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‘Flick ’n’ Floats’ series to feature ‘Frozen’GENEVA – “Flick ’n’ Floats” poolside movies will be shown on the

big screen at 8:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at Sunset

Pool, 710 Western Ave., Geneva.

A showing of Disney’s “Frozen” will be on Friday.

For information, call 630-232-4542 or visit www.genevaparks.org.

Teen writing workshop in BataviaBATAVIA – A teen writing workshop is set for 7 to 8 p.m. June 24

at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia.

Participants will do basic exercises and share their work with oth-

ers if they choose.

The St. Charles East girls soccer team thanks their fans Saturday after the Saints took second in theIHSA Class 3A state championship match at North Central College in Naperville.

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Otto receives DAR awardBy CHARLES [email protected]

ELGIN – Pam Otto hasworked for park districts formore than 14 years, but she’sbeen a lover of the outdoors allher life.

“My earliest memories arebeing outside catching bugs,staring at them in wonderand thinking, ‘I’ve gotta learnmore,’ ” Otto said.

Otto’s search for answersand exploration led her to ajob with the Fox Valley ParkDistrict after a stint in writingand publishing. Then in 2007,she joined the St. Charles ParkDistrict in the city she hascalled home since 1993.

Thanks in part to the St.Charles district, Otto on Sat-urday received the 2014 Con-servation Award from theElias Kent Kane Chapter ofthe Daughters of the Amer-

ican Revolution. The awardceremony was part of the Kanechapter’s June luncheon at theElgin County Country Club inElgin.

Gayla Steel, regent of theKane DAR chapter, pinneda medal to the lapel of Otto’sblack Hickory Knolls Discov-ery Center jacket before givingher the award certificate anda hug.

The luncheon audience ofabout 50 people included a fewSt. Charles Park District staffmembers, including LauraRudow, Otto’s supervisor andsuperintendent of parks andplanning, and Holly Cabel, di-rector of parks and recreation.

Cabel said Otto was defi-nitely the park district’s can-didate for the award, which isgiven to those who contributeto education, youth leadershipand conservation-related me-dia. Otto is the park district’s

manager of nature programsand interpretive services.

Otto explains conservationin a way that’s easy to under-stand to others through presen-tations and in her written col-umns, Cabel said. Otto is also amember of the Park District’sGreen Team and provides con-servation tips to the staff, suchas how to understand the num-bers on recyclable containers.

Receiving the ConservationAward is no easy feat, saidSharon Hare, the DAR Kanechapter’s conservation chair.Award nominees have to bevetted by the local chapter andthen at the state level.

Otto said she was thrilledto be nominated. It’s an honorto receive an award for talkingto people and inspiring themabout their surroundings, shesaid.

“I’d be doing this whether Ihad a job or not,” Otto said.

“My earliest memories are being outside catching bugs, staring at them

in wonder and thinking, ‘I’ve gotta learn more.’ ”

Pam OttoSt. Charles Park District manager of nature programs and interpretive services

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PamOtto (left) of St. Charles receives the 2014 Conservation Awardmedal on Saturday fromGayla Steel, regentof the Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, during a luncheon in Elgin. Otto isthe St. Charles Park District’s manager of nature programs and interpretive services.

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‘Keep It Sparkling’ event in BataviaBATAVIA – The Batavia Fireworks Committee will host

the second annual “Keep It Sparkling” event from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. Thursday at K. Hollis Jewelers, 147 S. RandallRoad, Batavia.The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the

Fourth of July Sky Concert in Batavia.The “Keep It Sparkling” event will include a silent

auction, raffle prizes, food and beverages, live music, aBatavia trivia contest, light-up rings, a treasure hunt inthe store, awards and patriotic parting favors.A percentage of everything sold that evening will be

given to the Fireworks Committee by Karen and RobHollis. Cost is $20 a person if paid online via PayPalat www.bataviafireworks.org or in person at K. HollisJewelers by Tuesday.The cost is $25 a person at the door on the evening of

the event. To donate to the Sky Concert or to volunteerfor the “Keep It Sparkling” event, visit www.bataviafire-works.org.

‘Glories of Summer’ Garden WalkST. CHARLES – The Pottawatomie Garden Club is

sponsoring a “Glories of Summer” Garden Walk and Bou-tique on June 21. People can start the walk at any timebetween 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.The starting point for the walk is 47 Aintree Road, St.

Charles.Participants can stroll through six gardens, varying

from a quaint cottage garden to an estate garden nes-tled in the woods.Proceeds will support the club’s scholarship fund, as

well as other civic activities, including planting flowerboxes over the bridges in town. Pre-sale tickets are $15a person or 10 for $100, and can be purchased at www.pottagardenclub.org or by visiting the following loca-tions in St. Charles: Blue Goose Market, Heinz BrothersGreenhouse Garden Center, Wasco Nursery, and TrellisFarm and Garden; in Elburn: Shady Hill Gardens; in Win-field: Planter’s Palette; and in West Chicago: We GrowDreams.Tickets can be purchased on the day of the walk at the

starting place for $18 each. For more information, visitwww.pottagardenclub.org or call 630-584-2181.

‘Lazarus House Good Neighbor Day’ setST. CHARLES – June 19 marks “Lazarus House Good

Neighbor Day,” which is a day for raising awareness ofhomelessness.Donations to Lazarus House go toward supporting daily

operations and can be given at www.lazarushouseon-line.com or by mailing Lazarus House, 214 Walnut St., St.Charles.Lazarus House serves those who are homeless or at

risk of homelessness and connected to St. Charles,Geneva, Batavia and rural Kane County.People who need shelter can call 630-587-2144. People

seeking rent or utility help can call 630-587-5872.

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Dragon boat racing continues at RiverFestBy ERIC SCHELKOPF

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ST. CHARLES – After com-peting in dragon boat racingfor three years in a row, El-burn resident Julie Keenknows the importance ofteamwork.

“That’s the most importantthing, to have a group of peo-ple who can keep in rhythm,”Keen said.

Dragon boat racing wasjust part of the fun Sunday atthe City of St. Charles River-Fest. The three-day festivalconcluded Sunday.

Keen was taking part ina long tradition. The sportof dragon boat racing wasthought to have originated insouthern central China morethan 2,500 years ago.

The dragon boat races alsohave been an integral part ofthe festival, which celebrat-ed its 32nd anniversary thisyear. Keen has been partici-pating for the past three yearsas part of the FitMama Drag-on Boat Racing team.

FitMama is a fitness fa-cility in Elburn. The team isthe only all-female team thatcompetes in the dragon boatraces.

“We do it for camarade-rie,” Keen said. “It’s fun to

keep it just women.”Erin Schaefer, owner of

FitMama, previously had par-ticipated in the dragon boat

races with the St. CharlesMothers Club.

“It’s a fun day,” Schaefersaid. “It is a great chance for

all the women to get to knoweach other more in a social at-mosphere.”

She agreed that the most

challenging part of the race ismaking sure all of the partici-pants are in sync.

“If you are not in sync, thatboat isn’t going anywhere,”Schaefer said.

Members of the BlackHawk Performance Compa-ny, part of the American In-dian Association of Illinois,were also at the festival.

“We teach and educate peo-ple about Native Americanculture,” said Sheila Cloud,part of the group.

St. Charles has a strongNative American history.P o t t a w a t o m i e P a r k w a snamed after the Potawatomitribe that settled in the areafrom 1700 to 1833.

Cloud said her group istrying to keep that historyalive, such as through itsdance demonstrations.

“They each have their ownstory to tell,” she said.

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Members of the Wonder Lake National Championship Ski Team perform during the St. Charles RiverFest atPottawatomie Park in St. Charles on Sunday.

“That’s the most

important thing, to have

a group of people who

can keep in rhythm.”

Julie Keen

Elburn resident

The Walter Daniels Construction Company dragon boat team paddles in a dragon boat race during the St.Charles RiverFest at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles.

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Saints proud of final showing, take 2nd in stateBy JAY SCHWAB

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NAPERVILLE – The St.Charles East girls soccer teamwas an underdog on paper butthe Saints sure didn’t look thepart on the field.

The Saints lost Saturdaynight’s IHSA Class 3A girlssoccer state championshipmatch to New Trier, 1-0, butthe Saints’ play – a statechampionship-caliber perfor-mance, in coach Paul Jenni-son’s estimation – provided alarge measure of solace.

“When these girls got toraise that second-place tro-phy and the fans are rightbehind them, that’s the stuffthey’ll remember,” Jennisonsaid as a postgame drizzle fellon the North Central Collegeturf. “They won’t rememberthe score but they’ll remem-ber the whole setting, they’llremember the fans they had,they’ll remember the supportthey had. That makes it allworthwhile.

“There weren’t manytears. A lot of them knew theyleft it all out there. I couldn’task for any more. If you’dhave offered me this at thestart of the season, I’d havesnapped your hands off andsaid ‘Absolutely.’ ”

New Trier finished theseason 31-1, its lone loss com-ing to Waubonsie Valley, theteam the Trevians ousted inFriday’s state semifinal. Wau-bonsie won third place overLincoln-Way North preced-ing Saturday’s championshipmatch.

East (19-5-5) concededan early goal for the secondstraight day when New Trierdefender Sarah Connors dou-bled her season goal output bylofting a 40-plus yard shot thatfloated just beyond the reachof Saints goalkeeper KendraSheehan, who had started thematch with a pair of qualitysaves in the opening minutes.

“It was one of those thatkind of had a backspin onit almost that was bringingit farther than I thought itwould,” Sheehan said. “Icredit the shot, it was a verynice shot, and it was perfectplacement, upper-90, corner.Couldn’t have been a better

shot.”After Connors’ goal with

33:22 to play in the openinghalf, East gained traction andcarried play for most of therest of the half. East’s bestscoring opportunity camewhen junior Darcy Cunning-ham darted in off a deft set-upfrom senior Anna Corirossibut Cunningham’s shot in-

side the box was smotheredby New Trier goalkeeperDani Kaufman.

“It was a great give-and-gobetween Anna and I,” Cun-ningham said. “She alwaysplays me right where I needit. I probably chose the wrongshot selection. I should haveslotted it to the corner, and Ishot it straight at the keeper.”

East narrowly outshot

New Trier, 15-14, though the

Trevians forced Sheehan to

make 10 saves while Kaufman

had four stops. East, however,

rifled several others that flirt-

ed with tying the match, in-

cluding a free kick from Shan-

non Rasmussen with about 6

minutes left in the second half

that whistled a couple feet

above the crossbar.

Rasmussen (four shot at-

tempts) and Cunningham

(three) were consistently dan-

gerous while East’s midfield

– led by seniors Amanda Hil-

ton and Corirossi, plus junior

Kelli Santo Paulo – continued

to win more than their share

of balls to facilitate the Saints’

possession.

Jennison thought East de-

served a better fate.

“That’s the beauty and

the tragedy of soccer is that

the best team doesn’t always

win,” Jennison said. “But I do

want to give big congratula-

tions to New Trier. Any team

that can defend like they did,

those kids are just rock solid.”

The result marked the 11th

straight shutout win for the

Trevians, who prevented the

Saints from winning the pro-

gram’s first state title since

St. Charles High split.

East’s orange-clad fans

nonetheless maintained high

spirits during the trophy pre-

sentation, and East players

credited Saints fans’ energet-

ic cheers and chants for lift-

ing their morale during and

after the match.

“Our hearts were full com-

ing in and our hearts are full

right now,” Hilton said.

Hilton, a four-year varsity

pillar for the Saints, planned

to hit the road Sunday morn-

ing for Nebraska as she gears

up for college soccer.

Her final moments as a

Saint made for quite the send-

off.

“Two big things,” Hilton

said. “Let’s just say this is a

weekend I will never forget

for the rest of my life. For

good reasons.”

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St. Charles East teammatesMalloryMollenhauer (left) and Anna Corirossi (right) hug following the 1-0 loss to New Trier on Saturday in the Class3A state championship match at North Central College in Naperville.

St. Charles East’s Amanda Hilton moves the ball up the field Saturday.

By KEVIN [email protected]

SCHAUMBURG – Remind-ers to remove dugout trash orto hurry for waiting buses passextremely innocently during 23-game winning streaks.

On Saturday, those routinewords carried like a line driveoff the wall for Batavia baseballplayers. The Bulldogs offeredlittle to compete above them forthe first time in six weeks.

South Elgin snapped Bata-via’s run and ended its seasonwith an 8-3 victory in the Class4A Schaumburg Sectional final.All too suddenly, those finalhigh-fives, hugs – and even in-structions – had arrived.

“That’s exactly it,” seniorthird baseman Micah Coffeysaid. “I feel like we’ve earnedevery bit of hurt that we’refeeling right now. I wasn’t withthe guys in the winter becauseof basketball, but these dudes,they’ve been at it. They’ve beengoal-setting and they’ve beenworking their tails off sinceback when last season ended.

“Over the summer, into thefall. I just can’t say enough forthe effort that they’ve put intoit. And again, our coaches. Thetime that they’ve put into us andinvested into us, I’m so thankfulfor that.”

South Elgin (24-10) turnedthe tables on the same pitcherwho defeated it in mid-April toadvance to the program’s firstsupersectional.

Bulldogs senior right-handerColby Green no-hit the Storm in

a 6-0 victory in mid-April, abouta week before the team’s win-ning streak started, but on Sat-urday struggled to match thateffort.

As the Storm have contend-ed all along, they’re a differentgroup than the one that had itsups and downs during the Up-state Eight Conference season.

“We’ve been really hot hit-ting and our pitching has beenworking all year,” second base-man Tommy Kramer said. “Soit’s really been our hitting that’sstepped up.”

South Elgin out-hit top-seed-ed Batavia (32-341), 11-7, but alsocapitalized on three Bulldogserrors and an aggressive baserunning strategy. Batavia hadtwo runners thrown out at theplate.

While the Storm reached

Green for five hits and five runsin 2⅔ innings, their game-turn-ing, four-run third inning al-most didn’t occur. With oneout and a runner at first, SouthElgin right fielder Danny Asarolled a potential double-playgrounder to second basemanJeremy Schoessling, but thethrow was wild and boundedtoward the left field line.

Asa and first baseman RyanNutof moved up to second andthird, respectively, and scoredone batter later. Third basemanand No. 9 hitter Kyle Hays punc-tuated the rally with a two-run,two-strike opposite field doubleto right.

“We’re trying to turn a dou-ble play to get out of an inning,and then all of a sudden, itturns into a four-run inning,”Bulldogs coach Matt Holm said.

“So the message to everybody isjust how fragile it is, and littlemistakes against a good team,they’ll come back and bite you. Iactually thought we were goingto come back from it, and thenthings got a little out of hand inthe last inning, too.”

South Elgin, which took a 5-3lead after its half of the third,added three more runs in theseventh, including a pinch-hit,two-run single from freshmanKevin Barry.

Storm senior righty TylerBrown did his part to make acomeback difficult, retiring allnine Bulldogs he faced in relief,striking out two.

Brown relied on a curveballthat was “breaking like crazy”to keep hitters guessing. Heproved rather fond of that wordafter the game.

“It’s crazy. I was just pumpedup. Everyone was pumped uptoday,” Brown said. “We’vemade it to this game, but this isthe first time we’ve ever won asectional championship.”

Batavia amped up its off-season dedication knowing astrong core of seniors returnedalongside a promising bunchof juniors, including lefty EvanAcosta, who pitched 3⅔ inningsof relief.

After an extra-inning scarefrom Bartlett in the regionalopener, the Bulldogs seemed torelocate their pulse and main-tained that confidence Satur-day.

Center fielder Laren Eustace– an Indiana commit who joinsCoffey (Minnesota) and pitcher/

first baseman Jacob Piechota

(Western Michigan) as Division

I recruits – smacked a ground-

rule double leading off the bot-

tom of the first. Schoessling

drove him in with a single one

batter later, then scored himself

on a Max Keough wild pitch

with Kyle Niemiec at bat.

The Bulldogs led, 3-1, after

two innings, but didn’t score

again, ending a season that,

along with the winning streak,

will be defined by a program re-

cord for single-season victories.

“Once it stops hurting, we’ll

definitely look back and smile,”

Coffey said. “Doing stuff that’s

never been done for the school

and just the memories that we

made. I kind of tried to tell ev-

erybody before the game, you

know, let’s make a memory to-

day, on any given day. I know

I’ve got a bunch. Can’t thank the

guys enough for that.”

Along with handshakes,

hugs and thank-yous, Holm

shared that rhetoric with play-

ers.

“How many people, how

many teams have walked away

at the end of the year and said,

‘OK, that was a pretty good sea-

son’ or, ‘I can’t wait to get done

with the season’?” Holm said.

“These guys have invested so

much that they have the right to

hurt for awhile, and then they

can take a step back and look

at it, and go, ‘God, that was un-

believable.’ You know, it real-

ly was an unbelievable season

with incredible seniors, incred-

ible leadership.”

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IN KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE SPORTS

Wednesday/ThursdayThe Kane County Chronicle

presents its girls and boys trackand field all-area teams, withthe girls team to be recognizedWednesday and the boys teamon Thursday.St. Charles East’s state cham-

pionship relays highlighted thegirls track and field season inthe Tri-Cities in Class 3A whileKaneland was a dominant forceon the boys landscape, taking

second place as a team in Class2A.Aurora Christian won the girls

and boys team titles in 1A.

FridayThe Chronicle’s boys tennis

all-area team publishes.St. Charles East’s Jasper

Koenen again advanced to thefinal day of the IHSA State Ten-nis Tournament in singles whileeach of the Tri-Cities teams saw

substantial success in doubles.

SaturdayWe salute our 2014 Girls Soc-

cer All-Area team.St. Charles East led the way

this season with its run to theIHSA Class 3A state champion-ship game.Regional champions St.

Charles North and Geneva alsofigure to have plenty of repre-sentation.

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Batavia players gather in left field after losing 8-3 to South Elgin inSaturday’s IHSA Class 4A Schaumburg Sectional final.

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Siblings are growlingover cat-sitting charges

Dear Abby: I accepted arequest from my brother towatch his cats while he wasacross the country for a fewmonths. During that time, oneof them matured and startedmarking his territory all overmy house. The dilemma wasquickly taken care of with atrip to the vet, after permis-sion from my brother.

My brother now insists thatbecause I accepted responsibil-ity for the cats “in every way”in his absence that I shouldn’texpect reimbursement for theprofessional carpet cleaner Irented or the vet bill I paid forneutering the cat.

Am I out of line to expect tobe paid back? We have agreedto abide by your response. –Christina In Maryland

Dear Christina:Tell yourbrother to start writing thecheck now. If he’d had toboard his cats while he wasout of town, it would have costhim a lot more.

Dear Abby:My sister-in-lawis in a barbershop quartet.While I appreciate the artisticeffort of what she does, listen-ing to it bores me and I don’tenjoy it. I feel like I must go toher recitals because she makesa point of inviting my husbandand me.

Should I be honest with herand say I don’t enjoy sittingthrough two to three hours ofa capella songs? Or should I betrue to MYSELF and admit I’drather stay home and catch upon my reading? What wouldyou do, Abby? – Earache InIdaho

Dear Earache: I’d try to betactful. Instead of saying youwould rather stay home andcatch up on your reading, sayinstead that you have “differ-ent taste in music” than shedoes, or that you have otherplans.

Dear Abby:My second wifedied last year after 39 years ofmarriage. She had a beautiful,unique sense of humor. Threeweeks after her funeral, I waswalking our dog on the daythat would have been ouranniversary. As I bent downto pick up the poop, I spotteda quarter on the ground. Itwas so tarnished with age Icouldn’t make out the date.But I remembered your “pen-nies from heaven” letters, so I

picked it up.I hurried home to clean

it to see if it was from theyear we were married. I wasamazed when I discoveredit WAS from the year I wasmarried – but to my first wife.Like I said, my late wife hada unique sense of humor ... . –Smiling In New Jersey

Dear Smiling: I’m sorry foryour loss. Two things occurto me. The first is that thequarter was your reward forbeing a responsible dog owner.The second is that your latewife may have been trying to“remind” you that you had alove before her, and you mayfind another one in the future.

Dear Abby: I’m havingproblems with my boyfriend,“Adam,” and I feel stuck.He recently was accepted tograduate school, and we’replanning to move there. I’mnot sure I’m doing the rightthing.

I will be working andpaying for everything, andAdam will be just going toschool. He thinks this is a fairtrade-off because “we won’thave to worry about money atall” once he has completed hiseducation.

I feel like a space-fillerand a meal ticket. How do Igo about finding out his truefeelings and intentions? Hedoesn’t make me feel special,wanted or important – ever.I do love him, but I don’twant this to be a self-fulfillingprophecy. Please give me someadvice. – To Move Or Not ToMove In Indiana

DearMoveOr Not:Yourwoman’s intuition is tell-ing you this isn’t right, andthat your boyfriend can’t betrusted to fulfill his part of thebargain. You should listen toit because that’s a poor basisfor uprooting yourself andbecoming his benefactor.

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Play for a winner,not a misdefense

Francis Bacon, an Englishmanwho a few believe wrote Shake-speare’s plays, said, “Truth comesout of error more readily than outof confusion.”

After a bridge deal in whichyour partner made a mistake, youhope that he sees the reason forhis error; you do not want himconfused.

In today’s deal, South is inthree no-trump after West hasovercalled in spades. West leadshis fourth-highest spade. Howshould South plan the play aftertaking this trick with dummy’squeen, the honor from the shorterside first?

North’s double was negative,promising four hearts (and maybefive or six if too weak to respondtwo hearts). His three-spadecue-bid asked South to bid threeno-trump with a spade stopper.

South has eight top tricks: onespade, one diamond and six clubs.He can get his ninth winner fromhearts or diamonds, but there isa risk that the defenders will runthe spade suit first. Since trickone indicates that West has thespade ace, South must work tokeep East off the lead.

At first glance, this might sug-gest taking two diamond finesses.However, that is confused think-ing. If East has the heart ace, thedefenders can always triumph. Af-ter a diamond finesse loses, Westcan shift to a heart, and East canpush through a spade, resulting indown two.

If West has the heart ace,though, the contract is safe re-gardless of the diamond position.The simplest approach is to crossto hand with a club, then to leadthe heart four toward dummy.

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Monday

June 9, 2014

ALWAYS INVESTIGATE BEFOREINVESTING ANY MONEY

Contact theBetter Business Bureauwww.chicago.bbb.org

- or -Federal Trade Commission

www.ftc.gov

RETAIL DELIVERY DRIVERContractor needed to deliver, build,collect & maintain retail stores &newspaper boxes. Delivery routeincludes Brookfield, Riverside, LaGrange, Westchester & surroundingareas. Deliveries are once a week.Compensation is based on a perdelivery stop rate. Must have reliablevehicle, valid drivers license, in-surance & a good driving record.

Contact Nicole Austin630-427-6204

[email protected]

MONEY POUCHBlue, lost within a week or so inBatavia. Pouch had important

papers, identification, etc.

REWARD!630-879-9318

UMBRELLA TABLE- LOSTLost Sunday afternoon 6/8

between Cortland and Sandwich.New in box umbrella table.

Slid out of truck.Mike 815-483-8956

Computer / Info Systems

IT - TECHNICALSUPPORT

SPECIALISTChemtech Plastics, Inc., agrowing Elgin thermoplasticInjection Molding Company, isseeking a detail-oriented indi-vidual with excellent organiza-tional skills for IT – TECHNICALSUPPORT SPECIALIST. Re-sponsible for day-to-day sup-port & maintenance of infras-tructure, including all hard-ware, software & telephones.Minimum 3 years IT supportexperience required.See our full job description

online at Monster.com.Benefits packages includesmedical / dental & disabilityinsurance, tuition reimburse-ment & 401K. EOE.

Please send resume to:Chemtech Plastics, Inc.

765 Church Rd.Elgin, IL 60123

[email protected]

HVACTECHNICIANS

Heating & A/C company inSycamore is looking for experi-enced (5 years +) HVAC InstallTechnician & HVAC ServiceTechnicians to join our compa-ny in a full time position. Weoffer: Sign on Bonus, CompanyVan, Holiday Pay and VacationPay. Commission based salesprogram. Salary is based onexperience. Please email yourresume & salary requirements to:

[email protected]

Sales

INSIDE SALESWe are expanding again!

Local Distributor is looking for amotivated individual for a fastpaced Inside Sales environment.This individual must possessgreat customer service skills onthe phones, typing ability, a verygood memory, and a basic abil-ity to read breakdowns anddrawings. Interested individualsmay send a resume to:

[email protected]

SERVICE MANAGER &SERVICE TECHNICIAN

Immediate positions needed forGeneva Repair Shop. Capableof diagnosing service and re-pairs. Must specialize inChrysler, Jeep and Dodge. Alsoable to perform repairs on othervehicle types.Fax resumes: 630-232-0422

or email:[email protected]

Call: 630-232-2860

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSTPart-time experienced Group Ins.

Administrative Asst.Send resume to

[email protected]

DENTAL ADMINISTRATIVEOPENING

We are seeking an experienced,friendly, and motivated dental re-ceptionist for state-of-the-art dentaloffice. Experience with EaglesoftDental Software preferred.

Call 630-816-2121

St. CharlesJune 7 & 8

Saturday & Sunday8am - 4pm

3N964 Longfellow Place

JenAir Grill with cover and rotis-serie, Patio Table and Chairswith Sunbrella Cushions andcover, TVs, Oak Chest of Draw-ers, matching Oak bedside ta-bles, White Chest of drawers, Of-fice Desk, maple Desk, Officebook shelves, Small green bookshelves, Elliptical, Children's ta-bles with chairs, 5 Kitchenchairs, Pans, Dishes, Small Ap-pliances, Vintage Tablecloths,Cook Books, Young Reader Nov-els and many more books, Fold-ing Tables, Lawn Boy Mower,Flower Pots, Misc Lawn & Gar-den tools, file cabinets, 10 ft lad-der, games, Wet Vac, GarageStorage Cabinet, Patio Umbrella,Crib with Mattress, Changing Ta-ble, High Chair, and much more.

Advertise here for asuccessful garage sale!Call 815-455-4800

LADIES SCHWINN TRAVELLERBIKE, 26” with basket, large seat.

$40. 847-515-8012

MASSAGE TABLE, Like new,good quality. $300 negotiable.630-330-4800 St. Charles area.

TOTAL GYM30 different exercises with book

and DVD's for demo's, Does it all!$275/OBO. 630-262-1899

Cherry Queen Bedroom set, 5 pc.$300 630-584-8753

SOFA – 84”, taupe velour,Room & Board brand, very goodcondition, $150 630-584-4371

PIANO Blond Wood, Upright,Krakauer brand. $400. GoodShape. 630-208-7460

Piano- Kawai upright UST8ebony satin, like new,

original owner $1,250/obo630-232-8871

PARAKEETS2 parakeets, one yellow, one blue,with nice cage, only one year old.For free. Batavia, 847-366-0774

GAME SOLAR PRO XD SWIMMINGPOOL HEATER. Complete with cov-er and manual. $85.00 obo (cash

only) Call Bob 630-450-3824

INTEX 2500 gpm Filter Pump forabove ground pool. 110-120-volt;double insulated pump; used 1season with manual. $50.00 obo(cash only) Call Bob 630-450-3824

INTEX KRYSTAL CLEAR SaltwaterSystem Pool Chlorinator model

CS8110 for above ground swim-ming pools. Used 2 seasons. This

system creates chlorine so you nev-er have to add chlorine or any oth-er chemicals. Features 24-hr timer;110-120V & manual. $85.00 obo

(cash only) Call Bob 630-450-3824

NTEX 20' x 12' X 48" OVAL FRAMESWIMMING POOL SET

w/ manual. Water capacity (85%)- 4,393 gal. Inc. 1500 gph pump(used 1 season); ladder and spareladder; 2 filters & new volleyballset. $225.00 obo (cash only)

Call Bob at 630-450-3824

WANTED: FISHING, TACKLEOlder/newer lures, spoons,

spinners, etc. Call Bob309-854-1497

1979 Lincoln Mark VCartier Centenial, immaculate!$8,800 815-508-2916

1998 TOYOTA CAMRYDark Grey, Sunroof, A/C,

Very Well Maintained,Clean, Runs Great,Very Dependable!

$2,400815-344-4384815-403-3315

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I BUYCARS,

TRUCKS,VANS &SUVs

1990 & Newer

Will beat anyone'sprice by

$300.

Will pay extra forHonda, Toyota & Nissan

815-814-1964or

815-814-1224

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

A-1 AUTO

Will BUYUR

USEDCAR, TRUCK, SUV,

MOST CASHWILL BEAT ANYQUOTE GIVEN!!$400 - $2000

“don't wait....call 2day”!!

815-575-5153

1984 HONDA GOLDWING MOTOR-CYCLE ~ 11,340 miles, front far-ing. Luggage rack with 2 detach-able suitcases. $3200 or best offer.630-208-7460

1995 Honda Magna VF750CD.22,627 miles. Paint, tires, batteryall recent. Includes two helmetsand battery charger. $3000.

Tim 815-757-4472

2005 H. D. FATBOY4K miles, new, barely rode.$10,700 815-498-9835

Publisher's Notice: All real estateadvertising in this newspaper is sub-ject to the Fair Housing Act whichmakes it illegal to advertise "anypreference, limitation or discrimina-tion based on race, color, religion,sex, handicap, familial status or na-tional origin, or an intention, tomake any such preference, limita-tion of discrimination." Familial sta-tus includes children under the ageof 18 living with parents or legalcustodians, pregnant women andpeople securing custody of childrenunder 18.This newspaper will not knowinglyaccept any advertising for real es-tate which is in violation of the law.Our readers are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised in thisnewspaper are available on anequal opportunity basis. To com-plain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hear-ing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

HOME ON 5 ACRESGreat location 3 bedroom, 2 bath

6 garages, horses allowed.847-464-4551 $299,000 obo

BATAVIA - Beautiful one bedroomclose to river and town. Attachedone car, gas fireplace , in-unit laun-dry, new carpet and paint. No petsor smoking. $850/month plus utili-ties and security. 773-817-1597.

BATAVIA1 BR starting at $860-$870

2 BR starting at $10103 BR TH starting at $1280

630-879-8300

ELBURN 2BR CONDO STYLEAppliances, W/D, A/C, extra storage.

No pets/smkg, $925/mo, util incl.815-375-0132

GENEVA, charming apt. in 2-flat,Oak floors and woodwork, LR, DR,1 BR, kitchen, office, 1 bath,garage, a/c. No dogs. No smoking.$850/mo. 630-232-0303.

Geneva-Downtown South 6th St.2 Flat House, 1st floor, 2 bedroom,

1 bath, hardwood, granite, newappl, W/D, garage, basement.

Available 7/1, $1850/mo.630-584-6032

PEPPER VALLEYAPARTMENTS

2 BDRM ~ 2 BATH$1,090 - $1,100$1.120 - $1.130

Fireplace, heat, gas, water incl.A/C, D/W, disposal, microwave,blinds, patios, clubhouse, pool.

Garages available, small pets OK.630-232-7226

ST. CHARLES 1st MO FREE!Lrg 1BR $789, Lrg 2BR from$889/mo. Incl heat, water,

cooking gas, appliances & laundry.630-584-1685

ST. CHARLES ~ DOWNTOWN$450/MO + 1

stMO FREE!

Contact Summers CommercialProperty Mgmt. 630-232-7535

Wayne Room for Rent$350/mo + ¼ utilities and

$350 sec dep. 630-377-7958

ST. CHARLESOff/Ware Space

1,568sf - 19,000sf.Docks/Drive-Ins

Aggressive Move-In Package630-355-8094

www.mustangconstruction.com

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Taber Builders, Inc.Complete Concrete ServicesFoundations-Driveways-PatiosSidewalks-Stoops-AdditionsStamped & Dyed DesignsFoundation and Crack RepairResidential & Commercial

fully insured

630-761-1634

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CONCRETE & ASPHALT WORKStamped Concrete

Traditional ConcreteFoundations & Additions

Asphalt PavingLicensed & Insured

WestChicagoConstruction.com630-940-8334

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CUSTOM DECKSPORCHES,PERGOLAS,DOORSSTAIRS, SWIMMING POOLS

WHEELCHAIR RAMPSCOMPLETE TEARDOWNS

POWER WASHING/STAINING

“Let Me Deck You”Michael

815-393-3514

Beaver Fence Co.

Wood Fence RepairReplace or Remove

Ask for Mike:

630-520-2604

FAST FREE DELIVERYMULCH & TOPSOILPremium Shredded Hardwood

$25 cu. YardPrem. Blend Dark---------------$30Prem. Bark Fines---------------$39Dyed Mulch Red/Brown--------$32Play Mat--------------------------$35Blonde Cedar--------------------$39Western Red Cedar-------------$58

* 3 yd min fc may apply

Spreading AvailableAlso top soil, garden mix,

mushroom compost, sand, gravel

Suregreenlandscape.com

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FAST FREE DELIVERYMULCH & TOPSOILPremium Shredded Hardwood

$25 cu. YardPrem. Blend Dark---------------$30Prem. Bark Fines---------------$39Dyed Mulch Red/Brown--------$32Play Mat--------------------------$35Blonde Cedar--------------------$39Western Red Cedar-------------$58

* 3 yd min fc may apply

Spreading AvailableAlso top soil, garden mix,

mushroom compost, sand, gravel

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Tree SaleNursery direct prices

A variety of beautiful treesPlanted on your spot!

Call for afree estimate

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ANDERSON BMW360 N. Rte. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/682-4485www.andersoncars.com

MOTOR WERKS BMWBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800/935-5913www.motorwerks.com

KNAUZ BMW407 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-5000www.KnauzBMW.com

GARY LANG BUICKRoute 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry

815/385-2100www.garylangauto.com

REICHERT BUICK2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

GARY LANG CADILLACRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


MOTOR WERKS CADILLAC200 N. Cook St. • Barrington, IL


GARY LANG CHEVROLETRoute 31, between Crystal Lake& McHenry


AL PIEMONTE CHEVROLET770 Dundee Ave. (Rt. 25) • Dundee, IL847/426-2000

www.piemontechevy.com

LIBERTYVILLE CHEVROLET1001 S Milwaukee Ave • Libertyville IL

847/362-1400www.libertyvillechevrolet.com

MARTIN CHEVROLET5220 Northwest HighwayCrystal Lake, IL

815-459-4000www.martin-chevy.com

RAY CHEVROLET39 N. Rte. 12 • Fox Lake, IL

847/587-3300www.raychevrolet.com

RAYMOND CHEVROLET118 Route 173 • Antioch, IL

(866) 561-8676www.raymondchevrolet.com

REICHERT CHEVROLET2145 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

815/338-2780www.reichertautos.com

CRYSTAL LAKE CHRYSLER5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL

888/800-6100www.clcjd.com

FENZEL MOTOR SALES206 S. State Street • Hampshire, IL

847/683-2424

GURNEE CHRYSLER JEEPDODGE RAM7255 Grand Avenue • Gurnee

888/471-1219www.gurneedodge.com

ST. CHARLES CHRYSLERDODGE JEEP1611 East Main Street • St. Charles, IL

(630) 513-5353www.stcharlescdj.com

SUNNYSIDE COMPANYCHRYSLER DODGERoute 120 • McHenry, IL

815/385-7220www.sunnysidecompany.com



CRYSTAL LAKE DODGE5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL




BULL VALLEY FORD/MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000www.bussford.com

SPRING HILL FORD800 Dundee Ave. • East Dundee, IL

888/600-8053www.springhillford.com

TOM PECK FORD13900 Auto Mall Dr. • Huntley, IL

847/669-6060www.TomPeckFord.com

ZIMMERMAN FORD2525 E. Main StreetSt. Charles, IL 60174

630/584-1800www.zimmermanford.com

GARY LANG GMCRoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


MOTOR WERKS HONDABarrington & Dundee Rds.Barrington, IL

800-935-5913www.motorwerks.com

O’HARE HONDARiver Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

888-538-4492www.oharehonda.comCALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

KNAUZ HYUNDAI775 Rockland Road • Lake Bluff IL 60044(Routes 41 & 176 in the Knauz Autopark)

847-234-2800www.knauzhyundai.com

O’HARE HYUNDAIRiver Rd & Oakton, • Des Plaines, IL

888-553-9036www.oharehyundai.comCALL FOR THE LOWEST PRICES IN CHICAGOLAND

ROSEN HYUNDAI771 S. Randall Rd. • Algonquin, IL

866/469-0114www.rosenrosenrosen.com

MOTOR WERKS INFINITIBarrington & Dundee Rds. • Barrington, IL

800-935-5913

www.motorwerks.com



CRYSTAL LAKE JEEP5404 S. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL




GARY LANG KIA1107 S Rt. 31 between Crystal Lakeand McHenry


ARLINGTON KIAIN PALATINE1400 E. Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL

847/202-3900www.arlingtonkia.com

CLASSIC KIA425 N. Green Bay Rd.Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

847-CLASSIC (252-7742)www.classicdealergroup.com

LIBERTY KIA920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL

847-680-8000www.libertyautoplaza.com

RAYMOND KIA119 Route 173 • Antioch

(224) 603-8611www.raymondkia.com

Land Rover Lake Bluff375 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-8100www.knauzlandrover.com

BUSS FORDLINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

ANDERSON MAZDA360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


KNAUZ CONTINENTALAUTOS409 Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-234-1700www.Knauzcontinentalauto.com

MERCEDES-BENZOF ST. CHARLES225 N. Randall Road, St. Charles

877/226-5099www.st-charles.mercedesdealer.com

BULL VALLEY FORD/MERCURY1460 S. Eastwood Dr. • Woodstock, IL

800/407-0223www.bullvalleyford.com

BUSS FORD LINCOLN MERCURY111 S. Rte 31 • McHenry, IL

815/385-2000

KNAUZ MINI409A Skokie Valley Hwy • Lake Bluff, IL

847-604-5050www.Knauz-mini.com

GARY LANG MITSUBISHIRoute 31, between Crystal Lake & McHenry


LIBERTYVILLE MITSUBISHI1119 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL

847/816-6660www.libertyvillemitsubishi.com

LIBERTY NISSAN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


MOTOR WERKS PORCHEBarrington & Dundee Rds., Barrington, IL


MOTOR WERKS SAAB200 N. Cook Street • Barrington, IL


KNAUZ NORTH2950 N. Skokie Hwy • North Chicago, IL

847-235-3800www.knauznorth.com

PAULY SCION1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050

GARY LANG SUBARURoute 31, between Crystal Lake &McHenry


RAY SUZUKI23 N. Route 12 • Fox Lake

888/446-8743847/587-3300www.raysuzuki.com

PAULY TOYOTA1035 S. Rt. 31, One Mile South of Rt. 14Crystal Lake, IL

815/459-7100 or 847/658-9050www.paulytoyota.com

CLASSIC TOYOTA/SCION515 N. Green Bay Rd.Waukegan/Gurnee, IL

847-CLASSIC (252-7742)www.classicdealergroup.com

ANDERSON VOLKSWAGEN360 N. Rt. 31 • Crystal Lake, IL


GURNEE VOLKSWAGEN6301 Grand Avenue • Gurnee, IL

847-855-1500www.GurneeVW.com

LIBERTY VOLKSWAGEN920 S. Milwaukee Ave. • Libertyville, IL


BARRINGTON VOLVO300 N. Hough (Rt. 59) • Barrington, IL

847/381-9400

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