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A4 SV Weekend Saturday, February 22, 2020www.saukvalley.com -S T1 75 29 09 Oak Knoll Cemetery is Offering their Yearly Annual Flower Program for your loved ones for $169.40 This includes a Spring, Summer, and a Fall Bouquet of Silk Flowers, a Fall Cross when the vases go down in the Fall which will stay until the Winter Wreath goes on. 365 days ofBeautiful GraveDecorations! Please contact us for more information 815-625-3827 18268 Pennington Rd. Sterling, IL 61081 Dennis M. Skinner Happy Birthday in Heaven! The memories we have are treasures. We miss you so much! We love you always.

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So there be any doubt. Your memory makes our hearts sing. But so hard to live without. In our hearts, forever, Greatly missed by your Loving Family SM-ST29396-0222 OBITUARIES Trump retools trillion-dollar plan for public works projects snowmobiles could be impounded STERLING Doris Ellen (Nutt) Oltmanns, 85, of Sterling, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Rock River Hospice and Home. She was employed by North Western Steel and Wire, The Sterling Daily Gazette, and Tettens Grain, and Storage of Sterling before retiring.

Mrs. Oltmanns was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Rock Falls, the daughter of Forrest and Bertha (Adams) Nutt. She married Edward P. (Bud) Oltmanns on Dec.

28, 1958, at First Christian Church of Rock Falls, where she was a member and also a Sunday School teacher. He preceded her in death on June 17,1984. She enjoyed accounting while ing the books and working outside in her yard. Survivors include three sons, Ron Oltmanns, Ken Jackie) Oltmanns, and Steve Oltmanns all of Sterling; one sister, Grace Harvey of Rock Falls; two grandchildren, Constance (Phil) Sarullo, and Jessica Oltmanns; and one great-grandchild, Theresa Sarullo. She was also pre- ceded in death by her parents; one brother, Lloyd Nutt; and one sister, Ruth B.

Haverland. She will be sadly missed by family and friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Febru- ary 25, 2020, at Schilling Funeral Home Cre- mation, with Reverend Jeanette Larson, of First Christian Church of Rock Falls, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., one hour prior to services. A memorial has been established to Rock River Hospice and Home. Con- dolences may be sent to www.schi ingfuneral- home.com. Doris Ellen (Nutt) Oltmanns POLO Benjamin D. Beaman, 77, of Polo, passed away Thurs- day, Feb.

20, 2020, at KSB Hospital in Dixon. Ben was born August 17, 1942, in Dixon, the son of Wilson and Dorothy (Koch) Beaman. On December 9, 1985, in Monroe, WI, he was united in marriage to Charlene Scott. He served in the United States Navy and was an avid gun collec- tor. He retired from Byron Station.

Survivors include wife, Charlene; daughter, Nicole (Tom) Hoyle of Dixon; step- son, Allen (Margaret) Scott of Estancia, NM; sister, Karen Edwards of Califor- nia; brother, Gilbert (Kathy) Beaman of North Dako- ta; grandchildren, Sydney, Savanna, Quinten Hoyle, and Bob Booth; and best friends, Brandy Hawn and Sally Leidg. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gavin Beaman. Services will be scheduled for a later date at Fairmount Cemetery in Polo. Visit www.polofamilyfu- neralhome.com to send condolences. Benjamin D.

Beaman STERLING Nino Valdivia of Sterling, passed peacefully in California, with fam- ily, on February 3, 2020. He was born on March 20, 1930, to Maria and Jesus Valdivia. He is sur- vived by his 3 broth- ers, Erachio (Rose), Jose (Sandy), and Harvey (Judy). Nino had 5 sons, Nicholas (Jo-Ann), Timmothy, Rus- sell, David, Dino (Teresa). He had 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

Nino was a veteran of the Korean War, and he retired at 52 with years at North Western Steel and Wire. service will be held at St. Chapel in Ster- ling, at 10 a.m. February 29, 2020. Arrangements were com- pleted by Omega Society in Orange County, Calif.

Burial will be at the Calvary Cemetery in Sterling. May he rest in peace. Enedino J. Valdivia DIXON Jerry Thom- as Whitlock, 79, of Dixon, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at his home. He was a machinist for Henry Pratt Company for 40 years prior to his retirement.

Jerry was born, January 4, 1941, in Crutchfield, KY, the son of William and Gladys (Ogles- by) Whitlock. He married Linda (Russelburg) on April 6, 1962, in Mayfield KY. Jerry was a member of Northside Baptist Church, Dixon, IL, and loved being apart of church building. He was a long time mem- ber of the Masonic Lodge and past member of the Jaycess. Jerry enjoyed fish- ing, genealogy, and winter- ing in Florida.

Most of all he loved his family and spend- ing time with them. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Linda; daughter, Rhonda (Phillip) Sublett; two grandchildren, Andrea Marie Joshua) Holder, Scott Anthony Sublett; three great-grandchildren, Jaxson Sublett, Levi Sublett, Sadie Sublett; two sisters, Phyillis Schwartz, Lanetta (Duane) Hadaway; sister- in-law, Omega Whitlock; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews who he cherished. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Whit- lock; three brothers, Jerod Whitlock, Jimmy Whitlock, Jack Whit- lock; three sisters, Shirley Stahr, Barbara Sue Whitlock, Nancy Whitlock; brother-in-law, Louis Schwartz; and sister- in-law, Sue Whitlock. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at Preston-Schil- ling Funeral Home, fol- lowed by a Masonic Service starting Visitation will also be from 10 a.m.

until the time of Service at 11 a.m. on Monday, Febru- ary 24, 2020, at Northside Baptist Church, with Rever- end Daniel Bentz, officiat- ing. Burial will immediately follow the service at Oak- wood Cemetery in Dixon, IL. Memorials may be direct- ed to Northside Baptist Church 598 River Lane, Dixon, IL, 61021, www. northsidedixon.com.

Arrangements were com- pleted by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. Condolences may be sent to www.prestonschilling. com. Jerry Thomas Whitlock All obituaries, including death notices, are due by 2 p.m. Sunday through Friday for the following edi- tion.

They can be sent to or by fax to 815-625-9390. Receipt of all obituaries must be confirmed by phone. For more information, call 815-632-2567, Monday through Friday, and 815-632-2534 Saturday and Sunday. Obituary Information INFRASTRUCTURE BY DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

(AP) As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald Trump promised a $1 tril- lion infrastructure plan that would use tax incentives to spur private investment in public works projects. He has so far failed to persuade Congress to pass anything like that. In another election year, Trump has outlined a new $1 trillion plan for spending on roads, rails, water sys- tems and other infrastruc- ture. This time, the president is proposing to rely fully on federal spending. That fun- damental change from his first plan drew praise from some state transportation officials and industry groups, even though Trump spell out how to pay for it all.

Since outlining his budget proposal last week, Trump has done little to promote his new infrastructure plan. A politically divided Con- gress has no obligation to consider it. In fact, prior infrastruc- ture proposals all stalled, even when Republi- cans controlled both the House and Senate. Some Republi- cans already are lowering expec- tations. Repub- lican House version of the bill be a trillion dollars, I can tell you that right said U.S.

Rep. Sam Graves, the ranking GOP member of the House Transportation and Infrastruc- ture Commit- tee. will be a lot farther south than retooled infra- structure plan relies on existing fuel tax revenue to cover much of the cost. That allows him to include billions of dollars worth of projects that likely would have happened no matter who was president. White House budget doc- uments show that plan lacks revenue sources for almost half the $1 tril- lion amount about $450 billion proposed for roads and bridges, public transit, rails, ports, pipelines, dams, drinking water and sewer systems, and electrical and high-speed internet net- works.

The proposal is fantastic that be a great shot in the arm for infrastructure improve- ments in this said Dean Franks, head lobbyist for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. But he added, to pay for it is always the big Improving the infrastructure has been one of the few policy areas touted by both parties. But such talk has yet to result in action. Last year, for example, Trump and Democratic con- gressional leaders temporar- ily agreed to work toward a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said be big and But that disintegrated as House Republicans raised concerns about cost, Trump declared a new North Ameri- can trade deal a higher prior- ity and Democrats pursued impeachment. For Trump, a $1 trillion target has remained a focal point of his infrastructure plan, even as the way to pay for it has evolved.

As president, first two budget proposals includ- ed $200 billion in new feder- al funding for infrastructure that he said would generate at least $1 trillion in projects when matched with money from state and local govern- ments or private investors. But those plans never passed a Republican-led Congress. Some state transportation officials raised concerns about their ability to shoul- der the burden, noting that plan would have flipped the traditional model wherein the federal govern- ment covers the majority of costs for highways, bridges and public transit projects. new plan takes a more traditional Wash- ington approach. He pro- poses $810 billion through a 10-year reauthorization of the surface transportation program, which provides fund- ing for roads, bridges, rails, public transit and transporta- tion safety pro- grams and is set to expire at the end of Septem- ber.

He adds $190 billion in one- time grants, including $60 i i a that could include every- i roads to dams to high-speed internet net- works. Other grants would to freight sys- tems, bridges, public transit and rural projects. But no specific examples of poten- tial projects are listed. One way to fund latest plan would be to raise the federal fuel tax, which has remained unchanged since 1993, at 18.3 cents a gallon for gas- oline and 24.3 cents for diesel fuel. But that has gained little traction in Congress, even though the increase has support from the U.S.

Chamber of Com- merce and AFL-CIO, two high-profile allies of both parties. Tr a includes no tax increase. The White House Office of Management and Budget said the administration would work with Congress to cover a $261 billion gap between highway trust fund revenue and his pro- posed spending. It sug- gested cuts could be made elsewhere in the budget to help pay for it. proposal a fantastic develop- ment would be a great shot in the arm for infrastruc- ture improvements in this Dean Franks Lobbyist for American Road and Transportation Builders Association Republican House version of the bill be a trillion dollars, I can tell you that right now.

It will be a lot farther south than U.S. Rep. Sam Graves Ranking GOP member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee It goes against the snowmobile ordinance to ride through private property without verbal or written consent from the owner, but it can be diffi- cult to catch rulebreakers. Now, they should stand out more if rid- ing around town with the moratorium in place, City Manager Danny Langloss said. In 2010, the City Coun- cil approved a snowmo- bile route that begins at Fourth Street, goes through town by Edge, River Street, Mon- roe Avenue, First Street, Highland Avenue behind the former Nicor building, over the Peoria Avenue bridge and through Page Park.

The route is maintained by the Blackhawk Snow- blazers snowmobile club in Oregon, and Langloss reached out to leaders Rich and Dianne Frye about the problem. The Fryes said club members used the route during the last 2 years because of reme- diation work being done at Dixon Iron Metal and they recommended closing the route for now and revisiting it after work is complete in that area, Langloss said. Counci lman Dennis Considine said the mea- sure shows that the coun- cil is listening to resident concerns and doing some- thing to address the issue. There needs to be at least 4 inches of snow on the ground to drive snowmo- biles. Those who violate the rules face a fine rang- ing from $100 to $750 and could potentially have their snowmobile impounded.

They could also face tougher penal- ties if they flee when being pursued by police. SNOWMOBILES CONTINUED FROM A1 Next meeting The City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m. March 2 at City Hall, 121 W. Second St. Go to discoverdixon.org or call City Hall at 815-288- 1485 for an agenda or more information.

ELECTION Dems mixed on nomination process WASHINGTON (AP) Democratic voters feel gen- erally positive about all of their top candidates running for president, but they have only moderate confidence that their nomination process is fair, according to a new poll by The Associat- ed Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. U.S. voters from across the political spectrum have mixed confidence in the fair- ness of either system for picking a candidate, but Democrats are especially likely to have doubts about their own party's process. Among Democratic voters, say they have a great deal or quite a bit of con- fidence in the Democratic nomination process, while have moderate confidence and have little to no confidence. Among Republicans, meanwhile, say they have high confidence in their party's process, and just have low confidence.

President Donald Trump has only nominal opposi- tion in the GOP nomination process, and several state Republican parties have even canceled holding a primary. For Democrats, the results reveal early signs of fallout from what's shaping into a contentious and divisive primary, and sharpen focus on the prospect that the nominee may be chosen in a messy vote at a brokered convention. The anxieties have been exacerbated by a breakdown in the vote count in the kickoff Iowa caucus, an outcome Nevada officials are working to avoid in their caucus today..