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WEEK IN REVIEW Sycamore OKs St. Albans rebuild deal By KATIE FINLON
kfinlon@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore city officials approved an infrastructure agreement with a well-known local developer nearly two years after a fire destroyed a building of the St. Albans Green apartment complex and displaced more than 120 residents. Sycamore Acting City Manager Maggie Peck said Jim Mason, who owns St. Albans Green, continues to seek city approval for next steps in his plan to rebuild the 40-unit complex into townhomes instead. As part of the proposed resolution, development plans include water main and roadway improvements, she said. Peck said the agreement would have
Mason install 320 linear feet of water main on the site that will be for the city’s public use. Mason also would be responsible for repaving south Main Street from the north property line of St. Albans to Lincoln Street, which will be disturbed because of water main construction, according to city documents. “The water main must be completed prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy for any unit to be constructed and redevelopment of St. Alban’s,” Peck said during the July 19 meeting. “The road repairs are scheduled to be completed no later than Nov. 1, 2021, unless a different date is agreed upon by both parties.” The Sycamore City Council voted, 6-0, to approve the agreement during the July 19 meeting in downtown Sycamore. Alder-
men had no additional discussions before the vote. Second Ward Alderman Pete Paulsen and Fourth Ward Alderman David Stouffer were absent from the meeting. The complex was ravaged by what fire investigators have deemed an accidental fire started by a cigarette being put out on a balcony July 27, 2019, which quickly caught fire. All residents of building A of St. Albans were displaced, and some pets died in the fire. The building was demolished in November 2019. In the two years since the fire, Mason has appeared before the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission several times to discuss concept plans and approval of a special use permit to build townhomes on the 2.48-acres at 711 S. Main St. in Sycamore.
DeKalb fire chief to retire in November By KATIE FINLON
kfinlon@shawmedia.com DeKALB – DeKalb’s fire chief who has been with the department for more than 25 years and was appointed chief in early 2019 will retire later this year, city officials announced July 21. According to a City of DeKalb news release, Fire Chief Jeff McMaster notified City Manager Bill Nicklas of his intent to retire Nov. 27, when he reaches the threshold of 26 full creditable service years with the DeKalb Fire Department. McMaster, 51, said he will be 52 by his set retirement date. He said a combination of factors in his personal life, personal career and the needs of the city and the fire department contributed to his
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decision. McMaster said the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t the catalyst for his decision. However, he considers himself fortunate to have the opportunity to lead the fire department during that critical time. “That’s going to be one of the feathers I’m going to stick in my cap,” McMaster said. “ … That is an experience I will treasure.” McMaster started with the department as a probationary firefighter and paramedic on Nov. 27, 1995, according to the release. He held the ranks of lieutenant and paramedic from 2004 to 2009, captain from 2009 to 2012, battalion chief from 2012 to 2013, assistant fire chief of training from 2013 to 2017, deputy fire chief from 2017 to 2018, and interim fire chief from
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Nov. 30, 2018, to Feb. 1, 2019, before his appointment as fire chief on Feb. 1, 2019. “We are grateful for his many years of unselfish leadership and service,” Nicklas said in the news release. McMaster said he believes “change is good,” even when it’s uncomfortable, and that it’s time to bring in more “fresh outlooks on every level to continue to drive the fire department forward.” “Am I up for it still? Absolutely,” McMaster said. “But I just think now is a good time personally and professionally, I guess, to go in a different direction.” McMaster said he plans on remaining active in the community after retirement. He said he will be looking at other possibilities and opportunities for his next chapter in life.
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THE MIDWEEK In 2021, the Kiwanis Club of DeKalb, the DeKalb Rotary Club, and the DeKalb American Legion Post 66 are all celebrating the 100th anniversary of their founding. With that milestone in common, members of each organization have been celebrating their centennial year throughout 2021. In continuation of that celebration, there will be a community-wide anniversary celebration at the DeKalb Municipal Band Concert on Aug. 3. The Municipal Band concerts are held at 7:30 p.m. in Hopkins Park at the Bandshell. “We are happy to join the Rotary and Kiwanis in celebrating their and our 100th anniversary,” Michael Embrey, DeKalb American Legion historian, said in a news release. “The acknowledgment that these three great organizations continue to provide support to various community projects is very satisfying for the entire membership of the DeKalb American Legion.” In addition to the special concert, members of the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs are selling raffle tickets as a fundraiser to support the philanthropic works in the DeKalb community by both clubs. The winners will be drawn
tickets will allow both clubs to continue this tradition of supporting both the DeKalb community and international charitable projects like scholarships, Meals on Wheels, literacy, clean water and polio eradication.” To celebrate the anniversary of these community organizations, Conductor Kirk Lundbeck has planned a special program for the band concert that will recognize and honor these clubs. Since no celebration is complete without cake, a cake will be served at the concert by members of the organizations at the Hopkins Park shelter prior to the performance. “What an amazing tribute to the long history in DeKalb of strong community organizations to have three of them celebrating centennial anniverShaw Media file photo saries in 2021,” Mark Meier, DeKalb A community-wide celebration to mark the 100th anniversaries of the Kiwanis Club of Kiwanis Club president, said in the DeKalb, the DeKalb Rotary Club, and the DeKalb American Legion Post 66 will be held at the release. “And to celebrate this with the oldest continuous municipal band in DeKalb Municipal Band Concert on Aug. 3 in Hopkins Park. Illinois seems fitting.” and announced at the concert. Four purchase at the band concerts on July Tickets for a drive-thru dinner are prizes will be awarded ranging from 27 and Aug. 3, or until tickets have sold also available to allow concert-goers to $200 to $1,000 and only 500 tickets will out. have dinner at the park. Inboden’s will be sold. Tickets are available for $25 “The Rotary and Kiwanis organiza- prepare a dinner that includes chicken each and can be purchased by contact- tions have a long history of support in or pork chop and sides at a cost of $15 ing Rotary at https://dekalbrotary.org, the DeKalb community,” Brian Corr, (or $25 for two). Meals will be available or Kiwanis at https://dekalbkiwanis. DeKalb Rotary president, said in the for pickup at the Hopkins Park shelter org. Tickets also will be available for release. “Funds from the sale of these from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3.
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KVAL to host bookbinding demonstration THE MIDWEEK There are book markers, book worms, and book mobiles, and then there is Amanda Lucek, a quirky, multidisciplinary artist who works wonders with books. Lucek will demonstrate the decorative bookbinding technique known as Japanese Stab Binding at the Aug. 5 meeting of the Kishwaukee Valley Art League. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Gallery On State, 322 W. State St. in Sycamore, and the general public is invited to attend this informative teaching session. Guests will receive free handouts on binding books with this oriental technique, and watch a live demonstration of the process. Lucek is a devoted bibliophile whose first job was at the DeKalb Public Library. She has a specific interest in the physical and visual properties of books and took several bookbinding courses through the visual arts department at Brown University where she obtained degrees in both visual arts and mathematics. Lucek said she learned Japanese Stab Binding, which most Westerners are unfamiliar with, at Brown.
She will explain how this technique radically differs from European bookbinding, discussing pros and cons to each format. She also will share special practical tips that she learned while experimenting with unique and unexpected materials in her bindings. Combining highly traditionsl art practices with highly untraditional modern materials is one of Lucek’s signatures in her artwork. Guests to Gallery On State can see one of her pieces where she folded and cut the edges of each page of a book into a pattern of clock faces and gears. On Aug. 3, Gallery on State will have its official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be performed by the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce and interested parties are invited to attend. Currently on display in the front windows of the gallery are two exhibits. In the west window are samples of KVAL’s latest “Create With KVAL” challenge with the theme of “Turn Back The Time.” The pieces on display are the result of various artists’ answers to the challenge. The east window contains the works of KVAL’s Featured Artist of the
Month, Anna Gosciejew. Former KVAL President Larry Bond will teach two sessions of a beginning watercolor class at the gallery. The first class will be Saturday, Aug. 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost for this class is $60. The second class will be Thursday, Aug. 19, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Cost for this evening class is $75 and wine will be served. Bond is a master watercolor artist whose works have been shown at the Next Picture Show in Dixon, the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles, the Bloomingdale Historical Museum in Bloomingdale, and the Peabody Estate in Oak Brook. He currently has a one-man show on exhibit at the Illinois Agricultural Association Credit Union in Bloomington. Registration forms for the classes can be picked up at Gallery On State. The Kishwaukee Valley Art League is committed to promoting local artists and dedicated to promoting the development of upcoming artists in the Kishwaukee Valley area. Hy-Vee and Waste Management are patron members of the organization. Visit www.kval-nfp.org for information.
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THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – The Phantom Regiment drum corps is coming to DeKalb and, they are bringing a hometown girl with them. Hannah Clark, 21, grew up in DeKalb and is a member of the Phantom Regiment’s color guard. The Phantom Regiment along with six other drum corps will perform Friday, Aug. 6, in the Show of Shows at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium. Tickets are available for the Show of Shows, a part of DCI’s 2021 Celebration Tour, which heralds the return of live drum corps following the cancellation of the 2020 season. Clark, who marched four years with the Marching Barbs at DHS, joined Phantom Regiment in 2019. This is her third and final season on the flag line with the Phantomettes, Regiment’s iconic color guard. “It was truly heartbreaking to lose the opportunity to make magic with my brothers and sisters with the loss of the 2020 season, but there is no better group to help bring the marching arts back to life than Regiment,” Clark said in a news release. “The new dawn of DCI is coming, and there is no place I’d rather be.” Since 2015, Clark has spent summers pursuing her marching arts dreams. As a woodwind player originally, Clark first needed to pursue another skill to participate in drum corps, which only includes brass, percussion and color guard. She joined DHS’s guard activities in 2013 and then in 2014 attended one of the educational camps hosted
To prepare, Clark first marched three years with Dubuque’s Colt Cadets, one of the groups that will perform at NIU on Aug. 6. She then moved up to the World Class level, touring the United States in 2018 as a member of Wyoming’s Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. With that experience in hand, Clark turned her sights to spinning closer to home and took an audition with the Phantom Regiment, twotime DCI World Champions, in Beloit, Wisconsin, in the fall of 2018. “I love everything about Phantom: the music, the history, the values,” Clark said in the release. In a shortened, non-competitive season, the Phantom Regiment began rehearsing in Evansville, Indiana, June 25. This season, Phantom is comprised of 160 marching members from across the United States. The corps has spent the 12-plus hours each day over the last three weeks perfecting music while learning drill and choreography to go along with it. Starting July 30, Phantom Regiment will participate in a regional series of shows known this year as the Midwest Combine before going to Indiana for DCI’s Celebration. The three-day DCI series in Indianapolis will feature daily performances of all 21 particiPhoto provided pating drum corps. The Show of Shows at NIU will include the followHannah Clark, 2017 graduate of DeKalb High School, is a ing drum corps: River City Rhythm, Colt Cadets, member of Phantom Regiment’s Color Guard. Madison Scouts, Colts, The Cavaliers and Blue Stars. Phantom Regiment will close the event. annually by Phantom Regiment. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit https:// “I wasn’t ready to be there,” Clark said of that educa- regiment.org/events/2021-show-of-shows/. Or, tional camp. “But the experience was so wonderful. I check out the full 2021 schedule on DCI’s website at knew I wanted to work hard to become a Phantomette.” www.dci.org.
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RUNNING THE DISTANCE DeKalb man has been fundraising for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for 18 years By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com
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eKALB – Last year, Mark Gregory of DeKalb made more than $10,000 during his annual garage sale. But instead of pocketing the cash and planning a vacation or putting it toward a new car, he donated the profits to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Gregory hosted his 18th annual benefit garage sale for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society last weekend. Over the years, he has raised more than $150,000, with the proceeds going to the research of blood cancers. Since 2017, LLS has helped advance more than 85% of FDA-approved blood cancer treatment options, which have led to breakthrough treatments for other cancers and serious diseases. Gregory has also been running and coaching marathons with LLS’ Team in Training for the past 18 years. He’s run 20 marathons and 47 half marathons. “I initially started running because I joined a co-ed soccer team and wanted to stay in shape,” Gregory said. “When I ran my first 5K, I beat my younger brother, so I thought I’d stick with it. At the time, we lived in Indianapolis, which used to have the largest half marathon. It was sold out, but you could run through a nonprofit organization. That’s when I first heard about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.” Gregory runs, coaches and fundraises for LLS’ Team in Training in honor of his mother, Verla, who died from leukemia at age 38; his sister Janet who died from colon cancer at age 23; his sister-in-law Angie, who has non-Hodgkin lymphoma; and Russell Witek of Geneva, who died from a brain tumor at age 14. During this year’s three-day garage sale, Gregory had thousands of items for sale, including furniture, household items, collectibles, and more than 250 CDs, 100 DVDs and 1,000 books. The items were placed on 45 tables and shelves in Gregory’s front yard and two-car garage. He also set up four large tents, which shaded 800 square feet dedicated to the sale.
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Mark Gregory of DeKalb holds an annual garage sale fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. Gregory and about 10 volunteers spent more than 40 hours setting up the sale. Gregory receives donations from friends and community members throughout the year for the following year’s sale. He prices the items he receives throughout the year and renovates furniture to sell. Gregory said the most unusual item he has sold was a 7-Eleven slushee machine for about $100. He also held a silent auction and raised $1,000 selling 1930s wooden grandstand seats from Wrigley Field. Items that are not sold during the garage sale are either sold on Facebook Marketplace to raise additional money for LLS or donated to local charities, including Hope Haven, Tails Humane Society, the Salvation Army and Goodwill. This year, he received eight cases of votive candles that he donated to a local church.
Gregory has been recognized with awards from the LLS and his alma mater, Judson University, for his fundraising through the years. “People often come from all over for the garage sale, and they often come back every year,” Gregory said. “They see my sign or learn about the cause, and they tell me they’re a cancer survivor or that their friend or family member was recently diagnosed. Hearing their stories encourages me to keep going. It reminds me why I’m doing it and that I’m making a difference.” To donate, visit Gregory’s website, https://pages.lls.org/tnt/chi/ yourway22/mgregory, or mail or drop off a check, payable to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to Mark Gregory, 117 E. Royal Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. For more information about the garage sale and fundraising, call Gregory at 815756-9469.
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Stage Coach Players to present ‘Virginia Woolf’ THE MIDWEEK DeKALB – Stage Coach Players will present the classic drama, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,” for two weekends in August. The award-winning play by Edward Albee examines the complexities of a middle-aged married couple with razor-sharp wit and shrewdness. Bernie Schuneman is the director and Jan Booth is assistant director. The story takes place at the home of a small-town college professor and his wife. Events have turned George and Martha’s marriage into a nasty battleground between two disenchanted, cynical enemies. This battle plays out while they entertain guests at 2 a.m. The new opportunistic professor, Nick, and his naive wife, Honey, have issues of their own that intertwine with the older couple’s warfare. Excessive alcohol consumption, attempted seduction, mind games and scathing verbal banter are the order of the evening. As events unfold, it is
clear that each couple cares for each other, even if in twisted fashions. While an undercurrent of tragedy persists, each couple tries to move forward in their own sometimes unfathomable ways. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12-14 and Aug. 20-21 and 2 p.m. Aug. 15 and 22. Tickets cost $15 each or $13 for seniors and children age 13 and younger. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 815-758-1940. Tickets will be available to purchase online in August. SCP has updated seating mitigation requirements based on the state’s ”Restore Illinois” COVID-19 Mitigation Guidelines and CDC recommendations. Seating will be at full capacity following the CDC recommendation that unvaccinated people continue to wear masks, including children. Concessions will be available. Stage Coach Theater is located at 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb. For more information, visit https://stagecoachplayers.com.
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An old building erected as a barn in the rear of Mrs. Quinnin’s home on Elm Street, adjoining C. L. Adee’s garage, caught fire on Sunday morning at about 10:15 o’clock and fortunately somebody saw the blaze early and the firemen were promptly notified. The flames got a good start and three tanks of chemicals were used before they were extinguished. The fire is supposed to have started from sparks from the City Hotel kitchen chimney. A lot of old buildings in Sycamore of little or no use could be torn down without loss and the fire hazard thus largely lessened. Third street crossing was torn up Tuesday when a dragging brake beam on a freight train caught it. The planks were ripped for a distance of about 30 feet. A section gang soon repaired the damage. Residents of the Ellwood addition were indignant last night about nine o’clock when four horses paraded through the back yards. The horses probably escaped from some barn and wandered through yards sampling several gardens. Police received a call to South Ninth Street this morning to kill a sick cat. Officer Rowe went down and soon put it out of its misery. The cat was a family pet and the children were sorry to lose “kitty.” After killing the cat, the lady of the house was skeptical of the police department’s ability to give it a good burial. The police would have disposed of it by cremation, but the lady kept the cat and buried it herself. DeKalb post office has obtained a regulation parcel post truck. Lee Munger has been using his Ford touring car for the work, but a new truck has been obtained. It is a Ford with a delivery body and has ”U.S. Mail Parcel Post” on it. Farmers in the southern part of DeKalb County are not faring as well as those living in the immediate vicinity of DeKalb, unless there is some information we have not unearthed. There has not been much moisture in the south end of the county in many weeks and the lawns are burned up, and any number of cornfields are fired. Other crops are damaged on account of the dry, hot weather according to some, while in DeKalb’s farming vicinity there is very little of this heard.
1946 – 75 YEARS AGO
Youngsters of DeKalb who like to parade (and there are few who pass up the opportunity) will be in their glory on Friday evening, Aug. 2, when the DeKalb Recreation organization and the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce cooperate in the sponsoring of a pet parade. It will be far more than just a pet parade, because not only will small and large pets have their place in the line of march, but there will be special sections for decorated doll carriages and wagons, decorated bikes and costumes. One-way traffic on the highway over the Fourth Street crossing was necessary today as repairs were being
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Borden’s Condensed Milk Company in Sycamore circa 1910. Photo courtesy of the DeKalb County History Center Archives.
made to the crossing by section crew workers of the Chicagoand North Western. For the past several weeks work crews have been busy along the right-of-way of the railroad through DeKalb and some crossing repairs have also been accomplished. All crossing improvements are appreciated by the motorists and a little inconvenience while repairs are being made is overlooked. Doris Jean Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Anderson of DeKalb, received a fractured arm, just above the elbow, during a baseball game this week. Doris plays for the DeKalb Ag Women’s team and suffered this fracture when she threw a ball to third base. Doris is employed as a secretary to the sheriff at the DeKalb County Court House in Sycamore. During her absence, Eleanor Chandler is taking over her duties. Chief William Brennan stated today that the police department had received many complaints of youngsters shooting air guns inside the city limits. This is a violation of a city ordinance. Anyone found to be firing an air gun inside the city limits will be taken into custody. Parents should take heed of this warning not only on account of the law, but for the protection of their children as it was only recently that a child was hit in the eye with such a gun and is suffering serious injury. Work is underway at this time on the construction of two new buildings being erected by the California Packing Corporation at its north plant in Rochelle. Total cost of the new buildings is estimated at $100,000. One building, which is to be of brick construction, is 119 by 42 feet, and will have a basement. It will be used as office quarters and attached to this building will be two greenhouse sections.
1971 – 50 YEARS AGO
The DeKalb City Council authorized Mayor Jesse Chamberlain to begin negotiations with the Illinois Tollway Authority to supply a maintenance area and oasis with city water. If the easement is granted, the city would start engineering plans for supplying the water.
In return, the toll road would pay the city $65,000 for water for a 54-acre oasis site and a 1- or 2-acre maintenance area. Sycamore City Council voted last night to provide water to aid in the pumping out of a manure pit on property formerly managed by Oink Inc. Most of the manure that was lying in the 9-foot holding tank has been removed. Water is needed, however, to loosen the remainder so that the manure can be pumped out. The city had completely shut off the water supply to the yards. Earlier this spring the city re-routed a water main serving the hog-farrowing operations after it was revealed that a city water pipe was located through the center of the manure pit.
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The scope of last week’s flooding overwhelmed more than just the people of Kirkland in the water’s path, it also took its toll on those trying to provide disaster services. Residents of Kirkland’s Congress Lakes Estates trailer park, in particular, found the services of the American Red Cross in the early days of the disaster did not meet their needs. Construction workers nail shingles onto the roof of the new section of the Sycamore PublicLibrary. With more than $2 million contributed from the community and grants from the state, the library expansion was able to take place. Library officials estimate it will be finished by the end of the year. Kerri Strug’s gutsy vault into history proved again that, pound for pound, women gymnasts are the toughest athletes in the Olympics, able to tolerate so much pain under pressure they make the rest of the sports world look like wimps. Two torn ligaments in her left ankle didn’t stop Strug from clinching the first American women’s team gold in the Olympics, and the huge cast she wore to the medal ceremony minutes later didn’t cancel her plans for Thursday’s all-around final. – Compiled by Sue Breese
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Common Grounds shop reopens in Sycamore THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – Common Grounds, previously located in downtown DeKalb, has reopened in Sycamore under a new name: Common Grounds Coffee, Tea, and Smoothies. The shop’s new address is 2180 Oakland Drive in Sycamore, in the strip mall to the west of Sycamore Road at the south corner of Hy-Vee. Parking is available at the front and back of the building. The location was previously Grass Roots Juicery. Jeff Foster, who owns the coffee shop with his wife Michelle, said the move comes after the lease on his previous building ended. “We wanted to move into a threestory building in downtown DeKalb, but had some issues with the owner, who would not make repairs on the roof,” he said. “Although finding a new location seemed like a setback at first, I see it as a growing opportunity for us. … After being closed for almost four months, I’m looking forward to seeing old and new faces, our loyal customers and those stopping by for the first time.” Common Grounds is celebrating its fifth year in business this month and
has a new slogan: “A place where art and community inspire everything we do.” “There will be space in the back for paint and sip parties and art events,” Foster said. “We will have enough space for live performances as well. Although we had to pretty much give up on a larger arts space right now, we’re hoping to partner with nonprofits to bring the arts to the community.” Common Grounds will continue to sell books and will accept book donations closer to the winter holidays. A portion of book sales benefit human trafficking victims around the world through SetFreeMovement.com Common Grounds Coffee, Tea, and Smoothies will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. If you wear a Common Grounds T-Shirt, drink orders will be buy one, get one free. “I’m so grateful for everyone’s patience and encouragement,” Foster said. “Over the past few months, they’ve let me know that we’ve been very much missed. I’m excited to reopen and see our coffee shop grow.” For more information about Common Grounds, visit the Facebook page.
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THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – On July 14, the DeKalb County Community Foundation and DeKalb County Regional Office of Education recognized local educators and support staff during the annual Excellence in Education Awards reception. Recipients were from Genoa-Kingston, Hiawatha and Sycamore school districts. Over the past 22 years, the event has recognized 109 educators and distributed $109,000 in awards. The Excellence in Education Awards recognize teachers, administrators and support staff who have inspired a love of learning in students and play an active role in their schools and communities in DeKalb County. Support for the awards comes through an endowed fund at the Community Foundation created by retired Sycamore elementary school teacher Yvonne Johnson. Winners receive a check for $1,000, an engraved clock, and a personalized medallion. During this year’s event, Regional Superintendent Amanda Christensen said, “Excellence emerges in many forms, especially during adversity, as we have seen over the past two years. I challenge you all to remain excellent to all of your students, their families, your colleagues, your own families, and yourself.” Recipients of the 2021 Excellence in Education Awards in each of the five categories are: • Pre-K-5th Grade Teacher: Holly Majerus, reading specialist, Southeast Elementary School, Sycamore • 6th-8th Grade Teacher: Justin Hames, science teacher, Sycamore Middle School
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Local banks raise $27,280 for YMCA THE MIDWEEK The Kishwaukee Family YMCA recently completed its inaugural Annual Campaign Bank Challenge. The YMCA challenged five local banks (First National Bank Omaha, First Midwest Bank, First State Bank, Heartland Bank and Resource Bank) to raise funds for its Annual Campaign. In total, the banks collected donations from 80 businesses and individuals for a total of $27,280. As part of the challenge, banks were awarded points in various
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DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., is offering a clean slate initiative and going fine-free on overdue items. To increase access to resources and materials, the library will no longer charge overdue fines for materials checked out at the library that are turned in after their due dates. Any existing overdue fines on library materials that already exist on patrons’ library accounts will also be cleared. Materials will still have due dates, but patrons will no longer accrue overdue fines on most items that are checked out at DeKalb Public Library. Items that are picked up at other libraries may still accrue overdue fines. Items that are more than three weeks overdue will be considered lost. Borrowing privileges will be suspended until items are returned and a charge for replacing items will be put on the patron’s account. If the items are returned within six months of their final due date, the replacement fines will be cleared or refunded. Patrons who return items in a condition which makes them unusable for future patrons will be charged a fee to replace the items. For more information, contact library director Emily Faulkner at 815-756-9568, ext. 1000. –The MidWeek
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Vocalist Zach Harris will join the DeKalb Municipal Band for its next concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Dee Palmer Band Shell in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. The band is under the direction of Kirk Lundbeck. Harris will perform “The Sweetest Sounds,” “Begin the Bequine” and “Look for the Silver Lining.” Harris, a Chicago native, has been singing in community theater productions, weddings, charity banquets, and in local restaurants. In 2010, he toured the Western Caribbean playing piano and singing in the piano bar on the Carnival Legend, and he has performed with many seasoned local musicians. Also featured at the concert will be the band’s own David Murray from the trumpet section, who will step forward to perform “Trumpeter’s Lullaby.” Murray is an aspiring brass musician and performer from Batavia. He earned a bachelor’s degree in trumpet performance from Northern Illinois University, where he studied with professors John Fairfield and Mark Ponzo. Since graduating, Murray has become a fixture in the DeKalb music scene. He has been performing with the DeKalb Municipal Band for a decade and is also third trumpet with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He can be heard performing regularly in the pit
orchestra for Stage Coach productions as well as the Shenanigans Big Band and Kishwaukee Brass Quintet. In addition, Murray is a founding member of Zach Harris Molten Brass, a newly formed brass quintet based out of Westmont. He was recently accepted into the DePaul University School of Music graduate program where he will continue his trumpet studies. Other musical selections on the program include “Blaze Away,” “Festive Overture,” “Henry Mancini at the Oscars,” “Thunder and Blazes,” “Joyce’s 71st New York Regiment March,” “El Relicario,” “Irving Berlin - A Symphonic Portrait,” “Dixieland Concerto,” “Blue Tango” and “Rolling Thunder.” Admission is free; bench seating is available or bring a lawn chair or blanket. Guests are asked to follow CDC guidelines regarding places where people congregate, by social distancing 6 feet apart, and wearing a mask when this is not possible. For more information about the band or to donate to “Help the Band Play On,” visit www.dekalbmunicipalband.com. Visit the band’s Facebook page for up-to-the-minute happenings and to learn of any weather cancellations.
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No decision yet on masks in DeKalb schools By KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com DeKALB – New DeKalb School District Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez said she’s in support of students wearing masks in the classroom this fall, although the School Board has yet to make a final decision on the matter. “Only until people are 100% vaccinated and we’re not worried about variants would I say that masks should be 100% optional,” Garcia-Sanchez after the school board meeting July 20. “The percentage rate of people vaccinated is on the low side and there is a high percentage of students who are not vaccinated or cannot be vaccinated due to their age,” she said. “Parents entrust me and the school board to do what’s in the best interest of the students, and we must make sure everyone stays healthy and safe. We have to be good stewards of those entrusted to us.” According to Illinois Department of Public Health data, as of July 20, 91,433 total vaccine doses have been administered to DeKalb County residents, and 44,562 residents, or 42.79% of the county’s population of 104,143, have been fully vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available to anyone younger than 12. Pfizer-BioNTech, the only manufacturer currently approved to offer the vaccine to those as young as 12, announced in May it expected to ask for authorization to begin administering the vaccine to younger children in September, but the two-dose vaccine is still weeks from being ready, and a definitive timeline for approval has yet to be seen. School districts locally are now turning to local vaccination rates to inform mask-wearing policies as classes begin in less than a month, at the direction of new guidance from the the U.S Centers for Disease Control. The DeKalb School Board will bring back the topic during its Aug. 3 meeting as an action item, with an expected vote on whether the district will
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DeKalb School District Superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez speaks during the meeting at district offices July 20 about the board’s upcoming decision on mask and COVID-19 policy as students prepare to return to school in the fall. require everyone to wear masks, or make the guidance optional based on vaccination status similar to what neighboring districts have done. Garcia-Sanchez said decisions made during the pandemic “can be changed,” and that “something approved and decided upon now can be brought back and changed as factors change.” Whether students should wear masks while in school was the main topic of discussion during the July 20 DeKalb School Board meeting. Three parents attended the meeting to speak in favor of requiring masks in schools. Linh Nguyen and husband Ralph Wheeler read a statement at the meeting. Nguyen and Wheeler, who both hold doctorates and teach chemistry at Northern Illinois University, urged the district to enact a mask policy for students. “When it comes to community health, in public school, where my chil-
dren will go to and other parents’ children also go to, then we as a community, we need to decide what is best for everyone,” Nguyen, who’s also announced an intent to run for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder, said. “Our children wear masks at daycare, they don’t have a problem with it, they’re not making a political statement,” Wheeler said. “As parents, our concern is about public health. The bottom line is that we’re parents, we’re not going to sit here and let misinformation put our children at risk. A mask mandate is not taking freedom away. … It keeps them safe. And when our 5-year-old transitions to kindergarten in the fall, we want him in kindergarten, not at home learning online and we want him to be safe when he’s there. We’re asking the school board to require masks to be worn by students in public schools.” Parent Tim Horsley also said that he
is “concerned about children being safe in school.” “Mask-wearing is the single easiest thing we can do to protect the unvaccinated,” he said. “It would be a very simple thing to do to take care of all our children until we can all be vaccinated and we’re on the other side of this.” Neighboring school districts of Sycamore and Genoa-Kingston, on the other hand, plan to make mask-wearing optional for students and staff, as opted by each district’s respective school boards. On July 9, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education issued updated COVID-19 guidance for the next academic year, urging school districts to look to local data from health officials since vaccination and viral positivity rates vary widely by state and county. Sycamore School District 427 Superintendent Steve Wilder said the district will not require students and staff to wear face masks. Genoa-Kingston Superintendent Brent O’Daniell said masks will not be required but will be recommended indoors for those who aren’t vaccinated. Both districts still will require masks on buses per CDC guidance. DeKalb Superintendent Garcia-Sanchez said local school district officials have been discussing mask-wearing and that “there is a large push for full mask-wearing for children under the age of 12 … and for children in grades six through 12 unless they are fully vaccinated and have proof that they are vaccinated, but the recommendation is that they should still wear masks for their safety and the safety of others.” “The one requirement that I have heard that is a must is that students riding the bus to and from school and during events would be required to wear a mask,” she said, echoing guidance initiated by the CDC which stipulates masks on school buses.
Klein named new associate judge for 23rd Judicial Court In a statement released July 21, 23rd Judicial Court Chief Judge Robert Pilmer spoke of Klein’s appointment. SYCAMORE – A familiar face in DeKalb County’s “We are excited to have Stephanie Klein join the courts has been appointed to fill the vacant associate ranks of the judiciary of the 23rd Judicial Court,” judge position in the 23rd Judicial Court left by the Pilmer said in the statement. “She’s a hard worker recent appointment of Marcy Buick to circuit judge. with an excellent reputation. She will be a great According to a news release from the 23rd Judicial judge, and a great addition to the judiciary.” Court of DeKalb and Kendall counties, Stephanie P. Klein, who was selected to the appointment by a Klein, formerly a DeKalb County first assistant group of judiciary peers from a pool of 18 applicants, state’s attorney who has headed up her own private will serve a four-year term. The vacancy created by practice since December, is the new associate judge Buick follows her appointment to the circuit judge of the judicial court. role formerly held by retired Circuit Court Judge
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$115,010 awarded in support of music ed THE MIDWEEK SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Community Foundation awarded $115,010 this spring through the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund. The money benefited 21 nonprofits and public sector direct service organizations across the greater Chicago area for music education. “During this last year, support for arts and culture nonprofits has decreased significantly,” Community Foundation Grants Director Tiffany McQueen Lewis said in a news release. “We are thrilled to provide grants to these organizations so that music education can continue on throughout this pandemic and beyond.” DeKalb County recipients: • Cor Cantiamo - $6,000 • Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra - $7,500 • NIU College of Visual and Performing Arts - $5,000 Greater Chicagoland area recipients: • Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education – $7,500 • Chicago Human Rhythm Project – $5,000 • Chicago Jazz Philharmonic – $5,000 • Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras – $5,000 • Child’s Voice – $1,500 • Community School of the Arts (Wheaton College) – $5,000 • Elgin Master Chorale Inc. – $4,510
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DAR presents service award to Nan Long THE MIDWEEK The Gen. John Stark Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented a Community Service Award to Nan Long for her outstanding service to the Hinckley community. The award recognizes individuals who have contributed to their communities and improved the well-being of their neighbors. Long was one of four co-founders of the Hinckley Area Food Pantry in 1993 and the only remaining co-founder still active. She retires as the direc-
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The Sycamore Park District and Sycamore Public Library will host a Family Concert with Jim Gill on Thursday, July 29. The concert will take place from 7 to 7:45 p.m. at Good Tymes Shelter in the Sycamore Park District Sports Complex on Airport Road. Enjoy a joyful, energetic concert with award-winning Chicagoland children’s musician, Jim Gill. Adults and children alike are encouraged to clap, jump, dance and sing along with Jim and his banjo. He also will have his books and CDs available for purchase after the concert. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Community Center Gym. Masks will be required if indoors. Reserve tickets at www.sycamorelibrary.org. For more information or help with registration, contact jillc@sycamorelibrary.org or 815-895-2500, ext. 405.
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DeKALB – Kishwaukee United Way is hosting a shoe drive of new gym shoes for DeKalb County youth in need. Donations new gym shoes are being accepted through Aug. 13 at the Kishwaukee United Way office, 2201 N. First St., Suite 100, in DeKalb. Recommended sizes include all children’s sizes, no toddler sizes, and women and men’s sizes 7 to 9. Velcro and fitness designs are preferred. To make a monetary donation, text KICKS21 to 44-321. All donations will be provided to the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education for distribution. – The MidWeek
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THE MIDWEEK The Beth Fowler Dance Company and School of Dance invites the community to partake in an adventure that will take you over the rainbow, and beyond, as they present their latest feature film, “The Wizard of Oz and More.” And at the same time, the Fowler studios will present a heaping dose of Christmas magic in the dog days of summer, with a special encore presentation of its first film, “The Nutcracker Movie.” Both movies feature local dancers of all ages from Beth Fowler’s studios in Genoa and St. Charles, dazzling audiences with high-flying presentations of the beloved stories, and more. “The Wizard of Oz and More” will be screened over four showings in three days: 7 p.m. Friday, July 30; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 31; and 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1. All showings will be on the big screen at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. “The Nutcracker Movie” will be screened at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1, for a special double feature. And following “The Nutcracker” will be a “behind the scenes” look at the making of “The Wizard of Oz and More,” including interviews with more than 30 of the performers and others involved in the making of the film. Tickets are available through the Egyptian Theatre box office, 815-758-1225, and online at BethFowlerDanceCompany.com. “Wizard of Oz and More” will use dance, dialogue and daring acrobatics to tell the story of Dorothy, the girl from Kansas, who travels to the magical land of Oz, with her little dog, too, and with the help of three best friends, travels down the Yellow Brick Road, meets the Wonderful Wizard, and then battles the Wicked Witch of the West, to save the Emerald City and all else living in Oz. Yet ultimately, she discovers, there’s no place like home. The story will include visual effects, thanks to OC Creative of DeKalb as well as real flying characters, including the Wicked Witch; Glinda, the Good Witch of the North; and others, who were lofted above the sound stage, thanks to theatrical effects company, Vertigo. The movie will also feature elegant selections from the renowned Spanish ballet, “Paquita,” and stunning renditions of the Beth Fowler performing groups’ award-winning dance choreography. The BFDC’s presentation of “The Wizard of Oz” was staged and choreographed by artistic director
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“The Wizard of Oz and More,” a film featuring performers from the Beth Fowler Dance Company and School of Dance will be screened over four showings at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. Beth Fowler, featuring music from the classic 1939 film adaptation of the novel by author L. Frank Baum. The Beth Fowler Dance Company was poised to perform “The Wizard of Oz” live in March 2020, yet was forced to shut down the three-day run at the Egyptian Theatre, hours before the curtain was to rise, in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state of Illinois’ mitigations. Rising to the occasion, Beth Fowler and the team at the Fowler studios partnered with filmmaker Dan Kapper of Kapper Productions to produce not one, but two feature films, to give the dancers the opportunity to still perform safely, in a socially distanced and responsible fashion, even amid a historic pandemic. “It was so important to come up with a plan that would succeed, from creating the show, to filming, to editing, and, ultimately, to show the finished movie produce on the big movie screen,” Fowler said. “The plan had to succeed at every step, because all of our dance families were counting on us. “The Nutcracker Movie” was produced in the fall of 2020, and originally screened at the Egyptian The-
atre in January 2021. “The Wizard of Oz and More” was produced in the spring and early summer of 2021, filming at the Egyptian Theatre and Engel Farms in Genoa and Marengo. Emily Fox of St. Charles played the role of Dorothy. Last March, Fox had been set to dance the part of Glinda in the stage production canceled by COVID. Fox also danced the role of the Snow Queen in “The Nutcracker Movie.” Abby Lewis of St. Charles takes to the sky on a broomstick, in green, as the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda, the Good Witch, is portrayed by Emily Belzey of South Elgin in the version of the film primarily featuring dancers from Fowler’s Genoa studio, while Brooke Bend of St. Charles played Glinda in the version featuring the St. Charles studio’s dancers. Tallory Wendell of Belvidere and Brooke Baurer of Geneva played the part of the Scarecrow. Jacob Bliujus of Sycamore and Kamryn King of St. Charles played the Tin Man. And Hannah Fugiel of Elgin and Mia Herman of St. Charles played the Cowardly Lion.
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All of the performers of Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association’s Camp Maple Leaf Talent Show take a bow
STAR POWER Camp Maple Leaf ends with annual talent show PHOTOS AND STORY BY KATRINA J.E. MILTON kmilton@shawmedia.com DeKALB – To celebrate the end of Camp Maple Leaf’s seven-week summer camp, a talent show was held Friday, July 23, at the Hopkins Park Bandshell. Camp Maple Leaf has been offered through Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association since 1977. The daily camp is for children of all abilities, age 5 through high school transition. This year, there were 39 participants. The talent show featured more than 15 acts, including singing, dancing and the playing of instruments. “[The camp] provides physical activity, arts and crafts, peer interaction and provides help with socialization and social skills in a summer camp setting,” said Kishwaukee SRA executive director Dawn Schaefer. Allison Delaisla of Kingston’s 11-year-old son Gavin has been attending Camp Maple Leaf for five years. During the talent show, he explained how to complete remodeling projects around the house. “When he first started the camp, he was nonverbal and had very limited social skills and interactions with kids his age,” she said. “He’s developed so much. Now he’s verbal, he socializes. He really enjoys being active: bowling, being outside and hanging out with his friends. He’s made true life friends and loves coming to camp every year.” For more information about Camp Maple Leaf, visit www.kishsra. org/camp-maple-leaf or call 779-777-7285.
TOP LEFT: Declan and Gerald sing “Feel the Light” during Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association’s Camp Maple Leaf Talent Show, held at the Hopkins Park Bandshell in DeKalb on Friday, July 23. BOTTOM LEFT: Cece and Ellie sing “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars during Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association’s Camp Maple Leaf Talent Show.
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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce staff, along with community leaders and state officials recently welcomed Ferrara Candy Co. to the chamber and congratulate the company on its new distribution center off Gurler Road in DeKalb. To earn more about the business and its brands, visit https://www.ferrarausa.com/.
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The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Crusin’ Genoa with a ribbon cutting. The establishment located at 313 W. Main St. in Genoa offers classic American comfort food and tap beers in a bustling bar and grill with classic car–themed decor. Crusin’ Genoa is open seven days a week. For information, visit https://cruisingenoa.com.
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DeKalb Chamber of Commerce board members, ambassadors and staff, along with community members recently congratulated Kishwaukee United Way on its new location. The organization’s mission is to improve lives by sharing community resources through collaboration, resource mobilization and voluntary giving. Visit the new location at 2201 N. First St., Suite 100, in DeKalb. Call 815-756-7522 to learn about services and how to get involved. Or visit https://kishwaukeeunitedway.com.
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The Genoa Community Women’s Club recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to four students to go toward their college education. Pictured (from left) are recipients Morgan Ferrara, Bennett Franson and Hanna Chriss. Emily Tetzloff is not pictured.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF: CARRI J. PARKER and NORMAN PARKER, Petitioners, vs KENNETH J. COFFEY, Respondent, To Adopt: ALEXIS JO HART, A Minor Child CASE NO.: 2021 AD 09 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Kenneth J. Coffey Take notice that a Petition for Related Adoption was filed on May 11, 2021 in the 23rd Judicial Circuit, DeKalb County, Illinois for the adoption of a child named Alexis Jo Hart. NOW, THEREFORE, unless you, Kenneth J. Coffey, Respondent, file your response or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court, DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 W. State Street, Sycamore Illinois 60178, on or before September 10, 2021, a default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a judgment entered in accordance with the relief requested in the Petition. Lori Grubbs Clerk of the Circuit Court Jill K. Konen ARDC #6277808 Attorney at Law 313 E. State Street Sycamore IL, 60178 815/991-2039 Attorney Email: jill@jillkonenlaw.com Service Email: paralegal@jillkonenlaw.com
Squaw Grove Township Annual Report – April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021 Beginning Balance All Funds $532,645.82 Township – Revenue Summary Building Rent: $8,385.00 CD Redeemed: $60,420.41 Reimbursements: $15,429.31 Cemetery Lots: $1,300.00 Interest: $921.45 Miscellaneous Income: $32,809.68 Property Taxes: $408,716.10 Replacement Tax: $18,254.17 Total Revenues $546,236.12 Township Compensation Summary: Range: under $25,000; Katrina Moyer, George Bullard, Josh Jungels, Karen Kuppler, Lori Eberly, Matt Thompson, Pam Jungels, John Long Steve Navalany, Linda Herrmann, Robert Perales, Leila Jones and Mindy Grzenia Range: $25,000-$55,999; Perry Jungels Total Compensation: $107,245 Township Expenditure Summary: JA Dahmer 19,528.04 DeKalb County Treasurer 7,068.80 Silaco LTD 8,607.34 Northland Capitol 52,386.62 US Treasurer 21,285.30 Westfield Insurance 8,360.00 Melinda’s Lawn Care 12,530.00 Macklin 41,874.50 Gray Trees 22,700.00 Nicor 6,111.63 Bonnell 9,264.88 Com Ed 12,530.60 Roger Wooten 1,950.00 HiViz 11,994.00 Conserv FS 5,927.54 Illinois Department of Revenue 4,052.28 Foster Tax & Accounting 1,577.00 Frontier 4,699.73 TOIRMA 15,315.00 Vulcan 13,558.57 Image Monuments 3,100.00 NAPA 3649.30 SDI 6,735.13 Total 294,806.26 All other disbursements below $2,500 – $27,149 Total Vendor Disbursements $466,298.35 Ending Balance All Funds $612,583.59 Subscribed and sworn to this 9th day of July 2020, Township Supervisor I, George Bullard, Supervisor of Squaw Grove Township. DeKalb County, Illinois do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer's Report for the fiscal year ending 3/31/2. George Bullard, Township Supervisor (Published in the MidWeek on July 28, 2021.) 1902617 SM-CL1902617
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THIS MONTH, GET OUR BEST OFFER EVER! FREE Equipment to use | FREE Shipping* | FREE Lockbox! *$19.95 is the monthly price of subscription to a MobileHelp Classic at home only system. There is a one-time $49.95 processing fee and $15 shipping fee required to subscribe to this plan. Equipment may vary as shown. System featured in photo above is the MobileHelp DUO available at an additional monthly cost. Equipment shown is included at no cost while actively subscribing to the service plan but must be returned upon cancellation of the service plan to avoid equipment charges. See terms and conditions for further details. Free ground shipping and free lockbox ($29.95 value) included with select service plan purchases. This offer is for new customers only and cannot be combined with any other offers. Service availability and access/coverage on the AT&T network is not available everywhere and at all times. Current GPS location may not always be available in every situation. MobileHelp is a registered trademark. Patented technology. MobileHelp is an FDA registered company. Fall Button does not detect 100% of falls. If able, users should always push their help button when they need assistance. Fall Button is not intended to replace a caregiver for users dealing with serious health issues. MHPN-00441 Rev. 1