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UPDATE | ROCK FALLS SHOOTING DEATH
Questions remain a month later State’s attorney weighs reports as investigation lingers BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521
ROCK FALLS – One month after a Rock Falls High School student was shot and killed in the home of a state trooper, state police are still investigat-
ing what happened. Few details have been released about what led to the death of 15-year-old Matt Anderson. So far, all police have said is that he was shot accidentally by Matt a close friend just before noon March 1 at a house Anderson somewhere in Rock Falls. He died later that day at CGH Medical Center in Sterling. Whiteside County State’s Attorney Trish Joyce said Tuesday that she had received several reports from state
police, but that she was waiting for the investigation to be completed before she decides whether to file charges. On Tuesday, state police Lt. Victor Markowski, the Trish interim commander for joyce Zone 2 investigations, said that the shooting investigation continues. He said he had no timeframe for when the investigation might be completed. The community of Rock Falls was hit hard by Anderson’s death, with Rock
Falls students wearing school colors in his memory – green and black. Anderson played football and basketball for Rock Falls and was a member of the 2011 and 2013 Rock Falls Little League state champion teams. The Rockets’ final basketball game of the season, 3 days after the boy’s death, ended in a 59-48 loss to Mendota. The game was an emotional one, with the student section’s chants of “Anderson” filling the rafters. QUESTIONS CONTINUED ON A4
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In today’s Dateline Dixon What does Dixon City Commissioner Dennis Considine thnk should be done with the rest of the money recovered from the legal settlement and sales of assets after the Rita Crundwell case? SVM reporter Matt Mencarini writes about it in this week’s Dateline Dixon column. Page A3
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This building at 306 W. First St. in Dixon’s downtown soon will be home to a new entertainment venue, Dixon Stage Left. Artistic Director Tim Boles said the “small, special event venue” will be more like a cabaret.
‘Special event venue’ nears debut BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529
DIXON – Dixon will have a new entertainment venue by the end of the month. Dixon Stage Left, which will be on the second floor of a building at 306 W. First St., will have its grand opening
April 24, with a performance of the comedy “Vanities.” Artistic Director Tim Boles described the theater as a “small, special event venue” more like a cabaret than a theater or a nightclub. “It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time,” he said. “I just had never stum-
bled across the space that was needed for this to work.” Dixon Main Street Executive Director Josh Albrecht said the venue will fill an underserved market in the city. “It’s going to be a great addition – live theater like that,” he said. “... It’s going
to be a great addition to the downtown, so that’s really cool.” Work on the venue began in March, and on Tuesday, Boles said, some of the final elements of the stage were coming together. DEBUT CONTINUED ON A4
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A ‘dry’ meeting for Coloma Township? Annual meetings for townships set for next week BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
ROCK FALLS – Mary Bowman, Coloma Township’s cemetery manager, says she wouldn’t miss the township’s annual meeting. In past years, she said, the meetings have been “dry,” with officials emphasizing Coloma’s positives.
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That could change at this year’s annual meeting. Late last year, the township’s financial problems came to light, with the state threatening to levy thousands of dollars in fines because Coloma hadn’t submitted a financial report in years. It has struggled to keep track of its money – for instance, $19,000 from the sale of a truck apparently went missing for years. Bowman said she expected few people to attend the annual meeting, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t interested in the township’s problems.
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“People are talking about the township,” Bowman said. “If I’m out someplace, they ask me whether we have gotten things straightened out.” In her view, Coloma hasn’t. Townships often are an overlooked level of government that are non-existent in most of the country. Perhaps their most high-profile role is the maintenance of less-traveled rural roads. They also hand out assistance to the poor and assess the values of properties for tax purposes. Many run cemeteries, too.
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When they are Tuesday’s annual meetings for some of the area’s bigger townships: Coloma – 7 p.m. at the town hall, 1200 Prophetstown Road in Rock Falls Dixon – 6 p.m. at the town hall, 315 Highland Ave. in Dixon Palmyra – 7 p.m. at the town hall, 214 Palmyra Road in rural Dixon Sterling – 7 p.m. at the Center for Youth building, 312 E. Fourth St. in Sterling
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Water hookup deadline extended City: 140 well users not yet connected BY PAM EGGEMEIER peggemeier@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5570
ROCK FALLS – City residents using private wells for drinking water have a little longer to hook up to the city’s water system. The City Council on Tuesday extended the deadline from April 5 to Oct. 1. In 2011, when the city decided to make all residents within city limits connect to city water, there were 248 houses that needed to connect by the original deadline. There are now 140 well users still not connected, and 22 homes that have yet to install the stop boxes, the city’s water superintendent, Ted Padilla, said. Padilla hopes to get back to work in May. If all goes according to plan, he says it takes about 4 hours to get a house connected to the city system. The process, however, can be costly. If residents don’t have a service box, it costs $500 to get connected. For those who already have the box, it costs $100 to connect. The expensive part is the plumbing work that must be done to connect to the service box. That starts at about $1,100 and can be considerably higher depending on how far the plumbing needs to run on its way to the box.
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A fire that started in a shed and spread to a mobile home Saturday morning at Rock River Estates is being investigated by the state fire marshal. No one was in the home at the time of the fire.
State investigates Dixon fire Weekend blaze started in shed BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com EXT
DIXON – The state fire marshal is investigating a fire that happened over the weekend in rural Dixon. Members of the Dixon Rural Fire Department responded to a shed fire about 3:10 a.m. Saturday at Rock River Estates, a mobile home park along state Route 2 between Dixon and Sterling. Dixon Rural Fire Chief Norris Tucker said the
crew put out the fire by 7 a.m. The owner hadn’t been in the shed since the fall, Tucker said, which is why the fire marshal is investigating. The shed, Norris said, was fully engulfed in flames when a neighbor saw it at 3 a.m. and called the fire department. The flames then spread from the shed to a mobile home, damaging the roof, Tucker said. The interior sustained smoke and water damage, he said. Norris said the trailer’s owner was at his girlfriend’s house at the The interior of the home sustained smoke and water time. damage, Dixon Rural Fire Chief Norris Tucker said.
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OREGON – A Rockford man taken into custody hours after a shooting March 22 in rural Byron has not yet been charged. Ogle County State’s Attorney Michael Rock said Tuesday that Brandon McMahon, 20, has not been formally charged. He is accused of shooting a 19-year-old at a residence on North Hoisington Road. The name of the victim, who remains in the hospital, has not been released. “We’re waiting for the investigation to be completed by the sheriff’s department,� Rock said. “When they bring it to us, we’ll decide what charges to file.� Ogle County Sheriff Michael Harn said Tuesday that detectives are continuing to interview witnesses in the case. Rockford police took McMahon into custody in Rockford a few hours after the early-morning shooting. He remains in
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OBITUARIES Jack D. Smith CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Jack D. Smith, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at St. Luke Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Jack was born March 27, 1935, in Rock Falls, the son of Vernon LaRue and Rae Madeline (Rathke) Smith. He served with the Army from 1953 to 1956 during the Korean War. He was married to Janet Sue Light on Aug. 8, 1969, in Sterling. He owned and operated J&J Trucking until he retired at age 74. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. He also enjoyed chatting with friends and family on Facebook. He is survived by his wife, Janet of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Kerrie (Ron) Pettit of Solon, Iowa; son, Kevin (Theresa) Smith of Vinton, Iowa; daughter, Jennifer (Kevin) Cline of Cedar Rapids; daughter, LeAnne (Craig) Smith-Perry of Urbana; daughter, Kelly Rae Leduc of Canada; son, Randy Dublo of the state of Ohio; 19 grandchildren, Lisa,
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Bryan, and Chad Pettit, Cameron Weber, Erin and Bethany Smith, Brendan Goode, Garry and Kaiylee Smith, Heather, Jeremy, and Jordan Cline, Dakota, Courtney, Kelsey, Kara, and Cayla Perry; Kim Leduc, and Gabrielle Dublo; nine greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Joyce Olds and Sandra (Larry) Geesey, both of Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents; his infant children, Larry Dean Smith and Cheryl Ann Light; granddaughters, Marissa Cline and Krystin Smith-Troncoso; brother, Virgil Smith; and brother-in-law, Jim Olds. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday and the funeral at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories in Cedar Rapids. A private family burial with military honors will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jack’s name may be directed to the Smith family. Visit www.cedarmemorial.com to send condolences.
STERLING – Ross C. Babin, 57, of Sterling, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1956, in Sterling, the son of Roy John and Elvira Ruth (Lehman) Babin. He married Julie Haan on Oct. 5, 1974, in Sterling. Ross had worked at the former Glafka’s Tire City in Sterling, installing cruise control units and working on vehicle air conditioning and alignments for several years. For the past 20 years, he was employed at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, first in laundry, and later in maintenance. Ross enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and tinkering around on the farm. He was a member of Bethel Reformed Church in Sterling. He enjoyed vacationing at Mogaheen Resort in Cable, Wis., where he would relax, play jokes, enjoy a few beverages, and occasionally go fishing on the lake. Survivors include his
wife, Julie, and daughter, Carie (Sam) Ramirez, both of Sterling; son, Ben (Gina) Babin of Prophetstown; his two grandchildren, Ty Harvey and Briley Marie Babin; his siblings, Steve (Mary) Babin of California, Mark (Michelle) Babin of Peru, Kaarina (Doug) Lancaster of Morrison, Kelly (Janie) Babin of Sterling, Josanne (Brad) Bruins of LaSalle-Peru, and Chris (Wilma) Babin of Utah; and his father, Roy Babin of Arizona. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Stacy Babin, and his mother. A gathering of friends and family will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at at 20931 Luther Road in Sterling. A private family graveside service will be at East Genesee Cemetery, north of Sterling. McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Edward W. ‘Bud’ Carl STERLING – Edward W. “Bud� Carl, 83, of Sterling, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014. He worked at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., and then at Anixter, until his retirement in 1993. Bud served in the Air Force from 1950 to 1954. Edward was born Jan. 12, 1931, in Sterling, the son of Walter E. and Margaret A. (Pigg) Carl. He married Janet Oltmanns on April 24, 1960, at St. John Lutheran Church, in Sterling. He was an active member of St. John Lutheran Church. He was involved with the Loyal Lutherans, and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. Survivors include his wife, Janet, and three daughters, Anita Carl, Charlene (Douglas) O’Connell, and Denise Carl, all of Sterling; four grandchildren,
Devin, Kellen, and Aislinn O’Connell, and Brynna Carl; one aunt, Deanie Christiansen of River Forest; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mildred Shuman and Charlotte Gasso; and one brother in infancy, Jimmy Carl. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Mark Oehlert, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials have been established to St. John Lutheran Church and Self Help. Visit www.schillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.
Barbara A. Buchholz Michael J. ‘Mike’ Green MORRISON – Michael J. “Mike� Green, 50, of Morrison, died Monday, March 31, 2014, at his home. Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison is handling arrangements.
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ROCK FALLS – Barbara Ann Buchholz, 54, of Rock Falls, died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in Sycamore. Barbara was born Feb. 2, 1960, in Sterling, the daughter of Harold and Marie (Basemann) Buchholz. Survivors include one daughter, Christina (James Barringer) Hale of Rockford; seven sisters, Linda (Ron) McDivitt and Bonnie Gors, both of Rock Falls, Maxine Buchholz of Jonesboro, Ark., Debbie Dickey of Glendale, Ariz, Betty (Richard) Lesniewski of Byron, and Sheila Buchholz and Sue Ellen (David)
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The venue will seat about 50 people at small tables, Boles said, adding that Crystal Cork will do some special event service for performances, including opening night. The venue will have at least one performance a month, Boles said, which could include comedies, live music or plays. The plays, he said, will likely run for several weeks.
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April 24, 25 and 26. The comedy takes place between 1963 to 1973 and follows three friends from high school to their college sorority and then to a reunion. Tickets cost $20. In December, Boles was charged with a misdemeanor for failing to report the sex abuse allegations that occurred in 2012 at VIVA! Performing Arts in Dixon. Boles has a pretrial hearing scheduled for Thursday in Lee County court.
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As news of the shooting spread, a memorial Facebook page was created. On Tuesday, it had garnered more than 3,000 likes, with well wishers near and far posting comments remembering Anderson, singing his praises, and sending prayers to the families involved.
At least one comment on the page raised questions about the circumstances of his death, as did many comments written by members of the public in comments on newspaper and television stories reporting Anderson’s death. Commenters asking why no one yet had been charged and why more details weren’t being released – questions that, a month after the tragedy, still go unanswered.
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Residents have the right to do some of the work themselves, but ultimately a plumber must be used. “It doesn’t require a plumber to dig a trench and get to the pipe, but state statute says you must have a plumber connect to the box and bring the lines into the house,� Mayor Bill Wescott said. The noncompliant well users have the long, harsh winter to thank for their reprieve. “We were cut short on time with the winter
we’ve had,� Padilla said. “There were years where we could have worked into January or started in March, but Mother Nature didn’t cooperate this year.� The amended date will be the final connection deadline, Wescott said. “Letters will be sent out tomorrow [Wednesday] to anybody that is not hooked up,� the mayor said. “Unless there are extreme circumstances, they must be connected by Oct. 1.� According to city ordinance, those not in compliance by the new deadline can be fined anywhere from $100 to $750. The amount is up to the
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The mandate was the result of the cleanup of the Reliant Fastener and Parrish-Alford sites downtown. As part of the Environmental Protection’s remediation process, the agency required that private wells within 1,500 feet of those properties could no longer be used. The town then extended that directive to everyone within city limits.
$21,697,459 and expenses of $21,691,751, putting the city $5,708 in the black. Last year’s budget had a surplus of $3,705. The city’s enterprise, or utility, funds once again were key to balancing the budget, City Administrator Robbin Blackert said.
“The enterprise funds are now the fourth-highest contributor to our general fund revenues,� Blackert said. “The utilities play a big role in helping to provide financial stability for the city.� The city’s new fiscal year begins in May.
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Savings and loan figure Charles Keating dies at 90 PHOENIX (AP) – Charles H. Keating Jr., the notorious financier who served prison time and was disgraced for his role in the costliest savings and loan failure of the 1980s, has died. He was 90. A person with direct knowledge of the death confirmed on Tuesday
that Keating had died but didn’t provide further details. When Keating’s Phoenix-based home construction company, American Continental Corp., bought Lincoln Savings & Loan in 1984, the multimillionaire elevated its worth from $1.1 billion to $5.5
billion in a 4-year period. But his financial empire crumbled with state and federal convictions for defrauding investors. Keating allegedly bilked Lincoln customers by selling them $200 million of unsecured “junk� bonds.
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STERLING – A trailer owned by a Sterling electrical company, and reported missing last week, was recovered when a sheriff’s deputy pulled a car driving the trailer over early Monday morning in DeKalb County. The trailer, owned by Engel Electric Company, was reported missing from a Rockford construction site late last week, said Kevin McGinn, the company’s president. Sgt. Brad Carls, with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, said that the deputy learned during a routine registration check that the trailer had been reported as stolen in Winnebago County. Carl’s said the car’s driver, Michael Gottal, and a passenger, Tiffany Huggins, were arrested after a search of the vehicle uncovered a substance police suspect was crack cocaine, as well as burglary tools. McGinn said its Engel Electric logo had been painted over with some white spray paint. “The paint they used
was actually stored in the trailer,� he said. “As you can see (from a photo McGinn provided), not a very good job, thankfully.� About $5,000 worth of wire and equipment that was inside the trailer has been returned to Engel Electric. It’s not the first time someone has stolen equipment from one of its construction sites, McGinn said, but it was a rather unique attempt. “We’ve never had anybody be brazen enough to hook up and steal an entire trailer before,� he said. Gottal, 43, of Burlington, has been charged with two counts of theft over $500, burglary, possession of a controlled substance, possession of burglary tools, driving with a suspended license, and possession of a stolen license plate. Huggins, 33, also of Burlington, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a hypodermic needle. Gottal and Huggins were held Tuesday in DeKalb County Jail on $75,000 and $20,000
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ABOVE: The Engel Electric logo on this trailer that was reported stolen last week in Winnebago County was partially covered with white spray paint. The paint was found in the trailer after a man and woman from Burlington in a car hauling the trailer were arrested Monday morning in DeKalb County. LEFT: A transformer in the back of the trailer was damaged. bonds, respectively. “The frustrating part of all this is why people think stealing is any
way of getting ahead,� M cG i n n sa i d . “T h i s event has consumed numerous hours for
our company.� McGinn said the trailer, though pretty beat up, is now back on the job.
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On the second Tuesday of April, according to state law, townships must hold annual meetings. They can start no earlier than 6 p.m. In defending their existence, townships often call themselves the government closest to the people. At annual meetings, that appears true. Under state law, township residents have a vote in decisions, including
transferring money to the road fund from other funds and making orders to buy and sell property. “This is where residents can express concerns about things they think need to be accomplished,� said Jerry Crabtree, associate director for Township Officials of Illinois, the lobbying group for townships. In Sterling Township, Trustee Bill McGinn, also a Whiteside County Board member, won’t attend the annual meeting because he plans to attend a coun-
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ty committee meeting at the same time. Sterling Township, he said, is doing well. “We keep the budget in the black,� McGinn said. “We have a balanced budget, and we’re moving forward. We work with the schools in Sterling.� Dixon Township Supervisor Ed Fritts will attend his first annual meeting as supervisor. Historically, he said, few people have attended. Whiteside and Lee counties have 22 townships each.
DIXON – The Loveland Community House will host Dixon’s Founders Day luncheon, which will feature a presentation about the city’s early physicians. The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. April 11, with food provided by Ginko Tree Cafe for $5 per person, according to a news release from Dixon Main Street. A program about the early physicians in Dixon and the starting of KSB Hospital will begin at noon., followed by presentations of the Langan Award, for the most outstanding local historian, and the McAlpine Award, for reinvestment in a downtown building. “Founders Day has become a wonderful tradition in the city to highlight the accomplishments of our city founders and the great wealth of local history in our community,� Main Street Executive Director Josh Albrecht said in the news release. On April 11, 1830, John Dixon, his wife, Rebecca, and their children settled near what is now the corner of First Street and Peoria Avenue in downtown Dixon. BorgWarner will sponsor the luncheon, according to the release, and visitors can tour Loveland. Admission to the luncheon is free.
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Better way to draw districts Signatures needed to get measure on November ballot Daily Chronicle Editorial Board DeKalb
A little more than a month remains to collect enough signatures to amend the state constitution and promote responsible democracy in Illinois. Yes! for Independent Maps is a coalition of groups that have joined forces to reform the redistricting process in Illinois. Every 10 years after the Census, state House, Senate and congressional district maps are redrawn by politicians. The party in control of the Legislature always draws the maps to help its party and hurt the
opposite party. Legislative Democrats controlled the process last time around in 2011, and the results were predictable: Democrats gained seven seats in the state House in the 2012 election, five seats in the state Senate, and four seats in the congressional delegation. Had Republicans had control, it would have given their candidates the advantage. That’s why politics must be removed from the redistricting process so that politicians are made more accountable to the people. Yes! for Independent Maps needs 298,000 valid signatures by May 4 to get its proposed state amendment on the November ballot and allow voters to decide.
The Illinois Independent Redistricting Amendment would establish an 11-member Independent Redistricting Commission to draw the maps. According to the coalition’s website, the amendment includes safeguards to create the most nonpartisan, unbiased commission possible. Among those safeguards: The commission would include only qualified Illinois residents. Politicians, lobbyists, and state contractors aren’t eligible. The process ensures that the commission reflects the geographic and demographic diversity of the state, as well as a balance among Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated residents.
Legislative leaders from both sides can each strike up to five names from the pool of qualified applicants. Republicans likely would strike the most partisan Democrats and vice versa, leaving behind a more independent group. A lottery system ensures that even if a few partisan actors sneak into the pool, they are unlikely to be appointed to the final commission. CHANGE Illinois, Citizen Advocacy Center, League of Women Voters of Illinois, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and Reboot Illinois are among the organizations that form Yes! for Independent Maps coalition. Count us among the supporters as well.
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Time to focus on preventing sexual abuse DEB WALTER Dixon
When was the last time you talked to the child in your life about sexual abuse prevention? April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, so now would be the perfect time to do so. Studies show that by the time a child is 18 years old, one in three girls and one in six boys will experience sexual violence. Sexual abuse is not confined to any income level, education level, geographic area, racial or ethnic group, or particular type of family structure. All children need this information. So far this school year, the YWCA of the Sauk Valley’s Sexual Assault Program has given 825 presentations to students in Lee and Whiteside counties. Many preschool and elementary students learned how “no, go, tell� can help them in abusive situations. Middle school and high
school students learned strategies for dealing with sexual harassment and sexual assault issues. During April, continue this conversation. If the topic makes you feel uncomfortable, please call the YWCA at 815625-0333 for suggestions about broaching this important subject with your child. Note to readers: Deb Walter is the education coordinator for the YWCA.
Vote no on banning raw milk sales FRAN REIGLE Oregon
I was one of six children raised on raw milk, never pasteurized or homogenized, from our own cows. I’m a mother of six children all raised on raw milk, not pasteurized or homogenized, from our cows. We have been blessed with good health. Next, they will be telling us we cannot eat fresh vegetables from our garden. What business does the
government have in this? People buy all the junk food and prepared food, and that’s not against the law. Vote no on banning raw milk sales.
Peanut Days proceeds help many projects ELROY WYLDE and PAUL HESS residents of Sterling
Kiwanis Peanut Days are rapidly approaching. This year’s Peanut Days are the weekend of April 11-12. This is our primary fundraiser used to support youth and charitable needs in the Sterling area. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the Kiwanis Peanut Days goes directly into charitable and community needs. No funds collected are used for any administrative costs. Just a few of the events and organizations that Sterling Kiwanis members support financially and through volunteering are Coats for Kids, Breakfast with Santa, and three
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local scholarships to graduates at Sterling High School, Newman Central Catholic High School, and Rock Falls High School, as well as Relay for Life, Feed the Children Campaign, PADS Shelter, Red Cross, Rock River Valley Hospice, Salvation Army, Sauk Valley Child Fair, Self-Help Enterprises, CGH Foundation, and other organizations. In addition, the Kiwanis Club of Sterling has sponsored Key Clubs through Newman and Sterling high schools, K-Kids’ Club at Lincoln and Washington, and Builders’ Club at Challand. We are proud to have those clubs in our Kiwanis family, and we enjoy working with them. Please consider giving when you see our members and volunteers in the streets and at various businesses around town. The Kiwanis Club motto is “Changing the world, one child and one community at a time.� Thanks for your help in this mission. Note to readers: Elroy Wylde and Paul Hess are the co-chairmen of Kiwanis Peanut Days.
However you feel about the need, or lack thereof, to make the income tax increase permanent, you have to give Gov. Pat Quinn credit for at least one thing. He’s given political analysts material to debate for who knows how long. How many major-party candidates for governor call for an income tax vote in an election year? Especially when a poll released the same week shows 60 perGov. Pat cent of votQuinn ers against In office making the for 5 years, temporary governor calls for increase percontinuation manent. of unpopular It’s not the income tax s t a n d a r d increase; will dodge-and- it win him the election, or weave we’ve cost him the come to election? expect from candidates. Will Quinn’s straight talking, as he is calling it, enable him to win another term? Or will pundits forever debate whether Quinn cost himself the election by calling for continuation of an unpopular income tax increase? Alas, it’s going to be several long months before we will know.
7ASTE AND FRAUD 7HERE IS IT By the way, that poll showing most voters opposed to making the tax hike permanent also showed voters had no real taste for cutting the budget to make up for the lost revenue. In category after category, like education, public safety, or aid to the poor, a majority said they didn’t want to see cuts. Most thought the billions in lost revenue could be made up by eliminating waste and fraud. It can’t. No one, but no one, has identified anywhere close to that amount of waste and fraud. If you hear candidates claim that is the solution, demand that they specifically identify where and how much fraud and waste they’ve identified. If one comes up with the $4 billion or so that will be needed in a couple of years, contact us. That would be a major news story.
2ETIRE THE WORD @TEMPORARY We don’t know the outcome of this yet, but if the General Assembly votes to make the temporary income tax hike permanent, can we forever retire the phrase “temporary tax
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1UINN LIKENS SELF TO %DGAR In his budget speech last week, Quinn drew a comparison between himself and former Gov. Jim Edgar. It was because Quinn’s budget proposal calls for property tax relief to be part of the deal where the income tax increase is made permanent. Quinn said Illinois has underfunded schools and consequently overburdened property taxpayers who supply most of the money for schools. Quinn likened his proposal to Edgar’s 1997 plan to swap higher income taxes for lower property taxes. Whether or not you buy that comparison, it was an interesting choice for Quinn. Edgar’s plan ultimately went nowhere. Presumably, Quinn hopes his plan doesn’t experience the same outcome. However, in 1990, when Republican Edgar first ran for governor, his platform included a call to make permanent what had been at the time another temporary income tax increase. His Democratic opponent was against the idea. Edgar, of course, won. You’d think Quinn would use that example if he’s going to compare himself to Edgar.
1UOTABLE QUOTES “He was saying things that make my little heart go pitter-patter. I think he finally got it. I don’t know about the rest of these guys.� – Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, giving Quinn generally high marks for his budget speech. s s s “It would take a few years to do. Anything else would be such a shock to the system. Think of the government as a human body. It would be like a heart attack. No aspirin involved. I mean, kaboom. That would not be good.� – Topinka explaining why phasing out the income tax hike would be better than letting it expire all at once. s s s “There are a lot of promises that get thrown around down here. We have to start learning how to keep them. This is one.� – Topinka saying the income tax increase should expire, although not all at once.
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In this May 8, 2012, file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel testifies during the House Committee Hearing on Personnel and Pensions at the Capitol in Springfield. Late Monday, Emanuel proposed to raise property taxes while increasing the amount of money city workers contribute to their retirement as a way to cut about half of the city’s pension debt.
Chicago, like many, in straits Mayor’s plan a political risk as election looms SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan for fixing part of the nation’s worst municipal pension crisis is now in the hands of state lawmakers – and it’s likely just the first of many from cities across the state seeking legislative help for their employee retirement
funds. The Democratic mayor’s proposal comes just months after the General Assembly finally tackled a plan – challenged in court – to deal with its own $100 billion pension problem. But Emanuel hasn’t yet addressed shortfalls in the city’s fire and police pension programs, a problem that nearly every large city in Illinois faces. Chicago has the worstfunded public pension system of any major
U.S. city, a distinction that could threaten its attempts to position itself as a modern transportation hub and a place for high-tech development. Emanuel announced he had reached a deal with several municipal and laborers unions to cut in half a $19.5 billion pension debt over 40 years in accounts that cover more than 50,000 employees and retirees. The agreement would raise property taxes by
$250 million over five years, require higher contributions from employees and reduce the annual benefits retirees receive. Less than a year from facing the voters for reelection, Emanuel’s plan is politically risky. “Voters did not elect me to think about my political future,� Emanuel said in a statement Tuesday. “They elected me to think about Chicago’s future.� He suggested the effort
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Tax evader or corporate hero? Senators have differing views of Cat strategy WASHINGTON (AP) – Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a tax strategy Tuesday that has saved the manufacturing giant billions in U.S. taxes. They got support from Republican senators, including one who said the company deserves an award. Caterpillar has avoided paying $2.4 billion in U.S. taxes since 2000 by shifting profits to a wholly-controlled affiliate in Switzerland, according to a report released by Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. Levin chairs the Senate investigations subcommittee. On Tuesday, Levin grilled Caterpillar executives and their accountants at a hearing on the company’s tax strategy. “Caterpillar is an American success story that produces iconic industrial machines,� Levin said. “But it is also a member of the corporate profit-shifting club that has transferred billions of dollars offshore to avoid paying U.S. taxes.� Julie Lagacy, a Caterpillar vice president, was adamant that the Peoriabased manufacturer follows all tax laws. “We pay everything we owe,� she told the subcommittee. Caterpillar got support from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who questioned why the subcommittee was even holding the hearing.
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SPRINGFIELD. (AP) — A proposal by Illinois’ powerful House Speaker to thwart future voter suppression efforts advanced in the Legislature on Tuesday, a move that contrasts starkly with recent electoral restrictions put in place by surrounding swing states where Republicans have legislative control. The proposed amendment to the state constitution, which would appear on the November ballot if it receives a supermajority in both the House and Senate, would bar the Legislature from enacting new laws that would add new requirements in order to vote. Rep. Michael Madigan, who doubles as Illinois’ Democratic Party Chairman, told committee members Tuesday that the amendment would ensure that no one is denied the right to vote based on their race, color, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation or income, and that it “sends a strong message that in Illinois we believe every eligible voter should be treated equally.� Asked by a Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee about the prevalence of voter suppression efforts, the Chicago Democrat couldn’t cite a recent instance in which it happened in Illinois. Instead, Madigan referred to Republican-backed laws passed in other states that require voters to show voter identification at the polls or shorten early voting periods. He said such measures disproportion-
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State officials announce homebuyer assistance CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois will offer more help to first-time homebuyers under a program announced Tuesday by Gov. Pat Quinn. However, the effort – which Quinn’s administration billed as “new� and “major� – came under criticism from Republicans who claimed the Chicago Democrat was simply rehashing an old idea as Illinois faces other major financial hurdles along with his proposal to make the 2011 income tax increase permanent.
The program, which offers homebuyers $7,500 for down payments and low fixed-rate mortgages, comes a week after Quinn proposed a $500 refund for all Illinois property taxpayers in a budget that also called for extending the income tax increase, which is set to roll back in January. The “Welcome Home Illinois� initiative builds on existing assistance, though it offers a better interest rate and more down payment help than was previously available.
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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS, AND SERVICES Thursday, April 3 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371. Abuse Changing team, 815625-0338. Twin City Sunrise Rotary, 7 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling. TOPS IL 1426, 8:30-9 a.m. weigh-in, meeting at 9 a.m., Coloma Homes, 401 W. 18th St., Rock Falls. TOPS IL 825, 9-10 a.m. weighin, meeting at 10 a.m., Coventry Activity Center, 612 St. Mary’s Road, Sterling, 815-626-0034. Golden K Kiwanis, 9:30 a.m., YMCA, 2505 YMCA Way, Sterling. American Red Cross blood drive, 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m., CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling. Appointments: 800-733-2767. Free blood pressure checks, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.
American Red Cross blood drive, noon-5 p.m., Chadwick Fire Department, 210 Calvert St. Appointments: 800-733-2767. Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 5:30 p.m., open, beginners; 7 p.m., closed, step, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Serenity lunch brunch, noon-1 p.m., KSB Hospital private dining room 403 E. First St., Dixon. Call Serenity Hospice & Home, 815-732-2499. Bring lunch or buy meal in cafeteria. Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, 12 and 12; 8 p.m., closed, 12 and 12, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door. Alcoholics Anonymous, 2:30 p.m., closed, clearance required, BAAbble on for Life Prison Group, 815-973-6150. Narcotics Anonymous, 4-5 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013.
Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-441-4452. Breast Cancer Networking Group, 6-7 p.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815-2884673. Lee County Veterans Assistance Commission, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road. TOPS, 6:30 p.m., Rock Falls United Methodist Church, 210 Fourth Ave., 815-625-0431. Al-Anon, 7 p.m., St. John Lutheran Church, 703 Third Ave., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Covered Bridge Quilters Guild, 7 p.m., Harkrader Hall, St. Louis Catholic School, 631 Park Ave. West, Princeton, 815-8752430. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed; Al-Anon, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 709 Fourth Ave., Rochelle. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Big Book, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, St. Anne Church, 401 N. Cherry St., Morrison. Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy Reserves, 7:30 p.m., Law Enforcement Center, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. AMVETS Post 167 Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Sterling American Legion, 601 First Ave. Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus practice, 7:30 p.m., Rock Falls Community Building, 603 W. 10th St., 815-284-7569. Self Help Parents Association, 7:30 p.m., Self Help Enterprises, 2300 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling. Sterling-Rock River Masonic Lodge 612, 7:30 p.m., 113½ W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, United Steelworkers, 502 Woodburn Ave., Sterling. Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Appointment, 815-284-9555. Friday, April 4 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Suite 100, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-284-3371. Whiteside County Genealo-
gists meeting, 9 a.m., Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room, 211 Locust St., Sterling, 815-626-2700. Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9:3011:30 a.m., Oliver’s Corner Market, 748 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon. Bible study, 10 a.m., Oregon Healthcare Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure checks, 11 a.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Mercy Nursing free blood pressure clinic, noon-1:30 p.m. County Market, 1380 N. Galena Ave., Dixon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed; 10 p.m., open, candlelight, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open; 10:30 p.m., open, candlelight, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon. Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214. Downstairs, west door.
Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, closed, It’s Your Meeting; 8 p.m., open, grapevine, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls, back door. Free blood pressure checks and pie social, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon. Reservations: 815-732-3252. Technology presentation by Nathan Fellows, 1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open; 7 p.m., Al-Anon, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Reformers Unanimous, an addiction abstinence program, 7-9 p.m., First Baptist Church, 24 N. Mason Ave., Amboy, 815857-2682. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, First Congregational Church, 218 E. Third St., Prophetstown. Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Church of God, 816 S. Clay St., Mount Carroll.
Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Mexican Train Dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Ster-
ling, 815-622-9230. Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Farkle, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Fish or beef and noodles dinner, 5-7 p.m., American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815-284-2003. Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Bingo, 7 p.m. Rock Falls American Legion, 712 Fourth Ave.
COMMUNITY EVENTS Wednesday, April 2 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Popcorn and quilting, 8:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Mexican Train Dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Farkle, 10 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Monthly birthday party, 11:45 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day. Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Monthly birthday party, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon. Pinochle, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.
500 card game, noon, Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818. Bingo with the Beukemas, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925. Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Bingo and bridge, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230. Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3253. Bingo, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000. Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101. Knit Wits Knitting Circle, 6:308 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., 815-284-7261. Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-622-8838. Thursday, April 3 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Stump Jumpers, 9 a.m., Rock
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Bingo, 1 p.m., Sterling Women of the Moose, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling. Euchre, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925 Mexican food, 5-8 p.m., Rock Falls Veterans of Foreign Wars, 217 First Ave. Mexican Train Dominoes, 6 p.m., Tampico Area Community Building, 106 W. Market St., Tampico, 815-535-3665. Bingo, 7 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290. Friday, April 4 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230. Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236. Cinnamon rolls and quilting, 8:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St., 815-946-3818. Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.., Oregon, 815-732-3252. Bridge, 8:45 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Make-n-Take Easter project, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050. Wii Bowling, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050. Line dancing, 11 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230. Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m.,
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alutations, meant to welcome the reader, come in all kinds of dreary. “Dear� seems unduly cozy. It brings to mind the longcoupled couple. The Dear implicated in “Have you seen my earrings, Dear?� shoulders a burden unknown to Dear Cardholder. “To Whom it May Concern� begs the snide retort. If a letter is that vague about its destination, it may concern no whom. “Greetings� only works for aliens, “Good Evening� for vampires, “Darling� for the paperback cad. “Hello� suits Kitty. “Sup?� is reserved for the e-spondent in transit, via skateboard. Licensed professionals are permitted “Howdy� or “Ahoy.� Charlotte, the clever spider who corresponded via web, offered the word “salutations� as her salutation. But then, she was addressing a pig. One understandably perplexed by “Salu-what?� Perhaps best to skip the salutation. Follow the lead of strawberries, which offer no preamble, no “Dear Eater.� One fine day they simply appear – entirely welcome, never dreary. Time to heap them over shortcake and make short work of saluting spring.
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Few things say that winter is over and spring has sprung like strawberry shortcake. biscuits along their perimeters and open, English-muffin style, while still warm. Spoon strawberries and their juices onto bottom halves. Crown with biscuit tops. Lavish with whipped cream. Enjoy.
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Need cheering up? It’s time to have a tapas party BY ARLENE BURNETT MCT News Service
I’d had enough of the snow and freezing temperatures. And I was bored. So, it was time to throw a party – a tapas party. Tapas, popular throughout Spain, are the Spanish version of appetizers. They can range from small plates as simple as cubed cheese, ham and olives to more elaborate dishes. Here are three tapas recipes you can make at home. I was leafing through the cookbook “Spain� by Jeff Koehler when I spotted a beautiful photo of Empanada De Lomo. The photo alone made me want to try this recipe. The recipe takes time (about 4 hours) because the dough has to rise and there is plenty of slicing and frying. I made a few changes to the recipe. Instead of hand kneading the dough, I used my stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. And the directions for placing the dough in the pan seemed a little confusing, so I formed the dough my way. But in the end it was time well spent. Let’s say this about the second recipe, Ensalada Mediterranean – it is easy to prepare. The salad is studded with dried apri-
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Serves 6 to 8 depending on portion size 4 cloves garlic, peeled 8 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, plus more for oiling the bowl 2 tablespoons dry white wine 1½ teaspoons Spanish pimenton dulce (sweet paprika) 1 teaspoon dried oregano Salt, to taste 1 bay leaf Pork fillets (12 ounces total), thinly cut into 1/3-inch-thick strips
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface and pan 1 teaspoon salt 1½ tablespoons packed fresh baker’s yeast or 2 teaspoons active dry yeast ½ cup whole milk, warmed (105 to 115 degrees) 2 eggs, whisked 2 medium onions, thinly sliced 1 red bell pepper, halved crosswise and sliced into thick lengthwise strips Butter for greasing pan 1. In a large bowl, blend garlic, 3 tablespoons of the olive oil, wine, 1 teaspoon of the paprika and the oregano. Add salt (to taste), bay leaf and pork. Turn over to coat. Cover and marinate at least 2 hours. 2. Meanwhile, put the flour in a large bowl; sprinkle in the remaining paprika and the 1 teaspoon salt, blend with your fingers; make a well in the middle. Dissolve yeast in the milk; pour the yeast mixture into the well along with one egg. Begin working flour into a ball while
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adding 2 tablespoons olive oil. (Add a touch more milk if needed.) Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work space and knead by hand about 10 minutes, until supple, elastic and slightly tacky. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, covered with plastic wrap, and let rise about 1 hour, or until about doubled in size. 3. In a large skillet or saute pan, heat remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat, add onions, and cook until they begin to soften and turn pale, about 5 minutes, add the bell pepper and cook until both are tender, about 25 minutes. Place a lid over the pan during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Transfer to a bowl. 4. Preheat a heavy skillet over high heat. Discard garlic and bay leaf from the marinade. Place the
pork evenly in the skillet (you may have to do this in batches, don’t crowd the pan), quickly brown the pork in its marinade, 1 to 2 minutes. Place the pork in the bowl with the onions and bell peppers and blend well. 5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 6. Butter and flour a 10 ½-inch pie pan or line it with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit. 7. Divide dough in half with one piece slightly larger. On a lightly floured surface, roll the large piece of dough into a circle (about 12 inches). Gently place the dough over the pan then gently fit it into the pie pan leaving the excess dough draped over the rim of the pan. Spread the pork mixture evenly over the pie crust. TAPAS CONTINUED ON A10
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President: Debate over repealing law is over WASHINGTON (AP) – Mocking his critics, President Barack Obama boasted Tuesday that 7.1 million people have signed up for his health care law, an unexpected comeback after a disastrous rollout sent his poll numbers plummeting and stirred fears among Democrats facing re-election this fall. “The debate over repealing this law is over,� he declared. Despite lingering problems with the website, a late wave of enrollments pushed sign-ups higher than critics and even the White House had believed possible. Still, the administration hasn’t determined how many of those people have closed the deal by paying their first month’s premiums. Also unclear is how many were previously uninsured – the real
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center, minor injuries were reported and some homes made of adobe were destroyed, officials said. The quake shook modern buildings in nearby Peru and in Bolivia’s high altitude capital of La Paz. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the quake at 8.0, but later upgraded the magnitude. It said the quake struck 61 miles (99 kilometers) northwest of the Chilean
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city of Iquique at 8:46 p.m., hitting a region that has been rocked by numerous quakes over the past 2 weeks. Psychiatrist Ricardo Yevenes said he was with a patient in Arica when the quake hit. “It quickly began to move the entire office, things were falling,” he told local television. “Almost the whole city is in darkness.” The quake was so strong that the shaking experienced in Bolivia’s capital about 290 miles (470 kilometers) away was the equivalent of a 4.5-magnitude tremor, authori-
ties there said. At least 10 strong aftershocks followed in the first few hours, including a 6.2 tremor. More aftershocks and even a larger quake could not be ruled out, said seismologist Mario Pardo at the University of Chile. Some roads in northern Chile were blocked by landslides, causing traffic jams among people leaving the coast. But coastal residents remained calm as they head inland while waves measuring almost 2 meters (6 ½ feet) struck their cities. Evacuations also were
ordered in Peru, where waves 2 meters above normal forced about 200 people to leave the seaside town of Boca del Rio. But there were no injuries or major damage, said Col. Enrique Blanco, the regional police chief in Tacna, a Peruvian city of 300,000 near the Chilean border. “The lights went out briefly, but were reestablished,” Blanco said. A tsunami alert was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for all of Latin America’s Pacific coast. Chile’s Emergency Office warned that a large tsunami wave
was expected to hit Robinson Crusoe island and others in the Juan Fernandez archipelago, hundreds of miles off Chile’s central coast. Residents there evacuated ahead of the first waves. Chile’s Easter Island, much farther off in the Pacific, was expected to get hit after midnight Wednesday. Authorities in the U.S. state of Hawaii were on alert, but no tsunami watch was issued. The tsunami center said any higher waves would hit Hawaii starting 3:24 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time.
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NATO allies pledge to beef up defenses BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO foreign ministers moved Tuesday to beef up the defenses of front-line alliance members feeling menaced by a more assertive Russia, with Secretary of State John Kerry proclaiming the U.S. commitment to their security is “unwavering.” The ministers from NATO’s 28 member nations also ordered suspension of all “practical civilian and military cooperation” with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, though they made sure a line of communication with the Kremlin remains open at the ambassadorial level. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, keystone of U.S. and European security since the end of World War II, is facing its most acute geopolitical crisis in years: the fallout from Moscow’s unilateral annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which the Obama administration and its allies condemn as a brazen, illegal land grab. On Tuesday, an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 Russian troops equipped with tanks, other armored vehicles and fixed and rotary wing aircraft remained positioned near the border with Ukraine, a NATO military official told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the
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troubling concern for NATO countries, especially the alliance’s eastern-most members — the Baltic states, Poland, and Romania, all of which were once in Moscow’s orbit. To reassure those skittish allies, Kerry told a news conference, the U.S. has already sent six
F-15 fighters to perform air patrols over the Baltic and deployed a dozen F-16s to Poland. He noted that the U.S. had previously dispatched the USS Truxtun, a guided-missile destroyer, to the Black Sea. The Truxtun has already left the Black Sea after taking part in naval exercises with NATO allies Romania and Bulgaria that had been scheduled before the Ukraine crisis. A senior U.S. defense official said the U.S. is likely to send another warship to the Black Sea, but there was no decision on which ship and when it would be sent. The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity. “And more U.S. support is on the way,” Kerry said. At the Tuesday afternoon meeting Kerry attended with the NATO foreign ministers, the secretary said, “more allies pledged their own contributions to make sure every ally from the Baltic to the Black Sea feels secure.” He did not provide details. The defense official said the U.S. was also likely to send a small team of soldiers to Europe and was encouraging NATO allies to contribute more aircraft to the Baltic air patrol mission.
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STERLING – If the gray clouds and a menacing cold wind blowing weren’t gloomy enough, the opening innings between Sterling and Sycamore were. Through five innings, the two teams combined for two runs and five hits. But as the temperatures dropped, the offenses heated up, and the Warriors claimed a 4-3 walk-off victory. Delivering the big hit was Abri Hale, as she laced a single to score Shannon Long in the bottom of the seventh. Lexy Staples pitched the complete game for Sterling (4-0) and started off hot. She got help both offensively and defensively. Through five innings, the Warriors clung to a 2-0 lead. Both runs were opportune and manufactured. “I don’t think travel really bothered the kids,” said Spartans coach Jill Carpenter, who had to make the trip to Sterling because of the condition of the field in Sycamore is not playable yet. “We got here a little late, but we got here, got warm, and we just wanted to play.” HALE CONTINUED ON B3
Star of game: Abri Hale, Sterling, game-winning single Key performers: Lexy Staples, Sterling, 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 7 SO, 3 BB) Up next: Morris at Sterling, 4:30 p.m. Thursday
Rockets play well, but fall in opener BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5555
ROCK FALLS – Austin Donoho and the Rock Falls Rockets tempted fate – or the Byron bats – one too many times on Tuesday in the matchup of Big Northern West Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com favorites. An inning after escaping a basesRock Falls’ Dallas Jones catches a fly ball in front of loaded jam, Donoho walked in the teammate Noah Junis during Tuesday’s game against tying run in the sixth inning before Byron in Rock Falls. The Rockets lost the Big Northern Austin Carlson singled in two more. West game 6-4.
That was all Tigers ace Nathan Peterson needed, as Byron won 6-4. “I think after we fell behind, the team sort of rallied together,” Carlson said. “I was able to get a big hit, but I think that had a lot to do with my team supporting me from the dugout.” Despite the loss, Rock Falls coach Donnie Chappell left the field encouraged after his team’s first outing. POINT CONTINUED ON B3
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Not fooling around Jensen finds niche with SVCC tennis team BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551
Gavin Jensen had a special message for Sara Kipping on Tuesday afternoon. Jensen, a sophomore tennis player at Sauk Valley Community College, walked up to his coach, Kipping, and announced he had hurt his shoulder and was going to have to hang it up for the season. With only six players on the team and six needed to play matches, it was a major blow. Kipping was crestfallen for Jensen file a few seconds before she High school: Newman, realized she was merely the class of 2012 victim of some April Fool’s Day College: Sauk Valley tomfoolery. “He got me pretty good,” KipClass: Sophomore ping said. FYI: Played 5 sports Jensen is the Skyhawks’ No. 1 (football, baseball, swimsingles player, and teams with ming, basketball and Tanner Dir to fill the No. 1 doutennis) at Newman. ... bles slot. He took an unlikely Didn’t play tennis until road to get there. spring of senior year, but A 2012 Newman High School now is No. 1 player at graduate, Jensen’s main sport SVCC. was football, but he also competed in 3 years of baseball, 2 Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com years of swimming and 1 year Sauk Valley’s Gavin Jensen didn’t play tennis in high school until his senior year, but a lot of hard of basketball. work the last 2 years has resulted in him becoming the Skyhawks’ No. 1 singles player. FOOLING CONTINUED ON B5
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Litte room for error Rude ekes out 60 win over Bauer, Mayberry BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554
STERLING – Brady Rude knew he had ground to make up. Chris Bauer knew he did, too. Ryan Mayberry knew he got off to the best start, but he also knew the other two were lurking behind him. In a near photo finish, NewPhilip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com man sophomore Rude eked Newman’s Brady Rude, Erie-Prophetstown’s Chris Bauer, out a 60-meter dash victory and Morrison’s Ryan Mayberry compete in the 60-meter dash over Morrison senior MayTuesday at the Rosenberry Classic. Rude just edged out both berry and Erie-Prophetstown Bauer and Mayberry in the event. senior Bauer in the highlight
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event Tuesday evening at the Rosenberry Classic at Westwood Sports Complex. Rude’s time of 7.28 seconds was .01 faster than Mayberry’s 7.29, and Bauer clocked a 7.31 for an extremely close third. The difference: Rude was leaning forward at the finish, clearing
the line with the requisite chest and shoulders, while Mayberry crossed the line first with his foot. “There’s no margin for error in the 60,” said Rude, who also won the 200 (23.501) and the long jump (20 feet, 2 inches). “I saw Mayberry and Bauer clearly about a foot ahead of me out of the blocks, so I just tried to relax, keep my form and trust that I could catch them by the end.”
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Tiger Woods chose surgery to heal his ailing back over a quest for another green jacket, announcing Tuesday that he will miss the Masters for the first time in his career. Woods said on his website that he had surgery Monday in Utah for a pinched nerve that had been hurting him for several months, knowing the surgery would keep him from Augusta National next week for the first time since he was a senior in high school. The No. 1 player in the world is a four-time Masters champion. “After attempting to get ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I decided in consultation with my doctors to have this procedure done,� Woods said. “I’d like to express my disappointment to the Augusta National membership, staff, volunteers and patrons that I will not be at the Masters. “It’s a week that’s very special to me,� he said. “It also looks like I’ll be forced to miss several upcoming tournaments to focus
on my rehabilitation and getting healthy.� The Masters gets the highest television ratings of any golf tournament, and Woods commands most of the attention, even though he last won a green jacket in 2005. He won his first Masters in 1997 when he set 20 records, from youngest Masters champion at 21 to his 12-shot margin of victory. “I know Tiger has been working very hard to return to form, and as I have said many times, Tiger has a lot of years of good golf ahead of him,� Jack Nicklaus said. “I hate to see him robbed of some of that time by injury. But we all know he is doing what is in the best interest of his health and future. I wish him well on a speedy recovery.� Nicklaus played 154 straight majors for which he was eligible until he missed the 1998 British Open because of an ailing left hip that he had replaced a year later. Nicklaus rarely had injury problems in compiling 18 professional majors, the record that Woods wants. Woods has been stuck on 14 majors for 6 years.
Woods has had four surgeries on his left knee, and now his biggest concern is his back. He has been coping with back issues since last summer: a twinge in the final round of the PGA Championship, and spasms in the final round of The Barclays that caused him to fall to his knees. Then, they returned with alarming regularity recently in Florida. He withdrew after 13 holes in the final round of the Honda Classic with what he described as lower back pain and spasms. Woods shot the highest final round of his career at Doral a week later when he said his back flared up again in the final round. He skipped the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he was the two-time defending champion, to rest his back and do everything possible to be at Augusta National next week. “Tiger was gracious in keeping us updated of his condition and making us aware of his decision,� Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said. “We wholeheartedly offered our best wishes for his immediate and long-term recovery.�
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AKE FOREST – Spend enough time around Halas Hall, and you’re bound to see some wildlife. Peer toward the east, toward the woods that divide the Bears practice fields from the train tracks, and you quickly can forget that you’re standing at the edge of a suburban office park. It’s not uncommon to see deer grazing on grass, walking between trees or blending into a nearby prairie. “They’re all over,â€? said Karl Walldorf, the city’s deputy police chief. “It’s a good parcel out there in terms of deer. Especially when the guys work midnights, you can see them. Coyotes, foxes, raccoons, opossums – they all come out.â€? In that case, Jared Allen should feel right at home. Allen, who turns 32 Thursday, is the Bears’ biggest free agent prize of the offseason. The 6-foot-6, 270-pound defensive end has tallied 128½ sacks in 10 NFL seasons with Kansas City and Minnesota, and he’ll be expected to continue that success after signing a 4-year deal with the Bears last week. But Allen’s sporting passions are not limited to football. He’s an avid hunter and outdoorsman, and his boldest kills have included an
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elk (with a spear) and a wild boar (with a hunting knife). “I eat what I kill,� Allen told The Sporting News during a bear hunt in Idaho in 2008. “So, for me, it’s kind of primitive. I’ve got to get something for dinner.� At minimum, it seems, there are two kinds of people in this world: those who carry a spear into the mountains, and those who carry a debit card into Panera. It’s clear as to which group Allen belongs. And, well, let’s just say the Paneras outnumber the mountains around these parts. “I’m not a big fan of cities,� Allen said Monday at his introductory news conference at Halas Hall, where he wore tan boots, blue jeans and a sports coat over his buttondown shirt. “I grew up on a horse ranch. But I’ve always liked Chicago. For some reason, it makes sense. Everything’s kind of sectioned. I can spend
more than a couple of days here.â€? How about more than a couple of years? It was natural, then, to worry whether Allen would be able to fully enjoy his new surroundings. Because it’s against the law to shoot the deer that roam the Bears’ property – “Hypothetically,â€? Walldorf said, “he can’t fire a firearm inside Lake Forest for the purposes of huntingâ€? – and it’s pretty tough to find spacious, serene places to hunt in a region packed with more than 8 million people. Pretty tough, but not impossible. Take Moraine Hills State Park, for example. The 2,500-acre property east of McHenry is a terrific spot for firearm and archery deer hunting during the late fall, as long as one has the proper permits. Besides, it’s not as if Allen will have a busy schedule in late October or Novemb–‌ Oh. “The hunting season is probably not going to work out real well for him,â€? said Greg Kelly, the site superintendent at Moraine Hills State Park. “Because it’s right in the middle of football season. “But if he wants to come out here and train prior to football season, by all means, this would
be a great place to come and bring his bicycle. We have over 10 miles of dedicated bike trails. Or he could run. We have all kinds of trails for running, walking. “It’s a perfect spot to get ready for that Bear weather.� If Allen doesn’t mind racking up some mileage on his pickup truck – at least, I assume that he drives a pickup truck, something like a Ford F-Ten Thousand – then he could head west toward DeKalb or south toward Kankakee for more prime hunting ground. Or he could put the hunting on hold for a weekend and enjoy the underrated biodiversity that exists in and around Chicago. “A lot of it has to do with Lake Michigan,� said Chris Young, the public information officer with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. “Northeast Illinois is really a great resource.� So enjoy your new home, Mr. Allen. Admire the wildlife around Halas Hall, even if you can’t eat it. Oh, and one more thing: Feel free to hunt opposing quarterbacks this fall at Soldier Field. It’s perfectly legal, according to the police. In fact, it’s expected. “For $16 million,� Walldorf said, “I would hope so.�
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Rock Falls’ Cooper Kilberg singles in two runs during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against Byron. The runs gave the Rockets a lead, but they couldn’t hold on to it in a 6-4 Big Northern West loss.
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“There have been a lot of first games where I’ve seen a lot worse,” Chappell said. “It was our first time against live pitching, and he was a very good pitcher. It was the first time our pitchers had been outside, and they struggled but kept battling.” Byron (4-0, 1-0) plated single runs in the second, third and fourth innings off of Rock Falls starter Dustin Huycke, who battled through pain. Chappell visited the mound during the third inning, and said that Huycke might have pulled a rib muscle. Meanwhile, the Rock Falls bats struggled the first time through the lineup against Peterson. He had seven strikeouts in the first three innings. “He was changing speeds really well,” Rock Falls senior Dallas Jones said. “His curveball was really breaking. We did a nice job adjusting, but that was tough for the first game.” In the fourth, the Rockets (0-1, 0-1) got rolling. Huycke walked to start the inning, then moved
to third on a single by Donoho. Donoho then coaxed a throw to first and took off for second. The throw from first to Dennis Reedy at second bounced away, allowing Huycke to score from third. Trace Hippen followed with a single – his second of the game – to score Donoho. “It’s not easy to start the season with a conference game,” Hippen said. “They’ve already played three games. We battled though and started to get some hits.” The rally continued as Jones ripped a double, and then Cooper Kilberg drove in two runs with a single. “We’re a young team, but we know that everyone can hit up and down the lineup,” Jones said. “We know that whoever is up is capable of delivering a big hit.” Peterson, who finished with 12 strikeouts, allowed only one hit after the fourth inning. “He pitched a very nice game,” Byron coach Ray Bielskis said. “Even in the fourth inning, I thought our defense made a couple bad decisions. He pitched very well against a tough lineup.”
Ashton-Franklin Center was finally able to start its baseball season on Tuesday, but the result was a pair of losses. The Raiders ventured to Dakota and dropped a 4-2 decision in the opener, then a 5-1 defeat in the nightcap. The games were moved from Ashton due to poor field conditions. Troy Mairs took the loss in the first game, allowing four runs (three earned), eight hits and two walks in 4 2/3 innings. He also struck out six batters. David Zinke had a pair of singles, while Mairs added a double. In the second game, AFC (0-2) got a strong game on the mound Matt Heng, who retired 18 consecutive batters at one point. He ran into trouble in the seventh, however, when the Indians scored four runs to break a 1-1 tie. Heng went 6 2/3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned), four hits and one walk, with four strikeouts.
Tuesday’s stars Matt Heng, AFC, 18 consecutive batters retired Ramsay Truckenmiller, EastLAND 2") Brandon Ibarra had a pair of hits. Mairs had the lone RBI. Freeport 3, Dixon 1: The Dukes got a solid outing from Mitchell Wolfe in a road loss to the Pretzels. Wolfe (0-1) allowed three runs, six hits and one walk, while striking out six. Dixon (2-3) managed just three hits, all singles. Lutheran 12, Oregon 2, 6 inn.:
Matt Murray and Paul Rypkema each had two hits for the Hawks in a loss to the Crusaders in Rockford. Murray took the loss, allowing five runs (four earned), six hits and four walks in four innings. Eastland 8, Galena 7: Ramsay Truckenmiller and Jacob Reuscher each drove in two runs as the Cougars held off the Pirates in Lanark. Austin Weaver and Brighton
Haverland each scored two runs. Haverland had a pair of doubles.
Forreston-Polo 10, Orangeville 0, 6 inn.: Wyatt Kerchner, Jordan
Ludwig and Wyatt Patterson each drove in two runs as the Cardinals blanked the Broncos in Forreston. Andrew Beasley got the win, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out seven in five innings. Ridgewood 5, Fulton 0: The Steamers managed just three hits in a nonconference loss in Woodhull. Jack Lemke took the loss for Fulton (1-5). College baseball Skyhawks lose two: Sauk Valley lost a doubleheader for the second day in a row to Illinois Valley, this time by scores of 7-3 and 11-10 at home. Sean Ritter and Cameron Copas each had two hits, including doubles, in the opener. Oscar Duarte-Castro knocked in two runs in the second game for the Skyhawks (1-12, 0-4 Arrowhead Conference).
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Rockets power past Crusaders Stralow, Sitzmore both hit grand slams for Morrison "Y 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF
Michaela Ward struck out 12 batters in four innings to lead Rock Falls to a 10-0 victory over visiting Rockford Lutheran on Tuesday. Ward (1-0) allowed the only hit for the Crusaders, but struck out everybody else. Julie Dodd pitched the fifth, and final, inning. Ward, Dodd and Baylie Janssen each had two hits for the Rockets (1-0). Jenny Lawson clubbed a home run.
Yorkville 14, Dixon 0, 5 inn.: Emily Bay and Bre
Grobe managed the only two hits for the Duchesses in a road loss. Erin Smith (1-1) took the loss in the circle for Dixon (1-1), allowing nine runs – but only two earned – in one inning of work.
Byron 7, Oregon 4: The Hawks’ rally came up short in a Big Northern West loss in Byron. Oregon trailed 7-0 entering the fourth inning, and scored in three of the final four frames. Sommer Rhea had three hits and two stolen bases, while Alana Leamanczyk added two hits and three RBIs. Bre Bicksler also drove in a run, and Ally Bartling pitched four innings for the loss. Megan Bursell had three hits and three RBIs for the Tigers, and Rachel Bonnell struck out 12 for the win.
Morrison 16, Princeton 2, 5 inn.: Brooke Stralow
and Emma Sitzmore each clubbed grand slams as the Fillies routed the Tigers in Morrison. Lauren Rice singled four times, Chelsea Eads had
two doubles and a triple, and Lauren Pannier hit a 2-run homer for Morrison (3-0). Allie Wiersema struck out eight batters in four innings.
Milledgeville 6, Pecatonica 1: Morgan Adolph
homered, doubled, singled and drove in three runs to lead the Missiles past the Indians in Milledgeville. Kayleigh Leddy also drove in three runs.
Orangeville 5, Forreston-Polo 1: Paige Peter-
son accounted for the Cardinals’ lone run with an RBI single in the sixth inning of a home loss to the Broncos. Abby Peterson was the losing pitcher. AFC swept on road: The Raiders dropped a pair of NUIC East games in Dakota, falling 9-4 and 14-1 in five innings.
Cassidy Koning (0-2) doubled, drove in a run and took the loss in the circle in the opener for AFC (0-3), while Bekki Matson added an RBI. Matson also drove in a run in the nightcap, Koning added another double, and Laci Meurer (0-1) took the loss. The Raiders also dropped their season opener Monday, falling 11-0 to Pearl City in five innings.
West Carroll 13, Scales Mound-River Ridge 10:
Sabrina Buckhalter’s base hit with two outs in the top of the seventh inning put the Thunder ahead 11-10, and they went on to a win over Scales MoundRiver Ridge. Cassidy Rice and Janessa Larson each drove in two runs for West Carroll (2-4).
Warriors, Spartans trade big hits in final innings of NIB-12 game HALE
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In the blink of an eye, Sycamore (0-1) changed the course of the game in the top of the sixth inning. A walk was followed by two fielder’s choices. With two outs and a 1-2 count, Sycamore’s Jasmyne Taylor connected on a bomb to tie it at 2. “At the start I was fine,” said Staples. “I was really confident from the last couple of games, but they started to tee off on me,
Gabby Sandoval Sterling junior
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and I couldn’t do anything about it. I have great defense behind me, and that’s amazing to have as a pitcher, knowing I can throw strikes and have them behind me. They
responded great and that helped calm me down.” The Warriors responded quickly. After a two-out walk, junior Gabby Sandoval stepped to the plate. She rifled a line drive up the middle, which took a hop and got past Spartan center fielder Taylor Jones. This allowed the runner to score from first and restored the lead to Sterling at 3-2. In the next inning, Sycamore’s Taylor Zak worked into a full count. Zak hit a high pop-up to left-center field. As the
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hangtime count added up, so did the suspense. It all ended when the ball landed on the other side of the fence. “We didn’t want to let them stay in the game,” Sterling coach Becki Edmondson said. “We were hoping that we would take advantage of baserunners that were on and move those runners over. We were really struggling with that. So, we just tried to get good at-bats, take good swings, be smart at the plate.”
Warrior sophomore Shannon Long hit a slow grounder with one out in the seventh that was mishandled to allow her to reach first. A stolen base and a sacrifice bunt moved Long over to third with two outs. Hale was next at the dish, and she delivered. With a 1-1 count, she ripped a grounder right between third and short. Long took off for home, and the gounder nicked a diving Taylor Aasen and didn’t allow her shortstop Lyndsey Coddington to
make a play. “We were happy to see that,” Edmondson said. “Any time you are down, and it’s cold out, and things hadn’t been going our way, the momentum was on the other side. Our girls have really good game smarts, they have been in enough games, and they don’t panic when they get down. Sometimes it is good, and sometimes it is not good. “We just want to get a sense of urgency in there so we don’t get into these kind of situations.”
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The final 3 seconds felt like forever for the Maryland Terrapins. Alyssa Thomas could only watch from her back as Shoni Schimmel’s potential game-tying 3-pointer flew to the basket before harmlessly clanging off the back rim and setting off a wild celebration by the Terps. Yes, Maryland is headed back to the Final Four for the first time since they won it all back in 2006 after holding off Louisville 76-73 Tuesday night at the buzzer in the Cardinals’ home arena. “She had hit back-toback, crazy, wild clutch shots,� Lexie Brown said of Louisville’s star senior. “So for her to [get] a great look, all I could do was pray that it didn’t go in.� Maryland had been up
Sunday’s games s .OTRE $AME VS -ARYLAND P M s 5#ONN VS 3TANFORD P M 12 with 2:03 left when Louisville went on a furious rally. Maryland coach Brenda Frese even took a timeout after Thomas, her All-American, hit only one of two free throws with 3.5 seconds left, and Frese let her Terrapins decide whether to foul or play defense. The Terrapins chose to double-team Schimmel and tried to get a hand up. “Obviously, it paid off for us,� Frese said.
Stanford 74, N. Carolina 65: Chiney Ogwumike
is carrying her team to
Music City and one last Final Four she planned for all along, going for 20 points and 10 rebounds as second-seeded Stanford beat North Carolina in the regional final on the Cardinal’s home floor. Mikaela Ruef scored a career-high 17 points on the way to regional MVP honors, Amber Orrange added 14, and Bonnie Samuelson knocked down three 3-pointers for 13 points off the bench for Stanford (333), which had its streak of five straight Final Fours snapped last March. Allisha Gray scored 19 points for No. 4 seed North Carolina (27-10), which couldn’t pull off a Final Four reunion with Sylvia Hatchell after the coach’s season-long battle with leukemia.
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Mayberry, who converted to a sprinter midway through last season, trailed the other two by .03 seconds after prelims. Relatively new to starting out of the blocks, the former distance runner was pleased to stay so close to two of the area’s fastest guys in his first real race of the season. “I knew they’d be fast, and I knew I had to push it the whole way,� Mayberry said. “I got off to a good start, and Brady just caught me from behind at the very end. It’s a big confidence builder, and I’m looking to keep building off of these early season times.� Mayberry added another runner-up in the 200 (23.549), while Bauer finished off the trio’s second 1-2-3 finish of the day with a third in the 200 (23.768). But the capper for Bauer was the 800 relay, where he teamed with Dylan Binion, Dvaree Thompson and Kyle Pannier for a time of 1:36.13 to set a new meet record. It broke the old record of 1:36.20, set by Newman in 2008. “We didn’t really expect to do that, but it all just kind of clicked for us,� Bauer said. “We got second at the indoor state meet last Friday, but one of the guys who ran that with us did the open 400 today instead. “It was a nice bonus after just missing in the 60 and 200. Mayberry kicked our butts out of the blocks in that 60, but
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Bureau Valley’s Kane Eastwood finishes first in his heat in the 800 during Tuesday’s Rosenberry Classic at Westwood Sports Complex in Sterling. it was a really good run for all three of us ‌ and in the 200, too.â€? Binion added a tight win over Newman junior Regan Todhunter in the 60 high hurdles, clocking an 8.64 to Todhunter’s 8.69. “It was a tough start, but I was able to catch back up,â€? said Todhunter, who easily won his prelim heat. “I’m always nervous about my starts, switching my feet in the blocks, but once I get into the race, I really pick up confidence.â€? In addition to its success on the track, ErieProphetstown got wins from Grant Ames in the high jump (5-11) and Pannier in the pole vault (12-0); the Panthers also took second and third in the vault, from Jared Cole (11-6) and Tyler Naftzger (11-0). It led to 118 team points, 40 better than
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Erie-Prophetstown’s Dylan Binion edges out Newman’s Regan Todhunter (left) in the 60-meter hurdles Tuesday at the Rosenberry Classic at Westwood.
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD College baseball Tuesday’s results at Sauk Valley C.C. Game 1
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ILLINOIS VALLEY 11, SAUK VALLEY 10 IVCC 070 400 0 — 11 8 4 SVCC 101 080 0 — 10 7 2 W – Pietrowski. L – Cody Dietz. IVCC Pietrowski (4 1/3 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 6 H, 3 SO, "" 2INGLE )0 2 %2 ( "" AND 3CUDDER )0 3/ "" SVCC (1-12, 0-4 Arrowhead) $IETZ )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" .ICK *EHLE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND #ASTRO Multi hits – Zach Rex 2, Johnston 2. 2B – Rex, Johnston. RBI – Castro 2, Joey Sullivan 2, Johnston, David Gotemoller, Paul Rod, Jake Randall.
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FREEPORT 3, DIXON 1 Dixon 000 010 0 — 1 3 1 Freeport 000 030 x — 3 6 6 W – Kaatkee. L – -ITCHELL 7OLFE DIXON (2-3) 7OLFE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND .ATE 'ROCKE FREEPORT (1-4) +AATKEE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" and Woods. RBI – McShane 2. at Rockford
LUTHERAN 12, OREGON 2, 6 inn. Oregon 010 001 — 2 8 1 ,UTHERAN ˆ W – Tunsion. L – Matt Murray. OREGON -URRAY )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Sawyer Reynolds (1 1/3 IP, 7 R, 7 ER, 6 ( 3/ "" Multi hits – Murray 2, Paul Rypkema. RBI – Dominic Marchetti, Rypkema. LUTHERAN 4UNSION )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" -ERCER )0 2 %2 ( Multi hits n !RBISI 3ANCHEZ +ERESTES 2B – Kerestes. 3B – Tunsion. RBI – Kerestes 3, 4UNSION 3ANCHEZ 7ILD 6OLKERT !RBISI at Woodhull
RIDGEWOOD 5, FULTON 0 Fulton 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 2IDGEWOOD X ˆ W – Shannon. L – Jack Lemke. FULTON (1-5) Lemke and Jake VanZuiden. RIDGEWOOD Shannon and Street. RBI – Shannon 3, Curry. at Forreston
FORRESTON-POLO 10, ORANGEVILLE 0 Orangeville 000 000 — 0 2 3 F-P 036 001 — 10 11 0 W – !NDREW "EASLEY L – Stewart. ORANGEVILLE (0-1) 3TEWART )0 2 ( 3/ "" "ROWN )0 2 3/ "" FORR.-POLO (1-2, 1-0 NUIC East) "EASLEY )0 2 ( 3/ "" AND .ATHAN 3CHNEIDERMAN )0 3/ "" Multi hits – 7YATT +ERCHNER "EASLEY 2, Ethan Groom 2, Wyatt Patterson 2. 2B – +ERCHNER "EASLEY RBI – Kerchner 2, "EASLEY 'ROOM *ORDAN ,UDWIG 0ATTERSON 2ICHIE "ARTNICK at Dakota Game 1
DAKOTA 4, AFC 2 AFC 100 000 1 — 2 6 1 Dakota 001 210 x — 4 6 1 W – Meier. L n 4ROY -AIRS AFC Mairs (4 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 8 H, 6 SO, 2 "" "RET 'ITTLESON )0 ( 3/ "" AND 4RISTAN "USHMAN Multi hits – David Zinke 2. 2B – Mairs. DAKOTA -EIER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" ("0 AND +ORTEMEIER Multi hits – Lane 2, Kortemeier 2, Lydon 2. 2B – Lydon, Kortemeier. RBI – Kortemeier, D.Zellmer, Lane. Game 2
DAKOTA 5, AFC 1 $AKOTA ˆ !&# ˆ W – Kortemeier. L n -ATT (ENG
DAKOTA :ETTLE )0 2 %2 ( 3/ #ASHMAN )0 2 ( 3/ "" +ORTEMEIER )0 2 ( 3/ AND . :ELLMER 2B – Regez, Cashman, EngelBRECHT RBI n %NGELBRECHT #ASHMAN Regez, Schleuter. AFC (0-2, 0-2 NUIC East) (ENG )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" *ACOB (ILLIKER )0 3/ AND "USHman. Multi hits n "RANDON )BARRA RBI – Mairs. at Lanark
EASTLAND 8, GALENA 7 Galena 301 003 0 — 7 8 2 Eastland 000 033 2 — 8 11 3 W – Chase Giedd. EASTLAND Zach Randecker (3 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 4 SO, "" 'IEDD )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND 2AMSEY 4RUCKENMILLER Multi hits n 4RUCKENMILLER "RIGHTON (AVERLAND *ACOB Reuscher. 2B – Haverland 2, Devin Hartman, Austin Weaver, Truckenmiller. RBI n 4RUCKENMILLER 2EUSCHER .ICK 3IMPson, Hartman, Giedd.
Softball Tuesday’s results at Sterling
STERLING 4, SYCAMORE 3 3YCAMORE ˆ Sterling 100 011 1 — 4 9 1 W n ,EXY 3TAPLES L n 4AYLOR :AK SYCAMORE (0-1) :AK )0 ( 2 + "" AND "OBBIEANN 'ABLE Multi hits – Taylor Aasen 2. 2B – Aasen. HR – Zak, Taylor. RBI – Taylor 2, Zak. LOB n STERLING (4-0) 3TAPLES )0 ( 2 + "" AND ,AUren Fritz. Multi hits n 'ABBY 3ANDOVAL Erin Stroup 2. 3B – Sandoval. RBI – Long, Sandoval, Hale. SB – Stroup, Long, Fritz, Trujillo. LOB – 9. at Yorkville
YORKVILLE 14, DIXON 0, 5 inn. Dixon 000 00 — 0 2 4 Yorkville 902 03 — 14 11 0 L n %RIN 3MITH DIXON (1-1) 3MITH )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" ("0 *ESSICA 6AN/OSTEN )0 %2 ( 3/ "" % n "ROOKE "AILEY +ARI 7OLFE $AYTONA 'EESEY at Rock Falls
ROCK FALLS 10, ROCKFORD LUTHERAN 0, 5 inn. Lutheran 000 00 — 0 1 0 Rock Falls 132 4x — 10 9 0 W – -ICHAELA 7ARD ROCK FALLS (1-0) 7ARD )0 2 ( 3/ *ULIE $ODD )0 3/ AND "AYLIE *ANSSEN Multi hits – Ward 2, Dodd 2, Janssen 2. 2B – Ward. HR – Jenny Lawson. at Byron
BYRON 7, OREGON 4 Oregon 000 102 1 — 4 9 0 "YRON X ˆ W n 2ACHEL "ONNELL L n !LLY "ARTLING OREGON "ARTLING )0 %2 ( 3/ "" !BBY "AKER )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits – Sommer Rhea 3, Alana Leamanczyk 2. 2B n "AKER ,EAMANCZYK RBI n ,EAMANCZYK "RE "ICKSLER SB – Rhea "AKER LOB – 7. BYRON "ONNELL )0 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n -EGAN "URSELL "ONNELL 4AYLOR "URSELL "AILEY (OUSER -OLLY Johnson 2, Kassie Rosecke 2. 2B – - "URSELL RBI n - "URSELL *OHNSON Houser, Rosecke. SB n 4 "URSELL *OHNSON Tat Leon. E – Houser, Johnson. LOB – 7. at Morrison
MORRISON 16, PRINCETON 2, 5 inn. Princeton 000 20 — 2 3 -ORRISON X ˆ W – Allie Wiersema. L – (OLEMBECK PRINCETON 2B – (OLEMBECK /EDER RBI – Oeder 2. MORRISON (3-0) 7IERSEMA )0 "ROOKE 3TRALOW )0 AND Chelsea Eads. Multi hits – Lauren Rice 4, Shannon Finneran 2, Jaeden Workman 2. 2B – Eads 2. 3B – Finneran, Eads. HR – Stralow, Lauren Pannier, Emma Sitzmore. RBI – Stralow 4, Sitzmore 4, Eads 2, Pannier 2, Finneran, Workman, Rachel Davis. at Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE 6, PECATONICA 1 Pecatonica 000 001 1 — 1 8 0 Milledgeville 200 301 x — 6 10 0 W – Morgan Adolph. L – Amanda Staheli. PECATONICA 3TAHELI )0 ( 2 %2 "" + Multi hits n !BBY 0ONDER #ARLYE (EITTER 2. RBI n -ARISSA 3UBONA MILLEDGEVILLE !DOLPH )0 ( 2 %2 "" + +ENDRA 3CHAVE )0 ( 2 + "" Multi hits – Adolph 3, Courtney Swalve 4AYLOR 'RENOBLE 4AYLOR (AAG 2B – Adolph. HR – Adolph. RBI – Adolph 3, Kayleigh Leddy 3. at German Valley
ORANGEVILLE 5, FORRESTON-POLO 1 /RANGEVILLE ˆ F-P 000 001 0 — 1 6 3 W – Kaylee Sager. L – !BBY 0ETERSON ORANGEVILLE 3AGER )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits – -ORGAN 3TAMM !UBREY Ingram 2. FORRESTON-POLO (2-1) 2B – !LEX 3TERNBERG RBI – Paige Peterson. at Dakota Game 1
DAKOTA 9, AFC 4 AFC 000 022 0 — 4 4 6 Dakota 001 242 x — 9 9 4 W – Zimmerman. L n #ASSIDY +ONING AFC (0-3) # +ONING )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" -ARISSA 3ANFORD )0 2 %2 ( 3/ "" AND ,EXI -EURER 2B – C.Koning. RBI n # +ONING "EKKI -ATSON DAKOTA Zimmerman (7 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 H, 11 SO, "" Multi hits – Cramer 2, Rockey 2. 2B n "IRMINGHAM #RAMER 2OCKEY 3B – Cramer. RBI n "IRMINGHAM #RAMER Zimmerman, Rockey, R.Meier.
Game 2
DAKOTA 14, AFC 1, 5 inn. Dakota 404 42 — 14 11 0 AFC 010 00 — 1 4 4 W n "IRMINGHAM L n ,ACI -EURER DAKOTA "IRMINGHAM )0 %2 ( 3/ "" -EIER )0 2 ( 3/ "" Multi hits n :IMMERMAN %BBERS 2B n %BBERS HR – Cramer, Rockey. RBI – E.Meier 2, Rockey 2, R.Meier 2, Cramer, :IMMERMAN %BBERS #LEAVER +ORTE AFC La.Meurer (2 2/3 IP, 8 R, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 SO, "" 3ANFORD )0 %2 ( 3/ "" !DDISSON 7ETZEL )0 %2 ( 3/ "" AND ,E -EURER Multi hits – C.Koning 2. 2B – C.Koning. RBI – Matson. at River Ridge
WEST CARROLL 13, RIVER RIDGE-SCALES MOUND 10 West Carroll 032 410 3 — 13 12 3 22 3- ˆ W n #ASSIDY 2ICE L n 7IENEN WEST CARROLL (2-4, 2-1 NUIC) 2ICE )0 ( 2 %2 + "" Multi hits n !BBY -!IKE 2ICE -ONICA Smith 2. 2B n $ARBY 2UMLER 3B – Smith 2. RBI – Rice 2, Janessa Larson 2, Smith, 3ABRINA "UCKWALTER SM-RR (0-3, 0-1) 7IENEN )0 ( 2 %2 ( "" + Multi hits n 3IGAFAS 4IES +OESter 2, Williams 2, Anderson 2. 2B – Williams, Ties, Wienen. RBI – Ties 3, Jackel, +OESTER 7)LLIAMS 3IGAFAS
Boys track Tuesday’s results
Rosenberry Classic at Westwood, Sterling Team scores %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN "UREAU 6ALLEY &ULTON .EWMAN 0RINCETON TIE !MBOY +EWANEE Morrison 20; 9. Riverdale 9 Event results 3,200 n 2OLANDO !GUILAR +EW (OBS 7INTER &UL :ACH !NDERSEN 0RIN 3,200 relay n .EWMAN $REW 2OSENgren, Micah Trancoso, Clay Jungermann, 1UINCY #OOMES !MBOY 3KYLAR 7HEELER 2OMEO "LACKBURN !LAN 3TAMBERGER "RAEDON "ONNELL %RIE Prophetstown (Tyler DeVault, Lucas White, 4RAVIS 3HIPP +YLE "EHRENS 60 n "RADY 2UDE .EW 2YAN -AYBERRY -ORR #HRIS "AUER %0 7.31 60 hurdles n $YLAN "INION %0 2EGAN 4ODHUNTER .EW $REW 0RANKA 0RIN 800 n +ANE %ASTWOOD "6 7HITE %0 "REVIN -ASON &UL 2:14.40 400 n +AI 4OMASZEWSKI 0RIN #OLTON 0ETERSON "6 'RANT !MES %0 800 relay n %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN "AUER "INION $VAREE 4HOMPSON +YLE 0ANNIER &ULTON 2ODNEY 'OSSARD *ASON /SBORN $EVIN +UEHL "RYCE (OLESINGER .EWMAN 2UDE .OLAN -C'INN 4ODHUNTER 4RANCOSO 1:36.70 1,600 n 2YAN 4AYLOR "6 !GUILAR +EW 7INTER &UL 200 n 2UDE .EW -AYBERRY -ORR "AUER %0 1,600 relay n "UREAU 6ALLEY %ASTWOOD 0ETERSON 4UCKER 3CHOFF $ANIEL 4RONE %RIE 0ROPHETSTOWN !MES *ACK "AUER 0ANNIER 7HITE 3. Fulton (Mason, Kyle Mathews, Isaac 3CHMIDT +UEHL Long jump n 2UDE .EW (OLESINGER &UL #ALEB 3TROM 0RIN Shot put n *USTIN "UCKMAN "6 !USTIN 3EITTER "6 0EDRO (ERRERA %0 Triple jump n -C'INN .EW 'OSSARD &UL "INION %0 High jump n !MES %0 ,IAM /HLENDORF !MB 4RAVIS #LAEYS +EW Pole vault n 0ANNIER %0 *ARED #OLE %0 4YLER .AFTZGER at Landers-Loomis Field, Oregon Team scores $IXON /REGON 0OLO &ORRESTON 'ENOA +INGSTON Dakota 4 3,200 relay – 1. Genoa-Kingston 9:03.46; 400 relay – 1. Dixon (Quinton DougLAS -ATT #OFFEY "ENNY -AYES +YLIAN ,ALLY 3,200 n %VAN 'RADY $ 110 hurdles – 1. Jonah CalLAHAN ' + 100 n +YLE ,E"LANC $ 800 n 3IMON 4HORPE $ 2:04.38; 800 relay – 1. Polo-Forreston "ROOKS 'ROBE +EVIN #HEESEMAN "RIAN #AVANAUGH -AX "ARKALOW 400 – 0IERCE $HAESE / 300 hurdles n 1UINTON $OUGLAS $ 1,600 – 1. #HANCE &ISHER $ 200 – 1. Matt #OFFEY $ 1,600 relay – 1. Oregon !SHTON 2UTHERFORD $HAESE #ALEB -ENNEN *ERRICK /RSTED Discus – 1. 4ROY 0UDLAS / Shot put – 1. Josh -USGROVE $ High jump n "RAD #AVANAUGH 0& Pole vault – 1. AshTON 2UTHERFORD / Long jump – 1. *OSH 7ISEMAN $ Triple jump – "RIAN #AVANAUGH 0&
Girls track Tuesday’s results at Landers-Loomis Field, Oregon Team scores $IXON /REGON 'ENOA +INGSTON 0OLO &ORRESTON Dakota 32 3,200 relay – 1. Dixon (Katie Pitman, +ATIE "INKLY +IRSTEN 0ITMAN !LLY 3TANCHFIELD 400 relay – 1. Genoa+INGSTON 3,200 – 1. Kelci Foss /REGON 100 hurdles – 1. "RIANNA +RAMER 'ENOA +INGSTON 100 n 3HANNON ,AHEY $IXON 800 n -AGGIE "USHMAN $IXON 800 relay n /REGON (AILEY ,ONG "RYIE (ORN 7HITNEY ,ONG -ACKENZIE 3KOUMAL 400 n (ANNAH 2YAN $AKOTA 1:06.99; 300 hurdles n "RIANNA +RAMER 'ENOA +INGSTON 1,600 – 1. Katie 0ITMAN $IXON 200 – 1. Lahey $IXON 1,600 relay – 1. Dixon (Hailey Houck, Carlie Sherman, Kirsten Pitman, -AGGIE "USHMAN Discus – 1. 3HANNON #ULLEN /REGON Shot put n 3HANNON #ULLEN /REGON High jump n 7HITNEY ,ONG /REGON Pole vault n -EGAN #OOPER $IXON 7-6; Long jump n ,EXY $UNCAN $IXON 17-11 1/2; Triple jump n -AGGIE "USHMAN $IXON
SYCAMORE – When a team concedes a goal early, it can be tough to recover or generate any momentum. And the Sterling girls soccer team got off on the wrong foot Tuesday against Sycamore. The Spartans scored two goals in the opening 3 minutes, and went on to beat the Golden Warriors 7-0 in a Northern Illinois Big 12 crossover match. “We came out pretty flat. We had a goal scored on us right away at the beginning of the game, which kind of deflated their spirits a bit,� Sterling head coach Brian Cebula said. “But, the second part of the first half, and for a good
portion of the second half, we started to turn things around and figure things out a little bit.� After the opening 5 minutes, Sterling (0-2) started to settle into the game. The Warriors kept their defensive shape, and most of the Spartans’ shots came from outside the box. Despite being peppered with shots, the Sterling defense was holding strong. Sycamore (3-1) took 24 shots in the first half, many of them offtarget. Sophomore goalkeeper Mia Ashley made 11 saves in the first half, but the Warriors trailed 3-0 at halftime. “After the initial goals, we started to settle in and started to do some of things that we needed to do,� Cebula said. “We
are just using these first couple of games of the season to gauge where we are at, and kind of feel out our team.� As the game went on, Sterling was doing a better job defending, clearing the ball and getting up field. Coach Cebula said defensive assignments on switches will be something that the Warriors will be trying to improve. “The one thing I was saying to the girls is working on defensive communication and working on our switches,� he said. “We have played two teams now that do a great job of attacking and switching the point of attack. It is good to see these types of teams, so our girls can get used to that style of play.�
PREP ROUNDUP
Dukes win outside in Oregon Duchesses also claim victory at Landers-Loomis 36- 3PORTS 3TAFF
Dixon (133) topped Oregon (95) and PoloForreston (78) in a boys track meet featuring some of the area’s top performers on Tuesday in Oregon. Genoa-Kingston (64) and Dakota (4) rounded out the field. Earning wins for the Dukes were Evan Grady in the 3,200 (10 minutes, 15.32 seconds), Kyle LeBlanc in the 100 (12.03), Simon Thorpe in the 800 (2:04.38), Quinton Douglas in 300 hurdles (43.29), Chance Fisher in the 1,600 (5:10.39), Matt Coffey in the 200 (23.95), Josh Musgrove in the shot put (38-5) and Josh Wiseman in the long jump (19-11). Dixon also won the 400 relay (45.73). For Oregon, coming out on top were Pierce Dhaese in the 400 (53.92), Troy Pudlas in the discus (132-4) and Ashton Rutherford in the pole vault (12-6). The Hawks also won the 1,600 relay (3:41.55). For Polo-Forreston, Brad Cavanaugh won the high jump (6-0), and Brian Cavanaugh won the triple jump (40-2). The Marcos also took the 800 relay (1:37.4).
Girls track
Duchesses roll at Oregon: Dixon (154) nearly
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Polo’s Payton Taylor (left) and Oregon’s Blane Powell compete in the 3,200-meter relay Tuesday at Landers-Loomis Field. The event was run with both the boys and girls teams on the track at the same time. in a five-team meet hosted by the Hawks. Earning wins for the Duchesses were Shannon Lahey in the 100 (13.73) and 200 (28.69), Maggie Bushman in the 800 (2:37.56) and triple jump (33-4 1/4), Katie Pitman in the 1,600 (5:46.44), Megan Cooper in the pole vault (7-6) and Lexy Duncan in the long jump (17-11 1/2). Dixon also won the 1,600 (4:29.84) and 3,200 (10:33) relays. Shannon Cullen paced Oregon with wins in the shot put (37-9) and discus (92-1). The Hawks’
single-event winners included Kelci Foss in the 3,200 (14:26.41) and Whitney Long in the high jump (5-0). Polo-Forreston was fourth with 38 points. Placing second for the Marcos were Haley Cisketti in the 3,200 (14:29) and Naeva Groenwold in the long jump (15-0 1/2).
Girls soccer Indian Creek 3, Dixon 0: The Duchesses began
their season with a loss to the Timberwolves in Waterman. Carly Hartle made three saves for Dixon.
Jensen develops into Sauk’s No. 1 FOOLING
contacted Kipping about joining the team. He ended up playing No. 4 singles for the Skyhawks As a senior, he decided last spring, and No. 2 to give tennis a try. doubles with Granit Jensen’s parents, Tom Tefiku. and Michelle, are both He won just a handful avid tennis players. At of matches, but gained Tom’s urging, Gavin par- valuable experience ticipated in the cardio along the way. tennis program at West“It wasn’t only physicalwood, in which fitness ly challenging, but it was and skill development mentally challenging,� take precedent over Jensen said. “People had competition. been playing since they It was there Gavin were 7, 8, 9 years old, and learned the basics of the they knew the game a lot game, among some play- better than I did.� ers old enough to be his Jensen played regugrandparents. larly at Kilgour Park or “I got my butt whooped at SVCC last summer by some older people,� and fall, then at WestJensen said, “so that real- wood this past winter to ly pushed me to strive to prepare for the season. become better.� He emerged as the SkyJensen decided to go hawks’ No. 1 player. out for the team as a “He’s got a great serve senior at Newman. He right now,� Kipping said. made the team, and “He’s got great topspin. played mostly JV match- He can place the ball. es, with a handful of var- He’s just been really working hard on his sity contests thrown in. overall game.� After graduating from Jensen is still searchNewman, he decided to ing for his first win attend Sauk Valley, and CONTINUED FROM B1
of the spring season, having lost matches against Prairie State and Moraine Valley. Kipping noted those are two of the best teams the Skyhawks see all season. “I think he’s seen the very best of the best that will be in our tournament,� Kipping said. “He’s got that under his belt, so now he can get the confidence to get his first win on Thursday against DuPage.� In the fall, Jensen plans to attend WisconsinPlatteville and major in public relations. There is no tennis team there to try out for, but Jensen still plans to play as much as possible. A Sauk Valley women’s tennis player, Molly Hendricks, will also attend UW-Platteville, and they plan to play when they can. “This has been my addiction, to say the least,� Jensen said. “I haven’t picked up a football in a long time, and I wanted a sport I could play after high school. I
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At the premises I, Lyle Dirks, having been designated by the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois in the case entitled Sterling Federal Bank, F.S.B., Plaintiff v. Brandon J. Falwell and Shantel K. Falwell, Defendants, case No. 2013 CH 164 ST as sale officer, to conduct the sale, will sell the following described property at public auction to the highest qualified bidder. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The West Half of Lot Five in Block Twenty-five of Martin Estate Subdivision in the Northwest Quarter of Section Twenty-One, Township Twenty-One North, Range Seven, East of the 4th P.M., situated in the County of Whiteside and State of Illinois, commonly known as 808 West 10th Street, Sterling, IL 61081. DESCRIPTION: 3 bedroom ranch home, 1 bath, central air, 2 car detached garage with approximately 1256 square feet of living area. INSPECTION: Contact Melissa Majewski at Sterling Federal Bank, phone 815-622-3369 to determine if property is available for inspection. TERMS OF SALE: 10% down day of sale, balance upon delivery of deed and possession. All funds shall be CASH, BANK DRAFT, or CERTIFIED CHECK. Sale is subject to taxes for 2013 and all subsequent years. TAXES WILL NOT BE PRORATED. A contract embodying the terms of this notice and such additional terms as deemed appropriate, will be signed by the sale officer on behalf of the court and by the buyer at the time of the sale. Any sale is subject to court approval. Any specific restrictions on property or title will be announced day of sale. Announcements day of sale take precedence over any printed material. ATTORNEYS: WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Auctioneer: Lyle Dirks IL 440000128, Sterling, Illinois PH. 815-626-3358
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To the Electric Patrons of Ameren Illinois Company d/b/a Ameren Illinois: Ameren Illinois (or "Company") hereby gives notice to the public that on March 24, 2014, it filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission ("ICC" or "Commission") evidence (direct testimony) regarding the reconciliation of revenues collected from its electric customers under the Company's Electric Environmental Adjustment ("EEA") Rider, with costs incurred in connection with certain environmental remediation activities associated with its manufactured gas plant sites in Illinois from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Rider EEA is applicable to Rate Zones I and III only (formerly the AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP services territories, respectively). This reconciliation may result in changes to the Company's rates and charges with respect to electric delivery services throughout the Company's territories in Illinois. The changes in rates and charges will take effect after hearings and after the Commission issues its final Order. A copy of the evidence may be inspected at the Ameren Illinois offices located at 300 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois or online at www.icc.illinois.gov/e-docket/. All parties interested in this matter may obtain information with respect thereto either directly from Ameren Illinois or by addressing the Chief Clerk of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
NOTICE is hereby given to the legal voters, residents of Nachusa Township, County of Lee and State of Illinois, that a town meeting will take place on April 8, 2014, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. At the Town Hall in Nachusa. Mark Wolf Town Clerk April 2, 2014
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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY IN RE MATTER OF: Amy Lynn Anderson on behalf of Landyn Gerald Anderson CHANGE OF NAME TO: LANDYN GERALD KEENER No. 2014 MR23 NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: Anthony Marshall Vannoy Notice is given you, the public, that on May 9, 2014, Landyn Gerald Anderson, a minor, by Amy Lynn Anderson, his/her biological mother and next friend, will request that this Court change his/her present name of Landyn Gerald Anderson to the name of Landyn Gerald Keener. The hearing will take place at 309 S. Galena Avenue in Dixon, Illinois. Landyn Gerald Anderson, a minor, by, Amy Anderson, his/her biological mother March 14, 2014 March 26, April 2, 9, 2014
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AREA GARAGE SALES 624 STERLING GARAGE SALES 624 Estate Sale 110 S. 2nd Ave. Friday 4/4/14 10:00 AM-5:00PM Saturday 4/5/14 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM Sunday 4/6/14 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Old Crank phonograph and records, lots of paper novels, primitive jelly cabinet, primitive kitchen cabinet, art glass, depression glass, enamel wear record albums, many advertising items a lot of local advertising, metal signs, old atlases, spoon collection, horse tack and old horse items, bits, spurs, blankets, saddles, some WW1, civil war items, stuffed animals like new, cast iron wears, hand tools, push mower, seeder, cream. Separator antique, oil lamps, crocks, stone wear, primitives, Formica table, tin types, lot of regular house wears, the wear house is full of stuff some real nice collectibles and antiques, way to much to list! Next to Ink Storm Tattoo Shop.
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to announce Birthdays and graduations in Celebrations! IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF HENRY W. GRAY, Deceased. NO: 14 P 24 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is hereby given of the death of HENRY W. GRAY. Letters of Office were issued on the 19th day of February, 2014 to GERALD GRAY and ANNETTE ELLIS, as Independent Administrators and whose attorneys are PIGNATELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 102 East Route 30, Rock Falls, IL 61071. Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Personal Representative, or both, within six (6) months from the date of publication of this notice or three (3) months from the date of mailing or delivery of this notice, whichever is later, to Claimants and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the Attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed. Dated this 17th day of March, 2014 GERALD GRAY and ANNETTE ELLIS, Personal Representatives Louis F. Pignatelli PIGNATELLI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for the Estate 102 East Route 30 Rock Falls, IL 61071 Telephone: (815) 626-0500 Telefacsimile: (815) 626-0526 March 26, April 2, 9, 2014
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 501 NOTICEPURSUANT to the Business Opportunity Sales Law of 1995, every business opportunity must be registered with the Illinois Securities Department. Protect yourself and get the facts before you hand over your hard earned money by contacting the Illinois Secretary of State's Securities Department at 1800-628-7937. This notice provided as a public service by Sauk Valley Classifieds. Screen Printing Business for Sale Monogram Shoppe 815-499-1031 Styling Station for Rent. Be Your Own Boss. clean, spacious, parking, convenient location, 815-440-0172
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Make life-altering changes. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good year to make lifealtering changes. The ability to apply your skills with energy, drive and perseverance will not go unnoticed. Your eye for detail will put you ahead of the competition. Turn your vision into reality by attacking every situation with enthusiasm. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Do your research before you make any personal changes. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed if others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t share your goals. You will find new sources of income by exploring innovative ideas. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Some personal relationships are due for a change. If you are being pressured or feeling guilty, separate yourself from those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have your best interests at heart. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Follow your instincts when dealing with money. Luck and opportunity will enable you to make some lucrative changes. There is money to be made if you invest wisely. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Be firm in your beliefs. Those who care for you will be in your corner. Ignore anyone who tries
to talk you out of something that you feel is necessary. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Keep your business dealings professional. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t risk your career by getting romantically involved with a co-worker. The resulting jealousy and resentment of your colleagues could ruin your name and your job prospects. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to put your moneymaking ideas to good use. You can make improvements to your financial and business plans if you keep your emotions out of the equation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Seek advice from trusted friends before signing a contract or agreement. You could face dire consequences if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the correct information in advance. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Well-meaning friends may try to lead you down a different path. Remember that you are responsible for your future. Trust in your ability, and make your own decisions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Someone will try to take credit for your ideas. Be careful to keep your plans a secret until you know who is on your side and who is not. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A relationship with someone is likely to bewilder you. Take time to examine your feelings and to consider the motives involved before making any changes that might alter your future.
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PUZZLE ENTHUSIASTS: Get more puzzles in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Random House Crossword MegaOmniousâ&#x20AC;? Vols. 1 & 2
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