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CHRONICLESATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 | $1.50 | KCCHRONICLE.COM

Get a glimpse of what it was like for two

Kane County Board candidates towatch

primary vote totals come inMarch 18

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GOING THROUGHELECTION NIGHT

SECOND IN A TWO-PART SERIES

Kane County Boardcandidate Bill Lenert ofSugar Grove watches aselection results come

in March 18 at OrchardsRestaurant in Aurora.

Lenert defeated incum-bent Melisa Taylor forthe Kane County Board

District 5 seat.

Sandy Bressner –

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Obituaries: 9

Opinion: 16

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Mooseheart students share

excitement at celebration of

school’s first boys basketball

state championship. 8

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Fifty Men Who Cook toaid suicide preventionBATAVIA – A group of celeb-

rity chefs today will help raisefunds for Batavia-based SuicidePrevention Services of America.The 50 Men Who Cook tasting

event will be from 6 to 9 p.m.today at Lincoln Inn Banquets,1345 S. Batavia Ave. (Route 31),Batavia.Suicide Prevention Services

is a nonprofit organization thatdoesn’t receive any state orfederal dollars. SPS is dedicatedto reducing and eliminatingsuicide and suicide attemptsthrough education, advocacyand collaboration.Tickets to 50 Men Who Cook

are $50 per person, available atwww.50menwhocook.com.

Hunt for Easter eggs atannual Batavia eventBATAVIA – The Batavia Park

District’s annual Easter EggHunt is set for April 12 at WestMain Community Park, 40W101W. Main St., Batavia.Staff will divide kids into

age groups at 9:45 a.m., andthe hunt will begin at 10 a.m.Families are encouraged tocome early to take a photo withthe Easter Bunny. Participantscan bring a non-perishable food

item or paper product to bedonated to the Batavia FoodPantry.The Easter Egg Hunt is a free

event and will be held rain orshine. For information, visitwww.bataviaparks.org.

Batavia show choirsplan final performanceBATAVIA – The Batavia High

School show choirs’ finalperformance will be at 7 p.m.Thursday in the Batavia FineArts Centre, 1201 Main St.,Batavia. Tickets are free, and itis general admission.Showtime will feature the two

competitive show choirs, Lega-cy and Swingsingers, as well assolo and group vocal acts.The show choirs perform

choreographed programs ofmusical theater, pop, country,

and jazz music. For information,email [email protected].

‘Story Time’ coming up atCreek Bend Nature CenterST. CHARLES – The Forest Pre-

serve District of Kane County in-vites parents and grandparentswith young children to CreekBend Nature Center, to enjoy itsmonthly “Story Time” series.The next events will be from

10:30 to 11 a.m. on a series ofFridays, April 11, May 9 and June13. Staff from the St. CharlesPublic Library visit the naturecenter with books, finger plays,songs and more.It is a free program for

children and infants throughage 5. All are welcome to enjoythe interactive exhibits in thenature center afterward.

Creek Bend Nature Center islocated within LeRoy OakesForest Preserve at 37W700Dean St., St. Charles. Advanceregistration is required.Call 630-444-3190 or email

[email protected] register. For a full roster ofnature programs, visit www.kaneforest.com.

Living stations of thecross set for Good FridayGENEVA – Members of St. Pe-

ter Parish, 1891 Kaneville Road,Geneva, will present the livingstations of the cross at 7 p.m.on Good Friday, April 18.The production is based on

the meditation titled “Journeyof Decision: A Way of the Cross”by Sarah A. O’Malley and RobertD. Eimer. The event is free.

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BHS hosts huge Career Day eventAbout 100 professionals

spoke with students at Bat-avia High School on Thurs-day morning as part of theschool’s Career Day.

“It was fantastic; it wasa huge undertaking,” saidPrincipal JoAnne Smith.“The kids were so excitedand talked about it after-ward. ... Everything went sowell.”

I participated in the eventalong with a pilot, air trafficcontroller, scientist, lawyer,military representatives,cosmetologist, mechanicalengineer and dozens of otherprofessionals. It was thebiggest career day that I hadever been a part of, and Ithought BHS did a great jobof organizing the event.

Career Day coordinatorsKelli Anas and Meg Lincoln

wrote in an email after theevent that they were receiv-ing a lot of positive feedbackfrom BHS staff, students andspeakers, noting that hostingCareer Day was “an all-build-ing effort, down to teachersbeing in the classroomduring each session.”

“We are hoping that thestudents were able to engagein some self-reflection re-garding their own personal‘soft skills’ and drive andhow they relate to the careersthey heard [about],” the coor-dinators wrote. “We did over-hear some students say thattheir session was a downer;

but if that’s the reality of thecurrent career outlook, thenthey came away with a realis-tic vision.”

Thanks to BHS for hostingthe event, and good luck withnext year’s Career Day.

• • •Episode five of “View-

point” – a roundtable talkshow produced by BataviaAccess Television that Imoderate – is now availablefor viewing.

The episode takes a lookat Fermilab in Batavia. Itfeatures five guests affiliatedwith the facility: BrendanKiberg, a scientist workingon the g-2 experiment; MargeBardeen, head of the office ofeducation; Erik Ramberg, ascientist and coordinator ofthe Saturday Morning Phys-ics program; Andre Salles, a

Fermilab spokesperson; andTodd Cumbow, a memberof the Fermilab CommunityAdvisory Board.

During the episode, wetalk about the variety of ac-tivities available to the pub-lic at Fermilab; experimentstaking place at the laborato-ry; how the facility works toget young people involved inscience; and science funding.

To view the episode, visitwww.mybatv.com/show/viewpoint.

• Kathy Gresey is editorof the Kane County Chron-icle and president of theNorthern Illinois NewspaperAssociation Board. Contacther at [email protected] or 630-845-5368. Learnmore about NINA at http://ninaonline.org.

Kathy Gresey

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8LOCAL BRIEFS

8CORRECTIONS& CLARIFICATIONS

A story on page 24 of theMarch 20 edition of the KaneCounty Chronicle incorrectly stat-ed the number of draft lines thatPub 302, Evenflow Music & Spir-its’ new gastropub, will have. Therestaurant will have 12 draft lines.Also, menu items will include aciabatta chicken sandwich. TheChronicle regrets the errors.In addition, because of incor-

rect information provided to theChronicle, the story incorrectlystated the number of beervarieties that will be offered. Thestory should have stated that therestaurant will have 40 varietiesof bottled beer and that Pub 302will offer samples of draft beer,not bottled beer. The story alsoshould have stated that Pub302 seats around 50 people andthat it will be open Fridays andSaturdays to start.

• • •Accuracy is important to the

Kane County Chronicle, andwe want to correct mistakespromptly. Please call errors toour attention by phone, 630-845-5355; email, [email protected].

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to Elburn libraryWHAT: The theme is “From Pooh to Who.”There will be awards for the best theme con-test. Race-day registration is available from7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Funds raised will help thelibrary upgrade its Internet speed and access.WHEN: 9 a.m. April 13WHERE: Town and Country Public Library,320 E. North St., ElburnINFO: For information, call 630-365-2244 orvisit www.elburn.lib.il.us. The cost for the5K race for all runners and the 1-mile run foradults is $22 in advance and $25 on race day.For those 12 and younger, the cost for the1-mile run is $12 in advance and $15 on raceday.

Heritage Day at Peck FarmWHAT: Experience what life was like at PeckFarm before it became a park at Heritage Day.There will be sheep herding demos, candledipping, butter making, cow milking, basketweaving, traditional lawn games and more atthis free, family-friendly event. Plus, tour thegrounds with a hayrack ride (weather-permit-ting).WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. todayWHERE: Peck Farm Park, 4038 KanevilleRoad, GenevaINFO: Call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.

Empowering Girls to Be SuperWHAT: An event, Empowering Girls toBe Super, is set. The event features AmyLogan, author and creator of “A Girl with aCape.” The cost is $5 a mom. There is nocharge for daughters. Books and capes areavailable for $25, but those who registerin advance can get admittance to theevent as well as the book and cape for$25. The event includes a book reading,presentation and discussion by Logan.There also are activities geared towardyouths.WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. April 6WHERE: Sugar Grove Community House,141 S. Main St., Sugar GroveINFO: Visit www.peakforkids.org.

HandsAround the CourthouseWHAT: In recognition of Child AbuseAwareness and Prevention Month, CASA KaneCounty will host its 10th annual Hands Aroundthe Courthouse event. Chief Judge of the16th Judicial Circuit Judith M. Brawka, KaneCounty State’s Attorney Joe McMahon andCASA Kane County Executive Director GloriaBunce will speak. Participants will join handsin a moment of silence acknowledging localvictims of child abuse and neglect. The mostrecent class of CASA and GAL volunteers alsowill be sworn in at the event. A light lunch willbe provided.WHEN: Noon, April 10

WHERE: Kane County Courthouse, 100 S.Third St., GenevaINFO: Visit www.casakanecounty.org.

St. Charles Park District

egg hunt at PottawatomieWHAT: The St. Charles Park District’s annualEaster egg hunt is set. Participants shouldbring their own baskets and limit their collec-tion to 10 eggs.WHEN: 10 a.m. April 12WHERE: Pottawatomie Park, 8 North Ave., St.CharlesINFO: Visit www.stcparks.org.

Seize the Purple 5K

set in Sugar GroveWHAT: The cost is $30, which includes aT-shirt and a goodie bag. Packet pickup be-gins at 8 a.m. on race day. There also will bea free Easter Egg Dash at 9 a.m. for childrenages 10 and younger.WHEN: 9:30 a.m. April 19WHERE: Kaneland Harter Middle School,1601 Esker Drive, Sugar GroveINFO: To register, visit www.race-roster.com/events/2014/2183/seize-the-purple. For infor-mation, contact Saman-tha at 630-841-9644 orvia email at [email protected].

Kane County Chronicle staffers pick the best of what to do in your free timeandAboutOut

FACE TIME WITH IFE SANDERSCortland resident Ife Sanders, 21, was at the

Geneva Starbucks when she answered 10 ques-tions for the Kane County Chronicle’s BrendaSchory.

Where did you grow up? Champaign-UrbanaPets? A rescue, [that’s a] mixed-breed dog

named Winter.Who would play you in the movie of your

life?Mary Elizabeth WinsteadFirst job? LifeguardAs a kid, what did you want to be when you

grew up? An astronaut. I work in cosmetology.A book you’d recommend? “The Kite Runner”

by Khaled HosseiniFavorite charity? American Cancer SocietyDo you play an instrument? DrumsFavorite local restaurant? The Little Owl in

GenevaWhat is an interesting factoid about your-

self? I helped build three houses in New Orleansafter Hurricane Katrina.

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S T . C H A R L E S – T h eCharlestowne Mall redevelop-ment project this week contin-ued to move through the city’sapproval process.

The Plan Commission onTuesday recommended forapproval the project’s overallsite plan, preliminary engi-neering plan and the final platof subdivision, said RussellColby, the city’s planning di-vision manager.

The current site plan in-cludes a few changes fromthe initial plan, including theomission of buildings pro-posed for the mall’s outlot ar-eas. The project’s developersplan to submit updated pro-posals for outlot buildings atan unspecified date.

The latest plan also in-cludes the removal of theentry drive from the mall’ssouthwest entrance. The com-mission was concerned aboutlosing the entry drive becauseit would have included a pe-destrian walkway to the mall.The developers instead willhave a walkway run alongthe ring road from the westover to the mall’s Von Maur

anchor building on the southside of the mall, Colby said.

The Krausz Companies Inc.in California purchased themall property for more than$9.5 million in November. Thecompany plans to rename themall The Quad St. Charlesand recreate its appearanceby late 2015 to a neighborhoodfeeling and include patio din-ing outside.

Since the developers con-tinue to talk with possible ten-ants and refine their plans forthe mall, construction likelywon’t begin until this Julyinstead of April or May, saidJay Krigsman, executive vicepresident of The Krausz Com-panies.

“We still believe we are onschedule for a holiday 2015grand opening,” Krigsmansaid. “Part of the work we aredoing [requires] a lot of sitegrading.”

The two plans and finalplat reviewed by the PlanCommission will next go be-fore the city’s Planning andDevelopment committee onApril 14. The city expects toreview the mall’s early land-scape, architectural and sig-nage plans in late June or ear-ly July, Colby said.

8LOCAL BRIEFSST. CHARLES

Free viewing of EltonJohn concert in GenevaGENEVA – Cordogan’s

Pianoland, 33W441 Route38, Geneva, will host a freeElton John streamed concertat 3 p.m. March 29. Audiencemembers will be within feet ofa grand piano reproducing hisevery key stroke “live.”Space is limited. Make reser-

vations at [email protected]’s is also giving

away tickets to see “The Mil-lion Dollar Piano” in theaters.For information, visit www.chicagopianos.com or call 630-584-5000.

Taxpayer workshopcoming up on ThursdayBLACKBERRY TOWNSHIP –

Blackberry Township Asses-sor Uwe Rotter will host aresidential taxpayer workshopat 7 p.m. Thursday at MillCreek Rejoice Lutheran Church,0N377 N. Mill Creek Drive nearGeneva.Information will be provided

on the property tax cycle, howassessments are developedand how to appeal assess-ments.

Attendees may ask questionsconcerning their property andproperty tax concerns. Themeeting will last about 90minutes. Contact Rotter at630-365-6580 for information.

Spring safety academyscheduled for April 25GENEVA – Central Kane

County TRIAD will present aspring safety academy eventfrom 9 a.m. to noon April 25 atthe Geneva Park District, 710Western Ave., Geneva.There will be a representative

of Inland Bank, speaking aboutbank scams and identity theft,a representative of the RTAregarding benefits and Ventracards, and attorney LindaStrohschein will speak aboutelder abuse.The event will include a

continental breakfast, a freelunch, raffles and prizes. RSVPto Jeanne Cinkus at 630-377-1183 by April 16.

Documentary film to bescreened in GenevaGENEVA – The documentary

“Legalize Democracy” will beshown at 7 p.m. March 28 atthe Unitarian Universalist So-

ciety of Geneva, 110 S. SecondSt., Geneva. The event is free.

Celebrate Earth Hourat community centerBATAVIA – Batavia’s annual

Earth Hour event is set for 7to 9:30 p.m. March 29 at EastSide Community Center, 14N. Van Buren St., Batavia. Theevent is free.Activities include games in

the dark, storytelling, yoga bycandlelight, a drum circle andstar gazing.For information, contact Car-

olyn Burnham at [email protected] or visit www.facebook.com/BataviaEnviron-mentalCommission.

Free blood pressurescreenings availableST. CHARLES – The Salvation

Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St.Charles, will host free bloodpressure screenings from9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,March 25. The screenings willbe open to the communityand sponsored by VNA of FoxValley. Contact Cathy Wintersat 630-377-2769 ext. 210 forinformation.


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Sun and MoonToday Sunday

Sunrise 6:54 a.m. 6:52 a.m.

Sunset 7:07 p.m. 7:09 p.m.

Moonrise 12:32 a.m. 1:31 a.m.

Moonset 10:32 a.m. 11:28 a.m.

Statistics through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperatures

High/low ....................................... 55°/29°

Normal high ......................................... 49°

Record high .............................. 84° (2012)

Normal low .......................................... 31°

Record low ............................... 10° (2013)

Peak wind .......................... SSE at 20 mph

The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthyfor sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300Very Unhealthy; 301-500 HazardousSource: Illinois EPA

Reading as of FridayAir Quality

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Normal month to date ....................... 1.55”

Year to date ...................................... 4.68”

Normal year to date .......................... 4.95”

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Dayton ................... 12....... 9.59...... -0.44

McHenry .................. 4....... 3.17...... -0.08

Montgomery........... 13..... 12.27..... +0.04

New Munster, WI .... 19..... 10.66...... -0.26

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Anchorage 33 16 s 37 16 s

Atlanta 74 53 pc 61 36 sh

Baltimore 69 38 pc 47 27 c

Billings 26 18 c 34 14 sn

Boise 51 33 s 57 36 s

Boston 49 27 sh 42 14 pc

Charlotte 76 50 c 60 30 r

Chicago 39 20 pc 32 20 pc

Cincinnati 56 25 pc 43 18 pc

Dallas 63 44 t 57 41 c

Denver 38 18 sn 53 28 pc

Des Moines 34 13 pc 35 22 s

Honolulu 82 70 pc 81 71 pc

Houston 78 63 t 68 52 r

Indianapolis 48 22 pc 38 17 s

Kansas City 45 21 pc 42 27 pc

Las Vegas 75 57 s 72 55 s

Los Angeles 65 53 sh 71 55 pc

Louisville 58 31 pc 47 23 pc

Miami 82 69 t 85 71 s

Milwaukee 32 12 c 28 12 pc

Minneapolis 22 4 pc 25 10 s

Nashville 64 39 pc 51 27 pc

New Orleans 74 64 sh 73 51 r

New York City 62 34 sh 45 24 pc

Oklahoma City 55 31 c 54 32 pc

Omaha 36 14 pc 40 25 pc

Orlando 84 61 pc 83 66 pc

Philadelphia 65 35 pc 47 28 pc

Phoenix 81 60 s 82 60 s

Pittsburgh 51 24 c 34 18 sf

St. Louis 50 26 pc 41 22 s

Salt Lake City 52 31 pc 57 35 s

San Francisco 66 51 pc 65 50 pc

Seattle 54 39 pc 57 41 pc

Washington, DC 71 41 pc 49 29 c

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Athens 68 50 s 68 52 pc

Baghdad 81 57 s 83 56 s

Beijing 73 40 s 66 43 pc

Berlin 58 43 sh 53 34 c

Buenos Aires 68 57 s 70 54 s

Cairo 78 58 s 77 57 c

Calgary 16 3 pc 20 6 sf

Jerusalem 69 54 s 71 53 pc

Johannesburg 72 54 c 76 55 s

London 51 37 pc 51 31 pc

Madrid 61 36 sh 57 34 pc

Manila 86 76 pc 87 77 c

Mexico City 83 58 pc 85 60 t

Moscow 54 41 c 58 40 pc

Nassau 81 70 pc 83 69 s

New Delhi 84 59 pc 84 59 t

Paris 53 37 sh 50 33 pc

Rio de Janeiro 84 73 t 77 71 r

Rome 63 54 sh 61 45 r

Seoul 59 37 s 63 43 s

Singapore 91 76 t 90 77 t

Sydney 83 64 t 84 63 t

Tokyo 55 43 s 58 43 s

Toronto 36 14 c 23 11 pc

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Aurora 39 13 pc 32 12 s

Deerfield 37 16 pc 31 16 pc

Des Plaines 38 19 pc 32 18 pc

Elgin 38 14 pc 34 14 s

Gary 40 19 c 32 16 pc

Hammond 46 20 pc 37 17 s

Janesville 34 11 pc 30 14 s

Kankakee 42 18 pc 35 15 s

Kenosha 34 10 pc 30 10 pc

La Salle 39 15 pc 34 18 s

Morris 41 16 pc 35 17 s

Munster 40 18 pc 31 17 pc

Naperville 40 13 pc 33 14 s

Tinley Park 39 16 pc 32 16 pc

Waukegan 34 11 pc 28 11 pc

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HarvardMcHenry37/13

Crystal Lake38/16 Algonquin

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Schaumburg38/16

Oak Park38/19

Chicago39/20

Orland Park38/15

Aurora39/13

Sandwich39/14

DeKalb38/16

Belvidere36/13

Rockford36/12

Dixon37/12

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Weather HistoryOn March 22, 1784, an unusual cold snapin the Carolinas damaged buds on thepeach trees. Most people look forward tospringtime mildness as soon as the seasonbegins, but winter often has a few moretricks up its sleeve.


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March 23Generation Strong Girls Yoga ClubShine Yoga Studio, Batavia

The first 45 minutes will be devoted to a yoga practice suitable for all abilities and theremainder of the time will be spent discussing topics appropriate for grades 4-8. Eachmonth will offer a new topic and related yoga poses. Cost is $10 per class; registeronline in advance. Starts at 4:30 p.m.

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March 23Project Two Music “Rockin’ the Hits of Broadway”Arcada Theatre, St. Charles

Hear tunes from the stage musical “Jersey Boys,” disco hits from “Mamma Mia,”favorite 80s rock anthems from “Rock of Ages,” and more. There’s a song for everyone.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Starts at 5 p.m.

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March 22Heritage DayPeck Farm Park, Geneva

Experience what life was like at Peck Farm before it became a park. There will besheep herding demos, candle dipping, butter making, basket weaving, traditionallawn games and more. Tour the grounds with a hayrack ride (weather-permitting).From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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GENEVA – The Castron-ovo family of Geneva has al-ways wanted a retail presenceon Third Street.

So when they finally got thechance to make a part of down-town Geneva theirs, Tom Cas-tronovo said they were verycareful about who they hiredand painstakingly selected thematerials for their store, Kil-wins Chocolates & Ice Cream.

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Kilwins opened last weekin Dodson Place on SouthThird Street, becoming thelatest place in Geneva to satis-fy a sweet tooth.

In addition to ice cream, itsells Mackinac Island fudge,varieties of caramel cornand peanut brittle and hand-

dipped treats, including cara-mel apples.

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While some of the productsare made in Michigan, whereKilwins Chocolate FranchiseInc. is based, about two-thirds

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BATAVIA – The boardwalkat the Batavia Riverwalk willtake on a new look this year.

The Batavia Parks Founda-tion looks to complete the Bata-via Riverwalk Boardwalk proj-ect this year after volunteerscompleted demolition andplank installation last year.

“We are looking to getgeared up again,” Batavia

Parks Foundation volunteerBritta McKenna said. “We arelooking to get done by the fall.”

Volunteers will work oncompleting the railings, over-look, electric and site ameni-ties. The boardwalk was builtby volunteers in the 1990s aspart of the Batavia Riverwalkand was in need of replace-ment.

The foundation is seekingvolunteer groups of six to 12adults and skilled tradespeople

to assist with work this season.Volunteers should be of highschool age or older and able towork one Saturday morningfrom 7:45 a.m. until at least

noon to qualify as a “Group ofthe Week.”

Groups that are interestedshould contact coordinatorSharon Mitchell at [email protected] to schedulea Saturday date, June throughmid-September. Individualswanting to help can just showup at 9 a.m. Saturdays start-ing on March 29, depending onweather.

Also needed are snackbreak volunteers to provide

a mid-morning snack for theworkers. Individuals or restau-rants wishing to sign up toprovide snacks for about a doz-en volunteers should contactBarb Brady at [email protected].

The Batavia Parks Founda-tion is also looking for dona-tions to finish the project. Thedeadline for major donor giftsto be included in the project’smajor donor plaque is May 31,McKenna said.

Police: Man askedgirl to get in his car

By ERIC [email protected]

BATAVIA – Police con-tinue to investigate a reportof a female juvenile being ap-proached by a man in a vehi-cle Thursday afternoon in thearea of Lundburg and West-ern avenues.

“We are still looking forbetter leads,” Batavia PoliceDetective Sgt. Shawn Mazzasaid Friday afternoon.

The incident happened atabout 2:57 p.m. Thursday, po-lice said.

The victim told police theman offered her money to getinto his vehicle.

The victim was able to getaway and call police. The manwas described as white, ap-proximately 40 to 50 years old,with a tan complexion, short

black hair and a “stubble”beard.

The vehicle driven by theman was described by thevictim as being tan, four-door, and possibly a MercuryGrand Marquis.

“We’ve had some callsfrom the public about seeinga vehicle similar to that de-scription in the general area,”Mazza said.

Since the incident, the po-lice department has beefedup its patrols around Bataviaschools and will continue todo so next week, Mazza said.Those with information aboutthe incident, the man or thevehicle are urged to call theBatavia Police Department at630-454-2500.

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care must bring a copy of theirDD Form 214.

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ROBERT GIBSONBorn: April 28, 1951Died:March 21, 2014

WINFIELD –Robert ReedGibson Sr., 62, ofSt. Charles, diedFriday, March 21, 2014, at CentralDuPage Hospital, Winfield.He was born April 28, 1951, in

Chicago, to William and HarrietGibson.Robert was involved in the St.

Charles Kiwanis Club and 4-H.He is survived by his wife, Susan

Gibson; five children, Rob (Camille)Gibson of Pingree Grove, PeterGibson of Texas, Liz Gibson ofSycamore, Andy Gibson of Chicagoand Stephen Gibson of Aurora; twograndchildren, Logan and Lexi; anda brother, Dick Gibson.He was preceded in death by his

parents.Funeral services will be at 7 p.m.

Monday, March 24, at Yurs FuneralHome, 405 E. Main St. (Route 64),St. Charles. Burial will be private.The visitation will be from 4 to 8p.m. Monday at the funeral home.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral home’s obituary pageat www.yursfuneralhomes.com.For more information, please callYurs Funeral Home of St. Charles,630-584-0060, or like Yurs onFacebook.Please sign the guest book at

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JANE LEHMANDied:March 21, 2014

ST. CHARLES – Jane Lehman, 83,of St. Charles, passed away Friday,March 21, 2014. She was born inChicago, the daughter of Jane andGregory Gassmann. She moved tothe St. Charles area as a teenager.She was married Sept. 19, 1953, toRollie Lehman, until his passing in2012.She put her heart into her family

and home. She had a love for cook-ing, music and antiques.She is survived by her four

children, Dan (Becky) Lehman ofArizona, Greg (Kim) Lehman ofElburn, Marty (Mark) Mendel of St.Charles and Ben (Karen) Lehman

of Batavia; 11 grandchildren, JesseMendel, Cory (Brandy) Lehman,Carey Lehman, Wes (Lindsay)Lehman, Rolyn (Joe) Kohn, KatieLehman, Joey Lehman, Abby (BJ)Hansing, Maddie Lehman, LauraLehman and Joanne Lehman; sixgreat-grandchildren, Lucy, Nick,Holly, Emmylou, Mark and Carolyn;her twin sister, Joan (John Larson);and many nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her

husband, Rollie; a sister, GenevieveWhite; and her brother, Peter Bohr.We will celebrate her life from

9 until 11 a.m. Sunday, March 23,with a sharing of memories at 11a.m., at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E.Main St. (corner of Routes 64 and25), St. Charles.In lieu of flowers, contributions

may be made to the Associationfor Individual Development, Aurora.www.the-association.org. For in-formation, please call Yurs FuneralHome, St. Charles, 630-584-0060,or visit www.yursfuneralhomes.com.

ANGELA LEXABorn: Jan. 29, 1930Died:March 21, 2014

SYCAMORE – Angela M. “Angie”Lexa, 84, of Sycamore, formerlyof the Elburn and Virgil areas,past owner of the Elburn KountryKettle, passed away at her home,surrounded by the love and prayersof her family on Friday, March 21,2014.She is survived by her 14

children: Bill (Pat) Brummel, AllanBrummel, Karen (Stan) Sikorski,Rick Brummel, Dave (Debbie)Brummel, Sharon (Don) Hart,Ken (Marsha) Brummel, SteveBrummel, Jim Lexa, Mary Whitney,Tom (Myla) Lexa, Julie Brummel,Dennis (Barb Parrish) Lexa andMichelle (Pat) White; many grand-children; great-grandchildren andgreat-great-grandchildren; threesiblings: Marion Umbdenstock,Clara Schmitt and Joseph (MaryAnn) Schramer; several nieces,nephews and a countryside offriends.She is preceded in death by her

parents; her husbands, WilliamBrummel and Dennis Lexa; sonJohn Lexa; son-in-law, Tom

Whitney; four brothers, Nicholas,Fritz, Matt and Leonard Schramer;and two sisters, Barbara Hahn andCatherine “Katie” Schramer.The visitation will be from 4 to 8

p.m. Monday, March 24, at ConleyFuneral Home, 116 W. Pierce St., El-burn. A Mass to celebrate her faithwill be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March25, following visitation from 10to 10:45 a.m., at S.S. Peter & PaulCatholic Church, 5N539 MeredithRoad, Virgil. Fr. Perfecto Vasquez,pastor of the church, will officiatewith interment to follow at S.S.Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery,Virgil.A memorial has been established

in her name to benefit Angie’sfavorite charities. Checks maybe made to the “Angela LexaMemorial” and mailed in care ofP.O. Box 66, Elburn, 60119. Tributesmay also be forwarded to the sameaddress or on the Web at www.conleycare.com, where you canalso find her full life story.Please sign the guest book at


VIRGINIA L. MARCKBorn: Sept. 5, 1920Died:March 19, 2014

ST. CHARLES –Virginia L. Marck,longtime residentof St. Charles,passed awayWednesday, March19, 2014, at the ageof 93.She was born Sept. 5, 1920,

in Des Moines, Iowa, where shegraduated from Drake Universitywith a degree in psychology. While

working for the FBI in Washington,D.C., during World War II, shemet and married Ray C. Marck,who was at the Naval Academypost-grad school. In the summer of2013, the couple celebrated their70th wedding anniversary.Virginia was an avid reader who

served 11 years on the St. CharlesPublic Library Board. She also lovedflowers and was employed by Rob-bins Flowers Inc. for many years.Virginia and Ray were mem-

bers of Baker Memorial UnitedMethodist Church for more than 50years. In spring of 2013, the couplemoved to The Holmstad in Batavia.Virginia is survived by her loving

husband, Ray; her beloved sister,Janet Masimore of Peoria; by herchildren, Rebecca Ann (DavidHathaway) and John Andrew (Pa-mela); as well as two grandsons,Stephen and David.A memorial service will be at 11

a.m. Monday, March 24, at BakerMemorial Methodist Church, 307Cedar Ave., St. Charles. In lieu offlowers, contributions may bemade to the St. Charles Public Li-brary. Arrangements were made bythe Yurs Funeral Home, St. Charles.To leave an online condolence or

remembrance to the family, visitthe funeral home’s obituary pageat www.yursfuneralhomes.com.For information, call Yurs FuneralHome of St. Charles, 630-584-0060, or like Yurs on Facebook.Please sign the guest book at


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8OBITUARIES8FUNERALARRANGEMENTS

Anne Bereza: The visitation willbe from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday,March 22, at St. Patrick’sCatholic Church, 6N491 CraneRoad, St. Charles. MemorialMass will be celebrated at 11a.m. Interment in Wausau-kee, Wis. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to St.Patrick’s Church Building Fundor Presence Hospice. Arrange-ment is entrusted to MadisonFuneral Home, 305 Park St.,Elgin, 847-741-1128.

Marie Helen Fabrizius: Thevisitation will be from 2 to 7p.m. Sunday, March 23, at theS.S. Peter and Paul ChurchHall, located directly next tothe church at 5N539 MeredithRoad in Virgil. There also willbe a time of visitation from9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Monday,March 24, followed by theMass celebration at 10:30 a.m.at the church. Fr. PerfectoVasquez, pastor of the church,will officiate with intermentto follow at S.S. Peter & PaulCatholic Cemetery.

Antoinette Frohn: A memorialvisitation will be from noonuntil 2 p.m. Sunday, March30, at Moss-Norris FuneralHome, 100 S. Third St. (threeblocks west of the river andone block south of Route 64)in St. Charles. Interment willbe private.

Elizabeth Jean Grotberg: A me-morial visitation for ElizabethJean Grotberg will be from 2to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 22,at Yurs Funeral Home, 405 E.Main St., St. Charles, with amemorial service at 3:30 p.m.

Clarence Robert “Tres”

Janecek III: Arrangementsinclude a memorial visitationfrom 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday,March 22, with a service tofollow at 5 p.m., all at ConleyFuneral Home, 116 W. PierceSt., Elburn. Private familyburial will follow cremation ata later date.

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Claire Ginsberg

GenevaGymnastics

A Freshman at Geneva,Ginsberg helped theteam qualify andplace fifth at the IHSAState Finals Meet.Ginsberg was the 2014Conference, Sectionaland State all-aroundchampion. She brokethe 2006 all-aroundschool record with38.05, as well as thebeam and floor schoolrecords, both with a 9.7.

Hannah Frazier

BataviaBasketball

Frazier had 22 pointsand 15 rebounds in theRegional Championshipgame against Willow-brook. In the SectionalSemifinal game againstDowners Grove North,she had 21 points, 11 re-bounds, and she had thegame-winning bucketwith a three-point play.

Jack Callaghan

St. Charles NorthBasketball

Callaghan was one ofthe top reboundersand top three-pointshooters for a Northteam that finishedtied for second placein the Upstate EightConference RiverDivision.

Kyle Kumerow

South ElginIndoor Track

Kumerow is a leader onthe team. He set a newschool record in thehigh jump on Saturday,February 22. Kumerow is6’2” and won the triplejump at the St. CharlesNorth early bird meet.

Sam Pryor

CentralBasketball

Pryor is Central’sleading scorer at 14.4points per game. Sheis also second at theschool in rebounds.Pryor was named 2ndteam All-State for class3A A.P, 3rd team All-State for class 3A-4A,and she was namedboth All-Conferenceand All-Area.

Torree Scull

St. Charles EastCross Country/Track

Scull is a juniordistance runner forthe Girls STCE CrossCountry and TrackTeam. She placed 18that the IHSA CrossCountry Finals in thefall and has alreadyposted a state qualify-ing time in the 1600meter race this spring.

Tyler Carlson

KanelandBasketball

Carlson averaged 17.6points and 7.5 reboundsper game in the monthof February. He also shot80 percent from thefree throw line, whileleading the Knightsto a 6-3 record for themonth and the NBXIIConferenceChampionship.

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Search finds too much of a good thingI’m sure we can all relate to

the expression, “too much of agood thing.”

With St. Patrick’s Daystill in recent memory, someof us may regret consumingtoo much corned beef andcabbage. Or green beer, as thecase may be.

The excesses of Fat Tues-day aren’t too far in the pasteither. Can you say paczki?(For the record, I can, but onlybecause I once worked for abakery magazine.)

Today though, I find myselflooking at a pile of things,none of which are edible andany one of which might beconsidered good, by itself. Buttogether, to my eye anyway,they definitely look like toomuch.

I’m talking oothecae.Specifically the egg cases ofTenodera sinensis, the Chi-nese praying mantis.

Last week Lisa O’Brien,our school program coordi-nator, and I headed out on amission. Our aim was to find“a few” Chinese mantid cases,which we would then dis-

tribute to local kindergartenclasses for use in a learningunit on life cycles.

The beauty of this new pro-gram is threefold: Teachersdon’t have to purchase eggsto hatch; nor do they have tofigure out what to do with thelittle darlings once hatchingoccurs, since we will take theinsects back. The St. CharlesPark District’s natural areasalso benefit, because theitems we’re removing are notnative.

With the sun shining andtemperatures, hallelujah,above freezing, Lisa and Imade our way to TimberTrails Park in St. Charles.For the past eight years, thispark has been the location forour Bug Biographies programand, over that period of time,we’ve found it increasingly Photo provided

Roughly the size and color of roastedmarshmallows, egg cases of Chinesemantids seem tobe in abundancethis year. Are they too much of a good thing?See OTTO, page 11

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easy to find Chinese mantideggs. We had no idea, though,how quickly our quest wouldcome to fruition.

Bam! Five minutes downthe trail, we spotted our firstspecimen. It was a sizablecreation, about the shape andcolor of a roasted marshmal-low, affixed to a goldenrodstem that was leaning towardthe path.

“Aha!” I exclaimed, and therace was on. Not that Lisa andI are competitive or anything,but from that moment forwardwe focused not only on findingegg cases, but on who couldfind the most, the fastest.

At the outset we’d hopedto find three or maybe fourcapsules, enough to alloweach class the opportunity toobserve the miracle of life –200 or so perfectly formed babymantids emerging from theirnatal sac. But 20 minutes intoour adventure, we’d filled ourcollecting canister, coat pock-ets and hands, and were seeingstill more cases on the stemsand twigs we passed.

Just that quickly, Lisaand I went from being giddyover our success to just ev-er-so-slightly disturbed aboutthe excesses we’d found.

Chinese mantids were in-troduced in the United Statesin the 1890s, as a biologicalalternative to insecticides.Gifted with raptorial forelimbsthat feature sharp, piercingspines, these insects areextremely efficient at captur-ing and consuming all sorts ofinvertebrate prey.

On the surface this mayseem like a pretty good deal– fewer chemicals, more deadbugs; it’s a win-win, right?

The disturbing part comeswhen you take a look at whatmakes up the mantids’ menu.While it’s true they prey uponthe insects we have in abun-dance, like grasshoppers andpotato beetles, they’ll also eattheir share of pollinators likehoneybees – creatures we havefar too few of these days.

What I’m also wonderingis, what effect are Chinesemantids having on our nativeArgiope spiders? Thosehandsome black-and-yellowarachnids, once prevalent inour fields and prairies, seemever more difficult to findthese days. While I’ve neverwitnessed a mantid-vs.-spider,Alien-vs.-Terminator-typebattle, it could be that the man-tids’ presence has thrown localfood webs out of whack, andgiven an edge to the nonnativekids on the block.

Lisa and I visited one park,one day – nowhere near thesort of all-encompassing effortit would take to conduct a truesurvey of Tenodera sinensisin St. Charles. But if what wefound holds true for othernatural areas too, we may thissummer find ourselves teem-ing with Tenodera.

Are they, perhaps, toomuch of a good thing?

• Pam Otto is the managerof nature programs and inter-pretive services at the HickoryKnolls Discovery Center, afacility of the St. Charles ParkDistrict. She can be reached at630-513-4346 or [email protected].

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• Friday – Photo editor Sandy Bressner captured images of

Kane County Board District 5 Republican primary candidates

Melisa Taylor and Bill Lenert as they hit the campaign

trail, going door-to-door to talk to potential constituents in

advance of the primary election that took place March 18.

• Today – Bressner recaps what it was like for Taylor and

Lenert to experience election night on March 18. Lenert

wound up winning the election.

A CLOSER LOOK

ELECTION-NIGHT ANTICIPATIONTwo Kane County Board candidates faced primary with family, supporters

Story and photosby SANDY [email protected]

Bill Lenert was greeting supporters in thedoorway of Orchards Restaurant at OrchardValley Golf Course in Aurora when I arrivedTuesday evening as election results beganpouring in.

7:55 p.m. – Bill Lenert ills in some friendsand supporters on the voting numbersfor the Prestbury area of Sugar Grove. Sofar, Lenert is ahead of Kane County BoardDistrict 5 incumbent Melisa Taylor, 56percent to 44 percent.

8:07 p.m. – Lenert works the room of therestaurant, as he gives updates on theAurora-area polling numbers.

8:15 p.m. – Lenert and his family huddlearound a laptop computer to get a closerlook at the election results.

8:29 p.m. – Kane County unoficial vote to-tals so far are 407-379 in favor of Lenert.

8:31 p.m. – “It’s very close right now. VERYclose,” says Bill Lenert’s son, Mike.

8:34 p.m. – Bill Lenert, while talking toa friend, says he’s made more than 600phone calls to registered voters in the lastnine days.

9:16 p.m. – Lenert leads by 50 votes inKane County and 34 votes in Aurora,according to unoficial results.

9:35 p.m. – Lenert acknowledges thatwaiting for polling results is moredifficult than walking door-to-door allthose weekends the last few monthscampaigning.

9:58 p.m. – The votes are all in, and Lenerthas unseated Taylor by 264 votes, accordingto unoficial results. Lenert addresses theroom to thunderous applause as he thankshis family and supporters.

ABOVE: Lenert (right) is joined by his wife, Mary, and sons,Bill (left) and Mike, as he thanks supporters March 18 afterlearning he won the election. RIGHT: Lenert hugs supporterScott Jesseman during election night.

Kane County Board candidate Bill Lenert of Sugar Grove (center) is surrounded by (from left) daughter-in-law, Katie Lenert; son-in-law TimOess; daughter Katie Oess; and grandchildren, Luke and Reese, as they watch election results March 18 at Orchards Restaurant in Aurora.Lenert defeated incumbent Melisa Taylor for the Kane County Board District 5 seat. He will go on to the general election in November.

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Story and photos

by SANDY BRESSNER

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I caught upwithMelisa Taylor onMarch 18 as shewas going through herelection-night ritual of taking down hercampaign signs as the polls closed nearKaneland John Shields Elementary Schoolin Sugar Grove.

7:12 p.m. –Melisa Taylor battles some

muddy terrain as she pulls her signs.

7:16 p.m. – Taylor gets on the phone to

quickly order a “menagerie” of Chinese

food for her friends and supporters

before they gather to watch election

results come in.

7:20 p.m. –While standing outside

between two polling places onMain

Street in Sugar Grove, Taylor talks

to supporter and poll watcher Patty

Jordan on the phone as they attempt to

retrieve vote totals at those locations.

7:24 p.m. – Jordan is being told she can

not have the vote totals.

7:41 p.m. – After a few phone calls,

Taylor finally has the vote totals for five

precincts in her hand. She scrolls the

tape under the light of her car’s map

light. So far, one precinct was tied,

one had Taylor in the lead and one had

challenger Bill Lenert in the lead.

7:45 p.m. – The second set of numbers

are in Taylor’s hand. “You’re gonna do

it; I told you,” Jordan said.

7:48 p.m. – One of the precincts in

Sugar Grove had one vote total. That

vote went to Taylor.

9:24 p.m. – I get a text from Taylor

saying she is back out collecting signs.

ABOVE: Kane County Board member Melisa Taylor looks over voting results in her car March 18 after theprimary election polls closed. Taylor lost her bid for re-election to challenger Bill Lenert. BELOW: Taylorchecks her phone while standing outside of a Sugar Grove polling place after the polls closed.

MELISA TAYLOR

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To view additional photos of Bill Lenert and Melisa Taylor on thecampaign trail, visitwww.kcchronicle.com.

ABOVE: Taylorwaits for voting resultsMarch 18 outside of a Sugar Grovepolling place after the polls closed. BELOW: Taylor takes down her cam-paign signs.


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Vets, volunteers upset over animal ruling

By BRENDA [email protected]

MAPLE PARK – The year-ling’s hip bones jutted out. Ev-ery vertebra of its spine wasdefined, and every rib could becounted.

And before its hooves weretrimmed by a farrier, they wereso long, they pointed upward,the farrier said. Running herhand over the animal’s rump,back and side, veterinarianNicole Wessel said this was ev-idence the year-old horse hadbeen starved. The yearling’shair was shaved to show thedetail of its starvation.

“You should not be ableto see the spine or count theribs,” Wessel said. “This is a1-year-old baby that was neardeath. I saved his life by givinghim [intravenous] fluids. With-out that, he would have died.”

Another yearling was notso lucky, Wessel said, as it dieddespite her efforts to save itslife. The yearlings are among93 animals that were impound-ed from a petting zoo earlierthis month. Their owner, Sta-cy Fiebelkorn of Elgin, wascharged with cruelty and a vi-olation of an animal owner’sduty to provide food and care,both misdemeanors that are

still pending.Fiebelkorn’s attorney, Ja-

mie Wombacher, did not re-turn a message seeking com-ment.

Wessel is one of several vetsand volunteers caring for therescued animals at one of twolocations in Maple Park. Theyand others in the local equinecommunity said they are out-raged at a judge’s decision toreturn more than two dozenhorses, donkeys and poniesand two goats to Fiebelkorn.

Associate Kane County

Judge Elizabeth Flood ruledthat Fiebelkorn had to give upllamas and alpacas that wereamong the animals removed –the llamas and alpacas beingdescribed as “living skeletons”in testimony at a forfeiture

hearing Thursday in KaneCounty Branch Court.

Fiebelkorn voluntarily gaveup the rabbits, poultry and allbut two goats, but fought to getthe others returned.

Ginger Jensen of St. Charles

was also volunteering to carefor the animals.

“I’ve worked around horsessince I was 13 years old,” Jen-sen said. “My interest here isto take care of the animals.”

Sarah Jane Provenzano ofSycamore, also a volunteer,said the hair on the horses’ un-dersides was matted and clot-ted with burrs and feces.

“And they had diarrhea andworms,” Provenzano said. “ ...They were walking on theirtoes because their hooves wereso overgrown.”

Veterinarian Susan Brownwas helping attend to the im-pounded animals. Brown tes-tified in the second day of theforfeiture hearing that theanimals she examined weresuffering from chronic starva-tion.

“The animals were not inany way healthy,” Brown said.“I strongly disagree with thejudge’s decision.”

The animals’ advocatesare focusing on a hearingscheduled for 1 p.m. Wednes-day to determine whether Fie-belkorn should have to postsecurity to pay for the careand feeding of the animals

Danielle Guerra – [email protected]

Volunteer Sarah Jane Provenzano pets a fainting goat they have named “Pita” in the goat enclosure in thebarn they are being cared for in Maple Park on Friday. Pita is one of the animals that Kane County AssociateJudge Elizabeth Flood ruled Thursday evening that can be returned to former owner Stacy Fiebelkorn.

Judge: Ownercan take chargeof them again

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impounded by Kane CountyAnimal Control.

If the judge requires Fie-belkorn to do so, and she doesnot post the money in fivedays, the animals would be for-feited. Volunteers are hopingthe security requirement willbe too high and the remaininganimals would not be returnedto Fiebelkorn.

In a court hearing lastweek, Flood did not rule on arequest by Kane County pros-ecutors to require Fiebelkornto post $36,786 in security tocover 30 days of care for the 93animals, about $1,200 per day.

In April, a hearing is sched-uled on a request by Wom-bacher to stop county employ-ees from speaking about thecase outside of the courtroom.In court papers, Wombachersaid comments from 36 newsstories circulated among 10news outlets about her client

could jeopardize Fiebelkorn’sright to a fair trial.

Though she has not yetruled on the gag order request,prosecutors and Kane CountyAnimal Control Administra-tor Robert Sauceda have not

since comment-ed outside ofcourt and re-ferred all ques-tions to a publicinformation of-ficer.

W e s s e l ,Brown and oth-er volunteers

say they are invoking theirright of free speech to speakout about the animals’ con-ditions – even to the point ofbringing the rescued yearlingto court so the judge can touchit herself.

“You can see the horse’sribs and hip bones,” said vol-unteer Cindy Young of St.Charles, pointing to the sur-viving yearling. “This horse isnot even remotely close to thesize he should be.”

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Stacy

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Defense seeks gag order

Photos by Danielle Guerra – [email protected]

TOP: Volunteer Laura VanDerSnick feeds two malnourished miniature

horses Friday in Maple Park. Equine veterinarian Dr. Nicole Wesselsaid the horses were skin and bones and the tan horse may be

pregnant. BOTTOM: A fainting billy goat looks at the camera while he’sreceiving care in Maple Park. The goat has lice, possibly mange, andis malnourished.


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SCMTT stars at mock trial state championshipsBy KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

EDITORIAL BOARD

Unlike those who participatein athletics, students who takepart in academic-based compe-titions don’t often get to expe-rience the thrill of performingin front of hundreds, or eventhousands, of people cheering insupport of their endeavors.

That doesn’t make the featsless significant. The St. CharlesMock Trial Team won its firsttitle in school history earlierthis month, in an event at theUniversity of Illinois College ofLaw in Champaign.

These are teens usingreal-world skills, with teammembers trying both sides of ahypothetical case. Such a com-

petition takes hours of prepara-tion, with participants workingwith attorney Patrick Crimminsof the Brady and Jensen lawfirm.

The students’ success isworth applauding, and we wishthem success in May as theyrepresent Illinois at the NationalHigh School Mock Trial Cham-pionship.

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

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Celebratinga successfulseason atMooseheart

ByKANECOUNTYCHRONICLE EDITORIALBOARD

The Mooseheart boys basketball team seized anopportunity and won an IHSA Class 1A state champi-onship last week, allowing the community a chanceto celebrate an outstanding two seasons of high-levelhoops.

The Ramblers enjoyed the run with the help ofthree students from South Sudan – Akim Nyang,Makur Puou and Mangisto Deng. The team had toendure debates about the players’ eligibility – to thepoint that the IHSA revisited its transfer bylaws.But they were allowed to play, and they deliveredan experience worth savoring. It was the first statechampionship in school history, a feat achieved withplayers that stood tall – Nyang is 7-foot-1, Puou stands6-10, and Deng is 6-7. The Ramblers finished with asuperlative 29-3 record, and none of their defeats cameagainst a team competing in Class 1A, the smallest ofthe four IHSA classes. They did it with style, usingslick passes, slam dunks and punishing blocks. Itwas difficult, if not impossible, for many small-schoolteams to match up with such a tall, talented squad.That’s something that’s never before been experi-enced at Mooseheart, a school that was established in1913.

A season like this is rare. The way it came to hap-pen – with such a talented group of transfer studentscoming together – might never happen again.

These are memories worth treasuring. Distortion and lies

To the Editor:The rhetoric of distortion and lies

coming from the rightwing of the Re-publican Party is so over the top thatit has becomepurely ridiculous.Whythey think that peoplewill buy intotheir con is beyondme.Many identify themselves as

Christians, believers in a creator Godand protectors of family values; really,folks? So I’m supposed to believe thatlying, distorting facts, denigrating

others, denying voting rights, denyingequal rights to gays, denyingwomenthe freedom to choose, denyingaccess to health care insurance, andblaming the poor for their poverty andthe unemployed for their unem-ployment is a very Christian thing todo and that this kind of behavior isconsistentwith “family values”?You’ve got to be kidding!Maybe shameful and sinfulwould

be amore fitting description?Whydon’t they see their ownhypocri-

sy?Do they really think that Jesuswould approve?

If any of them read the Bible, they

must have skippedMatthew7:15.

Surely and sadly they don’t recognize

themselves as the false prophet,who

comes to you in sheep’s cloth-

ing. Hopefully, the rest of uswill heed

the Bible’swarning and see them for

what they are.

John S. StraussCampton Hills

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Shame on usI’d like to express my sincere

disappointment with the votersof Kane County and those whoare so lost in their views thatthey legitimately think that abake sale is a realistic way toraise the millions needed toproperly take care of those somuch less fortunate than most.We spend tax money on peoplewho have been out of workfor years. We spend millionsin tax money on gymnasiumsand state-of-the-art weightequipment for football players.We spent thousands on an archthat says River Street. Yet wecan’t find an extra $75 a yearper household, on those whocan’t tie their shoes or feedthemselves? Shame on us.

Where is ourgrocery store?Why can’t we get a new

grocery store in place of the oldGeneva Dominick’s? They’vebeen bought up all over Chica-go, but not here. We really needone in this location.

They still get re-electedHow stupid do Democrats

think voters are when they

make statements? IllinoisSenate Leader John Cullertonstated that if the unemploy-ment figures eliminated theunemployed younger than25 and older than [54], theIllinois unemployment ratewould decrease. Then Presi-dent Obama mentioned that ifan individual could not affordhealth care coverage, thenthey can discontinue cellphoneor cable TV service. NowIllinois House Speaker MichaelMadigan is proposing a 3percent income tax surchargeon people making more than$1 million on taxable income.His theory is that the money

will go to education. The onlyeducation Madigan knowsabout is paying for teachers’underfunded pensions. Despitethese statements by the Dem-ocrats, they still get re-electedby the people of Illinois and thenation.

More to defeatNow that we’ve defeated

the tax increase, let’s work ondefeating the Geneva library’snew building that they do notneed. If they get their way, itwill be bigger than St. Charlesor Batavia. We also need towork on the Kane County Boardand the 5 percent raises.

It’s time to retireJack Cunningham is living

proof that there should bestringent term limits. ... Heused Kane County resources toconduct his re-election cam-paign, and so did his minions.And he then says, I guess Iscrewed up? Jack, it’s time toretire.

Let’s keep it privateWhy do local police park on

private property with theirspeed radar on to catch speed-ers? Do they have approvalfrom property owners to parkthere? Do they share the rev-enue collected with propertyowners from speeding tickets?There are many examples inthe Fox River Valley. ... Let’skeep our private propertyrights private and forbid policefrom abusing these rightsby setting up speed traps onthem.

What does he get?If Kevin Trudeau gets 10 years

for being deceitful about hisinfomercial for his book, whatdoes President Obama getfor being deceitful about theACA, that you can’t keep your

insurance and doctor?

Abolish home ruleAt the City Council meeting

in Batavia on March 17, BillMcGrath said home rule allowsus to do anything we want todo that is not specifically pro-hibited by law. So, of course,the Batavia City Council votedto raise our sales tax, raise ourelectric rates. When Mr. Olm-stead got up and said he wouldlike to see the city council cutcity expenses by 6 percent, sothat the citizens weren’t on thehook for the whole makeup ofthe mistakes that the city andcity employees have made, itwas met with no comment.It’s time to abolish home rule.When Batavia got us into thiselectrical debacle, the city wasnot home rule. Now that theyare home rule, they are takingadvantage of it, adding feesand all kinds of other charges.It’s time to abolish home rule.We are looking for volunteersto help us get signatures onpetitions to put it on the ballotin November. When you abusepower, you shouldn’t have it.It’s time to abolish home rule inBatavia.

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STC library foundationto host fundraiserWAYNE – The St. Charles

Library Foundation will host aBooks and Brunch fundraisingevent from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.April 26 at the Dunham WoodsRiding Club at 33W333 ArmyTrail Road in Wayne. Activitiesinclude meeting local authors,brunch and a chance to win oneof the many raffle items donat-ed by local businesses. Localauthors in attendance includeD.C. Brod, Doug Cumming,Roy Diblik, William Hazegrove,Richard Holinger, Fran Manos,Jay Payleitner, Bruce Steinbergand Judith Testa. Books will beavailable for purchase and sign-ing at the event. Funds raisedwill be used to support a newEarly Literacy Interactive Areafor young children, their fami-lies and caregivers to developpre-reading skills together.

Tickets are $40 a person andmust be bought in advanced.Seating is limited. To reservea ticket, call Ginni Tsipas at630-584-0076, ext. 230, or atthe library, at 1 S. Sixth Ave. inSt. Charles. Visit the library’swebsite at www.stcharlesli-brary.org for information.

Food pantry will havetwo food sharing daysBATAVIA – The Batavia

Interfaith Food Pantry willobserve Food Sharing Days attwo Batavia supermarkets April4 through April 6. Volunteers inred aprons will be at Berkeley’sFoods, 28 N. Van Buren St., andthe Jewel Food Store, 119 S.Randall Road, to distribute listsof needed, nonperishable fooditems. Shoppers may buy any ofthese items while buying theirgroceries and donate them tothe food pantry as they leave

the stores. Containers for cashor check donations also will beavailable. Volunteers will placethe items in boxes that willbe taken to the food pantry atintervals, and more volunteerswill sort and shelve the items.Food donations also may bedropped off at any time at thepantry, 100 Flinn Drive, Batavia.The pantry is two blocks southof Wilson Street and a blockwest of Shumway Drive. Hoursare from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mon-days and Thursdays; 1 to 3 p.m.Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to noonFridays. Information is availableby calling, 630-879-3784.

U of I extension offersfree nutritional programST. CHARLES – Learn more

about the nutritional contentof sports drinks, energy drinks,soda, juice and flavored milksand their effect on our bodies

in the upcoming workshop“Beverages: Empty Calories orNot?” The free program takesplace from 10 to 11:30 a.m.April 24, at the University ofIllinois Extension and Homeand Community Educationoffice, 535 S. Randall Road,St. Charles. This lesson will bepresented statewide via theWeb by Caitlin Huth, an ex-tension nutrition and wellnesseducator. Advance registrationis required by April 10. Toregister, call 630-584-6166, oremail the workshop topic andyour name, town and phonenumber to [email protected]. If a reasonable accommo-dation is needed to attend thisprogram, notify at registration.

Kaneland district lookingto add to committeesMAPLE PARK – Kaneland

Community School District 302

seeks to add members to itsCitizens’ Advisory Committee,Finance Advisory Committeeand the Kaneland Foundation.The mission of the CAC is toimprove Kaneland schoolsby advising the administra-tion and Board of Educationregarding educational andother issues facing the district.The Kaneland Foundation is anonprofit organization that hascontributed for decades to theeducational needs of Kanelandstudents. Selection commit-tees will seek representationfrom the various attendanceareas within the Kanelandcommunity. For information,contact Beth Sterkel for anapplication at the KanelandDistrict office at 630-365-5111,ext. 109 or via email at [email protected]. Applica-tions are due April 1.



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Mooseheart celebrates first hoops title

By ERIC [email protected]

MOOSEHEART – Mooseh-eart sixth-grade student Fa-reedah Adebayo was feelingthe excitement of the day asshe and her fellow band mem-bers played Friday during acelebration of Mooseheart’sfirst boys basketball statechampionship.

“We were dancing,” shesaid. “We’re happy for theboys.”

Mooseheart’s Red Ram-blers won, 63-47, against Hey-worth in the IHSA Class 1Astate championship gameMarch 15 at the Peoria Civ-ic Center. It was the firstteam state championship inschool history. Mooseheart,a community and school for

children and teens in need,celebrated its 100-year anni-versary last year.

“We have the greatestfans,” Mooseheart basketballcoach Ron Ahrens said to thecrowd gathered for the cele-bration. “It’s because of youthat we have this opportuni-ty.”

Mooseheart junior Ma-son Miller, who is part of theschool’s drum line and band,also was part of Friday’s cel-ebration. He was cheering forthe basketball team as it madeits way through the state tour-nament.

“It makes you feel proud,”Miller said. “We are all a fam-ily here. We all do things tohelp each other out.”

That sentiment was sharedby sophomore Shakenya

Cherry. She said she knowsall of the players on the bas-ketball team because Mooseh-eart is a small school.

“They tried really hard,”she said. “They practicedhard.”

The celebration also rec-

ognized Mooseheart’s firststate qualifying wrestler,

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Mooseheart basketball player Mangisto Deng gets a hug from school employee Mary Beth Hake after acelebration that honored the school’s athletes Friday morning. Mooseheart won the IHSA Class 1A statebasketball title last weekend.

On the Web

View this story on KCChronicle.com to watch a video from Friday’sMooseheart celebration.

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ABOVE:Mooseheart basketball players ride on a fire truck on the school’s campus following the celebrationthat honored the school’s athletes. LEFT: Mooseheart basketball player Makur Puou is introduced duringa celebration.

IHSA Class 1A 170-pounderJoe Feemorlu, as well as WalKhat, a fourth-place finisherin a Class 1A state cross coun-try meet last November. Khatpreviously had been Mooseh-eart’s first all-state crosscountry runner.

“This is Joe’s second sea-

son in wrestling,” said MarkJohnson, Mooseheart athleticdirector and wrestling coach.“He worked hard this yearand worked hard at practice.He proved himself.”

And Feemorlu will striveto achieve even more goals,Johnson said.

“In talking to Joe, he’slooking to go back next year,”he said. “I know he wants toadvance even further.”

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There was little growthin Tri-Cities housing marketsales in February comparedto the same time last year, ac-cording to the latest data re-leased by the Mainstreet Or-ganization of Realtors.

There were 28 St. Charlesdetached single-family homessold traditionally in Febru-ary, just one more than thenumber sold in February2013, according to the organi-zation’s data.

The number of traditionalhomes under contract to besold decreased in St. Charlesfrom 48 in February 2013 to

29 one year later, the datashowed. Batavia also posted adecrease from 21 to 15 homesunder contract during thesame period. The number ofclosed sales for detached Bat-avia homes slipped from 11in February 2013 to nine thisyear.

Geneva had a slight in-crease in traditional homesales under contract but a de-crease in closed sales. Therewere 26 detached single-fam-ily homes under contract inFebruary, up one sale fromFebruary 2013, according tothe data. Closed sales droppedfrom 16 homes in 2013 to 9 oneyear later.

The number of closedFebruary short sales has notchanged dramatically in re-cent years.

In February 2012, therewere seven short sales for all

three cities. That number de-creased to six 12 months laterand went back up to eight inFebruary 2014.

There was some modestgrowth in the Tri-Cities fortraditional median sale pric-es for detached homes. St.Charles prices were up thisyear to $314,000 from $290,000last year.

Geneva’s median salesprices for the same kind ofhomes also was up to $335,000from $322,500, the data said.Batavia’s median home saleprices posted the smallestincrease to $321,000 from$310,000.

Prices of single-family, de-tached homes in the suburbsoverall increased 11.6 percentin February 2014 comparedwith the same period a yearago, according to the organi-zation’s statistics.

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Charles Public Library willconclude its 2013-2014 Sun-day Concert Series at 2 p.m.Sunday with a performance byviolinist Ashley Fitzwater. Thelibrary is at 1 S. Sixth Ave., St.Charles. Fitzwater, concert-master of the Illinois Valley

Symphony Orchestra, willperform classical music in theCarnegie Community Room.This performance is fundedthrough donations to the St.Charles Public Library Founda-tion. The public is welcome,and the concert is free.Visit www.stcharleslibrary.

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SPORTS Geneva resident looking to build up the Fox ValleyHawks, a high school hockey co-op of local high schoolathletes, writes sports editor Jay Schwab. PAGE 23

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The similarities betweenspring 2011 and spring2014 are difficult to

escape for the St. CharlesNorth softball program.

As in 2011, North returnsalmost its entire team intact.Like 2011, North is loadedwith veteran, college-boundstandouts. And as in 2011,North is driven by the stingof an upset loss in regionalsthe year before.

One major differencelooms between this springand 2011, when North wenton to finish second in thestate in Class 4A. Unlike thatseason, this year’s NorthStars will have to reckonwith a legitimate state cham-pionship contender withintheir own city limits.

St. Charles East was the4A state runner-up in 2013,and, like the North Stars, theSaints are regarded amongthe state’s elite teams en-tering this season. BetweenEast and North, 10 playerswho were recognized as partof the Kane County Chron-icle’s 2013 all-area softballteam return.

“The games against eachother will be as intense asever,” North coach TomPoulin said. “I think thatme personally, I was proudof what [East did last year]… I was proud with being agraduate of that school. I’mjust proud of St. Charlesas a community when wehave success at the statelevel.

“Having both teams beingas strong as they are is atribute to the travel teamsin the area, the coachesat the youth level that getkids when they’re youngand teach them the gameand coaches through highschool in the schools andon the travel teams. I just[am proud] of the quality ofteaching of the game thatgoes on in this area.”

As for his North Stars,Poulin acknowledged adegree of déjà vu linking thisseason to 2011.

“We don’t have as manyseniors I would think as that

team but there are someparallels there, I think,”Poulin said. “This team istired of me always bringingup the 2011 team, and then Ijust keep telling them theyneed to do something aboutit and make me talk aboutthis team when it’s all saidand done.”

Only senior pitcher Sabri-na Rabin – the Chronicle’sreigning Softball Player ofthe Year – played on North’s2011 team, which lost a 9-8heartbreaker to Moline inthe state championshipgame.


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St. Charles North’s Sabrina Rabin slides safely into second base past St. Charles East’s Lexi Perez during North’s five-inning 10-0 win at home thislast season. Rabin, a senior and a Northwestern softball recruit, is looking to lead the North Stars on another deep postseason run.

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Both St. Charles teams have elite look

Burlington Central

While Bekah Harnish and Brooke

Gaylord return as .500-plus hitters,

coach Wade Maisto has plenty

of quality depth in the lineup,

including sophomore Emily Kisch,

outfielder Courtni Neubauer andsophomore Becca Gerke, who will

transition from outfield to the in-field. Shortstop Tori Harvey – who

missed much of last season with aknee injury – could be an important

piece for a Rockets team that will

play a dynamite nonconference

schedule.

Kaneland

Kaneland went 24-5 last year

without the benefit of a lights-out

pitcher, which the Knights appear

to have added in Burlington Central

transfer Angie Morrow. Offensive-

ly, catcher Paige Kuefler, outfield-

ers Lanie Callaghan and Lexi Roach

and Morrow should lead the way

in a formidable lineup that returns

seven starters.

St. Charles East

The 2013 IHSA Class 4A state

runner-up graduated state

semifinal heroine Olivia Lorenzini

but have seven starters back: ace

pitcher Haley Beno, outfielder

Tess Hupe, first baseman Kate

Peterburs, infielder/pitcher Alex

Latoria, outfielder Sarah Collalti,

infielder Olivia Cheatham and

outfielder Katie Kolb. Cheathamand sophomore Kelly Rinker are

both being evaluated at shortstop,

with the other likely to slide to

second base.

St. Charles North

After a surprisingly early post-

season exit, North returns its entire

group from last year’s Upstate

Eight Conference River champion

team. More competition in the out-

field arrives with lefty, slap-hitter

newcomers Jordyn Wolfe and AbiGinther, but it’ll predominantly

be the same, talented bunch that

rolled last year, led by do-it-all

senior Sabrina Rabin, who will

hope to end her high school career

where it began as a freshman – at

the state finals in East Peoria.

St. Francis

The presence of senior pitcher

Maggie Remus should go a long

way, but the Spartans graduated

several big bats from last year’s

powerhouse team. Coach Ralph

Remus is counting on junior first

baseman Ali Dietrich, catcher Fiona

Summers, third baseman Emma

Davis and right fielder Carley

Pasquale to help the Spartans

reload.

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Rabin (a Northwestern re-cruit) joins teammates EmilyBrodner (Illinois) and AbbyHowlett (Northern Illinois) asNorth Stars who have madeDivision I college commit-ments, and the North Starsalso return productive 2013cogs such as senior shortstopMickey Goetz (Olivet Naza-

rene recruit), junior secondbaseman Kaitlyn Waslawski(seven strikeouts in 114 plateappearances last year) andoutfielder Delaney Olinger.

East, meanwhile, bringsback seven starters from lastyear’s juggernaut, includingace pitcher Haley Beno, mid-dle-of-the-order sluggers AlexLatoria and Kate Peterbursand clutch postseason contrib-utor Sarah Collalti.

East coach Kelly Horan

thinks last year’s berth inthe state title game diffusesany pressure for this year’sSaints.

“We had a great year lastyear – nobody is going toforget that, obviously,” Horansaid. “We’re totally focusedon this year. One thing that’snice about the big trophyover at East now is there’s nopressure. We’re about gettingbetter, improving, on a dailybasis, and we’re good with

that.”North beat East head-to-

head both times last year enroute to winning the UpstateEight Conference River titlebut the North Stars fell toSouth Elgin in a regional finalwhile East raised its game inthe postseason.

Horan praised the UEC asa softball powerhouse, sayingthe Saints’ road to conferenceand postseason success will befilled with major challenges.

“That’s definitely true ofthe East-North game but ifyou look at the top four inthe state for probably the lastfive years, it’s been somebodyfrom our conference, so to bethe best you’ve got to play thebest, and our schedule is filledwith great teams,” Horansaid.

Whether the greatest ofthose challengers is only a fewmiles crosstown remains tobe seen.

The Fox Valley Hawks highschool hockey club is lookingfor a revival, and Phil Gabri-elsen’s presence could be a bigpart of making it happen.

The Hawks – a high schoolhockey co-op that includesBatavia, Geneva, St. CharlesEast, St. Charles North andKaneland high schools – lostits varsity status last winter,fielding only a JV level teambecause of insufficient depthand experience.

That development didn’tsit well with players’ familiesand the club’s board, and plansto rejuvenate the program in-cluded reaching out to veteranhockey coach Phil Gabrielsen,a Geneva resident.

Gabrielsen has 20 years ofhockey coaching experience,including eight years coach-ing at St. Charles East from

2000 to ’08 when each of thehigh schools had their ownclub teams. Gabrielsen, whocoached at his alma mater,York, in recent years beforetaking a year off, agreed to jointhe Hawks, who are based outof Fox Valley Ice Arena.

“It took a lot for me todecide to do it but there’s stillsomething inside of me thatwants to coach and it workedout where I could do it hereat the Fox Valley Ice Arena,back out this way,” Gabrielsensaid. “All that together is whatkind of brought me back. I’mpassionate to coach the kidsfrom out here and try to buildthe program back up.”

Gabrielsen said there isplenty of hockey talent andinterest around the Tri-Cities.Coaxing those kids to play in ahigh school setting as opposed

to through travel clubs or other

organizations is the challenge.

Gabrielsen said preliminary

feedback regarding the Hawks’

desire to return to fielding

varsity and JV teams is encour-

aging.

“I think there is a lot of

interest getting generated

through kids and a lot off talk

with kids to other kids playing

hockey in this area,” Gabriel-

sen said. “We’ve heard from

a lot of players interested in

coming out and playing to get

back to two full teams and com-

pete. … It’s going to take a lot of

work. Hopefully we can do it in

a short period of time.”In addition to grooming lo-

cal players, Gabrielsen said helooks forward to working withDan and Chris Bednarek, bothof whom played for Gabrielsenat St. Charles East and will stayon as coaches in the Hawks’program. Mark Sokniewicz andPete Garvey also will join theprogram as coaches.

The Hawks plan to competein a pair of tournaments thisspring before turning theirattention to the fall season. TheHawks are conducting springtryouts from 3:50 to 4:50 p.m.Tuesday and from 5:40 to 6:40p.m. Wednesday at the FoxValley Ice Arena.

BurlingtonCentral ’03 team tobe honored:The 2003 BurlingtonCentral football team will berecognized April 13 as induct-ees into the Burlington Central

Athletic Hall of Fame.The 2003 Rockets finished

11-1 and will become the firstfootball team to be inductedinto Central’s hall of fame.The Rockets advanced to theIHSA Class 4A quarterfinals,where they were eliminated byDriscoll.

“In my 29 years of coachingthat was best team I have everbeen associated with,” formerCentral coach Dave Smith, thecurrent coach at Dixon, saidin a news release. “They wereexcellent in so many differentphases of the game. It was likebeing in heaven coaching thoseguys.”

• Jay Schwab is sportseditor of the Kane CountyChronicle. He can be reachedat 630-845-5382 [email protected].

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Gabi Alfaro, Aurora CentralCatholic, Jr., IF

New ACC coach Tom Babyarplans to move the slick-fielding,multisport standout from thirdbase to shortstop this season.

Haley Beno, St. Charles East, Sr., PBeno pitched St. Charles East

within one game of the IHSA Class4A state championship as a junior.Enough said.

Emily Brodner, St. Charles North,Sr., C

North’s hard-hitting catcher com-mitted to Illinois during the offseason.

Marissa Gagliano, WheatonAcademy, Sr., IF

The returning Second-TeamAll-Area

Selection brings a long track record ofsuccess both at the high school andtravel levels to theWarriors.

Brooke Gaylord, BurlingtonCentral, Sr., P/OF

Gaylord hit better than .500 as a ju-nior andwill again factor heavily intoCentral’s strong pitching rotation.

Anna Geary, Geneva, Jr., IF/OFAfter tearing her ACL in July,

Geary (.429 batting average lastyear) is practicing with a brace andprojects to be ready for year threeas a varsity starter.

Bekah Harnish, BurlingtonCentral, Sr., C/IF

Northern Illinois recruit hit .530with27 RBIs for Central and is also highly

regarded for herwork behind the dish.

Abby Howlett, St. Charles North,Jr., IF

Slugging first baseman looking tobuild on breakout sophomore yearin which she hit .510 and drove in39 runs, leading to an offseasoncommitment to Northern Illinois.

Paige Kuefler, Kaneland, Jr., CEntering her third year as amainstay

of Kaneland’s lineup, Kuefler givesKaneland amiddle-of-the-orderrun-producer and seasonedback-stop.

Alex Latoria, St. Charles East,Jr., IF/P

One of the area’s most intimidat-ing power hitters (10 homers as asophomore), Latoria likely will see

more time pitching to complementBeno when she’s not playing thirdbase for the Saints.

Angie Morrow, Kaneland, Jr., PAfter an injury-plagued sopho-

more year, the Wisconsin recruitand Burlington Central transfercould be a game-changer for theKnights – both on the pitchingrubber and at the plate.

Kate Peterburs, St. Charles East,Sr., IF

Peterburs was in the heart ofEast’s vaunted lineup last year andgave herself a tough act to followafter batting .500 as a junior.

Sam Phelps, Rosary, Sr., IFPhelps batted .365 as a junior

and will be looked to for offensiveleadership in a Rosary lineup thatalso includes .300-plus hittersEmma Molenhouse and JessicaWade from last year’s team.

Sabrina Rabin, St. Charles North,Sr., P/OF

The reigning Kane County Chron-icle Softball Player of the Year, aNorthwestern recruit, is arguablythe area’s toughest out, fastestplayer and one of the top pitchersin the Upstate Eight Conference.

Maggie Remus, St. Francis, Sr., PTheveterancontrol artistwent22-1

witha 1.05ERA last yearbutmighthave toadjust to less runsupport thanshewasused to last year, according toherdad, SpartanscoachRalphRemus.

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By KEVIN [email protected]

BATAVIA – St. CharlesNorth senior Erik Millermissed school Thursdaywith bronchitis.

On Friday, he won theUpstate Eight Conferenceboys indoor track title inthe high jump and tookfourth in the long jump.

This resil ience thingis nothing new for Miller,an Illinois State recruitwho earlier this month setthe York Invitational highjump record just days afterNorth’s basketball seasonended.

“Basically just confi -dence. Knowing that I’vedone it before,” Miller said.“You’ve got to have a littleedge to yourself. Like, don’tbe cocky, but you’ve got tobe pretty confident, youknow.”

That’s a credo that’sstarting to sink in for trackteams statewide, as indoorconference meets signifythe dawn of outdoor season.

Meet host Batavia feelsas excited as anyone. TheBulldogs totaled 86.5 pointsto finish third in Friday’s14-team event, trailing onlychampion Neuqua Valley(116) and runner-up Wau-bonsie Valley (99).

The gir ls conferencemeet will be held at Bataviatoday.

“Everybody comes herebecause it’s, I think, oneof the best facilities in thenation as far as high schoolgoes. And we’re here to de-fend it,” Bulldogs distancestandout Ryan Wieties said.“This is our home, andwe’re not going to let any-body just take over it sittingdown.”

Wieties delivered Bat-avia’s lone event victory,winning the 1,600 meters in4:27.78 after withholding alate charge from Neuqua’sMichael Widmann, who wasone-hundreth of a second

slower.

Fellow Bulldogs junior

Chris Orlow, the eventual

third-place finisher, estab-

lished the pace for the first

three-quarters of a mile be-

fore Wieties harnessed his

kick to grab the lead.

“Our goal was have [Or-

low] lead it and then I come

in and we work it together,

and the last lap is every man

for himself,” Wieties said.

“Our goal was to get points,

and that’s what we did.”

N o r t h p r o d u c e d t w o

e v e n t c h a m p i o n s , w i t h

Miller’s winning high jump

standard of 6 feet, 3 inches

preceding Kaleb Kirby’s

14-0 effort in the pole vault.

Kirby, who cleared a

personal-best 14-9 at York,

admitted it wasn’t his best

night, but was just as quick

to assert his confidence in

his ability. He’s a return-

ing state qualifier and has

visions of Eastern Illinois’

famed blue track yet again.

“I feel like indoors is

just a lot of practice,” Kirby

said. “The big heights are

outside, and that’s what I’m

looking forward to.”

Another returning state

qualifier, Geneva’s Tim Ro-

els, took the 200 in 22.93 to

cap a busy night. After near-

ly false-starting in the 55, he

rebounded to win his 400

heat – placing fifth overall –

and put it all together in his

final event.

Progression is all you

can ask at this point of the

season. The Vikings’ Jason

D’Amico showed plenty of

his own, taking second in

the shot put (48 feet-1) in

his first week back with the

team after basketball sea-

son.

“Every meet, you want

to do well. I mean, you com-

pete, and when you com-

pete, you want to do well,”

Roels said. “It’s kind of like

a building ground for out-

doors. You really want to

get a good building block

right now, because in the

outdoor season, you’ll be

even better.”

For a handful of athletes,

the meet also offered a final

tune-up for next weekend’s

Illinois Prep Top Times

event, the unofficial indoor

state championship held at

Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk

Center in Bloomington.

After Illinois Prep Top

Times, a brief break awaits

before the transition into

the outdoor season – ideally

to regular spells of the kind

of mild, sunny weather that

warmed the area for parts of

Friday afternoon.

St. Charles East athletes

are clamoring more than

most. The Saints’ outdoor

track is flooded as the Chi-

cago area region thaws out

from the third-snowiest

winter in history.

“We’re all itching to get

outside, trust me,” said

East’s Kyle Decker, who

took second in the 55 hur-

dles in 8.1 seconds. “It

seems like every day it’s

been warm, we’ve had to do

something inside and it’s

just really hard. I want the

Mary Beth Nolan for Shaw Media

St. Charles North’s Erik Miller clears the high jump bar Friday on his way to win high jump in the Upstate Eight Conference indoor meet at BataviaHigh School. Miller won the high jump to help St. Charles North place fourth as a tean.

UPSTATE EIGHT CONFERENCE INDOOR TRACK MEET

STRUTTINGTHEIR STUFF

Upstate EightConference BoysTrack Meet Standings

Team standings1. Neuqua Valley, 1162. Waubonsie Valley, 993. Batavia, 86.54. St. Charles North, 635. Geneva, 496. South Elgin, 397. Bartlett, 378. St. Charles East, 34.59. Metea Valley, 2210. West Chicago, 1211. East Aurora, 1012. Streamwood,13. Larkin, 514. Elgin, 3

Chronicle-area champions1,600 meters: Ryan Wieties,

Batavia, 4:27.78200: Tim Roels, Geneva, 22.93Pole vault: Kaleb Kirby, St.

Charles North, 14-0High jump: Erik Miller, St.

Charles North, 6-3– Kevin Druley,

[email protected]

Girls leaguemeet is today

St. Charles North boysvolleyball senior Jeff Rollinstook a ball flush to the jawduring Tuesday morning’spractice, with North coachTodd Weimer the culprit inthe mishap during a drill.Rollins, however, shruggedoff the momentary pain aspart of the life of a volleyballplayer – he’s more concernedabout North following uplast year’s third-place statefinish, beginning withWednesday’s season open-er against Leyden. In thisweek’s Weekend Chit-chatwith Chronicle sports editorJay Schwab, Rollins touchedon Tuesday’s ill-fated drill,some of the teammates whoare impressing him so farand more. The following isan edited transcript:

Did you have to sit out for afew minutes after getting hit?

No, I just kept playing.

Did it swell up on you oranything?

It stung, I’m not going

to lie to you, but I just kept

going. Part of it, the drill was

very fast-paced. The idea is

you and your partner have

to both get touches on every

ball. There wasn’t time to

worry about that.

Is it kind of a deal wherewith every volleyball player,pretty much at some pointthat’s going to happen if youplay long enough?

Oh yeah. The higher level

you get, the faster balls are

coming at you. You have to

expect one of them is going

to hit you in the face.

How much momentum doyou guys feel in the programbased on how last year went?

I feel like we’re usingthat to definitely build ourmomentum going into thisseason with how successfulwe were last year and want-ing to emulate the successthat those guys had. Definite-ly coach Weimer, every time,every parent meeting orwhatever we recruit peoplefor boys volleyball, [he says]we won third in state lastyear, so he’s really excitedabout that and everyoneon the team, we all ralliedaround that and are glad wegot that far.

What got you into boysvolleyball?

In seventh grade, myEnglish teacher (at Haines)asked me and a couple ofother guys if she starteda before-school boys vol-leyball club where we justgot together and played alittle bit, if we wanted to dothat. I enjoyed playing gymvolleyball but never played

anything serious, but I waslike, sure, why not? I didthat for seventh and eighthgrade and then she told methere was a boys team inhigh school, and I was superthrilled about that, so I triedout my freshman year, and Ifell in love with the sport.

Who are a couple guysthat are impressing you thispreseason?

Nic Cook, definitely. JackBujko is really getting up,and he’s been a great leaderon the team, a returningvarsity player. He can reallyhit the ball really hard. NicCook, him too, his leadershipand his passion on the teamis so evident in every prac-tice we’ve had. He really,really cares about the team,and I really enjoy that. …He’s an incredible setter. Hecan really do it all.

You touched on coachWeimer’s enthusiasm. Is thatpretty infectious with theplayers?

Yeah. It’s really easy toplay with a coach who is sopassionate about the sport,and every day in practicehe’s enthused and he’s readyto go. It’s not an option to benot hustling or not workinghard. It’s so infectious, hislove for the game. He makesyou want to try hard.

WeekendChit-chat withSTC NORTH

SETTER

JEFF

ROLLINS

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Geneva girls soccersharp in first match

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE

GENEVA – Geneva girls soc-cer coach Megan Owens figuredher team might be equipped tostart the season fast consider-ing the Vikings have 11 seniorsthis season.

That turned out to be thecase Friday as Geneva shut outWheaton Academy, 2-0, in theVikings’ season opener.

“We’ve never had this manyseniors in the program,” Ow-ens said. “We have 11 seniors.That’s huge. Last year we hadthree. So it’s nice, we’ve got alot of leadership and a lot ofexperience. Hopefully that willhelp us in some close games.”

Friday’s match was close un-til the final minute, when AllieMikos scored off a counter-at-tack to give the Vikings their2-0 margin. Mary Landry con-verted a header off a CourtneyLardas cross in the first half.

Owens considered the gamea “good, solid start to the sea-son,” and a boost to the team’sconditioning efforts.

“It’s been a little hard be-cause you can’t get outdoors

[because of the weather],” Ow-ens said. “Shin splints and stuffbecome such an issue indoors.You’re used to coming off lastseason, when we could go 120minutes and be alright, but welooked good.”

Wheaton Academy falls to1-1-1. The match was originallyscheduled for next Monday atWheaton Academy but the dateand venue were changed as theteams played on the Vikings’turf Burgess Field.

The Vikings’ scheduledmatch at East Aurora nextTuesday also has been movedto Geneva so it can be playedon turf.

Geneva originally plannedto open its season at DeKalbthis Thursday but that matchwas postponed.

BASEBALLBatavia to play Kaneland: The

Batavia baseball team willface Kaneland on March 31 atWheaton College’s Pfund Field,Bulldogs coach Matt Holm an-nounced. Batavia originallywas scheduled to face Syca-more that day.

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FAU at Rice, 1 p.m., FSNVanderbilt at Mississippi St.,

7:30 p.m., ESPNUCollege lacrosse

Johns Hopkins at Virginia,3:30 p.m., ESPNU

College wrestlingNCAA Division I Champion-

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GolfPGA Tour, Arnold Palmer

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Blackhawks’ new kid in good handsCHICAGO – Fresh off a

transatlantic flight, a youngSwede named Johnny Oduyaarrived in the Canadian cityof Moncton ready to go towork.

He was 18 years old. Hecarried a suitcase.

“You bring your stuff,”Oduya said. “Obviously, youdon’t have that much.”

More than 13 years later,Oduya can afford plenty ofadditional stuff. The Black-hawks defenseman is aneight-year NHL veteran bynow, not a wide-eyed Europe-an teenager playing a famil-iar game in a strange land.

“It’s always something dif-ferent when you move fromwhere you grew up,” Oduyasaid. “But seeing the worldis something that I enjoy. So,for me, it was fun.”

Maybe some day, Finlandnative Teuvo Teravainenwill share a similar story.For now, though, he’s 100percent wide-eyed Europeanteenager.

Teravainen, 19, is the lat-est prized prospect to join theHawks’ talent-laden roster.He joined his new teammatesat Friday’s morning skate,

smiling as he received quickhellos from players such asJonathan Toews, MarianHossa and Patrick Sharp.

And although Hawkscoach Joel Quenneville keptthe rookie out of the lineupFriday against the CarolinaHurricanes, chances aregood that you’ll see No. 86soon. The playmaking centerwas the Hawks’ first-roundpick (No. 18 overall) in the2012 NHL entry draft, and heshined on his Finnish teamthis season before joining theHawks.

The Hawks long had con-sidered calling up Teravainentoward the end of the season,but a leg injury to PatrickKane accelerated the move.Kane will miss the rest of theregular season but will re-turn for the playoffs, generalmanager Stan Bowman said.

Now, as for how to pro-nounce Teuvo’s first name … .

“Teevo?” said Quenne-ville, half-smiling and half-se-

rious. “We’ll have to check.Sounds good to me. I’ve got towork on that.”

Teravainen grinned whenasked whether anybody couldpronounce his name right.For the record, it’s “TAY-vo.”

“No, but I’m getting usedto that,” Teravainen said.“Everybody is saying a dif-ferent name. Some is Teevo,Tyvo, Toovo. It’s OK.”

Quenneville had an idea.“Maybe his nickname

might be TiVo,” Quennevillesaid.

Perfect.On another team, Tera-

vainen might have felt morepressure to jump on the iceand save the franchise start-ing with his first practiceshift. But the Hawks have adeep core of strong leaders,

which should allow Tera-vainen to watch and learn– and to contribute, wheneverpossible.

The new kid walkedslowly but surely toward hisfirst interview outside of theHawks’ locker room, wherehe was mobbed by dozens ofreporters and TV cameras.Yes, he offered a couple ofnervous laughs, and no, it ap-peared that he’s never neededto shave, but his wordshinted at maturity beyondhis years.

“I don’t need to be Super-man here,” Teravainen said.

He just needs to be Teevo,Tyvo, Toovo, whatever.

And his once-teenagedteammates are here to help,both on and off the ice.

“He’s so skilled and a very

smart player,” Oduya said.“For him, I think on the icewill be the least of the prob-lems. And then around it,obviously we’ve got [Finnishgoaltender] Antti [Raanta]here, too, and there’s a lot ofother Swedes and Europeans.I think he’s going to feel athome.

“That’s something wehave to do on the side, tomake sure he has everythinghe needs to feel comfortableand perform on the ice. Otherthan that, it’s just a learningcurve.”

Enjoy.

• Shaw Media sports col-umnist Tom Musick can bereached at [email protected] and on Twitter@tcmusick.

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Cubs understand, prepare for line drives such as Reds’ ChapmanBy PATRICK [email protected]

MESA, Ariz. – When hewas a boy, Carlos Villanue-va’s mom was worried sick itwould happen.

Four years ago, Jason Ham-mel’s wife joked she wanted toinvent a helmet to protect herhusband in the field.

So when Aroldis Chap-man struck by a line drivetraveling more than 100 mphWednesday, breaking a boneabove his left eye and causingdoctors to put a plate in hishead Thursday, it was sick-ening and horrible – but notsurprising.

“It seems like we have oneof these things happen at leastonce or twice a year,” saidCubs reliever Wesley Wright,who last year played with theRays’ Alex Cobb, who in June

was struck by a line drive onthe right ear.

Hammel, a Cubs starter,sees a day where a line drivedoes even worse damage thanwas inflicted on the Reds re-liever, who should return tothe field in six weeks or so.

“Honestly, someone’s defi-nitely going to get seriouslyinjured,” Hammel said. “I cansee that happening.

“But I think, as with a lotof things, t’s kinda part of theagreement of going up thereand being a pitcher.”

Or even a position player.The day of the 1990 Tri-

ple-A opener, Rick Renteriawas struck in the face by abatting practice line drive.

He underwent reconstruc-tive jaw surgery – twice.

When he returned to playbaseball a full year later, inMexico, he flinched when he

heard the crack of the bat.“I kinda understand the

feeling [Chapman] is probablygoing through right now,” theCubs manager said.

“Once you get back on thefield and get you start gettingback to the rhythm of it, youkinda start getting comfort-able again.”

In January, Major LeagueBaseball approved the use ofpadded hats made by IsoBlox,but the company is in the pro-cess of making a new proto-type.

Brandon McCarthy, the Di-amondbacks pitcher who wasin the head by a batted ball in2012, said in January the oldversions weren’t game-ready.

Of seven Cubs pitchersconsulted this week, none hadheld the new hat or seen it inthe clubhouse; rather, they’dseen pictures online andheard second-hand storiesabout their weight.

They were more concernedabout fielding their position– or at least deflecting a ball– than fitting themselves in anew cap.

Pitchers are creatures ofroutine and superstition.

A heavier, albeit safer, capscratches neither itch.

“If they had something thatwas a cooler design and not asbulky, that would be great,”said reliever James Russell,who talked to McCarthy about

them.” I still don’t even know if

I’d wear one.”Chris Rusin wouldn’t, ei-

ther.“As of right now,” he said,

“I’ve heard bad things aboutit.”

Of course, a new hatwouldn’t have covered Chap-man’s face.

“You can’t really put a netin front of anybody,” said Vil-lanueva, the team’s union rep.

Starter Jake Arrieta re-called a scene in the movie“Dumb and Dumber,” whereJeff Daniels’ character, beingfitted for a bulletproof vest,asks what happens if he’s shotin the face.

“We’re all very aware ofthe issue, but there’s only somuch you can do,” Arrietasaid. “Without putting a cageon a guy’s head out there.”

“We’re all very aware ofthe issue, but there’s only

so much you can do.”

Jake ArrietaCubs starting pitcher

“[Teuvo Teravainen] so skilled and a very smart player. For him, I think on the

ice will be the least of the problems. And then around it, obviously we’ve got

[Finnish goaltender] Antti [Raanta] here, too, and there’s a lot of other Swedes

and Europeans. I think he’s going to feel at home.”

Johnny Oduya,Blackhawks defenseman

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Umpires neededWasco Girls Fastpitch has

openings for summer/fallumpires.Umps who are 14 years old

or older are needed for 10Uand 12U games starting in Mayat our home fields in NW St.Charles.Free training is offered.

Weekday games start at 6 p.m.and Saturday games are all day.Email [email protected] visit www.wacofastpitch.com for information.

Spring tryouts forFox Valley HawksSpring tryouts to assess

player numbers and team lev-

els for the Fox Valley Hawkswill be held Tuesday from 3:50to 4:50 and Wednesday from5:40 p.m. to 6:40 p.m., at theFox Valley Ice Arena; the firstpractices will begin April 2and will be held Wednesdayevenings from 5:40 to 7 p.m.at Fox Valley Ice Arena.The FV Hawks program

invites next school year’sincoming freshmen, currentfreshmen, current sopho-mores, and current juniorswho attend one of the follow-ing schools: St. Charles East,St. Charles North, Geneva,Batavia and Kaneland.Seniors are not eligible.Proper safety equipment and

USA Hockey registration isrequired for the try-outs. Finalcost is dependent on number ofplayers.Nonrefundable tryout fees

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The St. Charles Storm sixth-grade Black travel basketball team won five tournaments this year culminated by winning the Dupage Youth Travel Basketball League end of seasontournament. Storm defeated the Bartlett Hawks, 36-30, Geneva Blue, 40-35, and Downers Grove Nomads, 48-45, in a rally to victory. Pictured are (kneeling, left to right) Ben Furtney,Grant Meador, Caleb Vankerhoff, Scott Breidigan, Dylan Pegg, Brett Larson, AJ Risberg and Clay Chock; (standing left to right) Nathan Hull, Ben Rogers, Coach Brian Rogers and coachTodd Meador.

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FormerHuskiesQBHarmonenjoying time back inDeKalb

By STEVE [email protected]

DeKALB – During CraigHarmon’s playing days atNorthern Illinois, BCS bowlgames and a facility like theChessick Center were justfigments of everyone’s imag-ination.

Fast forward nearly 15years and, for Harmon,who returned to NIU as theHuskies’ tight ends/fullbackscoach back in January, it’snow a reality.

“It’s awesome to be back.This place is special to meand my family. My son, mywife was teaching him thefight song when he was reallittle, so this place is hometo me,” Harmon said. “I metmy wife [Megan, a formersoccer player] here when Iplayed here, I GA’d here. Thisis home, it’s great to be backand see all the changes.”

Harmon played quarter-back at NIU from 1998 to 2000and was a graduate assistantunder Joe Novak in 2004 and2005.

When Harmon came toDeKalb in the fall of 1998, theHuskies were in the midst ofwhat would become a 23-game

losing streak. An OrangeBowl berth or brand-new in-door facility were far-fetcheddreams.

The long losing streak NIUendured in the early Novakyears is a distant memory.There’s a winning traditionnow.

When it comes to thelosing streak, it was Harmonwho ended it.

The then-freshman walk-on began fall camp as NIU’ssixth-string quarterback in1998 – Novak’s third season.But after a series of injuries,he started the Huskies’ fourthgame of the year against BallState and was under centertwo weeks later when NIUbeat Central Michigan, 16-6,to end the losing streak.

“The starter blew hiscollarbone in the fall scrim-mage,” Harmon said. “Onekid got mono, one kid torehis ulnar nerve. [FrismanJackson] hurt his calf. I don’tknow what the other injurywas but there was anotherinjury. It was a bug.”

Harmon would redshirtin 1999 and transferred toDivision II Quincy after the2000 season.

“I did it because I had

played my freshman year,I wasn’t going to play hereagain and I wanted to play,”he said. “I wasn’t goodenough to play here. I got toplay and it was a great expe-rience, and once you get thattaste in your mouth you can’tget it out.”

Harmon did end up return-ing to the school as a GA, andsaid he still keeps in touchwith Novak. Harmon workedunder former NIU runningbacks coach/special teams co-ordinator Mike Uremovich atthe University of St. Francis,and attended some of NIU’spractices leading up to theOrange Bowl, where he got toknow Rod Carey.

Harmon came to NIU afterspending the 2013 seasonas the tight ends coach atWisconsin-Whitewater andhelping the Division III pow-erhouse to a national title.

Harmon played at both theFBS and Division II levels,and coached in the DivisionIII, FCS, FBS and NAIA levelsbefore coming to NIU.

“I’ve done it all and I thinkthat’s great,” Harmon said. “Iunderstand the different lev-els and there’s nothing wrongwith that.”

Danielle Guerra – [email protected]

New Northern Illinois University tight ends/fullbacks coach Craig Harmon talks with players at the end ofthe first spring practice on March 18 in the Chessick Center.

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Breaking breadI was simmering pork chops

Wednesday afternoon, March19, when I noticed the mailmanstruggling to fit a small packagethrough the mail slot on myfront door. Oh, how I love pack-ages! Particularly this one. Andto think, I’d almost forgotten itwas coming.

Inside was a beautiful braidof anise-flavored bread, dustedwith sesame seeds and bakedby my friend, Rose Ann (Scott)Penney, who mailed it from herhome in Olympia, Wash.

She’d made the “St. Josephbread” as part of a traditionalItalian-Catholic custom report-edly begun in Sicily during theMiddle Ages and passed down toher by her Sicilian relatives.

Raised Catholic – though verynearly completely Irish – I’dnever before heard of the Feastof St. Joseph or “Festa De St.Guiseppe,” which is celebratedevery March 19 to thank St.Joseph for answered prayers.

According to legend, St.Joseph rescued Sicilians from adevastating drought. In celebra-tion and gratitude, they helda meatless feast in his honorcomplete with fava beans – thecrop that saved them.

The tradition grew to includethe much-anticipated “St. Jo-seph bread,” and this year RoseAnn (for whom the kids and Icat-sat when we were neighborsin Naperville) decided to sharehers with us. I was so honored.

Enclosed with the bread wasa copy of the warm and funnystory she wrote 15 years ago inhonor of her mother and aunt,as she prepared to revive theirwonderful tradition. I got such akick out of it that she permittedme to share it with you here:

“The celebration of St.Joseph’s Day, as it was donein my father’s family, startedin the small towns of Italy. St.Joseph was the patron saint offamilies and many had a specialdevotion to him … . An altarto St. Joseph was set up in thehome and a feast of meatlessdishes was prepared, usuallywith a minimum of 13 dishes. Inthe morning, the priest would

come to bless the table and foodand during the day people wouldvisit each home and say a prayerat the table. They were welcometo sample the foods and uponleaving would each be givensome cookies and a cannoli.

“Three people were chosen torepresent St. Joseph, Mary andJesus. Before starting the meal,special prayers would be said toSt. Joseph invoking his help incaring for the family. The specialdishes were served, one at atime, to each of the three saints,who tasted, but were not re-quired to finish, each dish. Theleftovers of the feast were thengiven to the poor of the village.

“In my Grandmother’s house,the three saints were seated atthe head of the table … . Thewomen of the family who pre-pared the feast did not eat any ofthe food and mostly stayed outof sight preparing the dishes.The favorite ingredient of theday was the St. Joseph bread.Large loaves were prepared inthe shapes of a wreath, a braid(to represent Mary), a beard andstaff (to represent St. Joseph)and an infant (to representJesus). These were all placed onthe altar, and the wreath was cut

to be served with dinner. Theother loaves were sent homewith family or given to friendswho may have need of specialprayers.

“My mother (Mary Scott)returned to Penn Yan (NewYork) after my father’s death in1962, and Aunt Aggie, his sister,moved in to help raise her fourchildren: (Rose Ann), Joseph,Michael and Ignatius. The twowomen decided to continue thetradition of the feast of St. Jo-seph … . The cooking and bakingstarted a week before the feast,and friends and family were in-vited to share the day … . Familycame from Le Roy and Rochesterand even from Canada. Friendscame from the neighborhood,the church and from work … .Both women were very activein the church community, mymother worked at the localnewspaper and my aunt workedat Michael-Sterns (a then – largeclothing manufacturer) … youget an idea of the scope of theircircle of friends.

“They wanted to share thetradition with everyone, so, in-stead of one dinner for 13 people(as was the tradition), everyperson who visited was treated

to the full seven-course meal!Then, upon leaving, every per-son was given a bag containingcookies, cannoli and a small loafof the bread. …By the time I wasa junior in high school it seemedthe whole church showed up atour home on this special day …though we probably only served300 people or so. A long tablewas set in the dining room andTV trays and laps were used bythose who could not fit at the ta-ble. Many would show up duringtheir lunch hour, and a steadystream followed throughout therest of the day. … We usually fedthe last guests at 10 that evening!

My mother and aunt keptwatch over the ever-boiling potsof noodles and spaghetti, andwe children – and anyone elsewe could commandeer – wereenlisted to wait tables. As eachnew group of guests enjoyedtheir meal they were treated tomy mother, who stood in thedoorway between the kitchenand dining room, as she told thestory of how the feast started inItaly … .

“Do you remember the oldwicker laundry baskets?

JenniferDuBose

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Surprise delivery spurs sharing of religiouscustoms, celebrations during Lenten season

See BREAD, page 34

Climate Change lecture setKANE COUNTY [email protected]

GENEVA – Soup to Nuts in Gene-va will host a Climate Change pre-sentation at 2 p.m. Sunday, March23.

Monica Jenkins, a volunteertrained by the Climate Reality Proj-ect, will present a 50-minute Pow-erPoint presentation, followed by aquestion-and-answer period.

The presentation will include thescience behind what is happening tothe world’s climate on a global scale,possible solutions to the crisis, as

well as local and regional actions in-dividuals can take.

All are invited to attend the pre-sentation, but it is suggested thatthose interested call the store to re-serve a seat, as seating is limited.

The Climate Reality Project is anonprofit organization founded andfunded by former Vice President AlGore.

For more information about theprogram, call the store at 630-232-6646. Soup to Nuts is located at thecorner of Route 38 and Seventh Ave-nue, west of Geneva’s historic down-town at 716 W. State St.

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We had one of those over-flowing with empty cannolishells, waiting to be filled witha delicate cream. At least 100pounds of flour were made intoloaves of bread. Fortunately, itwas an apartment house, andthe ovens in each apartmentwere requisitioned in thebaking. Beginning the eveningbefore, women showed up withtheir electric frying pans tohelp cook all the vegetablesand fish. We were literally upall night … . The next morningwe hurried home from Mass tomake the cream for the cannoliand spiengi (a fried pastry),

before the priest arrived tobless the table!

“In 1976, pregnant with myfirst son, I cajoled Aunt Aggie,who was not in the greatesthealth, to once again showme how it was all done. Sheand my mother were the lastin the family to celebrate thisfeast and I feared the tradi-tion would soon disappear.Many of the recipes were notwritten down, and as the weekprogressed I learned that, evenwhen they were, they were inneed of interpretation. The ta-blespoon called for in all of therecipes was of the dinnerwaretablespoon variety …In one in-stance, a ‘heaping’ tablespoonis defined as ‘as much willstay on the spoon when you

withdraw it from the box!’ Themost intriguing, perhaps, isthe measure of lard or Criscothat is added to the five poundsof flour required for each batchof bred. How do I describe tofuture bakers ‘a handful’ whenit means remembering the sizeof Aunt Aggie’s hands?

“And so it went, my handscovered with flour, I recordedevery ingredient and how itwas measured and mixed,swirled batters by hand so Iwould remember the feel andconsistency, immersed totallyin the laughter and loving ofthese wonderful women andtheir wonderful friends, whohad become family.”

Rose Ann wrote that, thisyear. “It was a bit of a virtual

celebration with friends andfamily in New York, Batavia,California, Florida, Rochesterand Penn Yan, N.Y., all enjoy-ing the bread on the same day.I am so blessed,” she wrote.

You blessed us too, RoseAnn. As for me and mine, wemay have blown it with theyummy pork chops – so muchfor a meatless feast! – but wealso enjoyed feasting upon

your delicious bread and yourstory as I read it out loud.

Been a long time since Iwas a practicing Catholic –but that’s my kind of commu-nion.

• Jennifer DuBose lives in

Batavia with her husband,Todd, and their two children,Noah and Holly. Contact herat [email protected].

• BREADContinued from page 33

Wildlife Baby Shower set for April 6ELBURN – A Wildlife Baby Shower event is set

from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at the FoxValley Wildlife Center, 45W061 Route 38, Elburn.Those interested are invited to attend. The

event is free, but those at the wildlife center askthat visitors bring an item from a wish list. Theevent will include games, crafts, a bake sale,horse-drawn carriage rides, ponies, wildlife edu-

cation animals, and ukulele music by Steve Keefe.Items from the wish list include wild bird seed,

whole nuts (not salted, roasted or shelled), frozensmelt, unscented laundry detergent, bleach,55-gallon trash bags, medical paper tape and UVreptile bulbs (which are available at pet stores).For information, call 630-365-3800, send an

email to [email protected] or visit www.foxvalleywildlife.org.

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William Shatner (1931), actor; James Patterson (1947), author; Andrew

LloydWebber (1948), composer; Bob Costas (1952), sportscaster;Mat-

thewModine (1959), actor; ReeseWitherspoon (1976), actress.

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HOROSCOPE ‘Divergent’: This time, it cuts to the quickBy MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN

The Washington Post

It’s rare that a movie is as good asthe book on which it’s based. It’s evenmore unusual when it’s better.

With the film adaptation of “Di-vergent,” the first novel in VeronicaRoth’s trilogy of dystopian thrillers,director Neil Burger (“Limitless”) hascrafted a popcorn flick that’s leaner,more propulsive and more satisfyingthan the bestseller that inspired it.

Screenwriters Evan Daugherty andVanessa Taylor have cut the fat, pickedup the pace and sharpened Roth’sthemes celebrating individualism andingenuity, which were muted in Roth’ssomewhat sluggish and overlong tell-ing. Daugherty and Taylor have evencome up with an ending that morecleverly utilizes the story’s teenageheroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) with-out changing the outcome.

It’s still cliffhanger-ish, in a waythat makes this first installment of thetrilogy feel more like an appetizer thana full meal. But the movie’s plot tweakalleviates the sense of mild disappoint-ment generated by the book’s conclu-sion.

Set in a post-apocalyptic Chicagothat is walled off from the rest of theworld by a massive rampart, “Diver-gent” imagines a society in which thecitizenry is divided into five monolith-ic factions according to personality.Municipal government is controlled bythe Abnegation faction, an ascetic classgiven to self-sacrifice and altruism.Candor runs the courts; Amity, a com-mune of hippielike agrarians, worksthe fields; and the Erudite pursue sci-entific advancement. Security is left inthe hands of the Dauntless, a group ofsoldiers so intrepid they might betterbe called the Young and the Reckless.

It’s the Dauntless faction that Trisjoins when, at 16, she is allowed todeclare a new allegiance. Although alladolescents are given aptitude tests todetermine factional affinity, they arealso allowed the opportunity to remainin the community of their birth or toselect another, even if the test indi-cates they are not suited for it.

As you may have guessed by now,Tris – by birth a member of Abnega-tion – is “divergent,” meaning that shehas equal aptitude for more than one

faction.Although that makes her merely hu-

man, it also means that she’s harder tocorral and must hide her capabilities.

In the world of “Divergent,” it’shuman nature that got people into themess they’re in. Segregating them intoneat little pods, not by color, but bycharacter, seems as good – or as bad – asolution as any.

Silly, I know. But the film actuallydoes a pretty good job of articulatingthis rationale. If the absurd premisesticks in your craw, stay away. All oth-ers, sit back and enjoy the parable.

The first part of the film focusesmainly on Tris’ initiation as a mem-ber of Dauntless, during which timeher unusual skills draw attention,both wanted and unwanted. A hand-some, brooding trainer known asFour (Theo James) takes her underhis bulging biceps, even as Tris earnscloser scrutiny from some jealousrecruits.

Later, Tris’ contrariness catchesthe eye of the evil Erudite lead-er, Jeanine (Kate Winslet), who isplotting a coup against Abnegationwith the help of an army of doped-up

Dauntless robots.Visually, “Divergent” delights, cre-

ating a believably decaying Chicagoand using a palette of black, white,blue, gray and saffron costumes to de-lineate the five factions’ uniform-likeclothing. Woodley also makes for anappealingly complex Tris, a heroinewhose sense of loss at leaving her fam-ily behind – along with her sense ofidentity – is tempered by the thrill ofdiscovering new powers, both moraland physical.

The book spent a lot of ink explor-ing the romance between Tris andFour. Even if it didn’t use that rela-tionship to define the young heroine,it seemed to be saying that sexualawakening is as much a part of Tris’journey as anything.

There’s nothing wrong with that,but the movie serves up an even morefully fleshed version of Tris. She’s fas-cinating for what she does, not merelyfor whom she likes.

• “Divergent” received three stars,and is rated PG-13 for violence, someobscenity and disturbing thematicmaterial. It runs 130 minutes.

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Maggie Q (left) plays Tori and Shailene Woodley plays Beatrice Prior in “Divergent,” an ad-aptation of the first novel in Veronica Roth’s trilogy of dystopian thrillers; the film is moresatisfying than the bestseller that inspired it.

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TODAY–Don’t just think about it – take controlof your destiny this year. Collaborative effortswill not offer themost beneficial opportunities.Have faith in your abilities and dowhat comesnaturally. Step to the forefront, because it’stime to show theworldwhat you have tooffer.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Take a look at thebigger picture. You can broaden your horizonsby getting involved in new interests. Stayingwell-informedwill give you a better under-standing of different people and cultures.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) –Youwill beapproached by someonewanting detailsof your investment dealings. Don’t gamble.Ignore promises of instant financial rewards,and keep yourmoneymatters private.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) –Youmay havea false impression of the circumstancessurrounding you. Get all the facts before youmake any accusations or declarations, or youcould damage your reputation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) –Advancementor a change in career could be coming yourway. Your peers are very impressedwith youraccomplishments, and newemploymentopportunitieswill soon open up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Showyour competitiveside to comeout on top of any challenge youface. Break away fromyour routine and tryan unconventional project to highlight yourcreative talents.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – There is some con-flict going on around you. Zero in on your ownobjectives, or youmay be caught up in themiddle of an unpleasant emotional situation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Set your sights ona particular goal. You have all of the talentnecessary to succeed, but youmay have toresort to someunorthodoxmethods to getwhat youwant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Even though youwork hard, youmay fall short of your objec-tives. To speed up your progress, develop adifferentmethod to achieve your goals.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) –Rather thandepress yourself by reliving past problems,set your sights on the future. Decidewhat isneeded in order to enjoy life to the fullest, andgo for it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) –You need tobe proactive to exploit an opportunity thatcomes yourway. Stress your qualificationsand achievements, and youwillmake a goodimpression.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) –Don’t sit athome feeling lonely. Congenialitywill beinstrumental in helping youmake new friends.Consider reconnectingwith someone you canshare fondmemorieswith.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – It’s time tomake a clean sweep. Put your affairs in orderand donate or dispose of unwanted objects.Refresh your environment, and yourmindwillfeel refreshed aswell.


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Dr.Wallace: I met

Greg at a friend’s party.

He had a couple of

habits that I don’t agree

with (smoking and

drinking), and he was

not real handsome and

his grammar needed

improvement. But I sort

of liked him because he

made me laugh. He was

a real comedian, and I’ve

gone out with him about

a dozen times since then.

For my 18th birthday,

he surprised me with a

friendship ring. It had

several small diamonds

in it, so I had it ap-

praised at a local jewelry

store and was shocked

to find out that it was

valued at over $600.

Greg is unemployed, so I

asked him where he got

the ring. He told me that

it was his grandmother’s

and she gave it to him a

year ago so he could give

it to the girl he might

want to marry. I liked

the ring, but I will never

marry him.

Somehow I didn’t

believe him, so I con-

tacted his granny, and

she said he had found it

and had given it to her,

but she thought she had

misplaced it. When I told

Greg about this, he said

that he won the ring in a

poker game a year ago.

After doing a little

more detective work, I

found out that the ring

belonged to his ex-girl-

friend’s mother and that

it had turned up missing

after a party at her

house. It has great sen-

timental value. When I

presented Greg with this

additional information,

he said that he didn’t

want me to think he was

cheap, but he bought

it from a guy who was

addicted to cocaine and

that he paid $20 for it.

What do you think

I should do with this

ring? I don’t think it

would be wise to give

it back to Greg. Then

the next question is:

what should I do about

my relationship with

Greg? I think I know

what you’re going to

say. – Nameless, Detroit,Mich.

Dear Nameless: Dump

this guy and make sure

the ring is returned

to the rightful owner

immediately – no ques-

tions asked. It doesn’t

matter which one you

do first; just do them

both immediately. If you

want to avoid questions

from the owner, send it

in the mail.

Dr. Wallace: I’m in the

ninth grade, and most of

the time my grades are

very good and I enjoy

school. I am looking for-

ward to next year and

was planning to sign up

for Spanish first semes-

ter. I just found out that

my best friend is plan-

ning to take French, so

I’m seriously thinking

of changing my mind

and taking French with

her. That way, we could

study together and prac-

tice the language.

My only problem

is that my mother is

insisting that I take

Spanish because it

would be much more

useful since we have

many Spanish-speaking

people in this country.

My dad said I should

take Chinese because of

the trade between the

U.S. and China, but they

don’t offer it. What do

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Dear Gina: I believe

your mother’s reason-

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is correct, and I’d advise

you to continue your

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You can always add an-

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resume after you learn

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• Email Dr. RobertWallace at [email protected].

Dear Abby: I’m a 15-year-old boyin ninth grade. I have depression,and I don’t know what to do. Ialways feel like I’m not goodenough for anything, even thoughI have had a 4.0 GPA since sev-enth grade. I have repeatedly cutmyself, but I wear a bracelet so noone can see it.

I don’t want my family to findout because I’m afraid they willtreat me like a poor little kid whois too easily offended. I don’t knowwhat to do or who I can go to forhelp. Thank you for any helpyou can give me. – Drowning InDespair

Dear Drowning:When a personis experiencing so much emotion-al pain that he (or she) is self-in-juring, it’s time to get professionalhelp to deal with it.

Ideally, you should be able totalk to your parents about thedepth and duration of your de-pression. But because you feel you

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My wife has threatened tocancel card games with friends,cancel our weekend trip to herbrother’s birthday celebration,cancel our upcoming Europeanriver cruise, refuses to kiss meand said some things I can’trepeat. Is there anything I can doto appease this lady I love dear-ly? – Laid Back In Michigan

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Dear Doctor K: I have CFS. Whatis the latest information about thecondition, particularly treat-ments?

Dear Reader:For readers whoare not familiar with the con-dition, CFS stands for chronicfatigue syndrome. Fatigue is auniversal human experience. Inour increasingly pressured andfast-paced lives, many peoplefeel tired a lot of the time. In fact,fatigue is one of the most commonreasons people visit their doctor.Yet very few people with fatigueare suffering from CFS. It is rela-tively uncommon, affecting about4 to 8 out of every thousand adultsin the U.S., and a small fraction ofteenagers and younger children.

People with CFS experience on-going, severe, debilitating fatiguethat is not relieved by rest. Othersymptoms include: Impairedmemory or concentration, sorethroat, swollen glands, musclepain, pain in multiple joints, head-aches, and exhaustion followingphysical activity.

We don’t know what causesCFS. People with CFS are morelikely than healthy people – andpeople with other fatigue-causingdiseases – to have various abnor-malities.

Many have chronic activationof different parts of the immunesystem. Many have problemswith their cells making enoughenergy. Many have biochemicalabnormalities called oxidative and

nitrosative stress.Then there are problems

involving the brain that have beenfound, thanks to brain imagingtechniques (MRI, SPECT andPET). Brain hormones oftenrespond differently to challenges.Electrical brain wave studiesoften show differences. The auto-nomic nervous system, the partof the brain that controls basicbody functions – such as heartrate, blood pressure and bodytemperature – often does not workproperly. But the abnormalitiesare not seen in all patients withCFS, and they come and go. Whatis causing these abnormalitiesremains uncertain.

A combination of the followingstrategies may help manage yoursymptoms:

• Set priorities. Make a list ofthings you want to have moreenergy to do. Eliminate as manynonessential activities as you can.But be careful to guard againstbecoming too passive.

• Exercise. Begin an exerciseprogram in which you graduallyincrease your activity level. Thiscan effectively reduce the severityof your symptoms.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy(CBT). CBT is a type of psycho-

therapy. It helps you identifyand change negative thoughtsand behaviors. CBT can reducesymptoms.

• Tricyclic antidepressants.Low doses of this type of antide-pressant may improve the qualityof your sleep, reduce pain, andincrease energy.

• Other medications. Nonste-roidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) and acetaminophen(Tylenol) can help relieve head-aches, joint pain and muscle pain.Fish oil capsules (3,000 mg perday) may also help reduce CFSsymptoms.

There are also several exper-imental treatments in develop-ment. These include drugs totreat abnormalities of the auto-nomic nervous system, to quietactivated parts of the immunesystem, and antiviral drugs (forpeople with certain active viralinfections).

I am impressed by the progressmade in understanding CFS overthe past 25 years. It was madepossible by research conductedand supported by the NationalInstitutes of Health, Centers forDisease Control and Prevention,and private foundations. Still, wehave a lot more to learn.

• Dr. Komaroff is a physicianand professor at Harvard MedicalSchool. Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to send questions and getadditional information.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF(DECEDENT):Name: Anne Mary KralAddress: 1350 Fleetwood Drive,Apt. 111, Elgin, Illinois 60123Date & Place of Death: July 12,2013-Decedent's Home

Case No. 2014 P 148PUBLICATION NOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION

TO: CREDITORS AND CLAIMANTS(ONLY)

1. Notice is hereby given of thedeath of Anne Mary Kral

2. The Representative for the es-tate is: Wendy Pinc, 7522 Charm-ingfare Dr., Woodridge, Illinois,60517.

3. The Attorney for the estate is:Justin J. Tedrowe, 5300 MainStreet, Downers Grove, Illinois60515.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before 9/21/14.Claims against the estate may befiled with the Clerk of the CircuitCourt, P.O. Box 112, Geneva, IL60134-112 or with the Represen-tative, or both. Any claim not filedwithin that period is barred. Copiesof a claim filed with the Clerk mustbe mailed or delivered to the Repre-sentative and to the attorney within10 days after it has been filed.

5. The estate will be administrat-

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/s/ Wendy PincSignature of Executor

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, March 22, 29, April 5,2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Thursday, March 13, 2014a certificate was filed in the officeof the County Clerk of Kane County,Illinois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as NAIL TREND2located at 581 Dundee Ave, EastDundee, IL 60118.

Dated: March 13, 2014.

/s/ John A. CunninghamKane County Clerk

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle, March 15, 22 & 29,2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE

Public Notice is hereby giventhat on Thursday, March 20, 2014a certificate was filed in the officeof the County Clerk of Kane County,Illinois, setting forth the names andaddresses of all persons owning,conducting and transacting thebusiness known as ULTRA AURAlocated at 242 E Jefferson Ave,Hampshire, IL, 60140.

Dated: March 20, 2014.

/s/ John A. Cunningham

unninghamKane County Clerk

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TAX DEED NO. 14-TX-52FILED March 13, 2014

TAKE NOTICE

TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM, KANECOUNTY CLERK; Gilberts Develop-ment LLC; Delaware Trust & Lend-ing LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS ORPARTIES INTERESTED; AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS.

This is NOTICE of the filing of thePetition for Tax Deed on the follow-ing described property:

THE NORTH HALF OF THENORTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC-TION 11, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 42NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THETHIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, INTHE TOWNSHIP OF RUTLAND,KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Property Index Number 02-11-100-010

On August 13, 2014 at 9:30a.m. the Petitioner intends to makeapplication for an order on the peti-tion that a Tax Deed be issued. Thereal estate was sold on October 24,2011 for general taxes of the year2010. The period of redemptionwill expire July 31, 2014.

Mindy S. Salyer,Attorney for Petitioner

312-609-0900

Cert. # 2011-00300


PUBLIC NOTICE

TAX DEED NO. 14-TX-59FILED March 13, 2014

TAKE NOTICE

TO: JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM,KANE COUNTY CLERK; Penny Wilk-erson; Chateau Bluff HomeownersAssociation; Greg Wilkerson; UN-KNOWN OWNERS OR PARTIES IN-TERESTED; AND NONRECORDCLAIMANTS.

This is NOTICE of the filing of thePetition for Tax Deed on the follow-ing described property:

LOT 13 IN CHATEAU BLUFF UNIT1, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THENORTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC-TION 27, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH,RANGE 8, EAST OF THE THIRDPRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDINGTO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDEDSEPTEMBER 18, 2003, AS DOCU-MENT NO. 2003K171969, INKANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

Property Index Number 03-27-153-013

On August 13, 2014 at 9:30a.m. the Petitioner intends to makeapplication for an order on the peti-tion that a Tax Deed be issued. Thereal estate was sold on October 24,2011 for general taxes of the year2010. The period of redemptionwill expire July 31, 2014.

Mindy S. Salyer,Attorney for Petitioner

312-609-0900

Cert. # 2011-00837

(Published in the Kane CountyChronicle March 20, 21 & 22,2014.)

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THESIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

KANE COUNTY ILLINOISIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFCHRISTOPHER W. BUTLER, JR.Address: 458 Glover Drive, NorthAurora, IL 60542Date and Place of Death: October26, 2013, North Aurora, IL

Case No. 2014 P 114PUBLICATION NOTICE

INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIONTO: CREDITORS, CLAIMANTS, UN-

KNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES1. Notice is hereby given of the

death of Christopher W. Butler, Jr.,who died on October 26, 2013, aresident of North Aurora, KaneCounty, Illinois.

2. The Representative for the es-tate is Mary Edith Butler, 458Glover Drive, North Aurora, IL60542.

3. The Attorney for the estate is:James F. White, 263 Main Street,Sugar Grove, IL 60554.

4. Claims against the estate maybe filed on or before September 15,2014. Claims against the estatemay be filed with the Clerk of theCircuit Court, 540 S. RandallRoad, St. Charles, IL 60174, orwith the Representative, or both.Any claim not filed within that peri-od is barred. Copies of a claim filedwith the Clerk must be mailed or

delivered to the Representative andto the attorney within 10 days afterit has been filed.

WHITE & EKKER, P.C.ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE263 Main StreetSugar Grove, IL 60554Telephone 630-466-1600Fax 630-466-9972


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composer48 It’s not much49 Lake ___

(Australia’slowest point)

50 Audition winner’spart, maybe

51 Peep

52 Businesstransactionsfree fromgovernmentregulation?

57 Spanish bear58 Vanquish61 Narrow land

projections intothe sea

62 Floors64 Billet-doux

recipient66 Hands,

informally67 Orbit rival69 Coat style70 Bank run71 Change

structurally72 It’s nothing at all73 Carefree dairy

product?77 “Really!”80 Radiohead head

Yorke82 Modest response

to a compliment83 French 101

pronoun84 It covers

Hector’s death86 Continental free

trade group88 Block, as a

stream91 Likes lots92 F.S.U. player, for

short93 Bright red94 One spinning

one’s wheels?95 Optimally98 It’s often heard

at a ballpark99 Reconstruction-

era cartoonist101 Optimistic

theateraudience?

103 Marvel fromIdaho’s largestcity?

109 Soot110 Kind of seat112 Straight-

shooting113 It’s bigger than

a family114 Slalom, for one115 Winston’s home

in “1984”116 Snapchat

demographic117 Nuts118 In words

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category4 “___ Like the

Wind” (songfrom “DirtyDancing”)

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expanses13 Profanities14 Canadian

business oftenconnected to aTim Hortons

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Maschera” aria18 Some chorus

members19 “Like hell!”27 Mollify

29 “Hold yourhorses”

32 Boosted, as anego

34 Heat alerts, forshort?

35 Tiny indicator36 Barely

rememberedseaman?

37 “Listen up,Lucia!”

39 Hoosier capital,informally

40 Detective writerEarl ___Biggers

43 Some loaves44 Sports score

most likely to beon the highlightreel?

45 ActressElizabeth witholder twins

46 Fagin’s end48 Pulled tight49 Defib team52 Post office

workers, forshort?

53 CBS series that,oddly, wasfilmed in L.A.

54 Lens55 Sen. McConnell56 “Downton Abbey”

maid59 Museum

decoration60 “Sherlock”

channel,affectionately,with “the”

63 Bread box?64 “De Monarchia”

writer65 He discusses

divineprovidence inJob

66 Labyrinthine

67 An Arnaz68 Busy travel day,

maybe70 Cheeky71 Goes back into

business74 Venice’s oldest

bridge75 “Fûmes” is a

form of it76 Birds with

inflatable necksacs

78 “I ___ Hamlet”(Paul Rudnickplay)

79 Fumes mayproduce one

81 Financiers84 Brand of gloves

and slippers85 Blitzed87 Concertgoers

who are into thehits?

88 Rice paper?:Abbr.

89 Desert steed90 One of the

Balearic Islands91 County seat of

Suffolk, England93 Stupid sort95 Specialized talk96 2014 Baseball

Hall of Fameinductee

97 The Beatles’“P.S. I LoveYou,” e.g.

98 Honshu port

100 “The Two Pots”storyteller

102 College up thecoast from L.A.

104 March time105 Certain tourney

overseer106 TV spots107 City near

Presque IsleState Park

108 Like some tealeaves

111 Sports ___

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OF GOD❃

Sanctuary1S430 Wenmoth Rd.

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Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.Bible studies and children’s Bible

clubs for all ages

BAPTIST❃

First Baptist Churchof Geneva

“Reach. Connect. Equip. Serve”East Campus (EC)

2300 South Street, GenevaSunday:

Traditional – 9:15 & 10:45 a.m.Worship Café – 9:15 a.m.

West Campus (WC)3435 Keslinger Road, GenevaSaturday Worship - 5:00 PM

Sunday: Contemporary -9:15 & 10:45 AM(630) 232-7068www.fbcg.com

Hand in Hand Christian Preschool:630-208-4903

CATHOLIC❃

Holy Cross Catholic Church2300 Main St., Batavia

(630) 879-4750Rev. Msgr. Aaron R. Brodeski, Pastor

Sunday MassSaturday 4:15PM Anticipatory

Sunday 6:30AM, 8:00AM, 9:45AM,11:15AM

Weekday Lenten MassesMon-Fri 6:30AM, 8:00AM, 5:30PM

Saturday 8:30AMSTATIONS OF THE CROSS

Fridays during Lent 2:40PM & 6:00PMCONFESSION TIMES

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6:00PM-Until all are heardWednesday 7:00AM-7:30AMThursday 7:00AM-7:30AM

Friday 7:00AM-7:30AMSaturday 9:00AM-Until all are heard

and 3:00PM-3:45PMSunday 9:15AM-9:45AM

DEVOTIONSChaplet of Divine Mercy

Tuesdays 8:30AM & Saturdays 4:00PMHealing Service Tuesdays 6:00PM

Daily RosaryMonday-Friday 6:00AM & 7:30AM

Saturdays 8:00AMAdoration of the Blessed SacramentSunday 1:00PM - Saturday 1:00PM

St. PatrickCatholic Church

(downtown)408 Cedar St., St. Charles, IL 60174

Saturday, 6 p.m.Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m.,

10:30 a.m. & Noon (Crane Road)6N491 Crane Rd.

St. Charles, IL 60175Saturday, 4 p.m.

Sunday, 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m.,& 11:30 a.m.

St. PeterCatholic Church

1891 Kaneville Rd., Geneva(630) 232-0124Weekday Masses

Monday-Thursday 7AM & 8AMFriday during Summer 7AM & 8AM

Friday during School Year7AM & 8:45 AM

Saturday 8AMWeekend Masses: Saturday 4:30PM

Sunday 7AM, 9AM, 11AM, 5PMHoly Day & Holiday Masses

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Confessions:Monday through Friday,

7:30 -7:55 AMSaturday, 8:30-10:00 AM &

3:15-4:15 PM

COVENANT❃

Batavia CovenantChurch,

Preschool1314 W. Main St., Batavia.

(630) 879-3721bataviacov.com

Sunday Worship Hours:• 9:00 am Contemporary

Worship Service• 10:00 am Coffee (Fellowship Hall)

• 10:35 am TraditionalWorship Service

Preschool: (630) 879-3795

LUTHERAN❃

Bethany LutheranChurch

8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia(corner of Lincoln and Wilson)

(630) 879-3444www.bethanybatavia.org

9:00am – Traditional Worship10:00am – Coffee Hour

10:30am- Sunday School10:45am – Contemporary Worship

Nursery care is availablethroughout the Sunday morning.

Monthly Last FridayCommunity Supper

5:00-7:00 pmFree to the Community

Bethlehem LutheranChurch

1145 N. 5th Ave.St. Charles, IL 60174

1 mile N. of Rt. 64 on Rt. 25,(630) 584-2199

www.bethlehemluth.orgSunday Worship:

8:00 a.m./ 9:15 a.m./ 10:30 a.m.Sunday School All Ages:

9:15 am/10:30 amWorship on Saturdays 5:30 p.m.

Bethelem Preschool Center:Full Day Child Care/Half dayPreschool

630-584-6027

GenevaLutheran Church

“Serving Christ in theHeart of the Community”

301 South Third St., Geneva(630) 232-0165

www.genevalutheran.orgCommunion Worship ScheduleSaturday – 5:30pm in ChapelSunday - 9:00am in Sanctuary

10am - CoffeeHouse - free treats/beverages10:15 am - Education Hour

for ages 3 yrs.-adultParents’ Day Out Program

ages 2-5yrs. - M-F, 9:30am-12:30pm or 10am-1pmage 4yrs., 12:30-3pm

Building is ADA compliant.

St. Mark’s LutheranChurch & Preschool

(Missouri Synod)101 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles

(Just South of St. Charles Library)(630) 584-8638

The Rev. Timothy P. Silber, Sr. PastorWorship Schedule:

Saturday @ 5:30 p.m. Traditional WorshipSunday @ 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship

Sunday @ 11:00 a.m. Praise WorshipEducation Hour @ 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

All services elevator accessSt. Mark’s Nurturing CenterPreschool for ages 2 – Pre K

(630) 584-4850www.stmarksstc.org

METHODIST❃

Baker Memorial UnitedMethodist Church

Fourth Ave. & Main St., St. CharlesJoin Us for Worship

9 a.m. Traditional Worship10:45 a.m. Jazz Worship

In the SanctuaryNursery Care Available

Senior Pastor:Rev. Mary Zajac630-584-6680

www.bakermemorialchurch.org

PRESBYTERIAN❃

Fox Valley PresbyterianChurch (USA)A Welcoming Church

227 East Side Dr., Geneva(630) 232-7448

(1 blk. N. of Rt. 38.)(630) 232-7448

www.foxvalleypres.org8:30 a.m. Worship (informal)

10:00 a.m. Worship (traditional)10:00 a.m. Church school

Nursery Care Provided8:30-11:00 a.m.

Adult Breakfast Club 8:30 a.m.Confirmation (7-8th grd.) 4:00 p.m.

Youth Group 7:00 p.m.The Growing PlaceWeekday Preschool

We are a Stephen Ministry Church

UNITED

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CongregationalChurch of Batavia

21 S. Batavia Ave. (Rt. 31) Batavia630-879-1999

www.congregationalchurch.orgInterim Pastor, Greg Skiba

Sunday Worship 9:00 & 10:30 amNursery care available

Sunday School 10:30 amfor age 3-12th grade

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