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Dominic Gallo of team D1 Bound of Oswego peers through his mud-speckled glasses June 27 during the Oswego Optimist Club Mud Volleyball Tournament at Allied First Bank on Orchard Road in Oswego. Teams of youths from throughout the area competed in the annual benefit tourney. More photos on page 7.
District 308 ranking priorities Full-day kindergarten, attendance boundary lines among issues By NATALIE STEVENS news@kendallcountynow.com Full-day kindergarten, early child programming and redrawing attendance boundary lines could top the list of priorities for the School District 308 Board of Education for the 2015 -2016 school year. Last week, the board discussed a list of possible priorities and initiatives they would like to see addressed. Board President Matt Bauman asked his board colleagues to rank the items before their next meeting later this month. Bauman said the process of prioritizing goals began two years ago and the suggested priorities, which included items like increasing average daily attendance, an evaluation of the kindergarten program and school start and end times, were sorted by importance and spread
“If we’re facing boundary lines, then tackle whatever topics you need prior to flipping the switch on them. Take the Band-Aid off at one time rather than having to come back.” Matthew Wendt District 308 superintendent
out over a two- to three-year timeline. Superintendent Matthew Wendt said several of the 50 possible priorities listed are nearing completion, like the 2020 strategic plan he estimated was about 90 percent finished. Others are more administrative
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goals. “Now it’s important to refocus on direction and keep in mind not only what we choose to spend our time and resources on, but how many.” Wendt said the priority for early childhood programming would be one of the administration’s top five on which to focus. “We might be at a standstill in the district,” Wendt said, citing growth being hampered by the facility space at Brokaw Early Learning Center. At last count, there were more than 60 students on the waiting list to get into the program, Wendt said. He asked the board what they would like early childhood learning to look like in 2020. Board member Danielle Paul said she believes early childhood programming needed a “serious look” sooner than later. “We need to look at it for the following fall,” she said.
Wendt said it would be difficult to talk about early childhood programming without reaching kindergarten after a point. “And once you open the kindergarten programming topic, that will take on a new life,” Wendt said, citing several topics of the full- and halfday discussion, whether it should be offered at East View or home schools and depending on that decision could open up the boundary line discussion and facility use. “There are a lot of people … that would say if we accomplished those four items between now and June of next year, we have been very successful,” Wendt said. “Those are bigticket items.” Wendt added that boundary lines do not have to change for the 201617 school year, but that there will be more “forced decisions” if they don’t.
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ed village administrator, Zoephel served as the village’s first full-time finance director. He was appointed to that position in 2001. Zoephel earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at North Central College in Naperville and is a certified public accountant. Brolley said Zoephel has
done a good job in leading village government through a time of transition over the past three years that included the hiring of a new community development director and a finance director. “He’s a great guy to work with,” Brolley said of Zoephel. In other business, Brolley
reported he expects to soon announce the hiring of a new public works director to replace Mike Pubentz, who resigned from the position in May. “The department has a large function and we are really looking for someone to come in and manage it,” he said.
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In the 164 years since our founding, Shaw Media has grown to include dozens of daily and weekly publications in Illinois and Iowa. We are the nation’s third oldest, continuously owned and operated publishing company. The addition of these Kendall County newspapers means much to me on a personal basis. I grew up reading the Oswego Ledger and then the Ledger-Sentinel. I still have several family members who live in Montgomery. Early in my career, I was a writer and an ad salesperson for the Beacon-News in Aurora. I attended Boulder Hill Elementary and graduated from Oswego High School. Of course, that was a long time ago. (Some might say a long, long time ago, but let’s not split hairs here.) One memory of my youth illustrates just how much things have changed since then. I played for the “Royal Blue Team” in the Oswegoland Babe Ruth League. Most of our games were played at the old junior high, which
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now houses the Oswego Family YMCA. Riding my bike all the way from Boulder Hill (not the door-todoor parental shuttle service that is standard today), I was running a little late for one particular game. Pedaling as fast I could, I was about to cross Franklin Street. A car was coming, but I thought I had time. I was wrong. The teenager who was driving the car slammed on the brakes, but the vehicle was still moving at considerable speed when it struck me. I was thrown several feet in the air and landed so hard that one side of my white baseball pants was caked with a layer of black top. Amazingly, aside from a nasty bruise, I was uninjured. I played my baseball game that day. On the other hand, my bike – a Schwinn Cotton Picker, if I recall – was totaled. I dragged the bike the rest of the way to the junior high and left it there. It could have been a tragedy, but it wound up being nothing more than a case of a broken bicycle. Parents did not scream at one another. The police were not called. No videos were posted on Facebook. No lawsuits were filed.
Man, things have changed. And since that sunny afternoon in the late ’70s, things have changed considerably in media as well. Back then, news waited. It waited until editors sifted through copy and carefully selected what was fit to print, and decided when to print it. It waited while stories and headlines were pasted onto pages that were made into metal plates. It waited while those plates were attached to the printing press and the big cylinders turned. Finally, it waited until carriers delivered the newspapers to your homes or to newsstands. But, today, you don’t have to wait. Today, news can be consumed nearly instantaneously. We plan to deliver important, breaking news to you in digital formats. You can access the website, KendallCountyNow.com, via desktop, tablet or mobile. You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook. In the very near future, you’ll be able to sign up for text alerts that will push breaking news to your mobile device. You won’t have to wait for Chicago television stations to decide that your community is “worthy” of their coverage. You’ll be able to watch local news video at Kendall-
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Board discusses four ‘big-ticket items’ for next school year
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• PRIORITIES Continued from page 1 “If we’re facing boundary lines, then tackle whatever topics you need prior to flipping the switch on them,” Wendt said. “Take the BandAid off at one time rather than having to come back.” Bauman asked if the topics of early childhood programming and kindergarten were too big to take on at the same time, and Wendt said they would be doable. “They have to be,” Paul added. On the subject of full- versus half-day kindergarten, Paul said many parents
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were supportive of full-day and would put their children through that program if they didn’t have to be transported away from their home schools. Wendt described the district’s stance on kindergarten as a “philosophy” as to whether parents preferred full- or half-day. By state law, the district is required to offer a half-day option, but Wendt said there needed to be a clear “District 308 way.” He said parents already have “set a standard” with the district “tagging behind on that one,” in regard to the preference for kindergarten programming. Nearly 90 percent of district kindergart-
ners already are enrolled in full-day. Wendt also said that in addressing the boundary lines, which could change based on any early childhood or kindergarten decisions, it’s always a good thing to be able to have boundary lines that have a delayed implementation date. “Most parents get anxious about a decision made in April for the next school year,” Wendt said. “It doesn’t mean you can’t do it in 201617, but if it has to happen in 2017-18 … there are things you can do in the boundary line process to help ease anxiety.” The other priorities board members identified included negotiations with
the Oswego Education Association and Oswego Educational Support Professional Association and the transition of Kendall County Special Education Cooperative employees to the district. “We’re going to run into some issues on the financial piece. It’s just not very positive right now in Springfield,” Wendt said. He explained that the district is currently working without a set budget from the state, but does have enough funds set aside to run the district through December. “Then we’re in entirely new territory.” The budget issues have affected contract negotiations, but Wendt said both unions understand the situ-
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ation and are working with the district. As for the rest of the priorities, Paul said it would be helpful if the board could receive information about how far along they are with certain priorities to help make decisions about what they needed to focus on. “I think we need to slow down a bit,” Paul said, “but we still need to put the wheels in motion on some things.” Wendt said he would get information regarding the priorities and updates for the next board meeting scheduled for July 13. Starting in July, the board will be moving to once-a-month meetings with quarterly work sessions, the first of which will be in late August.
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Oswego’s fireworks show set for Friday LEDGER-SENTINEL Oswego’s Independence Day Eve Fireworks show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 3, at Prairie Point Park. Families are encouraged to view the show from Prairie Point Park or PrairieFest Park, according to the village. Viewers are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and snacks. Independence Day celebrations also are scheduled at dusk on Saturday, July 4, in Yorkville near Route 47 and Countryside Parkway, and the Sandwich Park District will host its annual fireworks show on Sunday, July 5, from the Sandwich Fair Grounds. The Oswego Police Department will again limit parking and travel routes prior to and immediately following the event. The fireworks display will be set up at the Prairie Point Community Park, which is located on the Prairie Point Elementary School grounds between Plainfield and Grove roads. The display will end about 10 p.m. All fireworks viewers are encouraged to use the Traughber Junior High, Eastview Elementary, Prairie Point Elementary and the Oswego High School park-
ing lots. Handicap parking will be made available in the school district’s Bus Transportation lot on Plank Road. Temporary no-parking signs will be posted at the following locations: • Route 71 between Route 34 and Forest Avenue. • Franklin Street (fire hydrant side only). • Wilmette and Calumet Street • Plainfield Road between Route 71 and Linden Drive. • Grove Road between Plainfield Road and Arboretum Way. Regulatory no parking signs are posted on both sides of Stonehill Road, Theodore Drive, Templeton Drive and Plank Road. Both temporary and regulatory no parking signs will be strictly enforced. Parking on private property is prohibited unless you have prior permission from the land owner. To alleviate traffic congestion, traffic patterns will be altered at several intersections throughout the area and at school parking lot exits. The areas affected by these changes include: • Both parking lots of the Oswego High School and Eastview Elementary will only be allowed to travel northbound on Route 71 (if
they are open due to construction). • Motorists traveling east on Franklin Street will only be allowed to turn southbound onto Route 71. • Traffic will not be allowed to travel westbound on Washington Street from Route 71 or Plainfield Road. • Motorists exiting Stonehill Road onto Wolf’s Crossing Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Wolf’s Crossing only. • Motorists exiting Stonehill Road onto Woolley Road will be required to turn eastbound onto Woolley Road. • Westbound traffic on Plainfield Road will be required to travel only southbound on Route 71. • Motorists exiting onto Woolley Road from the Traughber Junior High School lot will only be allowed to travel northbound on Colchester Drive or eastbound on Woolley Road. Law enforcement officers will be located at intersections most affected by the increase in traffic and will assist with traffic control. In an effort to reduce traffic congestion, all people driving to the event are asked to carpool. Motorists also are asked to remain patient while traffic is clearing.
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Authorities in Oswego and Kendall County remind residents that fireworks are dangerous and most are illegal in Illinois.
‘Not worth someone losing an eye’ By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com They go by many names – Green Goblin, Sinister Shells, Nuclear Sunrise – but if you are trying to get some peace and quiet around the Fourth of July, illegal fireworks can make it tough. Police in Kendall County say the complaints regarding illegal fireworks begin in June and usually last about a week after the holiday. Area law enforcement agents remind residents that shooting off fireworks in Illinois is illegal and
they will ticket individuals breaking the law. “The number one problem is people are unaware of the dangers of fireworks,” Montgomery Police Chief Daniel Meyers said. “Sparklers can reach 2000 degrees. That is hot enough to melt some metals.” Meyers recalls that they had a police officer hit accidentally by a bottle rocket a few years ago. Fortunately, he said, the officer was not hurt but it damaged his uniform. Meyers said that is an example of the unpredictability of fireworks. “It could have been a lot
worse,” he said. “We don’t believe it was intentional, but you can’t control them once you light them, either.” Cathy Nevara, public information officer for the Oswego Police Department, says the department encourages people to have fun but be safe and stay within the law. “The main aim of the village’s ordinance and the police department’s enforcement is to make sure that people are safe because it’s not worth someone losing an eye just to see a pretty sight. That’s why we leave that to the professionals.”
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More funds for roads The Oswego Village Board appears poised to OK a modest sales tax increase to provide a dedicated funding source for the village’s annual street maintenance program and other capital projects. As we’ve reported previously, village staff has advised the board that the village will require an additional $2 million to $3 million annually to maintain the village’s roads in the years ahead. The need for the extra funds is a by-product of the home-building boom that began in the village in the late 1980s. Miles and miles of new roads were constructed by developers in new subdivisions and then deeded to the village. Depending upon when they were installed, most of those roads will require resurfacing in the not-so-distant future. In addition, the village is faced with the prospect of having to help fund the eventual reconstruction and widening of traffic-snarled Wolf’s Crossing Road between U.S. Route 30 and Route 34. No one wants to pay more in taxes, but we agree with the village’s professional staff in their assessment that the village cannot rely on annual increases in the village’s existing revenues or use budget reserves to provide all the funds needed to maintain local roads. Importantly, if the board does approve an increase, the village’s total sales tax still would be comparable to neighboring municipalities. As a result, the increase should not adversely affect business in local retail stores and restaurants. For example, if the board approves a one-half of one percent increase, the village’s total sales tax rate would be 8.25 percent, equal to Montgomery’s and Yorkville’s, but still less than Aurora’s. Most importantly the tax will be paid not only by village residents, but also the many other area residents who come to the village each day – using local roads – to shop in local stores and eat in local restaurants.
Montgomery Road upgrades We don’t know about you, but we try to stay away from the intersection of Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue on Montgomery’s far east side as much as possible, especially during rush hour periods. Both roads are heavily traveled and traffic often backs up on Montgomery Road for what seems like a half-mile or more. A Montgomery Village Board member, Denny Lee, described the traffic situation succinctly last week when he told representatives of the Kane County Division of Transportation that the intersection “is a mess.” To underscore his point, Lee invited the KDOT officials to visit the intersection to see for themselves. Lee made his comments to KDOT officials as they presented long-range plans to improve Montgomery Road through the village. Since KDOT officials told the board it will be likely many years – if not decades – before Montgomery Road is widened and fully improved, village officials expressed hope the county will make some selected improvements to the road in the near future, beginning with the Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue intersection. We hope KDOT officials are agreeable to studying some short-term improvements for the intersection. We believe that longer turn lanes on Montgomery Road would help ease the back-ups and adjusting the timing of the traffic signals also is worth considering.
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Americans deserve some Independence Day fun In a few days, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day, a time for kicking back, enjoying a picnic or two, grilling some burgers, and generally having a good mid-summer time. And we apparently need all the fun we can find. Compared with other countries around the world, Americans work harder and longer hours than just about anyone else. Meanwhile, we seem to take a sort of perverse pride in complaining about ourselves. Politicians and moral scolds insist on complaining about the lazy American worker and his (and her) lack of what used to be called the Protestant work ethic. But the facts are we’re working harder than ever before despite the perceptions to the contrary. We really do deserve some time off. In colonial times, work was necessary to stave off starvation and death from a variety of causes, ranging from wild animals to bad growing seasons to Native Americans irate at the arrival of hoards of European settlers bent on stealing their land, homes and lives. Nonetheless, those first hardy pioneers liked to party so much they nearly annihilated themselves. For instance, when Thomas Dale arrived in Virginia in 1611 after a long sea voyage to bring supplies to the new colony, he was astonished and not a little appalled at what he found. Instead of busily farming or hunting, the residents were, while nearly on the brink of starvation, happily playing lawn bowls. Dale quickly put a stop to this out-of-control hilarity. The Puritans who maintained political control of the Massachusetts colony took even stronger measures. They made it illegal to fritter away any time at all on anything they decided did not further the interests of the colony’s survival. Christmas was banned (the Puritans, waging the first war on Christmas, insisted it was nothing but a pagan festival anyway), and games ranging from quoits to shuffleboard (including that evil pastime, bowls) were likewise proscribed. On Sunday, no recreation of any kind was allowed, not even taking a pleasant walk. One young couple got in trouble with the law for sitting together under an apple tree one Sunday. But once the colonists got the Indian and dangerous wild animal problems
REFLECTIONS Roger Matile under control – by enthusiastically exterminating both groups – the old Puritan “no-fun” attitude began to change. Americans then adopted holidays and invented all kinds of games and amusements to fill the holidays that they decided to take off from work. It’s interesting to note, however, that the U.S. has no true national holidays like the rest of the world. The Constitution has nothing to say on the topic, leaving holiday observances up to the states. So while the federal government gives its employees days off and even shuts down on certain days of the year, the several states don’t have to go along. One of the earliest and most popular forms of entertainment in America was gambling. Over the centuries, whole games of chance have come, enjoyed huge popularity, and have disappeared without a trace, games like faro. While faro is gone, many of the terms it spawned remain, terms like “to break even,” “play both ends against the middle,” and “to be in hock.” Clearly, though, it would be unthinkable for refined, religious people to frequent the dens of faro dealers. So, with their penchant for games as well as for inventing things, Americans perfected the board game as a way to have good, clean fun. The Mansion of Happiness, invented in 1843 by Englishman George Fox, was imported to the U.S. and revised for the young nation’s particular tastes. By taking turns, players could work their way toward eternal salvation while avoiding perjury, immodesty, and drunkenness among other pitfalls. The game proved only somewhat popular. But then, George S. Parker, a 16 year-old Massachusetts lad, invented Banking, a game in which players vied to become rich instead of saved from perdition. His fortune was made and Parker Brothers games was launched. During the inventive 19th Century, leisure pursuits from roller skates to bicycles were perfected and offered to an eager populace. By 1895, there were 10 million
bicycles in the U.S., all competing for road space – and pushing for better roads, too. Good roads movements began across the country well before automobiles became affordable, thanks to those magnificent men and women on their high-wheel bicycles. The fast pace of the American hunt for the perfect leisure activity moved ahead steadily until the 1970s, when the nation’s infatuation (actually, it seems as if it was more Americans’ bosses infatuation) with work overcame its love affair with play. According to one recent study, since the 1970s, and despite sharp gains in productivity, Americans’ work hours have increased over and above their European counterparts by about 50 percent. In Europe, productivity gains have meant that employees work fewer hours, and so have much more leisure time than their U.S. counterparts. And that doesn’t even taken into account the time working mothers spend on the job as well as working in the home. Working moms “enjoy” an average 80 hour work week when cleaning, cooking, and child care are all added to the mix. According to the 2013 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Better Life Index, the United States ranked 28th on their list of 37 developed countries, well below Scandinavia and other European countries. Granted, we scored pretty well in access to housing and family wealth, but we work far longer hours and have far less in the way of a support system (such as government-supplied child care for working families) than do our cousins across the Atlantic. As Bill Bryson put it way back in the 1980s in Made in America, “Almost uniquely among the developed nations, America took none of its productivity gains in additional leisure. It bought consumer items instead. And that, if it is any comfort to you, explains why you have a house full of labor-saving appliances and are more tired than ever.” So here’s some advice: Have fun over the Fourth of July. Kick back, go on a picnic, sit out on the patio and visit with the neighbors, watch a fireworks display after the sun goes down. Really, a bit of fun is good for you.
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To the Editor: Congratulations to Oswego East senior Leena Hwang on being honored as one of only 20 students selected for the 2014-15 Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team (#1 ranking in her class; ACT 35; badminton, tennis: two-time state qualifier, four-time conference champ; golf: two-time sectional qualifier). I was elated to see a member of our community in this prestigious group. Also, thank you to her parents, teachers and coaches for providing her the support and encouragement to be recognized at this level.
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Mike Sheahan Oswego
Flag controversy
To the Editor: I’m disappointed by last week’s Confederate flag controversy, falsely conceived in racism and removed from public buildings in the name of political correctness. Samuel Adams once wrote, “Shame on the men who can court exemption from present trouble and expense at the price of their own posterity’s liberty!” and it was Thomas Paine who wrote in The First Principles of Government, “He that would make his own liberty
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secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” Never then are the people’s liberties more at risk than when governments step in to do great things for the greater good and as Supreme
Your Oswego, Montgomery area state representatives…
Court Justice Louis Brandeis once warned, “Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the Government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers
to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.” I see a vast sea of cowards tumbling in waves of ignorance following the crowd rather than standing alone and having wisdom and understanding. The issue of slavery was brought up and dropped during the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Section 8 gives the federal government the power to coin money and control currency. How many of those who object to the flag will reject the currency that contains the faces of slave owners such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson? How many of you will reject the government welfare and government pensions due to their slavery roots? The stars and stripes existed long before the Confederate flag while slavery was yet “legal.” Shall we ban them too? This is not the America I’ve known. Never in my life did I ever think I’d see the day when Americans would run to politicians like toadies to fight their battles for them. Shame on those who’ve buried the Rebel flag as an ostrich buries its head in the sand. How many of my fellow citizens fell for this ruse? The problems we had yesterday
State Representative Stephanie A. Kifowit, D-Oswego 84th District
are still here today and the flag’s removal has solved nothing. The removal of any controversial object or symbol only serves to shield the rapscallions holding office along with their deeds and waters down a period in our history as though “it never happened.” To those who’ve stopped selling the Confederate flag in the name of political correctness, I remind you of Samuel Adams’ words, “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” If then, you cannot defend the liberties of those who offend you neither can you defend mine or yours. Jesus Alaniz Yorkville
Careful what you wish for
To the Editor: The following statement is attributed to Scottish history professor Alexander Tyler, but the actual author is in doubt: “A democracy is always temporary in nature
and will only continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse over loose fiscal policy.” If the realization is late in arriving, we are there, and it has the full cooperation of the Supreme Court. Obamacare was a promise to the lower-class in our society to take money from the middle-class and the rich to pay for their medical benefits. Because of a fundamental lack of understanding of economics by Obama and the people around him, a problem that affected a relatively small part of the population has been turned into an economy killer. The Supreme Court, the Congress, and the Presidency are the three elements that the Founders designed as a system that would check and balance each other. Of course, nothing designed by man will ever be perfect. The problem with this system is the possibility that all three would suffer the same political See CAREFUL, page 6
State Representative Keith Wheeler R-Oswego 50th District
Office: 1677 Montgomery Road, Suite 116 Aurora, IL 60504 Phone: 630-585-1308 Email: Stephanie.kifowit@att.net Website: ildistrict84.com
Office: 959 Oak Street North Aurora, IL 60542 Phone: 630-345-3464 Email: office @RepKeithWheeler.org Website: RepKeithWheeler.org
Office: 1421 N. Division Street P.O. Box 808 Morris, IL 60450 Phone: 815-416-1475 Website: RepAnthony.com
State Senator Linda Holmes D-Aurora 42nd District
Office: 76 S. LaSalle Street Suite 202 Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-801-8985 Email: Holmes42 @senatedem.illinois.gov Website: SenatorHolmes.com
State Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant D-Shorewood 49th District
State Senator Sue Rezin R-Morris 38th District
State Representative Mark Batinick R-Plainfield 97th District
State Senator Jim Oberweis R-Sugar Grove 25th District
Here's how to contact your local state representative: State Representative John Anthony R-Plainfield 75th District
Office: 103 Fifth Street Peru, IL 61354 Phone: 815-220-8720 Email: SenatorRezin@gmail.com Website: SenatorRezin.com
Office: 24047 W. Lockport Street Plainfield, IL 60544 Phone: 815-254-0000 Email: RepBatinick@gmail.com Website: RepBatinick.com
Office: 15300 Route 59, Unit 202 Plainfield, IL 60544 Phone: 815-254-4211 Email: BertinoTarrant49@att.net Website: SenatorBertinoTarrant.com
Office: 959 Oak Street North Aurora , IL 60542 Phone: 630-800-1992 Email: senatoroberweis @gmail.com Website: SenatorOberweis.com
Who are my state representatives? Check your voter registration card. The card lists the districts in which you reside.
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Continued from page 5 delusion at the same time. Obama was elected in a national swoon over his race, not because he was actually qualified for the job. The Congress was already liberal Democrat, and the Supreme Court had liberal leanings that Obama increased. Twice, the Supreme Court has failed to evaluate the structure of Obamacare on the basis of the law and the Constitution as their job demands. Instead, the liberals among them have sworn allegiance to a political ideology. The Supreme Court of the United States once made slavery the law of the land. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. Remember the movie “Soylent Green” starring Charlton Heston? It depicted our country after the middle-class had collapsed. All that was left were the masses of the poor and the very rich. Not understanding the basic economic facts of life and to think of an imagined Utopia as achievable by the stroke of a pen is the kind of thinking it takes to get there and the kind of thinking that Obama excels at; you may have noticed that we have begun the process of withdrawal from the world stage through sheer incompetence. Next year, you will have the opportunity to make what might be the last decision of America. Careful what you wish for. Charles Christensen Oswego
Thanks for participation
To the Editor: The Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation District held its annual Used Oil Pickup on Saturday, June 20. The SWCD would like to thank all those who participated in this event and for taking time out of your Saturday morning to properly dispose of your used oil, oil filters and antifreeze. Thank you to all those who so kindly made a donation to SWCD! The SWCD would like to thank GRAINCO FS, Inc. for allowing us to hold the event
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at their Yorkville facility and for their continued support of our efforts. In addition, we would like to thank all of our volunteers. Your time and support are greatly appreciated. We also wish to recognize Illinois Recovery Group for all of their help in making this event so successful. We hope to see all of you again next year at the Annual SWCD Used Oil Pickup; always held on the Saturday before Father’s Day. Courtney Freeman
Administrative Coordinator, Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation District
Frosh-Soph Shootout
To the Editor: The Oswego Panther Basketball (OPB) program welcomed 32 teams to Oswego High School for a day of hoops on Friday, June 26, as they hosted their annual Frosh-Soph Shootout. This event, which draws young players from schools across the area, continues to be a success each year thanks to the hard work, coordination and dedication of staff, parents and students alike who unselfishly volunteer their time. The profits generated by this event go right back into our basketball program to provide more opportunities for our student-athletes and help reduce the costs to our families. Tim Tavani did a great job of coordinating this annual event, making sure that the courts were ready, the scorer’s tables were staffed, referees were courtside, games tipped off on time and all of the day’s activities ran on schedule, no small feat. Things went smoothly thanks in part to the help of our OPB alums and current varsity players who “gave back” by manning the scorer’s table on all six courts for the 49 games that took place throughout the day. A huge thanks goes out to our awesome OPB parents who donated almost all of the needed food and drink necessary to feed the hungry players and their fans while our varsity coaching staff fired up the grill and were our “grill masters” for the day, serving up hamburgers and hot dogs
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and helped out as needed while our parents. We also owe a huge debt of gratitude to the parents and numerous student volunteers staffed our concession stand. We could not have done this without you. Kudos to our OPB coaches, Matt Borrowman, Chad Pohlmann, Jim Bagley, Tim Tavani, Andrew Galow, Mike Anderson and Mike Hettinger for all of their help. OPB would also like to give a huge shout-out to our OHS maintenance staff who had everything in place and ready to go and provided us with all of the help we needed and more throughout the day. You are truly the best and we are lucky to have you on our team. A special thanks to two local businesses, The Village Grind and My Lil’ Sister’s Donut Shoppe, for their contributions of coffee and doughnuts to feed our early morning visitors. We appreciate your support of our program. OPB could certainly not “do what we do” without each of you and we gratefully acknowledge all of our volunteers and their contributions and everyone who helped make the day a success. Thanks to everyone involved for once again making it “a great day to be a Panther.” Crystal Robinson
OPB Parent Representative, Oswego
Love wins
To the Editor: Once again, or still, the GOP is aligning itself with the forces of ignorance and science denial. Not one Republican contender for president of the United States seems happy with the decision of the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges; not one sees this as a civil rights issue. This issue was never really on my radar until I met a friend who happened to be gay. This caused me to begin questioning what my religion had taught. People like to quote verses from Leviticus to prove that God disapproves of gay relationships. Have they read the rest of Leviticus and the Pentateuch? We are all in trouble. Conservative folks like to say
that allowing gay marriage is causing the breakdown of the family. What actually causes the breakdown of the family are the people in families who don’t appreciate where they are. Not the people who want to be a family. Divorce is a major cause of family problems and Jesus does talk about that, but our politicians tend not to. This issue differs very little from the arguments concerning slavery and civil rights. Here we can quote 1 Peter 2:18 (“Slaves, obey your masters.”) all day long and it still doesn’t measure up morally with the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. To quote from my favorite sociologist, Peter L. Berger: “In the case of homosexuality, sociologists have tended to leave the interpretation of the phenomenon itself to psychologists and psychiatrists, but they have accumulated enough data that show the distribution of the phenomenon and its social organization, thereby debunking the moralistic definition of homosexuality as the vice of a minute handful of degenerates and putting serious question marks behind the legal provisions concerning the phenomenon.” (Invitation to Sociology: A Humanist Perspective, 1963) In the end, love wins. Thanks be to God. Carla Taylor Minooka
On Independence Day
To the Editor: This week on July 4 we celebrate Independence Day, our country’s birthday. For many it has become just another holiday and is referred to only as the Fourth of July. I hope when you celebrate on the 4th that you will take time to reflect on the sacrifices our founders made to give us the freedom we enjoy in this, one of a kind, great country. Not only did our founders fight for freedom in the Revolutionary war but they fought again in the War of 1812 to insure our freedom. During the War of 1812, Washington was burned and the British began an assault on Baltimore but standing in the way was Fort McHenry. Nine-
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Obamacare. Last week, he penned a Forum piece essentially written for him by the right-wing think tank at The Heritage Foundation. It’s long on criticism and very short on ideas to replace it. If you compare this letter to a previous one written, he essentially is playing the “scaring the taxpayer” game. Taxes going up, jobs lost, employers feeling the heat, or essentially replays of 2010, 2012 and 2014 Republican responses to Obamacare. You have to be impressed with the fact that to this day, six years later, there is not a Republican plan in place if Obamacare is overturned on what can only be described as a technicality. Go to RNC.org and see what they say about their health plan, it starts on page 32 of the Republican platform. Right after a bunch of other policies they said they would implement but haven’t gotten around to. Did Mr. Hultgren use any statistics from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, who has pointed out that Obamacare is even more affordable than first predicted? Do you hear outcries from insurance carriers? Hospitals? The AMA? Even more people signed up this year. This is a carrot-and-stick program. There are penalties if you don’t sign up on time. There is a penalty if you don’t get your car registration sticker on time. The Republicans hinted that their plan would allow you to sign up whenever you needed health insurance. There would be a penalty if you signed up after you filed a claim. A penalty? Kind of like a tax penalty for Obamacare. It’s all in the semantics. You have to give Rep. Hultgren a wide berth though, he is kind of playing catch up on this health care thing. He has spent a lot of man hours looking over and then voting for the trade deal with China, which sells American workers down the creek. He will be home soon, enjoying his government health plan. Ed Washak Yorkville
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The Terrapins (front) and the D1 Bound teams from Oswego battle each other in the mud.
Images from the Oswego Optimist Club Mud Volleyball Tournament June 27 at Allied First Bank on Orchard Road in Oswego Photos by Steven Buyansky for Shaw Media
Ben Carpio of team Terrapins of Oswego dives into the mud in an attempt to dig out the ball during the tournament.
ABOVE: Members of the Babes and Balls team from Aurora sun themselves as they rest waiting to see who they will play in the game. LEFT: Jack Burton (right) of team Babes and Balls spikes the ball during the championship game.
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Morgan Creek vacancies filled Oswego police charge suspect in abduction By DAVID LANZAFAME
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Though considered dormant for decades, the Morgan Creek Drainage District filled its officer vacancies during this week’s commissioners’ meeting. On June 29, in response to drainage districts in Morgan Creek, Rob Roy, Raymond and Big Slough being re-established, Morgan Creek commissioners formally established themselves as a legal local government at the Kendall Township Hall at 9925 Route 47 in Yorkville. Formed between the late 1800s and early 1900s,
the four districts have been dormant since 1947, only recently re-established as property tax levies to pay for improvements to storm water drainage within the county. On Jan. 15, Judge John F. McAdams ruled that the four districts have always been active since their establishment. That meant the districts would have to appoint a chairperson, secretary and treasurer as a governing body. Donald Wauthier, a retained engineer for the Morgan Creek Drainage District, said that the government framework was always there, as established
by the courts. But it was like having a town without a mayor – all that was needed was to fill in the vacancies. “The drainage district was formally inactive for more than 25 years,” Wauthier said. “This is the reactive process.” Part of that process was the appointment of a district chairperson, secretary and treasurer. Of the three commissioners for the Morgan Creek Drainage District, Jim Lee of Oak Creek was elected as the new board chairmen, Rob Steward of Yorkville was elected as secretary, and Rod Schobert, who lives in the southeast corner of Kendall County,
was elected as treasurer. All three will hold their respective offices for three years. Of their immediate decisions, the Morgan Creek board now has the opportunity to redefine its borders within the district. The board can only propose changes to Kendall County Court, which will take them into consideration. “There are no complete records,” Wauthier said. “Between the 1940s and 1950s, we don’t know of any adjustment. Now is the time to make changes, if [the board] chooses to do so.” The next meeting of the board of Morgan Creek will take place on July 16.
Oswegoland still seeking dog park grant Fido Field is proposed for Jaycee Park
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By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com OSWEGO – The Oswegoland Park District is still in the running to win up to $100,000 to help build a dog park in Boulder Hill’s Jaycee Park. The proposed park, to be known as Fido Field, is a project of the Oswego land Park & Recreation Foundation, Chad Feldotto, foundation administrator, told Oswegoland Park District trustees at their recent board meeting. The area proposed for the dog park and approved by Park District trustees is in the 7-acre Jaycee Park on the south side of Saugatuck Drive, just west of Douglas Road and north of Barnaby Drive in Oswego. The area planned for the dog park is presently unused. Feldotto said the foundation has applied for a grant that would provide significant funding toward construction of the park. He said Oswego is one of 700 communities entered in the contest sponsored by PetSafe, Brands, a national pet supply company. They are offering nearly $200,000 to build dog parks across the country, he noted.
“The first step for Oswego to become a finalist is to present the need for a dog park. We must show PetSafe that there is community support in Oswego.” Feldotto said Oswego made the top 15 in online voting and is now in the final round that runs through July 22. “There are two runner-up prizes of $25,000 but we have our eye on the $100,000,” he said.“We’re trying to get as many online databases through community groups, churches, and organizations. We need to-
do whatever we can to drive the vote total up there,” he said, adding that “$100,000 will take us a long way.” Anyone can vote on Pet Safe online and search on Facebook to vote. “We have set up a link at http://bit.ly/FidoFieldVote,” he added. “You will need to login every time you vote. On Facebook, they have an app to take you to vote at https://www.facebook.com/PetSafeBrand.” The proposal is to have more than 3 acres for dogs to run – a 2-acre area for large dogs, and 1.3 acres for
small dogs. The entire area would be fenced in with a gated entry. There would be shade structures and a drinking fountain he said. Feldotto said the foundation plans to supplement the cost of establishing the dog park through fundraising. The foundation is looking for community assistance through volunteer efforts, monetary donations, or in-kind donations to reach their goal of opening the district’s first dog park by 2017 – or sooner if the fundraising goes well. While the dogs and their owners are in the dog park, other family members would be able to enjoy the picnic shelter, handicapped access playground, grills, open areas for sports practice, baseball, picnic table, or just enjoying sitting on a bench with a good book or enjoying the scenery. The park, developed in the late 1970s by the Oswego Jaycees, was totally renovated last year and includes adequate parking and bike racks. For more information on the dog park project, visit www.greeneroswegoland. org or call the park district at 630-554-4440.
New playground equipment coming to Willowgate By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com Children living near Willowgate Park in Plainfield’s Chatham Square Subdivision will soon have new play equipment installed in the park. Oswegoland Park District Board members voted last week to award a contract to Hacienda Landscaping to install the new equipment and make other improvements at a cost of $194,806. The base bid was
$179,240.00 plus $15,566.for the basketball court for a total of $194,806. Grant Casleton, park district planning and development director, said Hacienda was the lowest of three firms that submitted bids for the project. The other two bids were $203,106 and $208,244, he said. The additions will include tots play equipment for ages 5-12, swings, a poured-in-place rubberized surface, a small shelter, sitting areas with benches,
concrete entrance walks, and a half-court basketball area. “These improvements are consistent with what we have done in all our neighborhood parks,” he said. Casleton said he asked for bids with a half-court basketball area as an alternate in case the project came in above the district’s budget for the project which was $210,000. Because the low bid was below this amount the basketball court will be included.
The park now has a gazebo and open space for sports practice, but it was never completed because housing construction slowed down in past years, he said. “Housing is now underway again, so this project will serve the kids in the subdivision,” he told board members. Willowgate Park is in the Chatham Square Subdivision at 12515 Cherry Blossom Boulevard in the Plainfield area of the park district.
By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com Oswego Police have charged Daniel Perkins, 39, of the 400 block of Madison Street, Oswego, with aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping and with being an armed habitual criminal. Perkins was in custody at the Kendall County Jail in Yorkville awaiting a bond hearing. The charges are related to a suspected abduction that occurred Sunday afternoon on Madison Street in Oswego. Police say Perkins forced a female at gunpoint into a vehicle. According to police, Per-
kins forced the victim to drive around for approximately two hours. Perkins and the victim, who police said had known each other, traveled back to the residence on Madison Street where police were waiting. Perkins was taken into custody without incident, according to police. A weapon believed to be involved in the incident was later recovered from a lake in Aurora with the assistance of the Aurora Fire Department Dive Team. The Oswego Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Montgomery Police Department.
Two sentenced in 2011 armed robbery of Yorkville Domino’s SHAW MEDIA Kendall County State’s Attorney Eric Weis announced that Cory M. Paytes, 25, of Eastfield Road in Boulder Hill, and Travis J. Gamble, 25, of Fox Run Drive in Newark were both convicted of aggravated robbery earlier this month and each sentenced to 10 years in prison. Just before midnight on Dec. 19, 2011, an employee of Domino’s Pizza in Yorkville was exiting the business for the night after closing when several men wearing dark clothing pushed him back into the store and pulled his coat over his head. One of the men appeared to have a semi-automatic pistol in his hand. The men were wearing either a “ski” type mask or a mask resembling the one from the movie “Scream.” The victim’s hands were duct-taped by the men, who demanded the safe combination. After the men took the money from the business, the victim was dragged to the cooler and told by the robbers that they would call someone after five minutes. The victim waited and subsequently was able to free him-
self from the tape and call the Yorkville Police Department. The scene was processed by law enforcement and information shared with area departments who had similar robberies of pizza establishments. Paytes and Gamble were arrested in January 2012 while committing an armed robbery in Naperville. That on-scene arrest was the result of surveillance details conducted by multiple police agencies, including the Naperville and Yorkville police departments. In an interview with investigators, Paytes and Gamble admitted to committing multiple robberies, including the robbery at the Yorkville Domino’s. The investigation revealed that the gun used was actually a pellet pistol that looked authentic. Paytes and Gamble were each sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Domino’s aggravated robbery, to be served concurrently with sentences for the other robberies they committed in DuPage and Will counties. Paytes and Gamble will also serve two years of mandatory supervised release.
BRIEF Monday Miles Community Challenge
The Oswegoland Park District is organizing a healthy challenge for people in the area. The original goal was 201.5 miles, and the community surpassed this goal within the first two weeks by logging 610 miles. Now, the goal has been raised to see if residents can walk or run and log 2,015 miles on Monday nights this summer. All are welcome to walk,
run, or use wheelchairs for the Monday Miles Community Challenge, which continues through Aug. 10. Wheelchairs, strollers and leashed dogs are all encouraged to show up at Prairie Point Park, 4120 Plainfield Road, Oswego. Check-in begins at 6 p.m. The Monday Miles siren will go off at 6:30 p.m. Monday Miles runs from June 1 through Aug. 10. Price is $2 per person.
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Cremation urn left at Yorkville Goodwill Store Remains returned to family in Virginia Many things find their way to Goodwill Stores – old cassettes, VHS tapes and even bellbottoms. But earlier this month, Jenny Perkins said she came across something she had never seen before. “It was a (cremation) urn along with some pet remains,” Perkins, retail supervisor at the Goodwill in Yorkville, said. “It was hard to say exactly who it was or what it was, but we held onto it for a while in case somebody had realized – oops we donated this – and hoping they would come back and claim it.” The white ceramic urn had some flowers painted on the side of it and Perkins said it could almost be confused for a vase. Donations to Goodwill are made anonymously, Perkins said, so whoever dropped off the urn went on their way before the staff found it. “I want to believe that it was an accident because it kind of looks like a vase. They might not have known it was an urn,” she said.
“The first thing you think of is – oh my gosh who donated their grandma?” Perkins said she contacted the Kendall County Coroner’s office in Yorkville. “That’s not something that we want to hang on to, nor can you throw it out, nor can you spread it— that’s not only a little disrespectful but against the law to spread ashes,” she said. Ken Toftoy, Kendall County Coroner, says it’s the first time in his 23 years as coroner that someone dropped an urn off at Goodwill. “We try to find the family and do the best we can. We just hang on to them,” he said. Jacquie Purcell, administrative deputy coroner for Kendall County, retrieved the urn and looked inside for a metal disc that would identify remains. “If you look through the ashes inside an urn there’s always a metal disc and if you find that metal disc that metal disc will have the name of the crematory and a number. If you call the crematory and you give them that number they can tell you who it is,” she said. The crematory was based
Fundraiser planned to support Oswego family The Robbie Strong Fund is hosting its second annual Wiffle Ball Tournament from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 18 at Prairie Point North Park of Oswego. Proceeds will benefit the Robbie Strong Fund and a portion will go to the ILY Foundation. Matt Robbie, of Oswego, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in February 2013 and has since been through over 18 different treatments with the support of his family. The tournament will
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An urn filled with ashes in it (right) was found last month at the Goodwill store in Yorkville. Inside the urn mixed with the ashes was a metal disc (above). The Kendall County coroner’s office was able to use the information on the disc to help track down the family of the deceased. in Virginia. Purcell said she found the woman’s obituary and saw that her name was Joyce Lovelace and she died in Virginia in 2006. A memorial service was scheduled in Illinois where the woman’s daughter had lived. “I believe that her daughter had to move right away and probably left possessions behind and whoever came in and cleaned up behind her just threw all of her stuff in a box and just donated it,” Purcell said. Purcell added that she couldn’t track the woman’s family who lived in Yorkville. “I would rather think of this as an oversight than in somebody just tossed off
these cremated remains,” she said. “Somehow they ended up being in a box that got donated to Goodwill in Yorkville.” Purcell searched a little more and said that she found the late woman’s brother who lived in Virginia. The family said they wanted the remains so Purcell mailed the remains back to the family in Virginia. She packaged the urn and mailed it to the family from the post office. “In fact, the U.S post office is the only one that will take (the remains). You can’t send it through FedEx, you can’t send it through UPS,” she said. “That’s kind of a feel good story.
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Board questioned about damaged dock By LYLE R. ROLFE news@kendallcountynow.com David Erickson, president of the Lakeview Homeowners Association in Oswego, questioned Oswegoland Park District trustees last week about a boat dock-fishing pier in Lakeview Park. He said their subdivision, Lakeview Estates, at Route 71 and Plainfield Road, includes the 35-acre Bartlett Lake and Prairie Wetland as part of the Lakeview Park. Erickson said the dock he referred to is in need of repair and has been roped off by the Park District. But even though it was boarded up about two months ago, people are still going out on it and he is afraid someone may be hurt. His home at 209 Long Meadow Court backs up to the dock, so he is able to see people using it, he said. Erickson said Lakeview resi-
dents talked to Bill McAdam, former park district executive director, six years ago about problems with silt and weeds in the lake. At that time the Army Corps of Engineers became involved, but still nothing has happened, so he said he came to this board meeting to see whether anything will be done. Power was run out to the lake for a filtration system some time ago, but a system was never installed, he noted. Rich Zielke, who replaced McAdam as executive director, said the dock or fishing pier was heavily damaged by last year’s winter weather and needs replacement. He said park district staff members had been busy with PrairieFest for some time, but now that it is finished, they will remove the dock to keep people from being injured on it.
Erickson said he saw a drawing of a proposed new dock in the district’s Prairie Point office last year, and was hoping this is what would replace the older rotting dock that has become an eyesore and threat to kids playing on it. During recent visits to the office he noted that the drawing has been removed, so he asked whether the project is still being planned. He said the homeowners met recently to talk about the weeds and growth in the lake that need to be removed and recalled that the district at one time discussed using some type of vacuum system to remove them. He said district officials also had talked about removing silt from the lake so it could be bagged and used as fertilizer. But nothing happened after the Army Corps became involved, he said. Zielke said the amount of wa-
ter and material that goes through the lake from other sources also adds to the problem, making it more difficult to resolve. He said the district still plans to rebuild a dock or fishing pier in the lake, but because of the silt and shallow water, they want to be sure it will be placed in an area where the fish are located. “Once the dock comes out, we’ll make sure the brush and growth is removed so people can get to the water to fish,” he added. “This area used to provide some of the best fishing before a big fish die-off last year. From talking to locals, this was one of the two best fishing spots in town. Fish are almost nonexistent in the lake now,” Erickson said. Homeowners also are wondering why the lake has not been restocked, he said. Zielke said Mike Fee, operations director, has requested the
Illinois Department of Natural Resources make a fish study to see what the fish population is now and what is needed to restock it. Park Board President Dave Krahn asked whether the homeowners would be responsible for paying any of the cost for the work. Zielke said the district is responsible for the entire project cost. He did not say when he might have more information for the homeowners about the project. Bartlett Lake is named for the original owners of the land, and fishing is catch-and-release only, according to the district’s website description. “No matter the season, residents of Lakeview Estates enjoy beautiful views across multi-textured prairie/wetland that provides habitat for native plants and animals,” according to the description.
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Montgomery Rotary Club co-founders Mera Johnson and Village Trustee Theresa Sperling recently announced that the club received its charter and will be welcomed at an event this month.
Club receives charter LEDGER–SENTINEL The Rotary Club of Montgomery has been notified by Rotary International of the club’s admission into the organization. Charter members will be officially welcomed by area clubs and district officials at a charter event in July. In response to receiving the news of their charter, club co-founder Mera Johnson said, “I’m over the moon and humbled. [It’s] time to make a difference.” Village Trustee Theresa Sperling, who is also a co-founder of the club, said, “It has been a lot of work, but I am enjoying every minute of it. We have some wonderful people who are ready to get involved and help.” Johnson and Sperling announced the following charter members: Lucas Albright, Thomas Betsinger, Jason Bragg, Deslyn Browne, Jeanette Caul, Carolyn Fairbanks, Tina Hardersen, Bryan Johnson, Steve Jungermann, Noah Little, Marilyn Michelini, Scott Neal, Duane Tanner, Judy Van Tieghem, Matthew Walker, Peter Wallers, Joseph Yen, Richard Young and Jeff Zoephel. The group meets on the first and third Thursday mornings from 7 to 8 a.m. Morning meetings are held at the new Riverview Diner located at the corner of River and Montgomery roads in Montgomery.
In addition, the group also meets for an evening social and networking hour on the fourth Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening meetings are held at the Montgomery Village Hall, 200 N. River St., Montgomery. Rotary International is a service organization started in Chicago in 1905 that continues today with approximately 1.2 million Rotarians worldwide. Rotary values service above self. It is a professional, ethical, diverse organization that allows members to make a difference in their own communities and as well as the world. It transcends race, religion and culture by uniting its members through service. Interested members of the public are invited to attend the meetings to learn more about Rotary and the club in Montgomery. Contact Theresa Sperling, membership chair, at 630-4302181 or theresa_sperling@ yahoo.com. For information about Rotary International, visit rotaryinternational.org.
to fill an additional side yard. Another was set in a wide and deep backyard along with one on extensive farmland, sculpted into several gardens and family areas. After the garden walk, club members enjoyed the annual Members’ Lunch at Millhurst Ale House in Yorkville. Anyone wishing to become a member of Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club can call Diane at 630-5511970 or email vgierhart@ aol.com.
BRIEF Garden Club plans trip to Blumen Gardens Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club will be visiting Blumen Gardens in Sycamore on Thursday, July 9. Owner Joel Barczak will provide a tour of his facilities, including an on-site nursery, garden center and a refurbished historic factory, now used for weddings and other events. Afterwards, club members will participate in a workshop
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School District 308 Director of Operations Bill Baumann is retiring after more than 38 years with the district. makes you feel good as well,” he said. “If there are no complaints, that’s good. If you get a positive note on top of it, that is extra special.” He also enjoyed helping District 308 students and teachers secure summer jobs helping out the district’s grounds crew. “It makes you feel good when you can help someone and they turn out to be a good employee,” he said. Baumann recalled a former student, Phil, who helped the department during the summer months. Phil was the type of employee Baumann knew could manage a crew and “complete whatever task needed to be done.” Baumann said Phil went on to become an attorney.
As Baumann winds down through his last month of employment with the district, he is reflecting on his career accomplishments. “Every day something pops into my head, and I find myself saying, ‘This will probably be the last time I do this,’ ” he said. “It’s a strange, sad feeling. I look at things that I built or that I’ve done, and I say, ‘I remember installing that fence, or working on that building addition.’ Every time I walk by a particular district building, I see something.” Baumann plans to spend more time with his wife, Teresa, who retired from School District 308 after 27 years as a building secretary last year. He also has two grandsons, Luca and Liam, who he will probably see more of, but he will need more than family to fill his time. Ever since his days playing football, swimming and basketball for East Aurora High School, Baumann has liked staying busy. “Everybody is asking ‘What is your plan?’” he said. “I don’t have a plan. I’m going to take some time off to rest and reflect. I will do something else. I won’t be able to just sit at home.”
volve himself in more of the day-to-day work. “Back then I was more hands-on,” he said. “I’ve done everything that a custodian has done, that a groundskeeper has done, that a painter has done, and that the maintenance guy has done.” “I’ve done it all, so I have all the past experience. I know what my employees have gone through and the work they have to do. So I un• Story provided by School derstand where they are at.” District 303. And if someone could not do the work, Baumann knew he would be able to do it. As the district grew, however, his managerial duties mounted. Building relationships with employees has been one of Baumann’s priorities, since he would ultimately need to ask them to do the work. A sea of changes Technology has changed As the district grew, Baumann knew he would need considerably over the time to change his management Baumann’s been on the job, style. When the district – and right down to the cleaning the Operations Department tools. “You don’t have just – were smaller, he could in-
Brush pick-up next two weeks in Oswego The Village of Oswego Public Works Department has announced its schedule for this year’s brush pick-up program. There are two designated pick-up zones. Zone A is comprised of all homes located north of U.S. Route 34, while Zone B is comprised of all homes located south of U.S. Route 34. Public works crews will pick-up brush from each zone one week each month. Pick-up dates for Zone A is as follows: July 6-10; Aug. 3-7; Sept. 14-18; and Oct. 5-9. Pick-up dates for Zone B is as follows: July 13-17; Aug. 10-14; Sept. 21-25; and Oct. 12-16. All brush must be placed at the curb by 7 a.m.
on the Monday morning of the designated week, but no earlier than noon the prior Friday. The public works truck will pass through an area once and will not return for brush placed after the deadline. Brush is defined as tree and bush branches that are less than five inches in diameter. Unbundled brush should be placed parallel or perpendicular to the street in neat bundles with all cut ends facing the same direction. Do not put brush in a container or in the street. Logs, wood, root balls, cuttings or grass clippings will not be picked up. For more information, contact the public works office at 630-554-3242.
Montgomery brush pick-up resumes Monday The Village of Montgomery is once again offering brush removal service to village residents through early fall. The monthly service will be provided during the first full week of each month from through October. This corresponds to the weeks of July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 14, and Oct. 5. The following rules have been established: Brush must be stacked neatly in the parkway by the Sunday evening of pick-up week. Crews will begin Monday morning and will make only one pass through. Brush placed after village crews have passed will not be collected. Brush should be neatly piled in one direction, unbundled, with the larger trunk portions facing the
street. Brush piles should not be taller than three feet high, and should not obstruct the sidewalk. For safety reasons, branches must be no smaller than one inch – but no larger than four inches – in diameter and no shorter than three feet in length. Public works crews will not pick up piles that include bushes with roots and dirt attached, grape or other vines, lumber, plywood or construction materials. Twigs, leaves and smaller yard debris need to be placed in yard waste bags for removal by the village’s regular garbage hauling service, Allied Waste Services. If you have any questions call the public works department at 630-896-9241.
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Inside Bill Baumann’s desk is a tattered blue folder with stickers on it that he calls his “smile file.” In his file, School District 308’s Director of Operations has kept positive correspondences received from students, teachers and members of the community over the duration of his 38-plusyear career. At the end of June, Baumann retired from his position with the district. He recently thumbed through those correspondences while reflecting on his long career with the district. “Oswego has been a great place to work,” Baumann said. “The people have been extremely caring.” Baumann has always liked to build things, and he determined early after graduating from high school that he wanted to work with his hands. His role with the district afforded him the opportunity to do just that. After a brief stint doing sales, service and delivery for the Elgin Water Softener Co., Baumann wanted a position closer to his home that involved less travel. Thompson Junior High School was being built on Boulder Hill Pass at the time, so he contacted the director of buildings and grounds, and found the district had an open position in the Maintenance Department. He began work without any weighty expectations for either the position … or the district. “At that point, I was merely thinking that I wanted to do a good job,” he said. “If it worked out to be a career job, fine. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.” Baumann started on Aug. 1, 1977. By 1986, he was the assistant director of operations and in 1991, he was named its director. When Baumann started his employment, the district had just six schools and a fraction of its current enrollment. He witnessed a lot of growth and change during his tenure. Baumann knows that in a lot of cases not getting feedback meant the Operations Department had done a good job. But he also kept his “smile file” as a way to enjoy the best. “Seeing a project start and seeing it completed to the satisfaction of everybody
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12 NEWS • Thursday, July 2, 2015 • Ledger-Sentinel / KendallCountyNow.com POLICE REPORTS Theft from Route 34 store under investigation Oswego Police are investigating a retail theft at a store in the 3000 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village. Police said merchandise valued at $449 was taken from the store June 21 at 8:30 p.m. The theft was reported to police June 24. Aggravated battery, obstructing officer among charges Oswego Police arrested Troy Aaron Bearden, 22, of the 2000 block of Emma Circle, Aurora, at a store in the 2300 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village June 25 at 9:15 p.m. Police said the suspect faces charges of retail theft, aggravated battery and obstructing a peace officer. The suspect was transported to the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending a court appearance next month, according to police. DUI arrest on Jackson Street Oswego Police arrested Kenneth P. Duda, 60, of the 500 block of Parkview Court, Oswego, after stopping his vehicle on Jackson Street at Main Street in the village Friday, at 10:33 p.m. Police said the suspect has been charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and is scheduled to appear in court on the charge next month. Motorist ticketed after collision A Naperville resident, Gail W. Johnson, 73, of the 2600 block of Avondale Lane, was ticketed by Oswego Police for improper lane usage after her vehicle was involved in a crash on Wolf’s Crossing Road near Ill. Route 71 in the village Saturday at 11:56 p.m. Police said the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash was not injured. DUI arrest on Route 34 Oswego Police arrested Dara L. Smith, 28, of the 2700 block of Pontiac Lane, Aurora, after stopping her vehicle on U.S. Route 34 at Kendall Point Drive in the village Sunday at 1:28 a.m. Police said Smith faces charges of driving under the influence (DUI), improper lane use and driving without auto insurance The suspect posted bond and was released pending a court appearance next month, police said. Criminal damage reported on Oakwood Oswego Police said they are investigating a criminal damage to property incident that occurred in the 60th block of Oakwood Drive in the village Sunday.
Unauthorized use of debit card reported An Oswego resident told village police Saturday that someone had used her debit card to make two unauthorized purchases worth more than $300 the two previous days. iPhone5 stolen in Chesterfield Park Oswego Police are investigating the theft of an iPhone 5 valued at $599 from a backpack
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Vehicle entered on Ferret Crossing A resident of the 700 block of Ferret Crossing in Oswego told village police Monday that someone had entered his vehicle without his consent but did not take anything.
Theft reported at Route 34 store Oswego Police took a report of a retail theft from a store in the 2300 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village June 19. Police said they have no information on a suspect or suspects.
Montgomery man facing firearm, child endangerment charges Montgomery Police arrested Pedro Losoya, 25, of the 800 block of Victoria Drive, Montgomery, at his residence Saturday at 7:16 a.m. on charges of reckless discharge of a firearm, endangering the life of a child and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said they were summoned to Losoya’s residence on a report of an apartment with a bullet hole in the wall.
Traffic citations issued Ashley M. Reyes, 18, the 2800 bloc of Northeast 183rd Street, Miami, Fla., no valid driver’s license and improper lane usage. Bernardo G. Durante, 40, of the 700 block of Lenox Avenue, Bolingbrook, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving while license suspended. DUI arrest on Douglas Road Oswego Police arrested Tyler A. Johnson, 32, of the 800 block off Mendoza Drive, Kissimmee, Fla., after they stopped his vehicle in the 1000 block of Douglas Road in the village June 24 at 10:19 a.m. police said Johnson faces charges of driving under the influence (DUI) and driving on a suspended license. Police said the suspect posted bond and was released pending a court appearance next month. Motorist hits deer on Route 34 A Yorkville resident told Oswego Police that she struck a deer while driving on U.S. Route 34 near Riverwood Drive in the village June 23 at 8:36 p.m. DUI, child endangerment among charges Oswego Police arrested Wille Lee, Jr., 45, of the 1100 block of McDonald Avenue, Aurora, after stopping his vehicle in the 4000 block of U.S. Route 34 near Wolf’s Crossing Road in the village June 23 at 11:05 p.m. Police said Lee faces charges of driving under the influence (DUI), driving while license revoked and endangering the life and health of a child. The suspect posted bond and was released pending a court appearance next month, police said. Traffic stop leads to arrest Oswego Police arrested Andrew J. Rising, 32, of the 3200 block of Hoffman Street, Plano, after stopping his vehicle in the 1100 block of Douglas Road in the village June 24 at 2:50 p.m. Police said Rising was wanted on a Lee County warrant for failure to appear in court on a prior charge of contempt of court. Rising was also cited for driving on a suspended license. Police said the suspect was transported to the Kendall County jail in Yorkville pending a court appearance next month.
Property damage reported at store Oswego Police investigated a report of criminal damage to property that occurred June 22 at a store in the 3000 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village. Unlawful use of credit card reported Oswego Police took a report of an unlawful use of a credit card at a store in the 2700 block of U.S. Route 34 in the village June 23. Police said the incident occurred June 19 at 5:54 p.m. Traffic citations issued Oswego Police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Jesus E. Arreguin, 22, of the 900 block of Oliver Avenue, Aurora, following too closely. Vanessa N. Vasquez, 21, of the 1000 block of Pearl Street, Aurora, no valid driver’s license. Tony G. Greene, 20, of the 12000 block of Wild Rye Court, Plainfield, speeding and driving on a suspended license. Jonte Wiseman, 19, of the 1100 block of East Galena Boulevard, Aurora, driving while license suspended. Ashley M. Reyes, 18, the 2800 bloc of Northeast 183rd Street, Miami, Fla., no valid driver’s license and improper lane usage. Bernardo G. Durante, 40, of the 700 block of Lenox Avenue, Bolingbrook, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and driving while license suspended.
Suspect arrested on retail theft charge Montgomery Police arrested Fernando Garcia-Barajas, 43, of the 900 block of Mountain Street, Aurora, on a charge of retail theft at a store in the 2000 block of Orchard Road in the village Sunday at 4:20 p.m. DUI arrest on Route 31 Montgomery Police arrested Salvador Martinez, 32, of the 2100 block of Chad Lane, Montgomery, after stopping his vehicle on Ill. Route 31 at Knell Road in the village Sunday at 1:17 a.m. Police said the Martinez has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), speeding and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Traffic citations issued Montgomery Police issued traffic citations to the following motorists over the past week: Robert Balchunas, 33, of the 800 block of Victoria Drive, Montgomery, driving while license revoked. Antalia Alberty, 22, of the 1300 block of Manning Avenue, Montgomery, driving with a suspended registration.
Xiomara Regaldo, 20, of the 300 block of Fifth Street, Aurora, driving without a valid license. Darnell Meredith, 24, of the 800 block of Bowditch, Aurora, driving while license suspended. Arturo Olguin, 19, of the 300 block of Grand Avenue, Aurora, driving while license suspended. Herlinda Martinez-Leon, 33, of the 500 block of Spencer Avenue, Aurora, driving while license revoked and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. Demerius Bradley, 24, of the 800 block of Jackson Street, Aurora, driving without a valid license. Christopher Dula, 39, of the 90th block of Red Fox Run, Montgomery, driving while license revoked. Victor Gomez, 26, 1300 block of Carol Place, Montgomery, driving with a suspend registration, driving on a suspended license and driving without a seatbelt.
BOULDER HILL AND OSWEGO TOWNSHIP License violations Juan D. Hernandez, 34, of Herkimer Street, Joliet, was charged with driving while his license was suspended Friday. Sheriff’s Police stopped his car at Ill. Route 126 and Old Ridge Road south of Oswego for speeding. Sheriff’s Police charged Julio I. Garcia, 24, of Timber Trail, Plainfield, with driving while his license was suspended Friday morning after stopping his vehicle at Rance Road and Pioneer Court. Identity theft A Boulder Hill resident called Sheriff’s Police June 25 after she received a bill from a creditor attempting to collect for an account in her name which she never opened.
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LEDGER–SENTINEL Last weekend the 13U-MJ Oswego Outlaws headed into Huntley to play in the USSSA 14U B Swing into Summer fastpitch softball tournament. In Game 1 of pool play, the Outlaws defeated the Bolingbrook Panthers, 10-0, behind very strong pitching by Ashley Billhymer, who pitched a no-hitter, recording eight strikeouts. The offense was powered by Jordan Zwiezen, MaKayla Willoughby and Gabby Colsch, who combined for five hits. In Game 2, the Outlaws defeated the Wheatland Spikes, 12-6, with a strong pitching performance by Willoughby, who came in as relief and shut the Spikes down, giving up only one hit and allowing no runs. The offense was triggered by Jen Gerstung, who had two hits, and Hailey Morland, who singled and doubled. Rachel Prinz laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to get the go-ahead runs in scoring position. In Game 3 of pool play, the Outlaws faced a very tough Big Dog Rage team from the Rockford area, defeating them 9-8. Becky Jermolowicz pitched a solid 4 2/3 innings and Willoughby came in and closed it out in the fifth inning. The offense exploded for seven of the nine runs in the third inning with a brigade of hitting by Carson Hartzog, Zwiezen, Willoughby, Jermolowicz, Alyssa Joyner, Caitlyn Serra and Colsch. The Outlaws played the Rochelle Rampage in the first game of bracket play, defeating them, 9-4, behind another stellar pitching
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The 13U-MJ Oswego Outlaws, who defeated the Lake in the Hills Hurricanes in tourney play recently. performance by Billhymer, who struck out eight batters over four innings. The Outlaw offense continued to produce behind Joyner, Morland and Serra, who all had two singles, and Gerstung, who singled and doubled. Heading into the semifinals, the Outlaws beat the Huntley Red Raiders, 11-6, behind another strong start by Jermolowicz and closing role of Willoughby. Hartzog, Zwiezen, Joyner, Jermolowicz, Serra, Morland and Billhymer
combined for 15 hits. Heading into the championship game against the also 5-0 Lake in the Hills Hurricane team, the Outlaws’ bats again came out blazing. Hartzog went 2-for-3 with a single and a huge triple in the fifth inning. Willoughby and Joyner combined for five hits. A timely caught-stealing play by Nikki Kirkwood and Zwiezen shut down a Hurricane threat in the fifth inning. The Hurricanes tied the game in the bottom of the
seventh with the Outlaws leaving the potential winning run on third base. Going into extra innings, Gerstung blasted a double which would end up being the game-winning hit, scoring Jermolowicz from second base. Two outstanding defensive plays by Serra in the eighth inning secured the 8-7 victory and the championship for the Oswego Outlaws, who clinched their third first-place finish this season.
Lukowski saw limited action in junior season • LUKOWSKI
Continued from page 16 There was a time, however, when Lukowski, a second baseman and designated hitter for the Panthers, didn’t know what was wrong with him. Fatigue was getting in the way of playing baseball, his favorite sport. As a freshman, Lukowski was frequently exhausted. He needed sports drinks to keep him hydrated. He had trouble throwing the ball and swinging the bat at practice. His skin was changing color and he had a tough time producing enough energy to do his homework. “I felt I was losing all of my athletic ability,” Lukowski said. “It probably took me six seconds to run to first and it was normally about 3.6 [seconds]. I wasn’t even strong enough to throw from second to first.” Lukowski knew something was wrong. There were multiple trips to several different hospitals in the area, but no one could figure out what the problem was. Finally, in the summer of 2012, a specialist noticed dark pigment at the bottom of Lukowski’s feet and diagnosed him with Addison’s disease.
“I was pretty relieved and it felt good to know what it was, but then they told me they didn’t know much about it,” Lukowski said. “If it’s not treated, it can be deadly. It was pretty scary, and I wasn’t sure what to do.” According to rarediseases.org, Addison’s disease affects males and females in equal numbers. Approximately one in 100,000 people in United States has it, but it usually occurs in individuals between 30-50 years of age, which makes Lukowski’s case even more rare. Lukowski has been on medication since his freshman year. He has good days and bad days. There were days where he had no problem being in the starting lineup, and there were games where he was forced to sit out because he just didn’t feel well enough to play – even as a one-time pinch hitter. “When I stayed positive things were better, but if I stayed negative things got worse. It was pretty stressful,” Lukowski said. Lukowski was on the varsity roster as a junior, but saw limited action. A nagging back injury also kept him out of the lineup. “My junior year, I was still trying to build myself up,” Lukowski said. “The JV games were OK, but
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Dominick Lukowski, a 2015 Oswego graduate, bats for the Panthers in the final game of the spring season. varsity was a lot tougher. We played a lot of good teams and saw a lot of good pitching.” “He just couldn’t get healthy,” Johnson added. “There were times he’d play one game and then be out for the next three. It was always something.” By senior year, Lukowski appeared to have things under control better than ever. He still struggled, but he fought through it, especially in the classroom. As for baseball, Lukowski wanted to make sure he cemented his spot in the starting lineup as much as he physically could. He was active in the off-season at open gyms and in the weight room.
Those around Lukowski took notice of his hard work. “He’s always the first to get here, last to leave. It pushed me to work harder,” teammate Joe Fogarty said. “I don’t think I could ever do what he’s done.” “At open gyms, there were times I had to tell him he was done,” Johnson added. “One time, he almost collapsed because he kept going and going.” Out of a possible 36 games his senior year, Lukowski played in 31. In 104 at-bats, he led the Panthers with 41 hits (31 singles), was second in doubles with nine, hit one home run, recorded 15 RBIs, tied for a team-best 23 runs scored,
had a team-best batting average of .394 and a teambest slugging percentage of .510. “He got better as the year went on,” Johnson said. “He was very good about talking about it and letting me know if he wasn’t feeling well. The times he was not out there, he felt like he was letting his teammates down.” “When he sat out, it was because he didn’t feel well. He never used it as an excuse if he made an error or if he didn’t field the ball well,” teammate Konor Gengler added. “He just kept pushing through. He didn’t play much [junior] year because of his disease, so to see him come back this year and play more games was really nice.” Lukowski’s next obstacle is deciding where continue his baseball career. He is leaning toward Waubonsee Community College, but is still keeping his options open. “I hope he plays in college. I think he will be able to because he’s pushed through high school and he can do the same in college,” Fogarty said. “He’s very smart, and he has dreams of playing at the collegiate level,” Johnson added. “Dom has a lot of ability and work ethic… and is the perfect player.”
On June 24, the Oswego baseball team lost both games in the doubleheader against Plainfield South. The Cougars won Game 1, 5-0, and Game 2, 6-5. On Monday, the Panthers will begin action in the annual Wood Bat Tournament. Oswego will field two teams this year. Oswego will face Oswego East at 10 a.m. at Oswego. At 2 p.m., the Panthers will play Yorkville. On Monday at Plainfield South, Oswego 2 will play Plainfield East at 12:15 p.m., followed by Plainfield South at 2:30 p.m. On Tuesday at Oswego, Oswego will face Plainfield East at 10 a.m. Oswego 2 will play Plainfield East at 12:15 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., Oswego and Oswego 2 will take on one another. Wednesday’s games at Oswego are to be determined.
– Compiled by Christine Bolin Dascher
SPORTS FILE Millikin honors student-athletes
Millikin University, in conjunction with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, announces its Jack Swartz Award recipients and the CCIW Academic All-Conference team for spring season. Millikin junior track and field athlete Michaela Ponstein (Oswego) and senior baseball player Adam Carlisle were selected as the Jack Swartz winners for the spring season. To be considered as a Swartz Award winner, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.50 grade point average, have earned a letter in their varsity sport and have made a leadership contribution to their program. Ponstein earned All-Conference honors in women’s track and field while excelling in the classroom as an elementary education major. Each season the CCIW selects an Academic All-Conference team. To be recognized, the student-athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student, must have earned a letter during the 2015 spring season, and must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average at the start of their season.
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Oswego East splits doubleheader Familiar territory as Coach Engelhardt visits former field in Yorkville By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com In Matt Engelhardt’s first week as Oswego East’s head baseball coach, he was given the chance to play against his former high school team, Yorkville. Engelhardt, a 2002 alum, returned to his former field in Yorkville on June 23, only to see the Foxes top his Wolves, 6-3, in Game 1 in the first of two five-inning games. In Game 2, however, the Wolves edged out the Foxes, 8-7. “I was telling [assistant coach] John Paul [Shore], the field [at Yorkville] doesn’t look a whole lot different from when I was here,” Engelhardt said. “I have a lot of good memories here.” After a scoreless first inning,
“I thought we showed a lot of character coming back like that. That’s really what we ask of them – to compete in every at-bat. The kids didn’t quit and I’m happy with that.” Matt Engelhardt Oswego East head baseball coach Yorkville scored five of its six runs in the second inning on five hits, including back-to-backto-back RBI singles from Dylan Souza, Michael Wojcik and Bryan Thill. Will Ferguson, Wojcik and
Thill all scored on Oswego East errors. Yorkville added one more run for a 6-0 advantage in the bottom of the third after Max Warren, who singled in his first at-bat, reached second on an Oswego East error. Andrew McKee, his pinch runner, got to third on a passed ball and eventually scored on another RBI single from Wojcik. “When you put the ball in play, good things happen,” Yorkville head coach Scott Luken said after Game 1. “We were trying to sacrifice and get guys in scoring position, and that put pressure on the defense and it paid off a couple times. Once you get a lead like that, you can start to be a little more aggressive and do some different things. I like how our guys started swinging the bats there.”
In the top of the fifth inning, Oswego East managed to avoid the shutout after scoring three runs on four hits. Julian Spencer led off with a walk and was moved to second on Alex Biala’s single. David Parker’s RBI single sent Spencer home and Biala to third. Biala eventually scored when Jack Borvan hit an RBI single with two outs. Parker scored when the next batter, Mason Madalinski, recorded an RBI single. “I thought we showed a lot of character coming back like that,” Engelhardt said. “That’s really what we ask of them – to compete in every at-bat. The kids didn’t quit and I’m happy with that.” Yorkville starting pitcher Kyle Arbet earned the win after he allowed no runs, three hits, three
walks and three strikeouts in four innings of work. “Kyle pitched really well,” Luken said. “I like how he kept guys off-balance and threw strikes. He was composed out there and got some help from his defense and really did a nice job.” Notes: The results of Oswego East’s games against Plainfield North, Glenbard South and Waubonsie Valley were not available at press time. On Monday, the annual Wood Bat Tournament begins with Oswego East facing Oswego at 10 a.m. After that, the Wolves will face Yorkville at 12:15 p.m. at Oswego. On Tuesday at Plainfield South, Yorkville will play Oswego East at 12:15 p.m. That game will be followed by the Wolves/Plainfield South at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday’s game at Oswego is to be determined.
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“It was nice to get a comeback on and put ourselves in a position where one hit could [make the difference]. We were right there, we were knocking on the door, and Ryan gave us a big hit up there.”
Continued from page 16 June 21 doubleheader 7-5 and 9-8. Just as the previous meeting featured a pair of close games, Wednesday’s matchup was just as tight. Right-hander Brandon Thielk (University of Arizona) tossed a three-hitter, walking two and striking out eight along the way, while Martinez had a hit and two RBIs in the second to highlight game one’s 2-0 result. “In the first game, neither team hit, but the pitching was pretty good,” Miller said. “Brandon was on, and it’s fun to watch him throw. First-pitch strike almost every time, and that just changes the count immensely.” Game 2 was decidedly tougher for the Cats, both on the mound and at the plate, as they trailed 6-1 after six innings. The Orioles added another in the top of the seventh before the hosts rallied for five runs in the bottom of the frame. Left-hander Andy Grunewald (Park University) struggled in 3 2-3 innings, allowing five runs (four earned), seven hits including a home run and three walks for the Cats, whose offense didn’t awaken until the fifth inning, when Smith recorded their first hit. Oswego’s best inning came in the seventh against right-handed reliever Alex Hitney, who surrendered five runs and one hit and also issued five walks in his 2-3 innings of work. O’Dell went 2-for-4 with three RBIs after hitting a two-out, bases-clearing double to bring the -Cats within one before the final 7-6 outcome. “Andy got off to a rough start,” Miller said. “He struggled a little bit, but he’s getting there. We put the pieces together as we needed, but we didn’t hit the ball well. “It was nice to get a comeback on and put ourselves in a position where one hit could [make the difference]. We were right there, we were knocking on the door, and Ryan gave us a big hit up there. We battled, and they helped us out with the walks, but the same
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Oswego Cats second baseman Adam Lipscomb tosses the ball to first during the first game of a doubleheader against the Homestead Ranchers on Saturday. thing happens to us sometimes.” Despite ending Wednesday with a loss, the Cats wrapped up the rest of the week on the highest of swings. They not only scored a combined 29 times, but they also allowed single runs in each of those three games. Additionally, they preserved the bullpen, as their three starters in that span
went the distance – just as Miller was hoping that they would. “I think that’s the way we’re going to approach (our pitching), and it might not appease everyone, but other than a few guys out of the ‘pen, we’ve struggled,” he said. “You can see we’re making strides, but then we slip a bit. We’re getting there though.”
Oswego hosts Crestwood on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and does not return to the diamond until Thursday against Team Acceleration. Notes: On Saturday against Addison, Oswego hammered out 10 hits in support of right-hander Kendall Interial (Waubonsee Community College), who pitched
a one-hitter – and allowed four walks – with nine strikeouts in his first start of the season. Smith went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run, and O’Dell (1-for-4) also homered with two RBIs. Meanwhile, Schuler went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Cats, who led 2-1 after five innings before putting together a seven-run ninth en route to the 9-1 win. In Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Homestead, Oswego provided plenty of offense for two strong pitching performances. In game one, they scored five in the third inning and three each in the fifth and sixth. The Ranchers’ lone run came in the fourth off of right-hander Tom Ozlanski (Aurora University), who surrendered a run and four hits, walked four and hit two batters while striking out two in the complete-game effort. Lipscomb went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Schuler went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs for the Cats, who muscled out 11 hits in the 11-1 win. Game 2 featured 12 hits for Oswego, which tallied in each of the first three innings – three, two and four runs, respectively – before Homestead’s only score in the seventh. Schuler and Tucker (two runs) each batted 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Watros and O’Dell each went 1-for-2 with an RBI apiece behind right-hander Kevin Loukota (Northeastern Illinois University), who gave up a run and five hits, as well as five walks and a hit batter, while also striking out five in seven innings of work.
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A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION Cats find consistency with five wins and strong CSBL league play By LAURA M. MEDINA sports@kendallcountynow.com One of the many preseason goals that field manager Todd Miller had for the Oswego Cats was establishing consistency. After several weeks of interruptions and scheduling, it appears they’re taking a step in the right direction, as they have won five of their last six games, with four of those victories coming in Chicago Suburban Baseball League competition. Having had five rainouts to start the summer and a schedule that reflects the CSBL’s imbalance, Oswego (8-6) has had more days off than it planned. Plus, it had dropped five of the nine games it was able to play, preventing the team from establishing both steady playing time and ensuing wins. As such, last week’s busy schedule of eight games in seven days came at a critical moment in the Cats’ season. A pair of losses at Lombard on Sunday started that stretch, but it was followed up with a 15-5 win versus non-league opponent Oak Lawn on June 23, and a doubleheader split – a 2-0 win and a 7-6 loss – against the Orioles on June 24. Last Thursday night, they visited the Addison Braves and came away with a 9-1 victory, and then they wrapped things up with a twinbill sweep of the Homestead Ranchers, 11-1 and 9-1, on Saturday afternoon to move within a half-game of North-leading Lombard. While the Orioles had four games scheduled – results were unknown at press time – before Oswego returned to Jackie’s Field of Dreams on Thursday against Crestwood, the Cats have put themselves in a strong position to continue moving up in the CSBL standings. To get to second place in the North, the Cats had to take advantage of last week’s competition, starting with their first-ever meeting with Oak Lawn, a member of the Southwest Inter-League Association with a
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ABOVE: Oswego Cats third baseman Jose Camacho can’t get his glove on the throw to tag out a Homestead runner during the first game of a doubleheader against the Homestead Ranchers Saturday at Oswego. BELOW: Oswego Cats Javier Martinez III high-fives a teammate as he steps on home plate, scoring from first base during the first game on Saturday. 10-1 record entering last Tuesday’s game. “We fell behind early and were down 5-0,” Miller said. “Our starter (right-hander Ryan Millan) had a little tendinitis in his right elbow, and it flared up on him. He wasn’t himself, so we brought (right-hander Dominick Tatone) in, and he held them scoreless for his outing.” Oak Lawn’s five-run lead came over the first three innings versus Millan (Elmhurst College), who gave up six hits, hit a batter and struck out three in his outing. Tatone (Judson College) came on in relief for the next four innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while fanning three. Left-hander Bailey Watros (Waubonsee Community College) pitched a perfect ninth to seal the win for Oswego, which took a 7-5 lead in the fourth inning and racked up 19 hits on the night.
The team tacked on two more runs in the fifth, a run in the seventh and five in the eighth. Javier Martinez III (College of DuPage) went 2-for-5, and Jeff
Tucker (Edgewood College) hit 3-for-5. Each had three RBIs. Adam Lipscomb (Aurora University) went 4-for-4, and Jose Camacho (Waubonsee Communi-
ty College) batted 1-for-4 with two RBIs apiece, while Bobby Smith (North Central College) went 3-for-4 with an RBI. “We swung the bats pretty well, we were moving guys, we were situational, we were doing some hit and runs, we had some steals, we were able to execute, and we were able to put things together,” Miller said. “Other than Ryan (Millan) kind of struggling, our pitching held up, and we were OK. It was nice to see the bats come alive, and even at the end of the game, where we were getting other guys in, they were getting on base. It all goes back to have guys being ready when they’re called upon to contribute.” Oswego carried Tuesday’s momentum into the twinbill with Lombard, which swept the teams’
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BREAKING THROUGH Oswego grad plays through Addison’s disease By CHRISTINE BOLIN DASCHER cbolin@kendallcountynow.com
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Dominick Lukowski, a 2015 Oswego graduate, was a key member of the Panthers’ baseball team despite his 2012 diagnosis of Addison’s disease. In 104 atbats in his senior year, he led the Panthers with 41 hits (31 singles), was second in doubles with nine, hit one home run, recorded 15 RBIs, tied for a team-best 23 runs scored, had a team-best batting average of .394 and a team-best slugging percentage of .510.
Dominick Lukowski, a 2015 Oswego graduate, spent his high school years battling another challenge on the baseball field: Addison’s disease. The disorder occurs when the body has insufficient amounts of certain hormones produced by the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands produce too little cortisol and insufficient levels of aldosterone as well. Treatment for Addison’s disease involves taking hormones to replace the small amounts being made by the adrenal glands in order to mimic the effects produced by naturally made hormones.
Rest, medication and drinking plenty of electrolyte-containing fluids like Gatorade helps as well. For the most part, Lukowski had the disease under control by the time he reached his senior year. He was still able to play baseball and graduate on time with his classmates after he missed a lot of the school year. The symptoms of the illness kept him out of class at times and he needed to rest, especially in the mornings. Baseball, however, kept him going – even though competing and practicing was demanding. “I never stopped playing,” Lukowski said. “I went to open gyms, spent time in the weight room – I worked out as much as I could.”
“He battled every single day,” Oswego head coach Mark Johnson added. “He was the hardest working kid on the team. He was one of the most difficult players I had to coach because while I knew he always wanted to give me everything he had, I just didn’t know how much that would be. Having said that, I would take a team full of Dom ‘The Bomb’ Lukowskis every year. He is a great young man. I am blessed to have coached him. Having seen what he goes through on a daily basis has opened my eyes as to how much I take for granted. I am a better person and coach because of Dom.”
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If they are left alone during a storm and then they get really freaked out, it tends to get worse and worse as they get older. So if you have a younger animal, it’s good to treat it and start doing something when they are young. ...
Dr. Judy McBeth Oswego veterinarian
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Tips, tricks to soothe pets during fireworks, storms By LISA WELZ For Shaw Media
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et owners know the drill when it comes to the Fourth of July and fireworks, not to mention the storms that have been almost nonstop this summer. At first, it might be the look in their eyes, followed by a whimper, a whine or a bark. Often, it ends up with the dog or cat either hiding under the furniture or destroying it. Oswego veterinarian Dr. Judy McBeth of Fox Ridge Veterinary Clinic and a graduate of the University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine, offered a variety of options for dog and cat owners that range from traditional western treatments to holistic or Chinese medicine options. “I always wanted to be a veterinarian,” she said. “I think most little children want to be. I grew up reading James Herriot books and the wonderful, colorful life he led.” McBeth has been in the field for more than 20 years, starting her practice in Montgomery before moving to her current location 10 years ago. “I got into Chinese and herbal medicine a couple years ago, because I just got frustrated with patients that weren’t responding to traditional therapies or had so many side effects from traditional therapies that you wonder, are treatments making them worse than they started out as?” she said. “So, there must be a better way, especially with back problems and neurologic issues where there is no good western treatment … Eastern medicine or Chinese medicine is a whole different thinking process and it’s good for a lot of different issues, not just pain.”
Traditional soothing methods
When treating dogs for anxiety, McBeth has a number of different suggestions. Some require time to work, so planning ahead is a benefit, while there are a few methods, including medications, that work quickly. As with people, not everything works for every animal, so pet owners may find themselves trying a method or two before discovering the right one for their dog. Dogs commonly suffer from both storm and firework phobias, she said, and in discussing treatment options, lumped those two together. Herding breeds, such as collies and shelties, tend to be more high-strung than other breeds that
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Veterinarian Dr. Judy McBeth, of the Fox Ridge Veterinarian Clinic, holds Belle, the clinic’s cat. are more laid back in nature. Any breed can, however, develop anxiety, she said. “Depending on their experiences as a puppy,” she said. “If they are left alone during a storm and then they get really freaked out, it tends to get worse and worse as they get older. So if you have a younger animal, it’s good to treat it and start doing something when they are young, because I can promise you it will get worse as they get older.
It really doesn’t go away unless you do some counter conditioning, behaviorally speaking.” To counter the condition, she suggested buying CDs of thunderstorm or fireworks noises. “Start working behaviorally to adapt them to those noises by playing them really quietly in the background and having lots of treats and praise,” she said. “I’m not talking about the first time playing it for an hour and a half, but play it
for 30 seconds and give them lots of treats and praise and teach them to sit and adapt to a crate.” Crate training, she insisted, is not a punishment, as some people believe. Rather, it’s their safe place, a kind of den where they can go for comfort and to rest. Getting a puppy used to being crate-trained, and keeping it in the kitchen or living room where people are around, and so they are not segregated, is recommended.
She suggests covering it with a blanket, putting a small water bowl inside, and leaving the door open, so they can come and go, adding, “Starting that when they are young makes a world of difference.” When a storm is coming, or fireworks are likely, putting the crate in the basement or another more protective and quiet place is suggested. In addition, consider covering windows wherever the crate is relocated, or where a second one could be permanently set up for those situations, so the dog doesn’t see the flashes of light from the storm or fireworks. That will help a lot, she said, adding that a basement is preferred. She suggests staying with them as an additional comfort. Another possibility is purchasing a Thundershirt, something that slips on, is snug and swaddles them. That, McBeth says, is comforting to dogs and a lot of her clients like it. Dogs can sense a coming storm, so some clients put it on their dog in the morning and let them wear it all day. “They’re little Tom Skilling’s as far as storms go,” she said with a grin. Dog-appeasing pheromones are another product that can help. They are available in a plug-in diffuser or a spray. They use a synthetic pheromone, just like the one that the mother secretes in the mammary glands. Dogs will find it calming because they smelled it every time they nursed as a puppy. Either plug the diffuser in near the crate or spray it on their bedding. Other measures would be medications, such as the anti-anxiety drug Xanax or, as a last resort, a tranquilizer. Benadryl also can help, although dogs can build up a resistance to it. Be sure, she cautioned, to call the veterinarian for the correct dosage. Do not rely on dosage information found on the Internet, and do not give Benadryl that is a combination drug with other components such as Tylenol. “These things require a lot of time to get your pet accustomed to – the crate training and noise modifications – so if you come in on the third, and say, ‘golly gee, I need something for tomorrow, we can try these things,’ but chances of it really having an awesome working experience are slim,” she said. “If you come in July 3rd, we’ll probably be forced to use Xanax or acepromazine, a tranquilizer, zonking them out so they sleep through the evening.
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Family of Albert Carlson, 79, of Sun City, Az., formerly of Oswego, would like you to join them in a Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery, followed by a luncheon. Carlson died Jan. 4, 2015. He was born Aug. 27th, 1935, in Bristol to August and Christina (Jensen) Carlson. Albert married his A. & W. carhop girlfriend that his best friend talked him into asking out because he was too bashful, Lorraine Nelson, and celebrated almost 55 years of marriage until Lorraine died in 2008, leaving him broken hearted. Albert and Lorraine suffered a huge loss of their only son Keith in 2007 in a motorcycle accident, leaving them both devastated. Albert was a 1953 Yorkville High School graduate and an Illinois
• PETS Continued from page 1 “I heard of one dog – I don’t think it was due to a storm phobia – where they had moved to a new location, new home, and the dog totally freaked out. They did put it in the crate, and it wasn’t used to the crate, and they left. The dog tried to chew its way out of the crate and broke several teeth. So try not to leave your pet alone in that type of situation.”
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“For holistic medicine, I’m trained in veterinary acupuncture and certified from the Chi Institute of Traditional and Chinese Medicine in Florida,” McBeth said. “We had extensive training, all hands-on, for 16 days. It was online for the lecture portion. Right now, I’m taking their classes in herbal medications, too. There is an herbal medicine and acupuncture for anything – for phobias or pain or GI issues, fertility issues or allergies. It’s their mode of medicine in ancient China.” Acupuncture and herbals are good for anxiety, but it can take up to three months to see the benefits, she said. Using a stuffed pig for demonstration purposes, McBeth brought out the acupuncture needles, which look almost as fine as a strand of hair, significantly smaller than the regular needle they use for shots. “Most animals don’t mind,” she said. “Occasionally, you get your animal that is really high strung or aggressive and it’s really hard to do. If we can’t do the needles, we can go ahead and do aqua-acupuncture, taking a needle and syringe, injecting vitamin B12 into the acupuncture points and it stimulates the point instead of sticking the needle in. The needles would stay in for 20 to 30 minutes.” In acupuncture, there are different meridians and
Benedictine College graduate. He worked at All Steel from 1953-1980 and at Equipto from 1981-1994. All the while working long hours at the factory, his favorite pastime and true love was farming in Plano and Oswego for more than years. He provided many happy memories for family, friends and co-workers at the farm. He enjoyed big Sunday dinners, horse rides, ice skating, playing in the barns and sharing some work with extended family and friends. Albert is survived by three daughters, one daughter-in-law and thee son-in-laws: Wanda (Bill) Hankins of Sun City, Az., Pamala (Glen) Nelson of Ottawa, Barbara (John) Mondek of Oswego, and Ena Carlson of DeKalb. He also is survived by and was very proud of 10 grandchildren: Dan (Stephanie) Nelson, Mike (Jen) Nelson, Lori (Ryan) Kellogg, Marcia (Raul) Rodriguez, Nicki (Tad) Netzel, Chad (Jasmine) Hankins, Mike McCormac, Brandy (Matt) Maurer, Holly (Arton) Gashi, Samantha (Preston) Agalzoff and 17 great different points along the meridians, she explained. “The points have a specific purpose, they have found over the years … They can be stimulated with a poke, or with pressure – acupressure,” she said. “The needle is what they went to for a better effect.” She generally puts in 15 to 20 needles starting in the middle of the forehead, which is a calming and a permission point. Other locations are behind each ear, along the back and near the front paws. While some dogs will fall asleep during acupuncture, due to its calming purposes, others don’t like the ones near the paws. For those who don’t like those, or those who won’t allow acupuncture with needles at all, there is an option for an acupuncture cold laser. “It doesn’t heat up the tissues when we use it,” McBeth said. “It’s a five milliwatt and you just hold it on the point for one to two minutes. It does take some time, but there are no needles involved. It stimulates the point, but you can’t really feel it. The light penetrates and the laser stimulates the acupuncture point. It’s safe as long as you don’t shine it directly in your eyes, hence the goggles.” Six to eight treatments usually are needed before pet owners will see good results from the acupuncture, although some animals will respond faster. For phobias and anxiety, three months of herbal medications are recommended, or two months if combined with acupuncture. Lavender essential oil also is an herbal calming remedy and pet owners can put it on their collar, on a bandana around their neck, on their bedding or in a diffuser. Due to their strength, McBeth doesn’t recommend putting essential oils directly on their skin, unless diluted. Fox Ridge Veterinary Clinic is located at 130 Fifth Street, Oswego. For information, call 630-859-0471 or visit foxridgevet.com.
grandchildren. He is survived also by two sisters-in-law and many cousins, nieces and nephews and countless friends. In addition to his wife, Lorraine, and his son, Keith, he was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, Augusta Pagel, Ellen Zimmerman, Ann Hornyan and Shirley Lossman, and a brother, Leander Carlson. Albert donated his body to the Banner Sun Health Research Institute hoping to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s. In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to St. Olaf Lutheran Church or Banner Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 W. Santa Fe Drive, Sun City, Az. 85351.
there will be no visitation and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Hanley-Turner-Eighner Funeral Home in Earlville. She is survived by one daughter, Kayla (Kevin) Fultz of Mendota, three sons, Mike (Debi) Madden of Ottawa, Russell Farley and Steven Weiman, both of Earlville, seven grandchildren, three sisters, Denise, Delores and Gail, and one brother David. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Steven. For more information or to sign the online guest book, visit www. EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
JAMES DeBOLT ANNIE COOK Annie Ruth Cook, 58, of Mendota, died Saturday, June 27, 2014 in LaSalle County Nursing Home, rural Ottawa. She was born Oct. 23, 1956, in Dillon, SC, the daughter of Jasper and Doris (Davis) Cook. According to Annie’s wishes,
James Franklin DeBolt, 51, of Plano, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Plano. Jim was born on July 3, 1963, in Sandwich, to William and Marilyn DeBolt. He
grew up in Plano attending St. Mary’s and Plano High School. Jim was a three-sport athlete excelling at football, basketball and track. Jim was a school record holder in the 800 and 3200 meter relay, records that he held until they were broken by his nephews. He then attended Joliet Jr. College, where he was a member of its football team. Jim worked for Brick-Like Construction and Lite Construction. He also operated Jim’s Tree Service. Jim loved to hunt and fish, creating lasting memories with his sons, brothers, nephews, nieces, family and friends on yearly hunting trips to Shawnee National Forest and fishing trips to Leech Lake, Minnesota. Jim loved a party and especially loved cooking for his family and friends. His greatest joy was making other people happy and, with his infectious laugh, jokes, stories and catch phrases, he could always be counted on to leave everyone smiling. Jim always tried to help others in need and would always be there for everyone. He will be
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OBITUARIES MARY FANNIN Mary Donna Fannin, of Sheridan, age, 73, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora,. She was born on March 1, 1942, in Heyworth, the daughter of Estes and Mary (Bartels) Colclasure. Donna was united in marriage on Aug. 13, 1960, to Mr. Ronald E. Fannin, and they spent the next 54 happy years together. Mrs. Fannin was formerly employed for many years by CTS Knights in Sandwich. She enjoyed cooking and going to garage sales. She was devoted to her family and loved nothing more than spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Donna had recently found a new love of her life, her dog, Daisy. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Ron Fannin of Sheridan; her children, Tony (Dawn LaGow) Fannin of Sheridan and Bill Fannin of Sheridan; her grandchildren, Stephanie (Brad Hardekopf) Fannin of Sandwich, and Steven (Brooke Alexander) Fannin of Sheridan; her great grandchildren, Kolter and Karlie Hardekopf; three brothers, Clarence (Alma) Colclasure of Rockford, Robert (Fern) Walden of Bloomington, and Richard (Martie) Walden of Hazelwood, MO; sister, Doris (Stephen) Fincham of Towanda; as well as eight nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Estes Colclasure; her mother, Mary Colclasure Walden; step-father, Frank Walden; her brother, William Colclasure; and her grandson, Jeremy Fannin. A Celebration of Donna’s life was held Sunday, June 28, 2015, at 2896 North 41st Rd, Sheridan, IL. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, (815)7866461 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
Nancy Frazier. Memorial services will be private. Arrangements were handled by The Healy Chapel, Aurora. For further information, please call 630-897-9291 or www.healychapel.com to sign the online guestbook.
SOTERA GONZALEZ Sotera Gonzalez, 88, of Plano, died Monday, June 22, 2015, at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. She was born on April 27, 1927, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Nacario and Blasa (Ortega) Gonzalez. She was united in marriage to Mr. Manuel Gonzalez. Sotera was a longtime member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Plano. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her children, Estela (Alfonso) Rubio of Durango, Mexico, Maria (Renato) Quinonez of Plano, (Luz Maria) Gonzalez of Calumet City, Rosa (Jose) Nunez of Plano, Pedro (Agustina) Gonzalez of Plano, and Hermila (Benny) Barraza of Plano; her 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; three great-great-granchildren; two sisters, Serafina Avitia of Cicero and Juana Gomez of Durango, Mexico; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nazario and Blasa Gonzalez; her husband, Manuel Gonzalez; her two sons, Antonio Gonzalez and Jesus Manuel Gonzalez; as well as two sisters and three brothers. A Funeral Mass was held Saturday, June 27, 2015 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 901 N. Center St., Plano, with Father Andy Davy, M.I.C. Interment followed in the Little Rock Township Cemetery in Plano. Memorials in loving memory of Sotera may be directed to her family. Arrangement by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, (630)552-7211 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
CHRISTINE A. FRAZIER Christine A Frazier, 64, of Evanston, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015. She was born on Nov. 20, 1950, in Washington D.C. to Charles F. and Iris P. Frazier. She graduated from Oswego High School in 1968. She went on to earn a degree in Mathematics from Northwestern University and an MBA. She worked as an actuary in the insurance industry. Christine is survived by her sister, Pamela J. (James R.) Williams and her niece, Jacqueline F Williams. She is preceded in death by her mother, father, and sister,
DONNA LEWANSKI Donna Lewanski, 55, of Somonauk, died Sunday, June 21, 2015. She was born on July 31, 1959, in Elmhurst, the daughter of Russell James and Diane (Fox) Netrefa. Donna was employed for many years as a caregiver. She enjoyed spending time outdoors with her family and friends. Donna was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her son,
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Richard (Christina) Lewanski, of Sheridan; her mother, Diane Shroyer of Sandwich; three siblings, Liane (Mike) Maag of Brigantine, NJ, Janet Bradley of Downers Grove, and Laura (Jim) Zapata of Escondido, CA; her two grandchildren, Kendra and Richard A.B. Lewanski; step-sister-in-law, Lynn Shroyer of Lisle; as well as 11 nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Russell Netrefa; her brother, Mark Russell Netrefa; step-father, Ray Shroyer; and step-brother, Joe Shroyer. A funeral service was held on Thursday, June 25, 2015, at the Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory, 1275 S. Countyline Rd., Sandwich. Visition preceded the service on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Nelson Funeral Home & Crematory. Arrangements made by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, 815-786-6461 or www. NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
DIANE LEE MACKAY Diane Lee MacKay, 58, of Plano, died at her home June 24, 2015. She was born on May 26, 1957, in Chicago, to the late Vernon and Ruth (Haisman) MacKay. Diane was a legal secretary and was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sandwich. One of her passions was scrap booking, but her biggest joy was taking her grandchildren to Disney World and the Brookfield Zoo. She is survived by her daughters; Kristen Ellis of Wenatchee, WA. and Jaclyn (Mario) Dati of Plano; her precious grandchildren, Jerad and Lelah; and her special cousin, Katherine Zilligan of Niles. A Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. July 5, 2015, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sandwich. Family was assisted by Beverage Family Funeral Homes in Sandwich, www.beveragefamilyfh.com.
friends. He liked watching old western movies. John was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle who will be deeply missed by his family and many friends. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Marsh of Hinckley; his children, Michael (Kristina) Marsh of Alaska, John Marsh of Hinckley, and Traci (fiancée, Will Story) Marsh of Colorado; his grandchildren, Alexa King, Sophia Jade Nuccio, and Peyton Grace Nuccio; his siblings, Steven (Rebecca) Marsh, Julie May, and Teresa (Jeff) Hoch; his father and mother-in-law, Rich and Janet Johnson; his brothersin-law, Mark (Becky) Johnson and Brian (Carla) Johnson as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Bobbie Marsh. A Funeral Service was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 12760 Lee Road, Hinckley with Pastor Chris Navurskis officiating. Interment will be private. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, (815)2863247 or www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com.
HELEN AMLAND OMODT Helen Amland Omodt, 90, of Mesquite, Texas, formerly of Aurora, died on June 8, 2015. She was born in Kendall County and graduated in 1942 from Yorkville High School. She also attended
Northern Illinois University as well as Moody Bible Institute. Helen worked as an executive secretary and office manager at a number of area offices. In addition, she was a prolific writer. Her articles and devotionals were published in a number of national magazines. She also will be remembered as a speaker at banquets and meetings at many churches in the area. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Helmar Lutheran Church, then was a long time member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church. She served as a Sunday School teacher and in various leadership positions in the Ladies Bible Study Groups. She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrew and Julia Amland; her sister, Evelyn Jeanette Amland; and her husband of 51 years, Robert H. Omodt. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Ruth Omodt of Mesquite, Texas. Interment was in Helmar Cemetery.
GLENN ERNEST ROSS Glenn Ernest Ross, 77, of Minocqua, peacefully passed to be with his Lord on June 26, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Glenn was born to Ernest and Agnes Ross on May 21, 1938, in New London, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Milwaukee school system and the Coyne Institute of Technology in Chicago. He began
his employment at Montgomery Caterpillar in 1958 and worked as an electrician for 32 years, retiring in 1991. He served in the Army during the Cold War from 1961 to 1963. Glenn and Karen Schaefer met in 1965 and were married at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Oswego on April 23, 1966. Glenn and Karen traveled extensively throughout their lives and their retirement years in Minocqua and Florida. Glenn enjoyed fishing, boating, tinkering with cars, woodcarving, and watching the beautiful sunsets on Big Crawling Stone. He also worked part time at Trigs and enjoyed helping all of the customers. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church and the American Legion. Glenn is survived by his sons, Chris of Montgomery, Brian (Kathy) of Naperville, daughter Kim of Montgomery, grandsons Aiden and Kobe, sister, Marlene Sears of Verona, Wis., and brother and sisters-in-laws Ken and Pat Hartmann, Dave Lafavor and Joan Gilette, Dan and Kathy Thorp, Mike and Pat Schafer, many nieces and nephews; and his four legged friend, Hannah Banana. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Linnea Ross, father and mother-in-law Ed and Lucille Schaefer, and grandson Gage. Special thanks to Diane and Stacy at Avanti for making his wish come true, and to Pastor Jon for assisting in his final journey. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Aurora. Memorials may be directed to Peace Lutheran Church in Arbor Vitae, WI or Ministry Hospice of Woodruff, WI. Bolger Funeral Home, www.bolgerfuneral.com.
JOHN MICHAEL MARSH John Michael Marsh, 62, of Hinckley, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 26, 2015, at his home. He was born on Nov. 30, 1952 in Aurora, the son of James and Barbara “Bobbie” (Kies) Marsh. John was united in marriage on March 19, 1988, in Aurora to the former Miss Teresa Johnson and they spent the next 27 happy years together. Marsh was a long time member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Hinckley. He served, for many years, as a member of the Hinckley Village Board. John enjoyed gardening as well as playing golf, softball, and baseball with his family and
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Church members on the march SHAW MEDIA Church of the Good Shepherd Oswego participated in the PrairieFest Parade on June 28. Church members were led by the puppet troupe and entertained by the Praise Band musicians, led by singer/songwriter and recording artist Jon Conover. Worship services are at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Good Shepherd’s Praise Band performs at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The church’s next puppet performance, “How Sweet It Is,” will be at the 10:30 a.m. July 12 worship service. The troupe also will
be performing at local nursing homes at the end of July. “Arts in Mission” is made possible by a grant from the UMC NIC Foundation, Good Shepherd and local families. Attention children: From 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 through 7, the church will “Blast to the Past,” traveling back in time to learn through God’s word about God’s everlasting love. Registration is open. Cost is $15 for the first child and $10 for each additional child (maximum $25 a household). Good Shepherd’s Ice Cream Social and Car Show will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 16. Featured will be root beer floats, barbe-
cue, beverages, ice cream and toppings, and the best pies in town. Cash only. Cars also will be on display. There is a $5 entry fee per car. Little Shepherd Preschool currently is accepting enrollment applications for the 2015-16 school year. Programs offered are preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds and prekindergarten for 4and 5-year-olds. Good Shepherd UMC is at 5 W. Washington St. in downtown Oswego. For information and registration forms, call the church office at 630-554-3269 or visit goodshepherdoswego.org.
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The United Methodist Church of Plano hosts a garage sale June 26 and 27 and a bake sale June 27 to raise funds to further outreach ministry to help others. Congregation members helped sort items and set up for the event, baked items for the bake sale and cleaned up after the event. Thanks to the many people who shopped and made donations for the items in the sale, the church was able to achieve its goal in raising funds for community outreach. Pictured are garage sale workers Jean McBride, Janet Massey and Marilyn Johns and chairperson Gerri Henze.
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The Church of the Good Shepherd Oswego now is accepting donations for the 2015 Imagine No Malaria Rummage Sale. All usable items will be accepted, including electronics, furniture, kitchenwares, clothing, shoes, bags and baby items. Call the church at 630554-3269 to arrange drop-offs. Volunteers are needed and welcomed and do not need to be a member of the church. The rummage sale is set for July 25-26 and Aug. 1-2.
Jacob’s Well announced Vacation Bible School 2015, “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” will be from July 13 to 17 at Parkview Christian School, 201 W. Center St., Yorkville. Everest VBS is filled with Bible-learning experiences children see, hear, touch and even taste. Gizmos, team-building games, Bible songs and treats are a few of the activities that help faith flow into real life. Since ev-
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Sunday school teacher Gerri Henze performs a skit with Checkers the cheetah for Sunday school children at United Methodist Church of Plano. “G-Force” is this summer’s theme for Summer Sunday School. Preschoolers through eighth-graders are welcome to attend “G-Force” from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday mornings through Aug. 9. Summer Sunday School brings the “Move, Act, Care, Follow, Share” movement and features child-friendly transportation such as skateboards, inline skates, running shoes and more. Bible stories include “Moses,” “Solomon Builds a Temple,” “Four Friends Help” and “Women Find the Empty Tomb.” Children from the community are welcome to attend. For information, call the church office at 630-552-3700 or Linda at 630-552-3828.
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Join the joint ministry of First Lutheran, First Baptist and United Methodist Plano churches for Community Vacation Bible School. Community Vacation Bible School invites all children in the community to join in the fun, art, drama, music, crafts and the many activities planned for the week of July 6 through July 10 with “Son Spark Labs” as the theme. Day themes are God’s Plans: 2 Make Us, 2 B With Us, 4 Us 2 Know Him, 2 Save Us, and 2 Love Us 4-Ever. VBS classes for children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade will be at United Methodist and First Lutheran churches. A community outreach program is designed for children in sixth through eighth grades.
They will meet at the United Methodist Church each day. Hours are from 9 a.m. until noon Monday through Friday. Snacks are provided each day. Preschool children who are potty trained, at least 3 years old and have not yet completed kindergarten will be at the First Baptist Church all five days from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. A snack will be provided all five days. All children will be participating in a program to be presented at 6:30 p.m. July 9 at the First Lutheran Church of Plano. Space is limited. A $5 donation per child from preschool through eighth grade is appreciated. Register by calling First Baptist Church at 630-552-3641, First Lutheran Church at 630552-8263 or United Methodist Church at 630-552-3700.
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The Hufendick family hosted several Kendall County 4-H youth for a swine care workshop June 28, at their farm in Marseilles. As part of a diverse lineup of 4-H summer enrichment opportunities through University of Illinois Extension, the swine workshop focused on care and preparation of animals for showing at the fair. Volunteers Mike Hufendick and his nephew Daniel helped the 4-H youth to properly wash, condition and shave the wiry hair of pigs, and the group discussed feeding and caring for the pigs. The volunteers also demonstrated showmanship techniques, letting each youth practice them. “We are focused on pigs here, we have a whole lot of them,” said Mike Hufendick. “Swine production is a family affair with us and we wanted to share it.” Daniel, 15, is new to Kendall County 4-H this year. The Hufendicks also hosted the youth for a lunch of porkburgers, beans and watermelon. “We appreciate all of our 4-H volunteers for sharing their time and expertise with our youth,” said Kim Eisnaugle, 4-H Youth Development program coordinator for Kendall County. “The Hufendicks are an excellent example of that mission.” 4-H is part of University of Illinois Extension. It is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills.
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Valley West Hospital Auxiliary donates $10K
MINOOKA At the Valley West Hospital Auxiliary annual meeting and spring luncheon May 13, Valley West Hospital Auxiliary President Susan White (left) and auxiliary Treasurer Lee McKenzie (second from left) present a $10,000 donation to Executive Director Marcy Rubic (second from right), KishHealth System Foundation Grants and Development Associate Kim Perri (right) and Valley West Hospital Auxiliary Dietary Department Manager Penni Blue (center). The money will go toward additional furniture in the Valley West Hospital cafeteria. Photo provided
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Snoopy, Peanuts gang coming to Opera House Tickets now are on sale for the upcoming musical production of “Snoopy,” coming July 17 to 19 to the Sandwich Opera House. Based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz, “Snoopy” puts the spotlight exactly where the talented, heroic and brilliant beagle believes it should be – on him! This musical sequel to “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” delights audiences with the quiet knowledge and wit of its characters. Snoopy’s cast includes
Peppermint Patty, played by Liz Shollenberger. Shollenberger has been involved in musical theater for most of her life. Most recently, she has performed in Indian Valley Theatre’s production of “Two By Two” (Goldie, 2013). Shollenberger directed several productions at Sandwich High School, where she has been the choir director since 2009. She is a member of Cor Cantiamo, Northern Illinois University’s professional vocal ensemble in residence. She also is a cantor at
Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Naperville. Shollenberger currently resides in Yorkville. Tickets for “Snoopy” are $14 for adults and $12 for children and are available at indianvalleytheatre.com. They also can be purchased one hour before each performance at the Opera House box office. Every performance will be followed by an autograph session with the cast. All performances will serve as a fundraiser for the Sandwich Opera House, funding renovations for
this historic theater. “Snoopy” is produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark. Indian Valley Theatre is an Illinois nonprofit organization dedicated to the appreciation and development of performing arts in the Fox Valley area. For information, email indianvalleythe atre@gmail.com or call IVT at 888-365-8889.
SHAW MEDIA The Ellis House and Equestrian Center is offering a number of summer camp programs. The day camps provide children the opportunity to learn all the basics of horse care, including feeding, grooming, bathing, behavior and nutrition. Fun and educational activities include handson horse handling, which teaches safe, responsible care for horses. Pony rides, games and crafts also are provided each day. Availability of camp programs will vary based on interest. Registration is limited to 15 children per camp. • Pony One-Day Camp for Parent-Tot: The parent-tot camp for children ages 3 to 5 is a great way for parents to spend time with their child while learning about horses through grooming, crafts, games and pony rides. • Pony One-Day Camp: The one-day camp for children ages 6 through 8 is a great way for younger children to learn about and play with the horses. Children are introduced to grooming, feeding and handling horses through hands-on activities. Games such as pony
To sign up For more information about the camps offered by the Ellis House and Equestrian Center, 13986 McKanna Road, Minooka, call 815-475-4035 or visit ellishec.com.
leading relay races offer a fun way to test their skills. Kids also get a chance to let their artistic side shine through crafts and learn about conservation on a horse-themed nature tour. • Pony Three-Day Camp: The three-day camp for children ages 9 through 13 offers children a thorough introduction into the world of horses. Kids get to experience a variety of activities involved in the daily care and management of horses. Kids learn about and assist with feeding, grooming, handling, saddling and bridling horses. A variety of topics are covered, including horse shoes, health care, horse behavior and feeding. Each day includes horse games, crafts to bring home and pony rides. Kids also learn about conservation and how horses affect nature through daily nature hikes.
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BRIEFS Oswego Senior Center hosting brain games
Brain games, a monthly series provided by HarborChase of Plainfield, will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. July 9 at the Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington St., in Oswego. The program will engage participants with brain games and mental challenges to help keep the brain in good shape through cognitive exercises like trivia, word jumbles, riddles and more. Brain games stimulate thinking and improve cognition, which helps stave
off memory loss and keep a sharp mind. Stay for lunch after brain games for a $5 suggested donation. For information, call 630-554-5602.
dogs, assorted salads, chips and ice cream. Johnny Gray will perform at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. To register, call 630-553-5777.
Independence Day party coming to Yorkville Senior Services to sell Senior Services of Yorkville pie in Town Square Park will host an Independence Day party July 7 at the Beecher Center in Yorkville. Show your patriotic pride and wear red, white and blue attire. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. and includes all-American foods: hamburgers, hot
Senior Services of Yorkville will be selling pie in the park on the Fourth of July in Town Square Park. Buy your slice of pie for breakfast and scope out your spot to watch the parade. Festivities will continue in the park after the parade
with festival foods, games for children, music and more. Senior Services is in need of donations of homemade fruit pies, as well as brownies, chocolate chip cookies and Rice Krispies Treats. If you are willing to bake any of these items and donate them or are willing to help sell in the park, call Patty at 630-553-5777.
Walking Club bus trip set for Geneva shopping Once a month, Senior Services of Yorkville offers Walking Club bus trips to area locations.
All seniors are welcome, but space on the bus is limited to the first 12 people who sign up. There will be a stop for lunch along the way, which is not included in the bus cost. On July 9, the bus will depart at 9:32 a.m. for Main Street shopping in Geneva. The cost is $5 for the bus ride, but purchases and lunch are not included. Registration is required. Pickup and drop-off is at the Beecher Center in Yorkville. For information or to register, call Patty at 630-553-5777.
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Share your thoughts All community members are welcome to join in the ongoing discussion of these and other topics through Waubonsee Community College’s online Idea Lab at idealab.waubonsee. edu.
SHAW MEDIA More than 250 Waubonsee Community College students, faculty, staff and community leaders participated in the Waubonsee Vision 2050 Futures Summit on June 23 at the college’s Sugar Grove campus. The event, which featured presentations and discussions, was designed to bring stakeholders together to anticipate, imagine and elevate the collective futures of the college and community. With the successful completion of the Waubonsee Community College 2020 College Master Plan earlier this year and the upcoming celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary in 2016, President Dr. Christine Sobek said the timing is right for a Vision 2050 initiative. “Our anniversary is not just about our past but also the chance to tell the story of our future,” Dr. Sobek said at the summit. “We’re here today to write the next chapter together.” World-renowned business futurist Nicholas J.
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More than 250 students, faculty, staff and community leaders participated in Waubonsee Community College’s Vision 2050 Futures Summit on June 23 at the college’s Sugar Grove Campus. The event, which featured presentations and discussions, was designed to bring stakeholders together to anticipate, imagine and elevate the collective futures of the college and community. Webb presented the day’s keynote address, titled “The Future of Disruptive Innovations.” Among the many topics Webb touched on were the “innovation value range”
and how the traditional incremental and landmark innovations of the past no longer are enough; future innovations will need to be breakthrough or disruptive because, moving forward,
the only changes that matter are those that are “fast and deep.” Webb also talked about the future of education and how it’s no longer enough for college students
to prove they’ve learned something – they now need to prove that they’re able to apply that knowledge to create or invent something real. This idea of tangibly
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Registration remains open until Sunday, July 5, for Fox Country Players’ Theatre Arts Academy’s “Under the Sea” and “Disney’s Little Mermaid, Jr.” “Under the Sea” is open to students entering grades one through eight. The Academy begins on July 6 and meets from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday for two weeks. There will be three final performances: 7 p.m. July 17 and 2 and 7 p.m. July 18. “Disney’s Little Mermaid, Jr.” is open to high school students and graduating seniors. The Academy begins on July 6 and meets Monday through Friday for three weeks. The Academy meets from 1 to 4 p.m. July 6 to 17 and 9 a.m. to from 4 p.m. July 20-24. There will be three final performances: 7 p.m. July 24 and 2 and 7 p.m. July 25. Performers will gain practical, performing
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rust and apple scab on flowering crabapples and apple trees. Most of our tomato leaf diseases are overwintering right in the soil and just wait to be splashed up with the soil to the lower interior leaves of the tomato plant. The longer the leaves remain wet or when there is high humidity, the more spores can infect the leaves. Besides Septoria and early blight leaf fungus, we are seeing more bacterial blight as well. If the weather continues to be wet, we can expect to see fruit rots on the vine crops that sit directly on the soil. Mulching the soil to keep the splashing down will help to keep foliar diseases down and protect the vine crops from belly rot. Questions about your yard or garden? The Kendall County Master Gardener Help Desk is open for the season. Trained volunteers can answer your tree, garden, lawn and other horticulture questions from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 630-5535823.
• Richard Hentschel is a Horticulture Extension Educator with University of Illinois Extension, serving DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties. Stay tuned to more garden and yard updates with “This Week in the Idea Garden” videos on Facebook at facebook.com/extensiondkk.
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178 Concord Drive South, Oswego, $145,000, Gino Campise and Katie Campise to Amanda Mikuski. 3020 Silver Charm Lane, Montgomery, $280,000, Kevin and Jeannine Thacker to Eddie and Jessica McKay. 2424 Hanbury Lane, Montgomery, $193,000, Brian and Nancy Mattson to Brian and Jessica Finnerty. 234 Bertram Drive, Unit F, Yorkville, $52,500, James Mattio to William and Cynthia Ohse. 612 Spruce Court, Oswego, $300,000, Cynthia Abel Living Trust to Steven and Melissa Harry. 1445 Orchid Street, Yorkville, $133,000, Daniel Arntzen to Olivia Ryan. 2437 Summerwind Lane, Montgomery, $107,951, Dwight Baird, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office to Monica Torres. 136 Bertram Drive, Unit 1, Yorkville, $72,500, Salley Coppoletta to Fahlmark Investment Group, LLC. 2294 Grande Trail Court, Yorkville, $247,000, Krzysztof Gryniak and Angela Do, n/k/a Angela Grynick to Michael Moleterno. 2645 Jenna Circle, Montgomery, $142,500, Jesus Barraza to Andrew Egner. 3873 Bailey Road, Yorkville, $124,000, Lynette McNamara to Kemin Tan and Yanni Cao. 439 Twinleaf Trail, Yorkville, $260,000, Michael and Sarah Alaimo as trustee of the Michael J. Alaimo trust and as trustee of the Sarah Alaimo trust to Donald Hart, III. 115 Palmer Court, Yorkville, $185,000, Melanie Ruh to Tracie Steed. 1202 Evergreen Lane, Yorkville, $224,134, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 1308 Game Farm Road,
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LITTLE ROCK TOWNSHIP 515 N. West Street, Plano, $53,000, Michele Dominy to Brad Seven. 3900 Hoffman St., Plano, $179,500, Sharon Williams to Gene Parker. 706 N. Hugh Street, Plano, $153,000, Mindy Hatcher and Wendy Hartzfeld to Jose and Teresa Sanchez. 615 E. Church Street, Plano, $146,000, James and Becky Iverson to Tracy Borre.
Ann Troyner, Valencia Troyner to Darren Divizio. Arbeiter and Caton Farm Road, Plainfield, $360,000, Carol Knipscheer a successor trustee of the George Schindel Revocable Trust Agreement to Carol Knipscheer. 7606 Oakshire Court, Plainfield, $161,501, Dwight Baird, Kendall County Sheriff’s Office to Paxton Calvanese. 1700 Courtwright Drive, Plainfield, $142,100, Fannie Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association to JSF Real Estate LLC. 7717 Briarcliff Drive, Plainfield, $255,000, Javier and Karleen Gonzalez to Clifton Duria, Jr. 2107 Ashbrook Court, Plainfield, $219,900, Fannie Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association to Lucas Marry and Kathleen Anderson.
OSWEGO TOWNSHIP
415 Beaver Court, Oswego, $194,007, Fannie Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage Association to Jeffrey and Lupe Swaggerty. 49 Royce Road, Oswego, $222,000, Andrew Nelson to Chad and Elizabeth Cuda. 26808 Basswood Circle, Plainfield, $310,000, Howard and Michele Rosas to N.P. Dodge Jr., as trustee. 26808 Basswood Circle, Plainfield, $310,000, N.P. Dodge Jr. as trustee to Jose and Casillas Baez. 140 Boulder Hill Pass, Montgomery, $143,000, Kory and Cara Fay to William and Jakob Schmidt. 513 Waterford Drive, Oswego, $330,000, TMCH Industries Corp to Kimberly Louise Thornton. 724 Millersburg Street, Oswego, $240,000, Steffi and Meinhard Korte to Michael and Jaclyn Vasquez. 67 Garfield Street, Oswego, $115,500, Lou Gramm to Terence Enders.
403 Derby Court, Oswego, $207,000, Eric and Kathryn Stewart to Ramiro and Martha Trujillo. 403 Highland Court, Oswego, $242,000, Mary and Brian Collins to Traci and Kris Kearns. 505 Chestnut Drive, Oswego, $324,000, Patrick O’Neil and Cecilia Salvo n/k/a Cecilia O’Neil to Michael Foss and Latricia Wagoner. 407 Canterbury Court, Oswego, $115,000, Allison Loomis to Paula Kraus. 432 Gloria Lane, Oswego, $185,900, Travis and Christine Kinley to Guadalupe Jensen. 481 Valentine Way, Oswego, $172,000, Elizabeth Jasek to Jill Binnebose. 118 Devoe Drive, Oswego, $178,000, Joanna Tiz n/k/a Joanna Wilberg to Daniel and Tiffany Dore. 340 Morgan Valley Drive, Oswego, $290,000, Brian and Andrea Dahlman to Keith and
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12 COUNTYWIDE • Thursday, July 2, 2015 • Kendall County Record • Plano Record • Ledger-Sentinel CHURCH SERVICES ANGLICAN Christ Our Light Anglican Church Meeting at the English Congregational United Church of Christ 301 Rhodes St., Big Rock Father Rand York www.christourlightanglican.org Saturday, 5 p.m. APOSTOLIC New Hope Apostolic Church 201 W. Madison St. Yorkville, IL, 60560 Pastor: Junior D. Dixon Church phone: 630-552-1292 Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday School and Worship Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Night Prayer Faith Assembly Church 105 S. Main, Montgomery Pastor Michael E. Hefner Assistant Pastor Emmanuel Rojas 630-264-2968 (Spanish Interpretation) Sunday 10 a.m. Morning Worship & Sunday School 5 p.m. Worship Service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Evening service ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Chapel 725 S. County Line Road Sandwich, IL 60548 www.harvestchapel.net 815-786-8669 Nursery is provided Sunday 9 & 10:45 a.m. Service; Elevate Kids Ministry ages 3 to 5th grade Wednesday 7 p.m. New Community; Adult Bible Study; MOSAIC student Ministries (6th-12th); Elevate Kids (4yrs-5th gr) New Life Church 3205 Cannonball Trail, Yorkville (Just west of Rt. 47) Pastor Jon Lawson 630-553-0200 www.nlcyorkville.org Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Kids classes (6 weeks - 6 grade) Wednesday 7 p.m. Kids classes (preschool-6 grade) Student Ministries (7-12 grades) BAPTIST Harvest New Beginnings 5315 Douglas Road, Oswego 630-554-3858 • Fax 630-554-3865 harvest@harvestnewbeginnings.com www.harvestnewbeginnings.com Sunday Service Times: 9 and 10:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Sunday School 2 years - adult 5:30 Awana, Adult Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Awana, 3yr-6th/Jr. High Youth 7 p.m. Bible Study, Prayer Mtg. Thursday 6:30 p.m. Sr. High youth Friday 7 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Quality nursery provided at all services Grace Community Church 1108 Mill St., Yorkville 630-553-0700 Pastor Ivan Truman gccyorkville@sbcglobal.net www.gccyorkville.net Sundays Nursery available all services 9:30 a.m. Men’s Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Women’s Sunday School and classes for all ages 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Children’s Church (begins during the offertory) Small Groups (see “Midweek Grace” on the website calendar) Crosspointe 8 W. Rickard, Oswego Pastor J. Andrew Post 630-554-3875 www.crosspointeoswego.org Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School-all ages 10:30 a.m. Worship 5:30 p.m. Revolution (grades 7-12) 6 p.m. TeamKid
How to submit Send any changes or additions to your church listing to news@kendallcountynow.com. Deadline for changes is noon Mondays. 6 p.m. Adult Bible Study Calvary Baptist Church 140 Montgomery Road Montgomery, IL 630-896-7098 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Worship Service 6 p.m. Evening Bible Study First Baptist Church of Plano 116 N. Hale St., Plano Church: 630-552-3641 or 630-552-0544 Rev. Richard Kenneavy, Interim New Hope Baptist Church 4101 Needham Road, Plano 630-552-1400 Pastor Dennis Cocks Sunday, 9:45 am Sunday School all ages 10:45 am Morning Worship 6 pm Evening Worship Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study and Prayer Nursery is provided – all services. Also offering Youth Group. Fox River Baptist Church 1205 7th Avenue, Aurora Kerry James Allen, Pastor 630-820-5870 www.foxriverbaptistchurch.org Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Morning Service 6 p.m. Evening Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Evening Service Valley Baptist Church 2480 Wolf Road, Oswego Pastor David Hemphill 630-554-8109 www.valleybaptist.com pastor@valleybaptist.com Sunday 9:45 am Sunday School all ages 11 am Morning Worship 6 pm Evening Worship 8 pm TV Ministry on Channel 10 Cable ACTV Wednesday 7 pm King Kids; eve. Worship 9 pm TV Ministry-chnl17 Cable Deaf Interpreter for all services Park Place Baptist Church 1144 S. Lincoln, Montgomery 630-897-6810 www.park-place.org Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship First Baptist Church of Big Rock 211 Lincoln St., Big Rock Rev. Bill McMillen • 630-556-3535 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study and prayer CHRISTIAN Community Christian Church 129 Commercial Dr., Yorkville Pastor Aaron Koehler 630-388-5000 www.communitychristian.org Sunday 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship service Grace Community Christian Church 2770 Montgomery Rd., Aurora 630-898-7990 • Fax 630-898-7955 www.graceccc.org Sunday 9 a.m. Worship service 10:30 a.m. Classes Nursery available 8 until noon Redeemer Community Church (meets at Plank Junior High) 510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego Office 630-820-9742 Sunday, 10 a.m. Celebration meeting (effective children’s ministry class unites during main meeting)
Cornerstone Christian Church Bob Reid, Minister 254 S. Madison, Oswego 3 blocks south of Post Office 630-554-2292 • Fax 630-554-1988 www.cornerstonecc.net Sunday 9 a.m. Bible Study 10 a.m. Worship Celebration & Kids Central (Nursery available) Wednesday 6 p.m. Fellowship Potluck Dinner 7 p.m. Prayer Service 7 p.m. Youth Group(Jr.-Sr. High) 1st Monday of each month from 6am 24-hr Community Prayer Vigil The Redeemed Christian Church of God Kings’ Court Parish 5313 US Highway 34, Oswego Tel/Fax 630-608-2011 kingscourtil@yahoo.com Sunday 9:45-10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-12:30 Worship service Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m. Bible Study Friday, 7-8 p.m. Breakthrough Hour Community Christian Church 131 Montgomery Rd., Montgomery 630-388-5000 Campus Pastor: John Rinehimer www.communitychristian.org Sundays 9:30 & 11 a.m. Worship Service Plano Christian Church 9 Schomer Lane, Plano Stan Motley, Pastor www.pcc4him.com 630-552-7640 Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School & Worship Service Big Life Community Church Traughber Junior High School 570 Colchester Dr., Oswego www.biglifecc.org “It’s for you.” Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship
Plano Church of God 7 E. Dearborn, Plano Pastor John Todd 630-877-3604 Sunday 10 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study CONGREGATIONAL Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville Pastor: Rev. Mark Gregory Office: 630-553-7308 Office hours: T-F 8:30 am-4 pm CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Christian Science Society 117 E. Second Street, Sandwich www.chicagospirituality.com Sunday, 10:30 Service
Neighborhood Church of The Brethren 155 Boulder Hill Pass, Montgomery 630-897-3347 ncotb@sbcglobal.net Rev. Mark Flory-Steury, Pastor Sunday 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Handicapped accessible building. Neighborhood Counseling Associates 630-844-3001 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Oswego) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Jeff Haddon 630-940-7211 Missionary - 630-270-6664 Sunday 11:30 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 12:50 pm Sunday School-primary 1:40 p.m. Priesthood-Relief Society Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Activity/Scouts Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Prestbury) 100 Hankes Road, Sugar Grove Bishop Golden Hwang 630-466-3299 Sunday 9 a.m. Sacrament Meeting 10:20 am Sunday School/Primary 11:10 a.m. Priesthood/Relief Society Tuesday 7 p.m. Youth Activity CHURCH OF GOD Destiny Worship Center 1355 Hinman St., Montgomery Pastor James Schulker 630-851-5055 Sunday 10 a.m. Worship 6 p.m. UnDone Youth Worship Wednesday 6 p.m. Small groups-all ages Thursday 6 p.m. Men’s basketball-open gym
Living Heritage Lutheran Church Rev. James Barbey, Pastor 630-552-3926 Services at the Chapel of Turner-Eighner Funeral Home 3952 Turner Avenue Sunday Services: 9 a.m. Divine Service 10:15 a.m. Adult Study and Sunday School St. Olaf Lutheran Church 1233 Douglas Rd., Montgomery 630-896-1311 stolafchurch@sbcglobal.net Pre-School 630-896-3004 Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Worship Service
EPISCOPAL St. David’s Episcopal Church 701 N. Randall Rd., Aurora 630-896-7229 www.stdavidsofaurora.com Office hours: Mon. & Thurs. 9-1 Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Service St. Edward and Christ Episcopal Church (Anglican) Christ Campus 2800 Grove Rd., Yorkville between Rt. 126 & Caton Farm Rd. Rev. Kathryn White, Rector Rev. Richard Lundgren, Associate Rector 815-725-6800 www.secec.net Sundays, 11 a.m. Communion St. Thomas Episcopal (Anglican) 317 Goold Park Dr. (Chapin St., West) Morris Rev. James L. Steele, Rector 815-942-1380 Sundays, 9 a.m. Holy Communion, Nursery Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Teaching Service Prayer for the Sick LUTHERAN
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Plattville Lutheran Church 5475 Bell Road, Minooka Pastor Bret L. Reedy Office 815-475-7220 Parsonage 815-475-4127 Sunday 9:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School St. John’s Lutheran Church 235 S. Green St., P.O. Box 245 Somonauk, IL 60552 815-498-3667 Pastor William Weidenbach Jr. www.elcastjohns.com Saturday, 5 p.m. Worship Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Faith Dialogue Bible Study -- all ages welcome Monday, 7:30 a.m. Fruitful Fitness Tuesday, 7 p.m. Tuesday nights in the text (except 1st Tuesday of month) Thursday, 9 a.m. Theology on Thursday Morning (call office for details) 8:30-10:30 a.m. Our Sharing Pantry Cross Lutheran - LCMS Church and School Rt. 47, 3 miles south of Yorkville Church office 630-553-7335 Pastor Erik Gauss Susan Lopez, school principal www.hiscross.org Grace Lutheran Church 10025 N. Rt. 47, Morris (3 mi. north of Morris on Rt. 47 at Airport Road) Pastor Steven Heilman Church 815-942-2252 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Education Helmar Lutheran Church Corner of Lisbon & Helmar Roads, Newark Pastor James Molstre 815-695-5489 Immanuel Lutheran Church
Fox River Lutheran Church 2785 E. US Hwy Rt. 52, Sheridan Pastor Kevin Garner 815-695-9926 Sunday, 9:30 Worship Service 10:45 Sunday School all ages St. Luke’s Lutheran Church & School - LCMS 63 Fernwood Rd., Montgomery Rev. Peter Hoffman, Sr. Pastor Robinette Flach,School Principal Church Office 630-892-9309 School Office 630-892-0310 stlcfamily.org Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Blended Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Praise Band St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 27 S. Edgelawn Dr., Aurora 630-8976891 www.stmarksaurora.net Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Service and Sunday School (preK-5) Nursery available during all services. Faith Lutheran Church ELCA 3000 Liberty St., Aurora 630-862-3500 Sunday 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Blended Service KidWerks (Sunday School) 11 a.m. Praise Gathering New Song Community Lutheran Church (LCMS) 2858 Hafenrichter Road, Aurora www.newsongchurch.net Pastor Jason Dail 630-499-0542 Office Hours Mon. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues. and Thurs. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service Children’s message Nursery and Promiseland Kids offered at services Prayer team available after service Followers of Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA) 12357 248th Ave., Plainfield Pastor Ronald Voss 815-439-0700 • 630-554-4318 followersofchirst3@yahoo.com ww.followersofchirstelca.com Child Care Provided Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Christian Education- all ages 12:30 p.m. Youth Group Monday, 4:30 p.m. Catechism 6:20 p.m. Youth Choir Tuesday, 7 p.m. Disciple Bible Study Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Practice Lisbon Bethlehem Church 108 E. Woodman St. (Lisbon) Newark, IL Rev. Larry Jacobsgaard, Pastor Ph. 815-736-6271 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School
Newark Lutheran Church (A.F.L.C.) 101 E. Liberty, Newark Pastor: Luke Emerson Church: 815-695-5251 newarklutheran@hotmail.com www.newarklcaflc.org Sunday Services: 8:45 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Adult and Youth Sunday School Our Savior Lutheran Church 420 W. Downer Place, Aurora Ph. 630-897-5936 Pastor Jeff Mikyska www.oursavioraurora.org Saturday, 5 p.m. Krentz Chapel Sunday, 9 a.m. Sanctuary 10:15 a.m. Sunday School First Lutheran Church 200 North Center St., Plano 630-552-8263 Pastor Bruce Booher June-August Worship Schedule: Saturday, 5 p.m. Worship Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Holy Communion every Sunday Nursery area provided, but there are no attendants for the summer. Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) 1022 North Main St., Sandwich Rev. Wayne Derber, Pastor 815-786-9308 www.wearesalemlutheran.org Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:15 am Christian Education hour 10:30 am Contemporary Worship Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2465 W. Sandwich Road Corner of Pratt & W. Sandwich Rd., Sandwich, IL 60548 Office 815-786-6406 Rev. David J. Kaul, Pastor www.our-saviors.com Saturday, 5:30 pm Contemporary Worship Sunday, 8 a.m. Traditional Worship 9:30 a.m. Family Worship; Sunday School Events for the entire family: King’s Kids, grades K-3 Servants of Christ grades 4-6 Jr. High, Youth alive for Teens METHODIST Wheatland Salem Church www.wheatlandsalem.org 630-904-1035 One church, two locations 1217 Wolf Rd. Oswego Sunday 9 & 10:30 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group 1852 W. 95th St. Naperville Sunday 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m. Worship 9:45 & 11 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Group Ministries for all ages all week See website for all of the offerings Millington United Methodist 200 Orleans Street Millington, IL 60537 630-531-0239 cell 630-416-0612 home 815-695-5378 church Pastor Kirk C. Scott Handicapped Accessible MillingtonUMConthefox.org Sunday 10 a.m. Worship service with children’s moments Thursday 10 a.m. Women’s Bible Study 1st & 3rd Thursdays Noon to 3 p.m. Little Dresses Sewing Mission Sugar Grove United Methodist 176 Main St., Sugar Grove Pastor CheonEui Oh Office hours: M, W, F 7 am-Noon 630-466-4501 www.sgumc.net sugargroveumc@sbcglobal.net Sunday Services 8 a.m. Worship at Harter Road property under the pavilion 9:30 a.m. Worship at Main St.
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Continued from page 12 Plattville United Methodist Located at Church Rd & Plattville Rd. 13025 Church Road, Yorkville Pastor Terry McLaughlin 815-475-4128 Thursday, July 2 8:30 a.m. Walking Program Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church 2200 Ridge Avenue Rt. 34 & Ridge Ave, Aurora Rev. Alka Lyall, Pastor 630-851-8010 www.BethanyFoxValleyUMC.org Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-2 pm Nursery Available Handicapped Accessible Sunday 8 & 10:30 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages Blessed Beginnings 9:30-11:30 am Mon-Th Youth Group & Kids Fellowship Great Agers Millbrook United Methodist 8360 Fox River Dr., P. O. Box 50 Millbrook, IL 60536 Pastor Kent Svendsen 630-553-7568 Nursery Available Handicapped Accessible Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays of each Month Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School Thursday 4-6 p.m. Pastor office hours 6 p.m. Choir 7 p.m. Bible Study Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church 5 W. Washington St. Downtown Oswego Philip W. Sheets, Pastor 630-554-3269 www.goodshepherdoswego.org Office Hours: Mon - Fri 9 am-3 pm United Methodist Church of Plano 219 North Hale Street, Plano 630-552-3700 Pastor Kent Svendsen pastor@umcplano.org www.umcplano.org Handicapped Accessible Nursery care provided during Sunday Worship for age 5 & younger Trinity Church United Methodist 2500 Boomer Lane (corner of 47 & Cannonball Trail) Yorkville, 60560 • 630-553-7645 Pastor Michael Stoner www.trinityum.net Trinitychurchoffice@gmail.com Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-2
The Warehouse Church 308 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Randy Schoof 630-859-0600 www.warehousechurch.org Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday at 10 a.m. Pentecostal Gospel Assembly Church 7090 Route 34, Oswego, IL Pastor: D.L. Dycus 630-554-2313 Saturday 7:30 p.m. Worship Service Sunday 1 p.m. Worship/Sunday School 5:30 p.m. Worship Service Thursday 7 p.m. Worship Service PRESBYTERIAN Au Sable Grove Presbyterian Church (the country church) Pulpit Supply Rev. Betty Weidert Grove & Wheeler Roads 1 mile south of Rt. 126 Yorkville, IL 60560 630-554-3507 www.ausablegrovepresbyterian.com Church Summer Schedule June 1 - Aug. 30 Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship (Nursery) 10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Communion on the first Sunday of each month Third Wednesday each month 7 p.m. Session Meeting Young Adults Group: FISH-Friends in Service to Him (ages 18-35), call 630-421-2387 for dates and place Oswego Presbyterian Church 1976 Route 25 Associate Pastor: Rev. Kim Hulen Church: 630-554-8194 Saturday, June 27 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Girl Scouts Disability Awareness Event 6-10 p.m. Mission Trippers Overnight Thursday, July 2 11:30 a.m. ROMEO’s to Southern Belle 7 p.m. Christian Education Committee Meeting Wheatland Presbyterian Church 11839 S. Heggs Rd., Plainfield Two miles south of Wolf Crossing Road and Rt. 30 at the corner Heggs Road &119th St. Rev. Jack Lilley 630-904-1140 Sunday 9 a.m. Faith Focus: Adult Bible Study, Spiritual Growth, Youth Activities 10 a.m. Worship w/nursery care Children’s Sunday School Genesis Community Church 1300 South Broadway
Montgomery Pastor Jeffrey Barrett 630-896-7773 • Fax 630-859-3355 A Member of PC USA Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sun. School, all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Prayer Service ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Mary Roman Catholic Church 901 N. Center Ave., Plano 630-552-3448 • Fax 630-552-3450 www.saintmaryplano.com Rev. Andy Davy, M.I.C. Pastor Deacon Eduardo Murillo Deacon Douglas Wells Deacon Santos Martinez Masses: Monday thru Saturday: 8 a.m. Saturday, 4-4:45 p.m. Reconciliation 5 p.m. Vigil English Sunday, 8 & 10 a.m. Mass Noon, Spanish Mass Religious Education: 630-552-1505 Wednesday, 6 - 7:30 p.m. Office Hours: M-F 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Patrick Catholic Church 406 Walnut St., Yorkville 630-553-6671 • Fax: 630-553-2695 Info@StPatrickYorkville.org www.stpatrickyorkville.org Pastor: Rev. Matthew Lamoureux, M.I.C. Deacons: Donald Cyr and Dale Metcalf Mass Schedule: Daily: Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday: 8 & 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Childcare during 10:30 am Masses Holy Day (Vigil) Mass: 7 p.m. Holy Day Masses: 8:30 am & 7 pm Confession Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Religious Education: 630-553-6671 Preschool - 8th Grade Registration: 630-552-3345 Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. St. Peter Catholic Church 925 Sard Avenue, Aurora Rev. Joachim Tyrtania, Pastor 630-896-6816 Saturday Mass, 4:30 p.m. Confessions/Adoration, 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Sunday Mass: 7:30 & 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (Spanish) Monday: Communion Service 8 am Tues, Thurs, Friday: Mass 8 a.m. Wednesday, Mass 8:30 a.m. (during summer 8 a.m.) St. Anne Catholic Church 551 Boulder Hill Pass, Oswego 630-554-3331 • Fax 630-554-0530 Pastor: Rev. John J. Ouper Pastoral Associate: Sr. Margaret Anne Spagnola, OSM Deacons: David Brockman; Duane Wozek;
Smile! It Will Make You and Others Happy!
Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. Proverbs 15:30
There is a very interesting psychology experiment where you trick people into either smiling or frowning without their knowing it (by telling them to hold a pencil either in their teeth, to make them smile, or with their pursed lips, to make them frown), and while they hold that facial position you tell them a joke. Those who are holding the smile usually rate the joke as being funnier, presumably because they are already halfway laughing to start with. The moral of the experiment, if experiments can be said to have a moral, is that our bodies often take the lead in making us feel happy or sad, or calm or anxious. Droopy, lackadaisical posture will make you feel defeated while standing up tall and strong will make you feel like a winner. So smile, even when you don’t feel much like smiling, or perhaps especially when you don’t feel much like smiling. And an added benefit to smiling is that it tends to spread the happiness. Have an attitude and a countenance that is worth catching. - Christopher Simon
Oswego Family Church 5498 Route 34, Oswego www.oswegofamilychurch.com Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship Service
James Perry Masses 8 a.m. Mon. Wed. Fri. 7 a.m. Tues. Thurs. 7 p.m. Wed. Sat. 3:30 p.m. Confessions Sat. 5 p.m. Mass Sun. 7:30, 9:15, & 11 a.m.
Cornerstone Church 17347 Pratt Road, Sandwich 815-786-6300 Pastor Paul Banister www.cornerstoneofsandwich.com Sunday 10 a.m. Worship for all ages Nursery: up to age 1 Toddler: 2 & 3 years of age Children’s Church: 4 to grade 3 Kids Zone: 4-6 grade Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Prayer driven worship J.A.M. Time (Jesus and Me) 6:30-8:30 p.m. (K-6th grade) held every other Friday Student Ministries (Jr. High & HS) Events to be announced L.I.F.E. Groups held in Sandwich, Somonauk, Hinckley Times and locations can be found in the church bulletin, website, or call the church Food Pantry 12:30 p.m. Serving residents of Plano, Sandwich, Sheridan, Somonauk 1st and 3rd of each month Picture ID and proof of residence is required each time you come.
OTHER SERVICES Sandwich Church of the Nazarene 205 West College St.,Sandwich Pastor Mark Abbott Church 815-786-8230 Sunday, 9:30 am Sunday School all ages 10:40 a.m. Worship Service Wednesday, 7 p.m. Prayer Service Plano Fellowship Meeting at P.H. Miller School N. Lew St., Plano New families welcome Sunday, 10 a.m. Praise & Worship Family friendly Bible teachings Home Meetings during the week Call 552-8868, 552-3091, 552-3373, or 553-5087. Vineyard Christian Fellowship 155 Kirkland Circle, Oswego Pastor Al Arellano www.sentbyravensvcf.com 630-896-1322 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship
Plano Church Of Christ 406 N. Lew St., Plano Bryan Bickford 815-786-7693 Sunday 10 a.m. Bible Study 10:50 a.m. Worship 4 p.m. Worship Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study
Community of Christ 304-320 S. Center, Plano 60545 Co-Pastors Miranda Campbell and Jim Wynkoop 630-552-8990 Sunday 9:30-10:15 a.m. Sunday School/ Rogers Hall 10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Stone Church - Easter through December and Rogers Hall January to Easter. Stone Church Tours: Call Donna at 815-695-5937
Plano Bible Church 1111 West South St., Plano Pastor: Ed Schoenberger Church office phone: 630-552-8877 www.planobiblechurch.org Sunday 9 a.m. Christian Education Hour for all ages 10:15 a.m. Morning Worship Service; Nursery available 7 p.m. High School Youth Group Wednesday 6:15-8:15 p.m. AWANA for age 3 through 6th grade 6:30-8 p.m. FYSH Youth Group 7th through 12th grade Jacob’s Well 222 Mitchell Drive, Plano Services at NCG Cinema 1505 N. Bridge St., Yorkville www.welcometothewell.com 630-695-1444 Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Adult: Contemporary Worship & relevant Bible teaching Children: SPLASH! Jr: Age 3-5 SPLASH! Kindergarten through 4th grade SPLASH! BABY: Staffed Nursery Throughout the week: VAPOR: Teens, high school and post high school meet evenings weekly. LIFEGroup: Casual adult gatherings throughout the week. Emmanuel Church 701 Lions Rd., Sandwich Pastor Joe MacDonald 815-786-2400 www.emmanuelchurchsandwich.com Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Worship
Vineyard Aurora Church Contemporary Church 505 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora Pastor Robby Dawkins 630-896-5196 www.vineyardfoxvalley.org www.sentbyravensvcf.com Sunday, 9 & 10:45 a.m. Services
River’s Edge Fellowship Meeting at Oswego. Civic Ctr. 5 Ashlawn Ave, Boulder Hill Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service For information, call F. Johnson 630-546-9859
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Message of the Cross Church 101 S. Ottawa Rd., Newark 630-768-3550 MOTCC@gmail.com Brian L. Haney Sunday, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Worship Tuesday, 11 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Wednesday, 7 p.m. Worship Service
Worldwide Deliverance Ministries, Inc. meeting at Lakewood Springs North Clubhouse, Plano Pastor Michael King Sunday 9-10 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-Noon Worship Service Wednesday 6:30-8 p.m. Bible Study
West Lisbon Church 14381 Joliet Road, Newark 815-736-6331 www.westlisbon.com office@westlisbon.com Pastor Rex J. Howe Sunday 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Nursery: Infants - 3 years Children’s Church: 3 years - 3rd grade Wednesday 6 p.m. Awana 6-7:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth Group 7:15-8:45 p.m. High School Youth Group
The Original Temple of God Church 626 N. Root St., Aurora, IL 60505 630-892-3757 • Fax: 630-896-9608 Bishop Jettie Taylor, Pastor Friday 10 a.m. Prayer-Bible Study Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Come worship with us. All are welcome.
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Southwest Community Church at Jones Elementary School 800 Barberry Way, Joliet 815-725-3782 www.southwestonline.org Sunday, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship
Abundant Life Family Church 4000 Westbrook Drive, Aurora (1 minute from Fox Valley Mall) AbundantLifeFoxValley.org 630-851-LIFE (5433) Sunday, 10 a.m. Worship
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BRIEFS Senior Services plans trip to Cougars game
Seniors are advised to sign up for the Senior Services Cougars game trip July 13. The cost is $25, which includes the bus, game ticket and all the food you can eat in the super suite directly behind home plate. This trip is combined with the Aurora Office for a Senior Services Day at the ballpark. For information, call Paul Heinkel, activity director, at 630 897-4035 or Patty at 630-553-5777.
Oswego center offers ceramics, woodshop
The Oswego Senior Center offers many opportunities for area seniors to keep busy and to meet new friends. Some group activities available include ceramics, woodshop, wood carvers, a knitting and crocheting group, and crafts. The ceramics group meets from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursdays. Ceramics classes will mold, fire, paint and glaze pieces on site with a large selection to choose from. The woodshop group meets from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the Oswego Area Karvers (wood carving) meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays. The knitting and crocheting group (The Needle Bee) meets from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays. A monthly craft will be offered at 11 a.m. July 22 by Claudeen Saxon of the Tiller’s. The craft is free with all supplies provided. RSVP at 630-554-5602 by July 21.
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The Oswego Senior Center Senior Singers meet each Friday at 11 a.m. at 156 E. Senior Center garage Washington St. in Oswego. All sale begins July 10 The Oswego Senior Center is are welcome to come and join having its annual garage sale the group. The Senior Singers entertain during two weekends, July various community groups 10-12 and July 17-19, at 1023 Station Drive in Oswego (Os- throughout the year. For more information, wego Junction at Mill Street and Orchard Road across from contact the Senior Center at 630-554-5602 or visit www. the Park and Ride). Hours of the sale are 9 a.m. oswegoseniorcenter.org. to 4 p.m. Fridays and SaturOswego Senior Center days and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. seeks volunteers Sundays. The Oswego Senior Center The group is collecting donations of salable merchan- is seeking kitchen, garden, garage sale and language dise now through July 9 at 1023 Station Drive in Oswego. volunteers. Kitchen volunteers help set Tax deduction forms will be up, serve and clean up lunchavailable. For information or to receive a drop-off schedule, es on Mondays and Thursdays call Chuck or Bob at 630-554- and/or for special events. Contact Billie Mateer-Small at 5602. 630-554-5602 to volunteer in the kitchen. Senior Services Contact Phil at 630-554plans lunch trips Each month, Senior Services 5602 for opportunities to help with the garden, and Chuck or offers a lunch trip to an area restaurant followed by a small Bob to volunteer as a driver to pick up garage sale donations. shopping excursion on the If you speak and read a way home. foreign language and want to On July 16, the bus will teach others, contact Sandy depart Beecher Center in or Sharon at 630-554-5602. Yorkville at 10:29 a.m. to go – Shaw Media to White Chocolate Grill in Na-
Ros-a-ree Retreat set for Plano SHAW MEDIA The second annual Rosa-ree Retreat will be Aug. 14-16 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Plano. This retreat/campout is open to all Scouts, in sixth through 12th grades, including Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, American Heritage Girls and other youth Scouting organizations. The Ros-a-ree is designed as an experiential weekend for youth to learn more about the Catholic faith with an emphasis on promoting the Catholic Religious Emblem awards available through Scout-
ing programs. Scouts will attend large group presentations, have small group discussions, participate in service projects, participate in prayer services including Mass with Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Joliet, and enjoy a campfire and praise and worship concert. Started in 2014, the Rosa-ree Retreat promises to take participants on a journey through the Catholic faith. Participants will learn about the saints as role models for living in today’s world. Each year, the agenda includes speakers on topics of interest for youth and
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Trinity Church United Methodist gave a special send-off recently to their youth team traveling to Perry County, Kentucky, on a mission trip. The youth will be assigned projects to help the community and some individual families. To pay for their trip expenses, the youth have had several fundraising efforts. Trinity Church is located in Yorkville at the corner of Route 47 and Cannonball Trail. Pictured are the mission trip participants, Eric Bauer, Abbi Eident, Paul Eident, PJ Eident, Clay Hougham, Debbie Lueck, Elizabeth Lueck, Ryan Lueck, Judy Vant and Tessa Wulffen.
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Oswego Senior Center’s aging body series will continue from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 15. A 30-minute topic presentation will cover skin diseases, symptoms and treatments. The presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Lunch will be provided by Hillside Rehab and Care. To RSVP, call 630-554-5602 by July 13.
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COURT CASES • Four people are scheduled to appear in court in connection with an incident on June 12 on Larkspur Lane in Bristol Township. According to court documents, the suspects entered a home carrying guns and threatened the occupant. • Zachary R. Barthel, 26, of Treasure Drive, Oswego, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, home invasion and
residential burglary. He was to appear in court July 1. Bond was set at $350,000. • Kathryn P. Fyfe, 25, of Galena Boulevard, Aurora, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, home invasion and residential burglary and is scheduled to appear in court July 8. Bond was set at $350,000. • Thomas J. Gallagher, 20, whose address was listed as homeless, was charged
with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, home invasion and residential burglary. He was scheduled to appear in court July 1. Bond was set at $350,000. • Cory J. Gorges, 20, of West Main Street, Yorkville, was charged with residential burglary, home invasion and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and was scheduled to appear in court June 30. Bond was set at $500,000.
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EVENTS The Plano American Legion, 510 Dearborn St. in Plano, will host “The Talk of the Town Swing Band” on July 5. You are invited to come out and dance, watch or just enjoy the music as they play swing, jazz, Latin and popular big-band tunes. The performance is from 4 to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 and a cash bar is available. ••• High school seniors have been participating in commencement exercises in Oswego since the very first class graduated from Oswego High School in 1887. This year, friends and relatives of seniors in the Oswego School District’s two high schools will congratulate the members of the Class of 2015, and to mark that achievement, the Little White School Museum is offering visitors a special temporary exhibit, “Celebrating the ‘5s.’” The museum is at 72 Polk St. (Jackson at Polk) in Oswego. This year’s special exhibit was created by museum manager Tina Heidrich and features memorabilia from school years ending in 5, from the graduation announcement of the OHS Class of 1905 to the Oswego High School yearbooks from 1945, 1955 and 1965, plus the first yearbook for Oswego East High School issued in 2005. Included, among other rarely seen items from the museum’s collections, are class photos, photos of OHS sports teams of days gone by and more. Regular museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the museum is free, but donations are always gratefully accepted. For more information about the special exhibit, call the museum at 630-554-2999 during regular hours, e-mail info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org or check the museum web site at www. littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org. ••• Kick off your weekend early every third Thursday, 6 to 10 p.m., at the Adler Planetarium’s Adler After Dark. Enjoy cocktails and appetizers against the award-winning view of the Chicago skyline seen only from the Adler. Amble around the Adler’s exhibitions or take in a sky or space show. See Saturn’s rings or Jupiter’s great red spot with your own eyes using the Adler’s telescopes. Peek through the Doane Observatory telescope, the largest telescope in the Midwest, accessible to the public or play around with After Hours Science activities and demonstrations. Each month, Adler After Dark reinvents itself with a new and exciting theme, so there is something new to discover and experience. Great for groups and makes for a very original first date, Adler After Dark has something for everyone. Advanced tickets purchased online are $12 for nonmembers and $9 for members and students (with valid school IDs). Advance tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. the first of each month. Doane tours can only be reserved when you purchase advance tickets; tour tickets are available in limited quantity; tour reservations will not be available with on-site sales. Tickets bought at the box office the night of the event are
$17 for nonmembers and $12 for members and students (with valid school IDs). All guests must be 21 and older. A cash bar and full cafe menu are available. For more information, visit adlerplanetarium.org/experience/ events/afterdark.
Kids and family stuff…
Children ages 8 to 15 will have a chance to discover what life was like in the 1840s at Garfield Farm during two three-day camps this summer. The first session runs from July 7 to 9 and the second session runs from July 14 to 16. Both sessions start at 9 a.m. and end at noon. The cost is $75 per session. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the museum at 630-584-8485 or info@ garfieldfarm.org. In the mid1800s, most Americans lived on farms and everyone was needed to help with the daily chores and farm operations. Children were considered a valuable source of labor and would be expected to help out whenever needed. Farming was hard work and families had to make do without many of the simple things that we take for granted today, such as electricity and running water. This year for avid readers, they can experience firsthand some of the daily life activities that are highlighted in the newly published book, “Angie of Garfield Farm.” This fictional account of Angeline Garfield, who was 9 years old in 1847 and lived on the farm, details what daily life looked like in the period with the real setting of the farm. The camp experience can be an extension of the reader’s book experience. During the camps, children will experience farm life through guided tours of the museum’s historic barns and 1846 brick inn. They will begin each day by helping to feed the museum’s farm animals. These include rare heritage breeds of chickens, turkeys, geese, sheep, hogs and oxen. The children also will take part in hands-on activities and witness demonstrations of everyday activities from the mid19th century. Possible demonstrations include blacksmithing, butter churning, candle dipping, carding wool, contra dancing, cooking demonstrations, corn shelling, cutting hay, flailing wheat, vegetable gardening, gathering eggs, old-fashioned games, ox driving, scrubbing laundry, shelling beans and spinning wool. Garfield Farm Museum is a 375-acre, historically intact former 1840s prairie farmstead and teamster inn that volunteers and donors are preserving as an 1840s living history museum. The museum is located 5 miles west of Geneva, off Route 38 on Garfield Road. Guided tours are given from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday afternoons June through September; all other times by appointment.
Special events …
Outdoor summer entertainment venue Music by the Lake, presented by George Williams College of Aurora University, announced its 15th annual season presenting six artist debuts and a range of musical genres and shows, including American classics, jazz, contemporary
rock, comedy for families, pop and classic rock. The season, which includes weekend events through Aug. 8, features performances for all generations to enjoy. Support the festival at the friend level or above and receive early access to tickets. Visit musicbythelake.com/ support. Patrons can purchase their tickets at musicbythelake. com or by calling the Music by the Lake ticket office at 262245-8501. Music by the Lake does not charge a service fee on ticket orders. ••• There will be explosions at First Fridays on July 3 in downtown Aurora. Along with free live music and several art openings, patrons can look up to the sky for the city’s fireworks display along the river. Live outdoor concerts at Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue feature music from Melissa Olson and Max Benson starting at 6 p.m. In July, the following venues are open for First Fridays: The Künstlerhaus, 114 S. River St., features The Sculpture and Sustainability Show with work by Soterios Gardiakos, Gary Brown, and Martin Soto. 6 p.m. to midnight. Soto also announces the opening of Fotohof Fine Art Photography Studios and Gallery, 201 N. Lake St. Suite 206, featuring photographers Maritza Partida, Zaida Rodriguez, and Jason Delancey. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Emergent, a pop-up gallery at 14 W. Downer Place, Suite 16, shows the works of several guest artists from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fresh Tee Boutique, 8 N. Broadway, is open with fun fashions, sneakers and art. 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. If These Walls Could Talk, 32 S. Stolp Ave., displays the exciting work of Greg Zanis that expresses sci-fi fantasy narrative, underground railroad systems and more. 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Culture Stock, 43 E. Galena Blvd., hosts open mic and previews On the Wall, their outdoor hip-hop festival from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. New Hites Studios and Gallery is open for browsing upstairs at 14 W. Downer Place. Visit the studios of artists Martín Soto, Kit Sunderland, Toty Pix and others from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. YM Boutique, 5 W. Downer Place, and Fox Valley Homebrew, 14 W. Downer Place, are open late. Mission Possible, 61 - 63 S. Broadway, is open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring the art of Molly Haupt, as well as music by husband and wife duo The McMakens and singer-songwriter Johannah Swank starting at 7 p.m. River’s Edge Cafe, 14 W. Downer Place, is open until 7 p.m. with “Red, White, and BBQ,” a dinner special for $7.50. Rocktown Adventures, 107 Spruce St., offers free paddle rides in the Fox River. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free trolley service runs throughout downtown from 7 to 10 p.m. The city’s fireworks show starts at approximately 9:30 p.m. A trolley stops at New York Street and Broadway for service to RiverEdge Park. First Fridays in Downtown Aurora invite the community to enjoy art, music, food, theater
and more on the first Friday of the month. All events are free and art is for sale. For more information, a list of First Fridays specials at participating businesses, and for a map of venues, visit www.auroradowntown.com.
Shows, expos…
Illinois Farm Bureau members, staff and agriculture industry professionals are invited to attend the 2015 Illinois Farm Bureau Commodities Conference, titled “Farming: The Next Hundred Years.” The conference, scheduled for July 29, will be hosted at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s conference will feature two general sessions and multiple breakouts that focus on farmland prices, the economic impact of agriculture, markets, weather, farm legacies, cover crops, precision farming and consumer trends. Those wishing to attend the conference may preregister online through July 20 at ilfb. org/commoditiesconference or by contacting their local county farm bureau. Registration is $35 per person and includes lunch. Registration the day of the event will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Marriott. In addition to the conference, Illinois Farm Bureau will host a farmer-consumer dialogue reception from 6 to 8 p.m. July 28 at the Marriott. The reception will include an international buffet and moderated discussion between farmers, consumers and area civic leaders about food, farming and families. For more information or questions about the conference, visit ilfb. org/commoditiesconference or contact Nicole Moore at nmoore@ilfb.org. ••• What does the word “Viking” bring to mind? Ruthless warriors and merciless invaders? Or prosperous farmers, enterprising merchants and caring families? “Vikings,” the latest exhibition at The Field Museum, explores the truth behind Scandinavia’s ancient – and infamous – seafaring raiders. The exhibit runs through Oct. 4. The Field Museum’s presentation of “Vikings” is the only U.S. stop on an international tour. The exhibition transports visitors to the Viking age (8th through 11th centuries) brought to light through modern archaeological discoveries. Nearly 500 ancient artifacts – many never before seen outside of Scandinavia –reveal new insights into the legendary people characterized as heartless marauders. A highlight of the exhibition is the Krampmacken, a replica Viking ship from Sweden based on historical and archaeological sources. Though there is a Viking helmet replica in the exhibition, visitors won’t find any horned helmets on display. In fact, no Viking helmet has ever been discovered with horns; this image emerged in the 19th century, popularized by authors and artists who romanticized Norse culture. Another myth is that the Vikings called themselves “Vikings.” Generally, the people of early Scandinavia named themselves after the farm, village or region in which they
lived. The word Viking derives from Old Norse, and meant a trade ship or a raid. Tickets to “Vikings” are included in both Discovery and All Access passes to the museum. Visit fieldmuseum.org for prices and to purchase tickets. Special rates are available for tour operators and groups of 10 or more. Call the group sales office toll free at 888-343-5385. The Field Museum is at 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call 312-922-9410 for more information.
Auditions, invitations …
The Oswegoland Park District’s Country Market is now open. This successful market will be hosted on Main Street in downtown Oswego. Anyone interested in participating as a vendor can visit oswegolandpd. org to download the guidelines and application. Return completed applications with proof of insurance and payment to Oswegoland Park District’s Prairie Point facility, 313 E. Washington St. For more information, contact Christine Hartnett at chartnett@oswegolandpd.org or 630-554-4433. Every Sunday, June through September, shop this fresh-air market for locally grown produce, a variety of specialty food items, as well as handmade items from local artisans. Selected crafters and artists will offer their wares, and volunteers from community groups will be on hand to promote their organizations.
Plays, films, musicals
Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming musical production of “Snoopy,” to be performed at 7 p.m. July 17 and 18, as well as 2 p.m. July 19. Based on the comic strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz, “Snoopy” puts the spotlight exactly where the talented, heroic and brilliant beagle believes it should be – on him! This musical sequel to “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” delights audiences with heartwarming family fun. Tickets for “Snoopy” are $12 for children and $14 for adults. They are on sale now at indianvalleytheatre. com. They also can be purchased one hour before each performance at the Sandwich Opera House box office. Every performance will be followed by an autograph session with the cast. Bring your camera and get a picture with Snoopy and Woodstock or any of your favorite cast members. All performances will serve as a fundraiser for the Sandwich Opera House, funding renovations for this historic theatre.
Concerts, comedies
Bring a blanket, picnic basket and your favorite craft beer or bottle of wine while enjoying an evening of great music by Libido Funk Circus at Blackberry Farm, 100 S. Barnes Road, Aurora, from 7 to 9 p.m. July 16. This concert is for ages 21 and older only. Tickets are sold at the door for $5. Sons of the Never Wrong will be performing at 8 p.m. July 18 at Fermilab’s Ramsey Theatre. Tickets are $18 or $9 for ages 18 and younger. Sons of the Never Wrong are as good as it gets when it comes to skewing the
notion of three-part harmony within original, whimsical songs that spring from both a folk tradition and some other melodic planet you might never have visited. This concert is presented in harmony with the exhibit of Chicago Printmakers in the Fermilab Art Gallery. Before the concert, an Artists’ Opening Reception will take place starting at 5 p.m. July 18.
Arts, crafts, fairs …
Decorate a shoebox as a float for the Chapel on the Green’s Fourth of July “Shoebox Float Parade” The parade will be on display from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 4 at the Chapel in Yorkville. Floats will not need wheels or a tow vehicle, just the decorated box simulating a hayrack or flatbed trailer. Floats may be the work of an individual or a club, group or organization. They will be displayed in age categories of youth to age 18 and adults ages 19 and older. There is no entry fee, just an opportunity to have fun, be creative and celebrate the Fourth of July indoors. No need to worry about the weather damaging your float. Shoebox floats may be brought to the chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. July 2 or from 9 a.m. to noon July 3. Floats will be released between 2 and 3 p.m. July 4. The chapel is across from the Town Square in Yorkville. For more information, call Bev Popp at 630-882-9977 or mail your entry information to Popp at 185 Garden Circle, Yorkville. Participants will need to give their name, age category, home address and telephone number for entry in the parade lineup. ••• Sheridan Community Club hosts a craft/farmers markets at two local locations from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays on Si Johnson Avenue in Sheridan and at the Rides Unlimited Parking lot, 908 E. Route 71 in Newark, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Sheridan Community Club is a nonprofit club and the vendors fees are used for community events and activities such as the Fourth of July. For questions or if you are interested in a spot, call Madonna 815 579 2489.
Have an item you, your club, school or organization wants to publicize in our events column? To assure your item is published in a timely manner, make sure it is received by the Friday before the week you wish it printed. Items from Kendall County nonprofit groups always receive first priority. Send all submissions to Events Editor, 222 S. Bridge St. P.O. Box J. Yorkville, Ill. 60560 or e-mail them to the A&E Editor in care of arts@kendallcountyrecord. com. For more information, call 630-553-7034.
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HEALTH&FITNESS HEALTH TIPS Strategies to boost weight loss
The rules of weight loss are constantly changing, and while eating less and exercising more sounds like a simple formula, finding the right tactic isn’t always as easy as it seems. Here are several strategies to help drive your weight loss goals. • Give the scale a break. A scale doesn’t come close to measuring the significant changes happening in your body during weight loss. Instead of focusing on a number each day, notice changes in how your clothes are feeling, and how you feel and move overall. • Let your closet be a source of motivation. New clothes are exciting and you usually want to wear them right away. But if you can’t, allow that wardrobe to fuel the power of your weight loss goals. And if you have favorite outfits that are a size or two bigger than they should be, consider donating them to nudge yourself in the right direction. • Take it one hour at a time. Breaking weight loss down into smaller increments can make it more manageable. Start by having one “healthy hour.” Take the stairs, take a lap around the office at work, or ask for a salad instead of fries with your meal at lunch.
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Smart tips for using insect spray
When using bug spray this summer, there are several things the FDA urges parents to keep in mind. First, products containing DEET should not be used on children ages 2 months and younger, and products containing oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children younger than 3. Also, do not allow young children to handle bug sprays, and make sure to wash your child’s skin and clothing to remove residue once you return indoors.
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Brain health can be preserved
A recent report on brain health issued by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine shows that cognitive decline is not inevitable as we age. A number of things can help you preserve your brain health: aerobic exercise, staying socially active, maintaining a healthy diet and keeping your heart healthy, according to the AARP.
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REASONS TO DO
PILATES By ANNA DICKENS Spry Living
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rom Madonna to Reese Witherspoon to Kate Hudson, celebrities consistently credit Pilates as the reason for their toned physiques. It’s no wonder why Pilates tops the list as Hollywood’s workout of choice: This century-old workout boasts a number of enticing health benefits, from tightening the core to elongating the spine to improving posture. Here we reveal six compelling reasons to add Pilates to your workout rotation:
1. It gives you killer core strength
More than any other workout, Pilates deeply targets the core, aka the “powerhouse” in Pilates speak – the group of muscles including the abdominal muscles, pelvis, buttocks and lower back. A strong, stabilized core is fundamental to everything from flexibility to balance to strength, so most Pilates classes feature plenty of ab-burning exercises to challenge and strengthen those hard-to-reach muscles of the core.
couraged to tune into your breath, to focus on your posture, and to make precise, graceful movements. These teachings can translate from your mat into everyday life, making you more conscious of everything from what you’re putting in your body to how to harness the power of the breath.
5. It prevents injuries
Can’t touch your toes? Might want to add some Pilates to your workout mix. Although we typically think of yoga as the ultimate stretching workout, Pilates is just as effective for enhancing flexibility. According to a 2011 study, four weeks of Pilates training significantly increased flexibility in up to 85 percent of test subjects. You’ll notice better flexibility in your back, hip and hamstrings, especially.
Pilates has long been touted for its injury-healing properties. Developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, Pilates was originally used to rehabilitate injured soldiers following World War I, and these principles have persisted well into the twenty-first century. Because it’s low-impact and gentle on the joints, Pilates is suitable for individuals from a broad range of ages and fitness levels. In studies, Pilates was found to be therapeutic to both injured dancers and elderly people, due to its ability to increase dynamic movement and improve flexibility and balance
3. It builds a stronger spine
6. It improves your posture
2. It increases flexibility
If you’re concerned about spinal health, listen up. Practicing Pilates can both alleviate and prevent back pain, research shows. A 2014 study discovered a significant link between Pilates exercises and increased spinal alignment in 24 females. Because of its emphasis on maintaining a “neutral spine” and conditioning the muscles of the core and back, Pilates can promote better spinal health.
4. It cultivates greater body awareness
Although it helps sculpt super-sexy muscles, Pilates isn’t all physical – it also helps to cultivates a greater bodymind connection. In every Pilates class, you’ll be en-
Always slouched over a computer screen? Plagued by chronic neck or back pain? Pilates can help with that. Typically, poor posture is the result of asymmetrical muscle development, meaning some muscles are weaker than others. By strengthening these underdeveloped muscles, Pilates can banish bad posture and even make you appear taller. Another perk? When you sit up straighter, you’ll not only look more confident – you’ll also ward off chronic pain and have more energy.
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HOME & GARDEN TIPS
Family Features
Expert kitchen remodel advice
When remodeling your kitchen, it can be tricky to know where to start. Certified Kitchen Designer MaryJo Camp has been there, in more ways than one. As a designer certified by the National Kitchen and Bath Association, Camp has designed thousands of kitchens in her 35-year career, including her own. With a newfound personal understanding of remodeling challenges, Camp has pulled together her top tips for a successful kitchen revamp. Require contractor references: As you start to look for kitchen designers and contractors, ask for references from their last few jobs and call those references to ask about the experience. Ask specific questions: How did they leave the jobsite? Are they loud? Did they show up too early? Traditional vs. contemporary: You may find yourself gravitating toward a kitchen style that will look foreign in your current house. By adding unexpected elements, you can incorporate more contemporary finishes in a traditional space, or vice versa, without completely disconnecting from the house style. Look for brands like Neolith (neolith.com) that offer a multitude of style options for the larger surface areas of your kitchen. A little space can add a lot: When working with a smaller kitchen, resist the urge to put cabinets everywhere. Less-common design options, like running cabinets along only one wall, selecting mid-high cabinets, or implementing an art wall, can do wonders to break up the space.
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Upgrades boost home’s value
Looking to make some home improvements to maximize your return on investment when you’re ready to sell? According to the 2014 Remodeling Cost vs. Value report released earlier this year by Remodeling and Realtor magazines, kitchen remodels, additions and curb appeal-boosting exterior projects offer the best bang for your buck.
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Stow your duvet or air humidifier away until next winter arrives.
By LAURA FIRSZT Networx
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et’s have a round of applause for the humble household shelf. The purpose of this handy bit of carpentry may seem deceptively simple: a place to put stuff. However, that description doesn’t do your shelving full justice. Let’s add the facts that installing a few shelves is a great, fast and affordable storage solution that can double as an appealing upgrade to your interior decor. Here are some interesting ways to use shelving in your home.
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Provide additional window-side spots for your houseplants when you don’t have enough space on your sills. Position shelving so that sun lovers like cheerful geraniums or easy-care succulents will be able to soak up more of the light they love.
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Transform any convenient corner (in your underused dining room or guest room, perhaps?) into a part time home office with a sturdy fold-down shelf. Voila! You’ll have an instant surface for writing and laptop use which can be tidily stashed away when it’s no longer needed.
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Squeeze extra storage into a bathroom or laundry by hanging space-efficient floating shelves. A custom-built eyeglasses shelf next to the shower is another convenient touch.
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Display a prized collection on its own dedicated shelving. If you’re not a collector as such, try unifying an apparently random group of objects. Find a common theme they share (for example, wooden items) or arrange them into a charming vignette.
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Encourage your kids to declutter. Learning to put toys and books away neatly in the appropriate drawer may be too challenging for young children, while dumping everything into a hold-all toy box only tends to create more mess. A simple system of shelves is, like Baby Bear’s porridge, just right.
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. Show off your stock of amazing homemade pickles and preserves. If you’ve gone to all the work of home canning, why not flaunt the gorgeous results? After all, mason jars are always in fashion.
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. Make practical use of the dead space over a door frame. It’s the perfect place to hang a shelf for storage of out-of-season or bulky items.
House your junk. Every home has its own assortment of odds and ends that need to be kept close at hand – small tools, light bulbs, rolls of tape, or what have you. Keep miscellaneous whatchamacallits neat by tucking them away in clearly labeled, attractive baskets or small boxes and arranging them on their own special shelves.
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Install a command central shelving system in your front entrance or mud room. Make sure there’s a place for everything, and keep everything in its place. Subdivide into cubbies and compartments to stow phones, charging cords, and the like. Don’t forget to tack on a chalkboard for important family messages.
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Fake the effect of a window to brighten up your surroundings. In an overly dim room, install a shelving unit that’s been painted a sunny yellow or a sky blue. Arrange a few pretty rocks or pinecones on it to bring a touch of nature into a closed indoor space.
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Use shelves to store your … wait for it … books. If you still love to read real paper-and-ink editions, make your hardbound volumes and paperbacks a focal point in your home.
Laura Firszt writes for networx.com.
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FOOD FOOD TIPS Smart snacking requires planning
When done in moderation with nutritious options, snacking can help you maintain energy throughout the day and ensure your body gets the calories and nutrients it needs. To nosh the sensible way, follow these simple tips. Plan ahead. Prior planning ensures decent choices are at your fingertips and helps you avoid the temptation of purchasing junk food. Before taking a trip to the local market, create a list packed with fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Mix it up. Now more than ever, Americans are incorporating smoothies into their diets. These satiating snacks allow us to consume healthy selections, such as citrus fruits, berries, leafy greens, almonds, chia seeds and flaxseed-all in one delicious drink. Go nuts. Foods such as nuts and seeds are high in protein, so opt for a handful of raw almonds, pumpkin seeds or a seed and nut mix to keep you full between meals. Nut butters provide a sweet and salty fix and are another great way to add a dose of protein and healthy fat. Satisfy your hunger. Eating well doesn’t have to be a time-consuming chore. Choose items that are packed with fiber, protein or slow-digesting carbs to help you stay satisfied longer. Hardboiled eggs, air-popped popcorn and oatmeal are great options.
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Simple summer dessert
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EASY RECIPE Almond Butter n 4 cups unsalted roasted almonds n 1/4 cup canola oil Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid. Select Variable 1. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to high. Use the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades. In a minute, you will hear a high-pitched chugging sound. Once the butter begins to flow freely through the blades, the motor sound will change and become low and laboring. Stop machine. Store in an airtight container. It can also be frozen for longer storage.
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By THE EDITORS OF RELISH MAGAZINE
Desserts don’t have to be complicated to be good. Here, a simple combination of cut-up cantaloupe and whole blackberries in orange juice makes a fine ending to a meal. The orange juice-marmalade sauce works as just as well with honeydew and raspberries or bananas and blueberries, so when you’re shopping for fruit, keep an open mind and buy what’s best at the market, not what’s on your list. For an easy variation, serve the fruit over ice cream or frozen yogurt. Ambrosia refers to the coconut topping. It can be replaced with a sprinkle of chopped nuts or granola, but then it wouldn’t be ambrosia.
Cantaloupe and Blackberry Ambrosia n 3 cups cantaloupe, cut into bite-size chunks n 1 cup blackberries n 1/2 cup orange juice n 3 tablespoons orange marmalade n 4 teaspoons sweetened flaked coconut
In a large bowl combine cantaloupe and berries. In another bowl stir orange juice and marmalade. Pour over fruit and mix gently. Spoon fruit into individual serving dishes and sprinkle with coconut. Serves 4. – Recipe by Jean Kressy. Photo by Teresa Blackburn.