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SUDOKU

Fun by the Numbers

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

CLUES ACROSS

1. Native American people

5. Very long periods of time (Brit.)

10. Schoolboard accessory

12. Rods

14. One who renews

16. Sculpted body part

18. Chatter incessantly

19. __ King Cole, musician

20. Plates on a turtle’s shell

22. University of Utah athlete

23. The world of the dead

25. Singer Redding

26. Former Yankee great Mattingly

27. Prefix indicating wrongly

28. Unhappy

30. Anger

31. Dark brown or black

33. Restaurants have a lot of them

35. Made a mistake

37. Damp

38. Type of gasoline

40. Actor LeBlanc

41. Perform in a play

42. One’s mother

44. Prohibit

45. Swiss river

48. Part of a banana

50. Indian hand clash cymbals

52. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.)

53. Agave

55. Noted journalist Tarbell

56. Computer firm

57. Type of record

58. Bacterium that can cause infection

63. Sheaths enclosing the spinal cord

65. A narrow opening (as in a rock wall)

66. Pattern

67. Very eager to see something

CLUES DOWN

Witch 2. Utilize 3. Writing utensil

Places to perform

Subsides

Consume

Athleisure clothing brand

California town

Atomic #50

The Muse of lyric and love poetry

Creates anew

Humorous commentaries

Cool! 17. Most ignoble 18. Soggy dirt 21. Designed to be useful 23. Hebrew unit of liquid capacity

High schoolers’ test

One-time internet accessory

City in India

34. You have likely chatted with one

Pass or go by

Proof of purchase 39. A digital tape recording of sound 40. More (Spanish)

43. Disfigured 44. White (Spanish) 46. Building occupied by monks 47. Georgia rock band 49. Device that generates intense beam of light 51. State of agitation 54. Make by braiding 59. Local area network

Unit of work or energy

Indigenous person of Thailand

Liquefied

George Auction Service & Real Estate, LLC

Collector Tractors – Collector Trucks – Tractor Parts Truck Parts – Farm Machinery – Shop Equipment

Collector Snowmobiles – Wood Splitter

JACK & JEAN AUSTIN

Saturday, June 15 • 10 a.m. 1739 West Hwy 14, Janesville, WI

DIRECTIONS:

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TERMS:

David G. Clay Real Estate Auction

Saturday, June 29 – 1 p.m. 7251 Montague Rd., Rockford, IL 61102

Classic Brick 2-Story, 4-Bedroom Home. Metal Shop/Storage Building, Barn on 4-Acre Wooded Site. Winnebago School Dist., Great Location.

Michael Dye Real Estate Auction

Saturday, July 13 – 10:30 a.m. 3580 Baxter Rd., Rockford, IL 61109

Featuring 3- Bedroom, Brick Ranch Home & Steel Shop Situated on 1/2-Acre Shaded Lot. Oak Floors, Brick Fireplace, Screened-In Patio/Porch, Finished Basement with Wet Bar Rec Room, 4th Bedroom in Basement. Steel Building - Insulated & Heated. Contact Hack’s Today for a Private Showing! Personal Property Auction Immediately Following Sale of Real Estate.

SEALED BID AUCTION

Commercial Office Building 606 Tisdel Ave., Warren, IL 61087 Property Offered by Sealed Bid. Contact Hack’s for Bid Package. Bids Must be Received by

5 p.m. on June 28. 2,500 sq. ft. Commercial Office Building Situated on 1.74 Acres. Call Hack’s for information and private showing.

Hack’s Auction & Realty Service, Inc. Greg & Swan Hachmeister, Auctioneers www.hacksauction.com Pecatonica, IL 815-239-1436 I.A.F.L. #444.000128

LARGE LIVE PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 • RUNNING TWO RINGS! Lunch by: Moni • 9 A.M. • Comfort Station Available

LOCATION: Boone Co. Fairgrounds, 8847 IL Rt. 76, Belvidere, IL 61008.

VEHICLE, ANTIQUES, COLLECTIBLES, HOUSEHOLD, YARD, TOOLS, FISHING TACKLE, GEAR & MISC. 2008 SATURN VUE TO BE SOLD AT 11 A.M. SHARP!

OWNERS: G. Gessner, S. Centanni, S. Udell, B. Backe, C. Ervin. LEE AUCTION SERVICE Belvidere, IL 61008 - Cell # 815-988-0249

457124

AUCTIONEER: LYLE LEE, IL State License #440.000200 / WI #2863-52 CLERKS & CASHIERS: LEE AUCTION SERVICE Visit our website at www.leeauctionservice.com for terms and check out AuctionLook.com or AuctionZip.com for pictures and more information. 456909

AL PAGE ESTATE LIVE AUCTION

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 • 10 A.M. 11050 CEMETERY RD., CAPRON,

IL

VEHICLES/BOATS: 2015 Chevy Silverado LTZ 4x4 LTZ, Ford L9000 Semi with van trailer, 16’ SeaArk with Suzuki jet drive and trailer, 16’ with 40 hp Evinrude and trailer, aluminum jon boat, two-person bass boat.

TRACTORS/EQUIPMENT/ATV: John Deere 950 with Johnson loader, JCB 215S Loader/backhoe, Suzuki Kingquad 750 4x4, Yard Machines 25 ton log splitter, 3 pt post auger, Loftness 3 pt snowblower, Clark 6’ brush mower, Auto Arc Trailpower generator welder, Honda powered pressure washer, Honda snowblower, Stihl pole saw, Stihl weedeaters, numerous Stihl and other chainsaws, John Deere grass collection system, Honda gas powered air compressor, large drill press.

MISC.: outboard motors, large selection of fishing equipment, like new mobility scooter, new Dunlap 18” tires, used tires, new solar equipment, Craftsman, SnapOn, and more wrenches, power tools, gas powered RC trucks, antique RC Cola thermometer, new tires, Coleman lantern collection, lifetime folding picnic tables, 24’ truck box converted to dog kennel (super nice), dog equipment, dog box for truck bed, new in box dog kennels, galvanized wash tubs, 50+ fishing rod and reels, vintage fishing reels, lures, reels, baits, hayrack FULL of fishing tackle and equipment, and much more.

This is a very partial listing as we are still setting up. There will be a very limited online bidding catalog for this auction.

Andrew Kitson 815-973-0915 • www.KitsonAuctions.com 457131

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Burial Needs

7 CEMETERY PLOTS Willing to sell as a group or individually. Located at Roselawn Memory Gardens 3045 WI-67, Lake Geneva, WI 53147. This is a private sale. Contact Randy, the seller at randy@slpublishers.com.

Automobiles

282-1739.

Boats

15’ SAIL BOAT with 20’ sail. Wetsailer Chrysler w/trailer. $900 608-365-6936.

1987 BAYLINER CAPRI COMPLETE BOATING PACKAGE! Bowrider ShoreStation lift with electric power boat trailer. (Lake Mills, Wisconsin) Call John at 815-988-6798.

2012 MIRROCRAFT BOAT

Model 1760 Aggressor, excellent cond. 115 Evinrude E-TECH Motor, just serviced at East Troy Marine. Less than 200 hrs. on motor. $17,750 w/many extras. 262-325-0706 or 262-325-0705.

Campers and RVs

1994 WINNEBAGO WARRIOR 22’ V8 454 engine, 97,200 miles. Newer tires, new battery, new

sub floor and flooring. Rooftop A/C works great. Rust free, runs good and ready for travel! Some updates have been done to the interior, but still needs some minor finishing. Asking $11,500. Located near Rockford. Call 815520-0997.

2000 COUGAR FIFTH WHEEL Needs roof repair, must sell. $2,500 OBO. 847-946-7660. 2000 NOMAD 5THWHEEL Slideout, new tires, new roof, clean, $4,000 OBO 262-3740051.

Other Automotive SNOWBLOWER 5 HP SPRINT 24” $300. 608-365-6936

Trucks & Trailers

2007 FORD F150 One owner, 142,000 mi., new A/C & tires. $5,200.

real estate

Slices of life

Dating after 50 – part 2

I recently wrote a column about dating after a certain age

– 50 to be exact. At the start, I planned on a brief column. How much could there be to write about such a dire subject? Turns out I was wrong. There are myriad factors to dating – at any age, but especially after 50. Remember dating? Most people dabbled in the sport during their teens and 20s. The lucky among us ended it there. We found our special someone and left the dating pool to the tadpoles.

But then, some of us – too many of us – are thrown back in, much later than we ever thought possible. Imagine dating three decades (or so) after you thought you’d put that chapter of your life behind you, and imagine the surprises and changes it might entail. Imagine the humor of dating (or attempting to do so) after 50. Again, I have no firsthand knowledge of this late-dating phenomenon. I’m only observing and assuming, which isn’t always prudent.

By JILL PERTLER Columnist

You might want to close your eyes during the scariest parts, because it isn’t always pretty. But it can be fun and maybe even funny.

The following are my further thoughts on the subject. I reserve the right to return with more (thoughts) in the future. It’s turned into a subject that just keeps on giving. Too bad dating – at any age – can’t be more like that.

My thoughts, part two: Dating in your 20s: You look for someone who is a good listener.

Dating after 50: You look for someone who is willing to wear their hearing aids so they are able to listen to you.

20s: It’s appealing when someone has a good head for business.

Groeling Salvage

After 50: It’s appealing when someone has a good head of hair.

20s: You look for someone with the potential for wealth.

After 50: You look for someone with the potential for health.

20s: You covet tickets to the concert of the newest pop band.

After 50: You covet tickets to the concert of a classic rock band.

20s: You look for someone who doesn’t cheat.

After 50: You look for someone who doesn’t cheat at gin rummy.

20s: Dating someone with

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wrinkled shirts makes them less attractive.

After 50: You realize wrinkled faces show character.

20s: You need furniture.

After 50: You need someone who needs the old furniture you no longer need.

20s: You seek someone who likes kids and spending their life around them.

After 50: You seek someone who likes grandkids and spending an occasional weekend around them.v

20s: You enjoy a vacation that involves boozing.

After 50: You enjoy a vacation that involves cruising.

20s: Your ideal match is a golfer with a low handicap.

After 50: Your ideal match is a golfer with no handicap.

Dating after 50 involves baggage, and not just the kind you check at the airport before boarding your plane. While I’m no expert, and probably never will be, I do enjoy making observations. I’ve

noticed definitive differences between dating in your youth versus dating, well, after that. The contrasts are humorous –laughable, even. And what is life about if it doesn’t include laughter? Well, that and pickleball, followed by an early-bird dinner.

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

Illinois EPA FIVE-YEAR REVIEW MIG/DeWANE LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE

Belvidere, Illinois

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) are conducting the required Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability (CERCLA) five-year review of the MIG DeWane Landfill Superfund site located in Belvidere, Illinois. The purpose of these required Superfund site reviews is to ensure the remedy continues to be protective of human health and the environment. The review also gives the public the opportunity to provide feedback to the Illinois EPA about site conditions and clean-up efforts. This is the second scheduled five-year review for this site. Ongoing activities at the site include inspections of the landfill cover, leachate removal, and groundwater and landfill gas monitoring. The review is expected to be completed in December 2024.

The results of the review and the report will be made available at the MIG DeWane Information Repository located at the Ida Public Library located at 320 N. State St., Belvidere, IL 61008 and at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency located at 1021 North Grand Avenue East, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276. Anyone wishing further information on the MIG DeWane Landfill Superfund site, the five-year review process, and/or would like the opportunity to meet with an Illinois EPA or USEPA representative should contact: Sabrina Bailey, Illinois EPA Community Relations Coordinator, by phone at 312-832-42182 or by email at Sabrina Bailey@illinois.gov.