EARN $800.00 IN A DAY? YOUR OWN LOCAL CANDY ROUTE 25 MACHINES AND CANDY ALL FOR $9995.00 ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED 877-915-8222 NOTICE- PURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1-800-6287937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds.

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BOOKKEEPER/CLER ICAL/SECRETARIAL POSITION OPEN: Paw Paw CUSD #271 is seeking applicants to fill the full time position of bookkeeper/clerical/ secretarial. Please contact the District Office for the job description and application. Paw Paw CUSD #271, P O Box 508, Paw Paw, IL. 61353. 815-627-2841 ext. "0".

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS 10 CH 00149 LNV Corporation PLAINTIFF Vs. Scott P. Manon a/k/a Scott Manon; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 11/4/2010, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/3/11 at the hour of 10:00am at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: PIN 06-24-455-005 Improved with a single family residence COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 403 N. Bluff Street Albany, IL 61230 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-0942472. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

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Psychosocial Position Full Time Position conducting socialization groups. Must be creative, organized and enjoy working with older adults. Prefer experience, but willing to train the right person for this rewarding position. Franklin Grove Nursing Center 502 N. State St. Franklin Grove, IL

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Afternoon counter person M-F and every other Saturday @ Mr. Nifty Cleaners, Sterling, Apply in person, 1102 E. 4th Street.

ATTN: Hair Stylist Immediate booth rental in newly remodeled private room. Fully equipped. 815-288-5067

Blackhawk Lumber Inc. in Oregon, Il is accepting applications for CDL drivers and inside sales staff. We offer competitive wages, health insurance, and 401K plans. Apply in person at 800 East Washington St, Oregon, Il or fax resume to (815) 7322259.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP PLAINTIFF VS DEREK O'BRIEN A/K/A DEREK BOYER A/K/A DEREK WILLIAM O'BRIEN; TARA O'BRIEN A/K/A TARA JACKLEY A/K/A TARA M O'BRIEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 140 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 27, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-16-355-010 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 806 WEST 18TH STREET STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: SINGLE LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $87,737.30. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1017873 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY - MORRISON, ILLINOIS US BANK, N.A. PLAINTIFF VS GABRIEL R. HUIZENGA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GABRIEL R. HUIZENGA, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 00109 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on August 23, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 06-24-456-001 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 501 BLUFF STREET ALBANY, IL 61230

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Description of Improvements: WHITE ALUMINUM SIDING ONE STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A ONE CAR DETACHED GARAGE The Judgment amount was $65,053.20. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 372-2060. Please refer to file #PA1010646 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, 2011

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 PLAINTIFF VS TINA PARKER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BENJAMIN PARKER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TINA PARKER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; BENJAMIN PARKER; DEFENDANTS 10 CH 118 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT ***THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ON A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE*** PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by said Court in the above entitled cause on September 13, 2010, Sheriff in WHITESIDE County, Illinois, will on March 3, 2011, in Whiteside County Courthouse, Third Floor Lobby 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of WHITESIDE, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment: TAX NO. 11-22-253-003 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 508 14TH AVENUE STERLING, IL 61081 Description of Improvements: FRAME HOUSE DETACHED 2 CAR VACANT The Judgment amount was $64,982.51. Sale Terms: This is an "AS IS" sale for "CASH". The successful bidder must deposit 25% down by certified funds; balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DYAS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For Information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only - Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel. No. (312) 3722060. Please refer to file #PA1011721 Plaintiff's attorney is not required to provide additional information other than that set forth in this notice of sale. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

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815-626-SOLD 815-284-SOLD IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHITESIDE COUNTY MORRISON, ILLINOIS 10 CH 00129 First Bank d/b/a First Bank Mortgage PLAINTIFF Vs. David G. Benhart; et. al. DEFENDANTS NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 9/13/2010, the Sheriff of Whiteside County, Illinois will on 3/3/11 at the hour of 10:00am at Whiteside County Courthouse 200 E. Knox St, 3rd Floor Lobby Morrison, IL 61270, or in a place otherwise designated at the time of sale, County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real estate: LOT M-23 IN MARTIN ESTATES SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTYTWO, PART OF THE SOUTHWEST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTYTHREE, PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SIX AND PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN, ALL IN TOWNSHIP TWENTY-ONE NORTH, RANGE SEVEN EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PIN 11-22-476-018 Improved with a single family residence COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1115 Shore Acres Road Rock Falls, IL 61071 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. If the property is a condominium and the foreclosure takes place after 1/1/2007, purchasers other than the mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If the property is located in a common interest community, purchasers other than mortgagees will be required to pay any assessment and legal fees due under the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after Confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and Plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the Court file to verify all information. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information: Examine the court file or contact Plaintiff's attorney: Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527, (630) 7949876. Please refer to file number 14-1020478. January 18, 25, February 1, 2011

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CASH FOR GOLD, & SILVER, JEWELRY, COINS & BARS. Store at 301 1st Ave. R-Falls 85 S. Peoria Ave. Dixon, 2501 E. 4th St., & 10 E. Miller Rd. Sterling (beside CGH) 535-0767 CDL DRIVER NEEDED. Rock River Cartage is a family owned flatbed carrier. $45,000 $50,000 a yr. we offer 401k, health ins., and home every night. must have 2 yrs experience. PLEASE CALL: 1-800-892-9587 X101

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DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED NOW at Werner Enterprises! Earn up to $700 per Week after training. Great Benefits! No Experience needed! Local CDL Training available With TDI 1-800-272-7364.

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Earn $16.05 per hour immediately if you work all scheduled work hours. Rate drops to $12.00 per hour for the week if a day is missed that was not scheduled in advance. We offer a master mechanic rate of $18.05 after 1 year upon completion of the new level testing program. Requirements include, but are not limited to, the following: must pass basic mechanical aptitude test, able to work 12 hour shifts including weekends.

Dyl's Deli now hiring. Bartenders Apply within at 13464 IL Rt. 2 (West), Sterling. Illinois Forge Company seeks a full-time person to work in our Post Forge department. Duties include loading and grinding forged metal parts, assembling shipping crates, inspecting and cleaning parts. Must have experience in a heavy industrial environment, good communication and teamwork, and able to lift at least 50 lbs. continuously. Apply in person at Illinois Forge Co., 2900 E. Rock Falls Rd., Rock Falls, or fax resume to: 815-758-4227. Join the sales team at the fastest growing car dealership in the area. While a leading Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store last year, we now are the area's regional GM superstore. You can offer your customer 6 great car lines all under one roof. If you are a customer-first sales person who seeks a professional work environment, great benefits, health insurance, 401k and more, contact Pat Rosenberg at Brian Bemis AutoMall in Oregon. 815-732- 6161

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READERS: Sauk Valley Newspapers does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law. Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent. While we attempt to screen advertising with potential fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems. We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

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WOOD / FUEL FARM HELP WANTED 513 Farm help needed for grain and livestock farm south of Rock Falls. 40-60 hours per week. Please call 815-499-2272

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Homemakers Help at Home Inc. is a large home care provider. We are seeking Homemakers to service our seniors in Dixon, Sterling, Byron, Oregon, Rochelle, Amboy, Franklin Grove, Fulton and Lanark.

Drivers To transport DCFS Clients to various appointments. Must have High School Diploma, current IL Driver’s License, clean driving record, pre employment physical and extensive background check will be done. No Phone Calls. Apply in person at

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YARD DRIVER/SPOTTER PBX, a division of Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., Joslin, IL is accepting applications for Yard Driver.

As the world’s largest producer of dry dog food, Nestle Purina knows success well. We currently have opportunities for proven professionals in a changing environment at our Clinton, IA facility.

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