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ON THE COVERThe 2015 Coal City High School grad-uates stand at the beginning of the ceremony Sunday afternoon in the Coal City gymnasium. See story, page 3 Photo by Bob Black for Shaw Media
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A metal decorative scupper appears on the Morris Coin Shop building at 302 N. Liberty St. in downtown Morris. A scupper is an opening in the parapet, the wall along the edge of a roof, that allows for water to drain from the roof.
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The Grundy County Historical Society encourages Morris Herald-News readers to look up as they travel Grundy County and take time to notice some of its historical architecture. LOOKING UP
Its a busy time of year for MDDPMORRIS When I first
interviewed for my position with the Morris Downtown Development Partnership, I learned the organization served as a partnership be-tween downtown businesses, property owners and the City of Morris.
In the seven-plus years I have worked for the MDDP, I have seen the value of working with these partners, as well as collaborating with many others.
At this time of the year I am busy planning for three of our major events: the Gus Macker Three-on-Three Bas-ketball Tournament, the new Liberty Arts Festival and the Liberty 5k Run/Walk.
Although these events would not be possible without the support of the city of Mor-ris and our downtown busi-ness and property owners, the involvement of other local organizations has greatly enhanced these events.
Gus Macker-Morris is only a few weeks away. I have often told our sponsors and volunteers the tournament would not be possible with-
out their support and that remains true.
However, many other or-ganizations get involved with this event and contribute to its success.
The Eagles allow us the use of their hall, Morris police provide extra security, Morris Color Guard presents the colors at our Opening Ceremony, local schools and businesses help promote the event and other local busi-nesses and individuals allow us to use their equipment or donate food.
Only a few weeks after Gus Macker, the Liberty Arts Fes-tival will be coming to down-town Morris. I am excited to see so many local organiza-tions getting involved with this new event!
The Morris Retail Associa-tion has planned for decorat-ed chairs on the downtown streets with a chair auction at
the conclusion of the festival. Additionally, many down-
town businesses will have art-related activities of their own. Many other organization are planning activities during the festival, including the Grundy County Historical So-ciety, Morris Area Public Li-brary, Morris Theatre Guild, Grundy County Chamber of Commerce, Patriots 4 Heroes, Habitat for Humanity, Small Town Theatrics as well as numerous local artists, musi-cians and dancers.
On July 3 the MDDP will partner with the Grundy County Farm Bureau to bring the sixth annual Liberty 5K Run/Walk to downtown Morris. As this event bene-fits military personnel, local organizations such as Patriots 4 Heroes, American Legion Riders, Team RWB, Morris Color Guard and the Marines are happy to participate.
Additionally, the local Experimental Aircraft As-sociation chapter will likely conduct a flyover as the run begins, and the Morris Com-munity High School Band will play at the finish line. We
also are fortunate to have the support of our local public safety organizations to assure that the event runs smoothly and safely.
Yes, planning for three events in less than a month is more than hectic, but by collaborating with other local organizations we are not only able to enhance our down-town, but bring a greater awareness of these wonderful organizations.
If you or your organization would like to get involved, please call 815-941-0245 or email [email protected].
Specific information about our events can be found at www.downtownmorris.com.
Julie Applegate is the executive director of the Mor-ris Downtown Development Partnership. Community Pulse is a weekly column that provides a dedicated space for Grundy County-area nonprof-its, schools, organizations and sometimes Morris Her-ald-News staff to share news and information about their organization.
COMMUNITYPULSE JULIE APPLEGATE
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By BOB BLACK Shaw Media correspondent
COAL CITY As Carly Pav-lis pondered her four years at Coal City High School, she came to a conclusion: It was the people who surrounded her who provided the most influence in shaping her life.
She said initially, when considering what to include as important contributions of her high school education, the first things that came to mind was what she learned in the classroom. But upon re-flection, Pavlis said it became clear that textbooks were not the most significant factors that affected her future.
The greatest lessons in-fluencing my maturity, de-cision-making and attitude came from people who provid-ed thoughtful leadership and a good example, Pavlis said in her valedictorian address at Sunday afternoons gradua-tion ceremony. Administra-tors, teachers, parents, coach-es and classmates have taught me irreplaceable life lessons that extend beyond factual in-formation.
The other students to ad-dress the crowd were James Naples (senior class presi-dent), Jackson Riley (co-salu-
tatorian with Bailey Durkin), Joshua Lacy (senior class secretary/treasurer) and Rebecca Cash (senior class
vice-president).Coal City Superintendent
Pavlis: Let our futures begin!
Bob Black for Shaw Media
Carly Pavlis gives her valedictorian address on Sunday at Coal City High Schools graduation. Before the address, Pavlis said it was a great class and we got along very well. She noted the high school years flew by and sees a bright future for her classmates.
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By CHRISTINE JOHNSON Shaw Media correspondent
MINOOKA Excitment was in the air Sunday evening as Minooka High School Class of 2015 stepped into the Minoo-ka High School Central Cam-pus athletic stadium.
Family and friends filled the bleachers and cheered as the 626 graduates proceeded to
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Students from the Minooka High School Class of 2015 fill the Minooka High School Central Campus athletic stadium Sunday for their gradua-tion ceremony.
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MORRIS Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity 12th Annual Randy Hancock Memorial Golf Outing was held Friday at the Morris Country Club.
Habitat for Humanity builds and repairs decent, afford-able homes for families in the local community, using vol-unteer labor and many donated and discounted materials.
The golf outing is named after the Grundy-Three Riv-ers Habitat founder and is one of the largest fundraisers for the organization.
The organization has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony and volunteer appreciation night for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of East North Street in Mor-ris for the construction of its latest home for the Shanna Enger family.
Golfing for charity
TOP: Joe Schmitz of Morris gives a wave while driving by on a golf cart at the annual Habitat for Humanity golf outing.ABOVE: Jason Clemons and Matt Seidel with Country Financial in Morris sell raffle tickets at the 12th Annual Randy Hancock Memorial Golf Outing for Habitat for Humanity at the Morris Country Club on Friday.LEFT: Kristi Bennington of Morris tees off during the 12th Annual Randy Hancock Memorial Golf Outing on Friday benefiting Habitat for Humanity.
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National WeatherSeven-Day Forecast for Grundy County
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Sun and Moon Today TuesdaySunrise 5:32 a.m. 5:31 a.m.Sunset 8:08 p.m. 8:09 p.m.Moonrise 6:10 a.m. 7:00 a.m.Moonset 8:46 p.m. 9:46 p.m.
Dresden Is. L&D through 3 p.m. yesterdayTemperaturesHigh/low ....................................... 81/68Normal high ......................................... 72Normal low .......................................... 49Peak wind .............................. 29 at S mph
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0-50 Good; 51-100 Moderate; 101-150 Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200 Unhealthy; 201-300 Very Unhealthy; 301-500 HazardousSource: Illinois EPA
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Precipitation24 hours through 3 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00Month to date ................................... 1.47Normal month to date ....................... 2.17Year to date ...................................... 7.40Normal year to date ........................ 11.39
Fld: flood stage. Prs: stage in feet at 7 a.m Sunday. Chg: change in previous 24 hours.Station Fld Prs Chg Station Fld Prs ChgMorris .................. 13 ..... 7.49 ... +0.15Marseilles L&D ... 473 ... 13.71 ... +0.02Ottawa ............... 463 . 459.83 ..... noneStarved Rock L&D 450 447.16 .... -0.24
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Kent Bugg said it has been a pleasure to watch the Class of 2015 grow into incredible young men and woman.
Not only have they ex-celled in the classroom, but I have watched them become leaders in many different ex-tra- and co-curricular activi-ties. I know they will be very successful in the future, Bugg said prior to the ceremo-ny.
Coal City Principal Mitch Hamann also had high praise for the graduates in his ad-dress. He noted the class had special meaning for him as they started high school the year he was hired as admin-istrator.
They have exceeded my expectations because I have
watched them grow as leaders throughout the school, in the classroom, in the athletic are-na and through a variety of extracurricular activities, he said. They are a class which has learned to grow together and care for each other. They have experienced the highs of winning championships and trophies to the low of losing a fellow classmate and friend.
He said the class brought pride to the school by excel-ling in the classroom, attain-ing successes in athletics and achieving many accomplish-ments throughout a variety of academic teams, clubs and organizations.
Coaler Pride defines the Class of 2015 and all of its ac-complishments, Hamann added.
The excitement of the days events was evident from the seniors prior to the ceremony.
Im excited and Im ready to start college, said Joe Kro-eger, who plans on studying accounting. I will be going to JJC [Joliet Junior College] and then transfer [to a four-year school].
Im excited to move on, said Patience Burton, whose goal is to study zoology at Southern Illinois University.
Peyton Cloe said she was really excited to graduate. She noted she will go to JJC before transferring to Olivet University, majoring in ele-mentary education.
She agreed that high school went by very fast, adding it felt like it was just one year.
It is my hope that all my classmates benefited from their high school years as much as I did, Pavlis con-cluded in her valedictory ad-dress. So with that said, let our futures begin!
COAL CITYContinued from page 3
Hamann: Coaler pride defines the Class of 15
MINOOKAContinued from page 3
their seats to start the ceremo-ny.
Despite the windy condi-tions, the sky was clear and the sunset was brilliant. The ceremony, which was orig-
inally scheduled for 2 p.m., was postponed until 7 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.
The ceremony began with the senior choir members singing The Star-Spangled Banner.
Principal Matt Wikoff then welcomed everyone to the
2015 Minooka High School graduation ceremony.
Senior Olivia Salazar, the salutatorian, delivered a spir-ited address to her fellow stu-dents.
W e w i l l c h a n g e t h e world! Salazar said and add-ed, The opportunities are endless.
Salazar: The opportunities are endless
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White Sox Community NightGrundy County & Operation St. Nick
Tuesday, July 21st 2015Its that time of year again to enjoy some summer baseball with your family and friends.
Once again,we have teamed up with theWhite Sox and Operation St. Nick to bring everyonein Grundy County together for our 7th Annual Grundy County Community NightWhite Sox vsthe St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday evening, July 21st.
We have great lower deck seats at the ball park plus a comfortable climate controlled coachbus to make this an enjoyable evening. We have four buses lined up to leave Morris, CoalCity, and Gardner at 4:30 pm and 4:45pm.
We hope everyone wears theirWhite Sox and Cardinals shirts and jerseys so we can all havesome fun together with a little good natured ribbing allowed.
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Council to vote on public works purchasesBy MIKE MALLORY
MORRIS If Morris City Council approves two recom-mendations Monday night, Morris Public Works will see two new pieces of machinery soon.
The Street and Alley Com-mittee made recommenda-tions Thursday to council for the purchase of a new dump truck and a new woodchipper, Mayor Richard Kopczick said Friday.
The dump truck is a 2015 Ford F350 V8 4x4 with a V-plow, trailer hitch and 11-foot dump body.
With all modifications in-cluded, the total cost comes to $43,947.32 as quoted by Green-way Auto Group.
The committee also recom-
mended the purchase of a 2015 Vermeer BC1500 Brush Chip-per with a turbocharged diesel engine at a total of $54,325.00, quoted by Vermeer Sales and Service of Central Illinois, Inc.
The city budgeted for the purchases in the 2015-16 fis-cal budget. The purchase of a new street sweeper will be dis-cussed at a future meeting.
The Street and Alley Com-mittee made a recommenda-tion to city council to amend an ordinance, adding that westbound and eastbound traf-fic on Route 6 between the west fork of the Nettle Creek Bridge and Route 47 will be a no exces-sive engine-braking zone.
Kopczick said if approved by council, the city will have to seek approval from the Il-linois Department of Trans-portation before placing signs
along the road.In license news, represen-
tatives from Holiday Inn will appear Monday before the Morris Judiciary and License Committee, seeking a Class E liquor license to sell beer and wine to guests. Representa-tives spoke to the committee
at the meeting two weeks ago to discuss the possibility of the license.
They stated they wished to remain competitive with near-by hotels after customers men-tioned theyd like to be able to purchase beer and wine with-out leaving the hotel when in
town for business.A Finance and Adminis-
tration Committee meeting scheduled for Friday morning was moved to Monday at 6:30 p.m., prior to city council, due to a scheduling conflict. The committee plans to discuss do-nations.
POLICE REPORTS
Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from local police departments and the Grundy County Sheriffs Office. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
MORRIS Jaime Acosta, 50, was
arrested by Coal City police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on May 9 on a charge of obstructing justice.
Samantha N. Kile, 19, was arrested by Coal City police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Tuesday on a failure-to-appear warrant for possession of a controlled substance.
Donica M. Sokolinski, 35, of Morris was arrested by Morris police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Thursday on a charge of driving under the influence. She also was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal transpor-tation of alcohol, improper lane
usage, disobeying a stop sign and failing to signal. She was given a June 15 court date.
Jasmine M. Williams, 25, of Joliet was arrested by Morris police for a Will County warrant on a charge of forgery. She posted bond and was trans-ported to the Grundy County Jail.
Kristin M. Meneghetti, 30, of Schaumburg was arrested by Morris police and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Thursday on Will and Lake County warrant charges.
MINOOKA Nicholas G. Reilly, 21, was
arrested by Minooka police May 9 on a Grundy County fail-ure-to-appear warrant. He was given a June 1 court date.
GRUNDY COUNTY John A. Lundberg Jr., 42,
was arrested by Grundy County sheriffs deputies and booked into the Grundy County Jail on Monday on a charge of violat-ing an order of protection.
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COAL CITY Homelessness does not discriminate. Due to life changing events such as job loss, divorce or mental ill-ness, anyone can be caught in this horrifying situation.
This is why, from Septem-ber through April, Morris area churches open their doors to be a warm place to sleep and provide meals to the homeless, in conjunction with the Public Action to Deliver Sustenance ministry. Each night of the week, a specified church will open its doors from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. offering dinner, a warm bed and breakfast. This service is solely run by volunteers, do-ing four-hour shifts, to ensure the safety of those obtaining services, to lend a listening ear and give hope.
Saturday, the president of PADS, Brent Newman, Denise Gaska from We Care of Grun-dy County and the PADS board members, gathered to say thank you to the volunteers at the second annual PADS vol-unteer breakfast at the Berst Center of the Assumption Catholic Church in Coal City.
Its so very important to say thank you. These volun-teers work tirelessly to keep the homeless warm, allow them a place to sleep and pre-pare food, Newman said. How can you not say thank you?
The breakfast was opened with a moment of prayer from the Rev. Robert Sathuri, from First United Methodist Church in Morris. The Rev. Sathuris wife, Teresa Sathuri, was the keynote speaker, sharing her experiences with being a vol-unteer and her involvement with PADS. The couple grew up in India, Teresa, growing up in the same village as Moth-er Teresa, working along side her as a teenager. Teresas mother always told her to sac-rifice to help others.
I grew up in India and saw the poor, and the street children. I came to America and noticed people with back-packs and that was all that they owned, Teresa said. I thought to myself, how can there be poor people in such a great land? How can a land that grows so much food, have starving people?
The Sathuris have had min-istries near Chicago and began working with PADS there, and began volunteering with the Grundy County PADS, when they were transferred to First United Methodist in Morris, in August.
Several awards were given to those who serve the PADS ministry on a regular basis.
Two community businesses received awards for their ser-vice to PADS. The Outstand-ing Service award was given to Morris Hospital, with Jeff Cole and Nancy Stewart accepting, and the Outstanding Kindness award went to Phil Jass and staff at the Grundy County Health Department.
The Outstanding Hospital-ity award went to Morris cou-ple Cathy and Gordon Milne, who were instrumental in cre-ating the radical hospitality policy the Grundy Area PADS put into motion. Newman said this policy makes the hospital-ity shown at the church sites
go above and beyond what is expected. Peace Lutheran Church also was awarded this honor. Three volunteers who have been with the program from its inception were given the Outstanding Contribution award. Todd Thomson, Gayle Green and Millie Dyer, were this years recipients. Green and Dyer spoke about the ex-
perience, this being their last year to serve.
Green of First United Meth-odist church said once she was aware of the problem she be-gan seeing the problem.
I began seeing homeless I never noticed before living under bridges, at McDonalds, and around town, Green said. These people are trying to get
their lives back together and so many have problems with job loss, domestic issues, drugs and so on and its hard to keep a job like that.
With the opening only a few short months away, Newman said if anyone is interested in helping with PADS to go to grundypads.org for informa-tion.
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ABOVE: PADS President, Brent Newman (right) hugs Grundy County Health Department ad-ministrator, Phil Jass, as the de-partment receives the Outstand-ing Kindness award.BELOW: Morris residents Gayle Green (left) and Millie Dyer re-ceive the Outstanding Contribu-tion award for their over 10 years of work with PADS.
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Rezin calls for property tax freeze for economy, families
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SPRINGFIELD State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking Illinois lawmakers to make freezing property taxes a top priority for families and busi-nesses.
No matter what commu-nity I visit in the 38th Senate District, a common concern of families and businesses is, our property tax rates just keep going higher and higher, and its really hurting us, Rezin said in a news release. Freezing property tax rates will go a long way in boosting our economy, while helping working families with some much-needed relief for their own budgets.
Rezin says any action could include an exemption for com-munities where local voters approve a referendum, accord-ing to a news release.
According to a recent study from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, Illinois has the
second highest property taxes in the country, behind only New Jersey. Illinois was found to have 17 counties ranked in the top 100 counties nationally for median property tax rates, including several local coun-ties in the 38th District:
Kendall County: median effective property tax rate of 2.53 percent (16th nationally)
Will County: median effec-tive property tax rate of 2.31 percent (33rd nationally)
LaSalle County: median effective property tax rate of 2.23 percent (41st nationally)
Rezin said in the release that all too often, neighboring states are attracting compa-nies and residents, when it should be Illinois where peo-ple want to move and start a business. She points to the lower property taxes in those states as one of the reasons.
The average homeowner in Illinois had a property tax bill of $4,469 in 2012, according to the study.
That is 26 percent higher than Wisconsin, 86 percent higher than Iowa and 90 per-cent higher than Michigan.
Illinois property tax rate, and Illinois property tax bills, are both higher than all of our neighboring states, according to the study.
Putting a cap on any tax gives companies some assur-ance and some certainty that Illinois is serious about keep-ing and recruiting business here, John Greuling, presi-dent and CEO of the Will Coun-ty Center for Economic Devel-opment, said in the release.
In a recent teleforum, Rezin asked a poll question regard-ing property taxes. Answering that question, 71 percent of participants supported a prop-erty tax freeze.
Of that, 36 percent said to freeze property taxes state-wide and 35 percent said to freeze property taxes unless voters approve an increase, according to the news release.
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SENECA Every year Seneca High School hosts an event called the Reality Store. All sophomore students participate in the Reality Store to learn about the costs of living. Students get a paycheck with fake money in it, and using the money, the students have the chance to spend one months salary on the necessities of life including housing, utilities, transportation, insurance, gro-ceries, entertainment, clothing, and more, according to a news release from the high school.
Besides Seneca High School, the event is made possible by Mazon State Bank, and the First
Midwest Bank of Seneca. As well as sending representatives to work at the Reality Store, the two banks brought prizes to be given away through a random drawing. Mazon State Bank winners were
Mackenzie Cryder of Seneca and Kailey Davis of Mazon, and the First Midwest Bank of Sene-cas winner was Eva Bruno of Marseilles.
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Seneca High School students Mackenzie Cryder and Kailey Davis (mid-dle) claimed their Reality Store prize from Mazon State Bank.
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The Minooka Womens Club recent-ly installed officers for the 2015-16 year. Pictured (left to right) are Nita Caruso, secretary; Carolyn Healy, vice president; Denise Brennan, president; and Donna Chesko, sec-retary. The installation was done after a luncheon at Drury Lane The-atre in Oak Brook before the mem-bers saw the musical Billy Elliott.
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GEORGENE S. ANDERSONBorn: April 18, 1925; in Morris, ILDied: May 16, 2015; in Aurora, IL
Georgene S. An-derson, 90, of Au-rora, passed away Saturday morning, May 16, 2015, at Countryside Care Center in Aurora.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Marks Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora with Rev. Brian Wise officiating. Immediately following the funeral service a luncheon will be held at the church.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at the church. Interment will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday in Saratoga Cemetery in Morris.
Born April 18, 1925, in Morris, she was the daughter of Sidney and Arlotte (Brewe) Nelson. She
graduated from Morris High School with the class of 1943. Georgene married Luvern T. Anderson on April 18, 1947, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris.
They lived most of their married life in Aurora.
For several years she was the church secretary at Bethlehem Lutheran Church while Rev. Norris Stoa served as pastor.
Later she was employed as a secretary at Aurora College.
Surviving are one son, Bruce Anderson of Minneapolis, MN; three grandchildren, Allison (Brian)Fentzke, Stephen Daunheimer and Gretchen (David) Schmidt; four great grandchildren, Kirsten, Sydney and Eli Fentzke and Wesley Schmidt; one son-in-law, Scott Daunheimer of Rockford, MI; three sisters-in-law, Louise and Faye Nelson, both of Morris, and Alberta Nelson of Champaign; several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Luvern on April 15, 2006; one daughter, Cheryl Daunheimer on December 1, 2014; one son in infancy; one great-granddaughter, Violet; three brothers, Sherwood, Dr. Dale and Nolan Nelson.
She was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church and Sons of Norway in Aurora.
She enjoyed sewing, reading and spending time with her family and grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to St. Marks Lutheran Church.
Fruland Funeral Home, 121 W. Jefferson St., in Morris is in charge
of arrangements. For more information, call the
funeral home at 815-942-0700 or sign the private online guestbook at www.frulandfuneralhome.com.
DELBERT ANDERSONBorn: July 25, 1923; in Dwight, ILDied: May 16, 2015; in Dwight, IL
Delbert Slim Anderson, 91, of Dwight, IL, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Heritage Health-care, Dwight at 12:25 p.m.
Visitation will be Tuesday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Hager Memorial Home. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, May 20, at Hager Memorial Home at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Oaklawn Cemetery, Dwight.
Delbert was born July 25th 1923, in Dwight to Andrew and Eliza (Sorensen) Anderson.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy Paulsen Anderson, they were married in Dwight on March 5, 1955.
Also surviving are sons, Richard (Cathy) Anderson of Dwight Ron-ald Anderson of Dwight and Doug (Denise) Anderson, Lakeville, IN; sister, Velda Burger of Jacksonville, IL; grandchildren, Kyle (Laura), Ryan and Melissa; great grand-child, Ella Anderson and many nieces and nephews.
Delbert farmed all of his life and enjoyed playing cards, fishing and bowling with friends.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donors choice.
LAURENE F. SPIKER
Laurene F. Spiker (nee Milawski), of Braidwood, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
Arrangements by R.W. Patterson Funeral Home. 815-458-2336
GUY R. STEWARTBorn: Nov. 28, 1939; in Coal City, ILDied: May 15, 2015; in Oswego, IL
Guy R. Stewart, of Morris, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2015, at Autumn Leaves of Oswego. Born No-vember 28, 1939, in Coal City, Guy was the son of the late William and Elsie (Marsh) Stewart.
He was raised and educated in the Coal City Schools and finished high school while serving in the military. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving with the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. He was honorably discharged in December, 1959.
On March 11, 1962, Guy married Lynne Isham. He was employed with the paper mill for several years before becoming a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service where he retired in 1996. After his retirement from the post office, he worked part-time for Jim at Feeneys Liquor.
Guy was a past member of the Morris Moose Lodge and Wau-
ponsee Township Board. He also bowled on a postal league. Guy loved his family and especially enjoyed doing home improvement projects for them.
Survived by his wife, Lynne; daughters, Natalie (Jerald) Vickers of Coal City and Nicole (William) Maier of Traverse City, MI; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his par-ents; three brothers, Marvin, John and Andrew Stewart; and a sister, Shirley Findley.
Visitation will be held on Tues-day, May 19, 2015, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the U.C. Davis-Calla-han Funeral Home, located at 301 W. Washington Street in Morris. A private funeral service will be held at a later date with inurnment at Abraham Lincoln National Ceme-tery with the Morris Color Guard. Cremation rites will be accorded. Memorials in Guys name may be made to the Alzheimers Asso-ciation, Seasons Hospice or to a recipient of the donors choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted with U.C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home, 301 W. Washington Street, Morris, Illinois. For further information, visit the website at www.ucdaviscallahan.com or contact the funeral home at (815) 942-0084.
Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting our website.
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Detroit R&B singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly dead at 70The ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT Detroit R&B and jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly, who opened for Motown greats like Stevie Wonder and later entered the ministry, has died. She was 70.
B a r n e s - K e n n e r l y d i e d Friday in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she went for a performance, friend and bass player Ralphe Armstrong told the Detroit Free Press.
He said she had at least two strokes in recent years and died of heart failure.
Barnes-Kennerly recorded in the 1960s for Detroits Mick-ay Records and Coral Records,
a Decca Records label. While never signing with
Motown Records, she opened for a number of its stars, in-
cluding Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Gladys Knight.
If Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, Ortheia was the empress, Armstrong said. She later turned her ca-reer toward speaking and the ministry. Barnes-Kennerly told the Free Press in 1990 that she never lamented the lack of national success in her music career.
I love doing my music, but mostly I love making people feel good, she said. The mu-sic has been good to me. Ive had furs, cars and diamonds and all that without the mil-lion-seller. But its more to it than that for me. Theres a higher consciousness that lets me know Im a part of this uni-
verse who has a gift to share, and when Im sharing that gift, Im happy.
A suburban Detroit con-gresswoman said the world has lost a gentle and kind spirit.
Ortheia Barnes love for all people could be felt in her music, in her ministry work, and in her support of all of De-troit, U.S. Rep. Brenda Law-rence, D-Mich., said in a state-ment. Whether you knew her through her music, through her ministry, or through her friendship, you were blessed.
Her funeral is scheduled for May 26 at Hartford Memo-rial Baptist Church in Detroit, Swanson Funeral Home told The Associated Press.
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Ortheia Barnes performs in 1987 at the Pontch Nightclub in Detroit.
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BRIEFSMorris cardiologist talks high blood pressure
MORRIS Morris Hospital is hosting a free program, Con-trolling High Blood Pressure, from 5 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, in the Whitman Assembly Room 1 at Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St., Morris. Cardiologist Dr. Athar Saeed is the featured speaker.
High blood pressure is a condi-tion caused by blood pushing too hard against artery walls.
Over time, this can damage the heart and blood vessels and lead to heart attacks and strokes. Saeed will talk about strategies for managing blood pressure.
Anyone interested in learning more about high blood pressure is encouraged to attend.
Registration is requested by going to www.morrishospital.org/events or by calling Morris Hospitals Cardiac Rehabilitation department at 815-705-7832.
Rep. Kinzinger office to hold traveling hours
MINOOKA The office of Congressman Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, will hold traveling
office hours this month through-out the 16th District.
Staffers will be available to assist and provide guidance for constituents on issues ranging from Veterans and Social Se-curity benefits to Medicare and immigration issues.
The staffers will be in Minooka from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, at Minooka Village Hall, 121 E. McEvilly Road, Minooka.
Constituents are welcome to come to share their questions and concerns.
No appointments are neces-sary.
Those who cannot attend the traveling office hours but have questions can contact the Ottawa District Office at 815-431-9271.
IDPH needs approval of medical pot conditions
SPRINGFIELD Before patients with 11 additional medical conditions and diseases recently recommended by the Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board can apply for an identification card to purchase medical can-nabis in Illinois, the conditions and diseases must officially be added to the program through rulemaking.
The rulemaking process can take several months.
IDPH strongly encourages patients to wait before sending applications associated with the 11 recommended conditions and diseases, according to the release.
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MORRIS Playing a qual-ity team late in the regular season is usually a good way for a team to prepare for the postseason.
The Morris softball team did just that Saturday, when they took on Beecher, one of the top clubs in the state in Class 2A.
The Redskins (21-7) had to come up with a rally or two, but they were able to defeat Beecher, 6-5.
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out later, Sydney Zupan sin-gled before a double steal put runners on second and third. Burns struck out the next hit-ter, but Garza followed with a single to bring home Abbate and Zupan for a 5-1 Beecher lead. Carson Solis singled to
move Garza to third, but was thrown out trying to steal sec-ond to end the inning.
Apart from the third, Burns was nearly perfect, facing only 20 batters in the other six in-nings, allowing a two-out walk in the fifth and a two-out sin-
gle by Johnson in the top of the seventh.
We had one inning where we kind of fell apart mentally,
Lowery said. But other than that, we did a good job. Abby
SOFTBALL: MORRIS 6, BEECHER 5
Morris rallies to score win over Beecher
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Morris Emily Moore (right) shares a laugh with coach Jen Lowery after hitting a two-run double to tie the score at 5 against Beecher in the fifth inning Saturday in Morris. Moore later scored the winning run.
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Fifth-inning comeback highlights composure
pitched well and hit her spots and the defense played well be-hind her.
The Redskins began their comeback in the bottom of the third. With one out, Janelle Brehm, who finished with three hits, slugged a solo home run to left-center to make it 5-2. Jasmine Cook then doubled to left. Emily Moore reached on a fielders choice and, an out lat-er, Leah Lines singled through the middle to score Cook to cut the Beecher lead to 5-3.
After going down in order in the bottom of the fourth, Morris put the finishing touch-es on the comeback in the fifth. Brehm led off with a single to right and went to second on a single by Cook. Moore then doubled to the gap in left-cen-ter, scoring both runners to tie the game, and went to third on
the relay to home to try and get Cook. After a short fly out and a walk, Burns lifted a sacrifice fly to center to score Moore for the game-winning run.
Abby did a good job at the plate today, too, Lowery said. And Janelle Brehm has been on fire for us lately. She has been great at getting on base from the leadoff spot.
We have three tough games in a week, starting with this one against Beecher. Then we play Joliet Central and Mi-nooka. Weve beaten all the teams in our regional, but its hard to beat a team twice. It
does give us confidence going into the regional, though. We seem to be tightening things up going into the postseason, which is good to see. This week will be good for us. We have to learn to be relaxed in tight games, which we did well today.
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Morris Janelle Brehm (right) is contragu-lated by teammates after hitting a solo home run in a 6-5 win over Beecher on Saturday in Morris. Brehm finished with three hits.
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Two from Morris go to stateSTAFF REPORTS
PLANO The Morris girls track team finished sixth in the 15-team Class 2A Plano Sectional on Friday, and two of the Redskins will be head-ing to the state finals on the campus of Eastern Illinois University from Thursday to Saturday.
Junior Leona Burton won the sectional title in three events, capturing the long jump (17-11), the 100-meter dash (12.87) and the 200-meter dash (26.79). Freshman Madi Mayberry took second in the long jump (17-4.75) and will also compete at the state meet.
Also scoring points for Mor-ris were sophomore Meghan Smith in the high jump (fourth, 5-0), sophomore Sabrina Bafti-ri in the 400-meter dash (sixth, 1:03.12) and Mayberry in the 200-meter dash (sixth, 28.05).
Coal City finished 12th in the meet and did not have a state qualifier.
Class 1A Seneca Sectional: Seneca won the sectional title with 194 points, well ahead of second-place Reed-Custers to-tal of 74. Cora Wilkinson qual-ified in three events, taking first in the 300-meter hurdles (46.86), first in the 100-meter hurdles (17.04) and second in the triple jump (34-10.5).
Lexi Wilkinson took first in the triple jump (36-0.5) and second in the long jump (16-11), while Willow Stuedemann was second in the 100-meter dash (12.67) and second in the 200-meter dash (26.05).
Shawnna Goins won the shot put (36-10), while Clara
Ross captured the discus title (106-0). Emily Woods finished third in the long jump (16-9) to qualify, while Armbrust took third in the pole vaults (9-3) to qualify.
Evan Bruno (5:26.12) took second in the 1,600-meter run to qualify, while teammate Carina Collet qualified in the same event by taking third in 5:28.16.
In addition, the Seneca 4x800 relay of Lexi Bogren, Bruno, Collet and Sarah Vir-go (9:53.83), the 4x100 relay of Sara Cahill, Mackenzie Maier-hofer, Lexi Wilkinson and Woods (52.58) and the 4x200 re-lay of Cahill, Maierhofer, Lexi Wilkinson (1:50.39) all took first and qualified for state.
Class 3A Naperville North Sectional: Minookas Ashleigh Wilson won the 400-meter dash (56.57) and placed third and qualified in the 200 :25.58).
Also for Minooka, Mack-enzie Callahan was second in the 800 (2:16.84), Emily Shelton was the runner-up in the 1600 (5:08.0), and Ashley Tutt fin-ished fourth and moved on in the 3200 (10:56.66).
BASEBALLCoal City 4, Seneca 3 (9 in-
nings): The Coalers finished off their Interstate Eight Con-ference title Saturday with the win. Starter Brad Littleton extended his scoreless innings streak to 33 by striking out six in three innings. He also had two hits, and his RBI single in the ninth drove in Ryan Hor-rie for the game-winner. D.J. Budde added two hits for the Coalers (27-5, 14-2).
Joe Quinn threw the final four innings to get the win. Starter Peter Hogue went three innings for Seneca (12-19, 6-10), while Lars Pihl threw five innings and Mason Mitch-ell one. C.J. Pasdertz (dou-ble) and Hunter Simon (RBI) each had two hits, while Matt Houchin had an RBI.
Peotone 4, Seneca 2: C.J.Pas-dertz had two hits to lead Sen-eca, while Brody Harty (RBI) and Michae Rhodes each had a hit. Ben Rohder suffered the loss in relief of Kale Walsh.
SOFTBALLPeotone 7, Seneca 4: Seneca
led, 2-1, through four innings, but a Peotone rally in the bot-tom of the fifth gave them the lead. Peotone added runs and Seneca rallied, but lost with the tying run at the plate in the seventh. Lyda Robinson led the offense for Seneca (22-11) with two hits while Sam Ton-dini added a two-run double.
Manteno 3, Coal City 2: Los-ing pitcher Emily Aichele gave up three hits and just one earned run while striking out four. Offensively for the Coalers (17-11, 9-5), Sam Olsen had two hits and an RBI.
Morris 21, Yorkville 2: Emily Moore and Taya Torkelson led Morris (20-7, 5-2) to the North-ern Illinois Big 12 East win Friday, with each getting four hits. Moore had a double and an RBI, while Torkelson had a double and five RBIs.
Leah Lines added three hits and two RBIs. Abby Burns threw all six innings, giving up one earned run and seven hits while striking out eight.
MONDAYS EVENTSBASEBALL4:15 p.m. Minooka at Romeo-
ville4:30 p.m. Morris at Boling-
brook4:30 p.m. Seneca at Wilming-
ton in Class 1A Ottawa Marquette Regional
4:30 p.m. LaMoille at Newark in Class 1A Putnam County Regional
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD4:30 p.m. Wilmington, Peotone
at Coal CitySOFTBALL4:30 p.m. Morris at Joliet
Central
4:30 p.m. Beecher at Coal City4:30 p.m. Minooka at Glenbard
South
TUESDAYS EVENTSBOYS VOLLEYBALL5:30 p.m. Oswego at MinookaSOFTBALL4:15 p.m. Minooka at Plainfield
South4:30 p.m. Wilmington vs. Sene-
ca at Class 2A Coal City Regional4:30 p.m. Seton Academy-Illi-
nois Lutheran winner vs. Gard-ner-South Wilmington at Class 1A Gardner-South Wilmington Regional
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As long as youve got enough money for gas, you can stay in the race, says one veteran Iowa Republican op-erative of the sprawling 2016 presidential field.
Yes, there are tons of sto-ries in the press about this or that candidate raising zillions of dollars.
But the truth is, a lot of Republican hopefuls an unprecedented number will have the wherewithal to run at least bare-bones campaigns for many months to come. And some of them could help shape the race and its top is-sues, even if they never climb into the top tier.
Perhaps a single candidate will break out with a big lead by the beginning of fall. But its more likely that wont happen, which could lead to a series of results in the early 2016 contests that seem less than conclusive. If a losing candidate has enough money for gas especially if hes get-ting a SuperPAC boost why pull out when the winner only got 18 percent of the vote?
Likewise, Romney won the New Hampshire primary with 39.3 percent of the vote. This time, It looks to me like 25 percent could win New Hamp-shire maybe 22 percent, notes the strategist.
Right now, there are 14 candidates in the GOP field currently being measured by the RealClearPolitics average of polls: Bush, Rubio, Walker, Paul, Cruz, Huckabee, Chris-tie, Carson, Perry, Kasich, Santorum, Graham, Jindal and Fiorina, in order of their current standing in national surveys. There are still others not in the average. Donald Trump, for example, is not in the average but is polling at 5 percent in the new WMUR Granite State poll of New Hampshire ahead of nine
candidates who are in the average. Then there are John Bolton, George Pataki and others who are showing up at Republican campaign events.
Theres been a lot of discus-sion, publicly and behind the scenes, about how to conduct a debate with such a large field. The biggest Republican debate in the 2012 primary season was nine candidates; there were 10 GOP candidates in a few 2008 debates. There were eight Democrats in a 2008 debates, and nine in some 2004 showdowns. But no one has ever gotten near the num-ber of GOP candidates today.
Its generally assumed that a debate field of, say, 15 can-didates would be far too large to handle in the traditional format. But organizers might go ahead and do it anyway, be-cause the alternative cutting some candidates out before anyone has even gotten a chance to speak to the debate audiences would not sit well with a lot of Republicans. Why not just have a really long de-bate theres no reason it has to be limited to 90 minutes or two hours and give everyone his or her say?
If they have any sense, they will start out with de-bates that are too big and try to winnow them out over the fall, says a second operative.
The point is, there are a lot of smart candidates in the field. They are most likely go-ing to be in the race for some time. Of course they should be part of the conversation.
Byron York is chief po-litical correspondent for The Washington Examiner.
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Louis Nizer, a noted trial lawyer who died in 1994, said, I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds.
At the bridge table, you hope not to face overwhelming odds against making your contract. (If you do, presumably partner overbid!) But it helps to know some common odds. If you are missing five trumps, the a priori odds of a 3-2 split are 67.8 percent, and 28.3 percent for 4-1. It is nice to find a line of play that will accommodate a 4-1 split, but if while trying to do that, you go down when the trumps are 3-2 all along, you will look pretty silly.
In this deal, should South, in four spades, worry about 4-1 trumps? West starts off with two high hearts.
The original declarer ruffed the second trick, played a spade to dummys king, and returned a spade to his jack. However, West won with the queen and led another heart, forcing South to ruff with his penultimate trump. Declarer crossed to the dummy with a diamond and ran the club 10, but West won that trick and led his heart 10 to kill the contract.
South would have been making the winning play if East had queen-fourth of trumps, but declarer went down although trumps were 3-2. South should have led a diamond to the king at trick three, then taken the club finesse. West would have won and played a third high heart, but declarer could have ruffed, drawn two rounds of trumps, and played on clubs to get home.
When the defenders threaten to make you ruff a lot, establish your side suit first.
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