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7 ways to avoid holiday weight gain
Just one week untilChristmas, and my pantsare already feeling tighter.Sugar cookies, hot toddies,Graham’s chocolates andCoca-Cola in glass bottlesare just a few of my favoritethings – and in abundant sup-ply this time of year. ShouldI be watching all those extracalories? Bah, humbug!Christmas without these nec-essary indulgences wouldn’tbe Christmas at all.
So, I say, don’t be a Grinch– dig in! The Geneva ParkDistrict offers plenty of op-portunities to get active andburn off that extra eggnog inthe coming weeks.
• Ice skating – weatherpermitting, ice skating isavailable a Wheeler Park.According to the MayoClinic, skating at a moderatepace can burn more than 500calories per hour. Bundle up,grab your skates and createlasting winter memories onthe ice with family or friends.
• Work it out over winterbreak – before 2014 groupfitness classes begin, theStephen D. Persinger Recre-ation Center will offer winterbreak fitness classes, Dec. 23through Jan. 4. Instructorswill lead motivating, hour-long morning workouts, suchas TurboKick, Zumba andSpin Intervals for just $5 each($7 for nonresidents).
• Hike in the snow –Peck Farm Park’s rolling
prairie is absolutely gorgeousafter a snowfall. Get activearound the well-maintainedpaved paths. Or if you’refeeling adventurous, trysnowshoeing or cross-coun-try skiing on the scenictrails. You never know whatwildlife you will discover.
• Amp it up – not seeingresults? Consider personaltraining as a way to amp upyour routine in the new year.“Whether you’re just gettingstarted or looking to improveperformance, trainers candetermine realistic healthand wellness goals to designa safe, effective and moti-vational program just foryou,” said Sue Underhill, acertified personal trainer atthe Geneva Park District. Af-fordable personal and small-group training sessions areavailable at the Stephen D.Persinger Recreation Centerand the Sunset Racquetball
and Fitness Center year-round.
• Get social – instead ofwatching movies or bak-ing more cookies, considerheading to the gym togetheras a family bonding experi-ence. Adding a social aspectcan make exercise fun, andprovide you with new moves,tips and motivation. Chal-lenge a buddy to a push-upcompetition or a race. Houseguests and college studentshome for the holidays canpurchase special passes toboth park district fitnessfacilities.
• Invite the kids – no moreexcuses! Kids can play in theStephen D. Persinger Recre-ation Center Kidz Korral orSunset’s nursery while youhit the gym. Affordable andconvenient hours make iteasy to balance family lifeand fitness.
• Super Shuffle it – 5K
races keep you accountablefor your fitness goals. Regis-tration is now open for thesixth annual Super Shuffle5K around snowy Peck FarmPark. Burn calories priorto the big game and enjoya family-friendly, post-racecelebration at the Stephen D.Persinger Recreation Centerwith big screen TVs, footballtosses, cotton candy, food anda complimentary beveragefor all runners.
For more informationabout all the ways the Ge-neva Park District can helpyou stay active this holidayseason and into the new year,visit www.genevaparks.orgor call 630-232-4542.
• Natalie Seidel is themarketing coordinator forthe Geneva Park District andcan be reached at 630-232-4542. Email her at [email protected].
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Ice skatingcan helppeople youngand old burncalories.The GenevaPark Districtoffersskating– conditionspermitting– at WheelerPark, 822N. 1st St.,Geneva.
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Blackberry Townshipassessor plans workshop
WHAT: Taxpayers will be provided withinformation on the property tax cycle, howassessments are being developed, and howto appeal your assessment to a board ofreview.WHEN: 7 p.m. ThursdayWHERE: Blackberry Township, 43W390Main Street Road, ElburnINFORMATION: Call 630-365-6580.
Felting workshopsat Elburn library
WHAT: First- through fifth-graders willcreate a bright red felted cardinal, thestate bird of Illinois. Sixth- through12th-graders will make a pair of feltedtexting gloves.WHEN: 1 p.m. for first- through fifth-grad-ers, and 2:30 p.m. is for students in sixththrough 12th grades.WHERE: Town and Country Public Library,
320 E. North St., ElburnINFORMATION: Visit www.elburn.lib.il.us.
The Longest Night Serviceat Sugar Grove church
WHAT: The Longest Night Service is a serviceof scripture, special music, silent reflectionand healing prayer.WHEN: 7 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Sugar Grove United MethodistChurch, 176 Main St., Sugar GroveINFORMATION: Contact the church at 630-466-4501.
New Year’s Eve potlucksupper at Geneva church
WHAT: A potluck supper event for those of allfaiths and beliefs. Prayers andmeditations willfollow.WHEN: 10 p.m. Dec. 31 for the supper, withprayers andmeditations at 11:30 p.m.WHERE: The First Congregational Church ofGeneva, 321 Hamilton St., Geneva
INFORMATION: Visit www.genevaucc.org.
Farewell reception forSt. Charles police chief
WHAT: Cake and refreshments will beserved, and the public is invited to attenda farewell reception for St. Charles PoliceChief James LamkinWHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. FridayWHERE: Municipal Building, 2 E. Main St.,St. Charles
Kaneland Youth Orchestrato perform at school
WHAT: Director Andrea LaFranzo andKaneland Youth Orchestra will pres-ent a holiday performance.WHEN: 7 p.m. ThursdayWHERE: Kaneland Harter MiddleSchool, 1601 Esker Drive, SugarGroveINFORMATION: Visit www.sgparks.org.
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FACE TIME WITH BRIAN THEILGAARD
Elburn resident Brian Theilgaard, 33, was at St.Charles Bowl when he answered 10 questionsfor the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.
Where did you grow up? Blue IslandPets? A cat named SmokeyWho would play you in the movie of your
life? Chevy ChaseFirst job? A porter at Burr Oak BowlAs a kid, what did you want to be when you
grew up? A lawyer. I did not become that. Iwork as a maintenance man at a grocery store.A movie you’d recommend? “Christmas
Vacation”Favorite charity? Batavia Interfaith Food
PantryWhat game show would you be on? “Deal or
No Deal”Favorite local restaurant? Golden Corral in
BataviaWhat is an interesting factoid about your-
self? I once raised $1,000 for the AmericanCancer Society when I was in high school. I justwent door to door and raised the money.
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St. Charles resident SuziMyers said she consid-ers joining the Kane
County Certified Naturalistsa life-changing experience.
Through the program, shehelps out at the Kane CountyForest Preserve District’sMaple Sugaring Festival –one of her favorite volunteeropportunities, she said.
“I usually work at the tap-ping, and to see the kids seethe sap come out of the tree,see how watery it is and see itcooked down to the thicknessof real maple syrup … that’salways fun to see their littleeyes,” she said.
Myers was a member ofthe first Kane County Cer-tified Naturalists program– a yearlong program thattrains naturalist volunteersand offers opportunities tolearn more about the area’snatural history and ecology.The program is a partnershipbetween the St. Charles andGeneva park districts and theKane County Forest PreserveDistrict.
Pam Otto, manager of na-ture programs and interpre-tive services at the HickoryKnolls Discovery Center, afacility of the St. Charles ParkDistrict, is one of the KaneCounty Certified Naturalistsinstructors. Otto writes a col-umn that appears weekly inthe Kane County Chronicle.
“Most people who signup for the class are curiousabout what’s in their back-yard,” she said.
Those who join go throughsix weeks of courses cen-tering on a new topic eachweek, such as earth sciences,geology, weather and climateand aquatic ecosystems. Theyare required to take a certainamount of “Learn from theExperts” courses that areoffered through each partneragency. The group goes onseveral field trips each yearto areas such as woodlandsand creeks, where they catchcrayfish.
“Catching crayfish is justas much of a thrill when
you’re 65 as when you’re 5,”Otto said.
The program culminateswith a certificate, which Ottosaid carries a lot of weightwith nature-centered agenciesin Kane County. She said theprogram gives people a goodfoundation to volunteer as aninstructor at various agenciesor to teach children about na-ture when the park districtshost school functions.
Instructor Trish Burns,
manager of the Geneva ParkDistrict’s Peck Farm Park,said many Kane County Cer-tified Naturalists volunteer atthe park’s Butterfly House.
“I just think that probablythe overriding thing is thatpeople don’t realize we haveall these great things in theirbackyard,” she said.
Otto said Kane CountyCertified Naturalists oftenare surprised to form friend-ships through the program,
and Myers said she noticedthat.
“The people you meetbecome your friends becauseyou have a common interest,”Myers said.
Otto said many membersalso make important con-nections about nature inKane County. Before joiningthe Kane County CertifiedNaturalists program in 2007,Kimberley Haag said shedidn’t realize how crucialKane County’s native plantswere.
Haag said that fact in-spired her to add all sorts ofnative plants in her own yardin Campton Township.
“Learning about nativeplants and prairies and howcrucial that is to the survivalof the species – whether it’s
insects, animals or birds – [is]an absolutely crucial thingto help species of all animalssurvive,” she said of the factthat surprised her most whilein the program.
Spreading awarenessof the “treasures” in KaneCounty’s natural areas isone of the program’s manybenefits, said instructor Val-erie Blaine, nature programmanager for the Kane CountyForest Preserve District.
“By people learning moreabout the natural world, itleads to more appreciation.It leads to more caring anda sense of stewardship,” shesaid. “KCCN definitely raisesawareness and appreciation.… You’re never too old tolearn.”
Myers agrees.“If people are sitting on
the edge and wondering ifthey should get into thisprogram, get off the edge andjust jump in,” she said. “It’s aphenomenal program. You’reconstantly learning. You takea little more ownership of thefacilities that we have.”
Mary Beth Nolan for Shaw Media
Linda Carbray of Geneva listens during a presentation the Fox Valley Astronomical Society at Peck FarmPark. Most attendees chose the class as part of ongoing training in the Kane County Naturalist program.
Know more
There’s still time to sign upfor the Kane County CertifiedNaturalists program, which startsin January. The cost to join is $250and includes six core classes, threefield trips, 15 hours of additionalcoursework and 15 hours of volun-teering or additional coursework.For information or to register, visitwww.stcnature.org/programs/Kane-County-Certified-Naturalists.htm or contact Lisa O’Brien at 630-513-4337.
Kane County Certified Naturalists program offers nature-centered education
“By people learning more about the natural world,
it leads to more appreciation. It leads to more
caring and a sense of stewardship.”
Valerie Blaine
Nature program manager for the Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Academic Achievements: National Honor Society;Math Honor Society; Science Honor Society;Spanish Honor Society; AP Scholar with HonorsActivities: Student Council; STCE Guide; PeerTutoringCommunity Service: CCDTeacher Aide;Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society; BridgeWalk for Cancer Research; Autism Walk-a-hon;Special Night for Special KidsNominated by James Hawkins, School Counselor: “In all my interactionswith Teresa, she has always demonstrated herself to be a responsible, positiveand caring citizen within the school community. She has taken a very seriousattitude towards her academics and involvement in the school, allowing herto blossom throughout her high school career into an exceptional younglady. She takes great pride in working hard to maintain her grades in collegepreparatory courses, while being an active member of the school community.Teresa understands the importance of giving back to her community andhelping others. She has strong values and strives to make a positive impacton the lives of others every day.”
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Academic Achievements: 2012-2013Photographers Forum High School Finalist;Honor RollActivities: Student Council - President; ClassCouncil - Vice President; National HonorSociety; Art Club; Launch Team; Service Club;Students Against Destructive DecisionsCommunity Service: Elgin Hemmens Usher;Volunteer at Boarder Collie fundraiser; Volunteerat school blood driveNominated by Peggy Gannon, Art/PhotographyTeacher: “Austin Berg is a joy to have in class. His positive personalitytouches everyone in the room. Austin is deserving of the CAP Award forhis outstanding service to his school. He is an outstanding leader. He is aphotography intern, helping other students reach their creative potential.He is the Student Council president, and he also leads in Art Club. Alongwith his busy schedule, which includes working two jobs, he has been ableto take and excel in three AP classes this year.”
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The Chronicle Achievement Program recognizes outstanding local high school students who demonstrate strength in academics, character, and leadership.
Several CAP students will be chosen to receive a partial scholarship to the college of their choice at this year’s Evening of Applause in May.
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Academic Achievements: 4.66 GPA out of 4.0; Top 10percent of senior class; A Honor Roll for entire high schoolcareer; Student of the Month - Social Studies/HistoryActivities: Junior Varsity Track; Varsity Track; Coach’sAward; Students Against Destructive Decisions; MENtors;HOST Team; Hospitality Minister; Student Ambassador;School trip to Spain; Pal Joey’s HostessCommunity Service:Darst Service Retreat; St. Peter’sBarn Sale; Feed My Starving Children; Kenosha Five DayWork Camp; Camp for Disabled Children; Alex NovakFundraiser; SPS Blood DriveNominated by Trudy Rigney, Director of Guidance: “Julia is a very intelligent younglady who strives for excellence in everything she does. Highly organized, disciplined,thoughtful and mature, Julia grasps most concepts easily and applies them to newproblems and situations. Inside and outside the classroom, she does all that is askedand more. Julia’s teachers greatly appreciate her ine mind and excellent work ethic.Furthermore, Julia is a kind, caring and refreshing young lady who brings a positivepresence and a giving spirit to any endeavor. She is a delightful person and verydeserving of recognition through the Chronicle Achievement Program.”
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Academic Awards: Honor Roll for entire high school careerActivities: Football; Class Council - Treasurer; Instrument Club - Founder; DECACommunity Service: Feed My Starving Children; Humanitarian Service ProjectNominated by Jessica Cullinane, School Counselor: “Kristian Jennes is anoutstanding young man for whom I have had the pleasure of being his SchoolCounselor since August 2012, and I am honored to recommend him to yourprogram. Over the past year, Kristian and I have had many conversations aboutacademics, career goals, and future aspirations. I am conident that Kristian’sexperiences both in and out side of school have prepared him to be successfulthroughout college and beyond. Kristian has proven himself to be a highly motivatedindividual with a desire to pursue Accounting, Finance or IT. He has excelled inevery honors and AP class that he has attempted. Kristian has excelled not onlyin academics, but also in his extra-curricular activities. Kristian is a motivated,committed young man who is continuously striving to help others and improvehimself. He does not take any opportunity he has for granted, and is always lookingfor the next opportunity to excel.”
Kristian Jennes
Academic Awards: High Honor Roll for entirehigh school career; AP Scholar Award; PresidentialAward for Academic Excellence; 11th in State atBoard 3 for ChessActivities: Chess Team - Captain; Science andOutdoor Club - Treasurer; Mu Alpha heta;National Honor Society; Soccer; Track; BassishingCommunity Service: Aurora Interfaith FoodPantry; Over 150 hours of service during high school careerNominated by Bridget Buckley, Director of Guidance: “I have workedwith Ryker as his school counselor for two years, and I have come to knowhim as a polite, intelligent, motivated, conscientious student and individual.Ryker is an extremely talented student. He is ranked third in his class,and he has maintained an astounding 4.36 GPA in the most challengingcoursework ofered at Aurora Central Catholic High School. In additionto academic excellence, Ryker is very involved in extracurricular activities.Clearly, Ryker is a well-rounded individual. Ryker gives of his time andtalent through volunteering as well. To date, he has over 150 hours ofcommunity service throughout high school. Ryker Harner is dedicated toimproving his environment through direct participation and service. He willundoubtedly be successful in the future.”
Academic Awards: French National Honor Society; NationalHonor Society; Honor Roll for entire high school careerActivities: OrchestraCommunity Service: Church Hospitality Team; Eagle Scout;Scouting Honor Society; Holmstad VolunteerNominated by Alton Rollerson, Counselor: “Matthew hasan outstanding academic and community service record.Beyond that, he has overcome tremendous physical healthchallenges in his life that has made him into the conidentand understanding individual who he is today. When Mattwas 5 years old, he was injured in a lawn mower accident. Matt has had numeroussurgeries, but in spite of that, he states that the accident has made him into a moretolerant and more patient of a person. Matt also states that his attitude, strength andstrong support come from his family.”
Matthew Kazlauski
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Aurora Central CatholicRyker Harner
Academic Awards: National Merit Scholar - Semi-Finalist;Upstate 8 All-Academic Golf Team; Upstate 8Sportsmanship Award; Honor Roll for entire high schoolcareerActivities: Golf Team - Co-Captain; All-Conference GolfTeam; IMEA Band Trombonist; Marching Band; StudentRepresentative on Counselor Advisory CommitteeCommunity Service: Northern Illinois Food Bank; BlindVeterans Golf Program volunteer; Volunteer at Sunshinehru Golf Program for Autistic ChildrenNominated by Larry Nothuagel, Counselor: “Matthew is an outstanding studentwho is very involved in his high school and community. He is a very responsible,respectful and mature young man. He is always willing to help others. Matthewplans to major in Business and Marketing, and he has narrowed his college choices toMiami University, University of Indiana and Washington University.”
Matthew Samuelson
St. Charles North
Academic Awards: French National Honor Society;French Club - Co-president; Student of the Month;Upstate 8 2011 Literacy Festival- Short FictionHonorable Mention; Geneva Music BoosterScholarship recipient; Solo-Ensemble Best in Room;West-Suburban Symphony Youth ConcertoCompetition Finalist; Granquist MusicCompetition - rating: OutstandingActivities: French Club; Drumline; Marching Band;Previews member of Jazz Band II; Scholastic BowlCommunity Service: CYSO Beneit at CHILL; Uniform collection formarching band; CYSO fundraiser phonothonNominated by Martha Behlow, French Teacher: “Alyssa has doneeverything to prepare herself for her future career. Not only is she anhonor roll student, but Alyssa has dedicated her life to her music. She hasperformed with the Aurora and Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras, iscurrently the principal harpist for the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra,performs with the Chicago Harp Ensemble, and she was recently asked toperform in a production with the American Chamber Opera in Chicago.Alyssa shares her passion for learning the French language and showsappreciation and understanding for learning the challenges and issues ofthe French-speaking world through her involvement and dedication to herstudies in class. She is a member of the Executive Council of the SociétéHonoraire de Français, has participated in Immersion activities, and trulygoes the extra mile in our class and in our events!”
Alyssa Hensley
Geneva
Academic Awards: 3.49 GPA out of 4.0; MasteryAchiever; Honor Roll; National Honor Society;Academic Achievement Awards - NJROTC andMathematicsActivities: Track; Volleyball; Basketball; T.A.C. Team;EMC Medical Program; NJROTC Color Guard andUnarmed Drill Team; Athletic Team - Captain; BookClubCommunity Service: NJROTC; Peer AcademicTutor; Volunteer with Veteran’s programs
Rocio Sanchez
Mooseheart
Rocio Sanchez (continued)Nominated by Nicole Tracy, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent: “WhenRocio was asked why she feels she deserves this nomination, she replied,’I feel thatI constantly give back to my community, not only because I am given so much, butbecause I enjoy giving back!’ I couldn’t agree more, and that is exactly how Rociocarries herself- with an air of wanting to pay it forward. She is a go-getter, a hardworker, and has a heart the size of the universe. She is always willing to put others infront of herself and expects nothing in return! hat alone is worthy of this deservednomination! Congratulations Rocio!”
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Academic Achievements: National Honor Society; FrenchHonor Society; Citizenship AwardActivities: Track and Field; Football Water Girl; ProjectLEAD; Band Oicer; Pit Orchestra; Class Oicer; StudentRepresentation; Climbing ClubCommunity Service: Sunday School teacher; World ReliefFriendship Partner; Puente del Pueblo; Vacation BibleSchool LeaderNominated by Dan Crabtree, College Counselor: “Paigeis a good student, commended by her teachers for her engagement in the classroom.More signiicant, however, are Paige’s contributions in a wide variety of co-curricularactivities - in music, student government, sports and service. She does all this withhumility and enthusiasm. She leads by example, and she is highly respected byher classmates and her teachers. I am pleased to nominate Paige for the ChronicleAchievement Program.”
Paige Silfugarian
homas Van Bogaert
Academic Achievements: High Honor Roll; NationalHonor Society - President; Perfect Attendance - JuniorYearActivities: Football; Basketball; Baseball; DECA; PELeadership; Special Olympics ClubCommunity Service: Daughters of the AmericanRevolution Good Citizens Award/Scholarship; LionsPark Volunteer; Batavia Food Pantry; Elburn BaseballVolunteer; Volunteer at Kaneland High School BasketballCampsNominated by Erin Shore, School Counselor: “Tom Van Bogaert deserves thisrecognition because he is a tremendous leader at Kaneland High School and withinthe community. He is a friendly face in the halls and a respectful student in theclassroom. I am most impressed with Tom’s perspective on life. He is very mature anddriven to become a special education teacher. He is genuinely kind and an absolutepleasure to have at our school. Tom challenges himself and excels in the classroom.he Kaneland School District’s mission is to graduate every student college, careerand community ready, and Tom has exceeded those standards. He is mindful of thosearound him and his caring nature leads me to believe that he will be successful aftergraduation. I am incredibly proud that Tom will be a graduate from Kaneland HighSchool and feel that his future special education students will be truly fortunate tohave him in their lives.”
Kaneland
Wheaton Academy
Kurt Zepeda
Academic Achievements: National Honor Society; NationalSpanish Honor Society; Superior Honor Roll; Illinois StateScholar; IAET State Writing Competition Winner; Fr.Enderlin Writing Contest Winner; Academic All-ConferenceActivities: Student Council - Vice-President; JROTCCompany Commander; Cross Country; Track; DebateTeam; Green Club; Kairos Leader; Cadet CallCommunity Service: Nazareth Farm; Fox Valley Marathon;Student Sacristan; Eucharistic Minister; Kane CountyChronicle ColumnistNominated by Julie Garofalo, Director of Student Academic Services/StudentLife: “Kurt is an exceptional young man who is most deserving of this honor. Heis thoughtful, well-read, open-minded and respectful of the opinions of others.His verbal and writing skills are particularly impressive. Kurt is a strong and well-respected leader in every activity in which he participates. He is kind, generous,compassionate, respectful and humble. Kurt is a young man of high moral characterwho has a very pleasing personality and an outstanding sense of humor. Everyoneshould have the honor of knowing him!”
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Ribbon cut for newelectric car charger
By NICOLE [email protected]
ST. CHARLES – Julia Da-vies had backed her TeslaModel S into a parking spaceon the fourth floor of the St.Charles parking garage Mon-day so she could demonstratehow to use the garage’s new-est amenity – an electric carcharger.
Davies, of St. Charles, wason hand for a ribbon-cuttingceremony, along with two rep-resentatives from local dealer-ships who showcased a ChevyVolt and a Nissan Leaf, to cele-brate the new charging stationgoing live. She showed a smallcrowd how she plugged hercar in and explained that herTesla could travel as many as300 miles on one charge.
She said she and her hus-band, Gregg Yedwab, broughtup the idea of installing acharging station with the cityof St. Charles because theydidn’t know of any existing
charging stations in the city.“It’s not so much that we
need a charging station indowntown St. Charles,” shesaid. “But the whole electriccar community out thereknows they can come out andshop while they’re charging.”
The charging station – aChargePoint brand – is con-nected to a mobile applicationthat tells electric car ownerswhere the nearest chargingstation is and whether it’s inuse. Two cars can be chargedat a time and vehicles are lim-ited to two hours. Each chargecosts a few cents, which thecity of St. Charles pays for, soelectric car owners can chargetheir vehicles for free.
The charging station costabout $13,000, and a grantthrough the Department ofCommerce and EconomicOpportunity will help offsetabout $6,500 of the cost in theform of a rebate, St. CharlesElectric Services ManagerTom Bruhl has said.
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(Left to right) Thomas Bruhl, electric distributionmanager for the city ofSt. Charles, electric car owner Julia Davies of St. Charles and St. CharlesMayor Ray Rogina cut a ribbon to officially open a car charging centeron the fourth level of the First Street parking garage in St. Charles.
With Christmas songs onthe radio, holiday concerts ontelevision and performancesof “The Nutcracker” on localstages, December is a verymusical month. It’s no differ-ent at Waubonsee Communi-ty College. We just finishedour end-of-semester concertseason, with our steel band,chorale, woodwind ensemble,jazz ensemble and rock bandall performing over the pastfew weeks.
Music is not confined toa particular month here oncampus though. Any dayyou can stroll through VonOhlen Hall at our SugarGrove campus and hear anarray of music. There is arich variety of music taughthere, including composition,audio production, piano, gui-tar, brass, woodwinds, steeldrums, violin, organ, string
instruments, percussion,vocal and several credit andnoncredit music appreciationclasses.
Last month, we were hap-py to host the Illinois SkywayCollegiate Conference JazzFestival, which saw eightcommunity colleges fromthe northern Illinois areagetting together to learn andperform. Four well-knownmusicians, including RichieCole, Brian Finn, Larry Grayand Vern Spevak, servedas judges and performeda special evening concertwith Waubonsee’s jazz band,directed by Jeff Ford.
In addition to campusconcerts, our ensemblesalso perform throughout theregion and the country. Thesteel band, directed by FrankCheck, has been very activein the community, playing atthe Swedish Days parade inGeneva, the Fourth of Julyparade in Aurora and forstudents at local middle andhigh schools.
The chorale, directed by
Dr. Mark Lathan, also takespart in community musicmaking, performing regular-ly at Wesley United Meth-odist Church in Aurora, theannual Lifelong LearningInstitute luncheon and theIllinois Choral Directors As-sociation Choral Festival atHarper College each April.
The jazz band has per-formed in 12 states over theyears, and – this April – it willtravel to Eau Claire, Wis., tocompete in a national jazzfestival. Waubonsee has wonseveral first place awardsin past competitions, mostrecently at the jazz festival atthe University of Nevada in2011.
Just as our ensembleshave won awards, so, too,have our faculty members.Geneva resident GibbyMonokoski, professor ofmusic/instrumental, recentlyreceived the Fox Valley Or-chestra’s first-ever Championof the Arts award for hisdedication to the arts and artseducation. The orchestra also
named the principal percus-sion chair in his honor.
Our faculty is proud toopen all its students up tonew sounds and new possibil-ities – whether the studentsare serious musiciansheading for lives on stage orsimply heading for lives asappreciative listeners.
Among those Waubonseealumni making a career inmusic is Ashley Lewis, whois known for her bluegrassvocals and mandolin workwith her band, Ashley Lewisand Legacy. She writes,“Sound is fleeting, like life,it lasts only an instant, sowe must learn to live in themoment, long for the nextnote and love the journey ofour song.”
• Cindy Sparr is the deanfor communications, human-ities and fine arts at Waubon-see Community College. The“Waubonsee Voices” columnruns the third Wednesdayof each month in the KaneCounty Chronicle.
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Hollywood scribe tospeak in hometownBATAVIA – Guest speaker Kev-
in Jakubowski is returning hometo Batavia for the holidays todiscuss his career as a film andtelevision writer in Los Angeles.“Write What You Know: Storiesfrom a Batavia Screenwriter”will be presented at 7 p.m.Thursday at the Batavia PublicLibrary, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Bata-via. Jakubowski’s recently pub-lished book, “8-Bit Christmas,”will be available for purchaseand signing after the lecture.The lecture is free; however,registration is required at www.bataviapubliclibrary.org or 630-879-1393.
Longest Night Serviceset for ThursdayST. CHARLES – The Longest
Night Service is set for 7 p.m.Thursday at Bethlehem Luther-an Church, 1145 N. Fifth Ave., St.Charles. For some, the holidayseason and the festivities thatcome with it can be painful.The event offers a time of quiet,reflection, music, prayer and atime for solitude and beauty,as well as a time to not bealone. Refreshments will beavailable after the service. Forinformation, call Kelly Collins at630-584-2199.
Children’s theater topresent holiday programST. CHARLES – Steel Beam
Children’s Theatre, 111 W. MainSt. in downtown St. Charles,presents its annual holidayshow, “Sing Along with Santa.”It features a short, interactivemusical play, followed by visitswith Santa. Marge Uhlarik-Bollerof Elgin directs this year’s play“Elves on Strike,” written byher and Kate Quan of Wheaton.There will be audience participa-tion and goodies for the children.Performances are on Saturdaysand Sundays through Dec. 22,and reservations are suggested,as this show usually sells out.Visit www.SteelBeamTheatre.com to purchase tickets, or callthe Box Office at 630-587-8521.Tickets are $15 for adults and$10 for children.
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• Reyna Salinas-Lopez, 35, ofthe 1100 block of 14th Street, St.Charles, was charged Sunday, Dec.8, with driving without a license andfailure to reduce speed to avoid anaccident after an accident at Craneand Randall roads.• Aaron R. Bloyd, 31, of the 600
block of Center Street, Maple Park,was charged Monday, Dec. 9, withpossession of drug paraphernalia.• A residence in 4N300 block
of Babson Lane, St. Charles, wasreportedly burglarized sometimebetween Friday, Dec. 6, andMonday,
Dec. 9. A ladder, beer sign, vacuum,china, storage shed, lawnmower andtwo chainsawswere reported stolen.The owner estimated it would cost$1,030 to replace the items.• Two iPads and a laptop were
reported stolen Thursday, Dec. 12,from a home in the 39W800 blockof Bowdish Drive, Geneva.• A mailbox in the 35W500 block
of Thorncrest Lane, Batavia, wasreportedly damaged Saturday, Dec.14, by a pickup truck. The ownerestimated it would cost up to $100to repair the mailbox and $150 toreplace shrubbery that was alsodamaged.
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CAMPTON HILLS – Camp-ton Hills police are about tocrack down on certain trafficviolations, such as drunkendriving.
Beginning Friday, villagepolice will participate in theannual statewide “Drive Soberor Get Pulled Over” campaign,according to a Campton HillsPolice Department news re-lease.
The enforcement periodends Jan. 5.
Police Chief Dan Hoffmansaid in a release that his of-ficers will be aggressivelylooking for impaired driversduring the crackdown periodand will arrest anyone caughtdriving drunk. Those violat-ing seat belt laws also will beticketed.
“You’ll see us making lotsof stops during this highly vis-ible enforcement period, and ifwe suspect anyone is drivingwhile intoxicated, officers willshow zero tolerance for drunkdriving,” Hoffman said.
Data indicates the holidayseason is a particularly deadlytime because of the increasednumber of impaired driverson the roads, according to therelease.
“The December holidayseason is the ‘most wonderfultime of the year,’ and we aregoing to keep our roads safefor travelers heading to visitfriends and family,” Hoffmansaid.
The crackdown is support-ed by national and state paidadvertising, creating a com-prehensive campaign to curbdrunken driving during theholiday season.
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D-101 OKs $73M levy, despite oppositionBy ERIC SCHELKOPF
BATAVIA – The organiz-er of a loosely formed groupopposed to the Batavia SchoolDistrict 101’s proposed $73million tax levy said she willseek the replacement of boardmembers after they unan-imously approved the levyTuesday night.
“We’re going to try to re-cruit and replace school boardmembers,” Sylvia Keppel saidafter the vote.
Keppel, who started a web-site, www.lowerthelevy.com,was among those who spoke
against the proposed levyduring a hearing before thevote. Keppel and others haveposted 100 “Lower The Levy”yard signs across the city. Afew residents spoke in favorof the levy.
Board member Jon Gasparsaid lowering the levy wouldresult in cuts to programs andlarger class sizes.
“My best interest is for thesuccess of this district,” hesaid.
School board members ap-proved a $73 million levy, upfrom last year’s $66 millionextension.
As proposed, the owner of a
home valued at about $230,000would see taxes decrease byabout $28 next year. Schooldistrict officials pointed outthat neighboring GenevaSchool District 304 is expect-ed to increase taxes by $300next year for the owner of a$315,000 house and that St.Charles School District 303 isexpected to increase taxes by$295 next year for the owner ofa $300,000 house.
Assistant Superintendentfor Finance Kris Monn hassaid this year’s levy will needto be large enough to captureall of the equalized assessedvalue returning to the dis-
trict’s tax base from the expi-ration of Aurora’s tax incre-ment financing district No. 2,which includes the ChicagoPremium Outlets mall in Au-rora and significant industri-al properties in the Interstate88 corridor.
“The projected EAV fromthese properties is just above$92 million,” Monn said.“Without these properties,our levy request would havebeen approximately 1.6 per-cent higher than last year,not the 12.92 percent we arerecommending with the TIFproperties returned.”
School officials said the ad-
dition of the tax revenue fromthe Aurora TIF No. 2 proper-ties has allowed the schoolboard to begin to restore someof the reductions made overthe past four years, especiallyin the area of class size and in-structional support.
Keppel had proposed thatthe money from TIF No. 2 bedistributed back to taxpayersthrough a decrease in the levy.
“If that money were to bedistributed to the tax base,that would result in a drop inproperty taxes for the aver-age homeowner of a $240,000house of nearly $400,” Keppelsaid.
MARY M. HILLBorn: Aug. 11, 1933; in Ayr,Scotland
Died: Dec. 15, 2013; in Geneva
GENEVA – MaryM. Hill, 80, ofGeneva, passedaway Sunday, Dec.15, 2013, at DelnorHospital in Gene-va, surrounded byher loving family. She was bornAug. 11, 1933, in Ayr, Scotland, thedaughter of William and Jean (neeMorrison) McCartney. She wasunited in marriage to the love ofher life, Harry R.J. Hill, on Aug. 9,1969, in Geneva.She was employed as a com-
puter programmer for more than34 years, but her life’s work andpassion was her family.She is survived by her children,
Richard (Jeanette) McCartney,Phyllis (Robert) Chesnut, Denise(Joseph) Kulba, Deborah (Paul)Erickson, Bernadine (Kurt) Mat-thews, Ed (Mary) Hill and JeanetteBonvini; 14 grandchildren; and 16great-grandchildren.In addition to her parents, Mary
was preceded in death by herbeloved husband, Harry.A memorial service will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, atMoss-Norris Funeral Home, 100 S.
Third St. (three blocks west of theriver and one block south of Route64) in St. Charles. The visitationwill be from 1 p.m. until the hourof the service at the funeral home.Interment will be private.For additional information,
please contact the Moss-NorrisFuneral Home in St. Charles at630-584-2000 or www.mossfu-neral.com.Please sign the guest book at
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FOREST D. STUDDARDBorn: Jan. 3, 1931Died: Dec. 6, 2013
ST. CHARLES – Forest D. Stud-dard, 82, of Pleasant Hill, formerlyof St. Charles, died Friday, Dec. 6,2013. Services were held Tuesday,Dec. 10, in Pleasant Hill.Forest retired from General Mills.
He is survived by his wife of 63years, Peggy; three children, Ste-ven (Deborah), Susan (Keith) andDavid (Laura); seven grandchil-dren; and five great-grandchildren.Please sign the guest book at
www.legacy.com/kcchronicle.
ZORA ALEXANDERTURNBAUGHBorn: June 7, 1921; in PeoriaDied: Dec. 14, 2013; in Asheville,N.C.
GENEVA – Zora Alexander Turn-baugh, 92, a longtime Geneva resi-dent, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013,in Asheville, N.C. She was bornJune 7, 1921, to George and AnnaAlexander in Peoria. She majoredin journalism at Western IllinoisState Teachers College. In 1942,Zora married Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh,later Geneva’s superintendent ofschools from 1965-1986. He prede-ceased her in October 2005.Zora spent most of her adult life
as a homemaker devoted to herfamily, the comforts of home, en-tertaining and cooking for friends.She had a deep and abiding love forclassical music and was an omniv-orous reader. Beginning in her mid50s, she worked at the East Roomof the Third Street shops in Gene-va, later becoming a buyer. In theprocess, she gained a loyal follow-ing of customers who appreciatedher impeccable fashion sense andintegrity. Zora was known amongfamily and friends for her generos-ity, her kindness, her quick wit, her
gifts of food, her love of company,
her spirited discussions of politics
and her devotion to her church.
She was a member of the Geneva
Lutheran Church and the P.E.O.
Sisterhood.
Zora is survived by her son,
Dr. Roy C. Turnbaugh (Donna) of
Weaverville, N.C.; her daughter,
Dr. Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood of
Portland, Ore.; two grandchildren,
Andrew (Elizabeth) of Grayslake
and Peter (Jessie) of Somerset,
Mass.; and two great-grand-daughters, Isabella (Andrew and
Elizabeth) and Hazel (Peter and
Jessie). She is also survived by her
sister, Anita Heuermann; and many
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at the Geneva
Lutheran Church, 301 S. Third St.,
Geneva. The visitation will be from
10 a.m. until the service. Interment
will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. For
information, please call the Yurs
Funeral Home of Geneva, 630-232-
7337, or visit www.yursfuneral-homes.com.
Please sign the guest book at
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Joyce R. Hoelscher: A memo-rial service will be at 11 a.m.Saturday, Dec. 21, at CalvaryEpiscopal Church, 222 S.Batavia Ave., Batavia.
Kurt Alan Jaffke: Familyand friends are invited to agathering from 4 to 6:30 p.m.Friday, Dec. 20, at BethlehemLutheran Church, 1145 N. FifthAve., St. Charles, with a serviceto follow.
Dar Johnson: A memorial ser-vice will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 21, at St. Marks LutheranChurch, 27 South EdgelawnDrive, Aurora, with visitationan hour before the service.
David H. Phipps: The familywill host a memorial gatheringfrom 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.22, at St. John United Churchof Christ, Seventh and Maplestreets, Lincoln. A privatefamily service will follow.
Obituary deadlineThe deadline for
obituary notices is 4 p.m.for the next day’s edition.Obituaries can be emailedto [email protected]. Contact news editorAl Lagattolla at [email protected].
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ELBURN – PhotographerJan Baumgartner has createda winter wonderland in thecomfort of her own home.
Baumgartner recentlybuilt a holiday-themed studioas part of her photographybusiness, which is based inher home in the NottinghamWoods subdivision near El-burn.
The holiday studio is cur-rently available by appoint-ment only.
The studio includes sev-eral white Christmas trees,a decorative model train andartificial snow.
“I’m trying to create an ex-perience that doesn’t dependon the weather,” Baumgart-ner said. “As much as I likereal snow, and I love beingoutdoors, it’s not my favoriteplace to try to stage a shoot.The kids get cold, and some-times you have the snow andsometimes you don’t. I like totry to bring the outdoors in.”
Winter happens to beBaumgartner’s favorite sea-son. She sees the holiday
studio as bringing a new di-mension to her photography,and she has tried to make thedisplay realistic as well aswhimsical.
“There are snowflakes,for example, that are hungfrom the ceiling at differentdistances from the camera,”Baumgartner said. “I try tocreate a sense of depth.”
She started her photog-raphy business in 2009 aftergraduating from the Massa-chusetts-based Hallmark In-stitute of Photography. Beforethat, Baumgartner worked inWaubonsee Community Col-lege’s marketing and com-munications department forabout eight years.
“I began the business real-ly from scratch,” Baumgart-ner said. “I didn’t have a lotof capital to put into it. I kindof had a tough go at the begin-ning.”
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ELBURN – A new cardealership recently openedin Elburn that specializes in“niche” vehicles.
Tom Scardamaglia, ownersof Windy City Muscle Cars,said while the dealership hasa physical location in Elburn,he considers his business anInternet-based warehousedealership.
“People that are looking topurchase my vehicles knowexactly what they want,” hesaid.
The business opened abouta month and a half ago at 217Paul St. in Elburn and can befound online at www.windyci-tymusclecars.com.
One of the cars in Scar-damaglia’s inventory is a 2013Bentley Continental GTC con-vertible that previously wasowned by actor Nicolas Cage,he said. He said he has bothnew and old cars, including a1969 Camaro Z28, a 1966 DodgeCoronet and a 2007 Mustang
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“That’s an extremely rarecar,” he said. “It’s all stock.Most people that buy those
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Scardamaglia said he cur-rently has about 15 cars instock, but he hopes to have 30
to 40 cars regularly in stock asthe business grows.
He said he’s been in the carbusiness for many years andsaid owning his own special-ty car dealership has been hispassion. He said he spent nineyears selling Toyotas, whicheventually became boring.But that background gavehim plenty of connections tothe car industry, he said.
“I have access to hun-dreds of thousands of cars atwholesale every day, as faras the new stuff,” he said. “Ifollow up on leads from peo-ple – friends of friends, fami-ly members, other people inthe business. I’m constantlysearching for cars for theniche market of cars I’m try-ing to specialize in.”
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Fundraiser set for Feb. 8
AURORA – P.E.A.K. for Kids,which stands for promotingenrichment and kindness, willhave a fundraising event, Bowl-ing Against Bullying, set for Feb.8 at Parkside Lanes, 34W185Montgomery Road, Aurora.
The organization is puttingon the event with the KindnessCampaign, in partnership withthe N.E.H. Foundation. Sponsorsare needed. For information, visitwww.peakforkids.org/fundrais-ing/bowling-against-bullying.
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CAMPTON TOWNSHIP –Five years ago, John McGuireset out to acquire a horse“that could do absolutelyeverything.”
McGuire, now 71 years old,said he “looked all over thecountry,” but couldn’t findthe perfect fit, until he sawsome footage of a mare namedSaphira. He teamed the horsewith local rider Heather Mc-Carthy, and he said he knewhe had his winning team.
Saphira now is 9 yearsold, and McGuire, his wife,Marilyn Johnson, and McCar-thy know they have a winner.Saphira was honored as theUnited States Dressage Feder-ation’s Dressage Horse of the
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“Heather is my TomBrady,” he said. “I’m thecoach, and my wife is theowner of the team.”
And there is Saphira,who McGuire called “spec-tacular.” He praised themare’s “cool and calculatingdemeanor” and said Saphiraand McCarthy were a perfectteam.
“She has a followingaround here, and Heatherhas a following,” he said.
“Heather is very well-liked inthe riding community. She’slikable. She’s respected. Shehas a very, very good workethic.”
McCarthy, 29, spends herdays working with horses in
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Heather McCarthy trains withSaphira, who won the UnitedStates Dressage Federation’s2013 Fourth Level Horse of theYear award. Saphira is owned byJohn McGuire of Elburn.
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“It’s been a wonderful op-portunity for me,” she said.
She competed at the U.S.dressage nationals with twohorses – McGuire’s Saphiraand Sandro Paix, owned bySandi Chohany. She’s beencompeting in championshipsfor years, and the wholeendeavor has been somethingshe has been a part of foryears. She said she has beenworking with horses for mostof her life.
“I can’t remember my lifebefore horses,” McCarthysaid. “I’ve been riding since Iwas a really little girl.”
McGuire said he hadknown her since she was 12,and “she never lets you down… she gives it her all.” Hesaid he considers her to bepart of his family. He said he
chose to compare her to NFLstar Brady, a two-time SuperBowl MVP, because she deliv-ers when it counts most.
“She knows when to go forthe long bomb or the shortpass,” McGuire said. “Sherides to win. … I think youshould always play to win.”
He said he has confidencethat she could achieve thatin any situation, and he saidin Saphira, McCarthy “hasgot a NASCAR that is capableof beating everybody in therace.”
“Heather, at some point,is going to beat everybody inthis country,” he said, addingthat “she has the capabilityand the brains to reach thehighest levels.”
McCarthy said the PanAm Games would be “a real-istic goal for me. … It’s some-thing that is in my sight.”She said she would like tocompete at the internationallevel, and she said she wouldlove to be in the Olympicssomeday.
“That’s every girl’sdream,” she said.
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Heather McCarthy trains with Saphira, who won the United StatesDressage Federation’s 2013 Fourth Level Horse of the Year award.Saphira is owned by John McGuire of Elburn.
Rider hopes to compete inOlympics, Pan Am Games
8LOCAL BRIEF
Foundation plansHoliday CelebrationAURORA – Autism Family
Foundation has planned itssecond annual ’Tis the Seasonof Special Needs Giving
Holiday Celebration from 1 to 5p.m. Saturday at StonebridgeCountry Club, 2705 Stone-bridge Blvd., Aurora.The first 200 local special
needs children (including
siblings) to RSVP will receivea toy from Santa to celebratethe holiday season.RSVP at www.autismfamily-
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Sugar Grove welcomes new finance directorBy BRENDA [email protected]
SUGAR GROVE – The vil-lage will welcome a new fi-nance director, Pat Chamber-lin, who will begin her officialduties Jan. 6, village officialssaid.
Sugar Grove trustees ap-proved an agreement withChamberlin at their Nov. 26meeting. Her salary will be$93,500.
With 12 years of experi-ence, Chamberlin has exten-sive knowledge in the areas ofbudgeting, auditing, analysis,payroll, utility billing and debtmanagement, as well as a back-
ground in risk management.Chamberlin currently is
working as the city financemanager for the city of Belvid-ere, a Boone County city, about12 miles east of Rockford.
“I’m definitely excited.They are on the forefront of alot of things I have an interestin,” Chamberlin said of Sug-ar Grove. “They received theGovernment Finance OfficersAssociation award for theirbudget and audit, and I wantto continue to receive those im-portant awards.”
Chamberlin said when sheworked in the finance depart-ment for the city of Rockfordfrom 2000 to 20005, the city re-
ceived the government financerecognition every year.
“I am looking forward toworking for a growing villageand serving the residents ofthe community,” Chamberlinsaid.
Village President Sean Mi-chels said officials were confi-
dent that Chamberlin wouldbe a good complement to thevillage and to its managementteam.
“With her extensive financebackground, I think she’ll be areal asset to the village and apart of our team,” Michels said.“I look forward to having Pat
join us.”Chamberlin earned bach-
elor’s degree from MillikinUniversity and an MBA fromthe Illinois Institute of Tech-nology.
She is working to achievedesignation as a certified pub-lic finance officer.
8LOCAL BRIEFS
Park district auctioningoff 2005 Ford pickupGENEVA – The Geneva Park Dis-
trict is auctioning awhite 2005Ford F250 XL Super Duty pickuptruck. To view the auction andplace a bid, visit www.genevap-arks.org. All bidsmust be placedby 10:45 a.m. Thursday. Forinformation, call 630-232-8670.
Chamber of Commercepork chop dinner tonightELBURN – The Elburn Chamber
of Commerce’s annual pork chopdinner is set from 5 to 8 p.m. to-day at the Elburn Lions Club, 500Filmore St., Elburn. The event is
for pickups only. For information,call 630-365-2295 or visit www.elburn.com.
As Good as Gold holdsgift-wrapping eventGENEVA – As Good as Gold
Golden Retriever Rescue ofNorthern Illinois volunteers will beat the Barnes and Noble Genevastore’s gift-wrapping station from2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the store,which is at 102 Commons Drive,Geneva. A portion of the proceedswill be donated to As Good asGold. For information, visit www.asgoodasgold.org.
– Kane County Chronicle
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Presuming too much about level of American privacyTHE WASHINGTON POST
The bulk collection ofphone “metadata” by the Na-tional Security Agency – re-cords of who’s calling whom,when and for how long – is apotentially powerful tool thatcould, if abused, reveal sensi-tive facts about nearly everyAmerican’s life.
The practice, disclosedby former NSA contractorEdward Snowden, demandsextensive checks to guardagainst misuse. The govern-ment has said its oversightprocess already is strong. Tovarying degrees, a federaljudge and a task force ap-pointed by President Barack
Obama now have disagreed.According to the Wall
Street Journal, the task force,which was set to submit asealed report to Obama overthe weekend, would like tosee a higher legal standardapplied before the govern-ment can access phone re-cords. It reportedly proposedan end to the bulk collectionof records, instead callingon the NSA to approachphone companies and ask forrecords as investigators needthem, on a case-by-case basis.Government officials haveseemed open to consideringthis arrangement but havevoiced concern that investiga-tive speed may be lost in the
interest of privacy protection.To make such a case,
they will have to do betterin demonstrating the na-tional security benefit ofthe program. On Monday,U.S. District Judge RichardJ. Leon signaled skepticismon that score as he issuedan injunction to prevent thebulk collection. He stayed hisaction to give the governmenta chance to appeal, but heexpressed the view that thegovernment was likely to loseits legal case. He ruled thatthe NSA, in maintaining arunning five-year phone-re-cords database, likely is inviolation of the Constitu-tion’s Fourth Amendment
restrictions on unreasonablesearches.
Rejecting the applicabilityof a 1979 ruling that offeredno constitutional protectionsto metadata, Leon argued thatAmericans’ relationship withtechnology has changed dras-tically now that cellphonesand tablet computers are soubiquitous and powerful. Thegovernment’s ability to col-lect information in bulk andhold it in perpetuity changesthe context decisively fromthe 1979 case.
Moreover, he wrote, thegovernment provided fartoo little evidence to showthat its collection has provedvaluable; in none of the three
examples the governmentcited was immediate accessto phone records necessary.Without a more convincingaccount of its value, Leonwrote, he could not find thatpressing national interestsoutweighed the reasonableprivacy concerns.
The NSA’s activities willcontinue to be litigated incourt and in the court of pub-lic opinion. If the governmentis to emerge from Snowden’srevelations with the author-ities that officials insist arecrucial, it will have to domore to demonstrate whythey are essential and howAmericans’ privacy is beingprotected.
Editorial board Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances. First Amendment, U.S. Bill of Rights
The Kane County Chronicle welcomes original letters on public issues. Letters mustinclude the author’s full name, home address and day and evening telephone numbers.We limit letters to 400 words. All letters are subject to editing for length and clarity atthe sole discretion of the editor. Letters can be emailed to [email protected],faxed to 630-444-1641 and mailed to Letters, Kane County Chronicle, 333 N. RandallRoad, Suite 2, St. Charles IL 60174.
WRITING TO US
Jim Ringness Kathy Gresey Al Lagattolla
Jay Schwab Kate Schott
Congress needs gutsTo the Editor:There is no question that our federal
government is virtually ineffective in crit-ical ways as a governing body. Everyone,be aware that our federal debt is now $17trillion – that is a 17 with 12 zeroes after it– which many taxpayers don’t know howto write, let alone comprehend the costto themselves and their children for manyyears to come.There is only one way to correct this
– Congress has to spend less money formany years than the government hascoming in.Congress needs to get some guts and
enact legislation that will help achievethis end. For example, enact an effectiveterm-limits bill. Senators should only beallowed to serve two terms of six yearseach, and representative should beallowed to serve only three terms of twoyears each.Right now, there are no term limits,
which allows congressional wannabes tomake a career out of being a senator orrepresentative, along with a guaranteedpaycheck, medical, retirement and otherbenefits no private sector worker has (un-
less they’re an executive) and for which“we the people” are significantly taxed.Furthermore, many are totally influenced
by powerful, monied lobbies to whom theycater rather than the beleaguered taxpay-er who elected them. The cost to us forcareer politicians is incalculable, not onlyin real dollars but also in ineffective or nolegislation. “We the people” are suffering,and many in Congress don’t even care.They don’t want to risk being re-elect-
ed, rather than taking a stand on seriousproblems without regard to “party,” butrather loyalty to this great nation to pre-serve democracy and ensure its people theprosperity and protection they deserve.Make no mistake – term limits will fairly
effectively eliminate those who want acareer at taxpayers’ expense and attractmany who truly want to serve and improvethis country in the traditions of its history.Many have died for this country. Sen-
ators and representatives, how many ofyou are willing to fall on your sword forthis country and those you’re supposed toserve?
Chuck BarrSt. Charles
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LASTWEEK’SWEB POLL RESULTSBased on what you’ve seen so far, which area
boys basketball team will win the most games this
year?
• Geneva 29 percent
• St. Charles North 29 percent
• St. Charles East 21 percent
• Kaneland 21 percent
• Wheaton Academy 0 percent
THIS WEEK’S POLLWhat are your thoughts on the IHSA announc-
ing lacrosse will remain a club sport for now?
• Very disappointed
•Mildly disappointed
• Only a temporary setback
• Pleased, lacrosse is better as a club sport
anyway
• Indifferent
SPORTS Those eager to see lacrosse take on the samestructure as mainstream high school sports mighthave to wait awhile, writes sports editor Jay Schwab.PAGE 21
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Ramblers rompMOOSEHEART PILES UP 96 POINTS IN BRUSHING ASIDE HARVEST CHRISTIAN. PAGE 20
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Mooseheart’s Makur Puou dunks during the Ramblers’ home game Tuesday against Harvest Christian Academy.
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TODAYGirls basketball: Batavia vs
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MOOSEHEART 96, HARVEST CHRISTIAN 53
By JAY [email protected]
MOOSEHEART – Basket-ball players generally steerclear of weight training ongame days to guard againstsoreness that could impedetheir shooting strokes.
Not Mooseheart’s Mangis-to Deng. Deng tries to makelifting and pushups part of hispregame and even halftimeroutines. On Tuesday, theSouth Sudan native providedevidence that nontraditionalmethods can work for certainplayers, flashing a smoothjumper throughout Mooseh-eart’s 96-53 pummeling ofHarvest Christian.
“Before the game, I actu-ally work out for a little bit,”Deng said. “When I play, I feelmuch better, I feel like I havea lot of energy. … If I didn’twork out for a little bit or dopushups, I feel like I’m notstrong enough to shoot theball.”
M o o s e h e a r t c o a c hRon Ahrens said Deng’sweight-training regimen ismade easier before homegames, such as the one Tues-day.
“It must loosen him up,”Ahrens said. “We’re doingsome band work and he’sdoing some lifting and, manalive, he’s come out and shotthe ball really well, and he’sshot the ball really well here,which has been nice.”
The 6-foot-7 Deng countednumerous jumpers – includ-ing a trio of 3-pointers – aspart of his 32-point outburst.He had 22 points at halftime,by which point the Ramblers(6-2) had doubled up HarvestChristian, 52-26.
Mooseheart power forwardMakur Puou – who stands 6-10– had 25 points, 11 reboundsand seven blocked shots, in-cluding a signature sequenceearly in the fourth quarterwhen he swatted a shot beforerunning the floor and finish-ing with a powerful dunk onthe offensive end.
Ahrens also was high onthe play of guards HameedOdunewu (16 points, eightrebounds) and Freddy Okito(nine points), while 7-1 centerAkim Nyang rejected five Li-
ons shots.“It’s not all the Manny and
Mak show,” Ahrens said. “ …We have four guys playing ata high level, and then you putthe 7-1 kid in the middle thatjust keeps his hands up, that’stough.”
Brett Cramer and JohnVislisel combined for 31points for the Lions, who al-most yielded 100 points de-spite forcing 19 Mooseheartturnovers in the fast-pacedgame.
Remarkably, the 7-1 Nyangisn’t the tallest kid in the
Mooseheart locker roomthese days. A 7-3 freshman,Bol Riek, hangs with the teambut does not project to playbasketball at the school basedon more stringent IHSAtransfer protocols that wentinto effect in the aftermath ofan investigation last year intothe arrivals of Nyang, Puouand Deng at Mooseheart.
Ahrens said Riek’s arrivaldemonstrates Mooseheart isnot interested in luring prom-ising athletes for the sake ofon-court success.
“Regardless of what the
IHSA says, our mission isstill our mission,” Ahrenssaid. “We’re going to bring inkids, we’re going to give thema good education, we’re goingto give them a nice place tolive, we’re going to get themoutside of a dangerous coun-try such as [South Sudan].… We’re going to do what wedo. I guess we’re proving ourpoint.”
The Ramblers will taketheir customary extended hol-iday break before returningto action Jan. 7 at the UnitedCenter against Gage Park.
ABOVE: Mooseheart’s MakurPuou shootsthe ball duringthe home gameTuesday againstHarvest ChristianAcademy.
LEFT: Mooseheart’s Akim Nyang(center) blocks theshot of HarvestChristian Acade-my’s John Vislisel.
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Muscling past Harvest Christian
The path to transitionlacrosse from a club sportto an IHSA-sanctioned highschool sport continues to bewinding, and it’s testing thefaith of the sport’s propo-nents.
On Monday, the IHSAannounced boys and girlslacrosse will not include anIHSA state series in spring2014, the latest setback inwhat has been a frustrating-ly fluid timetable for thoseeager to see lacrosse take onthe same structure as main-stream high school sports.
“I really thought it wasgoing to become a reality twoyears ago and then when itdidn’t, I still thought it wasjust a matter of time before ithappened,” Geneva athleticdirector Jim Kafer said.“And now, I’m not so sure,because it’s hard to say whatposition schools will takeas far as whatever type ofprogram they have, wheth-er it’s a club or just looselyaffiliated with the school orwhatever. I’m not as optimis-tic now as I was as recentlyas six months ago.”
The IHSA board is re-quiring both boys and girlslacrosse to field a certainnumber of teams before or-chestrating a state series – 40in the case of girls lacrosse
and 65 for boys lacrosse. Thegirls benchmark was metwith 43 but boys lacrosse fell10 schools short at 55.
Rich Martin, presidentof the Illinois High SchoolLacrosse Association, saidmany more schools haveagreed to play by IHSArules, but a faction of thoseprograms would not go theextra step of agreeing to signup for an IHSA state series,which came with additionalfundraising hurdles.
“It’s created a convenientloophole for some schoolsto opt out and stonewall theprogress of high school la-crosse,” Martin said. “I thinkthe coalition of them areprobably saving their dis-trict some money or savingtheir program some moneybut they’re also holding therest of the league back. A lotof that has to do with finan-cial considerations, but someof these schools have beenplaying for 10-plus years.”
Martin, however, placesmost of the blame for thestalled progress of highschool lacrosse in Illinois on
the IHSA.“I think the IHSA should
just kind of read the tealeaves, say 90 teams areplaying, either we’re goingto do it or not,” Martin said.“We could get to 120 teamsout there and still have thisloophole and still not havethem sponsor the state tour-nament.”
It doesn’t bode well forlacrosse becoming a main-stream high school sportwhen a community likeSt. Charles isn’t on board.While Geneva was amongthe schools ready to take theplunge on the boys side (Kaf-er said there is not enoughfemale participation for agirls team), St. Charles Eastand St. Charles North werepart of a bloc of schools thatdecided they were not readyto support the transition.
Considering St. Charles isan affluent community witha strong foothold of lacrosseparticipation and success atthe club level, the district’sreluctance to commit tofielding official, high schoolteams speaks to how far thesport still has to go.
St. Charles North boys la-crosse coach Sean McCaffreysaid more of a “transitionperiod” is required, althoughthe sport’s popularity can no
longer be considered a newdevelopment.
“That’s just kind of thestate of the economy in Illi-nois,” McCaffey said. “Thestate defaulted on a lot ofthings and [school districts]don’t have the budget. Iknow the Naperville schoolsand a lot of schools are owedtons of money from the state,so that played a huge factorfor us.”
In the news releaseMonday, IHSA executivedirector Marty Hickman said“We remain very confidentthat lacrosse will becomea sanctioned IHSA sport inthe near future. The numberof schools competing in thesport has continued to grow.However, we also know thatfinancial restraints haveprevented many schoolsfrom committing to the sportand believe it is in the bestinterest of the schools, andthe sport, to wait until wereach the previously estab-lished benchmarks beforebeginning a state series.”
St. Charles East athleticdirector Mike Sommerfeldwonders if the IHSA couldexpedite the process if it tooka less conditional approach.
“I think if they just said‘It’s going,’ it would forceschools to think ‘Well, a lot
of kids are playing it,’ ” Som-merfeld said.
Kafer noted that schooldistricts would not neces-sarily have to pay the fullfreight to officially addlacrosse programs, withoptions such as participa-tion fees and fundraisingavailable to help lessen theburden.
But Sommerfeld said theSt. Charles district likelywould have to contribute“thousands of dollars”toward the programs, addingthat the district also hasspace concerns.
“If you can give kids op-portunities to do something,that’s what you want to do,”Sommerfeld said. “That’swhy all of us are here, sofrom that aspect, that partis disappointing. But thereare a lot of questions thatneed to be answered, bigpicture-wise.”
Most of those questionshave been circulating formuch of the past decade.
Whether schools are anycloser to finding answers isup for debate.
• Jay Schwab is sportseditor of the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5382 or [email protected].
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The Batavia at St. CharlesNorth boys basketball gamehas been moved from Thurs-day to Friday to accommodatea concert at North on Thursdaynight, North Stars coach TomPoulin said.
That could be a fortuitousdevelopment for junior guardJake Ludwig and the NorthStars. Ludwig, one of North’schief scoring threats, sprainedhis ankle in Friday’s loss toLarkin, and is on the mend.
Poulin said Ludwig is re-
ceiving treatment and likelywill be available for the Bata-via game, but the North Starsstill are unlikely to be at fullstrength.
Another North starter,forward Erik Miller, could beout “for a handful of weeks,”Poulin said, after Miller in-
jured his leftshoulder, also inthe Larkin game.
Miller had adoctor’s appoint-ment Tuesday af-ternoon and wasscheduled for anMRI. Miller wasoptimistic that
the injury was a mild shoulderdislocation as opposed to some-thing more severe, such as alabrum tear.
A three-sport North athlete,Miller had surgery for a labrumtear on his left shoulder as asophomore, and has had three
shoulder injuries during hiscareer – quirkily enough, allstemming from games againstLarkin, according to Miller.
For however long the 6-foot-3 Miller is sidelined, Poulinsaid it likely will take a com-bination of several players tomake up for the athleticism, re-bounding and defensive prow-ess that Miller supplies.
“It creates an opportunityfor some guys that have beenworking really hard, like TylerDeMoss, Johnny Davern, Bren-dan McCarthy – we’ve got ahandful of guys that have beenputting time in and are anxious
to get on the court for extendedperiods of time,” Poulin said.
Extra rest for Ludwig aside,Poulin said he is glad to playFriday.
The Upstate Eight Confer-ence does not schedule boysbasketball games on Fridaysas consistently as some otherconferences.
“That’s just the way I re-member [high school basket-ball], and how I would preferit,” Poulin said. “We’ll playwhenever they tell us to play,but if I had my choice, I’d haveFriday games whenever possi-ble.”
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ST. CHARLES – Pass more,play in transition more, thenbring on the high-fives.
St. Charles North’s blue-print for success during Tues-day’s girls basketball gameagainst Crystal Lake Southsounded elementary enougheven if the team hadn’t rec-ognized youthplayers beforetipoff.
As the NorthStars followedthrough after atight first half,their grins andthe path to a 68-60 victory onlywidened.
“ W e d e f i -n i t e l y j u s tstart out mel-l o w , ” j u n i o rforward Nich-ole Davidsonsaid, “and thenonce we get thehang of it, westart playing as one and ourstrengths show up more.”
North (5-6) trailed, 31-30,at halftime, remaining closedespite a Crystal Lake Southrebounding edge keyed by se-nior forward Sara Mickow’sgame-high 20 boards.
While North’s pep bandperformed “I Saw Her Stand-ing There” during an earlytimeout, coach Sean Mason-cup found himself yelling thetitle of another Beatles songmore often.
Shouts of “Get back!”greeted a number of NorthStars lapses to return to thedefensive zone as the Gatorsworked the ball upcourt intransition. A 43-27 advantageon the glass allowed CrystalLake South (8-5) plenty ofchances to try, at least in theearly going.
“We realized that we can’tdouble-pressure on the balland keep pressuring the ballin the backcourt,” Northsophomore forward MorganRosencrants said. “We need-ed to get back on ‘D’ so wewouldn’t get beat.”
Attacking the basket anddefending with more even ag-gressiveness after the breakallowed North to open thethird quarter on a 9-0 run. Da-vidson, who finished with agame-high 21 points, scoredseven points in that span.
Rosencrants wasn’t farbehind, scoring 14 of her 20points after halftime. Ash-ling Davern was next with 17points, darting up the floor tofollow plays after contribut-ing a handful of steals.
With the North Stars (25for 55, 45 percent) outshoot-ing the Gators (20 for 57, 35percent), any quick burstproved even more crucial.
“They came out and theyjust matched our intensityand took it to us there for alittle while,” Crystal LakeSouth coach Kyle McCaughnsaid. “We went toe to toe withthem for the better part ofthat first half, but, boy, theymade a nice run there at thestart of the third quarter, andwe just didn’t respond.”
North overcame a dou-ble-double from Mickow, whotied Chanel Fanter for theteam lead with 16 points. Ki-anna Clark added 12 points,including a runner thatdropped just before the finalbuzzer.
By then, North knew itwas about to exhale with avictory. Masoncup praisedthe team’s decision-makingdown the stretch as “just be-ing heady.”
“Once we realized that wewere up, we just kept going,”Rosencrants said. “We need-ed to build on our lead.”
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Dogged ’Dogs take early River leadAs Batavia and the rest of its Upstate
Eight Conference River Division counter-parts take a break from league play, theBulldogs are showing no less intensity.“Every year, you kind of feel a different
dynamic, and every girl wants it more thananything this year,” senior point guardLiza Fruendt said. “We’re all just very tiedtogether, and it’s just a different dynamic.Everyoneworks so hard every single day,andwhen you have 11 girls working hardevery single day, good things are onlygoing to come out from it.”Batavia carried only eight players on last
season’s team but still prospered, jumpingfrom 13 victories to 18while challengingfor the UEC River crown until late in theseason.Fruendt and senior center Erin Bayram
– best friends since elementary school– pledged tomake themost of theirfinal campaign together during summerworkouts. Committing to NCAA Division Iprograms just before the season – Bayramto Boston University, Fruendt toMissouriState – only stoked the urgency.
“Honestly, sincewe’re such a youngteam, we have fire in our belly,” Bayramsaid. “Wewant to prove that we’re theteam to beat, andwe just want to go outthere every game and have fun and justenjoy.”Batavia has zoomed to a 3-0 start in UEC
River play, including its first victory againstGeneva since the 2007-08 season.
BC seeks earlier burstsWhile Burlington Central enters next
week’s Dundee-Crown Christmas Tourna-ment with a 9-0 record, the Rockets havehad to be resilient more often than coachMark Smith would like.BC recovered from sluggish starts
against Hampshire and Rockford Christianlast week, but is hoping to keep cruisingbehindmore even play.“We’re looking for some consistency,”
Smith said “We’re starting off games alittle bit slow, and you can’t do that atDundee-Crown.We’ve got to hopefullylearn our lesson.”In addition to the Rockets, whowon 27
games and reached a Class 3A super-
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In your faceNatasha Brown’s eye-popping rebound-
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combination of defenses under Tokarsand continues that trend, showing looksinman-to-man, man-press and zone-pressdepending onmatchups and situations.
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What she did: Fruendt contributed acareer-high 37 pointsin Monday’s 76-53win against ProvisoEast at the OswegoTournament. On Sat-urday, she openedthe tournament with24 points to help theBulldogs defeat Naperville Central.
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What she did: Provided plenty ofproduction inside to give Geneva its firstUpstate Eight Conference River Divisionwin. McCloughan scored a game-high19 points to boost the Vikings past St.Charles East, 60-38, on Friday.
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The Geneva-St. Charles East rivalryis trending away fromnail-biters. The Vikingshavewon comfortably inthe past twomeetingsafter the teams split apair of overtime gamesduring the 2012-13regular season. Genevacruised by 22 points athome Friday, andwill gofor the season sweepwhen it visits East on Jan. 25.
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More about how teams fare in holidaytournament play. It’s beginning to look alot like the middle of the regular season,as brackets come into viewmore thanconference standings, at least in theshort-term. Morning tip-offs and hospi-tality rooms also enter the equation.
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Batavia senior guard Liza Fruendt (right) and the Bulldogs credit their 9-1 start in part to increased focus and dedication during practice.
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Because of injury, St. CharlesEast sophomore D.J. McDermottmade a belated season debutlast week, andwasted no timemaking his presence felt at 120pounds, scoringwins by fallThursday against Leyden – Eastcoach Jason Potter’s formerprogram – and Friday againstGeneva in amatch that loomedlarge in the Upstate Eight Confer-ence River race. McDermott thenwon another match against An-tioch on Saturday before takinghis first loss against Cary-Grove.McDermott, the Kane CountyChronicle-St. Charles Bank &Trust Athlete of theWeek, spokewith Chronicle sports editor JaySchwab about his hot start. Thefollowing is an edited transcript:
Howmuch improvementhave youmade from last year
to this year?I think I made a lot of improve-
ment. Last year I was a little bitundersized and this year I feellike I’ve gotten a lot bigger andstronger, and I feel likemy shotshave gotten a lot better.
How bigwere thosematcheslast week against Leyden andGeneva?It wasmy first week back. I
wasn’t completely in shape. I wasjust pretty happy to get the fall,but I feel a lot better now. I think Ikind of got back in the groove.
If you had to pick one team-mate to help youwith somedifficult homework, whowouldit be andwhy?I’d probably gowith Jason
Weber because he’s like thesmartest kid on the team.
SHAWMEDIA
The honors keep comingfor Northern Illinois quar-terback Jordan Lynch.
After taking third placein the Heisman Trophy bal-loting Saturday evening inNew York, Lynch was namedAssociated Press first-teamAll-American on Tuesday.
Lynch made the squad asan all-purpose player.
Florida State’s JameisWinston, the Heisman Tro-phy winner, was named first-team quarterback. Lynch isthe first Huskie to earn first-team honors since LeShon
Johnson in 1993.The senior from Chicago
will cap off a stellar Huskiecareer Dec. 26 in the Poinset-tia Bowl. Lynch has 4,557 to-tal yards on the season, andif he rushes for 119 yards inSan Diego, he’ll reach the2,000 plateau.
NIU safety Jimmie Wardearned a spot as a third-teamsafety. Ward leads the Hus-kies with 89 tackles and sixinterceptions.
“It was a goal for me. I’vebeen talking about it sincelast year,” Ward said afterTuesday’s practice at theChessick Center. “Didn’t
care if it was first team, I justwanted All-American to getnext to my name.”
The only other playerfrom the Mid-American Con-ference on the squad wasBuffalo linebacker KhalilMack, who made the secondteam.
Ward was also named tothe SI.com All-America teamon Tuesday.
Lynch was named as anhonorable mention selectionwhile junior wide receiverTommylee Lewis was cho-sen as an honorable-mentionpick in the all-purpose cate-gory.
Lynch, Ward named AP All-Americans
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ELGIN – Wood bowlinglanes often pose a doublechallenge to those going toe-to-toe with them.
Not only must a bowlersolve the oil patterns, butthe intricacies of a possiblyworn or warped surface, aswell.
St. Charles North girlsbowlers proved quick stud-ies during Tuesday’s 2,809 to2,090 victory against Larkinat Elgin Lanes, which offersa wood – not synthetic – set-ting.
After rolling an 864 intheir first game, the NorthStars kept climbing, eventu-ally producing a season-best
1,019 in Game 3.“The girls are doing an
amazing job of adjusting totheir conditions, and that’sa big difference between thisyear and years past,” Northcoach Lindsay Madej said.
Bobbi Jo Buhlman (590)and Mari Elias (564) scoredthe top series for North,while Lynn Byers’ 245was the team’s high game.North’s team score also wasits best for a dual this sea-son.
“We’re right where wewant to be right now,” Madejsaid.
Morris 3,577, Kaneland2,328: At Echo Lanes in Mor-ris, Christie Crews (434) andDominique Lee (433) rolled
Kaneland’s top series inthe Northern Illinois Big 12dual.
BOYS BASKETBALLKaneland 63, Hinckley-Big
Rock 38: At Hinckley, JohnPruett (16 points), Ty Carl-son (15) and Dylan Vaca (14)led the balanced offensiveoutput for Kaneland (4-2) inthe nonconference win.
The Knights busted opena close game with a 31-2 blitzin the third quarter.
Newark 60, Aurora Chris-tian 57: At Newark, Johna-than Harrell scored 16points, but it wasn’t enoughto keep Aurora Christian (3-4) from dropping its fourthstraight game.
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When “Mandela: Long Walk toFreedom,” the warts-and-all dramaticlook at the life of Nelson Mandela,premiered earlier this year at the To-ronto International Film Festival, thecharismatic British actor Idris Elba(Stringer Bell on “The Wire”), whostars as Mandela (also known as Madi-ba), was there with the film, talkingabout how he went about portrayingthe early days of the South Africanpresident.
The film is currently scheduledto open across the U.S. on ChristmasDay (though the release date mightbe moved up). Due to the recent deathof Mandela, it was decided to run theinterview, which was conducted onSept. 10, now.
Ed Symkus: You never got to meetNelson Mandela because of his healthproblems during production. How did yougo about capturing the essence of the manfor the role?
Idris Elba: We built Orlando (whereMandela and his family lived in Sowe-to) on a stage, from every single detail.So, Idris stepping into the shoes ofMandela was aided by the fact that Iwas completely surrounded. It was a360 set.
My early preparations involvedme actually going to South Africa andstaying there and understanding andjust being an observer. I began to feedoff that. Everywhere you turned, any-body you talked to could talk aboutMandela in some way or form.
So, I would really just soak that up.We were working with people therewho had been through the struggle.But there were also people who wereyounger than the struggle, and hadjust heard, and their reference of Man-dela is a different reference.
So, it was an energy thing. I justplugged into the energy of Mandelaand the way people respect him. And Ithink that helped me craft my perfor-mance.
ES: Were you at all nervous about play-ing such an iconic person?
IE: When I traveled into communi-
ties to speak, and just sit down andobserve, especially in Joberg (Johan-nesburg), where there’s a young sortof energy, some of the people thereknew who I was and knew what I’vedone. And they would look me in theeye and say, “Do you understand theresponsibility that you have here,pal?”
Although it was very much accept-ing of me doing it, they wanted me tounderstand that responsibility. Andthat speaks about the culture, aboutthe way they hold the story dear totheir hearts.
I wasn’t expecting to be complete-ly accepted as Madiba immediately,for various reasons, but there wascertainly a willingness for us to gofor it. But we knew we had only onechance. There was no messing aboutwith this character and this story.That was made very apparent to me inthe beginning.
ES: In the early parts of the film, NelsonMandela is shown as no saint, particularly interms of his first marriage, to Evelyn Mase.
Did you have any qualms about includingthose aspects of his character?
IE: We were very keen to portrayMandela as a man, as a human being,and that included some parts of hislife that might not be as flattering aswe might think. That was an import-ant part of the performance for me.
We’ve seen the saintly Mandelathat we all know and love, but I thinkit was important for us to explore andtake the audience on a journey priorto that.
I’m 41, and it was around that agethat he became an activist, but he’dlived a very full life prior to that.And when you understand that, youunderstand how long of a walk thatfreedom is.
For me, as an actor, that was achallenge. I didn’t want to deface Mr.Mandela in any way, but I didn’t wantto portray him in a way that wasn’thonest. I think we achieved it grace-fully and honestly. It was importantthat we had both sides of the charac-ter, the good and the bad.
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Idris Elba stars as Nelson Mandela in the film “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Focus onmakingmoney aswell as taking care of yourresponsibilities at home.Make an addedeffort to give your partner some extra TLC.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Personalchangeswill have a favorable effect on yourappearance. Now is the time to entertain aswell as to be entertained. This is the start ofsomething good.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Be cautiouswhiletraveling. Stay in control of your emotionsand don’t allow them to interferewith yourwork. Take time to relax and enjoy yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Your generositywillresult in financial loss or family difficulties.Someone near to your heartmay try tocontrol you. It’s time toweigh the pros andcons of this connection.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – The opportunity islikely for romance through awork associate.Be sure to evaluate the situation carefullybefore you proceed. A poor decisionmayimpact your reputation adversely.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) –Overindulgencewill result in frustrating issueswith yourweight. Make plans that involve physical ac-tivity. Someone you lovewill feel neglected ifyou’ve been preoccupied or inattentive lately.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Focus on periph-eral tasks. This is not the time for you to takecenter stage. This is a good date to changeyour living arrangements or to investigatesome real estate deals.
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Dr. Wallace: I’m
planning to have a
Christmas theme party
at my house, and seven
couples will be invited.
We will have lots of
food and much laugh-
ter.
It will definitely be
a fun party. But I do
have one concern. My
house will be loaded
with Christmas things,
including several
Christmas trees and a
manger scene.
Two couples are not
Christians. They are
Jewish.
Should I have some
things my Jewish
guests could relate to
since they celebrate
Hanukkah?
I want to be politi-
cally correct. – Kath-leen, Miami Beach,Fla.
Dear Kathleen: You
could include some-
thing that relates to
Hanukkah if you felt
comfortable doing so,
but there’s no need
to be “politically
correct.” Indeed, a
forced gesture would
probably seem patron-
izing. Since the party
is at your house, the
guests will respect
your Christmas theme.
Anyone who is uncom-
fortable with it would
decline the invitation.
Dr. Wallace: I’ve
got a very unusual
problem and I need all
the advice I can get.
I’m really not a very
popular guy; I’ve only
been dating for three
months, and I’ve only
dated two girls.
Both of them attend
my church. I’ve gone
out with girl No. 1
about five times and
I’ve dated girl No. 2
seven times. I really
like both girls a lot
and want to continue
dating both of them.
The problem is that
they both want me to
drop the other one,
and they each told me
that if I didn’t drop
the other, they would
stop dating me. What
should I do? I’m not
sure that I could date
anyone else if these
two girls refused to go
out with me. I can’t
choose one over the
other. – Nameless, SaltLake City, Utah
Dear Nameless: Don’t
be forced to make a
choice. If they refuse
to date you because
you don’t want to go
steady, so be it. It will
be their loss.
Don’t underestimate
your ability to date
girls other than No. 1
and No. 2. Since they
both find you charm-
ing, attractive and
desirable, so will other
girls. Just give them
a chance to say yes
when you ask them for
a date.
Dr. Wallace: I’m a
parent of a 13-year-old
girl who is attending
public school. One of
my dear close friends
is shocked because my
daughter is in public
school.
She insists that pri-
vate schools are much
superior to public
schools. What is your
opinion? – Mother, SanDiego, Calif.
Dear Mother: All
schools that are staffed
with dedicated instruc-
tors and permit the
students to study and
learn in a safe, com-
fortable environment
can be considered su-
perior, be they private
or public.
If your daughter
enjoys her school, and
you feel she is in a
good learning situa-
tion, let her stay in the
public school system.
• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].
Dear Abby:A couple of yearsago, my husband informed methat he likes to dress in women’sclothing. Since then he has readbooks, is seeing a counselor, andthe reality is, he is transgender.He now wears his hair long andhas long fingernails.
I have tried to be understand-ing and have gone places with himwhen he is dressed as a woman.He has met other transgender peo-ple who have either made the fulltransition or are content withoutit. I allow my husband time withthese new friends without me.
I have reconciled with theseactivities and I’m OK with themso far. But I have told him that ifhe decides to change his genderto female, I will not be able to bemarried to him. He’s on hormonesat the moment and has told mehe plans to start testosteroneblockers.
I love him, Abby, but NOT thewoman side of him. He thinks ifhe slowly eases me into the ideathat it will be OK. He says I am his“world” and I should love him nomatter what gender he is. Am Ibeing selfish? – Somewhere In The
NorthwestDear Somewhere:You appear
to be a loving and accepting wife.You may be your husband’sworld, but his world is changing –and along with it, so is yours. It isnot selfish to take care of yourself.You did not enter your marriageto be partnered with another wom-an, and you should not be madeto feel guilty remaining with oneif it’s not what you want. Somespouses stay together; others justcan’t.
Dear Abby: I have always hadan extremely close relationshipwith my little sister. Last year, Igraduated from high school andleft for university. It was hard forboth of us. My college is an houraway from where my family lives,so even though I live on campus, Itry to come home whenever I canto visit on weekends.
Lately it seems like my littlesister has emotionally distanced
herself from me. She doesn’tconfide in me anymore, showslittle interest in my life, and ithas gotten to the point where shebarely acknowledges me in public.I have tried talking to her about itand telling her how much it hurtsme, but she tells me I’m overreact-ing and to stop being stupid.
My mom says she does thiswith everyone and that this istypical for a 14-year-old teenager,but it breaks my heart. Is this justa phase? What should I do? – SadBig Sister In Switzerland
Dear Big Sister:Your sisteris growing up, and part of thatprocess means becoming an indi-vidual. Right now she is trying tofigure out who she is, apart fromthe family she loves – includingyou. I’m sure she isn’t intention-ally trying to hurt your feelings.Because you were so close, shemay have felt abandoned whenyou left for college. Your motheris right about this. Let your sisterevolve. She’ll be back. Accept itfor now.
• Write Dear Abby at www.dearabby.com.
Dear Doctor K: I recently discov-ered that my teenage son is smok-ing. How can I help him quit?
Dear Reader:Parents can domany things to help their teensquit smoking. First and foremost,if you smoke, stop. It will be hardfor your teen to take you seriouslyif you’re telling him to do some-thing you won’t do.
If you did smoke and have al-ready quit, talk to your son aboutyour experience. Discuss the chal-lenges you faced when trying toquit. You may have noticed thatteens often believe they are bothimmortal and invincible.
They often believe they canquit smoking whenever theywant. But adolescents often spendless time than adults mentallypreparing to quit smoking. Thatcan reduce the chances that theywill succeed.
Teens are also more likelythan adults to act on impulse anddiscount long-term consequenc-es. You may have noticed that,too. As a result, you may need tospend extra time educating yourson about why it’s important tostop smoking.
Provide specific advice abouthow to avoid situations wherepeers might be smoking, anddiscuss what he will do when the
temptation to smoke occurs.Ask your teen why he is smok-
ing, and what you can do to makequitting possible. If your son issmoking to relieve stress, suggestthat the two of you play somegames (ideally, athletic, but com-puter games are OK, too) a fewtimes a week to burn off steam ina healthy way.
Another strategy is to takeadvantage of your teen’s moti-vations. What things are reallyimportant to him, and howcan quitting smoking help himachieve those things? Teenageboys, for example, may be morelikely to try to quit smoking ifthey want to participate in schoolsports. If that’s the case, empha-sizing the physical benefits ofquitting may help.
There’s no sport that doesn’trequire healthy lungs for maxi-mal performance. Your teen maynot connect smoking to diseaseslike lung cancer and heart attacksthat generally occur decades later.But smoking is damaging yourson’s lungs now: He is not getting
enough oxygen into his blood, orremoving enough carbon dioxidewaste from his blood. That willnegatively affect his performance.If his sport is basketball, and heis as gifted as LeBron James, hissmoking may not matter. But ifhe is a normal kid, it may mattera lot.
In another example, if a teenis smoking in order to stay thinor lose weight, he or she shouldbe given information aboutnutrition and exercise along withstop-smoking strategies.
When your son tries to quit,be ready for the mood swings andcrankiness that can come withnicotine withdrawal.
If you are not making progress,look into stop-smoking programsfor teens. Smoking cessation pro-grams can help teach behavioraltechniques to manage tempta-tions.
Finally, ask your son’s pedi-atrician whether quit-smokingmedications are an option. Theseinclude nicotine replacement,bupropion and varenicline.
• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and getadditional information.
Wife worried by husband’s gender journey
Use teen’s motivation to help him stop smoking
Party-planner wants holiday
decor to be politically correct
RobertWallace
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JeannePhillips
DEAR ABBY
Anthony L.Komaroff
ASK
DOCTOR K
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28 Arlo & Janis
Big Nate
Crankshaft
Stone Soup
Dilbert
Garfield
Frank & Earnest
Soup to Nutz
Rose Is Rose
The Born Loser
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Ligaments: Connect bones to otherbones, these are thickened areas ofconnective tissue that provide stabilityfor your joints.
When ligaments are injured we describethis as a SPRAIN.
Grade I Sprain: a stretchingof the ligaments past their normal rangeof motion; mild pain and swelling.
Grade II Sprain: a partial tear of theligaments; usually with some bruising,more painful and swollen.
Grade III Sprain: a severe injury withcomplete rupture of the ligaments;severe pain, swelling and bruising arepresent. Usually requires prompt medicalattention.
Initial treatment can be RICE therapy:
RestIceCompressionElevation
Substantial pain and bruising with footor ankle sprains should prompt a visit forevaluation by Dr. Mytych.
Beetle Bailey
Blondie
The Argyle Sweater Real Life Adventures
Pearls Before Swine
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Bidding a slamwithout blackwood
BRIDGE by Phillip Alder
There is an old saying thatreal bridge players don’t needBlackwood. Of course, beforebidding a slam, Blackwoodof one ilk or another is oftenused. But on some deals it willnot help, and the partnershipneeds to employ control-bid-ding (cue-bidding).
Look at this deal. Southopens two clubs; Northresponds two diamonds, notbeing quite strong enough fora two-heart positive with thatrelatively weak suit; Southrebids two spades; and Northraises to three spades, prom-ising a smattering of points.(Some players would make afour-club splinter bid, showingthe singleton, but I like four-card spade support for thataction.)
Now, if South uses Black-wood, he learns that his part-ner has one ace – but he doesnot know if it is the uselessheart ace or the invaluable dia-mond ace. Instead, he makes afour-club control-bid, show-ing a first-round club control(ace or void), expressing slaminterest, and asking partner ifhe has a suitable hand. North,with a terrific hand, makesa four-diamond control-bid.Now South, wondering aboutthe club situation, control-bidsfour hearts. And when Northcontrol-bids five clubs to showhis second-round control (kingor singleton), South leaps ma-jestically to seven spades.
South ruffs the heart lead,cashes his club ace, ruffs aclub in the dummy, returns tohis hand with a trump, ruffsthe club queen, carefully ruffsa heart in his hand (does notplay a diamond!), draws thelast trump and claims.
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PUBLIC NOTICETO: Occupant, Golden AcresRestaurant, Jesse White, IllinoisSecretary of State for Golden AcresRestaurant, GG Stavros Harter, LLC,MB Financial Bank, National Asso-ciation as Successor to BenchmarkBank, James F. White as R/A forGG Stavros Harter, LLC, Peter An-driopoulos, Suburban Bank andTrust, State of Illinois c/o Depart-ment of Revenue, Illinois AttorneyGeneral for the State of Illinois De-partment of Revenue, Mario A. Zap-ata, John A. Cunningham, CountyClerk of Kane County, Illinois,Claimants, Judgment Creditors,and Decree Creditors, if any of theabove described as "UnknownOwners", "Unknown owners or par-ties interested in said land or lots"
TAX DEED NO.: 13-TX-234FILED: 10/11/2013
TAKE NOTICECounty of KaneDate Premises Sold:
October 24, 2011Certificate No.: 2011-02451Sold for General Taxes of: 2010Sold for Special Assessment of
(Municipality) and SpecialAssessment Number: N/A
Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.:N/ATHIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXESProperty Located at: 5S094 Har-
ter Road, Sugar Grove, IL 60554Legal Description or Property In-
dex No.: 14-08-200-016This notice is to advise you that
the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on April 9, 2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe County Clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before April 9, 2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of Kane County inRoom 110 on April 14, 2014 at9:30 AM.
You may be present at this hear-ing, but your right to redeem willalready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT
LOSS OF PROPERTYRedemption can be made at any
time on or before April 9, 2014 byapplying to the Kane County, Illi-nois at the County Court House inGeneva, Illinois.
PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE"
W11-3621IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTKANE COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
Bank of America, N.A.;Plaintiff,
VS.Michael J. Obradovitz; Mary E.Obradovitz; Corporate AmericaFamily Credit Union;
Defendants.11 CH 4617
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OFREAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, PatrickB. Perez, Sheriff of Kane, Illinois,will on January 9, 2014, at thehour of 09:00 AM at Kane CountyJudicial Center, 37W777 Route38, St. Charles, IL 60175, RoomJC 100, sell at public auction tothe highest bidder for cash, all andsingular, the following describedreal estate in the said judgmentmentioned, situated in the Countyof Kane, State of Illinois, or somuch thereof as shall be sufficientto satisfy such judgment to wit:
C/K/A: 607 Bluestem Lane,Hampshire, IL 60140
PIN: 01-28-181-002The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W11-3621. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected]
pleadings.I576329
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 4, 11 & 18,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY IN-
FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE"
W12-4135IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTKANE COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
Bank of America, N.A.;Plaintiff,
VS.Barbara Bruns; Kim Kininmonth;Secretary of Housing and UrbanDevelopment; VW Credit, Inc.;
Defendants.12 CH 3162
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OFREAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, PatrickB. Perez, Sheriff of Kane, Illinois,will on January 9, 2014, at thehour of 09:00 AM at Kane CountyJudicial Center, 37W777 Route38, St. Charles, IL 60175, RoomJC 100, sell at public auction tothe highest bidder for cash, all andsingular, the following describedreal estate in the said judgmentmentioned, situated in the Countyof Kane, State of Illinois, or somuch thereof as shall be sufficientto satisfy such judgment to wit:
C/K/A: 334 Panama Avenue,Hampshire, IL 60140
PIN: 01-27-128-028The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W12-4135. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected]
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 4, 11 & 18,2013.)
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PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE"
W11-3621IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTKANE COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
Bank of America, N.A.;Plaintiff,
VS.Michael J. Obradovitz; Mary E.Obradovitz; Corporate AmericaFamily Credit Union;
Defendants.11 CH 4617
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OFREAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, PatrickB. Perez, Sheriff of Kane, Illinois,will on January 9, 2014, at thehour of 09:00 AM at Kane CountyJudicial Center, 37W777 Route38, St. Charles, IL 60175, RoomJC 100, sell at public auction tothe highest bidder for cash, all andsingular, the following describedreal estate in the said judgmentmentioned, situated in the Countyof Kane, State of Illinois, or somuch thereof as shall be sufficientto satisfy such judgment to wit:
LOT 179 IN HAMPSHIREPRAIRIE UNIT 4, A SUBDIVISION OFPART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-TER OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-TER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP42 NORTH, RANGE 6, EAST OFTHE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,IN KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
C/K/A: 607 Bluestem Lane,Hampshire, IL 60140
PIN: 01-28-181-002The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W11-3621. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected]
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 4, 11 & 18,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TOCOLLECT A DEBT AND ANY IN-
FORMATION OBTAINED WILL BEUSED FOR THAT PURPOSE"
W12-4135IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
16TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTKANE COUNTY, ILLINOISCOUNTY DEPARTMENT,CHANCERY DIVISION
Bank of America, N.A.;Plaintiff,
VS.Barbara Bruns; Kim Kininmonth;Secretary of Housing and UrbanDevelopment; VW Credit, Inc.;
Defendants.12 CH 3162
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OFREAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to a judgment heretoforeentered by the said court occurredin the above entitled cause, PatrickB. Perez, Sheriff of Kane, Illinois,will on January 9, 2014, at thehour of 09:00 AM at Kane CountyJudicial Center, 37W777 Route38, St. Charles, IL 60175, RoomJC 100, sell at public auction tothe highest bidder for cash, all andsingular, the following describedreal estate in the said judgmentmentioned, situated in the Countyof Kane, State of Illinois, or somuch thereof as shall be sufficientto satisfy such judgment to wit:
LOT 3 OF WHISPERING ACRESADDITION TO THE VILLAGE OFHAMPSHIRE, IN THE VILLAGE ANDTOWNSHIP OF HAMPSHIRE, INKANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
C/K/A: 334 Panama Avenue,Hampshire, IL 60140
PIN: 01-27-128-028The person to contact regarding
information regarding this propertyis: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki LawGroup, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Anyquestions regarding this saleshould refer to file number W12-4135. The terms of the sale areCash. 10% at time of sale, withthe balance due within 24 hours.The property is improved by: SFH.The Property is not open for inspec-tion prior to sale.
The real estate, together with allbuildings and improvements there-on, and tenements, hereditamentand appurtenances thereunto be-longing shall be sold under suchterms.Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310)The Wirbicki Law Group LLCAttorney for Plaintiff33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140Chicago, IL 60603Phone: 312-360-9455Fax: [email protected]
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 4, 11 & 18,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE16th JUDICIAL CIRCUITKANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
In the Matter of the Estate of:JAMES L. COLEMAN, SR.
Deceased.
General No. 13 P 674PUBLICATION NOTICE
INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO CREDITORS and CLAIMANTS
1. Notice is hereby given of thedeath of James L. Coleman, Sr.who died on November 21, 2013,a resident of St. Charles, Illinois.
2. The name and address of theRepresentative for the estate are:James L. Coleman, Jr, 1422 Mari-on Ct., Geneva, IL 60134, andMark F. Coleman, 40W082 CarolSandburg, St. Charles, IL 60175.
3. The Attorney for the estate is:Robert L. Gorecki, 801 East MainStreet, P.O. Box 106, St. Charles,IL 60174.
4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before June 15,2014. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, 540 South RandallRoad, St. Charles Illinois 60174 orwith the Representative or both. Anyclaim not filed within that period isbarred. Copies of a claim filed withthe Clerk must be mailed or deliv-ered to the Representative and tothe attorney within 10 days after ithas been filed.
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 11, 18 & 25,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICETO: Occupant, R. P. Family Trustdated 5/27/1992, Claudia's Closet,Russell W.R. Peterson, Trustee ofthe R. P. Family Trust dated5/27/1992, Robin L.A. Peterson,Trustee of the R. P. Family Trustdated 5/27/1992, Richard R.R.Peterson, Trustee of the R. P. Fami-ly Trust dated 5/27/1992, FirstState Bank as Successor to ValleyCommunity Bank, Warren Wollin,John A. Cunningham, County Clerkof Kane County, Illinois, Claimants,Judgment Creditors, and DecreeCreditors, if any of the above de-scribed as "Unknown Owners", "Un-known owners or parties interestedin said land or lots"
TAX DEED NO.: 13-TX-232FILED: 10/11/2013
TAKE NOTICECounty of KaneDate Premises Sold:
October 24, 2011Certificate No.: 2011-01959Sold for General Taxes of: 2010Sold for Special Assessment of
(Municipality) and SpecialAssessment Number: N/A
Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.:N/ATHIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXESProperty Located at: 217- 217
1/2 West Main Street, St. Charles,IL 60174-
Legal Description or Property In-dex No.: 09-27-364-004
This notice is to advise you thatthe above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on April 9, 2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe County Clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before April 9, 2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of Kane County in
yRoom 110 on April 14, 2014 at9:30 AM.
You may be present at this hear-ing, but your right to redeem willalready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT
LOSS OF PROPERTYRedemption can be made at any
time on or before April 9, 2014 byapplying to the Kane County, Illi-nois at the County Court House inGeneva, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK719 S. Batavia AveBldg. BGeneva, IL 60134630-232-5964
Platinum Assets, LLCPurchaser or Assignee
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle December 17, 18 & 19,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICETO: Occupant, R. P. Family Trustdated 5/27/1992, Russell W.R.Peterson, Trustee of the R. P. Fami-ly Trust dated 5/27/1992, RobinL.A. Peterson, Trustee of the R. P.Family Trust dated 5/27/1992,Richard R.R. Peterson, Trustee ofthe R. P. Family Trust dated5/27/1992, Claudia's Closet, FirstState Bank as Successor to Valley,John A. Cunningham, County Clerkof Kane County, Illinois, Claimants,Judgment Creditors, and DecreeCreditors, if any of the above de-scribed as "Unknown Owners", "Un-known owners or parties interestedin said land or lots"
TAX DEED NO.: 13-TX-233FILED: 10/11/2013
TAKE NOTICECounty of KaneDate Premises Sold:
October 24, 2011Certificate No.: 2011-01963Sold for General Taxes of: 2010Sold for Special Assessment of
(Municipality) and SpecialAssessment Number: N/A
Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.:N/ATHIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXESProperty Located at: 215 West
Main Street, St. Charles, IL 60174Legal Description or Property In-
dex No.: 09-27-364-016This notice is to advise you that
the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on April 9, 2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe County Clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before April 9, 2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of Kane County inRoom 110 on April 14, 2014 at9:30 AM.
You may be present at this hear-ing, but your right to redeem willalready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT
LOSS OF PROPERTY
Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 9, 2014 byapplying to the Kane County, Illi-nois at the County Court House inGeneva, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK719 S. Batavia AveBldg. BGeneva, IL 60134630-232-5964
Platinum Assets, LLCPurchaser or Assignee
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle December 17, 18 & 19,2013.)
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PUBLIC NOTICETO: PAM Institutional Tax LienFund, LLC, Jeffry Henderson as R/Afor PAM Institutional Tax Lien Fund,LLC, Occupant, Windstone Com-munity Association II, Inc., MarkRitzman as R/A for WindstoneCommunity Association II, Inc, Vi-vian Porreto as President for Wind-stone Community Association II,Inc, LDK Builders, Inc., Lawrence S.Ketza as R/A for LDK Builders,Inc., Jesse White, Illinois Secretaryof State for LDK Builders, Inc., Va-lerie R. Sikorski, Peregrine, Stime,Newman, Ritzman & Bruckner,Ltd., as Attorneys for Windstone,Community Association II, Inc, Lar-ry S. Ketza as President for LDKBuilders, Inc., John A. Cunning-ham, County Clerk of Kane County,Illinois, Claimants, Judgment Credi-tors, and Decree Creditors, if any ofthe above described as "UnknownOwners", "Unknown owners or par-ties interested in said land or lots"
TAX DEED NO.: 13-TX-235FILED: 10/11/2013
TAKE NOTICECounty of KaneDate Premises Sold:
October 24, 2011Certificate No.: 2011-02455Sold for General Taxes of: 2010Sold for Special Assessment of
(Municipality) and SpecialAssessment Number: N/A
Warrant No.: N/A Installment No.:N/ATHIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN
SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXESProperty Located at: 778
Brighton Drive, Sugar Grove, IL60554
Legal Description or Property In-dex No.: 14-10-127-020
This notice is to advise you thatthe above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that theperiod of redemption from the salewill expire on April 9, 2014.
The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may befurther increased if the purchaser atthe tax sale or his or her assigneepays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to re-deem the property from subsequentforfeitures or tax sales. Check withthe County Clerk as to the exactamount you owe before redeeming.
This notice is also to advise youthat a petition has been filed for atax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of thisproperty if redemption is not madeon or before April 9, 2014.
This matter is set for hearing inthe Circuit Court of Kane County inRoom 110 on April 14, 2014 at9:30 AM.
You may be present at this hear-ing, but your right to redeem willalready have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEMIMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT
LOSS OF PROPERTYRedemption can be made at any
time on or before April 9, 2014 byapplying to the Kane County, Illi-nois at the County Court House in
yGeneva, Illinois.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONCONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK719 S. Batavia AveBldg. BGeneva, IL 60134630-232-5964
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(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle December 17, 18 & 19,2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF ST. CHARLES ANDCITY OF WEST CHICAGO
NOTICE OF A PROPOSEDJURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY
LINE AGREEMENT
This Notice is being given for thepurpose of advising all interestedpersons that the corporate authori-ties of the City of St. Charles andthe City of West Chicago are con-templating entering into a Jurisdic-tional Boundary Line Agreement,pursuant to the provisions of 65ILCS 5/11-12-9.
The City of St. Charles will con-sider the adoption of an ordinanceapproving such Agreement at theregularly scheduled meeting of theCity Council of the City of St.Charles to be held on January 21,2014, at 7:00 p.m. at St. CharlesCity Hall, Council Chambers, 2 E.Main Street, St. Charles, Illinois, orat any subsequent City Councilmeeting.
A copy of the proposed Agree-ment is available for examinationat the office of the City Clerk of theCity of St. Charles, 2 E. Main Street,St. Charles, Illinois. The proposedAgreement may be changed, al-tered, modified, amended or re-drafted in its entirety before or afterthe City of St. Charles Councilmeeting.
Nancy Garrison,St. Charles City Clerk
(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, December 18, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE
Public Notice is hereby giventhat on December 17, 2013 a cer-tificate was filed in the office of theCounty Clerk of Kane County, Illi-nois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as i Ride Trans-port located at 1210 S 3rd Street,St. Charles, IL 60174.
Dated: December 17, 2013.
/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk
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Dated: December 02, 2013.
/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk
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PAULY SCION1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL
815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050
AUTO GROUP -GARY LANG SUBARURoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry
815/385-2100www.garylangauto.com
RAY SUZUKI23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake
888/446-8743847/587-3300www.raysuzuki.com
PAULY TOYOTA1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL
815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050www.paulytoyota.com
CLASSIC TOYOTA/SCION515 N. Green Bay Rd.Waukegan/Gurnee, IL
847-CLASSIC (252-7742)www.classicdealergroup.com
ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL
888/682-4485www.andersoncars.com
GURNEE VOLKSWAGEN6301 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL
847-855-1500www.GurneeVW.com
LIBERTY VOLKSWAGEN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL
847-680-8000www.libertyautoplaza.com
BARRINGTON VOLVO300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL
847/381-9400
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