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Police track drug suspect to garage in Wyanet

‘We’re losing thousands of dollars’

By Brett Herrmann NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

A police pursuit that started in Peru led authorities to Wyanet where they tracked down a suspect in a residential garage. Michael D. Willis, 34, listed in Hazel Crest and Chicago will likely face several counts of unlawful delivery of heroin to the undercover officer while in Peru on several occasions in recent months. He also will likely face aggravated fleeing and eluding charges among possibly other charges, according to a press release from Peru police. Wednesday’s incident started around 1:10 p.m. when Peru Police Department Special Investigations Unit and TriCounty Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team Agents were conducting an undercover purchase of suspected heroin from Willis at a north Peru parking lot near Interstate 80 and Route 251. Willis allegedly sold heroin to an undercover police officer during the exchange, police said. Detectives then approached Willis’ vehicle and Willis fled the scene at a high rate of speed, police said. “The detectives chose not to cause Willis to crash his vehicle and allowed him to leave onto Route 251 as to avoid an escalated incident in the parking lot. Willis is known to police to have an extensive violent criminal history that preliminary appears to have faced homicide-related and gun charges and has spent time in Illinois Department of Corrections,” the department said in a press release. “Surveillance officers assigned to Route 251 then attempted to stop his vehicle but he instead he entered I-80 traveling westbound. Peru police chief Doug Bernabei and Detectives Sergeant Dennis Hocking, in separate police vehicles cars pursued Willis into Bureau County on I-80 but as the suspect vehicle reached west of Route 89 we no longer attempted to pursue the suspect as his speeds reached 120 mph. Due to the risk to public safety the Peru portion of the pursuit was terminated on I-80 approximately 2 miles west of the Spring Valley

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Mendota firefighter and paramedic Terry Eutis and assistant chief Brian Fisher re-enact how medical supplies are used on a patient in the back of an ambulance at the Mendota fire department. Mendota’s department has had to turn down most patient transfers from OSF St. Paul to other hospitals because doing the transfers would leave them shorthanded at the station for emergencies in town. Transfers are one of the few ways an ambulance services generates revenue. It’s a competitive market in the area, especially for cities that don’t have a hospital in town.

Inside the competitive world of ambulance transfers By Brett Herrmann NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

In the past year, OSF St. Paul in Mendota has requested around 500 patient transfers from its facility. Mendota Fire Department was only able to take ﬁve of them. “That is not where we would like it to be,” said Mendota ﬁre chief Dennis Rutishauser. “We used to do around 400 transfers a year.” The city has three ambulances to handle patient transfers but they lack the manpower to take the calls. If one ambulance crew

was out bringing a patient from OSF St. Paul to another hospital, there may not be a comfortable amount of EMT’s in town to handle an emergency situation. So, the department has been turning down a lot of calls in recent months in favor of adequately covering the city of Mendota’s emergency calls. Rutishauser said the situation is a direct result of ongoing staffing issues at the department. Mendota relies on some fulltime personnel and other paid on-call staff for its fire and EMS needs. But the department is hurting for manpower, an issue

they brought to the city council recently. “A little bit of everything would help,” Rutishauser said. And Mendota city council members said they would like to pour over the budget to see if they can afford to hire more staff. But with less staff on the payroll, the department is putting itself in a Catch-22 situation — the department saves on expenditures with less staff but loses a revenue opportunity by not having enough staff to take patient transfers. Transfers are one of the few opportunities ambulance services have to bill

patients for expenses. “I’m sure we’re losing thousands of dollars,” Rutishauser said. TRANSFERS ARE A COMPETITIVE BUSINESS Not every community is fortunate enough to have a standalone hospital or medical center. Many smaller communities with ambulance services are on the outside looking in when it comes to patient transfers. For example, many residents from Oglesby opt for treatment See AMBULANCE Page A4

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WASHINGTON (AP) — They pleaded ignorance, saying they’d not read the diplomat’s damning statement. They condemned the Democrats’ tactics as unfair. They complained that the allegations against President Donald Trump rested on second- or third-hand evidence. Wednesday was a day of careful counterargument by congressional Republicans, the day after America’s top envoy in Ukraine gave House impeachment investigators an explosive, detailed roadmap of Trump’s drive to squeeze that country’s leaders for damaging information about his Democratic political rivals. Most Republicans were still standing by Trump, but in delicately calibrated ways after

Tuesday’s closed-door testimony by acting ambassador William Taylor . And as lawmakers struggled to balance support for Trump with uncertainty over what might still emerge, some were willing to acknowledge the strains they were facing. Asked if Taylor’s testimony was a rough day for the White House and Republicans, No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Thune of South Dakota said, “Probably one of many.” AP PHOTO “Obviously, we have a lot of incoming right now,” he said. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), flanked by Rep. Russ Fulcher “That’s the nature of the beast.” (R-Idaho) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), complain to reporters about how White House oﬃcials, who House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is conducting the imhave been treating unified peachment investigation of President Donald Trump. Republican support for Trump as a given, have grown increas- even in an eventual trial in the Democrats hope, the West Wing believes more must be done to ingly fearful of defections in a Republican Senate. While oﬃcials don’t believe shore up party support to avoid potential impeachment vote by the Democratic House and there will be enough votes to remove the president, as See IMPEACH Page A2

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Three more people have been charged in what investigators say was a large-scale black market THC vape manufacturing operation in southeastern Wisconsin. The three are among eight people accused of manufacturing the THC vapes in Kenosha County. Court documents say the business had 10 workers and produced 4,000 to 5,000 vape cartridges a day that two brothers, 23-yearold Jacob Huffhines and 20-year-old Tyler Huffhines, were selling in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. The brothers and their mother, 43-yearold Courtney Huffhines, pleaded not guilty Wednesday when Daniel Graumenz, Wesley Webb and Tarail King were charged in the case. Court records do not list defense attorneys.

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Relay For Life of La Salle County and Upper Illinois Valley are combining American Cancer Society announced that Relay For Life of La Salle County and Relay For Life of Upper Illinois Valley have joined forces to create the La Salle County Days of Hope. The La Salle County Days of Hope will consist of multiple experiences throughout La Salle County to support the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. “We’re excited about the opportunity for countywide collaboration,” said David Shindley, Senior Manager of Community Development for the American Cancer Society. “La Salle County has been a leading community in the fight against cancer. We want to create moments that are meaningful for the community while simultaneously raising funds and awareness in the fight against cancer.” Initial plans for the Days of Hope include a Night of Hope celebration in a central part of the county. This will be a celebration to honor and remember those affected with cancer with live entertainment, team activities, food vendors, and a kids play area. Like Relay For Life, participants can join a team and fundraise for the cause. Additional Days of Hope experiences include a Farm To Table event, which is a ticketed fundraiser showcasing locally produced products, with proceeds going to help fund the American Cancer Society’s mission delivery. Also planned are survivor receptions in both Streator and Mendota. For questions on volunteering or joining a team, contact Mike Schulte at (309) 688-6582 or by emailing mike.schulte@cancer. org ]mike.schulte@cancer.org. Event information and registration can be found at http:// main.acsevents.org/lasallenightofhope or http://main.acsevents.org/lasallenightofhope.

Illinois Valley Youth Symphony concert announced at L-P Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra will perform its fall concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 in Matthiessen Auditorium at La Salle-Peru High School. This will be Tim Janiszewski’s premier as the new Music Director for the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra. The fall concert features classic works, by Beethoven, Sibelius, and Brahms, including Finlandia and Allegro, the ﬁnale from Beethoven’s 5th symphony. A cookies and punch reception will follow the concert. Tickets are available through orchestra members, or at the door, at $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. In its 33rd season, the IVYSO is comprised of Illinois Valleyarea students. With annual August auditions for all orchestral instruments, the orchestra performs multiple concerts each year, with works both new and old crossing many genres. The orchestra is always accepting new players. For more information, contact Jennifer Antkowiak Etscheid, orchestra manager, at ivysorchestra@gmail.com

L-P board deals with closed-meeting minutes La Salle-Peru Township High School Board this month approved reviewing and retaining executive/closed session minutes of Sept. 25, 2019, regular meeting. Also, the board: Ç Authorized destruction of verbatim audio records from executive sessions held prior to April 1, 2018 per the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120 Ç Authorized releasing recommended closed session minutes held on the following dates with exceptions as noted in minutes in which the need for conﬁdentiality remain: Nov. 28, 2018; Dec. 19, 2018; Jan. 2, 2019; Jan. 23, 2019; Feb. 20, 2019; March 13, 2019; March 20, 2019; April 24, 2019; May 15, 2019; May 29, 2019; June 19, 2019. Ç Approved recommended discipline for Student No. 2, transfer to Safe Schools.

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Augustus Zielinski, 4, is fascinated by large water pipes with his grandfather Ed, both of La Salle, at the La Salle water treatment plant. To shed light on what it takes to ensure La Salle’s clean water supply, the city teamed up with Carus Corp. to Imagine a Day Without Water on Wednesday. The public was invited to tour the La Salle water treatment plant and see the process through which clean drinking water is sent to La Salle homes and businesses. NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTOS/ SCOTT ANDERSON

City water treatment plant offers tours By Ali Braboy NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

For a day, La Salle imagined what it would be like without water. Jake Baratta, operator with the city of La Salle, pointed to a screen that outlined where the city’s wells are, south of the plant, 234 Union St., on the other side of the Little Vermilion River. The city’s wells are shallow, about 60-70 feet deep, and serve La Salle’s population of over 9,000. “We have a lot of manganese in our water,” he said, which he thinks is because the wells are shallow. Manganese, he said, aﬀects water’s taste and color, but the city removes manganese from the water. To shed light on what it takes to ensure La Salle’s clean water supply, the city teamed up with Carus Corp. to Imagine a Day Without Water on Wednesday. The public was invited to

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Route 89 exit. Peru radioed ahead and advised Bureau County authorities that Willis likely would exit I-180 and go south towards U.S. 6 or would continue west to towards Princeton on I-80 and was wanted for unlawful deliver of a controlled substance. Near Plank Road on I-80 Willis was observed throwing money out of his vehicle. All of the money was recovered.” Shortly after, a Bureau County sheriﬀ’s deputy spotted the vehicle entering Princeton on U.S. 6. Authorities found the vehicle in the 100 block of West First Street in Wyanet around 1:40 p.m. and police were searching for Willis, who exited the vehicle on foot. Authorities set up a perimeter and received drone assistance from Peru Fire Department and the Bureau County EMA. “At 3:57 p.m. Willis was found in a garage in Wyanet after a homeowner called authorities reporting his normally unlocked garage was now locked. Oﬃcers then forcibly entered the garage

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Tim Postula with Carus Corp. explains how water enters the La Salle water treatment plant through color-coded pipes. The city has seven wells and two booster pump stations. The plant serves over 9,000 customers.

ronmental company that supplies water treatment products to the city, co-hosted the event and explained the chemistry behind delivering clean, safe water to La Salle residents and businesses. Carus companies supply the city of La Salle with products to help prevent iron, manganese, lead, copper, discoloration, viruses and bacteria in the city’s drinking water. “What the day is all about is driving awareness and appreciation for not only the infrastructure but more importantly the people who ensure our communities have clean water,” said Kegan Pakula, spokesperson for Carus Corp. “The point is to drive the message that water makes everything we do in our lives and daily lives possible, and it’s something we often take for granted.”

Ali Braboy can be reached at tour the La Salle water treat- water is sent to La Salle homes (815) 220-6931 and abraboy@ shawmedia.com. Follow her on ment plant and see the process and businesses. through which clean drinking Carus, a La Salle-based envi- Twitter @NT_LaSalle.

“While this was a very dangerous operation, being personally present I witnessed the restraint displayed by officers from Peru and all across the La Salle and Bureau County areas. Splitsecond decisions to not force a potentially armed encounter in a retail parking lot and then to terminate both chases and take other avenues to hopefully apprehend proved as excellent options,” Bernabei said. “Numerous police agencies were involved in this incident along with both IVRD-ValCom and Bureau County Emergency Communications Bue-Comm who all handled themselves in an excellent and professional manner.” Bureau Valley Consolidated School District superintendent NEWSTRIBUNE PHOTO/SCOTT ANDERSON Jason Stabler said students were A State Police District 17 deputy searches for money in the median of Internot in session during the search. state 80 near the Plank Road exit in Peru. Police were pursuing a suspect who The Wyanet school dismissed at appeared to have dumped cash from his vehicle at the exit. Peru’s police chief 11 a.m. Wednesday. said all the currency was recovered. Stabler did say there were teachers in the building and auHe is expected to appear in La thorities and staff are taking preand located Willis, taking him into custody,” Peru police said Salle County Circuit Court this cautions to ensure their safety. in a press release Wednesday morning. Bond had not been set as of press time. evening. Brett Herrmann can be reached Bernabei said Willis will likely at (815) 220-6933 or bherrWillis is being held in La Salle County Jail on a count of unlaw- face charges for multiple deliv- mann@shawmedia.com. Follow ful delivery of a controlled sub- eries of heroin plus fleeing and him on Twitter @NT_Herrmann. eluding charges. stance (heroin).

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Habitat for Humanity welcomes volunteers to construction site OTTAWA — Habitat for Humanity of La Salle, Bureau and Putnam Counties put out a call for construction volunteers 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at its construction site, 1206 Catherine St., Ottawa. Habitat will

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BRIEFS Ladd library hosts board game night LADD — Ladd Public Library will host a board game event 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday for ages 12 years and up. Betrayal at House on the hill, Clue, Uno or Yahtzee will be provided, or bring your own game.

Compton announces Halloween events COMPTON — The annual Compton Halloween activities have been planned for Sunday. Registration for the costume contest will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Compton Fire Department Building. Judging begins at 3 p.m. and the participants will parade to Compton Park after judging is completed. The age group categories for the costume contest are children 0-4; 5-8; 9-12;13-adult. Other categories include Family group, Most Halloween, Most Scary, Most Original, and Pet. Pumpkin decorating contest entries may be dropped oﬀ at the park 2-2:30 p.m. Hot dogs and hot chocolate will be served after the parade. Non-perishable food items and monetary donations will be accepted to beneﬁt the N.I.C.E. food pantry which serves the Compton community. The Village of Compton’s Halloween trick-or-treating will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 31.

Park board and friends are planning a new dog park PRINCETON — At the direction of Princeton Park Board, “Princeton Dog Park Friends,” an advisory committee consisting of four local volunteers, are in the process of creating a proposed plan for a new dog park. The group is tasked with recommending a suitable site, creating a dog park design and raising funds. It will be a fenced-in, oﬀ lease park for all dogs and will also have a special area for small dogs. Princeton residents can learn more about the plan at the Princeton Park Board meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at Bureau County Metro Center, 837 Park Ave. West. Find more information on the Princeton Dog Park Friends on Facebook.

CPASA hosts drug take-back event PRINCETON — Community Partners Against Substance Abuse Coalition and the Princeton Police Department will be having National Take Back Day at the Princeton Police Department at 605 Elm Place, 10 a.m.-1 pm. Saturday. This is an opportunity to dispose of used and unused prescription pills and over the counter medication. CPASA and its Law Enforcement partners have collected over 5 tons of prescription and over the counter drugs through participation in National Prescription Drug Take Back days and the use of permanent disposal boxes in Bureau and Putnam Counties since 2010. CPASA also has the ongoing Prescription Drug Disposal Program boxes located at: the following police stations and departments: Putnam County, Granville, Princeton, Bureau County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and Jail, Spring Valley, Ladd, Walnut, Marshall County, Henry and Toluca. Learn more at CPASA’s website at www.cpasa.org.

BV records available MANLIUS — Cumulative records now in storage for the class of 2015 will be destroyed December 30. During the 30-day period beginning Nov. 1, parents, guardians or students aﬀected by this notice may pick up their records. To arrange a convenient time to get the records, call (815) 445-4004.

Mendota strike drags on No grade school classes this week By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

MENDOTA — The strike continues in Mendota. Classes are canceled again today and Friday for about 1,100 Mendota preschool through eighth-grade students after a 10hour negotiation session did not result in a contract agreement or an end to a teachers’ strike that began Oct. 16. Mendota teachers’ union and the Mendota grade school board members quietly walked in to a 4 p.m. session at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mendota. They went to separate rooms and every couple hours had a federal mediator present their proposals. Both sides issued discouraging remarks early this morning, and both said they’re not agreeing on the salary schedule — a chart for salary increases based on years of tenure as well as training, degrees and continuing education. “We see no path to settlement if the board continues to make erratic and regressive moves,” a Mendota Education Association press release stated today. School board president Sean Pappas said in a prepared statement this morning: “The board shares in the community’s frustration; we can’t determine a resolution that will be acceptable to the union, while maintaining ﬁscal responsibility for the district and the taxpayers. With the combination of inadequate state funding for public education, uncertainties in the future of our local economy, and an anticipated district deﬁcit, it is essential to the future of our district that we maintain a positive fund balance.” A meeting is possible Friday.

State representative supports teachers in strike Compiled by Ali Braboy NEWSTRIBUNE REPORTER

MENDOTA — State Rep. Lance Yednock supports Mendota teachers — he even stopped by the picket line Monday to show his support. Like everyone else, teachers deserve to be treated fairly, said Yednock (D-Ottawa), and mentioned educating children is a diﬃcult job. “I stand with their eﬀorts,” said Yednock, who’s a member of Operating Engineers Local 150. State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) didn’t return a call before press time. Around Mendota, signs supporting teachers pop up here and there on lawns, and this week, cars with “We support Mendota teachers” could be seen even in La Salle. • But not everyone supports

the Board by offering a proposal that costs $78,129 less than the board’s offer and they rejected it,” a statement this morning read. Here’s the teachers’ version of what happened: At 6:20 p.m. the BOE offer read “...the Board could agree to reasonable salary schedules with TRS that would result in the following total payrolls”: Ç 2019-20: $4,115,243 Ç 2020-21: $4,323,874 Ç 2021-22: $4,521,035 TOTAL: $12,960,152 The association worked for approximately three hours to craft a counter proposal with the following calculations for salary and TRS as the board demanded. Ç 2019-20: $4,129,551 Ç 2020-21: $4,224,541 Ç 2021-22: $4,527,931 HERE’S THE TEACHERS’ VERSION TOTAL: $12,887,023 OF WHAT HAPPENED: “An hour and a half later, the The MEA this morning said it made concessions, only to have board REJECTED our offer,” the their proposal rejected by the MEA said. board. The MEA stated: “No settlement was reached tonight and HERE’S THE SCHOOL BOARD’S VERthe MEA remains on strike. It SION OF WHAT HAPPENED: “The board offered a total salis frustrating that the strike continues despite the fact that the ary figure for each of three years Association met the demands of to the union, requesting input on

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at Illinois Valley Community Hospital, but IVCH utilizes the hometown Peru Volunteer Ambulance Service for transfers more often than it does Oglesby. “We really try to educate people around town to request us,” said Oglesby ambulance director Cathie Edens. “We have to outsource. We go to other hospitals and ask for transfers.” Oglesby does have an agreement with IVCH for two long distance transfers per week to places like Peoria or Chicago. IVCH also will call services like La Salle Fire and 10/33 Ambulance from Spring Valley if needed or requested by the patient. “Some patients like to have their home ambulance to transfer them to another facility or home. If the patient does not have a preference, then the nurse has options,” said Sarah Stuepfert, EMS/emergency preparedness coordinator at IVCH. But in an emergency situation, preference is less of a concern and Peru’s ambulance service is No. 1 on the call sheet. “They are worried about the patient’s care. Not who takes them,” Edens said. CONCERN FROM ST. PAUL? While Mendota Fire Department may not be able to handle all of the transfer requests, OSF St. Paul has procedures to address any patient transfer issues. “OSF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center has put measures in place to ensure the safest possible care for our patients. Each day OSF Lifeline Ambulance stations a critical care ambulance in our region and every other day, including weekends, it is located at OSF Saint Paul,” OSF HealthCare said via media relations coordinator Mike Robinson. “When patient transport needs are time-critical OSF Saint Paul utilizes transfer services from surrounding communities such as Ottawa, Oglesby, Peru, and Spring Valley.” The hospital also noted the OSF LifeFlight helicopter is stationed in Peru and can transfer patients quickly to places like Peoria or Rockford if weather conditions are adequate. TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS Because Mendota has a population of more than 5,000 people, both of the two required people on the ambulance have to be certiﬁed — per Illinois statute — as an EMT or paramedic. For smaller towns, a non-certiﬁed person would be able to

portions of the teachers’ contract requests. Resident Tom Roff, who lives outside of Mendota city limits, said he wants to make sure that the media is interviewing both sides of the strike debate, because he thinks the union is spreading misinformation. He mentioned the union is complaining that board members won’t meet with them. But Roff said the school board members have full-time jobs (many outside Mendota, he said) they can’t miss because they have lives they need to fund as well. He said the union will delete posts or ban people it doesn’t agree with on its Facebook page, and the union after making inaccurate accusations will delete posts. Roff said he doesn’t agree with the union’s tactics, such as telling community members that children would receive pump-

how it might be best allocated to honor what matters most to the teachers. The board advised the union that with the current teaching staff moved forward each year, the salary figure, inclusive of base pay, step/lane incremental raises, and district-paid TRS (Teachers Retirement System) totals should not exceed”: Ç$4,115,243 in 2019-20 Ç $4,323,874 in 2020-21 or $4,135,264 when adjusted for anticipated retirees* Ç $4,521,035 in 2021-22 or $4,362,393 when adjusted for anticipated retirees* *The union and the board agreed to adjust the retirees’ positions on the salary scale, anticipating retirees at the completion of this school year. Additionally, the district provides medical insurance benefits in excess of $1 million annually. The two open certified teaching positions in the district, which will generate even greater salary expenses, are not included in the figures above. At this time, the union’s salary request is $322,292 higher than the board’s offer. The board’s offer equates to a raise for our teaching

drive an ambulance if needed. But the certification requirements also put constraints on the department because they cost both money and time for any prospective candidates. However, many local departments have reimbursement programs available upon completion of training. There are also different types of patient transfers, some of which require personnel with more training. Basic life support consists of non-evasive lifesaving procedures such as CPR and bleeding control while Advanced Life Support may require placement of advanced airway adjuncts, intravenous infusions and manual defibrillation. Peru Volunteer Ambulance Services director Brent Hanson said there are different tiers to critical care transportation and some require a nurse. A hospital may determine who takes a patient depending on what ambulance service has the appropriate staff available for the patient’s needs. ANYONE ELSE WITH ISSUES? Hanson said Peru usually doesn’t have to turn down transfer calls unless all their ambulances are tied up elsewhere. He said the service could see anywhere from 20 to 100 transfer requests a month, and they are a big revenue generator for the volunteer service. “We are not tax based. We are a private service that contracts with the city,” Hanson said. “What we bill is how we make money.” Ottawa fire chief Andrew Borkowski said he is waiting for three trainees to finish their certifications because they have had to turn down some patient transfers from OSF St. Elizabeth in recent months. “I am anxiously waiting to get them back and get my staffing back up,” he said. “The numbers for our transfers have been down for a few months also due to staffing.” That’s also been the case in Princeton, where Princeton Fire and EMS has had to turn down calls at Perry Memorial Hospital due to being short staffed, said Lt. Scott Etheridge, adding the department can’t leave the city without adequate ambulance services to transfer patients in non-emergency situations. “Our first priority is emergency calls in town,” he said. 10/33 Ambulance in Spring Valley did not return phone calls by press time. Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 220-6933 or bherrmann@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_Herrmann.

kins for attending the community rally on Sunday: He doesn’t agree with the union using children as pawns in this situation. • Mendota grade school board president Sean Pappas had this response Wednesday afternoon after seeing the Mendota Elementary Association teachers’ unfair labor practices ﬁling regarding a statement attributed to a member of the administration and an accusation of “regressive” bargaining: “The school district received the allegations of violations today. The School Board’s attorney is reviewing and will provide a position statement to the Labor Relations Board in a timely manner. Right now, our primary focus remains resolution,” Ali Braboy can be reached at (815) 220-6931 or abraboy@ shawmedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @NT_LaSalle.

staﬀ each year of 6.79% in 201920; 5.07% in 2020-21; 5.10% in 2021-22. The average three-year raise presented to our teachers in this contract was $18,473. MORNING REMARK BOARD: “The board of education does appreciate our teachers, and the important role they play in the lives of our students, which is why so much consideration, and so many resources have been allocated to this proposal.” UNION: “An agreement was reached between Association team representatives and board president Sean Pappas in a sidebar meeting on Oct. 1 as witnessed by the federal mediator. In that meeting, all parties agreed that when costing proposals, all retirees’ salary costs would be calculated at $36,720 because they are leaving the district during the life of this contract. Pappas and the board have reneged and are using falsely inﬂated retiree costs in order to hide money. The result is that this strike drags on. We are deeply grateful for the support we have received and remain committed to working towards a settlement.”

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Spiritual examples, public art Apparently, there are 150 public statues in New York City, and none of them are of women. So Chirlane McCray, the wife of New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, ran an online poll for nominations for women who should be honored Kathryn Jean throughout Lopez the city. Some NEWSPAPER 300 women ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION were proposed, but the Italian missionary Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, who is buried in a shrine up by the George Washington Bridge, came in first with 219, with Jane Jacobs coming in second far behind with 93. So, you build a Cabrini statue, right? Of course not. That would have been too easy. She’s the patron saint of immigrants, after all, just about the hottest topic there is right now. She was a woman who led boldly with courage to care for struggling people. It would seem to be a no-brainer. But the rest of the story is like so much news today, that is, better than fiction. So, Cabrini did not make the list. And rather than a mere missed opportunity that gets lost in the headlines, this foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who died in 1917, has been possibly the biggest little political controversy of the month in the state of New York lately. That Cabrini is beloved to Italian Americans certainly gave this all a little added attention for Columbus Day. And the controversy may have reached some kind of breaking point when the Bronx-born actor Chazz Palminteri, called into a weekly public radio feature with DeBlasio to call him out for not getting behind a Cabrini statue. “Here’s a woman who started 67 charities, Mr. Mayor. Sixty-seven! Here’s a woman who’s ... done so much for New York and the world,” Palminteri said. The need for us to pay attention to this woman cannot be underestimated. And not with tabloid headlines. Consider this, from one of her many letters: “I know that this is a time of much anxiety. But, away with anxiety; take courage! Place your trust in God and His Holy Mother. ... Prayer is that powerful weapon that must defend and help you, not only now, but throughout your lives. Pray for yourselves, for the persons entrusted to your care, for those dear to you, for society, for the Church. Make prayer a habit, because if you succeed in experiencing the sweetness found in this intimate conversation of the soul with God, there will never be hours of discouragement and despair, nor will clouds long disturb the calm horizon of our souls.” Whatever your religious beliefs, it doesn’t take much looking around to see that we live in anxious times. The need for peace is great, and yet it seems unattainable to many.

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UFOs: Unidentified fridge objects — for sure “What is this?” I was looking for some celery in the vegetable drawer. What I found looked like a dead green octopus. There were other things in there that used to be vegetables, but were now composting at an alarmJim Mullen ing rate. Is cauliflower NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE better-tasting ASSOCIATION when it’s brown? Are carrots supposed to be as soft to the touch as raw hot dogs? And how can you tell if broccoli has gone bad? It seems to taste the same. Why am I throwing away more veggies than I eat? Because I treat every shopping trip as a chance to stock up. If one can of peas is good, why not buy two? If one head of lettuce is good, two must be better. I keep thinking that by stocking up, I won’t have to go to the grocery store as often, so I’ll be saving time and money. The fact that I often end up throwing out

the second head of lettuce, now a Broadway musical, hoping wilted, or that the extra cucum- to get their one big chance to bers will turn into a soggy mess show what they can do. Many are months or in the bag I so even years past carefully placed them in, never Why am I throwing their “best used by” date, and factors into the away more veggies yet they look equation. and smell exIn my head, than I eat? Because I actly the same having a lot as the day they of greens and treat every shopping were opened. vegetables in only food my grocery trip as a chance to Ifscience could cart means I’m extend the eating healthy. stock up. shelf life of our But the reality bodies the way is that I look it can for salad dressing. We’d at them in the fridge, then shut all live to be 300. the door and dig around in the In her book about processed freezer for some hamburger patfood, “Pandora’s Lunchbox,” ties or pizza. As you may have journalist Melanie Warner tells already guessed, buying vegea story about leaving things in tables and then throwing them her refrigerator long after their out doesn’t improve my health. shelf lives to see what would I also used to buy a lot of eventually happen to them. different salad dressings that Do they rot? Would they rot I would use once, put in the after a few weeks? Months? If refrigerator door shelves, and not, why not? While Warner forget about. Sesame Ginger, Raspberry Vinaigrette, Sriracha was traveling, her mother, unRanch, Mesquite Chia Turmeric aware of the experiment in the fridge, stayed in her apartment Balsamic Something-or-Other. for a few days and ate a nineFood buzzwords in a bottle. month-old container of guacaYet the one I end up using mole. On her return, Warner over and over again was plain wondered how her mom could old Thousand Island. The othhave choked down something ers wait like understudies in

so awful, and why she wasn’t in a hospital recovering from a giant case of food poisoning. Hadn’t she noticed anything off? It was “a little spicy,” her mom admitted. It seemed to have no effect on her health at all. Haven’t we all done that? Eaten a big hunk of cheese, and then noticed there was mold on the bottom? Spread some jam on toast, eaten it and then, while putting the lid on the jar, spotted some blue-green fur on the lip of the glass? Or spotted mold on the loaf of bread after you’ve eaten a sandwich? How many times have you been making a recipe that calls for sour cream, knowing full well that you have a container of it in the fridge, only to find that it’s now penicillin? Realizing I’ve been throwing away money on fresh food, I’ve started to buy more frozen produce. Now I put bags of frozen blueberries and pre-cut and sliced vegetables in my cart. I still buy two bags of each: not to save time and money, but to hide the frozen hamburgers and pizza at the bottom of the freezer from myself.

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WASHINGTON — “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” Sir Walter Scott wrote in his epic poem “Marmion.” This legendary admonition applies to the sticky troubles President Trump has gotten himself into as Donald a result of Lambro his revised NEWSPAPER retelling of ENTERPRISE the disturbing ASSOCIATION conversation he had with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the U.S. intelligence whistleblower’s report, Trump asked Zelensky to do him “a favor” by digging up political dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden to use in the 2020 presidential election, if Biden is his opponent. Trump flatly denied that he ever suggested that. In remarks to reporters on

Oct. 2, Trump said, “Well, the whistleblower was very inaccurate. The whistleblower started this whole thing by writing a report on the conversation I had with the president of Ukraine. And the conversation was perfect; it couldn’t have been nicer.” Then, a week later on Oct. 9, Trump tweeted this: “The Whistleblower’s facts have been so incorrect about my ‘no pressure’ conversation with the Ukrainian President.” Well, not exactly. Here’s what The Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” Glenn Kessler found out: “Despite Trump’s repeated claim that the whistleblower was ‘very inaccurate’ or ‘so incorrect,’ many of the details of the whistleblower complaint have already been confirmed by additional information, documents and reporting.” “In his July 25 phone call to Zelensky, Trump asked the Ukrainian president to ‘initiate or continue an investigation’ into Joe Biden,” Kessler confirmed this week. Furthermore, he writes, “The rough transcript released by the White House shows Trump

telling Zelensky: ‘There’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son, that Biden stopped the prosecution, and a lot of people want to find out about that, so whatever you can do with the attorney general (William P. Barr)und bragging that he stopped the prosecution so if you can look into it. ... It sounds horrible to me.’” Kessler notes that the ellipsis in the above “appears in the White House document, suggesting something may have been removed before release.” “As we have documented, Trump’s claim that Biden stopped the prosecution of his son Hunter is false,” he adds. What’s not gotten much attention is the White House’s efforts “to restrict access to records related to the call,” Kessler adds. “The whistleblower said that ‘the transcript was loaded into a separate electronic system that is otherwise used to store and handle classified information of an especially sensitive nature,’” Kessler reports. Notably, the White House “has confirmed this is true,” the whistleblower wrote, adding it “underscored to me that White House officials understood the

gravity of what had transpired in the call.” Meantime, CNN has reported that “at least one National Security Council official alerted the White House’s national security lawyers about the concerns,” according to the whistleblower’s account. This resulted in the White House’s national security lawyers ordering the transcript be moved “to prevent more people from seeing it.” At the same time, he cautions that the “rough transcript released by the White House has a warning note that it is not verbatim.” There are a number of ellipses in the document. The case against the president, as Kessler has detailed in his fact-checking column, is that he has used “the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign power in the 2020 U.S. election.” With the exception of “some minor details, virtually all of the specific points of the complaint have held up and been confirmed,” he writes. “Trump has no basis to claim the whistleblower complaint is ‘very inaccurate,’ he says.

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Luke Bogatitus, 13, of Spring Valley cuts small pieces of wood to build a model home — one of his art projects at Imagine U Studios in Spring Valley. Building and designing are some activities Bogatitus plans on pursuing in an architecture career, but a juvenile arthritis diagnosis limited his ability to create art in past years. Bogatitus has worked through the diagnosis and was recently honored with the Face of Arthritis Award by the Arthritis Foundation at a gala in Chicago.

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When it first started happening, doctors thought it was just a symptom of the flu virus going around. Luke Bogatitus was showing signs of arthritis, but that wasn’t entirely uncommon for the flu season in 2016. “It was like a week before Christmas I got sick, and it kept happening,” Bogatitus said. The now 13-year-old Spring Valley resident couldn’t shake the symptoms. In fact, they got worse — amplified to the point where he struggled to get out of bed in the morning. “He would wake up some days and literally could not walk,” said his mother, Trisha Harrison. Doctors thought he may have had a fracture in his left foot. They put a boot on it, but the next morning it was his right foot that was hurting. After bouncing around to different doctors, Luke’s parents took him to a hospital in Minnesota. “That’s when they diagnosed me,” he said. It was juvenile idiopathic arthritis, which affects nearly 300,000 children in the United States, according to the Arthritis

Foundation. There is no direct known cause of the affliction. Bogatitus’s type included polyarthritis and enthesitis, meaning it affects multiple places on his body including his hands, wrists, ankles, feet, knees and neck. And it started to affect the things he loved to do, such as playing sports, or — one of his favorite things — creating art. “When my fingers began to swell up I couldn’t really paint,” Bogatitus said. Luke’s been into building and painting from an early age. He first enrolled at the Imagine U Studio in Spring Valley about seven years ago where he was given free reign to create projects such as picturesque landscapes or models of different buildings. The building aspect is a driving force behind his future career goals. “I want to own my own architecture business when I’m older,” he said. So, the process of getting his medical issue diagnosed and then treated was tedious. Harrison said Luke was going back to the hospital in Minnesota every three months initially as they worked to find the proper treatment. “It was kind of a struggle to find the right medication,”

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Harrison said. “He had to give himself shots.” And the side affects were often unpleasant. Things like heartburn, nausea, headaches and an allergic reaction hindered the process until finally they were able to find a medication that stopped flare ups and didn’t have any adverse side affects. After about three years of working through his diagnosis, Bogatitus recently received some positive news on his condition. “They finally labeled him as inactive,” Harrison said. But Bogatitus has been very active in looking to help spread awareness about juvenile arthritis. He said an interview at the hospital with someone from the Arthritis Foundation lead to some more good news. “A few months ago we got an email for this award,” Harrison said.

Here are some of Luke Bogatitus’s paintings that he created at Imagine U Studio in Spring Valley. Bogatitus was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis about three years ago, which at first made it difficult for him to work on art projects. But after working through different medications and treatments, Bogatitus’s condition in now labeled inactive. Surprise, Bogatitus was named a Face of Arthritis Award winner by the Arthritis Foundation in early October at the 2019 Freedom of Movement Gala in Chicago. He donned a tuxedo for the ceremony and helped raise funding for the Arthritis Foundation with the goal of helping more kids like him get

treatment when they are hit with the diagnosis. He collected around $2,500 for the foundation, but the fundraising is still going on. Brett Herrmann can be reached at (815) 220-6933 or bherrmann@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @NT_Herrmann.

Nose breathing has more benefits than breathing through your mouth Dear Doctor: I prefer to breathe through my mouth at all times. This is due to fairly constant nasal congestion. Am I getting the same amount of oxygen as breathing through my nose? Dear Reader: The answer is actually a bit more complex than a simple yes or no. Yes, the same amount of oxygen reaches your lungs whether you’re breathing in through your nose or your mouth. But something different happens to that oxygen when you breathe in through your nose, which doesn’t happen when you breathe through your mouth. Breathing through the nose warms, filters and humidifies the air. Each of these is important to the health of the delicate tissues of the nose, lower airways and lungs. Nose breathing has another beneficial effect on oxygen once it reaches the lungs, which doesn’t happen with mouth

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breathing. This is due to nitric oxide, a colorless and odorless gas. It’s produced throughout the body, including by the paranasal sinuses, which are the group of air-filled spaces in the forehead and around the nasal cavity. When you breathe

through your nose, the nitric oxide in the paranasal sinuses follows the inhalation through the airways, down into the lungs and into the millions of microscopic sacs, known as alveoli, that supply the blood with oxygen. Research has shown that nitric oxide plays an important role in increasing blood oxygen and improving oxygen absorption by the lungs. Nitric oxide is also a vasodilator, which means that it increases blood flow and lowers blood pressure. When you breathe through your mouth, the oxygen contained within that inhalation reaches the lungs. However, it gets there without the added health benefits of nitric oxide. It also gets there without the warming, added humidity or filtration provided by the nose. These all occur because a thin layer of moist tissue, known as the mucous membrane, lines the nose. The sticky surface of

that membrane — the mucus — is quite efficient at capturing airborne particles and preventing them from getting into the lungs. The mucous membrane also contains specialized immune cells and enzymes to neutralize potential pathogens. And it’s lined with tiny hairlike structures, called cilia. These cilia constantly wave and beat and move mucus, along with debris trapped within it, away from the lungs and down into the throat for removal. We think it’s important for you to learn the reason for your ongoing nasal congestion. It may be due to allergies or infection; it could be a structural problem, like a deviated septum; or it could arise from a blockage, as from polyps. The good news is that allergies respond well to medication, and anatomical blockages can be surgically corrected. Something as simple as those nasal strips, which help

keep the nasal canal open, can bring relief. We think it would be wise for you to see your family’s health care provider to learn and address the underlying cause for your ongoing nasal congestion. Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health. Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

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All blood types needed at drives All blood types are needed at American Red Cross blood drives. The Red Cross said as flu activity picks up, more blood and platelets will be needed. The flu shot doesn’t affect blood donation eligibility. Upcoming blood donation opportunities include: Nov. 7: 11:30 a.m.5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Princeton Nov. 18: 1-6 p.m., Ohio High School and 1- 6 p.m., Walnut Community Building Nov. 19: 11:30 a.m.5:30 p.m., St Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley.

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Hall High School Medical Health Careers Club will sponsor a blood drive 11:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in the Hall white gym. To make an appointment, the contact at Hall is Jillian Vasquez, or visit www.redcrossblood.org. Participants should bring a photo ID, blood donor card or two other forms of identiﬁcation to the appointment. They can streamline their blood donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/ RapidPass to complete a pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of the appointment. Bettyann Harrison is the Medical Health Careers Club sponsor.

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CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says more than 6,000 pounds of frozen sausage patties manufactured in Tennessee have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella. A Food Safety and Inspection Service statement says products were made by George’s Prepared Food in Caryville. News outlets report they were sold under the “Great Value” brand name and shipped nationwide.

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Parent wants kids to read, not watch TV Dear Harriette: I know that reading is important for building the mind. I have always been a reader, and I want my children to enjoy reading as well. The problem is SENSE & that my SENSITIVITY husband loves to Harriette Cole watch TV, and UNIVERSAL we live UCLICK in a culture where binge-watching stupid programs is the norm. How can I train my children to love reading and not to become entranced by the TV? — Time To Read Dear Time To Read: You may not be able to get your husband to become a reader, but you can limit screen time for your children and establish speciﬁc reading hours where you read together. If you start this practice early enough, you can help your children establish a rhythm that includes reading. Children tend to emulate what their parents do, so set a good example. Do know that limiting television is not nearly enough. Young people are more engaged with their smartphones and other devices than television these days. Dear Harriette: My son wants to be a rapper. He has been making music and posting it on SoundCloud for a year now. He has performed at his school and a couple of other places. I am happy that he is exploring his creativity, but I do not want him to drop out of school to do this. He is a good student, in the 11th grade. I don’t want to come oﬀ as the overbearing parent, but I want him to go to college and get skills that will help him later in life. My son is talking about trying to go professional as soon as he graduates from high school. One parent suggested to me that I let him take a gap year to explore his options. He said I should give him the compromise to apply to schools and then ask for a gap year to be able to attend. What do you think about that? — Rap Gap Year Dear Rap Gap Year: I like the compromise you put forth — apply to college for the areas of interest he has, then request a deferment for one year. This lets him know that he has a concrete responsibility in 12 months and may motivate him to make the most of every day leading up to that. During the gap year, encourage him to be productive and creative as he pursues his dream. You can send questions to askharriette@harriettecole.com or c/o Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

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Region A Special Olympics Illinois Thurs, Nov 7 Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Club LaSalle

5:30 pm Doors Open & Silent Auction begins 6:30 pm Buffet Dinner & Athlete Speakers

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Friday Night Drive wins international honor In its first year of existence, Friday Night Drive has been honored in an international contest that recognizes the best digital media websites. Friday Night Drive won Editor and Publisher’s Best Sports Website with under 1 million unique monthly visitors in its 24th annual EPPY Awards. Winners needed to receive a score in the top one-third of the average score across all categories within their division. Friday Night Drive launched in June with the goal of producing in-depth quality high school football coverage for Illinois high school football fans of the more than 100 schools Shaw Media Illinois covers. It’s our goal every day, with our award-winning writers and editors, to give our subscribers high quality coverage of the teams, players and issues they care about in high school football. “We want to thank the judges and Editor and Publisher for recognizing the effort of our staff at Friday Night Drive to bring together one great site for all of our high school football readers,” Friday Night Drive editor-in-chief John Sahly said. “Our success begins with our incredible team of editors and reporters, and we can’t thank our readers enough for the positive feedback this season. A special thanks also to the athletes, coaches and athletic directors who have been so welcoming and embracing of what we do at Friday Night Drive.”

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Thursday, October 24, 2019

IN BRIEF

Classifieds |

AREA ROUNDUP

IVCC women fall in Region IV opener

Source: Phillies hiring Joe Girardi as manager PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Philadelphia Phillies are hiring former Yankees manager Joe Girardi to replace Gabe Kapler. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team has not announced the decision. Kapler was fired after an injury-depleted team went 81-81 despite significant offseason additions highlighted by Bryce Harper’s arrival. He was 161163 in his two seasons. The Phillies also interviewed Dusty Baker and Buck Showalter. Girardi was one of the most prominent candidates to fill vacant managerial spots across baseball. He led New York to its 27th World Series title, beating the Phillies in six games in 2009. He replaced Joe Torre after the 2007 season. He also managed the Marlins one season and was NL Manager of the Year after going 78-84 in 2006. His record with the Yankees was 910-710, the sixth most wins in team history.

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La Salle-Peru graduate and IVCC sophomore Mikayla Ferguson (No. 10) boots the ball on a corner kick Wednesday during the Eagles’ 2-1 loss to Joliet in a Region IV Tournament game at the La Salle-Peru Sports Complex in La Salle.

Putnam County, Earlville volleyball teams pick up conference victories BY NEWSTRIBUNE STAFF

On a historic day for the IVCC women’s soccer team, the Eagles came up just short. Playing a home Region IV Tournament game for the first time, IVCC suffered a season-ending 2-1 loss to Joliet. La Salle-Peru graduate Mya Hewitt scored the Eagles’ lone goal that gave IVCC a 1-0 lead at

DePue. Caitlyn Cioni put down four GIRLS VOLLEYBALL kills and had four digs for PC (9-18-3, 4-4 TCC), while Morgan Putnam County def. DePue Hundley contributed 11 assists, nine points, two aces and a pair 25-13, 25-18 Kennedi Bazydlo and Gabbie of kills. Smith served three aces each Earlville def. Hiawatha Wednesday to help the Lady Panthers to a victory in a Tri- 25-7, 25-9 County Conference match in Alexis Olson served for nine halftime.

points and three aces to go along with eight digs Wednesday to lead the Lady Red Raiders to a Little Ten Conference victory in Earlville. Brynn Guelde had nine points and four aces, Jadyn Pickert and Kylie Koontz put down five kills each and Bella Valdez added nine assists for Earlville, which evened its record at 14-14.

PREP FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: HALL AT KEWANEE

Devils, Boilermakers treating Week 9 as playoff week By Kevin Chlum

NEWSTRIBUNE SPORTS EDITOR

SHAW MEDIA PHOTO/JEN HEREDIA

Hall senior Marshall Walk (No. 25) looks for room to run during the Red Devils’ 33-32 victory over Fulton last week. Walk and the Red Devils (6-2) finish the regular season Saturday at Kewanee (5-3).

Ideally for Hall football coach Randy Tieman, his Red Devils would be playing Kewanee on Friday. Instead, in a Three Rivers Conference effort to help relieve the shortage of officials by playing some games on Saturdays, the Red Devils and Boilermakers will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday in Kewanee. “I always like that (playoff pairings) day to watch what’s going on,” Tieman said. “But it is what it is. We’ll play, get home late afternoon and get ready for the pairings.” While it’s not his preference, Tieman is using the regular season finale to get his team into playoff mode. “We’re treating this as a playoff week,” Tieman said. “We’re practicing the same as we would during a playoff week. We had an offensive day Monday instead of a walkthrough day. Tuesday was a defensive day. We’ll go through the week like that and see how it works out.” First-year Kewanee coach Brad Swanson, whose Boilermakers (5-3, 4-1 TRC Mississippi Division) are playoff eligible after going 2-7 last year, also is using the game as playoff preparation.

Hall (6-2, 4-1) at Kewanee (5-3, 4-2)

Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday Radio: WAJK-FM 99.3 Twitter: @tommyrosemedia Last week’s results: Hall 33, Fulton 32; Kewanee 22, Sherrard 14 Hall players to watch: RB Marshall Walk (815 yards, 7 TDs this season); RB/LB Cole Wozniak (644 yards, 7 TDs this season) Kewanee players to watch: QB Will Bruno (2 passing TDs last week), WR/CB Kavon Russell

“It’ll be a playoff atmosphere,” Swanson said. “We’ll get up Saturday morning and treat it like a playoff game. “It really is a playoff game because there’s a lot of weight on how things will fall Saturday night. I haven’t looked too far ahead on a lot of that stuff because we’re concentrating on Hall, but it is a big game as far as playoffs go.” For the Red Devils (6-2, 4-1 TRC Mississippi), a win Saturday could mean a firstround home game. “We’ve been talking to the kids the past few weeks about getting to five (to become playoff eligible) then getting to six (to guarantee a spot) and if you get to seven you possibly get a home

game,” Tieman said. “That’s the motivation for this week is to try to get back home and play the first round here (at Nesti Stadium in Spring Valley).” STACKING THE BOX While Kewanee typically runs a 4-3 defense, Tieman anticipates seeing a six-man front as opponents have been bringing more defenders closer to the line in hopes of slowing down Hall’s potent rushing attack. The Red Devils are averaging 287.9 rushing yards per game, including 375 per game the last two weeks after being held to 3 rushing yards against Princeton in Week 6. Marshall Walk leads the Hall ground game with 815 yards and seven touchdowns, while Cole Wozniak has racked up 644 yards and seven scores and Austin Heinecke has contributed 527 yards and five TDs. “We have to do what we do and be able to get on to their linebackers and move the ball,” Tieman said. “Everybody is stacking the box on us. Everybody has to do their assignment, make the right calls at the line of scrimmage and take it 3 or 4 yards at a time. As long as we do that, we should be able to move the ball.” Swanson said the See GOW Page B3

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Scoreboard IVCC at Parkland Tournament, 2 p.m./6 p.m.

6 p.m. DePue at Midland, 6 p.m. Fieldcrest at McLean County/ HOIC Tournament, TBD Henry at Peoria Christian, 6 p.m.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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Blackhawks games can be heard on WGM-AM 720, Bears games can be heard on WBBM-AM 780 and Bulls games can be heard on WMVP-AM 1000.

AREA EVENTS

La Salle-Peru at Kaneland, 6 p.m.

TODAY

St. Bede at Hall, 6 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS La Salle-Peru at IHSA Class 1A state tournament

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Class 1A Peoria Christian Sectional Championship: Earlville vs. Quincy Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY BOYS SOCCER

Kings 6 p.m. NBCSC

Raptors 7 p.m. NBCSC

IVCC at Moraine Valley, 6 p.m.

Putnam County at Woodland, 6:30 p.m. Mendota at Oregon, 6 p.m. Bureau Valley at Kewanee,

SATURDAY CO-ED CROSS COUNTRY La Salle-Peru at Class 2A La Salle-Peru Regional, 9 a.m. St. Bede, Hall, Putnam County, Mendota, Princeton, Amboy-LaMoille, Henry-Midland, Earlville at Class 1A Seneca Regional, 10 a.m. Bureau Valley at Class 1A Rock Falls Regional, 10 a.m.

FOOTBALL

Fieldcrest at Class 1A Olympia Regional, 10 a.m.

La Salle-Peru at Kaneland, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL Hall at Kewanee, 1 p.m.

Rockridge at St. Bede, 7 p.m.

Bunker Hill at Lowpoint-Washburn/Henry, 1 p.m.

Oregon at Mendota, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS

Princeton at Erie-Prophetstown, 7 p.m. Riverdale at Bureau Valley, 7 p.m. Amboy-LaMoille at Ashton-Franklin Center, 7 p.m. Fieldcrest at El Paso-Gridley, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS La Salle-Peru at IHSA Class 1A state tournament

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Earlville at Putnam County, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

La Salle-Peru at IHSA Class 1A state tournament

GIRLS SWIMMING La Salle-Peru co-op at Metea Valley’s Mustang Invitational, 10 a.m.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fieldcrest at McLean County/ HOIC, TBD Earlville at Stillman Valley Tournament, 8 a.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL IVCC at Parkland Tournament, 9 a.m./1 p.m.

FOOTBALL NFL

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AFC East New England Buffalo N.Y. Jets Miami

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Cleveland at New England, 3:25 p.m. Green Bay at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m. Open: Dallas, Baltimore Monday’s Games Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

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Thursday, Oct. 31 San Francisco at Arizona, 7:20 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 Houston vs Jacksonville at London, UK, 8:30 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, Noon Washington at Buffalo, Noon

Sunday’s Games Arizona at New Orleans, Noon Tampa Bay at Tennessee, Noon N.Y. Giants at Detroit, Noon Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams at London, UK, Noon

Tennessee at Carolina, Noon Minnesota at Kansas City, Noon Chicago at Philadelphia, Noon Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, Noon

Denver at Indianapolis, Noon

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Buffalo, Noon

Detroit at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, Noon

Green Bay at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Atlanta, Noon L.A. Chargers at Chicago, Noon Carolina at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 3:25 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 3:25 p.m. New England at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m. Open: L.A. Rams, New Orleans, Atlanta, Cincinnati

WORLD SERIES GAME 2: NATIONALS 12, ASTROS 3

Strasburg stars as Washington takes 2-0 series lead By Kristie Rieken AP SPORTS WRITER

HOUSTON — Stephen Strasburg’s time had come. Famously held out of the postseason seven years ago, Strasburg delivered on the biggest stage of all Wednesday night. The right-hander outpitched fellow ace Justin Verlander, overcoming a shaky start to help the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 12-3 for a commanding 2-0 lead in the World Series. Strasburg went six innings to earn the win — and a group hug in the dugout when he was done on the mound. “They keep squeezing me a little harder every time,” he said. “That’s OK.” Kurt Suzuki hit a tiebreaking homer in what became a messy six-run seventh, and the Nationals headed back home needing two wins in three potential games in Washington to claim their first championship. Adam Eaton paraded around the bases pointing to the Houston crowd after a late home run as the Nationals won their eighth in a row. They’ve won 18 of 20 overall dating back to the regular season, with the last two over AL Cy Young Award favorites Gerrit Cole and Verlander. Game 3 is Friday night when Aníbal Sánchez opposes Houston’s Zack Greinke in the first World Series game in the nation’s capital since 1933. “Probably going to be a little frigid, might be a little cold, so bring your jackets and your beanies,” said slugger Anthony Rendon, who hit a two-run double in the first inning. The 31-year-old Strasburg had waited years for this chance. Back in 2012, he was about two years removed from Tommy John surgery when Nationals brass decided protecting his elbow was more important than pitching him in the playoffs, so he was shut down late in a season full of promise. Making his Series debut, Strasburg allowed a two-run homer to Alex Bregman in the first before throwing five shutout innings to improve to 4-0 this postseason. He allowed seven hits and struck out seven. Nationals manager Dave

AP PHOTO/MATT SLOCUM

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg reacts after making an out in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the Houston Astros on Wednesday in Houston. Martinez was asked what’s made Strasburg so good this October. “One, he has the confidence to do it and two, he’s become a premier pitcher, a big-game pitcher,” Martinez said. “He doesn’t get rattled.” Verlander, so good in the regular season, fell to 0-5 in six World Series starts. He gave up seven hits and four runs, and was lifted after walking a batter following Suzuki’s home run. Verlander led the majors with 21 wins this season and struck out a career-high 300 to reach 3,000 in his career. He has a World Series ring, MVP and Cy Young Award trophies, and three no-hitters to his name. He fanned six to become the career leader in postseason

strikeouts with 202 — another impressive statistic on a stellar resume that’s still missing that elusive World Series win. “Obviously it’s magnified in the World Series when you’re not clicking on all cylinders,” Verlander said. Their wins against Houston’s best pitchers turned the underdog Nationals into heavy favorites to take the title. Only three of the previous 25 teams to lose the first two games at home under the 2-3-2 format have come back to win the Series. No one has done it since the 1996 New York Yankees. “I wish I was a betting man, but I’m not,” Martinez said. “I don’t really believe in that stuff. ... We’re here because the boys

never gave up.” Long after most players had left the field and only a handful of Nationals were left, a small but boisterous crowd of Washington fans assembled behind their dugout. The red-clad group cheered and waved their hands as players ascended the dugout stairs, finishing up an out-of-town party they hope to continue at home on Friday. But the Astros insist the tough start hasn’t dampened their confidence. “We have a really good team,” manager AJ Hinch said. “Clearly, the Nats have outplayed us — bottom line. They came into our building and played two really good games. We’re going to have to try to sleep off the latter third

of this game.” Added shortstop Carlos Correa on digging out of the early hole: “If there is a team out there that can do it, it’s us.” Things went wrong immediately for Verlander when he walked leadoff man Trea Turner on four pitches. Eaton, who homered in the eighth, singled before Rendon, the Houston native who said he’d certainly have 100 friends and family members at Minute Maid Park for each game, knocked a ball off the wall in left field to put the Nationals up 2-0. “This is my city. I love Houston,” Rendon said. “We were going to try to just steal one game and we just happened to steal two, and we’ve got to take care of business at home.”

NBA: HORNETS 126, BULLS 125

Rookie helps Charlotte edge Chicago in season opener By Steve Reed

AP SPORTS WRITER

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak took PJ Washington with the 12th pick in the draft, he suggested the Kentucky forward might spend this season bouncing back and forth between Charlotte and its G League affiliate to gain experience. Washington had other ideas. The 21-year-old was stellar in his NBA debut, scoring 27 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range as the Hornets opened the post-Kemba Walker era with a thrilling come-from-behind 126-125 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Washington’s seven 3s set an NBA record for a player making his debut, and his 27 points were the most since Gordan Giricek in 2002. Washington, who wasn’t named a starter until 90 minutes before tipoff, laughed when asked about the idea of playing in Greensboro.

“Definitely I used that as motivation,” Washington said. “It’s not a bad thing to go down to the G League and produce and get some playing time. But I didn’t want to. I wanted to be up here on the biggest stage and improve my game every day.” Washington won’t be going anywhere if he plays anywhere near like he did against the Bulls. He led the charge for the Hornets, who made 23 3-pointers, setting an NBA record for the most 3s in a season opener. It was also the Hornets’ most 3-pointers in a regulation game. The franchise record is 24, set in a game that had two overtimes. Backup point guard Devonte Graham was a difference-maker off the bench with 23 points on 6-of-7 3-point shooting to go along with eight assists, while Marvin Williams had 17 points on five 3s. Washington, Graham and Williams were a combined 18 of 25 from 3-point range, offsetting the Bulls’ 78 points in the paint. “They got open looks and they got comfortable,” said Chicago’s

Lauri Markkanen, who finished with 35 points and 17 rebounds. “Even if our hand was up, they were making shots. So, 23 3s is way too many.” Cody Zeller added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte. TIP-INS Bulls: Outrebounded the Hornets 49-41. ... Allowed the Hornets to shoot 52.3% from 3-point range. Hornets: Coach James Borrego went with Rozier, Dwayne Bacon, Miles Bridges, Zeller and Washington as his starting five, a combination that has just 13 years of combined NBA experience. ... The previous record for points by a Hornets rookie in a season opener was Emeka Okafor with 19. ... Nic Batum left the game in the second half with a broken finger. GRAHAM STEPS UP Graham played so well that he replaced high-profile acquisition Terry Rozier at point guard in the game’s final minutes. He led the Hornets back from a 10-point

deficit with less than 6 minutes remaining, knocking down a pair of 3-pointers to ignite a rally. Graham also had two key free throws with 11.3 seconds to put the Hornets up by three late in the game. “Just keep shooting,” Graham said. “My coaches keep telling me to let it fly and they have a lot of confidence in me, so I just have to come out here with that same confidence that they believe I have.”

and a half,” Bulls coach Jim Boylen said.

WHITE’S HOMECOMING Chicago got a strong game from its top draft pick Coby White, who had 17 points, seven assists and only one turnover in his NBA debut in his home state. “I feel like I played with a lot of effort and a lot of energy,” said White, who was 6 of 13 from the field. “I felt like I could have hit more shots, but shots aren’t always going to fall so I’m not FORGETTABLE DEBUT going to be too hard on myself. Rozier, who was brought in as For me, it’s all about winning so Walker’s replacement, struggled I’m kind of discouraged we didn’t in his Charlotte debut with seven come up with a win.” points on 2-of-10 shooting. He had six assists but turned the ball IN THE PAINT over four times. Borrego said if the Hornets give up 78 points in the paint COSTLY DECISION on a regular basis, “that’s going Instead of going for a 3-pointer to cost us a lot of points. Our deto tie the game with 4 seconds fense has to be better.” left, Zach LaVine drove for a layup. The Hornets ran out the UP NEXT clock from there with the Bulls Bulls: Visit the Grizzlies on unable to foul. Friday night. “I think he was hoping it was Hornets: Host the Timberwolves like six seconds, but it was four on Friday night.

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Tigers, Knights look to claim outright conference titles La Salle-Peru (5-3, 4-2) at Kaneland (6-2, 4-2) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WLPO-AM 1220, WLPO-FM 103.9 Twitter: @JakeBartelson Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Sycamore 45, L-P 0; Morris 35, Kaneland 30 Need to know: The Knights had a four-game winning streak snapped last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Kaneland led 23-21 late in the third quarter against Morris before the Redskins scored the next 14 points. The Knights scored with 3:25 left then recovered an onside kick but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score again. â&#x20AC;Ś Kaneland quarterback Joe Smith completed 22-of-33 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns against Morris with Colton Doll catching nine passes for 144 yards and two scores. â&#x20AC;Ś Andreas Matarangas booted a 22-yard field goal for the Knights last week. â&#x20AC;Ś The Knights average 41 points per game and last week was only the second time they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t scored 42 points or more. â&#x20AC;Ś Without quarterback Tyler Hartman, the Cavaliers were shut out for the second game in a row last week, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected to return Friday â&#x20AC;Ś Gaige Noonan led L-Pâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rushing attack last week with 32 yards. â&#x20AC;Ś The 45 points L-P allowed last week were more than the Cavs surrendered in the previous five games combined.

Rockridge (3-5) at St. Bede (1-7) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WSOG-FM 88.1 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: St. Bede 24, Erie-Prophetstown 23; Morrison 27, Rockridge 13 Need to know: With last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss, the Rockets will miss the postseason for the first time since 2009. â&#x20AC;Ś Rockridge fell behind 27-0 before scoring twice in the fourth quarter. â&#x20AC;Ś Niko Zarlatanes ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Cole Rusk caught a 2-yard TD pass from

Brayden Deem against Morrison. â&#x20AC;Ś The Rockets allowed a 93-yard scoring run and an 80-yard interception return for a score last week. â&#x20AC;Ś The Bruins earned their first win of the season last week by scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter on a 23-yard field goal by Nick Pearse and an 8-yard TD pass from Braden Damerell to Tyreke Fortney. â&#x20AC;Ś Fortney finished with 28 passing yards, 36 receiving yards and a TD and 62 rushing yards and a TD last week. He also intercepted a pass to seal the win.

LAST WEEK we had quite a few predictions wrong as three of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four winless teams stepped up to win their ďŹ rst game of the season. Will there be any surprises in the ďŹ nal week of the regular season?

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Oregon (1-7, 1-7) at Mendota (1-7, 1-7) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WGLC-FM 100.1 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Mendota 26, Rock Falls 21; North Boone 35, Oregon 19 Need to know: Mendota snapped a 20-game losing streak last week. It was coach Keegan Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first victory as a head coach. â&#x20AC;Ś Both teams secured their only win against Rock Falls. The Hawks beat the Rockets 14-8 in Week 6. â&#x20AC;Ś Both teams had their highest offensive output of the season last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Mendota scored nearly as many points last week (26) than it had the rest of the season combined (32). â&#x20AC;Ś Oregon quarterback Ryker Finch ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries while completing 10-of-15 passes for 100 yards last week, while Breccan Berns rushed for 190 yards and a TD on 35 attempts. â&#x20AC;Ś Mendota junior Cody Jenner ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries last week, including the game-winning score with 1:05 left. Jenner has 217 yards and three touchdowns the last two games. â&#x20AC;Ś Mendota quarterback Ted Landgraf threw for 108 yards and two scores and ran for 109 yards last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Oregon beat Mendota 32-0 last year.

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Need to know: Princeton is looking to wrap up an undefeated Three Rivers Conference Mississippi Division title and claim back-to-back conference titles for the first time in program history. â&#x20AC;Ś The Tigers have won their last six games by an average margin of 38.8 points. â&#x20AC;Ś Princeton has scored 41 points or more in seven of eight games this season. â&#x20AC;Ś Princeton allows 9.1 points per game, including 6.9 points per game in its seven wins. â&#x20AC;Ś PHS junior Ronde Worrels leads the area in rushing yards (1,064) and rushing touchdowns (24). â&#x20AC;Ś PHS junior Tyler Gibson leads the area in passing with 1,369 yards. His top target is Wyatt Davis, who has caught 36 passes for 773 yards and six touchdowns. â&#x20AC;Ś The Panthers have lost five games in a row. â&#x20AC;Ś Hunter Oleson ran for 93 yards and a touchdown last week against St. Bede. â&#x20AC;Ś E-P quarterback Eric Robinson threw for 95 yards and a score and ran for 59 yards last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Robert Munther returned a kickoff 97 yards for a TD against the Bruins. â&#x20AC;Ś The Tigers beat E-P 43-0 last year.

Riverdale (3-5, 1-4) at Bureau Valley (0-8, 0-5) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WZOE-FM 98.1 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Orion 55, Bureau Valley 0; Newman 14, Riverdale 7 Need to know: Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss eliminated the Rams from the playoffs. â&#x20AC;Ś Riverdale played solid defense against Newman, limiting the Comets to 216 yards and 11 first downs. â&#x20AC;Ś The Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lone score came after Dalton Cathcart intercepted a pass with 58 seconds left before halftime. On Riverdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first play, Bryce Ditto threw a pass to David Arney, who raced 76 yards for a touchdown. â&#x20AC;Ś

Ditto completed 11-of-20 passes for 218 yards against Newman. â&#x20AC;Ś The Rams had a field goal blocked and threw two interceptions last week. â&#x20AC;Ś The Storm gave up 50 points or more last week for the third time this season. â&#x20AC;Ś BV allowed 499 yards of offense against Orion. â&#x20AC;Ś BV senior Mac Nugent had his second big game in a row last week, rushing for 155 yards. He has 339 yards in the last two games. â&#x20AC;Ś The Storm are looking to avoid the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first winless season since Bureau Valley was established in 1995. â&#x20AC;Ś Bureau Valley beat Riverdale 49-14 last season.

2A No. 1 Fieldcrest (8-0, 4-0) at El PasoGridley (2-6, 0-4) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Fieldcrest 21, Eureka 17; Gibson City 27, El Paso-Gridley 0 Need to know: Fieldcrest is looking to close out an undefeated regular season for the second time in school history. The Knights also went 9-0 in 2014 before advancing to the Class 2A semifinals. â&#x20AC;Ś Fieldcrest has allowed 51 points this season. If the Knights allow six points or less Friday, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll set a new school record for fewest points allowed in the regular season. The record is currently held by the 2014 team. â&#x20AC;Ś Matt Lorton and Cory Land each threw a touchdown pass for the Knights last week. â&#x20AC;Ś Fieldcrest senior Kenton Castrejon broke the 1,000-yard mark last Friday by running for 86 yards. He has 1,007 yards and 17 touchdowns. â&#x20AC;Ś The Titans were held to negative-57 yards of total offense last week while allowing 329 total yards. â&#x20AC;Ś El Paso-Gridley coach Luke Drone played quarterback at Illinois State University and spent five seasons in arena football. â&#x20AC;Ś The Knights beat El

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Boilermakers hope to prevent Walk and Heinecke from breaking free for big gains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very physical and very well coached up front,â&#x20AC;? Swanson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That physicality is something we have to deal with. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their backs are very fast. (Walk) and (Heinecke) can take those 4-5-6 yard gains and make them 15-20-25 yards very quickly. Our edge setters

SPREADING IT OUT While the Red Devils have focused heavily on their running game, Kewanee is more balanced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have done a pretty good job recently of spreading the ball around and getting the ball to our playmakers,â&#x20AC;? Swanson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting our athletes in space is something you hear a lot of offensive coordinators say. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Amboy-LaMoille (1-7, 1-4) at AshtonFranklin Center (0-8, 0-5) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 7 p.m. Friday Radio: WRCV-FM 101.7 Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: A-L 25, Milledgeville 8; Eastland-Pearl City 44, A-FC 0 Need to know: The Clippers are looking to avoid their first season of one win or less since going 0-8 in 1963. â&#x20AC;Ś A-L had its highest offensive output of the season last week. â&#x20AC;Ś A-L senior Austin Norman rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns last week. He now has 678 yards and six TDs this season. â&#x20AC;Ś The Raiders were shut out for the third time this season last week. A-FC has not scored more than 14 points in a game this season. â&#x20AC;Ś The Raiders allow 36.3 points per game. Last week was the fifth time A-FC has allowed 40 points or more this season. â&#x20AC;Ś A-FCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peyton Lanning has rushed for 227 yards and caught 12 passes for 177 yards and two TDs.

Bunker Hill (0-8) at Lowpoint-Washburn/ Henry (2-4) KickoďŹ&#x20AC;: 1 p.m. Saturday Last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results: Lake Forest 36, L-W/Henry 0; Metro East Lutheran 58, Bunker Hill 24 Need to know: L-W/Henry is playing its lone home game of the season at Flanagan High School. â&#x20AC;Ś The Wildcats have beaten Bunker Hill twice this season - 34-26 on Sept. 21 and 38-30 on Oct. 12. â&#x20AC;Ś L-W/ Henry has been shut out twice this season. â&#x20AC;Ś The Wildcats have scored 72 points against Bunker Hill and 14 points in the other four games combined. â&#x20AC;Ś Bunker Hill averages 20.8 points per game while allowing 41.1 points per contest.

deďŹ nitely true with us. We want to get the ball out to our guys and let them make plays.â&#x20AC;? Tieman said the Red Devils have to be aware of Kewaneeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playmakers, especially Kavon Russell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They like to get the ball to (Russell),â&#x20AC;? Tieman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to make sure we have our assignments and know where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at all the time.â&#x20AC;? Kevin Chlum can be reached at 220-6939, or at kchlum@shawmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ NT_SportsEditor.

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Business Zuckerberg appears in Congress as Facebook faces scrutiny By Marcy Gordon and Barbara Ortutay AP BUSINESS WRITERS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company’s new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency while also dealing with widening scrutiny from U.S. regulators. The immediate focus of the hearing by the House Financial Services Committee was the project for the currency, to be called Libra. Zuckerberg took pains to reassure lawmakers that he wouldn’t allow Facebook to move forward without explicit approval from all U.S. finan-

cial regulators. Still, a number of members of the House Financial Services committee were not convinced. Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat who chairs the House Financial Services Committee, said that Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra “create many concerns” and argued that maybe Facebook should be broken up. On the Republican side, Rep. Ann Wagner of Missouri asked Zuckerberg why several high-profile corporations have recently departed the Libra project. Zuckerberg, momentarily at a loss for words, noted that “it’s a risky enterprise.”

Stocks wobble in early trading By Damian J. Troise AP BUSINESS WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street this morning as investors reviewed a mixed batch of corporate profits and financial forecasts. Technology stocks made the strongest gains. Microsoft rose 1.5% after handily beating Wall Street’s quarterly profit forecast, and PayPal soared 9.5%. Most other sectors edged lower.

Communication companies fared the worst as Twitter plunged on weak results. Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10year Treasury fell to 1.74% from 1.76% late Wednesday. The S&P 500 index fell less than 0.1% as of 10 a.m. Eastern time.

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Buck a Burger Night — Oct. 24. 5-8 p.m. La Salle VFW. Dollar burger and dollar fries. These burgers can be either hamburgers or cheeseburgers, no extra charge for cheese. Dine-in only. (815) 223-6665. Open to public. Proceeds to benefit veterans organizations. Utica’s Annual Haunted House — Oct. 25-26. 6-10 p.m. and Oct. 27 6-9 p.m. Utica Fire Station. $7 for adults, $5 for children ages 10 and under. $5 for students with ID’s. Handicapped accessible. (lights on or toned down tours upon request) . La Salle’s Hometown Halloween —Oct. 26. Second and Wright streets. Photos and treats 9:30-11 a.m. at the NewsTribune (enter the east garage door on Wright Street). Photos of kids in costumes will be published in a NewsTribune special section. A costume parade and competition starts at 11 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus parking lot. Children’s games and snacks, apple barrel rides at noon at Knights of Columbus parking lot. Businesses pass out treats 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. In the event of rain, the parade will be at 11 a.m. at the Grove Center, 1055 Sixth St. Spring Valley Lion’s Club Halloween Parade —Oct. 26. 1 p.m. Beginning at St. Margaret’s Hospital Billing Center. Petting zoo at Upscale Resale is 12:30-2:30 p.m. Treats provided by Lions Halloween Tales and Stories — Oct. 26. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Starved Rock Visitors Center. Halloween tales and stories from storyteller Bill Myers. For all ages Oktoberfest — Oct. 26. 6 p.m. Mendota Golf Club. Presented by Mendota Optimist Club and including German fare, music by Big Uproar and a Jeep Wrangler giveaway. $20 per person, $30 per couple includes dinner and drink tastings. All proceeds benefit projects for the youth of Mendota. “Broadway Backwards” — Oct. 26-27. 7:30 p.m. Illinois Valley

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La Salle’s Hometown Halloween and the Spring Valley Lion’s Club Parade are part of the fun this weekend. In addition, there are haunted houses in the area and more. Details in Calendar. Community College Cultural Centre. Directed by Don Zellmer; produced by David A. Kuester. Tickets are $15 and will be available Oct. 1 at www.ivcc.edu. Proceeds benefit SPAMO, Student of Performing Arts and Music Organization, for future and ongoing theatre projects.

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Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra “New Beginning’s” — Nov. 3. 3 p.m. Matthiessen Memorial Auditorium at La Salle-Peru Township High Schoo. Featuring John Hagstrom, trumpeter of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on “Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto;” Dvorák’sNew World Symphony, and music by Grieg and Kabalevsky. Admission is by season membership or individual ticket, available online at ivso.org or at the door. Adult $20; student K-12 free, College with an ID $5. Sponsors are Wendy and Aziz Asphahani and Season Sponsors, Ottawa Radio and Regional Media. Bluegrass and Gospel Music Jam — Nov. 9. 6-10 p.m. Ophir Community Building, Triumph. No alcohol or smoking. Admissions free but donations accepted. Proceeds to fund maintenance and repair of the building. Reserve a spot by calling (815) 414-8081. Other dates: Dec. 14, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, March 14, April 11 and May 9 Streator Country Bluegrass Gospel Music Jam — Nov. 16. 6-10 p.m. Park Presbyterian Church (annex). Sound by Tom Gerber. Open stage jam. Door prizes, refreshments. Alcohol and smoke free. (815) 664-8888 or 664-8665. Other dates: Dec. 21, Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 21, April 18. Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra Concert — Nov. 17. 3:30 p.m. Matthiessen Auditorium at La Salle-Peru Township High School. This will be Tim Janiszewski’s premier as the new music director for the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available through orchestra members or at the door. $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. “Broadway Christmas” – Dec. 2-3. 11:30 a.m. Starved Rock Lodge, Utica. The sounds of Broadway and Christmas with Phil and Amy. $36 per person. (815) 220-7386. “Patsy Cline Christmas” – Dec. 16-17. 11:30 am. Starved Rock Lodge, Utica. (815) 220-7386 for more information. $36 per person.

THEATER

“The Game’s Afoot” – Nov. 8-10 and Nov. 14-17. Stage 212, La Salle. Ken Ludwig’s comedic thriller directed by Larry Kelsey. Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets $15 each. (815) 224-3025 or www.stage212.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Teen Game Night — Nov. 1. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Peru Public Library. Teens are welcome to come play their favorite T or under rated games on our Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U or Playstation. Three gaming screens, 10 PCs as well as board games and card games. Free event is for ages 12-18. perulibrary.org or (815) 223-0229 St. Paul’s Annual Soup ’n Sandwich Lunch — Nov. 2. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, La Salle. Includes homemade soup, choice of sandwich, pie, bake sale, and raffle. Tickets at the door. The hall is handicapped accessible. Annual Smorgasbord & Bake Sale — Nov. 3. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bishop Franz Hall St. Patrick Parish, Arlington. Turkey and dressing, ham, mashed potatoes an gravy, salads, vegetable dishes, dessert, and beverage. Adults $10; children under 12 $4;

children under 5 free. Dinner tickets may be purchased at the door. Carry-outs available. Perfectly Flawed Evening 2019 — Nov. 14. 5-9:30 p.m. Senica’s Oak Ridge, La Salle. Presented by Miller Group Charitable Trust. Dinner, auction. (815) 830-8675 or www.perfectlyflawed.org. Feather Party Bingo — Nov. 16. Starting at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.). Immaculate Conception Church, Ohio. Each bingo game winner gets a 10-12 pound turkey; refreshments, 50/50 raffle, plus turkey door prize; $1 admission; $6 for three bingo cards all night; doors open at 5 p.m; barbeque sandwich, chips, desserts for sale. Proceeds benefit Immaculate Conception OCCW charities and church building maintenance fund. (815) 376-6641 or 894-2092.

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Hegeler Carus Mansion — La Salle. Mansion tours Wednesday-Sunday. Noon-3 p.m. starting on the hour. All tours: $15 for adults. $5 for K-12 students, and free for Children under 5 years. www.hegelercarus.org. (815) 224-5892 Lock 16 Center/La Salle Canal Boat — La Salle. Center includes exhibits, visitor information, gift shop and café. Open year-round. Canal Boat operates May-October. (815) 223-1851 Westclox Museum — Peru. Located within a portion of the historic Westclox building. Displays of clocks, watches, military products, photo displays, reference and research materials, Tick Talk magazines and more. (815) 200-8604. Free admission. www. westcloxmuseum.com Spring Valley Historical Museum — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Friday Oct. 7-Dec. 13. Tours of the museum may still be arranged by contacting (815) 664-2178. Featuring items related to John Mitchell, coal mining, area businesses, sports, music and schools. For all ages La Salle County Historical Society Museum Complex — Utica. Closed Dec. 1-Jan. 17. Otherwise Noon-4 p.m. Friday. Saturday and Sunday. Special tours by calling (815) 667-4861 Reddick Mansion — Ottawa. Reddick Mansion, built in 1858, is listed on the National Register of Historic Sites. During January and February, tours Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. On Sundays, the mansion will be open 11a.m.-2 p.m.; the other three days, hours will be 11-a.m.-3 p.m. (815) 433-6100 Owen Lovejoy Homestead — Princeton. Former station on the Underground Railroad. Open May-October; Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

afternoons. (815) 879-9151 Cherry Mine Museum and Library — Public library, Cherry. Summer hours 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Features include a large, highly detailed model of the mine prior to the 1909 disaster. To arrange a tour at an alternate time, call DeAnn Pozzi at (815) 894-2977. Admission free, and various history books are available to purchase. Bureau County Historical Society Museum — Princeton. Tour of Clark-Norris Home (1900) and Newell-Bryant House (1853); Lincoln and Civil War displays; Native American artifacts; Immke photo collection. Open March through November; Wednesday through Saturday. (815) 875-2184. Bureau County Genealogical Society-Family History and Research Library —Princeton (815) 879-3133.Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Friday and the first Saturday of each month 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Other times by appointment. Free library specializing in county and area records for genealogical purposes, as well as online resources. Volunteers available to assist. Putnam County Historical Society Pulsifer House — This “Jewel of the Prairie” on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours/ information (815) 925-7560. Open mid-March through mid-December. Breaking the Prairie Agricultural Museum — Mendota. (815) 539-3373. Earlville Historical Society Museum — Downtown Earlville in the old hardware store. Open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays; noon-2 p.m. Sundays and anytime by appointment. (815) 2469778. Sports memorabilia, manufacturing and agricultural exhibits, local history displays. Hume-Carnegie Museum — Local history. Open 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday March 1-Dec. 13. (815) 539-3373 for more information (office open during week.) mmhsmuseum@yahoo.com Union Depot Railroad Museum — Local train history. Open Saturday and Sunday noon-4 p.m. (815) 538-3800 or 5393373 Magnolia Township Preservation Association— History and artifacts of township villages, families, and farms. “Preserving the Past to inform the future.” (815) 257-0707 Charles Perdew Museum — Henry. Open every Sunday through Sept. 29. 2-4 p.m. Museum on Main — Tiskilwa. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Saturday. (815) 646-4016 for an appointment.www. tiskilwahistoricalsociety.org.

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Friday, October 25 Sunday, October 27 8-11 pm - Back Door Lounge 11 am - Take a Hike & Lunch* Chris Nez (Classic/Contemporary) 12, 1:30 & 3:00 pm - Historic Trolley Tour* Saturday, October 26 9:30 am & 11 am - Fall Colors *Reservations Required Tour 11 am - Take a Hike & Lunch* 12, 1:30 & 3:00 pm - Historic Trolley Tour* 815-220-7386 starvedrocklodge.com

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Zits

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Blondie

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The Born Loser

Arlo & Janis

Hagar the Horrible

Big Nate

ACROSS 1 Paraffin 4 Erode 8 Old rake 12 “We -- not amused” 13 Lazily 14 “Born Free” lioness 15 Clamor 16 Lowest high tide 17 “Faint heart -- won ...” 18 Snake River locale 20 Shooting stars 22 Hotel 24 Farm female 25 Nanny from abroad (2 wds.) 28 Prepares to travel 32 Berlin pronoun 33 Blank space 35 Appearance 36 Kitten’s plea

Your Horoscope

38 Scurry along 39 Fodder grass 40 Humbug! 42 Fire-breathing monster 45 Pitch 47 Reunion crowd 48 Asserts 52 -- Khan 56 Soup du -57 Sanskrit dialect 59 Mdse. bars 60 Prince Charles’ sister 61 Hoople expletive 62 PFC boss 63 Interpret 64 Toy building block 65 Holds DOWN 1 Arroyo 2 Very dry 3 Warrior prin-

cess 4 Actress -Ryder 5 Juice-based drink 6 Shut noisily 7 Over-publicizes 8 Extension 9 Mock butter 10 Manipulator 11 Teacup parts 19 In the know 21 Surpass 23 Poet’s adverb 25 Does well 26 Yikes! (hyph.) 27 Attack 29 Salmon variety 30 Zen question 31 Starry vista 32 Small devil 34 Incidental benefit 37 Irrigated 41 Move to and fro

Answer to Previous Puzzle

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) BY EUGENIA — You can LAST make a strategic move that will help you financially, emotionally or legally. Look at every angle. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Listen to others, but don’t take everything you hear literally. Someone will offer information that isn’t accurate. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Dig in and finish what you start. A chance to get ahead financially looks promising. Look over contracts, settlements and investments. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — If you let someone mess with your mind, you will end up making a mistake that

costs you emotionally and financially. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Personal health, finances and legal matters are favored, and romance is encouraged. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take care of unfinished business. Less talk and more action will give you better insight into what you should do next. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Your desire for change, excitement and novelty will prompt you to make a move. Take an all-or-nothing approach and enjoy the ride. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t overlook the obvious. Someone will play mind games with you if you are too open about your feelings. CANCER (June 21-July 22) —

You are overdue for a makeover, change of location or new daily routine. Love, self-improvement, children and relationships are favored. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If something needs to be done, do it. A change at home may not be something you want, but it may be necessary. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Experience is the spice of life, and it will give you plenty to think about regarding your current situation and where you see yourself heading. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — You have a choice, and you should put your energy and effort into something that will benefit you, not someone else. Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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ACROSS 1 Jazzy Fitzgerald 5 DVD player button 8 Chicago trains 11 Liverpool lockups 13 “Iron Man” Gehrig 14 Likewise 15 Important nerve 16 Let loose 18 Moby Dick’s foe 20 Snare 21 Pondered 23 Devotee’s suffix 24 Coq au -25 Sports honorees 27 Ages 31 Politico -Landon 32 Morays 33 Fictional captain 34 Explorer -- Eric-

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Take BY EUGENIA part in LAST something that offers introductions to people and pastimes that excite you. Networking, mixing and mingling will ignite your creativity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t give up. The less you do with others and the more you do on your own, the better. Someone will take advantage of you if you are too accommodating. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Feeling comfortable and relaxed in your surroundings is a good place to start. Romance is encouraged. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Staying on top of your

Your Horoscope

son 36 Stay in the army (hyph.) 38 Health resort 39 Is, in Madrid 40 Ride a windjammer 41 Antlered animal 42 Passing grade 44 Cool 46 Rip up 49 Type of arch 50 Warning 52 Temple figure 56 Happy sighs 57 Weep 58 Roundup unit 59 Funny Charlotte -60 Lone Star guy 61 Cloy DOWN 1 It’s easily deflated

2 Cozy seat 3 Land parcel 4 False name 5 Bungle 6 Placed first 7 Takes the edge off 8 LAX guesses 9 Defeat 10 Carnaby St. locale 12 Plot 17 Wolfed down 19 Contrary 21 Distance 22 Out of shape 23 Handing out 24 Caesar’s farewell 26 Entreaty 28 Adjust a clock 29 Generously 30 Overcharge 35 Gem surface 37 They have jaws

Answer to Previous Puzzle

43Law 45 Great achievements 46 Painful reminder 47 Merry sound (hyph.) 48 Crafty move

responsibilities and getting your personal papers in order should be your intent. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Speak from the heart and offer unique suggestions. Pursue a creative or romantic vision. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Stick to what makes the most sense. Work hard and finish what you start. Look at your options and pick up skills and qualifications to help you obtain your objective. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Don’t let the changes others make slow you down or get in your way. Be direct and make your objective known. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — A mixed message will confuse you. When in doubt, ask. Refuse to let anyone come

between you and a loved one. A physical challenge will help relieve stress. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Refuse to let your emotions take you on a journey that will lead to regret. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll do best if you channel your time and energy into something that is geared toward personal growth, self-improvement and better health. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — A change to your environment or surroundings will be rejuvenating. Dust off old ideas and give them a new spin. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Have compassion for those around you who are struggling. Newspaper Enterprise Assn

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Obituaries LaVerne Gretencord Jr.

William Dawson

William “Bill” Dawson, 88, formerly of LaVerne R. Gretencord Granville, died Sept. 8, Jr., 58, of Ottawa passed 2019, at Haven Hospice, away Oct. 22, 2019, at his Gainesville Fla. residence. A celebration of life will Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 23 in be at 5 p.m. Sunday in Gladfelter-Roetker Funeral Lake Forest (Ill.) Friends Meeting Home, in Lake Ottawa. Forest. VisitatInterion will ment be from will be 2 p.m. at Granuntil ville services CemSunday. etery at La10 a.m. Verne Mr. Dawson Nov. 24. Mr. Gretencord was Mr. born Dawson was born Aug. July 28, 1961, in Ottawa, 9, 1931, in Muscatine, a son of LaVerne Robert Iowa to Agnes and Ralph and Alice (Smith) Dawson. His mother beGretencord. He marcame ill, and at 13 months ried Renee Highland in old he went to live at the Ottawa. He later married Barbara Noles on May 28, Hopkins family farm in Granville. He grew up on 2014, also in Ottawa. the farm, cared for by his Surviving are his wife, cousin Joel Hopkins and Barbara; his children, great-aunts Cara Hopkins Andrea Gretencord of and Mary Donovan and Ottawa, Lacey (Justin) during his teen years, Foster of Dixon, and Austin Morrill of Mendota; Mildred (Joel’s wife). Dawson provided care for and a grandson, Sean his mother until her death Foster. He also leaves a in 1979. brother, Curtis (Jayme) Bill received a bacheGretencord of Ottawa; lor of science degree in sisters, Lori (Larry) Johnson and Tami (Kevin) education from Eastern Illinois University in 1953. Callahan of Ottawa and He served as a teacher Dawn (Russell) Huebner in the Army in Poitiers, of Bolingbrook. He was France for two years. In preceded in death by his Chicago, he joined Allstate parents. LaVerne was the owner Life Insurance Co. in and operator of the family 1957 and was transferred business, Gretencord Tree to Allstate’s Menlo Park office in 1961. He married Service which he purchased from his parents in Maureen “Mo” on Sept. 2. He moved to the west 1989. He was a member coast and then back to of the ABATE Chapter in Round Lake and later Princeton. LaVerne had Libertyville. He retired worked for the City of from Allstate in 1996. He Ottawa where he would continued to consult as a take care of trees as well as decorating Washington life underwriter until 2007. He is survived by his Park for the holiday seawife, Maureen; sons, son. Stewart “Mac” (Kara) He enjoyed motorcyDawson of Gainesville, cles, boating and fishing. Paul (Kathleen) Dawson LaVerne was a very of Northbrook and son talented craftsman who could build most anything. William “Bill” (Lori) Dawson of Houston, He was a very caring and Texas; six grandchildren; generous man who was always willing to help any- and cousins including one in need. He cherished Arch and Judy Hopkins of Granville. time spent with his family He was preceded in and numerous friends. death by his cousin Joel Memorials may be diHopkins of Granville; and rected to the family who siblings Patricia Midtskog, will make a contribution Don Dawson and Jack in LaVerne’s name at a Dawson. later date. Memorials may be To share a memory, directed to Alz Place of visit www.gladfelter-roGainesville, Fla., and etker.com or GladfelterRoetker Funeral Home on Haven Hospice. Facebook.

Alice Poland Alice Helene Poland, 87, of Kankakee and formerly of Tonica, died October 21, 2019 in Aperion Care in Wilmington. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery in Tonica with Rev. Deepak Holkar, pastor of Tonica United Methodist Church officiating. The Hurst Funeral Home in Tonica is handling arrangements. Miss Poland was born in Tonica on Dec. 3, 1931, to Herman Otis and Phoebe Grace (Speakman) Poland. She worked at Westclox and secretary work in the area. Miss Poland is survived by one brother Lyle Dean (Carol) Poland of Decatur; sister-in-law Edith Poland of Kankakee and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Norman Paul Poland and Darrell Thomas Poland. Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www.hurstfuneralhomes.com.

Nancy Mueller Nancy Mueller, 72, of Mendota died Oct. 24, 2019, at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation, Franklin Grove. Arrangements are pending at Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota.

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In Loving Memory Of Trevor James Schlesinger February 11, 1987 ~ October 24, 2009 On His 10th Year Angelversary The years may pass but still you stay... ..as near and dear as yesterday Missed Dearly Love, Mom & Dad Carla, Grace & Bosco Grandma & Grandpa Karlosky

Kenneth Stier

Dorothy Lemmer

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Kenneth C. Stier, 95, of Manlius passed away Oct. 22, 2019, in Liberty Village, Princeton. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Lutheran Church of Manlius with Vicar Ryan Mackey, officiating. Visitation will be 9:30-11 a.m. prior to the service Satur-day in the church. Burial will take place at Manlius Cemetery. Grant-Johnson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He was born Sept. 15, 1924, in rural Manlius Township, the son of Charles and Nellie (Reese) Stier. Kenny married Eva Braun on Nov. 20, 1971, in Manlius. They shared 48 years together. She survives in Manlius. Also surviving are one son, Kevin (Patti) Stier of Rock Falls; four daughters, Donna (Fred) Hansen of Ohio, Ill., Sally (Steve) Riley of rural Sheffield, Julie (Joe Slock) Lucas of New Bedford and Susan DeBroeck of Walnut; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; three Mr. Stier great-great-grandchildren; one special niece, Charlene Elliott of Yuma, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Garfield and Harold; two sisters, Gladys House and Jacqueline Sheer; and one son in infancy, Robert. He graduated from Manlius High School with the class of 1942. Kenny was a lifelong farmer and an avid gardener. He was a member of Manlius Historical Society, Manlius Sportsman’s Club, Hall of Fame Member of the Princeton Bowling Association and a member of Northern Illinois Senior Golf Tour. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Manlius, where he was financial secretary for 40 plus years. Kenny served in the U.S. Army. Memorials may be directed to the Trinity Lutheran Church or the Manlius Cemetery Association. Online condolences may be sent to www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

Dorothy M. Lemmer, 87, of Sublette passed away at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation in Franklin Grove. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Merritt Funeral Home, Mendota with the Rev. Peter Pilon officiating. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will Mrs. Lemmer be 5-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Dorothy was born June 9, 1932, in Sublette to Harold and Lucille (Vincent) Bonnell. She married Donald “Doc” Lemmer on Oct. 2, 1954, in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Sublette. Dorothy attended Amboy High School. She worked for Hart Carter in Mendota for over 20 years. For several years she was the treasurer and a member of TOPS in Mendota. She loved music, playing the keyboard and doing puzzles. She was known for baking cinnamon rolls and also for the fudge she made during the Christmas holiday. She is survived by her husband of 65 years; her five children, Karen Lemmer of Denver, Colo., Gary (Deb) Lemmer of Mendota, Robert (Amanda) Lemmer of Amboy, Jeffrey Lemmer of Sublette and Brenda Lemmer of Mendota; brother Harold (Carol) Bonnell Jr. of Sublette; two sisters, Cathy (Gary) Bauer of Oregon, Ill., and Marilyn (Bill) McGrane of Tucson, Ariz.; sisterin-law, Marilyn Bonnell of Sublette; 13 grandchildren, Amy (James) Coleman, Jessica (Chris) Lemmer, Jacob (Lindsay) Lemmer, Samantha (Abby) Lemmer, Jackson Lemmer, Andrea (Ricky) Bialas, Mitch Bialas, Alison (Michael) O’Brien, Megan (Aaron) Smith, Morgan (Christopher) Webber, Josh Lemmer, Dustin (Brittany) Lemmer and Andrea (Richard) Karney; 17 great-grandchildren, Brianna, Gabriel, Jessica, Lillian, Braylen, Layla, Jeffrey, Elsa, Elizabeth, Kayden, Landon, Kaylee, Katrina, Caidence, Riley, Skylar and Declan. She was preceded in death by her brother Robert Bonnell. Memorials may be directed to the family.

CORRECTION Due to an editor’s transcription error, an incorrect date appeared in Wednesday’s edition for the end of the 20-month Opioid-crisis Dislocated Workers Grant. It’s June 30, 2021.

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Margaret M. Wamhoff, 100, formerly of Dimmick, died peacefully on October 22, 2019 in Heritage Healthcare in Peru. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Patrick’s Church in La Salle with Rev. Thomas Otto officiating. Burial will be in St. Vincent’s Mrs. Wamhoff Cemetery in La Salle. Visitation will be in the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. until time of services. The Hurst Funeral Home in La Salle is assisting the family with arrangements. Mrs. Wamhoff was born in Arlington on Oct. 28, 1918, to Charles and Agnes (Boyland) Klabel. She married Howard “Bill” Wamhoff in St. Patrick’s Church in Arlington on Nov. 30, 1940. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Wamhoff enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandkids. She was very proud of her Irish heritage and loved celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Mrs. Wamhoff volunteered for the American Red Cross in Galesburg and in the kitchen of St. Joseph’s Grade School in Galesburg also. Mrs. Wamhoff is survived by one son, Robert (Jane) Wamhoff of La Salle; two daughters Ruth Ann (Steve) Cox of Macomb and Janice Bird of Cheyenne, Wyo.; eight grandchildren Sarah (Jeremy) Rodda, Kristen (Jason) Grubich, John (Susan) Monroe, Craig (Blanca) Monroe, Michael (Joy) Monroe, Diane Bird, Eric Bird, and Aaron Bird; and 17 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on Aug. 14, 1998; and son-inlaw Roger Bird. Online condolences may be viewed and remembrances shared at www. hurstfuneralhomes.com.

Joan Gertrude (Dippel) Kinzer, 92, of Peru passed away Oct. 22, 2019, in Manor Court of Peru, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in St. John’s Lutheran Church, Peru with the Rev. Tom Redig and her nephew, Mrs. Kinzer the Rev. David Ryan officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, Ottawa. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements are through Mueller Funeral Home, Peru. She was born Nov. 13, 1926, in Granville to Frank and Anna (Imparl) Dippel. She married Russell Lawrence Kinzer on Feb. 19, 1949, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dixon. She attended Granville Grade School, was a graduate of Hopkins High School and received her nursing certificate from St. Mary’s School of Nursing in La Salle. Mrs. Kinzer was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Peru, and Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed participating in Shrine activities with her husband Russell, who was a member of Mohammed Shrine of Peoria and Northern Illinois Valley Shrine Club. Mrs. Kinzer’s joys in life were spending time with her family, reading and sewing. Survivors include her four children, Laura Joan (George) Attaway of Huntley, Lawrence Joseph (Barbara) Kinzer of Ottawa, Lois Anne (Roger) Look of Pekin, Lisa Marie (Robert) Konzelmann of Williamsville; five grandchildren, Justin Attaway, Joseph M. Kinzer, Jennifer L. Sampson, Robert D. and Russell Konzelmann; two great-grandchildren, Rose Kinzer and Mackenzie Sampson and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband on Aug. 30, 2005; her brother, Dr. William Dippel and her two sisters, Edna Pletsch and Joyce Ryan. Pallbearers will be Joseph M. Kinzer, Justin Attaway, Ken Sampson, Robert D. Konzelmann, Russell Konzelmann and Eric Dippel. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Peru. The online guestbook may be viewed at www. MuellerFH.com.

Starved Rock storyteller on stage soon Local storyteller Bill Myers will perform a Halloween program at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Starved Rock State Park Visitor’s Center.

Ruth Stevenson Ruth Stevenson, 90, of Mendota died Oct. 23, 2019 at Alden Debes Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Rockford. Arrangements are pending at Merritt Funeral Home.

Dixon resident opposes Demmer By Shaw Media

DIXON — A new candidate for state representative of the 90th district — which includes areas north, east and northwest of Mendota, including Earlville, Compton and West Brooklyn — says he wants to have teachers’ backs because it’s a community investment. Seth Wiggins (D-Dixon) announced his candidacy and is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) currently represents the district. Wiggins is a technical sergeant who spent 11 years in the Air National Guard. He is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, is a local attorney, former criminal prosecutor, state-certified victim advocate for survivors of sexual assault and a licensed foster parent.

Man charged for allegedly discharging firearm LOSTANT — John M. Buchanan, 64, of 137 Bush Drive, Elwood was charged with aggravated assault after a dispute where he discharged a firearm toward a vehicle around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at Dave’s Lost Ant in Lostant, according to Lostant police. Around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Lostant police and other agencies were dispatched for an active shooter at Dave’s Lost Ant. Lostant police arrive on scene within one minute of receiving the call. The offender had left the scene just prior to officer’s arrival. Buchanan had traveled from Elwood to Lostant to confront someone for the dispute, said Lostant Police Chief Brad Anderson (Lostant is about an hour and 20 minutes away from Lostant). Buchanan was found shortly after midnight Wednesday at his home by Elwood police, Anderson said. Later that day, Elwood police conducted a search warrant of his home and recovered the firearm, but the type of firearm wasn’t available before press time. He was transported to La Salle County Jail awaiting a bond hearing. Further charges also may be filed against Buchanan stemming from the incident. Lostant police thanks the following agencies for their assistance at the scene: Marshall and La Salle county sheriff’s offices and Wenona and Toluca police departments. Lostant police thanked Elwood police department for assisting in the apprehension of Buchanan as well as further investigation into the matter.

Emergency repair needed on water main By Craig Sterrett NEWS EDITOR

MENDOTA — An emergency repair job, with advertising for bids waived, was approved by a 7-0 vote this week by Mendota City Council. After a major water main break, Engineering consultant Andy Washelesky told the council that the city closed valves on a pipe on both sides of where it passed under the BNSF Railroad at Ninth Avenue on the south side of town. He said the city closed valves to shut off the leak that could have damaged the railroad bed and foundation. Washelesky asked the city to expedite a repair project to prevent a major water outage in a portion of town, because closing the valves prevents a proper loop in the water system. “If something else breaks (they) would have no water on one side of town,” he said. The council dispensed with the bidding process and authorized the project to proceed, as long as the city receives approval from the railroad and notification of no railroad insurance issues.

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3BR apts. Available in Oglesby. All utilities included No pets/smking Laundry on site. Background check req. 815-579-1786 LaSalle 1br, stove & fridge. $600/mo. Call 815-579-4678 LaSalle: 1 bd, off street parking, utilities included except electric, $400mo. Text 815-641-6460 LaSalle: 2bd, 1st floor, off street parking, gas & water included $510mo.Text 815-641-6460 Oglesby: 1BR & Efficiencyapts. Utilities incl. $295/mo & up. Call: 815-681-9007

Estate Sale 717 Hennepin St. LaSalle Thurs. 24th - Sat. 26 th 9-3 Hshld, xmas, golden retriever collect, cross county ski's & poles, longaberger pottery, 2 mountain bikes, lots of dog cages,much more items avail.

LEGAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LA SALLE COUNTY - OTTAWA, ILLINOIS The First National Bank of Ottawa PLAINTIFF Vs. Jacob T. Kettman; Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants DEFENDANTS 2019CH000126 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Jacob T. Kettman Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 114 S Garfield Street Ransom, IL 60470 and which said Mortgage was made by: Jacob T. Kettman the Mortgagor(s), to The First National Bank of Ottawa, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of LaSalle County, Illinois, as Document No. 2015-22482; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending. YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR HOME. DO NOT IGNORE THIS DOCUMENT. By order of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, this case is set for Mandatory Mediation on 12/6/19 at 1:00 pm at the LaSalle County Courthouse, 119 W. Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois. A lender representative will be present along with a court appointed mediator to discuss options that you may have and to pre-screen you for a potential mortgage modification. For further information on the mediation process, please see the attached NOTICE OF MANDATORY MEDIATION.YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE MEDIATION DATE GIVEN OR YOUR RIGHT TO MEDIATION WILL TERMINATE. NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, Greg Vaccaro Clerk of the Circuit Court LaSalle County Courthouse 119 W. Madison Street, Suite 201 Ottawa, IL 61350-0617 on or before November 18, 2019, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 15W030 North Frontage Road, Suite 100 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 DuPage # 15170 Winnebago # 531 Our File No. 14-19-05446 NOTE: This law firm is a debt collector. I3134817 (October 17, 24 & 31, 2019)

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Ladd- 436 W. Pine St.- Fri. & Sat. 9-4. Collectibles, antiques, hshld items. No clothes Estate Sale LaSalle: 487 N 30th Rd. Rte 1. Thurs & Fri 9-6, Sat 9-3, Sun 10-4. Cash only. Antiq, jewelry, lawn furn, 2005 Chrysler Town & Country, household furniture, dishware, old bb guns. 3 bedroom sets, appliances

Janko Realty would like to congratulate LEGAL INVITATION TO BID FIRE ESCAPE RENOVATION LA MOILLE ALLEN SCHOOL LA MOILLE, ILLINOIS 1.1 PROJECT INFORMATION A. Notice to Bidders: Qualified bidders are invited to submit bids for La Moille Allen School Exterior Fire Escape Stair Renovation according to the Instructions to Bidders. B. Project Identification: 1. Project Location: La Moille Allen School, 301 N. Main Street, La Moille, Illinois 61330 C. Owner: La Moille CUSD 303, 801 S. Main Street, La Moille, Illinois 61330 D. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: 1. Lump Sum Contract (all trades) 1.2 BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING A. Owner will receive sealed bids until the bid time and date at the location indicated below. Owner will consider bids prepared in compliance with the Instructions to Bidders issued by Owner, and delivered as follows: 1. Bid Date: November 6, 2019 2. Bid Time: 10:00 a.m. 3. Location: La Moille High School, 801 S. Main Street, La Moille, Illinois 61330 B. Bids will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud. 1.3 BID SECURITY A. Bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of 10 percent of the bid amount. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening of bids. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities. 1.4 PREBID CONFERENCE A. A prebid conference for all bidders will be held at the School on October 31, 2019 at 9:30 a.m., local time. Prospective bidders are required to attend. 1.5 DOCUMENTS Electronic File Procurement and Contracting Documents: Obtain access after 3:00 pm October 23, 2019 by contacting Larson & Darby at 815-4840739. 1.6 TIME OF COMPLETION A. Bidders shall begin the Work on receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within the Contract Time. 1.7 BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS A. Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, a separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder. (October 24, 2019)

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Seneca - Raised ranch 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on 2 acres, vaulted ceilings, 4 car garage. #10549064 . . . . . . . . . . . $132,900

Hennepin - Lovely 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home on 9.5 scenic acres, heated 4 stall garage. #10549199 . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,500

Spring Valley - Affordable 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath home on corner lot, 2 car garage, & 3 car garage. #10549450 . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000

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